Taliban Attack

Taliban attack with a mission to target Afghan Cabinet minister failed as the minister luckily escaped from it. Actually it was a road side bomb which was set to attack the minister but has killed 3 road side people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Khan, a key member of the Northern Alliance whose forces helped U.S. forces in toppling the Taliban in 2001.

"The target was Ismail Khan," Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. The explosion occurred outside a school in Herat, killing three people and wounding 16, residents and a doctor said. Police in Kabul said Khan survived the attack unscathed.

Iran Tests Fire Missiles

Iran tests fire missiles even amidst nuclear tension. The country has been much more involved in testing its missiles for its efficiency and performance. The missile maneuvers coincide with escalating tension in Iran's nuclear row with the West, after last week's disclosure by Tehran that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.Iran will be put "to the test" in Geneva and a move to sanctions would follow if the talks failed, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CBS.

An Iranian official warned "fabricated Western clamor" over the new plant would negatively affect the talks at which the six powers want Iran to agree to open its facilities to inspection to prove its program is for power and not nuclear weapons.Iranian media said medium-range Shahab 1 and 2 missiles, which officials say have a range of 300 and 500 km respectively, would be test-fired Sunday evening.

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Sachin Kambli Issue???

Former Indian Cricketer Vinod Kambli speaks about his relationship with Sachin and also about the BCCI. It is well known fact that sachin and kambli were childhood friends. Both Kambli and Sachin started their journey with a history making 664 stand as young school boys. Thereafter, they went onto represent their country. But while one has come to hailed as arguably one of the best batsmen of all time, the other developed a reputation for being a troubled child and was dropped.

Sachin Tendulkar now stands accused by his friend, Vinod Kambli, who made the revelations in a programme to be aired on the Star Plus channel called “Sach ka Saamna” which is Hindi version of the popular show in the U.S. known as “The Moment of Truth”. At the height of their success, Tendulkar and Kambli even featured in a Pepsi ad. Under the polygraph test, Kambli answered questioned about his famous friendship with Tendulkar and also, of the issues concerning the BCCI that affected him.

Vinod Kambli alleged that sachin did not even try to help him but if he had thought about helping him, he could have easily done it. Kambli also raised rattling issues against the BCCI, stating that he was discriminated in their selection policy because of his caste and colour, bringing the race issue into the picture. However, while Sachin has not commented yet, the BCCI have responded through Rajiv Shukla that they have never indulged in such discriminatory policies and that race issue was something they were fighting against on a universal basis.

Let us hope that both these childhood friends become good friends again after all this issue is all about the past and nothing to do with the present or future. Hear kambli and scahin!!! U both were good friends.. I wish you both remain good friends!!!

Rockets Crash at Punjab Village

A constant tension prevails between India and pakistan. The two asian neighboring countries have always been in a such a way that as of any time a war may sprout out from no where. India and pakistan though trying to solve their border dispute through peace talks it is time and again that pakistan forces india on a war. The indian government at their best is willing to solve their disputes through a peace talk.

At this juncture two live rocket shells were fired from across Pakistan into Punjab's Dhande village on late Saturday night, allege residents of the village. Dilbagh Singh,an eye witness who also got injured in the rocker fire said that the blast hit the paddy fields otherwise there would have been a major devastation. This incident has created tension among the two countries. This might well end up in a war as the pakistan is trying to attack india then and there.

Let us hope that these two countries will settle their disputes through peace talk and say no to war.

Plan for Modern Facilities

The Central government of India is preparing to provide modern facilities in 28 more cities in addition to the existing 65 cities under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission in the first 100 days of the UPA government. This process will surely lead to the upliftment of indian cities and thereby can provide a positive impact on the country's stature that is increaing day by day.

"Infrastructure will also be developed in small and medium towns. In order to lessen pressure on large cities the government will launch the scheme for satellite town around mega cities to address basic infrastructure problems such as drinking water , sewerage, drainage and solid waste management. To provide better transport facilities in the growing urban areas, the government will provide all assistance to metro project in Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi and Delhi," Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said on Monday in the national capital. Besides, the government will also make substantial assistance for the purchase of fifteen thousand 220-Modern Buses for city transport in 118 cities along with 61 mission cities.

Reddy informed that he has requested the Finance Ministry for removal of excise tax on buses made for public transport services. He said states will also be persuaded to waive local taxes on buses made for public transport. To address the urban infrastructure deficit in north-eastern region , the Asian Development Bank - assisted North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme will be launched for implementation at a cost of about 1,371 crore rupees. Five cities of Agartala, Aizawl, Gangtok, Kohima and Shillong will be taken up in the first phase. States of Arunachal Pradesh Assam and Manipur will be taken up next year.

Zylog wi-fi in chennai

Zylog systems, a popular software developer has launcehed wi-fi in chennai. The company has kicked off its Wi-Fi service under the brand Wi5 in select areas of the city — Adyar, Besant Nagar and T Nagar and would expand its services covering entire metro in the next 15 months.Zylog has obtained a category ‘A’ ISP license to operate in all of India’s telecom circles and plans to enter other metros in the near future.

The company expects a revenue of Rs 500 crore in the next five years through the Wi-Fi business,’ said Ramanujan Sesharathnam, managing director of Zylog Systems India Ltd.Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, he informed the company has adopted a mesh network architecture which it believed would provide high mobility, speed and security. Wi-Fi nodes would be set up on the roof tops in select buildings across city and customers with a Wi-Fi enabled lap tops or PCs could access the prepaid internet service.

As a trial run, the company has implemented Wi-Fi access for broadband services in Ripon Buildings. The overall Indian Wi-Fi market was predicted to grow from the current $41.57 million to exceed $744 million by 2012, at a CAGR of 61 per cent over the next three years.

Yuvraj Fires but India Lose!

India lose to windies just because of poor batting display. I also think that Dhoni is totally out of form and he should concentrate more on his batting. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni believed his batters and fielders were found wanting against West Indies in a Super Eight match against West Indies here on Friday. However, he didn't give the credit where it was due - the West Indian fast bowlers who wreaked havoc in Indian innings.

Fidel Edwards was one reason why Indians had a terrible start and were 29 for 3 in the fifth over. Dwayne Bravo took 4 for 38 and bowled deliberately at batsmen's body. And even though Jerome Taylor has figures of none for 44 from his four overs, he was an ideal foil in pace and bounce to Edwards and Indians were visibly rattled.

But the batting did fail for the Indians, with the honourable exceptions of Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan, and they also appeared a foot slow in the field.Dhoni's decision to discard his tactics to bring himself on to crease at the fall of first wicket also could have had bearing on the outcome. However, the cerebral Indian skipper had a reason for it. Now it's a question that can india reach semi finals?

Air France Crash!

The Air France jet was flying too slowly ahead of the disaster when it crashed into Atlantic sea. The manufacturer of the doomed plane, Airbus, was set to issue a recommendation advising companies using the A330 aircraft of optimal speeds during poor weather conditions. Airbus declined to comment on the report and the French air accident investigation agency, which has to validate any such recommendations, known as an Aircraft Information Telex, was not immediately available for comment.

A Spanish newspaper said a transatlantic airline pilot reported seeing a bright flash of white light at the same time the Air France flight disappeared. "Suddenly we saw in the distance a strong, intense flash of white light that took a downward, vertical trajectory and disappeared in six seconds," the pilot of an Air Comet flight from Lima to Madrid told his company, the El Mundo newspaper reported.

Search crews flying over the Atlantic have found debris from the jet spread over more than 55 miles (90 km) of ocean, about 685 miles (1,100 km) northeast of Brazil's coast. Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim has said the existence of large fuel stains in the water likely ruled out an explosion, undercutting speculation about a bomb attack. Experts have speculated that extreme turbulence or decompression during stormy weather might have caused the disaster -- the worst in Air France's 75-year history.

A spokesman for Madrid-based airline Air Comet was not immediately available to confirm the El Mundo article, which cited a report the pilot submitted to his company. The Air France A330-200 was enroute from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it splintered over the Atlantic four hours into its flight. All 228 people on board died. The plane sent no mayday signals before crashing, only automatic messages showing electrical faults and a loss of pressure shortly after it entered a zone of stormy weather.

Astronomers Tracking an Asteroid

The Astronomers found a meteroite that matched with an asteroid. This work has not been done ever before. It gives them a glimpse into the past when planets formed and an idea how to avoid a future asteroid Armageddon.The astronomers tracked a small non-threatening asteroid heading toward Earth before it became a "shooting star" something they had not done before. It blew up in the sky and scientists thought there would be no space rocks left to examine.

This was a meteorite that was not in the existing collection and a completely new material. For years, astronomers have been lobbying to send a robot probe to an asteroid, grab a chunk of it and return it to Earth for labs to analyze the material. Instead a piece of an asteroid dropped in their laps and the researchers were able to track where it came from and where it landed.

The asteroid, which mostly burned in the atmosphere 23 miles above the ground, is likely a leftover from when chunks of rock tried and failed to become a planet, about 4.5 billion years ago. It's a beautiful example of looking at an earlier stage of planet development that was arrested, halted.But it also serves as a lesson for the future if this asteroid's big brother comes hurtling toward Earth.

There are many different types of asteroids, all classified from afar based on color and light wavelengths. This type is called class F and turns out to be mostly porous and fragile. It's unlikely that a class F asteroid could be any danger to Earth, even if it's bigger, because of its porous makeup which would cause it to break up before hitting.It was full of metals, such as iron and nickel, and organics such as graphites. And most interesting is that it has "nanodiamonds." These diamonds are formed by collisions in space and high pressure and they are all over the rocks, making them glitter like geodes and were of small size.

Congress to form Government in India

UPA after acquiring major seats in India is all set to form a government under the Congress party. The election results clearly demonstrated that people are more favorable to UPA led by Congress rather than to NDA led by BJP. So its UPA again who clerly indicated their power in this election and the indian people are also satisfied with the performance of congress party in the last five years.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the party had the support of 322 MPs, giving it a clear majority. President has invited Dr. Manmohan Singh to form the new cabinet. Congress and its allies were only 10 seats short of a parliamentary majority when election results were declared. They won 262 seats, while the BJP-led group got 158.

Analysts say the formation of the Congress cabinet should be smooth as it will not have to rely on difficult coalition partners. Several ministers were defeated including those for steel, women and child development and minority affairs and so there will be fresh faces.

China warns France?

The Asian Country China warned France not to grant exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship of Paris when he visits next month, saying it would only anger the Chinese people. Last year, China pulled out of an EU summit that France was to host after President Nicolas Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing brands a separatist.

The relationship between China and France deteriorated after the disruption of the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay last summer by pro-free Tibet activists incensed many Chinese. A year ago, the city of Paris made a decision to make the Dalai Lama a so-called honorary citizen, which made the Chinese people very angry.If the city of Paris makes him a so-called honorary citizen, it will certainly once again be opposed by the Chinese people. We demand the Paris city government stop all actions which interfere in China's internal affairs and not make the same mistakes again and again on the Tibet issues.

The two countries began to mend relations last month with a joint declaration in which France recognized Tibet as a part of China and both sides agreed to cooperate on tackling the economic crisis.Beijing calls the Dalai Lama a reactionary who seeks to split off nearly a quarter of the land mass of the People's Republic of China. It has been using its diplomatic clout to try to block the pro-Tibetan message.The 1989 Nobel Peace laureate denies the charge and says he seeks only greater rights, including religious freedom, and real autonomy for Tibetans.

Nokia E75 - A new Edition

Nokia, one of the leading mobile dealers, launches its exciting new edition Nokia E75 that facilitates the user with messaging service. Infact that allows the users to send e-mails while on the move.Nokia India marketing director Vineet Taneja said that today’s world Business mobility is now a necessity. We plan to partner with telecom operators to provide this phone to the end consumers.

The Nokia E75 boasts of full desktop e-mail functionality along with both standard keypad and qwerty keypad to give an ease-of-use experience to the customer.The Nokia E75 phone supports high standard multimedia experience with 3.2 megapixel camera, autofocus, flash and comes integrated with a music player, media player, FM and internet radio.Nokia E75 Priced at Rs.26,299, the phone will support all features of messaging services such as e-mail solutions like - Gmail, Yahoo, Rediffmail, Sify and others.

Japan to boost Economy!

Japan, the technically sound nation, prepared to unveil details of a $150 billion plan to boost its economy, but weak corporate earnings and trade flows raised fresh doubts about growth revival. World stocks fell for a third straight day, while safe-haven government bonds gained. Governments and central banks around the world have been pumping money into the financial system and wider economy to try to free up frozen credit markets, rekindle spending and restore shattered investor sentiment.

Aluminium producer Alcoa Inc kicked off the latest U.S. earnings season with a second consecutive quarterly loss, while data from Japan, Germany and France showed a further weakening in global trade as recession takes hold. Policymakers from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank also struck a cautious tone, dampening recent optimism that a $1.1 trillion stimulus package agreed by world leaders earlier this month might lead to a quicker economic recovery.

Japan is expected to detail an extra budget for the year to March 2010, including spending of $150 billion aimed at reviving growth. But the jury is out on how effective the spending will be.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's efforts to boost consumer lending suffered a setback as investors requested just $1.7 billion in loans to buy asset-backed securities, barely a third of the amount sought in the March debut of the plan.

Stock markets have rallied over the past month on hopes all the stimulus measures will bear fruit, but there have been few signs of improvements in company results so far.After Alcoa's gloomy update, Japanese electronics maker Sharp doubled it loss estimate for the year just ended, while German carmaker Daimler forecast a "considerable" drop in revenue this year and a big first-quarter loss.The downturn has pushed some household names to the brink.

Some analysts and policymakers fear the failure of a company as big as GM could have dire repercussions for the broader economy, after state bailouts of banks have shattered confidence in the financial system.European Central Bank executive board member Juergen Stark warned this confidence would take time to return.

Lankan Trops Attacking Tamil Tigers

The dispute between Srilankan government and Tamil tigers seems a never ending issue. SriLankan soldiers battled into the last redoubt of the rebel Tamil Tigers as the exodus of people fleeing the war zone surpassed 62,000.The International Committee of the Red Cross warned the situation was "nothing short of catastrophic" and urged both sides to prevent further mass casualties among civilians, saying hundreds had been killed in the past 48 hours.

Senior U.S. diplomat Sri Lanka to allow the international community to monitor what was happening and assure help for trapped civilians. The 26-year-old conflict is at a decisive point and we see the potential for major developments within the next 48 hours, Owen told reporters, urging restraint on all sides.The operation gathered speed after the military's noon deadline for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to surrender passed without any word from the separatists, in what appears to be the final act in Asia's longest-running war.

The LTTE hours later vowed no surrender, despite being massively outgunned by a military built up to wipe them out and finish a conflict that has percolated since the early 1970s but erupted into full-blown civil war in 1983. LTTE will never surrender and we will fight and we have the confidence that we will win with the help of the Tamil people.

Sri Lanka's military, in what it dubbed the world's largest hostage rescue operation, went in to keep the stream of people moving and give troops a clear shot at the LTTE and its elusive leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. So far 62,600 people have come out and still they are coming. The Tigers' Puleedevan said Prabhakaran, the guerrilla who since the 1970s has single-mindedly led a fight for a separate nation for Tamils, was directing the fight in what the army set up as a no-fire zone, but is now a last battleground.

Experience Twitter!!!

Twitter with its search box, giving it a more prominent placement and putting results on the home page rather than on a redirect page. The other features are on the way, such as saved searches and trend links. The founders of the social network Twitter More about Twitter having already conquered the technology media and experienced the kind of rapid growth that one usually associates with viruses.

Twitter cofounder Biz Stone details his company's latest efforts to get users to stay on Twitter longer by tweaking its search engine. The company is focusing on the user's homepage by moving the search box from the upper right hand corner to the sidebar. Real-time search results will appear on the homepage and so users will no longer be redirected to another page.

The best way to experience Twitter Search is when it's a natural part of your normal Twitter experience. This way of experiencing search is aligned with Twitter's simple approach. Normally, the tweets you would see on your home page are from sources of information that you have curated over time. When you use search, you're asking for any tweets that contain the word or phrase you're interested in right now. Only a small group of users are helping with testing the search process, and it will be rolled out to all users as soon as possible.

BCCI stages IPL Abroad?

IPL in India looks a difficult task due to security concerns as the IPL dates clashes with the dates of General Elections in India.The Indian cricket board will stage the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament abroad this year. The reason for this decision seems that the Indian government are not in a position to provide security forces and this has forced the IPL officials to host the tournament outside India.

Cricket authorities in South Africa and England confirmed that they had been asked to look into hosting the event.The BCCI had failed to get government clearance for security cover despite revising the match dates three times because the tournament clashes with the country's general election, to be held between April 16 and May 13.The IPL will be played on its original dates, between April 10 and May 24, and is scheduled to return to India next season.

The South African cricket board said it had received a request from the BCCI to be a possible host.They received an official approach to be one of several options they are considering to host the tournament outside India.South Africa will also stage the Champions Trophy one-day competition beginning in September.

The England and Wales Cricket Board later released a similar statement, saying that at the request of the BCCI and the IPL it was "examining the feasibility of hosting the 2009 IPL in England and Wales".Indian officials said the huge financial implications and a tight international calendar had forced their hand. The World Twenty20 begins in England in early June.

Under the given circumstances, there is no other period for the conduct of IPL matches, the BCCI said in a statement and apologised to the cricket-crazy Indian fans for not being in a position to host the event at home this year.Security concerns have dominated the build-up to the lucrative eight-team event, involving many big-name international players, after an attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in the Pakistani city of Lahore earlier this month.

US proposes New Anti-terrorism Approach!

The United States of America proposed to European Union leaders to adopt a joint approach to fight hard to demolish terrorism and set aside divisions spurred by the Iraq war and Guantanamo prison abuses. The proposal was described as a broad idea in the early stages. It came as the two sides discussed a U.S. desire for Europe to accept inmates from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where terrorism suspects are held.

President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the internationally condemned prison within a year and an end to harsh interrogation of suspects held there.The United States really wants to turn the page they want to change the way terrorism is fought.It is a proposal to write together a memorandum of understanding enunciating the principles that should inspire our common fight against terrorism.

A number of European governments, notably France and Germany, opposed the Iraq War and former President George W. Bush's assertion that it was part of a global war on terrorism launched after the September 11 attacks. They also joined other international leaders in condemning abuses that surfaced at Guantanamo. About 240 terrorism suspects, including suspected planners of the September 11 attacks, remain in the prison. Many have been held for seven years without charges and some were subjected to interrogation techniques denounced by critics as torture.

The United States faces political resistance to holding those prisoners on U.S. soil after Guantanamo is closed and it is hoping to transfer some detainees to Europe while freeing others.That idea is controversial in Europe because the detainees would be free to travel within the EU once they were accepted by one of its members. This approach by US with European Nations has the primary motive to eradicate terrorism to the core.

BushFire Fear Shuts Schools in Australia

A lack of rain and a predicted change in wind has made conditions the most dangerous in recent weeks.More than 3,000 firefighters are still fighting major blazes following the 7 February firestorm that killed 210 people and left thousands homeless.Temperatures are predicted to rise towards 40C , accompanied by high winds and low humidity.


More than 200 schools have been closed in south-eastern Australia as the government warned of an intensified fire risk ahead of the weekend.The state of Victoria was put on a high fire alert and dozens of fires continue to burn there."We have an extremely dry fuel load, and therefore extreme fire danger," Victoria's state emergency services commissioner Bruce Esplin told reporters.

People in areas near the fires needed to decide early whether to evacuate their homes, or stay and defend their properties, adding it was too late to leave once the flames were in sight.
Many of those killed 20 days ago died in their cars as they attempted to outrun the fires.The country's biggest-ever arson investigation is continuing into the causes of some of the fires.