“‘The inclusiveness that Indian society traditionally displayed, literally in every aspect of life, is manifest in recognizing a role in society for everyone,’ judges of the Delhi High Court wrote in a 105-page decision, India’s first to directly address rights for gay men and lesbians. ‘Those perceived by the majority as ‘deviants’ or ‘different’ are not on that score excluded or ostracized,’ the decision said. ” Link
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“Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world’s hottest chilli powders into hand grenades. They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in counter-insurgency operations. The chilli, known as Bhut Jolokia, is said to be 1,000 times hotter than commonly used kitchen chilli.” Link
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“Prostitutes in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have begun taking karate lessons to protect themselves from violent customers and pimps. The women say they were so fed up with abuse that they approached a local community group for help. ” Link
Tata Nano
“Company boss Ratan Tata said the no-frills vehicle, slated to cost just 100,000 rupees (2,000 dollars) for the basic model, will get India’s middle-class urban population off motorcycles and into safer, affordable cars.” Link
Ramalinga Raju, former Saytam chairman
“India vowed to strengthen laws to prevent corporate fraud after Satyam Computer, the country’s fourth-largest software company, shocked investors by revealing profits had been falsely inflated for years.” [Link]
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“RealBollywoodNews is reporting that Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai have been cast in Action Replay, a film which will be unofficially based on the popular 1985 Robert Zemeckis film Back to the Future. BTTF.com was able to contact Future producer/screenwriter Bob Gale who denied any knowledge of the production.” [Link]
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“Sources close to Britney Spears tell E! that despite U.K. tabloid babblings to the contrary, Britney did not fly off to Jodhpur, India, to spend a few days around Christmas with a new Indian boyfriend. ‘Britney is not in India,’ says one Britney source, while another dubs the report a ‘total fabrication.’” [Link]
“As evidence of the militants’ links to Pakistan mounted, Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Ghafoor said ex-Pakistani army officers trained the group — some for up to 18 months — and denied reports the men had been planning to escape the city.” [Link]
“The terrorists who attacked various locations in southern Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks. Investigations by the Mumbai police, including the interrogation of one captured terrorist, suggest that the terrorists were highly trained and used technologies such as satellite phones and the Global Positioning System (GPS), according to police.” [Link]
“Sharpshooters and Indian Army commandos launched stakeouts across the heart of India’s financial capital on Thursday, trying to rescue hostages trapped in a series of attacks by militants that have left at least 101 people dead. At least four dead bodies and a trickle of hostages were escorted out of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel — a castle-like 1903 landmark that was set on fire during the attacks and has been transformed into a smoldering symbol of a city under siege. ” [Link]
“The launch of Chandrayaan-1, as the vehicle is called (it means, roughly translated, ‘Moon Craft-1’) comes about a year after China’s first moon mission. The Indian mission is scheduled to last for two years, prepare a three-dimensional atlas of the moon and prospect its surface for natural resources, including uranium, a coveted fuel for nuclear power plants, according to the Indian Space Research Organization, or I.S.R.O. Allusions to an Asian space race could not be contained, even as Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, was due for a visit to China later in the week.” [Link]
“The canonisation was greeted with delight by Christians in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where Sister Alphonsa lived until her death in 1946. It is being described as a boost to the spirits of India’s Christians.” [Link]
