Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
Extracts from an article by Jerome Taylor. NRIs may find this interesting.
I’m currently reading a book on the history of immigration to Britain by the former Indy literary editor Robert Winder: Bloody Foreigners – the story of immigration to Britain.
I’ve only finished the first chapter so far, which explains who the [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
(Extracts)
Don’t sack Musharraf, US and UK warn election victors
The US and Britain are pressing Pervez Musharraf’s victorious opponents to drop their demands that he resign as president and that the country’s independent judiciary be restored before forming a government.
In a strategy some Western diplomats admit could badly backfire, the Bush administration has [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
US airstrikes on Iraq rise 500 percent
by Saleh Mamon
Though George Bush claims the ‘surge’ brings peace in 2007 warplanes made 1,447 bombing runsThe US has unleashed a ferocious bombing campaign on Iraq and Afghanistan, with devastating effects on the population.
This surge in the “air war” is largely hidden behind talk of “recent [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
The Ambani brothers can buy every company listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange and still have billions left over.
India’s Infant Mortality Rate is half that of Pakistan’s.
Pakistan is the ‘most dangerous place in the world’…
Extracts from TOI
No two countries in the world are more similar to each other than India and Pakistan. [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
Ronen Sen’s extension as ambassador is good news.
It is a positive message for the nuclear agreement and a surprising one for a government considered spineless.
New Delhi: The news of Ronen Sen continuing as ambassador to the US came amid speculation that his comments attacking the critics of the N-deal as “headless chicken” would [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
80% polling in Tripura After many decades people of Tripura have come out of their homes to vote without fear of terrorists.
New Delhi: Tripura witnessed over 80% polling in the assembly election held on Saturday. The ruling CPM is hoping for a fourth consecutive term. However, for the first time, it contested the [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
The President of India has voiced what the people of this country have been saying since long. Judiciary has much to answer for in delaying the administration of justice.
Judiciary with rare exceptions has been very critical of any one pointing out fault lines in their systems. Judiciary has resorted to dual standards as [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by politiconews
Ahmadiyyas consider themselves to be Muslims and pray to Allah.
However most Muslims consider them to be kafirs or unbeleivers.
In Pakistan they have been declared non muslims already.
Bangladesh may follow soon.
Look up www.real-islam.org
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