TinTin-Snowy
and Gang
EArrive in USA
Dec 21
Adventures of
TinTin(Steven
Spielberg)
movie release
Yay!
Dec 19
Liberation Day
Goa, Daman and
Diu- (Golden
Jubilee) - 50
years Jai
Hind!
Following
Operation
Vijay, in
1961, against
occupiers
Portugal- The
Indian armed
forces
executed the
mandate in
under two
days, but
suffered 22
fatalities and
54 were
wounded. The
Portuguese
toll was 30
killed and 57
wounded. India
took 5,094
personnel as
prisoners from
Goa, Daman and
Diu, who were
repatriated to
Portugal in
six months
Dec 19 is
celebrated as
Liberation Day
for Goa, Daman
and Diu Jai
Hind!
6
Terrorists
found Guilty
for attack on
Indian
InstItute Of
Science-
Bangalore in
2005
A Bangalore
court has
found six
people guilty
of abetting
the attack on
the
prestigious
Indian
Institute of
Science in
2005 and
acquitted one.
Mohammad Raza
Ul Rehman,
Afzal Pasha,
Mehboob
Ibrahim,Mirudin
Khan,
Nizamuddin and
Munna have
been convicted
while Chand
Pasha has been
acquitted.
The police had
identified 11
people who
helped stage
the IISC
attack. Four
of them were
gunned down in
an encounter
at Ananthpur a
couple of
years ago
1Dec
16 Anniversary
of surrender
of East
Pakistan 1971
with 93,000
Pakistani
Armed Forces
PRisoners of
War
The historic
day saw
Pakistan
surrender to
India and
Independence
seekers of
East Pakistan
(Mukti Bah ini
-Bangladesh)-
after a short
war following
aggression by
Pakistan.
The Armed
Forces of
Pakistan
forced. 1
million
refugees into
neighboring
India by
unleashing an
inhuman wave
of targeted
destruction,rape,killing
in THEIR
country-having
lost
elections.
This was
followed by
naked
aggression
against
Neighbor
India- which
was ill
advised as in
a short span
from Dec 3-Dec
16-Pakistan
lost entire
Eastern
Pakistan and
surrendered
93,000
troops-a
record-and
also suffered
huge losses in
West Pakistan
Thank
you TIME
magazine--This
is my second
award as
Person
of the Year.
Earlier I also
received the
award as The
Blogger in
2006
5000 I'm Walk
against
corruption by
using Indian
Professionals
The group
'Proud
Indians' from
Hyderabad have
planned to
walk from
Kanyakumari to
Delhi
walkathon
(padyatra) as
part of its
novel fight
against
corruption.
Called 'Proud
Indians', from
December 18 at
Kanyakumari
and after
passing
through more
than 100
cities and
towns and
villages will
reach Raj Ghat
in New Delhi
on April 7.
They expect
people from
all walks of
life to join
in
Quote>>"We
firmly believe
that the fight
against
corruption
should start
from the
individual. We
can build an
honest nation
and an honest
society only
if we are
honest," said
Karri Sriram,
an IT
professional
RIP
Cartoonist
Mario
Miranda(1926-11
Dec 2011 (aged
85)
Padma Bhushan
(2002)awarded
Indian
cartoonist
Mario was
based in
Loutolim,
Goa.Miranda
drew in The
Times of
India,The
Economic
Times, The
Illustrated
Weekly of
India.
Mario
travelled to
UK, US and
other parts if
the world and
settled in
Mumbai and
Goa. He worked
closely with
cartoonist RK
Laxman
RIP
http://mariodemiranda.com/
RIP Dev
Anand
Legendary,
Iconic
Actor/Director
Producer
So many
memories,
associated
memories,
Classic movies
and
songs.....valid
for many
generations
from B/W era
to now and
on.....Dev
Anand was
honored with
many awards
include many
Lifetime
Achievement
awards include
Padma Bhushan
and Dada Saheb
Phalke award
for
contributions
to Indian
cinema....with
millions of
fans around
the
world....so
manny
songs....always
remember his
humble nature
and polite
friendly
behavior when
I met him a
few
times....RIP
Hungary
Destroys All
Monsanto GMO
Corn Fields
GMO=
Genetically
Modified
Organism
-- lot of
Health
problems
likely and
more study
needed before
introducing in
market
Monsanto is
the sam3 ago
company
selling "
killer" seeds
that after 1-2
years will
Grow ONLY in
their
Fertilizer!
Then the
supply of
seeds is IN
THEiR control
- means Price
increase
control-
Farmer Debts -
loss of
Generation
Farm land!,\
Bollywood
Actor Aamir
Khan Appointed
National Brand
ambassador of
UNICEF to
promote child
nutrition
Padma Bhshan
Aamir Khan
follows
Amitabh
Bachchan and
Priyanka
Chopra who
have
represented UN
International
Children's
Emergency Fund
in India.
Aamir Khan
(46) will be
working
towards
solving the
problem of
malnutrition
in children
under two
years,
The Government
of India
honored him
with the Padma
Shri in 2003
and the Padma
Bhushan in
2010 for his
contributions
towards the
arts
QUOTE "I am
humbled to be
here today...I
don't take
this as a
burden but as
a
responsibility.
It has been a
joyful process
being a part
of this
wonderful team
(UNICEF). It
has been a
satisfying and
enriching
experience for
me to work
towards the
betterment of
the children
in our
country. I was
amazed to know
the facts when
I joined
UNCIEF that
how much do
our children
suffer from
diseases and
how little is
done about it.
For me the
journey began
a year and
half ago when
a group of
young MP's
came up to me
from citizen
alliance
against
malnutrition
saying that
they wanted me
to be a part
of the cause
for fighting
these issues.
I will try and
give my best
for this cause
and look
forward to the
future where
children our
happy and
healthy"
Career Earlier
Aamir had been
the Brand
Ambassador for
Incredible
India Tourism
Started as a
Child actor-
Aamir Khan has
had several
hit movies
including off
beat ones and
has turned to
being a
Producer and
Director as
well
"Yaadon ki
Baarat
(debut)",
'Taare Zameen
Par', '3
Idiots'
Highest
Grosser ever)
2009),
'Ghajini' and
'Dhobi Ghat',
The
Railway- India
ranks first in
passenger-per-km
of rail
transport
annually.
1. India
Passenger-km:
925 billion
(2010)
India is
ranked No.1
among
countries with
more than 5
billion
passenger-km.
Indian
Railways has
114,500
kilometres of
total track
and 7,500
stations.
It has the
world's fourth
largest
railway
network after
United States,
Russia and
China.
(All figures
include
passenger rail
only, thus
including
suburban
railways, but
excluding
metros.)
Ten of
the 22 Indian
traders,
charged with
smuggling
diamonds worth
$7.3 million
(about Rs 36.5
crore) into
China, were
sentenced to
varied prison
terms ranging
from 23 months
to six years
by The
Shenzhen
Intermediate
court which
also ordered
the
deportation of
the remaining
12 traders
Some of the
traders were
fined ranging
from 3 lakh to
10 lakh yuan
(Rs 24 lakh to
Rs 80 lakh).
The 22 traders
were arrested
on January 8,
2010 in
Shenzhen and
charged with
smuggling
14,000 carats
of diamonds
illegally from
Hong Kong
Indian Consul
General in
Guangzhou,
Indramani
Pandy, will be
meeting court
officials on
Thursday to
get exact
details.
Indian
Ambassador to
China S
Jaishankar
along with
Pandy had met
the traders
last month and
discussed
their case and
well-being.The
case was taken
up by Prime
Minister
Singh, Foreugn
Minister
Krishna and
also Gujarat
Chief Minister
Modi
Of the ten
traders,
Rajesh Kumar
Jain was
jailed for the
maximum six
years, Bavishi
Rajukumar and
Soni Amitkumar
Arunkumar were
sentenced to
five years in
prison each
and Rishit
Maheshkumar
Shah to three
years and six
months.Arunkumar
was also fined
300,000 yuan
(Rs 24 lakh).
Arvindlal Shah
was sentenced
to one year
and 11 months
in prison
while Dharam
Veer Patel,
Dhaval
Vikulkumar
Patel,
Mitulkumar
Mafatlal
Chhunchha,
Shah Nishith
Girishbhai and
Vipulkumar
Manubhai Patel
were awarded a
jail term of
three years
each.
Dhaval Patel
was also fined
500,000 yuan
(Rs 40 lakh).
The 12 others
-- Jigar
Prafulchandra
Mehta, who was
also fined
1,000,000 yuan
(Rs 80 lakh);
Nehal Nitin
Shah; Jagani
Mahendra
Smith; Shripal
Sureshbhai
Parikh;
Shrenik Suresh
Parikh; Vishal
Shailesh
Mehta; Paratik
Kumar Nemchand
Parikh; Pritex
Mansukhlal
Doshi; Ankit
Prakashchandra
Shah; Taral
Manoj Parekh;
Parth
Dineshchandra
Shah; and Shah
Viral were
ordered to be
deported
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President Obama names new
Ambassador to
India NANCY
POWELL-1st
woman envoy
Nancy J Powell, a career
diplomat is
the next
Ambassador to
India the
first woman to
be nominated
for the post.
Powell, 64,
will replace
Timothy J
Roemer, who
resigned from
his post in
April 2011
after serving
2years as US
envoy to India
(Peter
Burleigh is
currently
serving as the
Charge
d'affaires of
the US embassy
in India)
Ms.Powell, a
career
diplomatic
Senior Foreign
Service member
is currently
serving as
Director
General of the
Foreign
Service and
Director of
Human
Resources at
the Department
of State.
Ms.Powell has
served as
Ambassador to
Nepal
(2007-2009),
Ambassador to
Pakistan
(2002-2004),
Ambassador to
Ghana
(2001-2002),
and Ambassador
to Uganda
(1997-1999)
 Congrats!
Fremont
Postmaster!
Gopi
Sohal(left)
1st Indian
American
Postmaster in
Northern
California
with Fremont
Vice Mayor Anu
Natarajan- the
1st Indian
American
elected City
Council member
in SF Bay area
Congrats!
Shiva Keshavan
wins Gold in
Luge-Asia Cup
2011Winter
Games
Luge athlete
Shiva Keshavan
of India set a
new Asian
speed record
of 134.3 kmph
to win the
gold medal at
the 2011 Asia
Cup.
Keshavan is
the first
Indian ever to
win a medal at
an
International
Winter Game
His timing in
the first run
was 50.162
seconds, a
mere 0.09
seconds behind
the current
track record,
and 50.221 in
the second,
clocking a
total of
1:40:383.
Runner-up
Takahisa
Oguchi from
Japan, who was
the previous
Asia Cup
winner, scored
a total time
of 1:40:861
seconds.
Quote "It was
a fantastic
race. I am
very happy to
have won the
gold for
India. Thanks
to all my
supporters
back in India,
to my
sponsors. I
know I can
perform even
better and
hope to break
the remaining
track records
next time!"
Congrats! Jai
Ho!ALUTE
and Jai Ho!
Pakistan
Secret Service
spy in USA
Pleads Guilty
of spying in
USA and
illegal
lobbying US
Congress! Spy=
SYED GHULAM
NABI FAI
(Rediff)
In a major
embarrassment
to the
Inter-Services
Intelligence,
United
States-based
Kashmir
separatist
leader Syed
Ghulam Nabi
Fai, on
Wednesday
pleaded guilty
to federal
charges of
spying for the
Pakistani spy
agency and
illegally
lobbying the
Congress to
influence the
American
policy on
Kashmir.
Fai, 62, also
acknowledged
secretly
receiving
money from the
ISI through
clandestine
routes and
causing
revenue losses
to the US
government to
the tune of
USD 200,000 to
400,000.
Pleading
before the US
Eastern
District Court
of Virginia,
Fai, head of
the Kashmiri
American
Council (KAC)
pleaded guilty
and agreed to
the charges of
federal
prosecutors
that he
received at
least USD 3.5
million from
ISI between
1990 and 2011.
His sentencing
is scheduled
for March 9.
Fai agreed
before the
court that he
was in direct
contact with
the ISI
officials
including the
head of its
security
directorate.
The guilty
plea was
announced by
Neil MacBride,
US Attorney
for the
Eastern
District of
Virginia.
He conceded
receiving
talking points
from ISI
regarding what
to say and
write. He
agreed that he
received
directions
from ISI with
regard to
which specific
individuals to
invite for KAC
conferences.
Fai has
consented to
forfeit all
four bank
accounts in
his name or in
the name of
KAC totalling
about USD
140,000. He
also agreed
before the
court that he
had send to
the ISI annual
budget of the
KAC for
approval.
"For the last
20 years, Mr
Fai secretly
took millions
of dollars
from Pakistani
intelligence
and lied about
it to the US
government,"
said US
Attorney
MacBride.
"As a paid
operative of
ISI, he did
the bidding of
his handlers
in Pakistan
while he met
with US
elected
officials,
funded
high-profile
conferences,
and promoted
the Kashmiri
cause to
decision-makers
in
Washington."
"Syed Fai
admitted his
role in a
decades-long
scheme to
conceal the
fact that the
government of
Pakistan was
secretly
funding his
efforts to
influence US
policy on
Kashmir," said
Assistant
Attorney
General Monaco
What a
shame! Afghan
woman Gulnar
was put in
Jail after
complaining
about being
raped=
Charges-
Adultery-- She
was in jail
for 2 years
and the Sharia
Judge asked
her o marry
her rapist and
be set free--
SHAME!
There are many
more cases
like Gulnar-
WHat a Shame
that this crap
goes on with
support of
segment of
population,
politicians,
Governments!
Wish
the "Moderate"
Muslims SPEAK
UP, PROTEST,
PETITION etc-
even those
Safe and Sound
Miles and
Miles away!!
Show some
Solidarity-
some Support
for such
Victims
Salute!
INDIA's "EARTH
HEROES"
2011-12
India's Earth
Heroes - the
fascinating
people being
honored at the
12th Sanctuary
Wildlife
Awards, 2011,
supported by
DSP BlackRock
and Deutsche
Bank.
-
LIFETIME
SERVICE AWARD-
Dr George
Beals
Schaller,
-WILDLIFE
SERVICES
AWARD:
Sathyabhama
Das Biju,
Shekar
Dattatri,
Gerard Martin
and Daulat
Singh
Shaktawat, P
Suresha.
-YOUNG
NATURALIST
AWARD Ramnath
Chandrashekar,
Aishwarya
Sridhar and
Tengbat
Sangma.
-SPECIAL
CATEGORY: Wind
Under The
Wings Award
for enabling
and
encouraging
wildlife
conservation
in the state.
The State of
MAHARASHTRA
GREEN TEACHER
AWARD Rajendra
and Pournima
Kerkar,
educators,
conservationists
and social
workers.
US/UK supplied
top technology
Arms to
Pakistan who
help fight US
Troops!!! What
a SHAME
uS
Cong Medal of
Honor winner
Dakota Meyer
complained "
it was
"disturbing"
how Pakistan
was being
supplied with
advanced
thermal optic
scopes made by
BAE Systems
when US troops
were being
issued
outdated
equipment. He
argued that
the firm was
endangering US
troops selling
the scope to
"the same
people who are
killing our
guys."
"We
are simply
taking the
best gear, the
best
technology on
the market to
date and
giving to guys
that are known
to stab us in
the back,"
RIP Ustad
Sultan Khan -A
musical Genius
His music
Sarangi was
sublime and he
would be lost
in it - and
the first note
would launch
the listener
rasikas into a
diiff world.
no showmanship
but brilliant
musician
Ustad Sultan
Khan - Padma
Bhushan 2010 -
performed in
Ustad Zakir
Hussain
Tabla-Percussion
ensemble Tabla
Science where
I saw him
couple times
along w other
performances.
He also recvd
Sangeet Natya
Academy and US
President
Musical honors
among many
others RIP
ExDictator
Gen Noriega
returns to
Panama Jail
after serving
20 years in US
and France
Manuel "
Pineapple"
Noriega was
sentenced for
drug
trafficking
and money
laundering.He
was a paid CIA
operative and
helped US
against
Nicaragua etc
and helped US
operate a base
in Panama.
With US State
Dept and CIA
protection
Noriega became
outspoken and
out if his
expected
"role" and
used the empty
US arms planes
going back to
Miami for drug
smuggling.
He was
arrested by US
tried and
convicted in
military court
and served
time in US
prison. Panama
convicted him
during his
captivity
overseas for
the slayings
of two
political
opponents in
the 1980s, and
in a third
case involving
the death of
troops who
aided one of
the opponents
in a
rebellion.
He was
sentenced to
20 years for
each of the
three cases,
and Panamanian
officials say
he will be
sent straight
to a jail cell
when he lands.
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