L.K. Advani
The Bharatiya Janata Party is deeply distressed to learn about the shabby and totally unprovoked treatment meted out to the Indian priests at the sacred Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A tradition going back three centuries, and which stood the test of time and which commands the respect of the people of Nepal, as well as millions of Hindus all over the World, has been trampled upon in a most clumsy and undemocratic manner by the Government of Nepal.

The Second Global Innovation Index 2008 (GII) jointly published by Confederation of Indian Industry and INSEAD Business School, has once again placed United States at the top of the Global Innovation Rankings. The GII that has studied 130 countries has ranked Germany in the second position, followed by Sweden, the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Picasa for Mac makes it easy to manage large photo collections and helps users make professional-looking edits without any technical knowledge, including:

A drag-and-drop photo collage tool that gives users control over layout and content
A retouching brush to wipe out scratches and blemishes - and repair old photos

A slideshow movie maker that uploads users photo montage videos to YouTube with a click
Smart auto-cropping that guides users on how to zoom in on their subject
And, auto red-eye removal.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge-sheet against the then Assistant Post Master and other three officials of Raniganj Head Post Office in the designated court, Kolkata u/s 120-B r/w 409 & 477-A of IPC and section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(c)&(d ) of PC Act, 1988. The accused officials had hatched a criminal conspiracy and misappropriated the Government money to the tune of Rs.11.17 crore by fraudulently showing the same paid against discharge of non existent Kisan Vikash Patras.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge-sheet against the then Registrar of Companies, Kolkata and presently Joint Director (Inspections) in the office of Regional Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, PDIL Bhawan, Noida for acquisition of disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs.21.67 lakh in his name and in the name of his family members.

India is to chair the Afro-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO)for the next three years (2009-2011) with Syria and Nigeria as Vice-President. The change of guard took place during the 16th General Session of the Afro-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) which began here today with a firm commitment to South -South Cooperation as a basic postulate of India’s foreign policy.

About 1500 delegates from across the world have started gathering in Chennai to take part in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), 2009 that starts off tomorrow. The 7th Indian Diaspora convention is being organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Did You Know??

· Sensitivity is one of the most common complaints adults have about their teeth

· According to data, 1 in 3 adults in India suffer from tooth sensitivity

· Tooth sensitivity can be caused by simple teeth grinding, loose or missing fillings and crowns or even acidic foods

· Although tooth sensitivity can be seen in people of all ages, it is more often found in people in the 20 and 40 age group

· Women have been found to be more susceptible to sensitivity

Over 4.2 crore Indians suffer from thyroid related disorders, it’s thus been identified as the ‘next diabetes’ Thyroid disorders are among the most common and yet most under diagnosed of all disorders – making thyroid a hidden disease. Thus the Indian Thyroid Society has declared the month of January as Think Thyroid Month and aims to conduct over 70-80 thousand tests during the month

CDC-CRM Solutions India, a leading provider of enterprise CRM and related solutions, has unveiled the CDC Collection Management solution for the insurance industry. This vertical solution is one of the first in this market and represents the emerging maturity of this space in India as collection management solutions are quite the norm in more developed markets.

Consim Info Pvt Ltd, formerly known as BharatMatrimony Group, today announced the launch of the world’s first matrimony channel on the Internet, BharatMatrimony.tv.

The pioneering website features exclusive and exciting videos that will create an engaging, informative and compelling experience for audiences across the globe.
BharatMatrimony.tv will also be producing capsules covering news, events and developments in the world of marriages. Video clips featuring weddings of topnotch celebrities, fashion, style and bridal wear are also available.

India's Largest Hotel Network and Chaklo.com- India's First travel meta search engine for Hotels today announced a marketing partnership to cross sell Travelguru's hotel deals on Chaklo.com. It will be integrated into Chaklo's travel meta search engine which will expose Travelguru to a larger and newer audience across India, Europe and Asia.

The Church of the SubGenius has announced that the end of the world will take place on Sunday, July 5, 2009. In preparation for the fulfillment of this doomsday prophecy, the Church is requesting that all of its members participate in a bizarre religious ceremony taking place in upstate New York, during the final weekend before the arrival of the apocalypse.

Dr. Dhirendra Sharma
Invasion of Gaza has been described a Muslim tragedy and calling for “the muslim of the world unite and join the liberal international forces to defend the Muslim values“. There have also been threat of jihadi sucide bombing. But for Peace sake we’ve marched in London and Washington against the US aggressions calling “George Bush -world’s biggest terrorist”. Still when condemning the invasion of Gaza we should not forget that there are no innocent followers of any faith or government. Shias and Sunnies had been playing the killing fields for thousand years.

In our lives, we have seen several politicians and individuals caught with their pants down. It is for the first time an entire country has been caught in the act of international crime. Pakistan's global factory has exposed and battered. Countries around the world including superpowers such as USA, Russia and China are also on India's side now.

Pakistan reminds us of Shaggy's song: "It wasn't me":
Pakistan Government: Yo', man
Lashkar-e-Taiba: Yo'
Pakistan Government: Open up, man
Lashkar-e-Taiba: What do you want, man?
Pakistan Government: We were caught doing terrorism

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is intensifying his diplomatic drive to secure a Gaza ceasefire, meeting with Arab foreign ministers in New York today to press for an end to hostilities by both Israel and Hamas while preparing to travel to Washington tomorrow for talks with United States President George W. Bush.

Tata Consultancy Services today announced the launch of its development centre 'TCS Kalinga Park' in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The facility was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, honourable chief minister, Orissa, in the presence of Surjya Narayan Patro, honourable minister of energy, culture and information technology, Orissa, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, commissioner-cum-secretary, IT, Orissa, S Ramadorai, CEO and managing director, TCS, N Chandrasekaran, COO and executive director, TCS, S Mahalingam, CFO and executive director, TCS, and B Muthuraman, managing director, Tata Steel.

PSI Services LLC, a well-respected Talent Assessment firm, has announced a new contract with STG, a technology driven company, providing world class software consulting and training solutions to organizations, to expand its global talent assessment practices to the Indian market.

The program will launch immediately and will help pinpoint top talent from within India's rapidly growing pool of technically trained candidates.

“We last met to discuss internal security issues in December 2007, a little over a year ago. The twelve months that have passed since then have been a difficult period for us. The security situation has, if anything, become even more complex. Many predictions made a year ago have unfortunately turned out to be true. In some cases the scale and magnitude of terrorist attacks appear to have been stepped up exponentially. In the prevailing circumstances we cannot afford to take a partial or segmented view. A holistic approach to our security concerns is definitely called for.

Ambulances and medical workers in Gaza are facing increasing difficulty in reaching the wounded, some are being killed in doing so, and a “humanitarian breathing space” is vital to ensure that food and medical supplies reach those in need as Israel’s offensive entered its 10th day, the top United Nations relief official in the area said today.