Archive for May, 2008
{ May 30, 2008 @ 10:46 am }
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{ General/Daily affairs, India, Media, People, Personal, Politics/Current Affairs }
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It’s been exactly two weeks since 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar was brutally murdered at her Delhi residence. Yet the poilc ihas not made any substantial breakthrough in the case. The brutality in which the young girl was murdered like her skull was broken open makes us wonder what is happening to our mentality? the police say that Aarushi was found in a compromising position with her maid servant.
The police made a blanket statement without thinking what damage it would do to Aarushi’s reputation. Aarushi was not even an adult at the time of her death. According to Indian laws and guidelines laid by Women & Child Welfare Ministry it is illgeal to make such statements about minors especially girls.
It is all the more horrible to believe that Aarushi’s own father could murder her so brutally. It is unbelievable that the parents slept soundly through the entire duration of their daughter’s murder. The murder weapon is yet to be recovered. Just couple of days after Aarushi’s murder happened, her mother Nupur Talwar appeared on national television. She was pleading her husband’s innocence in the case. It is surprising that she so quickly recovered from her daughter’s murder to appear confidently on national tv and plead for her husband.
I just hope the actual culprit in Aarushi’s murder is arrested soon. Till then Arushi’s soul will not rest in peace.
{ May 27, 2008 @ 2:06 pm }
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{ Business, General/Daily affairs, India, Media, Politics/Current Affairs }
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due to oil prices touching almost 135$ a barrel and inflation woes the government is planning to increase the price of petrol and diesel by 15-17 rs per lite. my point is the government taxes the fuel companies heavily and earns good profit from them, thanks to the high prices. yet the government is thinking of increasing the fuel price rather than reducing the various excise duties and taxes.
why does the common man have to suffer while the government coffers get filled with money? the governmenn cannot be so selfish. if the prices are hiked, it will be a big blow for the government in elections time. already the congress has lost bangalore elections and if the hike does come into existence it will only go against them in future.
one has to remember petrol price hike will trigger a series of other hikes. our daily spendings will increase. vegetables, groceries, other food products all hike their prices thanks to the expensive transportation. and at the end of the day the household budget and savings go for a toss.
{ May 18, 2008 @ 4:11 pm }
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{ India, Media, Personal, entertainment }
{ Tags: Television }
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Tune into any Indian entertainment channel and you find dozens of reality shows ranging from Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa, Dhoom Machale, Rock n Roll Family, etc.
The shows are such a big bore at times with the same stars hopping across different TV channels. It is just a platform for the participating stars and judges to make quick bucks. It serves as a good platform for out of work stars who suddenly are flooded with offers after the end of the show.
The orchestrated tears, parents getting angry over the voting system, judges or anchors storming out of the sets are so common. One wonders don’t the people get bored doing the same expressions from time to time.
I wonder how come stars like Tanuja, Kajol and Ajay Devgan are judging a dumb show like Rock n Roll Family. One wonders whether the results are already pre-mediated by the channels, with all this voting just a farce.
When will people understand these reality shows only benefit telecom companies who make money out of the lakhs of sms sent daily?
{ May 17, 2008 @ 6:24 am }
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{ General/Daily affairs, Humour/Jokes, India, Media, People, Personal, entertainment }
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The usually quiet Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is stirring up many new controversies these days. He ahs started blogging recently. in one of his recent blogs Aamir talks about his dog which is named Shah Rukh Khan. Aamir defends himself saying the dog came with the house he brought. The house owner named the dog Shah Rukh since apparently the the actors shot for an ad in the same house.
What i don’t understand is how can Aamir be so downright rude and insulting? Shah Rukh has never commented ever on Aamir’s films or life. What does Aamir want to prove? Just because Shah Rukh doesn’t make serious/hard hitting movies like Aamir that doesn’t mean he is not a good actor.
And Aamir hasn’t just stopped making comments on Shah Rukh. Recently he has composed a song targeting Salman Khan. The song talks about Salman’s love for fast bikes, watches and women. SO what’s the big deal? They are Salman’s personal interests and Aamir has not right to comment on them.
What scruples does Aamir have? He divorced his wife and married his long-time girlfriend, who he started seeing when he was already married. Aamir should bow a step down and reduce his arrogance.
{ May 12, 2008 @ 10:10 am }
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{ General/Daily affairs, India, Media, People, Politics/Current Affairs }
{ Tags: Bush, Food }
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I find it really ridiculous that US President George Bush and also Condolezza Rice say that India is responsible for the global food shortage. How can our country be blamed for it? There is a shortage of food rains in our country itself!
Thanks to the collapse of the Public Distribution System in our country many food grains are unable to reach people who fall under the Below Poverty Line (BPL). thanks to the rising inflation people cannot even afford the basic fruits and vegetables! and here bush talks about our country being a major culprit! Our country is used to having famines and starvation deaths especially in rural areas who do not have access to even one meal a day.
Earlier also he had made a silly statement saying that India and China are responsible for the rising oil prices. uf…When will Mr. Bush use his brains and speak some sense!
If he is so concerned about food shortage, why doesn’t he prevent countries like Thailand who plan to form a rice cartel? he rice cartel would be a group of exclusive countries who would be involved in the trading of rice between each other only or people whom they like.
{ May 12, 2008 @ 9:54 am }
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{ General/Daily affairs, India, Media, People, Personal, Politics/Current Affairs }
{ Tags: Mother's Day Special }
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Before you make any judgments and pounce upon let me just tell you people that this is not a blanket statement made by me. In fact it is the conclusion of a survey conducted by an American organisation.
the survey looked at hardships faced by mothers across 71 lesser-developed countries and India is ranked at 66th in the list. its a sad fact that 1 in every 70 women in india faces the risk of dying during child birth.
it is relayy sad that while economically the rupee is today stronger than the dollar, our country cannot get its basics right. many women do not have access to medical facilities especially in rural areas. mothers till today are ill-treated sometimes even thrown out of the house for not bearing a male child.
i don’t get the concept of people in our country hating the girl child. why don’t people get the point that the way things are women might become an extinct species soon and the whole chain of births will come to an end and so will the world.
the report also says that girls in India are given a minimum 10 years of schoolgirls compared to 17 years in the UK and US. in many cases young girls are forced to work as labourers at home or in hotels, streets depriving them of education.
unless India takes concrete steps to improve women’s conditions we can never be a global giant
