Friday, May 28, 2010

If we have to stay ahead of the curve, as we must, we must be open to new ideas. We must be able to learn from our experiences. We should be able to acknowledge and learn from our setbacks.

If we have to stay ahead of the curve, as we must, we must be open to new ideas. We must be able to learn from our experiences. We should be able to acknowledge and learn from our setbacks.

I would urge all of you assembled here today to think big and to act with a strong sense of self-belief, nationalistic spirit and the desire to excel.

Friday, May 21, 2010

"Work, work, work "

We should be conscious that to reach our youth we will have to use media such as the internet. I am often told that much of the material on India, including on our historical figures such as Vivekananda, come from Western sources. If so, we should make strenuous efforts to develop our own information sites in a useful and attractive manner. We should also be willing to subsidise high quality publications on Swami Vivekananda to make them affordable for our youth. Swami Vivekananda was one of India's early cultural ambassadors who was able to propagate Indian philosophy, thought and culture to the outside world. He drew upon our ancient texts to communicate with brilliance and eloquence the message of India which lays emphasis on tolerance, plurality and openness.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Terrorists blow up bus in Dantewada, 50 killed

The attack, which took place at around 16:45 hrs, was seen as yet another violation of Standard Operating Procedures which prohibit policemen and SPOs to travel in civilian vehicles.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Gates on a mission to save children

"The idea that we can provide thousands of vaccines in these remote areas, and that they can save the lives of hundreds of children, is very exciting to us," said Gates.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Honour killings can't be justified

Issuing a strong warning against "honour killings", Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said these killings could not be justified but said the government is ready to listen to the demands of khap panchayats (caste councils).
"Each one has got his own opinion. We recognise personal laws in this country. I can definitely look at it, if someone petitions me from the khaps. But that doesn't justify honour killings," Moily told CNN-IBN news channel.

The government will bring a new law on honour killings, he said.

"The bill is now with the home ministry. Five clauses will be added to Section 300 (of the Indian Penal Code). The Indian Evidence Act will be amended to shift burden of proof to the accused and we will amend the Special Marriage Act to take away the 30 days notice period to get married," Moily said.

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No one has any right to take another’s life. Supporting “honour killing” is like supporting the action of Taliban. These are heinous acts and the perpetrators must be strongly punished to stop such killings. Unfortunately in India the punishment is not as strong as USA. Our judiciary still orders two thousand rupees fine for causing rioting, burning houses in the name of religion. It is the duty of the government to ensure the safety of any individual whose life is in peril from such Talibans in India.

Religious terrorism would never be under control________Chidambaram

Pointing at the terror threats from jihadi forces, he said the idea of cross border terrorism emanating from Pakistan needed to be redefined as the terrorists also took inspiration from the Middle-east.
"It (jihadi terrorism) is not just from across the border in Pakistan but extends beyond to the middle-east also. We have to redefine what cross-border terrorism means," Chidambaram said at a book release function in New Delhi.
He said insurgency in the Northeast was the third internal threat but added that it was almost under control.
India had the means to "contain, control and resolve" the insurgency in the Northeastern states and Maoist menace in Central India but religious terrorism would never be under control, he said pointing out that there were new dimensions of terror groups such as from Hindu fundamentalist and to a small extent from the Sikh groups.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Bill Gates visits Amethi, promises to develop it as IT hub

Politics of violence is shameful________Rahul

Youth Congress workers should use non-violent means to counter CPM

CPM, he alleged, was trying was to impose things found in "pages of old books", implying that its ideology was out of sync with changing times."Communism has either collapsed or changed itself world over, while in Kerala and West Bengal they are pursuing outdated ideologies and programmes", Gandhi said. 

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Equality before law cannot become a living reality if ordinary citizens do not have access to justice at affordable cost.

“Equality before law cannot become a living reality if ordinary citizens do not have access to justice at affordable cost.” Recalling the saying “Justice delayed is justice denied,” Dr. Singh emphasised that “the plight of the large number of undertrial prisoners in our jails should move the machinery of justice to speedy corrective measures as part of the process of reforming and improving the quality of governance.”

Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said it was planned to have one e-court in every High Court and an e-court in one district court in every State within a year.

Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan extolled the judiciary for playing a part in bringing in landmark legislation such as the Right to Information Act and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.