NRIs get right to vote in Indian elections, promises PM

Fulfilling a long-standing demand of its diaspora, India Sunday said it would allow NRIs to vote and participate in the election process.

'Pursuant to the law that was enacted to enable Non-resident Indians to vote in our national elections, the government has issued notifications for registration of overseas electors under the Representation of People Act, 1950,' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.

'The government and people of India recognise and value the important role being played by Indian communities living abroad. We believe that Indian diaspora has much more to contribute to the building of modern India,' the prime minister said.

'We propose to facilitate, encourage and promote this engagement. Over the past year, we have taken a number of steps towards this end,' he added, as he formally inaugurated the 10th annual diaspora meet, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) here.

Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said NRIs would be able to exercise their franchise in upcoming elections.

'Indian nationals living abroad can now exercise their franchise in India at the time o f the elections,' Ravi said.

Now those NRIs who have registered with the embassies of their respective countries of stay, would be eligible to vote in the upcoming assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. Polls will take place in these countries between Jan 28 and March 3.

Death Certificate of Bhagat Singh - 1931

India inches closer to crisis

India may face its worst financial crisis in decades if it fails to stem a slide in the rupee.
The Indian economy is one of the most vulnerable to liquidity shocks in the region, not helped the least by deficits in its key balances

Dev Anand no more, cremation in London

Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar' of Indian cinema, has passed away. He died on Sunday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in London. He was 88.

Bollywood’s eternal romantic Dev Anand modeled himself on Hollywood star Gregory Peck. 

Gaddafi's body taken from freezer, burial could be today

The bodies of Moammar Gaddafi, his son Muatassim and a former aide have been moved from a commercial freezer in a warehouse area of Misrata in anticipation of burial, a security guard said

ATM users asked to change PIN

Nine ATM (automated teller machine) kiosks of a nationalised bank across the city, which neither had CCTV cameras nor security guards, were used by the five-member gang arrested in connection with cloning bank cards.

This was revealed during investigations by Central Crime Branch into the case, in which five persons, including two Sri Lankan nationals, have been arrested. 

Following this, Commissioner of Police J. K. Tripathy on Monday urged the public to change the personal identification number (PIN) of their bank cards. 

According to CCB sources, the data pertaining to more than 780 credit/debit cards were illegally copied using slim skimmers at the nine ATMs. Some of the information was also sold overseas, police said.

The ATMs of the bank targeted are in Nagendra Nagar, Velachery; Royapettah High Road, Mylapore; R.K.Mutt Road, Mandaveli; Poonamallee High Road, Arumbakkam; Pulla Avenue, Shenoy Nagar; Postal Colony Main Road, West Mambalam; Balfour Road, Kilpauk; Gandhi Mandapam Main Road, Kotturpuram; and Anna Salai, Saidapet.

Source : The Hindu  - http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2568598.ece

Hillary laughs when Pak woman compares US to never-satisfied mother-in-law

"I think that's a great analogy I have never heard before," said Hillary Clinton at Islamabad town hall meeting.

How about this????????

Mayawati inaugurates Rs. 685-Cr Noida memorial park

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday inaugurated her dream park in Noida.

Mayawati's pet project has been built at a cost of Rs 685 crore.

The Congress slammed the project calling it a complete waste of money.

A helicopter, a convoy of big cars, a red carpet and several officials were gathered to greet the chief minister as she arrived at the Rashtriya Dalit Smarak in Noida to inaugurate her dream 33-acre park this evening.

The Ambedkar Park features grand lawns, several statues and hundreds of trees and fountains.

Meanwhile, the Congress party has called the project a 'waste' and said that chief minister is wasting the public money.

Difference between two newspapers -The Hindu & Times of India

Difference between two newspapers -The Hindu & Times of India

Both of them have same source of news i.e PTI, but one of them i.e The Hindu showed responsible journalism by taking an impartial and transparent view, but the other i.e TOI , a puppet of Congress try to mislead the viewers against Anna Hazare.

Having a good Jan Lokpal Bill is not sufficient to eradicate Corruption. We need good newspapers too who can actually help democracy triumphs over corruption.


P.S: People who think its fake.... PLz visit the following webpages

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-above-Parliament-can-pressurise-it-Arvind-Kejriwal/articleshow/10287110.cms

http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2523027.ece

World powers pre-occupied; India must stand on own feet: Manmohan

Manmohan Singh told top commanders of the armed forces that international strategic and political environment has deteriorated and it must be factored in the policies that India adopts internally or externally.

Karunanidhi backs Maran brothers

He said Maran brothers "are like my sons and my support to them to face the situation arising out of the raids legally will always be there."