From TimesofIndia
Bowing to intense public pressure as well as revolt in the ranks, Supreme Court judges on Wednesday finally agreed to disclose their assets and liabilities and post the details on the official website of the apex court.
However, the landmark decision has a caveat attached to it: the judges would not entertain any query relating to their assets and liabilities and how their wealth grew or decreased.
The decision to make a public disclosure of their assets and liabilities as well as those of their spouses and dependents was taken by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and the judges at a full court meeting, marking a major climbdown on the part of higher judiciary.
I had earlier in march touched upon the same issue here.
POKHRAN II: Thermo Nuclear Whimper
Now we get to hear, what we had feared but convinced ourselves all along that it can't be true. The thermonuclear test apparently wasn't as big a success as we were led to believe, albeit with loud protestations by western media. At this point, despite the exaggerated claims, we would be more at a loss if we are to sign CTBT, thus robbing us of any opportunity to master this technology. We should never be at the mercy of Powers, be it US or China at any point due to a lack of credible deterrance.
Again from TimesofIndia
The yield of the thermonuclear
explosions was actually much below expectations and the tests were perhaps more a fizzle rather than a big bang.
The controversy over the yield of the tests, previously questioned by foreign agencies, has been given a fresh lease of life with K Santhanam, senior scientist and DRDO representative at Pokhran II, admitting for the first time that the only thermonuclear device tested was a "fizzle". In nuclear parlance, a test is described as a fizzle when it fails to meet the desired yield.
The below comment is for your old post "The Wail behind the Invisible Veil" in 2008 Oct.
The current tradition in India maybe like what you have said but definitely it was not like this before (Vedic Times).
Just by writing some BS will no way justify your opinions or can deny the TRUTH.
You should have made some ground work before commenting on Barathaa's legacy. Yes, its Barathaa and not the so called "India". The Arabs traders refered to Barathaa's as Sindh people as that trade happened alond Sindh river. "Sindh" is pronounced as "Hindh" in Arabic and so we got the name India, Hindhustan etc;
Your are the kind of person who would beleive in Aryan invasion theory; who would know few poems written by Wordsworth and ignore the rich legacy of invaluable scriptures in your mother tounge. who would beleive any damn BS from the history books and not take the pain to understand the TRUTH.
For your information; (the following are facts from my Nobel friend)
Untouchability was not existent even when the Mughals rules. Historical records state so. (Have you bothered to read unabridged records by Marco Polo? Or Huein Tsang?)
Sati was always a voluntary practice. No one EVER forced women to jump in. In some cases, the women actually did it to avoid the insult of being raped by some Muslim or British - oh yes, these fellows loved to 'claim' all the 'available' women. Virgin rapes were as common then as corruption is today. The best thing was most of these women committed suicide after experiencing the ultimate insult to their existence - yes, they were a race of Honor.
This made things perfect - no traces of the heinous crime...
The Caste and Ethic System was so perfect that it is mentioned in many historic records as the fabric that held Bhaarathic Society so strongly that even the Muslims gave up! There was no point of raping a woman if she'd kill herself afterward -they needed converts, NOT dead women.
In 1825 Lord Macaulay told the british parliament (you can verify this if you go to the UK and access parliamentary minutes that record meetings/sessions) "I have traveled the length and breadth of this vast land, and have not seen a beggar, a thief, or a woman disrespected. Even though the barbarians from Central Asia (Mughals) have raped countless native women for conversion-and slaughtered their sons/husbands, many proud natives have chosen death over conversion- they know no fear. I have never seen a braver or more powerful peoples. The only way we can conquer this nation is to destroy its greatest heritage - it's spiritual backbone, and show the natives that everything we have is superior to what they have... "
Barathaa was the worlds largest economy in 1945 and became a poor country in 1947. Have you ever bothered to know WHY?
800 years ago, when Marco Polo traveled the globe (and he took noodles from china to italy to create Pasta, coffee from Arabia to Italy!!) he said of what is now known as Kerala in Bharat - "... this is a land of bounty - there are diamonds in the fields and there is gold in the river, but no one cares- these people are rich and prosporous - there is enough food for everyone, women walk with their heads held high and are respected throughout the land, the people are free to make opinions, and the Kings make decisions based on peoples' preferences...."
First you must make an attempt to know Barathaa's legacy before spilling you hallow words...
And regarding you reference to Ramayana - First try to understand/unearth the above points which happened in recent past before trying to create a mess abouth the long-past. Grow-up!
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August 29, 2009 7:00 PM