Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Jail for Desertion for US Women Soldier
Kimberley Rivera deserted from a deployment in Iraq in 2007 and fled to Canada.She has been sentenced for 10 months imprisonment in Military Prison.
During Vietnam war about 50,000 US soldiers have fled to Canada and were welcomed by Canada. Jimmy Carter offered them amnesty and most returned. But now US Military is an all volunteer force. Canadian authority had denied Rivera's request for refugee status and she moved to US Canada border where she was arrested.
Tosha Thakkar, An Indian Student Raped and Killed in Australia in 2011
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An Indian student, raped, killed , body dismembered ,stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in a canal in Australia by his next door neighbor Daniel in 2011. Australian prosecutors are demanding life sentence for Daniel,21, who has pleaded guilty of raping and killing Tosha Thakkar.Before committing the crime, Daniel has viewed about 9500 disturbing internet articles and websites on serial killers and notorious rapists.Daniel Stani-Reginald was then 19 and Tosha 24.
also read http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130430/world.htm#7 and PTI
Prachanda
After a meeting with Xi Jinping, Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prchanda, the maoist leader and fromer Primer Minister
of Nepal is in Delhi.In his talks with , he has emphasised on the need of cooperation between India , Nepal and China.
He also assured that no anti iIndian activities will be allowed on land of Nepal.
Herschel Space Telescope
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Launched in 2009, the largest infrared telescope stopped functioning on 29 April 3013, when it ran out of coolant ( Liquid Helium).It was at 1,500,000 km from earth at L2 Lagrangian point between Earth and the Sun.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Amanda's Memoir
In her autobiogrphy, Amanda Knox has claimed that she is "proud" of a string of one- night stands she had as a student and admitted that marijuana was her "vice"
Waiting to Be Heard
Harpercollins, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Amanda Knox, an American, was convicted and then acquitted of murder in Italy.
The book is scheduled for release on April 30.
Amanda has been reportedly paid more than $ 4 m for the autobiography.
source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22348419
Amanda Knox
Convicted US student Amanda Knox is escorted by guards as she arrives for her appeal hearing at Perugia's courthouse. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP
Sunday, April 28, 2013
US Russia do not have a bilateral Extradition Treaty
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Russia – Republic of Dagestan (Makhachkala)
Russia and the U.S. have no extradition deal and Russian citizens convicted by U.S. court serve their sentences in the United States.
source http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120210/171243300.html
Both parents of Boston bombing suspects Zubeidat Tsarnaeva and her ex husband Anzor live in Makhachakala, Dagestan Capital and port city. Locate on western shore of Caspian sea, fort Maghach or Makhachala is home to the Russsia's largest mosque 'Makhachakala Grand Mosque"
Boston Bombing Suspects
Dzhokhar, right, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (left) are accused of planting the Boston bombs
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Tamerlan, 26, died after a shootout with police in Watertown, Massachusetts last Friday, while her youngest, Dzhokhar, 19, is in hospital recovering from a bullet wound to the neck.
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Zubeidat Tsarnaeva
a file photo - Zubeidat Tsarnaeva with her husband Anzor (now former husband)
source http://bbb-news.com/blog/2013/04/20/zubeidat-tsarnaeva-bombers-mother-gave-a-damn-good-facial-says-woman-who-used-to-visit-house-and-reveals-how-the-matriarch-became-increasingly-strict-muslim/Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, mother of Boston bombing suspect, in her intercepted phone calls by Russian authorities has vaguely discussed jihad with her elder son Tamerlan
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Zubeidat Tsarnaev, mother of Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was recorded by Russian authorities discussing jihad with Tamerlan in 2011, but the Russians didn’t share that information with American law enforcement officials.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bombing-suspects-mom-talked-jihad-2011-recordings-article-1.1329247#ixzz2RpByd7A4
Zubeidat married into a Chechen family but was an outsider. She is an Avar, from one of the dozens of ethnic groups in Dagestan. Her native village is now a hotbed of an ultraconservative strain of Islam known as Salafism or Wahabbism.
Savar. Bangladesh
A.M. Ahad
Rescuers lower down a survivor from the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. An eight-storey building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday, killing dozens of people and trapping many more under a jumbled mess of concrete. Rescuers tried to cut through the debris with earthmovers, drilling machines and their bare hands. (AP Photo/A.M.Ahad)
Savar factory collapse has killed has killed at least 348 people whereas 2,428 have been rescued alive. -PTI
Algeria
Algerian President , Abdelaziz Bouteflika,76, is undergoing treatment for a mini-stroke in Paris( val de grace Military hospital). Mr Bouteflika has been dominating the Algrian politics since 1962, when algeria got independence from France.Elections are scheduled next year and he may contest for fourth term.
Maracana Stadium Rio, Brazil
Maracana stadium has been reopened after 3 years of renovation. The world famous stadium is going to host 2014 World Cup finals.
A crowd of 2 lakh, largest ever to watch a football match in a stadium, have watched the World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay in 1950.
Canada appalled at Sri Lanka choice as Venue for Common Wealth Meet
Canada's foreign minister, John Baird has expressed unhappiness over Sri Lanka being chosen to host 2013 Commonwealth Summit, to be held in November. Since Sri Lanka has failed in the fundamental values of commonwealth values of Human right , he said that "Canada finds it appalling that the government in Colombo would be given the honour and the privilege and responsibility of hosting Commonwealth leaders."
A brutal 26 year war left at least a lakh dead. Final phase of the war which ended in 2009, left thousands of civilians dead.
Sri Lanka has dismissed Canada's objection.
source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22322999
Everett Dutschke
Ricin
Ricinius Communis( Castor Oil Plant)
Ricin , a highly toxic substance, is found in Castor Oil plants.It inhibits synthesis of protein in body if injected, inhaled or ingested.
The toxin was in news recently, when a letter containing Ricin was send to US President Obama.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
US Citizen face Justice in North Korea
Pae Jun Ho, a US Citizen , who entered North Korea through Rason , a north eastern port city, is being put on a trial for overthrowing the communist regime.
source AFP
source AFP
Rason Special Economic Zone
A special economic zone, located on the borders of North Korea with Russia and China, where use of foreign currency is permitted. It is also on a warm water port of North Korea and can serve both Russia and China. Chinese and Russian country have invested in the economic zone.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Syrian Civil War
A UN Heritage Site, 1000 year old Umayyad Mosque lost its minaret.This was a result of ensuing gun battle between Syria' s forces and rebels. Both army and rebels are trying to put blame on each other. 70,000 persons have already lost their lives in this civil war.
Angdaan ( Organ Donation)
Speed thrills but kills ! There have been far too many cases of 'brain death' where cadaver organs could have been utilised ( if already pledged or pledged within a very short time by the near relatives) or availability of transplant and organ storage facility within reasonable distance.
There is also a nee of spreading awareness on the issue. Far too many people can get a new life through organ transplant!
Armed Forces Organ Retrieval and Transplant Authority
Army has led again and this time in the field of Cadaver donation. About 8000 soldiers and their families have pledged their cadavers to Armed Forces Organ Retrieval and Transplant Authority. This has facilitated 44 liver, 70 renal and three heart transplants!
National Organ Transplant Programme
Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) is set up at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS).It was established in 2003 and since then have carried out about organ transplants.
Cadaver Donation
Cadaver donation means donation of organs for needy persons. Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994, accepted 'brain death' as death. thus allowing relatives to pledge cadaver organs. A single cadaver donor can give 37 organs and tissues and thus a new lease of life to seven persons.
There are many unnatural deaths or 'brain deaths' where patients heart is functioning with other physiological function going on as usual, can be used as donors for cadaver organs. Such transplant which need live donor can also be done with 'brain death ' type of donor.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Heart of Asia Conference
Heart of Asia Conference held in 2012 at Kabul
IRIGC
Khurshid will raise the issue of the possible signing of the CECA to boost the trade, economic and investments between the two countries, without any further delay. Source: AP
Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC)- Salman Khushed and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Rogozin will co-chair inter session meeting on 29 April. The two sides have already resolved AFK Systema and disputable issues of 3 rd and 4 th unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Plant.Preparation for Russia India summit will be high on agenda.
source http://indrus.in/world/2013/04/24/salman_khurshid_to_co-chair_irigc_inter-session_meeting_in_moscow_24111.html
the third edition of the hand-in-hand exercise
Third edition of Joint Military Exercise are likely to be held this year around September- October.India and China , in 2006, had signed a memorandum of understanding on exchange and cooperation in the field of Defence.
First joint exercise was held in China at Kumming ( Yunnan Province). It was at one armoured reconnaissance company level at each side. It was codenamed hand-in -hand 2007.Activities like establishing a joint command post,joint battle decision making and conduct of anti-terrorism drills were performed. weapon display from both sides were organised.
Indian troops taught ' Yoga" to Chinese troops and learnt 'martial arts skills' from them.
An army delegation is already in Beijing to finalise the dates of the exercise.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Violation of Indian Airspace in Ladakh
Two Chinese military copters entered the Indian airspace in the Chumar sector on April 21, top sources confirmed. The incident occurred on April 21 and in the middle of the ongoing stalemate near Daulat Beg Oldie in northern Ladakh, where Chinese soldiers pitched a tent on April 15. The Indian side had responded on April 18 by rushing in its troops.
The helicopters hovered over the area for quite some time and returned only after dropping some food cans, cigarette packets and hand-written notes, sources said.
India’s high-altitude astronomical observatory at Hanle.
Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle Wikipedia
Operated by Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, it one of the world highest site for
optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescope.Located at 4500 m ,it is world second highest
optical telescope . It is about 300 km south east of Leh ( J&K).
It is close to chumar , which was in the news for violation Indian airspace by two Chinese
helicopters.
Baga Clashes with Boko Haram
Baga, located close to border with Niger and Chad, was a scene of deadly fight with Nigerian Army with Boko Haram. Army has claimed to kill 30 members of Boko Haram and also seized rocket - propelled -grenades.
Egypt Justice Minister
Egypt Justice Minister quits
Mekky , the Justice Minister of Egypt ahd tendered his resignation to President Morsi. Apparently, he has not liked introduction of a bill seeking lowering of retirement age of judges, which would retire 3000 judges .
Enrico Letta
46 years old , Enrico Letta appears set to become Italy's new prime minister, after being asked by President Giorgio Napolitano to form a broad coalition government.
source and credit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22278038
Associated Press Twitter Account Hacked
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People stand in front of the White House in Washington, D.C on April 23, 2013. Stocks tumbled about 1 percent after the Associated Press, one of the world’s largest news agencies, said a hacking attack caused it to send out an erroneous Twitter post about explosions at the White House.
Syrian Electronic Army taken responsibility for hacked AP's Twitter account and spread false information of explosions in white house which injured President Obama. though rebuttal came within minutes from AP and also from white House Spokesman that Obama was fine.
Senkaku Tension
CONTINUING TENSION: Chinese surveillance ships sail in waters claimed by Japan near the disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea on Tuesday. —AP/PTI
Banner Drill at LAC
Showing of a banner is a standard operating procedure and is called the ‘banner drill.’ It is done when troops of the two sides come face-to-face due to differences on the alignment of the LAC or any other reason. Whenever either side perceives that a transgression has been made across the LAC, soldiers show a banner with a slogan painted across. The banner primarily cites the 2005 agreement and says there is a need to back off from the present positions of patrolling.
Before this incident, the system was working well. The mandate of the 2005 agreement is: “Throughout the face-to-face situation, neither side shall use force or threaten to use force against the other”.
Sumdorong Chu
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130424/main1.htm
Sumdorong Chu (S-C) - referred to as Sangduoluo He in the Chinese media - is a rivulet flowing north-south in the Thag La triangle, bounded by Bhutan in the west and the Thag La ridge to the north. On June 26, 1986, the Government of India (GoI) lodged a formal protest with Beijing against intrusions in this region by Chinese troops, that had occurred beginning on June 16. Beijing denied any such intrusions and maintained that its troops were in a location north of the McMahon Line (ML), while the official Indian stance was that the Chinese troops had intruded south of the ML.
credit http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-3/natarajan.html
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Gay Marriage
Gay marriage is a marriage between two persons of same biological sex and / or gender identity( persons private sense of their own gender.
Nero, infamously known as the " Emperor who was fiddling, when Rome was burning", had married one of his freed slave Pythogarus, to whom he acted as a bride. He also married a young boy, who resemble one of his concubines, as a groom.Nero, apart from being first gay emperor, was also also first Roman Emperor who committed suicide when facing assassination.
Gay Marriage Legalised in France
Gay marriage activists celebrate with Champagne after French lawmakers legalised same-sex marriage. The vote came after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. Picture: AP
VIA Train
VIA Rail Canada runs 497 intercity trains per week in Canada over a network of 12,500 km.Via rails carry about 4.1 million passengers annually.
The Rail was in news when a terror plot targeted a rail line between Toronto and New York City and attempted to derail a passenger train.
Raed Jaser
Mike Faille/National PostRaed Jaser
Raed Jaser appears in court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in this artist's sketch. Jaser and Chehib Esseghaier were arrested and charged Monday in what the RCMP said was the first-known al-Qaida terror plot in Canada.
Raed Jaser, 35, arrested in Canada train terror plot, was earlier convicted of threatening death in 2001, receiving a sentence of two years’ probation and a $1,000 fine, but recently received — a pardon.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/23/toronto-terrorism-suspect-raed-jaser-had-2001-death-threat-conviction-pardoned/
Mr Jaser is understood to be a United Arab Emirates national of Palestinian origin, though his lawyer points out he is a permanent Canadian resident who has lived there 20 years. Mr Jaser reportedly worked as a customer service agent at a removal firm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22269639
Chiheb Esseghaier
Thought of Tunisian origin, he was studying at National Institute for Scientific Research near Montreal for a doctorate degree. He is one of the suspect in Canada train derailment plot and has said that charges against him were unfair and declined to be represented by a court appointed lawyer.
Al Qaeda Plot to derail Canadian Train
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman gives announces arrest of two suspects with links to Al Qaeda attempting to attack VIA train.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-s-canada-terror-attack-foiled-article-1.1324305#ixzz2RLoAt4R2
Charges against the two accused Esseghaier and Jaser are to conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of , at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group.
Royal Canadian Mounted Force
A mounted force, colloquially call mounties, is a unique police force of the world which is national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. it provides provides policing service to all of Canada Mounted means seated or serving on a horse back
Canada Train Plot
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Canadian law enforcement officials announced Monday that they had stopped an al-Qaeda-linked plot to derail a New York-to-Toronto VIA passenger train, and have arrested two suspects in Montreal and Toronto.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-s-canada-terror-attack-foiled-article-1.1324305#ixzz2RLhkz8E2
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-s-canada-terror-attack-foiled-article-1.1324305#ixzz2RLhkz8E2
Justice J.S. Verma
Justice J S Verma , former chief Justice of India,Chairman of National Human Rights Commission passed away at 80. He submitted recommendations on legal reforms to deal with sexual assaults within record 29 days, when he was appointed chairman of three member committee.
National Policy on Skill Development
| National Policy on Skill Development |
National Policy on Skill Development (NPSD) approved by the Government has set a target of skilling 500 million persons by the year 2022. Ministry of Labour and Employment has been mandated to train 100 million
The road map for achieving the target of 100 million is as under:
1. The seating capacity of Government and Private ITIs will be increased at the rate of 8% annually by opening new ITIs and running second and third shifts.
2. 1500 new ITIs under
3. The seating capacity under ATS is planned to be increased at the rate of 5% annually by increasing the coverage of industries.
4. 5000 Skill Development Centres (SDCs) are proposed to be set up in XII Plan (2012-2017) period in PPP mode. Thereafter, another 5000 SDCs will be set up.
5. Existing capacity of DGE&T institutes would be increased at the rate of 5% annually.
6. 1 million persons will be trained and tested every year under SDI scheme.
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