From Heir Apparent to Heir Manifest

This was the editorial response from the Hindu for Rahul Gandhi's ascent to Congress Party General Secretary Post. Yet another episode of Dynasty Politics.

Meantime, Most Indians are happy celebrating the success of Indian Cricket Team.

War is a profitable business - The Bush legacy

Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's president

Link : How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power

Matrimony sites tie Indian surfers in a knot

I have heard several "Met at Orkut" Love stories, which have ended in Happy Weddings. Matrimony sites are becoming huge hits in India and Dating through the net seems to have arrived in India.

While, almost 51 per cent of all internet users undertake dating/friendship activities, 48 per cent of them are into matrimonial searches. “Online matrimonial search has come to establish itself among the ‘mainline’ online activities.

In number terms, almost 12 million online urban Indians are undertaking it, making it the 13th most popular online activity among Indian surfers,” says India Online 2007, a survey conducted by JuxtConsult.

The survey sampled 10,000 households in 31 cities across all the four regions. Interestingly, one in five online matrimonial users is a woman. Only 18 per cent of the net users are women, forming a low proportion of the online matrimony usage base.

US Dollar Pegging coming to End

The US Dollar is the unofficial world currency now as most countries have pegged their currencies to the US Dollar. However, things could change as more countries have started to abandon their peggies strategy.

Saudi Arabia, one of key US allies, has refused to cut interest rates in lockstep with the US Federal Reserve for the first time, signalling that the oil-rich Gulf kingdom is preparing to break the dollar currency peg in a move that risks setting off a stampede out of the dollar across the Middle East.

Link : Fears of dollar collapse as Saudis take fright

Mobocracy in Bihar

Well written article about bihar lynching and brutality here :

It all started eerily with a mob molesting a girl and disrobing her at the Gateway of India, Mumbai, on New Year's eve. And as if on cue, the first day of the year pretty much decided the tone for the rest of the year to follow.

Sample these:

September 12, Vaishali, Bihar: Ten alleged thieves were lynched to death by villagers in the Vaishali District of Bihar on Wednesday. The band of thieves was spotted by a villager who raised an alarm. Within minutes, nearly 200 villagers collected and lynched the men. (Theft incidents have been on the rise in the area with eight being reported in the last three months. People had asked for police deployment, but no action was taken.)

September 10, Nawada, Bihar: An angry mob in Nawada district blinded three youths on Monday after they tried to steal a motorcycle. All three, who have been admitted to hospital in Nawada, have criminal records. (Complaints had been made, again the police had not responded).

September 4, Wazirganj, Lucknow: An angry mob beat a man to death after a two-and-a-half year old girl was allegedly found raped and murdered in his house. The girl's death sent shock waves among the locals, who turned their ire on the neighbour, who was facing charges of raping a 12-year-old girl two years ago and was recently released on bail.

August 29, Agra: Violence erupted in Agra after four people were mowed down by a speeding truck, with angry protesters torching 20 trucks prompting authorities to clamp curfew in Nai ki mandi and Mantola area.

Link : http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mobocracy-india-metes-out-instant-justice/48594-3.html