February 23rd, 2013 at 5:41 pm » Comments (8)

He is stumping for votes in Northeast India. Adolf Hitler is running for election in India. So is Frankenstein. The tiny northeast Indian state of Meghalaya has a special fascination for interesting and sometimes controversial names, and the ballot for state elections Saturday is proof. Among the 345 contestants running for the state assembly are Frankenstein Momin, Billykid Sangma, Field Marshal Mawphniang and Romeo Rani. Some, like Kenedy Marak, Kennedy Cornelius Khyriem and Jhim Carter Sangma, are clearly hoping for the electoral success of their namesake American presidents. Then there
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September 16th, 2011 at 5:37 pm » Comments (25)

This is very smart by Vietnam to get the Indians involved in the South China Sea controversy: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said China’s recent diplomatic objection to an Indian oil company’s exploration in the South China Sea has no legal basis as the areas in question belong to Vietnam, The Hindustan Times reported Sept. 15. An MEA official said China has received an appropriate response to its objections but the issue will also be discussed during Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna’s Sept. 16 visit to Vietnam. The
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October 4th, 2009 at 2:51 pm » Comments (2)

Fortunately the plane did not crash. From the BBC- Pilots and cabin crew have come to blows on an international flight bound for India, media reports say. The scuffle is said to have begun as an argument in the plane’s cockpit over claims of sexual harassment but spilled into the galley, startling passengers. One pilot and one air hostess suffered bruises, as punches were thrown. The incident took place over Pakistan on an Air India flight from the United Arab Emirates to Delhi, with 106 passengers and seven crew on
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September 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am » Comments (6)

It seems like everyone is interested in expanding their nuclear energy capabilities except the US: A joint task force will be set up to explore the possibility of India buying nuclear power reactors from South Korea, according to S.K. Jain, chairman and managing director, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). It will consist of officials from the NPCIL and the South Korean energy major, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The decision is consequent to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the NPCIL and KEPCO in Mumbai on August
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September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pm » Comments (4)

This caused Vladislav Tkachiev to overstep the time limit. From Reuters- A leading French chess player turned up drunk and dozed off after just 11 moves in an international tournament in Kolkata, losing the round on technical grounds, domestic media reported Friday. Grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev arrived for Thursday’s match against India’s Praveen Kumar in such an inebriated state that he could hardly sit in his chair and soon fell asleep, resting his head on the table, Hindustan Times newspaper reported. Indian papers carried pictures of the world number 58 sleeping
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December 29th, 2008 at 12:53 pm » Comments (8)

Protesters gathered in Mumbai to condemn the conviction of two Indian nationals for their involvement in last years oil spill.  The conviction was clearly unjust and you have to really feel bad for the families affected by this: The families of Mr. Chawla and Mr. Chetan are also fighting a tough battle against a powerful nation and corporation. The judgment comes as a crushing blow to them as they were all set to celebrate the earlier acquittal. “I am the saddest and most distressed father of Syam Chetan,” said his
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November 29th, 2008 at 10:33 pm » Comments (9)

This group of South Korean diplomats and businessmen were lucky to escape this terrorist attack: All 26 South Koreans escaped unharmed from a Mumbai hotel where a group of heavily-armed terrorists took foreign guests hostage, diplomats here said Thursday. The South Korean Consul General in Mumbai, Kim Dong-yeon, and the 25 others, mostly businesspeople, had been marooned in the Taj Majal Hotel after the gunmen stormed it on Wednesday night, they said. The Koreans were attending a dinner event. “Consul General Kim and 21 others got out of the hotel first
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October 10th, 2007 at 10:55 am » Comments (1)

Reading this I have to wonder if the Germans have the same big fight over wiretapping and the monitoring of terrorists in Germany as we have in the US: Detonators to be used in a foiled terror plot that was aimed at Americans and possibly included Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as a target may have been smuggled from Istanbul, Turkey, to Germany by a 15-year-old boy, according to investigators. On Saturday, Spiegel Online International reported new details about the case against three suspected terrorists who were captured last month at
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September 30th, 2007 at 7:36 pm » Comments (0)

This is interesting: Speaking through the translator, the commander assures the sheik that everything possible is being done to improve the situation and he and his men will treat him with the utmost respect. This situation could take place in any number of towns in Iraq or Afghanistan today. The only difference here is that the temperature is hovering near freezing, a far cry from the stifling heat typical of many parts of the Mideast. This is counterinsurgency training for the 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division stationed at Fort
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