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Mr AA Zardari, Pakistan’s President goes gaga, almost drooling at the sight of Sarah Palin, USA’s Republican Party’s Vice Presidential candidate. Looks as if he is keen to emulate ex-Pakistani PM Shaukat Aziz, who unsuccessfully tried to charm Condi Rice, the US Secretary of State, who showed him ‘his place’! Mr Zardari was so much in awe of Sarah Palin that he couldn’t conceal his admiration for her. Zardari went on to say, “You are even more gorgeous than I expected…and now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you” . Sarah Palin was a beauty queen in her yesteryears, though now a mother of five! She reacted blushingly, at his comment. This is not all, when a photographer asked Mr Zardari to pose for a photo-op while shaking hands with Sarah, Zardari said, “if he (the photographer) is insisting, I might hug her” . If he could go this far in ‘public’, he may cross bigger ‘lakshman rekhas’ in private. Interestingly, Mr Zardari is a Moslem and the ‘Islamic world’ is currently o

Many people across the world are panic-stricken and talking about the severe slump in the US markets. More than the many 'talkers', several people across the globe are actually affected by the domino effect (remember the song by Pet Shop Boys, Domino Dancing...watch them all fall down) in the USA. With Lehman Brothers...no longer in arms, acting as the catalyst and opening a can of worms, other financial organizations followed suit. Big names like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley quiting investment banking, and the fallout of Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch, are huge indicators of the pace of world's economy slowing. Most of us are aware of the 'Great Depression', which resulted in major economies of the world nosediving. Presumably, the 'new great depression' will cause a greater catastrophe in comparison to its predecessor...definitely sending shivers down the spine of many. The USA was already 'bleeding' since years, its just that it needed a catal

Seems, being a Good Samaritan doesn't help anymore...even if it does, one may end up paying a HUGE price for being one, even amounting to death! Well, this may sound ridiculous, however, its true! You will definitely agree with me if you are aware of the recent terror attack in Sarai market, Delhi. I was, LITERALLY in tears, petrified with grief... A low intensity crude bomb went off on Saturday afternoon (Sept 27, 2008) in the crowded Sarai market, not far from the famed Qutub Minar. So, what's new? Terror attacks are a regular feature in the life of an Indian...though, a high profile politician or the war lords may go scot free, and may be they are in places where nothing and absolutely nothing can happen to them. But it is definitely a matter of fact that the people whom they rule, are consistent victims of terrorism and persecutions. The highlight of this terror attack- a young innocent boy is 'sacrificed'...so? Nine year old Santosh Kumar happened to see two men on

Looks like 'Harry' (aka Amitabh Bachhan) is in a hurry to bury the hatchet...either to save his clan from the wrath of 'regionalism' or the millions at stake...riding on his son's and his movies! The wife messes up and the hubby covers up- pre-planned move or spontaneous combustion? Amitabh Bachhan, popularly known as Big B, went on to say, “ If found guilty, I’m willing to go to jail ”. Guts we must say after all the jeering statements made by his better half earlier. The Big B also went on to say that Raj (Thackeray) is a friend for whom he has lot of respect. The buck doesn’t stop here…expect the unexpected…the ‘phirangi’ Sonia Gandhi, big boss of the Indian National Congress, steps in…filmi chakkar by a member of the political circus, phew! It’s alleged that Mrs Gandhi personally asked All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, Margaret Alva to call up Vilasrao Deshmukh, Maharastra’s CM to inquire about the well-being and safety of the Bach

Jaya Bachhan, an acclaimed Indian actress and politician, more famous as Mr Amitabh Bachhan's better half, and Raj Thackeray , the firebrand and vociferous political figure, arch leader of the political party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)...resorted to mudslinging, yet again! Moreover, it seems this embroglio is here to stay, for LONG. As if the regional 'warfare' wasn't enough, Mrs Bachhan pulled out yet another rabbit from the hat and how! Looks like film Drona's music release 'happened' to be the perfect backdrop for her (Mrs Bachhan) to launch another offensive which definitely didnt go well, at least with MNS and numerous people, not only from the state of Maharashtra but the entire country. Several sources (including the media) confirm that Mrs Bachhan, jeering and laughing away, passed comments, which she claims were harmless...she went on to say (after some talks in English by her son and Goldie Behl) that we are from the state of Uttar Pradesh

A good number of people must be aware that the Indian Railways (IR) is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting- millions of passengers across the country plus several tonnes of freight, daily. Although, many people across the globe may not be apprised of the fact that Indian Railways has a total state monopoly on India 's rail transport. This monopolistic domination ain’t any good for the common man, moreover countless people will agree to this- taking into consideration the pathetic state of IR. Dismal sanitation, thoroughly complacent employees, corruption, absolute ineffective communication…are just some of the inbuilt traits of IR. I definitely dread traveling long distances in the 2 nd class category, which I feel is worse than the 3 rd class. And I’m thankful to God that I’ve the provisions to travel by the category which is supposed to be higher than the substandard 2 nd class. It has been long since I’ve traveled by IR, wherein