These people gave us their lives for our country and for what should we say every fruit?

These people gave us their lives for our country and for what should we say every fruit?

Jai Hind

Prabhas Fan and I will be fond of Mahesh Babu,
But our true heroes are real heroes of our soldiers who are living for the country,
We want our fans
These people gave us their lives for our country and for what should we say every fruit?
My heartfelt congratulations
Jai Hind

Gujarat polls: 397 crorepati candidates in fray for state's 182 Assembly seats

Gujarat polls: 397 crorepati candidates in fray for state's 182 Assembly seats

There are nearly 400 crorepati candidates in fray for Gujarat's 182 seats. The state goes to the poll today in a two-part election.

As many as 397 crorepati candidates are in the fray for the Gujarat assembly elections, an analysis of their election affidavits done by two NGOs has found.

Of the total 1,828 candidates trying their luck in the two-phased Assembly polls, 1,098 nominees have passed class 12 or below. Also, there are only 118 women candidates in the fray, according to the report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Gujarat Election Watch (GEW).

While 198 out of the total 977 candidates of the first phase have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore, 199 nominees out of the total 851 of second phase have emerged as crorepati as per the analysis of their affidavits conducted by the NGOs.

As per the study, 131 of these 397 crorepati candidates have declared assets worth over Rs 5 crore, while 124 others have shown movable and immovable assets in the range of Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore.

While the ruling BJP has given tickets to 142 crorepati candidates, the opposition Congress has fielded 127 such nominees. The NCP has given tickets to 17 crorepati candidates, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 13 such candidates and the BSP to five.

The report said that 56 independent candidates also fall under this category. The remaining crorepati candidates belong to lesser known parties or outfits.

Congress candidate for Daskroi seat, Pankaj Patel has emerged as the wealthiest candidate with declared assets worth Rs 231.93 crore, it said.

He is followed by another Congress nominee Indranil Rajyaguru of Rajkot-West seat who has declared assets worth Rs 141.22 crore.

Rajyaguru is followed by BJP candidate for Botad seat Saurabh Patel. Patel, who is former Gujarat finance minister, has declared assets worth Rs 123.78 crore, the report said.

BJP candidate and prominent businessman Dhanjibhai Patel of Wadhwan seat is in the fourth place with declared assets of Rs 113.47 crore.

In a sharp contrast, six independent candidates have declared that they have zero movable or immovable assets.

The report also suggests that as many as 13 candidates have declared that their annual income is more than Rs 1 crore, based on the last Income Tax returns filed by them.

In terms of educational qualifications, the report said that as many as 1,098 nominees have either passed only 5th, 8th, 10th or 12th class. 119 candidates mentioned that they were only literate, while 23 others declared that they were illiterate.

According to the report, of the 1,828 candidates, 118 were women. 658 candidates were in the age group of 25 and 40 years, 889 between ages of 41 and 60, while 193 of them were between 61 and 80.

Voting for the first phase of the polls began this morning, while polling for the second phase will be held on December 14. Counting of votes for both the phases will be held on December 18.

India warns on Bitcoin as investors rush in

India warns on Bitcoin as investors rush in

The digital currency Bitcoin is rallying at phenomenal speed, leaving many high and others dry in markets around the world. But why are prices higher in India than elsewhere? The BBC's Devina Gupta explains.

While the Bitcoin bull run has been welcomed by many, financial regulators in emerging economies are still trying to find a way to understand it.

The central bank of China has shut down Bitcoin exchanges in the country. Indonesia and Bangladesh have banned its use as a payment tool.

In India the government has made it clear that, while it doesn't recognise Bitcoin as "legal tender" like paper money, there are no guidelines on Bitcoin trading.

In the absence of any specific legal framework, online Bitcoin trading platforms are operating freely, even as the Indian central bank is getting jittery.

What's behind the Bitcoin gold rush?

Bitcoin - risky bubble or the future?

It has issued its third warning this week, cautioning "users, holders and traders of virtual currencies including Bitcoin" of "economic, financial, operational, legal, consumer protection and security-related risks".

But is anyone listening?

Experts claim that demand outweighs supply in India, pushing the Bitcoin price in the country up to 20% higher than international prices.

There are at least 11 Indian Bitcoin trading platforms online which claim that about 30,000 customers are actively trading at any given point of time. With a simple click, an investor can open an account and choose whether to purchase an entire Bitcoin or a fraction to trade with.

What is Bitcoin?

There are two key traits of Bitcoin: it is digital and it is seen as an alternative currency.

Unlike the notes or coins in your pocket, it largely exists online.

Secondly, Bitcoin is not printed by governments or traditional banks.

A small but growing number of businesses, including Expedia and Microsoft, accept Bitcoins - which work like virtual tokens.

However, the vast majority of users now buy and sell them as a financial investment.

"Last year this time we had 100,000 registered customers. Now we have gone up to 850,000. The price is surging and from my analysis the people who are investing in Bitcoins are investors who have big pockets and are willing to take risks on their portfolio," Satvik Vishwanathan, co-founder of Unocoin, told the BBC.

And it's not just online trading. Some Indian e-commerce platforms have started recognising the digital currency as well. FlipKart and Amazon are already giving customers the option to convert Bitcoin into regular currency and purchase goods with it.

But at the end of the day, Bitcoin is just an open software with a digital code. Is it more secure than depositing money in a bank?

"There is no architecture to hold the Bitcoins safely, so right now people are taking a physical print out and keeping that in a locker. What the government can do is start a global wallet registry so that we know who is transacting and where the transactions are being done. If my Bitcoin is stolen then with this global wallet at least you can track it," Vishal Gupta, co-founder of Diro Labs, told the BBC.

At the start of the year Bitcoin was valued below $1,000

But the time for just issuing warnings may be over.

With the popularity of Bitcoin, other digital currencies like Ethereum and Litecoin are also attracting Indian investors. So is it time for the government to make its policy clear?

"There are revolutionary changes in this sector and huge progressive moves here. Technology is always ahead of government and is a big disruptor. It is important that we keep pace with technology and make regulatory changes. It is an issue that finance ministry has to debate and do inter-ministerial discussions to take it forward," Amitabh Kant, the CEO of India's premier think-tank Niti Aayog, told the BBC.

Every high has a low. A look at the past five years of Bitcoin shows several stomach-churning moments where it has tumbled by 40% to 50% in a single day without any warning. The April 2013 Bitcoin meltdown where the currency fell by over 70% overnight from $233 to $67 still haunts many.

But perhaps the biggest shot in the arm for Bitcoin investors is the recent green light from the US for futures trading. This decision has fuelled the recent Bitcoin rally. But Wall Street banks are raising concerns and heavyweights like Warren Buffet have red flagged Bitcoin as "a real bubble".

This leads us to the big question: Is the digital currency an idea whose time has come or is it destined for disaster?

Only time will tell.

How to Get a Girl to Fall in Love with You

How to Get a Girl to Fall in Love with You

Who doesn’t want to fall in love? It’s an almost universal desire, as common as a hashtag on a Kardashian tweet. If you are interested in a girl and desperately want her to love you back, there are some ways to inspire her interest. Getting a girl to fall in love with you requires you to build attraction with verbal and nonverbal interaction, while also showing her your naturally lovable qualities and taking the time to get to know her. Most importantly, be yourself and respect her for who she is.

Understanding Attraction

1. Learn how physical attraction works

Underlying all the emotion, thoughts, and hopes about love is our basic biochemistry. We are hard-wired to love! Attraction is based in brain chemistry. A group of neurotransmitters called monoamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin) creates the feeling we experience as attraction.

2. Take care of you

Women are generally attracted to men or women who demonstrate that they are able to care for themselves. This includes good grooming, and an overall healthy look. Keeping your body feeling and looking strong and healthy, is a big evolutionary sign of your “reproductive fitness” — basically, a sign that your genes are strong and healthy too.

3. Groom yourself for success

Your physical appearance and presence is the biggest first impression. It is also usually the strongest. You can have a great online profile and interaction, but if you finally meet the girl in real life and you reek of body odor and wear unflattering clothing, that will make a stronger impression than any online chat room

4. Consider body language signals

Body language can be either conscious (like winking at someone) or subconscious (like your lips reddening or pupils dilating). People convey a variety of messages through body language, including the language of attraction. Most body language signs relevant to physical attraction communicate a few basic messages:

5. Look for open body language

Body language cues that say “I’m available” and “I’m approachable” suggest that the other person is in a state of mind that is receptive to your advances. Look for things such as

6. Look for signs of attraction

Some body language is unconscious and happens when we are attracted to someone. Others are more conscious behaviors. Looking for these cues can help you figure out if your tender feeling for the girl is reciprocal.

7. Pay attention to the way she is smiling

A genuine smile from a woman may be a signal that she wants to make herself more attractive to you.[14] (It may also just be a sign that she’s friendly, so make sure to check out her other body language cues as well.) Watch to see what facial muscles she uses when she smiles to get a sense of whether it’s real or not.

8. Signal your own attraction

Once you’ve determined whether you have a shot or not, you can do a few things with your own body language to tell the girl you’re interested in her.

9. Try an opening gambit.

Also known as a “pickup line,” an opening gambit is how you initiate a conversation. Despite the general creepiness of the pickup artist community, you don’t have to be a 'creepster' to use an opening gambit. Studies suggest that there are three types:

10. Try a gentle touch if you sense that she is inviting you

Touching is a great way to signal physical attraction. If you have been talking for a while and the girl seems interested in you, you can try a light brush of her arm or touch her hand

No India- Sri Lanka series once we come back to power: Congress

No India- Sri Lanka series once we come back to power: Congress

Gandhinagar: In the middle of his Gujarat campaign, Congress (Vice) President Rahul Gandhi has already started pitching for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Speaking at an election rally earlier today, Mr. Gandhi said that once Congress returns in center, they will ban India- Sri Lanka tours on priority. This announcement from him was greeted with the loudest cheer of the day.

India vs LankaWe may never see this epic contest again post-2019

Addressing the crowd, Mr. Gandhi said ,”Today, there is a decisive 5th day of a Test match in progress but you are here at a political rally instead of watching that match. In a cricket mad country like India, isn’t it shocking? This is happening because of the really high frequency of India- Sri Lanka matches, across formats, and it is making people disinterested in Cricket. To get people interested in Cricket again, we will ban all bilateral series between these two countries and nobody will ever ignore a Test match involving India again.”

Taking a dig at the Modi government, he added ,”Current government is totally oblivious of the torture being inflicted on the dedicated Indian fans through these matches. RSS members only know Lathi, they can’t appreciate a bat and this government is run by RSS.”

Reacting sharply to this statement by Rahul Gandhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said ,”Today Rahul Ji is attacking us for high frequency of India-Sri Lanka matches but he is forgetting the time during UPA government when there was an India-Sri Lanka match every other day. Indian players spent more time with Jayawardene and Sangakkara than their spouses during that time. Why didn’t he ask Manmohan Singh Ji to ban these tours then?”

Meanwhile, BCCI is already drawing up list of probables to replace Sri Lanka as the default opponent during any break for the Indian players. Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan are the names currently under consideration.

OxygenOS 4.7.4 OTA update now out for the OnePlus 5T; brings big camera improvements

OxygenOS 4.7.4 OTA update now out for the OnePlus 5T; brings big camera improvements

After the OnePlus 5T launch, everyone seemed to love the smartphone, but somehow could not get over the fact that the camera quality was still lacking. Soon enough OnePlus promised that it would work on improving the low light imaging of the camera and now a month later, we have the first camera-focussed update.

The OnePlus 5T features a longer display.The OnePlus 5T.

The new update is tagged as OxygenOS 4.7.4. It comes in the form of an OTA update package that is 285 MB in size.

The update does not bring Android Oreo, but brings plenty of optimisations apart from the main fixes, which come for the camera.

In the change log, OnePlus mentions that the team has worked on delivering an optimised UI for the Camera app. Additionally they have also tweaked the image processing algorithms that should bring about better photo quality.

Other tweaks to the system include optimisations for the audio quality (both speaker and earphones), face unlock and vibrations. There are also optimisations made for Wi-Fi battery usage, and the update also brings stability for fingerprint recognition and the GPS unit.

The update as always will be rolling out gradually in waves, but users in Canada seem to be the first to have received the update. You could try using your VPN to trick the server into getting it to download the update.

While the standard OnePlus 5T (yes, your OnePlus is not exactly special anymore) is available in 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage flavours. OnePlus already has a special edition of the smartphone that will be launched in India (and elsewhere) on 14 December.

The OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition comes with some cool themes and also looks different with a Storm Trooper white finish that kind of reminds us of the Black and White Pixel 2 smartphones. Last we heard, all the tickets for the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition launch set for 14 December have already been sold out.

What's behind the N Korean 'ghost ships' washing up in Japan?

What's behind the N Korean 'ghost ships' washing up in Japan?

Mysterious "ghost ships" have been washing up on the western shores of Japan over the few past years, thought to be fishing vessels from North Korea.

Many of the ships have only dead bodies or skeletons on board but in recent months, several have been found with their desperate North Korean crew still alive.

What are these 'ghost ships'?

They are called ghost ships because they are usually found empty or with only corpses on board off Japan's western coast.

In 2017 though, a number of ships have washed ashore with the crew still alive.

In November, eight men were found alive on a boat at Yurihonjo marina. They said they were fishermen from North Korea who had gotten into trouble at sea.

Another ship picked up by the Japanese coast guard was found to have 10 men on board.

The boats are often rickety and very simple vessels with no modern engines or navigation instruments on board.

Where are they from?

With most of the boats washing up empty or only with dead bodies, it was initially not clear where they had come from but some observers speculated they were North Korean fishing boats that had been searching for king crab, squid and sandfish.

Markings on some of the vessels, in Korean, indicated that they belonged to the North's military which is heavily involved in the fishing industry.

In the recent cases where boats were found with the crew still alive, the sailors confirmed they were from North Korea. One of the boats rescued in November also had a plaque indicating it belonged to the military.

Unsurprisingly, there has been no mention of the missing vessels from North Korea.

How did those on board die?

When boats with corpses wash ashore, Japanese officials usually try to investigate the cause of death. But as they tend to be in an advanced state of decomposition it is often impossible to determine that.

During the winter months and with little food on board, exposure and starvation are the most likely explanations for their deaths.

The wooden boats washed up are old and heavy and have neither powerful modern engines nor GPS navigation systems.

If they ventured too far out or got blown off course, they would lose their bearings or find it hard to beat the currents even if they knew which way to go.

According to news agency AFP, 2017 has seen a record number of North Korean fishermen rescued alive with more than 40 arriving so far this year.

Are they defectors? Or spies?

It has been suggested the sailors could be defectors trying to make it across the Sea of Japan to escape the regime in Pyongyang.

But the crews found alive have asked to be sent back to North Korea.

Also, taking the route all the way to Japan is significantly further and more dangerous than trying to sail to South Korea.

The speculation they might be spies is also thought to be unlikely. Despite a few sailors rescued alive, most of the boats still wash up empty or with the men dead.

The crews found alive in November was thought to have looted a small shelter off the coast of Japan before they were picked up by the coast guard.

The shelter for Japanese boats in distress was found broken into with appliances missing, including a rice cooker and a television. When the North Koreans were later spotted by the coast guard they appeared to hastily dump these items off their vessel, local media reported.

According to Japanese media, the sailors later admitted they had been stealing the missing equipment from the refuge hut.

Why would fishermen take this risk?

With international sanctions tightening due to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests, the regime is under pressure to boost agriculture and food supplies.

One hypothesis posed by Japanese media is that the North Korean leadership is demanding bigger catches and sailors are being forced to take chances to meet those targets.

What might be making the situation worse is that North Korea sold the fishing rights in some of its territorial waters to China last year. That means a smaller area for local fishermen to fish in and hence they might be having to venture further out in search for fish.

Profit-seeking has been suggested as another possible incentive to take such risks

It is common in North Korea for workers to keep some of the surplus they generate past the targets set by the state. This quasi-capitalist system has been credited with improving production, analysts say.

But this promise of some private surplus is also thought to drive people to take greater risks to improve their situation - which could well include taking desperate chances at sea.

Babies' brains damaged by pollution, Unicef says

Babies' brains damaged by pollution, Unicef says

Seventeen million babies under the age of one are breathing toxic air, putting their brain development at risk, the UN children's agency has warned.

Babies in South Asia were worst affected, with more than 12 million living in areas with pollution six times higher than safe levels.

A further four million were at risk in East Asia and the Pacific.

Unicef said breathing particulate air pollution could damage brain tissue and undermine cognitive development.

Its report said there was a link to "verbal and non-verbal IQ and memory, reduced test scores, grade point averages among schoolchildren, as well as other neurological behavioural problems".

The effects lasted a lifetime, it said.

Delhi's air pollution is triggering a health crisis

"As more and more of the world urbanises, and without adequate protection and pollution reduction measures, more children will be at risk in the years to come," Unicef said.

It called for wider use of face masks and air filtering systems, and for children not to travel during spikes in pollution.

Media captionSmog reduced visibility in Delhi to a few metres

Last month hazardous smog began blanketing the Indian capital Delhi, prompting the Indian capital's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to say the city had become a "gas chamber".

Some schools in the city were closed but there was criticism when they re-opened, with parents accusing the authorities of disregarding their children's health.

Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers playing in Delhi vomited on the pitch during high levels of pollution.

Media captionChina's Shijiazhuang "can be completely dark", one man said

In northern China, air pollution is estimated to cut life expectancy by about three years and the government has imposed tougher emissions rules on companies, although state media have reported that these are routinely flouted.

'Young and old' hit by China smog

Satellite imagery used to compile the data also revealed that the issue was growing in African cities, Unicef said.

Meanwhile a separate study by scientists at hospitals in London found that the British city's polluted air was leading to lower birth weights, linked to higher infant mortality and disease later in life.

India newborn 'mistakenly' declared dead passes away

India newborn 'mistakenly' declared dead passes away

A newborn baby who was "mistakenly" declared dead by doctors in India's capital Delhi has died in another hospital where he was being treated.

The doctors at the privately run Max Hospital had pronounced the baby dead hours after his twin who was stillborn on 30 November.

The parents said the baby was alive while on their way to his funeral.

Their father told reporters that he would not take the child's body home unless the two doctors were arrested.

The incident sparked outrage and a debate over the quality of private healthcare which is often costly.

The two doctors were fired by the hospital on Sunday after an inquiry. The hospital also condoled with the parents after hearing that the baby had died.

Doctors fired for mistaking baby for dead

Anger as doctor 'mistakes' baby for dead

How did 100 children die in this India hospital?

Anger over $25,000 bill in India hospital

"Our deepest condolences are with the parents and other family members. While we understand that survival in extreme preterm births is rare, it is always painful for the parents and family. We wish them the strength to cope with their loss," it said.

The state health minister, Satyender Jain, has said the hospital's licence could be cancelled if a probe found it guilty of medical negligence.

The Delhi police said on Wednesday that it had transferred the case to its crime unit.

The incident came to light when the parents noticed one of the babies squirming inside the plastic bag that doctors had placed the infants in.

According to the twins' grandfather, the stunned family rushed the newborn to a nearby hospital where they were told that their baby was still alive, local media reported.

This was the second instance in recent months where a private hospital in India has been called out for negligent care. Last month, a girl died of dengue fever in another hospital and the parents allege they were overcharged for her treatment.

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Best Indian Blogs: List Of Most Popular Bloggers In India

Best Indian Blogs: List Of Most Popular Bloggers In India

With this post, I’m aiming at sharing the best Indian blogs and most popular bloggers from India. I considered lots of popularity metrics like blog domain authority, traffic details, Technorati Ranking, Subscriber’s details, Content Update Frequency and Alexa Rank before making decision about adding a particular blog to this list. I want to limit this list to best Indian blogs and their blog owners only. There can be lots of popular blogs that are missing from this list and the simple reason could be I haven’t got a chance to browse them.
List Of 50 Best Indian Blogs From Indian Bloggers

If you own a popular blog and want to get that listed into this ultimate list of most popular Indian bloggers, do let me know in the comments section: So here is the ultimate list of best Indian blogs with their respective blog owner’s Name & Image, Current DA, Alexa Ranking and off course their blog address:
1 ShoutMeLoud: Blog for Bloggers Harsh Agrawal Harsh Agrawal 58/100 2080
2 YourStory: Indian Startups Shradha Sharma Shradha Sharma 73/100 3079
3 The Windows Club: Windows Tips Anand Khanse Anand Khanse 63/100 4332
4 Digital Inspiration: Tech Blog Amit Agarwal amit-agarwal 79/100 5070
5 BloggersIdeas Jitendra Vaswani Jitendra Vaswani 40/100 5870
6 Fone Arena: Mobile Blog Varun Krishnan Varun Krishnan 62/100 6061
7 Quick Sprout Neil Patel Neil Patel 83/100 6960
8 MissMalini.com: Lifestyle Blog Malini Agarwal Malini Agarwal 49/100 8798
9 Guiding Tech Abhijeet Mukherjee Abhijeet Mukherjee 50/100 11482
10 .9lessons: Programming Blog Srinivas Tamada Srinivas Tamada 47/100 15042
11 I Will Teach you to Be Rich Ramit Sethi Ramit Sethi 71/100 15991
12 Trak.in Arun Prabhudesai Arun Prabhudesai 54/100 16753
13 Online Tech Tips Aseem Kishore Aseem Kishore 52/100 16814
14 AllTechBuzz Imran Uddin Imran Uddin 56/100 16852
15 BloggerTipsTricks Ankit Kumar Singla Ankit Kumar Singla 36/100 17599
16 NexBigWhat: For Entrepreneurs Ashish Sinha Ashish Sinha 59/100 17688
17 MyWPTips Avnish Gautam Avnish Gautam 26/100 18737
18 HellBound Bloggers Pradeep Kumar Pradeep Kumar 41/100 18759
19 Chandoo.org: Excel Tips Chandoo Chandoo 53/100 18913
20 BloggingCage Kulwant Nagi Kulwant Nagi 39/100 18915
21 Techulator: S/W Reviews Tony John Tony John 32/100 19911
22 Bloggers Passion: SEO Blogging Anil Agarwal Anil Agarwal 41/100 21031
23 MediaNama Nikhil Pahwa Nikhil Pahwa 61/100 21236
24 Technically Personal! Raju PP Raju PP 55/100 21431
25 Mrunal: For Exam Preparation Mrunal Mrunal 32/100 22126
26 Magazine3: WP Blog Ahmed kaludi Ahmed kaludi 52/100 22183
27 OfficeChai Mudit Bhatia Mudit Bhatia 24/100 23506
28 Update Land: Learn Blogging Jyothi Chauhan Jyothi Chauhan 30/100 25401
29 TechGYD Saurabh Saha Saurabh Saha 37/100 26529
30 IFTISEO Iftekhar Ahmed Iftekhar Ahmed 31/100 27605
31 BankExamsToday Ramandeep Singh Ramandeep Singh 26/100 29387
32 MotorBeam Faisal A Khan Faisal A Khan 41/100 30094
33 Tech Tricks World Atish Ranjan Atish Ranjan 39/100 31818
34 WPKube Devesh Sharma Devesh Sharma 53/100 32159
35 Avinash Kaushik: Analytics Blog Avinash Kaushik avinash_kaushik 79/100 32967
36 Aha!NOW Harleena Singh Harleena Singh 45/100 35212
37 SEO Siren Satish Kumar Satish Kumar 26/100 36137
38 DigitalDeepak Deepak Kanakaraju Deepak Kanakaraju 24/100 36352
39 Techlomedia Deepanker Verma Deepanker Verma 32/100 37384
40 OnlyLoudest Sanu Siddharth Sanu Siddharth 33/100 40970
41 Filmy Keeday Nishant Srivastava Nishant Srivastava 24/100 43049
42 GoBloggingTips Akshay Hallur Akshay Hallur 30/100 43467
43 QuickOnlineTips P Chandra P Chandra 62/100 43923
44 Viral Blog Tips Bishal Biswas Bishal Biswas 29/100 43934
45 AllUsefulInfo: Tech Tutorials Raman Sharma Raman Sharma 26/100 45522
46 SaveDelete.com Jaspal Singh Jaspal Singh 46/100 49269
47 Binary Note Rakesh Kumar Rakesh Kumar 38/100 53568
48 Oxhow Tanmay Ahmed Tanmay Ahmed 29/100 64040
49 WideInfo Sujoy Dhar Sujoy Dhar 43/100 74761
50 Binary Turf Shivanand Sharma Shivanand Sharma 50/100 94803

Countries not willing to discuss Kashmir issue because of India's influence: Former Pakistani diplomat

Washington: A former top Pakistani diplomat has said that because of India's influence and economic power, countries are unwilling to raise the issue of Kashmir at an international level, including at the UN.

Masood Khan, former Pakistani Ambassador to the UN, who is now president of Pak-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), rued that India has veto on the talks between the two South Asian neighbours.

Khan is currently in Washington, for what he described is part of his effort to appraise the international community about current situation in Kashmir.

"India has strategic alliances with certain countries. Because of the lucrative deals that it offers to powerful countries in the West, it has practically imposed a gag order on Kashmir," Khan said yesterday in response to a question at the Atlantic Council, a top American think-tank.

Khan said that because of increasing Indian influence, "people here (in Washington DC), in Brussels, in London or other world capitals don't talk about Kashmir, because this would have consequences… for these countries, like in terms of economic transactions, and strategic costs.”

Responding to questions at the thinly-attended Atlantic Council event, Khan alleged that the UN is not acting on its own resolution because of India.

"The United Nations is not acting because of real politics," he said.

"The Security Council, first because of cold war dynamics, and now because of number of other factors is not taking cognisance of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which is regrettable because of mandate that is given to the Security Council by the UN charter under chapter six and chapter seven," he said.

Khan argued that UN should be acting. "It should be proactive. It's because of real politics. It is also because of two other factors," he said.

"One was that in the past 30 to 40 years, India and Pakistan have invested a lot of energy and time in bilateral talks. But these bilateral talks or dialogue have proved to be mirage for Kashmiris because it has produced no results," he said, adding that these talks have been non-productive.

Because of these talks, India has "acquired two vetoes" he said.

One on the agenda whereby they have in fact reduced the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir to a fraction of their whole agenda. It is one of 10 agenda items, he added.

Secondly, India has veto over the timetable. "They will start negotiations when it suites them and when they don't like it they will blame Pakistan for terrorism. And that has just got scuttled the dialogue process," he said.

Khan claimed that there are no terrorist camps in PoK. "None whatsoever," he said during the interaction.

"This is in fact a propaganda against the Kashmiris intended to demonise them," he said, and claimed that there is no terrorism right now in Kashmir. Neither there is any cross-border activities.

"This is not happening," he said.

"Right now, India has fenced the Line of Control. There are two layers of the fence. In between there are landmines. There are motion sensors. They also have electronic surveillance, thermal imaging. If any crossing takes place they would be detected," he added.

Muslims in India, Pakistan celebrate Eid-e-Milad; prayers mark Prophet Muhammad's birth anniversary [Photos]

Muslims in India, Pakistan celebrate Eid-e-Milad; prayers mark Prophet Muhammad's birth anniversary 

Interesting Facts On India That You Had No Idea About

"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."

           * Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space

The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.

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            *The wettest inhabited place in the world

Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji, also a part of Meghalaya, holds the record for the most rainfall in the calendar year of 1861.

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* Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference

It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 African elephants. A true engineering and architectural marvel.

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Interesting Facts On India That You Had No Idea About

"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."

floating post office

india has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.

Barack Obama: Told Narendra Modi privately that India shouldn't be divided on religious lines

Obama emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country identify themselves as Indians, which is not common for minorities in many other countries.

Former US President Barack Obama today said he had "privately" told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country identify themselves as Indians, which is not common for minorities in many other countries.

"A country shouldn't be divided on sectarian lines and that is something I have told Prime Minister Modi in person as well as to people in America... People see the differences between each other much too vividly and miss the commonalities. Commonalities are always based on gender and we need to focus on that," Obama said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

Asked how Modi responded to his private message on religious tolerance, Obama dodged a straight reply, saying his goal was not to disclose his private conversations.

But he said India's ajority community and government needed to cherish the fact that minorities, particularly Muslims, in India identify themselves as part of the nation.

"For a country like India where there is a Muslim population that is successful, integrated and considers itself as Indian - which is not the case in some other countries, this should be nourished and cultivated," the former US President said.

He said in a democracy, the most important office was not the office of the President or a Prime Minister, but the office of the citizen who needed to question themselves about which ideology they encourage with their support to particular politician.

"When you see a politician doing something questionable, ask yourself 'Am I supporting this?'. If communities across India are saying they won't fall prey to division, then it will strengthen the hand of politicians who feel that way," he said.

"Rarely do politicians get far ahead of public opinion. They are more a mirror and reflection of society. Sometimes they lead, but more often, they follow," Obama said