Nepal’s Maoist chief Prachanda on Tuesday revealed that a message has been passed on to King Gyanendra, suggesting that he leave the Narayanhiti Palace by May 27. Talking to reporters in Ilam, after attending a meeting of the Maoist party’s Limbuwan State Council, Prachanda warned that Gyanendra could face forceful eviction from the palace if […]
What’s Worth More, a Smuggled Illegal Immigrant or a Pound of Marijuana?
You’d be surprised. This story’s about a week old, but I like it because it sums up nicely just how entrepreneurial migrant smuggling has become on the U.S.-Mexico border. An anonymous tipster notified Sonoran state police about Rita Lugo who was holding four migrant kids in a Nogales, Mexico, stash house. Happens all the time […]
Supreme Court of India : VRS Cannot be Claimed as a Matter of Right
A Government Employee cannot claim VRS as a matter of right, as per the latest judgment given by the Supreme Court of India. A Government Employee, just because he was given an offer initially, cannot derive an automatic right for availing a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) The facts of the case decided by the Supreme […]
Rereading Ron Paul’s Freedom Under Siege
Representative Ron Paul, M.D. (R-TX) www.RonPaul2008.com became a phenomenon in the 2008 USA presidential election campaign thanks to his provocative appearances in the TV debates and the echo effect of the Internet support they engendered. https://www.groundreport.com/Politics/The-Bomb-That-Heals On April 30th, Ron Paul’s book The Revolution: A Manifesto will be released generally to the public. Not having read […]
Remnants of Sati Still Prevail in India
It is an irony that India has still remnants of Sati in many parts of India. Before proceeding further it is necessary to know what is meant by Sati. Sati is the self-immolation of a woman at the funeral pyre of her husband. Sati might have been a crime or even abhorred, even if […]
John McCain Bails on His Values
On Friday, April 11th, Republican Senator and Presidential nominee John McCain defended his heavily criticized proposal that $3 to $10 billion in taxpayer money be spend to bail out between 200 and 400 thousand U.S. mortgage holders who are in danger of being foreclosed on. When attacked by both Democrats and conservative voters for his […]
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