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Pragmatic Euphony

provides a path for the government here:
Excerpts

The centre can no longer blame the society, the media, the political opposition and the leftist intellectuals for the Maoist menace. Time for such recriminations is gone. The onus is now well and truly upon the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister to deliver smartly — effectively and efficiently — in this war against the Maoists. If they succeed, Dr Singh and Mr Chidambaram will be f�ted as national heroes; else they must be sacrificed at the political altar of national interest.

How will they respond?

What will the pseudo

liberals (read Arundhathi Roy) supporting the Maoist cause talk about this? You still support their cause? Why shouldn't the Indian Government use power to quell their threat. This is downright ridiculous!
Excerpts

Maoist guerrillas Tuesday carried out the worst ever massacre of security personnel by trapping and slaughtering 75 men in the
dense forests of Chhattisgarh, two days after Home Minister P. Chidambaram called them cowards. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a security meet.

"The death toll is 75 of which 74 are from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and one from the state police force. Seven others are also injured," a senior CRPF official said here in Delhi.

"The security personnel from the 62nd battalion of the force were on regular patrolling when they were ambushed by the Maoists," the official added.

The officials refused to say how many personnel were missing after the attack in Dantewada in Bastar region. The number of missing personnel could be high as a company usually comprises 100-120 men.
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In what appeared to be a meticulously planned operation, hundreds of Maoists -- one report put the number at about 700 -- bombed and fired at the CRPF personnel as they entered a hilly stretch of forest where the rebels have held sway for decades, running a de facto state.

An article B Raman on this here

Alec Bedser

passed way today. One of his interview from the past here
Some excerpts:

Cricket gave me a good life. It's been great. Wish I could do it again.

Is this the beginning of a fued?

between players and administration? Gambhir has taken an aggressive stance
Some excerpts

'I don't believe in saying things I don't mean. If you're looking for platitudes or banal gestures, I don't think you'll get that from me. I don't mean to sound arrogant, I'm not, but I also can't be a hypocrite. More pertinently, I can't be expected to get all worked up about comments made by people who have never picked up a cricket bat in their lives. If I listen to opinions seriously, it is from people who have played the game.'

Sounds fine to me!

Pleasantly surprised

to see the good work that Shakira is undertaking in Latin America for kids. Simply unbelievable and inspiring! Wishing more success in her efforts!

Hope the Indian government

responds appropriately to the Pakistan's ridiculous outcry on the sharing of river waters!