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^ This is another spin I still dont understand why lingam = phallus. Stri-ling = female phallus? Pul-ling = male member? napunsak-ling = no member? wth? i always thought that ling = symbol, or a representation *** something still puzzles me is this dravidian thing. How long is this going to haunt t...

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Godse's ideology and thinking was virtually identical to that of the Hindu-nationalists who accuse the Congress of pandering to muslims, etc. He was or had been a member of the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha, although the RSS is clearly ashamed about this association. ] Godse also was a member of the ...

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Folks - if I recall, one of our politicians did admit to lying post the 1993 blasts, to maintain sanity (essentially to hide Islamic malevolence). Does anybody remember the incident or have a link to share? It was Sharad Pawar, who added fictitious Muslim-majority locations as targets of the bomb b...

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.. The whole point Theoji is what you are saying, how to make the perception match reality. That is the key. Unfortunately it is not given, lot of NaMo fans thinks because he is good, he will be perceived as good. Unfortunately not. Maha following NaMo or Delhi urban middle class realizing that BJP...

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Swamyji's arguments make sense in theory. However, it is not the principle of having dynastic rule that is being questioned, it is the qualifications of the dynasty itself. Any dispassionate reading on the Nehru-Gandhi clan brings up the following facts: Motilal was the patriach and also the most su...

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Most of us are the progeny of converts. In their need to escape the discrimination of the so-called higher castes , our ancestors converted to a religion that in theory claimed to profess human equality regardless of colour or caste. I use the words ‘in theory’ because even as the Arabs converted o...

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Regarding Rashtrakutas: They ruled Maharasthra and fought against Arabs. Then they vanished from the Indian historical scene. Did they leave Maharasthra and settle somewhere else? Or did their progeny continue to live in Maharasthra? Did the Marathas of Shivaji all incomers to the land of Maharasth...

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yes the maratha soldiers who settled in haryana are called Rod community http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/haryana-rods-trace-their-lineage-to-maratha-soldiers-third-battle-of-panipat/1/168685.html This seems very odd. Why would'nt the defeated Maratha soldiers just return back to their home towns...

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In the general discussion about how badly dharmics rulers (specifically Maratha, Rajput and Jat) behaved with each other, people forget the kindness shown by ordinary people to fellow dharmics in distress. I was reminded of this when reading a recent book on Panipat by Dr. Kulkarni, formerly a surge...

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How much truth is there in this article by Kumar Ketkar ? A mystery inside an enigma Balasaheb was a mystery even to his son Uddhav and nephew Raj. For the Shiv Sena, he was a riddle wrapped in mystery. Without getting hyperbolic, one can say Winston Churchill’s words on Russia hold true for Balasa...

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To give people perspective, Mumbai was continuously ruled by the Portugese and then the British for 400 years. Compare this with the rest of Maharashtra (except Marathwada), which was under Hindu rule (Yadava, and Maratha) for around 500 of the years between 1000 AD and 2000 AD. The Bahami Muslim ki...

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Only people who lived in Mumbai in the 60's and early 70's know how close Mumbai (and hence MH) was to become a Marxist bastion like W. Bengal. BT, with covert Congress support, used techniques which are the only effective way to tackle the red brigades - forced takeover of red unions, including mur...

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:eek: :shock: You make a spurious claim, and then compound it with wild allegations. What do I have to do with Baji Rao or Dhingra? Saar then before jumping in - why not read the whole discussion in the past few pages to get a better understanding of how Alexander's name crept into the UK discussio...

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This is a stretch. Alexander is a name of greek origin (as are many other christian male names), and there have been many rulers called Alexander before and after Sikander. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander So you are seriously trying to run with the argument that Baji Rao Peshwa / Madan ...

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I doubt that most of "them" have heard of Alexander at all, and some might be thinking of certain Popes more than the Greek supposed conqueror of the known world [according to Greek hagiographies written some 150 years after his supposed conquests.] You might persistently want to avoid th...

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I have always wondered why Indian Americans never supported him in strength. But then maybe the interests of Indians and Indian-Americans are different. And the security of India is probably very low on the priority list of an average Indian-American. This is in sharp contrast to Jewish or the Chin...

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The US has been very skilled in projecting its problems as the world's problems (PR, news channels and other media play a big role in this) and that is a skill GoI has yet to pick up. I wish for the day when a threat against India is effectively projected as a threat against world peace.

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Inflation must be hurting Zardarisaab's puchaspercenti earnings. Pakistan has upped fees for international calls by 200%. A discount calling company has sent this e-mail to its US customers: "Dear YYYY, The government of Pakistan has ordered a substantial increase in the cost of completing inte...

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Inflation is eating into Zardarisaab's income. Puchaspercenti now is raising telephone tariff for all international calls by 300%. This is a letter sent out by a discount international calling company to all its clients in the USA: "The government of Pakistan has ordered a substantial increase ...

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Even UberRape Zafar Hilaly has finally thrown in his towel. A lot of Rona Dhona From The News: therefore, disappointing to see the song and dance being made about the impending arrival of Putin and the dejection its cancellation caused. As if Putin’s mere presence would have sufficed to show that we...

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A witty, sarcastic article In Asia Times by Pepe Escobar on the Libyan incident: Mr Blowback rising in Benghazi "Daddy, what is blowback?" Here's a fable to tell our children, by the fire, in a not so-distant post-apocalyptic, dystopian future. Once upon a time, during George "Dubya&q...

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A portion of the film made by Sam Bacile which is causing the riots in Egypt and Libya, and the death of US consulate official in Benghazi, for what else, insulting PBUH:

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David Siegel wrote:IN and Coast Guard off the guard
@MOD: Please move this to appropriate thread if required.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euyYDIPnaGk&feature=plcp

This is 7 years old (2005). Is it still relevant today?

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Footage of the first US-built RAF STOL JSF F-35.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... ction.html

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For what it's worth:
India gets special treatment in GOP platform
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... p_platform

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Another gem by Tarek Fatah. His recent book "Chasing a Mirage" is another gem. Amusing breakout into Punjabi from Urdu around 10.30.
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English chess hit by race row over 'abuse of young Muslim players' A race row has engulfed the normally cerebral world of English chess after claims that three young Muslim players suffered abuse from parents of other competitors White female converts to Islam are worse than those born into ROP! ht...

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Thousands expected to honor Sikh victims Thousands of mourners were expected to gather Friday morning to pay their final respects to the six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at their Sikh temple over the weekend.Organizers initially allocated two hours for a wake and visitation at a n...

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There is at least one sane lady in Bakiland. Kamila Hyat of The News: Water-driven cars to fairyland Children believe in fairytales, in the miracles contained in storybooks and in a world of make-belief where anything is possible. As we grow up, this realm of fantasy is usually left behind – along w...

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This weeks Ittefaq Nama in TFT is more hilarious than usual. Snippets: Then generals said we want your finance minister Hafeez Sheikh to be caretaker PM. Zardari said, "surely, surely" and winked at party faithful to start objecting to Hafeez Sheikh as caretaker PM. I kept looking at this ...

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Uksthan now officially in double-dip recession. The economy shrank by 0.7 per cent between April and June, the Office for National Statistics said. It is now smaller than when the Coalition came to power in 2010. Since then, the Chancellor has pursued a strict policy of austerity – “Plan A” – in an ...

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The Denver shooter is identified as James Holmes, whose mother lives in San Diego.
http://gma.yahoo.com/mass-shooting-colo ... ories.html

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Scanning the eight top headlines of todays Daily Times, one is happy to know that it was a quite normal day in the land of the pure. Two headlines described how the Ummah in this wonderful country takes care of fellow Muslims of various sects and regions in the country, to wit: Punjabis targeted in ...

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Mohammed Malick, editor of Bakistani "The News", in today's paper: Are we a bunch of morons or what? Or did we really suffer a celestial bias when the common sense gene was being parcelled out to different nations? How else can we even pretend that the senseless wasteland called Pakistan’s...

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The Economist's take on the opening of the supply routes through Bakistan: Islamabad had demanded an apology and new terms for its alliance with America. Pakistan’s armed forces even suggested that the border deaths had been “deliberate at some level”. But, after raising the stakes for itself, Pakis...

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The Bakis are a people apart. After all this huffing and puffing, it looks like the previous charge of $500 per container stays - Bakis wanted $5000. From Dawn: .” ”The DCC reconfirmed that Pakistan will continue not to charge any transit fee but the issue in the first place was not of financial gai...

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The state of our state — Razi Azmi Interesting observations about Paki Army Chief, Prime minister and Chief Justice having fired each other at least once in the glorious history of the Land of the Pure: We have achieved another dubious distinction in the comity of nations: the head of every organ o...

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Untangling the Web of Pakistani Terrorist Groups and their Links to al-Qaeda Discussion at Heritage Foundation, with usual suspects, Riedel, Lisa Curtis, etc. But the gloves are off now. Good pointer on how the US establishment now views Pakistan - what a change from even six months ago! http://www...

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Evidently there is a hadith which describes Gazhwa-a-Hind, which says that the Ummah Caliphate will conquer Hindustan. The Paki loony Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid has filed a petition in Paki SC where he says he has: “Allahu Akbar!!!! Today, we have filed a Petition in the Supreme Court against SAFMA for H...

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^ rangudu , The deceased was a minor... the events described in the @Ranjbe only a quarter of amreeki population has gone to college ... Besides the unemployment stats provided by the labour bureau have frequently been ridiculed in the past.. I have been to graduate school, as have you and almost a...

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