Bharat Rakshak

Originally posted by Vivek A:
Powell takes stern line on Pakistan

So he called Mushy by his full name - first, middle and last ? Some stern line indeed !

Pakistani to keep nuke riches

Pakistan's nuclear polemic

This is from Rajeev Srinivasan's article titled, "Give war a chance". This scholarly thesis by Seymour Hersh is a must-read and must archive. On the Nuclear Edge The entire blame for nuclear proliferation should rest squarely on the shoulders of Reagan and Bush Sr. Not only did they turn a...

The heroism of Onakke Obavva has always inspired me. It takes a lot of courage to single-handedly kill a lot of soldiers using a pestle as a weapon.. especially when the soldiers were from the well-trained army of Hyder Ali and their nemesis was a woman. During the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the city...

Interesting history of Bangalore here http://visitbangalore.tripod.com/bangcool.htm

Nostalgic trip down Bangalore's memory lane here.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2960/index.html

Originally posted by SandeepA:
Excellent idea for a thread.
Can we collect a list of original names of cities of India?

Bangalore, Karnataka - Bendha kaalooru
Mysore, Karnataka - Mahishaasura (?)
Manglore, Karnataka - Mangala Ooru (?)

Ahmedabad, Gujrat - Karnavati
Patna, Bihar - Pataliputra

Originally posted by Manne: Exclusive from Rediff Abandon NFU, Security Board tells govt What was that about being ahead of the curve ? :cool: The following were already suggested on BR many moons ago. 1. Abandon NFU 2. The report wanted India to be proactive in tackling Islamabad's support to terr...

Sridhar and other informed members,<P>What's to prevent the 4 legged speed breakers from venturing out on these highways while crossing over to greener pastures ?<P>On an NH in Tamil Nadu, our Tata Sumo was held up by the locals because our driver ran over a chicken that suddenly came flying on to t...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by acharya:<BR><B>How does all this relate to the recent Chinese test of its own ALCM developed/modified from Russian sources?<BR>Any comparision available or anybody care to do it?</B><HR></BLOCK...

Here's one more for our cops' Diwali wish list. This can prevent Hygam type and other such incidents when things get out of hand. It spoils the relation between the community and the law enforcement agencies. Would it be too hard to manufacture something like this indigenously ?<P><a href="http...

The Rediff article on LCA's maiden flight reported that all the Indian states except J&K contributed to the project. It kinda warmed the cockles of my heart. I am interested to know how and what each of the states contributed, esp. the often neglected seven sisters. Does anybody have more info o...