Justice finally

Six of the 11 accused in the Khairlanji killings case have been given death sentence and two have been sentenced to life imprisonment sentence by a court in Bhandara on Wednesday. Source
It did take time for the justice to be delivered but indeed a job done. The gruesome incident is probably only one of the many [...]

Amazing world, amazing people

Sheikh Muhammad Munajid claims that Mickey Mouse is “one of Satan’s soldiers” and makes everything he touches impure. The sheikh said that under Sharia, both household mice and their cartoon counterparts must be killed. The cleric has held off on condemning other Disney characters until he can figure out, “What the hell is Goofy?” (Source)
I thought [...]

The hope

More than 20 people have been killed in the Delhi bomb blasts. A chance of anything like this happening anyday anywhere can’t be completely avoided. It has now become a part of our lives. I dont think the police and the Intelligence have been idling. Many would brand it a failure on their part to [...]

Einstein on religion

“Albert Einstein regarded religions as “childish” and “primitive legends”, a private letter he wrote a year before his death has revealed.”
Even then he is a charisma in the religious world. I have been witness to people selling books like the Bhagwad Geeta, Bible, etc. claiming Einstein has read [...]

Yet another (un)Islamic law!!

I have no personal enmity against Islam (or any religion for that matter). But time and again, one can see such hilarious events taking place. Its so difficult; so many constraints one needs to live with!

Loophole in Islamic laws

No pun intended, but the following is an interesting loophole in the Islamic (fundamentalist?) laws that at least will not discourage prostitution.
“there’s a loophole in Islamic law called sigheh, or temporary marriage. According to Shiite interpretation, a man and a woman may enter an impermanent partnership with a preset expiration date. There’s no legally required [...]

Hindu rate of growth

Hopefully I do not hurt anyone’s feelings below just because of my curiosity for something weird.
What I fail to understand is as to why a slow growth rate in economy (1-2%) is being termed as the “Hindu rate of growth“. Was not the engine of the Indian economy, during the pre-liberalisation (before 1991) days maneuvered [...]

My new flat and etcetra

I have recently moved to a new flat along with Aditya (more about him later) in a slightly expensive (as compared to Powai) locality in Mumbai. Obviously, I did not buy it (looks seemingly impossible in the current secular bull run) – its a semi-furnished rented apartment. The construction is new and the space is [...]