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When PEARLS turn into STONES

The biggest ponzi scam in the country got revealed with the arrest of Pearls Group CMD Nirmal Singh Bhangoo. Pearls group is known to woo its investors by offering them great returns. It would assure them, that they would be given land in return to their investment. 6 crores of middle class people in the country have got into the web of the company, by investing almost 50,000 crores! But their dream for a home was shattered with the startling revelations. Forget the land, even their investment is now seems to be in peril. The charges against the Pearls group were not new. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made several accusations against the company right in 1998. It has accused the company of a ponzi scam that would be a disaster. A ponzi scam is a fraudulent procedure where the depositors would be paid through the amount collected through fresh deposits. Such initial payments appear to be lucrative and would drag a few more investors who are unaware of a certain disaster. As the investments reach to a maximum level, the company would no more be able to pay them back. But, there is a little bit of hope in the Pearls group case. Thanks to the real estate boom… a mere 5,000 crores worth property purchased by the company were now estimated to yield 1.85 lakh crores at the present market value. With the Supreme Court in favor of selling these properties to repay the investment, victims may now be relieved.

No honking in Hyderabad?

While we step on the roads of Hyderabad, It’s hard to believe them to be quiet. Our ears would certainly get busy with all those honks. Unlike many countries, India does not have any rules to penalize rude honking. Drivers feel free to horn forever. Such a honking is not just rude. It contributes largely to the sound pollution. Most of the junctions in Hyderabad deliver sounds that exceed well over 100 decibels. For the record, any sound that that exceeds 85 decibels is supposed to cause permanent damage to the ears. Now! The Young Indians (Yi) society has taken up the cause of bringing awareness against honking.  Though the society has taken up the cause in many cities in India, it was their first trial in Hyderabad. The society wish to promote ‘Horn Not OK Day (HNOD)’, starting every Tuesday from January 12th. This campaign would involve in creating awareness against unnecessary honking.

Obama used onion to cry?

It’s been a week since the US president Obama got emotional over the gun culture. The president while delivering a speech in the White House was seen wiping his tears. Obama was remembering the Connecticut shootings, where a gunman has entered the Sandy Hook school and killed 20 children. "Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad," he said, as tears rolled down his cheeks. The President’s reaction has astonished the world. Even Obama felt surprised at his emotional breakdown. As the sympathetic waves flooded the world for Obama, a news contributor thinks otherwise! Andrea Tantaros while talking in a discussion on Fox News, felt that the reaction of Obama is simulated."I would check the podium for a raw onion," she said. Andrea further blames that he never gets upset about the terror. It’s not just that, her Co-host Melissa Francis too joins the party. Melissa described Obama’s show of emotion as "bad political theatre". Now! As the presidential elections in US were on the way, we should probably get ready to hear more of such accusations!

Baghdad Bleeds

It has been just a few days since the Iraqi government stated that it has cleared the ISIS from Baghdad. But the ISIS seems to nullify the statement with a blast. Yesterday, 6 militants have entered the Al Jawhara shopping mall in Baghdad and broke the hell loose. Al Jawahara mall is famous for its women apparel and discounted prices. Most of the people who visit the mall come from the middle class. The militants have blasted a car filled with ammunition before entering the mall, which has killed seven people on the spot. Later the assailants entered the mall and started firing at the mob. The Iraqi forces have acted quickly by surrounding the mall. The operation has resulted in the death of 18 civilians and 6 militants. But, this was not the sole incident that has happened on Monday. A few more blasts did take place in and around Baghdad that claimed 30 more lives. As Baghdad mourns for the dead, a message was released from the ISIS stating that ‘What is coming would be worse and much bitter’!

Women can now enter SABARIMALA?

The Supreme Court on Monday has almost declared the prohibition of women in Sabarimala sanctum sanctorum as unconstitutional. "The temple cannot prohibit entry (of women), except on the basis of religion. Unless you have a constitutional right, you cannot prohibit entry, “said the special bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra. The court has made such comments while hearing a petition filed by the Indian Young Lawyers Association seeking to lift the prohibition. The Supreme Court has further questioned whether the Temple board can prove the practice to be implemented since the early days of the temple. The apex court if of the opinion that Sabarimala temple is a public place and can’t have restrictions unlike a private mutt. It’s a known fact that women between the age group of 10-50 cannot enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple. This was supposed to protect the purity of the deity from women undergoing menstruation. However this rule has become a topic for debate in recent decades. Adding to the controversy the head of the temple's board, Prayar Gopalakrishnan attracted much criticism by stating that women would be able to access the temple, if a body scanner is invented that would determine the purity of women! Now as the issue reaches the Supreme Court, everyone is eager to hear the final verdict. The final verdict of the Supreme court would certainly upset some sections of the society!

Leonardo wins the GLOBE again!

  The TITANIC fame Leonardo has done it again. He has won the Golden Globe award for the third time! Leonardo has won the award as the Best actor in the movie The Revenant. Even as he faced tough competition from nominees such as Will smith and Michael Fassbender, Leonardo did convince the jury to lift the trophy. The movie has moved further, winning the Best Movie and Best Director (Alejandro) segments. Though The Revenant wasn’t released worldwide yet, it was released in a limited manner in the US so as to be eligible for the awards. In the past, Leonardo has won the Golden Globe for his best performance in the movies The Aviator (2005) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2014). The Revenant is a biographical pic about a fur hunter called Hugh Glass who lived in the early days of 18th century. The real life incidents of Hugh Glass has inspired into a novel called ‘The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge’. The novel is now turned into the movie in the news. The survival of Hugh Glass after being severely injured by a bear forms the theme of the movie. India has to wait till 29th January to watch this movie getting released in the country. Grabbing a few awards before the release would certainly favor the openings of the movie. Earlier, the 73rd Golden Globe awards ceremony has started with a grand gala in the Beverly Hills of California. Brie Larson has won the Best Actress for her awesome performance in the psychological thriller ‘Room’. Sylvester Stallone grabbed the Best supporting Actor award. Kate Winslet too seizes the opportunity to win the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘Steve Jobs’.

Separate Laws To Punish Child Rapists

Till now, the word child was used to define any person below the age of 18 years. But now for the first time, the Supreme Court seeks to enact different laws for children below 10 years. As the cases of molesting children were on high, the Supreme Court has advised the government to enact strict laws to treat the culprits. The Supreme Court has made such remarks while hearing a petition filed by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers’ Association (SCWLA). The SCWLA filed a PIL in the Supreme Court for imposing “castration as an additional punishment for child sex abusers and child rapists”. While hearing the PIL- the Bench led by Justice Dipak Misra, said Parliament has to separately define the word 'child' in terms of rape. Such a new definition would enable the legal system to treat the child molesters with much harshness. He also wished to know the government’s response over the demand for castration. The demand for castration of child rapists is not a new one. It has come right from the Madras High court, a few months back. Justice N Kirubakaran of the Madras High Court while delivering a judgment has asked the centre to consider castration for the rapists. The growing demand for such a punishment has too many reasons to justify. India has witnessed more than 151% of increase in child rapes over the last five years. In a recent shocker, a 28 day old baby girl was raped in the Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh! Several countries like US, Russia, Indonesia, and Poland were implementing castration to deal with the rapists and warn the rest. So, the debate for such punishment in India, would start soon!  

SIDDHARTHA – Most Wanted ISIS Militant

As the year 2016 started with lot of hopes, a fresh video has arrived from ISIS spoiling the spirit of humanity. It contained the speech of a masked person spitting venom against the UK. The video ends with a gruesome execution of 5 people alleged to be spying for UK security services. Though such videos and executions aren’t rare from the dens of ISIS, the man with the gun proved to be shocker! He was identified as Siddhartha Dhar, a Hindu of British origin. The voice of Siddhartha was confirmed by his Sister Konika Dhar who is living in North London. Siddhartha who used to lead a simple life of a salesman has met a Muslim girl called Aisha. He later got converted into Islam to marry her, and changed his name as Abu Rumaysah. Aisha’s family who were hardcore radicals seems to have turned Siddhartha towards ISIS. The British secret service MI5 has gone suspicious over the movements of Siddhartha. It has initially warned him to distance himself from radicalism. As Siddhartha continued with his extremism, he was arrested in September 2014 along with his extremist preacher Anjem Choudary. Siddhartha has slipped out of the country as he was granted a bail, and left for Syria along with his wife. As he reached Syria Siddhartha has immediately joined the ISIS. The ISIS too has welcomed him by entrusting him to carry its brutal legacy. Now! A Siddhartha from India has once turned into Gautama Buddha and this Siddhartha has chosen a different path!!!

A Military Coup In India

Since the publication of an article in the Indian express in 2012, the queries regarding an attempted army coup were left unanswered. The then army chief V.K.Singh was suspected to have ordered two army units to move towards Delhi without the permission of the Defense ministry. V.K.Singh during his tenure has openly conflicted with the government. He even accused of being offered bribe to purchase sub-standard vehicles for the military. V.K.Singh has even knocked the doors of Supreme Court against the government regarding his official birth date. Thus, he became the first military chief to take the Government of India to court. It was thought that V.K.Singh has ordered the troops to march against Delhi either to stage a coup or at least to threaten it. As the government was notified about the suspected movements of army in the night of January 15th 2012, it has immediately taken steps to demobilize them. The incident was hushed up, but the skeletons of truth were often raised for the sake of sensation. Senior congress leader Manish Tewari has once more raised the issue while speaking in a book release function on Thursday.  "At that point of time I used to serve in the standing committee on defense. And it's unfortunate but the story was true. story was correct. I am not getting into an argument. All I am saying is that to the best of my knowledge that story was correct," was his statement! Though the congress party has distanced from his statements, a few did support him. Former minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said that ‘something did happen that night’.  WHAT WAS THAT!

PM visits The Crime Scene

The Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has visited the Pathankot Airbase this afternoon. Exactly a week before, Pathankot has been the site for terrorist attack which claimed the lives of seven security personnel. A massive combing operation was conducted after the attack, to make the ground clear for the PM’s visit.  His visit was scheduled only after the Security forces declared that the Air Force station is fully SANITISED. Earlier this week the Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar has visited the site and admitted that there were ‘some gaps’ that led to the attack. Ever since the Pathankot attack, Narendra Modi was targeted for his FRIENDLY visit to Pakistan. Security analysts have been warning that such a hastive step would provoke the militants and the ISI. Exactly a week after the PM’s Christmas visit to Lahore, the Pathankot attacks were carried out. Now, with all fingers pointing out to Jaish-e-Mohammed which was working freely from the soil of Pakistan… people were expecting Modi to take some harsh decisions against Lahore.

Jagan's Mouthpiece For Nannaku Prematho

  YSR Congress president's mouthpiece, Sakshi Newspaper, is now battling for Nannaku Prematho. No, Jagan is not distributing the film in his native, stronghold Kadapa region. All these days, there are rumours that Telugudesam party's second-in-line Nara Lokesh is personally getting in touch with distributors of Nannaku Prematho in Andhra and Ceded region, where TPD is in rule, and warning them of consequences if they support Jr NTR. That is crushing the number of screens Nannaku Prematho could count on. Making these rumours true, today Jagan's mouthpiece came up with an article summarising what is happening with this film. Whether the news is true or not, with YS Jagan's media getting hands on it, this is seen as a political fight where the 'fan' is benefitting due to the quarrel between benefactors of 'cycle'.

Flies And Mosquitoes In KCR's Rs 5 Cr Bus

Designated as on office-on-wheels, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has ordered for a specially designed bus, which costed nearly 5 crore rupees, after taking oath at office. Where is this bus now, which is handed over to KCR in July 2014? Why KCR is not using it? Here is an interesting revelation. Actually Telangana CM is very fond of the bus, he felt it as a bad omen when the Bus' air-conditioned system developed a snag during the maiden journey. Quite sentimental in thoughts and acts, KCR then ordered to keep out of his visibility. Currently this 5-cr palace is being stationed at MGBS, Hyderabad and two drives safe guard it all the time. Once in a week, they will take it out for  50 kilometre ride such that the batteries won't go down. While KCR is preferring only to go by a helicopter these days for his long trip, the bus is standing parked at MGBS giving shelter to flies and mosquitoes if any.

Vijayawada Party Office Turned Market Yard

Yes, there is no difference between Kaleswara Rao Market and Congress Party's Vijayawada office. In the wake of Ex- Congress MLA Malladi Vishnu's arrest and remand in connection with the spurious liquor case, his supporters are protesting. Today when PCC President Raghuveera Reddy visited Vijayawada party office, Vishnu's supporters created a commotion accusing that Congress party hasn't took care of their leader. Well, let law do its course, but it's irony that these supporters are not bothered about the 20 lives that are lost after consuming the spurious liquor at Vishnu owned Swarna Bar. Though police have already proved that Malladi Vishnu, his brother and mother are the sole owners of the bar, the former Congress MLA kept denying that he's not connected to the bar. Vishnu also alleged that his political rivals hatched conspiracy to get rid of him. Cut to Raghuveera Reddy, he pointed out lapses in arresting Malladi Vishnu. "An hour before Judge delivered his judgement, ordering Vishnu's custody, Police Officer Ladda met him. Is this not a plan hatched by ruling party to keep Vishnu at bay?"

Jaish-e-Mohammad ridicules India

Adding insult to the injury of Pathankot attack, the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has released an audio clip mocking the Indian defense forces. This audio clip was uploaded on an online Urdu magazine by the JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar. Azhar was heard teasing the Indian forces in every sentence of this 13 minute speech. ‘Buri tarah mare gaye. First, they said there were six mujahideen, and then they said five, then four. Such a big country is in tears. 48 hours later, India hasn't been able to figure out their numbers or their path’ was his comment on our confusion in finding the number of militants who entered the Pathankot Air base. He praised the militants for fighting continuously in cold weather for 48 hours without food and sleep. He even warned the Pakistani government not to accept any evidence from India. ‘Why do you bow before the Indian government’s allegations? Why do you shame us?’ were his words against Pakistan.   This same Azhar was released by the Indian government to save the passengers of an airplane, which was hijacked to Kandahar. After his release, Azhar immediately formed the JeM and started threatening India. He even dared to attack the Indian parliament in 2001. Now he is seen to be the mastermind behind the Pathankot attack. And guess where Azhar is? He is roaming freely in the Punjab province of Pakstan! The audio clip of Masood Azhar is met with fury among the Indians. Some were even demanding the Indian forces to enter the Pakistani territory to catch this criminal. But what about the traitors like Salwinder Singh who led the nation to this embarrassment!

ISIS militant executes his mother

ISIS has known for its gruesome acts. But in an incident which is supposed to reflect the gory of ISIS, it has set new standards for cruelty. A 21 year old ISIS activist ‘Ali Saqr’ has executed his own mother. Her crime! She tried to convince Ali Saqr to leave ISIS. Lena al-Qasem- mother of Ali Saqr feared that her son would be killed in the war against the coalition forces led by US. So she reportedly asked him to leave the organization and escape with him. Ali Saqr informed of her comments to his superiors, and they immediately asked him to execute her.   The execution was carried out in the Syrian town of Raqqa which is the unofficial capital for ISIS. Lena al-Qasem was publicly executed, right in front of the post office where she worked. She was charged with ‘apostasy’ (abandoning the religious faith). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has confirmed the incident along with other activist groups. Though ISIS carries out a lot of beheading and mass shootings, this incident has proved to be a shocker.

China Against MAO?

These days, a giant golden statue of Mao got popular in the social media. It was built in a small Chinese village called Tongxu of Henan province. The local villagers have collected money to build a statue for their inspiring leader. It took almost a year for them to complete this 108 feet concrete statue. The giant statue proved to be expensive too! Almost 3 crores of rupees were collected to complete the statue. The statue did invite a lot of criticism on the social media. Some ridiculed the ‘Mao worship’ while some others called it as a waste of resources. “Why not use the money to improve local education?” questioned one of the critics. Henan province is one of the worst hit regions of famine. It is still one of the backward regions in China. The brewing criticism might have provoked the Chinese authorities to take some counter action. The giant statue was now, torn down to pieces. People’s Daily- the mouth piece of the Communist Party of China (CPC) reported the structure being removed because, it doesn’t have any prior approval. But the news analysts feel otherwise. The government might have felt ridiculed by growing criticism against the statue or it might have felt that Mao is just a part of its history. Since three decades, the leaders of CPC have distanced themselves from the ideology of Mao and brought huge reforms in economy. So! The destruction of Mao statue leaves some questions unanswered.

Chris Gayle to be banned from cricket!

The legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle seems to have landed in thick soup. Gayle is often criticized to be immodest towards women. This time he has proved it before a TV during the Big Bash League (BBL). Big Bash League is a T-20 Cricket competition held in Australia. Gayle has been representing the ‘Melbourne Renegades’ team in the BBL. When a lady commentator named McLaughlin approached to interview Gayle, he crossed all the limits of courtesy. "I have come just to see your eyes for the first time" was the Gayle’s comment as McLaughlin went to him. As the interview proceeded Gayle dared to ask her out for a drink. "So hopefully we can win this game and we can have a drink after," were his exact words! The flirting words of Gayle were taken seriously by his team. He was fined 7,000 US dollars on Tuesday and was asked to apologize for his comments.  But that doesn’t seem to cool down the matter. Cricket legends like Ian Chappell were demanding a worldwide ban on Chris Gayle.  “He's never to be contracted again in this country” was the suggestion of Ian Chappell and he wants every country to implement it. But Gayle seems to have taken things lightly. “It was just a cultural difference” was his response to the controversy. Now! One could certainly wonder – ‘What sort of culture he is talking about!’

Incredible 'Megastar' Steps Into Place

If India is incredible, magnificent and terrific, so is Megastar Amitabh Bachhan. Isn't it? In the wake Amir Khan being sacked from Incredible India campaign as its Brand Ambassador through a series of happening that might have stunned him, Modi Sarkar is quick to bring Megastar into place. Ever since Amitabh Bachhan represented Gujarat's tourism campaign, there is huge tourist incoming for the then Narendra Modi ruled state. Also Big B has an impeccable track record of staying controversy-free for decades. Keeping his clean image in mind, it's better to replace Amir Khan, who recently felt that India is a bit intolerant, Modi's men would have felt. The moment his sacking is discussed, Amir Khan maintained that he didn't took a penny to act in those advertisement campaigns. Anyway, who will take money when you are being made to represent whole of India? Amir, your thinking should grow man!!

Fans Mad Dharna For His Political Entry

Superstar Rajnikanth is one confused star, when it comes to politics. Earlier he inclined towards certain political outfits and that has cast a wrong spell on his films. Also his elder daughter's love affair with Simbhu and her subsequent breakup, marriage with Danush, have slipped through various bumpy rides, making him understand how shabby politics are going to be. However, Rajni's fans are waiting with desire filled hearts and red-eyes to see their heartthrob debut into politics and sit on Tamilnadu throne. Not stopping there, these crazy fans are now undertaking fast-unto-death to pressurise Thalaiva enter into politics. This is called madness, because entering into politics is linked to various other factors and that decision should be left to Rajnikanth alone. Winning too much admiration from fans is also a threat. Don't you believe now?