Advani and Narendra Modi- the most threatened

Indian intelligence bureau has received information that some of the top politicians in the country are being targeted by some terrorist groups. The list includes BJP patriarch L.K.Advani, Narendra Modi and J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad. The D-company headed by Dawood Ibrahim is seen to be behind these plans, it was revealed. Other terrorist groups targeting Indian politicians are Lakshar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and LTTE to name a few.

It is no secret that with the advent of technology, terrorists are using to malign the world. The Indian government is also spending lakhs of crores in providing security to the world and to the politicians. This is bound only to increase with every day increasing threat from the underworld.

Are Social Networking Sites Safe?

This is quite a tricky question. But the answer is no, if you reveal too much about yourself. And the answer is yes, if you manage to play it safe. There have been many instances of people getting harassed and targeted through these sites, though the sites themselves are trying to control it. One such incident happened a few months back. The son a businessman in Mumbai made friends with some people through orkut and after they got so close they decided to hang out and party together. But it was later found that the boy was killed and his car was stolen by his so called orkut friends.

There are also some treacherous and other unnecessary communities in orkut that drive people into many harmful activities. Many people get some lewd comments and abusive scraps from unknown persons. It is also not advisable to use your close up photos in these sites as they can be morphed into other photos and used otherwise.

Recently orkut has introduced features that bar people other than one’s friends from seeing one’s photos and videos and from scrapping or messaging. Will others sites too follow these? It remains to be seen. Some of the popular social networking sites are orkut, facebook, wayn and bigadda.

State seeks modification to interim order on jallikattu

The Tamil Nadu Government on Sunday moved an urgent application in the Supreme Court seeking a modification to the Friday’s interim order refusing to allow the jallikattu (bull fight) festival in Alanganallur and other places in Tamil Nadu during Pongal holidays. The court had only permitted the rekhla (bullock cart) race.

Jallikattu is a part of pongal festivities since 4000 years and people of tamil nadu cannot imagine pongal day without jallikattu. Following the stay imposed by the supreme court, people in and around madurai and adjoining areas are planning wide spread protests asking for removal of the ban.

Osama's son to live with six-times-married granny-bride

Osama Bin Laden's son has applied for a British visa to live with his wife in Britain. Omar bin Laden, 26, who admits attending terror training with the al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, was interviewed with his wife Jane Felix-Browne, 52, by British Embassy officials in Cairo, where he is currently living.

The couple plans to settle down in Jane's 550,000 pounds villa in Moulton, Cheshire, have a child through a surrogate mother and work as 'peace activists'.

Omar and six-times-married Jane, who changed her name to Zaina Al Sabah bin Laden, have given the Embassy access to their bank accounts to check on the authenticity of their relationship

Burra Bazaar fire continues in Kolkata

he fire that broke out in Kolkata's Burrabazar, one of the biggest and busiest commercial hubs in eastern India, on Friday is till raging after more than 40 hours. Losses are estimated to run into Rs 200 crore and West Bengal Fire Services Minister has blamed the traders for illegally hoarding flammable material that led to the massive fire. There has been no loss of life with Border Security Force (BSF) jawans helping evacuate people. However, even after pressing 50 fire tenders in service including three from the defence services and one from the Airports Authority of India, the fire c0ontinues to spread. More than 2,500 shops and at least seven multi-storeyed buildings have been gutted so far, which housed mostly wholesale garment and tarpaulin shops. Thousands of shopkeepers, without basic insurance cover, are facing huge losses.

The blaze has spread to the Kashinath commercial complex and the Nandram building where the generator room exploded spreading blaze all over the 13-storey building. Shopkeepers alleged that the authorities were not doing enough to douse the blaze. "Firemen, military and police are doing nothing. They are just standing there. All systems have failed. There is no water and they have no ladder," a group of shopkeepers said. Meanwhile, West Bengal Fire Services Minister Pratim Chatterjee said the buildings were illegal. "The building did not have the permission. I have no idea who gave permission to the building. The situation is very bad and we have asked everyone to evacuate," Chatterjee said.