Karnataka Tourism minister G Janardhan Reddy seems to be in a hole. His company – Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) – has been accused of illegal mining activities in Karnataka and across the border in Andhra.
The Lines of India: Crouching Obama, Leaping Dragon
Obama seems to be appeasing China on many fronts on his latest visit to Beijing. Apparently, he reiterates that ‘Tibet is a part of China’, China should play an important role in monitoring Indo-Pak relationships, and that US & China ‘ties have never been more important to our collective future.’
Could this possibly have anything to do with the $800 billion dollars that China holds in US treasury bills?
A shift in global power – Enter the not-so hidding dragon, bye bye crouching US tiger.
The Lines of India – Nov 17, 09
Second Edition of The Lines of India: The battle between Sachin Tendulkar and Bal Thackeray. Read the article from TOI below.
For those who haven’t read today’s newspaper, here’s the article straight from the Times of India.
MUMBAI/DELHI: Ageing Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray on Monday alienated himself from millions of Indians when he attacked the country’s icon and Maharashtra’s most loved son, Sachin Tendulkar, for saying that “Mumbai belonged to all Indians”. In an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece, Saamna, Thackeray, warned Sachin to “keep off the political pitch” for his own well-being. Or else, he would have “run out” from Marathi minds…. Read the rest at TOI.
