A while back, in the post 911 era, as a plane was descending into New York, some first time visitors were so excited that they went from window to window exclaiming “Statue of Liberty”, “Empire State building” etc. Some passengers thought that these were terrorists who were identifying targets, and reported them. These excited visitors … read more
In today’s news:
While China continues to claim Arunachal Pradesh as its own, technology giant Google seems to have decided to take a line to please both Beijing and New Delhi. On the Google Maps site localised for users in China (http://ditu.google.cn), Arunachal Pradesh appears as part of China. On the site for … read more
You may encounter a plot like this in a bad spy novel. It goes something like this:
A top ranking anti-terrorism official enters 10 Downing Street clutching a folder containing a “For your eyes only” document. He briefs the Prime Minister — about an ongoing stakeout involving potential terrorists — and walks out. The only … read more
A few years back, say about the time when a certain Hussein was being hanged, who would have thought — or wagered — that another Husein would soon be giving USA’s State of the Union speech. Wait, there is more. Who could have imagined that a certain Piyush Jindal will be asked to give the … read more
