What a shame!

[ajaybaskar]

Better to start a Jewel Mart in India.

[vithagan]

[app_engine]

TN minister meets his nephew in jail who is arrested for murder

''கொலை வழக்கில் கைது செய்யப்பட்டவரை அமைச்சர் ஒருவர் சிறைக்குச் சென்று பார்ப்பது இந்திய அரசியல் அமைப்பு சட்டத்திற்கு எதிரானது. அமைச்சரின் இதுபோன்ற செயல் புலன் விசாரணைக்கு குந்தகம் ஏற்படுத்தும். எனவே,
வீரபாண்டி ஆறுமுகத்தை அமைச்சர் பதவியிலிருந்து உடனடியாக நீக்க வேண்டும். முதல்வர் இதைச் செய்யவில்லை என்றால் தி.மு.க. அரசை மத்திய அரசு பதவி நீக்கம் செய்யவேண்டும்'’ என்று அ இஅதிமுக பொதுச்செயலாளர் ஜெயல்லிதா கோரி அறிக்கை வெளியிட்டார்.

[app_engine]

കള്ളന്ടെ കൈയില്* താക്കോല്* அதாவது "திருடன் கையில் சாவி"

[vijayr]

jail'la poyi criminala paakaradhu ellam irukkattum. Recently in the Mambalam area, in locally published dailies, there was a news of former DMK MLA elected from Vilathikulam(forgot the guy's name) who himself entered couple of houses disguised as IT official and committed dacoitry. MLAva koLLai adhichadhu paththala polarukku. ippo directa koLLai'la irangittaaru. Appreciate his candidness

[vijayr]

I tried googling for alink and found this
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chenna...le/216483.html

K Ravishankar, a former DMK MLA of Vilathikulam, was caught with the help of public, when he attempted to escape with 20 sovereign jewellery and Rs 20,000 in cash robbed from a house in West Mambalam where he entered in the guise of an Income Tax officer on Tuesday.


Ravishankar and his brother Ilanchezhian had visited a retired Public Works Department officer Venkat Raghu’s (83) house at Muthu Street, West Mambalam, claiming themselves to officers from the income tax department.

Venkat Raghu, his wife Vedavalli (77) and their daughter Radha (38) were there when the duo came to the house. They took away 20 sovereigns of jewellery and Rs 20,000 in cash.

When they attempted to leave the house, Radha grew suspicious over their behaviour and caught hold of Ravishankar. She immediately raised alarm and sought the help of neighbours.


The public caught hold of Ravishankar and beat him up, though he tried to identify himself as a former MLA. The public later handed over to him to the Ashok Nagar Police station. His brother Ilanchezhian escaped on a two-wheeler.

---------------------------------

[vijayr]

paaththu irundhukkunga pa.. naaLaikku A Raja'va thookitaanganna, avarum oru kootathoda unga vootla pugundhuda poraaru..

[vijayr]

5 ஒரு கிரிகெட் குழுவையே கோடிக்கணக்கான பணத்தைக் கொடுத்து விலைக்கு வாங்கக்கூடிய செல்வந்தர்கள் இருக்கிறார்கள் . அதே பணத்தில் பத்தில் ஒரு பங்கைக்கூட அறப் பணிகளுக்குச் செலவு செய்யக்கூடிய செல்வந்தர்கள் மட்டும் இல்லை!

Sarna,
Giving back to the society is not in the Indian blood! It is true of Indians in the US also. They will give to temples, but not to the colleges their children attended.
About 20 years back one of my friends went on a campus visit to Harvard. A dean welcomed him and his family and showed them around the campus. At the end they had a conversation in which the dean came our bluntly and said, " You Indians want the best for your children. But, you never give anything back to the schools( universities)". He was right.

Prof. George Hart of UC,Berkeley wanted to establish a Tamil chair as his legacy. His wife Kausalya,a Tamil, sent requests to parents of Tamil students attending UCB. I received a few flyers because my son was in Berkeley. I distributed it to all Tamils in my city. Except for me nobody gave anything. In the first year they were able to collect only about $120K against the needed $400K. At that time there were about 5000 Tamils in California. If on the average everyone gave $100 they could have collected the required $400K in a few weeks. But, it took four years with a $50K contribution by a businessman !

If a family of four goes to a good restaurant for dinner the bill will come to about $150. Giving $100 is skipping a dinner in a restaurant!

In this country 'giving back to the society' amounts to 2 to 3% of the annual income. Even a person earning $15K a year contributes. Indians have a lot to learn!

Rajraj, I wouldnt generalize like that. A lot of common people in India have a tendency to give/help. And when there is a calamity, everyone including the poor here come to help, setting aside the class differences(unlike during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, when there was largescale looting and shameless breakdown of civic behavior).
Just few days back when there was a building collapse in Delhi, before the police guys/fire could come there, the locals had already dragged out few people.
It is not just monetary help that counts. Lets remember that.

Most of NGOs, even in USA, like AID-India, ASHA, CRY and so on benefit from huge contributions by desis there.

But, the politicians and top corporates can be included in what you are saying. They need to give more to India, but they dont. You need to understand that most of the money in India lies in the hands of these top 10%. But it is with the bottom 50-60% you see the tendency to share.
Even the film industry is better in this regard with actors like Surya starting foundations to aid in free education to the underprivileged and such.
.

[raagadevan]

"China funded Indian team to win water polo gold"

"Chinese authorities 'sponsored' a weak Indian women's water polo team that competed in the quadrennial event [at the Asian Games]. The China Waterpolo Association worked overtime to ensure that the Indian eves arrived in Guangzhou in time for the competition. Their travel documents were processed with due diligence even as some of the Indian journalists waited for months to get the visa approval. It spent around Rs 6 lakh for the 15-member contingent's air travel. Besides, the players were provided accommodation at the Games Village".

"Why did China take such a huge interest in the participation of an Indian team? Reason: They got one more gold medal from an event which was on the verge of becoming a non-medal sport. Women's water polo, which made its debut in Guangzhou, had attracted only three entries. So the presence of a fourth team became inevitable to be counted as a medal event. At this juncture, CSA requested the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) to send the Indian team.

"The Indian eves, as expected, cut a sorry figure, finishing at the bottom of the table. They conceded 96 goals in three matches -- a whopping average of 32 goals per match -- while managing to score only six goals. China and Kazakhstan fired 38 goals each against India while Uzbekistan pumped in 20".


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...ow/7012110.cms

[dev]

Yes. Investing in jewels is total waste. And only in India, ppl have this tendency.

Buying gold in the form of jewels is the best way Indian women know of to destroy their own wealth... And the funny part is that they consider their jewels to be a great asset...