• Four Indians among 20 charged in largest hedge fund scam
• The Last Jews of Kerala, By Edna Fernandes
• Political Economy of War on Terror in Pakistan
• Gold surge to record $1,100 due to US weakness
• Kerala Tourism roadshows in Scandinavia

Madhu Koda, Raja Corruption Cases: Money Laundering Network in Gulf

As two Major Corruption Cases Rocks India, $11 billion telecom spectrum fraud involving the Telecom Minister D Raja from the DMK, a Congress ally in both the center at the Tamil Nadu state, the money laundering investigation by the Indian Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department has traced the the illegitimate wealth amassed by the Indian politicians in foreign countries. Documents seized from the associates of Madhu Koda, former Jharkand Chief Minister, showed $10 million. The extent of money laundering is under probe and there are preliminary evidence indicating that this could be the biggest case under anti money laundering act. Some documents seized from Mumbai based Balaji Bullion owned by Koda’s aides Binod Kumar Sinha, Sanjay Chaudhary and Manoj Punamia revealed alleged hawala transactions amounting to Rs 990 crore. Two firms in the Gulf region are named in the money laundering network.

Documents seized from Arvind Vyas, described as a close associate of Binod Kumar Sinha, indicate transfers of $10 million to Dubai. More than 100 bank accounts are under scrutiny. Koda is said to have confirmed his visits to Dubai, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Liberia...The former Jharkand Chief Minister, who was just a mine worker, purchased a mine in Liberia from the kick backs that he earned from privatising the state owned mines in Jharkand, one of the most poor states in India. The Mine scandal of Jharkand politicians came to light following the telecom scandal..only when politicians want to settle score in public will the people come to know about such scandals....The scame scandal is going on in the aviation sector where the ministers are selling out the national carriers to foreign airlines....Almost all the Indian ministers and politicians have their near and dear ones working or doing business abroad..and we can see a lot of them always around doing benami deals. The Kerala Media has been focusing on just one such boy, leaving all others.....Watch Out

Indian President Congratulates Karzai, who won election through fraudulent means

The Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has congratulated the President of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai on his re-election. How did Karzai win the election? After major fraud and UN Election Monitors revealed that there was massive election fraud in Afghanistan.... In her message, the President has said, “I am confident that under your leadership our rich and dynamic bilateral relationship – a strategic development partnership – will be further enhanced and strengthened. The electronic vote fraud allegations in the last Indian elections largely remain subtle and the last Lok Sabha results are repeated in the state assemblies too with massive margins..byelections too will repeat the same story?..More

Electronic Voting Machine Fraud

The Origins of World War III

Among the many notable states where there is a crossover between terrorism and oil and gas reserves of vital importance to the United States and the West, are Saudi Arabia, Libya, Bahrain, the Gulf Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan and Algeria, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Georgia and eastern Turkey. Importantly, “this region accounts for more than 65 percent of the world's oil and natural gas production.” Further, “It is inevitable that the war against terrorism will be seen by many as a war on behalf of America's Chevron, ExxonMobil and Arco; France's TotalFinaElf; British Petroleum; Royal Dutch Shell and other multinational giants, which have hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in the region.”

Mamootty the Great Actor! Reality Show Stampade!

Reality behind the Reality Stage(d) Show

The Media in the Gulf is going gaga about a stampede outside a reality show featuring the Malayalam superstar, Mammootty, for a Malayali TV Channel, which is part of the Murdoch media empire now. About three weeks after it become a pay channel, the reality show featuring the Malayalam superstar and the current Chairman of the rival channel,, Mammootty grabbed headlines, not only in the Gulf Malayalam media but even of a prominent English newspaper like the National. The Reality show in the name of its rival TV channel Chairman, Mammottty, went on air about three months ago and the actor was stunned by the proposal from a rival channel. As Mamootty, like his colleague, Mohanlal is an ace actor and businessman, he agreed for the deal which includes a key role for the reality show winner in the next film planned by the Mamootty film production company, Playhouse. Nobody knows how much money Mamootty got from the global media empire to agree for the show.According to the channel insiders, the entire exercise was like a reality show hoax planned as part of a grand media strategy of the new Murdochian channel. Full Report

Massive Election Fraud in US Supervised Presidential Election in Afghanistan, Re-election Announced!!!

The Afghanistan Presidential Poll, conducted under the scrutiny of US occupation Troops is now proved to be a major fraud, after two months of independent investigation proving that many votes casted for the President were fabricated.A UN supported indepedent poll watchdog now says Karzai's vote share has come down from more than 55 per cent to 48 per cent, a magic formulae followed in other American occupied countries.more

Protest Against Compulsory Vaccination Spreads Around the World -A third of British nurses will refuse to have the swine flu jab
Man charged with biggest ever US credit card fraud

Ramadan Gift for Malayali Journalists : Sacking Orders

Muslims around the world do a lot of good work, charity and philanthrophy during the Holy month of Ramadan. A Malayalam Newspaper run by a rich Muslim organisation of Kerala, has used the occasion to deny the very means of survival for two journalists! Ramadan means giving more, kindness and fasting to realize the real suffering of the ordinary folks. The journalists have received a unique Ramadan Gift, sacking orders from the party bosses ! it is difficult economic situation and organisations have the right to retrench and rationalise , but this sacking takes place along with new appointments!! Watch out.

SwineFlu and corporate Games of Healthcare Multinationals : Watch this space

Merger or Murder of Indian National carriers?-watch out

India-Asean Agrement Signed: Target $50 billion bilateral trade by 2010-- Achuthananthan Defies Asean Deal Indian government denies terror outfits behind stock market boom-NRI couple looted, shot at-Oman police raid Sharekhan’s Muscat office, many Indian brokerage firms in Dubai run without license -DFSA MoU With South African Reserve Bank -Results of 40 suspected swine flu cases in Kerala awaited -Two Kerala gold traders robbed -Kerala CS asked to give report on Smart City Project-UAE Nuclear Regulatory Bill Waits for Approval

Do You Know Raghu Shivram Shetty?

Raghu Shivram Shetty, (Photo), who was working in Dubai died on 31st July, 2009. With no known relatives in UAE, the Indian Consulate and the Valley of Love are trying to trace his relatives (if any), so that his last rites can be performed . His address as per the available passport copy is:
Sahakari Gruha Nirman Sanstha R No KWG/49/2 Opposite Oil Ngr JP Road, Indra ngr Andheri West, Mumbai 53. He was in Banglore, Mumbai and Dubai... The name could be different in passport. He was employed by 'European Security Services' that requested the Indian Consulate for help in tracing his relatives. As per his passport, he was born in Udupi, South Kanara, and was last known to be living in Andheri, Mumbai as per his passport. How he died or other details are not revealed... Contact: Dubai Tel: +971 50 3090506

Swine Flu Scare Part of Depopulation Conspiracy?

Malayali infected with Swine Flu Faces Deportation

A Malayali employee of a leading money exchange house in the UAE is facing deportation as the employer insist that the patient leave the country within seven days. The employee, in his early twenties from Calicut, was found infected with swine flu three days ago and has been referred to a government hospital in Dubai, which did not admit him for lack of space. The employee apparently got infected from the money exchange house itself, where thousands of customers visit every day for money transfer...Full Report

Swine Flu Message to NRIs: Do Remit, Dont Visit -'Remittances to Kerala rise by 135 per cent in five years

Church of England Share holding in Company that Works for Indian Missile Projects:

Church of England has share holding in Vedanda Resources, an Indian company that mines bauxite for Indian missile projects, reported the Guardian Newspaper.Ethical questions are raised about Church involvement in producing weapons..Read More

Catholic hospitals in Kerala recanalise sterilized women to increase Christian Population-NRI businessman arrested in £80-million investment fraud- NRI builder held in Britain for wife's murder- Fake Indian Medicines in Nigeria-- Prime Minister: Asean Trade Agreement will not Hurt Kerala Farmers-Many Patents Sought for Ayurveda Medicines: Minister-ONGC begins exploration in Kerala offshore--Cash-hit states impose stamp duty on share deals-24 coastal police stations planned across Kerala -Indian Travel Agents in the Gulf Take Customers For a Ride

Oxygen Shortage Intensifies Neurological Disorder among Expatriates

Oxygen shortage in the atmosphere is causing many health and neurological problems for people living the Gulf countries. A leading psychologist says the amount of oxygen available in the desert countries is less than the normal regions due to the lack of plants and greenery that produces oxygen through photo synthesis. Dr K M Ansari, a leading psychologist in the UAE says the normal functioning of human brain demands uninterrupted supply of oxygen and a shortage of oxygen in the atmosphere due to various reasons can lead to many mental and physical disorders. ..read more

Pawar to Power Rejuvination of Coconut Plants in Kerala, Best Coconut Farmer Award

UK India Business Council- Recruit India’s top graduates for free Full Report

ONGC Videsh Bid for Iranian Gas Field Development Cyber Regulation Appellate Tribunal Court inaugurated--Rice Price to increase in UAE/GCC--South Indian Bank finalising pact with Qatar bank

Indian Rice Export Racket to Africa Under Probe

The Indian Government has officially banned the export of Indian rice for more than a year now, but many supermarket chains in the Gulf region are selling Indian rice, both the Indian basmati ric and non-basmati rice.Now a major international racket involving private Indian companies, the governments in African countries, the Shipping Corporation of India, diplomaic deals and Switzerland based commodity trading firms are allegedly involved in a Rs 2,500-crore rice export scam of 2008-09. An investigative report by the Outlook Magazine revealed how food export guidelines were flouted and rules bypassed by the Indian government owned trading companies to allow select private rice-exporting companies to export one million MT of rice despite the ban, effective on paper since October 2007. Many rice exporters in the region are known to be repacking rice in their private warehouses and selling through supermarkets and hypermarkets..The Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar said in the parliament that export of rice to African countries through diplomatic channels will be stopped ..Read the Full Report

CBI Inquiry into Rice Export and State Trading Corporation

Arihant launched at Visakhapatnam

India’s first indigenously built nuclear propelled strategic submarine named ‘Arihant’ meaning ‘Destroyer of the Enemies’ was launched today, 26 Jul 09, at the Ship Building Center, Visakhapatnam. India has thus joined a select group of nations which have the technological capability to build and operate nuclear propelled submarines. More

Dubai Malayali Weds Filipino Girl

Dubai based translational lovers, Anup Vijayan from Kerala and Evlin from Manila got married at a Kerala temple on Sunday. Evilin and Vijayan, both working for the same firm in Dubai, fell in love about two-years-ago and decided to get married after getting the consent of their families, family sources said.Dressed in traditional south-Indian wedding attire, 25-year old Evilin, tied the nuptial knot with Anup Vijayan, a resident of Adukkathubayal near Kasargode. The wedding ceremony was solemnised at the Subramanya temple in the presence of the relatives of Vijayan, a software engineer.

Petronet to set up Rs 3250 crore power plant in Kerala--Crazy Kuwait based US Soldier who killed Five colleagues in Iraq face life Sentance- Israeli suspected of organ trafficking

Focus Kerala Focuses on Investor Friendly Atmosphere

The Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi on Saturday stressed the need to create an investor friendly environment in Kerala to ensure that more investment projects come to the state. Addressing the valedictory function of the two-day Focus Kerala World Investors Meet, Ravi said: "Every effort should be made to ensure that the projects for which MoUs were signed becomes a reality." Read More

Iran vows to hit Israel's atomic sites if attacked--Dubai ship in Indian Port suspected to be part of 'scrap metal scam'

DP World to Open New Terminal in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 21 July 2009 (ME Newswire): Global marine terminal operator DP World has set October 1st, 2009 as the date of the official inauguration of its state-of-the-art Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT). Full Report

Amnesty Blasts Saudi for human rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorism

22 July 2009

We were afraid that something bad might have happened to him, that he might have been tortured. We called the prison but they would respond: "Be patient, the investigation is not finished." I cried: "Let me just hear my husband’s voice". His disappearance was so sudden…me and my family kept asking ourselves: why is it happening? Wife of Khalil 'Abdul Rahman 'Abdul Karim al-Janahi who was arrested at Riyadh airport in April 2007. The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights under the façade of countering terrorism, Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday...Read Full Report

911 Press for Truth Launched View Video

UAE National Tortured in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty

Tough Way of Learning Journalism in the UK

London: Panic, nervousness, stress, late coming, plagiarism; get rid of all this, if you ever want to be a successful journalist.” These were the first few words from my online media journalism tutor, David Gyimah just after enrolling at University of Westminster’s Masters Course in Journalism. His words reverberated in my mind for several days, whether I had made the right decision to pursue higher studies after having almost a decade’s journalistic experience in India and Dubai. Read Full Report

Etisalat, RIM, SS8 in Blackberry Spyware Inplant Controversy, US The Wiretapping Country-Indian Naxal Problem needs a holistic approach >More news

 

Shiv Sena Member of Parliament files PIL in SC for Scrapping 2009 Election--Dala Member Lashes out at Malayalam Media for lopsied coverage of SNC Lavlin-- Citigroup cuts nearly 30,000 jobs in second quarter -Turnaround of Goldman Sachs: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's "Profits US Attacks Kill Afghan Civilians including four year old Girl -China, Russia Warn US that an Israeli Attack Against Iran nuclear weapons means third world war-Israel Planned to Assasinate Ahmed Nijaad with the help of Iranian terrorist Group: Press TV- Swiss Banks Running out of Storage Space for Keeping Gold-Algosaibi of Saudi Arabia Sues Al Sanea for $10 Billion Loan Fraud-

 

SNC Lavlin Case: Minor Graft Case or tip of Iceberg for Major Arms Deal Scandal?

SNC Lavlin Graft Case.. a Tip of the Ice Berg?

Going by global corruption standards, the SNC Lavlin case is just a small graft case,when comrade Vijayan was the Electricity Minister (1998), three years before the US invasion of Afghanistan. The frenzy media coverage about SNC Lavlin in the Kerala centers around three minor power projects in remote areas of Kerala, which may be peanut for a company with multibillion dollar turnovers. Reports on Tuesday suggested that the CBI is planning to question businessman in Dubai, as part of its SNC Lavlin investigation. It appears that the SNC Lavlin case is more than what meets the eye The alleged involvement of globalised Malayalis who have become overnight millionaires in the case indicates the involvement of arms merchants and organ traders in deciding the ouster of V S Achuthananthan from the Politburo. SNC Lavlin is not only an energy company, but a major arms supplier and defence contractor that makes huge profits from war, occupation and destabilisation of governments. The rags to riches stories of SNC Lavlin middle men are doubtful and the party leaders wining and dining with such mediocre middlemen needs further scrutiny. Is the international arms lobby tightening its grip on the official party apparatus...SNC Lavlin is one of the major suppliers of 500 million bullets per year to the US forces in Iraq and a major beneficiary of war reconstruction projects ..Pinarayi was found in the company of dubious businessmen during his foreign trips. and the power brokers in Delhi dealing with arms and kidney definitely influenced the politburo decision..Read Full Report

International Kidney Racket Profiteering from Dead Soldiers, Prisoners of War

 

KM Exclusive

Pay or Perish: Asianet will become pay channel from October 1, 2009

 

Asianet, the leading entertainment channel from Kerala, will become the first pay channel in the state with effect from October 1, 2009, KM learns from reliable sources. Asianet, the first Malayalam TV channel started by a well known journalist Shashi Kumar with the support of budding Malayali entrepreneurs, is now under the total control of the international media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, (right) through STAR India. The gradual migration to an encrypted paid channel will boost the revenue flow to the channel. The migration from a free channel to a paid channel is part of the overall integration of Asianet channels into the STAR India culture. Asianet, which started as a pro communist channel is now part of Keith Rupert Murdoch's $4 billion media empire, which includes among other news organisations, the New Corp, several newspapers, TV channels, film ventures, new media.

 

As on December 31, 2008, there are 129 pay channels and 180 free to air channels in India . The Star TV channels like Star Movies, Star News, EPN-Star etc are paid channels and from next October, Asianet viewers will have to pay a monthly fees for watching their favourite programmes on Asianet and Asianet Plus. Currently, eighty per cent of the viewers in Kerala are subscribed to the channel through Asianet cable network and pay a monthly subscription of Rs 150 per month. In the state, the channel may slightly increase this monthly payment, the rates are yet to be finalized.Once it become a paid channel, viewers will be able to access the channels only through a decoder sold by the channel. Other Malayalam channels --Kairali, India Vision, Malayala Manorama, Jeevan TV, Jai Hind and Amrutha --all hit by the financial crisis and the disappearnce of real estate and gold advertisements --are keenly watching the Murdoch impact to follow suit.

 

The sale of decoder will be another major revenue source for the channel. In the Middle East, the group will create a separate beam and may work as a separate channel. Asianet News channel may be kept out of the pay channel and the outgoing Asianet chairman Raji Menon, who toiled day and night to develop the channel into the most popular Malayalam TV channel will be satisfied with an insignicient stake in Asianet News channel. This concession is because Rupert Murdoch, a foreign investor, cannot control an Indian news channel. Star India representatives were in Dubai as part of the restructuring exercise and to discuss with Arabsat, the leading satellite firm, about positioning some of the Asianet channels for the Middle East viewers. Using a separate beam the channel will be able to generate more Gulf specific programmes and advertisements. Watch out.

 

KP Mohan Quits Asianet to become Jai Hind CEO

Electronic Cigerettes to enter Gulf Market

E-cigerettes which are getting popular in the western world may enter the UAE/GCC market soon. Just to get rid of the smoking bans, electronic cigerettes are gaining popularity around the world and it may soon be available in the UAE. The electronic cigarettes use replaceable cartridges with shots of nicotine, but have become popular in Europe and USA because they are not covered by the smoking ban. The US brand NJOY is quickly becoming one of the most recognized and leading brand of electronic cigarettes, not only in the U.S., but globally, as it now has distribution agreements in place for its smoking alternative in more than 50 countries. Read Full Story and More News

US Congress Discusses UAE-USA Nuclear Agreement, Members Questions Torture Video--US Treasury Secretary to Visit Gulf countries to Canvass Support for Dwindling Dollar-Abu Dhabi Media Company Gets High Definition Broadcast Equipment from UK Company

Padmashree Mohan Lal conferred with rank of Lt col (Hony) in Territorial Army

Mohan Lal, the Malayalam superstar, was formally piped by the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on being granted the rank of Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army at the Army HQ here today. Army Chief bestowed this honour at a function attended by Army Vice Chief , Additional Directorate General Territorial Army, Col Commandant of The MADRAS Regt, family members of Mohan Lal and other senior officers of the Indian Army. More

Is Mohanlal becoming an Indian Rambo

Thousands of patriotic soldiers are working 24 hours to protect India's national security and boarders. KM Salutes these brave soldiers. However, the Indian defence establishment is one of the most corrupt establishments in the world, as is clear from various corruption reports and the regular reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General. A popular actor like Mohanlal can boost the soldiers morale and create a clean image about the army. His endorsing the army will create a new spirit of militarism in Indian society. Is it really good for the country? Lal's joining the corrupt league of Indian Military Industrial Complex is also sending a wrong message across the world about war being waged in different countries. Mohanlals current role as the Ambassador of the territorial army will negate the heroic role of Govardhan Menon, a patriotic doctor that he played in Kalapani and demote Govardhan to mere of Mirza Khan, a slave of British colonial army! Read the Full Report about growing Indian Militarism

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• Major Ravi: Patriotic Film Maker or PRO for Military Industrial Complex?
• Hollywood, Rambo and Permanent War Industry
• Pseudo Patriotism and War Euphoria in Malayalam Movies
• Mr Clean Antony to Clean Up the Agean Stable
• Colonial and Neo Colonial Wars Using Indian Soldiers, Resources
• Out sourcing War from private armies and Mercenaries
• Why Mohanlal and not Mamootty?
• India-Israel-Turkey Project for Crude Oil Pipeline
• Government Committed to Protect Overseas Indians

 

1,50,000 Overseas Indians Return home due to Recession: Vayalar Ravi

NRIs should be treated on par with Indians: Srichand P Hinduja- Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran Nuclear Facilities
Pakistanis Reject U.S. "Aid" Flights, As Lawsuit is Filed Against U.S. Drone Attacks CPM politburo may take decision on Kerala today Five Nursing Students from Kerala accuse Andhra MLA of sexual harassment -UAE announces $500,000 for Benazir Bhut Murder Probe by UN Australian companies hit by downturn in Dubai--Dubai adultery mother in legal fight as husband flies sons to US--India may diversify Rupee exchange reserve currencies-Redundancy cover for hesitant car buyers in UAE

Conspiracy fever: As rumours swell that the British government staged 7/7, victims' relatives call for a proper inquiry: Daily Mail Report

A very detailed report in Daily Mail says there is widespread rumour that the July 7, 2005 train bomb blast in the UK was stage managed by the British intelligence agencies to swing public opinion in favour of war on terror and the invasion of Iraq. The report by Sue Reid said that even many senior police officials including former Scotland Yard deputy assistant commissioner Brian Paddick, former anti-terror chief of London police Andy Hayman (who oversaw the police response to 7/7) and David Davis, until recently Tory Shadow Home Secretary - now support the call for an independent investigation into the bombings. The story says the four British Muslims killed in alleged suicide bombing were tricked by the intelligence agencies and police to believe that they were participating in a mock anti terror exercise. The report is an impact of Ripple Effect, a video which is gaining popularity on the Internet that discusses the conspiracy theory behind the 7/7 Bombings. The Documentary, recently aired by the BBC discusses among other things the reason for not showing any video footage from the railway CCTV network to support the government claims. As the mystery surrounding September 11, and Indias own September 11, are yet to be cleared, the reqport quoting families of the dead victims and an increasing number of 7/7 survivors is a must read story. There are many inconsistencies and basic mistakes in the official accounts that need explanation. There is strong demand for a full public inquiry to answer key questions about what the Intelligence Services and the police did and did not know before the bombings. This week, a television documentary on BBC2 called Conspiracy Files 7/7 revealed the existence of a conspiracy theorist's 56-minute video called Ripple Effect. "It accuses Tony Blair, the Government, the police, and the British and Israeli Secret Services of murdering the innocent people who died that day to stir up anti-Islamic fervour and create public support for the 'war on terror'.", Read the Full Report from Daily Mail

• View the 7/7 Ripple Effect Video on Youtube-
• 7/7 Was an Inside Job: Watch Video 2

Court Order to Close Emarat Al Youm Undermines Media Freedom

(New York) - A ruling by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal to suspend a local newspaper and fine its editor-in-chief further undermines press freedom in the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said today. The court decision to uphold the conviction against Emarat Alyoum means that publication of the newspaper will be suspended for 20 days, and its editor, Sami al-Araimi, will be fined 20,000 dirhams (US$5,445), according to reports in another UAE newspaper on July 2, 2009. An October 2006 article published by Emarat Alyoum had alleged that a UAE-based company gave steroids to local race horses owned by the Abu Dhabi royal family. The government has on numerous occasions used the country's laws to penalize, fine, and close media establishments...Read Full Report

Arabic Newspaper Defies UAE Court Rule

Miraculous escape for Kerala CM, Ministers

The Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan, State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and Water Resources Minister N. K.Premachandran and the full complement of passengers in IC 466 Kochi-New Delhi flight had a miraculous escape on Friday morning when the pilot of the aircraft landed it safely at Nagpur after one of its two engines failed in midair, read the full Report from the Hindu

Air India Flight with Kerala Chief Minister Emergency Landing in Nagpur--Emergency Landing of Indian Airlines in Nagpur-Suspect case of influenza a H1N1 in Kerala tests negative

Non Resident Keralite Dies of Swine Flue -MoneyGram-National Commercial Bank Launch Largest Global Money Transfer Network -UAE firm's $500M buyout of Nova Chemical is delayed a week -India Approves $239 million for South Asian University-India Korea Economic Package

Economic Survey: 2008-09 -Several steps taken to enhance domestic rupee liquidity

The Economic Survey 2008-09 presented to Parliament today by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee says, the speed at which the Indian economy returns to the high growth path in the short term depends on the revival of the economy, particularly the US economy and the Government’s capacity to push some critical policy reforms in the coming months. It says, if the US economy bottoms out by September 2009 there would be good possibility for the Indian economy repeating its 2008-09 performance i.e. around 7.0 +/- 0.75 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 (assuming a normal monsoon). However, in the event of a more prolonged external economic downturn, the revival of the global economy/US economy being delayed until 2010, the growth may moderate to the lower end of the range. It says the recovery is likely to be assisted by the likely developments in the external sectors. . Full Report/More News

Inspectors Nab 201 Street Vendors, Beggers and Car Washers

Dubai Municipality inspectors, in cooperation with Dubai Police and the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, nabbed last month 201 persons including street vendors, beggars and illegal car washers. The sweep against the law-breakers had also resulted in the seizure of several low-quality goods and pirated CDs. Full Report More News

Navaratna 9 -Ragalayam in Dubai Al Naser Leisureland

Navaratna 9, a self proclaimed charitable group, is celebrating its first anniversary with a unique musical programme led by noted singers Kavalam Sri Kumar and Rajashree Warrier, who promise to deliver a different musical experience in the desert. Ragalayam 2009 is a contemporary Musical programme on April 3, at the Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai. Other singers include Nicy and the programme is directed and conceptualised by Parthasarathy from the Mayoora School of Dance and Music. Full Report

Indian Construction Company Expands Middle East Presence

The slowdown in construction and infrastructure projects in India is driving leading Indian firms to explore new markets in the Middle East. Navayuga Engineering Company (NEC), an Indian construction company in Abu Dhabi has undertaken piling work for ten residential cum commercial towers for two projects within Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi. In all, 1,496 deep piles were laid for the two projects, and were executed as per schedule, highlighting the project development expertise of the company, said Antony A. David, General Manager, NEC More

Petrol and Diesel prices Increased

NRIs Still Bullish About Investing in Home Country: Survey

Current global downturn has made India even more desirable to Non-Resident Indians (NRI) who are bullish about the country's growth and continue to invest heavily in the country of their origin, a report by the HSBC and UK India Business Council said. "Global Indians: A study of investment attitudes" released today by the HSBC and the UK India Business Council provides new insight into non-resident Indians attitudes towards the Indian economy. According to the report, 85.7 per cent of the NRIs said "global recession has made India more attractive to businesses overseas." The survey covered NRIs in the UK, USA and Singapore. It did not cover the Non Resident Indians in the Middle East.Full Report

British embassy staff arrested in Iran--UK-GCC cooperation in financial services--UK Second largest defence Exporter--Standard & Poors Downgrade Dubai Holding--Oman sultan postpones Iran visit over political unrest

K P Mohan Resigns from Asianet, Joins Jai Hind TV

KM can reveal that K P Mohan, Managing Editor of Asianet, the number one Malayalam news and entertainment channel of Kerala to join the Congress mouthpiece, Jai Hind TV. KM Learns that the senior most journalist in Asianet who was the Managing Editor of the popular channel for quite sometime is now contemplating to be the Chief Executive Officer of Jai Hind TV, the official channel of Indian National Congress, which is seen as an entry point to state and national politics.A former president of Kannur Youth Congress, the senior journalist has been nurturing political ambitions and his move to the Congress party channel is viewed as a smart exit from Asianet, which is now under the total control of international media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Full Report

Appeal to Rescue 20 Filippino Sex Slaves from Saudi Employer

An Overseas Philippino worker who has just returned from Saudi Arabia has made an appeal to rescue 20 other Filippino ladies who are currently treated like sex slaves by their Saudi Employer. “We demand that the Arroyo administration conduct an immediate rescue mission to save the 20 Filipinas who are still being held in the harem of Abu Khalid,” said Garry Martinez, chairman of Migrante. “The Philippine embassy in Saudi Arabia should also ensure that the Filipinas be brought to a hospital for medical treatment and that criminal cases be filed against Abu Khalid,” he told Butalat an investigative news portal. Aliyah, 29, had worked for two years as a baby sitter in Dubai. There, she witnessed and experienced how Filipino migrant workers endured hard work abroad to be able to send money to their families back home. Aliyah returned home three years ago and promised never to work abroad again..Read the full report

Zero Airline Commission: Indian travel agents expand their horizons

US Exim-Bank Targets major Chunk of $500 billion Critical Infrastructure Modernisation in India--More

CAG Raps Kerala Government for Financial Mismanagement More

Four computer dealers flee from Computer Street leaving Dh9.2m in debt---US is no longer a Dream Destination for Indian immigrants, now starts reverse brain drain

Ladies Using rape charges to make money-Iranian Envoy Blames CIA for Shooting Neda Agha Soltan -US 'has agents working inside Iran' -Obama plans funding Iranian Dissidents -Saudi Arabia to introduce biometric visa system--India Germany to form Working Group on Education--GCC-European Free Trade Association sign free trade agreement -Saudi Arabia set to become major Gold and metal mining state --Canadian Sentanced to behading in Saudi Arabia for killing Saudi younster--UAE Banks Expect more Defaults as Expats "skip" and Exit-Al Jazeera TV seeks Canadian outlet

US Soldier dies in Iraq --Indian Government Plans New Identity Cards for 1.1 billion citizens Sri Lanka Lures International tourists with new summer packages-Boeing Subsidiary Opens New Customer Center in DAFZ-ADB Extends $200 Million for First Urban Development Program in India's North East--$500 million fund for Pakistan Development--Qtel approaches 2 million Mobile Customers

Man Jailed for Wearing T-Shirt with Nude picture of Victoria Beckham-full story

Recession Hit Foreign Universities Flock to India

Hardly a month after assuming power in New Delhi, the new UPA government is moving very fast to allow foreign direct investment in elementary and higher education. A country which has one third of the all illiterates in the world offers a lucrative market for foreign universities which are hit hard by the ongoing economic crisis. The opening of Indian educational sector for foreigners opens a big untapped multibillion dollar business for the recession hit American Universities and their potential partners. About 40 per cent of India's 1.1 billion people are under the age of 18, and there is demand to create 1500 new colleges and universities over the next couple of years. In anticipation of the business potential, a leading Minister in the new government has already established his own educational outlets in Kerala. Full Report

US drone strike kills 80 Pakistanis

SmartCity, Vizhinjam delays spell double trouble for Kerala Former Israeli minister convicted of theft -Saudis funded 9/11: Lawyers--Obama Signs $106 Billion bill for Iraq, Afghan Wars-CIA Discovered Planning “Soft Revolution” in Early 2009, Iranians in Gulf Recruited for training in USA-World Investors Meet for Kerala in July--SEBI Bans Dubai based Jermyn Capital from Trading for Two Years

Iranian Crisis

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

by Chris Hedges

Iranians do not need or want us to teach them about liberty and representative government. They have long embodied this struggle. It is we who need to be taught. It was Washington that orchestrated the 1953 coup to topple Iran’s democratically elected government, the first in the Middle East, and install the compliant shah in power. It was Washington that forced Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, a man who cared as much for his country as he did for the rule of law and democracy, to spend the rest of his life under house arrest. We gave to the Iranian people the corrupt regime of the shah and his savage secret police and the primitive clerics that rose out of the swamp of the dictator’s Iran. Iranians know they once had a democracy until we took it away..Read the full column by former New York Times journalist from USA

Iranian, Korean Customers under Scrutiny in the Gulf for Money Laundering

The Gulf countries are tightening money laundering rules and terrorism finance rules and the dealings with leading Iranian banks and financial institutions like Bank Melli Iran and Bank Sederat are closely monitored by the regulators. On Tuesday, the the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has advised all the senior executive officers of DFSA authorized firms and service providers operating in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to comply with the United Nations Security Council sanctions that prevents obtaining funds from companies and banks from the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and financial institutions from Iran especially Bank Melli Iran and Bank Saderat and their subsidiaries. Paul M Koster, Chief Executive Officer DSFA said in letter to all the CEOs that the DFSA is concerned that fights in the UAE fight be tempted to obtain funds from inappropriate sources.. Full Report

India's Jet Air flies into Rs400 crore tax trouble-Will there be Expat exodus as school year finishes?Fake divorce papers: NRI family gets clean chit

Iranian Protestors in front of White House Wave former Ruler Shah's Pahlavi Dynasty Flags-Son of Shah, Pahlavi Positioning Himself To Take Power In Iran

Three British Executives in jail for $500 million fraud in Dubai Islamic bank

New Front Sets Sights On Toppling Iran Regime--Soros, the CIA, Mossad and the new media destabilization of Iran

Kerala News

Literary Quotation Team Targets VS

A group of CPM supporters are protesting against the participation of Sukumar Azhikode, M Mukundan and KEN Kunjumohammed in a literary programme organized as part of the Centenary celebrations of Vaikom Muhammed Bashir, a well known Malayali writer. After discrediting the prominent scholar and author late M N Vijayan, the Pinaray group has been promoting the anarchist writer like Mukundan to criticize the chief minister. While they have been good writers and command respect from the public, these self proclaimed literary ambassadors have degenerated into political pimps barking for corrupt leaders. M Mukundan, a popular writer who worked at the cultural exchange desk of the French embassy in New Delhi has been spreading the spirit of anarchism, drug addiction and alcoholism among the disgruntled Malayali youth. When the ideological dispute between the VS and Pinaray faction was getting intense, Mukundan dared to term him as an "Outdated Saint." (Kalaharanapetta Punyavalan) and Mr Pinaray as the "Right leader of our times." Read More

Is Kerala Getting Ready for Next Vimochana Samaram --Full Report

Media News

Exporting Democrafy: BBC Caught In Mass Public Deception With Iran Propaganda

The BBC has again been caught engaging in mass public deception by using photographs of pro-Ahmadinejad rallies in Iran and claiming they represent anti-government protests in favor of Hossein Mousavi. A report by Paul Watson James from Prisonplanet.com said "An image used by the L.A. Times on the front page of its website Tuesday showed Iranian President Ahmadinejad waving to a crowd of supporters at a public event. In a story covering the election protests yesterday, the BBC News website used a closer shot of the same scene, but with Ahmadinejad cut out of the frame. The caption under the photograph read, ‘Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi again defied a ban on protests’. Read Full Report

Iranian Crisis

US Spent $100 mn for Iran Covert Regime Change War : Seymour M Hersh

In late 2008 the US Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, the Pulitzer winning American investigative journalist Seymour M Hersh wrote in the New Yorker. Quoting current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources. These operations, for which the President sought up to four hundred million dollars, were described in a Presidential Finding signed by Bush, and are designed to destabilize Irans religious leadership. The covert activities involve support of the minority Ahwazi Arab and Baluchi groups/ other dissident organizations. This is not the first time that the US agencies are working to overthrow Iranian Government Read More

Exporting Democrafy: US, Israel Covert Cyber War against Iran

Remember the fale media hype and mass hysteria generated by the international media controlled by the Military industrial complex about Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq to justify an unjust invasion of a soverign nation. The same media hype and hysteria is created about the Iranian presidential election results now. This time, the covert media campaign is unleashed through a number of anonymous Internet sites and discussion forums, claimed to be streaming directly by Iranian citizens from Iran. In addition to the mainstream media, the social networking sites and cyber discussion forums are being manipulated to give an impression of a total uprising in Iran against the current government.. As Mossad and the CIA failed to prevent the reelection of Ahmednijad, they are engaged in another public relation war.. Read More

White Collar Crime

Malayali Directors flee after Causing Severe Financial Loss through Gold, Currency Hedging and Futures Trading

Chidambaram Inspects new Intercepter Boats :Antony Sets up New Costal Security Committee --Mossad head Cry Wolf Again: Iran will have bomb by 2014--Leighton Drops After Middle-East Venture Is Scrapped -Worlds Richest Royals Lost $22 billion from Recession: Forbes says Dubai, Abu Dhabi sheikhs lost $6 billion, $5 billion respectively -Western Media and Intelligence Agencies the Biggest Losers in Iranian elections--International Media/Indian Media Silent on Indian Vote Fraud, Vocal About Iranian Vote Fraud Allegation - Dueling Demonstrations in Tehran

Iran President Re Elected

When a major vote fraud happened in US Presidential Election in 2004, most of the corporate media houses remained silent.. now without any evidence, U.S. politicians and “Iran experts” have dismissed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection Friday, with 62.6 percent of the vote, as fraud. They ignore the fact that Ahmadinejad’s 62.6 percent of the vote in this year’s election is essentially the same as the 61.69 percent he received in the final count of the 2005 presidential election, when he trounced former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Read More

Breaking News -Political Economy of Osama Bin Ladin and War on Terror- Oman Bank Manager Fined for Forgery

Obama Says Persian Gulf Main Source of Taliban Funding!!!

The Obama administration is now blaming the Persian Gulf states as the main source of international flow of funds to the Taliban. The Wall Street Journal said quoting estimates by senior Pentagon and State Department officials that a "majority of the Taliban's funding now comes from private overseas donors, particularly in Persian Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar." Earlier the US was blaming the illicit drug trade from the Central Asian republics as the main source of funding terrorism..The U.S. diplomat is scheduled to visit Oman, the U.A.E. and Qatar in the coming days, U.S. Full Report.

Indian Election Fraud

E-Voting Fraud Derails Indian democracy

did your vote really count in the last election---you never know!--More

It is a fact that the election results announced on May 16 surprised the entire nation and proved all exit pollsters wrong. It is difficult to assume that all the post election exit polls can be proved equally wrong. While the exit polls predicted a hung parliament, the election result gave a clear majority to the ruling party. Is there a possibility that the exit polls represented the actual voting pattern and political mood in the country and that the election results announced on by counting the electronic votes recorded by the EVMs was due to a silent coup using the machines manufactured and handled by the countries largest defense electronic firms --Bharat Electronics Ltd and (Bel) the Electronic Corporation of India LTD (ECIL), Both the defense units are part of Indian military industrial complex, which do not have much reputation for transparency.--Read More

Pak-Qatar group to set up Islamic bank -Goa diaspora remitted Rs 800 crore in 2008 Paris Hillton Heading Towards Dubai Saudi Atheeb's internet start ends STC monopoly--Osama Speaks as Obama visits Saudi Egypt--Cheveron to Test New Oil Tech in Kuwait Saudi Neutral Zone---Saudi Arabia asked to waive envoy's immunity over car crash Chase in Canada-- Deal of the Day $100 off on all Emirates Tickets

New Book by Dubai Marriage Counsellor “Top Secret: Sexual Guidance for Married Couples talks about Female Orgasm, Cheating in Marriages and other taboo Topics Author, Ms Wedad Lootah,

Media Awards for Indian Journalists in UAE

Faisal bin Ahmed, (Left) Asianet Dubai correspondent and Jaleel Pattambi (Right), Editor in Charge Middle East Chandrika have been selected for the Chiranthana Samskarika Vedi Media Awards 2008. The duo have been selected for the award considering their investigative and humanitarian journalism initiatives in the difficult Gulf terrain. The annual award constituted by Chiranthana Samskarika Vedi, Dubai includes a gold medal, Ponnada and Citation will be given in a public function next October. Full Report

Reliance suspends exports to Iran

Reliance Industries Ltd., the largest private-sector oil conglomerate in India, stopped petroleum exports to Iran under pressure from U.S.-backed sanctions. Full Report

US Court Indicts George Bush for High Treason

The New York Times Reported that George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, was indicted Monday on charges of high treason. The charges, filed by Attorney General Russ Feingold late in the evening, allege that Mr. Bush, knowing full well that Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction, falsified information in order to pursue the disastrous Iraq War. The Newspaper said High treason is usually defined as participation in a war against one’s own country; attempting to overthrow its government; spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power; or attempting to kill its head of state. Read Full Report

Electronic Voting Manipulation Election Commission Enquiry on Chidambaram Win: Vijaykanth Moves High Court on EVMs and More updates Website demanding Impeachment of Bush Canadian Pilots want to block Emirates Expansion-Air France received bomb threat before jet crashed -Russia-Oman Nub Deal

Chaplain Charged for forced sex on Naval Ship

June 2-2009 Let. Sane Dillman, the US Navy chaplain accused of several sex-related offenses involving four female shipmates, was found guilty of forcing a female junior enlisted sailor to have sex with him, Reported Navy Times. "He was found not guilty of two other sexual assault charges regarding the same female sailor. The Navy Times report said he was trialed for having sex with four young female sailors when he was serving as chaplain at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. Full Report

A Malayalam pulse beats at FM 95.3-- -First Tunisian Woman Imprisoned for Online Activities--There was never any evidence linking Iraq with 9/11: Dick Cheney-- 250,000 mercenary Fighters in Iraq, Afghanistan on contract basis--EU Clears GE, Mubadala To Create JV For Financial Services -Dubai newlywed on missing plane-UAE Ruler Online Interview with the Public -Indian Naval Ship foils Pirates in Gulf of Eden--Kerala family wages legal battle to get back Malayali nurses body from London--Qatar Consulate in Mumbai puts security before art--Tension, diabetes common among Indians in Saudi Arabia--Recession hits Saudi Billionaire, Sells HSBC Stake--Two Arrested in NRI Girl Abduction Case Mundakkayam-The 'ghost buildings' of Kuwait remain expensive

EMV Fraud--Large Scale Reshuffle of Senior Officials Before Elections

Not at all a Comody Scene...

Indian Chartered Accountant Absconds after Cheating Investors .watch out

Counterfeit Notes, Secret Indian currency template compromised: CBI

Risala Study Circle Sahityolsavam...

CBI Case Against Bank officials for giving fake housing loans-Chennai Port Trust Chairman in CBI Net-Travel Agents Association of India to meet in Dubai to promote medical tourism-As Dubai's Glitter Fades, Foreigners See Dark Side More Jailings, Prosecutions Follow Downturn US Based Group Distributing Auido Bibles in UAE Labour Camps-Self Financing Professional Colleges Engage in Money Laundering in the Gulf -- Watch out-Lulu Hypermarket, Careefour Violated Food Hygeiene Rules, Closed by UAE Governemnt for selling expired Meat -Avoid travel to Gujarat: Gujarati group to NRIs

 

 

Praful Patel Presents Civil Aviation issues before Cabinet--Full Story-

Why food inspectors closed meat counters

The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has revealed details of the closure of meal sales division of pLulu Hypermarket in Al Wahda Mall and Carrefour in Marina Mall, which the leading English newspapers published.. Malayalam Media, five channels and several newspapers, which translate and publish most stories from the English media did not notice this story .....At Lulu Hypermarket, meat past its sell-by date was on display, said the report, as was meat without any labelling, while dates on cans of meat had been altered.The inspectors also found by-products from the deboning process – considered not fit for human consumption – in minced meat products for sale. The store was also warned about cleanliness after inspectors noted that rubbish bags were not in bins," reported the National. Now the blogosphere is full of stories and comments about selling expired meat.....Malayalam media in the Gulf are sleeping?

TN migrants lead in exiting UAE

Daniel P George, a senior journalist who worked in the UAE, writes in the Times of India that Tamilians account for the maximum number of illegal migrants in the UAE who are returning home due to the downturn. Read the Full Report

Sheik Mohammed gets 6-month ban for horse doping -India's Election Commission Sticks to EVM Credibility Stand -Bin Laden worked for US till 9/11, former FBI Translator-- Iranian Filmmaker Arrested in Dubai with banned substance-19 Years Since Saddam Invaded Kuwait

HIV, Oral Sex Common among Indian Workers in the Gulf : Psychologist

The HIV infection level among the Indian workers in the Gulf region is much higher and many of them have been turned back to India, after they are found having HIV infection in medical reports during visa renewal. A leading Indian doctor in the UAE revealed to KM that the number is growing as some workers contract the AIDs virus from prostitutes and through homosexual orgies in labour camps, especially oral sex in labour camps. While the health authorities are busy checking Indian migrants returning home for HiN1 virus, the potential danger from the return of HIV infected NRIs is largely neglected. Full Report

Israeli Connection to the New Jersy Arrests-Ukranian Girl Forced into Prostitution in UAE, Al Jazeera Report on Human Trafficking - Nuclear Proliferation Pitfalls in UAE-U.S. Nuclear Deal -Gang of Credit Card Fraudsters Busted in RAK Man arrested for harbouring 42 absconding housemaids-- Kerala's first woman journalist dead-- -Dubai Police patrols step up surveillance of banks after spate of thefts---Cyber Regulation Appellate Tribunal Court inaugurated--9.9 Media to launch Indian version of Inc. this year -WatchIndia.tv Launches Special Online Packages for South Indian TV Channels Including a Free Trial

Supreme Court ‘no’ for panel to study Electronic Vote Machines

Global Kidney Racket

A number of culprits associated with money laundering, global human organ trade and other crimes are arrested from different countries ranging from the USA to Brazil. For a change Israel is in news related to the international kidney transplant market...

International Kidney Racket Profiteering from Dead Soldiers, Prisoners of War-Twelve Arrested for International Kidney Racket in Israel USA-Recruiting Agents Dupe Expatriates in RTA Bus Drivers Recruitment.- US Mayors, rabbis arrested in NJ corruption probe, Kidney and Money Laundering Racket Israeli Rabbis in Major Money Laundering, Human Organ Trade Racket-Israel Kills, Steals Organs of Palestinian Children: Yaser Arafat (Old News)-Iran army chief warns neighbors against US plots

Toll Free Hotline for Indians Abroad

Nexus Hires New UK Advisors for Ex-pat Insurance Business-Unicorn private equity fund sells stake in regional energy holding company- Punjab Tops NRI Grooms Complaint: Vayalar Ravi-Recruiting Agents Dupe Expatriates in RTA Bus Drivers Recruitment.-US Mayors, rabbis arrested in NJ corruption probe, Kidney and Money Laundering Racket

S Y S (Samastha Kerala Sunni Yuvajan Sangam) Programme in Aweer Dubai

Saudi Arabian princess seeks asylum in Britain over child -Qatar, Bahrain connects Power Grids Nandan Nilekani takes over as Chairman of Indian Identity Authority- SS8 Acquires UAE Technology Provider, Adding to its Suite of Best-of-Breed Security Solutions-Trans Asian Railway Network--SS8 Networks to Address Address Intercept Issues and Law Enforcement -Blackberry in Kuwait-Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts: New York Times-Researcher says BlackBerry Spyware Wasn’t Ready for Prime Time

Human Rights Observers Want Fair Trial by Courts in UAE

Hillarious Task Ahead...

Hillary Clinton in India

India plans $70 billion road projects

Singapore: The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Kamal Nath said India would be launching $70 billion in the road sector in the next three years. In what is claimed to be the biggest Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, the private sector participation is expected to be about 40 billion USD and of which 10 billion dollars is expected from the foreign investors. Full Report/More News

NRI commits suicide over property row - Foxisation of Star India

Malayali woman Wins Dh 1 millionIndian Narcotics Control Bureau launches special drive to arrest absconders in drug cases -Plan budget for higher education increased by Rs.2000 crore -Commonwealth Games Projects will be Completed on Time: Minister-Iraqi Youth Resort to Tattoing to Identify them, if killed in Violence--Saudis stop sale of Nestle item--Yemen forces disperse rally over suspended News paper-- MP Calls for Closure of Al Jazeera Yemen Office --Print journalism in Yemen threatened by online press and technology--Oman Police Arrest Man who Stabbed..Several Vehicles!

Bose and Bose Opens Law firm in Kochi

PIL in Supreme Court Against Electronic Voting Machines

New Delhi, July 10: Amidst questions being raised on the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines, an NGO has approached the Supreme Court seeking it to direct the Election Commission to replace it with a tamper proof system. The Public Interest Litigation filed by Jana Chaitanya Vedika, contended that there was an urgent need to replace EVMs as there was possibility of it being tampered and manipulated.More

Video-- Jana Chaithanya Vedi Demonstrating Indian EVM Fraud -CPI (M) meet on Kerala issue begins CPI-M blames Kerala feuding on 'parliamentary opportunism'-Red Alert in Kerala After Ernakulam Collectorate Explosion -Indian dhow seized off Somali coast -Roboto Soldiers to drink Alcohol to Fight Wars U.S. Military Links Karzai Brother to Drugs

 

Flydubai Cancels Indian flights plan

-Dubai and Beijing Sign Agreement for Tourism Cooperation-Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Divas at Hague, Netherlands in September 2009 -British Council Cultural Leaders Assemble in London-Toll Free Number for Overseas Workers Resource Center-Middle East's first diamond boiling facility establishes operations in Dubai-Kochi Ideal for Cruise Tourism, New Cruise Project For Cochi Port Trust- London NRI Stock Broker Kills Himself Over a Web Prank

 

Bar Refaeli's naked photo shoot in Israel

Bar Refaeli, Israel's most famous model, has stripped off for a video filmed in her native country. The Haretz newspaper, which posted the black and white almost nude video on its website clip is part of a promotion for an art exhibition. While Israel is for political reasons in the Middle East, the model in the most conservative country had appeared semi nude in Illustrated Sports Magazine. She was the first Israeli Model to be featured nude in the annual swim suit issue of the sports magazine in February 2009. According to Yuddie.com, the model born on June 4, 1985 in the countryside of Israel where her parents had a horse ranch.

Nakheel cuts 400 more jobs: report-After Dubai, Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic eyes London- Indian Government invites EOI for starting 4 universities for NRIs-Malayali Youth Arrested for Banging into Sania Mirzas House-- ET Mohammed Bashirs Wife Enters Parliament on Budget Day-V S Meets K R Gowri on her 90th Birth Day-Australia has taken steps to protect Indian students, says envoy

Sex Slavery Thrives in Israel: Report

The international media always highlight sex trade and prostitution in the GCC countries, but this report by the Israel news Agency says sex trade is rampant in Israel too. "The Israel Goverrnment, like many others uses sex for national security interests. One report said there are an estimated 20,000 female sex slaves forced into prostitution in Tel-Aviv each year. According to a report released in 2005 by the Knesset Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women, between 10,000 and 15,000 women had been smuggled into Israel over the previous four years to work as prostitutes. According to the report, the women, who were mostly from the former Soviet Union, were sold at public auction for as much as $10,000 and forced to work up to 18 hours a day. On average, the women received only three percent of the money they earned from prostitution, and many were raped and beaten. Most of the women had been smuggled over the Egyptian border and lured from Russia and Eastern Europe on false promises of secretarial jobs..More

Omesh Saigal Insist EVM Fraud Possible using Trojan Sofware

After the Election Commission rejected his claim that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are not tamper-proof, former bureaucrat Omesh Saigal insisted on his allegation that a particular software can be used to rig the polls. Rejecting the allegation that he was sensationalizing the issue, Saigal, former Delhi Chief Secretary, said in a letter to Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi that he had made an oral presentation before Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla who had assured a complete examination by the EC and by the scientific advisory committee headed by Prof Indiresan. Full Report

Israeli Supermodel Bar Rafeli Appears Nude in Sports Illustrated Magazine:

Philippines Debate Plan to conduct 2010 Elections through voting machines

Cost of living rises for expats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

The new Cost of Living Survey from leading global HR consulting firm Mercer has today revealed Dubai as the most expensive city in the GCC for expats to live in, having risen to 20th place from a ranking of 52nd last year. The UAE capital Abu Dhabi isn't far behind, rising 39 places from 65th to 26th in the ranking.The cost of living for expats based elsewhere in the GCC has also risen, with Kuwait City, Kuwait moving from 94th to 77th; Manama, Bahrain from 112th to 82nd; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 119th to 90th, and Jeddah is the least expensive city in the region ranking 109th from 126th. The remaining cities in the GCC didn't fall in the 143 rankings of the study...More

Ramvilas Paswan Blames Electronic Voting Machine for the Electoral Defeat

The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan who was confused about his historic defeat from a constitutency that he used to win with several lakhs majority has joined the opposition leder LK Advani in questioning the credibility of electronic voting machines (EVMs). On Sunday, he told media persons: "'if the electronic device to count the votes of 543 members in the Lok Sabha cannot be trusted, how can you trust the electronic voting machines for a voting process involving millions of electorate all over the country?" Full Report

 

Electronic Voting Machines are Tamper Proof: Navin Chawla

Commission will check all points raised about EVMs

New Delhi: June 6, 2009 The Election Commission of India has issued a press note about Electronic Voting Machines. Keralamonitor.com send him a letter on asking his opinion on the vulnerability of EVMs to manipulation, to which he has not replied so far. .Read Full Report

Former Chief Secretary Demonstrates How EVMs can be Rigged/Hacked

The Election Commission has now officially taken up the investigation of charges of rigging and fraud through the Electronic Voting Machines. This report from rediff.com says the Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla [ Images ] is sitting over a major scandal of a possible massive rigging of elections by manipulation of software of the Electronic Voting Machines. "But for the charge levelled by a former Delhi [ Images ] chief secretary five years senior to him in the Indian Administrative Service cadre, Chawla would have rejected such claims of rigging," rediff.com said.Omesh Saigal, a 1964 batch IAS officer of the Union Territory, stunned him with a presentation to force him to order an inquiry into any possibility of such a rigging. Chawla is himself a Union Territory cadre IAS of 1969 batch,the news portal reported.

Advani Doubts EVMs, Demands ballot papers back

BJP leader L.K. Advani has demanded the reintroduction of ballot papers in elections, beginning with the Maharashtra Assembly elections in October, and three other states later this year. In an interview by Suman K Jha of Sunday Express, the BJP leader has said: “We should revert to ballot papers unless the Election Commission is able to ensure that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are foolproof and every possibility of their malfunctioning is taken care of,” Advani told The Sunday Express here on Saturday. More

Indian Electronic Vote Fraud: Indepth Coverage by Monitor

Shortage of Coconut Climbers in Kerala/South India -CPM Compromise on the cards-Elephant rescued from a mud pit in Kerala

 

Malayali Nursing Student Makes Rape Charges Against Andhra MLA Indian Man found murdered in Sharjah Spending $120 billion per year for 800 military bases around the World is Killing the US Economy. Obama sanctions $746 million to build Embassy in Pakistan-Big brother is watching: The technologies that keep track of you-- US Woman Commits Suicide to Avoid Eviction from House

 

Pakistan-IMF Talks in Dubai

Indian Railway Budget 2009 --Highlights

Non Practicing Doctor is the Best Doctor in Kerala! Eight from Rajasthan feared dead in boat capsize off Qatar -13 Indians, 12 Nepalis feared killed in Qatar ship capsize- India 127th country to legalize gay sex-Inspectors Nab 201 Street Vendors, Beggers and Car Washers

Be an Ambassador of Dub ai Municipality-Turnout of NRI students at Anna Univ declines

 

Gopala Krishna Pillai is new Union Home Secretary--Nirupama Rao new Foreign Secretary Symbioisis bid for NRI University Lothadas Passed Away-Nayanthara & Prabhu Deva in Dubai!

Interview: Bharat Mohanlal Successful Hero Failed Businessman

Mammootty Launches Film Distribution Company--Malabar Gold plans Dh 300 million Expansion in Middle East--Asin for Kerala IPL team? Maruti A Star Launched in Saudi Arabia-Vijay Mallya taps Abu Dhabi Royal for Kingfisher Bail Out funds-The propaganda war against Iran

Email War Intensifies in the GulfSave CPM Forum Attack Pinarayi Group Intellectuals--Read one in favour of Achuthananthan

Torture claims against British secret agents go to inquiry: Faridi Hilali was tortured by M-5 Agent in UAE--Video

"The Guardian says former London resident was repeatedly beaten on the soles of his feet, given electric shocks while blindfolded, and handcuffed, kicked and beaten."

'If I didn't confess to 7/7 bombings MI5 officers would rape my wife," Torture Victim

Michael Jackson Dies

Are electronic voting machines tamper-proof? The Hindu Editorial Piece on EVMs

Petition Against Chidambaram's Election to Parliament

Saudi Women Tired Of Buying Bras From Men in Lingerie Shops

US behind recent blasts in Iraq, says Sadr

KM News -Aligarh varsity campus to be set up in Kerala -Petition Against Chidambaram's Election to Parliament Saudis hold 'cross-dressing men' --French head of Qatar media watchdog quits-Government Committed to Improve Higher Education: Kabil Sabil --Dulsco disburses workers' salaries through Cash Machines--Saudi Police Arrest 67 men for Cross Dressing -RTA Kicks Off Summer for Metro Workers -Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information to Archive Digital Media -Joost Kruijning Appointed as Senior Vice President/Managing Director DP World Africa Region.-Saudi-Yemen Economic City in boarder

Gulf Journalism Blogs --Latest News Updates

Dalit Politics behind New Parliament Speaker -Kerala tourism body creates cyber platform for NRI investors UAE Engineers Working to Ship Satellite to Launchpad--Web Chat Saves Malayali NRI Lady's life from thief More News -Laal Salam: 30 Years of Mohanlal Movies

US plotting Velvet Revolution in Iran?

A former senior Iranian diplomat says the White House is making strenuous efforts to orchestrate a "Velvet Revolution" in Iran. Mohammad-Javad Zarif, the former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, claimed on Tuesday that Washington is conspiring to foment discord among Iranians in order to topple the Tehran government, reported the Press TV. "'. Read Full Report

Media Monitor --AM Malayalam Radio Station in Dubai Hospitalised --Watch out

Joy Mathew to Anchor Abra from Dubai Creek for Amrutha TV-- watch out

Indian Industry creates 300,000 US Jobs, Contributed $105 billion to the US economy -Oman Lifts ban on Indian poultry Import-- Iran Foils Plans to Plant bombs on Election Day, Iran Protests Engineered by Enemies, Ahmednijad--Indian Peacekeeping Mission to Congo Flagged off:

Double Standards on Vote Frauds

NMC Hospital in Spotlight for Medical Negligence that killed two Indian Kids --Indian Father Curse NMC Hospital for his Children's Death--NDTV Arabia on the Verge of Closure More News Sixty Five Years old NRI Kills Wife, Commits Suicide NRI doctor lifts lid on scandal-hit hospital --The NRI Family Returned from Canada-India’s realty industry sees homecoming of non-residents-- EVMs are not Tamper Proof: Writes Dr. Subramanian Swamy: Why VP Singh Opposed Digital Democracy?

Mallu Millionaires

Peter Varghese New Australian High Commissioner to India--Community Radio Station in Mananthavady, Kerala -Editor of UAE English Newspaper National Removed, Hassan Fatah New Editor- Former Thailand premier Thaksin may have entered UAE under alias--US Judge skeptical whether he can get involved in a UAE Case -Exit Polls Predicted Hezbullah Victory in Lebanon, US Backed Coalition Wins --Another electronic Vote Fraud?Another Major Voting Machine Mistake in US City Polls Coalition 4 Visible Ballots: Exposes of Electronic Voting Fraud -Hacked: Hightech Elections Theft in USA -

Manorama Writes Stories Every Day..For a Change Read a Story About Manorama

Financial Times Profile of Sheikh Mansour

The London based Financial Times reported that Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan had the last laugh when the Abu Dhabi based Petroleum Investment Company that he chairs made multi billion dollar profit by offloading Barclays shares. Read the interesting profile of the Abu Dhabhi Prince By Andrew England and Simeon Kerr of FT

Militarism in Academics: DRDO Lures Students to Design Pilotless Planes (Drones)--Malappuram Village has 200 pairs of Twins -CNBC Arabiya Unveils Interactive Financial Portal Islamic Development Bank, ADB set up Islamic Infrastructure FundKerala Government Ready for Smart City Talks with Tecom--The Leaning Hyatt of Abu Dhabi Reaches Halfway Mark Kamala Suraya Returns to Rest in Kerala- St Xavier’s Alumni to bring Campus to Dubai--India Exports 30 tons of Gold Coins Scrap to Dubai-- Fight For Malayali NRI Nurses Body --Property Companies target Indian High net worth Individuals abroad--Qatar follow UAE to test Red Bull Energy Drink for Cocaine -Saudi Business Confidence Falls

Sharp Increase in Swine Flu Cases in Israel, 23 Cases Reported from the Gulf Region

June 2009There has been a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, in Israel. As of 2 June, 34 cases of the virus had been confirmed; 24 patients have been diagnosed with the disease in the last six days, according to the Health Ministry. Most cases have been among passengers returning to Israel from the USA, Mexico or Canada. However, most of the very recent cases are Israelis infected in Israel by returning passengers who had not been diagnosed with the disease at the airport--Full Report/More News

Federal National Council seeks answers on H1N1 virus--Bahrain Search Passengers with Flue

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• Israel Report Accuses Venezuela, Bolivia supply uranium to Iran's nuclear programme
• Shell 'played role in Nigerian activist executions'
• GEMS Get South Africa School Project and More News
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• 76 Filipino drivers still stranded in Ajman
• Prince Charles Fight with Qatar Royals
  Egyptian tycoon close to Mubarak's son gets death sentence for pop singers murder in Dubai
• NRI Doc suspended for beating son
• Indian rupee Highest gain in a Decade
• Qatar firms General Manager Dies at Nedumbassery
• NRI Group's bid to make Kerala an IT Hub
• Gulf States Cannot Afford one more war in th region
• Dubai Police Chief Warns US Against Attacking Iran
• Bombay Dyeing -Rivoli to set up Showrooms in Gulf
• BSNL to introduce People Tracking System in Kerala
• Saudi Arabia Launches Official Fatwa Site
• Saudi Arabia Passes New judicial laws
• Indian Housemaid Alleges Abuse by Qatari Employer
• Nigerians Excel in Qatar Oil and Gas Industry
• Youngest Kuwait Killer shoots two Expats
• Iran, Pakistan Gas Sales Agreement without India
• Radiation Scare at Bahrain International Airport
• Oman to invest $3 bn for Airports
• Wall Street Property in Dubai Real Estate Sectors
• Bahrain to start Gas Import from Iran
• Iran Invites Bush to Speak
• Latin AmericaWelcomes Iran President
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June 2009There has been a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, in Israel. As of 2 June, 34 cases of the virus had been confirmed; 24 patients have been diagnosed with the disease in the last six days, according to the Health Ministry. Most cases have been among passengers returning to Israel from the USA, Mexico or Canada. However, most of the very recent cases are Israelis infected in Israel by returning passengers who had not been diagnosed with the disease at the airport--Full Report/More News

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Thailand, police have arrested a British citizen suspect of stealing $150 million dollars in Dubai. According to NDTV, Michael Bryan Smith was escorted in Bangkok to a Thai court. The United Arab Emirates asked Thai police to help them arrest Smith. The 49-year-old Londoner was a manager when he allegedly stole a Dubai company's money and then fled the country. He has been on the run for eight months, the channel reported. Read More

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Dream Jobs Dwindle for Australian Executives in Property Sector

The recent arrest of several Australian executives for corruption and corporate espionage in the UAE has shattered the dreams of several highly paid Australian executives in the Gulf. The number of Australians monitored and arrested for fraud in the property market and corporate espionage is increasing. The highly paid Australian executives of the biggest construction companies are in jail for fraud. "The most high-profile arrests are those of two former employees of Dubai-based Nakheel, Australians Matt Joyce and Marcus Lee, detained without charges since January. They are alleged to be involved in bribery over the sale of the Waterfront site, now controlled by the Queensland-based Sunland. While these cases are pending, a small number in senior management is concerned about phone tapping and monitoring of their emails," the Australian Reported quoted unnamed sources. There are now about 20,000 Australians working in Dubai, lured by wonderful job descriptions and huge salary packages, read the full Report of the Australian.

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Recession hits Gulf Newspapers as journalists are being laid off

The real impact of economic crisis is being felt by Indian journalists working in the Gulf. A couple of days back, one of the leading English dailies from the region terminated 19 staff from various departments including reporters. Another English daily has been systematically reducing staff including those who were recruited in the past one year as part of a restructuring plan. In Oman, the proposed new English daily from the Apex Group is yet to launch its maiden edition. Full Report

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