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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL New Secretary General
is Sunil Shetty 1st Indian to head A I
 Shetty, an Indian
national, has been the Director of the UN's Millennium Campaign for the
past six years and the Chief Executive of international anti-poverty
NGO ActionAid before then.
"We are thrilled that Salil will be joining us and leading Amnesty
International as we renew our fight to end injustice – campaigning with
those imprisoned because of their ideas, those on death row, those
being tortured, and those who have their rights denied because they
live in poverty," said Peter Pack, the chair of Amnesty's International
Executive Committee [the organization's governing body].
"As we approach our 50th anniversary, we have ambitious plans to
expand our work, especially in the global south, and Salil has a solid
track record in mobilising people, civil society, governments and
international organizations in the fight for people’s rights and
dignity. He’s absolutely the right person to take Amnesty International
into the next stage of our work," added Peter Pack.
"I feel privileged to be given this amazing
opportunity at a time when the world needs human rights for all more
than ever before," said Salil Shetty.
Salil Shetty will start in June 2010. He succeeds Irene
Khan who steps down after eight years as Amnesty International’s
Secretary General on 31st December 2009.
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UN Indian Peacekeeping Forces in Haiti
 There are presently
140 Indian paramilitary personnel who are heavily armed,
eleven unarmed police officers and one military staff in Haiti.
With
experience
dealing with disasters esp Earthquakes and Hurricanes etc, The Indian
peacekeeping contingent in Haiti via the United Nations is drawing
praise for their efforts and contributions. Haiti government also
welcomed the Indian troops and sauted the efforts of india in rushing
aid and material to the devastated country
Paramilitary Central
Industrial Security Force personnel have been guarding banks and other
vital centres in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, to prevent
looting besides providing security to Indians in the aftermath of the
devastating earthquake. The Indian contingent of the UN peacekeeping
mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) who were present even before the
earthquake, did not suffer causalities after the 7.0 quake that hit the
Caribbean nation on January 12, according to the United Nations.
tioned in
Port-au-Prince. Seen here The Indian Formed
Police Unit (FPU) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Leander Paes/ Cara Black Win Australian
Open 2010 Mixed Doubles
Melbourne:
Top seeds India's Leander Paes and Zimbabwe's Cara Black won the 2010
Australian Open mixed doubles championship beating 10th seeds
Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Jaroslav Levinsky of Czechoslovakia
7-5, 6-3 in just about 1,5 hours.
The triumph gave India's L Paes his 11th overall and
fifth mixed
doubles title. With this, Paes has equalled one-time doubles’ partner
Mahesh Bhupathi’s tally.
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AR RAHMAN Wins TWO GRAMMYS
2010 ~ Jai Ho!
Following in a remarkable run in 2009, Indian Music Director,
composer AR RAHMAN added two Grammys to his tally by winning
twice for his compositions at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY AWARDS at Los
Angeles. So far RAHMAn for his compositions in the 'Slumdog
Millionaire' movie, has won two Oscars, the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts (BAFTA), Critics Choice Award and the Golden
Globe Complete List Grammy Winners 2010
RAHMAN
won for 1)Best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture category and
2) Song "Jai Ho" - Best motion picture song category JAI HO!!
An estatic Rahman said,
" Insane, eh? I never even dreamt about winning all these awards,"
"I once again want to
thank the Almighty, my spiritual Sufi teachers - Ameen Peerullah Malik
Sahib, Danny Boyle, Fox, the whole 'Slumdog...' creative team, all the
awesome actors in the movie and Resul Pookutty. My whole team,
Gulzarji, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash, my friend and
sound engineer the late H. Sridhar....
"My agents Sam Schwartz
and Amos Newman, my mentors Mani Ratnam, Shekhar Kapur and Subhash
Ghai, and mentor in the west, Andrew Lloyd Webber, folks at id-PR,
Allison and Courtney... extraordinary musicians from Chennai and
Mumbai, my mother, my father, my sisters and my lovely wife and
children... And all my well wishers from the world who keep me going...
Jai ho India!". COMPLETE
LIST GRAMMY WINNERS 2010
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PAKISTAN
CRICKET CAPTAIN BITES BALLS- Pak vs Australia 2010 Cheater Caught
Redhanded!
 In an over the top incident on the field in Australia,
during an official cricket match, Pakistan Captain SHAHID AFRIDI was
seen biting the seams of the cricket ball- to gain unfair advantage
while bowling, The
idiotic and unsportsmanlike conduct was captured on camera by the 26
movie and telecast cameras around the stadium, even though Afridi
tried to shield the act with another Pakistani bowler Rana Naved in
front of him! (Duh! as if that would
shield him from the eyes in the sky!)
This disgusting cheating act further de moralizes
the Pakistani Cricket which has been embroiled in a series of internal
problems including poor performances. Pakistn had alrady lost the
cricket test series 4-0 and were on the verge of losing the
International One Day version series 5-0 - when this latest incident
occured, Pakistani Captain
Afridi has previously been caught and fined for
deliberately using his boots and spike to dig up the cricket pitch-
which can be used to extract spin and unexpected bounce - in a test
match
games VS England five years ago.
This latest shameful act was condemned by many
cricket fans world wide including Pakistanis but a larger questions
looms is HOW and WHY Do Pakistani Think they can get away with lies and
decietful behaviour.all the time! In a series of
recent incidents, the Pakistani cricket players and the Pakistan
Cricket Board (PCB) have been
at loggerheads, Changes in Captaincy has been done after several
fights, last year the visiting Sri
Lanka Cricket team was attacked by Terrorists in Pakistan, while the
Pakistani
Cricket Team bus was missed- as they were 'delayed' by 5 minutes, A
star bowler was banned fro drug use and another was suspended for a
fight in the dressing room and earlier allegations of match
fixing and throwing games against the team were levelled officially.The
current team was formed after the PCB had its own fights and selectors
and the Board had nasty public and media fight, leading ti resignations
of Coach, Board members etc.
In all this individual Pakistani platersdo remain talented but all this
has left a sour taste in every fans mouth. It should be noted that similar allegations
have been posed
against the Government of Pakistan eg with AQ KHAN the nuclear
scientist who sold
nuclear bomb secrets to the highest bidder and the antics of ex
President Gen.
Musharraff who nurtured the terrorists Taliban and siphoned millions of
Dollars
from USA and allied nations etc
We wish and hope that appropriate penalties are
imposed by the International body and not a slap on the wrist by the
PCB and good sportsman ship and good cricket comes out of this latest
fiasco and maybe after some more sould searching good Pakistani
citizens will surface and assert themselves! SHAME
HO SHAME KARO!
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 JANUARY 26, 2010 HOUSTON NAMES A DISTRICT
AS MAHATMA GANDHI DISTRICT
As
this year 2010 marks the 141 st Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, The City
of Greater Houston has honored him by naming a district
area after him.
Houston
and the district is home to a large number of Indians and the comunity
was also recognized by the Mayor of Greater Houston Annise
Parker. The
event in South Western part of Houston, TX was attended by a large
number of Indian Americans and also the Consul General India
Sanjiv
Arora
Although
there was a move to name a designated area as :Little India' - that
move did not pan out and after a compromise, the leaders of the
community including the India Cultural center (ICC) of Houston dcided
to rename the district with singns demarcating the MAHATMA GANDHI
DISTRICT,. The cost of signs are about $100,000
Though symbolic, such gestures makes a lot of sense and welcomes
immigrants to believe that America belongs to them and They are
welcomed by america - by recognizing the contributions, the culture and
accepting their identity
TOP INDIA CIVILIAN AWARDS 2010
PRESTIGIOUS PADMA AWARDS 2010
ANNOUNCED
The Annual PADMA
Awards- The Padma vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shree/ Shri
were announced by the Government of India
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Complete List here
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MALLIKA SARABHAI
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President Obama on India's Republic Day Jan
26, 2010- Official statement
I send my warmest wishes on behalf of the
American people to the people of India and to those here in America and
around the world who are celebrating Republic Day. As the world’s
largest democracies, the United States and India have a strong
shared... belief in the values of liberty, pluralism, and religious
tolerance.
This Republic Day is particularly special because it marks India’s
Diamond Jubilee. In the sixty years since the Indian Constitution was
adopted, we have built a strong and vibrant partnership. I was pleased
that Prime Minister Singh was the honored guest for the first state
dinner of my Presidency. It was a chance to celebrate the great and
growing partnership between our two Nations, and the friendship between
our peoples. Indeed, the more than two million Indian Americans in the
United States enrich every corner of our great nation – leading in
government, science, industry and the arts. And as our peoples continue
to build upon that friendship, let our governments continue to work
together to advance peace, prosperity, and stability around the globe. |
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