For this Goddess Kali, bhog is noodles and chopsuey

KOLKATA: There is nothing different about the Kali idol. But one look at the `bhog' - noodles, chopsuey, rice-and-vegetables dishes - and you realize this isn't just any Kali temple.

In the heart of Kolkata's Tangra area -- India's own Chinatown -- stands this unique symbol of cross-cultural assimilation. The `Chinese Kali Temple' (so the marble plaque says) is not only a bridge between Chinese and Indian cultures, but also strengthens bonds within the Chinese community. Read More................For this Kali, bhog is noodles and chopsuey

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Manhole cover thefts: BMC blames Olympics

MUMBAI: USA advisory may have warned American citizens of Mumbai's open manholes, but the BMC on its part is blaming the Chinese dragon for its woes.

Civic officials say the massive construction activity undertaken for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing has increased demand for iron ore globally. As a result, they claim, organised gangs are now operating in Kurla, Bandra, Mankhurd and parts of Byculla to systematically steal the manhole covers. A staggering 1,500 covers have been stolen in the past few months—each costing a handsome Rs 5,500 in the grey market. Read more................................Manhole cover thefts: BMC blames Olympics

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Indian shooters fed up with shooting blanks

India's marksmen are threatening to quit preparations for the Olympics unless the government steps in to help alleviate a shortage of ammunition for training.
The nation's leading medal prospects for the August Games are in shooting, with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore fancied to bring home a gold medal after winning a double trap silver four years ago in Athens.
However, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary Baljit Singh Sethi said a shortage of ammunition for air weapon competitors was hampering preparations. Read more...........................Indian marksmen fed up with shooting blanks

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Indian PM would have been shot in China for lying: George Fernandes

In a bizarre statement former Indian Defense minister George Fernandes has said that if Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was China’s head of government he would have been shot for “bluffing” to the nation over a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.

The agreement opens the way for civilian nuclear cooperation between the two countries, but critics say it will eventually hurt India’s nuclear security because of US laws on nuclear trade governing the pact.

Accusing the PM of “betraying” the country by going ahead with the nuclear deal, George Fernandes said: “If it were China, they would have settled it with one bullet in his head.”

“The prime minister of the country has betrayed the nation by continuous bluffing, something unbecoming of the head of the government... The Americans chose to make a monkey of our PM by using the 60th birthday of India to spill the beans... what PM has succeeded in doing is to strip our armed forces from the strength that was created by the Vajpayee govt.”

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