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What will Jayalalithaa the person and the politician do now? Dhanya Rajendran| The News Minute| October 17, 2014| 5.00 pm IST “It is already Deepavali for us,” said many AIADMK supporters gathered outside Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence in Chennai, AIADMK office and Bangalore Central jail as they burst crackers and distributed sweets. Much has been written about what the sentence means for Jayalalithaa, much will be written about what the bail implies for her political and personal future. The political implications are important, but I would like to dwell first on what the bail and coming out of prison will mean for Jayalalithaa, the person.  Everybody, personal staff, political leaders, cadres and especially, her legal team, are greatly relieved as the former Chief Minister will be back at her abode, back in familiar territory and amongst the luxuries she is accustomed to. The daily pujas at Poes Garden have been conducted without fail even in her absence, Jaya TV employees wer

IRNSS 1C successfully launched by PSLV C-26. Congratulations to ISRO. We are proud of you

Source- The Diplomat Author- Van Jackson Recent rumors of Kim Jong-un’s whereabouts and whether a coup had occurred put our ignorance about what goes on in North Korea on full display. Speculation is natural when it comes to palace intrigue in a post-totalitarian state; of course inquiring minds want to know. But even the most sagacious Korea experts have done little more than speculate. Many find solace in reports of Kim Jong-un’s appearance as confirming the status quo, forgetting that the status quo was rife with uncertainty – the very reason rumors swirled at the first sign of Kim Jong-un’s absence. Perhaps we can embrace the narrative that the North Korean regime (and many Korea watchers) wants us to believe: Kim Jong-un is firmly in power and his absence, even from key events, is not dispositive of that. But perhaps we should be more skeptical given the vast ocean of what we don’t know, rather than clinging to and extrapolating from the nuggets of what we think we

Agni-5 ( Image credits- DRDO) Source- Want China Times India's Defence Research and Development Organization under the country's defense ministry is preparing to test various intercontinental ballistic missiles with the ability to attack targets in the Far East, Africa and even Europe according to the official website of the People's Liberation Army's China Defense Science and Technology Information Center. A source from the Indian military said that the country is ready to test three types of Agni intercontinental missiles after the launch of the Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile in November. The missiles include the Agni-II, with a range 2,000 kilometers, and perhaps even the Agni-IV, with a range of 4,000 km, the source said, while the Defence Research and Development Organization said the Agni-V, estimated to have a range of 5,000-8,000 kilometers, will be tested as well. The Agni-V's first test was in April 2012. On Sept. 15, the Agni-V complete

GSLV- Mark II ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ ISRO) Source- The Diplomat Author- Sudha Ramachandran India recently made history, when its Mars Orbiter Mission successfully entered the Martian orbit. In doing so, it became the first country to enter Mars’ orbit on its first attempt and also the first Asian country to reach the red planet. Missions to Mars have rarely been successful. Before India’s Mangalyaan (Sanskrit for Mars-craft), only the United States, the Soviet Union, and Europe had entered Mars orbit. India is part of an elite club. What makes India’s Mars mission all the more remarkable is its low cost. With a price tag of just $70 million, it is the least expensive inter-planetary mission ever. The U.S. Maven orbiter, which arrived at Mars two days before Mangalyaan, cost NASA a whopping $671 million in comparison. Experts have pointed out that the enormous cost difference between Mangalyaan and Maven is because the Indian Mars-craft is far simp

Image credits- Flickr/ Narendra Modi Official Sources- Eurasia Review Author- C.Raja Mohan ( Observer research Foundation) The fact that the South China Sea was mentioned for the first time in a joint statement between India and the United States during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington has been widely noted. The reference says more about India’s changing political attitude under Modi than New Delhi’s policy towards the maritime territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas between Beijing and its Asian neighbours, especially Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. Ever since China became more assertive in the Pacific, Delhi, which has its own territorial disputes with Beijing in the Great Himalayas, started weighing in on the issue of freedom of navigation. After all, much of India’s growing trade with East Asia flows through the South China Sea. Modi reaffirmed this in the joint statement with US President Barack Obama and restated India’s

Image credits- Ancient Indian UFO Source- Ancient Indian UFO The oldest "Secret Society" on earth, The NINE UNKNOWN MEN also known as NUM, founded by Ashoka the Greatest of all Emperors, an old Indian ruler ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE.. Indian Army troops guarding the Indo-China border have reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in the Ladakh region. Its well known UFO activites for many years now. Both the countries knew about it . Is it the underground UFO Base of Last kept Advanced Scientific Hindu Technology ? You Decide ! Unknown Men of ashoka a secret society of India dating back to two millennium is the greatest Mystery in India which is believed to be the indian version of Atlantis dating back to 273 BC to the regime of the ashoka indian emperor the grandson of Chandragupta who was the first person attempted to unify India... ashok was hindu by birth and converted to Buddhism after the battle of kalinga which claimed around one lakh men.

Image credits- Ancient Indian UFO/ Save Hindu Yezidis Source- Ancient Indian UFO The Yezidis or Yazidis are a Kurdish speaking people who live in northern Iraq. with population of approximately 5,00,000 - 6,00,000 with another 200,000 settled in other parts of the world this is the recent statistics It is estimated that approx 25 million Yezidis were persecuted by muslims over the past 800 years. many Muslims believe that Yezidis are “devil worshipers,” They are mostly a poor and oppressed people, but they have a rich spiritual tradition a branch of the world's oldest religion(HINDU)  The Yezidi emigrated from India to Afghanistan, and from Afghanistan into Iran and, lived in Iraq, and in Syria. In Iraq they started to call themselves "Yezidi".. Here are some of the rituals practised by Yezidis which is followed only by hindus which proves their indian origin :- 1. The Peacock(Malak Ta'us) which they worship is only found in india,and is kn

Vimana Shastra Source- Ancient Indian UFO The Rig Veda, the oldest document of the human race includes references to the following modes of transportation: Jalayan - a vehicle designed to operate in air and water (Rig Veda 6.58.3); Kaara- Kaara- Kaara- a vehicle that operates on ground and in water. (Rig Veda 9.14.1); Tritala- Tritala- Tritala- a vehicle consisting of three stories. (Rig Veda 3.14.1); Trichakra Ratha - Trichakra Ratha - Trichakra Ratha - a three-wheeled vehicle designed to operate in the air. (Rig Veda 4.36.1); Vaayu Ratha- Vaayu Ratha- Vaayu Ratha- a gas or wind-powered chariot. (Rig Veda 5.41.6); Vidyut Ratha- Vidyut Ratha- Vidyut Ratha- a vehicle that operates on power. (Rig Veda 3.14.1). Sage Agastya is mentioned in Mahabharata of 4000 BC. The "Agastya Samhita" gives us Agastya`s descriptions of two types of aeroplanes. The first is a "chchatra" (umbrella or balloon) to be filled with hydrogen. The process of extracting hydrogen

F-35 ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ Flickr) Sources- Russia & India report Author- Rakesh Krishna Simha Outgunned by the Su-30 family of aircraft and suffering critical design flaws, the American F-35 is staring down the barrel of obsolescence – and punching a gaping hole in western air defences. Built to be the deadliest hunter killer aircraft of all time, the F-35 has quite literally become the hunted. In every scenario that the F-35 has been wargamed against Su-30 Flankers, the Russian aircraft have emerged winners. America’s newest stealth aircraft – costing $191 million per unit – is riddled with such critical design flaws that it’s likely to get blown away in a shootout with the super-maneuverable Sukhois. Stubby wings (that reduce lift and maneuverability), a bulbous fuselage (that makes it less aerodynamic) low speed and a super hot engine (which a half decent radar can identify) are just a few of the major flaws that will expose its vulnerability

SU- 30 MKI ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ Author- Pritishp333 Sources- Forces India Author- Atul Chandra The Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2024 will have finally arrested the continued decline in its combat aircraft strength and attain a combat fighter aircraft fleet of 42 squadrons. For the first time, its fighter fleet will consist almost exclusively of twin engine fighters in the Rafale, Sukhoi-HAL Prospective Multirole Fighter (PMF), SU-30 MKI (upgraded), MiG-29 UPG and Jaguar strike fighter with the exception of upgraded Mirage 2000s, Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and few numbers of the MiG-21 ‘Bison’. It would have to cater for retirement from service of its entire MiG-27 fleet (an estimated 80 aircraft) and MiG-21 fleet (approximately 150 aircraft), starting a few years from now.  The IAF currently operates nine squadrons of the venerable MiG-21, including six squadrons of upgraded MiG-21 Bisons. By 2024, however, the indigenous Tejas Mk II production l