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McCain and Sarah Palin compared to Nazis

‘Family Guy’, an animated comedy by Fox compared McCain and Palin to Nazis. Brian, Stewie and Mort Goldman, the characters in the comedy are regress into the Nazi Germany. In their effort to blend, they wear uniforms of the Third Reich. One of these has a McCain/Palin button pinned to the lapel.

Ever since the show has been its telecast, Fox has received "a few" calls from disgruntled viewers and voters who objected to the portrayal of the two Republicans..

‘Family Guy’ has become infamous for the ridiculing Republican party. The show never misses an opportunity to degrade the Republicans.

Europe's first multi-cultural radio station to close

Berlin - It was Europe's first multi-cultural radio station and was given a flamboyant launch in 1994, with more than 2,000 guests swaying to African and Balkan music at its inaugural bash in Berlin's Congress Hall.

Transmitting in 21 languages, Radio Multikulti was aimed primarily at the capital's 430,000-strong foreign community. Its programme planners hoped it would help bring about better integration of foreigners in the city and create more respect for immigrant cultures.

"We want to find an audience which is curious, eager to lean towards something else, and learn something in the process," the station's music director Johannes Theurer said when it was launched.

Chandrayaan-1 launched successfully

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 22 : Chandrayaan-1, India''s spacecraft mission to moon was launched today from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr. G Madhavan Nair described it as a ‘historic’ moment for India.

According to scientists at the SDSC, it was a ''normal'' liftoff.

The spacecraft is carrying eleven payloads (scientific instruments) and weighs about 1,380 kg at the time of its launch. It was shaped like a cuboid with the solar panel projecting from one of its sides.

Of the eleven payloads, five are entirely designed and developed in India, three from European Space Agency, one from Bulgaria and two from the US.

US Defence chief Gates: "Dramatic" consequences without Iraq deal

US Defence chief Gates: "Dramatic" consequences without Iraq dealWashington - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday of "pretty dramatic" consequences is a proposed agreement on the status of US forces in Iraq is not approved by Iraqi lawmakers before the end of the year.

He made the comment in an exclusive interview with three news outlets including the Bloomberg news agency at the Pentagon defence headquarters outside Washington.

India's launches its first mission to the moon

New Delhi - India on Wednesday launched its first-ever mission to the moon, with the unmanned Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft blasting off from the Sriharikota spaceport in southern India on a two-year exploration.

The 44-metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C11) carrying the Chandrayaan probe lifted off at 0622 local time (0052 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, 80 kilometres north of Chennai.

The Indian Space Research Organization said the launch and the performance of the rocket was going "perfectly."

The Chandrayaan, which means moon craft in Sanskrit, is on a 3.86- billion-rupee (79-million-dollar) mission.

Deora to meet oil firms and airlines to resolve fuel bill impasse today

Deora to meet oil firms and airlines to resolve fuel bill impasse todayNew Delhi, Oct. 22: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora will meet with representatives of state-run oil companies and private airlines here today in a bid to resolve their dispute over unpaid fuel bills.

According to sources, Deora and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel have reportedly been asked by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is currently away on an official visit to Japan and China, to resolve this issue at the earliest.

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