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I welcome emergence of ‘Hindu terrorists’: Thackeray

I welcome emergence of ‘Hindu terrorists’: ThackerayShiv Sena Chief, Bal Thackeray, said that he would like the forming of 'Hindu terrorists'.

In an interview he said, "If they, Hindu terrorists, are behind the September 29 Malegaon blast, I would be glad. Terrorists should be born among Hindus, I have begun to feel." He further said," Sadhvi Pragya Singh, Lt Col P S Purohit, arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast, have been victimized. What was their fault? Something had to be done to take on fanatic Muslims."

BJP unites in defeat, Raje is Oppn leader

BJP unites in defeat, Raje is Oppn leaderFormer Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in the Rajasthan Assembly in Jaipur. BJP has made no other changes in the State unit for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Venkaiah Naidu, incharge of the State; Ramdas Agarwal, National Treasurer and the State President O P Mathur were present at the meeting. Senior BJP leader and former Home Minister, Gulab Chand Kataria proposed Raje's name which was unanimously approved.

$37.5 mln put by Morgan Stanley in first India PE deal

$37.5 mln put by Morgan Stanley in first India PE dealOn Tuesday, it was announced by Morgan Stanley's private equity unit that it had invested 1.82 billion rupees ($37.5 million) in unlisted Indian castor oil maker, Biotor Industries, with the motive to mark its first private equity investment in India. Via a statement, Chin Chou, managing director and head of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia said, "We are pleased to be making our first investment in India." He further added, "The Company expects to deploy a significant amount of the Asia fund in India in the next two years."

Volvo to drive all by itself

Volvo to drive all by itselfSoon we would see a Volvo which would drive on its own and at the same time it would be coming up with the first ever "accident-proof car". The motions would be controlled by the car as it drives through the traffic using radar to control the distance.

At the Detroit motor show next month, the Swedish manufacturer is to make a proud presentation of Volvo S60, with automatic brakes. By 2010, it will hit he roads.

‘Objectionable’ iBoobs forbidden by Apple

‘Objectionable’ iBoobs forbidden by AppleApple's application store has dismissed the weird application called iBoobs on the grounds of "objectionable content", which has come as an expected move that would disappoint many iPhone users.

The Mystic Game Development has developed this application, which is a computer animation of a large pair of breasts in a bikini top.

The user can wobble it from side to side, or up and down by shaking the iPhone. But Apple ruled that such an application that touches on the verge of virtual sex is objectionable.

Trai moved against Bharti by RCom

Trai moved against Bharti by RComThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been moved by the Telecom and Internet major Reliance Communications by alleging that the rival Bharti Airtel is not offering access to its Chennai submarine cable landing station.

The importance has been gained by the move as three sub-sea cable systems on the trans-Atlantic route were severed on 19th December, and the traffic was being re-routed by the telecom companies via the trans-Pacific leg. Bharti Airtel lands two cables - consortium cable SEA-ME-WE-4 (SMW-4) and own cable i2i - at its landing station in Chennai.

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