July 23rd- Updates
Facts :
50 Million Dollars has been proposed as bounty by the US senate on Al- Qaeda chief Osama bib Laden
0.7 % of the world's population is drunk at any point of time
42,000 railway tickets are booked on an average per day on the internet as against 72 lakhs at booking counters
3 percent of Indians use the internet which is the lowest in Asia Pacific Region says a study
Quotable Quotes
Musharaff will not be in power by the end of September-- Imran Khan Member of Pakistani Parliament
What if there is a emergency ? Will the IAF wait for the morning ? -- President Abdul Kalam when told that the Mizoram Airport does not have night take off facilities .
I have not thought about where I might stop. I don't think it is the right time for me to think about that- Sachin tendulkar Cricketer
I wanted to be a IAS officer, But then , Miss India happened and I am doing films-- Neha Dupia Bollywood actress
The next one is going to be a lot funnier. To me Bond has never been that Macho-- Daniel Craig British Actor
Snippets
UP
Kim Dang Hoon a tourist from South Korea has filed a complaint in a police station in Varanasi for the recovery of reading glasses stolen -- guess who a monkey.
The monkey stole the glasses when Kim opened the hotel room window for fresh air. The staff could only recover the broken lens from the terrace of the hotel. The police said that it was impossible to initiate action against a monkey, However, a complaint for the missing glasses has been lodged so that Kim could make an insurance claim
Bihar
Marriage are made in heaven, it is said- But for Nawal Kumar and Renu the hospital bed was the mandap. On his way to the bride's house , Nawal was attacked by criminals and he fractured his leg. But a broken leg did not mean broken vows. The bride and family reached the hospital with a priest and the couple got married. Doctors nurses and other staff witnessed this unique marriage- But it is a " sick " honey moon for the newly weds !!
Lalu and Paswan at the PM meetings
The cabinet meetings are very structured and are quiet and business like when the PM chairs the meeting -- but when Lalu and Paswan attend there is always tension due to their great friendship ( ! )-- At a recent meeting < Paswan had a request-- he had many visitors from Bihar visiting him and the space at his govt allocated bungalow was not adequate-- He wanted the govt to build Dorm type rooms -- Paswan had just made the request when lalu jumped in-- Lalu said that the quality of milk in Delhi was very poor-- his health was being affected and the govt should build Ghysala ( cow sheds )-- this would help him to get his own cattle from Bihar-- This sent the entire cabinet in to peals of laughter-- Paswan was neutralised-- the cabinet did not hear both requests and went in to other business
Formula 1 at Norburing -- The European Grand Prix--
What a race-- before the race there was enough drama-- Lewis Hamilton the rookie who has been on the podium in all the nine races of this season finally met his fate- A rare bungle in fitting the gun to the tyre loosely saw him crash in to the tyre wall with great impact in Saturday's qualifying for the Sunday race- One thought that Lewis will not race on Sunday -- The car was totally damaged and Lewis looked shaken up -- but to everyone's surprise Lewis took position 10 on the gird ( that was where he was when he crashed ) out of the 22 cars-- Lewis is showing great courage and qualities that will make him a champion.
Well on to the race-- As it was to start , rain was predicted and the prediction was true-- it poured heavily and after lap1 ever car was hurrying to the pits to change from Dry tyres to wet weather ones-- the track was flooded by the torrential rain-- and the first corner was so slippery that five cars followed each other in to the gravel pit- it was like a scene out of the movies- every car lost its grip and went in to the gravel trap on turn 1-- the race was stopped and re started-- amidst all this , pole sitter Kimi Raikonen ( Ferrari ) lost six placed to be placed seventh at the re start-- Kimi quit on lap 34 due to gear box problems-- Massa of Ferrari lead till around 6 laps to go- rain was predicted again and all the cars wanted to change the tyres-- in this change , the Ferrari lost grip and Alonso of Renault used to opportunity and overtook Massa with a brilliant move that saw the cars touching each other-- Massa finished second-- Lewis all the while had issues but would not give up-- He finished ninth and did not gain any points-- On Saturday it looked as if both the Ferraris will do well -- But Alonso won the race and with Raikonen not finishing , it was a bad week end for the Ferraris--
50 Million Dollars has been proposed as bounty by the US senate on Al- Qaeda chief Osama bib Laden
0.7 % of the world's population is drunk at any point of time
42,000 railway tickets are booked on an average per day on the internet as against 72 lakhs at booking counters
3 percent of Indians use the internet which is the lowest in Asia Pacific Region says a study
Quotable Quotes
Musharaff will not be in power by the end of September-- Imran Khan Member of Pakistani Parliament
What if there is a emergency ? Will the IAF wait for the morning ? -- President Abdul Kalam when told that the Mizoram Airport does not have night take off facilities .
I have not thought about where I might stop. I don't think it is the right time for me to think about that- Sachin tendulkar Cricketer
I wanted to be a IAS officer, But then , Miss India happened and I am doing films-- Neha Dupia Bollywood actress
The next one is going to be a lot funnier. To me Bond has never been that Macho-- Daniel Craig British Actor
Snippets
UP
Kim Dang Hoon a tourist from South Korea has filed a complaint in a police station in Varanasi for the recovery of reading glasses stolen -- guess who a monkey.
The monkey stole the glasses when Kim opened the hotel room window for fresh air. The staff could only recover the broken lens from the terrace of the hotel. The police said that it was impossible to initiate action against a monkey, However, a complaint for the missing glasses has been lodged so that Kim could make an insurance claim
Bihar
Marriage are made in heaven, it is said- But for Nawal Kumar and Renu the hospital bed was the mandap. On his way to the bride's house , Nawal was attacked by criminals and he fractured his leg. But a broken leg did not mean broken vows. The bride and family reached the hospital with a priest and the couple got married. Doctors nurses and other staff witnessed this unique marriage- But it is a " sick " honey moon for the newly weds !!
Lalu and Paswan at the PM meetings
The cabinet meetings are very structured and are quiet and business like when the PM chairs the meeting -- but when Lalu and Paswan attend there is always tension due to their great friendship ( ! )-- At a recent meeting < Paswan had a request-- he had many visitors from Bihar visiting him and the space at his govt allocated bungalow was not adequate-- He wanted the govt to build Dorm type rooms -- Paswan had just made the request when lalu jumped in-- Lalu said that the quality of milk in Delhi was very poor-- his health was being affected and the govt should build Ghysala ( cow sheds )-- this would help him to get his own cattle from Bihar-- This sent the entire cabinet in to peals of laughter-- Paswan was neutralised-- the cabinet did not hear both requests and went in to other business
Formula 1 at Norburing -- The European Grand Prix--
What a race-- before the race there was enough drama-- Lewis Hamilton the rookie who has been on the podium in all the nine races of this season finally met his fate- A rare bungle in fitting the gun to the tyre loosely saw him crash in to the tyre wall with great impact in Saturday's qualifying for the Sunday race- One thought that Lewis will not race on Sunday -- The car was totally damaged and Lewis looked shaken up -- but to everyone's surprise Lewis took position 10 on the gird ( that was where he was when he crashed ) out of the 22 cars-- Lewis is showing great courage and qualities that will make him a champion.
Well on to the race-- As it was to start , rain was predicted and the prediction was true-- it poured heavily and after lap1 ever car was hurrying to the pits to change from Dry tyres to wet weather ones-- the track was flooded by the torrential rain-- and the first corner was so slippery that five cars followed each other in to the gravel pit- it was like a scene out of the movies- every car lost its grip and went in to the gravel trap on turn 1-- the race was stopped and re started-- amidst all this , pole sitter Kimi Raikonen ( Ferrari ) lost six placed to be placed seventh at the re start-- Kimi quit on lap 34 due to gear box problems-- Massa of Ferrari lead till around 6 laps to go- rain was predicted again and all the cars wanted to change the tyres-- in this change , the Ferrari lost grip and Alonso of Renault used to opportunity and overtook Massa with a brilliant move that saw the cars touching each other-- Massa finished second-- Lewis all the while had issues but would not give up-- He finished ninth and did not gain any points-- On Saturday it looked as if both the Ferraris will do well -- But Alonso won the race and with Raikonen not finishing , it was a bad week end for the Ferraris--
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