CONFUSED MIND

FROM ONE MONTH FROM NOW WHAT WILL BE I DOING??I WONDER WHAT WILL I DO AFTER MY COURSE. NO PLACEMENTS, ALSO NOT GETTING THE VARIOUS TEST THAT I WROTE IN LAST FEW MONTHS. FOR GETTING MATTERS WORSE MY FINAL PROJECT IS ON KNIVES EDGE.NOT A SINGLE THING GOING WRITE FOR ME AT COLLEGE.I DON'T KNOW HOW WILL I COMPLETE MY PROJECT. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME?? THATS THE QUESTION EVEN I DONT KNOW.SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME THAT EVEN I DONT KNOW .WHATS HAPPENING TO ME. GOD SAVE ME PLEASE DONT MAKE ME FAULTER . PLEASE PLEASE CLEAR MY MIND.TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

Shashi Tharoor -

Shashi Tharoor - the man who needs no introduction

Hall of Famers | ICC Centenary

Hall of Famers | ICC Centenary
This is ICC's list of great cricketers of the past.chek out for some familiar & unfamiliar faces

Cricket History – History of Indian Cricket: Zeecric

Cricket History – History of Indian Cricket: Zeecric
INDIAN CRICKET HISTORY ."I THINK THIS WILL BE HELPFUL FOR ALL CRICKET FANATICS

Indian Secularism

Can India survive as a secular democratic country? It can and it must! With the country beset with political turmoil, violence, and polarization, the solutions, although sometimes not apparent, can be found if will and vision permeate and overpower vested interests.

Problems Indian secularism faces: In fact we can divide state into two categories: 1) notional and 2) functional. As far as notional aspect is concerned it is defined by its Constitution. The Indian state adopted the Constitution which defines nature and functions of state, rights citizens enjoy and role of executive and judiciary.

As far as notional aspect is concerned i.e. constitutional provisions, I do not think there is much of a problem. When we faced some problems the Constitution was amended and our Constitution has been amended more than 100 times. Thus as far as notional aspect is concerned there is no problem. But its functional aspect is expressed through the government and its way of functioning.

On several crucial questions Central Government yielded to pressures and took unprincipled decisions violating secular values. There are several instances but two most crucial questions on which Government yielded which severely affected Indian secular polity, were Shah Bano judgment and the Babri masjid issue. Rajiv Gandhi bowed to the pressure by some Muslim leaders and enacted a law reversing the Supreme Court judgment in the Shah Bano case and Narsimha Rao did nothing to save Babri masjid and let it be demolished by the BJP hooligans.

This reversal of Supreme Court judgment in one case and total and deliberate non-action to save Babri Masjid seriously compromised Indian secularism and it proved that Indian Government does not act firmly on secular principles but yields to all sorts of pressures and takes opportunist stand. It never wishes to send strong and principled message by taking firm stand on crucial matters and does not mind at all displaying its weakness and opportunism for the sake of power.

Another crucial issue is communal violence. India was repeatedly rocked by communal violence in post-independence period. The Congress leadership, it is said, ultimately agreed to partition to save country from civil war and curb widespread communal violence and hoped that independent India would not witness communal violence. That is why Nehru was greatly shaken by Jabalpur riots which he never expected in independent India.

But this was just the beginning. Had he been alive he would have witnessed much worse riots in 1969 in Ahmedabad (in which more than 1000 people were done to death brutally) and 1970 Bhivandi-Jalgaon riots (in which about 400 persons including women and children) were done to death. Then followed several major riots in eighties which were worse in severity. Some of these riots were Moradabad (1980), Biharsharif (1981), Baroda and Meerut (1982, Neili, Assam (1983) in which more than 4000 people were massacred, Bombay Bhivandi riots and anti-Sikh riots (1984 May and November), Meerut (1987), it was in Hashimpura, Meerut that 42 persons were pulled out of their houses and shot by PAC and their bodies thrown into canal, 1989 Bhagalpur riots in which more than 800 persons perished and then 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Kanpur and several other places in India.

For all politicians be they of the Congress or any other secular parties, power was ultimate aim, not constitutional principles or secularism. If power is prioritized over principles, country would witness such calamities repeatedly. State machinery was always grossly misused in all major communal riots. The politicians used police to promote their own interests and seriously compromised integrity and professionalism of the police.Police, with some honourable exceptions, always displayed its communal character in almost all the riots. In Bombay riots 1992-93 and Gujarat riots 2002 it played leading role and brought shame to itself. This is mostly because police was instrumental in promoting interests of politicians and so even honest policemen got isolated, transferred or demoted. Lower ranks of the police has been highly communalized and even brutalized.

The governments are quite unwilling to take steps to organize refresher courses for the police to instill in them secular values as they want to use them time and again to organize communal violence as and when it suits them. All election strategies are also based on caste and communal arithmetic and hence it is nearly impossible to be firm on secular values and principles. Our electoral method is exclusive, rather than inclusive. Parties aim at this or that caste and community votes. Thus elections are won by excluding some and including some.

As long as our electoral method is exclusivistic, secularism would continued to be weakened. We have to abandon first past the post method which tends to work by excluding one community or the other and opt for inclusive method by adopting 51 per cent votes compulsory for winning and then no politician would target one community excluding other community or caste. This will help greatly in promoting secularism which is about including all in political processes.

Secularism in India... |

Secularism in India... | International Humanist and Ethical Union

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp suffers 31360 cr loss

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp suffers 31360 cr loss: "ssion"

CRICKET ,CRICKET & MORE CRICKET

Cricket, cricket and more cricket! This is what we all are hearing and seeing in the present scenario. Cricket has become an obsession for children and teenagers. It is the effect of cricket that we get to see a Sachin, a Brian Lara, a Harbhajan, a Steve Waugh or a Shoaib Akhtar in every house. Every cricket fan has complete knowledge of the cricketing records of their favorite players. Some collect this information as a hobby, while others collect them for enhancing their knowledge of cricket.

Cricket world records enable a player to establish his stand in the world of cricket. In fact, this is also a ticket for the players to enter the “hall of fame”. Cricket world records are the road to success for a player. For example, Shahid Afridi holds the cricket world record for scoring the fastest 100. On the other hand, Sanath Jayasuriya holds the cricket world record for scoring the fastest 50. Their cricket world record has made them a household name. The records have also helped the players to gain good rankings on the popularity chart.

Many a times, cricket world records put great pressure on the players. The pressure can affect their form of playing. After making a record, they have to live-up to the expectations of the viewers. If they fail, the entire empire established by them will collapse. It is because making a position is very easy, but maintaining it is a tough task. Every player has to be careful about his cricket world record, as they can be broken by another player. This can be a great setback in their popularity.

Cricket world record can be made in the field of batting, bowling, wicketkeeping, and so on. Apart from this, cricket world records can be classified into test records and ODI records. The test matches are played for 5 days and the average is judged on the basis of their overall performance. Sachin Tendulkar is famous for holding the cricket world record of scoring maximum number of centuries in ODIs and test matches.

As compared to the test matches, ODIs are viewed with much greater interest & now with the introduction of 20-twenty radical changes are being put into the game. It is because many viewers like quick decisions and hate to wait for 5 long days to see the final results. Such viewers like to see the “making and breaking” of the cricket world record in just one go. Cricket world records in these tournaments are remembered more. But this does not mean that test match records do not carry importance. The basic difference is that, it is the matter of choice and liking for a particular way of playing.

Cricket world records are a sheet of the achievements of various players. It is according to their record that they are valued. Be it bowling or batting, cricket world records are cherished forever. If we look at the bowling side, Wasim Akram holds the record for taking highest wickets in the test matches. On the other hand, Shane Warne holds the record for taking highest wickets in ODIs. Cricket world records are not just restricted to individuals, but are also made by teams. Such records are a collective effort of the team, which puts them on the world ranking chart.

Current Rankings