"Almost all Tamil film stars turned up on Saturday for a day-long fast to express solidarity with the 'affected Tamils' in the ongoing offensive in Sri Lanka" - Now if you thought they were making a great sacrifice by starving, you are mistaken. The fast was from 8 am to 4 pm. Have a hefty breakfast at 7.55 am and you can be back for lunch at 4.05 pm. Anyway this is better than the other farcical product improvisation - relay fast. Here people will fast alternatively every two hours. The original innovator of fasting - a guy called Mahatma Gandhi must be turning in his grave.
Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed Award for National Integration was conferred on noted actress and social activist Shabana Azmi for the year 2007-08 by the President Pratibha Patil - Can someone enlighten me what 'national integration' was done by the worthy winner in the year concluded? Last heard she was trying to polarize the Hindus and Muslims in Mumbay by making, what turned out to be a false allegation, that she was being denied purchase of a Flat in Mumbai just because she is a Muslim. Maybe that qualifies her for an award on National Integration. Anyway she is richer by Rs 2 lakhs and a citation. Some people have all the luck in the world!.
Mounting losses coupled with a rapidly-falling load factor has prompted national air-carrier, Air India, to pull out all stops to lure back passengers into its fold and retain their loyalty - The guys in Air India who thinks that they can lure back passengers (anyone who has flown once in our National Carrier will rather walk than fly in it again) must be the most optimistic guy in the whole Universe. Retain loyalty? There has to be a loyalty in the first place to retain it.
