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Manhoos? I thought you guys did not believe in superstition?

I'm impressed with Hafeez - scoring fast for a change when needed. Alam and he need to consolidate and have a 120-150 run partnership and then it is the hitters comfort zone. I also want to see Razzaq come in before Akmal. He is the fear factor for the Proteas and exploit their vulnerability to...

Gambling follows the money trail. But most of the gamblers come from other countries

The way things are going, that may well happen in the future. India can keep playing itself in the IPL ;) let's not give the bcci any ideas

True, they should have done some research before posting these figures. The 60 million figure is not from an Indian source. I'll try to find a link to it.

Ok I get your point, it just happens to be money from indian companies or individuals. It doesn't prove that the Indian team or the bcci are the best, but essentially Indian fans who significantly contribute to running the game.

81% of the money in world cricket comes from India and this is not a post-IPL phenomenon. So it is quite true in this case.

That's what I was thinking too. A consistent quality of postings is the ideal way of judging members rather than quantity or longevity. Even if the time is unspecified, a member can keep spamming all threads till he/she reaches the number, and then wait for the clock to do the magic. Another...

I think it is 60 million. This seems to be a typo.

Suspect in D.C. Metro bomb plot sought to fight U.S. troops overseas, records say The man charged in an alleged plot to blow up Metrorail stations in Northern Virginia came to the FBI's attention because he was asking people about ways to fight American troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan...

I like the approach of the Home Ministry. They should let people like Arundathi Roy, Geelani and BD say what they want, but make sure no one goes overboard and causes physical harm to anyone. Govt not to file case against Geelani, Roy - The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday...

None of the significant media houses even named Pakistan in their headlines. It was mentioned in passing in one of the many paragraphs. If that was really their intention, it is not really difficult to malign your country's name, even you know that. And they can't help it if he has a Muslim...

No dearth of religious nut-jobs in our part of the world I guess. What was the charge against him? Did he desecrate the Prophet or the Quran?

Does that even matter? He was a politician and was trying to exploit the resentment among the uneducated folk. On another note, wasn't ZAB supposed be an excellent orator? He seems pretty ordinary in this video. His lack of command over the crowd and the proceedings was amusing.

Juan Williams didn't do anything illegal, but as a radio host especially on a balanced and respectable station like NPR, he has the responsibility to not reaffirm stereotypes. He is not being judged for what he said, but for the forum and his capacity.

I think this action is to silence our critics before Obama's visit. I have an inherent dislike for phony activists like Roy, but then we are not a communist or fascist state, and must uphold her right to say what she wants. A successful democracy is one which is noisy, and we should not be above...

The key is to do everything in moderation. Banning something makes it a sort of "forbidden fruit", and as humans we will be tempted to do it more. If alcohol is available through non-legal channels, legalizing it will also get a good amount of revenue for the country.

@Gentle Typhoon: Go see an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. Some of these are standard symptoms of retinopathy and the usual cause for that is diabetes. Even if you don't have a sugar problem, this can happen in younger people. An extreme stage will lead to retinal detachment. I am sure you...

Can you cite any one religion that has explored more than what science has? Religion quotes an "all powerful" person called god, but there is no proof that it is what he/she has prescribed. And there is absolutely no effort to explain how the universe came into being. At least science is trying...

Not at all. The BJP never dared to cite her religion as their objection to her candidature (regardless of their personal opinion, the people would have kicked them out if they had said that). They wanted her disqualified for her country of birth. Hinduism doesn't require its followers to be...