CHENNAI, India: Three men convicted of the 1991 assassination of then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will be hanged early next month, a senior jail official has said.

The announcement late Friday that the executions would be carried out on September 9 came after India’s president rejected mercy pleas from the three men earlier this month.

If they go ahead as scheduled, the executions will be first in India since 2004, when a former security guard was hanged for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl.

“The three men have been informed about the date of the hanging,” said S.Arivudainambi, chief of the prison in the southern city of Vellore, where the convicts are being held, west of Tamil Nadu state capital Chennai.

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NEW DELHI: A top ruling party politician warned lawmakers Saturday not to bypass India’s constitution as they seek to resolve an impasse with a high-profile hunger striker who has demanded that they pass an anti-corruption bill.

Anna Hazare began fasting August 16 to demand that Parliament swiftly pass his stringent version of a bill that would create a watchdog to oversee the prime minister, judiciary and bureaucracy.

His campaign has touched a nerve in India and drawn thousands of supporters to his rallies. But critics say his bill could be unconstitutional, and have slammed his approach as an attempt to short-circuit democratic debate. Continue Reading…

Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type – Touch and Type with this phone easily.  Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type combining the power of a touch screen with a keypad in a sleek phone built for entertainment. The super slim Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type has a unique combination of a touch screen & traditional phone keypad. The keypad is optimized for one hand & ideal for messaging & calls, while the touch screen of Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type Continue Reading…

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Play Share Touch
The new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a touchscreen sensation that feels right, looks great, and sounds even better. One touch to music, video, and more. High-resolution widescreen video & superior surround sound, with built-in stereo speakers, 8GB microSD card. Take a good look at Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. This amazing 3.2” high-resolution touchscreen looks unlike any other & puts everything at your fingertips. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is perfectly proportioned for one hand, auto screen rotation. With a choice of alphanumeric keypad, full QWERTY or keyboard.

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Nokia C7 – Polished stainless steel & glass in a slim touch screen smartphone.
Nokia C7 is a slim touch screen phone with 3 customisable home screens & fully integrated social networks. Nokia C7 is the second Symbian^3 powered phone loaded with innovative new hardware along with latest OS & apps. Nokia C7 is an impressive Smartphone backed by thousands of applications through Ovi Store & customizable home screens. Watch National Geographic, CNN, BBC & many more channels with Web TV on your Nokia C7. With an integrated 8 megapixels camera & a High Definition (HD) video, Nokia C7 is expected to make a profound .

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Intelligence Agency is an effective instrument of a national power. Aggressive intelligence is its primary weapon to destabilize the target. Indeed, no one knows what the intelligence agencies actually do so figuring out who the best intelligence service is can be difficult. The very nature of intelligence often means that the successes will not be public knowledge for years, whereas failures or controversial operations will be taken to the press. It’s a thankless situation. Still, from what little has emerged, one can have an idea of some of the better intelligence services out there, with the understanding that this is based on incomplete data.

10. ASIS – Australia

Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas. For more than twenty years, the existence of the agency was a secret even from its own government. Its primary responsibility is gathering intelligence from mainly Asian and Pacific interests using agents stationed in a wide variety of areas. Its main purpose, as with most agencies, is to protect the country’s political and economic interests while ensuring safety for the people of Australia against national threats.

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