"Rajasthan passes resolution to create Vidhan Parishad..."...news in the Times of India Would setting up of a second chamber make Rajasthan a better governed state and speed up its developmental process? Dont ask me!

"19 mercy petitions pending with the Hon'ble President of India".....News

"19 mercy petitions pending with the Hon'ble President of India".....News Why are these pending? Dont ask me!

The next President of India

Whom would I like to see as the next President of India? Mr. Ratan Tata.

Sachin & Govinda

I normally leave Sachin Tendulkar alone and he leaves me alone.... But this one needs to be shared... Have you noticed that Sachin has suddenly started looking like the film star Govinda? Psssst: No offence meant to anyone - no compliment meant to anyone!

Remembering or not remembering "God" does not make any difference.

All those who are very religious and remember their God every day, die. All those who are athiests and do not believe in any God, also die. Some of those who are very religious and remember their God every day die a painful death. Some of those who are athiests and do not believe in God, also die a painful death. Remembering or not remembering "God" does not make any difference. Q.E.D.

Air India- absolutely shocking!

There was a time when one used to take pride in flying by Air India...Well no longer so.

It is in a bad shape financially and requires transfusion of tax payers money every now and then.

But look what I discovered- the entitlement of CMD/MD for free travel by Air India:

"CMD/MD: Family entitled to unlimited free passages.

On retirement annual entitlement is:
24 passages on domestic network and 24 passages on international network in First Class for family."

If deceased:
12 annual passages on domestic and 12 on international for family in First Class.

Just to give some idea of the amount of money involved- a First Class New Delhi-New York- New Delhi ticket on Air India is priced at Rs. 396038 or say Rs 4 lakhs!. Now do the arithmetic!

This has nothing to do with pensionary benefits.

But hey its my money- Indian tax payers money.

The only other example I can think of, and this needs cross checking, is the army, where even after the retirement the pensioner continues to get free rations...

To take an extreme example, imagine a Director of Horticulture's family being entitled to 100 kgs of mangoes 6 times a year from the government orchards- while he is in service and the same besides the pension- even after the retirement or death of the Director....

Is there any logic in this benevolence of Air-India?

Dont ask me!

Blank nothingness- before birth and after death

I expect death to take me to a blank nothingness - something like what was before my birth - blank nothingnes... ... I would rather keep the so-called 'God' out of it...