An Assamese man was just released after being imprisoned for half a century without a trial. They say justice is blind. Well, it sure was blind to the plight of this poor fella.
Thanks, Carthik. I've created a file called "WordPress suggestions" that I keep updating when I find an issue I can help with. When that file gets large enough, I'll mail it to you. For the record, people I've moved from MT to WordPress (or just started them off with WP) include Ravikiran, Yazad, Ravages, Aditya, Prabhu, Anita, Charu, Kingsley, Muthu, and Sandeep.
As I told you, I've not moved this blog to WP only because I run two blogs in one, and having to log out and log in is too much of a pain in the arse.
Delhiites splurge the max, says HindustanTimes.com. This is why I file my tax returns there. Insects like me don't register on the radar there.
The Gujarat government has just declared that marriages without parental consent are not to be registered. So if you're a couple in your mid-twenties who want to get married even though your parents don't approve, too damn bad. How can the government go about infringing on individual freedoms like this? But it's probably in conflict with the Special Marriages Act at least. The kicker is this comment by a government lackey: "Around 15-20% of registered marriages are cases of elopement. We wanted to stop this."
The Book Spoiler is the site for those of you who don't have the time to finish a big book and just want to know how it all ends.
The stupidest lawsuit on this planet has been filed.
Glossary of food terms: an excellent collection from, of all things, a salsa manufacturer's web site.
Comparative table of languages and economy sizes. After English, Japanese is the most useful.
Big airlines seek entry barriers against low-cost rivals, says the Economic Times. Poor babies. They're getting hurt by the cheaper competition so they want the government to protect them. Cry me a freakin' river. I can't stand moves to restrict free enterprise.
Celebrities with and without makeup. Shocking!
Prevention of Money Laundering Act comes into force: "With the Prevention of Money Laundering Act coming into force today, banks, FIs and financial intermediaries will have to mandatorily report to Government all suspicious transactions and those over Rs 10 lakh." Big Brother is watching, mates.