Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed

15th August, 1947, a date no Indian can forget. The Man who devoted his life for India's freedom can never be forgotten.

Sixty years after his assassination Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were immersed in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday. January 30 is marked as his death anniversary.

In August 2006 a Dubai-based businessman Bharat Narayan handed the ashes that had been with his parents since 1948 over to the Mani Bhavan.

They were then put on display, something the Gandhi family was uncomfortable with.

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India, France give new impetus to strategic ties

I saw the coverage on NDTV 24*7 regarding the visit on French President Nicolas Sarkozy. NDTV is available in the US only through DirecTV.


India and France today signed five agreements, including one for cooperation in the field of nuclear research. The pacts were signed after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The agreement between French Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Atomic Energy was for constructing and operating Jules Hotowitz (JH) reactor.

The reactor will be built by the French Atomic Commission at Cadarache in France.

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Rough pitch: Is cricket under racism cloud?

I saw a Debate on whether cricket is under the racism cloud on NDTV 24*7. The game of cricket has been known as “a gentleman’s game” since time immemorial. But of late, it’s been plagued by various issues that have earned the game a bad reputation. According to a survey of “Cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport’ released by Australia’s Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), the menace of racial abuse is prevalent across the sporting world of Australia. It’s indeed a matter of grave concern that the world’s most ‘civilised’ game is fraught with racism and is also spilling over from the field to the crowds. Of late, the crowd behaviour of the cricket fans has also reflected dangerous trends vis-à-vis racism.

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Auto Expo 2008

When I was in India I never missed the Auto Expo Show. I lived in Mumbai but made sure I could be in Delhi during the greatest Auto Show in India. Last July I moved to California, US for further studies. The Auto Show was amazing, as my friends tell me. The new Tata Car was unveiled this year. Its good that I could view NDTV through Directv.

The coverage was fantastic on NDTV. The photographs, the reviews, the anchor everything was showcased well. Here is the link to NDTV's Videos >>> Auto Expo 2008