Beckham for 'Posh' Honour

Former Posh Spice Victoria Beckham may soon be a whole lot posher. The one-time Spice Girl could become 'Lady Victoria', after it emerged this week that her husband David Beckham is being considered for a knighthood.

According to reports the soccer ace's name is among those currently being scrutinised by Whitehall for both Tony Blair's Resignation Honours list and the Queen's annual Birthday Honours.

It remains to be seen if David's name will make onto the final list, but his chances of adding to the OBE he was awarded in 2003 are said to be high, reflecting his work for charity and role in bringing the 2012 Olympics to London.

Whatever the final outcome, it was business as usual this week for Becks, who makes his England squad comeback tonight as he rejoins his team to play against Brazil. And cheering him on from the sidelines will be his loyal wife - who has halted filming of her LA reality show to support him.

American TV bosses wanted Victoria in the US this week for a fortnight's filming, but she has refused as it would have meant missing her husband's England return, as well as his final game for Real Madrid next week.

"She was in tears when she heard he'd been recalled to the England squad, as she knew that was his ultimate dream," says a source. "There's no way she'd have sacrificed being there to spur him on against Brazil… just to do a TV show - regardless of how much it would help her career in the US."

Lohan's in the news again!

After yet 'another mishap' in Lindsay Lohan's life, we get to hear that her private MySpace account, Blackberry and Gmail accounts were hacked and several of her private messages have been posted online. The unnamed hacker promises a full website with all the hacked photos, messages and emails in the next 3-4 days. What's online thus far are some of her "conversations" with Paris Hilton, "Shannaxoxo" (Shanna Moakler, Travis Barker's wife/ex-wife/whatever), Stavros (Stavros Niarchos, Paris Hilton's on/off boyfriend) and "Sam Young".

I really hope no one thought this was going to be Lindsay listing her favorite Bible stories or expounding on her views on foreign policy, because if you were expecting something other than Lindsay sounding like a dumb whore, sorry. She lives on semen and drama, so of course this is going to sound like junior high. Which reminds me, Tiffany said you were fat. Girl, I know! She's just jealous, and totally doesn't want u 2 make the squad.

Euthanasia

Chalpi is a 20-year-old with a deadly disease she caught, nobody knows how, a year ago. She's a daughter of our poor maid. When they went to a government hospital they were told that her illness is incurable and the girl would not survive for long. As if, the shock wasn't enough, the doctor further said that her life could be prolonged for a certain weeks if she's on a life support system.
The only obstacle is they can't afford Rs 12 lakh needed for her treatment. Should my poor maid see each day passing helplessly, while her daughter is suffering so much physical and mental torture? The girl keeps asking for death - probably she's asking for relief from the excruciating pain.
Well, what about mercy killing? Is that an option? But how can a parent even think of killing his/her own child? But does that mean they can see her suffering each moment?
To think of it, many disturbing questions keep haunting me. Why something like euthanasia is not legalised sin our democracy? What made it a law in countries like Netherlands and Belgium? Why can't a terminally ill new-born baby be given euthanasia? Is a patient's relief from suffering more important or the filial love and stupid archaic laws?
A classic case in this light is of K Venkatesh. The 25-year-old so badly wanted to donate his organs before dying but the law was a barrier. Wasn't that enough that he was undergoing a tormenting life for many years?
But what about the belief that you make bad causes by killing someone? My point is, the prayer of the mankind (the patients' relatives, may be) must be, should be so strong that the sufferer comes back to being hale and hearty - be it any disease. Or, or, or, even if he has to die, at least he should be able to get rid of his bad karma, because of which he's so much in agony, in this lifetime.
At the same time we can't ignore the mal-practices of some of the so-called doctors. And we certainly can't ignore the way judiciary works in our country. So I suggests if at all the law has to be made in favour of mercy killing, then it must be a very strict one with no loose ends.
I ask you, what do you think, should be done? Should Chalpi be given a simple injection to set her free or be left to live in pain? After all, financial burden in her case, may force the entire family on the brink of death…
Another recent case (which was shown on some news channels as well) of poor parents asking for death of their 10-year-old son, is from a Jharkhand village. Manoj mental disease is declared incurable by the village doctor and his parents can't arrange two-sqaure meal a day. Due to extreme poverty they can't bring their son to a city hospital either. So they are forced to ask for mercy killing.
Now what do you think of the law of euthanasia in our country, given the fact that 1 billion people in our country earn less then Rs 40 per day?

World Cup (Let the game begin)

The classic white-mans game' is about to be challenged by 16 nations from across the globe at the West Indies to prove their mastery in accordance to the strokes, throws n techniques of the game over one another very soon. The stage all-set, teams all there, the opening ceremony is scheduled for the 11th of the March- two days from which, will witness the first match of the ICC World Cup between the host team West Indies and Pakistan!
With contenders like Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the league amongst others; the spunk and spoof of the matches, friction of the crowds and the frenzy of the world media- Its all going to be worth a long-long wait!
The glorious win of England against the world champion Kangaroos and New Zealanders have had them riding a high wave of aplomb and grit . Shortly from when the 15 member team to the Caribbean was declared – the Captain Micheal Vaughan led faction promised to bring back the ICC World Cup 2007 trophy to -'the home of cricket' England.
Convinced with their old-fashioned style and strategy of playing one- day cricket
England have already signaled that Ed Joyce and captain Michael Vaughan will open the innings while Ian Bell provides further solidity at number three.

Raising eyebrows England is keeping faith with the tactics which helped them take over the Commonwealth Bank series and thats despite the belief that the small grounds at Caribbean are designed to aid attacking stroke players resulting in most sides packing off big hitters at the top order to keep up the power plays!

Reacting to which off spinning all rounder Jamie Dalrymple exclaimed "You can't get away from doing good basics. The basics are crucial and you build everything else on top of strong basics,"
Here is only hoping that the back-to-basics trip of the acclaimed off spinner does not cost us a World Cup which is ready to be hunted down by the skilled sports men none less than- be tagged 'best in the business'

UK telecoms Giant's venture in India

Amongst the three major players, Reliance communication, Vodafone and Hindujas, pitching in to bag the deal, neither revealed the field details until the news broke “Vodafone acquires Hutch”

“Vodafone shares climbed on Monday after the British mobile phone giant beat rival suitors with an US$11.1 billion bid for a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar, India's fourth-biggest cellphone firm” a news source quotes.

Having acquired India's fourth largest cellphone company, Vodafone seems to have struck the right balance with shares taking an upward plunge of 2.5% at 153 pence.

Vodafone, conceptually, is tapping the emerging market. Post acquisition, Vodafone's stakes in emerging market have leaped from 20% to 33% promising great market potential.

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: I need a patron. Or a sponsor. Or something.

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: I need a patron. Or a sponsor. Or something.

TATA wins Corus

LONDON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Tata Steel is set to become the world's fifth-biggest steelmaker after winning a battle for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group with a 6.2 billion pounds offer.

The battle pushed Corus's share price to seven-year highs and pitted 70-year-old Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata, from one of India's best-known business families, against Benjamin Steinbruch, 52, a famous Brazilian executive who is the chief and main owner of CSN.

The deal, India's biggest ever foreign takeover, is expected to fuel a new wave of consolidation in the fragmented steel sector after Mittal Steel acquired rival Arcelor for $32 billion (16 billion pounds) last year.

Corus shares jumped 7 percent to near the bid price, but shares in Tata Steel fell as much as 10 percent as investors felt it was paying too high a price and the purchase could strain its finances.

Sterling which has been nudging the $2 mark for several weeks, could get a boost from the deal as Tata Steel looks to buy pounds to pay Corus's British shareholders.

In a hard-fought auction, Tata Steel agreed to offer Corus investors 608 pence per share in cash, a third more than its original offer and topping a final bid of 603 pence from Brazil's Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN)

"Quite frankly I do feel it is both taking a short-term and harsh view... In future somebody will look back and say we did the right thing," Tata, the 70-year-old patriarch who is also a licensed pilot, told reporters in Mumbai.

By Yahoo News

Well looks like one deal which will further enhance the image of Inidian Economy. Early this week Times Of India(popular news concern) pulled out an article which raised the voice against S&P rating for Indian economy BBB- . India is becomming a huge avenue for foreign investments and we need to accolade it.