K.S. Sudarshan is the former chief of RSS. His derogatory comments about Congress President Sonia Gandhi led the Congress party to a warpath on Friday. It has been reported that an FIR has been lodged against him in Jaipur and a defamation case has been filed in Bhopal against him. Violent protests by party activists emerged in the country following the comments. It has been reported that Congress party activists burnt effigies and staged rallies against him in several states. 

Both RSS and BJP after this incident got busy in controlling the damage. However RSS issued a statement saying that the views of Sudarshan did not represent the party’s view. In fact Prakash Javadekar who is BJP spoke person says that they also share same views with RSS. Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, the general secretary of Sangh expressd his regret over the alleged statement. He said that it has hurt the sentiments of people and led to unfortunate developments. 

After this incident different demonstrations by Congress took place through out the whole nation. In Delhi police had to use water canons to remove the protestors from RSS headquarter at Jhandelwalan. Even in West Bengal a demonstration by Congress party activists was organized. The main road joining South and North Kolkata was blocked for 2o minutes by Congress demonstrators. An effigy of Sudarshan was burnt in Esplanade area. 

Reports of demonstrations also came from Patna. Hundreds of party activists assembled near Patna junction. A procession was brought out near the Dak Bungalow roundabout. In Jaipur police registered a criminal case against him Sudarshan.

Supreme Court yesterday came up with the verdict that Monica Bedi need not go back to jail. She had already served the required jail term. This has been informed by her counsel Gaurav Bhagrava. The main criminal case that was lodged against Monica Bedi was that of passport forgery. She was imprisoned after being deported from Portugal along with in-custody gangster Abu Salem.

She said to the media that she had been waiting eagerly for this day. She is thankful to God that it has finally arrived. So she will party today. She also said that now she is free to apply for a fresh passport.

Many film makers had dropped her since she was not allowed to travel abroad. Now she is free to work in all those projects. According to her, this judgment brings an end to a turbulent chapter in her life. She was desperate to put an end to this chapter.

Now she is looking for a new beginning. Since all problems of court are finally over, so she is free to breathe fresh air. But she will be going to Gurudwara to offer her prayers to God.

An official of shipping ministry told to PTI that the proposal will be send to the Cabinet for approval. After that Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed for the same. The ferry service would be from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu to Colombo in Sri Lanka and Rameswaram to Thalaimannar respectively.

It has been said that both ferry services will be available for cargo as well as passenger traffic. But main purpose of this ferry service is tourism.  The official said that vessels will be coming from a private party. But he refused to provide all details.  He also told that the proposal will go to the Cabinet soon and MoU is expected to be signed by December this year.

It takes approximately ten hours to travel by sea from Tuticorin to Colombo and three hours to travel from Rameswaram to Thalaimannar. Presently India has cargo operations from Tuticorin Port to Sri Lanka.

It has been reported that government is looking to invest $20.8 billion in 276 projects. The project will extend over 13 major ports. The ports are Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, and Kolkata along with Haldia, Chennai, Visakhapatanam, Cochin, Paradip, New Mangalore, Marmagao, Ennore, Tuticorin and Kandla.

Y.S.Dadwal is the outgoing Delhi Police Commissioner. He was given a warm farewell on Wednesday. In his farewell speech he said that under his tenure the police force had successfully faced different challenges. He also said that Delhi police also ensured complete security during Commonwealth Games.  It has been reported that Dadwal inspected a parade. Over there he was accompanied by other top officials including Special Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the force.

In his farewell speech he said that they had kept all promises that they made in last three years. He also said that they have successfully met all challenges. He also said that memories of Commonwealth Games are still very fresh in their minds. According to him the way Delhi police performed its duties will be written and spoken about for a long period of time. He had praised each and every member of Delhi Police force for the dedication and commitment they showed during Commonwealth Games. Dadwal also said that even Home Minister P.Chidambaram has praised Delhi Police for their excellent performance.

 According to him, the actual credit goes to every member of the police force. They have worked so hard to make Delhi secure for every body. They have displayed tremendous commitment. They kept their promises to make Delhi give a safe and secure during the international event. He also pointed out that number of heinous crimes fell by 46.4% during the sporting event and the number of fatal accidents fell by 47.1%

General B.K. Gupta, who was Director of Tihar Jail, has been appointed the new Police Commissioner of Delhi.

A ceremonial reception was organized for US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Monday morning. Obama along with his wife Michelle were welcomed at the presidential palace forecourt by Indian President Partibha Patel and her husband Devisingh Patel. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur were also present over there to greet US President and his wife.

It has been reported that Obama in a short statement said that India is not a rising power but a global power. He expressed his gratitude for the grand welcome and affection shown to him during his visit. He also said that counter terrorism will get high priority in his talks with Indian Officials in the afternoon.

After the ceremonial welcome President Obama went to Rajghat to pay his tribute to our “Father of the Nation” Mahatma Gandhi. Obama said that his real hero is Mahatma Gandhi. Then he will hold formal talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and address a joint press conference. It has been reported that in the evening he will be addressing a joint sitting of Parliament before the state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The main part of Obama’s visit to India began on Sunday evening when he arrived in New Delhi. In Mumbai he mainly discussed about deals with India that were already done and jobs these would create in US.

Indian Officials are not expecting Obama to support India’s claim for permanent seat in Security Council.  But on high tech exports there will be a positive movement. They are expecting US to amend the export control laws in India -US joint statement.

Obama however is not providing unequivocal support to New Delhi’s claim for a permanent seat in Security Council. It has disappointed many Indians. However it is expected that he will push for a bigger role for India in United Nation and in the International system. Lalit Mansingh who was India’s former ambassador to US told to IANS that Obama is in favour of India’s claim for permanent seat in Security Council but he will not declare openly in favour of India.

It has been reported that there will be some positive development on high tech exports. Indian officials are expecting that US will be expressing their intention to amend export control laws in the India US joint law statement. It has been said that while Obama was having a meeting with business honchos in Mumbai he had signaled that he is serious about eradicating “unwanted restrictions” which stands as the main obstacle in trading between two countries

It has been informed by some sources that US decision to support India for full membership in Nuclear Supplier Group, Missile Technology Control Regime, the Australian Group and Wassenaar Group will be reflected in the joint statement.

It has been reported by a source that India and US will be joining hands to combat terrorism. This has been declared by Obama in his speech before 26/11 victims in Mumbai on Saturday.

Solanki is a resident of Vadodara. He has also been accused in Best Bakery communal killing in Gujarat in 2002. He was missing since then. He was arrested by Rajasthan Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS). His arrest is the fourth one in a row by Rajasthan ATS which is investigating Ajmer blast case.

Kapil Garg is ATS additional director general. He said that Solanki was one of the accused in Best Bakery Case in Gujarat. He was missing since April, 2004, in spite of the fact that an arrest warrant had been issued against him in Best Bakery Case. Sunil Joshi who is the main accused of Ajmer blast case came in touch with Solanki during this period.

Joshi was shot dead on December 29, 2007 in Dewas, MP. But it has been revealed by investigation that Solanki was closely linked with Joshi till his death. Soanki played an important role in Ajmer blast. Garg said that they are suspecting that Solanki was involved in packing, manufacturing and procuring explosive that was used for the blast.

The ADG refused to comment whether Solanki is a member of a Hindu organization. But other sources claimed that he is a member of Hindu organization. He had been arrested on 1^st November and produced in court so that he could be kept in police custody

It has been found that economy has dominated all other issues in the mid term polls. Among ten voters, six have considered economy to be the major problem of the nation. While four voters among ten has said that financial condition of their family has worsened under Obama.

It is known by all that “bad economics always makes bad politics”. This is the main reason why Obama will start with business right from touch down. The corporate sector wishes to raise concerns on protectionism and outsourcing. They are expecting that Obama will be on a job hunt hoping that India will create job opportunities in the recession period.

250 executives will accompany Obama. It has been said that largest contingents of business delegates will accompany the President on a state visit.

Obama will be spending his first day with Indian industrialists and CEO’s. It will help them in strengthening economic ties. It has been said that Corporate America will ask India for greater market access and more Foreign Direct Investment.

Azam Khan on the other hand has denied having received any such communication from the party but has also said that he would think about it. Khan said that he has a lot of respect for Mulayam Singh Yadav who is the chief of the Samajwadi Party. On being asked about his joining the party again, he said that it would depend upon the decision taken by the Mashwarat Committee, which an organization made up of Muslim Intellectuals across the state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to Azam, all his political decisions have been based upon the suggestions given by the Mashwarat Committee. A five member team has already been formed to discuss about the issue and the team will submit its report within a period of ten days.

Senior leader of the Samajwadi Party, Ram Gopal Yadav had declared the news of the cancellation of Azam’s expulsion. Mulayam Singh Yadav had said on Tuesday that he would do anything to get Azam Khan back in the party.

This Asia visit of Obama is the longest overseas visit during his presidency. During his visit to India one of his top agenda will be to discuss views on Afghanistan- Pakistan and rise of China.

It has been reported by American Officials that Washington feels India has a bigger role in the region especially when US is having an uneasy relationship with China. Now a question comes up whether a stronger Indo-US relationship will have any impact on strained Indo-China relationship.

Shiv Shankar Menon is the National Security Advisor of India. According to him India’s relation with US will have no negative impact on relations with China and vice versa. He feels that it is no more a binary world or zero sum game.

It has been reported that Obama’s administration depends largely on Pakistani army in a difficult war on terror. A military aid of two billion has just been announced. In fact there is great degree of concern in India over Obama’s Pakistan policy.

Kanwal Sibal who is the former foreign secretary said that Obama had just finished his strategic dialogue with Pakistan. He has also given Pakistan more aid. Now the message is that America will maintain a balance between Pakistan and India. This message has been made very clear.

It has been said that now Obama is in a dilemma. He will have to deal with New Delhi’s unease over Af- Pak policy and US concern over China.