The World This Week
The Nanavati commision headed by retired Justice G T Nanavati submitted his report to the Union Home Minister indicting the present Union Minister for NRI affairs Jagdish Tytler for organising crimes against the Sikh community. The riots in 1984 followed the assasination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, killed nearly 6000 Sikhs in India of which 4000 were massacred in Delhi alone. This also prompted the worst aviation disaster in history when Air India flight 182 was blown off by Sikh militants with 350 on board. Jagdish Tytler has submitted his resignation.
Leptospirosis epidemic breaks out in India's financial capital Mumbai: A dangerous epidemic that spreads (via the urine) from domestic animals has broken out in the city of Mumbai. This disease affects the human kidney and is fatal in most cases. A series of other diseases such as Gastroenteritis, Cholera & Dengue Fever have broken out all over the state following the floods.
Israel decides to pull out of the Gaza strip: Israeli Prime Minister Sharon & his cabinet have decided to pull out of the Gaza strip starting next week. Israeli religious rightists condemn the plan, saying it forsakes Jewish claims to biblical land and rewards a Palestinian uprising that began in 2000. Polls show a narrow majority of Israelis support the pullout.
NASA set to launch latest Mars probe: Fresh from celebrating a successful shuttle mission, NASA on 12 August is due to launch the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The $720 million unmanned spacecraft is the largest and most sophisticated probe ever sent to the red planet. Its goal is to explore possible landing sites for future human travelers and to study the climate, geology, and distribution of water on the planet.
Ex WorldCom chief gets 5 years in Prison: Former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan gets 5 years in prison for what is considered the largest accounting fraud in U.S history. The $11 billion fraud sank the telecommunications company 3 years back.
Dukes of Hazzard soars to top of U.S box office:
The big screen remake of the 1970's T.V series directed by Jay a.k.a Jumbulingam Chandrashekar soared to the top of the U.S box office despite being written off by critics. The movie has already grossed $50 million in the U.S alone. The movie stars Sean William Scott & Jessica Simpson.
In cricket Sri Lanka beat India to lift the Indian Oil Cup in Colombo & controversial leg spinner Shane Warne becomes the first bowler in test cricket to capture 600 wickets.
Leptospirosis epidemic breaks out in India's financial capital Mumbai: A dangerous epidemic that spreads (via the urine) from domestic animals has broken out in the city of Mumbai. This disease affects the human kidney and is fatal in most cases. A series of other diseases such as Gastroenteritis, Cholera & Dengue Fever have broken out all over the state following the floods.
Israel decides to pull out of the Gaza strip: Israeli Prime Minister Sharon & his cabinet have decided to pull out of the Gaza strip starting next week. Israeli religious rightists condemn the plan, saying it forsakes Jewish claims to biblical land and rewards a Palestinian uprising that began in 2000. Polls show a narrow majority of Israelis support the pullout.
NASA set to launch latest Mars probe: Fresh from celebrating a successful shuttle mission, NASA on 12 August is due to launch the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The $720 million unmanned spacecraft is the largest and most sophisticated probe ever sent to the red planet. Its goal is to explore possible landing sites for future human travelers and to study the climate, geology, and distribution of water on the planet.
Ex WorldCom chief gets 5 years in Prison: Former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan gets 5 years in prison for what is considered the largest accounting fraud in U.S history. The $11 billion fraud sank the telecommunications company 3 years back.
Dukes of Hazzard soars to top of U.S box office:
The big screen remake of the 1970's T.V series directed by Jay a.k.a Jumbulingam Chandrashekar soared to the top of the U.S box office despite being written off by critics. The movie has already grossed $50 million in the U.S alone. The movie stars Sean William Scott & Jessica Simpson.
In cricket Sri Lanka beat India to lift the Indian Oil Cup in Colombo & controversial leg spinner Shane Warne becomes the first bowler in test cricket to capture 600 wickets.
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