November 26, 2008: 200 people were killed and more than 327 injured in terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

October 30, 2008: 77 people were killed and more than 150 people were injured in Assam blast.

March 12, 1993: 257 people were killed in a blast in Mumbai

11 July 2006: 209 people were killed during the serial blasts in local trains of Mumbai

And there are more. Within two months, We have seen 300 Indians murdered by terrorists and every day we have prayed to God, "please, no more." Is this the price to pay to be an Indian? Is this why we proudly proclaim ourselves as a citizen of a country that is aspiring to be amongst the most influential countries in the world? Let us not brew the coffee; its time to spill the beans now. But the question is

What should India do?

What options do we have as an Indian?

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NEW DELHI - An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) will meet today to evaluate the development on the auction of 3G mobile licenses, and differences that have arisen between the Telecom and the Defence ministries over the release of spectrum for viable use.

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NEW DELHI - Finding themselves trapped in the midst of Central government's Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) and the Uttar Pradesh State government's State Advised Price (SAP) mechanism, Sugarcane farmers from U.P. staged a protest in the capital on Monday.

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BAGEPALLI - Seventy percent of Indians live in rural areas like Bagepalli in Karnataka's Chikballapur district, and everyone knows that India has been struggling unsuccessfully with the question of how to lift this vast underclass out of poverty.

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DEVRA - A US trained software engineer is educating poor children at a Dalit school here by giving computer lessons to them.

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GANDHINAGAR - The Seismological Research Institute (SRI), Gandhinagar, has acquired a German-based software that will enable geologists to detect and track trends below the surface of the earth.

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WEST MIDNAPORE - Two CPI (M) workers were reportedly hacked to death by Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Wednesday night.

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COIMBATORE - Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, A. Raja, has said that action would be taken against those responsible in the wireless spectrum fraud.

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Once upon a time, man and animals used to  co_exist in the forest. They watched the animals from close distance and made their own interpretation. Sometimes they killed the animals to satisfy their hunger and to study them. Gone are those days. Then the era of Radio Telemetry arrives. Researchers used  hand-held Radio Antenna tower to track animals many years ago. Now, a small Radio Transmitters can be fitted with the body of animals to analyze the data. The technology can also be used to monitor elephants and king cobras in India to whales at Atlantic ocean.The more advanced technology uses low altitude Satellite to capture the data. The latest technology uses more advanced gadgets to study habitat, migration patterns among the animals.

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Finally the counddown is over as Microsoft today announced the availability of its much-awaited operating system, Windows 7 for retail markets in India. Delivering its promise, Microsoft released its new OS as scheduled, offering a more reliable, responsive as well as more simplified PC for better consumer experience. Currently, Windows 7 is available with more than 45,000 retailers around the world and in India. In the next 30 days, all 16 OEMs will bring in more than 100 different Windows 7 PCs. Some manufacturers like Dell have already released PCs with Windows 7 at retail stores across the country.

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