The outrage of a Mumbaikar
Well written, if cynical, satire on the Mumbai lasts: [[http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=71288|over at ExpressIndia]].
Well written, if cynical, satire on the Mumbai lasts: [[http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=71288|over at ExpressIndia]].
Please stop calling it 7/11. Its not funny or witty and this is not a game and we are not playing catch-up-with-the-US.
Some useful links:
* [[http://ia.rediff.com/news/blasts06.html|Rediff's coverage]]
* [[http://www.desipundit.com/2006/07/11/bomb-blasts-in-bombay/|Roundup from the Blogosphere and elsewhere by Desipundit]]
* [[http://mumbaihelp.blogspot.com/|Mumbai Help]]
* [[http://pajamasmedia.com/2006/07/mumbai_blasts.php|Constantly updated page from Pajamas Media]]
And how are our government websites doing? Head over to [[http://www.india.gov.in/|National Portal of India]] — its hard to find out if anything has even changed. The “scrolling” news update talks about Hero Honda quarterly profits. Oh wait, over at the far right there’s a press release “PM condems bomb blasts” — I haven’t seen a more redundant and rhetorical press release. //Of course// the PM has condemned the blasts!!!! He can’t approve of them, can he? He’s the god-damn Prime Minister you know!!!
A search for “bombay blasts” on the same site gives **NO RESULTS**. Beat that. NO RESULTS? Yes, I know people will tell me that at the time of such a crisis, the Government has better things to do than update the website. Well, for everyone’s sake, I hope thats true. Until then, head over to Yahoo/Google/Technorati to find resources/information regarding the blasts.