The passage of the womens reservation bill providing for 33% reservation for women in the Rajya Sabha is indeed a historic moment every Indian should be proud of. The jubilant scenes of women, across the country, celebrating the passage of the bill was simply amazing to watch. The Yadav trio is simply a bunch of egotistical shameless politicians who would never want the bill to get passed therefore tried scuttling the bill on the pretext of relooking into the same and ensuring reservation for SC/ST and OBC women. It is however sad and unfortunate that being a woman themselves Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati pulled back from giving support to the bill.

This was for the third time in the history of Oscars that a science fiction box office hit lost to its modest competitor The Hurt Locker which won the Best Picture Oscar and whose Director Kathryn Bigelow became the only woman to have won the best directing Oscar. “The Hurt Locker” a gritty Iraq war movie has been the least-seen best-picture recipient in Oscar history — at least in theaters. The Hurt Locker which was just a modest box office competitor against James Cameron’s “Avatar, earned just $12.6 million worth of domestic earnings against the box office hit Avatar which tops the revenue charts by ringing in more than $700 million. Science fiction is a genre that has been rarely been awarded an Oscar in the past as much as in the present. They have a history of losing. Woody Allens small comic drama “Annie Hall” won best picture and director for 1977 over George Lucas’ “Star Wars,” which was then the biggest modern blockbuster.

Year 2009 delighted the tech savvy generation with iphones and Flip camcorders which sold by millions. With the announcement of Apple tablet many of us are already looking into the next big thing in 2010 that would be greeted with open arms and open wallets. Here are 2010s soon-to-be hot gadgets.

Here’s list of famous homosexual figures in history, men, women, kings, queens, poets, authors, sportsmen, and more.

The initial investigation into the terror attacks that jolted Kabuls Indian Guest house Friday has brought to light evidences linking Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba to the attacks. At least 16 people, including 9 Indians, were killed Friday in a string of explosions and gunfire in the Commercial Zone of Kabul. Sayed Ansari, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security said, “We are very close to the exact proof and evidence that the attack on the Indian guest house ... is not the work of the Afghan Taliban but this attack was carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba network,”. The Afghan intelligence agencys spokesman said Lashkar-e Taiba are dependent on the Pakistani military. He further said, There were four men armed with rifles and suicide vests, one of them was heard speaking Urdu, and that they wore burqas to hide their gear.

Pastor Martin Ssempa was quoted by the BBC, saying that he was showing the film to educate his church about what homosexuals do. He continues further to say that in Africa, what one does in the bedroom affects the clan, tribe and the entire nation. The Uganda anti-gay bill, which proposes the death penalty for some gay people, has caused outrage around the world. US President Barack Obama described the bill as horrible. Homosexuality is already against the law in Uganda and punishable by lengthy jail terms. But supporters of the bill, including the pastor, want the punishments ramped up. Monica Mbaru, from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, condemned the pastor’s behavior writing him off as somebody who badly needs medical assistance. The anti-gay proposals have gained huge support among Ugandan Members of Parliament, but President Yoweri Museveni recently hinted that he was coming under huge international pressure to scrap the homosexuality bill.

Ironically enough some have called the new construction project being built in Al Rawabi, north of Ramallah on the West Bank, as the first Palestinian Settlement, to actually be the first legal settlement in an area filled with illegal Israeli settlements. The new project is supposed to house more than 40,000 people once it is finished after an expected period of 5 years. Most of the 700 m dollars needed for the project were invested by the Qatari Government. Inspite of hurdles created by the Israeli government regarding permission for the new city road, Palestinians have started building the city, with the hope that it will be a place to live in with higher standards than ones allowed by Israeli government.

The anti-US Bolivarian revolution headed by President Hugo Chavez is roaring high with peoples support, even after Bushs attempt to quash it through failed coup in 2002.

The ongoing trial of Aung San Suu Kyi demonstrates Burmese military Juntas intention of using every weapon in its armory to prolong its rule and prevent the establishment of popular democracy.As if waiting to strike, the Junta extends Suu Kyis about to end detention on June 19 and puts her on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest, thereby removing its most dangerous opponent from the political arena as the 2010 elections near. As the international community remains a mute spectator to the events unfolding in Burma, the generals would be seeking legitimacy through ballot something viewed as a sham process already. The military is destined to win, and one fails to see any sign of ease in this repressive political climate. Equally destined is Aung San Suu Kyis continuation as the beacon of democracy for many millions suffering at the hands of repressive Junta.

For Iranians there is nothing unusual in banning Facebook except for sensitive timing. Muzzle the opposition and obstruct the mobilization of Iranian youth through Facebook. The reformist Presidential candidates are using new media technology to reach out to their young voters to unseat current conservative President. The development of new media technology and its is adoption by a large number of people 21m people out of a population of 70m have access to the internet has made blogs and web sites such as Facebook an important campaign tool for the reformist candidate hoping a swing in June 12 balloting. Mr Moussavis supporters have been using Facebook to encourage other Iranians to vote for him, and to unseat President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad. Besides facebook is the only independent source that both the Iranian youth and reformists can use to communicate with the state media tightly under the grip of ruling incumbent President Ahmedinejad.