Air Force not meant to fight Naxals: chief

Posted on Apr 07, 2010 at 13:35 Updated Apr 07, 2010 at 17:29

Ahmedabad: IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Wednesday said he was not in favour of use of air power in anti-Naxal operations, a day after the worst ever Maoist attack in which 76 CRPF personnel were killed in Chattisgarh.
As a stunned Government took stock of the situation and mulled various strategies, Naik said the IAF will be ready to join the operations against the Naxals if a decision is taken in this regard.

He said the Military is trained for lethal operations to inflict maximum lethality. "The military--Air Force, Army and Navy--are not trained for limited lethality. The weapons that we have are meant for the enemy across the border."
"Therefore, I am not in favour of use of Air Force in situations like the Naxal problem," the air chief said.
Naik said it is the prerogative of the State when the Naxal situation reaches that level to involve the Armed Forces.
"They can order us in at any time. At the present moment, we must leave it to the para-military forces because they are trained, they are slowly being equipped. They have the intelligence also to undertake these operations," he
added.
Naik also visualised a scenario if the IAF is called in.
"Let us say that air force is called in for attack in Naxal locality and it needs to fire a rocket, which is fired at a minimum distance from 1500-1800 metres...from that distance we are not able to visualise what the target is,"
Naik said.
"Unless we have 120 per cent intelligence that they (Naxals) are enemies, it is not fair to use air force within our borders. The basic thing is Naxals are our own citizens," he said, when asked if it was time for the military to join the anti-Naxal operations.
Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai on Tuesday ruled out use of air power in the fight against Naxalites.
"I don't think we need to use air power at the moment (in the anti-naxal operation). We can manage with what we have. Our strategy is unfolding and we should be able to manage without air power," he said.
However, Pillai made it clear that the air power will be used only for evacuation and for mobility of troops.

While we understand the position of the Air Chief, I think it is time everyone understood that the Naxal threat has become as dangerous or more so than any external threat. It would be a difficult war against the Naxals because they take the cover of our own innocent citizens. Nevertheless, the war must be fought with every force, technique, strategy and weapon at our disposal. In fact, there should be a joint operation against Islamic terrorism and Communist subversion. Unless its imperative is seen across the board, we would be only indulging in false starts and continue to bleed. The ruling party should close ranks with the opposition on this issue and gain strength. The nation should take to arms against its enemies. We all need to become Subhash Chandra Boses.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/air-force-not-meant-to-fight-naxals-chief/112840-37.html?from=tn

Shoaib Malik admits to nikaah with Ayesha, gives her divorce

Last updated on: April 07, 2010 14:45 IST

In a fresh twist, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik [ Images ] has decided to sign the talaknama or divorce papers, conceding thereby that he was indeed married to Ayesha Siddiqui.
Shoaib all the while had been denying the nikaah and had challenged Ayesha to come out in the open. Shoaib, who is in Hyderabad to marry tennis ace Sania Mirza [ Images ], was accused of dumping Ayesha without a divorce because of her being overweight.
Shoaib had earlier admitted to the nikaahnama but said it was invalid since he was cheated into marrying Ayesha. He had claimed that Ayesha was not the girl whose photographs were sent to him by the Siddiqui family as Ayesha's.
Sources reveal that the compromise between the Mirza and Siddiqui families was reached late on Tuesday night and that the divorce paper has been signed by Shoaib.
Siddiqui's lawyer Farooq Hassan confirmed the divorce, saying that the case against Shoaib was too strong.


The gossip crazy public and the TRP crazy news channels would be disappointed at the compromise. Also, commentators like me. Now we have to get another issue on which to express our moral indignation. Any way, Malik and Siddiqui family, thanks for the entertainment for as long as it lasted...

http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/apr/07/shoaib-malik-admits-to-nikah-with-ayesha-siddiqui.htm

Naxals have thrust war upon us: Chidambaram

NDTV Correspondent, Wednesday April 7, 2010, Raipur

A day after 76 jawans were massacred by Maoists in Chhattisgarh in the worst attack ever, a grieving Home Minister P Chidamabaram said Naxalites were thrusting war upon the state and there would be no let-up in anti-Naxal operations.

Also, that there was no question of talking to the Naxals, who he again described as the gravest threat to national security.

"It is the Naxalites who have described the state as an enemy and the conflict as a war. If this is a war then I wish to say I have never used that word...if it is a war it has been thrust upon the state by those who do not have any legitimate right to carry weapons or kill," the home minister said, while addressing a press conference in Jagdalpur, where he paid homage to those dead.

But Chidambaram cautioned against any "knee-jerk" reactions to yesterday's "savage" attack by the Maoists. He said "at this moment we must remain calm and hold our nerves" in our campaign to rid India of the grave threat of Maoists and to save democracy.

He ruled out any proposal to use the army in the fight against the Naxalites. "There is no proposal to use army. We think the state police assisted by Central paramilitary forces are sufficient to overcome the Naxalite threat. It is our present assessment of the threat," he said.

However, he did say in answer to a question: "At present there is no mandate to use the Air Force or any aircraft. But if necessary, we will have to revisit the mandate to make some changes".

Saying that the goal of the Maoists was to overthrow the established government, Chidambaram said "we cannot and shall not allow them to succeed their goal.

"It is the legitimate duty of the state to protect the people and reclaim the territory dominated by the Naxalites," he said.

Condemning the brutal and savage attack of the Maoists on the CRPF men, he said yesterday's operation by the security forces was not intelligence based but was for area domination in order to understand and familiarise themselves with the terrain.

"As I said yesterday, something went wrong. Only an inquiry will establish what went wrong," he said, adding the inquiry will also establish whether there were 1000 Naxals were involved in the attack or not.

Chidambaram also categorically denied that there was any operation code named "Operation Greenhunt" saying it was a name given by one officer sometime in some offensive.

He also said there was good coordination between the Centre and the states in the anti-Naxal operations.

Even the Dantewada operation was decided by the Inspector General and DIG of Bastar range in Chhattisgarh in association with DIG CRPF and to be directed by SP of Dantewada.

Homage paid to Jawans

Chidambaram, who is making an on-the-spot assessment and review of the situation in Chhattisgarh, was accompanied by Governor Shekhar Dutt and Chief Minister Raman Singh.

The Home Minister began the morning by attending a police ceremony in Jagdalpur to pay homage to those killed. The mood was sombre as the 64-year-old Chidambaram walked up to the coffins of the CRPF personnel which were draped in the tri-colour.

A bugler sounded the "Last Post" and a paramilitary contingent reversed its arms in honour of their fallen colleagues.

Chidambaram later spoke to some of the family members of the victims of the Naxal violence before leaving for Raipur where he will hold meeting with state officials

Why does the Home Minister rule out the use of Army against Naxlites? He should use all the force available and employ all strategy, both short term and long term, to root out the Red menace once and for all. This would have to be a wholesome effort, taking them on at many levels. We have to be prepared to wear them out. Cut off their supplies and win over the people whom they are exploiting with developmental work. The whole nation is with the government on this and the government must not take half-measures. And the government must take the nation into confidence so that the Naxlites do not fool the people with a victimized stand.

http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/naxals-have-thrust-war-on-us-chidambaram-19379.php

Wedding woes: Sania- Shoaib marriage may be postponed

06/04/2010
Hyderabad: As events around the wedding between Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and tennis ace Sania Mirza get murkier by the day, the Indian sports icon's family was "keeping all options open", including postponing the wedding, indicated a close family friend.

Andhra Cricket Association's former secretary V. Chamundeswaranath, a close friend of Sania's family, told reporters late Monday that "while no decision was taken to postpone the marriage, the family was keeping all options open".
Chamundeswaranath has been regularly visiting the Mirza family ever since Shoaib arrived here Friday for his wedding scheduled for April 15.
With Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims to be Shoaib's first wife, launching a legal fight to prove her claim and the police not ruling out the Pakistani cricketer's arrest, the two families are seriously considering delaying the marriage, it is learnt.
Police Monday grilled Shoaib at Sania's house after booking a criminal case of cheating, harassment and criminal intimidation against him following a complaint by Ayesha, who is also a resident of this city.
Though both Shoaib and Sania, during their interaction with the media Monday, asserted that the marriage would take place April 15, the family is visibly worried over the impact the controversy may have on the celebrations.
Sania was tense and irritated while answering media queries Monday. "Of course I am upset but we are happy that we are together and we are happy that we are getting married, Inshallah. We want to remember this as a happy occasion in our life and not as bad thing or negative thing," she said.
Shoaib may be arrested
Police officers, who took away Shoaib's passport, said he may be questioned again and may also be arrested on the basis of evidence they may come across during the course of investigations.

Shoaib may move for anticipatory bail
Meanwhile, Pakistani cricketer does not want to tarnish the image of the girl whom he had taken to be Ayesha Siddiqui by releasing her photographs in public, his lawyer said here Monday. The Pakistani cricketer is likely to move for anticipatory bail to play it safe , though his lawyer says he has been instructed to wait and watch.
'Shoaib has specifically told me not to disclose the photographs of the girl as it will harm her image,' senior advocate Ramesh Gupta told IANS.
The cricketer approached the 60-year-old New Delhi-based Gupta, who has appeared in high-profile cases like the BMW hit-and-run case and the Rahul Mahajan drug overdose case, to represent him.
'I have talked to Shoaib and he said that he is cooperating with police and that there was no need as yet to move anticipatory bail application,' he said.
Passport impounded
Ten days before he is scheduled to get married to Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik found himself in further trouble with the Hyderabad police impounding his passport to prevent him from leaving India, saying it was done in cases where people were considered a flight risk.
Acting on a complaint of cheating, criminal intimidation and dowry harassment filed by the family of Ayesha Siddiqui. Restrictions may be imposed on Shoaib's movements as his visa category does not require it otherwise.
Hours later, Sania and Shoaib made a joint appearance before the media, with the tennis star saying they both belonged to "respectable families" and it pained them "to see my future husband like this (answering questions about marriage)". Shoaib said he was confident of clearing his name and getting married.

I will clear my name: Shoaib
"I'm not leaving the country. Inshallah, I'll clear my name. I have no objections (to police taking the passport) and I'm cooperating with the police and Indian government... I'm ready to face any type of questions," he said.
Repeating that he had been "emotionally blackmailed" by Ayesha, he asked why she was not appearing in public.
Urging the media to leave the issue to the courts, Sania questioned the "nikahnama", saying: "If there was no 'nikah', it cannot be proved. If the court proves, then he will do whatever is required."
Cops to unravel the truth
Hyderabad Police Commissioner A K Khan said they had received a complaint and were acting on it. "Our job is to unravel the truth and place it before the court. It is not for us to worry about the effect it will have on the lives of the people concerned."
He added that though the three charges registered against Shoaib were cognisable in nature -- allowing the police to arrest him without the permission of a court in case of prima facie evidence -- the Hyderabad police had refrained from doing so. The impounding of the passport was a compensatory action indicating some prima facie evidence, the police said.
"If there is an apprehension he may leave the country, we can seize the passport. We have acted on this basis," said Stephen Raveendra, Deputy Commissioner of Police for the west division of Hyderabad.

Documents supporting Ayesha's claim
The police said they had a copy of the "nikahnama" being distributed by the Siddiqui family. It indicated that they had also been handed over copies of hotel stay receipts and photos of Shoaib and Ayesha together.
With the Siddiquis now also claiming that Ayesha had "physical intimacy" with Shoaib and had even suffered a "miscarriage", the cricketer said: "I just want to ask something... Where is she? Ten years back I was 18 years old. Find out her age."
Asked whether they had offered money to sort out the issue, Shoaib said: "Why one million? Say one billion."
Are these questions to be asked before marriage?
Interjecting, an agitated Sania said: "These are questions people (don't) face before getting married. That is not what we want. We want to clear his name and as Indian, it's my responsibility and our responsibility to let the police investigate... We would rather get married and be happy than answer questions about first, second and third marriage."
Sania said she and her family had complete faith in Shoaib. "He and my family have known the truth all along. At no point did he keep us in the dark."

Pak Govt bats for Shoaib
While Shoaib has hired a Delhi-based lawyer, Ramesh Gupta, to defend him, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in Islamabad that the government would extend Shoaib all assistance.
"I have asked the High Commissioner to India to contact India's Foreign Ministry and get information about the nature of the FIR and what is in it," Qureshi told reporters. "He is one of our renowned players and we are proud of him... We greet him on his decision (to marry Sania) and we are praying for him. We hope God will allow him to set up his home happily."
Advocate Gupta admitted to the existence of a "nikahnama (contract of marriage)", but added: "No question of divorce arises when the marriage itself is illegal because, as per Islamic law, the identity of the bride and bridegroom have to be disclosed at the time of nikah."
Earlier in the day, the cricketer insisted he was innocent and would not leave India until he was cleared of charges of marrying Ayesha that emerged soon after the announcement of his April 15 marriage to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
Shoaib has rejected Ayesha's demand for a divorce, saying he signed a 'nikahnama' or marriage document for marrying a girl whose photographs he had been sent.

Legal action against Ayesha
Gupta said that any legal action against Ayesha would be decided Tuesday when Malik's brother-in-law Imran Zafar arrives in Delhi. He confirmed that the cricketer's passport has been seized by Hyderabad police.
'We have served a legal notice on Ayesha's family in 2008 as well but did not pursue it further as everything went on smoothly but now when so much hype is created, we will definitely find a suitable legal remedy,' Gupta said.
Ayesha Sunday lodged a police complaint in Hyderabad against Shoaib for cheating her and going ahead with his second marriage with Sania without divorcing her. She filed the complaint under sections 498 A (harassment), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
A case of mistaken identity
Questioning the basis of the case lodged by the police, Gupta said: 'If the marriage had taken place, only then would section 498 A be applicable. But in this case, it is a perfect case of mistaken identity.'
The lawyer further added that if the marriage between Ayesha and Shoaib took place, then how could a case of cheating be lodged.
'At this stage, when both parties (Ayesha and Shoaib) are issuing contrasting statements, nothing can be said, but a compromise formula can always be worked out,' Gupta said.
The Siddiquis claim that Shoaib married their daughter Ayesha in 2002, but has not divorced her till date.
The Hyderabad-based family had also produced pictures of Shoaib-Ayesha's nikahnama (marriage certificate) which states that their marriage was solemnised on June 3, 2002.
Shoaib, on the other hand, has denied being married to Ayesha. He, however, admitted to talking to a girl named Ayesha over the telephone, but said he has never seen or met the girl.
'Even if they did so, it is not legally binding on my client's part. I have consulted a few Muslim priests and obtained documents from them which also substantiate our claims of the marriage being illegal,' Gupta said.

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K.Venugopal
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 15:51:09
Call off the marriage, Sania dear. You don't deserve to be married to a scheming double crosser that this Pakistani appears to be. I know you are in love with him and I sympathize with you. But sometimes the mind must lead the heart if lasting happiness is to be sought for. Best wishes, anyway.

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Religious radicalisation is not acceptable in India, says King Khan

06/04/2010

Washington: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said that Indians by nature are more tolerant and as such by and large religious radicalisation is not accepted in India's society.

"I think Indians by nature like people and they're compromising and understanding. Is what I'd like to believe, really," Shah Rukh told in an interview when asked why Indian Muslims are not radicalised as that in the neighbouring countries.
"I think the secret lies within the way Indians are. We as people are more compromising and understanding. We do give a chance to everyone to say their point of view, listen to it, and not react really radically.
Of course there will be sections which do it and that permeates to the Muslims, to the Hindus, to the Christians, to every, you know, section in our society
I would like to believe it's like that. But I think that's the main reason," Shah Rukh observed.
"Yes, of course," he said, when asked if he thinks that there is a tendency towards radicalism, violence, within Islam right now that worries him.

Religion can be easily misused


"I mean, somewhere down the line, religion can be very easily misused. And I think I would like to really believe as a modern person that it's the lack of education that is there in large sections of the Islamic world.
I think the youth needs to be educated in world matters, apart from their religion. I mean, it's really wonderful to learn your religion.
I think it's fantastic for everyone to have a discipline whichever that maybe, and respect each other that way," he was quoted as saying by CNN.

"But I think it's also very important to be educated in worldly affairs. If they do, they will not be misled.
I think, most of these places that we'll talk about and radicals coming from, you would know this, that there's a huge gap between the educated and uneducated.
Most of the uneducated may be falling in the category of, you know, having a religion, by religion being Muslims.
So, I think that is the main reason," Khan argued.
Indian Express


K.Venugopal
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 10:20:28
Will the self declared "Ambassador of Islam" Shah Rukh Khan, in acknowledging that Indians by nature are more tolerant, conceed that such tolerance, nay acceptance of all religious points of view, is a trait that has been contributed by Hinduism? Can he also acknowledge that Islam does not have any streak of tolerance in its teachings? But Shah Rukh Khan, playing to the secular gallery, would only talk about secularism as if it had nothing to do with Hinduism. Why, he is probably trying to hint that it is "secular" folks like him who made India a tolerant society!

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Her husband converted sons to Islam without asking her

Liz Gooch, NYT News Service, Monday April 5, 2010, Kuala Lumpur


Through most of their 17-year marriage, M. Indira Gandhi and her husband observed rituals that she considered integral to their Hindu faith, she says. Each morning they would pray before a shrine, and on Fridays they would fast. During festivals they wore brightly colored, traditional outfits to attend their local temple.

Those were traditions Gandhi, a kindergarten teacher in the town of Ipoh, Malaysia, assumed they would be passing on to their three young children.

But nearly a year ago, she was stunned to discover that her husband had converted to Islam. Her surprise turned to anger when she discovered that, without consulting her, he had also converted their children - and he then won custody of them through the ruling of an Islamic court.

"If he wants to convert, OK," Gandhi said. "But these are children that were born from both of us."

Her husband's actions have left Gandhi navigating the conflicting jurisdictions of Malaysia's religious and civil courts in a case that has challenged the authority of Islamic Shariah courts in this predominantly Muslim country.

Under Malaysia's two-tier judicial system, Shariah courts handle family law cases involving Muslims, while secular courts handle those involving non-Muslims. But the lines have become blurred in cases involving interfaith disputes. Religious minorities have complained that they are at a disadvantage when their cases fall to an Islamic court.

The court ruling granting Gandhi's husband, Muhammad Ridzuan Abdullah, custody of their children came last year. But last month, in what some called a landmark ruling, a civil court overturned the Shariah court's decision and transferred custody back to Gandhi. On Thursday, Ridzuan failed in his bid to obtain a stay order on that ruling.

On Friday, Gandhi asked the court for permission to contest the children's conversion. The Ipoh High Court is scheduled to hand down its ruling on April 30.

One of her lawyers, K. Shanmuga, said he could not recall an instance when a civil court had overturned a child's conversion to Islam.

Lawyers say they have seen an increasing number of cases in recent years in which one parent, typically the father, has converted to Islam and converted the children without the other parent's knowledge.

Once they are converted and their identity card is stamped "Islam," there are far-reaching consequences. Shanmuga said children who are converted must study Islam at school and are subject to Shariah laws that state that Muslims cannot marry outside the faith, must raise their children as Muslims and cannot participate in non-Muslim religious ceremonies.

Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, a human rights lawyer and president of the National Human Rights Society of Malaysia, said he believed that some parents had converted their children to Islam to gain a "tactical advantage" in custody disputes.

In recent years, he said, civil courts have ruled that a convert to Islam is entitled to take a custody dispute to a Shariah court, even if the other partner is a non-Muslim.

Non-Muslims are not allowed to appear in Shariah court, and lawyers say such a court is more likely to award custody to the Muslim parent when the children have been converted.

Malaysia's Constitution says that the religion of a child under 18 should be decided by the parent or guardian. Some lawyers have argued that this should be interpreted to mean both parents, but the courts have not agreed, ruling that the consent of one parent is sufficient to convert a child to Islam.

Once a person has officially become a Muslim, it is difficult to change back. It requires permission from the Shariah court, but Shanmuga said there were no established criteria for renouncing Islam.

"Anybody who steps out of Islam, the Shariah court and the general Muslim population frown on," said Mohammad Hashim Kamali, an Islamic law expert and chief executive of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies. "The procedures are not made easy for them."

Last year, the Malaysian Cabinet announced that it wanted to prohibit the conversion of children without both parents' consent. But no legislation has been passed to turn the Cabinet's decision into law, said M. Kulasegaran, the Democratic Action Party parliamentary member for Ipoh West and another of Gandhi's lawyers.

A spokesman for the Attorney General's Chambers declined to comment on the issue.

Hashim, the Islamic law expert, has recommended establishing a special court of mixed jurisdiction where both Shariah and civil judges would adjudicate disputes involving Muslims and non-Muslims on issues like child conversion and custody.

Malik said that when parents have sought redress in the civil courts over their children's conversions, the courts have generally ruled that such issues must be handled by the Shariah court.

He said recent rulings had followed the precedent set by the case of Lina Joy in 2007. Joy, who converted from Islam to Christianity, applied to Malaysia's highest civil court to have her conversion recognized. But the court ruled that conversion falls under Shariah jurisdiction. Joy has since left the country, Malik said.

While Gandhi's lawyers debate jurisdiction, Gandhi is focused not only on contesting her children's conversion but on being reunited with her youngest daughter.

Her eldest children, 12 and 13, have lived with her since she separated from her husband, but it has been nine months since she last saw her youngest daughter, who will soon celebrate her second birthday.

Despite the court decision awarding her custody, her husband had refused to return the girl as of Saturday.

"I missed a lot of her childhood," Gandhi said. "It's not about religion. It's about humankind. What does she know that she's been converted?"

Wherever Islam is the arbitrator of matters pertaining to religion, it cannot be expected that it would see any other point of view except those of its intolerant creed. Non Islamic religions must clearly see the danger that Islam posses to their existence should Islam become a majority in their countries.

http://www.ndtv.com/news/world/her-husband-converted-sons-to-islam-without-asking-her-19185.php?page=1#postcommentarea

Indian, US scientists question Big Bang theory

05/04/2010
New Delhi: An Indian and an American scientist have questioned the Big Bang theory, saying it does not serve as a viable explanation for the origin of the universe.
The research papers of Ashwini Kumar Lal of India's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Rhawn Joseph of Northern California's Brain Research Laboratory have been accepted for publication in the April issue of the peer-reviewed Harvard journal, Journal of Cosmology.
The research papers come even as scientists at Geneva's European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) are in the midst of experiments on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) recreating conditions of the beginning of the universe.
"The two scientific papers cast shadows of suspicion over the efficacy of the Big Bang model. The scientific community may have to ponder afresh over the issue relating to the origin of the universe," Lal told IANS here.

He also noted that CERN scientists "are trying to jigsaw a theory which fits the conditions of the Big Bang model". "The Big Bang is said to have occurred 13.75 billion years. But there is evidence, as I have written in my paper, that there were fully formed distant galaxies that must have already been billions of years old at the time," he added.
In his paper "Big Bang? A Critical Review", Lal says: "There is a growing body of evidence which demonstrates the Universe could not have begun with a Big Bang 13.75 billion years ago.
"Indeed, the day may come when it is determined there never was a Big Bang and cosmologists of the future will only gaze back in wonder at how anyone could have believed in a creation event which was refuted by so much contradictory evidence," he adds.

According to the paper, one of the "acid tests" relating to the validity of the Big Bang model is the "detection of remnants of gravity waves from the earliest epoch of the universe.
"Existence of gravitational wave background, as predicted by Einstein in 1916 in his general theory of relativity, is expected from the violent early moments of the Big Bang much like the cosmic microwave background that fills the sky with radio waves from the early universe," Lal says.
While the microwave background presumably originated 380,000 years after the Big Bang, the gravitational wave background purportedly comes directly from events in the first minute after the Big Bang, the scientist says.

"The cataclysmic Big Bang is believed to have created a flood of gravitational waves; ripples in the fabric of space-time. These gravitational waves should still fill the universe.
"However, presumably they are at a very feeble strength and cannot be detected by conventional astronomical tools. Nevertheless, they should carry information about the universe as it was in the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang.
"If these waves cannot be detected, this challenges the Big Bang," Lal maintains.

He also points out that lots of metal has been detected in distant quasars and galaxies, "and if distance is related to age, this means that many of the oldest, most distant galaxies are metal rich; and this defies the predictions of the Big Bang".
This means there are "fully formed distant galaxies that must have already been billions of years old over 13 billion years ago, which would make them older than the Big Bang", Lal contends.
Lal closely studied 38 research works in the areas of astrophysics, physics and cosmology before writing his paper. This is his third paper on the subject to be published in a foreign journal. The others are Origin of Life (Astrophysics and Space Science, October 2008) and Searching for Life on Habitable Planets and Moons (Journal of Cosmology, February 2010). He also has to his credit some 30 research papers published in Indian journals.
Source: IANS
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K.Venugopal
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Monday, 05 April 2010 14:23:14
Considering that Einstein first had insights about his theories before they were mathematically and then empirically proved, we need to value the insights of mystics on the subject. The insight expressed by many mystics is that existence always existed and only the forms keep changing. Since change is a continuous process, a single one-off "big bang" may not be an appropriate model for our understanding of existence. Aurobindo Maharshi’s insights about involution and evolution should be put to scientific scrutiny for an alternate model of the origin of existence.

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