It was funny reading a post by an Indian guppy in the general forum, telling us that India is a land of milk and honey.
It is about time Indians took their head out of the sand and smell the Ganges.
Forget the incident below, I wonder how the families of thousands of Muslims burnt to death by the Hindus, and over a hundred thousand Muslims still languishing in the refugee camps of Gujarat celebrated their independence day?.
At least 34 civilians and six rebels were killed in a day of violence in India’s north-east on Thursday ahead of independence day.
Separatists had called a boycott of festivities marking the date India gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Three villages in Tripura were attacked by tribal guerrillas who massacred 30 Bengalis.
In Manipur, six bus passengers died when a bomb exploded on a bridge.
And six rebels were killed during clashes with government troops in Assam.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police have been deployed across India to try to prevent militant attacks.
Indian Railways have suspended night services in the north-east until Saturday, and federal troops are guarding key areas.