First woman speaker elected

Meira Kumar will be the first woman speaker in the Lok Sabha after she was unanimously elected for the highest constitutional post. The resolution was moved by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and seconded by Pranab Mukherjee, leader of the House and was approved by the House.

Meira Kumar is former Foreign Service official and daughter of late Jagjivan Ram. She won the elections from Sasaram in Bihar.

The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee and LK Advani accompanied Meira Kumar to the Speaker’s chair.

Sania’s engagement

The Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza, who is the heartthrob of millions of men both young and old, has finally decided to tie the knot. Sania’s betrothal will be arranged with a Hyderabadi boy, Sohrab Mirza, son of Adil Mirza and Noora Begum, owners of Universal Bakers Chain in the city. Shorab (23) is pursuing his MBA in UK.

Both Sania’s family and Shorab’s family were friends for a long time and they decided on the arrangement.

The marriage dates are yet to be finalized and looks it Sania will continue with Tennis after marriage

Crude bombs found in Madurai, a major disaster averted

In the temple city, Madurai, crude bombs were found in a gutter on Ring Road. The explosives were packed in steel tiffin boxes. They contained aluminum powder, gun powder, steel pieces, screws, shaving blades, iron balls, pebbles and nails according to Sanjeev Kumar Inspector General of Police.

A bag containing explosive steel containers was first identified by Mahesh of Rajapalayam, who works in a hydraulic equipment workshop. He tried opening the tiffin box and when it did not give way threw it into a near by water hole. Then he tried opening the second box and when he tossed, it exploded causing injury to his face and leg. He immediately alerted the police.

The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad defused ten bombs.

According to Sanjeev Kumar, such bombs were used by rowdy elements to target rival groups and hence a terrorist link is ruled out. He added that the explosives could have caused an impact to a radius of 20m, if exploded.