jyoti basu dead

Jyoti Basu, Veteran politician and 95 years old Marxist leader is dead. The former chief minister of Bengal was hospitalized with pneumonia and then put on a ventilator following acute breathing problems.

He was admitted last Friday and though his condition improved for some time, his health parameters turned awry from Tuesday and he had to be put on life support.

Jyoti Basu served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the Left Front government from June 21, 1977 to November 6, 2000.In the year 1996, he was all set to be the consensus leader of the United Front for the post of the prime minister of India. However, it did not work out due to the CPI(M) decision of not participating in the government.

Jyoti Basu resigned from the Chief Minister’s post of West Bengal in 2000, citing health reasons and was succeeded by fellow CPI(M) politician Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. Jyoti Basu hold the record for being the longest serving chief minister in the Indian political history.

casey johnson dead

Casey Johnson, who recently made tabloid headlines with an alleged engagement to the reality star Tila Tequila, has died at age 30.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the news to Access Hollywood on Monday night.

Johnson, a member of the Johnson & Johnson dynasty, passed away in Los Angeles, TMZ reported.

No details were immediately available about the cause of death.

Earlier in the evening, Tequila herself confirmed the news on her Twitter account.

Tequila, posted a couple of comments on the microblogging site, shortly after reports of Casey’s death began circulating.

Everyone please pray 4 my Wifey Casey Johnson. She has passed away. Thank u for all ur love and support but I will be offline to be w family.

,wife Tila Tequila wrote on her Twitter home page this morning, but later tweeted a shocking update.

I know u can feel me Casey! Dot let go! I’m almost home baby please hang on! We have a beautiful life planned out for us! I LOVE u! Hang on!

Tila Tequila and Casey Johnson were just recently in the media for their same-sex engagement and reports say not even Tila Tequila knows why Johnson died, or if she died or that she wasn’t dead but in a coma.

Tequila and Johnson first announced their engagement via Tequila’s Ustream account on Dec. 9.

Shortly after the news broke, a rep for the Johnson family issued a statement. The Johnson family is mourning its tragic loss, and asks for privacy during this very difficult time.

Our condolences to Casey’s bereaved friends and family.

path train

PATH train service from Newark is restored after problems with bridge

PATH service has been restored from Newark's Penn Station to Journal Square in Jersey City with 10 min delays.

The Port Authority said a problem with an Amtrak dock bridge caused the service to be totally suspended earlier in the morning. Service was fully restored by 8 a.m.

Apple s Tablet

Hate to pop your so cool Apple tablet hot air bubble but …

I have pretty much tried to stay out of this whole Apple fanboy daisy-chain lovefest over the possibility of some super duper tablet being announced this month.

Except Robert Scoble just had to go and add his two cents worth about the glory that will soon be in our shaking hands (emphasis is mine).

Well I hate to be the burst everyone’s Apple loving bubbles but the tablet – or slate – or anything you want to call it – isn’t anything new. Nor is Apple the first one to walk down this road – regardless of Scoble’s fandom.

Jim Zorn

Jim Zorn Fired by Redskins

The Jim Zorn has, finally and/or officially, been fired by the Redskins. In a move that surprises no one, GM Bruce Allen announced that the team would be going in a different direction next season. Zorn was given the news at a 4 AM meeting upon the team's return from San Diego.

"The status quo is not acceptable," Allen said in a statement. "I felt it was necessary to not waste a moment of time to begin building this team into a winner."

Zorn has been on the hot seat for several months -- and more or less considered all but fired for the last few weeks -- and the Redskins are now free to pursue the available candidates out there.