Sunday, July 31, 2011

too: Journey of a lifetime

too: Journey of a lifetime: "In everyone's life, there are moments that they know will change their future forever. I had such a moment thirty years ago today but at the time I could never have imagined the magnitude of the impact. That was the day my family first arrived in the United States.

The journey to get here was challenging. Just applying to leave the Soviet Union branded us with a scarlet letter -- my father lost his job and we received visits from the police. However, after nine months in this status we were able to make our way to Austria and then France where we stayed for four months waiting for our American visas. With few real possessions and no steady income, times were hard but there were people who helped us all along the way. Finally, we landed in New York on October 25th, 1979. Thanks to many organizations and individuals, we were able to start life anew in this land."

Athi sarvatra varjathe

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Online survey firm 'dupes' investors of Rs 1,300 crore - The Times of India

Online survey firm 'dupes' investors of Rs 1,300 crore - The Times of India: "In an operation that unfolded in Indore, the economics offences wing of the Mumbai police arrested the chief operating officer of SpeakAsia-a Singapore-based pyramid-marketing company-in the wee hours of Friday for allegedly perpetrating a nation-wide scam amounting to Rs 1,320 crore. Three other senior members of the company were also arrested but not the CEO, who the police say, is hiding in Dubai. The firm, which claims to have 12 lakh clients in India, has also been accused of transferring more than Rs 700 crore to Singapore."

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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India, the most depressed nation
It is reported that around 9 percent of Indians suffer from extended period of depression within their lifetime.

Top five inspiring women
With the changing time, Indian women have changed their mindset and have made their mark felt in many areas with remarkable achievements. Today, they are dare enough to think outside those stereotype careers and make a difference in the lives of many aspiring ones.

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Kicking Yourself to be an Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneurship is not a rocket science and neither is it just luck. A proper approach, plenty of patience and a lot of search is required to build a great startup.Read more to know more about this.
Do you know What Motivates Serial Entrepreneurs?

Starting an enterprise kills the mind and energy of many entrepreneurs. So what is that which encourages some entrepreneurs to constantly shrub up new enterprises one after another?

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Deutsche Bank appoints Anshu Jain, Fitschen co-CEOs

Deutsche Bank has appointed Anshu Jain as Co-CEO to succeed Management Board Chairman, Josef Ackermann, who demits office in May 2012.

Cognizant to acquire CoreLogic India ops for $50 Million

Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, would acquire India-based captive operations of CoreLogic Global Services for $50 million.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Congress now blames Vajpayee for 2G scam

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Congress now blames Vajpayee for 2G scam
A day after the opposition BJP targetted PM Manmohan Singh and then FM P. Chidambaram over A. Raja's statement, the Congress hit back saying that former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also indicted by him.
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2G scam is a political game, says Raja's counsel
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5 Signs that your company is dying
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Boot to Gecko - Mozilla's next project

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Tata Sons revokes 6.93 Crore TCS shares
The country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services said one of its promoters, Tata Sons, has revoked 6.93 Crore pledged shares of the company.
India ranks 14 on FDI inflow index in 2010
India's ranking on the list of countries attracting the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2010 fell to 14th position with inflows declining to $25 billion as against $36 billion last year.
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Public Sector Banks Are Passing Through Worst Days Because These Banks Are Managed By Team Of Corrupt Officials. There Is Growing Sickness In Public sector Banks.
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How To Use Apply With LinkedIn Buttons

How To Use Apply With LinkedIn Buttons: "Linked in launched a new plugin yesterday that allows job seekers to apply for their next gig using the information in their LinkedIn profile."

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Google+: Big In India

Google+: Big In India: "Google+ is off to a big start, with almost 20 million unique visitors in its three weeks of existence.
According to Comscore, most of those visitors -- 5.3 million -- are from the U.S. More surprising is that number-two country India already has 2.8 million unique visitors, almost half as many as the U.S. All other countries are way down the list with less than a million.
India is also well represented on Facebook, with 31 million registered users, behind only Indonesia (36 million) and the U.S. (153 million), according to CheckFacebook.com."

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Wife weighing less than hubby is key to happy marriage! - Yahoo! India Lifestyle

Wife weighing less than hubby is key to happy marriage! - Yahoo! India Lifestyle
Researchers have revealed the secret of a happy marriage - wives weighing less than their hubbies.
A four-year study has suggested that in the short and long term, both partners are more contented if the woman has a lower Body Mass Index.
The researchers concluded that initially men stay in the relationship because they find their thinner partners attractive.

Machu Picchu Described as Pilgrimage Site : Discovery News

Machu Picchu Described as Pilgrimage Site : Discovery News: "Machu Picchu, the 'lost city of the Incas,' was not a true city but rather a pilgrimage center symbolically connected to the Andean vision of the cosmos, an Italian study has concluded."

Friday, July 22, 2011

News without Headline

This has reference to Shri S. Gurumurthy's article "Are they just 'useful idiots'?" in The New Indian Express dated 22 July, 2011. Shri Gurumurthy has included my name in the list of "seculars and liberals" who have accepted Mr. Ghulam Nabi Fai's invitation and hospitality.

Shri Gurumurthy's asser

tion is a total lie. I completely deny the allegation. I do not know Mr. Fai. I have never met him, much less accepted his hospitality for any seminar or convention.

A legal notice is also being sent to the Newspaper.

Harish Khare

Media Adviser to PM

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

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The Complete Midas List - Forbes

So, who is Rupert Murdoch? - in.com

So, who is Rupert Murdoch? - in.com: "Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation has been hogging headlines for weeks now, since the UK phone hacking scandal erupted leading to the closure of tabloid News of The World and the arrest of The Sun's editor Rebekah Brooks. And while critics are suggesting that this might just be the twilight of Murdoch's empire, the octogenarian is still going strong, even after being attacked by a man wielding a shaving cream pie. We look back at his meteoric rise to the top of the media food chain"

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Cash-for-vote: Deo justifies stand on Amar Singh - Rediff.com India News

Cash-for-vote: Deo justifies stand on Amar Singh - Rediff.com India News: "Kishore Chandra Deo, who headed a Parliamentary Committee to probe the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Tuesday sought to justify his decision of not questioning Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh"

Cash-for-vote: Deo justifies stand on Amar Singh - Rediff.com India News

Cash-for-vote: Deo justifies stand on Amar Singh - Rediff.com India News: "Kishore Chandra Deo, who headed a Parliamentary Committee to probe the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Tuesday sought to justify his decision of not questioning Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh"

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Friday, July 15, 2011

5 Ways to Stop Dreaming and Start Building Your New Business Now

5 Ways to Stop Dreaming and Start Building Your New Business Now: "As a serial entrepreneur, I've had my share of new business ideas and (nerd alert!) I find it fun to think about them. Many don’t last longer than it takes me to say, 'Hey, it would be cool to (insert idea du jour).' But occasionally an idea sticks with me. I find myself dreaming about turning it into a business. But actually taking the first steps can feel intimidating, even when I’ve done it before."

Leadership Lessons from Ramayana - Career news

Leadership Lessons from Ramayana - Career news: "What are the primary qualities of leadership? What are the effective management skills? How many of us can answer these questions? Although we have theoretical definitions for these concepts, where did the concept of leadership and management evolve is a billion dollar question?"

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Women Gain Ground at U.S. Start-Ups - WSJ.com

Women Gain Ground at U.S. Start-Ups - WSJ.com: "When Marissa Mayer was growing up in the 1980s, she knew only one female computer scientist. Now Ms. Mayer is a vice president at Google Inc.—and a role model for many women entrepreneurs. She also is helping create a new generation of female founders by investing her own money in women-led companies such as discount home-decor site One Kings Lane and online invitation company Minted LLC."

In Cognizant, a person died on Friday due to heart attack

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Fyi.......

In Cognizant, a person died on Friday due to heart attack. He was part of "Cigna" project in SDB2 8 floor(MEPZ) Near Chrompet.
Saurabh was just 24 age only.
That guy was almost 30 to 45 mins struggling and then finally the stretcher came, while he is going to the hospital his final stage of heart beat stopped. If anyone had helped him; his life would have been saved and he would be with us now.
! Right now he is no more with us. We went to his place and kept 2 mins silent for his death.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Brit wins £162m Euro jackpot | The Sun |News

Brit wins £162m Euro jackpot | The Sun |News: "ONE British ticket last night clinched Europe's biggest ever lottery jackpot of £162MILLION.
The EuroMillions bounty of £161,653,000 was finally won after the top prize went unclaimed for 14 consecutive draws.

If the ticket is held by a single punter, it would catapult them into 430th place in the UK rich list."

Wife cuts off hubby's willy | The Sun |News

Wife cuts off hubby's willy | The Sun |News: "A WOMAN drugged her husband, tied him to a bed and cut off his penis before throwing it down a rubbish chute, police said yesterday."

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tea vendor's son aspires to earn Rs 10L per month - The Times of India

Tea vendor's son aspires to earn Rs 10L per month - The Times of India: "From his crumbling hut in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district to the sprawling campus of IIT-Mandi, the journey of Abhimanyu Kumar has been awe-inspiring. Abhimanyu cracked IIT-JEE in 2009 though he had no idea about either the IITs or JEE till 2006 when he came to stay with his father, a tea vendor in the state capital."

Monday, July 11, 2011

Top 11 Idols still offer some thrills on tour - USATODAY.com

Top 11 Idols still offer some thrills on tour - USATODAY.com: "The location:West Valley City, Utah
Attendance: A near-capacity (7,600) crowd
The crowd: Fan Kim Sieber refuses to name a favorite: 'I love them all.' But for Kim Takata, nobody's better than Stefano Langone. 'He's rad-tacular,' she says. 'I tell him that on Twitter all the time.'"

Jaycee Dugard: 11 Missed Chances to Stop Kidnapper Phillip Garrido - ABC News

Jaycee Dugard: 11 Missed Chances to Stop Kidnapper Phillip Garrido - ABC News: "The Jaycee Dugard case is a story of more than two decades of failures by three separate governmental entities that were supposed to supervise Phillip Garrido, the registered sex offender who would hold Dugard captive for 18 years. The United States Parole Commission, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the local Contra Costa Sheriff's office all missed opportunities to prevent or stop Garrido's unspeakable crimes. Here are some of their most glaring alleged mistakes."

Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide | Health | English

Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide | Health | English: "The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in the past three decades - jumping to nearly 350 million. And it continues to surge, according to a new study in the journal Lancet. Researchers say much of this dramatic increase - in Pacific island countries, North America and some of the Gulf states - is due to aging populations and rapid population growth. But part of it has also been driven by rising obesity rates, especially among young people."

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Micheline Bernardini Models the First-Ever Bikini - Top 10 Bikinis in Pop Culture - TIME

Micheline Bernardini Models the First-Ever Bikini - Top 10 Bikinis in Pop Culture - TIME: "The unveiling of the newly named bikini was a spectacle that almost didn't happen. It seemed designer Louis RĂ©ard had a hard time finding a woman willing to model the skimpy suit. Luckily for him — and millions of beachgoers to come — a 19-year-old French showgirl by the name of Micheline Bernardini rose to the challenge. Introducing the small suit to the world on July 5, 1946, Bernardini strutted in the newspaper-printed, G-string bikini for a fashion event at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Unsurprisingly, the suit was a headline-making success and Bernardini received over 50,000 fan letters."

Singing Penis Insect Proves Size Does Matter

Singing Penis Insect Proves Size Does Matter: "Courtship never sounded so sweet -- at least in the insect kingdom. It appears that a tiny bug known as the singing penis (also, water boatman, or Micronecta scholtzi) -- is the loudest creature on Earth, relative to its body size and the way in which it uses its penis."

INDIA: Jai Andhra! - TIME

INDIA: Jai Andhra! - TIME: "At the village of Sher Mohammed Pet, on a main thoroughfare leading into the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, all traffic must come to a halt these days. A handmade green-and-yellow flag flutters over the makeshift roadblock as youths wearing badges demanding statehood for Andhra step out to tax the traveler: 'Hey, you pay two rupees for Andhra.' The traveler pays or he does not pass. Shouts of 'Jai Andhra! Jai Andhra!' (Hail Andhra) go up as he is waved on."

Twitter Is Said to Be Valued at $7 Billion in New Round of Venture Funding - Bloomberg

Twitter Is Said to Be Valued at $7 Billion in New Round of Venture Funding - Bloomberg: "Twitter Inc., the microblogging site that lets users post 140-character messages, is raising funding that values the startup at about $7 billion, said a person with knowledge of the matter.
The San Francisco-based company is in talks with investors to receive hundreds of millions of dollars, said the person, who asked not to be named because the discussions were private."

Chicken a la carte, from Ferdinand Dimadura (2006)