On A Loose End

Watch NFL Live Online Free Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

2010-11-21T13:20:00.020+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Seattle Seahawks vs New Orleans Saints

2010-11-21T13:20:00.018+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

2010-11-21T13:20:00.016+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Arizona Cardinals vs Kansas City Chiefs

2010-11-21T13:20:00.014+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

2010-11-21T13:20:00.012+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Washington Redskins vs Tennessee Titans

2010-11-21T13:20:00.010+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

2010-11-21T13:20:00.008+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Houston Texans vs New York Jets

2010-11-21T13:20:00.006+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Baltimore Ravens vs Carolina Panthers

2010-11-21T13:20:00.004+05:30

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Watch NFL Live Online Free Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

2010-11-21T13:20:00.002+05:30

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Watch NFL Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals Live Online Free

2010-11-21T12:57:00.003+05:30

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Watch NFL 2010 Week 8 Games Live Online for Free

2010-10-31T10:22:00.004+05:30

You can watch the NFL 2010 Week 8 Games live online for free. The schedule for the week 8 NFL Games is as followsMiami Dolphins vs Cincinnati BengalsWatch live online at http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-nfl.html Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas CowboysWatch Live at http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-nfl-2.htmlWashington Redskins vs Detroit LionsWatch free at http://www.channelsurfing.net/

Messages We Would Like To Hear On Our Mobile Phones

2010-07-03T09:33:00.001+05:30

Cell phones are smart and are now turning out to be smart phones. The mobile operators are smart and are turning out to be smarter. They don't let you hang up without an answer, they tell you why you should hang up. Maybe they think you would continue to wait for that elusive voice on the other end of the line. So you have messages like, the user is out of reach, network problem, busy etc.Hardly

Watch World Cup Football 2010 Live Online Free, USA Vs Ghana and Uruguay Vs Korea

2010-06-26T17:59:00.003+05:30

Watch World Cup Football Live Online Free, USA Vs Ghana and Uruguay Vs Korea. The round of sixteen in the World Cup is starting today with two matches being played. USA vs Ghana and Uruguay vs South Korea. All the teams have worked really hard to enter the round of Sixteen.Watch World Cup Football Live Online Free, USA Vs Ghana at the following linkshttp://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=

Watch World Cup 2010 Football Opening Ceremony Live Online For Free

2010-06-11T07:39:00.004+05:30

Genuine links. Watch World Cup 2010 Football Opening Ceremony Live Online For Free. The World Cup Football is the biggest and the most viewed sports event in the world and it kicks off today at Johannesburg. The live coverage will be broadcast across 214 countries. But if you are at work or your cable is down then you can watch the World Cup 2010 Football opening ceremony live online for free at

Mahindra ENVIRON - MENTAL Drive

2010-06-07T14:28:00.003+05:30

On World Environement day, Mahindra did their bit by asking the Mahindra vehicle owners to drive into their service stations and get a free PUC check for the vehicles. Did I say Mahindra, I should have said someone in Mahindra Company.As a proud owner of a Mahindra Logan I drove into the Mahindra Global Gallery service station at Kolshet Road Thane.There was a big poster announcing the

Land Scams - Sukna Is Just One Of Them

2010-02-23T11:50:00.006+05:30

The Sukna land scam is in the news for the last couple of weeks with lots of flip-flops amongst Generals, politicians et al. However this is not the first time such an issue has come to light. And like in the other cases, after a

Raj happened to be star blogger at the Mumbai Blog Camp

2010-02-21T00:34:00.002+05:30

A Beginner’s Guide To Blogging and Making Money Online

2010-02-19T13:58:00.002+05:30

“A Beginner’s Guide To Blogging and Making Money Online”. That's the title of my first non fiction book which I have co-authored with my wife. After having spent close to three years blogging and working on the other sites on the Internet, We decide to share our knowledge with the public. And hence came the idea of writing the book. I have seen many people who are spending a lot of time on the

Anti-Alcohol Drive Kills One

2010-01-31T21:23:00.004+05:30

Nooria Haveliwala was in the news today because she was driving after drinking and ended up killing two people. Ironically one of them was a bike rider who was being tested for alcohol level. The news report does not say whether they did find any alcohol or not. If not, it is really sad that the poor guy lost his life because of some moron stopping him without reason. Secondly the woman was

Copy And Paste - Hits Global Warming Too

2010-01-28T11:50:00.001+05:30

I guess it starts early in life. Infants and kids alike are designed to copy the actions, accents, behavorial instincts from their mothers and fathers and also any other human being in hand. I have not observed small kids with pets in their homes, but I bet the toddlers try to copy the actions of the pets they spend their time with.As they grow up they start copying their friends and heroes, who

Holiday Packages - Save Money By Doing It Yourself

2010-01-17T21:37:00.002+05:30

Holiday packages seem to be the best way to travel to a country or a city in your own country. The holiday packages promoted by various tour operators do give the customers a hassle-free holiday in the sense that the customer does not have to plan anything, other than, of course, the destination, the travel dates, the period of the holiday and the amount of money which he is willing to

Admission Tests/ Entrance Tests - A Way To Solicit Success

2010-01-17T11:56:00.002+05:30

Education for all is a buzzword in almost all the countries in the world. In India too it has been gaining prominence for a while now and in Aug 2009 the government finally passed the Right to Education bill which guarantees free and compulsory education to all children between six and fourteen years of age.But there are two glitches and major ones at that. First is the fees being charged by the

My Encounter with Employment Scam

2010-01-12T12:05:00.002+05:30

God, this world is getting more and more dangerous. If nature by itself was not difficult enough to live with, People around one make sure that one could never take his guard off. Now some genuine scamsters have taken the “people” danger to a new global level. Welcome to the Employment Scam I went through. It started with me putting up my resume on a couple of web sites, purely on an

Watch Super Bowl XLIV 2010 Live Online Free

2010-01-08T09:56:00.004+05:30

Yes you can watch Super Bowl XLIV 2010 live online for free. The Super Bowl XLIV will be held on the 07 Feb 2010 at Dolphin Stadium, at Miami, Florida. The Kick off time is 6:28 PM and the NFL website will be hosting the live streaming of the game at http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44/live/landingYou can also watch the live online video streaming free athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0090hbk The

Castor and Pollux - The Story of My Life!

2010-01-04T20:42:00.000+05:30

These two people I know are in the process of ruining my life. Taking turns, one by one, casting a shadow on me all the time, always contradicting each other. I really don’t know how I have survived the 40 odd years of my life, despite them. Or, Have I? God knows what makes them do this to me but somehow or the other they always succeed making me feel like a complete idiot. And guess what, if

Universe In A Year - Carl Sagan

2010-01-01T22:08:00.000+05:30

Carl Sagan, the American Astronomer had come up with a cosmic calendar as a way for people to understand the history of the universe.He put the entire period starting with the Big Bang till now into an earth year (all relative) with the human history crowding in the last five minutes. Interestingly the earth formed after nine months in the cosmic calendar in the month of September.The homo

I Must be Living Someone Else's Life !

2009-12-29T23:37:00.001+05:30

I was only 13. I brought a pup home after fighting with all my family. I called it Mickey. The dog died after a year. Everyone else in my family cried and I kept wondering why.My father had a heart attack when I was 15. He loved me the most amongst all the siblings. No one told me about it, scared, that it would break me. Five days later they took me to the ICU. Tears rolled down my father's eyes

Anger Management

2009-12-28T01:04:00.000+05:30

Have you ever shouted at a cow or a dog who stepped in front of your car right out of nowhere and your prized possession barely escaped getting scratched or dented. What’s more, you narrowly escaped hurting or killing an animal, the guilt of which would have lingered in your subconscious for a long time to come. Chances are you cursed and you cussed but did not get out of your car to give a piece

When Will We Ask The Women?

2009-12-25T12:56:00.000+05:30

Jesus, Mohamed, Buddha, Mahavira, Gobind Singh? Enough proof that mythology was written or created by man?It goes against human as well as divine nature that God, irrespective of his sex would give the honor of reproduction to a different sex, unless of course he/she was aware of the pain associated with the process of reproduction. Pain could not have been a reason for handing over the

Breasts Are The Best

2009-12-22T19:20:00.001+05:30

Now, there are all kinds of men. Men have different tastes, legs, thighs, neck etc. But me I am a breasts man. I just can’t get over breasts or have enough of breasts. There is something about them that keeps me hankering for more. And it’s not any one type, which I am especially bowled over by. I love all kinds, small breasts, big breasts, the meaty fleshy kind and the hard muscular type. They

Tiger Woods - 18 Till I Die

2009-12-21T11:57:00.003+05:30

The long list of Tiger Woods' exploits has reached 18. One for each hole, maybe it was some kind of a target he had set for himself. Being a Golfer would have automatically brought the number 18 to his mind for setting a target. What remains to be seen is if he goes beyond that magic figure.1. Rachel Uchitel 2. Reality star Jamie Grubbs.3. Single mum and ex model Cori Rist.4. Brunette Kalika

Why and How To Buy LCD Monitor - Advantages over CRT Monitor and Specifications

2009-12-19T18:42:00.001+05:30

Some of us refuse to keep in pace with technology. Reason, if we could do with or without something, we can continue to do so. There are many who still refuse to use computers to their advantage, leave alone using the Internet. An LCD monitor is one of these upgrades in technology which doesn't, in the eyes of these people, offer any advantages besides looking good on the table. They couldn't be

Who is Helping David Coleman Headley?

2009-12-17T21:05:00.005+05:30

An excerpt from my book Enemy in the Ranks:Rajen asked the man, “Were you in the office during the timethis application came?”“Yes, but I was not the OS at that time. Someone else handledthe file.”“Can you tell me what his name is now, the new one,I mean?”“Of course, it should be in here,” Mr Mahtre opened the fileand flipped the pages. After some time, he became frantic andsaid, “Goodness

Enemy in the Ranks is Now Available in the USA

2009-12-14T18:46:00.002+05:30

Good news for my friends and readers in the USA. "Enemy in the Ranks", my action thriller novel is now available in the USA. It is not in the brick and mortar stores yet but it is available online at printsasia.com, a website which specializes in stocking south asian books. The online store is based in New York and hence the shipping costs are not high as against shipping from India which makes

Climate Change - Copenhagen Climate Summit

2009-12-09T09:24:00.005+05:30

In following the Copenhagen climate summit so much is being talked about the climate change all over the Internet and the newspapers that it would seem that Climate change was the only problem afflicting this earth. In the process people seem to have to have forgotten the other problems like food shortage, poverty, water problems, illiteracy, AIDS etc. Do I hear someone say that the climate

America Cosying Upto China - Where Does That Leave India?

2009-11-18T15:42:00.004+05:30

The media may be talking about Obama bending backwards to accommodate China by bending forward, but what we are missing is that in China the US has probably her biggest ally. And even if the general population does not seem to understand the importance of China to the United States, the fact is that it is China which is funding, in a major part, the seemingly good health of the American Economy.

Terror Recruitment - Rana And Headley - Media to Blame

2009-11-16T10:54:00.003+05:30

The news doing the rounds now is that Tahawwur Rana and David Coleman Headley were actually on a terror recruitment drive across India and that the duo was using the advertising mechanism to liaise with their other operatives. Guess who is shouting from the rooftops about these new developments. The media itself which carried those ads without any verifications. This issue is the most important

Voter's I Card? Expected Something Better From Mumbai and Election Commissioner

2009-11-14T19:25:00.006+05:30

I received my Voter's I card a few days back and finally understood why and how the election process is never upto the mark. If my Voter's I card is anything to go by, the esteemed offices of our Election Commission are full of incompetent or overworked people with no resources at their disposal or someone making a hell lot of money.To start with my name is wrong. That is an understatement

Facebook Privacy Concerns - Ignorance Is A Bliss

2009-11-13T10:13:00.004+05:30

There has been a lot of talk about the Facebook Privacy concerns. Most of it is ignorance on part of the users. You can't blame Facebook for that. Two issues which I came across on the net amongst my peers and otherwise while browsing were:(a) Photos of the user are visible to non-mutual friends of user's friends.(b) Third Party applications extracting data of users when a friend was allowing

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks Anniversary - Ready For Another One?

2009-11-10T11:46:00.004+05:30

26/11, the date when Mumbai terror attacks took place. The date which changed the perspective of the people of this country about terror. The date when Mumbai was shaken out of it's slumber and shown how vulnerable she was. The date when the collective responsibility of various organizations was put to test and most came out failures. Did I hear someone say they succeeded? I am sorry, but it is

Fort Hood Shooting - Major Nidal Malik Hasan - Enemy in the Ranks

2009-11-08T12:25:00.001+05:30

They say fiction is a precursor of things to happen. What happened in the Major Nidal Malik Hasan shooting case at Fort Hood, is what my novel, Enemy in the Ranks, talks about, Infiltration of anti-national elements in the important establishments of the country. It is yet to be seen whether Major Nidal Malik Hasan was connected with any of the extremist groups. However if indeed he was, imagine

My Dream Job - Bestselling Author

2009-11-07T22:45:00.000+05:30

All of us have dreams. All of us have some of them realized, some shattered. But the capacity to dream is everlasting. The wishes and desires are a pot that never gets filled. Dream jobs are those which provide you monetary, emotional, professional and social satisfaction.Have you ever seen the look on the face of a man who is in a dream job. The brilliance of the face, the happiness, the

Rave Reviews And Journey So Far - Enemy in the Ranks

2009-10-20T11:06:00.002+05:30

It's been a month since the fiction novel Enemy in the Ranks was released and despatched for distribution. The book got immediate exposure after being featured in the books section of the Mumbai Daily DNA. Check out the snapshot of the page belowIt has still not reached any of the bestsellers list but it has got some rave reviews from readers. You can read them all on my webiste http://

Buy Action Thriller Novel Enemy in the Ranks Online

2009-09-22T14:27:00.007+05:30

The long awaited action thriller novel Enemy in the Ranks by Varinder Taprial is available for buying online. It is currently available on two websites. And I will keep updating more links as they appear on the webThe Publisher's websitehttp://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid,,9519C/index.htmland the Rediff books websitehttp://books.rediff.com/bookshop/bkproductdisplay.jsp?

Enemy in the Ranks - Official Website

2009-09-03T20:52:00.002+05:30

My book, Enemy in the Ranks, has an official website now. And guess what I created it myself. I first created the website on a free hosting website called webs.com and later realized that it was not being indexed by Google. Not only that it wouldn't allow me to put Google adsense also. So after a bit of research, I homed in to Google sites. So why should one visit my book website? For starters,

Watch NCAA Live scores Online - Top 25 teams

2009-09-03T10:22:00.003+05:30

The NCAA football madness began last week in right earnest. You can watch the live scores online in respect of the top 25 teams at http://www.ncaa.com/teams/m-footbl/scoreboards/top25/top25-d-fbs-scoreboard-week-main.html and http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/scoresIf you so desire you can watch the live scores of other teams also on the same links. You just have to navigate from this page to another

Watch NFL Live scores online Live commentary

2009-09-03T10:18:00.000+05:30

NFL preseason week 4 games are being held on Sep 3 and Sep 4. There are 16 games in all. watch live scores of all the NFL games online at http://www.nfl.com/scoresyou can also watch the NFL live scores online at http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/scores and http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/scoreboardYou can also take a field pass at NFL and listen to live commentary ( radio broadcast ) of all the NFL

NFL Season 2009 - Watch All Games Live Online

2009-08-30T10:33:00.001+05:30

Now you can watch all the NFL season 2009 games live online for free. What's more, the video streaming is in HD quality. In addition you can also get full access to the NFL network. Check it out here http://www.xomba.com/nfl_season_2009_watch_all_games_live_online

Enemy In The Ranks by Varinder Taprial

2009-08-28T14:17:00.001+05:30

It feels so great, that when my publisher told me that it has gone to print today, I was, like ecstatic. It is still some days before it is available in the book stores and online.The title of the novel is self-explanatory so I guess that is it as far as explaining the story goes. Yes, it is about infiltration.I have made a book trailer for my book and am embedding it below. May I request you all

Student Loans - Student Loan Available For All

2009-08-26T11:24:00.001+05:30

Student Loans are the loans available for students to pursue their professional education. Also known as education loans, student loans are generally offered by the governments of the various countries and are available at lower interest rates than most other loans.Read more at http://www.xomba.com/student_loans_student_loan_available_all

Watch live online Miss Universe 2009 Free Streaming Video

2009-08-18T12:16:00.001+05:30

Watch live online Miss Universe 2009 Free Streaming Video on 23 Aug at 9:00 PM ET. For live links go tohttp://www.xomba.com/miss_universe_2009_online_watch_live_nbc

Indiawriters.ning.com - A Social Network For Indian Writers

2009-07-12T08:25:00.003+05:30

Indiawriters.ning.com is a social network for Indian Writers. There are not many resources on the web for Indian writers / authors. There are many amongst us who aspire to write but do not know how to go about it. India writers aims to be a platform for budding writers as well as the well established ones to interact about the nuances of the art of writing as well as that of the Publishing world.

Watch Live Online Michael Jackson Memorial Service - Staples Center

2009-07-04T12:09:00.005+05:30

The Michael Jackson Memorial Service has been scheduled on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Watch Live Online Michael Jackson Memorial Service - Staples Center for free. Read more at http://www.xomba.com/watch_live_michael_jackson_memorial_service_staples_centerThe Michael Jackson Memorial Service has been scheduled on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:

Literary Agents In India

2009-06-28T12:09:00.003+05:30

Update:Please visit the website http://www.litagency.com/ for your publishing needs. The concept of literary agents in India has not really taken off so far even though there are now some well known agencies whose presence cannot be ignored. But frankly if the number of agencies is lesser than the number of publishing houses, it can be surmised that the slush pile at the literary agencies will

First Time Author From India

2009-06-28T12:04:00.001+05:30

It was in 2005 that I started writing a book, fiction, every living person's desire. Everyone has a story or two to tell and if the want is there he/she can definitely pen a book out of the story, but more often than not the story remains untold because of their own mental blocks and sometimes because writing a book or a novel becomes an overwhelming task after the first ten pages. It requires a

Selling A Book - Pre-requisites

2009-06-28T12:01:00.001+05:30

Okay, You have written your masterpiece. Now, how do you go about selling it to a publisher? There are some pre-requisites that are must-haves before you start even approaching the publishers. They are Cover letter, Synopsis, Sample chapters and Chapter outline.Every publisher will ask you for at least two or more of the above, and it's best if you prepare these in advance to avoid wasting time

First Time Author From India

2009-06-09T09:23:00.006+05:30

Power Of Mind - Dreamy Reality

2009-04-19T20:08:00.000+05:30

It was broad daylight. Now on the pavement, I was calling out to my friend's son in the crowd. I couldn't see him anywhere. Neither could my son, who was standing next to me, throw any light on it.If losing your son or daughter is not enough, losing someone else's is a nightmare. With my son's hand in mine I started moving through the crowd calling out to the other boy.Then I saw him, through the

Lok Sabha Elections - Voter Turnout

2009-04-17T18:31:00.000+05:30

Every time there is an election in India, there is a lot of speculation and anxiety amidst the media and the of course the politicians about the voter turnout. This time there was more concern and expectations in view of the Mumbai attacks last year. However the first phase of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections kicked off yesterday with the same old story. Ultimately a voter turnout between 58 - 62%

A Random Man

2009-04-15T13:00:00.001+05:30

I was lying on my bed staring at nothing, wondering about the vagaries of the world. Very soon a movement in the emptiness in front of me shook me out of the reverie. It was a mosquito which had flown into my sacred airspace. Now it was still, hanging in mid air. No movement at all. Many thoughts crossed my mind. First I thought, maybe it was not a mosquito and that I had discovered a new species

Waiting For A Miracle

2009-04-15T12:59:00.000+05:30

Many a times in life one gets into a situation where he / she realizes that he / she is utterly helpless and there is nothing that can be done except wait, wait for something to happen or wait for something to stop happening, wait for a twist of fate, wait for a divine intervention, wait for a miracle.Where do you go when,in an open field it starts raining?How do you see, on a dark night,light at

How Full Is Your HDTV?

2009-04-15T12:57:00.001+05:30

Recently we, my family, in a never ending quest to make the idiot box less idiotic, decided to upgrade our TV. We had already reached the humongous size 29” in the conventional series and knew it was time to embrace newer technology. Over the years, as with all the other families, the TV size was growing and the room size getting smaller. LCD or Plasma TVs seemed to fit the requirement of the

New Cigarette Tax Will Kill Before The Cigarette Does

2009-03-30T15:02:00.001+05:30

Come wednesday and the biggest ever tax increase on tobacco products takes place. The tax in the US has been increased from 39 cents to $1.01 for cigarettes and from 19.5 cents per pound to 50 cents for chewing tobacco.Dubbed as a public health move one can see through the effort as being the only soul saver in the dwindling economy. The retail sales in other industries have gone down

Giving Up!

2009-03-30T15:01:00.001+05:30

Many people feel that giving up is failure. One can blame King Robert the Bruce of Scotland for this behavior. Fortunately for them, both the spider as well as the King Robert the Bruce of Scotland succeeded in their seventh attempt. Unfortunately for all of us, King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, the loudmouth that he was, told the story to everyone who cared to listen.It wasn’t long before the

Condom And The Pope

2009-03-30T15:00:00.001+05:30

Pope Benedict XVI kick-started his tour of Africa with a controversy. He made a statement indicating that distribution of condoms are not a solution to Africa's HIV epidemic. He went on to add that on the contrary it increases the problem.Maybe he was only furthering the philosophy of his predecessor who often said that sexual abstinence was the best way to prevent the spread of the disease. Or

It's Just A Prick!

2009-03-30T14:59:00.000+05:30

I remember saying that the first time about twenty five years back and that first time is still clearly etched into my memory. It was when I was in my twelfth grade. It was a funny combination of students. There were eight boys and sixteen girls. Boy, were we boys lucky? Sixteen sweet girls of sixteen. Anyway, it was at the Biology lab. That day it was raining outside because of which the weather

The Itch - Men Cheat To Save The World

2009-03-30T14:57:00.000+05:30

Let me admit, I am not good at this and I do not even have any experience. It’s not that I never had the itch. Many times, but my partner faithfully kept scratching every time she noticed me getting the itch. She was so good at noticing it that at times she scratched even before the preliminary chemical initiation of the itch had started. And she made it be known to me that she had noticed.

The Other Side

2009-03-05T17:02:00.001+05:30

Ever wonder about why people are not content with what they have and whether it is possible at all to be content and therefore happy? My answer is a resounding yes. Resounding because I heard it again as soon as I said yes. Maybe it was my alter ego, maybe God himself or maybe my son playing tricks with me, again.Well, the research, if you can call it that, gave me the biggest reason for

Jail For Abetting Drunk Driving!

2009-02-13T19:24:00.001+05:30

In a recent case in Mumbai, the Traffic Police arrested a co-passenger for abetment after they caught a drunk driver who tested positive and also had alcoholic content more than the permitted limits. The duo were served a fine of Rs 2000/- and a night in jail for the offense.This is the first time that a person was booked and punished for abetting the crime of drunk driving. In this particular

Puppet President!

2009-02-10T14:44:00.005+05:30

Speaking about it, it sounds so grand. President of India, the largest democracy in the world, of a country with a more than billion people. Wow, one must think, she has to be the most important person in the world and the most powerful one at that. The fact is that it is just the opposite.The fiasco at the Mumbai Airport on the 09 Feb 2009 once again highlighted the irrelevance of the Indian

Are Bandhs Really Democratic?

2009-02-04T10:34:00.004+05:30

The Supreme court has turned over it's own decision regarding Bandhs on it's head. The surprising thing in this case is that it is not only an establishment overturning it's opinion, it is a case where the same individual Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, has reverted his own opinion. Yes, KG Balakrishnan was part of the Kerala High Court bench which had termed Bandhs as illegal, back in

Slumdog Millionaire - Indians Don't Swear

2009-01-29T15:44:00.004+05:30

I can't make up my mind, whether to call this moral policing or gross stupidity. Or maybe it is just a part of the hypocritical double standards we have or then again maybe people just do not want to open their eyes to reality.Slumdog Millionaire opened in India last week in English and Hindi. The Censor Board of Film certification, in their wisdom have given an "Adult" rating to the English

Mangalore Madness - A Threat To Freedom

2009-01-28T14:59:00.003+05:30

The news channels as well as the news papers of the country are shamelessly covering the shameful event of Mangalore to no end. What happened in Mangalore is a major threat to the very idea of freedom. Freedom of any kind. Unfortunately this is not the first time the freedom in this country has been usurped by vested interests of some individuals, singly or collectively in a group. The

The Politics of Awards

2009-01-26T10:33:00.004+05:30

I had posted an article earlier regarding the Mumbai Attacks titled Gallant Soldiers Die Differently . The post discussed our failure as a society to understand the difference between loss and sacrifice, sympathy and 'pride'; innocence and valour. Today at the Republic day function the failure was legalized by presenting an award meant for Sacrifice, Pride and valour to make up for the loss,

Millionaire Slumdogs

2009-01-18T11:54:00.006+05:30

The movie Slumdog Millionaire released and as expected by many, walked away with honors at the Golden Globes and is likely to do as well at the Baftas and the Oscars. Suddenly out of nowhere came Amitabh Bachchan and slammed the movie for projecting India as Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causing pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots. Strong words indeed, coming

Watch Obama Inauguration Live Online Streaming Video

2009-01-15T14:03:00.005+05:30

20 Jan 2009, Inauguration day, will be a historic day when Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the USA. You can watch Obama Inauguration Live Online with Streaming Video totally free. The various links which will cover the Obama inauguration live online with streaming video are athttp://www.xomba.com/watch_obama_inuguration_live_online_streaming_video

Taare Zameen Par Brought Down To Earth At Oscars

2009-01-15T11:15:00.005+05:30

Taare Zameen Par and Aamir Khan have been brought down to earth at the Oscars. Critically acclaimed, whatever it means, in India, the film and Aamir Khan were showered with accolades here in India but could not make it even to the last nine in the foreign langauge film category of the Oscars, out of 65 entries. That it made it to the 65 itself was possible because India was supposed to nominate

Satyam Bailout? Killing The Truth

2009-01-13T16:35:00.004+05:30

The Satyam fraud seems to have come at a real bad time. The economic scene in India was taking a turn for the worse, despite the Government telling everyone that the Indian economy was fairly insulated. Two stimulus packages and three rate cuts later, the Government was still going on about the insulated economy when Ramalinga Raju decided to wake up the Government.Shaken up, the Government is,

Ah! The Joy of Collective Responsibility

2009-01-13T10:18:00.000+05:30

A friend of mine once told me about the futility of Collective Bullshit. He was talking in terms of a boss bullshitting his subordinates collectively. He said, “It is simple, whenever the boss is bullshitting collectively, one needs to just look at some other person in the group and the entire bullshit gets deflected to that person.” In other words, everyone looks at some other person as if that

Satyam Fraud, Mumbai Attacks - The Common Factor

2009-01-12T12:02:00.004+05:30

Satyam Fraud, Mumbai Attacks! It may surprise some, using the two incidents in the same line or the same breath. Fact is, irrespective of how different the two incidents might be, they have affected many people across the board. So what is the common factor that the two have?Complicity and/or connivance of Government agencies including Politicians, bureaucrats, bankers, regulatory agencies,

Sanjay Dutt - Right Man For Politics

2009-01-09T15:45:00.004+05:30

There was a news item recently that Sanjay Dutt would be the candidate of the SP (Samajwadi Party) from Lucknow in the forthcoming elections. It is hardly surprising. The Political Parties in India are only interested in winning seats, they couldn't care less about the eligibility and the background of the person. Anything as long as the person can get in the votes. Considering that Sanjay Dutt

Satyam Fraud - Collective Failure Of Governance, Add health dept and Judiciary

2009-01-07T16:03:00.005+05:30

Update - Mr Raju has been granted bail in the Rs 25000 Crore fraud. This after nine months of treatment, for God only knows what, (He couldn't have been pregnant) in a hospital. What he was there for, what kind of disease was this which could not get cured for nine months and will get better now that he has been granted bail. The health dept is obviously in connivance with Mr Raju. The judiciary

Gallant Soldiers Die Differently

2009-01-06T21:47:00.002+05:30

Received this post in a viral mail. Excellent write up by Karan Kharb. Must read to understand the divisive and vote bank politics working in our country. Surprising that the media also toes the same line.It is often said that in democracies people get the government they deserve. What is even truer is that they also get the quality of security they deserve. Is there a difference in 'loss' and '

Who Killed The Pedestrian?

2009-01-06T15:49:00.002+05:30

In yet another incident of a road traffic accident an 83 year old gentleman was killed by a 15 year old driving a motorcycle. The boy obviously did not have any license. The boy was let off on bail and the Police was still to decide whether the charges should include culpable homicide not amouhnting to murder. I fully sympathise with the family of the deceased and agree to the offence of the boy.

Professionals Party of India - PPI - First Thoughts

2009-01-05T14:03:00.005+05:30

The Professionals Party of India is the 232nd political party of India. The party has been conceived and formed by a group of professionals based in Pune. The party is registered with the Election Commission of India and is striving to fight elections on the basis of the, till now largely untapped, potential of the middle class of India. The official website of the Professionals Party of India or

Indian Government - Gandhi's Three Monkeys Personified

2009-01-04T12:25:00.005+05:30

Gandhi had a rule for people to follow to be good; See No evil, speak no evil and hear no evil. The phrase has often been used to describe people who do not want to get involved in a situation. Gandhi even had three monkeys to depict the rule. Monkeys that they already were, the behaviour of the Indian politicians and the government is akin to the phrase except that they seem to have taken the

Salman Khan - Accident Waiting To Happen

2009-01-03T11:16:00.003+05:30

Some people never learn. Salman Khan for one and all the law makers for the other. The Mumbai Mirror reported, in a rather patronizing manner, that Salman Khan on Friday had five to six drinks of Vodka at Olive and after that drove an auto rickshaw with Katrina Kaif sitting behind. Read the article at http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=

Fuel Surcharge – Government Aided Scam

2009-01-02T12:06:00.002+05:30

Circumstances – Massive dip in the oil prices world over.Good news - A few days back Air India announced a fare cut by 45 to 85 % in various sectors. Others are likely to follow suit.Bad news – The cut was limited to the basic fare charged and not on the fuel surcharge.What is happening, one might be tempted to ask. If the fuel prices have gone down, the fuel surcharge should go down, why the

Solidarity? Celebrities Refuse To Refund Advance

2008-12-29T09:16:00.003+05:30

Once again it is proved that behind every nice, compassionate, intellectual and famous face lies a monster which understands only one language; Money. Irrespective of the wealth one has amassed, what one says to the media and what one projects himself or herself to be, the lure of money has stood the test of circumstances. All of us know that many celebrities were being paid obscene sums by

Gupta Murder - Terrorist Activity?

2008-12-27T16:48:00.006+05:30

On Dec 24 2008, a PWD Engineer by the name of Manoj K Gupta was lynched by a BSP MLA One Mr Tiwari and two other goons for refusing to pay Rs 50 Lakhs towards the Birthday celebration of Mayawati.The story of the Gupta Murder goes like this, the MLA along with two other men went to Gupta's house in the night, locked up his wife and thrashed him continuously for a couple of hours. Then they left

Will India Step Up Please?

2008-12-26T12:14:00.005+05:30

Opportunity knocks, but once. Opportunities are not lost, but are taken away by others. These are some phrases we grew up with. I remember them, so do many others, then why have the Indian politicians forgotten them.After having faced the brutal terror attack on Mumbai and with the irrefutable proof that Pakistan was behind the attacks, the Indian governing class and the bureaucracy have taken

The Great Indian Corporate Political Bureaucrat Mafia

2008-12-25T21:55:00.006+05:30

Few months back there was a huge cry about the multiplexes and malls in Mumbai charging much more than the listed MRP ( maximum Retail Price ) for products. It was brought out by a few concerned citizens, picked up by the media taken to consumer courts and the writing was clear on the wall. No one can charge more than the MRP printed on the product. The writing was clear on the wall, Selling a

Were Mumbai Terror Attacks Postponed Because of This?

2008-12-23T14:05:00.005+05:30

Kasab, the lone terrorist of Mumbai terror attacks caught alive has apparently said that the terror attacks were initially planned for 27 Sep this year, but were postponed for some reason. What was the reason?On 24 Sep the Mumbai Police busted an Indian Mujahiddin cell and arrested five people, amogst them notably Mohammad Sadiq Sheikh, the founder member of the Indian Mujahideen. The Mumbai

Voting Contests On TV - Organised Crime?

2008-12-21T08:00:00.003+05:30

Yesterday i was moved to tears listening to Javed Akhtar and Sonali Bendre, both judges on the unreal reality show, Indian Idol. Both of them gave some (made up) emotional diatribe on air to the public exhorting them to vote. Javed Akhtar even went to the extent of comparing the voting on Indian Idol to the national elections saying we don't vote and then complain what kind of person has been

Home Loan Rate Cut - Election Gimmick

2008-12-16T11:49:00.003+05:30

Under severe pressure from the Government the Public sector banks announced a rate cut for the home loans upto 20 Lakhs. From now on Home loans upto Rs 5 Lakhs will carry an interest rate of 8.0 % and those between Rs 5 - 20 Lakhs will carry an interest rate on only 9.25%. Hold on! Don't rush to the bank yet. Read the fine print. The rates will be valid only for new home loans and the existing

No Lawyer For Kasab - Wrong Again

2008-12-15T11:46:00.004+05:30

The good or the bad news, as you like it, is that the Shiv Sainiks after a long hiatus have found the courage to come out in the open again. Painfully missing for such a long time after the Mumbai attacks, I had begun to wonder if they had been terrorised for life and will stop their own terror tactics for good. Unfortunately that was not to be.After the decision of the Mumbai Lawyers Association

Why Is A Bigger Issue Being Reduced To Just A Fight Against Terror?

2008-12-14T09:22:00.000+05:30

I am not saying that the terror attacks in either India or elsewhere in the world are not a big issue. It definitely is. But a terror attack or a terrorist is something you have to be prepared against, not something you can necessarily control before it takes form. It is like putting a lock on your house. Compared to terror attacks, a theft in someone's house is a minor thing. But people do keep

49(O) - Power To The People

2008-12-13T14:30:00.007+05:30

After the attack on Mumbai, like it always is, the public outcry was loud and pretty clear. People started shouting Enough is Enough. Campaigns, petitions and blogs were started on public's lack of trust in the office bearers across barriers and departments. The noise is steadily and surely dying down. The media house which put the words "Enough is Enough" in the mouths of the public is now