Google can track everything you do online through its vast network of tools and sites. A guy in France learnt that even offline he can’t escape Google! A Frenchman is in a fix. The guy was peeing in his own garden – crazy spot to do so – when the Google’s Street view cameraman came calling. Google Maps has a street view, where the pictures of the houses are shown. These pictures represent a point in time. And the Frenchman’s... Read more
Interesting finding from a survey conducted by IPSOS and Google about the smartphone usage by customers in US and India. It seems that when it comes to using the Smartphones to access the internet, more in India are using it and more frequently, than those in the US. 94% Indian smartphone users use it to access internet at least once a day (and more) versus 88% of the users in US. Those who access multiple times (more than 2-3 times)... Read more
Close on the heels of Dr. Singh’s statement about the US NGOs behind the protests against the Nuke plants, comes this revelation from the Wikileaks. Indian activists fighting for the victims of the Bhopal gas leak disaster are being monitored by an American strategic affairs company contracted to Dow Chemical and other large corporations, the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks said Monday. The disclosure comes on the day the Indian sports ministry wrote to the International Olympic Committee urging it to drop... Read more
The MPs of all political parties are up in arms against Arvind Kejriwal for having spoken the truth – that a parliament of 545 elected members has 163 charged with heinous crimes. When the mirror is shown, every party – BJP, Congress, RJD – are angry. They aren’t interested in changing themselves but want to take Kejriwal to task. “In this parliament, 163 members have cases of heinous offences against them. In this parliament, rapists, murderers and looters are sitting.... Read more
All are equal. Every religion is the same. All Gods are the same. These sentiments seem very nice. Indeed laudable. But when you look a little deeper, they are nothing but nonsensical. Worse when such statements are made using the utterances of Realized Beings and Masters, who have spoken in a context totally removed. Let us first understand the basics. Religion is NOT Spirituality. Religion is based on belief and is a “Mind Game”. The entire construct is based on... Read more
After some debate about the utility of sharing in only 140 characters, Twitter has emerged as one of most powerful social platforms. According to some studies, people stay logged on for 12 hours addicted to the stuff being shared. But is that healthy? The co-founder of Twitter himself doesn’t think so. He thinks you should get what you want and then go onto do what is important to you. Bottomline: Don’t make Twitter so important that the REAL important... Read more
A face saving ploy and a populist move by the very Government which was calling Shaheed Bhagat Singh as a terrorist? One doubts it is a change of heart or some sudden interest in his martyrdom. It is an opportunistic step at best. The Bhagat Singh aficionados’ are elated over union government decision of introducing Rs. 5 coins having legendary martyr picture. The reserve bank of India(RBI) has announced to soon introduce coins devoted to martyr’ birth anniversary with Bhagat... Read more
This Government in India may be unique in many ways. Specifically, the way Judiciary has had to step in to not just save democracy but even the country at times. In its latest remarks in the Ramlila Grounds attack on Baba Ramdev, the two Judge bench was pretty severe. “The present case is a glaring example of trust deficit between the people governing and the people to be governed. Greater confidence needs to be built between the authorities in power... Read more
Huh!? Now it is possible to predict your success or failure in academics and job by analyzing your FB profile updates! Better be careful!! Your Facebook profile holds more valuable information about you than you might think. Researchers spent about 10 minutes looking at photos, wall posts, comments, education, and hobbies on Facebook profiles, while answering personality-related questions including whether the subject was dependable and whether he or she was emotionally stable. After six months, they compared their results with... Read more
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Kingfisher! Now even the financial institutions are afraid of working with the corporate and is treating the loans to it as Non-performing Assets. Rating agencies on Wednesday warned against more exposure to debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines, saying more debt may hit banks’ credit profiles and add to the burden of provisions. State Bank of India, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank and Punjab National Bank have treated loans to... Read more
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