Child abuse is a very painful experience for those who have gone through it. The pain and the ingrained hurt in the victims really hit home for me when I watched Amir Khan’s episode on Satyamev Jayate. This short but highly creative ad film brings out that message – of the silent pain that a child goes through – so powerfully that you cannot escape its impact. One, I congratulate the creative team of this adfilm for such a tremendous... Read more
This video has the discussion with a lot of people, including Gen Shahid Aziz, who has written a book on Kargil. The discussion here brings out two interesting things: 1. Pakistani Army thinks Indians – Defense and Politicians – are a bunch of nincompoops and can be taken for a ride. The lady actually narrates the logic of the General whose brainchild Kargil was. “Yeh baniye hain, inse ladai nahin hoti”. And, this was the exact mindset that the Generals... Read more
People in Russia saw the heavens send shower of blazing rocks. It saw a meteor blast followed by a meteorite shower. The sound shockwave sent out by the series of explosions was deafening! More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings. People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and... Read more
Due to the recent spate in rapes in India, there has come about a question mark on how safe women are in India when they travel alone. Specifically for an American woman, or any foreign woman in general. Here is a very interesting and detailed answer to that question. Read Quote of Adrianna Tan’s answer to Travel and Tourism in India: Is it safe for a single American woman to travel in India? on Quora Image courtesy – Hindi Speaking... Read more
Disclaimer: Drishtikone does not own the copyright of these pictures. Have taken this from around the web and many thanks to the excellent photographers who brought Maha Kumbh to all of us. [slideshow id=21] Read more
Remember those math problems, where when we couldn’t get the answer, we would go for a walk and come back… and immediately “get it”?! Well, it has scientific basis. A recent study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience has shown that the brain regions responsible for decision-making continue to be active even when the conscious brain is distracted with a different task. The research was done by a team at Carnegie Mellon. For the study, Creswell, recent Carnegie Mellon graduate James K.... Read more
It seems that Office 365 suite, which includes Exchange, SharePoint and Lync, coupled with Office applications as a cloud service, is becoming a hit with the SMEs in India. Although a late entrant, it is giving Google a real run for its money on the Google Apps. It seems that at least Microsoft has gotten its pricing model correct for this offering. Enough to appeal to large enterprises as well as SMEs with 1000 employees. The per-user-per-month subscription model provides... Read more
This confirms what we have been discussing earlier. How Google works and what its strategy is pointing to in terms of revenue earning. Google‘s ads are everywhere, but new data from Marin Software suggests that one particular sector may be earning surprisingly huge revenues for the search company: Tablet displayed ads may bring in $5 billion in 2013. Ad effectiveness also jumped by 31% in 2012, and the conversion rate for search ads on tablets was approaching the figure for... Read more
Interesting. Didn’t know that an apex news organization would have a deliberate slant on a controversial issue. AP wants to play the role of an activist in this whole drama that has gripped only US really. I don’t know of any other country, where this issue gives a headache to so many at the political level. Wonder how you can trust the impartiality of the news coming from their channels anymore? There appears to be open dissension at the Associated... Read more
In this program Islamabad Tonight (1st February 2013) Gen. Shahid Aziz, who was Director General (Analysis) of ISI at the time of Kargil War exposes Pervez Musharraf’s short-sighted strategy of Kargil War, how Pakistan lost badly, how it didn’t even claim the bodies of its soldiers and also manipulative attitude of Pervez Musharraf during the War On Terror post 9/11. Very interesting discussion. The video is full with no edits. All the things that India has been claiming and that... Read more
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