– Golden Nuggets from Vasishtha's Yoga

Last updated on: October 31, 2005 at 8:07 am By Desh Kapoor

Some interesting nuggets from Vasishtha's Yoga: - IN this world whatever is gained.. is gained only by self effort; where failure is encountered its is seen there has been slackness in the effort. This is obvious; but what is called fate is fictitious and not seen. - Self - effort is of two categories: that of the past births and that of this birth. The latter effectively counteracts the former. Fate is none other than self-effort of a past incarnation. There is constant conflict between these two in this incarnation; and that which is more powerful triumphs. - There is no power greater than right action in the present. Hence, one should take recourse to self -effort, grinding one's teeth, and one should overcome evil by good and fate by present effort. Read more

– Dualism and Non-Dualism: Vedic or Vedantic

Last updated on: October 31, 2005 at 7:34 am By Desh Kapoor

Today, I had a discussion with a friend in the temple. He believe that Vedic philosophy believes in the trinity of God, Being and Nature, while "Vedantic" believes in everything being one. And he was not being able to reconcile between the two. What he thinks is trinity ... is what has been called time and again as Maya... and what he thinks is "Vedantic" non-dualism .. is the final stage of a human perception and knowledge. If I were to take his definitions as the basis.. then "Vedic" will be "Vedantic" when it gets spiritually evolved! As simple as that. Dualism - difference between observer and observed - will be gone.. when the observer ceases to be and be one with the God. Read more

– Images from the Delhi Blasts

Last updated on: October 30, 2005 at 2:58 pm By Desh Kapoor

Police sift through wreckage after at least three explosions in India's capital, Delhi, on Saturday. Police suspect bombs caused the blasts but no-one has yet admitted carrying out the attacks. courtesy: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/south_asia_delhi_explosions/html/1 Read more

– Rural India takes a byte of e-smartness

Last updated on: October 30, 2005 at 2:50 pm By Desh Kapoor

Rural India is benefitting more and more from the IT revolution.. here is another article on this subject It's a byte that's going to get them far. E-governance is making a headway in rural India and already, 90 such projects are under way. In fact, a report by Skoch Consultancy Services, an IT and telecom advisory firm, says that spending on e-governance projects is expected to surpass Rs 5,000 crore by 2007. Ask Bhoopal Reddy, sarpanch of Choutuppal village in Nalgonda district, AP, how his village benefited from it. "Previously, it used to take at least three days to locate relevant files in government departments. Now, we can do it in a few hours with the help of software," he says. Read more

– Message behind the Delhi Blasts

Last updated on: October 30, 2005 at 2:45 pm By Desh Kapoor

B. Raman, one of the foremost Indian expert on terrorism, explains the message behind the serial blasts in New Delhi yesterday. Only the Sikh terrorists, Al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front, of which Al Qaeda, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad are amongst the members, have the capability for organising the kind of three well co-ordinated blasts which struck Delhi on the evening of October 29, 2005, reportedly killing over 50 people. The strongest suspicion will be on Al Qaeda and the IIF because the blasts took place one day after Al Quds and two days before Diwali, an important Hindu festival. Al Quds is observed by Muslims all over the world on the last Friday of the Ramadan fasting period to condemn the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem where the holy mosque of Al Quds is located. It is considered the third holiest mosque for Muslims after the two in Saudi Arabia. Read more

– Product Engg outsourcing: the Next big wave

Last updated on: October 29, 2005 at 10:26 pm By Desh Kapoor

Source Link: Rediff.com Highlights: India, hailed as the outsourcing destination of the world, is all set to prove its mettle in the emerging vertical of offshoring -- product engineering services outsourcing. Still in its infancy, PES has caught the fancy of Indian information technology majors such as Patni Computer Services, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro Ltd, among others. The sector is poised to rake in revenues of over $11 billion in the next three years. PES is defined as services, which are linked with the creation of a new product, and it helps in maximising output and lifespan of a product. According to Nasscom estimates, PES outsourcing, which includes embedded software and offshore product development, is expected to be an around $8-11 billion business by 2008. Read more

– Red alert in the capital, borders sealed

Last updated on: October 29, 2005 at 7:10 pm By Desh Kapoor

Red alert has been sounded in the capital after serial blasts rocked three places, in which at least 16 people were killed and 60 injured. Delhi Police has sealed the borders and beefed up the security in the capital. The first blast occurred at Paharganj, nearly 300 meters from the New Delhi Railway station at 1725 hrs. Panic gripped at the platforms as many trains were scheduled to depart from the station. The other blasts took place at Sarojini Nagar and Govindpuri in South Delhi. The police also recovered a bomb from a bank in the Chandni Chowk area, which was defused by the bomb squad immediately. Read more

– BREAKING NEWS: Serial Explosions in Delhi – 50 DEAD!!

Last updated on: October 29, 2005 at 6:58 pm By Desh Kapoor

Here is a breaking news... those devils are at it again!! Terrorists struck in the capital in a big way on the eve of Diwali today triggering three explosions in two markets and near a bus killing 50 people and injuring over 70, including some foreigners. The first explosion took place at around 5:40 pm in the busy Paharganj market in Central Delhi in which 11 people died and 60 were injured. The market, which is frequented by foreigners, was bustling with Diwali shoppers. Minutes later another explosion rocked Sarojini Nagar market in South Delhi where maximum casualties were reported. Another blast took place adjacent to a bus 10 km further South in Govindpuri area. Read more

– The 1929 Stock Market crash; 76 years ago!

Last updated on: October 29, 2005 at 6:48 pm By Desh Kapoor

Today, on October 29, 1929 was the final push to the Great Stock Market crash of 1929! It all started on October 24th.. recovered on 25th a bit.. and then the downhill. About.com has this information on how it happened? Combine the worst features of Black Thursday with the worst features of Black Monday and you get Black Tuesday. On Thursday, a record 12.9 million shares traded and the ticker tape fell behind one and a half hours. On Black Tuesday, a new record of 16.4 million shares were traded and the ticker tape fell behind by two and a half hours! On Monday, the stock market suffered a record one-day loss of around 13 percent. On Black Tuesday, the market suffered a loss of about 12 percent. Read more

– Imran Khan in Action

Last updated on: October 29, 2005 at 5:38 pm By Desh Kapoor

Imran Khan was my other favorite! Probably the best fast bowler I have ever seen bowl! Read more