Men and Women are very different types of investors. Because their attitudes and the things that impact them are totally different. Based on these differences, they make very different decisions. Here is a very interesting Infographic to show the differences and in the end, who tends to be a “better investor”. Now. don’t take this infographic to your husband and rub it into him because this one shows a general assessment and not an individual answer. Read more
It is a very interesting interview with Tarek Fatah, an intellectual from Pakistan who now lives in Canada. He discusses in detail why Jinnah had actually cut a deal with the British to help them craft their future strategy against the Soviets by creating Pakistan. Pakistan was an unnatural creation and it was made with the full backing of the British. Fatah discusses why the concept of Pakistan died the day it was created. And it further disintegrated as a... Read more
Ajmal Kasab is dead. Hanged until death in a secret execution which was completed in 15 minutes. The decision to hang Kasab was taken on Nov and within two weeks, it was executed. Pakistan was informed of the hanging, but as is its tradition, the country’s Government made no demand to get the body back. (They has treated their dead soldiers after Kargil the same way). Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said: “Pakistan has been informed but there is no... Read more
Heads of States of various countries came together for a Gala Dinner ahead of ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was held at Cambodia’s Diamond Island Convention Center on Monday. All the guests wore colorful shirts which reflected how the Cambodians do it. The bright colors added to the joy and fun for the participants. It is so cool to see Dr. Singh and even Barack Obama in that kind of clothes. [oqeygallery id=3] Read more
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has again fired up in Middle East and the violence is ever the more terrible. The “intellectual liberals” around the world are projecting the strikes by Israel as “terrorism” and parading the casualties in Palestine of the men, women and babies as cruelty. Of course, these sections blame Israel. I DON’T! Simply. I just don’t. Not just that, I have no sympathy for the Palestinian “victims”. Let us see why I have “gone heartless”? Or have I?... Read more
Came across a very interesting article about the blogging trends in Japan and India vis-a-vis the Western Blogosphere. It seems, even though English speakers to Japanese Speakers ratio is 5:1 in the world, the blogosphere is dominated by Japanese as opposed to English in terms of number of blogs. Japanese write more and regularly. And they read blogs more regularly as well. Here are some interesting factoids from that article by Peter Sterlacci: While 40% of English-language bloggers blog to... Read more
A very interesting discussion with Irrfan Khan, the Indian Actor – who is the hero of the movie “Life of Pi”, in conversation with Terry Gross in the NPR program “Fresh Air”. Terry Gross says that she is a fan of his work and discusses his life. One of the funniest moment in the interview was his discussion on how he thought of getting into TV acting. Khan knew from an early age that he wanted to be an actor,... Read more
This festive season, India has again regained its spot as the strongest Gold market in the world, overtaking Greater China. The Gold demand in Indian and China in the third quarter of this year was 223 tons and 185 tons respectively, compared to 205 and 201 tons last year. Compared to the third quarter of last year, Indian gold jewelry demand grew by 7 percent while gold bar and coin demand rose 12 percent. Just China and India make up... Read more
The Consumer attitudes are changing a lot! In a recent Accenture survey, near 2/3rd participants said that would trade increased privacy for more personalized offers – which means that people are willing to give their personal information to have a more personalized experience. The survey was done with 2000 adults in US and UK. 93% people said that they would purchase from companies that use social media. Nearly half of all respondents – 49 percent – are receptive to their... Read more
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