Agniveer refutes the contention by a lot of communists and anti-Hindu writers that beef was not only allowed but also regularly eaten as per the Vedas. The article presents specific verses and translations and also issues an open challenge to cite any Vedic verse which says this clearly. Source Link: There is no Beef is Vedas: Part I In part 2, Agniveer becomes even more specific in terms of criticism leveled against its assertions with even more verses and translations... Read more
Anyone who has been to India – specially on a Highway in a car – knows that his or her being alive has to rank as the greatest miracle in this world. One can possibly explain in complete minutiae the nuances of Quantum Physics in flat 10 minutes, but it impossible to comprehend how could one even beat the heavy odds of a car making it through the Highway journey in India when it came face-to-face with huge trucks so... Read more
Here are two tables which tell the story of smartphones market share – specially in case of Operating systems. This assumes importance since Microsoft has come out with its new Operating System called Windows 8. Many proclaim it as the greatest move by MSFT since Windows 95 hit the market and catapulted Microsoft to its heights. However, when one looks at the lead that Android has slowly but surely amassed in the area of Mobile Operating system, one wonders if... Read more
The devastation by the Super storm Sandy has been mindboggling. A recap: 90 people are dead (link). Worst hit was Staten Island amongst all the boroughs. 36 in New York City, and 14 from Staten Island.(link) At one time 8.5 million homes and businesses didn’t have power. Now it is down to 4 million. Power may not be available until Nov 10/11: (link) Con Edison said it plans to restore power to the vast majority of affected customers by the... Read more
Lenovo is the number 2 smartphone company in China with a market share of 11.2%. It is now launching its products in India. Given its legacy of IBM PCs, Lenovo has now fashioned it into this “4 screen” strategy to be ready for the post-PC era. It will focus on PCs, tablets, smartphones and smart TVs. The phones which will be priced between 6,499 to Rs 28,499, will be currently launched in South India and Gujarat and in 6 months... Read more
The expose on Mukesh Ambani by Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan was indeed explosive. The way Arvind Kejriwal is going, he will shake up the entire system in an unprecedented manner. Which, in my eyes, is a great thing. The only way to take on this system of corruption and greed perpetuated by corrupt businessmen and politicians is to shake it to its roots. And, indeed, there is no one as brave and fearless at the moment as Kejriwal. I... Read more
Researchers at University of Wisconsin have found out that Western Buddhist Monk and a disciple of Dalai Lama, Matthieu Ricard (a molecular geneticist by training), produces the highest level of Gama waves (responsible for consciousness, attention, learning and memory) – ever produced in their recorded history. So, hilariously, they were quick to announce that he – one who has learnt his meditation – from Dalai Lama – is the “Happiest Man in the World”. Vanity of Western world and its... Read more
Some British and German drug companies have been using poor people in India as guinea pigs to conduct human trials of their new drugs. They use falsehoods, deception and outright lies to hoodwink the poor, since they don’t have enough resources nor access to good care anyway. They are provided expensive drugs free of charge – which surprises them – but it comes at a huge cost of their lives sometimes. Look at the case of Narayan. In a different... Read more
We saw recently that Italian chopper deal of Fe.. with India was in trouble in Italy because of corruption. Now it comes out that the requirements were tweaked to help this Italian firm win the contract! India allegedly tweaked the technical requirements in the tender to procure 12 VVIP helicopters for the Air Force to help Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland enter the race, an associate of the suspected middleman in the deal has alleged in his confession to Italian prosecutors. In... Read more
Kashmir and the “movement” there, I have held, has nothing to do with Kashmiryat or any Human Rights. It is Islamization of a part of India. Period. With Islamization comes throwing out of any other faith, belief system and religious minorities. As long as Muslims are in minority, they cannot tire reiterating about the minority rights. But as soon as they come in majority, even the pretense of concern for minorities goes right out of the window. Thousands of temples... Read more
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