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CORONAVIRUS – THIS IS THE END
The questions about the end of COVID-19 have been abound in media as well as in the front and center of the mind space of the majority of the world’s population for the last many months. The typical questions which cross everyone’s minds time and again: When will the Pandemic end? What month/year? How will…
Read MoreEASING OUT OF THE LOCKDOWN IN INDIA
As we come up on 14th April 2020 which is supposed to be the end of the 21 day period of lockdown announced by PM for India, speculation is rife on whether or not this lockdown will be extended, and if yes, by what duration. By now many perspectives have been given regarding the pros…
Read MoreTHE FALLACY IN THE CURRENT APPROACH OF DEALING WITH COVID19 – UPDATED
We are in the midst of the unprecedented 21 day lockdown in India with similar lockdowns having been imposed across numerous countries across the world to battle COVID19. The situation is unnerving and open ended insofar as it is likely the lockdown may be extended even beyond the initially stipulated 21 days. The ‘lockdown’ involves…
Read MoreBUDGET 2015 – BIG REFORM!?!?
Following is an extract of some of the proposals I have suggested to the NaMo Government to be incorporated in Budget 2015 as part of the BIG REFORM: 1. PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION – Akin to GST in the indirect tax arena, even in direct taxes, I feel the tax payers would be happier to see simplicity…
Read MoreMUSINGS OF A SPOTTED MIND – IN THESE TUMULTUOUS TIMES
1. ASARAM BAPU – The revered Guru being arrested for rape of his disciples’ daughter – not at all surprising – in fact molestation and sexual abuse seems to be the common denominator with almost all spiritual gurus in India – apart from the fact that all of them have plenty of gullible ‘bhakts’ following…
Read MoreMICROSOFT & THE FUTURE OF TECH
In a time when Google and Apple are going great guns, it is anathema to even think of, let alone propagate a third company sweeping in and staking its claim on dominating the global computing/tablet/mobile space. Yet, if anyone is poised and equipped to do so, it will have to be Bill Gates’ technology giant.…
Read MoreTHE KINGFISHER CANNOT FLY
Kingfisher Airlines has been run to the ground (pun intended)… But what’s the fuss all about? It is not the first business or industrial unit which has gone insolvent in the history of Indian business landscape…Sure enough, Mr. Mallya and his team have managed to bring Kingfisher to the brink of closure as it stands…
Read MoreA LETTER TO HTC
Dear HTC, As an avid fan and regular user of HTC’s products over the years, I have tracked with pleasure the rise of the company from an OEM manufacturer to a leading independent Smartphone manufacturer in the world with double digit market share of the global Smartphone market. HTC has come to dominate the landscape…
Read MoreTEN REASONS WHY GOOGLE + WILL WIPE THE FLOOR WITH FACEBOOK
Google + was launched in beta mode few days back. Being in beta mode it is going through a test phase and people can join by invitation only. That has not affected numbers it seems, as G+ has already seen more than 10 million people sign up in a matter of days. With the ever…
Read MoreTEN REASONS WHY THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S II IS THE BEST PHONE YOU CAN BUY TODAY!!!
Having gotten hold of and played around with my new Samsung Galaxy S II for a couple of weeks now, I thought I would put down the top ten reasons why I think this is not just a great phone but truly the best smart phone in the world to buy today –
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