Who's the culprit ?

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni threatens to resign

First thing: There is nothing wrong in having difference of opinion. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and discussions are the best way to sort out any differences.

The first problem in this incident is the person who leaked this news. Obviously that person has acted against his employer's code of conduct and should be sacked.

Secondly, if this incident is indeed true, MS should act in a mature manner, and not threaten with this kind of childish behaviour.

He should keep in mind that he is one person in the whole structure (however important) and no one is above system.

Tasteless Victory

Having got up at 3:30 AM in London to watch India England match, it was a tasteless victory. It would have been great to watch the complete match, and not get into D/L charade. It is time, independent regulation is introduced in cricket.

Having said that, there is one point I would like to make. In the last 3-4 overs that Dhoni/Pathan faced, India scored at a rate 2-3 runs an over. Clearly, India was playing with D/L in mind (which would qualify as a tactic, however controversial.)

Why was Pieterson not attacking with all his strength. The bowlers were bowling a magnificent spell, and all they needed were 2 wickets to turn the game around. A friendly advice - Pieterson should stop standing in awe of Yuvraj/Indian team, and give us spectators something to be able to watch all 7 games - rather than making it a one-sided victory. Sure, he will do better next time.

Australia - Sore Losers ?

Ricky, You have been a great captain and a great team in the past decade. So, please shut up, and enjoy the moments gone by and work hard to keep the team alive.

Don't let a few bad patches ruin your magnificent decade. Otherwise, I am sure, you will see lot of people repeating certain words - 'Sore Losers?' and none of them would be giving a shit about - whether they are at a risk of sounding monotonous or repeating the next man in queue.

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Australia - Sore Losers ?

Ricky, You have been a great captain and a great team in the past decade. So, please shut up, and enjoy the moments gone by and work hard to keep the team alive.

Don't let a few bad patches ruin your magnificent decade. Otherwise, I am sure, you will see lot of repeating words - 'Sore Losers?' and none of them would be giving a shit about - whether they are at a risk of sounding monotonous or repeating the next man in queue.

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Allen Stanford in Spying Row

While the International media is still trying to find faults with IPL and trying to ‘pick’ on it, there haven’t been many reports of raids on Allen Stanford’s Offices in Venezuela. Why ?

Because it wouldn’t in any way help the English T20 cause. hmm..

So much for the neutrality of International media. I wonder !!!

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Shane Watson’s Comments

People don't want to see robots who don't show any emotion. They want to see people having a go," the 27-year-old explained.

I haven’t seen many robots using ‘F’ word repeatedly. So much for sportsmanship.

Sporty Australia

Character is only tested in time of adversity. These are some of the comments made by Matthew Hayden in Aussie Media:

"Often we find ourselves with hands on hips waiting for someone to either face up or someone in the sightboard to move away; all the little frustrations that happen in third World countries and the heat as well,"

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I will leave you to judge about their sportsmanship spirit.

Is BBC anti-Obama ?

Having watched BBC closely over the past 3-4 weeks, I wonder !!!

Temptation

Nature does not try to enforce its laws in the short run, but there in lies the mankind's biggest temptation.
Will we resist it ?

Gandhi's relations with cricket

It provides the perfect coda to the story of Gandhi's relations with cricket: that his son, like the father a frequent visitor to Indian branches of His Majesty's Hotel, spent a night in the home of a British prison warden. To watch Bradman bat.

Complete story here..

India Wins first CB Series Final at SCG

India pull off a great victory at SCG. It was a brilliant effort by Sachin, along with Rohit who batted magnificiently to take India 1-0 up in the series.

Lets see how Brisbane goes. Keep your fingers (and toes) crossed.


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Walt Disnistan

Walt disney has teamed up with an Indian film house to promote their brand in India, and more importantly to cash the boom in Indian Cinema Industry. But, the sensible thing which they have done is - not to try to impose their characters on Indian audience. Everybody who has had the slightest interaction with Indian consumer knows that to be successful in India, they have to do it 'the Indian way'.

There is one thing which can make a civilization stay and live on - adaptability to change. And if there is one civilization on earth which is proud to have maintained its 'character', even after coming under influence of gazillions of foreigners, that is India. People say that India is changing and will loose its character soon. I think otherwise. If Indianness did not vanish under centuries of British oppression, if the constant raid of foreigners could not erase something, nothing else can. Man, by his very nature has a short memory - his own lifespan + may be few more years.

Think beyond.

Change is a good thing. Do not resist change, but stay in touch with your inner character, and nothing can beat you.

Harbhajan and Ishant fined 50%

The story goes that Harbhajan and Ishant Sharma have been fined 50% of their match fees. It would appear that these two Indians were behind Australia's loss to Srilanka on Friday at MCG.

We have all heard of the cults and the evil forces. It seems like these two people paid a voodoo specialist to create dolls of Clarke, Ponting, Symonds, Haddin, and Hussey, which were subsequently handed over to Muttiah Muralitharan...

This is the first reported occurrence of such an incident, and was unheard of in cricket, until now. But there we go...


:-)

Harbhajan fined 25% match fees for disrespecting

In the last match against Srilanka, i.e. 11th Match: India v Sri Lanka at Hobart - Feb 26, 2008, Harbhajan tossed the ball high in the air, and then tried to 'football' it, after taking the last wicket.

With the type of things happening in this tour, it would come as least surprise that poor harbhajan has been fined for that action i.e. disrespecting the ball as per clause 420 of ICC :-)

While on the topic, thinking about Hayden's remark, it speaks volumes about him. What kind of person says such a thing against another, leave aside the fact that you have to play with the same person.

Whatever happened to the gentleman's game, I am not certain.

I am sure critics will point me to the supposedly racist remarks made by Harbhajan. But, having lived in democratic institutions and by the law, I believe in one thing - If it cannot be proved by hard facts, it is best to leave it at that.

On the other hand, we all know what Hayden's remarks were - they were on radio. I will leave it to you to decide....

Imperialist India...

Its news like this that make me laugh. An australian wary of an Indian Imperialist organization. I think history lessons are due for some people. :-)

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amazon-rainforest-and-greenhouse-effect

I saw a program recently, which highlighted that the amazon rainforests in brazil were cleared to grow soyabeans, which then served as food for the chicken grown in europe.

Surprisingly, to me, the program was projected as if the people of the area were committing a great crime by clearing the rainforest.

Now, I am all for green, but lets analyse the situation here a bit closely. What the rain forest basically does, is, that it soaks up all the hazardous materials which are produced by people around the world.

I think we all agree that we need land to grow. TO make homes, offices, and other things. Its one thing which always stays - the real estate.

so, what we are basically saying is that - leave the forests as it is, do not cut them. Let them nullify the hazardous materials, which rest of the world produces. But, what about the country which has the rain forest. It, really sounds like charity to me.

I think, the country would probably be right in proposing a green house tax i.e. based upon the amount of hazardous material produced by a country and proximity to the specific rain forest, impose a tax. Isnt it justified ?

literacy levels

As always, I am happy to report anything good about India, which is so rarely reported :). Below, you will find the literacy levels graph in case of males and females. You will notice that the female graph is fast catching up with the male graph.


In the below graph, you will see the rural urban trend. Again, note that the rural line is fast catching up with the urban graph. This is very good news.



The critics would argue the parameters of judging a person as literate or illiterate. I agree that the parameters are pretty basic, but the upward trend in graph is for all to see.

Irony of sorts (new economy Vs old economy)

Imagine a person who took part in the recent airport strikes. Now lets say his son is being employed in one of the most popular industries made possible by new economy and earning a handsome salary. If someone told that person that his protest is equivalent to taking the job away from his son, would he say? - 'I dont care'. I doubt so. If he really doesnt care, why the fight ? I find it rather ironic to write because these words will never get across to that person, as he is lost in the old economy.
Someone please tell him: 'Time for change, move on...... Look for the good things and not what are supposedly wrong (as per him).'

Aggyatt Manav says:

Greeks, Scythians, Parthians, Kushans, Huns, Arabs, Mongols, Turks, Muslims, Portugese, French, English, all went after one civilisation: India and prospered. It lost everything except its soul (spirituality). It will regain its true place in this world and its Sun will rise again. -Aggyatt Manav
A good place for quotes on India:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/India

This week in India

Rs 6000 cr government scheme on 'rural service delivery centres' in India
The Government of India is actively considering a Rs 6000 crore scheme called 'entrepreneur-driven model' estimated to create half a million jobs in the country. The community centres with broadband connectivity, computers, printers, photocopiers, faxes and other communication and IT tools would provide a range of public and private services to the people.

TCS to run automated rural job scheme in India to plug out leakages
TATA Consultancy Services Ltd, which is involved in automating the pilot phase of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, feels that automating the whole project will eliminate leakages to a large extent.
The pilot project of the scheme, will run for two months in 13 districts of the southern Indian state Andhra Pradesh. The scheme is to be implemented in 200 districts across the country to ensure a minimum number of working days for the rural unemployed.

Microsoft to roll out 50,000 kiosks, unveils rural IT initiative 'Saksham'
Software major Microsoft Corporation India has announced its rural IT initiative `Saksham' under which the company would partner with non-governmental agencies, including Drishti, Jai Kisan and n-Logue, to roll out 50,000 kiosks over the next three years.These IT kiosks will provide information and services related to health, education, communication and agriculture, besides Government-to-citizen services, including land records.

Govt aid to telcos for rural telephony in India
The government has reached a landmark deal with telecom companies under which it will fund operators to create telecom infrastructure in rural India from the Universal Service Obligation Fund.

Gaurav Sabnis

There is hope.
That's all i can say.
Seeing a person like Gaurav Sabnis resign over a matter of principle gives me tremendous confidence, which cant be measured by words. If there is anything which can give India an edge in this global economy, that is 'confidence'. Not a bloated self-image, but confidence in one's ability to do something & going all the way to do it. No tall claims, just action.
Although i do not really agree to the course of action Gaurav took i.e. resign , but i am sure he will have his reasons for doing so.

Good luck gaurav !!!

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VSNL Pays $239M for Teleglobe

Indian national operator Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL) (NYSE: VSL - message board) is staking its claim as one of the world's most important international carriers with a $239 million bid for Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLGB - message board). (See VSNL Pays $239M for Teleglobe.)
The bid's valuation includes assumption of Teleglobe's $61 million of outstanding debt and a payment of $178 million, or $4.50 per share (22 percent above Friday's closing price), to shareholders. The news sent Teleglobe's stock rocketing by 62 cents, nearly 17 percent, to $4.31, while VSNL's share price jumped 73 cents, more than 4 percent, to $17.61.