Sydney Test
30-01-2008
Balachandhran S
The Finale Forget 4 days and 70 overs of seat-edge and occasionally eye-wateringly brilliant Test cricket. Lets start with the finish. Two overs to go for India to draw this Test at Sydney and move on to the next 2 with a real chance of wresting the Border-Gavaskar trophy from the Australians. India still had 3 wickets in hand and their supporters were wearing tired but proud smiles and ...... Read more
by Balachandhran S posted in Sports
(1) Comments
Safe Bet For Investors
30-01-2008
Vibhav Birwatkar
The New Year for investors has begun with a positive note. Some experts doubt that with global cues, this year returns may be low, and few experts are advising to go cautious. Investment in equity always needs to remain alert. There will be definitely some sectors that are still safe like Realty and Power. Investors are more fancied for the realty counters, as the prices of property have zoomed ... ... Read more
by Vibhav Birwatkar posted in Business
(2) Comments
Child Report 2008
30-01-2008
Vitull K. Gupta MD
UNICEF's State of World's Children 2008 Report exposes the hypocrisy of Indian state glorifying its economic growth rate even as India has the single largest number of newborn deaths in the world.
As we prepare to celebrate 59th anniversary of Republic Day, I strongly feel that Indian State has miserably failed in effective implementation of almost all public welfare programmes and policies like Integrated Child Development Scheme, the ...... Read more
by Dr. Vitull K. Gupta MD posted in General
(2) Comments
Bharat Ratna for Bilkis Bano
23-01-2008
Indiana
Bilkis Bano deserves the Bharat Ratna for her exemplary courage. Her ordeal did not end with the atrocities, it must have been just as bad deposing in court and facing a grueling cross examination on top of that.
Now the process will be repeated during the appeal, when the convicts hire top lawyers and Bilkis will be dependant on public prosecution. Bilkis' husband also deserves an award for standing by his ... ... Read more
by Indiana posted in General
(5) Comments
