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A short guide to nearly everything on FDI in retail sector

Published by K Balakumar on November 29, 2012 | Leave a response

New Delhi: Indian Parliament is all set to discuss the issue of FDI (Foreign Direct investment) in the retail sector. But not many of you seem to know the various strands that make up this complicated tapestry. But I don’t blame you people, because you have bigger and more bothersome problems to tackle, like whether Tendulkar should retire or not… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged BJP on FDI, Deals in Walmart and Tesco, FAQS on FDI in Retail Sector, FDI, Humour, Is it good or bad?, UPA, Voting In Indian Parliament on FDI

Scama Sutra

Published by K Balakumar on November 23, 2012 | Leave a response

With the general elections not very far away, I think the time has come for us, the concerned citizens of this country, to rise up responsibly and ask this government some questions, especially this one: ‘Why is there such an alarming dip in the quality of scandals in recent months?’ We may lack proper roads. The education system may be… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged BHanking scams in India, Full details of Robert Vadra-DLF deal, Humour, Michael Madana Kamarajan, Nitin Gadkari scam, Scandals and India

Five held for not responding to friend’s FB status message

Published by K Balakumar on November 20, 2012 | Leave a response

New Delhi: The Delhi police picked up five people late last night based on a complaint that they had not clicked the ‘Like’ button to their Facebook friend’s status message: ‘God is great’, The five people face charges of ‘committing acts leading to social sacrilege and communal disharmony.’ The complainant, whose name was given as Ajay Aloysius Afsal, had stated… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Arrested for FB message, God is Great, Humour, India and its religions, India and secularism, India's IT Act and its draconian provisions

AppLED Science!

Published by K Balakumar on November 16, 2012 | Leave a response

This festival season what were the items that sold the most in the market? Our research, also known as random guessing, tells us that LED TVs and iphone 5 are doing good business. What sets them apart from the rest? What are the interesting features in them? How long-lasting is the technology behind them? If you are looking for answers… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged HD Telecasts in India, Humour, LED TV vs LCD TV, Navjot Singh Sidhu commentary, Review of iphone 5, Steve Jobs and wealth

Cracker of a festival

Published by K Balakumar on November 9, 2012 | Leave a response

The beauty of Deepavali as a festival is that it uniquely unites both those above the Vindhyas and those below it. NO, wait. They celebrate it for one reason and we for totally another. Also, as far as I know, the South celebrates Deepavali on Deepavali day, whereas the Northies begin to celebrate Deepavali — quite naturally —- after Deepavali… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Atom Bomb, Chandrayan's prototype, Deepavali celebration in the North and the South, Deepavali crackers, Humour, Lakshmi vedi and kuruvi vedi, M A CHidambaram Stadium and Tendulkar
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