Shan’s Personal Blog to share his views and thoughts…
Posted in Personal on Dec 28th, 2006
A New Year Is…
A time
To celebrate
Yesterday’s successes
And tomorrow’s opportunities.
A time
To be grateful
For family and friends,
For good times and good fortune,
A time
To look
With anticipation toward
Hopes and dreams come true.
Wishing you a new year
Filled with exciting possibilities
And all the rewards
Of true happiness.
South Africa were 60 for no loss in their second innings when bad light stopped the play, which brought a lead of 148 runs in favour of the Proteas on the third day of the second test against India at Durban.
Earlier in the day, India scored 240 runs in reply to the South Africa’s first [...]
After the bullish trend in the last two days, the Sensex down by 13.35 points on the BSE and closed in negative terrain at 13,846.34 on profit booking by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and local financial institutional investors.
The market witnessed a bout of volatility towards the close of trading on account of expiry of December [...]
Posted in News on Dec 28th, 2006
Expressing “serious concern” over the deteriorating health of fasting Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, President A P J Abdul Kalam has spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Singur issue.
Kalam’s spoke to Singh came over phone soon after he spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee this morning for the second time since Banerjee [...]
Posted in Education, Facts, Personal, Wipro on Dec 28th, 2006
There was a chat, arranged by WIPRO for its employees, with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist). The transcript of the chat is given below:
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What are the five thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
Dr Devi Shetty:
1. Diet – Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil 2. Exercise – Half [...]
India launched its largest- ever exhibition abroad of 100 antique sculptures dating back to third century BC, marking the successful culmination of the year-long celebrations of India- China Friendship Year.
The exhibition, showcasing a wide-ranging selection of 100 antiquities that represent Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art dating between third century BC and 18th century AD, was [...]
On a trip to Uttar Pradesh which goes to assembly polls next year, RJD chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi should be projected as UPA’s chief ministerial candidate in the elections.
He said RJD would work with Congress in throwing out the Samajwadi Party-led government from power in the [...]
Posted in Cricket on Dec 26th, 2006
Close on the heels of retirements announced by Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, West Indies skipper Brian Lara has also hinted at quitting one-day cricket after next year’s World Cup to prolong his Test career by a couple of years.
”I cut back on one-day cricket a couple of months ago because Test cricket is what [...]
Posted in News on Dec 26th, 2006
The Finance Ministry has refused to grant infrastructure status to coal mining industry, while also rejecting a proposal from Coal Ministry to give tax sops to mining firms and increase the limit of overseas debt these companies can raise.
In an official note, the Coal Ministry said the Finance Ministry has turned down its proposal for [...]
Two years after a devastating tsunami crashed into Asian coastlines, villagers in hardest-hit Indonesia were preparing for future disasters, with thousands expected to flee their homes by foot and car on Tuesday as part of an early warning drill.
Elsewhere across the tsunami disaster-zone, survivors and other mourners will visit mass graves, light candles along beaches, [...]