January 2011
22 posts
“National pride turned into a ‘rally of abuse’ for tennis player Li...”
– Li Na faces fans fury over her remarks in Aus Open final
“We will be joining the Suez workers and begin a general strike until our demands...”
– Egypt: ‘Coward’ faces ‘million-man march’, indefinite strikes | Deccan Chronicle | 2011-01-31
Disappointing: India against corruption march...
I went to the IAC ‘march’ at the Gandhi Statute on MG Road and found some 20 people wearing ‘Volunteer’ tags and some 20 others, a third or more of whom were 50+. After hanging around for about one hour to see if “something” would happen, I left disappointed.
The volunteers had plenty of placards but not enough people to hold them up!
A printed leaflet gave a...
“MS Dhoni classic: Asked just why is it that the ball starts moving under the...”
– South Africa tour diary: Flea-market bargains, and Morne Streisand | Specials | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo
Megalomaniac thinks no one else can manage L&T so... →
“When a debtor threatens the bank: “After all, any weakening in the US debt...”
– What US can do if China dumps its debt - The Economic Times
Diabolical plans?
I am intrigued. Sonia Gandhi and MMS would more than any of us know that the chapter and verse of allegations of corruption and inept - if not down right incompetent - governance that have been made by all and sundry, including captains of industry and civil society.
The feeble attempts of INC controlled TV/media to paper over the serious issues that GOI is openly failing in does not wash. The...
“Oprah was made to work hard to assert control, often feinting at turning the...”
– Piers Morgan debuts on CNN | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/17/2011
Sampling of comments: Social TRPs Survey
Selected* text comments made in the survey are reproduced below:
All news anchors shout and scream and they have very little to say in terms of intelligence. The repetition gets on ones nerves. “More ads than news”, I think that’s the mantra, these days.
NDTV Lacks credibility. CNNIBN ditto plus anti Gujarat & Modi campaign Timesnow repetitive HT is sober & sedate BBC...
“A stay here should lift your spirits – and send you over the edge”
– A stay here should lift your spirits – and send you over the edge - UK, Travel - The Independent
“The Prime Minister now appears weak, not able, and clearly not one who is able...”
– http://www.sunday-guardian.com/a/1825
“Expectations for some retailers may come down following largely disappointing...”
– U.S. stock investors ready for earnings start Market Snapshot - MarketWatch
“Every few years the defenses of the nation’s nuclear plants are tested. What’s...”
– Failing the Nuclear Security Test - Newsweek
“Iran has invited Russia, China and several European Union members to visit its...”
– Iran Invites Some Nations, Not U.S., for Nuclear Tour - NYTimes.com
“Facing mounting medical expenses and insufficient savings, a growing number of...”
– More Seniors Are Retiring in the Red - Newsweek
“China, which has possessed nuclear weapons for decades, has known supplies of...”
– China Announces Nuclear Fuel Breakthrough - WSJ.com
“Et Tu BBC? ~ A total of £379,125 went in payments to aggrieved staff to settle...”
– BBC paid out £600,000 over tribunals - TV & Radio, Media - The Independent
2G Scam: When Technicality Kills Accountability -... →
Key Party Pulls Out in Pakistan - As if they... →
December 2010
43 posts
BBC News - Warlords 'allowed Bin Laden's escape' →
BBC NEWS Conspiracy Files | What happened to the... →
BBC NEWS The evolution of a conspiracy theory ~... →
Worn-Out Fashion Terms - Leave them behind in 2010 →
Human brain has been 'shrinking for the last... →