Archive for July, 2006
What is this country coming to? After an initial block on blogs after 7/11, the Congress party (in power) has decided to flex its muscle and ban all Anti-Congress blogs and sites. The explanation states:
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) passed an order to ISPs on July 14 to block blog sites, as they were said [...]
So what’s new? Plastic bags continue to flourish. More hutments will come up along arterial roads, the CM will change the next time around, the new CM will also make promises and break them like this one did, Mumbai will pay the maximum tax yet again and remain the most sorry city again.
Just another day [...]
At the moment, there are plenty of topics I would like to blog about:
1. Steve Waugh’s Autobiography (Out Of My Comfort Zone)
2. Match Point (the movie)
3. A one-year-old’s birthday party
4. Tax filing in India
5. Review of Microsoft Office 2007 Beta
While it is a big thing that I have so much to blog about, I also [...]
So you like music? The new kinds? The type that makes you move and groove? But have you ever paid attention to its lyrics? Heh. Thought so!
Check it out if one of your fav songs features here. [Worst Lyrics].
Technorati : all time, music, worst lyrics
Could not resist this. The best part is, I have heard a lot of these and more!
Puneri Hindi. Matlab Pune cha Hindi
Pahili baar, pohne gaya to kya hua maloom? Pahile paani mein shira, Phir Poha aur baad mein buda.
Ghai karo Bhaiyya, Nahi to Bus Jayegi aur humaari Panchaiit hoyengi!
Sarbat Mein Limbu Pilaa Kya?
Itna Mahaag kaise [...]
Late last night (so I assume), my car window was broken (smashed) and my music player panel was stolen. The perps decided nothing else in the car including deo, sunglasses or even CDs were worth their time or effort. So here I am at 7.30 am with a nice hot cup of tea when the [...]
Look what I found: National Portal of India. Who knew it existed? And it looks pretty good too!
Check it out.
Technorati : govt of india portal, india, portal
On the backdrop of the Mumbai blasts a week ago, the Indian Govt. has decided to blackout blogspot hosted blogs. Good thing I moved to WP! But more seriously, this is insane. If they could not track it before and block the abuse, how will having some IPs (which would mostly be dynamic) tracked and [...]
Paeans to the blogger again. Very nice! Unfortunately the reason for the panes (the blasts, that is) was nothing to be proud of. I don’t even want to start with this…
Technorati : blogging, india, kudos, mumbai, mumbai blasts, paens
Niranjan Shah has announced a ground-breaking agreement with Canali for travelling clothes for India’s players. This would make them look 100% smarter when they travel, he says. And the cost? A measly Rs 70,000+ per suit.
‘Yes, Canali has offered to provide regular travelling clothes for the players,’ Shah told IANS. ‘They make world [...]
Why do these News Channels have to go into buses etc and ask commuters (who are already harrowed enough, mind you) whether they are scared (NDTV is doing that), how they are feeling (CNN-IBN) and if “you think the spirit of Mumbai will prevail”? (All the damn channels). Why not just let them get on [...]
At the moment (12:49 am): Traffic at St Michaels Church junction (Mahim) cleared. It has been diverted away from the Mahim area… more as available
Photo: Hindustan Times
Citizen Journalism (Yahoo! & CNN-IBN)
Mumbai blasts since December 2002 (Times of India.com)
258 extra buses to help Mumbaikars (Rediff.com)
Pakistan condemns ‘despicable act’ (Yahoo! News)
Bombings a coordinated attack (Yahoo! News)
Terror on [...]
Seven (although some claim nine) bombs have exploded across the city of Mumbai bringing the lifeline of city-the trains- to a standstill.
Coverage across the net:
Yahoo! News
Yahoo! India News: Slideshow
India Uncut: Bomb blasts in Mumbai’s railway stations
Desicritics: The inside story
Rediff
And all news channels!
Weekends are fun. Weekends are time to be spent with family. If you are married, there are also the in-laws. So what better way than to include the entire family and have a nice weekend, eh? Right. But what if it involves a roomful of screaming, clapping and generally delirious-seeming women of all ages?
If you were wondering when the quality of matches in the knock-out stages would really shine through, I think that has already been answered. The first semi-final between Germany and Italy that was won in the absolute dying moments of the match and quite deservingly, Italy prevailed.
One of the fastest games of the Cup so [...]
Another monsoon and yet again, Mumbai has come to a standstill. What a shame. For a city that is touted to be the financial nerve centre of not just India, but Southeast Asia, four days of rains is enough to wash it away. Figuratively anyways!
So all the tall claims by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra [...]
There was Super Saturday/Sunday. And then there is dull Monday. And not just because it’s Monday. Sure I hate Mondays irrespective of the facts I am about to mention, but the kind of action-packed Saturday we just had, makes this Monday even worse.Check this out: There was the F1 race (the US Grand Prix, eventually [...]
Some of the best photos from the 2006 FIFA World Cup…Fans, Stars, Round 2, Plays of the Day and even Quarter finals.
Technorati Tags: world cup, germany, argentina, brazil
