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Wishing all my brothers and sisters spattered across the globe and at India, as well as friends of Indians, a Happy 60th Independence Day.  When we look back, its hard to think that it has been only sixty years, since the Independence.  Much has happened, some good, some bad.  Its hard to understand, but without our previous generations fighting for independence, I would not even be blogging about it.  So here's

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I have been a personal fan of David Cameron for over a year now. Some of my closest friends recieved an email from me last year when he travelled India. What I like about him is his ability to blend new technology and politics. His sense of being practical and his attempt to carry people with him is where the attraction lies. Comparing his views with Bush and Blair is like comparing chalk and ...

Telugu New Year has arrived with a bang. Happy New Year folks. Its officially today, a.k.a. March 19th, but thanks to the furore it may be tomorrow. Being a GOPI [Goda Meeda Pilli- (Cat on the Wall)], I am posting this article late on March 19th to please both the factions. I do not know complicated astrology, but most people consider a new moon in astrology as a good beginning. The ...

Microsoft taken for 1.5 Billion....... "Like hundreds of other companies large and small, we believe that we properly licensed MP3 technology from its industry recognized licensor -- Fraunhofer," Burt continued. "The damages award seems particularly outrageous when you consider we paid Fraunhofer only $16 million to license this technology." -from MacNN Kevin Maney has talked about this to some extent in his article . It seems Karlheinz Brandenburg was an employee of Bell Labs way ...

HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY TO THE CITIZENS OF INDIA. Update: Was I pleasantly surprised when I got a comment from Hyderabadiz, saying that I am featured in their blog in the topic "What Hyderabadi Bloggers are doing on Republic Day". For those of you, new to Hyderabad, India, you must read the PUNCHLINE description of Hyderabadis in their post.. Too Good.. Its 58 years ...

A court in Chicago has ordered a group of Islamic charities to pay $156m to the parents of David Boim, a US teenager killed by Hamas in the West Bank in 1996, report agencies. After reading this news, I just wondered if the biggest nation in the world can have federal (central) laws to tackle disputes like this, why cannot the largest democracy in the world aka India, not have similar laws? Can you imagine the implications of this kind ...