My Thoughts

Olympics – The Chinese Way

2008-08-20T20:02:00.011+05:30

Olympics Games 2008 had the perfect host in Beijing. The opening ceremony was just spectacular and the fireworks were done with Hollywood precision. I haven’t seen anything like this in my life or even in my dreams. It was just a treat for the eyes to watch those entire fireworks one after the other in perfect harmony. Best Ever would be my comment on opening ceremony of Olympics Games 2008.If

Markets Moving Up - 04 July Update

2008-07-04T17:00:00.001+05:30

Markets have up sharply on the back of buying by domestic mutual fund houses and FIIs on friday.The Sensex has touched an intraday high of 13,509.74 before ending the day at 13,454, up 359.89 points or 2.75%.The Nifty, which hit a high of 4033.50 during the day, but only to close at 4016, up 90.25 points or 2.3%.Some sectors like realty, capital goods, power, banking and FMCG were the favourites

FED Cuts Interest Rate

2008-03-19T14:55:00.004+05:30

The US Federal Reserve last night ordered its second, aggressive three-quarter-point cut in American interest rates this year as a move to face recession and shore up America’s fragile financial system.The US central bank, led by its Chairman, Ben Bernanke, cut the key rate to just 2.25 per cent, the lowest since February 2005.This is FED's latest action to limit the growing toll from America’s

Stock Market Update - March I

2008-03-09T18:51:00.004+05:30

It's been a while I wrote something. It is not because I am giving up this blog, but because I was too much busy with respect to my work for the last couple of weeks.Markets have came a long way since my last post. Of course the movement was towards the south. On Friday, Sensex touched another low and closed at 15975.52, a down of 566.66 points from the previous day. Nifty closed at 4771.60, a

Microsoft weds Yahoo! ?

2008-02-03T00:52:00.000+05:30

The internet war is just getting hotter. Microsoft has announced an unsolicited offer of $44.6 billion for Yahoo! Inc to challenge the authority of Google in the business. If this deal goes through, this will be the biggest ever technology takeover in corporate world. If combined together, Microsoft-Yahoo! will have market share of 31% of the web queries of the US market in

Wait and Watch

2008-01-28T22:57:00.000+05:30

Stock markets are know for volatility. But not something like what we have witnessed last week. In this kind of situation, it is always better to wait and watch.Don't press the panic button yet. Hold on to the stocks, because this is the long awaited correction period that is being due for the last 2 months.In fact this is a good time to buy some of the stocks. Some small and midcap stocks are

Indian Power Sector IPOs – 2008 and beyond

2008-01-07T21:22:00.000+05:30

Year 2008 will be most likely a year of the power sector IPOs in India. The 11th plan period (2007-2012) has set an ambitious target of achieving 78,577 MW by the government of India.The capacity addition target has been set with a perspective of adding 100,000 MW by 2012, which will take India's total installed capacity to 200,000 MW.Unlike the last plan period, Indian private sector is going

Reliance Power IPO

2008-01-04T15:16:00.002+05:30

The much awaited mega IPO from Anil Ambani's ADAG is hitting the market on Jan 15. This issue from the Reliance group will be the largest IPO to enter the market till date.The company plans to raise about Rs 10,500-11,500 crore (US$ 3 b) and is going to use the money to fund the construction of the power plants across the country.The price band is fixed between 405 - 450 per share.The issue

Idea being lost

2007-12-19T16:42:00.000+05:30

I thought of posting in the blog from next week. But by the way things are going, I don't think I can stick to my initial plan.It is mainly because, of late I have this feeling that it would be better if I can start all this exercise with a website, rather than doing all this in blogger.With a website I could see lot more flexibility in terms of posting and also from a user perspective. The blog

Testing the fonts for the blog

2007-12-07T12:26:00.000+05:30

This post is to test the different fonts and the font sizes and to find out the best suited font for the blog. I will try all the fonts available with the blogger to see which one looks good with the blog.This is the Arial font with the default font size.This is the Arial font with the default font size with bold. This is the Arial font with the large font size. This is the Georgia font with the

Wise Investments

2007-12-07T12:04:00.000+05:30

I made up my mind for the blog.I'm going to blog on investments or wise investment opportunities.I'm more comfortable with this topic than anything else. So I'm sticking on to this field from now.So now changing the heading of the blog from 'My thoughts' to 'wise investments'

Finding the niche

2007-12-06T21:26:00.000+05:30

After trying to blog for more than a year, I'm now convinced that blogging is not my cup of tea. I want to blog something for good, but haven't found out the niche I should be commenting on.I'm good at couple of things. Take for instance, I do trading as a hobby and I'm not bad in that.I try to spot opportunities in the smaller and mid caps and I'm getting good returns on those for the last 2

Engineering Marvel in Iran

2007-10-27T00:16:00.000+05:30

The Karun-3 dam on the Karun river in Iran. Have a look.

2007-10-27T00:13:00.001+05:30

For more information, visithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karun-3_damhttp://www.karun3.com/home.asp

Not a bad timetable to follow!

2007-10-14T20:30:00.000+05:30

Got this picture from somewhere, don't remember now. Sorry folks.But I think it is a good one to share and not at all bad to follow.Enjoy your day!

Monsoon Fury in Kerala

2007-10-01T21:21:00.000+05:30

These are some of the pictures of the fury monsoon caused in Kerala, India.

Brand called YOU

2007-09-09T20:12:00.001+05:30

This is a new world, a new ‘brand’ world.Days are all gone where you went to a shop and bought a pair of sneakers, without looking at who made it and where it was made.That cross-trainer you're wearing -- one look at the distinctive swoosh on the side tells everyone who's got you branded. That coffee travel mug you're carrying -- ah, you're a Starbucks woman! Your T-shirt with the distinctive

2007-09-09T20:11:00.000+05:30

Starting today you are a brand.You're every bit as much a brand as Nike, Coke, Pepsi, or the McDonalds. To start thinking like your own favourite brand manager, ask yourself the same question the brand managers at Nike, Coke or Pepsi ask themselves:What is it that my product or service does that makes it different?Give yourself the traditional 15-words-or-less contest challenge. Take the time to

2007-09-09T20:10:00.000+05:30

So ask yourself what all features you have and how these features are going to benefit your present or prospective client.Before reading further take a piece of paper or open a Word document, copy these questions below and try to explain yourself in 2 or 3 sentences for each one of them. Believe me this is going to benefit you.So what is the "feature-benefit model" that the brand called You

Killer phone – Apple iPhone

2007-06-29T15:34:00.001+05:30

In less than couple of hours from now, one of the most talked and anticipated product launch of this year is about to happen. Yes, I am talking about the iPhone release from Apple. I first heard about iPhone, I think it was in last December, when Mr. Jobs had its official launch. I went on to see the video out of curiosity, since Apple or for that matter Mr. Jobs is famous for coming up with

Be A Kid Again

2007-06-27T14:40:00.001+05:30

I know that you might have seen this list in other sites. But for me, this list brings me back tons of memory from my childhood. I check this list once in a while.Do a cartwheel.Sing into your hairbrush.Walk barefoot in wet grass.Play a song you like really loud, over and over.Dot all your “i”’s with smiley faces.Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away.Dunk your

Vision Statement and Mission Statement - The Difference

2007-06-26T16:35:00.002+05:30

Vision Statements and Mission Statements are the inspiring words chosen by successful leaders to clearly and concisely convey the direction of the organization. By crafting a clear mission statement and vision statement, you can powerfully communicate your intentions and motivate

About Me

2006-09-23T03:53:00.003+05:30

Believe me this is my first attempt to write something.I don’t have a clue how to start with. I always wanted to write something and I have tried couple of times. But I never able to finish it. You know why, because I don't have the patience to sit down and type.I will be looking for an excuse to run away from the keyboard. But tonight it looks as if I can do it. Well only time will tell. The