Bharat Rakshak

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Why the outcry? Its only applicable prospectively, so not an unfair ask. Plus they've now made NPS a more lucrative option by aligning the taxability of withdrawals from EPF corpus to what the NPS provides. Its important from a long term govt. finances management PoV. Agree that it is the Class III ...

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Sachin Sir, I'd recommend North Bengal & Sikkim (Darjeeling, Gangtok and Kalimpong). Highly recommend this place for the best relaxing vacation. Its a homestay property with a bunch of independent bungalows perched on a hillock. The family that runs the place is lovely to talk to, and regale you...

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Imagine a 20-something colleague - slogging 16 hrs a day, 7 days a week, rarely taking a holiday, living out of a suitcase - across time zones - at least 20 days a month, speaking on diverse subjects, handling negotiations, facing 24X7 merciless scrutiny of competitors, media and jealous colleagues...

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N00b pooch

If it was a SAM strike by the talibs then wouldn't the chopper disintegrate leading to death of all passengers aboard? Reports suggest out of 17, 7 including the pilots dead and 10 injured. What are the chances of 60% passengers surviving a missile strike? Maybe a RPG or mere accident?

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Formation of SPV to provide efficient rail evacuation systems to Major Ports One of the key determinants for efficiency of Ports is evacuation and hinterland connectivity. An efficient evacuation system and seamless connectivity to the hinterland from the Port can substantially reduce the logistic ...

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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves innovative mechanism for utilization of stranded gas based generation capacity The need for this intervention has arisen because initially with the discovery of domestic natural gas in the Krishna – Godavari basin, there was an expectation of considera...

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Prime Minister launches an innovative tech solution to fix the issue of project management and managing public grievances Basically, the babus will now have to work as hard as the rest of us PM launches multi-purpose and multi-modal platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation)...

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Vamsee ji, do you follow valuepickr for midcap recommendations? I am tempted to enter gruh finance and pidilite - Waiting for a US led correction in the coming months onlee... Don't you think markets are overbought at the moment? Also, apart form HDFC Bank and ITC can you suggest any other compoundi...

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Vice News

March on Islamabad : Dispatch 1

March on Islamabad : Dispatch 2

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So I had asked for shoe advice on here a while back. As suggested by Singha sir, recce-ed the Asics Cumulus and Nimbus line. The Nimbus felt a bit too squishy for my taste (my bata power feet not used to that much cushioning i guess) so decided to stick to Cumulus. Tried the right size in store and ...

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^DhruvM - I have never yet visited a store where the sales people are runners , so you wont get any help other than useless comments on comfort and softness. you will need to pull the plough through the red earth yourself. here is my latest shoe prawn ratings. lord knows I have spent enough cycles ...

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*Kweschiun time* Where from can I pick up proper fitting running shoes in Mumbai? The only place that came up in my research is the Decathlon store in Thane. Will I find a reasonably informed store manager there who can help me pick up the right pair of shoes? My nike air has finally given up after ...

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Reserve Bank of India to launch plastic notes next year: Raghuram Rajan Plastic currency notes would be launched in the country in 2015 after field trials, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan said today. "Plastic notes are coming. Tender bids have come for one billion notes. In five cities, p...

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Flew down from Bombay to hometown in chhattisgarh to vote. Cast my ballot 30 mins back... No queue in my booth, 20% polling done till 10 am... Now planning on grabbing lunch and head out to get some empirical data about voter turnout. Also.plan on volunteering at the local bhajapa booths.

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Modi 3d rally #2 - LIVE

Kicking pappu's ass

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Re EVM tampering dhoti shiver.. I agree with Nageshksji instead of SanjayC guru. It is certainly possible to tamper EVM vote counts (EVM magic was the only reason Chidambaram survived recount) BUT the logistics of it don't scale up. You need to physically access the machines (need bolis for this + t...

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Now we're at the business end of the elections. With Baru's bombshell and dienasty skunkworks trying to pull rabbit out of hat using Jashodaben. What slimy mofos. Plan is to intimidate this dignified 60 year old lady hoping she'll crack. :x Quick ques to gurus - 1. Why did BJP wait till Baru's book ...

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Sir, धैर्य रखो.. This gonna be a contrived battle of attrition in the trenches. Anti-jinx chants will come later. Meanwhile here's what I did - 1. Make a list of all your FB and phone contacts living in the constituencies going to poll today. 2. Calling them (done with 10 of 22) to cajole the lazy a...

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@fanne I was under the impression that day2 analysis is already hidden. My Payment was through PayuMoney gateway, which holds my money till the product is received from seller. Much like ebay. Since I have received no confirmation from 5forty3 about my subscription, I am not sure if I am supposed t...

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More BREAKING NEWS.

Nancy-bhen resigns as Unkil's doot to India. More signs that the wind is blowing, nay howling, NaMo?

The interview should be interesting!

Edit : For those who missed it, re-run live on headlines today now.

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BREAKING

Sabir Ali's membership cancelled!

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How the hell did it reach there without being detected by Indian radars and unkil radar in Afg. if we get a demand to stop the referendum tomorrow, then we will know. IMO the inmarsat pings cannot be triangulated with certainty. Maybe you can trace the longitude but not latitude. That may be the re...

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Apparently, he is doing all these in the 11th year of his rule in the state where he enjoys 2/3rd majority and has no real p-sec opposition leader to oppose him. Shows his own priority order for his agenda. He will do the development first no matter how much the hindutva agenda is close to his hear...

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Arnab frying Pappu live

http://live.indiatimes.com/

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Would like to reiterate Subhamoy sir's point. NaMo is made of much sterner stuff than what his critics assume. Apart from swimming in croc infested waters, he also left his house at the age of 16 to wander in the himalayas for the next few years, only to return back as a much wiser and enlightened p...

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Aadhar is scary because there's no law governing the whole thing. Without a parliament sanctioned mandate and regulations ensuring its integrity the entire project seems more like a creepy US sponsored idea, what with them being issued to illegal immigrants and shady characters. IMO its just an effi...

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Atri wrote:Congress will win Chhattisgarh.. on border..

My chaiwallahs (state govt officials who were on election duty) saying BJP will come back, but by the skin of their teeth.

We will loose onlee.

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^ AFAIK, Satoshi Nakamoto is rumored to have a big cache of bitcoins as he was the guy who wrote the initial mining and blockchain code. Subsequently this Satoshi guy disappeared (smart bugger) and the open source code is now maintained by the bitcoin foundation. There are 2 big threats though - 1. ...

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RoyG wrote:
Gus wrote:Social Media control room. Modi needs to win! Tweet to as many as you can.

why?
Sulking Congress spokesman on tv will make it all worthwhile.

Time to activate the vanar sena. Very interested in seeing how an anonymous vs. internet hindus fight pans out.

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Ground report from Chhattisgarh: I am a nanha mujahid and this was my first time voting. Last elections I was still in madrassa so could not vote. Returning officer in the polling booth was happy with the turn out. Approx 35-40% by 1 o clock. Some observations: 1. Got report from house maid in the m...

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So here's the next dirty move from Congress skunkworks. Amit Shah allegedly misused state machinery to snoop on woman linked to his mysterious "Saheb" Two independent media portals (Cobrapost & Gulail) today alleged that former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah allegedly misued the state...

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Niran garu, that's some astonishing numbers! Aap ke muh mein ghee-shakkar.

NaMo as PM with a 272+ majority in Lok Sabha shall be as significant as 15 Aug 1947 in terms of long term implications for Bharat. Hope the numbers are accurate and the NaMo wave holds for another 6 months. Jai ho!

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Sushupti wrote:

Just saw this on my facebook newsfeed. FWIW. Proof that Aam Aadmi Party is a Front of Congress, Survey is false

Daal mein kuch toh zaroor kaala hai/No smoke without fire...

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[OT] ^ Interesting data point about this Mark dude. He's a fullbright scholar doing research in India... and the subject? Life of chaiwallahs. He'd come to our madarssa too in Kolkata, to interview the chaiwallah who supplied us our daily fix of deem-paao , maggi and sutta . I was surprised to find ...

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Phailin updates IMD has categorized it as a Cat 4 storm (210~230 kmph wind speeds). Independent observers warn that this is Cat 5 (300+ kmph wind speeds). Worse than the super cyclone of 1999 that lead to more than 10000 casualties. Hope and pray to lord Jagannath and maa Durga that the state and c...

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Subhamoy Ji, and others... Please stop this *dhoti-shiver* w.r.t. the metropolitan court's judgment on 22nd Oct re the SIT closure report. To sum up the facts - 1. In the aftermath of the riots, the 9 major riot related trials (including best bakery etc.) that were transferred out of Gujarat because...

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Smriti Irani ne dhoo dala :) We need more such statements and interviews by BJP leadership. The dark lord is weak and it is time to go for the kill. NaMo is the tip of the sword, but baaki ka sword kahaan hai? That is the only thing which intrigues me about Delhi BJP... Sanku-ji is right in saying ...

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Sanku-ji, people are trying to point to a (genuine) fear that the anti-incumbency generated due to INC misrule is not sufficient to dislodge UPA. It is the pro-modi vote which will swing it for the BJP. BRFites might be all-weather BJP fans, but the current low signal-to-noise ratio coming from BJP ...

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Karan Thapar interviewing Rajnath Singh about NaMo This nanha-mujahid is all confused onlee. RS categorically says in the interview that JD(U) will not pass a resolution demanding the BJP to declare its PM candidate. But that's exactly what happened today. If we're to believe publically available i...

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And so it starts A Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader, who was a candidate for Pakistan's upcoming polls, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southern Sindh province today, police said. Two gunmen, who were riding a motorcycle, shot at Fakhrul Islam outside his home in Halanaka area of Hyderabad c...

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