Discover ItDiscover ItAn excellent blog about Indian Current Affairs as a subject of study for those appearing for competitive examinations in India like the Civil Services Exams. The content is like notes prepared from daily newspapers and is updated on daily basis. Articles
Talibanisation of Sikhism
2007-05-31 14:55:00 In an interesting piece written in “The Hindu”, Madanjeet Singh, himself a Sikh and a former Indian diplomat questions the militant outlook of the Sikhs. He says that the Sikh fundoos (people holding extreme views) have distorted out of all recognition the militant order of Khalsa that Guru Gobind Singh instituted in 1699. He says that it is incomprehensible as to how anyone can project nine More About: Sikhism
Dera Sacha Sauda
2007-05-30 10:34:00 Rishi was asking me in the shout-box to explain something about Dera Sacha Sauda . Here I go. It is a spiritual organization based in Sirsa (Haryana) since 1948. Its followers call their guru as ‘Master’. It had three Masters so far, the present being the third. The first one was Shehanshah Mastana Ji Maharaj, who led them till his death on April 18, 1960. The second one was Param Pita
Full and capital account convertibility
2007-05-29 13:00:00 Sreenadh was asking me about the meaning and import of trade and current account convertibility and also about capital account convertibility. Answer to such questions can elicit different responses from people with differing backgrounds. For our understanding, I would like to put it this way: If you are able to pay for the goods and services that you are importing into the country More About: Full , Capital , Account , Vert
Sponsored Post: How not to write a blog?
2007-05-28 16:12:00 I came across a blog, which I accepted for reviewing. Those of you who are budding bloggers and/or serious ones already, should certainly have a look at this blog to learn how not to maintain a blog. The author of the blog preferred to remain anonymous and had posted just two posts in the blog. And the blog was about reviewing laptops. Other than the reviews of two laptops, which themselves More About: Post , Write , Blog , Sponsored
Should forex reserves be invested in equities?
More articles from this author:2007-05-28 13:16:00 Paper reports have informed that China has decided to invest about $3 bn of its reserves in Blackstone, a private equity fund. On the face of it, it will look like a communist government doing what capitalists would normally do. But most analysts failed to understand and predict China. This coupled with the fact that India also has been accumulating substantial forex reserves, (though not at More About: Forex , Equities , Quit , Este , Fore 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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