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  1. Hurricane of angry tweets hits Sandy Sale

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    / October 30, 2012 /
    There was the real Hurricane Sandy but this attempt to encash on it triggered quite a storm in the twitter world. A retailer suggested that those who are bored sitting at home as the hurricane touched the US east coast, could actually take advantage of a neat 20 per cent...

  2. Haldiram’s, clearly ahead of its time

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    / September 27, 2012 / 10 Comments
    This post was sent to `The South Reports’ by Feroz Mirza Baig. Haldiram’s, as we all know, is one of India’s largest sweets and snacks manufacturers. To my shock, I discovered today that they are actually selling packs with future dates, which essentially means the expiry date of the product...

  3. Open letter from the women of Koodankulam

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    / September 15, 2012 /
    This is a letter received from the women of Koodankulam. TSR is reproducing it without editing it. From The Women of Koodankulam People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy Idinthakarai Thirunelveli District Tamil Nadu Dear Sister, We hope this letter finds you well. We are sure that you would have liked to...

  4. Don’t make bad times worse, says King of Good Times

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    / August 9, 2012 /
    Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya’s open letter to his employees  As you may have read in the media, I have said that our Company will be re-capitalised whether the Government changes the current FDI policy or not. I have also expressed my anguish and sadness publicly about unpaid salaries. If...

  5. Is Pranab Mukherjee the 13th President of India? No, 14th.

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    / July 23, 2012 / 1 Comment
    P M Nair writes : The 14th Presidential Election,2012 of India is over and the result has been declared. All the newspapers and all the television channels have announced that Shri Pranab Mukherjee is going to be the 13th President of India. Is it true? I do not think so....

  6. A man made nuclear controversy

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    / November 8, 2011 / 2 Comments
    This piece has been written by Mr M G Devasahayam and since it is an important point of view on the nuclear debate, it is being published here in public interest.   By M G Devasahayam   Having been invited to be a part of the ‘Expert Group’ formed by...

  7. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish

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    / October 6, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Steve Jobs   (2005 commencement address at Standford University)   I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation....
    Posted in Business
    Tagged foolish, hungry, steve jobs

  8. Will you live on Rs 32 a day, Mr Montek Ahluwalia?

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    / September 30, 2011 / 2 Comments
    Sh. MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON, PLANNING COMMISSION OF INDIA, YOJANA BHAWAN, NEW DELHI   Dear Sh. Ahluwalia,   While you were abroad deliberating on global matters, the Planning Commission filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that the “poverty line of Rs.25 and Rs.32 (rural and urban areas...

  9. Trouble in the USA

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    / August 24, 2011 / 4 Comments
    `The South Reports’ received this piece (more a set of funny one-liners) by mail, on the state of affairs in the United States of America.   The current down trend in the USA economy has hit everybody really hard. My neighbor got a pre-declined credit card in the mail. Wives...
    Posted in Life
    Tagged usa

  10. Why I’d rather be Anna than Arundhati Roy

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    / August 23, 2011 / 4 Comments
    This post is by the blogger, Mr.Clarity in response to the article by Arundhati Roy. There was an article by Arundhati against the movement for Janlokpal, she’s eloquent as usual, and she misses the point, pretty much as usual. In this article I am trying to talk about the points...

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