The race to acquire Hutch Essar’s 67% stake has entered the penultimate stage with the reported decision by Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL for short), the company that holds the share, to convene shareholders’ meet on Feb 15 next. The meet is expected to seek approval from shareholders regarding sell-off of the stake. [Link to […]
Yahoo! acquires MyBlogLog
MyBlogLog is not just another social networking site. Here, one has to own a blog – any blog for that matter – to gain ‘admission’, and thereafter one can build a network with other blog-owners across the web. If a blog-owner is a paid member of MyBlogLog, which Kolkata Musing is, he or she can […]
Indian Railway’s golden future
He doesn’t hide his ambition of becoming PM [Picture source]Lalu Prasad Yadav’s fame has taken a new turn. He is no longer known as the torchbearer of a lawless Bihar, he is now recognized as the main architect of Indian Railway’s dramatic turnaround. Accolades from within country have been pouring in for quite awhile, what […]
Fat aids cancer
When my father was operated on for removal of tumor in large intestine after he was detected with cancer in colon, the surgeons were aghast to find he had many layers of fat in areas around his stomach. After the surgery, the doctors inquired of my mother if the fat had been a recent occurrence […]
In the hands of few
Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) in a comprehensive study ever done to measure personal wealth (titled The World Distribution of Household Wealth, December 2006) has said that the richest 1% of adults alone own 40% of global assets in the year 2000. The richest 2% of adults […]
Have money, will tour
I don’t know if the definitions have changed, but in my time, in olden days, we were taught that as a person becomes rich, his needs start to trace an upward graph. Thus, if food, cloth and minimum shelter were once his primary needs in that order, with more money his next needs would encompass […]
VIP temples
How do you judge which deities are most effective to listen to your prayers? My answer will be they are probably those where VIPs come often. Because, aren’t VIPs expected to have bigger problems than us, the common people? Since news-grabbing VIPs are mostly concentrated in Mumbai and Delhi, it follows that most effective deities […]
Twins’ story
My 200th post this and see how lucky I’m to bring you a grand story. It’s about twin sisters, each giving birth to twins when their turn comes. Heidi McKenna has twin daughters, who are 4 years old. Now, 6 days back, Heidi’s twin sister, Heather has her twins, a son and a daughter. With […]
Dare you drive there?
Seeing the pictures, even the most seasoned driver would think twice before mustering courage to ride in Bolivian hills off La Paz. The danger is obvious since there is simply not enough space for 2 vehicles to maneuver side by side. Little wonder, the road from La Paz to Coroico is said to be world’s […]
China’s Kolkata consulate
When China cites tourism as one of the main reasons why it wants to open its second consulate (Mumbai has one) in Kolkata (see this story), my point is proved. Last July, when the border link between the 2 countries at Nathu La opened, hopes ran high that it would boost bi-lateral trade since much […]
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