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It’s been just a month after petrol prices are up and its time now for his big brother and other siblings to grow. Diesel, LPG and Kerosene prices are up. This is only a 2nd hike for Diesel since 2010 whereas Petrol has already seen its 5th hike. Govt.of.India justifying this hike claiming that government owned oil companies cannot run …

>>Nobody was surprised or shocked at the highest number of hits received by the recently uploaded ‘Prthvirajappan”episode since we have the worst history of humiliating our own breeds in all possible ways.   Our cricket star Sreesanth and SashiTharoor, the best diplomat this country has seen after V.K Krishna Menon, are a few to mention who are being fully throttled by …

>>Who is your father?  This may be one of the commonest questions that have been heard next to “how are you?” This alone points out greatly the significance that term possess. Everything we see around to come into existence should be fathered by someone, and we humans are no exception at all. But for us the term father is simply …

>>Some more hours of summer remain to be dusked for the schools to get reopened.  The children now enjoying everything under the sun will be back to business.  When we look around, we see the usual busy preparations going in full swing to convert back those little devils to be obedient students again. The shops in the city are filled …

According to Symantec, one of the world’s largest security data companies, India is second only to the US in incidences of cyber attacks and malicious activity. Smartphones, instant messaging, and social networks are the new playgrounds for virus and malware attacks in India. Attackers embed malware into apps that are available for download on app stores of smartphone makers. While these apps …

Being a quiescent yet enthusiastic observer of the glorious Indian political saga and Indian society, the general elections has got me biting my nails. With the limitations of being an ordinary citizen, I am all set to use my right to vote, the so called biggest weapon in nation building. But as I prepare to stand in the queue, one …

In this age, when globalisation has narrowed distances and hastened information flow, and has spread a sort of equality worldwide; If someone asks us Indians, “What have you got, that we haven’t?”, We can proudly proclaim that we Indians have two additional substances in our blood- ‘Cricket’ and ‘Corruption’. The first one is by choice and passion; the second one …

The world is not always a safe place, and a woman alone, can be vulnerable. Especially there are many incidents are reported while travelling alone, irrespective of the place and time. most of us are travelling alone during a trip to office, or back to native, or when we miss a bus/train, or even from office. Many of us are …

  Ever since Karl Marx and Engels have published Manifesto of the Communist Party, the political term Manifesto has become so wildly known and every political party employs this term in its deliberations or during elections.   It is a public declaration of intentions and principles. Electoral manifestos outline the changes they will bring about through legislations or through other appropriate …

>>Some new uniformed men taking charge at the gates of Technopark might have caught everybody’s attention and a few might have wondered where the “veterans” had disappeared and why. From Group 4 to Private eye. Does it make a sea change in our security system? The answer is a big No. Technopark and its premises should be well protected not …

Section 19(iv) of the Kerala Police Act 1960 prohibits or regulates the use of loud speakers in public place and in any private place if their use causes annoyance to neighbors. . This what the law says and everyone of us knows what is really happening around us. In the name of religious festivals, political meetings, this or that inaugurations; …

Tsunami and Japan are inseparable.  That is why these killer waves have been termed as Tsunami, linguistically Japanese.   Majority there have a number of Tsunami experiences and many tales to tell us, and they are the most prepared nation to welcome Tsunami after Tsunami, since this land of rising sun, Japan, stays on the most active seismic regions in our …

Pinki Virani’s plea for mercy killing and the subsequent rejection of it by the apex court have once again brought euthanasia to lime light.  The petitioner had claimed Aruna Shanbaug was living in a vegetative state since November 27,1973, following a brutal sexual assault and her right to live with dignity had been compromised ever since her comatose condition.  The …

Today (18/02/2010) was as busy as any other day at the front gate of Technopark by 09:00 am. I was standing near the auto stand opposite to the front gate and there were 3 other ladies too waiting for auto alongside me.Suddenly couple of autos fled to the spot in a fancy manner and I am sure they are coming …

A new study has found that an increasing number of software engineers in India are suffering from insomnia and have poor quality of life. Sara Sarrafi Zadeh and Khyrunnisa Begum from the University of Mysore showed that poor sleep has a bearing on quality of life – affecting physical and mental health in particular – in this group with high …

World-class office spaces. Technopark, though only a decade old, is home to 170 companies and 25,000 employees. Global IT majors-Infosys, Allianz Cornhill, Ernst & Young , Mckinesy & Co ,US Software ,RM Plc, Tata Elxsi, IBS,  Sherston ,IVL , NeST-have all moved onto Technopark, thanks to the unmatched advantage that the park offers. Smooth stat-up. Excellent infrastructure. Inspiring ambience. Unique factors …

Most of the IT companies are founded by youngsters, and no doubt they are multi-millionaires today!.  Indian economy will be booming for the next couple of decades, and demand for new technology companies are still increasing. In a study conducted by World Bank, India at 120 among 178 economies,based on ease of doing business,and 111 on starting a business. The …

Meetings: Where minutes are kept and hours are lost. Every techie has asked this question – why am I put in so many unnecessary meetings by my manager? Here is the answer: it is the only visible engagement of the manager. Didn’t get it? What is a software professionals’ output? His code. The testers’ output? His test report. The leads’ …