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Thought for the day "There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse." —Quentin Crisp (English, 1908-1999) Word for the day Abdominous (adj) Having a large belly; potbellied. (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none Akhand Bharat, as apolitical entity was created by whom and when? And it stayed so Akhand for how long? First random thought this morning After South India, now cities in north England and South America face unusual floods. Mother Nature is certainly happy with the way this world is growing. We shall continue to face Mother's angst, if we do not mend our ways ASAP. If past five years are a trend 2016 should see even worst of Mother Nature. I guess, Paris climate agreement needs to become a substantive accord to please Mother Nature and not just remain a piece of diplomatic hypocrisy. Investment Strategy 2016 - 7: Market ...

Thought for the day "The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby justifies, in a way, all similar actions that lie outside those limits." -           Leo Tolstoy (Russian, 1828-1910) Word for the day Quidnunc (n) Person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody. (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none Though the flyers must be loving it, but is the price war in skies really good for the health of the sector? Couple of more Kingfishers and the rest will kill the pessangers. Weather is turning cold and windy The infrastructure project lender IDFC has taken lead in implementing the latest RBI mandate for more effective handling of financially stressed infra assets. It has evicted the extant management of a Chhattisgarh based power producer SV Power which had repeatedly defaulted on its debt...

Thought for the day "To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." -           Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910) Word for the day Rubricate (adj) To mark or color with red. (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day By VHP definition all Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims are converted Hindus. Then why Bangladeshi Muslims are illegal in India? 2015: Market outlook...the battle continues On December 16, 2013 when I sat to write my outlook for the year 2014 , the conditions were mostly reverse of what we have on our hand today. In the eternal war between the forces of Fear and Greed, the forces of fear then had exhausted most of their ammunition, e.g., EU disintegration, Grexit, PIGS default, hyper-inflation resulting from the Mints printing money incessantly, Iran reneging, Currency war erupting and endangering emerging economies, hard landing of C...

Thought for the day ”All generalizations are false, including this one." -           Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910) Word for the day Foremost (Adj, Adv) First in place, order, rank, etc. (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day Lalu Prasad Yadav was given bail after 10months. So may be the case with J. Jayalalithaa. So what is the law here? Should we have a definite law for bail in different cases, or it should continue to be a matter of discretion of the presiding judge? It's windy, wet and depressing out there The weather in global markets has suddenly turned grey. The sunshine has disappeared. It's all windy and wet out there. The chill is not biting yet. The Absolute Return Letter for the month of October puts the mood succinctly, and I take liberty to quote - "When I look at the world passing by outside my window, there is little doubt in my  ...