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By Aditya Rao For a sport that is played by just 12 countries on a regular basis, the amount of money it generates is simply phenomenal. Cricket is no longer about being that elitist sport played by the members of the East India company. It’s about cash, plain and simple and when it comes to that India runs the show. The current experiment in this cash creation exercise is the brain child of the BCCI and marketed by its chairman, a man described by many as some sort of a marketing genius. It... Read Full Story

By Priya Nigam I keep reading about the high inflation rate India is reeling under. Does that really stop us from some well deserved “retail therapy”? No, not really. Over the past decade, India has pulled up its socks and decided to make its presence felt in the global economy. This is not only in terms of outsourcing and exports, but also consumption. We have certainly taken steps in the right direction over the last ten years and the resultant high economic growth rates have boosted the... Read Full Story

Chaos is not dangerous until it starts to look orderly. The job description of Technical Analyst is to find order in chaos. Guest post by Deepak Singh Market Analyst, State of the Market Last day of Series Expiry The breakout above 4800 persists and bulls can take comfort from the fact that Nifty has been able to hold on to its gains above 5000. Even the non performing sectors like Real Estate and Banking made a good move this week to cover up for mild weakness in Technology and Oil and Gas... Read Full Story

Curiosity  Trading Opportunity Live markets can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived (traded) forwards Guest Post by Deepak Singh Plain Vanilla Bull market is over...and now everyone is concerned - What next? To exploit this curiosity - There is a new Television program on CNBC called HUNT for the Bottom . The best minds on market are going to share their opinion and help Indian public at large on what should they do - Get scared by Shankar Sharma or Get overly bullish by... Read Full Story

The India blogging industry is still nascent with many still trying to reach a large audience. Unfortunately, India has been slow to adopt the internet with some estimates as low as 42,000,000 for both dial up and broadband. There are still some early blogger “celebrities” that are making an impact and we highlight them below using a five point criteria. In order to make the list, the blog subject matter needed to be primarily about India or related to India. We examined 100 India related... Read Full Story

By a Staff Reporter That's what a closely guarded circulation from Unicaresoft Corporation, read this morning. To avoid misquoting the official word, here's a verbatim copy:- - - ->START<- - - - HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands: Microsoft's lawsuit against Unicaresoft BV is scheduled to take place on 23 April. Unicaresoft is a joint initiative of Carola Eppink, developers and entrepreneurs. Carola, mother of three, designed a solution against excessive chatting and Internet use from her home and... Read Full Story

I received an email from BIAL directly today. They asked me to post the latest pictures shown below. The new scheduled opening date for the airport is May 11, 2008. While some have been critical of the airport's design (which I don't share), my contention is with not providing high speed rail service to the airport from Bangalore CBD. Not having the rail will make the trip for any new arrivals difficult and long. As I have stated before, the roads in India are not smooth and make the ride... Read Full Story

By Priya Nigam “Consolidation” has been the name of the game across the world this year. The news so far in 2008 has been dotted by mergers and acquisitions. Despite the US credit crisis and the tight global financial situation, the value of M&A deals this year has surged passed the $1 trillion mark. Closer to home, however, the story has been different . In India, the value of M&A deals has plummeted almost 72% year-on-year. This is notwithstanding Tata Motors Ltd’s offer to take over Jaguar... Read Full Story

Guest Post By TechSadhu Extending its business ties with the sub-continental nation Rupert Murdoch's Fox Interactive Media, a division of News Corp., made the company's online foray by launching yet another product. MySpace, a premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends canoed through the quirky shores of Indian Social Networking arena, amidst much sea-side fanfare at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai, to officially launch the India edition of the website on April 17. The Mumbai launch... Read Full Story

By Vipin Agnihotri The design of Samsung SGH-i450 is truly a cross between the Nokia N81 and the N95. The i450 possesses enviable looks. A subtle theme of cool blue runs along the sides of the phone, sandwiched between off-white. The best part about this model is that there is no unnecessary sparkle, no useless ridges. With dimensions of 101 x 52 x 17.8 mm, the phone's not took bulky, and at 114g, it's not too heavy either. The dual slide of Samsung SGH-i450 may not be original, but it works... Read Full Story