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Category Archives: Reflections
Buying a Gas Geyser
Gas Geysers are environmentally and pocket friendly, and as electricity costs soar most people are switching to them. Pic: Venus Gas Geysers My Recos : Buy a gas geyser from a reliable manufacturer with A 6 or 6.5 litre minimum … Continue reading
Posted in How to, India, Reflections
Tagged bajaj, Gas geyser, gas water heater, Hotstar, Indo Plus, Nipco Delux, Racold, Suraksha, Venus
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RGESS : Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
As things stand , the RGESS or Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme seems to be a dud. The full details of this scheme were supposed to come out in may … but with a paralized govt busy with President elections everything … Continue reading
Posted in India, Indian Budget, Investing, Markets, Mumbai, news, Reflections, tax
Tagged Psu disinvestment, Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, RGESS, Small investor
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Pitfalls for the Indian Investor
When a govt is so desperate for capital it could do something to make life for the average Indian Investor a little easier , but this govt like the ones before is making life hell for the average investor with … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, India, Investing, Reflections, tax
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Mixing Political Interests with National Interests – The big PSU Scam !
Samuel Johnson made this famous pronouncement that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel on the evening of April 7, 1775 The favourite hobby of UPA politicians is to justify decisions made for their narrow Political Interests as National Interests, … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Corruption, Economics, India, Investing, IPO, news, Reflections
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IRCTC Tatkal SCAM
Try logging in between 7:50 AM and 8.30/9 AM on the Indian Railways booking site https://www.irctc.co.in/ And you wont get a login … If you miraculously do after waiting for 5 minutes .. the maze of errors will soon take … Continue reading
Posted in India, Indian railways, Internet, Mumbai, news, Reflections
Tagged Indiarail, IRCTC, Tatkal, Tatkal hack, Tatkal tips and tricks
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ONGC Auction and its implications.
The ONGC auction process has been so opaque and confusing that one can safely assume some jugaad by the Finmin /Disinvestment Min, to ensure that it attained the Fully Subscribed status. My points to ponder 1. Considering that the … Continue reading
Posted in IPO, Markets, Mumbai, news, Politics, Random Thoughts, Reflections
Tagged Psu disinvestment
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Top Tax Saving Mutual Funds (ELSS) 2012
This is probably the last yr for tax savings or ELSS mutual funds considering the UPA governments goal to introduce DTC soon. As of now, if one invests wisely Equity based investments and gold based investments would still perform better … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, India, Reflections, tax
Tagged ELSS, mutual funds, Sec 80C, Tax saving
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FDI in Multi Brand Retail
As we see political parties outdoing themselves in the opportunism dept, there are a few interesting questions one needs to ask about FDI in retail. 1. Why the rush and lack of debate , considering how unprepared the congress itself was … Continue reading
Posted in India, Investing, Politics, Reflections
Tagged FDI in Retail, FDi retail, India retail, india retailers, Organised retail, Retail, Retail FDI, retailer, Tesco, Wal-Mart
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And Sharad Pawar got slapped.
Inflation stroking absentee Agri Minister Sharad Pawar got one not so tight slap, and media had a field day and a sudden boost in trps, repeating the clip on the hour. The pro Congress media, like their political mentors who … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, India, Internet, Life, Politics, Reflections
Tagged Sharad Pawar, Slapgate
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Ghazal Maestro Jagjit Singh 1941-2011
The man who did everything straight from his heart, be it singing or talking politics.. Jagjit Singh will always be remembered not only for his gazals but also as an incredible human being. Badi nazuk hai yeh manzil Baat Niklegi … Continue reading
Posted in India, Movies, Mumbai, Music, news, Reflections, you tube
Tagged Gazals, Jagjit Singh
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