Senior BJP leader and Prime Ministerial candidate L.K. Advani has said that India would witness "positive changes" in various fields after the next parliamentary elections. "Just as the winds of change swept across the United States, I have no doubt that India too will witness changes after next parliamentary polls," he said.


"Besides being an African-American, the US President-elect Obama was born to a Muslim father. This was, until recently, unthinkable in the US. In contrast to this, India has seen its first Muslim President Dr Zakir Hussain, as early as in 1967, when the memories of partition were still alive."

Do you think India's most problems would get solved if Congress monarchy is removed?

Is it justify that Advani compares the BJP with the kind of change in USA?

In kolkata you will find a sweet shop in every lane.there are several sweet shops known for there special sweets like Bhim nag for sandesh like Paritripti,Ashubhog,Victoria,Jalbhora etc.Girishchandra Dey And Nakul Nandy for sandesh like Kadapak,Babu sandesh,Dilkhus etc.Sen Mahasay for Chitrakut,Matrubhog,Khirmohan,etc.Putiram for Rajbhog,K.C.Das and Navindas for rassogolla.Dwarik for Rasgolap,cake sandesh,Kesharbhog,Jaljog for Payodhi,Banchharam for Aabar khabo,Balram mullick for Dilkhus,chitrakut.Nepal Chandra for Sonpapdi and Chittranjan for Rajbhog.

Interestingly milk (chhena) made sweets were baned for sale in 1965,due to milk policy of government.sweet loving people were turned to other type of sweets.baned was lifted in 1967.

A Adda to discuss variety of sweets was also formed namely JALEBI CLUB.Intellectuals were regular members of this Jalebi club literature with history of sweets were subjects to discuss in this sweet Adda.
sweets from different shops were brought to taste first and then to discuss about it. Those days NALEN GUDER SANDESH ARE MOST FAVORITE IN WINTER.

The global financial crisis is in effect the American problem, exported under the ideological garb of globalization and effectuated primarily through the financial sector integration of various countries to the American financial sector. As someone put it brilliantly, the sub-prime crisis is actually the 'American loan mela carried out with other's money.' Till date, if American prosperity acted as an engine of global growth, from now on global economic recovery will follow American recovery. Naturally, the elevation of Barack Obama as the President of America and his ability to clear up the mess within the US -- which the world believes would act as the elixir of economic recovery across continents -- explains the fixation of the entire globe with these elections. Put pithily, world economic recovery is linked, in more ways than one, to the American recovery.

Obviously, the trillion-dollar question remains. What are Obama's prescriptions to fix the global economy?

How does he propose to deal with the global imbalance caused by flawed currency valuations?

How does he seek to fix the lack of confidence in the US economy -- and by extension the global economy which is in a state of unprecedented crisis?

Speaking at a function held in Mumbai recently to felicitate Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on his Government completing four years in office, Kamat had said Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray should be put in jail for supporting the sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, arrested in connection with Malegaon blast.

The blast case is being probed under pressure and attempt is being made to brand people as 'Hindu terrorists', Thackeray, who had last month demanded that troops be sent inside mosques to flush out Islamic militants, said. Stating that he had never been afraid of being arrested, Thackeray asked the government to clarify whether he would be arrested for supporting Hindus in 'Hindustan' or for thwarting danger to the Marathi pride in Maharashtra. "Whenever Congressmen have feats of Muslim appeasement, they dream of my arrest" Thackeray said in an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

Do you support Mr. Kamat's demand?

Whether Bal Thackeray is provoking violence and violators?

Extending its support to Malegaon blasts prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Uma Bharati's Bharatiya Janshakti Party (BJS) today offered her a party ticket to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. Sadhvi's custody has been extended till November 17. BJP leader L.K. Advani, the opposition leader has distanced BJP and RSS from the Sadhvi. He claimed he had no knowledge as to who Pragya was till now.

Do you think that police have arrested Sadhvi and her two associates only to protect real terrorists?

Do you agree that Pragya should not allow to contest election?

Calling the current global financial crisis "abnormal", and admitting that it had impacted the Indian economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday asked India Inc to refrain from "knee-jerk" reactions like lay-offs. The prime minister's comments came against the backdrop of a analysis by an apex chamber last week -


but withdrawn later - that seven industries including steel and IT were looking at 25 percent reduction in job cuts over the next 10 days.
Do you think layoff is the proper medicine in coping with the effects of the global crisis?
Should the govt needs to open up its treasury and create avenues for employment and also rehabilitate the employees discharged by industry?

The Bank of Japan cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in seven years on Friday, joining earlier moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to blunt the global financial downturn. The bank’s policy board voted to lower the overnight lending rate between banks by 0.2 percentage points to 0.3 percent,

reducing borrowing costs to rekindle growth in Asia’s largest economy. The bank also seemed to confirm fears here that Japan was heading into recession by lowering its growth forecast for the current year to around zero, citing higher energy prices and weakening export demand. Bank officials have said they feel hard pressed to find ways to coordinate with the Fed, which cut rates earlier this week, and other central banks in combating the downturn. The eight members of the policy board were split four-to-four on the cut, with the bank governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, casting the deciding vote in favor.

Would this help Japan to stop heading into recession?

Would it help the global economy to balance?

In nearly every poll for US presidential election, Democrat candidate Barack Obama is leading by several points. From the economic crisis to the Bush administration, to his Republican rival John McCain’s voting record, to Sarah Palin as the heartbeat-away President, it seems like everyday something new


emerges from the US presidential campaign that points to a universe where all the stars are aligning for Obama. Latest voters poll found support for the Obama had grown to 52 per cent of voters, compared to 38 per cent for McCain. Obama's surging popularity was mostly due to voters' dwindling confidence in Mr McCain, as witnessed after each of the candidates' three TV debates.
Who is best suited to fix the economic crisis?
Do you think the age factor is also a concern for voters?

If everything goes well Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned mission will be launched on October 22nd, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-1 will revolve around the moon and will examine the unvisible side of the moon. Also, examine minerals available on moon like Helium - 3.


The satellite will take 3 days to reach Earth’s orbit and 20 days to reach the lunar orbit. ISRO is serious about the potential availability of water on the moon. If this mission is successful, it could pave the way for near future manned missions to moon. It is almost an indegenious project and will be launched on a PSLV rocket.
Is it justified for a developing country like us to have such a mission?
Can the development in science and technology and banishing poverty should go side by side?
The lunar mission can provide impetus to science in India and possibly a new dimension to international cooperation. Do you agree?

Rising rates are accelerating credit-card defaults and soured debt could further undermine the financial system. The troubles sound familiar. Borrowers falling behind on their payments. Defaults rising. Huge swaths of loans souring. Investors getting burned. But forget the now-familiar tales of mortgages gone bad.


The next horror for beaten-down financial firms is the $950 billion worth of outstanding credit-card debt—much of it toxic. That's bad news for players like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) that have largely sidestepped—and even benefited from—the mortgage mess but have major credit-card operations. They're hardly alone. The consumer debt bomb is already beginning to spray shrapnel throughout the financial markets, further weakening the U.S. economy. "The next meltdown will be in credit cards," says Gregory Larkin, senior analyst at research firm Innovest Strategic Value Advisors.
Do you think that U.S. Treasury dept.'s $700 billion mortgage bailout won't be a lifeline for credit-card issuers?
How they will manage their risk?

Maharashtra cabinet has taken a bold step to legalise the live-in relationships. It has approved a proposal suggesting a woman involved in such a relationship for a 'reasonable period' should get status of a wife. The proposal is based on recommendations of the Justice Mallimath Committee which said if a man and a woman


are living together as husband and wife for a reasonably long period, the man shall be deemed to have married the woman according to customary rights of either party. The committee had also recommanded that the definition of the word 'wife' under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc), be amended to include a woman, living with the man like his wife for a reasonably long period.

Is it not against of marriage act of 1955?

Many controversies may take place. Like, people of other states will go to Maharashtra to take advantage of this act.

What will be effect on present social system?

What about childrens' rights?

With seemingly softened Republican opposition, the $700 billion ‘sweetened’ bailout found a second life on Wednesday - winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, giving a major boost to the efforts for bailing out troubled American financial firms.


In a rare case of consensus between Senate Democrats and Republicans, the economic bailout bill - loaded with more than $100 billion in tax breaks and other aid – was passed by a wide margin, 74-25, and sent back to the House for a second chance on Friday. The bill, proposed by the Bush administration, with some modifications is aimed at reinvigorating worldwide credit markets and interbank lending that had frozen up while overleveraged financial institutions staggered under the weight of failed mortgages.
Should investors still feel concerned about the efficiency of this rescue plan?
How this plan can help the global economy?

After the failure of Lehman Brothers, American International Group and Merrill Lynch, anxiety intensified about the health of several other big US financial institutions.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data released show 117 banks and thrifts were considered to be in trouble in the second quarter. More banks will come on the (troubled) list as credit problems worsen.

Do you see any posibility of any other major US banks go bankrupt?

Experts say, US government lacks the wherewithal to step in every time a big financial firm fails.

Is it possible for US govt to protect every single institution?

Terror once again came to haunt the national capital on Friday, September 19. In an encounter in the Jamia Nagar locality in South Delhi two militants were killed by the Special Cell of Delhi Police while another was arrested. However, two terrorists managed to escape. While highly decorated officer of Delhi Police's anti-terror squad, Mohan Chand Sharma was severely injured in backfire and later he succumbed to his injuries.
There are far too many loose ends in the current story of the police encounter, like:
How 2 terrorists escaped is still not clear.
Why was the late Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, a veteran of dozens of encounter operations, the only officer in the operation not wearing a bullet proof vest?
Delhi police is silent about some questions, like, how did the two militants flee when the area was cordoned off hours before, and the only exit form the fourth floor apartment was manned by heavily armed policemen?
Delhi cops claim it as their success: with the liquidation of SIMI (the banned outfit) module, the capital has been prevented from further bomb blasts. Do you accept this?

Three of America’s top five investment banks have disappeared over the past six months, two of them last weekend. Bear Stearns went last March. Now, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have followed.
India’s outsourcing story has become the unintended victim of the collapse of these most venerable Wall Street firms since the subprime crisis began to unravel.
Financing costs have risen sharply and some of the banks, even Indian banks, have gone back on financing deals.
Investment bankers who could until a year ago choose their jobs are now being rendered unemployed.
It’s not just investment banks alone who are feeling the pain. On the back of the subprime crisis, a credit scare has turned lenders extremely risk-averse and financing has become a serious issue.
Indian corporates are getting ready for either shelving projects or delaying implementation.
What would happen to the Indian employees of the blue chip investment banks who have been the first casualties of the collapse?
Do you agree that the best way to survive this crisis is to stay focused on the fundamentals?
Do you think this is the high time we say Goodbye to the so called Globalization?

Delhi and Ahmedabad blasts reveal that terrorists hacked into unsecure WiFi networks to send out the terror e-mail. While this trend may continue thanks to the number of IT professionals on the Stud.
Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad has found that the WiFi system used to send the terror email after the Delhi blasts was not secured, implying no password was needed.
Computer experts say that few users bother to password-protect their WiFi accounts, leaving it open for anyone in the radius of about 100-200 metres to get in easily. For terrorists, this is far safer than trying to go to a cyber cafe, where they would be asked for identification.
Do you agree that there is no need of great hacking ability or computer skills to send the terror mail from WiFi system?
What are the pros and cons of WiFi network?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said emerging economies, including India, face the risk of protectionist pressures arising from a slowdown in the US economy.

According to IMF deputy director Charles Collyns, capital flows to emerging markets have been strong even as corrections in these markets are getting smaller.

Some of the longer-term issues are unwinding of global imbalances and sustaining global productivity growth. Though the housing correction has cooled the US economy, with a decrease in residential investment and non-residential construction, the labour market remains relatively strong.

The IMF official said inflation risks are down and headline inflation has moderated. Rising levels of capacity utilisation have been seen everywhere with output gap as a percentage of potential GDP accounting for as much as 4% in some of the advanced economies. “Emerging market and developing country growth has been strong, where rising commodity prices have been an important support,” he said.

The World’s biggest scientific experiment recreating the ‘Big Bang’ has begun. First beam to simulate Big Bang on Earth has been fired at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) started up a huge particle-smashing machine, aiming to re-enact the conditions of the "Big Bang" that created the universe. Experiments in the Large Hadron Collider, a 10 billion Swiss franc ($9 billion) accelerator built underneath the Swiss-French border, could unlock the remaining secrets of particle physics and answer questions about the universe and its origins.

If critics are to be believed, the end of the universe will begin from Wednesday. Do you think so?

How did the universe come to be?

What is it made of? What is mass?

Can science prove that there are other dimensions?

After nine-and-a-half years of trial, A Delhi court pronounced its judgement in the high profile BMW hit-and-run-case. The court has sentenced Sanjeev Nanda to five-year jail term for killing six people while driving his BMW car.

Judgement of the Delhi court is really a landmark and alarming signal for those who violate the rules on road. In fact, many hit-and-run cases are still pending in the court due to delayed hearings and other reasons and the accused enjoy the freedom.

Does Sanjeev Nanda’s crime match his punishment or is it too little, too late?

Do you think that this would stop youngsters from drinking and driving?

Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama may have made his stand on outsourcing clear. He had said if elected he would stop tax breaks to companies that indulge in outsourcing. However, has that statement actually had any impact on the BPO industry in India?

In Denver, Barack Obama may have been applauded for his views against outsourcing but this statement hasn't scared BPOs in India.

People like Pushpender who has worked in the BPO firm for almost five years said, all this is just election gimmick and the industry is here to stay. "Talks about it just being a prelude to elections, too valuable an industry to actually let go off people," said Pushpender Singh Yadav, BPO employee.

A view echoed by Naascom's Sucharita Eashwar, Regional Director. "We are definitely watching closely but we really don't think our jobs or the industry is at any risk. We are confident of our skills and technological expertise and know we will always be an asset for the American market as well."

But what if Obama wins the election? "It's not that simple, even if he gets to the White House there is a long procedure, there will definitely be no impact and it will fizzle out," said Lathika Pai, CEO, Fides Global Consultant.

Do you agree with some experts that this is Obama playing to the gallery before the elections?

The iPhone 3G is mostly what we were hoping for in the second version of the too-popular-for-itself handset. Apple addressed call quality concerns, as well as demands for a faster Web experience via 3G and corporate email support, already making it a worthwhile upgrade for many first-gen iPhone owners.

Which features of iPhone 3G impressed you most?

Which features are missing of iPhone 3G?

Do you have any opinion about this product?

Frustrated by persisting resistance to the acquisition of land for building the world’s cheapest car, the soft-spoken Ratan Tata, chairman of India's Tata conglomerate, has threatened that he would rather pull out of the Nano project in Singur than risk the safety of his employees.

Do you appreciate Tata’s concerns? Should he move his plant from Singur?

Do you think that violence in Singur is of a political nature?

Should Tata talk to Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who has declared that she would go ahead with the protest against the project?