India's Reliance bids for LyondellBasell

Reliance submits bid to acquire the world’s third largest petrochemical Company LyondellBasell. The Company had filed for protection under chapter 11 in January 2009.  This Company has a market capitalization of $55 billion dollars.  LyondellBasell sources...

Let religions help world peace

According to news reports, top Iranian spiritual leader asked British Muslims to quit the army saying that their involvement in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars is forbidden by Islam. He believes that Islam and politics are intermixed because religion can not be ignorant of...

2012 or 2212 the end is near unless we all act.

There are lots of rumors going round that the world will not last beyond the year 2012. While we may dispute the on the date, yet we are heading fast towards destruction due to global warming effect and excessive abuse of natural resources. Studies show that the Oil and Gas...

America needs to do more for financial recovery

Is US economy recovering? Many bubbles and stock market movements give the US and other nations a false notion that US is back on the road to recovery. Since the recession that started in 2007, the number of unemployed has risen to 15.7 million and the September 09 saw...

India's gold holdings

Though India is among the fastest developing nations in the world, yet the per capita income is below $1000. It is due to the fact that India is the second most populous states in the world only next after china. With the liberalization of the economic policy India became an...

China and India – Will they fight a war again?

China of late has been targeting India on the border issue, particularly The Arunachal Issue. China refuses to recognise this state as part of India and behaves as though it is disputed territory occupied by India. The 83743 square Km shares a long international border with...

Yoga guru refuses to give private lessons to Madonna

According to NDTV News Channel report, the efforts of Pop Queen Madonna to hire YOGA GURU, Bikram Choudary for private lessons in Yoga received a set back with the YOGA Guru asking her to join join common classes like every body else.  The Yoga Guru says that none of the...

NARENDRA MODI HAS SWINE FLU

One of the most controversial and charismatic political leaders India ever produced, the Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi too became a Swine Flu positive patient and is said to be recovering. News stories attribute his recent overseas visit to Russia as the reason for...

Credit Card Interest/ Service Rates - Making a Killing

Shopping for goods and services with credit cards give a false notion of eating the cake and paying later. As we routinely use credit cards for purchases, we find it difficult to clear the entire dues shown in the monthly billing and resort to paying 'minimum due' amount...

WORST FIRE ACCIDENT IN IOC OIL DEPOT IN JAIPUR

According to IBN News Channel report, fire is still raging in the Indian Oil Corporation Depot at Jaipur after a pipe line leak that set fire to 50,000 Kilo Litres of Diesel stored in the petrol tanks at the IOC Depot. This fire accident has already claimed the 11 lives and...

29 CHILDREN IN MEXICO DIE DUE TO FIRE ACCIDENT

According to a BBC report, fire swept through a state run  day care nursery in Hermosillo in Sonora state in Mexico.  The fire accident in a tyre depot next to the Day care center spread to the the day care center killing 29 children and injuring several with...