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Why should you host international games?
By international, I mean games where participants are from more than 40 countries like the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Asian Games , (our infamous) Commonwealth Games etc. These games are under the lens of camera and whole world watches this…
Malaysia revokes Visa-on-Arrival facility to Indians – Says 40,000 Indians go…
One of our earlier posts had covered as to how foreign tour visa procedures were less cumbersome in selective parts of the world – especially in the countries which offered Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) facility.
In such countries which offer…
Commonwealth Games – 41% people think it will be World Class…WoW !
Couple of weeks back Mr. Suresh Kalmadi had announced that Commonwealth Games would be World’s best and at par with Beijing Olympic Games. Personally, I was taken by surprise with that statement. I would be happy even if we are able to host…
Weekly Wrap-up: Paypal, Mobile Subscribers, IP addresses, Rupee Symbol, Home Loans, IRCTC, Facebook…
Last week’s biggest news has been the Paypal Electronic Funds transfer fiasco to India. First they decide to completely ban online Bank Fund withdrawals and then after 2 days suddenly take a complete U turn and resume the services as usual.…
Bangalore University opens up Higher Education for Transgenders [#win]
I am very glad to see this news – Bangalore University becomes the First University in India to allow transgenders to pursue higher education. Infact, they have gone ahead and created reservation quota of one seat in each of the 60…
Indian Railways throws IRCTC out for bad food – CWG offers them to Foreign Athletes !
Ever came across experience of food poisoning or paani-jyaada chai on a railway joint or onboard train - Did you ask a question as to who is catering it? Well, most of it would have been monopolized by the catering services of IRCTC.…
3G services give rise to Made-for-Mobile Bollywood movies
3G on Mobile promises to bring about a sea-change in how we use data on our mobile phones. The higher speeds of 3G will allow consumers to do things that would not have been possible with existing GPRS / Edge internet services. 3g internet…
Passport Demand drops first time in 5 years – People traveling lesser ?
The revival in the global economy witnessed since the early 2009, could well be deceptive if one goes by the demand for passports which has fallen drastically, at least in the populated country like India - though this cannot serve as a…
Weekly Wrap-up: Indian Rupee Symbol, Android App inventor, Social Media Policy, Stock Market, Epic…
The biggest news of last week undoubtedly was the finalization of new Indian Rupee Symbol. India has now joined the ranks of Elite countries who boast a unique currency symbol of their own. Although, we have a new symbol now, the process in…
Minister says Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 will be World’s best yet – Do you agree? [Poll]
I just came across the interview given by Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, the President of the IOA. The man who is heading the organization of this event. Hosting of Commonwealth games has been marred by controversies, especially due to the…
Lifetime Free passes for Railway Employees – is it justified ?
In that case, why do Railway employees enjoy the facility of free railways passes – simply because they are railways employees? Yes, as many as 25 lakh railways employees – 14 lakh from the working group and 11 lakh retired employees –…
Common Man given priority to Make ‘Tatkal’ Reservations on IRCTC
What this effectively means is that the first hour of the booking on the opening day will be available exclusively for users like you and me. The ban on travel agents will not only help reduce the traffic on the site during peak hours but…
Media Monday: Rise of sports viewership other than Cricket in India
During first two days of FIFA World cup 2010, viewership data read a whopping 20 Million viewers according to TAM in India, a 35% rise from World cup of 2006. This may be nearly half of IPL-3’s first 3 days viewership of 37.1 million…
Buzzing News of the Week – World Cup, Octopus, Indians vs Americans, Tax Collections, Brand…
The last week has been packed with surprising events wherein the laggards have made a sort of amazing comeback – be it Re-rating of the depressed Telecom Sector or even FIFA World Cup Favorites having been shown the door by the minnows (not…
Fifa World Cup Final – Spain Vs Dutch – Paul the Octopus rules !
Fifa World Cup has its 2 finalists – Spain & Netherlands, but there is already a star winner of this World Cup, it is “Paul the Octopus”.
If you are living under a cave and don’t know who “Paul the Octopus” is, here it is -…
Media Monday: Use social media but with caution!
No. This discussion is not about me or you. It’s about big brands, brands which seem to be in a social media war in getting more number of followers/fans over Twitter/Facebook. The problem usually arises when Big companies hire other…
Mukesh Ambani Bets Big On Sports,Reliance To Foray Into Basketball !
Basketball Really? Even i was surprised but when the name Reliance is involved it does not take long to believe, does it. RIL group has signed an agreement with sports agency IMG for the formation of Indian Professional Basketball League…
Western & Southern India better on Well Being & Female Security Index !
Southern India stands out when it comes to general well-being of citizens, so does Western India as compared to other parts of the Country. In eastern parts of India people lack well being, while in North India scores very low when it comes…
Planning a Tour Abroad? Visa procedures are Not as Cumbersome as Made Out to Be!
Today’s article is a bit different – it is for people who want to go for vacations abroad, but don’t dare to do it just because most of them think, there are too many hassles involved in travelling (like visa, paperwork etc.).
However,…
Travel E-Commerce Rising In India At A Healthy Pace
I actually wanted to put the title as 'Travel Sector continues to remain the only e-commerce friendly sector in India' for obvious reasons we all are aware of but thought a little optimism won't hurt.
It is clear that E-commerce in India…