It happened all at once. The service of Wordpress.com immediately down. It came as a shock for the bloggers around the globe. Majority of the blogs in the blogosphere are hosted by wordpress. Around 92 lakhs blogs down at once.

As a citizen of India I can’t turn my face away from the coming union budget. I believe that union budget will determine the future of Indian stock market. But not only the market but the common man also eagerly waiting for the budget to come. So always expectations are high. Do the finance minister live up to these expectations only time will prove. The budget last July gave a clear indication that UPA government is with the common man, the aam admi. The only proof at that time was the crores spent for the NREG program. Another one is Bharat Nirman. No doubt these are social welfare programs, benefiting the rural population in this country.

In a study done by London business school it is found out that Sweden is the most innovative driven economy in the world. Sweden has ousted US from the throne. The top five economies are Sweden, Japan,US, Finland and Singapore. Countries are selected in terms of technological skills and usage of communication technology.

Haiku, to me, means three lined poems. The poem should be complete in three lines. This is my first attempt to write haiku in my own way.
Wikipedia definition of haiku:
Haiku, plural haiku, is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 moras (or on), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7, and 5 moras respectively.[1] Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal reference, and a kireji or verbal caesura.

I am against war
I always have been
Wars are cancer on humankind
Wars destroy us,
Feels us ashamed,
But what about wars to ourselves
It is more important when you are perfectly alone
Your mind will weep like a widow
As a genetically modified Brinjal you would be alienated

It is a common practice that politician’s sons and daughters become politicians. Rahul Gandhi is no exception. After the death of our former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi The sucession streak became a little bit disturbed. But that too was only a matter of time. After several times of reiteration that she would never enter politics Sonia Gandhi, widow of Rajiv, finally entered into politics. NDA reigme made it possible and the Gandhian era in Indian politics started yet again. At the end there were dramatic changes. Sonia gave up the PM chair and became an embodiment of sacrifice in Indian politics. But she remains the power house of congress party and Indian politics.

Strong selling pressure witnessed in Indian stock market during the second half of January. Year 2010 started with a positive note in Indian stock market. Traders expressed huge buying interest in the beginning. Expectations were high. Everyone predicted an upward trend only. FIIs also bought Indian stocks during this time.

These are the major news regarding Indian stock market during the month of January 2010

Debate is on. The RBI policy is clear. Growth is the need of the hour. Inflation was a major concern, and still remains so. But reserve bank of India in it’s monetary policy only hiked CRR rate. The cash reserve ratio will become 5.75% from the present 5 percent.

Today (25th January 2010), N.N Sathyavrathan, former course director of Kerala Press Academy and veteran journalist, passes away. He was also the news editor of Mathrubhumi daily,one of the leading newspapers in kerala.