Monday, 20 August 2012

Recent Tweets Aug 2012

Retired people selling their centrally located houses and moving to outskirts of Delhi. Makes economic sense.

Sachin's gift to Saina - great PR exercise for BMW. Sure? everything wasn't a not part of BMW's marketing strategy?

HSBC India offering 11.5% interest on FDs above Rs.1.5 million. Shortage of funds?

Banks violate regulations and quietly close suspicious accounts. Catching culprits puts burden of being witness to crime

Delhi housemaids asking for Taka as remuneration. Something fishy

Street agents to any passer by outside private banks: You want to open an account? As if selling hankey in Lajpat Nagar

Health chief prevailed upon suppliers to make proper delivery of medicines, but was powerless to ensure payments

Delhi government health department's satellite-based global consultancy network is dead because ISRO dues are not paid


Power grid collapse shuts down generation plants and some of them take a long time to restart


Despite increased power tariff BSES limits C.Card payments to Rs,10,000. Strange, only small consumers could use cards


From now on until the 2014 election there will only be popularities policies. So little chance of stock market rise

The mutual funds too don't lead investors anywhere. They must be making money but investors get pittance

It seems only those with "tips" (insider information) make money on Dalal Street.

Every stock investor I know personally has lost money in last seven year.

Assange UK: Asylum can't be given to those facing non-political criminal charges. Haven't UK given any such Asylum?

Is there any popular support by US and UK government's decision to oppose Ecuador decision to grant asylum?

Ecuador US and UK embassies are always granting asylums. How can they threaten to storm an embassy?

GTALK phone call quality seems to be bad in comparison to#Skype, the other side always complaints

Ramdev quote that PM is Sardar but not Asardar (effective) was really a catchy one, still not offensive.

RIP Vilasrao Deshmukh It was surprising to know that Chennai has better medical facilities than Mumbai

Baba Ramdev says Social, political boycott of Govt if demands not met. What about social boycott of corrupt individuals?

Government fixes 500-word limit for Right To Information query. An opening for professional writers. Ha! Ha!

Pity to see how unaffiliated and otherwise-intelligent people use illogical arguments to justify their political support

I wonder from where the ladies get patience to stand in a trial room queue with 10 others ahead of them!

A friend of BMW car crash victim on TV: "We are not born to die through BMW"

There are Mercs, Audis, VWs and many others but why always BMW is involved in a fatal accident on Delhi roads?

Big problems with touch phones: Need to look at the screen to dial. You can't feel the keypad

Very negative business sentiment all over the country. Hopefully new finance minister's initiative would change things

RSS's Mohan Bhagwat at FCC, very cautious statements. Absolutely no comments on Modi. Rather dull copy for reporters

A caterer boasting about the profitability in his profession: Nobody eats more than 350 grams of food in any party.

Narendra Modi's profile pic in twitter is gazing something very high. PM's chair probably!

Janlokpal: Sustained struggles stumble upon opportunities. II W.War facilitated Indian independence - just like that!

Gandhiji succeeded only after 42 yrs of satyagraha. @janlokpal gave up within few years. Gross lack of commitment

The sparrows, which are very difficult to spot in Delhi are still a common sight in Jhunjunu, Raj.

Those returning from S.Arabia insist on greeting with Allah Hafiz and not their usual Khuda Hafiz. Wahabi influence seen

Rice sowing picks up in India in the middle of a drought. Very strange!!

People living in neighbouring areas of Delhi are envious of Delhites for enjoying better civic amenities

Gurgaon toll plaza mess: If the car queues stretch longer than 50 meters, the gates should be opened.

Coin sizes in India reducing at unbelievable speed. New tiny 1 Rs. coin gives a feeling for becoming really poor

Agriculture labour in Punjab enticed with competing wages. Rs.7,000 a month + lodging becoming a norm

Year round Indian festivals ensure numerous sessional economic activities. Tomorrow - Rakshabandhan - Sweets and gifts

Employees never trusted with cash counters in traditional Indian shops. Even visiting loo is looked as potential loss

Just for little extra income, most Indian shopkeepers are willing to man counters for the whole day and night. Money!!!

Power grid collapse will never happen again: Moily. Difficult to believe. The systems are the same.

Major political families buying huge sways of land around Amritsar-Attari road. Business prospects must be bright

Grandeur of President House has no meaning when common people are never allowed to see is closely. White House - Yes

Industrialists and expats already prefer industries near big cities for own comfort. Now probably more

Many students and their parents have wrong understanding of top 20 percentile system agreed by IITs and HRD ministry

Debate on parent's dress while in school. It is quite fair to refrain parents in nighties and half pants visiting school.

A UP municipal election winner distributed a sack of wheat floor and Rs.100 in a poor locality. Quite generous!

During this long summers the mosquito had just disappeared in Delhi but now they are back

Ahmedabad textile workers openly defy their official labour union leaders and strike.

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