Points to Ponder
Ashok Khemka: Robert Vadra falsified documents for Gurgaon land |
And the only question on everyone’s mind is: “is that Priyanka’s bag in the background?”
White House Overturns Trade Ruling Involving Apple: http://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/209097981/business-news Apple patent wins could mean U.S. import ban for Samsung. |
When Samsung gets a ban on sale of iPhones, by the International Trade Commission, the White house personally intervenes to get it overturned (citing among other reasons, a lack of alternative for consumer). But, When Apple successfully blocks Samsung, no word from the top – where is the consumer alternative (especially, cheaper consumer alternative) now?
Ford famously said, “we’ll give you a car in any color, so long as its black”. Maybe that holds good for fairness too!
Secure Email Provider Lavabit shuts down under US pressure: http://www.zdnet.com/snowdens-privacy-oriented-email-provider-shuts-down-under-u-s-government-pressure-7000019185/ Levison wrote “I feel you deserve to know what’s going on – the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to speak out in situations like this. Unfortunately, Congress has passed laws that say otherwise. As things currently stand, I cannot share my experiences over the last six weeks, even though I have twice made the appropriate requests.” |
My comments: See, I am being discreet and not commenting. So don’t shutdown this blog, ok? 😀