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New York based Astrologer,Ashok Motiani predicts a Strong Sensex of 16000 by Feb 2009

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In October 1991,Astrologer,Ashok Motiani predicted that the Sensex will crash from February 1992 I have lived 1992 and have vivid memories of it but don’t remember this Astrologer Guy at all !…I am on record in 1992 for predicting a fall in the Sensex because of overstretched valuations and had given a Model Portfolio of …

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A Leading Broking House wisely closes it’s Portfolio Management Service after Clients Portfolios erode

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A leading Broking House has just wound up it’s Portfolio Management Schemes This Broking House is promoted by the promoters of a leading Indian Pharmaceutical Company who recently sold off their Stake in the Pharma co to an Asian Pharma Giant Client Portfolios had eroded sharply from the beginning of this Year.In One Portfolio an Investment of …

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Mumbai Terrorist Seige : How even the Mainstream Indian TV Media Lost it’s Marbles !

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Oh Yes !,Thanks to the 24/7 Live and Deferred and Repeated Coverage by over 40 News Channels TV , we were transported to hostage situations at the Taj,the Oberoi and Trident and to the Chabad House in Colaba to live the Horrors of the Terrorist Seige last Week in Mumbai in our Living Rooms ! But the …

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Did Value Investor and Living Investment Legend, Warren Buffett, invest US $ 5 Billion in Goldman Sachs in September 2008 for reasons other than Value !?

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On September 23,2008,Warren Buffett’s (WB) Investment Behemoth,Berkshire Hathaway (BH) announced it would invest US $ 5 Billion in preferred stock of Goldman Sachs and would receive 10% annual dividend.It would also be alloted warrants that would give it an option to invest a further US $ 5 Billion in Common Stock at a strike Price …

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Condoleezza Rice flies in to condole India but flies out not to confront Pakistan

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Following the Terrorist Attack last week in South Mumbai the Outgoing President of USA, George Bush rushed outgoing Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice to India and Pakistan She flew into New Delhi for a Day, yesterday, offered her condolence and made some right noises that Pakistan would have to urgently address the situation and fully …

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TERROR IN MUMBAI : THE TEARS & THE TENACITY OF MUMBAIKARS AND SOME STRONG REFLECTIONS

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Time Flies fast… Terror Strikes Fast too… It’s been a week since South Mumbai was audaciously assaulted by Ten Terrorists who held the City as hostage for Sixty Long Hours  We’ve just finished a round of Funerals and Prayers Meetings… My thirteen year old daughter lost a classmate… a budding twelve year old boy…. Another of her classmate lost …

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