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Weekend Mega Linkfest:Feb 09,2013

Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan (Caravan)

NL interviews Asghar Ali Engineer (Newslaundry)

No balls, no freedom (Open)

The battle for sand (Tehelka)

TCS’s Mahalingam:No point spoon feeding investors (ForbesIndia)

Indian railways are making toilets a source of income (Moneylife)

11 women who started amazing companies (Forbes)

The world’s weirdest theme parks (Marketwatch)

Israel steps into Syria (ForeignAffairs)

Can birds survive climate change? (Smithsonian)

Among the Nagas (Economist)

Being charged extra for having whiskey “neat” (BusinessWeek)

Liberal Arts majors didn’t kill the economy (Atlantic)

The secret behind Rajeev Shukla’s meteoric rise (UnrealTimes)

Best practices to maintain your car in top shape (TeamBHP)

A trip to Mewar (Ghumakkar)

Movie Review:Vishwaroop (VigilIdiot)

Is working at Amazon like working in a “slave camp’? (FT)

Reincarnation in Exile (Believer)

New Old Libya (NationalGeographic)

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Linkfest:Feb 08, 2013

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Notes from Charlie Munger’s Daily Journal meeting (Marketfolly)

Is SKS Microfinance a dream or nightmare? (Mint)

List of instruments with tax benefits under section 80 C (FirstPost)

Mahindra group may launch 10 seater aircraft by 2014 (FE)

Income Tax surcharge likely on income over 1 Crore (BS)

Where to invest now? (Subramoney)

Jim Rogers joins Bill Gross in warning about US Treasuries (Bloomberg)

Q a trader asks:Am I being smartly stubborn or stubbornly stupid? (Chicagosean)

Another blogpost that won’t make any money (Reuters)

David Einhorn Vs Apple (TRB)

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Linkfest:Feb 07,2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Narendra Modi is an idea whose time has come (Firstpost)

Cyrus Mistry begins TATA group makeover (Mint)

For India Inc, going private is not easy (BS)

SEBI free to seize properties of Sahara Group (FE)

The defence never rests (MediaCrooks)

Some reasons why you are not rich…(Subramoney)

India to boost local weapons production (Bloomberg)

Should diamonds be in your portfolio?(TurnkeyAnalyst)

Are you part of the dumb money?(DashOfInsight)

The fallacy of the earnings yield (TRB)

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Linkfest:Feb 06, 2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Madhu Koda, aides blow 3500 Crores on bad investments (ET)

Investors lost 1.5 Trillion Rupees due to insurance misselling (Mint)

In 2013, even smart investors will need dumb luck (Firstpost)

Why Michael Dell really had to take Dell private (BusinessWeek)

The Seller’s dilemma (TRB)

1 Billion $ startups no longer the anomaly (NYTimes)

Jim O Neill’s favorite books (BusinessInsider)

The Dept of Justice’s complaint against S&P (Dealbreaker)

Investors increasingly disenchanted with hedge funds (Alpha)

Buying stocks gingerly (InPursuitofValue)

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Linkfest:Feb 05, 2013

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Creaky infra may force L&T to leave Mumbai for Surat (FirstPost)

Seven ways to earn tax free income (ET)

PC King to Apple envy (WSJ)

Firms tapping real wealth in their books (Mint)

What caused the flash crash at HDIL? (BS)

The myth of long working hours (Rodinhood)

Think twice before fading Barron’s covers (TRB)

Is the secular bear market ending? (BigPicture)

Moscow stock exchange is going public (Dealbreaker)

The great Norway diaper racket is the best arbitrage ever (Climateer)