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Some stuff I am reading today morning:

TN industry languishes for lack of power (BusinessLine)

Why did retail investors ignore Bharti Infratel IPO? (MoneyControl)

Investor assets in Gold ETFs nearing 12000 Crores (FE)

Metro Man Sreedharan joins Dorabji Tata Trust (BS)

NDTV Gujarat campaign:Experience Untruth first (MediaCrooks)

Send a free fax to anywhere in the world (Labnol.org)

Buying AAA quality at BBB prices (Altais)

Our ridiculous approach to retirement (NYTimes)

The doomsday gene or just awful trading? (NihonCassandra)

The future of mobile (BusinessInsider)

Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:

Kushinagar (Caravan)

The communal card being flashed nationally (Outlook)

The sour taste of eye candy (Tehelka)

Slum Golf (Open)

Biwi ho to aisi (Newslaundry)

One woman, a hairdryer and $20 million business (ForbesIndia)

Why are Americans the most armed civilians on the planet? (NewYorker)

Moms should think twice before quitting their jobs (Atlantic)

Proust Questionnaire: Louis C K (VanityFair)

Why China and Pakistan want demilitarization of Siachen (IDR)

Shia days of rage (ForeignAffairs)

The top 10 Animal Superpowers (Smithsonian)

Book Review: The life and times of the Penis (Economist)

Commenting online?Call a lawyer (SmartMoney)

Book review: Love stories #1 to 14 (JaiArjun)

The idol thief (NewYorker)

TeamBHP Car of the year 2012 (TeamBHP)

Should we live to 1000 ? (ProjectSyndicate)

Movie Review:Talaash (GreatBong)

The real reason why Jimmy Amarnath was sacked (UnrealTimes)

10 lessons learnt from 50 Shades of Grey (GQ) (Hat tip LordLudus)

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Ratan Tata, the gentle giant (BusinessLine)

Land prices expected to rise due to Land Acquisition Bill (FE)

Is Bajaj Electricals the next consumption play ? (Mint)

One nation, one number from Feb (BS)

The Roman agent in Gujarat (Mediacrooks)

The McDonald India listing shenanigans (JSAlphaa)

Phillips Carbon Black goes in the red (NeerajMarathe)

The market is not a math problem (AdamGrimes)

What should you do with $$$ (Climateer)

17 Big Surprises that could rock the market in 2013 (BusinessInsider)

Desi sells startup within 2 days of launch for $176 Million (BusinessInsider)

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

SEBI puzzled at 60000 Crore worth of IPOs not hitting the market (BusinessLine)

Is Modi better at marketing than Coca Cola ? (ET)

Berkshire buys 1.2 Billion $ in stock from a single investor (FE)

Brokerage fees touch a new low (Mint)

Who saved Dhoni? (MumbaiMirror)

PFC tax free bonds review (OneMint)

Stay hungry, stay foolish, start up !! (Rodinhoods)

Goldilocks diversification (RPSeaWright)

How corruption is strangling US innovation (HBR)

Biggest opportunity will be shorting the bond market:Ray Dalio (CNBC)

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Slowdown- but who cares? (BusinessLine)

India issues formal order on drug pricing (WSJ)

India’s real estate developers predict new boom (IndiaInk)

Maruti issues grim outlook for auto industry (Mint)

Will MTNL’s turnaround plan work? (BS)

RahulG came, he saw,he spoke and we all laughed (Mediacrooks)

Online stores in India offering big discounts today (12/12/12) (Labnol)

Obituary:Saul Steiberg,Icon of the corporate takeover (NYTimes)

Should you secular market time? (RickFerri)

Markets ruined by too much, too little liquidity (Dealbreaker)