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The curious case of the DRS

When, something relating to the game of cricket is being discussed in India, then it can’t be put out of the spotlight. So has been the case with the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), or better mentioned as the DRS. The whole cricketing fraternity is trying their best to implement this in the various tour programs that will played in the future. But the BCCI is being adamant about not implementing it. At the recently concluded ICC meeting to decide upon the DRS implementation, it was decided that the various sub-sections of the technology involved will be taken, sans the Hawk-eye technology. The Indian cricket board, BCCI, is against it, as it feels that the technology is not yet up with the standards. But as of now, the condition is that, during a bilateral series, the DRS technologies can be used if both the participating countries agree to it. And the additional reason, why everyone is against the implementation of it, is because of the cost involved. In a bilateral tournament,

Keep thinking dear citizens!

Yeah, all the thoughts about getting a proper Lokpal, for the betterment of the people. And thinking that all the corruption, in this world, will go for a toss. It’s all just a misconception. I don’t think that the actual implementation of a Lokpal, will produce good result. For the record, from where are the people who are going to part of the Lokpal, come from ? Aren’t they from the same system that we are tagging as corrupt, inefficient, and pathetic ? And for that matter, if we do intend to bring the most eligible commoners out of the present system, what remains, will be a total mess! So, we are creating something out of the mess, to gain control of the mess! Interesting ! Absolute ! And the ever-growing issue of including the Prime Minister of the country, under the purview of the Lokpal. If it is being done, then it is going to be a mistake which we knowingly are welcoming. Tomorrow, if we see, that the institution of Lokpal, handed by the people with immense power and authorit

The latest from Google - Google+

Expected to be a fierce competitor to Facebook, Google+ is grabbing the attention of everybody out there. With the amount of requests for invitations "going insane", and various people trying to access various methods to somehow grab that "G+" opportunity. I agree, I also blended into that madness. And until I got there, it was a fierce amount of excitement too. Though the interface almost looks familiar to Facebook, it ain't exactly like that. The inside things differ a lot. The main thing which we DON"T want Google+ to have is the Farms and Citys, growing into some kind of addiction to the users. We definitely wouldn't want that. And the Circles concept is amazing too. You have the option of not-sharing something with a particular group. So altogether, it grabs the attentions. Well, to be accurate, anything new that Google comes up with, does. To watch out for, would be how much success this thing accelerates into. Because, for this thing to grow bey