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Looking at the mirror I gaped, The echoed image blurs out an Obscure knowingly unknown silhouette Staring at me with inquisitorial eyes, What is it? Real or apparition that I know not. Is it 'I'? - May be, But in what way can I know for certain? The images eye sees, I believe, Shall I must do so? Why? The notion perturbs me Is it all some kinda dream? How can one be sure? How can one be indubitable? Of what eyes see Can it not be some kooky projection Of our mind scape? Is it possible? We all are living but in our head trips. (image taken from internet)

A report on the ongoing Fifa World Cup The 20 th Fifa world cup held in Brazil for the 2 nd time after 1950 has been so far quite an event of upsets, fortuitous and startling proceedings. At the primero uno stage of the cup the big guns like Spain, England, Portugal and Italy lost out of the competition. The so called less popular teams like Chile, Ghana, Mexico and USA  gave quite a competition to these big guns. The curtain raiser Brazil Croatia match portrays Croatia’s inability to match up the Brazilian skills and thus easily defeated.  The first big match that between the 2010’s champion and the runners up displays the tragedy of the Spanish squad as they were virtually blown away by the Dutch attack led by the Arjen Robben and the flying Dutchman, Robin Van Persie. Robben the Dutch lightning rod seems unstoppable as his blows were so severe that the Spanish defense under the stalwarts like Sergio Ramos, Pique and Cassias looks helpless. The leftover Spanish dre

Sadananda Gowda's rail budget 2014 seems aiming to focus on modernization and refurbishment of railways, the cardinal designs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's docket on infrastructure development. Presenting his maiden budget the railway minister said that they are prioritizing time lines to finish pending projects. Government today said 340 railway projects, including launch of new rail lines, were pending for want of funds that nearly amounts to about 5 lakh crore, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Railways' finance being in dire straits the railways is left with negligible resources for infrastructure upgradation. The railways' operating ratio, a measure of expenses as a percentage of revenue, has declined from 76 per cent in FY08 to an estimated 90.8 per cent in FY14. Last month's fare hike, the steepest in the last 15 years, will add around Rs. 10,000 crore to railway's revenues. But will that be enough to plug the losses the government incurs on

Consumed in the darkness Of the dreary habit Of receiving random results Containing sighs of despair, Have I yet not lost the hope? No not yet. Baking myself in the fiery deluge Of agonizing marks,  My vocal vibrates - "O my friendly foe 'Failure' Will thou never leave mine side ever?" The wordings dampen out in the vacant No reply offered. None but my rosy anticipations of His leave, Still lingers on In my conscious dreams.

Silent road, silent night, Sitting still silent I, Stares ahead Into the tranquil murky night What about this quietude That haunts me Bring forth the stinking loneliness That one had to face quietly I uttered to me, am I the only? But heard a faint whispering All are in a way. There always are, always will be Some reticent unuttered voices That can never be expressed In any known words.