The heat is on

Just came into the lab. Read some disturbing news, both on the national front and the US front (national == India) It seems that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan has ended, as the countries exchange fire on the LoC. Ironically, this comes on the eve of the crucial Siachen peace talks, [[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/804252.cms|ToI reports]].

Meanwhile, the much hyped Google IPO seems to be landing into some trouble. News.com is running a whole [[http://news.com.com/Getting+jittery+over+Google/2009-1030-5298699.html?part=dht&tag=ntop|bunch of stories]] on the controversy surrounding the Google IPO. Google [[http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/20040805-4074.html|has admitted]] to a stock goofup — the company has been (allegedly) giving out stock to its employees for quite some time, but failed to register them. This could shake Google’s credibility and dampen the investor enthusiasm so far.