Not only on paper but recent results show that India team is mile better than struggling Pakistan side. India has such concrete batting lineup where anyone from top 7 can score hundred as well as bat at the strike rate of 150. Name me any other team which have 7 world-class batsmen in the lineup. However, absence of Dhawan might make things complicated for India but still they got Rohit, Virat, Dhoni, Rahul, Jadhav and Pandya! I mean what else you need!!
Coming to bowling, well all four of the Indian bowlers have successfully showed their class so far. When you got 11 out of 11 match-winner players, no one stand chance against you. Moreover, Pakistan is not even one of the best 3 sides currently.
My bid is on India and difference of winning will be 'Thrashing'.


South Africa is going to get thrashing win in my opinion. Afghanistan side is too amateur and choke easily. I don't think SA will lose more than one wicket.

आपकी सोच अच्छी है और मैं इसकी सराहना करूँगा पर भारतीय जनता अन्य देशों से विभिन्न है। यहाँ के लोगों की अंग्रेजी अन्य देश जैसे कि रूस से बेहतर है। यदि भारतीय इंसान बिटकॉइन जैसी तकनीकी चीज़ के बारे में जानता है तो यह कहा जा सकता है कि उसकी अंग्रेजी भी अच्छी होगी। इस लिए मुझे नहीं लगता भारतीय खंड में भारतीय भाषा के मुकाबले अंग्रेजी पोस्ट ज्यादा होना कोई बड़ी समस्या है।।
साथ ही यह भी गौर किया जाना चाहिए कि भारतीय खंड के ज्यादातर धागे भारतीयों से जुड़ी समस्याएं जैसे कि बिटकॉइन बैन, बिटकॉइन कर समस्या जैसे मुद्दों पे हैं। चाहे यह धागे अंग्रेजी में हैं परन्तु अच्छी बात यह है की आम भारतीय के लिए बहुत लाभदायक हैं।

In order to see if this could work out, we have to solve following two limitations:
1. It is impossible to issue loans and charge interest in terms of Bitcoin until Bitcoin becomes primary currency in the economy.
2. Banks can't maintain big reserves in terms of Bitcoin unless Bitcoin becomes primary currency in the economy.

So this returns us to the basic question, Can Bitcoin become the primary currency in the economy? If this could turn possible then issuing loans in Bitcoin is no big deal. Banks don't magically generate money. They do this through a process known as 'Money Multiplier'. The process is also possible with Bitcoins if people start depositing Bitcoins in the bank as it will lead to the maintenance of reserves with banks and secondly, borrower conduct his business in terms of Bitcoin. So yes, corporate lending is possible with Bitcoins but the basic assumption for it had to be the acceptance of Bitcoin as primary currency.

But Bitcoin with its limited supply can never become primary currency in the economy. Hence, all ancillary economic activities associated with currency like deposits, lending, etc. are also not possible at all at bank level. However, it may be possible at individual level like 'Lending' section on the forum but that is also not very successful due to limitation of valid collateral. Not everyone possess altcoins before taking Bitcoin loans.

The draft of new bill doesn't have punitive law for all type of holdings. It specifically mentioned punitive charges if cryptocurrencies are hold for any purpose mentioned under Section 8 of the new bill. So even though new bill comes to existence and trading of cryptocurrencies gets banned in India, Indians still have the options to hold crypto in their personal wallet and sell them via mediums like 'Currency Exchange' section on forum and receive money via PayPal. I don't think that would be considered as offence.

You can't make favorites in investments. You have to be indifferent towards all coins and try to look for opportunities. For example, even though litecoin had nothing special when compared to Bitcoin but still it had highest growth rate since Jan 2019 among top coins.
So rather than making choices, search for news and trends, try to be early bird, exploit opportunity before others and invest in whichever coin having best prospect at the time of investment.

Can you name a single player who was better than Messi statistically?

First I want to clear that Ballon d'Or isn't given for Football season. It is rather awarded as per calendar year. So the period under consideration will be Dec 2018 to Nov 2019.
Mbappe was superb last year which earned him a spot in top 5 last year. But this year he is pretty average so far. He won't even make to top 5 this year. Then who? Well let's see.
1. Van Dijk: Ballon d'Or is awarded as per weighted average of total scores from different judges. Now here comes the personal judgement of different judges. Some prefer individual performance while some give more importance to team performance. Van Dijk is most successful team performer. However, individually I think he's too overrated. Many defenders had better seasons than him in past but weren't even considered in Top 10.

2. Ronaldo: No! Not his best season. Not even one of his top 5 seasons. Even failed to win Copa Italia. Juventus was winning Series A from last 8 seasons. Nations League is not a worthy trophy to be considered. Statistically he wasn't top scorer in both Series A and UCL. He may make to top 5 but not top 3 this year.

3. Messi: Statistically the best player this year so far and most probably will end as the best player. However, Barcelona had worse season than last. Failed to win Copa Del Rey. But his individual brilliance is enough to rank him among top 2. However, winning copa America can assure his title.

4. Others: Raheem Sterling can be surprise entry in top 5 or even top 3. His team had best domestic season in whole Europe. He's been most instrumental among all his teammates. Hazard also had brilliant season but Europa League winner getting ballon d'or would be disgrace for award. Salah wasn't the best player in Liverpool this season. I prefer Mane over him for top 5.

So my top 5 in no order are: Messi, Van Dijk, Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane, Hazard/Ronaldo.

I don't think there was anything wrong with Warner's inning. He was trying to build a match winning inning but failed to do so. Still Australia have 132 balls to make 200 runs. It is tough job but still possible. Australia have quality lineup and only 2 wickets down.
But being true Indian fan, I havs full faith in Bumrah-Bhuvi. They won't give away too much in last overs like Aussie did in first innings.

I explained about it here:

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Is this a typo or I missed the sarcasm!? 

It was the best bargain a club like Real Madrid can get. Big clubs usually have to spend big bag of money on players like Hazard. We have seen PSG spending €222M on Neymar, Barcelona spending €120M on Coutinho, although these players don't deserve that much.
But Real getting Hazard for just €100M is too cheap. He is just 28 and playing in his prime. As a winger, he still has 5-6 good years left in him.
After Real Madrid disclosing all its cards, I am now waiting for Barcelona's summer signings. With Frankie De Jong already on board, I think Barca will sign at least one quality forward and defender in summer window.

True. Technical Analysis can tell you the entry point. You just have to predict accumulation phase by studying few past trends and current range, and enter the market. But no chart will tell you the correct exit point. Everyone has different expectations from investment. Some are happy with 5-10% return while some look for 2x. With TA, you can predict that distribution phase has come but no TA will tell you how long will last and when is right time to exit. So TA can show you the path but achieving destiny entirely depends upon your personal efforts. 

It's funny how news are sold on internet. These online media manipulate the content and add spices and flavors from their end. This is the picture of draft that was circulated over internet and the reason of this news:



You can clearly read that the punishment is based on the condition. The drafters have used the words 'any of the activities mentioned in clause (e), (g) and/or (h) of sub-section (1) of Section 8'. Hence, drafters are proposing only selective ban, not conclusive one. Trading or holding cryptocurrencies will be considered as offence only if used for activities mentioned under those clauses. Moreover, this is just a proposed draft, final bill comes to effect after passing from Houses of Parliament which is subject to several changes in the draft. So it is too early to fear anything.

Since sale in crypto is little onerous to track and trails cannot easily identified, I think it is possible to show 'sale of service' as 'sale of goods'. But I wouldn't suggest doing it because Income Tax Department generally ignore service providers when compared to goods providers so it would be better to escape unnecessary inquiry if sale is shown as 'sale of service'. Generally no documentation is required for small merchants like us. The limit of 44AD is Rs. 2 crores. If you fall below it, you aren't required to maintain any kind of documentation. 
One more thing, even if you exceeds GST limit of 20/40 lakh as the case maybe, you can still ignore the complications of GST by opting Composition Scheme. The limit of Composition Scheme has been exceeded to Rs. 1.5 crore. So if your earning is between 20/40 lakh and 1.5 crore, you can opt for Composition Scheme and there will be no requirement to issue GST invoices. Just pay GST at fixed percentage on your total turnover.

I would suggest to show such income as Business Income. You can pay presumptive tax under Section 44AD. If you show income under 44AD, there is no need to maintain any books or show any invoicing. You just need to pay 6%/8% tax on your Gross Receipts. Gross Receipt is the total money you received in your bank account from the sales.
As a sole proprietor seller, you need no kind of official registration to sell virtual goods/games if your sale in under 40 Lakh rupees. In case you are earning above that, you are liable to register under GST Act. No other law applies on you.

It is a general price adjustment, nothing to worry about. The general law of market states that after the exponential growth in the value of security, there is a decline in the value of about 5-10% known as correction so to adjust the over-valued security according to current market demand.
However, it is only temporary. With current market conditions, I can say that Bitcoin will again start rising in few days. There is no negativity in the market, bullish trend is clearly evident. $12-13K in next 30 days is surely possible.

Vishnu got 4th wrong in the row,  
Amazing victory by India. What a wonderful start to the campaign. Go blue!
To many up-downs in the table today. Vennali made a impressive jump by 5 positions. Competition is getting close and tougher.
In the ongoing match, New Zealand is chasing comfortably. If the same things continue, NZ will win easily. Hope it ends as 'Easy Win' for NZ.

The problem is the mentality of people towards Cryptocurrencies. 6 out of 10 investors consider cryptocurrencies as a fast earning scheme. They want quick returns. They are ready to buy in pumps, ready to buy on hypes, as far as rate is increasing. However, this make the market vulnerable to crash and dangerous for investors in long run.


TRON is a coin which is more dependent on hype rather than real development. Coin is backed by dedicated community and founder which is the main reason why it is one of the top 20 coin. Else TRON is just another altcoin.

Yes. You understood it correctly.
You need to pay tax only if you convert crypto into INR. You need not pay any tax, nor even has to show anything in ITR if you are holding crypto because value of such holding is fictitious and outside the purview of tax.

Also tax on Capital Gain is not 30% in all cases. It is 20% in case of Long term capital gain and 30% only if you made short term capital gains and have annual income more than 10 lakhs. If income is less than 10 lakhs then tax on Short Term Capital Gain is less than 30%.

I agree that only small number of gamblers are actually able to make profits out of gambling but earning money is not the objective of every gambler. Fun element is primary and foremost reason of gambling. So I don't believe investing in bankroll is as enjoyable as placing bets, is it? 
Moreover, if earning money is actual objective then there are many other options available for investors rather than going for investment in bankrolls. Most of the casinos pay 4-5% return on bankroll at maximum.  Such return is very low in crypto domain when compared to fluctuations in prices.

I am an occasional day-trader in equity and commodity market. But I find Crypto Market to be very different from traditional security markets. Main reason being the random movements. In case of equities or commodities, it is much easier to predict future movements from candlesticks and charts. But when it comes to crypto markets, most of my predictions go wrong, that's why I consider it to be more a sort of gambling. However, it is my personal opinion. You may be getting better results from day-trading but that's not the case with me.
 

Bangladesh is much more composed and complete side when compared to South Africa. I was pretty sure that if Bangladesh is going to bat first, it will be an easy match for them. It seems like my luck was good and Bangladesh got first betting. As expected they scored 330, not a bad score at all. Now SA is quite a bit struggling in chase. They need 45 of 20 balls, let's see if Duminy got those nerves and can complete the match for SA.
I chose Bangladesh will win narrowly, it is pretty looking possible as of now. Looks like I am going to win 2 points today.