But when the house reassembled for a third time, the chief minister remained a mute spectator and did not bother to move the confidence motion even as Congress members, including some ministers, were shouting slogans and passing sweeping remarks against the chair.

The chief minister contested this view, but I have no independent sources or alternative basis other than to go by the report of the speaker. When Singh met me earlier in the day, I had a long discussion with him on the situation. He offered to resign. I have accepted his resignation with immediate effect.

I have also decided that he may prove his majority on the floor of the house within eight days of assuming the chief minister's office.

It looks a bit like Microsoft stalling for time, as it readies for the bigger battle.

I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals.

The need has to be defined by an Individual. If the basic need of quenching thirst can be met by a glass of water, everything beyond that is indulgence. Ego makes organizations sell products and services that deviate from servicing the needs to making higher profits. The further away you get from fulfilling a need and into making people believe that they need to buy a certain product or services as a necessity, the more tension builds into the system.