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Vikram Sarabhai
2008-05-30 06:02:00
The man who wrote 80- scientific papers, set up more than 40 institutions, initiated Space program of the nation, led its nuclear energy program. Yes we are discussing about Vikram Sarabhai. A boy from a prosperous Jain family of a textile mill owner from Ahmedabad. He and his seven siblings were educated in a private school established on the family?s 21 acre property. This institution was frequently visited by personalities like Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru etc. which infused the sense of patriotism in them. He went to study physics at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. There he studied under the able guidance of Nobel laureate C. V. Raman. It was here only he cultivated friendship with Homi Bhabha, who set up India?s atomic energy program. In the post independence era, Vikram set up several institutions a few independently like Physical Research Laboratory? and cofounded a few with his wife Mrinalini as well like: the Darpana Dance Academy. He also f...
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REVISE THE STANDARDS FOR SAFETY
2008-05-29 05:59:00
One of the key issues in achieving water sustainability is the pollution of water resources. Pollution of water resources, particularly the surface water exacerbates water constraints and shortages. Majority of rivers, lakes and seasonal rivulets in the country are today contaminated with the discharge of sewage and effluents.  While the groundwater is largely pure, the leaching of contaminants as pesticide residue and heavy metals is increasingly threatening underground resource too. Significant progress has been made with regard to availability of appropriate technology to treat the sewage before it is discharged into the surface water. The standards that prescribe the level of treatment before the sewage is discharged into a water body are also in place. In spite of all these, the surface water bodies remain polluted. The river Yamuna is an example of all efforts to improve the quality of wastewater that went waste. The fault lies in adopting standards that do not...
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P C Mahalanobis
2008-05-26 16:20:00
It has often been observed, the greatest achievements of creative minds are not most widely known. So is the case of Prasanta Chandra Mahanlanobis. He was the man who is remembered for his outlining of Second Five Year Plan which he submitted to the National Development Council in 1955.  He was conferred with the responsibility of Statistical advisor the cabinet. He formulated a plan the meet the nation?s primary objective of providing employment through increased industrial production. He observed that production of steel determined the differences in the incomes across countries. He recommended huge investment in heavy industry which created steel cities of central and eastern India.  Though not being a trained economist, he approached to planning largely based on the prevailing views of the era. His remarkable contribution was setting up of large scale survey, application of statistical theory to the existing Indian problems and created institutions which could ...
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TECHNOLOGICAL TROUBLE
2008-05-25 15:37:00
Is there someone between you and your loved one? Hey, now, don?t get wrong ideas, as this is not a daily soap. That is why there is no revengeful woman or disloyal man. So what is that is forcing the couple apart? Well, if there is a beep on the mobile, or a ping on the messenger, a beat on the IPod, a scrap  on the SNS, an email on the Blackberry, a high score on Need for Speed and  much more. You know it is true, knowingly or unknowingly, technology has swept into our lives and is playing a major role in drifting the couples apart. So how does it feel living a Gizmo- invaded life? Let?s find the roles of all the gizmos playing in our lives and how these favourite gadgets are throwing us away from each other. Mobile phone first of all. A wife is busy in deleting the messages and irrelevant delivery reports while her husband was narrating her his day at work. No wonders she missed half of what he said which has become her habit now. There is another employee who is alw...
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Indira Gandhi
2008-05-25 15:34:00
Life of Indira Gandhi was span which witnessed the transition between socialist India of Nehru and Liberal India of today.  She ruled through a mixture of populist antipoverty thought which was in fact the major force who brought her to power and her strategic alliances internally, with the left parties and externally with other likeminded nations like former USSR. She in fact used the factor in her favors which bothered her father- the anti- imperialist tenets.   She actually was not a corridor between the past and present India after independence. She witnessed the last phase of cold war as both the axis powers withdrew sharply. Back at home, explosion of corruption because of babudom expanding into the economy of the nation, banks were nationalized.  There were schemes like small savings and tax avoidance were introduced to stabilize the economy and the middle class lives were subsidized. At the party level she impacted the congress to the extent that it has never re...
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Inflation And Roi
2008-05-24 15:34:00
We no longer see a 50 or a 25 paisa coins. It is still minted by the Reserve Bank of India. Inflation has rendered these two denominations barring of any buying power.  In cities, no one accepts them. Expenditure on households in the budget across the country has been increased due to the inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index as it has touched a 59 week high. Food items have become expensive. Primary food articles, like pulses, fruits, vegetables and spices have increased the burden on the pocket of a common man. Increase in the prices of oil and manufactured goods also fueled inflation. Being pinched on a daily basis, common man has become more conscious about the food prices across the nation. What doesn?t come the mind of a common man immediately is the fact that the value of savings and investments is also getting eaten by the inflation. To elaborate here; if one invests Rs. 100 for a year at a fixed rate of interest per annum. After a year if he gets Rs ...
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Dhyan Chand
2008-05-24 15:31:00
Olympics 2008 would be remembered for many reasons. In the history of the game of hockey, this was for the first time that India failed to qualify for the Olympics. It is peak time to remember the golden era of the Indian Hockey when India got a medal in the Olympics from 1928-1980 except once in 1976 which includes 8 golds. It all started for a friendship between two British colonels who were part of Gallipoli Tragedy during the First World War. As a friendship gesture, an Indian Army hockey team toured for the first time to New Zealand in 1926. The hosts were shocked by the classic game showcased by the visitors and thereby established that Indians are indeed a world apart. It was Dhyan Chand who mesmerized the world with his extraordinary skills. He led the Indians thought of taking part in the Olympics. In that era, a mixed team of 16 players, this 18 year old, legend of hockey, the ?other rank? soldier from the Brahmin regiment stood out not because of the goals ...
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Parmod Pandit
2008-05-23 15:13:00
Gems and precious stones are worn not in India but in the world from ancient time by the Kings and nobles. It is a common belief that the gems and stones can change the destiny and bring prosperity and happiness to the man. They are permanent source of energy. They have the capabilities to increase the power of specific planet. So Gems & stones are advised to be worn for health, wealth, power and fame. The people are worn stones and gems not only to gain wealth but also to protect themselves from ill health. They have firm faith that these gems and stones not only protect them from bad evils but also increasing their longevity. The Kings and rich used to collect precious stones in their treasure. These stones and gems have different in colour, characteristics and vibrations. The different stones represent the different planets/Nakshatra and to be worn accordingly. The colour and the luster play an important role and influence the native. The planets/Nakshtras release the rays (p...
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THE GREAT POLITICAL DIFFUSION
2008-05-22 14:48:00
The parliament of India, a building in light Redstone is spread in the diameter of 2 kms. In the decades of 70?s and 80?s, in the outer circle of the Parliament, all those big rooms held the name plates of Congress ministers. If you go there now, you will find that there are names like Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan, Sharad Pawar, A. Raja, Anbumani Ramadoss and Raguvansh Prasad Singh etc- people who have nothing to do with Congress. This would describe you the deep impact occurred due to the shifting of tectonic plates in politics of India. India is no longer wearing the congress variety of tricolor. Today there are more than 20 shades which includes blue, red, saffron, green and yellow. There are 37 parties which we together know as government of India. Of course majority of them are the regional parties who have presence are not more than 2 states at the maximum. This change in the political arena has also gripped the states. There are smaller parties who are t...
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WAITING IN THE WINGS
2008-05-21 14:53:00
NRIs are the major drivers of the real estate market especially in the northern India, in particular in Punjab. As of now the real estate market in the state was going through the regular highs and lows. When the local buyers and sellers are waiting in the annexes of the market to make attractive gains, so are the NRIs. According to the experts the transactions in buying and selling in real estate which involves the NRI community have increased in the past two years. This rich community has helped scale up the market prices by investing heavily in the real estate sector. The NRI community and IT professionals were on the top of the list when the local and national players were busy launching their residential projects. With a positive response from the NRI clientele, most builders focused on the luxury apartments and put the comparatively cheaper segment on the backburner. The turndown in the market disappointed the NRI investors also. In the boom years, during the fest...
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THAT CUP OF TEA FOR YOU
2008-05-21 14:41:00
It is learnt that when Amrita Pritam and Imroz moved to their Delhi residence they also agreed to the pact that the lady would cook the meals while the groom would make the tea for both. Well the pact was fine till Imroz found himself most of the time during the day in the kitchen with the tea pot on the gas stove making tea for the visitors, that too who had come to see Amrita. People now have to do with Green Label and Tata Gold for daily cups and Duncan?s Runglee Rungliot, named after the priced tea garden in Darjeeling for formal occasions. And heres how they like to put their cup of tea. Tea leaves put in the pot and pouring hot water over it. Adding milk latter to retain the original aroma of the leaves. Another tip, use fresh water and not the filtered one. For me tea with nostalgia was way back and now I am used to having the cup of tea that comes prepared from the kitchen.  However we do organize high tea when we use all that fine chine, teacosy and tea cap...
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THE GREAT INDIAN REALITY TELEVISION
2008-05-20 14:43:00
When Gajendra Singh created Antakshri, a reality show, out of India? home- grown favorite picnic and parlor game, in the year 1993, no one ever thought that one day such reality shows would be the life line of dipping TRPs of the TV channels which grew like anything in the past decade, more than 60 of them are just for news only. Surprisingly all are indigenous. Singer from B- towns tried their luck in the yet another reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 1995. Then came the giant reality show- KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI (KBC). With Amitabh Bachchan as host, who was then a fading star, gambled through this show to re-establish himself in which he got a bumper success. It was this show which not only changed the host?s life but transformed Indian television, promising fame and fortune to the couch potatoes. The channel STAR PLUS, which aired KBC, was the channel # 1 with an audience of 22 million in 2001 which soared to 61 millions in the year 2005. The telecom servers were streaml...
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THE CHURNING POINT
2008-05-20 14:24:00
A new generation was churned out with the largest people?s movement in the independent India which shook Indira Gandhi?s government. It also tried to instill probity in the political life. In the year 1974, ?JP Movement was started by Jayaprakash Narayan, a charming and fiery leader, part of India?s struggle for Independence, against the authoritarian rule of the Congress, led by Indira Gandhi. He spearheaded this campaign at the fag end of his long political career and it represents a maturation of his political thinking and action. He remembered and realized, during this movement, the power of the thought what Ram Manohar Lohia thought was his true potential??JP can move the nation, provided the mover does not vacillate?. His role as the leader of the movement earned him the title of Loknayak?People?s Leader. This movement provided the people an important channel through which they could express their resentment over many issues?rising prices, unemployment, food s...
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Vedas
2008-05-19 14:28:00
Vedas are considered to be the main source of all learning and knowledge in the world. Vedas are not written by any human being, so is Hindu Dharma.     Both of them are not created by any individual. The Vedas are articulated by the GOD. Vedas are the synonyms of the learning, science and knowledge. One must understand the Vedangs before studying the Vedas.  And if any one goes through the Vedas   without   studying Vedang, he would commit the blunder and get nothing. He would jump in the web of ignorance and baffled.  Vedang are six in number. They are as follows: -    Shiksha (Education) Kalp (The procedure for performing religious rituals) Nirukat (Articulation of words, explanation and analysis) Vayakaran (Grammar) Chhand  ( Verses) The Joyotish (Astrology)     Astrology is the study of planets, zodiac and constellation in galaxy and how they affect the human-beings on the earth. The Indian Astrology has mainly three branches-       ...
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CALL TO ARMS
2008-05-19 14:20:00
With their capacity to accommodate social movements that they bring into the political process, India?s democratic institutions are often praised. We can include demands expressed through civil disobedience and the politics of the street. The Assam movement once seemed to be a stellar success of Indian democracy which started in 1979 and ended in 1985. But in retrospect its failures have become more apparent. The movement, led by the All Assam Students Union and the All Asom Gana Sangram Parishad, saw extraordinary mobilization against illegal immigration and the enfranchisement of non-citizens that, campaigners believed, risked turning the ?indigenous? people of Assam into a political minority. The Congress government, headed by Hiteshwar Saikia, resigned and the movement was ended with an agreement between the Indian government and the movement leaders. The Asom Gana Parishad, led by Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, in the elections that followed in 1985 was voted to power...
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AND THERE WAS LIGHT
2008-05-18 14:18:00
Crossing two rivers on rickety handmade boats with a jumpy 5-km rickshaw ride in between, to reach there. Till about six years ago, there was no running water or even a bulb to read under in this small village in the Sundarbans. In an age when most urban Indians come home to almost 300 channels at their beckoning, the residents here had to do without the luxury of electric power. The area Sundarbans now comprises 4 per cent of the world?s solar-dependant population?quite a large figure. Now, it gets six hours of electricity every evening, thanks to the two solar plants that were installed here in 2001. From being a no-name entity, Moushuni is today one of the 47 villages in and around the Sundarbans area that run only on alternative energy. The best thing about solar energy is that it is maintenance-free. It is heavenly experience for the people who had to live in darkness even 55 years after Independence. Earlier, they had to cross the river and walk a dozen miles ju...
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Begum Akhtar
2008-05-18 14:16:00
If music is a powerful form of communication, Begum Akhtar was the first effective communicator. She was the one who realized the power of music and used this medium to convey a message. She zealously guarded a rare pathos in her notes as a stamp of her irreproducible style and identity. After 34 years since she passed away, today when there are only a few takers of classical music her records are still best-sellers.  She added ghazals to the classical stage and approachable to the common man. She knew how to communicate with her audience. She chose the lyrics carefully and furnished them to the audience in her own style, which helped her manage to achieve personal rapport.   She was born in 1914 in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Under the able guidance of Atta Ahmed Khan of Patiala, she began musical training. There she learnt the classical and semi-classical forms of singing be it ghazals, bhajans, dadra or thumri. She also has trained her students  and groom...
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IT WAS A LOST CAUSE.
2008-05-17 14:16:00
It was early morning on January 1, 1988, when terrorists had struck at Cheema Batth, a village in Amritsar district. In the farmhouse where gun shots had rung out the night before. Through the half-open door nine blood-splattered bodies on the floor were seen. Not a soul was left to mourn as the whole family, including a four month old child, was killed by a terrorist gang on the suspicion that they were police informers. The massacres were as common as marriages during the 80s with more than 25000 lives lost including that of a prime minister. Two decades later, Cheema Batth is still haunting us. Statistics don?t do justice to the firestorm that swept Punjab in the name of the pro-secessionist Khalistan movement. What began as a non-violent political protest for greater autonomy in the mid-?70s, spiralled into a cycle of violence, fuelled by political chicanery, Sikh fundamentalism spearheaded by the preacher turned-militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and the insidi...
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THAT CABLE TV
2008-05-17 14:13:00
The saga of satellite television in India which started almost 15 years ago, in many respects, one of phenomenal success. With an access to around 200 channels and an estimated 70 million homes enthusiastically subscribe to cable?making it one of the biggest national markets. Quality unconscious cable operators, however, are cheating the broadcasters and subscribers. The Central government has also abysmally failed to tailor the exponential growth of the industry, at times even proving to be a hindrance to progress. It was the national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD), with a mainly unwatchable channel, for many years, was the only electronically-transmitted audio-visual presence. This supremacy was challenged in January 1991 when the US embarked on a bombardment of Baghdad, in retaliation for Iraq?s invasion of Kuwait. From the rooftop of a Baghdad hotel, the Atlanta-based Cable News Network (CNN) was able to communicate the spectre of the aerial attack live via satellit...
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SIMPLIFIED GUIDELINES
2008-05-16 17:43:00
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning to amend the guidelines for new fund offerings (NFO) of mutual funds. The plan is to draft a proposal suggesting the offer document should have to be bifurcated. The first part would deal with the funds? investment philosophy and the pattern of the fund. The second part would have additional information which would include the details of the asset management company and the trust. It would also define the duties and obligations. It has been observed that investors find it difficult to read and understand bulky offer documents filed by mutual funds for new fund offerings. It has been decided to make them simpler and leaner which would be easy to understand for investors and also it would be less time consuming. There are many other benefits like it would reduce the size of the offer document and will make it a lot more user friendly. Experts for the mutual fund industry welcome this proposal. The basic inform...
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SERVICE FOR A CHARGE
2008-05-15 17:39:00
Punjab police has started charging ?facilitation Charge s? from the people is a hash over step, which has no place in a welfare state. Almost a year ago, when SAD-BJP government came into being, the police top brass introduced quietly the charge. This was called back when media reported about the same and a lawyer moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the charges. The proposed list of the charges for services provided is long: People will have to pay Rs 100.00 for verification of Passport, no- objection certified copies for stolen or recovered vehicles, registration of vehicles, and to provide certified copies of documents. The charge for issuing a cop of an FIR is Rs 50. For character certificate verification, permission for exhibitions and fairs, verification of strangers, tenants and servants, renewal and ?other services? the charges are Rs 200 each. Verification of arms license will cost Rs. 500. The proposed cost of getting a NOC from police for petrol ...
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PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA
2008-05-15 17:30:00
There are a few still alive, who are as old as independent India. Some of them had not even seen a Bus. These villagers drove into 21st century in 2004 when their village was connected to the rural road network under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). This is the story of many of India?s 600000 villages where modern life has changed nay, arrived at humble homes. This PMGSY is not an outcome of intellectual discussions or any policy blabber. It was in October 1999 when Nitin Gadkari, a BJP leader called up the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It is heard that Mr. Vajpayee asked this Maharashtra MP if there is an over bridge of flyover to connect Bharat with India. Upon this Gadkari shared his experience of connecting 16000 villages including 100 adivasi villages in Melghat in Maharashtra. Since Gadkari had an experience of the construction of India?s most modern Six-lane expressway between Mumbai and Pune, under his belt, he knew the maths. Vajpayee...
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GENERATION-Y EMPLOYEES: NEW FACE OF INDIA
2008-05-14 17:30:00
The new generation employees challenge the training to be imparted to them. This is a new challenge confronting HR as leaders and management know what this new generation is all about. Doing what it takes in the corporate world to succeed, loyalties to the company, appreciating the opportunity were the principles followed conventionally by the leaders and the managers in the past. With perseverance, hard work, commitment and discipline they thought they have got where they are. The thought they have earned their right to at the top. Generation Y believes the contrary. In the world that is changing with the speed of thought they have all the information through internet which helps them keep the finger on the pulse of changing technology. Websites like ORKUT, FACEBOOK etc gives them a network to communicate, share and spread ideas, sending and receiving data. This pace of their world defines their lifestyle. Slow things or time taking procedures and processes are boring...
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GITA PRESS: A HOLY WOR(L)D
2008-05-14 15:48:00
In Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, there is one place where printing press works overtime. The only task this press does is to roil Hindu spiritual literature. From Ramayan to Mahabharata, SrimadBhagwat Geeta to Puranas coupled with children books like panchtantra and Badon ke jeevan se shiksha. Yes, we are talking about GEETA PRESS- country?s most trusted and authentic source for ancient scriptures. This press was set up almost 90 years back. Till date it has produced more than 6.5 crore copies of GITA and RAMCHARITMANAS. Surprisingly, it is still not able to meet the demand from readers. This press runs its monthly magazine KALYAN which was started in 1927. It is a platform to promote moral and social values of Hindu society. This magazine is famous for its special issues which publishes original Hindu Scriptures along with a Hindi translation. This press is responsible for evolving a completely new book culture in the world. Its popularity spans the entire country. You oft...
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OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN; CHANGING LIFESTYLES.
2008-05-13 15:29:00
Urban children would never want to eat fresh fruits or vegetables which are considered a healthy meal for them. On the other hand, to a plate of junk food they eat like anything. This goes worse when it comes to drinking. The figures compiled by the ministry of child and women developments suggests that at least 13% of the children of metros are at risk of heart disease and diabetes in adulthood which is an outcome of  unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle. Metro children often shun their outdoor activities. With play stations and video games at home children like being at home living in the virtual world. Often noticed, the little amount of exercise which they get is at schools only. Children obesity leads to all sorts of complications later from hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and psychological problems. It is growing in leaps and bounds. Many of these conditions can only be managed in adulthood. Before the ailment becomes acute, it is mandatory to detec...
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PUNJABI AMBITIONS IN TECHI COLOUR
2008-05-13 15:25:00
Long established Bollywood giants from Punjab- Raj, Shammi, Shashi, Randhir and Rishi, Karishma and Kareena. Balraj Sahni, Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna the original filmy HE-MAN Dharmendra, Raj Babbar, Ranjeeta, Neetu Singh. Not to forget Dara Singh. Also the bad guys Amrish Purl, Pran, Premnath, Shakti Kapoor. Kalbhushan Kharbanda, Ajay Devgan, Preity Zinta, Om Puri, Achala Sachdev and many others. The list is going on and on. They, however, deserve credit for making a path to Bollywood and inspiring many from Punjab to catch the train to Mumbai. We have many of them already there making their way to the stardom gradually. Topping the chart is Sonu Sood. This Moga boy is riding high on the success of JODHAA AKBAR, where he played brother of Aishwarya. He started his career with Tamil & Telegu movies. With Shaeed- E-Azam Bhagat Singh (he played the lead role) he was not only recognized but was also nominated for many awards. In Anurag Kashyap?s DEV D, oppo...
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TASHAN IS TENSION
2008-05-13 06:03:00
Yash Chopra has always loved love. DAAG, KABHIE KABHIE, LAMHE, CHANDNI, VEER ZAARA- his body of work is rich. His son, Aditya, has a passion for grandness. DHOOM, DHOOM 2, TA RA RUM PUM, JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM, LAAGA CHUNARI MAIN DAAG, AAJA NACHLE- all style, no substance. At the heart of TASHAN, again style is there. A latest masala pot-boiler from chopra?s stack. From fights, songs, locations everything is designer. A UP clod turned mafia dons BHAIYYAJI (Anil Kapoor), delicate seductress POOJA (Karina Kapoor), indigenous muscle hunk who is Bhaiyyaji?s recovery agent BACHCHAN PANDAY (Akshay Kumar), and desi call center employee JIMMY (Saif Ali Khan). All are searching for wealth of Bhaiyaaji who got the money through his illegal ways of extortion, bars etc as dons of Hindi films earn. This money is buncoed by Pooja by conning Jimmy. The money is hived up in different cities. Now this is where the director got an opportunity to take all of us to DESH- VIDESH KI YATRA by ...
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INDIA INC- EMPOWERING THE POOR
2008-05-11 15:43:00
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group chairman Anil Ambani?s wife Tina Ambani donated Rs 5 crores to Mukesh Gandhi, Co- founder and Director- Finance MAS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (MFSL). An organisation in retail financing which marked entry of R-ADAG into the India n micro financing world. With a vision to provide finance to the grass root level they would serve the rural and semi-urban areas. Group has committed to play a serious role in bringing standard and value to the lives of the aged and the underprivileged in India. This would be an extra mile walked by the group in that direction. This cheque of Rs  5 crores is to be given away in the form of loan though at the a competitive interest rates as compared  to what is offered by the banks, but importantly, it would be given to the organizations like MFSL which would be an  added avenue to raise resources. R-ADAG financial services company RELIANCE CAPITAL LIMITED (RCL), is already working in collaboration with a Gujarat base...
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BURGLARY REDEFINED
2008-05-11 15:39:00
Burglary means an act of breaking into premises to commit theft. A burglar may use some kind of tools to break a lock of a building and abscond with the valuables. The insurance companies however have a different concept. A burglary should have a mandatory component- violent or forcible entry and exit. This is the reason, in the absence of this component they refuse to indemnify losses caused because of burglary. That is why many claims related to burglary insurance end up as a dispute between the policy holder and the insurance company, and come up before the consumer court. The recent ruling of the supreme court of India which constitutes ?forceful or violent entry and exit? should go a long way in protecting the rights of policy holders.  The supreme court made two highly relevant points: (a) if the entry is effected by exercise of any force, howsoever slight, it is sufficient to constitute a forcible entry as defined in the policy; (b) an entry obtained by picking the lock o...
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LET?S BUSINESS IN ENGLISH.
2008-05-10 15:33:00
He is son of a factory worker whose father worked to give his son the education that he didn?t get. The son graduated as an engineer and took off for Bangalore to get a job. He had a living money for six month which he got from his father. He didn?t get a job for six month, not because he didn?t knew what he was talking about but because his English was not so good so he was not able to communicate who he was, what he knew, how hungry he was to learn and how hard he could work. He got hired as a trainee. This workplace exposure helped him to work on his communication and confidence and after nine month he was able to infiltrate into Infosys. It is unfortunate to learn that most of the students from the non English medium educated students do not complete their story the same way.English is the language to look outside. It is the language of the business. Even in India. Since English or say language is an emotional subject, so one should stick to the facts that too basic. Just as th...
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