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India Forex Reserve Crosses $ 500 Billion

2020-06-13T18:02:00.002+05:30

India's foreign reserves crossed the $500 billion mark on Friday for the first time after registering a massive surge of $8.22 billion in the week ended June 5 aided by higher foreign inflow

According to RBI's weekly statistical data, the overall forex reserves increased to $501.703 billion on June 5 from $493.480 billion reported for the week ended May 29.

India`s forex reserves comprise foreign currency assets (FCAs), gold reserves, special drawing rights (SDRs) and India`s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund.FCAs, the largest component of the forex reserves, climbed by $8.422 billion to $463.630 billion. Although, the value of the country`s gold reserves decreased by $329 million to $32.352 billion.

The SDR value rose by $10 million to $1.442 billion. While, the country's reserve position with the IMF increased by $120 million to $4.278 billion.

The Principal Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance Sanjeev Sanyal in a tweet said, "India's Foreign Exchange Reserves hit USD501.7 billion. As I have been saying in recent weeks, demand suppression (such a lockdown) would push the INR to appreciate after an initial capital outflow."

He added, "Now, as we open the economy to remove demand suppression, and push up credit growth, we will both revive imports and foreign capital inflows. The point is that demand identities imply macro-dynamics that is quite different from what naive forecasters suggest."

This amount of foreign exchange reserves is equivalent to a year's imports.

Source :Zeenews.india.com

Dabangg: Salman is back

2010-09-13T15:10:00.001+05:30

Dabangg : Go Watch IT

Movie Review: Dabangg; Cast: Salman Khan, Introducing Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood, Arbaaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna; Directed by: Abhinav Kashyap; Rating: ** 1/2

So here it is. A new genre of cinema. The Spaghetti Eastern. The velocity is virulent. The violence is relentless. The narrative doesn’t pause for action. It is between bouts of the violence that characters take a breather to say things to one another that they don’t really mean.

This then is “Dabangg”. A world swarming with uni-dimensional characters who seem to know exactly which way the fists fly. We certainly don’t. The comic book hero Chulbul Pandey, played with lip smacking pleasure by Salman Khan, shows up in every dingy warehouse in this mofussil town to settle scores, man to man.

“Dabangg” is the kind of oldfashioned family drama combined with a vendetta saga that we thought had gone out of fashion in the 1980s. Chulbul Pandey could have been played by Amitabh Bachchan 30 years ago. Yes, that killing comic dimension that Salman brings into his characters has its roots in the Big B’s action-comedy films.

And Dimple Kapadia, wheezing, coughing, groaning and ranting her way through the mother’s role (what got into Dimple???) hams her way through this action drama where being opulently outrageous comes naturally to everyone.

But all said and damned, there is something to be said about Salman’s Chulbul Pandey’s ability to be cartoonish, caricatural and larger than life and yet warm and very real in his tongue-in-cheek bravura.

Some of the less over-punctuated moments in this film of ceaseless bone-crunching sound-effects occur each time Chulbul woos his bulbul Rajjo (debutant Sonakshi Sinha). Each time she passes by Salman becomes putty in her hands. The debutante has eyes that plead for peace. But who’s listening? The raucous riotous soundtrack is slave only to the rhythm of blood gore and screams of innumerable goons crashing through wooden supports that have seen better days.

The action sequences are the backbone of this bone-breaking actioner. The stunts are done in an enticing mix of masti and mayhem. The crusted dusty-brown unwashed ambience is created with care. But the plot is almost completely free of delicate moments.

“Dabangg” is Ram Gopal Varma’s “Shool” on steroids. In “Shool” Manoj Bajpai was the honest cop on a cleansing spree in a Bihari backwater town. In “Dabangg” Salman takes on the mofussil mafia with much more humour than Bajpai could muster.

It is the need of the hour. We have to laugh away the corruption and violence all around us. Salman does a splendid job of it. It’s hard to tell where debutant director Abhinav Kashyap’s abilities end and the action director Vijayan Master begin. That seamless quality goes well with this unpunctuated tribute to the spirit of free-for-all one-upmanship.

An ear-catching music score by Sajid-Wajid does diminish the level of violence in the presentation. Sonakshi Sinha uses her eyes beautifully. And the song “Tere mast mast do nayan” describes her eloquent expressions well.

But this is a Salman Khan vehicle all the way. He gets to be funny, wicked and belligerent… sometimes all at once. Sonu Sood as the main antagonist brings an in-your-face menace to his villainy.

He is in character. Though Salman slips out of character quite often.

And quite happily.

Courtesy : www.realbollywood.com

Octopus Paul's prediction for world cup.: Waka for Spain or Holland

2010-07-10T18:03:00.000+05:30

The psychic Octopus Paul predicted the match of Spain Vs Holland and Paul is a main hero in the FIFAWorld Cup 2010 after representing whetherGermany would success or lose each of their six games during the tournament. Now, Paul predicted the winner of Finals match Spain Vs Netherlands and they played at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

The Octopus Paul has predicted that Spain will triumph in the World Cup final against the Dutch and will make the history in this World Cup as Spain never touches the Cup. The animal prediction, who has correctly predict the victor of each match played by Germany, has backed the side to triumph Sunday’s much predictable game in Johannesburg.

The psychic Paul currently resides at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen in Germany. Paul uses an odd way of picking the winner of the forthcoming match. He picks a mussel from any one of the two matching containers to propose the winning team.

The Holland twice lost soccer World Cup finals in the 1970s, while Spain will play its 1st on July 11 in Johannesburg. The eight-tentacle oracle drew cries of despair from assembled watchers earlier to the semifinals round; when he lingers over the box for the German flag before choose for the Spanish flag instead. Spain won the match 1-0.

IIFA Awards:Will Bollywood Givein To The Pressure Put By South Cinema Industry

2010-06-01T22:40:00.000+05:30

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards will be held this year at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from July 2 to July 4. And the world is going to watch charismatic actors like Sharuk Khan, Amitabh Bachan, Aiswarya rai are going to perform in the stages of Colombo to cheer the nation and the world to say loud that this country is an innocent country.Three day Bollywood extravaganza known as one of the biggest and powerful event of its kind s going to be performed in a country known for all wrong reasons. There is more to concern for such an event to happen in the island nation where civilized society upholding human values is trying its best to earn a justice for the Tamil war crime victims and crimes against humanity. It is very important and critical for us to understand the idea behind conducting such an event in Colombo and why India went out of its way to favor its unfriendly partner, Sri lanka. India has a history to save an unethical racist regime for decades who in the past never been a trust worthy partner and an undemocratic unitary state.

Meanwhile back in India the South Cinema Industry has decided to Ban IIFA awards ,because the awards will be held in Colombo.The South Cinema Industry is protesting against the injustice done on Tamilians by Srilankan Government.

The Big question is will Bollywood givein to the pressure put by South Cinema Industry.

Amabni Brother War Comes to an END:The real winners of the war are Shareholders

2010-05-27T14:39:00.001+05:30

On 8 th May 2010 I had written on my blog an Article Mukesh Ambani Vs Anil Ambai:Who will win.We got the answer to that question.Anil Ambani and Mukesh Ambani have decided to put an end to the long standing dispute and scrap all existing non compete agreements executed in January 2006 besides expedisiously negotiate the gas supply agreement in accordance with the Supreme court Order on May 7 2010.The shareholders of RNRL and RIL have Emerged as real Winners. This was evident from the fact the the moment two Ambani brothers decided to end the dispute there was rise of 11 % on BSE in the shares of RIL whree as the RNRL shares moved up by 22% on BSE.Also other companies of Anil Ambani group showed rise in their price in stock market.

Finally Ambani brothers have realised that National Interest Comes first.

Spice S7000 Touchscreen Phone Launched

2010-05-26T12:32:00.000+05:30

Spice Mobiles has launched its latest touchscreen phone, the S7000 in India - complete with an array of features that include a 3.2 inch WQVGA screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera and unlimited phone book entries.

The launch of this phone comes just a few months after the company launched its 12 megapixel camera phone in India, the S-1200.
As for the S7000, it comes with 19MB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 16GB with the help of a T-Flash memory card. The phone is capable of video recording at 15fps - although the resolution of the recording hasn't been specified.

Also, the camera doesn't have a flash. On the good side of things, the phone supports an array of video formats that includes RMVB, FLV, WMV, AVI, MP4, 3GP, MOV, DAT and RM. It supports 720P videos as well.

Other features include Zi predictive text, 1000 SMS memory, email facility, JAVA, incoming call guard, FM radio, Bluetooth v2.0. The phone can be used as a webcam as well. The phone is also social networking ready and comes preinstalled with Yahoo, Wapedia, VuClip, Facebook, Nimbuzz, Reuters, Ibibo, OperaMini and Snaptu applications.

It has an 880 mAh battery that provides up to 220 hrs standby and up to 3.5 hrs talk time. As of now, the phone is available only in white color. As for the price, this will set you back by Rs. 7,499.

Spice has also announced that it is partnering with Disney for mobile content for this handset. This means that the S7000 will come loaded with Disney content as well. As of now, the phone will come with exclusive content of Price of Persia- Sands of Time, the latest Disney movie. The content includes themes, wallpapers and ringtones.

Courtesy :www.Techtree.com

Do you want to be successful in your Enterprise?Check for the ten important ingredients .

2010-05-24T13:42:00.002+05:30

1.Creativity

2.Education

3.Risk taking ability

4.Self confidence

5.Persistance

6.Hard work and work experience

7.Commitment

8.Innovativeness

9.Persuation

10.Ability to cope with stress

Ten Coolest One Liners That You Must Know

2010-05-23T19:13:00.006+05:30

Ten Coolest One Liners That You Must Know

1.If you think your boss is stupid, remember you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter.

2.Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

3.Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

4.Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is like
expecting the lion not to attack you beacuse you are a vegetarian.

5.Consider how hard it is to change yourself; and you will understand what

little chance you have trying to change others.

6.A hard thing about business is minding your own.

7.An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound

confusing.

8.I was born in free India and taxed to death

9.A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On

my desk I have a work station.

10 .The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources

Movie Kites Review:Will Kites Fly High or Will Distributor Go Flying Kites

2010-05-21T23:43:00.007+05:30

Since the day it was announced, Kites has been surrounded by controversy, rumor, and hype. Directed by Bollywood outsider Anurag Basu working on his first big budget film, Kites was a gamble for producer Rakesh Roshan. Even starring the notoriously dedicated Hrithik Roshan, success was not guaranteed - the lack of proper song picturizations, the unknown heroine, and the foreign setting were all gambles. Not to mention that the cast and crew have been taking every opportunity to remind viewers that Kites is not meant to be a Bollywood film, a strategy that (at best) seems disrespectful to the Bollywood loving crowds who the makers of Kites hope turn up at their screenings. But after seeing the film, none of that matters because Anurag Basu has given us an amazing film which combines the gritty style he perfected in Gangster: A Love Story with a big dose of Rakesh Roshan crowd pleasing élan. In other word, Kites is a pure Bollywood entertainer from start to finish.

The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks in the trademarked Anurag Basu style. When we first meet J (Hrithik Roshan), he is in rough shape - alone, bloodied, and bruised. Soon, we're whipped back three months to the shiny streets of Las Vegas where we follow J's quest for financial stability. He falls in with the daughter of a gangster (Kangana Ranaut) and seems set for life until he meets his future sister-in-law Natasha (Barbara Mori) and sparks fly. Through a series of misunderstandings and bad choices, Natasha and J end up on the run together and end up further igniting the flames the passion.

Anurag's script is very clever and he often sets up scenes that appear to be resolving one way only to flip it around and totally foil the audience's expectations. He walks the tightrope between earnest and ironic as nimbly as Pran in Don, never falling too far to one side or the other. For every scene that is gleeful in its campy ridiculousness (an old-fashioned Western saloon shoot out, for example) there is one that touches the heart with its emotional sincerity. And J and his Mexican paramour journey from the cliched love-at-first-sight fantasy couple to a pair of lovers who will willingly risk their lives for one another. While the plot of Kites is a delicious, but manufactured confection, the emotion laid out between J and Natasha is the real and honest core of the film.

And the actors are more than up to the challenges laid out by Anurag. Hrithik Roshan is every inch the star of the film but he doesn't play the invulnerable Bollywood hero. Much like inJodhaa-Akbar, his grand heroics are tempered by scenes of emotional vulnerability. Matching him in everything except dancing is Barbara Mori, who was quite the revelation. She has a natural charisma and charm that comes across even as she has to communicate in broken English. The supporting cast is also excellent from Kangana's spoiled daughter act to Nicholas Brown's sultry gangster and Kabir Bedi's gruff casino owner.

As for the music, there is one fantastic dance number early on in the film ('Fire') featuring Kangana and Hrithik, since it seems that Anurag subscribes to the sensible school of film making in which one never casts Bollywood's best dancer without giving him at least one dance number. The other songs were picturized over montages and worked well in context. The surprised standout was 'Kites in the Sky', sung by Hrithik himself. While the song had not impressed as a standalone track, seen as part of the film, it is a touching and emotional song. Hrithik's untrained vocals lend an air of earnestness and simplicity to the scene that a professional would not have been able to capture.

While the film certainly has the potential to cross over to an international audience, whether it does or not is irrelevant because the Kitesteam have proven that it is possible to make a film that interprets mainstream Bollywood in all its big budget glory into a film style that works on both the world stage and at home.

I think Kites is a good movie ,but will appeal to only that class of audience who love action.locations and Hritik Roshan.Worth a watch once.

Courtesy:www.bollyspice.com

Apple's Ipad Unleashed :Pros and Cons

2010-05-20T22:14:00.002+05:30

Finally the wait is over for Apple and Steve Jobs.Their most ambitious project Apple Ipad in lauched and is making news in the market.The first day sales of the device crossed 100000 units!! as per the stats published in US.

College Katta team did some research and tried too find out the pros and cons of Ipad

Specification of Apple Ipad
Apple iPad weighs just 680 grams and its.5 inch thin.
There is Bluetooth with A2DP.
Runs iPhone OS 3.2.
Speaker and microphone included.
iPad includes accessories like standard Apple keyboard, cover for protection and dock.
iPad is manufactured using Eco friendly practices and non harmful components.
Apple has its own A4 1GHZ chip inside the iPad.
LED backlight display.
iPad supports high definition video playback upto 720p.
Opens almost all video, audio files and documents.
3.5mm headphone jack.
Digital Compass.
Standard USB.
Black and white color combination.

Pros

1. The Indian price for the ipad is estimated Rs 23,000/- .Which I think is very competitive pricing

2. 1.5 pounds in weight,0 .5 inches thick. Full marks to the designers of Ipad.

4. Optional traditional keyboard good news for the people who hated typing on iphone with a touch.

5. There are few thing that my cell phone can do , but not my laptop.There are other things that can be done by laptop but not my cell phone.Ipad is in the middle of cell phone and laptop.A new breed of gizmo.

6. With the Apple Camera Connection Kit, you can import photos from a camera or SD memory card and Ipad gives rich experience while handling photos.

7. Things that look great on the iPhone look even better on this screen. The iPod app and the iTunes store look beautiful.

8. The App Store plays so nicely. iPad will run almost 140,000 apps from the App Store. And there's a section of the App Store that focuses on apps designed just for the iPad.

9. iBooks. Once you download the app, you can purchase books from inside the app. And then you'll see whatever you've purchased on your bookshelf - which looks amazing! And in typical Apple fashion, just tap on the book and it opens for you. Simple.

10. The iWork apps are great and they work with the ones on your Mac. At $9.99 each it's a pretty decent deal. Hopefully a package deal will be worked out - no point in buying separately, but separate is a nice option.

11. 802.11n wireless technology.That makes life easy

Cons

1. No multitasking can be done.When you have such feature rich gizmo which lacks multitasking feels quite strange.Apple must do something about this.

2. No HDMI Out strange.Specially when all the latest Tv models are moving towards HDMI technology.VGA is provided though.

3. We cannot even believe a mobile phone withou camera.Can you believe an Ipad without camera.

4.No Adobe flash.Without adobe flash the experience of navigating the internet is not the same.

Well if you compare pros with cons ,I think pros are more than cons especially the price at which the Ipad is offered Rs 23,000/- only.

Access Facebook on Mobile Device for Free

2010-05-20T19:23:00.001+05:30

Popular social networking site Facebook can now be accessed through mobile devices for free or without any data charges in 45 countries, including India, on select mobile networks.

Facebook, which has over 400 million users worldwide, has tied up with Indian wireless operators -- Reliance Communications and Videocon -- to make the site available for cell phone users with zero data charges.

For this purpose, the entity has launched a new site ’0.facebook.com’ that includes all key features of Facebook but is optimised for speed.

“Today, we are launching ... ‘0.facebook.com’. “It, initially, is available through more than 50 mobile operators in 45 countries and territories with zero data charges,” a programme manager for Facebook Mobile, Sid Murlidhar, wrote in a blog on Wednesday.

In India, the new site would be available on the networks of Reliance and Videocon, the blog said.

Noting that the new site is fast and free, Murlidhar said it has key features of standard mobile site ‘m.facebook.com’ such as updating user status, send and reply to messages, among others.

”... people can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using 0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to browse other mobile sites,” he added.

According to the blog, over 100 million people are actively using Facebook from their mobile device.

Other countries where the new site would be available include Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Finland, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Hungary and Indonesia.

Courtesy:The Hindu

Joke Of The Day:

2010-05-20T14:08:00.000+05:30

Santa sents SMS to his BOSS: Sir,I am sick,I will not be able to come for work.

Boss sents SMS back: When I am sick, I kiss my wife and it works try it.

Two hours later Santa sents sms to boss:It works Sir, I am feeling Ok, Your wife very sweet.

Things That Make Us Typical Mumbaikar

2010-05-19T22:07:00.071+05:30

Things That Make Us Typical Mumbaikar

Chai (Tea) -Its Raining ,We need chai. Its cold,We need tea.Its hot and sweaty and miserable,We need chai

Monsoon Irony- In the month of May, We are continuously praying for rains and on hotline with Indian Meteorological Department.Come June and we are cursing BMC and Rain Gods for lack of work done by former and excess work done by latter

Wedding- Rich,middle class or poor does not matter, Mumbaikars want to ride a horse with enthusiasts dancing ahead and Lighting following behind on their wedding day.Who Cares For Traffic Jam

Bargaining- Go to Panwala ,Bargain.Go To General Store,Bargain.Go To one of the most Luxurious Malls,Bargain.Bargaining is our birth right and we shall have it

Autos- Carwalas hate Them.Buswalas Love Them but Mumbaikars can never afford to ignore them.

We are Child-Friendly- We love children so much that we produce them in abundance and consistently maintain India's position as world's most populated country

Work Ethics- No matter what happens in Mumbai ,Earth quake,bomb blast,flooding,invasion by aliens,world war III , a TYPICAL MUMBAIKAR WILL BE BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.No wonder we are so prosperous.

Holidays - Living in diversity has some disdvantages but also has some advantages.We get to enjoy the festivals of all religion and we get holidays for that atleast once in a month.

IST: Indian Stretchable time- Any meeting however important ,we take the liberty of going late. After all we Mumbaikars have a very privileged excuse with us TRAFFIC JAM !!!

Jugaad, Adjustment and Inventions - We Mumbaikars are highly jugaadu and adjustable people.We have Invented
1.Sharing Auto
2.Fourth seat in train compartment
3.Giving Missed calls and saving millions
4.A better version of Burgar:Our Own Vada Pav
5.There is chai and then there is special chai
6.Permanent colors that are often used in Holi
7.Geysers and Cars that run on LPG cooking gas although dangerous
8.The most expensive book sold at dirt cheap price that too at traffic signal

But at the end I must add We are proud to be Mumbaikars

Coolest Places to Hangout In Mumbai.

2010-05-18T16:05:00.003+05:30

College Katta Team did some survey and research to find out the coolest Hangout places in Mumbai. Here are the results

Athena champagne Restaurant- Great Food and chill out place
41/44, Minoo Desai Road, Near Radio Club, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
022 22028699‎

6 degrees- Great Chill Out Place
Lila Hotel The Lila Compaign Ki Near By, Sahara Airport Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400059‎ -022 66911333‎

Café Mocha - Great Coffee and Good Crowd
Veer Nariman Rd, Churchgate, Bombay, Maharashtra‎ - 022 53336070‎

Bandra West, Maharashtra‎ -022 26433098‎

Candies- Great Food
St Andrews Rd, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra‎ - 022 26424124‎

Hawaiian Shack- You feel as if you are in Goa
Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra‎ -022 26058753‎

Just Around the Corner- One corner that you must visit
Gr Floor 110 Tps III, Cyrus House, Junction Of 24th & 30th Road, Opposite St Theresa School,
Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050‎ -

New Yorkers :- Great Mexican food
4 Dhabolkar Building, Grant Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007‎ - 022 23532808‎

Provogue Lounge
Phoenix Mill Compound, Delisle Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013‎ - 022 24972525‎

Purple Haze
57, St.Paul's Rd, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050‎ -022 2643 1475‎

Red Light
45, Mg Road, Above Khyber Restaurant, Near Rhythm House, Kalaghoda,
Fort, Mumbai, Mumbai‎ -022 66346246‎

Vie Lounge
102, Juhu Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049‎ - 022 26604884‎

WATER KINGDOM-Asia's largest water park
Gorai, Maharashtra‎ - 022 28699957‎

ESSEL WORLD- centre for video games, ice skating and thousands of breath-taking rides
Gorai, Maharashtra‎ - 022 28699957‎

IMAX DOME THEATRE-3D experience

Wadala, Maharashtra‎

Nirmal Lifestyle- Huge Mall with Dome Great place to shop and hangout
Mulund Colony, Mulund West, Mumbai, Maharashtra‎ - 022 25935900‎

Ofcourse Ruia Katta- A great place to hangout.The crowds come from Ruia,Podar and welingkar college.Great view of Matunga gymkhana cricket pitches.Hotel like Mani's and Dippy's to take care of your taste buds at an affordable price

Matunga East Mumbai

Short Film Competition Based on Environmental Issues

2010-05-18T15:08:00.002+05:30

SAVE GAIA is Short Film Competition Based on Environmental Issues.The last day for entry to this competition is 29th may.For more deatils conatct Rajeshri Joshi on 91 9820913662 or log on to www.moviemala.com

One Book That Every Budding Entrepreneur and New Business starter Must Read

2010-05-17T15:34:00.000+05:30

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish a book written by Rashmi Bansal is a great pick if you are planning to start your own business or if you are a budding Entrepreneur and looking out for some inspiration /Motivation to kickstart your business.

‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ is a best Seller which has sold over 200,000 copies and been translated into 8 Indian languages.The book is about Entrepreneurs who have graduated from IIM and took the path of Entrepreneurship.
The Entrepreneurs are divided in 3 catgories
1.The Believers
2.The opportunists
3.The Alternate Vision

The language used in this book is very simple to understand and the contents are crisp and tight
with continuous focus on Entrepreneurship .No unneccesary contents are added to dramatise the stories of entrepreneurs which makes this book really short and sweet.You will get this book at any of the crossword outlets

Highly Recommended by College Katta Team

When Can Mumbai Expect Rains

2010-05-16T22:40:00.000+05:30

Guys Summers is really take heat out of us.I am sure Everybody is thinking when the Rain Gods will smile on Mumbai.You can find answer below

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said on Friday that it expects the monsoon to touch Kerala by May 30.The forecast is subject to error of plus or minus four days. Predicting a normal timing for the monsoon, the press release by the IMD added that the by next week the monsoon would cover the entire Andaman Sea.

If the rain clouds maintain their momentum the rain clouds should move to Mumbai within 15 days.So Mumbai can expect some showers from 15 th June onwards(Purely My Prediction)

The IMD also predicts a normal rainfall this year across the country with precipitation of 98 per cent of the Long Period Average with a model error of plus or minus five per cent for the months from June to September or the entire season.

According to the estimates the long-term average rainfall would be around 89cm. This may not be abundant but is certainly prompting experts to say that there are no concerns of a drought happening this year.

Last year the prediction was 94 per cent plus or minus five per cent in April but the figure turned out to be 78 per cent for whole country for the season. The weather experts say that the prediction does not confirm that the all the regions in the country will receive normal rain fall as the period extends to long four months and the country is too huge.

Bum Bum Bole Review: Hit or Miss

2010-05-15T16:16:00.012+05:30

Cast & Crew details of BUM BUM BOLE movie
Star Cast
Darsheel Safary- Pinu
Ziyah- Rim Zim
Atul Kulkarni- Khogiram
Rituparna Sengupta- Khogiram’s Wife
Director Priyadarshan
Music Director: M.G. Sreekumar
Release Date: 14 May 2010

Priyadarshan's latest Bum Bum Bole is an 'official' adaptation of the award winning Iranian film Children of Heaven. With the screenplay firmly in place and a master director such as Priyadarshan at the helm, one would not be wrong to expect a sweet kiddie film which both entertains and enthralls. Unfortunately that doesn't happen.

Darsheel Safary (Pinu) is a 12-year-old who is being forced to grow up before his time as the family has fallen on bad times. One day as he runs around the village doing some errands for his parents, he misplaces his sister Zia's shoes which have just been repaired.

Pinu has off late been the target of his father's ire for no fault of his own. His dad (Atul Kulkarni ) and his mother have both recently lost their jobs and the struggle for survival seems to be taking precedence over all other matters. The brother cajoles the sister into keeping quiet in the hope that he will get her a new pair of shoes at the earliest.

As their parents look at a long-term future where they must provide an education for their kids, Darsheel and Zia can only think about the day where Zia will get a new pair of shoes and their lives can return to normal.

Performances

Darsheel Safary- Great Performance
Ziyah- Ok performance
Atul Kulkarni- Great Performance
Rituparna Sengupta- Ok

Director Priyadarshan -Direction lacks the punch
which the winning iranian film Children of heavan
has.You will soon lose interest while watching the
film.

I Think instead of watching Bum Bum Bole it is
better ke tu apne ghar ke sab barten dho le :0

For Me Its A Miss

Courtesy Rediff.com

Legendary Movie Character MUNNA BHAI In Danger

2010-05-15T14:47:00.005+05:30

Article from Todays Bombay Times I quote
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When his Lage Raho Munnabhai attained cult status, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra said, “I’ll keep Munna and Circuit alive till
I die.” A tall claim! Now it seems that one of Bollywood's most iconic screen characters Munnabhai has hit a road block. Despite their best efforts, Bollywood award-winning writing team comprising Vidhu, Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijaat Joshi .can’t find a way to take the Munnabhai sequel ahead.
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Save the Legendary Movie Character Munnabhai by giving your valuable suggestions and College Katta team promises you that your suggestions will be heard by Rajkumar Hirani sir.

Food For Thought

2010-05-15T13:43:00.000+05:30

Ego is One Luxury Which An Actor and A Businessman Can Never Enjoy

Event: For Short Film Makers and Viewers

2010-05-13T20:58:00.000+05:30

Event:For Short Film Makers and Viewers

Important announcement from college katta gang.
The Makers Of Short Film and Viewers Of The Short Film Will Be Happy To Know That There is an Event Called Movie Mala Taking Place at Nehru Planatorium Every Saturday Between 6 P.M. to 9 P.M Starting 15 th May To Showcase The Short Film Of The Makers From All Over India.No Criteria For Short Film and No Conditions.Each And Every Short Film Will Be Showcased.Interested Prople can visit website www.moviemala.com or call Rajashree Joshi (+91) 9820913662.

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12 Tips To Google like A Pro

2010-05-12T19:12:00.000+05:30

Expert Google Search Tips

Explicit Phrase:
Lets say you are looking for content about internet marketing. Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase. To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes.
Example: "internet marketing"
Exclude Words:
Lets say you want to search for content about internet marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising. To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude.
Example Search: internet marketing -advertising
Site Specific Search:
Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase. Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the "site:somesite.com" modifier.
Example: "internet marketing" site:www.smallbusinesshub.com
Similar Words and Synonyms:
Let’s say you are want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms. To do this, use the "~" in front of the word.
Example: "internet marketing" ~professional
Specific Document Types:
If you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:". For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.
Example: "internet marketing" filetype:ppt
This OR That:
By default, when you do a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search. If you are looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator. (Note: The OR has to be capitalized).
Example: internet marketing OR advertising
Phone Listing:
Let’s say someone calls you on your mobile number and you don’t know how it is. If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature.
Example: phonebook:617-555-1212 (note: the provided number does not work – you’ll have to use a real number to get any results).
Area Code Lookup:
If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you where it’s from.
Example: 617
Numeric Ranges:
This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip. Let’s say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers. You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what’s between the X and Y are two periods. This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers.
Example: president 1940..1950
Stock (Ticker Symbol):
Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail chart for the stock.
Example: GOOG
Calculator:
The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.
Example: 48512 * 1.02
Word Definitions:
If you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the "define:" command.
Example: define:plethora

Auditions for film

2010-05-11T17:16:00.000+05:30

Dear Friends,

We are looking for a boy aged 8 to 10 years, who can act .If you know some one email his photo and profile at fks360@gmail.com

Will Lalit Modi Open A Pandora's box :The BCCI gives more time to Lalit Modi to reply

2010-05-10T14:45:00.000+05:30

Lalit Modi, the suspended chairman and commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has got more time to submit his reply to the chargesheet against him after Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar acceded to his request.

The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) Monday agreed to give Modi time to reply till Saturday, May 15, an official of the board said.

Modi is believed to have finalised the reply, but it is being vetted by a battery of eminent lawyers as they have to go through a maze of documents. The chargesheet, giving him 15 days to reply, was served on Modi April 26 after he was suspended at midnight soon after the IPL final.

The showcause lists charges of financial irregularity, but Modi has maintained that all decisions were taken collectively by the IPL Governing Council.

The five main charges against Modi include receiving kickbacks for allotting TV broadcast rights and manipulating bids.

Finding the papers relating to the IPL missing from the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, the board sent out instructions to all its office-bearers that all board papers should be at the office and not in their possession.

Modi Saturday handed over the first bunch of documents pertaining to the IPL, though the BCCI Chief Administrative Office Ratnakar Shetty is reported to have stated that some key IPL papers were still missing.

Joke Of The Day:

2010-05-10T14:29:00.000+05:30

Santa was busy removing a wheel from his auto. A man asks Santa why are you removing a wheel from your auto.

Santa : Cant you read the board. Parking is only for 2 wheeler.