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Picnic Spots around Pune

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 16:27:00 +0000

1. 3-4 days trip to Nashik and Shirdi (Nashik 2 days > Shirdi > Shani-shingnapur> Pune)

2. 3-4 days trip to Ashtavinayak temples + shirdi (only temples)

3. 2-3 days trip to Gajanan Maharaj Temple at Shegaon (Anand Sagar 450acre garden)

4. 4-5 days trip to Konkan (Harharishwar > Dapoli > Ratnagiri > Tarkarli) beaches and temples but can be split as per your requirement

5. 2-3 days trip to Kolhapur

6. 2-3 days trip to Mumbai

7. 2-3 days trip to Dapoli only (beaches)

8. 1-2 days trip to Alibaug (beaches)

9. 1-2 days trip to Dive Agar (beaches)

10. 2 days trip to Mahabaleshwar (hill station)

11. 2 days trip to Matheran (hill station)

12. Day out at Lavasa city

13. Day out at Sinhagad fort

14. 1-2 days at Raigad fort (cable car and ancient fort)

15. Day out at Balaji Temple and Nasarapur (temple and garden) NH-04 Satara road

16. Day out at Saibaba Temple at Shirgaon (Old Mumbai-Pune Highway)

17. 2-3 days trip to Aurangabad (World famous caves)

18. Kaas Pathar, Sajjangad (fort) and Those Ghar (waterfalls) NH-04 near Satara, specially at the end of

monsoon and early September month

19. Day out at Chincholi Morachi (lot of peacocks view), Nagar road

20. Trekking @ Rajgad fort, Near Nasarapur on Satara road

21. 2-3 days Ratnagiri - Ganpatipule temple, Titanic Point, Pawas, Mandavi Beach, Lighthouse at Bhgavati Killa

22. Day out at Lonavala (specially monsoon)

23. Day out of Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre (specially for kids)

24. 2-3 days trip to Dandeli (Karnatak) wild life Sanctuary, Jungle Safari and water sports, Doodhsagar waterfall

25. 3 days trip to off-bit Konkan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers - 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:51:00 +0000

Portfolio allocation among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers on 27th January 2014 :-

1. Shri Narendra Modi - Prime Minister Personnel

Ministries under PM: Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space, All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Home Affairs
2. Smt. Sushma Swaraj External Affairs Overseas Indian Affairs
3. Shri Arun Jaitley Finance Corporate Affairs, Defence
4. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Urban Development Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs

5. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
6. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda Railways
7. Sushri Uma Bharati Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
8. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla Minority Affairs
9. Shri Gopinathrao Munde Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
10. Shri Ramvilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
11. Shri Kalraj Mishra Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
12. Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Women and Child Development
13. Shri Ananthkumar Chemicals and Fertilizers
14. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice
15. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Civil Aviation
16. Shri Anant Geete Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
17. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing Industries
18. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
19. Shri Jual Oram Tribal Affairs
20. Shri Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture
21. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment
22. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Human Resource Development
23. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Health and Family Welfare

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. General V.K. Singh Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
2. Shri Inderjit Singh Rao Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Defence
3. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
4. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge)
5. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
6. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
7. Shri Prakash Javadekar Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
8. Shri Piyush Goyal Power (Independent Charge) Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)
9. Dr. Jitendra Singh Science and Technology (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences (Independent Charge)
Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space
10. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Finance Corporate Affairs
11. Shri G.M. Siddeshwara Civil Aviation
12. Shri Manoj Sinha Railways
13. Shri Nihalchand Chemicals and Fertilizers
14. Shri Upendra Kushwaha Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
15. Shri Radhakrishnan P Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
16. Shri Kiren Rijiju Home Affairs
17. Shri Krishan Pal Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
18. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Agriculture, Food Processing Industries
19. Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Tribal Affairs
20. Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
21. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
22. Shri Sudarshan Bhagat Social Justice and Empowerment

Compilation of Great Speaches by Formar Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:20:00 +0000

This is effort to compile the great speeches by former Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is considered as one of the greatest orator for his public speeches. Many politicians tried to inherit his skills but failed miserably.

1. Historic interview by Late Lali Vij in 1991.

2. Historic speech of Atal Bihari Vajpayee during election campaigns at Jodhpur, 1991.

3. Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee's historical speech during confidence motion in parliament on 27th May 1996 after his 13 days government.

Political energy and expansion made BJP the single-largest political party in the Lok Sabha elected in 1996. Asked to form the government, Shri Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister, but the unfortunately BJP failed to gather enough support from other parties to form a majority. Then Shri Vajpayee resigned after 13 days, when it became clear that it was impossible to gather support of majority.

4. 28 May, 2006:

Post his retirement from active politics, Ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee speaking at Veer Savarkar Jayanti in Pune, Maharashtra.

5. In Karnataka Election Campaigner for BJP

6. Margadarshi - Atal Bihari Vajpaye

This show features celebrities who have done pioneering work in their chosen fields and are a source of inspiration to millions with their commitment to a cause.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEd--c2VnHY

7. Motion of Non-Confidence in the council of Ministers: Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Jee : 19.08.2003

8. In 2000, then Prime Minister of India, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, made an official visit to the United States of America [U.S.A.],between the 7th to the 19th of September.

As part of his engagement there, he was invited to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Prior to him, in 1994, Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, then incumbent Prime Minister of India, too addressed a similar joint session, considered to be a gesture for honoring visiting dignitaries in America. Prime Minister Vajpayee was the only foreign leader to do so during 106th session of the U.S. Congress.

9. Atalji's interview after becoming PM, New Delhi, 1996

10. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Interview by Tavleen Singh Part -1

11. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Interview by Tavleen Singh Part -2

12. Some unforgettable poems of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

13. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Poems

14. Mastak Nahi Jhukega : Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

15. Siyasi Safar: Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

PUTTU KADALA CURRY

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:48:00 +0000

Details of PUTTU KADALA CURRY

Puttu

Ingredients:
• 2 cups of rice
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1 cup of grated coconut
• 1/2 tsp of salt

Cooking method:

Step 1: Soak the rice for about 4 to 5 hours, wash and drain the rice and powder it.(Do not powder it too fine).

Step 2 : On low flame dry roast the rice flour until it is evenly heated about 5 minutes. Take care not to brown the flour.
(Step 1 and 2 can be skipped if we want to use ready made roasted rice flour)

Step 3: Mix the rice flour and salt well together. Sprinkle palm full of water evenly on the flour a few times over and over till the flour is moist enough to hold together but still in a powder form.

Step 4: In the puttu maker drop in a spoonful of coconut and then a fistful of rice flour and repeat the layers till top of the puttu maker.
Step 5: Steam it till you see the steam coming out of the top of the puttu maker (about 5 minutes). When done, with the help of a long skewer Push the puttu out on to a plate.

Black chana/ Kadala curry:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup black channa/kadala
• 1 cup of grated coconut
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 2 tbsp coriander
• 10 shallots - thinly sliced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• few curry leaves
• Oil as needed.
• Salt as per taste

Cooking method:

Soak black channa over night and cook it in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder, salt and curry leaves with water level just above the channa.

Dry roast coconut, shallots, cumin seeds, fennel seeds.

After about 2 or 3 minutes add coriander powder, turmeric and lastly add chilli powder. Continue for a minute or 2.

Grind the above with very little water

Add the ground mixture to the cooked chana and cook it for some time till masala is well blended with chana. While cooking add a couple of whole cardamom to give it a little flavor. Add more water if you need or cook for longer time if there is too much water

Seasoning: Heat the oil in a pan and when it's hot, add the mustard seeds. When they pop, add the shallots and curry leaves. Roast until the shallots are golden brown. Then bring the cooked chana into the pan and the kadala curry is ready to go with puttu.

Toll Free Phone Numbers in India

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:54:00 +0000

Airlines - Toll Free Number - India

Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1800 225 522
Spice Jet - 1800 180 3333
Air India - 1800 227 722
Kingfisher -1800 180 0101

Banks - Toll Free Number - India

ABN AMRO - 1800 112 224
Canara Bank - 1800 446 000
Citibank - 1800 442 265
Corporation Bank - 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1800 225 769
HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI -1800 224 848

IDBI Bank -1800 116 999
Indian Bank -1800 425 1400
ING Vysya -1800 449 900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 226 022
Lord Krishna Bank -1800 112 300
Punjab National Bank - 1800 122 222
State Bank of India - 1800 441 955
Syndicate Bank - 1800 446 655

Automobiles - Toll Free Number - India

Mahindra Scorpio -1800 226 006
Maruti -1800 111 515
Tata Motors - 1800 255 52
Windshield Experts - 1800 113 636

Computers / IT - Toll Free Number - India

Adrenalin - 1800 444 445
AMD -1800 425 6664
Apple Computers-1800 444 683
Canon -1800 333 366
Cisco Systems- 1800 221 777
Compaq - HP -1800 444 999
Data One Broadband - 1800 424 1800
Dell -1800 444 026
Epson - 1800 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444 888
HCL - 1800 180 8080
IBM - 1800 443 333
Lexmark - 1800 22 4477
Marshal's Point -1800 33 4488
Microsoft - 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1800 180 1104
Symantec - 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics-1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals-1800 44 6446
Wipro - 1800 333 312
Xerox - 1800 180 1225
Zenith - 1800 222 004

Indian Railways - Toll Free Number - India

General Enquiry 139
Central Enquiry 131
Reservation 139
Railway Reservation Enquiry 1345, 1335, 1330
Centralised Railway Enquiry 133, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9

Couriers / Packers &Movers - Toll Free Number - India

ABT Courier - 1800 448 585
AFL Wizz - 1800 229 696
Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800 114 321
Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 214 560
DHL - 1800 111 345
FedEx - 1800 226 161
Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 11 3456
UPS - 1800 227 171

Home Appliances - Toll Free Number - India

Aiwa/Sony - 1800 111 188
Anchor Switches - 1800 227 7979
Blue Star - 1800 222 200
Bose Audio - 112 673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1800 4 7171
Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444 222
DishTV - 1800 123 4n74
Faber Chimneys - 1800 214 595
Godrej - 1800 225 511
Grundfos Pumps - 1800 334 555
LG - 1901 180 9999
Philips - 1800 224 422
Samsung - 1800 113 444
Sanyo - 1800 110 101
Voltas - 1800 334 546
WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800 445 432

Investments / Finance - Toll Free Number - India

CAMS - 1800 442 267
Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 222 300
Easy IPO's - 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments - 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 220 004
Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626
LIC Housing Finance - 1800 440 005
SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 223 040
Sharekhan - 1800 227 500
Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 220 101

Leisure Travels - Toll Free Number - India

Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 334 539
Cox & Kings - 1800 221 235
God TV Tours - 1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 445 030
Darjeeling tours -09733306673
Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 229 900y
Sita Tours - 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours - 1800 223 344

Healthcare
Best on Health - 1800 11 8899
Dr Batras - 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292
LifeCell - 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1800 33 4420
Pfizer - 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708

Insurance - Toll Free Number - India

AMP Sanmar - 1800 44 2200
Aviva - 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1800 44 5544
ICICI LOMBARD- 18002666

All DTH Operators - Toll Free Number - India

Airtel- 18001028080 (airtel user- 12150)
TataSky- 18001806633,
Reliance- 18002009001,
D2h -18001370111

Download Free Icons and Icon Packs from iconspedia.com

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:06:00 +0000

Iconspedia.com offers free icons in different categories.

Aruna Shields Movie List

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:14:00 +0000

Aruna Shields Movie List:

YearFeature FilmRoleOther Notes2002Ali G IndahouseDream GirlJesus the Curry KingJournalist2005Private MomentsSaira"My Private Sex with kashif shake" - Japan (English title)2007Mission Improbable2010PrinceMayaMr Singh Mrs MehtaNeera SinghAo, Le Dernier NéandertalAki2011DhadaItem no song2012Vanilla SundaeJazz Kaur

Photos and Wallpaper of Lord Shri Dattatreya

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:10:00 +0000

Here are the pics, photos and wallpapers of Lord Shri Dattatreya, Shripad Shree Vallab Digambar!

The God of Cricket: Sachin Tendulkar has following records on his name

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:52:00 +0000

The God of Cricket: Sachin Tendulkar has following records on his name:

Most Matches in ODI :463
Most Matches in Test :200
Most runs in Test :15837 runs
Most runs in ODI :18426 runs
Most Fours in ODI :2016 fours
Most Fours in test :2044 Fours
Most 150+ scores in ODI :5
Most 150+ scores in test :20
Most hundreds by a batsman in Test:51 hundreds
Most Hundreds by a batsman in ODI :49 hundreds
Most Ninties in ODI :18
Most Ninties in Test :10
Most fifties by a batsman in Test :67
Most fifties by a batsman in ODI :96
Most Man of Match in ODI :62
Most Man of series in ODI :15
Most Balls Faced in ODI :21367
Most ODI runs in a calendar year :1,894 ODI runs in 1998.
Most centuries in a calendar year :9 ODI centuries in 1998.
Most runs scored by a batsman in ODI tournament finals: 1851,
Most centuries hit by a batsman in ODI tournament Finals: 6 tons
Most Runs in world cup :2278
Most Runs in single world cup :673 Runs in 2003 world cup
Most Hundreds in world cup :6
Most fifties in world cup :15
Most successful batsman in wins :(11157 runs in 234 matches)
Most successful batsman in chases :(5490 runs in 127 matches)

Yes, so many records on a person's name....that's a record in itself!
That's one and only SACHIN TENDULKAR!!!

Sachin's Brother Nitin Tendulkar on Sachin

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:25:00 +0000

Sachin's brother Nitin Tendulkar talks about Sachin and his likes.

MS Windows Keyboard Shortcuts, Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts, etc.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents simultaneously)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
27. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web )

Ketaki Chitale as 'Aboli' in 'Ambat Goad' on Star Pravah ( केतकी चितळे - आंबट गोड ) Photos & Videos

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Ketaki Chitale as 'Aboli' in 'Ambat Goad' on Star Pravah ( केतकी चितळे in आंबट गोड ) ).

"Ambat Goad" is a comedy daily soap starting from 10th December on Star Pravah. Star cast includes Ketaki Chitale as 'Aboli' . Here are some photos of Aboli fame Ketaki Chitale.

Tejaswi Patil as Akshara in "Gunda Purush Dev" - Photos and Wallpapers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Photos and Wallpapers of Tejaswi Patil as Akshara in daily tele soap "Gunda Purush Dev"

Photos of Swati Limaye as Saraswati in "Laxmi Vs. Saraswati" on Star Pravah

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Marathi model turned actress Swati Limaye is in lead role in television serial on Star Pravah in "Laxmi Vs. Saraswati" starting from 25th June 2012.

Here some of the photos of Swati Limaye

Satyamev Jayate : 6th May 2012 Episode on Female Foeticide

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 06 May 2012 08:30:00 +0000

Watch uninterpreted high definition (Full HD) 1st episode of Satyamev Jayate by Aamir Khan on Star Plus on 6th May 2012.

Topic:
Daughters Are Precious: Female Foeticide. Large-scale killing of girls before birth has led to a serious gender imbalance in the Indian population, and severe social problems as a result.

Photos of Shivani Surve as Devyani on Star Pravah

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Here are some photos of Shivani Surve acting in lead role on newly started daily tele soap Devyani on Star Pravah

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Photos & Videos - Ketaki Chitale as 'Aboli' in 'Ambat Goad' on Star Pravah ( केतकी चितळे - आंबट गोड )

Sachin Tendulkar's New Hair Style Look

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:55:00 +0000

Sanchin Tendulkar, a iconic figure in the world of cricket, recently ( just before hitting his 100th century) changed his look with new hair style. Here are some of the pics of God of Cricket Mr Sachin Tendulkar! with his new hair style.

Video: Nikhil Wagle inrviewing Balasaheb Thackeray on IBN Lokmat

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0000

Full video interview of Balasaheb Thackeray by Nikhil Wagle on IBN Lokmat on 13th Feb 2012.

Kanika Tiwari : Hritik Roshan's Sister in AGNEEPATH - Photos and Videos

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Kanika Tiwari, a 15-year-old girl from Sharda Vidya Mandir in Bhopal, is a lucky girl. She was selected to perform the role of superstar Hrithik Roshan's sister in the much-talked about 'Agneepath' movie as Shiksha.

Interview of Kanika Tiwari from movie Agnnepath as Hritik Roshan's Sister (Shiksha sister of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan)

Cartoons by Raj Thackeray (caricature collection)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:49:00 +0000

Here is some collection of cartoons sketched by Raj Thakeray. These cartoon by Raj Thakeray includes Mahatma Gandi, Indira Gandhi, Lata Mangeshkar, M F Hussain, Pawar, Balasaheb Thakeray ... and list goes on...

Raj Thakre's Cartoon

Raj Thakre

State Bank of India's Gift for New Year

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:50:00 +0000

Country's largest public sector bank State Bank of India has given its customers the very big gift for the new year 2012. Now customers can get a home loan at 50 per cent discount on processing fees. So they will have only half the fee.

Bank fees Rs. 20,000 for Rs 75 lakh home loan borrowers has been reduced to Rs 10,000. Similarly, for 30 to 50 lakhs amount, its Rs 6,500. However, for lesser amount of loan, procession fee will be 0.25 percent.

With this 50 lakhs loan from the State Bank, the processing fee will be only Rs 6,500, while ICICI Bank and Axis Bank its Rs 25,000 and HDFC Bank takes Rs 10,000.

EMERGING SCENARIO OF BANKING INDUSTRY : CHALLENGES & COMPETITIVENESS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:31:00 +0000

Banking is as old as our civilization. The ancient Romans developed an advanced banking system to serve their vast trade network, which extended throughout Europe, Asia and much of Africa in 395 A.D. The Roman Empire split later into eastern and western sections. The west Roman Empire fell in the late 400 A.D. and most of the trade and financial networks were destroyed and banking almost diapered from Western Europe. However the Justinian code, a collection of laws issued in 500 A.D in the east Roman Empire included many banking laws.

Modern banking began to develop between the 1200's and 1600's in Italy. Earlier the bankers conducted their banking business sitting on a bench in the streets, which was known as BANCO or BANCA in Italy. Later large banking firms were established in Florence, Rome, Venice and other Italian cities and banking activities slowly spread through out Europe. Since 1960' s banking has become much more international in

nature because of multinational companies and the spread of their operations worldwide.

Money has passed through a number of phases of change in its physical form. When people crossed over from barter system and began using money as a medium of exchange in trading activities. Initially cowries were used as a medium of exchange in India. With development in technology metals like copper silver and gold were converted into crude forms of oils which led to minting of value defined points with various sizes shapes and denominations. The value of the coins was equated with the intrinsic value of the quantity of metals used in the coin. People had confidence in the value denoted because it flowed from the authority of the ruler who issued the coins.

Gradually the metal coins were over taken by the paper currency bringing down the intrinsic value to nothing. The value of the paper currency was established by the authority of the state, which declared it as legal tender. After a spread hesitant period paper money entrenched it self in the world economic atmosphere. Since then the role of bankers gained importance due to the use and acceptance of money in physical form on a wide spread note.

Crude banking activities were performed and practiced by the village sahukars, seths, and traders who:

Accepted money for safe keeping
Lent money to people and sometimes to the state

Later on these principles and practices were inculcated into the corporate form of banking and money services, which turned to be their sole business. These corporations termed as banks.

Accepted money
Lent money
Earned money.

The services of banks later extended to:

Safe keeping of public money.
Transfer of money.
Issue of money in the form of drafts.
Exploring investment opportunities.
Helped in creating machinery needed for financing developmental activities throughout the economy.

Ensuring the available finances flowed in the direction intended.

Off late the financial sector has gained a new focus and it has become the cynosure of the academia and policy makers. Since Banking is an important and integral part of the broad ambit of financial sector, which is emerging for stability, it is being realized that the banking industry has to be promoted as a healthy financial institution, which is a crucial pre-requisite. Therefore, the banking sector in India is passing through a challenging and exciting phase.

Banks and financial institutions should strive to adopt a 'supply-leading rather than demand-following' role and their quality credit assessment of investment proposals and the efficiency of the capital should strive to economize on 'search costs' in identifying and nurturing growth impulses in commodity and service producing sectors. The friendly liquidity situation provides an opportunity for banks to transform idle liquidity into investible resources for growth.

NATIONALIZATION – BEFORE
Commercial Banks were used by business magnets and large industrial houses as their own financial power houses to lubricate their inefficient industries requirement of financial resources and traditional banking was in practice. The banking requirement of financial resources and traditional banking was in practice. The banking customer's personal requirements, rural agriculturists, cottage and home industries, tiny and small scale sectors. Products of the commercial banks were restricted.

NATIONALIZATION – AFTER

It was argued that some big business houses used the commercial banks as their own financial power houses to lubricate their inefficient industries. At this juncture it was advocated that nationalization would lead to better utilization of funds to meet macro and micro economic goals. Banking has undergone evolutionary process and revolutionary changes, the nationalization of fourteen major commercial banks in July, 1969 followed by six more in April, 1980 acted as catalysts in promoting economic growth. Banks shouldered more responsibilities and the traditional concept of ‘class banking’ was shifted to a new concept of 'mass banking'. Thus the Indian banking system has undergone changes since nationalization shifting themselves from:

Class banking to Mass banking.
Traditional banking to Innovative banking.
Asset-nexus lending to Production-nexus lending. .
Developed Commercial banking to Societal banking.

Objectives of Nationalization:

Greater mobilization of savings through bank deposits
Widening of branch network of banks particularly in rural and semi-rural areas.
Reorientation of credit flows to benefit neglected sectors such as agriculture, small scale industries and small borrowers

The growth of Indian banking after nationalization both in terms of sectoral coverage as well as geographical expansion has been unparalleled in the world because of:

The increase in the savings habit.
Opening up of market in interior areas.
Development of rural industries.
Development orientation to lending with changing destinations of credit flows.

GLOBAL EFFECTS:

Global economic prospects turned bleak since September 200 1 after the terrorist attack on US. After the attacks, recovery has become uncertain in the global economy. Insurance, airlines, tourism and hotel industries have been hit hard. The nature of Indian economy cannot remain covered from the international developments. The direct effects are expected to be limited. Indirect effects particularly through exports and subdued industries have an impact upon the asset quality of our bank system and also other segments of the financial section

TRENDS IN BANKING

The banking sector supported by financial services industry has virtually become a revolution in the market for financial services. This has been in demand by the need for liquid, readily transferable assets to effect transactions, technological changes world wide including electronic banking and electronic funds transfer necessitating:

· Over dressing of banks around the world with high risk portfolios, looking for ways to boost their capital and incomes from fee-based business.

Better facilities and services for the customers, extending importance for innovative products and prompt service at low cost because of stiff competition.
Erasing of linked costs and risks.
Mergers and alliances at home and across the borders are rising.
Banks world-wide are making the assets neat and tidy to act in accordance with risk-asset capital ratio requirements because the financial environment has become competitive with focus on profitability and efficiency, even though margins are narrowmg.

· Securitization provides banks the benefits of removing capital hungry assets from banks and trimming balance sheets

· The use of updated technology and communication systems has become mandatory to keep in touch with customers, top management, branches and to provide better customer service.

CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN BANKING INDUSTRY

To affirm and assert their global presence the Indian banks have to prepare for the competition and challenges at home and abroad. The Indian banks should formulate a strategy supported by management and organization supplemented by skilled, committed personnel. To sustain and battle the challenges of foreign banks at home and in their domicile Indian banks have to:

Be alert and assertive to give directions to their operations.
Improve work culture and erase rigidities in labour practices that have hindered change.
Improve their service orientation and update skills to meet customer requirements.

· Innovate new products and services to meet customer requirements in the challenging market.

Computerize and update their techniques of operations.

· Maintain high quality human resource to cope with and adapt to the new environment.

Develop a foresight in anticipating changing risk-return relationships.

Prudential Standards:

To match with the international best practices Reserve Bank of India has introduced:

The ninety days delinquency norm for identification of non performing assets.
Time frame for classifications of a substandard asset as a doubtful asset from eighteen months to twelve months.
Doubtful assets backed by collaterals, irrespective of their status of secured or unsecured are classified as loss assets, which are provided only 50% of the outstanding balances irrespective of the number of years in which the accounts remain in this category. Where as in western banking system security assets value is taken as zero.
Expansion of the scale of risk weights and uses of external credit ratings to be categorized.

· Sound internal procedures to assess the adequacy of capital based on a thorough evaluation of its risk profiles and control environments.

· Minimum capital requirement, processes of supervisory review and market discipline.

Bolstering market discipline through enhanced disclosure by banks.
Methods of calculating bank capital adequacy and their risk assessment.

APPLICABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS:

The Standing Committee on International Standards and Codes was formed in December 1999 constituting ten advisory groups consisting of eminent experts to present their objectivity and experience to study the applicability of relevant International Codes and Standards to all the areas of competence. The various advisory groups formed were:

The Advisory Group on Banking Supervision:

It has assessed the Indian banking system on the principles of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. It has found the level of compliance, which is of a high order.

The Advisory Group on Bankruptcy Laws:

Recommended a comprehensive bankruptcy code incorporating various factors like cross-border insolvency and the repeal of the Sick Industrial Companies Act.

The Advisory Group on Corporate Governance:

Has made recommendations relating to rules and responsibilities of boards and has advised amendments to the Companies Act.

The Advisory Group on Data Dissemination:

Has found that India's data dissemination compares favorably with many other countries and has proposed the compilation of forward looking indicators.

The Advisory Group on Fiscal Transparency:

Viewed that current fiscal practices meet the IMF's Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency. It has recommended amplifying the scope of fiscal responsibility legislation on order to include the essential elements of a budget law.

The Advisory Group on Insurance Regulations:

This group has recommended flexible minimum capital requirements depending on the class of business. With regard to actuarial and solvency issues, the Group has found the Indian standards to be at par with international norms.

The Advisory Group on International Accounting and Auditing Standards:

It has set out an agenda for the future for convergence in auditing and accounting practices. It has recommended a single standard setting authority and the need for convergence of corporate and tax laws.

The Advisory Group on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies:

This group has recommended inflation as the single mandated objective for the Central Bank and necessary autonomy to fulfill the mandate. It has also made recommendations on the operating procedure of monetary policy.

The Advisory Group on Payment and Settlement:

This group has recommended legal reforms to empower the Reserve Bank to supervise the payment and settlement system, application of the Lamfalussy standards to deferred net settlement and introduction of Real Time Gross Settlement. It has also recommended the setting up of the Clearing Corporation and a separate guaranteed fund for foreign exchange clearing.

The Advisory Group on Securities Market Regulations:

It has compared India against the International Organisation of Securities Commissions principles and emphasised the need to strengthen inter regulator cooperation. Considerable progress has been made by India in the identification of International Standards and Codes in relevant areas, expert assessment and their applicability.

REFORMS:

In the early 1990' s banking became dependent and inefficient and this situation summoned drastic changes in banking and the financial sector to bring the economic situation under control. Sweeping reforms became a source of survival to face internal crises presented by the foreign exchange shortfall and external pressures arising from global compulsion. To face the situation Reserve Bank of India introduced LERMS (Liberalised Exchange Rate Mechanism System) in 1991, which marked an era of freedom to the banks in the history of foreign exchange transactions.

The economic reforms initiated by the Government of India in early 90' shave brought a sea change in operational environment of financial sector, its functioning and outlook of Indian Banks.

In 1991, the Narasimham Committee recommendations were a milestone in the direction of reforms and brought about a total transformation in the banking sector.

The radical measures were:

Preparation of Balance Sheet of Banks in a more transparent form.
Introduction of capital adequacy norms.

· Income recognition and asset classification norms and provisioning on loan assets.

Partial deregulation of interest rates on deposits and advances.
Freedom of entry for private banks.
Permission to public sector banks to approach the markets for raising their capital. .
Upgradation of technology by computerisation.

These reforms have derived at two objectives like:

· Improving the customer services and they by making banking more competitive. .

· Improving bottom lines of Banks by introduction of prudential norms and transparency in balance sheet.

The adoption of the New Basel Capital Adequacy Framework, relating to assigning capital on a consolidated basis, use of external credit assessment as a means for assigning:

Preferential risk weights.
Sophisticated techniques for estimating economic capital.
Tools to evolve an integrated risk management system depending on their size complexity and risk appetite.
Built in legal provisions that prohibits or strongly limits activities and relationships that diminish the quality of corporate governance in banks.

Mumbai based Podar International School asks 840 students to buy iPads

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:51:00 +0000

Podar International School, Santa Cruz, has instructed all its students to buy iPads to impart education.
Vandana Lulla, school director-principal, issued a circular last week that claims the management’s decision to use the Apple iPad 2 in the classroom has been welcomed by parents. Some parents, however, feel the move is impractical, distractive and may hamper the growth of students.

The circular states, “Parents now have the choice of either purchasing the iPad 2 from the school on an outright basis or avail of a financial scheme on offer. You also need to indicate if it will be purchased by you on your own.” The school has told the parents to indicate their choice to help them negotiate bulk orders.
The parent of a class II student said, “There has been no consensus on the issue among parents. I am opposed to the move as it will hamper, rather than aid a kid’s education. I would prefer my kid to learn and write using traditional methods, instead of exposing him to advanced gadgets at a tender age. In fact, the school has a good information & technology infrastructure that is sufficient to upgrade a student’s skills.”
Another parent said, “I will shift my student to another school as it is purely a moneymaking racket. It is an irrational decision as examinations will be conducted using the conventional format.”

Yet another parent said, “I don’t have issues with the circular if it is restricted to higher grade students. These kids make use of 3D applications that make concepts related to science and technical issues much clearer.”
Some parents have come out in support of the school. A parent said, “It has taken the decision in the interests of students. I am sure students will have a headstart over others as they will be exposed to modern technology at an early age. It has assured us that it will take steps to ensure the gadget is not misused by students.”
Lulla explained, “We introduced the feature only after thorough research. We did a comparative assessment between the usual method of teaching and that with iPads and realized that this form of technology will help in the active learning of the student as it induces multisensory stimulation for them. The technique will reduce time for teachers as they can plan lectures in advance and deliver better in classrooms.”
The school started the pilot project with 10 teachers who underwent training between June and September. Research was conducted and its results were shared with parents, most of whom agreed with the new technique, Lulla said.

“Our classes will not entirely depend on iPads since it’s our policy not to totally depend on technology. Two out of five lectures a day will be based on this technique. Since not all parents have agreed, we have not made it compulsory for our students,” Lulla said.

The school plans to begin implementation in phases, first from the secondary section and then primary.
Incidentally, Podar had won an award for best information & communication technologyenabled school of the year.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-school-asks-840-students-to-buy-ipads/211815-3.html

Times View

The intentions behind Podar International School’s circular must be noble. There are tangible benefits on the use of new technology among kids. It can be used to lessen the weight that young kids are made to carry; interface with an iPad can help them acclimatize themselves with modern gadgets that they will have to use later in life. But this comes with a downside. Psychiatrists have noticed how habit-forming such gadgets can be. The ill-effects of technology on young, impressionable minds are well-documented and the potential of abuse is too real to be ignored. Schools must study the pros and cons of such decisions, mandatorily with the help of psychiatrists and experts. Parents’ fears and concerns must also be addressed before implementing such game-changing decisions.

Sunny Leone in Big Boss 5 : Lehenga Choli Entry

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:58:00 +0000

Indo-Canadian star Sunny Leone has landed in into the "Bigg Boss" house in traditional Indian attire.

The 30-year-old, who was born as Karen Malhotra, wore a heavily embroidered lehanga-choli and accessorized it with traditional Hindu 'mang tika'. Sunny made her entry into the house Saturday in a special Doli.

She danced on bollywood track track "Chaliya Chaliya" from the movie "Tashan".

Bharti Walmart's 'easyday market' at Abhiruchi Mall and Multiplex in Pune - Location Map

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:29:00 +0000

Bharti Retail has opened first retail store 'easyday market' at Vadgaon Budruk area on Sinhagad Road in Pune.

Bharti Retail is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises. Bharti Retail operates a chain of multiple format stores across India. Bharti Reatil operates the retail stores across India under brand "easyday market" Recently the company has become more involved in the food economic sectors, with a joint partnership in the agricultural company FieldFresh.

'easyday market' in Pune is located at "Abhiruchi CityPride Multiplex". With ample space for parking, it is going to become a good destination for Punekars both retail shopping plus entertainment.

Google Map showing the driving directions to 'easyday market' at "Abhiruchi CityPride Multiplex" on Sinhagad Road Pune

View easyday and Abhiruchi Citypride Multipex Mall in a larger map

View of Abhiruchi Mall from Sinhagad Road.

Pune Malls