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Rabindranath Tagore

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:49:00 +0000

Biography of Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many-sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own non-sentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.

Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution. Read More

Poems of Rabindra Nath Tagore

The Gardener Excerpts From The Gardener

Gitanjali (part One) Gitanjali (part Two)

Ungrateful Sorrow My Dependence

My Song The Child Angel

The Gift The Gardener

Benediction The Banyan Tree

The Recall The First Jasmines

The End Authorship

Superior Twelve O'Clock

The Flower-School Sympathy

Thrissur Pooram

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:54:00 +0000

Thrissur Pooram is the annual temple festival of the town of Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is one of the most colourful temple festival of Kerala which attracts large masses of devotees and spectators from all parts of the State and even outside.

Thrissur Pooram is celebrated at the premises of the Vadakkunnathan Temple, situated on a hillock (Thekkinkadu maidan) right in the centre of the city, on the Pooram day in the month of Medom (April-May). Processions of richly caparisoned elephants accompanied by percussion ensembles from various neighbouring temples culminate at the Vadakumnathan temple. The most impressive processions are those Thriuvambadi Bhagavathy from the Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple and the Paramekkavu Bhagavathi from Paramekkavu temple. The celebrations which last for over 36 hours includes parasol displays and firework shows.

The Pooram Festival is celebrated by two rival groups representing the two divisions of Thrissur Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi vying with each other in making the display of fireworks grander and more colourful. Each group is allowed to display a maximum of fifteen elephants and all efforts are made by each party to secure the best elephants in South India and the most artistic parasols, several kinds of which are raised on the elephants during the display. Commencing in the early hours of the morning, the celebrations last till the break of dawn, the next day.

Amrtia Arora weds Shakeel Ladak

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Actress Amrita Arora married longtime boyfriend Shakeel Ladak yesterday in a lavish Church wedding at the Olive restaurant in Mumbai. The Golmaal Returns star also had a Sangeet ceremony, choreographed by Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan and hosted by Alvira Agnihotri (Salman Khan’s sister). Dressed in an off-white vintage wedding gown designed by fashion designer Ashley Rebello, the actress will now await a formal nikaah on March 6 and the couple will then proceed on their honeymoon! The wedding was attended by the who`s who of Tinseltown including SRK and wife Gauri, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra Ness Wadia, Urmila Matondkar and others.

Holi SMS

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:50:00 +0000

May God gift you all the colors of life, colors of joy, colors of happiness, colors of friendship, colors of love and all other colors you want to paint in your life. Happy Holi.

Pichkari ki Dhar,
Gulal ki bauchar,
Apno ka pyar,
Yahi hai yaaron holi ka tyohar.
Happy Holi !!!!

Gul ne gulshan se gulfam bheja hai,
Sitaro ne aasman se salaam bheja hai,
Mubaraq ho aapko holi ka tyohar,
Humne dil se yeh paigam bheja hai.

Rango ke tyohar mein sabhi rango ki ho bharmar,
Dher saari khushiyon se bhara ho aapka sansar,
Yahi dua hai bhagwan se hamari har bar,
Holi Mubarak ho mere yaar!

Apun wishing you a wonderful,
Super-duper,
Zabardast,
Xtra-badhiya,
Xtra special,
Ekdum mast and dhinchak,
Bole to ekdum jhakaas
“Happy Holi”.

Anand Jain's Jai Corp shares hit lower circuit on tax raid reports

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:42:00 +0000

The shares of Jai Corp hit the lower circuit filter at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday to close with a loss of 4.94 percent, on news that income tax authorities were conducting raids on the premises of its non-executive chairman Anand Jain.
The company's shares, which opened at Rs.79 at the BSE, eventually closed at Rs.74.15 - the lower circuit for the Jai Corp scrip on the BSE - data with the bourse showed.
"A team of 80 people is conducting the search operations at eight locations and it includes Mr. Jain's residence," said a senior official with the Income Tax Department here.
"We cannot say anything more at this moment. The operations are still on. All I can say for now is that the search operations have to do with some real estate deals," the official added.
Jain, a close confidant of Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani, had shot into limelight in 2007, when Forbes magazine named him among 40 richest Indian billionaires. He has plans for several special economic zones in the country.
The website of Jai Corp says he is chairman of the Navi Mumbai SEZ Pvt Ltd, the Mumbai SEZ Ltd, Reliance Haryana SEZ Ltd and Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital Ltd.
The venture capital firm had raised $500 million from international investors for investing in the Indian real estate sector.
This apart, his Urban Infrastructure Opportunities Fund had raised Rs.32.86 billion from some 750 retail and institutional investors, the website said. This fund was scrutinised by the Income Tax Department last year.

Source : Economic Times

Spice Jet Happy Hours: Buy 2 Pay for 1

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:45:00 +0000

SpiceJet announced a two-day promotional offer on Wednesday under SpiceJet Happy Hours called “Book for 2 pay for 1”. This is valid for booking on March 4 to 6, 2009. The discounted fare will be shown at the final payment page under SpiceJet Happy Hours discount, before the passenger makes the payment.

Terms and Conditions

This Happy Hours Offer is valid on bookings done directly on spicejet.com.

PNR’s booked under this offer cannot be cancelled or rescheduled. Refund of money or creation of credit shell does not apply to these bookings.
This offer is applicable for travel on all sectors on the SpiceJet network till 24th Oct '09.
This is a limited inventory offer valid till Friday 6th March '09.
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer / discount / promotion.
This offer is not valid for infant bookings.
SpiceJet reserves the right to withdraw, change or cancel the offer without prior intimation and without assigning any reasons thereof.

IBM may acquire satyam

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:23:00 +0000

IBM is believed to be the front-runner to acquire Satyam Computer Solutions, reported the Business Standard. Sources close to development said that the negotiations between the company and Satyam's government nominated board are underway and the company has evinced interest for a majority stake.
Investment bankers and lawyers from U.S. and Europe are assessing the size of the deal and the risks associated with it. IBM is believed to have conducted an initial due diligence on some of Satyam's major customers. Last week, India's Minister of Corporate Affairs P.C.Gupta, said that the bids are not restricted to Indian players.
The other suitors in the race include Larsen & Toubro, which owns 12% in Satyam and BK Modi owned Spice Group. The new Satyam Board is likely to invite bids for 31% stake in the company with an assurance of 51% stake even if the bidder fails to get the additional mandatory 20% stake from open offer.

Terror attack on Srilankan Cricketers in Lahore

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:12:00 +0000

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying members of Sri Lankan cricket team to Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on Tuesday morning.

The attack took place at Liberty Chowk in the heart of the Lahore city.

The players reported injured are Thilan Samaraweera, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Mahela Jayawardene, Tharanga Paranavithana and Chaminda Vaas.

Pacer Chaminda Vaas, too, was carried off in a stretcher. Samaraweera has been shot at.

The attackers - who came in a white car - lobbed two grenades at the bus carrying the players.

The gunmen, reportedly surrounded the team van and opened fire indiscriminately. They reportedly continuously fired for two to three minutes.

The attackers then started firing at a police van which was providing security to the Lankan team.

Officials said rocket launchers were used in the attack as well.

Five policemen are reported dead.

The van carrying the umpires was also attacked.

Dawn channel showed footage of two gunmen opening fire. At least 12 gunmen are believed to be involved in the attack.

The Sri Lankan tour has been officially called off.

"Samaravera has a thigh injury, Ajantha Mendis has also been injured, all players have been taken to the hotel but two of them are in the hospital," Sri Lanka Sports Minister Lokuge Gamini said.

Loksabha Elections Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:17:00 +0000

5-phase Lok Sabha polls to begin from April 16

General Elections in India for the fifteenth Lok Sabha will be held in five phases, starting from April 16 and concluding on May 13.

Date of counting of votes will be May 16. With the announcement, the model code of conduct has come into force.

Elections will be held over five phases.

- Phase I polls on April 16

- Phase II on April 23

- Phase III on April 30

- Phase IV polls on May 7

- Phase V polls on May 13

N Gopalaswami, Chief Election Commissioner (EC), said that the term of 14th Lok Sabha is ending on June 1, 2009 and the 15th Lok Sabha will be constituted before June 2, 2009.

Announcing the dates Chief Election Commissioner said that though the voting will take place on six days, it will be counted as a five-phase election as voting in Manipur will take place on April 22 due to a local holiday on April 23. Gopalaswami said that 124 constituencies would vote on April 16, followed by 141 on April 23, 107 on April 30, 85 on May 7 and 86 on May 13.

Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh will vote in five phases, Bihar will have four-phase elections while Maharashtra and West Bengal will vote in three phases. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab will hold the elections in two phases. Fifteen states and seven Union Territories will go in for one-phase voting.

All election related procedures will be completed before May 28.

Sourabhee Debbarma becomes first female 'Indian Idol'

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:43:00 +0000

After four years of its running, popular music reality show "Indian Idol" finally got its first female winner in the form of Sourabhee Debbarma, who won the grand finale of the fourth season of the TV programme in Mumbai on Sunday night.

Sourabhee, who hails from the India's north east, belted out popular numbers confidently and piped other finalists - Bengali girl Torsha Sarkar and army man Kapil Thapa. She walked away with a Rs.10 million contract with Sony TV and a car.

The result was based on public voting.

The special attractions of the event were Bollywood stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh, who had come to promote their forthcoming film "New York".

Others from the Indian film and music industry, including judges Javed Akhtar, Anu Malik, Kailash Kher and Sonali Bendre, too were present to cheer the finalists.

The 22-year-old winner is petite, charismatic and adds glamour to her stage performances with her perfect moves - a plus point she has had since the beginning of the show. However, the girl has had no professional training in music.

She recently met veteran Assamese composer Bhupen Hazarika who told her "my blessings are with you".

Source: Hindustan Times

Tata Motors announces the launch of Tata Nano

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:57:00 +0000

Tata Motors today announced that the much-awaited Tata Nano will be launched at a function in Mumbai on March 23, 2009.
The cars will be on display at Tata Motors dealerships from the first week of April 2009. Bookings will commence from the second week of April 2009.
Since its unveiling on January 10, 2008, the Tata Nano has evoked an unprecedented interest in the country, with its website having recorded over 30 million hits in the past one year and the creation of over 6,000 interest groups and communities.
Tata Motors is making arrangements for the widest possible network to book the car, so that prospective customers can conveniently avail of booking facilities at their locations, across the length and breadth of India. The booking process and other details will be announced on March 23, 2009.

India vs New Zealand Series –2009 Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Wed 25 19:00 local, 06:00 GMT
1st T20I - New Zealand v India AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Fri 27 19:00 local, 06:00 GMT
2nd T20I - New Zealand v India Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Tue 3 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT
1st ODI - New Zealand v India McLean Park, Napier

Fri 6 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT
2nd ODI - New Zealand v India Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Sun 8 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT
3rd ODI - New Zealand v India AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Wed 11 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT
4th ODI - New Zealand v India Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sat 14 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT
5th ODI - New Zealand v India Eden Park, Auckland

Wed 18 - Sun 22 11:00 local, 22:00 GMT
1st Test - New Zealand v India Seddon Park, Hamilton

Thu 26 - Mon 30 10:30 local, 21:30 GMT

2nd Test - New Zealand v India McLean

April 2009

Fri 3 - Tue 7 10:30 local, 21:30 GMT

3rd Test - New Zealand v India Basin Reserve, Wellington

Govt cuts excise duty, service tax

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:37:00 +0000

Giving relief to the industry reeling under the impact of slowdown, the government today reduced the rates of excise duty and service tax.
While the general excise duty has been reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent, the rate of service tax has been cut from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.
Four per cent excise cut announced earlier in the stimulus package in December will continue beyond March 31, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while winding up the debate on the Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha today.
The Lok Sabha later approved the Interim Budget by voice vote, amidst a walkout by the Opposition BJP and erstwhile supporters Left parties.
Mukherjee further said that duty on bulk cement has been reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent.

Source : NDTV Profit

Clerk Results on GSWAN.GOV.IN

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:24:00 +0000

Gujarat Gaun Seva Pasandgi Mandal Sahayak Clerk Result

Other News on GSWAN Website

Revision of Pay, Allowances & Pension of State Government & Panchayat Employees with reference to 6th CPC

Watch Slumdog live at Oscar

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:45:00 +0000

Watch the Slumdog team receiving the Oscar. For more such videos log on to http://Oscar.com

It’s Raining Oscars for India

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:55:00 +0000

India’s dream run at the Oscars has begun. Filmmaker Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches romance set in India, Slumdog Millionaire, won eight Oscar awards for best director, best original song, original score, sound mixing, editing, adapted screenplay and cinematography. The film has received 10 Oscar nominations.

Oscars Score Card

Best Picture

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Actor

Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn in Milk (Winner)
Brad Pitt, in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Actress

Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie in Changeling
Melissa Leo in Frozen River
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Kate Winslet in The Reader (Winner)

Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin in Milk
Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (Winner)
Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams in Doubt
Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Winner)
Viola Davis in Doubt
Taraji P Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler

Director

David Fincher in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard in Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant in Milk
Stephen Daldry in The Reader
Danny Boyle in Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Foreign Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex Germany
The Class France
Departures Japan (Winner)
Revanche Austria
Waltz With Bashir Israel

Adapted Screenplay

Eric Roth and Robin Swicord-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley-Doubt
Peter Morgan-Frost/Nixon
David Hare-The Reader
Simon Beaufoy-Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Original Screenplay

Courtney Hunt-Frozen River
Mike Leigh-Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonagh-In Bruges
Dustin Lance Black- Milk (Winner)
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter-WALL-E

Animated Feature Film

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E (Winner)

Art Direction

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Cinematography

Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Sound Mixing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
WALL-E
Wanted.

Sound Editing

The Dark Knight (Winner)
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Original Score

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire- AR Rahman (Winner)
WALL-E Thomas Newman

Original Song

Down to Earth from WALL-E - Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire- AR Rahman and Gulzar (Winner)
O Saya from Slumdog Millionaire- AR Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Costume

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess (Winner)
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Documentary Feature

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire (Winner)
Trouble the Water

Documentary (short subject)

The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki (Winner)
The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306

Film Editing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Makeup

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
Hell boy II
The Golden Army

Animated Short Film

La Maison en Petits Cubes (Winner)
Lavatory — Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Live Action Short Film

Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland) (Winner)

Visual Effects

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Smile Pinky wins Oscar

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:27:00 +0000

It’s India’s day at Oscar. After a jubiliant performance of Slumdog millionaire, it was “Smile Pinky”, a documentary film , which won the oscar for the best short documentary.

The made in India documentary ‘Smile Pinky’ won an Oscar in the ‘Best Short Documentary’ category at the 81st Academy Awards declared in Los Angeles on February 22.

‘Smile Pinky’ is the story of a child with a lip deformity. The film had been nominated along with four other documentaries at the famed Academy Awards.

Residents of Dabai village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ahura district have been praying for the success of the documentary ‘Smile Pinky’ at the Oscars, since it is based on the life of a girl belonging to their village.

The film by Megan Mylan depicts the saga of six-year-old Pinky who becomes a social outcast because of a cleft lip. In the 39-minute documentary, the girl from this obscure village of Uttar Pradesh, undergoes corrective surgery and gets a normal childhood.

(With Inputs from Kerala Online.com)

Maha Shivaratri – 23rd Feruary,2009

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:27:00 +0000

Mahashivaratri falls on the 13th or the 14th night of the new moon during Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Phalgun. The Sanskrit term, Krishna Paksha means the period of waning moon or the dark fortnight and Phalguna corresponds to the month of February - March in English Calendar. Shivaratri Festival is celebrated on a moonless night.
According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri or 'Shiva's Great Night' symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Many however, believe, Shivaratri is the night when Lord Shiva performed the Tandava Nritya - the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. Celebrating the festival in a customary manner, devotees give a ritual bath to the Lingam with the panchagavya - milk, sour milk, urine, butter and dung. Celebrations of Shivaratri Festival mainly take place at night. Devotees of Lord Shiva throng Shiva temples across the country and spend ‘the Night of Lord Shiva’ by chanting verses and hymns in praise of the Lord. The festival holds special meaning for the ladies. They pray to Goddess Parvati also called 'Gaura', the giver of 'suhag' for good husbands, marital bliss and a long and prosperous married life.

This Year Shivaratri carries special significance since it is falling on Monday which is also considered as Day of Lord Shiva. In India, Unmarried girls keep fast on Mondays to please Lord Shiva and pray for a good husband.

SHIVA AARTI

Jai Shiv Onkara Har Jai Shiv Onkara |
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Arddhagni Dhara ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Ekanan Chaturanan Panchanan Raaje |
Hansanan Garudasan Vrishvahan Saaje ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Do Bhuj Char Chaturbhuj Das Bhuj Te Sohe |
Tinon Roop Nirakhta Tribhuvan Jan Mohe ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Akshaymala Vanmala Mundmala Dhari |
Chadan Mrigmad Sohai Bhale Shashi Dhari ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Shvetambar Pitambar Baghambar Ange |
Sankadik Brahmadik Bhootadik Sang ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Kar Men Shreshth Kamandal Chakra Trishooldharta |
Jagkarta Jagharta Jag Palankarta ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Janat Aviveka |
Pranvakshar Ke Madhye Yah Tinon Eka ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Trigun Shiv Ki Aarti Jo Koi Nar Gave |
Kahat Shivanand Swami Manvanchhit Phal Pave ||

OM Jai Shiv Onkara

Bolo Shakar Bhagwan ki Jai

Bolo HAR HAR MAHADEVA

(With Inputs from http://www.mahashivratri.org )

Delhi –6 Review

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Movie Review: Delhi 6; Star Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Om Puri and Waheeda Rehman; Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Delhi 6 is a delightful musical run through the Hindu and Muslim cultures of Old Delhi as seen through the eyes of protagonist Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) who comes to India to fulfill the desire of his terminally ill Daadi (Waheeda Rehman) to spend the last days of her life in her hometown. As Roshan after a brief culture shock, tries to understand the complexities of relations that kept his people apart from each other as well as close to each other, he slowly gets attached to Bittu (Sonam Kapoor) and the chemistry grows, which is very convincingly directed using rich background music and believable day-to-day situations. Read the complete review on Real bollywood

Karnataka Budget -2009

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:26:00 +0000

Karnataka promises cheap farm credit, tax sops in 2009-10 budget

Proposing additional resource mobilisation to mop up Rs 100 crore, offering tax relief up to Rs 400 crore and extending farm credit at three per cent, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday presented the state's 2009-10 budget which has a deficit of Rs 43.08 crore.

Karnataka slashed sales tax to four per cent from 12 per cent on vehicles driven by electricity including cars, vans and two-wheelers to promote eco-friendly vehicles in his budget proposals presented to the state assembly.

The government also decided to reduce stamps and registration, from 7.5 per cent to six per cent hoping to give a boost to property registration activities, while enhancing fee for duplicate registration from Rs 50 to Rs 500, besides enhancing fee levied on lease agreement registration.

Offering another sop to the government employees, the government announced hike in HRA, brought down sales tax on tamarind, soapnut, areca from four per cent to two per cent and exempted tax on footwear costing less than Rs 100. Yeddyurappa, presenting the budget for the fourth one in a row and second after becoming the Chief Minister, sought a vote on account for four months till July 31.

Source : The Hindu

NII launches BlackBerry Curve 8350i

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:40:00 +0000

NII Holdings, Inc. today announced that Nextel Argentina, Nextel Brazil, Nextel Mexico and Nextel Peru will offer the BlackBerry(R) Curve(TM) 8350i smart phone. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i is the first BlackBerry smart phone in Latin America to offer this unparalleled combination of services and features with Nextel's industry-leading Push-to-Talk (PTT) service along with premium phone features, the industry's leading email and messaging capabilities, web access, productivity applications and rich multimedia capabilities. Also, it includes Wi-Fi(R) and 128MB of internal memory. This powerful and flexible smart phone for mobile business users is available exclusively to Nextel customers in Latin America.

The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smart phone and the industry-leading Push-to-Talk service will provide one-touch, instant and effective communication between NII subscribers and over 10 million iDEN subscribers in North and South America. In addition to enabling easy access to personal and corporate email, the BlackBerry Curve 8350i comes with built-in Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera, 128MB of memory and an expandable memory slot for additional storage to help subscribers in Latin America push their business to new heights.

RIM BlackBerry Curve (8350i) Features

Built-in capabilities for assisted autonomous GPS capabilities
2.0-megapixel digital camera with 5x digital zoom, flash and video recording
DataViz Documents to Go is preloaded to make it easy to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents directly on the smart phone
Speakerphone is optimized for sound quality with Direct Connect
Advanced Media Player to listen to music, watch videos and show pictures
Expandable micro SD memory card slot allows plenty of storage for pictures, videos, music and documents
Bluetooth version 2.0 with support for (A2DP) stereo Bluetooth and more
Group Connect feature enables group conversation up to 20 Persons.

India race.com-Ultimate Racing Portal

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:22:00 +0000

if you are a fan of horse racing events, then here is a portal for you to track the latest races live and not only that you can also view the Latest Odds, Results, Selections and Dividends.

Latest on India race :

Bangalore Winter Meeting 2008-09

Mysore Winter Meeting 2008-09

Mumbai Winter Meeting 2008-09

Hyderabad Winter Races 2008-09

Kolkata Spring Meeting 2008-09

Delhi Meeting 2008-09

Airtel launches first-ever virtual online PC

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Bharti Airtel has launched world's first Windows based online desktop powered by Microsoft and Nivio, giving access to a personal virtual desktop from any computer conected to the internet for Airtel broadband customers.

The service has been launched across 95 cities in the country. Atul Bindal, President, Telemedia Services, Bharti Airtel said, " Our online desk platform will be useful in making computing more accessible to SMBs, SMEs and SOHOs as well as individual home customers of Airtel Broadband".

The new service from Airtel comes with 5 GB space along with free anti-virus protection and reduced IT infrastructure cost with no cost of CPU.

Hug Day

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:29:00 +0000

The Hug day is celebrated on 13th February. Hug is the best way to convey your feelings to your loved ones. When two bodies come together for a hug , it’s a feeling which can not be described in words. You get lost in a entirely different world of joy and happiness. So hug your near and dear ones today and show them that you really think and care for them.

Best ways of Hugging ?

A wrong way of hug may give a different interpretation to the person you are hugging. I came across an interesting article on “How to Hug ?” on a Wikihows. It describes the approach to Hug and different ways of hugging for each relationship. Hugs have been classified as family hug, Friend Hug (Girl), Friend Hug (Boys), Crush Hug and Lover Hug.

Kiss Day

noreply@blogger.com (Blogger) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:34:00 +0000

Today is Kiss day in the series of Valentine Week and this is the most awaited day. Why not ? Here is a chance to kiss your valentine. After days of Gifts, Chocolates, Teddy’s and promises you surely deserve a smooching kiss. Be passionate and keep your eyes close while kissing your partner. Keeping your eyes open is a sign of betrayal. I agree you wouldn’t know if the other partner has his/her eyes open or not , but my advice it don’t experiment this today. Believe your partner. Trust is the biggest asset for any relationship !