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List of Teams Played and Winners in IPL Finals From 2008 To 2012

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:27:00 +0000

IPL-I -2008 Finals/between Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals/ held on 01st June 2008, Sunday/ at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai/ Rajasthan Royals won /by 3 wickets

IPL-II-2009Finals/ between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers/ held on 24th May 2009, Sunday/ at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg/ Deccan Chargers won/ by 6 runs

IPL-III-2010 Finals/between Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings/ held on 25th April 2010, Sunday/at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai /Chennai Super Kings won/ by 22 runs

IPL- IV-2011 Finals/ between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings/held at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai/ on 28th May 2011, Saturday/Chennai Super Kings won by 58 runs (for the second time consecutively)

IPL-V-2012 Finals/ between/Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings/ held on 27th May 2012, Sunday / at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai/ Kolkatta Knight Riders won by 5 wickets ( Chennai Super Kings could not become the IPL Champion for the third time consecutively)

How To Travel with E- Tickets in Trains in India!

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:54:00 +0000

As and when we book our Train Tickets Online, we have to take the print out of the e-ticket which is called “Electronic Reservation Slip”- (ERS) – in standard specified Proforma containing reservation particulars, and instructions for use which can be used by the passenger along with the relevant authorized Identification, as travel authority for performing the journey. According to the Indian Railways, everyday about 3 Lakhs of A-4 Size paper is being used for taking print outs of such ERS’s.

Now, the Indian Railways advises and requests the passengers “Not to take the paper print outs” of the e-tickets to save paper, trees and environment.

Instead of Paper print outs of ERS’s the passenger may use the following:

“Virtual Reservation Message”- (VRM) , which is a screen-shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops,Mobile phones andIPads and
SMS Sent by IRCTC to Mobile Phones with the details of the e-ticket/s booked.- (The SMS will be received only at the registered Mobile Number of the 'irctc user' booking the e tickets. The passenger may be different from the person/s booking the e ticket. However, the Forwarded SMS received in the Mobile Phone of the Passenger may be used as the VRM. )

ERS/VRM/SMS sent by IRCTC along with any one of the prescribed ID proofs in original and the indication of the passenger(s)' name(s) in the Reservation Chart will authorize the passenger to travel.

VRM/ SMS sent by IRCTC combined with valid photo-id in original will be treated as an instrument on par with the ERS.

ERS/VRM/SMS sent by IRCTC along with one of the prescribed proofs of identity in original will also authorize the passenger to enter the platform on the day of journey and he/she will not be required to purchase platform ticket.

ERS/VRM/SMS sent by IRCTC along with the Original Photo Id. Proof will be required to be produced on demand of Ticket Checking Staff on the platform/s.

The following are the authorized Photo Identity Proofs to be carried in ORIGINAL while traveling with an e- ticket:

Original Driving License, (It is notable that for RTO purposes we can use the photocopy the Driving License, and for Id Proof for e ticket only the ORIGINAL Driving License will be accepted),
IT-PAN Card,
Ration Card with Photograph, (Only the Head Of the Family whose photo will be embossed in the Ration card can use this- The family members whose names will be in the Ration Card cannot use Ration card as Photo Id.),
Voter’s Identity Card, Issued by the Election Commission of India,
Pension Pay Order (PPO) with Photograph,
Senior Citizen card with Photograph,
Below Poverty (BPL) Card with Photograph,
ESI cards- with Photograph (issued for taking treatment in ESI Dispensaries),
CGHS Cards with Photograph issued to individual family members of Central Government Employees,
Pass-Books of Banks with Issued with Photos. (Photos affixed the Bank Pass- Books must be with the Bank's Seal.)

For -E-Ticket/s of Non-AC Classes, it is sufficient if any one of the passengers of one e- ticket carries the Photo Identity Card.

However, for all AC Classes ( First Class AC, 2 Tier AC, 3 Tier AC and AC Chair Cars) - E- Ticket/s each one of the passengers of one e-ticket should carry the Photo Id Proof.

The Hike in the Ordinary Second Class Railway Fares Rolled Back by the New Railways Minister Mukul Roy !

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:27:00 +0000

In the recent Indian Railways Budget presented by the Railways Minister Mr.Dinesh Trivedi, all the Passenger Fares had been hiked.
However, the hikes in the Passengers Fares were opposed by many, including Mr. Trivedi’s party Chief Ms. Mamata Bannerjee, the President of Trinamool Congress.

She insisted that Mr.Trivedi should be removed from the post of Railways Minister and she suggested Mr. Mukul Roy for the post of Indian Railways Minister.

Accordingly, Mr. Dinesh Trivedi resigned and Mr. Mukul Roy was sworn in as the Indian Railways Minister.

In the final Indian Railways Budget, the hikes to the Second Class Passengers for second class suburban and non-suburban and sleeper class travel fare by 2 paise, 3 paise and 5 paise per km, as it was a “huge drain on the pocket of the masses” , according to the present Railways Minister Mr.Mukul Roy.

It is notable that the hike for 3 Tier AC fares and Chair Cars also have been withdrawn, as the 3 Tier AC and AC CC classes are under the “Second Class”.

However, the fare for the 2 Tier AC which is also under “Second Class” is not withdrawn.
And the new Indina Railways Tariff will have hikes in the following 3 High End Classes only fares:

First Class,
First Class-AC,
2 Tier AC.

However, the Cost of Platform Tickets will be Rs 5/- as increased from Rs 3/- by Mr. Trivedi.

While the roll back in the Fares for the Second Class Sleeper and second class suburban and non-suburban fares appear reasonable, the hikes for all the AC Classes should have been kept undisturbed.

Also the hike in the cost of Platform Tickets is also unfair as it would be anti-people, if viewed from the same approach of burden to the masses.

Some of the Highlights the Indian Union Budget 2012-13

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:51:00 +0000

Following are some of the Highlights of the Indian Union Budget-2012-13, presented by the Indian Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee:

Income Tax Exemption Limit has been raised from Rs. 1,80,000 to Rs. 2,00,000- With the The Income Tax Rates -For Income From Rs 2 Lakhs To Rs 5 Lakhs- 10%, For Income From Rs 5 Lakhs To Rs 10 Lakhs- 20% and For Income Above Rs 10 Lakhs- 30 %.
Interest on Savings Bank Accounts up to Rs. 10,000 will be exempted from Income Tax.
No change in Corporate Income Tax Rates,
Standard Rate of Excise Duty and the Rates of Service Tax will be raised from 10%, to 12%,
Large Cars, Imported Bicycles, Cigarettes, Bidis and some Imported Jewellery will cost more,
Branded Silver Jewellery will be cheaper.
Securities Transaction Tax on cash delivery reduced by 25 per cent to 0.1 per cent,
A new Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme will be introduced to allow Income Tax deduction to retail investors in stocks.
Reporting of Assets held abroad will be made compulsory,
For fighting against Black Money- ( White paper on black money in current session of Parliament) - Tax will be collected at source on high value cash purchase of Gold Bullion, Gold Jewellery, Immovable Property and Trading in Coal, Lignite and Iron Ores.

Some of the Highlights of the Indian Railways Budget Presented by the Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:43:00 +0000

The present Railways Budget-2012, presented in the Parliament of India, has for the first time in the recent 9 years has hiked the Passenger Fares Ranging From 2 paise to 30 paise per kilometer, as detailed below:

For Sub-Urban trains by 2 paise per km,
For Mail trains 3 paise per km
For Express Trains 5 paise per km,
For AC Chair Cars 10 paise per km,
For 3 Tier AC 10 paise per km,
For 2 Tier AC 15 paise per km and
For First Class AC 30 paise per km.

And the Platform tickets will cost Rs 5/- from now onwards.

The Railways Minister Mr. Dinesh Trivedi’s first Railway Budget has been called “Anti-Peoples’ Budget” by his own partymen (of Trina Mool Congress) including his party Chief and an ex-Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Bannerjee. The following are some of the highlights of the present Railways Budget:

Safety will be the First Priority of the Indian Railways and and Independent Railway Safety Authority as a statutory body will be set up,
All the unmanned Level Crossings will be abolished in the next 5 years.
Arjuna Awardees will have concessions in the fares
Anaemia and Sickle Cell Disease Patients will have 50% Concession
Indian Railways Stations Development Corporation will redevelop stations and maintain them on the pattern of Airports!! (It is a pleasure to imagine and visualize Railway Passengers walking on smooth Platforms with Strolleys as in Airports.)

The Indian Railways is running at a loss and its Financial Status is “Critical” and everybody knows that something should be done to bring out the Indian Railways from the “ICU”.
However, as and when the Passengers Fares are hiked nobody likes it. What will the Railway Minister do?

Should the Indian Railways Budget be “Anti- People” or “Anti Railways” ?

Who will suggest a Railways Budget which would be "Pro- People" and "Pro- Railways" simultaneously ?

Indian Film Producer Anil Ambani in the Oscar Awards 2012

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0000

In the present ‘84th Academy Awards’ /‘Oscar Awards-2012’ , India and Indian Films find no place in the nominations for the awards.However, as a consolation to Indians the popular Indian Film Producer, Mr Anil Ambani of the Reliance Group is in the lists of nominations and awards, in the present Oscar awards-2012.Three films produced by ‘Dream Works Studios’ in which Mr. Anil Ambani is a partner having more than 51% stake, had been nominated for 11 Oscars. The other partners of the ‘Dream Works Studios’ are Mr. Steven Spielberg and Ms.Stacey Snider.

Out of the 11 nominations, Ms. Octavia Spencer fetched the Oscar for ‘The BestSupporting Actress’ for her performance in "The Help". Ms.Spencer was honoured with the golden statuette for her portrayal of big-mouthed maid Minny in "The Help".

Who Need Not File Income Tax Returns in India?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:23:00 +0000

In India, there are about 85 lakh Salaried Persons with Annual Income from Salary and other sources below Rs 5 Lakhs.It has been obligatory for all salaried persons to file income tax returns under the Income Tax Act, 1961.In cases where there are no other sources of income, filing of Income Tax Return is a duplication of existing information.

Now, according to a confirmed notification from the Indian Union Finance Ministry, an individual whose total income, chargeable to Income-Tax, for the relevant assessment year, consisting of income/s under ‘salaries’ and income from other sources, by way of interest from Bank Deposits (not exceeding Rs.10,000/-) does not exceed Rs.5 Lakhs, have been exempted from filing the Income Tax Returns from Assessment year 2012-13, if the person has received a Certificate of Tax Deductions in Form – 16 from the employer.

However, for claiming Tax Refunds, if any, Income Returns must be filed.

The following are the present Income Tax Rates:

Rs.1.80 Lakhs To Rs 5 Lakhs- 10%,
From Rs 5 Lakhs To Rs 8 Lakhs- 20 %,
Above Rs.8 Lakhs- 30 %.

The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill, presently being scrutinised by a Parliamentary panel, proposes to raise the tax exemption limit From Rs 1.80 Lakhs to Rs.2 Lakhs.

Highlights of the Supreme Court of India's Judgements in the 2 G Spectrum Allocation Case

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:00 +0000

In the 2 G Spectrum Allocation Cases, the Supreme Court of India :-

Cancelled 122 -2 G Licenses granted by former telecom minister A Raja in January 2008 on first -serve basis

Refused to direct CBI to probe the alleged role of Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the case and asks trial court to decide on the matter within 2 weeks

Held that Licence for 2 G Spectrum were granted in arbitrary and unconstitutional manner

Imposed a fine of Rs 5 Crores each on 3 Telecom companies which offloaded their shares after getting the licenses,

Directed the 'Regulator TRAI'- to make fresh recommendations of TRAI within a month,

Directed that the allocation to be done through auction within four months and

Asked CBI to give status reports on investigation to CVC.

The following are among the companies whose licenses cancelled :

UNINOR (22)
LOOP (21)
SISTEMA-SHYAM (21)
ETISALAT-DB (15)
S TEL (6)
VIDEOCON (21)
IDEA (9) and
TATA (3)

Do Not Use Laptop Computer on your bed- It is Dangerous and Fatal

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:00 +0000

Laptop Computers are handy and it is easy to use them wherever, we wish.

However, it is dangerous and fatal to use the laptops on bed.

Instances of death due to fire and electrocution while using laptops put on a charger have been already reported in Romania and New Zealand, where adolescents died of electrocution.

There have been reports of deaths due to fire and electocution by the use of laptops in India also.

In Kolkata in November 2011, Mr.Sayan Chowdhury, an IT- consultant was found dead on his bed due to fire and electrocution by his laptop plugged to the charger and the earphones fixed in his ears.

Now, in February 2012, again in Kolkata, another man- 30 years old Mr.Saptarishi Sarkar, a bachelor- employee of a private company, has been found dead close to his burnt laptop in his bedroom with all the windows and doors kept closed.

The victim appeared to have fallen asleep with a cigarette in his hand and the laptop kept nearby might have caught fire.

We must not use laptop computers and even mobile phones on bed and that too, as and when they have been plugged in to an electric power source for charging.

We must remember that the laptop computers are not mechanical machines and they are electrical/electronic machines.

Any electric and electronic machine should be handled with care and caution.

Also, we should remember that our beds are to be used only for sleeping.
We must not use our beds for:

Smoking,
Using Laptop computers,
Eating Snacks and
Taking Drinks including Tea Coffe and Cool Drinks.

Can Goondas be detained under Preventive Detention indefinitely?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:48:00 +0000

In various states in India there are a mumber of state acts to prevent the prejudicial activities of decoits and goondas and to curtail their anti-social activities.

The Acts will be such as:

“Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Acts”-

generally referred to as :

‘Goondas Prevention Act’.

The State authorities used to arrest dangerous goondas and remand them under police/ judicial custody to prevent such persons from indulging in further prejudicial activities, as the normal criminal/ legal procedures would take considerably long time to curtail the activities of such goondas.

There are possibilities of the above acts being misused to detain political leaders in certain cases.

Such custody of goondas is called “Preventive Detention” which enables the authorities to detain a person without trial in order to prevent him/her from committing certain types of offences.

However, such preventive detention cannot be made as substitute for the ordinary law and absolve the investigating authorities of their normal functions of investigating crime which the detenue may have committed.

Recently, a Supreme Court of India Bench comprising:

Justice Altamas Kabir and

Justice S S Nijjar

has ruled that:

A person cannot be detained under a preventive detention law so as to keep the detenue under perpetual custody, as authorities are bound to discharge their normal functions of investigating a crime and bring the accused to trial.

Preventive detention in most cases is for a year only and cannot be used as an instrument to keep a person in perpetual custody without trial.

Why did AAIDMK Chief J Jayalalitha expel Sasikala and Family from the Party?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:23:00 +0000

Ms.J.Jayalalitha , the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, had been very close to Ms. Sasikala and family. At present both the friends have been facing joint and several disproportionate wealth case/s in a Special Court in Bangalore.In the year 1996, after losing the General Elections, Ms. Jayalalitha announced that she was disassociating herself from Ms. V.K. Sasikala. However, after Ms. Sasikala was released from prison on bail, she returned to Ms. Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence.

At present it is reported that there is rift between Ms. J.Jayalalitha and Ms. Sasikala indicated by the resignation/transfer of the following 2 officials close to Ms.Sasikala and family:

Mr. A. Panneerselvam, Officer on special duty, Special Programme Implementation Department has resinged and

Mr. Pon. Manickavel, D.I.G, Intelligence has been transferred.

According to the AIADMK party sources the interference of Ms. Sasikala and her family members in the administration and political overreach are the reasons for their total removal from the party.

It is also said that Ms. Sasikala had been speculating with the aid of astrologers as to what would be the judgment in the ‘disproportionate wealth case/s, taken up for trial in the Special Court in Bangalore.

Perhaps, it was doubted by Ms. Jayalalitha that Ms. Sasikal and family have been in the process of identifying the next Chief Minister, in case Ms. Jayalalitha would have to go into Jail.`

On 20th December 2011, Ms. J.Jayalalitha expelled from all the Key Posts and even the Primary Membership of the AIADMK:

Ms. Sasikala Ms. Sasikala was sent out of Poes Gardens/ the residence of J.jayalalitha.) and

Mr. Natarajan, the husband of Ms.Sasikala, an ex- Public Relations Officer of the Government of Tamilnadu.

The other family members and persons close to Ms. Sasikala and family expelled from the AIADMK by Ms.J.Jayalallitha are the following 12 persons:

Sons of Ms. Sasikala's sister Ms. Vanithamani :

1. Mr.T.T.V. Dinakaran, who had also served as .Member of Parliament of both Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.

2. Mr. V. Bhaskaran, who was the Managing Director of JJ TV before the launch of the Official Channel of AIADMK- Jaya TV. And he was arrested arrested on charges of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) violations.

3. Mr. V.N. Sudhagaran, Son of Mr.T.T.V. Dinakaran, who was declared a foster son by Ms. Jayalalithaa in 1995, and disowned by her later. Ms Jayalalithaa organised the wedding of Mr. V.N. Sudhagaran in a very grand manner spending a huge sum of money. However, when the AIADMK was in power in the year 2001, he was arrested on charges of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Arms Act, and the Narcotics Act, for allegedly possessing a revolver and heroin.

4. Dr. S. Venkatesh, a doctor, is the son of Ms. Sasikala's brother Mr.Sundaravadhanan. He was the secretary of Ilaignar and Ilampengal Pasarai (Youth and young women brigades).

5. Mr. Divakar, a brother of Ms. Sasikala

6. Mr. T.V. Mahadevan, son of another Mr. Vinodhagan, another brother of Ms. Sasikala, a former Secretary of Jayalalitha Peravai.

7. Mr. M. Ramachandran, the brother Mr. Natarajan,

8. Mr. Eravanan,

9. Mr. Adyar Mohan,

10. Mr. Kulothungan,

11. Mr. Rajarajan and

12. Mr. Thangamani.

Do you know the Real Story behind the successful Screen Play of Vidya Balan's "Dirty Picture" ?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:54:00 +0000

The popular South Indian Glamour Queen- "Silk Smitha" was shockingly found dead in her apartment at Chennai on 23rd September 1996.Mr. Vadippatti Nagavara Prasad, the brother of Silk Smitha alleged that the death of his sister could not be suicide.

He had doubts that his sister had been murdered and sought police investigations into his sister's death.

However, the files related to the death of Silk Smitha were closed and her death was treated as suicide.

Silk Smitha was born on 2nd December 1960, at a very small village near Eluru, a town in Andhra Pradesh in a poor family. Her original name was Vijayalakshmi.

Due to poverty, she had to drop her school studies after 4th Standard. The girl Vijayalakshmi dreamed to become a cinema actress. And she came down to Chennai and stayed with her aunt.

Mr. Vinu Charkravarthi, a famous Tamil Film Actor/Producer and Director identified the potential in Vijayalakshmi as a glamorous actress.

He changed her name as "Smitha" and introduced her in the Tamil film, "Vandi Chakkaram".

Smitha played a glamour role in Vandi Chakkaram, with Actor Sivakumar as the hero and Ms.Saritha as the heroine and directed by Director Vijayan.

The name of the character "Silk" became a part of her name. And Smitha became "Silk Smitha".

Then Silk Smitha started to act in glamour roles and in dances in movies of:

Malayalam,
Telugu
Kannada and
Tamil.

After 15 years, the popular and successful Hindi Films/Hindi and Tamil Television Serials - Producer Ms.Ekta Kapoor found the life and death of Silk Smitha to be suitable for a successful Screen Play for a Hit Film. "Dirty Picture", a film in Hindi and Telugu was produced with this screenplay. Ms. Vidya Balan has played a role named "Silk" in 'Dirty Picture'. Hindi Actor Mr.Naseerudeen Shah has co-starred in this film as a Cinema Director.

Mr. Nagavara Prasad, the brother of Silk Smitha filed a Writ Petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, seeking a stay on the release of the film "Dirty Picture" based on the life and death of his sister.

According to Mr. Prasad, the screenplay is depicting his sister as a dirty character and the death of Silk Smitha had been wrongly shown as 'suicide'.

However, his writ petition was rejected by the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the film "Dirty Picture" was released on 9th December 2011, in Hindi and Telugu.

Upset by the release of "Dirty Picture", Mr.Prasad says that his sister had never been 'dirty' as shown in the film.

He has again lodged a police complaint seeking investigations into the death of his sister Silk Smitha.

If they wanted to make a film based on his siter Silk Smitha's life, they should have contacted him for consultations and approval. And Mr. Prasad is planning to file 'Criminal Defamation Suit' against the "Dirty Picture- Team".

The "Dirty Picture-Team" including Ms. Vidya Balan say that the film "Dirty Picture" might be inspired by Silk Smitha and it is not based on Silk Smitha's life and death.

According to them there had been many dance stars like "Silk Smitha", and it incidentally the name of the dancer character in "Dirty Picture" has been "Silk"

The released film "Dirty Picture" is reported to have received overwhelming response in all the centers. And the distributors are making arrangements for screening "Dirty Picture" in more theaters in Metros.

The complaint made by Mr. Prasad have added attraction to the film and the more fans would like to view the film.

However, we have to wait and see whether the allegations and complaints of her brother would bring the truth behind her death and do justice to Silk Smitha.

Anna Hazare Tops in Yahoo Search in the Year 2011

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:31:00 +0000

Anti-Corruption Crusader Anna Hazare tops in Yahoo India Search Engine in the year 2011, as corruption and politics have overtaken glamour and sports.

Anna Hazare’s constant challenge to the highest government authorities, and his 288-hour fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi made him the face of India's battle against corruption.

“Lokpal Bill” had been the most sought after word for internet users and the "Cricket World Cup 2011" was top event of the year.

The following is the ranking in yahoo India Search for the year 2011:

1. Mr.Anna Hazare
2. Ms.Mamata Bannerjee-Chief Minister of West Bengal
3. Ms. J.Jayalalitha-Chief Minister of Tamilnadu
4. Mr. M.S.Dhoni- Indian skipper
5. Mr. B S Yeddyurappa honi,- The Former Chief Minister of Karnataka
6. Mr.L.K.Advani- BJP leader
7. Ms. Kiran Bedi- Anti-Graft activist and Team Anna member
8. Osama Bin Laden- Al-Qaida Head
9. Mr. Sushil Kumar- “Kaun Banega Crorepati Winner” and
10. The movie 'Iron Lady'.

Offensive and Objectionable Contents in the Internet will be removed by the Indian Telecommunications Ministry!

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:53:00 +0000

Internet has grown very fast and the use internet and Social Net Works has also grown very much globally, and especially in India.

People express their ideas, opinions and comments on private and public matters in various social net works such as Facebook, Twitter and Orkut, and Search Engines such as Google and Yahoo publish the contents of the people in the internet.

Recentlly, some pictures depicting the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a bad light had been published in the internet.

Also, there have been some contents which could hurt the religious sentiments of a large section of communities in India.

And Mr.Kabil Sibal, the Indian Union Telecommunications Minister called the officials of :

Google,
Yahoo,
Microsoft,
Youtube and
Twitter

And told them that such contents are offensive and objectionable and should be removed from the internet immediately.

Mr.Kabil Sibal told them that while nobody minds satirical image of any public personality, it will not be acceptable if a certain form of them are shown and individuals should be protected. And the minister asked them to manually screen the contents before they are floated in the internet.

However, the officials from the Search Engines and Social Network Sites almost declined to give any written assurance as to remove the offensive contents or to screen manually all the contents before publishing in the internet, as it would be next to impossible. They said they will take any action only if the ministry comes out with court orders.'

Further to the meetings with the representatives/officials of the Search Engines and Social Websites, the Telecom Minister has told that:

The Indian government will not allow social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Orkut to host 'objectionable' content and will take steps to screen and remove these.
The government did not intent to curb free expression but also could not tolerate and remain a mute spectator to 'objectionable' content that hurt religious sentiments or 'maligned' an individual's identity.
However this government does not believe in either directly or indirectly interfering in the freedom of the press
And the internet platforms should evolve a mechanism on their own to ensure that such contents are removed as soon as they get to know of the same.
The present Government of India, is not planning to have a ‘censor’ on the internet but decided to Remove from the internet all the offensive and objectionable contents.

To the doubts/questions as to what would constitutes 'objectionable'/’offensive’ and who would decide what is tantamount to 'hurting' religious sentiments or an individual's personal integrity and privacy the Government officials say that they will come up with guidelines.

The Search Engines and Social Network Sites would have to differentiate between what was controversial and what was illegal and anything that what went against statute has been removed by their team, including content that went against their own strict terms and conditions.

However, when contents are legal but controversial they do not and will not remove them as the people's differing views should be respected, so long as they are legal.

There is an opinion that as Mr.Kabil Sibal was wrong on the 2G scam with his 'zero loss' theory, he is very very wrong in trying to bring to India the Chinese model of controlling Internet.

Bus Fares Hike in Tamilnadu and Cyclists on Chennai Roads

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:06:00 +0000

The Government of Tamilnadu hiked recently:

Bus Fare,
Milk Prices and
Electricity Charges.

Affected by the hike in Bus Fares, people who used to travel by public buses from one end of Chennai to the other end at about 20 kms, to their offices/work places have now switched over to use their bicycles.And as most of the Chennai roads have:

neither padestrian footpaths

nor separate lane for the cyclists.

And the cyclists in Chennai City have to struggle in the fast moving traffic. The fatalities involving pedestrians and cyclistsl account for over 40 per cent of all road accident deaths each month. The number of accidents involving cyclists has been estimated as 400 per year.

The lack of infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians of the elegant city of Chennai needs to be urgently addressed. And the government's proposal to upgrade 100 km of city roads to ‘world class' standards must incorporate facilities to cyclists and pedestrians.

Only as and if proper infrastructure is provided, fatalities would come down. And segregating traffic will also make traffic management easier for the Police.

A Woman in India cannot be Prosecuted for Adultery under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:41:00 +0000

One, Mrs.Sailaja alleged that another lady Ms.Kalyani was in illicit relationship with her husband and filed a case for Adultery under Section 497 of Indian Penal Code/IPC and of Wrongful Restraintwas in illicit under Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code/IPC.Ms.Kalyani filed a Petition in the Andhrapradesh High Court against the registration of the above cases against her in the lower court.And the Andhrapradesh High Court dismissed the petition of Ms.Kalyani.

And Ms.Kalyani made an appeal in the Supreme Court of India, against the Andhrapradesh High Court's dismissal of her petition against filing cases against her under Sections- 497 and 341 of IPC.

And a Supreme Court Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha, in the above appeal of Ms.Kalyani said that-

Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code [which deals with adultery] is currently under criticism from certain quarters for showing a strong gender bias, for it makes the position of a married woman almost as a property of her husband.

But in terms of the law as it stands, it is evident from a plain reading of the Section that only a man can be proceeded against and punished for … adultery.

The mere fact that the appellant Ms.Kalyani is a woman makes her completely immune to the charge of adultery, and she cannot be proceeded against is evident from a plain reading of Section 497.

Indeed, the Section provides expressly that the wife cannot be punished even as an abettor and ruled that:

Only a man can be proceeded against and punished for adultery, but the wife cannot be, even as an abettor and

The High Court was in error in not allowing the quashing application filed by the appellant and

The Supreme Court of India ultimately, allowed the appeal of Ms.Kalyani quashing the charges against her.

From the Supreme Court of India's ruling in the above case/appeal it is understood that, Mrs.Sailaja should have filed a case only against her husband under Section 497 of IPC.

This reminds me of one story/anecdote as below:

There was a man named say X, whose wife was a lady with no morals and she used to stay with any man on earth.

The husband Mr.X had been tolerating his wife's behaviour with much difficulty.

However, Mr.X lost his patience and decided to do something to bring an end to the matter.

One day Mr.X was going to his house along with his friend Mr.Y. Mr.Y was having a licensed pistol.

When they entered the house they found that Mrs. X was in bed with another man Mr. Z.

Mr. X on seeing a third person in bed with his wife, picked up the pistol from his friend Mr. Y and shot dead his wife.

And the other man Mr.Z who was in bed fled away.

Mr.Y said:

"Hai X! I thought you would shoot the fellow who was in bed with your wife. Why did you kill your wife, man?"

And Mr.X replied, "Hai Y! I cannot go on committing murders. Now,the matter has come to an end, you see."

List of Retailers Awaiting the Government's Final Decision on "FDI" in Indian Retail Sector

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:44:00 +0000

In India, the ruling Dr.Manmohan Singh’s Government is planning to allow “Foreign Direct Investments” /FDI- in the Indian Retail Sector.The Opposition Parties in India are not in favour of the Government’s move and the following is a List of Indian and Foreign Retailers looking for possible tie-ups, based on the Government of India’s Final Decision to be reached with the Consensus of the Opposition Parties:

Future Group- promoted by Kishore Biyani, that runs-

Big Bazaar and Pantaloons – in talks for tie-up with foreign retailers, including Carrefour.

K. Raheja Group-promoted department store- chain – Shoppers Stop - open to a strategic partnership with global retailers,particularly in the food and grocery segment.

Bharti Retail- is already in partnership with- Wal-Mart –running several “Cash and Carry Stores” in India - will move to multi-brand retail if government allows FDI in it.

Trent-the retail arm of the Tata Group- in partnership with Tesco-planning to take forward their partnership to multi-brand retail stores.

If and as the above Retailers enter the Indian Retail Market and deal with almost all the domestic goods for the daily use of Indians, we have to see whether:

The Indian Farmers would get adequate price for their produce
The Indian Consumers would get their day-to-day requirements in good quality at reasonable prices
The Indian Local Retailers and their Employees at Metros will get alternate Business and Employment elsewhere or at the forthcoming 'FDI' Retailers.

Hindi is the "Official Language of India" and Not the "National Language of India"

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:54:00 +0000

In the year 2009, Mr.Suresh Kachhadia filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Gujarath High Court, seeking mandamus to the Central Government of India, as well as the State Government of Gujarath to:

make it mandatory for manufacture of goods to print in Hindi, all the details of goods like price, ingredients and the date of manufacture, as the consumers are entitled to know the details of what they are consuming.

It was argued that:

As per the ‘Standard of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules’ such details on packets should be either in English or in Hindi in Devanagari script and
Because Hindi is the national language and is understood by a large number of people in the country, directions should be given to publish all such details in Hindi

A bench headed by Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhaya heard the above case and refused to issue directions that packaged commodities must contain details about goods in Hindi with the following observations that :

though a majority of people in India have accepted Hindi as the national language, and many people speak Hindi and write Hindi in Devangiri Script, Hindi is not officially the ‘National Language of India”.

According to Judgement by Gujarath High Court :

The Constitution of India has given Hindi the status of the “Official Language” and not the national language.
There is no notification ever issued by the Government of India, saying that Hindi is the National Language of India and hence
Hindi is the ‘Official Language of India and not the “National Language” of India.

"Why This Kola Veri Di"- Tanglish Song Sung by Dhanush Has Become Universally Popular

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:30:00 +0000

Best song of 2011 kolaveri di - CNN

Dutch Groningen rowing team pays tribute to the Indian song, "Why this Kolaveri di?

The British left India in the year 1947, giving away Independence to India after ruling for more than 150 years. Even after the British People left India, their language English continued to linger in India and Indians, especially South Indians have a craze for English. English is a formal language and Indians learned to use English in the right form with correct Grammar and Accent.

However, Indians, especially South Indians used to use English mixed with their local language. And ‘Tanglish’ is a mix of Tamil and English. And Tamil films Tanglish has been used frequently.

Now, a Tamil Film song sung in Tanglish has become universally popular in just a period of one week.

Tamil Actor Dhanush, the son-in-law of Super-Star Rajnikanth is acting in a Tamil Film by name:”3”/Three.

The film ’3’ is directed by Mrs. Aishwarya Dhanush and the Music of ‘3’ is scored by Anirudh Ravichander, 21 years old Music Director, the nephew of Super-Star Rajnikanth.

Ms.Shruthi Hassan, daughter of ‘Ulaga Nayagan’- Kamal Hassan is the heroine of the film ‘3’.

In the film ‘3’, Dhanush has sung a song written by himself, in a mixed language of Tamil and English, known as ‘Tanglish’, a slang liked by the Tamil Film Fans.

The single of the song “Why this Kolavery Di” sung by Dhanush leaked in the internet and the makers of the film ‘3’ officially released the sample of the song.

The song ‘Why this Kolavery Di’ has has been sung with a light hearted fun song about ‘love failure’ and has become very popular and:

the song has been shared on social networks by hundreds and
has found fans among Bollywood celebrities and non-Tamil speaking youth from around the country and
has sparked off debate on whether the song is anti-women or anti-English speakers and
The song has got more than 1.5 million hits in the official page
The song is the first regional film song to be played by radio stations around the world, including ‘BBC’- on 22^nd November 2011 evening.

According to the Actor/ Singer Dhanush:

“Soup song na [means] love failure song...Doubt clear aa?” Kolaveri is light-hearted slang for blood thirst. So it's no surprise that the song of a jilted boy asking the girl why she did that to him has become an anthem.”

Sonu Nigam's son sings kolaveri

Will Kanimozhi Come out of Tihar Jail on Bail ?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:45:00 +0000

In connection with the ‘2G Spectrum Allocation’ case the following 14 persons had been arrested including the DMK Telecom Minister A.Raja and Rajya Sabha DMK-MP Ms.Kanimozhi:Arrested on 02nd February 2011-

Mr.A.Raja-Former Union Telecom Minister
Mr.Siddhartha Behura -Former Telecom Secretary
Mr.R K Chandolia -Raja's Former Private Secretary

Arrested on 20th April 2011-

Mr.Sanjay Chandra - Unitech Wireless
Mr.Vinod Goenka - Swan Telecom
Mr.Gautam Doshi -The Reliance Group
Mr. Surendra Pipara -The Reliance Group
Mr.Hari Nair -The Reliance Group.

Arrested on 2nd May 2011-

Mr.Sharad Kumar-MD of Kalaignar TV
Mr.Asif Balwa, - Director of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables
Mr.Shahid Usman Balwa- Swan Telecom promoter,
Mr.Rajiv Agarwal- Director of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables

Arrested on 20th May 2011-
Ms.Kanimozhi -DMK Rajya Sabha MP / Beloved Daughter of DMK Leader M.Karunananidhi

Arrested on 30th May 2011-
Mr.Karim Morani -Bollywood producer

On 23rd November 2011, the following 5 Corporate Executives have been granted bail on a surety of Rs 5 Laksh each:

Sanjay Chandra of Unitech Wireless,
Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom,
Gautam Doshi of the Reliance Group,
R, Surendra Pipara of the Reliance Group and
Hari Nair of the Reliance Group.

The bail petitions of the following 6 persons including Ms.Kanimozhi are to be taken up on 25th November 2011:

Mr.Sharad Kumar-MD of Kalaignar TV
Mr.Asif Balwa, - Director of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables
Mr.Shahid Usman Balwa- Swan Telecom promoter,
Mr.Rajiv Agarwal- Director of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables
Ms.Kanimozhi -DMK Rajya Sabha MP / Daughter of DMK Leader M.Karunananidhi and
Mr.Karim Morani -Bollywood producer.

Former Telecom Minister Mr.A Raja, who was among the first to be arrested in the case along with two others on 2nd February 2011 has not yet moved for bail in any court.

The remaining 2 persons, Mr.Chandolia and Mr. Shahid Usman Balwa, are yet to approach the high court against the trial court’s order on 3rd November 2011 rejecting their bail pleas along with those of Ms. Kanimozhi and five others, who have challenged the decision.

The DMK fans and the entire family members of Ms.Kanimozhi, and especially, Mr.M.Karunanidhi are eagerly expecting the release on bail of Ms. Kanimozhi, who has been in 'Tihar Jail' for more than 6 months.

The Charge Sheets have been issued to all 14 accused in the '2 G Scam' involving a very huge amount of loss to the Government Exchequer, and the Trial is about to commence.

And the people of India eagerly await one of the most important Judgements of the Indian Judiciary in the '2 G Scam' case.

Driving License will not be accepted as Address Proof in Maharashtra State

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:27:00 +0000

In the State of Maharashtra in India, as in many other states, people have been using DL as a proof of Address Proof and Personal Id Proof for getting:
New Telephone Connections,
New Mobile Phone SIM Cards,
A Housing Unit in MHADA and/or
Other SRA Schemes.

The Maharashrta State Transport Department did not verify the addresses of the DL applicants. Many ‘Bogus’ Driving Licenses have been issued in the state.

As per a new Circular issued by the Chief Secretary of the State of Maharashtra Ratnakar Gaikwad, in the State of Maharashrtra, the Driving License will not be accepted as a Valid Address and Id Proof.

Already, the earlier ChiefSecretary of Maharashtra JP Dange had announced that Ration Card would not be accepted as Address Proof.

It will be much more difficult for people in producing Address Proof for getting telephone connections etc.

In India, Ration Card and Driving License have been a common items for Address Proof and Id Proof.

If and as the Government of various states in India do not accept Ration Cards and Driving Licenses as genuine, because fake ones are made, the Government must come out with a 'Genuine Address Proof', which cannot be and will not be faked, to the people.

Are the Life and Death of Bodhidharma in the Tamil Film "Ezham Arivu" Historically Incorrect ?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:57:00 +0000

The recently popular Tamil Film “7th Sense”/”Ezham Arivu” directed by A.R.Murugadoss with Surya as the hero is about ‘Bodhidharma’, a Buddhist Monk.

Mr.Babu T.Raghu, the Founder of Sailum Zen Monastry in Bangalore has disputed the historical According to Raghu:

the movie is ‘completely erroneous’ and the life and legend of the 28th Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma has been distorted to suit the requirements of the movie script and hence the character of the monk has suffered extensively and none of the ‘historical' aspects as shown in the movie are correct and life and death of Bodhidharma have been wrongly depicted in the movie.

According to the historical accounts Bodhidharma took up Buddhism at an age of seven years and travelled to China, at an age of 150 years to spread the Dhyana culture of Mahayana Buddhism and confined himself to a cave and never spoke to people for nine years and
never fought with anyone.

The movie ‘7th Sense’ /'Ezham Arivu' has depicted Bodhidharma as:

a married man with two children and that

he took to Buddhism on the way to China and

he was shown as going to China to cure a disease and teach fighting skills to the villagers.

In the film the young Bodhidharma has been shown as practicing Martial Arts in Kanchi Town and as per the researcher Raghu Bodhidharma actually practiced Martial arts at ‘Sri Parvata (Nagarjunakonda) area in Andhrapradesh.

According to Raghu as Bodhidharma attained ‘Vajra Kaya’ status with immunity to diseases and poisons was to stay away from metros like Kanchi Town and showing that he stayed at Kanchi is wrong.

The movie has showed the exhumation of his body, however the historical accounts indicate that Bodhidharma's body was never found when the tomb was reopened.

According to the researcher Raghu, the Director Murugadoss should have exercised caution in declaring his version on the life and death of Bodhidharma. And Forgetting or neglecting a history is much better than distorting it.

While appreciating the freedom of artistic expression, the director should have at least made a disclaimer that this is one of the versions of the available legends, or that he adapted the story to suit the movie.

The reactions to the observations of the Researcher Rahgu by Director Murugadoss are expected to be available soon.

It is notable that there have been many comments on the screenplay of the film '7th Sense'./ "Ezham Arivu".

Such contrtoversies and comments will make the film more and more popular.

Can Jayalalitha Justify Prices Hike of Milk Power and Bus Travel in Tamilnadu?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:06:00 +0000

In Tamilnadu the price of Milk, EB Tariff and the Bus Fares have been raised as per a sudden decision taken by the Chief Minister Ms.J.Jayalalitha and her Cabinet of Ministers.According to Ms.J.Jayalalalitha, the ‘painful’decision to hike prices has been taken to revive:

the milk producers' co-operative societies,
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) and
transport undertakings that were on the verge of going bankrupt.

The total milk production in the State is150 lakh litres and , Aavin has been procuring only 22 lakhs litres and ‘Aavin’ is not able to pay milk producers even 45 days after they had supplied milk.

Due to the increase in the prices of diesel, tyres & tubes and the salary of the employees the Transport Corporations in Tamilnadu are having heavy un bearable burden. And the total loss of the transport undertakings in the last year was Rs. 6,150 Crores and the Government was releasing Rs. 60 Crores a month to sustain the transport corporations. And if the situation is allowed to continue there will be no Transport Corporation in Tamilnadu.

During the earlier DMK rule in Tamilnadu, the Government officials had recommended for prices hike in the Milk, Power and Bus Fares, and however, Mr.M.Karunanidhi turned down the recommendations to protect the poor people of Tamilnadu.

Ms.Jayalalitha has blamed that Mr.Karunanidhi had utilized the borrowings in schemes not benefitting the people but the ruling party and now he is shedding ‘crocodile tears’ over the Unavoidable price-hikes.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister , Ms.J.Jayalalitha has been left with no option but to hike the rates to ensure that these public sector undertakings continued to serve the people of the State, because the Centre had not offered any help to revive them.

Can We Book Train Tickets under Tatkaal Scheme?

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:22:00 +0000

Indian Railways has changed the train tickets reservation rules under ‘tatkaal scheme’, to meet the urgent requirement of the passengers who plan their journey at short notice.

According to the new rules for booking train tickets under ‘Tatkaal Scheme ‘, announced by the Indian Union Railway Minister Mr. Dinesh Trivedi on 11^th November 2011, train tatkaal ticketscan be booked 24 hours before the date of journey , instead of the present 3 days in advance.

And to stop black marketing in the sale of train tickets, booking ‘Tatkaal’ Train tickets between 08/ 00 am and 10/00 am will be barred.

And to stop misuse of ‘tatkaal scheme’ of traintickets reservations, CCTV cameras will be installed in front of the ‘ tatkal counters’.

The new tatkaal rules will come into force within a week’s time.

And also no duplicate ticket will be issued if and when the tatkal ticket is lost.

To avoid proxy booking, no money would be refunded in case a passenger cancels a confirmed ‘tatkal ticket’.

As and when the time for ‘tatkaal train tickets bookings’ was 5 days in advance of the date of travel,

The passengers booking ‘tatkaal’tickets used to get tickets for their urgent requirements while planning their journey at short notice.

However, when the time limit for ‘tatkaal bookings’ was reduced from 5 to 3 days, it has been more difficult for passengers booking tickets at the railways reservation counters and online.

With the further reduction in the time limit and the 8 am to 10 am barring the benefits of tatkaal train tickets will become much more difficult.

It is next to impossible to stop black marketing and misuse of train tickets, by reducing the number of days for booking ‘tatkaal’ tickets.

However, the Indian Railways will not realize the real difficulties of the passengers, and they may even scrap the ’tatkaal’ scheme.

So, the Train passengers should restrict their last minute planning for travel by train and practice travel by buses.

And persons who can afford may travel by flight instead of ‘tatkaal train’.

Mrs Sonia Gandhi Hits at Team Anna on 'Lokpal Bill'

noreply@blogger.com (InfoQueenbee) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:05:00 +0000

The years long pending “Lokpal Bill” will be soon presented in the Parliament and implemented as a strong law to control corruption in India at high levels.

According to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, the Congress Party President , they are committed to and effective ‘Lokpal Bill’.

Mrs Gandhi’s speech read in the Indian Parliament on 09^th November2011 in her absence has pointed out that it was the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by her which had first started public consultations on the ‘lokpal bill’.

In her speech just after return after her surgery, Mrs. Gandhi has strongly condemned the ‘agitations threats’ by the ‘Team Anna’ and asked why there has been so much noise from them. Also she has confirmed that corruption in India cannot be eradicated overnight by speeches , fasting and agitations.

Mrs. Gandhi has asked the members of the ‘Team Anna’ to look into them for eradicating corruption, having in mind the allegations and charges in finance and funds, on some of the members of the ‘team anna’, especially, Mrs. Kiran Bedi.

It appears that Mrs. Gandhi appeals to “Team Anna” to first correct themselves, and asks them to explain how they can call their corruptive activities as ‘savings’ and ‘service’ and call the thing when done by others as ‘deadly sins’.

"Doctor, Heal Thyself".