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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

World's Smallest Bodybuilder

At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Adiya "Romeo" Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight. Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training.

Unlike many dwarfs, Romeo is well proportioned, with a head circumference of 15in and a chest measurement of 20in.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Arrest Warrant against Richard Gere stayed

The Indian supreme court stayed an arrest warrant issued by a state court against American actor Richard Gere, ruling that the actor was free to visit the country and would not be required to appear before the state court. During his last visit to India in 2007, Gere embraced and kissed Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty several times on the cheek in jest at an AIDS awareness camp for truckers. Most of the truckers in the audience did not understand English and Gere played to the gallery in an attempt to get his message across. However, his actions raised hackles in the conservative country and prompted Jaipur-based advocate Poonam Chandra Bhandari to file a complaint against the anti-AIDS campaigner and friend of the Dalai Lama for committing an 'obscene act'. A state court in Jaipur issued an arrest warrant against Gere but not before the actor had returned to the US.

Gere, who frequently visits India to meet with the Dalai Lama, agreed to subject himself to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts and sought relief from the arrest warrant from the highest court of the land. An attorney for the actor sought an urgent hearing from the supreme court because the arrest warrant could come in the way of a scheduled meeting between Gere and the Dalai Lama.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Schoolgirl found alive against all odds

IT BEGAN with a suspicious neighbour and the sound of a child in the flat above. The small home of pale brick in Lidgate Gardens contained a secret.
Yesterday, when West Yorkshire Police crashed through the door and opened up the drawers of a divan bed, they discovered the frightened figure of Shannon Matthews, abducted 24 days earlier. In a separate drawer on the other side of the bed, the police made a more disturbing discovery: a 39-year-old man who was hauled out and arrested on suspicion of abduction. It is understood the man is a relative of Shannon's stepfather. The largest police operation in the area since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 30 years ago came to a close with hope triumphing over tragedy, triggering dancing and celebratory drinking in the streets of Dewsbury, Shannon's home town.The property where she was found, which had a small Pokémon toy in the window, was just a mile from the nine-year-old's home and was understood to be on a police watch-list. When two detectives visited yesterday morning, they grew suspicious and questioned a downstairs neighbour, who told them of hearing a child's footsteps in the property, which was not usual.The officers called for back-up which arrived in the form of four police vans complete with dogs. Neighbours crowded on to landings and watched as, at 12:30pm, uniformed and plainclothes officers smashed the blue back door of No26 off its hinges and charged inside. Five minutes later, a plainclothes officer emerged carrying a girl in a pink top in his arms. Christopher Heaps, who lives at No 4, asked: "Is it Shannon?" The officer said "yes", while another officer declared: "We've got her." Last night, Mr Heaps said: "I was very shocked. I couldn't believe it was on my own doorstep." Mandy Dixon, 37, whose home overlooks the flat, said: "Officers went inside and seconds later came to out say they had got her. Someone asked, 'Is it Shannon?' and they said, "Yes, she is fine". They came out with her a few moments later and put her in a car and took her away. She looked frightened."In the tight-knit, working-class community of Batley Carr, where the discovery was made, news travelled swiftly to nearby Dewsbury, where neighbour Peter Brown broke the news to Karen Matthews that her daughter was alive. Mr Brown said: "She just froze. She was in shock. Then her reaction was crying. After that, she had a phone call from the police liaison officer. They came to pick her up."Shannon's father, Leon Rose, 29, said he was "over the moon". He said being reunited with his daughter would be like "winning the lottery". Within minutes of the news of Shannon's discovery, neighbours – who had spent three weeks scouring waste-ground and handing out flyers to assist 300 police officers in the search – were dancing in the street. A banner was strung up across a window, declaring "Welcome back, Shannon", and bearing the signatures of all her friends. Children returning from school to houses in Shannon's road cried and hugged each other, chanting Shannon's name.Callie Brown, eight, who is in Shannon's class, said: "We all had to go into the hall for an assembly. I was crying my eyes out. I'm going to give these 22 letters to her from her friends. I have missed her loads."Last night, specialist officers from West Yorkshire Police were beginning the delicate process of interviewing Shannon to find out what happened to her. Shannon's mother had raised the alarm at 6:48pm on Tuesday, 19 February. Mrs Matthews said she had said goodbye to her daughter at 8am as Shannon said to her: "I'll see you at teatime, Mum. Love you."When Shannon did not return at 3:30pm as usual, she went out looking for the youngster, trying first her cousin's home a few hundred yards from her house in Moorside Road. When it became clear Shannon was not at any of her friends' homes, Mrs Matthews dialled 999. Police eventually released a clip of that frantic and tearful call.The investigation process was complicated by the complex nature of her family relations.Shannon's natural father, Leon Rose, 29, lives in Kirk-heaton, near Huddersfield. He and Mrs Matthews separated more than five years ago. Shannon's full brother Ian, ten, lives with him. Mr Rose said Shannon may have run away to try to find him, after writing on her bedroom wall that she wanted to live with him. Earlier this week, Mrs Matthews said she believed someone she knew had snatched her daughter "to hurt her". Some locals were angry that rumours had linked Shannon's stepfather, Craig Meehan, with the young girl's disappearance.Last night, Peter Brown, the neighbour who broke the good news to her mother, summed up the feeling of the community. As the bottles of wine were opened and the tops of cans of lager pulled off, Mr Brown said: "We're going to have a party." Neighbours gathered in Moorside Road, setting up disco lights and letting off fireworks.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Apple sued over iTunes technology

APPLE was sued over allegations that iTunes online music store and iPod music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the internet.Atlanta based ZapMedia Services sued Apple accusing the Cupertino-based company of violating two ZapMedia patents. ZapMedia wants royalties on Apple's sales of iPods and iTunes music which reached nearly $11billion last year.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Vilas Rao Deshmukh gives it back

The bachan family did not attend the marriage function of Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's son. The reason behind this boycott is that the invitation was given only to Abishek Bachan and Aishwarya Roy ignoring the Big B. Why did Mr.Vilasrao do so?.... Its just a revenge as Amitabh invited only Vilasrao's son for the marriage of Abishek Bachan. So Vilasrao has evened the score by inviting only Jr.Bachan and Aishwarya.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Tobacco - The Saviour

Imagine if you are driving your car through a highway in a rainy day and the wiper suddenly fails to work.... Ha Ha Ha.... Really a terrible situation isn't it?.... I encountered the same problem when i was driving to pondy... I approached a nearby mechanic workshop... The wiper motor needed to be replaced and unfortunately it was not available there... What the mechanic suggested was to buy a cigarette or tobacco powder and apply the tobacco powder on the mirror... I did wat he said... Then the mirror was clear as the tobacco's chemical property stopped the water from flowing on the mirror.... I reached the destination safely... Try this method if u get into a (wish u don get into) similar situation.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Don't know anything about sensex?... Here you go....

What really does the Sensex measure?

The Sensex, first developed as a share price index for the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in 1986, is aimed at capturing the overall level of prices in the market based on 30 of the largest, most liquid and representative scrips available on the BSE. While it is a price index, what it really measures is the free float market capitalisation of its 30 constituent scrips in relation to the base period of 1978-79, which is equated to 100.

What does market capitalisation mean?

It is simply the value of all the shares that a company has at the current market price. In other words, it is the price of each share multiplied by the total number of shares available.

What is free-float?

The free-float of a scrip is the proportion of total shares issued by the concerned company that is readily available for trading in the market. It excludes the promoters' holding, governments holding, strategic holding and other locked-in shares that will not normally be available for trading in the market. In essence, the free-float is the proportion of a companys shares that is readily available for buying or selling.

What are the advantages of using free-float market capitalisation for the Sensex?

Since the idea behind the Sensex essentially is to capture the movement of the market, it makes more sense to look at shares that are actually available for trading than all the shares of a company. For instance, consider a situation in which the share prices of company A and B both increase by Rs 10 on two different days. Now assume that company A has one crore shares whereas company B has two crore shares. If total market capitalisation were taken into account, the day on which company A's price moved up would have increased market capitalisation by Rs 10 crore, whereas on the other day the increase would have been Rs 20 crore. The Sensex should then increase more sharply on the latter occasion. Now suppose that only 10% of company B's stocks are in free-float, while 40% of company As are on free-float. In that case, on the day that company B's price moved up by Rs 10, only 20 lakh shares available for trading would have seen a price increase that the market could take advantage of. In company A's case, on the other hand, as many as 40 lakh tradable shares would feel the impact. Clearly, for the market the latter is more of an impact.

Are the 30 scrips always the same?

Not at all. There are constant revisions as some scrips become more liquid or become among the ones with the highest market capitalisations and so on. In the current year itself, for example, L&T moved out of the Sensex in May with Maruti Udyog Ltd coming in to replace it. Later, in September, L&T was back as part of the Sensex, replacing MTNL.

Who decides which scrips will comprise the Sensex?

The Bombay Stock Exchange has an Index Committee consisting of a mix of academicians, fund managers from leading mutual funds, journalists, market participants, independent governing board members, and the exchange administration. The responsibility of keeping the Sensex in tune with the changing reality of the market lies with this committee, which has laid down quantitative and qualitative criteria to use in deciding when to exclude or include a particular scrip. The committee meets every quarter to review the Sensex as well as the Bombay Stock Exchange's other indices, though changes need not result from every meeting. When the committee does decide on a change, it announces six weeks before the actual replacement which scrip or scrips will go out and which will come in to replace them.

Annual Budget 2008-2009

Following are highlights and key quotes from the budget speech.

MAIN POINTS:

* Total plan spending in 2008/09 seen at 2.4 trillion rupees ($60.3 billion). Non-plan spending seen at 5.07 trillion rupees.
* Government to waive debts of small farmers. The total cost of the farm debt waiver scheme will be 600 billion rupees.
* Fiscal deficit in 2008/09 seen at 2.5 percent of GDP compared to 3.1 percent of GDP in the previous year.
* Revenue deficit seen at 1 percent of GDP in 2008/09 compared to 1.4 percent of GDP the previous year.
* Government confident of GDP growth of 8.8 percent in 2007/08.
* Keeping inflation under check is a cornerstone of government policy. There is pressure on domestic prices from food articles.
* "Keeping inflation under check is one of the cornerstones of our policies".
* "There is pressure on domestic prices, especially the prices of food articles. Management of the supply side of food articles will be the most crucial task in the ensuing year," he said.
* There is a need to manage capital inflows more actively.
* Government to use fiscal policy to stimulate industrial growth.

SPENDING PLANS

* Government to increase defence spending by 10 percent in 2008/09.
* 2008/09 budget education spending to rise 20 percent.
* 2008/09 budget health spending to rise 15 percent.
* 2008/09 spending on National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme seen at 160 billion rupees.
* Urban infrastructure spending to rise to 68.7 billion rupees.
* Rural infrastructure spending will be 140 billion rupees.
* Government spending on national highways will be 130 billion rupees.
* Food subsidies will cost 327 billion rupees in 2008/09.

FARM SECTOR

* Farms of up to 2 hectares will have a complete waiver of loans.
* Debt waiver scheme will cover 500 billion rupees of loans.
* All agricultural loans disbursed by scheduled commercial banks, regional rural banks and cooperative credit institutions up to March 31, 2007, and overdue as of Dec. 31, 2007 will be covered under the scheme.
* Implementation of farm debt scheme will be completed by June 30, 2008.
* Government determined to be self-sufficient in food grains.
* "The ministry of agriculture has estimated the total output of foodgrain in 2007-08 will be 219.32 million tonnes and that will be an all-time record," he said.
* Farm credit target at 2.8 trillion rupees.
* Government sets aside 200 billion rupees for irrigation.
* Government will give special attention to coconut, cashew and pepper sectors
* Government to give 400 million rupees for special purpose tea fund.
* Crop insurance scheme will be introduced. Weather-based crop insurance scheme to continue.
* "While these ongoing programmes will raise the level of investment in agriculture, I think we need an ambitious scheme of a much larger proportion to revive agriculture," he said.
* "Having carefully weighed the pros and cons and having taken into account the resource position, I place before this house a scheme of debt waiver and debt relief for farmers."

DUTIES

* Government sees no changes in peak rate of customs duty.
* Government to reduce general Cenvat (central value-added tax) to 14 percent on all goods.
* Excise duty on pharmaceuticals sector cut to 8 percent.
* Excise duty on small and hybrid cars to be cut. Excise duty on two- and three-wheelers cut to 12 percent from 16 percent.

TAXES

* Income tax threshold raised to 150,000 rupees.
* Tax to GDP ratio in 2007/08 seen at 12.5.
* Government proposes increasing short-term capital gains tax to 15 percent and a commodity transaction tax for futures.
* Government proposes to withdraw banking transaction tax from April 2009.
* No change to corporate tax rates.
* Five-year tax holiday for hospitals.

POWER SECTOR

* Government will introduce coal and power sector reforms.
* Government to create national fund for transmission and distribution of power.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Sujatha - Complete profile

Sujatha (May 3, 1935 - Feb 27, 2008, Aged: 72) was the pseudonym of the Tamil writer S. Rangarajan, author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular writers in Tamil literature. He was also a contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He has a wide readership, served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil movies.
An engineer by profession, he supervised the design and production of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during his tenure in Bharat Electronics which is currently used in elections throughout India.

Sujatha (Rangarajan) was born in Triplicane, Chennai but spent his childhood in Srirangam near Tiruchirapalli under the care of his paternal grandmother owing to the frequent transfers of his father in his job.

Education
His schooling was in Srirangam. He attended St.Joseph's College, Trichy, where he was classmate with Abdul Kalam (who later became the President of India). Sujatha graduated in the 1954 class with a B.Sc in Physics (1952-54) and masters degree in Electronics from the Madras Institute of Technology. His writing interests were largely inspired by the short stories and serials published in popular Tamil magazines.

Early Writings
Sriranganthu Devathaigal (Angels of Srirangam) is a series of short stories based on incidents unfolded in that part of the world in 1940's and 50's. Sivaji, a minor magazine from Trichy published a story during his student days. His first short story was published in Kumudam magazine in 1962.

Engineering career
He worked first in Civil Aviation Department of Government of India and later for Bharat Electronics in Bangalore, India before his retirement to Chennai, India, where he lived till his last days. As an engineer, he was a forward thinker and enabled many engineers to think ahead of times. He enabled the development of advanced word processing before the days of personal computers.

Awards
Sujatha received an award from Govt of India's National Council for Science and Technology in 1993 for making Science accessible to the public through his books, magazine contributions and other media.

Style and influence:
Sujatha was a versatile Tamil writer, with several short stories, novels, poems, plays, screenplays for movies, articles in popular science other non-fiction articles, to his credit. Sujatha has written a number of science fiction stories in Tamil and has sought to explain science in very simple terms to a layman. He routinely used to answer science questions in magazines like Junior Vikatan. His science FAQ has been released as separate books called En, Etharku, Eppadi and Athisaya Ulagam by Vikatan publications.
He worked on "Katradhum, petrathum" in Anantha vikatan and "Sujatha Bathilgal" in Kungumam

Interests
His interests include archeology, astrophysics, Biotechnology, neuroscience, Carnatic music, Tamil literature, sociology.

Contribution to Films
Apart from being an author, he has also extended his writing skills and expertise on science to movies. the first of his were gayathiri and priya. In Priya his fictional charecter Ganesh comes to the screen done by superstar Rajinikanth but without vasanth (because the actor who was supposed to play vasanth did not get passport). Kamal Hassan's Vikram, which was written by him. He penned dialogues for the movie 'Roja' (directed by Maniratnam). In recent times he has been associated with Mani Ratnam (for Iruvar, Kannathil Muthamittal, Aayitha Ezhuththu etc) and Shankar (Boys, Anniyan, Indian, Mudhalvan, Sivaji). He was also a co-producer for the banner MediaDreams which went on to produce critically acclaimed bio-pic, Bharathi, of the great Tamil poet Bhaarathiyaar.
He was working on Shankar's Robot before passing away on Feb 27, 2008.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Hairy Facts

The average man shaves 20,000 times in a lifetime. That's a total of 3000 hours in front of the mirror.

More than 50% of younger men sport some kind of facial hair, be it a moustache , goatee, chin strap or "soul patch"(a beatnik-style triangle extending from lower lip to chin).

The global men's shaving market is worth US$11 billion a year. Gillette accounts for 70% of sales with Wilkinson Sword in second place with 20%. Gillette has 86% of the replacement cartridge market.

Over his lifetime, an average man removes about eight metres of facial hair.

The Gillette Mach3 blade cartridge is said to be the single most shop-lifted item in the world.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Rail Budget 2008-09

Previous service tenure of employees working previously in any public sector enterprise, autonomous body or any other agency under State Government or Central Government, whose prior service has been counted for pensionary benefits, would be eligible for post-retirement complementary passes as per the norms being set.
13 new works at a price of about Rs 101 cr has been sanctioned for enhancing health services.
Northern Railway Central Hospital located in Delhi would be made centrally air-conditioned.
A new divisional hospital at Ranchi, and an OPD block at ICF would be set up.
UTS counters would be increased to 15,000 and ATVM s to 6000 in two years
Introduction of discharge-free green toilets in all 36,000 coaches in XI Plan Period at a price of around Rs 4,000 cr.
Arranged execution of capacity augmentation involving dedicated freight corridors, doubling, third and fourth lines, bye passes, flyovers, automatic signaling works etc in the next 7 years at cost of around Rs 75,000 cr.
Top attention would be given to port rail connectivity projects.
Production of an all-time high of 20,000 wagons, 250 diesel and 220 electric locomotives.
Discounts on development of Bulk and non-bulk goods terminals
Railways to promote Door to Door Logistics services
Vision 2025 would involve the setting up of the road map for coming 17 years – customer centric and market responsive strategic initiatives and action plans.
Public Private Partnership plans would be introduced for pulling investment of Rs 1,00,000 cr in the next five years for the development of world class stations, rolling stock manufacturing, multi modal logistics parks, running of container trains etc.
5700 vacant posts for constables and 993 vacant posts for sub-inspectors would be filled up.
5% posts for constables and 10 % of sub-inspectors in the above vacancies would be booked for women.
973 additional posts have been created.
Urdu would also be introduced as a medium of examination for group D posts in the areas where Urdu is the second official language.
Per-capita contribution to Staff Benefit Fund would be by ten times from Rs 35 to Rs 350 for 2008-09.
Rs. 68,778 crore cash surplus in four years
Call center would be reachable at local tarrif
Information technology would be introduced at ticket counters
Rs 6.5 bn to be spent on metro transport projects
Ranchi-Bhagalpur new train would be run thrice in a week
Indore-Udaipur via Ratlam new train to be introduced thrice in a week
Introduction of new weekly Puri-Darbhanga express
Khajuraho-Delhi new train to run thrice in a week
Coming up of new weekly Varanasi-Rameswaram express
Machhlipatnam-Bangalore new train to be run thrice in a week
Amravati-Mumbai express new train to run twice in a week Free Rajdhnai, Shatabdi journey for Ashok Chakra winners
Free season tickets would be made available for girl student till graduation
Planning of ticket confirmation through mobile phone# Upgrade platform levels in a phased manner
560 platforms to be increased for long-distance trains
Arrival time would be printed on tickets
Long-distance trains would have a system to display next station
E-ticket booking to increase from 1L to 3L annually
More passenger trains would come up in peak season
6,000 automated ticket machines would be introduced in 2 year
Ticket reservation would be made possible from anywhere
Railways earned profit because of UPA govt policies
Surplus Rs 20 bn earned on freight services
Attained 790 tonnes pay-load target
Sitting companies will be given railway licences
More passenger train would come up
Introduction of multi level parking on few major stations
5% step down in petrol and diesel freight
Second class fares reduced by 5%, coming to about Rs. 50
Confusion in LS over train allotment
Due to chaos, speaker asks Lalu to stop his speech
MPs create disturbances and walks out as Lalu speaks
Sleeper fare would be reduced by 5%
5% deduction in 2nd class fares beyond 50 km
AC-I fares would be step down by 7%, AC-II by 4%, AC-III by 3%
New Delhi-Jammu Tawi train to run daily
Salsa-Amritsar Garib Rath thrice in a week
Bagalkota-Jaswantpur train now would be run daily
Kurla to Howrah train twice in a week
Rs 17.3 bn to be spent on new lines regarding Kurla to Howrah train bi-weekly Proposal
Plans to spend Rs 6.5 bn on metro transport projects
Mathura-Lucknow train would be extended to Patna
Varanasi-Ranchi via Rourkela train up to Sambhalpur
Bangalore-Coimbatore train extention to Ernakalum
155 km new lines would be endeavored to be completed in FY08
Special train between Pune-Delhi for Commonwealth to be started in Oct
Bomb Detection systems to be installed at railway stations
Rs. 2000 crores to be earned from 3000 bogies
Jansadharan seva to be extended to every zone
New train Saharsha- Janasebharan Expess would be run weekly
New train Malda-Patna Express thrice in a week
New train Amritsar-Kochuveli Express to be run weekly
Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani to start
New Itarsi-Katni passenger train to be run daily
New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express to be introduced
New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express to come up
Chennai-Salem new train on a daily basis
Boys studying in class 12 to get special concessions to visit their home towns via trains
Women students along with senior citizens to get concessions
50 per cent concessions for women senior citizens
Public address systems to be introduced in all trains
Anti- collision system to be improved to prevent rail accidents
Renewal of 16,548 old rail tracks
Coolies would be promoted to gangmen
Introduction of 10 new Garib Raths, 53 new trains
One more rail captive power plant in Bihar
Divisional railway hospitals in Jaipur, Hubli would be upgraded
N Railway hospital in Delhi would be turned into fully AC
50% concession would be given to AIDS patients travelling in trains
Staff benefit fund to be upgraded to 10 times in 2009
Mother Child Health Express would be started
Gangmen to man level crossings
Container train operators to be up to 50-55 trai
Decorated soldiers would get special concessions
New rail coach manufacturing unit to come up in Kerala
For AIDS patients 50% concession in railway fare
Staff benefit fund to be increased 10 times in 2009
Will start Mother Child Health Express
Level crossings to ber manned by Gangmen
Container train operators to be up to 50-55 train
SC,STs to be given more jobs than quota alloted to them
Railways registered Profit of Rs 25,000 last year
Freight services raises additional 20,000 cr
Rail Plan raised from Rs 11,000 cr to 33,000 cr
New projects will have Rs 49,250 crores investment
76% operating ratio
Automatic ticket counters to be upgraded to 6000 in numbers
NDLS, Mumbai Cent, Secund'bad, Patna will become world-class
Multi deparment innovation promotion group in railway boards
5 per cent reservation for women in railway jobs
Close circuit cameras at major railway stations
Metal detector for checking of luggage
Signalling system to be introduced for improving line capacity
Enhanced security system would be in operation at railway stations
Television and internet systems in trains
Green toilets to be introduced in all trains at Rs. 4000 crore
New policy would be introduced for wagon leasing
Touch screen, colour TVs would be installed at railway stations
Pvt cos would be able to make terminals on rail land
Rs.500 crores would be spent for the improvement of railway stations
Rs 40 bn would be set aside for on discharge-free train toilets
New coaches in all Rajdhani trains would be introduced by 2010
Introduction of High-level platforms in 135 stations
New coaches would come up Shatabdi trains by 2011
Plans to come up new wagon designs through foreign cos
Employees in Indian Railways at 1.4 mln in the year 2007-08
Auto ticket sale machines will be increased to 6,000 in 2 yrs
Automated ticket vending machines will be 250 now
High level high level Upgradation of 203 mid level platforms
Upgradation of 281 low level platforms to mid level
195 stations will have foot overbridge
Plan to have SMARTCARD-based ticket system
Productivity of railway assets have enhanced: Lalu
Trains will have modular toilets
Call centers would be introduced for inquiries
A multiple purpose card called Go- Mumbai card would be introduced for Mumbai trains
8.2 per cent growth in frieght loading till December 2007: Lalu
Plans of doing away with long queues at ticket counter in next 2 years
Operating ratio of railways at 76.3 per cent in the year 2006-07
On boat system for maintaining sanitation at railways
Low level platform would be upgraded to high level railways
Shelter would be offered at Rs 500 crores in the next two years
Escalators would be introduced at 50 new stations.
I have always kept the aam aadmi in mind : Lalu
We will take Indian budget to new heights.: Lalu

Friday, February 15, 2008

Munnabhai ties the knot

Finally, SANJAY DUTT and Manyata are official married and have tied knot. There were several rumors regarding their secret ‘nikah’. San jay’s close friends and relatives have drifted away from Sanjay. The couple is quite excited and have no words to express their feelings. However, all’s not well in Dutt’s family. Sanjay’s sisters and their families were not seen at the wedding and the ceremonies. At the same time the family has not given consent to Sanjay’s and Manyata’s marriage.
BIWI NO 3 AND PATTI NO 2…….

Another surprise about the newly wedded bride of SANJAY DUTT Manyata is that she is a married women and BEGUM of an under world don MIRAJ-UR-REHMAN. He is the man who admittedly sends nasty SMSes to starlets, sending them scurrying to the police station first, and the tv cameras second. He has previously been named for sending dirty messages to Naghma, Neha Dhupia, Celina Jaitley and Kangana Ranaut.

He has also lodged complain against Sanjay as one can not marry a married woman till she is divorced from her first husband. In his own words“We married at a flat in Mercury Park on February 5, 2003,” he said, “and we have a three-year-old son who is in Dubai with Manyata”””’s aunt.” His son’s name was Mustafa, Miraj said. “YEH ISHQ NAHI ASSAN”
Our Bollywood Star Sanjay Dutt is always into news for wrong reasons and controversies.
We hope him to get rid of all miseries and enjoy his married life with his beloved Manyata on the auspicious occasion of VALENTINES DAY.
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Confused whether this is a car or a boat... But it is both... Amazing is'nt it?...

A reason to rejoice for all the lazy bones, as they can chill inside a swimming pool or in a sea during extreme summers or winters . A swiss company has revealed that they have produced world’s first real submersible car, squba, inspires by the 1977 bond movie ‘THE SPY WHO LOVED ME’ Aqua car is stable at a depth of 10m, runs on three electric motors and is powered by rechargeable lithium -ion batteries. It will be a change for all the die hard romantics as they have new places and venues to spend some quality time and isolated time with their dates. Unlike military vehicles, which can only drive slowly on a lake bed, this car can provide a stable “flight” at a depth of 30 feet. The combustion engine from a sports car has been removes and replaced it with several electrical motors. Three are located in the rear, with one providing propulsion on land and the other driving the screw for underwater motoring. Passengers will be able to keep breathing underwater through an integrated tank of compressed air similar to what is used in scuba diving. But they will get wet.

It is a sure bet that the “squba” will steal the show from any ‘Bay watch’ beauty on the beach. And easily, too: You drive the car into the water and the car floats. That is, until you crack the door to let the water in. Immediately the “squba” starts on his way to the underwater world. The occupants’ breathing air comes from an integrated tank of compressed air that divers know from scuba diving. For safety reasons engineer’s have built the vehicle as an open car so that the occupants can get out quickly in an emergency. With an enclosed cabin opening the door might be impossible. It is even capable of autonomous driving on land thanks to a sophisticated laser sensor system without any help from the driver or passenger.The car will be a treat for all the car lovers and water lovers and it will be displayed at Geneva Motor Show next month.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

How to Break the Curse of Inferiority Complex?

The nature doesn't believe in similarity. It creates every human being with a unique quality or feature. Even twins are different to each other in many ways. We need to identify our unique quality and develop it further to outshine others. Here we become superior to others. Therefore inferiority complex is irrational. If you have one unique quality that is superior to others how can you be inferior? In spite of this truth many persons suffer from the misery of inferiority complex. The Biggest Hurdle Mostly persons develop inferiority complex when they are obsessed with their weaknesses. They always keep thinking that others are superior to them. They often get nervous while talking to others - especially if the opposite person is talking confidently. It is difficult for them to appear before an interview board. They perspire, their mind gets clouded and speaking normally becomes a herculean task for them. Inferiority complex becomes their biggest hurdle on the way to success or progress. Fortunately they can get rid of this problem easily. What is Your Unique Quality Write down your good qualities or plus points on a paper. Spare some time to think about the quality or ability that is better than others. And try to develop that quality as much as you can. If you have your own views on several matters and you like to write then start writing. Maintain a diary or register for it and write daily. You can also write in the file created in your computer. You can try to get some of your creations printed in newspapers or magazines. If your voice is sweet you can impress others by polite talk. You can also learn singing. You may even learn to play on any musical instrument in case you have a desire. If you are good at making drawing or painting then shine this ability by adequate training and practice. Join an art and painting school. If you have interest in computer then learn it by joining an academy. If you love solving the sums then aim to become master of mathematics. People will definitely recognize your talent and you will be admired. It will also help you to make a good career in the field of your interest. Miraculous Effect On Personality It is rule of the nature that every one has something unique in him or her. When you improve its strength by regular study and practice a feeling will develop in your heart that you are better than so many other persons at least in one field. You can't even imagine at present the miraculous effect it will have on your personality. You will start gaining confidence and gradually become free from inferiority complex. Your negative thinking about yourself built this complex and the strength of your unique trait will dismantle it. Use Affirmation According to Norman Vincent Peale, one of the greatest motivators and advocates of positive thinking in America, affirmations have immense power over our personality. We can also use them to weaken the grip of inferiority complex. Here is a good affirmation to help you to gain confidence and come out of the clutches of inferiority complex: "I am a unique creation of God. I have many good qualities. I love myself. My positive mind will help me to attain my aim in life" Repeat it 10 times before going to sleep and after getting up in the morning. Your inferiority complex will fly away from you in a short period. Anandrahi Trained thousands of persons to get great jobs, improve personality and achieve goals in business. CEO: News of India Network Director: LSE-India (for Communication Skills and Personality Development) Best-selling Books written by Anandrahi : 1. Think Your Way to Wealth and Power , 2. Fire of Success in Your Mind, 3. Speak English and Influence People

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