Katrina Kaif as Damdami Mai this Valentines Day

DAY BY day Katrina Kaif's fame graph is soaring higher after she was voted as the youth icon of the year, and the most beautiful actress in the Asian region. This Valentine's Day she was selected as Damdami Mai by students of Hindu College, Delhi University.

 As per a popular tradition organised in the University, students pray to their chosen Bollywood actress and offer oblations. For this activity, they also have a dedicated tree popularly known as the “Virgin Tree” in the campus. The tree is decorated with balloons, flowers, and soft toys, etc.

 

The tradition of Damdami Mai has

Can tailoring of suits be a good outsourcing proposition?

CAN TAILORING of suits be a lucrative outsourcing business proposition? The answer is very much yes provided the core business ethic of ‘value for money spent’ is strictly adhered to. Some businessmen are visiting developed countries and promising better quality suits through outsourcing technique. They advertise their visit well in advance and offer 50 per cent discounts or more to some of the well known brands. The master tailor takes the measurement and sends it through digital computers across to his site which could be located some 5,000 miles away.

By the time, he is through with one client;

Opposition in Orissa organises Jana Jagarana Yatra

THE DISTRICT congress committee launched Jana Jagarana and Krusuka Banchao pada yatra from February 10 from Saheed Smruti stambha and on February 17 the team will reach Hirli near Nabarangpur town in Orissa.

On February 10, a meeting was held at the Papadahandi, which was presided by DCC President Narayan Patro. OPCC working president Chandra Sekhar Sahu, MLA, Dabugam, Bhujabala Majhi, Former MLAs, Bhalu Bainipati, and Sadan Nayak, DCC President, Koraput Meenakshi Bahinipati, DCC, President Malkangiri, Govinda Patro, Nabarangpur, Zilla Parisad President, Bhagirathi Nayak, District Youth Congress President, Bhima Harijan, District, Students congress, President, Sanjaya Nayak, Women congress leaders, Nagratnam,

The Aarushi murder case sees more twists and turns

By now, the Aarushi case has proved to have more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie whodunit. As things stand now the needle of suspicion has finally come to rest on the Talwars, parents of the slain teenager. Once again, the media, which had been lying low for a while, is whetting its knives for another round of half-baked theories and character assassination, without really having a clue about the dynamics at work in this extremely complex case.

 

Circumstantial evidence seems to be heavily loaded against the Talwars. But if one looks deeply enough, there are several innocent explanations for what seem to be highly incriminating actions on the part of the Talwars. Whatever the outcome of the case, let us remind ourselves of one important thing – even if the guilty go unpunished, the innocent should not hang for a crime they did not commit.

 

There are many reasons why some people believe that the Talwars are

Where have all the good things gone?

NAGPUR IS famous for its juicy, sweet oranges. Well most of us have just heard about that. Maharashtrian Alphonsoes are of the best variety, and are the tastiest mangoes on planet earth. However, for most of Indians, what they pick from the market might not be of the greatest quality because the best ones are exported!

Recently, someone I know went to Nagpur and on their way back they tried finding the ‘Nagpur Orange’ but they could not. The oranges they bought neither had the colour, nor fragrance and juice. A kanjeevaram silk saree that is exported, I bet you cannot find that jaw-dropping quality silk

ASP beaten up by local goons in West Bengal

WEST BENGAL witnessed another strange case of lawlessness and anarchy in the name of organising pujas as a group of men (read rogues) mercilessly beat up none other than an Additional Superintendent of Police. The bizarre incident took place on Sunday morning at Ramchandrapur, a place in Midnapore district. The incident came into light after the officer was rescued and spoke in front of the media.

According to the witnesses and also the victim, the Additional SP of Haldia, Niladri Chakraborty was beaten up by a gang while the former resisted them from forcibly collecting chandas (subscription) of the Saraswati

Chief Minister's Personal Security Officer (PSO) wipes her shoes

INDIAN LEADER always expect royal treatment from all after becoming MPs, MLAs and ministers. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is quite well known to throw tantrums and getting things done her way. She may call herself ‘Dalit ki Beti’ but she likes to live life like king-size in public as well as in private space. 

 

Believe it or not, Mayawati’s Personal Security Officer (PSO) went beyond his call of duty, when he cleaned the Chief Minister’s shoes during her recent visit to village in Auraiaya district of Uttar Pradesh.

Unitech promoters repay entire Rs 250 cr owed to creditors

AS PER a press release, the promoters of Unitech have repaid the entire Rs 250 crore they borrowed from a clutch of investors by pledging their shares a year ago. The investors from whom the funds were raised had issued a notice on January 28 giving virtually no time to Unitech's promoters to return the money, failing which they threatened to sell the pledged shares in the market on January 31.

 

This forced Unitech's promoters to move the Delhi High Court on January 31 to obtain a stay on sale of the shares by the creditors.

 

The promoters

Cash starved PSPCL moots purchase of energy saving device of questionable utility

THE CASH starved Punjab State Power Corporation limited’s (PSPCL) has mooted purchase of energy saving devices of questionable utility at a cost of Rs. 4 crore.

 

PSPCL in its 9th meeting had accorded administrative approval for purchase of 2 numbers Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for   unit 5 of Ropar Thermal plant on trial basis at a cost of Rs. 4 crore. The installation of costly energy saving devices is not likely to give the projected benefits.

 

VFD is an energy saving concept used for controlling the variables like flow/ head by speed control of induction motors through variation in frequency of input

Time for a role reversal

THE ROLE of an Indian woman has been limited to cooking and cleaning jobs, taking care of children and dutifully following orders of their husbands. This image was reinforced by a string of saas-bahu serials which showed women in bad light and most of the time they were either bitching about their jethanis and devranis or working in the kitchen to impress their in-laws and sometimes even mixing poison in their milk....!

As a breath of fresh air, various reality shows have been launched that have all together broken the myth of a patriarchal society and for the first time shown women in all together different

Power situation worsens in Punjab

THE POWER situation in Punjab has worsened following closure of two thermal units at Lehra Mohabatt thermal plant and this position may continue for a number of days.

 

The power shortage in state has increased to 150 lakh units and power supply is around 968 lakh units. According to official data, the evening peak load shortage has increased to 561 MW.  The unit 2 of thermal plant tripped on February 1 due to stator earth fault.

 

 

According to official sources, the cause of tripping has not yet been ascertained.

Five days CBI custody for A Raja, former associates

TELECOM MINISTER A Raja and his cohorts will remain in the CBI custody for the next five days. The Special CBI Court of O P Saini on Thursday remanded Raja, his private secretary R K Chandolia and former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura to five days custody of the investigating agency.

 

Raja and his close aides were produced before the Special CBI Court around 2 pm today at the Patiala House Court. The former Telecom Minister was allowed to discuss the matter with his counsel, when he was produced in the Special CBI Court by the Special Judge.

Kashmir administration gears up for another wet spell

A WESTERN disturbance is approaching Jammu and Kashmir and under its influence light snowfall may occur at a few places from February 3 to 5, 2011 and fairly widespread snowfall may occur at many places from February 7 to 9,  2011.

 

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon has issued instructions to all Deputy Commissioners, Chief Engineers of Electric, PHE and Mechanical Engineering Departments, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Director CA&PD Kashmir, Beacon authorities, Traffic and Police authorities and Chief Executive Officers of Tourism Development Authorities

Soon, you could 'swipe' your iPhone instead of a credit card

THERE's PLENTY you can do with them – play music, send pictures and what not – but soon, you could be using your iPhones for shopping.

 

Barclaycard and the UK's biggest mobile phone network, Everything Everywhere, which includes Orange and T-mobile, have signed a partnership to bring the system to 40,000 tills.

 

“This is the beginning of a revolution in how we pay for things. It’s a cultural shift that is as important as the launch of the personal credit card or cash machines,” the Daily Mail quoted Chief development officer for Everything Everywhere, Gerry McQuade, as saying.

 

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