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Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Friday, June 13, 2008
Indian Government System
A little boy wanted Rs..50 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Finally he decided to write God a letter requesting the Rs.50.
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to God, INDIA, they decided to forward it to the President of India as a joke.
The President was so amused, that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy Rs.20. The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy, and he did not want to spoil the kid.
The little boy was delighted with Rs.20, and decided to write a thank you note to God, which read:
"Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that you sent it through the 'Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi' and those donkeys deducted Rs. 30 in taxes ....."
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to God, INDIA, they decided to forward it to the President of India as a joke.
The President was so amused, that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy Rs.20. The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy, and he did not want to spoil the kid.
The little boy was delighted with Rs.20, and decided to write a thank you note to God, which read:
"Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that you sent it through the 'Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi' and those donkeys deducted Rs. 30 in taxes ....."
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Vijay Mallya's Villa in Goa
Flamboyant liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya acquired archrival Shaw Wallace last June to make his UB Group the world's third largest spirits producer by volume.
His top brands include Kingfisher beer and Bagpiper whiskey. Scottish and Newcastle is his partner in beer.
His Kingfisher Airline, named after his best selling beer and modelled after JetBlue was launched last year.
He appointed his 18 year old son Sidhartha as his successor.
Personal toys include a fleet of vintage cars and a stud farm with 200 horses.
Have a look at Vijay Mallya's home!
KINGFISHER VILLA
Dr. Vijay Mallya's Mansion at Candolim, Goa
His top brands include Kingfisher beer and Bagpiper whiskey. Scottish and Newcastle is his partner in beer.
His Kingfisher Airline, named after his best selling beer and modelled after JetBlue was launched last year.
He appointed his 18 year old son Sidhartha as his successor.
Personal toys include a fleet of vintage cars and a stud farm with 200 horses.
Have a look at Vijay Mallya's home!
KINGFISHER VILLA
Dr. Vijay Mallya's Mansion at Candolim, Goa
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Bird's Eye View / Aerial Pictures
Icebergs and Adelie Penguins, Adelie Land, Antarctica
Cliffs of Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Clare, Ireland
Mount Trafalgar, Prince Regent Nature, West Kimberley, Australia
Osaka Palace, Honshu, Japan
The meandering Amazon river near Manaus, Brazil
Elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Working in the fields north of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Bowling Green Bay National Park, South of Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Islet in the terraced rice fields of Bali, Indonesia
Sand Dune in the heart of vegetation on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Cotton fabrics drying in the sun in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Sandbank on the coast of Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia
Chapel on an Islet off the coast of Kos, Dodecanese, Greece
Italian base, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Fishermen's Island in Hiroshima Bay, Honshu, Japan
Buccaneer Archipelago West Kimberley, Australia
Northern Gannet Colony, Eldey Island, Iceland
Gosse's Bluff Meteoric Crater, Northern Territory, Australia
Ritual bathing at the Ghats, Varanasi, India
Zebras in Kenya
Camels in Turkey
Sunday, May 11, 2008
More Only in India
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Bengali Hunter's Revenge
Through the jongole I am went
On shooting Tiger I am bent,
Boshtaard Tiger has eaten wife
No doubt I will avenge poor darling's life,
Too much quiet, snakes and leeches
But I not fear these sons of beeches,
Hearing loud noise I am jumping with start
But noise is coming from damn fool's heart,
Taking care not to be fright
I am clutching rifle tight with eye to sight,
Should Tiger come I will shoot and fall him down
Then like hero return to native town,
Then through trees I am espying one cave
I am telling self - "Bannerjee be brave",
I am now proceeding with too much care
From far I smell this Tiger's lair,
My leg shaking, sweat coming, I start pray
I think I will shoot Tiger some other day,
Turning round I am going to flee
But Tiger giving bloody roar spotting Bengalee,
He bounding from cave like footballer Pele
I run shouting "Kali Ma tumi kothay gele",
Through the jongole I am running
With Tiger on my tail closer looming,
I am a telling that never in life
I will risk again for my damn wife!!!!
On shooting Tiger I am bent,
Boshtaard Tiger has eaten wife
No doubt I will avenge poor darling's life,
Too much quiet, snakes and leeches
But I not fear these sons of beeches,
Hearing loud noise I am jumping with start
But noise is coming from damn fool's heart,
Taking care not to be fright
I am clutching rifle tight with eye to sight,
Should Tiger come I will shoot and fall him down
Then like hero return to native town,
Then through trees I am espying one cave
I am telling self - "Bannerjee be brave",
I am now proceeding with too much care
From far I smell this Tiger's lair,
My leg shaking, sweat coming, I start pray
I think I will shoot Tiger some other day,
Turning round I am going to flee
But Tiger giving bloody roar spotting Bengalee,
He bounding from cave like footballer Pele
I run shouting "Kali Ma tumi kothay gele",
Through the jongole I am running
With Tiger on my tail closer looming,
I am a telling that never in life
I will risk again for my damn wife!!!!
Friday, April 04, 2008
Reliance investing USD 7.5 bn for 2 microchip units
http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1322578
New Delhi: The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, a giant in areas ranging from oil exploration to petrochemicals, proposes to invest $7.5 billion over the next 10 years to set up two microchip manufacturing units in India.
The first unit with an investment of $2.9 billion will come up in Jamnagar in Gujarat to make solar-grade polysilicon ingots and is expected to generate employment for 11,000 people, a communication ministry statement said here Thursday.
Location of the second facility has not been finalised, as it will depend on the type of incentive offered by the state government. However, it is expected to employ 4,000 people, the statement said.
"The company would locate this facility at Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mysore or Haryana," the statement said, adding the investment proposed in this unit is estimated at $4.6 billion.
The country's semiconductor policy was announced last year and offers a host of fiscal incentives to develop India as a major hub in the area. The government has received investment proposals worth Rs.650 billion so far, including that of Reliance.
Some other companies that have submitted proposals to set up semiconductor units include Videocon Industries that has plans to invest Rs.80 billion ($2 billion) in Navi Mumbai and Moser Baer with Rs.60 billion ($1.5 billion) near Chennai.
Signet Solar has also planned to invest close to Rs.100 billion ($2.5 billion) in Tamil Nadu. The other companies include Titan Energy and KSK Energy Ventures, the official statement said.
"Under a special incentive package scheme, the central government has to provide an incentive of 20 percent capital expenditure during the first 10 years for units in special economic zones (SEZ) and 25 percent of the capital expenditure in non-SEZ units," it said.
New Delhi: The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, a giant in areas ranging from oil exploration to petrochemicals, proposes to invest $7.5 billion over the next 10 years to set up two microchip manufacturing units in India.
The first unit with an investment of $2.9 billion will come up in Jamnagar in Gujarat to make solar-grade polysilicon ingots and is expected to generate employment for 11,000 people, a communication ministry statement said here Thursday.
Location of the second facility has not been finalised, as it will depend on the type of incentive offered by the state government. However, it is expected to employ 4,000 people, the statement said.
"The company would locate this facility at Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mysore or Haryana," the statement said, adding the investment proposed in this unit is estimated at $4.6 billion.
The country's semiconductor policy was announced last year and offers a host of fiscal incentives to develop India as a major hub in the area. The government has received investment proposals worth Rs.650 billion so far, including that of Reliance.
Some other companies that have submitted proposals to set up semiconductor units include Videocon Industries that has plans to invest Rs.80 billion ($2 billion) in Navi Mumbai and Moser Baer with Rs.60 billion ($1.5 billion) near Chennai.
Signet Solar has also planned to invest close to Rs.100 billion ($2.5 billion) in Tamil Nadu. The other companies include Titan Energy and KSK Energy Ventures, the official statement said.
"Under a special incentive package scheme, the central government has to provide an incentive of 20 percent capital expenditure during the first 10 years for units in special economic zones (SEZ) and 25 percent of the capital expenditure in non-SEZ units," it said.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
AUDIO: Discovery of India
Opening and closing tracks from the 80's TV programme Bharat Ek Khoj (India, a Discovery) based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book Disovery of India.
2 mts 07 secs (opening) + 1 mt 42 secs (closing)
Click on the image above, and then click on play button once it becomes available.
2 mts 07 secs (opening) + 1 mt 42 secs (closing)
Click on the image above, and then click on play button once it becomes available.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
VIDEO: 2008 03 04 Brisbane Australia vs India 2nd Final
This afternoon, as I was bang smack in the middle of doing nothing of any importance, my brother buzzed me on Google Talk
Brother: Check this out http://content-eap.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/current/match/291372.html
Maverick: What's this?
B: Scorecard for the 2nd final between India and Australia.
(for the uninitiated, he was talking about a Cricket tournament. Australia are the world champions and arguably the most talented cricketing team in the world)
M: What's a second final?
B: Well, they used to have one final as you know...but they decided to let the tournament result be based on best of three final matches.
M: That's kinda idiotic.
(I think it sort of takes out some excitement from the game though some people may say that it is fairer to the consistent performers)
M: I just checked the scorecard. Sachin (Tendulkar) scored 91 runs again?
(Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the biggest cricketing star ever, though his performance for the past couple of years has been relatively lackluster).
B: Yup! In the first final he scored a century. 117 runs off 120 balls! So India's already won the first final.
M: Hmm...looks like this guy is all set to make a half-century of centuries...
B: Hope so...
M: So what does Australia need to win now?
B: 30 runs in 3 overs (each over has 6 balls), and they have 3 wickets in hand.
M: So, basically, all fielders are in the outfield at this point - to stop the 4s and 6s. All Australia needs to do is for the next 2 overs, skimp along on 1s and 2s on each ball, and blast out 4s and 6s in the last over.
B: Hope not.
M: Yeah...tailenders...they wont be able to cause much damage.
B: Nooooooooo...Hopes is a very good batsman.
M: Hmm....
B: Uh, oh...that was a 4!
(After a while)
M: What do they need now?
B: 22 runs in 2 overs.
M: Hmm...smooth sailing so far.
M: They've lost 7 wickets so far, eh? Let's do this - let's finish off their wickets!
B: They's Australia!
M: Why be defensive? Let's mount an atack. Give me the ball.
B: Sreesanth took a wicket!
Here's what happened in the 49th over:
7 mts 19 secs
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M: Wow! All I had to do was say it then?
B: Apparently!
M: I must have some magical powers!
B: 21 runs off 10 balls.
M: Forget about the runs. Let's finish off the wickets. Let's crush them now...humiliate them...
B: A six!
M: Give me the stupid ball.
B: Australia needs 13 runs off 6 balls...
M: Okay, here I go...
B: Out!
M: Splendid, see?
B: Yeah, I do :-)
M: Now to wrap this up...
B: Oh, no! Hopes is on strike. He's not a tailender...very good batsman.
M: Well, you know what they say? Hope dies last. Let him be the last batsman to fall...give me the ball...
B: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Hopes is out...we've won...we've won...we've won the championship...all credit to you...LOL
M: LOL, LOL, LOL.
Here's what happened in the last (50th) over
10 mts 39 secs
Please click the Play button above.
Brother: Check this out http://content-eap.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/current/match/291372.html
Maverick: What's this?
B: Scorecard for the 2nd final between India and Australia.
(for the uninitiated, he was talking about a Cricket tournament. Australia are the world champions and arguably the most talented cricketing team in the world)
M: What's a second final?
B: Well, they used to have one final as you know...but they decided to let the tournament result be based on best of three final matches.
M: That's kinda idiotic.
(I think it sort of takes out some excitement from the game though some people may say that it is fairer to the consistent performers)
M: I just checked the scorecard. Sachin (Tendulkar) scored 91 runs again?
(Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the biggest cricketing star ever, though his performance for the past couple of years has been relatively lackluster).
B: Yup! In the first final he scored a century. 117 runs off 120 balls! So India's already won the first final.
M: Hmm...looks like this guy is all set to make a half-century of centuries...
B: Hope so...
M: So what does Australia need to win now?
B: 30 runs in 3 overs (each over has 6 balls), and they have 3 wickets in hand.
M: So, basically, all fielders are in the outfield at this point - to stop the 4s and 6s. All Australia needs to do is for the next 2 overs, skimp along on 1s and 2s on each ball, and blast out 4s and 6s in the last over.
B: Hope not.
M: Yeah...tailenders...they wont be able to cause much damage.
B: Nooooooooo...Hopes is a very good batsman.
M: Hmm....
B: Uh, oh...that was a 4!
(After a while)
M: What do they need now?
B: 22 runs in 2 overs.
M: Hmm...smooth sailing so far.
M: They've lost 7 wickets so far, eh? Let's do this - let's finish off their wickets!
B: They's Australia!
M: Why be defensive? Let's mount an atack. Give me the ball.
B: Sreesanth took a wicket!
Here's what happened in the 49th over:
7 mts 19 secs
Please click the Play button above.
M: Wow! All I had to do was say it then?
B: Apparently!
M: I must have some magical powers!
B: 21 runs off 10 balls.
M: Forget about the runs. Let's finish off the wickets. Let's crush them now...humiliate them...
B: A six!
M: Give me the stupid ball.
B: Australia needs 13 runs off 6 balls...
M: Okay, here I go...
B: Out!
M: Splendid, see?
B: Yeah, I do :-)
M: Now to wrap this up...
B: Oh, no! Hopes is on strike. He's not a tailender...very good batsman.
M: Well, you know what they say? Hope dies last. Let him be the last batsman to fall...give me the ball...
B: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Hopes is out...we've won...we've won...we've won the championship...all credit to you...LOL
M: LOL, LOL, LOL.
Here's what happened in the last (50th) over
10 mts 39 secs
Please click the Play button above.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
A World Atlas
Atlas, Morocco
Botswana
Libya
Burundi
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Yemen
Jerusalem, Palestine
Petra, Jordan
Palmyra, Syria
Maldives
Agra, India
Baltoto, Pakistan
Laos
Bali
Myanmar
Fiji
French Polynesia
Sydney, Australia
Kilauea, Hawaii, USA
Banff, Canada
Arizona, USA
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Cuba
Pittons, St Lucia
Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Machu Pichu, Peru
Andes, Argentina
Antarctica
Iceland
Moscow, Russia
Prague, Czech Republic
Istanbul, Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Paris, France
Botswana
Libya
Burundi
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Yemen
Jerusalem, Palestine
Petra, Jordan
Palmyra, Syria
Maldives
Agra, India
Baltoto, Pakistan
Laos
Bali
Myanmar
Fiji
French Polynesia
Sydney, Australia
Kilauea, Hawaii, USA
Banff, Canada
Arizona, USA
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Cuba
Pittons, St Lucia
Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Machu Pichu, Peru
Andes, Argentina
Antarctica
Iceland
Moscow, Russia
Prague, Czech Republic
Istanbul, Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Paris, France
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