use Kohler Brand for the best of sanitaryware

Decorating your Living and Bedrooms :Where to Buy in India

Have you ever given a long thought about colour combination in your living and dining? combining best of the colours can give your home a well organised and furnished look. Lets take a look at few tips to achieve this

1.Use a soft double quilt to adorn your sofa and display chusions which has purple ,Aqua,Mild Red  colours. Your living room colours should be warm,bright and inviting and create a happy go lucky mood.
2.Purple and Aqua are rich colours and can be used in your Bed Linen,Cushion covers,curtains etc.
3.use accessories which matches with your cushion covers in the corner areas of your living room.Eg;you can have a lamp shade in the corner area which matches with your rich cushion colours.
4.Lights create mood and sets the rhythm for your living area.Table Tops and floor lamps can be adorned with colours which match with your wall,living furnishing or dining table mats.Ceiling lights play a major role in colour combination.Make sure you buy a trendy one
5..Make sure your dining wood colour matches with the wood colour of your windows.This gives an extremely organised look for your home and if you have a floor tiling which is  mild wood in colour nothing like it. Usage of Mild wood colour is yet to be accepted in India at large and hence you can opt for vitrified tiling.

Where to Shop? here is a list of trendy outlets from my collection.
1.Carmichaelhouse - They have stores which displays all the linen needed for home,bed,bath and dining across India.Just visit them for accessing a very pretty collection.Visit their website http://www.carmichealhouse.co.in/
2.Bombay Dyeing's home collection -- They have a collection of elegant and rich colours which can help you in making a perfect living room and bed linen.They have retail stores all over India where u can shop.
3.Raymond's Home Furnishing collection
4.WELSPUN Home Mart - Welhome is their Brand--They have a widest range of colours,texture and pattern in cushion covers,living room curtains,window and door curtains,carpets,throws and Rugs.They have retail stores all over India .Just step in to view the collections.They also have a discounted Bed and Bath linen which includes Quilts,blankets and bedsheets.
Visit their Website www.welspun-retail.com/welhome
5.Visit @Home stores through out major metros of India.

Visit Bougainvilla store today for amazing decors for your Home

Bougainvilla is a premium lifestyle store selling artifacts,furniture,floor and wall lamps,furnishing(linens,fabrics for your home needs),tableware and all essential home accessories needed to create a unique yet diverse look.Most of the items have a very earthy decor and collected from different parts of the world giving your home a very global and earthy ambience yet stylish in look.

The stores are located in Pune and Mumbai.If you are really looking forward to revamp your complete house to bring a global look yet ethnic then just "get in "to one of those stores. They have procelain decorative items,Tea sets and Vases and some exquisite handbag and jewellery in display.

Decorative Pots ,Planters and ceramic accessories are also on the list.To view the complete collection visit their store today.

Home Design Solutions By Fab India

Hi Readers,

We have always known Fab India for its ethnic clothes which give a dynamic Indian look with elegance and sophistication.Now Fab India have ventured out into providing complete Home Solutions to your House right from choosing Fabrics,furniture,accessories,linen n clothing for a perfect home.They call this concept as "Home Design Center" They have many stores in all the major cities in India.Refer their website http://www.fabindia.com/ further for locating the stores. The complete address with the contact info is listed.

I have posted a picture from their website.This is a picture of one of their home design store in India,Chennai,Besantnagar.

want a perfect Home Decor in Style--Try "Good Earth stores" in leading metros in India

The Good Earth stores in New Delhi,Chennai,Bangalore and Mumbai is a trendsetting design house suited for those who prefer an exclusive and contemporary indian lifestyle.
Shed some light to your Home decor by buying products from Good Earth Stores and feel the magic of being in your dream world.They have come up with two concepts called Home Spa and Verandah where you get to see products which helps you to set up SPA in your own Home and pick designer furnitures,Home accessories and all stylish products you would have dreamed of for your home.

Their Living and Dining space provides customers options to choose from vases to glassware,dinnerware,Linen,high end crockery sets etc..what are you waiting for?Visit any one of the stores today.. Why compromise style for Budget? Have a wonderful time shopping there.

Somany Ceramics- Floor Tiles from their Printed Series

Somany Ceramics offers amazing floor tiles in some unique and trendy colours and i would suggest you to try one of these products if you are looking to have a different styling to your floor tiles.They have a  thorough collection of floor tiles in different sizes ,variations and colours to suit your needs.In this article, I have posted pictures of those ceramic floor tiles which have a wood colour to their tilings.Opting for these would give an impact of having a wooden flooring at affordable prices.

Try colours such as Timber,Provenza Wood,Innova Mashroom and Astro Wood from their printed series collections(Pics at left).They also have a impressive collection of imported Wall Tiles,concepts,wall hung series of sanitaryware which would complement your floor tiles. For further information visit http://www.somanyceramics.com/

Back after a break of 2 months

Hi Readers,

Good to share a fresh article with all of you after a long break of 2 months as i had to move out of India for about an year or so.So Here iam back with a new label called"Lifestyle,Interiors and Home Decor".This section would give loads of information to all who live a lifestyle of beauty,perfection and comfort with in our key metros.You can find info on where to Buy the best of materials and where to find the best of collection to make your Living,Dining,Kitchen and Bathroom at its luxurious best.If you have a new House and you are wondering where to find the Best of fabrics,draperies,laminate flooring,wall tiles and all tips essential to brighten up your home along with a good decor then its worthwhile to go through our "Lifestyle,Interiors and Home Decor" column.

Get to know products,designer furniture pieces,best choices for your fabrics etc.. which can spruce up your house.Have a Good Day.

Sholay Begumpet Hyderabad

Sholay Restaurant in Begumpet is a good place for Punjabi and North Indian delicacy.The Restaurant is located at Prajay Corporate House, Chikoti Gardens, Begumpet.The Restaurant is open till 12 PM midnight and attracts people from different places.The Restaurant carries the Indian Hit Film Sholay's Theme with full of pictures from film Sholay and Menu names like "Basanti ki Pasand"

Try out the Veg Platter priced at about Rs.175 for the starters. Its too good and the non Veg starters seem to be equally good. Side dishes like Pindi Chole,Dal Fry all other tandoori side dishes are worth the price and good to relish.

Bread baskets, Makki ki Roti/Sarson ka Saag ,Tandoor Prompet are really culinary delights to be relished. The Menu has interesting names with connection to dialogues in Sholay like Gabbar ki Lalkaar etc..

The Reviews might come mixed as of now for this Restaurant as they have started a few months ago.The overall ambience can be ranked at 3.25 for 5 and Food can be rated at 4.25 for 5. We are sure you will savour the experience.

FASHION HYDERABAD

ANONYM (ABOVE LITTLE ITALY RESTAURANT)

• Women's designer collection
• Famous for its exclusivity in elegance and feminity
• Designer Shoes, Bridal Wear collections by leading designer's.
• Mix of tradition and contemporary presence in designer wear.

ELAHE, Hyderabad

• Mix of leading designer's collection
• Designer Clothing, Shoes and Home needs collection
• A leading Lifestyle store stocked with the best of fashion names like Rohit Bal, Poonam Bhagat , Rajesh Pratap Singh etc.
• If you love fashion and You dont mind paying a price for it, then this is the place.

ALSO, HYDERABAD

• Indian Sarees and Ethnic Wear with excellent craftsmanship.
• All the leading Fashion Guru's collection
• Paintings, Articrafts, Deisgner Bags and Jewellery
• Road No 8, ( Opp. Saptaparni)
  Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.Tel: 2335 1608/9
• 3 & 5 White House, (Besides LifeStyle)Begumpet,Hyderabad - 500 016 ,Tel: 2341 2047

 

The Ultra High end Fashion Stores in South

Evoluzione, Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai

Evoluzione offers designer collections from the leading designers of India with an sleek and stylish look.Today's Youngsters are Fashion conscious and they have the "notice me" style of living.This high end fashion store is the right place. You can choose garments of all those designers from the capital city  Manish Malhothra, Rohit Bal, Abraham and Thakore,Tarun Tahilani etc...and they are simply the best and dictate Fashion in the city.

Bring Exclusivity to your wardrobe by shopping here.

SatyaPaul Boutiques, Hyderabad and Bangalore
SatyaPaul brings in a fresh collection Sarees like popart and Picasso collection. Elegance and feminity in their collection makes the shopping expereince very enriching.

Highlights:
Fall, Winter,Summer collection of Sarees
Participate in regular India Fashion Week
Sarees of SatyaPaul-Simply the best in Fashion.

Hyderabad Stores
Rajiv Shroff HUF, 476, Milestone, Mantena House,

2nd Floor,Road No.10, Banjara HIlls,
Hyderabad- 500034
Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: 040-66565158

Bangalore Stores

J-777,100 FT.Road,
Indira Nagar
Bengaluru- 560038 Karnataka, India Tel: 080-42050023/24/25


FFOLIO Boutique


Ffolio - The Best Boutique in Bangalore for high end designer clothing.
Sarees, Crystals, Pearls and often shows are conducted.
Have a well stocked wallet though.

Hyderabad

Wah, I like Hyderabad!.  Dil se Hyderabadi! This is what any resident of Hyderabad says after staying there for an year or so.There is room for everyone Small or Big, Poor or rich, party freak or conservative, family or bachelors and night life for the young crowd. You are somebody who loves Biriyani then Hyderabad House or Paradise is the apt place..You are somebody who loves to sit and relax time with a heavy stacked wallet then you have restaurants like Touch, fusion 9, Grill Room,Serengatti,Taj Group,ITC, Novotel HICC, Hotel Marriott etc..
You want to walk in the evenings with no one disturbing you, then head to necklace Road with your partner and walk along the pathway laid down which runs for a few km stretch. Meanwhile relax and dine  in Eatstreet or Waterfront or Ohri's in the necklace road.

Youngsters flock in Xtreme Sports Bar in Road No.1 Banjaras Hills or the newly opened Live Sports Bar in Jubilee Hills.10 Downing Street has always taken the hotspot for its drinks and hep crowd. Taj Ahala, disc and Pub at Tak krishna is a great Lounge to spend your saturday night. Firangi Paani and FBar rock all the weekends with a great crowd.

You should go once to Mcdonalds Road No.1 in City Centre Mall to have lot of people around you relishing the Mcdonalds food. Barista, Cafe Cofee day and Pizza Huts are a teenager's delight in Hyderabad and these outlets get enough attention from them.

Least of all , if you would like to spend weekend time meeting up a cool lot of youngsters, then join Orange Dance Studio for Salsa classes or 10 DS where Sachin thrills the particpants with his Salsa classes.

Restaurants in BTM Layout,Bangalore

BTM Layout, A place for Young ,Old and the family Crowd and the statement is absolutely true. It Houses some of the best hangouts and good eateries and restaurants. Many of them are listed here..

Cafe Coffee Day - Youngsters hang out
Mast Kalandar- Punjabi /North Indian restaurant in 7th Main road BTM
Adyar Ananda Bhavan in the MainRoad- Southern Delight.It attracts Huge crowd.
Udipi Gardens
Andhra Spice
Spice King
Swadishta
Mirch Masala
K.C. Das and Ladoos for eateries
36 Chowrangi Lane for Bengali Food
Exciting Bakeries
North Indian thali/lunches

Shoppers Paradise - Jayanagar 4th Block in Bangalore

Jayanagar is one of the most planned residential area in South Bangalore. The Jayanagar area is divided in to Ten Blocks and any Shopping Lover should not miss the 4th Block shopping out there.4th Block is a large commercial Hub and one of those exclusive Budget shopping areas. You get throw away prices for the most fashionable accessories right from apprael to bags to books etc..

Its possible that you have stayed in Bangalore for a long time a, but still have not explored Jayanagar Shopping at 4th Block because the city is large and you are housed at different places. If you are new to Bangalore, ask for Jayanagar 4th Block, Cool Joint and the auto might take you right there. The budget shopping area is a few seconds walk from Cool Joint. Collect the trendiest footwear and Bags at very affordable prices and for the Book lovers out there , there is no better palce to pick a few at damn good prices.

Coffee and Food: Visit TRANCE@Jubliee Hills in Hyderabad

Trance Lounge : The New Buzz word in Hyderabad

Trance ,a Coffee Shop and a Restaurant @Jubilee Hills makes another outlet for youngsters hangout and promises to offer a unique dining experience.You get speciality Kebabs & Barbeque, Breads, Choclates and Cakes.With its exquisite interiors and informal atmosphere its sure to be a gr8 hangout for Hyderabadis.

Plot No. 1285/B, Road No. 64, Beside Bharat Petrol Pump, Jubilee Hills Checkpost, Hyderabad.

Equinox A Spanish Lounge in Hyderabad

Equinox, A Spanish Lounge--- Merchant Towers, Plot # 5, Road No. 4, Banjara Hills

Wanna taste a mix of Mexican,Lebanese and other Global offerings?Pastas, nachos, sizzlers, chopsueys, satays, tiramisu..Wow How Exciting... This is Equinox for you..

with Music and concerts from DJ's across the country, this would be the apt place for a trendy weekend gigs with friends, relax in the cushions, listen to music and enjoy the cuisine. Sea food and Non Veg's delight is a must buy.

Best Hangouts in Chennai

Folks,
Here is the list of new and trendy restaurants in chennai. If you are heading to chennai for a visit or if you are a chennaite looking out information on some trendy hangouts then below are the places to go.....

INFLUENCE: No.91, Poonamalle High Road, Egmore- Chennai( Near Hotel Dasprakash) 044- 42974455. A luxury Dining and an extremely trendy restaurant designed by Manish Malhothra.Its a fine dining with a vegetarian restaurant spread over 5000 sq.ft. Want to savour Fusion food all over the globe? Then head here..A-la- carte for two costs about 700 plus taxes.Try the grilled broccoli with Dijon mustard, paneer with salsa or spinach dumplings oozing with melted camembert! For the more adventurous, there are paper rolls, fromaggio and grilled veggies ! You can also settle for the yummy pizzas and risottos. The Indian menu : paneer khurchan, naans, rotis, daal, etc. The desi food abounds in taste and goes slow on the oil and masala. The desserts are sinfully creamy, and delicious!

CASA PICCOLA: No.7,Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai (044-68230808)

Italian and Swizz Salads,Pastas/Tapas and Spaghetti, Steaks and Sea food with a trendy ambience...Head for Casa Piccola......

LITTLE ITALY: Shop No.112, Eldorado Building,Nungambakkam High road,Chennai-34

(044- 42601234). Do you want to dine in Rome or Milan? Then Head to Little Italy in Nungambakkam. More than 25 varieties of Bread starters with Mozzarella Italian ,Parmesan Cheese and Butter ,Crispy potato skins,melted cheese.oooooooo Yummy...... More than 17 kinds of salads, Pizzas like Calzone al Farno,Foccaccia, Ortolana..You would feel like you have stepped right in to Italy. Piattis, Pasta,Spaghetti, Italian desserts and Mexican Specialities. A great hangout for youngsters.

CORNUCOPIA: 30, Cenotaph Road,Teynampet,Chennai - 600 018: 044- 4205 9495

Delightful Non-Veg starters and Veg and Non-Veg Main Course. Plunge in to a mix of Europe, Middle Eastern Asian Cuisine.

Barbeque Nation: Shri Devi Park Hotel, Near Soma Sunder Ground, 1, Hanumantha Street, T.Nagar, Chennai .Phone 42694481, 42694482

For a mix of Mediterranean, American, Oriental and Asian origin.

BELLA CIAO: You can either dine in the centre of city Nungambakkam at the roof Top or You can dine near the BeachGarden in Kottivakkam, outskirts of chennai. We can assure you a delightful expereince with the Italian food in both the places. Dont miss Bella Ciao.

1.Roof Top#140, Chhotabhai Centre, Nungambakkam High Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034. Tamil Nadu, INDIA.Phone: +91 44 2833 0085

2.Lounge Beach Garden#4, Shri Krishna Enclave, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600041, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.Phone: +91 44 2451 1130

Others : The list is endless. Try visiting China Town,Cascade Restaurant, Mainland China, Gallopin Gooseberry all in and around nungambakkam and Khader Nawaz Khan road.

NORTH INDIAN HANGOUTS:

Bayleaf Restaurant - 14,6th street,Gopalapuram 044- 28114557(Opposite stella maris college)

A North Indian Cuisine Frontier and Bengali cuisine as well.

Aangan - No. 42/3, 1st FloorCathedral Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 044 65174585‎
The Dhaba - Dhaba has three to four branches in Chennai.

T45, Besant Nagar, Chennai, 044 24910900‎

17, Vijayaraghavachari Road, T Nagar, 044 28151021‎

Dr Radha Krishnan Salai, Opposite AVM Rajeshwari Kalyana MandapamMylapore.

Dhabha Express - This has many branches in chennai. Nungambakkam, Teynampet, Annanagar

Healthy Life

You are what you eat. So lets have a look at what we should be consuming for breakfast,Lunch and dinner.
1. Breakfast:
Start your day with a fresh juice with out sugar or a cup of Ginger Tea. Ginger Tea has stimulators which keeps your body and mind healthy. Have a moderate Breakfast with any one of these listed below. You get enough nutrition out of these:
A)Bread cubes or little cornflakes with Milk
B)Any one Indian tiffin.( idly with chutney or 1 dosa with Chutney)Please avoid Poha,Upma and Poori in the morning.
C)Sometimes a large cup of Complan or Horlicks substitues the above to give you equal amount of energy.
D)Crushed Oats or kelloggs powder with Milk or you also get OAT biscutes.
E) Boiled Eggs Two with Milk or with out Milk.
F)Freshly cut fruits with milk. Take large quantities of Pomegranate,Apple,Guava, water melon,musk melon and less quanitites of banana and mango because of its high sugar content.
So, a cup of fresh juice or tea combined with fruits or a mild cereal or tiffin is enough to start the day.
2.Lunch:
Try and take enough water or a cup of tea inbetween Breakfast and Lunch time. Avoid any kind of snack eateries between breakfast and lunch time as it adds to unwanted calories and does no good for health.Go directly for lunch at 1PM preferably .Try any of the alternatives:
A)Have two Cups of Rice and Two Rotis with two different kind of vegetables. Take only these vegetables.Beans,SoyaBeans,Brocolli,Drumstick,Radish,Ladies finger,all kinds of Gourds(Bitter gourd,snake gourd etc),Tomato etc .....Add Spinach and Dal every alternative day to your menu.(Toor dal or massor dal or moong dal)
B)Have two slices of carrot and salad each every day alont with the above menu.
C)Chutneys are often ignored while havign food.But chutneys have lot of medicinal value to the food.Try Amla, Pudina,Tomato,Corainder and ginger chutney along with the main menu as a side dish or mix it with rice.
D)The instant protein givers: Paneer,Meat,Chicken and Fish atleast twice or thrice a week.
E)Lentils,Legumes and Sprouts atleast thrice a week. (White channa,Black peas,Green peas,Rajma etc).Take it along with a mild spiced gravy which facilitates good absorption of the protein nutrition.
E)Curd to finish the lunch and keep cool.
3.Evening Snacks
A)A cup of Tea or coffee.
B)Avoid Veg puffs and any other oily items.
C)Mild indian tiffin would do with less oil.
D)Freshly cut fruits- one small Cup.
E)Veg sandwich filled pudina or tomato fillings.
4. Dinner
Have any one of these alternatives:
A) Four small Phulkas with 1 small cup of any north indian side dish or curd.
B)If its Rice, then let it be only two or three cups with easily digestible main dishes like pepper rasam,sambar,more kozhambu alais north indian kadi.
C)Add some fruits after the dinner if you are not allergic to fruit moisture in the night.
C)If you are suffering from cold or flu, have soup or rasam in the night till the cold is withdrawn.
Summary:
A) High vitamin diet in the breakfast, High protien diet in the Lunch and healthy and less oiled food in the night.
B) This would serve as a perfect combination for a strong immune system which helps you in preventing several viral based attacks.
C)Avoid Liquor and cigaratte very often.
D)Avoid having huge amount of oily starters or chips in the parties. Substitute it with anything else.
E)Edibles and Pickles occasionally would infact do good.
F)Stop eating when the first signals of heaviness starts.Anything you eat extra is for pleasure and it disturbs your entire day of digestion process.So eat healthy and succeed.

Yummy Fruit Puddings-- A very quick Breakfast

Ingredients:
11/2 Cup Milk
Two small Mangoes
1 small freshly cut Guava Fruit pieces
1 small freshly cut apple pieces
1 small Banana

Serving Size : For three to Four people

Method:
1.Cut the Mangoes into pieces and add it with milk and make fine milkshake out of it in a juicer.
2.Cut the Guava,apple and Banana into pieces.
3.Pour the Mango shake on the freshly cut fruits and keep it in fridge for 5 to ten minutes.
4.Serve the fruit pudding chill.

Swine Flu - Precautions - Symptoms - Hyderabad Hospitals - Contact Number - Address

As you are aware, several cases of H1N1 have been detected in Hyderabad in the past few days. We would, therefore, urge you to take cognizance of the following and take the necessary precautions:
1. Basic Measures Use a tissue/handkerchief when you cough or sneeze.
2.Wash your hands thoroughly and often, especially after sneezing or coughing, using soap and water.
3.Wipe surfaces like door-knobs using a regular cleaner.
4.If you’re sick with flu-like symptoms, even if you don’t feel sick enough, go to the doctor. >>Whenever possible, rather than relying on the use of face-masks or respirators, avoid close contact with people who might be ill and being in crowded settings.
5.Respirators should be considered for use by individuals for whom close contact with an infectious person is unavoidable. This can include selected individuals who must care for a sick person (e.g., family member with a respiratory infection) at home.
6.Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.

 Symptoms To Watch Out For
1. Fever
2. Fatigue
3. Lack of appetite
4. Coughing
5. Sore throat
6. Vomiting
7. Diarrhea
8. Mild respiratory illness (nasal congestion, rhinorrhea)
9. Myalgia (muscle pain)
10. Headache
11. Chills
12. Dyspnea (sensation of breathlessness or inadequate breathing)
13. Conjunctivitis
14. Nausea


Required Action Plan
People coming from an overseas trip, must seek medical opinion at the earliest possible, should they feel unwell at any point. Should you need to remain absent from work place.
Contact Details of Hospitals Notified by the Government for Treating Swine Flu Cases
1. AP General. & Chest Hospital ESI Hospital Road,S R Nagar, Erragadda,Hyderabad - 500018 Phone: +91 93926 86095‎, 2381 4421, 2381 4422, 2381 4424, Dr SV Prasad: + 91 92461 57447
2. Niloufer Hospital Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Phone: 040-2331-4095, 2339-4265
3. Govt Fever Hospital Nallakunta, Hyderabad Phone:-040-27667844
4. Medical Officer of Health(H&S) Phone:-09849006074

Budget 2009 Highlights

Budget 2009 has just been released and here are the highlights of the Budget. The Budget is viewed by the Industry fraternities as not a dream Budget and showed disappointment and doubts on the execution of the fiscal schemes allocated. There are still lot of reasons to smile for Agri and Infra and the common voter of India. The Industry experts say it focuses more on the next 9 months rather than a vision for the next 5 years,but overall a inclusive and balanced budget which has benefitted more agricutural and farm sector, Infrastructure and satisfies farmers and some section of voters.

Highlights: It covers the following budget allocations
Public Investment ,Highways and Railways, Agricultural Development,Food Security,Inclusive Growth and Oil industry, Income Tax reforms and Minority Welfare,Increased spending for educational Institutions.

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  Aims to sustain 9% growth rate of GDP by 2014 and see farm sector's growth @ 4%
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  Focus on Infrastructure and Farm sector by providing financial stimulus Package for tax reliefs at 1.86,000 crores
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  Additional excise duty on Cars and duty on petrol driven trucks has been cut.
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  Fringe Benefit and Commodity Tax Benefit abolished.
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  IIFCL to given more flexibility to provide finance assistance to infrastructure companies to attract more private investment.
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  Banks and Insurance Companies continue to be held by Government at 51 % stake.
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  25kgs of rice to be given at 3 Rs a Kilo for poor in the rural areas and modernisation of employment exchange to help youth get placed.
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  Slum free India in 5 years --The Budget has allocated crores of money for urban Housing and Development for slum dwellers and an additional 500 crores for Mumbai storm water drainage.
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  Credit Flow for Agriculture is allocated at 3,25,000 crores and 6 to 7% interest rate to farmers.Additional assistance for Irrigation. Immense assistance to exporters and importers and the export credit guarantee scheme is extended till Martch 2010.
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  Income Tax return forms to be made simpler and saral2 Form to be introduced soon.
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  Fertiliser products to be available at reasonable prices to ensure fertiliser utilisation and Govt plans to bring in the system of direct transfer of subsidies to farmers.
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  Increased allocation at 2131 Crores for educational Institutions by setting up new IIT's and NIIT.
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  One lakh new Houses for Paramilitary forces and other allowances.
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  National ID cards by Unique ID plan to be rolled out in 12 months.39 thousand and 100 crores allocation of money to NREGA project with a wage of Rs. 100 per day.

Nutrition Facts in Fruits

Apple : Apple has considerable amounts of Vitamin C ,Vitamin K, Magnesium, Phosphorous and Potassium. It also has good amounts of calcium, Folate and Iron. It provides 6.3mg of Vitamin C,8mg calcium and 148mg of potassium.
Pomegranate:Pomegranate, called as Fruit for Life as it cures many diseases is high in dietary Fiber,Vitamin C of 9mg and Folate 9.4mcg. It has considerable amounts of Iron and other nutrients.
Banana :Banana is a sweet and delicious fruit and is high in Calcium with 6mg in a large cup of banana,Pottasium 422 mg, 24mcg of Folate,Magensium and Iron.It has high sugar content as well.
Orange :Orange is the mother of all fruits in terms of supplying Folate of 39mcg and Vitamin C of 69.7 mg and 52 mg of calcium to the body.Its a delight for expecting mothers as it supplies folate and Iron.
Mango:Mango provides a healthy vision with its 1262IU of Vitamin A and is also rich in calcium with 17mg in a large cup, pottasium etc.

Stock News /Sensex Movers and Gainers

Public Sector Stocks saw an increase in the light of Budget getting released on July 6th. Some of the companies which saw a good rise in the recent days are Hindustan Copper,Bharat Electronics and MTNL. The Public sector stocks owned mostly by the Government rose anywhere between 3 to 14 percent. The congress Government is planning to relook at the disinvestment programme which would help it to raise money leading to a spulrge in the PSU stocks.

ONGC, HDFC and Reliance Industries have gained significantly and rose and grown between 0.5 to 8 % and have joined in the list of Sensex Movers. Tata Motors and TCS have come down by 295 to 385 Rs. Punjd Lyold and Tech Mahindra also are on the rising side as the internals of the company is showing a growing pattern.

India vs West Indies 2009 Match Schedule – Match Timings – Channel Telecast

India vs West Indies 2009 ,First match will start from June 28th, 2009 in West Indies.
India just now lost T20 World cup.They will try hard to come back with bang - bang but its not easy to get adjusted in there condition so soon.
Channels telecasting India vs West Indies, 2009
>> India — STAR Cricket and ESPN (Live),
>>Doordarshan (Few Matches)
>> West Indies - Caribbean Media Corporation (Live)
>>Australia — Fox Sports (Live)
>> Australia — Nine Network
>> Canada — Asian Television Network -ATN (Live)
>>Pakistan — Pakistan Television Corporation - PTV (Live)
>> South Africa — Supersport (Live)
>> Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Live)
>> United Kingdom — Sky Sports (Live),
>>BBC - Highlights
>>United States — DirecTV (Live)
Match Timings: India v West Indies 2009
June 2009-->Fri Jun 26
09:30 local, 14:30 GMT, 20:00 IST 1st ODI, India vs West Indies Sabina Park,
Location --> Kingston, Jamaica
Sun Jun 28
09:30 local, 14:30 GMT, 20:00 IST 2nd ODI, India vs West Indies
Location -->Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
July 2009
Fri Jul 30
9:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST 3rd ODI, India v West Indies
Location -->Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun Jul 5
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST 4th ODI, India v West IndiesBeausejour Stadium,
Location -->Gros Islet, St Lucia

Satyam Computers renamed as Mahindra Satyam

Satyam computers is now renamed as Mahindra Satyam. The scandal hit Satyam Computer services was earlier bought by Tech Mahindra before two months. As a initial part of the rebranding exercise the company has decided to adopt the logo for Mahindra Satyam from Mahindra group.
'This strategic move paves the way for the emergence of a robust brand, which draws from the core values of the Mahindra group and the inherent strength of the Satyam brand,' said a statement issued by the company.

Customer centricity, high standards of corporate governance, unimpeachable ethics form the cornerstones of the Mahindra Group. This rebranding exercise symbolizes an amalgamation of the Mahindra Group's values with Satyam's fabled expertise, even as it retains that part of Satyam's identity which signifies commitment, purpose and proficiency of the organization and its people," said Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group.

Tips For Building Six Packs ABS - 8 Packs Abs

V-Up 1) Start position: Lie back onto floor or bench with knees bent and hands extended towards ceiling. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest.
2) Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders off floor or bench. Also raise legs up towards ceiling and attempt to touch your hands to your feet.
3) Return to start position.
Full Sit Up
1. Start position: Lie back onto floor or bench with knees bent and hands behind head. Keep elbows back and out of sight. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest.
2. Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders off floor or bench until you are seated in an upright position.
3. Return to start position.
4. Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Hyperextension or flexion of either may cause injury.
Hanging Hip Raise
1) Grab onto bar and hang from the bar with your arms straight.
2) Start position: bring knees up with hip flexed at approximately 90°.
3) Keeping back firmly pressed against back support, slowly lower legs.
4) Return to start position.
5) Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Keep stomach tight (naval drawn in towards spine) throughout entire movement.
Lumbar Roll
1. Lie on your back with your legs in thighs perpendicular to the floor and your knees bent.
2. Keeping your shoulders on the ground slowly rotate your legs to the right until they touch the floor.
3. In a controlling manner bring your legs back up to the starting position. 4. Repeat with the other side.
Single Leg Plank Raise
1. Start by forming a straight plank with your forearms and feet as the contact points on the ground.
2. Once the plank is formed raise one foot off the ground and then return to the starting position. 3. Repeat this movement for the desired repetitions alternating back and forth between legs.
Stick Crunch
1. Start by lying on your back with your legs bent to 90 degrees.
2. Holding a stick or broom handle with both hands reach up and crunch towards your feet.
3. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat for the desired repetitions.
Power boat pose
1. Start by sitting on the floor and extending your legs and arms.
2. Lean back keeping your legs straight with your arms extended in front of you.
3. Hold this balanced position maintaining proper positioning for the desired time limit.
4. Rest and repeat for the desired repetitions.
Alternating Toe Touch
1. Start position: Lie back onto floor or bench with feet up into the air. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest.
2. Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders off floor or bench. Extend one arm and reach for the opposite foot. Return to start position and repeat with other hand. Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Hyperextension or flexion may cause injury. To increase resistance, hold medicine ball in hands. To decrease resistance, position hand closer towards body
To Be Continued.....

Few Tips for buying a good Laptop

Hi Guys,

Are you looking forward towards purchasing a good laptop?Here are a few tips you have to keep in mind while buying your laptop.

1)Some of the prominent brands available in Laptop are HP Compaq, IBM Lenevo, HCL, Acer, DELL etc.

2)Good RAM Size is important for memory storage:

The RAM size comes in either 1GB or 2GB, 4GB. Depending on your usage you have to opt for the size. The point to be noted is that, even if you buy a laptop with a Ram capacity of 1GB, you and extend it by purchasing additional memory cards.

3.Check the size of HDD:

The capacity of Hard Disk Drive is equally important as RAM size.Its the largest data storage device in the computer.Most of the Laptops comes with 250GB HDD and the buyer should look for the same.

4.Processer speed

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz is the widely used processor in Laptops. You have to check for this or an equivalent processor while buying Laptops.

5.Other inbuilt functions like Webcam, Camera are offered by most of the brands in Laptop.

6.The prices of Laptop which has all the above features ranges from anywhere between 32,000 to 50,000.

All the Best for your Laptop Purchase.

Movie Reviews : Detective Nani

Movie : Detective Nani
Cast : Ava Mukherjee, Zain Khan
Director : Romilla Mukherjee
Movie summary--->
Its a sweet movie which is totally based on grandmother thoughts.It is based on a old movie where mystery will get solved in the last but its a totally family drama movie.
Good movie for time pass on weekend with happy and sweet ending and kids too will love this movie.
I recommned to go and watch movie.
Rating 2.5/5


And give your reviews about movies.

New Cabinet Ministers of India/Prime Minister's Team

The Prime Minister and the allocation of portfolio's for Council of Minister’s are as follows :
CABINET MINISTERS
1. Shri Virbhadra Singh Minister of Steel
2. Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
3. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Minister of Health and Family Welfare
4. Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde Minister of Power
5. Shri M. Veerappa Moily Minister of Law and Justice
6. Dr. Farooq Abdullah Minister of New and Renewable Energy
7. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Urban Development
8. Shri Kamal Nath Minister of Road Transport and Highways
9. Shri Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
10. Smt. Meira Kumar Minister of Water Resources
11. Shri Dayanidhi Maran Minister of Textiles
12. Shri A. Raja Minister of Communications and Information Technology
13. Shri Murli Deora Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
14. Smt. Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting
15. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Minister of Labour and Employment
16. Shri Kapil Sibal Minister of Human Resource Development
17. Shri B.K. Handique Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
18. Shri Anand Sharma Minister of Commerce and Industry
19. Shri C.P. Joshi Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj
20. Kum. Selja Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Tourism
21. Shri Subodh Kant Sahay Minister of Food Processing Industries
22. Dr. M.S. Gill Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
23. Shri G.K. Vasan Minister of Shipping
24. Shri Pawan K. Bansal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
25. Shri Mukul Wasnik Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
26. Shri Kantilal Bhuria Minister of Tribal Affairs
27. Shri M.K. Alagiri Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
1. Shri Praful Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Civil Aviation
2. Shri Prithviraj Chavan Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
3. Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
4. Shri Salman Khursheed Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs
5. Shri Dinsha J. Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
6. Smt. Krishna Tirath Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development
7. Shri Jairam Ramesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests
MINISTERS OF STATE
1. Shri Srikant Jena Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
2. Shri E. Ahamed Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
3. Shri Mullappally Ramachandran Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Shri V. Narayansamy Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
5. Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
6. Smt. D. Purandeswari Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development
7. Shri K.H. Muniyappa Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
8. Shri Ajay Maken Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
9. Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
10. Shri Namo Narain Meena Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
11. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
12. Shri Saugata Ray Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development
13. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
14. Shri Jitin Prasad Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
15. Shri A. Sai Prathap Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
16. Smt. Preneet Kaur Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
17. Shri Gurdas Kamat Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
18. Shri Harish Rawat Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
19. Prof. K.V. Thomas Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
20. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki Minister of State in the Ministry of Power
21. Shri Mahadev S. Khandela Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

22. Shri Dinesh Trivedi Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
23. Shri Sisir Adhikari Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
24. Shri Sultan Ahmed Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
25. Shri Mukul Roy Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping
26. Shri Mohan Jatua Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
27. Shri D. Napoleon Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
28. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
29. Shri S. Gandhiselvan Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
30. Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
31. Shri Sachin Pilot Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
32. Shri Arun Yadav Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
33. Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
34. Shri R.P.N. Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
35. Shri Shashi Tharoor Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
36. Shri Vincent Pala Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources
37. Shri Pradeep Jain Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
38. Ms. Agatha Sangma Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

Places to see in Bahrain

The Island of Bahrain is situated in persian Gulf and its famous for being an Arab country with a modern attitude.Unlike most of other Arab Countries the people here are far more relaxed,cool and love freedom and follow a westernised way of living.

Manama is the Capital of Bahrain with attractive buildings,hugemalls, hotels and a greatnightlife.Juffair and Hoora are other important cities in Bahrain.The rich petrol and oil refinery business followed by aluminium has contributed towards tremendous economic growth of Bahrain and accounts for 60% of its export Business.Seef Mall, Dana Mall, Bahrain City Centre Mall and Carrefour are a must watch.A visit to the Beach in the evening would offer you a pleasent boat trip,but the beaches are very shallow and most of the Sea has been eaten up by land reclamation exercise. Al Jazayer Beach is one of the few Beaches which is open for public for Swimming.

The best way to catch a glimpse of entire Island stretch is to go for a drive in the Bahrian Causeway to Saudiarabia where you get to see the saudi border and an opportunity to travel along the entire body of water.Bahrain World trade centre and financial harbour are one of those tallest buildings and structures in Bahrain. Nightlife in Manama and Juffair rocks with a wide variety of choices right from Live Bands,dance nights,Happy Hours and Sports Bar.

Barnaby Joe's is the best Pub followed by Wrangler,Rock Bottom Cafe,Sherlock Holmes and JJ's Irish Pub.Club 1,The Warbler Bar and Valentinos are famous Sports Bars.Eat,Drink,Dance,Party and Play is the motto of all these International bars and Pubs. So, Enjoy this country which offers you immense shopping andnight life celebration.

How to resize a partition in Windows Vista

Easy steps to resize your partition
1) Click --> Start menu
2) Right click --> Computer and click --> Manage
3)You may or may not be get a User Account Control dialog --> click Continue
4) In the left pane--> open up the Storage category and click on --> Disk Management.
5)Now you will find your partitions for your disks. Right click --> on partition you want to modify.
6)If you want to shrink your partition you can choose shrink option or if you want to extend your partition you can chose extend option..

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