#Huawei To Set Up R&D Centre In Bangalore; Invest $ 150 Million


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Telecom gear maker Huawei will set up a new research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore with an investment of $ 150 million (about Rs 813 crore) in the second half of this year.

“Since 2004, we have invested around $ 200 million in activities around research and development. We are setting up new R&D centre in Bangalore with an additional investment of about $ 150 million to consolidate our operations under one facility,” Huawei Technologies Head (International Media Affairs) Scott Sykes told PTI.

He said it will be set up in the second half of this year. In India, Huawei employs around 6,000 people out of which it has close to 2,500 people are working at its R&D.

This new facility will have capacity to house 5,000 people but the company is yet to firm up its hiring plan for India.

“Huawei is building capacity in India. Hiring will be done as per business need. We expect to see better business there in second half of this year” Sykes said.

The company peaked revenues of $ 1.2 billion in 2011, registering a growth of around 30 per cent compared to the previous year. The company’s business had been almost flat in 2012, he said.

Huawei is also evaluating to shift its Indian global network operation centre (GNOC) to this new facility.

“We are looking to centralise our GNOC in India. Under the plan we may shift our GNOC under this new facility,” Sykes said.

The company has about 500 employee at GNOC and manages services for Idea Cellular, Aircel, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices.

Indian arms orders cross USD 7 billion mark in 2012: Russian Arms Exporter


Indian arms orders cross USD 7 billion mark in 2012: Russian Arms Exporter

The overall value of Indian defence orders placed with Russia has crossed USD 7 billion mark in 2012 and the outlook for current year is even more optimistic, Viktor Komardin, Chief of the delegation of ‘Rosoboronexport’ at Aero India 2013 aerospace show in Bangalore today said. The 9th Aero India show is scheduled for February 6-11.

Currently ‘Rosoboronexport’ is actively negotiating contracts for the modernisation of anti-submarine helicopters Kamov Ka-28 and Sukhoi Su-30MKI and supply of Mil Mi-17B-5 helicopters for Indian Home Ministry. Russia is also in the fray for the sale of refueller aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

Airtel ‘Call-me-back’ Service’ for Sending Free Toll Free SMS


Airtel announced the ‘Call-me-back’ service for prepaid subscribers in collaboration with mCarbon.  This service will allow the users who have less than Rs. 1 balance to request their family or friends to call them back.

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Call-me-back service offered by Airtel does not charge anything from the user.  If the user has less than Rs. 1 balance in his account, he can send an SMS using the ‘Call-me-back’ service.  The user can send a toll-free SMS with the message ‘Call and the message ‘Pls call me back’ to this friends and family members.  The user will not be charged for sending this message but eh people who call back on the user’s number will be charged according to their plan rate.  The user can send toll free SMS to either Airtel prepaid plan users or postpaid users including those who are in roaming.  This service is only available for prepaid account users who have less than Rs. 1 balance in their account and the service can be utilized for three times in a day.

Airtel also introduced Wi-Fi Hangout, which is a prepaid hotspot service in the beginning of this week.  Prepaid users can access broadband internet experience on Wi-Fi supported device laptops, mobiles and tablets.  This service is presently available in only few cities such as Bangalore, Mumbai etc.  Wi-Fi Hangout is available in different packages such as Rs. 20 for 30 minutes, Rs. 30 for 60 minutes and Rs. 50 for 120 minutes.

Data Share Plan is another service offered by Airtel.  Users of this plan will be allowed to access 3G data on three devices by paying Rs. 1,000.  After the usage of 5GB the speed will be reduced to 80DB per second and the user can use unlimited data.

mCarbon Tech Innovation Co-founder and director said that the they are happy to launch ‘Call-me-back’ service in partnership with Airtel.  He said the service is part of customer experience management.  He said they are positive to add more and more applications for the convenience of customers.

Karnataka exceeding irrigation area: TN


Tamil Nadu on Tuesday charged Karnataka with irrigating 11.685 lakh acres as against 8.47 lakh acres permitted by the Cauvery Tribunal and depleting the water in the four reservoirs of the State.
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday charged Karnataka with irrigating 11.685 lakh acres as against 8.47 lakh acres permitted by the Cauvery Tribunal and depleting the water in the four reservoirs of the State.

“It is denying rights people of Tamil Nadu enjoyed for centuries”

Tamil Nadu on Tuesday charged Karnataka with irrigating 11.685 lakh acres as against 8.47 lakh acres permitted by the Cauvery Tribunal and depleting the water in the four reservoirs of the State.

Making a submission before a Supreme Court Bench, comprising Justices D.K. Jain and Madan B. Lokur, senior counsel C.S. Vaidyanathan, appearing for Tamil Nadu, said that in 2012-13, the State had received only 23.9 per cent inflow at Billigundlu, which worked out to 73.49 tmcft out of total availability of 307.81 tmcft. The remaining 234.32 tmcft (76.1 per cent) was fully utilised by Karnataka.

Even during 2002-2003, another comparable deficit year, the Tamil Nadu received 39.2 per cent of its share, but this year the attitude of Karnataka seemed to be that whatever water available there belonged to that State and “we will not share it.”

He said notwithstanding the deficit rainfall, Karnataka had not suffered distress and had sown crops on 11.685 lakh acres.

“It has already drawn more than 102 tmcft. (up to November 30) as against about 102 tmcft., which is the average drawal in the four major reservoirs up to the end of November.

“Thus it has not suffered any reduction either in the irrigated area or in the quantity of water. Karnataka cannot claim and seek to retain any water for the rabi crop, when Tamil Nadu could not have even one crop.”

Mr. Vaidyanathan said that while the Tribunal had permitted irrigation only on 8.47 lakh acres, the Centre allowed irrigation on over nine lakh acres and it seemed whatever Karnataka had submitted to them had been accepted.

He argued that while Tamil Nadu was suffering to salvage the samba crop, the claim made by Karnataka either for the second rabi crop or for the crops in new areas was unjustified. Further, the claim of 23 tmcft made by Karnataka for drinking water supply, including the requirement of Bangalore City from December to May, was highly exaggerated and unrealistic as the actual requirement was only 4.4 tmcft.

Senior counsel Anil Divan, appearing for Karnataka, said once the Cauvery River Authority headed by the Prime Minister had passed an order after considering all aspects, including deficit, the present application was not maintainable.

The court should not be carried away by emotional appeal or sympathy since farmers of both the States were involved, and pass ad hoc orders.

J. Venkatesan – The Hindu

Manipal Hospitals to Raise $100 Million for Expansion Plans


 

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Bangalore: To fund its expansion plans, Manipal Hospital is to raise almost a $100 Million India Value Fund Advisor (IVFA) by offering minority stakes. The group is planning to use the fund to upgrade the current facilities and technology used in the Hospitals and is eyeing on increasing the bed capacities of the Bangalore, Mangalore and Goa centers.

Manipal Hospitals led by Ranjan Pai had raised about $20 Million from Kotak Private Equity Group earlier in 2010. By 2014, the group wants to establish Greenfield multi-specialty hospitals in Pune, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar.

IVFA, which has been actively participating in deals happening in the health sector, was planning to acquire the Ahmedabad based Sterling Hospitals. The group that already holds stakes in Dubai based DM Healthcare may support Manipal to perform acquisitions in an industry where many small and independent hospitals are open to deals. Manipal has over 4,400 beds across 17 hospitals and serviced 1.8 million patients last year.

“Manipal may fetch about $280 Million valuations, giving the new investor a fairly large minority stake. They are in active discussions with three funds, including IVFA and an agreement may be reached soon. The initial deal may fall anywhere between $50 Million and $100 Million,” reported Times of India.

 

New Architectural Wonders in India


Construction and architecture have risen to a new level altogether with great minds working enthusiastically towards building India with amazing structures. India prides itself on having some of the most contemporary designs for offices, especially in the IT sector.

It’s amazing how modern architecture is changing the look of India, with the infrastructure boom in play we see new shapes and beautiful looking buildings cropping up all around India.

Here is the list of such 10 buildings.

1. International Tech Park, Bangalore

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International Tech Park Bangalore (ITPB) developed and managed by Ascendas. It is India’s first hi-tech park of its kind designed to provide a complete pleasure environment for IT-related businesses. It is offering high-quality infrastructure combined with extensive amenities and recreational facilities and activities.

ITPB has a built-up area of over 2,000,000 sqft with more than 233 companies and over 320,000 people comprised by the community working out of ITPB. There are six buildings, named Discoverer, Inventor, Explorer, Navigator, Creator, and Pioneer. In addition to this, ITPB also boasts of its own five-star hotel Vivanta by Taj which is operated by Asia’s leading luxury hotel chain, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces.

2. Patni Knowledge Park, Mumbai

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Patni Knowledge Park opened in September 2006 in Airoli near Mumbai. It is the state-of-the-art environment-friendly facility which complements the organization’s green initiatives around efficient utilization and conservation of energy, water and natural resources.

 The centre is spread over 5 acres and has a seating capacity of over 3500. It was awarded the LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for its Green IT-BPO Centre. This makes the Patni Knowledge Centre the second largest Platinum rated building in the world.
3. Oracle Financial Service Software, Bangalore
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Earlier known as i-flex Park, the facility at Bangalore has uniquely designed blocks, an executive complex and a block for development and customer care activities. With a floor space of over 144,000 sqft, the building which is a part of the Bagmane Tech Park accommodates more than 1,500 employees. The building has several energy saving measures including special provisions for natural light.

The software park is built and maintained by Bagmane Group. The park shares its boundaries with HAL and DRDO and is near the HAL Airport. It is equipped with all modern class facilities and is surrounded by a lake near the entrance. It also contains a Shopping mall, and a 4.7 hectare lake in the centre of the park.

4. Infosys Training Campus, Mysore
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Infosys has the world’s largest training centre in Mysore. With a total area of 1.44 million sqft, Infosys Global Education Center (GEC I and II) can train 14,000 employees at any given time. The facility has 147 training rooms, 485 faculty rooms, 42 conference rooms, 5 assessment halls, an induction hall, a cyber cafe and two state-of-the-art libraries which can house over 140,000 books.

Mysore campus has multiplex and auditorium complex. The main auditorium in this complex has a seating capacity of 1,056 seats and three multiplex theaters of 145 seats each. The total capacity of this complex is 1,491 seats. The auditorium has state-of-the-art digital projection systems and audio systems along with the best acoustic arrangements.

5. Wipro Campus, Noida
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Wipro Campus Greater Noida is a LEED (Leadership in energy & environmental Design) certified Gold rated Green Building by IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) in New Construction Category. It has a total area 40,00,000 sqft.

This project has been designed to provide an interactive campus environment in a tranquil setting. The activity hub with common facilities like recreation, cafeteria and sports centre is planned along the central axis with software office blocks on either side of the axis. The reception, library and rejuvenation areas are curvilinear in stark contrast to the efficient, straight and rectangular forms of the office blocks.

 

 

6. Signature Towers, Gurgaon
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Built by the Unitech Group, Signature Towers is one of the best-designed office complexes in India. With an identity that is unique, Signature Towers has become one of the best-designed office complexes in India. From the elegant foyer to the modern amenities, a neat design all over.

Many leading multinational and Indian companies, as well as Unitech, have chosen to operate their businesses from Signature Towers, with its perfect location just a few hundred meters off the National Highway 8 in Gurgaon.

It has a site area of 20,235 sqmtr, gross floor area of 30,355.55 sqmtr with 15 storeys it has 24-hour security service and monitoring of strategic areas by CCTV cameras and watchman patrol.

7. DLF Gateway Tower, Gurgaon
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DLF Gateway Tower is a12-storey complex, spread across an area of 1.15 acres. With its ship-like shape, Gateway Tower presents futuristic architecture, which is also reflected in its interiors with floor plates measuring to 85,000 sqft.

DLF Gateway Tower transcends the conventional concept of office space by combining work and leisure within the premises. The unique feature of this complex is its high visibility and compact office space. The tenants comprises of Ariba, Planet Sports, Corning, Cargill, Innodata, Korn and Ferry, GE Plastics etc.

8. Statesman House, New Delhi
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Statesman House is located in Barakhamba Road in the middle of Connaught Place and is one of the most impressive structures in Delhi. It’s a huge circular building and is quite majestic and 72 meter high building with total built up area of 9,600 square meters. It is one of the finest architectural landmarks in New Delhi. The building is centrally air-conditioned with the provision of vibration proof area for printing press in basement. The building has 3 basements and 17 upper floors.

This fully refurbished centre at Statesman House provides some of the finest office space facilities. In this excellent building, there is over 20,000 sqft of serviced offices, meeting and training rooms, and WiFi enabled communal areas.

9. Infinity Towers, Gurgaon
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Infinity Towers is located at the entrance of Gurgaon. Designed by famous architect Hafeez Contractor the complex constitutes three interconnected towers scaling between 10-12 storeys. Spread across 1.2 million sqft of space, the complex is designed to provide unmatched flexibility with scalability option.

The Structure is designed to Seismic Zone V specifications for greater earthquake resistance along with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) rules and provides for facilities and amenities like food court, health club and ATMs to the occupants of the complex. Additional safety systems include 24 hours CCTV security in common areas, modern fire detection and suppression systems and 24 X 7 Ambulance service for any kind of emergency.

10. Cyber Towers, Hyderabad
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A landmark building in Hyderabad, the Cyber Towers was inaugurated in 1998 as the first phase of HITEC city. The building houses several offshore development facilities and call centers. The Cyber Towers building is 10 storeys divided into four quadrants with a large fountain in the middle of the quadrants.

HITEC city is spread over 151 acres and has a total built up area of 5,000,000 sqft. It provides employment to about 45,000 professionals.

Celebrities, What They Did Before?


We all have seen the celebs as the star icons. We might think they are very lucky to be there and enjoy their luxurious life. But do you have any idea what were they doing before gaining the stardom? Well the answers for this might surprise you. Many celebs have done those kinds of jobs which you would not even have imagined before.

Here are the five top celebrities who pursued different careers before becoming Superstars worldwide:

Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth- Superstar Rajinikanth was born and brought up in Bangalore before he joined the Tamil film industry and became a superstar. He did his elementary education in Kannada at the Government Model Primary School in Bangalore.

During 1966 and 1973 he worked in many places of Chennai and Bangalore. He did various jobs before he joined as a bus conductor in the Bangalore Transport Service, in Bangalore. In 1975 he began his career as an actor in the Tamil film industry through the film “Apporva Ragangal”, which was directed by his mentor K.Balachander.

Akshay Kumar

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Action Star Akshay Kumar was born and brought up in Amritsar, Punjab. He did all kinds of odd jobs before he came into the Hindi film industry. He obtained a black belt in Taekwondo in India and he studied martial arts in Bangkok, Thailand where he learned Muay Thai. During his stay in Bangkok, he worked as a chef and waiter in a restaurant.

He debuted to the Hindi film industry in the year 1991 with the film Saugandh.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey, an American media proprietor, business woman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.

Before Oprah became a successful host, her first job was at a local grocery store. Later she had worked in a local radio station WVOL. She had worked there during her senior year of high school and again while in her first two years of college.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, an American film actor and producer had joined Franciscan Seminary in Cincinnati where he had aspired to become a Catholic priest. In his senior year, he played football for the varsity team as a linebacker.

Cruise started his film career in the year 1981 with the films Endless Love and Taps, where he acted in a supporting role. Cruise first debuted in a major film called “The Outsider” which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the year 1983. His first leading role was in the film “Risky Business”.

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

While his stay in Los Angeles, Brad was struggling to establish himself. During his stay there, Brad took lessons from acting coach Roy London. He took on various jobs, spending time as a chauffeur and he also worked for El Pollo Loco restaurant, on sunset Boulevard for dressing up like a chicken to pay for his acting lessons.

Later, Pitt began his onscreen career began in 1987, with uncredited parts in the films No Way Out, No Mans Land and Less Than Zero. And then Pitt began his television debut in the same year with a guest appearance in the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas.

60 Interesting facts about Superstar Rajinikanth


Superstar Rajinikanth alias the original Shivaji Rao Gaekwada is such a prankster in his early teenhood. completely contrast to the present poised man he is, Rajini always got into trouble and had indulged in galore of mischief.

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• The much popular style of tossing the cigarette up in the air to catch it with his lip started as early before he reached his eighteen. Betting his senior friends that he is capable of joining their gang, Shivaji first performed the trick in the bushes at school

.• He has a way with his friends and just like his on screen demeanor, there was a group of followers mesmerized with the style that made him their leader in school.

• Rajinikanth was such a spoilt brat that his brother dropped him from school temporarily so that he could learn some lesson. He was enrolled in a yoga hall with the famous Babaji and that is where his strong liking for the saint began at the age of 16.

• When he had a freak accident at that age, a deep wound developed in his body and later it became his mark for all identifications which Rajini used to flaunt to his friends earlier

.• The story of ‘Kuselan’ was based on one such friend named Bahadur during his days in Bangalore and it was also the same man who sent him to study acting in Pune.

• After much deliberation Rajinikanth’s elder brother managed to get him a job in the government as a bus conductor and apart from acting it is one of his favorite jobs which he loved doing every minute interacting with people.

• During his school days, Rajini had a strong liking for acting and had performed various roles in the stage plays. Playing the role of villains like Ravana was his favorite and he did it so well in his own style that the audience clapped for minutes together after his performance.

• His elder brother always sacrificed a lot that made him the superstar he is now. In his childhood, their family was so ridden in poverty that their food was not at all enough. He used to share his meal for Rajini so that he had his fill for the day.• Rajini have a peculiar habit of remembering names even if it is years before they met and also is very good at keeping the faces in mind. It serves him the best outputs even now as keeping people in mind is an important aspect in the film industry.

Education wise the star didn’t had a strong background as he was more interested towards art and creative things. So, his brother at first tried to get him a degree but later let him go in his own path that determined the strong future.• Rajinikanth is synonymous with simplicity and just like in the movies he loved to sleep inside or on the top of the bus in the natural setting without comfort of the bed.

• His close friend Bahadur is the first guy who rekindled his interest in art during the conductor profession and also helped him go to Pune for studying in the film institute.

• Even though, he has not seen his parents, superstar always had a strong liking for his mom and used to pester his elder brother to tell about their past life accompanied with vivid description of his mother.

• Coming from such a poverty filled home, he knows the value of food and money which helped him to be stable even after attaining global recognition.• In this period, Rajini had lost signs of his early days but he was such a short tempered man in the past due to which he got stuck into many controversies.• It was only after he became a superstar, the color black considered as inferior in our state became prestigious and youngsters started feeling more confident quoting him as a role model

.• Without any money to even board the bus to attend the interview in Pune, his friend and bus driver sold his wife’s jewels to pay the expenses and also to pay the fees. Rajini had never forgot that selfless attitude towards his well being.

• Without any hope or idea about his future career, he landed and the inferior complexity of being black was a major shortcoming when he attended the interview but it was the style that changed the day.

• During his education at film institute, Rajini was the poorest boy of all who couldn’t afford to even have few sets of clothes. He used to wash the same and sometimes even wear it wet to college that students mocked at times.

• After several years, it was the movie ‘Sivaji’ that gained nationwide accolade and sold for whopping crores that flabbergasted the distributors seeing Rajini’s star power.

• Smoking was the most harmful habit that he had even after finding peace with Babaji and Himalayas. Only a few years back during ‘Chandramukhi’, he stopped it due to serious conditions and continues to stick to his decision.

• Rajini loves being the centre of attraction and wonders often how the media used to publicize him for sales. In his middle age in cinema, he was so harsh in his tone that warranted several controversies.

• Superstar met his wife Latha when a group of young college girls came to interview him and she was leading the team. He was immediately attracted and their marriage was made possible with help of YG Mahendran.

• A peculiar attitude of Rajini is he doesn’t want even his family members to intervene in his decisions or plans. Basking in solitude is his forte but he had never failed to look after the family with due concern.

• In his poyes garden house, he has reserved a special place as advised by vastu experts for poojas and meditation. Considered as restricted zone for others, Rajini meditates and prays in the room.

• The preaching songs included in his every movie were not intentional and it was made on demand when many personalities felt Rajini has a way with youngsters which pushed him to the stereotype songs.

• Similar to his punch dialogue in Padyappa, Rajini has his own ways of treating and seeing things to which he sticks. No one is supposed to advice him unless he voluntarily seeks their help.

• After every movie, he maintains a habit of taking a break out of Chennai and usually before the Himalayas, Bangalore is his favorite spot to hang out with his old buddies.

• While studying in college, Rajini had no source of income except for the one he gets from his brother and friends. So, he spent many a nights without a morsel of food on the roadside areas.

• A friend who works at the famous Tata Udipi hotel became close to Rajini and it was with his help that a group of young buddies used to steal food at night to satiate their hunger.

• Many of his close friends still wonder, what kind of person Sivaji Rao alias Rajinikanth is. He is such a mystery even to his close ones and always acts in unexpected ways.

• Most of the time, Rajini doesn’t stay in his house at Boyes Garden and always likes to spend time amidst nature in his farm house.

• During his stay in the outskirts of the city at guest houses, just like any common man Rajini would get into the fields and plant seeds after cultivating the ground by digging it.

• His regular schedule includes waking up early in the morning around 5, meditating and a compulsory one hour long walking in the evening for physical fitness.

• Rajini is the only star who had visited the most sacred caves of Himalayas were Sadhus live. He had gone deep into the mountains around five times which is considered impossible by many even now.

• Apart from seeking spiritual peace, Rajini likes to roam around without identity and he wants to be nobody as he used to be decades before.

• In Chennai and Bangalore, Rajini often roams around in disguise which is hard to find and he mingles with the local crowd to know what people opine about him in general.• Rajini had acted in some six Hindi films during the early stages of his career and even shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.

• Superstar can speak four languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Marathi. He is also well versed in many slogas in Sanskrit.

• A simplicity that everyone loves about Rajinikanth is he always stands up to greet everyone who enters the sets for the day’s shoot.

• Punctuality and Rajinikanth is synonymous as he always maintains to be at the venue whether be it a shooting or event minutes before it commences.

• Rajini is a fond of his demised mother Jakkubai and even named his movie with KS Ravikumar earlier.• He was as young as nine years old when his beloved mother passed away. Since then, he repents her demise in lonliness.

• Superstar’s official tailor had often wondered how he could have the same sizes and no changes at all in his 25 year career.

• It was the trademark of screenplay and similar storyline created for Rajinikanth that has been used and re-used by many heroes in more than 100 movies in the recent past.

• With his own creative mind, Rajini used to introduce new styles in his movies and directors never intervene in his decision.

• When he was still young, he used to pester his brother to tell stories and activities related to his mother Jakkubai.

• The enormous changes in life and the success that he tasted changed Rajini into an ardent devotee. He was an atheist who doesn’t believe in god earlier.

• His favorite food cooked in Bahadur’s home in Mutton Kaima and Rajini devours it always even if it is for a whole week.

• Rajini is a brand name and in the prestigious AVM studios he has a room allocated for him to use while shooting.

• The same kind of room is allotted for him in the hotels he visit and in Rishikesh where he stays during the Himalayan visit.

• The Raghavendra Mandapam in Chennai is built specially for bypassers and those who seek a shelter to stay initiated by Rajini.

• When it comes to treating fans with respect, no can beat the superstar in hospitality.

• So far in his life, it was in the life matters of his daughter that Rajini behaved very poised while he’s short tempered by nature.

• His marriage took place in Thirupathi without much fanfare or the media glare that he willingly rejected.

• Ironically, in the wedding reception he treated the media persons with much care and let them take pictures as they wished.

• Rajini is fond of his old memories and retains the things he used in the past like his car, clothes and other accessories.

• The only person who has the right to scold and put him in right path is his mentor K Balachandar, who can question him anytime.

 

Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?


Everybody is looking at how to make more money. And while we are talking about everybody, how can our beloved politicians not feature in the rat race. Our great Indian politicians spend hours at a stretch in devising error proof strategies to loot people and fill their bank accounts. But the irony of the entire situation is that, do they actually get a chance to enjoy the money they skim. Despite being loaded with millions they still cannot flaunt a BMW or an Armani outfit. But there has to be an exception everywhere. The Iron lady of India Jayalalitha has no hitches in flaunting whatever she has achieved.

Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?

If we were to look at different politicians who were involved in various scams and earned big fat money then the list would be never ending. So let’s take a look at few prominent politicians who made corruption the limelight of India.

A.Raja- 2G Scam

 Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?

He is someone associate to everytime you hear about the 2G spectrum financial scandal in the Telecommunications and IT Ministry. This is the largest political corruption case in the Indian history, a scam worth 176,000 crore. This was followed by his resignation and a raid at his residence by the CBI. Raja was involved in illegally undercharging mobile telephony companies for allocating licenses, which they would use to create 2G subscriptions for cell phones. He arranged the sale of the 2G spectrum licenses below their market value. The estimate to Raja’s wealth is a big amount of 3,000 crore. His personal income increased from 11.47 lakh to 22.12 lakh from 2009 to 2010. Despite making so much money and his newly conquered wealth, he is confined within the walls of Tihar Jail.

Suresh Kalmadi- CWG Scam

Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?

Once belonging to the Indian Sports fraternity, Suresh Kalmadi, tainted former CWG Organising Committee chairman, gave rise to the CMG scam for awarding illegal contracts to a Swiss firm for Timing Scoring Result system for the 2010 Commonwealth Games causing a loss of 95 crore to the exchequer. It is estimated that out of 70000 crore spent on the Games, only half the said amount was spent on Indian sportspersons. Kalmadi and his team were in a habit of in the habit of handing out contracts to firms that provided equipment or services at exorbitant rates. During the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Kalmadi had declared assets worth 12.81 crore while filing nomination from Pune. He had claimed that he owned agriculture land worth 1.38 lakh and house and apartments worth 2.49 crore. What a pity for this man, who looted the public to build his wealth and is now using it to cure his new crisis ‘dementia’, a disease related to memory loss.

BS Yeddyurappa- Land Scam

Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?

Every scam must have something unique in it to make money, take a look at the multi-crore land scam by the former Karnataka Chief Minister and the BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa that had all the suspense and drama a scam needs. He made a sincere effort in bringing a complete change in every rule stated in the book, only to ensure allotment of land for his sons and other family members. He gave away two acres of industrial land to his family firm in Bangalore, two acres to his daughter’s BPO firm, a residential plot to his son in Bangalore, 134 acres (mining lease) to his followers and residential plots to his relatives in Mysore. He made sure the lands were de-notified in return for investments in his family firms or lands were allotted on a preferential basis to enable the business growth of these companies. With 15 illegal transactions carried out by the CM, his family made around 190 crore. According to Yeddyurappa’s affidavit, the assets owned by him are worth 1. 82 Crore while liabilities are 2.59 Lakhs. This bumpy ride gradually led to a downfall of Yeddyurappa.

Madhu Koda- Hawala Scam

Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?

Another feather in the cap of the Indian corruption list is Hawala Scam by the former Jharkand Chief Minister,’ Madhu Koda’ was responsible for a scam worth over 4000 Crore. This corrupt politician exploited the state’s natural resources by licensing illegal mining leases and hiding the wealth collective during the undertaking. You would be astonished on reading the eventful life this man enjoyed. From being a labourer who worked in the mines to receiving all the benefits by capturing the Chief Minister’s chair and now the district jail, he was charged with washing off money. He has propery worth 130 Crore. And the government is set to confiscate assets worth 125.

Mayawati- Power Scam

Do Politicians Really Enjoy the Money They Make?

Someone who didn’t leave even a single opportunity to misuse her power is Mayawati. The mother of all scams, who uses shoddy way to get funds. She is accused of 3,000 Crore power scam. The state-owned Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation sacrificed lower rate of power from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and other agencies, and made an agreement with five private power companies to purchase 5,000 crore units of power from July 2011 to June 2012 at a much higher rate. She was also charged with corruption when the Taj Heritage corridor case was uncovered. Mayawati’s government is involved in 100 scams worth 2.54 lakh crore and 4 lakh crore scams of central government. Her net worth at present is more than 87 crore, a gain of at least 35 crore over her 2007 declaration of 52 crore. With more than 67 percent returns in three years. She is the most corrupt politician India has ever seen.

Best Workplaces in India in 2011


India is the primary destination for outsourcing and shared services companies today. Online Marketing trends, a research analysis have conducted a survey which made striking revelation on Indian work places.

Here is the list of companies that topped the charts in the year 2011.

1.Google India

Google India

Google India, Bangalore is ranked as the best place in India to work for. Here, Google engineers work on projects of massive scale, develop and build great systems, and produce quick and accurate solutions to challenging problems. They make it a point to match projects with our employees’ background and interests. Google engineers are experts in C/C++, Java, AJAX and HTML and focus on these key areas: started on 13 October 2004.

Right now Google India Bangalore has 1,259 employees working with them and the total voluntary turnover is 30 percent.

2. Intel Technology

Intel Technology

Intel started its operations in India by setting up a sales office in Bangalore in 1988. The Bangalore-based Intel India Development Centre (IIDC),

 Intel’s largest non-manufacturing site outside of the U.S., commenced its operations in 1998. Intel India?s main areas of operations include Sales and Marketing, Product Design and Development, IT applications development and infrastructure solutions delivery and, Venture Capital. It has 2,430 employees in Intel technology at Bangalore (1:3.99 of gender ratio) and almost voluntary turnover of 4.4 percentage.
3. Make My Trip

Make My Trip

Make My Trip.com is an Indian online travel agency that holds a major market share, with one out of every twelve domestic flights in India booked via it. Make My Trip.com offers its customers a variety of travel services and products, with international and domestic airline tickets, Indian Railways tickets, domestic bus tickets, international and domestic hotel reservations, car rentals, international and domestic holiday packages, and more.

Founded in April, 2000 by Deep Kalra, now MakeMyTrip.com today has offices in 20 cities across India and 2 international offices in New York and San Francisco, in addition to several franchise locations. Located at Udyog Vihar Phase I, the MakeMyTrip.com office in Gurgaon .

Well now Make My Trip has more than 674 employees with 1:2.55 gender ratio, with 23.89 percent of voluntary turnover.

4. American Express

 American Express

The company which started Indian operations in 1921 offers online access to its world-class Card, Financial, Insurance and Travel services and its  Gurgaon branch in India has been bestowed as the sixth best place to work. It registers an employee force of 5,200 and a voluntary turnover of 15.00 percentage. It records a gender ratio of 1:1.33.

5. Marriott Hotel Mumbai

Marriott Hotel Mumbai

Marriott Hotel is the Indian division of the Marriott International hotel chain. It was established in 1998 and opened its first hotel, the Goa Marriott Resort, was the first Marriott hotel on 15th Dec 1999. It has hotels in Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad and Chennai.

In Marriott Hotel Mumbai there are around 2,433 employees working and the voluntary turnover is about 27.37 percent.

6. Classic Stripes

Classic Stripes

Classic Stripes was founded in the year 1987, the flagship company of Astarc Group with its headquarters in Mumbai, India is one of the largest manufacturers of Automobile graphics & Retail Engineering with technologically advanced facility in the World. It has employees of 459.

Classic Stripes today supplies its products to the best-known brands in India and abroad.

7. Scope International

Scope International

Scope International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, UK, is an integral part of the Bank’s strategy to consolidate and rationalise operations into Shared Services Centres. This is an ambitious project that the Bank undertook and today Scope International services all 56 countries of the Standard Chartered Group processing over 80 million transactions a year. It ranked as one of the best place to work in India in the year 2011. The numbers of employees stand at a striking 8,064.

8. Agile technologies

Agile technologies

Agile technologies which started its operation in India in the year 1991 deals into testing products, measurement products, general purpose instruments, oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, function generators, lcr analyzers, impedance analyzers. It offers flexible working hours, education leave, telecommuting, executive health check up, yearly employee health examinations, and education assistance for children of employees.

9. Claris Lifesciences

Claris Lifesciences

Founded in India in 1999, it is one of the largest sterile injectables pharmaceutical companies in India, Claris Lifesciences ranks high on career growth. It also scores on working towards comfort of the employees’ family. It employees people over 1,325 in number.

10. NetApp India

NetApp India

NetApp provides an integrated solution that enables storage, delivery, and management of network data and content to achieve your business goals. The survey ranks NetApp, Bangalore as the fourth best place to work in India, with estimated employees of 1,042. It has a gender ratio of 1:4.51 and a voluntary turnover of 5.95 percent.