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Think or blink!!!

Everyone want more money! :(

Everything costs more money!! :(

[h=3]Cash- strapped railways may hike fare[/h] FACED with acute monetary crisis, the Indian Railways may yet again restrain from introducing new trains and instead stress on foreign investment, monetisation of assets and cutting down expenses. While the railways plans to cut down the fuel expenses by tapping alternate fuels like bio-diesel and CNG that are cheaper than diesel, it aims to fund its projects through foreign investment. “Unless there is an aggressive push towards alternate fuels, Indian Railways will continue to live with the uncertainties of a higher priced fuel,” said a railway official.

Mail Today

 
In spite of the amazing speed in which light travels??? :rolleyes:


[h=3]After 13 years, Tripura power project finally illuminates[/h] Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Triumphing over 13 years of hurdles, northeast India's third biggest gas based-power project in Tripura has begun generating 101 MW electricity, ensuring the region's self-reliance in energy. "We have finally started producing 101 MW electricity from our Monarchak combined cycle power plant. First we switched on the gas turbine (62 MW) then the steam turbine (39 MW)," NEEPCO General Manager (Electrical) Samar Ranjan Biswas proudly told IANS.

IANS

 
I do hope the other states will fall in line at least now ! :thumb:

[h=3]After 4 yrs, moral education to return to Haryana schools[/h] AFTER a gap of more than four years, the Haryana Education Department is set to re-introduce moral education as a subject in Classes 6 to 12 from the next academic session. Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma had asked RSS ideologue Dinanath Batra to write books on moral education that could be taught in schools across the state. According to Education Department officials, the books have not been accepted in toto.

The Indian Express
 
Any steps to reduce pollution and the peak hour traffic! :welcome:

[h=3]From January 1: Noida to alter work hours of offices and shops, timings of schools[/h] In an unprecedented move, the administration of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar has decided to alter working hours and timings of schools, shops, factories and corporate offices in Noida, Greater Noida and other surrounding areas from January 1, to bring down vehicular pollution. While factories in Sector 1 to 6 will operate from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, sectors 7 to 11 will function from 9 am to 6 pm.

The Indian Express

 
How many people will get this brilliant idea of possessing two vehicles :car:

one with an odd number and the other with an even number??? :rolleyes:

[h=3]Odd-Even formula: Stopping travellers a crime, says Bassi[/h] New Delhi, Dec. 28 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Monday issued a directive to the people wanting to volunteer for better implementation of the Odd-Even formula in the national capital and said that they would be provided details about the action plan. "Delhi Police will assist odd-even to protect environment. "The volunteers interested in helping the implementation of the Odd-Even formula must come to Delhi Police.

ANI

 
Nice to be able to question those who usually only question the others! :)

[h=3]Senior officers of Mumbai police to be quizzed in Sheena Bora murder case[/h] New Delhi: The CBI probing the high-profile Sheena Bora murder case is now preparing to examine some officials of the Mumbai police who had earlier investigated the case. The special crime unit of the CBI, which has lodged a case against Indrani Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjay Khanna and former driver Shyamvar Pinturam Rai in the Sheena Bora case, recently arrested former media baron Peter Mukerjea in connection with the case. Sources said, “At this stage it is difficult to say the specific motive behind Sheena’s murder and the agency is working on a number of different angles which might have triggered the crime. Sheena (24), Indrani’s daughter from an earlier marriage, was allegedly killed by her mother, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyamvar Rai in April 2012.
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ONLY after one or more shocking incidents new avenues open up! :(

[h=3]To break builder monopoly, housing projects to go tech-neutral[/h] After receiving much flak for creating a near monopoly in government housing projects by permitting only contractors who can build with the pre-fabricated construction technology, the Maharashtra government is now considering to adopt a technology-neutral approach whenever it floats bids for any housing works. With the government having identified a requirement of at least 25 lakh low-cost houses across the state, consideration of all technologies instead of relying on only one is also critical for the state to create a large stock of affordable houses in a speedy manner, government officials said. The state government had in August formed an expert committee under the principal secretary of the housing department to make suggestions on the latest technologies in the construction sector for large-scale housing projects, and to explore construction methods beyond pre-fab.

The Indian Express
 
Oh! Come on! Asking Dippy to choose among these two actors
(both of whom she needs to remain in the top slot in Bollywood)
is like asking a child whether it likes its dad or mom? :rolleyes:

[h=3]Comparing Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh is silly, says Deepika Padukone - Firstpost[/h] Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone finds comparisons between her rumoured boyfriend Ranveer Singh and ex-beau Ranbir Kapoor silly. "It doesn't irritate or anger me, I find it silly, as time and again they have to keep comparing everything. I have other co-stars like Irrfan Khan or Amitabh Bachchan, why not compare them," Deepika told PTI. "I have worked with all of them, but we conveniently pick Ranbir and Ranveer. I find it silly to keep comparing people or things," she said. Ranveer had earlier said he shares a "divine equation" with Deepika. On being asked what relation she shares with Ranveer, Deepika said, "He is my best friend... He is someone I am extremely comfortable around. I can talk

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Good news or a bad news??? :decision:

[h=3]Throat Cancer Patients Can Speak Again for Just Rs. 50. Thanks to This Indian Doctor.[/h] Dr. Vishal Rao, a Bangalore based oncologist, has developed a voice prosthesis that can help throat cancer patients speak after surgery. And unlike the extremely expensive ones available in the market today, this device will cost just Rs. 50. It had been over two months since a throat cancer patient from Kolkata had eaten properly. He was depressed, unable to speak or swallow, and was being fed with the help of a pipe through his nose. His financial condition made it very difficult for him to afford proper medical treatment. It was then that a doctor informed him about a surgeon in Bangalore who could be of help. So he travelled, met the surgeon and sought his treatment. After a procedure that lasted only five minutes, he was able to speak properly, swallow his food, and was even ready to travel back home – all thanks to Dr. Vishal Rao U.S. “That day, when I came out from another surgery after about three hours, the Kolkata patient was still standing there, waiting for me. He was so emotionally overwhelmed that he just ran towards me and hugged me saying that he had never imagined getting his voice back would be so easy,” says the 37-year-old doctor. Dr. Rao is an oncologist and head and neck surgeon at the Bangalore-based HealthCare Global (HCG) Cancer Center. He has developed the Aum Voice Prosthesis – a voice prosthesis device that can help patients whose voice box has been removed, to speak and eat properly. Unlike the currently available prostheses that cost anywhere between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 30,000, and have to be replaced every six months, Dr. Rao’s prosthesis will cost just Rs. 50. [caption id="attachment_41271" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Dr. Vishal Rao[/caption] Voice prosthesis is a device made of silicone. It is used to help patients speak when the entire voice box, or larynx, has been removed. In such cases, the windpipe and food pipe are separated from each other, either at the time of the surgery or later, creating an opening between the two. The device is then placed in this opening. Dr. Rao explains that the voice box basically vibrates with the help of air provided from the lungs. The mechanism behind the prosthesis is that instead of the vocal cord vibrating, the food pipe is made to vibrate with the back end of the prosthesis sitting at the food pipe. “If you send air into the food pipe through the lungs, it will vibrate, create noise, and that can be converted into intelligent speech with coordination from the brain. As food or water should not fall into the lungs, it is a one-way valve device,” he elaborates. The device weighs 25 grams and is 2.5 cm long. The foundation for Aum Voice Prosthesis was laid about two years ago, when a throat cancer patient from a remote Karnataka village came in to meet Dr. Rao. [caption id="attachment_41284" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The prosthesis - Front View[/caption] “That man had not eaten since about a month and he could not speak. After the cancer surgery, his voice box had been removed, but he could not afford the prosthesis. When he came to me, he did not find life worth living anymore,” remembers Dr. Rao, who promised the patient that he would try and help. Till then, every time he had encountered a case like this, Dr. Vishal had to contact some pharmaceutical companies, ask for discounts, raise funds, and arrange donations – but he had been able to help patients in spite of all this trouble. So raising funds was his first thought this time as well. But then, something amazing happened. “I would call it serendipity that right after the patient a friend walked in to meet me,” he says. This friend, Shashank Mahes, promised that he would try and arrange the required funds but he also asked the doctor a simple question: “Why are you dependent on all these people. Why don’t you make something on your own?” Dr. Rao felt that something like this was beyond his capacity. He was familiar with the technical side but didn’t have the industrial expertise to turn his idea into a viable product. Fortunately, Shashank was willing to help him with that. They decided to collaborate for this cause – Dr. Rao got the entire technical plan ready and Shashank helped him convert it into reality using his expertise as an industrialist. They put in the required funds from their own pockets and developed the device. “I never want to donate torn old clothes to the poor because they deserve more dignified donations. That’s why I didn’t want to create a medical product of cheaper quality only because my patients are poor. Don’t they deserve the best? So we brought in the best materials,” says Dr. Rao. The duo has filed for a patent for the device; it will be available in the market by next month. They have also received approvals from scientific and ethical committees at HCG to start using the product on patients. Testing will begin on 30 patients initially. Most voice prostheses are very costly because they are imported. Dr. Rao and his friend took two years to come up with the final product. But in order to keep it affordable, they decided not to charge for their time and effort. “We believe that speech and communication are not a privilege but a right. We cannot hold them back from a patient only because he/she is poor,” he says. Dr. Rao has used the device on three patients so far. His aim is to study and fine tune it further, in the hope that its use will soon become widespread in every cancer centre in the country. [caption id="attachment_41285" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Side view[/caption] “My first patient was a watchman from Peenya. Two years ago, we arranged for his prosthesis with the help of donations. While the shelf life of the device is only six months, he used it for two years because he could not afford a replacement. Eventually, the device led to many complications. When he came in, I felt that he deserved the Aum Voice Prosthesis. And after the procedure, he happily called me in the middle of the night from his duty to tell me that the device is working well. That call gave me immense satisfaction,” says the doctor, with pride. Why is the device called ‘Aum’? “In older scriptures, ‘Om’ was written as ‘Aum.’ ‘A’ stands for creation, ‘U’ for sustenance and ‘M’ for annihilation. These are the three basic principles of our universe. When a person speaks again after losing his voice box, for me it is more like rebirth, like Aum being recreated, because it is the origin of all sound,” concludes Dr. Rao. Like this story? Or have something to share? Write to us: [email protected], or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter (@thebetterindia).

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The orientation had actually started long long ago! :laser:

[h=3]Telugu group asks students to come to US well prepared[/h] Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) Amid reports that 20 more Indian students were deported Sunday, this time from Chicago, the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) has advised students from India to come well prepared in view of the heightened scrutiny at US airports. TANA officials have been working with the Indian and US authorities to resolve this crisis, TANA president V. Chowdary Jampala said in a statement. "We do not feel that there is any reason to worry for genuine students that are intent on pursuing their studies, respectful of US Immigration laws and regulations," he said.

IANS India Private Limited/Yahoo India News

 
Let not pet pipe dreams become scalding reality! :flame:

[h=3]ISIS crisis in coastal Karnataka[/h] WHILE ON one hand Home Minister Rajnath Singh claimed that family values have acted as deterrents for the Islamic State ( ISIS) in India, the Karnataka Police, on the other hand, has 40 youths from the state under their scanner for showing lineage to the terror outfit. The police have
 
Winter calls for three shots of wine ...one for the man, one for the road and one for the car!

[h=3]Drink-driving offenders reach a record high, 2,289 detained in December[/h] Traffic Police data for the year shows a spike in cases of drink-driving offenders in the last three months, with 2,289 drivers detained for the offence in December. Following the accident on the Eastern Freeway earlier this year when an Audi crashed into a taxi killing two commuters in the early hours of June 9, the data showed a drastic fall in number of offenders between June and September but the number of cases rose ahead of the New Year. According to data available with the traffic department of Mumbai Police, October, November and December had seen 1638, 2264 and 2289 cases respectively with a fine collection of more than Rs 1 crore in drink and drive cases.

The Indian Express

 
We can't trust anyone now - not even the red-robed, pot-bellied, Santa with a flowing beard :(
What a weird Christmas gift! :tsk:


  • [h=3]Kerala: ‘Santa’ who threw acid on woman, child held[/h] Kerala police on Monday arrested a 45-year-old man who in the disguise of Santa Claus allegedly threw acid at a woman and her son on Christmas eve. The incident was reported from Pariyaram police limits in Kannur district. The man who threw the acid was identified as James Antony, a native of Cherupuzha in Kannur.

    The Indian Express
 
May they have come to live here in India! :couch2:



  • [h=3]Pakistanis and Lankans top list of foreigners overstaying[/h] Sri Lankans and Pakistanis top the list of foreigners overstaying illegally in India. This statistic was part of a reply by Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha during the winter session. In a country where Bangladeshi infiltration remains a vexed issue, the question by BJP MPs Vijay Sonkar and Pritam Munde had been on large-scale immigration of foreigners including Bangladeshis.

    The Indian Express

 
Won't it affect this 50+ hero romancing a 40+ actress in Hindi movies ??? :noidea:

[h=3]GET READY! Karan Johar All Set To Launch Shah Rukh Khan’s Son — Aryan Khan — In Bollywood[/h] You know how Karan Johar is one director, who is responsible for giving a kickstart to many careers in Bollywood through his movies, and this time he will be doing the same for someone extremely close to him. After the recent launch of Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra with Student Of The Year, Karan Johar is now all set to launch, none other than, his good friend and superstar, Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan in the industry.

GossipTicket

 
Every controversy will be followed by A windfall! :)

[h=3]Ram Gopal Varma's 'Killing Veerappan' Lands In Legal Soup[/h] A few days after maverick director Ram Gopal Varma unveiled the trailer of his upcoming film Killing Veerappan, a petition seeking an interim ban on the release of the film was filed in the Madras High Court. The petition seeks a ban on the release of the film on the grounds that it is full of 'false information.' The petition, one Paneerselvi from a village in Salem district, has alleged that the film degraded Tamils, specifically women, and depicted that Karnataka police alone had taken all steps to curb the menace of the sandalwood smuggler who was killed in 2004 in a joint operation by the two states. The petitioner further submitted that the movie falsely depicted the wife of Veerappan as having killed several persons.
Movie Talkies

 
May be people prefer Action and War to mature romance between two veterans for the N th time! :)

[h=3]Why Shah Rukh Khan should take Dilwale as a wakeup call | Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama[/h] It was shocking news when it was disclosed that Bajirao Mastani has collected more money at the India box office than Dilwale on Monday, the fourth day after the release. Everyone was feeling that Dilwale will be doing much more business than Bajirao Mastani because it looks like a festival entertainer. The tide completely turned when Bajirao Mastani took a big lead over Dilwale on Christmas holiday in India and the lead was consolidated on Saturday as well as Sunday. It is very clear now that Bajirao Mastani's box office collections in India will be more than Dilwale. So where is it that Shah Rukh Khan has made a mistake? Let us try to analyze. The reviews of Dilwale are very mixed. Both the

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