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Wednesday 28 March 2012

Eight ideal jobs for MBA grads.

Many graduate students faced a quandary during the recent recession. On one hand, their matriculation might waylay them from the worst of the stalled job market. On the other hand, what if their soon-to-come degree doesn't actually help their job chances after all?

Here are eight professions where your hire-ability will be enhanced with an M.B.A. degree, plus targeted advice from some of the leading business schools on how an M.B.A. grad should navigate the job market:

Monday 26 March 2012

Honda CBR250R vs Yamaha YZF-R15.

Similarity is a strange characteristic, since it almost always incites a direct comparison. Carrying the same displacement of 250cc, the newly launched Honda CBR250R and the Kawasaki Ninja 250R suffer from a similar fate.

 I say suffer, since anyone who has ridden the two bikes knows that apart from the cubic capacity, there is little similar between the two bikes, and that is unfair to both.

What are the 'Housefull 2' girls up to?

    As is known to all that Sajid Khan believes in having a a 'no-tension', casual and full of energy atmosphere on the sets of his films, his leading ladies also seems to be having a gala time while promoting their film. But where were the other actors?

    While the whole cast of the comic-caper were supposed to on a promotion spree, only Riteish was spotted with the girls.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Geneva Motor Show: 25 cars you shouldn't miss


Bentley EXP 9F
    Powered by a twin-turbo W-12 capable of 600 hp and 590 ft-lbs. of torque, Bentley says the EXP 9 would rank among the fastest vehicles of its kind. All that motive force gets to the ground through an 8-speed transmission and all-wheel-drive system turning 23-inch chrome wheels that are as bling-y as anything from Tire Rack. Inside lies the usual assortment of hand-stitched leathers, wood veneers.

Hines Ward announces retirement

A four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, announced his retirement Tuesday after 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ward, 36, owns Steelers' records with 1,000 receptions, 12,083 receiving yards and 85 receiving touchdowns. The 1,000 catches represent the eighth-best all-time total in the NFL.

He was a third-round pick by Pittsburgh in the 1998 draft and spent his entire career with the Steelers. The team released him last month.

Apple sells 3 mn new iPads since launch

It's taken just three days for Apple to sell 3 million of its new iPads. The new tablet launched on Friday March 16.

"The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing.

The new iPad features am ultra-high res Retina display, the new quadcore A5X chip, a 5 megapixel iSight camera, 1080p HD video, 10-hour battery life and 4G LTE networks in the US and Canada.

Explosions across Iraq kill at least 43

More than 30 bombs struck cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 43 people and wounding about 250, despite a massive security clampdown ahead of next week's Arab League summit in Baghdad.

It was Iraq's bloodiest day in nearly a month, and the scale of the coordinated explosions in more than a dozen cities showed an apparent determination by insurgents to prove that the government cannot keep the country safe ahead of the summit.

Saturday 17 March 2012

Apple fans snap up new iPad

The new iPad went on sale on Friday with Apple fans lining up from Sydney to San Francisco to snap up the latest model of the hot-selling tablet computer.

Buyers in Asia, Europe and the United States praised the eye-poppingly sharp display on the new iPad but a device which is otherwise short on new technology failed to bring out the crowds seen at previous Apple product launches.

A queue of about 300 people wrapped around a corner of the Apple store in downtown San Francisco while close to 1,000 people lined up outside Apple's futuristic flagship location in Manhattan.

Friday 16 March 2012

Tax exemption limit raised to Rs 2 lakh

Presenting the union budget for 2012-13 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the upper limit for the 20 percent tax slab would be increased to Rs.10 lakh.

The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced raising the tax exemption limit from the curent level of Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 2 lakh. For income upto Rs 2 lakh, the tax deduction will now be nill. For those with an income between Rs 2-5 lakh the tax deduction would be 10%.

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Ash - Abhi name their baby

After a long wait of four months, , Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s daughter has finally been named.

According to reports in a leading newspaper the Bachchans have decided to name their bundle of joy - Aaradhya Bachchan

"We’ve got a name, and I’ll announce it very soon, but in terms of releasing a photograph you know I... if people see her in everyday life that’s fine by me, but I just think releasing the photograph is a very pompous thing to do. We don’t believe in any ceremony in terms of naamkaran,” Abhishek had said.

Nissan unveils Batman-like race car

Nissan will power a revolutionary DeltaWing car that will enter this year's Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race.

The V-shaped car, which has already been dubbed the "Batmobile" by enthusiast websites, will not be classified at Le Mans, taking the number 0 with a place in the pitlane reserved for experimental cars because it does not conform to existing regulations.

Stage set for another Indian railway budget

With passenger fares unlikely to be hiked, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his maiden railway budget for 2012-13 Wednesday amid concerns over the financial health of the world's second largest network.

A cash strapped Indian Railways, which runs 10,500 trains and ferries 22 million passengers daily over 64,000 km of track, is looking at an earnings shortfall of Rs.7,000 crore.

What Budget 2012 may have for aam admi ?

Guwahati, March 12: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today spared the business class any fresh taxes as “stimuli” to beat the global economic slowdown and check price rise but continued to shower sops on the aam aadmi ostensibly with an eye on the panchayat elections slated for early next year.

This was the message that emanated from the 93-page budget proposals for 2012-13 presented by Gogoi in the Assembly, his 12th straight regular budget since assuming charge in May 2001.

Tuesday 6 March 2012

Tata Motors unveils the Megapixel

Tata Megapixel is a new four-seater city-smart global range extended electric vehicle (REEV) concept for the performance-seeking and environment-conscious motorist anywhere in the world.

At the ongoing Geneva Motor Show, Ratan Tata and his successor to the Tata empire, Cyrus Mistry, took the wraps off Tata Motors' latest concept car, the Megapixel, which showcases the company's plans to enter the European market in a big way.

The Megapixel offers a range of up to 900 km (with a single tank of fuel), path-breaking CO2 emission of just 22 gm / km and fuel economy of 100 km / litre (under battery only power) for the performance-seeking and environment-conscious motorist anywhere in the world.

Mercedes rolls out ‘invisible’ car


When Mercedes wanted to promote its new fuel cell vehicle, instead of placing it squarely in front of everyone in the world, the company decided to make the car invisible.

In this clever publicity stunt, Mercedes wanted to emphasize that its F-Cell vehicle has no emissions, making it virtually invisible to the environment. The clever dudes did it by placing a mat of LEDs across one side of the vehicle and mounting a video-shooting Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR camera on the other side.

Monday 5 March 2012

Hindu Festival Of Holi 2012

Holi is a festival that is usually celebrated right after winters. It is celebrated in the month of March-April. The dates vary every year due to the fact that the Hindu calendar is based on solar cycles. This is a colorful festival celebrated with much joy and fervor all over northern India. The most famous Holi is played in Vrindavan-Mathura regions of the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan,and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States, Mauritius, and Fiji. In some states of India such as West Bengal and Orissa, it is known as Dolyatra, or Basanta-Utsav.

Friday 2 March 2012

'Never seen a more beautiful woman than Nathalia'

'Never seen a more beautiful woman than Nathalia'
Ram Gopal Varma admits he approached Indian Canadian porn star Sunny Leone for an item song in Department, but things didn't work out and the song went to Nathalia Kaur. The filmmaker is in awe of the Brazilian model of Indian descent.

"I never ever hid the fact that I am a devotee of a woman's beauty. But not only in my entire career, but never even ever since I have consciously come of a mental and a physical age to perceive and admire the beauty of a woman, have I seen a woman more beautiful than Nathalia," he said.                             

Thursday 1 March 2012

Ferrari unveils its fastest car ever


The fastest Ferrari ever was unveiled today – with a blistering price to match.

The new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta  has a top speed of 212miles per hour but it’s the rocket like acceleration which is drawing gasps ahead of its official launch at next week’s Geneva Motor Show when it goes on sale.

The scintillating two-seater roars from rest to 62mph in just  3.1 seconds – shaving 0.6 seconds off the car it replaces, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. And the Italian supercar will hit 124mph  in just 8.5 seconds, compared to 11 seconds for its predecessor.