Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Is Swine Flu really a threat to humanity?

August 12, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

I want to tell that you should be aware of the symptoms of Swine Flu. But there is no need to panic and join the publicity propaganda carried out by media and others which acts as a vehicle to spread misconception than to spread scientific information. These are few facts about swine flu which discussed with the leading epidemiologists:

Swine flu (also known as H1N1 flu) is not new. It was first detected in 1987.
Infective stage of swine flu is 5 days: 1 day …

Read complete post >>

Is Mumbai ready for “Tide of the Century”?

July 16, 2009. Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Mumbai is at an average elevation of 10-15 meters above sea level and receives an annual rainfall of about 2,200 mm per year, of which almost 50% is recorded in July every year. I am sure everyone would recollect the tragic 26th of July, 2005 when the rains created a havoc all over Mumbai bringing this metropolis to a grinding halt - for 3 consecutive days! With a record rainfall of 944mm in a single day, it caused tremendous losses …

Read complete post >>

Hurray! Blogger turns 10 in August

June 20, 2009. Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Google’s about to have its second tenth birthday. In late August, Blogger will officially turn 10 years old. As our birthday draws near, we thought it would be interesting to share some fun facts about Blogger:

Every minute of every day, 270,000 words are written on Blogger
Millions of people worldwide use Blogger to publish to their blog each week
Almost two thirds of Blogger’s traffic comes from outside North America (What’s the #2 country after the U.S.? Brazil, followed by Turkey, Spain, …

Read complete post >>

Heart Surgery for Kids - Free of Cost

March 11, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,  •  4 Comments

Yes, you read it right… One hospital in India has pledged to perform heart surgeries on kids, absolutely FREE of cost.

The SAI SATHYA SAI INSTITUTE OF HIGHER MEDICAL SCIENCES will perform the heart surgeries on kids. If you want to avail this fabulous facility, please contact following address:

Sai Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences
EPIP Area, Whitefield,
Bangalore 560066
Karnataka, India
Telephone: +91-080-28411500
Fax: +91-080-28411502
Email for general queries: adminblr@sssihms.org.in

SHARE this information will all… Let’s be a part of this humane effort to save the …

Read complete post >>

Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscars!

February 23, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,  •  5 Comments

Hurray!!! Indians RULE everywhere… After a long wait, the Indian film, Slumdog Millionaire, won hands down at the Oscars. A stupendous 8 Oscars!!! WOW!

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

MANY MANY Congratulations Slumdog Team. You have made us all proud. I am feeling very proud of my India. Jai Ho… Jai Hind…

Click here to check out the list of other Oscar winners…

Winners of the 2009 Oscar Academy Awards

February 22, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

AND the list is out… Here is the list of the top OSCAR ACADEMY AWARDS 2009.

Hats off to SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE for winning 4 grand Oscars!!! I am a proud Indian!

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

SMILE PINKI

MAN ON WIRE

THE DARK KNIGHT

SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DUCHESS

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

La Maison en Petits Cubes

WALL-E

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

MILK

Penelope Cruz & VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

Check out the remaining list at the official site of the Oscars.

Bollywood looks forward to a SUPER-DUPER 2009

January 19, 2009. Tags: , , ,  •  1 Comment

Aamir Khan’s Ghajini, slated to become one of the highest grossers of alltime (may even leave behind Sunny Deol’s Gadar-The Love Story, the previous highest grosser on home territory), has single-handedly lifted the mood of an industry that has been spooked by recession and terror fears. The mood was so black in Bollywood till December 2008 that it seemed like we were going into a black year in 2009. Agreed Akshay Kumar, who has the maximum amount of money riding …

Read complete post >>