HUL, which has banked on Bollywood stars to endorse its brands is now signing with Yuvraj Singh—to endorse one of its 100 year old product brands the LIFEBUOY
23 February 2008
Yuvraj to endorse LIFEBUOY
Hindustan Unilever, traditionally low-profile on cricket and cricketer-related advertising, seems to be finally joining the sports in a big way.
HUL, which has banked on Bollywood stars to endorse its brands is now signing with Yuvraj Singh—to endorse one of its 100 year old product brands the LIFEBUOY
HUL, which has banked on Bollywood stars to endorse its brands is now signing with Yuvraj Singh—to endorse one of its 100 year old product brands the LIFEBUOY
BJP TRAIN GUNS AGAINST UPA GOVT
BJP plans to raise terrorism, farmers suicides, price-rise and the Indo-US nuclear deal in the upcoming Budget session of Parliament commencing from Monday.
The BJP is expected to step up the offensive on the Congress-led UPA Government and put it on the mat on crucial issues affecting the common man. The BJP plans to raise the issues during the discussion on motion of thanks on President's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, as also on during the discussion on the general budget.
The party is also likely to raise issues of step-motherly treatment to the NDA-ruled States and demand early Assembly elections in Karnataka, before the expiry of the President's rule in May-end.
Raising the pitch, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi for extending lip-sympathy to farmers during her recent visit to her parliamentary constituency of Rae Bareli, even as 11 more farmers committed suicide in the last 72 hours in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
Three farmers from Amaravati and Washim district and 2 from Yavatmal and 1 each from Bhandara, Nagpur and Wardha ended their lives. Farmers suicides continue unabated and the figure since January 1 has crossed over 140 in the last 50 days.
Javadekar accused the Congress of shedding crocodile tears on the plight of farmers without any concrete action plan. The Congress economics deprived the farmers of just remunerative prices.
The BJP is expected to step up the offensive on the Congress-led UPA Government and put it on the mat on crucial issues affecting the common man. The BJP plans to raise the issues during the discussion on motion of thanks on President's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, as also on during the discussion on the general budget.
The party is also likely to raise issues of step-motherly treatment to the NDA-ruled States and demand early Assembly elections in Karnataka, before the expiry of the President's rule in May-end.
Raising the pitch, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi for extending lip-sympathy to farmers during her recent visit to her parliamentary constituency of Rae Bareli, even as 11 more farmers committed suicide in the last 72 hours in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
Three farmers from Amaravati and Washim district and 2 from Yavatmal and 1 each from Bhandara, Nagpur and Wardha ended their lives. Farmers suicides continue unabated and the figure since January 1 has crossed over 140 in the last 50 days.
Javadekar accused the Congress of shedding crocodile tears on the plight of farmers without any concrete action plan. The Congress economics deprived the farmers of just remunerative prices.
Minister advice to SRK
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday said public icons who passed off smoking on screens as "creative liberty" should take a leaf out of the book of actors like Aamir Khan how to use the artistic tool.
"Creative liberty should be used to improve society and not kill mankind", Ramadoss said in response to a query on public icons supporting smoking on screen as their right to creative liberty.
Look at Taare Zammen Par, he said, saying the film has helped in changing the mindset of thousands of teachers and parents in looking at the problem of dyslexia. "That is what creative liberty should do", he said.
Shah Rukh had recently defended in Delhi on-screen smoking saying it was a creative liberty of artistes. According to Ramadoss, increasing tobacco abuse by students was a growing matter of concern.
The Indian component of the global youth tobacco survey indicated that nearly 10 per cent of Indian high school going students used tobacco products. Studies from Nimhans pointed to decreasing age of alcohol consumption from 27 to 24 and now 19 years and increasing alcohol consumption among women, he said.
Changing dietary habits was also giving rise to problems like childhood obesity. "We appear to now even overtaking countries like the us on the issue of obesity", he said.
Ramadoss had last month said Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan can learn a thing or two from superstar Rajinikant regarding smoking on screen. He had also said Khan should not have smoked in the stands while watching a cricket match in Mumbai.
22 February 2008
Left seeks probe into IPL Money Spinning
The Left parties on Friday demanded that the Centre probe into the source of "hundreds of crores of rupees of black money" spent on the auction of Indian cricketers and that how a senior member of the government was associated with the "'outrageous gambling".
Top leaders of the CPI(M), CPI and Forward Bloc deplored the "pampering" of cricket, at the expense of other games - be it hockey, football or athletics -- which were being eliminated systematically.
Top leaders of the CPI(M), CPI and Forward Bloc deplored the "pampering" of cricket, at the expense of other games - be it hockey, football or athletics -- which were being eliminated systematically.
Vijayakanth Looking for Partners
After realising that it will be effort in vain to contest Election alone Vijayakanth DDMK leader has now decided to come down from his original stand that he would fight elections alone, what ever be the Consequences.
He says now His party is ready to form Alliance with Congress and Left Parties.As reader may be aware,Congress high Command did depute Mr Arunkumar to explore every posiblity to provide alternate alliance other than DMK and the ADMK.
Now that DMK has understood Congress is drifting away from DMK not only on the Allaince front even on the Ram Sethu issue.It is trying its best to hold PMK,giving some fringe benefits.
BJP,ADMK and the MDMK has almost struck a anallaince for the coming LOKSABHA.
Now Vijayakanth Voicing it remains to be seen the Stalwarts in the Left front decide desert DMK or stick on??
He says now His party is ready to form Alliance with Congress and Left Parties.As reader may be aware,Congress high Command did depute Mr Arunkumar to explore every posiblity to provide alternate alliance other than DMK and the ADMK.
Now that DMK has understood Congress is drifting away from DMK not only on the Allaince front even on the Ram Sethu issue.It is trying its best to hold PMK,giving some fringe benefits.
BJP,ADMK and the MDMK has almost struck a anallaince for the coming LOKSABHA.
Now Vijayakanth Voicing it remains to be seen the Stalwarts in the Left front decide desert DMK or stick on??
A New education Plan with a difference
This is the Message from the Founder of Sushilhari Residential School,KELAMBAKKAM Shri Siva Sankar Baba
Today's education does not bring out the hidden talents in your children. To quote from Bernard Shaw, 'The educational institutions are places where diamonds are dimmed and pebbles are polished.' This is the piteous condition of our institutions today.
Children are forced to carry a heavy load of books, regardless of relevance; they have periodic unit tests and their homework is done by their parents. Children's lives have been mechanical and they have started nurturing a hatred for school life. The same children relish reading 'Amar Chitra Katha' stories at night, because these books are interesting.
So why have you not made the study lessons too, interesting? If you are able to create lessons as interesting as story books are, would not the children be eager to learn? A child that is able to view TV programmes till 12:00 midnight, would definitely learn lessons taught through the same medium.
We have introduced a new education plan. BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE!
Your child need not rush to catch the van in the morning. I have created a paradise at Kelambakkam. Your children will stay there, wake up in the morning to the music of the birds and nature's motherly touch, they will participate in the Yagna there, do some body building exercises at our well-equipped gym. They will get fresh milk from our dairy farm, good food cooked in healthy surroundings that will take care of their physical well being. They will be given excellent education. They will also have lot of spare time to play at our vast playground.
They will not 'bear the burden of books on their shoulders.' They will not have the burden of examination. They will be assessed on what they learn.
For instance, when you were young, you were taught 'There was 165cm. rainfall at Darjeeling.' For all you knew, Darjeeling could have been an elephant or a horse! You did not know what 165cm. meant. You will recite by rote, 'Emperor Asoka planted trees' and be awarded cent percent marks.
An education that never allowed you to understand what you were taught. a B.Com. graduate may not know to fill up a money order form or a credit coupon. a B.E. graduate would be at loss to rectify a fuse. What sort of education is this?
In our school, our children will learn whatever is required for a full-fledged personality. They will know painting, dance, music, yoga, karate, carpenting, plumbing, foreign languages; they will be chiseled into total personalities ready to face the world and swim against the current, if need be. Their school desk education will be for five hours only. Rest of the time, they will learn to master other topics. The latent potential in each student will be tapped - gently but firmly. Our aim is to make children totally able, self-confident citizens. I have brought the best books, audio cassettes from across the world. I have set up an in-house theater, a ready made swimming pool. Your children will start loving school and will want to stay back even during holidays.
I have created this school on such a psychological plane.
BENEFITS :
We have come to make a mark on this world. A time is nearing when the world will speak of us. We know each other. We know our potential. It is no big deal talking about our accomplishments. Let us just keep doing our duty. The world will speak of us one day. I have already stated as my quotation, 'World's envy, God's pride'. Samratchana is an establishment that does God proud, and the world will covet our achievements.
RamaRajya (spiritual complex) is not one of the resorts. It is the only resort. We are aiming big. We are acting fast. Our decisions are right. It is the result that is important and not projection. I am result oriented and am looking at ways and means for a more productive Samratchana.
Samratchana is actually not an organization. It is a model of Vasudeva Kudumbakam (the concept of the world as one family). Amidst spiritual establishments, Samratchana stands a class apart as a spiritual family, because it has mastered the art of volunteer service.
Samratchana is the center for self-realization, helping people become aware of their innate Divinity. Lack of material resources and lack of direction is deflecting people away from their divinity. Samratchana offers various facilities that cater to the needs of people making them healthier, self-sufficient leaders, so they can use their time to realize the Divinity that they are.
Samratchana has successfully eliminated the need for money as a resource as also the distinction of caste, creed, gender, materialistic station. There is no paid staff anywhere in this organization (I am using the term 'organization' because people seem to understand that better). Volunteers, who have understood My concept of Universal Love and the whole world being one family, render the various services during their leisure time. I never ask anyone to do service. I illustrate by doing it myself; I am the first volunteer of Samratchana. By observing me, people get drawn into serving everyone as God.
Samratchana is growing into a huge establishment. It is gaining international recognition. Keep watching! The time is soon coming when people will want to employ our Samratchana children. Already people are eager to take Samratchana girls as their brides. Samratchana children do not look down on any type of work. They maintain their houses well, they polish chappals. They do not entertain anger. They are very patient. So our children have a great demand in the marriage market.
So also, employers would want to employ Samratchana students (students of SushilHari International Residential School), because these children would be brought up well and capable of doing any type of work. They would have been trained on every skill necessary for a human being.
SushilHari School is here to bring out the best in your child. A highly interactive way of education, with more of video presentations and very little homework and examinations. Children after their schooling come out not just with academic knowledge but are also well versed in many other arts like Music, Dance, Instruments, Yoga, Veda, Meditation, Swimming, Sports and are also trained in handling small electrical, carpentry, mason work, day-to-day banking and insurance transactions etc., which are required for the practical day-to-day living.
The education is based more on a holistic ground than on only academic front. The child comes out as an independent and confident individual once out of SushilHari School.
www.sushilharischool.org
Today's education does not bring out the hidden talents in your children. To quote from Bernard Shaw, 'The educational institutions are places where diamonds are dimmed and pebbles are polished.' This is the piteous condition of our institutions today.
Children are forced to carry a heavy load of books, regardless of relevance; they have periodic unit tests and their homework is done by their parents. Children's lives have been mechanical and they have started nurturing a hatred for school life. The same children relish reading 'Amar Chitra Katha' stories at night, because these books are interesting.
So why have you not made the study lessons too, interesting? If you are able to create lessons as interesting as story books are, would not the children be eager to learn? A child that is able to view TV programmes till 12:00 midnight, would definitely learn lessons taught through the same medium.
We have introduced a new education plan. BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE!
Your child need not rush to catch the van in the morning. I have created a paradise at Kelambakkam. Your children will stay there, wake up in the morning to the music of the birds and nature's motherly touch, they will participate in the Yagna there, do some body building exercises at our well-equipped gym. They will get fresh milk from our dairy farm, good food cooked in healthy surroundings that will take care of their physical well being. They will be given excellent education. They will also have lot of spare time to play at our vast playground.
They will not 'bear the burden of books on their shoulders.' They will not have the burden of examination. They will be assessed on what they learn.
For instance, when you were young, you were taught 'There was 165cm. rainfall at Darjeeling.' For all you knew, Darjeeling could have been an elephant or a horse! You did not know what 165cm. meant. You will recite by rote, 'Emperor Asoka planted trees' and be awarded cent percent marks.
An education that never allowed you to understand what you were taught. a B.Com. graduate may not know to fill up a money order form or a credit coupon. a B.E. graduate would be at loss to rectify a fuse. What sort of education is this?
In our school, our children will learn whatever is required for a full-fledged personality. They will know painting, dance, music, yoga, karate, carpenting, plumbing, foreign languages; they will be chiseled into total personalities ready to face the world and swim against the current, if need be. Their school desk education will be for five hours only. Rest of the time, they will learn to master other topics. The latent potential in each student will be tapped - gently but firmly. Our aim is to make children totally able, self-confident citizens. I have brought the best books, audio cassettes from across the world. I have set up an in-house theater, a ready made swimming pool. Your children will start loving school and will want to stay back even during holidays.
I have created this school on such a psychological plane.
BENEFITS :
We have come to make a mark on this world. A time is nearing when the world will speak of us. We know each other. We know our potential. It is no big deal talking about our accomplishments. Let us just keep doing our duty. The world will speak of us one day. I have already stated as my quotation, 'World's envy, God's pride'. Samratchana is an establishment that does God proud, and the world will covet our achievements.
RamaRajya (spiritual complex) is not one of the resorts. It is the only resort. We are aiming big. We are acting fast. Our decisions are right. It is the result that is important and not projection. I am result oriented and am looking at ways and means for a more productive Samratchana.
Samratchana is actually not an organization. It is a model of Vasudeva Kudumbakam (the concept of the world as one family). Amidst spiritual establishments, Samratchana stands a class apart as a spiritual family, because it has mastered the art of volunteer service.
Samratchana is the center for self-realization, helping people become aware of their innate Divinity. Lack of material resources and lack of direction is deflecting people away from their divinity. Samratchana offers various facilities that cater to the needs of people making them healthier, self-sufficient leaders, so they can use their time to realize the Divinity that they are.
Samratchana has successfully eliminated the need for money as a resource as also the distinction of caste, creed, gender, materialistic station. There is no paid staff anywhere in this organization (I am using the term 'organization' because people seem to understand that better). Volunteers, who have understood My concept of Universal Love and the whole world being one family, render the various services during their leisure time. I never ask anyone to do service. I illustrate by doing it myself; I am the first volunteer of Samratchana. By observing me, people get drawn into serving everyone as God.
Samratchana is growing into a huge establishment. It is gaining international recognition. Keep watching! The time is soon coming when people will want to employ our Samratchana children. Already people are eager to take Samratchana girls as their brides. Samratchana children do not look down on any type of work. They maintain their houses well, they polish chappals. They do not entertain anger. They are very patient. So our children have a great demand in the marriage market.
So also, employers would want to employ Samratchana students (students of SushilHari International Residential School), because these children would be brought up well and capable of doing any type of work. They would have been trained on every skill necessary for a human being.
SushilHari School is here to bring out the best in your child. A highly interactive way of education, with more of video presentations and very little homework and examinations. Children after their schooling come out not just with academic knowledge but are also well versed in many other arts like Music, Dance, Instruments, Yoga, Veda, Meditation, Swimming, Sports and are also trained in handling small electrical, carpentry, mason work, day-to-day banking and insurance transactions etc., which are required for the practical day-to-day living.
The education is based more on a holistic ground than on only academic front. The child comes out as an independent and confident individual once out of SushilHari School.
www.sushilharischool.org
Market in Deep Red
The flows are mixed at the FII desk and volumes are very low, according to sources.Dealers are cautious and expect a rangebound market. Trading interest among retail and other investors are negligible.
SENSEX 17,449.49 -285.19 -1.61
MIDCAP 7,616.41 -52.52 -0.68
SMLCAP 9,639.58 -53.41 -0.55
Nifty Down 1.5%
SENSEX 17,449.49 -285.19 -1.61
MIDCAP 7,616.41 -52.52 -0.68
SMLCAP 9,639.58 -53.41 -0.55
Nifty Down 1.5%
Iron Lady Turns 60
Former Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa,also called Iron Lady of Indian Politics celebrated her 60th birthday (Makham star) at Tirukadaiyur,in the early hours of Thursday by performing various homams and special poojas.
The poojas lasted four hours. Accompanied by her confidante Sasikala and a few others, the former CM, clad in green silk saree, arrived at the Amirthagateswara temple around 5 am.
The priests received her with ceremonial temple honours. The homams and other poojas took place at ‘Nandhi Mandapam’, the inner prakaram of the temple. Journalists and partymen were not allowed entry into that area.
Jayalalithaa performed ‘Gho Pooja’ (cow worship), Gaja Pooja (elephant worship), Ganapathy Homam, Aayul Homam, Saptha Dravya Homam, Sudharsana Homam, Dhanvanthri Homam, Navagraha Homam and Mrutynjaya Homam.
Around 7.45 a.m the holy waters kept in the homam were showered on her. She also offered worship at the Amirthagateswara Sannathi and Abirami Amman Sannathi.
Tight police security was in place at the temple town. Besides, private securitymen had been deployed in large numbers outside the temple.
Her Party men has started gearing up for her English birthday which falls on 24th Feb
The poojas lasted four hours. Accompanied by her confidante Sasikala and a few others, the former CM, clad in green silk saree, arrived at the Amirthagateswara temple around 5 am.
The priests received her with ceremonial temple honours. The homams and other poojas took place at ‘Nandhi Mandapam’, the inner prakaram of the temple. Journalists and partymen were not allowed entry into that area.
Jayalalithaa performed ‘Gho Pooja’ (cow worship), Gaja Pooja (elephant worship), Ganapathy Homam, Aayul Homam, Saptha Dravya Homam, Sudharsana Homam, Dhanvanthri Homam, Navagraha Homam and Mrutynjaya Homam.
Around 7.45 a.m the holy waters kept in the homam were showered on her. She also offered worship at the Amirthagateswara Sannathi and Abirami Amman Sannathi.
Tight police security was in place at the temple town. Besides, private securitymen had been deployed in large numbers outside the temple.
Her Party men has started gearing up for her English birthday which falls on 24th Feb
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