Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 57 points in early trade on buying by domestic investors and foreign funds ahead of IIP and inflation data scheduled to be released later in the day amid firm Asian cues. Also, the NSE Nifty again crossed the 7,700-mark.

The 30-share index was 57.05 points or 0.23 per cent higher at 25,079.21 in early trade with sectoral indices led by consumer durables, oil&gas, healthcare, auto, realty and banking in the positive zone.

The gauge had rallied 348.32 points in yesterday's trade. The National Stock Exchange's Nifty regained the crucial 7,700-mark by rising 30.25 points or 0.39 per cent to 7,701.65.

Dealers said widening of positions by participants ahead of key economic data -- industrial production (IIP) for February and consumer price index (CPI) for March -- to be released after market closing today and a firm trend in other Asian bourses influenced sentiment.

Moreover, expectations of a normal monsoon this year, too had a positive impact, they said. The government yesterday said after two years of deficient rainfall, monsoon this year is expected to be normal.

In regional markets, Japan's Nikkei was up 1.19 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.26 per in early trade today. China's main Shanghai Composite Index, however, fell by s0.54 per cent. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.12 per cent lower in yesterday's trade.

Mumbai: Rupee edged up by 5 paise to 66.39 against dollar in the early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks.

Besides, a higher opening in the domestic stock markets and sustained foreign fund inflows supported the rupee but dollar's strength against other currencies overseas capped the gains.

Yesterday, the rupee had moved up by 3 paise to close at 66.44 on increased selling of US dollar by banks and exporters. Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose further by 57.05 points or 0.23 per cent at 25,079.21 in early trade.

Amritsar: BSF personnel today recovered heroin worth Rs 9.50 crore in international market along the International Border in Amritsar sector.

Acting on a tip-off, BSF jawans of the Mohinder border outpost conducted a search and seized two packets of heroin, together weighing 1.9 Kg worth around Rs 9.50 crore on the international market, BSF Punjab Frontier DIG, R S Katariya said.

Rule the World like a Disney Princess– Pull off the new Kids Keeley this spring

Crocs unveils its new ‘KEELEY’ collection for the tiny humans, from feeling like some Disney Princess to hitting the beaches for some pleasant spring breeze , a pair of Keeley sandal is your escape. These synthetic soft yet comfortable Minni and polka leather ankle adjustable smart buckle canvas forefoot straps are designed in colorful springy combinations of pinks and purple and mint and grey’s for a trendy look for your child.

Kids Keeley have specially been designed with more comfortable thinner straps of red hearts and Minni patches. Keeley springtime mini wedge are a perfect pair of feet for parties, the kids mini wedge straps are laced with shimmer bows and glamorous studs reflecting a Princess look.

The Keeley Sandal Minni can be pulled off with denim shorts, hot pants, jump suits or any casual attire. The Keeley Spring wedges are available in exquisite colors and cute cartoon characters. The are designed of Croslite foam footbed on top of a Croslite foam construction outsole for Double comfort; it has all of the Crocs cushion and comfort kids’ love. The Keeley Disney Princess flats are cutely designed fully shimmer laced soft soles which would befit a girl. These flats can be pulled off with a cute princess like frock.

Hey there you tiny tots, hit the nearest crocs store and grab a pair of cute pair of or log onto www.shopcrocs.in. 

A Happy feet reflects a happy face, look cute – Choose Keeley Crocs

ஈசியான முறையில் பொருட்களை வாங்க ஈசி டீல் (Easy Deal App) - தமிழில் ஆப் அறிமுகம்

தற்போதைய காலக்கட்டத்தில், உலகில் எந்த மூலையில் இருக்கும் எந்த பொருட்களாக இருந்தாலும் அவற்றை நாம் இருக்கும் இடத்தில் இருந்தபடியே வாங்கிவிடும் வசதியை தொழில்நுட்பங்கள் கொடுத்திருக்கிறது. இதுபோன்ற தொழில்நுட்ப வசதிகள் வெவ்வேறு பெயர்களில் தினமும் அறிமுகமாகிக் கொண்டிருந்தாலும், முழுக்க முழுக்க தமிழில் இதுபோன்ற ஒரு தொழில்நுட்பம் இருக்கிறதா? என்றால், இல்லை என்று தான் பதில் வரும்.

ஆனால், இனி அப்படியான பதில் வராது. ஆம், முழுக்க முழுக்க தமிழில் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஈ காமர்ஸ் ஆப், ‘ஈசி டீல்’ (Easy Deal App) அறிமுகமாகியுள்ளது.

காய்கறி, பழவகைகள், மளிகை பொருட்கள் முதல், ஏ.சி. பிரிட்ஜ்ட், டிவி என எலக்ட்ரானிக் பொருட்கள் என மக்களுக்கு தேவைப்படும் அனைத்து விதமான பொருட்களைய்யும், மக்கள் தாங்கள் இருக்கும் இடத்தில் இருந்தபடியே வாங்கும் பெரும் வசதியை இந்த ஆப் செய்கிறது.

அதிலும், வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் வாங்கும் பொருட்களை கொரியர் சர்வீஸ் மூலம் விநியோகிக்காமல், தங்களது கட்டுப்பாட்டில் இயங்கும் கிளை விநியோக மையம் மூலமாகவே, விநியோகிப்பதால், பொருட்கள் பாதுகாப்பாகவும், தரம் குறையாமலும் வாடிக்கையாளர்களுக்கு கிடைப்பது இதன் மற்றொரு சிறப்பு.

ஈசி டீல், என்ற இந்த ஆப்பை ஆன்ராய்ட் போன்களில் டவுன்லோட் செய்துக்கொண்டால் போதும், பல்லாயிறக்கணக்கான பொருட்கள் உங்களது உள்ளங்கையில் வந்துவிடும். தற்போதையை கோடைக்காலத்திற்கு ஏற்ப, ஈசி டீல், பலவகையான பழ வகைகளை விநியோகம் செய்து வருகிறது என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

6 மணி நேரம் முதல் 48 மணி நேரம் வரை, என பொருட்கள் விநியோகம் செய்வதில் துரிதத்தைக் காட்டும் ஈசி டீல், பொருட்களின் விநியோகத்தை இலவசமாக செய்வதோடு, வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் மார்கெட்டில் தாங்கள் வாங்கும் விலையைக் காட்டிலும், ‘ஈசி டீல்’ நிறுவனம் குறைந்த விலையில், மொபைல் போன்கள், எலக்ட்ரானிக் பொருட்கள், காய்கறிகள் பழ வகைகள், ஆடைகள் என அனைத்துவிதமான பொருட்களையும் குறைந்த விலையில், பலவிதமான சலுகைகளுடன் விற்பனை செய்கிறது.

எளிமையான முறையில் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட இந்த புதிய ஆபின் அறிமுக விழா இன்று சென்னை விஜய் பார்க் ஓட்டலில் நடைபெற்றது. இதில் சிறப்பு விருந்தினர்களாக பிரபல விளம்பரப்பட இயக்குநரும், ‘சுற்றுலா’ திரைப்படத்தின் இயக்குநருமான வி.ராஜேஷ் அல்ஃபெரட், ஈசி டீல் நிறுவனத்தின் நிர்வாக இயக்குநர் ஐ.ஜார்லஸ் ஜெபராஜ், பிரபல திரைப்பட நடிகர் ரமேஷ் கண்ணா, செய்தி வாசிப்பாளர் எம்.சண்முகம், சன் தொலைக்காட்சி புகழ் புலவர் எம்.ஏ.ராமலிங்கம் ஆகியோர் கலந்துக்கொண்டார்கள்.

தற்போது செயல்பட்டு வரும் இதுபோன்ற ஈ காமர்ஸ் ஆப்கள் அனைத்தும் வட இந்தியாவை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டு இயங்குவதோடு, நாம் ஆர்டர் கொடுக்கும் பொருட்களையும் அங்கிருந்தே வாடிக்கையாளர்களுக்கு விநியோகம் செய்து வருகின்றன. ஆனால் தென்னிந்தியாவை தலைமையிடமாக் கொண்டு இயக்கும் ஈசி டீல் ஆப், அனைத்து மாவட்டங்கங்கள் மட்டும் இன்றி அனைத்து பகுதிகளிலும் விநியோகத்திற்காக தனி மையம் ஒன்றை செயல்படுத்தி வருகிறது.

தற்போது தென்னிந்தியாவில் அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ள ஈசி டீல் ஆப், இன்னும் ஒரு வருடத்தில் இந்தியா முழுவதும் தனது சேவையை தொடங்க உள்ளது. மேலும், லாபத்தை மட்டுமே நோக்கமாக கொள்ளாமல், மக்களுக்கு வேலை வாய்ப்புகளையும் உருவாக்கிக் கொடுக்கும் வகையில், ஈசி டீல் ஆப் நிறுவனம் செயல்படுவதாக, அந்நிறுவனத்தின் மேலாளர் அருண் அகஸ்டின் தெரிவித்தார்.

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Actor Rahul Roy, Avika Gor, Gaurav Gera attends "3rd India Dance Week" conference hosted by Sandip Soparrkar

Yet again, dance maestro Sandip Soparrkar dressed in his favorite designer Deepak Shah cloths, looked in great spirits as he hosted the press conference to announce dance associates, NGO tie up and dynamic jury of Phoenix Marketcity presents "India Dance Week". The stars together also unveiled the trophy and the logo of this prestigious dance festival which is in its 3rd year now at the European themed courtyard space, Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity.

"India Dance Week" is the first ever two day dance festival celebrated on International Dance Day in India (29-30th April), where varied dance forms be it Indian or International classical, Indian or international folk, Ballroom, Hip Hop or contemporary all come together on one single platform. The day two is the mega competition day where participants come from different parts of the country and perform on varied dance styles.

Sandip Soparrkar hosted the introduction ceremony of this unique dance fest at the Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla which was attended by the esteemed jury consisting of Actor Rahul Roy, actor Gaurav Gera, actress Avika Gor, singer actress Sanober Kabir and Japanese dancer Ryoko De.

Dance Maestro also introduced Roadies Fame actor Raj Kumar Singh and actor Ssumier Pasricha as the hosts for "3rd India Dance Week". Sandip happily announced tie ups with two NGO's - Advitya foundation and PETA India. Actor Amit Dolawat and Actress Sharbani Mukherjee represented as the Voice of the NGO's respectively.

The evening started with enthusiastic Indian classical and folk dance performances from Uma Rele’s ‘Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya’ followed by ballerinas from Villoo Bharucha's School of Ballet. Brian Fernandes' troupe performed hip hop and street dances and Sandip Soparrkar's Ballroom Studio presented some Classic Ballroom dances. At the launch meet Advitya children dance and so did dancers dressed as elephant and tiger supporting PETA.

The dynamic jury unveiled the trophy, cut the traditional cake, and looked very cheery and upbeat while performing impromptu dance moves on stage on Om Shanti Om title track.

Speaking on the occasion choreographer Sandip Soparrkar said, “I am thankful to Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla for hosting the 3rd year of this unique dance festival. This is one fest that brings all types of dances and dancers together and bonds them in one single thread."

The "3rd India Dance Week" has begun with a call for registrations and auditions for dance enthusiasts across the country with no age bar. So anyone and everyone who is a dance lover can apply for the grand competition. Mr. Rajendra Kalkar, President (West) of Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla said "We are glad that India Dance Week is growing year after year, we have already received applications from all over the country in just two days of the announcement. Keeping in mind the talent what's showing up we are sure that Sandip Soparrkar and the jury will have a great time choosing the winner."

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Missouri State University extends deadline for Undergraduate Courses application for the fall (July) 2016 session, to April 30

* Additionally, Indian students will benefit from University’s ‘Out-of-State Fee Waiver Programme’, reducing the tuition fee by almost 50%!

Mumbai, April 12, 2016: In what is particularly good news for Indian students, Missouri State University (MSU), one of the oldest and most reputed universities of Midwest US has extended its deadline for applying to Undergraduate Courses for the fall (July) 2016 session. The new deadline is April 30, 2016, now.

The most sought after undergraduate courses among international students at MSU are Bachelor in Material Sciences, Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Undergraduate Programme in Communication, Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship major, Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems major, Bachelor of Science in Accounting major and many more.

“To ease the pressure of 10+2 students who are applying for Undergraduate Courses, we have extended the deadline till April 30, 2016. They can still apply for a course of their choice and we will process the application within a time frame of 3 to 4 weeks so that they join the upcoming Fall 2016 intake”, stated Colonel Kent D Thomas, Assistant Vice President, International Programmes, Missouri State University, US. Colonel Thomas will be in India this month from April 24 to 30, visiting various partner institutions and high schools in India.

In addition, the University has announced a slew of initiatives to make it easier for Indian students to pursue their dream of studying in the US at MSU. The most significant being University’s decision to apply “Out-of-State Fee Waiver Programme” on Indian students too, which will reduce the annual fee by almost 50%! The student must meet the SAT requirement (above the general entry requirements) to be eligible for this scholarship.

Benefits to Indian Students at MSU:

* The regular annual fee for international students applying for undergraduate courses is approximately $13,930. The university is presently offering ‘Out-of-State Fee Waiver Programme’, for Indian students, which will reduce the annual fees approximately by almost 50% (for 30 credit hours per year).

* The curriculum provides students from India with a global perspective to work in a variety of different domains.

* The well-organised on and off campus housing facilities at MSU are a boon to Indian students.

* MSU provides a friendly, encouraging and helpful campus offering many social opportunities to meet and develop relationships with different types of people.

Indian students would get invaluable exposure to new cultures at MSU as it has over 1,800 students from over 85 countries which render ample opportunities for cultural exchange and developing networks.

Jodhpur, 11th April, 2016: Now you don’t need to be in Bengaluru or Delhi to be a renowned fashion designer, JD institute announces its B-Town city expansion with fashion designing institute commences in Mohanpura, Jodhpur.

India is a nation with a prehistoric clothing design tradition, yet an emerging fashion industry. 

India’s fashion industry is very, very young although to see it today, as published and showcased in national newspapers and magazines, that is hard to imagine. The first professional fashion show held in this country was just over 20 years ago.

JD Institute of Fashion Technology has been a distinctively eminent name in the design fraternity of India for two and a half decades now. Founded in 1988, the institute is more often than ever, looked upon as a nationwide cornerstone for all the fervent aspirants who endeavor to make a lucrative career in the disciplines of either fashion, interiors or jewellery.

The institute has devotedly manifested designers of world class caliber such as Rocky S, Falguni & Shane, Reza, Gaurav Chabra, Urvashi Kaur, Maheka Mirpuri, Nitin- Isha, Niket Mishra to name a few. 

Raghuvendra Rathore, Pallavi Jaipur, Rohit Kamra are some of the prominent fashion designers from Rajasthan who have stepped  into the core fashion market.

Mr.RC Dalal, Executive Director, JD institute of Fashion Technology, said, ”JD Institute of Fashion Technology focuses on creating the designers of tomorrow. The institute is committed to anticipating and fulfilling the ever-changing requirements of the design industry by producing world-class designers. In the fashion industry, Jodhpur has always been renowned for royal Indian menswear like bandhgala jackets, Jodhpur jackets and breeches. I am sure,the world will see some of the finest fashion designers from Jodhpur in the future."

Abhishek Trivedi, Centre Director, JD Institute of Fashion technology, said, ”There is an amazing amount of talent in Jodhpur but used to lack professional design training and infrastructure which lead to movement of students travelling to Delhi or Mumbai, like I did. I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. Design creates culture, culture creates the value and values determine the future, the whole world will witness the future designed by the students from Jodhpur in the coming time.”

~All things Natural~

New Delhi - Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic introduces an all new range of Skincare Serum. Derived from the goodness of nature including essential oils and other nourishing ingredients, Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Serums aims at Skin renewal naturally.

Packed with the goodness of all things natural, these serums are specially designed for all skin types, making it safe and suitable for everyone. The skincare range includes Anti Acne serum, Skin lightening serum and Anti Pigmentation Serum.

At Aroma Magic they to do what they believe in and develop concepts and products that are original and authentic. Their work is a thoughtful balance and harmony of substance and style, nature and science, people and spirit

Check out the product details below:

1.Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Anti Acne Serum

30ml Rs.750

Powered by the blend of essential oils of cypress and tea tree, the serum is enriched with anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. It helps to reduce and treat acne flare ups, dries up acne and constrict open pores. Orange blossom, rosemary infused water along with extracts of mangosteen and tocopherol in its formulation helps to maintain natural PH balance and oil levels thus ensuring your skin is calm, soothed and blemish free.

2.Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Skin Lightening Serum

30ml Rs.750

Powered by the potent blend of essential oils of helichrysum, neroli, and chamomile infused water the serum helps lighten your skin, blemishes and scars giving it a smooth even tone. Licorice and tocopherol in its formulation improves your skin tone to reveal a lighter and brighter complexion.

3.Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Anti Pigmentation Serum

30ml Rs.750

Powered by the potent blend of essential oils of rosemary, lemon and chamomile infused water this serum lightens blemish, dark spot and pigmentation patch on face and body. Radish root extract and vitamin B12 in its formula helps to protect the skin from sun damage and free radicals, leaving it clearer and prevents the formation of future dark spots.

Creating Good Samaritans

Columbia Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad organizes a BLS training session for Kavi Nagar Association members

Ghaziabad, 12 April, 2016: Columbia Asia Hospital as part of their ‘Good Samaritan' initiative, organized a BLS training session in association with Kavi Nagar association today in their hospital premises.

A total of 30 members took part in the session and were benefited by the training. The session was conducted by Dr Rahul Ramteke, Consultant Cardiology, Columbia Asia hospital-Ghaziabad. The members were enlightened about the importance of having basic life support training and how crucial it can be in the time of emergencies. The points highlighted were how this training can be life saving in the time of illnesses & injuries where each second till the time patient reaches a hospital.

Speaking on the session Dr Rahul Ramteke, Cardiologist, Columbia Asia Hospital said, “Imagine a scenario in any workplace in Ghaziabad where a worker collapses with a sudden cardiac arrest and it is left to the colleagues to take some immediate steps to revive him/her before an ambulance arrives. Hardly anyone amongst us is trained to act in such a situation. Not only is the awareness among common people grossly lacking when it comes to medical emergency response, our behavior is also governed by several myths.

For example, we try to immediately pour water in the mouth of a person who has fainted, when this can actually choke the person, rather than revive him/her. This is why basic emergency response training is so important. Hence, we decided to conduct these sessions with local Ghaziabad residents who can be prepared for medical emergencies like these & help save a life”.

The training session was followed by random blood sugar & blood pressure check.

India’s Leading Financial & Analytics Institute ‘Imarticus Learning’ Won Prestigious Awards

Imarticus Learning is one of India’s leading finance and analytics training institute. Over the past few months, Imarticus has been in the news for all the right reasons. Initially, with its fresh round of funding, and more recently with the awards it has won.

With best-in-class trainers and its state-of-the-art classroom and online offerings, it’s hardly surprising that Imarticus was awarded the ‘Best Data Analytics Institute’ at the National Awards in IT Excellence, by the Stars of the Industry Group held at the Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai.Earlier this year, Imarticus Learning also won the prestigious ‘Education Excellence Award 2015’, which was presented by the Brands Academy. This event was held in New Delhi.

Imarticus Learning started its journey of certification and employment-linked training with bespoke and first-of-its-kind classroom programs in investment banking and capital markets. Over the past couple of years, it has diversified into a full-service training institution with focus on Data Analytics as a learning wing.

In the Analytics arena, Imarticus Learning went on to win another couple of awards that helped establish itself as a force to be reckoned with. Three of their programs – (i) Data Science with SAS, (ii) Certification in SAS Programming and (iii) Certification in Python went on to win awards by Analytics Vidhya, a leading analytics online community. Another leading analytics community, Analytics India Magazine, rated Imarticus in the Top4 analytics training institutes in India – adding yet another feather to its cap.

“These accolades are extremely encouraging and help strengthen us in our quest to democratize quality education in the field of finance and analytics”, said Sonya Hooja, co-founder of Imarticus Learning.

For further details: http://imarticus.org/

From L-R: Anshu Mor-The Talking Mime, Ankur Warikoo-Nearby, Saket Jain-Fenesta, Ruchi Warikoo-Hot Shops, Rajul Garg- Sunstone Business School & Rabani Garag, Reading Caterpiller

SHEROES’ The SHIFT –The Men’s Conference pitches ‘Gender Diversity’ as a shared matter

Top CEO’s and Spouses set the tone for evolving gender norms, changing workplaces and shared roles

New Delhi, April 13, 2016: For the first time ever, nearly 65% men including a diversely rich panel of CEOs and founders gathered at the first edition of SHEROES, The SHIFT – The Men’s Conference - to mark their support as allies for gender equality. The event emphasized on discussions around men initiating for role reversals and helping women in household work. They pondered over the rise of shared parenting, breaking stereotypes at home and the workplace.

The conference moderated by Natasha Badhwar, Founder, The Ochre Sky, facilitated dialogues around the new black in gender equality, and roped in men and women who have been instrumental in shaping change in homes and at the workplace. The event witnessed Taru Kapoor, the Head of Tinder India Ankur Warikoo, CEO and Founder, Nearbuy and spouse Ruchi Warikoo, Rajul Garg, Founder Sunstone Business School, Investor and spouse Rabani Garg, spill the beans on their evolution.

Elucidating further, Sairee Chahal, Founder & CEO, SHEROES.in commented, “Gender equality is no more a women's responsibility. Men are equally participating as it benefits them too. With an increasing number of men taking on the task of caring for children as their partners work, breaking down traditional gender stereotypes has become increasingly important. Today, these CEOs present here disclosed how they spend time with their family despite having a busy life and share work at home with their partners even in terms of parenting. By bringing them in conversation as the advocates of gender diversity, our motive is to inspire those young men and women who consider these men in leadership as their role models.”

Saket Jain, CEO, Fenesta, commented, “It’s high time that we start perceiving gender on a spectrum and not as two divergent sets of standards. We men have a unique responsibility to be out in front on increasing women in the workforce. Let’s not call it a women’s issue but a workforce issue. By getting integrated into this movement, we will be successful in opening up vast opportunities for women in business.”

Ankur Wariko, Co founder & CEO Nearbuy commented,“It was wonderful to be part of this great initiative by SHEROES.in as a panelist. I think the shift has happened; it’s something that we have started witnessing in bigger cities of India. Whether it’s about sharing finances or taking care of the child, people have started sharing the responsibilities and are equally taking care of all the things.  I personally never believed that there could a shift in responsibilities. Kudos to Team SHEROES.in and Sairee for introducing this fantastic initiative of bringing together people to discuss about this SHIFT. It’s indeed a great way to involve people in contributing and sharing their idea on gender diversity.

Gender equality has been an ongoing issue for tech giants like Facebook and Accenture. As the work towards improving the gender diversity continues, there are some other companies like Tinder, who have joined hands with SHEROES.in to establish a network of people, allowing them to share their views on diversity that is worth noting and learning.

April 2016, Mumbai: Whip the scorching summer heat with Skyy, Vodka. Skyy lends a cool, crisp and refreshing flavour to your summertime sips making it perfect for poolside parties, terrace parties, picnicking with friends or anywhere you decide to beat the heat.

You can also try your hand on creating some summer soothing cocktails such as Skyy Starlight, Skyy Fizz, Skyy Sunset, and Skyy perfect Martini for a wonderful time.

Skyy Vodka is available across all leading stores and bars. Price for 750ml

Mumbai: Rs 2475.00

Delhi: Rs 1680.00

In Pic: Geng Kheaw Wan (Green curry chicken)

The famous Waters Edge Café on Radisson BLU Resort, Kovalam Road, Mamallapuram has laid out a special Thai menu on 23^rd and 24^th April (Saturday & Sunday). The buffet will be on for lunch (both days) and dinner (on Saturday).

Children and adults can engage in activities like balloon sculpting & craft Shop, Entertainment like Magic show and Live Music, etc, apart from enjoying the delicious Thai food.

The Menu includes Tom Yum soup, Som Tum salad, Gaeng Daeng, Khao Pad 9 (fried rice), Pad Thai noodles, Kuay tiew (chicken noodles soup), Phuket Fish, Geng Kheaw Wan (Green curry chicken), Thai vegetable red curry, Massaman curry, Thai mango sticky rice pudding, Thai style cream caramel, live Thai noodles & rice counter etc.

According to Mr. Elango, Resort Manager, Radisson Resort, “Thai cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines in the world. Seven of Thailand's popular dishes have made it regularly to the list of the ‘World's 50 Most Delicious Foods, a worldwide online poll of 35,000 people by CNN Travel. Thailand had more dishes on the list than any other country. They were tom yam goong, pad Thai, som tam, massaman curry, green curry, Thai fried rice and moo nam tok.”

He further added, “Thai culinary emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge. It is known for its complex interplay of at least three to five fundamental taste senses like sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy, in each dish or the overall meal.”

The buffet has a combo price of Rs. 1750 plus taxes for adults, which includes a pint of beer and mocktail. For kids, it is Rs. 950 plus taxes. For reservations, call: 98406 03636 / 044 2744 3636.

President Pranab Mukherjee confers the prestigious Padma Shri on Madhu Pandit Dasa

Mumbai, 13th April, 2016: The presentation ceremony of the prestigious Padma Shri was held today in the historic Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Continuing the tradition, the Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Padma Shri to Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation. At the ceremony, illustrious personalities recognised for contributions in varied fields were also present.

Shri Madhu Pandit Dasa was honoured with the recognition for the distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for the children of India. On the occasion,he thanked the Government of India for the recognition. With regard to the honour, he said, “I dedicate this award to Srila Prabhupada, a true visionary who wanted to see a hunger free world. This recognition shall give immense encouragement to the Akshaya Patra team to reach greater heights. It is our humble service of providing nutrition to the government school children through the Akshaya Patra programme. It is an inspiration for me and the entire team at Akshaya Patra to reach out to many more hungry children of this country. Quality food for these children is essential for quality education that will in turn create citizens who can think for themselves and help develop good character.”

Madhu Pandit Dasa designed the first centralised kitchen of Akshaya Patra, to provide mid-day meals to underserved children in the Government schools of Bengaluru rural district during July 2000. Under his inspiring leadership and impeccable commitment, the organisation grew unceasingly towards its mission of feeding ‘5 million children by 2020.’

Akshaya Patra partners with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and various State Governments as one of the most admired Public Private Partnerships in education and child welfare. Scientific studies conducted by leading research organisations such as AC Nielsen and Sigma clearly established the positive impact of its mid-day meal programme.

Madhu Pandit Dasa set up a robust Governance Model that has made Akshaya Patra a hallmark of transparency and accountability. This is highlighted by the fact that Akshaya Patra is the only NGO in the country to win the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Gold Shield Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting five times in a row and placed in its prestigious Hall of Fame.

Under his leadership, Akshaya Patra has grown from providing 1500 children with mid-day meals to 1.5 million children in 15 years, becoming the world’s largest NGO-run school lunch programme. A Harvard case study, the Foundation has recently served the 2 billionth meal.

Madhu Pandit Dasa has completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT-Mumbai in the year 1980. While he was doing his M.Tech course in IIT-Mumbai in 1981, he dedicated himself to the service of humanity by becoming a full-time member of ISKCON. Apart from being the Chairman of Akshaya Patra, he also serves as the President of ISKCON Bangalore and Chairman of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir.

In Pic: Winner with the MY FM Regional Business Head - Mr.Danny Thakur and MY FM RJ

New Delhi, April 2016: MY FM announced the winner of the second season of first ever radio reality show called “Paiso Ka Ped”. Mayor of Jaipur- Nirmal Nahata, was present at the event and felicitated the winner. As a part of this activity the participants were supposed to hold the specially fabricated tree made with coins and currency notes. Whoever amongst the participants managed to hold the tree for the longest duration took away the prize.  

For this three day long activity, Paiso ka Ped was installed at the World Trade Park mall in Jaipur. After screening, 30 participants were selected who contested for Rs.5 lakh which was prize money of the activity. The winner for this 3 days activity was announced on Sunday, 10th April, 2016.

Speaking on the occasion Harrish Bhatia, CEO, MY FM, says, “It’s quite overwhelming to see a unique initiative shape so well in the second year. People turned out in huge numbers to be a part of this activity, which is a great achievement for MY FM. This is path breaking for us and we will aim on more such innovations to the industry. With this initiative we got the concept of a reality show for radio, which is a benchmark.”

Viplove Gupte, Chief Programming Officer, MY FM, says, “The money doesn’t grow on trees. Almost all of us have heard this, at least once in our life time. We wanted to change it. And hence, last year we organised the unique and almost unbelievable radio reality show. It was India’s first show of its kind where selected candidates were required to stand stuck to the “Money Tree” uninterrupted for 3 days at a stretch. The one who survives stuck to the tree won a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs.

This year in season 2, the moment we announced it, Pink City went in to an overdrive. In less than 3 days we had over 5000 registrations. After a 2 day long rigorous audition process, we narrowed down to final 60 who underwent a physical endurance test at Fortis Hospital, Jaipur. The final 30 contested underwent various tasks and this continued for 73 hours where at regular intervals, the contestants were eliminated. We are extremely happy with the amazing response given by Jaipur. Apart from participation, they also turned up in huge numbers at the venue World Trade Park. The concept is amazing, the execution this year was superb and next year, we will present an even better option.”

Feeling ecstatic about the win, Urvish Kumar, said, “I am very happy to have won this competition and grateful to MY FM for organizing it. It was a tough competition and everybody played very hard.”

The show was a huge success like last year and saw enthusiastic participation from the people of Jaipur city. Thousands of people witnessed the activity and the winner, Urvish Kumar, walked away with prize money of INR 5 lakhs.

BMC Introduces BladeLogic Threat Director to Reduce Security Vulnerabilities from Months to Minutes

New capability enables businesses to quickly address the 80 percent of data breaches caused by known vulnerabilities

Pune, April 13, 2016: BMC, the global leader in IT solutions for the digital enterprise, today announced its BladeLogic Threat Director solution to enable IT operations and security teams to move from a fractured defensive security approach to a coordinated offensive attack.

No matter where an enterprise is on its digital journey, security remains of the utmost importance. Eighty percent of attackers exploit known vulnerabilities most of which have a published patch available whereas a BMC and Forbes Insights report found that 44 percent of executives said data breaches occur even when vulnerabilities and their remediation have been identified.

These vulnerabilities remain unpatched because of a gap between when Security identifies the threat and when Operations issues a patch, often taking as long as 193 days.

“There is inherent friction between the Security team and the Operations team that results in everything from avoidable security risks, data loss, downtime and excessive labor costs,” said Sean Pike, program director, eDiscovery and Information Governance at IDC. “BMC’s BladeLogic Threat Director is the first solution to give security teams visibility into operational plans while giving operations an actionable view of threat data based on risk level.”

BMC’s BladeLogic Threat Director helps the Security and Operations teams become more agile and quickly move to a proactive security position for both cloud and on-premises systems. Security teams use the Security Dashboard to gain a view into operational plans and SLAs giving them the ability to assess the current security readiness of their organization.

BladeLogic Threat Director provides the Operations team with prescriptive and actionable data to address vulnerabilities based on perceived impact and policy, and it uses precise threat analytics to enable the relentless and expedient remediation of risks and reduction of the attack surface.

At F.Korbel & Bros, Inc., purveyor of America’s premier champagne, wine and brandy, security is a high priority,” said Tracy McMahan, IT support coordinator. “We are vigilant about staying on top of all updates and patches, yet it is a manual, time-consuming process. BMC's BladeLogic Threat Director solution will enable the security and operations teams to see what the other is doing, opening a dialog to allow the most urgent issues to be addressed first while balancing the operations teams need for uptime. Ultimately, BladeLogic Threat Director will help any company become more secure.”

“While the media likes to portray super hackers sitting in far-flung countries breaking into our key institutions, I have never seen this scenario play out. What I see is that vulnerabilities sneak in when an unsuspecting employee goes to a website, clicks a link or opens an attachment that appears legitimate, but is not. BMC’s BladeLogic Threat Director will help me to patch vulnerabilities more quickly, so I can keep the hackers out of our systems,” noted John Leach, senior network administrator at CBC Federal Credit Union.

“It is not a question of if your company will be hacked, but when, so our job is to keep the company’s security threat risk as low as possible,” said Jacquie Harrison, senior system analyst at Hampton Roads Sanitation District. “This isn’t easy when you factor in the vast number of systems across multiple sites that need up-to-date software and patches. It is a delicate balance between the needs of the organization, needs of the user, and needs of the IT Department. BMC’s BladeLogic Threat Director can become our first line of defense,especially with branded bugs like Heartbleed and Badlock, by performing the precise threat analytics and notifying our company of the perceived impact and vulnerabilities.”

“As digital services become a competitive force for companies, the number of new services and version updates multiplies exponentially as do the odds of a breach. Now more than ever, it is imperative that companies keep hackers out of their systems,” said Gavin Selkirk, President, APAC, BMC Software. “BMC’s BladeLogic Threat Director enables the security and operations teams to be vigilant in patching known vulnerabilities while also ensuring the customer’s digital experience is not disrupted.”

BMC’s BladeLogic Threat Director solution works in combination with BMC’s BladeLogic Server Automationsolution to help IT automatically link vulnerabilities to identified patches and create a defensive vulnerability attack plan. For information, visit http://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bladelogic-threat-director.html

Bangalore, 13th April 2016: ONergy Solar (Punam Energy Private Limited), a Kolkata based startup has raised a syndicated round of funding through IIM Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). The fund was contributed by Bajaj Electricals Limited as a part of their CSR initiative to actively support the start-up through strategic engagement.

Bajaj Electricals Limited, a part of the Bajaj Group, is a consumer durables (brown goods) and electrical manufacturing company. With diversified interests in lighting, luminaries, appliances, engineering & special projects, Bajaj Electricals aims to help ONergy Solar in innovative, disruptive and scalable schemes.

ONergy is one of the leading social enterprise that provides reliable and affordable clean energy products for solar lighting, cooking and electrification by setting up energy distribution and service networks to underserved households and institutions.

Speaking on the occasion, PiyushJaju, CEO, ONergy Solar said, “The investment from Bajaj Electricals has great strategic importance as we can bank on the expertise of Bajaj to grow our business. Also the investment is directed towards our growth in North East India, which faces acute energy poverty. We truly value the role of CIIE is facilitating this investment. Using CSR funds to invest in enterprises like ours can have a multiplier effect and can truly achieve greater impact than doing plain vanilla CSR.”

Mr. Shekhar Bajaj, CMD, Bajaj Electricals Limited, said “We would like to deploy our CSR funds by identifying right partner organizations who have the capability from ideation to execution, projects relevant to bring positive changes in the society we live in. We also try and leverage our in-house expertise and encourage employee engagement through volunteering from the vast pool of talent we have with us. Environmental sustainability is one our priority areas in CSR and supporting enterprises working in promoting renewable energies in energy deficit regions serves the larger purpose.”

CIIE, the technology business incubator at IIM-A, pursues entrepreneurship promotion through various funding, advisory, mentoring and incubation initiatives. CIIE helps corporates redirect their CSR contribution to a deserving startup and instigates relations between industry and incubators.  In addition to these, CIIE engages in research about the industry trends and best practices. These are facilitated through extensive networks, and partnerships with the IIMA community, investors and other crucial stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem of India and abroad.

Mumbai, 7th April 2016: Annapurna International School of Film & Media (AISFM), a name synonymous for film & media education has always been in the fore front to offer industry expertise to students that makes them excel in international platform. The uniqueness of the teaching of AISFM is the master classes and interactive sessions it conducts with industry veterans.

AISFM is constantly creating new avenues that would be a learning experience, while keeping each session fresh and interactive and bringing in a whole new experience that would benefit students. Students’ gain new insights and get to interact personally with them, thereby strengthening their belief of having taken up the right career.

Taking a step in this very direction, AISFM held an interactive session with Ms. Robyn Kershaw and Mr. David Redman from Australia, wherein they shared their experiences with the students. The students on their part, asked questions and gained a great insight into their working styles and methods.

David Redman is CEO and one of the founders of Redman Entertainments’ subsidiary, the Instinct Entertainment media group and has worked in the US, UK and Australian media and telecommunications industries with over 20 years of practical experience in fund raising and corporate and project management for various media businesses and projects. He has worked with a range of companies including Paramount, Universal, Village Roadshow, Channel Nine, Macquarie Investments, Island Records, Recorded Pictures, Hoyts, Virgin Interactive and Adlabs.

David also line produced the Adlabs distributed Bollywood hit comedy, Singh is Kinng, produced the Village Roadshow distributed comedy Take Away and the Hoyts/Nine distributed comedy You and Your Stupid Mate.

Robyn Kershaw is a producer and company director with RKP, a film and TV production company and RKPix a company focussed on multi-platform works. RKP and RKPix have produced feature films, TV, games, animation, short films and webisodes. Robyn is currently in development with Dollhouse Pictures on their first feature film and a number of Indian filmmakers including Nandita Das.

SodaBottleOpenerWala recently launched its “Weekend Threesome - #daruwalaweekends” concept taking place every Friday and Saturday, with fun filled elements in addition to our signature quirky attractions.

On 8^th April 2016, Best Kept Secret - one of the “hottest bands in India” (quoted by Times of India) will be performing at SodaBottleOpenerWala, playing their very first acoustic set. The Opening set will be played by Bugs and Daffy Save the World- B.A.D, a quirky little pop/rock band set out to conquer the world through their music.

 Best Kept Secret previously known as One Nite Stand is an Indian Pop-Rock band currently recording their Debut Album under Universal Music Records. The band has played at several "After-Parties", Page 3 events, Car Launches, Hotel Launches, Televised shows, Sporting Events and Private parties in addition to the Music Festivals and open-air concerts.

Come by to witness a phenomenal night with great music, good alcohol and mouth-watering Parsi food, exclusively at the “Weekend Threesome - #daruwalaweekends” nights at SodaBottleOpenerWala.

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