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"Justice Balasubramanian Committee" has delared the Fees Structures from the year 2012, for the Engineering Courses, MBBS and BDS Courses.

The new fee structure for the Engineering Courses in the Engineering Colleges Affliated to the
Anna University-Chennai are given below:

For the seats under the Government Quota- Rs.40,000/-( enhanced from Rs.32,500/- )
For the management seats - Rs.70,000/- (enhanced from Rs 62 500/-)

Last year, 2011 more than 1 lakh students were admiteed to various Engineering courses in 500 Engineering colleges across Tamilnadu, by counseling conducted for 35 days.
And this year, 2012 the Counselling for Engineering Courses in the Engineering Colleges of Anna University will start on 09th July 2012 and last till August 2012, for 1.6 Lakhs seats under Government Quota in 525 Engineering Colleges across Tamilnadu.

The new fee structure for the courses of MBBS and BDS are as given below:

The duration of MBBS Courses is 5½ years including one year Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship and
For BDS Courses is 5 years including one year Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship.

Annual fees for MBBS Courses in Government Medical Colleges will be Rs.2.3 lakh per year for the academic year 2012-13.
And Rs.2.8 lakh per year should be collected as Annual fees for MBBS courses in private Medical Colleges
The Annual Fees for BDS courses for the academic year 2012-13 will be Rs.1 lakh.

In the presidential election to be held on 19th July 2012 in India, Mr.P.A.Sangma is contesting with NDA's support against the UPA's candidate Mr.Pranab Mukherjee.

After both the contestants filed their During the process of the filing of nominations for the presidential elections, Mr.P.A.Sangma complained that Mr. Pranab is holding an office of profit being the Chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and demanded the presidential election returning officer to cancel the nomination of Mr.Pranab Mukherjee.
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The Government and the UPA told that Mr. Pranab Mukherjee resigned from the Chairmanship of ISI on 20th June 2012 itself. The Director of the ISI also confirmed that Mr.Pranab Mukherjee had already resigned from the Chairmanship of ISI on 20th June 2012 and the President of ISI had accepted the resignation on the same day. Further, the director of ISI told that the Chairmanship of ISI is not an office of profit, as there is no remuneration being paid to the Chairman of ISI.

After receiving the reply from Mr. Pranab Mukherjee that he had already resigned from all the posts and positions held, including the Chairmanship of the ISI, Kolkata, the returning officer rejected Mr.Sangma’s complaint.

Mr. P.A.Sangma demanded for the copies of the counter of Mr. Pranab Mukherjee and the returning officer provided the copies of the proceedings as demanded.

On perusing the proceedings papers, Mr.P.A.Sangma’s side represents that the signature of Mr. Pranab Mukherjee in the said resignation letter dated 20th June 2012 which is not in the letter head of Mr.Pranab, varies from his original signature, and even from the signature on the reply letter and claims that the resignation letter is a fabricated one, created by the UPA- Government and the ISI, after Mr. P.A.Sangma’s claim for the cancellation of Mr.Pranab Mukherjee’s nomination on the office of profit grounds.

Mr.Pranab Mukherjee’s side agreed that there is difference in signature on the resignation letter and the signatures on the nomination papers and the reply letter. However, Mr.Pranab Mukherjee maintains that he only signed his resignation letter of ISI Chairmanship.

However, the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata claims that the signature on the resignation letter is the same as the signature that he uses as the Chairman of the ISI- Council and the ISI is ready to face even if Mr.Sangma’s side go to a court of law for this purpose.

According to law, it is necessary and sufficient that the signature must have been put by the signing person's hand.

The signature of a person need not be identical always, as insisted by Indian Post Office Savings Bank Officials and by some Banks, who are very particular about identical signatures to safe-guard the funds of the customers..

The 'Signature Experts" will find out whether reallly Mr.Pranab Mukherjee had signed in the letter of resignation of ISI Chairmanship, or any other person forged the signature.

In office matters, the officials used to use different signatures:

sign in full form,
use short signature and
put initials.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Returning Officer's dismissal of their complaint, a three-member delegation on behalf of Sangma met the Election Commission, which gave them time to present their written submission on their demand by Monday evening.

Mr. PA Sangma sought then Election Commission's intervention for a fresh probe into his objections against the candidature of UPA nominee Mr.Pranab Mukherjee, levelling new allegations that he was still holding the following two more offices of profit:

Vice President of Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology and
Chairman of Rabindra Bharti Society, which forms the Rabindra Bharti University.

After the Elections Commission’s action on the above issue:

Either the nomination of Mr.Pranab Mukherjee will be declared as invalid or
The presidential election processes will continue and the results will be declared

If and when Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is declared elected as the president, Mr. Sangma will challenge Mr.Pranab’s election in the Supreme Court of India.

Mr.Pranab Mukherjee must prove that he had already resigned from all the offices of profit held by him, including the above two pointed out by Mr.P.A.Sangma.

It appears that the "Final Contest" and the "Final Results" for the President of India from 25th July 2012 will be in the Supreme Court of India.

"Sathyameva Jayadhe" /"Truth Alone Triumphs"

The following are the details of the TNEB Tariff wef: 01st April 2012:-

For usage upto 100 units:

From 1 unit To 100 units- Re 1/- per unit (Minimum Charges Rs 20/-)

For usage above 100 units and upto 200 units:

From 1 unit To 200 units- Rs 1.5 per unit

For usage above 200 units and upto 500 units:

From 1 unit To 200 units –Rs 2/- per unit
From 201 units To 500- Rs 3/- per unit

For usage above 500 units:

From 1 unit To 200 units- Rs 3/- per unit
From 201 units To 500 units- Rs 4/- per unit
From 501 units And Above- Rs 5.75 per unit

As and if the usage increases the rate of elecricity/unit charges will increase, right from 1 unit in an escalating manner.

The Domestic Consumer of Electricity in Tamilnadu cannot monitor the EB Meter readings like watching
taxi-meter reading. To reduce the EB Bill, the usage must be reduced/controlled. The TNEB has given tips to decrease consumption of electricity and the following are some of the tips given by the TNEB.

Tips To Reduce Usage and EB Bills- Suggested by TNEB:

Lights:

SWITCH OFF lights when not required.
Use Compact Fluorescent Lamps (Power Savers) instead of incandescent lamps/Tube Lights.
Use electronic ballasts / electronic choke instead of electromagnetic chokes.
Use Power Saver/ Compact Fluorescent Lamps of 5, 7,9 & 11 watts instead of the so called “zero watt bulbs”, which consume 12 to 15 Watts / hour.
Clean bulbs and tube-lights periodically to avoid reduction in illumination.

Fans:

SWITCH OFF Fans when not required
Use light weight / energy efficient fans.
Use electronic regulators for fans for they consume less power and provide fine control.
Avoid rewinding of motors in fans.
Clean fan blades periodically.
Lubricate bearing of motors of fans periodically.

Grinders:

Use Grinders with energy efficient motors.
Use grinders to their full capacity.
Clean and lubricate grinder parts periodically.

Washing Machines:

Use washing machines to their full capacity.
Avoid using dryer in washing machines whenever possible.

Air-Conditioners:

Use correct capacity air-conditioner to suit the requirement.
Avoid frequent opening and closing of air-conditioned room.
Clean the AC filters periodically.
Air-conditioned room must be leak proof.
Set the room air conditioner between 24 to 26 degrees C.
Use energy efficient star labeled new air conditioners instead of old ones which need repairs.

Iron Boxes:

Avoid ironing one or two clothes daily and adopt large scale ironing.

Refrigerators:

Keep refrigerator away from the wall to allow air to circulate around the refrigerator.
Avoid frequent closing and opening of refrigerator door.
Allow heated food stuff to cool down to normal temperature before refrigerating.
Make sure foods are covered before they are kept in the refrigerator.
Defrost regularly to keep freezers working their best.
Thermostat control in refrigerators should be adjusted to optimum level depending upon climatic condition.
Use energy efficient star labeled refrigerators, instead of old ones which need repairs.

Water-Pumps(Motors):

Use energy efficient water pumps.
Use correct size PVC piping system in water lines.
Arrest leakage of water in taps / joints.
Use capacitors for water pumps to improve power factor.
Use level controllers for tripping of water pumps while pumping of water to overhead tanks etc.,
Avoid water leakage in taps / joints.
Insulate hot water pipes to reduce heat loss.

Computers:

Turn off your Computers at home, when not in use.
If your computers at home must be left on, turn off the monitor which uses more than 50% of electricity needed for using computers.; this
Keep Computers, monitors, and copiers in ‘Sleep Mode’ to cut electricity consumption by about 40 %.
Instead of using Screen savers which will save only computer screens, not energy, computers may be shut down and start-up, which do not require extra energy.

The consumers of TNEB affected by, the hike in EB Tariff ( whose EB Bills are almost doubled) and Power-Cuts (both scheduled and un-schudeled) along with "Low -Voltage"/ Voltage Fluctuations Problems,are eagerly awaiting TNEB:

To take steps to receive complaints of "Low Voltage" and
To attend to the complaints promptly and
To rectify the 'low voltage' problems with a 'time-frame' and
To ensure "upto the mark supply" of electricity in the State of Tamilnadu, especially in Chennai.

It is notable that the High Court of Madras has recently advised TNEB to do as above.

To find our own number

Airtel - *282#
Vodafone - *777*0#
Reliance - *1#
Aircel - *1#
Idea - *789#

The Indian Railways has introduced a “New Tatkal Scheme” wef 10th July 2012.

As Per the “New Tatkal Scheme”:

The passengers can book train tickets for the trains of the next day under “Tatkal Scheme” at exclusive counters at the Reservation Centers from 10 00 am to 12 00 noon,
Authorized Travel Agents and the Agents of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will be allowed to book Tatkal tickets from 10 00 am to 12 00 noon,
There will be separate “Tatkal Counters” and Separate Queues for “Tatkal Tickets” at Railway Reservation Centers,.
CCTVs will also be installed at booking counters to monitor the 'Taktal' bookings at Reservations Centers,
Passengers must carry self-attested photo copies of Photo Identity Proofs to book under the “New Tatkal “ Scheme,
A maximum of only four passengers can be booked on a single ticket in the “New Tatkal Scheme”.
Authorizes Agents can book online using internet, only one ticket per day, per train after 12 00 noon,
Passengers booking tickets online using the internet under the “New Tatkal Scheme” can book only two tickets from 10 00 am to 12 00 noon.

According to the Railways Authorities, because of the above rules of the “New Tatkal Scheme” the black marketers will have less time to sell train tickets at premiums.

The Railways has introduced the so called "New Tatkal Scheme", to restrict agents and staff of railways selling tatkal tickets at premiums in black market and make train tickets bookings "Commuter-Friendly".and made the following changes:

reduction of timings for tatkal bookings and
the staggering of commencing time from 08 00 am to 10 00 am, which will affect office goers and
the restriction of the number of passengers to 4 passengers per ticket and
the restriction of online booking of “Tatkal Tickets”.

As it is obvious that the agentcy system is the root cause for the difficulty in the "genuine passengers" getting tatkal train tickets, why don’t the Railways completely scrap the “Agency System” in trains tickets bookings?

The changes being made by the Indian Railways, in the "Tatkal Tickets Bookings" are only discouraging "genuine passengers" booking tickets online.

The undefeated Indian Wrestling Champion-cum- Cinema & Television Actor- Dara Singh who was born on 19th November 1928, died on 12th July 2012, at 84 years.

Dara Singh as a “Wrestler”:

Dara Singh will be remembered by his wrestling fans as an undefeated wrestler, who lifted the “Man-mountain”- King-Kong of Australia, of 200 Kgs, over his head, twirled aroun and thrown on the
ground near the audience.

Dara Singh developed a 6 feet & 2 inches tall and strong body with 6 packs abs and became an Indian style-“Phelwani” wrestler and developed skills in wrestling.

Dara Singh went to Singapore in 1947 and became the Champion of Indian Style Wrestling in Malaysia, by defeating Tarlok Singh in Kuala Lumpur.

Dara Singh toured many far-east countries as a professional wrestler and returned to India in 1952 and became the Indian Wrestling Champion.

Dara Singh won the title of “Rustam-e-Punjab” and “Rustam-e-Hind” for his wrestling prowess and he became the Commonwealth Wrestling Champion in 1959.

Dara Singh took part in 500 professional wrestling and he has been undefeated in all of them. Dara Singh announced his retirement from professional wrestling after his last tournament held in New Delhi in the year 1983 at the age of 55 years. The Tournament was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajiv Gandhi and Dara Singh received the winning trophy from the hands of the then President of India- Giani Zail Singh.

Dara Singh in Cinema and Television Fields:

Dara Singh started his career as an actor in 1952 and appeared in 144 films (121 Hindi and 21 Punjabi).

He appeared in Malaylam, Tamil and Telugu Films also.

Dara Singh was also a Film Director, Writer and Producer. He produced 2 films and directed 5 films.

In the year 1985 Dar Singh appeared as Dara Singh, in a Malayalam film “Mutharamkunnu P.O.”,starring Mukesh and Lizy.

In the year 1986 Dara Singh acted in the Tamil Film “Maaveeran”, a remake of Hindi Film Mard, as the father of the hero Super-Star Rajnikanth.

In the year 1998, Dara Singh appeared in a Telugu Film “Auto Driver”, starring Nagaarjun and Simran.

Dara Singh founded his own studio –“Dara Studio” at Mohali in Punjab in the year 1978.

Dara Singh will ever be remembered by his Television Fans as “Hanuman”, as he acted in the entire Mega Tele-serial of “Ramayan” produced by Ramanand Saagar and telecast from 1986, and in one episode of B.R.Chopra’s Tele-serial “Mahabharat” as Hanuman telecast from 1988.

Dara Singh had been a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from 2003 to 2009.

Dara Singh had been active until hospitalized recently. He had a feeling of having achieved in his wrestling, acting and political careers.

In India, only about 10.8%o f the elderly people get monthly pension or some regular income and many elders are financially suffering without funds to meet their retired life requirements of food and medical care in view of the ever increasing cost of living and lack of support from their children.

Many 'Retired Senior Citizens' in India, who are not getting any regular income such as ‘pension’ after their retirement and are financially insecure seek employment to dignity to their retired lives.

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'The Nightingale Medical Trust (NMT ), a Non Governmental Organization (NGO ), with Ms. Radha S. Murthy, as the Managing Trustee, has organized a ‘Job Fair’ named "Jobs 60 +", at Bangalore on 21st July 2012, to arrange for jobs for Senior Citizens and help:

Senior Citizens in the age group of from 60 to 70 years, who are physically and intellectually fit and prepared to do moderately skilled jobs and expect only a nominal salary, just for sustenance and

the Employers of 'socially conscious companies' seeking qualified and experienced employees for their organizations.

The 'NMT' expects a large number of senior citizens from different backgrounds to participate in the ‘Job Fair’, such as

Engineers,
Technicians,
Supervisors,
Administrators,
Teachers,
Accountants,
Data Entry Operators.

The Selected Senior Citizens for the Jobs in the "Jobs 60+" will be given the necessary training and guidance in basic computer skills if necessary.

The Venue of ‘The Job Fair’-will be- No. 40, Laxmi Complex,Opp. Vani Vilas Hospital,K.R. Fort Road,Bangalore.

Date: 21st July 2012, Saturday

Timings:10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on July 21.

Interested Senior Citizens seeking employment and Employers can contact before 15th July 2012
The Nightingale Medical Trust at :080-65608888.

In the 2012 Presidential election in India, the opposition candidate Mr.P.A.Sangma is having support of many political parties throughout India. According to Mr. P.A.Sangma, he is having open and confirmed support of 18 political parties and hopes to receive support and votes from some more parties.

And he says that the present presidential election-2012 will be as significant as that of the year 1969 and wishes to get similar results.

During the 1969 presidential elections there had been split and difference of opinions on the official candidate in the Congress when Mrs.Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India.
And Mr. V.V.Giri who was the Vice-President of India, contested as an independent candidate and won the official candidate of the ruling Congress party- Mr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy by a narrow margin and became the President of India.
He had received some Congress -votes and votes of various parties throughout India.

The following are the votes secured by the contestants of 1969 Presidential Election in India :

Mr. V.V.Giri- opposition candidate- 4 20 077 votes and
Mr.Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy- Congress candidate- 4 05427 votes.
Mr.P.A.Sangma wishes and hopes that the 2012 presidential election's results will be similar to that of the year 1969.

Even if he could not win in the presidential election, Mr.P.A.Sangma along with his supporters will approach the Supreme Court of India and contest Mr.Pranab Mukherjee’s election as the President of India, based on the ‘office of profit’ rules and difference in Mr. Pranab Mukherjee’s signatures.

The Indian Government has proposed to pass an amendment bill on the banking laws to:

Raise the Voting Rights of the Share-Holders in Banks and
Grant Licenses to Private Business Houses for setting up Banks
Close down Rural Branches of Banks

“United Forum of Bank Unions” /UFBU had given a letter to the “Indian Banks Association”/IBA on 26th March 2012, demanding to the Government not to pass and implement the above proposed amendments in the Banking Sector.

However, as there was no response to their above demands the UFBU had forwarded another request on 18th June 2012 and announced of their nation-wide demonstrations on 27th June 2012 and 10th July 2012.

As there had been no response from the IBA/Government of India, about 10 lakhs of Bank Employees, including Officers in India decided to go on a nation-wide strike for 2 days on 25th Wednesday and 26th Thursday, July 2012 pressing the Unions’ above demands.

The following is the status/development in the matter of the UFBU's demands and the reaction/response from the IBA/Labour Department of India:

The Indian Banks' Association and the Labour Department have called the unions UFBU for talks over their demands and asked the bank employees not to go on strike. They have assured to have a round of talks by 31st July 2012.

On the assurance given by the IBA representatives, and the request made by Chief Labour Commissioner and the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner, UFBU agreed to temporarily postpone/defer the proposed strike of 25th and 26th July, 2012.

Related Reading:
Public Sector Banks in India Strike in August 2012

The voting for the Presidential election-2012 took place on July 19, when the MP’s and the MLA’s of India
voted

After completion of the counting of the votes on 22nd July 2012, the UPA’s Presidential nominee Mr.Pranab Mukherjee has been declared elected as the 14th President of India –

( Mr.Pranab Mukherjee is the 13th person to take charge as the 14th President of India as the 1st and the 2nd Presidents of India had been one and the same Dr.Rajendra Prasad)

on 22nd July 2012, after the completion of counting of votes of the MP’s & the MLA’s throughout India.

According to the Returning Officer for the 2012 Presidential Election, the following are the details of votes secured by the two contestants of the most thrilling Presidential elections-2012:

Total Votes secured by Mr.Pranab Mukherjee: 713,937 - 69.31 % of the total valid votes polled,
Total votes secured by Mr.P.A.Sangma: 315,987 - 30.69%. of the total valid votes polled,
527 MP’s voted for Pranab with a value of 3,73,116 and
206 MP’s voted for Sangma with a value of 1, 45,848,
28 MP’s did not vote and
Votes of 15 votes including that of Mr.Mulayam Singh Yadav were invalid,
Of the above 15 invalid votes 9 were to be in favour of Mr.Pranab Mukherjee and 6 in favour of Mr.P.A. Sangma.

The newly elected 14th President of India, Mr.Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in on 25th July 2012.

Related Reading:
List of Presidents of India

India's First Super-Star”-Rajesh Khanna of Bollywood who expired on 18th July 2012, has left a recorded message spoken by him in Hindi, for his fans, to be published after his death.

In his recorded message published now, Rajesh Khanna/Kaka has not given anything personal, secret, or thrilling.

It is only a 'thanksgiving and farewell message' to his fans who made him the "First Super-Star" of not only Bollywood but of the Indian Cinema World.

In his message Rajesh Khanna has narrated how he was selected in the Hindi Film World, by an audition/interview with big Bollywood Producers.

He has given in the message the Hindi dialogue spoken by him in the interview which made him a film star. The following is the translation of the message in English:

“My dear friends, I am not a person to lament on or rejoice on thinking of the past sentimental events and I am not a person to get nostalgic.

I believe in living in the present and I have always looked ahead towards the future. Whatever happened will be in the past and thinking about the past happenings will not help.

But, when we suddenly come across familiar faces in unfamiliar settings the past memories come back to our minds rushing back.

I am reminded of my entry into the Film World more than 40 years back.

My journey in the Film Industry began with theater and I owe my success to the stage.

When I entered the film world, I had no ‘God Father’, no relatives or family members to guide me and help me to enter the film world or to become a film star.

I entered the field and came into the movies through the “United Producers -Filmfare Talent Contest”.

Persons interested in acting in films were called to the “Times of India” in the presence of celebrated filmmakers like:

Chopra saab,
Bimal Roy ,
Shakti Samanta and many others.

The Film producers conducted interview to select actors. They asked me whether I had memorized the dialogue sent by them in advance and asked me to talk the dialogue. I was sitting in front of the table where the producers were seated and I was feeling as if I was in a court- trial. I imagined that they might shoot me with a gun.

However, I boldly answered them and said,” I know the dialogue but you have not told me what is the characterization of the person to deliver the dialogue. Is he the hero who is announcing to his mother that he plans to marry a dancer and maker her the daughter-in-law of the house? You have not told me whether the hero is rich, middle class or poor. Is the hero a villainous character or a pleasant fellow, etc.”

The Producer Mr Chopra said, "You are from the stage and so make your own characterization as to how you will convince the mother."

I told him that the dialogue sent by them is not for a stage actor to speak and Mr.Chopra asked me to choose my own dialogue and speak.

I was nervously sweating and anxiously wondering which dialogue I should impress them with. I had seen their movies several times and began to talk.

The following is the dialogue I spoke which opened the gates to me to the Star World and which began my travel in cinema.

“Yes, I am an artist, yes, I am an artist, what you would you do by hearing my story?”.

(“Mujhko yaaron maaf karna. Haan main kalakaar hun, haan main kalaakar hun. Kya karoge meri kahaani sunkar?”...`

Friends, I am a part of you, and as I said, you have all given your time for me.My dear fans, you are the ladder to my success and I have no words to thank you all. I received love from you all and I am unable to return it back. This is the love, your presence in large numbers that I am grateful for and I thank you and my greetings and wishes to you all.

In India, the Father of the Nation-Mahatma Gandhi is a "Great" Indian, which is known to all Indians and even to the people of other countries.

A mind-blowing question, "Who is the Greatest Indian after Mahatma Gandhi?" has been raised by 'The Reliance Mobile'- Presenting "The Greatest Indian"Opinion Poll, powered by Samsung Galaxy S III.

Reliance Mobile, in partnership with CNN-IBN and History TV invited the public to take part in the search for "The Greatest Indian After Mahatma Gandhi" who touched and changed lives of Indians for the better, forever, and who have made Indians to hold their heads high and inspired Indians to aspire.

The answer to the above question "Who is the Greatest Indian after Mahatma Gandhi" has been designed to be found in a "Unique Three-way Voting Process" consisting of the following 3 modes:

The Leader Board, a nation-wide Polling,
Marketing Research and
Jury Board Selection

All the above 3 modes carry equal weight-age (1/3)

The Leader Board Polling has been divided in 2 phases:

Phase-1 (commencing from 4th June 2012 till 25th June 2012) and
Phase-2(commencing from 1st July 2012 till 1st August 2012).

The process already started from 4th June 2012 and will announce the answer on 15th August 2012, India's the 65th Independence Day- Memorial Celebrations.

What is the idea behind the campaign of promoting the Greatest Indian?:
India as of today is unrecongnizable from the India that got independence in 1947. This nation has achieved this stature in the world, thanks to contribution from millions of Indians. This is an effort to recognise one who has made the maximum contribution and impact in the surge of independent India. Moreover An initiative such as this is all the more relevant today, with challenges our country faces, as it would be an interesting reflection of the mood of the nation.

In Phase-1, from 4th June 2012 to 25th June 2012, people cast their votes to the persons of their choice from the list of 50 shorlisted nominees. The following was the "Top 50 Great Indians":

Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Atal Behari Vajpayee
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jayaprakash Narayan
Kanshi Ram
Vallabhbhai Patel
Rammanohar Lohia
C. Rajagopalachari
Baba Amte
Mother Teresa
Ela Bhatt
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Vinoba Bhave
Pandit Ravi Shankar
M.S. Subbulakshmi
M.F. Husain
Bismillah Khan
R.K. Narayan
R.K. Laxman
Amitabh Bachchan
Raj Kapoor
Rajnikanth
Satyajit Ray
Lata Mangeshkar
A.R. Rahman
Kishore Kumar
Dilip Kumar
Dev Anand
Mohammed Rafi
Homi Bhabha
Dhirubhai Ambani
Verghese Kurien
Ghanshyam Das Birla
J.R.D. Tata
N.R. Narayanamurthy
Vikram Sarabhai
M.S. Swaminathan
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Amartya Sen
Ramnath Goenka
Dr E. Sreedharan
Sachin Tendulkar
Vishwanathan Anand
Kapil Dev
Sunil Gavaskar
Dhyan Chand
Milkha Singh
B.K.S. Iyengar
Sam Manekshaw

In Phase-2 of the process from 1st July 2012 to 1st August 2012

the following List of "Top 10 Great Indians" has been announced by the Jury Team :

Mr.Jawaharlal Nehru/Political Leader/ 1889-1964,

Mr. A P J Abdul Kalam/Administrator/ Born in 1931,

Mother Teresa/Social Leader /1910-1997,

Mrs.Indira Gandhi/Political Leader/1917-1984,

Mr. Vallabhbhai Patel/Political Leader/1875 – 1950,

Mr.J R D Tata / Idea Leader-Industrialist /1904-1993,

Mr. Sachin Tendulkar/Sportsman/Born in 1973,

Dr. B R Ambedkar/Political Leader/1891-1956,

Ms.Lata Mangeshkar/Entertainment-Play back Singer/Born in 1942 and

Mr.A B Vajpayee/Political Leader/Born in 1924

Do you know /can you guess who is going to be announced by the "Reliance Mobile- The Greatest Indian"- Program as the "The Greatest Indian After Mahatma Gandhi" on 15th August 2012?

Visit the following web-site for more details:
http://www.historyindia.com/TGI/http://www.historyindia.com/TGI/

Related Post:
"-------" is the Greatest Indian ever lived after Mahatma Gandhi

^{The
Summer Olympics-2012 was hosted by the United Kingdom and was held at London}
^{from 27th July 2012 to 12th August 2012.}

^{India
took part in the London Summer Olympics-2012 and the “Team-India” consisted of}
^{83 competitors to}
^{participate in 13 Sports, which is the ever largest team sent
by India to}
^{participate in Olympics
since the year 1920.}

^{The
following is the List of Sports/Events and}
^{the number Male/Female Participants
of “Team-India”:}

^{Sport /Men /Women
/Events/Medals Won}

^{Archery
/ 3 /3 /4/
Nil}

^{Athletics
/8 /6
/11/Nil}

^{Badminton
/ 2/ 3
/ 4/ (1 Bronze Medal won
in Badminton)}

^{Boxing
/7 / 1/ 8
/( 1 Bronze Medal won in Boxing)}

^{Field
hockey/ 18/ 0 / 1 / Nil}

^{Judo/ 0 /1 /1 / Nil}

^{Rowing
/3 /0 / 2 / Nil}

^{Shooting
/ 7 /4/ 10 (1 Silver Medal and 1 Bronze Medals in
Shooting)}

^{Swimming
/1 / 0
/ 1/Nil}

^{Table
tennis / 1 / 1 / 2/Nil}

^{Tennis
/ 5 / 2 / 4/Nil}

^{Weight
-lifting /1 / 1 2/Nil}

^{Wrestling
/ 4 / 1/ 5/ (1 Silver Medal and
1 Bronze Medal in Wrestling)}
^{------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------}

^{13 Sports / 60
Men/23 Women/ 55 Events/2 Silver Medals & 4 Bronze Medals}

^{The
following is the List of a total of 6 Medals won by India in the London
Olympics -2012}

^{including 2 silver and 4 bronze medals, which is the best performance by India}
^{in terms of
number of medals won at any
single Olympic Games, since 1920:}

^{Silver Medalists:}

^{Mr.Vijay Kumar in the
‘Shooting’ in the ‘Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol’ event on 3rd August 2012.}

^{He has become the third
man ever representing India to win an individual silver medal after}^{Mr.Norman Pritchard and
Mr.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AND}

^{Mr.Sushil Kumar in the ‘Wrestling’
in the ‘Men's 66kg Freestyle’ event on 12th August 2012.}

^{He has become the first
Indian to win an individual medal in back to back Olympics}^as
^{he had won a bronze
medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the same category.}

^{Bronze
Medalists:}

^{Mr. Gagan Narang in ‘Shooting’
in the ‘Men's 10 m air rifle’ event on 30th July 2012.}
^{He was the first person to win a medal for India in the London Olympics-2012.}

^{Ms.Saina Nehwal in ‘Badminton’
in ‘Women's singles’ event on 4th August 2012.}
^{She is the first Indian to
win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics and also}
^{she has become the second}^{Indian woman to win an
individual medal after}
^{Ms.Karnam Malleswari's bronze medal in Weightlifting in
2000.}

^{Ms. Mary Kom in ‘Boxing’ in
the ‘Women's flyweight’ event on 8th August 2012}.
^{She has become the third
Indian}^{woman to win a medal at the Olympic AND}

^{Mr. Yogeshwar Dutt in ‘Wrestling’
in the ‘Men's 60kg Freestyle’ event on 11th August 2012.}
^{He has become the third man
to win an individual medal in wrestling after}
^{Mr. K.D.Jadhav – Bronze Medalist in
1952 and}
^{Mr.Sushil Kumar – Bronze
Medalist in 2008.}

^{All Indians along with the family members, coaches, sponsors and}
^{the employers of the medal winners feel happy and proud on the "Team-India"'s}
^{remarkable performance in the London Olympics.}

^{Let us wish and hope that the Government of India/Ministry of Sports and}
^{the sponsors will encourage, guide and extend financial and other aids for}
^{the aspirant and talented young sportsmen in various fields of sports and}
^{prepare prospective "Medal Winners" in various International Games Tournaments,}
^{including the next Summer Olympics-"Rio 2016" at Los Angeles-USA.}

^{Related Reading:}

^{Abhinav Bindra India's First Individual Gold Medalist in Olympics}

My fellow citizens,

I am happy to address you for the first time, on the eve of the 65th Independence Day of India.

I am grateful to you all for placing me at this high office.

However, I know that the highest honour in our democracy does not lie in any office, but in being a citizen of India, our motherland.

We are all equal before our Mother India.

On this 65th Independence Day of India, let us gratefully remember the extraordinary men and women who sacrificed their 'todays' for our 'tomorrows'.

As pointed out by "Netaji" Subhash Chandra Bose, our chief national problems are eradication of poverty, illiteracy and disease.

As said by our former President of India, Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, "Economic progress is one of the tests of democracy."

If our economy has achieved critical mass, then it must become a launching pad for the next leap.

We need a second freedom struggle; this time to ensure that India is free for ever from hunger, disease and poverty.

Let us thank our Armed Forces and Police Forces, who help us to sleep in peace, by their awakening and vigilance in the desolation of desert and mountain and forest and in the vast loneliness of the seas.Our armed forces not only guarantee our peace, but also produce medal winners at Olympics.

I congratulate all who have done their nation proud at the recently concluded Games, by winning as well as by participating. The number of trophies may not be too large but it is a remarkable improvement upon the last count, Four years later, when I hope to address you again, I am sure, we will celebrate a medals spring.

My Fellow Citizens,

Let us leave behind the way of hatred, violence and anger,
Let us put aside our petty quarrels and factions,
Let us work together for our nation with the devotion of a child towards a mother,
Let us repose our faith in this invocation from Upanishads.
May God Protect us and Nourish us.
May we Work Together with Vigour and Energy.
May our Studies be Brilliant.
May there be no Hostility amongst us.
May there be Peace, Peace, Peace.
Peace must be our ideology, progress our horizon.
JAI HIND!

“The Greatest Indian After Mahatma Gandhi” Poll from 23rd May 2012 to 15th May 2012,

‘Presented by The Reliance Mobile’ & ‘Powered by Samsung Galaxy S III’, Launched by ’ History TV 18 & CNN IBN’, has identified “The Greatest Indian to have ever lived after Mahatma Gandhi” as:

Dr.BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR

Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was :

a political leader who lived in India from the year 1891 to the year1956.
a great scholar, an electrifying orator, a barrister of international repute and firmly believed that only
a true social justice and equal opportunities can hold this vast nation together.
the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.

Dr.Ambedkar challenged untouchability in a democratic manner and he was the most powerful and credible voice against its practice. As Independent India's first Law and Justice Minister he made progressive, modern laws.

He is as relevant today as he was 60 years ago. He is THE man who made all the differences to the lives of hundreds of millions of Dalits and other exploited communities.

His immortal words, “They alone rise who strive. Some of you nurse the wrong notion that you will not rise in this world. But remember that the age of helplessness has ended. A new epoch has set in”, still inspire millions of oppressed.

The following is the final ranking of the “The Final 10 Greatest Indians” as a result of the poll:
1.    Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
2.    Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
3.    Mr.A.B.Vajpayee
4.    Mr.J.R.D. Tata
5.    Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
6.    Mrs.Indira Gandhi
7.    Mrs.Lata Mangeskhar
8.    Sardar Vallabai Patel
9.    Mother Teresa
10. Mr.Sachin Tendulkar

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My dear countrymen, brothers, sisters and dear children,

I greet you all on this anniversary of our Independence.We have achieved much in these 65 years.
Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy.

However, on this occasion we should also introspect about what remains to be done. We would achieve independence in the true sense only when we are able to banish from our country:

poverty,
illiteracy,
hunger and
backwardness.

This would be possible only when we learn from our failures and build on our successes.

As far as creating an environment within the country for rapid economic growth is concerned,
I believe that we are not being able to achieve this because of a lack of political consensus on many issues.
I promise to you today that our Government will work hard for India's rapid economic growth and for shielding the country from the effects of the global economic slowdown.

I promise that we will work hard for creation of new employment opportunities for our young men and women living in villages and cities.

We will make every possible effort to secure the livelihood of our poor brothers and sister, our workers and our farmers.

We will leave no stone unturned to encourage investment in our country so that our entrepreneurs can make
a substantial contribution to our economy.

We want to create many new job opportunities for our youth in the coming years. To achieve this it is necessary that we train them in skills which our economy needs.

This year we will present the Twelfth Five Year Plan for consideration of the National Development Council. The Plan would determine the future course of action on all important matters relating to the country's development.

I would like to emphasise here that our armed forces and paramilitary forces have defended the security of our country both during war and peace with valour and honour.

Our soldiers have made the biggest of sacrifices, whenever needed. Today I would like to reassure our countrymen that our armed forces and paramilitary forces are prepared to face any challenge.

The Government will continue to work for modernizing these forces and providing them with
the necessary technology and equipment.

Today, I would like to thank our security forces, who are guarding our frontiers bravely, from the bottom of my heart. We will continue to make efforts for their welfare.

Our Government has paid special attention to the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities,
women and other weaker sections.

I believe that no power in the world can stop our country from achieving new heights of progress and development.

What is needed is that we work together as one people for the success of our country.
Let us once more resolve that we will continue to work for a progressive, modern and prosperous India.

Dear children join me in saying Jai Hind,
Jai Hind,Jai Hind.

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU)

had called for a ‘Two Days’s Strike’ in July 2012, in protest against:

The reforms and outsourcing of non-core activities in the banking sector in India,
The Government’s Policies of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalization in the Banking Sector in India,
The Banking Amendment Bill- 2011 containing provisions such as raising of shareholders’ voting rights from 10 per cent to 26 per cent in private banks and supersession of bank boards,
The unilateral implementation of the Khandelwal Committee Report on Human Resources Management in the Public Sector Undertaking Banks.

The Khanelwal’s Committ has recommended:

more outsourcing of non-core activities in a time-bound manner,
for raising the standard of recruitment, including methodology and content for testing,
computer skills will be mandatory for both officers and clerks,
that the minimum qualification for clerks should be Graduation and for Sub-Staff should be Class 10

However, the strike was postponed, as the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) & the Labour Commissioner had called the UFBU for talks on the demands of the bank employees.

Now, as there is no positive response from the IBA & the Labour Ministry, nearly 10 lakh bank employees of:

24 public- sector banks,
12 private banks and
6 foreign banks

have begun the 2 days’s strike from 22^nd August to 23^rd August 2012 for the above reasons and for demanding:

stringent and effective measures to recover bad loans,
pension revision,
housing loan revision,
a five-day working week and
human resource related issues.

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As expected, Mr. P.A.Sangma,

the former Speaker of the Lokh Sabha and

the opposition candidate for the President of India election 2012,

who was defeated by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee,

the former Finance Minister and

the UPA candidate for the President of India election 2012,

has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India challenging the election of Mr. Pranab Mukerjee as the President of India.

As per Mr.Sangma’s petition to the Apex Court of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee was holding an office of profit, as the Chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata:

not only on the date of his filing the nomination for the President’s election,
but also on the date of declaration of his election as the President of India,
and even now as he had not resigned the post and his letter of resignation is fabricated and forged and the Returning Officer for the President’s Election 2012 did not decide the issue of genuineness of the signatures on his purported resignation of Mr.Mukherjee from the post of the Chairman of ISI Kolkata.

And Mr. Sangma has sought a declaration that the election of Mr. Mukherjee should be set aside and that he should be duly declared as the President of India.

While booking train tickets online, payments for the cost of tickets are to be made from
the bank accounts or bank credit card accounts,
using Banks'-ATM/Debit cards, Credit cards or
Internet Banking.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is going to launch shortly,
a ‘Rolling Deposit Scheme’ (RDS) for online trains tickets bookings.

An account with the IRCTC can be opened by the user with IT PAN Card and
the account can be operated with a PIN and a PASSWORD.

To open a Rolling Deposit Scheme account with ‘IRCTC’, the user will have to register
with a registration fee of Rs 250/-, which can be redeemed while booing tickets using the ‘RDS’.

The ‘RDS’ account can be topped up online and the minimum amount of top up
will be ranging from Rs 1500/- to Rs 2000/-.

Now the refunds on cancellations to the bank accounts take 4 to 5 days and even more.

In the ‘RDS’ case of cancellation of tickets booked using the ‘RDS’,
the refund will be made into the account the following day itself.

There will be the facility to track the ‘Transaction History’ for the user.

By opening and using the 'IRCTC's 'RDS' for booking train tickets online:

the users need not have Bank Accounts / Debit Cards / Credit Cards / Internet Banking,
the delay and the complications in the payments from Bank accounts will be avoided,
the delay in getting the refunds for cancellation will be avoided,
the users need not pay the banks' gateway charges.

The'ICC-Under 19 Cricket World Cup'- International Tournament was started in the year 1988 and the first event was held in Australia as a one-off event.

After 1998 the event is being held once in every 2 years.

In the 2012 ‘ICC- Under 19 Cricket World Cup’ Tournament, India became the Winner defeating the host country- Australia’s team and has become the winner for the third time at par with Australia.

Australia has become the Winner for 3 times and Runner for 1 time.

Earlier, India has become the Winner in the years 2000 and 2008 and Runner in the year 2006.

Pakistan has become the Winner in the ICC –Under 19 Cricket -World Cup for 2 times and Runner for 2 times.

The following is the list of Winners in the ‘ICC -Under 19 Cricket World Cup’ Tournaments held so far:

Year/Event held at/ Winner/Runner

1988/Australia/Australia/Pakistan

1998/South Africa/England/New Zealand

2000/ Sri Lanka/ India/ Sri Lanka

2002/ New Zealand/ Australia/ South Africa

2004/ Bangladesh/ Pakistan/ West Indies

2006/ Sri Lanka/ Pakistan/ India

2008/ Malaysia/ India/ South Africa

2010/ New Zealand/ Australia/ Pakistan

2012/ Australia/ India/ Australia.

The 2014-ICC-Under 19 Cricket World Cup Tournament will be held in July 2014 at United Arab Emirates.

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