Monday, October 31, 2016

UN LIGHTS UP FOR DIWALI FOR THE FIRST TIME.

The United Nations Secretariat will be lighted  from October 29 To 31st
for the first time.
Courtesy:Rediff.com

Thursday, October 27, 2016

CANARA BANK'S PERFORMANCE AS ON SEPTEMBER,2016
(HALF YEARLY).COMPARISON BETWEEN WHAT WAS ON
END OF SEPTEMBER 2015 WITH END OF SEPTEMBER,2016.

           (unaudited)                                Half year ended                  (Rs.in crores)
                                             30.09.2015                         30.09.2016.

Total Income                        24,730.59                             23,973.47

Net profit                                1007.70                                585.86.

Return on assets                           0.37%                                0.21%

Gross NPA                                    4.27%                                9.81%

Net NPA                                        2.90%                                6.69%    

CASA Deposits up by 13.57% (y.o.y)
Capital Adequacy ratio improved to 12.19%,up from 11.04% a year ago. 
Enhanced e-transactions ratio at 59.30%, up from 53.73% last year.


WHEN YOU DON'T SHOUT IN THIS COUNTRY ,NOBODY LISTENS-
SAYS ARNAB GOSWAMI-EDITOR-IN -CHIEF TIMES NOW.

Addressing CII's Big Picture Summit 2016,in New Delhi,Mr.Arnab Goswami,
Editor-In-Chief,Times Now delivered a special address to highlight the
disruption in Television News.

Commenting on his style of journalism,he says' we disrupted the news industry
in many ways because I believe in breaking the status quo. We went through
40-50 years of covering inaugurations & Politicians and whining what is going
wrong in this country". Advising  young journalists, he says "when you believe
in something,donot be afraid to make it a campaign"."If television news is meant
to become a change agent,it is imperative that it arrives at an opinion based on 
facts," he adds.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

CYRUS MISTRY REMOVED AS CHAIRMAN OF TATA SONS.

The sacking of Mr.Cyrus Mistry from the Chairmanship of Tata Sons 
shook the India Inc. May be, Mr.Cyrus Mistry was not in tune
with the Tata Group's Legacy.In 2011,when Cyrus Mistry was picked 
by Ratan Tata,his advise to Mistry was "Be your Own Man".Is the move
by Ratan Tata a sudden Move?.The answer may be "NO".There were
media reports that Two years back when Shappoorji Pallonji, Company
headed by Mr. Pallonji Shappoorji Mistry father of Cyrus Mistry was 
celebrating their centenary, Mr.Ratan Tata was not to be seen.

It is reported that Ratan Tata was unhappy with the decision to shut down
or sell the group's steel business in Europe.On the contrary,he wanted the
group to turn around the loss making business rather than sell it.Even
handling of Docomo issue was not to the liking of Ratan Tata.

Tata Is the biggest Corporate entity in the country.They have a legacy
of 148 years & will weather all the storm & come out successfully.This
time too they will emerge more stronger after this episode.







Tuesday, October 25, 2016

SHOPPERS STOP OPENS ITS 11th STORE IN ORION MALL,BENGALURU.

This will be the 83rd store in India.The new store at Orion Mall is spread over 35,000 Sq.ft
 and offers  a wide range of International & national brands such
as Femina Flaunt,RS by Rocky star,Jack & Jones,United Colors of Benetton
Ed Hardy & many more.In addition to these,Shoppers Stop offers wide variety
of merchandise across categories under its exclusive brands Stop,Kashish,Life,
Haute Curry & Vettorio Fratini.The new store also houses Mothercare.

Sandalwood actress Ms.Ragini Dwivedi visited the shop & was greeted by
Mr.Govind Shrikhande,Customer care Associate & Managing Director,
Shoppers Stop Ltd., & Mr.Vishal Mirchandani,CEO-Retail & Commercial,
Brigade enterprises Ltd.

Monday, October 24, 2016

MAHINDRA LAUNCHES NEW ELECTRIC CITY SMART CAR e2o PLUS.

Mahindra electric,part of diversified USD 17.8 billion Mahindra Group announced the
launch of its new electric City Smart car,the e2o plus.

On a full charge which may take about 90 minutes,e2o plus can travel upto
140 kms & can achieve a top speed of 85 kmph.The tall boy design & spacious
interiors make for a compact city car that can comfortably seat four adults.

The car has four doors & a host of innovative features that include remote
diagnostics through telematics,connectivity through smart phone app,new &
advanced infotainment system,regenerative braking ,Hill hold control for
easy driving in hilly terrains.

The car costs Rs.6.73 lakhs ex-show room,Bengaluru.The car is available in
4 colours namely, Coral Blue,Sparkling wine,Arctic Silver & solid white.The 
life of battery is about 5 years according to the company and it carries Company
warranty of 3 years /60,000 kms.

Saturday, October 22, 2016


JSW CEMENT LAUNCHES HEAVY DUTY CONCREEL
HD CEMENT "ONE CEMENT SIX STRENGTHS".

CONCREEL HD  Cement is an unique cement specially designed for concrete based construction 
requirements with quick setting thus making it ideal for strength bearing applications such as beams,columns,slabs & Foundations.
Dr.Kishore Sansi,MD & CEO of  the Bank
Lighting the lamp.
VIJAYA BANK CELEBRATES 86th FOUNDATION DAY .

The function was attended by former CMD's,ED's,Staff & the
Customers. The Bank took several initiatives to 
mark the occassion & also planted 860 trees pan India.
SYNDICATE BANK CELEBRATED ITS 91st FOUNDATION DAY
ON 20th OCTOBER,2016 IN BENGALURU.


Mr.Arun Shrivatava,Managing Director & CEO of the Bank inaugurated
the function.The Executive Directors,Mr.R.S Pandey & Mr.CH.S.S.Mallikarjuna Rao
the General Managers & the staff attended the function.Many customers of
the bank were felicitated on the occassion.
"KONE" ELEVATORS & ESCALATORS INNOVATING FOR
TOMORROW'S CITIES.


KONE ranked as one of the world's most innovative Companies by
FORBES for the 6th consecutive  year is celebrating Monospace's
(Machine room less elevator) 20th anniversary.

KONE UltraRope is a completely new hoisting technology that eliminates
the disadvantages of conventional steel rope by using carbon fibre & opens
up a world of possibilities in high rise building design.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL, ANDHERI-EAST - MUMBAI.
50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY. WITH A MOTTO
"SERVICE IN LOVE".
Sister Carmellan McKee-Founder of
the Hospital 1967-70.

Holy Spirit Hospital,A Charitable Hospital located in Mahakali Caves road,Andheri (East),
Mumbai was established in the year 1967 is owned and managed by Missionary Sisters
Servants of the Holy Spirit.The first Group of  FOUR Sisters arrived in 1933.Seeing the
Health conditions of the people,Sister Carmellan Mckee set up a dispensary in Mumbai
in 1964 which later became a 65 Bed Hospital called Holy Spirit in 1967.Today, the
Hospital is a 300 Bed  Multi Speciality Hospital.
Among the patients of the Hospital,10% are 
Slum Dwellers, getting free treatment, 70% are belonging to Low Income group 
treated at concessional rate & 20% belong to paying patients.The Hospital offers 'State of the Art'  Latest Facilities at rates which are affordable.
The Hospital has facility to treat even patients suffering from rare Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) which paralyse the limbs.Holy Spirit Hospital is a NABH accredited Hospital.



Wednesday, October 5, 2016

 n-gage Messenger  To Reward Users With Equity.

Launches N-Gage Champions program for its Indian Users.

n-gage,the playful,private & transforming Lives messenger was recently 
launched in India by Mr.Ajit Patel,CEO & Founder of n-gage.Mr.Ajit Patel is an innovative 
Mr.Ajit Patel,CEO & Founder n-gage addressing media.
& Innovative entrepreneur .He was awarded the "Omnicomm British Young 
Entrepreneur Award in 2000".

Speaking on the occasion of the launch in Bengaluru,Mr.Ajit Patel said,"we firmly
believe that it is the users who make any app successful.These users normally get
no more than the use of the product for their contribution.With the N-Gage 
Champions Program,we want our users to partner in our growth & share in 
the success.The program aims to reward users for their trust & love of
n-gage". In addition to benefitting from this exciting reward,users will be able to 
safeguard their messages & content from being abused by receivers or prying eyes.

Here is an app that is about to add another first to its name n-gage,the most 
private messenger is now poised to give away 250 million shares worth of 
equity to its global users.India is the first out of 50 countries to be allocated 
with equity for its Indian users.Indian users will get 60 million shares worth
of equity in n-gage.