VIJAYA BANK- AGM.

The Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of Vijaya Bank was held on 27.06.2014 at its Head Office at Bangalore. The bank has declared final dividend of Rs.1 per share (10%).This is in addition to the interim dividend of Rs.1 /- per share declared earlier in january,2014. 

      INDIA IS CURRENTLY THE WORLD'S LARGEST ARMS IMPORTER.

      According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute,India's
     Weapon imports rose by 111% between the year 2004-2008  and in 2009-2013
     period ,India accounted for 14% of all international imports.

    Source : Jeremy Bender,Business Insider & Yahoo Finance,India.

Mr.Merkera Rao with Mr.Sanjiv Patel addressing Media.

USA MEDICAL MANAGEMENT LLC 
H1 VISA FOR DOCTORS.

The medical graduates from India can settle in USA through
H1 visa programme to get into a paid research fellowship position in an ACGME accredited residency program .This will be
with the help of Resident Medical Group(RMG) & USA Medical Management based in Los Angeles .

Addressing the media Mr.Merkera Rao,Executive Vice President USA Medical Management LLC said, the doctors will be working as Research Assistants
for one year with stipend of USD2500.They must undergo USMLE 1&2 prep,ECFMG and so on. Before making any decision they are advised to visit  www.usamedicalmanagement.com & www.residentsmedicalgroup.com for further details. 

DAILY INDICATORS:

                                                      Nasdaq :    4337.23     +16.13     0.37%
                                                      S&P 500:   1941.99     +  4.21     0.22%
                                                      Crude Oil:  $106.72     -   0.18
                                                      Dollar        Rs 60.23.
                                                      Gold          Rs.27,309.
                                                      Silver        Rs.41,931.
 Source:Rediff moneywiz. 

        EDITORIAL.

                                                    DELHI POWER CRISIS.


                   The acute Power crisis in Delhi is due to the inefficient handling of 
                   power supply and distribution by the Delhi government headed by
                  the then Chief Minister Ms. Sheila Dixit for three terms and 
                  Mr.Arvind Kejriwal,who was the Chief Minister of Delhi for 49 days.
                  In reality, we understand there is no dearth of power in Delhi but the
                  main problem lies in distribution.The then government has not done
                  anything to take corrective and timely action as Power is in concurrent 
                  list and the Congress party was in power both at the centre and in state.

                  We wish the new government headed by Mr.Narendra Modi and 
                  the Power Minister Mr.Piyush Goyal take immediate action and relieve
                  the people of Delhi from their problems.


                                                              

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Releasing the Book" Getting India Back on Track-An Action Agenda for Reform.

This book has been published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.The foreword has been written by Ratan Tata.The book contains insightful essays by eminent academicians and public policy experts.This book is edited by Bibek Debroy,Ashley J Tellis  & Reece Trevor. The papers in the book deals with subjects like macro economy,fiscal,agricultural,manufacturing ,defence,law & order and  foreign policy.

Courtesy: Yahoo News India & photo- PIB.

                                             
                    Internal Revenue Service(USA) nets Offshore Data from 77,000 banks.

                     77,000 banks & Financial Institutions-even some in Russia  have 
                     registered under FACTA ( The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act).
                     America's Global tax law requires foreign banks to reveal American 
                     accounts holding over $50,000. Non Compliant institutions could be 
                     frozen out of US markets,so every one is complying.As 77,000 banks                                                    have registered and about 70 countries are providing   
                    government help to the IRS means almost no foreign account is secret.

                    FACTA is making banking transparent virtually worldwide.Infact,
                    with the help of the US Congress and the US Department of Justice,                                                 arguably the IRS should have a new slogan
                    "TODAY SWITZERLAND,TOMORROW THE WORLD'.

                    The government has set up the SIT under Supreme Court monitoring.
                     Hence, the Indian tax authorities should be in touch with their  
                    counterparts in US to know their approach to make the foreign banks                           comply with their request.
                    It is reported that as per GFI research that India lost $343.9 billion to 
                    iilicit outflows from 2002 to 2011.It is laudable that India was the first
                    G20  country to call for automatic exchange of financial  information,  
                    a position that has pledged to adopt by the end of 2015. 

                    Source: Global Financial Integrity & Forbes.
                 
                    

 EDITORIAL.

                                                    INDIAN RUPEE WEAK AGAINST DOLLAR.

                        
                         The Minister of Finance, the economists,RBI Governor and others 
                          give various reasons why the rupee is weak against the US Dollar. 
                          But the common man still wonders why our rupee is weak against 
                          US dollar since independence and even after 66 years.There are 
                          small countries like Phillipines ,Israel,Singapore,Malaysia,Thailand
                          New Zealand,Egypt,Norway,and even Mauritius whose currencies  
                           fetch better value against US dollar.Afterall, it is India's pride that 
                           our currency fetch good value against other International 
                           currencies like USD,GBP,Euro etc.Of course,our currency,the rupee  
                           is not fully convertible and hence we donot know the real value of                                                      our rupee against other currencies.         
                         

                          As a common man one wonders, inspite of having about  320 billion
                          US dollar reserves,why the rupee should be kept weak.Is it to protect 
                          the Exporters or and to incentivise Indians who have kept money 
                          abroad?.Or is it the high inflation in our country  a major reason 
                          for this weak rupee?.

                          How we compare against  China in various parameters.
                          
                                               Currency value      Inflation    Public Debt   Reserves
                                               vis-a-vis 1USD         rate(%)      (%) of GDP    in USD.

                         1. China           6.2486 Yuan            3.1                   31.7         3.341 
                                                                                                                            trillion.

                         2. India             59.00 Rupees          6.70                 49.6          320.00 
                                                                                                                            billions.   


                          Data Source: Collected from various  sources.               

                        

THE NEW RAILWAY MINISTER'S PRESS MEET.

Mr.D.V.Sadanada Gowda,the  
new Railway Minister said that any step he takes must help the common man.Safety,Security & Service are his mantra.Later ,he will think of speeding up the trains.He wants to have a Coal 
Corridor linking Chennai,Bangalore &  Mangalore.He said Port connectivity is important for development.

Addressing the media,the minister said that 
the ministry may constitute an expert committee to advise the ministry on safety & 
Security and they are open to invite Mr.E.Sreedharan,an expert to head the committee.

Mr.J.S. Srinivasan,VP-Sales launching TVS StaR City+.

TVS MOTOR COMPANY LAUNCHES STYLISH TVS StaR CITY+ IN KARNATAKA.

TVS StaR City+ is  combination of modern styling & superior
engine performance.The 'Ecothrust' engine of TVS Phoenix,the 109.7cc power mill
of TVS StaR City+ provides an ideal combination of smooth performance,power 
and fuel economy.The new"Ecothrust' engine delivers a solid Four stroke 
performance ensuring power and pick up.TVS StaR City+ is best in class
mileage of 86kmpl in ideal condition.
The vehicle is available in 4 colours viz.Red,Black,Blue & Grey.The cost is
1.Kickstart -Rs.42,444/Ex-Showroom in Bengaluru.
2.Elecric Starter-Rs.44,900/- Ex-Showroom in Bengaluru.
Special Features:                                    
1.Analogue Speedometer.                               The vehicle is 100% indigenised and is 
2.Service Indicator.                                         manufactured at Hosur (TN) & H.P.
3.Econometer  & 4.Digital Odometer.

                     FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

                     Recently,a student was asked ;"who gave the Constitution to
                     us".The student replied-Mr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar.

                     Then the teacher asked the student to read the Preamble of the
                     Constitution and come back the next day.The student promptly
                     replied the next day that the Constitution is given by the people
                     of India to themselves . It reads as  follows: "We, the people of
                     of India,...............,do hereby Adopt,Enact and Give ourselves
                     this Constitution".


                

                   INDIAN LAWS CAN BE OUTDATED,DRACONIAN,AND EVEN
                   CONTRADICTORY AND HENCE OPEN TO ABUSE.

                   Recently I  read from a mail sent by Money Life Foundation, certain Laws
                   which are outdated, and even irrelevant in the present day.They are:
  
                   1.India's Central bank is a temporary institution under the Reserve Bank
                      of India Act,1934.

                   2. The Essential commodities Act of 1955,and the Agricultural Produce 
                        Marketing Committee Act donot permit the free movement of 
                        agcricultural Produce.

                   3. It is a crime and you are punishable if you wage war against the 
                       government of any Asiatic power in alliance or at peace with the 
                       government of India.

                   4. If there is a locust attack in Delhi,all adult males will be called upon to 
                       fight the invasion,with an announcement to arms made with drum 
                       beats,refusing to answer the call will be a crime.

                   The question is why do we have such laws in our statute books?. Are 
                    these laws not outdated and open to,abuse?.