Friday, November 6, 2009

Pirated Microsoft Windows 7 DVDs generate $100,000 in India

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About 50,000 pirated DVDs of Microsoft Windows 7 are estimated to have been sold here since the official launch on Oct 22, generating
unaccounted business of around Rs 50 lakh (nearly $100,000).

The reason for the allure of the pirated versions: These cost Rs.40-Rs.250 in Naza Market in Hazratganj here, drawing buyers from not only the rest of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand but also Nepal and Bangladesh.

"This is the biggest market in the region," said a shopkeeper in Hazratganj, claiming at least 50,000 DVDs of the pirated Windows 7 have been sold since hitting the local markets within 24 hours of the official launch, fetching sellers about Rs.50 lakh so far.

The legal version of the new operating system launched by Microsoft Corp costs between $150-$300 (Rs.7,500-Rs.15,000) in the international markets. The company, however, tagged its prices 20 percent below international rates in India, where it is available in the Rs.6,000-Rs.11,000 range through official channels. Despite the discounted company rates, buyers are opting for the pirated version. "Why invest Rs.10,000 when it is available for Rs.250?" asked Pramod Yadav, a student pursuing a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course. Added Mohit Singh, who runs a computer hardware and software maintenance company: "We pay for only the DVD as we are regular customers. A DVD hardly costs Rs.20-40." Most computer service providers or "regular customers" in Lucknow and elsewhere in India use pirated software, contended Nishant Kumar, a software engineer with HCL Technologies in Greater Noida. According to him, what makes the pirated operating systems more attractive is that cheap pirated anti-virus software is also freely available. "A lot of anti-virus software, for example Awast, is available on the Internet," Kumar said, adding that it was equally effective and has the same service life.





Those selling pirated Windows 7 deny doing anything illegal.





There are over 200 shops in Naza Market. All have everything you want. We are not doing anything illegal as everything is available on the Internet," said a shopkeeper not willing to be named. "We are only transferring and supplying to buyers who include students, professionals and even big business houses."





Those selling authentic software are unhappy.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Gutka Pouch , Unmanageable Threat

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The Government's proposal to ban the use of multi-layered laminated plastic packaging has elicited a strong response from the industry with several pleading to present their case before the environment ministry. The Justice Chopra report recommended that the small pouches segment of the vast plastic based packaging industry had become unmamageable.
The notification also proposes to increase the thickness of polybags from 20 microns to 40 microns.
The proposed notification recommends a strict control and license system for manufacturers of plastic carry bags and containers and also requires the manufactures to label their products based on whether they are made from virgin plastic,recycled plastic or biodegradabele material. With debate also building around what is really biodegradable plastic,the ministry has proposed that only products that match BIS regulations would be allowed to be manufactured and used.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Nine Indian-origin people work in White House

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At least nine Indian-origin people work in the White House, with some getting $100,000 or more a year, official figures released by President Barack Obama's office have revealed.According to the figures, Sonal Shah, who's the deputy assistant to the US President and director at Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, gets an annual salary of $120,000. Both Rachana Bhowmick, who is the director of special projects, and Aditya Kumar, also director of special projects as well as special assistant to Office of Chief of Staff, earn $99,000 a year each. Those in the salary slab less than $90,000 are Anisha Dasgupta who works as a Counsel at an annual package of $86,927 and Pradeep Ramamurthy, the Director of Response Policy, whose gross salary is $86,927.





The figures, released on the White House blog, also reveal that Kavita Patel who is the Director of Policy for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement gets USD 65,000 annually, while Shomik Dutta, the Special Assistant to White House Counsel, earns $62,000. Likewise, White House Policy Advisor Manashi Deshpande earns $54,000 a year while Taara Rangarajan gets $40,000 for her services as Deputy Associate Director. According to the White House, consistent with Obama's commitment to transparency, the figures have been disclosed on its website as it is transmitted to the US Congress. Since the year 1995, it's required to deliver a report every year.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Happy Independence Day

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On 3 June 1947, Viscount Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last British Governor-General of India, announced the partitioning of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan, under the provisions of the Indian Independence Act 1947. At the stroke of midnight, on 14 August 1947, India became an independent nation. This was preceded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's famous speech titled Tryst with Destiny.



“ At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance..... We end today a period of ill fortune, and India discovers herself again. "

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Raksha Bandhan - Festival Of India

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Raksha Bandhan (the bond of protection in Hindi and Panjabi) is a Hindu festival, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shraavana.



The festival is marked by the tying of a rakhi, or holy thread by the sister on the wrist of her brother. The elder brother in return offers a gift to his sister and vows to look after her same while an elder sister returns offers to her younger brother. The brother and sister traditionally feed each other sweets. It is not necessary that the rakhi can be given only to a brother by birth; any male can be "adopted" as a brother by tying a rakhi on the person, that is "blood brothers and sisters", whether they are cousins or a good friend. Indian history is replete with women asking for protection, through rakhi, from men who were neither their brothers, nor Hindus themselves. In 16th century, Rani Karnavati of Chittor sent a rakhi to the Mughal Emperor Humayun when she was threatened by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. Humayun abandoned an ongoing military campaign to ride to her rescue.



The rakhi may also be tied on other special occasions to show solidarity and kinship (not necessarily only among brothers and sisters), as was done during the Indian independence movement.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

19 IIIT-A Students Fined Rs 50 K Each

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As per Supreme Court Directives " Ragging Is Strictly Prohibted", but some Students Of IIIT-A [ Indian Institute Of Information and Technology - Allahabad ] tried to rag some junior Students . All the 19 Students of B.Tech Final year are fined Rs 50,000 each . Supreme Court has clearly mandated a fine upto Rs 2.50 Lakh and restigating the Harrasing Students .

The most Intresting Point is Both the Victims and the perpetrators are Girls rather than Boys who almost hog the headlines in such cases.

Beware Raggers , Anti- Ragging Committe is watchin You !!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

UPTU B.Tech 1st Sem Results hacked

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Dont know who hacked ,why hacked and when hacked just saw the news flowing on the News Strip of Times Now News Channel. And Later can also be seen on Aaj tak News Channel. To Confirm this when we opened Results section of http://www.uptu.ac.in/ and Clicked on B.tech 1st Sem results page was not found. The page is currently withdrawn by university .



This is The first time when UPTU [ Uttar Pradesh Technical University ] has faced this type of problem. New revised and Correct will be Out Shortly.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Adrian Sutil Gives Force India The Best Start Ever

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Force India's Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil gives the best ever start i.e. Seventh [7th] of Formula One Racing In German Grand Prix Qualifactions. He was 14 th in Q1 [ First Qualification] with best of 1.32.015 in 8 laps . He was 3 rd in Q2 with best of 1:36.740 in 8 laps surprising everyone and making F. Alonso and N Heidfeld out of the Q3. he was Seventh in Q3 and he will start the German Grand Prix from The 4th Row. Vijay Mailya will be the happy man with his Kingfisher ;) .

All The Best Adrian Sutil

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

International Joke Day

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Every year we celebrate International Joke Day on 1st July, this day is especially for laugh out loud with your friends and dear ones. So join in this funny festival and make a roaring good time also send some funny messages to your friends and dear ones and make them happy on this beautiful day.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Monsoon Delayed In India

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पुछा जब हुई हमारी Monsoon से भेंट
Soon आप में लगा है फिर क्यूँ होते लेट



Everyone in India is looking towards sky waiting for the Rain . But Monsoon is delayed in India for 15 days and is expected to arrive in North India till 29-30 June . India's Crop Yield is likely to fall due to this delay :( . North India is heating and heating up only , Mercury level is raising 42-47 degree C . Water Stored in Bhakra Nangal Dam is for 10 days more only.



Rain Please Rain !!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Saina Nehwal Wins Indonesian Open - Badminton - Creates History .

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Ace woman shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after she clinched the Indonesian Open title with a stunning victory over No 1 ranked Chinese Lin Wang in Jakarta. Nehwal took the women's singles crown by beating Wang 12-21, 21-18, 21-9 to take the title . Saina is ranked eighth in the world and was seeded sixth in the tournament.


Hailing Saina's victory as an important milestone in Indian badminton, Badminton Association of India [BAI] announced a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh as a recognition of her feat. Saina you made Indians proud to be right on the top of World.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

1..2..3...Start Blaming

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India lost to England in a super 8 match of ICC WORLD T-20 2009 match, and the quest championship is over. Thus it's time for BLAME GAME =)) .

So here are some points ( blames ) :-
1> Why didn't Dhoni shaved as he know it was a crucial match . :D
2> Why Kevin Pieterson was in a good form . :-P
3> Why was Yusuf Pathan chewing a chewing-gum . He lost his energy in that . Ha ha
4> Dark Colour of Indian dress was reflecting negative energy . eh..he
5> Why was I wearing a blue jeans . LoL
6> What was Arun Jaitley & Deepika Padukone doing at Lords. They only distracted Ravindra Jadeja. He...He

if u hav any more points plz feel free to post in comment.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

TATA to Launch Its GSM Services

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Tata Teleservices, the Indian mobile operator, is all set to launch its GSM services branded under the name Tata DoCoMo, reflecting the name of its shareholder and partner, Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo. Tata DoCoMo will launch the services soon, initially in the Southern region of India. Tata Teleservices, a CDMA mobile operator, moved into the GSM following the footsteps of its CDMA rival RCom, which recently launched its GSM services.

It Will be great to see how TATA advertise and markets its GSM services as there is Already there are very popular and gripped Service operaters like Vodafone , Airtel , !dea and quite few are emrging as Aircel , Spice though BSNL s still there.


Lets Wait and Watch.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Why Mob Target Public Properties ?

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Some Stoppage of trains are withdrawaled in Bihar...Mob burnt the trains , A religious Guru killed outside India....Mob again burned train in Punjab , A Thug from Gujarat swallowed crore's of rupees by the name of God...Mob again attacks Buses in Delhi , Reservation for Caste held almost one month trains in yards in Rajasthan.

Why always Public properties aimed at ? It is Clearly mentioned in railway Coaches "Railway aap ki sampati hai " [Railways is your own property] then why public burn their own property. Nobody Should be allowed to destroy public property and get away with it. Where individuals responsible cannot be traced , organizations who orgainse these protests should be held accountable.

But in India , one knows it's impossible to trace someone and charged so it goes on freely. The trend of blaming responsibilities to each other is quite famous then to take responsibility.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

AWACS Inducts in Indian Air Force \m/

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday inducted its first "eye-in-the-sky" airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) which will detect incoming flying weapons and listen-in to aerial communications.The AWACS project is a tripartie contract between India, Israel and Russia. The $1.1 billion deal for the three AWACS was signed in 2004.The AWACS flew from Israel to the Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat, escorted by IAF's combat jets.The AWACS, constituting the number 50 squadron, will be based in Agra.With the induction of the AWACS, India has joined a club of only six other nations - the US, Russia, Britain, Japan, Australia and Turkey - that operate such a sophisticated system.


"Chalo der se hi sahi per aaya to ;). "

On the Other side , third plane crash of this month took place :( . A Mig-21 Crashed near Jodhpur but the pilot ejected successfully and is safe :) . Whats happening with Mig-21's ??


Post ur views too.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

UPA's JAI HO !!

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GE 2009 Results came out and Dr Manmohan Singh emerged again as a King. Congress lead UPA [United Progressive Alliance] scored a double , swept Left , Right and Center ;) . Dr Manmohan Singh is set to take charge as Prime Minister and become the only PM since JawaharLal Nehru in 1961 to be voted back after completing a full five year term. BJP's PM-in-waiting LK Advani got RAC from people of India :D .

Here in Lucknow , Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Successor Lal Ji Tandon of BJP won by a fair measure.

In IPL, Previous year champs Rajasthan Royals are out from the race Today. Kings XI are virtually out. It would be a surprise to see Royal Challengers Bangalore in semi's.



Finally We CONGRATS AND WELCOME Dr MANMOHAN SINGH FOR WINNING AND BECOMING PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Welcome to India Dil Se !!

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Namastey ,Hello and Welcome to this new blog India Dil Se.
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east.



Flag Of India


National Emblem of India

Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)सत्यमेव जयते (Devanāgarī)"Truth Alone Triumphs".
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana "Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people".
National Song: Vande Mataram "I bow to thee, Mother".

With in few days the next Prime Minister of India i.e 18th PM of India will be chosen. All the parties are talking to each other, news channels are making guesses via exit polls and their sources. On the other hand, IPL road to Semifinals is getting tougher day by day.
We will take on all the issues related to India.

Thanks for visting.
Sandeep Tiwari
 

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