Sunday, November 8, 2015

Pune Diwali holiday season, short breaks in Popular city's



Direct flight connection from Pune are the rage this Diwali.Dubai and Singapore have made it to the top international travel spots, while Rajasthan, Goa, Coorg-Kabini and Delhi-Agra circuits are the most preferred among domestic destinations. The extent of research done by travelers in choosing the destinations they travel to and hotels they pick has increased. But the travel business has been just about average, claims travel companies.

Apart from Rajasthan, the other hots pots trending this year are Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and the northeast to an extent. "Most travelers are opting for a short Diwali break. They have planned their travel before Diwali, so that they can celebrate the festival in Pune. Most people are opting for domestic flight at distance or those having direct flight connection with Pune, such as Jaipur, Goa, Bangalore and Chennai," said Nikhil Thakurdas, owner of city-based Odyssey Tours and Travels.

Thakurdas said Rajasthan was almost on a par with Goa in terms of tourist preference. "Among international destinations, Dubai, Singapore, Thailand and Sri Lanka have had many takers this Diwali. Dubai has emerged as the number one spot among the international destinations particularly because of the direct flight connection from Pune. Thailand is cost-effective, though one has to travel to Mumbai," he said.

Travel companies say business this Diwali is average. G Krishna, the chairperson of the Pune chapter of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and general manager at Travel Masters, said, "International destinations include Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia and Maldives, while Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir are attracting many in the domestic circuit”.

Krishna said with November 10 to 15 a holiday in many companies, people are planning short breaks, including travel to they have already explored in the past.

"There is a general slowdown in business transactions during the festive season. Rather than sitting in offices, many have decided to put on their traveling shoes for some time out of the city," said Katre.

Zelam Chaubal, the director of Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd, said that travel to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat had especially picked up this vacation period, as tourism boards in the two states had done some extensive advertising of their tourist spots this year.

"Rush to Kerala has dipped by 5% and we have not witnessed a tourism boom this Diwali, particularly because people traveled extensively in the summer of 2015," said Chaubal.

Top places this Diwali Domestic:
Rajasthan, Goa, Coorg-Kabini, Delhi-Agra, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir.


Top spots this Diwali International:
Dubai, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Airfare


Tata Motors and Essar Steel among top 10 stock market in focus today

Stock markets may see a gap-down opening in trade on Monday, tracking Nifty futures, which are trading fairly lower in the morning trade owing to PM Modi led gov facing a crushing defeat in Bihar elections on Sunday.

At 8:22 am, SGX Nifty, the Nifty future's being trade on Singapore Stock Exchange, was quoting 7,832.50, down 143.50, or 1.83 per cent. Global brokerage firm Barclays said on Sunday the Bihar election verdict could lead to "weakness" in the stock market.

"We feel that Bihar result - the BJP's big defeat - could be a material sentiment dampener in Monday early trade as this might be perceived as an additional stumbling block to the central government's reform agenda," Barclays said in a research note.
Here are top 10 stocks which are likely:
Tata Groups:
Tata motor: After many quarters of solid profit, auto major tata motors reported a net loss of Rs 430 crore for the September quarter against a Rs 3,290.8 crore of net year-ago, on account of the blasts at godown at Tianjin Port in China where its lost over 2,000 luxury JLR cars.
Tata Steel: Forced to go for more restructuring of its UK business due to a "challenging marketplace",steel will sell its Long Products Europe business by the end of the current financial year.
UBI: UBI reported a 41.23 per cent rise in net profit for the second quarter of this fiscal at Rs 61.86 crore, compared to Rs 43.80 crore in the corresponding period last year.
Godrej Properties: cut its net debt by 25 per cent to nearly Rs 2,200 crore during the quarter ended September, helped by a big-ticket deal where it sold large office space in Mumbai for Rs 1,479 crore.
Essar Steel: As it tries to brace itself against the major headwinds faced by the sector, Ruias-promoted Essar said it is looking for buyers to raise fresh capital to fund capital expenditure and pare some of the debt.
NTPC: Country largest power producer NTPC expect to commission the first 800mw unit of its 4,000MW Kudgi super thermal power project in Karnataka in the current fiscal.
Britannia Industries: beitannia reported a 19.16 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 218.63 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2015 on account of phasing out of excise duty benefits.
Sun Pharma: Drug major pharma reported a 46.02 per cent dip in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,106.66 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 due to lower sales growth, volatile currency movements and supply constraints.
Aurobindo Pharma:The aurobindo on Friday reported a 21.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 451.76 crore for the fiscal second quarter that ended on September 30, 2015.

Hathway Cable: The hathway on Friday reported widening of standalone loss at Rs 48.9 crore for fiscal second quarter that ended on September 30, 2015.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Nandita Das Know about certain things in birthday Special



The Talented actor's from one of the Indian film industry, Nandita Das, one of the artists are like that. Nandita's acting not only in the industry, who are trying hand at direction. These 'Fire', 'Earth' and 'tornado' is due to films like.

As the director Nandita's 'trying' film class. Nandita film won several national and international awards. Nandita's the International Women's Forum, the first Indian to have been included in the Hall of Fame.

Important thing is that today (November 7) Nandita 46th birthday. So we wish them a number of birthdays. Nandita birthday, we tell you about several facts that you probably will not know until now.

The birth of a famous Oriya painter Jatin Das, Nandita was in the house. His father and mother were in Orissa was Gujarati. Nandita was born in Mumbai, but was brought up in Delhi.

Aamir Khan's 'Lagaan' for the female lead role in the name of Rani Mukherjee and Nandita Das was being discussed. Nandita was expected that they will roll. But then something happened that roll Gracy Singh walked into account.

In 1998, there was Deepa Mehta film "Fire" was criticized in Nandita and Shabana's character. The film was very bold with Shabana Azmi and Nandita were kissing scene. Also Aamir Khan's 'Earth 1947' also Nandita were quite bold scenes.

Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra, Nandita her film "Aks" was cast. However, Nandita was pulled out from the film itself. According to Nandita by filmmakers in the film not on that ratio, the terms on which the film was offered.

Nandita Das' first marriage was in 2002 with Sen. Soumaya but was divorced in 2009. Their mutual reasons. Then Nandita January 2, 2010, with comprehensible mascara wedding date were all that. Now the two have a son named Vihaan.


Bollywood film 'Water' for the first Akshay Kumar, Nandita Das and Shabana Azmi was cast. Even the role of the demand, according to the three men had their hair shaved. However, some circumstances became such that the entire cast of the film was changed.

First Cricketers to Ring Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange Ahead of All-Stars T20 Series

Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne were accompanied by Wasim Akram and Matthew Hayden for ringing the opening bell at the world's largest stock exchange, that marked the start of the trading day. They are in the US for the three match All-Stars T20 Series.

Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, who will be leading the two sides at the All-Stars T20 Series, on Friday became the first cricketers to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Tendulkar and Warne were accompanied by Wasim Akram and MatthewHayden for ringing the opening bell at the world's largest stock exchange that marked the start of the trading day. Sachin wife Anjali was also present on the occasion.

In the past, several Indian dignitaries, including political leaders and businessmen, have rung the opening and closing bell at the stock exchange and at NASDAQ.

Given that cricket is not a popular sport in America, it was a spectacular sight at the New York Stock Exchange. Commenting on the T20 series, Tendulkar said the idea behind the All-Star tournament was not only to popularize the game in America but to globalize it as there is need to have more country's play the sport competitively in tournaments like the World Cup.

"The reason for picking up a cricket bat again after retirement is to globalize cricket. That is a dream and vision Warne and I have. One day we would like the American (cricket) team also to participate in the World Cup. It would be a great moment. All cricketers have also been endorsing for having cricket in the Olympics. This is the beginning," Tendulkar said on Thursday. Tendulkar and Warne will lead two teams of legendary cricketers for the three match series, starting with the first T20 at the Citi Field in New York on Saturday. In all 28 cricket legends from across the world have come together for the first ever All-Stars Series.

In the official draw of the event on Thursday, Tendulkar Picked Brian Lara as well as former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar. Tendulkar's team also has V.V.S Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag, Glenn McGrath, Curtly Ambrose, Shaun Pollock and Shoaib Akhtar.
On the other hand, Warne selected some of his former Australian teammates to play for his side, including Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds. Warne also wound up with the dream pace trio of Courtnies Walsh, Allan Donald and Wasim Akram.

The other two matches will be played in Houston (November 11) and Los Angeles (November 14). This is the first time that Tendulkar and Warne will play in the US.

James Sutherland suggests beach cricket for inclusion in 2016 Olympics


james sutherland believe's beach cricket ability be the delay to the logistical problems facing the sport in its attempts to get onto the Olympic schedule.
Recognising that the need for purpose built stadium's in host country's with no cricket tradition is a major cost barrier to Olympic inclusion, Sutherland suggested indoor cricket or a beach version of the game ability fit the bill.
"Cricket on a traditional field is going to be a challenge in some parts of the world, so there are other ways in which it could be played," Sutherland told ABC radio on Friday. Not is indoor cricket.
Some of those things are maybe more practical and achievable than big cricket fields like were on right now.
Beach cricket has traditionally been an informal affair, but an Australian brewer-sponsored a Tri-Nations series involving retired players from Australia, England and West Indies on several beaches around the nation in 2007.
Entry to the Olympics brings many benefits, particularly in country's like China, where the state throws its weight behind the development of a sport once it is part of the Games.
Concerns over the cost of hosting the Games led the International Olympic Committe to reduce the number of sports under president Jacques Rogge but the policy has been reversed under his success or Thomas Bach.
Rugby sevens and golf are on the schedule for Rio de Janeiro next year while skateboarding and surfing, baseball/softball, karate and climbing have all been recommended by the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games.
"As we understand it, dealing with the nuances of the olympic can be challenging," Sutherland added. We have always been supportive of the idea, we believe it's a good thing for the broader development of the game.

"There is a whole lot of complication, but were hopeful and surely will be pushing very hard for that to happen."

Thursday, November 5, 2015

To get their hands over 50 hours for H&M Balmain launch



Fashion giant H&M Stores endured chaotic scenes at the opening of its shops in Korea with customers who camped and waited for a week in front of the shops to buy its latest collaboration line with high-end French fashion 50 house Balmain.

"A total of 1,150 customers nationwide waited to buy our new collection Balmain X H&M," said an H&M official. "Our Apgujeong and Myeong-dong shops had 400 and 350 customers camped outside." Despite the queue, however, the stores turned into madhouses minutes after the sales started.

At the Myeong-dong shops, some 100 people at the front of the line pushed each other, trying be the first to grab items. Some of them just scooped up piles of clothes indiscriminately. A 19-year-old customer who camped out in front of the store for five days just to be in the first group to get in, said that it was "chaos" inside the shop.

"Everyone sprinted toward the items they precious as soon they entered the store," he said. "Some people in the first group tussled with each other over some of the popular items. I expected to buy items worth 6-8 million won today but I didn't get half of the things I precious." Some claim that many who got into the store first were not customers at all but rather re sellers who buy massive amounts of items and then sell them in online.

"Some of the clothing lines were sold out in two minutes after the store opened," the official said.
"We understand that many who were there early were re sellers. But we cannot restrain them because they are also customers. Each customer was allowed to buy only one item in each design and size."

Website to Buy HomeAway for $3.9 Billion in cash


Travel booking website says it is buying short-term rental marketplace HomeAway for $3.9 billion (nearly Rs. 25,607 crores) to boost its presence in the vacation rental market.
The Bellevue, Washington, company said Wednesday it is paying roughly $38.31 in cash and stock for each share of HomeAway, of Austin, Texas. Both companies' boards have approved the deal, which they expect to close next year.
HomeAway says it has more than 1 million paid listings of vacation rental homes in 190 countries. Along with its namesake web site Inc. portfolio also includes Hotels.com, Orbitz and Travelocity. In after-hours trading, HomeAway shares added 22 percent to $39.05. website shares rose 2.8 percent to $137.95.
US prevent companies offical they will not block the merger of online travel booking giant Expedia and Orbitz, adding it won't hurt competition in the sector.
Expedia announced plans in February to buy Orbitz for about $1.6 billion (nearly Rs. 10,578 crores). Last month, a consumer group and hotel association objected to the merger, saying the deal would lead to a powerful duopoly with 75 percent of the online travel agent market.
The US fairness Department disagreed "Orbitz is only a small source of bookings" for most operators, said Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer, who heads the department's antitrust division.

He added that "travel service providers have alternative ways to attract customers and obtain bookings, including website largest online travel agent rival, Priceline."