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A Mother's love: SHORT STORY

There once was a little boy who lived with his mother. They were very poor. The boy was very handsome and extremely smart. As he grew older, he became even more handsome and smarter. However, his mother always remained sad.

Once, the boy asked his mother, “Mother, why are you always sad?” Mother replied, “Son, a fortune teller once told me that whoever has teeth like yours will become very famous.” Then the boy asked, “Will you not like it if I become famous?”

“Oh my son! What kind of mother wouldn’t like it if her son became famous? I’m always sad because I keep thinking that you will forget me and leave me once you become famous.”

Upon hearing this, the boy started to cry. He stood there in front of his mother for a while and then ran out of the house. He picked up a rock from outside and smashed his front two teeth. He started to bleed from his mouth.

His mother ran out and was shocked to see what he had done. She asked, “Son! What did you do?” In reply, the boy held his mother’s hands and said, “Mother, if these teeth cause you pain and make you sad, I don’t want them. They are of no use to me. I don’t want to be famous with these teeth. I want to be famous by serving you, and through your blessings…”
My friends, this boy was none other than the "Great Chanakya ".

Real Heroes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neerja_Bhanot
Neerja Bhanot'(September 7, 1963 – September 5, 1986 ^[1]), was a flight attendant for Pan Am airlines, based in Bombay, India, who died while saving passengers from terrorists on board the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on September 5, 1986, she went on to become the youngest recipient of India’s highest civilian award for bravery, the Ashoka Chakra.^{[2]................................}

QUOTES ABOUT INDIA

QUOTES ABOUT INDIA

a.. Albert Einstein said:

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without
which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

b.. Mark Twain said:

India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech,
the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great
grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most structive
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.

c.. French scholar Romain Rolland said:

If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of
living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the
dream of existence, it is India.

d.. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said:

"Many of the advances in the sciences 
that we consider today to have been made in Europe 
were in fact made in India centuries ago."

- Grant Duff
British Historian of India


"India was the motherland of our race 
and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. 
India was the mother of our philosophy, 
of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in christianity... of self-government and democracy. 
In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all."
- Will Durant
- American Historian 1885-1981

India's 65th Independence Day!

31 States,
1618 Languages,
6400 Castes,
6 Religion,
6 Ethnic Groups,
29 Major festivals
1 Country!
Be Proud to be an Indian!..
Happy Independence Day……… 

 Albert Einstein said:We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, withoutwhich no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

 India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

 The World's first university was established in Takshila,India in 700BC

 Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of
development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of
British invasion in the early 17th Century.

The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago.
The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is
the most suitable language for computer software - a report in
Forbes magazine, July 1987.

 Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the
sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart.

 The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana

 Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India.

 According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896,
India was the only source for diamonds to the world.

 USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in
the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless
communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

 The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra.

 Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.

 The place value system, the decimal system was developed in
India in 100 BC.

 India is.......the Largest democracy in the world

 The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. 

 The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world.It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.

 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.

 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.

 36% of NASA employees are Indians.

 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians


 

 13% of XEROX employees are Indians

 28% of IBM employees are Indians 17% of INTEL employees are Indians

 The technique of manufacturing crystal (sugar)cane sugar by India

Technique of  the making of camphor 

 First democracy to elect a woman Prime Minister.

 Kung Fu is a derivation of Yoga---taught to the Chinese by an Indian Bhuddist Monk known as Bodidharma

 India is the 7th nuclear power in the world

 India is the 5th largest economy in the world 

 India is the 4th nation in the world to have developed/or developing a nuclear submarine

 India is the 5th nation in the world to be in the multi billion dollar space commerce business.

 India is the 3rd nation in the world, to be able to develop land based and sea based cruise missiles.

All the above is just the TIP of the iceberg
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
15 August 2012
Regards
Raghav

Lesson for Bollywood celebrities

Mega sporting events such as the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games are a matter of prestige for host nations. This is precisely why the  British celebrities  performed at the ceremony of the  2012 London Olympics for just a symbolic 1.57 $ each is truly commendable. 

Paul McCartney got paid around 85 INR for opening the 2012 London Olympics.

Mike Oldfield, Dizzee Rascal and Emeli Sande, also received the nominal fee.

They have all chosen to put their country before their personal gain.

This is in stark contrast to Bollywood celebrities, who can demand enormous sums of money to perform at events of national importance for India.

Bollywood stars demanded a whopping Rs 40 crore for an 11-minute performance at the Melbourne handing over ceremony of the Commonwealth Games was greedy and vulgar. 

Rahman charged Rs. 50million (5 crore) for composing the anthem for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games

While celebrities have every right to demand their due at regular events, there`s a strong case for making an exception where the nation`s image is at stake

TRUE FRIEND

Celebrate this Friendship Day with
God,
A friend who will never leave you in
any situation.
who is waiting for you embracing his
arms,
who will be with you whenever you
need him,
who will walk with you every step of
your life,
who will show you the right path in
your life,
A friend who will never ditch you.
Come make God your FRIEND,
who is your TRUE FRIEND..

Happy Friendship Day...:)

Wonderful Thought

Walking with God is the best adventure, finding God is the best achievement and having God as a companion is the best source of happiness.

Sales Dip : Discounts Rise

In India, no one is buying cars anymore.Global slowdown has finally hit car manufacturers in India, forcing them to go for high discounts strategy to boost sales and reduce inventory.
It is like a repeat of what we witnessed in the second half of 2008 when the global crisis hit. And discount game is not limited to less popular cars.Bestsellers such as Maruti's SX4, WagonR and hyundai  i10 are hitting new low in sales price last month.

The sales slowdown has spared no one.Diesel vehicles and luxury car companies are feeling the heat, perhaps for  the first time in India.

• Number of Unsold Petrol cars as of May 2012-          193,100
• Number of Unsold Diesel cars as of May 2012-          107,800
• Car Sales growth in May 2012 slowest in 7 months -   2.8%

			SALES
Cars		Discounts **		May’11	May’12		Growth in May 2012
Maruti SX4		70000		2702	405		-85%
Maruti Ritz		50000		6071	3574		-41.1%
Maruit WagonR		50000		12736	7101		-44.2%
Maruti Alto		45000		25939	20724		-18.4%
Hyundai i10		47500		11538	6959		-39.7%
Hyundai Santro		40000		6675	4192		-37.2%
Honda City		35000		1828	3753		+105.35%
Honda Accord		125000		115	38		-67.0%
Chevrolet Spark		30000		3017	730		-48.0%
Chevrolet Aveo		62000		196	21		-89.3%

                                                                                                                      ** In Indian Rupee (INR)

   

Bargain hard and smart and the dealer would sweeten the deal even more. Excess stock is always a boon for consumers.If you have benn dreaming cars,wake up.This may be the best time to buy.

Regards
Raghav,New Delhi
Delight

How to Block Websites

To block websites on your home computer without investing in expensive software, here’s the trick (for Windows PCs):

Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Now type the following text in that Run box:

notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Step 2: You will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some cryptic information. Don’t panic. Just go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following:

127.0.0.1 orkut.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 myspace.com

Save the file and exit. That’s it. None of the above sites will now open on your computer.

You can block as many websites as you like with the above technique. If you want to remove the ban later, open the same file as mentioned in Step 1 and delete the above lines.

Pretty simple...

Clarification on Vodafone Tax Issue

A news report has appeared in the Financial Express, Delhi edition, 27th April, 2012 captioned “I-T didn’t warn Vodafone of tax burden or dispute deal format”. In this regard, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the following clarification:-



In this connection, it may be noted that the first notice in the transaction relating to sale of 66.9848% stake of Hutchison Essar Ltd. (HEL) was issued on 15th March, 2007 under section 133(6) of the Income-tax Act, by the Additional Director of Income Tax (International Taxation), Mumbai to HEL in which it was asked to submit certain details regarding the transaction including shareholders agreements and memorandum of understanding between Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. and Vodafone Group dated 11th February, 2007. In the said notice, it has been clearly mentioned that as per information available (from Press Releases of the parties concerned), Vodafone International Holdings BV proposes to acquire the entire issued share capital of CGP Investments (Holdings) Ltd., a company incorporated in Cayman Islands indirectly from HTIL and the full details of the transaction was sought.



When the Indian company showed its inability to submit the details, another notice was issued on 23rd March, 2007 in which, after quoting the Press releases from HTIL and Vodafone, it was mentioned that HTIL/Hutchison Group had made substantial gains from their investment in HEL. It was clearly mentioned that the capital gains are chargeable to tax in India. It was further mentioned that if in case, parties to the transaction proposes to advance any other view, they are at liberty to approach the Assessing Officer. It was explained that the payer (Vodafone Group) as well as the payee (Hutchison Telecom Group) can make an application to the Assessing Officer under sections 195(2) and 197 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, respectively for determining the exact tax liability resulting from the above-mentioned transaction.



This advisory of the tax department was conveyed to the parties concerned, that is, to Vodafone Group and to HTIL. This has been confirmed by HEL in writing through their letter dated 5th April, 2007. It has been mentioned by HEL in the said letter that “we have provided copies of this letter to the concerned parties” and that this has been done solely on the request of the tax department and without assuming any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any actions and transactions of the two non-resident entities.



HEL had its principal office at Mumbai but was assessed to tax at Chandigarh. The Assessing Officer at Chandigarh, on 28th March, 2007, had written two letters to HEL, one of which was addressed to Vodafone UK in which attention of provisions of section 195 was drawn. Replies to the two letters were provided on 1st April, 2007 in which it has been stated that the letter addressed to Vodafone UK is being returned. These correspondences had no relationship with the enquiry conducted at International Taxation Directorate, Mumbai, which had the jurisdiction over the said transaction.



The facts stated as above indicate that while the communication sent by Chandigarh tax office was not served on Vodafone UK and thus has no relevance, the notice sent by Mumbai International Taxation Directorate was confirmed by HEL, India, to have been served on both HTIL and Vodafone.



Thus, Vodafone cannot say that it had received no communication from the tax department, about the chargeability of the transaction to tax in India. Further, it chose to ignore the advice, received before the conclusion of the transaction, that Vodafone or HTIL should approach the Assessing Officer under sections 195/197 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for determining the exact tax liability in India.



It is clarified that the above communications are part of the Court records and are thus in the public domain.