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Flipkart Buys Letsbuy!

One of India’s biggest online retailer Flipkart.com purchased its rival online company Letsbuy.com.  This is a crucial strategic move by the fast growing Flipkart, and it is said that the move will benefit both Flipkart as well as Letsbuy in long term. While Flipkart has a particularly strong base  at …

Second Show Review

Language – Malayalam Cast – Dulqar Salman, Sunny Wayne, Gauthami Nair Our Rating – 7/10   (Must Watch, Watchable , We won’t Recommend) Reason for you to see the film (if any): Another new film with difference in making and acting. Movie Review: The film with full of new comers, including the prominent names …

Agneepath Review

Language – Hindi Cast – Hrithik Roshan,  Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt Our Rating – 5/10   (Must Watch, Watchable , We won’t Recommend) Reason for you to see the film (if any): To see the remake version of Agnee Path 1.0.To judge  Hrithik Roshan’s performance in the new version. Review: This is …

SMS As Alternative To Paper Train Ticket

SMS as a train ticket : To add on to the green intiative of IRCTC, the SMS sent by IRCTC while booking e-ticket would be considered as an ticket reservation proof. This is effective from Feb 01′ 2012. The text message along with a valid id proof servers the purpose. The SMS …

Will Mobile Phones Cause Cancer?

Mobile Phones work using radio waves, which are non-ionizing in nature unlike X-rays or gamma rays. It can heat up tissues if the radiation intensity is high but wont ionize tissues. Lot of researches are done across the world to demystify the question of the relationship of cancer with the …

XAT Results 2012

The wait is going to be over! XAT results are available on the website http://xatonline.net.in. XLRI has also published the shortlisted candidates based on XAT scores. For all those, whose CAT scores were not upto the mark, the paper – xat exam might turn out as a piece of hope. If you …

How To Check PNR Status Using Mobile Phone

Indian railway PNR status can be checked through various SMS services using your Mobile Phone. 1. SMS ” PNR<space><PNR NUMBER>” to 139 ( You can also call 139 from BSNL or MTNL phone to get the details ) 2. SMS ” PNR<space><PNR NUMBER>” to  5676747 3. SMS ” PNR<space><PNR NUMBER>” to  54959 4. …

http://india.gov.in, the National Portal of India

National Portal Of India – india.gov.in

National Portal of India – india.gov.in provides a single window interface to the online information and services being provided by various Indian Government Departments. GOI Web Directory :  http://india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://goidirectory.nic.in/ Government of India : http://india.gov.in/govt.php India is a “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic” with a parliamentary system of government. This section seeks …

Indian Postal Charges

Indian Postal Charges: How much is the cost of a postcard? What is the tariff in India if you need to post a letter (not email)? How much will the premium services like Speed Post cost? What are the additional charges? In this online age of email, chat and whats-app, …

RTI

How To File Right To Information (RTI)?

The Right To Information (RTI) Act  (2005) is  a  big  step  towards  making  the citizens informed about the activities of the Government. The  basic  object  of  the  Right  to  Information  Act  is  to  empower  the  citizens, promote  transparency  and  accountability  in  the  working  of  the  Government, contain corruption, and make our democracy work for …

Symbiosis International University’s Postgraduate Institutes

SIBM Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune www.sibmpune.edu.in SICSR Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research sicsr.ac.in SIMC Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication www.simc.edu SIIB Symbiosis Institute of International Business www.siib.ac.in SCMHRD Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development www.scmhrd.edu SIMS Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies www.sims.edu SITM …

CAT cutoff

CAT percentile cut off for Non-IIM B-schools

Approximate CAT Percentile Cut off For B-Schools: Not expecting a call from IIMs? Are you looking for non-IIM B-schools, but unsure of the CAT cut-offs for them? Have a look at the below chart as a reference material for an overall idea of the approximate CAT score cut-off range for different …

Minimum CAT Percentile Requirements For IIMs

These scores are minimum percentile needed to get a call from IIM institutes are per their website data for 2012-2014 admission. Having cleared these cut-offs do not guarantee you a call, but if you haven’t scored this minimum percentile, then there is no chance for a call. IIMs considers other …

Not Satisfied With CAT Scores – What To Do After CAT?

With Paper CAT giving its way to Computerized CAT which spans 20 days and 40 exams, normalization of scores plays a major part in determining the final score. The Raw Score of candidates out of 180 is normalized to give back a Scaled Score out of 450. With difficulty level of papers varying across …

SNAP 2011 Results Out!

SNAP results are published in the website : http://oamssnap.blueshiftindia.com/snapscorecard/. Candidates can view their score card once the SNAP ID and password are given. Around 5 wrong questions are removed before calculating the scores. As per last year SNAP results, experts expect a SNAP score between 80-100 as cut-offs for candidates …

100 Must See Tamil Movies

This list of 100 must see Kollywood movies is a little biased towards the popularity factor, though some critically acclaimed but less-successful-at-box-office films finds mention. The films are not arranged according to any ranking basis as this is not a list of 100 best Tamil movies, but the readers can …