Archive for July, 2011
‘The Smurfs’ Movie Review – Adorable Little Blue People!
Sony Pictures’ much awaited hybrid live-action and animated family comedy film – ‘The Smurfs’ was premiered at the DT Cinema in Chandigarh today. The Smurfs 3D film will be releasing day & date worldwide on Friday, July 29, 2011. The lovable little blue characters – ‘The Smurfs’ are a rage all over the world [...]
Jokes On Taxes: Nothing Taxable About These…
It’s that time of the year when you need the help of humour the most. It’s after all, taxation time… Here are some to relieve you of the pain called ‘Filing IT Tax Returns’: * After a man pays his income tax, he knows how a cow feels after she’s been milked. * [...]
Facts About Income Tax!
Is Income tax filing mandatory? Income tax return filing is mandatory for all tax payers even if you are a salaried employee, where tax is deducted at source. This is because as there could be instances where you have earned an income other than your salary income, for example, even in the form of interest [...]
Kargilvijaydiwas – Remembering the Kargil War Heroes!
Today when I logged into my Twitter account; saw the #Kargilvijaydiwas topic trending! All of a sudden, I went 12 years down the memory lane and remembered about the Kargil war, the brain child of then Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Gen Pervez Musharraf and Lt Gen Mohammed Aziz, the Chief of General Staff, couldn’t [...]
HORN ”OK”…PLEASE!
By Srini Chandrasekharan Recently, someone suggested that I write about the delightful practice of honking on Indian roads. After mulling this suggestion over for all of two seconds, I decided that I would go even further. Like Starship Enterprise. I would go where no man has ventured before and scientifically explain this riveting “Only [...]
When Bollywood Gets Chatty…
They have been around in the West for a long time. We in India have seen them blossom into a full-fledged genre only in the last few years. If memory serves us well, it started with noted journalist Vir Sanghvi’s celebrity interview series, Star Talk. But it was Bollywood biggies Karan Johar and Simi Grewal [...]
Temple Treasure: Richest Temples of India!
The staggering wealth discovered inside the secret vault of the Sri Ananda Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvanathapuram has brought back images of wealth of Indian shrines. An ancient tradition of making donations to the temples has meant that these temples are flush with wealth. A look at the some of the richest of Indian shrines… [...]
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