Poll tracker: NDA to win 172- 180 seats, UPA 149-157, others 147-155

With the next Lok Sabha election scheduled to be held in early 2014, the parties have started to fine tune their strategies for the same.

CNN-IBN Election Tracker: How big states will vote in 2014

A CNN-IBN-CSDS-The Hindu election tracker finds how the big states will vote if the Lok Sabha elections are held today.

Mumbaikars' answer to Raj Babbar: A meal cost Rs 12, twenty years back

Mumbai: A day after Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar claimed that he can get a complete meal in Mumbai for Rs 12, CNN-IBN did a ground check which shows that it's just another bogus comment by a politician.

Mumbaikars have slammed Babbar for his comment and said that the claim is not correct. "I pay Rs 50 for my meal every day," said a taxi driver. "We sell a complete meal for Rs 30. A vada pav costs Rs 12 these days. A meal used to cost Rs 12 twenty years back," said a food stall vendor.

Raj Babbar had on Thursday said, "even today, I can have a proper meal in Mumbai for Rs 12." The Congress leader's remarks came in the backdrop of the BJP slamming the UPA government for its statement that the poverty figures have gone down in 2012-13 as opposed to figures in 2002-03.

Delhi BJP President had even sent a money order of Rs 33 to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday. He had challenged the trio to buy a meal for Rs 33 and said that the Congress has changed the definition of poverty ahead of polls.

He had said this was the BJP's way of protesting against Planning Commission's criteria that anybody whose consumption of goods and services exceed Rs 33 in cities per day was not poor.

As per the Planning Commission, the number of people living below the poverty line has shrunk to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption.

Ghaziabad: Man throws acid on a woman's face

Ghaziabad: A woman suffered injuries in an acid attack in Friday early morning in Ghaziabad. The incident happened in Vijay Nagar area after a man threw acid on her face.

The man is reportedly known to the woman.

  The woman has been taken to a hospital where initial treatment is being given to her. More details are awaited.

I wouldn't vote for Modi, have no particular affection for him or Rahul: Bhagwati

Well-known economist Jagdish Bhagwati has criticised Amartya Sen saying he's the only economist to have hurt India's poor. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Bhagwati said, "He's the one economist who hurt the poor twice. Whether he deserves the Bharat Ratna or not, that's not for me to decide."

It was my duty to stand up for minority community, says Amartya Sen

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Thursday said that he did not regret for his comments on Narendra Modi, claiming that it was his duty to stand up for the minority community. "It was my duty to stand up for minority community," Sen said. He added that it would be very sad if Bharat Ratna would be taken away from him but more than 'Ratna', it is Bharat for which he is more worried.

Election Tracker: BJP wave in MP, party on a comeback in Rajasthan, UP

The northern states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh present a very contrasting picture when it comes to the political battle. While Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are basically a two-horse race with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being the rivals, in Uttar Pradesh, which sends the largest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha, it is a four-cornered fight in most of the seats.

BEL Deputy Engineer posts July-2013

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED (BEL) 
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)


Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), India’s premier Navaratna Defence Electronics
Company requires requires outstanding professionals in the field of Photonics  for its Machilipatnam Unit , Andhra Pradesh and its cell  at Dehradun, Uttarakhand :

• Deputy Engineer : 04 posts (UR-2, OBC-1, ST-1), Pay Scale :  Rs. 16400 - 3%- 40500, Age : 28 years as on 01/08/2013., Qualification :  MSc (Tech) Engineering Physics (Photonics) from any AICTE approved Institution with first class for Gen/ OBC candidates and Pass for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates.

How to Apply :  Interested candidates may send the application in prescribed format superscribing on the envelope the post applied for so as to reach Dy General Manager (HR),Bharat Electronics Limited, RabindranathTagore Road, Machiliptanam - 521001, Andhra Pradesh on or before 15/08/2013.

Please view http://www.bel-india.com/sites/default/files/WEB-AD-OPTICAL-ENGINEER.pdf for more information and http://www.bel-india.com/sites/default/files/Check-List-of-Documents.pdf for check list and application format is available at http://www.bel-india.com/sites/default/files/Bio-Data.pdf and http://www.bel-india.com/sites/default/files/OBC-CertificateFormat.pdf for OBC certificate.

Refinery Operator posts in CPCL July-2013

 

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)
(A group Company of Indian Oil)


CPCL invites applications from persons of Indian Nationality for the following posts : 

• Refinery Operator (Chemical) : 23 posts (UR- 12, OBC-6, SC-5), Qualification : First Class Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (55% for SC candidates), Age : 30 years as on 31/08/2013, Pay Scale : Rs. 11900 - 32000  for training period and will be posted in the pay scale of Rs.5800-11100/-

Application Fee :  Demand Draft for 200/- in favour of CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED, payable at Chennai. SC/ST candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

How to Apply : Apply online at CPCL website from29/07/2013 to 16/08/2013 only.  Send the registration slip (pasted with your recent passport size photograph) and DD as well as attested copy of Caste Certificate in an envelope superscribed as Application for the position of Workman, by Ordinary Post only to The Advertiser (CPCL), Post Box No. 9248, Krishna Nagar Head Post
Office, New Delhi–110051, so as to reach us latest by 20/08/2013. 

Please view http://www.cpcl.co.in/advertisement-2011/MANALIcareerappren.html for details and a link to apply online.

Exim Bank Administrative Officer posts July-2013

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) 
Mumbai


Export-Import Bank of India invites applications from experienced secretarial and administrative professionals, for the positions of Administrative Officers, in Mumbai, Pune & Hyderabad  :

• Administrative Officers : 06 posts (UR-4, SC-1, OBC-1) for Secretarial Work, Age : 40 years, Qualification : Graduate in any discipline  with 55% marks., Pay Scale : Rs. 14500 - 25700

How to Apply : Send your application in the prescribed format to  The General Manager-HRM, Export-Import Bank of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21,World Trade Centre Complex,Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005 on or before 12/08/2013. 

Please view http://eximbankindia.in/exim-sec.pdf  for details and application form is available athttp://eximbankindia.in/exim-resume.pdf

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave!

(Source: http://funfactstoshare.blogspot.com )

A snail can have about 25,000 teeth

(Source: http://funfactstoshare.blogspot.com )

A scientist who weighed people immediately before and after death concluded that the human soul weighs 21 gms

(Source: http://funfactstoshare.blogspot.com )

A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair

(Source: http://funfactstoshare.blogspot.com )

Various Jobs in SPMCIL Delhi July-2013

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) 
(Wholly owned by Govt. of India)
16th Floor, Jawahar Vyapar Bhavan, Janpath, New Delhi , Delhi - 110001


SPMCIL invites application for the following posts :

• Deputy Manager (Technical) Electrical : 01 post (OBC), Pay Scale : Rs. 24900 - 50500, Age : 40 years 
• Deputy Manager (HR)  : 01 post (OBC), Pay Scale : Rs. 24900 - 50500, Age : 40 years  
• Officer (Finance & Accounts) : 10 posts (UR-2, OBC-1, SC-6, ST-1), Pay Scale : Rs. 16400 - 40500, Age : 30 years

Application Fee : Demand Draft for Rs. 100/- drawn in favour of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. payable at New Delhi . No application fee need to be paid by the candidates belonging to SC/ST/Physically challenged category.     


How to Apply :   Duly completed application should be sent to the DGM (Pers.), Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd., 16th Floor, Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi – 110001 through registered/speed post only within 30 days from the publication of this advertisement i.e up to 19/08/2013.

Please visithttp://spmcil.com/SPMCIL/Interface/JobOpenings.aspx for details and application format.

Faculty posts in JNU Delhi July-2013

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 
New Delhi– 110067 


The JNU has openings for faculty positions at the level of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor for its various Schools/ Centres and Special Centres in various areas of specialization as per the qualification of  the UGC Regulations :

• Professor : 08 posts in various subjects in the pay scale of Rs. 37400-6700 AGP Rs. 10000
• Associate Professor : 05 posts in various subjects in the pay scale of Rs. 37400-6700 AGP Rs. 9000
• Assistant Professor : 18 posts in various subjects in the pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100 AGP Rs. 6000

Application Fee : Demand Draft of Rs. 500/- in case of General and OBC category payable on any nationalized bank in favour of the Finance Officer, Jawaharlal Nehru University payable at New Delhi. There is no application fee for SC/ST/PH candidates.  

How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format should be send to The Section Officer, Recruitment Cell, Room No. 131, Administrative Block, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 110067 on or before 19/08/2013. 

Kindly visit http://www.jnu.ac.in/Career/ for details and application format.

Where's Narendra Modi? Not on posters for Shivraj Singh Chouhan's campaign

He is quite the pivot of the BJP's electioneering already, but Narendra Modi did not find space on the many posters that dotted the landscape as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a 50-day yatra on Monday.

A ray of hope for the acid attack survivors

While there are acid attack survivors who are struggling to come to terms with the life after the ghastly incident, there are others who have braced up themselves to get together and fight for their rights and stop the rising incidents of acid attacks.

 "I did not speak or talk to anyone when i first joined the group, but it gradually gave me hope," says a survivor who has recently joined the group.

Mumbai hit-and-run case: Court to frame charges against Salman Khan

It is a big day for actor Salman Khan as a Mumbai court will frame charges against him in the 2002 hit-and-run case. After rejecting the actor's plea last month, the court will on Wednesday decide whether the actor should be tried for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

If proven guilty, Salman could go to jail for 10 years. The court will also decide on the application filed by two activists on restraining media coverage.

World sees the royal baby

Hundreds thronged London's St Mary Hospital to catch a first glimpse of the royal baby- as Prince William and Kate Middleton walked out to introduce the Prince of Cambridge to the world.