IT boom leads to spurt in divorces
Along with the boom in the IT, BPO and ITES sectors in the South, there is also a sudden rise in divorce in these industries.
Chennai, which is the latest on the list of “cyber boom” cities in India, has recorded a rise in the cases of split marriage by about 200 per cent.
A recent study reported by tribune,which compiled data from various family courts and crime records bureau, indicates that more young couples are opting for divorce and at least 40 per cent of them in the city are professionals working in the IT, BPO and ITES sectors.
According to lawyer at the Madras High Court R.Saravakumar, “The number of divorce cases by the professionals in three family courts is increasing. The number of divorce cases in the courts was more than 3,000.
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Lalu wants role in Hema Malini’s movie
Lalu Prasad, the effervescent RJD chief who had once promised to make Bihar roads as smooth as the cheek of film actress Hema Malini, now wants a role in a film being made by her.
Prasad told reporters this on Friday when he was asked what was he talking to the BJP MP after casting vote in the Vice Presidential poll.
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‘The Pink Panther’ sequel, another Hollywood film in Aishwarya’s kitty.
Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai is set to star with actor Steve Martin in ‘The Pink Panther’ sequel.
Actors Andy Garcia, John Cleese and Alfred Molina have also joined the crew of Columbia Pictures-MGM`s ‘The Pink Panther 2’.
The Indian actress will star as a detective and expert along with ‘Spiderman 2’ villain Molina and Garcia, who join forces with bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau, to be played by Martin, to catch the thief who has been stealing artefacts around the world.
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Pepsi brings Shah Rukh & John Abraham together.
King Khan and hot & handsome John, a deadly combination. Yes this is the latest combination of Pepsi advertisement of their newly launched “My Can.”
The ad shows a boy approaching Shah Rukh and John Abraham with tissue. As the actors presume that he wants their autograph, the boy simply says “Excuse me uncle” and reaches past them for a Pepsi can.
Punita lal, Executive Director (Marketing), Pepsi Foods said, “This advertisement is about self expression and positive attitude. This new product ‘My Can’ reflects the style statement of today’s youth and gives them a platform to express themselves.”
‘My can’ is slightly taller than the regular Pepsi can. It costs Rs 15.
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Dating sites winning or matrimonial websites?
Recently I was wondering, which websites are more popular in India and suddenly I came across the report of a research firm, Just consult, published on a site.
According to the report, Matrimonial site like Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi.com have been around for a decade as compare to dating and friendship site which are just around three years old in India. Yet, a majority (51 percent) of Indian youth online is registering with dating and friendship site rather than marriage websites.
This makes dating the 10th most popular activity online, ahead of matrimonial services. According to report dating is three ranks ahead of matrimonial services which follows at number 13 with close 48 percent of the online users using the services.
In 2006, matrimonial services had mere 15 percent of online users population availing the service as compare to 24 percent of youth registering with popular dating and friendship sites and 60 percent of user population is below the age of 25 and the trend continued in 2007.
Another interesting finding of the report is that almost 72% of the people who are in to dating and friendship online are also registered with matrimonial search sites.
Tags: dating friendship sites matrimonial search matrimonial sitesCan Mallika match Zeenat’s sex appeal??
Bollywood’s present bombshell Mallika Sherawat once said that she is the sexiest women in the industry and every body likes to watch here. Her sex appeal lies in here body, now this bombshell is set to reprise a role enacted by Zeenat Aman in her heydays.
Who can forget the sensuousness of Zeenat Aman in Feroz Khan’s 1980 movie Qurbani in which she played a nightclub dancer named Sheela. Zeenat’s oomph in songs like Laila O Laila and Hum Tumhe Chahte Hain Aise still lingers in the memories of her fans.
Now, Mallika Sherawat is all set to replay the same role in Feroz Khan’s modern-day remake of the film, titled as Qurbani. Can Mallika match the oomph and sex appeal of Zeenat Amaan…wait and watch..
Tags: mallika sherawat qurbani sexiest women sex appeal zeenat amanNext Target in the Indian Online Industry
Many of us are now seeing Tv ads for property websites.
Online Property Solutions is a common concept in many countries along with matrimonials, classifieds, auto and job portals.
Now the big players are running after property websites to stand the No 1 position in the market. Every portal is trying to claim itself as the No 1 Indian Property Portal.
The initiative was started by 99acres.com (Info Edge) and indiaproperty.com ( Bharat Matrimony Group)
Tags: bharat matrimony india property indian online industry indian properties info edge online industry online propertiesGandhi the latest hotseller on net !!!!!!!
Having realized the commercial value of Gandhi memorabilia after the recent storm raised by a London auction house putting Mahatma’s letter under hammer, a number of Gandhi items have found their way on internet auction sites.
E-bay, an internet auction site has hordes of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia up on sale. Be it the postcard with Gandhi’s pictures on it selling for minimum Rs 10 to leather watch with Gandhi’s face embossed on the dial selling for a whooping Rs 2 lakh, a buyer can choose anything depending on his interest and his purchasing power.
Soon after Gandhi’s assassination, Gandhi topi (cap) had become a craze for many Indians but lately, T shirts with Gandhi’s picture printed on them to even coffee mugs with Gandhi’s slogan has become popular.
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Which is the Best Social Networking site of India?
You must have come across social sites such as orkut.com and other frienship sites.
These are called social websites which helps you in finding old friends or making new friends and share videos, pictures and gossips..
The Indian Web Industry is such that if one portal becomes successful, others follow on the same path without any new ideas or concept
The leaders in the industry and the early innovators -
(Figures as on today’s date)
Myspace.com
Alexa Rank - 6
Orkut.com
Alexa Rank - 8
