John Abraham to launch apparel brand !!!

The John Abraham Collection is being launched and the actor promises to wear only his brand once the clothes are out. This was an offer from international clothes brand Wrangler. "Like the Sean John collection in New York, we'll have the John Abraham Collection of clothes in Asia. The clothes are going to carry my name and signature," says John with some pride and much affection. "They'd reflect my personality and the kind of clothes that I feel comfortable wearing. I'd see no need to wear other brands because my collection would have everything that I aspire to wear." John's designers would be from Milan and London and are the same guys who design for Diesel. "This deal is being franchised through the biggest denim manufacturers in the world, who also manufacture some of the biggest jeans labels like Diesel, True Religion and Seven.” "The John Abraham Collection will come out of the same factory. The only difference is that the prices will be economised for the Asian market. A pair of jeans with my name will cost anything from Rs.2,500-4,000 in India." Women need not feel left out. "There's a ladies line-up of clothes that I went to inspect myself. They're lovely. I do know what women want," he chuckles. "This is the first time that Wrangler US has lent its name for a private clothes collection. And that's because their growth in India after I became their ambassador has been noticeable. That's why Wrangler decided to be gracious to me." John has obviously swung a very lucrative deal. "The John Abraham Collection is going to take care of a lot of things in my life in the next five years, including paying for my marriage and my honeymoon," he says. Is John sure he won't like to wear other brands once his own label comes in? "I'd be very upset with myself if I didn't find everything I want to wear within my brand.” “I want my fans to wear only John Abraham clothes. The line-up is very retro. This is one more way to connect with my fans," he adds.

30 minutes nahi toh... WTF!!!

Recently in The Times of India there was an article / advertisement about Pizza delivery Companies which guarantees you free pizza if they fail to deliver within the specified time (like 30 minutes). Have you ever wondered who pays for the free pizzas??

Well, the delivery boy is made to pay for the pizza. They are paid such low wages and the price of the pizza is deducted from their monthly
wages which can amount to up to 60% in some months (It becomes difficult to run their family). To deliver the pizzas the delivery boys take high traffic risks as delivery becomes their priority. Their life and safety risks are neither looked into by the Pizza Shop Management nor the Pizza Delivery Boy himself. (They are more concerned to avoid the deduction from their salary).

If this type of exploitation is carried on in your city's pizza logistics we should stop availing the home delivery system, because to deliver our pizza one person may be risking his life. Is the life of an Indian citizen so cheap and of no value?

In case he is late in delivering the pizza, we are enjoying the free pizza at the hard earned money of a poor delivery boy. Is it fair or right on our part to do it?

As a human, please think and if you feel that this is wrong, please spread the message and stop having the so called FREE pizzas delivered at home.

Wal-Mart to enter Indian market

US supermarket giant Wal-Mart is to enter the Indian retail market after announcing a joint agreement with India's Bharti Enterprises. The two companies said they had signed a deal to "jointly explore business opportunities" in India.

Bharti chairman Sunil Mittal said the two companies intended to open "several hundred" stores across India under the

Wal-Mart brand name.Wal-Mart's deal comes after Britain's Tesco ended talks with Bharti. Large overseas retailers such as Tesco and Wal-Mart are currently barred at the retail level in India, but not in the wholesale market.Bharti's agreement with Wal-Mart is likely to run into opposition from India's small shopkeepers, who currently account for the majority of retail sales, said BBC World Service economics correspondent Andrew Walker.

'They are often family businesses and they are worried that lowering the barriers to Wal-Mart and others might cost them dearly,' he said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6186930.stm

Why Blog?

Why Blog?

Why Blog? A question that non-bloggers and bloggers alike ask. Jeremy Wright and Paul Scrivens replies...

Jeremy Wright replies to a non-blogger who says blogs are useless:

Blogging's something for anyone and everyone. I can't think of anyone who can't benefit from knowing more people, never forgetting a thought again and improving on their thoughts with little or no effort.

For some blogging will be like a diary: a historical record of their thoughts at a moment in time.
For others it'll be like speed-networking. You get to know people in a shallow way and then develop a relationship.

For still others it'll be something else entirely.

Paul Scrivens replies to a blogger who feels that he has nothing to add "to what is already being written about by the likes of Dan Cederholm, Didier Hilhorst, Shaun Inman, Dave Shea, Jeffrey Zeldman and other giants of usability, design, and the web":
The blogosphere has a funny habit of elevating people to certain statuses based on some basic assumptions. All the people in the list (for kicks I will call them the "Fab 5") above are well respected and rightfully so because they have done something to earn it. However, to think you cannot offer something new and possibly better than those guys is an unreasonable thing for anyone to think. Look at me for example....

People like to hear what you think. People like opinions. People like to learn....

Write with passion and everything else will fall into place.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been pronounced guilty in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been pronounced guilty in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.Dutt has been found guilty under the Arms Act and not TADA.In a major relief, Justice Kode while announcing the judgement said Dutt was not a "terrorist".According to reports, Dutt is likely to seek bail on Tuesday.The famed actor of Munnabhai fame could get a maximum sentence of three years.Bollywood has come out in open support of Dutt with director Karan Johar and actor Boman Irani welcoming the verdict."Sanjay is like family to us and it's heartening to know that the verdict is finally out. Everyone knows that Sanju is an innocent man," said Johar.The main charges against Sanjay Dutt include receiving some of the weapons used in the blasts from underworld don Abu Salem and keeping them at his residence.Dutt had actually admitted to the charges in his confession, which he made shortly after his arrest, but he later retracted the same. Meanwhile, co-accused Yusuf Nulwala and Kersi Adajania have also been found guilty under the Arms Act.


Charges
Section
Sentence
Verdict
Criminal conspiracy
Section 120(B) IPC
Minimum five years
Acquitted
Aiding and abetting terrorist acts by keeping weapons in his possesion
Section 3 (3) TADA
Minimum five years
Acquitted
Possession of arms and ammunition
Section 5 (TADA)
Minimum five years
Acquitted
Possession of arms and ammunition
Sections 3,7 and 25 of Arms Act
Three years
Convicted
Contravening provisions of Arms Act
Section 6 (TADA)
Five years
Acquitted


Dutt's confessionIn his confession recorded on April 22,1993, Sanjay Dutt had admitted that Salem had visited his Pali Hill residence in January 1993.The actor maintained that Salem was brought to his home by Samir Hingora and Hanif Kadawala - proprietors of Magnum Video, who are close associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.Salem, according to Dutt, had brought three AK 56 rifles, some magazines and 250 rounds. But Dutt said he kept only one and returned two AK 56s back to Samir and Hanif. Dutt said he needed the weapons to protect his family as they had received threatening calls during the 1992 Mumbai riots.Despite repeated complaints, he said the police did not give the family any protection. But when he heard about the blasts and the arrest of Samir and Hanif, he asked his friend Nulwala to destroy the gun.


Charges: Dutt & Company
Accused
Charges
Sanjay Dutt
Received weapons from Abu Salem from consignment of arms used in Mumbai blasts
Samir Hingora
Took Abu Salem to Dutt's residence
Ibrahim Moosa
Accompanied Abu Salem, Samir Hingora to deliver arms at Dutt's residence
Manzoor Ahmed
Convicted of carrying arms out of Dutt's residence
Zebunissa
Kept at home weapons earlier hidden in Dutt's residence
Yusuf Nulwala
Destroyed an AK 56 rifle on Dutt's instructions
Kersi Adajania
Helped Nulwala destroy the AK 56 rifle in his foundry
Rusi Mulla
Kept Dutt's pistol at his residence. Later gave it to Marwah
Ajay Marwah
Acquitted of storing Dutt's pistol at home