List of Oscar Winners from the 2013 Academy Awards:
1. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained."
2. Animated Short Film: "Paperman."
3. Animated Feature Film: "Brave."
4. Cinematography: "Life of Pi."
5. Visual Effects: "Life of Pi."
6. Costume: "Anna Karenina."
7. Makeup and Hairstyling: "Les Miserables."
8. Live Action Short Film: "Curfew."
9. Documentary (short subject): "Inocente."
10. Documentary: "Searching For Sugar Man."
11. Foreign Language Film: "Amour."
12. Sound Mixing: "Les Miserables."
13. Sound Editing (TIE): "Skyfall," "Zero Dark Thirty."
14. Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables."
15. Editing: "Argo."
16. Production Design: "Lincoln."
17. Score: "Life of Pi."
18. Song: Adele, "Skyfall."
19. Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, "Argo."
20. Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained."
21. Director: Ang Lee, "Life of Pi."
22. Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook."
23. Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln."
24. Picture: "Argo. –
Current Affairs :List of Oscar Winners from the 2013 Academy Awards
The highlightsRailway Budget for 2013-14
Railway Minister Pawan Bansal has announced the Union Railway Budget for 2013-14 in Parliament. Here are the highlights:
· No increase in passenger fares
· Railways will absorb Rs. 850 crore on account of no hike in passenger fare
· Marginal increase in reservation charges, cancellation charges
· Supplementary charges for superfast trains and tatkal booking
· 26 new passenger trains to be launched
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· 67 express trains to be launched
· 9 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains to be introduced
· 500-km new lines to be completed in 2013-14
· Concessional fare for sportspersons
· 5 per cent average increase in freight
· Diesel price hike added Rs. 3,300 crore to fuel bill of Railways
· Railways hopes to end 2013-14 with a balance of Rs. 12,506 crore
· 5.2 per cent growth in passenger traffic expected in 2013-14
· Railways' freight loading traffic scaled down by 100 million tonnes from 1025 million tonnes because of economic slowdown
· Railways to set up a Debt Service Fund
· Rs. 3,000 crore loan from Finance Ministry re-paid with interest by Railways this financial year
· New coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities to be set up in various places including Rae Bareli, Bhilwara, Sonepat, Kalahandi, Kolar, Palakkad and Pratapgarh
· Five fellowships to be announced to motivate students
· Centralised training institute to be set up in Secunderabad
· Will provide better living conditions for Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel
· Seek to fill 1.52 lakh vacancies in railways this year. 47,000 vacancies for weaker sections and physically challenged to be filled up soon
· Target of Rs. 4,000 crore for railway production units in 2014
· Trying to connect Manipur through railways
· Investment of Rs. 3800 crore for port connectivity projects
· Target of Rs. 1000 crore each for Indian Railways Land Development Authority and Indian Railways Station Development authority
· Toll free 1800111321 number to address grievance. Introduced from February 2013
· Labs to test food provided in trains. ISO certification for all rail kitchens
· Advance fraud control will be used for ticket sale
· Induction of e-ticketing through mobile phones, SMS alerts to passengers
· Next-generation e-ticketing system to improve end user experience. The system will support 7200 users per minute
· Wheelchairs and escalators to be made to make stations and trains friendlier for the differently-abled.
· Rs. 100 crore to be spent to augment facilities at Delhi, New Delhi and Nizamuddin railway stations
· Special attention to stations in NCR.
· Free wi-fi facilities in select trains. 60 more 'adarsh' stations
· Safety measures including new coaches with anti-climb features to be brought in
· More ladies specials in metros and a helpline number to be implemented
· Railways meets need of consumers while adhering to sound economic principles. Need to expand at a much faster growth rate
· I am committed to improving passenger amenities
· Resource crunch cannot be a reason for substandard services
· Elimination of over 10,000 level crossings
· 17 bridges sanctioned for rehabilitation
· Enhancement of the track capacity and the Train Protection Warning System (TPWS)
· Indigenously developed collision avoidance system to be put to trial
· Induction of self-propelled accident relief trains along with fast and reliable disaster management system
· Railway passengers deserve safe and comfortable travel. Safety is a mandate in running trains. There has been a significant reduction in accidents - .41 per million kms in 2003-04 to .13 in 2011- 12. We will strive to work towards a zero accident situation.
· Our targets need to be higher
· Mounting scarcity of resources, thin spread of funds continue to be a problem
· The number of passenger trains has increased from 8000 in 2001 to over 12000 in 2012 - yet losses continue to mount. It is estimated to be Rs. 24,000 cr in 2012-13
· Indian railways must remain financially viable
· Indian Railways plays an unparalleled growth in integrating the nation
· I thank Dr Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi and I pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi ji who introduced me to politics
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Auto Mobile:Jaguar launches XJ Ultimate at Rs. 1.78 crore
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Tuesday launched luxury Jaguar XJ Ultimate, priced up to Rs. 1.88 crore (ex-showroom, Mumbai).
The XJ Ultimate is available with Jaguar's existing 5.0-litre V8 supercharged petrol engine and 3.0 litre V6 turbocharged diesel engine, all driving the rear wheels via an eight-speed transmission, the company said in a statement.
While the 5.0-litre V8 variant will cost Rs. 1.88 crore (ex-Showroom Delhi), the 3.0-litre diesel variant is priced at Rs. 1.78 crore, it added.
"Based exclusively on the long-wheelbase XJ, the interior changes applied to the Ultimate focus on the rear accommodation, extending the car's limousine remit to provide a fully-appointed luxury business class experience for the most discerning of global customers," it said.
The company eyes to increase its sales in India with the launch of the luxury sedan. For 2012, it reported 32 per cent growth in sales at 2,393 units, compared to 1,813 units in the previous year.
Last month, the company said it would start assembling a variant of its Jaguar XF in India, thereby bringing down the starting price of the model by over Rs. 12 lakh.
The variant, which would be the second JLR model to be assembled in India, with a 2.2 litre diesel engine would be introduced in India for the first time at an entry price of Rs. 44.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai) and would be assembled at Tata Motors' Pune facility.
Jaguar's currently available diesel and petrol XF variants with 3.0 litre and 5.0 litre engines are priced between Rs. 57.15 lakh and Rs. 1.03 crore (ex-showroom Delhi).
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India Bugget:Ten Points in the Union Budget that impacts you..!
Here are 10 announcements in the Union Budget that impacts you:
1. High earners: The biggest impact will be felt by the 42,800 Indians who earn over Rs. 1 crore. Mr Chidambaram has imposed a 10 per cent surcharge on their income, which means they will have to shell out at least an additional Rs.3 lakh in taxes. However, those earning up to Rs. 5 lakh per annum will get Rs.2,000 by way of tax credit.
2. Home buyers: Mr Chidambaram has proposed an additional deduction of Rs. 1 lakh paid towards interest on a home loan (besides the Rs. 1.5 lakh deduction now available) for first-time home buyers. The value of the house should not exceed Rs. 40 lakh and the loan should be restricted to Rs. 25 lakh. The loan should be taken in fiscal 2013-14. This will help save Rs. 30,000. At the same time, he has proposed a 1 per cent tax deducted at source (TDS) on high-value transactions of over Rs. 50 lakh on immovable properties.
3. Car buyers: Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) will be costlier as Mr Chidambaram has proposed a hike in the duty paid by the manufacturers of the vehicles to 30 per cent from 27 per cent. He has also proposed an increase in the import tax on luxury vehicles to 100 per cent from 75 per cent, and on motorcycles with an engine capacity above 800cc to 75 per cent from 60 per cent.
4. Consumers: Cigarettes will be costlier as the excise duty has been hiked by 18 per cent. Mobile phones will also be costlier as handsets with a price tag of over Rs. 2,000 will attract 6 per cent excise duty. Eating out will be costlier after Mr Chidambaram announced a service tax on AC restaurants.
5. Women: In a significant move for women empowerment, Mr Chidambaram has proposed to set up the country's first women's bank as a public sector bank. For this, he has set aside Rs. 1,000 crore as initial capital. The bank will predominantly employ women and will lend mostly to women and women-run businesses.
6. Jewellery buyers: Good news for gold buyers in the Budget as the finance minister held the gold import duty unchanged, defying industry expectations that the world's biggest bullion buyer would increase rates to curb demand and rein in a record current account deficit. The Budget also raised to Rs. 1 lakh the maximum value of jewellery that may be brought home by Indian women who have lived abroad for more than a year, or who are changing residence, from Rs. 20,000 earlier.
7. Retail investors: Mr Chidambaram plans to issue inflation-indexed bonds to attract investors. The finance minister has also proposed liberalising the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme to enable first time investors to park funds in mutual funds and listed shares and extended tax benefits to three successive years. Also, the limit for investors wanting to invest in RGESS has been raised to Rs. 12 lakh from Rs. 10 lakh earlier.
8. Traders: The Budget has proposed to reduce securities transaction tax on equity futures to 0.01 per cent from 0.017 per cent currently. However, it has imposed a transaction tax on futures contracts of non-agricultural commodities like gold, silver and base metals. The proposal is to levy a commodities transaction tax (CTT) of 0.01 per cent of the price of every trade. Futures trade in non-agricultural commodities accounted for nearly 88 per cent of the total turnover on Indian commodity exchanges in 2011-12, with MCX cornering much of the share.
9. Corporates: Mr Chidambaram has proposed to increase the surcharge to 10 per cent on domestic companies with annual income of more than Rs. 10 crore. For foreign companies, who pay the higher rate of corporate tax, the surcharge will increase from 2 per cent to 5 per cent.
10. Foreign investors: The government did not announce a cut in the withholding tax imposed on income from government and corporate debt investments and deducted at source that can now reach up to 20 per cent. The government has also created confusion with a proposal stating a tax residency certificate "shall be necessary but not a sufficient condition" to take advantage of double taxation avoidance agreements. Tax authorities had previously considered this tax residency as enough proof to allow foreign investors registered in countries with these treaties to avoid paying taxes in India.
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INDIA:The Highlights of the Union Budget 2013-14
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 28 February 2013 tabled the Union budget in the Parliament for the financial year 2013-14.
P. Chidambaram was presenting his 8th Union Budget. The union Budget of 2013-14 emphasized fast track economic growth with due importance on infrastructure development, skill development, employment generation and funding for social schemes.
Three factors of Economic Concern discussed in the Union Budget 2013-14 were high fiscal deficit, slow growth and high inflation.
Expressing his confidence on India returning back to the higher growth path Chidambaram advocated for support from all quarters to navigate through economic crisis. The Union Budget of year 2013-14 stressed on achieving a growth of 8 per cent on an immediate effect.
The finance minister expressed his worry on Current Account deficit (CAD). CAD which required 75 billion Dollars to finance was high because of high import in Oil, coal and gold imports.
The Highlights of the Union Budget 2013-14 are as Follows:
• Total budget expenditure was Estimated at 16.65 trillion rupees in 2013-14
• India's 2013-14 plan expenditure seen at 5.55 trillion rupees
• To allocate 801.94 billion rupees to rural development in 2013-14
• Plan to allocate 270.49 billion rupees for agriculture in 2013-14
• RBI expected GDP growth of 5.5% for Financial Year 2013-14
• 80194 crore rupees allocation have been made for rural development schemes including MGNAREGA, PMGSY, INDIRA AWAS YOYANA. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission will to continue during the 12th plan period.
• 3511 crore allocation to minorities which is 12 per cent hike over budget estimates, 110 crore rupees allotted for welfare of disabled.
• 65867 crore rupees have been allocated to the Ministry of Human resources development which is 17 per cent hike over the revised estimates.
• 500 Crore rupees have been earmarked for high tech crop diversification program.
• Allocations also include 13215 crore rupees for mid day meal programme. 27,049 crore rupees for agricultural ministry and additional 200 crore to women and child Welfare Ministry.
• 14000 crore Rupees will be provided for PSB recapitalization. He will constitute a panel on transaction costs, and financial policies.
• Education gets 65867 crore rupees, an increase of 17 percent over RE for 2012-13.
• ICDS gets 17700 crore rupees. This is 11.7 percent more than the current year.
• Drinking water and sanitation will receive 15260 crore rupees. 1,400 crore was provided for setting up water purification plants to cover arsenic and fluoride affected rural areas.
• Health and Family Welfare Ministry had been allotted 37330 crore rupees.
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Refinance Fund doubled to an amount of 10000 crore rupees.
• Plans of Government are to encourage PPP projects along with Coal India.
• P Chidambaram announced setting up of a new all-women's bank.
• 1000 crore Rupees initial capital for a new women's bank which will be another public sector bank. The Bank will be set up by October 2013.
• An amount of additional 10000 crore rupees allotted for Food Security Bill in FY14.
• 3000 km of road projects will be awarded in first six months of FY14.
• Finance ministry approved 50000 crore Rupees tax-free bonds in FY14. The government expects to raise 25000 crore rupees via tax-free bonds in FY13.
• Refinancing capacity of SIDBI raised to Rs. 10,000 crore.
• Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) for textile to continue in 12th Plan with an investment target of 151000 crore Rupees.
• 14000 crore Rupees will be provided to public sector banks for capital infusion in 2013-14.
• A grant of 100 crore each has been made to 4 institutions of excellence including Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
• New taxes to yield 18000 crore Rupees.
• A surcharge of 10 percent on persons (other than companies) whose taxable income exceeds Rs.1 crore have been levied.
• Tobacco products, SUVs and Mobile Phones to cost more.
• Relief of Rs. 2000 for the tax payers in the first bracket of 2 to 5 lakhs.
• Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme launched for recovering service tax dues.
• 9000 crore Rupees earmarked as the first installment of balance of CST compensations to different States/UTs.
Budget in Indian Constitution
Budget in Indian Constitution is an annual financial statement. It is included in part V, Chapter 2 of PARLIAMENT Procedure in Financial Matters of Constitution of India.
As per the article 112 of Indian Constitution
The President shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for that year, in this Part referred to as the annual financial statement.
(2) The estimates of expenditure embodied in the annual financial statement shall show separately-
(a) The sums required to meet expenditure described by this Constitution as expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India; and
(b) The sums required to meet other expenditure proposed to be made from the Consolidated Fund of India, and shall distinguish expenditure on revenue account from other expenditure.
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NEWS: US cruise ship’s parting gift for passengers: bathrobes
US cruise ship's parting gift for passengers: bathrobes
Washington: The 4,000-plus exhausted passengers who lived a hellish four-day ordeal aboard the powerless and drifting Carnival Triumph cruise ship won't be left completely empty handed.
The cruise company is making a gift to the travelers of the bathrobes they were using on the ship, the company announced Friday.
"Of course the bathrobes for the Carnival Triumph are complimentary," it said in a tweet on the official @carnivalcruise account.
But the announcement has been received with less than full-throated cheers.
"Who wants a stinky robe?!" tweeted a reporter in North Carolina, Astrid Martinez, while another user of the social media site, Natalie Eshaya, enthused sarcastically, "Oh how generous."
Another skeptic, Paul Nather, wondered "What do you think the going rate for a Carnival cruise bathrobe will be on eBay tomorrow?"
The white bathrobe has become an unlikely symbol of the nightmare of the cruise-goers, who donned them to attract attention as they stood on the drifting ship.
Others used the white terrycloth as a canvas to write messages, with one passenger proclaiming, "I survived Carnival's triumph redbags" — a reference to the bags that substituted for toilets.
The Triumph docked Friday morning in the port of Mobile, Alabama. It had originally been scheduled to return to port early Monday after a weekend stop in Cozumel in Mexico, before an engine room blaze left the massive vessel without electricity to power the kitchens, toilets, and other necessities.
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Current Affairs: Diary of events 2012
JANUARY
Jan. 2: Eleven school children and their van driver are killed after the vehicle collides with a truck in dense fog on the Saha-Shahabad road near Ambala in Haryana.
Jan. 3: Explore and rejuvenate traditional systems of knowledge, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurating the 99th annual session of the Indian Science Congress in Bhubaneswar.
Bharatanatyam exponent Padma Subrahmanyam is presented the first 'Natya Kala Acharya' Award at the inauguration of the 6th Dance Festival of the Music Academy, Chennai.
Jan. 4: Bishna Ram Bishnoi, one of the prime accused in the nurse Bhanwari Devi rape and murder case is held by the Pune police near Lonavala.
Jan. 6: The Supreme Court directs Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar to face trial in the case of murder of their daughter Aarushi on May 16, 2008, at Noida.
Senior Indian diplomat D. Bala Venkatesh Verma is given the first S.K.Singh award at a function in New Delhi.
Jan. 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces right of franchise to NRIs at the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas inaugural in Jaipur. New pension and life insurance fund for overseas Indians.
Jan. 9: President Pratibha Patil presents the "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman" to the Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and 14 others at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas valedictory.
Six researchers from five science streams are honoured with the Infosys Prize-2011 at a function in Bangalore.
Jan. 10: The Centre notifies 100 per cent foreign direct investment in single brand retail.
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University News:NTR University 7th Convocation in April 2013
The 7th Convocation of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS),
Vijayawada will be held in April 2013. The University has announced
that the candidates who have passed out during December 2011 and
December 2012 can apply to get the certificates.
The last date for the receipt of applications is 15th March 2013.
Details can also be obtained from ntruhs.ap.nic.in . Candidates can
receive the degree in person or in absentia.
The applications are available on the website mentioned above. The
filled in application forms should be submitted to the Controller of
Examinations, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, AP, Vijayawada.
Detailed instruction to apply for degree certificates is available on
the website. Only Ph.D, M.Ch, DM and Medal / Prize winners only will
be called on the dias for receiving the degree / medals / prizes.
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Ed News: ICET 2013 Notification and Important Dates
Kakatiya University has released ICET 2013 notification. The
Integrated Commom Entrance Test (ICET) is aimed at providing admission
into MBA and MCA courses in Government, aided and private management
and MCA colleges in Andhra Pradesh for the academic year 2013-14.
Candidates have to apply online for ICET 2013. The online application
procedure will start from 15th February 2013. Last date for the
receipt of online applications is 8th April 2013.
There are thousands of MBA and MCA colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
Candidates will have to secure a decent rank in ICET to get a seat in
a reputed college. ICET is also required for admission into MBA and
MCA programmes being offered in distance mode by various universities
in the state.
ICET 2013 Online applications will be accepted through
www.apicet.nic.in or apsche.org .
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