Indian Economy and falling oil prices..............

INDIAN growth at 7% and China slowdowns as per PWC.

As per new study we are expected to grow at 7% whereas China’s economy to slows down.

In short term view…….

As per PWC report India is expected to grow around 6% to 7% in 2015 despite of global problem. There is good news that Oil prices are coming down and helping us to bring down our rising current account deficit, resulting in lowering inflation.

In mid-term view…..

Expectation are there in Feb, 2015 budget, there are high chances of implementation of new economic reform’s resulting in boosting our economic.

In long term view…

Indian economy was expected to grow between 5.5% in 2014-15 and 6.3% in 2015-16. In global economy like china which is expected to post growth around 7.2% which is lowest since 1990 and its high level debt pose high slow down risk. On the other side USA may see fastest growth in decade, most of euro zone will see quantitative easing program ie: more of govt. bond purchasing.

Oil prices will be around $60-$70 over the course of 2015 and may end up at $80 however oil prices are expected to remain unpredictable

India has ability to become $5 trillion economy by 2025 becoming the third largest economy after USA and China. We has capacity to take over Britain by 2018 and becoming largest economy in Common Wealth.

It took India 60 year to to a $1 trilion economy however it will take only 10yr to reach another trillion and another 10yr to reach at another trillion. India will reach at 6% per annum and reaching to 10%  or could more in coming 10 to 12 year

In India we have many reforms starting from Infrastructure investment. We need investment in this sector, 6% of investment of our GDP and with broker PPP model could not take our economy much farther. In spite of crores of projects being cleared the order book size for capital good or construction is not increasing.  

High bidding, race to bottom pricing, coupled with huge land acquisition issues and non-existent cash flows led to all project economics being turned on its head and sector is going in deep red. Our corporate debt ration are highest in world in which infra sector has fair share to that.

New government’s reform’s steps will definitely contribute in our growth prospect, reducing subsidies which is unproductive and unwanted expenditure could be stopped which will free up cash flows for investment,.

Best thing for our country is falling oil prices. Since 2008 global recession oil prices has collapsed and led to shifting prower for autocratic petro-states to industrialized consumers making our world safer.  The major talked Shale supply, started weakening Asian and European demand and a stronger dollar is pushing oil past threshold  to 5 yrs low, with fall below $40 a barrel.

 

Biggest news is "Oil prices for 2015," "They are a once-in-a-generation shock.

 

If the price falls past $39 a barrel, we could see it go as low as $30 a barrel, said Walter Zimmerman, chief technical strategist for UnitedI CAP in Jersey City, New Jersey, who projected the 2014 drop. 

"Where prices bottom will be based on an emotional decision," Zimmerman said. "It won't be based on the supply-demand fun damentals, so it's guaranteed to be overdone to the downside." 

 

 Refrnce: Economic times articles........

Celebs once STAR now DUST

They say you need just one break to make it big in Bollywood. But there are many who rose to fame with their first film to only come tumbling down thereafter. Call it bad choices or getting carried away by new found fame, they came, conquered for a moment and got lost in oblivion. Here are a few of them

Kumar Gaurav When Love Story hit the marquee, all people could talk about was Kumar Gaurav. The swashbuckling dashing son of Rajendra Kumar who had all the girls swooning over him overnight. He was the biggest sensation to hit filmdom. But all his other films couldn’t give him the same recognition and nobody missed him

Bhumika Chawla A brilliant debut performance alongside Salman Khan in Tere Naam yet Bhumika couldn’t continue to regale in the success. A few nondescript films and she was forgotten as fast as she found success here

Bhagyashree A Salman Khan heroine with him in Indian Cinema’s most loved love story Maine Pyaar Kiya and instant success meant Bhagyashree was ought to be the most sought after. But things didn’t work out the way she might have envisioned and she was gone

Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal They were the most loved on screen couple when their Aashiqui mesmerised everyone. From Rahul’s coat to Anu’s band, everything was famous. But post that none of their films could recreate the same magic

Gracy Singh Gracy perhaps got the biggest debut ever with Aamir Khan’s Lagaan. She managed to impress everyone even when the major attraction of the film was Aamir. She followed it up with a superhit Munnabhai MBBS but a few wrong career choices and she couldn’t survive for long

Refrnce: Yahoo/TOI

Rare Celebrity pic with their family..

BEST PIC 

PK's - Amir Khan - Contraversies

Amir Khan does it again…………

With Rs.400cr benchmark with DHOOM3 at the boxoffice , he is back in news again and  he is ready to give touch competition to other KHAN’s. Amir’s latest photo is most talked about on all social networking in which he is standing nude wearing nothing but vintage boom box. Poster became viral within moment he posted it.

He has been lauded by many B-town actor’s along with major response by Twitteratis and been critized picture and made fun of him.

Now after CID and Rajnikant’s joke we have AMIR’s new nude photo… Lets read some jokes which went viral…

Its just for fun and we do not promote or make fun of any artist or actor’s work. Therefore I request you to take it on a lighter note.

Amir’s is being compared with Sunny Leone’s pic…

PK’s  pic would have been more popular if it would have casted Sunny inplace of Amir as Sunny is more searched on search engine because of her past.

COURT Hearing on PK poster…

Legal suit filed by Hemant patil to put ban on screening of the film because of Amir’s poster in which he is standing wearing nothing but Vintage music box if  its not been removed from the movie.

In response to this legal suit, it was said that as poster is already approved by Film Publicity Screening Committee which is a government body, they have checked and approved it without any doubt.

According to the suit, the nude poster which has been circulated all over is vulgar and obscene and has the tendency to corrupt the minds of the people. This poster is being shown in newspapers and television and also on internet since last one month, the plaintiff claimed. The plaintiff said that Aamir is a good actor and a host of popular TV show Satyamev Jayate. He has a good and clean image in the eyes of public. However, by appearing nude in this poster for the sake of publicity, the actor had done a "shameful" act and hence he should withdraw such obscene images immediately.

The Supreme court had recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought a ban on the exhibition of posters in which a semi-naked Aamir stands on rail tracks for promoting the film PK. The apex court was of the view, "If you don't like then don't watch the film but don't bring religious facets in it," adding that, "these are matters of art and entertainment and let them remain so."

Hence, by virtue of the approval given by the Publicity Screening Committee of Films to this impugned poster, the suit was not maintainable in law and should be dismissed, Hirani and Khan stated in their reply.

They also argued that the suit was premature as the film was not yet complete and there were some portions of the film which were yet to be shot. Since the film was not completely shot, the question of Central Board of Film Certification examining it (the film) for grant of certificate did not arise.

"It is ludicrous for the plaintiff to commence an action on such a flimsy ground, especially when there is a quasi-judicial authority that is authorised to deal with such issues," the reply filed by the duo said.

Further, such a suit infringes upon their right to make films and hence should be dismissed outright, they contended.

They also argued that a similar issue was raised in another petition filed before the Supreme Court which had dismissed it. Hence, this suit also was liable to be dismissed.

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Civil judge M S Sharma has posted the matter on August 27 for arguments.

The judge asked the plaintiff's lawyer R N Kachave to satisfy the court whether a case of obscenity and vulgarity was made out against the actor who allegedly posed nude.

REIT

The market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), recently approved the setting up of real estate investment trusts (REITs). On the back of this move, realty stocks are up. BSE Realty index jumped 2% on a day when the Sensex and Nifty benchmarks jumped 0.6%.

Here’s all you need to know about the trust and why it is important for you as an investor:

· What are REITs: REIT is an investment vehicle like a mutual fund, which invests in real estate. However, unlike a mutual fund which would invest in shares of realty companies, REITs would invest directly in real estate assets like office and apartment buildings, shopping centers, hotels and even warehouses. It could also invest in developers for building new projects. Thus, REITs engages in financing the real estate, helping people indirectly invest in commercial or large properties.

 Why REITs are important to investors: Property or real estate is always an animated and exciting conversation. You often talk about property prices in various cities in the country with friends and wish you could benefit from the rise, without having to pump in the lakhs and crores of money required. This will now be possible through Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). REITs are also comparatively less risky in comparison with investments in under-construction properties. Investors will benefit from this. They could also help provide a regular secondary source of income, as 90% of the income earned from rent has to be distributed to investors. REITs also provide an avenue for investment in properties that are not easy for an ordinary investor. For example, REITs will allow you to invest in commercial estate like office complex, malls and hospitals etc. which is otherwise unaffordable.

How they work: The idea of a REIT is to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in large-scale and diversified real estate that earns returns in the same way as an investment in other asset classes. A REIT works for an investor like a mutual fund. Just like when investing in mutual funds, you do not have to own stocks, similarly you do not need to own property when investing in REITs. A professional fund manager will pool money from investors and manage it by buying or selling properties on your behalf. You, thus, get the benefit of the market movement in prices through your unit holding. REITs will also be listed and traded on the stock exchange. This helps provide liquidity – something not easily available while investing directly in realty.

·  How developers benefit: For developers, REITs are positive as they could act as a private equity fund or a sponsor to a developer. SEBI has stipulated that investors must put in a minimum of Rs 2,00,000, while the trust should own assets worth at least Rs 500 crore. Assets under management of REITs are expected to touch $20 billion by 2020, according to a media report quoting real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield. Of this amount, as much as $12 billion could be raised in the first three to five years, the report added. This will act as an important source of liquidity for the cash-strapped realty sector, which is already teeming with high debt. With interest rates remaining elevated due to high inflation, REITs will be a welcome source of cheaper funding.

· Transparency and accountability: REITs are likely to bring in transparency and accountability in the real estate sector. In 2008, SEBI was hesitant to launch REITs. This was because there were inconsistencies in the valuation of properties in the country. This made it impossible to fairly price properties in which REITs can invest. Now, the regulator has said that an independent party will assess the property value every six months. This will be in addition to the yearly valuation check by two independent valuers. Also, the net asset value of REIT units will be declared at least twice a year. This will ensure transparency and correct valuation of the underlying assets of REITs.

REITS

The market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), recently approved the setting up of real estate investment trusts (REITs). On the back of this move, realty stocks are up. BSE Realty index jumped 2% on a day when the Sensex and Nifty benchmarks jumped 0.6%.

Here’s all you need to know about the trust and why it is important for you as an investor:

· What are REITs: REIT is an investment vehicle like a mutual fund, which invests in real estate. However, unlike a mutual fund which would invest in shares of realty companies, REITs would invest directly in real estate assets like office and apartment buildings, shopping centers, hotels and even warehouses. It could also invest in developers for building new projects. Thus, REITs engages in financing the real estate, helping people indirectly invest in commercial or large properties.

 Why REITs are important to investors: Property or real estate is always an animated and exciting conversation. You often talk about property prices in various cities in the country with friends and wish you could benefit from the rise, without having to pump in the lakhs and crores of money required. This will now be possible through Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). REITs are also comparatively less risky in comparison with investments in under-construction properties. Investors will benefit from this. They could also help provide a regular secondary source of income, as 90% of the income earned from rent has to be distributed to investors. REITs also provide an avenue for investment in properties that are not easy for an ordinary investor. For example, REITs will allow you to invest in commercial estate like office complex, malls and hospitals etc. which is otherwise unaffordable.

How they work: The idea of a REIT is to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in large-scale and diversified real estate that earns returns in the same way as an investment in other asset classes. A REIT works for an investor like a mutual fund. Just like when investing in mutual funds, you do not have to own stocks, similarly you do not need to own property when investing in REITs. A professional fund manager will pool money from investors and manage it by buying or selling properties on your behalf. You, thus, get the benefit of the market movement in prices through your unit holding. REITs will also be listed and traded on the stock exchange. This helps provide liquidity – something not easily available while investing directly in realty.

·  How developers benefit: For developers, REITs are positive as they could act as a private equity fund or a sponsor to a developer. SEBI has stipulated that investors must put in a minimum of Rs 2,00,000, while the trust should own assets worth at least Rs 500 crore. Assets under management of REITs are expected to touch $20 billion by 2020, according to a media report quoting real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield. Of this amount, as much as $12 billion could be raised in the first three to five years, the report added. This will act as an important source of liquidity for the cash-strapped realty sector, which is already teeming with high debt. With interest rates remaining elevated due to high inflation, REITs will be a welcome source of cheaper funding.

· Transparency and accountability: REITs are likely to bring in transparency and accountability in the real estate sector. In 2008, SEBI was hesitant to launch REITs. This was because there were inconsistencies in the valuation of properties in the country. This made it impossible to fairly price properties in which REITs can invest. Now, the regulator has said that an independent party will assess the property value every six months. This will be in addition to the yearly valuation check by two independent valuers. Also, the net asset value of REIT units will be declared at least twice a year. This will ensure transparency and correct valuation of the underlying assets of REITs.

Priyanka Chopra and Mary Kom

PRIYANKA’s Tough Routine…

PC left no stone unturned to perfect the look of a boxer. Building a boxer’s physique in spam of 90 days was not an easy task.

But why was PC chosen to act as ‘MARY KOM’ …

It’s a biopic and not a documentary..

Director KUMAR has clear opinion about PC that she is hard working in the industry and in spite of doubt about PC’s body physique he chose her.

Mary was happy that someone as beautiful and pretty as PC would show her efforts and love for boxing.

Training began within days of passing CHOPRA-I in 2013. Mr.Samir Jaura, the man behind Farhan Akthar’s body in ‘Bhag Milkha Bhag’. He spend his time with PC and on the basis of vidoe’s of MK he scheduled PC’s training.

The film was shot in 57 days over two years. The boxing scenes were filmed on a set in Filmistan Studios, Mumbai, while parts depicting Manipur were shot in Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Plans to shoot in Manipur were dropped because of logistics issues and the team recced Manali and Dharamshala instead. Kumar’s wife, Vanita, who is the production designer, used a real structure instead of a set to show Kom’s childhood home in Kangathei. She also sourced indigenous props like short stools and woven curtains from Manipur. Young Bijou Thaangjam from Manipur acted as a language and culture assistant, consulted for everything from enunciation to local terms of endearment or the right way to drape a traditional sarong.

Is there too much drama in Mary Kom, in true Bollywood tradition? Kom’s story is the hero of the film, responds Quadras, adding that she had led a rather “filmy” life. Elements such as her father’s initial resistance to boxing, the romance with Onler and a fit of rage that led her to shave her head were juicy fodder for cinema. Yet, some parts of Kom’s struggle that were not as easy to address were left out. Kom’s book dwells in fair detail on her not being able to compete in higher weight categories because of a small built and frame. The significantly taller Chopra could not have represented this conflict. Hearteningly, the film is said to touch upon the boxer’s activism against corrupt sports federations.