Rohit Khandelwal wins Provogue Personal Care Mr. India 2015

Mumbai, July 2015: The hunt for India’s most desirable man by country’s oldest and most prestigious pageant for men has come to its climax as Rohit Khandewal from Hyderabad was announced Provogue Personal Care Mr. India 2015.

The Mr. India 2015 winners were announced after multi-city auditions that received an overwhelming response from over 10 thousand participants across the country. This year the pageant comprised of 4 city auditions across 4 zones in the country, which culminated into a gala final round of auditions, and gave wings to larger-than-life aspiration of millions of young men out to redefine their destiny.

Rohit Khandewal from Hyderabad was announced Mr. India 2015 winner, Rahul Rajasekharan from Bangalore was announced 1st Runner up and Prateek Gujaral from Mumbai was announced 2nd Runner up. While Rohit Khandewal will be representing India at the prestigious Mr. World pageant, the runner’s up will be lauded with plentiful opportunities in glamour, modeling and acting fields. Winners were also received gratification from sponsors worth lakhs of rupees.

The grand finale was attended by key personalities from the fashion, TV and Bollywood industry. Mansi Scott gave a dazzling performance to the hit tunes of the Bollywood chartbusters to lighten up the atmosphere for the contestants. The icing on the cake for the winners was when Bollywood’s diva Kareena Kapoor came to congratulate them and celebrate their success.

Other sub-titles that were given away to the contestants were as followed:
Stay On Mr. Active – Rohit Khandelwal
Wahl Mr Metrosexual – Suraj Chhajed
SRM University Mr Sudoku – Suraj Chhajed
Zoiro Mr Perfect Body – Ulhas Dhiman
Dr. A's Mr. Healthy Hair – Sagar Gera
Gio Collection Mr Trendsetter – Suraj Chhajed
Times Mr Personality – Rahul Rajasekharan
Provogue Best Actor – Rahul Rajasekharan and Rohit Khandelwal
Pro Sport Mr Iron Man – Rahul RajaSekharan
Mr Photogenic – Jitesh Thakur
Times Mr Congenial – Ulhas Dhiman
Times Mr. Talented – Neeraj Sharma and Ulhas Dhiman
Times Top Model – Sagar Gera
A retro theme party followed the glamorous grand finale where some of the most sought after celebrities mingled with the winners and contestants. Celebrities like Tushar Kapoor, Director Madhur Bhandakar, Ken Ghosh, Vatsal Sheth, Rocky S, Nishka Lulla, Candice Pinto, Shilpa Agnihotri, Evelyn Sharma, Pernia Qureshi and Prachi Desai amongst others were also seen attending the event.

The contestants were supported by experts from the different verticals of the glamour industry to train and guide them to excel in the contest. The panelists included experts like show director Prasad Bidapa, Fashion Director Nivedita Sabboo, Cricketer Zaheer Khan (Pro Sport Fitness), Bollywood Casting Director Nalini Rathnam, Photography by Amit Khanna and Hair & Make-up by Kromakay.

• Title Sponsor – Provogue Personal Care
• Powered By – Gio Collection
• Associate Partner: Zoiro
• Associate Partner : Stay-On Power Capsules
• Hair Care Partner: Dr. A’s Clinic
• Education Partner : SRM University
• Grooming Partner: Wahl

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Google to open permanent campus in Hyderabad

This could be a biggest thing for Hyderabad, as the internet giant Google has been planning to open its own permanent and big campus in Hyderabad.


According to media reports, a MoU could be signed between the state government of Telangana and Google Inc for setting up its campus.

However, according to the reports, it would be a big campus of the Google in the city. What could be interesting than dedicating a biggest campus of Google in the June on the occasion of the first anniversary of statehood is scheduled.

This news would be a great in favour of the job aspirants, as this venture could generate more jobs for them. Definitely, a big platform for the job aspirants and tech savvy student those have been waiting for getting into big incorporation in India.

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Man Kills 8-Month-Old Daughter, Because He Wanted a Son

At Gandipet village in the outskirts of Hyderabad city, a man allegedly killed his eight-month-old daughter by throwing her into a well because he wanted a male child, police said.

The couple already has a 3-year-old girl and he badly wanted a son when his wife delivered for the second time.

The police said E Ramulu, a laborer, made his wife drink toddy with him last night. When his wife was sleeping, he picked up the baby girl and threw her into a well in the nearby field and then returned to his bed.

In the morning, playing innocent he asked his wife about the baby and started searching her, but when the villagers suspected and questioned him. At last he confessed his act, and showed the well to villagers before escaping from the spot.

Police said, the girl's body was later retrieved from the well, police said. Narsingi police have registered a murder case against Ramulu and are searching for him.

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Hyderabad Blasts: Aftermath, One Detained

Phot Credit: Zeenews.com

One person detained in connection with the twin blasts rocked Hyderabad on Thursday evening.

Centre had issued alter about possible terror attacks in Hyderabad prior to the blasts took place in Hyderabad.

Prior to the blasts, CC tv wires were cut off at the blast place in Hyderabad. 16 people were killed in the two blasts in Hyderabad. Many other injured were being treated in hospitals in Hyderabad.

The Chief Minister talking to NDTV told that there was no communication gap with centre. And the police have been investigating into the blasts.

Around 10 days back Hyderabad police had carried out several check ups in the city.

All the political parties assured to support the government over the blasts; there was not political color to this tragic incident.

Such blasts were rocked the city earlier in 2007. The Union Home Minister has made statement in Lok Sabha over the Hyderabad blasts on Friday.

The government has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the deceased in the blasts in Hyderabad.

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Two Blasts in Hyderabad

As many as 22 people were reportedly killed in two powerful blasts in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh at around 7:15 pm on Thursday.

Two bombs went off at near RTC complex and Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad.

According to Etv 2 news update about the blast at 8:40pm, 22 people were killed in the blasts including 8 killed in Dilsukhnagar area blast. Bombs were put in cycles; those were parked in crowded places.

High alert was sounded in the city and other cities in India.

Updates:

CM of Andhra Pradesh said that stern action would be taken against culprits of the serial blasts in Hyderabad.

Similar blasts were rocked once five year ago in the cyber city.

Prime Minister termed the twin blasts in Hyderabad as  "dastardly attack"


Police sounded alert in many parts in the twin city.

The movie theater in Dilsukh Nagar was crowded during the blast, expected many causalities.

Union Home Minister discussed with the Chief Minister over the serial blasts in Hyderabad.

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‘I Care I React’ - A Social Consciousness Initiative

‘I Care I React’ A Social Consciousness Initiative By Director Sekhar Kammula

Hyderabadi techies gathered in front of an IT Complex in Cyberabad on 11th January, where Telugu film director Sekhar Kammula, along with actress Akkineni Amala, and Kamal Kamaraju launched the ‘I Care I React’ campaign (A badge that states ‘I Care I React’).

This is an initiative started by Sekhar Kammula that stands up, not to tolerate any form of injustice done to women.

Sekhar Kammula stated that. "We must start reacting at a personal level. Women's issues are always dismissed or brushed to the side and never given the importance that they deserve.

We must take a stand and I say this, especially for the men. We need to express our intolerance. I urge all of you to wear your badges (I Care I React) every time you see an injustice being done to women."

Sekhar has also stated that we need to keep alive the flame not just for Damini’s case, but for each and every rape case that we hear about every day.

He also said, ‘Display your protest by wearing the badge whenever you hear or read about crimes against women and keep saying "I don’t like it, when a discussion arises, we should not stop until there is change.

Change in attitude! Change in Laws! Change in the way our society treats women! Change, till there are no atrocities on women anymore!"

This campaign got huge response from various sections of the society and especially the working group and the students.

Many individuals, Colleges, Institutions and Organizations have come forward to take part in the initiative and many more are joining, playing their role as citizens.

Sekhar by this act has proved himself as a true leader, and a true citizen of this country, keeping aside all his name and fame as a director.

Hope, he will stand as a role model for many others, who will play their part, for the betterment of society.

For more details on this campaign you can log on to the following website: www.Indiareact.org

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Bharti Airtel gears up to present Super Singer 7

Press Release:

Hyderabad, 25th June 2012: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, launched the ultimate reality show, Airtel Super Singer 7- the spicy series, aimed to entertain music lovers of Andhra Pradesh. The launch took place in the presence of Mr. Sharlin Thayil, CEO – Bharti Airtel, Andhra Pradesh along with the jury members of the show, the famous singers of Tollywood Sunitha, and Kouslaya along with lyricist Chandra Bose.


Airtel Super Singer 7 – the spicy series brings famous singers to a common platform. There will be 2 teams in this series – Warriors and Chargers with 6 singers in each team. The show will have numerous rounds challenging the singers to showcase a variety of music genres. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sharlin Thayli, CEO – Bharti Airtel, Andhra Pradesh said, “Airtel has always taken the lead in associating with events, shows and initiatives that showcases the talent of today's youth. It gives us immense pleasure to be associated with this youthful and entertaining show that will unleash the talent of Andhra Pradesh. We would like to wish the participants all the very best for a fantastic show.”


Airtel Super Singer 7 – the spicy series will be aired every Wednesday from 9 pm - 10 pm on Maa TV.

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Traffic Woes, Pollution, and Few Solutions

By Ranjit Kumar Dansil

How often than not do we come across horrible traffic situation in our day-to-day lives? How often than not do we feel disgusted, blinded, suffocated, irritated by the smoke, pollution, and congested space when we hit the roads? How often than not we struggle to breathe because of the smoke emitted by the vehicles ahead of us, remain almost stationary or move at snail’s pace? The answer is almost on a daily basis. But, the question remains what can the government, Traffic Department, or common men do to make our journey and life easier.

The solutions are many and most of them are not beyond our reach. First and foremost, we need to act responsibly. We need to follow traffic rules, use public transport as much as possible, use car pooling, and keep our vehicles well maintained so that we add the least possible to our already burdened atmosphere. We need to stop competing with each other to squeeze ourselves into the slightest possible space ahead of us. And, no stunts whatsoever on a busy road! Planting more trees would be the best possible way to get cleaner air.

Now comes the part of the government. The government needs to ensure that the roads are smooth and wide. It needs to make the roads free of illegal encroachers and potholes. Come rain and our roads turn into almost water bodies! The authorities need to ensure that the drainage system functions properly so as to not flood our roads. Any construction/maintenance work needs to be undertaken only during the off-road hours. It needs to build more fly overs, introduce better public transport, plant more trees, and come up with new strategies from time-to-time to easy the burden on our already overcrowded roads.

The Traffic Department needs to ensure that all the traffic signal lights are well maintained and functioning accurately. Almost on a daily basis we see three-wheelers and four-wheelers emitting such thick smoke as if they are trying to ape rockets! Commuters, especially the ones on their two wheelers, are the worst affected by these irresponsible violators. In a move to check such violations, there should be more strict rules for traffic violation. And these should aim at to reach the zero-violation situation in a long-run. They need to be compulsorily educated on the hazards poised by them when they break the rules and how they are adding into the disastrous environmental situation by not adhering to the pollution norms. Their vehicles should be handed over to them only after those have been repaired/fixed so as to adhere to the pollution norms.

Well, there are many such solutions we can come with to make our lives lot easier. But, unless we implement these ideas, we will continue to suffer the way we are suffering today. Time to wake up, shall we?

No matter whatever your profession is or which area in a city you belong to, the daily traffic problem is the part and parcel of the life. People in the city have adapted to the changes and traffic problem. We tried to focus on the daily traffic problem that we do face in the cities and few possible solutions those can be implemented with no extra cost!

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