13th International Hindi Utsav Conference concluded in European Countries

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9DeDdCC7_L-tjAwg1atutXR-KNOIceRi839Znv4-i3b4nLBF60OJkRsU9XuSgkIADxwThbljhv24GYdiyKwX2FAlPv3U6ELsU2wDtOT9jqBZUcBbBHcCaVplUyTLXd5mcr78uEBK-48jWiBkiyr3hkxGxI7QQkSytMUQ9kgBbJ_JWFQh_ejD0OT5kA/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9DeDdCC7_L-tjAwg1atutXR-KNOIceRi839Znv4-i3b4nLBF60OJkRsU9XuSgkIADxwThbljhv24GYdiyKwX2FAlPv3U6ELsU2wDtOT9jqBZUcBbBHcCaVplUyTLXd5mcr78uEBK-48jWiBkiyr3hkxGxI7QQkSytMUQ9kgBbJ_JWFQh_ejD0OT5kA/w400-h179/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Staff Reporter </u></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hindi is getting established as a reputed language not only in India but across the world. Apart from movies and literature, blogging which has established itself as a form of new media is also helping in the spread of Hindi. As such, to provide a common stage for bloggers, 'Parikalpana Samay', Hindi monthly magazine published from Lucknow and ‘Parikalpana’ literary organization have been organizing International Hindi Utsav and International Blogger’s Conference for the last Thirteen years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbuffPMR3uEXRmR3Ovp7vAui-fBtmMA4Xg7i5Gz3iwZjvRAkLtHJELcCdim1t0r7wynkstQoPwvwtqAgYkL9H_QDVZAePSD-WzubWHDXXbtI240G0i2-kqYNIGh7sjEOh357TJgzjxwpgTx4_0gNhfXEyLxE41QXU26qMkdtY9aBQxLOvBAsMa-A4A/s1280/IMG-20230524-WA0116.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbuffPMR3uEXRmR3Ovp7vAui-fBtmMA4Xg7i5Gz3iwZjvRAkLtHJELcCdim1t0r7wynkstQoPwvwtqAgYkL9H_QDVZAePSD-WzubWHDXXbtI240G0i2-kqYNIGh7sjEOh357TJgzjxwpgTx4_0gNhfXEyLxE41QXU26qMkdtY9aBQxLOvBAsMa-A4A/w200-h150/IMG-20230524-WA0116.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The main objective of the conference is to create ground for development of Hindi literature and blogging in the World, promote Hindi literature and Indian culture, and provide opportunities for language harmony and cultural study and tourism. Chief Editor of Parikalpana Samay and Organizer of ‘International Hindi Conference’ Dr. Ravindra Prabhat said that after having successfully organized the conference in Delhi (India), Lucknow (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), Thimpu (Bhutan), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Bangkok (Thailand),   Auckland, Hamilton & Rotorua (Newzeeland), Singapore, johor bahru ( Malaysia), Mauritius, Jakarta (Indonesia), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Sim rip ( Cambodia), Sharjah and Male (Maldives) etc.   </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyDVHOYY6-Hir05IzHboe86EYLmZbhdnkc1wRTQZajn2dHAtJKZAdFGcX9MfQAczxj8LnkwSdFOhvQNs4P4o-oMFykQd59o8fYya3AS7ehai_ewdqaY1PwYAlUZruuHkDePpq2ZJboHjnESeHgzIz1BOxDBevEus6-9PGaSBq4Fkxi9oJbDLmh4DKeA/s1568/IMG-20230524-WA0038.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1568" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyDVHOYY6-Hir05IzHboe86EYLmZbhdnkc1wRTQZajn2dHAtJKZAdFGcX9MfQAczxj8LnkwSdFOhvQNs4P4o-oMFykQd59o8fYya3AS7ehai_ewdqaY1PwYAlUZruuHkDePpq2ZJboHjnESeHgzIz1BOxDBevEus6-9PGaSBq4Fkxi9oJbDLmh4DKeA/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0038.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This time the Thirteenth International Hindi Festival Conference will be organized from 14 May. 2023 to 23 May, 2023 in Zurich (Switzerland), Black Firest (Jarmany), Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium) & Rome (Italy). The Chief Guest of this conference Hindi Gazalkar Mr. Kapil Kumar Said that the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi has emphasized on historical and cultural relation between India and the out side of world and sought to promote co-operation and harmony between the all countries. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ks_uo0VQB7qgVQ68Bwr-I-g6LR7p5_pPFDKnOW2o3y5PKNzEJ4JDkZ2CfwjRtlP-0wkMuYRc7hvTZKCrypUaeYUimsby3OxnW9IUf-aY-LxF5i_itTJ5GATqnhJ1mNmgXuG-Z65AGYAcMOE8yh3rmENICJjEhvnxWFj39mZQdBvh2qkNaLb6wzssOg/s1568/IMG-20230524-WA0055.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1568" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ks_uo0VQB7qgVQ68Bwr-I-g6LR7p5_pPFDKnOW2o3y5PKNzEJ4JDkZ2CfwjRtlP-0wkMuYRc7hvTZKCrypUaeYUimsby3OxnW9IUf-aY-LxF5i_itTJ5GATqnhJ1mNmgXuG-Z65AGYAcMOE8yh3rmENICJjEhvnxWFj39mZQdBvh2qkNaLb6wzssOg/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0055.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This Conference being organized in Europian Country's is an effort in the same direction. Dr. Ravindra Prabhat said that on this occasion celebrities from the field of blogging, literature, social and cultural world will be felicitated. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH27mqALZUNvXvP1myMMQ_oUqbxuX7Sa7ufdzfGN366czgVo8rxfAqSK059Ev99VCGBayj1pkWDZUtyUZdMv2_7RwwtyqPI1kXrPM5068MOC0qWTLm6CgpBmNF6vnTJROl5JD02J77ciq2YVxJYRyzbS5jUuaYuTCpo3HsW3GvvfviQMT5sYMz28Odg/s1280/IMG-20230524-WA0114.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH27mqALZUNvXvP1myMMQ_oUqbxuX7Sa7ufdzfGN366czgVo8rxfAqSK059Ev99VCGBayj1pkWDZUtyUZdMv2_7RwwtyqPI1kXrPM5068MOC0qWTLm6CgpBmNF6vnTJROl5JD02J77ciq2YVxJYRyzbS5jUuaYuTCpo3HsW3GvvfviQMT5sYMz28Odg/w200-h150/IMG-20230524-WA0114.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the conference more than Intellectuals will be awarded out of which some important ones are Dr. Champa Srivastava, Dr. Subhashini Sharma, Dr. Kshama Sisodia, Mr. Sachindra nath Mishra, Mr. Bimal Bahuguna, Mrs. Kusum Verma, Dr. Anita Srivastava, Dr. Poonam Singh, Dr. Sukesh Sharma, Mrs. Kalpna Agarwal, Mrs. Mala chaubey, Mrs. Kavita Saxena, Mr. Brij Kishore Agarwal, Mr. Anil Saxena, Mr. Shubh Chaturvedy etc. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6DNsNoL-toiZS20PJ_2DtqzhsXky-E32_vLgkFWTghYilazRP4nnaTVcETpjHefcuMixHIDPlJDVfekXpLWUF4UBsUI8qfwHbvD1a8YNXp6AFqp5kK1v2j-DQ2f5y1b1olDkt4NVVsvm3lOrE07IAyAkwGQ6BNNo1vCcCZFdd7w7RNEaHQP4hLxbKg/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0041.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6DNsNoL-toiZS20PJ_2DtqzhsXky-E32_vLgkFWTghYilazRP4nnaTVcETpjHefcuMixHIDPlJDVfekXpLWUF4UBsUI8qfwHbvD1a8YNXp6AFqp5kK1v2j-DQ2f5y1b1olDkt4NVVsvm3lOrE07IAyAkwGQ6BNNo1vCcCZFdd7w7RNEaHQP4hLxbKg/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0041.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Prabhat said that during the conference, study of Hindi in global perspective especially in European Countries, promotion of Hindi literature, various dimensions of blogging as new media and role of Social Media in changing times etc. will be discussed. Kusum Verma Night in Brussels After the conference in night of 20th May. 2023, Indian folk singer & dancer Kusum Verma will be performed on the stage. Kusum Verma is a folk-singer, Poet, performer and dancer from Uttar Pradesh, India. She sings Bhojpuri and Awadhi folk songs, and has received the Parikalpna Hindi Utsav Award for her contribution to music. Kusum did not get any sort of formal training of classical music neither before nor after becoming a successful folk singer but She had an effective command over high and low notes. She is best known for her distinctive, melodious, powerful voice, complex and dark emotional expressions which led many critics to state her voice as the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC_L0ip5s0Dn9KIvF5WasFOcPUohNgEsbfEQO-WUj9dV8nCjfQ67VifThaRNqtrr1bLMQPzvM99hi9j_hLRSAf5nCpOgx6rP-DmnxQtCpvAgPwvcnEj-MNPuVFJrdcFXPnjsjhlwbOnbmPolYnO1p-D_na5nJNHCyhA-4i1F0dNFM8nkusdTKt9H0gQ/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0059.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC_L0ip5s0Dn9KIvF5WasFOcPUohNgEsbfEQO-WUj9dV8nCjfQ67VifThaRNqtrr1bLMQPzvM99hi9j_hLRSAf5nCpOgx6rP-DmnxQtCpvAgPwvcnEj-MNPuVFJrdcFXPnjsjhlwbOnbmPolYnO1p-D_na5nJNHCyhA-4i1F0dNFM8nkusdTKt9H0gQ/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0059.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in central Uttar Pradesh and could sing high tenor notes with ease. She has performed national and international stages, like Kolkata, Delhi, Allahabad, lucknow, Mahoba, Gonda, Lakhimpur Kheeri and Kathmandu in Nepal, Thimpu & Paro in Bhutan, Kaindi & Colombo in Sri Lanka, Pataya & Bangkok in Thaighland etc. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZpC8Jax5e6M7ZE87hguowTU1J4nopbAiC3Li82NmUntqMTVhdZYER_To_vK5lxe8NnLPrTA6jHmU-eNWeVMwDTFmcfw8Xbq6sD4cnswxPF0oA8oEZYdEClcoQa9kAhXK51thY_9EqXQ_VEnFBk6BxipwuL3wm-nrtDAXNAT5UpiRmTp5CIMFdAWivw/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZpC8Jax5e6M7ZE87hguowTU1J4nopbAiC3Li82NmUntqMTVhdZYER_To_vK5lxe8NnLPrTA6jHmU-eNWeVMwDTFmcfw8Xbq6sD4cnswxPF0oA8oEZYdEClcoQa9kAhXK51thY_9EqXQ_VEnFBk6BxipwuL3wm-nrtDAXNAT5UpiRmTp5CIMFdAWivw/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Along with folk song she will be presented a Nritya Natika of 1 hr 10 minutes. Which is based on a Mahakavya PADMAVAT written by very famous writer MALIK MOHAMMED JAYASI . The title of the NrityaNatika is BARAHMASA. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ndwRAyhtCjwt9r130dNeTUPeqM5a9SUg4Zd8KVh-ArSiP0La0tpjV8xg32Q8NYlDf6FVePN9ROS6MdVUGZrXuM20sjIyIafdIAojaCqGrGDGyOzxjIJv-V45UsV8jf-CQJugv3z3dbHZmk1ZwqPVHqhTRj-KYCh8_EnvMKBTlkvTrEoA4dVt2KwLog/s1568/IMG-20230524-WA0046.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1568" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ndwRAyhtCjwt9r130dNeTUPeqM5a9SUg4Zd8KVh-ArSiP0La0tpjV8xg32Q8NYlDf6FVePN9ROS6MdVUGZrXuM20sjIyIafdIAojaCqGrGDGyOzxjIJv-V45UsV8jf-CQJugv3z3dbHZmk1ZwqPVHqhTRj-KYCh8_EnvMKBTlkvTrEoA4dVt2KwLog/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0046.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme is the queen Nagmati of the king RatnaSen of chittod is so beautiful and always want approval & praise of her beauty from friends. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWpi6fHTOXQMZW7T7boq8T1fG4cAUsgC13ebYgQcWV27Ka57IU961yVN3b37V_dxUaVblM2y6HwqZcsb_e6McZDwRvmoerxtOeqyth6X7bWeTf-XhQK-aR89BjdqOtvHO7cv0r16aA2SduxcvBc7vJAytNKYa954imjHvpThRFmLRrfyY_--SidTWg/s1280/IMG-20230524-WA0112.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWpi6fHTOXQMZW7T7boq8T1fG4cAUsgC13ebYgQcWV27Ka57IU961yVN3b37V_dxUaVblM2y6HwqZcsb_e6McZDwRvmoerxtOeqyth6X7bWeTf-XhQK-aR89BjdqOtvHO7cv0r16aA2SduxcvBc7vJAytNKYa954imjHvpThRFmLRrfyY_--SidTWg/w200-h150/IMG-20230524-WA0112.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But one day she heard the beauty of the queen Paďmawati of Singhaldweep by her parrot Heeramann . She told it to the Heeramann not to tell it to the king but one day Heeramann explained about the beauty of Padmini to the king, King immediately depart to Singhaldweep . Naagmati cursed Heeramann for that and start waiting for the arraival of her king back to home . Means all the twelve months. It is a recorded programme . </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">() () ()</div>

13th International Hindi Utsav Conference concluded in European Countries

Staff Reporter  Hindi is getting established as a reputed language not only in India but across the world. Apart from movies and literature,...

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90s fashion is back and so are the flashy logos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <ul style="background-color: white; font-family: "Gotham Narrow SSm 4r"; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; user-select: text;"> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The Coach brand is bringing back logo designs into its product mix.</li> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The move comes as more fashion brands have noted the growing appeal of 90s styles.</li> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Guess and Abercrombie & Fitch all noted the logo trend on recent earnings calls.</li> </ul> <div> <u>Courtney Reagan<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "gotham narrow ssm 4r" , "arial"; font-size: 14px;"> | Courtsy by CNBC</span></u></div> <div> <u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "gotham narrow ssm 4r" , "arial"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></u></div> <div> <img alt="Coach Signature handbag" height="358" src="https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2018/02/06/104992370-Coach-Signature-Bag---Courtesy-Coach-fashion-show.530x298.jpg?v=1517949976" width="640" /></div> Source: Coach<br /> Coach Signature handbag<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> When it comes to fashion, flashy logos have been out of vogue for a while. But a number of premium retailers say logos are back. Coach Brand President & CEO Josh Schulman told investors on the company's second-quarter conference call that the company is seeing "a global movement in luxury brands toward a higher penetration of logo product." The recognizable Coach "C" print has not been a part of the handbag maker's main assortment for several years as it has been undergoing a brand transformation, but that will change soon. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Tapestry, the parent company of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, is reintroducing logo into its retail store and website assortment as part of the new inventory designed by Coach creative director Stuart Vevers. The collection will hit stores and the website on March 1. Schulman says the early response from the editorial and wholesale community, including Harper's Bazaar the Neiman Marcus catalog team, has been "terrific." Coach has already begun to increase the logo product available in its outlet business. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Piper Jaffray analyst Erinn Murphy estimates in the most recent holiday quarter, Coach outlet stores dedicated about 20 percent of the floor space to logo product. The handbag maker isn't the only company bringing back logos. Murphy says she's started to see "a renaissance of logo," largely led by luxury players like LVMH, Gucci and Balenciaga, but also including what she calls premium players like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger (both owned by PVH) and Donna Karan (part of G-III Apparel Group). </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <img alt="Coach Signature handbag" height="358" src="https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2018/02/06/104992376-Coach-new-signature-bag---Courtesy-Coach.530x298.jpg?v=1517950041" width="640" /></div> Source: Coach<br /> Coach Signature handbag<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Millennials in particular are gravitating towards logos, after years of preferring, at least outwardly, more incognito fashion labeling. "Logos are part of a trend back to the 1990s broadly, in fashion," explains Murphy. "Brands are going back to the archives." Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Guess and Abercrombie & Fitch all acknowledged the logo trend on their most recent earnings calls. "Polo Bear sweaters and novelty items embellished with our iconic symbols like our crest logo and downhill ski racer graphic were among our bestsellers for the [holiday] season," Ralph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet told investors last week. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Perry Ellis' Original Penguin "logo apparel is right in fashion with today's 1990s trend favoring logoed apparel," according to CEO Oscar Feldenkreis in December. In November, Guess CEO Victor Herrero said, "We are seeing a lot of logo-driven fashion," while Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Fran Horowitz said men's apparel improvement was driven in part by logo shorts and fleece. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Coach has not said exactly how many items will be part of the new Signature logo collection. Schulman did say Coach is going to take a very "measured" and "disciplined approach" as it reintroduces the signature logo product, "building on the organic demand that is bubbling." Murphy says that much of Coach's most significant growth era in the mid-2000s was heavily reliant on the logo product, potentially 60 to 70 percent of floor space, and she doesn't expect that level of resurgence. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> What's more encouraging to Murphy is Tapestry's acknowledgement that the logo product in the outlet has begun to bring in a new shopper. Speaking of 1990s trends, Tapestry CEO Victor Luis says North American mall shoppers are back. On the earnings call following the release of Tapestry's better-than-expected quarterly profit and sales, Luis told investors "our retail business was driven by innovation and improved domestic mall traffic for the first time in several years." David Simon, CEO of mall-operator Simon Property, said shopper traffic at his malls in the holiday quarter was "all generally positive and up." Simon, known for his rosier outlook when it comes to the state of physical shopping and malls, added that from his viewpoint "traffic and sales are painting a more robust picture than the narrative out there is suggesting." </div> </div>

90s fashion is back and so are the flashy logos

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India inflation likely cooled further in November after cash clampdown: Reuters poll

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <img alt="A vendor selling clothes smokes a bidi, a local cigarette hand-rolled with leaf tobacco, as he waits for customers at his stall under a flyover market at a market in Kolkata, India, July 13, 2015. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files" border="0" src="http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20161209&t=2&i=1164772712&w=780&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXMPECB806I" /> By Krishna Eluri </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> BENGALURU (REUTERS)Indian inflation is expected to have cooled to a 14-month low in November after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise removal of high denomination bank notes caused an intense cash shortage and severely hurt consumption, a Reuters poll found.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Modi's announcement on November 8 that he was withdrawing 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes in an attempt to curb corruption and tax evasion made it much harder for consumers to make purchases in the predominantly cash-based economy.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Consumer spending makes up 55 percent of India's economy and most people buy and get paid in cash. The virtual overnight removal of 86 percent of the currency in circulation has left companies, farmers and households suffering.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Inflation is expected to ease to 3.90 percent in November from a year earlier, according to the median consensus from the Reuters poll of over 20 economists.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> That would compare with October's 4.20 percent and the Reserve Bank of India's target of 4 percent to be reached by 2021.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Overall, I think there is a 10- to 20-basis point impact on inflation due to demonetization. We have downgraded our forecast to the same degree," said Tushar Arora, senior economist at HDFC Bank.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Indian services activity dived into contraction last month due to a sharp decline in demand following the withdrawal of the high denomination bank notes, with factory activity showing a sharp deceleration as well.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Despite the turmoil following the cash clampdown, India's central bank surprised markets by eschewing a rate cut and leaving its key policy rate unchanged at 6.25 percent this week, choosing to wait for more information before judging the full effects of the demonetization.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Before last month's announcement, the recently formed Monetary Policy Committee chaired by RBI Governor Urjit Patel was expected to cut interest rates in early 2017.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> With the central bank passing up the opportunity to make a rate cut in December, despite cooling inflation, a February move could be on the menu.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Wholesale price inflation likely cooled to 3.10 percent in November from 3.39 percent in October, the poll found.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> (Polling by Shaloo Shrivastava and Khushboo Mittal; Editing by Kim Coghill)</div>

India inflation likely cooled further in November after cash clampdown: Reuters poll

By Krishna Eluri BENGALURU (REUTERS)Indian inflation is expected to have cooled to a 14-month low in November after Prime Minister Nar...

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'Every schoolboy's fantasy' up for auction

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <img alt="'Every schoolboy's fantasy' up for auction" src="http://english.manoramaonline.com/content/dam/mm/en/lifestyle/fashion/images/sept-15/star-wars-auction.jpg.image.784.410.jpg" />While most Star Wars fans are clamoring to get their hands on the newest franchise droid BB-8, deep-pocketed collectors will have a chance to buy original movie memorabilia such as Princess Leia's iconic slave costume in an upcoming auction.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> More than 50 lots of Star Wars props and items owned by those involved with the production of the films will be offered up for sale on Oct. 1 at Profiles in History, the auction house said Wednesday.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A gold metallic bikini worn by actress Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia enslaved by Jabba the Hutt in 1983's "Return of the Jedi," is estimated to fetch between $80,000 to $120,000 but could sell for far more.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "It's every schoolboy's fantasy but it's also a very signature, iconic piece," said Brian Chanes, consignment manager at Profiles in History.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> George Lucas' intergalactic Star Wars franchise first premiered in 1977 with Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, and quickly became embedded into American pop culture.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Star Wars sale, which also features cameras used to shoot the movies, scripts, posters and prototype Darth Vader helmets, is likely to whet the appetites of avid fans ahead of the December release of "The Force Awakens," the seventh film installment.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Toys from the new film were released early this month and have already become hot collector's items.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "It's exceedingly difficult to find anything of this nature from the original trilogy," Chanes said. "These are actually from production, that's what created history and mythology of Star Wars and that's why it's so important."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Another expected top seller is a miniature blockade runner spaceship from 1977's "A New Hope," the ship carrying Princess Leia and droids C-3PO and R2-D2.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "People love filming miniatures because it illustrates the magic behind the films," Chanes said. "It's something that's instantly recognizable and it happens to be the very first spaceship you see in the first 'Star Wars' movie."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The intricate 16-inch model comes from the collection of late visual effects Oscar-winner Grant McCune, and is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A Rebel Fleet Trooper helmet from the first film, the only one to ever be sold at a public auction, is estimated to bring upwards of $150,000.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Star Wars items will be part of Profiles in History's Hollywood props auction from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, featuring more than 1,900 lots from films such as Back to the Future and Indiana Jones.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>

'Every schoolboy's fantasy' up for auction

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width="320" /></a>Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Fashionista Gauri Khan, entrepreneur and wife of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will lend her creativity to Satya Paul to mark the fashion brand's 30th anniversary. She says it will reflect her personal style.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "My signature line of clothing for Satya Paul will showcase a distinctive aspect of my own personal style. Co-creating and endorsing a line for one of India's finest brands will be a new experience for me," Gauri, whom is also a successful interior designer, said in a statement.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Her debut clothing and accessories collection for Satya Paul is called 'A Tropical Wonder'.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Gauri will put together must-have pieces inspired by her signature style as a part of the collaboration, which is slated to launch with a Spring-Summer 2015 line to be retailed across Satya Paul flagship stores, starting February.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The offerings in her line are inspired by an exotic holiday, and the creations explore lush prints rendered on casual and occasional wear separates like sheer tunics, flowing kaftans, shift dresses and saris.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The colour pallete is a mix of aquatics, pastels and fresh citrus interpreted in the brand's signature style of abstract line art and digital painting.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Gauri's collection is shaping up to be a celebration of all things luxurious and chic, says Sanjay Kapoor, managing director of Genesis Colors, the holding company for Satya Paul.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "It has been extremely exciting to involve Gauri Khan in this project, something completely different from what we have done before. She has a distinct aesthetic, apart from being a veritable fashion icon," he added.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The line by the mother of three -- sons Aryan and AbRam and daughter Suhana, is targeted at the young Indian woman.</div>

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South Asian Street Style: Artist Photographs Fashionable Aunties

BY FRANCES KAI-HWA WANG <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Who do we think is fashionable? How do we determine what style is? Who creates cool?” asks Asian Canadian artist Meera Sethi. According to her unscientific study, “South Asian aunties rock to their own beat.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Aunties" -- a term of respect and endearment in South Asia used for women of one's mother's generation -- are honored, but rarely synonymous with "fashionable." Sethi set out to challenge that notion, focusing her street fashion photography on the Aunties around her. She found, she says, a surprising number of “aunties with swag.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I am interested in the way fashion is translated by those who are not the usual subjects of street fashion photography,” says Sethi about her latest project, “'Upping the Aunty' is about celebrating our aunties and their style and honoring the contributions they make to our communities by passing on social and cultural knowledge.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The project started during a one month artist’s residency in Mumbai, where it was so successful that Sethi continued to document aunties in Toronto. She is calling for people to submit photographs of their own cool aunties. Next, she plans to translate these photographs into paintings.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> How do the Aunties react to being photographed for her project? “Most aunties I approach are flattered and completely surprised that someone is admiring their style!"</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="stack-l-figure-container-img" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima_nova_rgregular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; position: relative;"> <img alt="Upping the Aunty" class="ember-view" height="520" id="ember892" src="http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2014_35/634941/140825-aunty-fashion-composite-1433_b64208c709a7fca6ffb578322129c737.nbcnews-ux-720-520.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: none; min-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 637.21875px;" width="720" /><small class="stack-credit-art-figcaption" style="bottom: 8px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-size: 0.5rem; line-height: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5rem; opacity: 0.6; position: absolute; right: 8px; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px 1px 1px; text-transform: uppercase;">COURTESY MEERA SETHI</small></div> <br /> <figcaption class="stack-figcaption" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.0625rem; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima_nova_rgregular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: 0.9375rem; padding-top: 1rem;">Artist Meera Sethi set out to document the fashion of the South Asian a</figcaption>

South Asian Street Style: Artist Photographs Fashionable Aunties

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Myths about Floor Tiles

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #757575; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.somanyceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ceramics-floor-tiles1.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; color: #eb1c29; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in;"><img alt="Ceramic Floor Tiles" class="size-medium wp-image-16813 alignleft" height="163" src="https://www.somanyceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ceramics-floor-tiles1-300x163.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin: 4px 20px 10px 1px !important; padding: 0px;" width="300" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">here are a few things that we all think are experts in and that there is probably no nobody who knows these facts better than we do. But I’m kind of here to break the ice and tell you that all that is popular, might not always be true. Talking specifically about floor tiles and how we think an expert’s help is going to do no good. Well, you might just be wrong. As you read this article I will try to debunk some of the most famous misconceptions about floor tiling and everything that might be hiding in the ‘always correct’ folder inside our brains.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Firstly, everything that is costlier is better. This mantra is not always correct. We most often think that the more money we spend on a product, the better it will be, but as far as tiles are concerned, many ceramic tiles are less pricy and might be better suited for your needs. There are just so many options that we have concerning floor tiles that it is very easy to get confused. Do your research and know what suits your home best.<span id="more-16812" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <img alt="Floor Tiles" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-16815" height="198" src="https://www.somanyceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Floor-Tiles1-300x198.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin: 4px 1px 10px 20px !important; padding: 0px;" width="300" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> More often people are under the misconception that the natural tiles made of limestone, mica and graphite are the best option under all circumstances which is in fact wrong. Naturals have their advantages and disadvantages as well and the requirements are actually determined depending upon the space use and size and many other parameters can also be considered.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> People often also believe that shinier tiles are better as they get cleaned easily. But this is also not quite correct. All tiles have almost the same technique of getting cleaned and there is almost no difference as far as cleaning is concerned.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Debunk all the old ideas you have and do read a lot and research and find out what you want. Categorise your choices and then shortlist them according to situations and you are sure to make a correct decision.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #999999;">Source: Somany</span></div>

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Lotus cars has announced their first Motorcycle

<span style="font-family: proxima-nova; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="Lotus.PNG" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/52b6ca3ae4b0ca7bf1771b4e/53099ba3e4b035db7172518f/53099c06e4b0dbc78d15d509/1393138700907/Lotus.PNG?format=500w" /></span> <span style="font-family: proxima-nova; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin-top: 0px;">German racing firm Kodewa and tuner Holzer Group together with the iconic British sports car brand<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> </span></span>Lotus cars<span style="font-family: proxima-nova; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 0px;">, has announced their first motorcycle.</span> <br /> <div style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">the ‘C-01′ which comes in the form of a V-twin 4-stroke engine with 200 horsepower and features a distinctive body crafted entirely from carbon fiber, titanium and aerospace<span style="font-family: inherit "important"; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background: none transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit "important"; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; position: static; width: auto;">quality </span><span class="kLink" style="background: none transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit "important"; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; position: static; width: auto;">steel</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The Height of seat is 710 mm, fuel tank capacity is 10.5 L and weighs 181 kg</span>.</div> <div style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">the C-01 will be available as an exclusive production run of just 100 units</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> <a href="http://www.lotus-motorcycles.com/ready-to-roar/" sl-processed="1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Lotus Website</span></span></em></strong></a></div>

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All you need to know about lord ganesha

<img align="left" src="http://www.ganpatimandal.com/images/about-ganesh.jpg" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 14px; height: auto; line-height: 22px; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 60px; padding-right: 20px; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; line-height: 22px;"></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>O</b></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">ne of the reasons that lord Ganesha is revered and worshiped everywhere in India and abroad is that the God is associated with the removal of all obstacles in life as well as giving success and prosperity. This belief and reverence is not something which can be seen in India only but also in many other parts of the world where Lord Ganesha is worshiped in various forms. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Here are many parts of India in which there is a very strong belief that lord Ganesha is not a bramhachari but a married man. His wives are supposed Siddhi (success or spiritual power), Buddhi (intellect) and Riddhi (prosperity). Hence, it is believed that if people worship lord Ganesha, these three qualities of spiritual power, intellect and prosperity automatically follows you and become a part of your life since being wives, they cannot stay separated from the Lord. There are many parts of India wherein the belief of the lord marrying Riddhi and Siddhi is very strong and in someway, they too areworshiped. </span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">According to another set of beliefs, lord Ganesha is also associated with the goddess of culture and arts called ShardaMata or Saraswati Mata. This is a belief particularly in Maharashtra. He is also believed to have a consort in Lakshmi. Goddess Saraswati gives intelligence and Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth. Combining these two, there is always success and prosperity in whatever people do as long as they are worshiping the lord in the correct form and with complete devotion. </span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">It is fervently believed that before every work no matter how small it is or how inconsequential the results may be, it is imperative to worship lord Ganesha in order to bestow upon us good luck, intelligence to deal with the situations and a spiritual bent of mind.</span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "segoe ui"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ganpati Mandal is a place for all bappa !! Ganpati Bappa Morya!!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #999999;">Source:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #999999;">http://www.ganpatimandal.com/about-lord-ganesh.php?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral</span></div> </span>

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PM Modi's soaring popularity

<h2 class="subheadline" style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin: -3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"> The nation thinks Narendra Modi is keeping his word, and would vote in a saffron-led government with even more lawmakers than it did in the May elections if that exercise were to be repeated today.</h2> <cite class="byline vcard" style="background-color: white; color: #7d7d7d; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 2.2em; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="provider org">Mail Today</span> – <abbr style="border: 0px;" title="2014-08-22T06:21:03Z">Fri 22 Aug, 2014</abbr></cite> <br /> <div class="first" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; padding: 0px;"> NEW DELHI: He was the face of the BJP's election campaign, connecting directly with the people by taking up common concerns and raising issues dear to their hearts. He made a covenant with India's voters: Elect me and I will deliver. <span class="yui-media yui-editorial-embed" style="height: 354px; width: 630px;"></span></div> <div class="yom-figure yom-fig-center" id="ymh-player-iframe" style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204); clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; height: 354px; left: 0px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin: 20px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 630px;"> <div class="yom-video-player" data-yom-embed-config="{width:630, height:354}" data-yom-embed-source="{media_id_1:79b93812-904f-34fa-a985-98ef235cb7a8,media_alias_1:modi-speech-083003447,media_path_1:/video/modi-speech-083003447.html?format=embed,media_autoplay_1:off}" id="yom-video-079b93812-904f-34fa-a985-98ef235cb7a8" style="height: 354px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 630px;"> <a data-rapid_p="1" data-ylk="rspns:;t1:a3;t2:ct-mod;t3:embd;sec:ct-mod;slk:play;elm:img;elmt:ct;itc:1;grpt:;g:56ba20f1-4a0b-3ace-8067-1822e99dcc3c;aid:79b93812-904f-34fa-a985-98ef235cb7a8;ct:3;cpos:1;" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #005790;"></a><br /> <div class="video-wrap show" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="yom-art-video" frameborder="0" height="354" id="iframeArticle_56ba20f1-4a0b-3ace-8067-1822e99dcc3c_0" mozallowfullscreen="true" name="iframeArticle_56ba20f1-4a0b-3ace-8067-1822e99dcc3c_0" scrolling="no" src="https://in.news.yahoo.com/video/modi-speech-083003447.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="630"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <cite class="byline vcard" style="background-color: white; color: #7d7d7d; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 2.2em; vertical-align: middle;"><abbr style="border: 0px;" title="2014-08-22T06:21:03Z"><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">And as the 100-day mark of the NDA government draws near, the nation thinks Narendra Modi is keeping his word, and would vote in a saffron-led government with even more lawmakers than it did in the May elections if that exercise were to be repeated today.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">The people who voted overwhelmingly for Modi have kept their faith and patience in the NDA government. According to an India Today Group-Hansa Research Mood of the Nation opinion poll, the first after Modi took office, 57 per cent believe he is best suited to be prime minister, 48 per cent think he has made ministers irrelevant, and 47 per cent are sure he will be able to resist the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) agenda.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">If Indians had to go to polls again, 48 per cent say they would vote for the BJP again which, though overwhelming, is less than Modi's personal popularity. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">If a general election were to be held today, the BJP would get 314 seats in the Lok Sabha, an astonishing 32 more than it won on May 16. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Modi's personal popularity could be attributed to the fact that the largest bloc of respondents - 46 per cent - said he represents development; 70 per cent interpret his win as a mandate for development. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">As far as Modi's Cabinet is concerned, as many as 78 per cent of respondents think it is a good Cabinet. On the topic of Modi and the RSS, the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP, there do remain many who think he is under RSS influence and hence will try to strike a balance. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Though many believe Modi is somewhat under the RSS influence, his victory is certainly not a boost to Hindu fundamentalism, three-fifths of respondents said. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">When it comes to prevalent issues, respondents wanted Modi to address poverty (23 per cent), corruption (22 per cent) and price rise (18 per cent). </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Women also wanted the Prime Minister to stop crime against the fairer sex (13 per cent). </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Asked if people felt safe under the Modi government, 76 per cent of respondents said they feel safe. This was a feeling shared even by Muslims (68 per cent). </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Responding to a question on who would benefit the most from Modi's premiership, 27 per cent believed it would be the poor. But 52 per cent believed that the performance of public services had remained the same. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">On the educational front, a majority (69 per cent) believed that text books need revision, while 51 per cent called for sex education in schools. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">With regard to the question on which party the people would vote for if polls were held tomorrow, a vote contrast was witnessed in the Muslim community, with 29 per cent saying they would back the BJP and 24 per cent the Congress.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Twenty-nine per cent of respondents said Rahul Gandhi is still the best prime ministerial candidate for the Congress, though not an undisputed choice. Twenty per cent though Sonia Gandhi was the best candidate. Sixty per cent also thought Rahul's style of leadership needs re-orientation.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">Cross-border terrorism was identified as the biggest threat to India's internal security by 54 per cent of respondents while Pakistan was named as the country constituting the biggest threat to India.</span></abbr></cite> <cite class="byline vcard" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 2.2em; vertical-align: middle;"><abbr style="border: 0px;" title="2014-08-22T06:21:03Z"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Source: yahoo News India</span></span></abbr></cite> <cite class="byline vcard" style="background-color: white; color: #7d7d7d; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 2.2em; vertical-align: middle;"><abbr style="border: 0px;" title="2014-08-22T06:21:03Z"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;"> </span></abbr></cite> <cite class="byline vcard" style="background-color: white; color: #7d7d7d; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 2.2em; vertical-align: middle;"><abbr style="border: 0px;" title="2014-08-22T06:21:03Z"> </abbr></cite>

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