Sushil Kumar, who belongs to a small town in Bihar, has won Rs 5 crore on Kaun Banega Crorepati 5 (Sony Entertainment). He’s the first contestant to have won an amount this big, ever since the show upped its prize money from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore two seasons ago.
“It feels like a dream for someone who hasn’t seen anything beyond a couple of thousand rupees as his salary,” beams Sushil, who now plans to use this money to study for the civil services examinations in Delhi and get a better-paying government job. “Maybe I’ll believe this when I actually watch the episode with my family on TV.”
Sushil works for a government agency where he computes records. His salary depends on how many data files get uploaded on the website. Since the process is slow, he gets his measly compensation of Rs 6,000 once every six months.
His financial condition, he admits, became worse with every marriage in his family as the responsibilities and expenses increased. “Today, we don’t have a house of our own. We used to have one, but it was in a bad state and we couldn’t afford another roof. A rented house is a pain in Bihar,” he says, adding that now, he’d like to build a dream home for himself, one that would be sufficient for his parents, two elder and two younger brothers, his wife and the family’s kids.
“I had calculated that all this could be sorted out in Rs 25 lakh. I aimed to win only that much.” Sushil will use this money to clear his parents’ and brothers’ debts too.
“Since we didn’t have the resources when I was a child, I couldn’t study. After a point, I took up a menial job which looks useless,” he says. “With so much running on my mind, my blood froze with every question after Rs 12.5 lakh. On the last question I blanked out and used double dip, which is considered the most lethal lifeline. Now, I’ll quit my job, study and help other kids’ education.”
South Korean electronics giant, Samsung has surpassed rival Apple to become the world’s leading top smartphone maker in the July-September period backed by a strong growth in shipments.Samsung entered the smartphone market only last year and has largely aligned itself to Google’s Android platform. The company uses a sound production system that allows it to launch newer products with great speed in the market. Apple had launched the original version of its iPhone smartphone in 2007, starting a revolution
ചൈനയുടെ വൈദ്യുത വാഹനം: ബി.വൈ.ഡി ഇ 6
Posted on: 27 Oct 2011
ബെയ്ജിങ്: ചൈനയിലെ വാഹന നിര്‍മ്മാതാവായ ബി.വൈ.ഡി പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായും വൈദ്യുതികൊണ്ട് ഓടുന്ന വാഹനം ഇ സിക്‌സ് പുറത്തിറക്കി. അഞ്ചുപേര്‍ക്ക് യാത്രചെയ്യാവുന്ന ക്രോസ് ഓവര്‍ വിഭാഗത്തില്‍പ്പെട്ട വാഹനത്തിന് കരുത്ത് പകരുന്നത് 75 കിലോവാട്ട് വൈദ്യുത മോട്ടോറും ലിഥിയം അയണ്‍ ബാറ്ററിയുമാണ്. ഒരുതവണ ചാര്‍ജ്ജു ചെയ്താല്‍ 300 കിലോമീറ്റരര്‍ ദൂരംവരെ സഞ്ചരിക്കാം. ബാറ്ററി പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായും ചാര്‍ജ്ജു ചെയ്യാന്‍ 40 മിനിറ്റ് സമയം മതിയെന്ന് നിര്‍മ്മാതാക്കളായ ബി.വൈ.ഡി അവകാശപ്പെടുന്നു.
മണിക്കൂറില്‍ 140 കിലോമീറ്ററാണ് ഇ സിക്‌സിന്റെ പരമാവധി വേഗം. വാണിജ്യാടിസ്ഥാനത്തില്‍ നിര്‍മ്മാണം തുടങ്ങിയ വാഹനം ബുക്കുചെയ്തവര്‍ക്ക് ഉടന്‍ നല്‍കിത്തുടങ്ങും. 46,800 ഡോളറാണ് (23.37 ലക്ഷം രൂപ) വില. പെട്രോള്‍, ഡീസല്‍ വാഹനങ്ങളെക്കാള്‍ ഇ സിക്‌സിന് 75 ശതമാനം യാത്രാചിലവ് കുറവാണെന്നും നിര്‍മ്മാതാക്കള്‍ പറയുന്നു.
ചൈനയിലെ വാഹന നിര്‍മ്മാണ കമ്പനിയായ ബി.വൈ.ഡിയില്‍ അമേരിക്കന്‍ നിക്ഷേപകനായ വാറന്‍ ബുഫെയ്ക്ക് 10 ശതമാനം ഓഹരി പങ്കാളിത്തമുണ്ട്. റീച്ചാര്‍ജ്ജബില്‍ ബാറ്ററി നിര്‍മ്മാതാക്കളായ ബി.വൈ.ഡി കമ്പനി ലിമിറ്റഡിന്റെ സഹോദര സ്ഥാപനമാണ് ബി.വൈ.ഡി ഓട്ടോ. 2003 ല്‍ തുടങ്ങിയ സ്ഥാപനം നിര്‍മ്മിക്കുന്ന വാഹനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ചൈനയില്‍ വന്‍ വില്‍പ്പനയാണുള്ളത്.
Google begins India registrations for Galaxy Nexus.....
NEW YORK: India may figure among the 18 select countries where technology giant Googlewould launch its upcoming smartphone Galaxy Nexus, widely being billed as an iPhone-killer, in its first phase later this month.
Google aims to make available this device, which would rival technology major Apple's smartphone iPhone, later this month in the US,Canada, and select European and Asian countries.
To start with, Google has launched specific web pages for India and 17 other countries, where prospective customers can register for getting further updates about the various features and availability status of Galaxy Nexus.
Apart from India, other countries which will receive the upcoming smartphone in the first phase are--- Australia, Brazil, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Portugal, the US, the UK, Taiwan, Thailand and Netherlands.
Galaxy Nexus would be based on the latest version of Google's flagship Android mobile operating system, named Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
The device would have features like 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 4.65 inch HD display and the facility of fourth generation telephony services.
"With Ice Cream Sandwich, our mission was to build a mobile OS that works on both phones and tablets, and to make the power of Android enticing and intuitive," Google had said.
Google aims to make available this device, which would rival technology major Apple's smartphone iPhone, later this month in the US,Canada, and select European and Asian countries.
To start with, Google has launched specific web pages for India and 17 other countries, where prospective customers can register for getting further updates about the various features and availability status of Galaxy Nexus.
Apart from India, other countries which will receive the upcoming smartphone in the first phase are--- Australia, Brazil, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Portugal, the US, the UK, Taiwan, Thailand and Netherlands.
Galaxy Nexus would be based on the latest version of Google's flagship Android mobile operating system, named Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
The device would have features like 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 4.65 inch HD display and the facility of fourth generation telephony services.
"With Ice Cream Sandwich, our mission was to build a mobile OS that works on both phones and tablets, and to make the power of Android enticing and intuitive," Google had said.
Jet makes belly landing at Poland airport
A Boeing 767 flying from New York with 230 people on board made an emergency landing at Warsaw's airport on Nov. 1 after trouble with landing gear. No one was injured.
