SRI'S Blog

Hiring Woes Average number of days it takes to fill a vacancy in the USA in 2004-- 37 days Average number of days it takes currently-- 51 days Chances that managers said they had hired below - average candidates " just to fill a position quickly " -- 1 in 3 I would say we are not doing badly at this point of time Other facts 36 Million US $ was spent by Senator Hillary Clinton on her re election 5.89 million cars were produced in China since October of this year 415,000 people are employed in India's ITES and BPO sectors Quotable Quotes The test of the pudding is in the eating- Pranab Mukerji External affairs Minister on the Ind- pak anti- terror mechanism I am an Kuchipudi dancer. So I wont have any trouble balancing the demands of my new job-- Oscar Fernandez -- Union Labour Minister - Well said !!! Even though India has all the attributes of a great power its most striking asset was actually its soft power-- Shashi Tharoor UN under secretary general The more time you s...

Facts Average number of strikes and lockouts across 19 states in 1991-8 -- the same number for 2005 is 2.5 13.4 % of the Muslim population in India contributes only 6 % of the GDP 150 Million US $ is the projected value of Indian art sale in International auction in 2006 1,00,147 crore INR is the estimated revenue loss due to tax exemptions in 2006-07 $1 increase in the crude oil price has 100-120 Crore monthly impact on four products-- Petrol , Diesel, cooking gas and kerosene Quotable Quotes For Tourism it is " incredible India " and for business it is credible India -- Kamal Nath Union Commerce and Industries Minister I want to become the Prime Minister of India and I will do that without any fuss or quarrel-- Lalu Prasad Yadav Union Minister for Railways She is a very political person and may join Nepal politics any day-- Prakash Koirala father of Actor Manisha Koirala The energy future we are facing today is dirty, insecure and expensive-- Calude Mandil ED International ...

Facts 100 soldiers commit suicide in the Indian Army every year on an average 24 is the rank of Khan market, Delhi in the list of international retailer locations 22 billion dollars was the cash remittance from NRI's in 2005 22.5 lakh rupees is the amount the RBI has allowed individuals to remit in property abroad every year 12 % is the decline in global fishing yields since 1994 Quotable Quotes My biggest godfather is my audience-- John Abraham Actor ( Bipasha Basu's boy friend-- you may be able to relate easier this way ) Manmohan Singh is probably the only Gandhian left in India in terms of political integrity-- Jagadish Bhagwati Columbia University Professor I believe in bench marking Gujarat with the best of the economies of southeast Asia-- Narendra Modi CM of Gujarat What a country ! Part Silicon valley, part Stone age !-- Steve Hamm, Writer on India in his book Bangalore Tiger Filmi Gappa Once the undisputed glam- girl of the South Simran is finding it tough to make a c...

Facts 15,912 refugees came to Tamilnadu from war ravaged Srilanka this year 8,000 Crore INR is the worth of Alcoholic beverage market in India (Venkat , what is our market share in this ? ) 11,22,829 INR is the cost of running the Lok Sabha for an hour 93 % of Italian teenagers have their meals with their parents, which is rare in other European nations Quotes Just because a film boasts of a big hero , I am not going to shake my hips around him-- Shreya Reddy VJ and Actor My enemies have declared me dead or moribund. But I am not --Fidel Castro Cuban President I will eliminate ruffians and protect people-- Mahak Kothari An eight year old boy who became the inspector of the Jubilee Hillls police station in Hyderabad for a day He ( George Bush ) has something even more deadly in store for them -- Bill Maher American talk- show host on Bush saying that he has no plans to attack North Korea Information MP A workshop that functions 24X 7 ? A dream come true for motorists. Well those in Indo...