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I am not 'Sita' in Ravana: Aishwarya

Kolkata (IANS): Aishwarya Rai, who is currently shooting for director Mani Ratnam's film Ravana here, said her character is not called 'Sita' in the film that also stars her husband Abhishek Bachchan.

"The name of my character is not 'Sita'. I am playing a woman who has similarities with the Sita of 'Ramayana'," the actor told reporters at the press conference of her new Hollywood flick here.

Aishwarya, however, refused to give further details about Ravana.

"I can't give any details about Ravana at the moment. You will have to wait and watch. All I can say that it is an intense film set in today's time and Mani has given a totally new perspective to the art of storytelling," she said.

Asked if she is paired opposite Abhishek, Aishwarya said they never played a conventional couple on-screen.

Talking about Pink Panther 2, which has released in India on Friday, Aishwarya said the film is a "joyride".

The actor has been shooting for Ravana here since February 17. Abhishek is expected to join her soon. The shooting will continue till mid-March.

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What Reserve Bank of India Do ?

What Reserve Bank of India Do ? Establishment The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of theReserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Calcutta but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937. The Central Office is where the Governor sits and where policies are formulated. Though originally privately owned, since nationalisation in 1949, the Reserve Bank is fully owned by the Government of India. Preamble The Preamble of the Reserve Bank of India describes the basic functions of the Reserve Bank as: "...to regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage."  Top    Central Board The Reserve Bank's affairs are governed by a central board of directors. The board is appointed by the Government of India in keeping with the Reserve Bank of India Act. Appointed/nominated for a period of four years Constitution: Official Directors Full-time : Governor and not more than four Deputy Governors Non-Official Directors Nominated by Government: ten Directors from various fields and one government Official Others: four Directors - one each from four local boards Functions : General superintendence and direction of the Bank's affairs Top    Local Boards One each for the four regions of the country in Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and New Delhi Membership: consist of five members each appointed by the Central Government for a term of four years Functions : To advise the Central Board on local matters and to represent territorial and economic interests of local cooperative and indigenous banks; to perform such other functions as delegated by Central Board from time to time. Top    Financial Supervision The Reserve Bank of India performs this function under the guidance of the Board for Financial Supervision (BFS). The Board was constituted in November 1994 as a committee of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India. Objective Primary objective of BFS is to undertake consolidated supervision of the financial sector comprising commercial banks, financial institutions and non-banking finance companies. Constitution The Board is constituted by co-opting four Directors from the Central Board as members for a term of two years and is chaired by the Governor. The Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank are ex-officio members. One Deputy Governor, usually, the Deputy Governor in charge of banking regulation and supervision, is nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the Board. BFS meetings The Board is required to meet normally once every month. It considers inspection reports and other supervisory issues placed before it by the supervisory departments. BFS through the Audit Sub-Committee also aims at upgrading the quality of the statutory audit and internal audit functions in banks and financial institutions. The audit sub-committee includes Deputy Governor as the chairman and two Directors of the Central Board as members. The BFS oversees the functioning of Department of Banking Supervision (DBS), Department of Non-Banking Supervision (DNBS) and Financial Institutions Division (FID) and gives directions on the regulatory and supervisory issues. Functions Some of the initiatives taken by BFS include: restructuring of the system of bank inspections introduction of off-site surveillance, strengthening of the role of statutory auditors and strengthening of the internal defences of supervised institutions. The Audit Sub-committee of BFS has reviewed the current system of concurrent audit, norms of empanelment and appointment of statutory auditors, the quality and coverage of statutory audit reports, and the important issue of greater transparency and disclosure in the published accounts of supervised institutions. Current Focus supervision of financial institutions consolidated accounting legal issues in bank frauds divergence in assessments of non-performing assets and supervisory rating model for banks. Top    Legal Framework Umbrella Acts Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: governs the Reserve Bank functions Banking Regulation Act, 1949: governs the financial sector Acts governing specific functions Public Debt Act, 1944/Government Securities Act (Proposed): Governs government debt market Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956: Regulates government securities market Indian Coinage Act, 1906:Governs currency and coins Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973/Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999: Governs trade and foreign exchange market Acts governing Banking Operations Companies Act, 1956:Governs banks as companies Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970/1980: Relates to nationalisation of banks Bankers' Books Evidence Act Banking Secrecy Act Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Acts governing Individual Institutions State Bank of India Act, 1954 The Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2003 The Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 1993 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act National Housing Bank Act Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act Top    Main Functions Monetary Authority: Formulates, implements and monitors the monetary policy. Objective: maintaining price stability and ensuring adequate flow of credit to productive sectors. Regulator and supervisor of the financial system: Prescribes broad parameters of banking operations within which the country's banking and financial system functions. Objective: maintain public confidence in the system, protect depositors' interest and provide cost-effective banking services to the public. Manager of Foreign Exchange Manages the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Objective: to facilitate external trade and payment and promote orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India. Issuer of currency: Issues and exchanges or destroys currency and coins not fit for circulation. Objective: to give the public adequate quantity of supplies of currency notes and coins and in good quality. Developmental role Performs a wide range of promotional functions to support national objectives. Related Functions Banker to the Government: performs merchant banking function for the central and the state governments; also acts as their banker. Banker to banks: maintains banking accounts of all scheduled banks. Top    Offices Has 22 regional offices, most of them in state capitals. Training Establishments Has six training establishments Three, namely, College of Agricultural Banking, Bankers Training College and Reserve Bank of India Staff College are part of the Reserve Bank Others are autonomous, such as, National Institute for Bank Management, Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research (IGIDR), Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) For details on training establishments, please check their websites links for which are available in Other Links. Subsidiaries Fully owned: National Housing Bank(NHB), Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India(DICGC), Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited(BRBNMPL) Majority stake: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) The Reserve Bank of India has recently divested its stake in State Bank of India to the Government of India.

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Katrina Kaif - The face of Vijay Mallya’s IPL team

With SRK and Preity Zinta adding the glamour quotient to their IPL teams with every passing day, Vijay Mallya’s Bangalore team could not be left behind. Bollywood’s glam doll, Katrina Kaif, has been signed not only for the team’s promotional video, but also to perform at the opening ceremony of IPL along with Zayed Khan.
Katrina will sizzle in the music video to be directed by Sanjay Gupta along with Mallya’s team members Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan and other cricketers.
“Let me clarify that Katrina is the face of Vijay Mallya’s cricket team but not a brand ambassador to his Royal Challenge products,” said a source close to the actress.
With the unusual and fresh combo of Zayed and Katrina (both excellent dancers), the interest factor is sure soaring high for Mallya’s team.

Kareena and Deepika to add glamour quotient to ‘Billoo Barber’

Shahrukh Khan’s home production had been facing a casting coupof leading lady for quite sometime now. Now, suddenly everything seems to be working. After Amisha Patel and Tabu backing out from the project, Lara Dutta has recently been finalized to play the wife to the lead character, Billoo Barber (played by Irrfan Khan) in this Priyadarshan directed flick.
To add spice to the project, the most current hot gals of Bollywood, Deepika and Kareena, have been roped in not only for special appearances but also to do item songs with SRK in the film.
In fact, reports say that Kareena has already shot her item number at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios on Baisakhi. Deepika, who is presently busy shooting for ‘Bachna Ae Haseenon’, will shoot her song later.
SRK talks about the film and says, “The film is about Billo Barber, played by Irrfan Khan, and his family. It’s mainly about the changes that take place in his life when a film’s shooting happens in his village. So, I’m not the main character.”

John Abraham and Jiah Khan in Wrangler Jeans’ campaign

Wrangler Jeans has come forward with its latest campaign, which aims at conveying socially relevant message of creating an eco-friendly environment through its ‘Naturally Eco‘ collection.
And what better way to do it that to have hot bods John Abraham and Jiah Khan asking to save water in a cozy pose in a bath-tub and that too in the middle of a lake….
Talking about electricity, John and Jiah do not need it when they are getting cuddly on a moonlit night in the middle of a jungle…
Accompanying John in his love for riding bikes is gain Jiah Khan but this time not alone. She has a mannequin with her while she asks you to save fuel.
What about water, electricity or fuel, girls and guys out there are ready to give up anything for you, provided you keep them entertained with your killer looks, dear John and Jiah!

Desi beauties in Hollywood avatars!

L’Officiel magazine, which is celebrating its sixth anniversary in its April edition will show our desi beauties in striking resemblances with international divas. Starting with Amisha Patel, she looks as graceful and sultry giving striking resemblance to JLO. Then we have ‘Nishabd’ babe Jiah Khan in the perfect Merlyn Monroe act and again, Sonam Kapoor decked up as the legendary Coco Chanel of her young days. Picture perfect Jaya Bachchan appears in an outfit by her favouriter designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla.
Check the pics out for yourself!

Hrithik and Bipasha on ‘Vogue’ covers

This May the heat is sure to soar as high as it can get. And why not? You have Asia’s sexiest woman oozing all her appeal on the covers of ‘Vogue’ in its May edition. Talking about Biapsha Basu, the damsel poses on the Vogue cover with those killer eyes and complementing hairstyle.
Giving competition to this Bong bombshell is our very own Bollywood’s style icon Hrithik Roshan on the cover of Vogue India Man, the men’s supplement for Vogue. Vogue India Man is a 75-page supplement that touches upon fashion, cars, clothes, watches, grooming products and gadgets tips for every man.
With Bips and Hrithik on the covers, who would want to flip through the pages though?

BEAUTY TIPS

BEAUTY TIPS

Body Care | Eye care | Lip care | Hair care | Skin care

Body care

Mix six-teaspoon petroleum jelly, two-teaspoon glycerin and two-teaspoon lemon juice. Apply this moisturizing lotion at least twice a week if you have dry and flaky, arms and legs

Peel and grate a cucumber. Squeeze the juice to this, mix half-a-teaspoon glycerin and half-a-teaspoon rose water. Apply this on sunburns, leave it for some time.

If you have cracked heels, melt paraffin wax; mix it with little mustard oil and apply on the affected area. Leave it overnight. After 10 or 15 days, your heels will become smooth.

Massage your body with a mixture of coconut oil and any of your favourite scented oils like lavender or rosemary. 

For rough palms, use a mixture of glycerin and limejuice in equal proportion.

For cracked heals, massage the foot with coconut oil and keep the foot in warm water for some time. Wipe the water off the feet and apply a mixture of hibiscus flower(10), Henna (1 handful) and juice of half a lemon. when dry wash it off.

Remove scars on your hands and feet by rubbing them with lemon peel. 

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Eye care

Dip wads of cotton in a chilled mixture of cucumber and potato juice. Keep this on your eyelids for 15 to 20 minutes and gently wash it off. Apply a little baby oil.

For long eyelashes.., apply a thin coat of castor oil every night. It strengthens lashes and cools your eyes.

Massage a few drops of coconut oil around the eyes to get rid off dark circles. 

To reduce puffiness of your eyes, grate a potato; tie in a cloth and place the cloth over your eyes for about 15 minutes.

Add a small pinch of salt in water and wash for bright and sparkling eyes.

Mix tomato juice and lemon juice in equal quantity and apply around the eyes. After 30 minutes wash it off with cold and hot water alternatively.

Make a paste of sandal wood and nutmeg. Apply the paste around the eyes before sleeping and wash it off in the morning.

Crush a cucumber and take the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 30 minutes.

Place cotton wool swabs dipped in cold milk on closed eyes for removing dark circles.

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Lip Care

You can mix one-tablespoon cranberry sauce juice with two tablespoons Vaseline for a delicious home made lip balm.

Apply the juice of lemon skin for avoiding black colour of lips

Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips

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