Hi bloggers, there is a latest news! You might be know or may be not, but let me tell you. Now all the users of Blogspot can schedule their post. Yes! If you want your post to show up or publish on a particular date, you can do that with the new feature introduced by Google's Blogspot. If you set a post’s date into the future, Blogger will wait to publish until that time comes. This feature is very helpful when you want to announce something on a certain date but knew that you would not be able to be at computer to write your post, or you want to be regular on your posts and going for a long vacation then you can write your post and and schedule your posts through post option. Blogger Buzz: Blog List, Scheduled Post Publishing on Blogger in draft

As per reports, the No.1 Life insurer in India, Life Insurance Corporation, has decided to lower its focus on ULIP plans and wants to focus on traditional plans. The dicision is to bring down ULIP's from 82% to 70%, the reason behind is volatility in stock market in the last 3-4 months. LIC is India's No.1 Life Insurance company having 57% market share and it has seen a remarkable downfall in premium income. LIC is planning to launch 4-5 new plans both ULIP's and conventional plans in this financial year. LIC's total premium income in the year 2007-2008 was 59182.2 crores at the growth rate of 5.8% only. The company also has plans to launch two unit link gratuity plans, and few standalone health insurance plan. However buyers of unit linked health plan will not get benefit of tax rebate under section 80D of income tax act on the total premium amount. The company had already launched one health insurance plan in February this year.

Microwave Recipe: Dry Chicken Chilli - A non vegetarian dish Ingredients: Chicken - 350gm cut into pieces, Ginger- 1/2" piece finely chopped, Onion - 1/2 cut into pieces, Garlic - 2-3 flakes finely chopped, Green Chillies - 4-5, split lengthways, Ajinimoto - 1/2 tsp, Capsicum - 1 pc. cut into strips Vinegar - 1 tbsp, White wine - 2 tsp ( Optional), Cornflour - 1-1/2 tbsp, mixed with 1/2 cup water, Sugar - 1 tsp, Salt - 1 tsp Soya sauce - 2 tbsp, Method: Take a microwave safe dish, Add 3 tbsp oil, onion, ginger, garlic, soya sauce, ajinomoto,and chicken pieces. Mix. Microwave covered for 5 minutes. Now add all the remaining ingredients and mix it well. Microwave uncovered for 3 minutes. Mix when done and serve hot. Enjoy....

Charge your mobile with a solar bra. Yes! Japanese lingerie maker Triumph International has launched an environment friendly "Solar power bra" which will help to charge mobile phone or ipod through the electricity generated by it. The bra features a solar panel worn around he stomach which requires light to generate electricity. But this bra will not be in stores soon because people cannot go around wearing clothes over it. Hope a better version could be in stores soon....

Inflation is eating your money which you have invested in form of FD's in banks. Yes its true! If you are thinking that your hard earned money invested in Bank FD's is giving you returns of 8-8.75% then think again. The inflation rate is 7.61 % is eroding your interest earning. And at if you will calculate you will find that may be it is giving negative returns. At present most of the banks in India are giving 8 to 8.75 % interest on Fixed deposit on more than one year period, not more than that. After accounting inflation and tax on interest ( Interest earning is taxable under section 80 C of Income Tax Act) earned, Your money is still the same without growth. If your annual income is below 2.5 lakh and at the tax rate of 10.3 % your effective earnings on Fixed deposit would be in between 7.62% and 7.85 %. Inflation is 7.61 % so you see that you are geting marginal interest earning on your investment in FD's. If you fall in the annual income range of more than 2.5 lakh...

As per recent news, Dish TV (Direct to Home service provider), a Zee group company has said that it will provide free set top boxes to its subscribers. This move of Dish TV is probably to capture more subscriber base as competition will be tough with new brands like Reliance, Bharti and Videocon is also entering in this business. The Dish TV is currently adding 90,000 new subscribers every month in its current subscriber base of 31 lakh. Company is now planning to double its monthly subscription by launching new offer of free set top box. The company says that they would not bear the cost of free set top box as its cost would be covered by increase in the number of subscriber base. The subscriber can get free set top box on payment of Rs. 4000 for one year. Subscribers can also enjoy other offers offered by the company. The scheme will be publicized in media with the brand ambassador Shahrukh Khan and will be available within 45 days. Dish TV is currently offering 185 channels a...

Hi bloggers, there is a latest news! You might be know or may be not, but let me tell you. Now all the users of Blogspot can schedule their post. Yes! If you want your post to show up or publish on a particular date, you can do that with the new feature introduced by Google's Blogspot. If you set a post’s date into the future, Blogger will wait to publish until that time comes. This feature is very helpful when you want to announce something on a certain date but knew that you would not be able to be at computer to write your post, or you want to be regular on your posts and going for a long vacation then you can write your post and and schedule your posts through post option. Read full article at > Blogger Buzz: Blogger now schedules future-dated posts

Microwave Recipe: Paneer (Cheese) Makhani: A delicious Indian vegetarian curry. Indredients: Paneer (Cheese) cubes - 300 gm Large tomatoes - 500 gm chopped Butter( Makhan)/Ghee - 2 tbsp Oil - 2 tbsp illaichi (Green Cardamoms seeds) - 2 nos. Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Tomato Ketchup - 1 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Milk - 1 cup Kasoori methi (Fenugreek leaves) - 2 tsp Cashewnuts - 4 tbsp soaked in water and ground to a paste Cream - 4 tbsp Salt to taste Method: Take a deep microwave safe dish, Put tomatoes and ginger with 1/2 cup water and microwave for 5 minutes. Blend tomato and ginger in a mixer and make puree. Microwave butter/ ghee and oil for 2 minutes and add cardamom powder. Mix it. Add sugar, salt, chilli powder, and garam masala and mix well. Mix tomato ketchup and puree and microwave for 8 minutes. Stir once in between. Add cashewnuts paste and fenugreek leaves with 1/2 cup water and mix it well. Microwave for 3 minutes. Mix cheese (Paneer) cubes. Add milk ...

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The combination of Palak (Spinach) and Paneer (cheese) makes a delicious curry. Palak is a seasonal item and easily available. The combination of palak and paneer makes it healthier and tastier curry. Here is the recipe to prepare in microwave: Ingredients: Paneer (cheese) 250 gm cut into cubes Palak (Spinach) 700 gm Oil 2 tbsp Cumin seed(jeera) 1 tsp Garlic 5 flakes Ginger 1/2 " piece Onions 2 nos. chopped Green chilli 1 chopped Coriander (Dhania) powder 2 tsp Garam Masala 1/2 tsp Tomatoes 2 nos. chopped Fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi) 2 tbsp Butter 1 tbsp Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp Sugar 1/4 tsp Milk 1/4 cup Salt - to taste Preparation Method: Take deep microwave safe bowl and put oil, onions, ginger, garlic, cumins seeds, green chillies, dhania powder and garam masala. Mix all and microwave it for 5 minutes. Add kasoori methi and chopped tomatoes and mix it well. Then add washed spinach leaves and microwave it for 8 minutes. When cool add 1/2 cup water and blend it well. Now ...

Here is a delicious south Indian style crispy snacks recipe: Ingredients: Bread Slices - 1 Semolina (Suji) - 2 tbsp Potato - 1 no. Onion - 1/2 finely chopped Tomato - 1/2 , (without seeds) finely chopped Curry Leaves - 2 tbsp, chopped Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt and Pepper - To taste Method of preparation: Wash potatoes and put them in a plastic bag and microwave it for 3 minutes. After that peel them and mash properly. Mix onion, tomato, salt and pepper, curry leaves with mashed potatoes. Add semolina (suji) and mix lightly. Now spread the potato mixture to the bread slices, keep the edges clean. Spread some mustard seeds over the potato mixture and press them lightly. Now put the bread slices in microwave on combi mode (convection + grill) for 15 minutes or till the bottom of bread slices gets brown and crispy. Cut the slices in square or triangular shape and serve with mustard or tomato sauce. Enjoy it...

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Should one Invest in Share (Stock) Market? If you are not good at numbers and don't get time to study about the stock you are buying then one should stay away from share market . At present the volatility of domestic and global share market has shaken the confidence of retail investors. In my view Mutual Funds with good past performance are best to invest in. Investment in Mutual Funds are good alternative for such investors.There are several mutual funds with good fund managers which have given better returns even when the market was down. In my view mutual funds with good past performance are best to invest in. One should select the best mutual fund by deciding few things: Objective of Investment Track record and past performance of the mutual fund. Reputation of the mutual Fund house. Reputation of the Fund Manager. It is better to invest in diversified equity fund rather than sector fund, because diversified funds have given very good performance as compared to sector fun...

Microwave Recipe: Pasta Salad - Different kind of salads add a variety to foods and it also add taste to it. Let's know how to prepare pasta salad in microwave: Ingredients: Pasta - 1 cup Tomatoes - 1 chopped Spring Onion - 2-3 nos chopped Capsicum - 1 chopped Olive Oil - 2 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt and pepper - to taste Garlic - 2 cloves, mashed Lemon juice - 1 Method of preparation: Take a micro safe bowl, put pasta and water and microwave it for 8-10 minutes at 100% power. Drain and rinse under cold water. Mix all the ingredients and micro for 5 minutes. Garnish with cucumber and tomatoes. Serve it hot or cold.

Scientists have claimed that obesity and sleeping patterns have correlation. If a person is having less than 6 hours or more than 9 hours of sleep could lead to obesity. It has been found that people who want to stay slim should take at least 8 hours of sleep. Researchers have found that people who sleep less than the suggested time gained around 2 Kg. of weight and people who slept more gained around 1.58 Kg. of weight. Scientists have explained that sleeping pattern effects the hormone level which controls appetite and are responsible for feeling full after meals. They said that optimal sleeping hours is 7-8 hours per night. Research was conducted at Laval University at Quebec. The study was conducted at 276 Canadian adults between 21 and 64 and were divided into three groups, Average sleepers (7-8 hours), short sleepers (5-6 hours) and long sleepers (9-10 hours). Their fat level was tracked for over six years. So if you want your weight in control take 7-8 hours of sleep per night,...