Ayodhya D-day: Past tense, but present progressive

India awaits its Ayodhya moment on Thursday, almost 18 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 that placed the country on a communal volcano which has periodically erupted from time to time. Today, individuals, parties and organizations who appealed for peace, hope the court verdict won't lead to another eruption.

At the end of the long-drawn judicial process stretching back to 1949, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court will pronounce its verdict at 3.30pm on the Ayodhya title suits — the first such order on the dispute. It may not resolve the row over whether a temple predated the mosque at the disputed site, but will certainly cast some light on the title claims.

Given the emotive nature of the dispute, the Centre has cranked up its vigil, and has also goaded states vulnerable to communal tensions to do so. But there was also a hope that the moment will pass off without causing the sort of turbulence triggered by the Ram Janmabhoomi campaign and the Babri demolition.

The optimism stems chiefly from two factors: The issue has lost the potency it once had. It is also felt that while many of the partisans in the temple-mosque dispute have moved on, the youth have only a faint memory of the wrenching fight for the disputed site.

Mahindra and Mahindra placement drive at Chitkara

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Total Time: 1 hour(60 min )

Total questions: 85

Technical questions: 50

Aptitude questions: 25

General awareness: 10

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Worst recession in 8 decades is officially over

On a day the Sensex touched the 20,000 mark for the first time since January 2008, there’s some more good news. The worst economic recession in eight decades is now officially over.

Stocks surged on Monday to a 4-month high on news that the great recession is officially over! The Dow jumped 145 points to close at 10,753, the Nasdaq closed 40 points higher and the S and P 500 gained 17 points.

The National Bureau of Economic Research said the recession that started in December 2007 officially ended in June 2009. The 18-month slump was the longest and most severe downturn since the Great Depression in the 1930s.

The committee said the economy hit bottom last summer and has been growing slowly but steadily since then.

And if you're one of those people looking for a job, here's some good news. Retailers plan to hire more seasonal workers this holiday season.

According to an outplacement firm, retailers are expected to hire 600,000 temporary workers. That's fewer than before the recession, but more than last year.

The use of credit card continues to be on a decline. New numbers from Javelin Strategy and Research indicate that if this year's spending habits continue, credit card use will account for just 45-per cent of all transactions. That's down from 56 per cent last year and a peak of 87 per cent in 2007.

Analysts say the recession has changed consumer-spending habits and people are less reliant on their credit cards.

6 Indian brands in top 10 whiskies; 3 in largest 10 brands Read more: 6 Indian brands in top 10 whiskies; 3 in largest 10 brands

MUMBAI: Cheers! India is on a new high. One more whisky brand from the country has made it to the list of 10 largest selling spirit brands in the world.

Officer's Choice Whisky, the single brand from the Kishore Chhabria-headed Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD), is now the tenth-largest selling spirit brand in the world, with sales crossing 12 million cases.

The findings are part of the 2010 edition of the survey conducted annually by UK-based Drinks International, a magazine that devotes exclusively on reporting on world spirit markets. Leading the list of world's largest ten brands is the 63 million-case Jinro from South Korea. The ranking is across all spirit segments such as rum, vodka, brandy etc.

The other two Indian brands already in the list are Bagpiper and McDowell No.1, the flagship brands of Vijay Mallya-led United Spirits Ltd ( USL).

South Korea Jinro is followed by Smirnoff, the legendary vodka from the staples of Diageo that sells 24 million cases annually. Lotte Liquor BJ (21 million), Brazilian Cachaca brand Pirassununga of Companhia Muller De Bebidas (19.5), Tanduay rum from Tanduay Distilleries of the Philippines (16.5 million), celebrated rum brand Bacradi from Bacardi Martin (18.6) precede Bagpiper that has a sales figure of 16 million cases.

While Johnnie Walker is ranked eighth with 14.5 million cases, McDowell No.1 with 13.5 million cases and Officer's Choice with 12 million cases occupy the ninth and tenth slot, respectively.

Indian whiskies, which were unaffected by the recession, have now emerged as new power brands in the global arena. The millionaire brand list is dominated by India with six whisky brands figuring in the list of world's top 10—Bagpiper, McDowell No.1, Officer's Choice, Original Choice, Royal Stag and Old Tavern. Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel's, Ballentine's and Jim Beam are the other brands in the list.

Officer's Choice, at fourth position, is the latest entrant in the list. While Bagpiper and McDowell No 1 sit pretty at No. 1 and No.3, respectively, Johnnie Walker occupies the No 2 slot.

The change in the ranking of Johnnie Walker, which occupied the numero uno position for at least a decade, is the fallout of recession that gripped the developed economy in 2008 and a major part of 2009, forcing many tipplers to opt for a brand a notch below.

Deepak Roy, a one-time blue-eyed boy of Mr Mallya, currently heading the operation of ABD, said "Officer's Choice can easily replace McDowell No.1 from its position as the third largest-selling whisky."

B-SChool Rankings( TIME)

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Top 10 (in alphabetical order) - India's Best Management Institutes

1. Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi
2. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A)
3. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B)
4. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C)
5. Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I)
6. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K)
7. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L)
8. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
9. S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
10. Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur

"AAA" (Triple A) Category (in alphabetical order)

1. Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi, (MS Programme)
2. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi
3. Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (IIM-S)*
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B)
5. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D)
6. Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad
7. Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
8. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai
9. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai
10. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune


"AA" (Double A) Category (in alphabetical order)

1. Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy
2. FORE School of Management, New Delhi
3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Kolkata Campus
4. International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi
5. Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon (HR Programme)
6. Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA)
7. Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune
8. S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Dubai Campus
9. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
10. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM-B)


"A" Category (in alphabetical order)

1. Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
2. Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai (one-year programme)
3. Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai
4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
6. Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) (for Rural Management)
7. K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
8. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
9. T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal
10. University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh

"BBB" (Triple B) Category (in alphabetical order)

1. Birla Institute of Management Technology, NOIDA
2. Delhi School of Economics (DSE), Delhi
3. Department of Financial Studies (DFS), University of Delhi, South Campus
4. Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal
5. Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore
6. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata
7. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
8. Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR), Pune
9. Institute of Management Technology (IMT) - Dubai Campus
10. Institute of Technology & Management (ITM), Mumbai
11. Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai
12. Nirma University Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
13. Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Pune
14. Sydenham Institute of Management Studies and Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai
15. Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai



"BB" (Double B) Category (in alphabetical order)

1. Alliance Business Academy (ABA), Bangalore
2. Amrita School of Business (ASB), Coimbatore
3. Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Bangalore
4. Department of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Pune, Pune (PUMBA)
5. Hyderabad Central University (HCU), Hyderabad
6. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad
7. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee
8. Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur
9. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
10. Osmania University College of Business Management (OUCBM)
11. SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD), Mysore
12. SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai
13. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune
14. Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Pune
15. Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore



"B" Category (in alphabetical order)

1. Amity Business School, New Delhi
2. Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi
3. Christ College, Bangalore
4. EMPI Business School (EMPI), New Delhi
5. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Bangalore
6. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurgaon
7. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Navi Mumbai
8. Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad
9. Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad
10. Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Harihar, Karnataka
11. Master of Business Economics (MBE) Programme of the Delhi University
12. NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research (NLDIMSR), Mumbai
13. Pondicherry Central University (PCU)
14. PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore
15. Symbiosis Center for Information Technology (SCIT), Pune
16. School of Communication & Management Studies (SCMS), Cochin
17. Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC), Pune
18. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nasik
19. School of Management Studies, BHU, Varanasi
20. Sri Ram College of Commerce, MBA-GBO, Delhi

Other good B-Schools (By Region)

East

1. Army Institute of Management, Kolkata
2. Globsyn Business School, Kolkata
3. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Kolkata North
4. ISB&M, Kolkata
5. Xavier Institute of Social Sciences (XISS), Ranchi

North

1. Indian Institute of Finance (IIF), New Delhi
2. Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Gwalior
3. Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (IILM), Noida
4. IIPM, Delhi
5. Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), Noida
6. New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM), Delhi
7. NIILM Centre for Management Studies, New Delhi
8. R. A. Podar Institute of Management, Jaipur South

South

1. Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade (BIFT), Hyderabad
2. Department of Management Studies, Anna University, Chennai
3. Gitam Institute of Foreign Trade (GIFT), Vizag
4. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Chennai
5. Indian Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore
6. Institute of Business Management & Research (IBMR), Bangalore
7. Institute of Technology & Management (ITM), Bangalore
8. Institute of Technology & Management (ITM), Chennai
9. International School of Business and Media (ISBM), Bangalore
10. International School of Management Excellence (ISME), Bangalore
11. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore
12. Rajagiri Institute of Management, Kalamassery, Kerala
13. School of Management (SMS), Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin
14. Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM), Hyderabad
15. St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore
16. University of Science & Technology, Cochin
17. Xavier Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (XVJIM), Hyderabad

West

1. B. K. School of Business Management, Ahmedabad
2. Bharatiya Vidyapeeth, Pune
3. Chetna’s R. K. Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
4. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Ahmedabad
5. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Pune
6. Indian Institute of Modern Management (IIMM), Pune
7. Indira Institute of Management, Pune
8. Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management, Mumbai
9. MIT School of Management (MITSOM), Pune
10. National Institute of Banking and Management (NIBM), Pune
11. National Insurance Academy (NIA), Pune
12. NIBM, Pune
13. Sadhana Centre for Management and Leadership Development (SCMLD), Pune
14. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Pune
15. St. Xavier’s School of Management, Mumbai
16. Thakur College of Management, Mumbai