Holiday season is ahead and there is nothing better than to pack your bags and move out at a place of your interest to chill out and rejuvenate yourself. Planning a holiday is a complex exercise involving numerous jobs. And, needless to mention - closing your travel/hotel bookings is the most cumbersome, time consuming and important of all. One has two options for travel and hotel bookings. Either you do your own travel arrangements, book your hotels/cars and fix your own itinerary or go for a Tour Package, which is basically a ready-to-eat dish. In today's fast and busy work, Package Tour is not a bad idea at all. There are scores of travel agencies and websites, which offer Tour Packages to most destinations. However, a Tour Package is also not that easy as it looks. One needs to be very careful and vigilant while deciding on and booking a package tour. Here are some tips, which will help you in choosing the...

India and China are often talked about as the strongest emerging economies and future superpowers of the world. These two countries are often discussed, debated, argued and compared on various benchmarks. While China is considered stronger in terms of its unbelievably huge manufacturing capabilities, better infrastructure support, quicker Government action and sheer commitment to grow; India's stronger capabilities and dominance in services sector gives it a very clear edge over China. India's capabilities in service sector, and more precisely in IT and IT enabled services (BPO, KPO etc.) are surely an obvious and strong edge over China. If we go a step further - the better capabilities of India in services sector can be (mainly) attributed to English speaking and writing capabilities of the Indians, which is clearly missing in China. China clearly recognizes its weakness on this front, and is working very hard to improve on its English language capabilities. There has been a clear emphasis by the...

On a lovely Sunday morning, when I was enjoying my Hot Tea served with newspaper full of crispy breaking news - a sound from the street, instantly, reminded me of a job, which was long due for a holiday. "Kabariwala" (junk dealer) the voice said. Though with the morning sleepiness, I was little reluctant to get up and do the job - but the quick remembrance of the piling heap of papers in my rack, on my table and even on my bed left me with no choice but to get up and call him. "Bhaiya, English paper - What rate?" I asked with a deep yawn. "Rupees 6.00 per kilo" he replied with a better sense of enthusiasm mixed with expectation of morning business. "Arey! Everyone takes at 6.50" I could not resist my inherent bargaining nerve. "Ok, only for you" he replied with a mild tone. "Come inside I am coming down" Good beginning is half done. Being happy...

'Sensex Past 19,000; may scale 20,000 in 2- 3 days', 'Bull charge lifts Senxex to top 19,000', '4th session takes Sensex past 19K' 'Sensex storms past 19,000' Sounds familiar! Surely they will be - as these are the headlines of all the financial dailies and 'hot talk of the town' now-a-days. Indian stock markets are vrooming & zooming high and touching new levels every day. The bar is climbing higher and higher - breaking all past records - and surprising everyone on the street. Surpassing all previous records, the BSE sensex registered its quickest 1,000 point rally in just four trading sessions and crossed the 19,000 mark. Overall the BSE Sensex has zoomed more than 5,000 points in less than two months and it is now around 48% above its level a year ago. Ah! Investors are enjoying the rally, minting huge profits, experiencing unprecedented growth in their portfolio values, and celebrating the gains. Certainly sounds great! ...