Online Movie Ticket Booking Websites.

BookMyShow:

Registration: Required.

Movie Review/Ratings: Available

Payment Accepted: Creditcard/Debit Card/ Net-Banking

Charges: (Rs.200.00 + Rs.16.55 Convenience Charge – Discount(if any))

Discounts for movie tickets are available either thru Credit/Debit card offers or you can get it from discount coupon sites like upto75.com

The site provides you one of the best online movie tickets booking service among its competitors and it has spread its operation about 115 cities in India covering almost all major cities and multiplexes/ cinema halls.  It also provides you the ticket booking for Arts and Theaters, Events (eg., Music  stage show tickets), Sports(Tickets for T20 IPL Cricket matches in stadium etc) and others.

Online cinema/movie tickets booking other than/except bookmyshow are

NoMoreQueue:

Registration: Required.

Movie Review/Ratings: Not available.

Charges: (Basic Fare + Rs.10-30.00 Conveyance Charge + Tax – Discount if any)

Payment Accepted:

NoMoreQueue  offers movies tickets in the following cities Agra, Ambala, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Guwahti, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkatta, Kota, Lucknow, Greater Mumbai.

Apart from Movie tickets NoMoreQueue offers Bus tickets booking, Events tickets booking. You can view the Movie show times available in the websites and plan according your schedule.

Payment Mode: The online movie ticket booking service offered where the payment has to be done while booking up the tickets either with you online Net banking payment mode or through your debit/credit card while printing your movie tickets. The site is partnered with Atom Technologies (Mobile) and Bill Desk and Direc Pay for other payment modes.

 






TicketDada

Registration: Required.

Movie Review/Ratings: No

Payment Accepted: Creditcard/Debit Card/ Net-Banking

Charges: Basic charges.
Online Movie Ticket Booking in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh has been made easy with websites offering online ticket booking services.

Easy Movies

Registration: Required.

Movie Review/Ratings: No

Payment Accepted: Credit Card.

Charges: Ticket Price + Rs.5 Service charges.


EasyMoviesIndia, required Paid registration, only after one can make movie ticket bookings and that too after an Pre-Paid Ticket Money deposit. More on it only accepts CreditCard payment. For the member it sends SMS of New movies alerts, Ticket Availability Information, offers and events related to movies by charging and amount of Rs.40/Month for sending the SMS's. It only offers Online Movie Ticket Booking in Hyderabad, and Kakinda, Andhra Pradesh 

 



TalkieTown

Registration:Not Mandatory

Movie Review/Ratings: No

Payment Accepted: ITZ CashCard/Any Credit Card/Master Visa Debit Card.

Charges: Ticket Price + Rs.15 Service charges.

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Basic Accounts GD PI/Interview Answers - 1

For More Questions Click Here: Basic Commerce / Accounting Question in Interview.

Does dividend reduce profits?
No, only the operating and adminstartive expenses reduces the profit margin so as the bottom line(profit). Paying Dividend decision is taken(at the time of appropriation of funds) after knowing what the profit is and based on which either part/whole profit can be declared as divideds to its shareholders or it can be retain same partially/whole in the company and reinvested in the company itself. Paying dividends only reduces the amount carried forwarded to reserves and surplus.

What is the highest rate of Depreciation under Income Tax and for what items?
Few of them are, 100% depreciation is allowed for machinery acquired for water supply project or water treatment system and used for infrastructure facilities. Air, water pollution control equipments, Books.

Does depreciation reduce profit?
Yes, the Net profit gets reduced since the law allows the depreciation amount can be considered as an expenses and charged in expenses column of income statement, because of which the profit reduces though there is no cash outflow from the company.

What is Current Ratio?
What is the ideal Current Ratio? Why?
In simple, its the assets available with the company to meets its future short term obligations(liabilities)
It is calculated by CURRENT ASSETS/CURRENT LIABILITIES, Ideally it should be 2:1 ratio. It means the company has assets twice its liabilities, it should be twice because the assets cannot be turned into liquid cash immediately, so if the assets are twice the chances of converting few assets are higher than another.

What is Capital and Revenue Expenditure?
Any expenses which are incurred for short term gain is Revenue expenditure(example., stationery, or any item which the gain can be obtained for less than an year) and expenditure which sustains for longer period of time let say more than 2-3 is capital expenditure(example., Machinery, Building)

What would happen if a company pays a lower dividend?
Company perspective: It can retain the profits and reinvest and increase the shareholder value(market price)
Investors Perspective: It discourages the new investors to invest in that particular stock/company.
Both are applicable in different scenario.

What is Fiscal Deficit?
What is Budget Deficit?This link should answer this question:
Meaning and Difference between Budget and Fiscal Deficit with Examples?

Where does Goodwill appear in a Balance Sheet? Why?
Goodwill is an Intabgible asset gained by the company throught its operation over an period of time. In other words its the monetary figure what the company has earned as Brand Value/Equity from its customers. It is shown in the Asset side of the Balancesheet.

Can the captain of the vessel dump the goods in the middle of the sea?
Yes, the captain can dump it when he feels than the ship is overweighed and its can be sunked. The sales of goods act and Indian contact act permits it.

What is the difference between Excise Duty and Customs Duty?
Excise Duty

Can depreciation be on fixed assets only?
Yes.

As depreciation is to fixed assets, what is the same analogous to debtors?
Provision for Bad Debts.

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Top 10 Songs of Bollywood in 2011.

As like year 2010, even 2011(just in half year) has proved to be a good year for music lovers, since many good songs has been released and entertaining the music lovers. A lots of experimental movies are coming up so as the songs are completely touching the new corner in the Hindi cinema rather than just following the regular. Last year there were many of Comedy flicks which has tasted the success but this year there its an mixture of all genre movie songs which has entertained the audience.


Here I put up Top 10 Best songs of the year 2011.


#10
Song Title: Abhi Kuch Dino Se
Movie: Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji 
Singers: Pritam Chakraborty
Music Director:Mohit Chauhan





Pritam Chakraborty is one man who releases half a dozen movie album and score a decent talk for almost all the songs he composes.  There are many songs to his credit which has blow the audience heads through his compositions.  For example out of the Top 10, 4 places are secured by Pritam Chakraborty in my top list.


#9
Song Title: Razia 
Movie: Thank You 
Singers: Master Saleem, Ritu Pathak
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty







#8
Song Title: Fully Faltu
Movie: F.A.L.T.U
Singers: Mika Singh & Hard Kaur
Music Director: Sachin-Jigar

Nothing much to say, a huge and instant hit song with a perfect singer. This foot tapping number has helped alot for the film success and ofcourse got more than half an millions video views.


#7
Song Title: Character Dheela
Movie: Ready
Singers: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty

Nothing much to say, the lyrics which completely matches with the real life persona of Salman Khan. The lyric "Character Dheela" is not getting out of head of many, thats itself proves the song success.


#6
Song Title: Tinku Jiya
Movie: Yamla Pagla Deewana 
Singers: Mamta Sharma, Javed Ali
Music Director: Anu Malik

Anu Malik has returned to the music scene with the item number 'Pal Pal Na Maane Tinku Jiya...' which he has composed for Yamla Pagala Deewana. The song is already climbing high on countdown charts.

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Top 5 Songs of Bollywood in 2011.

Previous: Top 10 Songs of Bollywood in 2011.


As like year 2010, even 2011(just in half year) has proved to be a good year for music lovers, since many good songs has been released and entertaining the music lovers. A lots of experimental movies are coming up so as the songs are completely touching the new corner in the Hindi cinema rather than just following the regular. Last year there were many of Comedy flicks which has tasted the success but this year there its an mixture of all genre movie songs which has entertained the audience.


Here I put up 5 Best songs of the year 2011.
#5
Song Title: Aali Re Saali Re
Movie: No one Killed Jessica
Singers: Tochi Raina, Bonnie Chakraborty, Shriram Iyer, Raja Hassan, Anushka Manchanda, Sonu Kakkar, Aditi Singh Sharma, Sonika Sharma
Music Director: Amit Trivedi

This is one of my favorite and awesome composition from Amit Trivedi who has the mettle to try a very different tunes, genre, and score an hit. This song explains one of the character's(Rani Mukherjee) nature in the movie and the wording perfectly suit with a foot tapping tune.

#4
Song Title: Te Amo
Movie: Dum Maaro Dum
Singers: Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty

Another beautiful composition from Pritam with lots of life in this romantic song. No much romantic song has been there to compete with song in this year and I give it the fourth position.

#3
Song Title: Darling
Movie: 7 Khoon Maaf
Singers: Usha Uthup, Rekha Bhardwaj
Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

The unique voice(usha uthup) and very different sounding which touches the audience pulse and may you hum the song.  In 2011 many new types of songs was heard, and these are very much appreciated by the music lovers.

#2
Song Title: Sadi Gali
Movie: Tanu Weds Manu
Singers: Lehmber Hussainpuri
Music Director: Rhythm, Dhol, Bass popularly known as RDB

One more excellent composition from RDB who scored a very good hits with their previous track like 'Om Mangalam' from Kambhakt Ishq. The lyrics played an important role in becoming a hit because of its punjabi words.  This song has got for more than three million views but couldnt attract the down south people may be because of being a small budget movie. Though the #1 and #2 almost at same place, but since I got to put this in the second number.

#1

Song Title: Char Baj Gaye Aur Party Abhi Baaki Hai.

Movie: F.A.L.T.U

Singers: Hard Kaur

Music Director: Sachin-Jigar

An instant chartbuster, within no time of its release topped the chartbuster for long period of time.  All the DJ's and music party has kepy starting and ending the playing this song, especially got very popular with the youth, since they could relate it very well.

Hard Kaur has once agian proved the song can be taken to the next best level using the Rap type of music. The song got more than 2 Million views on youtube within no time.

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Basic Accounts GD PI/Interview Answers

For More Questions Click Here: Basic Commerce / Accounting Question in Interview.


As many of them has asked for the answers for the post "Basic Commerce / Accounting Question in Interview.", i posted few answers for the basic Accounting Interview questions posed by an candidate, and will post the rest asap. 


What is the Personal Income Tax rate?

Income tax slabs for individual taxpayers to be as follows

Income upto     Rs 1.8 lakh Nil

Income above Rs 1.8 lakh and upto Rs. 5 lakh 10 per cent

Income above Rs.5 lakh and upto Rs. 8 lakh 20 per cent

Income above Rs. 8 lakh 30 per cent

Income tax slabs 2011-2012 for Women

Income upto     Rs 1.9 lakh Nil

Income above Rs 1.9 lakh and upto Rs. 5 lakh 10 per cent

Income above Rs.5 lakh and upto Rs. 8 lakh 20 per cent

Income above Rs. 8 lakh 30 per cent

Income tax slabs 2011-2012 for Senior citizen (Aged 60 years but less than 80 years)

Income upto     Rs 2.5 lakh Nil

Income above Rs 2.5 lakh and upto Rs. 5 lakh 10 per cent

Income above Rs.5 lakh and upto Rs. 8 lakh 20 per cent

Income above Rs. 8 lakh 30 per cent

Income tax slabs 2011-2012 for Very Senior citizen (Above 80 years)

Income upto     Rs 5 lakh Nil

Income above Rs.5 lakh and upto Rs. 8 lakh 20 per cent

Income above Rs. 8 lakh 30 per cent

What are Direct and Indirect Taxes? Give examples.

Direct Taxes: Personal Income Tax.
Indirect Taxes: Excise Duty, Value Added Tax(VAT).

Why does a Balance Sheet balance?

Balance sheet is a Financial Statement of an Firm. The Two sides of Balance sheet consist of Assets and Liabilities; the amount which is invested in the way of Capital is used for procurement of Assets.

Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders Equity

The company has to pay for buying assets by either borrowing (liabilities) or getting it from shareholders (shareholders' equity). So that make sense that both sides get equals.

Is loss an asset or a liability?

A loss to the firm is considered as an Asset not as a Liability, because there is no need to pay or return the money to anyone. It is assumed as amount to be recovered back(or Expenses) in the concern soon, so it is considered to be an Asset.

What are LIFO & FIFO? What are they used for?

LIFO stands for Last in, First Out, and FIFO as First in, First Out.

These concepts are used in accounting concern dealing with Inventories or Stocks mainly. Usually this process is used in the warehouse department, where the stock which comes First and those stocks are used to produce or to sell it that is called as FIFO method and when the product or good, which arrives last and sent out the process is called LIFO. LIFO and FIFO is based on the Time when it arrives and sent out.

What are Quick Assets?

Quick Assets are those assets which are in Cash, or which can be easily convertible to cash.  Stocks are an example for Quick Assets, as it can be convertible easily.

In accounting terms, Quick Assets = Current Assets - Inventories.

What is Quick Assets Ratio?

To Payoff the Current Liabilities (Debts), the firm make an ratio to know the current liquidity ratio, that is called as Quick Assets Ratio or Acid Test Ratio or Liquidity Ratio.

This is an commonly used tests for knowing short term financial stability.

Quick Assets Ratio = Cash + Securities + Accounts Receivable / Current Liabilities

Or

Quick Assets Ratio = Current Assets – Stock / Current Liabilities.

What is Amortization?

Amortization is an charge made on the assets, which works same as Depreciation. Basically Amortization is charged on the Intangible assets or writing off of loans. For Example, if the company purchases Equipment by taking the Loan, the Equipment is depreciated while the Loan amount is amortized.

What is Depreciation? What are the different methods of Depreciation? Which method is better and why?
Click Here: What is Depreciation? Reasons for Calculating Depreciation?
Click Here: What is the Need of Providing Depreciation?

Diminishing Balance Method is better than the Straight line Method, because it reduces the value of the assets more than the SLM and helps to make a provision from the profits before distributing it, instead of calling the money back again after distributing the profits to shareholders.

Do you know what N.P.V. discounting is?

N.P.V stands for Net Present Value, which deals with the cash inflow and outflow.

The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows. 

This is used for capital budgeting for profit analyzing for the future project which is to be undertaken now.

Follow the Link for the Answers:
1) Basic Accounts GD PI/Interview Answers
2) Basic Accounts GD PI/Interview Answers - 1

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Re.5 Petrol Price Game. Why, How, other Impact.

The question remains unanswered, Is the Petrol - A Necessity or Luxury? Well a continuous increase in the petrol price has turning the good to be an Luxury product very soon. 

Well this article will be dealt with the basic question which arises to a layman such as, Why the Petrol/Fuel Prices are Rising, Does the Rise in Petrol/Fuel Prices Impact an Individual/ Me much? and I heard an statement from one person while filling up my tank at gas station, "It's only Rs.5 increase and that to only in petrol, what's the big deal". I hope even he reads this article and know more how it can impact in other way to him.

Long queue at gas station to get their Petrol tanks filled.

First, Why the Petrol prices Increased?

Simple, the PSU's are buying the fuel/oil products at higher price than what they are selling it. The prices of Global markets are going high daily and this has made the companies to sell the petrol for less than market price,making them loose over Rs.8 per litre approximately.

But why only Petrol prices has Increased but not diesel or other?

Petrol prices are deregulated and Oil Manufacturing Companies (OMC's) can fix their own retail prices, and cannot fix the retail prices of diesel, kerosene and Liquid Petroleum Gas(LPG) as per current Pricing Mechanism. So the money is compensated from Petrol price.

More on government wont encourage to increase the prices of Diesel because most of the Plants/Manufacturing companies/ Transportation uses diesel for its operation, and if the prices are increase it would have an huge impact (directly) on all the products in the country and effect each and each individual. 

Oil companies had kept petrol prices on hold as the ruling UPA coalition did not want to lose votes in the assembly elections in the five states.

What the Impact on OMC's because of it?

A subsidy of Rs 26 is being given on kerosene/litre, Rs 16 on diesel/litre and Rs 320 per cylinder of LPG(14.2 kg only not on commercial cylinder).

The increase in fuel prices will help oil marketing companies cut under-recoveries by Rs 22,000 crore this year, from the fixed limit by Pranab Mukerjee(Finance Minister) of Rs.23,000 crores for fuel subsidy in the current year(2010-11) Financial Budget which was planned that it wont make any pressure on government finances and and the aim of bringing down the fiscal deficit will be achieved.  But since the crude prices are further rising to US$120/gallon funds allocation has to be done.  Because the Fiscal deficit(the amount shortage /spending more than its revenues in an financial year) has to be reduced the finance minster has not cut the customs and excise duty on crude(revenues in the way of taxes will fall down if reduced).

This hike in petrol prices will fuel inflation further as commuting and freight prices go up and further add the pressure on increasing the rate of essential food products and gives an pinch to the monthly budgets of an individual.

Humor Cartoon referring Loan for Petrol

Impact on other Industries/Sectors:

Oil Industry: As the prices of the petrol increases the private companies like Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) and Essar Oil Limites (EOL) will further re-open and expand its operations and compete with other state owned OMC's which will make the companies like Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) to loose its market share. 

Companies like RIL will lessen its oil exports and sell those in the domestic market itself since the market is more lucrative. 

Automobile and Banking Industry:

Since the petrol prices increases it has an direct Impact on sales of Cars and Motorcycles. A demand for High fuel efficiency bikes is expected.

As most of the cars and high end bikes are purchased on bank loans and more on recent increase in the banking base rate has already discouraged they buyer not to buy car, and this will further add an reason not to make a purchase.

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Business Quiz Material: Collection of All Question and Answers.

I found many are finding difficult to find the Business Quiz materials posted in the Layman-Blog. Since the Business Quiz Question with Answers are posted in the different formats., Sector Wise Quiz, Tag Line/Punch Line Quiz stuff, Current Affair questions, Brand based Quiz, Company Logo/Mascot based quiz, Brand Ambassador based quiz, and many more.


Hope this Index will help you in navigating the blog and finding the stuff easy. The Page will be Updated with huge collection of business quiz material.

BUSINESS QUIZZES INDEX PAGE:(Links Below)

Logo/Mnemonics Based Quiz:
Tag/Punch Lines based Q&A Business Quiz
Brand Name and Mascot, Logos - Business Quiz Questions with Answers
Hide the Logo Based Business Quiz Questions
Punch Line/ Tag Line Associated with Products / Companies - (A - Z)

Category/subject Wise:
Information Technology Companies Business Quiz Q&A
Business Quiz on Economics


Current Affairs Quiz:
Indian Current Affairs Q&A: June-July-August 2011


Brand:
Brand Name Origin - Business Quiz Questions with Answers.


Will be keep on updating. Do follow the link.....

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Work Teams- Steps/Procedure to Make a Project? Effects on the organization?

Here I presented the procedure/steps one can follow to make a some report/project on Team work/Work teams in an organisation. 

Work Teams- Steps/Procedure to Make a Project?

Effects on the performance of the organization?

Meaning of work team?

Difference between work teams and other team?

How work team is different from groups?

Why work team is necessary for the organization?

How people perform in work team?

What kind of people are required in work team?

How work teams effect the performance?

How to build successful work teams?

Why teams do not work?

Different types of teams,

Remote Work Team/Cross Function Team/Multi Tasked team/Self managed work teams.

Net works and effectiveness in work teams.

What are the Pros and Cons of Work Team?

Work team theories?

Impact on the organization productivity?

How conflicts can be managed in the team?

-          Case studies on work teams

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WhistleBlowing – Origin, Meaning, Problems Involved in it.

What is Whistle Blowing?

Correcting a wrong action in any place, whether at work, or any other place, is a part of a person’s responsibility to society. Whistleblowers take such role, which is a major part of correcting the wrong practices performed at the work place. 

Whistle Blower

Simple Definition?

Whistle blowing is the “disclosure by organization members of illegal, immoral, or illegitimate practices under the control of their employers, to a person or organizations that may be able to effect action”

Origin of the word “Whistle Blowing”?

Where did the word Whistle Blowing come from? The term is derived from the act of a referee in a sport event where the referee blows the whistle to stop the action, usually on account of an illegal play.

Problems face by a Whistle blower/ Ethical Issues involved in WB?

Although the act of whistle blowing might be morally justified and there are whistleblower protection acts, whistleblowers often face retaliation from employers when they attempt to stop inappropriate, actions.

Should an employee report the wrong doing (whistle blow) keeping his/her career at stake?

Yes, it’s the employee’s duty to report to the concerned person regarding any illegal actions is being carried by any person(s) and should curb such actions. 

For example, it is a nurse’s moral duty to expose her boss (doctor) if she finds out that her boss is conducting unnecessary surgery to enrich himself.

Undoubtedly, the nurse might suffer harassment and even end her career because she whistleblowed. By whistle blowing, she might have saved the life of an individual who might have died from a complication involving an unnecessary surgery.

Repercussions involved in Whistle blowing with suitable examples.

Whistle blowing in Public Sector:

The Public Sector is more bureaucratically structured rather than the private sector. The public sector are all kinds of from federal to local government agencies.

A well-known whistleblower, quoted “if you have God, the law, the press and the facts on your side, you have a fifty-fifty chance of defeating the bureaucracy” - Hugh Kanfman.

One of the reasons why whistleblowers have difficulty finding a job is that they tend to have a special position which for the most part is not available in the same industry or other industries.

Case Study Example: Jim Boyd, who has twenty years of experience as an associate with Senator Thomas Dodd got fired after he blew the whistle on the Senator. Boyd exposed Senator Dodd for misusing over $200,000 of campaign money for personal expenses. Despite months of searching,

Boyd had difficulty finding a job for two reasons.

i)     No Senator wants to hire him after he exposed a well known Senator.

ii)   His position’s turnover rate in the political arena is very low, and thus it was very difficult finding an open spot.

Most of the times the employers put the whistleblower’s name on a blacklist and making them difficult in finding a new job in same field.  This will terrify the employees and force them not to expose any wrong doing and prevent themselves by not hitting the blacklist.

Whistle blowing in Private Sector;

In this sector usually either matrix or team structure is followed.  Although in the private sector changing careers will be easier than in the public sector, those individuals who blew the whistle still have difficulty finding re-employment.

Whistle Blowing

Case study Example: For instance, Ronald Brown, a stockbroker, complained of illegal conduct at Wheat First. Mr. Brown alleged that brokers in the firm excessively used clients’ accounts without their authorization (Nash, 1999). Mr. Brown was harassed, fired, and black-listed after he blew the whistle. Most security firms would not hire him after he blew the whistle at Wheat First because the information he revealed to the outside world harmed the company financially.

Another example involves a top executive, Mark Whitecre, who got fired from Archer Daniels  Midland Company (ADM) after he had made secret tapes for the FBI regarding the company’s price fixing (Kelley, 1996). The company not only fired and black-listed him, it accused him of embezzling nine million dollars.

Other Factors for a whistleblower not getting a Job:

·         Since a whistleblower is usually old, age is another important factor in prohibiting re-employment of a whistleblower.

·         Employers are reluctant to hire whistleblowers is because their action is seen as a breach of loyalty.

·         Some of the whistleblowers who are fired sue their past employer for unfair termination. Instead of looking for a job, they await a legal resolution hoping to regain their previous job.

Possible solutions from the Employers for the Whistle Blowing Issues:

The Whistle Blowing Policy has to be build in such a way that apart for strengthening the whistleblower laws are

·         Employees should be encouraged to communicate their ethical concerns internally.

·         Employees need to believe that their concerns will be taken seriously.

·         Employees need to feel that they will not suffer any retaliation for their action.

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