Indian Names and Parenting

We present you the names of the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC Twenty20 World Championship in England, 2009

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Indian captain)
Virender Sehwag (vice captain)
Gautam Gambhir
Suresh Raina
Yuvraj Singh
Rohit Sharma
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Praveen Kumar
Rudra Pratap Singh
Ravindra Jadeja
Pragyan Ojha
Irfan Pathan

Tags: baby names, Indian players, Indian team, Twenty20, Twenty20 World Cup England

What is Swine flu?

Swine flu is a respiratory disease associated with pigs, but in this case the H1N1 strain of swine flu has affected humans. It is spreading through human-to-human contact. The disease can continue to mutate, making it hard to treat.

H1N1 viruses characterized in this outbreak has not been previously detected in pigs or humans.

Swine flu symptoms

The symptoms are similar to those of regular flu – fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headaches, chills, fatigue, diarrhea, and vomiting.

Precautions against Swine flu

Currently there is no vaccine for the virus, though experts recommend the use of Tami flu. As a precautionary measure, people are being advised to avoid travel to affected areas.

Avoid exposure to people who have the flu and follow good hygiene practices like washing hands regularly.

Swine flu and India

There are reported cases of Swine flu in India now, the Government agencies are already on the alert mode and precautionary measures in action.

Here is the list of emergency hospitals/ helpline numbers for swine flu for the major Indian cities.

All India toll free H1N1 helpline: 1075 or 1800-11-4377

Delhi: Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital: 011-24525211, 23404328, 23365525

Deen Dayal Hospital: 011-2512 5259

Chennai: Communicable Diseases Hospital – 044-25912686.

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital – 09442012555

Kolkata: Infectious Diseases Hospital: 09433392182/ 09434009077

Hyderabad: AP Chest Diseases Hospital: 040-23814939

Mumbai: Kasturba Hospital: 022-23083901, 23083902, 23083903, 23083904

Pune: Dr Naidu Infectious Disease Hospital – 09923130909

Bangalore: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases – 91-80-26632634

Lakeside Hospital – 80-5360823

India has alerted those traveling to Mexico, USA, Canada, France and New Zealand. Passengers flying into India from affected countries will be screened at six major Indian airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Goa. Several Asian and middle eastern countries have stepped up protective measures to curb the spread of the virus.

Tags: Swine flu, Swine flu asia, Swine flu India, Swine flu precautions, Swine flu symptoms

Ali Bana, Pranav Damle, Elesh Parujan, Luv Khanna, Ather, Raj Kripal Singh, Atirek Sharma. Have you heard these names? Nope? These are the names from the popular Indian TV show Rakhi Ka Swayamvar that will take the country by storm.

Ok, the news is that the original drama queen Rakhi Sawant is planning a reality show on NDTV Imagine where she gets do a swayamvar and marry the best man. This nation wide search for the perfect hubby will end in selecting 15 contestants who will be part of the show.

They will be given tasks by Rakhi and she will eliminate one contestant every week. The last man remaining will get to marry Rakhi Sawant in a grand wedding.

Here are the contestants of Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, their age and profession

Elesh Parujanwala
Age: 30
Profession: NRI businessman
Hails from: from Toronto, Canada. Now based in Mumbai.

Kripal Singh
Age: 27
Profession: Stuntman
Hails from: Mumbai

Deepak Raghav
Age: 25
Profession: Fitness trainer
Hails from: Raipur

Atirek Sharma
Age: 24
Profession: Struggling actor
Hails from: Kanpur, now based in Mumbai

Manmohan Tiwari
Age: 25
Profession: Studied Law and a theatre actor
Hails from: Rishikesh

Rishi Dwivedi
Age: 22
Profession: Trained dancer with Shiamak Davar and Bhartendu Natya Academy
Hails from: Kanpur

Ather Parwez
Age: 33
Profession: Works in Jammu and Kashmir police crime branch.
Hails from: Srinagar

Chitiz Jain
Age: 26
Profession: Garment Business
Hails from: Delhi

Ali Bana
Age: 30 years
Profession: Choreographer.
Hails from: Mumbai

Pranav Damle
Age: 26
Profession: Mechanical engineer
Hails from: Mumbai

Aman Talwar
Age: 21
Profession: A student pursuing a B A degree. He also assists his father in his poultry business.
Hails from: Haryana

Kapil Mathur
Age: 28
Profession: Retail Manager
Hails from: Jaipur

Raman Handa
Age: 26
Profession: Astrologer and Vastu consultant
Hails from: Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh

Luv Khanna
Age: 26 years
Profession: Model
Hails from: Delhi

Manas Katyal
Age: 22
Profession: Media Professional
Hails from: Delhi

Ashwin Chaudhuri
Age: 28
Profession: Marriage Bureau owner
Hails from: Nagpur

Tags: contestants, Rakhi, Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, Rakhi Sawant