Indian Railway

Indian Railways, abbreviated as IR, is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.
Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily.[3][4] It is the world's largest commercial or utility employer, with more than 1.4 million employees.[5][3] The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country, covering 6,909 stations over a total route length of more than 63,327 kilometres (39,350 mi). As to rolling stock, IR owns over 200,000 (freight) wagons, 50,000 coaches and 8,000 locomotives.[3]
Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems on a multi-gauge network of broad, metre and narrow gauges. It also owns locomotive and coach production facilities.

Marriage in India

Arranged marriages have been the tradition in Indian society for centuries. Even today an overwhelming majority of Indians in India have their marriages planned by their parents and other respected family-members, without the consent of the bride and groom [1]. Arranged matches were made after taking into account factors such as age, height, personal values and tastes, the backgrounds of their families (wealth, social standing) and their castes and the astrological compatibility of the couples' horoscopes.

The institution of marriage in India is considered a very important one. In general both the parents and the young people feel that since they were older and wiser than their progeny, they would be able to find a suitable match for their children with more prudence than the latter. Although most marriages are arranged, some couples in India are opting for love marriage in urban areas. Among the overseas Indians, many marriages are still arranged with the assistance of the parents[2]. Even the so called love marriages in India generally happen with the approval of the parents, although their blessing may sometimes be reluctant.

In India, the marriage is thought to be for life[3], and the divorce rate is extremely low, 1.1 compared with over 20% for USA. Still, many women and men are beat or emotionally hurt, but stay together for social standings[4]. The arranged marriages generally have a much lower divorce rate[citation needed]. The divorce rates have risen significantly in recent years:

"Opinion is divided over what the phenomenon means: for traditionalists the rising numbers portend the breakdown of society while, for some modernists, they speak of a healthy new empowerment for women."[5]

Online Banking in India

Online banking systems in India and the features available with different banks across India. If you look into the modern age of banking , online banks or net banking made things much easier for the people and saves lot of time. The traditional way of standing in the queue and filling up all the forms, now its no hassle for making any transaction with the banks. Every bank has their own features and some banks still not having the more advanced features like transferring money to any banks across India, easy registration for net banking, etc. This article will explore the features with different banks and coming with the series of articles. This is part 1 in the series of article about the Online Banking in India. I would like to hear feedback from the user and your experience on online banking in your bank account. Please post it in the comments section. You can subscribe to our future articles here.

Advantage of Internet Banking Facility

Advantages previously held by large financial institutions have shrunk considerably. The Internet has leveled the playing field and afforded open access to customers in the global marketplace. Internet banking is a cost-effective delivery channel for financial institutions. Consumers are embracing the many benefits of Internet banking. Access to one’s accounts at anytime and from any location via the World Wide Web is a convenience unknown a short time ago. Thus, a bank’s Internet presence transforms from ‘brouchreware’ status to ‘Internet banking’ status once the bank goes through a technology integration effort to enable the customer to access information about his or her specific account relationship. The six primary drivers of Internet banking includes, in order of primacy are:

Improve customer access
Facilitate the offering of more services
Increase customer loyalty
Attract new customers
Provide services offered by competitors
Reduce customer attrition
Banks with Internet Banking
In the current scenario, every bank in India has the internet banking facility. Recently the banks are extending their presence in rural areas to lure more customers and show them the advantages of internet making by educating into the new system. This gives the countries entire population to get the benefit of technology advancement. As I said, still it is evolving and not all the banks provide very advanced features. In our article I will take few leading banks and explain the features they are offering. Note that, the online banking can be for managing your Savings Accounts, Credit Cards, Fixed Deposit, Insurance, etc. The following are the list of banks and their online website address.
ICICI Net Banking
HDFC Net Banking
SBI Cards
LIC India
CitiBank Login
Summary
This article presents only the basic idea on internet banking in India. Also the leading internet banking portals mostly used by the customers. When it comes to the internet banking, internet security on net banking is the challenging problem to be faced by all the major portals. Every customer must aware of the security issues and protect their details from the hackers. In my next article I will be writing about the security issues which normally cheat customers and steal the personal details. Thank you for reading this article.

Indian food

Food, glorious food...The way to a man's heart is through his stomach...An army marches on its stomach....and so many other cliches that all centre around one of life's necessities - eating. Without exception we aim to ensnure you into a truly unique, unforgettable cuisine experience. We combine the ancient with the modern and take you down the path to losing yourself in the exotic flavours of INDIA.

Non Vegetarian Food
The non-vegetarian side of Indian cuisines comprises of many juicy, tender, mouth watering delicacies made with eggs, chicken, fish and more....
Vegetarian Food
Vegetables are an integral part of our food and we consume them in a number of ways. For pure vegetarians India is a heaven. Some of the famous recepies are Navratan Korma, Shahi Paneer and more....
Indian Breads
In India, bread is eaten more in the northern regions of the country because of its dry climate.There are a variety of breads consumed in India like roomali roti, naan , aloo paratha and more....

Tandoori Chicken

There are only three secrets to cooking good Tandoori meats, including chicken. The first is the use of the special clay Tandoor oven, which not many people have in their homes. The second is the special Tandoori coloring, a rich red color imparted to the meat. But for me, the third secret
is the most important to learn is the special yogurt marinade used to flavor the meat. Here are the ingredients and method to create delicious Tandoori Chicken at home
For the Tandoor oven, we can substitute
the barbeque grill or the oven. For the
coloring, you may be able to find special
Tandoori food coloring at a local Indian
grocery store or online. Or you can try
substituting a combination of red and
orange/yellow food coloring until you get
the color you want. Many Tandoori
recipes call for meat tenderizer but I omit
this. I was never able to control its use;
most of the time it would over tenderize
and make the surface (only) of the
chicken mushy. Its omission has no
downside in my opinion since if you cook
the chicken correctly it will be very
tender. There is no substitute for the
marinade which is described below….
Ingredients:



The Chicken:
3-4 pounds (approx) chicken pieces, bone-in. Alternatively, use boneless skinless chicken
breasts cubed for kabobs



For the marinade:
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
2 large fresh garlic cloves, peeled and chopped fine
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped fine
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon ground red chili pepper
1 teaspoon tandoori coloring, or substitute paprika
1/3 cup plain yogurt



Combine well all the ingredients for the marinade and let stand for a few minutes for the

flavors to combine. Be careful with the food coloring since it can stain your fingers.


Remove the skin from the chicken pieces. For a traditional Indian look, slash each piece 2

4 times with a knife to create just ¼ to ½ inch deep slashes. This will give a traditional look plus
allow the marinade to contact more of the chicken.


Add the chicken to the marinade and coat all the pieces. You need to let the chicken

marinate for at least a couple of hours in the refrigerator. It’s ok to let it marinate all day or
overnight. Be sure to stir the chicken a couple of times during this time.


After just a couple of hours, the chicken is ready to cook. You can use a regular oven to

roast the chicken in a 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes or until it is just cooked through. It is
very important not to overcook chicken because it gets dry and tough very soon after it is cooked
through. Alternatively, you can grill this chicken on a barbeque grill, basting once or twice with a
light cooking oil like canola oil.
All cooking times are estimations because your oven and barbeque may be much hotter or colder than mine. Please take care to cook the chicken thoroughly, but not so much as to dry it
out.
If by chance (not likely!) you do not finish all your Tandoori Chicken you can use the
leftovers in a Butter Chicken recipe.
Enjoy!