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Drumsticks

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If you reside at Madhapur, Kondapur or Hitech city area and looking for economical food you can try out this place. "Drumsticks" is located at Kondapur, beside Reliance fresh, They serve Buffet Lunch/dinner roties, dal, gravy, pulav, plain rice, raitha and a dessert @ just 55/-.The refills are unlimited and the food is very "Ghar ka Khaana" types. They do not offer A La Carte`, however, their menu card lists out all the dishes made in this place, of which 13 items are selected for each meal. The place also serves breakfast in addition to lunch and dinner and if you stay anywhere in the vicinity, you can also avail the home delivery facility. This is a very small place and can barely accomodate 25 people.The ambience in many ways is a total mess. Rating (on 5) : Food ** Ambience * Address - Police Lane, Kondapur, Hyderabad Landmark - Beside Reliance Fresh Food Type - Indian - Buffet Meal for two - Rs.110 Timings : Not sure

Siaa

Website One Alliance group who got us Fusion9,Liquids and Bottles and chimenys has come up with a radically different restaurant known as Siaa.It is an awesome place for great Indian fusion cuisine. They specialize in Pan Indian cuisine and offer the cuisine of 10 different states in India (first of a kind in Hyderabad).It is strategically located at Road No.1, Jubilee Hills and offers one of the most distinctive dining experiences. The restaurant has a four level seating with a curving staircase leading from one level to the next.You can choose to laze around in the lounge (SPOIL) or choose to be at the indoor seating level which has a persian touch.But what we preferred was the open level seating i.e there is a single wall, done up entirely in glass, and gives a breathtaking view of the city.The lighting is dim and the tables looked like they had triangular pieces of marble stuck on them with lighting below. Due to the dim lighting a torch is also provided along with the menu for eas...

Dhan te nan - A lost and revived track by Vishal Bharadwaj

Vishal Bharadhwaj had created the music track Dhan Tan Nan for a documentary titled "Gubbare" which eventually became a tele serial. Check out the original serial track featuring Sharman Joshi which went unnoticed , and the recent track which has thrashed all sound tracks. Dhan Tan Nan - The Original Kaminey - Dhan Te Nan Full Video Song

Ganesh Chathurthi

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DOUBLE CLICK THE ABOVE IMAGE FOR A CLEARER VIEW 108 names of Lord Ganesha The Festival This is one of the most popular festivals celebrated across India.Ganesh Chathurthi also known as 'Vinayak Chaturthi' or 'Vinayaka Chavithi' is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha on chauth or chaturthi, the 4th day of the month of Bhadrapada (mid Aug - mid Sep) of the Hindu calendar. The celebration continues till Anantha Chaturdasi i.e for 10 days. Lord Ganesha is also described as the Supreme Leader ( Vinayaka ). Ganapathy is said to have had two spouses. Buddhi(intellect) and Siddhi(achievement) . Thus he is the master of knowledge and achievement. Ganesha is the god of wisdom and prosperity and is worshipped at the beginning of any auspicious performance or undertakings .The Hindus believe that Lord Ganesha would fulfill the wishes and dreams and will bring good luck and prosperity for the family. In addition to this Lord Ganesh is known to be a deity who protects people...

Usain Bolt smashes the 100-Meter Record

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Usain Bolt 9.58 100m - Berlin 2009 Usain Bolt 9.69 in 100m & 19.30 in 200m - Bejing Olympics 2008 As Usain Bolt (the Jamaican sprinter) crossed the finish line at the Track and Field World Championships in Berlin on Aug 16 2009, he looked at his record-setting time on the clock and ran slowly and steadily past the cheering fans. Standing tall at 6 feet 5 inches Bolt finished the race in 33 strides, ahead of Tyson Gay (9.71) and Asafa Powell (9.84).The Jamaican broke his own world record on Sunday, running 100 meters in 9.58 seconds which was 0.11 seconds faster than the mark he set last year at the Beijing Olympics (9.69 secs)."I don't run for world records'' "I know I said 9.4,'' Bolt said, grinning, who crossed the line soaring like a bird. Before climbing into the blocks, Bolt gave spectators a quick wave and did his trademark bow-and-arrow pose. Both Bolt and Gay were to meet again in the 200m, which starts this week, unfortunately the defending 20...

T.G.I Friday's

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If you are a lover of American food and not calorie conscious this is the ideal place to be in.T.G.I. Friday's (short for "Thank God It's Friday" or "Thank Goodness It's Friday), is America’s first casual dining chain. Here you can find a collection of sandwiches, steaks, fajitas, sizzlers and burgers. The ambience combines the look of a sports bar and the coziness of a restaurant and can seat about 150 plus people. They serve great and tasty food maintaining a high quality of service. A perfect culinary destination for non veggies although they do have several veg delights as well. The music is good, though not in superlatives. The service on a weekday was real prompt and quick (though we need to monitor it on weekends).The tender has an apron covered with really cool batches. We started off with the beverages (T.G.I Friday’s lemonade) and availed the happy hours treat. Though the drink was lemony, it was quite a treat. The main course ordered were Chicken F...

Kaminey

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Genres: Action / Drama Director : Vishal Bhardwaj Star Cast: Shahid Kapoor...... Charlie / Guddu Priyanka Chopra...... Sweety Amol Gupte...... Sunil Shekhar Bhope (Bhope Bhau) Running Time: 2 hr. 33 min. Release Date (Hyderabad): Aug 14th, 2009 Hats off to the entire "Kaminey" team for this brilliant caper thriller. With all the hype much before the movie's release, expectations were sky high. Thankfully, Vishal delivered what he has promised. It is a cocktail of pure entertainment, Bollywood masala, gang wars, violence, like never presented before in Bollywood. Though the movie reminds us of Guy Ritchie ,Quentin Tarantino and Coen Brothers brands of cinema ,Vishal Bharadwaj has perfectly made it to suit the Bollywood milieu. Kaminey is an enthralling story of two estranged twin brothers, Guddu and Charlie (Shahid Kapur), who have nothing in common ,and are different from each other as chalk and cheese. Charlie, who has a lisp (pronounces ‘sa’ as ‘fa’), wants to become ...

HyperCITY in Hyderabad

Hyderabad now has a new landmark, HyperCITY , much to the delight of all shopping aficionados. Hypercity Retail India, which operates a chain of hypermarket format retail stores under ‘HyperCITY’ brand name across India, opened its fourth store in Hyderabad on 31st July, 2009, following its other 3 outlets at Malad, Vashi (both in Mumbai) and Jaipur. The new HyperCITY outlet spread over 100,000 sq ft of trading space located in InOrbit Mall boasts of wide aisles and 20 checkout counters, providing shoppers with an exhilarating international shopping experience ( my first expression was Wow...beyond Walmartish ) As per the article from indiaretailbiz, HyperCity Hyderabad like its counterparts in Mumbai and Jaipur offers a wide array of over 44,000 products under fresh, food and grocery, home entertainment, technical appliances, furniture, sports, toys, fashion accessories and footwear categories. These products are being sourced from vendors located in India and abroad. HyperCITY is als...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Genres : Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Sequel Running Time : 2 hr. 33 min. Release Date ( Hyderabad ): July 17th, 2009 Director : David Yates Starring : Daniel Radcliffe ( Harry Potter) , Emma Watson ( Hermione Granger) , Rupert Grint ( Ron Weasley) , Tom Felton ( Draco Malfoy) , Michael Gambon ( Professor Albus Dumbledore) , Alan Rickman ( Professor Severus Snape) Teenage hormones blossoming romance across the ramparts of Hogwarts and beyond in the midst of Voldemort's rampant charge gripping both the Muggle (non-magical world) and Wizarding worlds, this sequel of Harry Potter is built on interesting premises, promising interesting insights into the series with its twists and pace. Director David Yates from the previous sequel continues to direct this episode too. Heard he is also directing the last book of this series and also heard is being split into two movies, a brilliant commerical idea. Warner Brothers would definitely not want to kill the go...