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Wish all my reader's a very Happy Lakhsmi Puja...!

Wish all my reader's a very Happy Lakhsmi Puja... From Our Hindu Terminal Team! Lakshmi  ( Sanskrit :  लक्ष्मी   laká¹£mÄ« ,   Hindi pronunciation:  [ˈlÉ™kʃmi] ) is the  Hindu Goddess  of wealth, prosperity (both material and spiritual), fortune, and the embodiment of beauty. She is wife of  Vishnu . Also known as Mahalakshmi, she is said to bring  good luck  and is believed to protect her devotees from all kinds of misery and money-related sorrows. [1] Representations of Lakshmi are also found in  Jain  monuments. Lakshmi is called  Shree  or  Thirumagal  because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities, or  Gunas , and also because she is the source of strength even to Vishnu. When Vishnu incarnated on the Earth as the  avatars   Rama  and  Krishna , Lakshmi took incarnation as his consort.  Sita  (Rama's wife),  Radha  (Krishna's lover), ...

Nomura: BJP government with Narendra Modi at helm will be good for markets

NEW DELHI: Given BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's track record of an impressive performance on the economic front, a  BJP  government at the centre in 2014 will be good for market sentiment, believes Alastair Newton, Senior Political Analyst at  Nomura . However, Newton admitted to the problems of a coalition government in India, stating that it is difficult to push structural reforms. "The caste-based and regional interests of some parties serve as a hindrance," he opined. In an interview with ET Now, Newton said that the state elections will be a litmus test for all political parties, especially the BJP. "The state elections results will be important to BJP and its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi," Newton said. "A good solid performance by BJP will help give them a good platform to move forward to general elections," he opined. According to Newton, BJP is likely to retain its governments in the states of Chhattis...