2009-06-21 WeeksUpdate

Renowned Pop singer Michael Jackson has died following a cardiac arrest.

'King of Pop' Jackson, aged 50, suffered a heart attack and was transported and admitted to the hospital and declared dead at 2:26 pm (2126 GMT) local time.

However an autopsy is likely to be carried out to find the exact cause of death.

Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has suggested that the 10th standard board examination will be made optional. The minister thinks of setting up an alternative evaluation system based on percentiles, not percentages. Those who need the school leaving certificates can opt for examinations and it will not be made compulsary.

The revolutionary decision comes after the study that Indian education system which is marks-centered and examination-based is a stressful excercise for both students and parents.

The HRD Ministry will consult state governments and state education boards to set up an alternative system of evaluation of students, soon.

Nandan M. Nilekani, Infosys Technologies co-chairman has been appointed as the chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by the Government of India. He has resigned from the Co-Chairman post of Infosys. The resignation has been accepted by the Infosys authorities. Nilekani will hold a position with cabinet rank as the chirman of UIDAI.

Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI, works under Planning Commission of India wll provide Unique national identity cards to Indian citizens. The card will help citizens avail basic government services like driving licenses, passports and voter identity cards. The project will start issuing identity cards from 2011 onwards.

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Rajasthan University of Health Sciences will publish the result of the Rajasthan Pre Test for Allied Health Sciences RPTAHS 2009 at the website http://www.ruhsraj.org/

India results page of RPTAHS

Dr. Anil Wilson, former Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University died due to pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Anil Wilson has served as Vice Chancellor of HPU and many other renowned educational institutions of the country.

Smt. Prabha Rau, Governor and Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister have expressed grief over the sad demise of Dr. Anil Wilson, former Vice Chancellor of H.P. University who died at New Delhi today.

The first cut off list for admissions to varius undergraduate courses of the University of Delhi for the academic year 2009-2010 will be displayed in different colleges of the University on June 25, 2009. The details of the first admission list is available at the following link
http://du.ac.in/admissions/2009/ug/ug09/sccutoff09.pdf

For more details candidates can contact the respective colleges. The admission formalities has to be completed by June 29, 2009.

1.
Acharya Narendra Dev College
2.
Aditi Mahavidyalaya
3.
Ahilyabai College of Nursing
4.
Amar Jyoti Institute of Physiotherapy
5.
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College
6.
Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College
7.
Bhagini Nivedita College
8.
Bharati College
9.
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
10.
Bhim Rao Ambedkar College
11.
College of Arts
12.
College of Vocational Studies
13.
Daulat Ram College
14.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College
15.
Delhi College of Arts & Commerce
16.
Delhi College of Engineering
17.
Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sci & Research
18.
Deshbandhu College
19.
Deshbandhu College (Evening)
20.
Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education (Visual Impairment)
21.
Dyal Singh College
22.
Dyal Singh College (Evening)
23.
Gargi College
24.
Hans Raj College
25.
Hindu College
26.
Indira Gandhi Instt.of Phy. Edu. & Sports Sciences
27.
Indraprastha College for Women
28.
Institute of Home Economics
29.
Janki Devi Memorial College
30.
Jesus & Mary College
31.
Kalindi College
32.
Kamla Nehru College
33.
Keshav Mahavidyalaya
34.
Kirori Mal College
35.
Lady Harding Medical College
36.
Lady Irwin College
37.
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
38.
Lakshmi Bai College
39.
Maharaja Agrasen College
40.
Maharishi Valmiki College of Education
41.
Maitreyi College
42.
Mata Sundri College for Women
43.
Maulana Azad Medical College
44.
Miranda House College
45.
Moti Lal Nehru College
46.
Moti Lal Nehru College (Evening)
47.
Nehru Homeopathic College
48.
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
49.
P.G.D.A.V. College
50.
P.G.D.A.V. College (Evening)
51.
Pt. Deen Dayal Institute - Physically Handicapped
52.
Rajdhani College
53.
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing
54.
Ram Lal Anand College
55.
Ram Lal Anand College (Evening)
56.
Ramjas College
57.
Satyawati College
58.
Satyawati College (Evening)
59.
School of Open Learning
60.
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
61.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
62.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)
63.
Shaheed Rajguru College of App.Sci. for Women
64.
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
65.
Sherubtse College
66.
Shivaji College
67.
Shri Ram College of Commerce
68.
Shyam Lal College
69.
Shyam Lal College (Evening)
70.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College
71.
Sri Aurbindo College
72.
Sri Aurbindo College (Evening)
73.
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
74.
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
75.
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
76.
Sri Venkateswara College
77.
St. Stephen�s College
78.
Swami Shraddhanand College
79.
University College of Med. Sc. And G.T.B. Hospital
80.
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute
81.
Vivekanand College
82.
Zakir Husain College
83.
Zakir Husain College (Evening)

Delhi University UG Admissions 2009

The First Cut Off list for admission to various undergraduate courses at Delhi University (DU) has been announced by the University. The cutt-off list is available at the link http://du.ac.in/admissions/2009/ug/ug09/index.html

The final report of Prof. Yashpal Committee has been handed over to Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development by Prof. Yashpal

The creation of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research that will subsume as many as 13 existing professional councils and regulatory agencies, including the University Grants Commission, the Medical Council of India and the AICTE, is the most important recommendation of the committee. The 43-page final report by the “committee to advise on renovation and rejuvenation of higher education in India,” has been handed over to the Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD.

The Yashpal Committee report was handed over to Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development by Prof. Yashpal. The final report of the Committee on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’(Prof. Yashpal Committee Report).

The creation of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research that will subsume as many as 13 existing professional councils and regulatory agencies, including the University Grants Commission, the Medical Council of India and the AICTE, is the most important recommendation of the committee. The 43-page final report by the “committee to advise on renovation and rejuvenation of higher education in India,” has been handed over to the Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD.

The Minister said that he was already aware of the interim report of the Yashpal Committee and that he was committed to implement the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission and the Yashpal Committee which would be pivotal towards the reforms in the educational sector in the country.

Shri Sibal said that the Ministry of Human Resource Development would like to place on record deep appreciation for the document which is a road map for the education for the future in the country. He said that the Yashpal Committee has done extensive dialogue with all stakeholders, and it will thus, be acceptable to the nation.

The world's smallest car, the Peel 50, was unveiled at Ripley's Believe it or Not museum in Times Square, New York. The car is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest car which can be legally driven in the road.

This single seated smallest car Peel 50 was designed by the London-based Peel Engineering Company, is battery-operated, and travels about 64 kilometers per hour. The car costs $ 25,000 and will get a mileage of 480 kilometers per charging of battery.

C.P. Gurnani has been named the CEO of Mahindra Satyam. Gurnani is currently the head of Mahindra's international operations.

Gurnani will take charge from A.S. Murty, who was appointed the chief executive in February soon after a Rs.78,000-crore accounting fraud was discovered at Satyam.

Vineet Nayyar, chief executive of Tech Mahindra, will be the vice chairman of Mahindra Satyam which was rebranded from Satyam Computer Services last week.

Tata Motors has announced the selection of the first 100,000 owners of the Tata Nano from among the 2,06,703 final list of applicants who had booked the car.

The first 100,000 owners were selected through a computerised random selection process.

The booking process had also given the option to applicants to indicate whether they would like to retain their booking amounts with the company, even if they do not get selected among the first 100,000 allottees, and await delivery of their cars after them. 67% (137,867) applicants had chosen this option, from which a further 55,021 retainees have been made allotments. The booking amounts of the unsuccessful applicants, who had not exercised this option, are being returned.

The company will be individually informing all applicants about their status of being an allottee, retainee or an unsuccessful applicant. The details have been uploaded on www.tatanano.com . Applicants need to log on with their booking application number to know their status or contact the company appointed call centre (020 66495678).

Deliveries will begin from July 2009 and the first 100,000 deliveries are expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2010. The successful allottees will also be sent discount vouchers of Titan and Westside valid at their outlets across India.

Tata Motors reconfirms that the first 100,000 owners will get their Tata Nano at the ex-showroom prices, announced at launch on March 23.

The deliveries to the 55,021 retainees will begin after the first 100,000 deliveries.

Tata Motors reconfirms that the retainees will benefit from an interest of 8.5% on their booking amount if the car is delivered within two years from the date of allotment (23rd June 2009) and 8.75% if the car is delivered after two years from the date of allotment. The interest will be paid directly to the retainees by Tata Motors.

Tata Motors is also making unsuccessful applicants an exciting offer on the Tata Indica range over and above any current scheme on these cars in the market.

A book titled `Will History Repeat Itself? Triple Eclipse of July 2009. Ominous? Promising?' published by the Art of Living Foundation is an investigation to the possibilities of future events that could follow the triple eclipses in 2009 viz lunar eclipse on July 7, 2009 followed by a solar eclipse on July 22, 2009 and another lunar eclipse on August 6, 2009.

A 22-year-old pilot Kunal Batra of Jet Airways was found dead in the swimming pool at the farmhouse in Delhi.

Batra went to Pushpanjali Farmhouse to attend a birthday party in the farm house and was seen dead in the morning. The postmortem report said Batra died due to drowning. The farmhouse belongs to the honorary consul of an African nation.

Pilot’s family has questioned the drowning theory and suspects foul play.

The controversial Tamil movie Kadhal Arangam which led to a fight between censor board and the director Velu Prabhakaran will be relased soon in a new name 'Kadhal Kadhai'.

The movie was not given a clean censor certificate by the Tamil Nadu censor board due to many explicit scenes, which made the director to opt for the central film certification, which too suggested cuts in the hot scenes of the movie with an 'A' certificate.

The movie deals with the idea of considering women a subject for sex and has actress Sherlidas in some of the hottest scenes Kollywood has ever seen.

Atleast six people are dead and more than 70 injured when a Metro train hit another train on the same Red Line track in Washington.

The crash occurred just after 5 p.m. during the peak hour of the traffic.

Both the trains were travelling in the same direction and the second train was left atop the first one due to the impact of the crash. The first train was stopped in the station waiting for the second to clear in another lane, but it crashed into the waiting train from back.

Metro trains are generally operated by a computer system in which operators can override the controls. A possible failure of Metro's computerized signal system may be the cause of the accident, reports LA Times.

This is the deadliest accident in the history of Metrorail.

Read more at Washington Post
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Ajit Pandey (21), actor who played the role of 'Javed Goon', a gangster in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has been arrested for extortion charges by Crime Branch in Mumbai.

Pandey has been accused of threatening the owner of a film production company posing as a fictitious character in the Mumbai underworld demanding to give him roles in films.

Pandey has worked in a few films and serials like Slumdog Millionaire, Saarthi and Hanuman TOI reports.

ICC World Twenty20 Team for men and women has been announced based on the performance of in recently concluded T20 World Cup tournament. Pakistan skipper Younis Khan is the captain of the World XI. The world team includes 4 Pakistan players, 3 players each from South Africa and Sri Lanka.

No Indian players(Men) was included in the team where as Indian woman cricketer Rumeli Dhar got selected to the woman T20 world XI.

The teams are as follows:

ICC World Twenty20 Team (MEN):

1. Chris Gayle (West Indies)
2. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
4. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
5. Younus Khan (Pakistan) - Captain
6. Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
7. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
8. Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) - Wicketkeeper
9. Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
10. Umar Gul (Pakistan)
11. Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
12. Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - 12th Player

ICC World Twenty20 Team (WOMEN):

1. Shelley Nitschke (Australia)
2. Charlotte Edwards (England) - Captain
3. Claire Taylor (England)
4. Aimee Watkins (New Zealand)
5. Sarah Taylor (England) - Wicketkeeper
6. Suzi Bates (New Zealand)
7. Lucy Doolan (New Zealand)
8. Rumeli Dhar (India)
9. Laura Marsh (England)
10. Holly Colvin (England)
11. Sian Ruck (New Zealand)
12. Eshani Kaushalya (Sri Lanka) - 12th Player

Do you agree with this team? What is your dream team? Comment

After the ZooZoos from Vodafone which was an instant hit in the advertising space, its the turn of IDEA Cellular. IDEA Cellular has launched its latest Marketing Innovation - 'Dada' to connect with audience from the East.

'Dada' - the 'dhoti kurta' clad, long-haired,easy going, happy-go-lucky character is IDEA Cellular's latest innovation in the Digital space!

Idea has created a series of films featuring the virtual character Dada, who hails from the North East.

IDEA has created a portal www.dadakiduvidha.com which will carry interesting stories about Dada.

In the first film, Dada plays a Tour Guide who is not well aware about history, current affairs, and general information about the city of Puri in Orissa, but makes up for it with his affable nature.

Idea has been doing well with Abhisekh Bachchan centered advertisements, the need of the Dada campaign is not clear. May be Dada is their 'idea' to capture the virtual wave created by the Vodafone ZooZoos.

Delhi Budget 2009 of Sheila Dikshit government which was presented today. The popular budget presented by Delhi finance minister AK Walia mainly focus on projects related to the Common wealth games 2010 with a reduction in luxury tax and no new tax hikes.

Major part of the money in the Budget was allocated for transport sector (Rs 3,069 crores)Commonwealth games (Rs 2,105 crores) and Urban Development (Rs 1,524 crores)

Mahadev Deka of Assam, India has won the Mr Universe 2009 title in the bantam weight category at the 2009 Musclemania Superbody world championship held at Florida from June 18-21, TOI reports.

Mahadev Deka who is a heart patient who underwent a heart surgery in August 2002, was the runner-up of the event in 2008.

Deka, an assistant engineer in Public health department of Assam has won the Mr Assam title for seven years, Mr North-East four times and Senior Mr India twice.

http://www.universeweekend.com/musclemania.htm

Sms2mms.com is a communication website which offers SMS communication totally cost free to mobile users in India, supplemented by advertisements.

Mobile users can register free at Sms2mms.com, and start sending out text messages . Receivers of the messages need not be registered Sms2mms users.

Each text message that is sent out has an advertisement appended to it.Sms2mms generates revenue through advertisement on mobile phone.

SMS2MMS provides the following services
Send UNLIMITED free text messages to anyone anywhere in India.
Personalize & Customize your profile according to your tastes.
Manage all your contacts effectively & feel the fun of sending group SMS.
Upload images, videos and more..
Track all mobile numbers and STD codes across India.

Click the link below to visit the website

Dhanushyakodi Sivanandan has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Mumbai.

Sivanandan, has worked as the head of the Mumbai Crime Branch, during the hunt in the Mumbai underworld during 1990s.

He succeeds Hasan Gafoor, who has been promoted as Director General of Police and managing director of the Maharashtra Police Housing & Welfare Corporation, reports Mumbai Mirror

Dhanushyakodi Sivanandan is familiar with the bollywood movie fan, for the reason that a character similar to him was played by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in Ram Gopal Varma's film Company years back.

Maruti Suzuki India has launched a limited edition version of its popular premium car Swift.

The limited edition Swift is called Swift Glam and will have premium feature like dual tone dashboard, beige upholsteries, new colours, etc., as per top Indian automobile websites

Pakistan cricket team captain Younis Khan has announced his retirement from T20 International cricket. The decision comes after the triumph of Pakistan in the recently conculded Twenty 20 world cup under his leadership.

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup finals to become the leaders in the shorter version of cricket at Lords, England. The team dedicated this win to Bob Woolmer, the ex-coach of Pakistan team who was seen dead under mysterious circumstances last year. Pak President Asif Ali Zardari has announced cash price for the team members.

Younis Khan aged 32 made his international debut (ODI)against Sri Lanka at Karachi in Feb 13, 2000. He has scored 432 runs in 22 matches with a highest score of 51 and an average of 25.41. He has also taken 3 international T20 wickets.

As per unofficial reports, Shahid Afridi, who played significant part in the T20 World cup victory will succeed Younis Khan as captain of the Pakistan team.

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Directorate of Technical Education, Gujarat State, Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) has published the Merit List Year 2009 of Diploma Engineering.

The list is available at www.gujacpdc.in/meritlistp.htm

Mock Choice Filling of Diploma Engineering will be started on 22nd June 4:00 PM

Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board UPAVP is a nodal agency with top ranking among all housing agencies of the state established in April 1966.

UPAVP allots Residential Plots/Houses in the state of Uttar Pradesh. List of successful candidates, Plot lists, Lottery Results are available on the website of Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board UPAVP www.upavp.com

Onno Widodo Purbo, a former Professor and technology writer in Indonesia has created Wokbolic, a new technology which offers low-cost Wi-fi connectivity.

The new technology may seem funny to some because it uses a large, round-bottomed Chinese cooking vessel called Wok for offering low-cost internet connectivity. But Purbo has used a USB wifi pen drive and the Chinese Pot to enable cheap wireless connectivity up to three kilometres instead of the 100 metres range of a wifi pen drive.

How to make a Wokbolic [Link]
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Karnataka State police has invited applications for the recruitment of POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR (CIVIL) = PSI (CIVIL) - 2009

Applications can be submitted online at http://www.ksp.gov.in/psi09/. Last date for online applicaion is aat 1400 Hrs. of 10th July 2009.

For more details click the links below
Notification for PSI recruitment - 2009

Brochure for PSI Recruitment - 2009

C & R rules for PSI Recruitment - 2009

Click for Online Application

The Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra will announce B Ed common entrance test (CET) result of the 2010 examination on June 20.

The CET result will be posted on the B Ed admission website: http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed .

The revised schedule of the B.Ed Admissions 2010 as available in the official website is as follows

21/06/2010 At 3.00 p.m. CET result MKCL Website http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed

21/06/2010 5/07/2010 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Distribution of CET Mark List to candidates AT ALC

21/06/2010 08/07/2010 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Eligible candidate in Academic & CET score shall fill the form preferential order form or the colleges of their choice AT ALC

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - CSIR invites applications for the recruitment of Section Officer and Executive Assistant.
CSIR will conduct an All India Competitive Examination - Combined Administrative Services Examination (CASE) - 2009 for the recruitment. Vacancies available are as follows:

1. Section Officer : 43 posts (UR-23, SC-6, ST-3, OBC-11), Pay Scale : PB-2 Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4800
2. Executive Assistant : 90 posts (UR-47, SC-13, ST-6, OBC-24), Pay Scale : PB-2 Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200

Qualification: Bachelor degree of a recognised university in any discipline and one year Diploma course in Computer.

Age : 28 years as on 15/07/2009.

For more details visit http://csir.res.in/External/Heads/aboutcsir/announcements/Case2009All.pdf

The Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra will announce B Ed common entrance test (CET) result on June 25 instead of June 22.

The CET result will be posted on the B Ed admission website: http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed at 3 pm on June 25.

The revised schedule of the B.Ed Admissions 2009 as available in the official website is as follows

25/06/2009 At 3.00 p.m. CET result MKCL Website http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed

25/06/2009 06/07/2009 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Distribution of CET Mark List to candidates AT ALC

25/06/2009 06/07/2009 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Eligible candidate in Academic & CET score shall fill the form preferential order form or the colleges of their choice AT ALC

10/07/2009 At 3.00 p.m. Publishing college wise list of admitted candidates for Govt. & Aided in 70%, 28%, 2% Quota on website. (First Round) MKCL Website http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed

10/07/2009 15/07/2009 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Issuing Provisional Admit letters to candidates provisionally Admitted in 70%, 28%, 2% quota (Govt. & Aided Colleges). (First Round) At ALC

10/07/2009 17/07/2009 Within College office Hours Admitted students Report to concern college and finalize the Admission Admitted College

21/07/2009 At 3.00 p.m. Publishing College wise list of admitted candidates for Govt. Aided & non-Aided. in 70%, 28%, 2% quota (Second Round) MKCL Website http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed

21/07/2009 29/07/3009 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Issuing Provisional Admit letters to candidates provisionally Admitted in 70%, 28%, 2% quota. (Second Round) At ALC

21/07/2009 30/07/2009 With in College office Hours Admitted studens Report to concern college and finalize the Admission At Admitted College

03/08/2009 After 3.00 p.m. Publishing college wise list of admitted candidates for Govt. Aided & Non-Aided. 70%, 28%, 2% quota on website (If seats remain vacant Third Round) MKCL Website http://oasis.mkcl.org/bed

03/08/2009 10/08/2009 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Issuing Provisional Admit letters to candidates provisionally Admitted in 70%, 28%, 2% quota. (Third Round) At ALC

03/08/2009 11/08/2009 Within College office Hours Admitted students Report to concern college and finalize the Admission At Admitted College

17/08/2009 20/08/2009 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Spot admission at regional level by Regional Joint Direct, H.E. For the remaining vacant seats in the college of the region. (all vacant Seats will be converted into 70%) As per place declared by the joint Director on website of M.K.C.L.

www.cetcounselling.com is a website which offers help in EAMCET, ICET CET Counselling. The website features list of colleges offering courses under EAMCET, ICET CET.

The information is provided based on the previous year’s last rank published by the CET authorities. The website provides a mock counselling, where you specify your search criteria ( rank, category etc.. ) and get unique search results matching your criteria. However No guarantee of any sort is assured, but the information can be used to analyze options.

CET Counselling provides search based on criteria like College Region, Course, Category, Gender and Rank, etc.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. [BSNL] has conducted the examination for selection to Junior Telecom. Officers (JTOs) on 21st June 2009 (Sunday).
Here is a link I found for the BSNL JTO 2009 Solution and Answer key http://ashq.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/bsnl-jto-2009-answer-key/

The results of B.Tech, B.Com, B.A, B.Sc Examination conducted by Mahatma Gandhi University (MG University) Kottayam, Kerala will be available in the official website of the Univeristy www.mguniversity.edu.

Click on the result page link for the results http://www.mguniversity.edu/results.htm

The latest movie from the Yash Raj stable featuring Ranbir Kapoor titled 'Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year' will see the launch of a new heroine - Shazahn Padamsee. Shazahn Padamsee is the daughter of theatre guru Alyque Padamsee and singer Sharon Prabhakar. Shazahn Padamsee aged 21, is a model and acted in a couple of plays.

Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year is set in the current economic scenario where Ranbir plays a role of a salesman. The film is directed by Shimit Amin and written by Jaideep Sahni of Chak de India fame. The movie set to release in December 2009 will feature Ranbir with a turban and a beard. The movie is produced under the banner of Yash Raj Productions and Shazahn Padamsee will be new face after Anushka Sharma in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, as per reports.

Image: The Hindu

India along with Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, central China and parts of Pacific Ocean will witness a complete solar eclipse on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

The eclipse will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 and the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds.

The solar eclipse will be completely visible in various places in North Eastern and Central India such as Surat, Varanasi, Patna, etc. A partial eclipse will be seen in other parts also.

In the 21st century, 2001 to 2100 AD, there will be 224 solar eclipses of which the longest duration of totality will be on July 22, 2009, and the longest annular eclipse will be on January 15, 2010.

The eclipse can be viewed in the geographical area of 24.2 24°12′N 144°06′E / 24.2°N 144.1°E / 24.2; 144.1 with a span of 258 km.

Visibility Location of the Solar Eclipse

For more details visit the NASA page on July 22, 2009 Solar Eclipse

www.gaminghungama.com is a leading Indian Online gaming website. The website features hundreds of single player and multiplayer games.

Top games in the website include Hop, Skip and Jump, Darts, Taxi Chase, Cricket Colors, Star Gaze, Chimney Capers etc

Somvati Amavasya (Somvati Amavasi) is the Amavasi day, the new moon day which falls on Somvar (Monday). This day is considered to be an auspicious day for Hindus.

People undertake holy dip in sacred Rivers like Ganga and Yamuna at Haridwar, Triveni etc and Married men and women perform different pujas and rituals on this day.

In 2009, Somvati Amavasya falls on June 22, Monday. This is also called Jyeshta Masa Amavasya.

The Merit lists of the common entrance test (CET) for MBA/MMS (Master of Business Administration and Management studies) conducted by Department of Technical Education, Maharashtra will be published in the website www.dte.org.in/mba

The details is as follows:

Schedule of activities for MBA/MMS CET, GD, PI and Centralized Admission Process for the year 2009-10
Display of the provisional merit lists (Maharashtra State, All India and J&K candidates) on the web site www.dte.org.in/mba - 22-06-09
10. Submission of grievance applications of Maharashtra, All India and J&K candidates, if any, at respective ARC. - 23-06-09 24-06-09
11. Display of the final merit lists (Maharashtra State, All India and J&K candidates) on web site www.dte.org.in/mba . - 29-06-09

For more details visit the NASA page on July 22, 2009 Solar Eclipse

The result of the Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test conducted by JNT University on behalf of APSCHE has been published in the following websites.
www.apeamcet.org

www.apsche.org

www.jntu.ac.in

This examination is the gateway for entry into various professional courses offered in Government/Private Colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

The Original signed print of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue has been sold by RRAuction.com for $74,324. View the Picture>>

The picture was taken in the 72nd birthday celebration of Einstein in 1951. Only Nine copies of this rare photo was printed by Einstein.

Tech Mahindra Limited which acquired scandal hit Satyam Computers Services Ltd, has renamed the firm as Mahindra Satyam, which draws from the core values of the Mahindra Group and the inherent strength of the Satyam brand. The logo will be adopted from the Mahindra Group.

Backgrounder on Values of “Mahindra Satyam” are as follows

Core Values:

Good Corporate Citizenship
As in the past, we will continue to seek long-term success, which is in alignment with our country’s needs. We will do this without compromising ethical business standards.

Professionalism
We have always sought the best people for the job and given them the freedom and the opportunity to grow. We will continue to do so. We will support innovation and well reasoned risk taking, but will demand performance.

Customer First
We exist and prosper only because of the customer. We will respond to the changing needs and expectations of our customers speedily, courteously and effectively.

Quality Focus
Quality is the key to delivering value for money to our customers. We will make quality a driving value in our work, in our products and in our interactions with others. We will do it “First Time Right”.

Dignity of the Individual
We will value the individual dignity, uphold the right to express disagreement and respect the time and efforts of others. Through our actions, we will nurture fairness, trust and transparency.

India's new badminton sensation Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after she defeated China's Wang Lin in Indonesia Super Series final in Jakarta - Score 12-21, 21-18, 21-9.

Saina is ranked 7th in world ranking whereas Wang Lin ranks 3rd.

The victory is the best ever performance by any Indian woman. Saina is now coached by badminton legend Pullela Gopichand.

Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.

MasterCard Incorporated,credit card network has appointed Ajay Banga as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Indian born Ajay Banga will succeeed Robert W. Selander, currently President and Chief Executive Officer from August 31, 2009.

Banga will be responsible for key business operations including customer relationships globally in international and U.S. markets, products, services, marketing, technology and operations in MasterCard.

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