| Catergory | Winner |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Colin Firth(The King's Speech) |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Christian Bale(The Fighter) |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Natalie Portman(Black Swan) |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Melissa Leo(The Fighter) |
| Animated Feature Film | Toy Story 3(Lee Unkrich) |
| Art Direction | Alice in Wonderland(Robert Stromberg,Karen O'Hara) |
| Cinematography | Inception(Wally Pfister) |
| Costume Design | Colleen Atwood(Alice in Wonderland) |
| Directing | The King's Speech(Tom Hooper) |
| Documentary (Feature) | Inside Job(Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs) |
| Documentary (Short Subject) | Strangers No More(Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon) |
| Film Editing | The Social Network(Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter) |
| Foreign Language Film | In a Better World( Denmark) |
| Makeup | Rick Baker and Dave Elsey(The Wolfman) |
| Music (Original Score) | The Social Network(Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) |
| Music (Original Song) | We Belong Together(Randy Newman) |
| Best Picture | The King's Speech(Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin) |
| Short Film (Animated) | The Lost Thing(Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann) |
| Short Film (Live Action) | God of Love(Luke Matheny) |
| Sound Editing | Richard King(Inception) |
| Sound Mixing | Inception(Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick) |
| Visual Effects | Inception(Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb) |
| Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | Aaron Sorkin(The Social Network) |
| Writing (Original Screenplay) | David Seidler(The King's Speech) |
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Current Affairs February 2011 - 3
Automobile
Maruti Suzuki launches SX4's diesel variant, VDI and ZDI version
Luxury car maker Rolls Royce to launch its first electric car at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1st 2011
Business
Reliance Communications becomes first private 3G provider in Kashmir
Tata Industries to invest Rs.100 crore in integrated learning soultions(Tata Interactive Services), named CLASSEDGE, for Indian school education sector
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of RIL joins Intel Capital's investment programme
TCS has been appointed as the official technology partner to pro-cycling team 'Team Garmin-Cervelo' for the racing season 2011
India's forex reserves 4th largest in world, it touches $297.3 billion in December
Togetherville, a Facebook-like social networking site about 6 to 10 years old developed by Indian-origin entrepreneur Mandeep Singh Dhillon has been acquired by Walt Disney
Google to launch as unlimited subscription service for movies in the UK via, YouTube
Tally Solutions has unveiled upgraded version of Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0.
Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0: Designed for flawless business execution which has new features and enhanced functionalities, including the incorporation of the new Rupee symbol
Telecom provider Bharti Airtel along with 16 other global telcos has launched the Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system that will enhance diversity and capacity between Europe and India
EIG: With USD 700 million and a capacity of 3.84 terabits per second 15,000km cable has been laid
Education
Texas Instruments announces the launch of a Analog System Lab Starter Kit. The lab course to provide students an exposure to analog and mixed-signal processing
Abu Dhabi University to provide all course materials and topic updates on BlackBerry smartphones
Music
Composer and Singer Shankar Mahadevan launches online music academy for the Indian Americans
People
Michael Benz has been appointed as Head Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Bank of America
Technology
iPad 2, to be thinner than iPad 1 with front-facing camera and Facetime video chat support to be launched in March 2011
Nokia launches Ovi Store with RComm in India
Kochi-based mobile products development company Dexetra launched what it claims to be the world's first life database application named, 'Friday'
SAP unveils Business Objects 4.0 of United Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Solutions, a portfolio which makes the real-time enterprise a reality
Maruti Suzuki launches SX4's diesel variant, VDI and ZDI version
Luxury car maker Rolls Royce to launch its first electric car at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1st 2011
Business
Reliance Communications becomes first private 3G provider in Kashmir
Tata Industries to invest Rs.100 crore in integrated learning soultions(Tata Interactive Services), named CLASSEDGE, for Indian school education sector
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of RIL joins Intel Capital's investment programme
TCS has been appointed as the official technology partner to pro-cycling team 'Team Garmin-Cervelo' for the racing season 2011
India's forex reserves 4th largest in world, it touches $297.3 billion in December
Togetherville, a Facebook-like social networking site about 6 to 10 years old developed by Indian-origin entrepreneur Mandeep Singh Dhillon has been acquired by Walt Disney
Google to launch as unlimited subscription service for movies in the UK via, YouTube
Tally Solutions has unveiled upgraded version of Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0.
Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0: Designed for flawless business execution which has new features and enhanced functionalities, including the incorporation of the new Rupee symbol
Telecom provider Bharti Airtel along with 16 other global telcos has launched the Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system that will enhance diversity and capacity between Europe and India
EIG: With USD 700 million and a capacity of 3.84 terabits per second 15,000km cable has been laid
Education
Texas Instruments announces the launch of a Analog System Lab Starter Kit. The lab course to provide students an exposure to analog and mixed-signal processing
Abu Dhabi University to provide all course materials and topic updates on BlackBerry smartphones
Music
Composer and Singer Shankar Mahadevan launches online music academy for the Indian Americans
People
Michael Benz has been appointed as Head Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Bank of America
Technology
iPad 2, to be thinner than iPad 1 with front-facing camera and Facetime video chat support to be launched in March 2011
Nokia launches Ovi Store with RComm in India
Kochi-based mobile products development company Dexetra launched what it claims to be the world's first life database application named, 'Friday'
SAP unveils Business Objects 4.0 of United Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Solutions, a portfolio which makes the real-time enterprise a reality
Google Docs Viewer supports 12 more file formats
| Mirosoft Excel | .xls and .xlsx |
| Microsoft Powerpoint 2007/2010 | .pptx |
| Apple Pages | .pages |
| Adobe Illustrator | .ai |
| Adobe Photoshop | .psd |
| Autodesk Auto Cad | .dxf |
| Scalable Vector Graphics | .svg |
| Postscript | .eps .ps |
| TrueType | .ttf |
| XML Paper Specification | .xps |
India Semiconductor Association Awards 2011
| Consumer Electronics, Smart Box family of products | Suphalaam Technologies Ltd. |
| Energy/Solar | Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd. |
| Medical | Phonenix Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd. (On device for detection of diabetic neuropathy) |
| Telecommunications | Tejas Networks Ltd. |
| High Voltage Relay Driver ASCI for space applications | Bharat Electronics Ltd. |
| Student Category | Vikas Singh, IIT Madras for Low Power wide band A/D convertor |
| UKIT Techno Visionary Award | Prof. Rao R Tummala of Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta |
| ISA-Webel Techno Mentor Award | Prof. Vikram Kumar, IIT Delhi |
| The Start-up to watch | E-Parisaraa, India's first government authorised electronic waste recycling company |
| Other Categories include | REVOLO Hybrid Electric Motor Solution, KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. and Bhart Forge Ltd. |
World's most expensive city for Office
| City | USD per Square feet |
| Hong Kong | 241 |
| London | 233 |
| Tokyo | 166 |
| Rio de Janerio | 120 |
| New York | 115 |
| Mumbai | 114 |
Mobile phone companies Taglines
Nokia - Connecting People
LG - Life's Good
Samsung - Next is What
Micromax - Nothing like anything
Motorola - Hello Moto
Sony Ericsson - make.believe
LG - Life's Good
Samsung - Next is What
Micromax - Nothing like anything
Motorola - Hello Moto
Sony Ericsson - make.believe
Punchlines or Taglines quiz (Airlines companies)
Kingfisher Airlines - Fly the Goodtimes
Air India - Your Palace in the sky
Jet Airways - The Joy of Flying
Indigo Airlines - Go Indigo
Spicejet - Flying for all
Air India - Your Palace in the sky
Jet Airways - The Joy of Flying
Indigo Airlines - Go Indigo
Spicejet - Flying for all
Current Affairs February 2011 - 2
People
U K Sinha takes over as Sebi chairman on feb 18 2011 replacing C B Bhave
Sunil Kakar has been appointed as CFO for Infrastructure finance firm IDFC
Joseph Ho has been appointed as MD and Head of Exchange Traded Funds
Vasant Krishnan has been appointed as CFO of Mahindra Satyam
Education
Computer education firm Aptech and IT firm Microsoft to launch embedded courses and certification to its students
Entertainment
First ever 3-day(18th to 20th February 2011) Film Festival kicks-off at Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dhobi Ghat to be commercially released in Germany
Business
Anand Mahindra-led Mahindra Satyam is looking to re-list on the NYSE in 2011-12
Hinduja Gobal Solutions to set up 2 centres - 1 each in China and Latin America in next fiscal(FY 12)
Facebook Inc, now in Hong Kong
Aircel to launch 3G services in all 13 telecom cirlces as Cricket World Cup kicks of on 19th February 2011
Networking and Storage solutions provider Buffalo opens its first retail shop, Brand Store in India
HAL hints at possible IPO plans
Vodafone to stream cricket World Cup matches via ESPN Mobile TV
SBI to launch Rs.2000 crore retail bond issue on Feb 21 2011
Technology
Intel tests 'Sandy Bridge' for laptops
Lost your TV remote, now a Samsung app on your Galaxy phone or Tab
Oracle to offer File Management Package for Cloud
Opera to roll out iPad browser
Microsoft sends first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to original equipment manufacturers. Consumers would be updated later part of February
Bangalore base Myriad, a mobile technology company, announced new software Alien Dalvik that will allow Android Application to run on other phones
NVIDIA announces 1st quad-core mobile processor, (Kal-El) Tegra 3
Sony to launch 9.4 inch tablet named S1, to run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Now, Robot chefs at the Wishdoing restaurant on Shanghai's Nanjing road which could cook delicious Chinese cuisine within 3 minutes
Marvell launches 'Mobile MIMO', the Avastar 88W8797, an 802.11n 2*2 dual-band WiFi system on Chip (SoC)
MIMO: Multiple Inputs Multiple Output
Now a website to act as answer engine, trueknowledge.com
Ozonetel Systems has launched free 'Voice Buzz' application on Facebook through which users can update their Facebook status in their own voice from their landline or mobile number
SNIPPETS
India's Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has decided to ban 2 controversial drugs — Gatifloxacine and Tegaserod — because of their side-effects.
Gatifloxacine is used as an antibiotic and its side effect is it shoot up and also dip blood sugar levels.
Tegaserod is used in India for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation and its side effect is showed a 10-fold increased risk of heart attacks and stroke.
U K Sinha takes over as Sebi chairman on feb 18 2011 replacing C B Bhave
Sunil Kakar has been appointed as CFO for Infrastructure finance firm IDFC
Joseph Ho has been appointed as MD and Head of Exchange Traded Funds
Vasant Krishnan has been appointed as CFO of Mahindra Satyam
Education
Computer education firm Aptech and IT firm Microsoft to launch embedded courses and certification to its students
Entertainment
First ever 3-day(18th to 20th February 2011) Film Festival kicks-off at Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dhobi Ghat to be commercially released in Germany
Business
Anand Mahindra-led Mahindra Satyam is looking to re-list on the NYSE in 2011-12
Hinduja Gobal Solutions to set up 2 centres - 1 each in China and Latin America in next fiscal(FY 12)
Facebook Inc, now in Hong Kong
Aircel to launch 3G services in all 13 telecom cirlces as Cricket World Cup kicks of on 19th February 2011
Networking and Storage solutions provider Buffalo opens its first retail shop, Brand Store in India
HAL hints at possible IPO plans
Vodafone to stream cricket World Cup matches via ESPN Mobile TV
SBI to launch Rs.2000 crore retail bond issue on Feb 21 2011
Technology
Intel tests 'Sandy Bridge' for laptops
Lost your TV remote, now a Samsung app on your Galaxy phone or Tab
Oracle to offer File Management Package for Cloud
Opera to roll out iPad browser
Microsoft sends first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to original equipment manufacturers. Consumers would be updated later part of February
Bangalore base Myriad, a mobile technology company, announced new software Alien Dalvik that will allow Android Application to run on other phones
NVIDIA announces 1st quad-core mobile processor, (Kal-El) Tegra 3
Sony to launch 9.4 inch tablet named S1, to run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Now, Robot chefs at the Wishdoing restaurant on Shanghai's Nanjing road which could cook delicious Chinese cuisine within 3 minutes
Marvell launches 'Mobile MIMO', the Avastar 88W8797, an 802.11n 2*2 dual-band WiFi system on Chip (SoC)
MIMO: Multiple Inputs Multiple Output
Now a website to act as answer engine, trueknowledge.com
Ozonetel Systems has launched free 'Voice Buzz' application on Facebook through which users can update their Facebook status in their own voice from their landline or mobile number
SNIPPETS
India's Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has decided to ban 2 controversial drugs — Gatifloxacine and Tegaserod — because of their side-effects.
Gatifloxacine is used as an antibiotic and its side effect is it shoot up and also dip blood sugar levels.
Tegaserod is used in India for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation and its side effect is showed a 10-fold increased risk of heart attacks and stroke.
NDTV's Indian of the Year
| NDTV Indian of the Year | Sachin Tendulkar |
| NDTV Entertainer of the Decade | Rajinikanth |
| NDTV Politician of the Year | Nitish Kumar |
| NDTV Actor of the Year - Male | AjayDevgan |
| NDTV Actor of the Year - Female | Vidya Balan |
| NDTV Entertainer of the Year | Kartina Kaif |
| NDTV Sportsperson of the Year | Leander Peas |
Bafta Awards 2011
| Outstanding British Film | The King’s Speech |
| Oustanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Chris Morris, Four Lions |
| Best Director | David Fincher, The Social Network |
| Original Screenplay | The King's Speech, David Seidler |
| Adapted Screenplay | The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin |
| Film Not in the English Language | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Søren Stærmose and Niels Arden Oplev |
| Animated Film | Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich |
| Leading Actor | Colin Firth, The King's Speech |
| Leading Actress | Natalie Portman, Black Swan |
| Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech |
| Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech |
| Original Music | Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech |
| Cinematography | True Grit, Roger Deakins |
| Editing | The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter |
| Production Design | Inception, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat |
| Costume Design | Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood |
| Sound | Inception, Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo and Ed Novick |
| Special Visual Effects | Inception, Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb |
| Make up and Hair | Alice in Wonderland, Valli O'Reilly, Paul Gooch |
| Short Animation | The Eagleman Stag, Michael Please |
| Short Film | Until the River Runs Red, Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis |
| Orange Wednesday's Rising Star Award | Tom Hardy, Inception |
Entertainment Quiz - 4 (bollywood quiz,hollywood quiz)
Who flew F-16 at Aero India show 2011 held at Bangalore?
Shahid Kapoor
Which India-born Canadian filmmaker is all set to direct Hollywood legend Al Pacino in ''Masterpiece'', a biopic on French artist Henri Matisse?
Deepa Mehta
In whose 2nd album 'Paisa Paisa', has 14-year-old Patiala girl featured as Bollywood-fame violinist?
Surindra Singh
Which singer is all set to perform at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival?
Beyonce Knowles
At what price tag did painting by Francis Bacon of his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud is being sold at auction?
£23m ($37m) - three times the pre-sale estimate
What is the name of the album released by Lady Gaga on 11th Feb 2011?
Born This Way
Shahid Kapoor
Which India-born Canadian filmmaker is all set to direct Hollywood legend Al Pacino in ''Masterpiece'', a biopic on French artist Henri Matisse?
Deepa Mehta
In whose 2nd album 'Paisa Paisa', has 14-year-old Patiala girl featured as Bollywood-fame violinist?
Surindra Singh
Which singer is all set to perform at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival?
Beyonce Knowles
At what price tag did painting by Francis Bacon of his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud is being sold at auction?
£23m ($37m) - three times the pre-sale estimate
What is the name of the album released by Lady Gaga on 11th Feb 2011?
Born This Way
Sports Illustrated Awards
| Ramakanth Achrekar | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Vinod Kambli | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Arman Jaffer | Sports Kid of the Year |
| 4*400 Relay women's Team | Best Sporting Moment of the year |
| Gary Kirsten | Coach of the year |
| Indian Test Team | Team of the Year |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Sports Person of the year |
| Somdev Devvarman | Athlete of the Year |
| Rajasthan Ranji Team | Surprise Package of the year |
| Ashish Kumar | Coach of the year(Gymnastics) |
| Col P K M Raja | Outstanding Contribution to Sport |
| Vikas Krishan | Young Player of the Year |
| VVS Laxman | Game Changer of the Year |
| Sushil Kumar | Editor's choice award for excellence |
Cricket World Cup 2011: Indian Team Squad and World cup 2011 fixtures
Indian Team Squad
Mahinder Singh Dhoni (Captain/Wicket Keeper)
Virender Sehwag (Vice-Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar
Gautham Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashish Nehra
Piyush Chawla
Zaheer Khan
Munaf Patel
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Mahinder Singh Dhoni (Captain/Wicket Keeper)
Virender Sehwag (Vice-Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar
Gautham Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashish Nehra
Piyush Chawla
Zaheer Khan
Munaf Patel
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Watch LIVE Cricket World Cup 2011 on your MOBILE PHONE
7th Annual Global Leadership Awards
| Global Indian | Prof. Raghuram G Rajan, Eric J Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago |
| Global Strategist | Vishwanathan Anand, World Chess Champion |
| Global Business Leader | Louis Chenevert, CEO & Chairman, UTC |
| Global Innovator | Shantanu Narayen, President and CEO, Adobe Systems Incorporated |
Entertainment Quiz - 3 (bollywood quiz,holly wood quiz)
For which movie has A.R.Rahman bagged 2 Oscar nominations?
127 Hours
Who is the favourite to land the top job as Censor Board chief as Sharmila Tagore's tenure is about to end?
Shabana Azmi
Which singer has been sued by adopted daughter's family?
Madonna
Which bollywood actress has adjudged herself as No.1 Actress?
Priyanka Chopra
Which Yester Year actress would be honoured to have postal stamps issued in her name?
Meena Kumari
What is the name of the movie which has 8 nominations for Academy Award and set to re-release in India?
'The Social Network'
Which popular Canadian singer is all set to perform at the opening ceremony of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh?
Bryan Adams
Which Bollywood singer recorded a track with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias?
Sunidhi Chauhan
Current Affairs February 2011
Award
Who has been named as the best CFO in the financial sector for 2010 by ICAI?
V.S.Rangan
Which prize did Karnataka win at National Level for its tableau featuring Bidari Carvings, an intrinsic art of engraving pictures on metals at the 62nd Republic Day Parade at New Delhi?
2nd prize
Business
Which Kochi-based company signed a deal with Los Angeles Potmax LLC to facilitate joint production and marketing activities?
Vines Visual and Media Pvt. Ltd.
Which electronic major is to open product support centre at the KINFRA Hi-Tech Park at Kalamassery in Kochi, Kerala?
BEL - Bharat Electronics Limited
Which firm has Nestle acquired through its subsidiary Nestle Health Science?
CM&D Pharma
Which bank has decided to open subsidiary for financial services, to enter into investment banking, wealth and asset management?
IOB - Indian Overseas Bank
People
Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of ONGC and S.V.Narasimhan as interim head of IOC?
A.K.Hazarika
Who has been elected as Prime Minister of Nepal?
Jhalanath Khanal
Who has been appointed 8th chairman of SEBI?
U.K.Sinha
After whose name is Pune cricket stadium named?
Subrata Roy Sahara
Technology
Ericsson launches mobile money services to offer mobile financial services
Facebook and Twitter to be used to make people aware of the importance of Census 2011
'The Daily', a newspaper for iPad launched
Olive Telecom to launch India's first HSPA (High Speed Packet Access and technically 4G) phone powered by Android OS
Hearsay, San Francisco based company announces a cloud-hosted social media management application called 'Hearsay Social' to monitor company's presence on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Reliance Communication launches 'job search on voice' service that would enable its customers to connect to the recruiters directly on phone line at a subscription of Rs.30 per month. To avail the service dail 58010
Sports
Monisha Kaltenborn becomes the 1st female CEO of a Formula One Team Sauber Motorsport
German driver Adrian Sutil to continue with Force India Team for 2011 season
Pakistan won the ODI series against New Zealand, 3-2
Australia won the ODI series against England, 6-1
SNIPPETS
Singapore's Olam to acquire Britannia Food
ADB to provide $7.4billion to develop India's infrastructure
HCL has bagged Rs.250 crore order from BSNL
IBM to offer $1000 stock to Indian staff
Maruti launches luxury model 'Kizashi'
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board has bagged the 2nd prize for 'best practices-initiatives under urban sector', has been recognized for computerization of its billing process
Who has been named as the best CFO in the financial sector for 2010 by ICAI?
V.S.Rangan
Which prize did Karnataka win at National Level for its tableau featuring Bidari Carvings, an intrinsic art of engraving pictures on metals at the 62nd Republic Day Parade at New Delhi?
2nd prize
Business
Which Kochi-based company signed a deal with Los Angeles Potmax LLC to facilitate joint production and marketing activities?
Vines Visual and Media Pvt. Ltd.
Which electronic major is to open product support centre at the KINFRA Hi-Tech Park at Kalamassery in Kochi, Kerala?
BEL - Bharat Electronics Limited
Which firm has Nestle acquired through its subsidiary Nestle Health Science?
CM&D Pharma
Which bank has decided to open subsidiary for financial services, to enter into investment banking, wealth and asset management?
IOB - Indian Overseas Bank
People
Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of ONGC and S.V.Narasimhan as interim head of IOC?
A.K.Hazarika
Who has been elected as Prime Minister of Nepal?
Jhalanath Khanal
Who has been appointed 8th chairman of SEBI?
U.K.Sinha
After whose name is Pune cricket stadium named?
Subrata Roy Sahara
Technology
Ericsson launches mobile money services to offer mobile financial services
Facebook and Twitter to be used to make people aware of the importance of Census 2011
'The Daily', a newspaper for iPad launched
Olive Telecom to launch India's first HSPA (High Speed Packet Access and technically 4G) phone powered by Android OS
Hearsay, San Francisco based company announces a cloud-hosted social media management application called 'Hearsay Social' to monitor company's presence on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Reliance Communication launches 'job search on voice' service that would enable its customers to connect to the recruiters directly on phone line at a subscription of Rs.30 per month. To avail the service dail 58010
Sports
Monisha Kaltenborn becomes the 1st female CEO of a Formula One Team Sauber Motorsport
German driver Adrian Sutil to continue with Force India Team for 2011 season
Pakistan won the ODI series against New Zealand, 3-2
Australia won the ODI series against England, 6-1
SNIPPETS
Singapore's Olam to acquire Britannia Food
ADB to provide $7.4billion to develop India's infrastructure
HCL has bagged Rs.250 crore order from BSNL
IBM to offer $1000 stock to Indian staff
Maruti launches luxury model 'Kizashi'
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board has bagged the 2nd prize for 'best practices-initiatives under urban sector', has been recognized for computerization of its billing process
Times Magazine's world top 25 political icons
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Alexander the Great
Mao Zedong
Winston Churchill
Genghis Khan
Nelson Mandela
Abraham Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Ernesto Guevara
Ronald Reagan
Cleopatra
Franklin Rossevelt
Dalai Lama
Queen Victoria
Benito Mussolini
Akbar
Lenin
Margarte Thathacher
Simon Bolivar
Qin Shi Huang
Kim Il-Sung
Charles de Gaulle
Louis XIV
Haile Selassie
King Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
Alexander the Great
Mao Zedong
Winston Churchill
Genghis Khan
Nelson Mandela
Abraham Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Ernesto Guevara
Ronald Reagan
Cleopatra
Franklin Rossevelt
Dalai Lama
Queen Victoria
Benito Mussolini
Akbar
Lenin
Margarte Thathacher
Simon Bolivar
Qin Shi Huang
Kim Il-Sung
Charles de Gaulle
Louis XIV
Haile Selassie
King Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana(Kannada Literature Conference)
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana(Kannada Literature Conference) is a gathering of writers and poets of and for Kannadigas. It will not be false to say, it is one of the state festival held once in a year at various places across Karnataka.
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana is held with the aim to preserve and develop Kannada language, literature, art, culture and music. It was started in 1915 which was held at Bangalore.
Held at Bangalore, the event entered 77th Year. The celebration was spread for 3-days to promote and preserve culture of the language 'Kannada'
HOST: Kannada Sahitya Parishat
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Kannada Sahitya Sammelana is held with the aim to preserve and develop Kannada language, literature, art, culture and music. It was started in 1915 which was held at Bangalore.
Held at Bangalore, the event entered 77th Year. The celebration was spread for 3-days to promote and preserve culture of the language 'Kannada'
HOST: Kannada Sahitya Parishat
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Current World News
Global food price hit record high, as the Food and Agriculture Organisation Food Price Index rose for 7th month in a row to reach 231
Cyclone Yasi hampers flood hit Aussie relief
New York City Council bans smoking in parks, beaches, Times Square
Winter storm cripples 2/3rd of US
Obama announces clean energy plan for buildings in Pennsylvania
US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact
John F.Kennedy Centre to hold mega festival "Maximum India", showcasing Indian arts and culture in all its wonderful diversity from March 1st to March 20th 2011
Cyclone Yasi hampers flood hit Aussie relief
New York City Council bans smoking in parks, beaches, Times Square
Winter storm cripples 2/3rd of US
Obama announces clean energy plan for buildings in Pennsylvania
US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact
John F.Kennedy Centre to hold mega festival "Maximum India", showcasing Indian arts and culture in all its wonderful diversity from March 1st to March 20th 2011
Elementary Level(Class I to VII/VIII) Educational Development Index
| Rank | State |
| 1 | Puducherry |
| 2 | Lakshadweep |
| 3 | Kerala |
| 4 | Andaman and Nicobar Island |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu |
Science Quiz - 10
Starch is digested by
i) hormones ii) blood iii) ptyalin iv) none of these
When iron rusts, its weight
i) remains same ii) increases iii) decreases iv) none of these
When water freezes, its volume
i) decreases ii) remains same iii) increases iv) none of these
'Rock Salt' mainly consist of
i) Sodium ii) Iron iii) Aluminium iv) None of these
Dialysis is used when a patient has serious trouble with
i) Lungs ii) Kidney iii) Liver iv) None of these
'Calorie' is the unit of
i) heat ii) light iii) electricity iv) none of these
Which one is absent in air?
i) Hydrogen ii) Oxygen iii) Nitrogen iv) none of these
Which of the following elements is found in proteins?
i) Hydrogen ii) Nitrogen iii) Carbon dioxide iv) none of these
i) hormones ii) blood iii) ptyalin iv) none of these
When iron rusts, its weight
i) remains same ii) increases iii) decreases iv) none of these
When water freezes, its volume
i) decreases ii) remains same iii) increases iv) none of these
'Rock Salt' mainly consist of
i) Sodium ii) Iron iii) Aluminium iv) None of these
Dialysis is used when a patient has serious trouble with
i) Lungs ii) Kidney iii) Liver iv) None of these
'Calorie' is the unit of
i) heat ii) light iii) electricity iv) none of these
Which one is absent in air?
i) Hydrogen ii) Oxygen iii) Nitrogen iv) none of these
Which of the following elements is found in proteins?
i) Hydrogen ii) Nitrogen iii) Carbon dioxide iv) none of these
Australian Open 2011 results
| Category | Winner |
| Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic |
| Women's Singles | Kim Clijsters |
| Men's Doubles | Mike and Bob Bryan |
| Women's Doubles | Gisela Dulka and Flavia Pennatta |
| Mixed Doubles | Katarina Srebontnik and Daniel Nestor |
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