*Royal Rajasthan train to kick start its journey today :
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, the new super luxury train, will start its journey on Sunday with several new destinations like Khajuraho and Varanasi in its itinerary.
*Sonia Gandhi to inaugurate 31 JNV today : With an aim to increase access to quality education, the govt has decided to open 31 more Jawahar Navodaya Vidhalayas across the country, with UPA chair person Sonia Gandhi slated to inaugurate them .
*Gandhi now stands at varsity of New South Wales : A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled in the University of New South Wales in Sydney, as a mark of close ties the Indian community has with Australia.
*Rahman unveils CWG theme song: Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman on Saturday launched the theme song of the Commonwealth Games "Swagatham" at a glittering ceremony at Gurgaon near New Delhi
*Filmmaker D Ramanaidu honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2009.
*The World Bank has approved a USD 220 million credit to support rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the devastating Kosi floods in Bihar.The Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery Project will finance flood recovery efforts through the reconstruction of about 100,000 houses, 90 bridges and 290 kilometres of rural roads, the World Bank said in a statement.
*The Hindu, Saregama to institute M.S. Subbulakshmi award
*Sushil Kumar made history by becoming the first Indian to win a World wrestling championship gold medal when he overpowered home favourite Alan Gogaev to win the 66kg freestyle title in Moscow on Sunday.
*DD Exclusive: Aerostat launched for CWG : Leaving no stone unturned to ensure the upcoming mega event inDelhinext month is a grand success, the CWG Organising Committee has unveiled a multi-purpose Aerostat at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium,
which is set to be a star attraction at the grand opening and closing ceremonies of the games
*India has signed an agreement withArgentina to cooperate in agriculture and allied sectors.Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is on a tour to three Latin American countries, also including Mexico and Brazil.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors was signed during his visit, according to a statement posted on the website of the Indian Embassy inArgentina.
*Indian President Pratibha Patil has visited Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, where she was honoured with a traditional Baci ceremony
*Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' wins topVenice prize: Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," the tale of an actor who sees the emptiness of his existence through the eyes of his child, won the top Golden Lion prize at theVenice film festival on Saturday
*Nadal wins US Open, completes career Grand Slam . This was Nadals first entry into US final.
*Women weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu fails dope test,faces lifeban.
*Railways announces Rs10 lakh award for Susil Kumar for winning gold medal in World Wrestling Championship in Moscow.
*According to Forbes Mukesh Ambani will be richest person in 2014.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
57th National Film Awards 2009
57th National Film Awards 2009 announced
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 17:10 [IST]
The 57th National Film Awards 2009 was announced on Wednesday afternoon (15th September, 2010). Film3 Idiotsbagged the Best Film Award for its wholesome entertainment. Abhishek Bachchan starer filmDehli 6won The Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film on National Integration. Amitabh Bachchan was honoured as the Best Actor for hisoutstanding performance in the filmPaa.The filmAbohomangot Rituparno Ghosh the Best Director Award and actress Ananya Chatterjee the Best Actress of the year.
The music of the filmDev Dby Amit Trivedi won the Best Music Director Award. Resul Pokkutty won the Best Sound Engineer Award. Best Background Music was won by Iilayaraja. K. Siva Shankar won the Best Choreographer of the year for the filmMagadheera.Farooq Shaikh won the award for the Best Actor in Supporting Role for the filmLahore.Arundati Nag bagged the Best Actress in Supporting Role for the filmPaa.
Best Children Film of the year is the Kannada filmPuttani Partyand Ottani Patti and Keshu won the best Child Artist Award. The Best Tamil Film of the year isPasanga.
We at Oneindia congratulate all the winners for bagging the National Film Award of the year.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 17:10 [IST]
The 57th National Film Awards 2009 was announced on Wednesday afternoon (15th September, 2010). Film3 Idiotsbagged the Best Film Award for its wholesome entertainment. Abhishek Bachchan starer filmDehli 6won The Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film on National Integration. Amitabh Bachchan was honoured as the Best Actor for hisoutstanding performance in the filmPaa.The filmAbohomangot Rituparno Ghosh the Best Director Award and actress Ananya Chatterjee the Best Actress of the year.
The music of the filmDev Dby Amit Trivedi won the Best Music Director Award. Resul Pokkutty won the Best Sound Engineer Award. Best Background Music was won by Iilayaraja. K. Siva Shankar won the Best Choreographer of the year for the filmMagadheera.Farooq Shaikh won the award for the Best Actor in Supporting Role for the filmLahore.Arundati Nag bagged the Best Actress in Supporting Role for the filmPaa.
Best Children Film of the year is the Kannada filmPuttani Partyand Ottani Patti and Keshu won the best Child Artist Award. The Best Tamil Film of the year isPasanga.
We at Oneindia congratulate all the winners for bagging the National Film Award of the year.
Friday, September 3, 2010
*EGOM : Empowered Group of Ministers.
*Which public sector bank has the largest number of branches in foreign countries ?
Bank of Baroda.
*Contribuition of the agriculture and allied activities in the total GDP of the country ?
17%
*Now, make phone calls from Gmail: Google Inc said its Gmail service will add a feature that allows users to call any phone directly from their computers.
*IT exemption limit to be raised to Rs. 2. lakh : In a move that could leave more money in the hands of people, the Government proposed to raise exemption limit on income tax from the present Rs. 1.6 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh.
*The U.S., India and Brazil retained their positions as the top three spam-sending countries.
*International food fair inaugurated at Chennai Trade Centre
*RSS : Really Simple Syndication.
*QIP : Qualified Instituitional Placement.
*NCDs : Non-Convertible Debentures.
*ING Life launches new child policy : ING Life Insurance has launched a new child policy - ING Aashirvad
*Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is relesed by United Nations.
*Bhopal Gas Tragedy occured in 1985 due to leaking of Uranium Carbide .
*The ministry of defence has signed a MoU with Doordarshan to produce programmes on Ex-servicemen's lives .
*Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Rohtang Tunnel .
*Ecofriendly sensitive regions of Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first to have biological toilets in the country .
*Biological Toilets use a bacteria called Psychrophilic found in Antartica region
*Indira Gandhi International Airport's new terminal 3 is the 6th largest terminal in the world. It was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh.
*Astra missile tested at Chandipur in Odisha ia an Air to Air missile.
*India has signed a new air service agreement with Iran.
*Which country has launched a spying satellite named Ofek 9 ?
Ans : Israel
*Which country has banned the use of the Veil and the burqa in public ?
Ans : Spain.
*New York is the America's largest city
*Which country is higest consumer of heroine in South Asia ?
Ans : India
*France will host G8 summit in 2011
*Maple Leaf 2007 is the worlds largest gold coin sold in Vienna
*Russia is building the world's largest telescope in Antartica .
*Britain has launched a new Google Earth Map.
*Russia will establish a new space center .
*US retailer Wal-Mart Stores has topped the Fortune 500 list.
*India has topped in World Bank's Loan List.
*RIL discovered 7th Oil Well in Gujarat block
*Tata has proposed to set up the country's largest solar photo voltaic plant in Gujarat.
*India is the 2nd largest wireless market in the world after China.
*DTC bill tabled in LS; proposes exemption limit of Rs 2 Lakh The Government on Monday tabled the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code bill (DTC) in the Lok Sabha which proposed to raise the exemption limit on income tax from the current Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs two lakh.
*NAC to consult Agri ministry on food security bill
*US to release stamp on Mother Teresa on 5th Sept : TheUS has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India's Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on 5th September, the US Postal Service has announced.
*NASA tests most powerful booster rocket ever : NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully have tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt
*Sonia elected Congress President for 4th term
*Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain
*Delhi Metro's Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar line opens
*India, S Korea sign five-year defence coop agreement
*Which public sector bank has the largest number of branches in foreign countries ?
Bank of Baroda.
*Contribuition of the agriculture and allied activities in the total GDP of the country ?
17%
*Now, make phone calls from Gmail: Google Inc said its Gmail service will add a feature that allows users to call any phone directly from their computers.
*IT exemption limit to be raised to Rs. 2. lakh : In a move that could leave more money in the hands of people, the Government proposed to raise exemption limit on income tax from the present Rs. 1.6 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh.
*The U.S., India and Brazil retained their positions as the top three spam-sending countries.
*International food fair inaugurated at Chennai Trade Centre
*RSS : Really Simple Syndication.
*QIP : Qualified Instituitional Placement.
*NCDs : Non-Convertible Debentures.
*ING Life launches new child policy : ING Life Insurance has launched a new child policy - ING Aashirvad
*Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is relesed by United Nations.
*Bhopal Gas Tragedy occured in 1985 due to leaking of Uranium Carbide .
*The ministry of defence has signed a MoU with Doordarshan to produce programmes on Ex-servicemen's lives .
*Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Rohtang Tunnel .
*Ecofriendly sensitive regions of Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first to have biological toilets in the country .
*Biological Toilets use a bacteria called Psychrophilic found in Antartica region
*Indira Gandhi International Airport's new terminal 3 is the 6th largest terminal in the world. It was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh.
*Astra missile tested at Chandipur in Odisha ia an Air to Air missile.
*India has signed a new air service agreement with Iran.
*Which country has launched a spying satellite named Ofek 9 ?
Ans : Israel
*Which country has banned the use of the Veil and the burqa in public ?
Ans : Spain.
*New York is the America's largest city
*Which country is higest consumer of heroine in South Asia ?
Ans : India
*France will host G8 summit in 2011
*Maple Leaf 2007 is the worlds largest gold coin sold in Vienna
*Russia is building the world's largest telescope in Antartica .
*Britain has launched a new Google Earth Map.
*Russia will establish a new space center .
*US retailer Wal-Mart Stores has topped the Fortune 500 list.
*India has topped in World Bank's Loan List.
*RIL discovered 7th Oil Well in Gujarat block
*Tata has proposed to set up the country's largest solar photo voltaic plant in Gujarat.
*India is the 2nd largest wireless market in the world after China.
*DTC bill tabled in LS; proposes exemption limit of Rs 2 Lakh The Government on Monday tabled the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code bill (DTC) in the Lok Sabha which proposed to raise the exemption limit on income tax from the current Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs two lakh.
*NAC to consult Agri ministry on food security bill
*US to release stamp on Mother Teresa on 5th Sept : TheUS has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India's Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on 5th September, the US Postal Service has announced.
*NASA tests most powerful booster rocket ever : NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully have tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt
*Sonia elected Congress President for 4th term
*Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain
*Delhi Metro's Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar line opens
*India, S Korea sign five-year defence coop agreement
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