Baba Ramdev to go on hunger strike from June 4

YOGA GURU Baba Ramdev has said that he will go on an indefinite hunger strike from Saturday June 4 in New Delhi against corruption and black money. Earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed from the yoga guru to call off his planned hunger strike.
Baba Ramdev will start his satyagraha at Delhi's Ramlila ground in favour of his demand that the government bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks. He also demanded from the Union Government that Indians should not be allowed to deposit money in foreign bank and the money already deposited in the foreign bank should be declared national property. Continoue Reading…

Class 10 Haryana Board of School Education results declared

STUDENTS OF class 10, Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) must have had to wake up early as their results were expected to be declared at 7 am in the morning. Yet again, girls performed better than boys as far as their academic achievements is concerned. The passing percentages of girls was 5 per cent more than that of boys.

Around 3, 37,166 students had appeared for the exam, out of which 2, 29, 390 managed to clear the exams.  When the declaration of results began to float in, students started to log onto the net and check their results. Continoue Reading…..

Lottery for 4034 MHADA houses to be held today

ACCORDING TO the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA), 4034 houses are up for grabs for residents of Mumbai. The sale of forms began online from 27 May till 19 May 2011, and the results are scheduled to be declared today. Applications from 1.40 lakh people were received for this purpose. The lottery will be held at Rangasharda hall in Bandra Reclamation at Mumbai.

The price differs from section to section. Low cost flats for the economically weaker sections of the society costs Rs. 4.5 lakhs. Continoue Reading

World No Tobacco Day to be observed on May 31

THE IMPORTANT causes of smoking–related mortality include heart diseases and chronic obstructive lung disease. Quitting smoking involves the combination of behavioural therapy and drugs. Combination therapy is clearly superior to counseling alone or drugs alone. Drug therapy involves giving a varenicline or combined nicotine replacement.

Cigarette is responsible for over 50 lakh premature deaths all over the world making it a leading preventable cause of death, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India. Continoue Reading…..

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Apple iPhone 4 launched today by Airtel and Aircel

AFTER A long wait of 11 months, Apple iPhone 4 has finally hit the Indian markets on today May 27. Apple had launched one of the most popular smartphones iPhone 4 in the US and the other parts of the world in June 2010.
India's biggest private sector telecom company Bharti Airtel and another leading telecom company Aircel have launched Apple iPhone 4 in the country. India is the world’s second biggest market for mobile phones after China. Continoue Reading….

Maharashtra HSC examination 2011 results to be announced today

THE MAHARASHTRA State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHE) is going to announce the Maharashtra State Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination 2011 results on Friday, May 27. About 13 lakh students were appeared in the state's Higher Secondary Certificate examination that was held in February and March 2011. Continoue Reading….

Bihar Board Matric result 2011 to be announced today

THE BIHAR School Examination Board, Patna, is going to announce the Secondary School Examination Board (Matric) 2011 result today, May 25, at 5:30 PM. The BSEB was conducted the annual examination from February 23 to March 1.
Students who appeared for the Secondary School Examination Board (Matric) 2011 can get their results through biharboard.bih.nic.in and after entering their roll code and roll number on the appropriate box. Students can also get their results on their mobile through SMS after type bb <Space> <Roll Code> <Space> <Roll No> and send it to 54333. However, students can also get their result through the respective schools. Continoue Reading……

IIT JEE 2011 results announced

JOINT ENTERENCE Exam (JEE) result for the country’s most premier engineering colleges, Indian Institute of Technology have been announced today. The candidates can access their results by entering their application or registration number on the JEE website.

Around 4.85 lakh aspirants appeared for admission in different under-graduate engineering courses in IITs across the 1,051 examination centres in 131 cities across the country on April 11. This year IIT Kanpur conducted the examination for around 9600 seats in the IITs. Continoue Reading….

Fined $50,000, Warne may bowl to Tendulkar in his last IPL game

RAJASTHAN ROYALS captain-cum-coach and the legendary spinner Shane Warne, who has already announced his retirement from every form of cricket after the ongoing session of the IPL 2011, escaped the possibility of a one-match ban by the BCCI for his alleged misconduct with Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) Secretary Sanjay Dixit. However, Warne was fined US$ 50,000 for public criticism of Sanjay Dixit. Continoue Reading….

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Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab IPL match in Dharamshala

THE HILL city of Dharamshala is going to host the 63rd match of the the Indian Premier League 2011 match between Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium tonight, May 17.
After losing five games in a row in the IPL 2011, Kings XI Punjab bounced back with three wins. After 12 games in the IPL 2011, Punjab has 12 points from six victories and needs two more victories to keep hope alive for the play-offs. At this stage Punjab is at the fifth place in the points table. Continoue Reading…….

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CISEC to announce ICSE and ISC examination results today

THE COUNCIL for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will declare the results of its Class X (ICSE) and Class XII (ISC) examinations today i.e. 17th May. Results will be announced at 3:00 pm today. The CISCE conducted its Class X (ICSE) and Class XII (ISC) exams from February 28 to March 26, 2011. Continoue Reading…..

Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers 62nd IPL 2011 match in Mumbai

IN THE 62nd match of the Indian Premier League 2011, two teams who are already eliminated from the IPL tournament, Pune Warriors and Deccan Chargers, will play with each other at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday, May 16.
Both Pune Warriors and Deccan Chargers have already played 11 matches and 12 matches each in the on-going IPL 2011 and both the teams have eight points from four victories. In the points table of the IPL 2011, Pune Warriors and Deccan Chargers are standing at the eight and ninth place respectively. Continoue Reading……

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Google launches Music Beta

SEARCH ENGINE giant Google on Tuesday announced that it will be launching a cloud based online music service, which is similar to that of the one offered by Amazon. The technology will also enable users to upload songs on their servers and stream it live from their computers or smartphones. The announcement was made a day after YouTube announced its move of renting movies. Continoue Reading…..

International Nurses Day being observed today

INTERNATIONAL NURSES Day is being observed across the world today with the theme 'Closing The Gap: Increasing Access and Equity'. The main objective is to appreciate the contributions made by nurses towards building a healthy society and to provide quality health care to patients.

Throughout the world, the International Nurses Week is celebrated from May 6 to 12 and each year, and on this day a prayer service is held at Westminster Abbey in London. As part of the service, a ceremonial lamp, which is obtained from the Nurses' Chapel and handed over to nurses, who then give it to the Dean, who places it on the High Altar.  Continoue Reading….

Mumbai vs Punjab IPL 4 match to be played in Mohali

IN THE second match on Tuesday, May 10, in the Indian Premier League 2011, two teams who are on the top and the bottom of the points table in the ongoing IPL, i.e Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab will play in the 54th match of the IPL 2011 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Continoue Reading…….

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Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers IPL 2011 match this afternoon

TWO TEAMS Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors, whose dream for a place in last four in the Indian Premier League 2011 is already shattered, are meeting this evening at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in the 53rd match of the IPL today. Both teams have played 10 matches each and have only six points. Continoue Reading…..

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Hyundai Verna RB sedan to be launched on May 11

INDIA’S SECOND largest car maker, Hyundai Motors India is going to launch Hyundai Verna RB sedan in the Indian markets on May 11. Hyundai Verna RB will be available in eight variants which include 1.6 diesel and 1.6 petrol engine. It is expected that Verna RB will be available in the price bracket of 8 lakh to 10.5 lakh. Continoue Reading….

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils IPL 2011 this evening

WHILE DELHI has played 10 matches, won 4, and lost 6 matches, the Mumbai Indians team has played 9 matches, won 7 and lost just two matches it has played in IPL 2011. In terms of points, the in-form Mumbai team is at 14 points and leads the pack in IPL 4. Delhi has 6 points less than Mumbai Indians, which is ahead than Delhi Daredevils when it comes to run rate - Mumbai has 0.635 compared with Delhi's 0.179.
In IPL 2011, Sehwag has played 10 matches and scored 422 runs at a very good average of 42.20. He's the leading run-getter in 2011. He's closely followed by the legendary Sachin Tendular who's eying his maiden IPL triumph. Tendulkar has played 9 matches in IPL 2011 scoring 351 runs at a brilliant average of 58.5 Continoue Reading…..

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Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders today

THE DESTRUCTIVE batting line up of Chennai Super Kings comprising of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay are likely to take a heavy toll on Kolkata Knight Riders who play against Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens on Saturday at 4:00 pm.

Kolkata Knight Riders stand at 12 points earned from 10 matches so far whereas Chennai Super Kings, too, share the same points, but in comparatively less matches. For the knock out rounds, each team will have to ensure that they rake in at least 16 points. Chennai Super Kings, which is running high on confidence with four victories and consistent player performances will throw tough challenges on Kolkata bowlers led by Australian pacer Brett Lee. Continoue Reading……

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End of an era as Shane Warne says goodbye to cricket after IPL 4

AFTER THE ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, an era is going to be end with bowling legend Shane Warne calling it a day. The aussie legend today announced his retirement from professional cricket after the end of the IPL 2011. He was the first bowler, who touched the mile stone of 700 wickets marks.
World's greatest bowler Shane Warne tweeted on the micro blogging site twitter "Yes this is my last year playing IPL." He also said "I will miss the IPL but it's been fun for the last 4 seasons... I've had a great time - but it's time to say goodbye to IPL. " Continoue Reading….

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Bangalore vs Punjab 47th IPL 2011 match tonight

AFTER A rest of one week Royal Challengers Bangalore will get in the thick of things at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore against Kings XI Punjab in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League 2011 on Friday, May 6.
Kings XI Punjab under the captaincy of Adam Gilchrist started the IPL 2011 campaign against Pune Warriors with a seven-wicket defeat. In the next three matches, Punjab won back-to-back matches in a row against Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals, but in the next three games of the IPL 2011, Punjab lost against the teams based in three metropolitan cities i.e. - Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Continoue Reading….

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Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers important encounter tonight

N A must-win encounter in the 46th match of the Indian Premier League 2011, Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils will take on each other on Thursday, May 5 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Indian Premier League 2009 champion and IPL 2010 semi finalist Deccan Chargers has lost six games so far in the current season of the IPL and won against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kochi Tuskers Kerala and one against Delhi.  Continoue Reading……

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Kolkata vs Kochi IPL 2011 45th game today

UNDER THE motivational leadership of captain Gautam Gambhir, the Shahrukh Khan owned Kolkata Knight Riders have every chance to qualify for the first time in the last four stage of the Indian Premier League.

The team will be all primed up when it enters the ground of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi in the 45th match of the IPL 2011 against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the afternoon of Thursday, May 5. Continoue Reading….

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