latest news

• Gautam Gambhir completed 2000 runs in the current test
• April 1st onwards, we can draw money any ATM without surcharge fee
• Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are winners of Korat Challenger Open Title
• The Czech film "Guard No. 47" has won four prizes at an international film festival
• Life Insurance Corporation - Corporation Bank credit card likely to be launched

Latest news - Barbie Girl

• Katrina Kaif is selected for the Barbie Girl
• India in trouble for 2nd test with New Zealand, At end of third day stumps 47 for 1; India trail by 267 runs

Tata Nano Car

• Nano car bookings will begin on April 9 and remain open till April 23
• Applications for booking of the Nano car would be available in 30,000 locations in India
• Application price is Rs.300/- & The car can be booked by just paying Rs 2,999/-
• The car would initially be available in three variants
• Nano car has the highest mileage of 26.6 kilometre per litre.

latest news | Current Affairs | Current Topic

• British TV reality star Jade Goody has died in her sleep
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay who arrived in New Delhi on a two-day trip
• South Africa wins 3rd test but loses series 2-1 with Australia
• Chief of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Samy Vellu was elected as the party's president for the 11th time
• England was winner of ICC Women's World Cup third time after beating New Zealand by four wickets

Telugu Veteran Actor Kantha Rao passes away

• Kantha Rao full name is Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao
• He was born on 1923 November 16th at Gudibanda village, Nalgonda Dist
• He acted in 400 movies and also produced movies
• His acted in first movie was "Nirdoshi" on 1951.
• He was died of cancer

Icc Women's Cricket World Cup Final

• England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
• New Zealand won the toss and elected bat
• New Zealand score 166 for all out; Lucy Doolan made 48 runs and Haidee Tiffen 30 runs
• England reached target 167 runs in 46.1 overs; Caroline Atkins made 40 runs and Sarah Taylor 39 runs
• Woman of the match winner is Nicky Shaw
• Woman of the Series winner is Claire Taylor
• England won the ICC Womens World Cup 2009

Third Test of South Africa Vs Australia | South Africa won by an innings and 20 runs

• Australia Ist innings: 209 all out; Simon Katich 55 and Brad Haddin 42
• South Africa Ist innings: 651 all out; AB de Villiers 163, Prince 150 and Kallis 102
• Australia IInd Innings: 422 all out; Mitchell Johnson 123 not out, Simon Katich 54
• South Africa won by an Innings and 20 runs

today's topics for current affairs

• Microsoft releases new browser Internet Explorer 8
• Ind Vs NZ first test: At 2nd day end of the stumps, India score is 278/4
• Women's World Cup Cricket News: India beats West Indies by 8 wickets, New Zealand beats Pakistan by 223 runs and Australia beats England by 8 wickets, but India and Australia failed to enter into final berth; India will play with Australia for 3rd or 4th positon; Pakstan will play with West Indies for 5th or 6th position; England will play with New Zealand for world cup title
• Australia Vs South Africa 3rd Test: At first day end of the stumps, Australia score is 208 all out and South Africa 57 for no loss
• Forbes magzine announced that Denmark is top rank in world's the best Nations for business, US and Canada are top 2nd and 3rd; India has ranked 75th

Important for News for Competitve Exams

• Youssef Ziedan has won the second International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPDAF) for his novel "Beelzebub"
• Bijoy Thangaraj, a software engineer, won the award for US State Department's global online video contest
• Women's World Cup Cricket: India lose New Zealand by five wickets in a Super Six Stage Match
• ICICI Prudential AMC has won "Morning Star" award for the best debt fund

Today's Sports News

• International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that South Africa will host this year's Champions Trophy
• Champions Trophy will be conducted between September and October
• India golfer Jeev Milkha Singh finished fourth in the World Golf Championship
• Virender Sehwag moved nine places and is currently sixth on the ICC ODI rankings

latest sports cricket news

• In New Zealand vs India, 5th One Day International, New Zealand won by 8 wickets
• In Women's World Cup Cricket, India beat Australia by 16 runs

Today Important news for competitive exams

• Alok Sinha, an IAS officer, was appointed Joint Secretary in the Civil Aviation Ministry
• G V M Sharma has been conferred with the AP Scientist Award 2009 for his contribution in the field of Chemical Sciences
• Women's World Cup Cricket: India beats Srilanka by 35 runs
• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the G-20 Summit in London on April 2, 2009
• Srilanka has appointed new skipper Kumar Sangakkara for the World Twenty20 tournament in England
• Hungarian Scriptwriter and film director Peter Bacso has died
• Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal have placed 7th and 8th top billionaires in the world on Forbes list

4th One Day International India vs New Zealand Highlights

• New Zealand won the toss and elected the bat first
• McCullum made 77 runs, Peter McGlashan made 56 runs
• Rain disturbed, Reduced to 47 Overs
• New Zealand finished their innings at 270 runs for 5 wickets
• India's target given for 281 runs
• Again second time rain came, Reduced to 43 Overs and revised target is 263 runs
• Again Third time rain came, Reduced to 36 Overs and revised target is 220 runs
• India made 201 runs in 23.3 Overs without loss of wicket
• Again Fourth time rain came, match stopped
• India won by 84 runs, (D/L method)
• Virendra sehwag made 125 runs in 74 balls and Gautam Gambhir made 63 runs in 67 balls
• Viru created a record first indian fastest century in 60 balls and also he made seventh fastest ODI century in the world
• Man of the Match winner is Virendra sehwag
• India win One Day Series also now India leads with 3-0

Gandhi Items Sold

• Business Tycoon, Vijay Mallya buys Gandhi's belongings
• Vijay Mallya buys Gandhi's memorbilia sold for $1.8 million
• Reserve price of Gandhi items between $20,000 and $30,000
• Mallya to get possession of Gandhi's items in two weeks from now
• Mallya to donate Gandhi's belongings to the indian government

source: TV News Channels, E-News Papers

Lok Sabha Election polls announced

• Chief Election Commissioner, N Gopalaswami announced today
• Lok Sabha election polls will be held in five phases from April 16 to May 13
• Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh will have five phased polls
• Bihar will have four phased elections
• Maharashtra and West Bengal will have three phased polls
• Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab will have elections in two phases
• Remaining 15 states and 7 union territories will have one day polling
• In First Phase will go on April 16th, Second Phase on April 23, Third Phase on April 30th, Fourth Phase on May 7th and Last phase on May 13th
• Elections to assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Orissa will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls

Source: e-newspapers

54th Idea Film Fare Award Winners

• Film Fare Awards ceremony on late saturday night at Yash Raj Studio, Mumbai
• Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
• Best Actress - Priyanka Chopra
• Best Picture - Jodhaa Akbar
• Best Director - Ashutosh Gowariker
• Best Music Director - A R Rahman
• Best Male Singer - Sukvinder Singh
• Best Female Singer - Sreya Goshal
• Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar