ஓட்டு எண்ணும் மையங்களில் மூன்றடுக்கு பாதுகாப்பு

ஓட்டு எண்ணும் மையங்களில் மூன்றடுக்கு பாதுகாப்பு போடப்பட்டுள்ளது. கூடுதலாக 18 துணை ராணுவப் படை உட்பட மொத்தம் 45 துணை ராணுவப் படைகளும், 75 ஆயிரம் போலீசாரும் பாதுகாப்புப் பணியில் ஈடுபடுத்தப்படுவர்,'' என தமிழக டி.ஜி.பி., போலோநாத் கூறினார்.

சென்னையில் நிருபர்களிடம் அவர் மேலும் கூறியதாவது: தமிழகத்தில் 234 தொகுதிகளுக்கும் 91 மையங்களில் ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை நடக்கிறது. இந்த மையங்களில் ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை பணிகள் எந்த அளவிலும் பாதிக்காத வகையில் மூன்றடுக்கு பாதுகாப்பு போடப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஓட்டுப்பதிவின்போது இருந்த 27 துணை ராணுவப்படையினருடன், மேலும் 18 ராணுவப்படையினர் என மொத்தம் 45 துணை ராணுவப்படையினர் பயன்படுத்தப்பட உள்ளனர். 18 துணை ராணுவப்படையினரும் சென்னை, திருச்சி, மதுரைக்கு விமானம் மூலம் இன்று வந்து சேர்கின்றனர். ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை துவங்குவதற்கு முன், ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை மையங்களில், வெடிகுண்டு, வெடிமருந்து தவிர நாச செயல்களை முறியடிக்கும் வகையில், சிறப்பு காவலர்கள், மோப்ப நாய் கொண்டு சோதனை செய்யப்படும். ஓட்டு மையங்களில் குறைந்தபட்சம் 12 துணை ராணுவத்தினர் பயன்படுத்தப்படுவர். டி.எஸ்.பி., அளவிலான போலீஸ் அதிகாரி கண்காணிப்பில் இருப்பார்.

பாதுகாப்பு தொடர்பாக தேர்தல் கமிஷனின் அனைத்து விதிமுறைகளின் கீழ் செயல்பட, சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அதிகாரிகளுக்கு வீடியோ கான்பிரன்சிங் முறையில் அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. அரசியல் கட்சி அலுவலகங்கள், வேட்பாளர்கள் அலுவலகங்களுக்கும் போதிய பாதுகாப்பு கொடுக்கப்படும். சட்டம் ஒழுங்கு பிரச்னை ஏதும் வராது. அவ்வாறு வந்தாலும் அதை திறம்பட முறியடிக்கும் வகையில் போலீசார் தயார் நிலையில் இருப்பர். ஓட்டுப்பதிவு எப்படி அமைதியாக நடந்து முடிந்ததோ, அதைவிட ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கையும் அமைதியாக முடியும் என்ற நம்பிக்கை உள்ளது. அதற்கேற்ப அனைத்து பாதுகாப்பு ஏற்பாடுகளும் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.இவ்வாறு டி.ஜி.பி., போலோநாத் கூறினார்.

India releases list of 50 'most wanted fugitives' in Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Turning more heat on Pakistan, India on Wednesday released a list of 50 "most wanted fugitives", including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, 26/11 mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and dreaded terrorist Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, hiding in that country.

Five Pakistani army majors also feature in the list of India's top 50 wanted men, some of whom are believed to be hiding in Pakistan soil, according to Times Now.

Hafiz Saeed, who is involved in Mumbai terror attack and various other attacks in India, tops the list, which TIMES NOW has possession of.

The list also includes Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar, the principal accused in the 2001 Parliament attack after his release in exchange of hostages in the Khandhar hijack episode in 1999.

The list is as follows:

Hafiz Mohammed Saeed
Sajjid Majid
Syed Hashim Abdur Rehman Pasha
Major Iqbal
Illyas Kashmiri
Rashid Abdullah
Major Sameer Ali
Dawood Ibrahim
Memon Ibrahim
Chota Shakeel
Memon Abdul Razak
Anis Ibrahim
Anwar Ahmed Haji Jamal
Mohammed Dosa
Javed Chikna
Salim Abdul Ghazi
Riyaz Khatri
Munaf Halari
Mohammed Salim Mujhahid
Khan Bashir Ahmed
Yakub Yeda Khan
Mohammed Memon
Irfan Chaugule
Feroz Rashid Khan
Ali Moosa
Sagir Ali Shaikh
Aftab Batki
Maulana Mohammed Masood Azhar
Salauddin
Azam Cheema
Syed Zabiuddin Jabi
Ibrahim Athar
Azhar Yusuf
Zahur Ibrahim Mistri
Akhtar Sayeed
Mohammed Shakir
Rauf Abdul
Amanullah Khan
Sufiyan Mufti
Nachan Akmal
Pathan Yaqoob Khan
CAM Bashir
Lakhbir Singh Rode
Paramjit Singh Pamma
Ranjit Singh
Wadhawa Singh
Abu Hamza
Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi
Amir Raza Khan

U.S. broke international law - Omar Bin Laden

The adult sons of Osama bin Laden have lashed out at President Barack Obama in their first public reaction to their father's death, accusing the United States of violating its basic legal principles by killing an unarmed man, shooting his family members and disposing of his body in the sea. 

The statement, provided to The New York Times on Tuesday, said the family was asking why bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, "was not arrested and tried in a court of law so that truth is revealed to the people of the world." 

Citing the trials of Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader, and Slobodan Milosevic, the former Serbian leader, the statement questioned "the propriety of such assassination where not only international law has been blatantly violated" but also the principles of presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial were ignored. 

"We maintain that arbitrary killing is not a solution to political problems," the statement said, adding that "justice must be seen to be done." 

Omar Bin Laden, Son of Osama Bin Laden

The statement, prepared at the direction of Omar bin Laden, who had publicly denounced his father's terrorism, was provided to The Times by Jean Sasson, an American author who helped the younger bin Laden write a 2009 memoir, "Growing Up bin Laden." A shorter, slightly different statement was posted on jihadist websites. 

Omar bin Laden, 30, lived with his father in Afghanistan until 1999, when he left with his mother, Najwa bin Laden, who co-wrote the memoir. In the book and other public statements, the younger bin Laden had denounced violence of all kinds, a stance he repeated in the sons' statement. 

"We want to remind the world that Omar bin Laden, the fourth-born son of our father, always disagreed with our father regarding any violence and always sent messages to our father, that he must change his ways and that no civilians should be attacked under any circumstances," the statement said. "Despite the difficulty of publicly disagreeing with our father, he never hesitated to condemn any violent attacks made by anyone, and expressed sorrow for the victims of any and all attacks." 

Condemning the shooting of one of the al-Qaida leader's wives during the assault on May 2 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the statement added: "As he condemned our father, we now condemn the president of the United States for ordering the execution of unarmed men and women."

In explaining the killing of bin Laden, Obama administration officials have cited the principle of national self-defence in international law, noting that bin Laden had declared war on the United States, killed thousands of Americans and vowed to kill more. 

The sons' statement called on the government of Pakistan to hand over to family members the three wives and a number of children now believed to be in Pakistani custody and asked for a United Nations investigation of the circumstances of their father's death.

None of Osama bin Laden's sons other than Omar, who lives in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, was named in the statement; Sasson said she believed it was approved by three other adult sons who have not lived with their father for many years. Before Osama bin Laden fled Afghanistan in 2001, he had at least 11 sons, one of whom was killed in the assault last week, and nine daughters, by Sasson's count. 

In addition to the statement, Sasson shared notes on what Omar bin Laden, who declined to be interviewed directly, had told her by telephone in recent days. The notes describe his struggle, as he came of age, to understand and eventually reject his father's embrace of religious violence. 

Omar bin Laden told Sasson that the death of his father "has affected this family in much the same way as many other families" that experience such a loss. But he also described a childhood of "upheavals and relocations" that, she said, "caused his mother and siblings great upset and danger." 

Omar bin Laden said that by the age of 18, after al-Qaida had plotted the bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa and two years before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, he had concluded "that the course of action his father was taking was not for him, irrespective of what his father's wishes were," Sasson said. 

Eventually he asked his father's permission to leave Afghanistan with his mother and younger siblings. He told Sasson that he "thanks Allah that his father granted his permission for this departure, otherwise the grief the family faces could be even greater."

நாளை மறுநாள் சட்டசபை தேர்தல் ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை : புதிய முறையில் எண்ணுவதால் முடிவுகள் தாமதமாகும்

சென்னை : 

ஒவ்வொரு சுற்று ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை முழுமையாக முடிந்ததும், அதன் முடிவுகள் அறிவிக்கப்படும். இதனால், முன்னிலை வித்தியாசம் அறிந்து கொள்வதில் சற்று தாமதம் ஏற்படும். சட்டசபை தேர்தலுக்கான ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை, வரும் 13ம் தேதி காலை 8 மணிக்கு துவங்குகிறது. முதலில் தபால் ஓட்டுகள் எண்ணப்படும். அதன்பின், மின்னணு ஓட்டு இயந்திரத்தில் பதிவான ஓட்டுகள் எண்ணப்படும். இதில், எந்த ஓட்டுச்சாவடியில் யாருக்கு எவ்வளவு ஓட்டுகள் பதிவாகின என்பதை அறிந்து கொள்ள முடியாத வகையில், மின்னணு இயந்திரங்கள் ஒரு சேர மாற்றப்பட்டு, எண்ணப்படுமென முதலில் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. ஆனால், தற்போது எந்த மாற்றமும் செய்யாமல், முன்பு எண்ணப்பட்டது போன்றே, பூத் வாரியாக மின்னணு இயந்திரங்களில் பதிவான ஓட்டுகளை எண்ண முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கைக்காக, அதன் மையத்தில் உள்ள அறையின் அளவை பொறுத்து, மேஜைகள் போடப்படும். ஒவ்வொரு மேஜையிலும், "வெப் கேமரா' வைக்கப்படும். எனவே, எந்தெந்த கட்சிக்கு எவ்வளவு ஓட்டுகள், ஒவ்வொரு சுற்றிலும் பதிவாகின என்பது இந்த கேமராவில் படம் பிடிக்கப்படும். அந்தந்த சுற்று முடிந்ததும், மையத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் திரையில் அந்த சுற்று ஓட்டுகள் வெளியிடப்படும். இதன் மூலம், தேர்தலுக்கு பின் யாராவது வழக்கு போட்டாலும், முதலில் கேமராவில் பதிவான விவரங்களை கொண்டு முடிவு எடுக்க முடியும். சந்தேகம் ஏற்பட்டால் மட்டுமே, மீண்டும் மின்னணு இயந்திரங்களை எடுத்து சரிபார்க்க வேண்டியிருக்கும். காலை 8 மணிக்கு ஓட்டு எண்ணிக்கை துவங்கி, தபால் ஓட்டுகள் எண்ணப்பட்ட பின், மேஜை வாரியாக ஒவ்வொரு சுற்று ஓட்டுகளும் எண்ணப்படும். ஒரு சுற்று என்றால், மொத்தம் 14 மேஜைகள் இருந்தால், அவை ஒவ்வொன்றிலும் ஒரு ஓட்டுச்சாவடியில் பதிவான ஓட்டுகள் எண்ணப்படும். முன்பெல்லாம், ஒரு மேஜையில் இரண்டாம் சுற்று ஓட்டுகள் எண்ணப்பட்டு கொண்டிருக்கும் போது, பக்கத்து மேஜையில் ஐந்தாவது சுற்று ஓடிக் கொண்டிருக்கும். இதனால், அந்தந்த மேஜையை பொறுத்து வேகவேகமாக முடிவுகள் வெளியாகி கொண்டிருக்கும். ஆனால், இந்த முறை அவ்வாறு இல்லாமல், அனைத்து மேஜைகளிலும் ஒரு சுற்று முடிந்த பின்தான், அந்த சுற்றில் பெற்ற ஓட்டு விவரம் வெளியிடப்படும். அனைத்து மேஜைகளிலும் ஒரு சுற்று முடிந்த பின்தான், அடுத்த சுற்று ஓட்டுகள் எண்ண துவக்கப்படும். இதனால், முடிவுகள் வெளியாவதில் தாமதம் ஏற்படும். எனினும், குழப்பமின்றி முடிவுகள் வெளியாகும். சில தொகுதிகளில் முன்பு, இரண்டு மணி நேரத்துக்குள் இறுதி நிலவரம் வெளியாகி விடும். தற்போதைய முறையால், பிற்பகல் 3 மணிக்கு மேல் தான் வெற்றி, தோல்வி பற்றிய இறுதி நிலவரம் தெரியவரும். ஒவ்வொரு சுற்று முடிவும், அந்தந்த கட்சிகளின் வேட்பாளர்களது ஏஜன்ட்களுக்கு தெரியப்படுத்தப்படுவதுடன், மையத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் பலகையிலும் வெளியிடப்படும். அத்தோடு, பெரிய திரையில் அனைவரும் காணும் வகையில் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படும்.

Current Events 2006-International Events:

Is US ready for a black President?(16, Dec 2006) 

In a country where race is still a powerful force, there is speculation that Barack Obama, the senator for Illinois since 2005 might run for President in the next elections. The 45 year old senator graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991 and became the first African - American president of the Harvard Law Review. Enjoying mass adulation, he has been profiled by magazines like Time, Newsweek and Harper's thanks to his best selling book Audacity of Hope. The question of will he or won't he stand for president has become the talking point for Democrats. Though Obama has not commented on the issue, he thinks that people judge you based on your merits and not by your race. Whether U.S is prepared to have a black president or not remains to be seen. 

Somalia and Ethiopia brace for war(16, Dec 2006) 

The inevitability of war hangs over Mogadishu, Somalia's capital city. Unlike the internal anarchy that has affected the country for the past 15 years, the battle is now with Ethiopia which is threatening to de stabilize the country. 

In the past week, the increasingly militant Islamists in control of Mogadishu and much of the rest of the country have begun a food drive and a money drive and have sent doctors and nurses, along with countless young soldiers to the frontlines. Analysts are of the opinion that a full scale conflict between the Islamists and Ethiopia, a country with a strong Christian identity would be disastrous for Somalia, which is already suffering from severe flooding and years of neglect. 

India, Russia Desire Iran Issue Solved Through Talks(18, November 2006) 

India and Russia agreed that the Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved through negotiations, before the United Nations Security Council

• In a joint press interaction in Delhi, with the visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Iran had the right to pursue its nuclear programme for peaceful, civilian use. As a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Tehran must fulfill its obligations and ensure that its nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes.
• According to Mr. Lavrov, the Security Council's job must be to help and not replace the International Atomic Energy Agency when it came to dealing with Iran.

APEC Summit: Bush Arrives In Vietnam (17, Nov 2006) 

US President George W. Bush arrived in Vietnam for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. APEC's 21 member countries and territories were to meet in Hanoi, Vietnam, where North Korea's nuclear dispute and world trade were expected to dominate discussions.

• US-pushed regional free-trade proposal will be the top agenda item for Bush. Bush is the fourth US president to visit Vietnam
• All are partners with the United States in talks aimed at persuading a defiant North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.
• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to join the summit by the week end.

Bangladesh Elections Likely By Jan 25
 

Bangladesh Parliamentary elections may take place by January 25. The poll schedule is likely to be announced by the end of November 2006.

• The elections must be conducted during the 90-day tenure of the caretaker government under President Iajuddin Ahmed that took office on October 30.
• There are to be no prior consultations with political parties.

Pak test-fired Ghauri V missile(16, Nov 2006)

Pakistan test-fired its 1,300 km range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Hatf V which is also known as Ghauri, is capable of targeting several Indian cities, a day after it reached an agreement with India on nuclear risk reduction.

• The launch of the medium-range missile was carried out by troops of the Army Strategic Forces Command, ASFC at the culmination phase of a training exercise held to test the operation readiness of a Strategic Missile Group equipped with Ghauri missile.
• The test came a day after the two countries instigated the agreement in New Delhi on reducing the risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons.

Blair warns over Iran threat to West Asia(15, Nov 2006) 

British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed US panel that any solution in Iraq must be part of a broader West Asia strategy, while warning that Iran poses a "strategic threat to the region".

• Blair mentioned that the Israel-Palestine conflict was the top priority in the region, because extremists were exploiting it to radicalise moderate Muslims.
• The British leader called for a change of strategy and pressed Iran to support Western efforts to quell the relentless bloodshed.

National Events:

Jessica Lal Murder Case: Manu Sharma convicted(19, Dec 2006)

The Delhi High court convicted Manu Sharma, son of former Haryana minister and congress leader Vinod Sharma for the murder of Jessica Lal. After he was pronounced guilty, Manu Sharma was immediately sent to Tihar Jail. Jessica Lal was shot dead at South Delhi's restaurant Tamarind Court in 1999. Like in the Priyadarshini Mattoo case, the acquittal of all raised a huge public outcry. The sentence for Manu Sharma is due on 20dec. 

Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi acquitted(19, Dec 2006)

RJD chief and Railway minister Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi were acquitted in the 7 year old disproportionate asset (DA) case. Lalu Yadav was accused by BI of amassing property worth over 46 lakh beyond his known source of income when he was the CM of Bihar between1990-1997. His wife Rabri Devi was made a co-accused in the case. The DA case was an offshoot of the fodder scam of 1998 and the duo had to surrender in court and Yadav even had to go to jail. With their acquittal, it was celebration time at the official residence of Rabri Devi in Patna. 

Senate Clears Bush Administration's Indo - US Nuclear Deal (17, Nov 2006)

By a vote of 85-12, the US Senate voted to support a Bush administration's nuclear plan to sell nuclear technology and fuel to India, which was the most important strategic diplomatic initiative undertaken by President Bush.

• In exchange, India is supposed to open some of its plants to international inspections to prove that the fuel won't be diverted for weapons.
• With this, the US aim to expand strategic ties with India, the fastest-growing major economy after China.

Investment Protection Agreement With China (16, Nov 2006)

India approved signing an Investment Protection Agreement with Beijing, before Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India i.e. on November 20, 2006 This will increase the investment between China and India and would be in force for 10 years, according to the Information & Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.

• Trade between the two countries is expected to touch 20 billion dollars this fiscal, against 18.7 billion dollars last year.
• India has similar bilateral protection agreements with Britain, Russia, Germany, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Spain and Thailand.

Jessica Lal Murder Case: False Evidence, Said Ram Jethmalani (15, Nov 2006)

In the enduring Jessica Lal murder case, on behalf of the prime accused Manu Sharma, lawyer Ram Jethmalani told the Delhi High Court Division Bench, comprising Justices R.S. Sodhi and P.K. Bhasin that much of the two thirds of the evidence produced by the prosecution are false and fabricated, which have created doubts.

• Ram Jethmalani contented to reject the testimonies of socialite Bina Ramani, her husband George Mailhot and their daughter fashion designer Malini Ramani as their statements contradicted one another.
• The Bench rejected Mr. Jethmalani's plea for a direction to the Delhi police to hand over to him copies of three reports made by the Special Investigation Team about lapses in investigation so that he could defend his client better.

Joint Panel With Pakistan Discussed Anti-Terror Mechanism 
 
Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan, in a joint panel held positive discussions in New Delhi on setting up an anti-terrorism mechanism.

• The discussion included "complete achievement" of Jammu & Kashmir related confidence-building measures agreed to in the past.
• The discussion incorporated that the two countries will sign agreement on measures to reduce the risk of nuclear war, in the impending future.

Centre To Lay Norms For Regulating Ads Soon
 

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Y. K. Sabharwal has asked the government to lay the guidelines for regulating the advertisements containing political content issued by various government departments.

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has convened meetings of states and various departments in December to come out with guidelines on the issue.

Indian Navy To Induct US-Made Helicopters
 

Indian Navy, for the first time would induct US-made helicopter with the government giving the go-ahead for purchase of six Sikorsky-Seaking Helicopters.

• The six helicopters are part of the package deal for the purchase of the Landing ship tank USS Trenton, from which the choppers operate.
While, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had cleared the purchase of Trenton at a cost of Rs.200 crores, the sale of helicopters was being negotiated.

Muslims Lagging Behind Other Groups, Says Sachar Committee
 

The seven-member committee headed by Rajinder Sachar, a former chief justice of the Delhi High Court, that was set up to go into the social, economic and educational status of Muslims, submitted its report to the Prime Minister, which said the community was "lagging behind" other religious groups in development indicators and asked the government to frame appropriate programmes to address its educational and economic backwardness.

• In its report, it said the community was "relatively poor, more illiterate, has lower access to education, lower representation in public and private sector jobs and lower availability of bank credit for self-employment".

International Current Affairs 2010

Current Affairs [January 2010]

• Gilgit Baltistan region elected its first Chief Minister Mehdi Shah on the basis of Gilgit Baltistan Empowerment & Self Governance Order 2009. The new appointed CM declare the Gilgit Baltistan region as 5th province of Pakistan. The Indian Govt has, however, of the view that the region was part of J & K, and thus objected to the remarks of CM.
• Venezuela devalued it currency ‘Bolivar’.
• A massive earthquake strike Haiti, the Carribbean nation. Capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.
• Mahinda Rajapaksa won a second term as Sri Lanka’s President. He belongs to Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

CURRENT AFFAIRS-FEBRUARY-2009

1. Name of the world’s cheapest car launched by Tata Motors in Mumbai?

Nano

2. Music wizard A.R.Rahman won Oscars for which categories?



Best Original Score and Best Original Song (Jai Ho) for the film “Slum dog Millionaire”.
3. Which documentary won the Oscar award for best Documentary (Short)?

Smile Pinki, directed by Megan Mylan depicts the tale of an Utharpradesh girl and her fight against the social stigma of a cleft lip.


4. The West Indian Umpire who has officiated in a record 126 tests and 179 ODIs who decided to retire recently from International matches?

Steve Bucknor

5. The Indian sound engineer who won Oscar for his brilliant sound mixing works of the film “Slum dog Millionaire”




Resul Pookutty

6. The new Chief Justice of Madras High Court ?

Hemant Laxman Gokhale

7. The telecom sector which started third Generation (3G) mobile services recently in 11 cities of India?


Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
8. Sri Lankan batsmen who smashed double hundreds during world record stand of 437 for the fourth wicket partnership against Pakistan?

Mahela Jayawardhane (240) and Thilan Samaraweera(231)


9. Who won the Miss India Worldwide 2009 title ?

Nikkitasha Marhawa, Indian-American from Chicago clinch the 18th Miss India World wide 2009 title.

10. The new money back plan launched by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)in February 16 ?

Jeevan Varsha

11. Who was named Jamaica’s Sportsman of the year for 2008 ?

Triple Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.

12. The teenager who acted as the main character of “slum dog millionaire ” ?



Dev Patel

13. Which novel has been chosen as the Romantic Novel of the year 2009?

“East of the Sun” set in 1920s by Welsh author Julia Gregson

14. Britan’s Royal Mail issued a set of stamps on February-12 to mark the 200th Anniversary of the birth of a famous Scientist? Who is he ?

Charles Darwin

15. Who is appointed as coach/manager of Chelsea, the premier league club ?

Guus Hiddink, Russian coach
16. Recently the IPL Drug Tribunal has imposed a 12-month ban on a Pakistani Cricket player for consuming a banned substance, Nandralone during the inaugural season of Indian Premiere League. Who is he?

Muhammed Asif

17. The new Prime Minister of Zimbzbwe ?

Morgan Tsvangirai

18. Newly elected President of Bangladesh ?




Zillur Rahman

19. Noted Hindustani Classical Vocalist who was presented with Bharath Ratna, country’s highest civilian award ?





Bhim Sen Joshi

20. "”Slumdog Millionire “ got how many BAFTA awards (British Academy of film and Television Arts)

7 awards including Best Director, Best Film…etc
A.R.Rahman won the BAFTA award for the music of this film.


21. Name of India’s Second humanoid robot which was formally unveiled during Quark-2009, the technical festival at Goa?

Acyut-2

22. Name the Indian who awarded a honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Cambridge, where he served as the Master of Trinity College for six years.

Amartya Sen

23. Who was named African Footballer of the Year 2008?

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor

24. Name the Union Minister for Small Scale Industries in the UPA government who was on charged in a murder case recently ?

Mahavir Prasad

25. The two ships, commissioned by the Indian Navy on 16 February 2009, at Chennai, which are the first two in a series of ten water jet Fast Attack Craft (FAC) being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, GRSE, Kolkata ?.

INS Carnicobar and INS Chetlat

26. Name the 13-YEAR-OLD boy who has become a father in Britain, his wife is just 15.

Alfie Patten. His girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to Maisie Roxanne in Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex


27. 17th Dulip Trophy Cricket title is won by?
West Zone

28. Which Indian player won BCCI Payer of the year Award?

Virender Sehwag (The award is also known as Polly Umrigar Award)

29. The Indian Musician among the four international musicians to be awarded Grammy for their ‘Global Drum’ project. ?

Zakir Hussain, along with musicians Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo, has been awarded the coveted gramophone for ‘The Global Drum’ in the Best Contemporary World Music Album category.

30. Which players were named joint winners of the Allan Border medal of 2008?

Ricky Ponting and Michael Clark

31. Who won the Australian Open junior title ?

Yuki Bhambri. He becomes the first Indian to win the Australian Open junior title. He outplayed his German opponent Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas to win the Junior Boys title in the Australian Open.

32. Who won the Australian Open women singles title of this year ?
Serena Williams

33. Who won the Man of the Match award in the two 20-20 Cricket matches between India and New Zealand?

Brendon McCullum
34. Who won Rotterdam Open title after beating world number one Rafael Nadal?
Andy Murray of Britain
35. World Cup Cricket 2011 final will be held in which venue ?
Wankade Stadium, Mumbai.

36. Japan's Finance Minister who has resigned, amid claims that he was drunk at a recent G7 meeting?




Shoichi Nakagawa


81 ST OSCAR AWARDS- ALL RESULTS


1. ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Penelope Cruz (VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA)

2. WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY)

Dustin Lance Black (MILK)

3. WRITING (ADAPTED SCREEN PLAY)

Simon Beaufoy (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)

4. ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Andrew Stanton (WALL-E)

5. SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Kunio Kato( LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES)


6. ART DIRECTION

Donald Graham Burt (Art Direction); Victor J. Zolfo (Set Decoration) (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)


7. COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O'Connor (THE DUCHESS)

8. MAKE UP

Greg Cannom (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)


9. CINEMATOGRAPHY

Anthony Dod Mantle (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)

10. SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Jochen Alexander Freydank (SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)


11. ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE

Heath Ledger (THE DARK KNIGHT)

12. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
James Marsh and Simon Chinn (MAN ON WIRE)

13. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Megan Mylan (SMILE PINKI)

14. VISUAL EFFECTS:
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)
15. SOUND EDITING
Richard King (THE DARK KNIGHT)
16. SOUND MIXING
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)

17. FILM EDITING
Chris Dickens ((SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)
18. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DEPARTURES – Japan

19. BEST FEATURE FILM.

SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE


20. BEST DIRECTOR

Danny Boyle (SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE)


21. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Sean Penn (MILK)


22. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Kate Winslet (THE READER)


23. JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD (SPECIAL HONOR)

Jerry Lewis (Comedic film and humanitarian work)


24. BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT


Smile Pinki –( Director-Megan Mylan )

25. BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (music), Gulzar (lyrics)
26. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

A. R. Rahman (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE )