It was a great comeback by Australian team in the 4th One day international cricket match against India after losing 2 matches in a row. The match was important for both the teams as a win would have secured top spot for India and would almost secure the series for India. But in the end it was Australia, which won the vital moments during the chase to level the series in Mohali. It was a roller-coaster type of match and whenever India appeared to be getting a hold on match, Australia fought back with a vengeance. It wasn’t the great bowling performance that did the trick, but it was disciplined enough to force mistakes under-pressure. Now as the 7 match ODI series is leveled at 2-2, there will a lot of excitement towards the end of the series. And it will also be a clash for gaining the top spot in ICC ODI Rankings as the winner of the series will be the number one team.

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As the Indian economy is gaining momentum again and there is stiff competition globally, India needs to look into a new direction which is called Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is something which has been there for many decades. It is more about Invention and Innovation rather than just sticking to the existing Business. From the time of Galileo, Newton, Edison, and Einstein, till the time of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, we have seen many entrepreneurs. Now the general perception today is that those who start some businesses are the only entrepreneurs. While the great management thinker Peter F Drucker says “Entrepreneurship is mainly driven by Innovation and creates value to the society and economy.” As there are many courses starting in India which focuses on entrepreneurship, here are some questions which can be useful when preparing for an interview for an entrepreneurship course:

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Talat Mahmood is known as ‘velvet-voice’ singer, ‘unique transparent voice’ singer, ’silky voice’ singer,’ satin-voice singer,’ golden-voice singer,’ ‘king of ghazals’, ‘king of sad and soulful songs’ etc. He was born on February 24, 1924, in Lucknow, India, in a conservative, middle-class family with a musical background in the sense that his father and sisters were talented singers. However, he was essentially left with two options: either to keep a low profile and remain in the background, or to embark upon a movie career. He thought for a while and then decided to become a singer. It took Talat ten years to regain the confidence and respect from his near and dear ones, because by that time, the then Indian film industry had achieved considerable respect and recognition. Talat took music lessons for three years and then completed his music course at Morris college, Lucknow.

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Now a days people prefer to travel by air. Air travel is fast and comfortable. It helps use to reduce travel time. Arrival of many private companies in aviation industry has made air travel more affordable in India. Kingfisher Airlines, IndiGo, Air India and Jet Airways are the most popular brands in domestic air travel market. They connect almost all the major cities of India and also operate in foreign countries. Today I am going to tell you an easy way to book the cheapest flight ticket in India. Finding cheap flights or airfares to fly is not a difficult task. Just you have to compare the prices offered by different travel sites. Let us take an example. Suppose you have to book a ticket for a round trip from Bangalore to Patna.

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This December Vidhu Vinod Chopra is coming up with 3 Idiots. Three Idiots has been directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, and Boman Irani in lead roles. It is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2009. According to Bollywood Hungama survey, 3 Idiots is the most anticipated Bollywood films of the year 2009. The film is based on a famous novel, Five Point Someone written by Indian writer Chetan Bhagat. However, Chetan Bhagat has said that he was not involved in the scriptwriting of this movie. 3 Idiots is likely to be a big Christmas present to all Bollywood fans. I am also eagerly waiting for the release of the film.

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The documentary film based on Michael Jackson’s life is released successfully today. Four months after Jackson’s death, red carpets rolled out for 18 simultaneous screenings on five continents for “This Is It”. The movie was earlier set for a release on October 30, 2009, but the film’s release date was rescheduled for October 28, 2009, with a limited two-week run. This Is It is an American concert film documenting Michael Jackson’s rehearsals of the concert series of his performances, both on stage and behind the scenes. The film shows MJ mentoring his team for the 50 shows. It also shows MJ creating, developing, and ultimately staging these high-tech performances. The footage is filmed at The Forum and the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, US.

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During early 90s Doordarshan came up with Bharat Ek Khoj TV serials which was based on the book Discovery of India written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. It was 53 episode television series that beautifully described the 5000 year history of India. The series was directed by famous Indian producer and director, Shyam Benegal. Pandit Nehru’s role was portrayed by Roshan Seth, who had previously portrayed Nehru in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi in 1982. With an amazing pictorial presentation of Roshan Seth and enchanting tough voice of Om Puri made this serial one of the classics of old Doordarshan. The Opening song of the series is actually a timeless hymn called Nasadiya Sukta from RigVeda, which talks about the origin of the universe. This serial is still regarded as the great source of knowledge about Indian history, philosophy and culture.

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Top mobile phone maker Nokia will be launching N900 phone in a few days. N900 will come with Maemo OS and will be a mobile computer. N900 was initially scheduled for launch in October but due to some technical issues, Nokia will start selling N900 in November, as the company awaits feedback from developers. The N900, seen as key for Nokia’s future in the high-end market, and it is the company’s first phone running on Linux software. This mobile computer has many unique features compared to other available phones in market. At the heart of this mobile computer is its powerful 600 MHz processor and up to 1GB of application memory. ARM Cortex – A8 superscalar microprocessor core running at 600 MHz and Up to 1 GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory), which will pretty unusual for a mobile phone. And it will retail for around 500 euros ($750), excluding subsidies and taxes.

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Besides being the greatest leader of 20th century, Mahatma Gandhi was a good writer and author of several books. He was editor of a newspaper called Harijan in Gujarati, Hindi and English, Indian Opinion while in South Africa and, Young India, in English, and Navajivan, a Gujarati monthly, on his return to India. In addition, he wrote many letters almost every day to individuals and newspapers. Gandhi also wrote his autobiography, An Autobiography of My Experiments with Truth, Satyagraha in South Africa about his struggle there, Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule, a political pamphlet, and a paraphrase in Gujarati of John Ruskin’s Unto This Last. He also wrote extensively on vegetarianism, diet and health, rural reforms, Gita, religion, social reforms, etc. Gandhi usually wrote in Gujarati, though he also revised the Hindi and English translations of his books. Gandhi’s complete works were published by the government of India under the name “The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi” in the 1960s.

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Knowledge is one of the important qualities of Human being. People always try different ways to increase their knowledge base. Many people prefer to read books in various subjects, newspapers, magazines to improve their knowledge of different fields and subject matters. In my opinion, general knowledge quizzes are one of the fastest ways for increasing your general knowledge because it is cover most of the branches of study like science, arts, maths, history etc. While solving GK quizzes you never get bored. There are many general knowledge quizzes sites which are completely and easy to use. Today I have come up with 13 interesting General Awareness Questions. So here comes the questions.

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Today I got the chance to read “Unto This Last: A Paraphrase” by Mahatma Gandhi. Unto this last is a wonderful guide to Social Economy. If you want to enlighten yourself with the ideas and thoughts that changed the life of Gandhi then you must read this book. Unto This Last was originally written by John Ruskin. It was first published in December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine in four articles. In the beginning these articles were badly criticized. Even the publisher was forced to stop the publication after four months. In these four essays, John Ruskin has critically analyzed the shortfalls of Capitalist Economy and discussed the advantages of Socialist Economy. Unto This Last had a very significant impact on Mahatma Gandhi’s thinking and philosophy.

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Today whole world is celebrating the festival of lights, Diwali. On this auspicious day, people light diyas, candles and lights to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual. Diya is actually a cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil. To celebrate Diwali, people wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks. In India, business communities start their financial year on Diwali and new account books are opened on this day. The basic reason behind Diwali is to celebrate the homecoming of Rama after a 14-year exile in the forest and his victory over Ravana.

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Problems look like never ending for Obama government. The US government completed its 2009 fiscal year (Oct’08-Sep’09) with a record breaking 1.417 trillion dollars budget deficit. The gevernment is trying to pour resources to contain a serious financial crisis that plunged the nation into the great economic recession. The budget deficit is 962 billion dollars which is higher than the privious year deficit and equals 10 percent of US gross domestic product (GDP), the highest since 1945. Receipts for the fiscal year that ended in September totaled 2.105 trillion dollars while outlays were 3.522 trillion dollars as per the US treasury records. The main reasons for this huge jump in the budget shortfall are sited as declining revenues and a massive ramping up of spending in a fiscal stimulus to recover the world’s largest economy from a prolonged recession.

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The year 2009 looks like a year of raining achievements for Barack Obama. After getting the democrats nomination for US Presidency, by beating Hillary Clinton in a close combat, he became the first Afro American US president. He got the attention just after joining the office, for his Tax Policies and Bailout packages for the Investment banks, in the face of global recession. Then he came up with the healthcare policy for common man and received a lot of praise worldwide. And now in the biggest milestone of his life, getting the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” as declared by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. It also cites his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. The award was announced on October 9, 2009.

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Yesterday, the inaugural ceremony of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket took place at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bangalore. All the Captains of the participating teams gave prints of their hands in clay, exchanged flags of their clubs and took the “MCC-Spirit of Cricket” oath. Then a grand laser show happened. After the laser show, Shaolin monks from China performed moves of Tai Chi, Kung Fu and Chi Kung martial arts along with Kalaripayattu artists. British singer-model Jamelia and Reggae singer Shaggy also added excitement to the ceremony with their wonderful performances. The opening ceremony ended with big fireworks display that completely lit the Bangalore sky.

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