Friday, June 26, 2009

Michael Jackson Dies at Age 50


UPDATED 3:23 PM: Legendary musician Michael Jackson has died, law enforcement sources have Confirmed.

TMZ reports that someone at Jackson's Holmby Hills home called 911 at 12:21 pm. When paramedics arrived at his home, he was not breathing. The Los angeles Times reports by the time he reached the UCLA Medical center, Jackson was in a coma. He was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon.

Several months ago, celebrity biographer Ian Halperin claimed jackson was deathly ill and required a lung transplant. Jackson's rep quickly disputed Halperin's claims.

Jackson was readying for a 50-show run of performances at London's O2 Arena. He had voiced concern about being physically able to complete that many performances.

Jackson is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson.

As a child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50.

Jackson was pronounced dead at about 2:26 p.m. PDT (2126 GMT) after arriving at a Los Angeles hospital in full cardiac arrest, said Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. The cause of death was not known and an autopsy would likely take place on Friday, he said.

Jackson's sudden death had been reported earlier by U.S. media, which said he was taken ill at his home and rushed to the hospital by paramedics who found him not breathing when they arrived.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

STD 25 Paise, Local 10 Paise per minute!

New Delhi: New IT and Telecom minister A. Raja has announced that his department would be slashing the STD and Local telephone call rates soon.

Now you would be able to do STD and Local telephone call at a rate of 25 Paise and 10 paise per minute respectively.

With this announcement Raja has showed his strong will power. Raja, who is MP from the Nilgiri constituency, is close to Karunanidhi’s wife Rajati Ammal.

It’s being believed that Raja would be taking some more people friendly decisions. A Raja took oath yesterday as Cabinet Minister in the new government set-up, retaining the IT & Communications Ministry which he held for two years in the previous tenure of UPA government as well.





Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States







In just a little while, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the first black President of America. Over two million people are expected to attend the inauguration ceremony in Washington.

The presidential motorcade approaches Capitol Hill during the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, in Washington January 20, 2009.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Miss World 2008 : Pageant Is Going to Miss Russia




Miss World 2008
contest live from Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13th.
  • Miss World : Miss Russia
  • 1st Runup : Miss India
  • 2nd Runuo : Miss Trinidad_and_Tobago

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Mumbai on high alert after terror attack

Mumbai, Nov 26: Indiscriminate firing and coordinated blasts in eight places of South Mumbai left 16 dead and around 50 injured in the nation’s financial capital on Wednesday night. All the blasts have taken place in the vicinity of posh hotels in the area, including the Taj and the Trident.

The firing has taken places at the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railways station, outside Café Leopold in Colaba, Nariman point and outside the Taj and the Tridient, formely Oberoi hotel. Indiscriminate firing was reported from the Taj hotel, with sources saying that 4 terrorists could be holed up inside.

The terror strike which began at 1033 PM at Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus(CST),formerly known as the Victoria Terminus(VT), claimed 10 lives in the premises of the station alone, police said.

source : www.zeenews.com

Sunday, November 23, 2008

India won the series against England with 4-0 lead

India sealed the ODI series against England with a thrilling 19 run win at Bangalore. The match proved to be a thriller despite the loss of numerous overs. India scored 166-4 in the rain-hit fourth one-day international against England here on Sunday.England must reach a target of 198 to win the match according to the Duckworth-Lewis method. The day-night match was reduced to 22 overs a side due to rain.India sealed the ODI series against England with a thrilling 19 run win at Bangalore. The match proved to be a thriller despite the loss of numerous overs. India scored 166-4 in the rain-hit fourth one-day international against England here on Sunday.England must reach a target of 198 to win the match according to the Duckworth-Lewis method. The day-night match was reduced to 22 overs a side due to rain.

Monday, November 10, 2008

INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR (IITF 2008)










Event Profile: The INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR (IITF 2008) being a multi-product exhibition has on display a wide range of products and services. However, beneath the well dispersed spread of products, the Fair has focus on a few identified areas in the form special displays. This annual event provides a common platform for the manufacturers, traders, exporters and importers.

  • Start Date : 14-NOV-08
  • End Date : 27-NOV-08


Highlights: Over 5,500 enterprises are participating in this fair.This includes over a hundred from Overseas.Among the foreign participants are Germany, Japan, UK, Korea, Bangladesh, Myammar, Bhutan and Pakistan. The Indian State pavilions are also there.

Organizer : India Trade Promotion Organization
Pragati Bhawan, Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi, India.
Tel: +(91)-(11)-23371390/23371822/23371540
Fax: +(91)-(11)-23371874/23318142

India beat Australia to win series 2-0

Nagpur, Nov 10: India secured a historic Test series victory against Australia on Monday as they crushed the tourists by 172 runs in the fourth and final Test match played at Nagpur. The win meant the Indians won the series 2-0 to reclaim the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 8 long years, having beaten the visitors earlier in the second Test at Mohali. Jason Krejza was declared Man of the Match for his 12 wickets on debut while Ishant Sharma was declared Man of the Series for his 15 wickets.

A glorious career comes to an end on Monday… Sourav Ganguly, a man with a never-say-die spirit, will be seen on the field wearing the Indian cap for the last time today. Known as the best ever captain to have represented India, the Royal Bengal Tiger will bid his adieu to cricket today and will be remembered as a man who had a career as dramatic as it can be.

Source : www.zeenews.com