Sunday, February 28, 2010

India rout Pakistan

India rout Pakistan 4-1 in Hockey World Cup

The Indian hockey team defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-1 in their campaign opener in the World Cup 2010.

Yes, it was goosebumps night, a match to savour and cherish and one to take home with you, to stay with you forever. The crowd of 16,000 was mesmerized and went home more than satiated.
Its a time to celebrate. Bring out the colours!
Happy Holi to one and all.

National Science Day

In India every year 28th February is celebrated as National Science Day.
“National Science Day” is commemorated in the honour of Sir C.V.Raman for his legacy, who discovered Raman effect on 28th Feb. 1928. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1930.

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS ((7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his work on the molecular scattering of light and for the discovery of the Raman effect, which is named after him.






History : In 1986, NTSC took initiative to get the Government of India to designate February 28 as the National Science Day (NSD) which is now celebrated all over the country in schools, colleges, universities and other academic, scientific, technical, medical and research institutions. On the occasion of the first NSD (28 February 1987) NCSTC announced institution of the National Science Popularization awards for recognizing outstanding efforts in the area of science communication and popularization, which have been given annually since 1988.


February 28th holds a special place in my life because two of my very good friends have their birthdays on today.
Happy Birthday Amit Ranjan... my roomie, my project partner....
Happy Birthday Sadique Nasar..

Tata Crucible Online Quiz: 76

Tata Crucible Online Quiz: 76

1.Which BPO giant in India was formerly a GE owned company called GE Capital International Services or GECIS?
Genpact

2.Which newspaper is owned by Diligent Media Corporation, a joint venture between media industry majors – the D B Corp Ltd. (Dainik Bhaskar) and Essel Group?
DNA

3.Which company was first known for assembly under license of the iconic Willys Jeep in India?
Mahindra & Mahindra

4.Cerelac is a brand of baby food cereal made by which company?
Nestle

5. Identify the business writer from this first book of his?
Thomas Freidman

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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Sachin's double ton in ODI

Sachin Tendulkar became the first man ever to score double hundred in one-dayers when he unlocked the game’s biggest and most awaited milestone versus South Africa at Gwalior on Wednesday (Feb 24' 2010).

Tendulkar reached the historic landmark off just 147 deliveries, treating the capacity crowd and millions of television viewers to 25 sublime hits to the fence and three mighty sixes, without even once taking the foot off the accelerator pedal throughout his epic marathon saga, helping India to a massive 401/3 from their allotted 50 overs.

Gwalior played witness to a vintage Tendulkar as history was written once again by the god of the Cricket...Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin Rocks!!!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Tata Crucible Online Quiz: 74

Tata Crucible Online Quiz: 74

1.Which former cricketer is associated with Delhi based cosmetic company Naturence Research Labs (P) Ltd?
Manoj Prabhakar

2.Lux has a long tradition of using Bollywood beauties to endorse the brand. Which Indian actress was the first to model for Lux?
Leela Chitnis

3.Swirl, Sniff, Scrutinise and Sip are the Four S's for judging what product?
Wine

4.Satyam Sivam Sundaram is the motto of ___________.
Doordarshan

5. Identify the Businessman?

Sant Singh Chatwal

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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
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Friday, February 19, 2010

Leadership: Infosys among top 20 firms

Human resources consultancy Hay Group has named Infosys among the world's 20 best companies for leadership, evident from its continued focus on employee development even during the global slowdown.
The annual study by Hay Group, in partnership with Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com, ranked the best companies for leadership globally and examined how those companies develop leaders.
Indian IT firm Infosys, which employs over 100,000 people, has been ranked 10th overall in the top 20 list for best companies in terms of leadership practices.
The study quoted Infosys leadership philosophy,
"Creating leaders is an absolute need. We have no option other than a process that is formalized, hard-coded into our DNA."
Other companies on the list were
General Electric
Southwest Airlines
3M Company
Procter & Gamble
Accenture
Wal-Mart
Nestle
Coca-Cola
McDonald's
Infosys
IBM
Cisco Systems
United Parcel Service
Ikea
ABB Group
Zappos
Hewlett-Packard
Goldman Sachs
Unilever
General Mills

Proud to be an prospective Infoscion.
But I know for sure am going to join TCS.

On Top of this World

Eden garden conquered
India register a stunning victory

Scorecard:Ind 643/6 | RSA 289/10 & RSA 296/10 | (India won by an innings and 58 runs).

Indian cricket team defeated Proteas (Republic of South Africa/RSA) by an innings and 58 runs.
Magic of Indian bowlers worked and India became victorious.With this victory the ongoing test series ended with a 1-1 draw.Hashim Amla was declared as the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series also for his consecutive centuries in two innings.

India today retained their number one status in Test cricket after the thrilling victory over SA in Kolkata.With this victory, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men also ended Australia's seven-year run of finishing on top spot at the annual cut-off date (April 01).Consequentially, India will retain the ICC Championships mace which they won after beating Sri Lanka 2-0 in the home series in December last year, besides pocketing the USD 175,000 prize money which is presented to the side that reaches the April 1 cut-off date in top spot.


Three cheers for the Indian cricket team.
Team India rocks.


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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855

Rubik's Cube

Recently got a Rubik's cube as gift and was very impressed by it too.Here in this post i am going to share some information about the same.

Here we begin: The Rubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toys in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes have sold worldwide making it the world's top-selling puzzle game. It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy.

In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by 9 stickers, among six solid colours (traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow).A pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be a solid colour.

There are different variations of Rubik's Cubes with up to seven layers: the 2×2×2 (Pocket/Mini Cube), the standard 3×3×3 cube, the 4×4×4 (Rubik's Revenge/Master Cube), and the 5×5×5 (Professor's Cube), the 6×6×6 (V-Cube 6), and 7×7×7 (V-Cube 7).

Courtesy: www.wikipedia.com
Official website: www.rubiks.com

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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855

Seven deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, is a classification of the most objectionable vices that has been used since early Christian times to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen humanity's tendency to sin.
The final version of the list consists of
Wrath
Greed
Sloth
Pride
Lust
Envy
Gluttony.

The Seven Deadly Sins
Try to avoid these sins.

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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Of Course I Love You..!.... Till I Find Someone Better...

Of Course I Love You..! Till I Find Someone Better
A few days back my eyes fell on a book titled “Of course I love you… Till I find someone better” by Durjoy Dutta and Maanvi Ahuja. The titled somehow appealed to me. I picked up the book.

Today i finished the book. It's really very interesting and witty. Simple story of a DCEite (a student of Delhi College Of Engineering) and his screwed up life devoid of placements, good marks, bad cat scores but full of girlfriends and plenty of Sex.
An audacious writing, funny and full of energy.

Imagination seldom runs wild,but when it does,you have a book. And this time it is
"Of Course I Love You..!....Till I Find Someone Better".

Top 10 Indian CEOs

In the latest issue of Business Today a list of top ten CEOs was published.
Here's the list.

World's Cheapest Phone

Vodafone has launched its new phone 'Vodafone 150' which is being called the cheapest phone in the world with a price tag of just $15.


The phone is mainly aiming the customers in the developing countries. The phone will be launched in India, Turkey and African countries.
The Vodafone 150 was launched in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where the latest technology in the industry is being showcased.

Goodbye to Google Buzz

Google buzz, a new social networking tool from the stable of IT behemoth released a week ago has come under fire for everything from privacy concerns to feelings of information overload. So Google is on the way to bid Buzz adieu once and for all.


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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

RBQ: Random Biz Quiz 1

Here's a bouquet of ten questions all related to Biz world.Hope u love them.

1. Which country has the slowest growth rate?
Zimbabwe

2. Which company designed the first smart-phone?
IBM

3. Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese firm, recently bought which Indian company?
Ranbaxy

4. Which was the oldest mutual fund ever?
Massachusetts Investors Trust

5. With Bill Gates having stepped down, who is the person now at the helm of Microsoft?
Steve Anthony Ballmer

6. The PlayStation is a famous gaming console made by which company?
Sony

7. Where was the first commercial mobile phone service launched?
Japan

8. Which is the largest oil company in the world?
Saudi Aramco

9. Time Warner, the world?s largest media and entertainment company, is a conglomerate of three companies, one being Warner Communications? Inc and the second being Time Inc. Which is the third one?
America Online Inc

10. Which is the largest vehicle manufacturing group (by volume)?
Toyota Motor Corporation

Will keep coming with these random quizzes in future.
Till then BaBye.

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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855

MNIK

My Name Is Khan


Another awesome movie from King Khan.
Kajol-SRK pair rocks.
Great story line, inspiring, awakening and two n half hrs of fantastic entertainment.
Go n see it.

And do Remember "My name is Khan and I am not a Terrorist"

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Autobiography of a Pen

autobiography of a pen..

i am a pen. Red and shiny i am, but i have always written in blue. Royally. she used to fondle me, kiss me, take me on her sojourns, through people, places and events...i have traveled so much...through pages and pages of her writing...her lucky pen she used to call me...

i remember her crying when she put me down accidentally one day, and dented my nib... (I still have a dented nib. and she reckons i write better that way...) and I so wanted to console her, write 'am OK. Really!' on the white sheet of paper she had before her. But alas i couldn't. Coz even though they call us mightier than the sword, we don't have a stand on our own. We can’t stand up. Nor can we express what we feel. we can write what our owners feel, what they want us to...nothing else...

i enjoyed running over pages, telling about all that she felt. ..Made me cry sometimes, reading what she wrote. That’s when i bled...and she went berserk at that coz bleed is what good pens are not supposed to do...if only she understood why i bled

i loved being with her. Lucky pen she used to call me...and proud i was of that status...

i am on the wait now...for her to pick me up...and give me some exercise. I miss reading into her mind. i miss being the first person to know what she felt. I miss her. She never comes to me these days. I see her fingers flying over black and white keys, her eyes fixed on a flickering white screen...they are her friends now. And i am neglected. they print what she says...but they will never smell her hand, nor see her beautiful writing...they will never bleed for her...nor will they think for her...

i stay in her pen ink once more and spill it all out for her...but i guess i wait in vain...

Regards
pen!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day

Wish u all a lovely and happy Valentine's Day.

Friday, February 12, 2010

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics started off today with a spectacular opening ceremony.
It is a major international multi-sport event and is from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia and in the Vancouver suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands.
The official logo of the event is called Ilanaaq the Inukshuk.

There are four mascots for the event:
* Miga - A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear.
* Quatchi - A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.
* Sumi - An animal guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear who wears a hat of an orca whale. He lives in the mountains of British Columbia.
* Mukmuk - A Vancouver Island marmot described as "small and friendly", Mukmuk is not an official mascot but acts as their sidekick. As of December 2008 he has joined the other mascots as a plush toy, but not yet a life-size mascot costume.

The motto of the event is With glowing hearts/Des plus brillants exploits.

Vancouver 2010:
2629 athletes, 82 nations, 86 events, 7 games.

Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2010