Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Fastest fifty in IPL 2011


RCB scored a blistering 50 in just 2.5 overs. Glorious Knock from Chris Gayle had helped RCB to create the record.. RCB scored 37 runs in one over.

RCB won the match by scoring 128 runs in just 13.1 overs. Dilshan was the top scorer with 52 runs

RCB is the first team to initiate the GO Green campaign in the IPL.

Sports News May 2011


Novak Djokovic wins the Madrid Masters Tennis Championship defeating Rafael Nadal

Petra Kvitova wins the ATP-WTA Madrid Masters by defeating Victoria Azarenka

Sabastian Vettel wins the Turkish Grand Prix

Mary Kom wins her first gold medal in the Asian Cup Women's Boxing Tournament in Haikou,China

AC Milan wins the 18th Serie A Title Football championship at Roma

Saina Nehwal loses to World number 3 Xin Wang in the Final of Malaysian Open Grandprix Gold Badminton tournament

Shane Warne will retire from Indian Premier League as a player after the IPL 2011 Season

The Sunday Times Rich List 2011


Top 10 Richest People in The UK

Lakshmi Mittal and family (Steel)
£17,514m
Alisher Usmanov (Steel)
£12,400m
Roman Abramovich (Oil, Industry)
£10,300m
The Duke of Westminster (Property)
£7,000m
Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli (Pharmaceuticals)
£6,870m
Leonard Blavatnik
£6,237m
John Fredriksen and family (Shipping)
£6,200m
David and Simon Reuben (Property, Internet)
£6,176m
Gopi and Sri Hinduja (Industry, Finance)
£6,000m
Galen and George Weston and family (Retailing)
£6,000m

Business Quiz - 11


Hyundai is a MNC from which country?
i) Taiwan ii) South Korea iii) Thailand iv) Japan


Which city is Europe's main bullion market?
i) Rome ii) Zurich iii) Berlin iv) London


Baygon is a product of:
i) Reckitt and Colman ii) Hindustan Unilever iii) Reckitt Benckiser iv) Bayer


The brand of spices owned by Dabur is:
i) Catch ii) Homemade iii) Everest iv) MDH


The herbal restorative Ristova is manufactured by:
i) Zandu ii) Dabur iii) Shahnaz Husain iv) Ayur


What is common to Tractor, Apex, Utsav and Touchwood?
i) Soap brands ii) Paint brands iii) Heavy vehicle brands iv) Ply-wood


The brands Eno and Horlicks belong to:
i) Nestle ii) HUL iii) Glaxo Smithkline iv) Procter and Gamble


What is the name of McDonald's clown mascot?
i) Mack ii) Ronald iii) Goofy iv) Snoopy

Choose the appropriate word - 12


A _________ of stars were shining in the sky
i) set ii) group iii) pack iv) galaxy


Where did the police ______ their rifles?
i) lay ii) lie iii) lied iv) laid


The enemy was met with fire from a ______ guns
i) shower ii) range iii) battery iv) string


He used to write his novels, sitting in the middle of a ____ of trees
i) set ii) clump iii) herd iv) cluster


A ________ of Shakespeare actors visited the city
i) heal ii) set iii) company iv) troop


The artist arranged an exhibition of a ________ his pictures
i) group ii) flight iii) parade iv) gallery


The hunter had a _____ of arrows in his quiver
i) faggot ii) bunch iii) set iv) sheaf


A ____ of young, pretty girls were going to the market
i) series ii) crowd iii) heap iv) bevy

58th National Awards


Best Feature Film: Adaminte Makan Abu


Best Actor: Danush for Aadukalam (Tamil) and Salim Kumar for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)


Best Actress: Mitalee Jagpat Varadkar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) and Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)




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Cannes Festival 2011: Cannes Awards 2011


CategoryWinner
Feature Film(Palme d'Or)The Tree of Life Directed by Terrence Malick
Grand Prix Ex-aequoBir Zamanlar Andolu'DA(Once upon a time in Anatolia)
directed by Nuri Bilje Ceylan
Le Gamin Au Velo(The Kid with a Bike
directed by Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
Best Director AwardNicolas Winding Refn  for Drive
Screenplay AwardJoseph Cedar for Hearat Shulayim(Footnote)
Best Actress AwardKirsten Dunst in Melancholia

Best Actor AwardDean Judardin in The Artist
Jury PrizePolisse(Poliss) directed by Maiwenn
Palme d'Or Short FilmCross(Cross-Counter)
Jury Short FilmBadpakje 46(Swin Suit) directed by Wannes Destoop