Sachin scores test double against Sri Lanka
The greatest batsman the game has ever seen, Sachin Tendulkar has hammered yet another double century against Sri Lanka on Day Four of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here on Thursday.
If Mahela Jayawardene broke the legendary Donald Bradman’s record for most hundreds (10) at a single venue on Tuesday, Sachin Tendulkar, the ‘Don’ of our times, has bettered his own by cracking his double century in a style. He has added yet another feather to his well-adorned cap.
Unbeaten and unnerved Tendulkar’s knock has comprised copybook shots. Those cover drives, flicks and cuts between point and third man — everything was on display.
Tendulkar has batted like a man with a mission and the Sri Lankan bowlers simply have no clue where to bowl. Once he crossed the 150-mark, the crowd anticipated something special and Tendulkar did not let them down.
Tendulkar, the world’s leading run-getter, equaled West Indian Brian Lara’s record of 19 scores of 150-plus. Australian legend Don Bradman did it on 18 occasions.
Created by, nabanita6 on July 29th, 2010
Facebook reaches 500 million users
Social networking site Facebook officially has 500 million users.
The milestone means that the six-year old website now reaches eight percent of the planet’s population, just 18 months after it passed the 150 million user mark.
Last month Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there is a “good chance” that the social networking site could boast one billion users within three to five years.
Facebook has continued adding users at a record-setting pace despite growing concerns about the privacy policies of a site that has more data on its users than any other website.
Facebook marked the milestone with the launch of a special section in which users are encouraged to post their personal stories about how Facebook has affected them.
Created by, nabanita6 on July 23rd, 2010
India lauched just Rs 1,500 laptop
India has made the World’s cheapest computer. The ultimate objective would be to bring down the price to unbelievable price of Rs 470 ($10).
You may not be able to buy Apple’s iPad, but you may easily get a made in India ‘Sakshat’ computing device at a throwaway rate. The Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal unveiled a low cost computing-cum-access device yesterday, touted as the world’s cheapest laptop.
The low-cost computer for students has all the elementary features, including Internet browsing. The indigenously made computer is expected to be available to the students by next year.
Several teams comprising experts, students and professors from IITs and IIS Bangalore were working with the HRD Ministry to bring out the low-cost computing device.
The low-cost computer fulfils a key mandate of the government, to provide high quality E-content free of cost to all learners in the country under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology. The computing device will support functionalities like video web conferencing facility, and multimedia content viewing.
Created by, nabanita6 on July 23rd, 2010
Aishwarya and Kate Winslet to share the same frame
Bollywood stunner Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Academy award winning actress Kate Winslet are bonding big times nowadays. Don’t raise your eyebrows guys. Don’t forget our Ash is a big name in West…she represents India internationally. Her yearly appearances at the Cannes red carpet has made her well known face in the West.
The two gorgeous ladies are shooting for an advertisement together in Rome dressed in little black dresses. The temperature is soaring in Rome as they are filming the Swiss watch brand Longines in the city.
The former Miss World has been gracing the brand as a spokesperson for the past four years while the ‘Titanic’ beauty is the latest name to endorse the high-end chronologists.
They were joined by Taiwanese model and actress Lin Chi-ling, in the high voltage commercial.
Created by, nabanita6 on July 23rd, 2010
SRK to act with Gauri
Finally our King Khan will share screen space opposite his Queen Gauri. Soon the first couple of Bollywood will do a television commercial together. This would be Gauri’s first brand endorsement with her husband.
The buzz in the industry is that they will endorse a very popular furnishing house. The shoot for the commercial is likely to take place in Mumbai.
Ad filmmaker, Sunhil Sippy, (who directed Snip) will be directing King Khan and his wife in this commercial.
Gauri, who has always maintained a very low profile in the industry, is known to have designed costumes for her husband during his Baazigar (1993) days. She turned producer with Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007). Gauri is finally coming out of the cocoon and letting go of her shell.
SRK and Gauri will join the bandwagon of star couples like Saif Ali khan and Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai or Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, who have already set the small screen on fire.
Created by, nabanita6 on July 23rd, 2010
Let’s behave and leave happily ever after
We all have got a lot of pet peeves. The biggest pet peeve though, is the lack of manners in today’s society.
I’m not an old fart who’s longing for the old days. I’m just your average, run of the mill 25 year old single and working woman, who is sick and bloody tired of the rudeness see every single day!!!
In the city where I live, the largest group of people who need a lesson in manners!!! We’ve got everyone from teenagers to seniors who refuse to live life happily with each other. It’s a city of robots who just love to earn more and more money. Men and women alike seem to have lost the ability to smile at one another in passing.
In light of this, I would like to offer a few quick tips for when you decide to venture out into the public and grace us with your presence.
1) The most important words in our dictionary are: Please, Thank You, You’re Welcome, Excuse Me (or Pardon Me) and I’m Sorry.
2) When you are walking on the sidewalk, and cross paths with someone, keep to the right. If there are two or more people walking together, please move into single file. It’s called “Footpath Manner”.
3) No matter what kind of a day you may be having, it does not give you the right to treat other people like crap. Paste a smile on your face and remember rule one.
4) People still do appreciate having the door held open for them. Try it – you may find the response you get could brighten up your own day!
5) The world is not your trash can. Among other things, nobody is interested in seeing your empty bottles, unused papers, banana skins, plastic bags, etc on the street.
6) Above all, remember that we are all here together for whatever time we may have. Treat each other (and our world) with the respect and dignity deserved by each. You may surprise at the positive effect it could have on yourself.
Created by, nabanita6 on July 22nd, 2010
