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| India won the International Cricket Council World Cup on April 2, 2011. |
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| Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, member of Parliament from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was sent to jail in May for her role in the telecommunications scandal. |
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| Mamata Banerjee, head of the Trinamool Congress, won the West Bengal elections in May, ending a 34 year dominance by the communist party in the state. |
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| Yoga guru Baba Ramdev went on a hunger strike in June, demanding the government take measures to end corruption in the country. |
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| Maqbool Fida Hussain, one of India's best-known painters, died in June, at the age of 95. |
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| The first-ever caste census conducted in independent India was kicked off in June. The last caste census in India was conducted in 1931. |
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| Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare galvanized the masses to protest against government misdeeds with a nearly two-week long hunger strike. |
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| Manipur's United Naga Council started a 100-day economic blockade of the state in August. Prices of essential commodities skyrocketed. |
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| A bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court in September killed 11 people and injured more than 60. |
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| Sikkim was ravaged by an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale on September 18, which killed more than 100 people and damaged hundreds of buildings. |
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| The Planning Commission of India filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court in September stating that urban residents who spends 32 rupees a day, or about 65 cents, should be considered above the poverty line. |
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| India hosted its first-ever Formula One Grand Prix, in October in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. |
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| The world's 7 billionth person was born on Oct. 31, the United Nations Population Fund estimated, and a baby born that day in Uttar Pradesh was named the symbolic 7 billionth baby. |
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| Sushil Kumar, a computer operator from Bihar, won a jackpot of 50 million rupees (about $1 million) on the gameshow "Kaun Banega Crorepati" in October. |
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| Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines reported a loss of 4.7 billion rupees or $93 million in the quarter ending September. |
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| Protests broke out across the country after the government proposed allowing an increase in foreign direct investment in the retail sector. |
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| Bollywood veteran Dev Anand died at the age of 88 in December. |
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| Bollywood veteran Dev Anand died at the age of 88 in December. |
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| The Indian rupee was Asia's worst performing currency this year, falling nearly 16 percent. |
Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth starrer upcoming movie Nanban under the direction of Shankar is getting ready to be released in Pongal 2012. Ilena is playing the female lead role in the film. SJ Surya and Sathyaraj playing a prominent roles in the movie. Harris Jayaraj is composed the music for the film.
Here is the update on collections of Shahrukh Khan's recent Super hit movie 'Don 2'. The film continuous to rock the box-office even on working day. The film collected a Nett of Rs 126 crore at box-office in first one week. The distributor of 'Don2' already received its investment and making profits. Here are the detailed Box-Office reports.
Harris, who suffered a hip injury in last month's Cape Town Test,
replaces all-rounder Dan Christian and young pacer Mitchell Starc who
were part of the 13-man squad for the first Test in Melbourne.
National selector John Inverarity said Harris was selected after
carefully monitoring his recovery. Harris made a return to competitive
cricket with figures of 1-35 in Perth Scorchers narrow victory over
the Brisbane Heat Thursday night.
"Ryan Harris has been added to the XI that played in the First Test in
Melbourne. Ryan has had carefully monitored preparation, which has
gone to plan. Mitchell Starc and Daniel Christian, who were both in
squad for the First Test have been omitted but remain very much in our
thinking," he said.
source:http://www.pravasitoday.com/india-vs-australia-sydney-test-ryan-harris-in-australia-squad
this is from http://www.pravasitoday.com/why-is-there-a-sudden-rage-of-flash-mobs-in-india
If you're busy shopping at a packed marketplace and someone next to you breaks into a jig, don't fret, just join in! Chances are it may be a flash mob.
It is the latest publicity gimmick that many event management companies, social activists, TV channels and movie production houses are using to create a buzz among masses.
Flash mobs have been a tried-and-tested technique abroad, but in India it is a new concept. It first started at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus when close to 200 people began dancing to Bollywood chartbuster "Rang de Basanti" last month.
Since then the trend has caught on and travelled to various cities like Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi as well as the national capital.
"Flash mobs in my opinion are a great new way to reach out to the masses, although they shouldn't be conducted so often that they end up killin
g the element of surprise," Ayush Gupta of Cabbageheads, an event management firm which organised the flash mobs at the capital's Janpath and Priya complex, told IANS.
Even though police played spoilsport during their flash mob, there was a purpose behind the activity, says the 20-year-old.
"We organised the flash mob with the sole purpose of opening minds around. We wanted to set a trend – a trend which screams of being bold enough to try new things! People need to loosen up a bit. Go crazy every once in a while. That's what we had in mind when we organised Flash Mob Delhi," added Gupta.
The team of Zee TV's flagship reality show "Dance India Dance" had also organised "Dancemobs" to promote the third season of the show. A flash mob of over 50 people began dancing at the Rajouri Garden market in West Delhi. From college-goers, shopkeepers and residents, lots of people joined in the flash mob and danced to popular Bollywood chartbusters.
"As per our research, 'Dance India Dance' connects with audiences across ages and is driven by the youth target audience. Also, it's that time of the year when a lot of people are out shopping or partying. Hence it becomes easier for us to reach out to more number of people at one go," Akash Chawla, Zee Marketing Head-National Channels, told IANS.
"The highest recall value of a thing is when it happens by surprise. Besides this, tapping the new media in a big way, the Dancemob videos will be uploaded on various social networking sites as well, which will help us to further increase our audience base," added Chawla.
According to the dictionary, a flash mob is "a large group of people mobilised by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration."
People of varied age groups are using online social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter to organise such surprise dance activities.
At the capital's Sarojini Nagar, a group planned a flash mob against sexual harassment and female foeticide, and danced to "Sadda haq".
In Mumbai, southern star Dhanush led a flash mob and danced to his Tamil-English hit "Kolaveri di" to promote the film "3″, while in Kochi some enthusiasts danced to spread the message of peace.
The flash mobs are getting a lot of hits on YouTube.
Gupta feels "flash mobs will eventually fizzle out if they continue to happen at the rate they currently are."
"People should think new rather than follow the mob mentality. That's what'll make a difference," he added.
A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, a media report said Wednesday.
Hailing from Pune in India's Maharashtra state, Bidve was shot in the head while walking from his hotel in Salford area towards the Manchester city centre around 1.30 a.m. Dec 26. He died at a hospital a short while later.
Bidve was a postgraduate student in micro-electronics at Lancaster University.
In a statement, his family said Tuesday evening: "Anuj was a loving son, a super caring brother and first and forever friend for many. He valued his relationships and put them over anything else. He was the first person you could call when in trouble."
"Anuj loved to travel and loved his food. He loved to cook. He could easily bring a smile on anyone's face with his innocent jokes. He loved playing football. He enjoyed his time and life and is an inspiration for us to live life to its fullest," the statement said.
"His passing will not only leave a void in our lives, but in the hearts of all those who knew him."
Bidve was part of a group of nine students — all Indians — visiting Manchester for a short break for Christmas.
It was earlier reported that Mahesh Babu and Sukumar teaming up for a new movie. Sukumar has finished the script work of the film. Now the latest news is that, this movie will start shooting from the month of February. 14 Reels Entertainment which earlier produced Dookudu will produce this new movie. More details of the film yet too be known.
