Current Affairs Questions 2009

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1. The new federal agency approved by the Indian Government to combat terror in India which will be empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the state ?

National Investigation Agency.

2. Who is appointed as Director General of the newly established National Investigation Agency (NIA).?

Radha Vinod Raju, Special Director General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir

3. “Man of the series” of recently held One Day series between Australia & South Africa?

Albie Morkel

4. Who became the country’s youngest international referee, after passing the world body FIBA’s exam ?

Zanim Mohammed Hashim from Thalassery, Kerala

5. The first Indian to win the prestigious Golden Globe Award for Best Original Music Score ?

A.R.Rahman for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire.
Rahman’s song ‘Jai Ho,’ penned by lyricist Gulzar, was nominated for Best Original Music Score.

6. Which Malayalam Writer won the “Odakkuzhal Award ” ?

K.G.Sankara Pillai

7. Who became the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in one-day internationals ?

Ajantha Mendis , completed his 50-wicket haul in his 19th one-day international. He surpassed the record of India’s Ajit Agarkar who took 23 matches to reach the milestone.

8. Who has been appointed as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Management and Budget in the upcoming administration of U.S.President Barack Obama?

Preeta Bansal, Leading Indian-American lawyer

9. Name the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile with speeds of Mach 2.5 to 2.8, which is world’s fastest cruise missile and is about three and a half times faster than the U.S.A’s subsonic Harpoon cruise missile?

Brahmos, The acronym ‘BrahMos’ is perceived as the confluence of the two nations represented by two great rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.

10. Who is the Man of the Series in the recently held Zimbabwe –Bangladesh One Day Series held in Bangladesh?

Shakib Al Hasan

11. The first Bangladesh player to top one of the International Cricket Council’s player rankings?

Shakib Al Hasan He tops the ICC ODI Rankings for all-rounders

12. Jharkhand Chief Minister who resigned from his post following his defeat in the Tamar assembly by-poll?

Shibu Soren

13. Music Sensation A.R.Rahman won how many Oscar nominations for the film “Slumdog Millionaire” ?

Three nominations (Music, Songs (Jai Ho, O Saya))

14. Indian sound engineer from Mumbai, born in Kerala, nominated for the Oscars for Best sound mixing in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’?
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Geethu Mohandas Wedding Pictures

Geethu Mohandas Wedding Pictures: Geetu Mohandas is one of the most popular Malayalam actress who has done good characters in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. The latest news on Geetu Mohandas is that everything is ready to take their vows. The actress will soon marry her long Rajiv Ravi, a director of ACE, who had worked for films like ‘Chandini Bar’ Companions’ and ‘Dev D’.

Sources indicate that the marriage is scheduled for November 14 in Kochi. Geethu and Ravi are in love with each other during the past five years. Geethu Mohandas intensified in the screens at the age of five, wearing grease paint for the “onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare ‘, with Mohanlal in the lead. But it was ‘Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku “that won her much acclaim. She is best remembered for her performance in’ Akale Oridam ‘and’ for which he won the Film Award of Kerala State. She has also acted in couple of films in Tamil , namely ‘Nala Damayanthi and’ Poi.
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Kerala Lottery Results

latest news about, Kerala Lottery Results: If you had bought a lottery ticket of Kerala Lotteries, then you may face trouble verifying your number.

When the news was announced that the results can be seen from the website, Internet traffic enormous visited the site and this led to the CRACH server.

The lottery results are published in the official www.keralalotteries.com website.

The Kerala government also is not giving any results of the Kerala State Lotteries.

To check your lottery number, you can also visit the website of Kerala Govt and http://www.kerala.gov.in/admindisplay/home.php click for more information.
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Update Maharashtra Election Results 2009

Latest news Updated, Maharashtra Election Results 2009: The 2009 election results are coming out from India. The early results of the exit polls are counted and here is why you should care. India is the largest democracy in the world. This is why the western media should cover it more broadly and reach the 2009 elections results from India to U.S. readers.

The earliest results of the 2009 Indian election results are seen in Twitter. The community discusses India Votes making it a trending topic.

IndiaVotes2009: INDIA ELECTION 2009 VOTES fastest and latest… UPA wins, Manmohan Singh is set to return after the results. Vacant_heart writes that election results unfolding in India. The PM headed for another term.

W7VOA Twits India election: Early results show Congress performing much better than expected at expense of BJP. Alert911 breaks it from AP: Ruling Congress party-led alliance is leading in the early election results in India.

In fact UPA’s early edge came from the election results on the possibility of Congress doing well in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal, and its major cities. Andhra Pradesh elections results are particularly important because with Tamil Tadu they are game changer states of Indian elections and, between them, they will decide which party or combination will rule in New Delhi. The outcome here is critical for the Congress, which with allies won 77 of the 82 seats from these states in 2004.

This is just in

IndiaVotes2009: INDIA ELECTION 2009 VOTES Manmohan Singh calls for a Cabinet meeting n Monday, 18th May 2009 first after the election results. News_google twits that in India Election Results – Congress bags 175 seats, BJP 120 seats.

Latest RESULTS update of India Elections 2009

Winners Of Indian Election 2009
Update 5.15PM (IST)
UPA will form the next government in India

NDA == 165 (Leads +Win)
UPA == 257 (Leads +Win)
3rd Front == 79 (Leads+Win)
Others == 26 (Leads+Win) (SP , BSP , LJP & Others)

AP State Election Results

TDP == 70 (Wins)
Congress ==110 (Wins)
PRP == 11 (Wins)
Left ==5 (Wins)
TRS ==09 (Wins)
Others == 2 (BJP)

ALL INDIA – 484

UPA 227
NDA 158
3rd Front 76
4th Front 30

PARTY WISE update
CONGRESS – 175
BJP – 120
BSP – 21
LEFT – 26
SP -24
DMK – 17
JDU – 17
TC – 15
Source: indian-election2009.blogspot.com

India Is Swine Flu Rises To 400

New Delhi: The health ministry has reported six swine flu deaths, including three from Maharashtra, two deaths from Gujarat and one from Kerala. This took the total of India’s swine flu deaths to 405 onThursday.

Maharashtra’s swine flu casualty figure has reached 171, Gujarat stands at 38, and in Kerala at least 10 people have succumbed to the contagious virus.

Also, the country reported 152 fresh cases, which took the influenza A (H1N1) infection figure in India to 12,486. Of the 152 cases, six cases have foreign travel history and the rest are indigenous cases as reported by the union health ministry in a statement.

Of the fresh cases, 46 were from Delhi, followed by 19 in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra each. While 17 cases were reported from Karnataka, 14 people were found positive in Haryana.

Uttar Pradesh saw seven new cases, followed by three cases each in Uttarakhand and Puducherry. Two cases were reported from Jammu and Kashmir. Orissa, Bihar and Goa reported one case each.

Among the states, Maharashtra tops the overall infection tally with 3,417 cases followed by Delhi where 3,206 people have been infected with the virus.

Floods Displace Millions In India

NEW DEHLI: Heavy rains and floods over the past week have wreaked havoc in Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and claimed over 230 lives and displaced over a million people.
The death toll in Karnataka alone has crossed 180. Over 3,00,000 people have been displaced in the 14 districts of the state.

In Andhra Pradesh, though the flood situation is improving in Kurnool and Mahaboobnagar districts, but hundreds of villages in Krishna, Guntur and Nalgonda are still inundated. Heavy rains have also lashed the districts in Konkan and southern Maharashtra.

In Goa, large parts of the state are lashed with heavy rains for the third day with people remaining indoors. According to sources over 250 houses have collapsed in the state in last one week.

In Kerala, flash flood has affected normal life at 6 places in Kozhikode district. Landslides were also reported at many places in the district.

In Orissa, floodwater is receding fast in Balasore and Bhadrak districts. But, Jalaka, Kansabansa, Sona and Budhabalanga rivers are still flowing above the danger level.

The Army has deployed 600 personnel and about 1000 swimmers and 260 boats for rescue operations in flood hit areas.

Salman Is Relaxed: Asin

MUMBAI : The word Chennai seems to be lucky for Asin. In her hit Telugu film Amma Nana O Tamil Ammayi she was called Chennai and in her forthcoming film (London Dreams) Salman calls her Chennai Express.
“Whenever Salman would call me Chennai, my thoughts would go back to my shooting stints in Hyderabad. Puri Jagannath was such an amazing director, he made me so comfortable. Doing the film was a joy,” chirps Asin as she zips down memory lane with TOI. Excerpts from an interview…

After your much reported ‘turbulent’ working relationship with Aamir Khan, what was working with Salman Khan like?

I’m surprised when I hear stories about my supposed tough time with Aamir. Basically, I’m a hassle-free person. As for Salman, he’s totally chilled out. Working with him was like a party. We would bring lunch from home and eat together.

We’ve heard that Ajay Devgn and you get along well too?

Ajay and Salman get on like a house on fire and those good vibes spread to the rest of us. I used to spend most of the time on the sets with them. In fact, Ajay was a surprise. I’d always seen him as an actor who plays intense characters on screen. In real life, he’s a prankster. Working with him is fun.

You seem to have made a lot of friends in Bollywood…

Yeah, I am a friendly person. I loved doing Farah Khan’s show because Deepika Padukone is a friend. We first met at an awards function and got chatting backstage. I’m also friends with Anushka Sharma. Sonam Kapoor and I keep in touch. Sri Devi ma’am is my neighbour — she stays on the first floor and I’m on the sixth of the same building.

How has it been settling down in Mumbai and living independently?

I have taken to Mumbai like fish to water. I do have an independent flat for myself, but my parents live nearby in an adjacent flat. I’ve tried as far as possible to take off the burden of managing my work from my father. I now have a company managing my work.

Are you doing a film with Abhishek Bachchan? We hear you’ve been roped in to do a film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, based on the Chittagong uprising?

I wouldn’t like to confirm anything at this juncture. I prefer it when this kind of information comes from the production houses.

Your future projects…

I’ll be doing a southern film in 2010. Then there’s 19 Steps that might take a while to release.

You’ve learnt Kalaripayattu, the ancient martial art of Kerala for 19 steps. What’s your fitness regime and diet like?

Whenever I have time I follow a regime that includes cardio and lightweights.

There’s buzz that you turned down a promotional act for an animal rights organisation because you are non-vegetarian.

I’m clueless about how these stories spread about me having turned down a promotional act for a good cause! I’m not Countess Dracula! I might be non-vegetarian, but there are days when I haven’t eaten meat. When I eat non-vegetarian, it’s mostly fish and chicken.

Is there any particular Bollywood hero you want to work with?

It’s already two Khans down for me. I’d love to act with all the Khans and every hero in Bollywood!

Kerala Tourist Boat Capsizing, 14 women, 6 Children Among 35 Dead

Thekkady (Kerala): The death toll in the tragedy tourist spot in Thekkady in Kerala rose to 35 with four bodies recovered from the ill-fated
ship at dawn on Thursday.
According to official sources, a rescue team that included divers pulled the bodies partially submerged boat that sank yesterday in the famous Periyar Lake in Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary in Idukki district.

District Collector Ashok Kumar Singh, confirmed last night that a total of 31 corpses, including 14 women and six children, were recovered from the state-owned double-deck boat carrying 74 tourists.

According to eyewitnesses, the tragedy occurred when the boat ‘Jalakanyaka’ after several tourists leaning to one side watching elephants in the Wildlife Sanctuary on the shores of the lake. The boat was half sunk in misfortune.

The figure is likely to rise as more people just have not been located, the sources said adding, the search operation continued in the morning.