Goodbye Microsoft…

Bill Gates calls it a day. The world’s richest man leaves the Microsoft office at the age of 52.As a teenager he dreamt of making most of the computers in the world to run on Microsoft window which is very well true now. He steps aside leaving Steve to take his chair. He now plans to devote his time for charity works. But a man like him could never be forgotten for all he has done. Till Microsoft exists, he will co-exist.

A Great Indian Soldier Passes away

Sam Manekshaw popularly known as "Sam the Brave" was given the Final salute with military honors on June 27th.He died due to his lung disease and was 94. He is one of the most respected militarily men of India and was the mastermind behind the creation of Bangladesh. His contribution to the Indian Army and to the 1971 war against Pakistan can never be forgotten. Born in Amirstar in 1914, he made to the Indian army in the year 1932 when it was setup by the British. He became the chief of Indian Army in the year 1964.He was handsome, self-assured and had courage and determination along with what you call a “sharp military mind”. Some people never die and he is one among them.

India launches E-Passport

India is planning to launch “e-passport scheme”. The external affair minister of India Mr.Pranab Mukarjee recently presented one to the president of India Ms.Patil. The E-Passport consists of an electronic chip which consists of the personal details of the holder. This will be of great help to reduce the procedures at immigration. The government is planning to launch it in a phased manner. All the government employees will be provided with one sooner. E-Passport will be available for the public around September 2009 by the latest.

About A B-School (I)…

Many of us have a wish to become a manager someday.There are many Institutions that offer MBA programme in India.First and the most important B-school of the Indian subcontinent is IIM-A.The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (popularly known as IIMA) is said to be the most prestigious B-School in AISA .It is also considered to be the toughest college to get in with more than 600 competing for a single seat at IIM-A. It was established in the year 1961.Initially it had collabration with Harvard.The institute is atonomous and is run by Govt of Gujarat along with Indian Government.Prof. Samir Barua is the present director of IIMA.IIM-A takes in students based on their performance in CAT exam conducted on third Sunday of November every year.For further info logon to http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/.

For all those who want to be in IIMs…

CAT’09 is going to be online is the latest news which has left many of the CAT’08 aspirants surprised. The fear of “what if we couldn't make it this time..” have taken over them as in the case of many online competitive exams like GMAT,GRE etc.. Your score depends entirely on how you perform your first 5 questions. This purely depends on your luck. As in the case of GRE if you get an RC question in first 5 of the lot then you are almost finished. But cat is entirely different from GRE. Being called as “The world toughest exam” any aspirant will not be n a mind set to attend all the questions in a CAT paper. You have the liberty to choose which questions you are going to attend and which you are going to discard at any minute in the entire 2.5 hours which is likely to be stripped off in case of online pattern. However it is too difficult to study the situation now with minimum amount of information available. Let’s wait and watch.

Grand Finale

A nail biting match that last till the last ball was witnessed last night. As the super kings roared the royals took the title of winner in the debut IPL making history. The two best teams met in the final and one cannot ask something better than this. Raina played his part with bat in style but was not as usual in the field as he missed a stunning and difficult catch. An easier one was missed by Gony. But the best thing is that the skipper said that they lost as a team. Two teams with great team spirit came together to win the “Winners” and “Runners” title! Can’t wait for next season…

A Helping Hand for the elderly

A programme to provide necessary help for the elderly was launched in the city (Chennai).The elderly people could access this facility through a helpline number 1253.A separate control room is set up for this purpose consisting of 9 police personnel including a woman sub-inspector and a woman constable. A petrol car is also provided ready to go and help the elderly immediately when needed. This has received a huge welcome from the chennaities. Plans to extend this service to other major cities of the state are under progress.