onlineGKguide.com http://www.onlinegkguide.com Resource of General Knowledge, Current Affairs, GK Quizzes and Career News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:20:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Most Popular Indian News Channels http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/02/03/most-popular-indian-news-channels/ http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/02/03/most-popular-indian-news-channels/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:01:27 +0000 onlineGKguide http://www.onlinegkguide.com/?p=2784 English News Channels of India
• BBC World
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• daily jammu metro
• news 9 bangalore
• Focus Tv (Empowering women)
Assamese News Channels of India
• DY365
• Frontier Tv
• NE TV
• News Live
• News Network
• News Time Assam
• Prag News
• Prime News
• [(Time Tv)(Assan)]
Bengali News Channels of India
• Star Ananda
• News Time
• Kolkata TV]
• Tara Newz
• 24 Ghanta
• Channel 10
• Mahuaa Khobor
• Ne Bangla
• CTVN Plus
Kannada News Channels of India
• TV9 Karnataka
• Udaya News
• Suvarna News 24×7
• Samaya 24×7
• Janashri
• Kasturi Newz 24
Malayalam News Channels of India
• Indiavision
• Asianet News
• Reporter Television
• Manorama News
• Kairali People
• MediaOne Channel
• Amrita TV
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Marathi News Channels of India
• Star Majha
• IBN Lokmat
• Zee 24 Taas
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Tamil News Channels of India
• Sun News
• PuthiyaThalaimurai TV
• Kalaignar Seithigal
• Raj News 24*7
• Jaya Plus
• Mega 24
• sathyam tv
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Telugu News Channels of India
• TV9
• TV1
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• N Tv
• TV5
• T News
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• I NEWS
• HMTV
• ABN Andhrajyothi
• Studio N
• Zee 24 Ghantalu
• MAHAA NEWS
• Sakshi TV
• Channel4 News
• Jagruti TV www.jagrutitv.com
• N9 News
• ABC News (From Vijayawada)
• janata News www.janatatv.com

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Highest team totals

The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.

Team Total Opponent Ground
England 338/8 India M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
England 327/8 Ireland M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
India 338 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
India 370/4 Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur,
Ireland 329/7 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
New Zealand 358/6 Canada Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
South Africa 351/5 Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Sri Lanka 332/7 Canada Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Sri Lanka 327/6 Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, KandyWest
Indies 330/8 Netherlands Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sri Lanka 332/7 Canada Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Sri Lanka 327/6 Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
South Africa 351/5 Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
New Zealand 358/6 Canada Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Ireland 329/7 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
India 370/4 Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur,
India 338 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
England 338/8 India M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
England 327/8 Ireland M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Most runs

The top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Matches Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s
Yuvraj Singh India 362 9 8 90.5 86.19 113 1 4 37 3
Virender Sehwag India 380 8 8 47.5 122.58 175 1 1 49 7
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka 395 9 9 56.42 83.68 133 2 1 52 2
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 500 9 9 62.5 90.74 144 2 2 61 4
Sachin Tendulkar India 482 9 9 53.55 91.98 120 2 2 52 8
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 465 9 8 93 83.78 111 1 3 44 5
Jonathan Trott England 422 7 7 60.28 80.84 92 0 5 28 0
Gautam Gambhir India 393 9 9 43.66 85.06 97 0 4 37 0
Andrew Strauss England 334 7 7 47.71 93.55 158 1 1 34 3
AB de Villiers South Africa 353 5 5 88.25 108.28 134 2 1 31 7
Andrew Strauss England 334 7 7 47.71 93.55 158 1 1 34 3
Gautam Gambhir India 393 9 9 43.66 85.06 97 0 4 37 0
Jonathan Trott England 422 7 7 60.28 80.84 92 0 5 28 0
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 465 9 8 93 83.78 111 1 3 44 5
Sachin Tendulkar India 482 9 9 53.55 91.98 120 2 2 52 8
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 500 9 9 62.5 90.74 144 2 2 61 4
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka 395 9 9 56.42 83.68 133 2 1 52 2
Virender Sehwag India 380 8 8 47.5 122.58 175 1 1 49 7

Highest scores

This table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.

Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground
Virender Sehwag India 175 140 14 5 Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka 133* 141 17 0 Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 144* 131 16 1 Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sachin Tendulkar India 120 115 10 5 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Ryan ten Doeschate Netherlands 119 110 9 3 England Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Ross Taylor New Zealand 131* 124 8 7 Pakistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Kevin O’Brien Ireland 113 63 13 6 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Hashim Amla South Africa 113 130 8 0 Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Andrew Strauss England 158 145 18 1 India M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
AB de Villiers South Africa 134 98 13 4 Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Andrew Strauss England 158 145 18 1 India M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Hashim Amla South Africa 113 130 8 0 Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Kevin O’Brien Ireland 113 63 13 6 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Ross Taylor New Zealand 131* 124 8 7 Pakistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Ryan ten Doeschate Netherlands 119 110 9 3 England Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Sachin Tendulkar India 120 115 10 5 England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 144* 131 16 1 Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka 133* 141 17 0 Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Virender Sehwag India 175 140 14 5 Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
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  • Highest Runs Individual Totals:
    • Player Runs Versus Venue Year
    Sehwag (IND.) 219* West Indies Indore 2011
    Tendulkar (IND.) 200* South Africa Gwalior 2010
    Coventry (ZIM.) 194* Bangladesh Bulawayo 2009
    Anwar (PAK.) 194* India Chennai 1997
    Richard (WIS.) 189* England Manchester 1984
    Jayasurya (SRI.) 189* India Sharjah 2000
    Kirsten(RSA.) 188* UAE Rawalpindi 1996
    Tendulkar (IND.) 186* New Zealand Hyderabad 1999
    Watson (AUS.) 185* Bangladesh Dhaka 2011
    Dhoni (IND.) 183* Sri Lanka Jaipur 2005
    Ganguly (IND.) 183* Sri Lanka - 1996
    • Most Runs from Boundries in an Innings:
    Player Runs In Boundries Oppn. Venue
    Shane Watsson 185 150 (15*4,15*6) B’desh Dhaka
    Sehwag 219 142 (25*4,7*6) WI Indore
    Gibbs 175 126 (21*4,7*6) SA Jo’Burg
    Dhoni 183 120 (15*4,10*6) SL Jaipur
    S. Anwar 194 118 (24*4,5*6) India Chennai
    • Highest Total In One Dayers:
    Score Team Oppn. Date
    443-9 Sri Lamka Nethrelands 2006
    438-9 South Africa Australia 2006
    434-4 Australia South Africa 2006
    418-5 South Africa Zimbabwe 2006
    418-5 India West Indies 2011
    • India’s Highest Score Total in ODI:
    Score Over Against Venue Date
    418/5 50 West Indies Indore December 8,2011
    414/7 50 Sri Lamka Rajkot December 15,2009
    413/5 50 Bermuda Port of Spain March 19,2007
    401/3 50 South Africa Gwalior February 24,2010
    392/4 50 New Zealand Christchurch March 8,2009


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    Golden Peacock Award

    • Film-‘Porfirio’
    • Award Winner (Director) – Alejandro Landes
    • Award- Best Film

    Silver Peacock Award

    • Film- ‘Nader and Simin-A Separation
    • Award Winner (Director) – Asghar Farhadi
    • Award – Best Director

    Special Jury Award

    • Film – ‘Adminte Makan Abu’ directed by Salim Ahamed

    Best Actor Award

    • Films – ‘Restoration’
    • Award Winner – Sasson Gabay (Actor)

    Best Actress Award

    • Film – ‘Elena’
    • Award Winner – Nadezhda Markina (Actress)
    ]]>     http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/01/18/international-film-festival-of-india-iffi-awards-2011/feed/ 1     Obituaries of Important Personalities http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/01/18/obituaries-of-important-personalities/ http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/01/18/obituaries-of-important-personalities/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:16:51 +0000 onlineGKguide http://www.onlinegkguide.com/?p=2727 Name Date of Death Profession Known for /Famous for Hargovind Khorana November 9, 2011 Indian American Biochemist Pioneering work in DNA chemistry and won the 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine Joe Frazier November 7, 2011 World Heavyweight Boxing Champion First man to beat Muhammad Ali in 1970 Evelyn Lauder November 12, 2011 Member of the Estee Lauder cosmetics Gamily of USA Created the pink ribbon symbol for breast cancer awareness John Francis Burke November 2, 2011 American Skin Doctor Created synthetic skin in 1981 Lee Pockriss November 14, 2011 American Music Composor Wrote the music for Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Bhupen Hazarika November 5, 2011 Singer, Composer, Filmmaker Created national integration by bringing together North-east India, Bangladesh and Eastern India on the world Map Arvind Mafatlal October 30, 2011 Prominent Indian Industrialist Contribution to the Industry and Society Gopala Desika Mahadesikan (Sri Paravakkottai Andavan) November 12, 2011 8th head of the Poundarikapuram Ashramam at Srirangam scholar, writer, also known for his discourses on traditional Vedanta Kumar Vimal November 26, 2011 VC of Nalanda Open University Poems were Translated in any Languages Ustad Sultan Khan (90) November 27, 2011 Sarangi maestro and classical singer Soulful voice behind hits like Piya basanti and Albela sajan aayo re Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand  (Dev Anand) (88) December 3, 2011 Bollywood Star Directed and acted in cult hit hare rama hare Krishna and many more Indra Goswami November 29, 2011 Literature India’s first Principal prince claus laureate popularly known as mamoni raisom goawami Kim Jong –Il December 17, 2011 North Korean leader Dream of turning his starving country into a minor nuclear-weapons power even as the isolated Mario De Miranda December 11, 2011 Indian cartoonist Eminent Indian cartoonist Vaclav Havel December 18, 2011 First President of non-Communist Czechoslovakia in 1989 Steered his country through a heart wrenching partition-described by many as “a velvet divorce” Howard Tate December 1, 2011 US Soul Singer Worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin before falling into drug- taking Ken Russell November 27, 2011 Filmmakers Who hailed for his raucous 1969 adaptation of D.H Lawrence’s novel Women in Love Socrates December 4, 2011 Brazil soccer legend Socrates Skipper of the 1982 World Cup squad Bill Mckinney December 2, 2011 Bollywood actor Bollywood acting Zdenek Miler November 30, 2011 Cartoonist Idea for an animated cartoon character that enchanted millions of children around the world Harry Morgan December 7, 2011 US character actor Known  for  television roles P.k. Iyengar December 21, 2011 Indian scientist India’s first Peaceful Nuclear Explosion (PNE Satyadev Dubey December 25, 2011 Renowed director screenplay writer Sarekoppa Bangarappa December 26, 2011 Karnataka Chief Minister whose career was marked by frequent party-hopping ]]> http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/01/18/obituaries-of-important-personalities/feed/ 2 List of Important Abbreviations and Acronyms of 2011 http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/01/13/list-of-important-abbreviations-and-acronyms-of-2011/ http://www.onlinegkguide.com/2012/01/13/list-of-important-abbreviations-and-acronyms-of-2011/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:29:57 +0000 onlineGKguide http://www.onlinegkguide.com/?p=2720 Important Abbreviation and Acronyms of 2011 Year

    Abbreviations Full Form
    APECF Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation
    EGoM Empowered Group of Ministers
    NEERI National Environment Engineering Research Institute
    SRS Sample Registration System
    CRIDA Central Research Institute for Dry Land Agriculture
    COSC Chiefs of Staff Committee
    FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
    NHEC National Health Entitlement Card
    NICRA National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture
    DMICDC Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
    LPDs Landing Platform Docks
    MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
    NHEC National Health Entitlement Card
    NHMEA National Health and Medical Facalities Accreditation Authority
    NTC National Transitional Council
    OTR Operational Turn Around
    BEA Broadcast Editors’ Association
    EFTA European Free Trade Association
    GHI Global Hunger Index
    HLEG High Level Expert Group
    HNI High Networth Individual
    IFPRI International Food Polict Research Institute
    NIN National Institute of Nutrition
    WFP World Food Programme
    APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
    DCI Directorate of Criminal Investigation
    IIE International Institute of Education
    IRCON Indian Railways Construction Company
    NALCO National Aluminium Company
    NDMA National Disaster Management Authority
    NIC National Innovation Council
    SAFTA South Asian Free Trade Agreement
    December, 2011
    MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire
    UNC United Nagar Council
    BRGF Backward Region Grant Fund
    UPDS United People’s Democratic Solidarity
    CDS Credit Default Swaps
    NSG National Security Guards
    NCHER National council for higher education and research
    IPOs Initial Public Offerings
    IRDA Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
    HUL Hindustan Unilever Limited
    INS Indian Naval Ship
    NBCC National Buildings Construction Corporation
    November, 2011
    EPG Eminet Persons Group
    CHOGM Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
    CEPA Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
    TERCOM Terrain Contour Matching
    MSEs Micro and Small Enterprises
    CAS Consolidated Accounts Statement
    FII Foreign Institutional Investors
    G-SECs Government Securities
    PERDA Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
    IUPAP International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

    Updating of list is in progress..

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  • The two players, the International Tennis Federation for the year 2011 ‘World Champions’ award – Novak Djokovic and Patra Viktova
  • The team, which recently won the 22 th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament Men’s – ONGC
  • To avoid double taxation in the country with which India has signed an agreement recently – Nepal
  • The Indian Ambassador who recently president of the United Nations Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is Purnirwacit – Dilip Lahiri
  • The woman of the Guinness Book of World Records Nagpur recently named the little woman is – Jyoti Amge
  • 56 383 the number of pending cases right up to the Supreme Court in October 2011
  • Central Government recently provided information to the Lok Sabha, the number of children in school -81 Million
  • The Indian actor of the year 2011 has been chosen as the most attractive Asian Actor – Hrithik Roshan
  • Newly appointed Chair of the Life Insurance Corporation -Dilkel Mehrotra I
  • The Olympics of the newly elected president – Aslam Sher Khan
  • Ashok Singhal of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the newly appointed president in place – Raghava Reddy
  • Delhi Metro’s newly appointed Managing Director – Mngu Singh
  • Established by UNESCO in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi Madanjit Singh Prize winner of 2011 – Khaled Abu Awvd
  • Author of several books and numerous awards, he Goan cartoonist, who died recently – Mario Miranda
  • Barmer in Rajasthan, India’s Army and Air Force in recent joint exercises given name – Sudarsan Shakti
  • Jnkvi famous of Hindi, who died recently – Adam Gondvi

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    Novelist Gopalakrishna Pai (Kannada) and eminent historian Ramachandra Guha (English) are among 22 winners, those who have won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2011, on December 21,2011.Eight book of poetry, seven novels, three essays, one each of narrative history, biography, play and short stories won the award this year.Poets honoured with the award are:

    • (late) Kabin Phukan (Assamese)
    • Manindra Gupta (Bangali)
    • Premananda Mosahari (Bodo)
    • Naseem Shafaire (Kashmiri)
    • Melvyn Rodrigues (Konkani)
    • Harekrishna Satapathy (Sanskrit)
    • Aditya Kumar Mandi (Santali) and
    • Khaleel Mamoon (Urdu).

    Other novelists who won the award are:

    • Kashinath Singh (Hindi)
    • Kshetri Birla (Manipuri)
    • Kalpanakumari Devi (Odia)
    • Baldev Singh (Punjab) and
    • Atul Kanakk (Rajasthani)
    • Lalit Magotra (Dogri).
    • Grace (Marathi) and
    • Samala Sadasiva (Telugu) Received the award for their books on essays.

    Mr. Guha for his narrative history, Mohan Parmar (Gujarati) for his short stories, M.K. Sanu (Malayalam) for his biography and Mohan Gehani (Sindhi) for his book on plays have been honoured.

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    Source by: Transparency International

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