India Robot Olympiad 2010 held, winners to represent country

TECHTRONICS EDUCATION (India) Limited organized the fifth edition of Indian Robot Olympiad (IRO) 2010, the annual national level robotics championship in association with LEGO, world’s premier manufacturer of play and education materials.

 

The Olympiad was organized at Genesis Global School, Noida with participation from over 100 schools. The Olympiad is amongst many initiatives taken by Techtronics Education to promote the basic mantra of learning by doing in the Indian education system.

 

The Indian Robot Olympiad is held in three categories - primary school, junior high and senior high. In this showcase of talent and intellect, teams from over 100 different schools across India

Top five players to set the stadia on fire at US Open on Monday

THE OPENING day of the US Open on Monday will see stalwarts like Kim Clijsters, Roger Federer, Venus Williams and Andy Roddick battling it out at the Arthur Ashe center court. Clijsters will be defending her 2009 US Open title, while men's defending champion Juan Martin del Porto will be missing from action due to injury.

 

The matches which will be played across 17 courts will see Kim Clijsters taking on Hungarian Greta Arn and Venus Williams pitched against Italian Roberta Vinci in the women's singles. Andy Roddick and Roger Federer will take on France's Stephane Robert and Argentinian Brian Dabul respectively.

 

Marwah Studios team up with Queen's Baton Relay at Kochi

THE CITY of Kochi will have the attention of the nation's sporting fraternity as the XIX Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay makes its way around with receptions at 17 locations here on the National Sports Day on Sunday (August 29).

The baton reached the city on Saturday (August 28), accompanied by a convoy of vehicles and a full fledged multi media team of Marwah Studios, the only official media team of the relay, after an official reception at the Cochin International Airport in Nedumbassery. District Collector M Beena received the torch, after its Lakshadweep leg, from Commander VN Singh who

BCCI most likely to press criminal charges against Lalit Modi

THE BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is most likely to press criminal charges against deposed IPL Chairman Lalit Modi, next week. As per reports, BCCI might use Modi's receipt of $80 million he received in facilitation from WSG as one of the grounds for pressing charges.

 

Following massive irregularities in the IPL Twenty20 league, Modi was suspended from his position as IPL's chairman soon after IPL 3 concluded. To further probe into the matters, BCCI had earlier set up a disciplinary

US Open draw announced, matches to begin on Thursday

THE DRAW for US Open was announced in New York on Thursday. With Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki the top seeds in the upcoming US Open, fourth seed Andy Murray might face tough challenges as the game develops. Although the men's match looks tough, second seed, Roger Federer can be assured of a smooth road till the quarterfinals.

 

2009 champion, Kim Clijsters, who is the defending champion this year, is seeded number two followed by Venus Williams at number 3. The stakes are equally high for Wozniacki and Clijsters as the former just came out victorious from the Roger's Tournament in

Renault to launch five new cars by 2013

FRENCH AUTOMOBILE giant, Renault S.A's Indian wing is all set to roll out five new cars between mid-2011 and mid-2013. The new  products will also include small cars which will be launched in 2012. Taking a note of the brisk demand in one of the fastest automobile markets in the world, the notification was issued by Renault's India chief Sudhir Rao.

 

Attending the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) summit in New Delhi, Rao said that at present the company is at the conceptualisation stage for a car that would meet the requirements of the Indian market. Refusing to give further information about

Army to beef up security during Commonwealth Games

The government has decided to rope in the army to ensure foolproof security for the ensuing Commonwealth Games  to be held in Delhi from October 3. Around 1000 personnel of special units from the army are likely to be deployed during the games.

 

Sources informed that the army personnel are scheduled to be deployed at the venue by September 15. This move will come into effect a little more than a fortnight before the games commence. The Commonwealth Games 2010 are scheduled to begin from October 3.

 

The deployed personnel will help in providing technical assistance related to intra-force communication, maintenance of

Atwal creates history, wins USPGA title

INDIAN GOLFER, Arjun Atwal created history by winning Wyndham Championship, part of USPGA Tour on Sunday.   

With Sunday’s historic win, Atwal became the first Indian to do so and also first qualifier since 1986 to win the prestigious championship after Fred Wadsworth. In the grand finale, the Indian golfer conquered American, David Toms.

In the past,  Atwal had won many prestigious championships on the European, Asian and National tours, however never tasted the crown at the PGA Tour until Sunday. To trounce his nearest rival, Atwal required a par on the closing hole as he entered the Sunday’s round with three-shot lead

Atwal creates history, wins USPGA title

INDIAN GOLFER, Arjun Atwal created history by winning Wyndham Championship, part of USPGA Tour on Sunday.   

With Sunday’s historic win, Atwal became the first Indian to do so and also first qualifier since 1986 to win the prestigious championship after Fred Wadsworth. In the grand finale, the Indian golfer conquered American, David Toms.

In the past,  Atwal had won many prestigious championships on the European, Asian and National tours, however never tasted the crown at the PGA Tour until Sunday. To trounce his nearest rival, Atwal required a par on the closing hole as he entered the Sunday’s round with three-shot lead

Manchester United to play against Fulham on Sunday

The Premier League match on Sunday is noticeably one of the most fascinating fixtures. The first match on Sunday will be played between Newcastle United  and Aston Villa as they play their first home match since clinching the Championship trophy.

 

In the second match, Mark Hughes, the new Fulham manager marks his debut at the Barclays Premier League with his team taking on Manchester United at Craven Cottage. Hughes had earlier played for Manchester United from 1978-80 apart from playing for Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Southampton and finally Blackburn Rovers.

'Down to earth' attitude should be inculcated in people

PEOPLE HAVING a down to earth attitude are straightforward and believe in maximising social gains. These people are easy to approach in the time of need. These people can be classified under the category of ‘asset class’ for a society.

Society will stand to gain immensely if children are taught to be down to earth for all times to come right from an young age, say from primary level onwards; again these very children once becoming students should also be constantly reminded for being ‘down to earth’ at all times.

Junagadh BJP MP's kin to be questioned in Jethwa's murder

JUNAGADH BJP MP Dinu Solanki's nephew Partap alias Shiva Solanki has come under the police scanner for his alleged role in the murder of RTI activist, Amit Jethwa. Crime Branch officials claim that their team is probing into the matter and a team of officers have left for Junagadh.

 

The case surfaced when Jethwa was shot in front of Gujarat High Court on July 20 soon after he had filed for a public interest litigation (PIL) against illegal mining in the Gir forest region.

Existing versus fresh domain name - What should you choose

WHEN A company thinks of setting up an online business, one of the first things that come to mind is the need for the right domain name. Your domain name is your identity on the web and plays a key role in influencing your search engine rankings. Therefore, it is very likely that you will spend a lot of time dreaming up possible names and testing their availability online. However, there is a very smart decision that you can make - buying an existing domain name.

 

You may ask why should I do that when I have so many

Is it the beginning of an Indo-Pak cyber war?

INDIA AND PAKISTAN have many battles on the ground but now it has gone far to the cyber space. Pakistanis are hacking Indian websites and displaying messages like ‘Beginning of cyber war’.

Last month, a website of a Mumbai based businessman was hacked by a group which called itself Pakistani hackers predators PK. They claimed on the hacked website that: "This is just a warning to all script kiddies Indians hackers. Stop defacing Pakistani websites don't prove us to do something. Your security was

Is it the beginning of an Indo-Pak cyber war?

INDIA AND PAKISTAN have many battles on the ground but now it has gone far to the cyber space. Pakistanis are hacking Indian websites and displaying messages like ‘Beginning of cyber war’.

Last month, a website of a Mumbai based businessman was hacked by a group which called itself Pakistani hackers predators PK. They claimed on the hacked website that: "This is just a warning to all script kiddies Indians hackers. Stop defacing Pakistani websites don't prove us to do something. Your security was

Rahman's composition approved as CWG 2010 theme song

AMIDST IRREGULARITIES, allegations of corruption in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, here comes a morale booster. The empowered group of ministers (GoM) has approved ace composer and Oscar winner A.R.Rahman's composition as the official theme song for the CWG. The decision was taken after a meeting that took place on Sunday evening. The song titled as “Swagatham” is tentatively slated to be released in the next 10 days.

 

The event which is nearly seven weeks away, its implementation and contours were discussed for nearly three hours on Sunday.

Kashmir victims: Who will guard the guards?

IT IS a real story of North Kashmir. No, I am not talking of any ‘kalyug’ or ‘Ravan Raj’. It is the story of a land once proclaimed to be “Agar bahist-e-bareen bar sar-ey zameen ast; hameen ast, hameen ast, hameen ast (if there is a paradise upon earth then it is here, it is here, it is here)”
 

It is a story of treachery and hatred, it is story of cold blood murders. Who will guard the guards? Who will pay if the cheques issued by government are returned by government? Could you believe that  men from security

IFTC celebrates 18 years of eventful existence

THE INTERNATIONAL Film And Television Club of Marwah Studios was established by Sandeep Marwah in the year 1993 immediately after starting the first private film school, Asian Academy of Film and Television of this country to support the film and television education at Noida Film City.

 

“The idea was to plan and design film and TV education and training in such a manner so that the students of this institute can relate themselves with the industry without much efforts” said Sandeep Marwah, President of Marwah Studios and renowned international media personality.

PGA Championship 2010: Phil Mickelson is favorite for Championship

THE FINAL major of year, the PGA Championship 2010, which is also known as "Glory's Last Shot", contested for the second time at Whistling Straits, started from today August 12 morning. Thick fog delayed the start of the US PGA Championship 2010 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

Four-time the PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods, who has failed to win this season, had been set to start from the 10th hole at 11:30 am CT. World no.2 golfer and US Masters Champion Phil Mickelson had been scheduled to tee off from the first at 4:45 pm CT.

Apple's iPod media event to take place in mid-September

A TECH site reports that Apple’s traditional iPod-focused media event which used to take place during the first week of September may be shifted by a week to mid-September this year. The possible dates could be either 14th or 15th September as traditionally Apple holds its events on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Earlier there were rumours of the event being held somewhere in mid-August but that seems to be a fake one. Already the mid-August has arrived but there is no trace of either an invitation or the event itself.

Expectations of new iPod Touch and iPod Nano

If rumours are to be believed and the sources

Derrick Brooks, Ex-Buccaneers announces retirement from NFL

DERRICK BROOKS, former Tampa Bay Bucs linebacker has announced his retirement from the NFL today. Derrick Brooks announced his retirement via his website. Brooks spent his complete 14-year NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Derrick Brooks is expected to hold a news conference at One Buccaneer Place on Thursday afternoon about his retirement. He is preparing for his second year on ESPN as an NFL analyst.

He hasn't played in the NFL since being released by the Tampa Bay Bucs following the 2008 season.

Can Tiger Woods Win PGA Championship 2010?

WORLD NO.1 golfer Tiger Woods said that he has "done some good work" over the past two days in preparation for the PGA Championship. He was speaking these lines just prior to the start of final major of year 2010, the PGA at Whistling Straits. Tiger Woods also said that he wants to be part of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in Wales.

World greatest golfer Tiger Woods is four titles behind Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 professional majors. Last week at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational, Woods completed the worst tournament of his professional career. He finished 18-over par

England beat Pakistan in Second Cricket Test, leads series 2-0

ENGLAND DEFEATED Pakistan by 9 wickets in the second Cricket test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham on the fourth day of the play and took a 2-0 lead in the ongoing series. England Right-arm off break bowler Graeme Swann was declared the Man of the match for his career best bowling performance of 6/65.

Earlier on day 4 the visitors started their innings from 291/9. Pakistani team added 5 more runs in 1.5 overs before English team wrapped up their inning for 296 runs.

England completed the required runs to win the second Cricket Test against Pakistan in 36.3 overs. Hosts

Himachal CM assures Lahaul Spitti residents of flood relief

ON SATURDAY, a deputation from the remote Lahaul Spitti area of Himachal Pradesh led by Dr. Ram Lal Markandey, MLA,  called on Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal at his Shimla office  to apprise him of various problems of the area, especially those caused by incessant rains in the valley. Dr. Ram Lal Markandey, MLA, Lahaul and Spiti, gave the latest position in the tribal district where heavy losses had been reported from different parts of Lahaul and Spiti valleys.

 

Dr Ram Lal thanked the Chief Minister for providing Rs. 2 crore as flood relief to the District and requested him to get the relocation case of Giu village settled on priority to protect the villagers against any future incidents.

 

 

During the interaction with the delegation, Chief Minister assured that the Himachal Government will find out all possibilities to relocate the traditional tribal village Giu of Spiti Valley at safe location which

Three days long Dublin Irish Festival begins from August 6

DUBLIN IRISH Festival, one of the largest Irish events in U.S. is taking place from today Friday August 6 to Sunday August 8 at Coffman Park, Dublin, Ohio. This event will feature seven performance stages, 65 acts and more than 535 performers spread across seven stages.

Dublin Irish Festival began in 1988 with a handful of dancers and musicians on a tennis court. The festival, is now the world’s second largest Irish celebration. It is expected that more than 100,000 guests will attend during the three days long event.

This year in Dublin Irish Festival, topnotch performers including Lunasa, Moya

It's regional affiliation, it's thrill? It's sports

IT WAS a nice sunny day when Mautik Tolia, executive vice-president (Programming), Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt Ltd, came up to a media institute in Pune to dispense his experiences with the students. Tolia explained to the students the world of sports broadcast and cracked open the ‘sports ecosystem’ as he termed it. He made the session very interactive by giving the audience a platform to share what they like sports for. Mautik Tolia made the point very clear that be it the regional affiliation or patriotism, the thrill or the glamour, the adrenalin effect or the real love for sports,

Big B to endorse Airtel Champions League T20

MEGA STAR Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in by ESPN for endorsing the Champions League T20 tournament that will kick start in September. The matches of the league will be held in South Africa.

 

According to reports, Big B completed the shooting, dubbing and all the necessary things for the advertisement well before the specified time period due to time constraints. Bachchan has posted the details on his profile on Twitter, which he usually does.

 

The tournament will start from September 10, 2010 and will be held across venues like Durban, Port Elizabeth, Centurion and Johannesburg. In the past, South

Australian firm faces heat over Commonwealth Games payment

MELBOURNE BASED Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) has come under the Enforcement Directorate's scanner for allegedly receiving payment of millions of dollars. The Australian company which was hired to get sponsorship for the upcoming Commonwealth Games has, however, denied getting any commission from the Organising Committee. The company also said that the reports are untrue and it is yet to be paid its outstanding amount.

 

Referring to the allegations, SMAM head, Mike Bushell said that the claims are disgraceful and he was not sure about what the agenda was.

Facebook helps Delhi police to catch traffic offenders

TECHNOLOGY COULD not get any better than this with social networking site Facebook helping the traffic police in Delhi. What can be termed as a classic case of police ingenuity, the Delhi police has started a campaign on the popular networking site to curb the menace of growing traffic offenders. The fan page developed by Delhi Police already has more than 18,000 fans, who with their brilliant ideas have helped the officers in getting hold of the offenders.

 

The fans upload an image that

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Golf from August 5

WGC-BRIDGESTONE Invitational Golf Tournament at Firestone Country Club, in Akron, Ohio is taking place from August 5 to 8. All of the top 50 players in the official world Golf ranking and 18 of the top 20 in the current FedEx Cup standings will take part in the 80-player field at Firestone Country Club.

The Bridgestone Invitational is a week before the final major championship of the year, the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

World no.1 golfer Tiger Woods, who is winless in his first seven PGA Tour this year, will try to defend his title at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

Pakistan needs 420 runs to win against England in First Cricket Test

IN THE first Cricket Test match between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in England, on fourth day, visitors need 420 more runs with seven wickets in hand to take lead against the hosts in the series.

At the stumps on day 3, Pakistani team was at 15 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Opener Imran Farhat was playing on 6 and Mohammad Aamer was yet to open his account on day 4 at Trent Bridge.

On the third evening at Trent Bridge visitors lost their three wickets just in a span of 6 balls for 1