Monday, June 30, 2008

India's Top T-Schools by Dataquest (2008)

The previous story was about the rankings by Outlook magazine and now Dataquest has released its own list.

The main highlights are:

  • IIT Kharagpur retains its #1 position, with the next 5 places also taken by IITs
  • NSIT Delhi re-entered the Top 10 club, jumping 13 ranks
  • NIT Calicut jumps up six rungs to #9 and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of ICT jumps up ten rungs to #12
  • Average maximum salary goes up by nearly 25% to reach Rs 7.4 lakh
  • Worrying signs on the research and pure academic fronts? While average number of research papers during the year reduced marginally (57 to >55), the number of students pursuing PhD fell from 132 to 101 leading to lesser no of doctorates awarded8, down from 37
  • Is the global slowdown impacting IT/BPO recruitments? May be. While average number of IT/BPO companies visiting campuses came down from 39 to 30, average number of students placed in these companies increased from 216 to 260
The full story can be read here .

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Viacom18 to Launch 'COLORS' hindi entertainment channel



Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd ,a joint venture between Viacom Inc and Network18), India's leading multi-media entertainment powerhouse revealed the identity of its soon to be launched Hindi General Entertainment in India - 'COLORS'. To be launched in July, 'COLORS' promises to offer an entire spectrum of emotions to these viewers, that is well captured in its tagline - 'Jasbaat Ke Rang'(colors of emotions).

'COLORS' also announced two of its initial flagship shows: 'FEAR FACTOR - Khatron Ke Khiladi', the biggest action format show that Indian viewers would have ever seen and 'Mohe Rang De', a differentiated fiction show. For Fear Factor, 'COLORS' has roped-in India's biggest action hero, Akshay Kumar, who will be hosting the show that is planned across 16 episodes.

'COLORS' is dedicated to promoting 'Cohesive viewing', through programmes that have universal appeal and is set to launch in July, 2008.

Last day for Bill Gates at microsoft today


Today is the day that Bill Gates walks away from his roll at Microsoft to move on to his philanthropic work. After 30 years, his final day at the company he founded is here.

Once his day is over, he’ll be spending the evening with all of his pals from Microsoft who will be celebrating his work and time at the company at a gala dinner. The three men that have already taken over his various roles include Steve Ballmer (CEO), Ray Ozzie (Chief Software Architect), and Craig Mundie (chief research and strategy officer).

How will be Microsoft without this idol?

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Kismat Konnection - Music Review



Synopsis
This is a story about an architect Raj Malhotra(Shahid kapoor).He was a topper in his school and college days. He is unable to get any clients or projects during his working period.All the things he does become wrong.The alarm clock he sets do not work in the morning,his shower stops working when he takes bathe,his vehicle stops at the way.Then one of his friend Hasina(Juhi chawla) advice him that his stars are not good and she needs a lucky charm or a person who can change his life.During this instance he meets Priya(Vidya Balan)who is always ready to help others.After meeting priya raj's life changes and he prosperous.

The much awaited music of the romantic flick of the season “Kismat Konnection” is out now and the music is no doubt going to sell like hot cakes in the coming weeks.The soundtrack has Six originals and five remixes in total . The music is given by Pritam and he is on a roller-coaster these days . After giving chart busting music of Race which is still running high on charts he is back with Kismat Konnection.

The Track opens with the title track which is on air these days in the Trailer. The song is strangely titled “Aai Paapi” but definitely has commercial capabilities.This song is no doubt going to be a big hit and has a great new feel to it. The song is well sung by Neeraj Shridhar and lyrics have been given by Shabbir Ahmed.

The second track on the album is “Bakhuda tumhi Ho” which is by Atif Aslam and Alka Yagnik . After “Pehli Nazar Mein” in Race Atif is back again in this track in the same old style in exquisite way . This song is very much different from the prior one and has Urdu lyrics in it which makes it even more close to Atif and is a perfect song for him.

The next song on the Album is Move Your Body by Shaan , Suheil , Hard Kaur and Akriti Kakkar . This is typical party track with hip hop RAP by Hard Kaur.

The next 2 tracks are titled “Is this Love” and "Soniye Ve".

Then starts a series of Remixes all done by DJ Suketo.

In all, the tracks are well prepared ones and the album is worth a buy. This one is undoubtedly gonna climb the charts soon. The album has a nice blend of Romantic and Club songs which was the case even with the album of Jab We Met.

Ratings: 3 out of 5

Shahrukh & Akshay Fighting For The #1 Spot



The box office rivalry between Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan is soon going to be public. The war for the number one position will be at its peak when Shah Rukh Khan’s Billoo Barber will clash with Akshay Kumar’s Chandni Chowk to China at the marquee.

In the past couple of years, Akshay Kumar has delivered hits consistently and is said to be on par with Shah Rukh Khan in his box-office status and hence is a threat to SRK’s numero uno throne. He is already the most sought after actor and that’s why Nikhil Advani’s film Chandni Chowk to China is tipped to be very hot in the trade circuit.

So Akshay and Advani have already planned to start off with the teaser promo of their film to show with Akshay’s film Singh Is Kinng. With both sides pitted equally, it’s well worth the wait to check out who will win the battle.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Outlook India releases top engineering colleges of India



Outlook-Synovate had conducted surveys across the country and prepared the list of nation's best campuses.

You can buy the latest Outlook issue from newsstands for complete articles. For a glimpse, visit Outlook India here

Top 10 Govt. Colleges according to them are:
1 IIT Kharagpur
2 IIT Kanpur
3 IIT Delhi
4 IIT Mumbai
5 IIT Chennai
6 IIT Roorkee
7 College of Engineering, Anna Univ. Chennai
8 IT, BHU Varanasi
9 IIT Guwahati
10 ISM University

Top 10 Private Colleges according to them are:
BITS Pilani
2 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore
3 BIT, Mesra Ranchi
4 Thapar University Patiala
5 VIT University Vellore
6 Manipal Inst. of Technology Manipal
7 DAIICT Gandhinagar
8 RV College of Engineering Bangalore
9 SSN College of Engineering Chennai
10 SASTRA

I agree with these rankings only partially not and fully.
Infact, I don't think anyone has yet been able to create a list which is agreed on by everyone.

What's your say?

Monday, June 23, 2008

yahoo mail promo


Yahoo Mail India has launched a promo offer that lets you choose 2 new e-mail addresses.

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

The Best Websites of 2008 by TIME magazine


TIME magazine has released a list of 50 websites that they say are the best and most useful sites of 2008.

I don't agree with these rankings at all as they didn't include many technology websites of India.

Designer google indian saree



This Google Saree from Satya Paul, a fashion designer in India, costs around $300 and carries a print of the Google search results page.

Have your say about it....

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Indian Celebrities blog address

You must have heard (via news) that many celebs like AB, Lalu,Aamir Khan etc. have started blogging but couldn't find their blog addresses?

I have complied the list for you:

Amitabh Bachchan's blog
Aamir Khan's blog
Lalu Prasad Yadav's blog

And yes don't forget your favourite blog

My visiting or reading experience on their blogs have both positive and negative effects. On the one hand I was surprised to find them as very very good writers. At the same time - I didn’t like the personal punk they had against their fellow colleagues.

You may also visit and tell me what you think of them by commenting here

Asia Cup Cricket 2008 Schedule/Fixtures

Here is the schedule for Asia Cup starting Jun 24. It will be telecasted on Star Cricket.

June 2008

Date Time (GMT) Match Details Venue
Tue 24 10:00 Bangladesh vs UAE Lahore
Tue 24 11:00 Pakistan vs Hong Kong Karachi
Wed 25 10:00 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Lahore
Wed 25 11:00 Hong Kong vs India Karachi
Thu 26 10:00 Sri Lanka vs UAE Lahore
Thu 26 11:00 India vs Pakistan Karachi
Sat 28 11:00 TBC vs TBC (A2 vs B2) Karachi
Sun 29 11:00 TBC vs TBC (A1 vs B1) Karachi
Mon 30 11:00 TBC vs TBC (A1 vs A2) Karachi


July 2008

Date Time (GMT) Match Details Venue
Wed 2 11:00 TBC vs TBC (B2 vs B2) Karachi
Thu 3 11:00 TBC vs TBC (A1 vs B2) Karachi
Fri 4 11:00 TBC vs TBC (A2 vs B1) Karachi
Sun 6 11:00 Final Match - TBC vs TBC Karachi

Welcome to my blog

Hey friends, as I was getting bored these days and since all celebrities are starting their blogs so just thought why not have my own!

Currently this blog is in early stages but expect discussions on various topics soon.