The objective of this overhaul in the education system is to reduce stress on students. An initiative taken by Union Human Resource Development minister, Kapil Sibal is to revolutionize the education system prevailing in schools in India. The states have agreed to extend their full support and co-operation in this transformation and transition. But, this grading system is now only for CBSE schools and not state board schools.

It has also been said that schools that have class XI and XII need not conduct class X exams, but schools with classes upto 10^th standard may conduct the test. Under this new system, students will be awarded grades such as A+, A, B, C, D and E. Grading will be mandatory but students can also opt for Board Exams. In two months time a core curriculum in mathematics and science will be formulated.

To implement other provisions of Education Bill, the cost to the exchequer will be Rs 1, 50,000 crore. Center has the provision for Rs.90, 000 cr and rest need to be provided by the states.

Highlights of the Education Bill include:

• Single, autonomous authority over higher education system.
• All education boards to have a core curriculum in Science and Mathematics.
• Selection of Vice Chancellors for Central Universities should be freed from political nexus.

A new era is to be ushered in the education system. We wish all the best for the changes ahead.

Points to differ is always welcome!

Its almost 1.6 million registrations for only 17500 tickets for the memorial ceremony.

To be a part of the MJ’s memorial service, you simply cannot queue without a valid ticket. So out of these whopping 1.6 million registrations, if you are lucky your name will definitely show up in the list. One will be intimated through the e-mail facility.

As you refresh your inbox and get lucky then an unique code will be sent as a communication and will direct you to visit the designated center to collect the tickets.

Each one will receive two tickets, either for the memorial service at Staples center or the simulcast at the nearby Nokia Theater.

Jackson family is still tightlipped about the private funeral ceremony before the massive public memorial.

So stay tuned and watch the live streaming of the memorial service of Michael Jackson at:

http://www.headlines24×7.com/buzz/michael-jackson-funeral-livestreaming-watch-it-right-here/

The film is shot in Hollywood and the center stage of the movie is Kareena and her size zero body. However the film unfolds showing Akshay Kumar as a stuntman in Hollywood. He lives life with fun and women and his dictionary of living there is no place for love and marriage. Akshay as Viraj meets Kareena as Simrita in Viraj’s brother marriage. It is here that the war of words between Viraj and Simrita begins.

As in most Hindi masala movies you have the hero and the heroine bumping into each other for more than any reasons. As all story goes, even in Kambakht Ishq the hatred between two increases manifold. Simrita is a doctor and she operates Viraj and it s a watch that is left inside the stomach of Viraj (read accidentally). What else do you require for the love to bloom?

However Kambakht Ishq is a lavish production of Bollywood and people will definitely flock in to theaters to catch a glimpse of Hollywood heartthrob Sylvester Stallone in a Hindi masala movie. Stallone definitely commanded a terrific screen presence. Akshay Kumar, however was simply great in his award acceptance speech and Kareena simply cannot be hotter than in Kambakht Ishq. Her scene of the seductive song Bebo main bebo, dil mera le lo can only maker her real life hero Saif Ali Khan go green with envy and red with anger. So watch out with caution!

Besides, this no plot movie, Kambakht Ishq is shameful (read painful as well) to watch with family. The lunatic moments in the film could not be so deftly handled by debutant director Sabbir Khan.

So, as the hype of Kambakht Ishq gets settled, crowds too will vanish in thin air.

Comoros is a group of three small islands, Anjouan, Grande Comore and Moheli in the Mozambique Channel.

Air disasters are striking hard these days. It was in this same month that Air France plane A320 crashed into the Atlantic on its flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Here again, it was turbulent weather condition that claimed lives of all 228 people on board.

Again it was only in the month of February that a passenger plane crashed in New York and claimed lives of 49 people on board.

Rescue operation for the Yemeni air crash is on.

At the time of his death the king of pop music Jacko was in horrible health condition. Anorexic Michael Jackson who barely ate one meal a day was a mere skeleton. Inside his stomach were some dissolved pills. The report also revealed that his ribs were broken and his body bore need le wounds.

It is believed that after taking the Demerol pain killer injection he suffered a massive cardiac arrest. In a frantic attempt to revive him as rescuers pumped his chest, his ribs got broken. Again, near his heart, there are scars of injection marks which say that to save him; doctors have pushed injection directly into his heart. Three adrenaline injections damaged his heart wall while the fourth missed the target and penetrated the ribs.

Again the report failed to explain the scar mark on his back and bruises and injuries on his shin. In the recent past he became completely bald and even at the time of his death he was wearing a wig. Even his face bore marks of many cosmetic surgery and even the failed ones.

It is believed that Dr. Murray was the person who gave MJ the last dose of Demerol injection. The first autopsy report rules out any foul play but his family went for a second autopsy report as they feel there lays a mystery shrouding the death of a music legend.

Whatever or however we try, it will be only his music and creation that will remain with us. It is believed that he was a loner with a golden heart that was filled with love and compassion for all.

Besides his comeback tour he was also in the process of creating another environment song. In his last days, it has been known through reports and close friends that had been reading noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s creations.

It was his last performance, the rehearsals that he was into for the last two months in Los Angeles for his comeback tour in London. However, the King of Pop, the Peter Pan of music breathed his last at UCLA Medical Center. He was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state.

 It is being speculated that the legend suffered a cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills and when paramedics failed, he was taken to the hospital.

 Born in 1958, this pop icon rose to fame in the 80s with his scintillating album Thriller, considered to be the best selling album of all times. However, his career is punctuated with lot of controversies including sex scandal, financial calamity and innumerable cosmetic surgeries.

 However, he has always been ranked with Beatles and Elvis Presley and is considered to be all time music sensation.

 His comeback performance that was slated for July 13^th will never happen again…

The performances that needs to be forgotten not only by the performers (aha yes a pun intended) but mostly by the owner of the team-Mr. Shahrukh Khan. He hates to lose but clarifies saying that you never win if you do not fail. But will IPL- 2 again come back for the Kolkata Knight Riders’ Team?

And what about the Great Multi-Captaincy Theory of our Mr. Buchannan? Sounds multi-failure and sudden demise of the highest valued brand of IPL-2!!! The Economic Times have pegged Kolkata Knight Riders brand value at a whopping $41.2 million.

The team is demotivated with no energy to play. You must see Mr. Buchannan on the stands when his team plays on the field. With a laptop and a long face, this coach has neither rhyme nor reason to be what he is. The players need to freak hard to come and play back the remaining 5 matches… either to add salt to the wound or to apply balm to aches…..

Be there to watch Kolkata Knight Riders plying their shots to make-up their defeats.

The Telecom giant Tech Mahindra won the bid by beating Larsen and Toubro and Cognizant Technology Solutions as well. Tech Mahindra has paid Rs 58 for a 10-rupee share to acquire 31 percent stake. The bid made by Larsen and Toubro Rs. 49.50 per share.

It is expected that transition will happen smoothly and it will be quite a quick process too, with CLB approval will not take much time. Again Tech Mahindra officials have been quoted saying that there will be not mass layoffs in Satyam, but yes synergy with employees will be of highest priority.

The bigger challenge is now with seamless integration of the clients. Tech Mahindra is a telecom manager so there will be question on how the company will address and tackle issues of IT development in various sectors ranging from automobile to banking. Next, move is whether Satyam brand will remain as Satyam or will there be any change.

So lots of speculation on these moves and more is yet to unfold.

Analysts believe that the reason behind this missile launch by North Korea is to test Taepodong-2 missile that is capable to reach Alaska.

Obama administration has warned strict action against North Korea if the country goes ahead with the missile launch program. US government have made it clear that this missile launch will lead to stricter UN impositions on this country and also severing all kinds of bilateral ties besides stopping financial aids.

Japan has stepped up its airspace security and has urged its men to shot down any North Korean object entering its airspace. While Kim Jong have reacted to this and said that any disruption to this peaceful project will lead to dire consequences. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak is of the opinion that North Korea might go ahead with their plans.

There are confirmed reports that say that the launch site is Musudan-ri and the rocket has already been fuelled.

We need to wait-n-watch to write more on this.

Another story of 26/11 takes place

This terrorist attack in Pakistan has targeted nation’s most popular sport. It has been just months before, the 26/11 attack where hundreds of people died and brave soldiers laid their lives down to protect their fellow men. It was the shots of gunfire, it was the hand grenade, the black smoke billowing, rocket launchers used, blood smothered everywhere and shrieks of utter helplessness and incessant wailing and crying numbed India… and again it happened in Pakistan where The Sri Lankan cricketers felt death whizz pass them as it was the same bullets, the gunfire and grenades.

Again, it is The Pakistani Terrorists… whatever be the group, be it Taliban. Lashkar-e toiba or Al-Qaeeda… the word Terrorism is intertwined with Pakistan

Its again Living with Fear with no action
Remembering Death each passing moment,
Breathing Insecurity
And then calling it mere Destiny !!!!

We may end it saying There are good Taliban’s also….. an irony of the highest order!!!

Wake up Nations before it’s too late!!!

But, I beg to differ here with regards to criticisms meted out against Tata Nano from environmentalists, media people to anti-industrialization intellectuals. This is because Ratan Tata’s Nano is just not the car of Tata Motors, it’s a people’s car and quite importantly India will once again reiterate its stand as a power to recon with in the international arena with quality standards. The launch of Tata Nano calls for a celebration as it is going to make a paradigm shift in the auto industry.

Tata Nano is criticized on the grounds of consumerism and congesting of roads. Why can’t our anti-globalization leaders also take into account the benefits from trickle-down hypothesis? With the launch of Nano and its subsequent manufacturing, it will trigger demand and help create job opportunities for many especially in this time of recession. The job creation will not remain restricted to the auto industry, it will be created in infrastructure sector too as India will require more roads and flyovers.

Many speak of Nano adding to pollution. But then, do you know that Tata Motors’ Nano is Euro IV compliant and moreover aren’t there too many government buses running on the Indian roads in dilapidated condition adding fuel to further carbon-dioxide emissions? So, why blame Nano that is already complying with International pollution control norms.

Moreover why not appreciate that it will help realize the dreams of many in this land of billion populations. Tata Nano will help many to experience a four-wheeler ride for whom driving was a far cry as it is only riding.

So, if you are convinced of buying a Tata Nano, cough up Rs 70,000 as the advance booking which is scheduled to begin in April. The standard model of Tata Nano will be available at Rs. 1 lac while the other two variants is expected to be priced at Rs. 1.24 lacs and Rs.1.34 lacs.

Tata Nano booking- Where you can do?
State Bank of India has gone into an agreement with Tata Motors and it is expected that initially 100 branches of SBI will cater to Tata Nano booking besides the Tata Motors dealers. The online booking of Tata Nano is yet to take off.

Further reading on Tata Nano… check the links

http://topics-today.blogspot.com/2008/08/big-issue-for-small-car-in-west-bengal.html

http://topics-today.blogspot.com/2008/01/auto-expo-2008-peoples-car.html

Since the year 1952, Pakistan has always been receiving foreign aid of varied types for specific purposes. But where did all the funds go? Did the aid help transform Pakistan to a healthier state economically? The truth lies in the gruesome statistical numbers of literacy, education, quality of living. Since then and till now, nearly 75 percent population lives hand to mouth with income of not more than $2 a day. Apart from this, check on their foreign reserve that is dwindling and is almost negligible. So, once again and one more time Pakistan wants soft loans and who else but US needs to dole out Pakistan. Again US is the major trade partner of Pakistan. Apart from US, Pakistan receives aid from China too. With the recent moves, almost 27 signatures made on the dotted lines with respect to space technology, defense and further trading relation with China.

To survive Pakistan needs the aid… and why cannot we simply stop giving aid and sever ties with a country that is unleashing terror on all fronts. The answer is simple, the closest allies of Pakistan need this country for their own geopolitical reasons.

India is still watching, only contemplating on Pak’s response to the dossier… or waiting for another 26/11 to make the next move …or just being cautious so that it’s once again Obama who needs to make the first move and others will follow.

And now with the Obama administration, Pakistan has been warned that the flow of non-military aid to the country will be made conditional. This move is a part of Obama’s first foreign policy and to bring about accountability in Pakistan, a country that is reluctant to fight terrorism. Reported figure says that $55 million aid to Pakistan has been withheld by Obama administration.

President Obama…. Please hear the cry of the far-off lands too as you take decisions on International Terrorism and Pakistan.