DAILY HEADLINES, 13/04/06

1. Agni-III test fired successfully.


2. Bhubaneswar turns 59.


3. Polling for second phase begins in UP.


4. IIMs admissions defered till 21st April.


5. Chattisgarh bans CPI(Maoist) and five nauxlite groups.


6. Sonia's public rally at porbandar halts,security steped out.


7. India,Azerbhaizan to set up commission to boost co-operation.


8. Indian railways to launch Kurkure Expresses this summer.

Knickname of eminent cricketers

1. Punter is Australian captain Ricky Ponting.He earned the name due to his liking for a flutter.
2. Virgil is Michael Vaughan because of his likeness to a character from the Thunderbirds children’s show.
3. Pigeon is McGrath. Courtesy his South Wales teammates, he has got this name due to the bird’s legs.
4. Gilchrist is known as churchy.
5. Bret Lee is known as Oswald.
6. Mathew Hayden, with his dedication to physical fitness, is known as Hulk and unit.
7. Michael Clarke has always been referred to as pup for his youthful looks on his debut in 2003 as a raw 22-year-old.
8. Brad Hodge is Dodgeball.
9. Brad Hogg is the postman, in reference to his former job.
10. Ian Bell who has been called Boyband as well as Shermanator.
11. Andrew Flintoff has been superfred, Mr.Infredible, but more recently Fredalo after his now-infamous late-night trip in pedalo in the early stages of the world cup.
12. Monty Panesar is Parmesan Tony, an anagram of his own name.
    Among the New Zealanders, batsman Peter Fulton is called Two-Metre Peter. At 6ft 8inches,Fulton is believed to be one of the tallest cricketers.

SOURCE:-The New Indian Express

LITERARY QUIZ-The New Sunday Express

Dear All,



Please find the "The New Sunday Express"-"Literary Quiz" questions and their answers dated 8th April,2007.


Questions & Answers:-

1.Which author once said that his best story was one consisting of only six words:For sale:baby shoes,never worn?

Ans:-Ernest Hemingway

2.Whose biography is titled"Daughter of the East"?

Ans:-Benazir Bhutto

3.What is common to the lifestyle of authorsJD Salinger and Thomas Pynchon?

Ans:-Both are infamous for their reclusive lifestyle

4.Why were designers Jason Cockroft and Mary Grandpre in the news recently?

Ans:-They are respective jacket designers for British and American editions of Harry Potter And the deathly Hallows.

5.What phrase in the English language has originated from Linus in the peanuts cartoon strip?

Ans:-Security Blanket

DAILY HEADLINES,08/04/07

1. Bangladesh rips apart South Africa.


2. Pranab Mukherjee hurt in road mishap,stable.


3. Indian players' contract scrapped,ads capped,match fees cut.


4. Admissions to IIMs,top schools frozen.


5. Gelatin filled car explodes in Tamil Nadu,14 die.


6. SBI not to hike rate for existing borrowers.


7. Ravi Shastri interim coach cum manager of Indian cricket team for the Bangladesh tour.Robin appointed as fielding coach whereas Venkateshprasad will take care of bowling.