- Obama born on August 4 1961
- He war the first Afro-American to be elected Presedent of the United States
- He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School,
- Barack Obama was born at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, Hawaii,
- he was son of Barack Obama, Sr., a Luo from Nyang’oma Kogelo, Nyanza Province, Kenya, and Ann Dunham, a white American from Wichita, Kansas
- Obama served for twelve years as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, teaching constitutional law.
- Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996
- Obama was reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998, and again in 2002.
- Obama resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the US Senate.
- On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois
- Then Obama faced Hillari clinton on his same party
- Then he won againsed H.Clinton
- After McCain was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, polls indicated that he had closed the gap with Obama
- After the debates, Obama pulled ahead in national polls, and he won the vote in nearly all of the actively contested states.
- On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election and became the first African American to be elected President of the United States.
Lewis-Hemilton F1 CHAMPION 2008
- Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born in Stevenage; January 7, 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren Mercedes team and the youngest ever Formula One World Champion.
- t the age of ten, he approached McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis, at an awards ceremony and told him "I want to race for you one day"; less than three years later, he was signed by McLaren and Mercedes-Benz to their Young Driver Support Programme.
- In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton set numerous rookie records and finished second in the 2007 Formula One Championship, behind Kimi Räikkönen by just one point.
- His first world championship was won the following season by the same margin of a single point, ahead of Felipe Massa
- He has stated that he wants to stay with the McLaren team for the rest of his F1 career
- Finishing fifth in the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton clinched the 2008 Formula One World Championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the title, as well as the first black driver.
- He needed to finish at least fifth in the race to win the World Championship and in the closing laps of the race, Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso took the fifth position away from Hamilton.
- Had the race ended then, this would have cost him the drivers' title, which would have been taken by Massa who had already won the race.
- However, first Vettel and then Hamilton managed to pass Timo Glock of Toyota on the final lap of the race, after Glock (unlike Hamilton) had risked staying on the track with dry-weather tyres, despite the rain that had begun falling in the final few laps
- This moved Hamilton back up to fifth, ensuring that he finished one point ahead of Massa overall and won the 2008 title.
MUMBAI ATTACK
- The terrorist entered via boat on Arabian sea from Pakistan
- Indian police also detained three terrorists from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terror group closely allied with al Qaeda
- After landing in Colaba, the terrorists moved north and attacked the Colaba police station, possibly as a single unit.
- From the Colaba police station, the assault force broke up into smaller teams and fanned out to hit secondary targets throughout Mumbai
- At least one police van was hijacked and the terrorists drove around the city, firing automatic weapons from the truck at random targets.
- The assault teams struck at vital centers where foreigners were likely to congregate: the five-star Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, the Nariman House (an orthodox Jewish center), the Cama hospital, the CSP train station, a cinema, and a cafe were all struck almost simultaneously
- Two Taxis were also blown up near the airport in the north and the docks in the southern part of the city. At the Taj, Trident, and Nariman House, several bombs or hand grenades were tossed into the lobbies and in other areas.
- The Taj Mahal Hotel was set on fire due to the blasts.
- Gunmen opened fire indiscriminately in the hotel lobbies and at the cafe, cinema, train station, and the Jewish center. At the hotels, gunmen then sought out foreigners holding American, British, and Israeli passports.
- More than 200 hostages were reported to have been held at the Taj and scores more at the Trident and the Jewish center
- Mumbai was under siege as police and counterterrorism officials struggled to regain control of the city.
- In an e-mail to local news stations, a group called the Deccan Mujahideen, or Indian Mujahideen, has claimed responsibility for the Mumbai strike.
- One of the terrorists phoned a news station demanding jihadis be released from jail in exchange for prisoners. "We want all Mujahideens held in India released and only after that we will release the people," a man named Sahadullah told a media outlet. "Release all the Mujahideens, and Muslims living in India should not be troubled."
- Sixty-two hours after Islamist terrorists launched a multi-pronged assault of India's financial capital of Mumbai, Indian commandos killed the last fighter holed up in a five-star hotel and ended the siege that paralyzed the city.
- Indian officials have said that 195 people are currently known to have been killed and more than 300 have been wounded. Twenty-two foreigners, including five Americans, have been killed during the terror assault.
- The terrorists, who are strongly suspect of being members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (the Army of the Good), began their attack on the night of Nov. 26, when one or more inflatable boats were launched from a hijacked Indian fishing vessel of the coast of Mumbai
- Ajmal Amir Kasab (or Azam Amir Kasav) was captured by police after a shootout near the docks in southern Mumbai. He was wounded and feigned being dead, but was picked out by police after he was seen breathing.
- The siege in Mumbai lasted 62 hours and claimed more than 195 lives.
- Kasab has provided details on how his team of 16 terror commandos departed Karachi, linked up with a freighter carrying arms, hijacked an Indian fishing boat, and infiltrated into Mumbai via inflatable rafts.
- Kasab said 20 Pakistanis began training in terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir more than one year ago.
- After the training at the Kashmiri camps, the group was "given a months leave and were ordered to gather in Karachi after the break for training in boating, rowing and swimming by the Pakistan Navy."
- Earlier, Kasab said several members of the assault team visited Mumbai to scout the targets and familiarize themselves with the city.
- Kasab also claimed members from Dawood Ibrahim's criminal network provided logistical support for the Mumbai assault team while they were in Karachi.
"Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pakistani government has shown no desire to shut down Lashkar-e-Taiba, despite the fact the group is operating in the open," the official noted. "They are a state within a state, backed by the state’s intelligence service,” the official said, referring to Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence agency. “Right now, they are untouchable."
Al-Qaeda mastermind Killed
- Rashid Rauf (ca. 1981 - November 22, 2008) was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative[1] and son of a British baker.
- He was a dual citizen of Britain and Pakistan
- Pakistan in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot in August 2006, a day before some arrests were made in Britain.
- The Pakistani Interior Minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, claimed that "he is an alQaeda operative with linkages in Afghanistan".
- In December 2006, the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi found no evidence that he had been involved in terrorist activities, and his charges were downgraded to forgery and possession of explosives. Rauf was born in England to Pakistani parents.
- Rauf was married to a relative of Maulana Masood Azhar, who is the head and founder of Jaish-e-Mohammed, an Islamist militant group in Pakistan
- One of Rauf's brothers, Tayib Rauf, was among those arrested in Britain, although he was later released without charges.
- Rauf was reportedly killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan on November 22, 2008. Further details are yet to be confirmed.
VARANAM AAYIRAM
CAST
1. Surya Sivakumar as Krishnan and Surya Krishnan.
2. Sameera Reddy as Meghna.
3. imran Bagga as Malini Krishnan.
4. Divya Spandana as Priya.
* The film, announced with a budget of 14 crore INR, released on November 14, 2008 across the globe.
* The film was produced by Venu Ravichandran and also has musical score by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his final project with Gautham Menon before their formally announced partnership break up.
* People commanded this flim is good but not better than director before flims
* Surya actting is good than before flims
* Jolly,sensitive,message given by Director
* Harish's music is good but not in new form
TAMIL MOVIE "VILLAN" DEAD
- Veteran Indian film star MN Nambiar has died at home in the southern city of Madras (Chennai) after a brief illness.
- Nambiar, who was 89, was frequently cast as a villain during his career which spanned six decades
- He made his screen debut in 1935 and went on to act in more than 1,000 films in Tamil, Hindi and several other languages.
- Nambiar was deeply religious and loved to keep fit. His discipline made him a role model for many Indian actors.
- Correspondents say he was also free from the scandals and rumours which are common in the Indian film industry.
MICHEAL JACKSON TO "MIKALEEL"
- Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana (an industrial suburb of Chicago, Illinois) to a working-class family on August 29, 1958.The son of Joseph "Joe" Walter and Katherine Esther, he is the seventh of nine children.
- This time Michael Jackson has reportedly converted to Islam.
- Michael Jackson is now 'Mikaeel', name of one of the angels of Allah.
- The 50-year old legend wore the traditional Islamic attire as he pledged his allegiance to the Koran at a friend's home in Los Angeles.
- He rejected the name 'Mustafa', which means "the chosen one," the source added
RETIREMENT OF BENGAL PRINCE
- he youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly, Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Kolkata.
- Though he was asked to concentrate on his studies and not to play cricket, he was inspired to do so by his brother Snehasish Ganguly,[10] an accomplished left-handed batsman for Bengal
- Though he was actually right-handed, he batted left-handed so that he could use his brother's equipment.
- Ganguly made his One Day International debut for India against West Indies in 1992,[7] and scored three runs.
- He shared a 255 run stand with Sachin Tendulkar, which became at that time the highest partnership for India against any country for any wicket outside India.
- In 1997 Ganguly scored his maiden ODI century, opening the innings he scored 113, in his side's 238, against Sri Lanka.
- In the 1999 World Cup Ganguly scored 183 against Sri Lanka at Taunton, Somerset in England. The innings took 158 balls and included 17 fours and 7 sixes. It is the second highest in World Cup history and the highest by an Indian in the tournament. His partnership of 318 with Rahul Dravid is the highest ever in the World Cup and is the second highest in all ODI cricket
- In 2000, after the match fixing scandal, Ganguly was named the captain of the India team.
- Following India's poor batting display in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 and the ODI series in South Africa, in which they were whitewashed 4-0, Ganguly made his comeback to the Test team
- Following his good performance, Ganguly was named in the squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading scorer for India in their first round defeat against Bangladesh.
- On 18 April 2008, Ganguly led the Kolkata Knight Riders team owned by Shah Rukh Khan in the IPL Twenty20 cricket match to a 140 run victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers led by Rahul Dravid and owned by Vijay Mallya.
- Ganguly has been prolific in both Test and ODI cricket in the year 2007. He scored 1106 Test runs at an average of 61.44
- He is the fifth highest rungetter in 2007 in ODIs, where he scored 1240 runs at 44.28.
- On October 7th 2008, Ganguly announced that the Test series against Australia starting in October 2008 would be his last[51] and stated "to be honest, I didn't expect to be picked for this series."
- In his match he was dismissed for duck off just one ball.
RETIREMENT OF INDIAN JUMBO
- Anil Kumble was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to KN Krishna Swamy and Saroja
- He is married to Chethana Ramatheertha.
- Anil has 3 children - daughter Aaruni (from Chethana's previous marriage), son Mayas and the youngest Svasti (daughter)
- Kumble began playing cricket on streets of Bangalore and joined a club called Young Cricketers when he was 13 years old.
- Kumble is a right-arm leg spinner with an unorthodox style, most famous for his flipper
- He made his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad in November 1989
- He is a right-arm leg spin (legbreak googly) bowler and a right-hand batsman.
- Since his debut in international cricket on 25 April 1990, he has taken 619 Test wickets and 337 ODI wickets.
- Kumble was appointed the captain of the Indian Test cricket team on 8 November 2007
- Kumble is one of only two bowlers ever (the other being Jim Laker) to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in Delhi between 4 February and 8 February 1999
- Anil Kumble announced his retirement on the last day of the match on 2 November 2008 in the 3rd test match at Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium at New Delhi, India.
REMEMBER OF THIS MONTH
Elvis Presley- Born: January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
- Dead: August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as:Elvis, The King, The King of Rock'n'Roll, Elvis the Pelvis, The Hillbilly Cat
- He Became active between 1953–1977
- He born as a son of Mr.Vernon Elvis Presley and Mrs.Gladys Love Smithon
- He was an identical twin—his brother was stillborn(died when exit from his mother) and given the name Jesse Garon.
- For those too young to have experienced Elvis Presley in his prime, today’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of his death must seem peculiar. All the talentless impersonators and appalling black velvet paintings on display can make him seem little more than a perverse and distant memory. But before Elvis was camp, he was its opposite: a genuine cultural force... Elvis’s breakthroughs are underappreciated because in this rock-and-roll age, his hard-rocking music and sultry style have triumphed so completely.
-The New York Times
- Elvis Presley is the biggest dead earner ever
-The New York Times(10/30/2005)