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Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan - Celebrating Teacher's ...

"A good teacher must know how to arouse the interest of the pupil in the field of study for which he is responsible. He must himself be a master in the field of study and be in touch with the latest developments in the subject, he must himself be a fellow traveler in the exciting pursuit of knowledge..." - Dr. S Radhakrishen While the world celebrates international Teacher's Day on the 15th of October, India celebrates it on the 5th of September, which is also the birthday of the famous teacher, academic philosopher and the second President of India, Mr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan.

M F Hussain - Picasso of India

MF Hussain is given the title of 'Picasso Of India' by the Forbes magazine. He is one of the best known artist in the country. But this 92 year artist is most popularly known to the common man as the painter fan of the Bollywood actress, Madhuri Dixit. He had studied in J.J School of Art and started his career by painting cinema hoardings which earned just a few rupees. Famous for his stunning paintings of Indian women, and his habit of getting into controversies, he is also a multi-faceted person, having made movies, and served in India's Parliament. This talented artist rose to interna...

The 'Unforgettable Tour' Updates

Living up to its hype, the Amitabh Bachchan-led Unforgettable Tour opened to an unprecedented response in America, Cananda and Britian. The stars of the Unforgettable tours - Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh, Shiamak Davar, Vishal-Shekhar and Viraf Sarkari, director, Wizcraft.

Apple iPhones priced at Rs.31000

Everyone who has been waiting for months to own the iconic 3G-enabled Apple iPhone, will have to gear up to spend Rs. 31,000 for the entry-level 8GB memory mobile phone and Rs 36,100 for a model with double the memory. Both the companies Vodafone and Airtel will be launching the iPhone on August 22 and industry experts say bookings and pre-launch interest suggest that they would be able to sell over 100,000 phones in the next 12 months.

BIGG BOSS - Season 2 starts with a BANG

According to Audience Measurement and Analytics Limited's overnight TV audience measurement system, Amap, Bigg Boss, the Indian version of popular British reality show Celebrity Big Brother got an average television rating point (TRP) of 1.4 between its 10:00-11:45 p.m. time slot on Sunday in the North, East and West Indian regions.