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Bollywood Movies
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1 Dec 11 Thu
Expected DA from Jan 2012 for CG
Employees and Pensioners
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Expected
DA from 01 Jan 2012 for Central
Government Employees and Pensioners
based on CPI-IW released upto Oct 2011 comes to 7.43 percent
: Click on the "details".
The Next Update will be available on 1st Jan 2012 and the final figure on 31st January
2012.
World Aids Day : World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not
gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.
All India
Engineering Entrance Examination [AIEEE]
to be held in April and May 2012 : 29 Apr 2012 for offline
examination and 7th to 26 May 2012 for online examination.
Last
date for online submission of applications is 31st Dec 2011.
Happy Birthday : 1955 -
Udit Narayan,
Playback Singer; has sung in 26 different languages. He has won
three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he
was awarded the Padma Shri.
1963 Nagaland
became the 16th State of India.
1965 The Border
Security Force was formed as a
special force to guard the borders.
1980 Happy Birthday :
Mohammad Kaif,
Cricketer. |
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2 Dec 11 Fri
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Cricket : India vs West Indies :
2nd ODI : 02
Dec 11 : 09:00 : Visakhapatnam
1988 Happy Birthday :
Soniya Mehra, Actress : daughter of
Vinod Mehra. |
Bffs:
* I Am Singh
* Land Gold Women
* The Dirty Picture
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3 Dec 11 Sat |
Rajendra Prasad
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Birth Anniversary : 1884 : First President of India and an Eminent
Lawyer (d. 1963).
Advocate's Day, in memory of
Rajendra Prasad,
first President and an eminent lawyer.
Konkona Sen Sharma
Actress :
Happy Birthday : 1979 : She is the
daughter of Actress and Filmmaker Aparna Sen. She has
established herself as one of the leading actresses of
contemporary parallel cinema.
Indo-Pakistani
War of 1971 begins.
Bhopal disaster
was an industrial disaster that took place at a Union Carbide
subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. In
1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate
(MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases. The
first official immediate death toll was 2,259. A more probable
figure is that 8,000 died within two weeks.
International Day of Persons with
Disabilities : The annual
observance aims to promote an understanding of disability issues
and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of
persons with disabilities. |

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4 Dec 11 Sun |
Navy Day
Birth Anniversary : 1910
R. Venkataraman,
8th President of India (d. 2009) |
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5 Dec 11 Mon |
Cricket : India vs West Indies :
3rd ODI : 05
Dec 11 : 14:30 : Ahmedabad
International Volunteer Day |
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6 Dec 11 Tue
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Moharum
[2011][GH]
BSE/NSE holiday
on account of Moharum
[2011]
Death Anniversary : 1956
Dr. Bhimrao
Ramji Ambedkar, social reformer and
architect of the Constitution of India (b. 1891)
Happy
Birthday
: 1945 Shekhar Kapur,
a critically acclaimed Director and Producer, rose to popularity
with the movie, Bandit Queen. He was nominated for Academy
awards for Elizabeth and its sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Babri Masjid
a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya, which had been used as
temple since 1949 was demolished in 1992. |

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7 Dec 11 Wed |
International Civil Aviation Day |
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8 Dec 11 Thu
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Cricket : India vs West Indies :
4th ODI : 08
Dec 11 : 14:30 : Indore
Happy Birthday : 1946 -
Sharmila Tagore, Actress. She has
won several National
Film Awards and Filmfare
Awards for her performances. She has lead the Indian Film
Censor Board.
In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador.
Happy
Birthday : 1935 Dharmendra,
an award-winning Film star who has appeared in more than 200
Hindi-language films. In 1997 he received the
Filmfare Lifetime
Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He is
also the father of actors Sunny Deol,
Bobby Deol and
Esha Deol. |

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9 Dec 11 Fri
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International Anti-Corruption Day
Happy Birthday : 1946
Sonia Gandhi [born Edvige Antonia
Albina Maino in Lusiana] is the Italian-born President of the
Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister
of India Rajiv Gandhi.
She also serves as the Chairperson
of the ruling United Progressive Alliance [UPA] in the Lok Sabha and the
leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party.
Dino Morea
: Happy Birthday : 1975 : Actor and a former Model.
Happy Birthday : Dia Mirza,
a former Model and Actress who appears in Bollywood films. She
was second runner up at Femina Miss India 2000 and was
subsequently sent to Miss Asia Pacific 2000 where she won. |
Bffs:
* Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl
* Lanka
* Ye Stupid Pyar
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10 Dec 11 Sat

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Human Rights
Day
Lunar Eclipse
: The last and the longest total lunar eclipse of 2011, visible
in India, will be on 10 Dec. It begins at 05:03:36 pm IST and
end at 10:59:57 pm.
Birth Anniversary : 1878
Rajaji,
India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of
independent India (d. 1972).
Happy Birthday : 1957
Prem Rawat,
known also as Guru Maharaj Ji and Maharaji, American Indian
spiritual leader and speaker.
Death Anniversary : 2001
Ashok Kumar, Actor (b. 1911) |
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11 Dec 11 Sun

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Mountain Day
Happy Birthday : 1922
Dilip Kumar,
Actor and a former Member of Parliament.
Osho : Shree Rajneesh : Birth Anniversary : 1931
a Guru (d. 19 Jan 1990)
Pranab Mukherjee
:Happy Birthday : 1935
current Finance Minister of India.
Happy Birthday : 1969 :
Viswanathan Anand Chess
Grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion. |


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12 Dec 11 Mon

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India to hold its First Global
Travel Mart on 12th Dec 2012.
Rajinikanth
: Happy Birthday : 1950 : Actor, Media personality, and Cultural
icon.
Happy
Birthday : 1981 -
Yuvraj Singh,
Cricketer, and the son of former fast bowler and Punjabi movie
star Yograj Singh. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes
in an over against Englanda feat performed only three times
previously in any form of senior cricket, and previously never
in an international match between two Test cricket nations. He
was named the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 Cricket World
Cup.
Death Anniversary : 2005 -
Ramanand Sagar Chopra was a Film
Director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular
Ramayan television series, a
television adaptation of the ancient epic of the same name,
starring
Arun Govil as
Lord Rama and
Deepika Chikhalia as
Sita [b. 29 Dec 1917]. |
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13 Dec 11 Tue
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Parliament
attack : 2001 -
This was a
high-profile attack by Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed
terrorists which led to the death of a dozen people (5
terrorists, 6 police and 1 civilian).
Mohammad Afzal Guru
is still on death row since
August 4 2005, the day his
sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Hijacking :1999
: Five hijackers, who had been holding 155 hostages on an
Indian Airlines plane,
leave the plane with two Islamic clerics that they had demanded
be freed. |
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14 Dec 11 Wed
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My Car
Day
Shyam Benegal
: Happy Birthday : 1934 : Prolific Director and Screenwriter;
was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1991. He was bestowed with the
Dadasaheb Phalke
Award for the year 2005. He has won the National Film Award for
Best Feature Film in Hindi `seven' times.
Birth Anniversary : 1924
Raj Kapoor,
Actor, Producer and Director, also known as the show-man. He was
the winner of `eight' Filmfare Awards (d. 1988)
Happy
Birthday : 1953 Vijay Amritraj,
a former Tennis player, Sports commentator and Actor.
Happy Birthday : 1918 B.K.S.
Iyengar is the founder of Iyengar
Yoga. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002. In 2004, Iyengar
was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by
Time Magazine. |
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15 Dec 11 Thu |
Cricket : India's tour of Australia : 15-16 Dec 2011 :
CA Chairman's XI v Indians
: Canberra : 0530 IST |
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16 Dec 11
Fri
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Vijay Diwas,
commemorating the anniversary of India's victory over Pakistan
in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Several politicians, ex-armymen and
citizens pay homage to martyrs of the war at a function
organised at India Gate. |
Bffs:
* Jo Hum Chahein
* Pappu Can'T Dance Saala
* Faraar |
17 Dec
11 Sat

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John Abraham :
Happy Birthday : 1972 Actor; was voted the Sexiest Asian Man
of the year. The actor's fan following became bigger ever since
he flaunted his well-toned body on Miami beaches in the hit
movie Dostana
Ritesh Deshmukh
: Happy Birthday : 1978 : Actor; he is the son of Vilasrao
Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth
Sciences, Government of India, and the former CM of Maharashtra.
1961
Operation Vijay
India seized Goa from Portugal.
2008
: Sheila Dikshit
became Delhis Chief Minister for the third consecutive time. |
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18 Dec 11 Sun
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International Migrants Day
Happy Birthday : 1971
Barkha Dutt,
TV Journalist and Columnist. She is currently Group Editor,
English News at NDTV.
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19 Dec 11 Mon
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Happy Birthday : 1934 -
Pratibha Devisingh Patil
is the 12th and current
President
of the Republic of India and
first woman to hold the office.
United Nations Day
for South-South Cooperation,
recognized by the UN.
Three Indian revolutionaries viz.
Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and
Ashfaqulla Khan were executed by
the British government in 1927.
1961 India annexes
Daman and Diu,
part of Portuguese India.
Cricket
: India's tour of Australia : 19-21 Dec 2011 :
CA Chairman's XI v Indians
: Canberra : 0530 IST |
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20
Dec 11 Tue |
Hannukkah
- A Jewish Festival of Lights is from 20 to 28 Dec 2011
Sohail Khan : Happy Birthday
: 1970 : Director, Writer, Producer and Actor. He is the younger
brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan. He produces films
under his banner Sohail Khan Productions. |
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21
Dec 11 Wed
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Pancha Ganapati,
a five day festival celebrated from 21 through 25 Dec
2011.
Winter Session of Parliament
concludes on 21 Dec
2011.
Happy Birthday : 1963 -
Govinda
- a Filmfare award-winning Actor and Politician. He has appeared
in over 120 Hindi language films.
He will be seen in Con Flick, Delhi Safari, Manchali, Run Bhola
Run, Mastermind, Don'T Worry, Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai, Partner 2,
Chai Gar, Non Stop Fun, Fame, and Afra Tafri
Happy Birthday : 1972
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Politician. |

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Dec 11 Thu
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Birth Anniversary : 1887 - Srinivasa
Ramanujan, mathematician (d. 1920).
Ramanujan's birthday will be celebrated every year as the
National Mathematics Day,
and the year 2012 as the National Mathematical Year.
December
Solstice
(Winter Solstice). |
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Dec 11 Fri
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Chaudhary Charan Singh
: Birth Anniversary : 1902, Fifth Prime Minister of India,
serving from 28 Jul 1979 until 14 Jan 1980 (d. 29 May 1987). The
farmers celebrate Kisaan Divas on his birthday.
Death
Anniversary
: 2004 P. V. Narasimha Rao,
Prime Minister of India (b. 1921) |
Bff:
* Don 2
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Dec 11 Sat
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National Consumer Rights Day
is observed on 24 Dec since the Consumer Protecion Act, 1986 was
enacted on this day.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
2011 : Zcafe 24 Dec : 9pm
Birth Anniversary : 1925 - Mohd. Rafi,
Actor and Playback Singer (d. 1980).
Happy Birthday : 1959 - Anil Kapoor,
is a prominent National Film Award-winning Actor and
Producer.
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Happy Birthday : 1924 -
Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India.
Nagma
(Nandita Morarji) : Happy Birthday : 1970 : Actress
Birth Anniversary : 1861 -
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946)
Death Anniversary : 1994 -
Zail Singh,
President of India (b. 1916) |

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Dec 11 Mon

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Shaheed Udham Singh's
Birthday
1925 - The Communist Party
of India was founded.
Birthday : 1955 - Dawood
Ibrahim, head of the organized
crime syndicate D-Company in Mumbai. He is currently on the
wanted list of Interpol for organised crime and counterfeiting.
He was No. 4 on the Forbes' World's Top 10 most dreaded
criminals list of 2008.
Tsunami
- 2004 A 9.0 magnitude earthquake created a "tsunami" causing
devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,
the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian
Ocean, killing over 2,50,000 people.
Cricket : India's tour of
Australia : 26-30 Dec 2011 :
First Test : Melbourne :
0500 IST |
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27
Dec 11 Tue
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Happy Birthday : 1965 -
Salman Khan, born Abdul Rashid
Salim Salman Khan, Actor. He will be seen in
Ek Tha Tiger, Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai,
Partner 2, Amar Akbar Anthony (Remake), I Am Hariprasad, Do Aur
Do Paanch, Kick, No Entry Mein Entry
and Dabangg 2. |
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27
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Dec 11 |
Sunburn (electronic dance
music) Festival at Candolim Beach
Goa 2011 : Ninth best festival in
the world.
Jana Gana Mana
: Happy Birthday : The National Anthem penned by Nobel Laureate
Rabindranath Tagore was first sung on this day in 1911 Calcutta
Session of the Indian National Congress. |
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28
Dec 11 Wed

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Indian National Congress was
founded in 1885 in Bombay.
Ratan Tata
: Happy Birthday : 1937 : Industrialist.
Arun Jaitley :
Happy Birthday : 1952 : Politician.
Dhirubhai Ambani
: Birth Anniversary : 1932 - was a business magnate and
entrepreneur who founded Reliance Industries, a petrochemicals,
communications, power, and textiles conglomerate and one of the
3 privately owned companies in the Fortune 500 and has been one
among the select Forbes billionaires. His life has often been
referred to as a true "rags to riches" story (d. 6 Jul 2002). |

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29
Dec 11 Thu

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Birth Anniversary : 1917 -
Ramanand Sagar (born Chandramauli Chopra) was a
Film
Director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a television adaptation of the
ancient Indian epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as
Lord Rama and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita [d. 12 Dec 2005].
Happy Birthday : 1942 -
Rajesh Khanna a Bollywood thespian and laureate of
the Dada Saheb Phalke Legend Golden Actor Award, bestowed on him
in 2008. He has also served a five year tenure as an MP
(19911996). Also known as Kaka, he has been termed
"perhaps the first Superstar of the Indian film industry.
Happy Birthday : 1974 -
Twinkle Khanna,
Film Actress who is the wife of Akshay Kumar and the daughter of
established Actors, Dimple Kapadia
and Rajesh Khanna.
Happy Birthday : 1949
Syed Kirmani,
Cricket player. |

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30 Dec 11 Fri
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Subhash Chandra Bose
raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair this day in
1943.
Terror
: 1996 - In the Indian state of
Assam, a
passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26. |
Bff:
* Kya Yahi Sach Hai
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31 Dec 11 Sat  |
Restricted Holiday (RH) on the occasion birthday of
Shri Guru Gobind Singh
to be observed on 31st Dec 2011
Death Anniversary :
Vikram Sarabhai
: 1971 : was a Physicist and is
considered to be the
Father of the Indian Space Program
(b. 12 Aug 1919).
UPSC : DATE OF
NOTIFICATION : N.D.A. & N.A.
EXAM.(I), 2012 : 31.12.2011 |
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