B.Tech. II Year II Semester Results - April, 2011

Check the below link for results

B.Tech. II Year II Semester (R09) Results - April, 2011

http://www.jntu.ac.in/results/htno.php?ecode=1029
 OR
http://122.252.228.147/results/htno.php?ecode=1029

B.Tech. II Year II Semester (R07) Results - April, 2011

http://www.jntu.ac.in/results/htno.php?ecode=1030
 OR
http://122.252.228.147/results/htno.php?ecode=1030

B.Tech. II Year II Semester (R05) Results - April, 2011

http://www.jntu.ac.in/results/htno.php?ecode=348
 OR
http://122.252.228.147/results/htno.php?ecode=348

B.Tech. II Year II Semester (RR) Results - April, 2011

http://www.jntu.ac.in/results/htno.php?ecode=349
 OR
http://122.252.228.147/results/htno.php?ecode=349

B.Tech. II Year II Semester (NR) Results - April, 2011

http://www.jntu.ac.in/results/htno.php?ecode=350
 OR
http://122.252.228.147/results/htno.php?ecode=350

NOTE : Last date for Recounting/Revaluation:07-07-2011

Pawan Kalyan Ready To Direct Satyagrahi!

Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is busy in Kolkatta with shooting of his
upcoming movie. Now the latest buzz is that, he is ready to restart
his pet project Satyagrahi, which he announced 5 years back during
audio release function of Bangaaram movie.

At that time, he planned it to make on A.M.Rathnam's Sri Surya Movies
banner. But now pawan seems to be interested in directing and
producing it on his own Pawan Kalyan Creative Works banner.

His team are working on the story outline and if comes out good
enough, Pawan may announce it in second half of this year. Pawan made
his directorial debut with the film Johnny.

BITSAT Cut Offs for Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad- BE, M.Sc. and B.Pharmacy

BITSAT Cut Offs for Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad- BE, M.Sc. and B.Pharmacy

Following are the BITSAT 2010 Cut Off Scores for the admissions held in the academic year 2010-11 for I Semester of various Graduate and Post Graduate courses. Cut Offs are given for BITS campuses at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad. Candidates those appeared for BITSAT 2011 and gong to appear for BITSAT 2012 can use this data for the basic understanding of seat pattern in BITS campuses. Cut Offs are provided for all the courses at all campuses of BITS. Though it is natural that the cut-off scores vary from year to year, you can assess and estimate your chances of getting a seat in the campus of your choice.

BITS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science) is one of the prestigious institutes for engineering education in the country. BITS also offer pharmacy and science programs at the UG and PG levels. The institute is equally reputed for post graduate and doctoral programs in engineering and technology. BITSAT is the all India level Online entrance examination conducted for short linting the candidates for admission into all the UG and PG programs offered at BITS main campus at Pilani (Rajasthan) and other campuses at Goa and Hyderabad.

Following are BITSAT 2010 cut offs for BITS Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses for various programs:

Cut Offs for BITS Pilani Campus:

1. B.E.(Hons.): Chemical : 310
2. B.E.(Hons.): Computer Science: 342
3. B.E.(Hons.): Electrical and Electronics : 339
4. B.E.(Hons.): Manufacturing: 304
5. B.E.(Hons.): Civil : 310
6. B.E.(Hons.): Electronics and Instrumentation: 329
7. B.E.(Hons.): Mechanical : 327
8. B.Pharm.(Hons.): 259
9. M.Sc.(Hons.): Mathematics: 296
10. M.Sc.(Hons.): Economics : 302
11. M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences: 281
12. M.Sc.(Hons.): Physics : 300
13. M.Sc.(Hons.): Chemistry: 290
14. M.Sc.(Tech.): Finance: 275
15. M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems: 286

Cut- Offs for BITS Goa Campus:

1. B.E.(Hons.): Chemical: 285
2. B.E.(Hons.): Electronics and Instrumentation: 293
3. B.E.(Hons.): Mechanical : 296
4. B.E.(Hons.): Electrical and Electronics: 303
5. B.E.(Hons.): Computer Science: 307
6. M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences: 269
7. M.Sc.(Hons.): Mathematics: 277
8. M.Sc.(Hons.): Chemistry : 275
9. M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems: 270
10. M.Sc.(Hons.): Economics : 279
11. M.Sc.(Hons.): Physics : 282

Cut Offs for BITS Hyderabad Campus:

1. B.E.(Hons.): Electrical and Electronics: 299
2. B.E.(Hons.): Chemical: 284
3. B.E.(Hons.): Computer Science: 302
4. B.E.(Hons.): Civil : 290
5. B.E.(Hons.): Mechanical: 295
6. B.E.(Hons.): Electronics and Communication: 313
7. B.Pharm.(Hons.): 258
8. M.Sc.(Hons.): Mathematics: 274
9. M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems: 268
10. M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences: 268
11. M.Sc.(Hons.): Physics: 279
12. M.Sc.(Hons.): Chemistry: 273
13. M.Sc.(Hons.): Economics: 278

source:http://apeducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/bitsat-cut-offs-for-pilani-goa.html

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COMMON TEST OF BANK EXAMS FROM 2011

COMMON TEST OF BANK EXAMS FROM 2011

Common Test system for Bank Exams is finalized & as per Indian Bank`s
Association (IBA), this new selection process will come into effect
from June 2011.

 Some of the important points to look in the proposed common bank test:

 * Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct the exam 2 times
a year for Clerks, Officers (entry level) & Specialist officers posts only.

 * Candidates completing the exam would be given a scorecard valid for 1 year.

 * Public banks looking to recruit for above posts will invite
applications from those having valid scorecards, by specifying the
eligibility conditions (age, education % etc.,)

 * Candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria can send in their
applications & proceed directly to Interview or Group discussion
(whichever the bank decides)

 * As IBPS is responsible for conducting exams - it will notify each
time, about i) Eligibility conditions ii) Application fees iii) Exam
date & pattern iv) Call letters

 * Hereafter, scorecard issued after writing the common test is
necessary to apply for any public sector bank jobs.

 * The common exam model will cover job vacancies in Allahabad
Bank,Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra,
Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Dena bank,
Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab
National Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank of
India, United Bank of India, UCO Bank & Vijaya Bank.

 * State Bank of India & its 5 associate banks do not come under this
process & will conduct separate tests as & when required.

 Since the process has been decided, announcement for the 1st common
bank exam could be out anytime sooner.

source:http://www.allexamspaper.co.cc/2011/06/common-test-of-bank-exams-from-2011.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AllExamsPaper+%28ALL+EXAMS+PAPER%29

French Open 2011 Results

Men's Singles	Rafal Nadal
Women's Singles	Li Na
Men's Doubles	Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor
Women's Doubles	Andrea Hlavakova and Lucie Hradecka
Mixed Doubles	Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky

20th annual MTV Movie Awards

Best Movie	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Male Performance	Robert Pattinson,  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Female Performance	Kristen Stewart,  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Kiss	Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Fight	Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel,  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best breakout star	Chloe Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass
Biggest badass star	Chole Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass
Best comedy performance	Emma Stone, Easy A
Best line from a movie	Alexys Nycole Sanchez,  I want to get chocolate wasted  (from Grownups)
Best Villian	Tom Felton, Harry Potter and  the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Best jaw dropping moment	Justin Bieber, Never say never

Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India in 2011

Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India in 2011

Rank	Name of College	Rank	Name of College
1	IIT-Bombay	26	DA-IICT,Ahmedabad
2	IIT-Delhi	27	JNTU-Hyderabad
3	IIT-Madras	28	PSG Tech, Coimbatore
4	IIT-Kanpur	29	VNIT-Nagpur
5	IIT-Kharagpur	30	NIT-Jamshedpur
6	IIT-Roorkee	31	College of Engineering, Pune
7	IIT-Guwahati	32	HBTI, Kanpur
8	IT-BHU, Varanasi	33	NIT-Kurukshetra
9	BITS, Pilani	34	Thiagarajar CoE, Madurai
10	Jadavpur University, Jadavpur	35	NIT-Durgapur
11	Anna University, Chennai	36	Amrita University, Coimbatore
12	NIT-Tiruchirapalli	37	PEC University of Tech, Chandigarh
13	NIT-Rourkela	38	MIT, MAnipal
14	BIT-Mesra	39	Nirma University-IT, Ahmedabad
15	ISM-Dhanbad	40	IIIT-Allahabad
16	VIT University, Vellore	41	SVNIT-Surat
17	Thapar University, Patiala	42	VJTI-Mumbai
18	NIT-Warangal	43	PES Institute of Tech, Bangalore
19	NIT-Surathkal	44	Sir MV Insititute of Tech, Bangalore
20	NSIT-New Delhi	45	MANIT, Bhopal
21	IIIT-Hyderabad	46	NIT-Hamirpur
22	ICT Mumbai(UDCT)	47	ITM(GITAM), Visakhapatnam
23	NIT-Calicut	48	SGSITS, Indore
24	Delhi Technological University	49	MNIT, Jaipur
25	MNNIT-Allahabad	50	SSN College of Engineering, Chennai

source: http://www.currentaffairsquiz.com/2011/06/top-50-engineering-colleges-in-india-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CurrentAffairs2009-MonthWise+%28Current+Affairs+2009+-+Month+WIse%29

Olympic Games 2012: UK to miss air quality target

The UK was scheduled to meet the targets on air quality by 2010, which
they failed so they have been given an extension till 2015. According
to the government records, they will not meet the required targets in
2015
ORIGINALLY, THE UK was supposed to meet the targets on air quality in
2010 which had been set by European Union, but an extension has been
given to UK till 2015. If the government records are to be believed
then the UK is going to miss the targets in all probability, which
would thus lead to a legal row just before the commencement of the
Olympic Games in London.

"The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has
admitted many cities will not meet them (air quality targets) before
2020, while meeting London's targets could be as late as 2025. If the
European Commission is not satisfied by these plans, it could launch
infringement action next year," reported the BBC. The Olympic
Committee would be closely monitoring the issue as they would not want
any kind of external disturbances during the games. During the last
Olympic Games in Beijing, pollution was one of the most criticised
issues.

One of the serious challenges that the DEFRA faces is reducing
emissions from various kinds of transport that is available in UK. So,
the British government are planning to ban those vehicles in cities,
which pollutes heavily in the atmosphere. They have introduced various
schemes that would help them in curtailing the emissions.

Britain's air quality is considered to have one of the worst records
among European nations. The UK must pull up its socks in time so that
there is a smooth and proper functioning of the Olympic Games in 2012.
A failure during the games of any kind would be treated as a dent in
the country's reputation to successfully manage large-scale sporting
events.

source:http://www.merinews.com/article/olympic-games-2012-uk-to-miss-air-quality-target/15853265.shtml

HTC Salsa, a Facbook button phone launched in India

HTC Salsa, a Facbook button phone launched in India

HTC Salsa, a new phone introduced in India comes along with one button press access to Facebook. It has been priced in the Indian market at Rs 22,000. It would be working under the operating system of Andriod 2.3.

HTC, A well-known smartphone manufacturing company has launched a new handset in India, which is known as HTC Salsa. The most attractive feature provided in HTC Salsa is one button press access to the popular social networking site, Facebook. The phone has been priced at Rs 22,000.

 

The new HTC phone, Salsa, would be working under the operating system of Andriod 2.3. It also comprises of a 5 megapixel camera and a VGA camera, which would be useful for Video conferences. It has been provided with a 3.4 inch touch screen.

 

Faisal Siddiqui, Country Manager, HTC India, said that people in India are spending long hours on social networking sites, so they have come up with HTC Salsa, which would make them socially connected.

 

HTC has been quick to spot the ever increasing popularity of Facebook especially in India. According to reports there are more than 25 million Facebook registered users in India. HTC would be targeting those people, who love to use their spare time in using Facebook via phones.

 

Some experts are so pleased with HTC Salsa that they have even gone on to say that, even if the phone did not have a Facebook button, it would provide a stiff competition to mobile phones of the same price range. Many Facebook fanatics would be eager to lay their hand on the phone as soon as possible.

Google search engine goes vocal

Google search engine goes vocal

GOOGLE ANNOUNCED on 14th june its plan to soon launch a new technology that will allow its users to speak their search requests instead of typing them on screen. The service is similar to the one available on smart phones with Google's Android software. All one needs to do is click the microphone icon inside the Google search box and speak the search request. This in not all, the company has also announced a digital image search feature. Drag a digital image into the search box and press enter. The two features will be available for use within the next few days.
 
This is not the first time that the company had introduced a new technology; such services have also been unveiled in the past and aim at making search easier and quicker for its users. The vocal search engine will especially be useful in case of longer enquiries and words that are hard to spell.
 
Although, the technology seems quite perfect and user-friendly, it does have a few shortcomings. The first being that it is not fit to be used in offices. Making search request vocally could be quite disturbing to others sharing the same cubicle or those in the neighbouring cubicles. Since the engine responds to voice conversations going on between people nearby could also find their way into the search box. Same problems could arise at other public places such as coffee shops, and restaurants, etc. This would limit the use of the voice search engine to homes only.
 
There could be other limitations too, for instance, if a word is not pronounced properly that could create confusion for the search engine. Besides, initially, it will only be available for English language users and limited to Google's Chrome browser.

Wimbledon Schedule 2011

Wimbledon Schedule 2011

	Days 1-7	Competition	Court
	Monday / Tuesday	Gentlemen's & Ladies' Singles & Doubles
	Thursday	Mixed Doubles
	Saturday	Boys' and Girls' Singles
	Days 8-13	Competition	Court
	Tuesday	Ladies Singles QF, Boys' & Girls' Doubles, Veterans' Invitation Doubles	Centre & No.1 Court
	Wednesday	Gentlemen's Singles QF	Centre & No.1 Court
	Thursday	Ladies' Singles SF, Championship Doubles SF	Centre Court, Centre & No.1 Court
	Friday	Gentlemen's Singles SF, Championship Doubles SF, Wheelchair Doubles SF	Centre Court, Centre & No.1 Court, Court tbc
	Saturday	Ladies' Singles Final, Gentlemen's Doubles Final, Ladies' Doubles Final	Centre Court, Centre Court, Centre Court
	Sunday	Gentlemen's Singles Final, Mixed Doubles Final, Wheelchair Doubles Finals	Centre Court, Centre Court, Court tbc
	Thur 1 July	Ladies' Singles Semi-Finals	Centre Court
	Fri 2 July	Men's Singles Semi-Finals	Centre Court
	Sat 3 July	Ladies' Singles Final, Men's Doubles Final & Ladies' Doubles Final	Centre Court
	Sun 4 July	Men's Singles Final & Mixed Doubles Final	Centre Court

Wimbledon-2011 seeds announced :list of seeding

Men's Seeding

 

1 Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1]
2 Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) [2]
3 Roger FEDERER (SUI) [3]
4 Andy MURRAY (GBR) [4]
5 Robin SODERLING (SWE) [5]
6 Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) [6]
7 David FERRER (ESP) [7]
8 Andy RODDICK (USA) [8]
9 Gael MONFILS (FRA) [9]
10 Mardy FISH (USA) [10]
11 Jurgen MELZER (AUT) [11]
12 Jo-Wilfried TSONGA (FRA) [12]
13 Viktor TROICKI (SRB) [13]
14 Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) [14]
15 Gilles SIMON (FRA) [15]
16 Nicolas ALMAGRO (ESP) [16]
17 Richard GASQUET (FRA) [17]
18 Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) [18]
19 Michael LLODRA (FRA) [19]
20 Florian MAYER (GER) [20]
21 Fernando VERDASCO (ESP) [21]
22 Alexandr DOLGOPOLOV (UKR) [22]
23 Janko TIPSAREVIC (SRB) [23]
24 Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG) [24]
25 Juan Ignacio CHELA (ARG) [25]
26 Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) [26]
27 Marin CILIC (CRO) [27]
28 David NALBANDIAN (ARG) [28]
29 Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS) [29]
30 Thomaz BELLUCCI (BRA) [30]
31 Milos RAONIC (CAN) [31]
32 Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP) [32]

 

Women's Seeding

 

1 Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [1]
2. Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS) [2]

3. Na LI (CHN) [3]
4. Victoria AZARENKA (BLR) [4]
5. Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [5]
6. Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA) [6]
7. Serena WILLIAMS (USA) [7]
8. Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [8]
9. Marion BARTOLI (FRA) [9]
10. Samantha STOSUR (AUS) [10]
11. Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) [11]
12. Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) [12]
13. Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL) [13]
14. Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [14]
15. Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) [15]
16. Julia GOERGES (GER) [16]
17. Kaia KANEPI (EST) [17]
18. Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) [18]
19. Yanina WICKMAYER (BEL) [19]
20. Shuai PENG (CHN) [20]
21. Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) [21]
22. Shahar PEER (ISR) [22]
23. Venus WILLIAMS (USA) [23]
24. Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK) [24]
25. Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) [25]
26. Maria KIRILENKO (RUS) [26]
27. Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (AUS) [27]
28. Ekaterina MAKAROVA (RUS) [28]
29. Roberta VINCI (ITA) [29]
30. Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (USA) [30]
31. Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [31]
32. Tsvetana PIRONKOVA (BUL) [32]

Wimbledon seeds announced, Nadal and Wozniacki top seeds

THE MUCH-awaited seeds for Wimbledon 2011 have been announced. Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark have been given top seed in Men's and Women's singles category respectively. The competition is all set to start on June 20 and end on July 3.

 

Djokovic, Federer, Murray, Soderling have been seeded second, third, fourth and fifth respectively in the men's category. Andy Roddick has been seeded eighth in the competition. Initially, Kim Clijsters had been seeded second in the women's category but after her withdrawal from the competition all players were pushed 1 seed above. Thus, Vera Zvonareva. Li Na, Victoria Azarenka, and Maria Sharapova have been seeded second, third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Serena Williams has been seeded seventh, and is making her comeback after a year-long layoff due to injury.

 

Though, Federer has been seeded third, it is for the first time that he has been ranked so low since 2003. He has won the Wimbledon title 6 times and has been seeded first most of the times and an occasional second in one outing, in 2009. The organisers have decided to hand over the top seed to Rafael Nodal, who lost to Frenchman, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, in the Queen's grass court tournament last week. It would not be a big surprise if the top 4 seeds make it to the final four. The local favourite Andy Murray, seeded fourth, would be well supported by his home crowd who are longing for a British player to lift aloft the Wimbledon title. But will he play like a champion and win the title that even Nadal says will one day belong to Murray?

 

When it comes to Women's tennis, the competition is wide open, with Caroline Wozniacki being given top seeding. There is an intense rivalry between the players in the women's circuit. The likes of Williams sisters, Francesca Schiavone, Marion Bartoli, Samantha Stosur and host of other players could give the top 5 seeds a run for their money. 2010 Wimbledon champion, Serena Williams, could make a fairytale comeback by winning the elusive title. Will we see a rejuvenated Serena push aside emerging competition?

 

Given the draw of the Wimbledon 2011, we are likely to witness some mouth watering clashes as witnessed in recent years. One of the most epic matches ever recorded took place last year when John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played an astonishing tennis match, which lasted for 11 hours 5 minutes, with John Isner being the victor. The score line read 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68.

Given the sheer quality of top tennis talent that will be on display at Wimbledon, will we witness marathon matches and closely-fought battles? Will Wimbledon 2011 throw up new champions? Or will class and experience, once again, will be the difference between a winner and a challenger?

EAMCET 2011, ICET 2011 Web Counseling Schedules

EAMCET 2011, ICET 2011 Web Counseling Schedules

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has announced tentative schedule for Web Counseling for EAMCET 2011 Engineering, Pharmacy Medical streams and ICET 2011 Web Counseling for MBA and MCA courses. APSCHE is likely to conduct Web Counseling for Medical Courses (MBBS and BDS) for the first time from this year. The Council is already implementing web counseling for EAMCET Engineering and ICET candidates. Following are the tentative schedules of Web Counseling for various entrance tests:

EAMCET Engineering Web Counseling Schedule 2011 (Engineering / Pharmacy):

1. Engineering First Phase Counseling: 20th July 2011
2. Engineering Second Phase Counseling: August 2011
3. Commencement of Classes: 16th August 2011

EAMCET Medical Web Counseling Schedule 2011 (For MBBS / BDS):

1. EAMCET 2011 Medical Counseling: First Phase from 13th July 2011 to 18th July 2011
2. EAMCET 2011 Medical Second Phase Counseling: August 3 -6, 2011
3. Start of Classes: 18th August 2011

ICET (MBA / MCA) Counseling Schedule:

1. ICET Web Counseling: First Phase Starts from 4th July 2011 (Candidates will get three days for exercising web options through Internet)
2. Commencement of Classes: First week of August 2011

Paramedical Courses Counseling Schedule:

1. First Phase Counseling: 22 - 26 July 2011
2. Second Phase Counseling: 16 - 18 August 2011
3. Counseling for AYUSH Courses: 24 - 26 August 2011

EAMCET 2011 Medical Counseling Schedule- MBBS, BDS Seats, Colleges and Last Ranks

EAMCET 2011 Medical Counseling Schedule- MBBS, BDS Seats, Colleges and Last Ranks

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, in association with Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) will conduct web counseling for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2011-2012. NTR University (http://59.163.116.210/) has already announced tentative schedule for Web Counseling to be conducted from 13th July 2011 to 18th July 2011. This will be the first web counseling for Medical courses in Andhra Pradesh. Online web counseling centers will be arranged at Osmania University (Hyderabad), SV University (Tirupati), Andhra University (Visakhapatnam) and NTR Health University (Vijayawada). Candidates can assess their chances of getting MBBS and BDS seats based on EAMCET Medical Last Ranks for 2010. Medical candidates can attend at any counseling center for certificate verification and counseling as per the ranks allotted for different dates. Following are the tentative schedules for Web Counseling for Medical, Dental, Paramedical and Ayush courses:

EAMCET Medical Web Counseling Schedule 2011 (For MBBS / BDS):

1. EAMCET 2011 Medical Counseling: First Phase from 13th July 2011 to 18th July 2011
2. EAMCET 2011 Medical Second Phase Counseling: August 3 -6, 2011
3. Start of Classes: 18th August 2011

Paramedical Courses (Nursing, Physiotherapy, Medical Lab Technology) Counseling Schedule: Candidates can apply in the prescribed format available on the NTR University website during 20th June and 5th July 2011.

1. First Phase Counseling: 22 - 26 July 2011
2. Second Phase Counseling: 16 - 18 August 2011
3. Counseling for AYUSH Courses: 24 - 26 August 2011
4. Second Phase Counseling for Ayush Courses: September 2011

Number of Medical (MBBS, BDS) seats in Andhra Pradesh:

1. Number of Govt. Medical Colleges in AP: 13
2. Number of Private Medical Colleges in AP: 19
3. Total Number of Seats in 13 Govt. Medical Colleges: 1800 seats
4. Number of Seats in 19 Private Medical Colleges: 2500.
5. Seats to be filled under A category: 1250
6. Seats in B Category : 250
7. Seats under Management Category: 1000 seats
8. Seats available in Minority Colleges: 500 (All will be filled by Managements of Colleges only)
9. Number of Govt. Dental Colleges in AP: 21 (180 seats)
10. Number of Private Dental Colleges in AP: 1600
11. BDS Seats in Minority Colleges: 60
12. Total BDS seats in AP: 1840

The number of seats in Medical and Dental Colleges in Andhra Pradesh is likely to increase this year. About 30 to 50 seats may be increased in private medical colleges. It is most likely that the intake in Katuru Medical College (AU Region) will go up to 150 from 100 seats.

Fee challan for SBI associate banks PO of 4987 vacancies June 2011

 Fee challan for SBI associate banks PO of 4987 vacancies June 2011

Fee payment challans for SBI 4987 POs in associate banks as a part of June 2011 recruitment are now available for downloading. Application fee for SC / ST / PWD  is Rs 50/- and for others Rs 500.

There are two copies of fee payment challan voucher. One is branch copy and one is candidate's copy and make sure that after paying the required fee for SBI June 2011 4987 PO for associated banks you get the deposit Journal No, as it would be needed at the time of applying online.

Download SBI associate banks PO June 2011 here

SBI PO admit card July 24 2011 exam

SBI PO admit card July 24 2011 exam

Duplicate admit card for SBI PO July 24 2011 exam will be issued from July 18 to July 23 2011. As per SBI all eligible candidates should received their admit card for 24-7-2011 exam latest by July 17 and those candidates who do not receive call letters latest by  18/07/2011 should contact in person at the relative address indicated against examination centre opted by them along with print out of application and original fee receipt. No action is possible if contacted after  23/07/2011. Duplicate call letters will be issued on production of  the fee receipt in original and print out of application, provided the application has not been rejected.

Though State Bank of India says that duplicate admit car/hall ticket would be issued only at some banks but it is expected that candidates would be able to download their admit card from 

http://www.statebankofindia.com

from around July 20th onward. We will update this section as and when we have more information on the same. 

Google Doodle on lunar eclipse (15-16/06/2011)

Google Doodle on lunar eclipse (15-16/06/2011),

Google Doodle gives online astronomers live feed of lunar eclipse

Stargazers and astronomy fans who could not watch Thursday's total lunar eclipse got a live feed of the phenomenon online, thanks to a Google Doodle and a robotic telescope service.

Google's home page featured a "live" doodle showing a live feed of the lunar eclipse from images from robotic telescope service Slooh.




"Starting now, see the latest state of the lunar eclipse on our homepage - thanks @slooh for the imagery," Google said on its Twitter account.

During the eclipse, visitors to Google.com can see a dial at the bottom of the image moving left to right, going through the various stages of the eclipse, before settling on the current feed.

Slooh claims to have members in 80 countries who have taken 1.3 million photos of 35,000 unique objects and events in the night sky since its launch on Dec. 25, 2003.

It is now in a initiative with Google Sky to Map the Universe and co-promote live astronomy.

"All SLOOH member photos will now be integrated into Google Earth/Sky for the world to see, and SLOOH's live missions will be featured as well. SLOOH also shares the view with schools throughout the world and your membership supports this educational outreach," it said.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration earlier said the event could be seen from the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and western Australia.

But it said observers throughout Europe will miss the early stages of the eclipse because they occur before moonrise.

On the other hand, Eastern Asia, eastern Australia, and New Zealand would miss the last stages of eclipse because they occur after moonset.

Even observers in eastern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina will witness totality.

SSC Advanced Supplementary Exams Results Dates

10th Class | SSC Advanced Supplementary Exams Schedule 2011 and Results Dates

Following are the details of SSC Advanced Supplementary Exams 2011 and Results. 10th Class Advanced Supplementary Examinations Schedule 2011 has been announced. Those candidates failed in SSC / 10th class regular / private exams of Andhra Pradesh Board can appear for these exams. Marks lists of those passed will be sent to schools with in 10 days. Following is the schedule of supplementary examinations....

1. June 18, 2011: First Language-1 (Telugu), Composite Course
2. June 20 , 2011: First Language-2 (Telugu), Composite Course-2, Sanskrit-1, Arabic-1, Persian-1.
3. June 21, 2011: Second Language (Hindi)
4. June 22, 2011: English-1
5. June 23, 2011: English-2
6. June 24, 2011: Maths-1
7. June 25 , 2011: Maths-2
8. June 27, 2011: General Science-1
9. June 28 , 2011: General Science-2
10. June 29, 2011: Social Studies-1
11. June 30, 2011: Social Studies-2
12. July 1, 2011: Sanskrit-2, Arabic-2, Pertian-2.

Examinations will be conducted between 9:30 AM to 12 PM on the specified dates. Candidates have to pay the required fee for appearing in supplementary examinations. Fee has to be paid to the Head Master of the concerned school before 8th June 2011.

Results of Advanced Supplementary Exams will be announced during last week of June 2011. Results will be available on www.eenadu.net, www.sakshi.com, www.sakshieducation.com, www.manabadi.com etc. Along with these also check www.aponline.gov.in . Marks and Grades will be available with E-Seva and AP Online centers also.

Recruitment of 4987 Probationary Officer (PO) in Associate Banks State Bank of India (SBI)

Recruitment of 4987 Probationary Officer (PO) in Associte Banks State Bank of India (SBI)

Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, State Bank of India (SBI), Corporate Centre, Mumbai invites Online applications from Indian citizens for appointment of 4987 Probationary Officers posts in State Bank of India Associate Banks (State Bank of Travancore  SBT, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur SBBJ, State Bank of Hyderabad SBH, State Bank of Mysore SBM, State Bank of Patiala SBP etc.) upto  25/06/2011  :

   * Probationary Officer (PO) : 4987 posts in various states in India (SBBJ-1000,
SBH-1416, SBM-843, SBP-1328, SBT-404) (see detailed advt. for detailed Bank-wise, State-wise and Category-wise vacancies) ,
Pay Scale : Rs. 14500-25700/-,
Qualification : Graduation in any discipline from a recognised College / University, Age : 21-30 years as on 01/06/2011. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.

Selection Procedure : Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test on 07/08/2011 and Group Discussion & Interview for selected candidates.

Application Fee : Rs. 500/- (for SC/ST/PWD Rs. 50/- only) to be deposited in any branch of SBI by a prescribed deposit slip and get receipt up to 23/06/2011. Details of the payment should be entered in online application form.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SBI website from 04/06/2011 to 25/06/2011.

Important Dates :

  1. Date of starting of Online submission of application : 04/06/2011
  2. Last date of Online submission of Application : 25/06/2011
  3. Date of Written Examination : 07/08/2011

For more information, please visit the Recruitment page at SBI website http://www.sbi.co.in/

Facebook Looking At IPO In October: Report

Facebook is preparing to file for an initial public offering as early
as October or November that could value the popular social networking
site at more than $100 billion, financial news channel CNBC reported
on Monday.

Goldman Sachs is leading the chase to manage the lucrative offering,
which could come in the first quarter of 2012, CNBC said.

With more than 500 million users, Facebook is the world's most popular
Internet social network and one of the most hotly-anticipated initial
public offerings on Wall Street

Facebook, whose chief operating officer last month told Reuters that
an IPO was "inevitable," declined to comment on the latest report
about its timing for an offering.

Anticipation about a Facebook's future plans comes at a time of
heightened investor appetite for shares of fast-growing social
networking companies.

Professional networking site LinkedIn Corp launched its own IPO last
month, valuing the company at about $7 billion.

Earlier this month, daily deals site Groupon Inc filed to raise up to
$750 million in an IPO, fueling speculation that Internet valuations
have become too rich.

Founded in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 by the now 27-year-old Mark
Zuckerberg, Facebook threatens Internet companies like Google Inc and
Yahoo Inc as it becomes a popular online destination for Web surfers
and an important marketing channel for advertisers.

Facebook was valued at $50 billion earlier this year when Goldman
Sachs invested in the company.

Recent transactions of Facebook shares on the secondary market have
valued the company between $78 billion and $81 billion, according to
information on the website of Sharespost, an exchange for trading
shares in private companies.

Facebook is expected to generate roughly $4 billion in advertising
revenue in 2011, up from $1.86 billion a year earlier, according to
market research firm eMarketer.

Reference:-http://ibnlive.in.com/news/facebook-looking-at-ipo-in-october-report/159101-11.html

MF Husain passes away in London

MF Husain, India's best known contemporary painter, has died in London. India should grieve for two reasons. At 95, he was active and had lots of painting left in him. And he died in exile, unhappy with the way his home country had treated him.

Husain had been in exile since 2006, when he was attacked by rightist groups angry with his portrayal of Hindu deities. Last year, he was offered Qatari citizenship. But his heart remained in India, and in interviews, spoke fondly of what this country meant to him.

PGEC 2011 Notification for GATE / GPAT Candidates

PGEC 2011 Notification for GATE / GPAT Candidates - M.Tech. M.Pharm Admissions in AP

APSCHE (Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Education (APSCHE) has issued notification for GATE / GPAT qualified candidates for admission into various PG Professional courses in Andhra Pradesh. Seats remain vacant after filling through GATE 2011 / GPAT 2011 qualified candidates will be filled through PGECET 2011 qualified candidates. Details of application process, eligibility, counseling process and important dates are given below. Interested candidates can download Offline application from www.apschepgec.net .Admission into Post Graduate Engineering , Pharmacy and other Courses for 2011-12 in University and affiliated engineering and pharmacy colleges in Andhra Pradesh will be through notification. Following are other details of PGEC 2011 notification:

PG Courses available for GATE / GPAT candidates:

1. M.E. / M.Tech.
2. M.Pharm.
3. M.Architecture.
4. M. Planning
5. Graduate level Pharm D. (P.B.) - Full Time course

There will be separate counseling for these candidates. Seats remain unfilled after allocation to GATE / GPAT qualified candidates will be filled with PGECET 2011 qualified candidates based on their ranks.

Important Dates:
1 Commencement of Downloading of Application Form: 03rd June 2011
2. Last Date for Sale and Receipt of Application Form without late fee: 24th June 2011
3. Last date with late fee of Rs. 500/- : 01st July 2011

Seats available for or GATE / GPAT qualified candidates, application procedure, eligibility requirements, Important dates for application including last date for receipt / submission of applications and other info of PG Professional Courses available at www.apschepgec.net / apsche.org .

Address: Convener, PGEC Admissions - 2011, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007. (AP). Phone :040 - 69996715 / 040 - 32444715 ; Email : pgec2011@osmania.ac.in

Pawan Kalyan To Endorse Airtel 3G Sooo!

Pawan Kalyan had endorsed Pepsi some time back. Now the latest news is that, Airtel 3G is planning to rope in Power Star as their brand ambassador. It seems like Mahesh Babu endorsing IDEA 3G has made Airtel to take this step of roping in popular actor Pawan Kalyan.

But still Pawan Kalyan is said to be not interesting in signing ad films. He is in a opinion that, the ad films in which he should act, must have a stature matching his value and respect in the Telugu film industry. At present Ram Charan is endorsing Airtel in Andhra Pradesh region

source: http://cinema.currentweek.net/2011/06/pawan-kalyan-to-endorse-airtel-3g-soon.html

Google doodles a digital guitar on Les Paul's birthday on 9th June 2001

 Google has put up a digital version of the legendary electric guitar, the Gibson Les Paul, in place of its logo to celebrate the 96th birthday of the country and jazz guitarist, songwriter and inventor, Lester William Polsfuss, better known as Les Paul.

The Google doodle in honour of Les Paul is playable by hovering the cursor over the doodle. Les Paul was known for his innovative and experimental guitar playing style.

Born on June 9, 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Les Paul developed an interest in music at the age of eight when he started to play the harmonica, followed by banjo and finally moved to the love of his life - the guitar.

He had formed his own Les Paul Trio in the 1930s and performed long with Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in the 1940s. He also had his own radio program.

He designed a solid body electric guitar in 1941, but it finally went on sale by the Gibson Guitar Company in 1952. He also pioneered the development of multi-track recording and invented the eight-track tape recorder and the technique of overdubbing.

In 1988 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2005 in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

He continued to play and perform live well into his 90s. In 2006, aged 90, he won two Grammys. Les Paul died on August 12, 2009. He was 94.

Google has now become more frequent with animated and interactive doodles. Of the last 10 Google doodles, five included animations or were interactive.

The Google doodle had first gone interactive in May 2010 to celebrate the 30th birthday of the popular Pac-Man game.

For a dozen years, Google has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a doodle. The Google doodles, an artistic take on the Google logo, have gained immense popularity over the past few years and the Google doodle team has put out commemorative doodles on numerous events of international or national importance, ranging from news events, civic milestones, birthdays, death anniversaries and important dates in history. Google estimates it has created more than 900 doodles since 1998, with 270 of them running in 2010. Some appear globally, and others are tailored for local markets.

source:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/google-doodles-a-digital-guitar-on-les-pauls-birthday/157783-11.html

OS X Lion- The world's most advanced desktop operating system

Apple unveils iCloud, OS X Lion, iMessenger

Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from a medical leave Monday to
unveil a free service that lets customers share calendar entries,
songs and other files among their devices more easily.
The company also announced new software to make Mac computers behave
more like mobile devices and Apple's mobile devices more like rival
smartphones.
Jobs received a standing ovation as he appeared at Apple Inc.'s annual
developers' conference, his second major public appearance since he
went on medical leave in January for unspecified reasons and duration.

Jobs left many of the specific announcements to top executives. In the
first hour, he appeared on stage for only a few minutes. Typically,
he's on stage longer at major public launches.
Apple's stock was down $4.38, or 1.3 percent, at $339 in afternoon
trading. The stock was up in the morning, but fell soon after Jobs
left the stage.
James Brown's "I Feel Good" played over the loudspeakers just before
Jobs walked on stage, looking thin, in his signature outfit of mock
turtleneck and blue jeans.
One audience member shouted out, "we love you."
Jobs returned to stage about 80 minutes into the presentation to
announce a service called iCloud.
An iCloud account will store user information from several devices,
including iPhones and iPads, and make sure the same contacts, calendar
events and files are available on all of them. It also backs up the
data on Apple's servers. It mimics Google's Docs system for online
files, and products from smaller online-storage companies like
Dropbox.
iCloud will also allow customers to store their music online. Buy a
song on iTunes once, and it will be available on up to 10 devices.
The basic service will be free for now and replaces a $99-a-year Apple
service called MobileMe, which Jobs said "was not our finest hour."
For $25 a year, iTunes will be able to scan a computer's hard drive
for music files that have been converted from CDs. If the same songs
are available in the iTunes store, they'll be added to the iCloud
locker. That means there's no need to purchase the songs again or
upload them. The service, known as iTunes Match, will upload any songs
to iCloud if it's not already available through iTunes.
The company has been in talks with the major recording companies to
make the service possible.
iCloud could give users a wide array of music for their iPhones, iPads
and Wi-Fi-capable iPods, without having to connect them to their home
PCs to transfer songs. Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have launched
similar services.
The music portion of iCloud is available right away, with remaining
features coming in the fall.
Jobs seemed animated as he unveiled iCloud, walking back and forth on
stage and making many gestures during the presentation. He walked off
stage briefly to let an executive demonstrate an iCloud feature. After
about five minutes, he walked slowly back up the steps to the stage to
continue.
Earlier, Apple unveiled an operating system update for Mac computers
called Lion. With it, Apple is expanding the ways finger-touches can
be used to control the software. For instance, with the swipe of the
fingers over the Mac trackpad, the user can switch from one program to
another.
In another nod to bringing the computer closer to the iPhone and iPad,
Apple is adapting more of its programs to run in a special full-screen
mode, in addition to the traditional "window" mode.
Lion will be available to consumers next month for $30. A preview
version was made available Monday to software developers.
Apple also unveiled updates to its software for iPhones and iPads. It
will present notifications of new emails, missed calls and other
events in a more intelligent fashion, reminiscent of the way Google
Inc.'s Android smartphone software already does. The software will
present all pending notifications in a list, accessible with the swipe
of a finger.
The new mobile software, iOS 5, will have a newsstand for newspapers
and magazines that you subscribe to on iPad. New issues are
automatically downloaded and placed there.
Apple also announced greater integration with Twitter, so that you can
tweet photos, for instance, directly from a photo app.
iMessage in iOS 5 brings the functionality of iPhone messaging to all
of iOS devices - iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. iMessage allows users to
send encrypted text messages, photos, videos or contact information to
other iOS 5 devices over Wi-Fi or 3G.
The software would be available to consumers in the fall. iPhones,
iPads and iPod Touches will now able to get operating system updates
directly from the Internet, without having to connect to a PC running
iTunes. It's something Android phones can now do.
Apple didn't announce a new iPhone model. In recent years, it has
revealed one in at the developer's conference in early June, then
launched it a few weeks later. This year, a new iPhone model isn't
expected to reach stores until the fall.
Jobs made a public appearance in March to announce a new iPad. On
Monday, Apple said it has sold more than 25 million iPads since they
went on sale 14 months ago.

EAMCET 2010 Last Ranks

EAMCET 2010 Last Ranks, Cut Offs for Engineering and Medical Streams - OU, AU, SVU Regions

In this article, you will get information on EAMCET 2010 Last Ranks, Cut Offs data for OU, SVU and AU region Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh. Information of Medical (MBBS) and BDS cut offs and last ranks also provided. Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test - 2011 Counseling notification will be released during second week of July 2011. The web counseling procedure will continue for at least three weeks. Candidates can use EAMCET 2010 and EAMCET 2009 Cut Offs and Last Ranks to assess their chances of getting a seat in college of their choice. Following information will be helpful for the students of EAMCET 2011 Engineering and Medical streams to get an understanding of the counseling and cut offs for Engineering and Medical streams:

Counseling will be held considering three University regions for Engineering, Medical and Pharmacy courses. These are:

1. Osmania University Region (OU Region)
2. Andhra University Region (AU Region)
3. Sri Venkateswara University Region (SVU Region)

EAMCET 2010 Cut Offs for Govt. / University Engineering Colleges - Category wise, Branch wise and Region wise Last Ranks

EAMCET 2010 Cut Offs - District wise, Branch wise, College wise and Category wise Last Ranks for Private Engineering Colleges

EAMCET 2010 Medical Cut Offs / Last Ranks (MBBS):

EAMCET 2010 Medical Last Ranks / Cut Offs (BDS):

Sunil Mitra appointed Finance Secretary

Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra on 1 June took charge as the Finance
Secretary in place of Sushama Nath, who superannuated on May 31
following the completion of her extended tenure.
A 1975-batch IAS officer (West Bengal cadre), Mr. Mitra will continue
to hold charge as the Revenue Secretary as well, a Finance Ministry
statement said here.
Since Ms. Nath was also Secretary, Department of Expenditure, in the
Ministry, Disinvestment Secretary Sumit Bose has been appointed as the
new Expenditure Secretary in her place. A Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS
officer (1976 batch), Mr. Bose will also continue to hold dual charge
till his replacement is found as Secretary, Department of
Disinvestment

Ashok Chawla to be next CCI Chairman

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has proposed the name of former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as the next Chairman of the anti-trust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI).

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sent Mr. Chawla's name for ACC (Appointments Committee of Cabinet) approval, a top source in the ministry told PTI.

Mr. Chawla retired as Finance Secretary on January 31 and was heading a committee on allocation, pricing and utilisation of natural resources till recently.

The term of incumbent Chairman Dhanendra Kumar ended on June 5.

Other shortlisted candidates included Anurag Goel, a member in the Commission and Vijay Sharma, former secretary in the environment and forests ministry.

They were among the three names short-listed from a total of 65 persons for the post.

The CCI chairman post is considered coveted as henceforth all high-value merger and acquisition deals will come under the purview of the commission.

CCI was established in 2003 to replace the erstwhile Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission and Mr. Kumar was appointed as its first chairman in February, 2009.

Can you say what angle is made by the two red lines drawn on the two sides of the cube as shown in the illustration?

Can you say what angle is made by the two red lines drawn on the two sides of the cube as shown in the illustration?

Germany Win To Close In On Euro 2012 Finals

Germany swept to the brink of a place in the 2012 European Championship with a seventh straight qualifying win Tuesday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hat-trick in a 5-0 rout of Finland kept Sweden in the hunt for top spot in its group.

Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Oezil scored one goal and set up another as Germany beat Azerbaijan 3-1 in Baku, leaving Joachim Loew's side needing two points from its last three Group A games to guarantee a spot in next year's tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

Ibrahimovic inspired Sweden to a fifth win in six Group E matches, with the AC Milan striker coming off the bench to score three times in 22 minutes to help lift his country three points behind the Netherlands.

World and European champion Spain followed up a 4-0 thrashing of the United States on Saturday with a 3-0 win against Venezuela but fellow European heavyweight Italy was upset 2-0 by Ireland in Liege, Belgium, in another friendly.

In other Euro 2012 qualifiers, Hungary stayed three points behind Sweden, thanks to a 3-0 win in San Marino, Belarus beat Luxembourg 2-0 to close to within a point of Group D leader France and there were also wins for Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Faeroe Islands.

Germany, one of three countries with perfect records in qualifying along with Spain and the Netherlands, moved 10 points clear of second-place Belgium. Only Turkey — a point further back but with a game in hand – can stop Loew's men finishing top.

"It was important to win and to end the season with the seventh win. It was a perfect season," Germany captain Philipp Lahm said.

Oezil crashed an angled shot into the net off the post in the 30th minute to open the scoring before setting up striker Mario Gomez for the second goal 11 minutes later.

Murad Huseynov scored for Azerbaijan, which is managed by former Germany coach Berti Vogts, in the 89th, but Andre Schuerrle sealed victory for the visitors in injury time.

Ibrahimovic was a substitute after only recently recovering from an ankle injury but came on in the 25th as a replacement for the injured Ola Toivonen, with Sweden already 1-0 up through Kim Kallstrom's goal in the 12th.

After taking the captain's armband, Ibrahimovic slotted a low finish into the bottom corner in the 31st following a slide-rule pass from Kallstrom. He then stroked the ball into an empty net four minutes later after Sebastian Larsson's cutback.

The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker clinched his hat-trick with a free header at the back post from Kallstrom's inswinging 53rd-minute free kick before setting up Emir Bajrami for Sweden's fifth in the 82nd.

Fresh from scoring for Barcelona in a 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final 10 days ago, strikers David Villa and Pedro Rodriguez set an understrength Spain on its way to a convincing win in Venezuela with first-half goals.

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso added the third on the stroke of halftime as Spain coach Vicente del Bosque set a record for wins at the helm of the national team, his 39th surpassing the total achieved by predecessor Luis Aragones.

Keith Andrews and Simon Cox scored either side of halftime for Ireland, whose coach Giovanni Trapattoni got one over Italy counterpart Cesare Prandelli, who he used to manage when in charge of Juventus in the early 1980s.

In other friendlies, Norway defeated Lithuania 1-0 and Austria won 3-1 against Latvia, which ended the match with eight men after three late sending-offs.

The other four Euro 2012 qualifiers on Tuesday featured teams with only outside chances of gaining automatic qualification as group winners, although second-half goals from Sergei Kornilenko and Anton Putilo eased Belarus to a win over Luxembourg that kept the pressure on France, which has a game in hand over its closest rival.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, a 2-0 winner at home to Albania – thanks to goals by Haris Medunjanin and Darko Maletic, is two points further back in Group D and has played six games like France.

Zoltan Liptak, Imre Szabics and Vladimir Koman were the scorers for Hungary against San Marino, which remains without a point or a goal in qualifying.

Faeroe Islands earned a maiden victory in Group C and a first three-point haul since 2009, beating Estonia 2-0 through goals from Frodi Benjaminsen and Arnbjorn Hansen.

Reference:-http://ibnlive.in.com/news/germany-win-to-close-in-on-euro-2012-finals/157524-5-21.html