The Indian Premier League (IPL) gave cricket an all together a new avtar.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) gave cricket an all together a new avtar. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and chaired by the Chairman & Commissioner IPL, BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi created a Twenty20 cricket competition. The first session of IPL commenced in 2008.

IPL gained a lot of popularity and support from cricket fans and now we are anxiously waiting for DLF IPL Season III. The third season of IPL is scheduled to be held in India from 12 March 2010.

For all the enthusiastic cricket lovers we provide you with a tentative DLF IPL Season Three Schedule. Following is the table of the matches that will take place between various teams.

DLF Indian Premier League 2010 Schedule and Fixtures

DLF Indian Premier League 2010 Schedule and Fixtures: The 2010 Indian Premier League season (IPL 3) the third season of the Indian Premier League will start on March 12 and end on April 25, 2010.
Nagpur Cuttack, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala have been included as the new venues for the third edition of the IPL.
Semi-finals will be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka while the final and the third-playoff will be played at Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
Below is the complete schedule of the 2010 Indian Premier League.
Match Date
Team
Time
Type
Venue
3/12/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
20:00 (IST)
Match 1
Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
3/13/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
15:00 (IST)
Match 2
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay)
3/13/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
20:00 (IST)
Match 3
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh
3/14/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
16:00 (IST)
Match 4
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
3/14/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 5
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
3/15/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
20:00 (IST)
Match 6
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
3/16/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
16:00 (IST)
Match 7
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
3/16/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
20:00 (IST)
Match 8
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
3/17/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
20:00 (IST)
Match 9
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
3/18/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
20:00 (IST)
Match 10
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
3/19/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
16:00 (IST)
Match 11
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
3/19/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
20:00 (IST)
Match 12
ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
3/20/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
16:00 (IST)
Match 13
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
3/20/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
20:00 (IST)
Match 14
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay)
3/21/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
16:00 (IST)
Match 15
ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
3/21/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
20:00 (IST)
Match 16
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
3/22/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
20:00 (IST)
Match 17
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay)
3/23/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
20:00 (IST)
Match 18
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
3/24/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
20:00 (IST)
Match 19
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh
3/25/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
20:00 (IST)
Match 20
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay)
3/26/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 21
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
3/27/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
16:00 (IST)
Match 22
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh
3/27/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils
20:00 (IST)
Match 23
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
3/28/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
16:00 (IST)
Match 24
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
3/28/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
20:00 (IST)
Match 25
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
3/29/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
20:00 (IST)
Match 26
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
3/30/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
20:00 (IST)
Match 27
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay)
3/31/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
16:00 (IST)
Match 28
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
3/31/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
20:00 (IST)
Match 29
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
4/1/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 30
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
4/2/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
20:00 (IST)
Match 31
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh
4/3/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
16:00 (IST)
Match 32
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
4/3/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 33
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
4/4/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
16:00 (IST)
Match 34
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
4/4/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
20:00 (IST)
Match 35
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
4/5/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
20:00 (IST)
Match 36
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
4/6/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
20:00 (IST)
Match 37
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
4/7/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
16:00 (IST)
Match 38
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
4/7/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
20:00 (IST)
Match 39
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
4/8/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 40
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
4/9/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
20:00 (IST)
Match 41
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh
4/10/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
16:00 (IST)
Match 42
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
4/10/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
20:00 (IST)
Match 43
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
4/11/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
16:00 (IST)
Match 44
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
4/11/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
20:00 (IST)
Match 45
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
4/12/2010
Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
20:00 (IST)
Match 46
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
4/13/2010
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
16:00 (IST)
Match 47
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
4/13/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
20:00 (IST)
Match 48
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
4/14/2010
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
20:00 (IST)
Match 49
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera – Ahmedabad
4/15/2010
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
20:00 (IST)
Match 50
MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)
4/16/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 51
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
4/17/2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
16:00 (IST)
Match 52
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
4/17/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
20:00 (IST)
Match 53
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
4/18/2010
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
16:00 (IST)
Match 54
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
4/18/2010
Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
20:00 (IST)
Match 55
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
4/19/2010
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
20:00 (IST)
Match 56
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
4/21/2010
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.
20:00 (IST)
1st Semi Final
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
4/22/2010
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.
20:00 (IST)
2nd Semi Final
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka
4/24/2010
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.
20:00 (IST)
3/4 place playoff
Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
4/25/2010
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.
20:00 (IST)
Final
Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai

knowledgebase-script

These general knowledge quiz questions are fun and free for everyone to try. You can test your general knowledge now by trying to answer them and then clicking on Check the Answer after each question. The quiz questions are in four levels of difficulty: Lower Intermediate Intermediate Upper Intermediate and Advanced (click, or scroll down, to find the different levels).
If you'd like to use them in a pub quiz or in a classroom quiz, we've made printer-friendly versions for you. You can print them out by clicking on the links just under each set of questions. There are two versions for printing; 'with answers' and 'without answers'. The questions were written for ESL students, but because they are general knowledge questions they can be used by everyone.
Each set has 24 quiz questions in 4 categories: Science, Geography, Sports and Music.

SCIENCE
What does your heart pump?Check the answerblood
Which is the nearest star? Check the answerthe sun
Which is heavier, gold or silver?Check the answergold
How many sides does a triangle have? Check the answerthree
What is H2O? Check the answerwater
How many legs does a butterfly have? Check the answersix

GEOGRAPHY
Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean? Check the answeran ocean
Which country has the most people? Check the answerChina
What is the capital city of Norway?Check the answerOslo
What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.? Check the answerAlaska
Which country has the biggest land area? Check the answerRussia
In which ocean is Hawaii? Check the answerthe Pacific
SPORTS
What sport is played at Wimbledon? Check the answertennis
In which country were the 2008 Olympic Games held? Check the answerChina
What country does the football player Romario come from?Check the answerBrazil
What is the most popular indoor sport in the U.S.A.?Check the answerbasketball
In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion? Check the answerboxing
Which famous golf player's mother comes from Thailand?Check the answerTiger Woods
MUSIC
How many strings does a violin have?Check the answerfour
Where was Ricky Martin born?Check the answerPuerto Rico
What pop group was Howie D. in?Check the answerBackstreet Boys
Which singer usually sings rap music, Mariah Carey or Eminem?Check the answerEminem
Which instrument is often used in jazz music, a saxophone or a tuba?
What nationality is Robbie Williams?


INTERMEDIATE
SCIENCE
Blood is filtered by which pair of organs?Check the answerkidneys
Which planet is the fifth from the sun?Check the answerJupiter
Who developed the theory of relativity?Check the answerAlbert Einstein
Which chemical element is represented by the symbol N?Check the answernitrogen
In which organelle of a living cell is DNA found?Check the answernucleus
Which travel faster, light or sound waves?Check the answerlight waves
GEOGRAPHY
In which country is Mount Everest?Check the answerNepal
Which continent has the biggest population?Check the answerAsia
What is the capital city of New Zealand?Check the answerWellington
On which continent is the Sahara desert?Check the answerAfrica
Name the two longest rivers in the world.Check the answerAmazon/Nile
Which ocean is to the east of Africa?Check the answerIndian Ocean
SPORTS
What is longest running race in the Olympic Games called?Check the answerthe marathon
Who won the 2003 British Open golf tournament?Check the answerBen Curtis
In snooker, what is the colour of the last ball potted?Check the answerblack
What nationality is the tennis player Lleyton Hewitt?Check the answerAustralian
In which sport can you throw a 'curve ball'?Check the answerbaseball
Which team won the 2003 Formula One car racing championship?Check the answerFerrari
MUSIC
Which pop singer married British movie director Guy Ritchie?Check the answerMadonna
Which rock group did George Harrison belong to?Check the answerThe Beatles
Which classical composer became deaf near the end of his life?Check the answerBeethoven
How many strings does a bass guitar usually have?Check the answerfour
In what country did reggae music originate?Check the answerJamaica
How many instruments are there in a string quintet?Check the answerfive


UPPER INTERMEDIATE
SCIENCE
Which vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits?Check the answervitamin C
What instrument is used for measuring temperature?Check the answera thermometer
Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?Check the answerCharles Darwin
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?Check the answercarbon dioxide
What do we call a shape with eight sides?Check the answeroctagon
What is the study of plants called?Check the answerbotany
GEOGRAPHY
Which South American country has the greatest land area?Check the answerBrazil
What is the capital city of Sri Lanka?Check the answerColombo
Which climate is generally hotter and more humid, tropical or temperate?Check the answertropical
What do we call a mountain which could erupt?Check the answera volcano
Antarctica covers which of the earth's poles?Check the answerthe South Pole
On which continent is Sierra Leone?Check the answerAfrica
SPORTS
In which sport would you use a 'sand iron'?Check the answergolf
In boxing, what do the letters K.O. stand for?Check the answerknock out
Baseball originated in the U.S.A. in which century?Check the answer19th century
How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol?Check the answerfive
Which country won the 1998 FIFA World Cup football tournament?Check the answerFrance
Who won the 2003 Wimbledon women's tennis championship?Check the answerSerena Williams
MUSIC
Which female pop singer had a big hit called 'Baby, One More Time'?Check the answerBritney Spears
What pop group was Michael Jackson a member of when he was young?Check the answerThe Jackson Five
What type of music did Louis Armstrong play?Check the answerjazz
What does an orchestra's conductor wave to keep time?Check the answerbaton
What nationality was Mozart?Check the answerAustrian
Which rock group is Michael Stipe the lead singer of?Check the answerREM
Print the Upper Intermediate questions:With Answers // Without Answers.
ADVANCED
SCIENCE
Triton is a moon of which planet?Check the answerNeptune
For what process do plants need sunlight, CO2 and water?Check the answerphotosynthesis
Which physicist wrote a book called 'A Brief History of Time'?Check the answerStephen Hawking
Which chemical element is represented by the symbol Zn?Check the answerZinc
In which organ of the body is the cerebrum found?Check the answerthe brain
What do we call the study of birds?Check the answerornithology
GEOGRAPHY
In which country is the world's highest waterfall?Check the answerVenezuela
What natural phenomena are measured by the 'Richter scale'?Check the answerearthquakes
Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link?Check the answerAtlantic/Pacific
What is South America's highest mountain range?Check the answerthe Andes
What is the capital city of Kenya?Check the answerNairobi
What is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator called?Check the answertropic of Cancer
SPORTS
In which athletic event is a heavy metal ball thrown?Check the answershot put
In what sport could you 'hit a six' or 'bowl a leg spinner'?Check the answercricket
Golf was first played in which country?Check the answerScotland
In which sport could you find yourself in a headlock?Check the answerwrestling
In which sport are a bow and arrow used?Check the answerarchery
What does a third-place getter at the Olympic Games win?Check the answera bronze medal
MUSIC
What instrument did the jazz musician Miles Davis play?Check the answertrumpet
Which British rock group do Liam and Noel Gallagher belong to?Check the answerOasis
Which instrument has keys, pedals and strings?Check the answerpiano
In which country is a 'gamelan orchestra' most commonly found?Check the answerIndonesia
Who wrote the song entitled 'Yesterday'?Check the answerPaul McCartney
Which is the largest stringed instrument in a classical orchestra?Check the answerdouble bass

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Set 2

1. Who among the following has been appointed the National
Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?
(a) Brajesh Mishra
(b) J. N. Daxit
(c) Soli J. Sorabjee
(d) T. K. A. Nair
Ans: ( b ) J. N. Daxit

2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
(a) S. M. Krishna
(b) Uma Bharti
(c) Dharam Singh
(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh

3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
(a) Jennifer Hawkins
(b) Shandi Finnessey
(c) Alba Reyes
(d) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins

4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War,
was held in
(a) Pearl Harbour
(b) Normandy
(c) New York
(d) Lisbon
Ans: ( b ) Normandy

5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record
of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?
(a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)

6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
(a) Justice Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice V. N. Khare
(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti

7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
(a) Anjali Bhagwat
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) K. M. Beenamol
Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat

8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman
of the National Commission for Farmers ?
(a) Ajit Singh
(b) K. C. Pant
(c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Sharad Pawar
Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Ans: ( b ) Venus

10. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Pakistan

11. The world governing body of which of the following
sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
Ans: ( a ) Football

12. Who among the following won the men?s singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
(a) Guillermo Coria
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Roddick
(d) Gaston Gaudio
Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio

13. Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) S. Meenakshi
(d) S. Vijayalakshmi
Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy

14. The age of a tree can be determined by
(a) Measuring its height
(b) Measuring its diameter
(c) Analyzing its sap
(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Mountains Continents
(a) The Rocky : North America
(b) The Andes : South America
(c) The Alps : Europe
(d) The Ural : Africa
Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa

16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
(d) Simla Confeence : 1940
Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931

17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar

18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Manipuri
(d) Mohiniattam
Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam

19. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean

20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot
see clearly through it because
(a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the
drops
(b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
(c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
(d) The drops scatter most of the light
Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light

21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following
were the first to come to India as traders ?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Ans: ( a ) Portuguese

22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for
introducing market control mechanism ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoze Tughlaq
Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji

23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans: ( a ) Annapurna

24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust

25. Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Rafiq Zakaria
(d) Salman Rushdie
Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakaria

Grammy Award 2010: Grammy Award winners list

Pop diva Beyonce won Song of the Year and four other Grammy Awards while Taylor Swift won the Album of the Year for her album 'Fearless' at the Grammy Awards 2010. List of the winners for the major categories of the 52nd Grammy Award 2010 is here.


THIS YEAR'S biggest musical event Grammy Awards 2010 took place at Los Angeles Staples Centre. The Grammy Awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. Pop diva Beyonce won Song of the Year and four other Grammy Awards while Taylor Swift won the Album of the Year for her album “Fearless” at the Grammy Awards 2010.

Grammy Awards 2010 Performances of Lady Gaga and Elton John, Jennifer Nettles and Bon Jovi and many other artists also at the Staples Center in Los Angeles enthralled the live audiences as well as TV audiences, who were watching the live on CBS channel.

List of the winners for the major categories of the 52nd Grammy Award 2010:
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo"- Beyonce
Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonc— Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonc)
Best Solo Rock Performance: “Working on a Dream” — Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: Fearless — Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown — Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” — AC/DC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame — Lady Gaga
Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix
Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce — Beyonce
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Beyonce
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” — Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” — Beyonce
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” — Jeff Beck
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” — India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Best Rap Song: “Run This Town” by Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson
Best Rap Album: Relapse — Eminem
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” — Jason Mraz
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” — Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” — Keith Urban
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden — Michael Buble
Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” — Judas Priest
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” — Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Song: “White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt — Levon Helm
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free — The Derek Trucks Band
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire — Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire) — Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) — Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Best Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love – All Together Now” — (Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! — Stephen Colbert

Jai Ho A R Rahman, wins Grammy Award 2010

Jai Ho A R Rahman, wins Grammy Award 2010
Indian Music maestro A.R.Rahman once again repeated the history when he won the biggest musical awards, Grammy Awards 2010 at Los Angeles Staples Centre.

INDIAN MUSIC maestro A.R.Rahman once again repeated the history when he won the biggest musical awards, Grammy Awards 2010 at Los Angeles Staples Centre on Sunday night. Grammy Awards is considered as the biggest musical awards. A.R. Rahman won the first Grammy for the best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture and the second Grammy for his song “Jai Ho” in the best motion picture song category. However Rahman shared his first award with great lyricist and poet Gulzar. Film Slumdog Millionaire song "Jai Ho" which was sung by singer Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself. It was the debut at the Grammy Awards for Rahman and he won big.Last year Rahman won two Oscar awards for his music in “Slumdog Millionaire”. In, 2010 he repeated that in the Grammy awards. Jai Ho "Rahman".

The avatar in Hollywood

The story revolves around the blue skinned humanoids and the strangely found obantainium in rich environment of flora and funa. And it's based on preconceived property of Na'vi who want the planet from invaders and an emblem of humanity's greed.

GET READY to enter in the world of wonders —a flourishing dreamscape filled with kaleidoscopic and bio-luminescent flora and fauna, with pink jellyfish like creatures that hang in the air with floating mountains and pleated orange flowers that snap shut like sunshades, its not me who is heading you towards the realm of sci fiction, it’s James Cameron’s Avatar.

The story revolves around the blue skinned humanoids and the strangely found obantainium in rich environment of flora and funa. The sci-fi film has blue aliens and no high paid stars cast. And it’s based on preconceived property of Na'vi who do want to save his planet from invaders and an emblem of humanity’s greed and folly. The movie is about 2 hours and 40 minutes which is sufficient to conquer hearts, minds, with jaw dropping wonder— one of the most expensive in history, amid forest humdrum— is glorious and goofy and blissfully unhinged.

The saga initiates with typical melodrama, the hero took the place of his brother who was killed in battle. Marine corporal Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, meanwhile, he learns of greedy corporate Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland., Here Jake has to report the military unit commanded by bloodthirsty Colonel Quaritch. Quaritch, the villain looks alike the caricature of comic world with his masculine appearance.

In 2154, three decades after a multinational corporation has established a mining colony on Pandora, a planet light years from Earth. A toxic environment and hostile natives -- with "blue monkeys, wolfs and rhinos like creatures with extra supporting limbs and the magnificently blue humanoid, The Na'vi, tribe with conglomeration of generic tribal characteristics – a bit African, Amerindian.

These blue-skinned, yellow-eyed , prehensile tail creatures quickly become captivating, even sexy, with their rangy height, slim and elongated bodies and skimpy wardrobe is support of melding of fantasy extraterrestrial landscapes and cutting edge computer-generated imagery, all inserted beautifully into the high-testosterone Cameron’ camerawork.

The character Sully quickly falls for the non-specific mystical rabbitings of the tribe, involving memory-harbouring trees, intimate relationships with flying lizards and other such prog-rock-influenced stylings. Meanwhile, the character not even knows when he slipped in the black hole of affair in the year 2154 with one of its natives, a blue-skinned, cat-eyed beauty named Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).

In the ambience of flying dragons, magic plants, weirdly hypnotic creepy-crawlies and feral dogs rolled up into a rain forest with a highly advanced spiritual design. Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) takes Jake Sully under her wing to teach him how to live in the forest, speak the language and honour the traditions of nature.

In film the energy liberates form the Tree Of Souls, who accommodate history with Mother Eywo … But it's hard to imagine even the most jaded and cynical having any issues with the last forty minutes. Finally the humanoids wins the race on the behalf of their mother blessing in the form of wild hordes of animated forest dwellers.