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Satya Narayana Nadella is an Indian-American business executive. He is the current chief executive officer of Microsoft. He was appointed as CEO on 4 February 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer. Wikipedia He was born Born: August 19, 1967 (age 48), in Andhra Pradesh Anantapur district and his childhood education completed at Hyderabad Employer: Microsoft Corporation Spouse: Anupama Nadella (m. 1992) Education: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1990) , more Children: Zain Nadella , Divya Nadella , Tara Nadella Parents: Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar , Prabhavati Yugandhar -----------------------------------------------------------------------                   Pichai Sundararajan, better known as Sundar Pichai, is a technology executive who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc. Wikipedia Born: July 12, 1972 (age 43), Chennai Nationality: American Employer: Google Spouse: Anjali Pichai Education: Wharto...

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The year 2016 is declared as International year of pules by United nation organization with a slogan nutritious seeds for a sustainable future The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) ( A/RES/68/231 ) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been nominated to facilitate the implementation of the Year in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders.  The IYP 2016 aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition. The Year will create a unique opportunity to encourage connections throughout the food chain that would better utilize pulse-based proteins, further global production of pulses, better utilize crop rotations and address the challenges in the trade of pulses. What are pulses and why are they important? Pul...

Fact: “LOL” was formally recognised in 2011’s update of the Oxford English dictionary. Fact: Metallica is the first and only band to play on all seven continents. Fact: Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939. Fact: The day after tomorrow is called “Overmorrow”. Fact: Sound waves can be used to make objects levitate. Fact: De-extinction is scientifically possible. Several viruses have already been brought back, including the 1918 flu Pandemic virus . Fact: Due to the new discovery of many brain parasites, scientists now think a zombie apocalypse is actually possible. Fact: The average speed of Heinz ketchup squirt is 0.028 mph. Fact: The world’s oldest hotel has been operating since 705 AD . Fact: A bolt of lightening is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. Fact: The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “Go” . Fact: There is a tree called “Fruit Salad” tree that sprouts 3 to 7 different fruits in the ...

Star wars the force awakens Here is the fabulous way of celebrating this movie with Google The Top searched characters in Google these searches will change in course of time The costumes of star wars we all like Top questions asked about star wars most searched Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 ‧ Scifi/Fantasy ‧ 2 hr, 16 min Watch trailer In this continuation of the "Star Wars" saga, balance returns to the Force as the First Order, emerging from the ashes of the Empire, clashes with the Resistance, which includes scrappy newcomers as well as heroes from the former Rebel Alliance. Director:  J.J. Abrams Cast:  John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver ,  more Star wars :the force awakens 1 billion in a record pace https://plus.google.com/104151265061664718536/posts/aBZyfBMgFhW

Geographical names of Indian cities Kolkata: City of palaces ⛪ city of buildings city of castles During the British colonial era the capital of British India,kolkata witnessed a spate of friezied construction activity of buildings largely influenced by Gothic,Baroque,Roman,Oriental and Islamic schools Places of interest in kolkata Howrah Bridge: Howrah bridge ,populary known as Rabindra setu, is one of the busiest cantilever bridges in the world,constructed during the British era,was completed in the year 1943. Rabindra Sadan: Established in the year 1967.located at the A.j.c Bose Road and Cathedral Road. Raj Bhavan: It is the official residence of Governer of west bengal in 1803. complete list: Bengaluru Electric city of India: Electronic City , is a panchayat town in Anekal taluk, Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka, India is one of India's largest electronic industrial parks , spread over 332 acres (1.3 km²) in Konappana Agrah...

Ajinkya Rahane scored 127 and 100* in  Feroz Shah Kotla ,New Delhi ,becomes fifth Indian to score a ton in both innings joins a elite club which includes Vijay Hazare,Sunil Gavaskar(thrice),Rahul Dravid(twice) and Virat Kohli. In four innings of the series,apart from this test he    had made 39 runs with a best of 15 in India's first innings of the series opener in Mohali. The last Indian to score two centuries in a Test was the current skipper Kohli, when he made 115 and 141 in Adelaide last December. I ndians to score hundreds in each innings of a Test: Vijay Hazare - 116 & 145 v Australia, Adelaide, 1948 Sunil Gavaskar - 124 & 220 v West Indies, Port of Spain, 1971 Sunil Gavaskar - 111 & 137 v Pakistan, Karachi, 1978 Sunil Gavaskar - 107 & 182* v West Indies, Kolkata, 1978 Rahul Dravid - 190 & 103* v New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999 Rahul Dravid - 110 & 135 v Pakistan, Kolkata, 2005 ...

       FACT  FACTORY The “Coco de Mer ” palm tree has the earth’s largest fruit, weighing 42 kg (92 lb), and seed weighing 17 kg (37 lb). The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving. Only one-half of a dolphin’s brain goes to sleep at a time. The sport of “ultimate frisbee” is recognised by the International Olympic committee. “Screeched” is the longest English word with one syllable. Elvis Presley didn’t write any of his songs. The longest common English word without vowels is “Rhythms”. When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb. The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation. There are more English words beginning with the letter “S” than with any other letter. The word “mortgage” comes from a French word that means “death contract”. Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose family. Gandhi never won the Nobel ...

    WhatsApp in 2015 In the year 2015 WhatsApp has rolled out so many updates and added new features. In this article we are going to discuss about the updates regarding WhatsApp of Android version.Find out which of the following feature you liked most and note worthy. WhatsApp voice calling: The very first feature is the WhatsApp voice calling WhatsApp app rolled out this feature in the early 2015 ,having vivid sound quality without any interruptions and we can make a WhatsApp call to the WhatsApp contacts directly from our phones default contact list. Mute notifications: Then switching to mute notifications option in this we can mute notifications for 8 hours,1 week or 1 year and also can turn off notifications. WhatsApp let you set specific notification tones,vibration length ,notification light,popup notification and customize WhatsApp call notifications,there are options to adjust how new messages pop up depending on screens on/off status .We can find ...

   Have a glance over the highlights happened this week Mp3.com founder launches radio search service Satya Nadella to visit Hyderabad next month. Microsoft’s Bill Gates to start multi-billion-dollar clean tech initiative Scientists create world's first venom database to find new cures Jamie Vardy scored in an unprecedented 11th consecutive Premier League game as Leicester City drew 1-1 against Man United at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. PV Sindhu wins Macau Open Grand Prix Gold third year in a row OnePlus Icons in-ear earphones launched in India for Rs. 2999 Nestle resumes Maggi noodles production at all plants in India Microsoft Lumia 950, Lumia 950XL to launch in India today: Specifications, features Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg launch clean energy research fund 6 interesting facts about worlds largest Democracy Finland's Nokia on Tuesday said it will price its virtual reality camera at USD 60,000 and begin its shipments in the f...