Date: 8th Mar 2012 (International Women's Day)

Happy Holi to all my dear friends

Important News of the Day

1. IATA- Intl Air Transport Association.

2. Mining ban in 6 states viz Guj, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, TN, Goa.

3. National Film Awards

• Best Feature Film: 'Devur' (Marathi) & 'Byari' (Kannada)
• Best Director: Gurvinder Singh, 'Anhe Ghorey Da Daan'
• Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni, 'Deool'
• Best Actress: Vidya Balan, 'The Dirty Picture'
• Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty, 'Azhagar Samiyin Kuthirai' (Tamil)
• Best Supporting Actress: Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi, 'Phijigee Mani' (Manipuri)
• Best Editing: Praveen KL, 'Aranyaa Kandam'
• Best Child Artist: Partho Gupte, 'Stanley Ka Dabba' and 'Chillar Party' cast
• Best Film on Social Issues: 'Inshallah' (Ashvin Kumar) and 'Mindscape' (Arun Chadha)
• Best Non Feature Film: 'And We Play On'
• Best Debut Film of a Director: 'The Silent Poet' (Manipuri)
• Best Children's Film: 'Chillar Party'
• Best Music Direction: Neel Dutt, 'Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'
• Best Background Score: 'Laptop', Mayookh Bhaumik
• Best Singer (Female): Rupa Ganguly
• Best Singer (Male): Anand Bhate
• Best Lyrics: 'I Am', Amitabh Bhattacharya
• Best Screenplay (Adapted): 'Shala', Avinash Deshpande
• Best Screenplay (Original): 'Chillar Party', Vikas Behl & Nitish Tiwari
• Best Dialogue: Girish Kulkarni, 'Deool'
• Best Make Up Artist: Vijram Gaekwad, 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Bal Gandharva'
• Best Special Effects: 'Ra.One'
• Best Costume Design: Niharika Khan, 'The Dirty Picture' and Neeta Lulla, 'Bal Gandharva'
• Best Choreography: Bosco-Caeser for "Senorita..." from 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'
• Best Hindi Film: 'I Am'
• Best Marathi Film: 'Shaala'
• Best Kannada Film: 'Kurmavatara'
• Best Bengali Film: 'Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbona'
• Best Malayalam Film: 'Indian Rupee'
• Best Tamil Film: 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa'
• Best Dogri Film: 'Dille Ch Vasya Koi'
• Best Manipuri film: 'Phijigee Mani'
• Best Punjabi Film: 'Anne Gode Da Daan'
• Special Mention: Director Shari for 'Adi Madhyantam' (Malayalam Film) and Mallika for 'Byari' (Kannada Film)
• Best film critic: Manoj P Pujari
• Best Book Award: Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal for 'R.D. Burman The Man, The Music'
• Indira Gandhi award for debut film director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja for 'Aaranya Kaandam'
• Special Jury Award: Anjan Dutta for 'Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na'

4. IATA suspends Kingfisher Airlines, taxmen freeze more accounts.

5. HSBC to sell insurance biz for $914 million. 

6. Lehman exits bankruptcy after 3 years, to begin repaying creditors a total claim of about $450.