Maharashtra health and technology common entrance test: Students find physics tough

PUNE: Students appearing for the Maharashtra health and technology common entrance test (MHT-CET) on Thursday said the physics paper was tough, but, overall, the difficulty level was similar to that of the last three years.

Nearly 36,000 students appeared for the test in 77 exam centres, which qualifies them for professional courses in health sciences, pharmacy and engineering in the state.

Students aspiring for health science courses, appeared for physics, chemistry and biology papers; while engineering aspirants appeared for physics, chemistry and mathematics papers. Students also had the option of writing all the four papers to be eligible for both engineering and health science courses.

Sushmita Swami, a student of Jain Kanya Prashala, Chinchwad, said, "The physics paper was tougher than usual. The numerical questions in part I of the paper were lengthy and a bit confusing." Biology and chemistry papers posed no problems, but the calculus portion of mathematics paper was a little tricky as well, she added.

Many other students echoed Sushmita's reaction regarding the difficulty level of the physics paper. Ishita Ghosh, who hails from Durgapur, West Bengal, and was in the city to appear for the test, said, besides being tough, the physics paper was lengthy as well.

"One-and-a-half-hours was too less to complete the physics paper. The chemistry paper was also lengthy," she added.

Vivek Patil, who appeared for physics, chemistry and mathematics papers, said barring physics, the rest of the question paper was easy. "Some problems in wave theory were difficult. I felt part II of the physics paper was toughest in this year's test," he added. Kandan Saswade, who appeared for all the subjects, however, did not think that the physics paper was the toughest of the four. "Personally, I felt mathematics to be the toughest paper," he added

Hollywood Stars Take Over Washington at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan were probably the most surprising guests in attendance, but there were plenty of Hollywood Celebrities at the 2012 White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC.

Eva Longoria, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, and Claire Danes were among the attendees.

Kelly Ripa told reporters that President Obama, who made a comical speech at the event was, “just amazing.”

“He’s really funny,” She said. “He’s got a great sense of humor.”
From the photos, it looks like the whole event was a blast for the reporters, celebrities, and political figures in attendance.

Avengers: Hulk shifts spotlight on 'Calcutta' squalor

New Delhi: In the squalor of night time Kolkata, mild mannered doctor Bruce Banner tends to the ill and tries to atone for a past that is as dark and spotted as the walls of the shanties he visits. He thinks he can control the monster that is lurking inside him but he can never be absolutely sure.

Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk is shown hiding out in what is supposedly a slum in erstwhile Calcutta in what is now seen as the season's biggest hit superhero action movie. Based on the Marvel Comics series, 'The Avengers' stars Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

The Calcutta scene was shot in New Mexico. According to the Associated Press, the film is already is a marvel at the worldwide box office. Final figures from distributor Disney on April 30 put the overseas haul for 'The Avengers' at $185.1 million since it began opening in 39 markets last week. That's nearly $7 million more than the studio had estimated on April 29.


In a recent interview, producer Jeremy Latchman said he and director Joss Whedon wanted a hideout for physicist Bruce Banner, the alter ego of the green monster Hulk, and initially thought of a leper colony. But they ended up shooting the sequence in a New Mexico slum.

What is it that draws Hollywood to Indian poverty? Filmmakers such as Ryan Murphy (Eat Pray Love), John Madden (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and Roland Joffé (City of Joy) have been both felicitated and criticized for showing India as a spiritual destination and selling its poverty to ill informed Western audiences.

Despite its negative portrayal in films, India remains an emerging market for foreign studios looking to distribute their films to its billion plus target audience. According to a report in the Business Standard, Avengers, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures hit 800 Indian screens. It was also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu - even wider than Avatar, till now the biggest Hollywood blockbuster here.

A wave of big budget Hollywood films is slated to hit the Indian screens this summer. Sony Pictures' Amazing Spider Man, that has Irrfan playing a role, is expected to see an even wider release in India with 1,000 prints, according to the BS report.

Then there are Men in Black 3, Madagascar 3, Dark Knight Rises, Ice Age:

Continental Drift, Rock of Ages and GI Joe 2 lined up throughout the busy summer. The film's other India connect is the theme song 'Hello Andheron' by the band Agnee.


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