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HELLS BELLS

Twenty-seven Hells Angels members pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder last week as part of a wide-ranging Canadian prosecution of the notorious motorcycle gang's activities. So who are these road warriors around whom spin a glut of urban legends and tarmac-hard facts. Hop on, and let’s hit the road to find out.

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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

There is more to it than meets the eye in Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s open defiance of the party high command on the division of the State. Either he is mustering the courage to come out and be the champion of Seemandhra or he is the Congress’s front in the plan to decimate Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRC which is hugely popular with its opposition to Telangana.

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TAKING THE LEAD

The e-commerce website theindianbrand.com by GV Keshav Reddy and his friend Ishaan Dodhiwala is making quite a splash in the City. For every product bought from the website, another will be given to the underprivileged. GV Keshav Reddy tells us more.

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TIMBERLAKE WANTS ‘BAD MAN’ ROLE IN BATMAN P28

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

city events

LECTURE

A talk on 'Why India Should Invest In Scientific Research?' by Prof K Vijay Raghavan.

Where: DST Auditorium, Gachibowli When: September 2, 11.30 am Contact: 2313-0000 / 2313-3216

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES SHOWS Art show A group show titled Krishnastuti is on.

Where: Aalankritha Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills When: Till September 6 Contact: +91-40-23113709; 40207171

FAMILY FUN: Family members of associates at ADP Private Limited took part in the greeting card designing competition held at Hyderabad campus on Sunday.

Play time Sutradhar’s Biryani Aur Haleem will be staged.

Where: Lamakaan Banjara Hills When: September 4, 8 pm Contact: Sutradhar, at 98480-52541 German movie German movie Beats Being Dead (Etwas Besseres Als Den Tod) will be screened.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: September 2, 6 pm Contact: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, at 2335-0443 Dance festival Dance festival by Asmita Resource Centre For Women.

Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: September 2 and 3, 6.30 pm Contact: 98667-04171

Tattoo fest Tattoo fest with Sameer Patange will be on.

Where: Auro, The Park Hyderabad When: Till September 2, 10 am to 7 pm Contact: 2345-6789 / 86860-47000

Movie fest German movie One Minute Of Darkness (Eine Minute Dunkel) will be screened.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: September 4, 6 pm Contact: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, at 2335-0443

Commissioner & Spl Officer

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POLICE CONTROL ROOM Hyderabad 27852435 Traffic Control Room 27852482 DCP Traffic 23234065, 23243499F Pollution Control Board 23887500 ELECTRICITY General Complaints Breakdown Section

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WATER SUPPLY Complaint Cell Sewerage Complaint Hyd. Water Supply HOSPITAL General Hospital, Sec-bad Niloufer Hospital, Red Hills NIMS, Director, Punjagutta Osmania General Hospital Railway Hospital, Lalaguda Apollo, Jubilee Hills Care Hospital, Banjara Hills Care Hospital, Nampally Care Hospital, Musheerabad Care Hospital, Sec-bad Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar

MISCELLANEOUS Talk A talk on Missing Girls In India: Causes And Consequences Of Adverse Female Sex Ratios In India.

Where: Hyderabad Central University, Gachibowli When: September 2, 2.30 pm Contact: 2313-0000 / 2313-3216

Movie mania German movie Don't Follow Me Around (Komm Mir Nicht Nach) will be screened.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: September 3, 6 pm Contact: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, at 2335-0443

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AMBULANCES Apollo 23548888, 23607777 Kamineni 24022222 Medwin 23202902, 23204616 Smile Line Dental Hospital 23747979 Red Cross 27627973 Niloufer Hospital 23314095 Gandhi 23320332 AIRLINES

Ballet English dance ballet by Rajeshwari Sainath will be held.

Where: Ravindra Bharahi, Saifabad When: September 2, 6.30 pm Contact: 98667-04171

Tea flavours Try the tea flavours of Budlabeta, Hapjan, Khobong and Sessa. A portion of the proceeds will be contributed to WWF India's one-horned Rhino Conservation project in Assam.

Where: Oxford Bookstore, The Park, 22 Rajbhavan Road When: Ongoing Contact: 8790432354

Airport Director 27903785, 27906001 For Air India Flight Information Toll free (from any network) for IC Flights 18001801407 And for All Flights: 1800227722 Air India has revised its flight timings.

For more information call (Toll free) 18001801407, 1800227722 from BSNL/MTNL 04023430334 from other lines and mobile Website; www.airindia.in TOURISM OFFICES AP Tourism, Hyd 23262152/53/54 Sec-bad 27893100 Dept of Tourism 23453110 India Tourism 23261360 AP Tourism information Centre (24x7) 23450444, 23455999 UK VISA OFFICE VFS India Pvt Ltd Building, 8-2-542/A, Sunil Chamber, Road No. 7

Beside Meridian School, Banjara Hills34. Working hours are from 8 AM to 1 PM And 2 PM to 3PM. MUSEUMS Salar Jung Museum AP State Museum Nizams Museum

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YESTERDAY’S QUESTION

WILL GHMC’S MECHANICAL ENGINEERS DO A GOOD JOB OF ROADS? 12%

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WILL THE T-LEADERS SUCCEED IN CONVINCING SEEMANDHRA? A)

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CRIME

BIG ARREST

CRPF jawan in police net for fraud

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HYDERABAD: A CRPF jawan who had been posing as an accountant handling pension benefits and his wife have been arrested for fraud.

The Chandrayangutta police inspector A Srinivas Rao said Prasad, 53, and his wife Sharda Devi have been arraigned for siphoning off `53 lakh of pension benefits of retired employees.

Due to his accounting skills and his capacity for work, Prasad was entrusted with man-

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aging pension and other postretirement benefits of the exemployees. Last year, Prasad opened a joint account with his wife in the SBI Chandra-

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yangutta and transferred a huge amounts that rightfully belonged to ex-employees. Prasad is said to have good contacts in the CRPF Delhi headquarters. As

the monetary benefits did not reach the employees, some of them met the superior officers and complained about it.

Senior officials, baffled at the development, lodged a complaint with the police. During interrogation Prasad spilled the beans and admitted to his crime.

His joint account has been frozen and he along with his wife taken in.

ONE AGAINST MANY

Pals knife man for `17

Mexico catches drug lord ‘Ugly Betty’ MEXICO CITY: Mexican police have detained the alleged leader of the Juarez drug cartel, a 47year-old man known as "Ugly Betty," authorities said Sunday.

Alberto Carrillo Fuentes was arrested by federal police in the western state of Nayarit and he was later questioned by prosecutors, an official from the attorney general’s office told AFP on condition of anonymity.

He faces charges of drug trafficking, murder and organized crime. The official declined to provide more details.

Carrillo Fuentes is believed to have taken over the cartel named after Ciudad Juarez, the

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HYDERABAD: The police arrested three men for murdering their friend because he refused to pay Rs 17 at a toddy shop where they had been drinking. Mohammed Sadiq Shareef was knifed and then hit with boulders by Altaf, Mohsin and Moin Khan.

The incident happened at a toddy shop near Miralam Tank, at Bahadurpura in old city. The police seized the knife and the boulder that were used for the crime. The investigations were initiated upon Shareef’s wife Rasheeda Begum’s police complaint.

A Bahraini protester stands facing riot police during clashes following the funeral of Sadeq Sabt, in the village of North Sehla, west of Manama, on September 1, 2013. Sabt, 22, died of his injuries after he was hit by a vehicle during a protest a month before. The Sunni-ruled kingdom has been rocked by sporadic violence since its security forces crushed a month of Arab Spring-inspired democracy protests by Shiites in 2011.

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city bordering Texas, after his brother Vicente "The Viceroy" Carrillo Fuentes turned down the job.

The group was founded by another brother, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, alias "The Lord of the Skies," who died in mysterious circumstances following plastic surgery in 1997.

According to the weekly magazine Proceso, the Juarez gang was in an intense turf war in several northwestern states against the Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico’s most wanted man.

The two cartels waged a fierce battle for control of Ciudad Juarez in recent years and Guzman is believed to have come out on top. Carrillo Fuentes’s arrest marks the third capture of a high-profile drug lord since July.

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CITY BRIEFS GHMC to conduct 10-day medical camps

HMR wins gold award for safety

Auto rickshaws may go off roads tomorrow

Sharmila bus ride from today

Harikrishna reacts to allegations

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eeping in view the control and prevention of the communicable diseases during monsoon and post monsoon seasons the GHMC will be conducting medical heath camps starting today. The health camps will be conducted with the co-ordination of DM & HO’s Hyderabad, Rangareddy & Medak districts along with their SPHO’s.

he Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), UK Congress, has announced the gold award for occupational health and safety to HMR for accident free execution of the project works. The HMR managing director NVS Reddy will receive the award at a function to be held on September 19 at Glasgow, UK.

ore than 70,000 auto rickshaws in Hyderabad may be off the roads from September 3 midnight.

The 13 auto unions which earlier announced to go on a day strike from September 3 midnight, have now altered it to make it an indefinite strike demanding that the government withdraw GO 108, which enhanced penalties.

S Jaganmohan Reddy’s sister YS Sharmila is all set to hit the road today with her "Bus Yatra". Sharmila is taking up the bus ride against the Central government’s decision for State bifurcation. She will begin her bus yatra toaday from Idupulapaya to Ichapuram. Meanwhile, the party leaders are busy in making arrangements for the YSR 4th anniversary.

DP Leader N Hari Krishna has finally reacted on the allegations being leveled against him following his resignation from his Rajya Sabha MP post and its subsequent acceptance. He termed the allegations leveled against him as baseless and said that the reason behind tendering his resignation was to keep the state united and not help Congress.

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News MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE Statue fever

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ast year we had reported how political parties are gung-ho about erecting more and more statues of their beloved leaders. TD leaders had claimed that they have installed more than 4,000 statues of NTR. The money spent came around to `255 crores.

This in a state and nation when there are millions without one square meal

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NUMEROLOGY

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But Assad, whose regime has faced an uprising since March 2011 that a watchdog says has cost 110,000 lives, came out swinging.

I let down my friends, I let down the country.

Richard Nixon in his interview with David Frost. The veteran broadcaster has passed away at the age of 74 from a heart attack.

Frost would interview several famous people, but the one with Nixon was what sealed his fame and name in history. See pg 8

THINGS WE 5LEARNT TODAY

The column that teaches everyone something new about the way the world functions.

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Man murdered by pals because he refused to pay `17

Choose your friends wisely. A man was knifed by three of his pals when he refused to pay Rs17 at a toddy shop.

HYDERABAD METRO RAIL

Bogies arrive next month The Hyderabad Metro Rail will have a demonstration of its model train on the track between Nagol to Mettuguda.

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metro Rail will soon have a demonstration of its model train on the track between Nagol to Mettuguda, as the work is in last stage here, and as per the contract, HMR will receive bogies by October.

The contract for the bogies was given to South Korean manufacturing company Hyundai Rotem, which will deliver some bogies next month as part of phase-1.

Larsen & Turbo promised to start the first phase of the Metro Rail by the end of 2014. The work of laying tracks in the above said area is being completed quickly; the accident prevention walls are in the final stage of completion in this corridor.

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said, “The bogies are equipped with the high-end technology, and made by light weight stainless steel and aluminum material. LCD screen route map indicators installed over all the doors, auto censors system is there to indicate the danger; mobile and laptop charging facility are also provided in

bogies.”

Speaking about security aspects, he said, "Close Circuit cameras also installed inside and outside the bogies, microprocessor controlled brakes system and secondary air suspension also there to deal with any emergency."

Saying maintenance is the

most important part of any transportation sector, the official said the Hyderabad Metro Rail would pay much attention towards it the fully automated service station establish at Uppal where cleaning of the train, inspection, basic workshop treatment, electrical work, mechanical and electronic

Will Telangana leaders succeed in convicing ‘S’ people Well, leaders like Hanumantha Rao have high hopes of convinving them but he and his friends have a steep job ahead.

New rail service from Bidar flagged off by Minister Minister of Railways, Mallikarjun Kharge flagged off the BidarYeshwantpur Express (tri-week ly train) at a function held at Bidar Railway station on Sunday.

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Even the Obamas know Indians’ sense of fashion First Lady Michelle Obama wore a Bibhu Mohapatra dress on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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BEHOLD THE WALKING SHARK

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Bill leads the pack in New York Mayoral race 52-year-old Bill de Blasio has surged ahead of the pack in the New York mayoral race to replace Micheal Bloomberg; he is the current favorite among black voters, too.

repairs and wheel servicing would be done.

Focusing on other aspects Chief Public Relation Officer Murali Mohan said there will be regular fitness checks.

He also revealed plans of collaboration with other public transport systems in Hyderabad such as the MMTS and APSRTC.

This recent undated handout photo received on September 2, 2013 from environmental group Conversation International shows a recently discovered species of “walking” shark in the waters off Halmahera, one of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia that lie west of New Guinea. The brown and white bamboo shark pushes itself along the ocean floor as it forages for small fish and crustaceans at night, said Conservation International, AFP whose scientists were involved in its discovery.

n its endeavour to provide the needy children of truck drivers and transporters with educational assistance, Shriram Foundation, a social arm of the Shriram Group, today launched a nationwide “Education Scholarship Programme” in Vijayawada. This first-of-its-kind initiative is in alliance with the Andhra Pradesh Lorry Owners Association (APLOA). Shri. K. Pardha Saradhi, Hon.Minister for Secondary Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh graced the occasion being present as Chief Guest.

Through this scheme, Shriram Foundation offered financial assistance and scholarships to 195 deserving children of transporters and truck drivers aged between 11 and 17 years.

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T STRATEGY

STATE BIFURCATION

What’s on Kiran’s mind?

Either he is mustering courage to come out and champion Seemandhra’s cause, or he is going by the Congress’s plan.

high command is likely to act against the CM after the ongoing Parliament session. Another party leader also expressed similar views and said that the axe of the party high command would definitely fall on Kiran soon.

Md Inkeshaf Ahmed ahmed.m@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: There is more to it than meets the eye in Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s open defiance of the party high command on division of Telangana. Either he is mustering courage to come out and champion Seemandhra’s cause, or he is at the front of the Congress plan to pose as rebel to decimate Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRC which is hugely popular with its vehement opposition to T state.

Is the Congress high command inching towards effecting a change of guard in the State? The political developments that took place in the last couple of days indicate this.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy had said recently that no political party is above people's aspirations, as they have the power of deciding the fortunes of any political party.

According to highly placed sources in the party, the chief minister's statement was made with an objective of taking on party high command even if it meant losing his position.

"His statement is nothing but an open challenge to the party high command and its decision to create a separate Telangana state. This is the second such instance of Kiran’s open defiance.

The party leadership would not tolerate it and would definitely take disciplinary action against the CM including removing him from the CM's post," an AICC Leader told Postnoon.

The leader said that the party

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Is the Congress high command inching towards effecting a change of guard in the State? The recent political developments hint at that.

There is another school of thought. A senior Congress leader who is very close to the party high command hinted that it was the party strategy to decimate the YS Jagan factor in Seemandhra region by making CM Kiran the undisputed leader in the region.

"After the T-decision, Seemandhra has become a boiling cauldron. The Congress will never win elections after the division. But it can do so by having a secret understanding with other political parties," he said. The leader further added that the CM may form a separate party to help the Congress after the next polls. "Only the CM can save the party, as he had already become popular with his argument for a united Andhra.”

So they contend that it was a strategy where he would disagree with the party decision and cash in on the antiCentre sentiments.

The CM may be replaced by any Telangana leader like Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy or former PCC president D Srinivas if he is shown the door.

If Reddy is made the martyr and he floats his own party, the high command could take him back after elections. What all matters to the Congress in Delhi is the number.

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T-netas try to get ‘S’upport The leaders have decided to promote the concept of living together even after separation.

Postnoon News feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: After successfully forcing the Congress high command to create a separate Telangana state in order to fulfill the cherished dream of over four and half crore Telangana people, the T-Congress leaders are preparing for another battle.

The battle is to convince Seemandhra people and leaders to drop their protest and agree for the division of the state. The leaders have decided to promote the concept of living together even after separation. "We are not asking Seemandhra people to leave Hyderabad after the division of the state. They can stay here as they have been for the last 56 years. The

Senior Congress Leader and Rajyasabha V Hanumantha Rao appealed to the Seemandhra people to stop their agitaiton and cooperate with the division.

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leaders are being misled by a handful of selfish politicians, who want to dominate the Telangana people and protect their valuable properties," Senior Congress Leader and Rajyasabha V Hanumantha Rao told Postnoon. He appealed to the Seemandhra people to stop their agitation and cooperate with the division.

Another Congress leader G Niranjan felt that the continuous agitation by Seemandhra people is likely to lead to severe internal disturbances if not stopped. He said that the Telangana

congress leaders are taking all possible measures to prevent such a situation. "The people of Telangana are holding peace rallies to express their solidarity with the Seemandhra people. But if they continue to hold their agitations without putting forth legitimate demands, then it would lead to internal disturbance. We are trying to avert such a situation," he said. The leaders are planning to hold their innovative programmes through Telangana Congress Monitoring Group , which was founded to achieve the Separate telangana state a couple of years ago.

NATION BRIEFS Rajya Sabha adjourned for WB minister held 15 minutes hostage for 8 hours

Over 1,500 kg drugs seized in Delhi, 2 held

Police may take Asaram to Jodhpur ashram

Lok Sabha adjourned over Andhra bifurcation

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha was Monday adjourned for 15 minutes after the Opposition vociferously raised the issue of the increased diesel and petrol prices last weekend. As soon as the house met at 11 am, the Opposition got up and raised the issue of the price hike following depreciation of the rupee and hardening of crude prices in the international market. .

NEW DELHI: Two people were arrested for transporting illegal drugs and 1,575 kg of cannabis (ganja), costing Rs.6 crore in the international market, seized, police said. Bhaskar Rao and his associate T Kumar were arrested Saturday from Ghazipur area in east Delhi, along with their truck containing ganja weighing 1575 kilograms.

JAIPUR: Police may Monday take spiritual guru Asaram Bapu to his ashram near Rajasthan's Jodhpur city where a 16-year-old girl is alleged to have been sexually assaulted, an official said. Asaram will also be presented in a court in Jodhpur Monday. He was Sunday questioned at a guest house of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary, police sources said.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha was Monday adjourned till 2 pm over protests by some members demanding that Andhra Pradesh remain united.As soon as the house assembled for the day, members from Andhra Pradesh belonging to the Telugu Desam Party as well as the Congress started raising slogans demanding that Andhra Pradesh remain united.

RAMPURHAT: West Bengal Animal Resources Minister Nure Alam Chowdhury was assaulted and kept confined by a mob for over eight hours at a college here today in Birbhum district over a disputed land. Chowdhury was injured but could not be taken to hospital as he had been held up in a room of the college since 1130 am.

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DATTATREYA’S LETTER TO THE PM

‘Manmohan must apologise and quit’ In an open letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former minister and BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya accuses him of utter failure in managing the economy; of perjury, incompetence and criminal negligence of the common man POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Accusing the ‘economist’ Prime Minister of abandoning the common man and bringing misery to millions who voted for him, the BJP’s national vice-president Bandaru Dattatreya has in an open letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the economic managers he presides over have become economic damagers and the best course open to the Congress party was to apologise and quit.

This is the darkest period of Indian economy after Independence. The historic devaluation of the Indian rupee to `68.80 per US dollar signals the decline of the mighty Indian economy. As an economist, you are aware that devaluation of the Indian rupee leads to inflation. In

turn, inflation reduces the purchasing power of the middle class. As a result, the slow down of demand impacts manufacturing and then after employment.

This cascading effect reduces our growth rate and national standing in the comity of nations.”

Dattatreya also questioned the unbridled flow of foreign capital into India and lack of vigil contributing to the flight of capital and debilitating inflation.

“The devaluation of the Indian rupee has a wide range of implications. At the nation level, the cost of imports shall upwardly spiral. Oil imports being substantial the burden shall affect the cost of goods and services taking them far beyond the affordability levels of the common man. The oil imports in rupee terms has increased to `5676.7 crores according to ASSOCHAM.”

TUG OF WAR

Abbott not fit talk foreign policy: Rudd SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday likened rival Tony Abbott's "baddies versus baddies" comments on Syria to a children's game of "Cowboys and Indians", saying he was unfit to deal with foreign policy.

Abbott is the frontrunner to win September 7 elections over centre-left Labor incumbent Rudd, with a new poll on Monday showing he has overtaken his rival as preferred prime minister for the first time in four years.

The Newspoll in The Australian showed 43 percent of voters now see Abbott as the better prime minister to

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Rudd's 41 percent, while his conservative coalition has opened a 54 to 46 percent lead over Labor on a two-party basis.

While Abbott is on track for victory, his diplomatic credentials are being increasingly questioned after he said on Sunday the escalating Syria conflict "is not goodies versus baddies, it is baddies versus baddies".

Rudd said the simplistic language trivialised the matter. "International relations is more complex than a 1950s John Wayne western," said Rudd, a Mandarin-speaking former foreign minister and diplomat. We're talking about serious matters of international security and international relations and the alternative prime minister is referring to this as no more complex than goodies and baddies.

"These remarks demonstrate that he is not competent and not comfortable with national security and foreign policy."

Abbott, described by Rudd last week as "an exceptionally aggressive politician", defended his remarks, saying: "I've made the point that this is a civil war between two more or less equally unsavoury sides."

While Abbott seems destined to become Australia's next leader, he played down the latest opinion poll, warning his rival could never be written off.

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Declining value of the Indian rupee shall make our foreign currency debt more costly and even dent our repayment records to the international funding agencies.

The BJP leader further said, “Declining value of the Indian rupee shall make our foreign currency debt more costly and even dent our repayment records to the international funding agencies.

Several high value and critical infrastructure projects could be effected due to lack of neces-

sary funds. The youth eager for higher studies abroad will suffer as a result of the costly dollar. It is to be noted that more than 250,000 Indian students are seeking higher education abroad. In US alone more than 47,000 students are from Andhra Pradesh.

Dattatreya observed with surprise that during 2012-13 liquor imports amounted to `1150 and cosmetics were of the value of `2176 crore, luxury cars valued `3000 crore for whose sake were these imported?”

The BJP leader asked, “Is it a fact that the claims of the government that the foreign exchange reserves were $27,800 crores were in fact are only $11,400 crores?

The opposition leader charged the PM of criminal waste of resources and helping to pile up monumental corruption in every field of governance.

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ART OF GIVING

TAKING THE LEAD

The e-commerce website theindianbrand.com by GV Keshav Reddy and his friend Ishaan Dodhiwala is making quite a splash in the City. For every product bought from the website, another will be given to the underprivileged. GV Keshav Reddy tells us more.

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AMY ROSE THOMAS amyrose.t@postnoon.com How did the idea of launching The Indian brand come to you?

The idea of The Indian brand came from three powerful inspirations. One — being proud young Indians, we felt the need to make a difference in the world.

Two — we wanted to do good for the society through a social enterprise (a for-profit company with a strong social cause attached).

Three — given India's diverse cultures, numerous languages and vast history, only one facet brings people from Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh together — being Indian. We felt that we needed to create a common movement to unite the country for a brighter, stronger future.

Hence the ‘The Indian’ brand was born.

What are the different items that can be purchased under this label?

Under our ‘One for you, one for me’ initiative, we have the ability to scale to several products.

Today, with the purchase of every The Indian polo, an underprivileged Indian gets one t-shirt.

Tomorrow, with the purchase of a The Indian bag, an underprivileged kid can get a schoolbag. In fact with the purchase of one The Indian spectacles in the future, an underprivileged person can be given an eye transplant.

Sky is the limit with our scalable business model and we hope to do more good, with every item introduced.

Tell us more about the One for you, One for me initiative.

Our ‘one for you, one for me’is a unique initiative. With your purchase of any The Indian product,

one underprivileged Indian gets one too, thanks to you. It's that simple.

What are the different NGOs that the company is tied up with to distribute the items being sold?

Our company has not tied up with any NGO directly to distribute our giving items. The Indian believes that all our customers are our supporters. We want to have giving drives where we invite all our supporters to directly come and hand the giving items to the intended beneficiaries. Hence we have identified small pockets of society who need these basic necessities — we plan to give our items to these intended Indians through giving drives.

Where will these products be sold?

The Indian products will be sold only on our e-commerce website, www.theindianbrand.com

Do you think the mindset of the Hyderabadi has changed for the better when it comes to giving?

Indians are generous, kindhearted people. We, as Hyderabadis, believe that we have the heart to do good for our society, but many a time do not find the right opportunity to give. The issue is with non-transparency of charities and not knowing where the donations end up. We hope to be extremely transparent and even invite our supporters on our giving drives.

How has the reaction to The Indian brand been so far on social networking sites like Facebook?

In two days, through organic growth only between our friends, The Indian brand Facebook page has reached 710 likes. Keshav has put an ambitious target of 100,000 likes in the forthcoming months.

Who are your target audience?

Our target audience is young Indians in the age group of 15 and 35 years. But today, our grandfathers are young in their own right wearing polos as they do. The elders are well within our target audience as well, since they are more often than not more patriotic than the younger generations.

Do you plan to launch more green and environment-friendly items under the label?

Yes, we are a young enterprise using eco-friendly materials whenever possible. Since our business model and giving initiative is highly scalable, we can get into selling eco-friendly books and eco-friendly education tools to rural kids through technology.

Will the t-shirts sold have messages printed on them?

The polos have The Indian branded on them. Apart from that, shirts that are launched have India on them as well.

How many are involved in the initiative?

This young startup currently hires five people, but since we run only an e-commerce website, we don't need too many people.

But on a broad thought we have an extended team of about 20 people in this initiative.

Are you roping in celebrities to endorse the brand?

No, currently we are not.

WORLD BRIEFS Bush’s spokesman in Mandela’s ‘death’ gaffe

Spaniards back tough line on Gibraltar: Poll

People-smuggling trade over, says Australia

Protestors clash with police in Mexico

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spokesman for former US president George H.W. Bush, Jim Mc Grath apologized on Sunday after erroneously issuing a statement of condolence stating that South African hero Nelson Mandela had died. McGrath later explained that he circulated a prepared statement after misreading a news alert about Mandela's discharge from hospital.

ost Spaniards back Madrid's new tough stance against Gibraltar and nearly one in two people saying that they would favour closing Spanish airspace to flights to and from the disputed British territory, a poll released Sunday showed. Madrid disputes Britain's three centuries of sovereignty over Gibraltar.

ew policies for asylum-seekers in Australia had "broken the back" of the people-smuggling, Immigration Minister Tony Burke said Tuesday. Burke said the Labor party's plan to send all asylum-seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea and Nauru in the Pacific for permanent resettlement was working.

olice launched tear gas at protestors who threw rocks and firebombs in Mexico City on Sunday, leaving two officers injured during a demonstration against President Enrique Pena Nieto's reform agenda.

Scores of students teamed up with teachers who have led several protests in the past two weeks, challenging the new education system.

orth and South Korea held the first meeting Monday of a committee tasked with reopening their Kaesong joint industrial zone — five months after it was shut down amid soaring military tensions. The committee, comprising five officials from each side, sat down for talks in Kaesong to discuss the timing for reopening the complex.

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HALL OF SHAME

SNOWDEN REVELATIONS

Ward boy, guard rape mentally challenged woman in hospital

WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda and other hostile groups have repeatedly sought to infiltrate US intelligence agencies, which are investigating thousands of their employees to counter the threat, The Washington Post reported.

The CIA found that about a fifth of job applicants with suspect backgrounds had “significant terrorist and/or hostile intelligence connections,” the Post cited a classified budget document as saying.

The document was provided to the paper by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, now a fugitive in Russia under temporary asylum.

Although the file did not describe the nature of the jobseekers’ extremist or hostile ties, it cited Hamas, Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda and its affiliates most often. The fear of infiltration is such that the NSA planned last year to investigate at least 4,000 staff who obtained security clearances.

The NSA detected potentially suspicious activity among staff

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PUNE: In a shocking incident, a mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped by a ward boy and a security guard in the lift of a municipal hospital at Bhosari near here, police said on Monday. Both the accused have been arrested.

The 30-year-old woman, who is also speech impaired, had been admitted to the hospital from a shelter home where she lived, following health complaints on August 26.

The accused allegedly took the woman to the lift on the pretext of shifting her to another ward and raped her on August 29, police said.

After being discharged from the hospital on August 31, the woman returned to the shelter home where she informed about the crime to the caretaker through sign language.

Following this, a case was filed leading to the arrests, police added.

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NEW ZEALAND

Kim Dotcom plans political party

WELLINGTON: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom announced on Monday he will launch a political party in New Zealand to contest next year’s elections, drawing a scornful response from PM John Key. Dotcom said his plans were still embryonic but the yet-to-be-named party would launch on January 20, the second anniversary of an armed police raid on his Auckland mansion which resulted in him being charged with online piracy.

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platform beyond saying he wanted to improve New Zealand’s information technology infrastructure, including “fair Internet pricing and no more data caps”.

“The party website with information about our vision and candidates will launch with another BIG event on Jan 20, 2014. Second raid anniver-

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The NSA detected potentially suspicious activity among staff members after trawling through trillions of employee keystrokes at work. members after trawling through trillions of employee keystrokes at work. The suspicious behavior included staffers accessing classified databases they do not usually use for their work or downloading several documents, two people familiar with the software used to monitor staff said.

But serious delays and uneven implementation have hit the multimillion-dollar effort, and the spy agencies never detected Snowden copying a wide range of the NSA’s highly classified documents.

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OBITUARY

British broadcaster David Frost dies aged 74 After being cornered by Frost in a lengthy interview, Richard Nixon apologised for the Watergate scandal. ‘I let down my friends, I let down the country,’ the former president said.

sary,” he said on Twitter.

Dotcom, who denies any wrongdoing and is free on bail as he fights extradition to the United States, also took a swipe at Key, whom he accuses of bowing to Hollywood pressure by pursuing the case against him.

Key, who will be seeking a third term in the 2014 general election, dismissed the move as a stunt and suggested Dotcom name his organisation the “no-hope” party.

Dotcom responded on Twitter: “I don’t have PR people. I’m just good at being myself. Try that Mr Key.” AFP

LONDON: British TV giant David Frost, 74, who interviewed the world’s great and good in a half-century broadcasting career, has died of a heart attack on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner, his family said Sunday.

Frost, celebrated for his 1977 talks with Richard Nixon that coaxed an unexpected apology from the disgraced US president over the Watergate scandal, died Saturday.

Those interviewed by the veteran broadcaster read like a who’s who of the rich and famous, from big names in show business to world leaders, including South Africa’s antiapartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

Frost was the only person to have interviewed the last eight British prime ministers and the last seven US presidents before Barack Obama, as well as the last person to have interviewed the

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last shah of Iran, the late Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

Pivotal 20th century leaders including Mikhail Gorbachev,

Vladimir Putin, Yasser Arafat, F. W. de Klerk, Jacques Chirac and Benazir Bhutto were among others who faced his congenial grilling.

The lengthy interviews with Nixon were crucial for both men — Nixon hoping to salvage his place in history while Frost aiming to add another feather in his cap of notable interviews.

In the end, Frost wrung a mea culpa from Nixon over Watergate, the dirty tricks scandal that prompted his resignation in 1974 and left a scar on the US political landscape.

“I let down my friends, I let down the country,” the former president said.

Frost told BBC television in 2009: “At the end of that I think we were aware that something sort of historic had happened and we’d gone further than expected.”

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SYRIA STRIKE

Obama lobbies lawmakers as US says Damascus used sarin Despite the lobbying, the war-weary lawmakers and influential policy makers remain unsure of offering support.The Arab League ministers meanwhile have called for deterrent action against Syria.

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama launched an intense lobbying effort on Sunday to sway skeptical lawmakers weighing whether to support a military strike against Syria.

The strategy, outlined by a senior White House official, came as Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington had proof Damascus used sarin gas in a deadly attack on August 21.

Arab League foreign ministers urged the United Nations and international community to take “deterrent” action, while blaming the regime for the alleged chemical weapons assault. All the while, a defiant President Bashar al-Assad insisted that Syria would confront any military action.

With all eyes on Washington, Obama — as well as Vice President Joe Biden and the White House chief of staff — made individual calls to members of Congress Sunday, according to the official.

On the heels of Obama’s surprise announcement, the White House formally asked Congress on Saturday for authorisation to conduct strikes in a draft resolution framing a narrow set of

operations.

But it remains to be seen if war-weary lawmakers will endorse Obama’s push for action — or hand him a bitter defeat.

Many, including influential Republican Senator John McCain, remain unsure they can support the White House resolution.

“In all calls and briefings, we will be making the same fundamental case: the failure to take action against Assad unravels the deterrent impact of the international norm against chemical weapons use, and it risks emboldening Assad and his key

US Navy deploys amphibious ship to Mediterranean WASHINGTON: The US Navy has deployed an amphibious transport ship to the Mediterranean, where five destroyers are already in place for possible missile strikes on

Syria, a defense official said on Sunday.

The USS San Antonio, with several helicopters and hundreds of Marines on board, is “on station in the Eastern

Mediterranean” but “has received no specific tasking," said the defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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allies — Hezbollah and Iran — who will see that there are no consequences for such a flagrant violation of an international norm," the senior White House official said.

“Anyone who is concerned about Iran and its efforts in the region should support this action."

Pushing the administration’s argument for limited military action, Kerry told US television

talkshows that hair and blood samples given to the US from emergency workers on the scene of the attack showed signs of the powerful sarin nerve gas.

A key US ally, however, suggested that limited strikes were not the way to go.

Meeting in Cairo, Arab League foreign ministers issued a statement calling upon the United Nations and international

community “to assume their responsibilities in line with the UN Charter and international law by taking the necessary deterrent measures."

Syria’s opposition National Coalition had earlier pleaded with the ministers to back a USled strike, while Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said failure to do so would bolster Assad’s forces to “pursue its

crimes." But Assad, whose regime has faced an uprising since March 2011 that a watchdog says has cost 110,000 lives, came out swinging.

“Syria... is capable of facing up to any external aggression just as it faces up to internal aggression every day, in the form of terrorist groups and those that support them," SANA news agency quoted him as saying. AFP

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Morsi to stand trial for ‘inciting murder’ A state television report said that the former leader would be tried along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement.

New constituton panel CAIRO: Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour announced a 50-member panel Sunday to draw up a revised constitution but without the inclusion of ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood which declined to take part.

Mansour’s spokesman Ehab al-Badaoui read out the 50 names of the new panel at a1 press conference in Cairo.

CAIRO: Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial in a criminal court for “incitement to murder", state television reported on Sunday, without giving a date for the trial.

It said the former leader would stand trial along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement on charges of “incitement to murder and violence” in December 2012 when deadly clashes broke out between his supporters and opponents outside the presidential palace.

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The co-defendants in the trial include senior Brotherhood figures Mohamed al-Beltagi and

leaders such as Essam el-Erian, deputy head of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood’s political wing.

A court in July ordered Morsi’s detention for questioning over alleged ties with Palestinian militants in prison breaks and attacks on police.

Egypt has pressed a fierce campaign against the Brotherhood since the former president’s ouster and effectively decapitated the Islamist group by arresting its supreme guide Mohamed Badie in late August.

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AU backs Brotherhood CAIRO: A top African Union official said Sunday the Muslim Brotherhood must join the political roadmap. Diletta Mohamed Diletta, member of an African Union panel currently in Egypt to assess the situation in the country said it was “important and necessary” that the Brotherhood joins the nation’s political process."We need to keep negotiating and make it understand that it needs to be on board".

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CHOOSING THE FIRST CITIZEN

Mayoral races take bite out of Big Apple

There is a married lesbian, an AfricanAmerican and a six-foot white guy with a bi-racial family among those slugging it out for the Democratic nomination for mayor in the September 10 primary elections.

NYC unplugged n In 1626, the Dutch purchased Manhattan Island from the Lenape Native Americans for 60 guilders (about $1,000). n The English conquered the city from the Dutch in 1664, and New Amsterdam became New York. n New York City served as the capital of the United States in the 1780s before it was moved to Philadelphia and then Washington DC.

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NEW YORK CITY: New Yorkers have their pick when it comes to diversity among the candidates hoping to replace their brash, billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

There is a married lesbian, an African-American and a six-foot something white guy with a biracial family among those slugging it out for the Democratic nomination in September 10 primary elections.

But it is the latter, 52-year-old Bill de Blasio (pictured), who has surged ahead of the pack and, in

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a rather strange twist, is the current favorite among black voters.

A Quinnipiac University poll this week showed that if the election happened now, 34 per cent of black voters would choose De Blasio compared to 25 per cent for African-American candidate William Thompson, who narrowly lost to Bloomberg in 2009.

De Blasio, the most left-leaning among the Democratic hopefuls, has muscled out earlier frontrunner Christine Quinn, the city

council speaker who is openly married to another woman.

Seen as the anti-Bloomberg candidate, the city’s greying public advocate De Blasio has hinged his campaign on inequality, describing New York as “a tale of two cities,” the rich and the poor.

He has honed in on the highly emotional debate over stop-andfrisk, a police tactic loathed by black and Hispanic communities who see themselves as unfairly targeted.

All the main Democratic candidates have campaigned on the need for some sort of reform to stop-andfrisk, even more so since a federal judge said police were using

racial profiling and ruled the tactic unconstitutional.

But voter Norman Frazier, 61, said De Blasio has been the most convincing.

“Quinn and Thompson to me don’t wanna speak out” against stop-and-frisk, Frazier told AFP at a campaign event in Brooklyn.

“From the very beginning, he (De Blasio) was against it... now they are jumping on the bandwagon.”

It does not hurt that De Blasio is married to a black woman — an outspoken lesbian until she fell in love with him — and has prominently featured his bi-racial family during the campaign. AFP

n It wasn’t until 1790 that New York City grew larger than Philadelphia. n New York City is now the most populated city in the USA with more than 8.2 million people. n Hong Kong is the only city in the world with more completed skyscrapers than New York City. n 36% of the current population of New York City was born outside the United States.

The game-changer: Why a city fell out of love with ‘stop-and-frisk’ The New York City stop-question-and-frisk programme is a practice of the NYC Police Department by which police officers stop and question tens of thousands of pedestrians annually, and frisk them for weapons and other contraband.

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NAZI ATROCITIES

In Oradour ghosts never sleep ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE: French President Francois Hollande and German counterpart Joachim Gauck will make a historic visit on Wednesday to a ghost village in west-central France where 642 people were massacred by Nazi soldiers in one of the worst atrocities during World War II. Gauck is the first German leader to visit Oradour-surGlane, where ruins from the war have been preserved as a memorial to the dead. They include a church where women and children were locked in, before toxic gas was released and the building set on fire. Some 205 children aged under 15 were among victims of the June 10, 1944 atrocity which left deep scars in France.

After the war, French General Charles de Gaulle, who later became president, decided that the village should not be rebuilt but remain a memorial to the barbarity of Nazi occupation. A new village was built nearby.

In 1999, French president Jacques Chirac dedicated a memorial museum which includes items recovered from what became known as the 'Village of Martyrs'.

They include watches stopped at the time the owners were burnt alive, glasses melted from intense heat and other personal items.

Wednesday's highly symbolic visit follows a 1984 commem-

The village was scene to one of the worst atrocities committed by the Nazis during World War II. Some 205 children aged under 15 were among the 642 victims who were massacred there on June 10, 1944. oration when then French president Francois Mitterrand and former German chancellor Helmut Kohl attended a memorial service for fallen soldiers at Verdun. The Battle of Verdun (February-December 1916) claimed the lives of more than 700,000 soldiers and came to symbolise the horror of war.

As they stood in front of the Douaumont Ossuary, which contains the remains of 130,000 fallen soldiers, Mitterrand and Kohl joined hands - a gesture of friendship marking the lessons learned from a frightful past.

But the scars run deep in Oradour where an association of families of the martyrs had thus far opposed any visit by a German leader.

The two presidents are due to visit the village square where the residents were rounded up by German soldiers

ostensibly to have their identity papers checked. The women and children were then locked up in the church while the men were taken to a barn where machine guns awaited.

The two presidents will be accompanied by two of the three living survivors — Robert Hebras, 88 and Jean-Marcel Darthout.

Hebras, who was 19 at the time of the massacre, survived as he was buried under the corpses of others who were machine-gunned. "I was consumed by hatred and vengeance for a long time," he said, adding that Gauck's visit came at an opportune time.

"Any earlier would have been too soon," he said, adding: "We must reconcile with the Germans."

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reopened a war crimes case into the attack when a historian discovered documents implicating six suspects in their 80s. The suspects, aged 18 and 19 at the time, allegedly ordered the inhabitants to assemble in the village square. Prosecutors eventually identified 12 members of the regiment who were still alive after trawling through files of the Stasi secret police in the former communist East that came to light after German reunification in 1990.

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Schepers, of the public prosecutor's office in the western city of Dortmund, told AFP. The other five have already served sentences in France.

German prosecutors travelled to Oradour and Bordeaux in January and took witness statements from 11 survivors, consulted archives and questioned three French former soldiers involved. They expect a decision on whether a case will go to court from as early as the end of this year.

Gauck, a former East German human rights activist, has already paid two visits to the sites of Nazi mass killings in Europe; the Czech village of Lidice near Prague in 2012 and the Italian hamlet of Sant'Anna di Stazzema in March this year.

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THE KILLING FIELDS n The French town of Oradour-sur-Glane, set to receive a German president for the first time, has become a ghostly war crimes museum since Nazi troops burned it to the ground on June 10, 1944. n It lies west of Limoges, central France, and was on the path of the SS Das Reich division as it moved north following the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy four days earlier. n Why 642 men, women and children were massacred in Oradour has never been fully understood. n Possible explanations include the theft nearby of 600 kilos of gold from a German convoy, the kidnapping of a German officer, or simply an act aimed at terrorizing the region where resistance fighters were particularly active. n Only six people survived after 120 German troops, under orders of Otto Kahn, 26, and Lieutenant Heinz Barth, 23, rounded up Oradour's inhabitants. n The soldiers forced the men into barns, foundries and garages, and 245 women and 205 children into a church. They shot or gassed them, and set the bodies and the town ablaze.

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FASHION

From Odisha to New York: A journey in fashion Bibhu Mohapatra, the toast of the New York fashion scene, says his interest in fashion goes back to his childhood in Orissa where, on an old sewing machine and some tutoring from his mother, he created outfits for his first muse: his sis.

ROBERT MACPHERSON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK CITY: In his studio near Times Square, Bibhu Mohapatra draped some sequined Spanish mesh fabric over a US size two mannequin and let fashion magic happen.

“It reminds me of my childhood in India where you’d put up mosquito nets at night, but with a little glitter in it,” the 41year-old designer said. “It’s sheer, but it drapes beautifully, so I’m trying to figure out how to utilize it.”

Such scenes of experimentation are unfolding in fashion houses big and small in the runup to the Spring 2014 collections that start coming down the runway in New York on Thursday. More than 300 shows and presentations are on the schedule at Lincoln Centre and other venues, before the fashion spotlight swings over to London, Milan and Paris.

Mohapatra will send out his latest for the namesake label on September 11, but if he’s feeling the pressure, he doesn’t show it.

In a black T-shirt, jeans and sneakers, he’s a serene presence in the 11th floor studio/showroom/atelier where he employs seven people full time, up from two when he started out nearly five years ago. “It’s been really quite an interesting journey,” he said. “As long as you’re open to

learning, then you can really build something.”

Mohapatra’s interest in fashion goes back to his childhood in Orissa: on an old sewing machine and some tutoring from his mother, he created outfits for his first muse: his sister.

What he calls “a detour in my life” led him in 1996 to university in the western US state of Utah, where he picked up a graduate degree in economics.

Moving to New York, he enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Technology, won its Critic’s Award for Best Evening Wear Designer in his senior year, interned at Halston, then spent eight years as design director at J Mendel.

Since striking out on his own, his list of clients and fans has grown to include Hollywood stars and First Lady Michelle Obama, who selected a yellow print dress from his 2012 resort collection for a talkshow appearance.

This season, Mohapatra is taking inspiration from Wendy Whelan, a close friend who is reinventing herself through modern dance at the age of 41 after retiring as principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.

“She’s like a little kid trying to explore a new world,” he said.

“She’s an artist and she’s found a new language with which to express herself.”

He can relate to that, as his business shifts into a higher gear and his profile grows in Asia thanks to an exclusive

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agreement with Hong Kongbased luxury retailer Lane Crawford.

“I’m at a stage where I want to experiment with fabrics and materials and mix everything,” he said. “My field of research is kind of boundary-less and I draw inspiration from everything, everywhere.”

Turning inspiration into reality typically involves a lot of drawing. “Getting an idea on a piece of paper,” he said, “It takes a long time — sometimes a week, sometimes a couple of weeks.”

If designer’s block ever strikes, Mohapatra flees New York for the solitude of “my tiny little house” in rural Columbia County, a couple of hours by train up the Hudson River.

It was near there, inside a 19th century manor turned women’s prison, that he filmed a haunted-house video showcasing his fall 2013 collection inspired by surrealist Man Ray and 1920s Paris.

“I’m a homebody,” said the designer who shuns the hardpartying side of the fashion world.

“Every time my evening plans fall through, I’m like, ‘Woo-hoo, going home, watching TV, ordering in food.’”

Twice a year, Mohapatra visits India, where he is participating in a government-backed effort to revive the manufacture of traditional handloom textiles in Orissa.

“I do miss India,” he says. “I miss the people. I miss the food... It’s very inspiring, going to villages and seeing a w h o l e other world of artistry that has been alive for generations. It just really makes you humble.”

Going forward, Mohapatra says the label that bears his name “definitely has to be bigger.” Key to that vision is building a retail presence within three years in New York and beyond.

“We are pretty well recognized in the Middle East and now we’re starting to be in Asia with the best partner you can ask for. It’s baby steps.”

FAST FACTS Mohapatra earned a Masters in economics from the Jon M Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University in 1996, then moved to New York City to enroll in the Fashion Institute of Technology. n In 1997, while still at F.I.T., he was awarded Fashion Institute of Technology’s Critics’ Award for Best Evening Wear Designer of the Year. n In 1999 he was named Design Director of the French furrier, J Mendel. n His creations have been worn by Angelina

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Mohapatra’s costume designs for the Verdi opera Aida debuted during the 2012 Summer season at the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY. First Lady Michelle Obama wore a Bibhu Mohapatra dress on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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FOREIGN MINISTRY-FICCI MEET ON ENERGY

A national conference on India’s energy security aiming to bring the discussion on securing India’s energy supplies to the forefront will be held in Delhi on Tuesday. The meet will bring into sharper focus the country’s search for securing hydrocarbon assets globally.

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GENEVA: As Roberto Azevedo (in pic) takes the helm of the World Trade Organization on Sunday, observers say he must move swiftly to revive deadlocked trade talks and restore confidence in the body.

“The new director general faces a big job. He needs to move rather quickly and assertively. He must be bold,” Sergio Marchi, Canada’s for-

mer trade minister and WTO ambassador, told AFP. Brazilian career diplomat Azevedo replaces Frenchman Pascal Lamy, who spent eight years at the head of the organisation that sets the rules for global commerce.

Reached by AFP three days before the handover, Azevedo said he would not be talking to reporters before he heads to St Petersburg next week for a G20 summit.

Lamy meanwhile told Swiss public radio last week

that he planned to return home to Normandy in northern France on his first day off the job and “take the time to

think.”

It’s understandable that the 66-year-old might need to catch his breath: he says he has logged some 450,000 kilometres (280,000 miles) of travel on average each year as head of the WTO in his bid to bring the world’s decision makers to the table and unlock stalled global trade talks.

Lamy has overseen a vast expansion of the world trade body to 159 member countries — 11 more than eight years ago.

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SELL-OUT

Vodafone set to announce $130bn Verizon sale: Reports Vodafone has confirmed that it was in advanced talks with Verizon Communications regarding the disposal of Vodafone’s US group.

LONDON: British telecoms giant Vodafone has agreed to sell its US wireless joint venture stake to partner Verizon in a deal worth $130 billion (98.5 billion euros), newspapers reported on Sunday.

Vodafone on Sunday confirmed that it was in advanced talks with Verizon Communications “regarding the disposal of Vodafone’s US group”, but played down press reports that the deal was complete.

A company statement warned there was “no certainty that an agreement will be reached,” but said a further announcement would be made “as soon as practicable”.

Verizon’s board of directors will meet on Monday to finalise the terms of the agreement that would see Vodafone sell its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless, giving the US fixedline company full control after

Verizon has been looking to take full control of the joint venture for many years but negotiations have floundered on the sale price.

13 years of shared ownership, the Financial Times reported.

The business daily added that Vodafone’s board had already met on Sunday to

approve the deal, which the company said would “substantially comprise a mixture of Verizon common stock and cash.”

The Guardian reported that the split between shares and cash would be roughly 50-50.

The Wall Street Journal called it the second most important acquisition of all time after Vodafone’s takeover of Mannesmann in 1999 for around $203 billion.

The US daily claimed that the new deal would be announced “Monday afternoon”, quoting a person close to the negotiations.

Verizon spokesman Bob Varettoni on Sunday told AFP that he would not comment on the latest reports. Created in 2000, Verizon Wireless operates over 100 millions lines and employs 73,4000 staff.

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Ridge, New Jersey, the company generated revenues of $75.9bn in 2012, according to its website.

Verizon has been looking to take full control of the joint venture for many years but negotiations have floundered on the sale price with the US company hoping to pay around $100 billion for Vodafone’s stake.

The deal is likely to be structured so that Vodafone is shielded from a hefty tax hit “Vodafone would be hit with a huge tax bill, they are talking about $30-40 billion,” Morningstar analyst Allan Nichols said.

“But there are some ways around and under $10bn would be more likely,” he added.

Verizon is reported to be financing the deal through a mixture of loans and corporate bonds created by JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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The rate of increase in Chinese property prices picked up pace in August as some local governments eased market controls, a survey showed today (Monday). The average price of new homes in 100 major cities rose 8.61 per cent year on year to 10,442 yuan ($1,700) per square metre, according to the independent China Index Academy (CIA). Prices rose 7.94 per cent in July, according to the CIA, which is owned by Soufun Holdings, China's largest real estate website operator. Month on month, prices were up 0.92 per cent, marking the 15th straight month of growth and accelerating from July's 0.87 per cent.

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OIL PRICES DOWN Oil prices fell in Asian trade today (Monday) after US President Barack Obama's announcement that he would seek approval from lawmakers for military action against Syria eased prospects of an imminent strike, analysts said. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in October, eased $1.46 to $106.19 a barrel in afternoon trade, while Brent North Sea crude for October fell $1.01 to $113.00. US markets will be closed Monday for the Labor Day federal holiday. "Investors are sitting back for now after Obama's decision to take the decision on a Syrian intervention," market analyst Desmond Chua said.

THUS SPAKE The exploitation of Greek public property is carried out by Taiped and the Greek government. This won’t change.

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HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS Being bored as a mine-shaft we have taken to watching The Newsroom, and imagine our quivering shock when we saw an episode about... wait for it... Sarin gas. Is creator Aaron Sorkin clairvoyant? We wonder. Still we wish some of our own news anchors took a leaf out of Will McAvoy’s book.

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Chancellor of all she surveys THE BERLIN DIARIES Deborah Cole

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hancellor Angela Merkel, the unassuming German proclaimed Europe’s most influential leader and the world’s most powerful woman, inspires a heady mix of admiration, derision and fear.

After eight years at the helm of the top European economy, and three as the go-to leader in the eurozone crisis, Merkel looks set to sail to a third term in the September 22 German general election on the back of her enormous popularity among voters.

Meanwhile abroad, angry protesters have marched through the streets of Athens, Lisbon and Madrid blaming her for budget cuts they say are choking off desperately needed economic growth, some even brandishing caricatures of Merkel in Nazi garb. Yet few deny that any solutions are, for now, impossible without the 59-year-old woman nicknamed “Mutti” or mum in Germany.

“I am determined to see Europe emerge stronger from the crisis,” she intones regularly. “Germany can only be strong with a strong Europe.” But during a widely criticised campaign virtually devoid of real issues, observers complain that she has lulled the prosperous country into a false sense of security 23 years after its joyful reunification.

“Merkel perfectly embodies the sensibilities of the Germans in the early 21st century, “ the publisher of the weekly Die Zeit, Josef Joffe, wrote last month.

“You don’t have to expect any threatening new tacks from her, no tough decisions for or against. She is perfectly predictable in her flexibility and the risk-

averse electorate loves it. Merkel is us, and we are Merkel.”

Her late biographer Gerd Langguth found a “sphinx-like quality” in her, allowing her to quietly triumph in the most unlikely circumstances.

Merkel dispensed with rivals in her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) despite being a misfit in a party of mainly Roman Catholic family men from the wealthy southwest.

Merkel, a twice-married childless Protestant raised in communist East Germany, has since become the unchallenged conservative leader of her generation.

The girl born Angela Kasner in 1954 left Hamburg, in then West Germany, a few weeks after her birth when her

Protestant preacher father decided to tend to the flock in the East. Locals remember her fierce intellect and discretion as a Christian in a totalitarian state.

She earned a physics doctorate, married and divorced fellow student Ulrich Merkel, and stayed out of politics until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

In 1990 she joined the CDU and won her first parliamentary seat. Then chancellor Helmut Kohl made her minister for women’s issues and later environmental affairs, and bestowed on her the fond but patronising nickname “the girl”.

But in 2000, the frumpy newcomer rose to the head of the CDU when she alone had the courage to tell Kohl to quit as party chairman over a slush fund scandal. In 2005 she unseated Social

Democratic (SPD) chancellor Gerhard Schroeder after seven years in power, becoming Germany’s first female chancellor as well as its youngest.

She is also the only woman to lead a major European power since Margaret Thatcher of Britain.

During her first term, Merkel presided over a loveless “grand coalition” between the conservatives and their traditional rivals, the SPD. Her decisive victory in the 2009 vote allowed her to drop the SPD in favour of the smaller, pro-business Free Democrats, in theory giving her more scope to set her own course. However, their alliance has been fractious, undermining its popularity even as Merkel has consolidated her own standing.

Forbes magazine has named her the world’s most powerful woman for seven out of the last eight years, and she insists despite the friction that hers is the “most successful government since reunification” in 1990.

A lover of German opera, French red wine and walking holidays in the Italian mountains, Merkel has repeatedly pointed to the iconic Swabian housewife — a paragon of thrift and self-control — as her model. Indeed she shuns the trappings of power, wearing boxy trouser suits, spending precious free weekends in her spartan dacha north of Berlin, and doing her own shopping at a discount supermarket near her home in the city centre.

Critics say her own science background leads her to scrutinise the minutiae and at times dither, which in the euro crisis has left ailing European partners to twist in the wind. Rivals also find her chameleon-like qualities exasperating.

She has said that while she finds some of the most virulent criticism of her unfair, she lets it wash over her as the price of power.

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EDITORIALS Moily’s oily problem Remembering the poets

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erappa Moily’s comments that India should risk alienating the US (and let’s face it, most of the West that matters) by buying Iranian oil and thereby saving $8.5bn, smacks of myopia. Iran is in a state of transition at the moment. A moderate is now in power and he could well force the dialogue channels open with the West. Of course, a lot will depend on whether the US Congress votes for military action in Syria, and what president Barack Obama will do with the go-ahead. Irking an ally, albeit a moody one, at a time when the Middle East’s theatrical stage is set for a new cast and maybe even some new sets seems to stem from a misplaced sense of bravado, rather than any solid economic foundation. As oil minister, Moily should know better than most that the politics of the region can flip on a dime and casting your lot with a global pariah could end up being detrimental to not only the economic pillars of this country, but also crack our national security facade. The US and Western Europe wield a stick more powerful than any weapon in their arsenals: business and investment. With India on tenuous ground with China, we need the West’s money to keep pouring in. So let’s spend $8.5bn rather than lose a whole lot more.

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he death of Irish poet Seamus Heaney should have left very few dry eyes among poetry-lovers across the world, but then again are there any poetry-lovers left? To many students of ‘English Literature’ (that bugbear of editors across the globe) poetry starts and ends with the mushy triad of Keats, Byron and Shelley, but it’s so much more. It’s about Dylan Thomas, and Sigfried Sassoon; it’s about Elizabeth Browning and Christina Rossetti. It’s about having the ability to “to see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower/Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” That was William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence, and as poetry dies, so does our innate ability to feel. Be at peace Seamus.

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Showering colours

ALUMNI MEET

Students at Hamstech Institute came up with a wide range of designing concepts surprising the faculty and seniors alike.

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plashing Up In Style fest held at Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior Design was a fun affair.

The event was organised in order to encourage the creativity of the first year students in the Interior Design batch.

Students at the institute came up with a wide range of designing concepts surprising the faculty and seniors alike.

Ajita Reddy, founder of Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior Design, says, “Our intention was to make the kids think. With thought, you can transform something simple into great design.”

More often than not people relate interior designing to extravagance. This fest clearly busts that myth. One doesn’t need expensive materials to make a place look good.

“It was stressed that the cost be kept in check and materials found at home be used.

One couldn’t use materials and artefacts which would break the budget. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to give a facelift to your décor. You just need to visualise the final product and think on how to beautify the surroundings,” she says.

Annsoiree St Anns College for Women, Mehdipatnam organised the annual alumni meet Annsoiree at St Joseph Auditorium. Annsoiree is an annual feature of the college which provides a platform for the reunion of ex-Annites with the alma mater. The meet included an exciting reunion of all the Annites along with cultural programmes to commemorate the 30th year of the institution.

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Students who took part in the event were those who were two or three months into the course.

"Their creations were not judged since these students had just entered the institute and we wanted to laud the effort they put in rather than criticise them,” she says.

More often than not people relate interior designing to extravagance. This fest clearly busts that myth and showed simple is pretty.

What made this fest different was that even parents were invited over to witness their kids’ creativity .

“They were in for a surprise since mostly the materials used by the students were those which lying around in the house without much use of,” Ajita Reddy says.

The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country, and was ranked 82nd worldwide in the 2011 QS World University Rankings.

Established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand, the university is made up of eight faculties over six campuses, and has more than 40,000 students.

TRENDING...

They may be for borrowing books, but a new study has found that just 18 per cent of college students spend their library time reading.

Instead, they use it to browse social media websites, text friends, shop online and even sleep.

According to research by Lawrence T Paretta and Amy Catalano, while reading school-related printed material is the most common behavior at libraries, it is closely followed by perusing Facebook and social media, which accounts for 11.4 per cent of library time.

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A new clothing outlet Contraditions was launched at Banjara Hills on Sunday. Abhiram, Ambika and many others were spotted.

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CELEBRATION TIME

1 Ambika 2 Deepa, Preeti

Mata Amritanandamayi Math kickstarted 60th birthday celebrations of Mata Amritanandamayi with a free medical camp on Sunday.

3 Prashant Agarwal 4 Abhiram 5 Radhika 6 Krishan

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MUSICAL EVENING Music lovers were in attendance at Salarjung Museum Auditorium on Sunday to enjoy performances by emerging suďŹ singers.

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health

EUROPEAN MEN GREW 11cm IN 110 YEARS

The average height of European men rose by 11 centimetres (4.4 inches) between 1870 and 1980, an unprecedented spurt linked mainly to better health, a study published on Monday says. The estimate is garnered from military, medical and other records from 15 countries for young adult males aged around 21.

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More fresh fruit deters diabetes; juice boosts risk People who ate at least two servings each week of certain whole fruits reduced their risk of Type 2 diabetes by as much as 23 percent compared to those who ate less than one serving.

PARIS: Eating more whole fresh fruit, especially blueberries, grapes, apples and pears, is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, but drinking more fruit juice has the opposite effect, says a study.

British, US and Singaporean researchers pored over data from three big health investigations that took place in the United States, spanning a quarter of a century in all.

More than 187,000 nurses and other professional caregivers were enrolled.

Their health was monitored over the following years, and they regularly answered questionnaires on their eating habits, weight, smoking, physical activity and other pointers to lifestyle.

Around 6.5 percent of the volunteers developed diabetes during the studies.

People who ate at least two servings each week of certain

whole fruits, especially blueberries, grapes and apples, reduced their risk of Type 2 diabetes by as much as 23 percent compared to those who ate less than one serving per month.

Those who consumed one or more servings of fruit juice each day saw their risk of Type 2 diabetes increase by as much as 21 per cent, the study has found.

“Our findings provide novel evidence suggesting certain fruits may be especially beneficial for lower diabetes risk," said Qi Sun, an assistant professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

On the other hand, those who

consumed one or more servings of fruit juice each day saw their risk of the disease increase by as much as 21 percent.

Swapping three servings of juice per week for whole fruits resulted in a seven-percent reduction in risk, although there was no such difference with strawberries and cantaloupe melon.

The paper, published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), says further work is needed to to explore this “significant” difference.

It speculates that, even if the nutritional values of whole fruit and fruit juice are similar, the difference lies with the fact that one food is a semi-solid and the

other a liquid.

“Fluids pass through the stomach to the intestine more rapidly than solids even if nutritional content is similar," says the paper.

“For example, fruit juices lead to more rapid and larger changes in serum [blood] levels of glucose and insulin than whole fruits."

The study also points to evidence that some kinds of fruit have a beneficial effect for health.

Berries and grapes, for instance, have compounds called anthocyanins which have been found to lower the risk of heart attacks.

But, say the authors, how or

even whether this also applies to diabetes risks is for now unclear.

The investigation looked at data from the Nurses’ Health Study, which ran from 19842008; the Nurses’ Health Study II (1991-2009); and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2008).

Ten kinds of fruit were used in the questionnaire: grapes or raisins; peach, plums or apricots; prunes; bananas; cantaloupe melon; apples or pears; oranges; grapefruit; strawberries; and blueberries.

The fruit juices identified in the questionnaire were apple, orange, grapefruit and “other."

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THE PAGE DEDICATED TO WOMEN AND THE ISSUES THEY FACE ACROSS THE GLOBE

VANGUARD OF CHANGE

One more woman in Pantheon?

Sensitising soldiers

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lympe De Gouges, one of the world’s first feminist campaigners, is one of a handful of women being considered for membership of the Panthéon, France's secular necropolis.

Gouges, who was executed for her views, campaigned for civil partnerships, the right to divorce and against slavery. So far, Marie Curie is the only women among 71 men to be included in the Pantheon.

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Banking on change

o prevent and respond to sexual violence in peacekeeping operations, Rwandan and South African military officers recently took part in a scenariobased training course, in association with UN Women. The course was part of the UN’s scenario-based training modules developed by UN Women and DPKO, which use context-setting video clips, photos and other audiovisual tools to set the scene for troops and officers and trigger discussion on sexual violence in armed conflict. The training course is based on actual situations that help the trainees think through the appropriate course of action.

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he European Central Bank is to double the number of women in management roles, it said recently, following a political clash last year, reported The Guardian. Only a mere 14 per cent of senior managers are women, and only two women have been part of the bank’s executive board. None of the bank’s governing council members are female. This gender disparity will be addressed in the action plan to be implemented soon.

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I didn't want anyone else to get in trouble... I had been quiet for so long, I was ready to tell everything that I could...

When the media came to me, I literally just wanted to tell my story.

People started to focus on the peripheral things [like] ‘How’s your hair done; are your teeth straight; is your voice too low?’ It was pathetic, really, and taps in, perhaps, to a deeper misogyny.

Helen Clark

Naval academy student

Administrator, UNDP

Raped by 3 men when drunk

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WORKING WOMEN Jamaica worst Latin country for bizwomen

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amaica has been ranked as possibly the worst place for women to do business in Latin America and the Caribbean. A study of 20 of the approximately 40 countries in Latin American and the Caribbean put Jamaica at the bottom of the list of best places for female entrepreneurs.

The study was conducted by the Women's Entrepreneurial Venture Scope, and was funded by the Multilateral Investment Fund, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group.

THE WAY FORWARD INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTION WATCH

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t was formed to promote recognition of women’s human rights under the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. IWRAW was founded on the belief that human rights of women are essential to development and that equality will only be achieved through international human rights principles.

Young Syrian-Kurdish women take part in a training session organized by the Kurdish Women's Defense Units to prepare them to defend their villages if they come under attack.

3 Femen founders flee Ukraine Alexandra Shevchenko, Anna Hutsol and Yana Zhdanova “have fled Ukraine fearing for their lives and for their liberty”.

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hree founders of Femen said Saturday they had left Ukraine in fear for their lives after police discovered weapons in their Kiev offices that the feminist group says were planted.

Alexandra Shevchenko, Anna Hutsol and Yana Zhdanova “have fled Ukraine fearing for their lives and for their liberty” and would “continue their activities in Europe”, said a statement on the group's website.

The three women decided to leave after Ukrainian police called them in for questioning on Friday, the statement said.

The group, known for its topless political protests, is fac-

ing a criminal investigation after police said they confiscated a TT handgun and a grenade from its offices in central Kiev on Tuesday.

Hutsol insisted the group did not have any weapons and suggested they could have been planted in the office while the activists were away.

The Ukrainian authorities

have had Femen in their sights for some time. On Wednesday the group said it was moving out of its Kiev offices, alleging official wiretapping.

Femen, which was founded in Ukraine but now has its headquarters in Paris, has become well-known in Ukraine and abroad, where members bare their breasts to protest discrimination against women and other rights violations.

The group has said Hutsol and other activists were beaten by special services last month in an attempt by the government to pressure them to halt their protests, which target figures including Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP

Kurdistan women’s body needs funds

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he Kurdistan Region’s National Strategy Project (NSP), designed to mitigate violence against women and improve their lives, needs both strategy and funds to succeed, women’s organisations say.

Committees established in various provinces to implement project plans were unable to make headway because the government claims it doesn’t have money to allot for them. Honour killings are still rather common in Kurdistan.

ON THE FRONTLINES MATILDA ELECTA JOSLYN GAGE

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he was a suffragist, a Native American activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was "born with a hatred of oppression”. Gage was considered to be more radical than most and she co-wrote History of Woman Suffrage with Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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Entertainment KOLLYWOOD INNINGS

CINE BYTES

Film with Naresh still in discussion phase: Mohan

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elugu director Indraganti Mohan Krishna says he is yet to sign a film with Allari Naresh. "I'm discussing with Naresh, but I haven't signed him yet. In fact, I'm scouting for producers to kickstart one of my three stories that are ready to be made in to films. One among these films might be for Naresh, but we haven't zeroed in on any actor," Mohan said. IANS

to make Tamil debut with

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Gowthaman's next a biopic on LTTE chief

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ssaq girl Amyra Dastur is all set to make her Tamil debut opposite Dhanush in his upcoming suspense-thriller Anegan, scheduled to go on floors Monday in Puducherry.

“Bollywood actress Amyra will make her Tamil debut opposite Dhanush in the big-budget flick Anegan, which will be helmed by KV Anand,” said a statement from the production house AGS Entertainments.

Tamil actor Karthik, a popular face in the industry in the late 1980s and early 1990s, will be seen in an important role in the film.

Anegan will also feature Atul Kulkarni, Ashish Vidyarthi and Jagan in important roles.

The film will also be shot across exotic locations such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Bolivia among many other countries.

Harris Jayraj has been roped in to compose the music, while Omprakash will handle cinematography.

IANS

irector Gowthaman, known for his directorial debut Magizhchi, is now busy casting for his new, yet untitled film on the life of late LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. “The film will highlight the rise of Prabhakaran since his days as a little boy till the last minute before he was gunned down," Gowthaman said. IANS

Kochadaiyaan teaser on Vinayaga Chathurthi

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irst video look of Rajinikanth’s eagerly awaited Kochadaiyaan will be unveiled on Vinayaga Chathurthi day. Direcot of the movie Soundarya R Ashwin tweeted, "Excited to announce that Kochadaiiyaan teaser will release this September 9."

Kochadaiyaan features Rajinikanth in a dual role along with Deepika Padukone.

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NOT UP FOR BIKINI

CINE BYTES

I don’t have right

BIKINI BODY PARINEETI CHOPRA

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ollywood actresses are readily flaunting a bikini on the big screen, but curvaceous actress Parineeti Chopra says she is overweight to flaunt the two-piece garment. Asked if she will be okay wearing a bikini for a film, she said: “If I have a hot body, then why not?

But right now I don’t have the right body. I am still overweight, so there’s no way I can wear a bikini.”

As such, the vivacious actress doesn’t have any limitations or restrictions as an artist.

“I don’t want to restrict myself. I don’t know how long will I act, or may be the audience will get bored of me and then I will not be acting... so (as long as I am in showbiz), I don’t want to restrict myself,” she said.

Parineeti admits that most actresses justify bold scenes by saying “it’s the demand of the script”.

But she says it is actually so.

“In Shuddh Desi Romance, Sushant (Singh Rajput) has to be physically close with (characters played by) Vaani Kapoor and me for the conflict to happen. If a director says that let’s put some kissing scenes for publicity, I will never do that. It’s ridiculus,” she added.

Busy with the promotions of Shuddh Desi Romance, which releases September 6, Parineeti guarantees that the movie is “entertaining”.

The film is directed by Maneesh Sharma. IANS

Rishi Kapoor thrilled about ‘item dance’

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eteran actor Rishi Kapoor has grooved to several hit numbers in his heyday, but performing in a “solo item dance” for Kaanchi is a “thrilling” experience for the 60-year-old. “I’m too thrilled to do this solo item dance with Subhash Ghai after so many years and its just a fabulous song,” Rishi, who worked with Ghai in 1980 movie Karz, said in a statement. IANS

Comedy is lighter: Soha Ali Khan

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oha Ali Khan, who has featured in films like Rang De Basanti, Khoya Khoya Chand and Soundtrack, will now be seen in a comical movie, War Chhod Na Yaar. “I am doing comedy for the first time and it has been great fun.

Comedy is much lighter, you can improvise, you can have fun, and you can let yourself go,” Soha said. IANS

Failures made me what I am today: Mahesh Bhatt

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cclaimed filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who has seen several ups and downs in his professional and personal life, says he is what he is today due to his failures.

“So far the life and my journey has been fascinating. Yes, ups and downs are there in life, but those failures and downs polish you and make you. Whatever I am today, I am just because of my failures,” Mahesh said. IANS

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OBSESSED?

CINE BYTES

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ctor Robert Pattinson has become more conscious about his looks as he knows he is going to be photographed wherever he goes.

The 27-year-old admits he never used to care about whether he looked presentable or not, until he became an A-list star, reports contactmusic.com.

Quizzed whether he thinks he’s good looking, Pattinson said: “It depends, sometimes. But I’m weird about my looks.

Once you get photographed a lot it changes you. I remember when I first did Twilight, I didn’t care about how I looked — there was less pressure!” “(Now) every time I appear somewhere, I think, ‘I don’t know how many more times I can do this.' Dressing up to go somewhere and be looked at — I get so nervous. Up until the second I have to leave, I’ll get changed a million times,” he added. IANS

Orlando Bloom might cheat, fears Miranda Kerr

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iranda Kerr is worried that her husband Orlando Bloom can cheat on her. Bloom is starring in a revival of Romeo and Juliet alongside 26-year-old actress Condola Rashad, and Kerr is less than thrilled especially after the on screen pair recently flirted and kissed during a NYC photocall, the supermodel became suspicious.

“She’s steamed about how close they’ve gotten during rehearsals,” showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying.

IANS

Celine Dion uses ‘bedroom voice’

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eline Dion has put her “bedroom voice” to use for her new album Loved Me Back To Life. The 45-year-old says fans can expect a raspier sound from her new material, reports contactmusic.com.

“There was a point in my career when it was all about, ‘Who’s gonna hold a note longer? Who’s gonna sing the note higher? And that’s what the industry demanded,” Dion told Billboard magazine.

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Lena’s confidence comes from parents

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ena Dunham, who has faced flak for not having a perfect curvaceous figure, remains positive nevertheless, all thanks to her parents. The 27-year-old is known for TV show Girls, and is often criticised for her plump figure.

“My parents both have really healthy attitudes. They just always made me feel pretty and cool and smart," she says.

IANS

ROBERT PATTINSON FRETS OVERS HIS LOOKS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.

Aristotle

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Shoemaker’s material 6 Compound found in perfume 11 Buck Rogers player Gerard 14 ‘You’ll get ___ kick out of this!’

15 Rental contract 16 Biology class topic 17 Decorative property border 19 Toward the stern 20 It’s just a number 21 Hither and ___ 22 Respectful title in India 23 ‘To sum up ...’

27 Craftsperson 29 Bygone French coin 30 Part of many musical notes 32 PC support person 33 California’s ___ Gatos 34 Email predecessor 36 Add more lubricant 39 Unnaturally pale 41 High-risk event for cowboys 43 Full of energy 44 Made cat calls?

46 Agents making busts 48 Word with ‘second’ or ‘mile’ 49 Very slim margin 51 Country singer McCann 52 67 1/2 degrees 53 Not just hungry 56 Sticks together 58 ‘Lord of the Rings’ monster 59 Finish for ‘beds’ or ‘cyan’ 60 It’ll give you a fare deal 61 Diving cousin of a puffin 62 Certain hardy, fragrant pink flowers 68 Sweater letter?

69 Accustom to hardship (Var) 70 Battery’s negative electrode 71 Make a goof 72 Spread around 73 It may run while you walk

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1 Bonehead 2 Geller of the mind stuff 3 Common Market monogram 4 Capital of Senegal 5 Writer of sad poems 6 Mischievous fairy 7 Come to understand 8 Country singer Tucker 9 Accompany, as to a party 10 What a stamped hand may allow you to do 11 Aesop’s loafer 12 Prefix with ‘red’ or ‘structure’ 13 One-time mass communication medium?

18 Wobble 23 Sunni’s faith 24 Oater choker 25 Oater ambusher 26 Convicted crook 28 Finishes the cupcakes 31 Decoration of honor 35 Adapted to dry climates 37 Good-night girl of song 38 Ancient instruments 40 Calendar unit 42 Time-teller’s contraction 45 Halves 47 Arid 50 Colorful tunneler 53 Dry Italian table wine 54 More accurate 55 Voice a formal objection 57 Jet black 63 Would seem to be 64 Ply needle and thread 65 Roman sun god 66 Tokyo, to the shoguns 67 Wash bigwig

Chai Time MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 3-9-2013

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Financial commitments are to be made only after you get the expected amount in your hand.

Be cordial with neighbours so that peace prevails. Adjust well with family members to buy peace at home. Avoid unwanted arguments and discussions.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Couples will be more affectionate. Children will make you happy and proud. Financial assistance expected from the bank will get sanctioned. Employees are likely to get pay hike and promotion. Businessmen will get co-operation of staff.

Avoid emotional decisions for the time being. A court case might drag for long. Sharing family secrets with others is not advisable. Employees might face work burden but income will be abundant and keep them financially comfortable.

Delay in travel plans might upset you. Blood relatives might put you in an embarrassing situation. A court verdict may not go in your favour.

Maintain cordial relationship with those who helped you, to avoid a misunderstanding.

Businessmen will be cheerful at boom in business and profits.

Misunderstanding between couples will end. Those planning to go abroad will achieve success.

Employees will feel happy as they get strong support from colleagues.

As deficit financial situation is likely for some more time, you need to take alternative steps to tide over the situation. Misunderstanding between couples will increase. Women need to maintain their cool; will be dragged into problems otherwise.

Debt issues will be under control with efficient handling of finances and soon you will come out of debts. Differences between couples will be over and they will lead a happy life hereafter. Marriage of your son or daughter will get finalised.

Businessmen might face trouble in clearing debts. Marriage talks will resume. Colleagues will create trouble for employees at workplace. Minor tensions will come and go frequently; do not worry as there will not be any major issue.

Money inflow will be as per expectations so you will be in a comfortable situation. Employees might be upset as they don’t get recognition. Management will not be able to use skills in a full-fledged way. Good news on cards from distant relatives.

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Knight of Wands – You hit the right balance between being practical and emotional. Your peers look up to you for your intelligence and charm in social gatherings.

LEO:

The Lovers – Romance is on your mind. Plus, you need to make some decisions real quick. Being a fence-sitter means you’re missing out on important opportunities.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Eight of Swords – You need time to relax and chill out a bit. You’ve been in a very tight spot more recently when decisions and time management have been critical.

SAGITTARIUS:

The Moon – You’re feeling moody and this may be because you’re stressed out about something and not finding an outlet to express your concerns.

TAURUS:

Two of Cups – Partnerships are in focus. At work, they bring good ideas together and at home, they inspire you and bring out the best in you.

CANCER:

Five of Cups – Some form of loss is indicated. You feel emotionally empty and cannot invest in a relationship anymore. Give yourself time and let it pan out.

VIRGO:

The Sun – You’re cheerful, happy and charging ahead with plans with gay abandon. You think: why can’t every day be this way. If it were, would this day be so happy?

SCORPIO:

Two of Wands – You’re waiting for the results of an important test. It could be a job interview or a relationship matter. The wait is making you restless. Be patient.

CAPRICORN:

Ten of Swords – Plans may not be working out as per your expectation. You need to be patient and let this time pass. New opportunities will come your way.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Ace of Wands – You’re brimming over with creative ideas and you take pleasure in tasks that make you feel happy. It could be cooking, gardening, pottery, etc.

NUMBER GAME

ds – Good luck comes your way. A project you’ve been hoping to bag falls ion your lap and all goes as per plan. Good show! Keep up the faith.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Eight of Wan-

POOCH CAFE

Employees advised not to take controversial decisions. Businessmen need to work daringly; they can be sure of good profits. Artists will have a dull time. Politicians need to maintain a low profile and maintain cordial relationship with all.

for 3-9-2013

Ace of Cups – This is the cup of life and the good news is that it’s overflowing. You’re reaching a creativity crescendo from where you see life differently.

NON SEQUITUR

Money inflow will increase but there will be a deficit situation.

You may be in a dilemma over deciding what to do. Take decisions only after due analysis on your own. Minor misunderstanding between couples is likely; avoid this at all costs.

SUDUKO

Artists need to put in focused effort. Employees might face disappointment, frustration and burden at office. Businessmen face a tough time to get new business; the situation will soon change. Those planning to go abroad will be successful.

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Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

VILLAINOUS ACT

Timberlake wants ‘bad man’ role in Batman A

ctor-singer Justin Timberlake has expressed a desire to feature in a Batman movie. But he does not wish to play the famed superhero.

The pop icon said he doesn’t eye playing Batman sidekick Robin in the upcoming Batman vs.

Superman movie, and he would rather play eccentric villain The Riddler.

“Not a chance in hell.

I ain’t playing Robin. I have no aspiration to ever be a superhero in a movie,” he said on a radio show, reports variety.com.

“Now, a villain! I’ll tell you the villain I want to play more than anything because I grew up loving Batman, funnily enough, is the Riddler.

The Riddler is my favorite villain. The Riddler was like a sociopath. He was proper crazy. So if I’m gonna play crazy, I’m wanna play proper crazy,” he added.

The character of The Riddler was last played

by Jim Carrey in 1995’s Batman Forever with Val Kilmer serving as the caped crusader.

Timberlake also praised actor Ben Affleck, who has been chosen to essay the lead part in the new film “I think he’s an extreme talent, so he could surprise a lot of people,” he said.

Timberlake will star opposite Affleck in their movie, Runner, Runner, premiering in October.

IANS

CINE BYTES

Amanda Seyfried’s dog is an adorable wingman

A

manda Seyfried and Justin Long brought Amanda’s dog Finn to the park in LA to kick off Labor Day weekend. The new couple carried blankets and books to the park and enjoyed some sun before taking Amanda’s pup to get groomed.

Rumours of the two dating started swirling earlier this month, and last week, Amanda and Justin confirmed their romance.

IANS

Brad hits the stage with Michael

B

rad Pitt made a surprise appearance at the Telluride Film Festival for a screening of 12 Years a Slave. Rumours of a possible Brad appearance had swirled earlier that day, and he hit the stage to participate in a Q&A session. 12 Years a Slave trailer shows clips from the film telling the true story of Solomon Northup, a man living in New York who’s kidnapped and sold into slavery.

Nicolas Cage praises Chinese cinema

A

cademy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage has praised Chinese cinema for being “good”.

“I am attracted by Chinese cinema because it is good,” Cage said at the Venice Film Festival on the Lido island in Italy. He added that Chinese cinema has many “great actors such as Liang Chaowei and Zhou Runfa”, reports Xinhua. “I have a great relation with China and I am proud of that,” he said.

IANS

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INDYCAR

LOCAL SPORT

Pagenaud claims Baltimore title BALTIMORE: Simon Pagenaud of France won his second career IndyCar race, coming out on top Sunday in a crash-marred Grand Prix of Baltimore.

Pagenaud outlasted American Josef Newgarden, his relatively clean performance on the 2.04-mile (3.3km) circuit paying off in a race that saw six fullcourse cautions and almost every car sustaining some damage.

“The car was fantastic,” said Pagenaud, the Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports driver who added a second IndyCar title to the one he won in Detroit in June.

“We got very lucky on the restarts. I pushed hard on the last restart against Marco (Andretti) and TK (Tony Kanaan).

Awesome job for the HP team.

They’ve been awesome this weekend and I guess it’s good for the championship.”

Pagenaud crossed the finish line in the 75-lap race 4.1sec in front Newgarden, the 2011 Indy Lights champion who notched his first IndyCar podium finish.

“I really wanted to give Simon a run for his money,” Newgarden said. “I think we had the pace for him, we just had no brakes left.”

France’s Sebastien Bourdais, who started 22nd and led 19 laps, finished third, while England’s Justin Wilson overcame mechanical issues to finish fourth. Switzerland’s Simona De Silvestro celebrated her 25th birthday with a fifth-placed finish.

New Zealand’s Scott Dixon started on pole but exited on the 53rd lap after a brush with Australian Will Power on a restart.

That meant Helio Castroneves, who went into the race 38 points ahead of Dixon atop the standings, gained more ground with his ninth-place finish. Brazil’s Castroneves now tops the standings with 501 points, 49 in front of Dixon with three races remaining.

Pagenaud moved into third in the standings on 431 points.

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WINNING GLORY

League Cricket

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A division one day

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Col K Acrylic 264 (Sailesh 40, Naveed Siddiqui 83, Surya 33, Karthik 5/78, Suresh 3/43) bt Chums XI 86 (Karthik 52, Md Abu Baker 5/20) n

Hyderabad Patriots 79 (Rakesh Kumar Tambare 3/23, Kamal Kumar Choudhary 3/24) lost to Mayura CC 80/4 (Sandeep Reddy 41) n

Cosmos 122 (Tarun Reddy 5/46) lost to HPS R 126 for no loss (Abhirath Reddy 58no, HK Simha 56no) n

RR District 213/9 (B Shiva Singh 35, Manish 71, M Shalamritha 40, Venkat 5/50) bt Concorde 135 (Suhas Reddy 6/16, Shiva Raj 3/20) n

Satya CC 80 (Rasheed 41, Divyanand 3/14, Ravi Teja 6/6) lost to Raju CC 84/5 (Shaik Ateeq 51) n

Walker Town 95 (Ajmer 6/29, Rahul Pawar 4/17) lost to Kishoresons 96/5 (Rahul Rathi 36, Prashant 3/33) n

Manchester 239/9 (Charan Teja 42, T Chandrasekhar 65, G Behara 33, Md Nadeemuddin 36, Santosh 3/40, Ramraj 3/69) bt Sagar XI 111 (Anshul 30) n

Southend Raymonds 128 (Govind 38, Archith 5/33) bt Eklavya 82 (Alok Jain 3/19, Md Tajamul 5/16) n

Youngmasters 168 (Aslam Khan 33, Ankith Singh 4/35) lost to Team Kun 169/3 (Charan 82, Varun Goud 42) n

Vijayanand 165 (Abhishek 40, Tilak Varma 52, Vikranth 34, Daniel 4/35) lost to St Patricks

166/6 (Anirudh 72, Saathyakhi 32, Krishnaprasad 3/29, Rakhachandre 3/47)

53, B Mannaus 5/20, YVVS Sai Charan 3/20) bt WMCC 85 (Dheeraj 4/16, Rahul 3/14)

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Deccan Wanderers 197 (Md Imrose 63, Azeem 38, Siddharth 3/28) lost to MP Blues 198/4 (G Avinash 32, TP Varun 71no, K Ramakanth 45no, Md Maazuddin 3/37) n

Mahmood CC 148 (Bhupender 3/29, G Karthik 6/34) lost to Safilguda 149/2 (Exra 40, Ravi Kiran 65no) n

Mahaveer 140 (Harshit 35, Romith 3/46) lost to HPS B 141/4 (Ashesh 59, Raja 42no) n

Reliance 134/8 (Prateek 31, Suraj Goud 3/32, Saxena 3/18) bt Picket CC 97 (Rishab B 4/28, Priyanshu Jain 4/38) n

New Star 282 (Sayed Afzal 48, Fahem 46, Azhar 44, Manikumar 4/57) bt Natraj CC 199 (Vijay 38, Junaid Ali 73, Afzal 3/13) n

RK Puram 142 (M Vijay Kumar 30, N Tarun Goud 35, B Jagdeesh Reddy 5/45) bt Adams XI 62 (M Premnand 5/25) n

Victor CC 194/9 (Mahir 59, Adarsh 56, Vishwak 3/35) lost to Sportive 196/2 (Murali Mohan 30, N Tarun Reddy 62no, Ramu 63no) n

Universal 87 (Siddanth 54, KB Vamshikrishna 7/49) bt Shanthi X1 86 (Dhuryodhan 4/13 , Arun 3/30) n

St.Andrews 161 (Mohul.Bhowmick 56, Pratyush Kumar 3/48) lost to GreenLands 153/2 (Sunder Kumar 58) n

Consult 114 (Mahesh Yadav

AVVC 236/5 (Samith Reddy 61, K Asish 50, B Revanth 49) bt ML Jaisimha 111 (Sumeet 5/29, Deepak 4/30) n

All Saints 217/8 (Madhu Kumar 58, Ibrahim Siddique 50, Junaid 4/55) bt PN Youngstars 141 (Bhuvan 5/36, Vamshi Srivastav 5/77) n

Lal Bahadur 227/7 (Gaffar Khan 47, BL Girish 82, Sridhar Sharma 37, Durgesh 4/36) bt Deccan Colts 231/4 (Pratheek Pawar 100, Krishna 41no, Ashwin Kumar 46no, BH Raj 3/33) n

Yadav Dairy 140 (S Mohammed Hussain 30, M Abhishek 31, N Surya Teja 35, SSA Azia Quadri 5/44, Owais Bin Ilyas 3/46) lost to Boys Town 141/7 (Abdul Khaled Al Qureshi 79, Azmath Khan 30, N Surya Teja 4/28) n

Deccan Colts 142 (Pratik Pawar 68, Ali Abudllah 5/19) bt Boys Town 122 (Venu Yadav 33, Anish 3/22) n

Secunderabad Club 297/9 (Sanjeev Reddy 78, Dipendra Bhadoria 69, Sai Charan 7/84) bt Southern Stars 81 (Akshat Badruka 6/9) n

Vijaypuri Willowmen 156 (AC Vikram 33, Md Mahmood Khan 5/56) lost to Red Hills 157/6 (Md Akramullah Sharif 55) Victory CC 215 (Karthik 57, Krishna 48, Irfan Khan 5/24, Nayan Varu 4/61) bt Roshanara 121 (Rahul 46, Ashok 3/24)

ITF junior tennis results Hyderabad: The following are the results of the second day Qualifying Round of Hyderabad ITF Junior Tennis Tournament which was conducted at SAAP Tennis complex, L B Stadium here on Sunday.

Boys:

Arjun S Nair (L), Pual T Francis (C) and Nikhil K Bohra (R) are seen on the podium after winning the Micro Max event of Round four of the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting, in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Yash Yadav bt Abhinav Maacedo 6-3,6-2, Kushaan nath bt Avi Mehrotra 6-3,6-3,Arjun Ramakrishna bt N Anirudh Yadav 6-1,6-2, S D Prajwal Dev bt Shaheed Alam(SIN) 6-2,6-2, Vasudev Vijayaraman bt Nitish Guleya 6-1,6-3,Raghav Jaisinghani bt Siddharth Anand 6-1,7-6(2), Abhishek Gaur bt Mohit Bhardwaj 6-0,6-4, Aditya Anant Gokhale bt Yash Puri 63,6-3, Faisal Qamar bt Sumit Singh 6-4,6-1, Rahul Seth bt Sri

Baalaji V R 6-1,6-2, Dheer Anush Singh Bhatti bt Brent Dixon 6-3,-7-5,Durga Himakesh Sankineni bt Pratheek Mandalapu (USA) 6-1,6-0,

Girls:

Vasavi Ganesan bt Chi Chun Sung(TPE) 6-2,6-4, Angella Raman bt Meenal Maharwal 60,6-0, Nikita Dazlin Pinto bt Sahsmitha Kotte 6-2,6-3, Thanushree Vale (2) bt Shikha Singh 6-0,6-1,Niditra Rajmohan bt Sindhu Janagam 4-6,6-3,6-3, Ananya Mahapatra bt Deeksha Ajit 6-3,6-1, Soha Sadiq bt Manaswini Reddy Mogiligundla 6-7(3),6-2,6-3, Watsachol Sawasdee (THA) (3) bt Jahnavi Harish Reddy 6-0,62,Diana Abi Sekar bt Sai Nikitha Chikkala 6-0,7-5, Nandini Sharma bt Ayushi

Dhar 6-1,6-1, Shivani Manjanna bt Pragati Solankar 7-5,6-0, Pei Hsuam Kuo(TPE) (4) bt Rai Sengupta 6-3,6-1, Rukshana Abdeen (SRI) bt Menitha Magani 7-5,75,Rishika Ravi bt Anusha Dhar 6-3,6-2,Harsha Sai Challa bt Mishgahn Omer 6-1,6-4, Sonashe Bhatnagar bt Tuhina Chopra 4-6,6-4,7-6(7), Rama Neharika bt Saranya Khanna 6-3,6-3,Shivani Swarup Ingle bt Gopika Madhu 6-1,63,Madhumitha Meenakshi PV Rajan bt Atikan Ngamtrilert (THA) 6-3,6-1,Srishti Slaria bt Pragati Natraj 6-3,1-6,62,Vibhav Naiknavare bt Kiran Solankar 7-5,6-2, Sri Sai Shivani K bt Pooja Kathara W/O, Raveena Reddy Somannagari bt Shaik Rehana 6-0,6-1

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NZ VS INDIA

New Zealand confirms trimmed tour WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket on Monday announced a shortened schedule for its home series against India after reports that the visitors wanted to keep the tour as brief as possible.

NZC said India would play two Tests and five ODIs against the Black Caps between January 19 and February 18, in the first tour by the world number two Test nation since 2009.

Under the ICC’s Future Tours Programme, the trip was supposed to include three Tests, five ODIs and one T20 in February and March.

However, India were reportedly keen to curtail the visit so they can participate in the Asia Cup, which begins in late February.

NZC chief executive David White admitted last month that discussions with the BCCI over the tour “have taken longer than we hoped". He did not address the shortened itinerary in a brief statement issued Monday, saying only: “It’s brilliant that the Black Caps will be playing five ODIs against the world’s top one-day side given the proximity of Cricket World Cup in 2015.”

SAFEWAY CLASSIC

Pettersen clinches title

PORTLAND: Suzann Pettersen shook off an early double-bogey to post a final-round 67 and win the LPGA Safeway Classic by two strokes as overnight leader Tseng Ya-ni collapsed.

Pettersen finished with a 20under par total of 268 at Edgewater Country Club on Sunday, adding a second Safeway Classic crown to the one she won in 2011 when the tournament was held at Pumpkin Ridge.

“Very glad to pull this one off," said Pettersen, who notched the 12th LPGA title of her career and her second in 2013.

American Stacy Lewis fired a four-under par 68 on Sunday to finish second on 18-under 270, completing all four rounds without a bogey.

“You would think if you went bogey-free you would win the golf tournament," Lewis said.

“It’s just you’re making so many birdies out here and everybody is scoring so low, unfortunately that’s kind of the way it is."

Former world number one Tseng, who took a three-shot lead into the final round, saw her bid to end a 17-month victory drought evaporate early with a double-bogey at the par-three second hole followed by bogeys at the third and fourth.

The Taiwanese star, who reigned as number one for 109

straight weeks, finished with a six-over 78 to share ninth place on 276. She remains in search of her first LPGA title since March of 2012.

Pettersen also made a double-bogey five at the second, but she responded with eight birdies in the next 11 holes — including four birdies in a row starting at the fifth.

Pettersen finished with a 20-under par total of 268, adding a second Safeway Classic crown to the one she had won in 2011.

“I decided before I went out just not have too many reactions, good or bad," said Pettersen, part of the European Solheim Cup team that earned their first-ever victory on US soil with a triumph over the Americans in Colorado in August. “I knew there were birdies out there if you really get it going. I just tried to put it behind me. It was a disaster of a hole, 150 yards."

World number three Pettersen, who won the LPGA Lotte Championship in Hawaii in April, became the fourth play-

Suzann Pettersen of Norway poses with the trophy on the 18th hole after shooting 20 strokes under par to win during the final round of the Safeway Classic on Sunday at in Portland, Oregon.

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er on the LPGA Tour to record multiple wins in 2013.

World number one Park InBee, a late withdrawal from this field, has won a remarkable six titles that include three majors.

Lewis has won three titles and Spain’s Beatriz Recari has won two. American Lizette Salas, runner-up to Pettersen in the Lotte

DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

IRELAND VS ENGLAND

Sergio Garcia stretches lead NORTON: Sergio Garcia fired a six-under par 65 on Sunday to stretch his lead over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson to two strokes after three rounds of the $8 million Deutsche Bank Championship.

The Spaniard, who took a one-stroke lead over Stenson into the third round, posted five of his seven birdies on the back nine at TPC Boston and had just one bogey to remain atop the leaderboard with a 19under par total of 194.

“I was very happy with it," Garcia said.

“It wasn’t as easy as maybe it looked. I played very nicely, hit a lot of good iron shots ... hit some really good putts."

Stenson carded a 66 for 196 and was one stroke in front of Canadian Graham DeLaet and US veteran Steve Stricker.

DeLaet bounced back from an opening bogey with a vengeance, firing 10 birdies in a nine-under 62. Stricker — who nearly holed his tee shot at the parthree eighth hole — joined the Canadian on 197 with an eagle on the par-five 18th.

DeLaet was delighted with his round, but said he benefitted from players being allowed to lift, clean and place the ball in

the fairway, the rule invoked on the sodden course after a lengthy rain delay.

In order to get the round completed, and stay on track for a Monday finish on the US Labor Day holiday, officials scrapped the partial scores of players who teed off before the delay, then redrew the groups and sent players off from the first and 10th tees.

World number one Tiger Woods couldn’t take advantage of the rainsoftened course, firing a one-over 72. His four bogeys of the day included three in a row starting at the 10th hole and he made the last of his three birdies of the day at the par-three 16th.

“I didn’t play very well today," said Woods, who was six-under

Championship in a playoff, finished third, carding a 69 for 271.

US veteran Cristie Kerr carded a second straight 69 for sole possession of fourth place on 272, AND Germany’s Caroline Masson boosted her bid for LPGA rookie of the year honors with a fifth-place finish after a 70 for 273.

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through 54 holes. “I didn’t hit it well and didn’t make anything." Woods looked grim as he walked off the 18th green, having hit just seven of 14 fairways and 12 greens in regulation. “The course is gettable, that’s for sure," Woods said. “You could be very aggressive and not have to worry about anything. Just one of those days I had a bad day at the wrong time."

Woods came into the second of four events in the US PGA Tour playoffs leading the playoff standings.

Sergio Garcia of Spain plays his shot from 10th tee during the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on September 1, 2013 in Norton, Massachusetts.

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Ireland scent blood DUBLIN: Ireland hope to take advantage of a weakened England side when the teams meet on Tuesday in a one-off one-day international match at Malahide.

With only four survivors from England’s last 50-over contest, the Champions Trophy final against India in June, Ireland will scent another upset and a repeat of their famous victory in Bangalore at the 2011 World Cup. It will be a full-strength Ireland line-up, although they are likely to face two compatriots among the opposition.

One is a certainty because Eoin Morgan has been named as captain, in place of the rested Alistair Cook, for the second successive time against his native country and Boyd Rankin is expected to make his ODI debut as well. To date, Rankin has played only two Twenty20 games in the Three Lions shirt after quitting the Ireland team last year to pursue his ambition of playing Test cricket for England.

MEADOW

MAGIC

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Serena, Li Na enter quarters Williams defeated US 15th seed Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals while China’s Li Na avenged a painful loss in Rome to join the world number one in the last eight.

JIM SLATER Agence France-Presse NEW YORK: Defending champion Serena Williams won her much-anticipated US Open showdown with Sloane Stephens on Sunday while Li Na avenged a painful loss in Rome to join the world number one in the last eight.

Williams defeated US 15th seed Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 to reach the US Open quarter-finals, winning eight of the last nine game in avenging a loss that ousted her from the 2013 Australian Open.

“It definitely felt like a bigger match because Sloane is such a great player, but I had to stay focused in the moment," Williams said. “I just tried the whole time to do what I wanted to, stay calm and stay relaxed."

Williams booked a quarterfinal against Spanish 18th seed Carla Suarez Navarro, who upset

Paes, Sania advance to next round

Serena Williams of the United States serves during her women’s singles match against Sloane Stephens of United States at the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday.

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German eighth seed Angelique Kerber 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3).

Also booking a quarter-final matchup were Chinese fifth seed Li, who beat Serbian ninth seed

Djokovic opposes Syria military action NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic (in pic), the world’s top tennis player who grew up in Belgrade as NATO air strikes blasted the Serbian capital in 1999, hit out Sunday at US plans to take military action against Syria.

Serb star Djokovic as well as former women’s number one Ana Ivanovic both vividly recall sheltering from the attacks that were launched against the rule of Serb hardman leader Slobodan Milosevic.

Djokovic said that any attack against Syria would be ill-advised and counter-productive. “I’m totally against any kind of weapon, any kind of air strike, missile attack. I’m totally against anything that is destructive because I had this personal experience, I know it cannot bring any good to anybody," said Djokovic.

“Those particular times that me and my fellow countrymen and colleagues from Serbia have been through is a period of life that we don’t wish anybody to experience. The war is the worst thing in life for h u m a n i t y.

Nobody really wins."

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Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-0, and Russian 24th seed Ekaterina Makarova, who upset Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-4.

NEW YORK: India’s Leander Paes and Sania Mirza entered the quarterfinals of their respective categories in the US Open at the Flushing Meadows Sunday. While the veteran Paes won his men’s doubles tie with Czech partner Radek Stepanek, Sania advanced with China’s Jie Zheng in women’s doubles.

Seeded fourth, Paes and Stepanek won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 against French 14th seeds Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut in two hours and 12 minutes on Court 17.

Elsewhere, Sania and Jie Zheng upset Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Kveta Peschke 6-2, 6-3.

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Li, the 2011 French Open champion, matched her best US Open result by reaching the last eight.

“Maybe today was the best match of my whole life," Li said,

saying that her strategy against Makarova would be to “Play aggressive. I wish I can play the same level like today."

Li improved to 5-4 against Jankovic, motivated by the sting of a loss in their most recent match in a round-of-16 affair last May in Rome.

“Last time I lost to her in Rome I was feeling so sad," Li said. “I was feeling I played so good. I said, ‘You have to remember how you felt after Rome and not have that feeling any more.'"

Suarez Navarro hit 45 winners and took advantage of 50 unforced errors by Kerber to rally for the victory after two hours and 41 minutes.

Radwanska dropped the last eight games and was ousted in the fourth round at the US Open for the fourth time, having never reached the quarter-finals.

“I want to know as well what happened," Radwanska said. AFP

America sinks to new low DAVE JAMES Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK: American men’s tennis slumped to an historic Grand Slam low on a sweltering Sunday at the US Open as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remained on course for a blockbuster semi-final.

Wildcard Tim Smyczek was America’s last hope of avoiding the embarrassment of not having a man in the fourth round of the country’s own

Tim Smyczek was America’s last hope of avoiding the embarrassment of not having a man in the fourth round of the country’s own Grand Slam.

Grand Slam for the first time in the Open era. But Spain’s Marcel Granollers delivered the executioner’s blow when he beat 109th-ranked Smyczek 64, 4-6, 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the last 16 and condemn the US to humiliation in a sport they once dominated.

In an historic flop, no US man reached the fourth round of any of the year’s four majors. “I really wanted to win for you guys," said Smyczek. “I just came up a little short."

Tim Smyczek congratulates Marcel Granollers of Spain during their third round match at AFP/MATTHEW STOCKMAN the US Open on Sunday.

The US Open wipeout came on the heels of no US man reaching the third round at Wimbledon for the first time since 1912 and it leaves Andy Roddick as their most recent Grand Slam champion when he won in New York in 2003.

Djokovic brushed aside world number 95 Joao Sousa, the first Portuguese man to make the third round, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 to make the last 16.

Third-seeded defending champion

Murray eased past Germany’s world number 49 Florian Mayer, 7-6 (7/2), 62, 6-2 while 2001 champion Lleyton Hewitt maintained his dream run with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 win over Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy.

Djokovic, the 2011 champion and bidding to reach the final for a fourth year in succession, next faces Granollers, who he has beaten in their only previous meeting, for a place in the quarter-finals.

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MILAN SET TO SIGN KAKA: REPORT

AC Milan have concluded talks with Real Madrid that will pave the way for Kaka’s return to the San Siro, reports claimed. Milan CEO Adriano Galliani flew in a private jet to Madrid on Sunday and Sky Sport Italia later claimed the Spanish giants have agreed a two-year deal with the Rossoneri.

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Messi messes up Valencia

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Messi looked more like his old self on Sunday as he put Barça 2-0 up inside 39 minutes and was then brilliantly set up by Neymar to complete his hat-trick.

MADRID: A first-half hat-trick

by Lionel Messi ensured Barcelona maintained their 100% start to he La Liga season with a thrilling 3-2 win over Valencia as Real Madrid also made it three wins from three games on Sunday.

Messi had looked far from his best in Barca’s Super Cup victory over Atletico Madrid in midweek, but looked more like his old self as he put Barca 2-0 up inside 39 minutes and was then brilliantly set up by Neymar to complete his hat-trick.

However, Valencia were amazingly back in the game by half-time as Helder Postiga struck twice in first-half stoppage time. Barca then passed up a host of chances to put the game to bed in the second-half and were nearly punished when Jonas struck the post four minutes from time.

“It is a difficult place to come for the players they have, the atmosphere and the intensity," Andres Iniesta told Canal Plus afterwards. “We practically dominated the first-half for 44 minutes, were winning 3-0 and then we let them back into it.

“It is a question of improving. We are still at the start of the

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) scores a goal during the Spanish league match against Valencia at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Sunday.

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season and it is logical that the team has more to give."

Neymar had already had a goal ruled out for offside when Cesc Fabregas sprung Valencia’s high line with a fine through ball on 10 minutes and Messi evaded challenge from Adil Rami and Diego Alves to bundle home from close range.

Victor Valdes was then forced into a fine save to deny Dorlan Pabon levelling on his

debut for Los Che. But just when it appeared Valencia were in control of the game, Barca struck twice in two minutes.

Firstly, Sergio Busquets robbed the ball in midfield to allow Fabregas to set Messi free again to roll into the far corner.

And then a wonderful piece of individual skill from Neymar teed-up the Argentine to side foot home his 23rd hat-trick for the Catalans.

Valencia responded wonderfully though and were back in the game before half-time thanks to Postiga’s double.

The Portuguese firstly produced a stunning overhead kick to turn Joao Pereira’s cross into the top corner. And moments later the former Spurs man rose highest to flick home Ever Banega’s corner. The frantic pace continued after the break as Messi forced Alves into a stunning save from the edge of the area before Pedro somehow managed to head wide from Iniesta’s cross from point-blank range.

Messi was next to let Valencia off the hook as he unbelievably pulled his shot wide after more great work from Neymar and Jordi Alba down the left and then fired straight at Alves when clean through on goal. And the champions were nearly made to pay for their profligacy as Jonas’ curling effort from the edge of the area was brilliantly turned onto the post by Valdes.

Earlier, Real Madrid continued their unblemished start under new manager Carlo Ancelotti with a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Wenger takes heart as Arsenal sink Spurs STEVEN GRIFFITHS Agence France-Presse LONDON: Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal’s 1-0 win over north London rivals Tottenham proves they can thrive without any bigmoney signings.

Wenger has endured a frustrating transfer window marred by his failure to fulfil the Arsenal board’s promise to finally splash the cash after eight years without a trophy.

The Gunners boss missed out on Luis Suarez, Gonzalo Higuain and Luiz Gustavo and was subjected to vitriolic abuse from Arsenal fans after his team’s opening day defeat at home to Aston Villa.

With the transfer window due to close at 2200GMT on Monday, Wenger concedes he may have to

go through the first half of the season with free transfers Mathieu Flamini and Yaya Sanogo as his only signings.

But if that is the case, he takes heart from the way his side outplayed Tottenham, who included five of the seven players signed at a cost of over £100 million to off-set the sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid.

“It was a convincing win overall," Wenger said. “It was our fourth game in two weeks and I knew we could suffer a bit at the end through tiredness.

“But we showed aspects of our game, commitment, desire and defending, that people don’t expect to see from us.

“This team has lost one game since March in all competitions

and you don’t do that with average spirit.

“I’m not against spending money but I only want to add super quality to our squad.

“Tottenham got a lot of money for Bale. They have to invest it. I can understand that. The need is different for us."

AFP Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger gestures during the English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at in London Sunday.

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Bale set for Real unveiling KIERAN CANNING Agence France-Presse MADRID: Gareth Bale will be unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Monday after his prolonged transfer from Tottenham Hotspur was finally completed for an unconfirmed world record fee late Sunday. The Welshman has agreed a six-year deal believed to be worth 10 million euros net a year and will be presented to the media and the club’s fans after undergoing a medical in the Spanish capital.

Widespread reports in England have suggested that the move will make Bale the world’s most expensive player with Real set to pay 101 million euros for his services. However, media in Spain insisted that Real will only pay 91 million euros, three million less than Los Blancos paid for Cristiano Ronaldo back in 2009.

“I would like to thank everyone at the Club, the Chairman, Board, staff, coaches and players - and most of all the fantastic fans who I hope will understand this amazing career opportunity," Bale said in a statement on the Spurs website. “I am not sure there is ever a good time to leave a club where I felt settled and was playing the best football of my career to date. I know many players talk of their desire to join the club of their boyhood dreams, but I can honestly say, this is my dream come true. “Tottenham will always be in my heart and I’m sure that this season will be a successful one for them. I am now looking forward to the next exciting chapter in my life, playing football for Real Madrid."

Bale was coveted by the Spanish giants following a series of amazing performances for Tottenham last season that landed him both the Premier League players and football writers’ player of the year.

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