BANZAI! IT’S TOKYO! Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Buenos Aires chose the Japanese capital, which previously hosted the Games in 1964, for the 2020 Games over Istanbul, after Madrid was dramatically eliminated following a first-round tie with the Turkish city. PG 10 WWW.POSTNOON.COM
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The YSRC has nothing to lose and everything to gain by rejecting Telangana, but the TDP is in a spot of bother as its base lies in T. The trouble now is that Jagan Mohan Reddy is racing to the finish, while the TDP’s only limping along. What will happen to the once-regal party is the question on all TDP leaders’ minds.
There will be no edition tomorrow, Monday, September 9, due to the Vinayaka Chaturthi holiday.
INSPIRED BY THE CITY
Karen Rempel, a Canadian artist, who came to India two years ago, wanted to continue art and also wished to paint the scenes of Hyderabad. She teamed up with a group of art lovers under Anything Art and since then they have organised numerous group art shows. PG 12
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MESSAGES FOR THE BRAVEHEARTS
Creative strokes
Couture show
Palettes & Palates, art exhibition by Jaya Baheti will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Park Hyatt Hyderabad, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW Till Sept 13, 11 am `çåí~ÅíW 4949-1234
Tarun Tahiliani in association with Trident, Hyderabad presents Tarun Tahiliani’s AW 2013-14 & Couture Collection 2013-14. tÜÉêÉW=The Kaveri, Trident, Hyderabad. tÜÉåW September 12, 6.30 pm
Film festival Waiting movie by Atul Gupta and Shabnam Ara will be screened. tÜÉêÉW=Hyderabad Central University, Gachibowli tÜÉåW September 12, 2.30 pm `çåí~ÅíW 2313-2110
Tribal talk A talk on Chenchu Tribals by Dr P Sivaramakrishna will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW Sept 11, 5.30 pm `çåí~ÅíW Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, at 2335-0443
Movies from Kashmir The Play Is On, a flm by Pankaj Rishi Kumar will be screened. tÜÉêÉW=Prasad Labs Preview Theatre, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW Sept 8, 3 pm to 3.45 pm `çåí~ÅíW 2360-8015 / 2355-3017
Guests at SVM, Jubilee Hills spotted writing notes for army jawans on the standee board installed at the mall on Saturday. The board will be later send to army officials. tÜÉåW September 8, 10 am `çåí~ÅíW 90000-25066
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Movie mania Film Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror will be screened. tÜÉêÉW=Lamakaan, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW September 10, 7 pm `çåí~ÅíW 96427-31329
Movie time Movie Above The Street, Below The Water will be screened. tÜÉêÉW=Sarathi Studio, Ameerpet tÜÉåW Sept 13, 6.30 pm `çåí~ÅíW 93910-20243
Paint my Ganesh A workshop on how to make clay Ganeshas and using natural colours will be held. tÜÉêÉW=People’s Plaza, Tankbund
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tÜÉêÉW=Beyond Coffee, Jubilee Hills tÜÉåW Till September 9, 11 am to 11 pm `çåí~ÅíW 2354-5359
Dramanon presents play Love Letters. tÜÉêÉW=Novotel Hyderabad Convention Center, Hitech City tÜÉåW September 8, 7 pm to 10 pm `çåí~ÅíW 97010-52861
Film fest Where Have You Hidden My Crescent Moon, a film by Iffat Fatima will be screened. tÜÉêÉW=Prasads Lab Preview Theatre, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW Sept 8, 12:45pm `çåí~ÅíW 2360-8015 / 2355-3017
Film fest The Last Day — a film By Siddhartha Gigoo will be screened. tÜÉêÉW=Prasad Labs Preview Theatre, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW September 8, 10 am `çåí~ÅíW 2360-8015 / 2355-3017
Movies from Kashmir
Onam celebrations Kerala Kalotsavam will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Rail Kalarang, Bhoiguda tÜÉåW September 7 & 8, 3 pm
World in their stage
Artistic strokes Exhibition of paintings of Madhu Kuruva is on.
Exhibition of paper cutting art by Jaishree Pankaj is on. tÜÉêÉW=Salarjung Museum, Afzalgunj tÜÉåW Till Sept 9, 10 am to 5 pm `çåí~ÅíW 2452-3211 / 2452-3212
Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 447677770, Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 08800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973
CITY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Kidnapped and raped! Mohd SUBHAN
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n a chilling incident of kidnap and sexual assault, a polytechnic student was kidnapped, kept in illegal custody in different places, and repeatedly assaulted her sexually, reveals a police case reported from Santosh Nagar police station. Police Inspector KVM Prasad said that until the girl who escaped after 17 months of illegal custody, her parents still thought that she was missing. It is now revealed that the student of the polytechnic aged around 20 had met in her college canteen one Satya Prakash Singh, 40, who is a mechanical engineer from Bihar living in Brindavan colony in Ameerpet. He is already married but has no children. Satya Prakash then slowly developed a friendship with the girl and
pretended to be in love with her. It is said the man had not revealed his marital status. However, the girl claimed she had rejected the marriage proposal as her family is not rich enough to pay dowry. Her father died some years ago and her mother and brother are struggling with life. But Singh acted Majnu and refused to withdraw. After a while, he kidnapped her in a car with the help of another on April 5 last year. It is claimed by the girl that she was taken to a house in Shiva Sai Nagar where he forced her to have sex with him saying he will leave her once she yielded. Eager to escape his clutches she surrendered but the abuse continued with the threat that if she would not marry him he would arrange the murder of her mother and brother with the help of goons who would do the job at his bidding. The girl also stated that she was repeatedly shifted from one place to another and, meanwhile, she became pregnant. He got it aborted. The he tried to bring other men for money but she fought against it, she claims. Once he had arranged to sell her into the flesh trade. Her family had searched her everywhere and lodged a missing complaint but had no information about her. It is said that one night when the man lay intoxicated she managed to escape. The victim’s family launched a complaint against Satya Prakash, and he was since been arrested and charged.
3 In spite of stringent laws on crime against girls, horrific offences happen mainly because of weak prosecution that leads to light convictions. Here is the another shocking crime against a college girl who was kidnapped, held illegally and subjected to repeated sexual attacks by a 40-year-old mechanical engineer in the City.
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Women up in arms over LPG price rise SRINIVAS SHETTY
Women who were protesting against the LPG price rise at the Civil Supplies Bhavan said political parties are too busy fighting over the bifurcation of the state and have no time for other pressing matters.
MOHSIN ALI
ali@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Why is the government increasing LPG prices every few days? Is this a government for the oil companies? What purpose does it serve by our electing them? These were the comments from several women from the different localities of the city. Women who were protesting against the LPG price rise at the Civil supplies Bhavan said political parties are too busy fighting over the bifurcation of the state. They pointed out that this important issue was getting drowned in the fracas, despite
all homes being affected by the price rise. The price of LPG was increased by `62.50 per cylinder from September 1, making it `1024.50 on which there is a subsidy of `542. However, people who do not have the Direct Benefit transfer facility are not eligible for the subsidy (the sub-
There are several women who are in powerful positions, but they do not feel the pinch when prices shoot up. Aruna, A government employee
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sidy burdens the state exchequer by `11,549cr). Also, worrying is that the prices may go up further by `30 to `50 later this month. A decision would be taken on this soon, deputy director, gas and Petroleum products, Rama Krishna Raju informed. According to him, the situa-
tion has been exacerbated by the falling value of the rupee. Kumari, a government employee, said, “With our limited salary and prices of essential commodities rising, how are we to manage? Aruna said that the Direct Benefit Transfer is a waste of time. “There are several women
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who are in powerful positions, but they do not feel the pinch when prices shoot up,” she said. Many protesters said they not forget this at the next polls.
Meridian audio boutique in City The British manufacturer of high-performance audio and video components, the first ever company to introduce active loudspeakers, chooses Hyderabad for its third luxury store in India.
Arun D Yellamaty arunyellamaty@postnoon.com
HYDERABAD: Want to be entertained, then why not make it big? That is the promise of the Meridian audio experience,
which is now in Hyderabad. Meridian Audio on Friday opened in the City its third boutique in India. The boutique showcases Meridian’s stylish and innovative products, offering customers a full
Meridian experience, including a state-of-the-art home cinema setting. The owner of the boutique Jaleel Sabir, says, “People in Hyderabad love entertainment and love movies, we wanted
meridian to be in Hyderabad, as they will enjoy every moment.” Home theatres provided by the Meridian are unique, and once you the quality of this luxury entertainment, you wouldn't want to leave. The store’s design is the centre of attention, offering what Meridian calls “a quietly luxurious experience for customers.” The design includes natural materials such as hard wood, leather and fabrics in combination with accents of technology with metals, architectural glass and lighting. John Buchanan, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing at Meridian, commented, “We are very excited about the third Indian boutique and the continued growth of our global boutique programme.
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he story has a dedicated retail area displaying the company’s products and history Two theatres for technical demonstrations. An exclusive lounge where clients can discuss the details of their system and installation and a great and welcoming staff.
Meridian Hyderabad will provide a great experience for customers. Every person who can afford this luxury should experience this emotion.” The meridian also offers car audio, only if you own a Jaguar, Ferrai, McLaren, and Land Rover.
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Jagan is racing up to the finishing post fast in the entire Seemandhra with his total support to united AP while the TDP is limping along. What will happen to the once-ruling party is the question in the Desham leaders’ mind
Jagan hurls Naidu on to a cleft-stick WHAT WORRIES THE MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY THE MOST IS THE FACT THAT IT CAN’T GO BACK ON ITS EXISTING STAND OF COMPLETELY SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF SEPARATE TELANGANA LIKE THE YSRCP HAS DONE.
HYDERABAD: The political bomb triggered by the YSRCP on Friday has pushed its rival TDP to a tight corner. The YSRCP honorary president YS Vijayamma’s letter to the Union Home minister Susheel Kumar Shinde asking him to give up the bifurcation move is calculated to capture the Seemandhra sympathy with no scope for any other party. The about-turn of the YSRCP has plunged the TDP, especially its leaders from Seemandhra
region into a state of crisis. Even as TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu is busy with his ongoing Teluguvaari Atma Gourava Yatra to win the hearts of Seemandhra people, the party and its cadres are now scratching their heads on how to come out of the fresh political turmoil that can destroy the
very basic foundation of the party in the 13 districts of Seemandhra region. “It is a very serious development. The YSRCP turned back on its decision so as to get political advantage over our party. It will have serious impact on the TDP if not tackled properly,” Former minister and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman KE Krishnamurthy told Postnoon. What worries the main opposition party the most is the fact
that it can’t go back on its existing stand of completely supporting the creation of a separate Telangana state like YSRCP has done. The reason for this is that while the YSRCP is completely non-existent in the entire 10 districts of Telangana region, the Telugu Desam Party not only has a strong cadre across the region but also is a reckoning political force. It currently has 31 MLAs and two MPs from the region. Apart from this, the party had also won substantial number sarpanch posts during the recent village panchayat elections and stood next to the Congress in the list of top seat grossers. The party is planning to confront the YSRCP with a wise strategy “Our party has a very strong base across the State. The recent village panchayat elections once again proved this fact. We will teach a befitting lesson by coming out with a strategy,” Krishnamurhty added.
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o tackle the fresh political developments, the TDP leaders from Seemandhra convened an emergency meeting at the NTR Trust Bhavan, the party headquarters. The main agenda is to decide on how to wriggle out of the fresh turmoil. “We will discuss all the political developments threadbare and come out with a solution,” Krishnamurthy noted. He however, declined to comment on whether TDP would also press for united AP by giving up its support for a separate Telangana state.
Restoring Hussain Sagar’s glory Better late than never. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has begun to turn the landmark lake Hussain Sagar, as a tourist spot by improving the catchment. Mohsin Ali ali@postnoon.com
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Hussainsagar Catchment Improvement Project (HCIP), is billed to improve the water quality of the lake. The cost of the HCIP project is `370 crore, of which `310 crore is taken as loan from Japan Inter national Co-operation Agency (JICA) and `60 crore is the State’s share. `192.35 crore has been spent so far on the project. The project was to have started in 2008 and was scheduled for completion in December 2012, but the work could not get completed even in the rescheduled time of March 2013. Now, it is again rescheduled for March 2014. However, it may not happen as so far, work only to the tune of `192 35 crore has been done for dredging nallas. According to HMDA commissioner Nirabh Kumar, “The work is going on rapidly and as a part of the project, 50 MLD treated water is being released into the lake, after being treated in sewerage treatment plants (STPs) and to stop effluents coming from two nallas have been diverted through interception and diversion (I&D) sewer lines”. Kumar said that the water
he project was to have started in 2008 and was scheduled for completetion in December 2012, but the work could not get completed even in the rescheduled time of March 2013. Now, it is again rescheduled for March 2014. However, it may not happen as so far work to the tune of only `192 35 crore has been spent for dredging nallas.
quality of the lake has enhanced. Seven fountains have been installed in the lake to improve the dissolved oxygen to keep refreshing the water and help aquatic life, which cost about `1 crore. HMDA member (environment) Dr Rajendraprasad Khajuriya said, “Currently we are focused on dredging on just
two nallas — Picket Nalla and Balkapur Nalla. The water quality has improved. The other two nallas from where the untreated polluted water comes into the lake, Banjara and Kukatpally, are kept on hold as we have separate plans for them and also we have to discuss this issue with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board”.
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Officials are worried at the pollution created by idol immersions. “Nearly 40,000 idols are immersed in Hussain Sagar every year, due to which chances of increasing pollution are high. But this is a religious event and we cannot stop it because this has been the tradition. However,
over the years, we are promoting eco-friendly clay Ganeshas in cooperation with the AP Pollution Control Board. “We will start removing the idols from the day after the immersion and complete the process as soon as possible to prevent lake water getting polluted from chemicals,” an official said. The authority informed that it has launched a Clean Hussain Sagar Campaign wherein lot of awareness and sensitisation programmes are being implemented. These include spreading messages through hoardings, written brochures, pamphlets and playing jingles on FM Radio.
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Modern schools for UP Muslims
NGT stops Aravalli tree-cutting
4 killed in Odisha building collapse
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t least four people were killed when a two-storeyed building collapsed Sunday in Odisha’s beach town of Puri, police said. The building, believed to be about 100 years old, was in dilapidated condition and collapsed when about 10 people were sleeping inside. The injured were taken to a hospital. One of them received critical injuries. Police have detained the house owner for questioning.
he National Green Tribunal has ordered an interim stay on cutting of trees in Manger village in Aravalli hills on a plea for withdrawing permission granted by authorities for non-forestry activities there. The bench issued notices and sought replies of the MoEF, Haryana government, Directorate of Town Planning, Faridabad and the Forest Department.
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Rajan may face short honeymoon Analysts say it is a mistake to believe the suave star economist, who has taken over as the Reserve Bank of India Governor, is a miracle man who can rescue India’s ailing economy. Penelope MACRAE
while the rupee staged a strong rally to reach 65.24 to the dollar, up from a record low of 68.85 hit last month. But banking giant Barclays noted India still faces risks from more global financial market uncertainty as an expected paring of US stimulus triggers outflows from emerging markets as well, as the threat of higher oil prices amid turmoil in the Middle East. Analysts say he is in a policymaking box as India confronts its worst financial crisis since 1991 when it was forced to pawn gold in exchange for an IMF bailout. Despite clamour from business for lower borrowing costs, analysts say he cannot loosen monetary policy to spur the economy for fear of propelling high inflation higher
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NEW DELHI: The euphoria which greeted new RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has been unprecedented in India’s normally sober financial world but the honeymoon may be shortlived. Analysts say it is a mistake to believe the suave star economist, whose first day on the job last week one financial daily likened to the “central banking equivalent of a blockbuster movie opening,” is a miracle man who can rescue India’s ailing economy. “There was tremendous elation among market participants over Rajan’s appointment,” Ajay Bodke, strategy head at Mumbai investment house Prabhudas Lilladher, told AFP. “But we need to temper that exuberance and look dispassionately at the economic fundamentals and that picture is not good,” he said. The former IMF chief economist has been plunged into a maelstrom of a record current account deficit — the broadest measure of trade, a hefty fiscal deficit, stubborn inflation, a weak currency and a sharp economic slowdown. Analysts say Rajan, famed for forecasting the 2008 global financial meltdown, can provide symptomatic relief by using various mechanisms to lure overseas funds to cover the high current account deficit. But the government holds the most important levers for reviving economic growth, cutting public subsidies and the twin deficits and restoring foreign investor confidence, analysts say. With elections due by next May and the government struggling in the polls, it may be hard for the ruling Congress to take any tough decisions, analysts say. For instance, India urgently needs to cut diesel subsidies to lower its massive fuel import bill which is ballooning its current account deficit — but Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid conceded Friday such a move “has political implications”. The economy has gone dramatically downhill since the “Indian Summer” of the last decade when growth regularly topped eight and nine per cent while the Congress-led government has become mired in corruption scandals that sent foreign investors fleeing. The economic slowdown risks a shortfall in the government’s tax revenue projections, exacerbating the fragility of India’s finances. India’s economy grew 4.4 percent in the quarter ended June, the weakest pace since 2009 when the world was
NOW THE COUNTRY IS BEING CALLED THE “SICK MAN OF ASIA” AND IS FACING THE THREAT OF BECOMING THE FIRST OF THE BRICS NATIONS TO LOSE ITS INVESTMENT CREDIT STATUS. reeling from the international financial crisis. Now the country is being called the “sick man of Asia” and is facing the threat of becoming the first of the BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to lose its investment credit status. Still, Rajan, 50, has hit the ground running. In his first speech Wednesday, he outlined plans to draw more funds from abroad to support the rupee and free up financial markets and the banking sector. The rupee has lost nearly a fifth of its value against the dollar since the start of the year. Rajan radiated an energy that contrasted with the normal crawling pace of Indian policymaking. So far, the so-called “Rajan-effect” is holding. The Sensex surged more than 1,000 points in the last three trading sessions
and weakening the rupee further. In fact, Rajan’s comments suggest he is likely to be “more hawkish”, said CLSA economist Rajeev Malik said. The former top finance ministry advisor and professor at the prestigious University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business has sought to temper expectations of what he can do, saying he has “no magic wand”. “Any entrant to the central bank governorship probably starts at the height of their popularity. Some of the actions I take will not be popular,” he declared in his inaugural speech. “The governorship of the central bank is not meant to win one votes or Facebook ‘likes’.”
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WORLD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Cambodia ruling party wins
Putin critic to run for mayor
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s election committee handed victory in hotly disputed polls to the ruling party of PM Hun Sen, despite allegations of widespread voter fraud. The Cambodian People’s Party of the strongman leader won 68 seats to 55 for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, according to the website of the National Election Committee.
Prince Andrew questioned
MOSCOW: A top critic of President
LONDON: Britain’s Prince Andrew was
Vladimir Putin faces a Kremlin-backed incumbent in the Moscow mayoral poll, the first time an opposition leader has been allowed to stand in a high-profile election. The candidacy of anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny has made the race the first genuinely competitive Russian election since the heady first post-Soviet years.
challenged by jittery royal protection officers in the gardens of Buckingham Palace last week as they stepped up security following a break-in, police admitted on Sunday. The Duke of York was approached by two armed officers as he took an evening stroll at the monarch’s official London residence, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said.
Precision strikes may see only a scattergun effect The limited strikes Washington is considering, as well as the nature of the Syrian conflict, will make creating a nationwide momentum for the rebels difficult, experts said. Sara HUSSEIN
BEIRUT: US-led military strikes on Syria would boost all the country’s opposition forces but would not be enough to precipitate the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, analysts say. US President Barack Obama is seeking congressional authorisation for limited military strikes on Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus on August 21. The strikes are being seen by some, including the US-backed rebel Free Syrian Army, as an opportunity to decisively shift events in favour of the opposition. Indeed some US backers of military action say boosting rebels on the battlefield should be a key goal of any US-led strikes. “Without the provision on reversing the momentum on the battlefield, then conditions are not created for the departure of Bashar al-Assad,” Republican Senator John McCain said this week. “There is no policy without that, and there is no strategy without that.” But the limited strikes Washington is considering, as well as the nature of the Syrian conflict, will make creating a nationwide momentum for the rebels difficult, experts said. “Syria consists of countless localised conflict theatres, and
the dynamics within each one are unique,” said Charles Lister, an analyst at IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre. “Strikes are highly likely to impact localised battlefields... [but] shifts on a more nationwide level are less likely, although
opposition progress in some areas surrounding Damascus and Aleppo is possible.” Aron Lund, an expert on the Syrian uprising and Islamist movements, was similarly sceptical that strikes would produce a nationwide shift, though he said
local reversals were possible. “Rebels do not coordinate well across the country, but if attacks are focused on a particular area, this could result in a local breakthrough.” The diversity of the forces fighting Assad’s regime will also
make it difficult for Washington to ensure benefits only accrue to battalions it backs. “A recent communique about skirmishing between rebels in the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmuk and a neighbouring area... counted 11 different groups involved in that single battle in that single area alone,” Lund noted. In some areas, there are more obvious beneficiaries, including around Damascus, where the FSA-affiliated Liwa al-Islam group is dominant. “Several dozen FSA-branded groups operate [there] in loose alliances, but the powerful Liwa al-Islam may have the potential to benefit most,” Lister said. In other areas, however, the beneficiaries are less clear, and jihadist groups could stand to gain as much as US-backed fighters. In addition to the Free Syrian Army — a grouping of battalions answerable to a military command under General Salim Idriss — a number of AlQaeda affiliates are fighting. “Western military action will have the potential to benefit any armed opposition group in Syria,” Lister pointed out. Speculation remains about what targets the US might choose, with at least some strikes likely to focus on facilities linked to chemical weapons.
Abbott on his bike after win
Protests mar Brazilian I-Day parades
Trial of Kenya’s Ruto at ICC
SYDNEY: Tony Abbott celebrated his election triumph with an early morning bike ride Sunday, vowing to “get down to business” and be prime minister for all Australians after a divisive campaign that ended six years of tumultuous Labor rule. Led by outgoing premier Kevin Rudd, Labor suffered a resounding defeat in Saturday’s polls as voters punished it for bitter in-fighting that saw Rudd oust Julia Gillard as party leader in June, three years after she did the same to him. The election commission resumed counting votes after an overnight break, and with more than 90 percent tallied Abbott’s conservative coalition led in 88 seats and Labor was on 57 in the 150seat House of Representatives.
BRASÍLIA: Demonstrators in Brazil tried to regain the
THE HAGUE: Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto goes on trial for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday in a highstakes case for the under-fire tribunal. Ruto, 46, charged with masterminding deadly postelection violence five years ago, is the most senior politician to date to face ICC judges, just days after Kenyan MPs voted to abandon the court in a world first. He and his co-accused, radio boss Joshua arap Sang, 38, each face three counts of murder, deportation and persecution after a wave of violence swept Kenya in 2007-08. At least 1,100 people died and 600,000 others were displaced in the violence that erupted after a tainted presidential election at the end of 2007.
energy of June’s massive street protests with rallies marking independence day on Saturday, but efforts fizzled with low turnout. A few thousand protesters marched in the capital, Brasilia, a few hundred in Rio de Janeiro and rallies were held in several other cities. Turnout was a tiny fraction of what was seen several months ago, when more than a million people took to the streets as the country hosted the football Confederations Cup. “We want better education, political reforms and media democratization. The June protests served to push Congress to approve measures — we have to keep them alive,” student Philip Leite told AFP.
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COMMENT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
EDITORIALS INDIA STAMPS OUT a shame Hopefully the end of a shameful human act that happens only in Asia, probably only in India, is in sight. This will go a long way in bringing equality among the citizens of the country, for manual scavenging has long since been associated with a particular group of people. While the word scavenging, itself, was never meant to be used for a human being. A Bill to prohibit employment of individuals as manual scavengers by prescribing stringent punishment, including imprisonment up to five years, has been passed by Parliament. To ensure that those earning a livelihood through this ‘profession’ are not denied an income, it has provisions for rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their family members as well. We would do well to bring the plight of manhole cleaners within the purview of this ordinance. News of deaths of cleaners who venture into manholes to do their job comes far too often to be ignored. Even here the stigma attached to the job should possibly take precedence over the eventuality, for to have to live it is like living hell. This is not a new thing, though. A similar Bill, cleared in 1993, has been part of the Indian Constitution. Let’s hope twenty long years have made us more civilised, and the difference will reflect in the very phrase becoming obsolete soon. Since the quickest way to bring parity where sensibilities don’t is force, the government has put its foot down harder this time around. Latrines that are not connected to a sewer to drain their contents will be demolished by the authorities.
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Attack on Syria: An indecent proposal
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merica never seems to learn its lessons. After the shamefaced blustering before the entire world when it could not show a single stockpile of the weapons of mass destruction for which it destroyed an entire country and bombed it to the middle ages, it is now jumping the gun to take punitive action against Basharal-Assad with the fig leaf of an excuse that the regime had used chemical gas against civilians in Ghouta suburb of Damascus. So the morally outraged America decides to Rambo in and unilaterally teach Assad a lesson. To give himself legitimacy Barack Obama has turned for Congressional support, as if the authority of the American Congress overrides the entire world. This time on, the American president does not have a partner in the British prime minister, other than getting telephone calls from an individual cheerleader. The English parliamentarians refused to be misled a second time by their prime minister. Also, Russia is vociferously opposing the reprisal by America. Besides Russia, many countries including India do
not see the use of military strikes on Syria however limited, as the solution. The G20 nations failed to be persuaded by Obama to support American military strikes on Syria. America not confident of a favourable UN resolution, giving it blanket authority to attack Syria is willing to go it alone. Questions that come to mind are, why is the US going to such lengths to take reprisal for the deaths of citizens not its own? Is American sensibility so outraged that it has set out to set right the world order? Or does Syria pose a threat to American security for which a pre-emptive strike is justified? Considering the number of Iraqis, Afghans and Balochis that have been the target of American Air power and the number of casualties that have occurred in the aftermath of the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq, the number of deaths (if) by the chemical gas alone in Syria is miniscule. A horrifying 93,000 deaths have occurred in the civil war in Syria since 2011, and the US was silent. What has tipped the scales for it to react with outrage for these 1,429 deaths? Also, America, in its usual style, will most likely will launch long-range missile attacks or targeted airstrikes with minimal or no damage to its own troops but the certainty
of enormous civilian casualties by way of deaths and displacement is a foregone conclusion. So what is this collateral damage really for? It is unlikely that America will push for a regime change, as the chimera of the aftermath is even more alarming, considering the stew of Syria’s cauldron and the number of witches brewing it. The Iranians, Arabs, Qatar, the Russians and not to forget Israel combined with the ingredients composing the Syrian population i.e. the Shias, the Sunnis, the Awalites, the Christians. The fear of al-
QUESTIONS THAT COME TO MIND ARE, WHY IS THE US GOING TO SUCH LENGTHS TO TAKE REPRISAL FOR THE DEATHS OF CITIZENS NOT ITS OWN? IS AMERICAN SENSIBILITY SO OUTRAGED THAT IT HAS SET OUT TO SET RIGHT THE WORLD ORDER? OR DOES SYRIA POSE A THREAT TO AMERICAN SECURITY FOR WHICH A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE IS JUSTIFIED?
Qaeda or the Islamists coming to power is also predominant. For Israel to exist it is advantageous that the countries surrounding it be in a state of instability and turmoil, so that they never become sufficiently strong to threaten it. It suited American and Israel’s interests that the state of unrest in the countries blown by the Arab Spring continues. So, two years of civil war in Syria and the resultant staggering civilian and military casualties did not bring so much as a sigh to the two countries. Chemical gas is another matter altogether. Both countries sat up in alarm as the chemical gas could be used against the Israeli population, so the great urgency to neutralise and destroy stockpiles, if any. America has to make sure that there really exist chemical stockpiles with the Assad regime and it was Assad’s forces that used the chemical gas and not desperate rebels to draw in America into engagement to neutralise Assad, or once again America will get itself bogged into the Syrian quicksand for a long time. It may also not fulfil its motive, if like the phantom WMD it will not be able to locate the chemical gas piles. But perhaps it needs to find employment for its troops that are likely to become unemployed after the pullout from Afghanistan.
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BUSINESS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
China trade surplus widens BEIJING: China’s trade surplus widened to $28.6 billion in August from $17.8 billion in July, customs figures showed Sunday, in another positive sign for the world’s second largest economy. The trade surplus came in larger than analysts expected, rising 8.3 per cent year-on-year, customs said in a statement on its website.
China, Kazakh seal deals
Bosch recalls dishwashers
ASTANA: Kazakhstan and China plan
BERLIN:The recall of millions of dish-
to sign 22 agreements worth around $30 billion, including in the key energy sector, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Saturday after talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. “We’ve reached an agreement on building an oil refinery which Kazakhstan needs,” Nazarbayev told reporters after hosting Xi.
washers at risk of catching fire could cost German electronics group Bosch up to 700 million euros. In an announcement published on its website in late August, the household appliances group said dishwashers manufactured between 1999 and 2005 ran the risk of catching fire because of a faulty electrical part.
Greece will be back to growth in 2014: PM Antonis Samaras said international organisations were all predicting 2014 would be the year the Greek economy began to recover, and credited unpopular austerity policies for the turnaround. ATHENS: Greece’s prime minister said Saturday he was confident his country would return to growth in 2014 after a brutal sixyear recession, and pledged to push for an easing of austerity measures. Antonis Samaras said international organisations were all predicting 2014 would be the year the Greek economy began to recover, and credited unpopular austerity policies for the turnaround. “Greece is turning the page on six years of recession and the economy is becoming competitive,” said the conservative prime minister, who has headed a coalition government with the socialist party since June 2012. “Last year the international media were all talking about the ‘Grexit’ (from the eurozone), but now that has been replaced by the ‘Grecovery’.” His comments, in a speech at a trade fair in the northern city of Thessaloniki where some 17,000 people protested against
the government’s austerity policies, came amid signs that the extremely deep recession in Greece is easing. Revised data for gross domestic product in the second quarter of the year showed this week that the economy shrank by 3.8 percent on a 12-month comparison. This was far better than the initial estimate, which showed the economy shrinking by 4.6 percent. The government has forecast the economy will shrink by 4.3 percent this year before returning to growth in 2014. Samaras said he was optimistic that Greece would for the first time in years record a budget surplus in 2013, excluding debt repayments. During the first seven months of 2013, the surplus reached 1.1 billion euros ($1.45 billion), he said, adding this would enable the country to negotiate with its creditors, the European Union (EU) and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). Greece has received massive rescue funding, tied to tough conditions, from the EU and the IMF to help it overcome a debt
crisis which threatened the eurozone. However, the a resulting structural reforms, including an overhaul of its public sector and its tax system, have proved
unpopular. On Saturday Samaras promised no further austerity measures would be introduced, saying the economy “cannot take” them any more. “Debt levels will be manageable, Greece has respected its commitments... now, the creditors must also respect what was agreed,” he added. Protests in Thessaloniki, the country’s second largest city, were organised by the private and public sector trade unions, GSEE and Adedy, who called for “fighting austerity and poverty”. Police said about 4,500 extra officers had been sent to the city to avert rioting during the fourhour demonstration. The EU and the IMF recently praised the Greek government’s progress in turning the economy around, but bemoaned delays to a programme of privatisation and reform, and the fact that the country will likely need further aid in 2014 and 2015 amounting AFP to around 10 billion euros.
EU throws weight behind post-Soviet states VILNIUS: The European Union and the United States on Saturday threw their support behind post-Soviet states seeking closer ties with the EU and warned Russian counter-pressure was unacceptable. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who joined the 28 EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Lithuania, called the EU’s Eastern Partnership programme “a very important economic plan” to boost business standards, trade and jobs. Launched in 2009, the Eastern Partnership is aimed at drawing post-Soviet states closer to the EU, something Russia sees as encroaching on its sphere of influence. The programme involves
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who joined the 28 EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Lithuania, called the EU’s Eastern Partnership programme “a very important economic plan” to boost business standards, trade and jobs. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said all his EU counterparts expressed solidarity with the six countries in the programme, but warned that Russia would increase its pressure on key participant Ukraine. “Arguments should com-
pete, not pressure — be it economic threats or some other political pressure. It is not acceptable,” Linkevicius told journalists in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Lithuania, which holds the rotating EU presidency, will host a summit in November between the EU and Eastern Partnership states. The EU expects to clinch a landmark association and free
trade accord with Ukraine at the summit and start talks on similar deals with Georgia and Moldova. Soviet-era master Russia recently warned Ukraine and Moldova of retaliatory measures should they sign the accord with the EU. It set up its own customs union in 2010, which it currently shares with ex-Soviet Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin views the customs union as the foundation of a future Eurasian economic union with its own executive body and a single currency. Last week, Armenia said it would join the Russian-led customs union, thus blocking its chances of signing a free trade deal with the EU. Linkevicius is set to meet Armenia’s foreign minister later on Saturday to discuss the current situation, his spokeswoman told AFP. EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said there was “huge pressure” on Russia’s neighbours, but warned they had to show more progress to win EU deals. AFP
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FOCUS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
BANZAI! IT’S TOKYO!
Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Buenos Aires chose the Japanese capital, which previously hosted the Games in 1964, over Istanbul, after Madrid was dramatically eliminated following a first-round tie with the Turkish city. FACTS
ABOUT THE HOSTS
City: Tokyo Status: Capital and Japan’s largest city Population: 13,282,271 (estimate as of August 1, 2013). Surface area: 2,188.67 square kilometres (845 square miles) Geographical situation: Tokyo is located on the Pacific coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu, in the Kanto region. The weather in summer is generally humid and hot. History: Tokyo, a former fishing village, was the seat of the Tokugawa clan’s military ‘Shogunate’, which ruled over Japan for more than 270 years from a city then called ‘Edo’. The military government was replaced in 1868 when the emperor’s authority was restored. It became the nation’s capital with the emperor moving his palace from Kyoto. Renamed Tokyo (Eastern Capital), it has grown into the world’s largest megalopolis, despite devastation in World War II. Olympics already hosted in Tokyo: One in 1964 Number of Olympic bids : Five (for 1940, 1960, 1964, 2016 and 2020) Olympics already hosted in the country: One in summer (Tokyo, 1964), two in winter (Sapporo, 1972; Nagano, 1998) Projected budget for 2020: The total budget is set at $8.5 billion with $3.8 billion earmarked for construction of venues and other Olympic-related facilities. Slogan: ‘Discover Tomorrow’ The 2020 candidature file: Tokyo claims to be the “safe pair of hands” that can be trusted in uncertain times. It also offers unmatched personal safety and financial security as well as world-class infrastructure for a compact Games, with 85 per cent of the Olympic venues located within eight kilometres of the athletes’ village. State of progress: Of the 35 venues and Olympic-related facilities, 20 will be newly built, with nine of them for temporary use.
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TOKYO: Tokyo celebrated after winning the right to host the Olympic Games for the second time, overcoming fears about radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant to land the 2020 edition of the world’s biggest sporting event. Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Buenos Aires chose the Japanese capital, which previously hosted the Games in 1964, over Istanbul, after Madrid was dramatically eliminated following a first-round tie with the Turkish city. Thousands of Japanese who gathered in Tokyo in the early hours of Sunday erupted in joy, making V for victory signs and shouting “banzai!” (hurrah!) and “Tokyo!” as the result was beamed live from the Argentine capital nearly a dozen time zones away. At the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, crowds shouted “arigato” (thank you) in unison, several television hosts and their guests were lost for words and in tears, while at the Komazawa Olympic Park — venue of several sports at the 1964 Games — golden tinsel rained down in celebration. “I have been waiting a long time for this feeling,” bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda said in Buenos Aires. “The members of the IOC have seen that Tokyo is a safe pair of hands.” Tokyo city governor Naoki Inose added that the Olympics would help Japan recover from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives and vowed no let up to create what he said would be “the best Games ever”. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had earlier flown to South America from the G20 summit in St Petersburg, Russia, to reassure nervous members about the safety of the nuclear plant some 220 kilometres from Tokyo amid fears about the leaking of contaminated water. He told delegates that the situation was “under control”,
Hosting History adding: “It has never done or will do any damage to Tokyo.” Major Japanese television networks reported the voting in special programmes screened through the early hours, while newspapers were preparing to issue special editions to be delivered free on the streets. “We have now been given a dream, a hope, and a future,” Abe told Japanese television. The vote for Tokyo — which came third in the race for the 2016 Games won by Rio de Janeiro — means it will be the fourth time Japan plays host to the Olympics, having also organised winter Games in Nagano (1998) and Sapporo (1972). Asia will see successive Olympics as the South Korean resort of Pyeongchang is hosting the 2018 winter edition. Madrid had looked to be the city with the momentum coming into the final week after an outstanding presentation to IOC members in Lausanne in July, and were hoping they could go on to win. But it was not enough, even with 28 of the 35 venues built and all the infrastructure in place plus a positive assessment
by the IOC Evaluation Commission — the only IOC members allowed to visit the bid cities — over their relatively low budget. Doubts about Spain’s recession-hit economy persisted to the end, and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s pledges that financing would not pose problems failed to convince enough members. Istanbul had been hoping Turkey would become the first predominantly Muslim country to host the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. Several IOC members were unimpressed by the heavy-handed way that the Ankara government handled anti-government protests that escalated from opposition to the redevelopment of an Istanbul park. Prime Minister Abe cited in his presentation his experience meeting one of the children on a trip to visit survivors of the earthquake and tsunami, and said sport had a key role in society to aid recovery. “Today under the blue sky of Fukushima there are young boys playing football and looking into the future and not the past.”
Election Breakdown 1st round: (94 votes cast) Tokyo 42 Istanbul 26 Madrid 26 Abstentions: 0 Vote for run-off for 2nd rd (94 votes cast) Istanbul 49
Madrid 45 Abstentions: 0 Madrid eliminated 2nd round: (97 votes cast) Tokyo 60 Istanbul 36 Abstentions: 1 Tokyo elected hosts
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INTERVIEW SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
MOBILE FILM-MAKER 24-year-old Anshul Sinha has won 73 awards including two international awards for his documentary and short films with a social message. As Postnoon speaks to him, he tells us about his journey, passion to make films and his films that will be screened at various international film festivals, this September.
example, members from Lions Club donated 12 computers for the development of the Blind school. After that I visited an orphanage and made a documentary on the life of a girl who was a victim of child abuse. Seeing this film a businessman came forward to sponsor the girl’s education.
Tell us about your films which won you international fame and awards My documentary film “Lapet” has a global message about unity among all religions and this has won the My Hero International Film Festival award over 30 other countries in Los Angeles under the category of best film and story narration. Apart from the international awards, the movie also bagged 23 national awards. “The Unseen Disaster” is another film close to my heart. I had done a sting operation at Gandhi Hospital and Osmania Hospital. The movie gives an insight on how the bio medical waste generated in these hospitals are not disposed in a scientific manner and pose threat to the common man. This movie will be screened at the Sydney film festival on September 2. The movie will also be screened in England, and Europe in September. This apart my film “Lapet” will be opening the film festival in Italy, this month. It is a proud moment for me as this will be the first time that an Indian film will be opening at an International Film Festival.
What are themes of your movies based on? All my movies are based on
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4 year old Anshul Sinha has won 73 awards including two International Level awards for his documentary and short films with a social message. His passion to do something for the society drove him to make around 28 documentary films and 9 short films on various social issues prevailing in the country. As Postnoon speaks to him, he tells us about his journey and passion to make films and his films that will be screened at various international film festivals this September.
Tell us how your journey started?
ANSHUL’S ENDEAVOUR BEGAN WHEN HE WAS IN COLLEGE. HIS URGE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE SOCIETY GAVE HIM THE IDEA OF COLLECTING A RUPEE A DAY FROM EVERY STUDENT AND WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH HE COLLECTED `4,000 AND HE DONATED THIS AMOUNT. It all started when I was in college. I wanted to do something for the society and came up with a new concept for helping the poor. I initiated an idea to collect a rupee every day from every student in my college. Within the first month we collected `4,000 and decid-
ed to donate this money to a Blind school in Malakpet. On our visit, we found that the school had no amenities like a computer lab etc. The principal told us that even though they sent a representation to the government, no help came their way. After seeing their problems I made a documentary film by name Blind School. This film spoke about the problems of the students in a blind school and was screened in our college. It also got selected in All India Students Film Festival, this is how my journey as a short film maker began.
Has there been any impact from the message of your short films and documentary films? Yes, seeing my documentary films, during the initial months itself, many sponsors came forward to help those people on whom story was based. For
the burning social issues in the society. Be it child labour, rape, civic issues or the increasing crime. They are all based on real life incidents. At the end, my film has a moral and a solution of how the problem in the society can be eradicated. My films and documentaries are not more than 12 minutes else people will get bored. So within that short span of time I try to reach out to the audience.
What are your resources while making these films? I have very limited resources. Since I started of as a student, there was not much I could invest. So far, for all the films, including the ones that won International awards, were shot using my mobile camera which has 5 mega pixel. I used to gather all the children in my colony to act in the film and treat them with chocolates. However, now that my work is being recognised, I have formed a small team and am now trying to expand my horizons. I roped in a few technicians and a producer for my next film.
Tell us something about your future projects. I am currently working on a film titled “Road of Spero”. It is based on a BBC research on students suicides. The cases of students suicides are growing because of various reasons. This film will show those reasons and a solution for the problems of today’s generation. Since 3 months I have been working on this movie, which is I have almost completed. The film will be screened on 29th September at the Hari Hara Kala Bhavan.
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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
True colours of Van Gogh
Paying homage
The vivid colours of an original Vincent van Gogh painting destroyed by a wartime bomb almost 70 years ago have been seen for the first time after a British scholar discovered a print of the work. Mr Bailey, who found the image while researching his book The Sunflowers Are Mine, said the image also showed the unusual orange frame chosen for the painting by the artist.
Currently, in an unusual and unprecedented tribute to a single living American artist, three major U.S. art museums in three distinct cities the Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, have simultaneous large-scale exhibitions dedicated to the work of James Turrell.
Egyptians tweet for help Egyptians are banding together in an effort to secure archaeological sites, museums and monuments in the face of growing looting. Citizens have mobilised to protect sites including Dahshur, a Unesco World Heritage Site, and Arab el-Hisn, part of ancient Heliopolis, and are also using social media in an effort to recover objects stolen from museums.
INSPIRED BY THE CITY
Karen Rempel, a Canadian artist, who came to India two years ago, wanted to continue art and also wished to paint the scenes of Hyderabad. She started a group called Anything Art and since then they have organised numerous group art shows. ARUN YELLAMATY
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f you are an artist and move to a new country due to work, and are desperate to showcase your talent to people you are living with and want others to know how talented you are, then follow what Karen Rempel did. Karen, along with her husband , moved to India from Canada two years ago, when he had to come to the sub-continent for his business. After coming here, Karen who grew up as an artist, wanted to continue art and also wished to paint the scenes of Hyderabad, but she knew no one, after which she decided to start a group called ‘Anything Art’ on
Meetup and found people who shared same interest and since then, she has organised close to eight group art shows. “I come to India two years ago and was inspired with the city and wanted to paint about the city. I was looking for like-minded people and decided to start a group on Meetup, called Anything Art, and after which many upcoming artists joined us. The group was formed in 2012 and since then we have organised 70 Meetups and organised 8 group art shows.” Karen has put up her solo art show at the Novotel at the Hyderabad Airport, called ‘Contemporary Origins.’ It’s open from September 3 to 30. India has been the inspired backdrop for the Canadian artist since the past two years. Where better to observe the contrasts between nature and the imprint that humanity has made upon it. Speaking of the types of
paintings she like to paint, Karen says, “The Human Nature series, where using oil as a medium to study subjects in a more detailed and realistic style. Smaller vividly coloured works often make you feel like you are peering into a portal to another era. The study of colour, light, and shape will no doubt trigger your own memories of similar experiences in your own life. “The Contradictions series; this shows the contrast between humans and nature in Hyderabad. The surges of humanity thrust upon the landscape of Hyderabad are highlighted in this ser-
ies. Trees and soil changes rapidly over time, but these rock formations have been witness to many generations. Let your imagination wander as you take a peek captured on canvas” she says And the last is the DNA series (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is something that fascinates Karen and has inspired her latest series. DNA is ‘nature’s blueprint’ and interconnects every living thing on the earth. The fact that we are all virtually identical yet each unique in our own way has given Karen endless opportunity to lay down on canvas a contemporary style of
the very basic element of nature that has been around since the beginning of life on our planet. Some of these works may remind one of images from the Hubble Space Telescope. “Live painting is very difficult, people keep moving here and there, so it’s the most difficult part. I enjoy working on DNA series as I have studied microbiology.” Karen will be returning to Canada for good this month and says she sure will take memories of India and specially Hyderabad to Canada, “I loved this city, there are different cultures of people, and many are not from Hyderabad too. I am leaving the painting that I painted here for future shows, but I will surely take Hyderabad to Canada and do something there too.” Karen has spent many years travelling across the world and this is reflected in her work. During her time spent here she has been working with Sayyad Shaiek who has curated and assisted many emerging artists in Hyderabad as well as across India. Together they have held over 66 art related workshops and events with her Anything Art group. For more details, log on to https://kato-rempel.squarespace.com.
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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
New giant volcano below sea
Rock rat rediscovered in Oz
A volcano the size of New Mexico or the British Isles has been identified under the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles east of Japan, making it the biggest volcano on Earth and one of the biggest in the solar system. Called Tamu Massif, the giant shield volcano had been thought to be a composite of smaller structures, but now scientists say they must rethink long-held beliefs about marine geology.
The elusive rock rat, last seen trying to get into a stockman’s lunchbox in 1960, has been rediscovered in central Australia. One of Australia’s rarest creatures, the critically endangered rat, which was not seen in the area for more than half a century, was found during a survey using remote sensor cameras on the Haasts Bluff Aboriginal land trust west of Alice Springs.
Ice Wall to control radiation The Japanese government is preparing to construct a frozen underground wall at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a test to see if it will stop groundwater from flowing into the contaminated facility and keep radioactive water from flowing out. Groundwater is entering the plant’s reactor buildings from the surrounding mountains at a rate of 400 tons a day, adding to the problems.
MANKIND’S GLOBAL WARMING PLAYS ROLE IN EXTREME WEATHER
Climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels played a role in about a half dozen extreme weather events last year, scientists have said.
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team of experts examined 12 wild weather episodes in 2012, from droughts in the United States and Africa to heavy rainfall in Europe, Australia, China, Japan and New Zealand. About half of the handpicked events showed some sign of being worse than expected due to elements like warmer oceans and hotter temperatures brought on by the rise in greenhouse gas emissions and aerosols in the atmosphere. The report, called “Explaining Extreme Events of 2012 from a Climate Perspective,” was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. The peer-reviewed study included 18 research teams from around the world. “All of the 2012 extreme events considered in this report, based on the authors’ analyses, would have likely occurred regardless of climate change,” said Thomas Karl, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s National Climatic Data Center. The goal of the research effort is to understand whether extreme events are likely to occur more frequently in the future, and “whether their intensity is changing because of natural factors or human-caused change,” Karl told reporters. Human influence on climate could be partially to blame for heavy rainfall in Australia,
drought in East Africa and in the record winter drought in southwestern Europe, scientists said. Another example was a twoday event that saw 67.4 centimeters of rain dumped over New Zealand in December 2011. Deemed a once in 500 years rainfall, scientists said it was made more likely by the extra moisture in the air due to higher greenhouse gas emissions. However, unusual rains in China and Japan, while extreme, did not appear to have a clear link to human-caused climate change. Nor did the US drought of 2012 appear to be influenced by climate change, even though the same group of scientists reported last year that a harsh dry spell from 2011 did appear to have been worsened by human-caused global warming. Attribution of extreme events is difficult because climate change may be a contributing factor, but is not the sole factor, said Tom Peterson, principal scientist at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center.
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ountries around the world need to act with a sense of urgency if the 2015 UN climate change talks on cutting emissions are to have a credible outcome, a top EU official warned Friday. EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said rich and poor nations alike should be prepared to commit to legally binding commitments limiting planetary warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels. Negotiators have set a 2015 deadline for signing in Paris the UN’s most ambitious environmental deal that for the first time would bind all the world’s nations to measurable targets for curbing Earth-warming greenhousegas emissions by 2020.
“If you add just a little bit of speed to your daily highway commute, you can substantially raise the odds that you will get hurt someday. But when you do get into an accident, the primary cause may not be your speed itself, it could be wet roads or texting drivers,” said Peterson. While natural variability in climate may be the equivalent of dangerous drivers or slick streets, speeding could be likened to increases in rain and sea level rise that are caused by global warming, he said. “We know that the world is warming and the primary reason is the burning of fossil fuels,” Peterson added. One of the strongest examples of human influence was seen in an unusual heat wave in the eastern US from March to May 2012. Mankind’s contribution to that event was estimated at 35 percent, raising the risk of such a hot spell by a factor of 12, the report said. Arctic sea ice hit a record low point of 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square
miles) in September 2012, about half of the 1979-2000 average for that time of year. The phenomenon that could not be explained by natural variability alone, though the extent of human influence was unclear, the report said. Scientists expect Arctic sea ice extent will continue to decrease and may be all but gone by mid-century. When it came to Hurricane Sandy, which wreaked havoc along the coasts of New York and New Jersey, the storm “required many different factors to come together to create the major impacts that it did,” said the report. “Therefore, Sandy is probably one of the most difficult extreme events of 2012 to fully explain.” In the future, even weaker storms will be able to produce similar levels of devastation due to sea level rise and coastal erosion, the report warned. Such superstorms are also expected to become more frequent in the United States and elsewhere, it AFP said.
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FOOD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Hello Kitty beer sold in China The world’s favorite mouthless, red ribbon-wearing kitten has reached legal drinking age. Hello Kitty, the iconic cartoon cat designed by Japanese company Sanrio, is now selling beer in China.The adorable kitten, known for gracing snack cakes and children’s wardrobes, now has its own fruit-flavored beer, which is sold exclusively in China.
Beckham’s Cafe is a sellout
350-year-old frozen chocolate treat
It was quite a feat given that the restaurant does not open until September 16. Within four hours of the reservation line for Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham’s new south London restaurant going live, staff at Union Street Café in Southwark had taken 2,500 bookings – and neither love nor money will get you a table on any Friday or Saturday until November.
A researcher in the UK has revealed that his great, great grandfather–the 2nd Earl of Sandwich – was responsible for England’s first frozen chocolate treat, introduced some 350 years ago. Here’s a taste of the Earl's own recipe: "Prepare the chocolatti [to make a drink]…and Then Putt the vessell that hath the Chocolatti in it, into a Jaraffa [i.e. a carafe] of snow stirred together with some salt, & shaike the snow together sometyme & it will putt the Chocolatti into tender Curdled Ice & soe eate it with spoons."
FOODINSPIRATION
Churning out new dishes by the hour and making it according to the customers’ likes, it’s not an easy life for the genuises in the kitchen. So we asked some chefs in the City to share a recipe of the food that inspires them. Here’s what they had to say. A
Vasu Reddy, executive Sous-Chef, Vivanta by Taj-Begumpet shares with us the recipe for a scrumptious vegetarian dish that inspires him.
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hef Lars Windfuhr, Executive Chef, Park Hyatt Hyderabad says, “In my opinion inspiration comes from fresh appetising looking food products. Every good chef, who sees market fresh vegetables and fruits or cheeses or nicely fresh fish, seafood and meat, all ingredients and paired with knowledge will be able to create amazing food.
CRAB MEAT RAVIOLI Ingredients n Pasta n 250g '00' pasta flour, plus extra for dusting n 1 egg yolk n 3 eggs n 2 tbsp water n 2 tbsp olive oil n crab meat filling n 400g blanched crab meat n 100ml double cream n 100ml concentrated crab stock n 1 tsp finely chopped fresh tarragon n 1 free-range egg n 1 free-range egg yolk n pinch cayenne pepper n squeeze lemon juice n crab cream sauce n 200 ml crab stock n 150ml double cream n 500g washed spinach n 1 tbsp butter n cherry tomato n olive oil n fried leek julienne
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n Place all of the pasta ingredients into a food processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Tip onto a floured work surface and knead for about five minutes, or until the mixture comes together to form a smooth dough. Roll into a ball, wrap in cling film and cool it in the fridge for 15mins. n Feed each piece of dough through a pasta machine, starting at the lowest setting, change the setting on the pasta machine to the next thickest setting, flour it again and feed the pasta sheet through the machine again, as before. Repeat 3-4 more times, flouring the machine and changing the setting down each time n Once the pasta sheet has reached the ideal thickness, lay out on a floured tray and set aside, you should have two equal-sized rectangles. n For the crab filling, place all of the crab meat into a food processor and blend to a paste while blending the mixture, slowly pour in the double cream in a continuous stream, followed by the stock, and blend until smooth. Let it rest in the fridge for a while then spoon the mixture into a piping bag. n To make the ravioli, pipe four small mounds of the filling onto one pasta sheet at equal distances apart and not too close to the edge
of the pasta sheet. n Using a pastry brush, moisten the edges around each individual pile of filling with water, leaving a 3cm in gap. n Lay a second sheet of pasta over the first. Cut through both pasta sheets between the piles of filling to form four ravioli. Carefully press down the moistened edges around the filling, pinch the edges to seal. n Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the ravioli and cook for 35 minutes, or until the ravioli is al dente. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside until served. n For the crab cream, bring the stock to the boil and then stir in the cream until well combined. Keep simmering for 10 minutes over a medium heat. n Wash the cherry tomatoes, drizzle with some olive oil and roast at 180degrees celsius for about 4 mins. n Heat up a large enough pot, add the butter and sauté spinach leaves for 2-3 minutes n Arrange spinach in a pre warmed plate, top with the raviolis and pour a ladleful of the crab sauce, then top each plate with cherry tomatoes and the fried leek julienne. n Wine recommendation : 2007 Mansion House Bay Riesling, Marlborough, New Zealand Preparation time : 1 hour Serves 4
PAD THAI JE – stir fried rice noodles with vegetables
INGREDIENTS n soaked flat rice noodle 120gm n fried tofu 25gm n bean sprouts 15gm n onion chopped 30gm n spring onion 10gm n red chilli powder 8gm n lemon juice 25ml n sugar 20gm n lemon wedges 1 no n salt 8gm n crushed peanut 20gm n vegetable stock 80ml n oil 15ml n katuri flower 6gm n green zucchini 7gm n yellow zucchini 7gm n baby corn 7gm n french beans 7gm n runner beans 7gm n carrot 7gm n broccoli 7gm n asparagus 7gm n cauliflower 7gm
Method: 1. Heat oil in a wok; add chopped onion, sauté for a while. Add all the vegetables along with tofu and sauté more. 2. Add stock and bring it to boil. Stir in the soaked noodles and sauté it till the noodles are soft and tender. 3. Now add the seasoning like chilli powder, salt, sugar and lemon juice. Finish it with crushed peanut, bean sprouts and spring onion.
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HISTORY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Sept 15 The famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, laughing as her skirt is blown up by the blast from a subway vent, is shot on this day in 1954 during the filming of The Seven Year Itch. The scene infuriated her husband, Joe DiMaggio, who felt it was exhibitionist, and the couple divorced shortly afterward.
Sept 9
Sept 11
Sept 15
Boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years later. Ali, who once claimed he could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," left the sport permanently in 1981.
Sept 14
US President William McKinley dies after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors.
A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on an Oregon state forest-the first and only air attack on the U.S. mainland in the war.
Sept 13
TV talk-show host Oprah Winfrey gives a brand-new Pontiac G-6 sedan, worth $28,500, to everyone in her studio audience: a total of 276 cars in all.) It was, as one media expert told a reporter, "one of the great promotional stunts in the history of television."
Sept 10
Rod Laver defeats fellow Australian Roy Emerson in four sets to win the U.S. Open. With the victory, Laver became the first man to win the tennis "Grand Slam" — four major tournaments in the same year — since Don Budge in 1938.
Sept 12
A German U-boat sinks a British troop ship, the Laconia, killing more than 1,400 men. The commander of the German sub, Capt. Werner Hartenstein, realising that Italians POWs were among the passengers, strove to aid in their rescue.
Sept 12
Lascaux cave paintings discovered near Montignac, France by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-yearold paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among the finest examples of art from the Upper Paleolithic period.
Sept 12
The rebuilt Lacey V. Murrow Bridge over Lake Washington opens in Seattle. The new bridge connects the city and its eastern suburbs.
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SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
GROOVY NIGHT
Party peeps were in attendance at Aqua, The Park where they were seen letting their hair down and dancing the night away. Spotted were Neha, Deepasri, Kavya and others.
Performance time Members of Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman put up a performance at Golden Room, Taj Krishna on Saturday.
FUN UNPLUGGED
Fresher's party of St Mary's College was a rocking affair. Students turned up in chic avatars and had a blast. Musical melange Ananda Fusion Band enthralled the audience at Our Sacred Space, Secunderabad on Saturday.
Health talk Renowned gynaecologist from USA Meenakshi Jain briefed the media on the role of robotic surgeries in gynaecology on Saturday at Apollo Health City.
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VISHNU MANCHU
performs deathdefying stunt V
ishnu Manchu turned daredevil again as he performed deathdefying stunts on the sets of Doosukeltha recently. In a fight sequence choreographed by Thai stuntman Kecha, Vishnu jumped off a speeding jeep which rocketed over 80 feet from the ground. The whole unit held
its breath as Vishnu jumped off the jeep onto the lead villains, finishing the shot successfully in the first take. Thai stuntman Kecha praised the actor for doing this stunt without a body double. As the director and action choreographer for the film, Vishnu gave me freedom to design action
sequences what is best for the film. I could just pull Actor Vishnu aside if I had a new idea, and he was ready to experiment and he pulls it off the action effortlessly.” The action master has designed breathtaking action sequences, which combined a lot of physical
movements. Vishnu, who is also a member of the Fighters Union, is known for his daring experiments in action sequences. Vishnu is currently shooting climax scene for Doosukeltha directed by Veeru Potla with Lavanya Tripathi as the lead actress.
I signed Anegan due to story, not Dhanush: AMYRA DASTUR “I
RUDRAMADEVI enters third schedule D irector Gunashekar’s undershoot film Rudramadevi has begun third schedule which is progressing at Annapurna 7 Acres. With Anushka in the title role, the film also has Rana, Prakash Raj, Baba Sehgal, Nathalia, Krishnam Raju in prominent roles. Gunasekhar is producing the film with a huge budget and three lavish sets are being erected for the film recreating the Diviseema area, the ancient village of Pakanadu and the long lost tunnel. Thota Tharani is the art director of the film. It seems 40 per cent of the film’s shoot has been completed and the makers are leaving no stone unturned to make Rudramadevi a visual grandeur. Ilayaraja is providing the soundtrack for this historic movie.
ssaq” actress Amyra Dastur, who is making her southern debut with upcoming Tamil romantic-thriller Anegan, says it was the film’s story which attracted her, and not the film’s lead actor Dhanush. She says she didn’t even know that Dhanush was her co-star when she signed the dotted line for the project.”When I signed the film, I didn’t know Dhanush was my co-star. I was drawn by the story and my character in particular. However, later when I was told Dhanush has been roped in, I felt happy that I will be working with a talented actor,” Amyra said. Amyra was zeroed in for the project after director KV Anand saw her in Issaq trailers. “I flew down to Chennai and tried some sample looks for him. We did a small narration, and I was eventually signed on,” she said.” I had never watched a southern film until KV sir couriered me some Tamil films of 1980s and 1990s. He asked me to watch it as he believed it would help me to closely relate to the character I’m essaying in the film,” said Amyra. “I don’t want to talk about my character, but I can say that it’s a character in present day that sees love from a perspective of a south Indian,” she added.
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Acting is next best step after modelling: Simran Kaur Mundi
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odel-turned-actress Simran Kaur Mundi, who is making her Telugu debut with Potugadu, isn’t sure if modelling opens the gateway to filmdom, but she says she is certain that the best step after modelling is acting. “I do know that if modelling is a school, then acting is graduation. Since we all want to excel in life, acting is the next best step after modelling,” Simran said.
Simran, a former beauty queen, says the relationship between an actor and camera is very important. “One thing that I learnt as a model is to love the camera. If you learn to do that, the camera will love you back and that is the best relationship you can ever be in as an actor,” said the actress, who was crowned Miss India Universe in 2008. A Punjabi by descent, Simran, in Potugadu plays a typi-
cal south Indian paired with actor Manchu Manoj. “One of the main reasons why I got interested in Potugadu was because I fell in love with my look. I’m playing a Brahmin girl wearing half sari and gajra and plaits. I think it’s my best look so far and I have never looked this pretty,” said Simran. Asked if she had trouble transforming into a south Indian, she said, “I’m an actor and I have
to learn to don different looks and pull them off convincingly. I’m quiet versatile that way and I did manage to pull off the typical south Indian look well.” “If not as a Punjabi, then I think I can pass off as a Brahmin south Indian girl for sure,” she said, and broke into a laugh. She was earlier seen in Bollywood in films such as Jo Hum Chahein and Best of Luck. IANS
I’ll be convincing as a boxer: Priyanka Chopra
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ctress Priyanka Chopra, who plays Mary Kom in a biopic on the Olympic bronze medallist, asserts that she will be able to convince the audience in the role of a boxer. The actress has never played any sport in her life, yet she is confident of playing a sportsperson in the film. “I will try my best to play a sportsperson in the film. I will try my best to be as close to the boxer as I can. I will convince you as a boxer in the film,” Priyanka said in an interview. “I have never played any sport in my life and it’s quite ironic that I am playing a sportswoman, but that’s the beauty of an actor,” she added. The 31-year-old said that to play a specific character on screen, an actor doesn’t need to be like that in real life too. “If I play a villain on screen, for that I don’t need to be a villain in real life. If I have done action in Don that doesn’t mean I need to do it first in real life,” Priyanka said. The actress was seen doing some daring stunts in Don - The Chase Begins Again and
Don 2. Priyanka, who has had personal sessions with the Manipur-based Kom, says her spirit is very inspiring for her as well as for the youth. “For me, Mary Kom is very inspiring. At the age of 32, even after having three kids, she is still in the boxing ring, has been to the Olympics and again she will start training for it,” said Priyanka. Kom is a five-time world boxing champion and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. But recognition eluded her for many years and she only got her due after winning a bronze medal at the London Olympics. “She has proved to all of us that being a woman and coming from a small town, where enough facilities for training are not there, if you put your mind in something, then you can achieve anything. She is a precious gemstone of our country and very influential to our generation,” Priyanka added. The biopic on Mary Kom is being directed by Omung Kumar and is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
‘Casanova tag will pass with time’
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he ‘casanova’ tag doesn’t bother Ranbir Kapoor one bit. The actor, who was earlier in a relationship with Deepika Padukone, and is reportedly currently dating Katrina Kaif, says with time the tag shall be passed to someone younger and new. “I am arrogant enough to know I am a good actor. So this casanova image, after I get married in five or 10 years, will pass on to someone younger and new. I am not really trying to work an image. Right now, I am just an actor and trying to sell my movies,” the 30-year-old said. “My image is made by my movies, tabloids and magazines. I can’t change that. I am very happy with the work I am doing, my personal life, family, friends...with everything. So it doesn’t really bother me, I am not here to make an image or break an image,” he added. Photographs featuring Ranbir and Katrina holidaying in Spain were splashed across the media sometime ago. But the actor is glad that he was busy shooting for Bombay Velvet back then, and he could keep himself detached from all the news.”I think I was very busy and was shooting for Bombay Velvet in Sri Lanka. I was completely into the character, so I didn’t really get distracted or depressed,” Ranbir said. Being directed by Anurag Kashyap, Bombay Velvet stars Anushka Sharma opposite Ranbir. IANS
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Saif is liberal, not possessive:
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ff-screen or onscreen, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan make for one of Bollywood’s most romantic couples. But whether she romances other actors in films or sizzles in saucy item numbers, Kareena says she makes sure she never gives her “liberal” husband a chance to be “possessive”. “Saif is a very responsible man and he knows his responsi-
“I hope it never changes. I mean the cliches are always there — like things change after marriage, man changes after marriage — but these are all cliches. I think I am lucky because Saif is not a typical kind of Bollywood actor. That’s why I think it works for us better,” she said. While many actresses have limitations post marriage, Kareena says she will always do what she believes is right. Quitting acting is not even on her mind. “I am an actor and I will always do what our part requires us to do. I think every actor does that and Bollywood is changing. We are quite progressive in our thinking. If I like a role and if it requires me to do certain thing, if I believe in it, I will do it. And if I think it’s not required, I’ll not do it,”
bility. I have never given him a chance to be possessive. He is quite liberal in his thinking. Possessive is a very wrong word in a way. I could be more possessive than Saif,” Kareena says. The couple tied the knot in elaborate wedding celebrations last October 16 after a five-year relationship. Many feel love tends to fade away post marriage, but Kareena believes this is a cliche.
Kareena Kapoor she says. From doing films such as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, 3 Idiots and Bodyguard to offbeat films such as Chameli, Dev, Fashion and Omkara, she has proved her mettle in the last 13 years. Kareena says it’s an actress’ duty to experiment. “It’s the duty of an actress to experiment as much as they can from the kind of roles they have offered. I was always interested in acting and doing different kind of films. I think I’ve already proved that now. I enjoy acting in films and I really want to continue,” she said.
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rjun Kapoor says his upcoming film Gunday is not as aggressive and action-oriented film as it is being perceived. In fact, he says it is a wholesome family entertainer. “Everyone thinks that we (Ranveer Singh and I) are in very aggressive and negative roles in Gunday. But we are very fun-loving gundaas (goons) — we celebrate, love and are happy,” the 28-yearold said. “When you will see the first look of the film, this thought that people have that Gunday is an aggressive and action-oriented film, will break. It is a full-on family
entertainer with a lot of masala, comedy, songs and a love story,” he added. Gunday is about two smalltime goons who get involved in the coal mafia. The crew is set to travel to Durgapur to shoot around a coal mine. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Gunday also stars Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra. IANS
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At present, she is revelling in the success of her latest film Satyagraha. She plays the deglamourised role of a journalist in the Prakash Jha directed socio-political film. “I am very happy that people are liking this film. It’s a socio-political thriller which is different from the mindless masala kind of films. I am really happy that people are wanting to see a kind of film which has a message in the end.” IANS
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Jennifer Lawrence will reveal plenty of blue skin
Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan to act in Life
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ennifer Lawrence will reveal plenty of blue skin as 'different' Mystique in X-Men: Days of Future Past. One of the highlights of X-Men: First Class was Jennifer Lawrence's performance as Mystique, and she won't be overshadowed by all the other mutants in the 2014 sequel. The actress will reprise the role in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and she promises a new, slightly different take on the burgeoning villainess. “Some of the Mystique look is a little different, but we’re still using the same paint. But she’s different in this film too," she told SciFiNow. "She was struggling – like a lot of normal humans — with the way she looked, and she was covered up a lot in the first movie, but this time she is Mutant and proud.”And fans should be ready to see even more of the Oscar winner in the sequel."I’m naked," she admitted. "But when I do get to wear clothes, I love the ’70s outfits."The Bryan Singer-directed film takes place in two time periods, allowfter actress Mila Kunis ing stars Lawrence, Hugh was spotted out in Los Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Angeles Wednesday Stewart, Michael Fassbender, (September 4),with a gold James McAvoy and Anna band on her ring finger, it was only Paquin to share screen a matter of time before rumours of time. an engagement started to swirl. Is she getting married to her boyfriend, and former That 70s Show co-star, Ashton Kutcher?
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SUNDAY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Wraith 6 Remnant of fabric 11 Tipped off, with ‘in’ 16 Meter reading 21 ‘Dance With Me, —’ 22 Ultima —, of legend 23 Too big a hurry 24 Peace Prize founder 25 Bachelor’s last stop 26 Amber 27 D’Artagnan’s friend 28 Ms Massey of films 29 — Maria 30 Theater awards 32 Sarandon’s ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ co-star 34 Baby beaver 36 Zoo staffer 37 Makes soaking wet 39 — salts 41 Fellow citizens 43 Oust from power 45 ‘— French hens . . .’ 47 Throws off heat 49 Raise 51 Cream-coloured dog 54 City conduits 55 John Lennon’s wife 56 Malamute’s load 60 Shoe-happy Marcos 61 Feel instinctively 62 Defense skill 64 Vocalist — Sumac 65 More sporting 66 Video companion 67 Fresh-tasting 68 Tire center 70 Electrical unit 71 Brisbane native 73 Makes fun of 74 Touch off 75 Plus 77 Campus sports org 78 Warns a jaywalker 79 Overcharges 80 Khartoum’s land 82 Bogs down 83 Laissez- — 84 Gift for Dad (2 wds) 87 Type of parking 88 Himalayan monk 89 Mo bill 93 Like Nebraska 94 Marquis’s inferiors 95 Rio Grande town 97 Whiskey grain 98 Petrarch’s beloved 99 Big and strong 100 Walked the floor 101 Indicators 103 Wrap up 104 Gawks 106 Floor polishes 107 Lynx 108 Give the appearance of 110 Poet’s twilights 111 Veered 112 Ships’ officers 113 ‘Beauty and the Beast’ remake 115 Cliff dwellings, now 116 Nanny 117 Chinese soup 120 Guinness and Waugh 122 Hammers and saws
124 Fastidious 128 Bauxite or galena 129 So far — — know 131 Lessen 133 Former football coach Lou — 135 Biological ID 136 More blustery 138 Anwar of Egypt 140 Hammett sleuth 142 Etching fluids 144 Knight’s mount 145 Island nation 146 Bad-tempered 147 — Dame 148 Relates 149 Luster 150 ‘En garde’ weapons 151 Knockout gas DOWN 1 Steps down to the Ganges 2 Sun, in combos 3 Tavern sign (2 wds) 4 Mexican Mrs 5 Amateur 6 Zebralike 7 Dairy product 8 Actress Rene — 9 Rope-a-dope boxer 10 Madonna ex
11 A-frames 12 Starbucks orders 13 Groom’s attendant 14 Ike’s WWII command 15 Hotel lobby focus 16 Marries 17 Note before la 18 Since day one (Lat) (2 wds) 19 They may be spliced 20 Bring cheer 31 Cleveland exurb 33 Reckon 35 — box 38 Lifted 40 Bully 42 Bermuda — 44 Qt parts 46 Nine-headed monster 48 Japanese soup 50 Passable 51 Rho follower 52 Menotti hero 53 FYI notes 54 News services 55 Sharp tugs 57 Melody’s words 58 Ham it up 59 Swedes’ neighbors 61 Lazy — 62 Punts 63 More than willing
66 Showbiz org 67 Water-lily painter 69 Toddlers’ perches 72 Opened 73 Social customs 74 Wooden horse saga 76 A Muppet 78 Not flat 79 Illustrious 81 Forearm bones 82 Checks off 83 Gets along 84 Flooring pieces 85 Stupid 86 Give the slip 87 Bouquet holders 88 Thrashed 90 Hint 91 Balloon material 92 Pop quizzes 94 Archimedes’ shout 95 Least strict 96 Dumpster outputs 99 Own 100 Dupe 102 Norwegian playwright 105 Sea swallows 106 Violin middle 107 Explode 109 Denver hrs 111 Mayan land
112 Tackle components 114 Stockpiles 115 Partial refund 116 Casserole tidbit 117 Most awful 118 Expound at length 119 Stair post 121 Dipper 123 Windy City airport 125 Dame — Sitwell
126 Maestro Previn 127 Stun gun 130 Beliefs 132 To be, to Brutus 134 Writer — Grey 137 Conger 139 Long sigh 141 Kind of tent 143 Canvas bed PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
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STAR POWER Date 9-9-2013
As per Hindu panchang
THIRUVAIKUMAR
thiruvaikumar@yahoo. co. in 040-27177230 / 9949870449
TAURUS
GEMINI
You will get the help of friends and close relatives to complete important work in time. You will also get good suggestions from them. Be cautious in your talk so that others are not hurt.
A vehicle might trouble you. You will change your approach from harsh to polite. Those who ill-treated you earlier will respect you now. Some will plan renovation of their house.
You will have negative thoughts and feel depressed. Avoid acting in a wrong direction while executing work that will speak of reputation. Avoid rash driving and sharing secrets.
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO
Unexpected help from friends and close relatives will arrive. Religious thought will occupy your mind. You might get your vehicle redesigned. Keep a vigil on your son’s activities.
Work that seemed difficult will now become easy. Your status in society is set to improve and a good opinion will spread. Mother’s health may be a cause for concern that needs attention.
You will find it difficult to complete even minor work due to unfavourable planetary conditions. You will succeed but extra efforts need to be put in. Stay away from speculative deals.
LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITTARIUS
You might face confusion but things will be resolved soon. Avoid wrongful earning to complete needs of your family. Your straight forwardness can bring you benefits without a problem.
Your ambitions will get fulfilled to cheer you. A relative will come back on their own. Artists will get good opportunities and they are advised to make use of them effectively.
You will take necessary steps for an improved life. Employees will work hard and with sincerity. Son’s health will be a cause for concern. Enemies too will appreciate your shrewdness.
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
PISCES
A series of good news is on the cards. Your creativity skills are likely to improve. Children will make you happy. You will have a cordial relationship with neighbour, which will be beneficial.
You will like those who praise you, but at the same time find mistakes in others’ free and frank talk. You need to respect feelings of your friends, otherwise they might be disappointed.
You will find it difficult to complete work due to circumstances. Remember good things that have happened to you. Be careful while driving and adopt a safe-speed policy.
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Three of Pentacles – Do not take any drastic decisions right now. Simply cruise along and make sure you are not doing anything very different.
Ace of Pentacles – The mantra is to work smart. But it will not work unless you also have an open mind to working hard. A combination of both is needed.
Eight of Cups – Spend some time in home maintenance and other housekeeping chores, which you otherwise find extremely boring. Clean up around you.
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Eight of Pentacles – Learn a new language or pick up a new hobby that will open up your mind to new cultures and rituals. Keep your mind active all the time.
The High Priestess – You are paranoid about a plan not working out. Do not think negative. By sticking to your plan and being confident, it works well.
The Magician – While cooking, experiment with the new. Try new sauces or new ingredients and get creative in the kitchen. You will be surprised.
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Nine of Cups – You have to bury the hatchet and forget about old circumstances for which you have no use now. Move on and start afresh.
Nine of Wands – Put time and effort in things that are worth it. They should make you look at your surroundings and the people around you differently.
Queen of Swords – If you are lonely and unable to talk to friends about a problem, take up a session with a psychologist. It feels good to just talk it out.
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Seven of Cups – Do not ignore any aches and pains that are stopping you from functioning normally. Consult a doctor and go through the prescribed tests.
Page of Wands – If there is a racket around you, you tend to become curious. By pretending to be not curious you might be missing out on something important.
Four of Swords – All your senses are very sensitive now. Creativity is heightened and you come up with out-of-the-box ideas and plans. Great time to work on the new.
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Britain, Japan, US films tipped to win Venice festival B Critics have tipped movies from Britain, Japan and the United States to win Venice's Golden Lion prize this year, due to be announced at the world's oldest film festival on Saturday.
ritish director Stephen Frears provoked a hugely enthusiastic response with his charming tragicomedy Philomena, the true tale of a mother's search for her son after he is given up for adoption by Catholic nuns in Ireland. Starring Judi Dench as Philomena Lee and comic actor Steve Coogan as the exBBC journalist who helps her, the film puts the spotlight on one of the Church's dark secrets and Frears joked that Pope Francis should see it. The film topped the list of international critics' ratings of the films in competition, but many remained unconvinced that it was daring enough to win over the jury, this year headed by Italian cinematic master Bernardo Bertolucci. Japanese Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki impressed with The Wind Rises, the tale of a boy who yearns to design planes. It is based partly on the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man behind Japan's deadly A6M Zero fighter aircraft. Miyazaki announced during the festival that this wildly imaginative tale of life in Japan between the two World Wars would be his last feature. "In the past, I have said many times I would quit. This time, it's for real," the 72-yearold said in Tokyo. He had become too old for the kind of craftsmanship and physical work required for major commercial projects, he added. American writer and director Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves has also been lauded for its tale of three radical environmentalists who plot to blow up a hydroelectric dam but are unprepared for the consequences. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, the Oscar-nominated star of The Social Network, the film refuses to endorse or condemn its naive eco-activists.
Reichardt had to refute accusations that the movie was a manual for would-be bomb makers. The jury's choices are due to be announced in a ceremony starting at 1700 GMT. The world's oldest film festival has brought Hollywood stars including George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage and Scarlett Johansson by speed boat and gondola to Venice's Lido, as well as art house auteurs from around the globe. A total of 20 films are competing at the festival, including James Franco's necrophilia flick Child of God, the tale of a social outcast whose loneliness drives him to
live in a cave and murder women to have sex with their bodies. US actor Scott Haze — who isolated himself for three months and slept in caves to prepare for the part — is the hot favourite for the best actor prize. He astounded audiences with his harrowing depiction of madness and loss. Some critics suggested that, with the US mulling intervening in the Middle East again, the jury might give the award to Errol Morris's The Unknown Known, an interview with former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The festival has featured dozens more films, including Jonathan Glazer's eagerly awaited Under the Skin, starring a seductive Johansson as a man-eating alien who hunts down prey in Scotland, which left many critics cold. Among those joining Bertolucci, best known for his raunchy 1972 Last Tango in Paris, on the jury are British director Andrea Arnold (Red Road), German actress Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others) and US actress Carrie Fisher.
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Merzak Allouache's EsStouh (The Rooftops) Gianni Amelio's L'Intrepido Alexandros Avranas's Miss Violence John Curran's Tracks Emma Dante's A Street in Palermo Xavier Dolan's Tom on the Farm James Franco's Child of God Stephen Frears's Philomena Philippe Garrel's Jealousy Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem Amos Gitai's Ana Arabia
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Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin David Gordon Green's Joe Philip Groning's The Police Officer's Wife Peter Landesman's Parkland Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises Errol Morris's The Unknown Known Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves Gianfranco Rosi's Holy GRA Tsai Ming-liang's Stray Dogs
Tom Hiddleston Joins Charlie Hunnam in Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak
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he Avengers villain Tom Hiddleston has signed on to star in Legendary Pictures’ haunted house thriller Crimson Peak, directed by Guillermo del Toro. Hiddleston replaces Benedict Cumberbatch in the cast, which also includes Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska. Legendary will produce and be a participating
financing partner on the movie with Universal Pictures retaining an option to also finance at a later date. Production will begin in January. In addition to his famous turn as Loki in Marvel’s The Avengers and the Thor series, Hiddleston recently starred in Steven Spielberg’s War Horse and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris.
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New tennis tourney in China
Red Bull lock front row
Saina needs recovery time
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he ITF Women's Circuit Tournament opened here at the Sanya Tennis Centre on Saturday. The tournament attracted more than 60 players from 15 countries and regions such as China, the United States, Russia, Australia and Thailand, reports Xinhua. The tournament will last eight days. Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic is the top seed. It is the third time for Sanya to host the tournament.
he Red Bulls locked out the front row on Saturday with World Champion Sebastian Vettel in pole for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza here. German driver Vettel clocked 1:23.755 on the legendary circuit to come out on top, 0.283 seconds ahead of teammate Mark Webber. Nico Hulkenberg in the Sauber was the surprise package and will start third in Sunday's race.
eiterating her decision to skip the Japan Open Super Series in Tokyo later this month, World No.4 Saina Nehwal said she needs more than two weeks of rest to recover after the hectic Indian Badminton League (IBL) that concluded Aug 31. “Two weeks are not enough for my body to recover and so I am not playing Japan Open. It will not affect my ranking. I do not have any points to defend since I didn’t play there last year also.”
Kiwis dominate opening day Glenn CHAPMAN
SAN FRANCISCO: Emirates New Zealand dominated the opening races of the America's Cup on Saturday, stepping closer to claiming the yachting world's coveted prize. New Zealand beat defending champion Oracle Team USA off the starting line and across the finish twice in a row, besting the defending champion when it came to speed and manoeuvring. "I am really proud of the way the guys sailed. The boat was spot on," New Zealand skipper Dean Barker said. "It's going to be a battle right the way to the end." New Zealand seized the first race of the Cup, crossing the starting line with precision and going on to out-manoeuvre Oracle, proving to be slightly faster on the waters of San Francisco Bay. Both skippers appeared grimfaced early in the opening race after New Zealand glided across the start slightly ahead of Oracle.
Emirates Team New Zealand races Oracle Team USA in the San Francisco Bay during the America's Cup Finals Race 1 on Saturday in San Francisco, JAMIE SQUIRE/GETTY IMAGES/AFP California.
Ratto takes stage 14 COLLADA DE LA GALLINA: Italian rider Daniele Ratto broke away to seal the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain in awful weather conditions on Saturday as his compatriot Vincenzo Nibali extended his lead in the overall classification.
Cannondale's Ratto led from start to finish on the 155.7km ride from Baga to Andorra as he was part of an early five-man breakaway group and then took to the front on his own with over 40km to go to finish ahead of
Cannondale Pro Cycling's Italian rider Daniele Ratto celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 68th edition of "La Vuelta" Tour of Spain, a 155,7 kilometres stage between Baga and Collada de la Gallina (Andorra), on Saturday. AFP/JAIME REINA
Astana's Nibali and Christopher Horner. RadioShack's Horner and Nibali were the big winners in the overall race standings, though, as the American moved ahead of Ireland's Nicholas Roche and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde into second place, while Giro d'Italia winner Nibali extended his lead to 50 seconds. "I think we have taken a step forward today, but we need to keep paying attention to Horner who had a great stage today," Nibali said afterwards. "In the end I managed to get on his wheel because he couldn't do any more, but there are still important stages to come." Having been dropped with over 20km to go, Movistar's Valverde, the 2009 Vuelta winner, fought back bravely on the final climb to the finish line to lose just 50 seconds and remain in third place, 1min 42secs behind Nibali. "I suffered a lot due to the weather. Today is a day to forget," said a shattered Valverde AFP at the finish line.
Oracle grabbed the lead with a bold cross-over in the third leg, until New Zealand took control with a tack of its own. New Zealand crossed the finish 36 seconds ahead of Oracle. Bold cross-overs by both teams resulted in the massive AC72 catamarans seeming close to collision, but course umpires called no penalties. The second race was seemingly decided at the starting line, when Oracle got stalled behind New Zealand in what Spithill thought should have been a penalty. Umpires did not agree. New Zealand bolted across the line to claim a lead that they never surrendered. "It really was a touch and go moment in the race," New Zealand tactician Ray Davies said after the second race. "It was pretty much the race right there in that moment." New Zealand's lead grew when Oracle's bow rose high and then plunged into the bay as they aggressively turned around the
second marker. New Zealand then held its position ahead of Oracle, firmly keeping the door closed to passing lanes. New Zealand was comfortably ahead by the final leg of the race and crossed the finish 52 seconds ahead of Oracle. "These guys did a really good job, didn't make any mistakes," Spithill said as he took part in a post-race press briefing with Barker and New Zealand wing man Glenn Ashby. "I think you can say we lost on boat speed," he continued. "We made a few little mistakes." Barker and Spithill both said they would be scrutinizing their performances with the aim of going faster in the next two races, scheduled for Sunday. The opening races of the 34th America's Cup were seen as a demonstration of how the high-speed AC72 catamarans can make the event an exciting spectator sport with appeal beyond sailing lovers.
League Cricket Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Semifinals Day 2 Delhi 387/6 vs Hyderabad 383/8 (T Suman 41, P Akshath Reddy 52, Rahul Singh 49, Amol Shinde 67, A Ashish Reddy 51, Habeeb Ahmed 48no, Parwinder Awana 2/86, Sumit Narwal 2/44)
Karnataka 387 vs Tamil Nadu 392 all out (Ganga Sridhar Raju 32, B Aparajith 122, S Suresh Kumar 105, U Sushil 56, R Rohit 40no, S Aravind 7/72) A division two days Day 2 Balaji Colts 166 bt Hyderabad Titans 148 (Akhil Sharma 42no, Navdeep Singh 4/42)
HYDERABAD POLO SEASON
Players of HPRC and TOPCHI are seen in action during their Prince of Berar Cup match of the Hyderabad Polo Season in Hyderabad on Saturday. HPRC defeated TOPCHI 7 goals to two and a half.
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Pak cruise to victory
Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 221 runs after the hosts were set a target of 342 to win the first Test, played at Harare HARARE: Pakistan took nine wickets in an extended morning session to beat Zimbabwe by 221 runs on the fifth day of the first Test at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Zimbabwe, set an unlikely 342 to win, were bowled out for 120. Junaid Khan made the initial breakthrough, taking two wickets in his first eight balls of the day after Zimbabwe resumed at 13 for one. Then spinners Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal took over, finishing with four wickets apiece. Rehman, who followed up Junaid’s opening burst by taking the next three wickets, took four for 36, while Ajmal wrapped up the tail to take four for 23. Ajmal finished with match figures of 11 for 118, the fourth time he had taken 10 or more wickets in a match. Zimbabwe were in trouble from the sixth ball of the day when captain Hamilton Masakadza gloved a short delivery from Junaid to gully. Overnight batsman Vusi Sibanda was out lbw in Junaid’s next over to reduce the home side to 19 for three. Sikandar Raza and Malcolm Waller, who shared a century partnership in the first innings, provided
some resistance with a fourth wicket stand of 30 before Waller swept leftarm spinner Rehman to backward square leg where the tall Rahat Ali stretched skywards to hold a catch. Raza was dropped by wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal off Rahat when he was on 17 but made only seven more runs before he was caught at short leg off Rehman. Elton Chigumbura took advantage of ultra-attacking fields to strike 28 off 35 balls, with five fours, before he became Rehman’s third victim, caught at slip. Wickets tumbled and play was extended when Zimbabwe were eight down at the scheduled lunch break, enabling Pakistan to complete an early victory in a match in which Zimbabwe had the better of the first three day’s play. An unbeaten double century by veteran Younis Khan gave Pakistan the edge though, and he was later named man of the match. “Zimbabwe won the game for three-and-a-half days,” admitted Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq. “Younis played a match-winning innings that changed the game.”
SCOREBOARD Pakistan 1st innings 249 Zimbabwe 1st innings 327 Pakistan 2nd innings 419/9 decl. Zimbabwe, second innings (overnight 13-1): T. Mawoyo lbw b Saeed Ajmal 2 V. Sibanda lbw b Junaid Khan 6 H. Masakadza c A Ali b Junaid Khan 1 S Raza c A Ali b Abdur Rehman 24 M. Waller c Rahat Ali b A Rehman 17 E. Chigumbura c M Hafeez b A Rehman 28 R. Mutumbami not out 16 P. Utseya b Saeed Ajmal 0 S. Masakadza lbw b Saeed Ajmal 0 T. Panyangara lbw b Abdur Rehman 6 T. Chatara lbw b Saeed Ajmal 13 Extras (b1, lb5, nb 1) 7 Total (46.4 overs) 120 Bowling: Junaid Khan 10-3-20-2, Rahat Ali 7-1-35-0, Saeed Ajmal 16.4-5-23-4, Abdur Rehman 13-5-36-4
Zimbabwe had led by 78 runs on the first innings and were still on top deep into the Pakistan second innings before Younis’ unbeaten 200 allowed the tourists to declare on 419 for nine, leaving Zimbabwe with what proved AFP an impossible task.
Lee leads in Switzerland
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE: Scotland’s Craig Lee became the latest European Tour player to get close to posting a first-ever 59 before settling for a score of 61 and a two stroke lead on day three of the European Masters at Crans-sure-Sierre in Switzerland. Lee, 36 came from six shots behind at the start of the round to be three in front when he birdied his opening six holes and then three in succession from the eighth on the par-71 course. The Scot dropped a shot at the 12th but had a huge Swiss crowd following again on tenterhooks hooks when he birdied the 13th and 14th holes, and needing just two birdies in his closing four holes to become the first player in 41-years and 1,611
LEE CAME FROM SIX SHOTS BEHIND TO BE THREE IN FRONT WHEN HE BIRDIED HIS OPENING SIX HOLES AND THEN THREE IN SUCCESSION. European Tour events to break 60. However Lee ended with four straight pars for a 10-under par round to match the record score set by Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez on route to victory in 2010. “I would have loved to have had a heart monitor on because I don’t think my heart rate would have been below 100 beats a
minute after that start I got off to,” said Lee. “There were a number of crucial putts I managed to hold and even sitting here now I’m not quite ready to relax. “But it wasn’t till we got to the par five 15th that shooting a 59 started to creep into my head. “I thought I might get one on 15 but then wondered where would I get the two more birdies I needed as the last three holes are such a tough finish. “So in the end it wasn’t to be, but then I have to be happy with a 61.” Lee ended just one in front but was handed a two stroke leading cushion when Frenchman Victor Dubusson three-putted the last in a score of 66 to fall back into a share of second with Dane and former champion, Thomas Bjorn (67) and Spain’s Alejandro Canizares (65). And while Bjorn looks to capture his first victory since his Swiss success two years ago, he was full of praise for Lee. “We saw Craig was nine under through 10 holes, as you can’t help but notice that, and when you get a start like that you want him to shoot 59,” said Bjorn. “It was a remarkable round but then tomorrow I will be looking at leaderboards as you are going to have to judge when to be aggressive and when not to be.” England’s Richard Finch, meanwhile, aced the par three, 16th in a round of 74.
Pakistan’s bowler Saeed Ajmal (C) celebrates a wicket during the fifth day of the first Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club Saturday. AFP/JEKESAI NJIKIZANA
‘Eng Ashes spots at stake in ODIs’ LONDON: Promising England players such as Ben Stokes (right) can use the ongoing one-dayers against Australia to press their Ashes squad claims, according to bowling coach David Saker. Friday’s opener in Leeds may have been washed out but there are still four matches to go and while England are resting the core of the side that sealed a 3-0 Ashes win against Australia last month ahead of the return series ‘Down Under’ starting in November, places in the tour party are still up for grabs. One of those pushing for a spot is Durham’s Ben Stokes, who at the age of 22 is in the process of becoming a genuine all-rounder. Stokes has already won 10 ODI caps, a tally he will look to increase come the second one-dayer against Australia at Manchester’s Old Trafford on Sunday, weather permitting. But Stokes, New Zealand-born but educated in Cumbria, northern England, where his father Ged, a former Kiwi rugby league international, coached Workington, blotted his copybook when he was sent home early from a second string England Lions tour of Australia in February for persistent late-night drinking. There are, though, very
few genuine all-rounders — players worth a place for their batting or bowling alone — at international level. However, Stokes has been doing his best to impress by scoring a hundred recently for Durham against County Championship title rivals Yorkshire, and taking 37 wickets in English domestic cricket’s first-class competition as well so far this season. “I’m sure everyone will be looking at these games a little bit with that (Test) squad in mind,” said Saker, an Australian who was a fastmedium bowler at state level with Victoria and Tasmania before turning to coaching. “You can’t always read a lot into white-ball cricket for red-ball cricket, but because there are some exciting players in our group, we’re going to have a good look at AFP them.”
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Serena shrugs off Graf chase
Jim SLATER
NEW YORK: World number one Serena Williams insists she is not thinking about Steffi Graf ’s all-time record of 22 majors ahead of her US Open final showdown against Victoria Azarenka on Sunday. The American will try to capture her 17th Grand Slam title and become the oldest women’s champion in US Open history in a repeat of last year’s final which she won in three sets. Williams seeks her fifth US Open crown in her seventh final, her 21st career Grand Slam final, and would be the first top-seeded champion since Justine Henin in 2007. And she would move her career Slam total just one shy of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert for second on the all-time list behind the 22 of retired
German star Graf. “I can’t think about it,” Williams said. “It’s so close but still so far. I have to play a great player and play great tennis.” Williams, who has lost only 16 games over six matches, could win the title 18 days before her 32nd birthday, making her 293 days older than Australian Margaret Court was when she won the 1973 title to set the current age mark.
And after titles in 1999, 2002, 2008 and last year, Williams could finally claim back-to-back crowns. “To be able to defend a title for once would be really awesome,” she said. Not since Williams in 2008 has a US Open champion lifted the trophy without losing a set, but Williams could make it happen Sunday by winning her ninth crown of the year, what would be her career-record title haul for one season. “I have been really focused,” Williams said. “My practices have been much better than my matches. I set some goals for myself in my matches and I’ve met those goals every time.” But world number two Azarenka sees herself as a more versatile and dangerous player than when she lost to Williams 62, 2-6, 7-5 in the final a year ago.
SERENA WILLIAMS HAS DENIED THINKING ABOUT STEFFI GRAF’S ALL TIME RECORD OF 22 MAJORS AHEAD OF HER US OPEN FINAL AGAINST VICTORIA AZARENKA.
Nadal eyes crown Dave JAMES
NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal will attempt to crown the year’s most compelling comeback when he meets world number one Novak Djokovic for the 37th time in Monday’s US Open final. Twelve months ago, the swashbuckling Spaniard, who will be playing in his 18th Grand Slam final, sat at home in Manacor, nursing his troublesome knees and fearing his career may be finished at just 26. But after seven months out of the sport, Nadal has been a revelation. He has won nine titles, including a record eighth French Open, taking his Grand Slam haul to 12, stacked up a 59-3 victory run as well as a perfect stretch of 21 wins on hard courts. “With no doubt he’s the best player this year, no question,” said Djokovic. Nadal leads Australian Open champion Djokovic 21-15 in a career rivalry that
began at Roland Garros in 2006. Their 37th meeting will be a record on head-to-head meetings, beating the 36 duels that John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl fought in their careers. Nadal has won five of the last six meetings, a stretch which started after Djokovic won
their epic 2012 Australian Open final, played out over a gruelling five hours and 53 minutes. One of Nadal’s wins was in a pulsating French Open semifinal in June where Djokovic led 4-2 in the final set before Nadal hit back to keep the Serb still waiting for a maiden title in Paris. Both men will be chasing their second title in New York — Djokokic was champi-
TWELVE MONTHS AGO, THE SPANIARD, SAT AT HOME IN MANACOR, NURSING HIS TROUBLESOME KNEES AND FEARING HIS CAREER MAY BE FINISHED AT JUST 26. on in 2011, beating the Spaniard the year after Nadal completed his career Grand Slam in the city by seeing off the Serb. AFP
From ‘Djoker’ to ace NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic, who first won over the crowds at Arthur Ashe Stadium with his comical imitations of other tennis players, now delights them with a flair that has made him the world’s number one player. The Serb reached his 12th Grand Slam final and fourth US Open title match in a row Saturday by outlasting Swiss ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after four hours and nine minutes. Poking good-natured fun at Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer made Djokovic a US Open fan favourite, his night moves feeding off, and into, the entertaining spectacle of late matches on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts. “It is something special, really,” Djokovic said. “The experience of the night session on Arthur Ashe is like no other really tournament. It offers this electrical kind of atmosphere that carries also the players, also makes them play their best and enjoy every
moment.” But as Djokovic has become a regular in the US Open final, his skill has overtaken his personality in earning applause from the New York crowds. He reached his first Grand Slam final at age 20 in the 2007 US Open final, falling to Roger Federer, but won his first major title in his next Slam start.
Djokovic annoyed with unfair scheduling
Nadal blasts Madrid 2020 Olympic snub
Czech women down Aussie duo in doubles
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic ripped the US Open
NEW YORK: Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal blasted
for their scheduling of his matches on Saturday and made it clear that he is no fan of the new Monday final programme debuting this year. Djokovic unleashed his fury after advancing to his fourth consecutive US Open championship match and 12th Grand Slam final by defeating Swiss ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Serbian, seeking his seventh Grand Slam title, started his semi-final match at noon after playing a late quarter-final Thursday night against Russian Mikhail Youzhny, the last of the quarter-final match-ups. World number two Rafael Nadal, who defeated Richard Gasquet in Saturday’s other semifinal to book a US Open final showdown with Djokovic for the third time in four years, played his quarter-final match on Wednesday.
the decision not to award Madrid the 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday, claiming the International Olympic Committee had not treated the Spanish capital fairly. Tokyo won the right to host the Games after seeing off Madrid and Istanbul in votes held earlier Saturday in Buenos Aires. But Nadal, the world number two tennis player and a tireless campaigner for Madrid, said he was shocked to see Madrid, who were trying for the third time to win the Games, eliminated in the first round of voting. “It’s very hard and tiring for all of us, because the country and the city of Madrid worked a lot to have the chance so many times,” said the 27-year-old.
NEW YORK: Czech fifth seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka won the US Open women’s doubles final on Saturday, beating Australian eighth seeds Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-4. It was the second Grand Slam title in as many days for Hlavackova, who joined Max Mirnyi of Belarus in winning the mixed doubles on Friday. “It has been amazing,” Hlavackova said. “I cannot believe I won two Grand Slams in two weeks. I want to thank Lucie. She helped me as much as Max did.” She became the first player to win two US Open titles since Zimbabwe’s Cara Black in 2008, when she joined American Liezel Huber to win the women’s doubles title and India’s Leander Paes to win the mixed.
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South Africa knocked out! Minnows South Africa were knocked out of the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition after losing 2-1 to the CAR.
JOHANNESBURG: Minnows Ethiopia eliminated South Africa from the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition Saturday by fighting back to defeat Central African Republic 2-1 in Congo. The ‘Walias Antelopes’ topped Group A with 13 points, two more than 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa, whose 4-1 home win over Botswana in Durban proved futile. Ethiopia, bottom seeds in a mini-league expected to be dominated by South Africa, join Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria in two-leg play-offs. Nigeria overcame Malawi 2-0 in Calabar to win Group F with the match settled early in the second half when Victor Moses converted a penalty and Malawian Limbikani Mzava was red carded. Emmanuel Emenike put the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winners ahead in first-half stoppage time against opponents who never threatened to clip the ‘Super Eagles’ wings. Prejuce Nakoulma scored nine minutes after half-time to earn Cup of Nations runners-up Burkina Faso a 1-0 Group E win
over Gabon in Ouagadougou and top place. Long-time leaders Congo Brazzaville needed maximum points in Niger, but could manage only a 2-2 draw after falling behind twice to goals from Mahamane Cisse and Daouda Kamilou. Fabrice Nguessi levelled four minutes after coming off the bench and Ulrich Kapolongo
grabbed the second equaliser for the ‘Red Devils’ 14 minutes from time. Another two group winners will emerge later Saturday with hosts Senegal and Tunisia needing a point each to progress at the expense of Uganda and the Cape Verde respectively. Cameroon are at home to Libya Sunday and a win for either country would take them
Sturridge out of crunch game
LONDON: England striker Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of his side’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Tuesday, the Football Association (FA) said Saturday. Sturridge was sidelined for Friday’s 40 win over Moldova at Wembley after aggravating a thigh injury in Liverpool’s victory against Manchester United last weekend. The 24-year-old returned to Liverpool for treatment after initially joining up with England and it had been hoped he would recover sufficiently to meet Roy Hodgson’s squad in time for the trip to Kiev. However, the FA confirmed that Sturridge, who has scored five goals in four appearances for Liverpool this season, will definitely miss the Group H clash. “The FA can confirm that Daniel Sturridge will not return to the England
squad ahead of the World Cup qualifier with Ukraine on Tuesday,” said the FA in a statement. “Club England medical staff have been in constant contact with their counterparts at Liverpool football club since he returned there on Thursday, his injury has not progressed as had been hoped and it is now clear that Sturridge will not be fit for the match in Kiev on Tuesday evening.” Sturridge’s absence is a blow for Hodgson as England will also be without the suspended Danny Welbeck on Tuesday after the Manchester United forward accrued a harsh second yellow card of the qualification campaign against Moldova. Welbeck, who scored twice in the Wembley victory, was controversially booked for kicking the ball away, even though his shot came within seconds of the referee’s whistle. Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, who suffered a head injury last week, and West Ham’s Andy Carroll are both absent, leaving Southampton’s Rickie Lambert, scorer of two goals in his two England appearances this season, and Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe as the only recognised forwards in Hodgson’s squad. Manchester City’s James Milner has been widely reported as the most likely replacement for Welbeck on the left-hand side of England’s three-man attack, with Lambert set to continue in the central role and Theo Walcott on the right flank. AFP
through to the final round with the draw scheduled for September 16 in Cairo. “Not qualifying for the final round is a huge personal disappointment,” admitted South Africa coach Gordon Igesund, “but I am thrilled with the display.” Igesund, a highly successful domestic coach with four Premiership titles, succeeded sacked Pitso Mosimane after draws with Ethiopia and Botswana. He led a much-changed team to three victories, but they lost 21 away to Ethiopia last June in what proved to be the decisive match. Defeat casts Bafana Bafana (The Boys) into limbo with their next competitive outing only in September 2014 when Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers kick off. Minyahel Teshome was an ironic 61st-minute match-winner for Ethiopia in a match switched from Bangui to Brazzaville because of post-C.A.R. coup security concerns. Teshome played in an away win over Botswana when suspended, resulting in Ethiopia being docked three points and having qualification put on hold.
Stunned Mexico sack coach MEXICO CITY: Jose Manuel “Chepo” de la Torre was sacked as manager of Mexico on Saturday, hours after his side’s embarrassing home defeat by Honduras in a World Cup qualifier. The 2-1 defeat on Friday night — which marked just the second time Mexico had lost a World Cup qualifier at home — saw El Tri slip to fourth in the six-nation North and Central America and Caribbean final qualifying group, with only the top three teams earning direct entry to the finals in Brazil next year. The fourth-placed team will play New Zealand for a berth. A brief statement from the Mexican Football Federation in the early hours of Saturday morning said only that president Justino Compean had taken the decision to make a change. Luis Fernando Tena, an experienced assistant to De la Torre, will take over.