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METRO MENACE CHUGS ON The Hyderabad metro rail’s progress is fraught with complexities and doubts, say activists.

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lamenco star Antonio Hidalgo’s humility is enough to win hearts. We discuss the art form with the Spanish artiste who is touring India.

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MEN DEMAND ‘TRUE GENDER EQUALITY’

Rural Excerpts An exhibition of paintings and sculptures, of village depictions and life in rural areas, by Narsimlu Kandi. The preview is on January 19.

Where: Alankritha art gallery When: Up to January 30, 11am to 7pm Contact: www.alankritha.in

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Diva Divine Deified An exhibition of ceramic and terrakota sculptures by artist Jayaprakash.

Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills When: Ongoing Contact: www.iconart.in

Code Red Countdown Code Red Countdown is an art collection revolving around ecology, by New York based artist Asher Jay. The theme is endangered wildlife.

Where: Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public gardens When: January 27 6pm to 9:30pm Contact: 93965 55888

Hot Dog food festival ITC Kakatiya’s multi restaurant, Deccan Pavilion, is organising a hot dog festival. Hollywood hot dog, Philadelphia cheese steak dog, Garden Dog and Arizona rush are some of the items on the menu.

Where: Deccan Pavilion, ITC Kakatiya When: January 18-27 Contact: (040) 4008 1816

Business Lunch A three course menu with Italian cuisine prepared by chef Matteo Gradi at Park Hyatt.

Where: Tre-Forni Bar & Restaurant When: Weekdays only 12pm to 3:30pm Contact: (040) 4949 1234

Cafe Classics Month Truffles cafe pays tribute to some selective cafes and restaurants in India and the world. The cafe will be serving some of their special dishes. This weekend starts with Britannia restaurant & cafe located in Bombay, with delicious Parsi dishes.

Where: Nautanki Galli, Madhapur Where: Truffles cafe Plot no. 376, Road no. 10, Jubilee Hills When: Up to February 10 Contact: (040) 2355 0105

The Monsoon Oracle The Monsoon Oracle is a factual film based on ritualistic practices that take places in the country. It revolves around the rituals performed, predicting the arrival of

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Save Indian Family Foundation members protest against Section 498A (dowry law), domestic violence (DV Act) and child custody rights at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, on Saturday.

monsoon.

Where: NIFT, Madhapur When: January 25 Contact: (040) 2311 4537

Tribute to Khanna There will be dance performances on Rajesh Khanna’s songs to pay tribute to the superstar. The dance will be choreographed by Mahesh L Munde, who has choreographed national and international performances.

Where: Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public gardens, Hyderabad When: January 27 6pm to 9:30pm Contact: 93965 55888

End of Season Sale Arrow end of season sale is here.

This New York fashion with a collection of casual and work wear is available on a discount. You can walk in to any Arrow store and avail discounts up to 40 per cent on apparel and footwear.

Where: All Arrow outlets When: Up to January 20

Numaish Numaish is the 73rd All India Industrial Exhibition is an ongoing event in the City.

Where: Exhibition Ground, Mukarramjahi Road, Nampally When: Up to February 15,

4pm to 11pm Contact: (040) 2460 3015

Shoppers Stop sale Sale up to 51 per cent off on international and Indian brands across categories at Shoppers Stop, HomeStop and Mothercare outlets with Shoppers Stop.

Where: Shoppers Stop outlets When: Ongoing Contact: www.shoppersstop.com

The Republic Ride The biggest corporate cycling event at Hyderabad is being organized by The Atlanta Foundation on republic day. The aim is to promote educational programs for underprivileged children.

Where: Gachibowli Stadium When: January 26, 6:15am onwards Contact: atlantafoundation.org

Nikhil Chinappa Night Sky lounge is set to host its first ever grand party on the January 23, with celebrated DJ Nikhil Chinappa entertaining the guests over a gala dinner. Exquisite variety of food and beverages will be served, with a wide selection of alternative Tapas cuisine.

Where: Sky Lounge, Madhapur When: January 23, 8pm onwards

Buy Art It is an anniversary art show of affordable art by 30 artists. All artworks are priced between Rs1,000 to Rs10,000 Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills When: January 18-February 18 11:30am-7pm Contact: www.iconart.in

Big Hyper Sale HyperCITY, is having its Hyper Sale at all its stores across India.

Customers can get discounts and deals across categories, including fresh produce, home & furniture, electronics, toys and apparels.

Where: Inorbit mall, Madhapur When: Up to January 31

Musicals, play, films On 18th, a documentary, Nero´s Guests, about India’s agrarian crisis seen through the work of the P Sainath will be screened. The next day, Pyar ke Gurd Gobar Ghutaale, a play about friends who crave for love will be screened. On Sunday there will be a musical afternoon, followed by Hisdustani and Carnatic music.

Where: Lamakaan, Lane next to M-Modal building Road No.1, Banjara Hills When: January 18-20

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

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Teen commits suicide

Pulse polio camp launched

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hief secretary Minnie Mathew launched the universal pulse polio eradication programme this morning. She administered polio drops to a child at a centre in Khairatabad. Mathew called upon parents to administer polio drops to their children. The mayor, Mohammed Majid Hussain, administered polio drops to children at Syednagar today.

Class IX student, Mohd Saif, poured kerosene on himself and set himself ablaze in Ranga Reddy district recently. He died of severe burn injuries in Osmania hospital on Saturday. The 16-year-old student reportedly took the extreme step because his father had reprimanded him for not paying attention to his studies.

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wo burglary cases were reported from Kukatpally and Cyberabad.

In the first case, burglars stole six tolas of gold and `5,000 in cash from the house of Naga Lakshmi Raju, a businessman. Eight tolas of gold and `10,000 in cash were stolen from the house of an RTC employee, Ravinder Goud. No one was at home when the break-in occurred.

Pro-T stand puts TDP in a spot As Naidu’s padayatra nears Krishna district, leaders are worried about the consequences.

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Lover held for woman’s murder He plotted to kill her after she threatened to tell his wife about their affair unless he returned the money he had borrowed from her.

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he Shamshabad police have cracked the mystery of a middle-aged woman’s murder. Two men, including her alleged paramour, have been arrested in the case.

The two accused (in pic above) have been identified as B Ramu and his friend, K Jayendar. The police recovered one gold earring, a pair of silver anklets and a mobile phone from their possession. The two had taken these articles from the victim’s body after murdering her, Shamshabad inspector C Anjaiah said.

According to the police, the victim, 45-year-old D Paresha (inset), was a resident of Pedda Golconda village in Shamshabad mandal and had been working as a maid at a local school for the

past few years. She was also running a small business in her village. Her husband, D Babbaih, worked for a private company.

The victim reportedly had been having an affair with B Ramu for a year. Ramu, 24, was married and worked as a driver at the same school that Paresha was a maid.

Police sources say that Ramu had borrowed `20,000 in cash from Paresha a few months back and had promised to pay, with interest. However, he didn’t return the amount. Paresha started demanding her money back. She finally threatened that if Ramu didn’t return the cash, she would tell his wife about their affair. Soon after, Ramu started plotting to kill her.

As part of the plan, Ramu took Paresha for a movie in Balanagar area on January 6.

His friend, K Jayender, who is an

auto driver and a resident of Shankrapuram village, accompanied them.

When they were returning after the movie, the two men took Paresha into the bushes near Shankrapuram village, where they both raped her. Then they strangled her to death and fled with her clothes and valuables. On January 9, the body was found.

The police then booked a murder case and started an investigation.

The police soon found clues about Paresha’s affair with Ramu. He was picked up by the police and on interrogation, he confessed to the crime. He later disclosed the whole story, after which the police arrested Jayender as well.

Both were produced before a court and have been sent to prison on the orders of the magistrate.

he public support of the main opposition Telugu Desam Party for the creation of a separate Telangana state has led to a tricky situation for the party in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions.

Party leaders from these two regions, including MLAs and MPs, though visibly shocked with the decision of the party high command, are restraining themselves from making any adverse comments following the party president’s strong diktat on the issue.

Apart from this, the most important issue that is giving sleepless nights to the Telugu Desam leaders is the ongoing marathon padayatra of party chief N Chandrababu Naidu.

The padayatra will enter Krishna district, an integral part of Andhra region, in the next couple of days. The padayatra is facing threats from rival Congress leaders and other pro-united Andhra Pradesh forces in the wake of TDP’s support to the Telangana issue.

Congress MLA Jogi Ramesh, a hardcore integrationist, had already threatened to obstruct Naidu’s padayatra when it enters Krishna district. Apart from this, many pro-united Andhra organisations also announced that they would not allow Naidu to continue his padayatra in Krishna district.

These thinly veiled threats have become a challenge for the Telugu Desam cadres, who are responsible for arrangements for the padayatra. “Yes, we are finding it difficult to make arrangements for the party president’s padayatra. Most of the leaders of the party are being confronted with a volley of questions from our own party cadres and people regarding our silence on the issue of separate Telangana. We do not have any answers to their questions. We are trying to convince them by saying that the decision on Telangana was taken keeping the interests of the party in mind, but in vain,” a senior leader of the party from Andhra region told Postnoon on Saturday.

MANY PRO-UNITED ANDHRA PRADESH ORGANISATIONS HAVE THREATENED TO OBSTRUCT THE TDP CHIEF’S PADAYATRA IN KRISHNA DISTRICT OF ANDHRA REGION. While acknowledging the problems of party high command, the leader felt that the party should have found a clever idea to tackle the problem of confrontation in Andhra and Rayalaseema region until the padayatra was over. The TDP leaders are clueless about what kind of stand they should adopt for the success of the padayatra in Andhra region.

SC CATEGORISATION ISSUE ALSO HAUNTS TDP Another issue that is haunting the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra region is Scheduled Caste (SC) categorisation issue.

The party support to categorisation of SC community into ABCD categories faced the wrath of Mala community, a predominant community in Andhra region. The community leaders have already announced that they would obstruct Naidu’s marathon padayatra at any cost.

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Cupping therapy gains momentum in Hyderabad

Cupping therapy, an ancient Chinese therapy also known as hijama in Arabic, draws 500-800 patients in the City every day, doctors say.

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ccording to experts, this unconventional therapy, which combines acupressure and acupuncture, is used for curing various diseases, both chronic and mild.

Though this is known to the world as traditional Chinese medicine, several Unani doctors in Hyderabad claim this is a science from West Asia. Most of the cupping therapy centres are located in Medhipatnam and surrounding areas.

This therapy is part of a major branch of medicine known as ‘regimental therapy,’ taught in Unani medicine. Dr Md Ahsan Farooqui, assistant professor at the postgraduate department of medicine, Government Unani College, was the first documented person to perform hijama in India.

Having been reduced to theory rather than practice until recent years, this doctor thought of reviving the therapy in India

and performed the first trial in 2008. He said one of the reasons this is gaining acceptance among traditional Muslim families is due to the reference of this therapy as pain reliever in the ‘discourses of Muhammed’ (Hadith).

Claiming to attend to about 15,000 cases in various parts of country, Dr Farooqui demonstrated the therapy to medical students and postgraduates in Delhi, Kolkata and Kozhikode.

With the increasing acceptance from various sections of

the society, these therapy centres are burgeoning in areas like Tolichowki and parts of Old City. According to the doctor, the number of patients visiting these centres every day is around 500-800. Though there are about 50 centres giving this therapy, those that are considered to be of good standards, with well qualified therapists, are few.

Each session stretches to an average of four weeks, with four sittings per week. Private clinics charge between `2,000 and `2,600.

Obesity, thyroid, skin diseases, back pain, cervical spondylitis, liver diseases, varicose veins, brain tumour and paralysis are some of the diseases that can be treated with cupping therapy.

With the success percentage comparatively higher than acupuncture and acupressure, doctors predict a bright future for it.

N Arun Kumar, acupuncturist and hypnotherapist based in Secunderabad, combines acupuncture with cupping therapy. “I learned this from my visits to the far-East, where it is widely practiced,” he said.

Some doctors like Musab Hashmi, who recently developed a love for this therapy, are following the lunar calendar, and

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upping is a form of massage therapy, which is performed by applying a partial vacuum, created in cups. It is created on the skin either by means of heat or suction. This draws up the underlying tissues.

Inside the cup and on the skin (when left for few minutes) blood statis is formed and localized heating takes place.

According to doctors, it affects the body up to four inches into the tissues, causing tissues to release toxins and activate the lymphatic system. It also clears colon blockages and helps activate and clear the veins arteries and capillaries.

arranging special camps for patients. “As it is mentioned in some hadiths (sayings of prophet), there are few important dates on which this could be done. Interestingly, I am getting good results when I perform hijama on these days.”

Two-year delay on metro PILs The Hyderabad metro rail’s progress is fraught with complexities and doubts, say activists.

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espite over two years of delay, several public interest litigations (PILs) filed in the AP High Court have not reached the phase of arguments yet. Activists allege that right from the top brass of the bureaucracy, everybody is hand-in-glove with the metro rail and the L&T, to safeguard the project details.

Since its planning and inception, the metro rail has come under the scanner of media and various civil society groups, who allege that while the project is certainly needed, its feasibility and policies need to be questioned.

“The budget kept shooting up and the route plans of the rail kept changing. Initially, in 2008, when I asked them for a copy of the detailed project report (DPR), the managing director NVS Reddy said it was alright if I

inspected the documents but I cannot take a copy of them with me,” said D Raja Reddy (name changed), an RTI activist.

Surprisingly, the L&T and the HMRL’s policy on RTI appli-

cations changed after the MAYTAS-SATYAM disaster was unmasked in 2009. The issue that remains unsolved is why the judiciary has postponed the case of the two PILs filed by this

activist, and why, in one such case, not even a counterfoil was registered. “Furthermore, the entire setup of the metro rail was designed under the AP Municipal Tramways Act of

2008, and as per the Act, a public notice or discussion was to be allowed before the project was taken up. No such thing ever materialised,” he said.

What stands out is the absence of the GHMC, which has actual and legal responsibility of the HMRL. The GHMC has, however, been forced to give up its properties with no great stand in the massive project.

The completion of the project will also ring a death note for APSRTC and MMTS, the former already burdened by enormous financial difficulties.

Activists say investing and planning on expanding the MMTS would have been far better than the HMRL project. “Even today, a 15 km journey costs `6 in the MMTS. The metro rail will not only deface the City, but is also not a commercially viable project in a crowded City like Hyderabad,” said Rakesh Reddy D, an RTI activist.

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Stall of second chances N SHIVA KUMAR

The prisoners’ stall at the All India Industrial Exhibition is among the most popular, and the inmates are overwhelmed by the public’s response.

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hile the All India Industrial Exhibition has had some upheavals this year, one thing remains unchanged — the prisoners’ stall. This year, there is a stall from Rajamundry jail as well.

Every year, the jail department sets up a stall, and only few prisoners are selected to participate. This year, based on good behaviour, four prisoners have been selected from Cherlapally and Chanchalguda jails. “We select prisoners based on their overall behaviour and hard work they put into making the products. There are nearly 400 inmates in the jail, but only four have been selected and brought here,” said Laxmaiyaa, the jailer from Cherlapally Jail.

In addition to the prisoners, many staffers from the jail department also pitch in to sell products. Tomariah, 35, is one of the prisoners manning a

herbal products stall. “I was a rag picker, but the lust for money landed me in illegal work. My life has changed since 2005; living in a jail is not that easy. I feel guilty for what I did and I deserve this punishment.

Money has ruined my life. I miss my wife and children. I know my children must be hating me, but I am sure that once I am out, they will accept me.”

He adds, “Once I am out, I will start a small business and earn honestly. I have learnt making agarbattis, candles and soaps

PRISONERS ARE SELECTED ON THEIR OVERALL BEHAVIOUR AND WORK THEY PUT INTO MAKING THE PRODUCTS. in jail. I wish my family could see the change in me. I pray to god to send them to the exhibition so I get a chance to see them. We are not allowed to meet our family, but I will be happy if I get a

chance to at least see them.”

The AP prison department’s stall is among the most visited at the exhibition. There are a range of products, from textiles, art and craft to herbal products, on offer.

The products are sold under the brand name ‘Sudhar’.

“The main aim of the stall is to give publicity to the products manufactured by the jail inmates. All the products come at flat factory rate with no addition tax. The women cell prisoners have displayed hand bags, clothes and embroidery. Workshops are

held daily and the main aim is to provide training to the prisoners in various skills so that they can start their own business and live a honest and happy life when released,” added Laxmaiyaa.

The prisoners are overwhelmed with the response.

“When first my jailer told that I was selected this year to participate in the exhibition, I was not ready. I did not want to face the world; I was scared that the public might see me with hatred, but I was wrong. Every day, the rush is going on increasing. There is so much demand for our products and people have praised our hard work. When I landed in jail, I was scared that I will be tortured as it is shown in movies, but the atmosphere in Cherlapally jail is totally different. The work experience we gain will help many of us earn money while in the jail, and get a job when we are released,” said, Narendar Kumar, a prisoner who was busy selling vegetables.

Undoubtedly, the state prison department deserves special kudos and appreciation for the initiative taken in highlighting the prisoners’ creations and giving them a new aim in their life.

Finding method in madness

Ten students from Chapman University collaborated with AISFM students to make three films in two weeks.

They tell Postnoon what it is like to shoot in a foreign country and why the experience has been life-changing.

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ilmmaking can be quite a daunting task, especially when you find yourself racing against time with limited resources in a foreign country.

That’s precisely what a select few students from Chapman University, California, USA, have been going through for the past couple of weeks here in India.

The students collaborated with Indian students from Annapurna International School of Film+Media to direct three films within a span of two weeks. The synergy between the students from these two film schools couldn’t have been better and it has been quite an unbelievable experience for all of them, if their reaction to the questions we posed is anything to go by.

Shayna Cohen is the director of one of the films named Proud Mothers. The film was made in Hinglish and she admits that she took the help of her Indian friends back in the university, since her knowledge about Indian culture is limited. “I didn’t really know much about the

finer nuances to make the film more Indian, but thanks to my friends back in the university and students at AISFM, we managed to pull it off. I believe that the basic emotions which people experience are the same no matter where you go. That’s one of the factors which makes my film so universal.” For Rochan Redelinghuys, the director of Honor, setting her story in India was inevitable. “The story dabbles with caste and I don’t think I could have made this film anywhere else,” she says. The third film, titled Flown Away, is about

a foreign girl who meets a Sikh gentleman at a kite festival in Ahmedabad.

At the recent press conference, a lot of students from AISFM praised the extent of planning and pre-production which these students had done before coming to Hyderabad.

Shayna confesses that more than planning, it was the passion with which the students here worked, which totally bowled them over.

“The students here have an unlimited passion for cinema and to get things done and that’s hard to find. I would love to work

with them again,” she says.

All the three teams have been shooting their films at break-neck speed to can as many as 30 shots per day and they confess that they have never shot beyond 20 shots a day back in the US. So what was the most difficult part? “The worst part was noise and finding the right location so that the sun would fall on the actors the right way.

More than the visuals, we had a tough time dealing with the noise on the sets; it was a big problem because we were shooting on sync sound. There were always bystanders in the background, people trying to park their cars in our shots. I think the biggest challenges were sound and control,” Matthew Greiner, the cinematographer of Proud Mothers says.

Another cinematographer, Nuttanai Lertpreechapakdee, said, “Handling the equipment was another big issue. In every country, they have a different type of equipment for specific tasks. It was tough initially, but we got used to it with great difficulty. The harrowing part was lack of safety measures on the sets. Before coming here, I have never seen anyone handle bare

wires without proper precautions.”

There’s always been a debate over how India is portrayed in Hollywood films. Films like Slumdog Millionaire, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Darjeeling Limited were extensively shot in India. We ask them if they have seen a different India vis-a-vis what is shown in films. Matthew said, “Everything is so chaotic yet there’s method in madness and it’s interesting to observe all this because I have never been in a city this large or dense. We went to a village near Hyderabad about a week ago and scores of people assembled to see what we were up to. I don’t know if I can put a word to describe that feeling, but it’s been life changing for sure.” Christopher Clarke adds, “Everyone seemed so happy no matter where we went.

People wanted to talk to us, know our perception of life and I loved all that. I have walked down the streets of Los Angeles and never came across anyone who would say hello to you and here I have smiles, people wanting to know my name, people wanting to share their stories. It felt great.”

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Braille stickers for trains NEW DELHI: In a first initiative of its kind, Indian Railways is likely to introduce Braille stickers in trains for visuallychallenged passengers to facilitate their travel. “We are planning to provide Braille stickers inside the coaches for assisting visually impaired passengers,” a senior Railway Ministry official said.

The initiative is likely to be announced in the Rail Budget 2013-14, he said.

Didi threatens Red Fort march

Man gets 7-yr jail for rape

KOLKATA: Stepping up pressure on the UPA gov-

NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old mason,

ernment on her demand for a three year moratorium on paying interests on central loans, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday threatened to lead a march to Delhi’s Lal Qila if her pleas went unheeded. “We have not asked for the moon from the centre. The previous government bequeathed us a huge Rs 2.03 lakh crore loan. Why should we have to pay for the sins of the previous regime?” Banerjee thundered at a party rally here.

Congress talks tough, promises moon JAIPUR: Congress today called on all secular forces and progressive forces of the country to unite in ideological battle against those who polarise and divide the society.

In its 56-page draft Jaipur declaration, the party said Congress will go to the people on the basis of the performance of UPA government, the promise of stability and good governance and restatement of its core values.

The party said it will continue to be at the forefront of fighting corruption, especially at the bureaucratic and political levels.

Re-committing itself to representing India’s middle ground, the party acknowledged that there is a rising educated and aspirational middle class, especially in urban areas and it will continue to create new opportunities for them.

On Pakistan, the draft said India’s neighbours and partners must recognise its legitimate security concerns. “Any

Let me reiterate corruption at all levels is a deep rooted malice and all sections of society are effected by it. As a party we must lead struggle to combat its effect, Sonia Gandhi dialogue must be based on accepted principles of civilised behaviours.

When these principles are violated India should not hesitate to take credible action,” it said.

Maintaining that

nepotism in the organisation’s structure is a cause of concern, the draft said when leaders recommend a candidate they must be willing to take responsibility in case of failure.

The party said the number of terms for presidents of Pradesh Congress Committees and District Congress Committees should be restricted to two and the tenure should not be more than three years.

It said it will launch mass contact programmes at different levels to gather feedback on people’s aspirations and priorities.

Winnability alone, the draft said, should not be the benchmark for deciding nominees.

There should be a balance required between loyalty and winnablity, it said.

The draft declaration spoke about two Indias and pledged to speak for both the young middle class India and the young deprived India.

It also promised to create ten million jobs PTI every year.

Police kill six Maoists

Ex-lover shoots groom dead

NAGPUR: Six Naxals, including two

KOLKATA: A bridegroom was shot dead today at the wedding ceremony by the bride’s alleged former lover at Halisahar in North 24-Parganas district. The police said the groom Prabir De was declared brought dead at a local hospital after he sustained bullet injury at his wedding at about 11.30pm.

Those present at the wedding reception caught the attacker named Rajib and beat him severely. He also died in a nearby hospital later, police said.

Police have launched a probe into the matter.

women cadres, were killed in an encounter in the wee hours today in Govindgaon near Jimalgatta forest in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, police said. The encounter took place at Govindgaon, about 200 kilometres from here, in south eastern part of Vidarbha.

The encounter continued for a few hours and ended at around 2.30am, according to reports received here. This is the first time that so many Naxals have been killed in Gadchiroli, the district worst affected in the state.

convicted for illegally confining and raping his neighbour, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a fasttrack court here. Additional sessions judge TR Naval held Irshad Thekedar guilty of raping the victim, saying the “circumstantial and scientific evidence” prove he had “forcibly committed sexual intercourse” with her.

‘Peace process on track’ NEW DELHI: Asserting that it will not be influenced by “jingoistic conversations” in sections of the media, the government today said peace process with Pakistan was back on track “considerably” but made it clear that “atmospherics” have to be right to move forward.

External affairs minister Salman Khurshid, while underlying that it is sensible not to hasten and rush into things, also denied that the government has been boxed into a corner over the ceasefire violations at the Line of

Control and the beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistani troops.

‘ATMOSPHERICS’ NEED TO IMPROVE BEFORE TALKS WITH PAKISTAN CAN RESUME, SAYS SALMAN KHURSHID. When asked if the peace process has been put on hold, the Minister said, “I don’t think so. I think the peace process is going well. What are indi-

cations is we have got back on track quite a bit. I don’t even know to what extent we had gone off track but certainly there was a sense that we were slipping. We have got back on track considerably.

That is a good sign and we would want that to continue. But obviously time would tell if we are back on track or not.”

On India’s reluctance to Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar’s offer for talks, Khurshid said “atmospherics” need to improve.

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Polls in Germany

Saving solo sailor: Efforts on SYDNEY: The crew of an Antarctic

Killing by the book

BERLIN: More than six million voters

cruise ship steaming to the assistance of a French sailor adrift on the Southern Ocean in a life raft were preparing Sunday for a delicate rescue operation in remote seas. Alain Delord was attempting to sail solo and without assistance around the world when his yacht, Tchouk Tchouk Nougat, was damaged in rough seas off Tasmania island.

WASHINGTON: The administration of

are called to the polls in the German state of Lower Saxony Sunday, kicking off a general election year with high stakes for Chancellor Angela Merkel and the opposition. The election of a new parliament in Lower Saxony, home to European auto giant Volkswagen and run by the same centre-right alliance led by Merkel.

President Barack Obama is completing a counterterrorism manual that will establish clear rules for targeted-killing operations, The Washington Post reported late Saturday. But citing unnamed US officials, the newspaper said the guidebook would contain a major exemption for the CIA’s campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan.

No news about 10 Japanese

The Malaysian foreign ministry, quoting the firm, JGC Corp, said that two of its nationals were among the seven foreign workers unaccounted for, and there was a ‘worrying possibility’ that one of them was dead.

TOKYO: A Japanese engineer1. Bus attack: 0500 local time 16 January: Heavily armed gunmen attack two buses carrying gas field workers towards In Amenas airfield. A Briton and an Algerian die in the fighting.

2. Hostages taken: The militants drive to the installation at Tigantourine and take Algerian and foreign workers hostage in the living area and the main gas facility at the complex.

3. Army surround complex: Security forces and the Algerian army surround the hostage-takers.

Western leaders, including the UK’s David Cameron, urge Algeria to consult them before taking action.

4. Army attacks: 1200 (1300 GMT) 17 January: Algerian forces attack as militants try to move some of their captives from the facility.

5. Final assault: The Algerians ended the raid on 19 January, killing the last 11 captors after they had killed seven hostages, state media reported.

Twenty-three hostages and 32 militants in total are now known to have died.

ing firm said Sunday that 10 of its Japanese and seven of its foreign workers remained unaccounted for at an Algerian gas plant seized by Islamist militants, adding the situation was “grave”.

The Malaysian foreign ministry, quoting the firm, JGC Corp., said that two of its nationals were among the seven unaccounted for, and there was a “worrying possibility” that one of them was dead. The other three Malaysians who had been working at the plant had been confirmed safe.

JGC said it had confirmed the safety of 61 of 78 workers after Algerian troops stormed the remote gas plant Saturday to end the hostage crisis in which Algerian authorities said 23 foreigners and Algerians were killed.

“We have newly confirmed the safety of 41 of our workers but the safety of the remaining 10 Japanese and seven foreign workers is yet to be confirmed,” JGC spokesman Takeshi Endo told reporters. “We are taking very gravely the information, which has been announced by the government, that a number of Japanese have been killed,” he said. Of the 17 Japanese working at the plant, seven have been confirmed as safe by the company. “We acknowledge that we are in a grave situation, judging from the government information and information we have obtained from our office in Algeria,” Endo said.

An image grab taken from footage broadcast by Algeria’s Al-Jazairia 3 TV on January 18, 2013 shows freed Algerian hostages.

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he apparent leader of a commando group that took hundreds of gas workers hostage in Algeria warned in a recording broadcast Saturday that he would blow them up if the army got too close.

In the audio recording, broadcast by the Mauritanian news agency ANI, Al-Mulathameen Brigade commander Abdul Rahman al-Nigeri of Niger spoke late Thursday: “By Allah, we will blow them (hostages) up if the Algerian army gets close to us.”

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foreigners and Algerians died during the hostage crisis that began when the Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked the In Amenas facility deep in the Sahara desert at dawn on Wednesday.

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hostages died during the siege after two people were killed on a bus before the kidnappers took hundreds of workers hostage when they overran the plant.

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kidnappers were also killed. special forces were able to free Algerian workers and 107 foreigners freed by special forces.

Obama to be sworn in again

Air-traffic havoc in blizzard-hit Europe

Russian dissident commits suicide

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama will Sunday be sworn

LONDON: Extreme winter weather swept across western Europe on Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at London’s main international airport and claiming several lives in Spain, Portugal, Scotland and France, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers. The frigid temperatures also caused delays and cancellations on major railway lines including the Eurostar train service, and transport authorities warned of further traffic disruptions with more blizzards forecast for Sunday. In London, passengers were forced to camp out on the floor at Heathrow Airport overnight, as hundreds of flights were cancelled. “There are lots of bodies lying around in the airport. It feels like there’s been a natural disaster,” said Jerry Meng, a passenger from Los Angeles.

MOSCOW: The Russian opposition on Saturday held

in to shoulder the power and burden of the US presidency for a second term, launching two days of inaugural rituals darkened by domestic discord and crises abroad. Obama, 51, will swear to faithfully execute the office of president at a low-key ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House, to comply with the US Constitution, which dictates his first term ends at noon on January 20. In a tradition honored when that date falls on a Sunday, Obama will repeat the oath in a timehonored public ceremony on Monday, and deliver his inaugural address to Americans outside at a chilly US Capitol. Obama’s second inauguration, which comes courtesy of an election win over Mitt Romney.

the government accountable for the suicide of an activist who was refused asylum in the Netherlands.

“We think the responsibility for this death rests with the Russian authorities, who made (Alexander Dolmatov) leave the country,” the Russian Opposition Coordination Council (ROCC) said in a statement. “At the same time, we express our concern over the attitude of the Dutch authorities,” it said. Dolmatov fled Russia last year after the authorities searched his home in June to determine his role in a violent rally held outside the Kremlin on the eve of President Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in to a third term the previous month.

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COMMENT SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

What a shame

The curse of the superfood

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espite bringing colossal disrepute to cycling, Lance Armstrong wants to compete again. Here’s one unpenitant, unrepenting, cold-reptile with not a morsel of remorse declaring inadvertantly that he wants to race again. Whew!

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EDITORIALS DON’T BE BEGUILED by praises Virat Kohli has once again hit form and stood firm by Captain Dhoni as the latter hit the winning runs to beat England, once again. A section of the media has gone gung-ho about Kohli’s innings. All that is fine, but Kohli should not get carried away by the pile of praises heaped on him, as they may instantly be replaced by barbs if he goes out cheaply. There is no doubt about Kohli’s abilities. He is skipper material and he has shown on numerous occasions what he can with the bat. But there is room for improvement, as was seen in his shaky reactions to bouncers: one scraped off his bat when he attempted a big cross swipe and it was his luck it carried to the vicinity of the ropes and no one posted there to his peril. Another hit his bat when he tried to duck, again a costly affair. And he almost lost his footing and tilted to his right as he hit a pull shot. He can be a good puller. In the same innings he showed that he can put away the short ball that come on to his self. But he must not be complacent and work to iron out his flaws.

FINALLY, THE Rise of the Prince Rahul Gandhi had been shying away from all eyes despite the nation being in uproar over severe issues. You may not blame him: the reasons for his hiatus were grave and heavy: even if he had been in grooming for long to shoulder the responsibility of the party and at a later time the nation, the recent poll defeats made short work of it. Now the new feather in his crown is a sure signal that puts to rest who will lead the Congress in 2014. Some are born great, greatness is thrust upon others. But has Rahul in it in him? Time will tell.

pparently the world’s — mostly the rich and the developed nations — obsession with healthy food is fuelling poverty in poor countries, the source of the superfoods. Perhaps, the wealthy ones might do well to cultivate their own superfoods to curb price hikes.

Radhika S Via email

EDITORIALS Readers’ views We invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to feedback@postnoon.com or #1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033 or even by way of a call on 040-4067 2222.

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he Boys in Blue are making a comeback from their poor show in form by back-to-back victories against England. They may not have hit the pedal in full, but it is a positive change from the poor shows of recent months. Hope they build on this and recover fully.

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Schools of clones From the hip

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As if our education system was not sufficiently dismal with the impractical content and archaic methodologies used to impart knowledge in schools, we now are also faced with the even bleak news that our students are below par in learning and almost 53 per cent of Class V government school students cannot read a Class II level text book nor can they solve simple arithmetic problems.

In desperation, parents are seeking to enrol their children in private schools. The enrolment in private schools is steadily going up by 10 per cent every year.

Our present day systems of education stresses on making children imbibe concepts in a vacuum. So we have a situation where four-score children and more are herded into unimaginative depressing rooms, straight jacketed in claustrophobic environment for insufferably long periods of time and subjected to painfully monotonous droning of a disinterested teacher for hours on end; and we expect brilliant learning outcomes.

There is much that is wrong with our schooling system. What we need to do is bring in holistic reforms rather than piecemeal changes. The intense focus by the government was on ensuring 100 per cent enrolment and retention, then the focus changed to providing basic infrastructure where none existed and infrastructure up-gradation like providing good buildings, provision of drinking water and toilet facilities in schools that had some modicum of infrastructure, and then it was the curriculum content, providing mid-day meals.

While acknowledging the sincerity of the government in tackling problems, the scheme of trying to mitigate problems one by one is really of no use for students, who do not seem to benefit from this slow pace of bringing in improvements, as, by the time this one-by-one success story

happens in their school, they are out of it. What schools really need is the big-bang approach that will totally renew the education scenario.

Parents have no time to wait for serial improvements. What is needed is that infrastructure, curriculum content, quality of teachers and methodology, all need to be addressed simultaneously.

The main problem in government schools is the numbers.

Quality education can certainly not be imparted to large number of children by a single teacher.

What happens is that the teacher goes on imparting information to children who have managed to pick up and neglects others.

There are different learning abilities among children. When these are not recognised, we have cases of slow learners.

There are children who initially

pick up very fast but average out later in life, there are also children who are very slow in their initial stage but become very good learners at some later point in time.

What is education today but a process of superficial filling up of so called subjects in a child’s mind!

There is no process of understanding a child’s innate abilities and carefully coaxing these abilities for the child to blossom out, so that she or he has a fulfilled life and also contributes to the society. Initial hesitant experiments in such a holistic pedagogy fell by the wayside and practically everybody is on the bandwagon of cramming and passing exams.

At the end of almost 16-17 years of spending in the hallowed portals of educational edifices, our children come out with

such poor skills that they can neither read, write nor are they equipped with any kind of skill by which they can command employment.

Our national obsession for paper degrees has led us to such a situation. Even though we are now faced with this alarming situation we still are paralysed. We need not cheer that our children fare better in private schools. For the time being they may notch higher grades than the children going to government schools, but at the end of it they all belong to the same herd — examples of half-baked learning outcomes.

We have modelled our schools to turn out assembly-line mass-produced objects with no individual uniqueness. Truly this time we have outdone nature and managed to turn her individual pieces of art into clones.

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BUSINESS SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

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E Commercial Vehicles Ltd, a joint venture between Sweden's Volvo Group and homegrown Eicher Motors, will invest Rs 1,200 crore by 2014 for expanding production capacity and developing new products.

In the meantime, the Indian partner will be launching Eicher branded trucks, developed using technology of the Swedish firm by the end of this year.

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espected leader, defender of the euro and the wider European dream, Jean-Claude Juncker steps down this week as head of the eurozone finance ministers group after eight often tumultuous years. Known for his dry sense of humour and respected for his commitment to the European cause, the Luxembourg prime minister hands over the reins with the eurozone in better shape than many believed possible after the ravages of the debt crisis.

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romoters of Rockland Hospitals plan to dilute equity in the company to raise nearly `200 crore in the next fiscal for part funding future expansion. In the next phase of expansion, the company plans to invest up to `475 crore for adding 500 beds by opening a multi-speciality hospital in Greater Noida in next two years.

Giving up, what is that?

Undeterred by the complexities that forced their first venture to shut shop, two IIITians teamed up again to create a company that is growing 500 per cent year-on-year since its inception.

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ou never fail until you stop trying.” said Albert Einstein. Sunil Mohan Ranta and Tarun Jain, two young entrepreneurs, did not stop their entrepreneurial journey with initial failures in life. Their vision led them to create Crypsis Technologies, a software product development firm, which is growing at 500 per cent (YoY) from the inception.

The duo got together while they were studying computer science engineering in IIIT. During their college days itself they were very clear that a routine software job was not for them and they wanted to start a firm.

“We started Fotolink in 2006 with an aim to innovate product (application) that helps in image recognition and matching. For instance, by clicking the image of a certain product, the application scans the photo and fetches multimedia data that is relevant to it from server. While reading a brochure or newspaper, the reader will not have an option to see the visual and multimedia data.

However, Fotolink helps to get this visual data for the readers.

It was not so successful as expected because it was much ahead of times,” says Tarun.

On reasons for business not taking momentum, he says, “We were betting on 3G mobile technologies, which were supposed to hit markets in 2006. However, they were delayed till 2010. Even the infrastructure was not supportive as there were very few smartphones in the market and even these had limited capabilities.

“We also did run successful campaigns for companies like Pepsi. There were many companies who showed interest in the product but due to lack of enough infrastructure they could not go ahead. However, the projects that we got helped us to achieve breakeven and return the capital to the investor before

shutting down the company,” says Mohan.

However, not tasting the fruits of success did not change their ideology. “ There was nothing wrong from our side as we gave our heart and soul to the business. It is the infrastructure or support system that did not let things happen. I returned to IIIT to continue my integrated Masters programme and successfully completed it and Mohan worked as an Independent consultant in New Delhi during these years.

However, neither of us changed our mindset and did not to take up jobs in any IT firm,” says Tarun. “In a way, this helped us to get better in taking decisions and identifying opportunities.”

In retrospection, Tarun say that they definitely grew as professionals with their experience.

Talking about the business idea, he says, “We started

Crypsis Technologies in September 2009. There were not any major investments from either of us. But, thanks to the infrastructure and support that was being provided by the IIIT incubation centre, it was not much of a burden.

“We wanted to start a service company which can be always cash flow positive unlike a product company. The idea is to work for start-ups in USA or in India and develop products for them.

Typically, clients have management teams and not product development teams. At their nascent stage, they prefer to outsource their product idea to us for development rather than struggle hard to find people and retain them with heavy payments. For instance, we developed various products such as hotel booking application and ecommerce platforms,” says Tarun

On challenges the company faced, Mohan says, “It is challenging to develop a product company where there is need of constant cash inflow to slog it out. Even, the entrepreneurs did not have any content to read about Indian start-up ecosystem in 2006. Most of the entrepreneurs used to read the US content and try to work in that way with out actually knowing its relevance here. It also gave pre-conceived notions about developing businesses at that time. Neither did India have a start-up ecosystem like USA where you have sufficient seed funding to incubate the enterprises.”

The company doesn’t have a sales team but relies on its quality human resource. “We don’t do anything different from any other software company but what we do is ensure that top quality standards and deadlines

are met. We hire graduates from IIIT, BITS, ICFAI, IIT for our firm. It is the team that helps us to get business. Some of the employees chose us over a big IT company to have holistic knowledge of product development. In start-ups, like us there is opportunity for an employee to involve in every phase of development,” says Tarun.

Tarun explains the major challenge for their company is to hire this kind of quality human resource. “Many times in India, students chose careers not with passion but because of the opportunities and pay in that industry. In IT industry, there are many mediocre who choose this profession to get a job or a decent salary. It is only the passion that puts employee to learn at work and excel in that field.”.

The 25-employee company wants to develop products on their own in near future.

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INTERVIEW SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

AN INDIA ABROAD KANCHAN AGARWAL

kanchan.a@postnoon.com You have dedicated most of your life to dance and you don’t seem to want to stop. What drives this dedication?

Nritya Bharathi, which is run by my parents. I feel there is still much to learn. Indian classical tradition has very deep roots. It takes a lifetime to learn one aspect of it. I think to learn others you will have to be born again.

When and why did you move to the US?

How did you get into dancing?

I moved to the US when I was 26. It was the late 60’s — a period of turmoil and youth rebellion. The number of opportunities for kathak dancers was scarce, I used to struggle. And at that time artistes like Pt Ravi Shankar and Uday Shankara were also moving to California (and doing well, too). But how could I go? I was not a scientist or an engineer to shift just like that. Then my mother said, ‘If you do not go out of your country, you will never know your country.’ And I went. We as dancers created an India abroad. I taught Indian culture while teaching dance. Even in the West, I was living in India. Then I began to see India since I was cut off from my people.

I started training in Kathak in Kolkata when I was nine. My guruji was from Rajasthan and taught at

Tell us about your school there — Chandam.

It’s God’s path. I was born in a country that has a thousand years of sanskriti. It is in my genes. An artist is not made by one person.

He is made by his Guru, his parents, family and friends.

How did your collaboration with Antonio Hidalgo happen?

When I was 14 years old, I watched Around the World in 80 Days in which Hose Greco performs flamenco. That’s when I first had the idea of working on it. I watched Antonio perform at the American Dance Festival. We have been trying to work together ever since.

Tapping on culture Flamenco star Antonio Hidalgo’s humility is enough to win hearts. We discuss the art form with the Spanish artiste who is touring India.

Tell us a little about the place you come from.

I come from Southern Spain — Lucena. Flamenco was born there about a 100 years ago. I have known Flamenco since I was born.

At 16, I developed a deeper interest and studied it further.

How is flamenco different for a woman than for a man?

Women use the upper body. Their costumes are rich and have a flow.

Whereas for men, it is rigid, tight, strong and there is more footwork.

From the Flamenco we have seen in films, it seems fierce. Is it really so?

No. The footwork seems angry but it has every other emotion.

Flamenco does not tell a story, it focuses on all kinds of emotions.

Do you like travelling?

I think of myself as an ambassador to show people my culture and where I come from. Back home, people know about it already. So when I am travelling, I am excited to be able to show Flamenco.

What is dance to you?

Dance to me is an art form. I express using my body. And flamenco is a dance form that should be watched live. The dance is in the moment, not only the movement.

Who is your inspiration?

Flamenco is about human emotion.

There are so many emotions emerging from my life, my family and my experiences. So, when I dance I put them all into it. I also take inspiration from other dancers.

How far do you plan to go with dancing?

I have more or less achieved my goal. I have travelled so much, I have directed for many dance companies, put full shows together. I keep growing, learning and sharing.

Watch them present Fastest Feet on Fire, a collaboration between Kathak and Flamenco, today at Taj Krishna, 7 pm onwards.

There are around 600 students right now. Earlier, only blondes and brunettes and what you call hippies used to come. Now American born Indians also come. They are now learning about Indian culture in depth too. A guru does not tell you only good things. A guru imbibes the concept of riyaz and mehnat (practice and hardwork).

We also have a branch in Mumbai as well.

What do you think of music and dance today?

I find some of it funny while some of it is good. The rest, I feel, has the potential to do better. Artistes with a classical background do well because they have more control and depth of understanding.

What is your goal now?

To empower my students. I always tell my students that their goal should be to learn the western way of education and to be in touch with their roots. Our goal is empowering women. We tell girls who are in the eight-nine year age bracket to prioritise their career over finding a suitable life partner.

When he is on stage, he leaves you speechless. Kathak dancer Pt Chitresh Das is an Indian artiste, who remains close to his roots despite living abroad.

Carrying his treasure of Indian culture around the globe, he tells us more about his work.

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WELLNESS SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

LET YOUR HAIR DOWN!

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While his intention was noble, my hair stylist powdered my scalp with a white salt-like substance — apparently a volume booster — along with hair fibre (black) to hide the scantiness. My only grouse: he could have asked me instead of leaving my hair rough and grey! To 'be blunt' about it, that ending could have been better.

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Spa cream was applied from the roots to the ends and then came my favourite part — the massage. I could easily have fallen into a deep sleep as the stylist massaged my scalp.

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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

Warhol’s roots in focus

Impressionist pictures to be sold

Fourth Plinth in Germany

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mpressionist pictures owned by the Earl of Jersey are to be sold in London on February 5-6. The ninth Earl of Jersey (1910-98) began to collect before the Second World War, initially under the influence of his second wife, the Hollywood actress Virginia Cherrill (she had been earlier married to actor Cary Grant). Most pictures were bought in the 1940s, initially for their house in Mayfair, in central London.

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lmgreen and Dragset plan to bring Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth to Germany. Elmgreen and Dragset have been commissioned by the German city to organise the temporary art project titled “A Space Called Public/Hoffentlich Öffentlich” starting January 29 and running until September.

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he display at “Andy Warhol: Contexts” at the International Cultural Centre Gallery in Krakow guides the viewer through the successive stages of Warhol’s life and questions the influence of his Ruthenian origins on his art. An example of hunting for context is the cycle Cowboys and Indians”— hung in the form of a golden iconostasis with a portrait of Marilyn Monroe.

Through Women on Record, lensman Parthiv Shah, attempts bring to light the performers who sang during the gramophone era in the country.

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fter having travelled to various countries and cities, photographer Parthiv Shah and his team arrived in Hyderabad for the presentation of Women on record. The project that took off four years ago tries to bring to light the performers consisting of mostly ladies who sang during the gramophone era in the early 1900s when the gramophone was introduced in the county. In spite of this era beginning a new musical experience where the common people could listen to music and did not have to wait for live performances, there is no record about this period in the country.

“At the time when the gramophone was introduced in India, stage performers were called in to sing and since men in the industry refused to be part of this, ladies were the lead singers. Those who performed

during that phase were considered not very respectable and so with the gramophone's entry these very same women became popular. Some of the records had sold up to 5 billion copies and these ‘not so respectable’ ladies became stars. There is a lot a musician could learn listening to this. However, very few books and records exist today that showcase this period,” he says.

The presentation involves a performance of these songs by Parthiv Shah’s wife and singer

Vidya Shah where anecdotes about the singers who sang these songs during that era are mentioned. Apart from the performance Parthiv Shah's presentation of the photographs depicting the street performances are displayed. For those who were present during the era, the presentation was a nostalgic experience where they rekindled their childhood days and remembered the time when they had listened to these records and idolised these stars. For youngsters, these records are a way in which they could relate with this bygone era.

“I have photographs of women performers on the streets of Lahore and the houses in Calcutta where performers from the street were encouraged to perform for others," he says.

He feels that everyone who has camera has turned a photographer today and it longer depends on the college degree but on your ability to think differently from others.

“Ninety eight per cent of the

mobile phones nowadays have cameras installed in them and so everyone has become a photographer. However, whenever everyone is clicking the same things it is essential to think differently and stand apart from the rest. And this will be the challenge for the young photographers now. Recently I had conducted a workshop for HIV positive people where I taught them how to use a camera and click pictures. I was surprised to see the end result when I found that more than 5 people who haven’t touched camera had potential. I didn't want pictures of them through my point of view. I wanted to what they thought and how their world was different from ours through their eyes. I was surprised to see some of the photos they had taken. It’s a wonderful experience to know what goes through their minds. Before this, I had taken another such a workshop for underprivileged kids," he says.

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Gramophone era revisited

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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

Biodiversity loss in tropics Tropical countries' per capita incomes could more than double if they managed to reduce their health burden from vector-borne and parasitic diseases (VBPDs) to that seen in temperate countries, a study has found. The study says that poor economic performance is caused partly by high disease burden, which is in turn affected by biodiversity.

Changes in the weather

West Antartica vulnerability

Climate change and changes in weather can affect species in many ways. From altering migration patterns, to varying plant growth leading to deviating diets, climate can ultimately influence the success of a species. A group of Norwegian scientists have found that extreme climate events can cause population fluctuations not only among single species, but also in a relatively simple high arctic community.

Radiocarbon dates of tiny fossilized marine animals found in Antarctica’s seabed sediments offer new clues about the recent rapid ice loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and help scientists make better future predictions about sea-level rise. This region of the icy continent is thought to be vulnerable to regional climate warming and changes in ocean circulation.

‘Organic’ is the magic word Organic farming and urban farming are two areas that are poised to grow in the new century. In India organic farming is witnessing a phenomenal growth with increasing market share of retail goods.

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n sync with the trend, the 3rd the Organic Farming Associations of India will be organising a National Conference on Organic Urban Gardening from January 25 to 27 in Chennai. In another novel step, the AP Chapter of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) and Sompeta Paryavarana Parirakshana Samiti are organising the Mother Earth Festival in March which will showcase alternatives that will save the earth and her children from the current destructive paradigms of development — native seeds, natural farming practices, food stalls, but also all eco-friendly alternatives like handlooms, khadi, energy conservation and Rural Innovations that are useful in the day-to-day life.

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situation moves in tandem with the global scenario. Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute). Regions with the largest certified organic agricultural land in 2010 were Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island nations (12.1 million hectares); Europe (10 million hectares); and Latin America (8.4 million hectares), write report authors Catherine Ward and Laura Reynolds.

Organic farming is now established in international standards, and 84 countries had implemented organic regulations by 2010, up from 74 countries in 2009. Definitions vary, but according to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, organic agriculture is a production system that relies on ecological processes,

Highlights of an organic planet n In 2010, the most recent year for which data are available, certified organic farming accounted for approximately 0.9 per cent of the world’s agricultural land. n Africa is home to 3 percent of the world’s certified organic agricultural land, with just over 1 million hectares certified. Asia has 7 per cent, with a total of 2.8 million hectares. n Despite a decline in organically farmed land in China and India between 2009 and 2010, India’s export volume of organic produce increased by 20 per cent.

such as waste recycling, rather than the use of synthetic inputs, like chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

“Although organic agriculture often produces lower yields on land that has recently been farmed conventionally, it can outperform conventional practices—especially in times of drought—when the land has been farmed organically for a longer time,” said Reynolds, a researcher with Worldwatch’s Food and Agriculture Program.

“Conventional agricultural practices often degrade the environment over both the long and short term through soil erosion, excessive water extraction, and biodiversity loss.”

Organic farming has the potential to contribute to sustainable food security by improving nutrition intake and sustaining liveli-

hoods in rural areas, while simultaneously reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing biodiversity.

Sustainable practices associated with organic farming are relatively labor intensive. Organic agriculture uses up to 50 per cent less fossil fuel energy than conventional farming, and common organic practices —including rotating crops, applying mulch to empty fields, and maintaining perennial shrubs and trees on farms---also stabilise soils and improve water retention, thus reducing vulnerability to harsh weather patterns. On an average, organic farms have 30 per cent higher biodiversity, including birds, insects, and plants, than conventional farms do.

(Compiled by P K Surendran)

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Tuna sells for £1mn

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222-kg bluefin tuna sold for a record £1 million at a Tokyo auction recently.

The sale comes even as environmentalists warned that stocks of the fish were being depleted as the global demand for sushi rises. Japanese eat 80 per cent of the bluefin tuna caught worldwide.

Berries for the heart

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CHOCOLATE CANNELLONI Ingredients: Chocolate crepes 2 cups milk, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 dark chocolate shavings, 6 tbps powdered sugar, 2 large eggs, 2 tbps butter, melted 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract and 1/4 tsp salt.

Ingredients: Chocolate creme 2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup bitter sweet chocolate chips, 1 cup sugar, divided 6 large egg yolks and 2 quarts hot water.

Method: Crepes n Whisk all the ingredients until the batter is smooth; allow it to rest in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. n Melt a little butter in a large skillet over low-medium heat. n Add 3 tbps of batter to the pan and swirl until the bottom of the pan is covered. n Cook until the crepe is moist on top and golden below. n Gently flip it upside down. n Cook for 1 minute. Repeat with remaining batter. Makes 12.

Method: Chocolate crème n Preheat the oven to 325 deg F. n Place cream, chocolate and half of sugar into a saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and leave for 15 minutes. n Whisk 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended. n Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. Pour the liquid into a half cake pan .

Place the half cake pan into a large cake pan. n Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up. Bake until the creme is set, but trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes. n Remove the half cake pan from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Final Method n Spoon desired amount of crème in center of crepe. n Sprinkle walnuts evenly. n Roll crepe in forward motion until even. n Slice in the center. n Garnish with berries and chocolate sauce and enjoy your dessert.

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ating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack by as much as one-third, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Blueberries and strawberries contain high levels of naturally occurring compounds called dietary flavonoids, also found in grapes and wine, blackberries, eggplant, and other fruits.

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ood standards officials in Ireland have asked their Dutch counterparts to investigate “several companies” in connection with the scandal where horse meat was found in beefburgers sold by British supermarkets.

Food safety experts claimed that suppliers in Europe might have passed off horse filler as beef because it costs four times less.

In its sixth straight year, the International Day of Italian Cuisine is back in 2013. Observed on January 17, the day is dedicated to the celebration of authentic and quality Italian cuisine. More than 2,000 culinary professionals all over the world honour the day by preparing the Italian dish chosen for the respective year. This year, tiramisu was the chosen one.

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hef Matteo Grandi (in bottom right pic) of Park Hyatt also prepared Italy’s most widely-known dolce italiano in the world. The official dish of the International Day of Italian Cuisine this year, tiramisu symbolises the unhindered spread of Italian cuisine

in the world over the last 30 years. “Indians have been eating Indian-Italian as their tastes are different. Our mission at Tre Forni is to provide authentic Italian dishes,” says chef Grandi. Postnoon lists the three most common and delicious Italian desserts and their recipes.

TIRAMISU sugar for dusting.

Ingredients 220 gm egg, 100 gm sugar, 500 gm mascarMethod pone, 80 gm marsala wine, 50 gm coffee, n Whip the egg whites with the granulated salt and cocoa, 15/16 savoiardi (similar to sugar until stiff peaks are formed. but larger than ladyfingers). n Trickle the egg yolks beaten with the honey into this, while delicately mixing, Procedure then add the wheat and starch, sieved n Separate the yolks from the egg whites. and mixed with the vanilla. n Beat the yolks and the sugar. n On baking pans, lightly buttered and n Whip the whites and the salt. dusted with flour, form lines of the resultn Add the mascarpone to the yolks ing mixture approximately 22 cms long and sugar. with a sac a poche with a large smooth n Lighten the mixture by adding the nozzle. whipped egg whites. n Dust the surface with the icing sugar, and n Add the marsala to the coffee. eliminate the excess sugar by turning the n Soak the savoiardi in the mixture of coffee pan upside-down and lightly tapping it. and marsala and lay them out in the n Bake at 190 degree C with open draw for desired mould. approximately 10 minutes. n Alternate layers of mascarpone with n Yields savoiardi, 22 cms long. layers of savoiardi; top off with the Note: For food safety reasons, use pasmascarpone cream. teurised eggs or cook the n Refrigerate and sprinkle with cocoa. preparations with n Serve at 6-8 degrees C. the eggs at 71 Savoiardi Ingredients degree Celsius 500 gm granulated sugar, 400 gm egg (160F). whites, 350 gm egg yolks, 450 gm lowgluten wheat W 160-180, P/L 0, 450, 50, 100 gm honey, 200 gm starch, 0.5 gm vanilla, icing

PANNA COTTA Ingredients n 400ml cream n 4½ tablespoons caster sugar n 2 tablespoons grappa (Italian grape-based liqueur), optional n 1/2 teaspoon vanilla n 1¼ teaspoons gelatin n 300g berries, to serve Method n Put the cream and sugar in a saucepan and stir over gentle heat until sugar has dissolved.

Bring to the boil and simmer for three minutes, adding the grappa and vanilla. n If you are using powdered gelatine, sprinkle it on to the hot cream in an even layer and leave it to absorb for a minute, then stir in the cream until dissolved. n Pour the mixture into four 125 ml metal or ceramic kulfi pots/ramekins. Cover each with a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate until set. n Unmould the panna cotta by placing the ramekins briefly into a bowl of hot water and then tipping them gently onto plates. Serve with fresh berries.

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Bringing the beauty of the North to the City, Ohri’s 70mm and Tansen are hosting the Kashmiri food festival.

Shab-degh A traditional, delicious, complex dish of the Northern frontier and Kashmir region.

Noor’s Kitchen NOOR JAFRI Ingredients

Winter delights of the North

AMY ROSE THOMAS

amyrose.t@postnoon.com

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hen master chefs from Kashmir come to the City to treat us with the best of Wazwan food, expectations are bound to rise sky high. Living up to them is no easy task but not for Abdul Marjeed Mar and his team. They are no ordinary restaurant chefs but those who move around the state and cook at functions. Hence his dishes don’t miss a beat when it comes to the much-needed ‘local’ flavour.

The team is specialised in the Wazwan style of cooking in which almost all the dishes are meat-based. It is a rich and aromatic method of cooking where each of the dishes takes more than five hours to cook. Corporate chef — Ohri’s Group of Hotels & Restaurants, Vikram Sinha says, “This style of cooking is a laborious process where they take a lot of time in pounding of the meat. So we decided to have only five-six varieties each day.”

The spread included Rishta, Goasthaba, Aab Gosht

and Nadir Yakhin. The thandai drink was the perfect, refreshing start to our meal.

Later I had a bite of the much-awaited Rishta which is stewed meat balls in red gravy with Bakarkhani,( rich leavened bread crusted with poppy seeds). Rishta, a speciality of master chef Adbul Majeed Mar was the best among all the dishes.

Another of my favourites was the Aab Gosht which is tender lamb cooked in milk and Kashmiri spices — bland but rich.

Even though vegetarians didn't have much to savour in the festival, Nadir Yakhin which is lotus stem cooked in yoghurt gravy had many going for a second helping.

Other dishes that would please vegetarians are Razmah which is very much like the native rajma curry and the bread Bakarkhani.

The festival is on till January 27 at 70 MM and Tansen at Ohri’s Jalvihar.

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he midnight buffet at Green Park has been a phenomenal hit. That it is a great option for hunger pangs after a party is common knowledge but the Mutton Paya and Shorba is so delicious that sleep timings are adjusted around it. The man behind the concoction, executive chef MS Nilesh Kumar, gives us his recipe.

Night-time delicacy INGREDIENTS n n n n n n n n n n n n n n

SRINIVAS SETTY

Mutton paya-6 pcs Onions-2 medium, skinned Black peppercorn-2 tsps Cloves – 8 nos.

Cardamom – 5nos.

Cinnamon – 2 sticks.

Turmeric - ½ tsp Coriander chopped - ½ cup Ginger garlic paste - ½ tbsp Green chillies – 5 nos.

Khus khus – 20 gms urad dal – 10 gms chana dal – 10 gms broken wheat -10 gms

n n n n n

oil – 50 ml shahi jeera – 1 tsp anise seed – 5 gms lemon – 1no.

Bayleaf -1 nos.

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Take a pan and dry roast all the dals and powder it.

Grind onions, black pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger garlic paste, coriander, green chillies and khus-khus to a smooth paste.

Take a pressure cooker and crackle bay leaves, saunf and shahi jeera.

Add paya pieces to this and let them turn brown, add the masala and further sauté them till they turn golden brown. n Add 1.5 lts of water/stock to the same and add the powdered dal mix . nClose the pressure cooker and cook for 30-45 mins.

Remove the lid and reduce the soup to a good thick consistency. Serve garnished with lemon juice and lemon slice along mint leaves (optional)

1. Boneless lamb pieces (medium sized) 250 gms.

2. Lamb (Minced) - 250 gms.

3. Turnips (medium sized) - 250 gms.

4. Ghee/oil (for cooking) - 60 to 80 ml.

5. Chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp 6. Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp 7. Haldi powder - 1/2 tsp 8. Aniseed (saunf) powder - 1/4th tsp 9. Garam masala - 1 tsp 10. Salt to taste 11. Thinly sliced onions (crispy) - 2 tbsp 12. Finely chopped onions - 2 tbsp (for gravy and koftas) 13. Thick curds - 1/2 cup 14. Fresh thick cream - 2 tbsp 15. Gramflour 1 tbsp 16. Dhania powder - 2 tbsp

Preparation 1. Wash and clean the lamb pieces 2. Make the koftas with the minced lamb and add chilli powder, salt, garam masala and squeeze the water from the onions and add it to the mixture.

3. Add gramflour to the mixture and make a smooth dough and shape into small round balls or koftas.

5. Peel and wash the turnips and prick it with a fork and leave it in water for some time.

6. For the gravy, fry the chopped onions, till they are soft add dhania powder and the other masalas and salt.

7. Sprinkle some water and fry the masalas, add the lamb pieces, fry it for some time and then make a smooth gravy by adding some more water.

8. Fry the turnips, separately and add it to the gravy along with the koftas.

9. Crush the brown sliced onions, add it to the curd and pour it on the gravy.

10. Slow the fire and let this combination cook, till the lamb pieces are tender and the gravy is reduced to half.

11. Serve hot by sprinkling garam masala and topping with whisked cream.

12. The dish it should be cooked in a thick bottom covered broad vessel, and the turnips and koftas should not be overlapping. And shake the vessel very gently, NO stirring the koftas.

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CHEF’S NOTE:

nSince the dish is cooked overnight

it is called shab-deg. Serve with hot special sheermaal or baqarqani.

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Jan 25

1924: The first Winter Olympics is held at Chamonix in the French Alps. Six sports were represented at the games, and Norway took home the maximum number of medals with a haul of 17.

Jan 26

1950: The Constitution of India comes into force, officially making India a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of the country.

Jan 21

1793: Nearly four years after the French Revolution, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris after being sentenced to death by the French National Convention.

Jan 23

2002: American journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped by a militant group in Karachi, Pakistan. The terrorists demanded the release of all Pakistani terror detainees. Nine days later, Pearl was beheaded by his captors.

Jan 21

1976: The first Concordes with commercial passengers take off from Heathrow airport in London and Orly airport outside Paris simultaneously.

The supersonic aircraft cut flight times by more than half, flying at a speed of 1,350 miles per hour.

Jan 24

1965: Winston Churchill, who — in his stint as British prime minister — led the country and the Allies through World War II, dies in London at the age of 90.

Churchill was known for his shrewd war strategies and rousing speeches.

Jan 22

1905: 500 peaceful protesters are killed on 'Bloody Sunday' in St Petersburg while on their way to air their grievances to Tsar Nicholas II. This sets off the First Russian Revolution, due to which the Tsar is forced to set up a representative national body.

Jan 25

1905: A 3,106-carat diamond is found at Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa. The diamond, dubbed the ‘Cullinan’, was the largest ever found. It was later broken up into 10 large stones and several smaller ones.

Jan 26

2001: An earthquake, with its epicentre in Bhuj, hits Gujarat and the neighbouring states, leaving over 20,000 dead. Over a lakh people were injured, while some 6 lakh people were left homeless.

Jan 27

1888: The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington DC. It is now one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world.

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SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

One for the album Singer S Janaki was felicitated with lifetime achievement award at Maa Music Awards that was held on Saturday.

Nagarjuna, Jayasudha, Anushka, K Vishwanath and K Raghavendra Rao were the others who attended the do.

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Fashionistas in the city came in droves to Por Con Tradition where designer Prachi Lavate launched a new wedding collection.

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Fit for a queen Models displayed new collection of silk sarees at Neeru's Emporio at Jubilee Hills.

The iconic tale Nama Ramachandran was in the city for the launch of his book Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Director SS Rajamouli was present at the do.

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Vetaadu Ventadu set to release on January 24

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ishal, Trisha starrer Vetaadu Ventadu is finally gearing up for release on January 24. The film was originally supposed to release in the last week of December; however, it had to be postponed couple of times due to financial issues. The Tamil version, titled Samar, released last week and it got rave reviews for the screenplay and performances by the lead actors.

The response for the film came as a huge sigh of relief for the team. Vishal plays a trekking guide in this action thriller and it also stars Sunaina Yella, Manoj Bajpayee and JD Chakravarthy in important roles. Thiru has directed this action thriller. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music.

RAM OUT OF ACTION FOR FOUR WEEKS

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am is going to be out of action for four weeks after he suffered a minor injury on the sets of Ongole Githa.

Yesterday, while he was shooting for an action sequence, he sprained his ankle and the doctors confirmed that he suffered a hairline fracture.

“SPRAINED my ankle BAD..promised d Doc ill b in BED-[in my CARAVAN..at SHOOT...During the BREAKS..while filming an ACTION Sequence]#Patchwork. Well the doc says its a Hairline Fracture..d last time was for #Devdas during the nunchak fight in my wrist..(sic),” he posted on

Twitter. The film’s shooting is complete and it’s expected to hit the screens on February 1. Kriti Kharbanda is paired up with Ram in this mass entertainer. Bhaskar has directed the film and BVSN Prasad has produced it. GV Prakash has scored the music.

Sekhar targets college students

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ekhar Kammula has begun working on his pet project named ‘I Care, I React’, which he had launched earlier this month. The social awareness campaign was initiated to fight against the atrocities and crimes committed against women.

He has urged IT employees, students and people from all walks of life to join this campaign and talk about the crimes against women, which people come across everyday in their college, offices and localities.

Since the whole idea is to

make an impact on how people perceive the problem, director Sekhar Kammula has begun interacting with a lot of college students and IT employees in the first phase of the campaign.

Yesterday, he went to couple of leading engineering colleges in the City — CBIT and Narayanamma Engineering College — to interact with the students.

Amala Akkineni, Lakshmi Manchu and Kamal Kamaraju have already joined hands with Sekhar Kammula in this initiative.

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Abhishek Kapoor was offered to make 2 States for big screen

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bhishek Kapoor has revealed that he was offered to direct a film on Chetan Bhagat’s novel 2 States, but refused to do so as he was busy with Kai Po Che, an adaptation of the author’s another book The 3 Mistakes of My Life.

“Kai Po Che is a big project. I feel 2 States is about two characters... so it will be a hit. But this film was more challenging as a director,” he said. Now, 2 States is being directed by Abhishek Verman and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Karan Johar. The story is about a Punjabi boy who falls in love with a Tamil girl and the ensuing cultural clashes between them and their families.

The cross-culture romance will see Ishaqzaade actor Arjun Kapoor opposite Alia Bhatt, who made her debut with Karan Johar’s Student of PTI the Year.

‘Only fittest Pran still in hospital, can survive’ but better

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here is plenty of fresh blood in Bollywood, but up-and-coming actress Swara Bhaskar, who plays the lead in upcoming film Listen Amaya, compares the entertainment industry to a jungle where she believes the “survival of the fittest” dictum truly applies.

“I think Bollywood today has a lot of great talent — very beautiful, good- looking people, who are also great actors. This is a good time for all of us. But Bollywood is a jungle; so everyone is in a competition and I guess only the fittest will survive,” the 26-year-old said.

eteran actor Pran, who has been in hospital now for almost a month, has shown signs of improvement, the actor’s son Sunil said.

“My father is in the hospital right now. But we are happy that his condition has improved. He is doing fine, and is much better now,” he added.

The 92-year-old, known for movies like Brahmachari, Zanjeer, Karz and Don, is under treatment at Lilavati Hospital here.

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bbas Burmawalla of the famous director duo Abbas-Mustan says they make lovable negative characters. “The negative characters in our films are very lovable. It’s not like the character is negative and so people will start hating them,” Abbas said Friday at a press conference of the film Race 2.

“In our films, people like negative characters and we are sure that people will like John (Abraham) in this film (Race 2). Not only John, all the six characters have grey shades, and we hope people will love them all,” he added. Some memorable performances of actors in negative roles in their films include Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar, Akshay Kumar in Ajnabee and Priyanka Chopra in Aitraaz.

While both Priyanka and Akshay won the Filmfare award for best actor in a negative role for their performances, Shah Rukh was named best actor. Race 2 is a sequel to Abbas-Mustan’s 2008 hit Race, which features Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Ameesha Patel, Deepika Padukone and Jacqueline Fernandez, apart from John. It is slated to IANS release January 25.

WE MAKE LOVABLE NEGATIVE CHARACTERS:

ABBASMUSTAN

AKSHAY

was committed to Special Chabbis

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our years after he made his debut with the critically-acclaimed A Wednesday, director Neeraj Pandey is back with another thriller Special Chabbis, starring Akshay Kumar.

Akshay plays the lead in Pandey’s film, which is a fictionalised account of a real incident from the 80s. The director says that the Khiladi actor was committed to the movie as an actor and not as the superstar. “We had (Akshay) the actor and not the superstar in the film. Fortunately it was the actor who was coming on the sets. It was a terrific experience to work with Akshay as he gave his entire commitment tos this project,” Pandey said.

The 45-year-old actor has been lucky as far as box office collections are concerned with his two films — Housefull 2 and Rowdy Rathore — crossing the golden `100-crore mark last year.

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Remo traces history of dance

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horeographerturned-director Remo D’Souza is all set to write a book that traces the history of Indian dance and says it will be a tribute to the dance forms in the country. “I have been approached to write the book that traces the history of Indian dances and I will begin doing that as soon as ABCD - Any Body Can Dance releases on February 8. It is a project close to my heart. The book will be a tribute to the Indian dance forms,” Remo said. “As a dancer, making India’s first 3D dance film, was something that I have always wanted to do. I have used many dance forms in ABCD and I will write on those too.” IANS

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‘Violence is more shocking than sex’ A ctress Nicole Kidman says she finds violence more shocking than intimate scenes in films.

The actress, who is seen in an infamous urination scene where her character has to take the bite out of Zac Efron’s jellyfish sting in The Paperboy, said she was not uncomfortable in the act, said The Hollywood Reporter. “I just don’t find urination shocking. I think I peed in the beginning of Eyes Wide Shut, too. But then, I don’t find a lot of things shocking! Violence is a lot more shocking than sex — sex is primal,” said Kidman.

The Lee Daniels-directed movie is based on Pete Dexter’s 1994 novel about reporters in the ‘60s trying to spring a convict from jail.

PTI

The tale of Broken City is nothing new.

It gives you broken images of a complex city — its people and politics through the multi-layered grey characters of its citizens.

UMA THURMAN

ON WHY HER CHILD HAS SIX NAMES

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ctress Uma Thurman says it was her 14-year-old daughter Maya’s idea to name her and beau Arpad Busson’s first child as Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence.

The 42-year-old said that Maya told her that she probably wouldn’t get to have any more children, so she should just name her daughter with every name that she liked, reported Daily Mail. The couple have nicknamed the baby girl, Luna.

“Maya came up with the best excuse, which was that I probably wouldn’t get to have any more children, so I just put every name that I liked into Luna’s,” Thurman said. The actress’s daughter, born in July last year, will be known simply as Luna, although she will take the double-barrelled surname PTI Thurman-Busson.

‘BROKEN CITY’:

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he story is about Mayor Nicholas Hostetler’s (Russell Crowe) re-election bid and an ex-cop, Billy Taggart’s (Mark Wahlberg) quest for redemption.

In New York City, Billy is a sincere cop who guns down a suspected murderer and rapist. He is then forced to resign from the force and take a job as a private investigator.

Seven years later, Billy is barely getting by as a private investigator, the Mayor contacts him to do a little job. The Mayor suspects his wife, Cathleen Hostetler (Catherine Zeta-Jones) of having an affair. He is curious to know who she’s dating, especially since it is time for the

polls. Hostetler indignantly states, “No one would re-elect a Mayor, when they know someone else is screwing his wife.”

After a bit of snooping, Billy concludes that Cathleen’s lover is none other than Paul Andrews (Kyle Chandler), campaign manager for Jack Valliant (Barry Pepper), a city councilman hoping to unseat Hostetler in the upcoming mayoral race.

Naturally, this revelation is far too juicy and preposterous to be the whole story, and Billy turns out to be the mayor’s unwitting pawn in a vast, painful conspiracy centred around a multi-billiondollar deal to level a public housing project.

What follows is a messy

Movie: Broken City Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez, Jeffrey Wright and Alona Tal; Directed by: Allen Hughes Rating:

round of back-stabbings, doublecrosses and media manipulations. Still, even when the script merely skims the surface of the items of the political agenda, its crisp dialogues often show a measure of rhetorical force, particularly in a fiery, over-the-top debate between Jack and Nicholas.

Wahlberg, who has also coproduced the film, plays his part within his comfort zone with practiced determination. Rattling off streams of cynical, condescending words, Crowe is amusingly loquacious as the megalomaniacal Mayor, sure of himself.

He would have been entirely convincing had the film been set in another era. Zeta-Jones, with her hair-do and get-up, seems to emulate Jacqueline Kennedy. She, along with Wright, Chandler and Pepper are effective enough in roles that don’t require them to do much more than exemplify a certain type.

Of the ensemble’s lesserknown names, Alona Tal as Billy’s Girl Friday and Natalie

Martinez as Billy’s aspiringactress wife leave a fairly modest impression behind.

Director Allen Hughes achieves a reasonable visual facsimile of its intended setting, ably captured in Ben Seresin’s cinematography and Tom Duffield’s sometimes pretty, sometimes gritty production design. Unfortunately, it is Brian Tucker’s script that seems to have just missed its moment. His narrative is fine, but doesn’t have enough sparkle to stick out. It offers a rather too dramatically tidy peek inside the corridors of power, but not evocative enough to register as anything other than a couple of hours of what we know as “time-pass”.

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76 Hiss 77 Regions 78 Mead’s island 79 Eva or Zsa Zsa 80 Pass along 81 Toughen up 82 It might be whistled 83 Chafed places 85 As is proper 86 Desist 87 Fast rodents 89 1931 Dracula portrayer 90 Nest-building insect 91 Sagan and Jung 94 Backpacker’s gear 95 Jungle crushers 97 Scallions’ kin 99 Cattle country 100 Sluggish marsupial 101 Melanges 103 007 in ‘Goldfinger’ 104 Fact 105 Judge 106 Put on guard 107 Jackson Hole backdrop 108 Brown and simmer 109 Public spat 110 Ben, of ‘Bonanza’ 112 ‘Great’ dogs 114 Cosmopolitan 116 Similar 117 Emmy-winning Ed 118 Untidy 120 Whaler of fiction 122 Lose leaves 124 ‘En garde’ weapon 126 Storage container 128 Way back when 130 Jackie’s second 132 Tenet

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

1 Fix the clock 6 ‘Ghosts’ writer 11 Thigh bone 16 In-between state 21 Elicit a chuckle 22 — Lee Jones 23 Love in a gondola 24 Ryan or Tatum 25 Dryden and Donne 26 Form of quartz 27 Steak-lover’s delight (hyph) 28 Forest clearing 29 — be an honour!

30 Cheap heat 32 Skiing mecca 34 Fable 36 Intense 38 Saddle strap 40 Winter quaff 42 Very small 43 Vertical 45 Ill-wisher 47 Removes wrinkles 49 Appalachian range 52 Districts 53 Life form 54 Tasty tuber 57 Hawk’s grippers 58 Miner’s stake 59 Tarnish 60 Nefertiti’s river 61 Like legal pads 62 Bore 63 Scold 64 Gas mains 65 Literary miscellany 66 Lavish meal 68 Idle and Clapton 69 Track competitors 70 Yellow jacket 72 Pro votes 73 Side 74 Best policy?

75 Musicians’ org 77 Hairless comic-strip character 78 ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ author 79 Hung on to 82 Day or Roberts 83 Food preserver 84 RPM meter 88 Epic by Virgil 89 Flax product 90 Domestic-science class (2 wds) 92 Edible seed 93 Say without thinking 94 Prom rentals 95 Atomic no 5 96 Rite place 98 Bireme movers 99 ‘Final answer?’ asker 100 China neighbour 101 Familiar threat (2 wds) 102 Grain crop 103 River transport 104 Speckled horses 105 Focused (2 wds)

VOUCHER LUCKY WINNERS FOR THIS WEEK: 1. P Pradeep Kumar 2. Venkatrao 3. Md Moizuddin 4. Mohini 5. Rammanna

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CHAI TIME SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

STAR POWER Date 21-1-2013

As per Hindu panchang

THIRUVAIKUMAR

thiruvaikumar@yahoo. co. in 040-27177230 / 9949870449

TAURUS

GEMINI

Avoid arguments and controversial stand at workplace. Work planned well in advance will be successful. A cheerful atmosphere will prevail at home. But to retain it you need to remain cordial.

Self-confidence and courage levels are set to increase. As good effects are about to take place avoid headstrong and lazy behaviour. Employees are likely to get promotion and pay hike.

You need to be patient and focus on completion of important tasks. It will be prudent to avoid magnifying others’ mistakes as it might indirectly impact your growth prospects.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

This is the right time to lay the foundation for your future projects and hence just go ahead without hesitation. Avoid interfering into others’ personal issues.

Misunderstanding with spouse will go.

Bad effects are about to disappear. All efforts you have put in so far will yield expected results which will cheer you.

Children will make you proud. Money inflow will be good and remain steady.

Need to drive out the laziness in you; proper planning and completing all work in stipulated time are important for employees. Support from friends and wellwishers will cheer you.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Your sweet approach alone can bring success in the difficult undertaken tasks. Obedience is better than bold but controversial decisions at workplace.

Avoid out ‘outsourcing’ responsibilities.

Transfer with promotion on cards for employees. Avoid discouragement of children and support them so that they achieve their goals. Stay away from friends who talk bad about others.

Efforts need to be hard and sincere to achieve expected targets, or you will be disappointed. Avoid muttering at extra work entrusted to you. You need to adjust with family members.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Apprehensions will disappear and a favourable atmosphere will set in. Be cordial with life partner, or face misunderstanding. Govt officials and politicians to refrain from sharing secrets.

Never indulge in acts that will hurt colleagues. Be careful in completing assignments as even minor mistakes might cost you dear. Be alert as there are possibilities of close friends turning foes.

Couples advised not to allow a third person’s interference in personal issues. Give due respect to your spouse’s words. Hurdles in the way of performing good events will disappear.

SUMAA TEKUR

tarotreadhyd@gmail. com

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Ten of Swords – Are you experiencing nightmares or bad quality sleep? You need to de-stress and maintain good sleep hygiene. Sleep at same time every night.

Three of Pentacles – A conflict situation might arise with a third person interfering in your work.

Make your stand very clear and draw the lines well in advance.

Eight of Pentacles – Take up a study course that will enhance your skills and market knowledge. You will be in a better position to bargain for higher pay.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Five of Swords – There is a lot of confusion especially when group work is involved. If you want to be seen as a good team player, put up with it.

Knight of Wands – Creativity is heightened. You feel great about ideas and can’t wait to execute.

Get a buy-in from team members so enthusiasm is high.

Page of Cups – You’re feeling emotional about something that may not actually deserve that attention from you. Learn to be practical about life.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Three of Wands – You have just completed a long waiting period and the results are about to come out soon. It may have to do with your health.

Two of Cups – Marriage is on the cards for committed people. Partnerships of all kinds are in focus. They work well and it’s a good time to form unions.

Page of Swords – You’re young and in love but it does not mean you have let go of your practical side. You’re in control and your intellect is much in use.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Seven of Wands – You’re feeling a little lost without the help of someone with expertise in an unfamiliar area. Accept it and extend your request for help.

Seven of Pentacles – You meet someone interesting through a conference and seminar. Your intellectual side is awakened and you like an encounter.

Three of Cups – Celebration time!

You have worked very hard on something and this is the time when it’s all coming together and working to your advantage.

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STRIP TEASE

AGNES

ARIES

TAROT READ Date 21-1-2013

The laughter corner Memory lessons It seems that this old couple are having trouble remembering things, so they sign up for a memory course. The course is wonderful; they come home and tell all their relatives, friends, and neighbours about it. Some months later, a neighbour approaches the man as he tends the garden.

Neighbour asks, "Say, Ed, what was the name of the instructor of that memory course you liked so much?"

Ed replies, "Well, it was... hmmm... let me think a minute... What's the name of

that flower, you know, the one that smells so nice, but has thorns on the stems...?

Neighbour: "You mean a rose?"

Ed replies, "Yeah, that's it!... (shouting toward house) Hey, Rose, what was that memory course instructor's name?

Life after death "Do you believe in life after death?" the boss asked one of his employees."Yes, sir," the clerk replied.

"That's good," the boss said.

"After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's funeral, she stopped in to see you."

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CINEMA

DANIEL RADCLIFFE

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

TAKES THINGS SLOW

Talks on for Armstrong cheating scandal film

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Lance Armstrong movie is moving forward, but it’s probably not the one that the famous cyclist had in mind. A biopic of the cyclist had been in development for quite a while with Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal involved in the project at different times, but now, following Armstrong’s confession regarding doping charges, a film is in the works that focuses on the darker side of the cyclist’s life. Deadline reports that JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk have acquired the screen rights to the book proposal Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong by author Juliet Macur.

It’s unclear in what capacity Abrams and Burk will be involved, but one assumes they’re solely onboard as producers.

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aniel Radcliffe has been all over the world, experienced the Oscars, performed on Broadway and been screamed at by adoring fans, but Friday afternoon marked his first visit to the Sundance Film Festival. Walking the red carpet to promote his new drama Kill Your Darlings, the 23-year-old actor spoke about researching his role as famed poet Allen Ginsberg and, of course, couldn't escape questions about Harry Potter.

“It was really just about diving into his life and his diaries from his teenage years are readily available,” Radcliffe says. “So, that was an amazing source of insight. Especially his relationship with his mother because he was a kind of awkward slightly socially awkward guy when he first got to Columbia, but he really has a sense of himself and of being something special. He's nervous about that, but there's one bit in his diaries where he rights something like 'I composed the first 16 bars of a concerto this morning. I'm really rather happy with it.' And he was like 14 when he wrote it. There was a lot for me to work with thankfully.”

And as for Potter, Radcliffe politely addressed his connection to former co-stars Rupert Sanders and Emma Watson.

Radcliffe notes, “I think everyone likes to think that me, Emma and Rupert are always in each others pockets, but at this time in our careers it's really important for us to find success outside of the context of each other. Cause we have to. But, yeah, it's fair to say we'll be bonded forever and we are all special to each other.”

Mark Wahlberg to work on JB movie

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ark Wahlberg plans to start work on his new film with Justin Bieber next year. The actor says that the popstar's people are excited about teaming up with him for a new basketball-focused motion picture. He told talkshow host Anderson Cooper: “We were at Paramount pitching a different movie and we had the meeting and I said, 'Hey, by the way what do you think about me and Justin Bieber in a like Color of Money-type of basketball, street hustler movie?'

They bought it in the room in five seconds. So we developed the script, the studio loves it, his camp loves it." However, both Wahlberg and Bieber won't be able to begin production on the film until 2014, as they both have outstanding commitments.

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Golf premier league NEW DELHI: A player auction for a new golf tournament inspired by cricket’s hugely successful Indian Premier League has seen former US Open winner Michael Campbell attract the highest bid, organisers said on Sunday. The franchise-based Golf Premier League, to be played at the Aamby Valley golf course near the western city of Pune from February 8 to 10, has a prize pot of $400,000 and a winner’s purse of $250,000.

Wizards hold Waveriders

Armstrong bid payment

LUCKNOW: Delhi Waveriders failed to

LOS ANGELES: Former US Anti-Doping

replicate their home form in their first away game of the Hero Hockey India League and were held to a 1-1 draw by Uttar Pradesh Wizards here on Saturday. The Waveriders, who had won their first two encounters at home against Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Mumbai Magicians, however regained the top spot in the league standings with 12 points from three encounters.

Agency chief Terry Madden told US media Saturday that Lance Armstrong did offer USADA a donation in 2004, contrary to the shamed cyclist’s claim in a confessional TV interview. Armstrong’s vehement denial of the claim made by current USADA chief executive Travis Tygart, came in the second installment of his pre-recorded interview with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, which aired on Friday.

Kohinoor Wish hard to beat

Anant Vatsalya’s Kohinoor Wish, who won in a smart time in race No 118 over seven furlongs, can win in this extended trip to lift The Qutab Shahi Cup, the main attraction of Monday afternoon races at Malakpet in the City.

1st Race:The Mossy Banksd Plate (Div-II) (about) 1400 Metres,Cat-III. A handicap for horses, 4 year olds and upward, rated upto 25. 1-10 P.M. 1 Enrapture 60 (S Abbas) KiranNaidu 2 2 Foudre Rouge 60 (Prasad R) S John 5 3 Home Coming 60 (Kassam) Ravinder Singh6 4 Jaz Elle 60 (Z Shaikh) A ImranKhnan10 5 Great Guns 57.5 (Hassan) A M Tograllu 12 6 Nihal 57.5 (KV Srinivas) G Sai Vamshi 9 7 Off Spin 57.5 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 8 8 Juliet 57 (Satheesh) P Venkat 3 9 Red Magic 55.5 (H’ibulla) Harinder Singh11 10 Dartos The Muscle 55 (Silvester) C Henrique 4 11 Anagalekha 54 (A Sharma) NitinSingh 7 12 Hard Hit 50.5 (Srinagesh) N S Parmar 1 Selections:1 Enrapture 2 Foudre Rouge 3 Jaz Elle 2nd Race:The Gangotri Plate (about) 1100 Metres, Cat-II. Terms for Maidenhorses, 3 year olds only.

1-40 P.M. 1 Any Given Time 55 (Hassan) A M Tograllu 7 2 Black Bolt 55 (LaxmanS) Harinder Singh3 3 Kohinoor Thunder 55 (Vatsalya) S John 5 4 Winning Shot 55 (Netto) A ImranKhan 2 5 Zorro The Legend 55 (Sequeria) NS Parmar 4 6 Golden Flash 53.5 (Prasad R) N Rawal 6 7 Shear Luck 53.5 (NRao) G Sai Vamshi 10 8 Shimmering Ice 53.5 (Satheesh) Deep Shanker 1 9 Star Wings 53.5 (N Rao) D K Ashish 9 10 Tamanna 53.5 (Netto) S Sreekant 8 Selections: 1 Black Bolt 2 Shimmering Ice 3 Kohinoor Thunder 3rd Race:The Prince Pradeep Cup (about) 2200 Metres,Cat-II. A handicap for horses, 4 year olds and upward,rated upto 75.

2-10 P.M. 1 Castle Town 61 (Deshmukh) P S Chouhan 2 2 Laurel Canyon 53 (D’Silva) Christopher 4 3 Speedtosucceed 52 (A Sharma) AM Tograllu 8 4 Nano Desire 50.5 (Vatsalya) NRawal 3 5 Moment Of Roses 49.5 (Silvester) C Henrique 6 6 Shades Of Victory 49.5 (A Sharma) NitinSingh 1 7 Green Bay 49 (D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh5

Shortlisted T20 women’s team

8 Kansas City Mac 49 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 7 Selections: 1 Shades Of Victory 2 Green Bay 3 Castle Town 4th Race:The Pleasure Hunt Plate (Div-I) (about) 1100 Metres,Cat-III. A handicap for horses 5year olds and upward, rated upto 50.

2-45 P.M. 1 Ann Arbor 61.5 (D’Silva) Christopher 6 2 Chayanandan 61.5 (Srinagesh) N S Parmar 4 3 Queen Of Habashe 61.5 (Hassan) P Venkat 2 4 Cascading Glory 60 (N Rao) D K Ashish 7 5 Travaldo 59.5 (Netto) A Imran Khan 1 6 Grigori 59 (Prasad R) S John 5 7 Caladium 55 (A Sharma) C Henrique 10 8 Over Taker 54.5 (Kassam) A M Tograllu 3 9 Cypress Way 53 (Vatsalya) Rainvder Singh8 10 Pussy Galore 50.5 (H’ibulla) P S Chouhan 9 Selections: 1 Queen Of Habashe 2 Grigori 3 Ann Arbor 5th Race:The Qutab Shahi Cup(about)1600metres.

Terms for Indian horses, 4 year olds and upward. 3-15 P.M. 1 Kohinoor Wish 56 (Vatsalya) S John 1 2 Aristos 55 (Dhariwal) D K Ashish 3 3 Nasheeta 54 (Netto) A ImranKhan 2 4 Proof 53.5 (Sequeria) P S Chouhan 4 Selections: 1 Kohinoor Wish 2 Nasheeta 6th Race:The R.W.I.T.C. Cup (about) 1100 Metres,CatI.(Sweepstakes).

A handicap for horses 4 year olds and upward. 3-45 P.M. 1 Windsor Manor 63 (S’narayan) P S Chouhan 4 2 Kohinoor Mystic 57 (Vatsalya) Ravinder Singh8 3 Days Of Thunder 56 (Prasad R) NRawal 11 4 Indian Epic 55 (Prasad R) S John 1 5 Molecule 54.5 (N Rao) D K Ashish 9 6 Commanding Heights 53.5 (Prasad R)A Ramana 3 7 Hidden Destiny 51 (Laxman S) Deep Shanker 7 8 Rio Grande 49.5 (D’Silva) NS Parmar 5 9 Royal Shaan 49.5 (Kassam) NitinSingh 10 10 Arabian Dancer 49 (Prasad R) G Sai Vamshi 2 11 Kohinoor Supreme 49 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 6

FORGING AHEAD

HYDERABAD: The following players have been shortlisted for selection to the Senior Women’s Twenty-20 team.

1 Diana David, 2 Sk Shravanthi Naidu, 3 Mamatha Kanojia, 4 Sowjanya Nath, 5 Sunita Anand, 6 Ananya Upendran, 7 M Revathi, 8 G Sangeetha, 9 S Arundathi Reddy, 10 Sowmya Somanchi, 11 Sindhuja Reddy, 12 S R Gayathri, 13 Sneha Morey, 14 V M Kavya, 15 Nidhi Torvi, 16 G Praneesha, 17 Rachna S Kumar, 18 M Keertana, 19 P Mounika, 20 Anjula Jain, 21 B Pooja, 22 B Shravani Coach: Abdul Bari Wahab.

Selections: 1 Windsor Manor 2 Molecule 3 Rio Grande 7th Race:The Pleasure Hunt Plate (div-II) (about) 1100 Metres,Cat-III. A handicap for horses, 5 year olds and upward, rated upto 50.

4-15 P.M. 1 Ashleen State 61.5 (Deshmukh) P Venkat `5 2 Onti Onti Onti 61.5 (NRao) G Sai V amshi 3 3 Palace Affairs 61 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 9 4 Robust 59.5 (Srinivas R) A M Tograllu 6 5 Star Experience 59 (Kassam) Christopher 8 6 Kathakali 56 (A Sharma) C Henrique 4 7 The Challenge 54.5 (S Abbas) Ch K Chary 7 8 Peasgus Belle 52.5 (Srinagesh) Nitin Singh 1 9 Eloquence 51.5 (Netto) Harinder Singh 2 Selections: 1 Ashleen State 2 Kathakali 3 Palace Affairs 8th Race:The Mosy Banks Plate (Div-I) (about) 1400 Metres,Cat-III. A handicap for horses , 4 year olds and upward, rated upto 25.

4-50 P.M. 1 Bernabeu 60 (A Sharma) A M Tograllu 7 2 Flower Drum 60 (Hassan) J Vikas 3 3 Heart N Soul 60 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 13 4 Inspiring Tunes 60 (Silvester) G Sai Vamshi 9 5 Victory Sky 60 (Kassam) Ch K Chary 5 6 Maid For Love 58 (Silvester) C Henrique 10 7 Architect 57.5 (Srinagesh) P Venkat 2 8 Baba’s Gift 57.5 (Kassam) Christopher 4 9 Prayer Call 56 (KV Srinivas) A Ramana 11 10 India One 55 (H’ibulla) S Nayak 6 11 Kohinoor Adhira 54 (Vatsalya) KAnil 12 12 Smart Striker 53.5 (Prasad R) N Rawal 1 13 Nano Tribute 49 (Vatsalya) Harinder Singh8 Selections: 1 Bernabeu 2 Heart N Soul 3 Flower Drum Days Best: Windsor Manor Jackpot Race Nos: 3,4,6, 7and 8 1st Treble Race Nos: 2,3 and 4 2nd Treble Race Nos: 6,7 and 8 Tanalapool will operate where there are five or more starters.

False Rails are Up.

Andhra hammer Kerala in U-14 zonal match ROUND 4, DAY 1

Students of St Marks’ Progressive School, DV Colony perform the march past during their school day celebrations on Saturday.

M ANIL KUMAR

Andhra hammer Kerala Kerala 134 in 84.1 overs (Fardheen Rafeeque 51, Ashwin Anand 48, T Vamshi Krishna 4 for 29; Andhra 135 for 2 in 29.1 overs (K Maheep Kumar 75no, CH Jogesh 39no Hyderabad post healthy score Hyderabad 333 for 9 in 90 overs (Varun Goud 171,

Ashish 29, Juniad Ali 26) A1 & A2 One-day Knockout tournament New Blues 224 for 7 (Ravi Teja 36, Abhishek N 50, Waseem 32) bt Sporting 162 (Jayasuriya 41, Raj Kiran 44) Gemini Friends 204 (Rohit Rayudu 64, Navdeep Singh 51, Shakir 4 for 20) lost to India Cement 205 for 4 (Anirudh 43, Chaitanya Reddy 79, Aarun Paul 47no)

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Senior players praise emerging teens

Martin Parry

believes it is only a matter of time before one of the new crop starts challenging the top names.

“I think it will happen again, probably soon,” she said about the chances of a teenager winning a major tournament, after overcoming impressive 19-yearold Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the second round.

“I think if the person is strong enough, tall enough, or short, but if they’re strong enough physically and mentally, I think it’s completely possible.”

Williams said the game was now more demanding than when

MELBOURNE: A raft of teenage women have made their mark at the Australian Open, unlike the men, and senior players are sitting up and taking notice of the emerging talent.

Eleven teenagers made the women’s draw’s second round and while only one -- American Sloane Stephens -- progressed to the fourth round, the potential was plain to see.

Fifteen-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who was 17 when she won the US Open and French Opens in 1999,

11 TEENAGERS MADE THE WOMEN’S DRAW’S SECOND ROUND WHILE AMERICAN SLOANE STEPHENS PROGRESSED TO ROUND 4. she was young.

But she highlighted fellow American Madison Keys, who is just 17 but made the third round at Melbourne Park before losing to fifth seed Angelique Kerber in a close-fought match.

Disciplined Ferrer powers into quarters Tomic unnerved

by Federer

The indefatigible Ferrer will line up against either fellow countryman and 10th seed Nicolas Almagro or Serbian eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic in the last eight.

MELBOURNE: Bernard Tomic

MELBOURNE: David Ferrer

(R above) admits he was intimidated by the public announcement of Roger Federer’s achievements before his defeat by the Swiss master at the Australian Open on Saturday.

Tomic had trumpeted his chances of beating the 17-time major champion in the third round at Melbourne Park but after the 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 loss, the 20-year-old Australian revealed he lost his nerve during the warm-up when Federer’s Grand Slam titles were read out to the crowd.

(below) wore down Japan’s Kei Nishikori over three physical sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for a third straight year on Sunday.

The Spanish fourth seed was far too consistent and disciplined for the 16th-seeded Nishikori, winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in 2hr 10min in rising temperatures on Rod Laver Arena.

Although Nishikori had beaten Ferrer in their only previous Grand Slam encounter at the 2008 US Open, this time it was clear-cut for the Spaniard.

Nishikori’s exit ended Asia’s hopes in the men’s singles draw as he was bidding to repeat last year’s quarter-final

TOMIC’S NERVES BECAME EVEN MORE FRAYED WHEN HE CONCEDED THE OPENING GAME OF THE MATCH, THE FIRST TIME HE LOST HIS SERVICE IN OVER A WEEK. Tomic’s nerves became even more frayed when he conceded the opening game of the match, the first time he had lost his serve since the quarter-finals of the Sydney International more than a week ago.

“A lot of players, when you play these sorts of players like Roger or Novak (Djokovic), you lose belief before you get into the match,” Tomic said.

“Eighty or ninety per cent of players that play the top guys, like with Roger, you lose your belief.

“I got in there... they mentioned all these Grand Slams...

Wimbledon champion seven times, five times US Open champion. Then I was, ‘Oh, crap, it’s AFP Roger’.

Makarova beats Kerber to make quarters

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NISHIKORI’S FORM TAILED OFF AGAINST

FERRER AND HE HAD A DOUBLE SERVICE BREAK TO HAND THE SECOND SET TO THE WORLD NUMBER FOUR.

ussian 19th seed Ekaterina Makarova knocked world number five German Angelique Kerber out of the Australian Open on her way into the quarter-finals on Sunday.

Makarova (above), who also made the last eight in 2012, came out on top of a tough battle 7-5, 6-4 and will play either second seed Maria Sharapova or the unseeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium for a place in the semi-finals.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling. My team has done a great job and I’m so happy,” said Makarova, who lost to Sharapova in the

quarters last year.

Both players are lefthanders and Makarova, 24, said it helped her read Kerber’s game.

“As left-handers, we play the same shots, So I can read her a little bit.”

It was a disappointment for Kerber, who remains the only player in the current top 10 not to have made a Grand Slam final.

The two had met five times with Kerber holding a 3-2 advantage and Makarova seemed determined to even up the tally, getting an early break when the German fired a forehand into the net to go 2-1 in front.

appearance in Melbourne.

“I started very well and when I won the first games he got down a little bit and I took my chance,” Ferrer said.

“I didn’t make any mistakes for the first two sets and to reach the quarter-final here again I am very satisfied.”

Nishikori began brightly and had five break points in Ferrer’s opening two service games.

But the consistent Spaniard gradually ground down the more error-prone Nishikori, breaking him in the fourth and eighth games to take the opening set in 46 minutes.

Nishikori’s form tailed off against the controlled Ferrer and he had a double service break to hand the second set to the world number four.

Nishikori was having problems with his troublesome left knee, which forced him out of this month’s Brisbane International, and he called for the trainer to restrap it and took a painkiller tablet.

The Japanese number one had two break points at 1-5 down but Ferrer denied him a service break to hold serve and take a two sets to love lead.

Both players traded breaks at the start of the final set, but Ferrer broke Nishikori a second time to take up the running before the Japanese star broke a second time to level at 3-3.

But Ferrer, parked on the baseline, proved relentless and he broke Nishikori again, for 54, on his second break point when a backhand was wide.

The tireless Spaniard served out for the match, clinching victory on his first of AFP three match points.

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‘Jadeja is coming good’

Says captain Dhoni as he emultes Ganguly’s feat of 76th wins under his captaincy in One-day internationals with victory at his hometown.

Kohli second only to Vivian Richards in scoring 4,000

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tatistical highlights of the third one-day international between India and England.

Virat Kohli has become the 12th Indian player to complete 4,000 runs or more in ODIs - 4028 at an average of 50.35 in 96 games.

Virat (77 not out off 79 balls) has posted his 22nd fifty in ODIs - his 25th innings of 50-plus in a winning cause (12 centuries and 13 fifties).

Kohli has averaged 60.46 while chasing in ODIs, amassing 2600 in 53 innings. This includes eight hundreds and 14 fifties.

Kohli has been adjudged the Man of the Match 13th times in ODIs. His previous award against England was for posting an unbeaten 112 at Feroz Shah Kotla on October 17, 2011.

India won the game with 131 balls to spare – their biggest in terms of balls remaining against England in ODIs, obliterating their victory by four wickets with 123 balls remaining at Jaipur on October 15, 2006.

India’s well-deserved seven-wicket victory is their 45th in 84 matches against England - success per cent 56.79.

Joe Root (39) has posted his highest score in ODIs. England (155) have registered their third lowest total against India in ODIs - their lowest is 125 at Jaipur on October 15, 2006.

Ravindra Jadeja (3/19) has registered his second best bowling figures against England in ODIs,next only to the four for 33 at Eden Gardens on October 25, 2011.

Virat Kohli, during his match-winning knock, has completed his 4,000 runs in 93 innings - the second quickest in ODIs, next only to 88 by West Indian, Vivian Richards.

Ranchi has become the 42nd ODI venue in India.

RANCHI: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said the team had found a “perfect” bowling all-rounder in Ravindra Jadeja (above), who once again produced a spirited show to help the hosts comfortably beat England by seven wickets in the third ODI here.

Dhoni said India were struggling for a bowling all-rounder with the only option being Irfan Pathan, but in Jadeja the team had found a suitable answer.

“He (Jadeja) is definitely someone who is giving us that balance. In that way, Jadeja is the perfect person to have,” Dhoni said.

“We have been struggling with the bowling all-rounder. Irfan is the only one that we have got.

“Before the new rules were introduced, we used to rely on Yuvraj Singh and other part timers to get over with the 10 overs. But with the new rule, Yuvi will need a bit more time to settle down as a bowler.”

Dhoni, however, refused to put extra pressure on Jadeja as a batsman and said the team’s top-order needs to perform.

“He can bat a bit, but at the same time, we don’t want to expose him too much right now. The top-order needs to perform and he bats at No 7 for us.

“We have seen glimpses of him who

Cook rues absence of DRS RANCHI: England captain Alastair Cook today rued the absence of Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing tour of India after Kevin Pietersen fell to an umpiring blunder in the third cricket ODI here today, which the visitors lost by seven wickets.

A poor umpiring decision by Indian official S Ravi gave India the prized scalp of Kevin Pietersen, who was wrongly adjudged caught behind off Ishant Sharma’s bowling.

“It is frustrating when decisions don’t go your way but that happens in cricket, especially without DRS,” he said of the decision as India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. can really take on the bowlers. It does not matter if you’re quickie or a spinner,” he said.

Dhoni further said the team’s support staff was working on Jadeja’s batting.

Terming him as a good prospect, Dhoni said: “We just need to keep faith in him and hope he will get better and PTI better.

NZ win by one wicket PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA: James Franklin (pic) batted skillfully with the tail to secure a tense one-wicket upset win for New Zealand in the first one-day international against South Africa at Boland Park on Saturday.

Franklin hit 47 not out as

Scoreboard South Africa 208 All out (C Ingram 29, F du Plessis 57,R McLaren 33, R Kleinveldt 26,McClenaghan 4/20, Franklin 1/44, Williamson 4/22) New Zealand 209/9 (B Watling 45, J Franklin not out 47, K Mills 26,Tsotsobe 2/43, Kleinveldt 2/37, McLaren 4/46) Result: Kiwis won by 1 wicket Man of the match: James Franklin (NZL)

the last three New Zealand wickets added 104 runs in a low-scoring match after South Africa had been bowled out for 208. He put on 35 for the eighth wicket with Nathan McCullum (24) and 47 for the ninth wicket with Kyle Mills.

When Mills was bowled by Ryan McLaren for 26 there were still 22 runs needed but Franklin successfully farmed the strike before hitting McLaren through the covers for the winning boundary.

“It was incredibly satisfying to come up against the top side in the world, be under pressure and come through,” said New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum.

Franklin, whose runs came off 61 balls, added: “We were trying to bat as deep as we could. We know these (lower order) guys are no mugs with the bat.”

It was a heartening result for New Zealand at the start of the three-match series after they lost both Test matches by AFP an innings.

We will dig up pitches: ABVP BHUBANESWAR: A day after Bajrang Dal asserted it was opposed to participation of Pakistani women cricketers in the World Cup, BJP student wing, ABVP, today threatened to dig up pitches ahead of the team’s matches at Cuttack next month.

Opposition to Pakistani players gained momentum with a number of organisations coming forward to oppose the women cricketers from the neighbouring country.

Cuttack MP Bhartuhari Mahtab of Naveen Patnaik’s BJD too disapproved the idea of allowing Pakistani cricketers to play matches in his constituency.

“This is a sensitive issue. Pakistani soldiers have beheaded our jawans along the LOC. Despite having committed such a heinous act, Pakistan have no regret for this. Under such circumstances, players from that country should not be allowed here,” Mahtab told reporters.

While ABVP activists demonstrated here opposing the Odisha Cricket Association’s decision to welcome Pakistani players, the youth wing of Utkal Bharat, a fringe party, pledged to ensure that the women squad did not touch the soil here.

“The law and order situation will deteriorate further if OCA sticks to their plans to inviting Pakistani players to play.”

‘Short man’ has big plans

KARACHI: A towering man of seven feet one inch, fast-rising Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan often struggles to find bowling shoes that fit and a comfortable bed. But on the pitch, the 30year-old former factory worker is more than comfortable with a new ball, cleverly using his height to unsettle some of the best batsmen with bounce, pace and variation.

Pakistan tagged Irfan a “surprise package” on their tour of India; despite taking just three wickets, he plagued the opposition’s much-vaunted batting.

“We jokingly call him the short man,” Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez told AFP. “We knew he would be a surprise package and with his determination and hard work I hope that he can go a long way in international cricket.”

It is only now that officials accept him to be 7’1’’. In the past, his height has been purportedly measured at 6’8” and 6’10”.

“My height was measured at the US embassy when I applied for visa in 2010,” Irfan said, boasting of being the tallest ever international cricketer, surpassing West Indian Joel Garner and Australian Bruce Reid who stood AFP at 6’8”.

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SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

Liverpool rout Norwich Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge were both on the scoresheet as Liverpool secured their biggest victory under Brendan Rodgers.

Redknapp calls for quality

Graham Chase

LIVERPOOL: Jordan Henderson opened the scoring with just his fourth goal for the club before Sturridge set up Suarez for his 20th of the campaign to give the home team a two-goal lead at half-time. The Reds went on to a 5-0 win over Norwich on Saturday Sturridge tapped in a third to become the first player to score in his first three Liverpool matches since Ray Kennedy in 1974.

Steven Gerrard added a fourth from distance before Ryan Bennett’s own goal sealed

SATURDAY RESULTS Liverpool 5 (Henderson 26, Suarez 36, Sturridge 59, Gerrard 66, Bennett 74-og) Norwich 0 Manchester City 2 (Silva 2, 69) Fulham 0 Newcastle 1 (Cabaye 35) Reading 2 (Fondre 71, 77) Swansea 3 (Davies 49, De Guzman 59, 80) Stoke 1 (Owen 90) West Brom 2 (Brunt 49, Odemwingie 83) Aston Villa 2 (Benteke 12, Agbonlahor 31) West Ham 1 (J Cole 68) QPR 1 (Remy 14) Wigan 2 (Vaughan 4-og, Henriquez 79) Sunderland 3 (Gardner 17-pen, Fletcher 20, 42) SUNDAY

FIXTURES Chelsea v Arsenal (1330GMT), Tottenham v Manchester Utd (1600GMT)

Gary Poland

LONDON: QPR manager Harry

Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez scores his team’s second goal against Norwich City at the Anfield stadiAFP/ PAUL ELLIS um in Liverpool, England, on Saturday. a comfortable win that moves Liverpool to within six points of fourth-placed Tottenham, while Chris Hughton’s side slipped to a sixth defeat in nine matches.

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Manchester City cut Manchester United’s Premier League lead to four points by beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday thanks to a brace of goals from Spanish midfielder David Silva.

United are not in action until Sunday when they visit Tottenham Hotspur and defending champions City took advantage to breathe fresh impetus into their title defence.

Silva broke the deadlock

after just 96 seconds at the Etihad Stadium, slamming home from six yards after Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer parried a long-range shot from Edin Dzeko.

Steve Sidwell hit the post for the visitors in the 31st minute and City lost Pablo Zabaleta to injury before Silva added a second with 21 minutes left, gathering a Carlos Tevez flick and beating Schwarzer with a dinked finish.

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Peter Odemwingie’s late strike saw West Bromwich Albion fight back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Aston Villa in an entertain-

ing Midlands derby on Saturday.

Odemwingie struck from close range in the 83rd minute after Chris Brunt had started to chip away at a two-goal lead that Villa established through superb first-half goals from Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor.

Villa coach Paul Lambert was visibly annoyed by his side’s capitulation.

The point was nonetheless enough to take Villa out of the relegation zone, as they prepare to attempt to overturn a 3-1 deficit in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final with third-tier Bradford City on Tuesday.

Redknapp (above) admitted his side need to show more quality and composure if they are to win their battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Redknapp’s team remain bottom of the table after being forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s London derby at his former club West Ham. QPR scored with their only shot on target, when debutant striker Loic Remy beat the offside trap after 14 minutes to run onto Adel Taarabt’s pass and slot home.

But it was one of the few flashes of craft from Redknapp’s men, who were grateful that goalkeepeer Julio Cesar was able to frustrate the Hammers with a series of fine saves.

QPR are now unbeaten in five games, but Redknapp conceded they will have to improve in all areas to beat the drop.

“It’s a point gained, but I couldn’t say we deserved to win,” Redknapp said.

“That would be nonsense, wouldn’t it? At least we’re still in there and we’re fighting. But we have to try to play with a bit more quality. We got in front and that’s when you should be keeping the ball.

“You have to be bold enough to try to play with the ball.”

First defeat for Barça Tim Hanlon

MADRID: Lionel Messi (left) matched another landmark by scoring in a 10th consecutive La Liga game to put Barca ahead after six minutes with Pedro Rodriguez doubling the lead.

But Chory Castro pulled a goal back before the break and then got his second after 63 minutes.

With Gerard Pique off the field after receiving a red card, Agirretxe got the winner in the 91st minute.

“I have to congratulate Real Sociedad and I have no complaints about my players. We hit the post twice in the first half and had two other chances. It became more complicated for us and they made it 2-1,” said Barca coach Tito Vilanova.

“I told Gerard (Pique) after he was booked that after the next foul

AN INJURY-TIME STRIKE FROM SUBSTITUTE IMANOL AGIRRETXE CONDEMNED 10-MAN BARCELONA TO A 3-2 DEFEAT AT REAL SOCIEDAD ON SATURDAY, THEIR FIRST OF A RECORDBREAKING LA LIGA SEASON. he committed they would send him off and that’s what happened. We were in control in the first half and although it looked difficult we were playing well. At 3-0 it would have been all over but the sending off changed everything.”

There appears to be no record out of reach for Messi, who did score

in 10 straight league matches that he was involved in during the 2011-12 season, notching up 18 goals in the process.

But now he has scored in Barca’s last 10 and he equals the mark set by Ronaldo, who scored 12 in 10 games during the 1996-97 season, and Mariano Martin, who put away 18 in 10 matches between 1942 and 1943.

Messi has now hit 15 goals in 10 games and 29 overall in the league this season, but it counted for little on the night.

Barca went into the game having set a new record for a La Liga start with 18 wins — and just one draw against Real Madrid — for 55 points from a possible 57.

Despite the loss, they are still 11 points ahead of Atletico Madrid, who play Levante on Sunday, and Real Madrid in third.