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LINDSAY LOHAN FROM CUTSIE TO FLOOZY IN 15 SHORT YEARS

n 15 years Lindsay Lohan has gone from being the cherub in Parent Trap to celebrity jailbird. On Friday she was in trouble with the law again and her latest film Liz & Dick has been savaged by critics. PG 28

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CITY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

POLISHED TO PERFECTION

Interactive session Manthan is hosting an interactive session on The Sacred and the Profane: Living and Dying with Blasphemy Laws with Babu Gogineni humanist, rationalist, activist. The meeting is open to all and is free-of-cost. Where: Saptaparni, Banjara Hills Rd No 8 When: December 6, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2335 5118

Khamma ghani sa The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace is hosting a Rajasthani food festival from November 23 to December 7. Where: Westin Hitec City When: Ongoing, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 6767 6838

Exile in the wind A painting exhibition by Sisir Sahna is being held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills from November 28 to December 8. Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 10 When: November 28 onwards, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Punjabi food festival Head to Hotel Green Park, Begumpet for the Punjabi Food Festival. Where: Hotel Green Park, Greenlands Begumpet When: Ongoing, 8pm onwards Contact: (040) 6651 5151

Expressive art Alankritha Art Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings titled Expressive contemplations by Maredu Ramu, Nirmal Karmakar Nirmala Biluka and Palak Dubey. A preview for the exhibition is being held on November 17 at 6.30pm Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Kavuri Hills, Jubilee Hills When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2311 3709

Kashmiri Wazwan nights A Kashmiri food fest based on the Wazwan cuisine is being held at the Square, Novotel. The fest in on till December 2. Where: The Square, Novotel, Cyberabad When: Ongoing, 11am onwards

CINEMAS

A woman polishes the shoes of a customer at Basheerbagh. Contact: (040) 6682 4422

Art show Symmetrics in the unknown, an exhibition of abstract paintings by 10 artists is being held at Iconart Gallery. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11.30am onwards Contact: 98499 68797

An exhibition by artists such as Akbar Mohammad, Basuki Das Gupta, Baskar Rao B, Kandi Narsimlu, Srikant Kohle, Shayamal Mukherjee is being held. Where: Gallery Space, Banjara Hills Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040) 6554 1836

The last Christmas Convergence Convergence, an exhibition Of Paintings By Ananad Swaroop Manchiraju is being held. Where: Muse Art Gallery, Marriot Convention Centre, Tank Bund When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2752 2999

Salt and pepper Catch Ballantine's presents Salt N Pepper, a series of 10 stories of 10 minutes each, revolving around 10 lives, played by 4 of the most brilliant and versatile theatre personalities. Where: Shilpakala Vedika, Hitec City When: December 1

Art exhibition

The last Christmas is a large-scale production featuring live singing, dancing and acting, is the heartwarming story of Retired Gen Roy who recounts his seven favourite Christmases. Where: RNR auditorium, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: December 8, 9 and 10 11am onwards Contact: (040) 6515 7558

Palette scapes An exhibition of paintings on Acrylic on canvas by Nupur Kundu is being held at Shrishti Art Gallery Where: Shrishti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 15 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards

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Photo exhibition A photography exhibition of wildlife by Suheim Sheikh will be held from December 8 onwards. It will be inaugurated on December 7 at 6pm. Where: Goethe Zentrum, Banjara Hills, Rd No 3 When: December 8 onwards, 9.30am onwards Contact: (040) 2335 0473

Awadhi food fest Taj Krishna is hosting the Awadhi food festival at Firdaus.The fest is on till December 5. Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Rd no 1 When: Ongoing, Lunch and dinner Contact: (040) 6666 2323

Theatre time CĂŠlimĂ¨ne and the Cardinal by Jacques Rampal with English overtitles is being held on December 11. Where: Nift, Madhapur When: December 11, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 2355 4485

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CITY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Man rapes daughter, held

soldier, staying at a military quarters in Trimulgherry was arrested for raping his minor daughter while his wife was away. Narsimha, 45, had threatened the girl with dire consequences if she dared to inform anyone. However, the incident came out when the wife went to see her daughter. A complaint was filed and action was taken swiftly.

Accessibility audit

Ornaments stolen in bus

he GHMC has undertaken an accessibility and walkability audit of the road no. 36 Jubilee Hills and Kavuri Hill junction. Engineering wing of GHMC along with audit experts from Delhi conducted the audit to analyse the existing issues facing pedestrians.

ive tolas of gold ornaments were stolen from the handbag of a women, by name, N Rajani while she was travelling in an RTC bus on Saturday evening. Hailing from Adilabad, Rajani came to the City to meet her relatives. She got down at Jubilee Hills bus stop and boarded a bus for Bowenpally. On reaching the destination she discovered the theft.

Kiran mauls MIM The SC/ST Bill will be put to vote in the afternoon and in all probability carried.

MCI leaves AP aspirants flat on mat

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hief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, in his new ebullient mood, today turned tables on the MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi who had been going hammer and tongs at the CM and his government on ‘failing to protect minority interests.’ Owaisi was participating in the discussions on the SC/ST Bill 2012. Owaisi found fault with the SC ST sub plan Bill saying that the plan consists of elements of executive order, not a historic decision, as claimed by government. “There is nothing new in this hyped plan. SC,ST should come forward independently and seek their rights. It is because of MIM that Muslims have reservation in AP.” Owaisi proudly declared in the next elections his party will have 15 seats but the Congress would not get more than 20. He said “innocent Muslims are being framed under false

M charges.” Kiran was up on his feet with a sharp reaction. “It’s because of the Congress the MIM has 7 seats,” he glared at the MIM leader. We don’t need certificate of secularism form anyone. I or my government do not punish innocent people as do some others. It is you who do that. I know perfectly well why Owaisi is making this meaning-

less allegation. It is their political game but we will not bite it.” Punctured, Owaisi lost much of his zeal afterwards. The Bill will be put to vote in the afternoon and by all probability carried as there seems no serious opposition to it. The day-day discussions on the Bill produced no spark as few were seen actively studying the Bill and point out anything substantial.

edical aspirants of Andhra Pradesh are put to a quandary with the MCI brushing aside the State’s demand for extension of EAMCET for another year and announcing dates for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET). The test will be held in May in five centres – Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Warangal, and Nellore. The State has 40 medical colleges and 5500 seats. The confusion created partly by the state government claiming that the MCI had agreed to continuance of EAMCET for another year has caught the Andhra Pradesh candidates unaware. The NEET has announced all the information and applications are available online on www.cbseneet.nic.

It is said the result will be out by June next. There exist at least 26 cases from different states on NEET. However, the MCI has gone ahead with its decision to hold test across the country. Parents and candidates turned pale with the new announcements and the education authorities are unable to explain how it happened. Meanwhile, the Student Federation of India, a leftist student association, has asked the Union Government to intervene and allow Andhra Pradesh exemption for a year as was promised earlier. “Students will lose much since they have set their eyes only on EAMCET. The State government also had given to understanding that it was EAMCET this year. The State should pressurise the Centre to reconsider MCI decision and enable AP candidates to write EAMCET not NEET this year.”

Congress will never give T... Inkeshaf Ahmed

... because the power in AP is wielded by Andhra and Rayalaseema leaders who have both money and muscle power

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ave you seen a MLA or MP travelling by the SRTC bus or auto-rikshaw in the State? Leave alone sitting MPs or MLAs, not even an ex-MLA or a local corporator used public transport. But Moosapati Kamalamma, 67, exMLA has no private transport of her own. She uses both RTC and auto-rikshaw and is happy about it. “For today’s MLAs, it may be an insult to even step into a local bus. But for me it is a matter of pride as I don’t have money for a car. The State government has given a free bus pass to travel in APSRTC buses. What else do you want?” Elected MLA from Nakrekal Assembly constituency, a strong CPM bastion of Nalgonda district in 1972,

Kamalamma holds the record of the only Congress leader elected to the Assembly for 37 years, till 2009 General elections. She was only 27 years old when she entered the House for the first time. Kamalamma, who

came to Assembly to watch the proceedings of the House on Saturday spoke to this correspondent on various issues related to the State government in general and Congress party in particular. She said that though both CM N Kiran Kumar Reddy and APCC president Botsa Satyanarayana promised to recognise the services of senior leaders on several occasions, the reality is different. She is sure the party would be left in the lurch if it does not take suggestions of senior party leaders. “The Congress Party still has the strength and capacity to

retain power if it strictly takes certain steps. The most important would be to take the services of senior leaders. Both the CM and PCC chief said that they would. But nothing of this sort has happened so far. I think both the leaders are not bothered. She alleged her own party leaders did not allow her to meet party president Sonia Gandhi on the same issue on several occasions. "I went to Delhi to meet Madam Gandhi several times. But despite being a former MLA and party leader, I was denied access to her. If this had happened to me, you can imagine

the plight of an ordinary Congress worker," she recalled. Commenting on the rule of CM Kiran she said that the performance can’t be judged by two years’ rule but he believes he is trying to do some good to the State. According to Kamalamma, a staunch supporter of separate Telangana state made a shocking statement that the her party would never create the separate Telangana state as the power is wielded by strong Andhra and Rayalaseema leaders who have both money and muscle power. “ The Telangana state will never come during the Congress rule. The entire Telangana region is controlled by Andrha and Raylaseema leaders and industrialists. These leaders are also a part of our party .They will never allow the creation of Tstate at any cost," she said.

CITY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

10K tipsy drivers caught

Watch out the next time you decide to take ‘one for the road’. With 200 cases of drunken driving recorded every week, the City police are in no mood to take it easy on offenders. Number of cases booked Two-wheel riders: 6,901 Three-wheel drivers: 469 Four-wheel drivers: 2,839

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racking the whip on drunken driving, the Hyderabad Traffic Police have registered 10,277 cases since November 2011. Of these, majority of the violators were found to be in between the ages of 21 and 31.

Age group of violators 18 to 20 years: 242 (2.35 per cent) 21-30 years: 4,670 (45.44 per cent) 31-40 years: 3,503 cases (34.08 per cent)

How much is too much?

he Motor Vehicle Act, 1939, states "Driving by a drunken person shall be punishable at the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with a fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or both; and for a second offence, if committed within three years of the previous similar offence, imprisonment for a term which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both. But after its amendment in 1994, 30 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood is permitted.

Profession-wise breakup Blue-collar workers: Businessmen: Private employees: Software professionals:

A closer look at the statistics found that 27.86 per cent of those booked for driving under the influence were businessmen; 16.3 per cent were private employees and 14.23 per cent were software professionals. A total of 17 people were

penalised with one-day imprisonment in the last year, and five of these were women. Those that are caught are fined between `2,000 and `2,500 for each violation and are also instructed to attend counselling classes. The total fine amount

recovered by the traffic department over the past year is `2.5 crore. “Every week, nearly 200 cases are filed and the highest cases of drunken driving are recorded on Fridays and Saturdays. We have seen a dip in the number of viola-

3,674 2,864 1,658 1,463

tions since we launched this drive last year. The total number of accidents has fallen to 1,740 this year when compared to 2,651 last year. Similarly, 315 deaths have been recorded this year, against 441 last year,” said traffic inspector AV Srinivas. Encouraged by their success, the traffic police are seeking to put in more stringent measures like imprisonment for habitual offenders are cancellation of driving licences.

SC/ST plan: Rest pay lip service Md Inkeshaf Ahmed ahmed.m@postnoon.com

he expressed political empathy for the welfare of SC and ST seems to be limited to wooing them for votes since the two major social segments play a big role deciding the electoral fortunes of all parties. It was evident during the second day session of the House on Saturday. While many MLAs preferred to skip the debate held on implementation of SC and ST Sub plan, those who attended the session were seen pursuing their personal works rather than participate in the discussion.

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There was a clear distinction between the MLAs who attended the session and those who skipped it. While MLAs belonging to SC and ST community made it point to participate in the discussion, those from other castes clearly avoided it. Among MLAs who skipped the debate, majority of the MLAs, especially those belonging to the opposition TDP and TRS, were seen loi-

tering around in lobbies of the House. These leaders made a beeline to CM’s and Cabinet ministers’ chambers with their personal work. Cabinet ministers, too, instead of attending the debate, preferred to spend time with MLAs cutting across

WHILE MLAS BELONGING TO SC AND ST COMMUNITY MADE IT POINT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, THOSE FROM OTHER CASTES CLEARLY AVOIDED IT. party lines. Among the prominent ministers, transport minister and APCC president Botsa Satyanarayana, who, after spending a brief time in the House, returned to his chamber in Assembly building and busied himself meeting with MLAs. He also held a prolong chit-chat with mediapersons. Speaking to Postnoon on the issue, minister for rural develop-

Cabinet ministers, too, instead of attending the debate, preferred to spend time with MLAs.

ment Dokka Manikya Varaprasad agreed that majority of the MLAs were not showing any interests in attending the crucial debate. “It is true only the MLAs belonging to SC and ST communities were seen in the House. It is unfortunate that majority of the MLAs were absent,” he remarked. The minister felt that response from other MLAs would have been better if the government held a regular Winter Session instead of a special session. “TRS MLA D Vinay Bhaskar expressed similar feelings,” he said. Sub-plan is only meant for two sections of society and not for all. This is the most important reason for many MLAs absence, he said. Some of the speakers who put forth their party views on the implementation of the subplan from Opposition group on the second day included TDP senior MLA M Narasimhulu, TRS MLA T Hareesh Rao, YSR Congress president YS Vijayamma and CPIM Floor Leader J Ranga Reddy.

NATION SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

What’s cooking?

While most of us are wondering what the New Year will be like, select couples across the City have planned on cooking their way to 2013 as ‘Who is the best cook?’, a competition thrown open by www.studentmug.com, starts today. NIDHI BHUSHAN

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he City has kickstarted its own localised version of Masterchef at Somajiguda today. This December, residents of Hyderabad have put on their chef ’s hats to be titled the ‘best cook’ in the City. ‘Who is the best cook?’ — a competition organised by

www.studentmug.com — has been split into five weekly segments. Every Sunday — starting today — 20 participants (singles or couples) will compete against each other to reach the finals that will be held at the end of the month. While 10 contestants will compete during lunch hours at a given apartment kitchen, the other 10 will battle it out during dinner time at a different venue. The contestants will be given two hours to impress the panel of judges with their tasty delights.

Two winning contestants — from lunch and dinner respectively — will be shortlisted every Sunday for the finals. “I enjoy cooking and participating in such events,” says Celine Pedro, a contestant participating in today’s lunch competition. “In fact, I was even awarded by a reputed English newspaper for the best pickle in the City 25 years ago. I had made a pickle using bitter gourd for which I was awarded `500 then.” Another contestant, who is participating in today’s cooking tussle, K Kanyakumari also says

that it was her passion for cooking that made her enrol for the competition. “I’ve participated in such events earlier as well. I quite enjoy it,” she says.

Live and loving it As she gets ready to go on stage for the Hyderabad leg of Vikranth Pawar’s production Salt & Pepper, Mandira Bedi chats with Postnoon about acting, theatre and more. Padmini C Padmini.c@postnoon.com

You have dabbled in a number of mediums including film, television and live shows. What is it that keeps bring you back to theatre?

And now, you have Salt & Pepper in which there are 10 stories that you’ll enact back-toback! That’s right. There are 10 stories about different types of relationships and three actors with me including Darshan Jariwalla, Kuki Grewal and Vikram Kochhar. I play six of the characters of different age groups. One moment you’ll see me as a 30-year-old, 10 minutes la-

What is your favourite among these different stories? My favourite happens to be the one that seems to be the most popular with the audiences as well. I play a 65-year-old who’s afraid of heights.

But on her birthday, she tries to conquer her fear and gets on a Ferris wheel. The story centers on a conversation between her and the man sitting with her.

ting more complicated, so of course relationships are too.

Does Hyderabad promise to be an ideal audience?

Do you think that as we evolve, our relationships too are getting more complicated? Absolutely. Life is getS BALA KRISHNA

A lot of people ask me that having done so many things, what is it that I enjoy doing the most and I always say, anything live — be it hosting a show, or cricket or theatre. The absolute rush of performing in front of a live and changing audience is unparalleled. When you are performing in front of a camera, you have the luxury of retakes but on stage, there’s just no space for mistakes. I started my theatre career with a play in which I had a 30-minute monologue. Believe me when I say, it can’t get more exciting or challenging than that.

ter, I play a 65-year-old. So, it’s very challenging but exciting at the same time!

I’ve performed her twice before and the audience was very cultured and extremely intelligent. That’s what I’m hoping to see this time too. There’s something for everybody in the play, the stories relate to anyone from a teenager to someone’s who’s been in a relationship for 40 years. So, the more varied the audience is, the more they will enjoy it.

What after this? This is the fifth weekend that we are performing the play. We have two more to go. Other than that, I’m shooting for a film with Atul Agnihotri. I’ve also just been offered a Vikram Bhatt film, so I’m contemplating that. In all these years of my career, I must’ve worked on 4-5 films in all. But now, upon motherhood, I’m being offered so many roles, it’s getting hard to choose! (Laughs) What: Ballentine's Salt & Pepper [important to mention brand name at least once somewhere] When: December 2, 2012 Where: Shilpakala Vedika Tickets available on bookmyshow.com

The winner of the title will be awarded `25,000, while the first runner up and second runner up will receive `15,000 and `10,000 respectively.

NATION SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

JMM leader shot dead

Kashmir curfew extended

IMPHAL: Two insurgents of the banned

MEDININAGAR: A local leader of the

People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested during a combing operation by para-military forces in Manipur's Ukhrul district bordering with Myanmar, official sources said today. During the search operation, two insurgents identified as Modhu Chandra (37) and Pitanjit (26) were arrested and handed over to the police.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was today shot dead by an unknown gunman in Medininagar, the Palamau district headquarters town, police said. Ladle Hassan, who was heading the party’s Palamau District Minority Forum, was hit by a single bullet when he was having tea with friends at a stall near Mahavir Temple.

SRINAGAR: A fresh round of curfew

2 militants arrested

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was enforced today in parts of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, following fresh sectarian tension yesterday. "Curfew has been imposed in Zadibal and Nowhatta police station areas and Urdu Bazaar police post area as a precautionary measure," a police spokesman said.

Stray tiger killed WAYANAD (KER): A tiger, which had been on the prowl in some areas in the district since the last couple of weeks was killed, official sources said. The presence of the tiger has terrorised people in Naikkatty, Kottamkara and Muthanga areas in the district. It had also killed a few domestic animals including a cow, officials said. Despite combing operations by a special task force from Kerala and also expert team from Karnataka, the tiger was evading capture by moving places, despite all out efforts made by forest officials and the people to trap it. The tiger was spotted at about 8.15 am at Thelapparmbu in Moolamkavu and the combing team fired tranquiliser at the tiger. However, it fled the scene and later was found in a nearby coffee plantation. Again it was given another shot of tran-

DESPITE COMBING OPERATIONS BY A SPECIAL TASK FORCE FROM

KERALA AND ALSO EXPERT TEAM FROM KARNATAKA, THE TIGER WAS EVADING CAPTURE BY CHANGING PLACES. DESPITE ALL-OUT EFFORTS BY OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE, IT REMAINED ELUSIVE SO FAR. quiliser and it was found dead. A couple of weeks back, a 15-year old tiger, which had stayed into Thirunelly and killed four cows, was trapped in a cage by the forest officials and later released iit on the Kerala-Karnataka borPTI der.

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School girls walk towards their school at Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Saturday. All middle schools will remain shut from tomorrow as the government has announced winter break after heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of Kashmir. PTI

India plans treaty with Israel, Nepal NEW DELHI: India is likely to sign Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in criminal matters with Israel and Nepal among other countries to facilitate easy access in investigation of crime and service of Letters Rogatory. "India plans to sign MLAT in criminal matters with Israel, Oman, Azerbaijan and Nepal," the Ministry of Home Affairs said in reply to an RTI query. The MLAT facilitates mutual assistance in prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime, service of summons and other judicial documents, execution of warrants and other judicial commissions and tracing, restraint, forfeiture and confiscation of proceeds and instruments of crimes. Currently, India has the treaty in

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MEXICO CITY: Mexico's new President Enrique Pena Nieto pledged on Saturday to reduce the poverty and violence plaguing his country after a rowdy swearing-in ceremony marked by protests inside and outside Congress. Thousands took to the streets, chanting, “Mexico without PRI."

Pentagon expands intel work WASHINGTON:

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ity Sunday emerged the main victors in Kuwait's parliamentary polls boycotted by the opposition which considered the new assembly “illegitimate” amid poor voter turnout. Shiite candidates bagged 15 of the 50-seat parliament, their biggest tally ever.

Morsi calls on Egypt to vote President Mohamed Morsi called on Egyptians on Saturday to vote in a December 15 referendum on the controversial draft constitution at the heart of a political crisis, amid mass Islamist rallies in Cairo. by John Davison

CAIRO: President Mohamed Morsi called on Egyptians on Saturday to vote in a December 15 referendum on the controversial draft constitution at the heart of a political crisis, amid mass Islamist rallies in Cairo. Morsi made the announcement following a ceremony where he received a copy of the charter from the head of the Islamistdominated constituent assembly, boycotted by liberals and Christians, that adopted it the day before. Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied from early on Saturday in support of Morsi's new expanded powers and the contested charter. The document has taken centre stage in the country's worst political crisis since his election in June. Crowds flooded the squares and large avenues near Cairo University, led by members of the Muslim Brotherhood, on whose ticket Morsi ran for office, and by hardline Salafists, causing traffic jams in the capital. On Friday, opponents of the draft constitutions had massed in Tahrir Square, demonstrating the country's widening polarisation that has set largely Islamist forces against secular-lean-

Egyptian protesters stage a sit-in against a decree by President Mohamed Morsi granting himself broad powers that shield his decisions from judicial review in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir square on Saturday. AFP/MAHMUD KHALED

ing opponents. “We want this phase to end. We want a constitution,” one protester said on Saturday. “If people don't like the constitution, let them say so through the ballot boxes." Others chanted: “The people want the implementation of God's law." “We are here to support the decisions of Dr Mohamed Morsi; we support him because those decisions

were a part of the revolutionary demands," said Hend Abdellateef. Veiled women ululated among the crowd, sprinkled with Egyptian and Saudi flags and posters of Morsi. Banners read: “Together (with Morsi) to save the revolution”. “There are people who want instability," said Khaled, one of the demonstrators, referring to antiMorsi protesters. “There

needs to be a constitution for there to be stability." Pro-Morsi protests were also staged in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and the central Egyptian province of Assiut. The crisis was sparked when Morsi issued a decree on November 22 giving himself sweeping powers and placing his decisions beyond judicial review. That move provoked mass protests and a judges' strike.

7 motorists trapped in Japan tunnel collapse

Taliban attacks Afghan city airport

TOKYO: At least seven people have reportedly been trapped inside a tunnel near Tokyo that caught fire after its ceiling collapsed on Sunday morning, reported the Guardian. Japanese media said several vehicles were ablaze after a 100 metre long section of the Sasago tunnel's ceiling caved in shortly after 8am. Kyodo news agency said a mudslide had triggered the collapse. Dozens of firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze while emergency workers attempted to reach those thought to be stranded inside. The tunnel is located along a busy section of the Chuo expressway about 50 miles west of the Japanese capital. “We have limited information on the accident at the moment but smoke is said to be coming out from the tunnel as an unspecified number of vehicles were burning," a police spokesman said.

KANDAHAR: Taliban insurgents launched a major attack Sunday against a NATO base at an Afghan city airport with suicide car bombs, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and small arms fire. The Taliban claimed insurgents had entered the airport at Jalalabad, near the eastern border with Pakistan, but this was denied by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). “Insurgents including suicide bombers attacked the perimeter of the Jalalabad air base this morning," a spokesman told AFP. “None of the attackers succeeded breaching the perimeter." The airport complex has multiple layers of security, with the NATO base set well back from the first entrance, which an Afghan official said had been breached.

COMMENT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

A distant dream

An eye-opener

he article The woman and her chocolate was an interesting piece. I have seen many a woman not accorded the respect they deserve for the fantastic job they do. We claim that equality for women is growing but the truth is we are very far from it.

he review of Talveen Singh’s Durbar made me think how cloistered our leaders are... so cloistered that they have no idea of the real problems that people face. For instance, what qualifications had Rajiv Gandhi to become PM? A pilot licence?

Shahina N Vijayanagar Colony

EDITORIALS THE ‘IGNORANCE’ of the white-collared As many as 10,000 cases of drunken driving have been registered by the city police since November 2011. It is commendable on part of the Hyderabad police that their anti-drink driving drive has led to a decline in the instances of this offence. Keep up the good work, officers. Now there are some interesting facts revealed when the stats are checked. Majority of the violators are aged between 21 and 31. Also, if we group them according to profession, it is the one that comprise the businessmen and the white-collared that abound in count. So the next time we tend to pin it on ignorance and lack of idea of the seriousness of the offence we must reconsider. An offender belonging to either of the categories is surely an educated man and knows the rules of the land and yet goes on to drink and drive and endanger his and his fellow citizens’ lives. For such people the punishment must be more severe because they are wilfully asking for trouble by driving when they are tipsy. They have the safer and saner option of going in cabs or being driven to their homes by the sober. But they always insist on driving back, despite being unable to say left from right, becasue it is a dent on their reputation for holding their drink. Most of these accidents occur at night when the roads are clear, and we know in a car our foot gets heavy and on a bike our wrist becomes more flexible when the circumstances are such. What to speak of the disaster that can occur if our senses are numb? We only have to be more humane and caring to have a respect for life — ours and others — to drive responsibly. Why must we live a life of regret and remorse after claiming innocent lives when our pursuit of sport and thrill go awry?

Raju Srinivas via email

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Spilt milk

hat good is it crying over spilt milk, Mr Yeddy? You have only yourself to blame for your fate. You will have to pay up for all the shenanigans and corruption despite being the mascot for the BJP in the south for long. Now don’t make a fool of yourself further by tears. Sam Abraham via email

A humungous moment of humanity From the hip SYED SHOAIB

inally on a historic day of the 65th anniversary of the United Nation's resolution, for the partition of British mandate Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, 139 countries from round the globe, that is 69 per cent of all the Member States of the UN General Assembly with nine against and 41 abstaining from voting, brought into existence a dream that was almost turning into a chimera for the Palestinian people. The UN recognised Palestinian territories as “non member observer State”. It is a great feat not only for Palestine (for whom it is humungous) but also the rest of the world, for it set right one of the few wrongs that had been left too long without redress. As an upgraded observer state, the Palestinian territories could join treaties and specialised UN agencies, such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the Law of the Sea Treaty, the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty and the International Criminal Court. That would give it legal rights over its territorial waters and air space, and would allow Palestinians to sue for control in the International Court of Justice and to move the ICC against Israel for war crimes. It has been 66 years since India got its independence. About three generations have lived to experience freedom. Ask the first generation what freedom feels like. They are bound to lay it on thick the distinction between being oppressed and being free; ask the second generation if they remember the price of the freedom they savour. They were too keen building the country and couldn’t be bothered with anything else, is the likely reply. Now pose the same question to the ‘X’ or ‘Y’ generation.

You will more likely see blank faces, for they don’t know what it is ‘not to have freedom’. They are the generation born in prosperity and progress. Now ask the very same question to the very same generation in Palestine; what do you suppose the answer will be? The people whose freedom was taken away from them about the same time we got ours and their territory forcibly divided into two states, and somehow the fact of the second state ‘The Arab State’ got entirely lost in the chaos of war and pages of innumerable UN Resolutions, while the ‘State of Israel’ hogged all approval in the aftermath of the holocaust. When a traumatised Jewish population took refuge from an intolerant and racist Europe in the new Israel and healed its wounds in a safe haven, it also displaced an entire population that had hitherto been living in this safe haven and pushed it to the edge, literally, for over half a century. To the young Palestinians born in battlefield with a history of having not one, not two, but three generations constantly living on the

edge, living in fear, what do you suppose these kids will have to say about freedom? To them freedom is a fairytale their parents would have told them about in bedtime stories. An entire population was not even acknowledged as human beings enough to have feelings, family and children. Ideals of letting everybody live in dignity and without fear for their lives have not reached this battlescarred community. That has changed and their grievances will now be heard by the world. The UN has finally awoken, not so much as to declare that a wrong was committed out rightly, but at least enough to acknowledge the existence of the Palestinian people. It has shown enough courage to stand up against opposition of the US and Israel, to accept these people as worthy of consideration. The euphoria of being recognised humans must be a great feeling for the Palestinians. Now starts the process of building, which by no means is an easy task. Their journey is going to be even more arduous than was ours. Ours was always a country

rich in resources, making the mission of rebuilding easier. Also, the much-delayed justice handed to Palestine will only be effective if it goes beyond the papers. Despite the US and Israel’s denouncement of the Vote, they need to realise that the world has recognised the Rights of the Palestinian people and the very fact that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas accepted the existence of Israel in his speech shows that the Palestinian leadership has made peace with itself and moved forward. It is time Israel reciprocated rather than stating that the move will impact the peace process between the two countries. Rather, the peace process can be accelerated, as now the two countries can negotiate from a position of equality. It also points to the declining clout of US to influence decisions taken by countries. This fact must be realised and both the countries should join in to implement the world body’s resolution. Such a move will not only strengthen the UN but make it a meaningful body and rejuvenate it.

BUSINESS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Deloitte positive on India

s per the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index compiled by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the US Council on Competitiveness, five years from now, emerging economy nations would surge to occupy the top three spots. China would retain the top spot, while, India and Brazil moving up to claim second and third rankings respectively.

FII crosses `1 lakh crore

CIAL goes for green power

ochin International Airport is set to become the first airport in the country to use solar power for running its utility grid system. A Kolkata-based solar module manufacturing company, Vikram Solar, would be installing a 100 kWp solar power facility at the airport situated at Nedumbassery in Cochin.

nvestments by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in the Indian stock market have crossed `1 lakh crore so far in 2012, marking a huge turnaround from net outflows reported in 2011. FIIs, a major participant in Indian stock market, were gross buyers of shares worth `5,94,868 crore and sellers of equities worth `4,91,596 crore.

Care for creditworthiness

Credit cards open to you a world of opportunities in terms of easy finance. However, if not handled with care, they can burn a hole in your pocket and affect your creditworthiness rating. SOMETHING AS SMALL AS FORGETTING TO CLOSE A CREDIT CARD CAN RESULT IN ‘DEFAULTER’ LABEL WITHOUT YOU REALISING IT.

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umar came from office… this time very early at 9pm. His wife opened the door and their two children were waiting at the dining table. Kumar hugged the children and said “Daddy is going to buy you…. a car.” Earlier in the day, he had received `2 lakh as annual performance bonus. With plenty of New Year offers on four-wheelers, Kumar applied for a leave next day to enquire and decide on the available options. The next day, Kumars finalised their dream car! They were lucky to get a transfer of booking from a customer who was willing to postpone the purchase date. Kumar submitted all the documents for obtaining a car loan for the balance amount after making the down payment of `2 lakh. His income was good enough to make the EMIs affordable. Everything looked favourable and the showroom manager wished him good luck. However, next morning Kumar received a call from the showroom manager who said his car loan could not be approved due to his poor credit history! This sounded like Greek and Latin to Kumar. So after the day’s work he headed to the showroom to discuss matter. As far as Kumar is concerned, he only had two credit cards in his life time and never had a loan or any other credit facility till date. One credit card was with a limit of `50,000 taken before marriage almost seven years ago, which he stopped using as soon as he obtained a new one with a higher limit. The showroom manager placed his Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL) report on the table which shows that his old credit card was not closed and overdue with an

amount of `11,243 and reflecting a “written off ” status. Then he realised that the annual card fee had remained unpaid and the card was not closed. He immediately called the credit card company and came to know that the overdue amount was the unpaid amount with late fee and finance charges for the past seven years! A dejected Kumar trudged home to break the bad news to his family. It took two months for Kumar to settle the issue with the lender and dispute the same with CIBIL to update his records. Still improving his damaged report remained a puzzle for Kumar whose car dreams went down the drain due to lack of knowledge of the increasing trend of the financial institutions to consider credit score and repayment track record of the borrower seriously as part of lending policy. The author is an employee of iCrediZen Inc., a company providing solutions for CIBIL issues and Credit card problems.

Dos and Don’ts for credit card users

Pay on time Especially making loan repayments and credit card dues, make the payment for the minimum amount due in time. Nothing has as big of an impact on your credit history as late payments

Establish credit early Having clean and active credit accounts opened long back could improve the score significantly. If you are averse to

credit, on principle, consider setting up automatic monthly payments for say, utilities and phone on a credit card account and locking the card away.

Don’t reach the maximum credit limit available Lenders would never be impressed with a person utilizing all the available credit avenues to the maximum extent. This could mean

trouble managing your finances. Stick to 50 per cent of the available credit limits and start making payments if it exceeds.

to the fact that you are credit hungry!

Never look credit hungry!

Do not wait for someone to pull your report and comment on it. Instead make a habit to obtain your report periodically say annually or semi-annually to know that the data reported on you is in order and correct. Avoid last minute surprises!!

Request for your credit history by any person other than you, would be an enquiry on your report. Multiple requests would lead to many enquiries on your report in a short period, leaving your report suffer

Above all…. Review your report periodically

INTERVIEW SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

City’s very own fashion entrepreneur

Her exhibition is the most-talked about fashion event in the city. Kamini Saraf opens up about Fashion Yatra, her future plans and her secret to success.

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Fashion Yatra that you bring every year is the most-talked about fashion event in the City. How much of work goes into it? My business is running in an organised manner now but this was not the case seven years ago when I had started out. I didn’t know any of the upcoming designers and it took time to convince them to display their materials at Fashion Yatra. By 2008, I got a hang of it and branched out and introduced Fashion Yatra in Delhi and Ludhiana. This year too I will be organising exhibitions in other cities. In each city, I give a different look to Fashion Yatra. While exhibiting in Delhi and Ludhiana, I ensure that clothes are more blingy and less of cotton. While in Chennai, designers whom I select are those who exhibit more subdued clothes.

What inspired you to take up this line — event management as opposed to designing? And what was your subject of study ? I have always been fashion-inclined since childhood. I learnt design for a while but I refused to take it up seriously as a career option because I feel that tailors in the city are not that good at their work and are extremely expensive. I was a commerce student and did not even learn business management. In 2003 and 2004, I helped out a few of my designer friends with their exhibition and before I knew it, I started to get more offers and in 2005 I started Fashion Yatra, when I realised I was good at it.

Apart from Fashion Yatra, you are also known for your philanthropic activities. Which NGOs are you tied up with? I believe that if you help and support to the needy, you get back multifold. I believe in this principle and it has always worked like that for me. I mostly give aids for education of the girl child, to the Go Green foundation that work against global warming, Vijayalakshmi Breast Cancer foundation and Blue Cross. I also support People for Animals foundation when they took up the initiative to Save the Tiger. My only concern is that I do not get time to spend time with any of the

organisations. Later on in life, I plan to take out time for this. I also started the business of art merchandise in which I used works of young artists. Even talented artists fade away if they do not get a break at the right time. Branding and advertising is necessary to promote artists in the right way. We target the corporate employees and designed merchandise including wall hangings, posters, table mats, pen stands and clocks. However, when it comes to new names, people are not very enthusiastic. Names like Vaikuntam help sell these items easily. But, I believe that this scenario will change slowly and people who like good art are bound to pick up young artists work too.

Do you have any tips to share with women who want to start their own businesses? A lot of exhibitions have sprouted in the City. The same crowd and designers seem to be frequenting these exhibiting. It feels like 15 to 20 designers do not leave Hyderabad. In this scenario when the competition is very stiff, it is necessary to stand out from the rest. I tried to give a fresh and summery look to Fashion Yatra each year. There are 15 to 20 loyal designers who display their work every year but at the same time there are also designers whom I shuffle so that an exhibition doesn’t look the same each year. Another important aspect I keep in mind is that the clothes that are displayed are affordable. I do not want people to come to the event because they are obligated.

What is your advice for an upcoming designer? We are associated with a fashion institute from where we take interns for the Fashion Yatra. They are assessed in terms of their managing and designing skills. Those who are selected will be given a platform to showcase their stuff. I think that fashion students should keep three things in mind while designing. Affordability, ensure that they are not replicas of the ones done by established designers and good finish. Most of times, clothes look good from the outside but when you turn it upside down there might be strings hanging because the tailors they approached are not good.

What is your fitness mantra? I am always running out of time to hit the gym but I make sure that I think positive and this solves most of my health and emotional issues.

WELLNESS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Road to relaxation RANJANI RAJENDRA

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fter what seemed like an incredibly long month, what with truck loads of work, sundry family events, tonnes of late nights and a hectic trip, my body had begun to feel knotted and tight. The tension in me was palpable and my shoulders just refused to stop tingling. My system was crying for some relaxation when I decided I had to do something to de-stress a little bit. So just like that, in the middle of the week, I headed to Nirva, the spa at Ella Hotels in Gachibowli. As I stepped into the spa, I was enveloped by the aroma of fresh lemongrass and muted

lighting, a welcome relief from the blazing afternoon sun. The staff was extremely courteous and eager to pamper me. After a brief consultation and a cup of herbal tea we zeroed in upon the Nirva Signature Massage, a 90 minute massage session that promised to lift my senses and help my tired muscles feel sane again. My road to relaxation began with a gentle massage with my masseuse softly kneading my tired muscles from head to toe. She began by gently tweaking my toes to more firm strokes along the pressure points on my back. Then came the good part — warm almond oil infused with pure essential oils was spread on my back and legs as my therapist began working magic with her hands. Considering, the long hours most of us spend in front of the computer with backs hunched and necks strained, this blend of

A healthy and blissful spa break is not a cheap option but, hey, your body definitely deserves this treat. Scrubs and wraps Prices: Scrubs and wraps range between `2,800 and `5,000 Massages range between `1,200 and `6,000 Where: Nirva, The Spa at Ella Hotels, Hill Ridge Springs, Gachibowli.

deep tissue massages, Thai Shiatsu and Ayurvedic massage techniques works wonders. As my therapist continued applying deep palm pressure I felt myself begin to relax. All thoughts of work and the zillion chores I had to do at home flew out the window, as my masseuse worked out the kinks in my muscles. There were times when I had to bite my tongue to keep from crying out in pain as my therapist firmly kneaded the tightly knotted muscles in my back and shoulders, but it was soon followed by a sense of relaxation – a kind I’d forgotten existed. Despite my initial misgivings, I found myself enjoying the massage and realised that slowly but steadily my masseuse had managed to work out most of the kinks in my body. In fact, the luxurious massage coupled with the soft oriental music in the background managed to get me to nod off temporarily.

After 90 minutes of pure luxury, I was guided to my very own steam room for 10 minutes of detoxifying, followed by a relaxed shower. When I stepped out of the treatment room I felt a lot lighter. I wouldn’t say every knot in my body had been worked out, but I did emerge feeling a whole lot fresher and relaxed. At least, to keep me going for another month. Of course, like all good things, this 90-minute session of pure luxury does come at a price, but it is definitely worth it. The next time you head to Nirva watch out for their Nirva Retreat package, a combination of beauty and rejuvenation; A Moment of Truth, a combination of a scrub and massage and their Thai Sensation Package. In fact, the spa has won some rave reviews from its guests as well and is even listed on TripAdvisor.

ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Art stolen from Christie’s

Banksy murals on show

It is a work of art by one of the world’s most-feted artists, the Turner prizewinning Douglas Gordon. It is also made from solid gold, with an insurance value of around £500,000 and it has been stolen while in the care of Christie’s. The artist fears it may have been taken for the scrap value of its metal, which he estimates to be around £250,000.

Mexican artist wins prize

Two murals attributed to Banksy, which were originally painted in Bethlehem in 2007 and re-emerged amid controversy in an exhibition at the Keszler Gallery in the Hamptons, near New York, in August 2011, are due to go on show in Miami in December. The removal of the works, Stop and Search and Wet Dog, from the West Bank sparked fierce criticism from some in the trade.

A Mexican artist has won £40,000 after being named winner of this year’s Artes Mundi prize for contemporary art. Teresa Margolles was chosen from a shortlist of seven. Judges said they were struck by the “visceral power and urgency” of two works she submitted for the UK’s largest arts cash prize. Her work in Cardiff is influenced by the mortuary.

Earning their

WINGS

Diya, an initiative courtesy a group of teenagers staged a play U Never Know at Lamakaan on Saturday. Founders discuss the play and the NGO that has got everyone talking.

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an some teenagers change the world? Well, these kids certainly think they can do so. Diya which was started by a group of seven teenagers are making all the right noises in the city. They staged a play U Never Know at Lamakaan on Saturday. “Story is about a teenager Jenny who is on her way to heaven and in order to earn

her wings she must complete a task which is helping the love of her life to get over her and carry on with his life. The rest of the story revolves around the difficulties she faces,” director of the play, Meenakshi Sridharan Ujwala Naidu, says. The organisation that began in June this year with seven members Meenakshi, Vikas, Sameera Challa, Akhila Prakash, Sri Charan, Baradwaj and Maniganda has now grown into a 25 member strong group. “Diya is an organisation founded by a group of teenagers. We do not have any intention of making money through this foundation. We don’t mind living on our pocket money. We donate all the money that we earn from the activities that we organise to state homes in the City. We were best friends in school and after our intermediate studies; we decided to do something different so that we can bring

Diya is an organisation founded by a group of teenagers. We do not have any intention of making money through this foundation. Meenakshi Sridharan

The saga of poor art

A group of artists that began attacking the values of established institutions of government, industry, and culture in the 1960s.

rte Povera (literally poor art) is a modern art movement. The term was introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance. Artists began attacking the values of established institutions of government, industry, and culture, and even questioning whether art as the private expression of the indi-

vidual still had an ethical reason to exist.Their work marked a reaction against the modernist abstract painting that had dominated European art in the 1950s, hence much of the group’s work is sculptural. But the group also rejected American Minimalism, in particular what they perceived as its enthusiasm for technology. Italian art critic Germano Celant organised two exhibi-

tions in 1967 and 1968, followed by an influential book published by Electa in 1985 called Arte Povera Stories e protagonisti/Arte Povera. Histories and Protagonists, promoting the notion of a revolutionary art, free of convention, the power of structure, and the market place. Although Celant attempted to encompass the radical elements of the entire international scene, the term proper-

about a change in the society. Most of us are in our first year in different colleges in the city. I have taken this year off would be going abroad next year for further studies. We organise recreational activities, group debates and play as part of the organisation. Our dream is to hold on to Diya and let it grow so that we will also grow in the process. We have no intention of leaving Diya any time soon,” Meenakshi says. Diya had staged Why Me? at Lamakaan before U Never Know that told the story of a middle-aged man and his crazy wife. “Why Me was a satire on the life of a middle-aged man, wife and his gay brother-in-law. We have a cinematographer, editor, script-writer, actors, singers, musicians within the group so we hardly ask help from outside. We have been trained by professionals in the

ART FOR DUMMIES

workshops that we have attended and with this knowledge we are doing our best to take our message to the public,” she says. Apart from staging plays, Diya is also involved in making short films. “We have made three short films namely Alochana, I am in Love and an untitled one. These movies are in the editing phase and we plan to release them after the play. While Alochana depicts how friends influence our lives and decisions, I am in Love is on a guy who manages to win the love of his love. Through these short-films, we try to tackle the problems faced by the kids our age and about how they overcome them,” she says. World will surely be a much better place to live in if more such driven youngsters come forward and work towards turning their dreams into reality.

ly centered on a group of Italian artists who attacked the corporate mentality with an art of unconventional materials and style. They often used found objects in their works. Other early exponents of radical change in the visual arts include proto Arte Povera artists: Antoni Tàpies and the Dau al Set movement, Alberto Burri, Piero Manzoni, Lucio Fontana and Spatialism. Arte Povera’s interest in “poor” materials can be seen as related to Assemblage, an international trend of the 1950s and 1960s that used similar materials. Both movements marked a reaction against much of the abstract paintings that dominated art in the period.

ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

2012 the ninth warmest year “Climate change is taking place before our eyes and will continue to do so as a result of the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which have risen constantly and again reached new records,”said World Meteorological Organisation SecretaryGeneral Michel Jarraud.This year is set to be the ninth warmest on record, according to the latest data.

More mountain gorillas

Contaminated fashion Some of the world’s best known fashion retailers are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that form hormone-disrupting or cancer-causing chemicals when released into the environment, Greenpeace International report. The report, Toxic Threads – The Big Fashion Stitch-Up, covers tests on 141 clothing items and exposes the links between textile manufacturing facilities.

The world’s population of critically endangered mountain gorillas has risen to a total of 880 – up from the estimate of 786 animals in 2010. The new population numbers were released by the Uganda Wildlife Authority following a census of gorillas.Mountain gorillas live in only two places. One location is the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is entirely in Uganda.

The Earth is warming up

The chances of hitting the UN's global warming target are diminishing, but the goal can still be met if greenhouse-gas emissions fall by 15 per cent by 2020 say scientists.

n a study issued at the world climate talks in Doha, scientists cautioned against mounting pessimism that the UN’s objective of curbing warming to a safer two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) is now out of reach. “Limiting global warming below 2C, or even to below 1.5C, remains technically and economically feasible, but only with political ambitions backed by rapid action starting now,” the team said. “If nothing more is done except the current pledges, costs would be much higher to reach deeper reductions necessary, and/or the damage from climate impacts would be far greater.” In the runup to the 12-day

Limiting global warming below 2C, or even to below 1.5C, remains technically and economically feasible, but only with political ambitions backed by rapid action starting now. team of scientists UN talks which opened in Qatar on Monday, the World Bank gave a 20-per cent likelihood of a 4C (7.2 F) rise by 2100 and said a 3C (5.4 F) rise appeared likely. Separately, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) forecast a rise of 3-5C (5.4-9.0F) on the basis of current pledges. “The window for reversing emission trends is rapidly narrowing,” the “Climate Action Tracker” report issued in Doha on Friday said. “Emissions must be reduced by roughly 15 per cent from present levels by 2020 to be on a pathway holding warming below 2C” by 2100. At present, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, blamed for damaging the planet’s fragile climate system, are scaling new peaks. Levels of carbon dioxide —

the single most important manmade contributor to climate change — rose to 390.9 parts per million in 2011, which is 2.0 ppm higher than in 2010, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Tuesday. From 1990 to 2011, the warming effect of greenhouse gases has risen 30 per cent, it said. Scrutinising the actions of the four major emitters, the “Climate Action Tracker” said neither China, the United States,

the European Union nor Russia were making adequate pledges to tackle their pollution. But — with the exception of the United States — the pledges that they have made are likely to be met, it said. China has surged in rankings to become the world’s No.1 carbon polluter, voraciously burning coal to fuel its rise out of poverty. Right now, China is on track for emissions in 2020 of 14.4 gigatonnes, or billion tonnes, of

CO2 or its equivalent, said the report. But — according to China’s just-unveiled official plans — this “business-as-usual” figure will fall by 4.5 gigatonnes to 9.9 gigatonnes under an ambitious energy-efficiency programme. “If accurate, this would be the largest single absolute reduction for any country in the history of action on climate change,” said the report. “By comparison, the emis-

sions of the European Union in 2010 were 4.4 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.” The “Climate Action Tracker” is a regularly updated report compiled by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany; a non-profit German science and policy research organisation called Climate Analytics; and Ecofys, a European consultancy on renewable energy and carbon AFP efficiency.

Are governments meeting their targets?

cofys has been examining the policies in place to meet pledges for the US, Russia, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Australia and South Africa.

The Climate Action Tracker assessed the results from this analysis in the context of the ambition level of the pledges made by these countries. The aggregated emissions level from all coun-

tries’ pledges is still likely to induce warming exceeding 2degC by a wide margin, unless pledges are improved and more policies implemented on a national level. While we see some

improvement the fundamental problem remains: Few countries have policies in place to meet their pledges and even fewer have sufficiently ambitious pledges.

FOOD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Limit carbs to dinner-time

Chocolate, a sweet sunscreen

An experimental diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner could benefit people suffering from severe and morbid obesity, according to new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The diet influences secretion patters of hormones responsible for hunger and satiety, as well as hormones associated with metabolic syndrome.

A study shows that high-flavanol cocoa protects skin from ultraviolet rays. No, not when you slather it on the skin, but when you eat it. If you have a “bit of chocolate a day” habit, you might already have heard of some of the research surrounding the health benefits of chocolate, which in its purer forms has been tied to heart and metabolic health.

Children vulnerable to toxins Preschool children in particular, are at high risk for exposure to arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (a DDT metabolite), dioxins and acrylamide which are present in the food. These compounds have been linked to cancer, developmental disabilities, birth defects and other conditions. However, the study also points to dietary modifications that could mitigate risk.

Yogurt marinade

Citrus marinade

Goes great with lamb, but can be used for any kind of meat.

Ingredients

Ingredients 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped l ½ cup minced onion l 1 cup orange juice (nonsweetened) l ½ lime juice l ½ tsp cumin l 1 tsp dried oregano l 1 tsp pepper l 1 tsp sea salt l ¼ cup chopped coriander l 1 tsp tabasco sauce l 1 cup olive oil l

Directions

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Combine the yogurt, olive oil, garlic, lemon zest and juice, sea salt, mint, pepper and cumin. Coat the lamb cutlets with the mixture. Marinate for 2-4 hours in the fridge, turning at least once.

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There are three things you want to look for in BBQ meat. l First, the meat must be fresh and never frozen. Make sure it’s still brightly coloured and there are no extra juices in the package. l Second, good BBQ meat needs to have a layer of fat on it. If you want to reduce fat, trim the meat after it cooks instead of before. l Third, it needs to have an even thickness. Meat that is thicker in one section than another is hard to cook evenly. You’ll end up with part of it either undercooked or overcooked.

SIDEY

BUSINESS Without a strong supporting cast, your barbecue meat won’t stand a chance. Here are two easy sides that complement the main course perfectly.

Tangy Potato Salad

Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil l 1 large tomato, cored and cut into ½ inch pieces l 2 spring onions, finely chopped l 3 ears of corn l 1 large capsicum l 2 tbsp red-wine vinegar l Salt and pepper to taste l

Ingredients l

Directions l

Grill the corn on the cob until tender and slightly charred. When cool, remove the kernels from the cob in a bowl. Add tomato, capsicum, spring onions to the corn. Add vinegar and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

10 large potatoes l 4 spring onions, finely chopped l ½ cup white wine vinegar ½ cup olive oil l Sea salt and ground pepper to taste l 3 Boiled eggs, sliced (optional)

Directions l l

Boil the potatoes till they are slightly crunchy and soft. Combine vinegar and spring onions in bowl. Season well with salt and pepper. Cut the potatoes into large cubes and toss in vinegar mixture. Mix in oil when potato mixture is cool. Season with additional salt and pepper if necessary. Top with sliced egg and serve cold.

FOOD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012 DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Khagina Khusi khusi

Eggs cooked with paste of poppy seeds.

Whether it's finger-licking chicken strips or Mexican vegetable rolls, Salz sure knows how to tingle one's tastebuds. The continental restaurant that has a number of starters to offer and promises to give its customers a fine-dining experience. Postnoon reviews

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Salz NIDHI BHUSHAN

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hen was the last time you visited a restaurant and started planning your next visit to it while indulging in some cheesy delights? Salz does exactly that to you. The restaurant offers so many signature dishes and cocktails that you just have to return to experience it all. A first-timer to Salz, I was overwhelmed by the variety of starters they had on offer — and since each one sounded so unique, I was tempted to try all. Sadly, that's something you just can't digest. So, with a lot of help from head chef G Suman Chakravarthy, I tasted the best they had to offer. Our lunch began with two signature cocktails -— a watermelon caprioska and an appletine. While I think both drinks would be a tad more fun during the summers, they worked. Another drink worth trying is the black rock cosmo, which is like any other cosmopolitan, it's just that this one is made of vodka and black currant juice... sounds tempting right? Salz, which is a strictly evening place thanks to its location bang opposite the KBR Park, is one of those finedining experiences you’d like to share with your girlfriend/ boyfriend. The ambiance is simple and classy, the music is

PLACE:

Prashanti Towers, A 43, Road No.92, Jubilee Hills TIMINGS:

11am -11pm Anniversary offers are available for dinner only

just right and the service is of course, impeccable. Coming to the food, my Salz food experience kicked off with a unique starter called chicken crispers, which all of you must try. It looked like the regular chicken strips that a few burgers joints boast of, but that’s just the look part of it. The well-cooked chicken strips are coated with cornflakes to give it a crunchy exterior. Even when I read the description on the menu, I just took it

Anniversary special

Salz has completed a year successfully and has an array of offers on dinner till December 7. n December 2: Lavish unlimited dinner buffet @599 including taxes. n December 3: Buy one drink, get another free. n December 4 (Anniversary): Get 25% off on your bill. n December 5: Unlimited drinks, starters and dinner buffet @999 including taxes. n December 6: Unlimited cocktails and shooters @799 including taxes. n December 7: Unlimited beer and kebabs @699 including taxes. for granted that they must have meant something else. I was wrong and yes, pleasantly surprised. I could have never imagined that cornflakes could make chicken taste so good. Then came the Mexican vegetable rolls which were served with hummus and a salsa-like sauce. The rolls that looked like spring rolls were stuffed with bell peppers and cheese generously. Needless to say, they were tasty too. Chicken quesadillas, chicken wings and a watermelon feta salad were other short-eats that dressed up my

lunch table. While the chicken wings were regular, the quesadillas were something of an interesting mix of cheese, chicken and bell peppers. The snacks were served with a spicy chipotle sauce that made the cheesiness less overwhelming. The watermelon feta cheese salad didn’t work for me immediately, but it did grew as I took chunkier bites. And, yes, I would ask for that salad when I go next. Our main course consisted of their hottest-selling dish called the half broast chicken. Two pieces of chunky chicken covered in BBQ sauce and served with steamed broccoli and other vegetables looked like a meal for the Atkin’s diet follower. Again, I was wrong. The chicken was cooked fine and grew on my palette with each bite. After devouring so many starters and that chunky chicken, I was practically holding my stomach. But, obviously, my luncheon had to end on a sweet note. And, to come to Salz and not indulge in their desserts is like going for a movie and not having popcorn. I was pulled to the chocolatiest dessert on the menu — the chocolate mud pie. While that was being readied, I was served a dessert called panacotta. It was described as an Italian dessert made of cream flavoured with vanilla and served with blueberry sauce. My description – it was heaven. It beat my chocolate dessert without lifting a finger. It was the perfect ending to a perfect lunch.

Noor’s Kitchen

NOOR JAFRI Ingredients 1. Eggs- 4 2. Onions- two medium sized 3. Khus-khus : 2 tbsp 4. Ginger - garlic paste : 1 tsp 5. Chilli powder-1 tsp 6. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp 7. Garam-masala powder- 1/2 tsp 8. Oil-2 tbsp 9. Salt to taste 10. Chopped coriander and green chillies :

Procedure 1. Heat the oil in a pan. 2. Fry the thinly sliced (or chopped) onions till pinkish in colour. 3. Dry roast the poppy seeds and make into a fine paste with little water. 4. Add the ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt; With the khus-khus paste. 5. Mix all this masala to the fried onions and simmer it for a while; 6. Break four eggs one by one and gently fold in with the masala. 7. Cook it for some time covered with a lid. 8. Once the eggs are cooked, sprinkle garam-masala powder and gently mix it, switch off the gas. 9. Sprinkle chopped chillies and coriander, serve hot !

CHEF’S NOTE:

n Tasty and quick to make dish,

rich in proteins; n Can be served with parantha

and plain roti.

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HISTORY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Dec 3

1979: Olympic gold-winning field hockey champion Dhyan Chand dies in Delhi after a prolonged battle with liver cancer. He led the Indian hockey team to victory in three Olympic Games.

Dec 4

1980: Rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham. Led Zeppelin is one of the best-selling music artists in history and are considered to be an influential band.

Dec 5

1945: Five US Navy torpedo bombers disappear somewhere between Florida and north of the Bahamas. The disappearance cements the myth of the Bermuda Triangle, where ships and aircraft are said to disappear.

Dec 6

1992: Babri Masjid in Ayodhya is demolished by hardline Hindutva activists, sparking off widespread riots and leading to the deaths of more than 2,000 people.

Dec 7

1941: The US Naval base at Pearl Harbour was attacked by 360 Japanese warplanes. Over 2,000 Americans were killed in the attack, which was directly responsible for the US entering WWII.

Dec 8

Dec 3

1980: Singer John Lennon is shot dead by Mark David Chapman outside his apartment in New York. The killer was a troubled individual who believed that Lennon was a phony.

1984: An explosion at the Union Carbide Plant in Bhopal causes the release of toxic gas, leading to the worst industrial accident in history. Over 2,000 people died and over 2 lakh were injured in the Bhopal gas tragedy.

Dec 8

1987: US President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev signed a treaty agreeing to destroy their nations' arsenals of intermediate-range nuclear missiles.

Dec 9

1992: British Prime Minister John Major announces the formal separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana.

Dec 9

1987: In Gaza Strip, the first riots of the Palestinian Intifada begins after an Israeli truck crashed into a station wagon carrying Palestinian workers in the Jabalya refugee district of Gaza, killing four and wounding 10.

SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012 1

TALENT ON STAGE

Cast of Salt n Pepper including Mandira Bedi, Kuki Grewal and Darshan Jariwal were in attendance at Hard Rock Cafe where they spoke about the play. It will staged at Shilpa Kala Vedika tonight.

S BALAKRISHNA

Party peeps in the city were seen having a gala time at Kismet where DJ Protoculuture was belting out the latest chartbusters.

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 5

Niharika

2 Avineesh 3 Ankitha 4 Divya 5 Sonia 6 Moon Moon 7 Ritu Varma 8 Ayesha 9 DJ Protoculture 10 Nindi Priya 11 Pari

ORDER OF MERIT

Vanmayee Centre for Competitive Exams felicitated top rankers of VSLAT 2012 at a function organised at Ravindra Bharathi auditorium recently.

CINEMA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

M AHESH B ABU – OKKADU

ahesh Babu, Bhumika starrer Okkadu is a perfect example of what a great cast and a gripping screenplay can do to a film. Directed by Gunasekhar, Okkadu was a major breakthrough film for Mahesh Babu. His performance was so intense that it became his signature style for almost seven years before Khaleja broke the mould. The film’s success made him a star and it also earned his first Filmfare Award. Okkadu was later remade in Tamil, Kannada and Boney Kapoor recently announced that he’s producing the Hindi remake with Arjun Kapoor in lead role.

VENKATESH – GANESH

enkatesh’s tryst with success needs no introduction and he had already wowed the audience in several films like Prema, Bobbili Raja, Shatruvu and Chanti among many other films. But his performance in Ganesh was on a whole different level. Directed by Tirupati Swamy, the film revolves around an angry young man who fights against the corruption in hospitals. Venkatesh goes full throttle in terms of his performance and when the flashback is revealed, there weren’t many, especially women, who wouldn’t have shed tears. Quite often, Ganesh is overlooked while talking about Venkatesh’s finest performances, but it’s a testimony to his remarkable ability to pull off even a emotional roller coaster like this where the stakes were so high.

The Game Changers

Daniel Day-Lewis’ stellar performance in Lincoln is being hailed as one of the finest performances in recent times. But you don’t have to look at Hollywood for actors who carried the entire film on their shoulders. Here are five such actors from Tollywood who enthralled us with their performances B ALAKRISHNA – SAMARASIMHA REDDY

iolence in Telugu cinema had hit a whole new level in late 90s and the film that started the trend was Balakrishna starrer Samarasimha Reddy. Directed by B Gopal, it was among the first few films which popularized factionism in Telugu cinema. Balakrishna made a stellar comeback with this film and the dialogues about pride and masculinity in this film are the stuff of legends. One of the best scenes in the film involves Balakrishna throwing an open challenge at his opponent at a railway station to prove his might. The film had become so popular that it spun off a whole new genre in Telugu cinema and several actors and comedians have spoofed Balakrishna’s dialogues and mannerism in subsequent films.

CHIRANJEEVI – TAGORE

NAGARJUNA – ANNAMAYYA

agore is about a man who resolves to eliminate corruption from all walks of life and to achieve his goal he forms an Anti-Corruption Force (ACF) who collect information about every corrupt official working in the government. Chiranjeevi played the lead role and his performance was so inspiring that hundreds of youngsters began emulating the ideals that Chiranjeevi had professed in the film. His onscreen charisma was at its zenith back then and in many ways Tagore sowed the seeds for Chiranjeevi’s journey into politics.

nnamayya, which released back in 1997, was a game changer for both its director K Raghavendra Rao and Nagarjuna who played the eponymous role. Not many contemporary Telugu actors had taken the risk of donning a role like this and Nagarjuna embraced the role of Annamayya so well that it’s hard to imagine any other actor performing so well. The charm in his performance lies in the change he undergoes after he realises that he must devote himself to the God. Right from the music to Nagarjuna’s performance, everything about Annamayya is just about perfect and in the end quite overwhelming. Nagarjuna won a National Special Jury Award and a Nandi award for his performance.

CINEMA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

isn’t same as ‘Dabangg’, says Salman

uperstar Salman Khan asserts that Dabangg 2 is not a copy of the first film and the audience should consider it as a movie after interval. “It’s not the same. We are not copying and giving you the same picture. It’s a different film,” the 47-year-old said here Friday. “Dabangg was of a particular genre and now a similar genre film is coming out with Dabangg 2,” he said on the sets of Bigg Boss 6 where he launched the item song Fevicol se from his new film Dabangg 2. The song features Kareena Kapoor. “Consider part one (Dabangg) as the one before interval and this (Dabangg 2) as after the interval,” he added. Earlier, the actor launched the promo of the new film. Asked why he chose to promote Dabangg 2 on Bigg Boss, he said: “I am the host of Bigg Boss. Wherever I get time and wherever the channel feels that Dabangg 2 promotions can be done, they do it.” Directed by Arbaaz Khan, Dabangg 2 also features Sonakshi Sinha and is slated for a December 21 release. IANS

Samaira loves filmy, masala numbers: Kareena

ctress Kareena Kapoor says she loved the rustic lyrics of Fevicol se, her latest item number in Dabangg 2, and is sure that her niece Samaira is also going to love it. Samaira is Kareena’s sister Karisma Kapoor’s daughter. The song is sung by Mamta Sharma and choreographed by Farah Khan. “I loved it. My BBM (BlackBerry messenger) status will also be ‘pata le mujhe missed call se’, I think it’s fun and everybody is going to be talking about it,” the 32-year-old said on Friday on the sets of Bigg Boss 6 where she launched the song. IANS

I just work and entertain: Akshay

ith two of his films — Housefull 2 and Rowdy Rathore —having made it to the `100 crore club, Akshay Kumar has been tagged as one of Bollywood’s most bankable actor. Though the actor feels the pressure of success, he says once a film releases, he doesn’t dwell too much upon its box-office performance. “Pressure comes as the film nears its release time. But after that if it doesn’t work, I am on the next film. But I don’t take a big hit too seriously also, because the next Friday you have to go in the same circle... you never know what will happen next Friday. I just take it as it comes. I just work and enter-

tain,” Akshay said during an interaction. Akshay made his Bollywood debut with 1991 film Saugandh and went on to acquire the tag of Khiladi Kumar for his inclination towards action. Over the years, the actor has however shifted his focus to comedies. IANS

CINEMA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

FARHAN

ctor Farhan Akhtar released the poster of his next film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag on twitter on Saturday morning. Immediately congratulatory messages started pouring in. The actor will be playing Indian athlete, the Flying Sikh Milkha Singh in the film. Taking the character seriously, Farhan started train-

releases film poster

ing for the part long before and has kept up with the strenuous regime. This film comes after Zindagi Milegi na Dobara. After releasing the first trailer of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, the makers have revealed the first poster of the film. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film stars Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles.

'Kirchiyaan' an interesting experiment: Sushant Singh

ctor Sushant Singh, who has starred in Sudhir Mishra's short film Kirchiyaan with actress Chitrangada Singh, says the movie was an interesting experience for him. The 10-minute film, directed by Sudhir, also stars Manu Rishi Chaddha and Vipin Sharma. “Kirchiyaan is that 10-minute conversation between characters which was overdue for 10 years. And it is by sheer luck that they end up at the same place where they have this conversation and whether it is a solution for all their problems or not is something for the audience to mull over. “This film is an interesting experiment. And I thoroughly enjoyed working in it,” said Sushant. He has starred both in commercial and art house films and says Kirchiyaan gave him the chance to satiate PTI the actor inside him.

'Talaash' F expected to earn `15 cr on opening day

rom rave reviews to overwhelming footfalls, Aamir Khan's Talaash has hit the bull's eye, despite the fact it has come out during non-festive season. Trade pundits predict that the film is likely to collect `15 crore on its opening day. Usually, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan choose to release their films during holiday season in a bid to attract more audiences, however, Aamir defied the norm by releasing Talaash during a non-festive weekend. If trade pundits are to be believed the film is likely to rake in `15 crore net at the Indian box office on the very first day. The suspense thriller, starring Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor, is expected to beat the opening collections of Raaz (`10.50 crore), Bol Bachchan (`11.75 crore), Cocktail (`10.75 crore), Rajneeti ( `10.50 crore), Barfi! (`8.5 crore) — which too released on a non-holiday Friday. IANS

CINEMA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

ROBERT PATTINSON

shows his support for

RICHARD GERE

in LA R

obert Pattinson stepped out to celebrate Richard Gere's Arbitrage at a luncheon held at La's Osteria Mozza on Friday. The duo posed for photos together as Richard mingled with guests, including director Nicholas Jarecki, at the restaurant. He didn't have costar Susan Sarandon on hand, but Homeland's Morena Baccarin made an appearance. It was Rob's latest outing following a stop at Chateau Marmont for drinks with a friend on Tuesday. Rob is back on the West Coast after travelling home with girlfriend Kristen Stewart on Monday. The couple visited London and NYC following overseas promotions for Breaking Dawn Part 2. The final installment of the Twilight series is holding onto the No. 1 spot at the box office since its debut on November 16.

Facinelli finds love again P

eter Facinelli's friendship with Jaimie Alexander has blossomed into romance. Something Alexander says has her feeling good if not a little scared. “We've been friends forever and had a lot of mutual friends and we reconnected in the middle of the year," Alexander told PEOPLE Thursday night at the Tommy Hilfiger and GQ Men of New York event at Hilfiger's 5th Avenue flagship in New York. “It was one of those things where I'd been single for a very long time and he was going through a lot. We sort of bonded.” Facinelli, who split with Jennie Garth in March, and Alexander met on the set of Loosies, which Facinelli cowrote, and went on to work together on Nurse Jackie.

Angus to join Charlie Sheen? W

ell, looks like this whole debacle worked itself out on its own! Miley Cyrus can replace Angus T. Jones on Two And A Half Men following his disparaging remarks about the show, and Angus T Jones can accept Charlie Sheen‘s offer to appear on Anger Management. It’s perfect really, seeing as how (if we remember correctly)

Angus T Jones love utter raunch. Because there is no way on this spinning blue marble that Sheen’s new FX sitcom won’t be as dirty or dirtier than Taahm. Of course, Angus hasn’t accepted the informal offer…yet. “My former nephew is welcome at the Goodson Anger Management home anytime,” Charlie told ABC News. Personally, we’re completely on board with this idea.

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CHAI TIME SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

STAR POWER Date 3-12-2012

As per Hindu panchang

THIRUVAIKUMAR

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TAURUS

GEMINI

Your suggestions will be accepted by all. Good work done in the past will yield rich dividends. Your helping tendency and magnitude of help earn appreciation. Spend time with spouse.

Children will be focussed in career development and frame a concrete schedule. Businessmen may sign contracts with foreign partners. Foreign business trips too likely.

Expectations will get fulfilled. Income will be comfortable to meet all expenses without difficulty. Govt sops will come through. Some have a bright chance to buy a vehicle.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Businessmen will diversify and earn huge profits. New customers get attracted towards you. Farmer’s efforts in irrigation work will bear fruits. They will profit from cattle and a bumper crop.

Self-confidence and courage are set to increase. At the same time never boast and avoid criticising others. Employees might get transferred and increase in responsibilities; accept all of this.

You take necessary steps to improve income sources. Good job likely for those making sincere efforts. Chances of tensions, expenditure and rift with brother. Businessmen introduce new schemes.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Do not involve in disputes. A good day to take an important decision on a new venture, making fresh investments and purchase of household articles. Those planning a construction can go ahead.

Your hard work will get proper recognition. Your self-confidence and courage are set to increase. Unexpected journey likely. Students need to concentrate. Petty issues with spouse possible.

Avoid travel. Careful with food habits to avoid health problems. Avoid foods that do not suit you. Chances that you may be criticised, but do not react sharply and avoid controversies.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Your approach will receive accolades. Businessmen will do well with partners, as understanding will be good. Court matters get delayed. Avoid entrusting responsibilities to one in close circles.

Problems at workplace will reduce. Businessmen will do well. Sops expected from govt will come. Postpone changing of present residence. Misunderstanding with family will be resolved.

Employees need to be cordial with all. They have to work hard to earn a good name. However, they will be rewarded well. Businessmen will earn good profits proportionate to their hard efforts.

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Page of Wands – Your problem is that you tend to get emotional about the people you meet and the jobs you need to complete. Take a chill pill and rest.

Eight of Cups – Something’s missing from life despite taking all needs into account and going as per plan. Find time to meditate on a regular basis.

Ten of Pentacles – Finances are on control and this gives you confidence to do as you please and take off on the road less travelled. A great time for socialising.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Seven of Wands – Temper tantrums are not right today. Stay away from people if you cannot keep your temper in check. You may create negative energy.

Eight of Wands – Good luck favours you. When fortune knocks, you better be prepared for the opportunity. Success is when luck meets hard work.

Nine of Swords – You’re extremely anxious about the future. The only way to deal with this is to stop worrying. You need to find other distractions.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

King of Swords – Being in a position of control now sits well with you since you are able to manage power and the execution of ideas to near perfection.

Ace of Wands – There are times when you come across flashes of brilliance but selfdoubt prevents you from executing any of those ideas. Have faith in your ideas.

Six of Wands – Career matters are in focus and they go extremely well. You feel confident about your choices and want to take care of the future and secure it.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Nine of Pentacles – You like to be left alone. But be true to your own feelings. Is it a projection to the world that you like to be alone or do you really feel that way?

The Devil – You are tempted to take the easy way out but is this right for you and your family? You need to settle scores but at what cost? Think practical.

Queen of Wands – Creativity and innovative ideas cross your mind. But you feel tied down since you cannot execute these ideas really well.

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TAROT READ Date 3-12-2012

Who won this gender argument? Men's Computer Gender Group - La computer The men's group decided that computers should definitely be female: ‘la computer’ because: No one but their creator understands their internal logic. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for possible later retrieval. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay cheque (check) on accessories for it.

Women's Computer Gender Group - Le computer The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be male: 'le computer' . Here is the ladies reasoning: In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you' d waited a little longer, you could have got a better model.

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THE CELEBRITY AND HER MUGSHOTS

LINDSAY LOHAN

From cutsie to floozy in 15 short years In 15 years Lindsay Lohan has gone from being the cherub in Parent Trap to celebrity jailbird, a sort of female version of Charlie Sheen. On Friday she was in trouble with the law again and her latest film Liz & Dick has been savaged by critics. We walk you through her life in pictures.

ours after Lindsay Lohan star was arrested (and then released) for allegedly assaulting Tiffany Mitchell at New York City's Avenue lounge, she was charged with lying to police in relation to her June 8

Porsche crash in Santa Monica, California. The Santa Monica City Attorney's Office charged the Mean Girls star with willingly resisting, obstructing, or delaying an officer in the course of their duties, providing false information to an officer, and

reckless driving, E! News confirms. All of these charges are misdemeanors, and a court date has not yet been set at this time. Criminal justice expert Wendy Feldman, who is not involved with Lindsay, talked to E! News about the actress's most

recent troubles and the possibility of Thursday's alleged assault being a violation of her ongoing probation. “Even though she hasn't been convicted yet, when a judge looks at the big picture, the allegations and arrests count,” said

(Clockwise from left) In Disney's 1998 family comedy The Parent Trap, a remake of the 1961 movie Lohan played dual roles of estranged twins who try to reunite their long-divorced parents. Critic Kenneth Turan called Lohan “the soul of this film as much as Hayley Mills was of the original”, going on to say that “she is more adept than her predecessor at creating two distinct personalities”. The film won Lohan a Young Artist Award for best performance in a feature film as well as a three-film contract with Disney l Freaky Friday earned Lohan the award for Breakthrough Performance at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards and, as of 2012, it remains her most commercially successful film, earning $160 million worldwide. l Lohan stars as Elizabeth Taylor in the 2012 biographical TV movie Liz & Dick. It premiered on the Lifetime cable channel in November. Reviews of Lohan's performance in the film were largely, but not unanimously, negative. The Hollywood Reporter said she was "woeful".l In 2005 Lohan starred in the comedy Herbie: Fully Loaded, the fifth film in the series with Herbie. Fully Loaded earned $144 million worldwide and received mixed reviews.

Feldman. “The arrest this morning doesn't mean she'll have a conviction. But as far as probation goes, the California judge may look at the arrest and say, “You have issues in California and now there's issues in New York. You're up to things’.”

SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

World Kabaddi gets going

Carlsen cracks all-time rating

Anna is new chess champ

BATHINDA: The opening ceremony of

LONDON: World number one Magnus

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the third edition of World Cup Kabaddi, in which teams from Pakistan and Afghanistan are also taking part, was held here on Saturday. 23 teams — 16 men and seven women — will be seen in action. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, while inaugurating the meet, reiterated the resolve of the state to excel in sports as visualised by the former prime minister IK Gujral.

Carlsen of Norway cracked an all-time high rating of 2851.2 points, defeating Luke McShane of England in the first round of the London Chess Classic at the Olympia here. World champion Vishwanathan Anand had a rest day in the opener as he drew number in the official drawing of lots. The day belonged to Carlsen, 22, as he cracked something that Kasparov termed as impossible when he got there many years back.

Ushenina of Ukraine claimed the women’s World Championship crown, defeating Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the first set of tie-break games here. After a 2-2 deadlock in the normal games, the stage was set for an exciting finale and Ushenina came up triumph winning the second game under rapid time control after the first game had ended in a draw.

Contentious Holyfield auction goes ahead

City is venue for world TT tournament

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Evander Holyfield (right) in his 1997 heavyweight re-match with Mike Tyson, in which Tyson bit off a chunk of Holyfield’s ear, fetched $35,200 at auction, according to the Julien’s auction house website. The gloves were part of a list of 445 items that belonged to former heavyweight world champion Holyfield that were auctioned off on Friday by the Beverly Hills-based auction house. The auction, however, had run into trouble when Holyfield said he

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The gloves worn by Evander Holyfield in his 1997 re-match with Mike Tyson, in which Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear, fetched $35,200. didn’t want to part with some items and sued to prevent their sale. Little more than a week before the scheduled auction, the former heavyweight world champion obtained a court ruling excluding a dozen items from the sale, although Darren Julien, president and chief executive of the auction house, said he remained confident those items would also be auctioned at a future date. A spokesman for Julien’s said Saturday that no total figure for the Holyfield auction had been released. According to the figures posted on the firm’s website, the World Boxing Council cruiserweight belt won by

Syed Shoaib

Holyfield in 1988 also went for $28,125 dollars. In winning this belt in 1988 by beating Puerto Rican Carlos De Leon, Holyfield became the only undefeated and undisputed cruiserweight champion in boxing history. The purple satin robe and black

satin belt he wore in 1996 during the first of his two fights against Tyson sold for $10,880 and a Cartier watch that belonged to the boxer also sold for $10,240. Holyfield, nicknamed “The Real Deal”, has 44 career wins, including 29 knockouts in 57 fights.

Spoorthy will get an opportunity to join the likes of Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal – two great racquet sportspersons of the State. To already be ranked 16 among women in the country at an age less than 15 years is no mean an achievement. The paddler from Vijaywada will have a golden chance to international fame when the 10th World Junior Table Tennis Championships is held in the City from Dec 9 to 16. To play an international tournament in front of a supporting home crowd is bound to bring out the best in her and herald her as the next sensation from the State after the tennis and badminton stars. The tournament landed in India’s lap a year earlier because the original hosts of the 2012 edition, South Africa, expressed inability to host it. Andhra Pradesh that has been widening its horizons on sports facilities of international standards readily accepted the offer. “The State has also sanctioned Rs1 crore towards expenses of the tournament,” president of the Andhra Pradesh Table Tennis Association V Bhaskar Ram announced to the media on Saturday. The championships will be conducted in accordance with the current laws of table tennis, the regulations for international competitions and special regulations for world junior championships as modified or complemented by the International Table Tennis Federation. The indoor stadium of the AP Sports Complex in Gachibowli will be a beehive of activities during the weeklong event what with about 300 players from 40 countries battling it out for world supremacy. Apart from Spoorthy, Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai and G Sathyan will spearhead India’s hopes in the event, under the coaching of former national champion Kamalesh Mehta and Bhavani Mukherjee. The tournament will be inaugurated by the chief minister of the State.

NZ stunned by England WELLINGTON: The All Blacks’ humbling 38-21 defeat at the hands of England “ruined” their European tour and took the shine off a successful season, New Zealand press reports said Sunday. The world champions’ run of 20 Tests without defeat was brought to a shuddering halt by a rampant home side at Twickenham on Saturday, who recorded their record margin of victory and biggest score against the All Blacks. “We don’t have an excuse —

we just got beaten by a better side,” said coach Steve Hansen, whose team were vastly more experienced that the England line-up. But Fairfax rugby correspondent Liam Napier said the performance was a “sour way” to end the year and was comparable to a first-year student turning the tables on the head prefect. It was the All Blacks’ first loss on their end-of-year northern tour in a decade and their first defeat this year but Napier said the “timid display ruined

England’s Manu Tuilagi (C) breaks a tackle from New Zealand’s Dan Carter (bottom) and Richie McCaw on Saturday. AFP/ ADRIAN DENNIS

the European tour, tainted their season”. He questioned whether the “fallout and claims of thuggery” following Andrew Hore’s fiveweek suspension for striking Wales lock Bradley Davies the previous week had affected the team. There was a distinct lack of physicality and aggression in the collisions, the All Blacks were bullied at the breakdown and “pinned up against the wall by a raw and inexperienced English side. It was astonishing AFP to watch.”

Chaitanya to lead Hyderabad U-19 side HYDERABAD: Chaitanya Reddy will lead the U-19 team for the Cooch Behar Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ match against Mumbai from December 8-11. The players are to report at Gymkhana Grounds on Monday at 6.30am. Squad: PS Chaitanya Reddy, CV Milind, Tanmay Agarwal, Rohit Rayudu, B Anirudh, G Rahul Singh, Vamshi Vardhan Reddy, KSK Chaitanya, Ahmed Asksari, Syed Saleem Basha, Yatin Reddy, Javed Ali, Shravan Kumar, P Manish, Abhishik Ashok.

SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Oosthuizen, Schwartzel put pressure on Kaymer SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA: South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel were hot on the heels of leader Martin Kaymer from Germany after three rounds of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Saturday. Consistent play since the past three days gave Kaymer the lead after he finished with a five-under-par 211 at the 7,162-metre Gary Player Country Club. The former world number four had started the day badly with a bogey on the par-four third, but he then recovered well with a steady performance and then carded three birdies. The South Africans are breathing down his neck, though, with 2010 Open Champion Oosthuizen just one stroke behind and 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel trailing by two. Oosthuizen shot the best round of the day with three-under-par 69, thanks to three birdies, despite bogeys on the fifth and tenth and several missed putts that could have won strokes. The highest-ranked of the 12 elite players, Englishman Justin Rose, also hit 69 in his best round yet in the tournament. The world number four carded a 10-stroke improvement on his Friday performance of 79. Defending champion Lee Westwood remains in the running for a record third consecutive victory at the African 'major'. The Englishman is tied with American Bill Haas at two-under-par 214, trailing leader Kaymer by three. Round two leader Scotsman Paul Lawrie started the day with a bogey on the first hole and slid further back with bogeys on the third, fifth, eighth, eleventh and thirteenth to card two-over-par 75.

McDowell in lead

Graeme McDowell fired a bogey-free four-under par 68 to take a two-shot lead over Keegan Bradley going into the final round of the World Challenge.

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Tiger Woods World Challenge Presented by Northwestern Mutual at Sherwood Country Club on Saturday STEPHEN DUNN/GETTY IMAGES/AFP in Thousand Oaks, California.

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THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA: Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell fired a bogey free four-under par 68 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over Keegan Bradley going into the final round of the World Challenge. McDowell had a 54-hole

total of 13-under 203 at Sherwood Country Club and though his three-stroke overnight lead slipped a notch, he is still well-placed to capture his first victory since he won this tournament in 2010. That victory capped an outstanding season for McDowell, in which he won the US Open up the Pacific

coast at Pebble Beach and delivered the clinching point in Europe's Ryder Cup win. This year a victory in the unofficial event hosted by Tiger Woods would give a sweet taste to a mixed season in which he settled for a tie for second at the US Open, and a tie for fifth at the British Open.

"It would be nice to kind of get the reward, because I feel like I've been playing pretty solidly for a couple of months and got nothing from it," said the player, who struggled in this year's Ryder Cup, again won by Europe. On Sunday, McDowell will play alongside 2011 PGA Championship winner Bradley, who had six birdies in his five-under 67 and was alone in second place on 205. Three shots further back was tournament host Woods, who carded his second straight 69 and Bo Van Pelt, who hit a 70 for 208. With the rain-softened Sherwood layout again playing long, McDowell drained lengthy birdie putts at the second and fourth holes, adding birdies at the ninth and 11th before parring his way in. "Bogey-free is always nice on any golf course," McDowell said. "It would have been nice to pick a few more up on the way in I guess, finishing with seven straight pars when there are some chances out there. "But two shots ahead going into Sunday, I'll take that any week, anywhere, any time. It's right where you need to be."

2013 Formula 1 world championship line-up PARIS: The FIA on Saturday announced the full 2013 Formula 1 World Championship entry list, which has been reduced to 22 cars after HRT missed the deadline. Although some teams have listed drivers as "to be allocated", in most cases that is due to car numbers waiting to be allocated. According to autosport.com, Paul di Resta is expected to keep one Force India drive, while Marussia will retain Timo Glock and is expected to add Max Chilton. Sauber have already confirmed the signings of Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez while Caterham has Charles Pic returning for 2013. Daniel Ricciardo and JeanEric Vergne are staying on at Toro Rosso.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTED ENTRY LIST ( NUM BER , DRIVER , TEAM , ENGINE ): 1: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault 2: Mark Webber Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault 3: Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 4: Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 5: Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLarenMercedes 6: Sergio Perez Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLarenMercedes 7: Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault 8: tba Lotus F1 Team LotusRenault 9: Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes 10: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GP

Petronas F1 Team Mercedes 11: tba Sauber F1 Team SauberFerrari 12: tba Sauber F1 Team SauberFerrari

Rome to host 2014 'green' GP ROME: The streets of Rome will be the backdrop for a race in the new Formula E world championship in 2014, it was announced on Saturday. The series is being backed by McLaren which is supplying cars powered exclusively by electric energy. The Formula E championship has the full support of motor racing's governing body the FIA. AFP

In this file photo, inside linebacker Jovan Belcher #59 of the Kansas City Chiefs wathces from the sideliens during his final game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. JAMIE SQUIRE/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Player commits suicide KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot himself at the NFL team's Arrowhead Stadium Saturday after apprently shooting and killing his girlfriend, police said. Kansas City Police Captain David Lindaman told the Kansas City star that the 25year-old player and his 22-year-

old girlfriend, who has not been named, argued early Saturday and police believe he shot her. The woman, who had a three-month-old daughter with Belcher, later died in hospital. Police spokesman Darin Snapp told reporters at the stadium that authorites had responded to a call from the residence where the woman AFP was shot.

SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Amla punishes Australia PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Hashim Amla reached his 18th Test century as South Africa built a potentially decisive lead on day three of the third and final Test against Australia at the WACA Ground on Sunday. Australia's hopes of claiming the top ranking in Test cricket were all but dashed, with the Proteas 320 for three at lunch, an overall lead of 382 runs with seven wickets in hand and more than two days to play. Amla was on 149, and AB de Villiers was on 18, with South Africa only needing to win or draw the match to retain the number one Test ranking. South Africa made 225 in their first innings, and Australia replied with 163. After resuming on 99 not out, Amla took just three balls to reach his century, working a single to fine leg from the bowling of Mitchell Johnson to reach the milestone in just 87 balls. Amla, who at times appeared to treat the second-string Australian attack with contempt as he moved around the crease to facilitate his shot selection, had faced 160 balls, hitting 17 boundaries. He had a lucky escape on 108,

when Mike Hussey in the gully was unable to hang on to a tough chance as Amla mistimed a slash at a wide full toss from Johnson. AFP

Scorecard

South African batsman Hashim Amla raises his bat after reaching hs century on day three of the third cricket Test between South Africa and Australia at AFP/GREG WOOD the WACA ground in Perth on Sunday.

Smit, Samit score big for Gujarat

VALSAD: Young Smit Patel scored his maiden first-class century while Samit Gohel scored a patient 85 to take Gujarat to a comfortable position against Hyderabad after the opening day's play in their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Saturday. Gujarat were comfortably placed at 254 for two at stumps and are well on course to post a big first innings total at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium. Hyderabad's decision to field first backfired as Smit and Gohel raised 163 runs for the opening

stand. In the process, Smit notched up his maiden first-class ton, an impressive 114 off 240 balls which was laced with 15 hits to the fence. It took Hyderabad bowlers 55 overs to break the century partnership between Smit and Gohel when Anwar Ahmed induced an edge from Gohel which was gleefully collected by Abhinav Kumar behind the stumps. Brief Scores:Gujarat: 254 for two in 90 overs (Smit Patel 114, Samit Gohel 85; Anwar Ahmed 1/18).

BRIEF SCORES: At Nadaun: Tripura 325/4 (Subhrajit Roy, S Abbas Ali 83; Rishi Dhawan 2/83) vs HP. At Rajkot: Saurashtra 227/4 (Ravindra Jadeja 111 n.o., Sitanshu Kotak 53 n.o., Sanjay Bangar 2/46) vs Railways. At Rohtak: Haryana 219/6 (Rahul Dewan 71, Nitin Saini 45, Parvidner Awana 3/39) vs Delhi. At Kanpur: Baroda 254 (Ambati Rayudu 85, Kedar Devdhar 65, Ankit Rajpoot 4/62, Piyush Chawla 3/78) vs UP. At Visakhapatnam: Andhra 240/5 (Amol Muzumdar 56 n.o.; Saurabh Bendekar 3/62) vs Goa.

At Nagpur: TN 235/3 (Subramaniam Badrinath 101 n.o., Shrikant Wagh 2/57) vs Vidarba. At New Delhi: Kerala 192/5 (V.A. Jagadeesh 126 n.o., Suraj Yadav 2/52) vs Services. At Mohali: Rajasthan 222 (PuneetYadav 57; Siddarth Kaul 4/63, Sandeep Sharma 3/72) vs Punjab 20 for no loss. At Mumbai: Mumbai 262/7 (W Jaffer 80, A Nayar 62, A Tare 38, L R Shukla 4/35, I Saxena 2/101) vs Bengal. At Guwahati: J&K 240/7 (Parvez Rasool 67, Hardeep Singh 39; Arup Das 4/58) vs Assam.

South Africa 1st Innings: 225 Australia 1st Innings: 163 South Africa 2nd innings (overnight 230 for two) AN Petersen c & b Johnson 23 GC Smith* c Lyon b Starc 84 HM Amla c & b Johnson 196 JH Kallis c Johnson b Starc 37 AB de Villiers† not out 87 Extras: (b 4, lb 3, w 2) 9 Total: (4 wickets) 436 Fall of wickets: 1-28 , 2-206, 3-287 Bowling: MA Starc 24 3 141 2 SR Watson 9 3 24 0 MG Johnson 16.1 0 72 2 JW Hastings 16 1 79 0 NM Lyon 15 1 70 0 MEK Hussey 4 0 26 0 DA Warner 3 0 14 0 RT Ponting 1 0 3 0

Dennis Lillee questions commitment PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Fast

bowling great Dennis Lillee has questioned the workrate of Australia's current crop of quicks after injury and fatigue sidelined several pacemen ahead of the final South Africa Test. Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during the third Test in Perth, Lillee said the home team's fast bowling injury woes could be traced to their inadequate preparation. Australia were forced to change all three of their frontline bowlers for Perth, with Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus both ruled out due to fatigue after the gruelling second Test in Adelaide. James Pattinson has been sidelined for the rest of the summer with a side injury — his fourth breakdown this year — with fellow quick Pat Cummins also out with a injury.

Misbah has no intentions to retire KARACHI: Pakistan's Test and One-day captain, Misbah-ulHaq has strongly defended his performance as both skipper and batsman, insisting that he had no intentions to retire in the near future. Misbah, 38, who has come under criticism for his slow batting and captaincy, insisted he would continue playing as long as he retained his passion for the sport. "There is this misconception in our country that a player who is of my age shouldn't be playing and should retire. My philosophy is age does not matter as long as I retain my passion to perform at the international level and I am doing this," he said. "People say I bat slowly but I know I have a role to play in the team and I do that. People remember how I got out in the 2007 World T20

final against India, they don't remember how we got to that stage. People say I am not a finisher and have not scored a

century in One-day cricket but I can recount many innings when I remained unbeaten and finished matches." The Pakistan skipper also made it clear that fans, the media and selectors needed to change their perception about senior players. "I think what is most important for us is that we bring consistency in our selection and allow players a proper chance to settle down in the team. A player needs to know clearly how much the selectors and team management are willing to go with him. I have as captain tried to introduce consistency in the team but have not always been successful in this." "We also need to value our players in whom we have invested a lot and we need to utilise their seniority and experience properly and consistently," Misbah said.

West Indies field in second ODI KHULNA, BANGLADESH: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and sent Bangladesh into bat in the second one-day international at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh kept the same line-up that won the first game

on Friday by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series while the tourists brought in Dwayne Smith in place of Kemar Roach. Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Naeem Islam, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mominul

Haque, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Sohag Gazi, Abul Hasan, Abdur Razzak West Indies: Darren Sammy, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle, Devon Thomas, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Dwayne Smith, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Simmons.

SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

United win a humdinger

Both the Man United and Reading defences struggled in a basketball-style game that saw six goals being scored within the half-hour mark. Darren Witcoop

Results on Saturday

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Arsenal 0 Swansea 2 (Michu 88, 90) Fulham 0 Tottenham 3 (Sandro 55, Defoe 72, 77) Liverpool 1 (Agger 43) Southampton 0 Man City 1 (Tevez 43-pen) Everton 1 (Fellaini 33) QPR 1 (Mackie 18) Aston Villa 1 (Holman 8) Reading 3 (Robson-Kanu 8, Le Fondre 19, Morrison 23) Man Utd 4 (Anderson 13, Rooney 16-pen, 30, Van Persie 34) West Brom 0 Stoke 1 (Whitehead 75) West Ham 3 (Cole 63, Diame 86, Maiga 90) Chelsea 1 (Mata 13) Playing Sunday Norwich v Sunderland (1600GMT)

Persie had the final say to send Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League following a seven-goal thriller at Reading that United won 4-3 on Saturday. Alex Ferguson’s side regained top spot from neighbours Manchester City, moving three points clear in the process, but, once again, they had to do it the hard way. The Red Devils have now come from behind to win seven times this season. They completed the task here in dramatic fashion after squeezing home following seven first-half goals. The visitors fell behind to Hal Robson-Kanu’s opener before Anderson and Wayne Rooney’s penalty looked to have put them in control. But two headers from Adam Le Fondre and Sean Morrison, both from identical corners, would have left Ferguson at his wits’ end.

WENGER JEERED OFF AS SWANSEA SINK ARSENAL

Swansea piled on the misery for Arsenal as Michu scored twice in the closing minutes to clinch a shock 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Spanish forward Michu, a £2 million signing from Rayo Vallecano this past July, underlined his growing reputation as the bargain buy of the season with a pair of clinical finishes on the counter attack, prompting Arsenal’s fans to unleash a torrent of abuse at manager Arsene Wenger and his players at full-time.

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney scores their second goal from the sport during their match against Reading at the Madejski Stadium, in Reading, Berkshire, England, on Saturday. AFP/ GLYN KIRK

FELLAINI ON TARGET AS EVERTON HINDER CITY AGAIN

BENITEZ ADMITS CHELSEA MALAISE RUNS DEEP

LIVERPOOL BEAT SOUTHAMPTON

Marouane Fellaini played a decisive role at both ends of the pitch as Everton held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Fellaini, Everton’s outstanding player of the season, put Everton ahead with his eighth goal of the campaign on a ground at which his side had won on four of their previous five visits. It was Fellaini’s tug on Edin Dzeko that led to the penalty, which Carlos Tevez scored.

Rafael Benitez concedes that the task of reviving Chelsea could turn out to be a bigger challenge than he had envisaged in the wake of his side’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham United. After little more than a week in charge, Benitez has overseen two scoreless draws and an unexpected reverse that has left the club’s Premier League title ambitions severely dented. That run has done nothing to get those supporters disgruntled by the dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo.

Daniel Agger’s first goal of the season earned stuttering Liverpool a 1-0 win at home to promoted Southampton on Saturday, giving the Reds just their second Premier League victory in seven matches. Agger struck three minutes before half-time to clinch only a fourth win of the campaign for Brendan Rodgers’ men, as the Reds bounced back from Wednesday’s 2-1 reverse at Tottenham.

Barça in record start Tim Hanlon

MADRID: Lionel Messi closed in on Gerd Mueller’s calendar year scoring mark as Barcelona crushed Athletic Bilbao 5-1 Saturday to set a new record for the best ever start to a La Liga season and stay 11 points ahead of Real Madrid. Defending champions Real edged city rivals Atletico 2-0 with Cristiano Ronaldo on target to keep their slender hopes of a title repeat alive.

BARCA HAVE NOW PUT TOGETHER 13 WINS AND A DRAW FROM THEIR FIRST 14 MATCHES TO BEAT THE PREVIOUS BEST. Barca have now put together 13 wins and a draw from their first 14 matches to beat the previous best start in the Spanish top flight set by Real Madrid in the 1991-92 season. “It is great to have achieved this but I am happier still with the performance of my players and that even at 5-1 we continued to keep pressing and trying to score,” said Barca coach Tito Vilanova. “There are still things we can improve on and we can still work harder.” Gerard Pique put the Catalan side ahead after 22 minutes followed quickly by Messi’s first, which came off defender Fernando Amorebieta on the line.

Beckham basks in glory of title Greg Heakes

LOS ANGELES: David Beckham (right) wrapped up a six-year stint in America by playing his final game in the MLS Saturday, capping his time with the Los Angeles Galaxy with back-toback championship titles. The former England captain Beckham went out with bang, not only leading the Galaxy to a 3-1 win over Houston and their fourth MLS Cup crown, but his presence has helped the league achieve unprecedented growth and newfound respect overseas. Beckham is now set to begin a new chapter with another club in a brilliant football career that has allowed him to also win titles in his final games with Manchester United and Real Madrid. Beckham deflected questions

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Saturday about where his next stop would be. “I have no idea,” Beckham said. “More important I am happy wearing this uniform today. I am happy I been successful with this club.” At 37, Beckham’s career is coming to a close but he has been careful not to mention the word retirement. He is expected to make a decision on where he will end up playing next by the end of the year. Sources close to the player have confirmed an approach by Monaco. He has also been linked with a possible move to Ligue 1 high-flyers Paris Saint-Germain where he would team up again with Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti and team director Leonardo, whom he knows from his two previous loan stints with AC Milan.