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FIGHTER’S LEGACY LIVES ON

RECORD $640 MILLION LOTTERY REPORTED TO HAVE WINNER

he record $640 million lottery prize that sent the US into a frenzy reportedly had at least one winner early on Saturday as local media said the winning ticket had been sold in the state of Maryland. The winning numbers were — 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 with Mega Ball 23.

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he family of jailed Zaffer Pahelwan, who is slapped with several criminal cases, have threatened to commit mass suicide if the police do not stop portraying him as a monster who drank blood. PG 3

4 YOUTHS KILLED IN ACCIDENT

our persons including three SSC students were killed in a road mishap at Lalgadi Malakpet this morning. The dead, Naveen, Mahesh, Madhu, all students riding a bike were on their way for their SSC examination and Sriram and Punyavathy, private employees, were riding a bike to their office when a school bus of Saraswathy Vidyanikethan, coming from the opposite direction hit them. The three students and Punyavathy died, while Sriram is in hospital with severe injuries.

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ighter, the St Bernard puppy that died recently of canine distemper, inspired the Animal Welfare Forum (ARPF) to float Project Fighter, to help owners understand the problems of their pets PG 4

‘BONES? THEY’RE SOUVENIRS FROM MED COLLEGE’

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PAGE TWO SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

HEIGHTS OF OPTIMISM

Senior citizens exhibition

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The Siri Institute of Painting is hosting a painting exhibition for senior citizens. 50 per cent of the amount collected from the exhibition will be donated to the poor and old handloom museums. Where: Hotel Marriott, Tank Bund When: March 31- April 4, 10am to 8pm

Bengali food festival A Bengali food festival is being held at Firdaus, Taj Krishna. Sample a variety of Bengali delicacies. Where: Firdaus, Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Rd No1 When: Ongoing, 11.30am onwards Contact: (040) 6666 2323

Annual day Globe Toters will be celebrating it’s annual day on March 31 at Ravindra Bharati. Where: Ravindra Bharati When: March 31, 10 am onwards

New conceptualist Catch an exhibition of paintings by Sujatha Basu at Muse Art Gallery. Where: Muse Art Gallery, Tank Bund When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2752 2999

Asian barbeque The Square, Novotel, Madhapur plays host to an Asian barbeque. Sample grilled specialities from around the world — from lebanese to Japanese. Where: The Square, Novotel, Madhapur When: Every Saturday, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 6682 4422

Sacred Women On the occasion of Shrishti Art Gallery’s 10th anniversary, an exhibition called Women — Sacred and the Temporal is being held. Where: Shrishti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Rd No15 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2354 0023

Unique buffet Yellow Chilli is offering a lunch buffet which is truly different. The Buffet which costs `199 (Monday to-Friday) and `249 (Saturday and Sunday). The dinner buffet costs `299 and `349. Where: Yellow Chilli, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 2338 3838

CINEMAS

Spanish food festival The Square plays host to a Spanish food festival. Taste a variety of delicacies such as tapas, chorizos and tortillas. The event is on till April 1. Where: The Square, Novotel, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 6.30pm Contact: (040) 6682 4422

Acting workshop Samahaara — an acting and dancing workshop is being held to help you hone your acting skills. The workshop focusses on theatre related topics. Where: The Actor’s studio, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 7pm to 9pm Contact: 98854 04784

Candle light dinner Amethyst Garden at Marriott is hosting “I will if you will”— A play and candlelight acoustic dinner. Where: Hyderabad Marriott, Tank Bund When: March 31, 8pm onwards Contact: (040) 2752 2999

Wraps and rolls Rolls — boring did you say? Head to Promenade at Ameerpet

for a wide variety of rolls that will suit everyone’s taste. Where: The Promenade, Ameerpet When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 6678 8888

Go Splash Splash lounge is the perfect leisure destination for you to unwind. There is also great music, martinis and aperitifs. Where: The Westin, Mindspace, Madhapur When: Monday - Friday, 5pm - 10.30pm Weekends, 8am - 10.30pm Contact: (040) 6767 6828

Korean food festival Want to sample some interesting Korean cuisine? Head to Westin at Raheja Mindspace, Madhapur as it is hosting a Korean food festival. Where: Westin, Raheja Mindspace, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 12pm onwards Contact: (040) 3051 2844

Parenting workshop Mount Litera Zee School is hosting a parent orientation workshop on April 1 Where: Mount Litera Zee School, Manikonda

When: April 1, 5pm to 7pm Contact: 77991 11166

Kebab and grill festival Relish a feast of Kebabs and Grills as chefs from the Indian and continental kitchens take the challenge to serve you a myriad of Indian kebabs and western grills. Where: Okra, Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre, Tank Bund When: Ongoing, 7pm Contact: (040) 2752 2568

Water colours Iconart is hosting Aquarelle as a part of it’s Buy Art initiative. It features water colour paintings. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11.30 am onwards Contact: 98499 6879

Miniature traditions Miniature Traditions — An Artistic Endeavor, will be held at Alankritha Art Gallery. It’s an exhibition of paintings by Mahaveer Swami. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur When: March 24 - April 4, 11 am onwards Contact: (040) 2311 3709

Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 44767777, Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 8800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973

CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

City trouble stemmed

Petrol dealers’ strike

n attempt to cause trouble similar to the Sangareddy mayhem in the Old City was snuffed out by quick police action. A mischievous post online about a holy place spurred several hundreds of one community who gathered at Charminar and staged a dharna. Cyber police, however, traced the source to a City college and booked three students.

21 years later, Quader still a quaidi Here’s a curious saga of a constable who was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his superior in the midst of the 1990 communal violence in the City MOHD SUBHAN

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990. The month of December. It was a mad year-end for Hyderabad. Communal riots broke out like firecrackers on Diwali. Police were the most harassed lot if one held the commoners in the City as victims. And in the insane scramble to raise the score of macabre killing, each side tried to outbid the other. In such a mad situation a police constable Mohd Abdul Quader attached to the Shah Ali Banda police station shot dead Assistant Commissioner of Police of Chatrinaka, Sattatiah, with his service rifle for what he perceived as a partisan behaviour of his superior. Quader surrendered to law without struggle. Put on trial, he was awarded a life sentence, which is 14 years of rigorous imprisonment. Twenty-one years later, Quader, 50, still remains a ‘quaidi’ and he is in Gandhi hospital with mul-

tiple health problems. He can hardly walk and his wife, Sabira, attends to him. Quader’s brother, Abdul Quddus has moved the AP High Court but the matter is yet to be decided. Meanwhile, several representations were made to the government by the MIM leaders and others but they all get mysteriously stonewalled. Quddus alleged that his brother had suffered untold miseries and torture in different jails as policemen took turn abusing and torturing him for killing a police officer. “Today, he is a physical wreck,” said Quddus. “I hope the Court will give me justice,” he said with a

gesture of helplessness. The release order has to come from the Home department and nobody knows why it is not given seven years after he served his term. Prison officials say that they are helpless and the orders had to come from ‘above.’ During his incarceration, Quader was released seven times on parole for various occasions like death, marriage in the family. The longest period was in February 2012 when he got 15 days parole to conduct his daughter’s marriage, his family said. Abdul Quadeer belongs to Hyderabad and his family lived in the Old City’s Qazipura.

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he family of jailed Zaffer Pahelwan, who has been slapped with several criminal cases, have threatened to commit mass suicide if the police do not stop portraying him as a monster who drank blood and danced on dead bodies, said his daughter Dr Farsana and her lawyer-husband. She said that her father Zaffer is a victim of a political conspiracy. They however did not say who the conspirator is but their allusion, was evident towards the MIM

Visa on arrival at RGIA

he All India Petrol Diesel Dealers Association has decided to go on a nationwide strike on April 23 demanding that their problems should be addressed. The main demands of the association that are behind this strike are a hike in the commission and implementation of the Apoorva Chandra Committee report

with which Zaffer was earlier associated with. He later joined another party. Dr Farhana has an explanation about the bones and skeleton found in his house. “They were provided to me when I was doing my MBBS in 2004 at the Deccan Medical College. It was part of the anatomy studies. I was not present during raid or else I would have explained.” But who has heard of a student being gifted with bones and skeletons? No answer. They kept saying that the case is a deliberate build-up by some interested parties and the police were being used for this.

ajiv Gandhi International Airport will soon have a 'Visa on Arrival facility' for tourists who want to visit the State. The facility would help save the valuable time of tourists, who run from pillar to post to avail a visa to visit the State. According to official figures it is believed that over 1 million tourists visit Andhra Pradesh every year.

Celebrating the spirit of youth For 31 years they’ve enthralled City youth with their fest. This year too Vasavi College of Engineering is back with Euphoria for 48 hours of non-stop fun and cultural extravaganza

ver the course of its glorious history, if there is any one thing about Vasavi College Of Engineering that is so defining, so enchanting and so eagerly awaited, it is definitely its annual social and cultural extravaganza, Euphoria. Held on March30 and 31 this year, what started out as an intra college cultural event has grown steadily during its 31 years to become one of the

biggest fests of its kind in the State. Euphoria is a celebration that recognises no difference, a celebration for a cause. Over the years, one thing that has always stayed with Euphoria, and in essence, defined it, is passion. Passion in the way we think, and in everything that we do. Traditionally, the fest is known to have been a defining platform for some of the most successful and accomplished artists in as diverse fields as music, dance, theatre, debate, design and more. This year it is no different from the others. ‘Battle Of Bands’ where the top bands from all over the country hit the

metal hard in the battle to be the best and ‘Bike Stunt Show’ where the rubber is burnt, the best stunts are showcased are star attractions. In addition to these enthralling events we also have the Underground Authority and Bhargavi Pillai performing on March 31 as part of the Celebrity Night. Not to forget Abhinay, Theme Ballet, Vasavi Talkies, the cultural clubs of Vasavi to add their share of magic to the entire event. At the end of the day, Euphoria is more than just 48 hours of fun. It is a celebration — a celebration of the true spirit of youth.

CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Fighter’s legacy lives on Fighter, the St.Bernard puppy that died recently of canine distemper, inspired the Animal Welfare Forum (ARPF) to float Project Fighter, to help owners understand the problems of their pets Postnoon News feedback@postnoon.com

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ighter not only taught us to fight the worst situations without giving up but also gave us a reason to stand and fight against the cruelty of dumping our pets at the first sign of a trouble,” said Nihar Parulekar, founder of ARPF. Project Fighter is a platform to create awareness about diseases that pets are likely to be afflicted with and their preventive measures. It will specially focus on canine distemper— a highly contagious, systemic, viral disease which is closely related to the viruses of measles and rinderpest. “Distemper is not 100 per cent curable but it is 100 per cent preventable,” Parulekar observed. Lately, Hyderabad has seen a steady rise in canine distemper cases which is normally mistaken for other viral disorders. It is mostly caused in the new born puppies. The primary mode of transmission is airborne viral particles that dogs breathe in. If Proper medication is not administered in the primary stage the disease ultimately results into death. Many dogs afflicted with this disease experience gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, such as: n Diarrhea n Fever (usually present but unnoticed) n Pneumonia (cough, laboured breathing) n Rhinitis (runny nose) n Vomiting Expert Vets will help the owners understand the importance of timely vaccination and proper hygiene conditions for their pet’s longer life. http://arpf.posterous.com

What the docs say Expert Critical Care and Emergency specialists, Dr Abhishek Kalundia and Dr Santosh from Dr Dogs clinic: Is canine distemper curable? Treatments are 90% supportive and are directed at limiting secondary bacterial invasion, supporting fluid balance, and controlling nervous manifestations. Antibiotics, balanced electrolyte solutions, nutrition, dietary supplements, antipyretics, nasal preparations, analgesics, and anticonvulsants are used. No

single treatment is uniformly successful. Dogs may recover, but good nursing care is essential. Despite intensive care, some do not make a satisfactory recovery. Unfortunately, treatment for acute distemper is unsuccessful. How can canine distemper be prevented? The best prevention is vaccination. Most puppies are born with their mother’s antibodies to CDV, which prevents them from becoming infected if exposed to the virus. They

begin to lose their maternal protection between 6 and 12 weeks of age, which is when they should be vaccinated. Two to three vaccinations should be administered. Vaccination works even if they have already been exposed to the virus, if administered within 4 days of exposure. Is there any Law making it mandatory for breeders or owners to vaccinate their dogs? Unlike foreign countries, India has no such Law. Though few get it done for precaution and out of concern, others simply neglect it owing to lack of awareness about distemper.

Scintillating evening to enhance parenting skills Anubha K Singh anubha.k@postnoon.com

workshop to enhance parenting skills being held at Mount Litera Zee School in Manikonda on Sunday evening will encapsulate all the skills parents ought to develop so that they can mould their school going kids (aged between 3 and 16). The importance of instilling good values in students is the

prime objective and keeping that in mind the School management has decided to organise a workshop to enhance parenting skills. The workshop aims to highlight a number of concerns that parents face in today’s world such as: n The rapidly changing 21st century world. n Need to prepare children to face the uncertain future and emerge victorious. n Skill set required for 21st cen-

tury and emerging student profile. n Holistic development of children and the role of pedagogy in this. This apart, a special segment which includes a talk with Nitya Ramaswamy, head of child development and academics Zee learn limited, is expected to ignite latent talents in you on parenting skills. She is member of Bombay Association of Science teachers, Bombay Natural

History Science teachers, Bombay Natural History Society, Parent Teacher Association of India and member of Mumbai Association of Early Childhood Education. Parents can share their views and interact with her to enhance their skills. Suthaja Ramanujam, Principle of the school said, “We constantly endeavour to inspire and empower our students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers and productive mem-

bers of an ever-changing global society. The importance of instilling good values in our students is our prime objective. The main aim behind conducting the programme is to enhance effective parenting skills among the parents it’s a parent orientation workshop for parents of children aged 3-16 years”. For details about the free parenting workshop, one can contact: 7799111166/77.

FOCUS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Apple’s tough times in China International labour watchdog groups have said workers in Chinese plants run by Foxconn are poorly treated, and have blamed a string of apparent suicides on the conditions

he man tipped to be China’s next leader has told Apple that foreign firms should protect workers, state media said on Thursday, as the US giant fends off criticism over factory conditions in China. International labour watchdog groups have said workers in Chinese plants run by major Apple supplier Foxconn of Taiwan are poorly treated, and have blamed a string of apparent suicides on the conditions. Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, who is likely to be China’s next premier, met Tim Cook while the new Apple chief executive was visiting Beijing on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Li told Cook multinational companies should “pay more attention to caring for workers", the report said. Cook on Wednesday visited a Foxconn plant employing 120,000 people in China’s central city of Zhengzhou, where he viewed the production line, Apple said. California-based Apple is wildly

1,000 strike at Apple supplier in China About 1,000 workers at a plant in southern China that makes components for Apple and IBM went on strike this week, a rights group said, the latest in a string of labour disputes. Hundreds of police officers, some in riot gear, deployed after staff at the factory in the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen walked out on Tuesday and blocked a highway to protest long working hours, China Labour Watch said. Staff at the plant worked 100 to 120 hours of overtime a month and said they also suffered a high rate of workplace injuries, mass layoffs of older workers and frequent verbal abuse by managers, the US-based group said. The plant, which employs 3,000 people is owned by Taiwan’s Jingyuan Computer Group

popular in China, where its products such as the iPhone and iPad are coveted by wealthy consumers. Greater China — which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan — has become Apple’s fastest growing region, and revenue from there is second only to the United States. “Tim had great meetings with Vice Premier Li and other top officials in Beijing," Apple said in a statement provided to AFP on Thursday. “China is very important to us and we look forward to even greater investment and growth here," it said. The company declined to comment on the issues discussed at the meetings with officials, which included Beijing’s mayor. Apple is still grappling with a series of problems from negative publicity over its supply chain to a trademark contest. Chinese computer firm Proview Technology (Shenzhen) claims it owns the “iPad” trademark, and has sought to block

sales of the iconic tablet computer in China through lawsuits. Apple says it legally bought the rights to the trademark. Xinhua quoted Li as saying that China would “strengthen intellectual property rights protection", although the report did not say whether he commented directly on the trademark dispute. The Taiwan affiliate of Proview registered “iPad” as a

trademark in several countries including China as early as 2000 — years before Apple began selling its product. The US titan subsequently bought the rights for the global trademark, but Proview claims the Taiwanese affiliate had no right to sell the Chinese rights. A Chinese court is now considering an appeal by Apple after rejecting its earlier lawsuit.

NATION SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

CLASSIFIEDS FABRICATION

Opp demands CBI probe

2G: Bail pleas moved

2 nabbed, arms seized

RANCHI: Jharkhand Assembly

SONAPUR: Two men, Shwmdwn

NEW DELHI: Promoters of

was today adjourned till 2pm after the opposition created a pandemonium demanding a CBI probe into the alleged horse trading in the run up to the Rajya Sabha polls. As soon as the house convened, the opposition rushed to the well raising slogans.

Daimari and driver Shubhasish Rai, were arrested in Sonapur on Friday and a rich haul of arms seized from them that they had concealed in their car. Arms seized from the two included two hecklers, Koch rifles and several rounds of ammunition.

Essar Group and Loop Telecom, named as accused in a case flowing out of the 2G scam, today appeared before a Delhi court. Essar group promoters Ravi and Anshuman Ruia and Loop Telecom promoters IP Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan moved their bail pleas.

Cong mulling changes Prashant Sood

Quake rocks Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A moderate intensity earthquake today shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. “An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was experienced at 9.46am in Kashmir Valley,” Aamir Ali, coordinator of Natural Disaster Management Cell, said. He said the epicentre of the tremor was in the Hindukush region.

NEW DELHI: Keen to put its house in order in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh after the Assembly poll debacle, the Congress leadership is mulling organisational changes in the two states and contemplating ways to energise workers for upcoming electoral battles in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka. Congress sources said party president Sonia Gandhi was taking feedback from leaders in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to galvanise the party but had not yet decided on a change of guard in the two states. Both Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh and Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi have offered to resign, taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the assembly polls earlier this year. While the Congress failed to return to power in Punjab, it barely managed to improve its tally in the Uttar Pradesh assembly. The two states together have 93 MPs in the Lok Sabha. Congress sources said detractors of Amarinder Singh have started making demands for his replacement with “a younger and more accessible” leader. Many of them have met party president Sonia Gandhi and told her that the

party needed a leader who can protest on the streets in the face of victimisation of party workers. Pressing for a younger leader, some Congress members have also told the party’s national leadership that Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, 49, had

emerged as a key strategist of the SAD. “A sizable percentage of voters in Punjab is young. We need a young leader to take on the Akali Dal. We have to work on rebuilding our base, particularly among the Dalits and minorities in the state,”

a party leader said on condition of anonymity. However, supporters of Amarinder Singh have told the leadership that he remains the best bet to take on the Akali Dal. Party MP Partap Singh Bajwa and former MP Jagmeet Singh Brar are being mentioned in party circles as possible replacements of Amarinder Singh if the central leadership decides to effect a change. The Congress has named Sunil Jhakhar as the new leader of the legislature party in the state. Sonia Gandhi has also been getting feedback from the MPs of Uttar Pradesh, some of whom have complained about the choice of candidates for the seats falling under their parliamentary constituencies. Party sources said a meeting of party MPs from Uttar Pradesh, scheduled for March 30, was deferred apparently due to fear that the event may turn out to be stormy. “Several MPs are waiting for an opportunity to vent their feelings. Some have questions about the party’s last-minute announcement of job quotas for minorities and conflicting statements on the Batla house encounter,” a party leader from the state said. He said the Congress should now strive to be the main voice of IANS opposition against the SP.

Child’s tooth can save her life AKAI NEKKO

Azera Parveen Rahman

NEW DELHI: Is your child about to lose her milk tooth? Instead of throwing it away, you can now opt to use it to harvest stem cells in a dental stem cell bank for future use in the face of serious ailments. Now that’s a tooth fairy story coming to life. Still relatively new in India, dental stem cell banking is fast gaining popularity as a more viable option over umbilical cord blood banking. Stem cell therapy involves a kind of intervention strategy in which healthy, new cells are introduced into a damaged tissue to treat a disease or an injury. “The umbilical cord is a good source for blood-related cells, or hematopoietic cells, which can be used for blood-related diseases, like leukaemia (blood can-

cer). Having said that, bloodrelated disorders constitute only four percent of all diseases,” Shailesh Gadre, founder and managing director of the company Stemade Biotech, told IANS. “For the rest of the 96 percent tissue-related diseases, the tooth is a good source of mesenchymal (tissue-related) stem cells. These cells have potential application in all other tissues of the body, for instance, the brain, in case of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s; the eye (corneal reconstruction), liver (cirrhosis), pancreas (diabetes), bone (fractures, reconstruction), skin and the like,” he said. Mesenchymal cells can also be used to regenerate cardiac cells. Dental stem cell banking also has an advantage when it comes to the process of obtain-

ing stem cells. “Obtaining stem cells from the tooth is a non-invasive procedure that requires no surgery, with little or no pain. A child, in the age group of 5-12, is any way going to lose his milk tooth. So when it’s a little shaky, it can be collected with hardly any discomfort,” Savita Menon, a paedodontist, said. “Moreover, in a number of cases, when an adolescent needs braces, the doctor recommends that his pre-molars be removed. These can also be used as a source for stem cells. And over and above that, an adult’s wisdom tooth can also be used for the same purpose,” Gadre added. Therefore, unlike umbilical cord blood banking which gives one just one chance — during birth — the window of opportunity in dental stem cell banking is much bigger.

WORLD SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Aus shark attack kills one

Russia a ‘wild country’

Gazan killed on Land Day

sraeli gunfire killed a 20-year-old man and wounded another 51 people as thousands rallied across the West Bank and Gaza to mark Land Day, medical sources said. Demonstrations also took place in annexed east Jerusalem and across Israel, as well as in Jordan, southern Lebanon and Syria on Friday to mark the annual event.

he US ambassador to Moscow questioned how a Kremlinlinked television channel accessed his private schedule, calling Russia a “wild country” in an altercation with its reporters. Michael McFaul wrote on Twitter that NTV, a state-run broadcaster that has aired smear documentaries against the opposition, seemed to know his appointments.

man diving off Western Australia was killed by a shark on Saturday, police said, the fourth fatal such attack in the state since late 2011. No further details were immediately available on the man, who was diving with another man south of Stratham near Busselton, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) south of Perth, in the early morning.

$640 mn lottery mania hits US

cross the country, Americans plunked down an estimated $1.5 billion on the longest of long shots: an infinitesimally small chance to win what could end up being the single biggest lottery payout the world has ever seen. The numbers drawn on Friday night in Atlanta were 2-423-38-46, Mega Ball 23. Lottery officials expected to release details about possible winners a couple of hours after the 11pm Eastern drawing. It was frenzy on Friday for Americans hoping to win what was described as “the world’s largest jackpot” of $640 million in an historic lottery. The chance to get suddenly very, very rich — even if it was

only a one-in-176-million chance — sparked feverish ticket sales at convenience stores and news kiosks across the United States ahead of the 11:00pm (0300 GMT) drawing for the Mega Millions prize. There was plenty of fantasizing too on the airwaves and in newspapers about life after winning the monstrous jackpot — a fantasy all the more powerful in a country with a weak jobs market and still spooked about recession. The tickets made it unequivocally clear: this was nothing less than “the world’s largest jackpot.” But it really was a fantasy: the chances of scoring the winning number weren’t the same as being killed by lightning — they were considerably lower.

The jackpot hit a record level because no one had matched the magic five numbers and Mega Ball since January 24 — a full 18 drawings with no winner. Given the pace of the ticket buying, the jackpot was climbing inexorably higher as the day

Winning ticket sold in Maryland

inning ticket for the $640 million US lottery prize was sold in the state of Maryland. It was not immediately clear if the Maryland ticket was the only one that won the gigantic jackpot.

went on — New York Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman told the New York newspaper Newsday late on Friday that tickets for the mega jackpot were selling at the unprecedented rate of $4 million per hour. “If I won, I’d retire in New Zealand, because there are more sheep than humans there. Here in New York, there are too many people,” said Romanian immigrant Cosmin Barbos, 37. Barbos, who does maintenance at a Manhattan law office, said he’d give most of his fortune to charity. Roger Sierra, a 32-yearold chef, said he’d give half. Although tickets cost only $1, the odds were so long that snapping them up in bulk would be of little use.

Haiti now rain ravaged PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least six people, including a child, were killed in Haiti when their homes collapsed during heavy rains that have ravaged Haiti for several days on Friday. The victims were members of two families living in a neighbourhood erected on a hill in the Petionville suburb of the capital. Nadia Lochard of Haiti’s Civil Protection Office said that three women, two men and a girl died “when their homes collapsed as they were carried away in a mudslide.” “It was difficult to find their bodies buried under much mud,” she told. Several neighbourhoods of the capital were flooded and streets were heavily damaged following the rains still hitting Haiti. The humanitarian community launched a plea for urgent help to obtain funds for the needy still living

Subscribe Today! A couple stands near the area where at least six people of two families were killed AFP on Friday during a landslide. in often squalid camps over two years after a devastating 2010 quake. Over half a million Haitians still live in camps for the displaced, where they are threatened by flooding at the start of a rainy season that has already ravaged streets and roads. AFP

Activists to march again for Zimmerman arrest

SANFORD: After a week of demonstrations nationwide, as well as calls for justice and an uproar over hoodies on Capitol Hill, the focus of the Trayvon Martin saga on Saturday will

once again return to the Florida city where it all began. Thousands of activists are expected to turn out for a Saturday morning march to the headquarters of the Sanford Police Department, whose members have faced extensive criticism for not arresting the 17-year-old Martin’s shooter, George Zimmerman. On February 26, Zimmerman has said, he killed Martin in self-defence in a gated community in that central Florida city. He told police that the teen punched him and slammed his head on the sidewalk before the fatal shooting.

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COMMENT SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Ban the brands

Centre spread

his letter is with reference to the article on branded garments for schools. It is very sad to see the way a few schools are demanding students to wear only branded clothes and shoes, not only causing a problem to parents but also creating a wrong notion among children. Vidya Santosh Nagar

like the centre spread section of Postnoon. The various topics that are chosen prove very informative and deal with ideas which other papers would usually choose to ignore. The photos are amazing and this section has always been a pleasure to read. Looking forward to more. Karan Reddy Towlichowki

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

Music for the heat

he article Summer Muse by Sana Mirza was well compiled and did give an insight about the music festivals being held around the globe; while also giving the top songs on different charts. The article should have had information about music festivals in India to cater to locals. Akshat Kumar Secunderabad

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EDITORIALS PETROV’S ILLNESS must unite football It has indeed been a sad couple of weeks for football. First, many of us were unfortunate to be watching the BoltonSpurs game when Bolton’s fabric Muamba collapsed on the pitch suffering a cardiac arrest. And while Spurs fans may have at first jeered him for perceived time-wasting, once realisation dawned that he was really in serious trouble, supporters of both teams banded together as shock reverberated across the stadium. Then this morning we woke to the news that Aston Villa stalwart Martin Petrov had been diagnosed with leukaemia. It’s hard to fathom footballers suffering life-threatening ailments, seeing as they need to be supremely fit to play the sport. But both these events drive home the fact that they too are human and prone to diseases all of us can get. The footballing fraternity will emerge from this devastating time, hopefully, wiser, and more tolerant. It’s time the sport put to bed the spectre of racism and boorishness hanging over its head, and through Muamba and Petrov (both will hopefully make full recoveries) channel the best of the beautiful game.

WHY WE LOVE... Lotteries At the time of going to print, across America, screams of joy and anguish could be heard. As the numbers, for what is now claimed to be the richest lottery in history, were being called out, an entire nation held its breath wondering if they would win a slice of the $640 million Mega Millions prize. Though the chances of winning the whole shebang are astronomical, for the first time in years, the American news cycle might just be devoted to some good news for a change.

Living in a fool’s paradise Soul Curry SUMAA TEKUR

s a kid, I used to stress a great deal about how to fool my more-sensible, moremature older sister on April Fool’s Day. The pranks included jumping up from the couch and screaming: “Look, cockroach”; or hiding behind the door and screaming “boo” when she walked into the room. She laughed along if the joke was mild. But if the prank shook her out of her comfort zone, she would let me have a piece of her mind and I would be forced to sulk and walk away. April Fool’s Day has lost significance for me with every

passing year. It became more of a pain to be endured when I started working as a journalist and was approached for ideas on how to make a light-hearted feature about this popular, nonserious day. Agreed, it’s not a day to be taken seriously (despite what the Internet pages say about why it was started, and a great tradition associated with this day). But when I sit back and wonder what could be so fascinating about this day, I can’t help but think of the laughter, glee and excitement this day has generated – especially for the person who successfully pulled off a prank and can point at the victim and say with satisfaction: “April Fool!” This day is, perhaps, a reminder that life is not to be taken so seriously after all. We’re going to anyway all end up somewhere else, and we

don’t even know where that is. This life, for all the time we spent here, is to be spent laughing, joking, pulling pranks on each other and easing up on life’s pressures. There’s also something fascinating about being a fool. Fools can walk into unfamiliar situations without the apprehensions of everything that can go wrong. Fools plunge in with both feet and then figure their way around. Fools first do; then think. Fools are also the ones with the most experiences and the most number of tales to share. They wise up and aren’t half as interesting as when they were with a more open outlook to life and willing to experience, share, witness, listen, taste and smell. The Fool, in the Tarot card set, is one with the carte blanche and is looking forward to life with child-like enthusiasm. He’s ready to plunge in,

except he doesn’t even know how he is supposed to prepare for life or if he needs to prepare at all. Preparation leads to expectation – we expect better results from our actions, and those around us expect us to fare better. But being blissfully ignorant has the ability to spring surprises, to take us unawares, to shock us and make us experience life to the full. I don’t know what the significance of April Fool’s Day is. But I think it might be the best tribute to the fool who knows better. Maybe I will play a few pranks on my older sister this time, after all. It might serve as good reminders to us both that life is also about these small pleasures, giggles and meaningless laughs. Sumaa Tekur is a Bangalore-based commentator.

COMMENT SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Is Iran using hackers to attack the foreign press? Web Wizard JEB BOONE

n an ironic twist, the BBC is reporting that its network came under a distributed denial of service attack launched from Iran, the same method used by hacktivists to disable websites used, in their eyes, to stifle free speech. As part of a campaign of crackdown against the press, Iran has reportedly started attacking news outlets using techniques more commonly associated with hacker collectives than with governments. These techniques include distributed denial of service attacks, the method favoured by hackers to disable websites. The BBC said on Thursday it was targeted in an Iran-based cyber-attack on March 1. Thought to be a DDoS attack, some parts of the BBC were unable to access their email or other Internet services. BBC Director General Mark Thompson said the Internet attack "coincided with efforts to jam two of the service's satellite feeds into Iran."

The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that Iran has often targeted BBC Persianlanguage news services in the past, jamming satellite signals and harassing BBC staff members and their relatives in Iran. Reporters Without Borders has released a comprehensive list of the “enemies of the Internet” — countries that have taken steps to stifle web freedom around the world. The list also includes countries that have been declared “under surveillance,” meaning that they are at risk of becoming full-fledged enemies of the Internet if their censorship activities do not cease. The report focuses on the Arab Spring and how social media can be used as a tool for liberation and revolution, not to just chat with friends and share pictures. “Online social networks complicate matters for authoritarian regimes that are trying to suppress unwanted news and information,” says the report. “It was thanks to netizens that Tunisians learned about the street vendor who set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid and Egyptians learned about Khaled Said, the young netizen who was

beaten to death by police outside an Alexandria Internet café. It was thanks to social networks that Sidi Bouzid and Khaled Said became news stories and went on to become cornerstones of the Arab Spring.” The list of enemies include North Korea and China, famous for its “Great Firewall,” used to keep Chinese Internet users from visiting sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Tumblr. Countries added to the “under surveillance” list include Egypt, Australia and France. Bahrain was also upgraded from “under surveillance” to enemy status in the report, citing violent crackdowns on bloggers as well as the death of

Zakariya Rashid Hassan, who died in custody in Bahrain a week after he was arrested on charges of inciting hatred, disseminating false news and calling for the overthrow of the government in online forums. The report says that Bahrain has succeeded in creating a news blackout thanks to a combination of technical, judicial and physical censorship methods. Reporters Without Borders says that the Arab Spring has highlighted the importance and need for worldwide Internet freedom as it provides people with a means to free themselves from oppressive regimes or pressure governments into protecting the rights of their people.

"The Internet and social networks have been conclusively established as tools for protest, campaigning and circulating information, and as vehicles for freedom. More than ever before, online freedom of expression is now a major foreign and domestic policy issue," read the report. Ironically, hacker collectives likes Anonymous have often used DDoS attacks to support the freedom of information, retaliating against websites like PayPal and Visa in defence of Wikileaks, for example. Now, Iran is using the same method but with the intent of stifling the press instead of freeing it. Other news outlets have suggested, with little evidence, that Iran fields a “Cyber Army” in the Revolutionary Guard in 2010 with the intention of launching cyber-attacks against the US. Last month, in their “Enemies of the Internet” report, Reporters Without Borders noted that Iranian authorities had devised techniques for blocking ports used by VPNs, a tool that would enable Iranian Internet users to bypass government web filtering. Jeb Boone is a GlobalPost correspondent and blogger at The Grid.

Topless revolution Traffic jam gathers steam

Urban sketches

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oliticians, diplomats and members of the press were shocked when three young, topless protesters were arrested in January at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. They marched down streets holding signs that said ‘Poor because of you’, attempted to climb over chain-link fences into private areas, and screamed at police. The public couldn't look away. That was Femen. Nude protests aren't new. In fact, activists have been using nudity as a tactic for hundreds of years. But with revolutions springing up left and right all over the world, the shock factor of nakedness or ‘slutty’ clothing certainly makes the nude movement stand out from the others. And the clotheslessness of the people involved makes one realize how different each of these issues is from the others — and the

clarity of the one, big, blanket issue permeating the globe right now; women want their rights, and they'll do anything to get their voices heard. The nude revolution is actually brilliant. These women feel no one is listening to their stories and their pain. They are underrepresented in government and marginalised in society. They make less money. Sometimes they can't legally drive. And it seems regular old marching and sign-carrying isn't doing the trick to get the powers that be (men) to pay attention. So how else can women get men to listen and pay attention? They take their tops off. Women's rights aren't just a problem in the East, obviously. Even in Western culture, nudity is thought of as ‘dirty’ and women aren't legally allowed to sunbathe topless in a number of Western countries. It's the understanding of this larger issue that brings all these disparate issues-based movements together. "The mission of the Femen movement is to create the most favourable conditions for the young women to join up into a social group with the idea of mutual support.”

BUSINESS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

New Apple chief a hit

pple chief Tim Cook has won over the company’s employees, according to a workplace study released showing he may be better liked than his legendary predecessor Steve Jobs. Cook topped a Glassdoor.com ranking of corporate chief executives with a 97 per cent approval rating compared to Jobs who had a 95 per cent approval rating in March last year.

Chaplin cane under hammer

harlie Chaplin’s iconic cane, a “Superman” costume and a vintage Christian Dior gown worn by Princess Diana are among Hollywood treasures being sold at an auction this weekend. The “Hollywood Legends” sale also includes earrings worn by Whitney Houston in the Bodyguard, as well as other trinkets used by Hollywood stars. N SHIVA KUMAR

Massive data breach

redit card giants Visa and MasterCard were scrambling to thwart cyber crooks who looted a massive trove of precious account data, evidently from a payment processor in New York. Gartner analyst Avivah Litan said that industry sources revealed that numbers from more than 10 million credit card accounts were stolen in the breach.

Failure in business is not the end of life For Anil establishing a business was a dream that he fulfilled with sheer hard work. But he had a backup plan up his sleeve, in case things didn’t work out

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Anil Kumar, founder, Great Sports Infra

s an ambitious 18 year old, Anil Kumar had just one dream — to start his own business. He wanted to strike out on his own and establish a success empire. With this aim he completed his MBA and worked with leading companies like Ramco Systems and Wipro. Eventually, in 2004, he set up Great Sports Infra, a company that installs synthetic turf (artificial grass) in lawns and football grounds in the Country. What began as a small start-up eight years back has now grown and had a turnover of `12 crore last fiscal. Anil says, “I was leading the ERP (Enterprise resource planning) line team at Ramco, USA when I began planning this business in 2003. I was hunting for good opportunities in India and went through nearly 100 concepts, assessing their suitability to start in India. The idea was to introduce a something new in the Indian market, or something that had not been successful before. The following year I returned to India to launch Great Sports Infra.” Despite this big leap, Anil was not over confident about the viability of his venture. He was testing waters initially. “Initially I invested `50 lakh with some help from family, friends and personal savings. I had already

decided that I would call it quits if the venture did not work out or if I finished my initial investment. I knew it would take 12-18 months before the sales could actually pick up. I made the necessary financial arrangements accordingly. Marketing took up a majority of the funds and I knew that none of these would come back if I failed,” says Anil. He adds, “I always knew that if I lost all my investments, it would not be the end of life. I had other financial support to lead life. I had decided that if this didn’t work out, I would return to the job where I had already made my mark. It was all about giving the business two years’ time.” As expected, the business didn’t hit it off immediately. “The initial response from customers was slow, but we were honest with them. We never said

Work is an important component of life, not the entire life this is better than natural grass. We marketed it as an alternative to it. We knew this grass would fit perfectly in areas with heavy foot traffic, rocky terrain and roof tops. You spend far more to maintain natural grass than the artificial grass. The customer also need not worry for 20 years once it is installed,” says Anil. Gradually, the business picked up and the company flourished. The business had a break even in 18 months of its inception and growing at 40-50 per cent every year. It has a 70

per cent market share in the country. Great Sports Infra has installed turf at 13 football grounds and 3,300 homes which include homes of celebrities like Mukesh Ambani and Chiranjeevi. They are now aiming for a `18 crore turnover this year. Talking about his future plans, Anil says, “This is a large market. We have only installed synthetic turf at 3,300 homes, and there are another 10 lakh to go. We can cater to large customer bases like hospitals, showrooms, corporate offices etc.” Striking a balance is of the utmost importance for Anil. He says, “I laid a lot of emphasis on striking a balance between my work and personal lives. I used to work almost 18 hours a day in the initial years of business. I could never sleep in peace because I had a lot on my mind. But now I give my family time as well. We go on holidays together and I also set time aside to exercise and stay physically fit. Once I get back home, I stop thinking of work, except if it is an important call or message. Work is an important component of life, not the entire life.” For this auto enthusiast, owning a Chevrolet Captiva was a dream and now he is proud to drive one. Apart from that he loves reading and listening music by Lucky Ali, Ilayaraja and Rahat Fateh Ali khan. Anil has another passion — he loves collecting liquor miniatures. He proudly says, “I have close to 500 whisky miniatures. I collected them from 25 different countries. I may take to it as a full time job once I retire,” he laughs.

MOTORING SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Ford in tussle with Dodge

Skoda to launch 2 new SUVs

ord got into a battle with Dodge and Plymouth for colour supremacy. Each brand offered a wide range of wild colours with attentiongrabbing names. Ford created Grabber Blue, Grabber Orange and Grabber Green that were marketed on Mustang and the Ford Maverick. Dodge and Plymouth shared Top Banana Yellow, Hemi Orange,Go Mango and others.

Get a taste of the race track

koda will be adding two new SUVs to its global line-up. These new SUVs will hit markets worldwide within the next two years and will be positioned below and above the Yeti. The first one will be based on the upcoming VW compact SUV. Both models will be based on parent company Volkswagen’s A0 platform.

ere’s a chance to get more involved with the sport that took us by storm last season. Predict the outcome of every F1 race and earn points for every correct prediction. One lucky winner gets a Castrol EDGE sponsored allexpense paid trip to watch a WRC race in 2013. Just register at www.autocarindia.com/castroledgepredictor/ and pick the drivers.

A thriving history ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM DROPHEAD COUPE

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s a childhood dream I have always wanted to own a Rolls-Royce. For many of us, this is the car we’d love to retire into. That is exactly what Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, aimed to achieve with his cars. On that note, let’s take a peek into the top-five luxury cars in the Indian market

ROLLS-ROYCE DROPHEAD COUPE

The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is a unique way to travel, perhaps more like a beautifully built water craft than a car. It’s hard not to get noticed when you drive it — it is about as inconspicuous as appearing on television. The 6.75 litre V12 is gorgeously sumptuous. Take the wind in with the roof down, and with the roof up it is refined and quiet, a cocoon from the evil storms. Winning the lottery isn’t enough – you need a high level of assured unflappability to pilot what is basically a yacht, complete with decking. That is a typical Rolls Royce for you.

Ex-showroom price- `4.10 crore

M AYBACH 62

While it may not quite match up to the stature of a Rolls, what you get in a Maybach 62 is phenomenal. There is an extremely high-quality perfume atomiser available on request, having been developed exclusively by Maybach. Add to the list a highresolution 19-inch cinema screen fitted to the center of the partition, an overview camera through which the passengers in the rear are able to keep an eye on the traffic in front of them without being seen themselves. Not to mention the opaque partition window and reclining seats. That’s the beauty of a Maybach. Ex-showroom price- `5.10 crore

M ASERATI QUATTROPORTE GT S

Certain things just sound sexier in other languages, like fancy French perfumes labelled eau de toilette and fancy Italian "fourdoor" luxury sedans called "Quattroporte." But the Maserati Quattroporte GT S is more than just a

sexy name; it's a beautiful, performance-oriented Italian luxury car endowed with ample power, sharp handling and two impressive transmissions that make it the closest thing you can get to a Ferrari sedan. The fact that the Maserati and Ferrari are sister companies makes that more than just a metaphor. Ex-showroom price- `3 crore

BENTLEY MULSANNE

If your idea of luxury motoring is driving one of the biggest and most powerful sedans on the market, then the Bentley Mulsanne should be near the top of your must-have list. The Mulsanne is unashamedly big, and rightly so considering it is the flagship of the luxurious Bentley marque. The Mulsanne is a car that covers lots of super-luxury bases. It is neither as ultimately wafty in the rear as the Rolls Phantom, nor as encouraging as the Ghost, yet somewhere in between. You can lounge in the back

or drive and be satisfied. But the best bit? This Mulsanne does not feel like anything else on the market. It's not a gussied up A8, or a tweaked out Phaeton. It's a Bentley before anything else. And for that, we give high praise indeed. Ex-showroom price- `3 crore

JAGUAR XJ

This is how British one can get without being James Bond. In the full-size luxury sedan segment there’s a small but great selection to choose from. If you’re looking for all the luxury and legroom

The world’s best car makers have always had legendary stories about their models and their owners. Cofounder of Rolls Royce, Sir Henry Royce celebrated his 79th birthday this week and what better way to pay tribute to the man than look at the best luxury liners in the market you could ever need, without buying a multi-crore Bentley or Rolls-Royce, then something like the Jaguar XJ will be ideal. It competes with the flagship sedan models from Audi, BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz, but the Jaguar stands out from the crowd, not from old-world styling like that which plagued its predecessor, but from its avant-garde lines and British charm. Ex-showroom price- `1.02 crore

TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK www.familysearch.org iscover your family. Their records span billions of names across hundreds of collections—including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more.

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APP OF THE WEEK SoundClock Pro

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oundClock Pro by appcellent GmbH is a simple and sleek display clock for you iOS device that plays songs from your entire music library. Load up your new iPad with music and always know what time it is with this simple, yet effective app.

n Well designed tracks that reward destruction nGood takedown system

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n Unintuitive track creator Cinematic replays come at expense of gameplay

Gadgets X Gaming USB Joystick

Utterly addictive

he X Gaming USB Joystick hails from the old school of thought. Measuring a generous 11 from side to side, it is made out of eight pounds of industrial-grade materials to make sure that even during the most frenzied moments while gaming, it will not just fly off the table or crack under pressure. All you need to do is plug it into any available USB port and you are good to go.

This week, we take a look at some of the best apps to download from iTunes and Android market released this month. But beware, some of them might be dangerously addictive OSAMA SALMAN

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on’t we all just love to scroll through iTunes and Android market, thinking of what apps might be useful, or what apps you’d love to while away time with? We make it easier for you. Here is the list of the top five apps in March, starting, of course, with the highly addictive (and awaited) Angry Birds Space.

Longform Longform is a great complement app to your preferred “read-itlater” service. It’s a reader that is specifically tailored to longer articles, which are perfect for Sundays, flights, and commutes. So what is Longform? Basically, it is an aggregator of in-depth articles from some of the best magazines in the world. Additionally, there are handpicked reads from the editors of Longform.org, so there’s plenty of content to find and read. If you are looking for a way to find some longform material from

you will defeat monsters and bosses for experience points and loot, all the while levelling up to become the hero that everyone needs. Oh, and make sure your platforming skills aren’t rusty – you’ll need them.

For iTunes. $1.99 The Zoho Docs app allows the user to access your docs created in online versions of Zoho Writer, Sheet, Show & Docs, and enables the user to view docs, spreadsheets, presentations and PDFs, view shared docs, and upload images from your mobile device to Zoho Docs. Pretty handy, actually.

CamScanner- PDF Creator CamScanner-Free PDF Creator Android Application turns your android phone into a mobile scanner and PDF writer for free. With CamScanner Android app, you can digitize any paper documents by using your mobile

Angry Birds Space The most popular game is back, and how! Here’s what happens when you give some undignified swine oxygen bubbles, masks from the future to vengeful fowl, and launch them all into orbit. Angry Birds Space has arrived, introducing a whole new array of Physics to the classic slingshot game. It’s already a runaway hit. Now instead of just trying to topple boring old buildings onto pigs lounging inside and around the area, you’re flinging birds through gravitational fields around planets, and into asteroids to annihilate the green time-honoured foes.

For iTunes and Android. $2.99

For Android. Free.

some of the best sources in the world, give Longform a try.

For iTunes. $4.99 Zoho Docs Zoho Docs app delivers access to your documents available on the web via your Android mobile device, and is an online management app for both businesses and individuals, although you will require a Zoho account that you can create within the app.

Swordigo Swordigo is a beautiful adventure game for your iPhone and iPad. It reminds us of The Legend of Zelda and Mario, but that’s a good thing. You will pick up your sword as a young boy that is the only hope to saving the land from the evil forces that are spreading. Along the way,

camera. Simply take a picture of any paper documents such as receipts, whiteboards, notes, agreement and so forth, and CamScanner android app can auto-crop image, enhance image quality and create an industry standard PDF file. Then you can easily upload documents to cloud like Dropbox, Google Doc, Box.net, and manage by tagging or searching.

For Android. Free.

Logitech UE Air Speakers

ogitech UE Air Speaker will be compatible with Apple’s AirPlay standard. Basically, this means one is able to stream uncompressed music from iTunes or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that is hooked up to your home’s Wi-Fi network to a Logitech UE speaker. At the end of the day, it would be your ears (as well as those in the vicinity) who will benefit from this high-quality audio, where dual tweeters as well as woofers will also offer a big boost to the sound stage.

ANIMAL KINGDOM SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

PET NEWS

A real hero

abang, shielded two girls from harm when she jumped into the path of a motorcycle. But her head got caught in the spinning front tire, causing her to lose her entire upper snout.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Venomous wasp

new species of giant, venomous wasp has been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists say. Not much is known about this two-inch-long black insects, as the specimens found so far were dead.

Chihuahua

he Chihuahua has a terrier-like personality which means it's cocky, confident, and rash. It craves your affection and loves close physical contact. However, it is harder to train than most other dog breeds.

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Moving house with pets Relocation is always difficult but if you have pets then there is an added worry. This period is as traumatic for pets as much as it is for little children. Here are some helpful tips LINA

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ipsy, our cocker spaniel was acting very funny when we were packing our stuff to move out. She constantly came between our legs, started yelping and was running about the house at a mad pace. We just could not figure out the reason for her bizarre behaviour," shares Anupriya, who also has a German Shepherd. Anupriya and her family were shifting to another part of the city. Later, at the vet’s they learnt that Tipsy was being anxious because of the moving process. Anupriya was a first-time pet owner then. And like her, there are many pet owners who are unaware of the effects shifting has on pets. Be it for short distances or long-distances pets such as birds, dogs and cats need special attention. Sujit Nair loves his goldenhaired Labrador Tyson to bits. No flights from Pune allow you to take dogs on them and so when it came to shifting base from Pune to Bengaluru, Tyson came with him on the train. Sujit was required to leave the dog at the end of the compartment along with the other canines and to his surprise Tyson refused to acknowledge his presence even and was quite irritated at being left alone in a cage. “I made sure that when we reached the house I made it up to him and I had to ensure I take an independent house on rent in Bengaluru, as he is used to a lot of space to play around. He was certainly not sad about relocating. The first thing he did was to sniff around and mark his territory in the new place. In fact, he liked it even more, as I got another dog to keep him company,”

Dr Lohitha a Bengalurubased veterinarian gives us a few pointers n First thing to keep in

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n shares Sujit about his experience on relocating with Tyson. Sujit feels that moving base will not affect most dogs unless they are deprived of the space or benefits they were getting previously. For cat owners, the scenario is no less different. Neha Singh, a student, had to move to Delhi from Hyderabad for a job and she just could not think of going without her pet cat Lucy. AMANDA

Pets on flight

So she had to take Lucy by flight. “Lucy was growing very anxious as the time came for us to leave, she was pawing and mewing continuously and would not allow any of the officials to touch her, ultimately we managed to get her into the carrier. On reaching Delhi, getting Lucy back in my arms was my first prerogative. Somehow Lucy had managed to hurt her-

n The importance of a sturdy, comfortable carrier for your pet must not be overlooked. The carrier should be large enough for the pet to stand up, turn around, and lie down. Make sure the bars are not sharp, as pets tend to be fidgety and may hurt themselves.

self in the carrier and she was limping. I took her to the vet for treatment, but, yes, shifting with pets should be done with utmost care.” So whether you are moving down the street or across the country, it is important to that you have a proper plan. Also keep in mind to have a vet’s number on the speed dial to meet any emergencies. n Let your pet travel on an empty stomach if it is a long journey. If it is more than an hour’s journey most airlines will require you to sedate the pet. However, most doctors will not recommend sedation as an option. n Also remember to have your pet’s health certificate in hand.

mind when shifting houses is whether your new home is going to be pet-friendly. Anxiety is a natural symptom, as the pet senses something is going to change. In some cases vets do advise herbal medicines for anxiety problem in pets. The most common aftereffect of shifting is that pets stop eating. Some pets needs monitoring, especially if they are not accustomed to travelling long distances. While travelling by road, some dogs may start to hyperventilate because of the stress. Excessive panting can lead to a lot of health problems. Make sure to carry plenty of water for them. One must try and familiarise each and every corner of the new house with the pet. Give it time to settle in and make sure to keep an eye on it in case it tries to go back to the old house. KIM

BOOKS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

SHORT READS Title: The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods Author: Hank Haney Publisher: Crown Archetype The Big Miss is Hank Haney’s candid and insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer rewrote golf history. Hank was one of the very few people allowed behind the curtain.

Title: What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? Author: Ben Nemtin, Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn Publisher: Artisan These are four guys who have set out to live their dreams and help other people do the same. When they are not inspiring people to live out their dreams, they can be found in LA, their home base.

Title: Weeknights with Giada: Quick and Simple Recipes to Revamp Dinner Author: Giada De Laurentiis Publisher: Clarkson Potter Here is Giada at her most inventive and at herlaid-bac best. Weeknights with Giada is a welcome handbook of fantastic recipes and surefire Monday-to-Friday strategies for every cook at home .

Title: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Author: Charles Duhigg Publisher: Random House The Power of Habit is not a magic pill but a thoroughly intriguing exploration of how habits function. Charles Duhigg expertly weaves fascinating new research and rich case studies into an understandable model.

Get high on emotions The Child Inside deals with the story of a woman who feels she is devoid of love and unable to cope with losses in her life Fortunately, unlike most tragic novels, this one ends on a sane note giving the reader a chance to believe that there is a ray of hope for love returning to Rachel's life.

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uzanne Bugler's The Child Inside is an intense novel with emotions running high. The protagonist, Rachel Morgan, is unable to cope with the loss of her stillborn daughter even 10 years after the disaster hit her and her family. In a bid to help each other get over the pain, her family unfortunately falls apart. The only string that binds her and her husband, Andrew is their son Jonathan whom they shower with all their love and attention. But this kid does not seem to bring solace to her aching heart as he leaves no stone unturned in displaying his resentment towards her. All through the novel, the only thing that Rachel seems to long for is love and this, she feels, she does not receive from anyone in her life. A chance encounter one evening with an old woman reminds her of her friend, Vanessa, whom she lost at the age of 16. Now, at 40, Rachel realises that she is yet to get over the loss of Vanessa and

decided to seek out Vanessa's family members. In her search for Vanessa she meets Simon, Vanessa’s married brother and one thing leads to another and two end up having an affair and Rachel becomes pregnant. During these trying times, she is

left in the lurch by Simon shattering her even further. The remainder of the story traces her life and the decisions she has to make. While the reader's heart goes out to Rachel on more than one occasion, there are those times

The Kalighat house Intimacies is a poignant portrayal of ordinary lives who have lost out in the race for success Fleme Varkey fleme.v@postnoon.com

he first picture that greets us in Intimacies is of Pele performing a bicycle kick. One wonders – what’s the link? Dig further and you will learn how Intimacies came about. The essay starts with the travails a young Kushal had to go through to be the man he is today… footballer, then sports journalist and later a lensman for a leading daily in Calcutta from 1982 to 1990.

Football plays an immense role in Kushal's life. Kunal shows how passionate Kushal was about Pele: He’d learned the bicycle kick by thumbing through the step-bystep guide Play football with Pele, having badgered his father to buy him a copy for 100 rupees. But it was Pele’s autobiography, ‘My life and the beautiful game’, that moved him the most. At first he needed a dictionary to read the 350 pages. Then he read them over and over again till he could

too when one wonders if she would ever be happy in life as she is found brooding about every possible thing. Though depressing in parts, the readers will also come across some mind boggling situations and stomach churning descriptions.

recite them from memory: ‘If it moves, kick it. If it doesn’t move, kick it and make it move. If it’s too big to kick, trade it in for something smaller and kick that.’ It was through the beautiful game that he met Manju Chatterjee who became his ‘family’ for the next few years. Kushal played football with her nephew Apurba. About this time the shutter bug bit him, a stolen

Name Intimacies Author Essays Kunal Basu, Photos: Kushal Ray Pages 151 Publisher Niyogi Books

Name The Child Inside Author Suzanne Bugler Pages 350 Publisher Pan Macmillan

moment of pleasure he got from clicking a picture with his brother's camera. There was no looking back since. At Apurba’s place in Kalighat, Kushal’s creativity and imagination, stoked by Manju’s ardent admiration, flourished. It was a special bond, not just because they shared ideas, but because they shared the same illnesses as well. Both suffered from tuberculosis. The Chatterjees became his muse. He captured their daily life… from the family’s lounging around, reading papers to applying make-up and the activity that surrounded taking care of Munni, Apurba’s ailing and old grandmother. The last picture in the book is the most poignant: Manju on her deathbed. Kushal recalls, “It broke my heart to click that picture.”

BOOKS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

The Brutal Truth Death, loss and intrigue seem to be the predominant elements in children’s books today. How much reality is too much? Postnoon explores

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magine having to tell a sixyear-old kid that he will never have to combat JK Rowling’s soul-sucking dementors or for that matter that they do not exist at all. Pretty difficult isn’t it? But this is the norm today, the inspiration for many of the so-called children’s stories. Children are exposed to unprecedented amounts of adult reality in the books they read, sometimes even without the cover of fantasy or, in any way, sugar-coated. The latest example is Hunger Games. No, it’s not a cooking reality show. It is apparently a book meant for children and young adults. But would you really want your kids reading about a bunch of children brutally kill each other? Is it the sort of literature you would want your child to be exposed to? Shalini Shankaran, a housewife and a mother of two answers this question for us. “I try my best to read whatever my

children are reading. I have an eight-year-old son and an 11year-old daughter. I must confess children’s literature is no longer what it used to be. Writers like Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Caroll thought from the children’s point of view and their stories were a delight to read. There the big bad world always remained couched in magic, the evil was always hidden but in today’s stories, that is not so; here it is the adult anxieties and fear that take precedence over children’s fantasies.” If one were to go through the recent books for children, one finds that many of the authors seem to go the dark way following the example of JK Rowling. The author herself has described her stories as being largely about death, where often the child is greeted with the prospect of a parent dying or a lost sibling or the child hero living in dangerous conditions. Has the child’s world been limited to all this? Gone are the days when children’s stories had houses made of chocolates and rivers of honey. It’s hard to imagine writers like Enid Blyton, CS Lewis writ-

I am currently having an email conversation with a nine-year-old who is fascinated by Shahjahan and how his sons went to war for the throne. What is interesting is that he is not shocked at brother killing brother for power. He seems to accept that it happens in this world. Subhadra Sen Gupta, Author ing this way. They were as passionate about their young readers as they were about the subjects they wrote. We ask Subhadra Das Gupta, an author of children’s books, about how much of reality is needed in children’s books. She says, “One of the things I have to be careful about is identifying exactly the correct age group for each book. The four-to-seven age group is

really still in the realm of fairy stories and folk tales. By the time a child is getting to Class IV (eight+ years) they are beginning to question, notice and also judge. So reality can be woven in but not in a stark manner. Not, for instance the death of a parent, something that they can still not imagine or handle. Oddly enough gory stuff like monsters, floating skeletons and ghosts work fine!” She adds, “Kids write to me and right now I am having a very interesting email conversation with a nine-year-old who is fascinated by Shahjahan and how his sons went to war for the throne. What is interesting is that he is not shocked at a brother killing brother for power. He seems to accept that it happens in this world. Reality is all around them, they see bomb blasts, many see violence at home, so I don’t believe books should be sanitised. It is how you deal with it, very, very carefully explaining all the time. Also, I like to end a story on a hopeful note, good triumphs over evil every time. For a tragic ending, you need a 15+ reader, they can handle that.”

Dr Kalyan Chakravarty, a child psychiatrist at Rainbow Hospital shares with us his experience with a patient, “Recently a child came, he was frightened and was exhibiting quite bizarre, his upper lip was quivering and he was going into a dream like stance. During therapy I found that he was reading a book, a mixture of fiction and fantasy. He was so affected by its contents that he started to imagine their existence and that he too could have the powers himself and that murdering and killing is norm.” This is just one example, he says. “Before eight, children are unaware of birth and death. Children’s books nowadays are creating confusion in their minds. They get a wrong idea of things and with a skewed mindset might take up premature decisions as teenagers and this has been proved in studies,” he says. Gone are the days when children’s books remained a haven for the imagination to grow and prosper. It is the reality of our everyday lives which leaps out at them, through the colourless pages of text.

WHAT’S SELLING Walden’s best in fiction

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New York Times’ best in fiction

n Secret Of The Nagas by Amish Tripati

n Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

n Lone Wolf, by Jodi Picoult

n Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman

n Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse, by Troy Denning

n Journey by Brandon Bays

n The Thief, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott

n Can Love Happen Twice by Ravinder Singh n Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat n Incredible Banker by Ravi Subramanian n Zero Day by David Baldacci

n Great by Choice by Collins and Hansen n Aleph by Paulo Coelho

n Kill Shot, by Vince Flynn n Private Games, by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

New York Times’ best in non-fiction n American Sniper, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice n Killing Lincoln, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard n The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg n Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson n Better Than Normal, by Dale Archer

WOMEN SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

WEBSITES OF THE WEEK www.ivillage.co m: This is one of the most popular websites for women with reading subjects ranging from pregnancy and parenting, health, entertainment and food.

www.xojane.com: Former Sassy Editor-inChief Jane Pratt resurfaced this year with a women's site as irreverent and informative as her previous lady mag. A smart stable of bloggers and Pratt's celebrity friends keep the content fresh.

http://www.wowo wow.com: WowOwow is a daily blog and newsmagazine written by an A-list cast of female writers and entertainment icons who share their opinions on news and women's issues.

Highest paid women in business Recently in the news for her awe-inspiring pay hike, Indra Nooyi is currently every womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s icon. Find out other women, whose payslips will have your head reeling Padmini C

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INDRA NOOYI, PEPSI CO.

SAFRA C ATZ, ORACLE

As president and CFO of Oracle, Safra Catz leads the pack of the corporate honchos, having raked in a whopping $42 million in total compensation last year. At 49, she is considered one of the most powerful women in the world. Her story proves that persistence pays. She has been at Oracle Corporation since April 1999 and steadily climbed her way up the ladder until she became president in 2001.

WELLINGTON DENAHANNORRIS, ANNALY C APITAL Even a Bachelors degree in Arts can get you a long way if you the smarts as Wellington DenahanNorris proves. At 47, she is the Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Which means that she takes home an estimated total compensation of $23 million.

C AROL MEYROWITZ, TJX

You may not have heard of TJX Companies, Inc. but the US retailer is making its CEO and Director Carol Meyrowitz a truck load of money. At 57, Meyrowitz ended the fiscal year with a total calculated compensation of $23 million. Interestingly, she got her start as an assistant buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue just after college.

SUSAN IVEY, REYNOLDS A MERICAN

This 51-year-old has spent over 25 years in the business. Now, the chairman, CEO and president of Reynolds American (no, not the Reynolds like the pens but the tobacco) she came up the brilliant idea of selling not just cigarettes, but also including in her company's portfolio quitting aids like Niconovum AB, nicotine gum, mouth spray etc. Which is perhaps why its no surprise, she makes about $16.8 million every year.

M ARINA ARMSTRONG, GYMBOREE CORP

Thought you could never make money if you are into HR. Marina Amstrong, Senior Vice President, Human Resources can tell you otherwise. At 47, Marina can give any man competition with an annual compensation of $16.4 million.

M ARTINE ROTHBLATT, UNITED THERAUPETICS CORP.

Founder and CEO of United Therapeutics, Rothblatt is known for having done ground breaking work in the fields of communication satellite law, and eventually in life sciences projects like the Human Genome Project. Incidentally, until 1994 Martine was a different person altogether. Literally. A gender reassignment surgery enabled him to changed into Martine. But man or woman, Martin(e) is very rich, raking in a cool $16 million a year.

LAURA J ALBER, WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

SHONA BROWN, GOOGLE

Can there ever be a list of the rich and the mighty without a mention of Google. Senior Vice President, Business Operations Shona Brown's academic qualifications alone would boggle your mind. She holds a Ph.D. and Post-Doctorate in industrial engineering from Stanford University, an MA from Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar no less), and a BSc in computers from Carleton University. Anybody surprised? She rakes in an estimated $16.2 million a year.

In 2009 and 10, Fortune magazine voted her the most powerful businesswoman in the world. And no wonder, considering that not seven years after she joined the company, Indra Krishanmurthy Nooyi was named president and later the chairman and CEO of the second largest food & beverage business in the world, Pepsi Co. At 55, Nooyi, after having recently received a hike of 5.8 per cent taking her total compensation in 2011 to $17 million. Talk about inspiring!

INA DREW, JP MORGAN CHASE & CO. She is currently the head of its Global treasury, and CIO at JP Morgan. Ina Drew makes about $15.9 m in 2010. Need we say more?

So, a company making pottern barn products canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be among the most successful brands in the world, right? Wrong. Laura J Albert, the Director, President and CEO of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. can go on to prove it. Keeping its 20,000-plus associates focused on delivering world-class service to its customers, Laura has carved a niche for herself, not to mention a fat pay cheque. Estimated to be worth over $13.5 million at last count.

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Biksha

Sravanthi

Shruthi & Maggi

FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER Karthik & Sravani

Youngsters in the city put on their dancing shoes to welcome yet another weekend at Liquids. Friends and good food was all they needed last night to party the night away.

Swathi

Lisa

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Forming new alliances

Streax Xenoh have now associated with the Deccan Chargers as their official brand partner.

A charming show

The students of Global Techno School performed a beautiful dance number as part of the annual day celebrations at the Sarojini Eye Hospital auditorium in Mehdipatnam.

RELATIONSHIPS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

I AM ALL EARS

am 20. I have an elder brother. He is 25, but my parents instead of thinking of his marriage are looking out for alliances for me. They say my stars are in such a position that I cannot get married if not in this year. I do not believe this . But how to convince my parents? I am at my wits end.

BRAIN-SIZING FRIENDS

Dear troubled kid, When will the movies come in handy? Haven’t you seen the innumerable scenes where the astrologer is paid a few extra bucks to change the alignment of the stars in the favour of the couple or the evil scheming relatives? Take a cue from this and increase your ‘longevity’. Or else you can have a heart-to-heart with your parents and tell them to shift their priorities and even better pack your bags and go for a Europe tours.

esearchers are suggesting that there is a link between the number of friends you have and the size of the region of the brain – known as the orbital prefrontal cortex – that is found just above the eyes. A new study shows that this brain region is bigger in people who have a larger number of friendships. Their study is published in the journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Enjoy it while it lasts Single & Loving it

MARIE CLAIRE

Mum, not monster-in-law Many imagine that the man’s mother is the cause of all misery. But many of those who have experienced the relationship in real life know differently ANUBHA K SINGH

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ften the mother-in-lawdaughter-in-law relationship’s on-screen portrayal is like that of a volcano that could erupt anytime. Right from Tu Tu Main Main to Diya Aur Bati Hum, these soaps focus on the strained relationship that they share and in the midst of it all, there is the son who is seen desperately trying to please both women. Of late though, the saasbahu sagas are changing. The new serial tackling this issue is Kairi, which is soon to air on Colors. It has a different take to it. Here, the saas-bahu relationship is warm. Take my example. For me my

mother-in-law is just like my mother. She takes care of me and we share a great relationship. Every day after work, I share what happened in office with her and she does the same. She really misses me when I am not around. Sometimes, even if I am at work, she gives me a call to check whether I had my lunch on time. Our relationship is mostly devoid of squabbles. Kavita Gupta, a school-teacher, tells us about her relationship with her mum-in-law, “I had an arranged marriage and like any other girl, I was scared of what kind of equation I will share with my mother-in-law. Lots of questions were running in my head: Will I be able to adjust with her? Will she be kind to me? Will she be the same as shown on TV? But today, after four years of marriage, I can proudly say that she is the best. She treats me like her own daughter and I treat her like my

mother. I feel proud and happy when our neighbours say that we are a perfect jodi of saasbahu.” I strongly believe that there’s no fixed formula for an ideal saas-bahu relationship. Your relationship with your in-laws can be great. It all depends on how you want it to be. I always seek my mother-in-law’s advice when I face a hurdle. I try to be part of her happiness and sorrows, and we believe that we are best friends. We know that openness, forgiveness, compassion and love is all that matters, and ignoring differences can help strengthen the bond. I feel lucky and blessed to have an understanding and educated mother-in law who supports me completely whenever I need her and knows the dynamics, as she is a school teacher. “Initially, I did counter problems with my mother-in-law but as time passed, I realised that if

I want her to be like my mother, even I need to be like her daughter. Unlike a mother-daughter bond which starts from birth, the relationship with in-laws forms only after marriage. It needs careful nurturing to make it strong. We share a healthy relationship now and are more like friends,” said Vandana J, a consultant. In my opinion, to maintain a healthy and sweet bond, first erase the image that your mother-in-law is the ‘killjoy’ in your life. When two people of different temperaments stay in one place, differences are bound to pop-up. But don’t make trivial things a big issue. Clarify misunderstandings whenever required. Give each other space. And don’t forget you both love and care about the same man and there is no need to compete with each other. Remember that both of you are equally important for him. Give it a try.

arriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet - Mae West As I mentioned before, living the single life doesn’t mean never getting involved in a relationship. In fact, relationships are vital to being single because without them singlehood would quite frankly suck! The first thing my friends ask me when they hear I’ve met a new man is how long he’s here for. They seem to think that a relationship that doesn’t have a future is bad and don’t understand my tendency for shortterm relationships. It’s not as if I make a deliberate choice to date men who aren’t going to be in for the long-haul and to be honest, it used to frustrate the hell out of me too, but the more I’ve come to enjoy living the single life, the more I can see the benefits of short term relationships. Firstly, I don’t need to worry about whether Mr Right-Now ticks all the boxes I would want in the person I want to spend the rest of my life with and secondly, if I know that the relationship isn’t going anywhere there is a lot less pressure to be the so called ‘perfect girlfriend’. The beauty of Mr RightNow is that he can be that fun but flaky guy you’ve always wanted to date but avoided like the plague to prevent a broken heart. If you have it clear in your mind from the get-go that it’s only for a few weeks/months, letting go is much easier than a break-up from a long-term relationship. Of course, on very rare occasions, that short-term relationship throws you a curve ball and that man you thought was going to be good for a few laughs actually turns out to be the man of your dreams and then, to be honest, you’re screwed but at the end of the day real happiness comes along so rarely in life that it’s worth grabbing onto with both hands and embracing it for however long it lasts.

CINEMA SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

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A very gudmorning... have a great day and keep smiling... that can always make u look charming without any extra efforts :-)

Had a great time at the premier overwhelmed :) off to sleep Thankyou for all the love and light xoxo!!

Wow!the 30th came so quickly! Congrats 2 team ‘3’,n i’ll be catching it in Michigan 2morrow.best wishes 2 my coactor/close friend.

Anddddd finished d dubbing till interval. It’s just non stop laughter n smiles till interval! A colourful refreshing n hilarious treat!

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My first endeavor of this year is out... #luckuntelakshmi. Thankq all 4 urcontinued love guidance and presence. I am who I am cos of u. Bliss.

Every time I see ‘maa daddy pockets’ from oh my friend, I’m reminded of how brilliant @vijaykesav is and how much I miss his craft everyday!

When all goes well my hard work will just get harder..party isn’t in my list now never has been.

Protect those who mean the most to you and never turn your back on them. In the end, they’re the ones who will stand by you.

3 is quite intense Dhanush and Shruti Haasan deliver top notch performances in this slice of life dramedy about two people who cannot live without each other

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is a depressing film which pitches two people, who are madly in love with each other, in a strange situation which leads to a harrowing climax. Most part of the film has an undercurrent ‘what is the price you are ready to pay to see the other person happy?’ and it explores the sacrifices which people make to live the life which they always dreamt about. The film focuses on the lives of Ram and Janani who fall in love with each other in their teens and get married a few years later fighting against all odds. First things first, the charm of the film lies in the minute

Pawan Kalyan injured

awan Kalyan suffered a minor injury on the sets of his upcoming film Gabbar Singh. A birdie tells us that the actor had a muscle tear while he was performing a horse riding sequence. The shooting was called off soon after this incident. Sources say that this incident will not have any impact on the film’s release date or even the audio launch, which is scheduled in the first week of April. The film unit will soon leave to Europe to film a couple of songs. Shruti Haasan is playing the lead role in the film and Harish Shankar is directing it. Gabbar Singh is slated for release on May 9. Incidentally, Ram Charan Tej had also suffered a muscle tear on the sets of Racha, although he returned to the shoot two weeks later.

details which Aishwarya Dhanush, the director of the film, brings out like the tender love which develops between the protagonists when they are in school or even the first time the couple actually spends time alone. Five years later, when Janani’s parents plan to go to the US, she’s devastated because she can’t live without Ram. It is at this moment, the couple finds the courage to defy all odds. Aishwarya spends a lot of time depicting how much the protagonists are in love with each other and it acts as the perfect backdrop when the inner conflict of Ram takes centrestage in the second half. Dhanush and Shruti Haasan deliver top notch performances.Their onscreen chemistry works quite well and both of them are extremely good when it comes to emotional scenes. The film is narrated in intermittent flashbacks and each

one of these flashbacks unravels a new layer of the protagonists’ lives and struggles. While the film has good content, the second half drags a lot. There’s hardly a comedy scene in the film and at no point of time does the film desperately try to entertain the audience, which is a good thing. Anirudh’s music is noteworthy. 3 is a good debut for Aishwarya Dhanush and it’ll leave a lasting impression on you, if you have an appetite for such films.And it’s much more than just Kolaveri.

Movie : 3 Cast : Dhanush, Shruti Haasan, Prabhu Director : Aishwarya Dhanush Rating :

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A family entertainer

ovely has been making a lot of buzz, thanks to its music and the early buzz about the film is that it’s a good family entertainer. The film starring Aadi, Shanvi, Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore and Chinmayi Ghatrazu is about how the hero goes on to impress his lover’s father to marry her. Although, the film’s story is based on a tried and tested formula, good performances by the lead actors and dialogues stand out in the film. Moreover, Aadi has come up with an impressive performance to carry the film on his shoulders. Directed by B Jaya and produced by BA Raju, the film also boasts of good music by Anup Rubens.

CINEMA SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

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All the Kings XI Punjab fans out there, Are u ready 4 the IPL ? Its finally hit me. IPL is here & I am neck deep shooting 4 Ishkq In Paris !

Saw the sunrise today, at filmcity doing one last shot as I wrap Sudhir Mishra's film, its been a pleasure working with him.

Morning all. Awake and wondering why I’m up so early? Maybe I should stop wondering and go back to sleep. Good night.

Had a super yoga class and passed out at the end! Kudos to my teacher Tonias super relaxing techniques! :-).

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Last day of shooting in KOH SAMUI,THAILAND... its been hot and hectic!!!! Now enroute to BANGKOK... for a month!!!

For those who saw the leaked trailer of Rowdy Rathore and loved it — Thank you! Official launch is on the 2nd of April. :)

T 698 - Some departures, some arrivals... some adornments, some well lefts, some invitations, some gracious friends .

‘Midnight in Paris’, Simple, romantic, philosophical, no SFX, no big crane movements, no swish pans. Just a thought and it’s exploration!

A sluggish story Blood Money lacks the pace that a good thriller needs, making it a mundane affair

Katrina in awe of Yash Chopra A

ctress Katrina Kaif, who is back in town from London after wrapping up a shooting schedule of Yash Chopra’s directorial venture, says she is in awe of the veteran filmmaker’s immensely sharp working style. “You know Yash ji is very senior and everyone used to say how young he is at heart. But you have to look at how sharp he is," Katrina told reporters. “He used to pick up these very small things... like if something was disturbing me or I was not in a good mood, he used to just pick it up and know how to deal with it. So I think he is a very special person and we had an amazing time,” she added. Katrina was in London to work on Chopra’s yet-to-be-titled love story opposite superstar Shah Rukh Khan. This is her first project with King Khan, and this is also the first time she is being directed by Chopra, whose last venture behind the camera was Veer Zaara in 2004. Katrina, 27, spoke on the sidelines of the launch of a book based on her film Raajneeti, which presented her in a non-glamourous avatar and in a powerful

role. She didn’t miss the chance to share sweet somethings about her Raajneeti director Prakash Jha too. “One thing I can say about Prakash ji is that with all his knowledge and with all his intellect, he is an extremely intelligent person and extremely knowledgeable... especially on the subjects that he directs... (they) are often very complex subjects, but never for once does he make you feel that you are slightly inferior in anyway to the knowledge of politics or his knowledge of literature,” said Katrina. Last seen in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Katrina is also working with her former boyfriend, actor Salman Khan in IANS Ek Tha Tiger.

Hot yoga makes Sudhir feel young SANA MIRZA

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he trailer itself tells you the story in about 2.05 minutes; but if you are still keen on watching the film, let me warn you — in it there’s nothing new: just a poor mishmash of Bollywood’s tried and tested formulas. Kunal (Kunal Khemu) is a fresh MBA graduate and life seems just about perfect with his trophy wife, Arzoo (Amrita Puri), and a dream job in one of the biggest diamond export firms in Cape Town. From here on, you don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes, as

Movie: Blood Money Cast: Kunal Khemu, Amrita Puri, Manish Choudhary Directed by: Vishal Mahadkar Rating:

Captain Obvious soon takes over the reins. A typical slumdog story, it shows Kunal’s rise and fall in the world of glamour, money and women. The film is a hotchpotch of the patent storyline that the Bhatt fraternity has to offer. Writer Upendra Sidhye’s script is believable but flows sluggishly. Dire-

ctor Vishal Mahadkar manages to squeeze out some good performances from his actors. Accompanying the script are a few soothing numbers, unnecessary in places but hum-worthy. This isn’t Kunal Khemu’s best performance but it can be ignored because he is otherwise a decent actor. Our verdict is that Amrita Puri may not be ready as of yet to be cast in the lead role. The last we saw of her was in Aisha with her everamusing dialogues and perhaps that’s why it’s hard to take her seriously in this one. Manish Choudhary as the devil in the guise of a diamond baron is menacing. So if you have seen the trailer, give it a miss. If you have not, you could very well wait for the film’s television premiere.

ilmmaker Sudhir Mishra is currently on an alltime high. Ever since the 53-year old filmmaker discovered Hot Yoga he has begun to feel the change, especially in his grey hair, which has begun go back to black. “I wouldn’t have noticed it if my friends hadn’t pointed

it out. My hair has gone white for years. But now I see it’s going back to being black. Initially, I didn’t believe it. But yes, slowly my hair’s greying process is being reversed," said Mishra known for directing films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and Chameli. Hot Yoga, also known as Bikram Yoga, was introduced by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s and one has to do exercises under hot and humid conditions. Sudhir recommends it as the most effective form of exercise. “Ever since I began to practice it I feel a change in me. The hair is just the most noticeable part of it,” he said. IANS

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A Greek tragedy Padmini C

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hen studios make sequels, it’s usually because the first was a hit and had the audiences asking for more. But even in the best of franchises, the second and third editions fail to re-create the magic of the original. Consider Transformers, Pirates, Oceans or even the Fast and Furious series. And then sometimes, as in this case, comes sequels of films that shouldn't have been made in the first place, let alone their sequels. If 2010s Clash of Titans was utterly wretched with shoddy and woollen act-

Movie: Wrath of the Titans Cast: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike Director: Jonathan Liebesman Rating:

ing and an irrelevant plot, its sequel is not any better. And why Warner Bros thought they should repeat the failed and booed out formula that was once proven a miserable flop is anyone's guess. In the sequel, Sam Worthington plays Perseus – the demi-god son of Zeus – who, after defeating Kraken at the end of Clash of the Titans, has been for the last 10 years chilling out as a fisherman. But a deadly battle is raging between the gods and the Titans. When Zeus (Liam Neeson) is captured by Hades (Ralph Fiennes), Perseus has no choice but to own up to his demi-god status and rescue his father from Tartarus.

With Andromeda (Rosamund Pike) and Agenor (Toby Kebbell) by his side, he wages a war to overthrow Kronos and save mankind. If the original suffered from unnecessary turns and twists, Wrath of the Titans is ridiculously simplistic. Why this movie should be in 3D, when they are really no breathtaking visual effects in the order, is another question most viewers are likely to be puzzled by. With lacklustre performances, mediocre CGI, a plot with too many loopholes and pseudo serious dialogue, this is a film that takes itself too seriously. To put it simply, Wrath of Titans is at best, an average entertainer and at worst, an expensive farce.

CINEMA SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Detachment brings back memories A ctor Adrien Brody missed his old school days while making Detachment, in which he plays a teacher. “Stepping into school, it’s like when you smell something you haven’t smelled in years, and it’s like whoa! It brings back all kinds of memories, whether it’s a good smell or a bad smell," showbizspy.com quoted him as saying. “It floods you with all kinds of stuff that you forgot — the smell, the linoleum, the bad chairs, the long hallways, the drab surroundings, you get it again,” he added.

Gaga launches poster contest

inger Lady Gaga wants budding young artists to create posters on the theme of bravery for her newly launched charity, Born This Way Foundation, which aims to wipe out bullying. “We are calling on anyone and everyone with the ability to think creatively to come up with a visual representation for the Born This Way Foundation. Most of all, it should give supporters a way to show their dedication to the Foundation,” dailystar.co.uk quoted Gaga’s mother and BTWF cofounder Cynthia Germanotta as saying. Gaga and her mother will select their 10 favourite submissions to be semi-finalists and the public will determine the winner in an online vote. The first prize winner will have their image autographed by Lady Gaga and displayed on the BTWF website.

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

SOLUTION ON PAGE 32

SUDOKU

KAKURO

How to play Kakuro

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Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on... So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there. – Yogi Berra

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 The lead reindeer 8 Another reindeer 14 Inflamed with love 16 6 x 9-inch book size 17 And so on 18 Emulated a rapper 19 An encumbrance against property 20 City on Norton Sound 22 Classic MercedesBenz roadsters 23 Puts up, as a skyscraper 26 Practice boxing 30 Considers, like a poet 31 ‘Rocky’ actress Shire 32 First one out in an auto race 34 Alabama's intrastate rival 35 Three more reindeer 37 Cosmonaut Leonov, the first spacewalker 38 Like hot peanuts 39 Flirted (with) 40 Dances like Gomez and Morticia Addams 41 Canonised Fr women 42 Liane of NPR 43 Some computers and printers, familiarly 46 The D of CD 47 Red root veggie 48 Nullifier, in law 52 Vote into the Hall of Fame 56 Make a contribution 57 Give up, as a claim to the throne 58 Another reindeer 59 Another reindeer DOWN 1 Fishing pole components 2 Up to the time that 3 Relatives of carps and minnows 4 Portent 5 Car salesman's domain 6 Before, before a word

7 Ship designation 8 Brown quarters? 9 Dentist visit initiator 10 Gilt's abode 11 Swiss accompaniment 12 Gal from the night before? 13 Lightning attractor 15 Two more reindeer 21 NCAA tournament nail-biters 23 Ran sandpaper over 24 Christina of ‘Pan Am’ 25 Jacob's brother 26 Wooden shoes 27 Fountain pen feather 28 Made known, as grievances 29 Earful at the complaint department 30 Haley and Trebek 31 City about 70 miles north of Mexico 32 ‘Miracle on the

Hudson’ hero, eg 49 Startling exclamation 33 Daisy type 50 Andy's doll mate 34 ‘Look before you 51 Absorb the sun leap,’ for example 53 Bird bill 35 Winery storage units 54 Weekly satirical TV 36 Electrically charged show, briefly atoms 55 ___ polloi 40 ___ in turkey 42 Want-ad placer 43 Ketchup comPREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER pany 44 British coppers 45 Dutch painter Jan 46 Act like a loving grandparent 47 Very dry, as champagne 48 Do the math, in a way

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Aries

Taurus

The Hermit

Two of Wands

ork – Your boss is happy with your work and has put you in a prestigious assignment where you need to collaborate with others. Romance – You and your partner find a new, happy and comfortable zone. You reach a deeper understanding of each other. Health – Your health is looking great and you are recovering well from minor illnesses. You need to do things you like in order to maintain good mental health. Money – Extra money comes your way either through an increment or through a freelance job. Tarot message – You have the power to steer your life the way you want to. Make sure to sit with yourself first before you decide anything.

ork – Team work may not be the best at this time. You need to be left on your own to come up with creative ideas. Romance – You may not be in the frame of mind to go the conventional way with candlelight dinners and mushy movies. Do what pleases your heart. Health – You’re anxious to get something done or to find answers. It bothers you and this has an impact on your overall health. Relax. Money – Finances are looking good and there is no dearth of money for your needs. You’re not interested right now in making more money, though. Tarot message – You’re in a spot where you want to be left alone, need to find yourself.

Gemini Eight of Pentacles

ork – You may be considering taking up a job in which you don’t have much experience. But you do well anyway. Romance – It’s the small expectations that can make a big difference to your relationship. Small gifts, cooking for a partner – they all work. Health – Your energy is low and you feel like you haven’t hit the right balance of work and life. Exercise and eat right. Money – You get financial assistance when you need. If you’re planning a study course or entrepreneurship project, you get the money to support you. Tarot message – You take a lot of pride in all your choices. You feel hurt when they don’t work out. But it’s an important for your growth.

Cancer

Leo

Ace of Cups

ork – Your mind is brimming with new ideas. The task will be to sit your boss down, get her/his full attention and get your ideas passed. Romance – Time is ripe for romance. You will be wined and dined. There will be surprises in store. In short, great time for love. Health – You have been managing to stick to the fitness routine and the results are showing on your body and also your mental outlook. Money – Work is directly related to how much money you make. Entrepreneurship is a strong possibility. Tarot message – Fertile time for the imagination. Make use of this time and enjoy the creativity that flows through you.

Four of Pentacles

ork – You’ve gotten into a comfortable routine and have garnered the confidence to know that you can handle any crisis in your office. Romance – You may need to make extra effort to convince your partner that you feel the love. Maybe you’re coming across as cold and insensitive. Health – The stability and comfort of routine is making you happy. The familiarity of situations around you is important. Money – Finances are stable. Just keep an eye on your bank account and ensure that money transactions from one account to the other are smooth and timely. Tarot message – This is an important phase when you understand the importance of tradition and old-world charm.

Virgo Five of Cups

ork – You’re feeling burned out and are unable to come up with new and creative ideas at work. Take it easy. Romance – If the chemistry is not there, you cannot force it. If you have to end the relationship do it with grace and dignity. Health – It’s not a good idea to harbor resentments and negative emotions that will impact the way you perceive the world around you. Money – Finances are stuck and what you thought will make you huge profits is not exactly living up to your expectations. Tarot message – Pick up the pieces and move forward. Ups and downs are part of life and are essential for us to learn from the lows.

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Libra

Scorpio

The High Priest

The High Priestess

ork – You use your instincts to solve work problems. Sometimes it may come across as weird to those around you. Romance – You’re not looking for love at the moment. You’re happy with where you are, emotionally, and are not missing something sorely. Health – Beware of overeating or partying over the top with fried foods and you should be fine. Take a break from work and don’t let stress get to you. Money – Money flow is stable and there’s nothing to worry about on that front. Take care to protect whatever you’ve earned so far. Tarot message – Strange, occult experiences take you off your feet and you feel powerful and renewed. These experiences happen once in a lifetime.

ork – Avoid gossip and don’t believe everything you hear at the smoking zone or near the water cooler. The gossip monger also has much to hide. Romance – Your partner may not be giving you full details and this may cause you to build unfair expectations. Health – Accept nothing at face value. You need a second opinion. Be brave while making decisions about your health. Money – Read the fine print. Don’t sign financial documents before checking out the pros and cons from every possible angle. Tarot message – There’s an air of secrecy around you. The only way to overcome it is by following your instinct and doing what feels right.

Sagittarius Ten of Swords

ork –You’ve come to the end of the phase in career when there’s nothing new to look forward to. Take active steps to motivate yourself, or you might get into depression. Romance – A relationship has run its course and there’s little you can do to revive it at this point. Let things be for a while. Health – Mental stress is taking a toll on you. Though, to the world, you seem happy, you’re actually restless. Meditate! Money – Finances are stable but you wonder if it matches the number of sacrifices you’ve made in order to get it. Tarot message – This is a difficult time and one always takes away important life lessons from this time.

Capricorn

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Aquarius

The Moon

Death

ork – You may be considering changing your career path or trying something that’s totally unfamiliar to you. You may actually not have a choice. Romance – You see an existing relationship differently or decide to call it quits. Either way, major changes are headed your way. Health – Your body is crying for a system overhaul. Review your diet and lifestyle, and make necessary changes to ward off diseases. Money – Take care of finances and don’t blow away money that’s just about come into your bank balance. Steer clear of risky investments. Tarot message – Change is inevitable and this is the time when you cannot help but face major change. Keep an open mind.

ork – Mystery surrounds you. You probably don’t know the full story of why you’re being asked to do something. Don’t be impulsive. Romance – Your relationship with a partner is completely karmic. There was no other way it could have gone. Health – There’s a lot of subconscious activity going on and you find it difficult to navigate all those feelings. Consult a doctor. Money – There may be a slight delay in finances settling down but it will eventually happy. Your worry will only make it worse. Think positive! Tarot message – The answers to your questions may lie in your dreams. You feel empowered to go down a new path of the subconscious.

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THE SATURDAY QUIZ SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE the Armenian gernocide bill? 13. Which state is situated on the Vatican hill, on the right bank of the Tiber River, within the city of Rome. 14. A China's Foreign Minsiter recently paid a visit to India recently. Name him.

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He is an ex-australian bowler who has taken over a 1,000 international wickets. He even played in the IPL and was the captain and coach of the Rajasthan Royals. He is currently dating Hollywood actor Liz Hurley. Who is he?

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Which Indian batsman scored 3 consecutive centuries at the Lord's cricket ground? Who is the first double amputee to qualify for an able-bodied athletic event?

She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa. She is a bollywood star and is best remember for her role as the lead actress in the movie Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi which also happens to be her debut film. Who is she?

Who was the first captain of the Indian cricket team when it played its test match against England in June, 1932?

She is a famous Bollywood actress and also the co-owner of the IPL team, Rajasthan Royals. She is married to businessman Raj Kundra and is expecting their first child. Do you think you know who we are talking about?

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Who was the first Indian Tennis player to play in the Wimbledon?

Who is the only male tennis player to win an Olympic gold, all four Grand Slam titles and the ATP Tour World hampionships?

1. Shane Warne 2.Chitrangda Singh 3.Shilpa Shetty

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KNOW YOUR COUNTRY

Who has the highest test catches to his credit?

Answers 1.Adi Godrej 2.Anand Burman 3. Uday Kotak 4. Dilip Shanghvi

Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?

When did India become a republic?

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted clearance to Jindal Power Limited for its power project at Tamnar, where is it located?

with Santosh Ghule How many women fascinate this artist?

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PICTURE PUZZLE 8

7 : The left side of the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face formed the old woman

Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ?

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WHO AM I? I am a seven-letter animal. If you cut the last three letters of that animal, men wear it. If you cut last the last four letters of that animal, women use it for cooking. If you cut the first four letters of that animal, it is a way you call a female. Guess who am I?

Answer : Panther

Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river?

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1. Dilip Vengsarkar 2.Oscar Pistorius 3.K Naidu 4. BK Nehru 5.Andre Agassi 6. Rahul Dravid

FAMOUS SPOUSES

who resigned recently. 9. Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival? 10. Name the new kind of train launched by China. 11. Which country is set to join the European Union in 2013? 12. Which parliament passed

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down recently. 5. Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety? 6. Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves? 7. Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan? 8. Name the Yahoo co-founder

1. Kiro Gligorov 2.Scott Thompson 3.Hyundai Elantra 4.Philipp Hildebrand 5. Australia 6.China 7.Yousuf Raza Gilani 8.Jerry Yang 9.YouTube 10.Magnetic train 11. Coratia 12.French Parliament 13.The Vatican City State 14.Yang Jiechi

1. What is the name of the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently? 2. Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo? 3. Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award. 4. Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped

1.Karnataka 2. Kolkata 3. Chenab 4.1950 5. Chhattisgarh

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SPORTS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Garnett makes grand return

evin Garnett returned to Minnesota and scored a gamehigh 24 points as the Boston Celtics grabbed first place in the Atlantic Division with a 100-79 win over the Timberwolves Friday. Former allstar Garnett also had 10 rebounds for the Celtics who moved a game ahead of Philadelphia atop the division standings.

Phelps has a ‘good’ time

Tseng seizes one shot lead

ichael Phelps notched the third-fastest 400m medley time of the year at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Friday — raising the prospect he could reprise his Olympic challenge in the event. Phelps swore he wouldn’t race the demanding event again after he won it at Beijing, part of his record eight-gold haul at the 2008 Games.

ive-time major champion Yani Tseng seized a one shot lead by firing her second consecutive 68 at the LPGA Tour’s Kraft Nabisco Championship on Friday. Taiwan’s Tseng is chasing her third-straight LPGA tournament victory and her fourth in the last six events. “You never get tired when you want to win a tournament,” Tseng said.

Gay pins his hopes on 100m race CLERMONT: US sprinter Tyson Gay,

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his win over Juan Monaco of Argentina during the semifinal of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park AFP/MATTHEW STOCKMAN Tennis Center on Friday in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Reigning champ Novak Djokovic beat a stubborn 21st-seeded Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) Friday to book a re-match of the 2009 Miami Masters final with Scotland’s Andy Murray.

Jelena Ristic, girlfriend of Novak Djokovic, cheers him during the match. AFP/MIKE EHRMANN

It’s a Murray final for Joker

urray, who got the better of Djokovic in the 2009 title match, reached the final on a walkover when world No. 2 Rafael Nadal pulled out of their semi-final with a sore left knee. World No. 1 Djokovic breezed through his first set in just 27 minutes and appeared to be cruising to a victory when Monaco got hot in a marathon second set which lasted one hour, 36 minutes. It marked the second day in a row Djokovic struggled to finish off an opponent and needed a tiebreaker to clinch it. In the quarter-finals against fifth seed David Ferrer, Djokovic easily won

the first set 6-2 but then stumbled down the stretch before before winning 7-6 (7/1) in the second set. “As I did yesterday in the quarter-finals, I started very strong, just going for the shots, being very aggressive, then I just wasn’t able to close it out,” Djokovic said. “It was a very similar match to the one against Ferrer. “All the credit to him (Monaco) for staying in the match, fighting and coming back,” Djokovic said. “I still think I gave him points. I made so many unforced errors that I got him back into the match. “It was semi-finals. It was never going to be easy. I didn’t expect an easy match and I am just happy to be through.” Djokovic is in his fourth

Miami final and chasing a third title here. He also won in 2007. In 2009, he fell 6-2, 7-5 to Murray. “We all know his talent, his potential, and quality,” Djokovic said of Murray. “He’s dangerous on any surface. Obviously we played the finals in 2009. I lost in straight sets. He likes the conditions. He likes to play in the heat, as well, and has a good serve.” Djokovic, who reached his first final since winning the Australian Open in January, finished with two aces and four double faults against Monaco, stretching his perfect record over the Argentinian to 5-0. Djokovic got off to a flying start, winning all six games in the opening set and clinching it with a cross-court forehand to the open court.

hoping to put seasons hampered by injury behind him, says he’s focusing his 2012 Olympic season efforts on the 100 metres. On a day when Gay held an open workout attended by several media outlets, he told ESPN.com that he doesn’t think his post-injury training allows him to attempt a sprint double. “I’ve had some minor setbacks with nagging injuries,” Gay told ESPN.com. “I’ve been taking it slower, and I don’t have the same quality I wanted to do the double.” Gay’s 2011 season ended in July when he had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum muscle in his hip. He says the injury is healed but adductor muscle strains and inflammation around his pubic bone have cost him training time since November. He has been training on grass rather than on the track in an effort to putt less wear on his body, and doesn’t even know when or if he’ll race before the US Olympic trials at Eugene, Oregon, in June. “Maybe I want to pick a race before trials, or maybe just run at trials and see how it goes,” Gay said. “I’m just not going to have the opportunity to have a lot of races like I normally do.” Gay has endured a frustrating few years, including a hamstring injury in a 200m heat at the 2008 Olympic trials. In 2009 he had a groin injury, followed by last year’s hip injury.

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Windies level T20 series

Australia batsman Clint McKay (R) is bowled out by West Indies bowler Dwayne Bravo during the 2nd final T20 West Indies v Australia at Kensington Oval AFP PHOTO/RANDY BROOKS in Bridgetown on March 30, 2012.

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: West Indies defeated Australia by 14 runs at Kensington Oval on Friday to win the second Twenty20 international and draw the two-game series 1-1. Chasing a modest 161-run target, Australia were well-set at 75-2 at the halfway stage, but their chase slowed with offbreak bowler Marlon Samuels taking three crucial wickets to dismiss skipper George Bailey (24), Mike Hussey (14) and Matthew Wade (17). Opener David Warner topscored with a 43-ball 58 with five fours and three sixes. Seamer Fidel Edwards, who had dismissed Shane Watson for nought in the first over, returned to turn the screw by getting rid of Daniel Christian and Brett Lee with successive deliveries in the 19th over to finish with three for 23. That left Australia seven

THE TWO SIDES, WHO ALSO DREW THE ONEDAY SERIES 2-2, WILL NOW PLAY A THREETEST SERIES BEGINNING ON APRIL 7. wickets down and needing 19 off the final over, bowled by Dwayne Bravo. Kieron Pollard took a fine catch in the deep to dismiss David Hussey (19) off the fourth ball with 17 still needed and the game was up as Australia finished on 146 for nine. Bravo had also played a key role in the dismissal of dangerman Warner, running out the opener with a direct hit in the 13th over with the score on 98 for three. “It was a great start from

the West Indies, I think we pulled it back to about par, 160, and I thought we were on course to knock it off,” said Bailey. “They put pressure on us. The wicket of David Warner was huge, run-outs change matches.” West Indies captain Darren Sammy admitted his team should have scored more. “We knew it was a 180-plus pitch. We tried Polly and myself up the order to try and get some momentum — that didn’t work but we kept going,” he said. “The work we’ve been doing in the camp and throughout the series has been paying off and I want to ask the boys to keep doing that. We want to keep doing well in the Tests and hopefully continue the good results.” West Indies squandered a blistering start to be bowled out for just 160. After winning the

toss, West Indies looked good for a huge score when they raced to 65-0 from six overs and 110-2 by the 10th. Openers Dwayne Smith and Johnson Charles got them off to a flying start. Charles made 37 off 21 balls with six fours and a six before he was first man out in the seventh over. Big-hitting Pollard, who had scored a maiden T20 fifty on Tuesday, was caught behind off Lee after making just one in the eighth over with the total on 76. Smith top-scored thanks to a 34-ball innings of 63, which featured six fours and four huge sixes, but once he was caught in the deep off slow bowler Xavier Doherty, the runs dried up. The two sides, who also drew the one-day series 2-2, will now play a three-Test series beginning in Barbados on April AFP 7.

Rory plots Masters revenge AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: Rory McIlroy will have revenge on his mind when he tees up at Augusta National next Thursday a year on from being on the wrong end of a Masters mauling. Leading by four shots going into Sunday’s final round shootout and seemingly on the way to his first Major title at the age of 21, the Irishman was consumed by a tumultous metldown that left him in tears. When the dust had settled, McIlroy had fired an 80 and slumped down the standings to a tie for 15th place as South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel swooped in under the radar to steal the prize. Many at the time wondered what the long-term effect would me on McIlroy of that golfing collapse, but famously he came out eight weeks later to win the US Open by eight shots and since then he has assumed the world number one ranking albeit for just two weeks. McIlroy, currently second behind Luke Donald, believes that ultimately, he may even benefit from the learning experience of letting such a big lead on such a big occasion slip away. “Last year’s Masters was definitely a defining moment for me,” he told europeantour.com. “It could have been a crossroads in my career. “I could have done what I did on Sunday at Augusta and let it affect me and let it get to me, and maybe go into a slump, or get down or feel sorry for myself. “But I had enough good people around me not to let that happen. It was a big crossroads for me in my career, and I was able to go down the right path and put things right by winning the next Major.”

Rory McIlroy

SPORTS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

SMILE OF RELIEF

Petrov diagnosed with cancer Tests after last Saturday’s match revealed the Bulgarian’s condition LONDON: Aston Villa captain

A picture of Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba released on Twitter on Friday. Muamba is recuperating from a heart attack he suffered while playing against Tottenham Spurs two weeks ago.

Guardiola in awe of Athletic Bilbao MADRID: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insisted on Friday that unheralded Athletic Bilbao were the surprise team of the Spanish season despite Marcelo Bielsa’s team languishing in 11th place in the table. Bilbao have reached the Europa League quarter-finals, beating Manchester United on the way, and are handilyplaced for a semi-final spot after beating Schalke 4-2 in their last eight, first leg tie on Thursday. “Athletic are the revelation

this season,” said Guardiola, whose side tackle Bilbao on Saturday. “I admire Bielsa enormously and I try to learn from him. Bielsa could manage any team in the world and make them better.” Guardiola also saluted veteran striker Raul after the former Real Madrid player took his European goals tally to 76 with his double for Schalke on Thursday. “He is the most important Spanish player of all time,” AFP said Guardiola.

Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, the Premier League club announced Friday. Petrov’s illness was discovered in medical tests carried out on the 32-year-old Bulgarian international after he came down with a fever following last Saturday’s defeat at Arsenal, the club said. “We expect to learn more about Stiliyan’s situation in due course and we have moved quickly to support him and his

family,” the statement said. “During this time we ask that Stiliyan’s privacy is placed ahead of all inquiries and trust that we will share information as we receive it. Stiliyan is cherished by many and he will get from Villa every ounce of love and support that we have to help bring this to a positive conclusion.” Villa players led widespread tributes to Petrov after the announcement. “Really sad news to hear about our captain Stan Petrov. hopefully he’ll be back

fighting fit soon. Thoughts are with him and his family. KTF,” Villa striker Darren Bent wrote on Twitter. Goalkeeper Shay Given added: “In shock about Stiliyan Petrov acute leukaemia but we are all here for him and his family. Please God he makes a full recovery. prayforstan.” Petrov joined Aston Villa in 2006 after a seven-year spell at Celtic. Celtic manager Neil Lennon, a former team-mate of Petrov, expressed his shock at the news of the midfielder’s condition.

SPORTS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Suarez for 2nd cup Luis Suarez insists Liverpool can end an indifferent season on a high by claiming a second trophy.

Luis Suarez.

SUAREZ WARNED NEWCASTLE THEY ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR FRUSTRATIONS OUT ON ALAN PARDEW’S OVER-ACHIEVERS.

though the disappointment of the league campaign has been offset by Dalglish leading his side to a League Cup victory. Liverpool could double their silverware tally this term after having

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won the FA Cup for the first time in six years as they face local rivals Everton in a Wembley semi-final next month. Suarez believes a second trophy will go a long way towards making up for a season of Premier League under-achievement. The Uruguay international’s patchy form has mirrored that of the side over the past few months, and he said: “Our goal this season was to win trophies and qualify for the Champions League. The first part we’ve done, but we have failed in our other aim. “There’s always pres-

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Dalglish’s side travel to Newcastle on Sunday hoping to stem a damaging run of five defeats in their last six Premier League games. It is a worrying loss of form that has left them struggling to secure a topsix finish in their last eight games, their hopes of qualifying for a topfour Champions League place having long-since evaporated. Defeat at St James’ Park will see them drop 11 points behind their hosts, who currently occupy sixth place,

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NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM: Kenny

sure for us to be high up the table, but to win two cups will be the best thing we can give to the fans who demand that we play in Europe’s top competition.” Suarez warned Newcastle they are ready to take their frustrations out on Alan Pardew’s over-achievers, who were beaten 3-1 at Anfield earlier in the season. “The squad is angry, and we really want to win at Newcastle on Sunday,” Suarez said. Dalglish has backed Suarez’ strike partner Andy Carroll to cope with any kind of hostile reception on his first return to his former club. Carroll left Newcastle for Merseyside in a club record £35 million ($56 million/42 million euros) transfer in January, 2011, since when he has struggled to justify his hefty price-tag, scoring a modest eight goals in 47 appearances, 28 of those starts. The 23-year-old England forward is braced for a frosty welcome from supporters who once idolised the home-gown former Newcastle number nine. Dalglish, who managed the Tyneside club earlier in his career, said: “He’ll be excited about going back. It’s the club he supported as a boy, the club that gave him his chance in professional football. I’m not sure he’ll get abuse, because what happened was outside his control.”

Walk the talk: Blatter

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter told Brazilian organisers of the 2014 World Cup that actions not words will boost the tournament's embattled profile. Blatter also insisted that a line has been drawn beneath FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke's notorious outburst that Brazil needed a "kick up the backside" after building projects for the tournament fell behind schedule. "We expect actions and not only words," Blatter told a news conference on Friday after a two-day session of the governing body's executive committee.