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of the Indian Railways, has finalised the designs of the motors, electrical equipment and other internal aspects of these rakes.A senior railway official said that all the new rakes will have advanced technological features. He also added that since everything was in place, development of the first prototype would begin soon. The railway has planned to procure 72 new rakes under the Rs. 5300-crore MUTP-II project,
sanctioned in 2008-09. The Canadian firm Bombardier has bagged the Rs. 1034-crore contract for supply of electrical equipment. The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), the executing authority for the project, had organised a meeting of all its stakeholders a few days ago at its Churchgate office. Various aspects of the designs of MUTPII locals were discussed.Officials
of RDSO and the Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF), which is going to develop these rakes, were also present at the meeting. Around 70 modifications were made before the final designs were approved. According to sources, the new rakes will have a three-phased propulsion system, a microprocessor-controlled IGBT based technology, and an aerodynamic design, besides
being faster. The ICF is going to design two prototype rakes, the first of which is expected to reach the city by next March or April, said a railway official. The National Institute of Design (NID), which had designed the interiors and exterior of the current white and purple locals, has been appointed for the new rakes as well. “The designs are expected in a couple of months,” added the official.
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Modi aims for Gujarat sweep to keep PM dreams alive
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or Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, it’s not just about winning a third straight term. As Modi has shown by resuming his fierce campaign against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he is making an all-out bid to sweep the polls in the state in order to
stake claim for a bigger role at the Centre in 2014. A mere win or even a repeat of the BJP’s performance of bagging 117 of the 182 seats of 2007 will hardly be of comfort to Modi, who feels that his moment of reckoning is close at hand. If he can put up a dazzling show, his supporters believe,
Modi will be in the driver’s seat to lead the BJP’s war against a weakened Congress-led UPA in the next Lok Sabha elections. This time, Modi is looking for 150 seats, beating Congress leader Madhavsinh Solanki’s record of leading the Congress to victory in 148 seats in 1985 on the back of the KHAM (Ksha-
triyas, Harijans, Adivasis and Muslims) alliance. That was also the last time the Congress won in Gujarat. Modi knows he is facing a silent formidable challenge from the Patels, led by former CM Keshubhai Patel, whom he had dethroned. The Patels have traditionally been loyal voters of the BJP but Keshubhai can influence them at least in 20 constituencies of Saurashtra. So, Modi is chasing the Congress vote bank, namely dalits and tribals. He is counting heavily on first-time voters and the youth. Tribals make up 15% of Gujarat’s population. In line with this, 26 seats are reserved for them. Moreover, their vote plays a decisive role in 12 others. Modi is banking on his personal charisma to win them over. Further, in the run-up to the announcement of the elections, Modi has been holding Garib Kalyan Melas (GKM), which are loan-cum-aid rallies, to woo the poor tribals. Also, a redrawing of assembly constituencies has changed the demographic profile of nearly 65 of the 182 assembly seats in the state. Over two dozen sitting MLAs of the ruling party have been affected. The Congress, meanwhile, has avoided making the 2002 riots central to its campaign. Every time it has raised the issue
in previous election, Modi has managed to polarise the population along communal lines and won decisive victories. Instead, it is raising local issues like neglect of tribals, weaker sections and urban middle and lower middle classes while attacking Modi for “working for a select group of industries”. The Congress is also raising the issue of corruption in the Modi government. It is highlighting a CAG report indicting the Modi government for irregularities of over R45,000 crore in several departments. Another issue taken up by the Congress is the government’s failure to dig canals envisaged by the Narmada project. Result: water is not reaching farmers in north Gujarat and Saurashtra. The drought in Saurashtra, where 20 farmers committed suicide, is also a big talking point. The Congress has announced a series of populist schemes like a cut in VAT on petroleum products, affordable houses to urban women, free plots to the rural poor and providing jobs to 100,000 people. To counter the Congress campaign, Modi has attacked the UPA on issues such as coalgate, the 2G scam and his favourite subject – the alleged injustice to Gujarat by the “Delhi Sultanate” and “misuse of CBI and other central agencies”.
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Average Indian’s life expectancy up 4.6 years
this week after a gap of almost five years — the LE of a rural Indian increased by 2.2 years between 2002 and 2008. However, the LE of an urban Indian was up by just 1.2 years over the same period. Interestingly, an urban female lived 4.9 years longer than a rural female and 7.9 years longer than a rural male. A woman living in rural Kerala had the highest LE at birth across all categories at 77.2 years. In contrast, LE at birth was lowest at below 60 years for a rural male in Madhya Pradesh. Rural males
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told reporters while announcing the measures which he had promised soon after taking charge in August. The measures related to service tax can be implemented through notifications, but income tax related changes may have to wait until the budget as the law needs to be amended. This is the latest in a series of steps announced by the government since September 13 aimed at reviving investor sentiment and boosting growth. For life insurance companies, the moves would provide a lifeline amid falling sales, which dipped 9% during the last fiscal and were down over 3% during April-August 2012.
it increased from 62.8 years in 2000-04 to 64.6 years in 2006-10. Among women, it increased from 65.2 years to 67.7 years during the same period. In rural India, it increased from 62.7 years to 64.9 years (up by 2.2 years). However in urban India, it increased from 68.4 years to 69.6 years during the same period. Between 2006 and 2010, men were living the longest in Kerala (71.5), Jammu & Kashmir (69.2), Maharashtra (67.9), Himachal Pradesh (67.7), Punjab and West Bengal (67.4) and Tamil Nadu (67.1). LE among males was lowest in Assam (61). When it came to females, Kerala once again took the top spot with the average LE between 2006 and 2010 at 76.9 years, followed by Himachal Pradesh (72.4), Maharashtra (71.9), Punjab (71.6) and J&K (71.1). Assam was once again at the bottom of the ladder with an average woman expected to live till just 63.2 years. According to the World Health Organization’s health statistics 2011, the global average life expectancy at birth stood at 68 years in 2009 — an increase by two years since 2000. WHO said since 1990, LE has increased globally by 4 years (both sexes). However, during the 1990s, it stagnated in Europe and decreased in Africa.
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he government on Monday announced a raft of new measures—including a simpler policy structure, easier know your customer (KYC) norms and possible tax breaks —aimed at providing a fillip to the insurance sector which is expected to generate longterm funds for investment, especially for infrastructure. A decision on tax benefits ranging from service tax exemption for certain policies to additional exemption for investment in pension plans and deduction for post-retirement medical scheme is expected by October 10, finance minister P Chidambaram
female which is a trend similar to developed countries. This may be because of the rapid bridging of the gap in child mortality between males and females. The previous data on LE came out in 2007.” So what are the main reasons for Indians living longer now than a decade ago? Experts say that the three big reasons for LE to have increased are better food supply and nutrition, healthier lifestyle and better hygiene. “More people are interested in the nutritional content of the food they eat and plan their diet accordingly. People are consciously making better lifestyle choices that reduce chances or delay the risk of developing diseases. People wash their hands more often that reduces infection rate,” a health ministry official said. In terms of the highest increase of LE between 2002 and 2008, the top five states were Assam and MP (3.1 years), J&K (2.8 years), Odisha (2.6 years), Maharashtra and Rajasthan (2.4 years). The lowest increase in LE in the same period was in Himachal (0.5 years) and Haryana (0.9 years). Between 2000 and 2004, the overall life expectancy of an average Indian stood at 63.9 years. Between 2006 and 2010, it increased to 66.1 years. In men,
he ceremonial office of the President is set to get a little less stuffy. Pranab Mukherjee is actually insisting that organizers of functions and government functionaries skip the use of honorifics like “Your Excellency” and “Hon’ble” for the President. Instead, Rashtrapati Bhawan is asking them to keep it simple: just “Shri”. This, of course, has a spin-off — what do lesser dignitaries like governors and ministers be addressed as? While that’s still being mulled, the President’s Office is in the process of reviewing the existing protocol. An indicator of the shape of things to come was a recent change in the invitation card issued for the convocation at Darbhanga’s Lalit Narayan Mithila University in which the words “excellency” and “hon’ble” were replaced by “shri” while referring to the President and the Bihar governor. An advertisement issued by the university also prefixed ‘Shri’ in front of Mukherjee’s name instead of the high-falutin colonial forms of address. Responding to a query, Presi-
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n average Indian lived 4.6 years longer in 2008 compared to a decade earlier. An average Indian woman lived three years more than her male counterpart in 2008. While the life expectancy at birth for women was 67.7 years, for men it stood at 64.6 years. This was an increase of 2.5 years and 1.8 years, respectively, when compared to the life expectancy (LE) in 2002. According to the latest life expectancy data — to be released by the Registrar General of India
also lived longest in Kerala at 71.2 years, which was 7.7 years longer than the average rural Indian male. Kerala’s rural female LE of 77.2 years was also 10.7 years more than the average rural female LE in the country. Interestingly, women seem to have a longer life span than their male counterparts in most of the major states. In West Bengal and Rajasthan, for example, women lived 3.6 years longer than their male counterparts in 2008. In Tamil Nadu, women lived 3.8 years longer, while in Punjab it was 4.2 years, Maharashtra (4 years), Haryana (2.5 years), Gujarat (4.1 years), Himachal Pradesh (4.7 years), Karnataka (4.8 years) and Kerala (5.4 years). When it comes to urban males, Himachal Pradesh took the top spot with an average man living till 72.6 years at 4.6 years longer than an average urban Indian male. An urban female was living longest in Kerala - 76.4 years, which was five years longer than an average urban Indian female. Deputy registrar general Bhaskar Mishra said, “LE of an average Indian is improving by the year. What is most interesting is the widening gap between LE of an Indian male and a
dent’s press secretary Venu Rajamony said, “A review of the President’s protocol is underway. This is in conformity with the way in which things are being done since President Mukherjee took over.” Rashtrapati Bhawan officials clarified that these changes would be for domestic functions/ advertisements. But when Mukherjee is sharing the dias with foreign monarchs or ambassadors who are routinely addressed as “His Royal Highness” or “His Imperial Highness” or “Your Excellency”, the Indian head of state won’t be found wanting: he, too, will be addressed by decorative and high-sounding honorifics. The toning down of lofty titles by the Rashtrapati Bhawan is in keeping with the trend of replacing earlier princely titles with just VVIP or VIP. Will Mukherjee’s healthy example catch on? Will it also lead to the PM, cabinet ministers and governors also opting for more down-to-earth forms of address? Sources in the government are betting on that it will.
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India and Pakistan engaged in an ugly war of words at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday, underscoring how the two countries remain trapped in their rhetoric on Jammu & Kashmir. It all started when foreign minister S M Krishna added an extra paragraph to his UN speech during the general debate on Monday, joining issue with Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari’s contention that Jammu & Kashmir was a sign of UN “failure”. In his address to the UNGA last week, Zardari, flogged old UN resolutions to dispute India’s claim over J&K, something akin to waving a red rag at India. Krishna termed Zardari’s reference to UN resolutions on Kash-
mir as “unwarranted”, asserting that J&K was an “integral part of India”. Pakistan, determined not to let this go without a retort, gave a rejoinder, also known as a “right-of-reply” (ROR) in diplomatic parlance. A bristling India came up with its own rejoinder. Not to be outdone, Pakistan refused to let the UN close for the day without registering its second ROR. The battle boiled down to one thing: India saying “Kashmir is ours” and Pakistan retorting, “It’s not”. The high-voltage exchange between India and Pakistan at UNGA was in sharp contrast to the reconciliatory tone of foreign minister S M Krishna’s visit to Islamabad last month. Then, he had expressed satisfaction with
Pakistan and its actions. Then, the sides had said, “The ministers held discussions on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and agreed to the need for continued discussions, in a purposeful and forward looking manner, with a view to finding a peaceful solution by narrowing divergences and building convergences.” That bonhomie, however, was thrown to the winds at the UNGA. After Krishna’s speech on Monday taking exception to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s reference to J&K, the Pakistan mission sent in an ROR (right of reply) by deputy ambassador Raza Bashir Tarar, who said, “The reference to the Jammu & Kashmir dispute in
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the President of Pakistan’s statement was not unwarranted. Let me also make it absolutely clear that Jammu & Kashmir is neither an integral part of India and nor has it ever been.” Vinay Kumar of the Indian mission responded, “...Jammu & Kashmir, which is and has always been an integral part of India. It is ironical that these comments have been made by a country which is persisting with its illegal occupation of a part of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. These references constitute a clear interference in the internal affairs of India.” The Pakistanis responded again to Kumar’s assertion. “Mr. President, the disputed status of
Jammu & Kashmir is established by UN Security Council resolutions and agreed upon by both Pakistan and India. Characterization of Jammu & Kashmir or any part of its territory as part of India is, therefore, untenable. The people of Jammu & Kashmir have yet to exercise their inalienable right of self-determination.” Indians, however, were determined to get in the last word. “The people of Jammu & Kashmir have peacefully chosen their destiny in accordance with democratic practices and they continue to do so. We, therefore, reject in their entirety the untenable comments from the distinguished delegate of Pakistan,” said India as a weary UN closed for the night.
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Salman Rushdie’s movie scares film distributors in India
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At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom,” said India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947 when the nation gained independence
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from British colonial rule. Sixty three years later, the Indians who inherited that freedom appear to be losing their nerve to defend it. The new movie version of the epochal, Booker Prize-winning
novel “Midnight’s Children” by the controversial India-born writer Salman Rushdie is scaring away movie distributors. The historical fiction novel traces the journey from the heady days of independence to the turbulent
politics of the nation-building decades that followed. There is no official ban on the film. But the reluctance to receive the film points not just to the rising intolerance and threat to free speech in India in recent months, but also to how Indians have begun to selfcensor themselves proactively because of fear of attacks or their distrust in the government’s ability to deter attacks. In the past year, authorities locked horns with Google, Twitter, Facebook and the blogger community here over screening of content that it found offensive. The reason for the fear is that anything to do with Rushdie will provoke Muslim anger here. His book “Satanic Verses” is banned in India, and earlier this year the writer canceled his visit to a literary festival after the government warned him of a possible threat to his life. In March, Rushdie attended a conference in New Delhi, only to find that many of the politicians and Muslim speakers boycotted it. The movie, which was
released last week at the Toronto International Film Festival, has many prominent Bollywood actors. ”People are getting scared that a movie based on Rushdie’s book may create a problem here,” said Sunil Bohra, a movie producer and distributor, who said he had not seen the film. “The producers of the movie must think if it makes sense to attach Rushdie’s name to the movie in India. It worked around the world, but may not here.” The movie features another hot-button issue. The story includes critical descriptions of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, who suspended civil rights and free speech during a two-year period in the 1970s called the “Emergency.” Gandhi’s daughter-in-law, the Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, now heads the ruling Congress party, and any negative portrayal of the family is frowned upon. The director of the film, Deepa Mehta, recently said that it would be a “pity” if the film didn’t release in India because of “insecure politicians”.
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Hyderabad turns hub for surrogate mums
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I signed up for surrogacy five times,” claimed a young woman from the city in her post on a website, offering to rent her womb for the sixth time to infertile couples. Another young woman described in detail her physical and health traits while volunteering to bear someone’s child for the fourth time. A number of medical tourism firms in the USA, Europe and Australia promote India as the best and the most economical destination for surrogacy. A casual browse of the Internet reveals a list of dozens of women from Hyderabad ready to
become surrogate moms. No wonder, Hyderabad is fast turning into a global hub of surrogate pregnancies. Infertile couples from at least three dozen countries including the USA, the UK and Australia have engaged surrogate mothers in the city. Fertility experts pointed out that the high success rate coupled with affordable costs and easy legal documentation has made India the favourite destination for infertile couples from foreign countries. Surrogacy is 15 to 20 times cheaper in India than in developed nations. While countries like the USA,
UK and Australia have stringent laws that make it difficult or impossible to hire surrogate mothers, India does not have clear-cut laws on womb rentals. The guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research allows voluntary surrogacy on condition that hospitals should not hire prospective surrogate mothers or advertise about surrogacy. However, many hospitals do not follow these rules. Ideally a woman should not volunteer for surrogacy more than three times. But multiple surrogate pregnancies are quite common
in India. Sources said that about 500 foreign couples engage surrogate mothers every year in Hyderabad alone. The success rate (delivery of live babies) in the city is between 25 and 30 per cent, which means about 125 babies are delivered. The surrogacy market in India is now pegged at Rs. 14,000 crore, including the costs paid to surrogates. Senior fertility expert Dr Roya Rozati said that surrogate mothers in Hyderabad charge between Rs. 4.5 lakh and Rs. 6 lakh. “For infertile couples
in developed countries, this is affordable. Moreover, the surrogacy costs in developed countries are prohibitive,” she pointed out. Another reason why India has been attracting infertile couples is that Indian laws recognise surrogacy, which means a surrogate mother is not the legal mother of the child, Dr Roya Rozati said. The couple, which hires the surrogate mothers, gets the legal parents’ rights. But in the many countries, the surrogate mother is the legal mother, which makes matters worse for the intending parents.
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Sudeep’s next in Hindi
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“Sudeep is an Indian actor, Director,Producer & singer. He was Born on September 2, 1973 in Shimoga, Karnataka.”
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udeep acted in a TV serial before he went on to act in films. Titled Premada Kadambari and directed by Sudhakar Bhandari, it was aired on Udaya TV. His first movie was Thayavva he played a supproting actor role in this movie. His first two films O Kusuma Bale and Brahma were abandoned mid- filming. He then played a again supporting
role in the Sunil Kumar Desai - Directed movie Prathyartha and landed leading actor role in the same director’s Sparsha. In 2001. Sudeep acted in the hit film Huccha, which gave him his first big following. Sudeep’s first directorial venture was My Autograph. Sudeep acted in the Kannada version of the Tamil film Autograph and Telugu film Swathi Muthyam. He has got the Filmfare
Award for two consecutive years for them. Sudeep made his debut in Bollywood with the movie Phoonk. He has also starred in Ram Gopal Varma’s movies Rann, Phoonk 2 and Rakta Charitra. He is also acting in a Telugu movie Ega directed by S.S. Rajamouli. He has also produced and directed kannada movies under his company “Kicha
Creations. SS Rajamouli’s action extravaganza Eega, which was released in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, has rocked the viewers in South India. Now, the Hindi version of the film, which has been titled Makhi, set to thrill audience in North India. Yes! The makers of the movie have planned to release its dubbed versions in Hindi on October 12 for the Dussera Holidays. actor Sudeep, who is the villain in the movie has confirmed its release date. Kiccha tweeted, “The Hindi version of Eega is going to be releasing on October 12. Director SS Rajamouli himself confirmed the news, now that is great news. Looking forward to the film release.” However, it was also reported earlier that the Hindi version of Eega would release with one extra feature that the South version did not have. It would release in 3D format. But makers of this Nani-Samantha starrer are yet to confirm whether it will release in 3D or only in 2D format.
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t least 20 IAS officers of Uttar Pradesh cadre rushed to the Charbagh railway station to lobby for their colleague Shashi Bhushan Lal Susheel, who was detained by the GRP for alleged rape bid on a girl on-board Lucknow Mail on Monday. They tried their best to bail out Susheel, who was not kept in the lockup against rules, and insisted for a compromise with the victim’s family. The IAS officers were unwilling to believe that their colleague could stoop to such levels. They were of the view that the victim’s family had cooked up a story against their colleague. Sources said there was a beeline of beacon-fitted Ambassador cars outside the GRP police station. The officers mounted pressure on the GRP not to register a case of attempt to rape. But
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NP on I.T. to create 10 million jobs by 2020
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he National Policy on Information Technology 2012, which envisages the growth of the IT market to $300 billion and creation of another 10 million jobs by 2020, has been approved by the union cabinet. A statement from the communications and IT ministry said the policy attempts also to leverage India’s global edge in information and communication technology (ICT) to advance national competitiveness in other sectors, particularly those of strategic and economic importance. The thrust areas of the policy includes encouraging adoption of ICTs in key sectors to improve their competitiveness and productivity besides providing fiscal benefits to small and medium enterprises and start-ups for adoption of IT in value creation. It envisages creating a pool of 10 million additional skilled manpower in ICT and make at least one individual in every The policy will enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency, reliability and decentralization in government and in particular, in delivery of public services. The policy will be notified in the Gazette shortly, the ministry said.
Lawyers donate fees to 26/11 victims’ family
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f Mumbai police personnel showed exemplary courage in fighting the 26/11 terrorists with outdated weapons and even lathis, lawyers Raju Ramachandran and Gaurav Agrawal displayed “high professional ethics” by donating Rs 14.5 lakh, due to them for defending the lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab, to families of security personnel who died in the attacks. When Kasab moved the apex court challenging his conviction and death penalty for 26/11, he had no one to defend him. The court appointed Ramachandran and Agrawal as amicus curiae to protect the principle of natural justice by making provision for Kasab’s defence. Both the advocates, a bench of Justices Aftab Alam and C K Prasad noted, did their best in researching case law and preparing Kasab’s elaborate defence, which focused on his young age, his not being the mastermind of the carnage and his not being responsible for the murders at landmark hotels. The court rejected the arguments and upheld death penalty to Kasab. On Wednesday, the bench appreciated the “high professional ethics” displayed by the two lawyers in moving an application seeking to donate their fees — Rs 11 lakh for Ramachandran and Rs 3.5 lakh for Agrawal — to the Supreme Court Legal Aid Services Authority. The bench decided to put the donation to a fitting use by asking the Maharashtra government to proportionately distribute the amount among families of 18 Mumbai policemen and securitymen who died in the attacks.
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Celebrating Dussehra 2012 in India summer and the start of winter season. The tenth day after Navratri is called Dussehra, on which number of fairs are organized throughout northern India, burning effigies of Ravana. It is also called “Vijaya Dashami” or “Vijayadasami” as this day marks the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. Vijaya Dashami is considered to be an auspicious day for the Indian householder, on which he worships, protects and preserves ‘Shakti’ (power). According to Scriptures, by
larger effigies of Ravana, his son and brother - Meghnadh and Kumbhakarna are set to fire. The theatrical enactment of this dramatic encounter is held throughout the country in which every section of people participates enthusiastically. In burning the effigies the people are asked to burn the evil within them, and thus follow the path of truth and goodness, bearing in mind the instance of Ravana, who despite all his might and majesty was destroyed for his evil ways.
Usually it celebrates in late September/ early October each year. In 2012, Dussehra is on October 24. The date of the festival is determined according to the lunar calendar.
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n the months of Ashwin and Kartik, Hindus observe a 10 day ceremony of fast, rituals and celebrations to honor the triumph of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. Dussehra also symbolizes the
triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahishasura. Thus, it is a celebration of victory of good over evil. This celebration starts from Navratri and ends with the
tenth day festival of “Dussehra”. Navratri and Dussehra is celebrated throughout the country at the same time, with varying rituals, but with great enthusiasm and energy as it marks the end of scorching
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worshiping the ‘Shakti’ on these nine-days the householders attain the threefold power i.e. physical, mental and spiritual, which helps him to progress in life without any difficulty. The ‘Ramlila’ - an enactment of the life of Lord Rama, is held during the nine days preceding Dussehra. On the tenth day (Dussehra or Vijay Dasami),
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Dussehra is also known as Vijaya Dashami, because of the victory of Ram over Ravana. On this day in Satya Yug, Ram (the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu), killed the great demon and king of Lanka, Ravana. Puranas also opined that on this day warrior Goddess Durga defeated and killed the buffalo demon Mahishasura.
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Get ready for a punishing hike in the household budget if you consume beyond the new cap of six subsidised cooking gas cylinders. Every additional cylinder at non-subsidised rates will now cost Rs. 883.5 in Delhi, Rs. 894 in Mumbai, Rs. 913 in Kolkata and Rs. 877.50 in Chennai, sources in the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said. The rates are based on Wednesday’s hike in the price of non-subsidised LPG October 2012 Edition
cylinders by R127 with effect from October 1, citing an increase in international oil prices. A subsidised cylinder currently costs Rs. 399 in Delhi. Some respite was in store too, with state-owned oil companies likely to cut petrol prices by about Rs. 1.60 a litre later this month as the rupee’s appreciation against the dollar had helped lower the cost of import, helping the firms make
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Samsung eyeing digital music service in software push
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amsung Electronics, which has vaulted the value chain on the strength of its hardware, will go out and buy mobile content providers, a senior executive told Reuters, to compete with Apple, Google and Amazon.com in a global digital music market worth nearly $9 billion. The South Korean electronics giant has muscled its way to global leadership in TVs, smartphones, chips and display screens - packing internally sourced state-of-theart components into consumer gadgets - but software remains a weak link. “The message we’re getting from the top is to raise software capability, and buy rather than build, if needed,” Kang Taejin, senior vice president of Samsung’s Media Solution Center, said in an interview. “Our
focus on software is primarily aimed at driving hardware sales, rather than making money. We have a full range of handsets in so many countries, and, to better market our products, we thought it’s better to start our own software business.” Apple’s potential launch of an online streaming music service is prompting rivals to counter the iPod maker, which pioneered and still leads the digital music market. Success in today’s mobile market means integrating products to seamlessly connect hardware and software. In May, Samsung bought online music service mSpot and has built its own Music Hub service to compete against Android’s Music Player, Apple’s iTunes and Amazon’s Cloud Player. Kang says Samsung is ready to do more deals. The boardroom push, and Samsung’s aim to
grow Music Hub to among the world’s top-four digital music services, has fuelled speculation that online streaming services such as Pandora Media and privately-held Spotify could become takeover fodder. Big content firms and broadcasters are jostling in a digital music market set to grow nearly a fifth this year, led mainly by streaming services. Kang declined to comment on potential targets. “We want to grow the Music Hub to rank in the world’s top four services within three years in both revenue and subscriber numbers. And to shorten the time, we’re ready to do more acquisitions, if needed,” he said. “Mobile business is what Samsung is doing really well, and as a result we have deep pockets. We are very serious about content business, as we
showed with the acquisition of mSpot.” Samsung has yet to prove itself in content, and remains some way behind Apple, which revolutionised the smartphone market in 2007 with an iPhone boasting seamless integration of software and hardware. Samsung’s proprietary bada mobile platform has little traction in the smartphone market, and its ChatOn messenger service has yet to grip users. The Koreans - who have tended to stick with alliances with content partners rather than go in-house - may be late to a crowded music market, but Samsung sees scope in leveraging its scale in hardware and some stand-out features of Music Hub. “One of the great advantages we have over our rivals is that Music Hub is pre-installed in our flagship product and will be available later in a bunch of other Samsung devices,” said Kang, who developed the Hangul 2000 software, a Korean equivalent of Microsoft’s Word processor, and was poached from mobile operator KT Corp in 2010. Music Hub, available on
Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States and several European markets, combines all the key available music service options on a single platform - offering paid digital downloads like iTunes, a personalised radio service like Pandora, music upload to cloud like iTunes Match and Cloud Player. Users can access a catalogue of over 19 million songs - including the Korean hit ‘Gangnam Style’ that has taken the pop world by storm and topped iTune’s download charts - and stream seamlessly to mobile devices. Apple says its iTunes Store has more than 28 million songs. “Amazon, Google and Apple should really take note of Music Hub’s radio service,” Billboard said recently. “Whether or not the service is good, great or equal to something like Pandora really isn’t the point. What’s important is that Samsung has put the most mainstream of music products (radio) with less mainstream music products (downloads, cloud storage),” it said.
The Aakash is back, and shines in sneak peeks
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he world’s cheapest tablet has finally come together as planned, perhaps even better. And priced at $35 (about Rs. 1,960) , Aakash 2 appears ready to start a revolution. Wait for it. Aakash 2 is likely to be launched early October, close to the first anniversary of its predecessor, but some US tech experts got a sneak peek. Needless to say, they loved it. “I want this device,” wrote Christopher Peri, the highly influential writer for Venture Beat, a leading technology blog, in a review of Aakash 2 on Tuesday. “World changing indeed,” is how Forbes magazine’s technology contributor Alice Truong ended her review of the device. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of DataWind, which makes Aakash 2, is thrilled with the reviews, especially after the pasting he got for the Aakash 1, which was panned as too slow, with too many rough edges: far from the dream device India was waiting for. Only
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8,000 of the originally contracted 100,000 units shipped. Tuli said he didn’t want or arrange these pre-launch reviews. That was done by Vivek Wadhwa, an Indian American technology entrepreneur and academic. “Vivek jumped the gun,” Tuli said in a telephone interview. Wadhwa had become an instant fan of the device the time he first tried it. “It has the potential of revolutionising India,” he gushed, “putting millions of Indians on the Net instantly.” But he also feared for the future of Aakash 2. “Indians have an inferiority complex about their ability to produce anything of this standard and they would have finished off the device by rubbishing it,” he said. So his strategy of getting it tested by leading experts in the US. If the reviews were good, Indian reviewers and critics would look silly going the other way. The reviews have been outstanding so far. And Wadhwa might have indeed saved the
device from a premature demise. For now, the real challenge lies ahead. The WiFi-only version will cost the government $41, and will be sold to students at a subsidised $35. A version with a SIM slot, called UbiSlate, will be available commercially for around $63. DataWind has already been able to line up 3.5 million bookings. Aakash 2 was built in close technological cooperation with IIT Bombay - “really sharp people,” said Tuli - while Aakash 1 was made with IIT Rajasthan. The current order-book is 100,000 units. Eventually, the government plans to buy 5 million units, which could drive prices down to sub-$20 levels, Tuli said. “The world of cheap tablets is not coming, it’s here,” wrote Peri. “Now we just need to sit back and watch the world change again — just as it did when cheap smartphones hit the market,” Peri added.
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apan’s super-aging society may be able to live a little longer at home thanks to a couple of new robotic devices introduced by the Muscle Actuator Motor Company. The company demonstrated a robot lifter and bodily waste removal system at the 39th Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition late last month. Designed to provide relief for stressed caregivers, the devices will be available to rent to private residences on a monthly basis. First up is the ROBOHELPER SASUKE, which helps lift a person into and out of bed using servo motors. The device has two rods connected by a sling that
slides under the body. The sling is made of a special material and can accommodate a weight of 264 lbs (120 kg). Furthermore the arms can rotate up to 60 degrees, which allows the patient to comfortably transfer from a prone position to a sitting position. Lifting patients is the number one cause of injury to nurses, so it’s only natural that other companies are currently developing robotic solutions. In Japan, Riken and Tokai Rubber are refining the RIBA robot, and Japan Logic Machine is marketing the Care Robot Yurina. An American company called Hstar Technologies is also working on a similar robot called the RoNA
(Robotic Nursing Assistant). The second device – ROBOHELPER LOVE – is an an automatic bodily waste disposal unit aimed at making bedpans a thing of the past. A cup wraps around the patient’s waist, fitted with sensors that automatically detect the presence of fluid and/
or stool. The waste is quickly suctioned away into a holding tank, followed by a cleansing wash using room temperature water. The cup itself can be washed and sterilized automatically at the station. It can operate for up to 12 hours without supervision, making it ideal for overnight use.
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Both ROBOHELPER devices were designed with the help of Toshiyuki Kita, who is known for creating the look of Sharp’s AQUOS TVs and Mitsubishi’s failed yellow household robot Wakamaru. The price and availability of these devices has yet to be announced. new concept car that turns phone into an integral part of the car and the car into a mobile cinema has been developed by a German automobile company. Cars normally have a bonnet intake to help keep their engine cool but Smart Forstar’s scoop conceals a projector that turns a wall into a cinema screen, the Daily Telegraph reported. The media player for the projector can be connected directly to the smartphone or videos can be streamed from it through Bluetooth. The car’s other facility is that it can turn the phone into a rear-view mirror. Revealing the concept car at the Paris Motor Show this week, Smart said that the car is the brand’s first “Sports Utility Coupe” - though it’s pretty well removed from normal standards of utility. The charging socket is concealed in the right hand tail light and the left is a large bottle holder. The seat shells are slung with cloth hammocks, which are easily removable to change colours when the mood strikes or to pack large items in the car. A 60kW magneto-electric motor fed by a 17.6kWh battery powers the concept car, which propels it to speeds of more than 130km/h.
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Miserable Condition of Shaheed Udham Singh’s family
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he family of shaheed udham singh has been left to fend for themselves - this is how hindutva india repays the sacrifice of one of our greatest shaheeds ,our own sell out leaders have also failed to honour & protect the families of all our shaheeds from the time of shaheed udham singh - 1984 - now Jeet Singh is no ordinary Indian but grandson of India’s freedom struggle martyr Udham Singh, who shot and killed Michael O’Dwyer, who as Lieutenant Governor of Punjab endorsed
The dusty lanes of the small town of Sun-am in Punjab lead you to a colony where 55-year-old Jeet Singh lives with his family of two grown up children and wife.
the massacre on Baisakhi day in 1919. The 55-year-old grandson of Udham Singh lives in Sangrur village of Punjab with his two sons, all of whom live a miserable life despite promises of succour by government functionaries,
including late President Giani Zail Singh. ‘Forgotten Indian Heroes and Martyrs: Their Neglected Descendants’--a book chronicling the lives of more than 22 such families of descendants of the martyrs of India’s freedom struggle, compiled by Jha and his wife Neena, was also launched by Singh and Darda jointly. The book, Jha says, is part of his attempts to bring to light the miserable conditions of such families and bring some dignity to their lives. “There is nothing about Udham Singh in this book that people do not already know. I have but changed the perspective of the story (by encapsulating the present lives of his descendants),” said Jha. “The least one would expect any government to do is to identify the families of these heroes and to give them a pride of place in all national functions. Needless to say their education and medical care should be the responsibility of the state. Darda said he will take up the cause of these martyrs’ families in Parliament and will try to work for their rehabilitiation. “The neglect of Jeet Singh is an example of a black page in our system--one of which we have to
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“It is good that Udham Singh did not live enough to see the state of the nation he gave his live for; to see his kin living in penury working as daily wage labourers while the leeches of the Indian Freedom Movement carved out dynasties for their families. It seems he was better off that way…
“The family of shaheed udham singh has been left to fend for themselves - this is how hindutva india repays the sacrifice of one of our greatest shaheeds ,our own sell out leaders have also failed to honour & protect the families of all our shaheeds from the time of shaheed udham singh - 1984 -now.” be ashamed of,” said Darda. “If the government can take care of its Parliamentarians for
life, don’t the families of our national heroes need some attention. I hope various state
governments will wake up to the cause of such families,” said Darda.
Not much change in 60 years, free India’s first voter says
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n the day the Election Commission announced the dates for polling in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the man who cast the first vote in free India, Shyam Saran, said that he now wants to become an activist and root out corruption. “Political activism is the need. When people exhaust their capacity for tolerance, you should take that as a beginning of some kind of revolution,” said Saran, who was less than 30 when he cast his first vote for free India. Saran first voted on October 23, 1951. In 2007, he was identified as the first voter of free India by the then chief electoral officer of Himachal Pradesh, Manisha Nanda. Basking on the log roof of his British-era home overlooking the snowline in Kalpa, a tiny hamlet at 9,730ft in Kinnaur, Saran, who taught Hindi in government schools, remembers every election since 1951 and has never missed a vote. Saran remembers how political leaders braved treacherous terrain to campaign in Kinnaur, holding on to ropes along the mountain face as they walked.
“Ballot boxes were brought on mules and each candidate had a box. Red ink would be put on our fingers,” remembers Saran. Sixty years later, not much has changed. His village Kalpa, like many Indian villages, is still poor, unconnected with proper roads, and lacks good education. Worse, deforestation has taken a toll on the environment. With Kalpa still crying for attention, it’s not surprising that he is disillusioned with the state of India’s democracy. Disenchanted by the government’s approach towards the Lokpal Bill, Saran recalled the country’s long history of civil movements started by his childhood icon, Mahatma Gandhi. He is upset by the parliamentary logjam over Coalgate. “Half or more of the country’s population is of farmers, traders and small time workers. They’re helpless and unable to challenge the governments over corruption,” said Saran. “It’s because of the apples we produce, the shawls we make, the wheat that Punjab produces, that we are where we are. Not because of our MPs who hold Parliament to ransom,” he said.
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n India word of mouth has traditionally played a very effective role in the communication process. Introduction of radio, print and cinema however added to their significance in providing information, education and entertainment to the large part of the Indian population. Adoption of television by BBC in the year 1936 and by USA in 1953 were a landmark in communication through pictorial images. India at this stage made a small beginning by initiating an experimental project as an extension of the All India Radio to start its TV transmission. First such transmission in black and white went in the air on 15th September1959 for an hour and was received by less than 100 community TV sets installed within the jurisdiction of Delhi city. The one hour transmission was thereafter made twice a week... People at the receiving end felt jubilant and excited to see pictorial images of people and places right in their front. With the passage of time and provision of additional production
facilities the transmission was made daily and on regular basis by the year 1965. In the same year TV transmitters at Bombay and Amritsar were commissioned to telecast daily programmes .In another 5-7 years TV transmission services were provided at Srinagar, Calcutta, Madras and Ahmedabad. Aiming at professional growth and expansion, TV India (popularly called DOORDARSHAN) embarked on experimentation of the Satellite Instructional TV programme by use of American Satellite ATS-6 during the period August 1975-July 1976 to broadcast educational programmes to villages in six states provided with free TV sets. For this type of specific audience, the programmes on agriculture, health and family planning and entertainment including dance, music and rural art forms were telecast for one hour duration each in the morning and evening. TV programme planning and implementation at this stage in 1976 was detached from All India Radio and administratively
a separate department of Doordarshan was constituted .In the year 1997 PRASAR BHARTI a statutory autonomous body was established and Doordarshan along with AIR were converted to government corporations under Prasar Bharti. In 1982 Doordarshan took a major initiative in the 9th Asian Games for arranging a live telecast of the events at the national level and in colour transmission. Economic policy of liberalisation and the SUPREME Court ruling in 1995 disallowing the monopoly of the government in controlling the air waves paved the way for the private sector to step in for introducing the private channels some paid and some unpaid. From a humble beginning in 1959 Doordarshan has grown as a major broadcaster with around 30 channels including regional language satellite channels, state networks, international channel and All India channel like DD India, DD National, DD News, DD Sports, DD Gyandarshan, DD Bharti, Loksabha channel and DD Urdu which are free and available round the clock. Today
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Karan Mehra to essay Yug in Amrit Manthan
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ecently, certain section of media speculated on Karan Mehra returning TV with Life OK’s Amrit Manthan as Natasha’s lover. Well, we have a confirmed news on his entry. Yes, Karan Mehra, last seen in Star Plus’s Behenein is entering Amrit Manthan and will essay the character of Yug, ex lover of Natasha Oberoi ( Ankita Sharma). Soon in the upcoming episodes Amrit (Adaa Khan) will try to
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reveal Natasha’s past. During which Amrit bumps into Yug, who has some past memories with Natasha. Therefore Amrit will use Yug as a pawn to destroy Natasha and remove her from her way.The story will go into flash back, where Yug will be found in a mental asylum, from where the story will proceed.If remembered, Natasha is none other then Princess Nimrit. So many questions arise like will Yug really have a past with
Natasha or someone who looked like her before? Will Natasha be able to fight back with Amrit and prove her identity? Or it’s again Amrit’s plan? Well, with this the plot becomes intense. Karan had already shot for the promo and will soon start with the shoot.”I have no idea about my character as of now,” said Karan Mehra.What happens next only is something to wait and watch!
90% of population can receive Doordarshan programmes. Since 1985 Doordarshan Programmes on International Channel on Satellite PAS-4 for 17 hours a day are fed to Europe, Asia and Africa and on sat. PAS-1 to North America. India now has over 134 million households (out of 223 million)
with TV sets of which 103 million have access to cable TV or satellite TV .Presently 85% of all households have a TV and over 70% of all households have access to Satellite, cable or DTH services. India has currently over 515 channels (including all private channels) covering all the main languages spoken in India.
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fter leaps, accidents and illnesses, another trend that seems to be catching up is the consummation of marriage between the male and female protagonists. Shashi-Sumeet Mittal Productions Pvt. Ltd’s shows: Punar Vivah and Kairee-Rishta Khatta Meetha are about to join the bandwagon. In the upcoming episodes of Zee TV’s Punar Vivah, Yash ( Gurmeet Choudhary) and Aarti (Kratika Sengar) are trying to woo each other and their efforts will finally pay off.
Aarti’s pregnancy will come to light in front of Yash and his family. The sequence will then go into a flashback mode which shows Aarti and Yash consuming bhang in a Mumbai temple and what follows next is intimacy between the couple, leading to Aarti’s pregnancy. On Colors TV’s Kairee - Rishta Khatta Meetha, Anuj and Kairee’s closeness will bring a reason for audiences to rejoice. As Anuj (Naman Shaw) proposes to Ambi ( Preeti Chaudhary), a love struck Anuj will plan a romantic outing for his wife.
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SNACK FOOD: FISH PAKORA Ingredients • 4 white fish fillets (steamed and cut into pieces) • 2 eggs • A large pinch of salt • A pinch of red chili powder
• 2 tbsp corn flour • 2 tbsp lemon juice • 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves • Oil for deep-frying pakoda
Pakoras are created by taking one or two main ingredients such as fish, and then dipping them in a batter of gram flour to deep-fry them. In southern states of India, such preparations are known as bajji rather than pakora.
Method • Beat the eggs, salt, chili powder, lemon juice and coriander leaves together to make a batter. Add corn flour and mix well to form a smooth batter. • Heat oil in a kadhai or deepfrying pan.
• Dip each fish piece into the batter and fry in batches till golden and crisp all over. • Serve the fish pakora hot with your favorite chutney or ketchup. Serving the fish pakoras hot with some chutney or sauce can help add that extra punch of flavour.
Alcohol more harmful than crack cocaine, heroin last year after criticizing British ministers for ignoring scientific evidence showing that alcohol, which is legal, causes more damage than cannabis (marijuana), which is illegal. However, critics of the study cite the fact that while the aggregate harm of alcohol may score higher than many street drugs do on the scale, alcohol’s actual harm to individual users is less than drugs like ecstasy or LSD, which can actually create holes in the brain and cause permanent brain and neurological damage.
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and society. According to their analysis, alcohol is the most harmful drug, scoring higher on the list than both crack cocaine and heroin. The study used a system called multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to assess damage caused by various
drugs. Nine of the criteria evaluated specific harm inflicted on users of the drug, while seven criteria looked at the harm caused to others. Upon investigation, alcohol scored nearly three times more harmful than cocaine and eight
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times more harmful than ecstasy.“It is intriguing to note that the two legal drugs assessed -- alcohol and tobacco -- score in the upper segment of the ranking scale, indicating that legal drugs cause at least as much harm as do illegal substances,” said David Nutt, chairman of ISCD, and author of the study. His report concluded that “aggressively targeting alcohol harms is a valid and necessary public health strategy.”Nutt was forced to resign from the British Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)
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he sight of lush farms blooming with sarso (mustard), a merry breeze stroking the green grass and the gentle aroma of freshly baked rotis (Indian bread) daubed with homemade ghee, envisage these three things together and that’s when you’ll know you’re in Punjab! Punjab, located in the north west of India, is one of the smallest and the most prosperous states of India. The five rivers Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum gave it its name ‘punj-ab’ or the ‘land of five waters’. These five rivers divide the state into three regions: Majha, Doaba and Malwa.Punjab is certainly a primarily agricultural state and enjoys the natural benefits of fertile soils and abundant waters. As a civilization, it is one of the most ancient in the world with a distinguished culture.
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he culture of Punjab has its own unique fragrance. It is unmatched. The scent of this fertile land is such in which the warmth of you-are-my-own is inborn. All communities hold pride in their traditions and the Punjabis whose openmindedness has become proverbial also hold their unique tradition of hospitality high in their estimation as well as in their values of life. A guest in Punjab is considered as a representative sent by God. The land of Punjab, which is described as the land of Gurus, Pirs and the warriors, as a matter of faith believes in earning honest living through hard labour and in sharing the fruits of this labour with others, without expecting any returns. Hospitality is a living aspect of Punjabi culture, which is shown even to the migratory birds that sojourn here. Good habitat, laughter, playfulness and love from the environment in which hospitality grows. May the culture of this blessed land of the five rivers perpetuate and ever grow.
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tay in the Punjab Village home. Early morning visit the houses to see and feel how the day in the village starts. Men give bath to their Cows and milk them. The ladies of the House will light their hearths with cow dung and leaves to cook food. The Punjab villager farmers plough their fields with bullocks. Potters collect clay from nearby pond (Chhappar) and make clay pottery, Surahi and Ghara (vessels for storing water), dishes, jars, etc.Sit and see the creative ability of the women in Phulkari embroidery of different design and blending of harmonious colours.Watch village metal-workers or Lohars casting, soldering and making metal things like Hammer, Sickle, garden tools, pots and common utensils used in the village kitchen. Visit Carpenters or Tarkhans to see them carving traditional and regional style Doors, Windows, Beds, chairs, tables, etc out of different Woods
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he simple earthen pitcher serves as a musical instrument in a number of folk songs. The Garah player strikes its sides with rings worn on fingers of one hand and also plays on its open mouth with the other hand to produce a distinct rhythmic beatToomba is a famous folk instrument of Punjab, which is entirely based on Iktara (single stringed instrument), used by the legend singers.Dhol is a favorite folk instrument of Punjab. It is a percussion instrument, which is used not only at male dance performances but also during social rituals and festive celebrations. The drummer is called Dholi or Bharaj. Dhad is a small percussion instrument of the Damru style. Held in one hand, it is struck on either side, with the other hand holding the skinned sides vertically or horizontally. Sarangi is a popular bowed instrument in Punjab. It is wooden instrument about two feet long, cut from a single log covered with parchment. A bridge is placed in the middle. The sides of the Sarangi are pinched so as to bow it.
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olden Temple:The world’s most renowned Sikh pilgrimage is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Punjab. The edifice of gold-laden dome and the marble base enshrine the holy script of Guru Granth Sahib. It took 400kg of gold leaves to cover it. The architecture showcases an exquisite blend of Hindu and Islamic style. AnandPur Sahib:-On the left bank of Sutlej River, the historic town founded by Guru Teg Bahadur, houses a number of importamt Gurudwaras.Guru Govind Singh created Khalsa here in 1699 at Guru dwara Keshgarh Sahib. Jallianwallah Bagh:- This is an important landmark in the history Indian Freedon Struggle. It commemorates the death of hundreds of men, women and children who were murdered by the ruthless firing by the British Police in 1919. The bullet marks are still alive on the boundary walls. Sheesh Mahal :-It is a beautiful palace built by Maharaja Narinder Singh with terraces, gardens, fountains and an artificial lake. The in-house gallery displays antique paintings, bronzes, sculptures and portraits of the Maharajas of Patiala. Wagha Border :-This is the border of India and Pakistan. In the evening, the change of guard among the Indian Border Security Forces is an enchanting spectacle. Fairs and festivals are major tourist attractions in Punjab. The prosperous state is always in a festive mood. At the slightest excuse the cheery Punjabi folks jump into some celebration or other. Packed with fun and excitement these turn out to be a riot of colours too. Some important festivals in Punjab are: Baisakhi, Lohri etc.
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n Salman Khan’s recommendation, Yash Chopra’s studio signs up security agency started by the actor’s make-up man. Salman Khan has given Yash Raj Films their biggest hit till date with Ek The Tiger that has raked in over Rs 180 crore. And now YRF has gone ahead and signed Salman’s make-up man Sudesh Naag’s (aka Raju) security agency to provide protection to the stars inside the studio. Buzz is that Sallu apparently put in a word for him at the Andheri-based studio. A source informs, `Till date Ronit Roy’s company was providing the security cover for all their films. The studio had an exclusive contract with Ronit’s agency. Salman was never involved with the studio before Ek Tha Tiger and that’s when all
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the equations changed.` Yash Chopra’s studio was even in the news for bending several of their company rules for the star. The source adds, `The studio allowed Sallu’s vanity van on their premise and even gave him a bound script. So, it was clear that Salman definitely had his say there.` Salman is known to help his friends and no wonder that he would try and help his make-up man as well. The source states, `A call from Salman went to YRF and they immediately took his advice. However, they have not terminated Ronit’s contract and the work will be equally divided between the two companies.` The official spokesperson of YRF says, `We work with both the agencies for our multiple projects.
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WHy did NArGiS FakHrI CRY?
Akshay Kumar blessed with baby girl
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ctress Nargis Fakhri paid her obeisance at the famous Andheri Ka Raja Ganapati, but the atmosphere moved her to tears. “I’m very emotional and I think that being here (Andheri Ke Raja Ganapati) is such a blessing. I am so grateful because I have
always been interested in lord Ganesha and I am such a firm believer in god, in all his forms,” Nargis said here Friday. But what made her cry? “I think when I am in such a space where it’s so spiritual and so strong,” she said. Asked what she prayed for
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The baby was born on the 25th of September. The star couple has a 10-yearold son Aarav. Akshay, 45, married Twinkle, 37, the daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, in January 2001. Their son Aarav was born in September 2002. Akshay is currently busy in promoting his forthcoming venture “Oh My God”.
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Monthly Astrology - ocotober 2012 Aries – Mesha
You should try to avoid quarrels and confrontations by being diplomatic and in that case you will have success in all your endeavours. Some of your cherished desires will be fulfilled and ambitions realised. You will be fortunate in respect of romantic liaisons. You will form new relation -ships and make new deals. You may have fruitful journeys and pleasure-trips. Some of your cherished desires will be fulfilled and ambitions realised. For socializing too the period will be favourable as your relations will be improved and your popularity will also increase. Taurus – Vrushabha
You will have success in academic persuits. You will have good prosperity in professional sphere and will lead a peaceful and happy family- life. You will form new friendships and will become increasingly popular. You may remain obsessed with speculations which will be greatly disliked by your near and dear ones. For your romantic inclinations you might earn the displeasure of some females who may try to create problems for you. Gemini – Mithuna
You should take more care of your health as you may suffer from cold or some other obstructive ailments which might lead to complications if neglected.
Some of your superiors may be difficultto-please hard taskmasters who can only be appeased by dedicated hard work and submissiveness. You should ensure that you do not antagonize any of them. You may have to face many problems in your home-front and in respect of property- matters. Dealing in land, buildings, or properties could fetch you good returns. But the time is not suitable for speculations Cancer – Kataka
You may have to face many problems in your home-front and in respect of property-matters. Health problems of the family members may also cause you some concern. There might be loss of property and you may have forced change of residence. You may become tense, worried and pessimistic during this time. Dealing in land, buildings, building construction materials and agricultural implements could fetch you good returns. Leo – Simha
You will enjoy good health and so your family-life will be blissful and bright with happiness. Your earnings will receive a boost and you will have new acquisitions or properties which will improve your living condition and increase your satisfaction. Your relationships with relatives and friends will improve. In professional sphere, things will be in your favour during this period. Socially you will gain more popularity and prestige.
Virgo – Kanya
You will find improvements in all areas of life and you will have smooth progress. You will have betterment in career and your financial position will considerably improve. You will receive favours from your superiors and you will lead a joyous carefree life. You will be in good health and enjoy a good time with all your family-members who will be very loving and caring. You may have new acquisitions which will make your life more comfortable. You may have some celebrations in the family. Libra – Tula
You will enjoy good health and so will do the other members of the family. Your family- life will be blissful and bright with happiness. Your earnings will receive a boost and you will have new acquisitions which will improve your living condition and increase your satisfaction. Your relationships with relatives and friends will improve. In professional sphere, things will be in your favour during this period. You will secure favours from persons of rank and authority, besides enjoying many other benefits. Opportunities will come your way and you will make timely use of them in a prudent way. Socially you will gain more popularity and prestige. Scorpio – Vruschika
You must excercise care and caution as your enemies could otherwise
ferment troubles for you and make you a victim of slander or disrepute. Time is not propitious for romantic liaisons and extravagant tendencies if not curbed could give rise to financial problem. Your health also needs more care as you may suffer from minor ailments. You may feel irritated but you should try to diffuse your tensions which will smoothen things for you. By adopting a compromising attitude and dealing in a tactful manner you could be able to tide over domestic conflicts. Sagittarius – Dhanu
Your earnings will improve and you will have gains from various sources. You may be benefited by receiving a windfall quite unexpectedly. You will form new friendships and will become very popular in your friends’ circle. Some of your ambitions may be realised and you may have new acquisitions that will add to your comfort. You will lead a prosperous and happy family-life; there could be a celebration in the family. Capricorn – Makara
You will win the appreciation of your superiors and will be favoured with a lucrative promotion. Your name and fame will be widespread and your social popularity will considerably increase. You will form new relationships and have many admirers in your friends’ circle . You may have new acquisitions which will improve your life-style. Your familylife will be a little problematic as you
Readers please note that the below predictions are given according to North Indian tradition of Hindu Vedic Astrological methods, using your Lagna as the base. may become unhappy and may remain anxious on account of your children. Aquarius – Kumbha
You will have all round success and prosperity in all areas of life. You will gain favours from your superiors or teachers and have betterment in career or education; your earnings will increase and you will have gains from various other sources. A distant journey may prove to be fruitful. Time is favourable for forming new relationships, improve the existing ones and also for socializing. Your name and fame will be widespread and popularity will also increase considerably Pisces - Meena
You should take every possible care for avoiding quarrels and conflicts; you should not get entagled in any Law- suit also. Your health needs much more care and you should be very cautious while driving as you will be prone to sustain injuries and suffer blood-loss. In professional sphere, you may face many problems which you should try to sort out peacefully. The period is not favourable and you must let the adverse period pass over by lying low. The period is not good for finances; so think twice before making any new commitments If you wish to knowthe difference between Eastern & Western Astrology you are invited to visit http://jyotisha.00it.com/Difference.htm
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are about: providing constant support, our comforting confidant and our worst critic. They are the family we choose! Friends are people we love to spend time with. They give us company when we are lonely, support us unconditionally and accept us despite our shortcomings. They make
celebrations fun, and they help us be ourselves. Not just that, friends also help us grow at a spiritual level. Each soul is on a journey. Friends are guides who come into our lives, play their roles and move on. Don’t we all have friends who we were very close to at one point, but with whom we are no longer
in touch with now? They drifted away from our life when their role as guide was over. What friends do for us cannot be described in words. It is important for us to have friends but many of us find it difficult to strike up a friendship. If we keep a few things in mind, it shouldn’t be difficult to make friends. The first is to start a relationship with the right expectations. Don’t expect too much. If you start with high hopes, the relationship is likely to flounder. For anyone to fulfil your expectations, they need to understand what is expected of them. This understanding takes time. Besides, expectations are always two-sided, so having low expectations ensures the same from others. One of the drawbacks of starting a friendship with high expectations is that at every step, you start judging the person and his actions. There is a constant dialogue going on in your mind where you are trying to judge if the person is fitting into your definition of a friend. If you are too judgemental, you might focus only on the negatives and miss out on some of the finer qualities your friends might possess. People don’t necessarily have to fit into your image of a good person. There
are many other ways in which people can be good. Also, if every person in your life fits into your definition of good, chances are that all the people in your life will be alike. If you are eclectic in your views, life will shower on you an abundance of friends. Another important aspect of friendship is understanding that we all grow and change. Since we continue to grow, we continue to evolve. Hence, it is important that you don’t judge people by their past actions. Always give them another chance. See them with neutrality. That way you can start a relationship from an absolutely new perspective, like painting on a clean canvas. What you paint is then up to you. Another golden rule is to have no pre-conceived notion about either the person or the relationship. What the relationship should involve should be determined by the experiences the two people share, and not by a fixed definition that is prevalent. The relationship could be an intense one, or it could be just a casual friendship where both people have the same idea of fun. If you don’t start with a fixed notion, the freedom in the relationship helps you grow and explore.
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AIYYAA Director:
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Producers:
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Starring:
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The first official trailer of the much-talked about film Aiyyaa, starring Rani Mukherji and Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran was released, the audience found it extremely funny, leaving them in splits! Though Aiyyaa is not one of the highly anticipated films to release this year, the trailer definitely is very impressive. Rani Mukherji looks beautiful. The lady is undoubtedly one of the finest actress we have in Bollywood. Prithviraj is quite a hunk and looks very stylish. The comic timing by all the characters, especially Rani Mukherji is the ‘plus point’ of the trailer. It remains to be seen whether the film is as funny and interesting as the promo. Certain scenes bears resemblance to Vidya Balan’s act in The Dirty Picture. Directed by Sachin Kundalkar, Rani Mukherji plays Marathi girl Meenakshi in this delightful Amelie-style comedy. Meenakshi lives with her eccentric family next to a smelly rubbish dump, lost in her dream-like Bollywood
fantasy world. She gets a job at an art college where she meets a soul-mate, a buck-toothed Lady GaGa lookalike, and together they go man-hunting. That’s until she catches the smell of her
“Meenakshi lives with her eccentric family next to a smelly rubbish dump, lost in her dream-like Bollywood fantasy world...” dream man, follows the scent and finds a hunky Tamil student (superstar Prithviraj), who she stalks - much to his annoyance. At the same time her barely sane parents are arranging her marriage to a good, sensible boy, who loves Marathi art cinema and rose-planting. As her dream hunk mysteriously disappears, Meenakshi is torn - should she settle for the rose garden? Prithviraj will be making his Bollywood debut with this movie. The film, which is coproduced by Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18 is expected to release on October 12.
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ight from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar has been known for making opulent movies. Each of these films had boasted of a saleable element in the form of Shah Rukh Khan. However when a movie starring three rank newcomers (Student Of The Year) goes on to boast of Rs. 35 crores budget (as per trade sources), that does raise eyebrows. Karan Johar says it all like never before. On spending lavishly for Student Of The Year… When I was writing the film, everyone around me just told me to control my budget. Well, I tried doing that but then realized that I am a mad guy and my passion is cinema where I can’t compromise on frame taking. I wanted Nasir Hussain kind of entertainment with the film and that’s the reason you see grandeur everywhere, whether it is sets, locations or music. I couldn’t cut costs. On this cost being spent on rank newcomers… Yes, considering the fact that it is a film with an all-debutant cast, the film is indeed way more expensive than what it should have been. However I couldn’t allow my production to have any particular approach to these youngsters. You need to give new talent its due and hence I had to up the scale. The money has been spent and the onus is on me to deliver. On the risk associated with the film… My distributor friend Anil Thadani has good faith in me. He did the biggie Agneepath with me as well and now we are together on Student Of The Year. See, I just wanted to make a film which I enjoyed working on. I wanted to launch two boys and one girl and as long as that wish of mine is fulfilled, I won’t be thinking too much about the money involved. On continuing the trend for future films too…. I told you that I am not good at saving costs. I have to endure my own problems. (Smiles) Honestly, I am the worst director to be employed by any producer, including myself. Karan Johar was born in Mumbai to the late Indian Bollywood film producer Yash Johar, founder of Dharma Productions and Hiroo Johar. He studied at the Greenlawns High School and attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, both in Mumbai. Johar also has a television show called ‘Koffee with Karan”, in which he interviews renowned celebrities from Bollywood and India’s glamour world. ‘Student of the Year’ releases on October 19, and marks Johar’s first directorial venture without SRK in the lead role. October 2012 Edition
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“No sequel plans for Barfi” - Anurag Basu
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he Barfi character played to pitch-perfection by Ranbir Kapoor, patented, popularized and now globalized by its producers UTV and director Anurag Basu, will now have a life outside the movies. While Anurag doggedly refuses any suggestion of a sequel to Barfi, he is open to keeping Barfi’s character alive beyond the precincts of the film. Says the source, “Anurag is in principle opposed to the idea of sequels. He has firmly cut down the suggestion of a Barfi 2. However he is open to renewing Barfi’s life-span in print form and maybe even a television series in animation form. The idea is to take the inspirational aspect of Barfi’s character beyond the parent film.” When contacted Anurag admitted of plans to take Barfi further. “We are discussing some possibilities. But it’s too early to talk about them. A sequel is definitely out. Where I will take Barfi’s story when he is already dead? If the producers feel comfortable with the idea they’re welcome to do sequel to Barfi. The Bhatts did a sequel to my film Murder. I was not involved with it.” At the moment, Barfi seems to have a life beyond what Anurag expected. Says the exultant director, “The Oscar nomination is like a bonus. On the day it was announced I was locked away writing my next script, so I had no clue until late in the night. Let me not be overly modest and let me admit I knew Barfi would be liked by critics and would go to various film festivals. It has already been selected for the Busan, Marrakesh and the Taipei film festival. What took
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me by surprise was the popular mandate given to Barfi. I never expected it to be so popular. I always looked up to Raj Kumar Hirani for making inspirational films that were warmly embraced by the masses. Now Barfi seems to have done the same.” Anurag’s next two films are bio-pics on Bihar’s globally celebrated mathematician Anand Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Says the director, “I first need signatures on legal documents authorizing me to make films on these two very different and dynamic people. I need to have a letter of consent from Anand and Kishore-da’s family. Luckily for me, both the parties are more than happy to have me making films on Anand and Kishore-da. Still, there is a great deal of legality and research to go through. No producer would touch a biopic without a legal letter of consent authorizing me to make the film.” Anurag is leaving the entire Oscar strategy to his producers UTV. “They’ve more experience in the matter. This is my first film that’s going to the Oscars, so I am clueless how one goes about it.” Anurag divulges that the Barfi team may take Aamir Khan’s help in getting their film to the Oscars. “Aamir has experience in how to position an Indian film for the Oscars. We’d be happy to follow his lead. At the moment we’re yet to devise a strategy for the Oscars. Abhi LA door hai.” As for the franchise going into graphic and animation form , the areas are now being “seriously explored” with many global parties willing to invest in the franchise.
Is Esha Gupta an Angelina Jolie look-alike?
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sha Gupta says her ‘Chakravyuh’ co-star Arjun Rampal thinks she resembles Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. Arjun Rampal is known to be a fitness freak. So much so that he even roped in his co-star Esha Gupta to work out with him on the sets of their upcoming film.
In fact, Esha tells us that Arjun thinks she looks like Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and wants her to look even fitter! Esha says, `I had super fun shooting with Arjun and Abhay (Deol) for Prakash Jha’s upcoming film in Panchmarhi and Bhopal. Arjun even gave me health tips.` The actress adds that the
cast had a rollicking time on the sets. Esha recalls an amusing incident, `There was a serious scene where Manoj (Bajpai) was on stretcher and I suddenly heard someone saying ‘Ram Ram’. Imagine our shock! Later we realised it was none other than Arjun.`
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Mallika Sherawat in American pop star Bruno Mars’ video
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hough hot bombshell Mallika Sherawat is currently busy with her Bollywood projects (KLPD), her stint in Hollywood continues to stay! The latest buzz in the B-town is that after working on varied projects and being associated with different Hollywood biggies, Mallika has now shot with Bruno Mars, American pop star, for his parody video of Salt ‘N’ Pepa’s Whatta Man (featuring En Vogue) for a comedy website.
Mallika is a great fan of Bruno and his Grammy Award winner single ‘Just The Way You Are’ has been her all-time favorite. So when her manager called to ask her if she’d be interested in doing a video with Bruno, Mallika accepted in no time. She didn’t even think for a second and at once gave her nod for the video. It’s great to see Mallika sharing screen space with her favorite pop singer. Moreover, she’s been a fan of
the website even before she knew that American film producer Judd Apatow and comedian Will Ferrell were behind it. American pop star Bruno has three number one singles in the last couple of years - ‘Just The Way You Are’, ‘Grenade’ and ‘The Lazy Song’. And ‘Just The Way You Are’ has earned many nominations apart from seven Grammys. Bruno has won number of awards including the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance last year.
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Arjun Rampal in ‘Charavyuh’
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ing, ‘The references in the song are purely for illustrative purpose. We do not mean to disrespect or harm any individual or brand.’ When translated in English, the lyrics of ‘Mehangai’ go as ‘Be it Birla or Tata, Ambani or Bata... In pursuit of their profit, they’ve carved up the country. It is our blood... Yes, it is our blood that drives their engines, fast and furious. The common man’s pocket is cleaned out bare. No more of this pomp and pelf. It is our turn now!’ Chakravyuh which stars Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Esha Gupta and Manoj Bajpayee is scheduled for release on October 24, 2012.
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ast week it was reported that Prakash Jha’s upcoming film Chakravuyh had hit a road block as one of the tracks in the film called ‘Mehangai’, was said to portray Indian industrialists Tata, Birla and Ambanis in a bad light. However, Jha on the other hand stated that contrary to what the song seemed, he had nothing personal against the business families and stated that their names were used more symbolically than anything else. In light of the explanation given by Jha, the Censor Board has since given a green signal to the song, on the condition that the track features a disclaimer stat-
Kahaani makers taken to court
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t’s been months since the Sujoy Ghosh directed Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani released. However, now a local VFX production house Intermazzo has claimed that the makers haven’t yet paid their dues. Sandeep Kamal, Managing Director of the production house, has filed a case at the Andheri court against Sujoy for nonpayment of dues amounting to Rs. 38 lakh. Apparently, the said company has done over 500 VFX shots for Ka-
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‘Dhoom 3’ first Bollywood film in IMAX
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haani but is yet to receive the promised amount as remuneration in full. It is said that Sujoy Ghosh had taken the responsibility to pay for the work partly before and the rest after the film’s release. However, he failed to keep to his commitment. It was then that Kamal and his company filed a case against Sujoy. When contacted, Sujoy denied the claims made by Sandeep Kamal and said that “This is completely untrue. They have been paid in full and we have records to prove it”.
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ash Raj Films’ (YRF) much-awaited “Dhoom 3” will be the first Bollywood film to be released in IMAX theatres, after being digitally re- mastered in the IMAX format, it was announced last week. The third instalment of the popular action-adventure “Dhoom” franchise will release in IMAX theatres, known for high-end digital projection and sound systems, across India and select global locations, in 2013. “IMAX has always symbolised high quality film entertainment and
experience and this vision of the company works very well with the ethos of YRF, which has been synonymous with Indian film entertainment over the last four decade,” YRF head honcho Yash Chopra said in a statement. “We are indeed happy to announce our association with IMAX for the additional release of ‘Dhoom 3’ in this exciting format next year. Added to the anticipated thrill that the film promises, this experience will give it an all new edge of the seat dimension altogether,” he added.
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, “Dhoom 3” stars Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif. “With its riveting action set pieces, global locales and stunning visuals, ‘Dhoom 3’ is an ideal film to take advantage of our immersive format as we begin our initiative with Indianlanguage/Bollywood films,” says Greg Foster, chairman and president, IMAX Filmed Entertainment. The film is currently being shot in Chicago.
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Saif, Kareena set for ! n o o m y e n o h th 0 5 2 s u to n e m mo
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onsidering the number of times Saif and Kareena holidayed together, frustrated Kareena Kapoor quipped during a question answer session that she and Saif are planning their 250th honeymoon in December 2012. “Kareena Kapoor quipped during a question answer session that she and Saif are planning their 250th honeymoon in December 2012.” Going by the Bebo’s diktat, we can easily infer that this most sought after couple of Bollywood
has returned from their 249th vacation. The couple looked comfy when snapped at Mumbai international airport. Saifeena went to London to celebrate Kareena’s birthday on 21st September. On top of it, Saif and Kareena were seen stepping out of the airport holding their hands. As per mommy, Sharmila Tagore’s remark, “Saif and Kareena are all set to enter into matrimony on October 16th and the wedding cards for which are send out to the invitees”. During an interview in the past,
Bebo was also caught quoting that, “I am already married to Saif...in my mind!”. Buzz even suggest that ace designer, Ritu Kumar is designing Kareena Kapoor’s wedding outfit. Whereas Kareena is basking in the joy as her film ‘Heroine’ has done well and her performance has been applauded, especially by her contemporaries. ‘Heroine’ is doing well in overseas market and as per a grapevine, Kareena and Saif are heading to London to gauge the reaction of the overseas audience.
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bollywood music Music Kamaal Dhamaal Review : Malamaal There aren’t too many expectations from the music of Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal. The major reason is the film’s genre that makes one believe that situational music would be the order of the day. Moreover one doesn’t remember a single song from Malamaal Weekly, first of the installments from the Malamaal series. Nothing wrong with that since the film is still remembered and that’s exactly the expectation from Priyadarshan - a ‘dhamaal’ entertainer. As for the music, silver lining is in the form of Sajid-Wajid who are on a roll. With Wajid along with Jalees Sherwani as the lyricist, one waits to see what they have to offer. The album kick-starts with ‘Dariya Ho’ which has an opening rhythm similar to that of ‘Chammak Challo’ [Rowdy Rathore], a Sajid-Wajid creation. Nevertheless the song comes on its own within a matter of seconds with Shadaab Faridi beginning the proceedings with some ‘desi’ lyrics by Jalees Sherwani. The most attractive part of the song though are portions by Monali Thakur who is good yet again and gives good company to Shadaab in this fun romantic number which has a celebratory feel to it, especially in the ‘remix version’. Next to arrive is an item number ‘Desi Mem’ which seemingly arrives a little too early in the day. Comprising of Hinglish lyrics with a tune which carries a distinct feel of deja vu, ‘Desi Sonu Nighm Mem’ has Mamta Sharma as the
usual suspect coming behind the mike. Yes, the pace is there and so are the beats which would ensure that the song keeps you engaged during its play on screen. However, beyond the film’s run, this Wajid written song that also features Sarosh Sami doesn’t really cover much distance. Keerthi Sagathia and Sugandha Mishra pair up for ‘Zor Naache’ and by this time one thing which is quite apparent that the album has a consistent sound to it. Since Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal is set in a village, there are no Western influences in the soundtrack and that’s something that Sajid-Wajid have ensured in each and every song. Same is the case with ‘Zor Naache’ as well which has an out and out rustic feel to it with Wajid’s lyrics fitting in well too. Though this celebration number isn’t the kind to find music audience beyond the film’s run, it does well as filler. ‘Ishq Ki Dafli Baje’ that comes next has a pleasant feel to it with melody as it’s pace. Reminding one of ‘Maayi Ri Maayi’ [Hum Aapke Hain Koun] in its beats, sound and overall arrangements, this Jalees Sherwani written track has Babul Supriyo, Sugandha Mishra and Bela Shende coming together. The singers remind one of many a song rendered by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik while (yet again) also coming close to ‘Chammak Challo’ [Rowdy Rathore]. There is added fun with ‘Ringa Ringa’ which is the best of the lot but surprisingly comes at the
very end. A fun celebration item number picturised on Anjana Sukhani, it has an addictive beat and catches on with you in the very first listening. Sung by Ujjaini, it has some ‘desi’ arrangements by Sajid-Wajid that only help the cause further. Jalees Sherwani’s are easy to ears as well and the song has the kind of rhythm that should catch on across age groups. The remix
version with Abhilasha Chellam is a good add-on to the album as well and only aids in further recollection. On the same lines of ‘Ringa Ringa’ comes ‘Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal - Theme’ track. While the style in which Uvie along with Wajid sing this one is aimed at the gallery, expect it to be played at various junctures of the film’s narrative, especially
the riotous moments. Music of Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal is better than what one expected from it. Though a couple of songs in the interim are decent, at least three tracks (including ‘Dariya Ho’ and ‘Ishq Ki Dafli Baje’) do well with ‘Ringa Ringa’ leading the bunch. Collectively, the songs should do well in pepping up the film’s (expected) fast paced narrative.
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n argument over a $50 cab fare has resulted in a taxi driver being hospitalised with head injuries. The taxi driver had picked up a 20-year-old man in Ringwood around 1:00am, driving him to Mast Gully Road in Upwey. It seems that the argument occurred when the passenger’s EFTPOS card was declined. The 30-year-old taxi driver received several punches to the head after being pulled out from his taxi. The driver was then taken to the hospital with a suspected broken nose. Police have recovered security footage from the taxi, and the investigation is continuing. The news comes after the Victorian Taxi Association (VTA) said that they wanted
media release Prolific Melbourne developer Central Equity is launching Flagstaff Place, their major Melbourne project for 2012. Located just metres from the innercity Melbourne oasis of Flagstaff Gardens this exciting new project is walking distance to the Queen Victoria Markets, the CBD and the city’s best universities, major employers and renowned cultural attractions. Central Equity is the same Melbourne property developer responsible for SouthbankONE, the iconic Southbank apartment project that recently received the 2011 Victorian Apartment Project of the Year Award from the Housing Industry Association (HIA). A contemporary building, Flagstaff Place features a range of cleverly designed apartments (studio, one, and 2 bedroom) with efficient open plan layouts that maximise access to sun-light and outlooks. The building also features a striking modern façade, beautiful rooftop garden and fitted gym. With prices starting at just $279,000 (and with plenty on offer in the $300,000 to $400,000 price bracket) these apartments are expected to resonate strongly with a new generation of city residents who value location above all else but refuse to compromise on style and design quality. Early purchasers at Flagstaff Place can
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to develop Melbourne’s own version of iconic cabs, much like the ones seen on the streets of London and New York. The VTA has written to several car manufacturers including Ford, Holden, Kia, Nissan and Toyota to see if a Melbourne ‘super cab’ could be designed, where the driver and passengers are separated into different compartments by a solid screen. Purpose-built people movers that seat at least six passengers, as well as wheelchair-accessible versions to replace sedans, were also on the agenda. The taxis would still remain the famous “Kennett Yellow”. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppers.com.au.
Indians among members of key Australian panel
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ore than ten Indian-origin people are the inaugural members of a key committee set up by the Australian government to inform and advice it on issues like immigration, skill, trade, education as well as foreign aid related to the sub continent communities in the country. The 17-member committee has been formed with an aim to increase and improve engagement with wider ethnic communities on their issues of concern, to assist service delivery to those communities and to improve the dissemination of information on the government’s policies, a Melbourne-based committee member Manoj Kumar said. ‘Subcontinent Ministerial Consultative Committee’ will works under the, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Bowen and will advise them on various issues related to the Subcontinent people in Australia. Kumar, an engineer and active member of Australia India Business Council Victoria, said the initiative was a positive sign to
improve relations with Indian community and also a way for the community to make a valuable contribution to Australian cultural, social and economic life. Commenting on his new role, Kumar said his first and prime agenda would be to urge the government to simplify rules of International English Language Testing system for the migrants wanting to acquire Permanent residency (PR). Lauding the role of Australia’s ruling Labor party for reversing the Uranium sale ban against India, Kumar said the issue now was how to proceed and implement the deal and take it to next level. “Our discussions and feedback to the federal government on trade issues pertaining to the sub continent community here could include uranium sale proceedings as well,” he aid. Meanwhile, the immigration minister Chris Bowen congratulated the inaugural members of committee.
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benefit from up to $21,000 worth of stamp duty savings. To celebrate, the company will be hosting a special Grand Opening from November 3 to November 11. The Grand Opening will be held on site in the brand new Flagstaff Place display suite where interested buyers can inspect floor plans, kitchen and bathroom examples, and locational highlights and receive assistance from friendly consultants. There will also be great coffee, instant prizes and a chance to go in the draw to win a luxury Melbourne weekend. Since 1992, Central Equity (a local Melbourne company) has
pioneered inner-city living and much of the increase in popularity in this kind of accommodation in Melbourne is attributed to the company. Central Equity prides itself on creating architecturally striking apartment towers that mix space efficient modern designs, stylish finishes and exclusive resident facilities with the best of Melbourne on the doorstep. To find out more about Flagstaff Place, visit the new interactive display at 53 Batman Street, West Melbourne, go to www. flagstaffplace.com.au, freecall 1800 44 55 20 or mobile 0401 990 904 (Tanmay Shah).
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he weather in Chicago is as unpredictable as Salman Khan’s moods. Luckily Katrina is not shooting with Salman but Aamir for a 20day schedule of Dhoom 3. However, she has been asked to keep an additional 3-4 days free of other engagements. “Anything can happen to the weather in Chicago. The climate swings are decidedly freaky. The day can start off sunny and then there’s a sudden hailstorm and we are forced to stop shooting,” says a Dhoom 3 actor from Chicago. So Katrina goes with a 4-day grace period which would probably be used to shoot that pending song with Shah Rukh Khan in Switzerland for Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan. “It would depend entirely on the weather conditions in Chicago. If all goes smoothly for Katrina in Chicago, Shah Rukh will fly down to Switzerland around October 24-25 where he will be joined by Katrina for the song. He then returns home in time for his birthday on November 2.” While Aamir Khan has chosen to stay in an apartment with his wife and baby son in Chicago during the long schedule for Dhoom 3, Katrina who now joins Aamir prefers to stay in a hotel, although as per protocol Yash Raj offered her accommodation similar to Aamir’s. “But for Katrina, it’s very lonely to stay in an apartment all alone. When shooting outside Mumbai, Katrina prefers the detached neutrality of a hotel. It’s far more convenient and practical. She might be joined for a few days by her sister who lives in New York. In any case it is going to be a hectic schedule for Katrina. While shooting for Dhoom 3 she would also have to fly to Switzerland for her romantic song with Shah Rukh Khan in Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan.”
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ack to the spotlight with her and husband Raj Kundra’s latest venture, the Super Fight League, Shilpa Shetty looks fighting fit. She admits to not only ‘killing herself’ at the gym, she is equally upbeat about getting back to acting in films and is even producing one. Though hubby Raj has been by her side at every step of her life, post marriage, ask her if she wants to give a ‘break’ to him in acting, the actress-turned-entrepreneur says a big NO. In between giggles, she explains, `Raj is too costly! Our production house can’t afford him. He’s quite a star at home and is gaining popularity that way.` However, she adds that she likes to address him as the ‘wind beneath my wings’. Shilpa is happy that her husband, through their newest sports venture, has decided to throw light on a sporting sector that often lacks the attention. She says, `It’s wonderful to see how Raj has actually given a platform to young fighters to showcase their talent and even make it their career. It is unfortunate to see that deserving people can’t afford even basic nutrition and amenities.` The actress can’t wait to get back to the big screen. After her sabbatical from the industry, she has had a baby apart from her getting busy with her business ventures. Shilpa say, `I am who I am because of acting. Once Viaan grows up, I will obviously get back to acting.`
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Norway honours Hema Malini with stamp
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Katrina shoots back to back with Aamir and SRK
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ema Malini, who was recently in Oslo attending the 10th Annual Bollywood Festival with her daughters Esha and Ahana, received a pleasant surprise at the festival. At the festival, the Norwegian government released a stamp in honour of the actress, praising her contribution to Indian cinema.
Hema who represented India at the inaugural function even performed a 15 minute Bharatanatyam and Odissi sequence along with her daughters. It was only after the performance that the hosts announced the stamp. The performance by the trio was part of the celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema.
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hile in modelling, he shouldered the responsibility of launching a million brands. While in Bollywood, he is now launching a number of newcomers in the film business. After having given a successful break to Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam in Vicky Donor, the brawny John is now all set to launch Sajid Ali (director Imtiaz Ali’s brother) as the director of his production
company’s (JA Entertainment) next venture. John went on record to say that he has immense faith in Sajid’s script and he is confident that it has the potential to surpass Vicky Donor. Though John won’t star in the film, he will personally look into the minutest details of the casting that will mainly comprise of newcomers. It will be a youth centric film dealing with the issues adolescents face.
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s a nation, we tend to censure our cricketing heroes as earnestly as we celebrate them. A talented player often goes from icon to villain and back on a weekly basis, depending on the opponent and venue. When it comes to cricket, public sentiment is as fickle as Twenty20. Remarkably, there is one player who has seemed immune to the ebbs and flows of public perception. It’s not Sachin Tendulkar but MS Dhoni, who has now been at the helm of cricketing affairs for nearly half a decade. The captain has scripted some remarkable highs and stood mute spectator to some terrible lows. Throughout, he has enjoyed the confidence of both the volatile masses and his calculating bosses in the BCCI. There are indications, however, that the longer-than-usual rope given to Dhoni may be fraying at the edges. India’s failure to make the semifinals in three successive World T20 tournaments - following Dhoni’s meteoric rise to stardom in 2007, when the format was in its infancy - has drawn out the swords. Some pointed questions are now being raised about Dhoni’s leadership credentials in T20s and Tests. Sri Lanka was just the latest instance when India hasn’t looked the part. Critics say that over the past year or so, some of Dhoni’s bowling changes, field placements and choice of playing
XI have defied logic. Just like on Tuesday, when India played three seamers against South Africa after watching Pakistan bowl 18 overs of spin. Dhoni didn’t bowl specialist spinner Ashwin when qualification was within India’s grasp. His field placements and failure to stop the singles continued to frustrate. “No captain in the history of Indian cricket has enjoyed as long a rope as Dhoni has,” former India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi said. “Nowhere in the world will you find a captain being retained after losing eight away Tests on the trot. He is negative and superstitious. Tactically, he is nothing great. If there are selection issues, Dhoni has allowed them to fester.” On the face of it, India were unlucky in Sri Lanka. They have, after all, risen to No. 2 in the T20 rankings, won Super 8 games (two of them) for the first time since 2007, bowled out opponents four times out of five, and lost just once to Australia. The format, too, is notoriously difficult to tame. To the discerning eye, though, India never looked like winning the tournament. Dhoni’s out-ofthe-box tactics, which look so good when they come off, are failing to deliver more often than not. Worse, a once frank and fearless leader now seems to be hiding behind excuses about rain, bad luck and bad form. The stamp of quiet assurance and occasional tactical masterstoke has gone missing.
Former India spinner Maninder Singh said, “When he was winning, Dhoni gave the impression he was a thinking cricketer. Now that he has started losing, he appears confused. As a captain you don’t give lame excuses like blaming the rain. He knew keeping South Africa under 120 would have been tough, yet he threw the ball to Rohit Sharma. There was no variation. He also opened the batting with two left-handers and then with two left-arm seamers in one match.” Admittedly, there are issues beyond the captain. India’s bowling is a rag-tag combination at best; a nightmare in mediocrity at worst. The two seasoned openers have consistently failed. The middle order, without Kohli, is muddled. In spite of Dhoni’s comment that the performance is Sri Lanka was “satisfactory”, everyone knows India are not the best anymore. Any reflection on the team’s downward curve, though, must necessarily factor in the skipper too. Dhoni, as we all know, is a fantastic ODI captain. But is he the best in T20s or Tests? In ODIs, India are the reigning world champions and Dhoni seems to enjoy playing the format. But every World T20 since the win in 2007 has been an ordinary campaign. India have won just 16 of 31 matches overall in all T20 Internationals since Feb 2009, surprising for a nation which hosts
Is it time for Dhoni to step down as Captain? India’s failure to make the semifinals in three successive World T20 tournaments has drawn out the swords.
the world’s biggest T20 league, the IPL. In Tests, India’s eight losses on the trot away from home in England and Australia often showed up an unimaginative leader struggling to cope with his limited arsenal. At home, India still fancy their chances but for how long? Shouldn’t Dhoni’s own ‘horses for courses’ policy be applicable for the captain too? What stops India from splitting the captaincy across formats like, say, England have? “It will not work out,” said former
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India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, “There is nobody better than Dhoni. He should still lead in all three formats. He has been severely hampered by his opening pair failing. India lack a genuine pacer. There is no X-factor in this team.” Dhoni knows the scrutiny will only increase in the upcoming Tests against England and later, Australia. Defeat may not be an option. In the coming months, India’s captain may discover if ‘home advantage’ can exist outside the field of play.
Murray aims to end career-best year on a high
Andy Murray has promised to end the year on a high after a career-best season. The Scot, who reached his Wimbledon final this year as well as capturing Olympic gold and end Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s grand slam championship, said he was hungry for more success in the future.
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ndy Murray has promised to end the year on a high after a career-best season in which he captured Olympic gold and ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s grand slam champion. The 25-year-old begins his defence of the Japan Open title this week in Tokyo, where he faces Frenchman Gael Monfils in his first match since his New York triumph
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earlier this month. “It will be a tough first match against Monfils,” Murray said. “I’ve played him I think five times and lost to him a couple of times. He’s a great athlete.” The Scot, who also reached his first Wimbledon final this year, said he was hungry for more success before looking back at a job well done in 2012.
“Obviously I have good memories (of Tokyo) from last year,” said the world number three, who beat Rafa Nadal in a memorable final, losing just four points in a 6-0 third set. “It’s nice to come back. I’d also like to play well at the Tour Finals in London. I didn’t have the chance to do that last year (because of a groin strain).
“It was a very disappointing way to end the year. I want to make sure I’m 100 percent fit for that tournament and finish the year well there.” Murray, whose decision to hire former world number one Ivan Lendl as coach this year looks an inspired move, said he felt stronger mentally, physically and technically than ever. “I’ve probably improved mentally a little bit,” the Scot said with some understatement after finally breaking his string of grand slam heartache. “It’s very important at my age to make sure you keep trying to learn and get better,” added Murray, often accused of being a “choker” after losing his first four grand slam finals. “I’ve improved my game. That’s the thing I’ve been the most pleased with this year. With the way men’s tennis is now - there is a lot of depth. “The top of the men’s game is very, very strong so if you want
to improve your ranking and win more tournaments you need to keep finding things to improve your game.” Murray has done just that under Lendl, avenging his Wimbledon loss to Roger Federer at the London Olympics before beating Novak Djokovic in a pulsating US Open final. A well-rested Murray arrived early for his Tokyo title defence, flying in from Bangkok on Thursday. “I’ve had a few more days to enjoy the city a bit,” he said. “It’s been fun. I’ve had four or five days complete rest. During the season there’s not many times you can do that.” Murray is also looking forward to playing doubles at the Japan Open after winning that title too with brother Jamie last year. “A lot of players at this stage of the year are a bit mentally and physically tired,” he said. “You need to find the best way of managing for the last couple of months of the year.”
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Sydney Swans beat the Hawks to win 2012 AFL Premiership
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brave Swans held off a spirited Hawks to win an epic premiership title in spine-tingling manner 14.7 (91) to 11.15 (81). Swans midfield veteran Ryan O’Keefe emerged as the Norm Smith medallist for best a-field.
Nick Malceski, 28, snapped the winning goal for Sydney as Hawthorn had missed three successive scoring attempts deep into the final term. Jack Gunston missed a vital chance with the margin seven points at the 24-minute mark,
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But the Hawks had given the Swans a big head start. The Swans shot to the front with the opening three goals of the second term in just eight minutes, and significantly all from midfielders Kennedy, Kieren Jack and Jarrad McVeigh to swiftly erase the Hawks first break lead. The Swans had booted six unanswered second term goals and all that as superstar veteran and play-maker Adam Goodes had received running medical repairs to a troublesome left knee. Goodes was under clear distress and managed a brave gather and clever handpass out to Morton for Sydney’s crucial sixth goal. With Franklin, Breust and Gunston all booting goals deep into time-on in the first term the big scoring Hawks looked set to run away after a tight opening quarter. In wet and windy conditions at the MCG though, the Swans emerged as victors in front of 99,683 people, and claimed their second flag in seven years. Earlier in the week, Essendon captain Jobe Watson won the coveted Brownlow medal at the event held at the Crown Palladium. Watson finished with 30 votes, beating Richmond’s Trent Cotchin and Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell, who both finished equal second on 26 votes each.
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Cricketers to light up Indian Grand Prix
he adrenaline rush of a Formula One race is massive, and so is the glitz and glamour on the track side. The concoction is irresistible. As the second edition of the Airtel Indian Grand Prix nears, news is that several top cricketers will be adding charisma to the event. The inaugural edition of the GP witnessed Sachin Tendulkar flagging off the race while teammates Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh joined him in the paddock. This time around, at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida on October 28, the cricketing stardom is set to make a bigger presence. Apart from Tendulkar, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan have already confirmed to the organiser Jaypee Sports International Limited (JPSI) that
before Hawthorn’s best for the day Brad Sewell missed two shots from heavy congestion as the margin whittled down to just four agonising points. The best and worst from Hawks superstar Lance Franklin almost pulled off a stunning come-from-
behind win, before the disciplined Swans settled and secured the victory, scoring the last four goals in a battle of the heavyweights. Hawthorn trailed by 28 points just eight minutes after halftime, before ‘Buddy’ Franklin led a resurgence and flurry of five goals to snatch the lead. The lead changed for a fifth and final time when brilliant Swans youngster Dan Hannebery finished truly on the run 12 minutes into the last term. Franklin had big possessions and big moments of wayward goal-finishing to leave the brave Swans within reach for most of another epic grand final Sydney performance. Franklin finished with a wayward 3.4, as the Hawks slammed home more points than majors for the second week in a row. Brad Sewell was ferocious and inspirational with his constant ball-winning in the heavy and brutally intense congestion against the tough Swans midfield battery of O’Keefe, former Hawk Josh Kennedy and young gun Hannebery. Sewell, 28, was a prime candidate to collect the prestigious best afield medal to rival O’Keefe, with his hardworking performance. In their typical manner the freewheeling Hawks stormed back into premiership calculation with a huge third term, shooting five goals in just 10 minutes.
they would be present for the race. “Most of the cricketers apart from Tendulkar will be guests of Sahara Force India. The Mumbai maestro, of course, is a good friend of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and he won’t miss this race for sure,” a BIC official said. In fact, it was Bernie who wanted Tendulkar to flag off the inaugural race last year. “Bernie has the final say on who flags off a GP. Last year, he spoke to Tendulkar himself. This time, we expect him to decide on a name for this role sometime after the Japanese GP next week,” the official added. Apart from the Indian cricketers, Sri Lankan star Kumar Sangakkara has also confirmed his presence. “JPSI chairman Sameer Gaur had allotted the first ticket for Sangakkara,” the BIC official said.
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ustralian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath says he hopes to fill shoes of compatriot Dennis Lillee after taking over as head of India’s top pace bowling academy. Lillee had headed the MRF Pace Foundation, which is operated by tire company the Madras Rubber Factory, since its inception in 1987. In that time he has helped contributed to the development of many fast bowlers including, most recently, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Zaheer Khan. “I’d grown up in New South Wales watching and admiring Lillee,” said McGrath at a function organised to celebrate the academy’s 25th anniversary. “He was a great fast bowler. It will be a challenge for me to continue his legacy here.” McGrath, 42, said the academy has helped pacemen not only from India, but also from all over the world. “I came here in 1992 as a young paceman. It was just great learning from Lillee,” said McGrath, who is test cricket’s most successful pace bowler with 563 wickets in 124 games, as well as 381 wickets in 250 one-day internationals. “This is a huge opportunity. I would be doing what I like to do. India is probably one of the
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hardest places for the fast bowler to excel,” McGrath said. Lillee, who was test cricket’s highest wicket-taker at one point with 355 from 70 matches, said McGrath was an easy choice
to take over as director of the academy. “We thought long and hard and we could not have found a better candidate than McGrath,” Lillee said.
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Infertility: An Ayurvedic Approach – A complete natural solution
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yurvedic Medicine for infertility is based on a different approach. According Ayurvedic system, the reproductive tissue or shukra dhatu either in men or female is an end product of metabolic processes. Sukra Dhatu (tissue) is present in both men and women. In women, it denotes ovum, which is a part of menstrual cycle. While in men, it comes out as semen after being sexually stimulated. Finally, healthy Ovum in female and healthy sperm in males is completely depends on healthy metabolic processes involved. How can one should have healthy metabolic process is depends on Agni (Dhathwagni). It plays crucial role in coordinating and conducting “Rasa” between the all the seven tissues (Sapta dhatus: nutrient fluid to blood, muscle, fat, bone, bone marrow and finally to the shukra tissue) to form and healthy end product which is “Sukra”. There are many factors which influence the fertility, which
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include wide range of general health and lifestyle issues. Factors such as Smoking, excess caffeine intake, excess consumption of alcohol and drugs, other medical reasons such as previous cancer treatment, obesity, celiac syndrome (whether it is diagnosed or undiagnosed) and finally age related decline
in natural fertility. According to Ayurvedic medicine, if we look for the underlying root cause among all the above mentioned reasons, there is improper co ordination of “Rasa” due to sluggish metabolism, which influences the healthy production of “Sukra” (Healthy semen or Ovum). For example, it is predicted by many modern
world researchers, excess caffeine intake will cause either tubal block or mild to severe endometriosis. In case of Obesity, it is also predicted that excess adipose tissue will cause the production of excess oestrogen as a metabolic end product of Insulin resistance. For most of the above mentioned reasons the root
cause remains the same. As per the Ayurvedic medicine, it always very important to evaluate the root cause before treating the problem. The line of treatment in Ayurvedic medicine starts with the treatment of root cause, which is cleaning the part (Systemic location of DOSHA) of vitiated or imbalanced DOSHA. In this scenario, mostly pitta and Vata will be imbalanced, so It will be good idea to start with VIRECHANA KARMA (purgation treatment) and followed by VASTI (Medicated enema). Following to Shodhana Treatment (Panchakarma or detox treatment) the samana treatment follows. Samana treatment normally includes administration of Ayurvedic classical herbal preparation to stimulate the Dhatwagni (Fire), which indirectly, stimulates the metabolic process for the production of healthy sperm or Ovum. You may ask your personal query to Dr Kumar via Email drkumar@jeevahealth.com.au or by phone 0402 282 745/ 03 9440 5091 or 02 6156 0618 regarding any of your health problems. You will
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Hangover beauty - what works and what doesn’t
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rue, for some hangovers are the best after a night’s drinking and having fun but for most people hangovers are their worst enemy. The pounding headache and the make-up smeared across your face can leave you looking unattractive the next morning. Follow the simple hangover beauty dos and don’ts to relieve you of the stress the next morning. If you know that you are going to be out boozing, take some precaution. Before leaving, place a large glass of water and a high dose of multi-vitamin tablets near your bed. Water will help you if you are dehydrated and the vitamins will help you beat the alcohol off your system. Have a glass of fat free milk the next morning. The milk will help your body by providing protein, moisture and calcium which gets depleted with alcohol. Drink a
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cup of green tea to help your body fight the lowered resistance that comes with drinking. Sleep deprivation together with booze is a never winning combination. To get rid of the inevitable under eye dark circles the next morning, place cucumbers on your eyes for some time. Try and apply a toning gel with vitamin K to help restore the firmness and the elasticity around your eyes. Water is probably one of the only elements that helps fight hangovers the best. Hydrate yourself and your skin will not lose out on the moisture and you shall keep glowing even after a wild night party. When nothing works, your last resort is make-up. Go smoky on the eyes, to hide the puffy bags and nude on the lips which will lend lustre to them. Keep your mane open or tie it up in a ponytail to get the fresh look.
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look beautiful with ec0 friendly products
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trend that’s fast climbing the beauty popularity charts around the world is the use of eco-friendly beauty products. And this trend isn’t only
for hardcore eco-enthusiasts or nature-junkies; because of the wide variety of choices available in the market, there are products for everyone. After all, you have
the option of adding chemicalfree cosmetics to your beauty regimen and simultaneously protect the environment! Eco-friendly products don’t
harm the environment in any way. They do not lead to pollution or toxicity of nature, during their manufacture process. These products contain plant extracts and other natural substances that are biodegradable and do not allow animal testing. Says beauty pro Shahnaz Husain, “Nature is not only an expert chemist, but also an ideal cosmetologist! Eco-friendly products, like plant ingredients, have a long history of safe usage. They offer the element of safety from harmful after-effects.’ Our body responds well to natural ingredients, while it has an in-built resistance to chemical ones. Since many mainstream beauty products use ingredients, that in small doses may not affect us, but in the long-run, can have the reverse effect on our bodies. For eg: Many facial cleansers contain alcohol-based ingredients that end up drying your skin. Knowing your products are chemical-free will ease any worries of allergic and chemical reactions. A whole range of beauty products exist in nature,
as plant extracts are remarkably versatile. So now you will find eco-friendly make-up, hair, skin care and other beauty products as well as herbal remedies free from bulking and binding agents. With the use of cleaner ingredients, comes cleaner manufacturing. Eco-friendly products use a minimum of packaging waste, and are made of post-consumer recycle wherever possible. So the waste that is disposed off after manufacturing natural products is bio- degradable and free from toxins that do not cause harm to the environment. “Eco-friendly products tend to be slightly more expensive than chemical products. This is mainly because its ingredients are grown organically, or at times, they are made in small quantities. Also, since there is no chemical handling, the process of manufacturing is longer with very stringent quality control norms.” What adds to the cost is the factor that they have a shorter shelf-life than chemicalladen products
Communicate in Bed for Sexual Satisfaction
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ust talking about sex is not enough, you have to enjoy it. Researchers have found that the more comfortable you are talking about sex, the more satisfactory your sex life will be. However, the research doesn’t fully explain why the sexually chatty are happier with their erotic lives. “Even a little bit of anxiety — about the communication — affected whether they are communicating or not. It also directly
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affected their satisfaction,” says study researcher Elizabeth Babin who’s also health communication expert at Cleveland State University in Ohio, US. The anxiety “might be kind of taking them out of the moment, thus reducing the overall satisfaction they experience during their encounters,” she says. How people talk about sex is an important issue for public health researchers. After all, people who are uncomfortable
asking their partners to wear a condom may be at a higher risk of having unprotected sex and exposing themselves to sexually transmitted infections. In her study, Babin recruited 207 people, 88 from undergraduate classes and 119 from online sites, to complete surveys about their apprehension about sexual communication, their sexual satisfaction and the amount of nonverbal and verbal communication
they felt they enacted during sex. For example, participants were asked how much they agreed with statements such as, “I feel nervous when I think about talking with my partner about the sexual aspects of our relationship,” and “I feel anxious when I think about telling my partner what I dislike during sex.” The participants, whose average age was 29, also responded to questions about their sexual self-esteem. For ex-
ample, how good a partner they felt they were and how confident they were in their sexual skills. The surveys revealed that apprehension in talking about sex can spoil one’s sexual enjoyment, with that anxiety linked both to less communication in bed and less satisfaction overall. Unsurprisingly, less sexual communication apprehension and higher sexual selfesteem were both associated with more communication during sex. Communication during sex, in turn, was linked to more sexual satisfaction. Non-verbal communication was more closely linked to satisfaction than verbal communication, Babin reports. Non-verbal cues may seem safer, she says. “It could be perceived as being less threatening. So, it might be easier to moan or move in a certain way, to communicate that ‘I’m enjoying the sexual encounter’. That’s better than saying, ‘Hey, this feels really good, I like that’. That might seem too direct to some people,” Babin says. Babin next plans to research couples to get both sides of the story and to find out how couples’ communication styles mess with their sexual satisfaction. The end goal, she says, is to give therapists and sex educators tools to help them teach people how to talk about sex more openly with their partners.
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Go jogging in forest, banish the gym
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jog through a forest can cut the risk of suffering from mental health problems and is twice as good as compared to a trip to the gym, a study has found. Researchers found that anything from a stroll in the park to a run through woodlands can have a positive effect on people suffering from depression and anxiety. The study also showed that the positive effect on people’s mental health was 50 per cent more than they might expect from going to
the gym.The researchers at Glasgow University looked at natural and non-natural environments for physical activity, including walking, running and cycling, and found that being around trees and grass lowered brain stress levels, the Telegraph reported.The study, led by Prof Richard Mitchell, polled nearly 2000 physically active people in the 2008 Scottish Health Survey. Only activities carried out in a natural environment outdoors were found to be associated
with a lower risk of poor mental health.Prof Mitchell said he was “surprised” by the scale of the results“There was around a 50 per cent improvement in people’s mental health who were physically active in the natural environment, compared to those who weren’t,” he said. “These aren’t serious mental health issues, more struggles in general life, things like mild depression, not being able to sleep, high stress levels or just feelings of not being able to cope.“It
seems that woodland and forest seem to have the biggest effect on helping to lower mental health problems. “That makes sense with what we thought we knew. That is, the brain likes to be in the natural environment and it reacts to being there by turning down our stress response. Being in areas that have lots of trees and grassy areas helps to calm us down, and obviously a forest has this.“I wasn’t surprised by the findings that exercise in natural environments is
good for your mental health, but I was surprised by just how much better it is for your mental health to exercise in a green place like a forest, than in other places like the gym.“The message to doctors, planners and policy makers is that these places need protecting and promoting,” he added. He said that taking a decision to exercise in a natural environment once a week could be enough to gain some benefit, and any additional use could have a bigger effect.
Many women unable to have babies because they haven’t met Mr Right
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More than half of women think that not being able to have babies because they haven’t met Mr Right is as bad as being infertile, a survey has revealed. One in five even said that they would consider trying to conceive without a husband or partner by using donor sperm. Another fifth have thought seriously about freezing their eggs so they could have children later on. The poll of 3,000 women aged 28 to 45 also revealed that just over a third – 36 percent – were not yet sure if they ever wanted to start a family.Another third did not think they had met the right partner. Crucially 54 percent said that being “emotionally infertile” – not being able to have children because they didn’t have a partner – was as painful as being medically infertile. It also found in survey that 22 percent had disagreed with their husbands or partners about when to have a baby.This included one in six – 15 percent – who had split up as a result. “We have identified what we call emotional infertility, that is being childless not by choice,
due to not having a partner or a partner not wanting to have children,” Brigid Moss, health director at Red, said.“We all know someone in this position. A doctor can’t help with emotional infertility. It’s become more acceptable to talk about medical infertility with your friends and family, so women can now be more open about that. But it must be very hard to confess that you’re desperate for a baby, but haven’t met anyone. “Every few months, there’s another warning from the medical profession that the best time to conceive is under 35. But this report has shown that often, at the right biological time, women are simply not in the right place emotionally or financially to start trying,” Moss added. One woman who took part in the survey said that she decided to find a sperm donor after her 40th birthday. Nicola, who did not wish to give her full name, used a website which specially matches women with donors, and became pregnant a few months later.
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