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We lost terribly in 1965 war: Pak historian

akistan “lost terribly in the 1965 war” with India, a Pakistani historian has admitted. Dispelling “the victory myth”, historian and political economist Akbar S Zaidi said there cannot be a bigger lie as Pakistan had lost terribly, Dawn reported on

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Saturday. Zaidi said people are unaware of this fact because the history taught in Pakistan is from an ideological viewpoint. Zaidi said, “Students are not taught the history of the people of Pakistan. Rather it is focused on the making of Pakistan.” Zaidi, who teaches history

at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, added, “With the celebration of the victory in the 1965 war round the corner, there can be no bigger a lie that Pakistan won the war. We lost terribly in the 1965 war,” he said. The remark comes with Pakistan just two days away from observing

Defence Day to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 war. On when was Pakistan created, he said one obvious answer is it did so on Aug 14, 1947 but he read out an excerpt from a Pakistan Studies textbook in which it was claimed it came into being in 712AD when the Arabs

came to Sindh and Multan. “This is utter rubbish!” he said, rejecting the textbook account. Zaidi also acknowledged that Parsis and Hindus contributed hugely in the educational development of Karachi and in a similar manner the Sikhs in Punjab.

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Sooraj Pancholi share stories of journeys into Bollywood bollywood

Athiya Shetty (22), visited Chandigarh to promote their upcoming film, Hero. Though it may seem like that being the starkids they’ve got it easy, Athiya (Suniel Shetty’s daughter) and Sooraj (Aditya Pancholi and Zareena Wahab’s son) narrate a different story. “Looks and talent matter more for someone from a non-starry background. And once they get a chance, there is still lesser pressure and expectation from them as compared to that from a starkid. We come with our own set of problems and criti-

cism and constant comparison, especially with our parents,” said Sooraj. While Sooraj has seen his share of Bollywood life and drama behind the scenes as an assistant director on the sets of Guzaarish and Ek Tha Tiger, Athiya packed off to New York to learn the finer nuances of acting only to realise that Mumbai is her beating heart. “Even before my parents knew, I had this awareness of growing up to become an actor. I must have been three and into acting, dancing, all the dramatics,” Athiya

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I have signed films without reading scripts: Katrina Kaif

said. Sooraj, on the other hand, realised his calling at the age of 12 when he saw Hrithik Roshan sizzles on screen in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai. Becoming a pilot stood a backseat. “There was an entire generation of boys and men who wanted to be like him, look like him, dance like him,” he said. And so began their journeys only to meet at Hero. A remake of the 1983 Subhash Ghai classic by the same title, Hero has the same blueprint, but is set in the modern times with more character. It was

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S much as he wants to put the Jiah Khan episode behind, it always catches up with Sooraj Pancholi, who will make his debut with Friday film Hero, along with Athiya Shetty. Sooraj said he has talked enough about his former girlfriend’s suicide in 2013. “She will always be with me. As much as her passing is disturbing, I’ve been told not to talk about this because it’s coming across as a ploy for publicity for my film,” said the 24-year-old. He gets candid, as he along with his leading lady

ost actors like to be politically correct, especially when speaking in the media, but not Katrina Kaif. The 32-year-old has no qualms in accepting that in the initial stages of her career, she did choose films based purely on instinct and not on scripts. Asked if she ever chose a film without reading the script, she agreed that she had. “Ideally, I should say no, but yes, I have signed films without reading scripts. I don’t exactly remember which ones but it has to be one of those earlier films like Welcome, Singh is Kingg, etc,” says Kat. “In fact, I don’t even think they had bound scripts back then. Sometimes, when you

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hear a script without reading it, you can take home an untrue perspective of the story. So, for this one film I did, I heard the script and told my friends that I was the main character in the film. Honestly, that is what I understood, but it turned out later that I had a very supporting kind of role. But for the last 5-6 years, everyone in the industry works with a bound script, and that is a good thing,” she added. However, Kat confesses that while working for a big banner, she does give reading the script a miss, even now. “Sometimes you don’t want to read the script. Like in case of Jab Tak Hai Jaan or Ek Tha Tiger, you can be sure about your role.”

producer Salman Khan’s ‘gift to Sooraj on his 21st birthday. “He told me he wanted me in this film and that I should prepare for it and not tell my folks till I am ready,” said Sooraj, who worked on his body, trained in martial arts, action and dance, and finally came on board as the Hero. Leggy beauty Athiya was spotted by Khan’s sister Alvira. “This is Radha and Suraj’s love story. I am playing a 21st century girl who is independent, stubborn, yet diligent and naïve and learns from her mistakes,” said Athiya, putting her ‘Meisner theory of acting’ to spark chemistry between the characters. Where Radha’s an optimist, Athiya said she is a realist. “That’s because I come from a simple household with a practical upbringing, where my mother was strict about education and television viewing was limited to an hour,” she said, finding her feet and freedom in New York. Sooraj is passionate about animals and owns 14 dogs, two cats, white mice, birds and a sheep name Jaanu. A commercial flick with a classic formula, both feel that Hero is the best platform for them. “I want to do commercial films, hone my talent before I sign a Badlapur or Highway,” said Sooraj. However, for the quiet, unassuming, dancer Athiya, “The first film chooses you and then you choose the rest. Watch and you’ll know who the real hero is.”

rithik Roshan’s HRX announced its first Brand Ambassador — Tiger Shroff. The brand is a fitness and lifestyle brand based on Hrithik’s ideology, which is to empower and inspire people to become the best version of themselves. HRX has disrupted the celebrity industry with its innovative model and with Tiger’s signing, has added another feather to its cap. Said Hrithik, “The mission of our brand is to impact, transform and empower a billion people to be their own hero. Tiger embodies the values of our brand. In him, I see the potential to break norms and become an inspiration for others.

For us to reach our goal, we need to bring on more people who believe in our brand’s vision along with me.” Tiger is a perfect fit with the brand’s tag line Push Your Extreme. Afsar Zaidi, Director, HRX, added, “Signing Tiger Shroff is a fantastic step for the brand. Fitness and movement through dance are an integral part of his personality, which make him a perfect ambassador for the brand.” On the occasion, Tiger said, “I am very excited to represent Hrithik sir’s brand. For me, it’s a dream that has come true. The brand philosophy is truly inspiring. I am very eager to be part of the campaigns in the days to come.”

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nirudh Kathirvel, a nineyear-old Indian-origin boy is Australia’s new spelling champion after he won ‘The Great Australian Spelling Bee’ competition. Kathirvel, born in Melbourne to a Tamilian couple, won 50,000 dollars education scholarship along with an impressive 10,000 dollars worth goods for his school yesterday. Anirudh said he could not believe his luck after winning the scholarship and asked his fellow spellers to “pinch” him. “I need to rub my eyes and see if this is a dream,” he said adding, “Nope. Nope. Nope. Real. I can’t describe it. It’s like the best day of my life.” Anirudh said his favourite word to spell was ‘euouae’ as he liked the structure of the word as it was the longest word with

consecutive vowels. “Some of the other words I like to spell are feuilleton, cephalalgia, ombrophobous,” he said adding that he loves watching Indian movies. Anirudh, whose parents Prithiviraj and Sujatha also migrated to Australia from Tamil Nadu 16 years ago, said, “I started reading from the age of two and slowly my reading passion evolved into my love for words. My parents encouraged and helped me to build up on my spelling.” “My first spelling competition was when I was in grade 1. But my first year in the spelling competition was challenging. “Gradually my confidence increased and I was pushing my spelling abilities to its limits. That’s how my spelling journey has begun,” he added.

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Anirudh Kathirvel, a nine-year-old Indian-origin boy, has been crowned champion of the first ‘The Great Australian Spelling Bee’ contest, winning a 50,000 dollars scholarship

Chinese woman must choose between 2nd child, husband’s job

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public outcry has been raised over the plight of a woman who’s considering an illegal abortion at 8 months because the child would violate China’s restrictive birth policy and would cost her husband has job as a police officer. Members of the public have been phoning local officials in the couple’s Yunnan province community to inquire about the case, and an online travel service reportedly has offered the husband a position if he loses his government job. The case has rekindled debate over whether employment in the public sector should be used to enforce the policy that limits urban couples to one child in cases where both husband and wife have at least one sibling. The 41-year-old woman, who spoke on condition that she be identified only by her surname, Chen, said in a telephone interview Monday that the couple felt under pressure to abort their second child to keep her husband’s job with local police. “I’m fearful,” Chen said. “If my husband believes I must abort the child, there’s nothing I can do.” She also grew uneasy about the public attention her case was drawing. “I am worried he would lose his job even after we lose the baby, if the situation gets messy.” Chen said the couple had hoped

for a policy change that would allow them to have a second child but found her unexpectedly pregnant earlier this year in violation of the current rule. Wen Xueping, a family planning official in Yunnan’s Chuxiong prefecture, said the couple will not be forced to abort the baby but have been warned of the consequences of having it. Couples who violate the child policy face hefty fines and - if they have government jobs - face being sacked.

Wen said members of the public have been calling his offices to inquire about the couple, whose case has garnered much attention on China’s social media. “No way will we force them to have an abortion,” Wen said. “But there also is the suspicion that the couple wants to avoid the punishment for breaking the rules by stirring up public interest.” In 2012, the Chinese public was angry when a 23-year-old woman in the northern province of Shaanxi was forced to have a

late-term abortion. Local family planning officials were punished, and Beijing sternly warned against any late-term abortion. The state-owned news website The Paper said James Liang, a senior executive of the web travel service CTrip, has offered the man in Yunnan a job if he loses his position on the police force. Many critics are calling for an end to the one-child policy altogether, saying that China cannot afford to be an aging society. They say that taking

away a family’s livelihood is too draconian a punishment especially for a family that will now have two children to raise. Some observers have said the couple should have obeyed the one-child policy and should not expect any exemption. China has eased the policy to allow for more couples to have a second child, but urban parents who are not only children themselves still can have only one child, as in the case of Chen and her husband.

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China slowdown may have an impact on India’

hina’s economic slowdown will not affect India directly but the resultant global sluggishness may have a bearing on the Indian economy, a state-run thinktank

here has said and called on the two Asian giants to work on “complementary approaches” to protect their interests. “The Chinese actions will affect the developed economies

enormously, as has already been observed, but whether it grows fast or slow will not affect the Indian economy much,” Zhao Gancheng, director of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies,

said in an article in the state-run Global Times. Titled ‘Can India benefit from Chinese economic slowdown? Think twice,’ the article said the success of the Indian economy is more linked to internal factors. “The success of the Indian economy in the years ahead lies in a number of crucial elements, and the most important ones are likely the leadership’s policy options and internal interactions, which have so far not yet presented a very optimistic picture,” it said apparently referring to divisions between the government and the Opposition over key pending legislations on the GST and the land acquisition. “The Indian economy is full of potential, and how to make it become real growth tests the wisdom of leaders. When (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, the state’s remarkable achievements were a proof of how important good policies are. “The Indian people chose Modi as their leader in the hope that the Gujarat model can be copied to the whole nation.” It said although Modi has been devoted to creating an FDI friendly environment in order to attract more investments, the results have not been as good as expected. “Local interests are difficult for the federal government to coordinate and address when implementing

relevant policies,” it said. While China does not compete directly with India, the effect the world’s second largest economy has on the global economy is likely to influence the Indian economy, it said. In this regard, whether a slowing Chinese economy will really create more opportunities for the Indian economy needs rethinking, it said. “The key to understanding the situation is interactions between the global economy and the Indian economy. When the Indian economy developed very slowly, one of the reasons was the government’s choice to keep the Indian economy distant from the global economy. That was also the root cause for reform first in the early 1990s and now by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” it said. “Thus, if the global economy slows down further as part of the results of Chinese economic restructuring, it would be difficult to see why a sluggish world economy would help the Indian economy anyway,” it said. “In fact, India’s growth rate of the second quarter this year has fallen to 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent of the first quarter, perhaps an indication of influence of the global decline. That is a warning sign that both China and India may have to work together to find complementary approaches for sake of their own interests,” it said.

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102-year-old sells her goats to build toilet at home

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ven as the corporate sector has failed in its target of building toilets in schools across the country - one of the important announcements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech last year - a 102-year-old woman in a remote village in Chhattisgarh is in the vanguard of a campaign to build toilets at home. Kuwarbai Yadav set an example by selling off her goats for Rs 22,000 for building a toilet. The frail figure was also seen moving door to door in Kotabharri village in Dhamtari district, motivating people to achieve open-defecation free zone. “Life in villages and forests is replete with struggle. I attended a ‘chaupal’ where I came to know about diseases that could spread from open defecation. I thought of doing something on my own. I sold off my goats and told everyone about my

plan to construct a toilet,” said Kuwarbai. This sparked enthusiasm in a village of 450 residents: They took a pledge to construct toilets at their homes. Dhamtari administration also joined in the efforts with collector Bhem Singh providing subsidy in toilet construction under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme. By July, Kotabharri village was declared open-defecation free village. As this centenarian became a rallying point for the cause of sanitation, Kamar tribals who reside on nearby hills have also been inspired to construct toilets in homes. Community leaders Luvkush Dhruv and Bhaghelaram said earlier, villagers didn’t consider defecating in jungles as unhygienic. “It’s a positive achievement that they are constructing toilets to give up the old practice,” they said.

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Decoding Steve Jobs: Was he a genius or cruel?

early four years after Steve Jobs died, a debate is still raging. Does Jobs deserve to be admired? That’s the underlying question that emerged in a new documentary released over the weekend by Alex Gibney in “Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine.” It is also a question that lies beneath the surface of the upcoming biopic by Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs,” which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend and will open on October 9. Jobs, of course, was a complicated leader: Brilliantly creative and obsessive about every last detail yet so maniacal that he could make his colleagues cry and, yes, there is no getting around it, at times, he created his own truth. (That’s the polite way of putting it.) Gibney, who directed the recent HBO documentary “Going Clear” about Scientology, explained what appeared to be his rationale for pursuing a documentary about Jobs in a voice-over at the beginning of the film. “When Steve Jobs died, I was mystified,” Gibney said, as he showed images of people all over the world mourning his loss. “What accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? I’d seen it with John Lennon and Martin Luther King,

but Steve Jobs wasn’t a singer or a civil rights leader.” He added, “The grief for Jobs seemed to go beyond the products he left behind. We mourned the man himself. But why?” Gibney, a remarkably talented and persuasive filmmaker, uses the next two hours to seemingly make the case that Jobs, the man, doesn’t deserve the iconic status he attained. Through a series of interviews — including one with the mother of a child Jobs denied was his own until much later — Gibney paints Jobs as “ruthless, deceitful and cruel.” Gibney retreads a laundry list of Jobs’ sins: Backdating options, factory conditions in China and secret agreements with Silicon Valley rivals to prevent employeepoaching. But all these efforts to paint Jobs as a hero or a villain miss a larger truth: He can be both and still be worthy of acclaim. More than 700 million of his iPhones have been sold around the world, with a new version to be announced Wednesday. Hundreds of millions of people spend more time with their iPhones — and all the copycat and directive devices — than just about anything else on any given day. Think about this: He managed to create an emotional attachment between humans and a device. Say what you want about the

man, but you don’t have to be an “Apploonian” to appreciate he has an authentic claim on changing the world during this last generation. Not surprisingly, most people who have had a huge influence on the world have been flawed, some deeply so. It should go without saying, but most people happen to be flawed in one way or another. Gibney held out Lennon and King as somehow more worthy of the wave of grieving that took place after they died than Jobs. But both men, in truth, were terribly troubled, too. Lennon’s own son Julian told The London Telegraph in 1998, “I felt he was a hypocrite. Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the most to him: his wife and son. How can you talk about peace and love and have a family in bits and pieces — no communication, adultery, divorce?” King had his own personal demons: It is well chronicled that he was a serial adulterer. Of course, not everyone thinks Jobs was a jerk. Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president for internet software and services, wrote on Twitter that he felt the Gibney film was “an inaccurate and meanspirited view of my friend. It’s not a reflection of the

Steve I knew.” But the black hat-white hat version of Jobs may be too confining. In a fascinating interview last year with Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair, Jony Ive, Apple’s famed designer and longtime friend of Jobs, recounted a telling story. He remembered a time when Jobs had been tough — too tough, in Ive’s estimation — on his team and Ive pulled him aside and told him to be bit nicer. “’Well, why?” Jobs replied. “Because I care about the team,” Ive replied. “And he said this brutally, brilliantly insightful thing, which

was, ‘No Jony, you’re just really vain,’” Ive recalled. “He said, ‘You just want people to like you, and I’m surprised at you because I thought you really held the work up as the most important, not how you believed you were perceived by other people.’” That story and the documentary left me with two questions: Would you rather do something extraordinary that benefits the lives of millions of people? Or be liked by several hundred? And does it have to be an either-or question? The answer, like Jobs, is complicated.

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Steve Waugh logs into Indian real estate; targets NRIs

ustralian cricketing legend and former captain Steve Waugh has made his debut in the sagging Indian real estate sector. Waugh on Tuesday launched a property platform, Waugh Global, for non-resident Indians (NRIs) eyeing property investments in their home country. With Waugh, at the helm as the chairman and managing director, Waugh Global has aggregated 91 properties from leading realty developers from seven major metros in India, initially. Interestingly, Waugh says he has made a deep committment to take part in the India’s growth story and the opportunities it presents to the global investor community. ”On a hot, humid day in 2014, Steve looked out over the Mumbai skyline and made a commitment to himself that he wanted to play a shaping role in India’s growth story over the next 10 years,” the Waugh Global quoted Steve Waugh as saying. The website even referred to IMF managing director Christine Lagarde as noting that India was a bright spot in the cloudy global

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horizon. “Waugh Global encompasses more than just property, we invest in the community, we educate our advisors, we value our clients and we love India, noted the website. Leading realty sector names like Shapoorji Pallonji, Brigade Properties, K Raheja Corp, Lodha Developers, Godrej and the Prestige Group among others have listed their readyto-occupy properties and projects slated for launch, on the newly-introduced property platform. Properties put for sale include oneBHK and above, with price starting from around Rs 37 lakhs ($56983). The 50-year old successful former Australian captain plans to utilise the gains from the realty venture to expand his other ongoing engagements in India. Influenced by the work of of Mother Teresa, Waugh in 2009 had launched the Indian chapter of the Steve Waugh Foundation to engage in philanthrophic activities. The local chapter had partnered with Udayan, a Kolkata-based home for the rehabilitation of children afflicted by leprosy or whose parents are victims of leprosy.

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What you should not do after a stock market crash

A fall in stock market does offer some mouth watering opportunities for savvy investors. At the same time it frightens novice investors. In volatile times the emotions typically rule the actions of investors. Hence it is a must to be careful with one’s actions.

he Sensex which is widely followed as the stock market indicator in India, crashed by 1625 points or 5.94% to be precise, setting off doomsday predictions among the media. It virtually wiped out the gains of 2015 and a lot of investors may be feeling jittery regarding the future course of the markets. With so much volatility in global markets led by China, there is enough reason to believe that Indian markets will also get affected to some extent. It is during such volatile times, one needs to be careful and not take hasty decisions regarding their mutual fund investments. Warren Buffet famously said that “Be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful”. To put the quote in perspective, one should not take any knee jerk reactions and avoid the following. 1.Shift your equity investments to debt: You will find many analysts as well as some of your friends/ acquaintances who will now advise you that there is more market fall coming and you should now come out of equity to avoid losses and move your money to debt funds to protect your capital. Instead of following their advice you need to ask yourself, why have you invested in equity funds? Is this money meant for long term goals which are at least 5-6 years away? Haven’t markets fallen like this before many times in the past and still managed to give inflation beating returns to those who stayed put? If the very reason for investing in equity funds is right, then you should not be moving your equity funds do debt now. 2.Moving all your debt money to equity funds: Every investor needs to maintain a particular allocation to equity and debt, which is known as asset allocation. Debt

provides safety when combined with an equity portfolio and prevents the overall erosion of capital in a portfolio. In case of any adverse emergency also you can safely withdraw from your debt funds and leave your equity funds to earn you better returns. If the market fall has reduced your equity allocation in your portfolio, then move your debt funds to equity to that extent to balance the portfolio. This will ensure that you are taking opportunity of the market fall and also rebalancing your portfolio which is essential to enhance overall returns in your portfolio. Don’t go overboard in considering yourself as different from the herd and commit all your debt money to equity. If the market volatility persists for some time and if you are in need of short term liquidity, you may have to sell from your equity funds as a loss. Always maintain a healthy debt -equity ratio as per your goals and risk profile. 3.Let me sell my mutual funds and move to stocks: With such a huge market fall, many of the stocks would have definitely fallen more than the index. It will be tempting to invest in the stocks as most would perceive them to be now cheaper than earlier. How many of us have the knowledge and skill to decide if a particular stock is cheaper or expensive. There could be further downside in the index which might push those stocks even below the current levels. The very reason you are in mutual funds is to benefit from diversification and reduce your overall risk. By investing in stocks directly without any knowledge, instead of gaining you might lose big time, as speculation never pays. Some would also see the fall as an opportunity to make short term profit. In times such as these, it makes sense to

control your emotions and believe that if the asset allocation is right and your selection of funds has been appropriate then it’s just a matter of time when the tide will turn and you will benefit from remaining invested. We all have a short memory and forget that in the past too there have been more

sustained and greater falls but with every great fall the possibility of better returns have only improved with time . Just focus on the right process, the returns will follow. Your sensible action rather than reaction will decide the fate of your investments in the long run.

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No mercy for the corrupt, says SC

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towards corruption and advised the courts not to get swayed by mercy and forgiveness while

awarding punishment to the corrupt. Asking the courts to impose

stringent punishment in corruption cases, a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant said courts must deal with corrupt people with an iron hand, particularly when the country is witnessing cancerous growth of corruption which had polluted moral standards of people and administration. Ordering termination of services of a conductor in UP State Road Transport Corporation for indulging in corrupt practices in 1992 to allow 25 passengers to travel ticketless, the bench said the degree of corruption was immaterial while awarding punishment to an accused. It quashed concurrent findings of a labour court and the Allahabad High Court, which had ordered reinstatement of the conductor. The bench said the HC and labour court appeared to have been swayed by the concept of forgiveness and mercy while remaining oblivious to the great harm caused to the institution, the transport corporation, through the corrupt act which had the potential to hit at the root of the faith of employer in the employee.

“Does he deserve leniency,” the bench asked. It said: “When such kind of indiscipline causes financial loss to the Corporation, adequate punishment has to be imposed and in our view such misconduct does not stand on a lesser footing than embezzlement and more importantly results in loss of faith and breaches the trust.” The bench held that HC order granting the erring conductor a chance for reformation and to make him disciplined was wrong and terminated his services 23 years after he was caught red-handed for allowing the passengers to travel without ticket. “The delinquent employee has harboured the notion that when the cancerous growth has affected the system, he can further allow it to grow by covering it like an octopus, with its tentacles disallowing any kind of surgical operation or treatment so that the lesion continues. The whole act is reprehensible and such a situation does not even remotely commend any lenience,” it said. The bench said the approach of the HC and labour court showing leniency towards the conductor is not judicially maintainable.

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e cleaned the house, cooked and did other domestic chores. We were also tortured, raped and sodomized by the diplomat, and some of his guests who came home”. The older of the two women rescued from a Saudi Arabian diplomat’s flat opened up to Chetna Choudhry while on her way back to Gurgaon from the Nepal embassy in Delhi. This is her account of the brutality at the Caitriona flat and how she ended up there. I am 50. I spent my life in Kathmandu but had to look for a job outside my country because I could just manage 5,000 Nepalese rupees a month working as a domestic help. It wasn’t enough to secure my future. My husband and I had divorced and I had to fend for myself. During a bus ride, I met Kalpana. She is an agent who helps people jobs abroad. I said I wanted to go abroad too. She asked me where. I said Oman. A few weeks later, she told me I had failed the medical tests for Oman but could go to Saudi Arabia to work as a house help with a high-profile family. I was to get 1,000 Saudi riyal as salary. I agreed. Kalpana and I left Nepal on June 18, 2015 and reached New Delhi the next day. We stayed in a hotel. The next day, she took

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me to Daryaganj, where I was handed over to a man called Anwar. He paid Rs 1 lakh to Kalpana. Later in the day, Anwar took me to the Saudi diplomat. The diplomat and his family were leaving for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and I went with them. There, we stayed in a hotel. I did chores like cleaning, laundry, etc. Fifteen days later, she (pointing to the other rescued woman, who is also in the car but doesn’t join the conversation because she cannot speak Hindi) joined us. We were doing fine but things took an ugly turn when we returned to India a month later. Our cleaning, cooking and household chores continued but we were also tortured and raped. The diplomat wanted massages. He would strip us and frequently sodomise us. We were violated by his guests, too, who would take us to different rooms and rape us. We were sick with fear and hunger as we were made to work empty stomached for days. On days the family ate out, there was no food for us. If we resisted the sexual attacks, or spoke of quitting, we would be threatened. Brutal beatings were usual. On one occasion, my hand was slashed by the diplomat’s wife with a knife. We wanted to escape but couldn’t because we were always locked inside the house. And we never received salaries.

Our lives changed when a girl from Darjeeling was employed by the family. Anwar brought her too. But she noticed how ill-

treated we were. She quit within three days and approached the NGO Maiti-India, which informed the police. But even when the

cops arrived, the family held back our passports. Now, I just want to go back to Nepal.

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Earth has more trees than we thought – 3 trillion

ore than 3 trillion trees exist on Earth - roughly 422 per person - but the total number of trees has plummeted by 46 per cent since the start of human civilisation, according to a new Yale-led study. The new estimate of more than 3 trillion trees on Earth is about seven and a half times more than some previous estimates of 400 billion. An international team of researchers mapped tree populations worldwide at the square-kilometre level using a combination of satellite imagery, forest inventories, and supercomputer technologies. “Trees are among the most prominent and critical organisms on Earth, yet we are only recently beginning to comprehend their global extent and distribution,” said Thomas Crowther, a postdoctoral fellow at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) and lead author of the study. The study was inspired by a request by Plant for the Planet, a global youth initiative that leads the United Nations Environment Programme’s ‘Billion Tree Campaign.’ Two years ago the group approached Crowther asking for baseline estimates of tree numbers at regional and global scales so they could better evaluate the contribution of their efforts and set targets for

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future tree-planting initiatives. At the time, the only global estimate was just over 400 billion trees worldwide or about 61 trees for every person on Earth. That prediction was generated using satellite imagery and estimates of forest area, but did not incorporate any information from the ground. The new study used a combination of approaches to find that there are 3.04 trillion trees - roughly 422 trees per person. Crowther and his colleagues collected tree density information from more than 400,000 forest plots around the world. This included information from several national forest inventories and peer-reviewed studies, each of which included tree counts that had been verified at the ground level. The highest densities of trees were found in the boreal forests in the sub-arctic regions of Russia, Scandinavia, and N America. But the largest forest areas, by far, are in the tropics, which are home to about 43 per cent of the world’s trees. Researchers found climate can help predict tree density in most biomes. In wetter areas, for instance, more trees are able to grow. But, the positive effects of moisture were reversed in some regions as humans typically prefer the moist, productive areas for agriculture.

In fact, human activity is the largest driver of tree numbers worldwide, said Crowther. Tree densities usually plummet as the human population increases.

Deforestation, land-use change, and forest management are responsible for a gross loss of over 15 billion trees each year. “We’ve nearly halved the

number of trees on the planet, and we’ve seen the impacts on climate and human health as a result,” Crowther said.

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Queen Elizabeth II becomes UK’s longest-reigning monarch

ueen Elizabeth II, who ascended the throne aged just 25 as her exhausted country struggled to recover from the ravages of World War Two, makes history on Wednesday when she becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. At about 5:30pm (1630 GMT), Elizabeth, who now aged 89 is also the nation’s oldest ever monarch, will surpass the 63 years, 7 months, 2 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes that her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria spent on the throne. British Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes to the queen. “Over the last 63 years, Her Majesty has been a rock of stability in a world of constant change and her selfless sense of service and duty has earned admiration not only in Britain, but right across the globe,” Cameron said. “It is only right that today we should celebrate her extraordinary record, as well as the grace and dignity with which she serves our country.” Those close to the queen say she is fairly blase about the milestone, believing it represents little more than the fact she has lived for a long time. “It’s business as usual as far as she is concerned,” said one senior aide. Initially she did not even intend to mark the event publicly, but she

has bowed to public pressure and will now undertake an official engagement in Scotland, where she traditionally spends her Summer holiday. Along with her husband Prince Philip, who has been at her side throughout her reign, she will take a journey on a steam locomotive to mark the opening the longest domestic railway to be built in Britain for more than 100 years. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said she might even make a rare public speech afterwards. “It’s inevitable that I should seem a rather remote figure to many of you, a successor to the kings and queens of history,” she said in her first televised Christmas broadcast in 1957. “I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice. But I can do something else. I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.” As a young princess, Elizabeth had not expected to become monarch as her father George VI only took the crown when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. She was 25 when she ascended to the throne on February 6, 1952, following her father’s death. That made her the 40th monarch in a royal line that traces its origin back to Norman

King William the Conqueror who claimed the throne in 1066 with victory over Anglo-Saxon Harold II at the Battle of Hastings. The year she became queen, the Korean War was raging, Joseph Stalin was leader of the Soviet Union and Britain announced it had the atom bomb. “There is a motto which has been borne by many of my ancestors - a noble motto, ‘I serve,’” Elizabeth said in a televised speech to mark her 21st birthday.

“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” Since becoming queen, she has seen 12 prime ministers, starting with Winston Churchill, and there have been 12 US Presidents, from Harry S Truman to Barack Obama. Not only has Elizabeth reigned the longest but according to a poll in the Sunday Times this

week, Britons also think she is the country’s greatest monarch, ahead of her Tudor namesake Elizabeth I and Victoria, who was queen for much of the 19th century when Britain built up its empire. However, not everyone has been impressed, with republicans saying her silence on political matters is her finest achievement, and well-known British historian David Starkey remarking that she had never said or done anything memorable.

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he NDA government has tasked the Niti Ayog to prepare a framework to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, but leading British universities such as Oxford and Cambridge have no plans to do so. The idea to open campuses in India was first discussed in British universities when Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous Manmohan Singh government approved the Foreign Education Institution (Regulation of Entry and Operation) Bill, 2010, which did not progress further for various reasons. The latest initiative to revive the plan has been noted, but Oxford and Cambridge universities said that they had no plans to set up brick-and-mortar campuses in India. Many British universities offer courses in India and elsewhere through collaborative links with local institutions, but are reluctant to open full campuses to avoid risk to reputation and lack of quality control. A Cambridge university spokesperson: said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government of India is developing and implementing a major strategy dramatically to increase the scope, depth and capacity of Indian higher education. It is

thus timely for the university to take stock and to consider how to build on these foundations to develop new ways in which we work with Indian counterparts in academia, industry and government to develop and strengthen the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s higher education provision, research capacity and impact.â&#x20AC;? He added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;While there are no plans to open up a Cambridge University campus in India, we note the alignment between Cambridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multi-disciplinary strengths and Indian academia and we are exploring appropriate ways to scale up our collaborations and partnership, for that will be the basis of anything we do.â&#x20AC;? An Oxford university spokesperson said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oxford University has no plans in the foreseeable future to offer full degree courses anywhere other than Oxford itself and so has no plans to establish an overseas campus. However, Oxford conducts research and some non-degree teaching in many countries of the world, and India is a very important country for us. We have many links with India already and are keen to continue to develop our involvement in the country. However, the University of

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Warwick did not comment on any future plans for India, but said that earlier this year it had committed to create a campus in California. The University of Nottingham is one of few British universities with

campuses in China and Malaysia. There has been a major drop in the number of Indian students coming to Britain in recent years, but while there has been much concern in universities on this,

the David Cameron government has rejected appeals from stakeholders to bring back the post-study work visa that is considered a major dampener to self-financing Indian students.

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Why Modi brainstorming with India Inc is good business

rime Minister Narendra Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to reach out to India Inc and meet top businessmen comes at a time when the global operating environment has become increasingly complex. Since he came to power in a blaze of glory 15 months ago, a lot has changed in the world and not enough, in a positive sense, for business in the country. The two biggest changes have little to do with India but cast a long shadow. China appears to be heading for its first growth crisis in decades, and the United States is well on the road to recovery. The former poses a challenge because if Shanghai sneezes, the emerging markets catch a cold, and foreign money heads for the exit at a rapid pace. A fall in Chinese demand for goods, and an erosion--however controlled-in the value of the yuan are both bad for Indian exporters. The other big development, a US recovery, could lead to an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve next week, a move that could accentuate the

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outflow of foreign money. In all this, the rupee has repeatedly hit two-year lows; if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for the fortuitous softness in global crude prices, Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s import bill would have gone through the roof. There is some talk of India replacing China as the engine of global growth. This is delusional thinking. Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy is about five times the size of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; its foreign reserves are $3.6 trillion, about 10 times Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (and this after a record $93.9 billion fall in the Chinese kitty last month). China is still a manufacturing powerhouse; a short-sighted focus on services and red tape ensured that Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factories never came close to threatening global domination. That said, it is probably a fair point that India could use the current discomfiture of its neighbour to some advantage, but then it needs to get its act together fairly rapidly. So Mr Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-hour meeting with the heads of Indian industry was timely, and suggestions appear to have flowed freely: Focus on agriculture to spur rural incomes, tackle corruption, get stalled projects moving. The PM noted the greater risk-taking ability of private sector firms and asked them to increase investments. Everyone would like a rate cut, but the Reserve Bank of India will act on data, as it should. Dialogue is all very well, but the government needs to get its act together on the law-making front. Attempts to rewrite the land Bill ended in a fiasco; political pointscoring has ensured that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touch and go for the Goods and Services Tax to come into force by April. India Inc was one of Mr Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest constituencies going into last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elections, and support has, by and large, held. Using a crisis in global markets as an excuse to get the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic house in order is one way of keeping that relationship healthy.

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ew Delhi altered a bit of its history. Aurangzeb Road, one of the richest neighbourhoods in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, changed its name. It is now called APJ Abdul Kalam Road, named after the former president who passed away on July 27. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Kalam became a national icon when he led the nuclear tests in Pokhran in 1998. One of India’s most popular Presidents, he was a great promoter of science and innovation. Children loved the ‘People’s President’. Mughal emperor Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb never had such fan following. In the popular narrative, he is the one who destroyed temples, beheaded Hindus and Sikhs including Guru Teg Bahadur, reintroduced jaziya (a tax levied on non-Muslims), imprisoned his father, killed his brother, and forbade arts and music promoted by his forefathers. But it is never easy to judge history. “All things are subject to interpretation,” said German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. “Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” Not surprisingly, the controversial road renaming has drawn so many contradictory views. Names of our roads are an integral part of a city’s contemporary history and popular

imagination. Renaming a city landmark is altering that living history. Sometimes the associations citizens build with their streets and neighbourhoods are hard to change. Ask a Purani Dilli resident for directions to Lok Nayak hospital, there is good chance you will draw a blank. But ask for ‘Irwin’ and they’ll know the route like the back of their hand. For the newer lot of migrant rickshawpullers, the hospital’s name may have got corrupted to ‘Arvind’, but they would never go wrong with directions. It is 38 years since the name of Irwin Hospital (named after Viceroy Irwin who laid the foundation stone in 1930) was changed. In 1977, it was renamed Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and shortened to Lok Nayak hospital in 1989. But most residents of Dilli-6 refuse to acknowledge the new name. It is not for some unexplained love for Lord Irwin or disenchantment with JP. Most residents don’t know of either. Many just don’t care. As for me, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital will remain Willingdon hospital (and Mother Teresa Crescent always Willingdon roundabout). This is the hospital my mother rushed us to each time my brother and I had a minor medical emergency. This is the first big roundabout I learnt to negotiate when I took driving lessons.

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Why alter living history, create confusion by renaming roads

Also, in the pre-Google days, many of us learnt about famous characters in contemporary world history thanks to street names of New Delhi. As we bicycled down the central ridge through Chanakyapuri, we would wonder who Simón Bolívar, San Martin or Benito Juarez were. Some of us got answers from our parents, others searched encyclopaedia in the school library. We didn’t judge these personalities on their political ideology. We were just proud that Delhi was “international” enough to name its streets after world

leaders. On a visit to Peru recently, I surprised many Peruvians when I told them in far and distant New Delhi we had prominent roads named after their liberators. While the older residents stick to the older names, the newer entrants to the city take to the changed names faster. Over time, renaming of roads and landmarks erases what went before. Some may still recall Kasturba Gandhi Marg was once Curzon Road, but how many remember Baba Kharak Singh Marg as Irwin Road or Tilak Marg as Hardinge Avenue? It is precisely for this reason

that the Union home ministry way back in 1975 made it clear that “changes in the names of streets/ roads not only create confusion for the post offices and the public, but also deprive the people of a sense of history.” There are many ways to honour our heroes. The authorities could have identified an unnamed road and named it after President Kalam. A more fitting tribute, though, could have been building a science park or a centre of excellence named after him. The city could have benefited and not lost a historical landmark.

n elderly Sikh-American man was brutally assaulted and called “terrorist” and “bin Laden” in an apparent hate crime case in Chicago, just days before the US commemorates the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

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Elderly Sikh-American assaulted in US, called ‘bin Laden’

Inderjit Singh Mukker was assaulted on Tuesday when the assailant pulled up to his car yelling racial slurs, including, “Terrorist, go back to your country, Bin Laden!” Mukker, a US citizen and father of two, was on his way to

a grocery store and was repeatedly cut off by a driver. He pulled over to the side of the road to let him pass but the driver instead pulled in front of his car and aggressively approached Mukker’s vehicle, according to the information by the Sikh Coalition, a

community-based organisation. The assailant then reached Mukker’s car and repeatedly punched hm in the face, causing him to lose consciousness, bleed profusely and suffer a fractured cheekbone and a laceration to his cheek.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he received six stitches, treatment for lacerations, bruising and swelling. The suspect is in custody. “No American should be afraid to practise their faith in our country,” Mukker said. “I’m thankful for the authorities’ swift response to apprehend the individual but without this being fully investigated as a hate crime, we risk ignoring the horrific pattern of intolerance, abuse and violence that Sikhs and other minority communities in this country continue to face.” The Sikh Coalition’s legal director Harsimran Kaur said the group believes that Mukker was “targeted and assaulted because of his religious appearance, race or national origin.” “We request an immediate investigation and call on local and federal agencies to investigate this attack as a hate crime,” Kaur said. Sikh Coalition said the attack, on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, is just the latest in a line of violent attacks on Sikhs in America. Last August, Sandeep Singh, a Sikh father in New York City, was run over and dragged 30 feet after being called a “terrorist.” In 2012, a gunman walked into a Sikh house of worship and shot and killed six innocent Sikh victims in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

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Life on the high seas: how ocean cities could become reality

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ritics were not kind when the film Waterworld was released in the summer of 1995. Set in a post-apocalyptic future when the polar ice caps have melted and the earth is drowned, the film’s hero, played by Kevin Costner, attempts to lead survivors to the last remaining land. Much of the filming took place on a floating set off the coast of Hawaii, where the production suffered logistical drawbacks and delays. When it was finally released, critics spent more time on the $175m estimated cost of production — then the most expensive film to be made — than its curious hypothesis of how we might adapt to life on the sea and its prescient point about climate change. Ever since Jules Verne wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea in the late 1860s, generations of film-makers, writers and wide-eyed dreamers have fantasised about permanent colonies on or under the ocean. The reasons are numerous and compelling, from unparalleled access to uncharted territory to rising water levels and the untapped natural resources of the deep sea. The ocean also offers the kind of inhospitable environment that can help prepare astronauts for space flight. If human migration to space in the Jetsons era of the 1960s seemed inevitable so, too, did the move to the sea. In the decades since the space race, an array of scientists, anarchists and techutopians have attempted to live out this dream, but almost all efforts, grand and small, were thwarted. Jacques Cousteau, the French explorer who helped establish the first undersea colony, Conshelf, gave up on the idea to focus on conservation. Werner Stiefel, a US entrepreneur, dedicated his life to creating a floating sovereign society he called Operation Atlantis, even buying an oil rig anchored between Cuba and Honduras, only to see it destroyed in a storm. In 1971, barges piled with sand left Australia and made for two semisubmerged reefs in the Pacific south of Tonga. Real estate tycoon Michael Oliver’s plan was to found the Republic of Minerva, a micro-nation without taxes, welfare or “economic interventionism”, but the government of Tonga had other ideas and six months after the republic’s flag was raised a Tongan expedition dismantled it. A current and wholly more impressive case of island reclamation is China’s continuing efforts on the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. But just as investments in commercial space flight by private companies, such as SpaceX and Mars One, have revived the space-age dream, ocean colonisation seems closer now than it has done in decades. “I think there are two reasons why we are talking about it again today,” says Rutger de Graaf, founder of DeltaSync, a floating urbanisation consultancy. “There’s a sense of urgency to do something because of rapid urban development and land scarcity. The second reason, I think, is that in the times of Jules Verne we did not have all the technology to make floating cities. Today all the technologies that we need — local wastewater treatment, floating platforms, rainwater harvesting — they all exist.” In different countries across the world there are about 10 enterprises seriously engaged in ocean urbanisation research and development. They are a mix of academic bodies, architecture firms, libertarian venture capitalists and municipal

governments, with diverse visions for ocean settlement. At the extreme end of cost and scale is Japanese engineering firm Shimizu Corporation’s Ocean Spiral, a “deep sea city of the future” designed to exploit the natural resources of the seabed. Resembling a giant bobbing marble, Ocean Spiral’s floating city-sphere has a diameter of 500 metres and comes with a “casual zone” for high-concentration oxygen therapy and deep-sea sightseeing. Winding down below the city is a 15km “infra spiral” to transport energy from an “earth factory” of micro-organisms on the seafloor. Shimizu estimates the city would take five years to build at a cost of Y3tn ($25bn). “The deep sea’s resources are enormous, unlimited,” says Hideo Imamura, a spokesperson for Shimizu. “If we could realise technologies that can develop its resources, [such a city] would pay for itself.” Jacques Rougerie, a French architect renowned for his grand designs for space and sea, has spent much of the past decade thinking up a habitat with a Verneesque quixotic vision: to “explore the ocean still widely unknown”. Sea-Orbiter, a €50m “inhabited and robotic drifting oceanic vessel”, is backed by NEEMO, a Nasa mission that readies astronauts for space, and the European Space Agency. When built (in the next few years, with luck) the 51-metre-tall vessel will be kitted out with the latest oceanographic equipment so that the 18 scientists living aboard can seek out new life, monitor climate change and map vast swaths of the ocean floor. In the US, much of the current enthusiasm for ocean colonisation can be found in Silicon Valley, a place that attracts a certain kind of technooptimist on a self-appointed mission to save the world. The idea of a floating city beyond the reach of land-based laws appeals to those who view regulators as adversaries. In 1993 the founders of a

planned (but never realised) vast floating settlement off the coast of Panama called Oceania took out an advert in Reason, a libertarian magazine popular in the Valley. It read: “We can break the chains that bind us to land, together with the chains that bind us to government which has become perhaps irreversibly entangled in bureaucracy, corruption, and the free lunch philosophy.” While Oceania never took off, the idea of libertarian utopia is alive among some Valley types. At the centre is the Seasteading Institute, a non-profit group founded in 2008 by Patri Friedman, a Google software engineer and grandson of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, and Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal. The plan is to build by 2020 the first semiautonomous homestead on the sea, or “seastead” — a city-state on floating platforms. By giving people the legal and ideological freedom to experiment with new models, the hope is that seasteads will become hotbeds of innovation. What they will look like has not been finalised, but the jointwinning entry of a design competition earlier this year, “Artisanopolis”, shows a sprawling snowflake-shaped settlement with aquaponic greenhouse domes and yacht-parking space. “Seasteading is not a plan for society, but a technology for any group to start their own society,” says Joe Quirk, selfdescribed “seavangelist” and co-author, with Friedman, of Why Seastead? How Floating Nations will Liberate Humanity to be published in 2016. (Among the “eight great moral imperatives” featured on the institute’s website are claims that floating cities can feed the hungry and enrich the poor.) “If you have a better idea for society, don’t force it on people. Persuade people to join your seastead by offering them a better deal.”

In this vision, the ideal human habitat can, like an app, be conceived in a boardroom, seed-funded and rolled out to the market en masse. But the most convincing steps towards ocean settlement have arisen more organically, driven by social, ecological and economic forces — an imperative to serve human needs, not fantasies. In the past century the sea along the coast of the Netherlands has risen by 20cm. “We’re a densely-populated country living in a flood-prone area,” says de Graaf of DeltaSync. “We have a long history of fighting against the water.” As a civil engineering student at Delft University, de Graaf studied the country’s sophisticated network of flood barriers and dykes. In 2006 he co-founded DeltaSync on the belief that instead of fighting the water we should learn to adapt to it. The technology to urbanise the sea exists but is fragmented, says de Graaf. “What we try to do is to put all those different fields of knowledge together into a working concept that can be applied in reality.” Next year de Graaf plans to move the headquarters of DeltaSync from Delft to the port of Rotterdam. Lying six metres below sea level, Rotterdam is among the first cities in the world to incorporate “floating development” into its urban planning policy. Last year it built Aqua Dock, a floating tech testing ground. Rotterdam is not, of course, the only city that should be alarmed by the rising sea. De Graaf says that as they grow, many cities would be wise to expand on to water, estimating that increasing global population, rapid urbanisation, rising food demand and environmental degradation will lead to a global land shortage of 22m sq km by 2050. “There are many highlevel reasons to invest in floating cities,” says de Graaf. “But we should not forget it would be a lot of fun too, I think, to live on a floating world.”

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n an aim to reduce the physical demand of gold, the Cabinet on Wednesday has approved Gold Bond and Gold Monetisation schemes to mobilise tonnes of the yellow metal stored in households cutting massive imports and issuing sovereign bonds as an alternative to the precious metal. A notification in this regard will be announced soon. The country consumes up to 1,000 tonne of gold per annum, an appetite matched only by China.

Indian households and temples have estimated to stacked away more than 20,000 tonne of gold. “Since most of the demand for gold in India is met through imports, the sovereign gold bond scheme will, ultimately help in maintaining the country’s current account deficit within sustainable limits,” the government said in a statement on Wednesday. The Gold Monetisation Scheme would benefit the country’s gems and jewellery sector which is a major contributor to India’s

exports. In fiscal year 2014-15, gems and jewellery constituted 12 per cent of India’s total exports and the value of gold items alone was more than $13 billion. The mobilised gold will also supplement RBI gold reserves and will help in reducing the government’s borrowing cost. As approved by the Cabinet, gold in any form can be deposited with banks for a period of one to 15 years that will earn interest while redemption will be at the prevailing value at the end of the

tenure. Sovereign gold bonds, on the other hand, are aimed at people buying the precious metal as an investment. Such bonds will be issued in denominations of 5 gm, 10 gm, 50 gm and 100 gm for a term of five to seven years with a rate of interest to be calculated on the value of the metal at the time of investment. However, there will be a cap of 500 gm that a person can purchase in a year. Such bonds will be offered only to Indian citizens and institution while the securities will be traded on exchanges to allow early exit for investors. “The deposits under the revamped scheme can be made for a short-term period of 1-3 years (with a roll out in multiples of one year); a medium-term period of 5-7 years and a long-term period, of 12-15 years (as decided from time to time). Like a fixed deposit, breaking of lock-in period will be allowed in either of the options and there would be a penalty on premature redemption (including part withdrawal),” the statement said. The rate of interest rate payable for deposits made would be decided by banks. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said that under the Gold Bond Scheme, the government plans to exempt capital gains that will be made at the time of redemption. “These schemes will be launched very

soon,” Das said, adding that they were different from earlier schemes in the sense that deposits will be denominated in gold instead of money. However, there will be no dilution in Know-Your-Customer norms and gold depositors will have to make full disclosures on the source of the precious metal, Das said. The Cabinet permitted 100 per cent foreign direct investment under the automatic route for white label ATM operations, a move that is aimed at promoting financial inclusion The decision would help in government’s objective of enhancing ATM networks in semiurban and rural areas Till date, foreign investment in while label ATM operations was allowed through government approval route White labeled ATMs are set up by private non-bank companies that own, operate their own brand of ATMs Any non-bank entity intending to set up WLAs should have a minimum net worth of Rs 100 crore Currently, white label ATM operators in the country include Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd, Muthoot Finance and Vakrangee Software As of today, there are over 1.82 lakh ATMs operated by 54 public, private and foreign banks in the country

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ASA scientists have designed the concept of a spacecraft that would hitch rides on comets and asteroids by spearing them with tethers. Comet Hitchhiker is a concept for orbiting and landing on comets and asteroids using the kinetic energy - the energy of motion - of these small bodies. “Hitchhiking a celestial body is not as simple as sticking out your thumb, because it flies at an astronomical speed and it won’t stop to pick you up. Instead of a thumb, our idea is to use a harpoon and a tether,” said Masahiro Ono, the principal investigator based at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena. A reusable tether system would replace the need for propellant for entering orbit and landing, so running out would not be an issue, according to the concept design. While closely flying by the target, the spacecraft would first cast an extendable tether toward the asteroid or comet and attach itself using a harpoon attached to the tether. Next, the spacecraft would reel out the tether while applying a brake that harvests energy while the spacecraft accelerates.

Once the spacecraft matches its velocity to the comet or asteroid it is ready to land by simply reeling in the tether and descending gently. When it’s time to move on to another celestial target, the spacecraft would use the harvested energy to quickly retrieve the tether, which accelerates the spacecraft away from the body. “This kind of hitchhiking could be used for multiple targets in the main asteroid belt or the Kuiper Belt, even five to 10 in a single mission,” Ono said. Ono and colleagues have been studying whether a harpoon could tolerate an impact of this magnitude, and whether a tether could be created strong enough to support this kind of manoeuvre. Researchers have come up with what they call the Space Hitchhike Equation, which relates the specific strength of the tether, the mass ratio between the spacecraft and the tether, and the change in velocity needed to accomplish the manoeuvre. In missions that use conventional propellant, spacecraft use a lot of fuel just to accelerate enough to get into orbit. “In Comet Hitchhiker, accelerating and decelerating do not require propellant because the

spacecraft is harvesting kinetic energy from the target,” Ono said. For any spacecraft landing on a comet or asteroid, being able to slow down enough to arrive safely is critical. Comet Hitchhiker requires a tether made from a material that can withstand the

enormous tension and heat generated by a rapid decrease in speed for getting into orbit and landing. Ono and colleagues calculated that a velocity change of about 1.5 kilometres per second is possible with some materials that already exist: Zylon and Kevlar.

Researchers also estimated that the tether would need to be about 100 to 1,000 kilometres for the hitchhiking manoeuvre to work. It would also need to be extendable, and capable of absorbing jerks on it, while avoiding being damaged or cut by small meteorites.

Google urges CCI to maintain confidentiality of probe

therapist has come up with some unexpected advice for couples looking to strengthen their relationship - unfriend each other on Facebook. New York-based couples counsellor Ian Kerner told PRI about how he created a Facebook account for a short period and found it negatively impacted on his marriage. ”I realised for a little while with my own wife that I didn’t really want her to be my friend on Facebook. I didn’t want all of that extra information. If anything, I wanted less information - I wanted more mystery and more unpredictability,” he said. “I didn’t want to know that she

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was posting about being tired or having her third coffee for the day. So I specifically unfriended her during my brief tenure on Facebook. It’s something that I do recommend to couples.” Some 1.4 billion are on Facebook as people around the world become more and more used to living their lives online. However, Kerner said that whilst it can make you feel closer to your partner to be able to get constant updates on their lives, it’s important to leave a little mystery. “There’s something about being in a relationship where you want some unknowningness and some unpredictability,” he added.

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fter a report filed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) accused Google of abusing its dominant position to rig search outcomes, the company has requested the competition watch dog to maintain confidentiality of the probe. A company spokesperson confirmed to ET that it has written a letter to CCI earlier this week. ET had reported on August 31 that Flipkart, Facebook, Nokia’s maps division, MakeMyTrip were among 30 companies have corroborated complaints that US internet giant Google abused its dominant market position, for influencing both the actual search result as well as sponsored links. The search giant has requested CCI to maintain

“confidentiality” of the probe and ensure that the findings are not leaked to third party including media. Google, which needs to file its response to the findings by September 10, has pleaded before the commission that leaked details of the probe may hurt its business interests and may weaken its case before the commission. It has also asked CCI to take affidavits swearing confidentiality from companies whose inputs are being taken for the probe alleging that some of the parties may be competitors who will gain from the case against Google. After submitting its response, the company will have to present itself before the seven-member commission headed by Chairman Ashok Chawla.

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How To Bridge The Generation Gap

in using their power to govern their children. A common weakness among people is to use their power freely. One needs strength of character to have all the power and not use it unless essential to do so. Children are the most common victims of the abuse of power because of parents’ inability to relate to their children. Parents believe the younger generation has turned defiant, aggressive and even rebellious. Parents fail to realise the problem of relationship in most

cases, invariably stems from the lack of intellect to assess the psychological traits of their kids. They operate from emotional pressures arising from their cloying attachment and possessiveness towards their children, virtually strangulating helpless children with their ‘love’ and ‘care’. Parents therefore need to realise their inherent weakness and make a careful study of the individual natures of their children. Children have no worries of the past or anxieties for the future and

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This year, only one man plans to climb Everest

so they have extraordinary energy whereas adults are infested with worry and anxiety rendering them tired and fatigued. Both the young and old are unaware of this natural disparity between them. The solution is not in stifling children’s actions, but in giving their irrepressible energy a proper direction. Besides the disparity in energy levels between the young and the old, there is a difference in their temperaments as well. Children possess the power of grasping

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hildren from birth to around twelve years are virtually captives in their own home. Their parents control them entirely. Every child is on a leash. It is told what to do and what not to do. What to eat or what not to eat. What clothes to wear and what not. Every step of its life is directed, controlled. Their control seems quite legitimate as children lack the wherewithal to fend for themselves. But the problem arises when parents and guardians exceed the limits

ng Kami Sherpa is one of Nepal’s most experienced “ice doctors” — the mountaineers who brave Mount Everest’s treacherous Khumbu icefall to prepare it for the climbing season — but even he is more nervous than usual this time round. Sherpa is among a group of ice doctors who returned to the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain in August — four months after a huge earthquake that triggered a deadly avalanche at its base camp. They are readying the route for the autumn season, when even in a normal year only a handful of climbers attempt the summit, most opting for the more favourable conditions of spring. This year, Japan’s Nobokazu Kuriki is the only climber planning an attempt on the summit, although a six-person support team is expected to accompany him to Camp 2, about 6,400 metres high and usually around two days of trekking beyond base camp. At 63, Sherpa is more familiar with Everest than most, having kicked off his mountaineering career in 1975 when he assisted Japan’s Junko Tabei in her

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successful bid to become the first woman to summit the peak. But this time, the veteran ice doctor says even he is worried after April’s quake, which killed nearly 9,000 people, 18 of them on the world’s highest peak. “Our job is more difficult this year, the mountain has changed (after the quake),” Sherpa told AFP by phone from Everest base camp, where the ice doctors have already begun work. “There is always a risk up here but we are a little more scared this year.” Highly-skilled mountaineers like Sherpa are the first men on the peak every season, using ropes and ladders to build a route across plunging crevasses and constantly shifting ice. This year the dangers are even higher than usual with Nepal still experiencing regular aftershocks, further increasing the risk of avalanches. The avalanche that hit on April 25 was the second in as many years after 16 Nepali guides lost their lives on the icefall in 2014, sparking a shutdown of the peak.

new concepts and ideas sooner than their elders. That explains why youngsters take to new trends and fashions earlier than grown-ups. Parents take much longer time to accept, absorb anything new. This disparity in time for absorption of innovative ways of living causes what is commonly referred to as the generation gap. Hence it becomes the parents’ obligation to understand, to realise the existence of the natural disparity of levels both in the physical and mental makeup of the young and the old. Unfortunately, the well-wishing and wellmeaning parents fail to recognise the existence of these glaring differences in natures. Instead, they try to treat this nagging problem with an iron hand. However, if the parents, guardians desire their young to adopt a better lifestyle, change from a licentious to a disciplined way of living, they must possess and live those values themselves. They must set the example of living the higher values of life and refrain from giving sermons to their wards. But parents more often than not do not set the example of a disciplined life and keep ordering their children to be disciplined. Therein lies a double fault. It can never work that way. The famed German scientist, Albert Einstein observes: “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means”.

hen 22-year-old Akash (name changed) died in an accident this July, his parents decided to donate his eyes. The noble gesture came as a godsend for four recipients.While the innermost layers of the youth’s cornea were grafted into a man and a woman in their 40s, two boys regained their vision with another layer. Each person who donates hisher eyes can be a saviour for at least four, say doctors and activists working to promote eye donation. Cornea surgeon Dr Yathish Shivanna, who has performed over 1,000 lamellar (involving selective layers) transplants in eight years, said, “On some days I have no surgeries because of zero eye donations. Around 300 people die in and around Bengaluru every day but the number of donations is miniscule.” “We do not use the entire cornea on a single recipient unless the eye is completely damaged. It’s a norm to split the cornea into different layers to give sight to more than two persons. Extreme precision is required to conduct the procedure,” explained Shivanna. With the National Eye Donation Fortnight being observed from August 25 to September 8, Narayana Nethralaya and its two eye banks have begun special drives. Around 200 persons have pledged their eyes so far. K Bhujang Shetty , chairman and managing director, Narayana Nethralya said, “People should get rid of the fear which stops them from donating eyes.”

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ndians have topped the list of most experimental travellers in AsiaPacific and have searched for 231 different destinations around the world in the first half of this year, according to a survey. “Indian travellers are the most experimental travellers in AsiaPacific. Sharing its throne with Australia, Indonesia and Japan, Indians have searched for 231 different destinations around the world in the first half of 2015,” the study by a global travel search engine shows. The survey was on the basis of online searches by customers on its websites from January to July . It revealed that Indians have been opting for upcoming yet picturesque destinations like Ireland,

Sweden, Greece, Switzerland and Japan, which has a sense of place, history and authenticity. “The Indian travel landscape is evolving and is witnessing a change in travel sentiments in a robust manner.In the spirit of exploration, Indians are looking for more unfrequented destinations. The diversification in destinations indicates a greater sense of adventurism, and should be heartening for the India tourism industry as a whole,” says Kavitha Gnanamurthy , the search engine’s Senior Marketing Manager. The findings suggests that Indian travellers are heading to countries that offer an array of tourist attractions, unexplored terrains, vast landscapes, cultures, and rich heritage.

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Amazon sued over Indian-origin student’s death Indians top list of experimental travellers

nline giant Amazon and the University of Pennsylvania have been sued by the mother of an Indian-origin girl student who committed suicide over two years ago by consuming cyanide purchased from the retailer, according to media reports. The 20-year-old nursing student at the university, had reported an alleged sexual assault by a male student in 2011, but no charges were filed and he remained on campus, leading to a two-year downward spiral culminating in her cyanide suicide in 2013, the lawsuit said. After that, she showed troubling behaviour at school, missing classes and getting arrested for alcohol intoxication, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “Despite her problems, university employees’ conduct toward her was unsympathetic, hostile, and at times vindictive,” the suit says. One school official allegedly wrote in an email she had “no sympathy” for her and said the student “deserves anything you dish out to her”. In December, 2012, she ordered cyanide crystals

from Amazon through a vendor in Thailand, who had listed it as a “kitchen” item, said the suit filed in late July that also names the vendor and his company as defendants. By the spring 2013 semester, she was being investigated for academic misconduct. She was barred from registering for classes, and ordered to leave her dorm while awaiting a hearing for the misconduct. On February 8, 2013, the day of the hearing, her roommate found her unresponsive in their dorm, and she was pronounced dead hours later. Amazon offered cyanide for sale until February 2, 2013, just days before her death and before that, the poison had been purchased more than 50 times by customers in the US, resulting in at least 11 deaths besides her, according to the suit. It was reported that Amazon did not return requests for the comment, and representatives from the university said the school does not comment on pending litigation. Calls to a number listed for her family were also not returned.

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I hope I get to do a duet with Arijit Singh: Ananya Nanda

Bollywood actors like Sonakshi Sinha, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma. The 14-year-old, who won the second season of the singing reality series, said the

three actors are her personal favourites. “I love Preity Zinta and want to sing for her but she is not working much nowadays. I would be very happy to sing

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Ekta Kapoor, Chetan Bhagat working on TV serial together

fter judging reality show Nach Baliye 7 with Preity Zinta, author Chetan Bhagat is reportedly re-teaming with TV mogul Ekta Kapoor for her next drama show Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan. Accoring to a source from the set, the shooting of the Balaji Telefilms show has already started and Bhagat will help the makers with creative inputs. “Bhagat will be giving creative inputs for the show and there are chances that the show’s title might be changed to 3 States, since the three protagonists of the show will be from different

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cultural backgrounds,” the source said. Set against the background of Jamshedpur, the show is about three friends, Koyal (Shrimata Mukherjee), Abhishek (Vibhav Roy) and Madhavan (Gautam Gupta) where the three families depict the different cultural backgrounds of Bengali, Punjabi and South India. The show will be a love triangle and how the characters will revolve around one central theme ‘love has no logic’ and will show how the three characters are affected by it. Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan will be aired on Star Plus starting mid-September.

for Sonakshi ma’am, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma. I really like their acting and it would be an honour to do playback for them,” said Ananya.

Siddharth Nigam turns singer on TV show

hild actor Siddharth Nigam, who plays the title role in ‘Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat’, recorded a song for a special track in the historical drama show. As per the ongoing sequence, young Ashoka will depict through a song and dance drama on Bindusara’s (Sameer Dharmadhikari) birthday the real side of Mir Khorasan (Vikrant Chaturvedi) and will make Bindusara know about Mir’s reality. “I’m glad that along with acting I got a chance to try my hand at singing

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dia girl Ananya Sritam Nanda, who won the hit singing reality show Indian Idol Junior on Sunday night, says she wants to lend her voice to

Sonakshi was one of the three judges on the Sony show, which saw Ananya defeating other two finalists-- Nahid Afrin and Nityashree Venkataramanan. The singer said the win came as a huge surprise because she did not expect to win the competition. ”I had not expected to win at all. I was shocked when my name was announced. I had not thought about winning. I went with the flow because if I had kept expectations and lost, I would have been very sad and heartbroken,” she said. A 9th grade student, Ananya now wants to concentrate on her upcoming exams and get back to her riyaz. “I have my half-yearly exams coming up. I will fully concentrate on my studies and also continue my singing lessons from my Guruji. I will try to come to Mumbai to take lessons from our trainer here,” the singer said. A huge fan of Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, Ananya harbours a dream of singing alongside the music stars. “I am a huge fan of both of them. I wish I get a chance to sing with them, to do a duet with Arijit Singh... He is my favourite. I love his voice. Like me he also participated in a reality show. I like him a lot,” she said.

too with this particular sequence. I barely know anything about singing but the song’s recording session with me and the playback singer was so much fun,” Siddharth said in a statement. “Everybody close to me is excited to see the final outcome in the episode. I feel fortunate that I’m getting to experiment and experience so much through the show,” he added. “Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat”, which is aired on Colors channel, narrates the story of Ashoka and his rise to ruling a kingdom.

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Warm paneer and lentil salad

Paneer Capsicum Sabji Ingredients

• 400g paneer, cut into 2cm pieces (see Notes) • 1 teaspoon mild curry powder • 1/3 cup (80ml) sunflower oil • 1 onion, thinly sliced • 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 400g can brown lentils, rinsed, drained • 2 tablespoons mango chutney • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar • 100g baby spinach leaves • Naan bread, to serve • Yoghurt, to serve

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Method:

Step 1 Place paneer in a bowl and toss with 1/2 teaspoon curry powder and season with salt. Step 2 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frypan over medium heat. Cook the paneer, turning, for 2-3 minutes until pale golden. Drain on paper towel and set aside. Add another 1 tablespoon oil to the pan and cook the onion for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add capsicum and garlic, and cook, tossing occasionally, for 2-3 minutes, then add the lentils and remaining 1/2 tsp curry powder. Cook for a further 1-2 minutes, season and stir until warmed through and combined. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly. Step 3 To make the dressing, combine the chutney, vinegar and remaining 2 tbs oil, then season to taste. Step 4 Combine the warm lentil mixture with spinach leaves and paneer, drizzle over dressing and serve with naan and yoghurt.

he people left behind when someone close to them dies from drug or alcohol use are often forgotten about, especially when it comes to research. Yet the numbers of those affected by these deaths are far from insignificant. There were well over 8,000 alcohol-related and 4,000 drugrelated deaths registered in England and Wales in 2012. And the actual numbers are likely to be far higher than suggested by official statistics because some deaths are not recorded or categorised as being alcohol or drug-related. Such deaths are frequently featured in the press, especially those of young people and celebrities. But they are often reported in a way that distances the reader rather than inviting sympathy for grieving family members. One bereaved father interviewed for our research on this topic, reflecting on news coverage of his son’s death, said: I just read ‘Unemployed man dies of drug overdose’ and read down through and it was [my son] and I don’t think the main point about him was that he was unemployed. There was more to [him] than an unemployed man. Indeed, those left behind are more likely to be pathologised and stigmatised as part of the problem. One bereaved mother who tried to get help with her son’s problem drinking said: It would seem that they immediately went down the route of what’s going on in the family? …this is a family that aren’t functioning well together. As such, the bereaved families of drug or alcoholrelated deaths remain a

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hidden and neglected group, with profound consequences for their own health and wellbeing. Poor treatment One consequence of this stigma is the frequently poor and insensitive treatment these bereaved people may receive at the hands of the professionals dealing with this kind of death. This can include those working for the NHS, police and legal authorities, funeral services and drug and alcohol treatment and bereavement services. This was the situation we found during a study by the universities of Bath and Stirling involving lengthy interviews with 106 family members bereaved in this way. Finding such a relatively large sample is perhaps evidence of just how much it has meant to this group of bereaved people to have the chance to tell their stories. Some participants reported being treated with empathy and respect. But more often they met with responses that reinforced the sense that their loss was considered less important than that associated with other types of death. One bereaved mother talking about the death of her son reported people’s negative reaction thus: ‘He was on drugs, what do you expect?’ That was the impression you got. That was the truth of what they were thinking. Whether they were saying ‘so and so’ to me, they are saying to themselves: ‘Another one bites the dust.’ Such treatment is all the more distressing for the bereaved person when they have to negotiate an unfamiliar, complex, confusing and time-consuming process

involving a range of separate organisations, often with little or no guidance. Indeed, as we discovered in focus groups with 40 practitioners representing the range of services involved, there is little in the way of any coherent national or local strategy in how organisations respond. Instead we found that practitioners are also up against the system. Poor responses in part reflect the disparate working practices and cultures between organisations, in which practitioners inevitably lose sight of the bigger picture. The main concern of the frontline services involved in the most immediate aftermath of the death, such as the police, is with the deceased and establishing the cause of death, rather than with the grief of those left behind. However, we have also been fortunate enough to be able to work with these practitioners to make real inroads into improving the way those bereaved through substance use are treated. A working group of 12 mainly front-line practitioners took on the task of developing a set of best-practice guidelines for those whose work brings them into contact with these bereaved people. New guidelines Written by practitioners for practitioners, these guidelines directly engage the reader and invite empathy for the bereaved by explaining their predicament. They are built around five key messages from the interview data, which reflected what the bereaved family members said they needed. These messages are that every practitioner must remember: to show

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What happens to those left behind by a drug or alcohol-related death?

kindness and compassion; that language is important; that every bereaved person is an individual; that everyone can make a contribution; and to work together. In practice, we hope these principles will encourage practitioners to take actions that will improve the way they work with the bereaved. This can range from simple things like referring to their “son” or “wife” rather than “the deceased”, to carrying out careful planning with the bereaved person of the time they will work with them. We have also provided guidance

for practitioners on dealing with specific situations, such as acknowledging a bereaved person’s anger or criticisms towards an organisation and seeking support if the practitioners themselves feel guilty. By encouraging practitioners to prioritise the human element of their work, the guidelines will promote a culture shift in the way these bereaved people are treated. This can counter rather than reinforce social stigma, reducing their stress and supporting their well being.

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Khajjiar

The Mini Switzerland of India

Introduction Often referred as Mini Switzerland, Khajjiar is a popular hill station located in the Himalayan mountain range about 26 km from Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh. Situated at a height of 6500 feet, the hill station is bestowed with natural beauty and pleasant climate. Vast expanse of green meadows and dense forests besides vistas of majestic snow-clad Himalayan peaks make Khajjiar a popular destination with tourists. Khajjiar Lake and Chamera Lake add to the charm of Khajjiar. For its stunning natural beauty, Khajjiar is also referred as Gulmarg of Himachal Pradesh.

History The picturesque landscape of Khajjiar has acted as a magnet for tourists from across the world. Khajjiarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picturesque beauty evokes strong comparisons with Switzerland. Khajjiar was bestowed with the title of Mini Switzerland in 1992 by Wiily Blazer, Vice Chancellor and Head of Chancery of Switzerland. Khajjiar is one of the 160 places in the world that bear tropical resemblance to Switzerland. It is popular destination with trekkers too. The hamlet serves as the starting point for treks to Chamba, Dalhousie, Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary, etc. Trekking is the best way to explore the Khajjiar. Zorbing, a popular recreational activity that involves rolling downhill from inside a plastic orb, is a popular activity in Khajjiar during April-May. Khajjiar Kalatop sanctuary is a delight for nature lovers and wildlife photographers. One can spot a wide range of exotic flora and fauna in the sanctuary. Not much is known about Khajjiarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. However, temples dating back to 12th century still stand in majestic splendour in Khajjiar. The Khajji Naga temple is the most sacred shine in Khajjiar. People of Khajjiar generally speak Himachali. However, almost all of them are comfortable with Hindi as well.

WHERE TO STAY

There are quite a few accommodation options in Khajjiar. Most of the budget hotels are located on Khajjiar-Chamba Road. HPTDC also operates hotels which offer budget accommodation. Luxury hotels are also available. Apart from hotels, resorts are also available in Khajjiar offering mid-range accommodation. Almost all the hotels offer panoramic views of the snow-clad mountains. There is a Tourism Hotel and some Tourism cottages at Khajjiar where the tourists can stay . Besides there are two rest houses one each of P.W.D. and Forest Deptt. A couple of private hotels have also come up, which do not match the above places in terms of location and amenities. Bus service to and from Khajjiar is limited and timings change according to local demands. There used to be a golf course in Khajjiar which is not maintained. The best entertainment in Khajjiar is to walk around the lake or to go for long walks in the thick pine forests. Children enjoy this place because of the freedom of movement and the slopy terrain which permits them to roll down to the lake without getting hurt. Another attraction like any other hill station is horse riding.

Famous Places and Places to visit

Bhoot Bangla: There are many rest houses situated just outside the Khajjiar ground and some of them were built during the British era. Looks a very old rest house, the construction of the rest house is very interesting. Lake: Besides the view of the Lake in the middle of the ground, there is a lot more to explore. Outside the Khajjiar ground is thick deodar forest and amidst the forest, there are various small villages i.e. Khajjiar village, rota village, ladi village etc. (mainly situated near the slopes) Villages are situated far from each other, but not too far from Khajjiar ground. There are many apple orchards in Khajjiar area. Khajji Nag Temple : Khajjiar is famous for the popular Khajji Naga shrine dedicated to the serpent god from which the name is believed to have been derived. The temple dates back to the 10th century and is interspaced with different patterns and images on the ceiling and wooden posts. A curious blend of Hindu and Mughal styles of architecture is reflected in the wooden carvings on the ceilings and wooden posts. The temple consists of a spacious congregation hall sufficiently enclosed by wooden supports. The dome-shaped shrine is made of slates locally extracted from limestone quarries.

WHERE TO EAT

There are limited eating options in Khajjiar. There are a few restaurants in Khajjiar Main Ground offering Indian cuisine. A few street stalls in the hill station serve noodles and soups which are extremely popular. In house restaurants of hotels also serve a variety of cuisines.

How to Get There

Delhi to Sonipat- Karnal- Kurukshetra- Ambala- Ludhiana-Jullander- Bhogpur- Mukerian- Damtal- PathankotChakki- Dhar- Nainikhad-Banikhet- Dalhousie- Khajjiar. Delhi to Sonipat- Karnal- Kurukshetra- Ambala- Ludhiana-Jullander- Bhogpur- Mukerian- Damtal- PathankotChakki- Nurpur- Jot -Khajjiar. Air and Train Route:-The nearest Airport is is Gaggal (Kangra) 115 km., Pathankot (104km.), Jammu (230 km.) and Amritsar (220 km.) and The nearest Railway station is at Pathankot/ Chakki Bank Railway Station (104 km.), Amritsar(220km.), Jullandhar(185km.).

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“You must not lose faith in humanity. Hum ocean are dirty, the ocean does not Every year, October 2nd is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi Ji was born on October 2, 1869, into a Hindu family, in Porbandar city of Gujarat state. His father, Karam Chand Gandhi was the Diwan of Porbander State, which was a small princely salute state in the Kathiwar Agency of British India. Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi was the main force behind India’s independence movement. It was Gandhi Ji who envisioned about independent India and brought together the whole nation to get freedom from the British rule. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose addressed him as the Father of the Nation for his selfless devotion towards the people of the nation. Until his last breath, Gandhi Ji served the people of India with happiness. His principles of Satyagraha (truth), Ahinsa (non-violence) and honesty are still remembered. Gandhi Ji was not only concerned about nation’s freedom, he also wanted to make India as an example of cultural and civilized nation, where people of different languages and communities live together. In his early career, Gandhi Ji worked as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders based in the city of Pretoria, South Africa. While serving in South Africa, he faced racial discrimination directed at all coloured people. He was deeply hurt and decided to protest against this inhumane law. These events were turning point in Gandhiji’s life as thereafter he started a movement for social development. Gandhi Ji is best known for Satyagraha movement which was started from Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad. He fought for Harijan welfare, small-scale industries and self-reliance and rehabilitation of lepers. His selfless work and love for the people made him the most trusted personality. Gandhi Ji used to say that be happy in whatever you have as there is no end of desire and if you run behind anything, it will sink you in the sea of uncertainty and darkness. Gandhi ji was also instrumental in

setting up the Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad. Gandhi Ji was preacher of Satyagraha (truth) and Ahinsa (non-violence). He lived for people’s happiness and always motivated others to do the same. His noble thought and love for mankind made him popular across the world. Gandhi Ji is remembered as a moralist who awakened the whole world and fought relentlessly to end up the discrimination of cast, creed and color. At present, he is not alive but, his principles are still alive in the heart of every Indian. On October 2, the whole nation stands and salutes the priceless service that Gandhi Ji had given to the people of India. Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday and thus, all offices, schools and other organizations across the country remain closed. On the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, President, Prime Minister, along with other political dignitaries, pays homage to Gandhi Ji at Raj Ghat, where he was cremated. In his memory, various cultural programmes showcasing his life and struggle for independence are organized. Also, events, such as paintings and essay competitions are organized to relive the life of Gandhi Ji. His favorite devotional song, Ragupati Raghav Raja Ram, Patit Pavan Sita Ram, Sita Ram Sita Ram, Bhaj Pyare tu Sitaram, Ishwar Allah tero naam, Sab Ko Sanmati de Bhagvwan, is sung by the people in various public gathering and prayer meets on the day of Gandhi Jayanti.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi is the man who played a significant role in India’s Independence movement. He was born on October 2, 1869 into a Hindu family, in Porbandar city of Gujarat. His father, Karam Chand Gandhi was the Diwan of Porbandar state, a small princely salute state in the Kathiwar Agency of British India. Mahatma Gandhi’s Contribution to India The tale of India’s freedom movement is in-

complete without remembering the immense contribution of Mahatma Gandhi. Born on October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi was unarguably the greatest man in the history of India. He came from a well cultured and religious middle class Hindu family of Porbandar, Gujarat. Gandhi Ji completed

Non-Violence Gandhiji

Mahatma Gandhi was a preacher of nonviolence and throughout his life he strictly followed the path of Satyagraha and NonViolence (Ahinsa). In modern times, Gandhi was the greatest exponent of the doctrine of Ahinsa. His principles of non-violence not only helped people of India in getting freedom but also changed the world forever. Gandhi Ji proved to the world that will power and motivation is the key to success.

Role in freedom struggle

One of the greatest men in the history of India is unarguably Mahatma Gandhi. The way he gave shape and character to India’s freedom struggle is worthy of a standing ovation. He sacrificed his own life for the sake of his country. The respect that he earned for himself despite leading a simple lifestyle is much appreciable. Mahatma Gandhi played a pivotal role in the freedom struggle of India. His non violent ways and peaceful methods were the foundation for gaining independence from the British. Like other great men in history, Gandhi took his time to grow and develop his techniques to ensure that his actions made an impact. His faith in different religions was commendable. His listened to the teachings of Christianity with the same belief and faith he read the Hindu scriptures with. He was brutally honest and truthful and this helped him throughout his life. Some of the major movements and freedom struggles led by him are discussed below. Non Co-operation Movement One of the first series of non violent protests nationwide was the non cooperation movement started by Ma-

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manity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the t become dirty.” ― Mahatma Gandhi hatma Gandhi. This movement officially started the Gandhian era in India. In this freedom struggle, the non cooperation movement was basically aimed at making the Indians aware of the fact that the British government can be opposed and if done actively, it will keep a check on them. Thus, educational institutions were boycotted, foreign goods were boycotted, and people let go off their nominated seats in government institutions. Though the movement failed, Indians awakened to the concept of going against the British. Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhi again took off with another non violent movement known as the civil disobedience movement. This movement was more active than the non cooperation movement and brought about a revolution of sorts. This movement aimed at bringing the British administration to a stop by withdrawing support from everything. There was agitation against land revenue, abolition of salt tax, cutting down military expenditure, levying duty on foreign cloth, etc. A very important movement was that of Salt Satyagraha where Gandhi undertook the Dandi march as a protest against the Salt tax. Quit India Movement The Quit India Movement was launched under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942. The main aim for launching this movement was to bring the British to negotiate with the Indian leaders. It was a call for immediate independence of India and the slogan of “Do or Die” was adopted for the same. However the leaders were arrested soon after Gandhi’s speech and were put in jail by British officials. Gandhi went on a fast for 21 days demanding the release of the leaders despite his failing health. The British had to secure the release of the leaders. India Independence After the Quit India Movement the freedom struggle got even more intense and passionate. Entire India was united together in the movement for freedom. Everyone contributed what they could in the freedom struggle. The cry of Purna Swaraj or complete independence was raised. After much sacrifices and efforts, India gained its independence on the 15th August, 1947.

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Monthly Astrology - September 2015 should try to improve your changeful nature and restless disposition. It will help you to win the trust and confidence of your friends and associates. If you cannot change your A Month of mixed results. This is a good behavior-patterns, your popularity will be on position for gains through creative writ- the wane and people will start distancing ings and by utilizing acquired knowledge themselves from you. in a special field. Your enemies can give Cancer – Kataka you some troubles but you will be able to overcome them. You may have to face many problems in your home-front and You will be happy and cheerful. You will have in respect of property-matters. Health many opportunities and will receive favours problems of the family members may also from superiors. Your career- prospect and cause you some concern. There might be your financial position will also be considerloss of property and you may have forced ably improved. You will have a pleasant and change of residence. You may become enjoyable time in company of the people of tense, worried and pessimistic during this opposite sex. You will socialize more and time. Dealing in land, buildings, building form new friendships with joyous people. construction materials and agricultural Your family-life will be happy and enjoyable. implements could fetch you good returns. You will be in good health and so will be the other members of your family. Your relationship with the people in general will improve Taurus – Vrushabha and your popularity will increase. The period This is a favorable position. You will en- is now ripe for investing endeavours that will joy good health and so will do the other lead to betterment in career. If married, your members of the family. Your family-life children will make you happy by their sucwill be blissful and bright with happiness. cesses in academic per suits and extra-curYour earnings will receive a boost and ricular activities. If unmarried you may receive you will have new acquisitions which will some acclaim and become distinguished by improve your living condition and increase securing some achievements in career or your satisfaction. Your relationships with education. Your earnings will increase con relatives and friends will improve. In pro- siderably. fessional sphere, things will be in your Leo –Simha favour during this period. You will secure favours from persons of rank and authority, besides enjoying many other benefits. This position will make you a busy person. Opportunities will come your way and you You will have some of your writings pubwill make timely use of them in a prudent lished or have correspondences with many way. Socially you will gain more popularity people. A number of short journeys you may also have. You will spend a good part of your and prestige. time in informal studies and also enjoy sports activities., a little bit of a restless period, with Gemini – Mithuna increased amount of traveling, fatigue and This is a beneficial position. You will do change of places, and high expenses, there well in academic per suits and your home- could be some smaller health complications life will be a very happy one. You will have too such as intermittent head or eye pains gains from property matters and vehicles or excessive acidity and stomach disorders; related business and also through agricul- beware of false allegations as some people ture. You may have new acquisitions. You jealous of you could make false allegations,

Aries – Mesha

if parents are living this is bit problematic month for the father too. Towards the end month the situation will gradually improve.

Virgo – Kanya

You will get an attractive youthful appearance and you will be endowed with an inquisitive intellect. You will be studious, intelligent, quick and restless. You will be fond of writing much and will have many journeys. Socially you will be very popular and enjoy your time merrily. You should try to concentrate more and engage yourself in some creative endeavours which will bring in success and honour for you. Your family-life will be very peaceful and happy. Your sweetheart will be very affectionate and loving. Some of your achievements could become a source of pride. There might be some auspicious celebrations in the family.

Libra – Tula

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 family-life will be a little problematic as you may become unhappy and may remain anxious on account of your children;. Your health might be somewhat affected and expenses may considerably increase which could keep you tense. The study of occult subjects will attract you more and you may have good progress in this field.

Scorpio – Vruschika

You will have success in your endeavors and may have gains from various sources. You may have good gains from a new venture and also from prudent investments. Some of your ambitions will be realized

and you may secure a lucrative promotion that offers liberal perquisites as well. In academic pursuits also you would gain distinction. You will be fortunate in respect of romantic liaisons. Your family- life will be joyful and happy; some of your children could be a source of pride. You may have journeys in connection with your profession which will be fruitful. You will have success in all your endeavors and may have gains from various sources. You may have good gains from a new venture and also from prudent investments.

Sagittarius – Dhanu

Although you may derive benefits from govt authorities and gain popularity, the position is not good for your own health; you may suffer from headache and eyecomplaints. The health of your spouse also may deteriorate. By exercising your will- force and putting forward your endeavors you may be able to overcome your problems. You may have new acquisitions which will make your life more comfortable. You will form new business relationships and make new deals. Journeys to distant places and contacts/ collaborations with foreigners will be fruitful.

Capricorn – Makara

You may have problems either with your business or marriage partner and the health of your spouse may make you anxious. Romantic liaisons if any could take a bad turn and you may become a victim of slander and disrepute. You may be emotionally disturbed and may not be in good health. Journeys in connection with profession may not bear fruit excepting in the direction of east. For securing new deals the period is not favorable. You should try to avoid quarrels and confrontations by being diplomatic. Otherwise the relationship with your family- members may come under strain. Your health might be somewhat affected and expenses may

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. considerably increase which could keep you tense. Doing remedies such as Navagraha Shanthi Poojas are good.

Aquarius – Kumbha

You will be fortunate in respect of romantic liaisons You will form new relationships and make new deals. Journeys to distant places and contacts/ collaborations with foreigners will be fruitful. You will be moving in high circles and become more influential. You will have new acquisitions and precious adornments which will increase your satisfaction. You will have a pleasant time to enjoy the luxury and comforts of life. You may have some costly acquisitions which will increase your satisfaction and raise your social status. All your efforts during the period will bear fruit and contribute to your progress. You will receive favours from your superiors and secure betterment in career.

Pisces - Meena

You will have success in all your endeavours and may have gains from various sources. You may have good gains from a new venture and also from prudent investments. Some of your ambitions will be realised and you may secure a lucrative promotion that offers liberal perquisites as well. In academic persuits also you would gain distinction. You will be fortunate in respect of romantic liaisons. Your familylife will be joyful and happy; some of your children could be a source of pride. You may have journeys in connection with your profession which will be fruitful.

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Humility ..a means to a desired goal !

arth plane is a school where the physical body is the uniform and the soul, prana, consciousness is the breath which keeps it alive. We were given a driver program in our minds which was meant to assist in graduating us from this

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schooling, completing our syllabus, to unify with the parent consciousness. The program had inbuilt freedom of ‘Choice’. The sensory lures of this plane got us sensory beings, ensnared to believing that we are the uniform…the physical body. Our misguided choices

have allowed a complete virus attack of stray thoughts over generations which has corrupted the pure divine program adding innumerable folders of thoughts and beliefs. Now this altered programming superimposes on our original mind format and we are lost in conflicts

and conditioned thought process. Distance from the soul program causes suffering, pain, unhappiness, illnesses and in today’s terms we call it ‘STRESS’. We are deluded and bewildered in our pain and we are ignorantly led to believe that this program can be reversed by taking courses, visiting temple , rituals or basically doing something. A lot of these are inspiring ..Yes!…but this inspiration has to be nurtured to get to at least recognizing what has distanced us from divine program? The journey to reverse this mind set is via awareness of this deep rooted alteration and accessing the virtues of soul lying dormant, consciously choosing to reflect these in our living. Just like the diamond needs polishing to unearth its shine we too need to reclaim the magnificent divine program and disconnect from the vices of the false running program. The onset of a seekers journey slowly helps shed the superfluous layers thereby creating space for the soul to emerge. Humility is the fragrance, the essence of our soul which simply surfaces bit by bit as we move into our original mind software. Every honest effort magnifies the reflection

of this virtue and diminishes aggression, assertiveness, arrogance, judgement, manipulation, anger etc. A seeker goes through different stages just like a larva which turns into caterpillar finally transforming to a butterfly. Each correctly guided attempt brings a subsequent subtle shift in seekers inner program and it will reflect in all his relationships as enhanced level of forgiveness, accepting, kindness, gentleness, empathy. He feels calm, patient, giving, happier and his outlook to existence changes slowly to one of harmony and enthusiastic. His earnestness to de program fully will then attract the right teacher from the Universe who will guide him to taste the rejuvenating effect of silence, meditation and selfless service. The divine program now gets nurtured and the interfering blocks weaken tremendously. Humility shines through all his interactions for he is no longer wanting to stand apart from the creation. He wants to simply and silently serve like the trees, the birds, the air, water, the mountains and all aspects of nature. His humility touches all around him and the magic of positive simply spreads its goodness. Life becomes a celebration.

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Singh Is Bliing Director: Prabhu Dheva Producer: Ashvini Yardi Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson Lara Dutta, Kay Kay Menon, Prabhu Dheva

Synopsis Raftaar Singh (Akshay Kumar), the apple of his mother’s (Rati Agnihotri) eye, is also the biggest irritant for his father (Yograj Singh). He is always looking to have fun and runs away from responsibility. This displeases his father to no end. One day, fed up of his dalliances, his father orders Raftaar to go to Goa and work for his friend there, and learn to take on responsibility. Respecting his father’s wishes, Raftaar leaves. Once in Goa, he impresses his new boss with his enthusiasm and out of the box thinking. Soon he gets an important assignment from his boss which gets him to meet Sara (Amy Jackson) and thus begins their unique love story. Raftaar is joined in this unique romance by the loveable Emily (Lara Dutta) who almost ruins their budding love. What ensues is a great comedy of errors, as one hilarious situation after another unfolds. Raftaar slowly begins to fall head over heels for this exotic, mysterious girl.

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Raftaar Singh: Raftaar is the most responsible man of his family. Whenever there is a screw up, his father holds him responsible. If progress is a ladder, his speed of climbing is totally contradictory to his name. He leaves all the jobs incomplete but lives his life to the fullest. Free spirited, he finds happiness in other people’s smiles. Candy in the eyes of his mother, thorn in the eyes for his father and a Samaritan in the eyes of his villagers; Raftaar believes in celebration of wonderful festival called LIFE. Sara: Quiet in appearance, but a fighter in reality, her beauty may melt hearts but her kicks and punches would break bones for sure. Unlike normal girls that are surrounded by dolls and make up, Sara grew up amidst guns and goons. This made her tough as a rock. But as any daughter, she misses her mother. On her journey to Indian she meets Singh, his friends and family, she discovers that real world wasn’t the one she lived in.

What starts as a harmless romance takes a deadly turn when he realizes that Sara is not who he thinks she is and is here with an agenda which takes him to Romania. The question is, will a village simpleton, who can’t even communicate properly be able to win her over in a distant and dangerous land.

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Sunny : People in power shouldn’t ‘waste their time’ on me

unny Leone has hit back at CPI leader Atul Kumar Anjan for saying that a condom advertisement featuring the actress would lead to an increase in rape cases in the country.

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Sunny has urged “people of power” to focus on helping those in need instead. “Sad when people of power waste their time and energy on me, instead of focusing on helping those in need!!!

#SHAME #EPICFAIL,” Sunny, a former adult film star, wrote on Twitter on. Anjan, national secretary of the Communist Party of India, said while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur that a

condom advertisement featuring the Jism 2 star will be the cause for more rapes in the country. Anjan claimed that Sunny’s condom advertisement will trigger the tendency among

men to commit rapes and that it was developing sexuality and ruining sensibilities. Known for doing explicit scenes in Bollywood films, Sunny will be next seen in Mastizaade.

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Bollywood is so amazing: Elijah Wood on his trip to India

he 34-year-old star, who is currently in India for a music tour, says he has made his peace with the fact that he will always remain Frodo for his fans. “These movies will be

around for generations to come. I’ll always be associated with my character, and it’s one of the best experiences of my life,” says the Hollywood actor-musician, as he sits down at the coffee lounge of

Taj Land’s End in Mumbai for his first face-to-face interview since his arrival in India. Talking about what he has loved about the city so far, Elijah says that he has taken a fancy

to rickshaws, and wants to take one back home. Interestingly, earlier this year, he was even planning to travel from India to Nepal in one. “There’s a Rickshaw Run from

somewhere in India all the way to Nepal. It’s a month-long trip. You get a rickshaw and some money to fix and modify it, and you go with a group of people. Me and a couple of other people were planning to take this crazy journey, stay at local places, bring along a sleeping bag… it would be super rough,” Elijah says. The actor, who is heavily into music, reveals that he got exposed to it “at the age of nine”. “By the time I was a teenager, I got into it seriously. Since I travelled so much as a child, I was exposed to different musical tastes,” he adds. Ask him what he likes about Indian music, and he says that it’s the balance of western and eastern tones that attracts him. “That’s what’s exciting. If it’s disco or dance music, it is filtered through the eastern side here. The mixture of traditional and popular styles is really good,” says Elijah, adding that he and his partners plan to buy some “Bollywood records of Asha Bhonsle, Bappi Lahiri, RD Burman and Lata Mangeshkar”. Although Elijah doesn’t know many B-Town actors, he’s quite fascinated with the industry. “Bollywood is so amazing... the output is so much greater than that of Hollywood. Hundreds of movies are made here every year. It’s an extraordinary film industry,” he says.

Sonam Kapoor to turn producer Mahesh Bhatt: Alia has a narrative of her own

fter her father Anil Kapoor and sister Rhea Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor too decided to dip her hands into production. While many of her contemporaries like Anushka Sharma have made this move, for Sonam Kapoor, it was her sister Rhea who convinced her to take this step. Sonam Kapoor is now more than happy with this decision and her first production will be

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Battle For Bittora. The actress clearly stated that she will be involved in every aspect of production, from finances to research to costumes to casting. Though the actress did make decisions during Aisha, which was produced by her sister, she was a silent producer of sorts but this time around, the actress revealed that her name will be a part of the credit titles. It is being said that Battle For Bittora will star

Sonam opposite Fawad Khan. The film that deals with rival political families and a love story at the backdrop is an adaptation of a book by the same name, written by Anuja Chauhan. On the other hand, Sonam Kapoor also added that she will be producing another film simultaneously which will be an emotional drama but did not divulge any more details on the same as it is in the initial stages.

irector Mahesh Bhatt does not see himself working with daughter Alia as he believes she has a journey of her own in Bollywood. The director’s daughter, who debuted with Student of the Year, has become one of the most sought after young actresses in Bollywood within a short span. “My daughter and me are two different entities. She has a narrative of her own. She is a star ... Therefore I don’t see the reason why we should for commercial reasons join hands to make a film together. I don’t see that,”

said Bhatt. The filmmaker was in the city to participate in the “Self V Film” Festival, which showcased an overwhelming number of cancer survivors share their story of hope. The producer said he is not averse to casting stars but finds it easier to work with newcomers. “I have no aversion to stars, but I feel it challenges me more when I make film with new people and I feel that I enjoy creating destinies, more than creating movies,” he said.

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Why Salman is against kissing scenes in film

Athiya and Aditya Pancholi’s son Sooraj. On this Salman says, “There is no kissing scene in the film. We wanted to put one but they (filmmakers) refused. I have not done kissing scene (generally)... how can I ask them (Sooraj and Athiya) to do it. I don’t think they also wanted to do a kissing scene,” he said.

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ynonymous with largerthan-life cinema and grandeur, Sanjay Leela Bhansali outdoes himself and has created what might be his most extravagant set this far. The filmmaker has recreated Aena Mahal, on the lines of the mirror covered Mughal-e-Azam set and is the most expensive set so far after the cult film. The set which took over 35 days to create, has been designed by Sujit Sriram and Saloni with the mirrors being called from Jaipur, all handpicked by the creative

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maverick himself. Over 20,000 intricately designed mirrors have been used to put the set together.Special karigars from jaipur were summoned to work on the embedding of the mirrors to maintain authenticity. The massive set measures 12,500 sq feet .What’s even more awe inspiring is that one angle of the frame reflects in the 20,000 mirrors. The set also boasts of 13 chandeliers which have to lit up every time with candles and not your traditional lighting.

The film “Hero” has tag line “Rebel, love and freedom”. When asked about it, Salman said, “My contribution to Hero. I have contribution towards love, freedom and some what for rebel.” He thinks a film has to be good for it to be successful, it (film) doesn’t need established face to promote newcomers.

“Sooraj Barjatya (director of ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’) at that time was not an established face but he produced Salman Khan in the industry. It is about how good the film and its music is.. The audience response makes film successful and make stars,” he added. The “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” star feels at times established stars

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ollywood superstar Salman Khan thinks kissing scenes are not necessary in a film There were reports that the 49-year-old actor edited the 30 minutes including kissing scene from his upcoming home production film “Hero”. The film marks the acting debut of Suniel Shetty’s daughter

promoting newcomers could work against the movie. ”It (established actor promoting newcomers) could also turn other way round Salman is producing the film but not acting in it. It could work against is,” he said. “If Karan Johar or Aditya Chopra would launch newcomers then people would to see that film of newcomers. I am here promoting is a big scare,” he added. But as a producer Salman did not leave any stone unturn. “I did not care about the budget... If cared I would have made it disastrous. Their (Sooraj and Athiya) journey starts from this film so we did not want to leave any stone unturned. As a hero I will do work for another 35 ...40 years. It should not happen that people point fingers at me,” he said. The “Hum Apke Hai Kaun” star is known for launching newcomers. “The next boy I am going to launch is not a star kid. But he has potential. It is not because they (newcomers) are star kids...they are good in their work. They happen to born in the industry like me. I was son of a writer... Ajay Devgn was son of a fight master. Also there are lot of star kids who have not done well,” he adds.

ctor-singer Salma Agha, who is best known for her song, ‘Dil ke armaan aansuon mein beh gaye’, from BR Chopra’s Nikaah (1982), where she also played the female lead, is set to make her Bollywood comeback. Twenty one years after her last outing as a singer in Kachehri (1994), Salma has lent her voice for a song in the sequel to Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun (2010), which is set to release this year. Incidentally, like the first film, the sequel, too, revolves around homosexuality. Talking about the track, Salma

says, “I loved the song. It is not one that will become a super hit, and will never be heard six months after its release. This track had a melody and good lyrics. That’s why I decided to sing it.” While Salma, who is a British national with Indo-Pak origins, may have been away from the film industry, she says she never stopped singing. “I was in Canada and London, UK. But I have not given up singing. I keep doing shows. An album of my singles will be launched soon,” she says. Ask her if being part of this film is also a supportive gesture

towards the LGBT community, and the 58-year-old says, “I can’t be judgmental about homosexuality. Everyone should have the right to live [life] their [own] way. Lataji (Lata Mangeshkar), being such a senior singer, had lent her voice to the previous film, and I sang for this one.” Salma also claims that she will take up more singing projects, and will soon share screen space with her daughter, Sasha Agha, who made her Bollywood debut with Aurangzeb (2013). “I will act in a film with her (Sasha). The shooting will start soon,” says Salma.

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ikas Bahl’s cult hit Queen will now be dubbed into French. This decision was taken in the light of the film’s unexpected success across the globe. “Since a very big portion of the film is shot in Paris, we thought it would be a good idea to put out a dubbed French version of the film. The details are now being worked out,” says a source close

to the popular 2014 film about a middleclass Delhi girl taking off on her honeymoon solo after she’s jilted at the altar. Apparently, Lisa Haydon who plays Kangna’s friend will dub her own French lines as she speaks the language fluently. As for Kangna Ranaut, sources say the producers are looking for French dubbing artiste with a voice that matches hers.

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Kangana Ranaut starrer Cricketer Suresh Raina to turn singer Queen to be dubbed in French

midst many sports personalities who have tried their luck in Bollywood, it is cricketer Suresh Raina who will be entering the glamour industry now. However, Raina is not interested in acting but he definitely has a penchant for music. Reminiscing about the previous matches and how music plays an important role in a cricketer’s life, Suresh Raina has decided to take up playback singing in Bollywood. The cricketer will be crooning for the upcoming crime comedy Meeruthiya

Gangsters and the song in question is titled as ‘Tu Mili Sab Mila Aur Kya Chahiye...’ which is composed by Siddhant Madhav. The cricketer hasn’t recorded for it but will be coming down to Mumbai on Sunday, September 6, for the same. Revealing about how he received this opportunity, Raina added that the producer of this film Shoeb Ahmed is a family friend of his, who insisted that the cricketer should try singing for his film. Directed by Zeishan Quadri, Meeruthiya Gangsters is slated to release on September 18.

Kriti Sanon talks about losing out on Singh Is Bliing

riti Sanon who was the first choice for the role has no regrets about losing out on Prabhu Dheva’s Akshay Kumar starrer Singh Is Bliing The role has now gone to Amy Jackson. Then again, Raj Nidimoru & Krishna DK’s Farzi which Kriti had signed while saying no to various plum assignments that never took off, because its leading man Shahid Kapoor deserted the project. Sighs Kriti, “All this churning in my career was unfortunate. It wasn’t as if I looked for the confusion. I was thrilled to have signed Singh Is Bliing opposite Akshay Sir (Kumar). I even underwent rigorous preparations for the roll. I learnt kickboxing and Salsa especially for the film. But then the film got delayed and my dates clashed with the ones I had allotted to Rohit Sir (Shetty) For Diwale.” Kriti Sanon begs inability to shuffle the two big projects. “Akshay sir, Prabhu Sir, Rohit Sir, Shah Rukh Sir are all extremely busy superstars. I couldn’t ask any of them to adjust my dates. There was no option but to opt out of Singh Is Bliing. But believe me, there is no bad blood about it. On the day Singh Is Bliing took off I called Prabhu Sir to wish him all the best. I am in touch with the film’s producer Ashvini Yardi . God willing, I’ll get a chance to work

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soon with Akshay Sir.” Kriti Sanon is also committed

to work with Sajid Nadiadwala. “I have a 3-film deal with Sajid Sir.

But that isn’t the point. The Heropanti team is like home ground to

me. I am part of their lives as they are part of mine.”

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One isn’t really sure of what to expect from the music of Hero. The musical scene in Bollywood this year has been largely lukewarm and though there have been a few instant chartbusters, the wait for a complete album has been extended like never before. Though Hero is a Salman Khan production with Nikhil Advani calling the shots, one wonders if a horde of composers and lyricists that has come together for eight songs would be able to deliver well. Moreover, the music of Subhash Ghai’s Hero is played till date and hence the remake needs to live up those huge expectations as well. MUSIC As it turns out, the start of Hero soundtrack is absolutely fantastic, what with Salman Khan’s voice being heard for the title song ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’. Salman’s voice sounds much younger and softer, something that truly suits debutant Sooraj Pancholi. Amaal Mallik, the youngster who has been delivering on a consistent basis, is in complete form yet again for this highly melodious number which makes ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’ a number that truly deserves many more repeat hearing. No wonder, the Kumaar written track finds a version in the voice of Armaan himself, hence making the entire experience truly worthy. Newcomer composer Jassi Katyal, who is looking at making his presence felt in Bollywood, hits a boundary with Kumaar written ‘Yadaan Teriyaan’ which is a pathos filled number that goes well with quintessential Bollywood

sound. This is accentuated all the more, courtesy Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who comes up with a song that would be remembered for some more time to come. Of late, not many songs by him have actually managed to make one sit up and notice. However this one does. Later another version arrives as well where Shipra Goyal makes a wonderful impression along with singer Dev Negi. There is a turnaround in the album soon after with Meet Bros Anjjan coming on the scene with ‘Dance Ke Legend’. The trio delivers yet another chartbuster number, hence adding on their tally of foot tapping songs during last couple of years. Ok, so the very title ‘Dance Ke Legend’ isn’t something that makes you go wow right at the start. In fact you do wonder if this is indeed the apt hook-line for the song. However, just after a couple of hearing of this song which is also sung by Meet Bros Anjjan, you are hooked, and how. The dance beats do the trick and rest is taken care of by singers Bhoomi Trivedi and Sunaina Singh. The mood changes right after with Niranjan Iyenger written ‘Khoya Khoya’. The ‘pahaadi’ feel of the song is such that you instantly crave for Mohit Chauhan. The wish is fulfilled moments into the song with the singer coming on the scene and immediately making it his own. A beautiful number with a wonderful blend of rhythm and melody to it by composer duo Sachin-Jigar, ‘Khoya Khoya’ has Priya Panchal coming on the scene soon after, and brightening

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up the proceedings. With Arpita Chakraborty and Tanishka Sanghvi, ‘Khoya Khoya’ makes you go for that ‘Repeat’ button and play it all over again. Most of the songs in the album are over five minute each in duration and ‘O Khuda’ is no different. You don’t mind that at all as Amaal Mallik does wonderfully well, both as a composer and singer, in this love song which has some sensitive yet simple lyrics by Kumaar that leave a definite mark. This one has a leisurely flow to it and is soaked in melody all through, hence turning out to be a song that just cannot be ignored. With a dependable Palak Muchchal

bringing on a childlike innocence to the play of the song, you know that ‘O Khuda’ would be heard for good time to come. There is an aberration though with Sachin-Jigar and Niranjan Iyenger joining hands for ‘Jab We Met’. Not that it is bad by any means, in fact most of the other soundtracks may well have placed this one right at the start; however in an album which has so many melodies to pick and choose from, this fun number seems a little out of place. This one by Benny Dayal and Shalmali Kholgade with Divya Kumar and Jigar Saraiya as the back-up vocalists may be in the first 30 minutes of the film to establish

the youthful appeal of the film, and hence turn out to be good for the situation. OVERALL Hero is the album of the year so far. It has a mix of beautiful melodies (led by ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’) coupled with a smash dance number ( ‘Dance Ke Legend’) in the offering. These, along with rest of the soundtrack, ensure that you play this on loop all through the day. Salman Khan and Nikhil Advani along with their team of composers, lyricists and singers do well to ensure that Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty get a perfect musical launch for themselves.

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ustralia Post Managing Director and Group CEO, Ahmed Fahour said: “Australia Post is delighted to celebrate the birth of a baby girl to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with a sheetlet of stamps that captures the first public appearance of the happy family.” “We expect the stamp will be well received as was the royal birth of Prince George stamp in 2013. We encourage stamp collectors and followers of special events to put their orders in early to avoid disappointment.” Princess Charlotte was born on 2 May 2015 at 8.34am BST and introduced to the world the same day on the steps of the hospital, in the arms of her proud parents. Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will be fourth in line to the throne after Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George. The sons of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – Charles, Andrew and Edward – were born at Buckingham Palace, while Princess Anne was born at Clarence House. Today, the preferred birthing facility used by the Royal Family is the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. The baby’s father Prince William was born there, as was her uncle, Prince Harry and brother, Prince George. A notice of the birth was attached to an ornate easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, with the media officially informed. There were royal gun salutes across London heralding the new arrival. Princess Charlotte was christened on 5 July at St

Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The designer of the stamp is Jo Muré of the Australia Post Design Studio. The products associated with this stamp issue are a first day cover, sheetlet pack, maxicard, two postal and numismatic covers (one featuring a Royal Australian Mint coin and one featuring a Perth Mint coin), sheetlet of 10 x 70c stamps and a booklet of 10 x 70c selfadhesive stamps. The Birth of a Princess stamp issue is available from 25 August 2015 at participating Post Offices, via mail order on 1800 331 794 and online at auspost.com.au/stamps while stocks last.

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Australia Post is celebrating the recent birth of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with the release of a domestic base rate (70c) stamp that features an image of the Royal couple leaving St Mary’s Hospital Paddington with their newborn daughter.

arking the first bilateral maritime exercise between Australia and India, the Australian Consultate-General in Chennai is organising a photographic exhibition here from Saturday. Collection of photos The 12-day exhibition, ‘Centenary of the Emden Spirit: 100 Years of Shared Military History’, at Visakha Museum would consist of a collection of historical and contemporary photographs that celebrate the longstanding and increasingly close Defence and security links between India and Australia. The exhibition is scheduled to be inaugurated by Australian High Commissioner to India Patrick Suckling. The exhibition traces the Defence relations between the two countries, starting with the attack by German light cruiser SMS Emden on Madras on September 22, 1944, as the SMS Emden was sunk by Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney in the war. Starting with the Emden ’s raid on Madras and its subsequent defeat by the Sydney , the exhibition also features a number of photographs depicting Indians and Australians serving together on a number of battle fronts, particularly during the First and Second World Wars. More recent Defence and security cooperation is also recognized, including through images depicting exchanges of ship visits, joint participation in peacekeeping missions, cooperation in international security forums, and military personnel and training exchanges. The exhibition will run until September 23.

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he TAC has recognized the state’s best road safety reporting with the Towards Zero Road Safety Media Awards held in Melbourne. The Age dominated the awards, taking out Best Media Outlet and Best Metropolitan Story. The Geelong Advertiser was awarded Best Regional Story, while the Warrnambool

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a memorable win Down Under. Though he has become the fifth Indian pacer to complete 200 Test wickets, his average stands at a modest 36.51. It is a shade better in ODIs, comprising 106 wickets in 76 games at 31.25. “Ishant has been around for a long long time. With his experience, he should play fearlessly. He should have lot of confidence in his ability but that is something I have not seen regularly. When you have played for long, you need to show that confidence.

The other thing is that you need to pass on that confidence to the other bowlers. That is what his role should be,” explained Prasad, who represented India in 33 Tests and 161 ODIs. He further spoke on what Ishant’s role should be in the team. “Wickets is an outcome. I have not seen him bowl with confidence regularly. When he is among wickets, he is confident. That holds true for everyone. But a player like Ishant,

from Kerala, who has played 121 international matches for India, feels it was advantageous for India to qualify early for the Rio Games but they need to improve further to come up with better results in the mega-event. India will tour New Zealand for a Test series next month while host Australia in October-

November. They will also feature in the Hockey World League Finals later this year in Raipur. Asked if the off-field controversies, including the unceremonious exits of chief coach Terry Walsh and Paul Van Ass have affected the team, Sreejesh replied in the negative. “Players are matured enough

to not get affected by off-field events. We are focusing of our on-field performance only as we all know how important Olympics is for us. This team is together for almost last two years and bonding well which will augur well in our favour,” said the 27year-old. He idolises former India

goalkeeper Adrian D’souza and feel shy when people call him ‘the wall of Indian hockey’. “Since the beginning of my career, I have been hearing Rahul Dravid is the wall of Indian cricket. I feel humbled and honoured when people call me ‘the wall of Indian hockey’ now. It is a huge responsibility,” he said.

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his bowling. He should be spearheading the pace attack for India without a doubt. He not only needs to spearhead the attack consistently, he should pass on the confidence to other fast bowlers in the team,” Prasad, who has also been the bowling coach of the national team, said. Ishant has showed sparks of brilliance throughout his career but has been far from consistent since bursting on to the scene with a ferocious spell at Perth in January 2008, helping India post

who has played so many Test matches, automatically should be showing the confidence in all circumstances and not worry about the wickets.” Ishant did impress with the ball in Sri Lanka, especially in the final Test in Colombo, but what was talked about more was his boorish behaviour through the three-match series. Prasad is glad that Ishant is back to bowling well but still needs to do more to be consistently successful. “He has got to mix it up. His strength is to bowl back of a length and push the batsmen on to the backfoot. But he needs to mix it up by bowling couple of fuller deliveries. There are bowlers who pitch it up often and they need to mix it up by bowling back of length. He needs to get batsmen on the front foot. That will make him even more effective.” Like most experts, Ishant’s onfield behaviour that got him a one Test ban did not go down well even with Prasad. “You cannot go overboard with aggression, as simple as that. You need to uphold the spirit of the game. You need to follow the code of conduct because a lot of young kids are watching you. Controlled aggression is needed. He needs to focus on his skill, focus on getting the batsman out rather than getting overaggressive. Being a senior with more than 60 Test matches under his belt, he needs to conduct himself properly and be a role model,” he summed up.

ormer India speedster Venkatesh Prasad fails to understand why Ishant Sharma is still learning about his bowling when he should be the undisputed leader of the pace attack. Ishant regained his mojo in the recent series in Sri Lanka but his 65-Test career has been an up and down one ever since he made his debut eight years ago. “I am not able to understand. Having played for so long, he is still getting to know about

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ockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels India need to go through tough tests against top teams to excel in next year’s Rio Olympics. Sreejesh dedicated his Arjuna award to the whole team, and said his recognition will motivate him and his teammates to do well in upcoming tournaments. “This is not my award, this belongs to the whole team. Hockey is a team game and I alone cannot bring medal for the country. It is a huge honour and responsibility as well and we will be motivated to do well in future tournaments,” Sreejesh said. “We are ranked 8th in the world and one should not expect us to be a world champion overnight. But yes this team has potential and we can beat any team on our day. No team is invincible in modern hockey and we have beaten teams like Australia, New Zealand. “All we need is to gain more and more experience and tests against top teams. We need to fine tune our game like taking correct decisions in crucial moments to maintain the consistency level and must handle the pressure well. We must not succumb under the pressure of big matches. This will come with experience of playing more against big teams,” he said. The experienced goalkeeper

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I never slammed the government for Sania’s Khel Ratna: Pankaj Advani

urt at being misquoted about his stance on the National Sports Awards, ace cueist Pankaj Advani on Friday said he never took a jibe at any sportsperson and his critical remarks on Sania Mirza getting the Khel Ratna were nothing but a figment of somebody’s imagination. Advani was reported to have slammed the government for Sania getting the Khel Ratna even when deserving cueists were left out of the Arjuna list. But the 13-time World champion cueist insists that his remarks were totally misconstrued. “I mean what I said about the Arjuna award and the whole selection process about the awards has been completely taken out of context. In fact the last thing I would want to do as a Khel Ratna awardee is to disrespect someone else who has just received it for her exceptional performances over the last so many years,” Advani said. “I think Sania has done extremely well for her country and in fact she broke at the international circuit about the same time as I did, over 10 years ago. I would also like to tell certain sections of the media to refrain from giving their representation of my statements or remarks that may cause damage to somebody’s image and to the sport as a whole,” Advani, who received the Khel Ratna in 2006 and the Arjuna in 2004, added.

Noted cueists Vidya Pillai, Chitra Magimairaj and Sourav Kothari missed out on the Arjuna Award this year and Advani said that his only contention was that the process of selecting players for the honour should be consistent. “My point was only related to the Arjuna Awards, because cuesports players have been performing exceptionally well and I was surprised to see none of their names on the list of the Arjuna awardees this year. The guidelines that are being followed for one sport is not being followed for the cue sport players. Who am I to judge, who deserves an award and who doesn’t?,” he said. “All I am saying is that if there is a particular guideline or policy then let it be same for everyone. I was not hitting out at the government. People are saying that I am panning the government or panning X, Y, Z sportsperson. I mean who am I? In fact I have the greatest respect for sportspersons. “Being a sportsperson I know what it takes to reach and achieve at the top. And I know that the government also has been supporting us for so long. Yes, there are certain things and there is nothing wrong in just saying that listen, if the policies are going to be followed for certain sportspersons, all I am requesting the government is to follow it for all sports equally.

Advani reiterated that for him, the contentious issue is inconsistent policy. “There should be consistency. I am not saying what has happened is wrong or it cannot be corrected. Ofcourse, it can be corrected. Next year maybe the policies will be followed for everyone and maybe things will be streamlined. I am not saying things should change now. “Once the awards are given, I would like to congratulate every winner who has received it. They have a lot in their respective sports as well,” he added. Advani, who has been India’s poster boy of cue sport for the last decade and more, called for

equality in sport. “I am basically speaking about a very broad topic over here and that is about equality in sport. I am not there is a bias or whatever it is. All I am saying is that if someone deserves it, let there case be considered with hundreds of others. “But don’t ignore someone and put someone else up and say that the guidelines are only meant for Olympic sports, only meant for X or Y sport. It should be inclusive of all sport. So whether it comes to deciding the awards and whether it comes to handing out cash incentives, which by the way haven’t come for five years. Let’s be fair, let’s be equal,” he said.

“The awards are over now, I don’t want to take credit away from the people who have received the awards and if someone has not received an award from cue sport then probably they are waiting for another exceptional performance. Probably they will get it next year. “But I feel bad because I have received these awards and the process was very fair, I still believe that the awards hold a lot of meaning and importance and that’s why I am saying as a fellow cue sport player that we are feeling a bit let down. I am just requesting the government to look into it and I am sure they will do it,” he added.

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Wrong shot selection, footwork have cost India against spin

he jury is still out whether India’s batsmen can handle quality pace attacks or not but there sure has been a decline in their efforts against spinners. On this Sri Lanka tour, a halffit Rangana Herath took seven

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wickets in the second innings of the first Test to send India packing for just 112. Herath ended with 15 wickets each in the series. Rahul Dravid has recently said how not rotating the strike tends to put a lot of pressure on the

batsmen, especially the newer lot. “One of the areas that could be a concern for Indian cricket is that there is a lack of balance; people are either defending or hitting big shots and it easy to set fields to that as you can set in-out fields,”

Dravid was quoted as saying by espncricinfo. Former wicket-keeper and national selector Kiran More agreed there has been a steady decline in the way batsmen are facing spinners. “There is a lot of aggression nowadays. Earlier we used to have attacking batsmen but they also backed it up with good defence,” More said. “There are a few exceptions but nowadays batsmen are not used to playing on turning wickets. It all boils down to footwork,” he said. In the last five years, India have conceded the most wickets (58 in 13 Tests) to James Anderson but mind boggling is the success spinners have got against India. Be it Nathan Lyon, Graeme Swann, Herath, Monty Panesar or even Moeen Ali, all have gotten a fair bit of success against India in very little time. India have consistently given in to spinners more often than expected in recent years. This is a huge departure from the times when Shane Warne was famously quoted as saying that he had nightmares after the shellacking meted out by Sachin Tendulkar. Muttiah Muralitharan, who had 800 Test wickets, has got just two five-wicket hauls in 11 Tests he has played in India. In comparison, Panesar has two five-wicket hauls in eight Tests he played in India. And both Lyon and Panesar have got the most success against India. That’s a huge statement by a spinner not

from the sub-continent. Both More and Debu Mitra, who has mentored the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, feel Sunil Gavaskar’s 96 against Pakistan on a minefield of a Bangalore pitch in 1987 should serve as a manual on how to bat against spin on turning tracks. “Not one ball had hit Gavaskar’s pads. On spinning tracks, you have to play forward and back. It can’t be only about playing forward,” said Mitra, who is now coaching Tripura. He feels the technique needs to be par for the course. “You are finished if you close the bat’s face. One has to play straight on turning tracks. Apart from a few players I don’t see much of that,” said Mitra. Praveen Amre, who has coached Ajinkya Rahane, prescribes a few ways in which the problem can be solved. “It’s more a mental problem than technical. I feel the batsmen nowadays are playing more premeditated shots. That has to be the last option,” the former India batsmen said. Throughout the tour of Sri Lanka, and more so in the first Test, it appeared that the Indian batsmen came out with a preconceived plan to play everything off the front foot and faltered. “There has to be a balance in the way our batsmen attack spinners and pacers. Key has to be concentration and footwork. They have to be more cautious about shot selection,” Amre said.

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Never Tried to Promote Tobacco And Alcohol: Sachin

e’s agile on the tennis court, but when it comes to his personal style, Spanish tennis icon Rafael Nadalsays he likes it to be laidback. “When I’m not on the tennis court, my style is quite laidback - I like comfortable, casual pieces for daytime and classic, sophisticated styles for evenings and special occasions,” Nadal said in a question-and-answer routine as he celebrated the launch of brand Tommy Hilfiger’s new underwear collection ‘TH Bold’, read a statement. Nadal unveiled the Fall 2015 ad campaign featuring himself last month, and said the shoot of the campaign made him feel “at home”. “We shot the campaign imagery in Mallorca, Spain, so I felt right at home. The photoshoot took place at these big old warehouses that had been transformed into an amazing set - the perfect blend of Tommy and tennis. The energy

was fantastic,” he added. Nadal’s ad is the official launch of his ambassadorship for Tommy Hilfiger Underwear and Tailored collection. “Working with Tommy is a fantastic experience - he’s always got a smile on his face and a positive attitude. He’s a very special person with great taste and an eye for design. He always knows what looks best and is good at giving style advice,” Nadal said. Appreciating the designer’s work, the 14-time Grand Slam champion said: “From underwear to suiting, Tommy’s designs are top quality and always show a strong attention to detail and comfort.” What’s a styling advice he would give to men? “Invest in quality; a classic tailored suit will last a lifetime and carry you a long way. Make sure the fit is impeccable - it’s worth it to visit a tailor and have your suit altered to fit,” said Nadal who believes that a tailored suit and a fitted shirt are wardrobe essentials.

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aster blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who has been an inspiring ad icon for nearly three decades, today said that he as brand ambassador has never tried to promote tobacco and alcohol. “One thing my father told me... try not to promote tobacco and alcohol. So those are the two things I stayed away from,” he said at the final day of a three-day summit organised by International Advertising Association (India chapter) here as part of its silver jubilee celebrations. Sharing his experience as a sportsman, Tendulkar advised youngsters “don’t give up” till they achieve their goals. “There were number of challenges, when I played cricket.

Then I tried to find solutions with the help of the people I trusted. And that is what my advise would be.” “Yes, some times I feel that I have really really tried hard, and it just not happened and take a step back. Actually, take one more step further and success would be yours. I would encourage you to take that extra step...when you think that it is time to give up. Don’t give up,” he said. The Rajya Sabha MP said there are no shortcuts in achieving goals in one’s life. “Literally doesn’t matter what you are in life...But whatever field you choose to be...then in that field, you cannot find short-cuts,” he said. Participating in an interview

session at the summit, Tendulkar said,”If your interested is playing cricket and scoring runs, you do that. But there are going to be challenges. Don’t shy away from challenges. Because in any profession you will find challenges.” “Don’t think that in cricket if you find challenges, think of something else. You are going to find challenges there as well. Embrace those challenges and focus on solutions and not problems. And don’t take short-cuts,” he added. The three-day summit --held under the theme of ‘What’s Coming Next’ --brought together the best minds in marketing and advertising, as well as icons who have been part of the growth of many brands.

Serena Williams historic journey rolls on

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calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988, battled nerves and mistakes plus a determined rival, but seized command late in the second set and dominated to the finish. Williams, holder of all four major titles, is trying for her 22nd career Slam singles crown to match Graf’s Open Era record and move two shy of Australian Margaret Court’s all-time mark.

erena Williams struggled but advanced to the fourth round of the US

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Open by defeating 101st-ranked compatriot Bethanie MattekSands 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 at Arthur

Ashe Stadium. The 33-year-old American, trying to complete the first

Next up for Williams is US 19th seed Madison Keys, who ousted Polish 15th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-2. World number one Williams smashed 53 winners against 28 unforced errors, but half those errors came in the first set. And the three-time defending champion squandered 15 of 21 break-point chances, going 1 of 7 in the first set and 2 of 9 in the second set, while Mattek-Sands capitalized on her first three over the first two sets. “Yes I did,” Williams said matterof-factly when told she missed many break point opportunities. “But I said, ‘Serena, just keep going. Here’s another one. Keep trying.’” Williams connected only 52 percent of first serves in the first set but was near 70 percent the rest of the way and won 81 percent of her first-serve points in all. “It’s not where I want it but it’s getting better,” Williams said. “I

hope to be in this tournament for a little bit so hopefully it will get better.” Mattek-Sands took a 3-0 lead, sent a forehand volley long in the fifth game to give Williams a break, but then broke back in the sixth for a 4-2 edge and held twice to claim the opening set. Williams went to third sets nine times in 23 prior Grand Slam matches this year and won them all. She had lost the first set twice at the Australian Open, four times at the French Open and once at Wimbledon, and just as in those tension-packed moments she found her form in New York. Fighting her nerves most of the second set, Williams broke for a 5-3 lead. Mattek-Sands answered, breaking back on a forehand winner with help from two Williams double faults and holding to 5-5. But Williams held at love with her fifth ace and broke for the set in the 12th game when MattekSands hit a backhand long. Williams grimaced and nearly slammed her racquet when she didn’t break on her first chance in the last game. And after the set, she waved off a television camera that got too near, saying, “I don’t want that there.” Williams then breezed through Mattek-Sands in only 25 minutes, on overhead smash ending matters after one hour 49 minutes.

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Sex-guide according to your age

ur sexual behaviour varies at different times in our lives. Sex guru Tracey Cox in her bestselling book, ‘Sextasy’ reveals the sexual urges and traits of lovers according to their age... 20-something: Most guys just can’t stop dreaming about sex every couple of hours. At this age, girls are usually rebellious in their sexual imaginations. They share same-sex fantasies or want to try out bi-sexuality. A 2006 study of nearly 2000 people discovered that 76 per cent of women who slept with women reached orgasm (for women with men, the figure stands at 50 per cent). The 20s are the time when young boys and girls are most experimental in their sexual positions. One in 10 people claims Tracey Cox have had a threesome in their early twenties. Also, people in this age group have most likely visited a strip joint or a lapdancing club - with their friends or their better half. 30 something: The 30s are a time to experiment, almost all 30somethings claim to have had sex outdoors. Unlike the teens when making out was the most common form of sexual experimentation, most 30 somethings prefer having sex somewhere semi-public like the beach, in the garden or on a park bench in the darkness. There’s something wildly erotic about these sexapades! Also, high on the 30 something popu-

larity chart are having sex in the shower or in the bath tub. Kinky pleasures also rate high as most 30 plus couples claim to be giving in to their fantasies of bondage, blindfolds and spanking on a weekend of debauchery. This is also the time when women are most likely to befriend gay male pals. Straight women love gay men; gay men love straight women. Swedish research is confirming just why the two groups get along so famously - they both have symmetrical brains. Straight men and lesbians have asymmetrical brain hemispheres. The 30s also mark the arrival of children in a married couple’s life, so the sex drive naturally dwindles. But, Cox points out that during pregnancy, couples have sex four to five times a month. Most put the brakes on their sex lives for about seven weeks after delivery, but four months later are back to four or five times of sex a month. Cox says six months after delivery, the average couple goes back to having sex three to five times a month. But incase you don’t fit the bill, remember getting disheartened ain’t gonna help. Remember it’s just a temporary period, so continue touching and cuddling and if your baby robs you of chances to have sex, indulge in quickies. Most women says Cox in her book experience higher orgasm rates. Ninety per cent of women past 30 regularly experience or-

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gasm, compared to just 23 per cent of younger women. 40 something: Men in their 40s are more likely to experience erection problems. Also, this is the age when maximum number of men tend to be unfaithful. Also, men are more compelled in

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growth of bones. It has been proved that when the body is at sleep, it grows and proper rest regenerates tissues, thus sleep is very necessary in a growing body. A warm bath ensures sound sleep and at least 8 to 11 hours of deep sleep can help one reach their maximum height. Encourage your child to be physically fit and have an active childhood by involving them in sports activities and regular exercises. Picking up a sport like cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming along with simple stretching exercises and using hanging bars, skipping ropes is a good way to keep the body physically active. Proper breathing practices release the stress which in turn removes the obstacles that stunt growth. There are also a number of specific yoga postures which help in gaining height the right way.

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Have you tried the millet diet?

hese power-packed grains are dominating menus across eateries in the city, and are fast losing their ‘poor man’s grain’ tag. Here’s why millets are changing the eating habits of the young and old alike.

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back on the dining tables. A few years ago, no one knew what they were. But now, everyone is aware of the varieties of grains in this category. Earlier, a diabetic, for instance, had one option — stop eating rice.

Millets — considered to be primarily birdfeed till about a couple of years back — are fast becoming the preferred grains for the GenNext healthconscious lot. There was a time when grandma used to whip up spicy and sweet delicacies out of millets, but now most of

those recipes have given way to microwaved ready-made food. The millet revival in India, is all about re-discovering reinterpreting age-old recipes. As chef Damu of a hotel, puts it, “Actually, it is the other way round— because of millets, traditional foods are coming

Now, there are millets. But having said this, this is not a sick man’s food. It gives strength and increases immunity. It is low on starch, high on minerals and fibre. All things good for humans. The awareness now is such that even youngsters demand millet-based dishes.” As Chef Balaji from another hotel in the city, points out, “Millets have a history that suggests a specific way of cooking. And we are not wellversed enough with the grains to start experimenting. So, 90% of my recipes have been sourced from of old relatives, and from people in my native village, The dishes take getting used to, but millets have emerged as a healthier eating option.” The reason for this emergence, say, experts,”Is two-fold. One, awareness of diabetes cases increasing at an alarming rate in urban centres is very high, and two, fitness has come into focus. Both these have made people search out healthy options like millets. These are not imported stuff that might not suit us, but grown on our

land, and eaten since ages, and hence, the most suited for us. Cashing in on this, the shops have begun to stock on millet instant-mixes. But though so far, there has been only this traditional tweaking, I won’t be surprised if soon, we start getting millet pizza bases and the likes.” “We are not here to make outlandish dishes, all that we do is replace rice or wheat with millets, and when we give it to people they say it tastes as good, if not better than, rice or wheat, we know the battle is won,” says foodie NS Krishnamoorthu. “Perhaps the biggest factor in this millet revival is that people have discovered they don’t have to eat one type of grain 365 days a year. And to derive the best out of millets, one should go on a rotation of the different variety, and then, you will get the requisite amount of carbs, fibre, minerals,” opines an expert. And this is totally seconded by nutritionists, who say, “It is good to keep rotating between foxtail, pearl, barnyard, finger, and kodo millets. Millets, though processed, have lower glycemic index, and the fibre in millets is something everyone needs and can digest. Millets are rich in calcium, protein, iron, magnesium, fibre, copper etc.”

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Fitness mistakes that several women make

o matter how much you think you know your fitness regime, there is always a chance that you might not be doing something correctly. And this is more likely when you exercise unsupervised.

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Some women work out for months without really gaining any ground when it comes to losing weight. Here are some common mistakes that women make while exercising. - Don’t get frustrated if you see no results in the first few

weeks and stop. Every woman is built differently and what might work for one might not work for another. Hence, be patient. If you’re unsure about it, ask a trainer in your gym, a friend who has knowledge about fitness or check online. The internet has a

treasure trove of information. - Don’t hesitate to change your workout regime if it isn’t working for you. By trying out different exercise routines, you won’t just figure out what works for you, you’ll also figure out what you like doing best.

- If you’re just starting to workout or are about to workout after a gap, start slowly. Ease yourself into your routine instead of throwing yourself headlong into it. While your body will feel sore the first couple of days, eventually it will get used to this new regime. - What you have after your workout is very important. Instead of a cup of coffee, sip on water. And just because you think you’ve burned hundreds of calories, doesn’t mean you can eat high calorie foods. Stick to a simple sandwich post a workout or a cup of yogurt. - Regularly use the treadmill or the elliptical trainer? Don’t hold on to them while using them — that is a major mistake. These will not help you burn as many calories that you ideally should be burning. And don’t assume that weights will give you unsightly muscles. Ask your trainer to suggest the appropriate weights according to your fitness goal. - Don’t forget to stretch your body before as well as after your workout. This will ensure that you don’t injure yourself while you exercise. - Lastly, don’t have unrealistic expectations. Allow yourself time to reach your fitness goal and give yourself a break every now and then.

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round 70% of children who are diagnosed with cancer each year in India are malnourished, according to paediatric oncologists, reducing the chances of a cure. In addition, 50% of the remaining children who are not malnourished become malnourished because of the drugs and cancer treatment procedures such as radiation and chemotherapy. Observing National Nutrition Week, paediatric oncologists at Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) said nutrition assumes high priority when it comes to treating childhood cancer and that it is the fourth arm of treatment in addition to radiation, chemotherapy and surgery. According to experts at TMH, which is among the world’s biggest centres for paediatric cancer, every year approximately 50,000 children are diagnosed with cancer across India. TMH gets 2,000 cases every year. However, of the estimated cases in India only 20%-30% actually reach a hospital and get treatment. “The incidence of cancer among children is on the rise and population based registries across the country show that only around one fourth of the estimated paediatric cancers receive some kind of treatment. Add to that the severity of malnutrition which makes the outcome statistically poorer,” said Dr Brisjesh Arora, paediatric oncologist.

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70% of children with cancer are malnourished

TMH is the only centre of its kind in the world that has adopted a holistic approach to treating children with cancer by also taking care of the nutritional needs of patients. The hospital is aided by a host of NGOs and donors

and charities in this regard, which has made it possible to provide complete nutrition solutions for children afflicted with cancer. “If the chance of recovery in childhood cancer is 80%, then lack of nutrition reduces this chance to a

mere 25%,” said Dr Arora. In 2013, the hospital, along with the NGO Cuddles Foundation started providing nutritional support to underprivileged children fighting cancer. “With the help of donors, we provide not

just children but also families with a meal. Severely malnourished children are given a therapeutic canned meal,’’ said the foundation’s Purnota Dutta Bahl, adding that 9,000 children have been helped so far.

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Beware! Substance in your soap may increase miscarriage risk

new study warns that long-term exposure to certain substances commonly used in personal-care products such as soap and shampoo, food packaging, and other everyday products could be linked to pregnancy loss. In this study involving more than 300 women, researchers from Peking University in Beijing, China, have found that certain phthalates - substances commonly used in everyday products - could be associated with miscarriage, mostly between five and 13 weeks of pregnancy. The study provides evidence that exposure to these substances can affect the general population and not just those who work in factories of these products. Researchers Jianying Hu and colleagues tested urine samples from 132 women who had miscarriages and 172 healthy pregnant

women in China. They found pregnancy loss was associated with exposure to higher levels of certain phthalates. Many of these substances are included as ingredients in paints, medical tubes, vinyl flooring, soaps, shampoos and other items. Previous research on phthalates had shown that long-term exposure to low levels of the some of these compounds harms lab animals’ health and can increase their risk for pregnancy loss. Additionally, at least one study found that female factory workers exposed to high levels of phthalates through their work were at a higher risk for miscarriage. The new study provides evidence of phthalates’ effects on pregnancy among women with non-occupational exposure.