Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan gives him sleepless nights

The 47-year-old actor is worried that his eldest son, 16-year-old Aryan, who is studying in London, may not be able to 'handle himself at a party.' (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, father of two teenage children - Aryan and Suhana - is a worried lot these days.

Shah Rukh, who also has a few months old son AbRam, has always been a protective dad.

The 47-year-old actor is worried that his eldest son, 16-year-old Aryan, who is studying in London, may not be able to 'handle himself at a party.'

The worried father shared his woes on his Facebook Page: "Is it normal to feel, my son wont be able to handle himself at a party & i should be there disguised as a fly on the wall to look after him."

A worried dad, Shah Rukh Khan posted: "Sometimes I spend a big chunk of the day sorting out non issues becos i make them so big in my head. Does it happen to everyone...???"

So far there have been no reports of Aryan's misconduct or otherwise. And we are sure that a lot of parents of teenage children will be able to relate to SRK's 'worries. '

Shah Rukh had previously shared that his star status sometimes embarrasses and angers both Aryan and Suhana, who are uncomfortable sharing the limelight.

Shah Rukh had said: "They were feeling embarrassed, shy and were even angry but I feel they should do this."

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Apollo, Cooper disagree over $2.5bn deal value

Apollo Tyres ' USD 2.5 billion acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co has flared into a war of words as the two companies haggle over the price of the deal plagued by labour issues in the United States, where Cooper is based, and in China. India-based Apollo said it may have to bear "significant and unanticipated costs" that were "well beyond" those it was obligated to bear under the initial merger agreement. "Cooper has acknowledged to Apollo that some price reduction is warranted. The issue now is by how much," Apollo said in a statement late on Sunday. 

Cooper, however, responded saying any change in price was not warranted. On Friday, Cooper said it had filed a complaint in a US court to push Apollo to close the acquisition in a timely manner. "Cooper has not agreed that a reduction in share price is warranted," Cooper said in a statement issued late on Sunday. Under the initial agreement, Cooper shareholders stand to receive USD 35 per Cooper share, a premium of more than 40 percent to its price before the acquisition announcement, valuing the deal at USD 2.5 billion. 

"The situations with the USW (United Steelworkers) and the joint venture partner and union in China are a direct result of the merger agreement, and are risks Apollo assumed under the merger agreement," Cooper said in a statement. Apollo is negotiating a deal with the United Steelworkers, which represents Cooper workers in the United States, after a U.S arbitrator ruled Cooper cannot sell two of its factories in the country until a collective bargaining agreement is reached between Apollo and members of the plants' union. 

"Apollo has indicated to the USW in discussions over the past two weeks that Apollo is willing to make material concessions to the USW, subject to arranging for additional financing or financial concessions," Apollo said. Separately, workers at Cooper's China joint venture, Cooper Chengshan Tire Co, in eastern Shandong province, have been striking against the deal for about three months, while Cooper's local partner has filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the business arrangement. Last month, the Chinese plant's union said the workers refused to make Cooper-branded tyres, and would stop putting the JV's production, operation and financial information into data systems.

 "Cooper has misrepresented its management and control of this asset to Apollo and to its own shareholders," Apollo said in its statement. "Cooper's efforts to establish control over its subsidiary's operations and to assert Cooper's rights against its JV partner, Apollo cannot be responsible for Cooper's failures to do so," it added. The two companies declined further comment when contacted by Reuters. Shares in Apollo gained as much as 3.8 percent on Monday on growing uncertainty about the status of the deal. Apollo shares have struggled since announcing the deal earlier this year as the Indian tyre maker plans to fund the acquisition entirely through debt.

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Fitting T20 farewell for Sachin Tendulkar as Mumbai Indians win CLT20 title

Mumbai Indians Sachin Tendulkar celebrates with teammates after winning final of the CLT20 against Rajasthan Royals

It was a perfect farewell for batting great Sachin Tendulkar, playing in his last Twenty20 match, as the Mumbai Indians won the Champions League Twenty20 title defeating the Rajasthan Royals in the final at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.

The Mumbai team made it a double by having also won the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year, only the second team after Chennai Super Kings (2010) having done so. The Indians also became the first team to clinch two CLT20 titles, the first one coming in 2011.

After the win, Tendulkar was seen being carried to the dugout by his team, waving the Mumbai Indians flag.

He was also given the guard of honour twice during the match. Once when he got out and walked back to the pavillion and when the team came out to field.

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Gujarat Congress sees hope of resurgence after Rahul Gandhi's visit

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's visit has revived the hope of overhaul of an almost defunct state party unit which has been demoralised by successive poll defeats at the hands of Narendra Modi-led BJP.

Gandhi, after his two-day visit to the state last week, has given a call for 'change of environment' in the state unit of the party to revive it, sources said.

"After his visit, the atmosphere in the party has changed and workers are hopeful of a revival which is very much needed to take on BJP in the 2014 elections," Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said.

Following an interaction with taluka and district-level party workers, Rahul had hinted of strong measures so to help the party take up the challenge of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, he said.

"It's for the first time that after successive defeats at the hand of BJP a leader of stature of Rahul Gandhi has directly interacted and listened to the problems of taluka and district-level workers," the spokesperson added.

It was learnt that during his two-day state visit, last week, Gandhi had publicly accepted that the successive defeats of Congress in Gujarat were due to internal bickering.

"Rahul gave a clear message to change the environment of Congress here. He has told that those working hard for the party will come up and those trying to find short cuts for success will be sidelined... He has clearly said that no indiscipline will be tolerated," Doshi said.

Interestingly, the Congress leader had not allowed state leaders like GPCC president Arjun Modhvaida, leader of opposition Shankarsinh Vaghela and others like Shaktisinh Gohil and Siddarth Patel during the meeting so that the workers could openly air their opinion, sources said.

"He also added that 2014 polls or any election is not do or die for the party. The party needs to be strengthened which will bring election victories as a by-product," Doshi said, expressing Rahul Gandhi's view.

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Kerry Praises Syria's Compliance With Chemical Weapons Removal

A day after international inspectors began destroying Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Syrian government for complying with the U.N. Security Council so quickly.

Kerry said on Monday that it is "extremely significant" that the first weapons were destroyed a week after the Security Council passed a resolution.

"I'm not going to vouch today for what happens months down the road, but it's a good beginning. And we should welcome a good beginning," said Kerry.

Kerry met on Monday in Indonesia with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said Russia - a Syrian ally - will do everything it can to ensure President Bashar al-Assad's government cooperates.

Kerry told reporters both he and Lavrov agreed to meet with U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to urge a date be set for a Syrian peace conference in November. The diplomats have been trying for months to convene the conference, but the effort has been repeatedly delayed.

Brahimi urged Syria's warring parties on Sunday to hold talks "without preconditions." He said he hopes negotiations can take place in Geneva in late November. He also expressed frustration with the stalled peace process, acknowledging that he feels like resigning from his post.

The head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition has said the group is ready to attend the peace talks if they aim to establish a transitional government.

Other opposition voices, including rebels inside Syria, have said they are against talks as long as Assad remains in power.

Experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations are supervising the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and production facilities.

Authorities said Syrian personnel on Sunday began dismantling a range of items, including "missile warheads, aerial bombs, and mixing and filling equipment."

The mission is expected to continue until at least the middle of next year.

Syrian President Assad said last month he would comply with the operation.

Developed during the 1980s and 1990s, Syria's chemical arsenal is believed to contain mustard gas and the nerve agents sarin, VX and tabun.

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Telangana issue: Jaganmohan Reddy ups the ante with hunger strike as he protests bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

The cabinet nod to create a new 29th state of Telangana has lead to a bandh, fasts and resignations.

- AFP

* The electricity employees of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh will go on indefinite strike from Sunday to protest the central government's decision to carve out separate Telangana state. Read story

* We want Andhra Pradesh to be united: Jaganmohan Reddy. Read story

* Looking to allay apprehensions over the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy has suggested that an agreement could be signed between the people of Seemandhra and the Telangana regions to address all contentious issues. Read report

* A combative YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday launched an indefinite strike against Centre's "arbitary" decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and said it will be challenged in the Supreme Court. Read report

* Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday criticised Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for his description of protests following the nod for the creation of a separate Telangana state as ‘natural feelings’. Read report

* Normal life remained crippled for the second day in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions where a bandh is being observed to protest the Centre's decision to bifurcate the State. Read report

* Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs) and other united-AP supporters have given a 48-hour bandh call, while Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress has called for 72-hour shutdown in the non-Telangana regions.

* YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has gone on an indefinite fast to protest against the Union Cabinet’s nod to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and create a separate Telangana state. Read full story

* This is the second time that Jagan is undertaking an indefinite fast on the issue. Last month, he went on an indefinite hunger strike in Chanchalguda Jail, where he was lodged as an undertrial in an alleged disproportionate assets case against him, but it was foiled on the fifth day.

* Jagan said his party would challenge the Union Cabinet's decision in the Supreme Court.

* "We are opposing the unilateral manner in which the Centre is functioning. How can it go ahead with the bifurcation process without a resolution in the state Assembly?" Jagan asked.

* The Kadapa MP asked why the Centre shouldn't change its decision "when there is so much happening in the state", when it could revoke the ordinance (aimed at protecting convicted lawmakers) on the intervention of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

* Thousands of devotees heading for the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara were badly hit as the vehicular traffic came to a halt following the 48-hour strike called by anti-Telangana protesters.Read report

* Protestors demanding 'samaikyandhra' (united Andhra) continued to block state and national highways, disrupting traffic to and from the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha.

* Meanwhile, tension prevailed in Vizianagaram city, where police lobbed teargas shells to disperse agitators who hurled stones at men in uniform today.

* Police fired teargas shells when protesters pelted stones on them in Kothapeta and Clock Tower areas of the city in coastal Andhra.

* Tension prevailed in Vijayanagaram as protestors targeted the properties of state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana and his relatives. They also held demonstrations in front of the residences of several state ministers and parliamentarians, blaming them for the centre's decision.

* Police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's visit to the temple to make offerings on behalf of the state government. Student and govt employees' leaders have been taken into preventive custody.

* Minister of State for Railways, Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, today resigned from his post in protest against the Union Cabinet's decision to go ahead with the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Read here

* Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy resigns from the post over Telangana issue. More details are awaited.

* "We have not seen any profit for Congress while taking this decision. It was a Congress commitment and we have fulfilled it," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Friday in response to allegations similar to those made by Mamata Banerjee. Read full story.

* West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has described the union cabinet's clearance to creation of Telangana as a separate state as a decision guided by politics and elections. Read full story.

* Pondering hard on the Congress party’s decision for over two months, the government finally bit the Telangana bullet on Thursday with the union cabinet setting the process rolling for the formation of the 29th state of the country. Read full story

* At the emergency meeting with ministers, MPs, MLCs and MLAs from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema to discuss the developments following the Union Cabinet’s nod to formation of Telangana by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, it was decided that the issue would be fought on the floor of the assembly house and that no one would resign.

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* The ministers of Home, Finance, Law and Water Resources will be part of the 10-member GoM set up to go into the issues arising out of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, like determination of boundary, sharing of assets and river water, among others.

* Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the GoM will make its recommendations within six weeks with the Telangana Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament in the winter session. Read full GoM story

* YSR Congress chief Jagan Reddy spoke to the media about the Telangana fallout.
Reddy said, "All Seemandhra MPs must resign. I will be sitting in Hyderabad on an indefinite fast from tomorrow. No scientific procedure followed in Telangana formation. Because they have power, they are doing as they wish. I request every party to come together to fight to keep the state united. Request Chandrababu Naidu today to support our protest. What kind of democracy is this where assembly resolution is being ignored. Elections are due in Andhra Pradesh, is there a tactical reason behind the bifurcation."

Read full statement.

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India launches vaccine to prevent Japanese encephalitis

India on Friday launched its first indigenous vaccine to protect children from Japanese encephalitis. Until now, the country has been importing the vaccine from China.

The Vero cell-derived purified inactivated JE vaccine–JENVAC, which received manufacturing and marketing approvals from the Drug Controller General of India, is the first vaccine to be manufactured in the public-private partnership mode between the Indian Council of Medical Research and Bharat Biotech.

The vaccine will provide increased immunogenicity and long-term protection as a result of unique manufacturing technologies.

Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne viral infection, is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), affecting 171 districts and claiming hundreds of lives every year. Mortality is higher among children and thousands of them in this area have been rendered disabled by it.

The virus strain for this vaccine was isolated in Kolar, Karnataka, during the early 1980s and characterised by the National Institute of Virology at Pune. The strains were transferred to Bharat Biotech for further vaccine development.

The most significant benefit JENVAC brings over live attenuated vaccines (those that reduce the harmful effects of pathogens but keep them viable) is that it can be administered during an epidemic as it is a highly purified and inactivated vaccine.

In the clinical trials, JENVAC showed superior safety and immunogenicity, in comparison to live vaccine. It met all its primary and secondary endpoints in the age group of 1-50 years, after 1 or 2 doses in vaccination. Phase III trials showed 98.7 per cent sero-protection 28 days after the first dose, and 99.8 per cent sero-protection 28 days after the second dose.

The results proved that JENVAC can be administered as a single dose during epidemics for mass vaccination campaigns and also as a two-dose schedule during routine immunisation as part of the National immunisation programme in endemic regions.

Bharat Biotech will pursue a dual pricing strategy for JENVAC to cater to the needs of government and private agencies. While the price is expected to be around Rs 160 per dose in the open market, the price for government agencies is still being negotiated.

Describing the vaccine as an “Indian solution for an Indian problem”, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said this completely indigenous vaccine was an outstanding example of public-private partnership and a remarkable milestone in the emergence of India as an innovative and self-sufficient technology hub.

“Since we were using a vaccine imported from China, availability was certainly an issue for comprehensive and quick augmentation of the national programme,” he said, adding that the need for this vaccine was immense since the birth cohort in the affected 171 districts was about 40 lakh annually, requiring about 1 crore doses for a comprehensive coverage.

The current manufacturing capacity of JENVAC is 20 million doses, expandable to 60 million doses based on market requirements. The vaccine is available in both single dose and 5 dose presentations, Krishna M. Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech said. “It is yet another milestone for Bharat Biotech.”

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Dazzling comet ISON may be dying

Comet ISON - predicted to be one of the brightest comets of the century - may actually be disintegrating, according to a new study.

Astronomer Ignacio Ferrin, from FACom, Universidad de Antioquia, analysed the most recent observational data of Comet ISON and has identified clear signatures of what he has called an "impending demise" of the comet.

The so-called light-curve of the comet shows features previously observed in disintegrating comets.

The predictions concerning the uncertain future of Comet ISON are being if not definitively confirmed at least supported by the most recent optical observations, FACom said in a statement.

Despite the generalised scepticism and claims about the fact that the rumours of comet ISON "fizzling" were greatly exaggerated, the comet is still showing an unexpected behaviour that cometary specialists are fighting to explain.

"The light curve of the comet exhibited a slowdown event characterised by a constant brightness with no indication of a brightness increase tendency," he said.

This slowdown began around January 13, 2013, and it continued up to the latest available observations at the end of September, this year, Ferrin said.

The brightness has remained practically constant for more than 270 days or 9 months, a behaviour without any precedent in cometary Astronomy.

These evidences has led Ferrin to conclude that it is probably that the "comet is dying".

In a recent letter posted to Cornell University arXiv preprints repository, Ferrin presented and discussed what he identified as a peculiar photometric signature previously observed in disintegrating comets.

"When I saw this signature I immediately went to my database of comet light curves, and found that two comets had also presented this signature: Comet C/1996 Q1 Tabur and comet C/2002 O4 Honig; to my surprise these two comets had vanished turning off or disintegrating," he said.

According to Ferrin, this observation is an irrefutable evidence that comet ISON is following the same path of those defunct comets.

Interestingly, a comparison between the light curves of ISON and eight previously disintegrating comets, is allowing Ferrin to predict that the object has already entered into a sort of "danger zone.

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Kids more distracting to drivers than cell phones

Children are 12 times more distracting to a driver than talking on a mobile phone while at the wheel, a new first-of-its-kind study has found.

Researchers from the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) found the average parent takes their eyes off the road for three minutes and 22 seconds during a 16-minute trip.

Associate Professor Judith Charlton and Dr Sjaan Koppel at MUARC used cars fitted with a discrete recording system which monitored the driving behaviour of 12 families over three weeks. The families had an average of two children, between 1-8 years of age.

The study analysed 92 trips for any potentially distracting activities undertaken by the driver.

This included all activities that distracted the driver or competed for their attention while driving; including looking away from the forward roadway for more than two seconds while the vehicle was in motion.

Charlton said while the risks of distraction during driving are becoming increasingly well known - drivers often don't consider their own children to be a distraction and this highlights the need for education about the risks of focusing on their children rather than the road.

"Previous research has shown that, compared with driving alone, dialling a mobile phone while driving is associated with 2.8 times the crash risk, and talking or listening while driving is associated with 1.3 times the crash risk," Charlton said.

"The costs of distracted driving are undeniable. One major and previously unrecognised distraction is kids in the backseat," she said.

In the study, drivers were observed engaging in potentially distracting activities in 90 of the 92 trips.

The most frequent types of distractions included turning to look at the child in the rear seat or watching the rear-view mirror (76.4 per cent), engaging in conversation with the child (16 per cent), assisting the child (7 per cent) and playing with the child (1 per cent).

The study found that the presence of a front seat passenger did not significantly affect the way in which drivers engaged in potentially distracting child occupant-related activities, both in terms of frequency and duration.

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Jwala Gutta may drag BAI to court

India’s top doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta may go to the court against Badminton Association of India (BAI) for threatening to ban her for life over a row during the Indian Badminton League (IBL).

Jwala’s coach Syed Mohammad Arif has advised her to file a defamation suit against BAI for going to press without issuing her a ban notice.

The top shuttler has not yet reacted to recommendation of BAI’s disciplinary committee for a life ban on her for trying to stop players of her franchise Krrish Delhi Samshers from playing a match against Bangla Beats.

She was agitated after Bangla Beats were allowed to replace their injured Hong Kong player Hu Yun with Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark.

She is maintaining silence at the advice of Arif.

“I asked her not to react till the federation issues her a notice. She can then move to court. I, in fact, advised her to file a defamation case,” Arif, former chief national coach, told IANS.

“This is cruellest joke on badminton and on a player of Jwala’s calibre,” he said adding that she committed no mistake and hence there is no question of apology.

BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta has said that if Jwala tenders an unconditional apology, her case may be reconsidered.

Arif said BFI had repeatedly insulted the player who brought laurels to the country by winning bronze medal at World Championship and gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

The coach said she went by the direction of sponsors of her team by not fielding the team to protest last-minute replacement. Arif said she sent a four-page reply to show-cause notice, giving a detailed explanation.

“Instead of issuing her a notice to take action, the federation has gone to press, which is a cruel joke,” said Arif.

He believes Jwala was being “victimised” for speaking against the injustice and the arbitrary manner in which BFI functions.

He pointed out that the icon player was insulted when BFI went against their own rules to drop doubles event from IBL. Earlier, a player of lesser ranking was sold for a higher price and Jwala blasted organisers for the same.

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Rockybul proposes to host Asian rhino meet in state

State forest minister Rockybul Hussain has proposed hosting the Second Asian Rhino Range Meeting in Assam next year. Hussain made the proposal at the first meeting of the rhino range countries at Bandar Lampung in Indonesia on Wednesday.

Hussain is representing the country at the meet attended by Asian rhino habitat countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Bhutan, Nepal and India. The meet is also being attended by experts, rhino conservationists and NGOs from the US, Germany, UK, Thailand, France, Switzerland and Australia. The objective of the meet is to establish the importance of the Asian rhino conservation.

Asia is home to three of the five varieties of rhinos found in the world, which include the Indian one-horned rhino, Javanese rhino and Sumateran rhino. According to reports, the population of the three rhino species in Asia has decreased to 3,350 primarily because of poaching for horns.

"I delivered the key note address at the conference. The initiatives taken by the Assam government for protecting rhinos have been highly appreciated by Indonesian forest minister Z Hasan and delegates from all other countries. I have formally invited the Asian rhino range countries to Assam for holding the next meeting of this forum there," Hussain told TOI from Indonesia.

He said the Indonesian forest minister also spoke to chief minister Tarun Gogoi over the phone and conveyed his appreciation for the conservation efforts in the state.

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I have been inspired by Sachin Tendulkar's exploits: Rahul Dravid

Tendulkar's final T20 act and Dravid's last hurrah in competitive cricket were the talking points at the Feroze Shah Kotla here as the two legends got together though in the colours of Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. The two legendary batsmen had announced that this would be their final Twenty20 season.

Rahul Dravid.

Playing for one last time together in a cricket match, albeit for different teams in the Champions League Twenty20 summit clash in New Delhi, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid on Sunday heaped encomiums on each other with the latter saying that his long time former India team-mate had inspired him to strive for excellence in the game.

Tendulkar's final T20 act and Dravid's last hurrah in competitive cricket were the talking points at the Feroze Shah Kotla here as the two legends got together though in the colours of Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. The two legendary batsmen had announced that this would be their final Twenty20 season.

"Even though Tendulkar is of my age or two months younger to me, he is seven years senior to me as an international cricketer. When I came into the Indian team, in my third Test, Tendulkar was India captain. He was someone you would look upto as a young cricketer growing up. You saw this young kid do amazing things across the world. It was sort of inspitation for all of us playing first-class cricket," Dravid said before the start of the CLT20 finale.

"It was like, look if this guy can do it, we can also try to do it. The opportunity to try and share a dressing room with him, that was a huge motivation. For me to be on that England trip for the first time and share a dressing with him was a huge trip," said Dravid.

The 40-year-old Dravid had retired from international cricket at the beginning of 2012 while Tendulkar, who retired from One-Day International cricket last December, is in the twilight of his Test career. Together they have scored close to 92,000 runs in all formats of the game.

Tendulkar, who is also 40, returned the compliments, by describing Dravid as the "master technician".

"Absolutely, he is a master technician. Any day in my team, he will be number three, because there were so many innings in which he batted brilliantly. When the rest of the guys found it difficult, he was comfortable. He loved challenges and I knew we could bank on Rahul at the times of difficulty."

Tendulkar, who has already retired from One-day cricket but still playing the longest format, holds the record for most Test and ODI runs -- 15,837 and 18,426 runs respectively -- while Dravid has scored 13,288 Test runs and 10,889 in ODIs.

Tendulkar has also scored 100 international centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs).

The two cricket legends played together for the country for 16 years but rarely they have played against each other.

Asked about this, Dravid, who is leading the Rajasthan Royals side, said, "I can't remember playing against Sachin in Ranji Trophy for Karnataka versus Mumbai. Only played against him in West Zone versus South Zone. All our contests have been in coloured clothing, surprisingly, in spite of the fact that we played for so many years together. So one final time it is always great to play against Sachin."

Tendulkar also said that he would cherish this moment.

"I remember Rahul being part of Wills Trophy team when I was his captain but we played in whites. That was the first time I saw Rahul. I think it was way back in 1993-94 and since then we have been in whites and colours but playing in same team," he said.

"This is rare moment where we two actually get to play against each other in colour clothing, obviously in IPL. But on any other platform we have not been able to play against each other in whites and that would have been something special," said the senior batsman who is standing on the cusp of playing his 200th Test.

Tendulkar has not been in top form in this tournament, having scored only 20 runs in four matches with a highest of 15, but the Mumbaikar opened up in the semifinals against Trinidad and Tobago last night, hitting a 31-ball 35.

In the process, he completed 50,000 runs in all formats of cricket, becoming the first Indian to do so and 16th in the world. Before today's CLT20 final match, he has 50,009 runs in 956 competitive matches, which includes 551 List A matches, 307 First-class matches and 95 Twenty20 games.

Today's venue — Kotla — has been lucky for Tendulkar and it was here he struck his 35th Test century to surpass legendary Sunil Gavaskar.

Credits: dnaindia

Australian cricket team practices at CCI

The Australian cricket team on Sunday sweated it out at the Cricket Club of India in their first training session ahead of the seven-matchODI series against India that will be preceded by the lone Twenty20 game at Rajkot on October 10.

The ODI rubber commences on October 13 in Pune and concludes in Bangalore on November 2.

The team, which arrived on Saturday night, had a light training session and played football in their one-hour outing here.

The visiting team would have another two-day practice session at the Cricket Club of India before leaving for Rajkot for the opening T20 game and they are expected to have proper net sessions on Monday morning.

Five Australian squad members -- Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell -- are representing their IPL teams in the Champions League Twenty20 finals on Sunday.

The team from Down Under is without regular skipper Michael Clarkeand T20 captain George Bailey will lead the side in the former's absence.

Clarke was ruled out of the tour due to a nagging back injury.

Only four members of the touring Australian squad -- Brad Haddin, Shane Watson, James Faulkner and Phillip Hughes -- were part of the Ashes series held in England earlier this year.

Australia won the rain affected five-match ODI series in England 2-1 in September, after losing the Ashes 0-3.

The visitors have played only one T20 match in India, that was held in 2007 in Mumbai, which the hosts won by seven wickets.

The last ODI series in 2010-11 between India and Australia in the country was rain affected and the hosts won the only game in the three-match series that could be played at Visakhapatnam, by five wickets.

In 2009-10 series in India, Australia won the seven-match ODI series 4-2.

Australian T20 squad: George Bailey (Captain), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Johnson, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Adam Voges, Shane Watson.

Australian ODI squad: George Bailey (Captain), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Callum Ferguson, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Phil Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Adam Voges, Shane Watson.

ODI series schedule: Oct 13 (Pune), Oct 16 (Jaipur), Oct 19 (Mohali), Oct 23 (Ranchi), Oct 26 (Cuttack), Oct 30 (Nagpur), November 2 (Bangalore).

Credits: timesofindia

Shah Rukh Khan copied JK Rowling’s Harvard speech?

We have heard Shah Rukh Khan tell his struggle tales several times in the past. But what makes his speech at the All India Management Association (AIMA) conference held in September is the fact that it resembles famous author JK Rowling’s speech at Harvard University in 2008.

The author of the `Harry Potter` series and the bestselling novel ‘The Cuckoo`s Calling’, JK Rowling, too had had her share of miseries such as poverty, broken marriage, failure and her tryst with success later in life which she spoke about during the speech given by the novelist at the Harvard.

Bangalore-based social media consultant Agratha Dinakaran was the first one to notice and report the apparent plagiarism of Rowling’s speech by Shah Rukh in his blog (mercurialpurple.blogspot.com).

In her speech, Rowling said that poverty was not an `ennobling experience`. She further said, "Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."

Now what really raises the eyebrows, are these words, courtesy – Shah Rukh Khan: "Let me tell you, poverty is not an ennobling experience at all. Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes, depression. I`ve seen my parents go through it many times - it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."

JK Rowling further said, "Happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone`s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes."

Taking a cue from the above lines, Shah Rukh Khan said: "I`d like to tell you all that life is not just a checklist of acquisitions, attainments and fulfilments. Your qualifications and CVs don`t matter, your jobs don`t matter. Instead, life is difficult and complicated and beyond your control, and to know that with humility, respecting your failures will help you survive its vicissitudes."

Now we wonder who to blame for the blatant plagiarism – SRK or the one who really wrote the speech for him!

Credits: zeenews

'Bigg Boss' helped me break my depression: Anita Advani

Anita Advani, who claims to have been the live-in partner of late actor Rajesh Khanna, says 'Bigg Boss 7' has helped her in getting a break from the past despite her eviction from the reality show.

Anita has been in the headlines ever since the death of the superstar last year when she filed a complaint in a Mumbai court against Dimple Kapadia and her family under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The matter is now in the Bombay High Court.

Anita says living under the same roof with 14 people for three weeks took her away from all her problems. Yesterday, she became the third contestant to get evicted from 'Bigg Boss 7'.

"The 'Bigg Boss' experience helped me break my depression in a way. I was living in a different world. It was difficult. But participating in this type of a show was new to me and a welcome change from my past life. I hope things are different from now on," Anita told PTI.

On the show, Anita shared a good rapport with co-contestant Armaan Kohli, who is the son of veteran producer-director Rajkumar Kohli, the helmer of 1988 film "Saazish", in which she starred along side Mithun Chakraborty.

However, Anita is very disappointed to know that Armaan had lied about saving her from nominations this week, when he actually voted for Kamya Panjabi.

"I cannot believe Armaan would do such a thing to me. He was always so nice and warm. This is such a shame. We go back a long time and such behaviour from him is shocking. I guess I am just too vulnerable and gullible and people take advantage of this," Anita said.

When asked if she would like to go back to the controversial house again as a wild card entry, Anita said, "If given a chance, I would definitely love to go back to teach Armaan a lesson.

Credit: indianexpress

'Besharam' slips at the box office

It started on a positive note, but Ranbir Kapoor-starrer `Besharam` is slipping at the box office. Trade experts say that the movie had a good opening, but couldn`t retain the footfalls on the subsequent days.

The film, which released Wednesday, hit 3,600 screens in India and 700 screens overseas. Critics were not too impressed with the movie and wrote that "with `Besharam`, Ranbir sinks to a low".

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh termed the Abhinav Singh Kashyap-directed film`s box office collection as an “epic disappointment”.

“‘Besharam’ (earned) Wednesday Rs.21.56 crore, Thursday Rs.7.13 crore, Friday Rs.5.68 crore, Saturday Rs.5.94 crore. Total is Rs.40.31 crore net. Epic disappointment!,” Adarsh posted on Twitter.

`Besharam`, which also stars Ranbir’s star parents Neetu and Rishi Kapoor along with newcomer Pallavi Sharda, was made at a budget of Rs.60 crore in addition to the cost of promotions, marketing and advertising.

“First day was good, but second day onwards the performance of the film has drastically dropped. Even on weekend, I don’t see any improvement,” Puneet Sahay of Spice Cinemas said.

The movie has been co-produced by Himanshu Mehra, Sanjeev Gupta and Reliance Entertainment.

Credits: zeenews

‘Grand Masti’ crosses 100 crore mark

‘Grand Masti’ has finally joined the 100 crore club. Nobody expected that the movie will such do a grand business at the box-office but it turned round the table. Trade analyst informed that it is the ‘first adult film to attain the status”.

"And it's a century... 'Grand Masti' crosses Rs.100 crore net mark in India. First 'Adults' film to attain this status," tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

Aftab Shivadasani, one of the lead protagonists of the film took to twitter to express this great news and his happiness. He tweeted, "Grand Masti", tweeted: "And history is made - the first adult film to make Rs.100 crores! Feeling elated to be a part of history! Thank you all."

Indra Kumar’s adult comedy released on 13 September features Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shidasani, Riteish Deshmukh in the leading role with bunch of new actresses Sonalee Kulkarni, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria, Manjari Phadnis, Karishma Tanna and Bruna Abdullah opposite them was highly criticized by critics for it’s adult content but welcomed by the audience.

Co-produced by Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar and presented by Bharat Shah and distributed by Eros International Worldwide, ‘Grand Masti’ made 26 crores in just 2 days, 40.50 crore in the first weekend and in the third week the film entered into 100 crore club.

High thrilled by the film’s collection, Bharat Shah told IANS: "It's very good".

When Shah was asked whether the Indian audience has finally started accepting sex comedies, he said: "Yes, definitely. The credit goes to the director and producers of the movie and also to the cast."

Made on a budget of 36 crore, ‘Grand Masti’ is the fourth film this year to cross 100 crore mark. Before this ‘Çhennai Express’, ‘Ýeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Race 2’ made more than 100 crore business.

Credits: bollywoodmantra

Weekly roundup: HTC One Mini, Sony Xperia C and other phones launched in India this week

From the HTC One Mini to the Samsung Galaxy Star Pro, many smartphones hit the Indian market this week. Here is a list of the smartphones launched in India this week.

The HTC One Mini is available with online retailers for Rs 37,299. It is a compact version of its flagship smartphone, HTC One. The phone has a 4.3-inch 720p screen and is powered by a dual-core 1.4 GHz processor.

Priced at Rs 22,999, the Gionee Elife E6 has a 5-inch full HD display and has an internal memory of 32GB. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera.

The phone has a 5-inch smartphone with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The smartphone has an 8 megapixel rear camera with a flash and a front VGA camera. Powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor coupled, the phone has an internal memory of 4GB and 1GB RAM. It lets you expand memory up to 32GB. The phone costs Rs 20,500.

The Samsung Galaxy Star Pro is priced at Rs 6,990. This dual SIM phone has a 4-inch screen and a 2 megapixel camera.

touchscreen, an 8 megapixel rear camera, and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor. It is available online for Rs 27,746. The HTC Desire 600c is a dual SIM phone.

dual SIM phone, has a 5-inch display and an 8 megapixel camera. It is engineered with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor.

up for pre-order at Rs 21,490. It has a 4.3-inch screen and has an 8 megapixel rear camera. It is a dual SIM phone.

Galaxy Star Pro, many smartphones hit the Indian market this week. Here is a list of the smartphones launched in India this week.

retailers for Rs 37,299. It is a compact version of its flagship smartphone, HTC One. The phone has a 4.3-inch 720p screen and is powered by a dual-core 1.4 GHz processor.

has a 5-inch full HD display and has an internal memory of 32GB. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera.

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2G Spectrum auction: Telcos that lost permits may not get chance to bid

Telecom companies whose 2G spectrum allocation permits were cancelled by the Supreme Court may not get another chance to bid for spectrum in the next round of auction, according to official sources.

Inter-miniterial panel Telecom Commission has accepted the recommendation by a Department of Telecom (DoT) committee to remove the eligibility rule that allowed such companies to participate, the sources said.

The DoT committee has suggest that the eligibility condition would require modification with respect to quashed licences as there would be no such licence holder in the next auction. It has suggested that any eligible entity can participate as new entrant or existing licence holder.

This view is different from the one given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the third round of spectrum auction.

It recommended that "eligibility conditions prescribed in the recently held auctions (November 2012 and March 2013) should be retained for the upcoming auction".

The DoT committee has said however that it is "of the view that the eligibility condition would require modification with respect to quashed licencee as there would be no quashed licencee in the next auction. This will have to be suitably incorporated in the NIA".

According to sources, Telecom Commission has upheld the views of DoT panel, saying that "Recommendations of DoT's committee may be accepted".

TC is expected to take final view on all recommendations of Trai on October 29 which will be then send to Empowered Group of Ministers on spectrum, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, for final decision.

In February last year, the Supreme Court had cancelled 122 telecom licences in the 2G spectrum allocation case. They covered 22 licences of Uninor, 21 of Loop Telecom, 21 of Sistema-Shyam, 15 of Etisalat DB, 6 of S Tel, 21 of Videocon, 3 of Tatas and 9 of Idea Cellular.

They were able to get benefit of government decision to set-off the amount they paid for impacted permits against final price they had to pay for spectrum in auctions.

Uninor, Sistema Shyam, Videocon and Idea Cellular were among those companies that were allowed to adjust the licence fee they paid for quashed licences.

Loop Telecom, Etisalat DB, S Tel and Tata Teleservices have so far not participated in auctions.

Foreign investor in Loop Telecom, Khaitan Holdings Mauritius Ltd, has filed international arbitration against Indian government seeking damages of about USD 1.5 billion in the matter.

Meanwhile, TC has given in-principle approval to spectrum trading recommendation of Trai which would allow telecom firms to take spectrum from other companies.

Credits: indianexpress

SBI lags in business, profits per employee: RBI report

State Bank of India is number one in many aspects but when it comes to business and profits per employee, the country's largest lender ranks below the national average, says a Reserve Bank report.

As per the latest data on Indian banking sector, the business per employee of SBI in 2012-13 was Rs 9.43 crore, while the all banks' aggregate was Rs 12.13 crore.

Every employee on an average contributed Rs 6.5 lakh to the bank's profit in the last fiscal, according to 'A Profile of Banks: 2012-13', released by RBI.

Credits: timesofindia

Govt has no intention to privatize Air India, Ajit Singh says

Under attack from the Opposition, including the Left, for his remarks that government was ready to privatize Air India, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Sunday backtracked saying it has "no intention" to do so.

"This government has no intention to privatize Air India. After this package of Rs 32,000 crore, the government will not give any more money. Air India will have to fend for itself," Singh told NDTV.

While noting that it is very difficult for the government to run a service industry, Singh also said that employees and the management of Air India will have to understand that aviation is a very competitive market.

Credits: timesofindia

UPDATE 1-Wal-Mart says retail plans with India's Bharti "not tenable"

Wal-Mart Stores Inc's retail plans with India partner Bharti Enterprises are "not tenable" and both sides are looking for the best way to move forward, an executive with the U.S. retailer told Reuters.

Wal-Mart was expected to make a decision on its Indian retail plans later this month and Bharti will accordingly decide if those plans match its overall retail ambitions.

"We created a franchise in retail with Bharti in the hopes that there could be a potential freeing up (of foreign direct investment) that would allow it to potentially be the base of the business. But frankly, the FDI has passed," said Wal-Mart Asia Chief Executive Scott Price on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Bali, Indonesia

"That means the existing franchise to Bharti is not tenable as the base. What we are talking about with Bharti is what we do with that business."

Wal-Mart has an equal joint venture with Bharti under which it runs its Best Price Modern Wholesale Stores in India and the U.S. retailer last year called Bharti its "natural partner" to open its retail stores in the country.

In July, Reuters reported Bharti was looking to exit its joint venture with Wal-Mart.

India permitted foreign retailers to own 51 percent of their Indian operations in September 2012, but ambiguity around rules governing the policy has ensured no foreign retailer has so far applied to enter the country.

"I don't see how any foreign retailer can comply and quite honestly no domestic retailer is complying either," Price said.

The biggest stumbling block for companies has been the government's requirement that 30 percent of their products be sourced locally.

Despite the uncertainty over the retail business, Price said the world's largest retailer was not planning on leaving India and was actually hoping to expand its wholesale business.

"We are committed to India and we are not thinking of leaving India anytime soon," he said.

Price also said Wal-Mart had no immediate acquisition plans in China but was keeping its eyes open for opportunities.

The U.S. retailer also had no plans for expansion into Thailand or Indonesia, two countries where supermarkets have faced tough competition from local mini-markets.

Credits: reuters

27 including children killed in Iraq suicide blasts

Suicide car bombers attacked an elementary school and a police station in a small northern Iraqi village on Sunday while another on foot detonated his payload among Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing at least 27 people including children, officials said.

The attacks are the latest in a relentless wave of killing that has made for Iraq's deadliest outburst of violence since 2008. The mounting death tolls are raising fears that the country is falling back into the spiral of violence that brought it to the edge of civil war in the years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Sunday's blasts began around 9:30 a.m. in the Shiite Turkomen village of Qabak, just outside the town of Tal Afar. The area around the stricken village has long been a hotbed for hard-to-rout Sunni insurgents and a corridor for extremist fighters arriving from nearby Syria.

One car bomb in the tiny village targeted an elementary school while children ages 6 to 12 were in class as another struck a nearby police station, Tal Afar mayor Abdul Aal al-Obeidi said.

The dead included 12 children, the school principal and two policemen. Another 90 people were wounded, he said.

The village is home to only about 200 residents, and part of the single-story school collapsed as a result of the blast, he said. Tal Afar is 420 kilometers (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

"We and Iraq are plagued by al-Qaida," al-Obeidi said. "It's a tragedy. These innocent children were here to study. What sins did these children commit?"

Another suicide bomber, this time on foot, blew himself up hours later as Shiite pilgrims walked through the largely Sunni neighborhood of Waziriyah in the north of the Iraqi capital.

At least 12 people were killed and 23 wounded in that attack, according to police and hospital officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief reporters.

It was the second time in less than 24 hours that a suicide bomber managed to thwart security checkpoints and target Shiite pilgrims making their way to a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad where two revered Shiite saints are buried.

A suicide bombing in the largely Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah, not far from the site of Sunday's attack, late Saturday killed 51, authorities said as they revised the death toll upward. That and other attacks Saturday left a total of 75 dead.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suicide bombers and car bombs are frequently used by al-Qaida's Iraq branch. It often targets Shiite civilians in an effort to undermine the Shiite-led government. Its extremist ideology considers Shiites heretics.

United Nations figures released this week showed that at least 979 people, most of them civilians, were killed last month alone. At least 135 have died violently since the start of October, according to an Associated Press count.

Credits: indianexpress

Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to retire on November 29

Rumours did the rounds in Islamabad that Kayani, 61, could be appointed the new head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, a largely ceremonial post.

Pakistan's powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today declared that he was not seeking any more extension and would retire as scheduled on November 29, laying to rest intense speculation about his future. "My tenure ends on 29th November 2013. On that day I will retire. May the Almighty Allah help and guide us all," Kayani said in a statement.

Kayani was appointed the army chief by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in late 2007. He was given an unprecedented three-year extension by then premier Yousuf Raza Gilani in 2010. In a surprise announcement, he said institutions and traditions are stronger than individuals and must take precedence. He also reposed military's Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.

support to democracy. "For quite some time, my current responsibilities and likely future plans have been debated in the media with all sorts of rumours and speculations doing the rounds. The subject of being entrusted with new duties has also come up in several reports," he said.

61-year-old Kayani said he was grateful to the political leadership and the nation for reposing their trust in him and Pakistan Army at this important juncture of country's national history. "However, I share the general opinion that institutions and traditions are stronger than individuals and must take precedence," he said.

Kayani underlined that as he completes his tenure, the will of the people has taken root and a constitutional order is in place. "The armed forces of Pakistan fully support and want to strengthen this democratic order. Pakistan Army has made its contribution towards this desired END with complete clarity of mind and a comprehensive understanding of the trajectory Pakistan needs to take. "They have also proven, on countless occasions, through their priceless sacrifices that the defence and prosperity of Pakistan is their highest priority," he said.

Describing Pakistan a great nation, Kayani said he had the privilege of commanding the finest Army of the world for six years to the best of his abilities and with the sincerest intentions. "It is time for others to carry forward the mission of making Pakistan a truly democratic, prosperous and peaceful country that embodies the finest dreams our founding fathers had envisaged for us," he said.

Earlier, media reports here said Kayani was seeking an extension and could be made the new chief of the revamped Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee after its current Chairman Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne retires.

Reports said leading the race for the army chief's post on the basis of seniority is Lt Gen Haroon Aslam, currently Chief of Logistics Staff. Aslam will be the senior-most general when Kayani retires. He has served as Director General of Military Operations, commanded the Elite Force Division of the Special Services Group and headed the Bahawalpur-based XXXI Corps. He also led the successful anti-Taliban operation in Swat Valley in 2009 and is due to retire on April 9 next year.

Two other generals in contention for the post of army chief are Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood, Chief of General Staff, and Lt Gen Raheel Sharif.

Following them is Lt Gen Tariq Khan, Commander of 1 Strike Corps at Mangla, and ISI chief Lt Gen Zaheer-ul-Islam. The post of the army chief will fall vacant at a time when Pakistan is facing major national security issues as well as the NATO troop withdrawal from war-ravaged Afghanistan.

Waves batter China as typhoon approaches

Waves more than 20m high have been battering the coast of China's Zhejiang province as Typhoon Fitow approaches.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the area have been told to leave their homes and more than 65,000 boats have been called back to shore.

The National Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert for the storm, saying it was expected to make landfall in China late Sunday or early Monday.

Credits: bbc

Turkey denies involvement in US raid in Somalia

Turkey denied on Sunday that its forces were involved in an assault in Somalia by US commandos against a suspected military leader of the Islamist Shabaab group.

"We deny these allegations completely," a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP.

US Navy Seals stormed two militant targets inAfrica on Saturday, snatching a top al-Qaida suspect in the Libyan capital Tripoli and raiding a Shabaab leader's home in the Somalian port of Barawe.

The action in Somalia came two weeks after the siege by al-Qaida linked Shabaab fighters at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi which left at least 67 people dead.

The raid in Barawe failed to capture the wanted militant and it was unclear whether he had been killed, but a US official said several Shabaab operatives had been slain.

Shabaab spokesman Abdulaziz Abu Musab told AFP that the "failed" beach assault had been led by Britain and Turkey.

London has also denied any involvement.

Credits: timesofindia

Iran says four arrested for trying to sabotage nuclear site

At least four people have been arrested in Iran for trying to sabotage a nuclear site, an Iranian official was quoted by Iranian media as saying on Sunday.

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation,Ali Akbar Salehi, said officials had monitored and then arrested a "number of saboteurs" before they could carry out their plan.

"Four of these individuals were caught red-handed and their interrogations are ongoing," he said, according to the Mehr news agency on Sunday. He did not identify which nuclear site they were planning to damage or when those detained were arrested.

Israel, widely believed to be the region's only nuclear-armed state, sees Iran's atomic work as a military threat and has said it will attack Iran's nuclear sites if it does not end its programme. Iran says its nuclear work is purely peaceful.

Iran accuses Israel and the West of being behind the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientistsand of trying to damage its programme in other ways, such as by cyber attacks.

Credits: timesofindia

Bihar BJP a divided house over implicating Nitish Kumar in the fodder scam

The BJP in Bihar seems to be a divided house over the role of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the multi-crore fodder scam.

On Saturday, BJP leader and former deputy of Mr Kumar, Sushil Kumar Modi, said the CBI should probe the role of the chief minister in the scam.

Mr Modi, who released some statements of three accused - recorded in 1996 - said the CBI might try to shield the chief minister in view of his growing proximity with the Congress.

In the statements, at least one of the accused claimed that Rs 1 crore was paid to Mr Kumar. The statement, recorded under section 161, was not confirmed by Umesh Singh, a key vigilance department employee credited with delivering the money.

But in a new twist, a senior BJP leader and one of the petitioners, Saroy Rai, questioned Mr Modi's claim saying there was no point raising the issue now as the CBI had submitted an affidavit in this regard in the CBI special court two months ago. Despite the statements of some of the accused, no case was made out against Mr Kumar or senior Janata Dal (United) leader Shivanand Tiwari due to lack of corroborative evidence or any quid pro quo being established.

Mr Rai also warned that several skeletons, which may implicate even BJP leaders, might tumble out of the closet if BJP leaders continue to make such statements based on allegations by a few accused.

"It's an open secret that at the time, due to influence by Lalu Prasad, a section of CBI officials recorded statements of some accused implicating NDA leaders but that doesn't mean we will forget that reality now and indulge in mudslinging just for the sake of scoring brownie points over our rival," warned Mr Roy.

In its next affidavit, to be filed before November 22 in the Ranchi High Court, the CBI is likely to repeat the same statement that no case was made out against Mr Kumar, but that has not stopped all parties from hurling charges and counter charges at each other.

Credits: ndtv

BJP slams Naveen over Modi remark, dubs BJD as "B" team of Congress

Terming the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD as "B" team of Congress, opposition BJP on Sunday slammed the Chief Minister who recently said he was not "comfortable" with the idea of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.

BJP accused both BJD and Congress of having an unholy nexus to bail out each other.

The saffron party also asked the ruling BJD to come out with clear agenda on what ideology the party will fight 2014 elections.

Patnaik while participating in an interaction programme had stated that he was not comfortable with the idea of Modi as PM.

"Shashi Tharoor's recent comment that there is no ideological difference between the BJD and the Congress is nothing more than luring the BJD for a possible coalition. Does Naveen dare to make it clear that on what ideology the 2014 election will be held?," BJP spokesman and former president Suresh Pujari said.

As Patnaik has said that the upcoming general election will be on the basis of ideology and not on the basis of personality of leaders, he must explain on what ideology he would go to polls.

Pujari alleged that Patnaik wants to repay its debts to Congress, which bailed him out while seeking a vote of confidence on the floor of the House after BJP pulled out from the alliance in 2009.

Congress MLAs in Odisha assembly had abstained from the motion and allegedly helped the BJD in a tacit manner to run the government without having the magic number after the alliance between BJD and BJP broke in 2009.

Pujari also alleged that Patnaik mislead people by saying that his BJD maintained equi-distance from both BJP and Congress even as he had "unholy nexus" with Congress leaders at Delhi.

Credits: zeenews

Rabri Devi to lead RJD

The decision to anoint her was taken at a crucial meeting of RJD MPs, MLAs, MLCs and senior party functionaries at Rabri Devi's residence here during the day.

Rabri Devi.


Rabri Devi, wife of incarcerated RJD chief Lalu Prasad and former Bihar chief minister, will lead the party in his absence, its National General Secretary Ramkripal Yadav said on Sunday.

The decision to anoint her was taken at a crucial meeting of RJD MPs, MLAs, MLCs and senior party functionaries at Rabri Devi's residence here during the day.

"Prasad is our leader and will remain so in future...In his absence Rabri will guide us as she had done in the past," Yadav told reporters after emerging from the meeting.

Prasad is in a Ranchi jail after being convicted in a fodder scam case by a CBI court which handed him five years' imprisonment.

Expressing faith in the higher judiciary and in the people, Yadav, a trusted lieutenant of the couple, said, "Prasad will come out unscathed (when he moves the high court) and will lead us once again in future."

The RJD leaders and workers have pledged to remain united in this "hour of crisis" and expressed their determination to expose the conspiracy of JD(U) and BJP to get Prasad framed in the fodder scam case.

The party leaders and workers would go to villages and tell the people about the "conspiracy", he said adding "We will expose both JD(U) and BJP and give a befitting reply to the communal forces."

RJD national spokesman Iliyas Hussain said the reins of the party still remained in the "strong hands" of Prasad. "He remains the undisputed leader of the party today and will be so in future as well."

Rabri Devi will be the party's guiding force and RJD will carry out its scheduled programmes as usual, he added.

Yadav read out a message from Lalu Yadav in which he greeted the people of Bihar on the occasion of Dusshera, Eid-ul-Azha and Chhath festivals and appealed to the people to maintain communal amity and brotherhood.

RJD state unit president Ramchandra Purve said the party leaders and workers have expressed faith in the leadership of Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi under whose guidance the party's scheduled programmes like the district-level meetings will be completed after the Dusshera festival.

The meeting in all 243 Assembly constituencies will take place from next month, he added.

Credits: dnaindia

Gunbattle between Army, infiltrators enters 13th day

The army operation against the holed up militants in Keran Sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir entered the 13th day on Sunday with intermittent gunfire being exchanged.

"The operation is still in progress. No fresh casualties have been reported on either side so far," defence sources said.

Intermittent firing between the group of holed up infiltrating militants and the Army continued as security forces maintained a tight vigil over the cordoned off area, they said.

The Army launched a massive anti-infiltration operation in Shalbhatti village in Keran Sector on September 24 after noticing a group of 30 to 40 militants trying to sneak into the Valley.
The operation is going on in a vast area along the LoC and so far seven militants have been killed -- three in Gujjardoor village on Friday and four in Fateh Gali area of the sector yesterday.

Earlier, the Army had said 10-12 militants were believed to have been killed in Shalbhatti village but the bodies could not be retrieved as the operation against the remaining militants was in progress.

Five soldiers have been injured in gunbattle.

The Army has termed as "absurd" the reports about capture of some posts by the infiltrators, saying the troops are in total control of the operation.

"We are in total control of the operation. The reports of our posts being captured by the infiltrators are absurd," General Officer Commanding of the Army's 15 Corps Lt General Gurmit Singh has said.

Credits: hindustantimes

JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari hits out at Narendra Modi over malnutrition among children in Gujarat

The JD(U) spokesman, however, said he was not opposed to Modi as a person but to his political ideology and his espousing corporate-style development.

Narendra Modi.

JD(U) General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari on Sunday hit out at Narendra Modi for malnutrition among children in Gujarat as highlighted in a CAG report and said he was against the BJP leader's espousal of corporate-style development.

"Coming from an impoverished background Modi is expected to a be spokesman of the poor and downtrodden in Gujarat and not a face of the corporates...He should have improved the condition of the poor," he told newsmen here.

The JD(U) spokesman, however, said he was not opposed to Modi as a person but to his political ideology and his espousing corporate-style development.

He also lambasted Modi for defending scavenging on the ground that the people were engaged in disposal of excreta out of conviction and not due to lack of better life. "No well meaning person will do so for livelihood if he has a choice," he said.

Referring to demands for his and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's prosecution in the multi-crore rupees fodder scam, he hit out at state BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi for allegedly indulging in falsehoods. "Modi is a professional liar and unprincipled person ... He is indulging in falsehood by making baseless allegations against me and the chief minister that we had taken money from a fodder case accused," he said.

"I am hearing about the bribe charge against me and Kumar ever since the fodder scam was unravelled in mid 1990s...I had myself demanded a CBI probe into the charge as we wanted to come out clean," the Rajya Sabha MP said.

Alleging that JD(U)'s political adversaries had been trying to drag him and Kumar into the scam for a long time, he said the Ranchi CBI court which convicted RJD chief Lalu Prasad and others had rejected a petition against them.

"The same petitioner has moved Ranchi High Court seeking a CBI probe against us in the fodder scam case and the court has directed the central agency to file its affidavit on November 22," he said.

Under these circumstances Sushil Kumar Modi was trying to politicise the matter, Tiwari said and lashed out at him for allegedly dragging his son's name in corruption charges to settle "political scores" with him.

Credits: dnaindia

Syria chemical arms removal begins

The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons has begun, international monitors have said.

The operation is being overseen by a team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

The mission was established under a United Nations resolution, which was passed after agreement between Russia and the US.

The resolution followed international outrage at a chemical weapons attack near Damascus in August.

In an interim report, UN chemical weapons inspectors confirmed that the nerve agent sarin had been used in the attack in Ghouta on the outskirts of the city on August 21.

It was estimated to have killed hundreds of people and was blamed by the United States and other Western powers on the regime of Bashar al-Assad. But he accuses Syrian rebels of being behind it.

"Today is the first day of destruction, in which heavy vehicles are going to run over and thus destroy missile warheads, aerial chemical bombs and mobile and static mixing and filling units," a source with the inspection operation told the French AFP news agency.

It is not clear at which of the chemical weapons sites declared by the government, thought to number about 20, that Sunday's operation is taking place.

The destruction of the stockpile, being carried out by the Syrians, is not expected to be straightforward, as some sites are in combat zones.

It is the first time the OPCW - based in The Hague - has been asked to oversee the destruction of a chemical weapons armoury during a conflict.

The Syrian government gave details of its chemical weapons arsenal last month to the OPCW under the Russia-US agreement which also provided for Damascus to join the Chemical Weapons Convention.

That arsenal is thought to include more than 1,000 tonnes of sarin and the blister agent sulphur mustard among other banned chemicals.

Peace conference

Under the terms of the agreement between the US and Russia Syria's chemical weapons capability should be removed by the middle of 2014.

The speed with which the team has been able to reach the sites and start the process of destruction underlines the urgency of the mission, says the BBC's Anna Holligan in the Hague.

It was hoped that the new climate of co-operation would help bring about a wider conference in Geneva on ending the Syrian conflict.

UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was quoted on French media on Sunday as saying he was encouraging all parties to come to Geneva in the second half of November but that peace talks were not a certainty.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has meanwhile suggested Germany could mediate to try to end the 30-month-long civil war.

Speaking to Germany's Der Spiegel magazine in an interview to be published on Monday, Mr Assad said he "would be delighted if envoys came from Germany".

But he stressed that Damascus would not negotiate with rebels unless they laid down their weapons.

Mr Assad again repeated his denial that his troops had used chemical weapons, blaming the rebels instead.

More than 100,000 people have died since the uprising began in 2011 and millions more have fled Syria.

Credits: bbc

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins Korean Grand Prix

Lotus duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were second and third, respectively, with Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg a superb fourth.

Sebastian Vettel. - AFP PHOTO


Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth successive Formula One win in an action-packed race at the Korean Grand Prix at the Korea International Circuit Yeongam on Sunday.

Lotus duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were second and third, respectively, with Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg a superb fourth.

Top-10 standings:

1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany/Red Bull Racing), 1 hour 43 minutes 13.701 seconds

2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland/Lotus) 4.224 seconds behind

3. Romain Grosjean (France/Lotus) at 4.927

4. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany/Sauber) at 24.114

5. Lewis Hamilton (Britain/Mercedes) at 25.255

6. Fernando Alonso (Spain/Scuderia Ferrari) at 26.189

7. Nico Rosberg (Germany/Mercedes) at 26.698

8. Jenson Button (Britain/McLaren Mercedes) at 32.262

9. Felipe Massa (Brazil/Scuderia Ferrari) at 34.390

10. Sergio Perez (Mexico/McLaren Mercedes) at 35.155

Credits: dnaindia

Anti-Telangana agitation intensifies, protesters defy curfew in Seemandhra town

The raging agitation against the central government’s nod to creation of Telangana state intensified on Sunday, with protesters defying curfew and shoot-at-sight orders in Vizianagaram town and pelting the police with stones and attacking properties of the state Congress chief.

Police confront supporters of united Andhra Pradesh during a protest against the formation of Telangana state, in Kurnool district some 200 kms from Hyderabad. (AFP Photo)

Curfew was imposed on Saturday night when protesters set several buildings on fire, looted shops and damaged public and private properties, said inspector general of police Dwaraka Tirumala Rao.

But defying curfew, anti-bifurcation protesters hit the streets in the town and other parts of the district and clashed with the police.

Police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters at Kothapeta and used batons against a mob in Palliveedhi.

Satyna Engineering College run by Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana’s family was also targeted. His properties have been targeted since Friday, a day after the Union cabinet cleared Telangana.

Rao said the situation in the rest of Seemandhra--- the name for the residuary 13 districts of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema---was under control.

An employees’ organisation had called for a 48-hour strike, which ended Saturday, against the decision. YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has taken a centre-stage in the anti-Telangana stir, on Saturday morning started his indefinite hunger strike and blamed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for engineering the state’s division as “she had an eye on votes from Andhra Pradesh just to crown her son Rahul as the next PM”.

His strike entered second day on Sunday. He has appealed political parties to undo the “arbitrary” manner in which the state is being divided.

About 70,000 power employees also stepped up the ante and went on an indefinite strike against the bifurcation. Though generation is being maintained to some extent, transmission and distribution have been affected. Six out of seven units of Vijayawada thermal station were shut down due to the strike.

South Central Railway cancelled several passenger trains in view of a possible break in power supply to railways.

Credits: hindustantimes

Pakistan bashing a favourite pastime of Indian media: Bashir

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir today took a swipe at Indian media, saying "Pakistan-bashing" has become its "favourite pastime".

"Fortunately, in Pakistan this is not the case. Our media doesn't extensively report negative about India. But, in India some of them (media channels) made a good business out of it. It certainly does not help our relationship," Bashir told reporters here while debunking media reports about Pakistani infiltration in Keran sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Friendship (between India and Pakistan) can only flourish if it is cultivated and nurtured in the hearts and the minds of people. So by poisoning their hearts and minds, you are killing the soil on which it is sought to be based," Bashir said.

The high commissioner said, "twisted reports (by media) prove to be a big dis-service not only to our friendship, peace and future of peoples but they also hold us back from friendship and realising our potential as nation states."

"True friendship comes from hearts. This is where this sort of negativity dampens it. Hope the (Indian) media doesn't just go by sensational reporting but also try to take the essence and the spirit of good things that both countries have," Bashir added.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan envoy said he would endorse a proposal for setting up a Pakistan visa facilitation centre in Hyderabad.

"We need the Government of India's approval for that," he said.

Rahnuma-e-Deccan Editor-in-Chief Syed Vicaruddin, who hosted lunch in honour of the visiting high commissioner, said he would take up the issue with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.

Vicaruddin also requested the Pakistani official to take steps towards introducing at least a weekly direct flight between Hyderabad and Karachi.

Credits: business-standard

கோபத்தில் சொல்லிட்டேன், இந்தியாவை விட்டு வெளியேற மாட்டேன்: கமல்

விஸ்வரூபம் படத்தை வெளியிடுவதில் ஏற்பட்ட தொல்லைகளை நினைத்து கோபத்தில் நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேறுவேன் என்றேன். ஆனால் நாட்டை விட்டு போக மாட்டேன் என்று கமல் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

பெங்களூர் பத்திரிக்கையாளர்கள் மன்றம், செய்தியாளர்கள் சங்கம் ஆகிவற்றின் சார்பில் பெங்களூரில் நேற்று நடைபெற்ற கலந்துரையாடலில் கமல் ஹாஸன் கலந்து கொண்டார்.

இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில் அவர் பேசியதாவது,

எனது நண்பரும், நடிகருமான ரமேஷ் அரவிந்த் இயக்கும் தமிழ் படத்தில் நடிக்கிறேன். இந்த படத்தின் ஷூட்டிங் கர்நாடகத்தில் நடக்கும். தமிழ் படங்கள் கர்நாடகத்தில் படமாக்கப்படும் சூழல் உருவாக வேண்டும் என்றார் கமல்.

பாலிவுட் என்பது மும்பை திரைப்பட துறையை குறிக்கும் சொல். அதை வைத்து இந்திய திரைப்படத் துறையை அழைப்பதை நான் ஏற்க மாட்டேன். இந்தியாவில் எடுக்கப்படும் படங்களில் 50 சதவீதத்திற்கும் மேற்பட்ட படங்கள் தென்னிந்தியாவில் தான் எடுக்கப்படுகின்றன என்று கமல் தெரிவித்தார்.

ஹாலிவுட் என்பது சிறிய கிராமம் ஆகும். இருப்பினும் அது உலகப் புகழ் பெற்று விளங்குகிறது. நாமும் முயற்சி செய்தால் ஹாலிவுட்டை இந்தியாவுக்கு மாற்றலாம்.

விஸ்வரூபம் படத்தை வெளியிடுவது தொடர்பாக தொல்லைகள் ஏற்பட்டதால் கோபத்தில் நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேறிவிடுவேன் என்று கூறினேன். அவ்வாறு நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேற மாட்டேன் என்று கமல் கூறினார்.

ஒரு வகையில் பார்த்தால் அனைவருமே அரசியல்வாதிகளே. வாக்களிக்க மட்டும் தான் கை விரலில் மை வைத்துக் கொள்வேன். அரசியல் கறையை கை முழுவதும் பூச விரும்பவில்லை. ரஜினி அரசியலுக்கு வருவது குறித்து நான் எதுவும் கருத்து தெரிவிக்க முடியாது என்றார் கமல்.

எப்படி உங்களுக்கு எல்லாம் ரஜினியையும், கமலையும் பிடிக்கிறதோ அதே போன்று மகாத்மா காந்தியையும், பெரியாரையும் எனக்கு பிடிக்கும். எனக்கு பிடித்த தலைவர் காந்தியடிகள். அவரின் அஹிம்சை கொள்கை என்னை கவர்ந்தது ஆகும் என்று கமல் கூறினார்.

ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட தமிழ் சமூகத்தை தட்டி எழுப்பிய சமூகப் போராளி பெரியார். அதனால் அவரை பிடிக்கும். பெரியாரும், ராமானுஜரும் வேறு வேறு அல்ல. கடவுள் பற்றிய அவர்களின் கருத்துகள் வேறுபட்டிருப்பினும் அவர்களின் நோக்கம், பணி, இலக்கு ஒன்றாக தான் இருந்தன என்று கமல் தெரிவித்தார்.

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அமில வீச்சில் உயிரிழந்த காரைக்கால் வினோதினியின் தாயார் தற்கொலை

அமில வீச்சில் உயிரிழந்த காரைக்கால் வினோதினியின் தாயார் சரஸ்வதி திடீரென தற்கொலை செய்து கொண்டார். தீபாவளிப் பண்டிகையை குடும்பத்தினருடன் கொண்டாடிவிட்டு சென்னை திரும்புவதற்காக கடந்த ஆண்டு நவம்பர் மாதம் 14-ஆம் தேதி இரவு பேருந்து நிலையம் சென்று கொண்டிருந்த காரைக்காலைச் சேர்ந்த வினோதினி மீது சுரேஷ் என்பவர் ஆசிட் வீசினார். 

இந்த சம்பவம் நடந்ததற்கு அடுத்த நாள் சுரேஷ் கைது செய்யப்பட்டார். அதே தினத்தில் மேல் சிகிச்சைக்காக வினோதினி சென்னைக்கு கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டார். தொடர் விசாரணைகளுக்கு பிறகு கடந்த ஜனவரி மாதம் 167 பக்கங்களை கொண்ட குற்றப்பத்திரிகை தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்டது. இந்த நிலையில் பிப்ரவரி 12-ஆம் தேதி வினோதினி சிகிச்சை பலனின்றி உயிரிழந்தார். 

இந்த வழக்கில் குற்றவாளிக்கு ஆயுள் தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த நிலையில், வினோதினியின் தாயார் சரஸ்வதி நேற்று நள்ளிரவு திடீரென தற்கொலை செய்து கொண்டுள்ளார். வினோதினி தாக்குதலின்போதே சரஸ்வதி தற்கொலைக்கு முயன்று காப்பாற்றப்பட்டவர்தான். சீர்காழி அருகே திருக்கடையூரில் தனது கணவருடன் வசித்து வந்தார் சரஸ்வதி. 

நேற்று கணவன், மனைவிக்கு இடையே ஏதோ பிரச்சினை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இதையடுத்து சரஸ்வதி விஷம் குடித்து விட்டார். உடனடியாக அவரை அரசு மருத்துவமனைக்குக் கொண்டு சென்றனர். அங்கு சிகி்ச்சை பலனளிக்காமல் சரஸ்வதி நேற்று நள்ளிரவில் உயிரிழந்தார்.

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