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London, July 21 (ANI): Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie turned down all rumours of split with their public display of affection at a recent event.Shrugging split rumours, Pitt could not keep his hands off partner Angelina Jolie at the premiere of her new movie Salt.Jolie arrived in a mini-dress holding hands with Brad like a smitten teenager.Pitt stayed near Jolie and kept putting his hand on her rear.The couple have denied that their relationship could be on the rocks."I'd like to do everything with him," The Daily Star quoted Jolie as saying."It was all a little too good to be true. They wouldn't win an Oscar for that acting," said an onlooker. (ANI)
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Alex Reid `worried over Jordan`s plastic surgery obsession`
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London, July 21 (ANI): Cagefighter Alex Reid is getting more and more worried about wife Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan's obsession with plastic surgery.Reid has asked the former glamour model to stop the Botox and plastic surgery operations.He fears that his wife's obsession has left her looking like a waxwork."Alex was once all gooey-eyed over Jordan, but reality has set in and he's worried about her addiction to having work done," The Daily Star quoted a source as saying."He thinks she's gone too far. Alex has started pleading with her to stop but she won't be told. She's been like this for years and no longer has any perspective," the source added."Her mum's told her if she can't stop, she needs to get some help," the source further said. (ANI)
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London, July 21 (ANI): Cagefighter Alex Reid is getting more and more worried about wife Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan's obsession with plastic surgery.Reid has asked the former glamour model to stop the Botox and plastic surgery operations.He fears that his wife's obsession has left her looking like a waxwork."Alex was once all gooey-eyed over Jordan, but reality has set in and he's worried about her addiction to having work done," The Daily Star quoted a source as saying."He thinks she's gone too far. Alex has started pleading with her to stop but she won't be told. She's been like this for years and no longer has any perspective," the source added."Her mum's told her if she can't stop, she needs to get some help," the source further said. (ANI)
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Oz model Nicole Trunfio accidentally flashes boob on red carpet
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Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Australian model Nicole Trunfio suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet at a New York film premiere.Trunfio, 24, was attending the premiere of new comedy film "Extra Man", when the front of her top slipped to the side exposing her right breast and nipple. eanwhile, the model, who is featured in the new issue of Australian Vogue, has tried for a role on the new George Miller Mad Max flick, and is currently shooting an unnamed project in New York."Just wrapped my first day of filming, speechless. Love the art of acting!" the Daily Telegraph quoted her as writing on her Twitter page last week.Trunfio has been taking acting classes in the US with Susan Batson, who is Nicole Kidman's acting coach, and did a month-long course at NIDA in Sydney this year. (ANI)
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Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Australian model Nicole Trunfio suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet at a New York film premiere.Trunfio, 24, was attending the premiere of new comedy film "Extra Man", when the front of her top slipped to the side exposing her right breast and nipple. eanwhile, the model, who is featured in the new issue of Australian Vogue, has tried for a role on the new George Miller Mad Max flick, and is currently shooting an unnamed project in New York."Just wrapped my first day of filming, speechless. Love the art of acting!" the Daily Telegraph quoted her as writing on her Twitter page last week.Trunfio has been taking acting classes in the US with Susan Batson, who is Nicole Kidman's acting coach, and did a month-long course at NIDA in Sydney this year. (ANI)
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Julia Roberts `struggled eating masses of pizza, pasta for new film`
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London, July 21 (ANI): Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has admitted she struggled eating masses of pizza and pasta for her new film 'Eat, Pray, Love.'The star admitted while she enjoyed the eating, after several takes, the novelty wore off."It was hard on take 10 on a giant plate of pasta," the Mirror quoted Roberts as telling The Daily Record."It is a challenge and I love a good meal - someone suggested I had a spit bucket but I can't do that because it makes me gag. It just grosses me out."I've always been a friend of food. I probably put on about seven pounds in Rome when we were shooting. I ate a lot of pizzas in Naples. It was just great," Roberts said.Food-lover Julia asserted she never felt the pressure to slim for the spotlight, since becoming a star."That is a strange thing that happens. People get wildly famous and they get incredibly slim," she said."I don't know. It never happened to me. I look the same. I guess that is my staying power. My fighting weight, she added.'Eat, Pray, Love' is an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling novel about an American woman who goes travelling "to find herself" after getting divorced.It will be released in September this year. (ANI)
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London, July 21 (ANI): Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has admitted she struggled eating masses of pizza and pasta for her new film 'Eat, Pray, Love.'The star admitted while she enjoyed the eating, after several takes, the novelty wore off."It was hard on take 10 on a giant plate of pasta," the Mirror quoted Roberts as telling The Daily Record."It is a challenge and I love a good meal - someone suggested I had a spit bucket but I can't do that because it makes me gag. It just grosses me out."I've always been a friend of food. I probably put on about seven pounds in Rome when we were shooting. I ate a lot of pizzas in Naples. It was just great," Roberts said.Food-lover Julia asserted she never felt the pressure to slim for the spotlight, since becoming a star."That is a strange thing that happens. People get wildly famous and they get incredibly slim," she said."I don't know. It never happened to me. I look the same. I guess that is my staying power. My fighting weight, she added.'Eat, Pray, Love' is an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling novel about an American woman who goes travelling "to find herself" after getting divorced.It will be released in September this year. (ANI)
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LiLo, `Bling Ring` suspect Alexis Neiers in jail together?
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New York, July 21 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan will be housed in a cell next to E! reality star Alexis Neiers, who is currently serving a 180-day sentence for felony residential burglary of Orlando Bloom's home, according to reports.Neiers, 19, was reportedly involved with Hollywood's so-called "Bling Ring," a mostly teenage group of celebrity-obsessed wannabes who allegedly stole from celebs Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge, Rachel Bilson and jailbird Lohan.A detective who testified at Neiers' preliminary hearing said investigators found a Chanel necklace stolen from Lohan inside Neiers' family home.According to People.com, it remains unknown as to whether or not the two women will be in the same module at Century Regional Detention Facility, which is also the former home of Hilton, Nicole Richie, Michelle Rodriguez and Khloe Kardashian."I am not commenting on who would or would not be in the same module as any inmate in the Century Regional Detention Facility or for that matter anywhere in the L.A. County jail system," the New York Daily News quoted Steve Whitmore, a sheriff's spokesman as telling the Los Angeles Times. (ANI)
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New York, July 21 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan will be housed in a cell next to E! reality star Alexis Neiers, who is currently serving a 180-day sentence for felony residential burglary of Orlando Bloom's home, according to reports.Neiers, 19, was reportedly involved with Hollywood's so-called "Bling Ring," a mostly teenage group of celebrity-obsessed wannabes who allegedly stole from celebs Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge, Rachel Bilson and jailbird Lohan.A detective who testified at Neiers' preliminary hearing said investigators found a Chanel necklace stolen from Lohan inside Neiers' family home.According to People.com, it remains unknown as to whether or not the two women will be in the same module at Century Regional Detention Facility, which is also the former home of Hilton, Nicole Richie, Michelle Rodriguez and Khloe Kardashian."I am not commenting on who would or would not be in the same module as any inmate in the Century Regional Detention Facility or for that matter anywhere in the L.A. County jail system," the New York Daily News quoted Steve Whitmore, a sheriff's spokesman as telling the Los Angeles Times. (ANI)
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Sutil hoping to exploit home conditions at German Grand Prix
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Hockenheim (Germany), July 21 (PTI) All set to race on a circuit where he has won many races as a junior, Adrian Sutil is confident of exploiting the home conditions to continue his points spree for Force India at the German Grand Prix here on Sunday. "I''ve raced at Hockenheim a lot of times with many different cars: in Formula Ford, Formula BMW and now F1 and I''ve had some of my strongest races there. I had a few wins and always when I finished I was on the podium. "Now it will be a great feeling to go there with a really competitive F1 car and try to get the same success I achieved in my junior career," Sutil, who is one of the six German drivers along with legendary Michael Schumacher in the weekend Grand Prix, said. Sutil, who finished eighth at Silverstone after a stiff fight with Sebastian Vettel, is keen to erase the memories of his last race in the home country when he could not score points despite making Q3. "To get some points on my home ground - for the first time in F1 - would be a great feeling. Last year at the Nurburgring I started seventh but finished out of the points so I really want to try and finish the job now. We have a car that can do it and some small developments that should help," he said. The chairman and team principal Vijay Mallya said it''s time that the team shows their car''s real potential. "We have struggled a little in qualifying for various reasons, but we are improving and learning all the time and I hope that we''ll see a qualifying performance in Hockenheim that is more representative of the actual pace of the car. "If you look at what we presume to be the strengths and weaknesses of the car, Hockenheim is not as ideal as Spa or Monza. Having said that, it''s Adrian''s home race, and we are going to give it everything that we have," he said. "There are no dramatic updates, some tweaks to the rear wing and the rear suspension but I hope we''ll hold position relative to where we were in Silverstone. If we can get both cars in the top ten in qualifying that will set us up very well for the race and I hope get another double points finish," he added. Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi, who had a superb race at Silverstone by staving off strong competition from Fernando Alonso, also said that qualifying holds the key for their team. "We''ve really got to concentrate on getting into Q3 this race. We can easily get into Q2 but then we struggle a little to get the soft tyres to warm up. "Adrian''s had a similar issue in that on Saturday morning we are really confident after final practice, but in the afternoon it can go a bit wrong. If we can get the qualifying right - as we saw in Canada - then the race will come to us," he said.
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Hockenheim (Germany), July 21 (PTI) All set to race on a circuit where he has won many races as a junior, Adrian Sutil is confident of exploiting the home conditions to continue his points spree for Force India at the German Grand Prix here on Sunday. "I''ve raced at Hockenheim a lot of times with many different cars: in Formula Ford, Formula BMW and now F1 and I''ve had some of my strongest races there. I had a few wins and always when I finished I was on the podium. "Now it will be a great feeling to go there with a really competitive F1 car and try to get the same success I achieved in my junior career," Sutil, who is one of the six German drivers along with legendary Michael Schumacher in the weekend Grand Prix, said. Sutil, who finished eighth at Silverstone after a stiff fight with Sebastian Vettel, is keen to erase the memories of his last race in the home country when he could not score points despite making Q3. "To get some points on my home ground - for the first time in F1 - would be a great feeling. Last year at the Nurburgring I started seventh but finished out of the points so I really want to try and finish the job now. We have a car that can do it and some small developments that should help," he said. The chairman and team principal Vijay Mallya said it''s time that the team shows their car''s real potential. "We have struggled a little in qualifying for various reasons, but we are improving and learning all the time and I hope that we''ll see a qualifying performance in Hockenheim that is more representative of the actual pace of the car. "If you look at what we presume to be the strengths and weaknesses of the car, Hockenheim is not as ideal as Spa or Monza. Having said that, it''s Adrian''s home race, and we are going to give it everything that we have," he said. "There are no dramatic updates, some tweaks to the rear wing and the rear suspension but I hope we''ll hold position relative to where we were in Silverstone. If we can get both cars in the top ten in qualifying that will set us up very well for the race and I hope get another double points finish," he added. Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi, who had a superb race at Silverstone by staving off strong competition from Fernando Alonso, also said that qualifying holds the key for their team. "We''ve really got to concentrate on getting into Q3 this race. We can easily get into Q2 but then we struggle a little to get the soft tyres to warm up. "Adrian''s had a similar issue in that on Saturday morning we are really confident after final practice, but in the afternoon it can go a bit wrong. If we can get the qualifying right - as we saw in Canada - then the race will come to us," he said.
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`I`m a virgin,` says Brit Asian boxer Amir Khan
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London, July 21 (ANI): WBA Light Welterweight champ Amir Khan of Britain has told a boxing magazine that he was single and has never had sex.He revealed that he would love to have curvy US telly babe Kim Kardashian as his dream date.Asked for his "favourite sex position" Khan replied, and the Daily Star quoted him as saying: "Errr, I'm a virgin."uizzed if he had a girlfriend, he said: "No, I'm proper single.If I did she would be a size eight with a good personality."Khan, who stopped Paulie Malignaggi, 29, in New York's Madison Square Garden to retain his world title earlier this year, later confirmed the revelation on Twitter. (ANI)
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London, July 21 (ANI): WBA Light Welterweight champ Amir Khan of Britain has told a boxing magazine that he was single and has never had sex.He revealed that he would love to have curvy US telly babe Kim Kardashian as his dream date.Asked for his "favourite sex position" Khan replied, and the Daily Star quoted him as saying: "Errr, I'm a virgin."uizzed if he had a girlfriend, he said: "No, I'm proper single.If I did she would be a size eight with a good personality."Khan, who stopped Paulie Malignaggi, 29, in New York's Madison Square Garden to retain his world title earlier this year, later confirmed the revelation on Twitter. (ANI)
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Russian spy Ana Chapman turns down porn offer
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Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Russian spy Ana Chapman is said to have turned down an offer to star in a porn movie.According to TMZ, Chapman rejected an offer from the world's largest porn film producer to star in one of its projects.Steven Hirsch, president of porn giant Vivid Entertainment, offered Chapman a potentially profitable movie deal because she was the "hottest spy they had seen for years"."Though she wasn't very successful as a spy, we think she can be a terrific actress in one of our upcoming feature films," News.com.au quoted Hirsch as saying in a letter to Chapman's US lawyer, Robert Baum.Hirsch also said that he was willing to send his top director to Moscow for the shoot.But a representative for Vivid Entertainment said that Chapman had "no interest in our offer or in adult films."Hirsch stressed the offer was still open if Chapman decides otherwise.Chapman was one of ten Russian secret agents arrested in the US earlier in July. (ANI)
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Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Russian spy Ana Chapman is said to have turned down an offer to star in a porn movie.According to TMZ, Chapman rejected an offer from the world's largest porn film producer to star in one of its projects.Steven Hirsch, president of porn giant Vivid Entertainment, offered Chapman a potentially profitable movie deal because she was the "hottest spy they had seen for years"."Though she wasn't very successful as a spy, we think she can be a terrific actress in one of our upcoming feature films," News.com.au quoted Hirsch as saying in a letter to Chapman's US lawyer, Robert Baum.Hirsch also said that he was willing to send his top director to Moscow for the shoot.But a representative for Vivid Entertainment said that Chapman had "no interest in our offer or in adult films."Hirsch stressed the offer was still open if Chapman decides otherwise.Chapman was one of ten Russian secret agents arrested in the US earlier in July. (ANI)
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Malaysia to shackle terrorist funding activities, wipe out global money laundering
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Kuala Lumpur, July 21 (ANI): Malaysia would shackle terrorist funding activities and wipe out global money laundering abuses in the country, assured Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.According to The Star, he said that the country is at par with other jurisdictions, with sufficient control over such illegal activities in terms of legislation.Presently, there are 54 cases pending in court for violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act of 2001. Since the Act came into force, there has been a sharp increase in the number of cases with 11 convictions recorded."With these efforts, we hope to curb terrorist financing activities and eradicate all forms of money-laundering abuses of the global financial system, and provide for better control over such activities," he said in a keynote address at the International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing 2010 on July 20, 2010.Gani said that there were also efforts to amend the Act to extend its scope of application and provide more power to the relevant authorities. (ANI)
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Kuala Lumpur, July 21 (ANI): Malaysia would shackle terrorist funding activities and wipe out global money laundering abuses in the country, assured Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.According to The Star, he said that the country is at par with other jurisdictions, with sufficient control over such illegal activities in terms of legislation.Presently, there are 54 cases pending in court for violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act of 2001. Since the Act came into force, there has been a sharp increase in the number of cases with 11 convictions recorded."With these efforts, we hope to curb terrorist financing activities and eradicate all forms of money-laundering abuses of the global financial system, and provide for better control over such activities," he said in a keynote address at the International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing 2010 on July 20, 2010.Gani said that there were also efforts to amend the Act to extend its scope of application and provide more power to the relevant authorities. (ANI)
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Google to close down two sites in China
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Beijing, July 21 (ANI): Google plans to close down two of its Chinese websites, a self-developed website ranking page and a lifestyle site, because of a lack of demand for them.According to the China Daily, Google will also discontinue technical support for two services for local partner Tianya.cn this week.Tianya.cn utilizes Google's technologies to power some of its website functions."We have always been trying to develop new products and services for our users. Some enjoyed great success while others failed," the paper quoted Google's online statement, as saying."In China, the website ranking page and lifestyle site were not welcomed by our users, that's why we decided to shut them down," it added.Industry watchers say the search giant's decision makes financial sense."It's reasonable for Google to shrink its services as the two (services) didn't contribute much to its bottom line," yet they ate up manpower and capital," Li Zhi, an analyst with domestic research firm Analysys International, said.The reshuffle at the US search engine has come just 10 days after it won the Chinese government's approval to continue running its Chinese website.Zhang Feng, director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Telecoms Development Department, said that Google signed an agreement promising to "obey Chinese law" and will avoid linking to material deemed a threat to national security or social stability, which ultimately showed them the green light from to renew its Internet license.During its dispute with Chinese government authorities, Google's search-engine market share dropped to 30.9 percent in the first quarter from 35.6 percent three months earlier. (ANI)
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Beijing, July 21 (ANI): Google plans to close down two of its Chinese websites, a self-developed website ranking page and a lifestyle site, because of a lack of demand for them.According to the China Daily, Google will also discontinue technical support for two services for local partner Tianya.cn this week.Tianya.cn utilizes Google's technologies to power some of its website functions."We have always been trying to develop new products and services for our users. Some enjoyed great success while others failed," the paper quoted Google's online statement, as saying."In China, the website ranking page and lifestyle site were not welcomed by our users, that's why we decided to shut them down," it added.Industry watchers say the search giant's decision makes financial sense."It's reasonable for Google to shrink its services as the two (services) didn't contribute much to its bottom line," yet they ate up manpower and capital," Li Zhi, an analyst with domestic research firm Analysys International, said.The reshuffle at the US search engine has come just 10 days after it won the Chinese government's approval to continue running its Chinese website.Zhang Feng, director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Telecoms Development Department, said that Google signed an agreement promising to "obey Chinese law" and will avoid linking to material deemed a threat to national security or social stability, which ultimately showed them the green light from to renew its Internet license.During its dispute with Chinese government authorities, Google's search-engine market share dropped to 30.9 percent in the first quarter from 35.6 percent three months earlier. (ANI)
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Airbus launches global student contest for eco-efficient flight ideas
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Farnborough, July 21 (IANS) Students from Indian universities have an opportunity to compete in a global contest to develop eco-efficient air travel ideas launched by European aircraft giant Airbus at the Farnborough Air Show Wednesday.Airbus launched its second bi-annual global students' contest 'To shape the future of flight'. The winner takes away a prize of 30,000 euros and the opportunity to make a presentation at the Paris Air Show in June, 2011.The Airbus Fly Your Ideas (FYI) competition challenges students worldwide to develop new ideas for a greener aviation industry. The contest involves three progressively challenging rounds judged by a panel of Airbus and industry experts. It concludes with a final at the Paris Air Show.Announcing the launch of FYI 2011, Charles Champion, Airbus executive vice president engineering, said in a statement: 'Fly Your Ideas is a unique opportunity for students to be part of Airbus' vision for an eco-efficient aviation industry of the future.'The competition is designed to stimulate ideas for both a more connected and sustainable world. It also enables Airbus to engage with students and research teams to identify opportunities to balance the increased demand for air travel with a better environment.'Students of any age, nationality, gender or discipline - from engineering to marketing; business to science; philosophy to design - are invited to take part.Proposals are welcome on all aspects of the 'Environmental Life Cycle' - an innovative approach Airbus uses to improve the environmental performance of an aircraft and its production process, the statement said.It consists of five stages: design; supply chain; manufacturing; aircraft operations and aircraft end-of-life.The inaugural contest in 2008 saw 2,350 students from over 80 countries taking part. Of them, 244 students were from India grouped in 10 teams. Of them, six teams came up to the second round, including one from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, one team from Anna University, Tamil Nadu and four teams from Indian Institute of Technology Chennai.The team from the University of Queensland, Australia, were judged eventual winners in 2009. Their project focused on the use of a pioneering natural fibre composite - made from castor plants - in aircraft cabins.(Venkata Vemuri can be contacted at venkata.v@ians.in)
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Farnborough, July 21 (IANS) Students from Indian universities have an opportunity to compete in a global contest to develop eco-efficient air travel ideas launched by European aircraft giant Airbus at the Farnborough Air Show Wednesday.Airbus launched its second bi-annual global students' contest 'To shape the future of flight'. The winner takes away a prize of 30,000 euros and the opportunity to make a presentation at the Paris Air Show in June, 2011.The Airbus Fly Your Ideas (FYI) competition challenges students worldwide to develop new ideas for a greener aviation industry. The contest involves three progressively challenging rounds judged by a panel of Airbus and industry experts. It concludes with a final at the Paris Air Show.Announcing the launch of FYI 2011, Charles Champion, Airbus executive vice president engineering, said in a statement: 'Fly Your Ideas is a unique opportunity for students to be part of Airbus' vision for an eco-efficient aviation industry of the future.'The competition is designed to stimulate ideas for both a more connected and sustainable world. It also enables Airbus to engage with students and research teams to identify opportunities to balance the increased demand for air travel with a better environment.'Students of any age, nationality, gender or discipline - from engineering to marketing; business to science; philosophy to design - are invited to take part.Proposals are welcome on all aspects of the 'Environmental Life Cycle' - an innovative approach Airbus uses to improve the environmental performance of an aircraft and its production process, the statement said.It consists of five stages: design; supply chain; manufacturing; aircraft operations and aircraft end-of-life.The inaugural contest in 2008 saw 2,350 students from over 80 countries taking part. Of them, 244 students were from India grouped in 10 teams. Of them, six teams came up to the second round, including one from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, one team from Anna University, Tamil Nadu and four teams from Indian Institute of Technology Chennai.The team from the University of Queensland, Australia, were judged eventual winners in 2009. Their project focused on the use of a pioneering natural fibre composite - made from castor plants - in aircraft cabins.(Venkata Vemuri can be contacted at venkata.v@ians.in)
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Oakland set to become `Silicon Valley of Pot`
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Washington, July 21 (ANI): Oakland could soon become the "Silicon Valley of Pot" after its City Council approved an ordinance that permits industrial marijuana production.It is being seen as a path-breaking decision that could spur the commercialization of a crop largely grown in hidden gardens.The 5-2 vote came after two hours of testy debate between pot growers, who argued the proposal could destroy their livelihoods and businessmen who said it could turn Oakland into the Silicon Valley of pot, create jobs and generate new tax revenues.The audience booed, hissed and talked back, causing City Council President Jane Brunner to repeatedly admonish the crowd.The plan would authorize four potentially enormous pot factories, but makes no provision for the hundreds of growers who now supply Oakland's four dispensaries, which sold 28 million dollars in marijuana last year.The council, however, promised it would develop a plan for these growers before permits are awarded next year for the four large-scale marijuana operations."This is a monumental step forward," said Dale Gieringer, an Oakland resident and the longtime head of California NORML, which backs the legalization of marijuana.He added: "It really means moving into the era of industrial-scale operations and Oakland means to do it big." (ANI)
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Washington, July 21 (ANI): Oakland could soon become the "Silicon Valley of Pot" after its City Council approved an ordinance that permits industrial marijuana production.It is being seen as a path-breaking decision that could spur the commercialization of a crop largely grown in hidden gardens.The 5-2 vote came after two hours of testy debate between pot growers, who argued the proposal could destroy their livelihoods and businessmen who said it could turn Oakland into the Silicon Valley of pot, create jobs and generate new tax revenues.The audience booed, hissed and talked back, causing City Council President Jane Brunner to repeatedly admonish the crowd.The plan would authorize four potentially enormous pot factories, but makes no provision for the hundreds of growers who now supply Oakland's four dispensaries, which sold 28 million dollars in marijuana last year.The council, however, promised it would develop a plan for these growers before permits are awarded next year for the four large-scale marijuana operations."This is a monumental step forward," said Dale Gieringer, an Oakland resident and the longtime head of California NORML, which backs the legalization of marijuana.He added: "It really means moving into the era of industrial-scale operations and Oakland means to do it big." (ANI)
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Kashmir issue root cause of terrorism in South Asia: Lodhi
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London, July 21 (ANI): A former Pakistani diplomat has described the decades old Kashmir issue as the root cause of terrorism in South Asia, adding that the recent violent protests in the Valley has exposed India's failure.Speaking at an event organised by the Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK) at the House of Commons here, Pakistan's former envoy to Britain and the US, Maleeha Lodhi said that it was important to deal with the root cause of the Kashmir issue.Holding New Delhi responsible for the breakdown of last week's talks between Indian External Affairs S M Krishna with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad, Lodhi said India should look beyond its own paradigm.She said that the attitude of India towards Pakistan was similar to the one that is adopted by Israel towards Palestine, where the mighty power always tries to arm-twist and dictate its own terms for dialogue."You cannot hold Pakistan hostage to your own demands and seek a favourable outcome," Lodhi said while referring to India's firm stand 26/11 terror attacks probe issue.Lodhi also highlighted the three possible scenarios for the near term: a prolonged diplomatic deadlock with fruitless talks continuing but with realisation of the actual issues; a scenario of managed tensions where differences continue but are managed through diplomatic means; and the third being the most desirable scenario where both countries adopt a problem-solving approach to find a resolution of their disputes, The News reports.Countering Lodhi's remarks over the Kashmir violence, noted Indian journalist M J Akbar said that the recent protests in the region were not because of any hatred against the country, as it was being presented."The Kashmiri youth are eager to join India in security services, they want to be a part of the entertainment industry and it was imperative they were accommodated," Akbar said. (ANI)
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London, July 21 (ANI): A former Pakistani diplomat has described the decades old Kashmir issue as the root cause of terrorism in South Asia, adding that the recent violent protests in the Valley has exposed India's failure.Speaking at an event organised by the Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK) at the House of Commons here, Pakistan's former envoy to Britain and the US, Maleeha Lodhi said that it was important to deal with the root cause of the Kashmir issue.Holding New Delhi responsible for the breakdown of last week's talks between Indian External Affairs S M Krishna with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad, Lodhi said India should look beyond its own paradigm.She said that the attitude of India towards Pakistan was similar to the one that is adopted by Israel towards Palestine, where the mighty power always tries to arm-twist and dictate its own terms for dialogue."You cannot hold Pakistan hostage to your own demands and seek a favourable outcome," Lodhi said while referring to India's firm stand 26/11 terror attacks probe issue.Lodhi also highlighted the three possible scenarios for the near term: a prolonged diplomatic deadlock with fruitless talks continuing but with realisation of the actual issues; a scenario of managed tensions where differences continue but are managed through diplomatic means; and the third being the most desirable scenario where both countries adopt a problem-solving approach to find a resolution of their disputes, The News reports.Countering Lodhi's remarks over the Kashmir violence, noted Indian journalist M J Akbar said that the recent protests in the region were not because of any hatred against the country, as it was being presented."The Kashmiri youth are eager to join India in security services, they want to be a part of the entertainment industry and it was imperative they were accommodated," Akbar said. (ANI)
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Now, a Chinese store where women can break things out of frustration!
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Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Breaking things out of frustration is something we all want to do without feeling guilty, and now we can do just that at a shopping mall in China.The stall, which opened in Shenyang, allows people to break all kinds of normal household things by smashing them to smithereens with baseball bats.ccording to the People's Daily, mall business manager Wang Jingyu said the store aims to relieve pressure and lift bad moods of women."It is for women to come here to feel like they are in their own homes but without any limitations. They can break anything here," the News quoted Wang as saying.Wang said all the facilities in the store are real, right from mobile phones to television sets, which have been bought second-hand.Customers can also tear paper, hurl plates, and beat big beanbags, and they are provided with gloves and helmets so as to prevent any accidents from happening during their one minute of madness. (ANI)
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Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Breaking things out of frustration is something we all want to do without feeling guilty, and now we can do just that at a shopping mall in China.The stall, which opened in Shenyang, allows people to break all kinds of normal household things by smashing them to smithereens with baseball bats.ccording to the People's Daily, mall business manager Wang Jingyu said the store aims to relieve pressure and lift bad moods of women."It is for women to come here to feel like they are in their own homes but without any limitations. They can break anything here," the News quoted Wang as saying.Wang said all the facilities in the store are real, right from mobile phones to television sets, which have been bought second-hand.Customers can also tear paper, hurl plates, and beat big beanbags, and they are provided with gloves and helmets so as to prevent any accidents from happening during their one minute of madness. (ANI)
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95 per cent of Britain supports burka ban: Hollobone
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London, Jul 21 (ANI): British Member of Parliament Philip Hollobone, who is trying to push a Bill outlawing the burka after similar moves in Europe, has said that 95 per cent of the country is right behind him.He revealed he's had an "overwhelmingly positive response" in hundreds of letters and emails for outlawing the full-face veil.The backlash against the burka intensified on Tuesday as Spain debated whether to become the third European country to ban its use in public, the Daily Star reports.France and Belgium have already banned the burka, while Syria became the first Muslim country to introduce a ban to discourage Islamic extremism. ollobone said his Bill faced huge obstacles, but said: "I've had overwhelming support from my constituents. I've had hundreds of letters, calls and emails - 95 per cent of them positive.""I went to White Chapel in east London on Tuesday and saw quite a few women with the full-face veil. I only saw them talking to other women. There was no integration," he added.Hollobone said he has not had many abusive messages following his calls for a ban, and insisted the move was not "un-Islamic". (ANI)
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London, Jul 21 (ANI): British Member of Parliament Philip Hollobone, who is trying to push a Bill outlawing the burka after similar moves in Europe, has said that 95 per cent of the country is right behind him.He revealed he's had an "overwhelmingly positive response" in hundreds of letters and emails for outlawing the full-face veil.The backlash against the burka intensified on Tuesday as Spain debated whether to become the third European country to ban its use in public, the Daily Star reports.France and Belgium have already banned the burka, while Syria became the first Muslim country to introduce a ban to discourage Islamic extremism. ollobone said his Bill faced huge obstacles, but said: "I've had overwhelming support from my constituents. I've had hundreds of letters, calls and emails - 95 per cent of them positive.""I went to White Chapel in east London on Tuesday and saw quite a few women with the full-face veil. I only saw them talking to other women. There was no integration," he added.Hollobone said he has not had many abusive messages following his calls for a ban, and insisted the move was not "un-Islamic". (ANI)
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40-ton whale lands on yacht during Cape Town sailing trip
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London, July 21 (ANI): A couple on a Cape Town sailing trip was left stunned when a 40-ton whale crash-landed on their 33ft yacht.Ralph Mothes, 59, and Paloma Werner, 50, were enjoying calm seas off the South African coast when the animal flipped into the air and smashed into their mast, thrashing about the vessel before it slipped back into the water."It really was quite incredible but very scary. The whale was about the same size as the boat," the Telegraph quoted Werner as saying."We'd spotted it about 100 metres away and thought that was the end of it. Then suddenly it was right up beside us."I assumed it would go underneath the boat but instead it sprang out of the sea. We were very lucky to get through it, as the sheer weight of the thing was huge."There were bits of skin and blubber left behind, and the mast was wrecked. It brought down the rigging too."Thank goodness the hull was made of steel and not fibreglass or we could have been ruined," she stated. (ANI)
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London, July 21 (ANI): A couple on a Cape Town sailing trip was left stunned when a 40-ton whale crash-landed on their 33ft yacht.Ralph Mothes, 59, and Paloma Werner, 50, were enjoying calm seas off the South African coast when the animal flipped into the air and smashed into their mast, thrashing about the vessel before it slipped back into the water."It really was quite incredible but very scary. The whale was about the same size as the boat," the Telegraph quoted Werner as saying."We'd spotted it about 100 metres away and thought that was the end of it. Then suddenly it was right up beside us."I assumed it would go underneath the boat but instead it sprang out of the sea. We were very lucky to get through it, as the sheer weight of the thing was huge."There were bits of skin and blubber left behind, and the mast was wrecked. It brought down the rigging too."Thank goodness the hull was made of steel and not fibreglass or we could have been ruined," she stated. (ANI)
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Burger King ad banned for overstating burger size
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Sydney, July 21 (ANI): An ad for a burger has been banned after Britons complained that a chicken takeaway was far smaller than the one shown in an advertisement.The Burger King television ad for the Tendercrisp chicken burger featured a man eating a large burger in a motel room before an angry looking cow was shown standing in the doorway, with a voice-over saying: "So good, you'll cheat on beef".Two viewers said the ad was misleading because they believed the product sold in Burger King stores was significantly smaller than the one shown in the ad.Defending the campaign, Burger King said it needed to clearly show all of a product's ingredients in its advertising.Britain's Advertising Standards Authority said it bought three Tendercrisp chicken burgers and found that the thickness of the burgers, the quantity of additional fillings and the overall height of the product was "considerably less" than appeared in the ad."We also examined the size of the burgers in the hands of an average-sized man and considered that they did not fill the hands to the same extent as the burger featured in the ad," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted it as saying."We concluded that the visuals in the ad were likely to mislead viewers as to the size and composition of the product," it added.It ruled that the ad should not appear again in its current form. (ANI)
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Sydney, July 21 (ANI): An ad for a burger has been banned after Britons complained that a chicken takeaway was far smaller than the one shown in an advertisement.The Burger King television ad for the Tendercrisp chicken burger featured a man eating a large burger in a motel room before an angry looking cow was shown standing in the doorway, with a voice-over saying: "So good, you'll cheat on beef".Two viewers said the ad was misleading because they believed the product sold in Burger King stores was significantly smaller than the one shown in the ad.Defending the campaign, Burger King said it needed to clearly show all of a product's ingredients in its advertising.Britain's Advertising Standards Authority said it bought three Tendercrisp chicken burgers and found that the thickness of the burgers, the quantity of additional fillings and the overall height of the product was "considerably less" than appeared in the ad."We also examined the size of the burgers in the hands of an average-sized man and considered that they did not fill the hands to the same extent as the burger featured in the ad," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted it as saying."We concluded that the visuals in the ad were likely to mislead viewers as to the size and composition of the product," it added.It ruled that the ad should not appear again in its current form. (ANI)
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No attack on Rail ministry: Chidambaram``s office
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Home Minister P Chidambaram''s office today clarified that his remarks on the Sainthia railway accident were not not a criticism of the Railway ministry. A statement issued by his office said one of the television channels was "mischievously" reporting the minister''s statement as a criticism of the Railway ministry. Some Left parties also seem to have deliberately misinterpreted the statement, it said adding "this statement is being issued to clarify the matter". The statement referred to Chidambaram''s speech at a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here this morning in which he had referred to the time taken to despatch relief teams for rescue and relief operations following Monday''s train accident. Referring to the time taken by two of these teams to reach the accident site, the Minister said ways must be found to respond more quickly in case of a disaster. In that context, he suggested that NDMA should examine whether it can use helicopters and small aircraft.
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Home Minister P Chidambaram''s office today clarified that his remarks on the Sainthia railway accident were not not a criticism of the Railway ministry. A statement issued by his office said one of the television channels was "mischievously" reporting the minister''s statement as a criticism of the Railway ministry. Some Left parties also seem to have deliberately misinterpreted the statement, it said adding "this statement is being issued to clarify the matter". The statement referred to Chidambaram''s speech at a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here this morning in which he had referred to the time taken to despatch relief teams for rescue and relief operations following Monday''s train accident. Referring to the time taken by two of these teams to reach the accident site, the Minister said ways must be found to respond more quickly in case of a disaster. In that context, he suggested that NDMA should examine whether it can use helicopters and small aircraft.
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Ruckus after woman delivers stillborn in hospital lobby
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Chandigarh, July 21 (PTI) Chaotic scenes were witnessed at a government hospital here this afternoon after the family of a woman, who gave birth to a stillborn, accused the doctors of not attending to her immediately. Chottu, the woman''s husband, alleged that the baby had died due to negligence by doctors at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital. The family even raised slogans against the hospital and demanded action. Chottu, a daily wager, said he had brought his wife Bulbul to the hospital after she had labour pains. He alleged that instead of attending to his wife, the staff asked him to first get a patient card made. As there was a long queue, Bulbul''s condition deteriorated while waiting in the lobby and she delivered the baby there itself. Ruling out any negligence on part of the hospital, Head of Gynaecology Department Dr Veenu said "the patient or her attendant had not told the doctor on duty that it was an emergency case and that the woman had gone into labour." In an emergency case, the patient is attended to immediately while the attendants are asked to make the patient card in due course, she added. She claimed the woman delivered a stillborn baby.
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Chandigarh, July 21 (PTI) Chaotic scenes were witnessed at a government hospital here this afternoon after the family of a woman, who gave birth to a stillborn, accused the doctors of not attending to her immediately. Chottu, the woman''s husband, alleged that the baby had died due to negligence by doctors at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital. The family even raised slogans against the hospital and demanded action. Chottu, a daily wager, said he had brought his wife Bulbul to the hospital after she had labour pains. He alleged that instead of attending to his wife, the staff asked him to first get a patient card made. As there was a long queue, Bulbul''s condition deteriorated while waiting in the lobby and she delivered the baby there itself. Ruling out any negligence on part of the hospital, Head of Gynaecology Department Dr Veenu said "the patient or her attendant had not told the doctor on duty that it was an emergency case and that the woman had gone into labour." In an emergency case, the patient is attended to immediately while the attendants are asked to make the patient card in due course, she added. She claimed the woman delivered a stillborn baby.
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Groundwater levels drop by 2.9 metres in three regions of AP
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Hyderabad, July 21 (PTI) Groundwater levels have depleted considerably in three regions of Andhra Pradesh with the latest figure indicating a drop by 2.9 metres as against 2.5 metres recorded on an average between May 2008-10. According to Ground Water department officials, the three regions -- Telangana, Rayalseema and coastal areas -- have seen a continuous decline in groundwater levels with deficient rainfall and large-scale exploitation of groundwater for farming cited as the main cause for the depletion. Between November 2009 and June this year (pre-monsoon), the average fall of water-levels stood at 2.9 mtrs with the same going down by 3.84 mtrs in Telangana region; Rayalseema recording a fall of 3.58 mtrs while the Coastal region had a drop of 1.42 metres, a senior department official told PTI. Besides, an analysis of average depth of water-levels in the state from the year 2000 to 2010 (pre-monsoon period) also indicated that there is a fall of 2.18 mtrs from 2000 to 2005, followed by a rise of 4.89 mtrs upto 2008. But, the present trend in average depth indicated a fall of 2.5 mtrs in the state from May 2008-May 2010. As many 3,449 villages of 26,000 in the state have been notified as over-exploited under the Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act (WALTA), while out of 1,229 groundwater micro-watersheds 132 are classified as over-exploited, 89 as critical and 175 as semi-critical, the official said. The state has witnessed an uneven rainfall pattern with deficient rainfall of 25 per cent during June 2009-May 2010. "There is decrease in recharge to groundwater mainly due to less rainfall which has resulted in more dependence on groundwater and that is how depreciation in groundwater levels is happening," he explained. However, some areas have received good rainfall and a rise in water table is observed, though it is premature to say whether the decline in last year can be made up this year. The entire Rayalseema region has witnessed long-term depletion of groundwater since 1990 and about eight lakh dug-wells have almost dried up, though they work only seasonally, another official said. All districts in Rayalseema and some in Telangana besides Prakasam district and up-line areas in coastal Andhra Pradesh have been identified as depletion-prone areas. Groundwater usage is increasing with irrigation sector accounting for 85 per cent of its extraction while industries and drinking water adding for the remaining 15 per cent in the state, the official said. "District water management agencies have taken up water conservation through watershed basis and construction of check dams, farm ponds have helped to stabilise further fall in groundwater table in the past decade by over 50 per cent," he added.
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Hyderabad, July 21 (PTI) Groundwater levels have depleted considerably in three regions of Andhra Pradesh with the latest figure indicating a drop by 2.9 metres as against 2.5 metres recorded on an average between May 2008-10. According to Ground Water department officials, the three regions -- Telangana, Rayalseema and coastal areas -- have seen a continuous decline in groundwater levels with deficient rainfall and large-scale exploitation of groundwater for farming cited as the main cause for the depletion. Between November 2009 and June this year (pre-monsoon), the average fall of water-levels stood at 2.9 mtrs with the same going down by 3.84 mtrs in Telangana region; Rayalseema recording a fall of 3.58 mtrs while the Coastal region had a drop of 1.42 metres, a senior department official told PTI. Besides, an analysis of average depth of water-levels in the state from the year 2000 to 2010 (pre-monsoon period) also indicated that there is a fall of 2.18 mtrs from 2000 to 2005, followed by a rise of 4.89 mtrs upto 2008. But, the present trend in average depth indicated a fall of 2.5 mtrs in the state from May 2008-May 2010. As many 3,449 villages of 26,000 in the state have been notified as over-exploited under the Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act (WALTA), while out of 1,229 groundwater micro-watersheds 132 are classified as over-exploited, 89 as critical and 175 as semi-critical, the official said. The state has witnessed an uneven rainfall pattern with deficient rainfall of 25 per cent during June 2009-May 2010. "There is decrease in recharge to groundwater mainly due to less rainfall which has resulted in more dependence on groundwater and that is how depreciation in groundwater levels is happening," he explained. However, some areas have received good rainfall and a rise in water table is observed, though it is premature to say whether the decline in last year can be made up this year. The entire Rayalseema region has witnessed long-term depletion of groundwater since 1990 and about eight lakh dug-wells have almost dried up, though they work only seasonally, another official said. All districts in Rayalseema and some in Telangana besides Prakasam district and up-line areas in coastal Andhra Pradesh have been identified as depletion-prone areas. Groundwater usage is increasing with irrigation sector accounting for 85 per cent of its extraction while industries and drinking water adding for the remaining 15 per cent in the state, the official said. "District water management agencies have taken up water conservation through watershed basis and construction of check dams, farm ponds have helped to stabilise further fall in groundwater table in the past decade by over 50 per cent," he added.
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Regulator must adhere to law for recognising B.Ed colleges: SC
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New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) The Supreme Court today asked the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) not to grant recognition to private colleges offering B.Ed courses if they failed to fulfil the mandatory requirements under the law. "In future no colleges should be granted recognition without fulfilling the mandatory conditions in accordance with the NCTE Act, 1993," a bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly said. The NCTE is a regulator body for teacher education system in the country. The court, which was hearing the issue related to the derecognition of some colleges offering B.Ed course in Madhya Pradesh, asked the Member Secretary, NCTE, to file an affidavit regarding the compliance of the Act of NCTE and the regulation framed subsequently. The court also directed the counsel for Madhya Pradesh to place before it entire list of private and affiliated colleges of seven universities in the state offering the B.Ed course from the academic session 2005-06 to 2008-09. It said that in this regard, the counsel will have to consult the Secretary, Higher Education of the State, who in turn will get in touch with the Vice Chancellors of the universities. Further, the counsel for Barkatullah University, Bhopal, will also furnish the list of colleges affiliated to it for offering the B.Ed course. The bench said the counsel for colleges will file written submissions and make available documents relating to affiliation within three days. The apex court was anguished that some colleges were allegedly offering B.Ed courses in Madhya Pradesh in breach of the NCTE Act. The bench was hearing the appeals filed by the colleges and students against the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelling the recognition of some of the colleges. The colleges are seeking directions to seven universities in the state to declare the results of students who were provisionally admitted by them during the academic year 2007-08.
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New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) The Supreme Court today asked the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) not to grant recognition to private colleges offering B.Ed courses if they failed to fulfil the mandatory requirements under the law. "In future no colleges should be granted recognition without fulfilling the mandatory conditions in accordance with the NCTE Act, 1993," a bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly said. The NCTE is a regulator body for teacher education system in the country. The court, which was hearing the issue related to the derecognition of some colleges offering B.Ed course in Madhya Pradesh, asked the Member Secretary, NCTE, to file an affidavit regarding the compliance of the Act of NCTE and the regulation framed subsequently. The court also directed the counsel for Madhya Pradesh to place before it entire list of private and affiliated colleges of seven universities in the state offering the B.Ed course from the academic session 2005-06 to 2008-09. It said that in this regard, the counsel will have to consult the Secretary, Higher Education of the State, who in turn will get in touch with the Vice Chancellors of the universities. Further, the counsel for Barkatullah University, Bhopal, will also furnish the list of colleges affiliated to it for offering the B.Ed course. The bench said the counsel for colleges will file written submissions and make available documents relating to affiliation within three days. The apex court was anguished that some colleges were allegedly offering B.Ed courses in Madhya Pradesh in breach of the NCTE Act. The bench was hearing the appeals filed by the colleges and students against the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelling the recognition of some of the colleges. The colleges are seeking directions to seven universities in the state to declare the results of students who were provisionally admitted by them during the academic year 2007-08.
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Eight conmen arrested
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Hoshiarpur, July 21 (PTI) Police today claimed to have arrested eight members of a gang of swindlers here who used to con unemployed youths under the pretext of providing them jobs in the Indian Army. One jeep, Rs 13.60 lakh in cash, several fake stamps and documents have been recovered from those arrested, Hoshiarpur SSP Rakesh Aggarwal told reporters here. The gang assured youths rejected by the Army Recruitment Board of providing them jobs in the Army without any test, he said. After taking hefty amounts from them, they handed fake appointment letters to them. More than 32 cases of cheating against the gang have been reported so far, he said, adding that most of the victims came from poor families and arranged the money to pay to the frauds by taking loans or selling off their buffaloes.
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Hoshiarpur, July 21 (PTI) Police today claimed to have arrested eight members of a gang of swindlers here who used to con unemployed youths under the pretext of providing them jobs in the Indian Army. One jeep, Rs 13.60 lakh in cash, several fake stamps and documents have been recovered from those arrested, Hoshiarpur SSP Rakesh Aggarwal told reporters here. The gang assured youths rejected by the Army Recruitment Board of providing them jobs in the Army without any test, he said. After taking hefty amounts from them, they handed fake appointment letters to them. More than 32 cases of cheating against the gang have been reported so far, he said, adding that most of the victims came from poor families and arranged the money to pay to the frauds by taking loans or selling off their buffaloes.
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IAS topper Faesal inspires youth
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Hyderabad, Jul 21 (PTI) "You are the master of your fate. If you are determined and work hard, you can achieve your goals". This was the message given to youth by Shah Faesal, the topper of Civil Services Exam 2009, the first Kashmiri to achieve the feat. "Shed feelings that you are being discriminated against, that you do not have adequate opportunities, that you don''t have the right environment and facilities," he said. The first Kashmiri Muslim to top the country''s most prestigious exam, he had a word of advise for the youth of the state. "For Kashmiri people as well, the message is more or less the same. There are opportunities for you all over the country. You have to work hard. Search for your opportunities and be the best and definitely you will get success one day." The 27-year-old doctor from Srinagar was speaking at a media interaction organised by the Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ) here today. Regretting the prevailing "pathetic" situation in militancy-hit Kashmir, he expressed confidence that the government would find a mechanism to address the problem. "I wish the situation changes very soon.I am sure the government will find a mechanism to address the problems and grievances of the youth," Faesal said. "Though the situation in Kashmir is such that it will affect the education, emotional and psychological development of youth, youngsters need not be disheartened," he added. PTI SJR RSY.
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Hyderabad, Jul 21 (PTI) "You are the master of your fate. If you are determined and work hard, you can achieve your goals". This was the message given to youth by Shah Faesal, the topper of Civil Services Exam 2009, the first Kashmiri to achieve the feat. "Shed feelings that you are being discriminated against, that you do not have adequate opportunities, that you don''t have the right environment and facilities," he said. The first Kashmiri Muslim to top the country''s most prestigious exam, he had a word of advise for the youth of the state. "For Kashmiri people as well, the message is more or less the same. There are opportunities for you all over the country. You have to work hard. Search for your opportunities and be the best and definitely you will get success one day." The 27-year-old doctor from Srinagar was speaking at a media interaction organised by the Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ) here today. Regretting the prevailing "pathetic" situation in militancy-hit Kashmir, he expressed confidence that the government would find a mechanism to address the problem. "I wish the situation changes very soon.I am sure the government will find a mechanism to address the problems and grievances of the youth," Faesal said. "Though the situation in Kashmir is such that it will affect the education, emotional and psychological development of youth, youngsters need not be disheartened," he added. PTI SJR RSY.
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Sensex up 99 points; metal, auto in limelight
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) A surge in metal and auto stocks helped the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex close nearly 100 points higher today, reversing two days of losses. After racing past the psychological 18,000-level for yet another day in intra-day, the 30-share index pared some of the gains and closed 99.09 points, or 0.55 per cent, higher at 17,977.23. Similarly, the wide-based 50-share index of the National Stock Exchange managed to regain the 5,400 level after closing up 0.58 per cent. "The market is by and large steady but it is important for the market to sustain the current levels in order to gain investors'' confidence. Small time sluggishness may come, but in the long run, the market should remain positive," Unicon Financial Solutions CEO Gajendra Nagpal said. Tracking cues on the London Metal Exchange, metal stocks rose, led by Sterlite Industries. Analysts attributed the jump in the LME to shrinking inventories across the world, which could lead to robust demand in the coming days. "The metal sector climbed as their futures witnessed an upsurge on the London Metal Exchange on account of shrinking inventories," Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Assistant Vice-President Gaurang Shah. The BSE-Metal index rose to 15,427.30, up 3.14 per cent. Sterlite Industries gained 4.33 per cent. The other metal gainers were Tata Steel (4.01 per cent), Jindal Steel (2.51 per cent) and Hindalco Industries (2.32 per cent). After losing some ground, auto stocks bounced back today, with Tata Motors gaining 1.04 per cent and Maruti Suzuki rising 0.13 per cent on expectations of them earning well in the first quarter of the fiscal. Maruti Suzuki is expected to announce its numbers on July 24. IT shares were also in the limelight ahead of Wipro''s quarter results on Friday. Wipro was up 1.83 per cent, while the country''s largest software exporter TCS, too, ended higher by 1.53 per cent. Infosys, which had announced disappointing June quarter numbers, also gained 0.29 per cent. Realty major DLF gained 0.51 per cent on the BSE, while Jaiprakash Associates climbed by 1.06 per cent. Reliance Industries, which has the maximum weight on the Sensex, rose 0.51 per cent. Firm Asian and European markets also supported the market sentiment, marketmen said. European indices were trading firm, with the FTSE up 1.56 per cent and CAC up 1.62 per cent. Among the losers, HDFC was the worst hit, falling 1.41 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel, Cipla and HDFC Bank, which lost 0.67 per cent, 0.55 per cent and 0.54 per cent respectively. Extending yesterday''s losses, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications today lost 0.16 per cent to close at Rs 188.05. Among the other losers were Hero Honda (0.50 per cent), SBI (0.46 per cent) and BHEL (0.34 per cent).
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) A surge in metal and auto stocks helped the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex close nearly 100 points higher today, reversing two days of losses. After racing past the psychological 18,000-level for yet another day in intra-day, the 30-share index pared some of the gains and closed 99.09 points, or 0.55 per cent, higher at 17,977.23. Similarly, the wide-based 50-share index of the National Stock Exchange managed to regain the 5,400 level after closing up 0.58 per cent. "The market is by and large steady but it is important for the market to sustain the current levels in order to gain investors'' confidence. Small time sluggishness may come, but in the long run, the market should remain positive," Unicon Financial Solutions CEO Gajendra Nagpal said. Tracking cues on the London Metal Exchange, metal stocks rose, led by Sterlite Industries. Analysts attributed the jump in the LME to shrinking inventories across the world, which could lead to robust demand in the coming days. "The metal sector climbed as their futures witnessed an upsurge on the London Metal Exchange on account of shrinking inventories," Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Assistant Vice-President Gaurang Shah. The BSE-Metal index rose to 15,427.30, up 3.14 per cent. Sterlite Industries gained 4.33 per cent. The other metal gainers were Tata Steel (4.01 per cent), Jindal Steel (2.51 per cent) and Hindalco Industries (2.32 per cent). After losing some ground, auto stocks bounced back today, with Tata Motors gaining 1.04 per cent and Maruti Suzuki rising 0.13 per cent on expectations of them earning well in the first quarter of the fiscal. Maruti Suzuki is expected to announce its numbers on July 24. IT shares were also in the limelight ahead of Wipro''s quarter results on Friday. Wipro was up 1.83 per cent, while the country''s largest software exporter TCS, too, ended higher by 1.53 per cent. Infosys, which had announced disappointing June quarter numbers, also gained 0.29 per cent. Realty major DLF gained 0.51 per cent on the BSE, while Jaiprakash Associates climbed by 1.06 per cent. Reliance Industries, which has the maximum weight on the Sensex, rose 0.51 per cent. Firm Asian and European markets also supported the market sentiment, marketmen said. European indices were trading firm, with the FTSE up 1.56 per cent and CAC up 1.62 per cent. Among the losers, HDFC was the worst hit, falling 1.41 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel, Cipla and HDFC Bank, which lost 0.67 per cent, 0.55 per cent and 0.54 per cent respectively. Extending yesterday''s losses, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications today lost 0.16 per cent to close at Rs 188.05. Among the other losers were Hero Honda (0.50 per cent), SBI (0.46 per cent) and BHEL (0.34 per cent).
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Del govt teams up with Apollo for awareness on heart ailments
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New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) With the number of heart patients increasing, Delhi Government today decided to join hands with leading private hospital Apollo in making people aware about precautions needed for keeping the disease at bay. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, inaugurating the hospital''s ''Billion Hearts Beating'' campaign, said the government would partner with Apollo in the initiative. "This is a novel initiative and we will join hands with the private hospital to make the campaign a great success in the city," she said. Asking the state health department to involve over 3,000 Resident Welfare Associations in the awareness programme, she said lakhs of people could be educated about the disease through them. Speaking on the occasion, chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group Prathap C Reddy said heart disease in India has assumed alarming proportions and the country-wide campaign was aimed at making people aware about it. "The average Indian male is three to four times more likely to have a heart disease than his Western counterpart. What''s even more alarming is the fact that, today, it is not just our senior citizens who are at risk; it is the younger, 30-plus generation who are at risk," he said. The campaign plans to use radio, television, print media for educating the people about the disease apart from planning activities such as street theatre and pledges written on walls.
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New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) With the number of heart patients increasing, Delhi Government today decided to join hands with leading private hospital Apollo in making people aware about precautions needed for keeping the disease at bay. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, inaugurating the hospital''s ''Billion Hearts Beating'' campaign, said the government would partner with Apollo in the initiative. "This is a novel initiative and we will join hands with the private hospital to make the campaign a great success in the city," she said. Asking the state health department to involve over 3,000 Resident Welfare Associations in the awareness programme, she said lakhs of people could be educated about the disease through them. Speaking on the occasion, chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group Prathap C Reddy said heart disease in India has assumed alarming proportions and the country-wide campaign was aimed at making people aware about it. "The average Indian male is three to four times more likely to have a heart disease than his Western counterpart. What''s even more alarming is the fact that, today, it is not just our senior citizens who are at risk; it is the younger, 30-plus generation who are at risk," he said. The campaign plans to use radio, television, print media for educating the people about the disease apart from planning activities such as street theatre and pledges written on walls.
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Now, Facebook face-off in court
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Facebook will try to get a New York man's claim for majority ownership of the website thrown out of court, attorneys for the social networking site said Tuesday.A complaint by Paul Ceglia of Wellsville, New York, claims that a 7-year-old contract he signed with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for software development entitles him to 84 percent of the company."No one's ever said it's not his signature or it's a fake contract," Ceglia attorney Terrence Connors said during a federal court hearing in Buffalo.Connors said the two men met when Zuckerberg, then a Harvard University freshman, responded to an ad Ceglia had posted on Craigslist looking for someone to develop software for a street-mapping database he was creating.Zuckerberg offered to take on Ceglia's project for $1,000, Connors said, and then told Ceglia about a project of his own, a kind of online yearbook for Harvard students that he wanted to expand.Ceglia said he gave Zuckerberg another $1,000 to continue work on Zuckerberg's "The Face Book," with the condition that Ceglia would own a 50 percent interest in the software and business if it expanded. The percentage grew to 84 percent based on a clause that added a percentage point for each day the project went past its Jan. 1, 2004, due date.Zuckerberg's undertaking "at that time was a fledgling project," Connors said. "Who knew it would turn into what it has turned into today."Facebook recently celebrated its 500 millionth user, Connors said. At the center of Ceglia's claim is a two-page "work for hire" contract bearing the names of both men.Facebook attorney Lisa Simpson acknowledged on Tuesday that Zuckerberg and Ceglia had worked together on the street-mapping website but said the contract submitted by Ceglia was full of "inconsistencies, undefined terms and things that don't make sense.""We have serious questions about the authenticity of this contract," Simpson told U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara. "What the contract asserts is there is a relationship about Facebook and there isn't one."Ceglia's complaint was filed in state Supreme Court in Allegany County on June 30 and transferred to federal court at Facebook's request.Ceglia was the subject of a temporary restraining order issued by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in December 2009, after Cuomo said a wood-pellet fuel company operated by Ceglia and his wife took more than $200,000 from consumers and failed to deliver the pellets or refunds.The case is pending.A telephone listing for Allegany Pellets was not in service Tuesday.In 2008, Palo Alto, California-based Facebook settled a lawsuit over its origins brought by three of Zuckerberg's former Harvard classmates, who claimed he turned their idea into Facebook after they hired him to work on a website that later became ConnectU.
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Facebook will try to get a New York man's claim for majority ownership of the website thrown out of court, attorneys for the social networking site said Tuesday.A complaint by Paul Ceglia of Wellsville, New York, claims that a 7-year-old contract he signed with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for software development entitles him to 84 percent of the company."No one's ever said it's not his signature or it's a fake contract," Ceglia attorney Terrence Connors said during a federal court hearing in Buffalo.Connors said the two men met when Zuckerberg, then a Harvard University freshman, responded to an ad Ceglia had posted on Craigslist looking for someone to develop software for a street-mapping database he was creating.Zuckerberg offered to take on Ceglia's project for $1,000, Connors said, and then told Ceglia about a project of his own, a kind of online yearbook for Harvard students that he wanted to expand.Ceglia said he gave Zuckerberg another $1,000 to continue work on Zuckerberg's "The Face Book," with the condition that Ceglia would own a 50 percent interest in the software and business if it expanded. The percentage grew to 84 percent based on a clause that added a percentage point for each day the project went past its Jan. 1, 2004, due date.Zuckerberg's undertaking "at that time was a fledgling project," Connors said. "Who knew it would turn into what it has turned into today."Facebook recently celebrated its 500 millionth user, Connors said. At the center of Ceglia's claim is a two-page "work for hire" contract bearing the names of both men.Facebook attorney Lisa Simpson acknowledged on Tuesday that Zuckerberg and Ceglia had worked together on the street-mapping website but said the contract submitted by Ceglia was full of "inconsistencies, undefined terms and things that don't make sense.""We have serious questions about the authenticity of this contract," Simpson told U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara. "What the contract asserts is there is a relationship about Facebook and there isn't one."Ceglia's complaint was filed in state Supreme Court in Allegany County on June 30 and transferred to federal court at Facebook's request.Ceglia was the subject of a temporary restraining order issued by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in December 2009, after Cuomo said a wood-pellet fuel company operated by Ceglia and his wife took more than $200,000 from consumers and failed to deliver the pellets or refunds.The case is pending.A telephone listing for Allegany Pellets was not in service Tuesday.In 2008, Palo Alto, California-based Facebook settled a lawsuit over its origins brought by three of Zuckerberg's former Harvard classmates, who claimed he turned their idea into Facebook after they hired him to work on a website that later became ConnectU.
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Metal stocks surge by 3.16 per cent on Sensex
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Metal stocks attracted strong buying interest today on the Bombay Stock Exchange today, with the sectoral index climbing by 3.16 per cent, following an increase in base metal prices in overseas markets. As the 30-BSE benchmark Sensex recorded nearly a 100 points gain, the BSE metal index emerged as the best performer with a hefty rise of 473.32 points, or 3.16 per cent, to 15,430.64. The major gainers in the sectoral index were Tata Steel, Sterlite Industries, Hindalco, Hindustan Zinc and Jindal Steel and Power. Marketmen said the trading sentiment turned bullish after copper and other base metals rose at the London Metal Exchange, buoyed by shrinking inventories, indicating robust global demand. In addition, a surprise increase in US applications for building permits that suggested a pick up in construction activity also boosted investor optimism. Expectations of strong first quarter earnings by metal- maker firms also generated buying activity, marketmen said. Sterlite Industries, the country''s largest copper producer, rallied by 4.33 per cent to Rs 173.30 as metal prices surged in the global market. It touched an intra- session high of Rs 173.80. Over 22.80 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE. Tata Steel, the largest steel-maker in the private sector, closed 4.01 per cent higher at Rs 529.95 after registering an intra-day high of Rs 532.40. Nearly, 28.38 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE. State-run SAIL was also in good demand and rallied by 2.89 per cent to Rs 204.80. Over 8.42 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE. The other gainers were Hindalco, which rose by Rs 2.55 per cent to Rs 156.25, National Aluminium by 1.68 per cent to Rs 436.40, Hindustan Zinc by 3.13 per cent to Rs 1,010.65, Jindal Steel and Power by 2.51 per cent to Rs 636.05 and JSW Steel by 5.01 per cent to Rs 1,174.75.
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Metal stocks attracted strong buying interest today on the Bombay Stock Exchange today, with the sectoral index climbing by 3.16 per cent, following an increase in base metal prices in overseas markets. As the 30-BSE benchmark Sensex recorded nearly a 100 points gain, the BSE metal index emerged as the best performer with a hefty rise of 473.32 points, or 3.16 per cent, to 15,430.64. The major gainers in the sectoral index were Tata Steel, Sterlite Industries, Hindalco, Hindustan Zinc and Jindal Steel and Power. Marketmen said the trading sentiment turned bullish after copper and other base metals rose at the London Metal Exchange, buoyed by shrinking inventories, indicating robust global demand. In addition, a surprise increase in US applications for building permits that suggested a pick up in construction activity also boosted investor optimism. Expectations of strong first quarter earnings by metal- maker firms also generated buying activity, marketmen said. Sterlite Industries, the country''s largest copper producer, rallied by 4.33 per cent to Rs 173.30 as metal prices surged in the global market. It touched an intra- session high of Rs 173.80. Over 22.80 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE. Tata Steel, the largest steel-maker in the private sector, closed 4.01 per cent higher at Rs 529.95 after registering an intra-day high of Rs 532.40. Nearly, 28.38 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE. State-run SAIL was also in good demand and rallied by 2.89 per cent to Rs 204.80. Over 8.42 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE. The other gainers were Hindalco, which rose by Rs 2.55 per cent to Rs 156.25, National Aluminium by 1.68 per cent to Rs 436.40, Hindustan Zinc by 3.13 per cent to Rs 1,010.65, Jindal Steel and Power by 2.51 per cent to Rs 636.05 and JSW Steel by 5.01 per cent to Rs 1,174.75.
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Monsanto Q1 net up by 12.5 pc
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Agrochemicals firm Monsanto India today reported a 12.59 per cent increase in its net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, at Rs 58.66 crore. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 52.1 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, Monsanto said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. During the quarter under consideration, the company''s total income stood at around Rs 201.80 crore, a decline of 17.8 per cent against Rs 245.6 crore in the year-ago period. PTI DSH.
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Agrochemicals firm Monsanto India today reported a 12.59 per cent increase in its net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, at Rs 58.66 crore. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 52.1 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, Monsanto said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. During the quarter under consideration, the company''s total income stood at around Rs 201.80 crore, a decline of 17.8 per cent against Rs 245.6 crore in the year-ago period. PTI DSH.
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Japan`s Akai relaunches range of consumer electronics in India
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Akai, the Japanese consumer electronics brand that introduced inexpensive television sets to the Indian market in the late 1990s, is making a comeback with a wide range of products from TV sets to microwave owens.The 80-year-old company intends to sell the products by importing some of these from its Southeast Asian units as also sourcing from Indian firms by extending their technology under what in industry parlance is called original equipment manufacture.The Akai brand is being relaunched in the country by Global Brands Enterprise Solutions, promoted by a group of investors led by Pranay Dhabhai, which has exclsive licence for the brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.'Our Akai portfolio will include high-definition television sets, colour TVs, washing machines, microwave owens, DVD and home theater systems,' Dhabhai, whose company also has the rights for China's Hair's owens and modular kitchens, told reporters here.'We are re-launching the brand with a total of 37 models across these segments,' he said and added that they will be priced in a range of Rs.2,400 to Rs.55,000. 'We are targeting an annual revenue of Rs.435 crore in the next 12 months.'Explaining some innovative products under their portfolio, Dhabhai said some of the TV models have video UBBs, or provision to insert pen drives, that can enable viewers to watch movies or similar programmes without having to own a DVD set.'Recent trends in the world, call for screens with higher resolutions for true representation of images on screen, therefore, we have introduced new range of high definition TVs,' he said.Global Brands officials declined to give the exact figure for which the brand license contract was sealed with the Akai's parent company Grande Holdings, a Chinese conglomerate headquartered in Singapore, which also owns other electronic brands like Nakamichi and Sansui.
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Akai, the Japanese consumer electronics brand that introduced inexpensive television sets to the Indian market in the late 1990s, is making a comeback with a wide range of products from TV sets to microwave owens.The 80-year-old company intends to sell the products by importing some of these from its Southeast Asian units as also sourcing from Indian firms by extending their technology under what in industry parlance is called original equipment manufacture.The Akai brand is being relaunched in the country by Global Brands Enterprise Solutions, promoted by a group of investors led by Pranay Dhabhai, which has exclsive licence for the brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.'Our Akai portfolio will include high-definition television sets, colour TVs, washing machines, microwave owens, DVD and home theater systems,' Dhabhai, whose company also has the rights for China's Hair's owens and modular kitchens, told reporters here.'We are re-launching the brand with a total of 37 models across these segments,' he said and added that they will be priced in a range of Rs.2,400 to Rs.55,000. 'We are targeting an annual revenue of Rs.435 crore in the next 12 months.'Explaining some innovative products under their portfolio, Dhabhai said some of the TV models have video UBBs, or provision to insert pen drives, that can enable viewers to watch movies or similar programmes without having to own a DVD set.'Recent trends in the world, call for screens with higher resolutions for true representation of images on screen, therefore, we have introduced new range of high definition TVs,' he said.Global Brands officials declined to give the exact figure for which the brand license contract was sealed with the Akai's parent company Grande Holdings, a Chinese conglomerate headquartered in Singapore, which also owns other electronic brands like Nakamichi and Sansui.
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NIIT Q1 net up 31 pc to Rs 13 cr
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) IT trainer NIIT today posted a growth of 31.31 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 13 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. Net revenue of the company rose to Rs 278 crore in the April-June quarter, against Rs 261 crore in the same period last year, the company said in a statement. "Compared to last year the impact of currency fluctuation on our revenue is Rs 134 million during the quarter," Chairman NIIT Ltd Rajendra S Pawar said. School Learning Solutions (SLS) recorded a net revenue of Rs 38.4 crore, backed by fresh order intake of Rs 158.6 crore, representing an addition of 1,231 schools during the quarter. "We are making investments in people and marketing to cater to strong hiring in IT & other service sectors," NIIT Ltd Chairman Rajendra S Pawar said. Meanwhile, revenues from the China''s operation grew by 32 per cent year-on-year basis. "The corporate training business recorded fresh order intake of USD 34 million, reflecting strong customer confidence," NIIT Ltd Chief Executive Officer Vijay K Thadani said. Corporate Learning Solutions posted a net revenue of Rs 137.7 crore. "Focused growth in private schools segment coupled with launch of innovative products such as the mobile science lab, has led to a healthy order intake of Rs 158.6 crore covering 1,231 schools," NIIT Ltd Chief Operating Officer P Rajendran added. Shares of NIIT closed at Rs 70.75 on the BSE, up 1.36 per cent from previous close.
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) IT trainer NIIT today posted a growth of 31.31 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 13 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. Net revenue of the company rose to Rs 278 crore in the April-June quarter, against Rs 261 crore in the same period last year, the company said in a statement. "Compared to last year the impact of currency fluctuation on our revenue is Rs 134 million during the quarter," Chairman NIIT Ltd Rajendra S Pawar said. School Learning Solutions (SLS) recorded a net revenue of Rs 38.4 crore, backed by fresh order intake of Rs 158.6 crore, representing an addition of 1,231 schools during the quarter. "We are making investments in people and marketing to cater to strong hiring in IT & other service sectors," NIIT Ltd Chairman Rajendra S Pawar said. Meanwhile, revenues from the China''s operation grew by 32 per cent year-on-year basis. "The corporate training business recorded fresh order intake of USD 34 million, reflecting strong customer confidence," NIIT Ltd Chief Executive Officer Vijay K Thadani said. Corporate Learning Solutions posted a net revenue of Rs 137.7 crore. "Focused growth in private schools segment coupled with launch of innovative products such as the mobile science lab, has led to a healthy order intake of Rs 158.6 crore covering 1,231 schools," NIIT Ltd Chief Operating Officer P Rajendran added. Shares of NIIT closed at Rs 70.75 on the BSE, up 1.36 per cent from previous close.
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Centre sanctions three more biomass cogeneration projects
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Chandigarh, July 21 (PTI) The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sanctioned three more biomass cogeneration projects of 2.5-megawatt capacity for Haryana. Sumita Misra, director of Haryana''s Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), today said that the Union Ministry has sanctioned the setting up of 2.5-MW biomass cogeneration projects in industrial units with Central financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh. She said that biomass cogeneration is the most economically-viable technology for fulfilling thermal and electric requirements of industries through the use of locally available biomass. This technology is most suitable for Haryana, where biomass is available in abundance. She said that Hareda is promoting biomass cogeneration in the industries, thereby creating awareness among industries through seminars and workshops. The Union Ministry is providing Central financial assistance at the rate of Rs 20 lakh per MW. Giving details of sanctioned projects, Misra said that one project of 1.5 MW capacity is to be set up at M/s Shri Vishnu Overseas Pvt Ltd, Kaithal, with a total cost of Rs 6.75 crore. For this, the Central Government will provide financial assistance to the tune of Rs 30 lakh. The remaining two projects of 0.5 MW each are to be set up at M/s Kayem Food Industries (P) Ltd, GT Road, Panipat, and M/s HP Basmati Rice Ltd, Karnal, at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore each, and the Central Government shall provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh for each project. These projects will be commissioned during the current financial year, she said. She said that biomass cogeneration projects of 5 MW capacity have already been functioning in the state for the last two years.
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Chandigarh, July 21 (PTI) The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sanctioned three more biomass cogeneration projects of 2.5-megawatt capacity for Haryana. Sumita Misra, director of Haryana''s Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), today said that the Union Ministry has sanctioned the setting up of 2.5-MW biomass cogeneration projects in industrial units with Central financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh. She said that biomass cogeneration is the most economically-viable technology for fulfilling thermal and electric requirements of industries through the use of locally available biomass. This technology is most suitable for Haryana, where biomass is available in abundance. She said that Hareda is promoting biomass cogeneration in the industries, thereby creating awareness among industries through seminars and workshops. The Union Ministry is providing Central financial assistance at the rate of Rs 20 lakh per MW. Giving details of sanctioned projects, Misra said that one project of 1.5 MW capacity is to be set up at M/s Shri Vishnu Overseas Pvt Ltd, Kaithal, with a total cost of Rs 6.75 crore. For this, the Central Government will provide financial assistance to the tune of Rs 30 lakh. The remaining two projects of 0.5 MW each are to be set up at M/s Kayem Food Industries (P) Ltd, GT Road, Panipat, and M/s HP Basmati Rice Ltd, Karnal, at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore each, and the Central Government shall provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh for each project. These projects will be commissioned during the current financial year, she said. She said that biomass cogeneration projects of 5 MW capacity have already been functioning in the state for the last two years.
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Punjab, Gujarat to figure in Jordan Tourism``s road show map
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) plans to add Punjab and Gujarat to its road show destinations next year in a bid to woo tourists from these regions, an official said today. "We still need to add some more areas. We plan to add Punjab in the north and Gujarat in the west as a part of next year''s road shows in India," JTB''s India representative Ashish Sharma told PTI here. JBT, which entered the Indian market in 2009, has been conducting road shows in five cities, Sharma said. "This year, we added two more cities -- Kolkata and Goa -- to reach out to a wider range of tourists," he noted, adding that the focus is currently on getting into newer markets across the country. Sounding bullish on tourist traffic growth from India this year, Sharma said that Jordan was expecting a higher number on the back of these road shows as well as a liberal visa regime. "We have registered a 92 per cent increase in the number of tourists from India in the first five months of this year over the previous year," Sharma said. In the 2009 calender year, around 29,000 Indian tourists visited Jordan, whereas by May this year, the Middle-Eastern country received over 20,000 tourists from India, he said. (MORE) PTI IAS JJ.
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) plans to add Punjab and Gujarat to its road show destinations next year in a bid to woo tourists from these regions, an official said today. "We still need to add some more areas. We plan to add Punjab in the north and Gujarat in the west as a part of next year''s road shows in India," JTB''s India representative Ashish Sharma told PTI here. JBT, which entered the Indian market in 2009, has been conducting road shows in five cities, Sharma said. "This year, we added two more cities -- Kolkata and Goa -- to reach out to a wider range of tourists," he noted, adding that the focus is currently on getting into newer markets across the country. Sounding bullish on tourist traffic growth from India this year, Sharma said that Jordan was expecting a higher number on the back of these road shows as well as a liberal visa regime. "We have registered a 92 per cent increase in the number of tourists from India in the first five months of this year over the previous year," Sharma said. In the 2009 calender year, around 29,000 Indian tourists visited Jordan, whereas by May this year, the Middle-Eastern country received over 20,000 tourists from India, he said. (MORE) PTI IAS JJ.
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Here`s how to make products seem less expensive to consumers
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Washington, July 20 (ANI): A formula to make the price of a product seem less expensive to consumers may finally have been found. Marketers can help customers form more accurate perceptions of prices by helping them create a "discriminating" mindset, according to researchers.Consumers tend to perceive products as more expensive when they are grouped with expensive item - and less expensive when grouped with inexpensive ones, according to Marcus Cunha, Jr. and Jeffrey D. Shulman (both University of Washington, Seattle).Writing in the Journal of Consumer Research, the authors say: "In three experiments, we examine how perceptions of a price depend on other prices in the set and on whether consumers want to discriminate items or make a general inference about the prices in a product category."Advertisements or displays that elicit a "generalization mindset" can lead consumers to perceive a product price to be closely related to other products in the vicinity."The opposite price perceptions will occur if a marketer's action encourages consumers to think about the uniqueness of a product in the set," the authors explain.In this case, when the consumer is being discriminating, a given price will be perceived as less expensive if it is viewed in the presence of other high-priced projects and more expensive when viewed in the context of less-expensive products.As an example, the authors propose a strategy for an in-store display for a new MP3 player that emphasizes how the player is different from its competitors."Our research shows that this puts consumers in a discrimination mindset," the authors explain. "As a consequence, when examining prices, consumers will focus on the relative differences of the prices leading to a lower-price perception for this MP3 player when it is in a set with more expensive players but to a higher-price perception when it is in a set with less-expensive players."Marketers should note the way these situational factors affect consumers' judgments, the authors conclude. (ANI)
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Washington, July 20 (ANI): A formula to make the price of a product seem less expensive to consumers may finally have been found. Marketers can help customers form more accurate perceptions of prices by helping them create a "discriminating" mindset, according to researchers.Consumers tend to perceive products as more expensive when they are grouped with expensive item - and less expensive when grouped with inexpensive ones, according to Marcus Cunha, Jr. and Jeffrey D. Shulman (both University of Washington, Seattle).Writing in the Journal of Consumer Research, the authors say: "In three experiments, we examine how perceptions of a price depend on other prices in the set and on whether consumers want to discriminate items or make a general inference about the prices in a product category."Advertisements or displays that elicit a "generalization mindset" can lead consumers to perceive a product price to be closely related to other products in the vicinity."The opposite price perceptions will occur if a marketer's action encourages consumers to think about the uniqueness of a product in the set," the authors explain.In this case, when the consumer is being discriminating, a given price will be perceived as less expensive if it is viewed in the presence of other high-priced projects and more expensive when viewed in the context of less-expensive products.As an example, the authors propose a strategy for an in-store display for a new MP3 player that emphasizes how the player is different from its competitors."Our research shows that this puts consumers in a discrimination mindset," the authors explain. "As a consequence, when examining prices, consumers will focus on the relative differences of the prices leading to a lower-price perception for this MP3 player when it is in a set with more expensive players but to a higher-price perception when it is in a set with less-expensive players."Marketers should note the way these situational factors affect consumers' judgments, the authors conclude. (ANI)
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Vimal to open 38 new stores in FY``11
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Vimal, the flagship textile brand of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, plans to add at least 38 stores to its retail network this fiscal, a top company official said. At present, the company has over 380 stores pan-India. "We have 380 stores in the country and plan to increase this by at least 10 per cent in FY 11," RIL President (Textile Division) Anand Parekh told PTI here. However, he did not reveal the investment required for this expansion. "We will continue to open more new stores. We will also continue to support our franchisees in order to enhance the brand--Vimal," Parekh said. RIL manufactures over 12,000 design-shade combinations every year in polyester wool and woollen, polyester viscose and woollen fabrics under the Vimal-brand. The company''s manufacturing capacity in consumer fabrics is over 21-million metres per year, of which 50 per cent is exported. .
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Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Vimal, the flagship textile brand of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, plans to add at least 38 stores to its retail network this fiscal, a top company official said. At present, the company has over 380 stores pan-India. "We have 380 stores in the country and plan to increase this by at least 10 per cent in FY 11," RIL President (Textile Division) Anand Parekh told PTI here. However, he did not reveal the investment required for this expansion. "We will continue to open more new stores. We will also continue to support our franchisees in order to enhance the brand--Vimal," Parekh said. RIL manufactures over 12,000 design-shade combinations every year in polyester wool and woollen, polyester viscose and woollen fabrics under the Vimal-brand. The company''s manufacturing capacity in consumer fabrics is over 21-million metres per year, of which 50 per cent is exported. .
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Success elude Merchant and Chandra in Six-Red World Snooker
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Veteran Yasin Merchant and Manan Chandra will return empty handed from Sangsom Six-Red World Snooker Championship as both of them have failed to win a single match at the event in Bangkok. Merchant has lost three and Chandra four out of the five preliminary stage matches. Even if they win their remaining matches, they cannot qualify for the pre-quarterfinal stage. Merchant, who was drubbed 5-0 by Australia''s Glen Wilkinson on the opening day, suffered twin defeats last night which put him out of contention. Chandra also lost of both his matches in Group D last night, taking the tally of defeats to four out of four. Chandra had earlier lost to Wales'' Andrew Pagett 5-2 and Thailand''s Rachapol Pu-Ob-Orm 5-4 on the first day. Playing in Group ''C'', Merchant failed to showcase his cue control and masterly dipping of the multicolored for which he is famous for and went down to Thailand''s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (1-5) 22-41 01-36 20-32 00-41 43-03 09-37. Bespectacled Merchant struggled against Thai from the vey onset of the match who offered very little opportunities. Thepchaiya carved out two superb breaks of 41 en route to a resounding victory. In his second match, things didn''t get better for the Indian as English strong-man Mark Selby outclassed him with an identical 5-1 frameline. Selby kept Merchant under pressure with lovely safety positional play and with touch of softness dipped the colored ball in different pockets much to the liking of the audience. Merchant lost 14-29 31-34 08-48 42-00 00-69 00-59. Last three frames witnessed better brand of potting and positional play from Selby. In Group ''D'', Chandra once again failed to lift his game at the crucial junctures and lost both his matches after a brief fight. Chandra''s early strides were ended in a blaze of glory by England''s Nigel Bond in the first encounter who defeated him 5-1. The 2006 IBSF world championship semi-finalist Chandra failed to peak at the right time and lost 60-01 08-55 06-52 00-77 00-61 11-46. In the last match of the day, Chandra, however, showed nerves of steal in a highly pressure situation when he turned the table on Englishman Gerard Greene, winning the first three frames. But Greene, in a dramatic turn around, grabbed the fourth and then last four frames to cause upset. Chandra went down 38-00 61-00 58-00 25-34 34-31 00-39 00-42 20-45 34-36.
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Veteran Yasin Merchant and Manan Chandra will return empty handed from Sangsom Six-Red World Snooker Championship as both of them have failed to win a single match at the event in Bangkok. Merchant has lost three and Chandra four out of the five preliminary stage matches. Even if they win their remaining matches, they cannot qualify for the pre-quarterfinal stage. Merchant, who was drubbed 5-0 by Australia''s Glen Wilkinson on the opening day, suffered twin defeats last night which put him out of contention. Chandra also lost of both his matches in Group D last night, taking the tally of defeats to four out of four. Chandra had earlier lost to Wales'' Andrew Pagett 5-2 and Thailand''s Rachapol Pu-Ob-Orm 5-4 on the first day. Playing in Group ''C'', Merchant failed to showcase his cue control and masterly dipping of the multicolored for which he is famous for and went down to Thailand''s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (1-5) 22-41 01-36 20-32 00-41 43-03 09-37. Bespectacled Merchant struggled against Thai from the vey onset of the match who offered very little opportunities. Thepchaiya carved out two superb breaks of 41 en route to a resounding victory. In his second match, things didn''t get better for the Indian as English strong-man Mark Selby outclassed him with an identical 5-1 frameline. Selby kept Merchant under pressure with lovely safety positional play and with touch of softness dipped the colored ball in different pockets much to the liking of the audience. Merchant lost 14-29 31-34 08-48 42-00 00-69 00-59. Last three frames witnessed better brand of potting and positional play from Selby. In Group ''D'', Chandra once again failed to lift his game at the crucial junctures and lost both his matches after a brief fight. Chandra''s early strides were ended in a blaze of glory by England''s Nigel Bond in the first encounter who defeated him 5-1. The 2006 IBSF world championship semi-finalist Chandra failed to peak at the right time and lost 60-01 08-55 06-52 00-77 00-61 11-46. In the last match of the day, Chandra, however, showed nerves of steal in a highly pressure situation when he turned the table on Englishman Gerard Greene, winning the first three frames. But Greene, in a dramatic turn around, grabbed the fourth and then last four frames to cause upset. Chandra went down 38-00 61-00 58-00 25-34 34-31 00-39 00-42 20-45 34-36.
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France`s Ribery faces uncertain months over sex case
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French soccer star Franck Ribery faces month of uncertainty, threatening his mental stability, after being placed under judicial investigation on suspicion of soliciting sex with an under-age prostitute, his lawyer said on Wednesday.The Bayern Munich winger, along with international team mate Karim Benzema, who was also placed under investigation, will now have to wait for police to unravel a prostitution ring centred around a night club in Paris's Champs Elysees district.This is the first stage of criminal proceedings that can lead to charges. The offence carries a maximum three-year jail term and a 45,000-euro ($58,000) fine, but a conviction hinges on proving the accused knew the girl was under 18."I would say this unfavourable treatment is liable to ruin his concentration and attack the mental balance of a guy who for two months has already been extremely destabilised by this case," Sophie Bottai told Europe 1 radio.Police had postponed the hearing until after the World Cup, in which Ribery was part of the disastrous French campaign which led to a public outcry after players protested against the coach and the team crashed out without winning a game.Bottai said her client was "dismayed" about the magistrate's decision. The girl at the centre of the probe had told Ribery she was 20, the lawyer said. She was just 17 at the time.According to French law, paid sex with someone under 18 is deemed sex with a minor.The lawyer said she would apply after the summer recess to have the case dismissed."The investigation has been going on for two months (and) confirms even more he could not have known her age," she said.The scandal took a twist when the young woman, Zahia Dehar, gave an interview in April, implicating players and denying being a prostitute.She said Ribery, married with two children, had invited her to Munich in April 2009 to celebrate his 26th birthday, adding that he had paid her for three encounters last year.CLUB, COUNTRY FUTURE UNCERTAINRibery was the most popular player before the World Cup fiasco, in which 'Les Bleus' were eliminated in the first round without winning a match. He was branded as one of the ringleaders in a revolt by players who boycotted a training session before their final game.The playmaker extended his Bayern Munich contract until 2015 before the tournament with German media reporting his annual salary would be around 10 million euros ($12.5 million).This week his club manager said he expected to see the player return to the highest level after an injury-ravaged year.France's Health and Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot and junior sports minister Rama Yade have previously said that any player under judicial investigation should not represent France."It's not a good example of a man to give to France's youth," junior minister Fadala Amara said.New coach Laurent Blanc, nicknamed "The President" in his playing days, has been given the mission to restore the team's pride and has made clear discipline will be key.The first sign will come when he names his first squad for France's friendly against Norway in Oslo on Aug. 11.(Additional reporting by Paul Taylor and Thierry Leveque; Editing by Jon Hemming)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)
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French soccer star Franck Ribery faces month of uncertainty, threatening his mental stability, after being placed under judicial investigation on suspicion of soliciting sex with an under-age prostitute, his lawyer said on Wednesday.The Bayern Munich winger, along with international team mate Karim Benzema, who was also placed under investigation, will now have to wait for police to unravel a prostitution ring centred around a night club in Paris's Champs Elysees district.This is the first stage of criminal proceedings that can lead to charges. The offence carries a maximum three-year jail term and a 45,000-euro ($58,000) fine, but a conviction hinges on proving the accused knew the girl was under 18."I would say this unfavourable treatment is liable to ruin his concentration and attack the mental balance of a guy who for two months has already been extremely destabilised by this case," Sophie Bottai told Europe 1 radio.Police had postponed the hearing until after the World Cup, in which Ribery was part of the disastrous French campaign which led to a public outcry after players protested against the coach and the team crashed out without winning a game.Bottai said her client was "dismayed" about the magistrate's decision. The girl at the centre of the probe had told Ribery she was 20, the lawyer said. She was just 17 at the time.According to French law, paid sex with someone under 18 is deemed sex with a minor.The lawyer said she would apply after the summer recess to have the case dismissed."The investigation has been going on for two months (and) confirms even more he could not have known her age," she said.The scandal took a twist when the young woman, Zahia Dehar, gave an interview in April, implicating players and denying being a prostitute.She said Ribery, married with two children, had invited her to Munich in April 2009 to celebrate his 26th birthday, adding that he had paid her for three encounters last year.CLUB, COUNTRY FUTURE UNCERTAINRibery was the most popular player before the World Cup fiasco, in which 'Les Bleus' were eliminated in the first round without winning a match. He was branded as one of the ringleaders in a revolt by players who boycotted a training session before their final game.The playmaker extended his Bayern Munich contract until 2015 before the tournament with German media reporting his annual salary would be around 10 million euros ($12.5 million).This week his club manager said he expected to see the player return to the highest level after an injury-ravaged year.France's Health and Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot and junior sports minister Rama Yade have previously said that any player under judicial investigation should not represent France."It's not a good example of a man to give to France's youth," junior minister Fadala Amara said.New coach Laurent Blanc, nicknamed "The President" in his playing days, has been given the mission to restore the team's pride and has made clear discipline will be key.The first sign will come when he names his first squad for France's friendly against Norway in Oslo on Aug. 11.(Additional reporting by Paul Taylor and Thierry Leveque; Editing by Jon Hemming)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)News posted by www.newsinfoline.com
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Muralitharan closes in on 800 as India struggle
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Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan edged closer to capturing his 800th test wicket as the hosts forced India to follow on in the first test at the Galle Stadium on Wednesday and then promptly dismissed their openers.India, all out for 276 in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings of 520-8 declared, were 68-2 at tea, still trailing by 176 runs.They lost Gautam Gambhir without scoring to the third ball when he edged a catch behind the wicket off Lasith Malinga. Virender Sehwag, who scored a century in the first innings, went for 31, snapped up brilliantly by Mahela Jayawardene at gully.Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were unbeaten on 12 and 21 respectively.In his final test, Muralitharan picked up his 67th five-wicket haul and took his career tally to 797 wickets.Having dismissed Sachin Tendulkar on the third day, Muralitharan added the wickets of Yuvraj Singh (52), skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (33) and tailenders Pragyan Ojha and Abhimanyu Mithun after India had resumed on 140-3.Sehwag reached his 20th test hundred in the second over of the morning with a streaky inside-edged four off Angelo Mathews.However, he went chasing after a wide delivery from Chanaka Welegedara on 109 and edged a catch to first slip after hitting 19 fours and a six in his 118-ball innings.Lasith Malinga removed the other overnight batsman VVS Laxman for 22 when he top-edged a pull to deep square leg.Yuvraj and Dhoni steadied the Indian innings with a sixth-wicket stand of 74 before Muralitharan broke through.(Editing by Alison Wildey; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)
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Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan edged closer to capturing his 800th test wicket as the hosts forced India to follow on in the first test at the Galle Stadium on Wednesday and then promptly dismissed their openers.India, all out for 276 in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings of 520-8 declared, were 68-2 at tea, still trailing by 176 runs.They lost Gautam Gambhir without scoring to the third ball when he edged a catch behind the wicket off Lasith Malinga. Virender Sehwag, who scored a century in the first innings, went for 31, snapped up brilliantly by Mahela Jayawardene at gully.Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were unbeaten on 12 and 21 respectively.In his final test, Muralitharan picked up his 67th five-wicket haul and took his career tally to 797 wickets.Having dismissed Sachin Tendulkar on the third day, Muralitharan added the wickets of Yuvraj Singh (52), skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (33) and tailenders Pragyan Ojha and Abhimanyu Mithun after India had resumed on 140-3.Sehwag reached his 20th test hundred in the second over of the morning with a streaky inside-edged four off Angelo Mathews.However, he went chasing after a wide delivery from Chanaka Welegedara on 109 and edged a catch to first slip after hitting 19 fours and a six in his 118-ball innings.Lasith Malinga removed the other overnight batsman VVS Laxman for 22 when he top-edged a pull to deep square leg.Yuvraj and Dhoni steadied the Indian innings with a sixth-wicket stand of 74 before Muralitharan broke through.(Editing by Alison Wildey; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)News posted by www.newsinfoline.com
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Injured Ryder ruled out of Sri Lanka tour
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Wellington, Jul 21 (ANI): New Zealand opener Jesse Ryder has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka as he is still recovering from an elbow injury.Ryder injured the ligaments in his elbow prior to the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean."Due to the compressed nature of the tour and his speed of recovery so far we feel we have insufficient time to get Jesse fully fit and able to take part in any of the one-day matches," coach and selector Mark Greatbatch said."Therefore we have made the decision to keep Jesse in New Zealand where he will continue his rehabilitation from the elbow injury and return to playing as soon as possible," The Dominion Post quoted Greatbatch, as saying.The 14-man New Zealand cricket squad leaves for Darwin on Friday for a training camp.Ryder's absence in Sri Lanka further weakens the Ross Taylor-led New Zealand who are already without regular skipper Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum, each on paternity leave. (ANI)
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Wellington, Jul 21 (ANI): New Zealand opener Jesse Ryder has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka as he is still recovering from an elbow injury.Ryder injured the ligaments in his elbow prior to the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean."Due to the compressed nature of the tour and his speed of recovery so far we feel we have insufficient time to get Jesse fully fit and able to take part in any of the one-day matches," coach and selector Mark Greatbatch said."Therefore we have made the decision to keep Jesse in New Zealand where he will continue his rehabilitation from the elbow injury and return to playing as soon as possible," The Dominion Post quoted Greatbatch, as saying.The 14-man New Zealand cricket squad leaves for Darwin on Friday for a training camp.Ryder's absence in Sri Lanka further weakens the Ross Taylor-led New Zealand who are already without regular skipper Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum, each on paternity leave. (ANI)
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Morgan can become Test star, predicts Boycott
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London, Jul 21 (ANI): Former England opener Geoff Boycott has predicted that unorthodox batsman Eoin Morgan has the game in place to become a Test star.Boycott, who built his own reputation as one of the world's toughest batsmen, has re-released his classic book "Play Cricket The Right Way" a cartoon-style instruction manual on the basics of the game.Morgan, who made his name in one-day and Twenty20 cricket, can stake his claims for an Ashes berth this winter in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan.Boycott said fans should not write him off in the longest form of the game because of his switch-hits and reverse-paddle shots in limited overs cricket, The Sun reports."The guys that have good technique can play all forms of the game. People say Eoin Morgan is unorthodox, but he's not. Yes, he can open the face and nudge the ball into gaps," Boycott said."On top of that, because the game has moved on with Twenty20, he has inventive shots. His basic grounding though is very straight, his footwork is good. The fundamentals of his game are there," he added. (ANI)
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London, Jul 21 (ANI): Former England opener Geoff Boycott has predicted that unorthodox batsman Eoin Morgan has the game in place to become a Test star.Boycott, who built his own reputation as one of the world's toughest batsmen, has re-released his classic book "Play Cricket The Right Way" a cartoon-style instruction manual on the basics of the game.Morgan, who made his name in one-day and Twenty20 cricket, can stake his claims for an Ashes berth this winter in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan.Boycott said fans should not write him off in the longest form of the game because of his switch-hits and reverse-paddle shots in limited overs cricket, The Sun reports."The guys that have good technique can play all forms of the game. People say Eoin Morgan is unorthodox, but he's not. Yes, he can open the face and nudge the ball into gaps," Boycott said."On top of that, because the game has moved on with Twenty20, he has inventive shots. His basic grounding though is very straight, his footwork is good. The fundamentals of his game are there," he added. (ANI)
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Women`s hockey coach M.K. Kaushik to be investigated for harassment
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The coach of the Indian women's hockey team, M.K. Kaushik, has pulled out of the squad after a player accused him and some of his staff of sexually harassing her, officials from the sport's federation said on Wednesday.Kaushik's departure could deal a blow to the team's prospects ahead of next month's hockey World Cup in Argentina, as he was seen as instrumental to raising the team's performance.Officials of the Hockey India (HI) federation told reporters that Kaushik, a former Olympian and team captain, has offered to "withdraw" from the team until his name was cleared.Kaushik, speaking to the Press Trust of India news agency, said the accusations were a "big-time conspiracy against me.""I will prove my innocence," he said.HI will launch an investigation into the accusations, naming a panel on Thursday, federation secretary Narinder Batra said."Hopefully the panel will give its recommendations before next month's World Cup so that we can either get a new coach or reinstate Kaushik if he is found innocent," Batra said.The federation, however, said it had suspended a team support staff after receiving evidence that he had been involved with prostitutes.HI President Vidya Stokes told reporters that an assistant coach will take charge of the team for the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan, South Korea, this month.Kaushik, a member of India's 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medal winning men's hockey team, met HI officials on Wednesday, but details were not immediately available.(Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)
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The coach of the Indian women's hockey team, M.K. Kaushik, has pulled out of the squad after a player accused him and some of his staff of sexually harassing her, officials from the sport's federation said on Wednesday.Kaushik's departure could deal a blow to the team's prospects ahead of next month's hockey World Cup in Argentina, as he was seen as instrumental to raising the team's performance.Officials of the Hockey India (HI) federation told reporters that Kaushik, a former Olympian and team captain, has offered to "withdraw" from the team until his name was cleared.Kaushik, speaking to the Press Trust of India news agency, said the accusations were a "big-time conspiracy against me.""I will prove my innocence," he said.HI will launch an investigation into the accusations, naming a panel on Thursday, federation secretary Narinder Batra said."Hopefully the panel will give its recommendations before next month's World Cup so that we can either get a new coach or reinstate Kaushik if he is found innocent," Batra said.The federation, however, said it had suspended a team support staff after receiving evidence that he had been involved with prostitutes.HI President Vidya Stokes told reporters that an assistant coach will take charge of the team for the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan, South Korea, this month.Kaushik, a member of India's 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medal winning men's hockey team, met HI officials on Wednesday, but details were not immediately available.(Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)
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700 die as China reels under worst floods in decade
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Beijing, July 21 (IANS) Floods triggered by torrential rains have claimed the lives of 701 people and left 347 missing in China, the government said Wednesday.About 18 million people in 27 provinces and municipalities had been relocated since the flooding started in April, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.Over seven million hectares of farmland were affected and 645,000 houses were destroyed in the worst floods in a decade. Direct economic losses estimated at about 142 billion yuan (about $20 billion), Xinhua reported.The water levels of more than 230 rivers had been above the danger mark since April. Some areas along the Yangtze river suffered worst flooding in 30 years.Liu Ning, secretary-general of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, said at a press conference that the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river had been crucial in controlling the floods.The flow on the river's upper reaches topped 70,000 cubic metres a second Tuesday -- 20,000 cubic metres more than the flow during the 1998 floods that killed 4,150 people and the highest level since the dam was completed last year.'The sluice gates have kept the water levels of the dam at 154 metres, enabling the dam to block four billion cubic metres of water and preventing severe flooding in the lower reaches,' Liu added.The reservoir has a capacity of 22.15 billion cubic metres for flood control, as water levels could rise to as high as 175 metres, he said.Flood waters had breached six small reservoirs this year, but timely evacuations prevented any casualties, he said.Liu also urged authorities to remain alert as the flood season was far from over, and the six to eight typhoons expected to land later this year would bring more rain and worsen the situation.About 287,000 military personnel had been mobilized for anti-flood operations.
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Beijing, July 21 (IANS) Floods triggered by torrential rains have claimed the lives of 701 people and left 347 missing in China, the government said Wednesday.About 18 million people in 27 provinces and municipalities had been relocated since the flooding started in April, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.Over seven million hectares of farmland were affected and 645,000 houses were destroyed in the worst floods in a decade. Direct economic losses estimated at about 142 billion yuan (about $20 billion), Xinhua reported.The water levels of more than 230 rivers had been above the danger mark since April. Some areas along the Yangtze river suffered worst flooding in 30 years.Liu Ning, secretary-general of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, said at a press conference that the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river had been crucial in controlling the floods.The flow on the river's upper reaches topped 70,000 cubic metres a second Tuesday -- 20,000 cubic metres more than the flow during the 1998 floods that killed 4,150 people and the highest level since the dam was completed last year.'The sluice gates have kept the water levels of the dam at 154 metres, enabling the dam to block four billion cubic metres of water and preventing severe flooding in the lower reaches,' Liu added.The reservoir has a capacity of 22.15 billion cubic metres for flood control, as water levels could rise to as high as 175 metres, he said.Flood waters had breached six small reservoirs this year, but timely evacuations prevented any casualties, he said.Liu also urged authorities to remain alert as the flood season was far from over, and the six to eight typhoons expected to land later this year would bring more rain and worsen the situation.About 287,000 military personnel had been mobilized for anti-flood operations.
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UAE folk dancers to perform in London festival
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Abu Dhabi, July 21 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group will participate in the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival in London later this month in its first appearance outside the UAE since its formation last month.The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group was set up by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).According to Abdullah Al Ameri, director of the Culture and Arts Department at ADACH, the participation of the group in the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival, is part of a strategy aimed at strengthening dialogue and cultural exchange between nations and peoples.It also aims to introduce the heritage of the UAE to the world.'The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group's first appearance outside the UAE since its inception aims to promote ADACH's vision. This vision looks to encourage a convergence of nations, and increase the levels of communication between cultures and peoples through the mediums of music, art and creativity,' Ameri said Wednesday.--IANS/WAMsnb/dg
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Abu Dhabi, July 21 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group will participate in the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival in London later this month in its first appearance outside the UAE since its formation last month.The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group was set up by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).According to Abdullah Al Ameri, director of the Culture and Arts Department at ADACH, the participation of the group in the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival, is part of a strategy aimed at strengthening dialogue and cultural exchange between nations and peoples.It also aims to introduce the heritage of the UAE to the world.'The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group's first appearance outside the UAE since its inception aims to promote ADACH's vision. This vision looks to encourage a convergence of nations, and increase the levels of communication between cultures and peoples through the mediums of music, art and creativity,' Ameri said Wednesday.--IANS/WAMsnb/dg
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