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Cricket captures
the nation...
ACTION THERE, TENSION HERE
Cricket enthusiasts keep a tab on the score in the India-Australia semifinal at a tea stall in West Mambalam area in Chennai. Photo: B ANAND
NT Bureau
There were reports of attendance
being down in several offices while the
Chennai, Mar 26:
traffic on some of the city’s roads was
It was all play and little work as a
not choc-a-bloc as it usually is.
large section of Chennaiites tuned in to
Kishore Sharma, a cricket fan wrote
the high-voltage World Cup semifinal
on his Twitter handle @KishoreRF:
against Australia today. After all the
hype surrounding the semifinal played
‘Oh it’s India vs Australia cricket world
in Sydney, it was time to get real and
cup semi-final day, means curfew
cricket fans back home were hooked
in India today.
to live broadcast on television or radio
?? #GoIndia
or on the internet.
#WeWontGiveItBack
Meanwhile, social networking plat#Ind #Aus #Informs including Twitter and WhatsApp
dvsAus’
were as busy as Indian fans were
flooding them with non-stop messages
That is not all
even as the India-Australia match and
there was talk
the players were trending on Twitter.
about people
calling in sick
As many had predicted ahead of the
today to apmarquee clash, roads wore a rather
parently catch
Actor Suriya
deserted look and offices reported
flaunting his Indian the World Cup
thin attendance as fans chose to stay
team jersey today. semifinal.
away to watch the action. That is not
all, shops dealing in white goods had
Some professionals were of the
turned on television sets to enable
opinion that it did not matter if it was
cricket-crazy Chennaiites to update
a holiday or not (on the match day) as
themselves on the scores.
most offices have elaborate arrangements for watching the match. Even if
Even at the small tea shops, some
there is no televsion, most people are
enterprising owners had the TVs on to
logged to their cell phones and computhelp the fans know the scores while the
ers streaming the match or logged on
net and smartphone-savvy were glued
to websites delivering real-time match
to desktops and their devices to stay
scores/details.
abreast of the goings-on.
Regd. No., TN/CC(S) DN/223/15-17, RNI No: 33810 / 82
and Smith headlines
q Aussies weather mid-innings wobble, rack up 328
Sydney, Mar 26 (PTI):
Steven Smith’s brilliant century
propped up Australia before Indian
bowlers staged a comeback of sorts
but the hosts still managed to post
a commanding 328 for seven in the
second semi-final of the ICC Cricket
World Cup here today.
This was the highest total by any
team against India in this edition of the
mega-event as the Australian batsmen dominated proceedings for the
major part to become the first team to
post a 300-plus score in a World Cup
semifinal.
This was also the only time that Indian
bowlers failed to take all 10 wickets
of the opposition team and the rivals
managed to score a 300 plus score
after winning the toss.
Smith batted like a man possessed
as the Indian attack looked pedestrian
for the first time in front of the local boy
whose 105 came off only 93 balls with
11 boundaries and two sixes.
Aaron Finch, who played the role
of sheet anchor to perfection with a
patient 81 off 111 balls that had seven
fours and a six, added 182 off 31 overs
for the second wicket with Smith.
Later, Mitchell Johnson played a superb little cameo scoring 27 off 9 balls
(4x4, 1x6) that helped the hosts cross
the 320-run mark.
It was the first time that Indian pace
attack was put to sword as the trio of
Umesh Yadav (4 for 72 in 9 overs), Mohammed Shami (0 for 68 in 10 overs)
and Mohit Sharma (2 for 75) were hammered into submission due to some
poor planning as well as execution.
However, it was Ravichandran Ash-
It was the first time the Indian
bowlers failed to take all 10 wickets of the opposition team and the
rivals managed to score 300-plus
after winning the toss.
STEVEN WONDER
Australian batsman Steven Smith continued his golden run against the
Indians with a superb ton in the World Cup semifinal today.
win, who walked away with honours
with figures of 1 for 42, which included
the prized scalp of dangerous looking
Glenn Maxwell (23, 14 balls) with a well
thought out trap.
It was because of Ashwin that India
q Con weddings on rise in city q What make men, women fall for it
doctor and wedded another woman in
Chennnai, a year later. He also reportedly forced his ‘wives’ to pay dues for
his new house and had threatened to
kill one of them.
In a similar incident, a man in
Bengaluru made news for having
cheated four women in three different cities, borrowing large
sums of money from each.
It may be noted that while
it is not only the men who indulge in these kind of con-marriages,
women too have been caught for
similar fraud activities.
Last week, a woman and her gang
was arrested for trying to extract
money from a senior citizen, after
promising to mary him.
A few weeks ago, a woman in
Mogappair was accused of marrying
ten businessmen through online matrimonial sites, and later fleeing, but
not before swindling lakhs of money
from each.
Speaking on this issue, advocate
Tamil Poonkuyil Mozhi said,
‘We all know that only
one marriage is legally
permitted. The reason for
cheating in a relationship
or in marriage is the lure of
money and the urge to earn it
at the earliest. I always find a lot of
women being victims, which makes it
necessary for them to be more careful towards selecting their partners.
Also, if they find their spouse cheating on them, they have to notify the
police immediately’.
‘In Srinivasan’s case, he was caught
only after his fourth wife lodged a
complaint. His other three wives
would have probably wanted social
security and preferred to bear with
him’, she added.
‘As long as there are people who
are cheated, there will be people who
cheat’, she stated.
City counsellor Khushali Manikandan
also stresses on the need for women to
exercise caution while choosing a man.
‘Marriage seems like a shortcut way
to earn money, hence loyalty which is
the foundation for any marriage goes
for a toss’.
Voicing similar views is social activist
Aarthi who says, ‘Marriage is becoming
a business these days. The expectations in matrimonial sites in terms
of salary and property clearly show
money playing an important role in
relationships’.
could stop Australia from racing away
to a total in the range of 350 which
looked possible when Maxwell started
tonking the seamers.
The Australian innings was all about
Smith’s approach and the manner in
which he tackled the Indian bowling
which has been a dominant force
throughout the tournament.
So simple yet effective was Smith’s
approach at the crease that it never
seemed he was scoring at a rate of
more than run-a-ball yet he did it with
elan. The 100 came off 89 balls.
The floodgates opened in the 10th
over of the Australian innings bowled
by Yadav when Smith smashed him for
four boundaries. Umesh’s first spell of
five overs went for 39 with six boundaries and a six taken off his bowling.
It started with a cover drive and ended
with a hat-trick of pull-shots as Yadav
repeatedly erred in length bowling too
short.
With each and every shot, the common Australian sports anthem ‘Come
on Aussie Come on’ sang by a motley
bunch had more impact than the ‘Jeetega bhai Jeetega’ from the Indian fans.
The Australian innings started to gain
momentum after that. While Finch
worked out the singles and doubles
with occasional boundary, Smith
pulled anything that was slightly short
in length. The chip over mid-wicket off
Ravindra Jadeja was sheer class.
Modi chairs
crucial meet
Honey trap for money
SRINIDHI VASUDEVAN
Chennai, Mar 26:
The big fat Indian wedding is always
associated with a huge sum of money,
gold and luxurious cars in the form of
gift, or dowry. But, with the growing
need and greed for money, marriage
is now increasingly being used as a
medium to acquire money, through
cheating.
A few days ago, police arrested
Srinivasan, a 38-year-old married
IT professional who cheated four
women in different parts of the State.
He had borrowed money, gold and
property from the women, before
dumping them.
He is alleged to have married a
woman in Madurai, later abandoning
her for another from Kanyakumari. He
then went on to cheat a government
All eyes on...
teven Smith seems to have taken a liking to the
Indian bowling, it seems. The right-hander carved
out a century to power Australia before the Indian
bowlers staged a comeback of sorts in the second
World Cup semifinal at Sydney today to restrict the
co-host to 328.
This was the highest total by any team against India
in this edition of the mega-event as the Australian
batsmen dominated proceedings for the major part
to become the first team to post a 300-plus score in
a World Cup semifinal.
Smith batted like a man possessed as the Indian
attack looked pedestrian for the first time in front of
the local boy whose 105 came off only 93 balls with
11 boundaries and two sixes.
Aaron Finch, who played the role of sheet anchor
to perfection with a patient 81 off 111 balls that had
seven fours and a six, added 182 off 31 overs for the
second wicket with Smith.
Meanwhile, the semifinal encounter meant that
things came to a virtual standstill as cricket fans not
only found reasons to stay away from work but also
traffic in Chennai wasn’t as busy it always during the
middle of the week.
Shops dealing in white goods were centres of attraction as curious fans gathered to get an update on
the match situation at various locations in Chennai.
New Delhi, Mar 26:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
whose government has given top
priority to cleansing the Ganga, is
chairing the fifth meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority
(NGRBA) later today.
The Prime Minister is the the exofficio Chairman of the Authority
while Chief Ministers of Bihar, West
Bengal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
and Jharkhand are its members.
The meeting comes at a time when
BJP-led NDA government at Centre
has given thrust on cleaning up the
polluted river and charting out plans
for it.
The previous meeting was held
on October 27 last year, which was
chaired by Union Water Resources
Minister Uma Bharti.
Constituted in 2009, NGRBA is as
an empowered planning, financing,
monitoring and coordinating authority
ISRO: 5.49 am, 5.19 pm, 59.5 hours
for river Ganga. The objective of the
Authority is to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of
the river Ganga by adopting a holistic
approach with the river basin as the
unit of planning.
The functions of the Authority includes all measures necessary for
planning and execution of programmes for abatement of pollution
in the Ganga in keeping with sustainable development needs.
Missing
convict held
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Police arrested a convict who had
jumped parole from Puzhal prison, and
issued death threat to the Inspector
who arrested him in 2011.
NT Bureau
hrs Thursday’. The launch would take
ly. The satellite will help augmenting
in one of the telemetry transmitAccording to police, retired Inspecplace from the First Launch Pad on 28
the satellite based navigation system
ters of the satellite, ISRO said.
Chennai, Mar 26:
tor Sugumar (62), during his stint as
March
evening
at
1719
hours.
of
India
which
is
currently
under
deThe telemetry transmitters were
The 59-and-a-half hour countdown
Inspector of police in Nolambur, had
velopment. The navigational system
During the countdown, propellant fillnow replaced and the mission
for the launch of the fourth navigation
arrested one Jayakumar on charges of
so developed will be a regional one
ing operations would take place in the
would now take place on 28 March.
satellite IRNSS-1D by PSLV-C27
murder. In 2011, the court sentenced
targeted
towards
South
Asia.
The
four-stage
workshorse
launch
vehicle
on 28 March began at 5.49 am this
With a mission life of ten years, the
Jayakumar for life. Police said, while on
satellite will provide navigation,
of the ISRO.
morning at the Satish Dhawan Space
configuration of IRNSS-1D, weighing
a three day parole in February this year,
tracking and mapping services.
Cenre at the India’s spaceport of Sri‘The Mono Methyl Hydrazine
1425 kg , would be similar to that of
Jayakumar went absconding. Following
The launch mission was earlier
harikota, about 100 km here.
(MMH) propellant filling operation of
its three predecessors and it was
this, it is reported that Jayakumar warned
scheduled for March nine, but was
fourth stage of PSLV-C27 has comrealised in less than four month after
A release from the Indian Space Rethe Inspector over the phone that he
deferred due to a technical snag.
menced’, the release said.
the launch of IRNSS-1C.
search Organisation (ISRO) here said
will be placed in geosynchronous
would be killed. Last evening, acting on
‘During the integrated electri‘after the Mission Readiness Review
The fourth satellite of IRNSS ConThis would be the 29th mission
orbit.
a tip off, police arrested Jayakumar at
cal checks of the launch’ vehicle
committee and the Launch Authoristellation, IRNSS-1D, is one among
of PSLV, which has so far comThe first three satellites in the
gun point while he was ‘escaping’ from
along with the satellite after the
sation Board cleared the launch last
the seven satellites slated to be
pleed 28 successive successful
IRNSS series were launched from
Koyambedu bus terminus. He was preclosure of heat shield on March
evening, the 59 and half
launched to provide navigational
missions.
Sriharikota on 1 July, 2013, 4 April
sented before
an Egmore
Magistrate
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2 THURSDAY
26 MARCH 2015
City
KEEPING COOL
Centre
CHENNAI
In a bad state
Chitlapakkam post office functions
from dilapidated structure
C
Pleasant days are set to give way to hot days and summer fruits
like watermelon have arrived in the market. A scene at Selaiyur.
hitlapakkam post office is
season and I need not explain what
among the oldest in the neighthe difficulties we face. Thankfully
bourhood. The office currently funcwe got new rest rooms six months
tions out of a small building which
back but the need of the hour is an
was inaugurated in 1969 when former
upgradation of the entire building,’
Chief Minister M G Ramachandran
said one employee.
was an MLA representing Alandur
A piece of land, which was earconstituency.
marked to construct an upgraded
A rent of Rs. 575 a month was
post office has been lying vacant
paid to the Chitlapakkam Town
for the past four decades. Dense
Panchayat till 2013, according to
overgrowth of vegetation can now be
sources. It continues
seen there.
till date, they
Residents have made several
added.
appeals to the Department of
YUR
It is the smallPosts to take steps to construct
SELAI
est post ofa building in the vacant land,
fice in terms of
t h e
located adjacent to the existing post
number of employees working
office but nothing has been done till
which includes the Post Master, Sunow.
perintendent and postmen.
‘A new post office with all facilities
But all is not well when it comes to
will be very beneficial for a huge
the state of the office and residents
population that still depends on post
will have to wait for some more years
offices for withdrawing money from
to have an upgraded post office in
their savings accounts and also to retheir locality.
ceive pension,’said Radhakrishnan,
All these years, the post office has
an elderly person in the locality.
been functioning from an old building
Staff at the post office informed that
threatening to collapse anytime.
they deliver mails in and around Chit‘Things get worse during the rainy
lapakkam and there has been quite a
Chitlapakkam post office continues to functions
from a dilapidated building.
It was inaugurated in 1969
when former Chief Minister
M G Ramachandran was an
MLA representing Alandur
constituency
bit of a fall in personal letters due to
new technologies but corporate mails
continue to be arriving in bulk.
‘A new scheme, ‘Sukanya Samridhi
Yojana’ initiated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, has seen an increase
in the number of people visiting the
post office to open new accounts and
this evidently says that need for a bigger and better post office has arisen,’
commented another employee.
- NT Bureau
For a flying start
T
'Around 60
per cent of the
work has been
completed and
the construction
is at its peak as
all the major
barriers have
been cleared,'
says an official
from the metro
wing of State
Highways
Department
Overpass in Anna Nagar to be opened in 2016
he much-awaited flyover project
dent of Fifth Avenue, Anna Nagar.
at Poonamalle High Road, near
The flyover covers three bridges at
Poonamallee High road junction, NelAnna Arch, is expected to be completed and open to public by the end
son Manickam Road, and Poonamallee High Road and Anna Arch Road.
of this year.
The locals, and motorists in Anna
An official from the metro wing of
Nagar are happy as the flyoState Highways Department, says, ‘Around 60
ver would ease the traffic
chaos near Anna Arch.
per cent of the work
R
AGA
has been completed
The work that was halted
N
A
ANN
sometime ago, resumed
and the construction
much recently.
work is at its peak as all the major
‘The tarffic is always heavy
barriers have been cleared’.
He further said that the study is
here and the flyover would c e r conducted to add a new arm to the Ltainly be a boon for motorists coming
from Anna Nagar East, and Shanthi
shaped flyover and reports would be
Colony’, says J Vasudevan, a resisubmitted to authorities concerned.
One arm begins on Poonamallee
High Road, on which a wing loops
back to Poonamallee High Road
towards Purasaiwalkam, the other
stretches go towards Anna Nagar.
Another arm begins from Anna
Arch Road and heads right towards
Koyambedu, while the other arm from
Nelson Manickam Road turns left to
Poonamallee High Road.
Another problem that affects the
work, is a prefabricated 40 metre
span, that connects two pillars and it
is yet to be installed. Hence proposals have been made by authorities to
bring them as two 20 metre spans.
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lating the traffic,’ feels a traffic cop,
near Anna Arch Road.
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Around Town
CHENNAI
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Sree Krishnarpanam Seva
Society (SKSS)
is conducting a
written quiz competition for children as part of
Tamil New Year
and Sri Rama Navami celebrations
at Karpaga Vigneswara Vidyalaya
Matriculation Higher Secondary
School, Ullagaram on 12 April, at
8.45 am.
According to a press release, the
competition will be conducted in
Tamil and English with objective
type questions on Ramayana.
Students from VIII to IX standards
can participate.
Prizes will be given to winners by
SKSS at Karpagavinayagar Pandurangan Temple on 19 April, at 5
pm after the release of
10th publication ‘Rame Raame
Manorame’, a story book for children on Adhyathma Ramayana
written by J K Sivan.
For details contact 98402 79080.
N V SRINIVASAA
Chennai, Mar 26:
Ganja, charas, pot, weed, grass
and marijuana -- the many
street names of cannabis, seem
to be slowly finding their way into
city colleges. Often referred to as a
‘poor man’s route’ to getting ‘high’,
recreational use of marijuana was
the norm in India till 1985. It was sold
legally in the country, in fact some
State governments had their own
retail shops.
The recent Holi festival saw many
people who were celebrating it get
the joyous high of Bhang (a beverage prepared from the leaves of the
cannabis plant) despite the ban.
Recreational use of this drug is still
widespread in the country, it is said.
Even as talk about drug use rages,
some like Dr Dileep Selvan felt that
Free medical camp
Doctors contend
that the uses of some
drugs were not
considered
before a ban was
clamped on them
as then Rajiv Gandhiled government bowed
to US pressure and
enacted the NDPS Act
the reality about use of cannabis
hasn’t been made known to a larger
section of the public.
Dileep Selvan said, ‘It is now medically proven that marijuana is less
harmful than alcohol. In fact, weed
has medical uses (as many as 19 US
States have legalised marijuana for
What the
Vedas say?
According to the Atharva Veda,
cannabis is one of the five
scared plants. Referred to as a
source of happiness, a joy-giver,
a liberator, compassionately
given to humans to help ‘attain
delight’.
cocaine and crack, and banned all
of them.
A senior police official said, ‘Cases
are often booked on class A drugs
such as brown sugar, heroin, ketamine and cocaine. Recently, an
engineering graduate was arrested
in Ambattur with drugs worth crores.’
He also said that ganja is treated as
an illegal substance and action is
being taken to curb use of the drug.
Interestingly, the arrested techie
during investigation is reported to
have confessed that he was drawn
towards smuggling of drugs after
watching actor Ajith’s Billa.
q Guv takes part in platinum jubilee celebrations
South India Shelters Pvt Ltd director A Ghulam Hussain speaking at
the platinum jubilee celebrations of Stenographers’ Guild at T Nagar
in Chennai yesterday. Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah and dignitaries
are present.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
The Stenographers’ Guild today
stands as an edifice which has been
promoting the art of stenography to
a vast extent since its inception for
the past 75 years in different forms,
said Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah.
Participating in the platinum jubilee
celebrations of The Stenographers’
Guild at T Nagar yesterday, he said
‘Even though we have made rapid
strides in technology, they are all
secondary to a stenographer who
plays a key role in administration
and provides effective support to
their bosses’.
The Guild’s initiative to impart computer education, spoken English, providing training to Transgenders and
supporting downtrodden by providing
free coaching classes deserves appreciation, he said.
The services rendered by S V Ramaswamy, the then honorary president for three decades has laid a
strong foundation for the growth and
development of the Guild, he said.
The Governor also opened the
Platinum Jubilee Block of the Guild
and honoured the members.
South India Shelters Pvt Ltd director A Ghulam Hussain, Stenographers’ Guild’s honorary president
S R Sivasubramaniam, secretary
M Sugumar and principal S Sekar
participated.
They strive to fight
against mental illness
q Sanmathi Trust to reach out to people
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
There is a huge gap between the
actual demand and treatment service
supplied, when it comes to psychological issues in India. There are very
few specialists here when comparted
to other countries, says psychiatrist
Dr Suresh Kumar.
Addressing mediapersons here
yesterday to announce about the
inauguration of Sanmathi Trust, he
said ‘There is not much done to create awareness on health in schools.
We have planned to collaborate with
two schools, for a start, to incorporate
health awareness into the their system, and if we develop a successful
model, it could be expanded to other
schools’.
medical purposes, four States have
legalised it for recreational use).
‘While excessive and sustained
consumption of alcohol can cause
severe liver damage leading to
death, excessive use of marijuana
too can cause some damage, mainly
to an individual’s sensory abilities,’
he added.
Dileep said Ganja, charas and
bhang don’t have obvious medical
negatives and don’t lead to addiction
or violent behaviour, which alcohol
is known to.
‘Legalising it may not be a good
idea as it could be the gateway for
other substance(s) abuse,’ he said.
In 1985, the then Rajiv Gandhi
government buckled under pressure from the US government,
which was campaigning for a global
law against all drugs. The US government enacted a law -- Narcotic
Drugs & Psychotropic Substances
(NDPS) Act. A law that clubbed
marijuana, hashish and bhang
with hard drugs like smack, heroin,
‘Stenographers’ Guild
stands as an edifice’
BSNL’s offer
for customers
BSNL has
introduced a
‘Promotional
Scheme’ to
offer 50 per
cent waival
of installation
charges for
new landline and broadband connections in Chennai Telephone District
from 19 March to 30 April.
According to a press release, in
urban area, a sum of Rs 375 will be
collected instead of Rs 750 and in rural areas - Rs 275, instead of Rs 550.
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q Debate over use of marijuana continues
Quiz contest
for students
Anna Nagar Sri Ayyappa Charitable
Trust in association with Sri Ayyappa
Seva Samajam, Anna Nagar will conduct a free medical screening camp
at Arikkambedu, Vellanur Panchayat,
Charitable Health Care Centre near
Avadi, on 29 March, from 9 am to
1 pm.
According to a press release, doctors and paramedical staff from
Madras Medical Mission, Meenakshi
Ammal Dental College and Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre
will participate in the camp and offer
consultations in the fields of gyneacology, dental, diabetes and general
medicine.
For details contact: 97894 04552.
THURSDAY
26 MARCH 2015
Trustees of Sanmathi Lakshmi Rangarajan, Shakuntala Mudhaliar
and consultant psychiatrists Dr N Rangarajan and Dr Suresh Kumar
addressing mediapersons in Chennai yesterday.
Sanmathi Trust, a public charitable
trust will be inaugurated on 28 March
in city. Speaking about the events to
be held, Dr Suresh said ‘Talk Mental
Health, an initiative to make the youth
talk about mental health will be held
to create a better awareness among
public’.
About future plans of Sanmathi,
he said ‘they have planned to offer
free psychiatric consultation by four
senior psychiatrists, at least once in
a month. Reaching the youth is a
prime focus, to spread the awareness, and we will definitely take the
aid of social media to achieve the
feat’, he said.
‘Mental health is something of
serious importance, and there are
lot of misconceptions in our society,
on those having mental issues, and
even on psychiatrists for that matter’,
said Lakshmi Rangarajan, a trustee
of Sanmathi.
‘The word mental is itself stigmatised and the mission of Sanmathi
will be to break it. One in five Indians
have some type of mental health
problems,’ said consultant psychiatrist Dr N Rangarajan.
Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh
Vardhan launching Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) developed by NIOT in Chennai yesterday.
PROVe to simplify
monsoon prediction
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Union Minister for Science and
Technology and Earth Sciences
Harsh Vardhan said that prediction
of monsoon and reading of patterns
will become easier in the future with
the launch of Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe)
Speaking after the launch of
‘PROVe’ developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) here, the Minister said,
‘We have taken the polar plunge.
PROVe and its subsequent versions
will enable us to understand the
Polar influence on ocean currents
affecting the movement of Monsoon winds on which much of our
economy depends.’
‘PROVe’ is expected to help
scientists study polar influence on
ocean currents believed to have an
effect on Indian monsoon cycles.
It was deployed and tested suc-
cessfully for results in the shallow
Priadarshini Lake at a depth of 64
metres, located within one of India’s
Antarctic bases - Maitri in February.
Harsh Vardhan lauded the engineering effort behind the manufacture of the generator-sized vehicle.
Secretary for MoES Shailesh Nayak
said PROVe showcases the capacity building of India. ‘This puts us on
equal terms with countries like Japan,
USA, France and others,’ he said.
PROVe will collect data for analysis in June 2015 which would be
subsequently put to use to prove the
hypothesis about the link between
Antarctic Ocean currents and Indian
monsoon system.
Harsh Vardhan interacted with
scientists and technicians of ESSO-NIOT and was briefed on the
progress of research on coastal
zone management. He urged them
to keep in mind environmental
concerns.
Assembly session to
go on till 31 March
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
The Tamilnadu Assembly session, which met on Wednesday for
the presentation of budget, will go
on till Tuesday (31 March).
A decision in this regard was
taken at the budget advisory committee meeting chaired by Speaker
P Dhanapal.
Traffic diversions at Mylapore
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he suspected rate increase by the US Federal Reserve Bank
might have been pretty long in coming but it does seem to be
around the corner now. Last week, the Open Market Committee of
the Fed met and took a significant decision. It deleted a key word,
‘patience’, from its policy stance on bank rate for the first time in
years. This was the strongest indication that Fed’s zero interest rate
policy might be about to change. Though the Fed had cautioned
that after it fully tapers off quantitative easing, it might consider
increasing the bank rate, this had been put off from one meeting
of the OMC to the next, beginning from the time Janet Yellen took
charge early last year.
Since then, the US economy has further improved, offering
conditions for change in the zero interest rate policy. It is notable
that given the stellar role of the US dollar in the global economy,
all along, the Fed had taken care to keep the surprise element out of
its policy stand on rates. Yellen and her predecessor, Ben Bernanke,
had given early notice of ending quantitative easing. Since the Fed
issued government paper to increase liquidity to boost sentiment,
this caused billions of dollars to flow in diverse markets, including
India. Indeed, in the initial stages there were tremors in the Indian
stock exchanges when the Fed first talked of an end to quantitative
easing. Since then, the Indian share markets seem to have factored
in that the Fed might soon be thinking of raising the rates. Hence,
the somewhat lukewarm behaviour of the Sensex in recent weeks.
The Fed has clearly been enthused by the good news on the jobs’
front in the US. For the first time in several years, the employment
rate in the US is down to manageable limits. The US is probably the
only major economy in the western world which is set to grow at
a decent three per cent per annum, while the European economies
are in the grip of a sharp slowdown and even the Chinese economy
is set to register a noticeable drop in growth.
Admittedly, under the able stewardship of Raghuram Rajan, the
RBI has fortified itself against the likely upward revision in the Fed
rate. Happily, the current account deficit is down thanks to a sharp
drop in the prices of crude oil and commodities. The rupee is more
or less stable against the dollar while it has gained significantly
against the Euro and the British Pound Sterling. The European
Union being India’s single largest trading partner, a strong rupee
can further dampen exports, especially when the EU economies
are facing internal problems, including continuing differences with
Greece over re-arranging its debt to Germany and the European
Union Bank.
It is remarkable that the RBI has in recent months taken a conscious
decision to bolster foreign exchange reserves further in order to be
able to meet any eventuality, including the feared EU crisis in the
event of failure to reach settlement with Greece. On the whole,
global conditions seem to be quite benign for the Indian economy,
though we need to be prepared for sudden changes in crude and
commodities prices.
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Crisis in Yemen continues
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against Houthis
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia, backed by other
Gulf states and Egypt, has launched
airstrikes against Houthi fighters in
Yemen, an air campaign the Saudi
ambassador said would be limited
in scope and is being conducted ‘to
protect the legitimate government of
Yemen.’
Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir
says the air campaign began at 7 pm
Eastern time Wednesday.
Saudi Embassy @
SaudiEmbassyUSA
‘The operation will be limited,
and designed to protect the people of Yemen and its legitimate
government from a takeover by
the Houthis.’
‘The use of force is always the
last resort,’ al-Jubeir told reporters
in Washington, DC, Wednesday.
Al-Jubeir said nine other countries
have joined a coalition to prevent the
Houthis from taking over Yemen, but
did not name them.
President Barack Obama has authorized logistical and intelligence
Porcupine unearths
1,400-year-old lamp
support, National Security Council
spokesperson Bernadette Meehan
said in a statement. The US will take
no direct military action, she said.
‘We will do whatever it takes in order
to protect the legitimate government
of Yemen from falling and from facing
any dangers from an outside militia,’
al-Jubeir said. ‘We have a situation
where you have a militia group that
is now in control.’
The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
Qatar and Bahrain joined Saudi
Arabia in a statement published by
the Saudi Press Agency, saying they
would answer a request from Hadi for
help. Egypt, in a statement through
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JERUSALEM:
A porcupine who dug his burrow
at an Israeli site rich with ancient
treasures unearthed a 1,400-yearold ceramic lamp, the Israeli antiquities authority said.
Archaeological ‘police,’ on a
routine visit to the late Roman
and Byzantine site of Horbat Siv
in central Israel looking for thieves,
noticed a pile of dirt next to the
entrance to a burrow. There they
found the lamp.
‘Porcupines are excellent archaeologists who know how to
dig,’ Ira Horovitz, an antiquities
official, said on the authority’s
website.
‘With the country having numerous archaeological sites, porcupines show up and build their shelters among underground remains.
They push the soil expertly toward
the surface, along with all sorts of
objects.’
Despite the lucky find, the authority issued a humourous warning to
Israel’s porcupines, telling them to
‘refrain from digging in archaeological sites without permission,
which is a crime’.
state media, also announced its political and military support for Yemen.
Two American officials said airstrikes were conducted near Sana’a
Wednesday.
The Houthis said in a statement to
reporters that Saudi jets are hitting a
military base, known as al-Duleimi,
in Sana’a. They said they fired antiaircraft missiles in response.
The Saudi airstrikes come after
reports that Yemeni President Abed
Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled his palace
in Aden ahead of advancing Houthis,
Shiite rebels seen by some to be
backed by Iran. The Associated Press
reported that Hadi fled the country
It’s a short day on Saturn
The latest calculation, which the
study authors believe to be the most
accurate yet, was based on measurements of Saturn’s gravitational field,
and adjusted for the planet’s shape
and density.
To confirm their findings, the
team applied the same method
to measure, and confirm, the
rotation of Saturn’s gassy
neighbour Jupiter, whose
speed was already well-known.
‘An accurate determination of
Saturn’s rotation period has important implications for understanding
its atmospheric dynamics and internal structure,’ study co-author Ravit
Helled of Israel’s Tel Aviv University
told AFP by email.
LONDON:
Owners of a pub here have imposed
an alcohol ban on their pet pig after
it started stealing pints and butting
drinkers at the bar. The micro-pig,
called Frances Bacon, lives at the
Conquering Hero in West Norwood
but started ‘minesweeping’.
Customers also started letting her
drink beer and cider. Landlords Ian
and Vicky Taylor-Ross said they
only realised the Vietnamese PotBelly was drinking alcohol when she
started butting into customer’s legs.
Regulars to the pub have now been
President
Barack Obama
has authorised
logistical and
intelligence support
although US will
take no direct
military action
by boat, but his whereabouts are
unknown.
‘The United States strongly condemns ongoing military action taken
by the Houthis against the elected
government of Yemen,’ Meehan said
in a statement.
The escalating crisis in Yemen
prompted the US to withdraw its advisors and intelligence officials from the
country over the weekend. A senior
US military official told NBC News that
the military was told that Hadi was
thinking about leaving with them at
that time, but he stayed in the country.
‘Spherical video’
coming to
Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO:
Facebook is going to support spherical video in News Feed, and in the
Oculus hardware it creates through
Oculus VR.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
announced the new feature at F8, the
company’s annual developer conference. The immersive video experience will also eventually support live
broadcasts, Zuckerberg said.
This is what
the company
was referring to when
it teased ‘teleportation’ features
earlier - many had speculated about
what this might mean, but it sounds
like it’s an Oculus-based 360-degree
immersive video browser-based on
the F8 keynote.
We’ve seen others make recent
moves to support this kind of spherical video experience. Google added
support for 360-degree video uploads
to YouTube, with playback in Chrome
and the Android app allowing you to
navigate around within the video feed.
Indian Air Force’s Hercules C-130J prepares to land at the Juhu
strip on the Arabian Sea coast as part of a terror preparedness
exercise in Mumbai. In the other photograph, US Army’s
Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters fly during a combined
arms live-fire exercise as a part of the annual joint military
exercise between South Korea and United States in north of
Seoul, South Korea.
Pig gets pub booze ban
Chinmayi Sripaada
@Chinmayi
PARIS:
A day on Saturn is 10 hours, 32
minutes and 45 seconds long, said a
study Wednesday that further demystifies the ringed gas giant.
Saturn’s rotation period had long
left scientists scratching their
heads -- the sixth-furthest
planet from our sun has no
solid object on its surface
to allow easy observation
of the speed at which it spins.
NASA’s Voyager spacecraft had previously used radio
measurements to calculate a rotation
of 10 hours 39 minutes and 22.4
seconds, while the Cassini space
traveller came up with 10 hours 47
minutes and six seconds.
CHENNAI
warned not to give her any beer and
her owners are making sure she does
not drink from glasses left by drinkers.
They say they have also had to move
their pork scratchings, crisps and peanuts
to a higher shelf behind the bar in case
Frances tries to eat them. The couple say
the pig ate a big bag of nuts once and
was thirsty for days afterwards.
Ian, 43, and Vicky, 39, have owned
the four-year-old pig since she was
six weeks old. Frances, now fully
grown, is becoming a bit of a ‘loveable
menace’, they said.
‘She’s lovely - definitely our favourite
regular. We’ve had to bar her from
having any beer though. She managed to nick a pint or two and then
started butting into people. But we’re
keeping a closer eye on her now and
that won’t happen again,’ Ian was
quoted as saying by the BBC.
Ebola vaccine
shows promise in
phase 1 human trial
BEIJING:
Results from the phase 1 clinical
trial of an Ebola vaccine based on the
current strain of the virus suggests it
is safe to use and provokes an immune response in recipients, Chinese
scientists say.
Until now, all tested Ebola virus
vaccines have been based on the
virus strain from the Zaire outbreak
in 1976. A team of researchers, led
by Professor Fengcai Zhu, from the
Jiangsu provincial centre for disease
prevention and control in China,
tested the safety and immunogenicity
of a novel Ebola vaccine, based on
the 2014 Zaire Guinea Ebola strain,
and delivered by a virus-like structure
(known as a recombinant adenovirus
type-5 vaccine).
The experimental vaccine was
developed by Beijing Institute of
Biotechnology in Beijing, China, and
Tianjin CanSino Biotechnology in
Tianjin, China.
Clinton to lead US delegation
to Lee Kuan Yew funeral
SINGAPORE: from the Istana state complex to
companies and local firms also
Former US President Bill Clinton Parliament House where it will lie in
made arrangements for their emwill lead an American delegation state for public viewing ahead of his
ployees to pay tribute to Lee.
to the funeral on Sunday of Singa- funeral, in Singapore
Lee’s body will lie in state for visipore’s founding Prime Minister Lee
Lee was known among world leadtors around the clock at the ParliaKuan Yew.
ers for his keen intellect, and was
ment House until 8 p.m. Saturday,
The US delegation will include regarded by many as an Asian elder
and then the state funeral will take
former
secretary
of
state
Henry
statesman.
Many
world
leaders
had
place on Sunday followed by a
Sir,
Kissinger, who was a close friend come to Singapore to consult with .
private family cremation ceremony.
In this modern era, women, especially in the rural areas, still find it difof
Lee’s,
as
well
as
former
national
Lee
after
he
stepped
down
as
the
On Wednesday, when the public
ficult to get education. In Asia, India has the lowest rates of female literacy.
security adviser Thomas Donilon, country’s leader in 1990, after 31
was first allowed to pay their reThis is attributed to the fact the country has a biased outlook towards the
current ambassador Kirk Wagar, years.
spects to the former leader, those
education of women.
and
former
ambassador
Steven
At
home,
Lee’s
achievements
wishing to do so faced up to eight
The society feels that a woman is a liability who will one time get marJ. Green, the US embassy said in steering this small nation from
hours waiting time in sweltering
ried and will not contribute the economic and social development of the
Thursday.
small trading post to economic
tropical heat and little shelter for
family. The society perceives a woman as somebody who cannot do other
Bill Clinton
World
leaders
planning
to
attend
powerhouse
resonate
strongly
with
much of the route. While the govduties apart from her traditional duties of cooking and house keeping. As
Lee’s funeral include Indian Prime Singaporeans, particularly the older
ernment provided air conditioning,
a result, the society considers home training more important as compared
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and vances in quality of life. The former
ment itself, many people used
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umbrellas to shade themselves.
as many waited hours to pay re- Neighboring hotels and shop ownThe body of Singapore’s former morning, aged 91.
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NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
K S Reddy (57) recently took over
as Air India’s General Manager (Commercial), Southern Region.
According to a press release, a
post graduate in Business Administration,
he joined
the airline
in 1983 as
management trainee
at Hyderabad.
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Prior to
the current
posting, he was General Manager
- Market Planning at the airline’s
headquarters at Delhi.
He has got varied experience
and worked as Station Manager
at Nagpur and Ahmedabad during
1995-2000. He was posted as Country Manager, Bangkok (2000-2001)
and on his return, he was posted as
Station Manager, Hyderabad with
additional charge of Principal, Cabin
Crew Training Centre.
Later he became DGM-Market
Planning at Mumbai and was elevated to the post of General ManagerCommercial (Market Planning) in
April 2014.
Emirates to fly
to Orlando daily
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Emirates has announced it is commencing a daily service to Orlando,
Florida from 1 September 2015.
A press release here said, the route
will be served by a US-built Boeing
777-200LR with eight First Class
suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds
and 216 Economy Class seats.
Emirates flight EK 219 will depart
Dubai International Terminal 3 at
03:50 hours local time and arrive at
Orlando International Airport Terminal B at 11.40 hours local time, a
flying time of 15 hours 50 minutes.
The return flight, EK 220 will depart
Orlando International at 14:20 hours
and arrive into Dubai at 12:30 the following day. It connects with selected
Emirates services from Mumbai,
Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and
Kozhikode in particular.
THURSDAY
26 MARCH 2015
‘Mobile gaming
to jump
four-fold by 2019’
TN budget: Industry
impressed a lot
‘Single window portal to attract global investment’
‘State emerging as manufacturing hub’
NT Bureau / PTI
Chennai, Mar 26 (PTI):
Industry bodies of Tamilnadu
hailed the measures announced
in the State budget 2015-16, presented by Chief Minister O Paneerselvam on Wednesday.
Among the other highlights of the
Budget, one announcement that
has met with all-round praise is the
move to set up an Industry Investment Portal as a single window
mechanism, that would facilitate
investors to obtain all requisite
licenses and permissions from various departments.
It may be noted that this announcement comes at a time when
the State is gearing up for the Global Investors Meet (GIM) in May.
The event to be held in the city on 23
and 24 May, is expected to provide
a huge fillip to the State, with about
Rs 42,000 crore worth projects likely
to be signed.
Seen as a move to make business
‘easy’ in the State, the initiative
which will reportedly be launched
this year, will ‘re-engineer government business processes in
commencing new ventures, so as
to bring in simplification, transparency and to track applications for
monitoring their disposal within the
stipulated timeframe’.
This is what industry experts have
to say..
CII Tamilnadu chairman S N
Eisenhower: The announcement
to establish an entrepreneurial and
business acceleration centre in
public private partnership mode by
the Entrepreneurship Development
Institute in partnership with CII will
be a major step towards promoting of
‘entrepreneurial culture’ in the State.
TN on top in
leather biz: Study
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Tamilnadu has emerged on top
with highest share of about 35 per
cent in total leather and leather
products’ exports from India as of
2012-13, according to a recently
concluded sector-specific study by
apex industry body Assocham.
‘About 42 per cent of the registered
factories in leather and related
products’ category are concentrated in Tamilnadu alone’, noted
the study titled ‘Leather & leather
products sector in India: Strategy to
facilitate exports,’ conducted by The
Associated Chambers of Commerce
and Industry of India.
‘However, growth of leather and
leather products’ exports from
Tamilnadu has declined by over
seven per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)
i.e. from 17.6 per cent in 2011-12 to
10.5 per cent in 2012-13’, according
to the study prepared by the Assocham Economic Research Bureau
(AERB). Besides, Tamilnadu is also
ranked third after Uttar Pradesh and
West Bengal in terms of per-capita
labour productivity worth about Rs
10 lakh, highlighted the study.
Tamil Nadu is also ranked third in
terms of per-factory employment as
on an average each leather factory
in the State provides employment
opportunity to about 61 workers as
against 101 in Uttar Pradesh and
64 in West Bengal.
Govt’s new mantra:
Open software
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI):
The government will soon notify the ‘open software policy’
as it looks to bring in increased transparency in administration, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar
Prasad on Wednesday said.
The move will
also help startups to participate
in creating
new open software source
and generating
jobs, he said.
‘Many big platforms
like Facebook also run on open software source. Therefore, we
are making India’s policy decisions to sync with the new
movement world over’.
The Minister said under the new policy, all future
requests for proposals of e-governance projects shall
include a mandatory clause for considering open source
software (OSS) as a preferred option. ‘Suppliers and
vendors shall provide justification for exclusion of OSS
in their response’, he said.
The new policy will also help in bringing down the costs
of the government’s ICT projects as a lot of licensing cost
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Also, the announcement of withdrawing the input tax credit reversal
would make the manufacturing
industries more competitive.
Southern India Chamber of
Commerce (SICCI) Tamilnadu
president, Jawahar Vadivelu: The
announcement for the creation of
an Industry Investment Portal will
surely improve the ease of doing
business and help bring investments into Tamilnadu.
We welcome the government’s
commitment to support the manufacturing sector by not imposing
any new taxes and the proposal to
establish a Data Analytics Unit- a
collaboration between Department
of Economics and Statistics and the
Tamilnadu e-Governance Agency.
Madras Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (MCCI ) secretary
general, K Saraswathi:
Vasanth & Co
to host expo
in city
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Vasanth & Co, by
joining hands with
leading white goods
companies, will hold
an exhibition at Chennai Trade Centre in
Nandambakkam here.
The expo, which will
start on 27 March, will
go on till 30 March.
According to a press
note, various offers
are in store at the
exhibition, and one
among them will waive
the first instalment
of the EMI. ‘Customers can purchase any
other product for that
amount,’ it said.
On the spot finance
will be provided and
there is no interest
and processing fees
for select models. Attractive offers on airconditioners are available, besides combo
offers on LED television sets.
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The Chamber appreciates the
efforts to improve the ease of
doing business and the proposal
to introduce a portal not only for
the large industries, but also for
the SMEs.
Higher allocations to roadways,
urban infrastructure and municipal
administrations and to social sectors like education and health are
also welcome moves.
Tirupur Exporters Association
president A Sakthivel: We welcome the decision to unveil special
packages to MSME sector with an
allocation of Rs 365.91 crore, as it
would help to stimulate and boost
the sector.
The allocation of Rs 150 crore
for skill development and providing training for two lakh youth will
help the industry which is need of
the hour.
Mumbai, Mar 26 (PTI):
With the rising smartphone and
tablet penetration, the mobile gaming industry is expected to touch Rs
2,620 crore by 2019, with a yearon-year growth of 20 per cent over
the next five years, according to an
industry report released here on
Wednesday said.
The mobile gaming market has
grown from
Rs 820 crore
in 2013 to Rs
1,070 billion in
2014, since more and more women
gamers are coming on board, stated
a KPMG report released at FICCIFrames 2015 here.
‘New and creative games appealing
to various age groups and catering to
a range of interests are being developed. This is likely to change the user
demographics with younger gamers
and more females getting on board
along with a new category -- the mom
gamers’, the report stated.
Though mobile gaming is growing
faster than any other gaming category,
developers are still figuring out means
to monetise this platform, the report said.
‘While the free-to-play simple mobile
games appeal to a broader audience,
the report noted that the mobile
gamer is averse to paying for mobile
games despite the healthy growth
rate’, the report stated.
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26 MARCH 2015
Sports
CHENNAI
Balance, composure key
to Kiwis’ success
Coach Hesson happy faith in Elliott paid off
Auckland, Mar 26:
The calm, assured manner in which
New Zealand chased down South
Africa’s imposing total on Tuesday
to advance to their first cricket World
Cup final is a hallmark of a team that
has developed into a cohesive unit
over the last two years.
Brendon McCullum’s side sealed
a four-wicket win over South Africa when Grant Elliott swatted Dale
Steyn over deep mid-wicket for a six,
igniting euphoric scenes rarely seen
at a New Zealand sporting event.
‘I looked around the group and saw
that everyone was pretty calm,’ McCullum told reporters on Wednesday
of how his team dealt with the intense
pressure of the match situation.
‘I was pretty calm for most of it but
towards the end I started hoping ...
the boys would be able to pull it off.
‘I had immense faith in them.’
Faith is exactly what coach Mike
Hesson had in Elliot, whose innings
of 84 not out justified his inclusion in
the World Cup squad after somewhat
surprisingly having been out of the
Mike Hesson
team for 14 months.
The 36-year-old was also a reassuring voice for powerful youngster
Corey Anderson as they put on 103
runs for the fifth wicket, which ultimately gave New Zealand the win.
The partnership highlighted the
strength of New Zealand’s batting lineup, with a top order
of
McCullum, Martin Guptill
and Kane Williamson offering contrasting approaches
to run scoring.
Guptill is technically proficient but can also blast
away when needed, as was
evident in his World Cup
record 237 not out against West
Indies in the quarter-final.
Williamson is the classic accumulator while McCullum’s swaggering
aggression puts opposing attacks off
their rhythm and gives New Zealand
a flying start.
The players from four to seven
-- Ross Taylor, Elliott, Anderson
and wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi
-- are a highly competent engine
room designed
to take the team
through to imposing totals or
to chase down targets.
Brendon McCullum
All have contributed to helping their
side to victory over
New Zealand’s
domestic summer.
Opening bowlers Trent Boult
and Tim Southee are
arguably the best newball pair at the tournament, with
Boult the leading wicket taker with
21, while Southee has the best
figures of 7 for 33. ‘We have been
confident all along in terms of what
we do,’ Hesson said. ‘We know the
brand of cricket we want to play, we
are pretty confident that is a good
style for us. ‘We have got a chance
to put on a good show on Sunday
and we will prepare for that.’
No issues in playing
under Cook: KP
London, Mar 26 (PTI):
Star batsman Kevin Pietersen says
he has no issues to play under England Test captain Alastair Cook
and coach Peter Moores as he
prepares for a national recall
by resuming county cricket
at Surrey.
Pietersen was axed by England and Wales Cricket Board
last year, but chairman Colin
Graves gave him hope when he
suggested that a return to county
cricket would enhance the batsman’s
chances of earning an England recall.
The 34-year-old, who has given up
on his IPL contract to join Surrey, said
he would want to have a fresh start.
Wozniacki opens
up on McIlroy split
London, Mar 26:
Former world number one Caroline
Wozniacki says she felt like someone
close to her had died after the split from
golfer Rory McIlroy last year.
The Dane was quoted by Britain’s
Independent newspaper as saying
her world was turned upside down
when the Northern Irishman ended
their relationship in May after wedding
invitations had been sent out.
‘In my head I had everything until
that moment,’ said Wozniacki. ‘I had
a great career, I was getting married, I
have a perfect family. There was really
nothing going against me. I was happy,
very happy.
City
Sports
‘For 14 months it has been very
painful to think I would never play for
England again and my career had
come to a sad, premature end. After
all the wonderful days I enjoyed
with England, the trophies we
won and the runs I scored,
I was devastated to end
my international career in
the manner in which it happened,’ Pietersen wrote in
The Telegraph.
‘But when I heard Colin Graves
say that I would be considered for
selection again if I play county cricket
and score runs I realised I had the
opportunity for a fresh start,’ he said.
‘I will be meeting Mr Graves face to
face. I think he is open to discussing
drawing a line in the sand in terms of
what’s gone on. It is something I desperately want. A lot of people thought
I would not be prepared to put in the
hard yards and play county cricket but
I will do anything to get that England
cap back on my head.’
He clarified that he never had issues
with Cook and Moores.
‘A lot has been said about my book,
but my side of the story had to come
out. To make it clear, I never had any
issues with Alastair Cook. I said in my
book that I was disappointed he could
not look me in the eye during that
meeting but there is no issue with me.
Ravi Bopara
‘Fear of failure’ did
us in, says Bopara
Kevin Pietersen
Serena set to fight
through knee pain
second round against RomaMiami, March 26 (AFP):
nian Monica Niculescu.
World number one Sere‘I’m just managing
na Williams is prepared
where I am right now,’
to fight through pain
Serena said.
to get onto the court
tomorrow and begin
‘Just trying to
defending her title
stay out of as
at the ATP and WTA
much pain as posMiami Open.
sible and see what
Serena Williams
happens. I know
The 19-time Grand
I’m going to have to
Slam singles champion,
manage the pain.
forced out before her Indian
Wells semi-final last week against
‘I think if I’m in that mental state,
eventual champion Simona Halep, OK, you might be in a little pain. You
said yesterday that she expects to just have to figure out the best way
‘manage pain’ when she opens in the around it.’
Myneni thru;
Jeevan out
The Niculescu match is a repeat
of the
second round a fortnight
ago
in Indian Wells, which
Serena won in two difficult sets,
and will probably bring
her big pain test.
‘I don’t want to put too much
pressure on it before,’ she said.
‘I’m just here in Miami, so I’m just
going to go for it and see what
happens.’
The top seed will be bidding for a
record eighth trophy at her home
event, capturing her seventh last
year when she beat China’s Li Na
in the final.
London, Mar 26:
Ravi Bopara has delivered a damning verdict of England’s World Cup
campaign, saying ‘a fear of failing’
hampered the side in Australia and
New Zealand.
The Essex all-rounder was
dropped before their opener
against Australia in favour of
Gary Ballance as England were
thrashed by 111 runs in Melbourne.
England were knocked out
of the competition before the
quarter-finals after losing
to Bangladesh by 15 runs
in their penultimate pool match but
Bopara is hopeful the squad can
bounce back.
‘It was frustrating to watch the way
we played,’ he told Sky Sports News
HQ. ‘I don’t think we played with much
heart; I felt like there was a fear of
failing. I’m not sure where that came
from or why but it was certainly there
and I’m just being honest.
‘I support my team-mates, they are
a great bunch of guys and I want to
play with the same guys and
improve as a team. Everyone
wants to get better in that team
and we’re honest about it and
we should be.’
Bopara also denied he feared for his
England chances with
Peter Moores in charge
and said being dropped did
not affect him as badly now.
‘I’ve got to the stage where I don’t
fear anymore,’ he added. ‘I’ve been
dropped so many times that I’m immune to it a little bit, although it’s
always sad when you get dropped.
Cricket
Woods ‘50-50’
for Masters
Tiger Wood
Fit-again Guru happy
to find way back
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI):
Finding their way back after a string
of injuries left them on the sidelines,
RMV Gurusaidutt and young Sameer
Verma today received a big confidence-boost following their stunning
NT Bureau
Sidharth Rawat 7-6(1), 6-4; N Sriram & Jayalakshmi Sundar (TNSA).
victories in the opening round of the
Laser 4.7: Vishnu Saravanan India Super Series here.
Chennai, Mar 26: Balaji bt Mikhail Korovin (Rus) 7-5,
(CESC, Pune); Laser Radial: Nethra
Indian Davis Cupper Saketh Myne- 5-7, 6-4.
While Guru was plagued by a spate
Stanford, Mar 26: have said there was maybe a 1-in-10
Doubles: Anvit Bendre/Akash Kumanan (TNSA); 49er: K C Gana- of injuries mainly after his Commonni, the top-seed made short work of
As speculation mounts over wheth- chance of him playing at Augusta.’
Elwin Antony 6-2, 6-1 to move to the Wagh bt Christopher Marquis/ pathy & Varun Thakkar (TNSA); 49er wealth Games bronze medal feat
Woods has not competed since he
singles quarterfinals of the MCC-SRS Karunuday 7-6(2) 1-6, 10-8; Chan- Fx: Varsha Gautham & Aishwarya in Glasgow, Sameer literally spent er a shockingly out-of-sorts Tiger
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because of tightness in his back,
Singh (AYN, Mumbai).
hurting his back and then suffering Notah Begay III rates his chances
third-seed Jeevan Nedu In doubles, 5-7 10-7.
and is still adapting to the fifth
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the super tiebreak.
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back surgery and his
stadium here.
win over Korea’s Lee Dong Keun,
toine-Michel Alexeev (Sui) bt Jeevan towards the 2016 Olympic and 2018
participation this year is in seIn the women’s section, South ranked 31, Sameer, who has slipped would not return until his game
Nedunchezhiyan 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; M Asian Games will be provided.
rious doubt given his struggle
Central Railway (SCR) beat Western past 200 in ranking, sent packing was ‘tournament-ready.’ ‘As far
Descotte (Arg) bt Karunuday Singh
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21-15, 21-17.
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Going round & round
IRNSS-1D satelite to provide accurate info on Indian border
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 26:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on a roll again as they have begun the countdown for the launch
of India’s latest navigation satellite IRNSS-1D onboard PSLV-C-27 on 28 March from Sriharikota that would take
the country closer to setting up its own navigation system on par with the GPS of the US.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its twenty ninth flight (PSLV-C27), will launch IRNSS-1D, the fourth satellite
of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The latest update is that the Mono Methyl Hydrazine
(MMH) propellant filling operation of fourth stage (PS4) of PSLV-C27 has commenced at 9.40 am today.
Target
IRNSS is designed to provide accurate position information services to
users in the country as well as the region extending up to 1,500 km from
its boundary, which is its primary service area.
Solar
panels
Number facts
There are two solar
IRNSS-1D is the fourth navigation satellite of the seven
panels in IRNSS-1D. After
satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment. Its
injection into the preliminary
predecessors, IRNSS-1A, 1B and 1C were launched
orbit,
the two solar panels of
by PSLV-C22, PSLV-C24 and PSLV-C26 in July
IRNSS-1D are automatically de2013, April 2014 and October 2014 respecployed in quick succession and the
tively. IRNSS-1D has a lift-off mass of
Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan
1,425 kg. The configuration of IRNSStakes control of the satellite and performs
1D is similar to that of IRNSS-1A,
1B and 1C. The satellite has
the initial orbit raising manoeuvres consisting of
been realised in less than
one manoeuvre at perigee (nearest point to earth)
four months after the
and three at apogee (farthest point to earth). For
launch of its predthese manoeuvres, the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) of
ecessor.
the satellite is used, thereby finally placing it in the circular
geostationary orbit at its designated location.
The presiding deity of Lord Anjaneyar was decorated with beetle leaves
at Anjaneyar Bhaktha Jana Sabha at Ashok Nagar, Chennai today, as
part of Ramanavami festival,
High power
The satellite contains ultra triple junction solar cells that generate about 1660
watts of electrical power. Sun and Star sensors as well as gyroscopes provide
orientation reference for the satellite. Special thermal control schemes have been
designed and implemented for some of the critical elements such as atomic clocks.
The Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) of IRNSS-1D maintains the satellite’s orientation with the help of reaction wheels, magnetic torquers and thrusters.
Its propulsion system consists of a Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) and thrusters.
Kejriwal adamant
Wants Yogendra, Bhushan to be removed from AAPs top body
As part of Ramanavami festival, the presiding deity of Lord Shivaveera
Anjaneyar temple in Porur was decorated with silver kavacham and
laksharchanai today.
VIT invites applications
for EDP programme
NT Bureau
Vellore, Mar 26:
VIT Technology Business Incubator is inviting applications from graduates
and diploma holders for four-week Entrepreneurship Development Programme
(EDP) from 22 April.
According to a press release, the non-residential programme aims at training Science and Technology graduates and diploma holders in the essentials
of conceiving, planning, initiating and launching an economic activity or an
enterprise successfully.
The programme content includes class room training on essentials of entrepreneurship, survey of the prevalent socio-economic scenario, identification
of business opportunities, role and function as well as schemes of assistance
offered by various constituents of the support system, preparation of a technically feasible and economically viable project report and also the nuances of
management of an enterprise.
Interested persons can apply for the programme before 10 April.
To register call: The General Manager, VIT-Technology Business Incubator,
VIT University, Vellore 632 014. Ph (91) 4162243097 /2202301 /02/03.
New Delhi, Mar 26:
The internal rift within Aam Aadmi
Party has widened with party chief
and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal insisting on Yogendra Yadav and
Prashant Bhushan’s removal from
the National Executive, ahead of the
crucial National Council meeting on
March 28.
According to news agency ANI,
AAP sources have confirmed that
Kejriwal is adamant on removal of
Bhushan and Yadav from National
Executive.
The AAP sources further said that
as long as Yadav and Bhushan
are in the party, Kejriwal has
refused to take calls related to
party work and its responsibilities.
Resolution will be moved in National Council to remove Yadav
and Bhushan. The final decision
will be taken by voting on the
resolution, the sources added.
Reports suggest that Kejriwal
conveyed his stand during AAP’s
Political Affairs Committee (PAC)
Feels like a dream, says
Fleming of Kiwis’ run
Yogendra Yadav
Arvind Kejriwal
held on Wednesday evening.
The PAC is scheduled to meet
at 6 pm again today at Kejriwal’s
Prashant Bhushan
the 21-member National Executive
and Kejriwal loyalists should instead
address the issues raised by them.
The Political Affairs Committee of AAP
is scheduled to meet at 6 pm today at
Aravind Kejriwal’s residence to discuss
contentious issue
residence and deliberate on the
contentious issue.
Sources said Yadav and Bhushan
made it clear that there was no valid
ground for them to step down from
Daredevils
names Duminy
as skipper
Last ditch efforts by party Lokpal Admiral Ramdas to push for
reconciliation failed to make any
headway with both camps sticking
to their stands.
7
PM to chair ‘Clean
Ganga’ meet
New Delhi, Mar 26:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
whose government has given top
priority to cleansing the Ganga,
would chair the fifth meeting of
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) today.
The Prime Minister is the the
ex-officio Chairman of the Authority while Chief Ministers of Bihar,
West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh and Jharkhand are its
members.
The meeting comes at a time when
BJP-led NDA government at Centre
has given thrust on cleaning up the
polluted river and charting out plans
for it. The previous meeting was held
on 27 October last year, which was
chaired by Union Water Resources
Minister Uma Bharti.
Constituted in 2009, NGRBA is as
an empowered planning, financing,
monitoring and coordinating authority
for river Ganga.
The objective of the Authority is
to ensure effective abatement of
pollution and conservation of the
river Ganga by adopting a holistic
approach with the river basin as the
unit of planning.
The functions of the Authority includes all measures necessary for
planning and execution of programmes for abatement of pollution
in the Ganga in keeping with sustainable development needs.
No foul play in
son’s death, says
MP Guv family
Lucknow, Mar 26:
Amid reports that Shailesh Yadav
died after consuming poison, family
members of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav’s son today
said they don’t suspect any foul play.
Shailesh was found dead under
mysterious circumstances at his father’s official residence here yesterday.
‘It is a natural death. The matter
will be clear when the final report
comes. We don’t suspect any foul
play,’ Shailesh’s elder brother Kamlesh Yadav, who is an Uttar Pradesh
Congress member, told reporters.
While family sources said Shailesh
Yadav died due to brain haemorrhage,
police officials probing the death had
told a news agency that an autopsy
would be conducted to ascertain the
cause.
The family members said that they
would not press for a probe. The
Congress, however, described the
death as “unnatural” and demanded
a CBI probe into it.
Meanwhile, ailing Madhya Pradesh
Governor Ram Naresh Yadav would
be arriving here from Madhya
Pradesh this afternoon to attend the
last rites of his son. The Governor
is yet to be informed by his family
members about the death of his son
in view of his present health condition,
a Raj Bhawan official said. A team of
doctors is accompanying Yadav from
Bhopal and he will be admitted to
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)
Lucknow for treatment.
‘Bad boy’ Ryder
in trouble again
stocks looked to be in trouble
Wellington, Mar 26 (AFP):
four months out from the World
Troubled New Zealand cricketer
Cup, Ryder was handed a lifeline
Jesse Ryder, once touted as the
Melbourne, Mar 26:
One-Day International (ODI) like it
when selectors included him in
Black Caps’ likely World Cup
before, where every single delivery
Former New Zealand skipper
the New Zealand ‘A’ squad to tour
match-winner, is once again in
seemed like a massive event,’ FlemStephen Fleming said he is in a
hot
water.
ing said. The left-handed batsman
dream state after the Black Caps’ win
The talented but polarising
praised current captain McCullum
over South Africa to seal a berth in
30-year-old has been suspended
for setting the momentum at the start.
the cricket World Cup final.
from the final round of New Zea‘I take my Black Cap off to McCulChasing 298 in 43 overs, New Zealand’s domestic competition after
lum for the crucial role he played with
land captain Brendon McCullum set
admitting a charge of serious
the bat in seizing the initiative for his
the tone for the co-hosts by smackdissent while playing for Otago
side,’ he said. Fleming also heaped
ing 59 off 26 balls. But the hero of
against Northern Districts last
praise on the Johannesburg-born
the match was Johannesburg-born
weekend.
Elliott.
Grant Elliott who knocked out the
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI):
Proteas with a superb six en route
‘Elliott’s innings showed once again
Media reports said Ryder unSouth African all-rounder JP Du- leashed a torrent of abuse after
to his unbeaten 73-ball 84.
what an inspired selection he has
of the team which lost the 1999 and
miny will lead Delhi Daredevils in the
been. It is hard to believe now, given
‘In the immediate aftermath of New
being caught behind and it was
2007 semis, said that to see a New
eighth
edition of the Indian Premier
what he has shown over the past
Zealand’s incredible World Cup
believed there was damage to
Zealand side playing with the free- three months, that he was on the
League cricket tournaent, starting
semifinal against South Africa I found
a
changing room following his
dom and quality that Brendon McCul- outer as recently as the series in
next month. Duminy was roped in by
myself wondering, is this a dream?
the United Arab Emirates.
tirade.
lum’s boys are producing, certainly
the Daredevils last season and was
the United Arab Emirates against
Shane Warne said then that
‘Ryder did not dispute a charge
Pakistan in December,’ Fleming said. the star performer for the franchise. of serious dissent, including the
if New Zealand were to win the
He was recently named as South
‘Elliott’s innings showed once again what
‘Now he is one of the first names
World Cup ‘Jesse Ryder has to
use of offensive language,’ New
Africa’s
T20 captain.
on the team sheet and the selecbe part of it, for sure’.
Zealand
Cricket
said
in
a
statean inspired selection he has been. It is
‘I’m grateful for the support and
tors deserve a great
Ryder was in scintillating form at
ment following a disciplinary
belief from the franchisee. It’s an
pat on the back for
hard to believe now, given what he has
the
time while regular ODI opener
hearing
today.
absolute privilege to lead such a
resurrecting his interMartin Guptill was struggling and
‘He
was
subsequently
suspendtalented
mix
of
players.
I
am
excited
national career.’
shown over the past three months, that he
about the season ahead and sin- ed, subject to appeal, from play- Brendon McCullum was batting
Fleming hopes the
cerely hope, we will be able to turn
was on the outer as recently as the series
ing in the 10th round of the Plun- down the order.
co-hosts put up a
around
the
fortunes
of
Delhi
DareBut although Ryder said he was
ket Shield.’
similar show in the
in the United Arab Emirates against Padevils
in
the
upcoming
IPL
season,’
keen
to regain his place in the
Ryder,
often
a
match-winner
for
final at the Melbourne
Duminy said in a statement.
national
side he he pulled out of
New
Zealand
on
the
field
has
had
Cricket
Ground
on
29
kistan in December,’
Daredevils head coach Gary
numerous off-field issues involv- the A squad citing personal reaMarch.
Kirsten added: ‘JP (Duminy) is the
sons just days after going awol
ing alcohol.
‘The quality the Black Caps have
warms his heart.
right choice to lead the team for the
and
missing a domestic Twenty20
The newspapers and wall-to-wall meproduced has been exceptional time
He has not played for the Black
‘I was by no means convinced they
upcoming season. He has the necesmatch.
dia coverage of the morning after the
and time again in this tournament
Caps
since
February
last
year
would get across the line as the
sary experience and demeanour to
night before are enough to convince
He was then counted out of the
and I just hope they can do it once
when he went on a late-night drinktake the team forward. I have seen
me it is not and that is a relief,’ Flem- whole match seemed to be on a
more on Sunday. And if they do
reckoning for the New Zealand
ing
session
in
Auckland
before
the
knife-edge. When New Zealand was
ing wrote in a column for International
then that is one dream I would hap- him progress and mature as a player
start of a Test series against India. side which has gone on to make
and leader through the years with the
Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. bowling, even dot balls were being
pily never wake up from,’ Fleming
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Elliott’s honeymoon
pledge to sister
WELLINGTON:
New Zealand batting star Grant
Elliott has pledged to pay for his
sister’s honeymoon because he is
skipping her wedding in order to
play in the World Cup final.
Elliott was originally scheduled
to attend sister Kate’s wedding
on Saturday but now has a date
with destiny after propelling New
Zealand into their first ever final
with a six off the penultimate ball
in Tuesday’s semifinal against
South Africa.
Kate Elliott said she realised the
significance of the date when she
booked her wedding venue 12
months ago but felt the chances
were remote of her brother making
the New Zealand team, let alone
playing in the final.
‘(The booking) was on the Saturday before the final of the World
Cup, I had to ask him, ‘What are
the chances?’, she told Fairfax
New Zealand.
‘At that time he wasn’t in the
squad, and he said that he didn’t
Grant Elliott
think he would be called up. I
booked it and he gave me his
blessing.’
She said he was now unable to
make the big day but had prom-
ised her and fiancé Dean Plews a
honeymoon to the destination of
their choice if New Zealand win
the World Cup.
‘We will hold him to that,’ she
said. ‘I told him before he left, ‘go
and win it now, not because of the
honeymoon, but just go smash it’,’
she said.
She told the New Zealand Herald
she was at Eden Park to see her
brother’s man-of-the-match 84
not out and screamed with delight
when he hit the winning runs.
‘It was mixed emotions; he
won’t be able to see us on the
day and we are such a close
family,’ she said ahead of the
wedding, which will take place at
Waiheke Island, off the Auckland
coast.
‘But I saw his face on the big
screen again and he just had the
biggest smile.’
‘From the beginning I said if you
can reach your dream that would
be incredible, I’ll be happy for you.’
Elliott’s New Zealand will meet
the winner of Thursday’s semifinal between Australia and India
in the tournament decider at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground on
Sunday.
Proteas go easy
on cricket team
South Africans have reacted ‘coolly’ to the
team’s loss.
STELLENBOSCH:
Led by unexpected
praise from the nation’s
outspoken Sports Minister, South Africa went
easy on its cricket team
after another painful loss
at the World Cup.
A long history of failure
at the tournament has often put the Proteas at the
sharp end of stinging criticism from the demanding media and fans back
home. But sports minister
Fikile Mbalula said he
was still proud of the
team after its nail-biting
loss to New Zealand in
the semifi nals on Tuesday. Mbalula is famous
for launching a scathing
attack on South Africa’s
soccer team after a loss
in a tournament last year,
calling them ‘a bunch of
losers’ and ‘useless, unbearable individuals.’
He was kinder to the
cricketers.
‘You made us proud as a
nation as you fought until
the last minute,’ Mbalula
said. ‘You are winners in
my eyes and I’m sure the
whole nation agrees.’
Wednesday’s newspapers reflected the play-
Aamir blasts film industry
A
ctor Aamir Khan rued that a
whopping 80 per cent of children are forced to watch content
not made for them and described
the phenomenon as ‘scary’.
‘If you look at our children’s content, it’s almost negligible, and
the little that I see is very scary...
It scares me to see the kind of
children’s content they are making’, Khan, who also directed the
film Taare Zameen Par, said at
the annual FICCI Frames event in
Mumbai.
He said that 80 per cent children
are watching content not made for
them.
He further said the film industry
should focus on inculcating values
like honesty and caring in the content, which will help in shaping a
child’s mind.
‘We as a creative industry or media
have a huge opportunity in front of
us. Huge opportunity in building the
nation with how we make children
perceive what is honesty’, he said,
ruing that these days the society
ers’ bitter disappointment
-- with some in tears after
the elimination -- but there
was no mention of ‘chokers,’ the dreaded term
previously given to the
team for losing crucial
World Cup games.
‘World Cup tears’ said
the Afrikaans-language
Die Burger newspaper
with a photograph of fast
bowler Dale Steyn lying fl at out on his back
on the pitch. The Times
called it ‘A crying shame,’
and the tabloid Daily Sun
even called them ‘brave
Proteas.’
The final will be played at
Melbourne on 29 March (Sunday)
Clarke sings
praise of
Dhoni
SYDNEY:
Sydney: Australian captain Michael Clarke on
Wednesday lauded the
efforts of his Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni
in turning things around for
his team, as battled in the
high-voltage cricket World
Cup semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
here.
‘They’ve played so much
cricket in Australia. They’ve
worked out how to take
wickets. They’ve worked
out how to score runs,
and they’ve shown that
through this tournament,’
Clarke said at the postmatch press conference.
‘I think MS Dhoni deserves a lot of credit for
the way he’s captained
his team, especially being
defeated in the Test series
and the Tri-Series to be
able to turn things around,’
the right-handed batsman
added.
‘Obviously, they’re at the
top of their game at the moment. So, we’re prepared
for that. We know we’re
playing against a very good
team that obviously won
the last World Cup. We look
forward to that challenge.’
Misbah seeks more
powers for captain
KARACHI:
Pakistan captain Misbahul-Haq has urged the cricket board to give the skipper
and coach the final say in
selection matters.
The 40-year-old batsman
made his one-day international farewell when the
team were knocked out of
the World Cup by Australia
in last week’s quarter-finals
but will continue to lead the
side in Tests.
‘I think the coach and
captain should have the authority to make selections,’
Misbah told reporters in
Lahore on Tuesday.
Under the existing setup the coach and captain
can only give advice to the
selection committee.
‘I am blamed for most
of the problems without
anyone realising that most
of the time I alone am not
responsible for the decisions,’ said Misbah.
‘Some players I have
played with are very biased
in theircomments. Some
former players use harsh
language and this is not
helping Pakistan cricket.’
Misbah said the batsmen
let Pakistan down at the 50over World Cup in Australia
and New Zealand.
‘It was mainly due to our
bowlers that we made the
quarter- finals but we need
to look at and resolve our
batting woes,’ he added.
MARKET REALITY
‘Today,
unfortunately, we
are in a time where
dishonesty is looked
upon. How do we
bring in a quality
that people can
admire?’
Aamir Khan
isn’t valuing the virtue of honesty.
‘Today, unfortunately, we are in
a time where dishonesty is looked
upon. How do we bring in a quality
that people can admire?’
He said the industry, which is the
biggest in the world, has the unique
opportunity to ‘transform the way we
think, the way we address issues’.
The 50-year-old actor said the
industry can have an impact on a
generation of people if they made
suitable content for children.
‘This is what I feel whether it is
the television industry, or the film
industry or the media, here is an
opportunity for us, to transform and
contribute to nation building. We can
change a generation of children’,
he said.
— PTI
This photograph, captured at the weekly market of Pallavaram, presents a different view of the ‘sandhai’.
Photo: C SANTHOSH
Matt Smith in
Harry Potter spin-off
T
he popular 1990s sci-fi procedural classic X-Files will return to FOX as a sixepisode limited series after a gap of 13 years.
Stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back on board, along with
creator Chris Carter, reported Entertainment
Weekly.
‘I think of it as a 13-year commercial break.
The good news is the world has only gotten
that much stranger, a perfect time to tell
these six stories’, Carter said.
‘We had the privilege of working with Chris
on all nine seasons of The X-Files, one of the
most rewarding creative experiences of our
careers, and we couldn’t be more excited to
explore that incredible world with him again’,
said Dana
Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and
CEOs of Fox Television Group.
The show first premiered in 1993. It became one of Fox’s first major breakout hits
and a pop-culture sensation that went on to
last nine seasons and spawn two feature
films. The show also earned 16 Emmys and
helped pave the way for other prime-time
sci-fi shows like Lost and Fringe.
Once again, the series will follow FBI special agents Scully (Anderson) and Mulder
(Duchovny) as they investigate unexplained
cases.
—PTI
British actor Matt Smith is reportShooting of Fantastic Beasts and
edly being considered for the role of
Where to Find Them has been
Newt Scamander in much-awaited
planned to be kicked off this summer
Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic
in London with David Yates on board
Beasts and Where to Find Them.
directing. The movie is slated for 18
November, 2016 release date. Back
The 32-year-old actor’s fans have
in 2014, producer David Heyman
started launching a petition to land
revealed the script for the upcoming
him the part, reported Aceshowbiz.
flick was ‘sublime’.
While neither the actor nor Warner
He had said, ‘It’s funny, it’s vivid,
Matt Smith
Bros has officially addressed the
it’s exciting. It’s filled with all the hallmarks of
mounting reports, it has been reported that
(Rowling’s) incredible imagination’. — PTI
Smith is the ‘favourite’ to play the part.
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