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India win AFC Challenge Cup  Riding on a Sunil Chhetri hat-trick, India on Wednesday thrashed defending champions Tajikistan 4-1 in the final of AFC Challenge Cup football tournament and qualified for the Asian Cup after a hiatus of 24 years. Playing one of their best matches in the recent times, India outplayed its Central Asian rival in all departments of the game in the thrilling summit clash of the eight-nation Asia's second tier competition whose winners get a direct entry to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Doha. Chhetri, who had said before the match that the summit clash would be the most important 90 minutes of his career, stole the show on Wednesday by scoring in the ninth, 19th and 75th minutes, and giving opposition defence a torrid time with numerous solo runs. [ Read the rest ... ] Curfew imposed in J&K; 8 killed, 300 injured  An indefinite curfew was imposed on Monday afternoon in Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir Valley following widespread violence that left eight people, including senior Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz dead and more than 300 wounded. The injured included about 100 security force and police personnel, four of them injured critically. Two were later airlifted to Srinagar for treatment. However, a police spokesman late on Monday night said four persons, including Aziz were killed. Without mentioning the number of injured civilians, he said 100 police and other security personnel were injured. [ Read the rest ... ] Kamal Haasan's Rs 150 crore film!  After the success of his last Tamil film, Dasavathaaram, Kamal Haasan has already started work on his next project titled Marmayogi. The film, which is touted to be Kamal Haasan's answer to Hollywood movies like Gladiator and Braveheart in sheer grandeur, comes at a cost of a whopping Rs 150 crores! A state-of-the-art camera called Red Eye would be used for shooting. Since the camera's daily rent is around Rs 30,000, the producer is planning to purchase a brand new one instead of hiring it. The film is set against the backdrop of the seventh century BC. Kamal is planning to use up the video footage he had shot for his 'on-again, off-again' project Maruthanayagam. At least, by doing so, he can ensure that some part of the amount spent for Maruthanayagam is used up in a useful manner. Another interesting thing about the movie is that Hema Malini, who played a brief role in Kamal's Hey Ram, has been roped in to play a negative role -- her first such role in an illustrious career spanning more than three decades. Sikh religious head quits post  The jathedar of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Tuesday resigned from the post giving no reason for his sudden move. Joginder Singh Vedanti submitted his resignation to the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee, a statutory body which manages affairs of Sikh shrines. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar confirmed to PTI the receipt of the resignation, but declined to give more information. Vedanti, the senior high priest in a group of five that governs Sikhism from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, submitted his resignation to SGPC general secretary Sukhdev Singh Bhaur. [ Read the rest ... ] At least 9 climbers feared dead on K-2  At least nine climbers were feared dead on K-2, the world's second highest mountain, after an avalanche cut ropes used to cross a treacherous wall of ice, officials and other climbers said Sunday. Several other mountaineers were missing, prompting a desperate rescue effort on the peak in northern Pakistan, which is regarded as more dangerous to climb than Mount Everest. A total of 22 people, mostly foreigners, in eight different groups scaled K-2's summit on Friday, said Nazir Sabir of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. [ Read the rest ... ] Now, Bush praises India, China  Describing the emergence of India and China as a "positive" development, President George W Bush has said it is "very important" for the US to stay engaged with the two countries that will provide "great opportunities" for development of goods and services for big markets. "...I don't view the diplomacy as zero sum, it's got to be either this country or that country. India and China and the United States will provide great opportunities for entrepreneurs, businesses, throughout the region. And they'll provide great opportunities for development of services and goods that people in our big markets want," Bush said. "It provides great opportunities for capital flows that are -- foreign direct investment, which is necessary for economic development," he said in an interview to foreign journalists ahead of his visit to China, Thailand and South Korea beginning next week. [ Read the rest ... ] Veteran producer F.C. Mehra passes away  Bollywood lost one of its veteran producers, F.C. Mehra, who passed away on Tuesday. Mehra, who has given us some popular films (under his company Eagle Films) like Professor, Mujrim, Sohni Mahiwal, Qila, Chamatkar, Ram Jaane and Aashiq Aawara died of a cardiac failure at a Mumbai hospital. He was 80 years old. F.C. Mehra was also the proud owner of one of Mumbai's oldest cinema halls- Minerva and also the Plaza cinema hall in Delhi. In his illustrious career, he has also produced television serials like Zabaan Sambhal Ke, Mamaji, Office Office and Khatta Meetha. He is survived by his 4 sons (which include filmmakers Umesh Mehra, Parvesh Mehra and Rajiv Mehra) and a daughter.
Desitunez.com mourns the loss of this veteran producer. May his soul rest in peace. |
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Whites a minority by 2042  Interesting news on the front page of Yahoo today, which i thought will be quite an interesting read.White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004. The nation has been growing more diverse for decades, but the process has sped up through immigration and higher birth rates among minority residents, especially Hispanics. It is also growing older. "The white population is older and very much centered around the aging baby boomers who are well past their high fertility years," said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. "The future of America is epitomized by the young people today. They are basically the melting pot we are going to see in the future." [ Read the rest ... ] Adnan Sami hospitalized  Renowned singer cum composer Adnan Sami has been hospitalized. Sources close to Adnan said that his hospitalization was due to a bad case of food poisoning which he suffered a couple of days back. That also explains the reason why Adnan was missing from the grand music launch of Vikram Bhatt's film 1920, for which Adnan has composed the music. At the launch Vikram Bhatt admitted that Adnan could not attend the music launch because of the food poisoning. Adnan's fans need not fret as the sources close to the singer said that Adnan was doing fine now but was really upset of not being able to attend the music function. That's ok Adnan, as long as you recover fast and get back to what you are best at: Music! Here's wishing you a speedy recovery for Adnan! Abhinav Bindra wins India's first gold  Abhinav Bindra won India's first ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10 metres air rifle event. Bindra was fourth after qualifying but had a brilliant final round and even hit a near perfect 10.8 on his last visit to pull in front of Henri Hakkinen of Finland, who dropped to bronze with a poor final shot of 9.7. That allowed China's Zhu Qinan, the defending Olympic champion and heavy favourite, to pass him on his final shot and win the silver medal. "It's just great," Bindra said just before climbing on to the podium. [ Read the rest ... ] Air India to cut international flights  Even as Indian carriers are vying for a piece of the international space for better future gains, national carrier Air India has decided to cut down more than 15 of its international flights to destinations like Los Angeles, London, Osaka and Seoul from next month. The decision was taken in a series of board meetings held on route rationalisation held last Saturday and Sunday. Apart from reworking its international operations, the national carrier also decided to cut down 10 per cent of its domestic capacity. When asked about the cut in flights, a company spokesperson said: "We are definitely reworking some schedules � domestic and international." The spokesperson, however, did not reveal how many flights would be cut and which routes would be affected. [ Read the rest ... ] Murdoch to invest $100 mn in India  Rupert Murdoch-promoted News Corporation on Monday said it will invest $100-million in the next 12-months to start six regional channels under the Star brand in India. "We will invest $00-million in the next 12 months to launch six regional channels under the Star brand in India," News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said. News Corporation company Dow Jones announced the launch of Dow Jones India Titans 30 index. "We are unveiling the Dow Jones India Titans--a 30-stock index tracking the stock-market performance of prominent Indian companies," Murdoch said. [ Read the rest ... ] Stampede kills 145 at Naina Devi temple in India  Thousands of panicked pilgrims stampeded Sunday at a remote mountaintop temple in northern India during celebrations to honor a Hindu goddess, sending dozens of people plummeting to their deaths and trampling scores more. Police said 145 people were killed. Rumors of a landslide apparently started the panic at the shrine in the foothills of the Himalayas, said C.P. Verma, a senior government official in the Bilaspur district. Pilgrims already at the Naina Devi Temple began running down the narrow path leading from the peak. There, they collided with devotees winding their way up. [ Read the rest ... ] Toyota plans compact car for India  Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the world's biggest automakers, on Thursday set the ball rolling for a compact car for the Indian market by laying the foundation stone for a Rs 1,400-crore (Rs 14 billion) factory near Bangalore. "The factory will be ready by mid-2010 and we are yet to finalise the launch date of the new car. We have basic concept of the new car ready and very shortly we will finalise the design of the car," Akira Okabe, senior managing director, TMC, told reporters. The compact car is being developed by Toyota engineers with inputs from their Indian counterparts, top officials of the Japanese car-maker said. Though the new compact car is designed for the Indian market, the initial features indicate that it can be exported to other markets in Asia, Okabe said. [ Read the rest ... ] |
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