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- Big B hopes peace returns in Egypt
- Yeddyurappa should be jailed for corruption, says Congress leader
- ICC turns down BCCI’s request; Eden’s replacement by Jan 31
- Don’t let Facebook get you into trouble
- CBI files FIR in Adarsh scam
- Lovato completes rehab stint
- Murray, Djokovic finally grab the Grand Slam spotlight
- Salman’s Being Human watches available online
- BlackBerry knocked out of Top-5 sellers by China’ ZTE
- India’s new telecom policy to make licensing norms tougher
| Big B hopes peace returns in Egypt Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:50 AM PST
“I see incredible scenes of violence and disruption on television about what is happening in Egypt and in particular in Cairo and feel so sad that this beautiful country and city and its warm and hospitable people should all come to such condition,” Big B posted on his blog Bigb.bigadda.com Saturday. “All my visits there have been so memorable and full of so many happy times. When shooting in Cairo for ‘The Great Gambler’ in 1975, they did not know anything about Indian films and actors. On the streets, if India was mentioned it was always 'Nehru’ – their known association with him and their own president (Gamal Abdel) Nasser and the relationship that they enjoyed,” he added. Big B also mentioned how the success of “Great Gambler” and “Mard” in Egypt changed the perception of Indian cinema in the land of sand and sun. “Something between the 'Great Gambler’ shoot and 'Mard’, which was a colossal success in Egypt in particular, had changed the perception of Indian cinema in this historic land and I had fortunately become the receiver of the love and affection that they had been holding on to for so many years,” he posted. “There are many visitors from India that go across on holidays to this land of the pyramids and come back with such glorious stories of the association the Egyptians still have for me and I am touched and feel so blessed. And so it saddens me even more to see the anger and discomfort that they go through now and I hope fervently that it all comes to an end soon and in peace,” he added. |
| Yeddyurappa should be jailed for corruption, says Congress leader Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:47 AM PST
Speaking to reporters in Panaji, before heading for Karnataka to participate in the proposed mammoth rallies on Jan 30 to showcase the public anger against the BJP-led government, Naik accused the beleaguered chief minister of being neck deep in corruption. “It is only a matter of time that the chief minister of Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa gets arrested for corruption. The charges against him are not political, but have been levelled against him by responsible citizens of Karnataka,” Naik, a Rajya Sabha MP from Goa, said. “If Yeddyurappa is sentenced by competent courts under various relevant sections of criminal laws and they do not run concurrently, he can be convicted for not less than 40 years of imprisonment. This chief minister will surely land behind bars for his corrupt acts,” Naik said. Naik further said that as a Karnataka desk in charge of the Congress, he would be attending the party rally against the Yeddyurappa government at Seshadripuram in Bengaluru on Sunday. Yeddyurappa, Karnataka’s first BJP chief minister, has courted controversy in recent times, first for supporting the controversial mining magnates the Reddy brothers, Karunakara Reddy and Janardhana Reddy both of whom are ministers in the cabinet. Yeddyurappa was also accused of de-notifying government land and allotting it to a firm in which his sons are partners. |
| ICC turns down BCCI’s request; Eden’s replacement by Jan 31 Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:21 AM PST
The ICC rejected the plea since there was no guarantee from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) whether the stadium would be ready in time for the Feb 27 day-night game. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan told IANS that the board has now to find an alternate venue for the match. “It was a decision taken by the ICC and we have no control over it. We did our best to back the request made by CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya, but beyond that we can’t do anything. It is the decision of ICC president Sharad Pawar and chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat,” said Srinivasan. Asked which stadium would host the match, Srinivasan said: “The ICC hasn’t approached us on the alternate venue. And once they do, we will consult the state associations and finalise the alternate venue by January 31.” Lorgat in an email to BCCI president Shashank Manohar said the ICC was not in a position to accommodate the last minute request from the board. “I told him (Manohar) the ICC could not accommodate the request. There was too much of planning and too much of logistics that would be involved,” Lorgat was quoted as saying by Cricinfo. The ICC struck-off Eden Gardens as the venue of the important India-England match following an adverse report from its venue inspection team that visited Kolkata and four other venues earlier this week to review their readiness for the big event being hosted jointly by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from Feb 19 to April 2. CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya, a former ICC president, had Thursday appealed to the BCCI to advise the international body to reconsider its decision. Dalmiya, also a former BCCI president, argued that the ICC decision to take away the Feb 27 match came exactly 30 days before it was scheduled to be held. Apart from the India-England encounter, Eden Gardens is supposed to host three other games — South Africa vs. Ireland (March 15), the Netherlands vs. Ireland (March 18), and Zimbabwe vs. Kenya (March 20). |
| Don’t let Facebook get you into trouble Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:19 AM PST
Virtually every week, there’s another news report about employers using Facebook to evaluate or screen employees or potential employees, making assumptions about character, trustworthiness, or conduct based upon Facebook postings or “friends.” Girlfriends and boyfriends, husbands and wives, friends and neighbours can check out each other’s Facebook pages with ease, possibly jumping to erroneous conclusions about what shows up. So how can you enjoy what Facebook has to offer while limiting your risk? Follow these steps: Know your privacy settings Whether you’re active or not on Facebook, if you haven’t visited the Privacy Settings area, you should put this on the top of your to-do list. In short, Facebook pages get indexed very well by the major search engines, and unless you know both what’s on your page and what could be on your page as a result of friends’ postings, you should take control pronto. From Facebook, click Account in the upper right-hand corner,and from the drop-down menu, choose Privacy Settings. The Choose Your Privacy Settings page opens. Under Sharing on Facebook, go directly to the “Customize settings” link at the bottom of the Settings table, and make the most appropriate selections for what you wish to share But don’t stop there. Under the Connecting on Facebook section, click the “View Settings” link. The Connecting on Facebook page appears,and from there you make important decisions such as whether you can be found as a result of a standard search on Facebook and whether others can view your list of friends. Watch what you post Consider Facebook a close relative of e-mail. That means that anything you say, any picture you post, any member you befriend can be made public without too much trouble – regardless of your privacy settings. In the digital age, after all, everyone knows how to copy and paste, and screen captures can easily link you with a post on your wall. If you really want something to remain private, don’t post it on Facebook. Reign in third-party apps A growing number of third-party social networking applications and websites – such as TweetDeck for Twitter and Digsby for instant messaging – are asking for access to your Facebook account so that updates can be sent two ways. Don’t allow such access requests unless you know what you’re getting into. Using third-party tools that are tied into Facebook might make you appear “online” on Facebook far more often than you actually are, for example – a potentially embarrassing situation. Even when you do allow third-party access to your Facebook account, it’s a good idea to visit the Apps and Websites section of your Facebook Privacy Settings page to see which programmes have been granted access. From Facebook, click Account, Privacy Settings,and then under Apps and Websites, click the “Edit your settings” link. Adjust the settings appropriately. Houseclean regularly It may seem like a fine idea to accept all of your five most recent friend requests. But inevitably one or two of them will prove to be a nuisance, as they hog your wall with posts and come to resemble spammers with the number of updates they provide. Pruning friends is nothing to be ashamed of, and you should do it on a regular basis. Don’t worry about whether your friends will be notified if you remove them. Facebook does not send out a notice to people you have removed as friends. Opt out If keeping an eye on your Facebook account is proving to be too much trouble, or if you started a Facebook account and never use it, take the time at least to deactivate your account. Doing so will rid you of the worry of what does and does not show up on your Facebook page. To deactivate, click Account in the upper-right hand corner of Note, however, that deactivating your Facebook account is not the same as deleting it. With a deactivated account, you might still receive emails from the site. To delete your account, you’ll need to visit the Help center (under Account), search for the “permanently delete” question, follow the link, and read the directions. Or you can simply click this link: http://on.fb.me/3qsIFP. If you’re logged in to Facebook, you’ll be taken directly to the Delete page. |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:07 AM PST
The FIR has named certain promoters of the society besides retired defence officials and members of the society, an official said, but declined to reveal the details. The development comes in the wake of the Bombay High Court seeking to know what action the CBI had taken in the matter without registering a FIR into the case. At a hearing Jan 18, the high court had directed the investigating agency to file the FIR in the case within two weeks. |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:05 AM PST
“Lovato has completed her prescribed treatment and is in an outpatient programme near the treatment facility,” contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying. “For now, she is getting back to her regular routine and spending time with her family and close friends.” The 18-year-old was pulled out of the Jonas Brothers’ world tour last year and checked into a medical facility to address emotional and physical issues. It subsequently emerged that one of her dancers, Alex Welch, had accused the star of lashing out at her in an altercation on a plane. A legal dispute with Welch was settled last year. |
| Murray, Djokovic finally grab the Grand Slam spotlight Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:15 AM PST
With his third crack at a Grand Slam final, the number five Scot is totally concerned with taking his chances to finally win a major title after losing his first pair to Federer. Murray booked his place after nearly four hours and four sets of tennis, beating Spain’s hard man David Ferrer in their semi-final. Djokovic, seeded third, had an extra day of rest after knocking out Federer Thursday in straight sets. Murray and Djokovic have not played since April 2009 and have never met in a Slam. The Serb holds a 4-3 lead in the series. Murray is totally concentrating on his preparation. “If people thought it was better for the game if Roger and Rafa were in the final, then I’m not really bothered. It’s better for me if I’m in the final.” Some observers are marking this Open as the moment when the power shifted. But Murray isn’t ready for that kind of prediction. “Those two have been great for the sport, and I’m sure they’ll continue to be for the next six, seven years, however long they’re both playing. “But from a personal point of view, I’d rather be in the final than be watching Roger and Rafa at home playing again.” The match will be the first Grand Slam final not to feature either Federer or Nadal since the 2008 Australian Open and is only the second final in 23 majors where both the Swiss and Spaniard are missing. Murray has quiet pressure all his own, not having won a Slam while Djokovic collected the Melbourne title in 2008. The Scot also knows that no British man has won a major since 1936, with the last British champion in Australia dating to 1934. “I don’t want to get myself so amped up that I play a stinker of a match,” said Murray. “If you go in thinking that no one’s won for 60 years, I might never get another chance. “I’m going to make the most of the opportunity, for sure. I’ll give 110 percent. But I also need to make sure I’m relaxed and calm on the court. I don’t want to get myself too worked up. “I expect a very tough match. I’m not expecting Novak, just because he’s lost the last (three) times, to hand the match to me. I’m going to have to work incredibly hard.” Djokovic comes into the Sunday rising contest with confidence from not only his performances over the fortnight but also from Serbia’s historic Davis Cup title from last month. “The Davis Cup was confidence boost,” said the 23-year-old Serb born within a week of Murray. “It was a historical success. It’s one of the nicest moments I ever experienced on the tennis court as a professional ever in my career. “To be able to have that in the back of your mind is a big advantage coming into the season.” Djokovic is contesting his second straight Grand Slam final after losing the US Open to Nadal. He’s playing Melbourne for the seventh straight year, going out in the quarter-finals at the last two editions. “I try not to analyse that too much. It’s a finals of a Grand Slam, and it’s really unpredictable what’s happening in that match,” said Djokovic. “Both of us will give the maximum effort to win the title.” |
| Salman’s Being Human watches available online Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:11 AM PST
“Oh! I forgot to tell you that now Being Human watches are on sale online – www.beinghumanwatches.com,” Salman posted on Twitter. Apart from luxuay watches, his foundation also churns out t-shirts which will also be soon available online. “Ya ya for sure, Being Human T-shirts are also going to be online soon,” he posted. |
| BlackBerry knocked out of Top-5 sellers by China’ ZTE Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:07 AM PST
According to a report released Friday by tech research company IDC, the low-priced cellphone maker ZTE also pushed Apple to the last spot on the Top-5 list on the back its surging sales. The report “Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker” said Apple was pushed from the fourth slot to the last position despite shipping a record number of iPhones during the fourth quarter. BlackBerry had made to the IDC’s Top-5 list only last April. According to figures, Nokia remained the No. 1 mobile phone seller, shipping 123.7 million units during the quarter even though its sales declined 2.4 percent since last year. However, Nokia still commands about 31 percent of the global smart phone market. Shipping 80.7 million units during the period, Samsung was at the second spot, with 20.1 percent share of the global market. At 30.6 million units, LG Electronics also posted 9.7 decline in its sales since last year. Riding on zooming sales of its low-priced mobile phones, China’s ZTE Corp. grabbed the fourth spot from Apple by shipping 16.8 million units during the quarterly period. With 16.2 million iPhone units shipped during the period, Apple came last on the Top-5 list. However, with an annual growth rate of 86 percent, Apple continued its hold over developed markets in North America and Europe, the IDC report said. Though Blackberry posted growth of 35 percent over the previous year, it was knocked off the Top-5 list. “Change-up among the number four and five vendors could be a regular occurrence this year. Motorola, Research In Motion, and Sony Ericsson-all vendors with a tight focus on the fast-growing smartphone market who had ranked among the top five worldwide vendors during 2010–are well within striking distance to move back into the top five list,” said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team, in a statement. The IDC was bullish on both RIM and Apple in big markets like India, China, and the Middle East. According to the report, 1.39 billion mobile phones were shipped during the year ending Dec 31, 2010 – up from 1.17 billion sold in 2009. |
| India’s new telecom policy to make licensing norms tougher Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:04 AM PST
Announcing this at a hurriedly convened press conference here, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal also said more notices will be issued to companies that had failed to roll out their services as contracted to explain why their licences should not be annulled. “We’ve reached a stage where the objectives of the existing policy has been well served. Every circle has 12-14 competitors. Tele-density has reached almost 62 percent. Now the broad contours of the policy needs a directional shift,” Sibal said. “It also is necessary to ensure a level-playing field for all players. Going forward, any new policy on pricing would need to be applied equally to all players,” said the minister, ruling out first-cum-first served basis for award of spectrum in future. He also said the new policy will have the following salient features: -It will de-link the award of spectrum from issue of licenses -Spectrum henceforth will be awarded only on a market-based mechanism -Adequate spectrum will be provided to all service providers According to Sibal, the responses have been sought from the industry watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRA), on these issues and the policy would be announced within the 100-day deadline he had set for himself when he assumed charge in November. The remarks come against the backdrop of opposition parties and a petition in the apex court alleging a large-scale scam in the award of spectrum for second generation (2G) telecom services since 2006, prompting government action against some 11 companies. Sibal has also been under attack by the apex court and the opposition for his remarks that the official auditor was “utterly erroneous” in assessing the loss on award of second generation (2G) telecom spectrum at Rs.1.76 lakh crore ($40 billion) in 2008. The government’s missive to new telecom companies notwithstanding, the Supreme Court had also issued notices to 11 companies, asking why their licenses should not be anulled for not complying with the conditions, including time-bound roll out of service obligations. The companies that have been issued notices are: Etisalat, S-Tel, Uninor, Loop Telecom, Videocon, Allianz Infra, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Sistema Shyam Teleservices, Dishnet Wireless and Vodafone-Essar. |
As the anti-government protests rage on in Egypt, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan reminisces about his stay in the beautiful country of pyramids and hopes it “all comes to an end soon and in peace”.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in charge of Karnataka Shantaram Naik has demanded the arrest of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on corruption charges.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday turned down the Indian cricket board’s request to reconsider its decision of taking away the India-England World Cup match from the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
These days, Facebook may be the single best way online to keep in touch with friends, associates, far-flung family members, and people with similar interests. But if you’re not careful, it’s probably also the site most likely to get you into trouble.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday filed a first information report (FIR) in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam naming among others some retired defence officials.
Singer-actress Demi Lovato has returned to her home in Los Angeles after three months of treatment at a rehab.
Scot Andy Murray takes to the big stage of the Australian Open final Sunday as he faces Serbian Novak Djokovic without the shadows of tennis giants Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer looming over the proceedings.
Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan, who recently launched luxury watches named after his Being Human charitable foundation, has now inaugurated an exclusive online store to sell them.
China’s ZTE Corp. has replaced BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) among the world’s top five mobile phone sellers.
India Saturday said its new telecom policy to be unveiled soon will tighten the norms for grant of licences and airwaves to service providers in a bid to induce transparency and provide a level-playing field to new and existing players.| You are subscribed to email updates from Latest News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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