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SNAPSHOTS US warns AFP We are there, claims US India on AP Pakistan Washington: The Bush Where are they, administration has said that India must not use the US-led pre-emptive war against iraq as a counters Iraq pretext for an attack on Pakistan. ‘‘Any attempts to draw Baghdad: The United States tel, denied the US claims of parallels between the said its troops thrust into entering Baghdad and said Iraq and Kashmir situa- Baghdad for the first time on Republican Guards had driv- tions are wrong and Saturday, taking the 17-day- en the Americans from the there are overwhelming old war to topple President international airport. differences between Saddam Hussein right into Four US soldiers were them,’’ state department his battered capital. wounded in fighting in and spokeswoman Joanne Iraq, meanwhile, denied around Baghdad, and an Prokopowicz said on the US forces were in Bagh- unidentified Iraqi general Friday. dad and said its troops had was captured, US military She was responding driven the Americans from sources said. US forces called to a comment by exter- the international airport. in air support to attack Iraqi nal affairs minister WHEREVER, WHENEVER: Colombian A US official countered tanks on the northern edge of Yashwant Sinha on Fri- singer Shakira performs during her this claim, denying Iraqi the airport, sources said. day that India would be concert in Frankfurt on Friday. claims of recapturing the air- An Iraqi military justified in taking pre- port. The Americans said spokesman said hundreds of emptive action across they had won the control of US troops had been killed in the Pakistan border. Grass blasts Bush, Laden: US presi- the airport on Friday. the airport fighting. There Citing Iraq’s 12-year dent George Bush and al-Qaida leader The US spokesman said was no word on the where- refusal to disarm in the Osama bin Laden have both ‘‘taken God the push into Baghdad was abouts of Saddam. hostage to support their horrible aims’’, face of United Nations ‘‘more than a patrol that goes The Red Cross said several German novelist Guenter Grass has said. Security Council resolu- in and comes back out’’, Bush displayed his religious convictions hundred wounded Iraqis had tions, Prokopowicz said in a way none of his predecessors had adding a ‘‘significant num- been admitted to Baghdad the circumstances that ever done and bin Laden was conducting ber of troops’’ and tanks was hospitals after the US troops made military actions a holy war against the US, the Nobel moving into the city. reached the city and fighting necessary in Iraq do not prize winner said at a German TV show . ‘‘We have troops in the city erupted. As the war came apply in the subconti- of Baghdad... they’re in the closer, many people fled in nent and should not be Panel clears Bhopal patient: A middle of Baghdad,’’ Captain cars packed with blankets considered a precedent. pneumonia-affected patient, admitted to Frank Thorp said at the Cen- and belongings. The US will a hospital in Bhopal, was not suffering ‘‘The US recognises tral Command in Qatar. unveil the first stages of a the very serious nature from the dreaded respiratory disease As the US units pushed SARS, a five-member committee set up civil administration for post- of the situation in Kash- into Baghdad, other troops by Madhya Pradesh government said on war Iraq in the next few days, mir,’’ she said. ‘‘Our joi- Saturday. The panel reached the conclu- protected their rear with a a US official said. Reuters nt statement last week sion after all tests were conducted on the ground and air assault on Comment: The messy with UK made clear our patient, official sources said. the Shi’ite Muslim city of endgame begins now, with repugnance of the killi- Kerbala, 110 km to the casualties of both combat- ngs of innocents that Buddhist claim over site: Staking southwest. ants and non-combatants have been taking place claim to the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi- Iraqi information minister likely to rise steeply,and con- Babri Masjid site, a Buddhist body has in Kashmir.’’ AP Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, certed international political See Yashwant Sinha’s filed a petition in the Allahabad High holding his regular daily pressure being exerted on Court demanding that the land be hand- interview on page 10 news conference in a city ho- the coalition of the ‘willing’. ed over to them or they be made a party in the Ayodhya suit. Chairman of Lord Buddha Club, Udit Raj said Ayodhya was a Buddhist city with the presence of over 3,000 monks and stupas.
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India-Pak clash in UN: India and Pakistan clashed in the Security Council after New Delhi described Islamabad as the ‘‘epicentre of terrorism’’ and charged it with not living up to its commitments to US soldiers from the 7th infantry regiment search buildings at an Iraqi military compound south of Baghdad. the international community. In a statement on Friday, India’s UN Ambassador Vijay Nambiar demanded that the Council’s counter-terrorism com- mittee identify the countries that violate its resolutions.
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Graphic: Neelabh Maiden over: Who’s that girl? WEATHER By Ramu Bhagwat In fact, the friendship between settled down in Nagpur. The mar- TIMES NEWS NETWORK the Pendharkars and Dravids riage proposal was moved by the dates back even before Rahul and Pendharkars just before the recent Nagpur: Vijeta Pendharkar has Vijeta were born. And it continued World Cup tour. The Dravids ayed. found the weak spot in The Wall. even after retired Vijeta’s father But the matter was kept under Who is this girl who has hooked TOI wraps lest it disturb Rahul at the Rahul Dravid, one of India’s most crucial tournament. eligible bachelors? Does she love Will Vijeta continue wielding the game of cricket, like her fu- the scalpel even after marriage? ture husband? Yes, that seems to have been sorted Vijeta doesn’t know much about out. Though she has little time for cricket. But you could try her out sports, some family members have at badminton, which she played in more than a liking for it. Book your Classifieds school. Born at Gorakhpur, she is Her maternal grandfather Ma- 24 hours service: “51-666-888” the youngest of three children. masaheb Gandhe was a great pro- Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” She was a brilliant student all moter of traditional Indian sport. The ATM of information through. After initial schooling in Uncle Pardip Gandhe played bad- Delhi, she passed the higher sec- The Largest Classifieds Site minton at the international level. ondary with flying colours from As for Rahul, he is shunning Nagpur and secured an MBBS seat publicity. ‘‘He has been so busy in at the Government Medical Col- the last two months that they lege here. She completed her post- skipped a formal engagement,’’ ex- graduation in general surgery in plained Vijeta’s uncle Ravindra November. Gandhe. So what is she like? ‘‘She is a For security reasons, Bangalore simple, homely, girl-next-door-ty- has been chosen as the venue of pe,’’ gushed aunt Mrs Gandhe. The the marriage. It’ll be a quiet, ritu- media blitz, says her father, Wg alistic affair and will be attended Comm (retd) S P Pendharkar, has by only close relatives and friends. left her ‘‘very much disturbed.’’ Both the Dravids and Pendharkars She has strict instructions from BOWLED OUT! Vijeta Pendharkar’s are traditional Marathi ‘Deshast’ Rahul not to talk to them. found the weak spot in ‘The Wall’ Brahmins.
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2 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 DELHI Find remixed videos offensive? Switch channels Question of the week Yes, I do find teasing are already on the in- PEOPLE ● remixed crease thanks to such explic- Do you find yes videos such as it entertainment material. remixed videos such Kaanta laga.. Omkar Chopra, Janakpuri To chat on SMS send 'cchat'
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CINEMA OF THE WEEK
Yeh Dil (romance) ★1/2 Shanghai Knights Cast: Tushar Kapoor, Anitha (comedy) ★★★ Direction: Teja Cast: Jackie Chan, Showing at: Shiela Owen Wilson Direction: David Dobkin ow topical can Bolly- Showing at: Chanakya wood grow? Yeh Dil Hanchors its rich boy- his happened when Char- poor girl romance against Tlie Chaplin was still a kid the Thakur-Yadav feud that — a grubby little orphan — has become endemic to con- roaming the streets of Lon- don in search of a pocket to pick, a morsel to grab. In short, his Little Tramp days. When Arthur Conan Doyle was still serving in Scotland Yard even as he was contem- plating the exploits of Sher- lock Holmes in his imagina- tion. When John Wayne was a Chinese imperial guard- turned-Nevada-sheriff who had dual duty: sometimes he policed the American out- back; and sometimes he had to protect Imperial China’s temporary Indian politics. interests. And if you still don’t get the But more than all this, it point, the hard-hearted was the age of Roy O Ban- Thakur with his black mous- non, America’s sub-altern tache and his band of black- cowboy who couldn’t do any- guards is called Raghuraj hing that John Wayne-Clint Pratap Singh. Needless to say, Eastwood did. Yet, he could he is a law unto himself and accomplish Mission Impossi- believes feudalism is still the bles with impeccable expert- order of the day. Pitted ise: without losing his chuck- against him is Mithu Yadav le and his glee. and his foul-mouthed, ama- Essentially a sequel to zonish sister who begins to Shanghai Noon, Shanghai foam or picks up the axe Knights carries the Jackie whenever things begin to go against her wishes. Need we say more? But wait, wait, wait. If you thought that was funny, how about this? The young lovers (badly dressed, badly re- hearsed, bad screen pres- ence) rebel against their par- ents and flee on a truck to no- man’s land. Like Aamir and Juhi in Qayamat se Qayamat Tak. But, unlike the QSQT pair, this duo finds a means of survival too. The Yadav girl sells off her engagement Chan formula of film-mak- ring, buys a pair of buffaloes ing few steps forward. One, and makes a milkman out of where action is a cross be- her beau. The two sing songs tween comedy and choreog- while cycling down the vil- raphy and the fun quotient is lage road with swaying milk paramount. Here however, cans on their cycle. Chan looks aged and over- grown. Maybe, a bit over- And if that’s not shadowed too by the perfect cowherdish enough, they comic timing of Owen Wil- continue their milk can- son. Nevertheless, between soirees even after their battle them, the duo whips up a lot has been won, the parents of laughs as they bumble have relented, the thakur-ya- across the back alleys of Lon- dav feud has faded. Only now, don — they hang from the Big they carry the milk cans to Ben too— trying to save the college. Presumably, to sell Royals of Britain and China. milk in the college canteen. Good fun, great one-liners Too much spilt milk in this and loads of goofy action. bovine affair. End result? A curdled love story. Nikhat Kazmi
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DELHI SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 3 Bio-park to Teen mows down two children breathe new Lean wedding season ahead,
Times News Network brother had just returned from the of- life into the Crime of innocence? fice. ‘‘He runs his own business,’’ the pandits blame the planets New Delhi: In what seems like a freak officer said. accident, a 13-year-old boy,who appar- •Two children killed as 13-year The brother claims that he parked dying Yamuna ently wanted to listen to music on his old reverses car into them By Anuradha Mukherjee his Maruti outside the house and went TIMES NEWS NETWORK Heavenly match breaker brother’s car stereo, mistakenly set off TIMES NEWS NETWORK • The boy had apparently at- inside to freshen up. A few minutes its ignition and killed two children in tempted to listen to music on the later, the accused came and sat inside New Delhi: Planetary •The period between July 23 the Sarita Vihar area on Friday night. New Delhi: The Delhi Devel- car stereo, but set of the ignition the car. alignments have put the and October 7 is inauspicious The victims’ mother was also injured opment Authority (DDA), in In his statement, the accused claims wedding business in the for weddings, say astrologers in the accident. • The car was in reverse-gear collaboration with Delhi Uni- he went to listen to music on the car doldrums. Astrologers say ‘‘Mariam Khatoon is still recuper- and he was unable to apply the versity, is building India’s •This is due to a planetary stereo. He says he simply meant to the period between July 23 ating at the hospital but her son, Mo- brakes in time first biodiversity park along alignment that occurs once in switch on the car’s battery. ‘‘It seems and October 7 is extremely hammad Huzma (4) and Maria (6) died • His brother, who owns the car, the Yamuna riverbed in 12 years the car was parked in reverse-gear. inauspicious, and mar- on way to the Holy Family hospital,’’ a says he has no idea the teen got north Delhi. The project has The accused, instead, started the igni- riages should be put off till police official said. the keys been undertaken in an at- •Many popular wedding tion, causing the car to move back. this phase passes. ‘‘They had just returned after buy- tempt to save the endangered venues do not have any • The boy is currently out on bail Since he was unable to apply the This particular plane- ing medicine at a nearby pharmacy flora and fauna around the booking after July 23 brakes on time, the car mowed into tary alignment is said to oc- and were entering their home when river. Urbanisation, felling of Uday Shankar Mariam and her children. cur once in 12 years. Popu- they were hit,’’ the officer said. The bours. ‘‘The accused’s father is dead. trees, pollution and chemical impact of the car was so severe that all He lives with his four elder brothers,’’ The accused’s family is yet to ex- effluence in the river has lar wedding reception ven- tween July 21 and October one should also avoid buy- three sustained injuries to the brain. a police officer added. plain how he managed to procure the dealt a lethal blow to more ues like the Ashoka Hotel 19. ‘‘We are also looking af- ing property or moving into ‘‘Mariam has also had injuries on her He said the accused was arrested keys to the car. ‘‘The brother says he than 35 eco-systems compris- convention hall and restau- ter the DLF Golf Club and a new house,’’ said Acharya hand,’’ the officer added. but released on bail. ‘‘The accused’s did not give him the key. None of the ing several thousand plant rants like Phulwari, DLF Delhi Golf Club. Things are Vikramaditya of The incident occured at 9:30 pm in elder brother stood as his surety,’’ the other family members are offering an and animals species strug- Golf Club and Delhi Golf not very different there,’’ Vivekanand Yuvashram. Abul Fazal Enclave, Part-I. The ac- officer said.At the time of the inci- explanation. The accused too is un- gling for survival in the river. club do not have any reser- he said. Astrologer Shashi Walia cused and the victims were neigh- dent, the police said, the accused’s willing to talk to us,’’ the officer said. The project aims to save vations after July 23. Jupiter enters the house agreed. He said despite nearly 8,200 biotic communi- ‘‘Our convention hall is of Leo on July 23. As- Jupiter being in the fifth ties in the river that are on normally reserved two trologers say this does not house for over a year,things 5 of family the verge of extinction be- years in advance. But I see bode too well for those plan- will brighten for prospec- Girl, chauffeur kill themselves cause of the highly toxic wa- there is nothing scheduled ning to get married. While tive couples once Venus en- end lives ter and soil. after July 23. The next malefic Jupiter stays in Leo ters the house of Libra TIMES NEWS NETWORK the car with the two bodies ‘‘We are also trying to raise reservation for a wedding is August 31, 2004, the worst around October 5. Crime of passion? a gene bank of species of for October 20,’’ said phase will be between July ‘‘Along with Jupiter, in it. According to witness- TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: When Tejna es, Kumar’s body was in the high quality agricultural Ashoka Hotel spokesperson 23 and October 7. Venus is considered vivaha- (20) left for her tuition class •Girl and family chauffer New Delhi: In a tragic in- plants which have been grow- Manjula Arun. ‘‘Jupiter is basically a karaka, or related to wed- found dead in car driver’s seat, while Tejna on Saturday morning, it was lying in the rear seat. cident, five members of a ing along the river, but are Mehrauli picnic huts beneficial planet, but dings. While Jupiter in Leo was to be the last time her •The driver’ wife is alleg- The police was informed family committed suicide perishing because of the tox- general manager N K Simhasta Brihaspati is a malefic, aspects of family saw her alive. ing that the two were about the suicide at 10.10 after they failed to repay a icity,’’ says C R Babu, the di- Khanna also confirmed the (Jupiter in Leo) is consid- Venus can soften the ef- The second year Econom- having an affair am. debt of Rs 20,000 to their rector of Centre for Environ- trend. He said there was ered bad for certain activi- fect,’’ said astrologer Pan- ics (Hons) student and her The two had drank sul- ‘‘The family had rushed creditor who had set Satur- mental Management of De- hardly any business be- ties. Apart from weddings, dit Mahendra Mishra. driver Anil Kumar (32) were • phas, a pesticide the two to a private hospital day as the deadline to re- graded Eco-systems. found dead in a white Mit- ‘‘The project not only has • The driver had called nearby. But the girl died in turn the money. subishi Lancer.The two had the car,while the driver died Ramkishen (50) and his environmental value. We ex- allegedly committed sui- the family before he at the clinic,’’ a police offi- wife Ramkali (40), belong- pect students, scholars and cide. drank the poison cer said. ing to Sonepat, ended their scientists to visit the site Deputy commissioner of • Tejna had already con- The bodies were sent for lives on Friday night on from an educational view police (northwest), Sanjay sumed the pesticide by autopsy to Babu Jagjivan the railway track in point,’’ says Savita Bhandari, Singh, said Tejna and Ku- then Ram Hospital and were Narela. They also tied DDA director (landscape). mar consumed sulphas, a handed over to the family in their two sons, Ashok (18), The plan includes planting pesticide. police station. A local officer the evening. Niranjan (12) and daugh- trees, changing soil, building Kumar had apparently said: ‘‘The suicide must Tejna was a resident of ter Priyanka (15), to the lakes and water bodies. called Tejna’s parents to in- have been committed Farmers Apartment in Sec- tracks. form them of their inten- around 9.30 am when Tejna, tor-13, Rohini. Her father, A suicide note in the tions before committing sui- a student at Guru Gobind Rajvir Singh, is a building form of a stamp paper affi- cide. Singh College in Pitampura, contractor. Kumar has been davit was recovered from While Tejna’s parents was going for her tuitions to in their employment for Ramkishen’s pocket. The were in state of shock and Shalimar Bagh. over two years. letter said that they owed avoided the media, Kumar’s “Kumar was driving the Kumar, a native of Rs 20,000 to Bakhtawarmal wife Babli alleged that the car. She consumed the poi- Samaipur Badli was living Verma of Sonepat. Verma two were having an affair. son first and kumar con- in a rented accommodation had allegedly hiked the The police is ascertaining sumed it after calling Tej- in Rajapur Village, Rohini, rate of interest from two the veracity of Babli’s state- na’s parents.’’ with his wife Babli and their per cent to five per cent. He ment. Tejna’s family rushed to six-year-old son. The couple had also threatened them A case of suicide has been the spot, opposite Wazirpur had been married for eight with dire consequences if registered in Keshavpuram bus depot where they found years. they did not pay up.
Vehicle lifters held: With the arrest of nine persons on Thurs- day, the central district police claimed to have busted a gang of autolifters and recovered 20 stolen vehicles. They used to oper- ate in west and northwest Delhi and with their arrests, six cases were solved. TNN
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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER TIMES FLYING COLOURS OF DELHI Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Arunachal,As- Three more held in DDA scam NATIONAL sam and Meghalaya, Nagaland - Manipur - Mizoram - Mumbai: I-A 0700, Tripura, West Bengal and Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, TIMES NEWS NETWORK chairman Subhash Sharma. lift illegally.As per our inves- Walking Bihar, Uttaranchal, Himachal, J&K, east Madhya Pradesh, Maha- 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, rashtra and Goa, Chattisgarh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, coastal and An officer said: ‘‘Sharma was tigation, Sharma had de- 2300 Jet Air 0650, south interior Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep. Mainly dry New Delhi: The Central Bu- the chairperson of the manding Rs 20 to 25 lakh for 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, weather will prevail over the rest of the country. 1935, 2030, 2200, reau of Investigation (CBI) NDMC before joining the not demolishing the lift,’’ an away with Sahara 0700,1800, 2025 INDIA WORLD has arrested three more per- DDA.’’ officer said. KOLKATA: I-A 0700, Max Min Max Min Max Min 1600★★,1700,1945 sons in connection with the Delhi 33 19 Guwahati n.a. 21 Amsterdam 08 01 Anil Wadhwa and Pradeep With the help of Kaushik, Jet Air 0600, 1720, corruption case, involving Kapoor, who have been ar- Sharma allegedly fixed the Sahara 0620,1915 Mumbai 33 27 Dehradun 29 14 Bahrain 31 22 prizes CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 38 28 Hyd’bad 39 24 Bangkok 36 28 senior Delhi Development rested, are the partners of a deal at Rs 10 lakh. The CBI ★★★ Kolkata 34 24 Indore 37 18 Beijing 21 04 0640,0955 Authority (DDA) officials. M/s APY Hoteliers and De- are yet to arrest Wadhwa and colourful crowd gath- 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 33 22 Jaipur 37 23 Chicago 08 02 One of the accused is a for- 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 38 25 Lucknow 37 18 Geneva 09 03 velopers who are construct- Kapoor’s third partner, Yash ered at Lifestyle, BANGALORE: T’puram 34 25 Patna 35 21 Hong Kong 28 22 mer clerk working with the ing a restaurant-cum-bar in Minocha. Gurgaon, on Satur- I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 38 19 Rajkot 38 23 London 17 06 A New Delhi Municipal Corpo- Paschim Vihar. The CBI said Kaushik and Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 34 26 Shimla 21 07 Los Angeles 18 11 day to try their luck and Sahara 0725, 1745 Pune 34 19 Srinagar 13 04 Moscow 05 01 ration (NDMC). The CBI said This is the third case Kapoor were arrested after Win With The Times. HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 Ved Prakash Kaushik, the which the CBI has registered several NDMC files were GOA: I-A 1200, Singer and lead guitarist Sahara 1200 TRAIN RESERVATIONS clerk, was a conduit on be- against Sharma. ‘‘Wadhwa seized from their premises Bobby Cash was there to KULU: Jagson 0630, half of former DDA vice- and Kapoor’s company is car- during raids conducted last 0650, 1215 ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2000 hrs. on give away the prizes to the AHMEDABAD: 05.04.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. rying out construction work night. All the three have been chosen few. I-A 0600,1700★★1845, at Rajendra Mahavira Tower- sent to CBI’s custody till Shashi Munjal won the Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl II where they have installed a April 10. GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH first prize, a Whirlpool I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 06.04 07.04 09.04 08.04 microwave owen, and Neer- ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 02.05 30.04 08.04 av Kumar and Nirmal Singer Bobby Cash (right) presents a Whirlpool microwave Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 09.04 28.04 27.04 27.04 oven to Shashi Munjal at Lifestyle, Gurgaon, on Saturday. Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST walked away with Nike Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Kolkata Rajdhani 08.04 08.04 16.04 — vouchers. 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 that makes it read for casion were full of praise Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 06.04 16.04 09.04 14.05 When asked what he longer duration.’’ for the recently launched (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 08.04 08.04 07.04 13.05 Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 08.04 07.04 14.05 thought about the new all- Cash, too replied in a sim- all-colour Delhi edition of INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 13.04 08.04 16.04 colour The Times of India ilar vein when he said: ‘‘It The Times of India. 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 06.04 06.04 09.04 edition, Shashi Munjal said: BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 11.04 08.04 07.04 07.04 brings colour to our lives They also appreciated the Thai Air 0010 (TG-316), 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 26.05 08.05 ‘‘It is more attractive that every day.’’ new look given to Times A-I 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 23.04 21.04 09.05 any other newspaper and People present on the oc- House. FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2554 Vaishali Exp 07.04 16.04 09.04 28.05 0305 (LH-761) 2816 Puri Exp — 07.04 17.04 23.04 AMSTERDAM: 2802 Purshottam Exp — 23.04 07.04 21.04 KLM 0745 (KL-476) 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 27.04 20.04 18.04 LONDON: British Air 4230 Lucknow Mail 09.04 11.04 13.04 14.04 0210 (BA-142) WEST PARIS: Air France 2904 Golden Temple Mail 07.04 07.04 07.04 28.04 Gangster’s autopsy 0040 (AF-147), 2926 Paschim Exp 06.04 24.04 N.A. 02.06 A-I 0735 (AI-141) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 06.04 09.04 07.04 — SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 06.04 07.04 07.04 — Airlines 2315 (SQ-407), 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 01.05 17.04 10.04 I-A 0050 (IC-855) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 20.05 15.06 08.05 delayed by 3 days HONG KONG/OSAKA: 2916 Ashram Exp 06.04 16.04 07.04 07.04 A-I 2320 (AI-318) SOUTH TIMES NEWS NETWORK the deceased’s wife and fa- 2616 G T Exp 06.04 06.04 07.04 07.04 ROME/GENEVA: ther met the MS and request- A-I 0350 (AI-171) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 07.04 06.04 16.04 07.04 New Delhi: A lot of drama 2432 Trivandrum Raj 06.04 N.A. N.A. — ed him to handover the body AIR INDIA 2626 Kerala Exp — 08.04 09.04 24.04 preceded the autopsy of for cremation. 2618 Mangala Exp — 03.06 03.06 22.04 AHMEDABAD: gangster Charanjit Singh But Mehra did not allow 0120 (AI 610) 2628 Karnataka Exp — 06.04 06.04 08.04 alias Bittoo, gunned down by MUMBAI: 0615 (AI 140), 2724 A P Exp 06.04 16.04 08.04 07.04 for the autopsy even then. 0700 (AI 170), 1855 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 07.04 02.06 06.05 — crime branch team in Rohini The matter was reported to (AI 301), 2145 (AI 319) 7022 Dakshin Express — 07.04 — 06.04 on Wednesday night. No. of passengers dealt on 04.04.2003 (Delhi Area): 65,294 (N. Rly. Area) the police who sought princi- A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 2,40,274 It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all While the gangster’s fami- pal secretary’s (health) inter- (Air.)25652050, British Air: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: ly was kept waiting for the 23323310, Singapore Airlines computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. vention. 23356286, Thai Air: 3323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) body for three days, the prin- The principal secretary cipal secretary (health) had clarified that the power to to intervene to get the autop- constitute the medical board Pulse polio programme today sy started on Saturday rested with the police, the evening. It is alleged that sub-divisional magistrate New Delhi: The next phase of the Pulse Polio Immunisation Anil Mehra, the medical su- and the court. Programme (PPIP) will be organised on Sunday under which perintendent (MS) of Sanjay The MS has no authority to children upto the age of five years will be administered pulse Gandhi Memorial Hospital, stop the autopsy, the officer polio drops. On Saturday, Delhi state chief minister Sheila refused to conduct autopsy. said, directing to initiate the Dikshit launched the programme. State health minister A K Bittoo, who extorted mon- procedure. Walia, Dr Burk Holder of WHO Maria Calivis of UNICEF and ey from traders in northwest But the MS did not report- principal health secretary S P Aggarwal were present.TNN and east Delhi areas, was edly communicate the direc- killed in an encounter by a tion to his subordinates and crime branch team led by in- the gangster’s body kept ly- spector Jasvir Singh Malik. ing in the mortuary. According to crime branch A medical board of three officials, ‘‘the MS directed to doctors, P C Dikshit, B N stall the autopsy till the Acharya and Rahul Puniya, board was constituted.’’ was constituted and the au- This went on for a day and topsy started at 7.30 pm.
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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 5 BJP failed in Gujarat: Manmohan LET’S TALK MONEY Hooked: A new innings for Gavaskar junior Ahmedabad: Senior Con- the right leadership and di- PTI gress leader Manmohan rection.’’ Singh charged that Singh said the BJP ‘‘needs to the BJP has not been able to He splurges on shed its communal agenda to project the right image. ‘‘Gu- put Gujarat on a progressive jarat has everything except path’’. confidence of the investors, Singh said the riots had and confidence is very fick- Armani, Ferrari... tarnished the image of the le...When people go to the CM Ajit Ninan country. ‘‘Gujarat has every- to discuss the development of hen Lalit Suri thing...What it needs is a gov- ports, he talks about starting came from ernment which can provide cruise tours.’’ TNN WRawalpindi to Del- hi after Partition, he was only a few months old. Suri went to school and college here and later graduated in automation engineering from the UK. He owns Bharat Hotels, which runs seven properties under the Grand banner including the Grand Intercontinen- tal. He was elected a Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh last year. Are you a saver or spender? Both. But I don’t buy on an impulse, and I like to save to build assets. Sachin with his wife Anjali at the wedding reception of Sunil Gavaskar’s son Rohan and bride Swati in Mumbai on Friday. How much money do you have in your wallet? Rs 5,000, which is roughly what I carry. Do you have any credit cards? Many.I use four or five regularly. Second tape on Maya to embarrass BJP Is there anything you splurge on? I like to spend on myself. Clothes, watches, pens and TIMES NEWS NETWORK against Lord Rama and BJP are few quotes which would (EC) by a delegation of JNU Dalit leader Sangh Priya surely end up souring its re- students demanding cancel- cars...I have a huge collection of watches, I wear Lucknow: After the heat Armani, Versace and Prada, and I carry a Mont Blanc Gautam, now a minister in lations with the BJP.It is due lation of BSP’s recognition that the first Mayawati tape pen. Frankly, cars are my weakness. I love sport the Vajpayee government. to sensitive nature of her ut- as a national political party. generated, another tape on models — I have a Ferrari, Lamborghini and a sports The Tape Two is an exten- terances, the Samajwadi Par- Since the tape is yet to be the Uttar Pradesh chief min- model Merc. ister is likely to kick up more sion of Tape One, which was ty (SP), which had submitted released, no BJP state leader Have you ever been hard up? storm. The sequel is set to shot on February 11, 2001 in the first tape to the UP Gov- is ready to react. The BSP has Not really.I come from a very well to do family of cause a major embarrass- Ambedkarnagar during the ernor Vishnu Kant Shasti, so termed Tape Two as another Rawalpindi. The only time was when as a student I ment to the BJP,her coalition inauguration of BSP’s Poor- far refrained from releasing attempt by the SP to desta- went to a London casino and ran out of money. partner in Uttar Pradesh. vanchal office, and contains the second one. bilise its coalition govern- Do you own any property? Unlike Tape One, which remaining portions of her But the SP chief Mulayam ment. ‘As it is from the same My house in Panchsheel Park. And the properties my showed Mayawati asking speech which were hitherto Singh Yadav stated in Ballia concocted tape, who would company owns — in Indian cities and some abroad. money from party MPs and not released. The TNN is in on Thursday that the party believe it? Moreover, this Do you dabble in shares? legislators, Mayawati Tape possession of the Mayawati would release the second speech was made on Febru- Not anymore — I am stuck with some I bought. I have Two deals with sensitive is- Expose Two video tape. tape shortly. Interestingly, a ary 11, 2001 when neither the burnt my fingers, but I won’t again. sues like religion, Hindu The 51-minute video tape copy of the Maya Tape Two party had any alliance with What has been your worst and best investment ? mythology, rituals, idol wor- is repetition of her speech has already been submitted the BJP nor it was in power,’’ A friend who I was very close to, let me down. He shipping, her remarks aired earlier. However, there to the Election Commission said a BSP minister. turned out to be someone not worth knowing. He was a poor investment. My wife Jyotsna has given me the greatest happiness, giving me my big happy family, be- Crisis in Bihar Samata Party ing a good mother to my children and a good friend to me. She is my best investment. Patna: The shadow-boxing K Sinha from the post of the The most extravagant thing you ever bought? between Samata party lead- leader of the legislative My property in Srinagar, which I have not closed ers George Fernandes and council. They objected to the down in the belief that Kashmir will one day be peace- Nitish Kumar on Saturday submission made on behalf ful. A lot of people tell me it’s a bad investment. returned to haunt the outfit of Fernandes before the EC What is the most important lesson you have in Bihar with a majority of that the Bihar state commit- learnt about money? MLAs adopting a censure tee, ‘‘dissolved’’ in January One should have enough to have a comfortable life. resolution against the party this year by MPs loyal to rail- Work hard, work honestly and the money will come. I president for ‘‘promoting way minister Nitish Kumar, have no love for money, but I am a workaholic. I am anti-party activities’’. has not been dissolved. PTI willing to give up my money for peace, health and Twenty-five of the 28 happiness. MLAs, who held an emer- Sanghamitra Chakraborty gency meeting here, ‘‘re- moved’’ Fernandes’ loyalist P
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For a share of Is more news on television good news? the ad pie.. s the Rs 6000 crore ad News channels are making news. Some new ones have already hit our TV screens, some are on their way and some old ones have got a new look. pie large enough to sus- I tain a slew of new Sunday Times surfs across channels to find out if television has space for so much current affairs programming channels? Meenakshi Mad- reaking news is mak- gramme on 24X7. ets will be able to hang masses, so hard news will hvani, CEO, Carat, a media ing news. A clutch of ●Sahara promises a bou- Channel-Speak: Viewers, spot the difference out there.’’ always be a priority.That’s company, strikes a pes- B news channels — quet of seven regional But viewers couldn’t re- the only way to become a simistic note. “News chan- nels grossed between Rs “new, improved” — have news channels by July- ally care. ‘‘News is not like leader and stay on top.’’ 250-300 crore in 2002. Even burst on to TV screens. Oth- August with local news soap. Only those that give Viewer as king? ers are coming soon. View- networks from 31 cities. balanced reports will sur- if they were to earn an ad- ers are waiting. ‘‘In the new ‘‘There’s a lack of local NDTV 24x7 HEADLINES TODAY vive. Anyway, I don’t like Yes, says Headline Today’s ditional Rs 330 crore this maze, I wonder if they will coverage on news chan- English, for the ‘classes’ The Promise: switching channels while Krishnan. ‘‘Viewers will year, keeping a 15 per cent be able to give us the quality nels. Hopefully, the chan- NDTV INDIA Instant news watching news,’’ says Rao. reign supreme in an envi- growth rate in mind, the one sees in international nels will take care of Hindi, for the ‘masses’ • Slick, smart and Infotaiment as ronment where content will money would not be suffi- news channels like BBC,’’ that,’’ says Arundhati The Promise: Journalists, well-scripted format news? drive their choice. In such a cient to sustain five new says couch potato Raghu Saxena a college student. not news readers scenario, it would be impor- national channels.” Rao. ● Headlines Today the Fleet of helicopters to Views differ. NDTsV tant for broadcasters to un- Others believe news ● • is all for individuality Star News in Hindi is here English news channel derstand the viewers need channels will follow the get the news first and claims that ‘‘news Aaj Tak Hindi path and — glitches and all. Star is not from Aaj Tak will come while planning and design- SAHARA SAMAY covers everything’’. break even within the first willing to comment, but live on April 7. Says G. ing content.’’ If you are a pay viewers say they are not im- Krishnan, CEO TV To- The Promise: The junta Headline Today’s Kr- year itself. Anand Bhard- channel being a part of a pressed. day Net- channel ishnan too says, ‘‘We waj, senior associate direc- STAR NEWS bouquet helps. So NDTV has ‘‘They are too work Lim- The Promise: • 7 news channels from define news to suit the tor, Lowe maintains,”Ad- viewer. It should be of joined the Sony bandwagon. fresh,’’ says ited, ‘‘The Infotainment Hindi belt vertisers have always oper- relevance to our target Now if you opt for Sony-Dis- ated on the basis of offer- Arvind Ti- DEEP channel is • ‘Everything’ makes • Reporters in remote wari who meant for interiors of UP,Bihar, MP audience and meet covery’s One Alliance with ing alternative fares for news their information spends hours FOCUS people for and Rajasthan Set Max, AXN and HBO you high and low viewership watching TV whom • Coiffeured anchors needs. So we cover get NDTV. categories. every time is news from diverse Free-to-air news channels Aaj Tak started the trend evening. ‘‘Anyway, unless a precious, but want to fields such as business, have an obvious advantage. of moving away from sports, health, enter- channel gives quality cover- know everything that is Zee accepts that it cannot multinationals and allow- ZEE NEWS DD tainment, stocks.’’Sa- age with good presentation of interest to them.’’ match viwership with free- ing the smaller retailers to — which is lacking in most ●The smart studios in • Old and reliable hara is more categori- hop aboard. This trend is The Promise: ‘Speed to-air channels. ‘‘We cannot cases — more news channels shades of crimson, red, • Widest reach cal. Says Ghosh, ‘‘The expected to continue and with Credibility’ match eyeballs with Aaj will not really make a differ- steel grey and yellow at • On the makeover mode moment we see news as already NDTV is promis- • Target — masses, Tak,’’ says Saxena. ‘‘They ence,’’ Zee News are “a reflec- not classes entertainment it be- ing a specific ● NDTV 24X7 (English) and tion of the channel’s new comes nonsensical. The have DD as their competi- Delhi feed for local adver- NDTV India (Hindi) with A brighter and bolder im- treatment of news and tors.’’ And Sahara, which is tisers. R Rehman’s signature will age,’’ says Alka Saxena, presentation is impor- also free-to-air. They are go- Media analyst Iqbal Mal- go on air from April 14. editor, Zee News. (As told to STOI by the channel spokespersons) tant. We are hitting 100 ing about winning viewers hotra, chairman AIM, ‘‘Rehman is somebody who’s Enough eyeballs to categories of advertisers are coming out. It’s the same plus Times Graphic plus news items every in their own way. ‘‘Our says, “Traditionally news always done his own thing, attracted to news channels with news channels. There’s people and just 20-odd news day and it’s not entertain- strength will be our city spe- channels have been sub- grab? ment. News as entertain- and as an organisation that’s because of the higher return space, the market is grow- channels. There’s desperate cific news. Ask your cable sidised by entertainment need to cover the happen- ment has never worked and exactly what NDTV does,’’ ‘‘Yes, there’s certainly a on investment offered. More ing.’’ operator you want to watch channels. But today, sever- players will only expand the Sahara echoes him. ‘‘The ings,’’ says national channel never will.’’ says chief executive produc- very big market waiting to only Agra and Varanasi al media groups are start- er Radhika Roy.Prannoy Roy be tapped,’’ says Krishnan. news market.’’ Zee’s Saxena US with a population of 250 head Arup Ghosh, but adds Zee’s Saxena is more in news you can get it.’’ ing channels to acquire po- will be back and Shekhar ‘‘The news channel market agrees: ‘‘There are so many million has some 90 news ‘‘There will be a shake-out. tune with Sahara: ‘‘We want litical clout.” Gupta will do a weekly pro- has been on the upswing. All newspapers, yet more keep channels. We have a billion Only those with deep pock- to remain a channel of the Rachna Subramanian Rashme Sehgal
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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 9 Science is Number One for students and parents Mission Iraq waits By Bonita Baruah cipal, Springdales. Here, the Scramble for science ready to take no for an an- the last few years towards for MEA’s go-ahead TIMES NEWS NETWORK number of students in the swer; They have asked for an giving a low priority to the commerce section has gone appointment with the prin- humanities,’’ says Bose. ‘‘A New Delhi: It’s science and •Many students change schools if they are denied the By Mohit Dubey a day. down from 50 to 30 since last cipal again, and are ready to lot of prestige is associated only science they want. subject TIMES NEWS NETWORK City mission co-ordinator year. But there are 90 sci- beg, plead and go to any with science.’’ Notwithstanding marks or and a reputed ophthalmolo- ence students. •Schools have increased their science sections lengths. Their last recourse: ‘‘Parents feel their chil- Kanpur: A goodwill mission whether they have a head gist Mahmood H Rehmani from the state to war-bat- for it. Come admission time, Mother’s International change schools. dren have better job also admitted of some glitch- •Parents feel there are better job prospects tered Iraq has been grounded and there is a big scramble has had to increase their sci- In fact, a science stream prospects if they take up sci- es, but said these were minor two days before take-off. for science among class X ence sections to three. Com- •Commerce has taken a backseat with option of has become so important ence and then get a techni- irritants that would be sorted The mission, aimed at pro- pass-outs. merce and arts each have biotech and IT opening up that many students change cal degree,’’ says Chona. out in a few days. viding succour to the Iraqis, Every year, school princi- one. ‘‘At one time, commerce schools if they are denied it. Parents put a lot of pres- was to be spearheaded by a On Friday night, the Em- pals are bombarded with re- was very popular, but now Most schools decide the sure on children as well as six science sections, five that aptitude is not exactly 32-member pan-Indian team, bassy of the Republic of Iraq quests from parents who there is a definite trend to- stream for students on the the school, admit principals. commerce and two arts. The what matters for most par- including 12 city medicos. had given the green signal for want their children to be ad- wards science,’’ says vice- basis of pre-boards and Schools try to resist it, but if trend is the same in most of ents. So lobbying for this all- But the mission has been de- the visit. mitted into the science principal P L Bhola. ‘‘The Class IX performances, but they do give in, the results Delhi’s elite schools. important stream begins layed for want of clearance In a letter, Maan Abrahim, stream. majority of students want there are some who admit are mostly disastrous, they What makes the stream so much in advance. from the Syrian authorities a senior official of the Iraqi Commerce, the number science. Commerce is their on the basis of the board re- say. alluring: ‘‘Early gratifica- For Rekha Sharma, it’s and the ministry of external embassy, informed about the one option in the last few second choice, and it’s most- sults, like Vasant Valley. As for the arts? Bose says affairs, sources said. clearance by his government. years, is finding fewer tak- ly children whose parents tion,’’ says Shyama Chona of admission time once again ‘‘There are so many op- her best students are in the N A Farooqui, director of He requested the mission ers. With biotech and IT are in business.’’ DPS, RKP.It’s the domino ef- for her daughter, Prerna. tions nowadays for a science humanities, but as Tanuja, a health projects for Jamiat- leader to ‘‘inform them of the beckoning, science is the Delhi Public School, R K fect: You score more, can She and her husband have student,’’ says Sharma. ‘‘It’s class X student says, ‘‘Sci- Ulama-i-Hind — the organi- date of their arrival in Syria preferred choice once again. Puram, has 18 science sec- compete with cut-off marks met the principal four times. not fair to deny her if she ence is prestigious. Only sation co-ordinating the so that officials of the Iraqi ‘‘There is a greater clam- tions, four commerce and in colleges and there are bet- Their daughter’s name does does well in the boards.’’ those who can’t get into sci- peace efforts in India — said, government are there to re- our for science subjects this two arts. Delhi Public ter job prospects. not even figure on the wait- ‘‘There is a general trend ence or commerce go for ‘‘We need to fulfill some lo- ceive them at Damascus air- year,’’ says Jyoti Bose, prin- School, Mathura Road, has Hardly surprising then ing list, but they are not in the education system over arts.’’ gistical requirements.’’ port’’. Talking to Times News Among the volunteers are Network over the phone from people from Hyderabad, Mobs clash with Delhi, Farooqui said that req- Mumbai, Delhi and Kerala. Troubled times: Can India fight the IT backlash? uisitioning of the DC-10, the A truck full of medicines police in Dariapur cargo aircraft which would — mainly antibiotics, lo- By R Edwin Sudhir and the Netherlands. The TIMES NEWS NETWORK carry the 22-tonne consign- tions, IV drugs, drips, band- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Turmoil abroad ministry will also work with ment of medicines and a ages, life-saving drugs and in- Deepak Harichandan the industry on meeting the March 27, 2003: 13 employees of i-flex Solutions Ahmedabad: Tension team of doctors, was in jections — was despatched Bangalore: A few black • visa requirements in differ- held for questioning by Dutch authorities for alleged gripped sensitive Dariapur process, and the plane was from Kanpur on Saturday sheep in the Indian Informa- ent countries and ensuring visa violation; Senthil Kumar, London-based CEO area when residents clashed likely to come from Dubai in evening to Delhi. tion Technology fraternity that they are obeyed scrupu- of i-Flex BV, the Netherlands subsidiary, detained with the police on Friday. could well click doom for lously. for investigation in the UK The police had to fire one everybody.Indian profession- On its own initiative, Nass- als in European and South- round in the air and burst 50 •March 9, 2003: Several Indian IT professionals com is planning to sensitise teargas shells to bring the East Asian markets are now political establishments, facing, according to some in- harassed, handcuffed and detained for several hours situation under control. diplomatic missions and im- Five policemen sustained dustry watchers, a systemat- December 13, 2002: Chairman and MD of Polaris • migration authorities in the minor injuries in the inci- ic backlash by economies Software Arun Jain and his team of senior executives US and the UK about various down in the slump. detained by the Indonesian police on a commercial dent. Sources said the near- IT business models in India. riot situation was the result Even as i-flex Solutions dispute By outlining the benefits of scrambled to mobilise the re- G.B. of local police’s attempts to the BPO sector in India, stop roadside food stalls from lease of its Senthil Kumar, Nasscom hopes that the Indi- doubts were raised whether operating beyond midnight. ing the number of H1 visas newal of special work per- on visa regulations. IT minis- an IT-enabled services indus- these were isolated instances Around 11.45 p.m. on Fri- from October 2003 and its mits to technology profes- ter Arun Shourie has an- try do not suffer any major of high-handedness by police day a police mobile van dreaded New Jersey Bill, sionals outside the non-EU nounced that the ministry reverses in the near future. officials in some countries. reached the Charwad area in which seeks to prevent out- region. In fact, its Green will work with the National These efforts, however, will Were these dangerous por- Dariapur, where numerous sourcing of government Card Scheme, launched with Association of Software and pay off only if companies tents that may affect the cred- temporary food stalls were work from India, is on the much fanfare to attract Indi- Service Companies (Nass- themselves don’t give room ibility of the Indian software operating. On being asked to cards. Telecom unions in the ans, will be withdrawn from com) to jointly provide an es- for crackdowns (see ‘Indian industry? close shop the stall owners United Kingdom have threat- July 31 this year. cort service to every software Ingenuity’). In fact, the i-flex incident is protested along with some lo- ened to go on strike against India Inc’s damage control professional who goes out to (With inputs from Gaurav only the most recent case of cal residents who were buy- British Telecom’s decision to has been swift and multi- such countries as Germany Bhagowati, Delhi) foreign governments flexing ing eatables then. move BPO jobs to India. pronged. The government their legal muscles and Similarly, there has been says it will provide an ‘‘es- cracking down on Indian growing pressure on the Ger- cort service’’ to its software software companies (see man government to stop re- professionals to guide them ‘Trouble Abroad’). And the unabashed wooing of Indian IT talent is a thing of the past. The US is reduc-
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10 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 INDIA Scientists for unmanned mission to moon Killer flu is giving TIMES NEWS NETWORK the session were S M Chitre, portant milestone. In the War against Pak-sponsored Jayant Narlikar, Yash Pal next phase, ISRO will submit Mumbai: India’s plan to and M G K Menon. the proposal to the Centre for launch an unmanned scien- Chitre told Times News its approval. Prime Minister tific mission to the moon re- airline crew jitters Network: ‘‘The scientific Atal Bihari Vajpayee has al- ceived a major boost on Fri- terror is India’s alone: Sinha community has backed the ready favoured the project . By Shobha John in turn should alert the day with the country’s top mission and there was ab- Once the Centre clears the By Aunohita Mojumdar the international commu- pressure on Pakistan, but TIMES NEWS NETWORK ground staff. scientists giving it the green solutely no voice of dissent.’’ project, the mission will be TIMES NEWS NETWORK nity has accepted that Pak- it has not been effective. Another pilot said he was New Delhi: India has not signal at a meeting held in He said students from vari- launched either in 2008 or istan is guilty of cross-bor- India doesn’t want to nervous of the Singapore- been hit by the SARS (Severe Bangalore. ous technical and scientific 2009. The rocket to be used New Delhi: External af- der terrorism. We are vic- hold talks until Pakistan Bangkok flight which mainly Acute Respiratory Syn- The meeting, organised by institutes like the IITs will be for this flight will be the Po- fairs minister Yashwant tims of this. There cannot has created the climate. carried ethnic populations drome) yet, but airlines crew, the Indian Space Research invited to participate in the lar Satellite Launch Vehicle Sinha is unfazed by recent be a balance between a vic- Doesn’t this run the risk such as Thais, Chinese, etc who are among the first to Organisation (ISRO), dis- project. and the lift-off will be from remarks from Washington, tim and an assailant. We of escalating the situa- who may be harbouring the cussed a report prepared by a The approval of the scien- the Satish Dhawan Space which suggest a softening have always said that India tion? come in contact with trav- virus. ‘‘At least passengers task force. Among the 100 sci- tific community means that Centre, Sriharikota, near of approach towards Pak- is in a different league, be it No, I think it has been an ellers, are edgy about getting have the choice of not travel- entists who participated in the project has crossed an im- Chennai. istan. In an interview to in economic strength, mili- effective policy so far. It has caught in the cross-fire. ling; we don’t,’’ he said. The Times of India, he de- tary prowess or our stand- created the desired impact Many are reluctant to fly to A-I has already curtailed nies this is a setback for In- countries in Southeast Asia two flights, one each to Hong dian foreign policy and Indo-Pak freeze which have been afflicted by Kong and Bangkok. It has says the fight against cross- this disease. ‘‘I definitely also placed an embargo on border terrorism has to be • The international com- don’t want to be the one to get the free tickets to the staff on fought and won by India munity has realised Pak- this flu to India,’’ says a pilot the Singapore-Hong Kong alone. istan is responsible for wryly. What has been the cross-border terror An Indian Commercial Pi- achievement of our for- lots Association (ICPA) Reluctant takeoff eign policy? • We are the victims spokesman confirmed there A major success is that was nervousness among pi- the international commu- • Many countries are put- lots about flying to places nity has realised that Pak- ting pressure on Pakistan, where this virulent form of istan is responsible for but it has not been very pneumonia had struck. ICPA cross-border terror. Many effective members are in consultation countries have said Pak- with each other to decide the istan should desist from ing in the world. to a large extent. When we future course of action. sponsoring terrorism. Has When you say that India say that terrorism and dia- Another pilot said, ‘‘I am it stopped it from doing so? should not depend on logue cannot go together, scared. Flights which were • Many airlines crew are No. Will it stop Pakistan in anybody else, aren’t you we are being pragmatic. normally overbooked and future? One cannot be sure. edgy about contracting actually admitting that Suppose we were talking where passengers had to be the flu from travellers This’s why the war against foreign policy has not and the Nadimarg mas- offloaded and put on other terrorism will have to be been able to deliver on sacre takes place, what flights, now barely have 50-60 • An otherwise lucrative fought and won by India. this front? would be the first impulse? passengers.’’ He has a flight sector, flying to South- The US continues to treat You don‘t expect me to To break off talks. So in scheduled for mid-April to east Asia has now be- India and Pakistan with order to have a sustained Singapore, but he’s now come a tense affair an even hand. Will this say ‘yes’ to this, do you? But our foreign policy has dialogue and to arrive at ready to exchange this lucra- change in the future? a long-term solution, ter- tive sector with anybody will- • Crew and staff asked I think any country been effective in convinc- to keep a watch on pas- ing the international com- rorism should be brought ing to go there. which tries to balance Pak- to an end by Pakistan and a That seems easier said sengers, but haven’t istan with India is making munity.We are assured that been provided masks for many countries are putting proper climate created. than done now. Incase he had a grievous mistake because to make that trip, he would protection prefer not to have a night halt 6 hurt in J&K blast: Six persons, including four BSF men, there. were injured when militants triggered an improvised explosive That would ensure he did- sector.Its spokesman said the device in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. n’t come in contact with hotel load factor on A-I planes to S- Two of the BSF personnel are stated to be critical. TNN staff and citizens who may E Asia had dropped by 25 per be harbouring the virus, he cent due to cancellations. says. And yes, shopping Crew and staff at airports would definitely be given the had been told to keep a watch go-by. on passengers found sneez- An I-A spokesman said the ing and coughing. airlines had no plans yet to Asked if the crew them- curtail any of the 48 weekly selves needed protection in flights to Bangkok, Kuala the form of masks, Dr A K Di- Lumpur and Singapore. An I- wan of I-A said, ‘‘No, that A crew said he had received would create panic. Normal instructions from the man- fumigation of planes is done agement regarding passen- every 5-6 days and more of- gers travelling to Singapore, ten, if required.’’ a high-risk country. It said He said till the first case of any crew suspecting a pas- SARS is not found in India, senger of having SARS, these measures would be should notify the pilot, who enough.
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CAPITAL NOTEBOOK Beijing blues Arrest infighting, indiscipline: Advani tells workers PTI THE outbreak of Ajit Ninan By Smita Gupta lieve the BJP could combine ness, our distinctive tradi- The rule book SARS (severe acute TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘idealism and power poli- tion of idealism must be un- respiratory syn- tics’’. derstood as our greatest drome) seems to Indore: Clean up your act Drawing the attention of strength. Ideology is impor- • Workers told to combine have claimed an In- and resist Congressisation, the delegates to the fact that tant, and we are distinctive idealism, power politics dian victim. This or see yourself withering while the party’s ideology in that respect, too. But ordi- • Contain indiscipline and time, it’s the pro- away. That was Deputy made it distinct from other nary people do not judge a factionalism posed visit of de- Prime Minister L K Ad- parties, the conduct of its political worker by his ideol- fence minister vani’s unambiguous mes- • Resolution appreciates members was threatening to ogy, by what he preaches. NDA allies, especially TDP George Fernandes sage to the BJP national ex- make it like any other. The They judge us by our con- to China in April- ecutive, encapsulating the party was risking a gradual duct in public life,’’ warned end. However, the growing unease in the party erosion of its support base the DPM. defeat in Himachal Pradesh kiss-and-make up at the way in which the con- as the Congress had done ‘‘The question is: Why mingled with it. The two in- with the Red Drag- duct of its members was un- earlier. should something that has cidents should prepare us on is definitely not dermining its ideology and Translated, that meant been our strength get dilut- for the days ahead.’’ off. Rather than join claim to a distinct identity. that the growing indisci- ed when we are in power? Advani devoting half his the panic-stricken Advani was delivering his pline and factionalism in Does this mean that ideal- speech to the need for major Beijing now, King valedictory address at the the BJP and the enjoyment ism and power politics can- correctives provided a reali- George may delay BJP’s two-day national exec- of the good life by its leaders not go together. There are ty check to the generally his path-breaking visit to the Great Wall of China, Rak- utive meet, which concluded had already eroded the par- many who think so. We have self-congratulatory tone of sha Mantralaya sources say. here on Saturday. ty’s proud claim of being ‘‘a to prove them wrong. And the political resolution, Advani told his party col- party with a difference’’. we have to remind ourselves which focussed on the No minister leagues that if they were se- ‘‘Government perform- that without that distinctive achievements of the Vajpay- rious about wresting four ance is important, but more strength we risk ourselves Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the conclud- ee government. DID British foreign secretary Jack Straw tilt too much ing session of the BJP’s national executive in Indore. The resolution did place towards India at a time when the ‘‘coalition of the will- Congress-ruled states by the important is the behaviour to be rejected by the people end of this year and aspir- and conduct of BJP minis- in the same way as they re- brief speech in the morning that lay ahead when he on record its appreciation of ing’’ was unwilling to lose its delicate balance between all the NDA allies, and sin- India and Pakistan? Straw’s description of Pak-occupied ing to win 300 seats in the ters, MLAs, office-bearers jected the Congress from was more of a pep talk, an stressed: ‘‘The sweet taste of parliamentary elections of etc,’’ Advani underlined. 1967 onwards,’’ he added. exhortation to the party,but victory in Gujarat had not gled out the Telugu Desam Kashmir as the ‘‘so-called Azad Kashmir’’ in a recent in- Party ‘‘for its contribution’’. terview may have been too much for the British foreign 2004, voters needed to be- ‘‘Our culture of selfless- The Prime Minister’s it hinted at the difficulties gone when the sourness of office mandarins. The first transcript released by the British Government dropped the words ‘‘so-called’’ and it was only later that they issued a second transcript restoring the actual text. Insiders said it was a ‘‘so- Stones clones are called’’ inadvertent error. History heave ho stonewalled in India THE Indian Council of Historical Research is in the process of creating history of its own by its internal wranglings. A senior HRD ministry official, who has By Abhijit Majumder sure they were known all been helpful to the council and who attended its Foun- TIMES NEWS NETWORK over India,’’ he says. ‘‘When dation Day function, found his portfolio changed within it comes to Indian rock Mumbai: ‘‘Hi, I am doing a a week. This is said to be the handiwork of some Sangh bands, I don’t think there is story on Indian rock music.’’ Parivar acolytes among the general council members even one person who is will- There is a brief pause at who are pushing for a hard line on history. ing to take a giant leap.’’ the other end. ‘‘That should With even nightclubs spin- be a short story,’’ comes the Don’s don’ts ning out dance music, most reply from Cyrus Oshidar, rock musicians drop out and UNIVERSITY dons don’t become controversial easily. vice-president, on-air promo- start playing Hindi tunes — They do so at times when their subordinates speak out tions, MTV. A R Rahman being a bright — and are heard in the right quarters. Soon after the res- Oshidar could be joking, instance. Many others get ignation of the Kumaon University VC B S Rajput, on but probably he is not. The into singing ad jingles, be- charge of plagiarising a colleague’s work, has come an hype around Monday’s cause that pays. inquiry against B T Patil, vice-chancellor of Pondicher- Rolling Stones Forty Licks ry University. While the outcome is not known, that concert is deafening. Howev- Take Mahesh Tinaikar of Pondy’s is a central university has got tongues in the na- er, the noise is unlikely to Indus Creed. One of the all- tional capital wagging. startle to life the Indian rock time brightest in the Indian music scene or rescue its rock firmament, Creed struggling musicians. (which was earlier called Unless big record compa- Rock Machine) gave up after nies, sponsors, advertisers, more than a decade of music radio stations, television and struggle. Tinaikar now Mahajan to oversee sings jingles and title songs channels and promoters back up India’s rockers, they are for TV serials. His fellow going to remain moribund, band members Uday Benegal says Gary Lawyer, perhaps and Jayesh Gandhi are in assembly elections New York, still roughing it India’s best-known rocker. ‘‘A lot of people think rock out all these years later. TIMES NEWS NETWORK the key to victory in next is against our culture. It is ‘‘We got fed up, not with Indore: The gradual rehabil- year’s general elections, this looked down upon. But our each other but our circum- itation of BJP general secre- will bring Mahajan on the Constitution is written in stances,’’ says Tinaikar.‘‘Mu- tary Pramod Mahajan ap- centrestage once again . English. English is the sin- sic promoters here shove pears to have begun. On Sat- Three other general secre- gle-most binding language in rubbish down everyone’s urday, he was named by par- taries have been asked to co- India. Rock has a huge audi- throat. Most A&R (artiste ty president M Venkaiah ordinate with election com- ence. You can get 30,000- and repertoire) guys at mu- Naidu as the person who will mittees in other states — 40,000 people easily for a con- sic companies are MBAs or oversee the crucial assembly Sanjay Joshi for MP, Rajnath cert like Rolling Stones,’’ he advertising idiots, who don’t polls due later this year in Singh for Chhattisgarh, and says. Oshidar says: ‘‘But have a clue about music.’’ Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mukthar Abbas Naqvi for Stones is Stones. Even my While record companies Delhi and Chhattisgarh. Delhi. Minister of state for mom would go for it.’’ and channels claim that mak- Additionally, he will re- information and broadcast- Counters Lawyer, ‘‘It’s not ing a rock music video is place treasurer Ramdas Ag- ing will help in Rajasthan, that. Somebody has to sup- very expensive, Tinaikar ar- garwal as the central office- law minister Arun Jaitley in port the local bands with full- gues that with the technolo- bearer, who will coordinate MP, foreign minister fledged promos.’’ He points to gy available, one can make with the election committee Yashwant Sinha for Chhattis- the girl group Viva. ‘‘I am not an album at home. ‘‘Why do in Rajasthan. Given that the garh, and urban develop- commenting on their musi- you need to make a video? party considers that winning ment minister Ananth Ku- cal talent, but at least the You could make good music these four states will provide mar for Delhi. massive promotions made for the radio,’’ he says. AP Govt may withdraw Pota against Cong MLA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government may withdraw the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) case lodged against Congress MLA Konda Surekha and her husband Murali. Both were allegedly linked to the banned People’s War. Chief minister Chan- drababu Naidu and home minister T Devender Goud on Saturday called a meeting of senior officials to discuss the issue and decided that Pota shall be invoked only against extremists. Official sources told The Times of India that the chief minister and the home min- ister were not informed of the police decision to book the Congress MLA and her husband under Pota. The decision to use Pota against Surekha was appar- ently taken by the deputy in- spector-general of police (Warangal range) and an- nounced without the assent of the government. The offi- cer was said to be acting un- der pressure from some local politicians. Naidu and Goud reported- ly felt the case against Surekha should be dropped. However, the government was of the view that the MLA and her husband could be booked under provisions of the IPC and the Arms Act. The government also de- cided to limit the use of Pota only against extremists. The chief minister and home minister recalled that the Telugu Desam Party had op- posed Pota and wanted safe- guards embedded in the Bill when introduced in Parlia- ment.
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12 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 SPECIAL REPORT Brat Boy or lovelorn Romeo? Golden-hearted Samaritan or simply a Raging Bull? Will the real Salman Khan please stand up... Sunday Times on Bollywood’s enfant terrible and Film City’s Fatal Attraction Broken-Heart Boulevard ‘Salman Khan is Piali Banerjee bravado. He has to realise that he’s an adult and can’t alman Khan’s shadow a soft target’ get away with it forever. His is peeping out again, family has to counsel him.’’ Salman’s brother Arbaaz the shadow that cocks In the recent instance of a snook at society Khan believes the quicker the S his alleged phone calls to storm blows over the better. every time it emerges. This Oberoi, however, Suman in- time it has allegedly made 41 sists that it was just another What are your views on hostile calls to colleague fight, which shouldn’t have Vivek Oberoi. the Vivek-Salman fracas? gone public. The issue is dying a natural When this shadow was And half of Bollywood younger and friskier, it used death. Even Suresh Oberoi agrees with him. ‘‘Shouldn’t wants things to die down. to pour cola on people’s all problems be sorted out in- heads if it felt the stirrings of ternally?’’ asks Abhishek If it’s a non-issue why did uncontrollable anger. (Ex- Bachchan. ‘‘You can’t wash you speak on Aaj Tak? girlfriend Somy Ali might your dirty linen in public,’’ I was emotionally charged. The whole family vouch for that shadow.) At add Suneil Shetty and Jackie had been dragged into it and I wanted to clarify that time, society was Shroff. our position. amused. The other half of Bolly- You called Vivek Oberoi a wimp. Now the shadow is several wood, led by director Shaad Don’t you agree? He is too smart. No one does years older, but it still reach- Ali, claims that Khan has these things unless... He’s also very immature es for that bottle of cola when pushed too many people and has a lot to learn. it’s angry.(Manisha’s brother around too long, and needs to The industry has closed ranks behind Siddharth Koirala may get his comeuppance. recognise this shadow.) It Salman. ‘‘Salman Khan is perfectly That’s nice. In the industry, issues keep crop- also hunts rare game, drives sane. His problem is that he dangerously, picks fights, ping up. Actors will be out of business if pro- thinks with his heart,’’ ex- ducers start giving press conferences each time roughs up people in general plains director Sanjay Leela and Aishwarya Rai in partic- there’s a dispute. A fight between two people Bhansali. ‘‘He gives his life to shouldn’t have an audience of two crore. ular.This time around, socie- the people he loves, that’s ty is not amused. why his friends always stand Vivek says he felt threatened. The Salman Khan that his by him.’’ Threatened? When there’s a genuine threat do friends talk about seems to It’s obvious that Khan people hold a press conference? No. Salman is a be an avuncular chap, hot- makes a habit of thinking soft target, a sitting duck. I’m not condoning headed but with his what happened — the conversation may have rather sweet. heart. His got ugly,but to gain mileage is unacceptable. The shadow Salman is perfect- emotions How has Salman reacted? that people “ have been all He’s okay. He has his own way of handling have heard of ly sane. His problem over the na- things. But if there’s a chance for a reconcilia- is callous, ag- is that he thinks tional media tion, we don’t have a problem. gressive and ever since the persistently with his heart. matters of his irresponsible, ’’ heart re- with disre- ceived a set- ‘He’s young, he gard for rules and laws. The back over Aishwarya Rai. Salman Khan that his well- His heart refused to take wishers know seemsto be a no for an answer,leading him has to learn’ soft-hearted do-gooder. The to Rai’s house and shootings shadow that the repeatedly, screaming for Suresh Oberoi says he has public have heard of has love and attention. He even asked Vivek to cool down. chased black bucks around let his heart bleed in an in- the countryside, flashing terview, saying that if at all Was it immature to call a harsh light into their fright- he roughed her up, it was press conference? ened eyes. because he loved her so. Salman threatening Vivek ‘‘This is a case of anti-so- ‘‘I don’t think it’s fair for was a serious non-bailable of- cial personality disorder,’’ us to comment on his rela- fence. And Vivek felt that if he explains a psychologist. ‘‘The tionship with Aishwarya,’’ let it pass, he would look like a symptoms for this include re- says choreographer Farha coward. After a reporter at peated irresponsible behav- Khan, who has witnessed the Coke press conference asked him about be- iour, a low threshold for Khan disrupting a shoot. ing threatened, he felt he had to clarify his po- anger and aggression, con- ‘‘We don’t know who incites sition. He didn’t want the media to say, ‘Dar ke stant disregard for social whom or what anyone says bhag gaya’. He’s young, he has to learn. norms and laws, and the ten- that drives him mad. He’s a Have you filed a police complaint? dency to rationalise one’s be- genuinely nice guy, so I real- No, we will not be filing one either. What has haviour. Khan also seems to ly don’t know why he does happened has happened, now the matter is over. have a problem with impulse what he does.’’ control. If all these traits Has Vivek agreed to drop the matter? According to industry in- I had to convince him. I told him not to get pro- continue after 18 years, it be- siders, Khan’s friends have comes a serious problem.’’ voked by what people have to say. I’ve tem- asked him to take help to con- porarily taken away his phone — it wasn’t easy Khan is 38 years old, twen- trol his impulses. But he re- (laughs). It was like taking away his favourite ty years above the permissi- fuses to believe that anything puppy. ble age for social irresponsi- is wrong with him. In this, he bility. ‘‘Somewhere, in some is only spurred on by Your comments on the role of the media... part of his mind, he hasn’t Bollywood. ‘‘Why does socie- The controversy started because a reporter grown up,’’ says TV host ty expect Salman Khan to asked Vivek about Salman. I’ve told Vivek not to Shekhar Suman who has change?’’ asks filmmaker speak to the press anymore on the issue. known him long and admits Mahesh Bhatt. ‘‘Whom does Arbaaz says that if there are chances for a to have seen him losing his it want him to emulate? reconciliation he is open to it. temper with fans. ‘‘I think he All our role models have Has he said that?It was my job to cool down the takes his screen image too se- a demon in them. Khan is situation at my end. It’s upto them to explain to riously.Whether it’s (alleged) reckless and a non-conform- Salman. black buck shooting or a pub ist. But he pays the price Nina Martyris brawl, it’s all part of his for it too.’’
stamped with the till-death- do-us-part seal have been felled by the ravages of fickle emotions and impermanent passions. Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner, Debbie The Prince and the Showgirl Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Woody Allen and Mia Far- row, Don Johnson and Nikhat Kazmi Melanie Griffith — the mari- tal merry-go-round has been here’s something about on a whirligig, both in Holly- dream city. Dreams rarely come true here, wood and Bollywood. despite the fact that Why then is it so difficult T to be rich, famous and happy everyday on every floor of every film studio there’s one in film city? Because of old story that’s being relentless- tinsel town saying which ly retold: A Love Story. Be it states: In Hollywood — and Bollywood or Hollywood, Bollywood — the eternal tri- heartbreak has been the angle consists of an actor,his dominant mood whenever wife (or girlfriend) and him- the Prince and the Showgirl self/herself.So that, as Dou- have tried to script a person- glas Thomas, Hollywood bi- al romance. Tom and Nicole, ographer points out: ‘‘On a Salman and Aishwarya are quiet evening you can hear just pilgrims on an oft-trod- the clash of egos in the Hol- den road that has seen little lywood (Bollywood) Hills. In progress. a town where you can’t be too A flip through tinsel town thin or too rich, you can be and its tattered love stories... too famous to make mar- riages and relationships last ● ‘‘The first time I saw him long term.’’ (sometime in 1946)... I Small wonder then it’s thought he was very fat. hardly happily-ever-after in When I came home, I boasted Heartbreak Hotel. Even to my friends that I had though emotions are des- talked and played with Raj tined to fly and passion pre- Kapoor, though I had done ordained to ignite in this nothing of the kind. I often high-strung industry. For as tried and failed to attract his Pyar hua, ikrar hua... But Raj was already a married man Pyar kiya to darna kya... Father Attaullah was the fear factor Far and Away... 10 years & unhappily ever after Dilip Kumar points out in his attention. Then came a day biography: ‘‘Actors getting at- when I was busy in the tracted to actresses is not an kitchen making bhajias.Raj years later Raj Kapoor paid ● While shooting for Kishore forever (Life and Films of fledgling star. Nevertheless, the tragic Tamma Tamma ● Julia Roberts and Lyle uncommon occurrence; it Kapoor called to meet my tribute to his real-life ro- Kumar’s Dhake ki Mal Mal, Dilip Kumar by Urmila Lam- he proposed to his co-star between Sanjay Dutt and Lovett: two years was not uncommon in our mother,and my little nephew mance by recreating his first Dilip Kumar realised he had ba). Later, while shooting for Suraiya and presented her a Madhuri Dixit and that mys- ● Richard Gere and Cindy time, it isn’t uncommon now. called me from the fireplace encounter with Nargis in his had enough of (Madhubala’s Mughal-e-Azam, he reported- diamond ring worth Rs 3,000 terious something between Crawford: three years But you cannot let yourself saying Raj Kapoor wanted to 1970s blockbuster Bobby.By father) Attaullah Khan’s in- ly slapped her really hard (in — a princely sum for an up- Him and Her, Bollywood’s ● Madonna and Sean Penn: go. You have to keep an ab- see me. I did not believe him then, however,the couple had terference in his life. He pro- the scene where Prince Sal- coming actor. Once again, homegrown answer to four years solutely firm control over and to make sure I came out split even though film histo- posed to Madhubala, with im slaps Anarkali in prison). love was doomed in Richard Burton and Eliza- ● Kim Bassinger and Alec yourself and strive to strike a as I was, dirty with besan, ry had immortalised their ro- Om Prakash as his witness, So much so, the actress broke Heartache City. Suraiya’s beth Taylor. Baldwin: seven years better relationship with your shabby and hot from the fire- mance through the perennial stating: ‘‘I have the Qazi wait- down and could only be con- naani snatched the ring and It’s been heartbreak head- ● Meg Ryan and Dennis heroines — you have to de- place. I was ashamed of my melody of ‘pyaar hua, ikrar ing at home, come with me soled when director K Asif threw it into the sea. In 1951, lines down Hollywood boule- Quaid: nine years velop a sense of friendship appearance and quickly hid hua’ and the passionate em- now. I will marry you, my told her: ‘‘Yusuf must still Dev Anand married Kalpana vard too. Here’s Splitsville’s ● Tom Cruise and Nicole Kid- with them... You cannot al- my hands behind my back.’’ brace of the RK Films em- only condition is you break love you; it was the action of Kartik — ending one of sil- hot list: man: 10 years low yourself to get attracted This was Nargis reminisc- blem. Reason for split? all ties with your father.’’ a man in love expressing his ver screen’s greatest ro- ● Jim Carrey and Lauren ● Bruce Willis and Demi to everybody. One has to be ing about her first meeting Nargis wanted marriage but Madhubala couldn’t rebel anger!’’ mances. Not forgetting the Holly split after 11 months. Moore: 11 years disciplined.’’ with Raj Kapoor in 1952 Raj Kapoor was already against her father and Dilip ● While shooting for Jeet,Dev grand passion between Guru ● Sly Stallone and Brigitte Fairytale marriages which Key words? Control and (Filmfare). Twenty seven married.... Kumar walked out of her life Anand may have been a Dutt and Waheeda Rehman, Nelson: 18 months were supposed to have been Discipline, fellas.
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Brittle bones INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI Reuters Killer flu: 3 more die in Hong Kong Ricky Martin returns: Af- are stronger ter a five-year hiatus from Singapore: Hong Kong and recording an all-Spanish al- Malaysia reported new How a Coronavirus spreads predictor of bum, Ricky Martin is poised deaths from a mystery ill- to return with a bang. His Experts STAGE I STAGE II STAGE III new single, Tal Vez (Perhaps), ness Saturday, bringing the Virus attaches The invading Virus multiplies within debuted at No. 1 on the Bill- global death toll to at least believe a heart diseases member of the and injects itself virus copies the host cell, which board Hot Latin Tracks chart. 89, while China vowed to Washington: US re- Martin’s album Las Almas del share more information on Coronavirus into the cell. Then itself by often bursts open and discards its outer borrowing and dies. The newly searchers have found that Silencio (The Souls of Si- the disease that apparently family is caus- women who suffer from os- lence) is due May 20. “I feel started in one of its south- ing the mys- shell, flooding the rewriting the released virus particle teoporosis are five times like the first day ... excited ern provinces. tery illness host with viral host’s cellular can now attack more likely to have damaged and thankful to everyone Hong Kong reported material material other cells arteries than those with who’s collaborated in this three new deaths on Satur- healthy bones. project,” Martin said from day and said the number of The researchers found that Brazil, where he was filming its people infected with se- Invading the link was a stronger pre- his second video. Reuters vere acute respiratory syn- virus dictor of heart disease than Sophie inks book deal: drome, or SARS, had risen other risk factors such as Supermodel-turned-author to 800 — accounting for high blood pressure, diabetes Sophie more than a third of the or a family history of heart Dahl has world’s more than 2,300 cas- disease, according to reports signed a es. The disease has killed 20 Source: Human Body, DK Times graphic presented at the American deal to in the territory. vember,Vice Premier Wu Yi the samples to determine collected rats and roaches College of Cardiology in publish a Malaysia became the 20th promised to start releasing whether those who died for testing at the Amoy Gar- Chicago. second place to join the list of more information to the were killed by a combina- dens apartment complex, Dr Hillary Tran, from the novel, SARS-affected areas after public, the official Xinhua tion of viruses or bacteria where at least 250 residents William Beaumont Hospital say pub- confirming that the illness News Agency reported. or just one strain, he said. were infected. They hope in Royal Oak, Michigan, said: lishers killed a 64-year-old man In southern Guangdong The meeting came after the pests may hold a clue to Blooms- “Our study is the first to re- bury. The who died on March 30 in province, a WHO team met the head of the Chinese how the disease was trans- port an increase in docu- publishing company behind Kuala Lumpur. He devel- at Zhongshan University Center for Disease Control, mitted. mented coronary artery dis- the best-selling Harry Potter oped SARS symptoms dur- where experts have collect- Li Liming, offered the world Officials also rounded up ease in patients with osteo- children’s books said on Fri- ing a visit to China, said ed hundreds of specimens an extraordinary apology pets, from dogs to turtles, porosis. The presence of os- day it had bought Dahl’s new health ministry officials. of blood, lung fluid and oth- for failing to release infor- from the building after a cat teoporosis predicts signifi- work for an undisclosed In China, where the gov- er materials from people mation sooner about the was found to carry a type of cant coronary stenosis, nar- amount. The granddaughter ernment has been criticized who died of SARS and those disease — first detected in animal virus called a coron- rowing of the arteries, with of world-famous children’s for failing to notify the in- who recovered, team leader China in November. avirus. Experts believe higher odds ratio than tradi- writer Roald Dahl made best- ternational community Dr Robert Breiman said. In Hong Kong, hygiene SARS might be a new form tional risk factors.” seller lists herself earlier this when SARS first hit in No- WHO wants to compare workers in protective suits of the virus.AP However, the findings do year with her literary debut fit with earlier research sug- The Man with the Dancing gesting women taking vita- Eyes. Reuters min D supplements to protect Walking holiday for Pitt, Cellphone inventor dreams of automatic dialling against thinning bones also Aniston: Hollywood hunk see a decline in heart attacks, Chicago: Thirty years after the first cel- shrunk so much that they fit into users’ Cooper’s invention would be consid- Brad Pitt and his wife, reports BBC. lular phone call, inventor Martin Coop- palms. At about 4 ounces, a cell phone ered a clunker by today’s standards, but Friends star Jennifer Aniston, Dr Tran and colleagues de- er still dreams about the day when fu- weighs little more than a lemon. back then it was revolutionary.The clos- are all set for a walking holi- cided to investigate whether turistic telephone technology is a reali- That’s a far cry from the 30-ounce est “portable” phone was a car phone day in the Lake District of patients with one disease Cumbria in the north of Eng- ty.Cooper’s dream telephone is so small phone Cooper used when he made the that weighed more than 30 pounds and were more likely to have the land. The reason for the that it fits behind his ear, automatically first portable phone call on April 3, 1973. cost thousands of dollars. other. They carried out bone rather unusual choice of lo- dials out when he thinks about calling The phone was 10 inches in height, 3 An owner had to drill a hole in his car scans and angiograms on 209 cation is that Pitt is to start someone and it notifies him of incom- inches deep and an 1.5 inch wide. to install the antenna and most of the patients, most of them filming Troy in the UK later ing calls with a tickle instead of a ring. “Our basic dream was that people phone sat in the trunk. A control unit A model wearing a blue sweater and print shorts take part women, over a two-year peri- this month. In the film, he will at the Fall/Winter 2003 showing of the Petro Zillia fashion The 74-year-old Cooper has yet to see didn’t want to talk to cars. They didn’t with a handset was placed inside the od. be playing Achilles, the myth- line in Los Angeles on Friday. that vision become a reality, but in the want to talk to a desk or a wall car. Cooper believes the next big ad- The results showed women ical Greek hero. And since he three decades since he invented cell- (where phones were generally placed). vancement in the wireless industry will misses his wife during away Russell Crowe’s wedding to his 39th birthday in the family who had early signs of bone phones, more than half of Americans They want to talk to other people,” he be ubiquitous, wide-area, high-speed ac- shoots, Aniston has decided girlfriend Danielle Spencer. chapel on his ranch in the disease were five times more have come to own them. Their size has said. cess to the Internet. Reuters to join him as soon as she Crowe will marry Spencer on lush hills near Coffs Harbor.AP likely than healthy volun- finishes filming the final sea- teers to have damaged blood son of Friends. ANI DUBYAMAIL vessels. Rambo turns writer: Rambo star Sylvester Stallone Dubyaman strip? Bakwaas cartoon For those with a family Crowe set for wedding: has decided to revert to a more peaceful role of an au- with first-class humour and entertain- history of cardiac disease, The bride has arrived and so thor. The ageing muscleman is plan- ment. has Italian fashion designer ning to write an action novel. The the risk was 2.79 times — Anand Mohan Jain Giorgio Armani with her details of the novel are as yet un- Hi Dubyaji, I must admit I like you the greater and if they had high dress. Despite a planning known, but insiders say publishers most among all the comic heroes (or blood pressure, it was 2.3 rather the menaces) published in TOI. I hiccup, the chapel is ready will happily snap it up. “With understand you are preoccupied with times higher. and tents are up to protect Sylvester’s name on the cover, the Saddam Uncle these days. But you Other tests showed those guests from the prying eyes book is bound to be a big hit. There should pay a little more attention to with low bone density were other issues as well. All the best pard- of the media. But that hasn’t are still enough people out there ner, please continue appearing daily. likely to have a greater num- stopped reporters and pho- who remember and respect — Amit Mittal ber of damaged blood vessels tographers from trying to Rambo,” said one source. ANI e-mail: [email protected] than women with normal peek at the preparations for bones. ANI
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14 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 GULF WAR II WAR DIARY US enters the phase of methodical fight Britain takes up Cigar crisis NYT By Michael R Gordon US troops in Iraq are run- ning low on cigars, ciga- Camp Doha: As American white man’s rettes and chewing tobac- troops rushed to the out- co, plunging them into a skirts of Baghdad, many peo- hard-nosed world of ple seemed to have the im- barter where nicotine pression that the war was all burden of belief commands a premium but over. But the American price. “I can give you a forces are now moving from a fast-paced operation in ne after the other, a foreign yoke. ham — it’s all I have left. the gravity-defying This is not quite the Then after that, all my which they covered vast dis- tances in days to a more me- O opinion polls de- white man’s burden, just a goodies are gone,” said thodical fight in a confined clare rising public support British load of self-belief. Ross, a US Marine keen for Blair’s war without In that role play,the Amer- area: the streets of the Iraqi for a drag on a Jose L end, helmet to helmet with icans become lobotomised capital. Piedra Cuban cheroot. Bush’s boys. Almost in tough grunts with a The lightning thrust deep His offer declined, the concert, by coincidence, charisma bypass and abili- into Iraq has brought about private first class not design, the blowsy daf- ty only to shoot citizens in 20,000 Army soldiers and shrugged and resumed fodils have sprung up one cold blood. UK and Blair, marines to the doorstep of a playing solitaire with after the other, up and instead, become the salva- cards depicting naked capital of 4.5 million that is down the land, to declare tion of both the American women, relying on the still defended by 15,000 to that spring has oer- invading army and its pu- heavy metal blaring from 20,000 Special Republican brimmed. War-time tative Iraqi subjects. his earphones for stimu- Guard troops and security Britain is a remarkably The truth is surely lation. Cigars are among forces. cheerful place. rather different. Judge for the most highly valued The war is going well for No echoes here of World yourself. Here’s a snapshot luxuries among mem- American commanders, but War II, the terrifying Blitz of Northern Ireland, the bers of the American-led taking the fight to downtown over London with the British Army’s so-called invasion force, but ciga- Baghdad has always been the death and success rettes are also leaping in more complicated part. destruction story, after value as reserves burn American commanders wrought by 30 years of up. “I’d offer anything are now developing several 5,300 tons of hard-hat from $10 to $20 a pack, strategies for the days ahead. high explo- policing, which I’ll get through in One bold approach under Members of the US 3rd Infantry Division take cover in the VIP terminal of the Saddam International Airport on Friday. sives armoured a day,” said Lance Cpl consideration is to seize a dropped on personnel Sean Enghauser,wander- part of the city, both to pre- phase of the war that is the 500 yards. The weapon of setting will force American fort to obscure the move- the capital carrier pa- ing a sandy roadside in vent the Iraqis from using it very anti-thesis of the light- choice will no longer be the commanders to be far more ments of Republican Guard by the Luft- trols and search of smokes. Reuters for their troops and to em- ning campaign they have M-1 tank, which can handily selective in bombing their units on the northern and waffe in just army ploy it as a base for future waged so far. “We have to outrange the Iraqi T-72 tank, foe. For their part, the Iraqis western approaches to the 24 nights. watch tow- US reporter killed American operations in the make a transition,” an Amer- but small arms, weapons the will try to blunt the Ameri- capital. There is a ers threat- capital. certain Blair has issued a leaflet eningly Michael Kelly, a former ican official said. As a result, Iraqis also have in abun- can advantage in air power The success of the raids or Another would employ ar- poignance, promising Iraqis that UK will looking editor in chief of The At- the tactics and techniques dance. The formations will by using antiaircraft ar- airstrikes will also depend moured thrusts to attack key of course, help them build a new Iraq, out on to lantic Monthly,was will be different.” also be different. Instead of tillery, which is also a threat critically on timely and headquarters or use light in- about the run by and for its own people. Catholic killed along with an Instead of manoeuvring in being spread out, they will be to helicopter operations that reliable intelligence about fantry to raid government luminous quality of UK’s territory during the most American soldier in an the open desert, where the compact. could be used to insert Amer- the location and inner work- command centres and other forces can see 3,000 to 5,000 The Americans will try to ican troops into Baghdad. ings of the Iraqi government, glorious spring. The recent, three-decade cycle accident involving their yards, they will be operating take full advantage of air The Iraqis may also light which has long experience in weatherman put it down to of the uprising. Humvee military vehicle key targets. in an arena where the visibil- power to deliver precision- fires, a tactic they employed deception and authoritarian an area of high pressure Just days before the war in Iraq, magazine staff Either way,Americans are ity might be limited to 300 to guided strikes. But the urban tonight, apparently in an ef- rule. NYT News Service over Europe, which is con- began, I was in Northern and US officials said on about to enter a complex versely, the reason for the Ireland, that mossy green Friday. Kelly, 46, was the sand- tip of the first American journalist storms that Irish Isles, and the first “embedded” What happened to the promised counter-offensive? blinded which is yet journalist to die in the 2- Anglo- EURO fully to week-old conflict. The At- Reuters By Manoj Joshi without the loss of a single sive available to them now is American swallow the lantic Monthly said Kelly, troops in VISION indignity of TIMES NEWS NETWORK who was embedded with American life. within the city, but it is un- The elite Republican likely that the US will oblige Iraq. a peace the US Army’s 3rd In- Rashmee Z Ahmed New Delhi: Just two days Guard were supposed to have them by making an all-out as- But process fantry Division, died on ago, a statement attributed to there is an- sundering Thursday night while on guarded the arterial routes sault on the Iraqi capital. Iraqi president Saddam Hus- into Baghdad, yet they did Instead they appear to be other reason for UK to feel it from its blood family. assignment for the maga- sein said that so far only one- good about itself. As the Northern Ireland’s divide, zine. US defence officials not delay the American ad- using tactics seen in Basra, third of the Iraqi forces had vance. While US fire-power where they maintain a tight mother country, the origi- a primeval, violent hatred said the circumstances been committed to battle. nal imperial master, it has across religious and com- and cause of the accident may have been a major factor, control of the entry and exit On Friday, the day the US what cannot be explained is routes and conduct deep almost convinced itself it munity lines, still re- were still under investi- forces captured Saddam In- why they did not demolish raids into the city by special is the sole civilising force mains, 700 years after the gation. Reuters ternational Airport, the Iraqi bridges and culverts on the units protected by armour in the bomb-happy Anglo- English began to meddle Al-Jazeera is back leadership threatened “un- roads which would have im- and attack helicopters and Saxon hordes pushing on with its natural destiny. conventional action” against posed some delay. helped by unmanned aerial to Baghdad. British troops Protestant vs Catholic; Correspondents for al- the Americans. But, with the This lends itself to two in- vehicles. have swapped combat hel- Loyalist (to the English Jazeera satellite televi- US armies probing the sub- ferences: That the American These will be to take-out mets for soft berets in “lib- Queen) vs Republican. sion resumed reporting urbs of Baghdad, there are bombardment severely de- specific buildings and con- erated” Basra, we are told. In the hardline Catholic from Iraq on Friday after no signs of the promised graded Saddam’s command centrations of forces and en- The crowning glory is areas of the capital Baghdad lifted bans on counter-stroke, only Sad- and control apparatus or that courage the Iraqi forces with- apparently the defiantly Belfast, vivid murals span scarlet tam-o-shanter on whole walls to wish the two of its journalists. “Al- dam’s bizarre walkabout in US Marines take a break before the final push to Baghdad. after the ferocity of the ini- in to surrender or turn Jazeera welcomes the the city. tial resistance, the Iraqi lead- against Saddam. So far Iraq’s the caps of soldiers used to British Army “safe home”. move by the Iraqi Infor- Having served notice that so with suicidal bravery, but on Thursday night displayed ership’s will to resist has col- alleged chemical and biologi- subjugating Northern Ire- That’s the Celtic way, it mation Ministry to re- they intended to put up a their defences seem disor- little tactical finesse, but a lapsed. cal arsenal has not been land’s mutinous, indige- seems, of telling a guest he verse its decision and im- fight in a place and manner ganised and desultory. No great deal of bravery. Some But there is still the prob- brought into play. nous Catholic community. has overstayed his wel- mediately relaunches the of their choosing, the col- equivalent of Stalingrad or tanks and armoured vehicles lem of accounting for large With the US forces so close Day after day, we are re- come. activity of its correspon- lapse of Iraqi defences in the Vietnamese Tet offensive and Iraqi infantry mounted Republican Guard and Spe- to Iraq’s capital, there ap- galed with reports of the Iraqi murals too may dents in Baghdad, Basra front of Baghdad is surpris- now seems to be around the on civilian dump trucks and cial Republican Guard pears to be little room now to way the “friendly” Brit come, tragically stained as and Mosul,” the channel ing. corner. pickups took on the Ameri- forces, as well as the numer- employ such weapons, as- glad-handles the suspi- blood-red as the cocky tam- said. Reuters Wherever they have The Iraqi defence of Sad- cans and were decimated: ous Fidayeen Saddam. The suming that Iraq had them in cious Iraqi, fishing out o-shanters on the British fought, the Iraqis have done dam International Airport Some 400 Iraqis were killed only room for a counteroffen- the first place. chocolate bars, fruit berets. ‘Twas well said dumplings and custard long ages ago, the past is from his rations to sweeten the only dead thing that the hardship of life under smells sweet.
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GULF WAR II SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 15 Liberation is Confusion grips Baghdad coming, Bush TOI Baghdad: Black-clad mem- bers of President Saddam tells Iraqis Hussein’s Fidayeen militia appeared Saturday for the Washington: US President first time in the street’s of Bush said on Saturday the central Baghdad, where ru- Iraq war has made clear that mours about the arrival of “free nations will not sit and US-led forces created a wait” while enemies plot an- storm of confusion. other Sept. 11-style attack. US troops penetrated to In his weekly radio ad- the “heart” of the city, ac- dress, Bush vowed that inva- cording to coalition offi- sion forces will keep fighting until Iraqi President Saddam cials, but there was no sign Hussein’s government is of them around the Tigris gone, and said his loyalists River, which flows through will face war crimes charges. the heart of the city of 5 “Village by village, city by million. A reporter touring city,liberation is coming,” he the city by car at mid-day said. “The people of Iraq saw no coalition soldiers. have my pledge: Our fighting Clouds of black smoke forces will press on until darkened the skies from their oppressors are gone trenches of oil set alight as and their whole country is a defence, but a steady free,” said Bush, who plans to stream of cars and buses meet war ally British Prime passed through the plaza in Minister Tony Blair on Mon- front of Baghdad’s large, day and Tuesday in Northern ornate Mosque of the Un- Ireland. known Soldier. Bush said the Iraq war was Police cars moved in part of a “great and just groups in two or three with cause.” He has tried to link sirens squealing and occu- Iraq to Al-Qaida, blamed for pants flashing “V for victo- An Iraqi woman, holding a white flag and carrying a baby, the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but ry” signs, carrying por- flees Baghdad on Saturday as US troops entered the city. no definitive proof has been traits of Saddam and wav- main road —the most likely city center. The gunmen’s established. ing Iraqi flags. entry point of American cars screeched to a halt. “Free nations will not sit There appeared to be few- forces. Kalashnikovs at the ready, and wait, leaving enemies to er armed men on down- Throughout the morn- they sprinted to an area plot another September 11 — town streets than about a ing, armed men in pickup among high-rise apartment this time perhaps, with week ago. But members of cars dashed across Bagh- blocs in central Baghdad. chemical, biological or nu- the Fidayeen appeared in dad at high speed. Long There was no indication clear terror,” Bush said. the city centre for the first lines at gasoline stations that the report was true. “We’ll remove weapons of time since the war began. underscored the sense of On Friday, the capital’s de- mass destruction from the Knots of soldiers clad in crisis. fenders prepared to make hands of mass murderers. Republican Guard uni- Some shops were still their last stand — digging And by defending our own se- forms, distinctive by their open. In the fabled Shorja ditches and stocking up on curity, we are ridding the red triangular insignia, pa- market, also in the heart of ammunition. At the same people of Iraq of one of the trolled the southern out- Baghdad, hawkers selling time, thousands of fright- cruelest regimes on Earth. skirts of Baghdad around batteries and flashlights ened residents fled in The US and our allies the neighbourhood of Bal- were doing brisk business. bumper-to-bumper traffic. pledged to act if the dictator adiya. Curiously, a small store They packed buses, trucks, did not disarm. The regime Bombing and artillery that sells birds was open. pickup cars, taxis, private in Iraq is now learning that fire sounded throughout Some signs of panic were cars — even horse-drawn we keep our word,” he that area, anti-aircraft guns beginning to appear, how- carts —with blankets, food- said.Reuters and mortars lined the ever. Armed men ran to- stuffs, furniture, heaters, southern entrance to the ward an area where a ru- television sets, pillows, city, but they were mostly mour said a coalition pilot stoves, cooking pots, mat- off the road away from the had parachuted into the tresses and pillows. AP
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16 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 ALL THAT MATTERS
TALKING TERMS Dileep Padgaonkar Is the Indian IT mouse becoming a global threat? The music of colours Yes. Our IT professionals are bearing the brunt of protectionist anger. No. Occasional cases of harassment do not mean we are a threat. In Decem- hiked quotas for H-1B visas, measures won’t create new The three incidents. First look at it under tremendous pressure. Ever since a Tyeb Mehta painting ber 2002, the which allow foreigners to jobs, they’ll deepen the reces- cases in the from a statistical perspective. To improve profitability, on drawn from the Times Group collection CEO of In- work in the US if they don’t sion. India, which locked it- recent past The Indian IT industry, the services front, India has fetched a record price at a Christies auc- dian soft- displace local jobs. Towards self out of global markets for — in In- which has been growing at an excellent track record. In- tion in New York in September last year, ware com- the end of the tech boom, many decades, suddenly donesia, the rate of 40 per cent for the dian IT industry offers high- international attention has focussed pany Po- even stodgy Europe realised finds itself a feared exporter Malaysia past 15 years, has 8,50,000 pro- productivity, high-quality, af- more sharply than at any time in the laris was that it had to import cheap IT of IT skills. One way to com- and more fessionals of which 6,50,000 fordable technology solu- past on contemporary Indian art. Sens- jailed in In- skills or be left behind. Today bat this is through diplomat- recently in are based in India. The rest tions in enhancing company ing the new mood, Ravi Kumar, a Paris- donesia, al- the boom is over, jobs are ic pressure. A better way is the Nether- work outside in 85 countries revenues, and lower costs. based publisher of art books with con- Abheek Barman legedly for to ease curbs that overseas Harish Mehta lands — of and at over 25,000 physical lo- According to a survey by Senior Assistant Editor, threatened and protection- Chairman, Onward Group tacts in the art business world-wide, The Economic Times violating a ism is fashionable again. investors face in India. Com- & co-founder Nasscom Indian IT cations. The industry also Nasscom, Indian IT industry took it upon himself to promote Indian artists, both contract This closed-door strategy panies itching to get out of profession- has a floating population of has enabled the US banking renowned and up-coming, in a manner that can only be with client Bank Artha Gra- will be disastrous for busi- costly, protected markets als being harassed, when more than 1,00, 000 profes- and insurance sector to save called manic. ha. He was released after 11 ness. Struggling companies need someplace to work out studied in detail show that sionals, who move in and out approximately eight billion Ravi’s latest venture is an exhibition of the works of sev- days, but Jakarta’s action must replace costly workers of. Invite the jobs over. they are really one-of-a-kind of these countries continu- US dollars over the last four en abstract artists which has already been shown in Mum- triggered off a worldwide with lower-paid folks from ously on either project work years by outsourcing their bai, Chennai and Delhi. It will now move on to Tokyo, New backlash against Indian IT countries like India. It’s easy or business development business and technology York and Paris. Coinciding with the exhibition is a book professionals. In March this to pay big wages in good SUNDAY DEBATE work or for business. So the processes to India. conceived by Ravi and authored by the noted Hindi poet year, the Dutch police times, but when revenues dry Deepak Harichandan occasional cases of harass- India is now poised to Ashok Vajpeyi. The seven artists — S H Raza, Rajendra charged 12 employees of Citi- up the only way to stay afloat ment should not be read as if emerge as a services capital Dhawan, Velu Viswanadhan, Sujata Bajaj, Akhilesh, group IT company i-flex, is by shedding flab. US and we are a threat to them. of the world, driven by a Seema Ghurayya and Manish Pushkale — belong to differ- with visa fraud. Later that European unions don’t want It also shows that at pres- highly talented workforce, ent generations. They have grown up in different environ- month, 270 Indian IT soft- that. Recently, 14 laid-off em- ent we are governed by the world-class telecom and ments and followed different artistic trajectories. ware engineers were arrest- ployees at Siemens USA sued laws driven by an industrial physical infrastructure, Why then have they been brought together? Part of the ed in Kuala Lumpur, again the company for bringing in economy, for managing strong government support, answer lies in the fact that France has had something to do for alleged immigration-re- cheaper replacements from movements of physical goods all in an ecosystem that with their artistic vocation. Four of the painters indeed lated offences. You don’t have India’s TCS. The court dis- across the borders. Now the favours entrepreneurship live in Paris while the other three have had some exposure to be a conspiracy-theorist to missed their case, but more knowledge economy is tak- and thrives on innovation. to France. While each artist draws from his or her own see these things form a pat- suits are likely. ing over, where the mobility Frankly, economies around repertoire of impressions, memories, perceptions and ex- tern. The world over, govern- Xenophobia is bad for of people is critical and it’s a the world will have to reori- periences, France has provided them with an opportunity ments are trying to protect business. If cheap Indian part of the natural growth ent their growth plans and to develop le sens plastique i.e. to develop a painterly idiom. local jobs by keeping foreign- programmers can’t be em- process to change the laws to make outsourcing to India an What the seven artists also share in common is that their ers out. India’s biggest export ployed in south-east Asia or reflect new realities. . integral part of their plan- work has been freed from the tyranny of representation. today is IT skills. Unsurpris- Europe or America, compa- And this is where we also ning strategy, in the same They do not depict objects, human or animal forms or land- ingly, IT professionals work- nies will shift operations out need to adopt global mind- way they did when manufac- scapes and, by that token, defy aesthetic cannons, stan- ing overseas bear the brunt of these locations to places sets. We live in times of rap- turing started moving to low- dards, rules and conventions associated with the act of rep- of protectionist anger. like Gurgaon or or Banga- id changes — technological er cost locations in the Far- resenting reality. We are squarely in the world of abstrac- The surge of global xeno- lore. Protectionist regimes changes, disruptive technolo- East. tion where it is difficult to discern what is incidental, ac- phobia is rooted in economic will try to stop that: New Jer- gies, deregulations, globali- And a key component of cidental or intentional. Is there something archetypal in recession. Through the long sey has passed laws that for- sation. Aggressive young this reorientation will be to this splash of red, that strip of ochre, this jagged triangle, boom of the 1990s, America’s bid government work being start-ups are coming up the invest in reskilling the work- that line racing across the canvass? Have these seemingly thirst for workers was insa- outsourced and American world over. The current mar- forces impacted by the out- haphazard gestures been guided by some ancient thought, tiable.The Clinton adminis- unions want the federal gov- ket dynamics are threatening sourcing, providing safety some primal instinct, some millenarian insight? Do they tration, prodded by compa- ernment to tighten up on L-1 established companies every- nets, and far greater focus on resound with what a French poet called ‘‘the little music of nies like Microsoft and Sun, visas. If implemented, these where and their margins are higher education. our soul’’? It is questions of this nature that draw us to these works. They impel us to understand that the forms and colours laid out on the canvas are not mere embellish- ments but are an expression of an emotion that we are dance step, the Jitter Bug. called upon to respond to much as we respond to the musi- ERRATICA cal emotion that a musician creates when he harnesses The film industry has also screened Bachi Karkaria Pneumonia and old-moania sounds in a specific pattern. Thus Raza enchants us with SARS. Vivek Oberoi is on the road to sign- his supremely controlled anarchic forms, the tensions be- about statutory clearances. And long, long Iraq for Dad. ing up with a company making a movie on tween his colours and the serenity that emerges from with- I thought I was going to ago, Ramrao Adik fastened himself to an I need to warn Doctoring Bush that his this theme. The usual unreliable sources in the luxuriant proliferation of both. be high flying, but in- air-hostess, no doubt mistaking her for a self-proclaimed Severe Acute Superpower say that its entire dialogue is in sms. The Much the same is true of the slivers of light that filter stead I’ve crashlanded seat-belt while he was in a not-quite-upright Syndrome (SASS) may have given him im- plot revolves around the cleancut hero be- through, ever so slyly, from behind Viswanadhan’s broad, into Fear of Fluing. The position. Still, whether as a native or exotic munity to the UN, world opinion and ing pitted against a virulent SARS attack, slim, straight or jagged slabs of colour. Or take Manish rogue virus is every- strain, Delhi is the place with the greatest French fries, but it is grossly inadequate as Severe Acute Salman Syndrome. The film is who courts austerity with an application that would earn where, and nowhere concentration of these rampaging viruses. a barrier against SARS. Taming Saddam tentatively titled Corona Pyar Hai.They a nod of approval from a Zen master. Akhilesh, too, paints more than in Delhi. The Airborne netas can infect and affect any- may turn out to be as easy as shredding a were going to cast Aishwarya, but her leg the way a singer sings: the latter ties knots in the wind. local strain is called Se- thing. Which is why just one week here, and bunch of Iraqi civilians compared to the ended up in one. While Sujata Bajaj demonstrates uncommon verve, Seema vere Acute Political Syn- I’m already convinced that they truly wield task of tackling this virological weapon of While the fanzines have been raving Ghurayya strives with an extreme economy of means to drome (SAPS). This en- great power and influenza. mass destruction. about this jockbuster, a TV production beckon us to contemplate what lies behind the apparent ervating affliction is caused by airborne ne- Severe Acute Political Syndrome is more As a result, the rogue Corona virus now house endemic to Indian drawing rooms is meaninglessness of her work. tas. When they sneeze, everybody must daunting than the prospect of summer in joins the world’s Wanted List, just below extremely bugged. With its legal notices pil- But the real surprise is Dhawan whose paintings, like shiver. Vermaji proved himself to be the waterless Chittaranjan Park. As the Celsius Osama Bin Laden, several rungs above ing up like SARS cases, it has accused this the life he leads, exude an enigmatic aura that one associ- Sahib of all such airborne viruses. He just soars, SAPS could find serious competition Veerappan, and on par with Kylie Minogue. company of stealing the plot of one of its ates with a recluse. His understated, unobtrusive and a tad assumed that he could come and Goyal as from SARRS, Severe Acute Road Rage Syn- To return to India, while our hypochon- forthcoming serials. It was named Kyonki reluctant work conveys an emotion of exquisite calm. The he pleased on flights. Hoewever, I must ad- drome. The original SARS, like all viruses, driacs are getting increasingly hyper at the SARS bhi abhi bahut hai. artist neither serves nor commands. He has circumvented, mit that the politicos of my erstwhile home has insidiously mutated, and now afflicts first sign of a cough, the entertainment in- state took off way before him. Ex-chief min- if not altogether escaped, the illusionary nature of what everything that’s taking place in the world. dustry has reportedly caught the Corona * * * we lesser mortals call reality. ister Narayan Rane took it for granted that Mr Am-Bush, who has already discovered virua, and hopes to treat it with a strong his security guards were immune to airport that anthrax is nothing to be sneezed, may dose of sequins. Hip nightclubs are in the Alec Smart said, ‘‘What happens if security rules, and that they could carry find that the killer bug has ‘embedded’ itself grip of an infectious new Saturday night you come anywhere near Aishwarya? their weapons on board without bothering in the US while he was busy trying to Bag fever, shaking and shivering in that retro You get Salmanhandled.’’ JUGULAR VEIN Jug Suraiya MEN AND IDEAS Bangs & bucks In defence of hypocrisy Gurcharan Das George: That’s the trouble with havin’ a hypocrisy or celebrate it? Should the for the better. The world would not be blast. It’s great fun, but the cleanin’ up’s SWAMINOMICS US consistently support mass killers? better off if countries and citizens con- Imperial fault lines terrible. People will leave their cigarette Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar The framers of the US Constitution sistently stuck to slavery, caste preju- stubs all over the place. And lookit! declared all men to be free, yet allowed dice or support of autocracies. Whether it is the continuing ugly mas- Someone’s set the carpet on fire. slavery. Later, out of opportunism to What looks like hypocrisy often rep- sacres in Kashmir or this dreadful war Colin: Those aren’t cigarette stubs, Mr Hypocrisy is gener- gain a military advantage in the Amer- resents a conflict between different in Iraq, the truth is that far too many of President. That’s an ariel reconnais- ally castigated as a ican Civil War, Abraham Lincoln out- principles, often muddled, that in the the trouble spots in the world are the sance shot of body bags. And that’s not sin. I find this exces- lawed slavery. He was elected on the long run represents a moral improve- consequence of the frontiers created ad smoke from a smouldering carpet but sive. Often castiga- plank that states had a constitutional ment. We should call this upward hoc by Britain’s wicked old imperialism from flaming oil wells. tion of hypocrisy is right to impose or abolish slavery. Yet hypocrisy. There is also downward and the legacy of its divide and quit pol- George: Whatever the heck it is, someone’s gotta go an’ itself hypocritical. he abandoned that election platform hypocrisy, where we start from a posi- icy.Christopher Hitchens, the author of clean up the mess. Fortunately I’ve got hired help. Last week, I high- when convenient. Do we denounce that tion of broad public interest and prin- Why Orwell Matters, points this out in Hey, Tony! Where’re ya? Where’s that guy gone, moochin’ lighted the hypo- as hypocrisy or celebrate it as ciple, and degenerate towards narrow an elegant essay in the Atlantic Month- off again? crisy of almost progress? In India, upper castes op- self-interest. Indian politicians have al- ly. In 1916, it was one Sir Mark Sykes who divided the Mid- Colin: I think he’s busy cleaning up a different kind of everybody in the pressed dalits for centuries. Today we ways denounced corruption but have dle East into Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan. Six mess. The one on his own doorstep at 10 Downing Street. Iraq war. But I regard that as less than have formally outlawed this, yet op- become more corrupt. This is down- years later, Sir Percy Cox carved Kuwait out of Iraq. The I’m sure he’ll be back. sinful. First, because decision-makers pression continues on a huge scale. Do ward hypocrisy. The hypocrisy of the year before the Irish were told they could either have an George: I sure hope so. We’re creatin’ one hell of a mess in countries keep changing, and it’s sil- we criticise this as hypocrisy or laud it BJP in stoking communal riots when independent or a united state but not both. And as we in I-wreck. ly to blame today’s governments for not as improvement? Would we be better in opposition but controlling riots know, it was Sir Cyril Radcliffe’s pen that carved a Pak- Colin: I know you wreck, Mr President. But the country acting like past governments. Second, off if all upper castes unhypocritically when in power is surely upward istani state in 1947 out of what had formerly been India. you’re wrecking right now is pronounced Ee-rak, individuals and parties change their harassed dalits, and we had no laws hypocrisy. What a pity the BJP aban- More recently, Lords Carrington and Owen of the British not I-wreck. views as time passes, and this is better against it? The French and Germans doned this hypocrisy in post-Godhra Foreign Office advanced the ethnic division of Bosnia- George: Whatever you say,Colin. But people keep askin’ me described as flexibility or maturity disapprove of the US action. Yet in a Gujarat. What matters is whether a Herzegovina, and before Nelson Mandela came out of jail, how long this here war is gonna last. What do I tell ‘em? than hypocrisy.Third, remember that a March Pew poll 73% in France and 71% policy is wrong, not whether it is hypo- the same Carrington wanted to split South Africa three- Colin: Tell them the truth: That you haven’t a clue. country has no permanent enemies or in Germany said Iraqis would be better critical. The main issue in Iraq is not ways into a white Afrikaner area, a Zulu reservation, and George: Tarnation, I can’t tell people that! I’m supposed to friends, only permanent interests. off if Saddam were deposed. whether the US is being a cynical hyp- a free for all among the others. be the president of these here United States, supreme com- Switching friends and policies may Human beings are fallible and con- ocrite, but whether at the end of it all Marya Mannes captured this historic legacy with won- mander of the armed forces, an’ founder member of the look inconsistent but might be consis- stantly torn by multiple loyalties and Iraq and the world will be better off. Re- derful irony in a poem that no one reads any more. She Cowboy Bob Fan Club! I can’t go round tellin’ people tent in promoting self-interest. aims. They know self-interest leads in placing Saddam by a democracy, or wrote: ‘‘Borders are scratched across the hearts of men/By I don’t have a clue. The US supported and armed Sad- one direction, public interest in anoth- even a lesser autocracy,will at worst be strangers with a calm judicial pen,/And when the borders Colin: All right. Tell them this war is going to take as long dam, helped him make chemical er. Notions of public interest can also upward hypocrisy. On the other hand bleed we watch with dread/The lines of ink across the map as it takes. weapons and encouraged his disgrace- diverge widely. And so humans vacil- rising US disregard of international turn red.’’ Ruefully, one remembers that most of those George: What’s that supposed to mean? ful war on Iran. Then, the US ignored late and engage in double-talk and dou- law and multilateralism when conven- lines would not have been there had the map not been Colin: That you don’t have a clue. Saddam’s mass murders at home. But ble standards. This is castigated as ient represents downward hypocrisy. coloured red in the first place. The year after she wrote George: Oh, right. But tell me, Colin. Who’s gonna pay for if the US now says that Saddam is a ter- hypocrisy. Yet this hypocrisy repre- Where the balance lies, only time will this, the British government informed the people of this war when it’s all over? rible killer, do we denounce that as sents a struggle of humans to change tell. I have more fears than hopes. Cyprus in 1960 that they must either accept a sullen Colin: Don’t you worry your little head about that. You independence or face an outright division of their island know the secret of war? The bigger the bangs, the bigger between Greece and Turkey. the bucks — for those who make the big bangs happen. But for us in India it was Audens poem, ‘Partition’, that George: More bucks for our bangs? I love it! But how do we community had stood at its truly brought out our sweet sourness over Mountbatten’s make it work? PASSING THOUGHT LETTERS site’’ and that ‘‘such a post fac- disengaging mission: ‘‘Unbiased at least he was when/ he Colin: Simple. Heard about World War II? to rationalisation of what was arrived on his mission,/ Having never set eyes on this/ Good intentions, bad done on December 6, 1992 George: Did they have that on TV? I musta missed the decisions land he was called to partition/ Between two peoples fa- re-run. And I was too little to take in the original would place in jeopardy the natically at odds,/ With their different diets and/ incom- real-time show. In the ‘Sunday Debate’ on ‘Can fate of numerous historical patible gods./ Time, they had briefed him in/ London, is Colin: Thank God. Or we’d all be going around saying excavation help resolve the Ay- monuments all over the coun- short. It’s too late/ For mutual reconciliation or/ rational ‘Heil’ instead of ‘Hi’. Anyway, in World War II we reduced odhya tangle?’ (March 16), De- try,an increasing number of debate:/The only solution now lies in separation.’’ Europe to rubble. Then we dropped the two Big Ones vendra Swarup argues in which are being targetted for Hitchens questions the popular view that Islam was a on Japan. Then we gave them a special aid plan to favour and adds, ‘‘It shows the destruction by the communal big loser from colonialism. In India, he says, ‘‘the British help them rebuild and reconstruct their bombed-out court is earnest about solving forces’’? The Allahabad High were openly partial to the Muslims, and helped to midwife countries. the issue.’’ Since you have in- Court may have been ‘‘earnest’’ the modern state consecrated to Islam. In Cyprus they George: The Martian Plan, wasn’t it? troduced Swarup as a ‘‘histori- while ordering the excavation favoured the Turks. In the Middle East Muslim Hashemite Colin: Marshall, actually. But Martian is apt. It was an’’, may one ask if this gentle- but, it is said not for nothing and Saudi dynasties benefitted as much as anyone from the pretty way out. man (notwithstanding his RSS that the road to hell is paved imperial carve-up. Had there been a British partition of Er- George: It must have been, if we ended up making the handicap!) is aware of the fact with good intentions! itrea after 1945, the Muslims would have been the benefici- bucks by giving them bucks to spend. How’d we do that? that the Indian History Con- Norma Louis, Mumbai aries.’’ No, the Muslims were not losers but they do have Colin: Simple. Since we were only ones left in business, gress at its annual session held We are like that only reasons to feel resentful over the loss of the Islamic they couldn’t spend the money we gave anywhere else but on Feb 15, 1993 (the first after empire, which is a different grievance. with us, who then helped them rebuild and reconstruct. the demolition of the Babri I agree with Swaminathan Aiy- There certainly were Muslim losers in Palestine and George: Wow! Some Martian, some Plan! But tell me, Col- Masjid by the Sangh Parivar, er in his analysis ‘Victory elsewhere, but the big losers were the many people of the in. What’ll we do after we’ve rebuilt Ee-rak? including the RSS, on Decem- changes everything’ (March other creeds and those who believed in modernity and- Colin: Well, there’s always Iran, and Syria, and Saudi, ber 6, 1992) passed a near-unan- 23). Let alone war-victories, in transcended tribalism. It is the same in today’s India where and a couple of others. And guess what they all imous resolution protesting India even those of us who amidst the fanaticism of the Hindu nationalists and the have in common. against the principle that ‘‘a have voted for opposition can- Muslim terrorists, the losers are the ordinary people who George: Oil? monument can be destroyed or didates in the great poll-war, want to get on with their lives. This unhappy British colo- Colin: That too. Plus sand. Lots of sand. Forget your private quarrels and start fighting, removed, if there are any change sides once we know nial legacy not only holds lessons for imperial America in George: Whee! I love buildin’ sand castles. An’ kickin’ ‘em please! People are waiting. grounds for assuming that a re- who’s the winner. Iraq — when its time comes to quit it ought not to botch over as soon as they’re built. You know sumthin’, Colin. I’m ligious structure of another S C Agarawal, Delhi things — but it is a reminder to all of us on the sub-conti- beginning to understand why our economy is called the nent that our borders emerged from scornful bureacratic economy — there’s more Eek! to it than onomy. Vol. 14 No. 14 : Air charge: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai ,Cochin, Chennai & via Rs.3, Indore and via 50 paise. National edition: No aircharge.Price in Nepal: NEP Rs 5, except Sunday: NEP Rs 7. RNI No. 507/87/90 MADE IN NEW DELHI REGD. NO. DL- 25001/92. Published for the proprietors, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., by Balraj Arora at Times House, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002, and printed by him at13, Site IV Industrial Area, Sahibabad (UP), MNS Printers Pvt. Ltd., Industrial Area, Phase II, Panchku- pens, and deserve to be treated with similar contempt. Colin: Attaboy,Mr President. 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Spontane- tuality, there’s peace and there’s music I meditated upon these ity. Perfection is a way to yogaerobics! ◆ — which is my life. Anything that questions for two decades be in control. But control ogaerobics is everything you could ask Love has nothing to do with what you are brings peace to me becomes a source of before I was ready to see limits spontaneity. 2. for in a fitness performance. Yogaero- expecting to get, it’s what you are expected spirituality. I am sometimes moved to the answer. Process. When we focus Y bics is A quick-paced aerobic routine, to give — which is everything. tears when I experience love, peace and Before we are born, we on perfection, we’re in the followed by basic yoga that will not only in- — Anonymous spirituality. 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18 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, April 6, 2003 OPEN SPACE CONFLICKS OF Why is a drawing room called so? INTEREST AFP e4 half a second to advance one Since we've been stuck on minute, this means we can films like editing tape for the drive the clock at a speed of last two weeks, I thought we two minutes per second or may as well finale it off as a tril- 120 seconds per second ogy and earn some brownie whereas time is passing at the points in the bargain. The 14 rate of one second per sec- clues below refer to only Eng- ond. So the relative speed is lish films and the stuff in brack- 119 seconds per second and ets is the year and number of the time that needs to covered words in the original titles. For is 11 hours (12 - 1) or 39600 instance "Magical month in seconds. So the time required spring (1990; 2)" would work is 39600/119, which is 332.77 out as the film 'Enchanted seconds or five minutes and April'. Your call. All 27 feet 32.77 seconds. However since (2000; 4); Turning blue (1990; we can synchronise only up to 3); Pride (1980; 4); Stuck wis- minutes and not up to sec- dom tooth (1998; 2); Salman onds we can make the clock Khan vs Vivek Oberoi (1977; show the correct time (cor- 2); Snakes and apples and sex rect up to seconds) at 12:06. and ... (1950; 3); Beijing or —Roopang Chauhan, Indore Shanghai (1974; 1); Clairvoy- Low-Qs-Talking-Dept: ance perhaps (1999; 3); You It took me 15 minutes (the can't put your finger on it but dummy's time limit) to figure she's different (1998; 4); Jack out the words MORON, IMBE- the Ripper (1982; 2); As CILE, and CRETIN which are Meena Kumari and Raj Kumar what I called myself for taking were once in 'Pakeezah' so long to solve such a quick- (1951; 4); The Simon Commis- ie. Hope you'll pose “moron” sion (2002; 2); Punchline: slightly tougher lines next Earth! (1968; 4); Better than time. (PS: I'm in Std IX; the next best thing (1979; 2). shouldn't I actually be cram- ming at this time?) MINDSPORT — Siddharth Achaya, [email protected] Mukul Sharma The answer to your dummy question is three more dum- mies: MORON, IMBECILE and DEAR MS, CRETIN. Tick-Who's-Talking-Dept: —Patricia A Beddoe, Noida After a lot of 'tick-tocking' OLDENGAME with my wits, here is the solu- The scene: closing stages of a tion to the Endgame submitted World Cup Final. Team A have by S C Khungar of Fujairah, made 250/9 off their 50 overs. UAE, regarding the erring 12- Entering the last over at 250/0 hour digital clock. The mini- with both their openers not out Two children feed swans in the Svisloch river, some 20 km west of the Belarussian capital Minsk. QUESTION: What is a swan song? mum time required to set the at 120 each, Team B is all but correct time (at 12 o'clock) is holding the cup. Strangely (or OPEN SPACE called so? withdraw to a different room How are holograms hooks create the conditions ANY ANSWERS? five minutes and 30 seconds. shall we say, predictably) it's In earlier times in Western called the “withdrawing prepared? like a suction pump and At 12 o'clock, when the battery Team A that does the victory What causes jet lag? society, a pig was a poor room’’, for obvious reasons. Hologram is a picture. Like thus, enable lizards to run Why do we feel a tickling is connected the time auto- lap! (The rules for tied scores There are many reasons and man’s money-box. A piglet, The word ‘drawing room’’ is an ordinary picture, it has up on apparently smooth sensation when someone matically resets to one o'clock. decide the winner on lesser factors that cause jet lag. bought in the market in just a crude change of the width and height. But a holo- walls and even upside down touches our belly or the This means to set the correct wickets lost.) Given that all the original “withdrawing room’’ on plaster ceilings. Because lower surface of our foot? time, we need to advance the players were fit to play and no Some of these are crossing spring, could live on the left- gram also has depth. As you clock by 11 hours (ie, 660 min- two batsmen returned to the time zones, pre-flight condi- overs of the household and though in India the way its move around it, you can see these hook-like cells are — Rahul Prakash, utes). Now, the time taken to pavilion in identical manner, tions, dry atmosphere, cabin was ready for the butcher pronounced it gives an im- the sides or top of the face, bent downward and to the Allahabad advance the clock by one (caught being same whether pressure, stale air, alcohol, just before the winter. pression of a “draaying and even behind it. Like a rear, the lizard curls its toes How is the expiry date of minute is half a second. Hence by the keeper, bowler or rest); food and drink, lack of exer- Metaphorically speaking, room’’, a room used for dry- real face, the hologram is in upwards to disengage them. medicine calculated? to advance the clock by 11 how did Team B manage to let cise taking into considera- ing! three dimensions. But it is on Thus while walking or run- this is also the life-cycle of a — Dhruman Purohit, recd hours, we require all 330 sec- the cup slip?— (Submitted tion that the dry air in an air- piggy-bank: the left-overs of — Ankur Warikoo, New Delhi a flat surface, with only two ning on horizontal or vertical onds, which is five minutes by Varunesh Kumar, via e-mail craft causes dehydration. your money are for the piggy- What is ‘fire and forget’ prin- dimensions. Holograms are walls, a lizard curls and un- and 30 seconds. (Considering Ahmedabad) What is the principle behind Drinking plenty of non-alco- bank. When the capital has ciple used in the BrahMos made using laser light. There curls its toes thus creating a the time required to set the a boomerang? correct time, the clock will be Snailmail: D-268 Sushant Lok- holic fluids counters this. Wa- grown, one can harvest missile? are two main types of holo- suction pressure which en- set to 12 hours five minutes in I, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001 ter is better than coffee, tea it by smashing the pig- In conventional guided mis- grams — a transmission ables it to cling on to the — Kamal Jit Singh, Trichy precisely five minutes and Email: and fruit juices. Alcohol is gy-bank to pieces. siles, the aircraft that had hologram and a reflection walls. Which is the world’s dead- 32.5 sec) [email protected] not only useless in combating — Jitendra Shiralkar,recd fired the missile has to stay hologram. — Kalyani Dhake, Nashik liest animal? Gazala Parveen, Mumbai — Website: dehydration, but has a via e-mail in the vicinity of the target — Jaydeep Chug, Surat What is the origin of the — Hitesh Mangtani, http://www.mindsport.org Since the minute key takes markedly greater intoxicat- Why is a drawing room till the missile strikes. But a How does a lizard walk\ stay word ‘peacenik’? Ulhasnagar ing effect when drunk in the called so? ‘fire and forget’ principle on vertical and horizontal The word peacenik is made Which is the longest word in rarefied atmosphere of an In England (around the 17th missile has a smart comput- walls? of ‘peace’ and ‘nik’. The the English language? airliner than it does at century), after dinner, the er which decides its own path Lizards have pads on their meaning of suffix ‘nik’ is — Sudeep Pagedar,Mumbai ground level. men of the house used to as- once the target is set in it so feet. These pads consist of “one associated with or char- — Dipti Lavya Swain, semble for wine and cigars or the pilot doesn’t have to wait wide plates or scales and are acterised by’’. Hence You ask. Or you answer. Jodhpur just linger on in the same Mark the envelopes until the final result. This present below their fingers ‘peacenik’ is a person who is ‘Open Space’ and address your Why is a piggybank room. The women would makes pilots less vulnerable and toes. The outer layer of associated with peace, espe- answers and questions to: to enemy fire and also have each plate or scale is com- cially in relation to a war. Open Space, Sunday Times of India, increased accuracy. posed of innumerable tiny ‘Nik’ is of Slavic origin from II Floor, S&B Towers, 40/1, M.G. Road, — Anuj Kulshrestha, recd hooks for-med by free, bent Russia. Bangalore — 560 001 via e-mail tips of cells. These min-ute — S.P.S. Jain, Mumbai email: [email protected]
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The Sunday Times of India, New Delhi, April 6, 2003 Fast woman No selling Becks Strapped! Katja Poensgen’s attempt at Man U’s manager Alex Ferguson Professional cyclists were breaching the all-male bastion has laid to rest rumours that advised but not forced to wear of motorcycle GP racing was foiled David Beckham’s days at Old helmets. Now following the as she failed to make the grid for Trafford could be numbered. death of Kazakh rider Andrei the season-opener at Suzuka. “Why would I want to sell my Kivilev in a crash, they’ve been Valentino Rossi claimed pole position best players?” he asks told to either strap up or sit out Coach John Wright will not accompany the Indian team to Dhaka
BRIEFLY A lot to learn from SPORT AP It’s a marathon Hunt the Australian team By Saumyajit Basu AP ture of Indian cricket. But TIMES NEWS NETWORK THE SPORTING LIFE there is no reason to be Ayaz Memon Kolkata: The pressure was entirely on Alis- complacent. There is tair Hunt when the New Zealander walked Felicitations for much to be learned from into the South Club on Saturday morning. Sourav Gangu- these darned Aussies — Down 1-0, the onus was on the man with a ly’s side — well and not only about how to huge frame to keep New Zealand afloat in the deserved as they bat, bowl and field. Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I second are — must **** round tie. quickly transform into a After a fortnight of re- The conditions weren’t at all to his liking. vision to win the 2007 flection, I am emboldened It was hot, humid and Friday’s rain had left World Cup if the gains to vouch that India played the surface soft. Still, it didn’t stop Hunt from from the recently-conclud- the most entertaining scripting a fairytale come-from-behind victo- ed tournament are not to cricket in South Africa. ry over India’s top-ranked player Rohan be squandered. Four years Australia were far and Bopanna in a five-setter,4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 9-7, an might seem a long way off, away the best side, but endurance test that went on for 189 minutes. but Australia planned most of the magic mo- On Friday, Leander Paes had ‘‘taught’’ their 2003 conquest imme- ments, the expressions of Mark Nielsen a grass court lesson, and Hunt diately after winning in pure genius, came from In- taught the young Bopanna how to survive 1999 and have already set dian players. and fight against immense odds. After losing their sights on a hat-trick I would venture to say the first tie, Kiwi coach Glenn Wilson hoped of Cup victories. that India’s turnaround Shahid Afridi of Pakistan hits a six that experience will overcome youth. Hunt, In resource terms, India came because the players against Zimbabwe during the double 30, and the oldest among the visitors, did just seem even better placed freed themselves of self- wicket World Championship at the that and more. He pulled New Zealand back imposed shackles. Ten- Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros than Australia to take the from an impossible situation. dulkar began to bat like Islet, St. Lucia on Friday. momentum of this World Since the second tie lasted more than 45 Cup into the next. The Tendulkar and not a run games, 53 to be precise, umpire Nao Kawate accumulator, Yuvraj gave Wright to miss Dhaka meet: Indian BCCI is in sound financial up ambitions of high cricket coach John Wright will not accom- had to reschedule the doubles tie on Sunday health, which means that scores to become a good pany the Indian team to the tri-series in morning. Hunt was nominated to play the expertise, equipment and Dhaka from April 11 following the demise doubles tie, slated after the singles which anything else can be ac- finisher, Dravid slid su- of his father. Jagmohan Dalmiya, the pres- could not be played on Friday due to rains. But quired easily. More impor- perbly into the role of piv- ident of BCCI said that Wright had in- Rule 39 of the tournament (entitlement to tantly, there is a clutch of ot, the fast bowlers com- formed him about the death of his father rest) says, “a player who shall already have highly talented players, bined experimentation and his inability to accompany the team. played more than 45 games in either singles or most of whom should be with accuracy, and Gangu- When asked whether the board has de- doubles shall not be called upon to play an- around four years later too. ly gave everybody the lee- cided on an alternative to Wright, Dalmiya other match on the same day.” The Big Three — Ten- way to show their mettle. said “it is being worked out and an an- It is unlikely that the Kiwis will field dulkar, Ganguly and There was a flair and fi- nouncement will be made in a couple of Nielsen-Hunt duo for the doubles against Dravid — are 30 or there- nesse to this side that must days”.Wright’s father had been seriously ill Paes-Bhupathi as was announced during the abouts, and should still be be encouraged further, for quite some time. Wright rushed to draw.It would be judicious on part of the Kiwi in their prime in 2007. even at the risk of occa- New Zealand immediately after the World coach to keep Nielsen fresh for Bopanna in the ‘Oldies’ Srinath and Kum- sional failure. Too often Cup final on March 23.PTI first reverse singles and play either James ble, who have looked vul- modern sport — and espe- cially cricket — is ruled by ICC extends panel: The ICC elevated Shortall or Robert Cheyne in the doubles. nerable for various rea- three new umpires to its elite panel on The day didn’t start too bad for Bopanna. sons over the last 12 theory, subjugating indi- Saturday with Australia duo Darrell Hair Though the tie had a delayed start (by 72 min- months, are still in their vidualism. This only and Simon Taufel as well as New utes), the Karnataka lad was off the blocks early 30s. But the real bo- makes the sport lacklustre. Zealand’s Billy Bowden all added. faster and claimed the first two sets in 73 nanza is that ten other The doyen Sir Neville The trio’s performances at the recent minutes. In the first game itself, Bopanna players are under 25. By writes in a ‘A Cardus for World Cup in South Africa sealed their rise fired two aces to set the pace and his serves the time the next World All Seasons’: ‘‘Cricket is a to the top tier of umpiring.ICC chief exec- caught Hunt mostly on the heels. Cup comes around, the In- barren occupation only utive Malcolm Speed said: “The ICC has In both the sets, he broke Hunt in the tenth dian team could be ex- when it is turned into a been monitoring the performance of these games when Hunt was struggling to find his traordinarily rich in skill labour. For, as labour, it is three umpires on a regular basis, particu- feet, literally.He kept complaining about the and experience. productive of no utility larly during this World Cup, where each of underfoot conditions which were made to It would be impetuous to value known in all the sci- them has performed with distinction.” look even worse by Wilson’s court invasions. believe that all those who ence of the economists. ICC elite umpire panel:Steve Bucknor (WIS), Asoka de Silva Another Golden Age will (SRI), Daryl Harper (AUS), Rudi Koertzen (RSA), Dave Orchard The groundstaff were called into action for played in South Africa will Rohan Bopanna serves to Alistair Hunt during the second singles match of the India-New not be brought back by leg- (RSA), David Shepherd (ENG), Russell Tiffin (ZIM), Srini- repair work between the games. Zealand Davis Cup tie at the South Club, Kolkata on Saturday. be back in the West Indies vasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (IND), Darrell Hair (AUS), Si- in circa 2007. The rigours islation or by any arbi- The sun was beating down hard and court mon Taufel (AUS), Billy Bowden (NZL). AFP him trailing 30-40 in the fifth. A superb re- one point in four service games in the set. of international cricket — trary change in the rules. started drying up. Hunt’s game and fortune turn gave Hunt the break he needed desper- While Bopanna’s shots flowed in fits and and more particularly the In the long run the game is Pakistan, Windies shine: Pakistan’s improved with the ground condition. The ately.The two held serves till the ninth game starts, Hunt was more composed and consis- stress and pressure of ex- the sum total of the char- Shahid Afridi hit 11 sixes to provide most bounce got more consistent and the Kiwi dug when Hunt earned a break and the set to tent. The battle of attrition reached its peak pectations that Indian acter of the men who take of the excitement on the opening day of deep into his resources to get out of the make it 1-2. Then it was Hunt all the way.His in the fifth and final set that stretched to 16 cricketers are subject to — part in it. Negation on the the inaugural World Double Wicket tour- woods. nament at Castries, St Lucia. But it was movements were confident, much in contrast games and the handsome gathering wit- will take their toll. But if field of play indicates the West Indies pair of Carl Hooper and Hunt started his journey up the hill in the to those in the second set, and he was dictat- nessed some unbelievable groundstrokes. some members of the cur- negation of mind and soul. Chris Gayle who took the honours on Fri- second game of the third set where he fought ing terms. Smoothly attacking the net, Hunt Since Hunt served first, Bopanna was always rent lot fall, their replace- The style and spirit are the day, ending with two wins from their two hard to hold serve. In the fourth game, he sur- exploited his skills as a serve-and-volleyer to serving to stay in the match from the tenth ments will have to be bet- cricketers themselves.’’ matches to top the table with four points. vived a break point as the sliced backhand re- the hilt and with another scorching back- game onwards. The pressure must have been ter,which is a gain in itself. Written in 1969, but its Results: West Indies (39), def. England (32), by seven runs. turn kept him alive. He finished the game hand broke Bopanna in the sixth game, held too much on Bopanna’s young mind and he Yes, there is good reason truth value undiminished Australia (27), def. South Africa (-10), by 37 runs. Pakistan his serve and broke again in the eighth to succumbed even after serving 26 aces, just (107), def. Zimbabwe (43), by 64 runs. New Zealand (31), with an ace. Bopanna failed to read the writ- to be gung-ho about the fu- even 44 years later. def. Sri Lanka (26), by five runs. West Indies (34), def. Zim- ing on the wall and an unforced error found catch up with the Indian. He only conceded double of what Hunt fired. babwe (26), by eight runs. Sri Lanka (54), def. Australia (- 21) by 75 runs. AP
Top stars for ITF Futures: Rushmi Chakravarthi and Sai Jayalakshmi would Kenya manage fighting total spearhead the Indian challenge in the AFP women’s singles of the $10,000 prize mon- Sharjah: A fighting 57 Left-arm spinner Ray- ey ITF-Futures tennis circuit (second leg) at by opener David Obuya mond Price was the most the Shivaji Park Gymkhana at Mumbai and 46 by Thomas Odoyo impressive of the Zim- from April 7-12. Honorary General Secre- helped Kenya post a mod- babwean bowlers claim- tary of the Gymkhana, Sanjeev P est 225 for six against ing two wickets for 36 Khanolkar said on Saturday that the other Zimbabwe in the Sharjah runs in his ten overs, Indians in the fray include Megha Vakharia, one-day while pac- Gautam Sheetal, Sonal Phadke, Ankita interna- er Dou- Bhambri, Geeta Manohar, Archana Venka- tional glas Hon- traman, Liza Pereira, Sekhar Somrita and cricket do re- Isha Lakhani. PTI tourna- turned ment here with fig- Air India qualify: Fancied Air India BACK TO BACK: Too much below par cricket is were held to a goalless draw by State on Satur- ures of day. two for 37 reflected by this duo who watch Kenya play Zimbab- Bank of Travancore at Thiruvananthapu- we in Sharjah Cup on Saturday. ram on Saturday, but still qualifed for the In re- off eight. four-team final single leg of the second ply, Zim- Howev- second wicket with Bri- three wickets in the next division National Football League. The babwe er, it was jal Patel, who scored 18. 12 overs, and never quite match between BSF and TFA will decide were 89 captain After the dismissals of regained the momentum. the second qualifier. SBT has ten points for two in Heath Obuya, whose knock 26 overs Streak SCORE BOARD from five matches while BSF seven points came off 89 balls and in- Kenya: K Otieno c Taibu b Streak 0,D from four matches. Meanwhile at when who was cluded four boundaries Obuya c Rennie b Price 57, B Patel b Jamshedpur, Punjab Police defeated Ma- news last most eco- and one six, captain Hondo 18 nipur Police 3-1 while Kerala’s Titanium came in. nomical Steve Tikolo (37) and S Tikolo c Marillier b Price 37,T Odoyo c Marillier b Hondo 46, M Odumbe c & held Allwyn Hindustan 1-1 in the Group Kenya were heading taking one wicket for 28 Odoyo came up with b Rennie 17, H Modi not out 27, P On- ‘B’ matches. PTI towards a big total but re- runs off ten overs. valuable scores to take gondo not out 10 stricted by some fine Though Kenya started the side past the 200 Extras (lb 1, w 12) 13 BETTING METER Total (6 wickets, 50 overs) 225 bowling by the Zimbab- poorly losing opener mark. Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-55, 3-114, 4- Formula 1 weans, who are looking Kenedy Otieno in the Kenya reached the 131, 5-161, 6-201 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday to extract revenge for third over of the match four-an-over mark in the Bowling: Streak 10-3-28-1, Blignaut Michael Schumacher 11/8; Rubens Barrichello 7/2 4-0-27-0, Hondo 8-0-37-2, Price 10- David Coulthard 4/1; Kimi Raikkonen 4/1 their World Cup loss to for zero, Obuya managed 26th, with Steve Tikolo 0-36-2, Flower 3-0-20-0, Marillier 6- Juan Pablo Montoya 10/1; Ralf Schumacher 16/1 the Kenyans in South to steady the innings and David Obuya going 0-30-0, Ervine 4-0-26-0, Rennie 5-0- as per ladbrokes.com Africa last month. adding 52 runs for the strong, but then lost 20-1. (Scoreboard incomplete) Doping report will take a fortnight,says IOA By Indraneel Das commission if they want to contest Pseuduephedrine, a soft substance ac- samples of medal winners were test- TIMES NEWS NETWORK the A-sample tests,” Dr Singh said on cording to article 129 of Union of Cy- ed there might be one or two of Saturday.“Everything will be done ac- clists International (UCI) manual. them.” Bhanot assured that stringent New Delhi: The Indian Olympic As- cording to International Olympic The Andhra Pradesh Cycling Asso- action would be taken against play- sociation is in the final stages of Council rules and the players will be ciation is however hopeful that he will ers found guilty after the final report. cracking the doping scandal that is given a chance to explain themselves. not be punished as he had only taken a “We can’t leave any loopholes in the threatening to rock the world of Indi- After completing the final report the popular syrup for his cough and cold process of evaluation otherwise the an sport. respective federations will be free to during the Games. athletes might go to court,” he said. Chairman of the IOA medical com- take punitive ac- Lalit Bhanot, According to sources, some of the mission Dr Manmohan Singh con- tion. Till then we THE DOPE TRAIL secretary of the athletes have already reported to the firmed to the Times News Network won’t divulge Amateur Athletic anti-doping commission.”All the ath- from Patiala that it would take an- anything.” Federation of India, confirmed here letes who figured in the list, except other fortnight to complete the Meanwhile, according to our Hy- on Saturday that there were few ath- for one who had gone abroad during process of evaluating the reports of derabad bureau, one of the athletes letes from his federation as well. “Yes, the investigations, have reported to the 15-odd athletes who had tested who has tested positive is a multiple I accept that there are few athletes in the federation and the commission,” positive (A samples) during the Na- medal winner in cycling. Nijappa Yen- the list, but I’m not sure of the exact the source said. IOA officials, howev- tional Games in Hyderabad. teth who pocketed a gold in the 120-km number,” he clarified. er, have denied this. The boxing fed- “We have intimated the names to mass start, a silver in the 60-km time When asked whether any winners eration has already confirmed the re- the respective federations who will trial and a bronze in the 30-km time figure in the list, he said cryptically: ports that three pugilists failed dope ask the athletes to appear before the trial, has tested positive for “I am not sure. But since the urine tests at the Games.
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By Bobilli Vijay Kumar Ajit Ninan ndia’s almost glorious run in the World Cup Fitness awareness has expectedly created a few heroes and given birth to some heart- Iwarming stories. Some of is dismal in India them are, of course, exagger- By Pradeep Kumar ated while some others mere- Dr P.S.M. Chandran is director of the Sports ly the creation of hype or over-enthusiasm. Medicine Centre of the Sports Authority of In- There is, however, one lit- dia. He spoke to Times News Network on the tle tale that remained on the fitness levels among Indian athletes. Excerpts: periphery of most of these freely embellished stories: It Are we giving impor- tries like Australia, the is the tale of the sluggish In- tance to fitness? trainer assumes para- dian players slowly but evi- The fitness level of Indi- mount importance. dently transforming into an athletes is low.The basic Why have some of our well-oiled machines. We call reason for that is that Indi- cricketers and players in it the Roux effect. an children are undernour- other disciplines become Some day, when most of ished. They confront this more injury prone? the chapters related to the handicap from their very One of the causes that conquests of Sourav Gangu- birth. As many as 40 per lack of optimum fitness. ly fade into a blur, this one cent of our children are un- Take the case of cricketers, will still be fresh and clear in dernourished. Undernour- if they don’t attain opti- everybody’s minds. ishment is a disease. It af- mum fitness they are It started more than a year fects muscles as well as bound to be injury prone. back when Adrian le Roux bones. There’s a lot of difference was inducted into the cricket Do we have any pro- between optimum fitness team as trainer; it reached a gramme for imparting and basic fitness. We all crescendo during the World fitness awareness to the may have basic fitness, but Cup as India conquered one players? not the specific fitness peak after another. Many at- We don’t have any pro- needed for a cricketer. Our tribute this amazing gramme even at the nation- cricketers seem hesitant sequence to the Great Indian al level. We lack infrastruc- diving to stop a boundary. Huddle. But that is only ture and equipment too. For Suppleness and agility re- partly true: the more signifi- stamina you may not need quired for that can only cant reason is the an equipemnt. But to devel- come from gymanstic-type fitness ethos that permeated op strength you need some training. Only a trainer into the players. basic gym-work. can initiate them into that. It has broken down all bar- In some disciplines, Body movements should riers of superiority or inferi- coaches also act as train- be taught to all sportsmen ority within the team. Every- ers. Is this a good trend? at a very young age. If they body is now equal. Tendulkar A coach may not be good don’t develop that in the may still be earning or scor- FADED STARS trainer in all cases. Coach- formative years it becomes ing a lot more than the oth- Rohit Rajpal (Tennis player): By es have a different role to a gigantic ask later as the ers; but he has no hesitation 17 he was living with pain and by play.They should take care body becomes stiff after a in accepting that he is just 21 he was out of the game due to of skill, techniques and the certain age. Improvement THE ROUX EFFECT: IS another cog (albeit a slightly a ruptured disc in the lower back. trainers should take care of comes even from guidance more important one) in the That after being in the same the fitness aspect. in the later years but the wheel. league as Andre Agassi and How important is the optimum fitness level can’t One can now see a smile Michael Chang in the sub-juniors. trainer’s role? be achieved. even on Srinath’s face as he He was a classic case of wrong It’s essential as trainers Are our players com- twists and twirls his body in training with little rest and reha- can focus on different mitted to improving their search of that painful but bilitation. His condition was com- needs of the player at dif- fitness? elusive muscle. INDIA READY FOR IT? punded by running on metalled ferent times of his career. The commitment of our The story of the Class of roads. The game almost left him To illustrate, the formative athletes is remarkably bad. 2003 will be told and retold as crippled before a surgeon years of a child requires Most of them undergo the days go by. Is there a les- Adrian le Roux is just a trainer. But he has transformed the managed to fix his back but by different training inputs training out of compulsion son in the Roux effect that then India had lost a star. vis-a-vis what is required and not because of person- needs to be learnt by players Indian cricket team into a fighting fit machine. Times News Net- Sudip Chatterjee (Former soc- when he is competing at, al motivation. Fitness and officials of other sports cer skipper): Sudip, famous for say,the national level. Cou- schedules can be very bor- work investigates the emerging fitness scenario in the country’s in the country? Is it really the his all-round skills, was offered a pled with the fact that we ing. Unless the motivation missing link that Indian stint by Denmark’s first division are not not a fitness con- level is high the drop-out sport and learns that there’s still a long way to go sport has been vainly looking club Lyngby. But the midfield scious nation unlike coun- rates will be quite high. for all these years? general had a recurring knee ‘‘We are not a fitness con- not an option any more,’’ he movements should be taught ules once they leave me as Madhumita Bisht. ‘‘I fol- problem. Doctor’s knives robbed scious nation,’’ agrees Dr says. ‘‘It’s a necessity in mod- to all sportsmen at a very they may be different or even lowed a strict programme of him of his reflexes and pushed EVERGREEN STARS P.S.M. Chandran, director of ern tennis.’’ That is the bot- young age. The body becomes contradictory to what the weights, speed and sprint him towards premature retire- the Sports Medicine Centre tom-line in virtually every stiff after a certain stage and club coach wants,’’ he says. training, even during the off- ment. Dhanraj Pillay (Hockey captain — 1989-still at SAI. sport. some movements might nev- ‘‘Yes, it would really be nice if season.’’ It’s not really sur- Rajiv Mishra (Hockey striker): playing): I prefer jogging on the beach to increase ‘‘The fitness level of our Indian hockey president er be mastered,’’ Dr Chan- the clubs have full-time train- prising that the beautiful A talented my stamina and strengthen my calf muscles. Be- athletes is very low. That is K.P.S. Gill realised this adage dran explains. ‘‘Late starters ers. I could then concentrate shuttler ruled the courts for forward who sides, I have gained a lot from my foreign stints. The because 40 per cent of earlier than others: he sends might obtain basic fitness by on the tactical and psycho- almost 27 years. shot into variation in exercises have rejuvenated me.A sound our children are undernour- the country’s probables and proper guidance but they logical aspects of the game.’’ Like in every sphere of limelight sleep is a must for all and for that I prefer to sleep ished. This is a sort of team members to the will never reach optimum fit- The biggest problem is the life, the system must take the during the on the floor. I am also a regular visitor to the gym. disease. It affects muscles as National Security Guards’ ness,’’ he warns. absence of a sports culture in blame again. Parents are not Junior World Subrata Bhattacharyya: (Former soccer stalwart and now Mohun well as bones. While the training centre in Manesar Sprint queen P.T. Usha the country. interested in sports; schools Cup in Mil- Bagan coach — 1973-1991): One cannot cheat himself. I worked for ex- former leads to stunted every year.‘‘The team spends agrees. ‘‘I feel our athletes ‘‘We don’t have any pro- don’t have time for games ton Keynes tra sessions and enjoyed jogging at the Kolkata race course. We also used growth, the latter leads to almost 45 days every season lack motivation. They don’t gramme for imparting fit- and there aren’t enough where India to tie parachutes to our backs and run in short bursts. I always aimed to brittle bones,’’ he explains at the NSG camp,’’ informs follow fitness schedules and ness awareness even at the parks or playing facilities finished run- keep my pulse rate down. (see interview). chief coach Rajinder Singh. often take things easy, espe- national level,’’ confirms Dr near home. ners-up. ‘‘We understand the cially when there is nobody Chandran. ‘‘There isn’t More importantly,a major- PT Usha: (Sprint Queen — 1977-2000): I always used to adhere to a Dr Djoran Djokic, a master Just as Mishra was settling down importance of fitness and de- to supervise them or when enough equipment or even ity of our countrymen are strict fitness schedule. Nambiar sir (her coach) was a fitness freak himself in physical education and into the senior Indian team, a vote 50 per cent of our time they are not at regulated sufficient infrastructure to still waging a war against and that was infectious. I ran on beaches and never took time off from sports science who is associ- freak knee injury came as a big on it,’’ he adds. camps.’’ enthuse the youngsters,’’ he survival, hunger and pover- training. I gained some weight after my marriage which I later reduced ated with Indian table tennis, blow and ruined his career. A The others too are catch- Football coach Stephen says. ty; how can they even think through exercise and running. agrees. ‘‘Players here don’t couple of surgeries and a long give enough importance to ing up. The country’s foot- Constantine has a different There have, of course, of fighting the very best in course of treatment later he still Madhumita Bisht (Badminton star — 1975- physical fitness,’’ he says. ‘‘In ballers, athletes, and virtual- theory. been evergreen stars like the world of sport? couldn’t regain his form. 2002): I depended on weight-training, speed-train- Europe,’’ the Yugoslav adds, ly all sportspersons are given ‘‘Our players are not as fit Kapil Dev, P.T. Usha and There are a number of le Cornilius Costa: (Hockey play- ing and sprints. I followed a strict programme dur- ‘‘a lot of emphasis is given to detailed fitness schedules (by as they could be because of Dhanraj Pillay. They have Roux’s waiting to impart er): The promising full back had ing off-seasons also. That helped me play for 27 this aspect. If they don’t their own motley group of the number of games that survived the vicissitudes of their expertise and scientific a spectacular performance in the years. But then in badminton, fitness aspects come work enough on this, they experts and trainers) they play and the amount of time and age and often ap- knowledge. 1993 Asia Cup. But a knee injury into picture during off-seasons. Those were never will find it hard to beat the just like out national crick- time they spend travelling,’’ pear fitter and sharper than We just need a few right during the end of the tournament that rigorous. best in the world.’’ eters. Unfortunately, the in- he says. ‘‘It is just not possi- the younger ones. But then, people at the right places to crippled his career. He was oper- Jaideep Mukherjea (Davis Cupper — 1960-73): In school, I used to play Tennis ace Jaideep structions are followed only ble to keep them at the right they are exceptions. Not of make India a world of happy ated upon but picked up the stick diverse sports. Once in the circuit, a lot of running and weight training were Mukherjea, who has the dis- when the players are at fitness levels or fresh enough accident but of their own and physically fit people. even before he could recover ful- incorporated into the schedule. A stint under Harry Hopman in Australia tinction of playing Davis Cup camps; as soon as they go for the big games,’’ he ex- hard work and determina- (With inputs from Pradeep ly to play in the Mumbai National opened my eyes. The Aussies used to train at a different level. We were for 13 long years, doesn’t en- home, they dive into all their plains. tion. Kumar , Vineeta Pandey, Games. The injury aggravated lucky to play on natural surfaces. The transition to synthetic courts has visage a completely grim pic- bad, old habits. The England-born coach ‘‘I learnt about the impor- B Shrikant, Nilanjan and it took nearly four years for phenomenally increased the strain the modern player undergoes. ture. The peak syndrome is, of has another major handicap. tance of prime fitness at a Datta, Sukhwant Basra, him to get fully fit. ‘‘The need for trainers is course, not enough. ‘‘Body ‘‘I don’t give them any sched- very young age,’’ reveals Indraneel Das) 3.Kxc5, Kd3! 4.b4,axb4 CHESS 5.Kxb4,e4! When the Black Pawn Queens with a CHECK, Pravin Thipsay preventing White from The man behind the revolution Queening his own) 1..Kf4! n the ending, the game must 2.Kc4 Kxe4 3.Kxc5 Kd3 4.b4 By Dinesh Chopra was being drafted seems says Le Roux. Beyond the reps and the be played entirely on correct axb4 5.axb4! (But not I omeone needs to spike this confu- as if he is having an ener- sets in a gymnasium, he feels that the calculations. The principles like 5.Kxb4??, e4, 6.a4,e3 7.a5,e2 sion. And fast. One India regular gising drink thrice a day. most important area has been the diet of centre control, development, etc. 8.a6.e1=Q Ch) 5..e4 6.b5 e3 ‘‘It’s a combination of the players. ‘‘Sports nutrition is one make no sense in a game’s 7.b6 e2 8.b7 e1Q 9.b8Q S calls him ‘‘Lay rocks’’. Another both the inner will to do thing that we tried to bring in. What to Qc1+10.Kb6! with an obvious one tries his first name and comes up ending. White is in a difficult well and of course the ed- draw. only with ‘‘Andre’’. The third just refus- eat during the season, off season, on situation in the diagram, but can ucated training. But then hold the game by precise es to accept that ‘X’ in Le Roux is silent! field, off field, I think this was the most the inner will needs to be defence. Can you find out Someone please hand over that Web- important aspect in the last one year.’’ how? ster’s. To be safe they mouth the more A le Roux complimented by your He’s dealing with some of the bright- POSITION: pliant ‘Trainer’ or ‘Le’. Whatever. body.Adrian and Andrew est and the biggest nameplates of the White: Kd3; P-a2,b3,e4. Forget the confusion as Adrian Le Leipus have been like a boon for me,’’ country. Tendulkars, Dravids, Gan- Black: Kf3, P-a5,c5,e5. Roux, Team India’s one-year-new physi- says Srinath. gulys, Sehwags et al asking them to run PROBLEM: White to play and cal trainer, emerges. ‘‘The best part The man himself shunts between that extra lap may leave a dent on your draw. about him is that Adrian understands CV.Challenging? ‘‘No, the boys are con- SOLUTION: our bodies and their demands so very scious of the demands. They are pretty White could have drawn with Fitness is a combination of both the well,’’ says India off-spinner Harbhajan inner will to do well and, of course, enthusiastic and follow even the off-sea- 1.a3!! (in the game White Singh. ‘‘It’s not the drab jogging, sprint son routines well. We can check that out played 1.a4?? and lost by business. If I’m doing a particular rou- educated training.The boys are by a test battery that gives us body-fats force after 1..Kf4 2.Kc4, Kxe4 tine I know exactly why I am doing it. now fitter than ever. percentage,’’ he says. for -1100. Besides, you don’t feel that it’s a strain Education of ‘‘Why am I doing this BRIDGE In the meantime, the play to do those routines. They are actually routine’’ is more important than ‘‘What proceeds. Defalco wins the quite enjoyable.’’ modesty and quiet confidence. ‘‘The routine am I doing’’ he says quietly. Prakash Paranjpe ♦King with ♦A, cashes the ♦Q Le Roux must be a satisfied man. boys are fitter than ever. They can Surely, more important than whether ♠ and King, and continues Even Javagal Srinath for whom a VRS match any international side on that,’’ ‘X’ in Le Roux is silent or active. nline Bridge can be social, with the ♠Queen. In a flash, Ocompetitive, or Benito overtakes with the ♠Ace educational, according to your and plays the third, Diamond, choice. Watching an online giving a ruff and discard! South Jaguar’s Webber goes out last, comes in first game can also be exciting. For ruffs in Dummy and pulls a AP this week's deal, join me in trump. Defalco wins the ♥Ace Sao Paulo: Jaguar driver kibitzing Benito Garozzo, a and pushes another Diamond Mark Webber was surpris- member of the world- ingly quickest in the first conquering Italian Blue Team. qualifying session for the N Dealer♠ 5 3 2 North opens 1C, Defalco BOTH♥ Vul J 9 3 Brazilian Grand Prix here on overcalls 1D, South responds ♦ K T Friday. Webber, second last 1H and Benito bids 2S. North ♣ A K Q 6 5 out on track, benefited from ♠ A J T 9 6 rebids 3H, Defalco tries the 4H ♠ drying conditions to take top ♥ Q 6 K Q 4 cue bid on the way to 4S, and ♥ A spot in the session from Fer- ♦ Benito signs off in 4S. When 9 8 5 ♦ A Q J 7 4 3 rari driver Rubens Barrichel- the bidding comes back to ♣ J 4 2 ♣ T 9 7 lo, who had been set to take South, he judges in favour of ♠ 8 7 provisional pole. ♥ a sacrifice bidding 5H. Defalco K T 8 7 5 4 2 The Australian set the doubles. 5H Dbl by South, ♦ 6 2 ♣ pace with a lap time of one lead ♦8. 8 3 min 23.111sec. Barrichello Benito leads the ♦8, as per to promote Benito's ♥Queen!! the Middle-Up-Down Double Dummy? “This game finished ahead of McLaren convention. Even as South was always Double Dummy for drivers Kimi Raikkonen and considers his play, someone Benito,” someone shouts in David Coulthard. Michael from the 100-strong online excitement. We agree. We are Schumacher, who went out kibitzers comments that South fortunate. We can watch 'Bridge sixth on track, by which time is in for trouble. Another with the Blue Team' live! the rain had retured for a kibitzer supports him saying brief spell, spun on his out- that ‘double dummy’ the www.demicoma.com lap and ended the session contract could go down four [email protected] fifth quickest. AFP Michael Schumacher drives his Ferrari during Saturday’s free practice session at Sao Paulo.
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SPORTING WORLD AT A GLANCE Red Devils fly high, Elite ‘B’ survive to live another day AFP By Madhu Jawali sulting in a simple catch for Venugopal TIMES NEWS NETWORK Rao at short-leg. Plate ‘A’ batsmen Gunners stumble An overcautious Amit Pagnis, who Bangalore: For the first time in the consumed 37 balls during his 49-minute London: Manchester United A brace of Ruud van Nis- Duleep Trophy tournament, Elite ‘A’are stay at the crease, played a rank bad fail to make amends swept arch rivals Liverpool 4- telrooy penalties and late enjoying the luxury of calling the shots. shot pushing Sarandeep Singh uppishly TIMES NEWS NETWORK 0 on Saturday to move level strikes from Ryan Giggs and Had it not been for the rains, Elite ‘A’ back to him. The bowler gleefully ac- would have enhanced their chances of Hyderabad: Barring a miracle, Elite C with Arsenal on points and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave cepted the offer as Pagnis collected the should pocket eight points from their set the stage for a thrilling United their biggest win over earning full points against Elite ‘B’. duck. Ambati Rayudu disappointed Having been at the receiving end for encounter against Plate A. At close of six-match finale to the closest Liverpool in 50 years and once again nicking a rising Sarandeep play on the penultimate day, Elite C Premiership title race in their first league double over three matches, it must be a nice feeling delivery to D. Vinay Kumar. for them to be at the other end. were 24 without loss, still needing 144 years. Arsenal remain top the Merseysiders since 1969. Vinayak Mane (22), the most produc- for an outright victory. Thanks to overnight rains, match be- but only on goal difference af- For Liverpool, the defeat tive batsman on scene today, effectively Plate A, who had conceded the vital gan four hours late, effectively ruining ter an own goal by Ivory was a serious blow to their employed his square-drive against first innings lead, did well in the morn- 200 minutes of third day’s play on Sat- Coast international Kolo hopes of securing fourth Pathan to collect some runs in the re- ing to restrict Elite C to 278 — a lead of urday. Elite ‘A’ having already estab- Toure gifted Aston Villa a 1-1 place in the league and a re- gion between backward square-leg and just 15. Nikhil Doru, who held the in- lished a 143-run lead, made a good deci- draw at Villa Park. turn to the Champions nings together in the company of the sion by declaring at the overnight score Freddie Ljungberg seemed League next season. tailenders, was the last man to fall, mak- of 362/8 in 98 overs. At that time Srid- DULEEP TROPHY to have set the champions on Chelsea took full advan- ing a superb 74 with eight hits to the haran Sreeram was batting on 130 and their way to three points tage with a 2-1 win at Sunder- third-man, though he edged a couple of fence. Sarandeep Singh on eight. when he put them ahead ten land that leaves them with a them. He chased an outside the off- But the Plate A players did not seem Lin Dan dives during his semi-final against Kenneth minutes after the break. But five-point cushion in fourth. Elite ‘A’ bowlers then gobbled up four stump delivery by Retinder Singh Sodhi to have the will to make a fight of the Jonassen in the Japan Open in Tokyo on Saturday. the lead was squandered in But they were made to work Elite ‘B’ batsmen for 64 runs to take their and dragged it on to his stumps as Elite match. It was a mixture of injudicious agonising fashion in the 71st hard at the Stadium of Light team closer to victory. In fact Elite ‘B’ INTERNATIONAL Women’s doubles semi-finals: Gao ‘B’ were reduced to 4/34. The defeat now strokes and lack of application coupled BADMINTON Ling & Hwang Sui (CHN) beat Yim minute when Toure sliced a after Sunderland had taken a had been reduced to 4/34 before the com- looked imminent. Still adrift of 109 runs with some superb bowling by Elite C Japan Open, Tokyo: Men’s singles Kyung-Jin & Lee Hyo-Jung (KOR) 11-5 goalline clearance into his shock 12th minute lead bined effort of skipper M.S.K. Prasad to avoid innings loss, Prasad and Yadav mediumpacers that did Plate A in. semi-finals: Lin Dan (CHN) beat Ken- 11-0, Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting (CHN) own net. thanks to midfielder Sean (batting 15), Arjun Yadav (batting 19) and neth Jonassen (DEN) 15-8 16-17 15- beat Ra Kyung-Min & Lee Kyung-Won did their best drag the innings on before Plate A (1st innings): 263 10, Xia Xuanze (CHN) beat Taufik Hi- (KOR) 11-8 8-11 11-9. Mixed doubles Arsenal’s misfortune Thornton’s first goal for the the rain saved them for the day. bad light and then rain cried halt. Elite C (1st innings): 278 dayat (INA) 15-9 17-15. Women’s sin- semi-finals: Jens Eriksen & Mette rounded off a great day for club. Elite ‘B’ (1st Innings): 219, Plate A (2nd innings): R Jaiswal c Patel b Trivedi 1, B Row- gles semi-finals: Camilla Martin (DEN) Schjoldager (DEN) beat Chen Qiqiu & Left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan sent land b Agarkar 4, H Kanitkar c Patel b Trivedi 0, A Kale c Goud United, who took full advan- At the bottom, Birming- Elite ‘A’ (1st Innings: 362/8 decl beat Pi Hongyan (FRA) 11-3 11-7, Xie Zhao Tingting (CHN) 11-8 11-4, Zhang back Elite ‘B’s first innings hero Wasim b Trivedi 3, R Kumar c Goud b Agarkar 55, Y Singh b Bhandari Xingfang (CHN) bt Wang Chen (HKG) Jun & Gao Ling (CHN) beat Kim Dong- tage of Liverpool skipper ham were sent back closer to Jaffer early in the innings. The Mumbai Elite ‘B’ (2nd Innings): Pagnis c and b Sarandeep 0, Jaffer c 9, VST Naidu b Kulkarni 75, S Joshi c Patel b Agarkar 4, D 11-3 11-0. Men’s doubles semi-fi- Moon & Ra Kyung-Min (KOR) 11-7 9-11 Sami Hyypia’s fourth-minute the drop zone by a 2-1 defeat Venugopal b Pathan 5, Mane b Sodhi 22, Rayudu c Vinayku- Ganesh c Patel b Agarkar 9, K Ananthapadmanabhan lbw nals: Cheng Rui & Chen Qiqiu (CHN) 11-7. opener began stroking Pathan to the mar b Sarandeep 0, Yadav (batting) 19, M.S.K. Prasad 15. Ex- dismissal to run out 4-0 win- at Tottenham while Bolton Trivedi 13, F Shaik (not out) 1; Extras: (lb-7, w-1) 8. Total: (all beat Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasumussen BASKETBALL fence but was flummoxed by the Baroda tras: (b-2, nb-1) 3 out in 61.5 overs) 182 (Den) 15-9 5-15 17-16, Flandy Limpele National Basketball Association, US ners at Old Trafford. and Leeds both won. AFP bowler in the next over. Jaffer had to Total: (For 4 wkts in 33 overs) 64 Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-5, 3-5, 4-14, 5-29, 6-139, 7-143, 8- & Eng Hian (ENG) beat Michael Lamp & Atlanta 91 Washington 89, Utah 93 Fall of wickets: 1/5, 2/23, 3/23, 4/34 155, 9-180 Mathias Boe (DEN) 15-7 15-11. Portland 88, LA Lakers 100 Dallas 89. check his pre-meditated shot when the Bowling: Pathan 10-3-27-1; Bangar 4-3-1-0; Sarandeep 8- Bowling: Agarkar 15-5-40-4, Trivedi 14.5-2-41-4, Bhandari ball came a trifle late onto the bat re- 5-14-2; Sodhi 6-2-11-1; Kanwat 4-1-5-0; Sreeram 1-0-4-0. 15-7-35-1, Kulkarni 15-3-44-1, Das 2-0-15-0. Argentina triumph CAPITAL SPORT Rapi ready for the dash SAIL shocked: Golden Hawks CC Farman dazzles: Indira Gandhi New York: Argentina Ivan Ljubicic and Lovro TIMES NEWS NETWORK eliminated defending Zovko 6-2, 6-3, 6-4; and defeated SAIL by 13 runs to enter the Stadium entered the final of the Jawa- champion Russia from the Wayne Arthurs and Todd semifinals of the 13th SAIL Trophy harlal Nehru memorial cricket tourna- New Delhi: Rapidash, an impressive debu- Davis Cup in the quarterfi- Woodbridge beat Jonas cricket meet at the Mohan Meakins ment after swamping Rajdhani Sports tant, should complete a double in the Gool nal on Saturday while Aus- Bjorkman and Thomas En- ground. Sonu Vaid was declared the Club by 8 wickets. Rajdhani Sports S Poonawalla Million (GR III), the main tralia and Spain also ad- qvist 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. man of the match. Club 219 in 35 overs (Joginder Singh event of the Mumbai races on Sunday. 50, Ashish Sharma 40, Farman Ah- vanced to the semifinals In the other tie, Switzer- Golden Hawks 173 in 38.2 overs (Kuldeep Rawat Selections: Choreography Plate; 1,800m: 2.30pm: Truffles 1, mad 2/35) lost to IG Stadium 220 for after taking unbeatable 3-0 land’s Roger Federer and 32, Gaurav Sharma 27, Ajit Singh 4/26, Sumit Dogra Goin N Style 2, Simple Red 3. BTC Ltd Trophy: 1,200m: Aero- 2 in 25.3 overs (Farman Ahmad 133 leads. Also, Switzerland Marc Rosset downed Nico- 2/34) beat SAIL 160 in 39.4 overs (Pradeep Chawla space 1, Terrestrial 2, Al Humair 3. Satinello Trophy: 1,600m: 50, Sumit Dogra 42, Sonu Vaid 4/29. n.o., Varun Kumar 47). Supreme Crown 1, Captivated 2, Pitlochry 3.Goldilocks Plate: took a 2-1 lead in its quar- las Escude and Fabrice 1,200m: Venire 1,Truth Prevails 2, Colour of Joy 3. Gool S Poon- terfinal tie against France. Santoro of France 6-4, 3-6, Pressmen victorious: Press Club IInd Rajdhani Cup cricket: Surrmount Club: awalla Million: 1,200m: Rapidash 1, Kanthara 2, Dunbar 3. In Saturday’s doubles, 6-3, 7-6. Spain will host Ar- of India beat Perfect Relations by 56 177 for 7 in 35 overs (Sanjeev Sharma 59, Kri- Arecibo Plate: 1,200m: Synergize 1, Battle Launch 2, David Nalbandian and Lu- gentina on clay in the runs in their annual cricket tie at the pal Singh 41, Tarun Gupta 26; Satish Kumar 3 for 30) lost to Shubham Club: 178 for 7 in 34.3 cas Arnold of Argentina semifinals while Australia Kamla Nehru College ground on Sat- overs (Parvinder Singh 38, Harpreet Singh 36; RACE defeated Yevgeny Kafel- takes on either Switzer- urday. Sandeep Saini 3/ 25). Lochmaben 3. Rising Brave Plate; 1,600m: Lord of Thunder 1, Press Club of India 165 (Jaswinder Sidhu 73, Amit nikov and Mikhail Youzh- land or France. Arthurs Norton 2, Tajjub 3. Simplew Logic Plate: 1,200m: Ladybank 1, ny 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3; and Woodbridge were nev- 3/24, Durgesh 2/10, Deepak 2/15) beat Perfect Re- 1st Dr. Hedgewar U-15 cricket tournament: Divine Elegance 2, Positano 3. Hans Raj Academy: 220 for 7 in 40 overs (Onant Spaniards Albert Costa er broken during the two- lations 109 (Ashish 42, Sunil Narula 3/10, C Ra- Golden Bell shines: Golden Bell and Ke- jshekhar Rao 2/15, Rakesh Thapliyal 2/20). Jai Singh 72, Prateek Vadera 41 not out, Mohit and Alex Corretja defeated hour match. AP Sharma 40; Varun Sood 3 for 27) beat Saveur nilworth shone well in the morning try- Volleyball camp: YMCA is going to Academy (Ansit Singh 26; Prateek Vadera 3 for outs here on Saturday. organise a volleyball coaching camp 21). Inner-sand; 800m: Art Nouveau (naresh) - 52 secs: excelled well for men and women with help from in the straight. Golden Bell (Faiz) - 52 secs: not extended. Kenil- Reebok cricket tournament: Daksh 154 for 9 worth (Rohit) - 52 secs: moved fluently till 400m then freely, note. the Delhi Volleyball Association. The in 25 overs (Vineet Vij 41, Anupam Singhi 24; Bahulika (Rajinder) and River Fantasy (Bhawani) - 53 secs: duo camp will be run from April 10 at the Rajeev 4 for 23) lost to KPMG 156 for 5 in 23.3 pleased. Worth A Look (N Singh) - 51 secs: fully in hand. Bahu- YMCA court. Enquiries can be made ratna (Rajinder) - 54 secs: not extended. Super Trooper (Narain) overs (Preet Singh 63, Rajat Marwah 32 not out; and Storm Catcher (Shekhawat) - 53 secs; duo was kept on a at 23361915 (Ext 341). Mohit Kaushal 2 for 25). tight leash in the straight. 3 Y-O Daring Eagle (N Singh) - 56 secs: fully in hand. Vertigo (Narender Singh) - 52 secs: tracking well.
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