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A water fountain in your home can be

an extremely valuable asset. Fresh clean

water is symbolic of good health, positive

energies, good cash flow and a lack of

stagnation in your career.

Make sure that there is no water

placed in the south-west of your

home or its surrounding, as it is

the most inauspicious for relation-

ships.

Do not have water symbolism

inside the bedroom. It attracts

the Ch’i of loss and water in the

bedroom causes relationship

problems. Hence pictures, posters

of landscapes with waterfall or

painting of lake and rivers can be

used elsewhere in the house. Do not sit with any wa-ter feature behind you,

always make sure to have a solid wall behind

you for support.

Make sure that there is no wa-

ter feature on the right-hand

side of the main front door (looking out from inside).

Avoid placing any kind of wa-

ter feature under the staircase,

as it effects children’s wealth

luck.

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Place a fountain or cascade of water outside your front

door, on the right hand side

of the door (as you enter). This allows good fortune

and abundance to flow into your front door. Also you can

place an aquarium or foun-tain in the prosperity or the

wealth area of your home .Make sure that all drains are free flowing

to stimulate flow of fi-nances. Do not let water

stagnate in drains.

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The water Ch’i energy of the north is associated

with independence, so exposure to this will

stop you from relying heavily on other people’s

opinions. It also encourages money to flow

towards you. Round or rectangular shape aquariums are bet-

ter than square ones, keeping nine goldfish with

one black and eight golden. Aquarium bubbling

with water attracts the prosperity Ch’i into

your house. If placed in the office, place a light

shining into the aquarium so that flickering

shadows are reflected on the ceiling. This

helps in business turnover – increasing

your sales and profits . Even the placement of a photo or

painting of a stream, river or lake

in the wealth area of the house

can help increase prosperity. If

you energize it correctly and

in proper alignments with the

other energies so that there is an

auspicious balance, water energy

will make you rich and prosperous

beyond your expectations.

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Water can make you richerWater brings prosperity when energized correctly in the right manner and helps

getting a continuous flow of wealth luck into your house or workplace. Every

person is born with the Wealth luck and has the ability to become rich, and with

feng shui we can speed up the ripening of your wealth luck .

As 70 per cent of the human body weight is made up of water, placing these

features correctly in your surrounding will have a significant effect on your personal Ch’i energy.

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Prashant Bhushan bashed up, one attacker held

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) As a TV news channel stood by filming the entire incident, three Sri Ram Sene activists roughed up Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan inside his Supreme Court chamber for his comments on Kashmir. The bra-zen attack sparked massive public and political outrage with Bhushan calling for a ban on the outfit.

Three youths stormed into Bhushan’s chamber and one of them, identified as Inder Verma,

started beating him up. Verma, lat-er on, was overpowered by lawyers and others present in the room, the TV visuals showed. The youths said they objected to his comments on Kashmir, Bhushan said later.

“The accused, Inder Verma who lives in Nangloi, has been arrested from the Supreme Court premises and his two accomplices -- Vishnu Gupta and Tejender Pal -- are on the run,” said a senior police offi-cial.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Team Anna Wednesday wel-comed the government’s reported intention to give the Lokpal (ombudsman) a constitutional status but said that should not prevent it from being made a statutory body.

The Congress said giving Lokpal constitutional sta-tus was a very important suggestion but a decision will depend on the collective wisdom of the parliamentary standing committee examining the bill.

“Well, we have been saying that it will be great if Lokpal could be made into a constitutional authority. But mak-ing it into a constitutional authority should not prevent it from being made into a statutory body,” Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan told reporters.

Hisar (Haryana), Oct 13 (IANS) The Lok Sabha by-election in Hisar happening today has evoked nation-wide interest due to the campaign by Anna Hazare and his team to defeat the Congress and a triangular fight among the leading political players of Haryana. The contest is primarily between the Congress, the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Haryana Janhit Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party combine.

Team Anna’s anti-Congress campaign has queered the pitch for the ruling party in the election, giving it a national colour. The stakes are high for the political parties contesting the by-poll as it comes almost in the middle of the term of the present assembly.

Coal shortage leads to power outages across India

Kashmir interlocutors submit report, focus on ‘meaningful autonomy’

India seeks Dawood aide ‘Mirchi’ extradition New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A day after Iqbal Memon alias ‘Iqbal Mirchi’, a close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in London, India Wednesday said he was a “wanted person” for his role in the 1993 bombing and was initiating his extradition.The 61-year-old Iqbal Mirchi is among India’s most wanted along with his boss Dawood Ibrahim and the two are accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. Mirchi was declared a proclaimed offender by an Indian court in 1994 and had fled India in 1995. An Interpol notice is pending against him.Mirchi, against whom an Interpol Red Corner Notice has been pend-

Centre okays Rs.120 crore more for quake-hit West BengalNew Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The central government Wednesday approved financial assistance worth Rs.120 crore to West Bengal following the recent earthquake that rocked the region.An earthquake of 6.8-mag-nitude Sep 18 affected five districts of Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dina-jpur and Malda of north West Bengal adjoining the epicenter of the quake near the Indo-Nepal border in Sikkim.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A severe shortage of coal has hit electricity output in the country and led to long and frequent power outages in many states, including the national capital, Maharash-tra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Most of the plants of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the country’s largest power pro-ducer, have been generating significantly less power than their installed capacity for the last couple of weeks due to the shortage of coal supply, an official said Wednes-day.

Heavy rains in coal producing ar-eas and a two-day strike by workers of Coal India compounded the prob-lems of many power plants across the

country, he said.Talking to reporters here,

Power Secretary P. Uma Shankar said the government would sell coal to power com-panies through e-auctions to address their concerns.

“The coal secretary has told us that the coal ministry will be able to spare some of the coal that would be sold through e-auctions, pro-vided the developer picks up the coal from the pithead,” Shankar said.

The national capital Delhi has been facing frequent power cuts for over a week.

New Delhi/Jammu/Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Advocating “meaningful au-tonomy” and speedy development, the three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday submitted their report to Home Minister P. Chidam-baram that outlines a roadmap for the government to address various sensitive issues linked to the state.

A year after they were appointed, the interlocutors -- journalist Dileep Padgoankar, academic Radha Kumar and former civil servant M.M. An-sari -- are learnt to have also recom-mended the withdrawal of the Armed

Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the Disturbed Areas Act from the state that has seen a murderous insur-gency for over two decades.

However, even as details of the interlocutors’ report on Jammu and Kashmir have not been made pub-lic, the separatist leaders, the ruling National Conference (NC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expressed their dismay at the report.

“After one complete year the inter-locutors have not said a word about the real political issue of Kashmir. It

has been a complete waste of time. Our decision to stay away from the team proved right,” said Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the mod-erate Hurriyat group while comment-ing on whatever is yet known through the media about the interlocutors’ recommendations.

Mehbooba Mufti, president of the PDP, said, “There is neither an inter-nal nor an external dimension to the recommendations made by the inter-locutors’ team.

2G Scam: CBI to oppose bail plea by Kanimozhi

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Cen-tral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it would oppose the bail plea of Kanimozhi, DMK leader M. Karu-nanidhi’s daughter and Rajya Sabha member, and all the accused current-ly in judicial custody for their alleged involvement in 2G scam.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Harin Rawal told this to the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Sin-ghvi and Justice H.L. Dattu when the court drew his attention to media reports indicating that the CBI was planning not to oppose the bail plea

of Kanimozi.Rawal told the court that when

this report was carried by the media he got in touch with the CBI officials who denied it. He said that the media report was incorrect.

In March, Kanimozhi was ques-tioned by the CBI in Chennai in con-nection with Rs.214 crore received by Kalaignar TV, in which a major-ity stake is owned by Karunanidhi’s family, from DB Realty group of companies. Kanimozhi is in jail now charged as co-conspirator in the 2G spectrum scam along with former communications minister A. Raja.

Advani yatra gets Mayawati’s green signal

Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) The Ut-tar Pradesh government Wednes-day evening gave its go-ahead to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veter-an L.K. Advani’s Jan Chetna Yatra for holding a rally at Mughal Sarai in Varanasi district, about 300 km from here.

The Varanasi district adminis-tration that had withdrawn per-mission for holding the Advani rally following refusal by the Indi-an Railways to allow any political function on their ground, eventu-ally gave its nod after the railways reversed its decision.

Advani’s rally was in for road-blocks after roadblocks right from the outset. Initially the air-condi-

tioning of the bus developed some defect following which BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley got unwell. Then, the bus was re-placed, but the new one got stuck under a bridge and could not be move without damaging the top portion of the vehicle.

Team Anna favours constitutional status to Lokpal

Hisar votes today in a crucial by-election

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Minor girl’s body found in Delhi park

Police nab kidnappers of industrialist, recover money

Two foreigners held for drug trafficking

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A nine-year-old girl was found dead in a west Delhi park, police said on Wednesday. Police suspect she was raped before murder.The girl’s body, with several injury marks and damaged eyes, was found in Mayapuri, police said.

Noida, Oct 13 (IANS) More than 20 days after a Noida-based industrialist Kapil Gupta was kidnapped, the Noida police in a joint operation with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the kidnappers and recovered Rs.4.25 crore from their possession.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Two foreign nationals, including a woman, were arrested in south Delhi for drug trafficking and contraband worth Rs.15 lakh was seized from them, police said

Unfazed by China, India-Vietnam sign oil deal, extradition treaty

Apex court criticises Khurshid’s

businessmen remark

Two held for duping 1,000

people over jobs

Amar Singh’s bail pleas to be heard Oct 18

Shivani Bhatnagar murder: Ex-cop R.K. Sharma walks free

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Unde-terred by Beijing’s objections, India and Vietnam on Wednesday sealed an accord for oil exploration in the South China Sea and signed half a dozen pacts, including an extradition treaty, to expand their strategic part-nership.

India and Vietnam, Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, also launched a security dialogue and set a bilateral trade target of $7 billion to add more economic heft to their growing relationship.

In a subtle message aimed at Bei-jing, whose relations with Hanoi are under strain over a host of issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called India’s strategic partnership with Vietnam “a factor of peace, sta-bility and development” in the Asia-Pacific region. However, he added that the relationship stood “on its

own merits”.Manmohan Singh also underlined

that India and Vietnam were mari-time neighbours in the region and would work together to confront se-curity challenges from terrorism, pi-

racy and natural disasters.“We have to work together to en-

sure the safety and security of vital sea lanes of communication and con-tinue exchanges in this fields in the future,” he said.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Su-preme Court on Wednesday took a serious view of union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khur-shid’s statement that keeping busi-nessmen in jail was affecting the investment climate of the country.

The apex court bench of Jus-tice G.S. Singhvi and Justice H.L. Dattu said that the minister’s state-ment gave an impression as if “we are interested in keeping business-men behind bars”.

He said that there “is a confu-sion created by a newspaper report. A newspaper has reported a state-ment attributed to an honourable minister that gives an impression

(that) we are interested in keeping businessmen behind bars”.

Justice Dattu said the statement was made “when we are in the midst of a serious matter going on for six hearings”.

The court was hearing the bail pleas of Sanjay Chandra, the head of the telecom arm of Unitech, and Vinod Goenka of DBA Realty in the second generation (2G) spec-trum allocation scam.

Khurshid had earlier said that the judiciary and other institutions should understand realities of “po-litical economy” and that keeping businessmen jailed would discour-age investments into the country.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Three years after he was convict-ed in the 1999 murder of Indian Express journalist Shivani Bhat-nagar, former police officer R.K. Sharma on Wednesday walked out of the Tihar Jail after the Delhi High Court acquitted him and two other co-accuseds be-cause the evidence against them was “not convincing enough”.

“The quality of evidence be-fore us is not of a high calibre,” said the division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Man-mohan Singh while acquitting former Indian Police Service of-ficer R.K. Sharma along with co-accused Sri Bhagwan Sharma and Satya Prakash.

The high court upheld the life sentence of the fourth convict, Pradeep Sharma. “Although the motive behind Pradeep Sharma killing Shivani Bhatnagar is unclear and has not been estab-lished, we have already found, on the basis of other overwhelm-ing scientific and circumstantial evidence, that he was the person who killed her,” the court said.

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) A retired In-dian Army personnel and a woman from Assam were arrested here for duping thousands of people across the country on the pretext of providing jobs in the Indian Army and health ministry, police said on Wednesday.Archana Singha, 45, who hails from Jorhat in Assam, was arrested from her house on Oct 9 and Ravinder Chauhan, 27, who hails from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, was held from Hazrat Nizamuddin rail-way station here Sep 9, said Deputy Com-missioner of Police Ashok Chand.Ravinder Chauhan was nabbed from the railway station in his Honda City car fol-lowing a tip-off. "He was carrying a pistol along-with 15 live cartridges and an arm licence purportedly issued from Jammu and Kashmir," said Chand adding that the license was found be to be fake.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned till Oct 18 the regular and in-terim pleas for bail by Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, an accused in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal.Justice Ajit Bharihoke ad-journed the matter till Oct 18 after the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) submitted Amar Singh’s med-ical report. The court accepted the report and noted that it needed time to go through it. Delhi Police opposed the peti-tioner’s bail pleas.

Wednesday.Cedrick Kanyeba, 26, who hails from Nigeria, and Cherry Samson, 20, who hails from Kensington in South Africa, were arrested from a spot on Au-robindo Marg on Tuesday, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashok Chand.

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Mubarak's aide jailed for seven yearsCairo, Oct 13 (IANS) The Cairo criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a close aide of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to seven years in jail and slapped a fine of four billion US dollars. The court found fugitive businessman Hussein Salem guilty of launder-ing more than two billion dollars in the Egyptian-Israeli gas deal. He was pronounced guilty in absentia and jailed along with his son and daughter to seven years, the state media reported.

Indian Ocean countries test integrated tsunami warning systemJakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) Nations around the Indian Ocean Wednes-day tested the first full-scale tsunami early warning system installed after the massive tsunami in December 2004 left nearly 300,000 people dead. The test called "Indian Ocean Wave Exercise 2011" was aimed at ensuring that all equipment and facilities of the system function well. Indonesia, India and Australia have been chosen as the tsunami service providers in the region.

Hamas, Fatah leaders to finalize reconciliation deal

Ramallah, Oct 12 (IANS) A senior Palestinian official an-nounced that leaders of the Islamic Hamas movement and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to finalize the inter-Palestinian reconcili-ation deal. Hamas is ruling the Gaza Strip since June 2007 and President Abbas and his Pales-tinian National Authority (PNA) are ruling the West Bank. Both had so far failed to unify both territories.

Male fish extremely choosy about matesSydney, Oct 12 (IANS) Male fish can be extremely choosy about females, depending on how attractive or good looking they are, before committing themselves. In their choice of mates, males also seem to be influenced by the social experiences they have had in the recent past. The lab study in-vestigated the courtship strategies of

male guppies as they relate to their individual social history.

Pakistan decides to grant MFN status to India: Khar

Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan had, in principle, decided to grant Most Favored Nation (MFN) sta-tus to India, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday.

Responding to a question dur-ing question hour in the National Assembly, Khar said the dialogue process with India had been initi-ated after a gap of two years.

"The top-most priority of the country is to ensure uninterrupted dialogue with India so that the resolution of core Kashmir could be ensured," Khar added.

To another question she said, "Pakistan wants good relations with India by sticking to its principled stance on Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the will of the Kashmiri people and to be deter-

mined through a free and fair plebi-scite under the UN auspices".

During the past three years, Jam-mu and Kashmir dispute has been discussed at all bilateral interac-tions between the leadership of the two countries as well as at the for-eign secretary levels.

"I raised the Jammu and Kash-mir issue with my Indian counter-part at the ministerial meeting in New Delhi in July 2011," said Khar.

"The joint statement of the min-isterial meeting underscored the need for continued discussion of Jammu and Kashmir in a purpose-ful and forward-looking manner with a view to finding a peaceful so-lution by narrowing divergence and building convergences," she added.

UN votes for one-year extension of international force in Afghanistan

United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt resolution 2011, which ex-tended the mandate of an inter-national force that aims to quell insurgencies in Afghanistan.

The resolution said that the 15-member Council "decides to extend the aut hor i z a-tion of the Internation-al Security Assis ta nce Force (ISAF) as defined in resolution 1386 (2001) and 1510 (2003) for a pe-riod of twelve months until Oct 13, 2012” as per reports.

The ISAF, led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), was established to oper-ate against insurgents in Afghani-stan and help strengthen Afghan-istan's national security forces.

The UN first authorized the work of the ISAF in Kabul and the sur-rounding area through Security Council resolution 1386, and then through resolution 1510, expand-ed the scope of the ISAF's man-date to other parts of the country.

The resolution said that the Council also welcomes an agree-

ment be-tween ISAF contributing c o u n t r i e s and the Af-ghan gov-ernment to

transfer lead security responsibil-ity for Afghanistan entirely to the national government by the close of 2014.

NATO has said it will conduct withdrawal of its troops over the next few years in order to work toward this goal, though some troops will remain to support and train Afghan forces.

India, Africa discuss setting up of 80 training institutions

Addis Ababa, Oct 12 (IANS) India has discussed the action plan with the African Union to set up over 80 training and capacity building institutions across Africa, an impor-tant decision that was unveiled at the second summit in Addis Ababa in May.

India and the 53-member AU discussed the Action Plan under the Enhanced Framework of Cooperation adopted at the Second India Af-rica Forum Summit held in Addis Ababa May 24-25. The Indian del-

egation was led by Gurjit Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs.

After the offer of 21 institu-tions at the First India Africa Fo-rum Summit, India plans to es-tablish more than 80 institutions in Africa. Several of these would be im-

plemented bilaterally, for which offers of specific institutions have been made to various African countries, according to a press re-lease from the Indian embassy in Ethiopia.

Clinton to hold Iran accountable for Saudi envoy

plot

Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) US State Secretary Hillary Clinton on Wednesday vowed to hold Iran accountable for its alleged involvement in a "terror plot" to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.

This plot was "a flagrant viola-tion of international and US law and a dangerous escalation of the Iranian government's long-standing use of political violence and sponsorship of terrorism," Clinton said during an event or-ganized by the Centre for Ameri-can Progress.

"This kind of reckless act un-dermines international norms and the international system," she said. "Iran must be held account-able for its actions."

Clinton's tough-worded re-marks came after two men were charged by the US Justice Depart-ment Tuesday for their alleged participation in a plot to assas-sinate the Saudi ambassador to the US.

The two suspects are Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year- old natu-ralized US citizen holding both Iranian and US passports, and Iranian Gholam Shakuri.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi on Wednesday strongly rejected the US accusa-tions.

'Occupy Wall Street' movement sparks clashes in Washington

Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) "Occupy Wall Street", a growing movement blam-ing corporate America for the nation's economic woes, has spread from New York to some 70 major cities, in-cluding the national capital Washington DC.

The movement, which has been compared by some to the Arab Spring move-ment, sparked clashes in the capital and Boston, where several pro-testers were arrested on Tuesday.

In Washington, six people were

arrested as they entered a Senate office building and began chanting loudly and unfurling banners calling for the end of overseas wars and for increased taxes on the rich.

Originally called for by the Canadian activist group Adbusters, the "Occupy Wall Street" participants are mainly protesting against social and economic ine-

quality, corporate greed, and the influ-ence of corporate money and lobbyists on government.

Pakistani military intelligence chief appears before Osama panelIslamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) A Pakistani commission, investi-gating the US sneak raid to kill Osama bin Laden in the north-western city of Abbottabad near Islamabad on May 2, Wednesday questioned the country's mili-tary intelligence chief who gave his perspective of the US opera-tion, the commission said. The commission is also investigating the presence of the Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan for years and the inability of the security agen-cies to get any information about his presence, Xinhua reported.

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Satyam case: Supreme Court grants bail to five

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): The Supreme Court Wednesday grant-ed bail to four erstwhile Satyam Computers Ser-vices Ltd employees and an official of its statutory auditor Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) accused in one of India’s biggest corporate frauds. Satyam Computers Services Ltd’s former senior manager V. Venkatapathy Raju, former assistant manager C.S. Srisailam, former vice

president G. Ramakrishna, former head of its internal audit V.S. Prabhakar Gupta and PwC employee Sub-ramani Gopalakrishnan were granted bail.

An apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Dipak Misra said they will be released upon the satisfaction of the trial court and they will deposit, if not done already, their passports

to the trial court. While granting bail, the court told the Additional Solicitor

General Vivek Tankha appearing for the CBI “you have to be reasonable in your approach. You have a lot of re-sponsibility on you. You have to have some impartiality in your approach.” The four former officials of Satyam Computers Services Ltd along with the firm’s erstwhile owner Ramalinga Raju and his brother are facing prosecution for fudging the company accounts and showing inflated profits which became one of the greatest corporate scams. The surfacing of the scam and consequent collapse of the company left lakhs of shareholders and others duped.

India’s exports rise 36 percent in September

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): In-dia’s exports rose at a slower rate of 36.3 percent to $24.8 billion in September as demands in the US and European markets slowed due to economic uncertainties, Com-merce Secretary Rahul Khullar said Wednesday. Imports increased 17.2 percent to $34.6 billion in Septem-ber, resulting in a trade deficit of

$9.8 billion. Exports had surged 44.25 percent in August and 81.79 percent in the previous month. The cumulative value of exports during April-September rose by 52.1 per-cent to $160 billion. Khullar told reporters here that exports have declined in recent months due to uncertainties in the US, as also in Europe.

Court notice to government on 111 aircraft purchase order

Windows Phone 7.5 launched in India

Dunlop board to discuss shut Bengal factory Oct 21

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the civil aviation ministry on an NGO’s plea seeking a direction to the Central Vigilance Commission to inquire into Air India’s purchase of 111 aircraft for a whopping Rs.67,000 crore. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri sought the government’s response by Nov 23.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): Microsoft India Wednesday launched its latest version of windows phone operating system in the country- the Windows Phone 7.5. “With Windows Phone, we have looked at the consumer experi-ence in an absolutely fresh way. This operating system is stylish, innovative and one that seam-lessly integrates the most sought after user experiences such as search, gaming, email and social networks across Bing, Office, Xbox, LIVE, Facebook, Twitter and more,” Microsoft India’s chairman Bhaskar Pramanik told reporters here.

Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS): Tyre maker Dunlop India Limited (DIL) will discuss the suspen-sion of work at its Sahagunj fac-tory in West Bengal’s Hooghly district and the government’s demand of reopening the factory at the company’s board meeting Oct 21. The company manage-ment put up suspension of work notice at the factory gate Friday night, five months after a temporary shut-down in April. About 900 workers are employed at the unit.

Women workforce underpaid in India: World BankNew Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): Women’s weekly wages in India are 71 percent of men’s in salaried work, a World Bank report said Wednesday. The ‘Gender Equality and Development’ report found that inequalities in wages notwithstanding, the women clearly want to work. “While wages have risen in aggregate for all over last 10 years, lower wages among women compared with men are probably discouraging women from working outside the home,” the report said.

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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): Ca-nadian handset maker Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry services continued to remain dis-rupted across the country for the third consecutive day Wednes-day. “The trans-national outage at RIM continues and some Black-Berry services remain affected,” Reliance Communications said in a statement sent to its Black-Berry users. BlackBerry services had collapsed in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Monday evening. RIM claimed early Tues-day that it had fixed the problem and services have been restored. However, within a few hours the services collapsed again, causing hardships to the users, many of whom rely on it for their business communication. Another tele-com operator, Vodafone said that the Canadian firm had identified the problem and is set to solve it. The customers were disappointed as their daily activities were se-verely affected by the glitch. “I have been literally left paralyzed by the breakdown. I haven’t been able to access my emails and chat with my friends properly. It’s frus-trating because they want us to shell out big bucks for their ser-vices when they do not even have effective back-ups in place,” said Pallavi Singh, a Delhi University student.

Agitating workers asked to vacate Maruti premises

Gurgaon, Oct 13 (IANS): The dis-trict administration has taken strong exception to the workers’ strike in Maruti-Suzuki plant at Manesar and at Suzuki’s two-wheeler plant. The work-ers have been advised to refrain from taking the law into their hands. The workers have alleged that the admin-istration “is a puppet of Maruti Su-zuki India Limited”. This decision was taken at a meeting of senior officers of district administration, police and la-bor department on Wednesday. In the meeting, the officers of labor depart-ment informed that a notice of breach of agreement has been issued to the striking workers of Maruti-Suzuki Manesar plant and Suzuki two wheel-er plants. The Labour Commissioner said that the strike called by the Union of workers of Suzuki PowerTrain India Ltd and Suzuki Motor Cycle India Ltd has been declared illegal and the pro-cess for cancellation of the ‘union’ has been initiated by the Labour depart-ment. The strike of workers in Maruti Suzuki Private India Ltd has also been declared illegal. It was also decided in

the meeting that movement of men and material in all the three plants should be free and workers sitting on strike inside the plants have been advised to vacate the premises of the companies/ plants immediately so that a conducive atmosphere of negotia-tions can be created. The officers in the meeting appealed to all the unions of workers that should cooperate with the district administration and labor department in preparing congenial atmosphere for negotiations. MSIL, Manesar plant’s worker’s president Sonu Gujjar said, ‘we are fighting for our rights but the company manage-ment and administration shows the face of capitalist. We will not give up the fight.’

US AfPak envoy backs Indian investment in Afghanistan,

strategic pactNew Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): Terming India’s strategic pact with Afghanistan as a “positive development,” US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman Wednesday backed greater Indian private sector investment in the violence-ravaged country and discussed the situation in the volatile region. Amid Wash-ington’s plunging ties with Islamabad, Grossman discussed the situation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region with Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and India’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Satinder Lambah. He discussed the forthcoming international conference on Afghanistan in Istanbul on Nov 2 and Bonn on Dec 5 and sought India’s support for a successful outcome. In his discussions, he described the stra-tegic partnership pact signed between New Delhi and Kabul last week as a “positive development,” which is seen

by Islamabad as a bid to contain its influence in a country it regards as strategic depth. The operations of ex-tremist networks like the ISI-backed Haqqani network which is suspected of plotting the September 13 attack on the US embassy in Kabul also figured in the discussions, reliable sources said. Grossman also met Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar and is under-stood to have discussed various devel-opmental projects India has under-taken in the war-ravaged nation and how India and the US could cooperate in buttressing capacity building there. The US chief pointsperson for AfPak will be visiting Pakistan Thursday. He said that his talks with officials in In-dia and other countries in the region aimed at finding out if the interna-tional community could find a way to support a stable and prosperous Af-ghanistan.

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Gold in India

The old Benjamin Graham adage always holds true. Through the last eight trading sessions, the BSE Sensex has been falling incessantly. What does it bode for the investor? A time to cherry pick good com-panies at reasonable prices. Buying a SBI share at Rs 3000 vs. buying it at Rs 2100, which is better? Where is the downside risk lesser? Examine and see. It doesn’t require a seer to foretell the future. Four quarters down the line, when RBI tames the inflation monster a bit, tackles some of the supply side constraints and the PIG economies are back in the sty or butchered as the case may be, Indian stocks will rise like the phoenix from the ashes and give you good returns.Go and buy front line stocks if you are a conservative and defensive investor — Infosys, TCS, L&T, SBI, IndusInd Bank. And if you are a risk taker, load your truck with JSW Energy, Alok Industries, Karnataka Bank and the likes. Be a patient investor. One year down the line all these stocks would be re-rated by the same brokerages from underweight to overweight and you could make a pile.Philip Fisher, the other finance guru also said that load your truck fully when an opportunity arises. Good busi-nesses are available cheap. It makes sense to identify a good opportunity, research it and then put all your eggs in that basket. And what does one do after that? Watch that basket like a lioness would watch her cubs. Have you ever invested an amount equal to the price of an apartment/house in a single good stock and waited till the house became mortgage free i.e 15 to 20 years normally. Buy a good stock with all your money and then sit tight for 15 years, it will be much more than the house would be. Remember like all good things of life, real pleasure doesn’t come in an instant.Neeraj Varshney

When Stock Prices Fall, Stocks become less Risky

In d i a ’ s centuries old Gold

industry is the largest market for this metal in the world, with imports catering to almost all our needs for jewellery and invest-ment. India’s annual consumption of Gold is as high as 700 tonnes. Our market has traditionally been a market for gold as jewellery, which draws its significance from religious and wedding events and also from the fact that there is a market where more than 300,000 jewellers, mostly small, family-run businesses (a re-port by World Gold Council) operate.

A Brief HistoryGold prices have fluctuated in the

economy like the stock market. In 2008, gold prices went up an all-time high. The imports also plummeted due to an increase in prices and the consequent fall in demand for the metal. There was a decline of 47% in the gold imports that year. However, in 2009, the gold prices slumped, rais-ing concerns among the investors.

Present TrendsOver the last few

years, gold has been shining continuously. The price has remained well above Rs.18000 per 10g. In fact now, over the past few months, it has been more that Rs.20000 per 10g.

Despite the high prices, the de-mand and hence the imports have not been affected as much as they had been in history. Prosperity and higher saving resulting from higher per capita income of Indians are fac-tors driving them to change their perception of gold. With increased per capita incomes of the citizens, the country is able to save more than before. The Indian economy is seeing a growth of about 8% and in 2008 recorded a per capita income rise of more than 10%, according to government data. On an average, Indians save over 30% of their in-come. This gets reflected in the im-provement of investments in gold.

Trends in InvestmentOver the recent years, investors

have closely observed the pattern of gold prices. The prices have not dis-appointed them either. They have become surer that investment in gold is the safest and most profitable op-tion right now. Considering the fact that gold has been on a consistent rise, investment in it provides a kind of insurance cover sure to give good returns!

Traditionally considered compul-sory and to a great extent auspicious, Indians no longer buy gold in the form of jewellery only. This is espe-cially true in the case of investors. The trend has shifted from invest-ment in gold jewellery to investment in gold bars or coins. One of the rea-sons for this preference can be fash-ion criteria. Jewellery tends to get out of fashion soon. A piece of necklace that catches our eye today may not seem attractive at all 5 years down the line. Hence, bars and coins are

bought which can easily be con-verted into jewellery when

needed.Another perspec-

tive to this jewellery demand v/s invest-ment demand is

their signif-icance according to the

social or economic conditions. While jewellery demand will be societal and festival related, investment demand for gold is generally price sensitive.

In a recent development, for the first time, Indians converted propor-tionately more gold into investment than into jewellery. In the quarter that ended in March 2010, percentage net retail investment in gold by Indi-ans has soared past that in jewellery, highlighting the biggest change in the way the yellow metal is used in India.

Considering the economic part of it, taking loans against gold is another fruitful option. Going by the current gold prices, an estimated Rs 30 lakh crore is out of the financial system, which could be put to productive use. Experts say when people bor-row against gold, it can set a chain of productive economic activities and boost demand and consumption in the economy. Banks and NBFCs give loans from 60% to 80% of the total value of gold and can disburse the amount in a day’s time.

So, all in all, investment or taking loans, gold is shining brighter than before and is a safe haven for all-con-sumers or investors.

-Aishani Gupta Viewspaper

“The investor’s chief problem - and even

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SINGH TWINS:THE MAKING OF LIVERPOOL

Duplex minds merged in a cultural tango - artists Amrit and Rabindra Singh were born in London and now live in Wirral. They were artists in residence for

the Commonwealth Games, in 2002. They enjoy an international reputation, exhibiting and lecturing in the UK and abroad. At the Smithsonian's Sikh Art Gallery in Washington DC, the inaugural show has 3 works by them. Last week they unveiled their works at Delhi gallery- Art Alive, and what an awakening of genius and enterprise it was.

Over the years their work has included paintings of sports stars such as David Beckham, Venus Williams and Prince Naseem. Their works including `Painting the Town Red and O come All ye Red' have received rave reviews abroad .Their works are like little jewels, narratives that are built around satire and inherently reflective of the contemporary lifestyles of people today. Their clients come from all around the world.

Entwined in the residual rhythms of artistic insight, born of the struggle to find an inven-tive idiom, this is a historic testimony to a pair of twins who dress identically (bangles, jhumkis, kurtas handbags), and work togeth-er- they seem to be soul mates in commun-ion with their art and the world they want to reflect.

`When we were studying Western art his-tory at our University we were actually ap-palled at the hypocricy of the entire system.We learnt about the fathers of Modern Art, interestingly most of them were influenced by

Japanese or Persian painters, the east was an important element in inspiration; and yet we were being told all the time that we could not be influenced by our own heritage.'saidAmrit.

Years ago Francis Newton Souza told me in an inter-view, In art you have to mess around with perceptions, you have to break norms, otherwise how can you cre-ate?'

Souza's words echo through this corridor of thought as you place the creative strategies of the Singh twins in this show.

Fired by the determination to counteract `Western ideals of acceptable art' and inspired by the intricate marvels of Mughal miniatures the Singh twins solo in the capital city of Delhi brings a landmark exhibition that spells and echoes the importance of finding a novel sensibility,a unique creativity and reflecting a curious affair between contem-porary reality and the miniature tradition .

Sometimes in their works there is a sin-gle figure, almost a modern day Aphrodite like symbolism as a sensuous woman with a pendant dangling astride a low slung back, holds a little frame of a man in one hand,and the forget me not like flower in the other.Herodhini billows in the wind and the antique flavoured jewels add a touch of vintage intricacy.The frame is em-bellished on one side by a set of vermillion poppies at the bottom of which sits a red dragon. The moon at the top presents lu-nar influences of astral romance and it is the portrait of the impassioned woman in quest of the eternal wait that positions this work so charmingly between yesterday and today.Singular and significant this work seems more like a classic.Astute critics of their own works the twins maintain every-thing comes through a process of collabo-ration so as to ease out the complexities of contradiction.

Initially put off by western ideaology they took to min-iatures by studying from books and art all over Britain.

According to Rabindra, `Everything was in the mu-seums but nothing in the galleries.'

Other inspirations range from the Catholic iconog-raphy of their convent school days to fairy-tale illustra-tions by Edmund Dulac (Hans Christian Andersen and The Arabian Nights), art nouveau and the Pre-Raphael-ites. Their early works revolved around the family but this show sees an evolution in subject and content that goes past the family.

The show actually revels around spices, flowers and fruits. The story of Liverpool unveils a hallucinatory magic of sorts. It’s almost like a lantern show of Indo western culture. An extraordinary cast of characters ranges from man to girlish maidens in regal finery from swaying dressed up border like processions to brimming fiesta tonalities skim the show. The bodies of their subjects are alive with animated references, their gestures signal a world of mysterious ritual, and the plangent accompaniment of flowers and fruits turns this piece into a fantasy beautifully weird and unpredictably sensual in gaze.

Each work in this show is more like a little tale that gets fabulously staged and expert-ly performed in the detail-ing of borders and the dense wheeling dialogue between movement of subjects and the quality of colourative textur-ing in the density of light, the show reflects the extraordi-nary ability of collaborative and co-operative vision be-tween the two sisters..

So what do they think is the true role of art in the post modern scenario?Art has to move beyond per-

sonal psyches to contemporary characters and contemporary setting and transcend cultural barriers. We are trying to do just that. That is why we call our work Past Modern.’, says Ra-bindra.

(The show runs at ART ALIVE Gallery, PANCHSHEEL)

Their works are like little jewels, narratives that

are built around satire and inherently reflective of the contemporary lifestyles of people today.

The story of Liverpool unveils a

hallucinatory magic of sorts. Its almost like a lantern show of Indo western culture.

Jewel on the MerseyThe Singh TwinsInches : 10.5 x 8.5

Indian LiverbirdThe Singh TwinsInches : 10.5 x 8.5

The JourneyThe Singh TwinsInches : 10.5 x 8.5

Uma Nair She is an established art critic who has been in

the field for over 24 years.

Their latest commission was ‘The making of Liverpool’.

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It’s a step in the right direction! Don’t wait for a new moon.

Don’t become a pushover!

But a pat on the back is all you’re going to get!

Maybe all you need to get you going is a sugar rush!

The only way to spice up your life is by taking risks!

The start of a new day often brings an impressive glow to the east as colorful sunrise dominates the morning sky. We can’t help but feel inspired whilst observing the spectacle and this brief inspirational mo-ment can transform our attitude toward the day. Something ‘dawns’ on us, putting into perspective how much can happen in the space of a single day. As something ‘dawns’ on you now, prepare to make a significant and well-deserved stride toward a much desired goal.

March 21 - April 19Aries

So for the sake of others, turn that frown upside down!

Enthusiasm is everybody’s secret weapon. We all possess it yet choose more often than not to release it only when we feel it’s appropriate to do so. Some things warrant our enthusiasm, others don’t. Sometimes, enthusiasm transforms into unadulterated passion, so much so that it can be misinter-preted for aggression. Don’t misinterpret someone’s passion toward something as aggression or obstinacy. They really do want what you want.

May 21 - June 20Gemini

We sometimes underestimate the effect of our moods on others. What preoccupies our minds can affect our behavior and others, particularly those closest to us, soon pick up on this. Be aware now of the very positive and encouraging or negative and discouraging influence you can have on certain people. Your clout is much stronger on many levels than you probably realize.

Sept. 23 - Oct. 22Libra

People have different ideas about what con-stitutes ‘heroicness’. We’re all aware of heroic actions done daily by many people yet others believe they deserve recognition and reward for having worked during their lunch hour. You’re not exactly banging a fist on a table now demanding a Hero Biscuit for some-thing you’ve had to do or tolerate but you’d be grateful for some heartfelt acknowledge-ment. It’s coming and from someone whose appreciation means the most to you.

Oct. 23 - Nov. 21Scorpio

When cooking, once too much of an ingredient is added, we sometimes try to compensate by adding more of other ingre-dients! Sometimes though, this works in our favor. We end up creating something unique and equally as tasty. Don’t be too concerned about having overreached yourself in some way now. You might just have set in motion a new process that could make you just as pleased with a result.

Nov. 22 - Dec. 21Sagittarius

Has someone grown a bit too accustomed to your willingness to support them? Possibly. It’s easy enough to do, after all. When some people expect to consistently receive, it often dilutes the need in their mind to reciprocate. If someone’s happy to constantly provide for them, then why should they refuse it? Something between you and another is bit too ‘one-way’ for your liking. The sky intends to address this.

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Sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something!

Time to introduce a little anarchy!

It’s always better to be safe than stupid!

It’s going to happen, just believe in yourself!

My grandmother had a dog named Sandy. During summer months, Sandy’s fur was a light shade of pink because she never, during her entire lifetime, learned to stay away from skunks and had to be constantly bathed in tomato juice to kill the smell. You’d have thought that after the first painful experi-ence, a lesson would have been learned. Perhaps you ought to recall what lesson you learned previously regarding something you’re considering doing again now.

June 21 - July 22Cancer

They say we regret what we don’t do in life. To a large extent, that’s true but we can all recall having made decisions not to do something and being glad we didn’t. You appear to be considering action you believe to be necessary but carries with it more than one disbenefit to both you and someone else. I strongly suspect that, on this occasion, you’ll soon have a very good reason to feel relieved with not having pursued it.

July 23 - Aug. 22Leo

‘Tendata via’. In case you thought that was the name of a song from ‘The Lion King’, it’s Latin for ‘the way must be tried’. This phrase is worth considering now. Where you suspect you’ve exhausted every option and possibility, there’s scope to try something you haven’t yet dared to attempt. Fortune, they say, favors the brave. Take a chance. Make an effort where you’re convinced you’ll fail and you could be more than pleasantly surprised.

Jan. 20 - Feb. 18Aquarius

It doesn’t take much to encourage, enlighten or motivate us. All we usually want to know is that we’re not wasting valuable time and energy pursuing something that doesn’t justify both. But, we need to allow for some time and energy to be invested before we can decide if more time and…ok, I think I’ll stop there. If you’re finding you’re going round in circles wondering if you’re wasting your time pursuing something, expect reas-surance soon that you’re not!

Feb. 19 - March 20Pisces

As children, we hated closet doors left open at night and knew why it was unwise to let legs dangle off of the edge of beds. Childlike imaginations would run riot as we lay alone in darkness and deafening silence. Eventu-ally, we’d drift off to sleep and then feel a bit daft once our rooms filled with sunlight the next morning. Trust that your current fear is only a trick of the mind and will disappear sooner than you think!

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Walking up or down stairways in darkness always requires us caution. So too does fumbling in darkness to find a light switch. We know that, by exercising caution in such situations, we stand a better chance of succeeding safely through investing less effort with the task than if we approached it blindly and franticly. You’re right to believe that a certain situation requires you to be cautious now but don’t succumb to the need to apply any more than is necessary.

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Watch out for one another!

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Fitness Quiz:What’s your Health IQ?

What’s your health IQ? Try this quick myth buster quiz, and test your fitness knowledge. For each question, note down your answer (True or false). Once you

complete all 9 questions, check your answers with the correct answers below.

State whether the following statements are True or False:

Toe touching helps to reduce fat?

Potatoes are fattening?

A non-vegetarian diet makes you fat?

By doing 200 crunches a day, I can lose my paunch and get a six pack?

Eating Banana and Milk will make me fat?

Walking is a great exercise to get in shape?

I’m diabetic. I should avoid sugar, but refined flour (maida) is ok for my diet?

Nuts are high in fat and thus bad for you?

Running is only for kids and athletes?

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If you score:This is the average score for this quiz. Don’t believe any information without under-standing why it is so. You should read the explanations below to understand better.

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1 Yoga has some toe touching exercises. From that a common myth has spread in India that toe touching will help lose fat from the belly.

What does toe touching do? Every time you bend to touch your feet, you stretch your back muscles, and compress your belly. So, your belly fat is getting compressed.

Now, think about an analogy- take a rub-ber ball. Compress it 20 times. Has the rubber reduced? Similarly, by compressing your fat, it doesn’t reduce. You might burn some calories doing this, but that calorie burn is minimal.

2 Potatoes are very healthy vegetables- they’re loaded with energy providing carbohydrates, fiber, protein, iron, Vitamin C and other minerals. They Glycemic Index of a potato are not high.

But potatoes absorb fat, so depending on the cooking process they might absorb the oil/butter. So, it’s the potato concoction that can be fattening, but not the poor spud by itself.

3 Many meats like fish and chicken are high in protein, and low in saturated fat (bad fat). The protein helps to build muscle, which in turn burns calories.

Again, the cooking process might make it fattening. If you eat butter chicken, it’s not the chicken itself that is fattening, but the curry that is loaded with cream and fat.

4 Crunches help you work those abdominal muscles, but not lose fat on that belly. Read on to see why crunches won’t help you get that six pack.

5 Banana and milk are not fattening. Both banana and milk have a relatively low Glycemic Index, so it’s not the carbohydrate content that makes you fat. The total calories from this concoction are lower than a bag of chips. Besides, it provides you with lots of nutrients- Read more on banana and milk are not fattening.

6 Walking is an exercise and may help you burn calories. But the calorie burn is not significant enough to make a big enough dent in your fat loss program.

Also, your body gets used to walking very fast, so it burns fewer calories when walking the same distance. What do you do then? Read to find out how to overcome weight loss plateau!

7 Maida (refined flour) has a very high Gly-cemic Index, and has the same effect on your body as sugar.

8Nuts are loaded with unsaturated fat (good fat) and have cholesterol lowering power, along with protein.

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The best part about this quiz is that if you crack it, you can gloat in the glory of being a myth-buster.

And if you don’t crack it, then read the answers to become a myth-buster.

Most adults in India assume this. But why should running be limited to kids and athletes. According to a recent study, run-ning can actually help you live longer and healthier.

Fitho helps you lose weight (4-5 kg per month), get healthy & fit. Fitho weight loss plans are simple to follow.To start, call 011-4104-0070, or sign up at www.fitho.in,or visit us at:E-11-A, East of Kailash


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Wine and Dine

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Cultural Night Out

The Typical Night Out

There is nothing more intellectu-ally stimulating than watching

a good play or dance perfor-mance. Just make sure you

read the reviews so as to avoid an argument afterwards!

Ah, what luxury! Imagine spend-ing the first half of the night tasting wines and tucking into a 3- course meal afterwards. Is your mouth watering already?

If none of these options appeal to you and you just want to dance the night away, then dress up to the nines and do

exactly that! We suggest that you start the night with a light dinner and then head over to a club (Most clubs have Ladies

Nights on Thursdays!). The cherry on the cake would be a movie marathon afterwards, granted that you’re not too,

ahem, tired!

We Recommend: The wine bar at Claridges offers wine tastings from Monday to Saturday, 7 pm to 9 pm. Even though you don’t need to book an appointment, we suggest that you call ahead for confirmation just in case.(Tel: 0129-4190 000)

We Recommend: The Aromatherapy Rejuvenating or Relaxa-tion package at Chandan Sparsh, Greater Kailash 2 or the Hibiscus Signature Massage at Spa Hibiscus, Mayur Vihar.

We Recommend: The India Habitat Centre holds a number of cultural events on

a regular basis and the event schedule is available on their official website.

We Recommend: Urban Pind (N Block Market GK 1), Blue Bar (Taj Palace), Route 04 (Khan Market) and 4S (Defence

Colony Market).

Safety Tip: Assign one of your friends or yourself as the “designated (sober) driver” for the night if you plan to drive back home.

Just close your eyes and picture yourself surrounded with sweet-smelling essen-tial oils and a masseuse pressing your shoulders, back, legs... sounds like a dream, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be! There are some great spas in Delhi and because they offer a number of packages, you and your girlfriends are sure to have a great evening.

- Aanchal Ghai([email protected])

Staying in with the girls is always fun- what can be more satisfying than watching a good tearjerker or gorging on junk food all night long? However, if you want to step out instead, we suggest the following options-


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Need for vocational education can no longer be ignored

A recent report by ASSOCHAM has revealed that there are nearly 300 million people of

the 18-50 age group who are unemployed because they do not have skills sets

suitable to the today’s market.The population of India is growing by 29 million per year and out of this 14.5 per cent don’t enroll themselves for any kind of

education. The 10.6 million educated unemployed youth with 8 million dropouts can

be employed by providing skill based vocational training in trades like electrician, automobile, fabrication, food processing and in more than 150 other similar trades.

The above pointers imply that while the world is ageing, India is grow-ing younger by the day. This may be good news, but the truth is that we can only reap the benefits of a young demographic dividend if the dozens of training institutes mushrooming in India can deliver an intense vocational focus in education and training and produce skilled manpower .

“The challenge here for the country is to ensure consistent quality of infrastructure and delivery, wider industry participation, social respect for skilled manpower and efficient coordination among delivery agencies for regulation and monitoring,” the E&Y report said.

Elaborating on the problems of a swelling population like India, Dilip Chenoy, CEO and MD, Na-tional Skill Development Corpora-tion (NSDC), says, “First, while we are imparting skills to five million people a year, eight million people enter the workforce annually. Secondly, while training organiza-tions provide people with skills, these are however not aligned with industry needs or entrepreneurial. Thirdly, when candidates complete the skill development programme, the qualifications do not match the occupational standards .”

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CHINA, EUROPE & JAPAN :50% of population under age 25.

shortage of global skilled manpower by 56.5 million.

india to have a surplus of 47 millionaverage age between 30 & 41.

The current capacity of skill development programmes is just 3.1 million, while India has set an ambitious target of providing skill based training to 500 million people by 2022. At present there is still a severe shortage of trained and skilled technicians as only 1.5 to 2 million (2%) students in the age group of 15-25 are enrolled in VET (Vocational Education and Training) every year, as against 80 per cent in Europe and 60 per cent in East Asian nations like Malay-sia, Korea and Taiwan.

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According to the national skill development policy

According to the E&Y report, about 67% of organizations in India are facing difficulty in filling up jobs against a world average of 34%. “In a scenario where 80% of the workforce in rural and urban India does not possess any identifiable marketable skills, and 75% of new job opportu-nities to be created will be skill based, it becomes essential for the country to evolve and develop a robust delivery mecha-nism on priority,” the E&Y report said.

- Juhi Dhingra

The biggest problem in India is that Indians tend to prefer degrees to vocational skills. Additionally, the industry does not go by mandates such as certification. With both skilled and unskilled people being hired, learners just don’t see why they need a certification.


SportsBengal cricket on sticky wicket

over India-England tie

Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which is awaiting the public works depart-ment's (PWD) no-objection certifi-cate (NOC) to host the India-England One-Day International cricket match at the Eden Gardens ground Oct 25, on Wednesday dubbed the clearance procedure as clumsy and sought sup-port from the state government.

"Kolkata (Eden Gardens) is slated to host several international cricket

matches. We are looking for the sup-port from the government. We are following the due procedures and visiting various offices as and when required. But we think there is no need to make the formalities so clum-sy. Making them a bit simpler would be appreciated," CAB joint secretary Biswarup Dey told media persons.

A section of the media on Tuesday reported that the department had de-nied the NOC to the CAB for the Oct

25 match."It has not been denied. Earlier, we

got the NOC during the World Cup matches organized here. An NOC is valid for one year so where is the need for another one?" Dey asked.

PWD Minister Subrata Bakshi, when asked about the matter, told IANS: "I am not the one concerned to answer this."

Morkel promises to take up challenge to Warner

Sydney, Oct 12 (IANS) South African pace spearhead Morne Morkel has promised to take up his challenge to Australian open-er and his Indian Premier League (IPL) teammate David Warner when the team from down under visits the rainbow country.

Australia is to play two Tests and three ODIs in South Africa. Before that the two teams play two Twenty20s, beginning Oct 13 in Cape Town.

Warner is in a red hot form and is fresh from blazing back-to-back centuries in the Champions League tournament in India.

Morkel, who is Warner's team-

mate in Delhi Daredevils, jok-ingly dared the Australian to try his switch-hitting against his 150 km deliveries.

"Let's see who can win that bat-tle." he said.

Morkel also said Warner will find it tough to convert his feats on the sub-continent in Cape Town.

Australian vice-captain Shane Watson, however, feels Warner has grown in confidence as an international player and sees no reason why he can't repeat his exploits in the two-match T20 series. UB Group sells stake in F1 team

to Sahara

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Vijay Mallya-led UB Group on Wednes-day sold a stake of 42.5 percent in its Formula 1 team Force India to Sub-roto Roy-led Sahara Group, which will invest $100 million in the team.

"We have arrived at a partnership with the Sahara Group, which will invest $100 million in the team and would now own an equity stake of 42.5 percent, I will own 42.5 percent and the rest 15 percent would be

owned by the Mol family," Mallya said at a press conference here.

The team would henceforth be known as Sahara Force India.

Roy, who will become the chair-man of the board of the team, said: "Now we have to sit together, talk together, and discuss about how to make this team as the best team."

Liquor baron Mallya had bought the Spyker Ferrari Formula 1 team in 2007 through a joint venture

company named Orange India Holdings with Dutch e-commerce businessmen Jan and Michiel Mol, for reportedly around 90 million Euros.

The team was renamed Force In-dia in the 2008 season.

Currently, the team is placed at the sixth position in the F1 rank-ings and is based in Silverstone, Britain.

Isha Lakhani beats talented Balu in national tennis

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Former national champion Isha Lakhani overcame talented Sharmada Balu 6-4, 6-4, to enter the women's singles quarterfinals of the Fenesta National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old Lakhani clev-erly slowed down the pace to break the 17-year-old Bangalore player's rhythm.

Lakhani, who is back in competi-tive tennis after two years, also left Balu guessing with a variety in serve.

The two traded breaks twice before Isha effected the decisive break in the ninth game to go a set up.

Isha, who runs a coaching academy here, said she is enjoying every bit on the court.

"Earlier, I was trying to make a ca-reer out of it. Today, I am playing to enjoy. The last two years have been very satisfying, I got married and got into coaching," Isha said.

Lakhani is next up against an-other experienced player, 30-year-old Sheethal Goutham, who dismissed

Uttar Pradesh's Shreya Pasricha 6-2, 6-3.

Giant-killer Rutuja Bhosale, who stunned top seed Prerna Bhambri pm on Tuesday, continued her good run by dispatching Delhi's Nehel Sahni 6-2, 6-0. Rutuja also advanced in the girls' under-18 event, beating Likitha Shetty 6-0, 6-4.

In the men's singles, Hyderabad's Saketh Myneni registered a shock win over fifth-seeded P. C. Vignesh 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, to enter the quarterfi-nals. He next plays third seed N. Vijay Sunder Prashanth. .

Top seed Vishnu Vardhan had it easy against Maharashtra's Ronak Manuja 6-2, 6-1.

He next plays S.V. Abhishek, who shocked seventh-seeded Kunal Anand 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-1 in the second round.

Second seed Yuki Bhambri over-came a second-set fight back by Lak-shit Sood to prevail 6-2, 6-4, on the way to the quarterfinals. Yuki will next face Ankit Sachdeva.

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'Only archers who qualifywill go to London Olympics'

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Only those archers who have qualified for the 2012 London Olympics will represent the country, even though they have won the quota places for the nation and not for themselves individually, a top official said on Wednesday.

The announcement was made by Archery Association of India (AAI) president Vijay Kumar Malhotra.

Indian have gained four quota

places; three in the women's section and one in the men's, because of the archers' best-ever performance at the World Championship in Italy by recurve women Deepika Kumari, Bombayala Devi and Chekrovolu, who won the silver.

Jayant Talukdar is the lone Indian to qualify for the Olympics among men and India still have a chance to gain two more places in the men's recurve category as a team from

a qualification tournament at the World Cup Stage III at Ogden in the US from June 17-23, 2012.

Malhotra said the AAI would make sure that the archers got all possible help in preparing for the Olympics.

The AAI is exploring the pos-sibility of getting jobs for not only those who excelled at the interna-tional level, but also for those doing well on the national circuit.

Vani Kapoor leads in Usha Western India Ladies Golf

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Vani Kapoor shot 78 but managed to have a share of the lead with Gur-simar Badhwal (76-77) from Rail Coach Factory Golf Club, Kapurthala after two rounds in the Usha Western India Ladies Golf on Wednesday.

They share the lead in gold division for Handicap 12 and below. Aditi Ashok and Raksha Phadke were tied third. Gurbani Singh, who was hit by a penta on par-4 12th hole shot 81 and is fifth.

Vani, who has been doing well even in the company of pros this season, is leading by four in Category A (16-19 years) over Raksha (78-79). Gurbani (77-81) was lying third.

Gursimar had the best round of 77 on a tough day for scoring. The other golfer with a round of 77 was Astha Madan, who was however down in sixth place at 160.

Aditi leads Category B (14-16 years) with rounds of 79 and 78 and she is followed by Vidushi Sinha (79-81). In Category C (12-13 years) Am-rita Anand (78-91) is the leader with Suchitra Ramesh (88-87) second.

In the Combined standing for Cat-egory A and B, Vani is leading at 153 with Aditi and Raksha second at 157.

Amandeep Drall, 19, from Shiva-lik Golf course near Chandigarh, achieved the unique feat of a hole-in-one on the 189 yard par three hole No.8. It was her first-ever ace. She had 79 and 87 in her two rounds.

Molinari seeks debut win at Hero India Open golf

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Italy's Edoardo Molinari, the highest ranked player this week, is deter-mined to make the most of his debut at the Hero Indian Open golf starting on Thursday.

Molinari, ranked 55th in the world, will spearhead a strong cast of Asian Tour stars assembled at the Delhi Golf Club including S.S.P. Chowra-sia of India, currently second on the Order of Merit, an in-form Siddikur of Bangladesh and title holder Rikard Karlberg of Sweden.

India's rising stars Anirban Lahiri

and Himmat Rai will also feature in the $1.25 million event with the aim of battling for national pride. They will be joined by veterans Jyoti Rand-hawa, a former Asian Tour number one and Ali Sher, the first Indian to win his national Open in 1991.

Lahiri knows there is more at stake than national glory as the top six and 10 players on the Order of Merit after the tournament will qualify for the WGC-HSBC Champions in China and CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Ma-laysia respectively.

Germany continue winning streak at Euro 2012 qualifiers

Berlin, Oct 12 (IANS) Germany defeated Belgium 3-1 to record their tenth victory after as many Euro 2012 qualification matches in group A at Duesseldorf Arena.

With the victory on Tuesday, Germany qualified for the UEFA European Championships 2012 in Poland and Ukraine as the Group A leaders.

Belgium initially shocked the German "Nationalelf" with their aggressive game.

But as the match progressed

Germany took over to open the scoring through midfielder Mesut Oezil who hammered home a rebound from the penalty line in the 30th minute.

Germany doubled the lead within three minutes when young striker Andre Schuerrle finished a counter attack with a lob, leaving Belgium hapless by the quick 0-2 deficit.

The match remained a one-sided

affair although the Belgians were able to shorten the score to 1-3 through midfielder Marouane Fel-laini who nodded home a corner four minutes before the final whis-tle from goal area.

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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): From north to south and east to west, the team of mega-budget film "RA.One" is on an eight-city tour for film promo-tions, in good zeal and zest. The sci-fi movie which will release Oct 26 is taking Shah Rukh Khan to the cities he has never been before.

"In Vadodara. Wot a lovely city. my first time here...under the pretext of promotions see places i have never

been to..whirlwind India tour," Shah Rukh posted on his Twitter page. Film director Anubhav Sinha, on the other hand, is cheering up his cast and crew to stay calm. "For my team: Who said it was going to be easy? But at the end it will all be worth it. Last ten meters decide the winner. Keep going," An-ubhav posted on Twitter. Sinha also feels he will miss all this excitement once the film releases. "I may sound

disjointed but my thoughts are coher-ent, I may feel tired but my spirits high. Soon it will all be over and I will miss it bad," he added.

The "RA.One" team will meet and interact with fans and media dur-ing this promotional activity. After Vadodrara, they will head to Bhopal Oct 13, Kolkata Oct 15, Bangalore Oct 16 and Delhi Oct 18. Hyderabad and Jaipur are on the list as well.

Madhuri searching for best school!

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS): Following her relocation to Mumbai, Bol-lywood's "Dhak-Dhak" girl Madhuri Dixit is seeking suggestions for the best schools in Mumbai for her kids. The 44-year-old had shifted to the US after tying the knot with Denver-based cardiovascular surgeon Shriram Madhav Nene in 1999. "Back in Mumbai! At Taj on Fri for Emeralds for Elephants. Busy settling in. Boys still jet lagging. What is the best school in Mumbai," Madhuri posted on Twitter.

Rohit Gandhi, Rahul Khanna create 'Theatre of Illusion'

at WIFWNew Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS): A larger than life theatre set-up, colossal mir-rors on the runway, live performances accompanied by live music - this is how designer duo Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna brought the curtains down on latest edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) by showcasing their collection "Theatre of Illusion", Wednesday night. The stage was brought to life with a spectacular contemporary dance performance

by the dance guru Shiamak Davar's star protege Aneesha Dayal and melodi-ous background music by Gaurav Raina of musical group Medieval Punditz. An opera performance which raised the oomph factor in the show deserves special mention. The models sashayed down the ramp in striking avant garde designs rooted in elegant silhouettes and intricate designs. The striking amalgamation of futuristic designs left the audience

asking for more. The collection was a blend of feminity and elegance with a range of short dresses, jackets and skirts for women and skinny trousers, printed blazers for men. White and black colors dominated the hues. The highlight of the garments were their different cuts and techniques used by the designers. The designer duo used a wide variety of silk yarns, voiles, mesh, organza and tules. While most people were expecting a celebrity showstopper, Rohit

and Rahul chose to let their clothes be star in the finale.

I'm in love with wigs: Kelly RowlandLondon, Oct 13 (IANS): Singer Kelly Rowland says she is "in love with wigs" and loves experiment-ing with different hairpieces. "I'm in love with wigs. I get them custom-made and I have my hair-stylist shape them to my head. I can go from long to short in less than a minute," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying. "I tried a blonde wig once and I looked like I should have been wearing

a tacky dress with my legs out. I looked crazy. Even a too-light brown hair color doesn't work for me because it becomes the same color as my face," she added. The 30-year-old beauty also admit-ted she would love to shave her head one day. "One day I'd like to cut off all my hair - really close - shaven to my head. It's such a really beautiful look," she said.

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Now, Rachel Bilson to launch shoe rangeLondon, Oct 12 (IANS): Actress-turned-designer Rachel Bilson is all set to expand her business empire with a shoe line. The former "The O.C." star started her clothing line with DKNY Jeans in 2008 and went on to create a vintage-inspired home ware range, Edie Rose Home. Dailystar.co.uk reports that Bilson is now returning to fashion by collaborating with her designer friends to launch a footwear col-lection for celebrity fashion store BeachMint.

Pregnant Duff feels goodShoe collection is like dream come true: Cheryl Cole

Mel B new face of Jenny CraigLondon, Oct 12 (IANS): Singer Mel B has been named as the new face of weight loss company Jenny Craig. "I was eating, literally eating morning, noon and night, and it didn't matter what time. I was just eating. I've my humps

and bumps, but when a newspaper described my shape as the 'bootyli-cious, curvylicious, post-baby body of Melanie', I knew I had to do some-thing. I had to get the eating under control," contactmusic.com quoted

her as saying. "I have already been exercising but what I need is a little push to help me start eating sensibly. Mums really need to take time for themselves and get to a place where they are happy with their body again. We should not put it off because we deserve more than that. A healthy happy mum equals a healthy happy family," she said. Amy Smith, an official from Jenny Craig said, "She loves eating healthy foods and she is thrilled with the health snack options and the amount of fruit and vegetables she gets to eat." "Jenny Craig's team of nutritionists and doctors have created a programme especially for women like Mel who have recently given birth, that takes into consideration the nutrient levels needed for breastfeeding women," Smith added.

Ashok Kumar: The undervalued

legacy of a renaissance actor

Hindi cinema has perhaps rarely seen another actor with the refined, understated craftsmanship of Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly, better known by his screen name, Ashok Kumar. Here was an actor who straddled Hindi cinema from the mid-1930 to the 1990s, who pioneered the concept of 'natural acting' at a time when theatrical acting was the norm.As Hindi cinema's first su-perstar, he, nevertheless, took box office risks. "Kismet", in which he played a negative role, ran for three years in Kolkata's Roxy Theater. The film's record was broken by "Sholay" 32 years later.It was Ashok Kumar who introduced the suave, West-ernized hero to Hindi films, puffing at his trademark cigarette, a habit he acquired to keep his hands occupied on camera. Years later he won the National Award for his role as an aging prisoner in Hrishkesh Mukherjee's "Aa-shirwad", the film in which he also sang Hindi cinema's first rap song, "Rail Gadi, Rail Gadi".He earned the title of the "grand old man of Hindi cinema", and for good reason. Ashok Kumar's career spanned an entire era in Hindi films beginning shortly after the advent of talking films.Yet, barely 10 years after his death, even as Ashok Kumar's birth centenary is celebrated October 13, he remains an undervalued - some may even say forgotten - actor. In fact, one of his daughters laments that she is better known today as Kishore Kumar's niece.By Ashok Easwaran

London, Oct 12 (IANS): Singer Cheryl Cole, who has collaborated withstylistpick.com for her shoe collection, feels it's like dream coming true. "I have not felt this excited in a long time. I've been dreaming about shoes, mil-lions of them but I wanted the initial six to eight pairs to be everything I've ever dreamed of," contactmuisc.com quoted Cole as saying in a promotional video. Cole is said to have been involved with every aspect of the design in-cluding the color schemes, fabrics and style. The designs will be available from December. "I like glamour, but I'm aware not everyone wants to wear a high heel all the time. I haven't gone too far down the glamour line," she said. The websites creative officer, Juliet Warkentin, said they are "thrilled" to work with Cole. "Cheryl is the style icon and is amazingly warm, a quality that has made her the nation's favorite. We believe that the launch will have a huge fashion impact; establishing fashion's greatest influencer as a major force in fashion design and further democratising fashion," said Warkentin.

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London, Oct 12 (IANS): Hilary Duff, expect-ing her first child with husband Mike Comrie, said that admits that it is odd not being in control of her body, feelings and emotions, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "I feel really good. It's been pretty easy, and I haven't gotten sick at all, and I don't have too many cravings. It's so differ-ent. It's literally like an alien has taken over your body. One day I'll have a good day, and one day I'll have a bad day, and it kinda goes like that," she said.

Harding checks into rehabLondon, Oct 13 (IANS): Singer Sarah Harding has checked into a rehab centre to treat depression and alcohol addiction. The Girls Aloud singer is struggling to deal with the break-up with fiancé Tom Crane in September and has decided to book herself into an unknown rehabilitation facility abroad after hitting "rock bottom", reports femalefirst.co.uk."She's been through a traumatic

time in her personal life and had to honour her work commitments on top. She needs some time out to clear her head," said a source."Splitting from Tom has played a huge part in her decision to seek help. She has hit rock bottom," he added. Harding, 31, was due to marry next summer, but the couple decided to separate after a number of arguments.

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