Siliguri College Girl Commits Suicide After MMS leaked

A Siliguri College diploma student committed suicide after hanging herself from the ceiling of her room on Wednesday night.The girl was under depression following circulation of a MMS clip.

According to the police, the 18-year-old decease was student of Siliguri Government Polythechnic College. The MMS was prepared by one of the student in the college and it got circulated.Police said that one Anindya Garai made the obscene clips of the girl and circulated it to others. The girl met Anindya at hostel mess where she was filmed on mobile phone.


The police said a hunt was on for Anindya. The youth, who is a resident of Sonamukhi in Bankura district, escaped after the first FIR. We have deputed an officer and are searching for him, ASP Sharma said. After yesterday’s incident, the girl’s mother has filed another FIR, levelling the same allegations against him.

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Photos of Tsunami In Indonesia | Video | Stills | News

On October 25, a strong earthquake caused a tsunami in West Sunmatra, Indonesia. The Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency warned that there would be small tsunamis after the 7.2 magnitude quake hit Pagai, one of the Mentawai islands. The tsunami could be compared to the 2004 earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami, which took the life of 230,000 people in dozen countries. This time, the tsunami destroyed most buildings in the coastal village of Betu Monga, killed more than 100 people and left hundreds others missing. The first photos of the tsunami show tottering house and falling trees on Pagai island.

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Michael Jackson Tops Forbes List of Dead Celebrities

Just in time for Halloween – or maybe to satisfy our year round morbid fascinations – Forbes has compiled its 10th Annual list of the world’s top money making famous corpses: That is, celebrities who, in death, made more money than you last year, even though you were – presumably – alive (I don’t want to make assumptions). A lot more.




1. Michael Jackson $275 million

2. Elvis Presley $60 million

3. J.R.R. Tolkien $50 million

4. Charles Schulz $33 million

5. John Lennon $17 million

6. Stieg Larsson $15 million

7. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) $11 million

8. Albert Einstein $10 million

9. George Steinbrenner $8 million

10. Richard Rodgers $7 million

11. Jimi Hendrix (tie) $6 million

12. Steve McQueen (tie) $6 million

13. Aaron Spelling $5 million

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IBM, Tech Mahindra, Spanco get Bharti Africa work

India's top mobile operator Bharti Airtel Ltd has chosen IBM, Tech Mahindra and Spanco to handle customer service for its newly acquired mobile networks in 16 African countries, Tech Mahindra said on Monday.

Financial details were not disclosed but an agreement is expected to be finalised soon, Tech Mahindra said in a stock exchange notice.


India's top mobile operator Bharti Airtel Ltd has chosen IBM, Tech Mahindra and Spanco to handle customer service for its newly acquired mobile networks in 16 African countries, Tech Mahindra said on Monday.

Financial details were not disclosed but an agreement is expected to be finalised soon, Tech Mahindra said in a stock exchange notice.

Under the deal, Bharti will outsource core customer service operations such as call centres and back office functions related to its mobile networks across Africa to the three firms.

This follows the selection of IBM in September to manage the computing technology and services running Bharti's mobile networks across 16 African countries.

Bharti, which acquired Kuwait-based Zain's African business in June for USD 9 billion, has over 40 million customers across Africa and is targetting 100 million by 2013, the statement said.

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CBI grills Ramalinga Raju on diversion of funds

CBI grills Ramalinga Raju on diversion of funds

CBI sleuths grilled founder and ex-chairman of the erstwhile Satyam Computers Services Limited, B. Ramalinga Raju, for about three hours on Tuesday in connection with diversion of funds to other countries.

According to official sources, the questioning of Mr. Raju would continue for the next couple of days.

The CBI reportedly sought clarifications about where he had parked the funds.

The investigating agency had in the past sent letters rogatory to six countries. While UK, USA, Singapore and Malaysia had sent part replies, Belgium and British Virgin Islands had not responded.

The sources said that the questioning centred around funds which had “come and gone” in 1999-2000.

The CBI had issued notice on Monday summoning Mr. Raju to appear before it on Tuesday.

Mr. Raju is the prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam Computers fraud case. He was granted bail on August 18 by the Andhra Pradesh High Court and was discharged from the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), where he was undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C, on October 2.

While granting bail, the court directed Mr. Raju to report daily to the investigation officer after discharge from the hospital.

Cancellation

Following a petition by the CBI seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Mr. Raju by the High Court, the Supreme Court had issued a notice to him and posted the next hearing to October 22.

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India v New Zealand | Gambhir, Ishant and Laxman return

Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma have recovered from injuries that kept them out of the second Test against Australia, and are included in India's squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand, which begins on November 4 in Ahmedabad. That Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay filled in superbly for Laxman and Gambhir in Bangalore made this a straightforward selection, with both of them retaining their places in the 15-member squad. Amit Mishra and Sreesanth will be the reserve spinner and seamer respectively.

India: MS Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-capt), Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra

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High court security beefed up for Kasab hearing

Before the hearing in the confirmation of death sentence to terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab commences on Monday, the security in and around the Bombay High Court has been increased. A circular issued on October 13 by MN Gilani, registrar general of the high court said that entry to the public
has been completely barred inside the high court premises.




The circular was issued by the registrar general as per the directions of Chief Justice Mohit Shah to ensure high security during the hearing in the confirmation case and in the appeal filed by Kasab challenging his sentence.

More restrictions have been imposed on the second floor of the high court building and around courtroom 49 where the confirmation case will be heard by a division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice RV More.

Media, staff, lawyers, staff members are banned from carrying cell phones with them while entering the courtroom,” states the circular. A pass system is also being introduced at the entra-nces. Litigants have been asked to furnish details of their identity.

The police have also taken precautions to ensure the smooth conduct of the trial. Cherring Dorje, deputy commissioner of police, Zone I, said that commandos from the Quick Response Team (QRT) will be deployed outside the court premises apart from 100 armed constables inside the premises. “We will cover each and every corner of the high court. The entire zone will be sanitised,” Dorje said.

The DCP said that the police will also conduct nakabandis outside the court premises and everyone entering the court will be frisked.

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Lindsay Lohan To Have Family Therapy

Lindsay Lohan is to have family therapy in rehab tomorrow, October 18.

The troubled actress, who is currently undergoing a rehabilitation treatment program at the Betty Ford Clinic in Los Angeles, is to be visited by her mother Dina and younger siblings for a “family day” of therapy sessions.

RadarOnline.com reports, “The first scheduled ‘family day’ for patient Lindsay Lohan is October 18, and it will be a jam-packed therapy session, a source close to the Lohans tells us.”

The 24-year-old actress’ mother Dina is due to fly from New York to Los Angeles today, October 17, and is expected to bring Lindsay’s siblings Michael Jr., Ali and Cody with her.

However, Lindsay’s estranged father Michael Lohan, who has had problems with alcohol and drugs, will not be in attendance, despite his claims he wants to purposefully relapse to get admitted to the clinic to spend time with his daughter.

Dina said, “Listen, I haven’t spoken out until now because I don’t want this back and forth. I don’t want a war of words. He’s just hurting Lindsay.

“She doesn’t want him there. Mike has lost his mind.”

During Dina’s time in Los Angeles, the reality star is also believed to be hoping to meet up with Kris Jenner, the mother of TV stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.

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Dressup Monkey Amazing photo

Dressup Monkey Amazing photo

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Rural population fighting a losing battle against blindness

On the occasion of World Sight Day, leading ophthalmologists of Bangalore pointed out that it is time more attention is paid towards the prevention of blindness, given that visual disability could blight the entire future of an individual.

Though 80 percent of the diseases that cause progressive damage to eye sight are preventable and curable, the condition has assumed serious proportions in the country.

According to doctors, the blindness rate across the world is about 0.3 percent but in India it stands at 1.1 percent.

Need for awareness campaigns
According to experts, blindness occurs primarily due to ignorance.

Common eye conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract, and diabetic retinopathy, all treatable ailments, are the major causes of vision loss.

However, the high rate of blindness due to these problems is because of lethargic attitude and the lack of awareness about an effective cure.

The best solution to tackle blindness is to create public awareness of risk factors for the condition, early detection, access to eye health and vision care
services and improved systems for the delivery of eye care across the nation.

Dr Balakrishna Shetty, chairman of Devi Eye Hospital stated, “We need to spread awareness through educative films and the media. People should also talk about it with their families. Many more eye screening camps should be held.”

Rural population fighting a losing battle against blindness
Blindness is equally distributed among the urban and rural population.

Though most of the technology which can reduce blindness is available, much of the rural population is engaged in a losing battle against the ravages of blindness.

The ophthalmic health care delivery systems are virtually nonexistent in the villages while trained manpower and financial resources are sorely lacking.

Dr Bhujang Shetty, managing director, Narayana Netralaya asked, “Restoration of sight and blindness prevention strategies are among the most cost-effective interventions in healthcare. But how much have we succeeded in taking it to the people?

He added, “The facility to perform an eye surgery is not available in rural areas. We are witnessing new technological developments in the area. It is high time we reach both the urban and rural population equally.”

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Man to fly around Moon for the first time

Russian, European and US space agencies are considering the possibility of flying a manned mission around the Moon using the space station as a launching point.

The agencies want the station to become more than just a high-flying platform for doing experiments in microgravity - they want to see it become a testbed for the technologies and techniques that will be needed by humans when they push out beyond low-Earth orbit to explore destinations such as asteroids and Mars.

"The idea is to ascend to the space station the various elements of the mission, and then try to assemble the spacecraft at the ISS, and go from the orbit of the space station to the Moon," the BBC quoted Europe's director of human spaceflight, Simonetta Di Pippo.

This vehicle would then likely return straight to Earth, rather than returning to the ISS. The venture would need some kind of CSM element for the astronauts, together with a departure stage - a propulsion unit that could accelerate the astronauts' vehicle out of low-Earth orbit, putting it on a path to the Moon.

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Vijay Maiden hundred | India v Australia at Bangalore

Vijay Maiden hundred | India v Australia at Bangalore

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Sachin Tendulkar hits 49th century | Tendulkar | 49th Test hundred

Sachin Tendulkar reached his 49th Test hundred to lead India to lunch in a strong position on day three of the second Test against Australia at Bangalore.

Tendulkar is the first batsman in the world to hit six centuries in a calendar year.

Starting the third day's play on a positive note, Tendulkar reached his half-century on the third ball of the day with a boundary.

Tendulkar now has two centuries in Bangalore, sharing the record for most centuries with Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin.

This is Tendulkar's first century at Bangalore after 12 years. His last ton at the venue came in 1998, also against Australia.

Tendulkar, who on the second day of the Test became the first batsman to score 14,000 runs in Test cricket has been in superb form of late.

In the last 10 Test matches, Tendulkar has scored a fifty or more.

Tendulkar, who has an international career spanning over two decades, on Wednesday bagged his maiden ICC Cricketer of the Year trophy along with the People's Choice Award.

Tendulkar, who made his debut as a 16-year-old against Pakistan way back in November 15, 1989, was also named the winner of LG People's Choice Award.

Tendulkar also featured in the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year as picked by the independent selection panel.

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Rajasthan, Punjab axed | BCCI bars Royals, King's XI from IPL 4

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has terminated the contracts of Rajasthan Royals and King's XI Punjab IPL teams. As a result of this the two teams will be barred from participating in the IPL 4 next year.




The Board has issued a notice to the Kochi franchise and given them more time to get their house in order and incorporate a company.

The decision was taken during the emergency meeting of the IPL Governing Council in Mumbai

Talking exclusively to NDTV, Rajasthan Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra said that it was a sad development and "the termination of the contract by BCCI is shocking."

He further said that there are heavy investments involved in the franchise and they will now fight a legal battle.

It was unanimously decided that the Franchise agreements with K.P.H. Dream Cricket Pvt. Ltd. (King's XI Punjab) and Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt. Ltd. (Rajasthan Royals) will be terminated based on the Legal opinions obtained by BCCI in the matters.

"There are several irregularities and breach of terms and conditions of the (IPL) franchise agreement. All the three errant franchises need to get their houses in order before the next player auctions are held in November," BCCI President Shashank Manohar had said on September 29 after the Annual General Body Meeting.

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Tamil Actor S S Chandran death | S S Chandran | AIADMA

Tamil Actor S S Chandran death | S S Chandran | AIADMA
Actor S S Chandran Passed Away Noted comedian and politician SS Chandran died of cardiac arrest last night.

Popular Tamil comedian and former AIADMK Rajya Sabha member S.S. Chandran was admitted to a private hospital .

According to the Sources Informations he had heavy Chest Pain While he Participating in Public Meeting Near Muthupet in Thiruvarur District.

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navratri colours | Fusion dressing is in this Navratri

This Navratri, fashion will be redefined by revellers across the city. While last year saw the return of the traditional ghagra and choli, this year, it’s all about mixing-and-matching of Indo-western style. Ghagras will be shorter and cholis are being replaced with basic colour tank tops.



“We have reduced the length of the ghagra up to our calves, but have maintained the flair. Since, we have designed our ghagras intricately, we want to keep the top simple. By wearing basic coloured tank tops, we will be able to give the traditional look a western touch,” said Pearl Salva, a first-year fashion-designing student from SNDT.

Salva and her friends, who designed their own ghagras this year, wanted to have the best of both worlds this Navratri. The ghagra-tank top combo is perfect for youngsters who want be comfortable with what they wear and also appear fashionable.

“Navratri is all about colours. I’m planning to jazz up my outfit by using bright coloured dupattas, which will go well with my simple black top,” said Khushboo Nagda, a FYBFM student from Somaiya College.

Adding large, chunky oxidised pieces of jewellery to the simple top is also a fashion statement youngsters want to make.

“Accessories play a huge part when dressing up for the festival. FabIndia has these amazing thin belts, which look like designer pieces over ghagras,” said Kunjita Sampat, an engineering student from DJ Sanghvi College.

Another fusion trend that will appear this Navratri is dancers wearing Kolhapuri footwear. Pastel-coloured Kolhapuris are being considered as comfortable footwear, which is much needed during the long nights of dancing.

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Ponting perturbed over his champion side choking in nail biting finishes

Sydney, Oct 6 (ANI): Ricky Ponting has said he is concerned about his side, known for its mental toughness, choking in crunch situations after taking into account all the tight contests that the Australian team has lost recently.



“We’ve had a few tight ones, we’ve been in some situations in the last few series, some times we could have won games … that’s really the only thing I’ve been thinking about since walking off the ground, South Africa in Australia last time, first Test in Cardiff in the last Ashes series, there’s a few that I’ve been thinking about already,” Ponting said.

“It’s disappointing that we haven’t been able to nail some of those really crucial moments that define champion teams. That’s what we haven’t been unable to do just yet, but the more we get there and get ourselves into those positions we’ll start to grab hold of a few of those chances. When we do that we might just get on a bit of a roll,” he said.

“You don’t know how they’re going to take it until you see them in a similar situation next time,” The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Ponting, as saying.

“The best way to look at it is like a golfer that has got a couple of shots’ lead with a couple of holes to go and doesn’t get across the line; you don’t know if it’s going to be a good experience having been there once, or if it’s a thing they might not overcome next time,” he said.

Ponting further said that India’s spectacular win due to Laxman’s special innings and Ishant Sharma’s composed stay at the wicket to put on 81 runs for the ninth wicket, had left the team deeply scarred.

“This is a tough loss for us there’s no doubt about it, it’s no good hiding from it, this hurts all of us, and I’m sure it’s hurt a lot of people at home that have been watching on telly. There’s no doubt we’re bitterly disappointed with the result, the dressing room is very, very quiet at the moment,” Ponting said.

The second Test starts in Bangalore on Saturday. (ANI)

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Navratri 2010 | Navaratri dates in 2010 | Navrathri 2010 dates

The beginning of October heralds one of the most famous festivals of India - Navratri. The nine-day festival is doubly unique since it has a huge number of legends attached to it and is celebrated in widely diverse styles across the nation.

Each region has something different to offer and one of the most famous symbols of Navratri is the 'Dandiya' dance from Gujarat.

A delicate and complicated act, it requires much practise. Here is a look at their efforts to get it just right on the eve of Navratri.

Navratri 2010, Navratri dates 2010, Navratri 2010 calendar, Durga Navratri 2010, Chaitra Navratri 2010, Vasant Navratri 2010, Ashad Navratri 2010,Nov 24, 2009 ... The nine-day festival of Navratri, or Navaratri, in Hindu religion dedicated to the nine manifestations of Goddess Durga, Kalasha Sthapana or Ghatasthapana is invoking Goddess Durga for Navratri puja. For this, devotees should follow the best muhurat or auspicious time. Navratri Kalashsthapana 2010 time is 6 to 7.30 in the morning.

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New sports channels are going to be added on Dishtv

ATN has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to cricket matches played in India from Neo Cricket. Armed with these rights, the Canadian broadcaster has announced the launch of a cricket television channel in Canada, ATN-Neo Cricket.




ATN president and CEO Dr. Shan Chandrasekar says, "The sun never sets on the commonwealth of cricket and ATN would like to bring first rate cricket shown on India's number one Neo Cricket Sports Channel to our viewers who extend beyond the commonwealth diasporas now settled in Canada and include all the cricket devotees from all walks of life. ATN is delighted to add this compelling sports channel which showcases the games from the largest and richest board of control for cricket in the world."

Neo Sports Broadcast COO Prasana Krishnan adds, "Our availability in North America reaffirms Neo Cricket's commitment of taking cricket to as many fans across the globe. We have built strong brand equity with the Indian consumers by bringing to them the best cricketing action. Now we extend the same to cricket fans in North America."

ATN launched its first cricket channel, Cricket Plus, in 2007. It also shows a lot of cricket matches on its CBN channel.

by Today Evening or by Tomorrow.

Neo Sports- Channel No.656
Neo Cricket- Channel No. 657

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