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New Delhi, May 17 : The Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on Tuesday directed the J.P. Morgan Bank not to disburse the 40 million USD amount deposited by British liquor giant Diageo in favour of liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The DRT also directed the bank to provide statement of transaction since February 25, 2016, till date. It also directed the bank to attach the shares held by Mallya in the companies. The court passed an ex-party order while hearing the petition that was filed by consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India seeking the same. Diageo had on May 12 submitted the settlement agreement to the DRT. The DRT in early March barred Mallya from accessing the 75 million USD (Rs. 515 crore) exit payment from Diageo till the loan default case with the SBI is settled. The DRT, allowing an SBI plea, restrained Diageo from disbursing the money. The SBI had sought the DRT’s intervention in seeking the lenders’ first right on the USD 75-million payout from Diageo to Mallya as part of the deal earlier in February.
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Muzaffarpur (Bihar), May 13 : At least three people were electrocuted after a high tension wire fell on them in Majhaulia area of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district last evening. This is the second such case in last 10 days. Earlier also, six members of a family had also died due to high tension wire in Benibad village of the city last Thursday. The incident had occurred when the family was sleeping in open. The incident happened at Benibad village of Gaighat Block on the Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga highway.
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New Delhi, May.10 : The Art of Living on Tuesday issued a clarification over a National Green Tribunal (NGT) notice to its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged remarks against the green panel, saying the allegations against the spiritual leader were ‘completely false’ and based merely on ‘newspaper reports’. The NGT earlier today issued a notice to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged remarks that the fine imposed by the green panel for organizing an event on banks f river Yamuna was politically motivated. “At the NGT proceedings today, it was specifically pointed out by The Art of Living lawyers that applications filed by Mr Anand Arya and Mr. Mishra were based merely on news paper reports and that the tribunal ought not to entertain the same.” the Art of Living statement said. “It was also clarified by The Art of Living that the allegations about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the NGT was misconceived since the video of the speech was available with Art Of Living and demonstrate that the allegation was completely false,” it added. The Art of Living further said that it would respond to NGT’s notice and warned the complainant of strict action if allegations are found without credible basis. “Court in fact warned Mr. Manoj Mishra that if he is not able to prove his allegation, he will be penalized,” the statement added. NGT in its notice to Sri Sri Ravishankar asked why should not contempt of court proceedings be initiated against him and has directed him to file a reply to it latest by May 25.
On March 9, the NGT had refused to prohibit the ‘World Culture Festival’ organised by AOL on the bank of Yamuna but slapped a fine of Rs. 5 crore on the foundation for damaging biodiversity of the ecologically sensitive Yamuna floodplains.
New Delhi, May 9 : The Centre on Monday ordered the Special Protection Group (SPG) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to take maximum precaution for the security of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi after an anonymous letter allegedly threatening to kill him surfaced. An unsigned letter in Tamil, threatening to kill the Rahul at an election meeting in Puducherry was received by a senior Congress leader V. Narayanasamy on May 5. Rahul is scheduled to address a rally of the Congress-DMK alliance at Karaikal in Puducherry on Tuesday. Acting swiftly, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi directed the SPG, responsible for the protection of the Congress Vice President, and the IB to take all necessary precautionary measures in this regard. Earlier in the day, a high-powered Congress delegation met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to express their concerns over the assassination threat to Rahul. Talking to the media after the meeting, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said the Home Minister has assured prompt action and promised to enhance Gandhi’s security. “The Home Minister has also assured us that the agencies of Centre and state, SPG will be alert to the threat that has been received,” he added. Sharma further said the Congress delegation also raised the issue of proposal to shift en-mass about 400 officers of the SPG to bring in new people. “The SPGs require rigorous training. So, it is a matter of concern as to why such a proposal has come up,” he said. Another BJP leader Rajeev Shukla said that the grand old party is glad that Home Minister Rajnath Singh has taken immediate action to ensure the security of their party’s vice-president. “Me, Shakil Ahmad ji, Anand Sharma ji, Bajwa Sahab met to the Union Home Minister. We are glad that Rajnath ji has immediately took the action against it and ensured the security of Rahul ji. This is a very good thing and we appreciate it. Priyanka Gandhi ji has also sent a letter to Rajnath ji in this regard,” Shukla said. “The threat is that Rahul Gandhi ji is in danger. The information is that he can be attacked in the rally tomorrow,” he added. According to reports, the assassination threat to the Congress vice-president came via an unsigned letter written in Tamil and posted in Puducherry on May 4.
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Johannesburg, May.9 : Atletico Madrid’s hopes of lifting the La Liga title were crushed after losing 2-1 to already-relegated Levante, while Barcelona and Real Madrid ensured that the title race will go to the final day. Defending champions Barca maintained a one-point lead over fierce rivals Real with a 5-0 rout of Espanyol and will retain the title if they beat Granada next weekend, Sport24 reported. Meanwhile, Real claimed their 11th straight La Liga win with a 3-2 win over Valencia, thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo. Real will face Deportivo la Coruna on the final day of the season.
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London, May 6 : China and Pakistan are wheeling and dealing in a big way to influence the Sri Lankan leadership to buy the highly-flawed JF-17 multi-role fighter jet in a deal which promises at least four million dollars per jet as kickbacks to those who are pushing for this sale. According to a report in the Sri Lanka-based web site www.thesundayleader.lk, a former air force chief and a big business wheeler-dealer are attempting to influence the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to acquire the multi-role JF-17 ‘Fierce Dragon’ fighter aircraft that has been jointly developed by both China and Pakistan, at a price said to be higher than what is on offer from other international combat aircraft manufacturers. According to sources, former Air Force Commander Air Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody had visited Pakistan many times to hold discussions with the Pakistani Air Force Chief for purchasing JF-17 aircraft. The present Air Force Commander Gagan Bulathsinhala too has made a few visits to Pakistan for the same reason. It is also being alleged that Air Marshal Weerakkody, who was later posted to Pakistan as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner, continued to discuss the JF-17 purchase with the Pakistani officials. Recalled to Sri Lanka after the fall of the Rajapaksa regime, Weerakkody is still a frequent visitor to the SLAF headquarters to get this deal through.
The web site quoted an SLAF unnamed source, as saying that the JF-17 will cost the SLAF a staggering USD 29 million, while the same aircraft can be purchased from a reputed Russian manufacturer at a cost ranging between USD 20 and USD 25 million. The source further alleges that both China and Pakistan are well aware that the JF-17 has no takers in the international air force circuit, but middlemen in these two countries appear determined to promote this aircraft and get a commission of more than USD four million per aircraft. According to the source, the JF-17 is an indigenous product and a country like Sri Lanka is not in a position to invest such a huge amount on jet fighters whose qualities are largely unknown. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan government has to take into account the security-related concerns of the Indian government, which is also keen to offer the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-manufactured multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’ to Colombo. The source said that there is no doubt that the SLAF is in dire need to purchase combat aircrafts. The Sunday leader web site has quoted SLAF sources, as saying that the air force had failed to get the required sanction for the purchase of the jet fighters during the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, and added that whatever has been purchased so far has been through shady deals with and from disreputable companies. The SLAF is keen to purchase eight new fighter aircraft and does want to spend time overhauling its existing fleet of planes at a prohibitive cost of about USD three million per aircraft. Reports suggest that with pressure mounting on Sri Lanka, incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to put off the purchase of the JF-17 fighter aircraft from Pakistan and go for a viable deal with Russia instead. According to media reports, the Cabinet last week took a decision to put off the purchase of the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 fighter jet aircraft indefinitely to prevent possible India’s ill-feelings towards Sri Lanka. Sources said that the present commanders of the three defence services and a representative from Sri Lanka Logistics are currently in Russia to discuss the purchase of the aircraft for the SLAF. However, SLAF spokesman Group Captain Chandima Alwis has said that the air force is carrying out a due diligence study of potential fighter aircraft suppliers in the event the SLAF need to add to their existing fleet. The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) presently has a fleet of Israeli Kfirs and Russian-made MiG-27s.
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London, May 6 : After Liverpool stormed into the Europa League final following their win against Villarreal, manager Jurgen Klopp has said his side produced an `unbelievable` performance and described it as a well-deserved victory. Liverpool reached their first European final since 2007 after completing a 3-1 aggregate win over Villarreal in resounding style at Anfield. “Wonderful night – a brilliant game from my side. What power, what a performance, what attitude with the readiness, motivation, emotion in the game – everything,” Klopp was quoted as saying by goal.com. Lavishing praise over his players, the German manager insisted that it was hard to find fault in Liverpool’s performance and urged his side to replicate similar show in Premier League games. “The second half plan was to keep going with the emotional football plus using your brain little a bit more and in the end it was brilliant – wonderful goals. The whole night was unbelievable,” he added. Klopp pointed out that Liverpool had managed to reach the summit showdown despite being hit with a slew of injuries and facing several dreadful situations. Liverpool will next face four-time winner and defending champion Sevilla in Basel on May 18 to clinch the Europa League title.
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While the Internet has provided a huge venue for people to meet potential mates around the world, it does have its share of scammers out to fool the innocent and unwary. A romance scam essentially occurs when strangers pretend romantic intentions, gain the affection of victims, and then use that goodwill to gain access to their victims’ money/ bank account or by getting them to commit financial fraud on their behalf.
Despite many warnings, hundreds of lonely and well-meaning online daters still fall prey to insidious scammers and heartless con artists who not only break their hearts, but break their bank accounts as well. Most of these scams seem to originate from, and are prevalent in West Africa(especially Nigeria) although they are becoming increasingly common in Russia and Eastern Europe Another emerging region is Thailand and The Phillipines or any other country where ‘mail order bridges” are available.
If it’s too good to be true, it usually is. It has been estimated that British men and women have lost more than 1 billion last year to online scams. Most of these scams come from overseas, thus detection and eventual prosecution is tricky and sometimes pointless. An online dating scam or “romance scam” happens when a scammer, either male or female, enters an online dating service or a chat room and makes contact with potential victims using invented profiles.
A lot of online dating sites accept members for free and usually don’t screen their members. This is fertile ground for scammers who love the anonymity and the venue to invent a profile that amazingly matches who you are looking for. These con artists usually tease you along, claiming to seek only a “true soul mate” and “real romance”.
They keep this front up until they are sure that you are ready to believe anything they type. The reality is, they really don’t care about you – they only want your money. But how can you tell a scam from the real thing? It can be quite difficult as most experienced scammers tread very carefully with their victims.
They usually invest weeks or months convincing the victim that they are in a loving cyber-relationship. A common sign of a dating scam is when the other party starts to ask for money to meet you.
It comes in many forms, from asking you to shoulder their plane fare because they are “broke” or asking you to sponsor their “Visa” so they can enter your country legally. They may say that they’ve been “stranded” in another country and want to come home, or that they’ve been robbed while traveling elsewhere.
Or that they actually have a “disease” or condition that they need to be in surgery for. If not surgery, they will claim that they need the cash for medicines anyway and you are the only person who can help them. When you do offer to send the money, they have no bank account where you can make a direct deposit to, so they can remain untraceable.
They prefer that you send the money via money transfer agents like Western Union. Sometimes a scam is easy to see through, like your chat partner posting an extremely gorgeous picture of himself/herself. It is not unheard of to use stolen pictures as bait to lure victims.
When you ask for your date’s phone number or address, he/she mysteriously does not answer your phone calls and has no voicemail option. Your online date also talks more about themselves than asking about you. Usually they also don’t answer a lot of your questions, or there is a delay in answering. This is likely because these scammers work on a lot of people at one time, so you are probably only one of many people he/she is chatting to and sending emails to. So how can you protect yourself? Start with never giving out any personal details to your new chat mates (home phone numbers, work address, etc). Opt for reputable dating sites and stay away from the free ones as much as you can. Try to find someone in your local area.
It also does not hurt to be skeptical if someone tries to “ping” you often, even when he/she knows you are not interested. Barrage them with a lot of questions or suggest meeting them and if they act suspiciously, you are probably dating a scammer. Bit if you’ve already lost money, there is really not a lot you can do to recover it. The best course of action would be to report the scammer’s profile to the administrators of the chat/dating site where you met him/her.
Born on
15 November, 1986
Residence
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Place of Birth
Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), Maharashtra, India
Weight
59 Kgs
Height
1.53 Metres
Coach
C.G.Krishna Bhupathi (Father of Mahesh Bhupathi)
Plays
Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
SANIA MIRZA PROFILE
Her father is Imran Mirza and her mother in Nasima Mirza.She started playing lawn tennis when she was six years old.She started playing at the Nizam Club in Hyderabad and C G Krishna was her coach. Krishna is Mahesh Bhupathi’s father.She later joined the Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad, after which she joined the Ace Tennis Academy in USA.
Her first appearance in the international arena was when she represented India at the World Junior Championship in 1999 held at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sania created history when she reached the third round of Australian Open 2005. She became the first Indian to achieve the feat. Sania Mirza has received the prestigious Arjuna award by the Indian government for the year 2004.
She is known as a teenage sensation who has achieved success at a young age.
She is at the 66th position in the WTA – 11/12/2006.
Sania is the first Indian woman, to win a WTA singles title, when she defeated Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in The Hyderabad Open Finals – in February 2005.This 18-year-old shot to fame when competed with Serena Williams in the Australian Open, though she lost the match.She is the brand ambassador for Lotto Sports Italia, the sports apparel and footwear company.Though she wears bold clothes she is a devout Muslim.
In an interview in Kolkata, Mahesh Bhupathi felt that Sania had yet to play her best. He felt she was still on a rising curve and would reach her peak in 2-3 years. Globosport is Mahesh Bhupathi’s company, felt that Sania would be among the top 10 – 15 of the WTA rankings. He felt that she had untapped potential.
He is looking forward to the US Open and expected Sania to play well on the hard court. She played well on the hard court tournaments that she played last year. He felt this tournament would be important for Sania.
Rajnikanth: The man for all seasons has got a magical wand in his hands!
The stylish super-star of the south, Rajnikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on December 12, 1949 in Karnataka. After growing over the problematic, wayward adolescent years he found himself a job as a bus conductor in Bangalore. Not happy, leading a life of a drudge, he looked elsewhere for greener pastures. After appearing on stage for two amateur performances, he convinced himself to buy a ticket to the then Madras and to stardom in films. Interesting to learn that he even as a bus conductor had a fan following consisting of the commuters. The way he stroked his wind ruffled hair, his quick fire method of issuing tickets and his other mannerisms caught the fancy of the travellers. He migrated to Madras and started taking acting lessons in South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. It was here that he ran into K. Balachander, a director, who loves experimenting with raw hands in his films. Balachander cast the shaggy haired Shivaji Rao as a good-for-nothing husband of Srividya in ‘Apoorva Raagangal’. Rajnikanth soon graduated to playing villain roles; be it the sadistic husband of Sujatha in ‘Avargal’ or the wolf in sheep’s clothing in ‘Moondru Mudichu’ or the lust-filled village rowdy in Bharathiraja’s ‘16 Vayadhinile’, Rajnikanth was the villain the people loved to hate. From here, it was a cakewalk for Rajni, playing the anti-hero and finally, the hero in ‘Bhairavi’.
Rajnikanth firmly grabbed the vacant, action-hero slot in Tamil movies and gave it a new meaning with a series of stunt movies wherein he routinely bashed up the baddies. As a breather he did act in some meaningful scripts like “Mullum Malarum” “Aval Appadithan” and “Buvana Oru Kelvikuri”. But the fans had already branded him as a firebrand action-hero and he had to stick to his image. Director Rajasekhar for a change dared to tap the comedy potential, which was lying dormant in Rajnikanth. He gave us the breezy ‘Thambikku Endha Ooru’, which saw Rajni balance the action and the comedy sequences with equal ease. The scene where he reads a soft-porn book while a snake enters his room is one to remember forever. The film went on to become a huge blockbuster and the path of Rajni’s future movies was laid. Rajnikanth had honed his action-comedy hero skills with a series of movies like ‘Nallavanukku Nallavan’, ‘Pokkiri Raja’, ‘Murattu Kaalai’ with S.P.Muthuraman. All these were mega-hits and consolidated his status as the number one crowd puller in Tamil movies. There was a brief lull when the much-hyped ‘Maaveeran’, his own production, flopped at the box-office. But then came ‘Padikkadhaavan’, one of his biggest hits and there was no looking back after that. For his next production ‘Valli’, he gave all major responsibilities, including direction, to newcomers while playing a cameo role himself. The movie was received well both critically and commercially.
Annamalai’s dialogues were seen by many as Rajnikanth’s direct dig to the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha and his fans thought he subtly hinted about his planned entry into politics. But nothing of that sort happened. Rajnikanth frequently denied any such intentions but the political overtones in his dialogues in movies like ‘Uzhaippaali’ and ‘Yejamaan’ did nothing to quell the rumours. As the elections neared, he directly came out against the CM, thundering that his only goal was to see her removed from office. He played a major part in putting together an alliance between the DMK and TMC, leading to, in no small part, their landslide victory in the last assembly polls. He preferred to be a kingmaker rather than a king! Later that year, he received the State award for best actor for his great performance as father and son in ‘Muthu’, arguably, his biggest hit to date. His latest movie “Padayappa” is a chart-buster and a money-spinner.
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New Delhi, May 17 : The Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on Tuesday directed the J.P. Morgan Bank not to disburse the 40 million USD amount deposited by British liquor giant Diageo in favour of liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The DRT also directed the bank to provide statement of transaction since February 25, 2016, till date. It also directed the bank to attach the shares held by Mallya in the companies. The court passed an ex-party order while hearing the petition that was filed by consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India seeking the same. Diageo had on May 12 submitted the settlement agreement to the DRT. The DRT in early March barred Mallya from accessing the 75 million USD (Rs. 515 crore) exit payment from Diageo till the loan default case with the SBI is settled. The DRT, allowing an SBI plea, restrained Diageo from disbursing the money. The SBI had sought the DRT’s intervention in seeking the lenders’ first right on the USD 75-million payout from Diageo to Mallya as part of the deal earlier in February.
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Muzaffarpur (Bihar), May 13 : At least three people were electrocuted after a high tension wire fell on them in Majhaulia area of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district last evening. This is the second such case in last 10 days. Earlier also, six members of a family had also died due to high tension wire in Benibad village of the city last Thursday. The incident had occurred when the family was sleeping in open. The incident happened at Benibad village of Gaighat Block on the Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga highway.
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New Delhi, May.10 : The Art of Living on Tuesday issued a clarification over a National Green Tribunal (NGT) notice to its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged remarks against the green panel, saying the allegations against the spiritual leader were ‘completely false’ and based merely on ‘newspaper reports’. The NGT earlier today issued a notice to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged remarks that the fine imposed by the green panel for organizing an event on banks f river Yamuna was politically motivated. “At the NGT proceedings today, it was specifically pointed out by The Art of Living lawyers that applications filed by Mr Anand Arya and Mr. Mishra were based merely on news paper reports and that the tribunal ought not to entertain the same.” the Art of Living statement said. “It was also clarified by The Art of Living that the allegations about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the NGT was misconceived since the video of the speech was available with Art Of Living and demonstrate that the allegation was completely false,” it added. The Art of Living further said that it would respond to NGT’s notice and warned the complainant of strict action if allegations are found without credible basis. “Court in fact warned Mr. Manoj Mishra that if he is not able to prove his allegation, he will be penalized,” the statement added. NGT in its notice to Sri Sri Ravishankar asked why should not contempt of court proceedings be initiated against him and has directed him to file a reply to it latest by May 25.
On March 9, the NGT had refused to prohibit the ‘World Culture Festival’ organised by AOL on the bank of Yamuna but slapped a fine of Rs. 5 crore on the foundation for damaging biodiversity of the ecologically sensitive Yamuna floodplains.
New Delhi, May 9 : The Centre on Monday ordered the Special Protection Group (SPG) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to take maximum precaution for the security of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi after an anonymous letter allegedly threatening to kill him surfaced. An unsigned letter in Tamil, threatening to kill the Rahul at an election meeting in Puducherry was received by a senior Congress leader V. Narayanasamy on May 5. Rahul is scheduled to address a rally of the Congress-DMK alliance at Karaikal in Puducherry on Tuesday. Acting swiftly, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi directed the SPG, responsible for the protection of the Congress Vice President, and the IB to take all necessary precautionary measures in this regard. Earlier in the day, a high-powered Congress delegation met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to express their concerns over the assassination threat to Rahul. Talking to the media after the meeting, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said the Home Minister has assured prompt action and promised to enhance Gandhi’s security. “The Home Minister has also assured us that the agencies of Centre and state, SPG will be alert to the threat that has been received,” he added. Sharma further said the Congress delegation also raised the issue of proposal to shift en-mass about 400 officers of the SPG to bring in new people. “The SPGs require rigorous training. So, it is a matter of concern as to why such a proposal has come up,” he said. Another BJP leader Rajeev Shukla said that the grand old party is glad that Home Minister Rajnath Singh has taken immediate action to ensure the security of their party’s vice-president. “Me, Shakil Ahmad ji, Anand Sharma ji, Bajwa Sahab met to the Union Home Minister. We are glad that Rajnath ji has immediately took the action against it and ensured the security of Rahul ji. This is a very good thing and we appreciate it. Priyanka Gandhi ji has also sent a letter to Rajnath ji in this regard,” Shukla said. “The threat is that Rahul Gandhi ji is in danger. The information is that he can be attacked in the rally tomorrow,” he added. According to reports, the assassination threat to the Congress vice-president came via an unsigned letter written in Tamil and posted in Puducherry on May 4.
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Johannesburg, May.9 : Atletico Madrid’s hopes of lifting the La Liga title were crushed after losing 2-1 to already-relegated Levante, while Barcelona and Real Madrid ensured that the title race will go to the final day. Defending champions Barca maintained a one-point lead over fierce rivals Real with a 5-0 rout of Espanyol and will retain the title if they beat Granada next weekend, Sport24 reported. Meanwhile, Real claimed their 11th straight La Liga win with a 3-2 win over Valencia, thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo. Real will face Deportivo la Coruna on the final day of the season.
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London, May 6 : China and Pakistan are wheeling and dealing in a big way to influence the Sri Lankan leadership to buy the highly-flawed JF-17 multi-role fighter jet in a deal which promises at least four million dollars per jet as kickbacks to those who are pushing for this sale. According to a report in the Sri Lanka-based web site www.thesundayleader.lk, a former air force chief and a big business wheeler-dealer are attempting to influence the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to acquire the multi-role JF-17 ‘Fierce Dragon’ fighter aircraft that has been jointly developed by both China and Pakistan, at a price said to be higher than what is on offer from other international combat aircraft manufacturers. According to sources, former Air Force Commander Air Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody had visited Pakistan many times to hold discussions with the Pakistani Air Force Chief for purchasing JF-17 aircraft. The present Air Force Commander Gagan Bulathsinhala too has made a few visits to Pakistan for the same reason. It is also being alleged that Air Marshal Weerakkody, who was later posted to Pakistan as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner, continued to discuss the JF-17 purchase with the Pakistani officials. Recalled to Sri Lanka after the fall of the Rajapaksa regime, Weerakkody is still a frequent visitor to the SLAF headquarters to get this deal through.
The web site quoted an SLAF unnamed source, as saying that the JF-17 will cost the SLAF a staggering USD 29 million, while the same aircraft can be purchased from a reputed Russian manufacturer at a cost ranging between USD 20 and USD 25 million. The source further alleges that both China and Pakistan are well aware that the JF-17 has no takers in the international air force circuit, but middlemen in these two countries appear determined to promote this aircraft and get a commission of more than USD four million per aircraft. According to the source, the JF-17 is an indigenous product and a country like Sri Lanka is not in a position to invest such a huge amount on jet fighters whose qualities are largely unknown. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan government has to take into account the security-related concerns of the Indian government, which is also keen to offer the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-manufactured multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’ to Colombo. The source said that there is no doubt that the SLAF is in dire need to purchase combat aircrafts. The Sunday leader web site has quoted SLAF sources, as saying that the air force had failed to get the required sanction for the purchase of the jet fighters during the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, and added that whatever has been purchased so far has been through shady deals with and from disreputable companies. The SLAF is keen to purchase eight new fighter aircraft and does want to spend time overhauling its existing fleet of planes at a prohibitive cost of about USD three million per aircraft. Reports suggest that with pressure mounting on Sri Lanka, incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to put off the purchase of the JF-17 fighter aircraft from Pakistan and go for a viable deal with Russia instead. According to media reports, the Cabinet last week took a decision to put off the purchase of the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 fighter jet aircraft indefinitely to prevent possible India’s ill-feelings towards Sri Lanka. Sources said that the present commanders of the three defence services and a representative from Sri Lanka Logistics are currently in Russia to discuss the purchase of the aircraft for the SLAF. However, SLAF spokesman Group Captain Chandima Alwis has said that the air force is carrying out a due diligence study of potential fighter aircraft suppliers in the event the SLAF need to add to their existing fleet. The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) presently has a fleet of Israeli Kfirs and Russian-made MiG-27s.
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London, May 6 : After Liverpool stormed into the Europa League final following their win against Villarreal, manager Jurgen Klopp has said his side produced an `unbelievable` performance and described it as a well-deserved victory. Liverpool reached their first European final since 2007 after completing a 3-1 aggregate win over Villarreal in resounding style at Anfield. “Wonderful night – a brilliant game from my side. What power, what a performance, what attitude with the readiness, motivation, emotion in the game – everything,” Klopp was quoted as saying by goal.com. Lavishing praise over his players, the German manager insisted that it was hard to find fault in Liverpool’s performance and urged his side to replicate similar show in Premier League games. “The second half plan was to keep going with the emotional football plus using your brain little a bit more and in the end it was brilliant – wonderful goals. The whole night was unbelievable,” he added. Klopp pointed out that Liverpool had managed to reach the summit showdown despite being hit with a slew of injuries and facing several dreadful situations. Liverpool will next face four-time winner and defending champion Sevilla in Basel on May 18 to clinch the Europa League title.
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While the Internet has provided a huge venue for people to meet potential mates around the world, it does have its share of scammers out to fool the innocent and unwary. A romance scam essentially occurs when strangers pretend romantic intentions, gain the affection of victims, and then use that goodwill to gain access to their victims’ money/ bank account or by getting them to commit financial fraud on their behalf.
Despite many warnings, hundreds of lonely and well-meaning online daters still fall prey to insidious scammers and heartless con artists who not only break their hearts, but break their bank accounts as well. Most of these scams seem to originate from, and are prevalent in West Africa(especially Nigeria) although they are becoming increasingly common in Russia and Eastern Europe Another emerging region is Thailand and The Phillipines or any other country where ‘mail order bridges” are available.
If it’s too good to be true, it usually is. It has been estimated that British men and women have lost more than 1 billion last year to online scams. Most of these scams come from overseas, thus detection and eventual prosecution is tricky and sometimes pointless. An online dating scam or “romance scam” happens when a scammer, either male or female, enters an online dating service or a chat room and makes contact with potential victims using invented profiles.
A lot of online dating sites accept members for free and usually don’t screen their members. This is fertile ground for scammers who love the anonymity and the venue to invent a profile that amazingly matches who you are looking for. These con artists usually tease you along, claiming to seek only a “true soul mate” and “real romance”.
They keep this front up until they are sure that you are ready to believe anything they type. The reality is, they really don’t care about you – they only want your money. But how can you tell a scam from the real thing? It can be quite difficult as most experienced scammers tread very carefully with their victims.
They usually invest weeks or months convincing the victim that they are in a loving cyber-relationship. A common sign of a dating scam is when the other party starts to ask for money to meet you.
It comes in many forms, from asking you to shoulder their plane fare because they are “broke” or asking you to sponsor their “Visa” so they can enter your country legally. They may say that they’ve been “stranded” in another country and want to come home, or that they’ve been robbed while traveling elsewhere.
Or that they actually have a “disease” or condition that they need to be in surgery for. If not surgery, they will claim that they need the cash for medicines anyway and you are the only person who can help them. When you do offer to send the money, they have no bank account where you can make a direct deposit to, so they can remain untraceable.
They prefer that you send the money via money transfer agents like Western Union. Sometimes a scam is easy to see through, like your chat partner posting an extremely gorgeous picture of himself/herself. It is not unheard of to use stolen pictures as bait to lure victims.
When you ask for your date’s phone number or address, he/she mysteriously does not answer your phone calls and has no voicemail option. Your online date also talks more about themselves than asking about you. Usually they also don’t answer a lot of your questions, or there is a delay in answering. This is likely because these scammers work on a lot of people at one time, so you are probably only one of many people he/she is chatting to and sending emails to. So how can you protect yourself? Start with never giving out any personal details to your new chat mates (home phone numbers, work address, etc). Opt for reputable dating sites and stay away from the free ones as much as you can. Try to find someone in your local area.
It also does not hurt to be skeptical if someone tries to “ping” you often, even when he/she knows you are not interested. Barrage them with a lot of questions or suggest meeting them and if they act suspiciously, you are probably dating a scammer. Bit if you’ve already lost money, there is really not a lot you can do to recover it. The best course of action would be to report the scammer’s profile to the administrators of the chat/dating site where you met him/her.
| Born on | 15 November, 1986 |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Place of Birth | Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), Maharashtra, India |
| Weight | 59 Kgs |
| Height | 1.53 Metres |
| Coach | C.G.Krishna Bhupathi (Father of Mahesh Bhupathi) |
| Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
SANIA MIRZA PROFILE
Her father is Imran Mirza and her mother in Nasima Mirza.She started playing lawn tennis when she was six years old.She started playing at the Nizam Club in Hyderabad and C G Krishna was her coach. Krishna is Mahesh Bhupathi’s father.She later joined the Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad, after which she joined the Ace Tennis Academy in USA.
Her first appearance in the international arena was when she represented India at the World Junior Championship in 1999 held at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sania created history when she reached the third round of Australian Open 2005. She became the first Indian to achieve the feat. Sania Mirza has received the prestigious Arjuna award by the Indian government for the year 2004.
She is known as a teenage sensation who has achieved success at a young age.
She is at the 66th position in the WTA – 11/12/2006.
Sania is the first Indian woman, to win a WTA singles title, when she defeated Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in The Hyderabad Open Finals – in February 2005.This 18-year-old shot to fame when competed with Serena Williams in the Australian Open, though she lost the match.She is the brand ambassador for Lotto Sports Italia, the sports apparel and footwear company.Though she wears bold clothes she is a devout Muslim.
In an interview in Kolkata, Mahesh Bhupathi felt that Sania had yet to play her best. He felt she was still on a rising curve and would reach her peak in 2-3 years. Globosport is Mahesh Bhupathi’s company, felt that Sania would be among the top 10 – 15 of the WTA rankings. He felt that she had untapped potential.
He is looking forward to the US Open and expected Sania to play well on the hard court. She played well on the hard court tournaments that she played last year. He felt this tournament would be important for Sania.
Rajnikanth: The man for all seasons has got a magical wand in his hands!
The stylish super-star of the south, Rajnikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on December 12, 1949 in Karnataka. After growing over the problematic, wayward adolescent years he found himself a job as a bus conductor in Bangalore. Not happy, leading a life of a drudge, he looked elsewhere for greener pastures. After appearing on stage for two amateur performances, he convinced himself to buy a ticket to the then Madras and to stardom in films. Interesting to learn that he even as a bus conductor had a fan following consisting of the commuters. The way he stroked his wind ruffled hair, his quick fire method of issuing tickets and his other mannerisms caught the fancy of the travellers. He migrated to Madras and started taking acting lessons in South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. It was here that he ran into K. Balachander, a director, who loves experimenting with raw hands in his films. Balachander cast the shaggy haired Shivaji Rao as a good-for-nothing husband of Srividya in ‘Apoorva Raagangal’. Rajnikanth soon graduated to playing villain roles; be it the sadistic husband of Sujatha in ‘Avargal’ or the wolf in sheep’s clothing in ‘Moondru Mudichu’ or the lust-filled village rowdy in Bharathiraja’s ‘16 Vayadhinile’, Rajnikanth was the villain the people loved to hate. From here, it was a cakewalk for Rajni, playing the anti-hero and finally, the hero in ‘Bhairavi’.
Rajnikanth firmly grabbed the vacant, action-hero slot in Tamil movies and gave it a new meaning with a series of stunt movies wherein he routinely bashed up the baddies. As a breather he did act in some meaningful scripts like “Mullum Malarum” “Aval Appadithan” and “Buvana Oru Kelvikuri”. But the fans had already branded him as a firebrand action-hero and he had to stick to his image. Director Rajasekhar for a change dared to tap the comedy potential, which was lying dormant in Rajnikanth. He gave us the breezy ‘Thambikku Endha Ooru’, which saw Rajni balance the action and the comedy sequences with equal ease. The scene where he reads a soft-porn book while a snake enters his room is one to remember forever. The film went on to become a huge blockbuster and the path of Rajni’s future movies was laid. Rajnikanth had honed his action-comedy hero skills with a series of movies like ‘Nallavanukku Nallavan’, ‘Pokkiri Raja’, ‘Murattu Kaalai’ with S.P.Muthuraman. All these were mega-hits and consolidated his status as the number one crowd puller in Tamil movies. There was a brief lull when the much-hyped ‘Maaveeran’, his own production, flopped at the box-office. But then came ‘Padikkadhaavan’, one of his biggest hits and there was no looking back after that. For his next production ‘Valli’, he gave all major responsibilities, including direction, to newcomers while playing a cameo role himself. The movie was received well both critically and commercially.
Annamalai’s dialogues were seen by many as Rajnikanth’s direct dig to the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha and his fans thought he subtly hinted about his planned entry into politics. But nothing of that sort happened. Rajnikanth frequently denied any such intentions but the political overtones in his dialogues in movies like ‘Uzhaippaali’ and ‘Yejamaan’ did nothing to quell the rumours. As the elections neared, he directly came out against the CM, thundering that his only goal was to see her removed from office. He played a major part in putting together an alliance between the DMK and TMC, leading to, in no small part, their landslide victory in the last assembly polls. He preferred to be a kingmaker rather than a king! Later that year, he received the State award for best actor for his great performance as father and son in ‘Muthu’, arguably, his biggest hit to date. His latest movie “Padayappa” is a chart-buster and a money-spinner.
Compiled by U. Bharat.