The sixth seeds will now take on the winners of the match between the Argentine-Uruguayan pair of Juan Ignacio Chela and Pablo Cuevas and Spanish wildcards Guillermo Alcaide and Albert Montanes in the second round of the clay court event.
Paes and Hanley were ousted in the second round of last week's Monte Carlo Masters.
NDTV 24x7 brought this news to me. It is an excellent news channel for NRIs. This channel is available in the
NDTV 24×7: Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for 11 matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) following his spat with Sreesanth at the end of Mumbai Indians’ match against Kings XI Punjab on Friday. It would effectively end Bhajji’s stint in the first edition of the IPL - unless Mumbai make it to the semi-finals, which looks highly unlikely at this point.
Harbhajan also faces separate action from the BCCI, which has asked him to explain, “as a contracted player”, his role in the incident which came to light after Sreesanth broke down in front of the cameras.
Niranjan Shah, the BCCI secretary, said on Monday that Sudhir Nanavati, a lawyer, has been appointed to conduct a “preliminary inquiry” and submit a report “within 15 days” to Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president, who will refer the findings to the board’s disciplinary committee for possible action.
This is a totally uncalled for controversy to hit IPL. I hope it sorts itself out and we can get back to the game.
I saw a report on this issue on NDTV 24x7 which is available here in the US only on DirecTV.
The former Australia wicketkeeper clubbed a 42-ball hundred with 10 sixes and nine fours making a joke of the 155-run target that Mumbai had set. Hyderabad were home by 10 wickets with an astounding 44 balls to spare. Hyderabad captain VVS Laxman made 36, playing bass to Gilchrist's electrifying riffs.
South Africa's Mark Boucher hammered an unbeaten 39 to ensure that Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets with two balls to spare for their first win in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
NDTV Reports: With big names and huge money involved in it, the IPL cannot be a "light competition", former India captain Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday, dismissing suggestions that the much-hyped event would be a non-serious affair.
An Indian national stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter who had been awarded a scholarship to study medicine in Chennai because he did not want her to go to India, reports said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.Though,
He might just be 12, but he has more cinematic success than many older professionals. Meet Kishan Shrikant, who's in the Guinness Book for being the world's youngest director. And the icing on the cake? He's just bagged 3 awards at the Cairo International Film Festival for his film on street children.
"You can just have one queen of beauty and emotion and Madhubala was one," said Manoj Kumar.My favorite news channel had initiated a campaign to protect my favorite animal, tiger. After receiving nearly five lakh signatures on Save Tiger campaign from all over the country, the petitions will be handed over to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and chief ministers of states.
The response to NDTV’s Save the Tiger Campaign, supported by Sanctuary Asia and Kids for Tiger, has been overwhelming. Even a week after the rallies held across the country, people continued to sign the petition.
A remarkable 4,97,944 people came forward to sign the petition. The signatures will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
It has been little over a month since the government came out with the latest tiger census. According to the government’s latest census, there are only 1411 tiger left in the wild, 50 per cent down from 3642 in 2001-02.
The figure was an acknowledgment of the fact that tigers in India are in serious danger. Following this, NDTV carried out a campaign to raise awareness and make people put pressure on the government to be more vigilant. The aim of NDTV’s public campaign is that leaders and politicians should see the urgency of the problem and declare an emergency for the tiger and save the national animal from extinction.
The news channel that cares for the society and is the first to cover India-centric & International news is available in the US only through DirecTV.
The ''counterproductive'' US immigration policies should be revamped to allow more people to get into the country on H-1B visas aimed at highly-skilled professionals, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has said, arguing that hiring an 'A'-grade student from India creates spin-off employment for 'B' and 'C' American students. The current base cap of 65,000 H-1B visas is ''arbitrarily set'' and bears no relation to the
Appearing before the panel at a time when US lawmakers cutting across party lines are hammering away at the ''abuses'' in the H-1B visas and outsourcing in general, Gates took on Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of California who said there is ''no excuse'' for keeping out '''B' and 'C' American students'' just because there was an ''A student from India''. Gates said when companies like Microsoft hire top foreign engineers; they create jobs for 'B and C American students' around them. ''It makes no sense to educate people in our universities, often subsidized by US taxpayers, and then insist they return home,'' Gates said.
In his formal statement to the Committee, Gates made the point that Microsoft was unable to hire one-third of the foreign-born candidates it wished to hire because of too few H-1B visas.
Because an H-1B petition generally can be filed only for a person who holds a degree, when May-June 2007 graduates received their degrees, the visa cap for fiscal year 2008 had already been reached, he pointed out. Accordingly, US firms will be unable to hire those graduates on an H-1B visa until the beginning of fiscal year 2009, or October 2008.
''Microsoft has found that for every H-1B hire we make, we add on average four additional employees to support them in various capacities. Our experience is not unique. A recent study of technology companies in the S&P 500 found that, for every H-1B visa requested, these leading US technology companies increased their overall employment by five workers,'' Gates maintained.
As Gates is pushing lawmakers to relax the numbers on the H-1B visas, top Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of
''The programme may be beneficial to some businesses, but it's even better for companies based outside. The fact is most H-1B visas are going to foreign-based companies,'' Grassley said in a letter. ''Businesses that need highly skilled workers are getting the short end of the stick. Americans are seeing ruthless tactics by some companies to bring in foreign workers, pay them less, and increase their bottom line,'' he said.
This is a very encouraging move by someone as distinguished as Bill Gates. I hope that this will benefit the people it is aimed at. This news was from NDTV 24x7 through my DirecTV connection.
International credit card scamsters, including those based in
In February, hundreds of car owners in
As a safety measure, British banks have introduced a ''chip and pin'' system for transactions in shops using credit and debit cards. This means that for every purchase, apart from the card, the customer also needs to punch in an exclusive pin number. Signing for purchases using cards has been virtually phased out to prevent frauds. The absence of the chip-and-pin technology in some foreign countries has made the use of skimmed or cloned cards abroad relatively more attractive to criminals, APCS said.
''Although card fraud levels have now begun to go up again due to fraud abroad and card-not-present fraud losses, chip-and-pin has proven to be an undoubted success in reducing card fraud on the
This was an interesting piece of news picked up by NDTV 24x7. I am always worried about the safety of my credit cards especially of it falling in the wrong hands. I received this news from NDTV 24x7 through my DirecTV connection.
The Universal Society of Hinduism has expressed fear that the upcoming
Hinduism is the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion followers and should not be taken lightly, said the statement. The Love Guru is a comedy starring Mike Myers of Austin Powers fame, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley and Jessica Simpson. Myers has co-written and co-produced it and Marco Schnabel has directed the film that will be released on June 20.
I am curious to know what the movie is like and if there really is any objectable matter. I will watch this movie once it is released. This news is from NDTV 24x7 through my DirecTV connection.
Do we really want to save the tiger, other than as a zoological curio or a museum exhibit? Even in the face of dwindling tiger numbers, it's not too late to save the striped splendour from extinction.
Here's a list of things you can do:
I liked these guidelines given out by NDTV 24x7. I received this news through my DirecTV connection. These guidelines will benefit young and old people alike. Even my children watch NDTV 24x7 and their friends at High School are always amazed at their knowledge base.
Every morning Vishwanth Prasad wakes up to an email from his daughter. Vishwanath's daughter lives abroad, where she constantly worries about whether her parents are doing fine. There have been 20 robberies in the last two years in their neighbourhood in south
At 8 am (IST) their domestic help Jogomaya arrives to clear the apartment. Like many other senior citizens in
Kanta Rani insists on doing her own cooking, she says she has read about many cases where domestic help poisoned senior citizens. After an afternoon nap, the Prasads go out for their daily evening walk. They make it a point to always leave the house together. ''Alaknanda is very unsafe. Eighteen years back it was not the same. Motorcyclists came and snatched a chain from a lady in the afternoon. After that I go out only with my husband,'' said Kanta Rani.
''Look at the wall; it is of such low height. There is also a space between the barbed wires; there have been cases where thieves have escaped through this opening. There are hardly any security guards here,'' said Vishwanath Prasad. It's easy to see why the Prasads don't like to venture very far from their building. Outside their small world heavy traffic greets them, making crossing the road nearly impossible.
''Cars jump the light all the time. It's dangerous for senior citizens, as we can't move that fast. There are accidents here all the time and a lady was run over just a few days ago,'' said Vishwanath Prasad. The Prasads are back by 7 pm (IST), as they don't like staying out late. It's easier to stay at home and relax. And the day ends with the same concern that it began with. Is
I too worry about the safety of my parents in
Mahatma Gandhi's fight with his ego and subsequent victory represents the qualities of what can be termed as true Jihad, according to an eminent Islamic spiritual leader from
''Gandhi is the martyr who has performed the real Jihad. As he taught us to first fight with one's ego and win, but never with guns,'' said Sheika Cemalnur Sargut, who heads the
Sargut is one of the main speakers of 'The World Council of Women Spiritual Leaders' summit which is going on in Jaipur from March 6-10. Women leaders cutting across faiths from over 50 countries have gathered in Jaipur to deliberate on various global issues and encourage women leadership. The delegates from countries like
Perspective on Islam
Speaking about the growing intolerance and suspicion against Muslims and rise of Islamic militancy, Sargut said that ''It is unfortunate that the West is trying to project Muslims as using violence, there are lots of so called Jihadi groups in Christianity ready to kill Muslims.''
Sheika Cemalnur Sargut adds, ''Islam is a beautiful religion and people who really understand Islam are like diamonds. Sufism is the spectacle through which one can see the world, the real and the divine.'' Talking about the various misconceptions about Islam she said, ''It is not easy to understand Islam, one has to live and feel it at close quarters to understand the religion.''
Explaining that the concept of Jihad was much vitiated in present times, Sargut, who has published many books and articles on Islam said, ''The Jihad, true war of Islam is Love. And where there is love there can be no question of violence and hate.'' Emphasizing on the need for all religions to work together for global peace and prosperity she said,'' Different religions are like five figures which are very unlike each other but when they come together they create something very beautiful.'' This is a different take on the Jihad issue and it is good to see that Muslims are taking action to rid them of the impression that the western world have about them. This news is courtesy of NDTV 24x7.
''Bhishma Pitamah of Indian politics Atal Bihari Vajpayee should listen to his conscience and let national interest prevail upon narrow politics,'' said Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. The prime minister asked the opposition's tallest leader to support the Indo-US nuclear deal, but before the government can take any step, it needs to have the Left on board. Sources told NDTV that External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to meet Left leaders before his visit to the
The government will not only discuss the outcome of the IAEA discussions but also express its desire to start discussions with the Nuclear Suppliers Group or the NSG. Sources said that the government wants to tell the Left that talks with NSG countries is essential. Not only to get clarity on issues such as uninterrupted fuel supply but also negotiate with other nuclear powers like
''If they go ahead, we have already said they will have to face the consequences,'' said Basudev Acharya, leader, CPI(M). There are two views within the government; one section believes that after a populist budget the government can easily face an election. However, the other section says what happens if there is hung Parliament in the next general elections as well. Won't the congress need Left support once again? Now the government has to make a political call. The Indo- US nuclear deal has come with its own set of problems and I wonder how things will unfold in the future. This news is from NDTV 24x7,
Even though the domestic prices are ruling high,
Addressing a meeting of the exporters convened at the Rubber Board here, he said since the international price was ruling high, the rate of export has increased recently. In the current fiscal, 37,880 tonnes were exported till February 19. Of this 18,800 tonnes were exported during December-February. The meeting suggested stringent measures to ensure the quality of the rubber exported. I am glad to hear this piece of news that I received from NDTV 24x7 through DirecTV. There are two reasons for my happiness, one that India has achieved its target and two that we are well on our way to achieving our next target. India is growing so fast to be a super power and when I listen to news like this I feel proud to be an Indian.
A Mumbai court Wednesday afternoon directed the Mumbai police to submit by February 25 its report on inquiry into Meraj-ur-Rehman's claim that he is the first husband of Manyata, now wife of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt. Meraj, is in police custody for sending obscene messages to Bollywood actresses, has in a written complaint to the Bandra metropolitan magistrate contended that Manyata's marriage to Sanjay Dutt February 11 was illegal, as he has not divorced her yet. According to Meraj, he married Manyata in 2003 and has a son from her. The son is now in
This is not the only complication that the newly married Dutt couple is facing. Sanjay and Manyata first had a registered marriage in
However, the
It is good that justice is for everyone. Celebrities must not be spared from the long hands of justice and if the Dutt couple is found guilty then they should face the same punishment that would be given to the common man in their place. I watched this news on NDTV 24x7 through my DirecTV connection.
The UPA government is trying hard to sell the nuke deal to the Left. Special envoy Shyam Saran has said that while the deal will help
Saran, who was the lead negotiator for the deal, did not name the Left but said whatever reservations there maybe about ties with the
The deal has been a key point of difference between the Left and the Congress. And at one point of time the Left had threatened to withdraw support to the government. The
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the Cabinet is likely to meet on Monday to consider raising petrol and diesel prices due to an increase in international crude oil prices. On the other side Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is opposed to any increase in fuel prices and is seeking a cut in excise duties on petrol and diesel.
When the group of ministers met last week it was understood that they have narrowed down to two options one is raising petrol price by Rs 4 or Rs 2 a litre and second, diesel by Rs 2 or Re 1 per litre.
Considering the volatile crude oil prices in here in the US I can keep abreast of the fuel and oil prices on the Indian front by watching NDTV 24x7 news on DirecTV. I choose DirecTV because of their practical and good picture service. Even the sound is very clear compared to other TV services.
