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United Indian National OverseasCongress launched their Delhi Chapter inan upscale and prestigious ChateauBriand Caterers, Long Island, NY onSaturday December 15th, 2012. Theevent was a complete success with closeto 200 elite people from New York, NewJersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, DCArea, South Dakota, Connecticut, andother parts of United States.

The function was presided by thefounders, Party Chief/ Women NationalPresident Pam Kwatra and NationalPresident Gurmit Singh Gill. The UnitedINOC Co Chairman and National GeneralSecretary Eric Kumar was the Master ofCeremonies. All three Leaders inductedDavinder Kumar (Bittu) Verma as thePresident of Delhi Chapter and ShashiMalik as the Chairperson of the Chapter.Party founder and the Head of UnitedINOC Party Pam Kwatra a well knownTrail Blazer, Community Leader and 1stwomen recipient of Prestigious EllisIsland Award in 2008, said after launch-ing the UNIOC in may of 2012 and work-ing on the grassroots level, she is readyand willing to extend the Party in all 50states and all most all the Chapters ofIndian States. She said she just don't

want the mere presence on all the states,she wants to support congress and helpthe people not limited to Indian origin onlybut the whole mankind. Doesn't matter ifit is domestic violence or Sandy orTsunami. She said that's what the con-gress motto is "Together we will build onour strengths.

Together we will honor our responsi-bilities. Together we will strive our utmostto prove worthy of the trust and confi-dence that the people continue to reposein us." National President Gurmit SinghGill said in the speech that when Pam,Eric and he initiated the United INOCtheir aim was to unite all the leaders and

people who are working under the bannerof Congress and follow secularism. Theyare working day and night for the cause.He is always out helping people with anykind of problems, not limited to their per-sonal or business disputes, or Passportand Visa problems. He said that healways keeps in mind what senior con-gress leaders quoted "We are a partywith a glorious past. We are the party ofthe future; It is for us to ensure that itholds out hope for each and every Indian.That is our calling and our obligation."

Mr. Kamal Dandona was going to bethe recipient of the Lifetime achievementaward, who couldn't make it to the event

due to some health issues in the family.Ashok Vyas of ITV and Atul Kumria ofKing Fisher were honored. They took allthe applause due to their intellectualPoetry and Polite Speech respectively.Other speakers included National Youthpresident Rahul Bathla, who speciallyflew from West Coast. JournalistHarvinder Riar. People honored wereTony Taybur Rahman, Ajay Batra IVS,Baljit Singh from DPD, and BhavnaSharma & Satinder Kaur from HumHindustani. People honored wereMandeep Hans, KiranDeep Gill,Sukhjinder Badesha, Gulshan Singh,Jabbar Grewal, Gurmit Singh Butar.

Newly Inducted UNIOC Delhi ChapterPresident Davinder Verma aka BittuVerma, owner of successful businessesKunal & Karan Jewelers, andChairperson Shashi Malik, a noted socialworker and Board member of IALI, intro-duced their team consisting of KaranVerma Youth Chair, Sr. VP VishalSharma, General Secretary Nishi Bahl,VP Rachna Sud, VP Manu Kapoor, VPYogi Verma, Secretary Taran Kaur, VPAjay Batra, Taybur (Tony) Rahman who allwere very enthusiastic about their respec-tive positions. The event started with theAmerican and Indian National Anthemsand ended with the birthday celebrationsof Delhi Chapter's First Lady SoniaVerma. The food was catered by FamousTandoor Restaurant; The Dance was per-formed on few bollywood songs in the fewintervals of the ceremony. The DiscJockey was Sohna who has mastered allthe political and social ceremonies in thepast. Jasbir Jay Singh along with MCRose who were the associates to MC EricKumar, delivered a note of thanks to allpresent and specially all the South Asianmedia who was present as if that was theonly event taking place in the town. Hethanked all the Electronic and Print mediafor the support they showed.

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Lionel Messi has brokenGerman great Gerd Mueller's40-year-old record for most

goals in a single year by scoring forthe 86th time in 2012. The Argentinaforward scored twice as Barcelonaled 2-0 against Real Betis by the25th minute of the Spanish league

match on Sunday. His the 16thminute to equal Mueller's record,and he eclipsed the 1972 feat with afamiliar left-footed finish nine min-utes later. Messi has scored 74goals for Barcelona and 12 times forArgentina this year. Mueller scored85 for Bayern Munich and West

Germany. Messi scored 73 times forBarcelona in the 2011-12 season,passing Mueller's milestone of 67goals for Bayern Munich in 1972-73.He also established a Spanishleague record of 50 goals last sea-son. Messi is a finalist for the FIFA'sworld player of the year award.

This combo of two filephotographs shows attop; FC Barcelona'sLionel Messi, fromArgentina, scoring hissecond goal againstZaragoza during aSpanish La Liga soccermatch in Barcelona,Spain, and at bottom; aJune 18, 1972 file photoof Gerd Mueller, left, ofWest Germany, scoringa goal against theSoviet Union in theHeysel Stadium, inBrussels. Messi scoredhis 86th goal during theSpanish league gamewith Betis beating thecurrent record of mostgoals scored withinone calendar year, pre-viously held by formerGerman striker GerdMueller.

Messi breaks 40-year record with 86th goal of 2012

As an individual event this torturousTest match will not linger long in thememory, but for what the end resultenabled England to achieve will bechronicled as one of the team's finesthours.

By batting out the final day with bare-ly an alarm, largely through a 208-runstand between Jonathan Trott and IanBell, who both scored hundreds,England secured their first series win inIndia for 28 years. India have significantweaknesses and problems that need tobe addressed, but it has been England'sexcellence over the last three gamesthat has exposed those shortcomings.On the last day in Nagpur it was twobatsmen earning redemption for relative-ly lean years that prevented any latenerves and added to the complete teamnature of the performance Trott's hun-dred, his eighth, was his first sinceMarch and for Bell, while also being hisfirst hundred in India, it ended an evenlonger wait for three figures going backto The Oval against this opposition in2011 at the end of what had threatenedto be a low trip for him. What was reallyextraordinary, though, is the turnaround,not only from a crushing defeat inAhmedabad but also from a year thatwas on the brink of being their worst everin Test cricket. Throw into the mix con-troversy surrounding their star batsmanand a change of captain before thisseries and it is one of England's finestachievements. Alastair Cook, who was

able to watch contently from the dressingroom during the final day, has laid downa high marker for his captaincy career.

India needed a couple of early wick-ets to send a few tremors through theEngland camp but they never threat-ened. The new ball was taken one overinto the day without making a jot of dif-ference. Barring a couple of sessions,this has been a Test devoid of excite-ment and low in the watchability stakes.England, of course, will not care in theslightest about that but pitches like thisare far worse that the "result" surfacesthat get the ICC twitchy. If it is notmarked down the game's priorities arewrong. However dead the surface, forTrott and Bell there was a job to do in thefirst session and they did it expertly.There was good intent from the pair in

the first half an hour of the day to ensurethe lead was soon in excess of 200 ndgetting out of sight of India. Trott hasplayed as freely as anyone in the gameand twice drove Ravindra Jadeja beauti-fully through mid-on - or, in the secondcase, under mid-on as R Ashwin divedover the ball. His leg-side play was won-derfully elegant throughout the innings.He reached his hundred with two bound-aries in three balls against PiyushChawla, a cover drive followed by atrademark flick wide of mid-on, andallowed a little bit of emotion to comethrough his steely demeanour. Trott hadnot reached three figures since the sec-ond innings against Sri Lanka in Galleearlier this year, and it was only his sec-ond hundred since making 203 againstSri Lanka in Cardiff in May 2011.

However, he has continued to chip in,the average has only dipped and notplummeted, and once again Englandwere immensely grateful to their rock-solid No. 3 It did not look as though hewas going to give away the chance toboost his statistics during the afternoonand it came as a surprise when heclipped Ashwin to leg slip shortly beforetea, a few runs short of setting a newrecord fourth-wicket stand for England inIndia. That mark remains held by AndrewStrauss and Paul Collingwood, whoadded 214 in Chennai in 2008. Trott'sWarwickshire team-mate, Bell, wasequally composed in making his firstmajor contribution of a difficult series,where his frailties in India had beenexposed again. Although the situationwas comfortable for England by lunch,that was not the case when Bell hadcome in at 94 for 3 so it was a strong dis-play of character from him. His fifty, justthe second he had scored in India, camewith a straight drive off Ashwin as the off-side play that makes him so pleasing towatch when in form began to make anappearance.

He was given a life on 75 whenVirender Sehwag spilled a catch at slipand he would have been run out for 97by a direct hit from square leg. For muchof the afternoon he eked along at a pacebefitting this match, but started using hisfeet to Jadeja, lofting him for a straightsix followed by a slightly scuffed bound-ary over mid-on.

England end 28-year wait for win in India

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan's for-mer captain and newly-appointedbatting consultant, has advised hisbatsmen to be 'aggressive' againstIndia. The team that handles pres-sure better, he said, could controlhow the matches go in the upcom-ing limited-overs series'. Pakistanare preparing for the India serieswith a conditioning camp at the GaddafiStadium in Lahore, and Inzamam willspend the week with the batsmen to assistthem. Since his retirement in 2007,Inzamam had not been associated withPakistan cricket in any form, running abusiness instead; this is the first in fiveyears that he has taken up a role with theteam. "My job will be to pass on my playing

experience to the players, ratherthan working on batsmen's tech-niques," Inzamam told reporters atthe end of the day's training. "I willbe discussing with them how tochase, how to set a target andwhat's required while batting."Pakistan will kick-off their tour ofIndia with a two-match T20 series,

followed by three ODIs. Inzamam, who ledPakistan in 22 ODIs against India and hasa win-loss ratio of 12-10, said Pakistanhave plenty of matchwinners in the squadbut they need 'collective' effort. "Pakistanhave a lot of players who could individuallywin matches for us, it's a good sign,'' hesaid. "But cricket is a team game, we lackin collective effort from the batsmen.

Pakistan must play aggressivelyagainst India - Inzamam

Nadal says he is unlikely to make Australian Open return

Spanish tennis star RafaelNadal on Tuesday confirmed thathe was unlikely to be fit for the2013 Australian Open. The 26-year-old has not played sinceJune when he partially tore a ten-don in his left knee in a secondround match at Wimbledon andhas been working towards gain-ing fitness. The Mallorcan bornplayer was realistic about his fit-ness prospects and said he didn'texpect to be in condition to com-pete in the first major event of theseason, which is held in January,Xinhua reports. "My recovery isgoing well. This past month Ihave taken an important step. Ifeel happy and the doctors arehappy too," he said.

"Miracles do not exist and I amunlikely to return and compete forthe Australian Open." Speakingon Spanish radio station, OndaCero, Nadal said his main ambi-tion was to be able to compete inthe French Open and to hone hisform in Monte Carlo in April forhis favourite event, which he willtry to win for a record breakingeighth time in May. "I want to be100 percent in Monte Carlo andthen prepare well for RolandGarros," said Nadal. "I will onlycome back when I am fit and Iwon't come back worrying aboutmy knee.

IOC tells federa-tions to examine India situation

The International OlympicCommittee (IOC) has asked interna-tional sports federations (IF) to exam-ine the "complicated" situation in Indiain the wake of the Indian OlympicAssociation's (IOA) suspension andtake appropriate action to "protect theautonomy of national federations" inthe country. "We recommend each IFto carefully examine the situation of itsnational federation in India in the lightof the following criteria, in particular:Whether the national federation isaffected by government interferencein its internal operations (and thepotential implications of the SportsCode and/or any other governmentregulations over the national federa-tion)," the IOC wrote in its letter."Whether the national federation is ina position to exercise its activities inaccordance with its own statutes, theIF regulations and basic principleswhich govern the Olympic move-ment," the letter added.

32 19 December 2012, Wednesday WORLD NEWS

Miss India Shilpa Singh performs onstage at the 2012 Miss Universe National Costume Show in Las Vegas. The 89 Miss Universe Contestants

will compete for the Diamond Nexus Crown.

Abes win in polls set to boostJapan-India ties

TOKYO/MINAMISOUMACITY (FUKUSHIMA): WhenJapan's conservative LiberalDemocratic Party ( LDP) chiefShinzo Abe's tenure as primeminister was cut short in 2007 for health reasons Indiaseemed to have been deprivedof the main course after ascrumptious appetizer. As thelower house elections in thecountry would have it on Sunday,the time for that elusive mainmeal has come now. Known forhis 'emotional connect' withIndia, Abe seemed set to besworn in as the new PM with theLDP-led coalition winning anabsolute majority in the House ofRepresentatives. As PM in2006, Abe had stunned many bypredicting that Japan-India rela-tions had the potential to over-take Japan-US and Japan-Chinaties . "Abe had outlined a boldvision for Japan-India ties andhis coming back should be agreat opportunity for the ties torapidly expand," strategic affairsexpert C Raja Mohan told TOIhere. During his a visit to India in2011, Abe had told a gathering atthe ICWA, "India's success is inJapan's best interests andJapan's success is in the bestinterests of India."

LONDON: In one of the sui-cide notes left behind by nurseJacintha Saldanha, who wasfound dead days after a hoax callto a UK hospital treating PrinceWilliam's pregnant wife Kate, shecriticized "aspects of the hospitalstaff", and singled out two indi-viduals for blame, the Daily Mailreported on Sunday.

Although the hospital hasinsisted that no senior memberof staff blamed Jacintha forfalling victim to the prank andprovided her with support, it isunderstood she may have beenreprimanded by colleaguesthrough email, it said. The hospi-tal has declined to comment on

the notes, saying senior staff hadnot seen copies.

It is believed the original notesare now in the possession ofScotland Yard, which has pro-duced transcripts for the family.Sources close to the family saidtheir relationship with the hospi-

tal was strained as senior man-agers had not provided the"facts" they had asked for.

Another friend of the familywas quoted as saying thatJacintha may have tried to com-mit suicide more than once in the72 hours between the prank andthe moment her body with injurymarks on one of her wrists wasdiscovered by a colleague. "Shemay have tried to kill herselfmore than once that's whythere are three notes," the friendtold the paper. In her final letter,Jacintha is believed to haveasked to be buried in her homevillage of Shirwa, nearMangalore.

Mandela remains in hospital forninth day

JOHANNESBURG: formerpresident Nelson Mandelaremained in hospital for a ninthstraight day on Sunday as herecovered from a lung infectionand gallstone surgery. The officeof the president, which has beensending out brief updates on thehealth of the Mandela, did notrelease any information and thespokesman could not be reachedfor comment. At the ruling AfricanNational Congress party confer-ence which opened in the centralcity of Bloemfontein, PresidentJacob Zuma sang a song inMandela's honour.

Alabama shootings: Copskill suspectsWASHINGTON: Police inAlabama killed two suspectsfollowing separate shootingincidents that left three othersdead and several injured,including two officers. East ofBirmingham, police shot andkilled a man armed with anAK-47 assault rifle at the endof a pursuit that began with atriple killing in CleburneCounty on Saturday. In theother incident, neighboursreported hearing gunshots ata mobile home park in Heflinand called the police.

18 migrants dieafter boat sinks offGreece: Police

ATHENS: Eighteen migrantshave died and nine are missingafter their makeshift boat sank offthe coast of Greece in the AegeanSea, police said on Saturday."Only one person was plucked outof the water and hospitalised," aports police spokeswoman toldAFP, saying 18 other bodies hadbeen found so far -- most on abeach near the town of Mytileneon the island of Lesbos. The lonesurvivor rescued so far, a 20-year-old man who had been takento hospital in Mytilene, toldauthorities the boat was carrying28 people, including children.Three port police boats resumedthe search on Saturday in thehope of finding more survivors.The victims set sail from the west-ern coast of Turkey on Thursdaybut ran into bad weather that sanktheir boat, ports police said.Authorities have not yet releasedthe victims' nationalities.

NEW DELHI: The UnitedNations General Assembly in NewYork has granted CERN, theEuropean nuclear research organi-zation, observer status. A resolu-tion to this effect was passed in theAssembly on Monday. This statusgives the Organization the right toparticipate in the work of theGeneral Assembly and to attend itssessions as an observer.CERNruns the Large Hadron Collider(LHC) located underground belowthe France-Switzerland border.Recently, scientists at the LHC hadannounced the discovery of theHiggs boson, an elusive funda-mental particle that is said to lendmass to matter. CERN is alsoclaimed to be the birthplace of theWorld-Wide Web.""It's a greathonor for CERN to accede to thestatus of observer at the UNGeneral Assembly"", said CERNDirector-General, Rolf Heuer.""CERN has a long tradition of

close cooperation with the UnitedNations and its agencies, whichdates back to 1954 when theLaboratory was founded under theauspices of UNESCO"". In additionto this historical link, CERN hassigned cooperation agreementswith the United Nations Office atGeneva (UNOG) and several ofthe UN specialised agencies.Theresolution to grant observer statusto CERN was submitted by theOrganization's two Host States,Switzerland and France, and wassupported by its eighteen otherMember States as well as by sev-eral non-Member States.

The main reasoning behind thismove was that CERN's activitiescover areas of considerable inter-est to the General Assembly.CERN and the United Nations areboth actively involved in dissemi-nating knowledge in the fields ofscience and technology, particular-ly with a view to development.

NEW DELHI: A top UN officialtoday claimed that some Taliban lead-ers, who issued fatwa against girls'education during their rule inAfghanistan, have themselves senttheir female children to schools runwith the support of the internationalbody. Louis-Georges Arsenault, whowas Unicef representative inAfghanistan from 1998 to 2001, alsoclaimed that Taliban issued fatwaagainst girls' education during theirregime (1996 to 2001) as the groupfeared that "movement" of women andgirls on the streets would "distract thefocus" of their fighters from their "taskahead".Arsenault, who took over asUnicef India representative a coupleof months ago, made these remarksthis while addressing the NationalConsultation on Education in AreasAffected by Civil Strife here.Duringtheir rule, Taliban issued Fatwaagainst girls' education and declaredthat there will be no girl education inthe country, Arsenault said. He said

top Taliban officials had "openly" toldUN officials who were talking to themat that point of time that the fatwa wasissued because they needed theirtroops to focus the task ahead andnot be distracted by the movement ofwomen and girls. Despite the diktat,there were NGOs, community leadersand teachers who were in hiding pro-viding some kind of education to thechildren in some parts of the country.The Unicef went about quietly withoutattracting media attention in workingon school education in collaborationwith these segments of populationand taking expertise fromGovernment officials and academi-cians. "Some of the Taliban fighterswere sending their girls in schools anyway," said Arsenault, who is creditedwith managing one of Unicef's largesthumanitarian operations, includingthe coordination of relief and rehabili-tation services to over 250,000women, children and men displacedby Afghan conflict.

J A L A L A B A D(AFGHANISTAN): Suicideattackers detonated bombs andfired rockets outside a major USbase in Afghanistan on Sunday,killing five people in a brazenoperation that highlighted thecountry's security challengesahead of the 2014 Nato combattroop pullout. Local police offi-cials said bodies in Afghanpolice and military uniformswere scattered around theentrance of the airfield in theeastern city of Jalalabad after atwo-hour battle. A Talibanspokesman said the militantgroup had launched the 6 amassault. The Taliban, who havebeen fighting US-led Nato andAfghan forces for more than adecade, sometimes dress in uni-forms for attacks. Two suicidebombers died after blowingthemselves up in cars, saidNasir Ahmad Safi , a spokesmanfor the provincial government.Seven other bombers werekilled in the a gunbattle withAfghan and coalition forces.Three Afghan soldiers and twocivilians also died, said Safi. US

helicopters circled overhead."There were multiple suicidebombers involved ," said MajorMartyn Crighton, a spokesmanfor the Nato-led InternationalSecurity Assistance Force(ISAF). Several coalition troopswere wounded, he said. TheUnited States and Afghan gov-ernment are scrambling to stabi-lize Afghanistan before mostNato combat troops withdraw atthe end of 2014 and hand oversecurity to Afghan forces. SomeAfghans doubt governmentsecurity forces will be able todefend the country against anyTaliban attempts to seize poweragain after foreign troops with-draw. There are also growingfears that a civil war will erupt.Afghanistan's defence ministryspokesman said there wererocket attacks at the Jalalabadbase followed by suicide bomb-ings. Taliban spokesmanZabihullah Mujahid said, "Thismorning at 6 am a number of ourdevotees attacked the major USbase in Jalalabad city and so farhave brought heavy casualtiesto the enemy."

Was Nurse Jacintha Saldanha chided on email?

Bombers hit US base inAfghanistan , 14 dead

Taliban leaders send theirgirl children to school : UN

European nuclear research body CERNgets observer status at UN Assembly

3319 December 2012, Wednesday world news

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's inte-rior minister Rehman Malik'sfailed bid in Delhi to neutralizeJamaat-ud Dawa chief HafizSaeed's role in the 2008 Mumbaiattacks appears to be part of thegovernment's policy of appease-ment of rightwing forces, whichinfluences the thinking of peopleacross Pakistan and spreadshatred against India.

The Pakistan government'scautious approach towardsSaeed-led extremist elements iswell understood. Over the pasttwo decades, these forces gotentrenched in Pakistani societywithout any resistance from thestate. In fact, observers link the

massive accumulation of powerby hardliners with the state'sovert and covert support."However, it all changed with 9/11that shrank space for religiousextremism as instruments ofstate policy," said analyst AmirMateen. But, by then, intoleranceand religious fanaticism hadentered into the bone and mar-row of the Pakistani society, headded. Aware of JuD's strengthback home, Malik adopted softapproach towards Saeed citinglack of evidence against him,which could stand up to legalscrutiny. "If India had providedhard evidence against Saeed,nobody could've stopped

Pakistan from acting againsthim," Malik said during his three-day visit to India. But circum-stances in Pakistan indicate thatit was not easy for Malik to actagainst Saeed. At a single call,he can pull thousands of support-ers out on the streets in Punjaband Khyber Pakhtunkwa. JuD'sinfluence over government'sdecision-making can be judgedfrom the recent backtracking ofthe Punjab government when ithad to drop the idea of renamingLahore's Shadman Chowk afterfreedom fighter Bhagat Singh,who was hanged there in 1931,due to the group's strong opposi-tion to the move.

Why Pakistan wont actagainst JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

Japan reacts strongly Chinese plane enters disputedSenkaku Islands'airspace

The historic enmitybetween China and Japan hasresurfaced in a dispute oversovereignty with the latestflashpoint being the disputedislands in the East China Sea.Japan scrambled fighter jetsafter a Chinese maritime planeentered its airspace over dis-puted Senkaku Islands onThursday. Chinese govern-ment ships have moved in andout of waters around theislands for more than twomonths, but this was the firsttime since the dispute flaredthat Tokyo has claimed anyairborne incursion into what itsays is Japanese territory.Japan reacted with anger withits chief cabinet secretary say-ing that despite its repeatedwarnings, Chinese governmentships entered the country'sterritorial waters for threedays in a row. He went on tosay that it was extremelyregrettable that, on top of that,an intrusion into Japan's air-space had been committed.Interestingly, Japan's aggres-sive reaction coincides the 75thanniversary of the beginning ofan episode, known as Nanjingmassacre, when its ImperialArmy troops entered the thencapital of China and embarkedon an orgy of violence.

Obama congratulatesJapan's Shinzo Abe onelection win

WASHINGTON: PresidentBarack Obama applauded formerJapanese prime minister ShinzoAbe on his conservative opposi-tion's electoral win on Sunday, say-ing he looked forward to workingwith the next government. "TheUS-Japan Alliance serves as thecornerstone of peace and prosperi-ty in the Asia-Pacific and I look for-ward to working closely with thenext government and the people ofJapan on a range of important bilat-eral, regional and global issues,"Obama said in a statement.

Newly wed couples pose at a photo session during a mass wedding ceremony atthe Hokkien Association building in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over200 brides and grooms attended the ceremony to mark the unique date of 12-12-12.

Protests continue in Egypt against pro-posed referendum

Egypt continued to wit-ness protests as oppositionmembers, despite annulmentof the controversial decreeby President MohammadMursi, staged demonstrationsagainst the proposed refer-endum slated for nextSaturday. Large number ofpeople marched towards thepresidential palace yesterdayfor joining demonstratorscamping there for past oneweek. However, TheRepublican Guard forcesblocked all roads leading tothe palace to stop them, andonly allowed those alreadyinside the road blocks toleave, leading to a verbalfriction between the twogroups. The supporters ofPresident Mursi, on the otherhand, gathered in large num-bers in front of the mainheadquarters of the MuslimBrotherhood in Muqattam.The opposition is objecting tothe draft constitution whichEgyptians will go to referen-dum next Saturday. NationalFront for Salvation, the oppo-sition bloc, wants to escalatethe peaceful means ofdemonstration and has calledfor massive protests nextTuesday. Pro-Mursi Islamistgroups are also calling formassive marches onTuesday in an apparent showof strength and support.

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A US flag flies at half staff at the White house in Washington. A tearful President Barack Obama expressed 'overwhelming grief' for the victims of a shooting rampage atSandy hook Elementary School. (left) A family prays at a statue of the Virgin Mary outside Saint Rose of lima church in Newtown, Connecticut.

US SChOOl ShOOTINgSchool shooting: Oba-ma offers 'love,prayers of nation' toNewtownNEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT: Hespoke for a nation in sorrow, but theslaughter of all those little boys andgirls left President Barack Obama,like so many others, reaching forwords. Alone on a spare stage afterthe worst single day of his presi-dency, the commander in chief wasa parent in grief. "I am very mindfulthat mere words cannot match thedepth of your sorrow, nor can theyheal your wounded hearts," Obamasaid at an evening vigil in the griev-ing community of Newtown,Connecticut. "I can only hope that ithelps for you to know that you arenot alone in your grief."

The massacre of 26 childrenand adults at Sandy HookElementary on Friday elicited horroraround the world, soul-searching inthe United States, fresh politicaldebate about gun control and ques-tions about the incomprehensible -what drove the suspect to act. Italso left a newly re-elected presi-dent openly grappling for biggeranswers. Obama said that in thecoming weeks, he would use "what-ever power this office holds" toengage with law enforcement, men-tal health professionals, parentsand educators in an effort to pre-vent more tragedies like Newtown."Can say that we're truly doingenough to give all the children ofthis country the chance theydeserve to live out their lives in hap-piness and with purpose? I've beenreflecting on this the last few days,"Obama said, somber and steady assome in the audience wept. "If we'rehonest without ourselves, theanswer is no. And we will have tochange." He promised to lead anational effort, but left unclear waswhat it would be, and how much itwould address the explosive issueof gun control. "What choice do wehave?" Obama said. "Are we reallyprepared to say that we're power-less in the face of such carnage,that the politics are too hard?" AsObama read some of the names ofvictims early in his remarks, severalpeople broke down, their sobsheard throughout the hall. He closedhis remarks by slowly reading thefirst names of each of the 26 vic-tims. "God has called them allhome. For those of us who remain,let us find the strength to carry onand make our country worthy oftheir memory," he said.

NEWTOWN: Elementaryschool library clerk Mary AnnJacob heard gunshots andshouted "Lockdown!" to a classof fourth graders. Then shefound the classroom door would-n't lock. Quickly, quietly she andother library staff got the 18 chil-dren down on the floor andcrawled with them to a class-room storage closet.

Hiding from the gunman whokilled 20 children and six adultsat Sandy Hook ElementarySchool on Friday, they barricad-ed themselves inside by shovinga file cabinet against the door."We settled them down withpaper and crayons," Jacob toldreporters on Saturday. The gun-fire suddenly ended and policecame pounding at the door. Butthe library staff refused to open ituntil they slipped a badge underthe door, Jacob said. In theaftermath of the massacre,Connecticut governor Dannel

Malloy on Friday said "evil" haddescended upon the small com-munity of Newtown. But emerg-ing a day after the carnage weretales of heroism by school staff,including the six who died.

There was first-gradeteacher Victoria Leigh Soto, 27,who police said "put herselfbetween the kids and the gun-man's bullets" and whose bodywas found huddled with the stu-dents in a classroom closet,according to The Wall StreetJournal. And there were selflesssurvivors like first-grade teacherKaitlin Roig. She said shescrambled her class into a bath-room, locked the door and "toldthe kids I love them" in casethose were the last words theyever heard. A school custodianraced through hallways echoingwith gunfire to check that class-room doors were locked frominside, the Newtown Bee news-paper said.

US school shooting: How teachers, staff saved kids

NEWTOWN (CONNECTI-CUT): The massacre of 26 chil-dren and adults at an elementaryschool in the US state ofConnecticut elicited horror andsoul-searching around the worldeven as it raised questions aboutwhy the gunman, a 20-year-olddescribed as brilliant but remote,would have been driven to such acrime and how he chose his vic-tims, some as young as 5.

The gunman, Adam Lanza,forced his way into the school,State Police Lt Paul Vance toldreporters Saturday morning.Investigators were trying to learnmore about Lanza, who witnessessaid didn't say a word as he burstinto a classroom, shooting, andlater killed himself.

The bodies of victims were stillinside the school for some timeSaturday morning, and authoritiesappeared poised to start releasingtheir names. Police shed no lighton the motive for the mass shoot-ing, one of the deadliest in US his-tory, and among school attackswas second only to the 2007Virginia Tech massacre, which left33 people dead. Reaction wasswift and emotional around theworld, any many immediatelythought of Dunblane a 1996shooting in that small Scottishtown which killed 16 children andprompted a campaign that ulti-

mately led to tighter gun controls. President Barack Obama's

comments on the tragedy wereone of the most outwardly emo-tional moments of his presidency."The majority of those who diedwere children beautiful little kidsbetween the ages of 5 and 10years old," Obama told a WhiteHouse news briefing. He pausedfor several seconds to keep hiscomposure and wiped an eye.Nearby, two aides cried and heldhands. In tight-knit Newtown, apicturesque New England com-munity of 27,000 people, hun-dreds of people packed St. Roseof Lima church Friday night andstood outside in a vigil for the 28dead 20 children and six adultsat the school, the gunman's moth-er at home, and the gunman him-self. Just 10 days beforeChristmas Eve, people heldhands, lit candles and sang "SilentNight." "These 20 children werejust beautiful, beautiful children,"Monsignor Robert Weiss said."These 20 children lit up this com-munity better than all theseChristmas lights we have. ... Thereare a lot brighter stars up theretonight because of these kids."Lanza is believed to have sufferedfrom a personality disorder andlived with his mother, said a lawenforcement official who wasbriefed on the investigation.

Police, world wonderabout US shooter's motive

An Australian radio network,whose prank call to a British hos-pital treating a pregnant KateMiddleton led to the death of anIndian-origin nurse , on Tuesdaysaid it would contribute at least500,000 dollars to a memorialfund to help the grieving family ofthe woman. Southern CrossAustereo had aired the controver-sial prank call conducted by 2DayFM DJs with two London nurses,including Jacintha Saldanha whowas later found dead under mys-terious circumstances. The radionetwork said it would resume theadvertising and donate its profit tohelp Saldanha's family. It said that

it would make a minimum 500,000Australian dollar (USD 523,600)donation to the fund.

Following global condemnationafter the death of Saldanah,Austereo had suspended alladvertising on 2Day FM and wasreportedly reviewing companypolices and processes. The twohosts involved in the prank callhave also been taken off air untilfurther notice. "All profits fromadvertising on 2DayFM until theend of the year will be donated toan appropriate fund that willdirectly benefit the family ofJacintha Saldanha ," a statementfrom the radio network said.

"Southern Cross Austereo onTuesday reiterates its deep regretfor what has taken place in thesetragic and unforeseen circum-stances and offers its condo-lences to the family of JacinthaSaldanha."

Southern Cross chief executiveRhys Holleran said the companywas deeply saddened by "thistragic and unforeseen event andoffers its condolences to the fami-ly of Jacintha Saldanha." "Wehope that by contributing to amemorial fund we can help to pro-vide the Saldanha family with thesupport they need at this very dif-ficult time," he said.

Royal hoax call: Australian radio network togive $500,000 to Indian nurse Jacintha's family

At least three rockets werefired at the airport and nearbyareas of Peshawar city in north-west Pakistan today, killing fivepersons and injuring 30 others,witnesses and rescue workerssaid. The rockets, fired from anunknown location, landed on theperimeter of the Bacha KhanInternational Airport, UniversityTown and another residentialneighbourhood at around 9 pm,witnesses said.

Officials were quoted by TVnews channels as saying that therockets were fired from the tribalareas adjoining Peshawar, thecapital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwaprovince. The blasts were fol-

lowed by intense firing, and secu-rity forces returned fire, officialssaid. Umar Ayub, a senior officialof Khyber Teaching Hospital, saidhis facility had received two bod-ies and 30 injured. Four of thewounded were in a serious condi-tion and were mistakenly includedamong the dead shortly after theattack, he said. Children, womenand senior citizens were amongthe injured, all of whom were civil-ians. They were injured by shrap-nel from the rockets and bullets,Ayub said. The army cordoned offthe airport as all flights were can-celled. Troops conducted an oper-ation to ascertain if any militantshad entered the airport.

Five killed, 25 injured in rocketattack on Peshawar airport

TADASANA Samasthiti) or mountain pose:This is the basic standingpose. It teaches you theart of standing correctlyand increases your aware-ness of your body.

Stand with your feettogether. Tighten theknees, keep the naveldrawn into the spine witha neutral pelvis, and chestlifted but with shouldersrelaxed and pressed downaway from the ears.

Benefits: It corrects badposture and improves thealignment of your body.

UTTANASANA or intense forwardstretch

Start from Tadasanaand inhale while stretchingthe hands up and exhalereaching down with yourhands. Try to press downwith your palms.

Benefits: Tones theliver, spleen, kidneys andthe abdominal region.Stretches the hamstringsand the spine.

ADHOMUKHA Svanasana or downward-facing dogstretch

Lie down on the flooron your stomach and facedownward. Place thepalms next to the chest.Exhaling, raise your trunkfrom the floor. Straightenthe arms, move the headinward towards the feetand extend the back, try-ing to press the heelsfirmly into the groundkeeping the knees straightmaking an inverted 'V'with the body.

Benefits: Calms thebrain, reduces stiffness inthe shoulder region andtones the legs.

URDHVAMUKHAsvanasana or upward-facing dog stretch

Lie on the floor withface downward and toespointed. Inhale raising thehead and trunk andstretch the arms com-pletely. Push the head andtrunk as far back as possi-ble, without resting theknees on the floor.

Benefits: Rejuvenatesthe spine, relieves stiff-ness of the back and sig-nificantly

increases your stamina.

UTTHITATRIKONASANA or extended trianglepose

Stand in Tadasanapose. Keep your feetaround three feet apartand turning the right footto 90 degrees, turn the leftfoot slightly to the right,raising the arms sideways.Bend to your right, bring-ing the right palm towardsthe right ankle keepingboth legs absolutelystraight. Repeat on theother side.

Benefits: Improvesflexibility of the spine andrelieves backache.Massages and tones thepelvic region, relievesgastritis, indigestion andacidity.

UTTHITAparsvakonasana orextended side stretch

Stand in Tadasanapose. Keep your feetaround four feet apart.Stretch the hands side-ways, bend the right kneeat a 90-degree angle, notpushing the knee beyondthe ankle. And whileexhaling, place the rightpalm on the ground out-side the right foot andstretch the left arm in adiagonal line over the leftear. Repeat on the otherside.

Benefits: Tones andstrengthens the legs,improves lung capacityand relieves arthritic pain.

VIRABHADRASANA 1 or the first warrior pose

Stand in Tadasanapose. Keep your feetaround four feet apart.Bend the right knee abovethe right ankle and notbeyond it. Keep the leftleg stretched. Extend yourhands up in a namaskar,stretching the spine up.The face, chest and rightknee should face thesame way as the rightfoot. Repeat on the otherside.

Benefits: Tonesabdominal muscles, legsand hips, strengthensback muscles and relievesbackache.

VIRABHADRASANA 2 or the second war-rior pose

From Tadasana pose,keep the feet around 4 to4 1/2 feet wide. Bend theright knee above the rightankle, keep the left legstraight. Stretch the handsstraight in two oppositedirections. Turn your faceto the right and gaze atthe right palm. Repeat on

the otherside.

Benefits: Tones themuscles of the legs.Stretches the shouldersand shoulder blades andsignificantly tones theabdominal organs.

UTKATASANA or the fierce pose

Stand in Tadasanapose, stretch your palmsstraight over your head.Join the palms, exhalingbend your knees andlower your trunk till yourthighs are roughly parallelto the floor.

Benefits: Tones thelegs, abdominal organsas well as the back.

DANDASANA or staff pose

Sit on the ground withyour legs straight aheadof you. Keep themstraight without hyper-extending the backs ofyour knees. Keep thechest lifted, shouldersrelaxed. Place your palmsnext to your hips.

Benefits: Tones theabdominal organs, thespinal, leg and chestmuscles. Good for thosesuffering from asthma.

PASCHIMATTANASANAor intense backstretch

From the Dandasanapose, stretch the handsforward and grab your

toes, stretch the spine for-ward reaching towards thelegs with your head. Try tostretch the spine from thebuttocks.

Benefits: Soothes theadrenal glands, activatesa sluggish liver, stimulatesthe ovaries and uterus.Tones the abdominalorgans and helps detox

the body.

JANU SIRSASANA or head-on-knee pose

From Dandasana, bendthe right knee, placing theright foot near the per-ineum. Stretch the handsup, reach forward andhold the toes of the leftfoot. Try extending thespine from the buttocks tothe back of the neck -lengthening the spine.

Benefits: Stabilisesblood pressure, helps cor-rect curvature of spine.Tones abdominal organs,stretches the spine, ham-strings and hips.

BADDHAKONASANA or bound angle pose

From Dandasana, bendthe knees and bring thefeet together towards thepelvis. Use your hands tograb your feet and trypushing both your kneesdown by pressing yourthighs firmly down on thefloor.

Benefits: Relieves stiff-ness of the hips, preventshernia, keeps the ovarieshealthy, corrects irregularmenstruation and helps totreat urinary tract disor-ders.

MARICHYASANA 3From the Dandasana

pose, bend the right kneeand press the foot onthe floor in line with the

right hip. Extend the leftarm and wrap it aroundthe right knee, keepingthe right hip presseddown, twist and try grab-bing the right hand frombehind.

Benefits: Tones andmassages the abdominalorgans, helps detox thebody, increases energylevels, relieves backache,stimulates the functioningof the liver, kidneys andpancreas.

SARVANGASANA or the shoulder stand

Lie down on the flooron your back. Lift the legsstraight up and supportingthe hips, keeping theelbows inward try tostraighten the legs uptowards the ceiling.Eventually the chestshould be pressed into thechin. The body weightshould be extendingupwards not falling intothe neck and shoulders, ifit feels uncomfortable, dothe pose while restingagainst the wall.

Benefits: This helps inthe proper functioning ofthe thyroid and parathy-roid glands. It helps torejuvenate and detox thebody. This is known as the'Queen of Asanas'.

(Note: People sufferingfrom high blood pressure, cer-vical ailments, cardiac condi-tion should not practice thispose. Women should not prac-tice during menstruation.)

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Hindi film buffs are in for atreat in 2013 asBollywood filmmakers

gear up to release sequels totheir popular films in a bid toencash their already estab-lished brand value.

Films such as Race 2,Murder 3, Once Upon a Timein Mumbaai 2 (OUATIM 2),Ragini MMS 2, Krrish 3,Dhoom 3, Filmmakers spendhuge amounts of money to cre-ate a brand, so it makes senseto carry the brand forward withsequels or prequels.Considering that audiencesliked the first film, it is a giventhat an extension in that serieswill bring dedicated footfall andbusiness, explains trade ana-lyst Atul Mohan. Agrees GirishJohar of Balaji, the makers ofthree of these franchise films.With a film that does well,

there is a lot of brand aware-ness among people.Therefore, encashing upon it isa commercially viable option.The audience already has anexpectation which helps to cre-ate a lot of hype and bringsgood business. Indeed, themoney that is being investedinto these films is a whoppingRs. 1000 crore and analystssay that many of these filmswill make Rs. 100 crore eachwith big ticket flicks like Dhoom3 and Krrish 3 likely to makeRs. 200 crore each. It will be adefining year for Bollywoodboth in terms of sequelsemerging as a big trend andthe business that these filmswill generate. Most of theseare big ticket movies, one cansafely say that Rs. 1000 croreswill be invested, says tradeanalyst Joginder Tuteja.

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Most of these arebig ticket movies,one can safely say

that Rs. 1000 croreswill be invested,says trade analystJoginder Tuteja.

Shahid Kapoor is more of afriend than a son, says vet-eran actor Pankaj Kapoor,

who admits he often takes advicefrom him. "I consider Shahid asmy friend and there is lot of timesI take advice from him, I takesuggestions from him because Ithink you need to be addressedwith the latest that is happening,"Pankaj told IANS. "He is ayoungster and a very talentedboy and a very solid balanced

head. So there are lot of timewhen he comes up with verygood suggestions and I am proudof that fact," he added. Pankajsaid he shared a similar relation-ship with his own father too. "Ihad my father as my friend and Ifeel that my children, actually allthe three of them, are friendswith me. Obviously, Shahid beingthe oldest - there is a certainmaturity in terms of understand-ing each other which naturally

exists." Pankaj is now gearing upfor the release of his new film,Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki BijliKa Mandola. The actor says heshares a comfort level with thedirector. "If you get a good scriptalong with a good director, withwhom you share a comfort levelthen that becomes an addedadvantage. This is what hap-pened with me it was great work-ing with him. There is a level oftrust that exists," he added.

AKSHAY TO MAKE INDIAS FIRST

MARTIALARTS FILM

Akshay Kumar, who has been pro-moting martial arts in the countryfor some time now, is set to take

his passion a step further. The actor nowplans to produce a full-fledged moviebased on the arts. It will be the first of itskind in India. However, he is unlikely toact in the film that his company Hari OmEntertainment will produce next year.In all likelihood, Akshay wont star in thefilm. But matters are at a nascent stageright now, so its too early to say forsure. He wants to make the film asauthentic as possible. Thats all he isconcerned about, says an insider,adding, Akshay wants to promote themartial arts as much as he can. He feelshis training in the combat form has con-tributed to his success as an actionhero. Apparently, the actor is looking torope in newcomers for the film. Rightnow, the script is being worked on. Oncehe wraps up shooting for the films he iscurrently working on, Akshay will person-

ally do the research and decide thecast of the film as well as who

will direct it. He doesntwant to leave anything tochance, reveals the insid-er. In the past, the actorhas launched the AkshayKumar Invitational Kudo(Judo and Karate)Tournament for youngenthusiasts in the country.Martial arts are not verypopular in India, which is

why he wants to help, addsthe insider. Akshay himselfremained unavailable for acomment.

Akshay wants to

promote themartial arts as

much as hecan. He feelshis training in

the combatform has con-tributed to hissuccess as anaction hero.

aries

March21to

April20

taurus

April21to

May20

At the moment if you are off someone, thenyou are really off them. As far as you are con-cerned there will be no switching back onagain. But remember you won't always feelthis intensely, and there may soon come apoint when you wish you hadn't been soabrupt. Venus may be throwing up odd emo-tional tensions at the moment, but it shouldalso be improving certain joint financial mat-ters. You could find that money or generouspresents come your way.

gemiNi

May21to

June21

caNcer

June22to

July23

With Venus in your chart area of work, you areslightly more reserved than usual about express-ing your romantic needs. You need to make moreeffort to break the ice and show your innerwarmth. Try to drop your rather stand offish man-ner and be more outgoing. Maybe you do havetoo much work on your plate, but don't makeloved ones feel excluded. If you demand toomany commitments from them you run the risk ofdampening what could be fun times.

leo

July24to

August23

With Venus in your chart area of romance,you are finding that what you desire, youwant passionately and have no intention ofgoing without. Heart-centred and flamboy-ant, you will be casting your spell overeveryone you meet, with your great enthu-siasm and sparkling personality. You defi-nitely want more attention now, aiming forthe spotlight at parties and given to grandgestures even at work. Your creative spiritis demanding freedom.

virgo

August24to

September23

libra

September24to

October22

This week you will prefer to keep the moodupbeat, rather than delve into intense discus-sions. Maybe you will come across as rathersuperficial because you flit lightly from subjectto subject. But you will be a wow at partiessince your chit-chat is second to none. Youcan't relate romantically without a good men-tal connection as well. Lovers need to be onthe same wavelength. So keep murmuringsweet words in the right ears.

scorPio

October23to

November22

Venus emphasised this week is makingyou put a high value on loyalty, stabilityand physical closeness. You want morehugs and tangible gestures of affectionthan usual. But don't let insecurity makeyou too possessive. More passive at themoment, you want emotional partners tomake the first move but then fit in withwhat suits you. Just don't expect miraclessince you can be disappointed if you don'treach out once in a while.

sagittarius

November23to

December22

caPricoN

December23to

Januar20

You are very sensitive to the unspoken needsof those close to you. You can be enormouslycompassionate, but watch that you don'tbecome emotionally overloaded by soaking intheir problems. You are feeling more sensitivein your romantic life and really yearning for abeautiful, spiritual connection. This week youwill be inclined to retreat into your inner dreamworld at the slightest setback or hint of indiffer-ence or rejection.

aquaries

January21to

February19

This week you want more independence inyour emotional life, so you need a strongindividual for a mate who is willing to let yougo your own way. Close relationships maybe making you more edgy than need be.You do mean to stay loyal, but you get oddmoments of insecurity which make you sud-denly switch your affections off. This is only atemporary phase, so don't say anything tooabrupt, since you will want to get back to thestatus quo fairly soon

Pisces

February20to

March20

You are being honest and very direct aboutyour feelings, and you want loved ones to beopen too. You are certainly not in the moodto be fenced in or tied down this week.Domesticity seems even less attractive thanusual, and you want to be wandering aroundentertaining yourself. Try to keep loved onesin a friendly frame of mind, but head for oldbuddies who you can rely on to provide youwith the excitement that you need.

With Venus in your opposite sign thisweek you certainly won't be short ofadmirers or interesting invitations. Somake the most of the good times, andhave fun. It will boost your morale, self-esteem and your social status. Though attimes you will be very secretive and moredetermined than usual. You will not readi-ly divulge what you are thinking, feeling orplanning to any but your nearest andmost intimate partners.

At times you won't want to put yourselfout and about as much, socially orromantically. But watch that it isn't fear ofrejection that is making you disappear intoyour shell. Just cuddle up close to thosewho make you feel warm and wonderful.Luckily later in the week the CapricornSun will turn you into a real party animal.Feeling happy go lucky, outgoing andromantic, you want your exuberance outon display as much as possible.

Just watch a tendency to put too muchstress on surface appearance, or to fit in withwhoever is taking the strong position aroundyou just for the sake of peace and quiet. Youwant to pour oil on troubled waters, but youneed to stand up for your rights as well. Yourwonderfully outgoing style is making you a hitat social occasions since you keep everyonehighly entertained. In good humour thisweek, you are positive and enthusiastic.

Your ability to keep the peace and boostmorale could be useful in gaining youprominence at work. Your charm may havea hidden agenda, but it will bring thedesired result if you keep schmoozing inthe right places. With Venus at your midheaven you may be coming across asrather reserved, but your sophisticatedapproach is needed to bring respect frompeople in authority. Businesslike charm willget you further than frivolous jokes.

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