Sachin, Sehwag, Harbhajan back squash`s Olympic bid.....

Chennai: Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh are backing inclusion of squash in the Olympic programme for the 2020 Summer Games.

Ahead of the first Test against Australia, the three Indian cricketers posted their picture on Twitter holding a banner that read: "I back squash, would you?"

Their support for the racket sport comes a week after tennis icon Roger Federer endorsed squash`s debut in the 2020 Games.

"I started with a wooden racquet in squash," Federer had said after meeting women`s world No.1 squash player Nicol David in Rotterdam.

"It`s a wonderful sport. I think squash deserves to be in the Olympics, they run a great tour with great personalities. I`d be very happy for them personally. I used to play every Sunday with my dad."

India`s top squash player Dipika Pallikal welcomed the support of top sportspersons.

"It is such an honour to have got the support from such incredible athletes. It surely says that are sport definitely deserves to be up there with all the other sports competing at the Olympics," said Dipika.

Squash is fighting against wrestling, softball, baseball, karate, sport climbing, wakeboarding, wushu and rollersports for that one spot in 2020. An International Olympic Committee meeting has been scheduled in St. Petersburg to decide on the matter.

The full IOC session will ratify the changes in the Olympic programme during their meeting Buenos Aires in September.

Usain Bolt to race on Copacabana beach......

Rio de Janeiro: Six-time Olympic Games gold medal-winner Usain Bolt will sprint a unique 150m race on a revamped Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 31 2013.

The event - ‘Desafio Mano a Mano’ - will see four of the world`s best sprinters in a street-meet type concept. X3M Brazil, the organisers of the event, will construct a track on the famous Brazilian beach where fans have been promised a chance to see the world’s fastest men up close.

This will be Bolt’s second visit to Rio having already been there for a promotional visit in October 2012

Paisa first look on Nani's birthday ....

Creative Director Krishna Vamsi's forthcoming film Paisa with Nani playing lead role has finished canning title song of the film.Paisa first look will be released on Nani's birthday i.e. on Feb 24th. 

Makers of Paisa are in plans to release this political entertainer in this
summer.Recently title of the film has been shot on Nani in a pub in Malaysia.The film unit is back to Hyderabad and planning for further schedules. 

Catherine Tresa is playing lady love of Nani who is playing a sherwani model role in Paisa.Ramesh Puppala is producing the film under Yellow Flowers banner.

Difficult times; govt trying to revive growth: Pranab Mukherjee.....

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed concern over persisting difficult economic conditions, stating that the past year has been a difficult one for the economy.

Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, Mukherjee noted, “Europe is in recession, while market economies’ growth is slowing down.”

He stressed that there was a need to address the impact of growth hurdles.

“Indian economy is experiencing slower growth. Our slower growth is the consequence of global and domestic factors,” the President said.

“The government is taking steps to revive growth. Persisting economic conditions are a worry for all. Also, inflation is easing gradually but is still a problem,” Mukherjee added.

“My government has taken several measures to revive investor confidence. Also, one significant step has been the rollout of direct cash transfer scheme which will complement subsidy schemes,” the President said, adding the scheme will help cut down leakages, bring millions into the financial system and lead to better targeting”.

Mukherjee started his speech by expressing hope that the Budget Session would be fruitful. The start of the President’s speech was marked by slogan shouting by Opposition members.

“I hope this session will be productive and useful. As I speak to you, I am aware that an aspirational India is emerging.

“The Indian youth are our greatest national asset. They are a confident, courageous and passionate lot. I am sure they will take India to a new height,” the President told the MPs.

The President noted that people are concerned about the security of women and children, and added the government has brought in an ordinance and taken several steps for safety of women.

“The government has also begun implementing a series of administrative measures to improve the safety of women. My government has also enacted a path breaking Act - protection of children from sexual acts,” the President said.

The remarks hold significance in the wake of last year’s brutal Delhi gang-rape that evoked nationwide protests.

Mukherjee noted that the average annual GDP growth in the 11th Plan was 8%.

“Growth in the agriculture sector was 3.7% in 11th Plan compared to 2.4% in 10th Plan,” he said.

The President said the UPA government has announced a roadmap for fiscal consolidation and aims to cap fiscal deficit at 5.3% of the GDP.

He said the food grains position in the country was comfortable and that the government was committed to enacting the National Food Security Bill.

The President noted that India continues to be the largest producer of milk in the world.

He said the UPA’s MGNREGA scheme continues to break new grounds in providing employment.

“MGNREGA has provided employment to five crore families. Also, Indira Awas Yojna outlay has been increased and areas infested with Naxalism have been included.”

Shinde's regret is 'nonsense', says RSS supremo......

Cuttack: RSS supremo Mohanrao Bhagwat on Friday termed Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's expression of regret for his 'Hindu terror' remark as an attempt to appease a particular section of voters for the next elections.

Appearing in no mood to forgive Shinde for his terror remark and subsequent regret, Bhagwat while answering a query from a public during a question-answer session, said, "His (Shinde's) remarks as well as regret are nonsense (bakwas)".

He said the Sangh Parivar never believed in violence and if the ministry of Home Affairs has any prima facie proof of they being remotely connected to any form of violence, then instead of voicing the same in public, the minister should take appropriate legal action on it.

To another question on his view that rapes occur in India and not in Bharat, Bhagwat reiterated that his statement on the subject was "misquoted".

Bhagwat on a four-day visit to Odisha and was speaking at a public meeting here after attending a day-long programme of the RSS, including meeting intellectuals of the city.

China provides Rs 136 bn loan for Pakistan nuclear plants.......

Islamabad: China has provided a loan of Rs 136 billion for two nuclear power plants that Pakistan expects to commission by 2016, the state-run media reported on Friday.

The power plants of 340MW each are being built with Chinese assistance at the Chashma nuclear complex in Punjab province.

The "construction of these power plants became possible after a long-standing agreement", official sources were quoted as saying by APP news agency.

The total cost of the two plants is Rs 190 billion and they will be partially funded by a Chinese loan of Rs 136 billion, the sources said.

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has allocated Rs 34.6 billion a "major chunk" of its budget for the C3 and C4 nuclear power plants at Chashma.

The government has so far spent Rs 62.4 billion on the Chashma project, and with the additional spending of Rs 34.6 billion, authorities believe almost half of the work on the two new power plants will be completed by June 2013, the sources said.

The two plants are expected to be commissioned by 2016 and three other power plants that have already been commissioned are "performing well", the sources said.

PAEC has plans to produce 8,800 MW of nuclear power by 2030.

According to an unnamed official in the Ministry of Science and Technology, the government is harmonising efforts in the energy sector by different ministries, departments and research centres by creating an "Energy Council" with heads of relevant organisations.

The council will advise authorities on priority areas for research and development and on management of resources.

"Acquisition of technology for building nuclear power reactors through research and development, as well as transfer of technology agreements, is also in consideration," the official said.

Balupu film unit back to sets....

Ravi teja's latest film Balupu shooting is progressing in Hyderabad was halted few days back on occasion of Director Gopichand Mallineni wedding.Now the cast and crew of Balupu are participating in the shooting.

Shruthi Hassan back to the sets of the film tweeted “Back to the
sets of balupu!! Back to some insanely fun comedy.”Anjali will be seen as a medico in this mass entertainer.Gopichand Malineni is director of the film. 

Thaman is scoring tunes for Ravi Teja's Balupu.The film audio launch might take place in the second week of March.PVP Cinemas of Prasad V Potluri is producing the film.

Allu Arjun's Iddarammayilatho release date ......

Allu Arjun-Puri Jagannadh's combo film Iddarammayilatho is currently in its shooting schedules in Spain.Producer Ganesh babu has officially informed that Iddarammayilatho will release on 10th May. 

Puri Jagannadh is known for his fast wrap up of films is sure that the
film outcome to be best.Ganesh babu tweeted “Iddarammaailatho release may 10 it's going to be no1 film in stylish star career thank u puri anna making this film-:),” 

Amala Paul and Catherine Tresa are the lead actress opposite to Allu Arjun in Iddarammaailatho .Music is being scored by Devi Sri Prasad and direction of photography is by Amol Rathod.Parameswara Arts Production is being producing the film.

KAMAL,RAJINI IN ONE FILM.......

Kamal Hassan and superstar Rajnikanth are coming together after many many years. These latest developments in the Tamil Film Industry have caused much excitement among fans in Tamil Nadu and around the world.  The director who has managed to rope the two legends together is none other than K.Balachander. The veteran director who in many ways shaped the careers of these two actors has managed to do what has been impossible for nearly 25 years. The details of the project are still being kept under the wraps. But sources have confirmed that this will not be a full length feature film but a short film only. Other members of the technical crew are yet to be finalized. The sheer thought of imagining the two legends run shoulders on the screen is enough source of excitement for now, what say folks.

Hyderabad bomb blasts: Among the injured, man who survived 2007 Mecca Masjid blast......

Hyderabad bomb blasts: Among the injured, man who survived 2007 Mecca Masjid blast

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Hyderabad: Abdul Wasey Marzey, 23, is at the Yashoda hospital in Hyderabad, being treated for rib and leg injuries. He was injured in the blasts that ripped through the city's congested Dilsukhnagar area last evening.

This is not the first time that Mr Marzey has been injured in a terror strike. In 2007, when he was 18, he was hurt in the leg in the blast at Hyderabad's Mecca masjid, which killed 17 people.   

A shaken Mirza Shahid, Abdul Wasey's father, says, "I am hopeful my son will fight this too and come out of hospital. The culprits should be brought to book."

Mr Marzey is one of 117 people injured in yesterday's blasts. Many were, like him, young people in their early 20s. 

Sixteen people died in Thursday's blasts, among them two MBA students and a 24-year-old man who wanted to be a policeman.

Deadly bombings hit southern India city.....

Two bombs planted on bicycles killed at least 13 people and wounded some 70 in a busy shopping district in the southern India city of Hyderabad at the height of Thursday's evening rush hour, the largest terrorist bombing in the country since September 2011.

Sushil Kumar Shinde, India's home affairs minister, said the central government had warned state governments that such an attack was planned.

"We have had some information for the last two days of such an incident," he said.

Hyderabad, one of India's largest cities and a leading center of the country's burgeoning pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has suffered other such attacks in recent years, usually linked to sectarian friction.

The blast sites Thursday - in the Dilsukh Nagar neighbourhood, packed with shops, restaurants, theaters and a huge produce market - were mobbed by protesters, reporters, the curious, and politicians and their large security contingents. Television news footage in the hours afterward showed chaotic scenes, with some investigators trying to find the remains of explosive devices while huge numbers of people jostled for space around them.

Shinde, speaking to journalists in New Delhi, said that the bicycles were 150 meters away from each other and the bombs detonated about 10 minutes apart, killing eight at one site and three at the other. But he warned that the toll could rise, and it did so, with 13 reported dead by midnight.

In a Twitter message, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said. "This is a dastardly attack, the guilty will not go unpunished."

Officials sought to diminish the chances of the kind of sectarian rioting that has long plagued the country.

Asked in a news conference if he believed that Muslim extremists were to blame for the bicycle blasts, Shinde said: "We have to investigate. We should not come to conclusions immediately."

Singh, in another Twitter message, said, "I appeal to the public to remain calm and maintain peace."

Asaduddin Owaisi, a Muslim member of Parliament from Hyderabad, called the blasts "cowardly."

"I feel that the priority is to maintain peace," he said. "Let us not fall prey to rumours."

The crush of government officials at the blast sites, along with their enormous entourages and their own police squads, was portrayed by newscasters for the television network NDTV as particularly unhelpful.

The money and resources spent on protecting bureaucrats and politicians has become a source of increasing controversy in India, especially in the wake of a highly publicized gang-rape case in December in New Delhi. But Indian politicians, like those elsewhere, often compete with each other to show who is tougher on acts of terrorism and other crimes.

"We've seen political leaders come into the area and hold press conferences," the anchor on NDTV said. "That's the last thing they should be doing."

Kiran Kumar Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state, held a news conference away from the scene Thursday night and asked people to stay away from the blast areas. Renuka Chowdhury, a leader of the Indian National Congress Party, pleaded with other politicians to stay away as well.

"I really wish politicians would recognize this," Chowdhury said.

The bombings in recent years in Hyderabad have often used homemade explosives.

In May 2007, 13 people died after a bomb went off at the Mecca Masjid, including some who were killed in clashes between the police and Muslim protesters afterward.

In August 2007, a pair of synchronized explosions tore through two popular gathering spots in Hyderabad, killing at least 42 and wounding dozens. Police found and defused 19 more bombs in the hours after the blasts, left at bus stops, theatres, pedestrian bridges and intersections.

In New Delhi in September 2011, a briefcase exploded near the high court, killing at least 12 people and injuring scores.

Hyderabad bomb blasts.....

Hyderabad:  A man in Hyderabad has been detained in connection with yesterday's twin blasts which killed 16 people and injured 117 in the busy neighbourhood of Dilsukhnagar. The government will have to explain if the city was compromised because danger signs were ignored or missed, with innocent people paying with their lives for allegedly major lapses.

Here are the latest developments:

1. The opposition says the government must explain whether intelligence alerts were not taken seriously or acted upon. In Delhi, intelligence agencies warned 72 hours ago of a possible terror strike in cities, including Hyderabad and Bangalore. (See pics of blasts)
2. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who visited Hyderabad today, said there was intelligence about attacks, but that it was general.
3. But Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, pointed out in Parliament this morning that in October, the Delhi Police said that alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorists had disclosed that they had surveyed Dilsukhnagar as the location for a possible terror strike. (Hyderabad blasts despite intelligence reports: Sushma Swaraj)
4. This morning, police with cameras and gloves searched the debris in Dilsukhnagar. Officials from the National Investigation Agency and commandos of the National Security Guard arrived from New Delhi to help with the investigation.
5. Crucial forensic evidence may have been destroyed by crowds swarming the area last night, who ignored police orders to leave the area for several hours.
6. Among the 16 people who were killed were three young students who were at the market to buy textbooks. (Among injured, man who survived Mecca Masjid blast)
7. Police say Improvised Explosive Devices or IEDs were used in the blasts. Traces of RDX have been found. Timers were used to trigger the explosions.
8. Wires of a security camera near the location of the blasts had been snapped four days ago. Traffic police sources say they were aware of this but did not re-connect the camera. (Intelligence alert mentioned Hyderabad)
9. The bombs, placed on bicycles near a small restaurant in Dilsukhnagar, went off just after 7 pm yesterday, within five minutes of each other. The Hyderabad police chief, on way to the Sai Baba temple, had passed by about 15 minutes ago.
10. The test match between India and Australia, scheduled to start in Hyderabad on March 2, has not been re-scheduled.

The Pune link to the Hyderabad bomb blasts....

• Pune, Hyderabad: No terror outfit has as yet claimed responsibility for the powerful twin blasts in Hyderabad that killed 16 people and injured over a 100 yesterday, but investigators could reportedly now be looking at a Pune link to the attack. 

 
A team of the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad or ATS is among the agencies now in Hyderabad investigating yesterday's blasts in the city's crowded Dilsukhnagar area. 
 
Two men, allegedly Indian Mujahideen or IM terrorists, arrested last year by the Delhi Police for the serial blasts in the heart of Pune in August 2012, had reportedly recced Dilsukhnagar on a motorcycle in July 2012 as a location for a possible terror strike, allegedly on the instructions of Riyaz Bhatkal, one of founders of the IM, according to the Delhi Police.
 
The Delhi Police said that the arrest and interrogation of one of them, Imran Khan, in August last year, led to the arrest of the other man, Sayed Maqbool Ansari, the alleged bomb-maker of the terror module, from Hyderabad a few months later. Both Imran and Maqbool are residents of Nanded district in Maharashtra.
 
Based on information gathered from these men, the Maharashtra ATS arrested several alleged members of the Indian Mujahideen in their state and the National Investigation Agency carried out searches in Nanded, Bangalore and Hyderabad, sources said.  
 
The BJP has asked the government to explain if Hyderabad was compromised because danger signs were ignored or missed, with innocent people paying with their lives for allegedly major lapses. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj pointed out in Parliament this morning, the Delhi Police's detailed information on the Dilsukhnagar recce more than six months ago. 
 
It has also pointed to the fact that in an alert just 72 hours ago, intelligence agencies warned of a possible terror strike in cities including Hyderabad and Bangalore. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who visited Hyderabad this morning and also made a statement in Parliament on the Hyderabad blast, has repeatedly said since yesterday that there was intelligence about attacks, but that it was general.
 
 

bomb blasts....

Sad to hear about the blasts. Here are some help numbers. Let's do our best in sharing them across. 

Help Numbers : Dhanalaxmi Ambulance Services at Dilshuknagar - +91 9391351543, 9963857749, 9440379926

Blood Banks near Dilshuknagar : SLMS 040-64579998; Kamineni 39879999; Hima Bindu 9246373536; Balaji 24572195; ADRM 27038744.

Dilshuk Nagar Police: 040-27853903 (Yadgiri), 9490617174. Near Sai Baba Temple

Dilshuknagar Hospitals: Paramitha (children) 9959562951; GBR 65702345; JRD 24047440; Goldage 23449801; Hegde 64627310; Sai Ram 040-24064532; Vijaya 24069500; Savitha 66632381; Doctors 24053888; Mahalakshmi 24045138;Anurag 40-24044746; Saptagiri 66905566;FMS (teeth) 24655595;Omni 60036999; Shashi -nearest 24046772; Sigma 40-67120218; Good Life 49640328; Vasan eye 43400200; HariPrasad 24046733; Sai Kamala 44649999; Manju Sudha 40-67270197; Ikon 67115148; Paramitha 66045619; Space 49640782; Shalivahana 8686299908.

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