Who Will Be The New T20 Champion

 Clinical Sri Lanka will test their skills against the flamboyant West Indies when both sides battle for their maiden World Twenty20 title in a mouth-watering final in Colombo on Sunday.

A sell-out crowd of 35,000 at the Premadasa stadium will offer boisterous support as Mahela Jayawardene's home team attempt to reverse fortunes after losing three finals in major meets since 2007.

Standing in the way will be the destructive West Indies batting led by opener Chris Gayle, who crushed Australia in Friday's semi-final with a scintillating 75 of 41 balls.

The West Indies recorded their biggest T20 victory when they beat the Aussies by 74 runs after posting the highest total in this edition of 205-4.

Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels made light of the slow pitch that was regarded as unsuited to aggressive batting, helping themselves to 55 runs in the final three overs.

Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by nine wickets in a practice game before the tournament and again by the same margin in the Super Eights, but Gayle was confident of ruining the hosts' party on Sunday.

Simon Taufel: No1 umpire in world cricket

Umpiring India-Pakistan World Cup semi was my most exciting moment: Simon Taufel

Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who is set to stand in his final international game during tomorrow's ICC World T20 final, termed the 2011 World Cup semi-final between India versus Pakistan as the "most exciting match" of his career.

"When I look back, there are many memorable moments but I can instantly remember the India versus Pakistan game at Mohali during the 2011 World Cup semi-final as the most exciting one," Taufel said during his interaction with media at the Premadasa Stadium today.

"The Prime Ministers of the two countries were present and it was more than just a game of cricket. I believe there were two finals in 2011 World Cup. The semi-final and the final," he added.

The 41-year-old Australian said that the "toughest match" of his career was a Test match between India and England in Mumbai which were the "longest five days as I was not well. I was bitten by the stomach bug in Mohali. It was a physical as well as mental Test."

Asked about what it takes to make a good umpire, Taufel replied, "It requires all kinds of personal skills, man management, technique. It really is a different challenge. There is a responsibility towards broadcasters, to the people who watch it on TV."

Taufel didn't want to answer a question on the uniform implementation of DRS.

"I don't wish to comment. It is a matter that Dave (Richardson) is taking up with the various cricket committees. My job is to see how technology has a role in the game and also develop and educate future match officials.

Khali: The Great Kisser

The Great Khali is a great kisser: WWE diva Eve Torres

 The Great Khali is incredible. He is an international superstar and a movie star too. He is at the centre of attraction everywhere he goes. People are amazed by his huge size. He is a great competitor and a great kisser. I have kissed him on several occasions on Friday Night Smackdown. We have a good connection. said EVE Tores

 

    

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No roaming charges from next year!!!!

 

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said that mobile phone subscribers will not have to pay roaming charges from next year.

"From next year. Our secretary has told you that it will be free from next year," Mr Sibal said in response to a query on the timing of removing roaming charges as proposed in the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012.

The Minister was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the curtain raiser event of India Internet Governance Conference.The Minister was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the curtain raiser event of India Internet Governance Conference.

NTP 2012, approved in May, aims to abolish roaming charges and allow mobile phone subscribers to use same number across country without having to pay extra charges for services once they are outside their telecom circle.

Meanwhile, Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said the Department of Telecom (DoT) is working on Notice Inviting Applications for spectrum auction after which it will work on unified licence (UL) guidelines - also a part of the NTP 2012.

"We are first going to attend to all issues linked to auction. The moment NIA is issued this week, we will focus on UL. After details of full UL is worked out, the modalities for free roaming will follow," he said.

Harbhajan Singh Comes Back with GREAT Performance

Harbhajan Singh has been out of the Indian side for over a year. On Sunday, he was drafted in to face the might of defending champions and the veteran bowler fired on all cylinders to blow the opposition into smithereens. His four in four for twelve saw England crash to their lowest T20 total ever.
Defending 170, the start was made by Irfan Pathan who took two early wickets. Harbhajan soon took over and showed that having him in the side in place of R Aswhin was a decision that could linger going further into the tournament. He lofted, bowled short, tried full and offered every other bit of variation only to have English batsmen walking back, almost in a trail-like march.
For someone who has been criticised as a player who is past his prime, Harbhajan showed being 30 is good and if a spin-friendly track is laid out in front, the ball can be at his command just as well as in the hands of any other.
To give the pitch the credit though would be unfair. Credit however was also due to the other bowlers, especially Piyush Chawla who took over from the other end and kept the pressure up.
Harbhajan claimed the man-of-the-match award for his efforts and said it was great to be back in the thick of things. " Today was one of those days that everything went my way. I would like to thank everybody who supported me. I would also like to thank all at Essex," he said at the post-match conference. He played for Essex earlier this year as part of his county stint.
"It has been a tough year. I was injured and did not have a great IPL or Ranji. Then, I went to Essex and that was a right thing to do. Thankfully, today I got my reward."

Deepika Kumari settles for silver in Archery World Cup

India's top archer Deepika Kumari settled for a silver medal after losing to World No.1 Bo Bae Ki of South Korea in the World Cup Final here Sunday.

Deepika, who slipped to the number two spot in the rankings following her shocking first round loss in the London Olympics last month, gave the South Korean a tough fight before going down 4-6.

It turned out to be a low-scoring tie with Ki's 28 in third end being the highest score. Deepika shot a 27 in the second end for her best score in the match.

Another South Korean, Hyeonju Choi, secured the bronze defeating America's Jennifer Nichols 6-4 in the third place play-off.

Deepika had beaten Nichols in the semifinals following her win over Miki Kanie of Japan in the last eight stage.

India Thrashed Egland by 90 Runs

You cannot keep him out of the celebrations of an Indian dugout. It was a dream comeback for Harbhajan Singh who has seen lots of ups and downs in the last one year. But he once again proved how impactful he is in the shorter format of the game. Rohit Sharma was back in form as well and MS Dhoni now has an uphill task ahead with the problem of plenty with the spinners.

Nomination for oscar

 'Barfi' Nominated for oscars:

The magic of Anurag Basu's Barfi! has worked. The heartwarming movie, about love between a deaf and mute boy and an autistic girl, has been chosen as India's official entry for the Academy Awards in the best foreign language film category.
The decision was taken at a Film Federation of India (FFI) meeting in Hyderabad on Saturday night.
"Barfi! has indeed been chosen as the country's official entry this year," FFI secretary general Suparn Sen said.
The movie, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Murphy aka Barfi, and Priyanka Chopra as Jhilmil, has been lauded in film circles for its simplistic and moving narrative that has managed to tug at the heartstrings of audiences which equally enjoy commercial potboilers.
The makers are joyous about the news.
"We are honoured that Barfi! has been selected to represent India as its official entry to the Academy Awards 2013. Barfi! is very close to the hearts of all of us at UTV, and it gives us great satisfaction that a film we have developed and nurtured from its inception has met with so much love from audiences and critics worldwide," Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director - Studios, Disney UTV, said in a statement.
"An added source of pride is that this is the fourth UTV film in the last seven years to have been selected to represent India at the Academy awards; our earlier selections being Rang De Basanti (2006), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009) and Peepli Live (2010)," he added.
Barfi! released September 14, and is still drawing full houses in theatres.

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/barfi-india-official-entry-foreign-film-category-oscars/1/221812.html

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SUPER SUNDAY

India to take on defending champions today at 7.30pm:  

 India's listless bowling attack will aim to put up an improved performance ahead of the Super Eight stage when the team takes on England in its final group league encounter in the ICC World Twenty20 here on Sunday.

Both India and England are through to the 'Super Eight' but the contrasting manner of their respective victories certainly makes Stuart Broad and Co favourites ahead of a clash that has gained marquee status over the years.

While the Indian team management will be looking to plug the loopholes that appeared in the match against Afghanistan, England, after a facile 116-run win, will look to repeat that performance against a much better team.

The cause of concern for India across all formats has been their bowlers and it is no different in Twenty20.

It is Zaheer's poor show that has led to the entire Indian attack looking ordinary.

Add to it, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's penchant for playing only four specialist bowlers always leaves the team in a high risk zone where it is expected that the part-timers need to perform above expectations.

The Mumbai-pacer has looked totally out of sorts in the net sessions so far.

Although it is too early to predict whether Zaheer will be benched considering that both Irfan Pathan and Laxmipathy Balaji have bowled better than him, but it can be said that he is playing the shortest format on borrowed time.

The 22-yard strip at the R Premadasa Stadium has been of great help for the pace bowlers but the 'Men in Blue' are more reliant on their spinners.

The big question, however, will be whether senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will get a chance in the playing XI. Knowing the perennial weakness of the English batsmen against spinners, Dhoni might just feel tempted to play the veteran of 98 Tests and 229 ODIs.

Drshan Kro Veshno Devi Bhavan De

What’s cooking between Salman Khan and his ex Sangeeta Bijlani?

Mumbai: You have got to give it to Salman Khan. The man surely knows how to keep his former flames happy and even be friends with them after breaking up. We all know that Katrina Kaif is a regular feature at the Khan household, but it seems even Sangeeta Bijlani is warmly welcomed to the Khan-daan.

For those who came in late, Sangeeta Bijlani and Salman Khan used to date in the early 1990s and had even plans to get married. Sangeeta, who is a former Miss India and appeared in the hit movie Tridev, then married cricketer Mohd Azharuddin while Salman Khan had high-profile romances with Pakistani starlet Somy Ali and then Miss World-turned-filmstar Aishwarya Rai.

At the recent Ganpati visarjan, the entire Khan family came together and so did some of Salman’s close friends. Sangeeta was spotted bonding with Salman’s sisters Alvira and Arpita along with actresses Preity Zinta and Sonakshi Sinha.

Bijlani even came for the special screening of ‘Heroine’ with the Khan family and happily posed with them for the shutterbugs post screening of the film.

The big question is, Is Sangeeta planning to make a comeback in films or in Salman’s life?

Oficial Trailer of upcoming pujabi movie: Burrraaahhhh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9zOCvjvPE4

review

'Heroine': Kareena's bravest film till date

'Heroine' review: Commercial Kareena's bravest film till date

These are the main ingredients of each and every Madhur Bhandarkar film. And ‘Heroine’ is no different really. After giving an insight into the world of Fashion, Page 3 media and Corporate world, Bhandarkar delves into a territory which is perhaps the most familiar to him - Bollywood.

Bhandarkar narrates the story of a shining actress Mahi Arora (Kareena Kapoor) who seems to be slowly losing her sheen all thanks to her personal life and erratic mood swings. Even though Mahi is considered the best in the industry and is the reigning queen of Bollywood who everyone wants to compete with, Mahi seems to be more interested in getting married to her boyfriend, superstar Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal). Aryan, meanwhile, is going through a divorce and remains non-committal towards Mahi, which leads to her downfall.

Wronged by the people whom she is most close to, Mahi seeks psychiatric treatment and plans to resurrect her career and her life. While she manages to re build her image, get a new boyfriend (Randeep Hooda), sign some fabulous endorsements and also some films, Mahi realises that to be at the top of the game, she needs to compromise her own morals and ethics and leave behind people who probably care for her the most.

The premise of the film, like every other film of Bhandarkar's, remains the same. Lead protagonist who has negative shades goes through the highs and lows in her life, enjoys a period of success and then goes through a low phase only to reform and rebuild herself as a human being. What Bhandarkar shows is not new to most of us; it is just presented in a snazzy, glamorous way.

The film could easily be written off but for Kareena’s performance. As the bi-polar, erratic, insecure and vulnerable fading star, Kareena gives a superb performance. She looks beautiful, glamorous and makes Mahi her own. In fact, some of the incidents seem to be lifted straight out of Kareena’s life (yes, there is an MMS scandal as well). Kareena, who has for a long time been used as a glamour quotient in Rs 100 crore films, gets a meaty role and gives it her best shot. Some of the scenes in the film, although a bit unnecessary, need courage to be enacted and it comes as a surprise when a hard-core commercial actress like Kareena agrees to do such scenes. And then, does them so convincingly.

Arjun Rampal, as the confused, non-committal, playboy Aryan Khanna, gives a believable performance. It is also refreshing to see Randeep Hooda play a charming cricketer madly in love with Mahi, especially after doing a dark role in ‘Jism2’. The man though, is underused. In fact, Madhur manages to cast some very talented actors like Shahana Goswami, Ranvir Shorey and Sanjay Suri in walk away cameos who ably support the film’s narrative.

The film has a very linear narrative and for the greater part of the first half, one keeps wondering what exactly the plot is. A little bit of editing would also do a lot of good to the otherwise predictable storyline.
Does ‘Heroine’ work? Yes, but only because of Kareena Kapoor. From doing the raunchy act in ‘Halkat Jawaani’ to the scenes where she is battling depression and popping pills, to the I-don’t-care-attitude of a confident actress, Kareena makes Mahi memorable and lovable.

first trailer of jab tak hai jahan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v0UXgoJ9Shg

problems for india against england

WT20 Preview: Indian batsmen in slam bang mode ahead of England tie

Colombo: The booming drives, the ferocious cuts and the lofted shots were the order of the day at the Indian team's training session on Friday as batsmen concentrated on taking the aerial route after a subdued start to the World Twenty20 against Afghanistan.

If one takes a close look at the Indian batting card in their opening game against Afghanistan, the champions of the 2007 edition could hit only four sixes, and that too against an inexperienced attack.

Virat Kohli hit two while there was just one each for Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kohli's second six, in fact, could have ended in a catch had the fielder stationed at the deep mid-wicket not made a mess of it.

No wonder, each and every batsman decided to go all out during the gruelling three-hour training session at the P Sara Oval ground here, two days ahead of the big-ticket encounter against defending champions England.

From Gautam Gambhir to Irfan Pathan, everyone seemed to be in a mood to clear the ropes whether while facing the bowlers at the nets or while receiving throwdowns..

The drill was simple -- each and every batsman faced throwdowns from Trevor Penney and Joe Dawes before going to the nets. The instructions seemed to be clear -- go for the maximum.

While the batsmen played the big shots, the bowlers looked like going through the motion.

T20 wrld cup

World T20: Wright's unbeaten 99 takes England to 196/5

Colombo: Afghanistan did on Friday, what they had done from their previous clash against India. Versus England, they opted to bowl, struck early, shuddered on the field and eventually allowed Luke Wright (99*) to wallop his side to 196/5.
Shahpoor Zadran steamed in at the start and was rewarded with the wicket of Criag Kieswetter (0) in the first over itself. Partnered by Dawlat Zadran, he bowled a tight line to have English batsmen treading with caution.
Luke Wright had come as Kieswetter's replacement and though he took a bit of time to get his eyes in, eventually began to snatch the momentum away from the Afghans.

Breaking news: PM on Reform

PM addresses nation on reforms: Who said what

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a televised speech this evening, explained to the nation the reforms introduced by his government last week. The PM said that the people have a right to know why his government took these decisions and that they should rest assured that the government did not want to burden the aam aadmi or common man.

Here are the political reactions to Dr Singh's speech:

Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) leader
There is nothing new in the PM's speech

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Trinamool Congress leader
PM is a gentleman, a learned man. But the Congress has no touch with the common man, though they keep talking about aam aadmi. Cut in subsidy will create problems for the middle class.

Prakash Javadekar, BJP spokesperson
If PM wanted to show intent, he should have acted against corruption. Instead he has burdened the common man.

Tarun Vijay, BJP spokespersonMoney doesn't grow on trees, yes. Thanks for telling us, but money stashed in foreign banks? No mention of financial irregularities. Just Words.

Shabana Azmi, actor and activist
Sound speech by PM. There should be many such addresses to a bewildered nation so people know what's going on and why.

Ajay Maken, Union sports minister
PM shows strong resolve, aggression and focus for fast economic growth, for welfare of the common man! "Those opposing now, did so in 1991 too."

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breaking news

Mamata Banerjee suggests it's over now, She quits from congress, Pawar says she was consulted about FDI

New Delhi: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the government both indicated today that a compromise that would allow her to stay with the ruling coalition has not materialised. Ms Banerjee said that she will meet President Pranab Mukherjee tomorrow "if he gives time" to formally withdraw her letter of support to the ruling UPA, reducing it to a minority. Her exit is in protest against the government's decision to increase diesel prices and allow foreign retail giants to set up shops in India.

At an aggressive press conference in Kolkata, her third in as many days, Ms Banerjee reiterated that her six ministers have asked the Prime Minister's Office to see him tomorrow to hand in their resignations. On Facebook, which Ms Banerjee says she is compelled to use to counter media with vested interests, she repeated the charge that she was not consulted by the government before it decided to implement the new reforms.

Sharad Pawar said that is not correct. Mr Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party is also a member of the ruling coalition. He said that Ms Banerjee was consulted by the Prime Minister about allowing Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail.

 Trinamool sources say that before Ms Banerjee announced her divorce from the UPA, at a three-hour meeting in Kolkata, some of her ministers argued that it may be expedient to pull out of the government, but provide external support to the UPA, to ensure that their party remained in a position of influence. Ms Banerjee allegedly rejected this suggestion. Her Finance Minister Amit Mitra told NDTV last night that there were no differences within the party, and that she should be lauded for having the courage of her convictions.

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