5th ODI India Vs England

India won 5th ODI by 6 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 273/4 (43.4 ov) Match over
India RR 6.25
Last 5 ovs 44/1 RR 8.80
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:20 local, 16:50 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*RG Sharma (rhb) 8 10 1 0 80.00 6 (7b) 8 (10b) 32 593 24.70
SK Raina (lhb) 54 53 8 0 101.88 21 (18b) 23 (14b) 55 1293 34.02

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 6.0 1 42 1 7.00 (1nb, 1w) 1.4-0-17-0 33 5 48.00
GP Swann (ob) 7.0 0 56 1 8.00 (0nb, 2w) 6-0-35-1 15 18 28.38

Recent overs 1 . 1 1 4 W | 4 2nb . 1 1 1 4 | 1 1 . 1 . 1wd . | . 2lb . 4

Current partnership 23 runs, 2.4 overs, RR: 8.62 (Raina 11, RG Sharma 8)

Last bat MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
Fow: 250/4 (40.6 ov); Partnership: 94 runs, 17.5 overs, RR: 5.27 (Dhoni 50, Raina 43)

43.4 Bopara to RG Sharma, FOUR, very wide outside off, Rohit slashes it through cover for a boundary, and that’s 5-0 to India
43.3 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run
43.2 Bopara to RG Sharma, 2 leg byes, whistling down the leg side, Rohit glances it for two runs
43.1 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run, defended off the front foot
End of over 43 (4 runs) – India 267/4 (4 runs required)
SK Raina 54* (53b 8×4) GP Swann 7-0-56-1
RG Sharma 4* (6b) RS Bopara 5.2-1-38-1

42.6 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
42.6 Swann to Raina, 1 wide, and a bouncer from the offspinner, thats so high that it’s called a wide
42.5 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
42.4 Swann to RG Sharma, 1 run, driven to long-on for a single
42.3 Swann to RG Sharma, no run, tossed up, full and just outside off, Rohit digs it out towards cover point
42.2 Swann to Raina, 1 run, that was a short one outside off, Raina flatbats it down to long-off
42.1 Swann to RG Sharma, 1 run, worked down to long-on for a single
End of over 42 (13 runs) – India 263/4 (8 runs required)
SK Raina 53* (50b 8×4) RS Bopara 5.2-1-38-1
RG Sharma 2* (3b) GP Swann 6-0-52-1

41.6 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, Raina tickles it down the leg side for a boundary, and that brings up his half-century
41.5 Bopara to RG Sharma, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce for Bopara, Rohit guides it towards short third man for a single
India are making it look easy here, 13 needed off 50 balls now
41.4 Bopara to Raina, 1 run, overpitched and outside off, Raina drives that down to long-off for a single
41.3 Bopara to RG Sharma, 1 run, turned towards midwicket by Rohit, he gets off the mark
41.2 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run, length ball outside off, defended by Rohit towards backward point
41.2 Bopara to Raina, (no ball) 1 run, the dew is causing trouble here, the ball slips out of Bopara’s hand and comes out as a high full toss to Raina, who manges to get out of it’s way
41.1 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, drags it short, Raina doesn’t bother much with his footwork as he slams it to the midwicket boundary

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SK Raina (lhb) 53 50 8 0 106.00 21 (18b) 28 (15b) hits another fifty
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India loose fourth wicket as MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96! Need 21 more runs in 9 over.
England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 250/4 (41.0 ov) India require another 21 runs with 6 wickets and 54 balls remaining
India RR 6.09
Last 5 ovs 43/1 RR 8.60
Required RR 2.33
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:07 local, 16:37 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*SK Raina (lhb) 43 46 6 0 93.47 17 (14b) 21 (14b) 55 1282 33.73

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*GP Swann (ob) 6.0 0 52 1 8.66 (0nb, 1w) 5-0-31-1 15 18 28.16
A Flintoff (rf) 9.0 0 43 0 4.77 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-9-0 138 163 24.69

Recent overs 1 1 1 4 4 1 | . 4 1 4 . . | 1 . 1 1 4 W

Last bat MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
Fow: 250/4 (40.6 ov); Partnership: 94 runs, 17.5 overs, RR: 5.27 (Dhoni 50, Raina 43)

End of over 41 (7 runs) – India 250/4 (21 runs required)
GP Swann 6-0-52-1
SK Raina 43* (46b 6×4) A Flintoff 9-0-43-0

40.6 Swann to Dhoni, OUT
MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
40.5 Swann to Dhoni, FOUR, overpitched, and Dhoni crunches it down the ground, just to the left of the bowler for a boundary, that’s his half-century
40.4 Swann to Raina, 1 run, Raina comes down the track and flicks a full ball to midwicket
40.3 Swann to Dhoni, 1 run, strays onto leg stump, Dhoni swipes it behind square for a single
40.2 Swann to Dhoni, no run, length ball, Dhoni pushes it towards cover, there’s some confusion in the calling before the batsmen decide against taking the single
40.1 Swann to Raina, 1 run, pitched up, on middle and leg, worked to long-off for a single
Powerplay has been taken
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England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 243/3 (39.6 ov) India require another 28 runs with 7 wickets and 60 balls remaining
India RR 6.07
Last 5 ovs 38/0 RR 7.60
Required RR 2.80
England RR 5.40
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Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:02 local, 16:32 GMT

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ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 45 56 4 0 80.35 11 (14b) 18 (16b) 125 3930 47.34
SK Raina (lhb) 41 44 6 0 93.18 5 (3b) 20 (14b) 55 1280 33.68

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*A Flintoff (rf) 8.5 0 43 0 4.86 (0nb, 0w) 0.5-0-9-0 138 163 24.69
GP Swann (ob) 5.0 0 45 0 9.00 (0nb, 1w) 4-0-24-0 15 17 29.41

Recent overs 1 1 1 2 1 1 | 1 4 2 . 1 . | 1 1 1 4 4 1 | . 4 1 4 .

Current partnership 87 runs, 16.4 overs, RR: 5.22 (Dhoni 45, Raina 41)

Last bat V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Fow: 156/3 (23.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Dhoni 0, Sehwag 0)

39.5 Flintoff to Dhoni, no run, full delivery, on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
India are in a hurry to get this over with
39.4 Flintoff to Dhoni, FOUR, not much width for Dhoni to work with but he crashes it off the backfoot past point, superb timing on that shot
39.3 Flintoff to Raina, 1 run, short ball on off, played with soft hands by Raina towards cover point, batsmen pinch a quick single
39.2 Flintoff to Raina, FOUR, a bit wider than the previous one, Raina steers that behind point for a boundary, great placement from Raina
39.1 Flintoff to Raina, no run, starts off with a beauty, back of a length, just outside off, Raina’ tries to defend off the back foot but is beaten
Flintoff back into the attack, England need wickets

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England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 189/3 (31.0 ov) India require another 82 runs with 7 wickets and 19.0 overs remaining
India RR 6.09
Last 5 ovs 28/0 RR 5.60
Required RR 4.31
England RR 5.40
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Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 21:18 local, 15:48 GMT

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ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 16 26 1 0 61.53 6 (5b) 13 (13b) 125 3901 47.00
SK Raina (lhb) 17 21 3 0 80.95 11 (13b) 15 (17b) 55 1256 33.05

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 4.0 1 24 1 6.00 (0nb, 1w) 3-1-17-0 33 5 44.40
A Flintoff (rf) 8.0 0 34 0 4.25 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-6-0 138 163 24.63

Recent overs 2 2 . 1 2 . | . 2 4 . . . | 1 1 . 4 . 4

Current partnership 33 runs, 7.5 overs, RR: 4.21 (Dhoni 16, Raina 17)

Last bat V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Fow: 156/3 (23.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Dhoni 0, Sehwag 0)

End of over 31 (10 runs) – India 189/3 (82 runs required)
SK Raina 17* (21b 3×4) RS Bopara 4-1-24-1
MS Dhoni 16* (26b 1×4) A Flintoff 8-0-34-0

30.6 Bopara to Raina, FOUR
30.5 Bopara to Raina, no run, slower ball, out of the back of the hand, Raina spots it late but manages to play it back to the bowler
30.4 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, lovely shot, length ball from Bopara, the extra cover drive was away from his body but the timing was wonderful and it races to the boundary
30.3 Bopara to Raina, no run, short of a length, angling across Raina, who defends cautiously
30.2 Bopara to Dhoni, 1 run, overpitched, just outside off, Dhoni drives it firmly down to long-off
30.1 Bopara to Raina, 1 run, driven off the back foot to deep cover

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MS Dhoni

India

Player profile

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar
Current age 27 years 142 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand
Also known as Mahi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

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Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 33 53 6 1725 148 36.70 2716 63.51 1 13 200 32 76 17
ODIs 124 111 28 3885 183* 46.80 4268 91.02 4 24 306 92 125 40
T20Is 10 9 2 172 45 24.57 154 111.68 0 0 13 4 2 0
First-class 73 118 9 3877 148 35.56 4 27 184 33
List A 177 160 37 5793 183* 47.09 10 35 191 55
Twenty20 30 27 8 709 73* 37.31 530 133.77 0 3 61 27 9 0

Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 33 1 6 13 0 – – – 13.00 – 0 0 0
ODIs 124 – – – – – – – – – – – –
T20Is 10 – – – – – – – – – – – –
First-class 73 36 33 0 – – – 5.50 – 0 0 0
List A 177 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Twenty20 30 – – – – – – – – – – – –

Career statisticsTest debut India v Sri Lanka at Chennai, Dec 2-6, 2005 scorecard
Last Test India v Australia at Nagpur, Nov 6-10, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (MAA), Dec 23, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class India v Australia at Nagpur, Nov 6-10, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 2008 scorecard

Profile

The spectacular arrival of Virender Sehwag was bound to inspire others to bat with the same mindset. But the odds of a clone emerging from the backwaters of Jharkhand, whose state side has consistently scraped the bottom, was highly remote. That was until Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived.

He can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping gloves. His neck-length hair adds to his dash. Though Dhoni made his first-class debut in the 1999-2000 season, it was only in 2004 that he became a serious contender for national selection with some stirring performances when the occasion demanded. With his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, that he established himself as a clinical destroyer of bowling attacks.

In just his fifth one-dayer, against Pakistan at Vishakapatnam, he cracked a dazzling 148 – putting even Sehwag in the shade – and followed that up with a colossal 183 not out at Jaipur against Sri Lanka in November, when he broke Adam Gilchrist’s record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs. He made an instant impact on the Test level too, pounding 148 at Faisalabad, in only his fifth Test.

He was elevated to the vice-captaincy of the one-day squad for the tour of England and Ireland in 2007 and, soon after, was appointed captain of the Twenty20 squad for the World Championship in South Africa. A heady title triumph marked him out as a leader for the future and was handed over the reins of the one-day side in September 2007 after Rahul Dravid decided to step down as captain. It didn’t take too long for him to enhance his reputation, claiming India’s first tri-series triumph in Australia. He captained Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, losing out to Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals in a tense final. As a stop-gap Test captain, he was credited with leading India to their biggest ever win in terms of runs (320), against Australia in Mohali.
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India lose third wicket V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 158/3 (24.0 ov) India require another 113 runs with 7 wickets and 26.0 overs remaining
India RR 6.58
Last 5 ovs 24/3 RR 4.80
Required RR 4.34
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 20:46 local, 15:16 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 1 2 0 0 50.00 1 (2b) 1 (2b) 125 3886 46.81
SK Raina (lhb) 1 3 0 0 33.33 1 (3b) 1 (3b) 55 1240 32.63

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*SCJ Broad (rfm) 6.0 0 40 1 6.66 (0nb, 2w) 1-0-2-1 42 62 27.35
RS Bopara (rm) 1.0 0 7 1 7.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-7-1 33 5 41.00

Recent overs 1 . . 1 . 4 | 1 4 . . 1wd 1 W | W . . 1 . 1

Current partnership 2 runs, 0.5 overs, RR: 2.40 (Dhoni 1, Raina 1)

Last bat V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Fow: 156/3 (23.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Dhoni 0, Sehwag 0)

End of over 24 (2 runs) – India 158/3 (113 runs required)
MS Dhoni 1* (2b) SCJ Broad 6-0-40-1
SK Raina 1* (3b) RS Bopara 1-0-7-1

23.6 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run
Kevin Pietersen is screaming encouragement to his team-mates,
23.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, beaten as he tries to drive, that was another ball that kept low
Dhoni takes strike
23.4 Broad to Raina, 1 run, a bit of width provided and Raina gets off the mark with a poke towards point
23.3 Broad to Raina, no run, much closer to the stumps, Raina defends cautiously
23.2 Broad to Raina, no run, well outside off, Raina lets that go
Suresh Raina is the new man in
23.1 Broad to Sehwag, OUT, Sehwag’s gone, that’s another massive wicket for England, Stuart Broad gets Sehwag lbw, that ball came into Sehwag, who tried to play it to down the ground off the back foot, he missed and the umpire thought that was out, that would have definitely been missed leg
V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Broad comes into the attack.
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India loose second wicket as Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 156/2 (23.0 ov) India require another 115 runs with 8 wickets and 27.0 overs remaining
India RR 6.78
Last 5 ovs 31/2 RR 6.20
Required RR 4.25
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 20:39 local, 15:09 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*V Sehwag (rhb) 91 72 15 1 126.38 5 (4b) 20 (15b) 196 6124 33.46

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 1.0 0 7 1 7.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-7-1 33 5 41.00
SJ Harmison (rf) 7.0 1 38 1 5.42 (0nb, 2w) 2-0-10-1 54 76 30.65

Recent overs 1 . 1 1 1 1 | 1 . . 1 . 4 | 1 4 . . 1wd 1 W

Last bat Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Fow: 156/2 (22.6 ov); Partnership: 20 runs, 3.1 overs, RR: 6.31 (Yuvraj Singh 6, Sehwag 13)

End of over 23 (7 runs) – India 156/2 (115 runs required)
RS Bopara 1-0-7-1
V Sehwag 91* (72b 15×4 1×6) SJ Harmison 7-1-38-1

22.6 Bopara to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, Yuvraj’s gone, Bopara strikes
Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
22.5 Bopara to Sehwag, 1 run, very close to offstump, Sehwag decides to steer it to third man anyway, picks up a single for his effort
22.5 Bopara to Sehwag, 1 wide, way down the leg side, Prior does a good job collecting that one
22.4 Bopara to Sehwag, no run, tries to slog that over midwicket, gets the toe end of the bat and it dribbles away to the off side
22.3 Bopara to Sehwag, no run, length ball on ball, Sehwag defends it into the covers
22.2 Bopara to Sehwag, FOUR, ooh, that was close, Sehwag gets an inside-edge as he goes for the big drive, it runs away to the fine leg boundary. and he moves into the nineties
22.1 Bopara to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, fullish, outside off, driven by Yuvraj to long-off
Ravi Bopara comes into the attack, Prior is standing up

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ODI no. 2783 England in India ODI Series – 5th ODI
India v England 2008/09 season

Played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on 26 November 2008 – day/night (50-over match)

England innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
RS Bopara c Yuvraj Singh b Khan 24 33 3 0 72.72
AN Cook c Tendulkar b Khan 11 15 1 0 73.33
KP Pietersen not out 111 128 10 1 86.71
PD Collingwood c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 40 64 4 0 62.50
A Flintoff c Tendulkar b I Sharma 0 3 0 0 0.00
OA Shah not out 66 57 9 0 115.78
Extras (lb 14, w 4) 18

Total (4 wickets; 50 overs) 270 (5.40 runs per over)

Did not bat MJ Prior, SR Patel, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, SJ Harmison

Fall of wickets1-33 (Cook, 5.5 ov), 2-68 (Bopara, 9.5 ov), 3-157 (Collingwood, 29.6 ov), 4-158 (Flintoff, 30.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
IK Pathan 10 1 57 0 5.70
Z Khan 10 1 60 2 6.00 (3w)
I Sharma 10 0 54 1 5.40
Harbhajan Singh 10 0 47 1 4.70 (1w)
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 38 0 3.80

India innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
V Sehwag not out 86 68 14 1 126.47
SR Tendulkar b Harmison 50 57 6 0 87.71
Yuvraj Singh not out 6 8 0 0 75.00
Extras (lb 2, w 6) 8

Total (1 wicket; 22.1 overs) 150 (6.76 runs per over)

To bat SK Raina, RG Sharma, MS Dhoni, YK Pathan, IK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma

Fall of wickets1-136 (Tendulkar, 19.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
SJ Harmison 7 1 38 1 5.42 (2w)
SCJ Broad 5 0 38 0 7.60 (2w)
A Flintoff 6 0 27 0 4.50
SR Patel 3 0 23 0 7.66 (1w)
GP Swann 1 0 21 0 21.00 (1w)
RS Bopara 0.1 0 1 0 6.00

Toss India, who chose to field first

Player of the match tba

Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and AM Saheba
TV umpire SK Tarapore
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire UL Dubey

Match notes

England innings
England: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 12
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 – 15.0
Drinks: England – 81/2 in 15.0 overs (KP Pietersen 28, PD Collingwood 6)
England: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (119 balls), Extras 13
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KP Pietersen 24, PD Collingwood 27, Ex 1)
KP Pietersen: 50 off 59 balls (7 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 29.1 overs (179 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: England – 178/4 in 35.0 overs (KP Pietersen 76, OA Shah 10)
Power Play 3: Overs 40.1 – 45.0
England: 200 runs in 40.4 overs (248 balls), Extras 18
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (KP Pietersen 21, OA Shah 28, Ex 1)
KP Pietersen: 100 off 119 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
OA Shah: 50 off 48 balls (7 x 4)
England: 250 runs in 47.3 overs (289 balls), Extras 18
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 109 balls (KP Pietersen 39, OA Shah 60, Ex 1)
Innings Break: England – 270/4 in 50.0 overs (KP Pietersen 111, OA Shah 66)
India innings
India: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (V Sehwag 31, SR Tendulkar 15, Ex 4)
Power Play 2: Overs 11.1 – 16.0
V Sehwag: 50 off 41 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (89 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 89 balls (V Sehwag 55, SR Tendulkar 39, Ex 6)
Drinks: India – 105/0 in 15.0 overs (V Sehwag 57, SR Tendulkar 41)
SR Tendulkar: 50 off 54 balls (6 x 4)
India: 150 runs in 22.1 overs (139 balls), Extras 8

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India loose first wicket as Tendulkar (50).

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England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 134/0 (18.6 ov) India require another 137 runs with 10 wickets and 31.0 overs remaining
India RR 7.05
Last 5 ovs 35/0 RR 7.00
Required RR 4.41
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 20:21 local, 14:51 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*V Sehwag (rhb) 77 61 13 1 126.22 7 (5b) 22 (15b) 196 6110 33.38
SR Tendulkar (rhb) 49 53 6 0 92.45 10 (7b) 11 (15b) 419 16421 44.38

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*SR Patel (sla) 1.6 0 18 0 9.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-9-0 11 11 28.54
A Flintoff (rf) 6.0 0 27 0 4.50 (0nb, 0w) 6-0-27-0 138 163 24.59

Recent overs . . . 4 . . | 1 1 4 4 2 1 | 1 . 1 . 1 . | 1wd 1 1 1 1 4 .

Current partnership 134 runs, 19.0 overs, RR: 7.05 (Tendulkar 49, Sehwag 77)

18.6 Patel to Sehwag, no run, charges down the track, looking to smash it out of the park, Samit drags it short and Sehwag can only play it back to the bowler
18.5 Patel to Sehwag, FOUR, Full ball on leg stump, Sehwag reverse sweeps that for a boundary
Samit Patel comes over the wicket
18.4 Patel to Tendulkar, 1 run, slower delivery, tossed up, Tendulkar makes room and drives that towards sweeper cover
18.3 Patel to Sehwag, 1 run, These two batsmen are happy taking the singles, there’s another one, driven to long-on
18.2 Patel to Tendulkar, 1 run, Samit persists with the leg-stump line, Tendulkar drives it down the ground and ambles through for a single
18.1 Patel to Sehwag, 1 run, On the pads, Sehwag drops it to the leg side and runs through for a single
18.1 Patel to Sehwag, 1 wide, way down the leg side
Patek into teh attack
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V Sehwag blast again

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 94/0 (12.6 ov) India require another 177 runs with 10 wickets and 37.0 overs remaining
India RR 7.23
Last 5 ovs 44/0 RR 8.80
Required RR 4.78
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 19:48 local, 14:18 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*V Sehwag (rhb) 55 42 10 1 130.95 20 (6b) 24 (17b) 196 6088 33.26
SR Tendulkar (rhb) 33 36 4 0 91.66 0 (0b) 18 (13b) 419 16405 44.33

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*GP Swann (ob) 0.6 0 21 0 21.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-21-0 15 17 28.00
A Flintoff (rf) 3.0 0 15 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 3-0-15-0 138 163 24.52

Recent overs . 4 4 . . 1 | 1 1 . 4 2 1 | 1 . . . 1 . | . 1wd 4 6 4 4 2

Current partnership 94 runs, 13.0 overs, RR: 7.23 (Tendulkar 33, Sehwag 55)

12.6 Swann to Sehwag, 2 runs
12.5 Swann to Sehwag, FOUR, comes down the track to try bring up his fifty with a six, doesn’t get hold of it but it still flies over mid-off for a four
What will Sehwag do with this ball?
Sehwag’s raced along to 49
12.4 Swann to Sehwag, FOUR, this was fuller from Swann, Sehwag gets his front foot out of the way and smashes it through cover
12.3 Swann to Sehwag, SIX, SHOT! in the slot for Sehwag, gets down on one knee and slams that over midwicket for a huge six
12.2 Swann to Sehwag, FOUR, again Sehwag backs away to given himself room and drives it through covers for a boundary
12.2 Swann to Sehwag, 1 wide, whistles down the leg side, he’ll have to bowl that one again
12.1 Swann to Sehwag, no run, turning in towards Sehwag, who back away and punches it to cover
Graeme Swann into the attack
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India need 271 runs in 50 overs. England set a target of 271 for India in 5 th ODI in Cuttack
England 270/4 (50.0 ov)
India India won the toss and elected to field first

Innings break England RR 5.40
Last 5 ovs 42/0 RR 8.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 18:02 local, 12:32 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*OA Shah (rhb) 66 57 9 0 115.78 16 (11b) 28 (16b) 52 1288 30.66
KP Pietersen (rhb) 111 128 10 1 86.71 26 (20b) 14 (14b) 87 3047 48.36

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*IK Pathan (lmf) 10.0 1 57 0 5.70 (0nb, 0w) 3-0-21-0 105 148 29.95
Z Khan (lfm) 10.0 1 59 2 5.90 (0nb, 3w) 1-0-9-0 154 218 28.62

Recent overs 1 4 2 1 1 . | 1 1 1 1 1 4 | 1 1 1 1 4 .

Current partnership 112 runs, 19.2 overs, RR: 5.79 (Shah 66, Pietersen 45)

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KP Pietersen hits century! and OA Shah hits Half century

England 242/4 (46.5 ov)
India India won the toss and elected to field first
England RR 5.16
Last 5 ovs 36/0 RR 7.20

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 17:48 local, 12:18 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*OA Shah (rhb) 51 47 7 0 104.25 28 (25b) 21 (14b) 52 1271 30.26
KP Pietersen (rhb) 100 119 9 1 84.03 20 (23b) 15 (16b) 87 3036 48.19

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*I Sharma (rf) 9.5 0 52 1 5.28 (0nb, 0w) 0.5-0-10-0 20 27 31.40
IK Pathan (lmf) 8.0 1 40 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-4-0 105 148 29.84

Recent overs 1 4 . 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | . 1 1 1 1 . | . 4 4 1 1 2

Current partnership 84 runs, 16.1 overs, RR: 5.19 (Shah 49, Pietersen 34)

Last bat A Flintoff c Tendulkar b I Sharma 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Fow: 158/4 (30.4 ov); Partnership: 1 runs, 0.4 overs, RR: 1.50 (Flintoff 0, Pietersen 1)

46.5 I Sharma to Pietersen, 1 run

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England 200/4 (40.4 ov)
India India won the toss and elected to field first
England RR 4.83
Last 5 ovs 16/0 RR 3.20

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 17:17 local, 11:47 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*OA Shah (rhb) 20 28 3 0 71.42 0 (3b) 9 (17b) 52 1242 29.57
KP Pietersen (rhb) 83 100 9 1 83.00 8 (6b) 6 (13b) 87 3019 47.92

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*Z Khan (lfm) 6.3 1 32 2 4.92 (0nb, 3w) 0.3-0-0-0 154 218 28.50
Harbhajan Singh (ob) 10.0 0 47 1 4.70 (0nb, 1w) 2-0-7-0 180 202 32.97

Recent overs . . 1 . 1 1 | . 1lb 1 1 . 4 | 1 . . 1 1 1 | . . .

Current partnership 38 runs, 9.5 overs, RR: 3.86 (Shah 20, Pietersen 17)

 

England drop Bell and Anderson

India won the toss and decided to field against England
Ian Bell has been cut from the XI after failing to give England satisfactory starts to their innings

The series is already safely in India’s hands after four dominant performances, but their focus is firmly on a 7-0 whitewash. England have been narrowing the margins of defeat each time, but in truth have only competed on a level playing field for brief periods. There is much for Kevin Pietersen to ponder, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s life is pretty rosy.

England have attempted to shake things up by making two changes for Cuttack, bringing in Alastair Cook and Steve Harmison in place of Ian Bell and James Anderson. This will be Cook’s first game of the series while Harmison is making a comeback after being dropped for the offspinner Graeme Swann in the third ODI. Harmison fared poorly in his two games, taking 1 for 125 at an economy-rate of 7.35 per over.

The switch in fast bowlers was expected after a wicketless four matches for Anderson where he has conceded 158 runs at 6.32 per over, but Bell’s omission is more of a surprise because of the faith shown in him by the England management. However, he too has laboured during the one-dayers and really struggled during the 22-over chase in Bangalore where he managed 12 off 15 balls during the Powerplays.

Cook will be under the spotlight early on after Dhoni put England in, a decision Pietersen called “surprising.” The pressure will be on for the visitors to get away to a positive start, and at least he’ll have a familiar face at the other end in Essex team-mate Ravi Bopara.

India, true to their word, have also made a couple of changes with Irfan Pathan earning a recall in place of Munaf Patel and Rohit Sharma coming back into the middle order as Gautam Gambhir is rested. However, you sense it will take more than a couple of changes to disrupt India’s momentum.

India 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ishant Sharma

England1 Alastair Cook, 2 Ravi Bopara, 3 Kevin Pietersen (capt), 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Andrew Flintoff, 6 Owais Shah, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Matt Prior (wk), 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 Steve Harmison

 

Mumbai’s woes

I have no problems with anyone coming and settling down in Mumbai, in that eternal search of a better life. That’s any individual’s natural tendency and best not to be curbed.

However, I have a serious problem with people leaving their homes in places as distant as Bihar or Uttar Pradesh not because they chose to come here but because they were forced out.

This ‘forcing out’ is called, in demography and economics, ‘the push factor’.

That is a jargon which means that when Mumbai can ‘pull’ people because of the dreams it offers, dreams that are most often realised in one measure or another, an environment hostile to the very notion of mere survival pushes them out of their homes there.

Why they flee?

I have serious problems with such a situation. Because people don’t find jobs there that can offer even the minimum sustenance, they leave what passes off as their home and hearth and arrive, near destitute but with hope in their dim eyes, in the big cities, not just Mumbai. They literally flee those tormented lives.

This would be so different if their own states were hospitable enough to their own populations. But tragically, they are not.

It is axiomatic that if you rule badly, if your norms of governance do not meet even the minimum basic requirements of the people, if social justice is denied in a caste-dominated society, along with economic deprivation, if jobs shrink or new ones are not available, then people would desert those rulers by looking to new pastures elsewhere.

Poor not at fault

By no stretch of imagination can the poor migrant be faulted. It is more the governments that have been singularly unsuccessful by being gross under-performers on the social and economic fronts and fuelling out-migrations. And efficient states have to bear the burden.

But has the influx of the people from those outback areas, which reduced the populations there by just that much, made any difference to those who stayed behind? Obviously not for the out-migration from those locations continues.

Here are some numbers. I am using the Mumbai context mainly because it is a subject that has hotted up in recent times although spots around Ludhiana in Punjab too have been having problems with regard to migrants.

The numbers

In 2001, of the total population of 11,978,450 residents of Mumbai, 5,185,429 people were migrants who came in from 1991. That is they were born outside Mumbai or their last reported place of living was not Mumbai. Of them, 1,258,905 had come from Uttar Pradesh alone; 181,690 had moved in from Bihar. That is, of all the migrants, 24 per cent were from UP and 3.5 per cent from Bihar.

These are Census figures. In the decade previous to that, the strength of total migrants to the total population was 12 per cent in the case of those from UP and 0.5 per cent from Bihar. Again, Census 1991 figures, as authentic as they come. But here is a clarifier — these are figures for Mumbai, not the peripheral and satellite towns like Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Thane, etc, where their proportion could be higher or on par, but not less.

So what have we now? We have people like Nitish Kumar, Bihar’s chief minister, saying that he — Mr Nitish Kumar — has gone to the extent of threatening to freeze fund flows in Mumbai over attacks on Biharis. This was reported in The Stateman, Kolkata, on November 2. That is pure blather, to say the least. Does Bihar have that kind of resources which keeps Mumbai alive?

If you have it, use it

But if Kumar can turn off the tap, it should help Bihar because those funds could be better deployed there for the benefit of the poor Biharis who make a beeline to Mumbai and other cities. In his piece on February 12, 2007, he said, ‘a majority of the cases coming to the Janata Durbar (that he holds) are petitions of families begging to be included in the BPL list’. His assessment of the number of the desperately poor was more than the Centre’s calculations.

Dr Suresh Nandan Sinha, a former Professor of MIT, Muzaffarpur, had listed the causes of the problems in Bihar in a seminar paper sometime ago: ‘The causes of poverty in Bihar may be viewed in terms of certain parameters such as
(i) Over population and apathy towards family planning;
(ii) Poor land and water management for agriculture;
(iii) Mal-administration, poor governance and corruption;
(iv) Illiteracy;
(v) Poor health care; and
(vi) Lack of industrialisation.’

Likewise, UP

Similar is the story of Uttar Pradesh, which sends more people to Mumbai than does Bihar. UP’s per capita income is the lowest in India, only after Orissa and Bihar. On social indicators — incomes, health, and education — the state has fared poorly. According to its government’s web site, ‘Among all the major Indian states, Uttar Pradesh has the highest birth rate and the highest fertility rate.’ Also, the pace of population growth has outpaced and nuetralised the growth in incomes.

To revert to my ire at the out-migration from these states: why do those who govern those states expect others to share the burden that arises from the poor governance and neglect of its duties? Why is it that these states do not look inward, abandon caste-based politics — nothing else matters, does it? — and revert to a vision and mission to do good to its own populations?

Time they did that, right?

However, it does not mean that migration would stop entirely. That is never possible for as long as inequity persists, farms don’t yield adequate livelihoods, and people continue to aspire for better lives. It can only be slowed down by making the man more comfortable in his agrarian milieu. The gush could taper into a trickle.

Do your own first

But the other states too should take counsel and stop demanding that the right to livelihood be assured and ensured in Mumbai and start creating their own jobs quickly and efficiently. Else, it would mean they are interested in only sustaining a one-way flow from their states. They have abdicated their responsibility for 61 long years since India became independent. They could not even touch the fringe of the problem, leave alone solve them.

Obviously, the solution to Mumbai’s overload and consequent chaos lies less in Mumbai than it does elsewhere, at the very points from where the migrants originate. That, of course, no city can do by reaching out there.

Mumbai cannot provide the economic props that these deprived societies deserve and solve them when it is groaning under its own problems, partly caused by burgeoning population and partly by mismanagement.

 

Jet Airways

Jet Airways has decided to take back all sacked employees with immediate effect. Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal held a press conference and announced this decision. “I apologise for all agony you went through. You are like my family. And, my conscience does not allow me to sack you”, said Naresh Goyal to his employees. “My management made the decision to sack employees because of financial woes. But I have reversed it. My management may not like my decision, but I made it. I feel mentally disturbed with the recent events. I do not look at economies, I go with my conscience” said Naresh Goyal. Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal firmly said that he did not act under pressure. He even denied of having meeting any political leaders. As the news of cancellation of retrenchment in Jet Airways flashed on the TV channels, the fired employees erupted into joy and celebrations. They termed it as a major victory and distributed sweets to each other. Naresh Goyal confirmed that there would not be any retrenchment or lay offs in Jet Airways. However, he stressed on the need of cutting costs by every possible means. He also urged the government to come forward to bail out the sick aviation industry and loss-making airlines. Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel termed Jet Airways’ decision to take back all sacked employees as a welcome step.

The Lankan government believes that the quarter-century old militant movement of the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam is in its last phase. The Sri Lanka [Images]n army is merely 1.2 miles away from Kilinochchi, the LTTE’s headquarters in northern Sri Lanka. According to Colonel R Hariharan, a retired military intelligence specialist who served as the head of intelligence of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka from 1987-90, “Six divisions of the Sri Lankan army have gheraoed Kilinochchi.The rains and the dense tall vegetation make airstrikes very difficult. The situation is critical for both sides.” The Sri Lankan defence ministry claims that the army has killed 7,553 rebels since Sri Lanka pulled out of a Norwegian-backed truce in January, while 748 soldiers have died in the clashes. By all accounts the situation is a turning point in Sri Lanka’s blood-soaked ethnic history. President Mahinda Rajapakase has waged a decisive battle against the LTTE and seems to be winning it so far. His critics allege that he is looking for a military solution and not for a political dialogue. The Pesident’s supporters claim that he had offered an olive branch to Prabhakaran, when he came to power. Rajapkse had offered to have a structured dialogue but the LTTE did not respond, so he was left with no option but to go for an armed offensive. As the LTTE is pushed to the wall, allegations of the sufferings and misery of the Lankan Tamils have been reported, particularly due to heavy air strikes. Even some Europe-based experts on Sri Lanka have started saying that government’s “attitude and actions are that of an invading country in an enemy’s territory.” The use of air power against its own people is severely objected to by critics of Sri Lankan government. B Raman, rediff.com columnist and a Chennai-based expert on security matters said, ” The continuing use of indiscriminate air strikes by the Rajapakse government against the Tamil civilian population in order to intimidate it into stop supporting the LTTE has come in for strong criticism.” Sri Lanka is more confident than ever that it will get rid of the LTTE menace because it has been able to get all manner of help from China, Pakistan, Iran and the United States. In geo-strategic terms the Lankans are better consolidated than ever, with China building a port south of Colombo, India and Pakistan training the Sri Lankan army on a regular basis and the US and Iran supporting government in terms of resources and materials. The Sri Lankan economy is also stable and sturdy. Some weeks ago, a senior officer of Sri Lanka had said “We are seeing light at the end of the tunnel after 25 long years of struggle. We have had significant success in the operation against the LTTE. It is on run, they are running with full pockets.” While showing maps of 2006 and 2008, the officer said that 75 percent of thearea has been recaptured and the fighting capacity of the LTTE had been seriously eroded. The Sri Lankan government had been able to hold elections in the estern province too, he said. The Lankan government’s assessment is that LTTE chief Prabhakaran has been pushed into his hide-out with 3,000-4,000 cadres at most. As the battle become decisive in the Kilinochchi, pressure is building up within Tamil Nadu, where politicians are guessing that the LTTE is cornered. The question on everyones lips seems to be what effect the fall of LTTE chief Prabhakaran will have on the region. The Tamil politicians are completely divided and the nuance is lost, the divide complete. Those who are speaking for the plight of the Sri Lankans Tamils because they are also being killed with LTTE militants are being silenced by the critics of LTTE. While those who speak for the LTTE have a weak case due to India’s current sufferings due to terrorism and also because the politics over the Sri Lankan issue is more complex with Prabhakaran and his deputy Pottu Amman, being prime accused in the Rajiv Gandhi murder case. India wants them tried in Indian courts. It is not possible for India to unconditionally start or participate in any dialogue with these two Tamil-militant leaders. Hawkish Tamil leaders like Vaiko want to break diplomatic ties with Sri Lanka while Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has told PM Manmohan Singh to implore Rajapakse to find a political solution and not resort to brute force. Under Karunanidhi’s leadership a resolution has been passed to create pressure on government to get Sri Lanka to declare a ceasefire. J Jayalalitha has targeted Karunanidhi, “If India interferes with the internal affairs of Sri Lanka there is a possibility that our neighbouring countries could begin interfering with our internal affairs. It will create trouble for India’s sovereignty. The countries in the world will not accept India interfering with the affairs of another country.” Jayalalitha further says, “The important thing was to prevent the Indian Army from providing training to the Sri Lankan Army and to stop the military offensive against the Sri Lankan Tamils. But Karunanidhi is not making any efforts in this regard.” The editorial column written by Malini Parthasarathy in The Hindu titled The dangers of Tamil chauvinism strongly argued that, ” The latest campaign in Tamil Nadu masterminded by a desperate LTTE must not be allowed to undermine the sound policy decision upheld by successive Indian governments since 1991 to stay out of Sri Lanka’s internal affairs.” Hariharan points out that recently The New Indian Express carried a survey that reflected the complexities of the matter. Hariharan said, “51 percent of respondents have said that India should lift the ban on the LTTE. But, only 30 percent have said that they are freedom fighters. 31 percent have said that India should send troops if Prabhakaran is cornered. While 40 percent of people have said they would like to donate for the cause of a Tamil Eelam. Do not equate public sympathy for Tamil rights with support for the LTTE.” Many critics of LTTE think “the game plan of the LTTE and its supporters is to rally the Tamil chauvinist sentiment” so that the siege around Kilinochchi can be relaxed. Raman disagrees that Tamil politicians are trying to bail-out Prabhakaran. “The LTTE is not using Tamil politicians. The case of Vaiko is different but one can’t say same thing about parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kaghazham and the Congress. The people are genuinely concerned about the hawkish statements made by Sri Lankan army chief Lt.Gen.Sarath Fonseka and Gothbaya, brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa is also causing tension. There will be repercussions if Parabhakaran is killed. Tamil politicians would like to prevent the tension spreading in the state,” Raman said. In his interview to the Canadian daily National Post, General Fonseka said “I strongly believe that this country belongs to the Sinhalese but there are minority communities and we treat them like our people�being the majority of the country we will never give in and we have the right to protect our country�We are also a strong nation . They(minorities) can live in this country with us, but they must not try to, under the pretext of being a minority, demand undue things.” An All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhgham leader speaking off the record told rediff.com, “We dislike the LTTE and do not support it but no way it should stop us from raising the voice against butchering of Tamils in Sri Lanka.” Raman points out that it’s not only issue of Sri Lankan Tamils rights alone that is hurting psyche of people. He says, “There has been a perceptible disenchantment in Tamil Nadu over what is seen as the lack of interest shown by Manmohan Singh in the problems of the Sri Lankan Tamils. He is being compared unfavourably with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, who took a keen interest in the problems of the Tamils and did not hesitate to take up the matter strongly with the governments in power in Colombo.” Raman says that this disenchantment has turned into shock following reports of two Indian radar technicians being injured when two planes of the LTTE’s air wing bombed a Sri Lankan military base in Vavuniya in September.” Hariharan says, “I don’t see what Indian government can do beyond a point. The two warring sides don’t want Indian help. They may be asking for Indian help but, at least they have not quantified it, so far.” Interestingly, no Tamil party has spelled out , in practical terms how much India can influence the Sri Lankan government who are fighting most important battle on their land. Hariharan puts forward a few conditions before India can increase its involvement in the issue. He says, “India can interfere only if there is a chance of peace. We cannot get into a ‘1987 type’ situation. We must take into account the trade between two countries at $4 billion. Any miscalculation can directly impact it. We are facing a strategic challenge in Sri Lanka because Iran, Pakistan and China are helping Rajpakasa. It’s the leverage he has. The Sri Lankan parliament has 42 Tamil-speaking MPs who should also put pressure on the government.” Interestingly, a vocal supporter of the LTTE in Chennai told rediff.com, “The siege of Kilinochchi will prove to be the siege of Leningrad. Hitler’s army besieged the city for 872 days but still could not oust the Russians, who put up a heroic struggle. The LTTE will also win the battle of Kilinochchi using the same tactics as the Russians. You can expect a surprise.” Even if the Sri Lankan government wins the battle, will their win bring peace to the island nation is the moot question. They will have to start a reconciliation process, says Rajapakse supporters. Raman says, “Very few in Tamil Nadu take seriously the assurances of Rajapaksa that after neutralising the LTTE as a terrorist organisation, his government will initiate political measures for meeting the legitimate aspirations of the Tamil people.”

While the economic recession has spelt doom for many, this could be a bit of good news. Oil prices, which were zooming to all-time highs have crashed. Oil prices have hit a 13-month low of $68.50 a barrel. Oil prices had crossed the $100-mark for the first time in 2008. The prices further zoomed to $147 in July. There were even predictions that oil would hit the $200 mark! The surge in oil prices was alarming…the fall in the dollar rates was one of reasons for the rise in oil prices. A weaker American currency tends to increase the demand for dollar-denominated oil as it becomes cheaper for buyers using stronger currencies. Oil prices also rose as investors saw it as a safe investment amid fears of rising inflation and a US recession. However, demand started slowing down drastically in the wake of the recession in developing countries. The downslide began…

In a major breakthrough the Orissa police on Thursday claimed that the mastermind behind Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Laxamananda Saraswati’s killing had been identified as a group had hired the Maoists to execute the crime. “Maoists were given money to train certain youth of a particular community to eliminate Saraswati,” inspector general of police, crime branch, Arun Ray told PTI asserting the mastermind of the killings had been identified. Stating the mastermind had fled Orissa, the IG said “we will trace them soon.” The plan to eliminate Saraswati was made immediately after the December, 2007 communal violence in Kandhamal, he added. Elaborating the probe by the crime branch, Ray said investigations also showed that a group had collected money from some villages in Kandhamal which was given to the Maoist group to train their youth for the purpose. At least 60 youth were given arms training by the Maoists, the IG said dwelling on the inputs from the three arrested persons. Ray said members of a particular community were unhappy with Saraswati and held him responsible for the riots which took place during Christmas in 2007. They requested a Maoist group to assist them in killing Saraswati, he said. Confirming that six Telugu-speaking persons fired at Saraswati and others, the crime branch investigation revealed that the trained group were guarding the ashram at Jalespeta in Kandhamal during the incident. Refusing to divulge identity and religion of the mastermind behind the killing which sparked communal violence in Kandhamal, The IG said the Maoists only executed the crime.

World number two Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to become the all-time leader in career prize money earnings in men’s tennis, the ATP said on Thursday. The five-times US Open champion took his career earnings to over US $ 43.3 million at the Madrid Masters this week. Federer toasts US Open high five American Sampras earned $ 43,280,489 in a glittering career that included 14 Grand Slam titles. Federer is one behind that record too with 13. “Obviously it’s nice to have records. I didn’t play tennis because of money, that was never my drive but I have been very successful,” Federer said after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday. “I’ve had an incredible run in Slams lately that racks up the money and also the Masters Cup, there is a lot of money involved there. “I guess this is also the moment when you can thank the all-time greats from back in the day when it was still amateur to have brought the game to where it is today. They have created the platform for us players today.” Federer meets Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in the last eight of the Madrid Masters on Friday.

After a 52-day nightmare , Kiran D’Souza who was on the ill-fated cargo ship hijacked by Somalian pirates is finally back home. The 28-year old seaman finally reached home on Thursday. Kiran who landed in Mangalore this morning was received by all his family members who were obviously emotional on seeing him after such a long time which was filled with anxiety and unlimited waiting. Kiran was one of the seamen working in the ship, Iran Deynat which was hijacked by Somalian pirates on August 21, 2008. After much deliberation and negotiation, Kiran is finally back at home. Sounding tired yet relieved, Kiran took a few moments off to share his nightmarish experience of 52 days in captivity with rediff.com.

 

News: 15 October

The crisis within the Jet Airways has just begun, it seems. Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schaeur revealed that his airlines will terminate 1,900 out of a total of 13,000 employees in a phased manner. According to Jet CEO, those employees were hired as part of the expansion plan, but it was held back for some reason. He also said that 800 employees have already been served termination notice and 1,100 more will soon get the boot. Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schaeur termed the process of termination of employees as completely legal and maintained that adequate compensation will be given to sacked employees as per the contract. He also said that decision to fire the employees had nothing to with the alliance with Kingfisher Airlines. “It was a tough decision, but we had to take it. We have sacked employees for the first time in 15 years”, said Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schaeur.

The current turmoil within the Jet Airways, has taken an interesting turn with MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) chief Raj Thackeray deciding to support the sacked Jet Airways employees. Jet Airways has sacked around 1,000 employees today, who were on probation and were supposed to get their confirmation letter on November 1. After getting a snub from Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, the sacked Jet Airways employees decided to approach MNS chief Raj Thackeray, who in return echoed their sentiments. Raj Thackeray warned the Jet Airways of dire consequences if the sacked employees are not reinstated with immediate effect. “No Jet Airways flight will be allowed to take off from Mumbai if needed”, thundered Raj Thackeray. A MNS delegation will meet Jet Airways management tomorrow to discuss the issue.

As the Jet Airways sacked around 1,000 employees without giving any prior notice, the sacked staff went on a rampage outside the Jet Airways office in Mumbai. All sacked employees were on probation and they were supposed to get their confirmation letter on November 1, but they never expected a sudden termination letter as ‘Diwali Gifts’. The employees are now considering legal options, as Jet Airways did not keep its promise of one month termination notice to its employees. The sacked Jet Airways employees included the cabin crew and customer service officers. They are in a state of shock at this latest development. The Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal defended the decision to lay off around 1,000 staff saying they were non-permanent and unconfirmed employees. He also said that his company would do everything possible to reduce costs. The Jet Airways also decided to reduce its flights by 10-12 percent during the coming winter. According to latest reports, Jet Airways will sack more employees in the categories of cabin cockpit crew and management. Kingfisher Airlines also said that it would soon fire a sizable number of employees to reduce costs. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has refused the government intervention on this matter, saying the companies reserve the right to hire/fire their staff. The sacked Jet Airways employees have decided to approach MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his support to their cause.

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Captain GR Gopinath, vice chairman of Kingfisher Airlines, is planning to buy back Air Deccan. He is reportedly unhappy over the alliance between Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways struck a couple of days ago. Gopinath is planning to offer a package to buy back Air Deccan from Kingfisher Airlines. Currently, UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya has 65% share in Kingfisher Airlines, while Captain Gopinath has only 5.58% stake.

In a shocking development, Father Chellan, the lone eyewitness in the sensational nun rape case in Kandhamal, Orissa, refused to cooperate in the investigation, saying he did not have faith in the system. Father Chellan’s refusal to help the Orissa Police, came as a shocker for all and it provided ammo to critics who have already raised questions on the alleged rape of the nun. In 1999, a similar incident occurred in Baripada, where a nun alleged that she was raped by Hindu extremists. But the later the allegations turned out to be false. Although the state police have arrested eight persons in connections with the nun rape case in Kandhamal, Father Chellan’s refusal to cooperate with the police, raised several questions that remain unanswered.

The Jet Airways has decided to lay off over 800 employees citing reasons of ill health and cost-cutting measures. Jet Airways’ decision to fire over 800 employees sent a panic across the aviation industry. The cabin crew and customer service officials will be fired as part of a cost-cutting exercise. According to sources, Kingfisher Airlines is also planning to lay off a sizeable number of staff soon. According to major Ailrlines in the country, the aviation sector is in a bad shape and it requires a bailout package to move up. Airlines across the world are suffering huge losses due to the steep rise in jet fuel. Aviation Minister Prafulla Patel has expressed concerns over the latest deveopment and assured that he would take up the case with the Finance Minister.

India continued their dominance on the third day of the Commonwealth Youth Games on Tuesday and consolidated their position atop the standings, taking their medals tally to seven golds, five silver and four bronze. England closely follow the hosts with six golds, one silver and two bronze. India bagged four golds, four silvers and four bronze at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex at Balewadi on Tuesday to add to their Mondays tally of three golds and one silver. Meanwhile in girls’ badminton event, Beijing quarter-finalist Saina Nehwal eased past Deborah Godfrey of South Africa to 21-7 21-4 to storm into the pre-quarterfinals, while national champion Guru Sai Dutt beat Joel Debel of Seychelles 21-04 21-02 to move into third round. Not considered as India’s forte, athletics however earned India a gold through Maharashtra’s Dheeraj Mishra who leapt 15.42m to emerge on top in the triple jump. England’s Benjamin Williams (15.41m) finished second, while Boipelo Molahatlhego of South Africa secured the bronze with a distance of 15.20m. Indians also bagged two silver and three bronze medals in athletics. Though the hosts missed a gold in the men’s hammer-throw which was topped by Peter Smith of England with a distance of 68.38m, Indian duo of Narayan Chandrodaya (68.38m) and Ejaj Ahmed (64.97m) took the silver and bronze respectively. The other silver came from Gayathri Govindharaj, who with a timing of 14.00s finished second in 100m hurdles. Kierre Beckles (Barbados) and Australia’s Brianna Beahan took the gold and bronze respectively. The other two bronze medals came through Jasdeep Singh (shot put) and Poonam Rani (women’s javelin). Meanwhile, India shooters continued to shine for the second day in succession with Hyderabad’s Kynan Darius Chenai bagging a gold in the boys trap event and Ankush Bharadwaj clinching his second medal, a bronze in 10m Air Pistol event. Mistake-ridden Darius, however, had a nervous final round where he shot 17, while the eventual bronze medalist Michael McNabb of Australia shot 19. But his earlier rounds scores of 111 was enough for the Hyderabad sharp shooter to finish on top with 128. Having shot a poor 106 in the earlier rounds, Australian McNabb’s splendid comeback in the final round took his tally to 106 and thus a bronze. Malta’s Ryan Bugeja, who shot on par with the Indian with the final round score of 17, had to settle for the silver medal after finishing one point shy of Darius. Monday’s gold medalist in 50m pistol event, Bhardwaj added a bronze to his tally after firing 94.9 in the final round to finish with a total of 645.9. Gold went to James Hendry Matthews of Canada with a final score of 96.1 and a total of 653.1. Singapore’s Chen Christopher finished with the silver with a total score of 650.7 and in the final he shot 95.7. Loss of concentration due to a lighting problem cost Rushad Damania of India a medal, who missed the bronze by a margin of less than two points in the boys 50m rifle prone event. Bad light forced Rushad to change his place and he shot 97.3 in the final to take his total to 679.3. But Rory McAlpine of Scotland with a final round score of 99.4 took his tally to 681.4 en route to a silver, while James Huckle took the gold with 687.6. India had a poor fifth place finish in the girls 50m rifle prone event with Aparajita Tivary totalling 579. Kay Copland (Scotland) clinched the gold with 585, while Nurfarah Afiqah of Malaysia took the silver totalling 582. Sheree Cox of England had to contend with the bronze, finishing one point adrift of the Malaysian. Monday saw shooting earn two gold for India with Bhardwaj emerging winner in a two-way race in the 50m pistol and Rahi Sarnobat in the girls 25m pistol. Taking advantage of the thin participation, India also bagged two gold medals in wrestling event. Ajit Patil opened the medal account in wrestling for the hosts when he emerged on top in the 39- 42kg category which saw representation from four countries. In his first round bout, the Kolhapur lad beat Pakistan’s Salamat Ali 8-0 to ensure a medal for India and then knocked out England’s Jack Longthrone 6-1 in the second bout to finish on top in the round robin. In the gold medal bout, the Bombay Engineering Group (BEG) grappler pinned down Jonathan Babulall of Canada to pocket the gold. In the 46kg category, which saw a three-way race, Delhi’s Deepak Kumar emerged on top. Trained under his father Ramnath, the gold on Tuesday was his third international medal. He has a gold in a Russian meet in 2007, while in Uzbekistan last year he had bagged a bronze. Yukar Sibi and Laxmi N fetched two silvers for India in the men’s 62kg and women’s 53kg categories of weightlifting. The Army Sports Institute’s (ASI) girl Sibi lifted 112kg in snatch and 147kg in the clean and jerk category to finish with a total of 259kg and settle for a silver behind Aricco Jumitih of Malaysia. Uganda’s Charles Ssekyaaya took the bronze. Laxmi, who trains in SAI Bangalore, lifted 149kg (snatch 67kg, jerk 82kg) to finish with 149kg for the silver. Zoe Smith of England took the gold, while Bangladesh’s Fayema Akther had to settle for the bronze. The top two seeded paddlers Neha Aggarwal and Soumi Mondal also maintained their winning streak to make the last eight of the table tennis event.

In one of the largest layoffs in Indian aviation sector, Jet Airways hands in the pink slip to more than 800 cabin crew and customer care executives. Earlier CNBC-TV18 had reported that Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines had announced a cost-cutting collaboration on Monday October 13. Meanwhile, sources say that Kingfisher Airlines is also likely to lay off employees. Sources further reported that Jet and Kingfisher would meet to discuss route rationalization in the next two to three days. Here is a verbatim transcript of Karma Paljor’s comments on CNBC-TV18. Also watch the accompanying video. Q: Explain the likely quantum of attrition from a Kingfisher perspective and how important is the alliance factor, considering small players are meeting to form an alliance, which is similar to the Jet Kingfisher pact? A: Yes, this is in line with what the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have been talking about. Jet Airways said that they were would lay off some 800 odd staff and this is not the confirmed staff, this is the staff which was on probation, which was taken for expansion plan. Sources said that those on probation, those who are taken to fly the new routes that they are going to charter may be dismisses. The US operations has been suspended, due to which a sizeable chunk of around 800 staff would be asked to go off, which means that they will not be confirmed. These staff were essential for expansion. All the experienced staff is going to move to international operations to fly to Europe now.. So as far as Kingfisher is concerned we are expecting the same. The aviation industry is expected to incur a loss of over Rs 4,000 crore. It is a very difficult time for them right now. The CEOs are meeting to discuss this issue with the Aviation Minister in Hyderabad. Q: There are also newspaper reports that Captain Gopinath may be actually vying a Deccan buyback with support from some PE players and that he is unhappy over the Jet alliance and he also looking at meeting Vijay Mallya today. Did you pick up anything from your sources? A: Captain Gopinath said he was going to meet Vijay Mallya, where the Kingfisher Airlines chairman would try and explain the model that they working out with Jet Airways. But he may be very clear that should Vijay Mallya and Naresh Goyal plan to kill the low cost model of Air Deccan or Kingfisher Red which they call it now, then he would certainly try and combat and buy Kingfisher Red back from Vijay Mallya, so that would be a significant move. But the clause being that Captain Gopinath would need the funds to do that and since he has made this Air Deccan dream come true a lot of people would love to back him at this point. Q: Getting back to the labour issue considering that assurances were given to employees post the pact. Do you see a lot of trouble brewing in right now that this news of lay off has come in? A: I don’t think so. As far as the Jet Airways and Kingfisher are concerned, most of the employees that they are going to lay off were on probation and Jet Airways made this statement that they were laying off probationers. So I don’t think there will be any problems. They said that they would give them good compensations. Q: Are you also picking up any news on the small players now forming an alliance of their own, which includes Indigo? A: Possible at this point but we will really have to see how they can get together. The aircraft, fleet size and the make will have to match Boeing. If SpiceJet is flying all Boeing fleets then Indigo would be flying then all the Airbus fleets. So all these factors will have to be taken in to see how they can really come together.

India’s Arvind Adiga created history by winning the Man Booker Prize 2008 for his much-publicized debut novel “The White Tiger”. Arvind Adiga’s book “The White Tiger” is all about the poverty in India and the wealth gap between the rich and the poor. The Chairman of the judges described Arvind Adiga’s “The White Tiger” as a revelation of “the dark side of India”. The Booker Awards ceremony was held in London’s Guildhall. “The White Tiger” narrates the story of a village boy Balram Halwai, who became an entrepreneur through villainous means. According to Arvind Adiga, most of the poor people in India can make it to the top either through crime or politics. It’s a dream came true for Arvind Adiga, who beat five other competitors including India’s Amitabh Ghosh (Sea of Poppies), Steve Toltz of Australia (A Fraction of the Whole), Sebastian Barry of Ireland (The Secret Scripture), and British writers Linda Grant (The Clothes on Their Backs), and Philip Hensher (The Northern Clemency). Arvind Adiga is the third writer to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize on debut after Arundhati Roy (1997) and DBC Pierer (2003). He is the fifth Indian-origin writer to win the coveted award after V.S. Naipul, Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai. Arvind Adiga, who was born in Chennai, dedicated his award to New Delhi, where he has lived for many years.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided to take heads on Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati. Sonia defied the prohibitory orders (Section 144) imposed by Mayawati government and entered Rae Bareli amid a huge welcome crowd. People defied Section 144 to welcome Sonia Gandhi and shouted slogans against Mayawati. “Rai Bareli is my Karmabhoomi. No one can stop me from coming to my home. I am ready to go to jail on this issue if required”, thundered Sonia Gandhi. Earlier Sonia Gandhi had cancelled her public rally in the wake of prohibitory orders imposed in the area. Although Mayawati had diverted Sonia Gandhi’s route to Rae Bareli, a defiant Sonia took the same route and snubbed Mayawati and her administration. The UP police was pain to explain why they could not stop Sonia from entering Rae Bareli and meeting with the public despite the prohibitory orders. Sonia did not comment on the cancellation of land allotment for the Rail Coach Factory, terming it “sub-judice”. Meanwhile, Congress legislator Ashok Singh and eight of his supporters were booked by the UP government for vandalism against the state government. Manuwadi Sonia breaks the law so every indian can break law as pr their comfort.

 

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Mayawati has cancelled the allotment of land for a railway coach factory in Sonia Gandhi’s constituency Rae Bareli, just three days before the Congress chief was scheduled to attend a ceremony at the site to mark the beginning of construction. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s decision is being seen by state Congress leaders as a move targeted at Sonia Gandhi. She is believed to have been unhappy with a rally Sonia Gandhi held last month in Dadri against land acquisition from farmers in Badalpur, Mayawati’s village. Considered a dream project of the Congress chief, the rail factory with an investment of Rs 1,689.25 crore was expected to provide employment to at least 10,000 people from the area. The move marks a new low in the relationship between Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress-led coalition at the Centre, which she had supported from outside till early this year. It is expected to raise the temperature in the run-up to the general elections next year. But state government officials said Mayawati’s order on Saturday canceling the allotment of 189.25 hectare near Lalganj had everything to do with opposition from villagers. Principal Secretary (Information) Vijay Shankar Pandey told reporters on Sunday that the government’s decision was based on the district magistrate’s report about resentment among farmers over the acquisition of land. The government had allotted the land on May 19 this year. Rae Bareli district magistrate Santosh Srivastava in his October 10 report to the state government said that “land acquisition could lead to law and order problems in Rae Bareli”, Pandey said. The DM said the proposed factory required nearly 700 acre land and farmers were afraid that their land might be acquired for the purpose. Pandey added that instructions had been issued for the arrangement of alternative land for the project. “As of now there is no land for the project,” Pandey said. Reacting sharply, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) spokesman Akhilesh Pratap Singh said: “The decision had once again demonstrated that the BSP government was against development of the state.” Local Congress leaders said though Sonia Gandhi won’t have the Bhoomi Pujan of the rail project to attend, she might still address a scheduled rally at Lalganj on October 14. “Sonia Gandhi’s programme is still on. It may take place in some form or the other,” said Kishori Lal Sharma, a party leader making preparations for the rally. UPCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi said people of Dehar, Sohawal and Bannamau villages had given their consent in writing for the acquisition and that the “state government’s move will stall development”. She said the state government had not given the go-ahead to three other projects being set up in Rae Bareli.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting said India had a negative approach during the drawn first Test on Monday. “We were the only ones trying to take the game forward,” said Ponting after India finished on 177-4 having been set an unlikely winning target of 299. “We played aggressive cricket. I am not surprised by the way they played, the Indian team play a lot of drawn games. We dominated this Test match.” The sides now head to Mohali for the second Test, which starts on Friday. Ponting said he went into the final day in Bangalore expecting “a really good contest”. “We got some extra runs we thought might have needed. We gave it our best shot with the ball but we just didn’t create enough opportunities,” he added. “We could not win it at the end, but it was a pretty good start to the series for us.” India paceman Zaheer Khan, who was man-of-the-match after claiming five wickets in the tourists’ first innings and also scoring an unbeaten 57, said Australia’s failure to force victory meant they would be under more pressure in the rest of the series. “They know they can’t take our 20 wickets. They couldn’t get me and Bhajji (Harbhajan Singh) out, what else do you want? They are under pressure, we know that,” he said. “On a fifth day wicket their spinners couldn’t do us any harm. That tells everyone what their spin attack is all about. “Even their pacers, they didn’t look like getting a wicket, especially on the fifth day on a wicket like this.”

– By Sagar Satapathy, Editor-in-Chief (Breaking News online) There has been a huge hue and cry over the financial health of ICICI Bank during the recent market meltdown. The ICICI Bank suffered huge losses, causing panic among the investors. But everyone forgot that ICICI Bank remains a big power in the banking sector and it has enough money to overcome any temporary crisis. The rumours, speculations and all permutations and combinations proved wrong, as the ICICI Bank led the market surge yesterday. Only a few days ago, situation was so bad that ICICI Bank MD and CEO KV Kamath, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and the RBI had to step in to assure the investors of ICICI Bank’s stability and growth. It is not known whether some vested interests played the spoilsport by indulging in a malicious campaign against the ICICI Bank. But the bank proved anyone wrong and emerged as a strong force to reckon with in the banking industry. ICICI Bank not only managed to generate trust and confidence among its investors, but led the way in market surge. As a result, other banks such as HDFC Bank, SBI and others also witnessed good results. The ICICI Prulife from ICICI Prudential still remains a big hit among the investors. The ICICI Prulife is rated high among other insurance and unit-linked products. It has been a huge relief to see ICICI Bank on top again. Millions of investors in India can now feel safe and secure. Their money should be always safe with ICICI Bank. There is no doubt about this.

Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways have entered into a code sharing alliance. The two airliners signed a pact for common fuel management, ground handling, network rationalisation and cross-crew use. They will also work together on cross-sales and staff training. The new alliance between Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines has much significance, as it does not have any equity implication.

The National Integration Council (NIC) meeting was dominated by the issues such as terrorism and anti-Christian violence. While the UPA leaders tried to focus only on anti-Christian violence and Communalism, the BJP-led NDA tried to take a swipe at the UPA government on the issue of rising terror activities in the country. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh expressed deep regret and anguish over the communal violence in Assam, Orissa and Karnataka. The NIC adopted a resolution condemning all acts of violence and terrorism and resolved to deal with such activities firmly. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi stole the show by taking the UPA government into task on the issue of terrorism. The BJP CMs demanded a tough terror law, which was rejected by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil. On the expected lines, Samajwadi Party, CPI and CPM warned against targeting the Muslim community as terrorists. The Prime Minister also supported their views. The NIC meet also witnessed a war-of-words between Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil. Naveen Patnaik refuted all charges against his government and revealed that Centre had delayed sending forces to tackle the communal violence. Later, he urged everyone to forget all political difference and work together towards the growth and development of all sections of the society. The NIC, which met after a gap of 3 years, is comprised of 146 members including all Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, leaders of national and regional political parties and eminent personalities. Senior BJPO leader, former Deputy PM and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, LK Advani, who was invited as #134 to the NIC meet, did not attend, taking it as an insult to his stature. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh was also not invited to the NIC meet.

Even as the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court ordered a stay on the cancellation of land allotment for Sonia Gandhi’s dream Rail Coach Factory in Rae Bareli, Mayawati sprung another surprise by imposing Section 144 in Rae Bareli on the eve of Sonia Gandhi’s rally. The government has denied permission for the rally citing law and order problem. The latest development could lead to a bitter face-off between Maywati and Sonia Gandhi. Mayawati took this decition after some congress minister supports the terrorist. And may be possible that sonia will announce some fund/relief for terrorists. So Mayawati impossess Section 144 in Rae Bareli. As we know that Arjun Singh, Amar singh Supports the terrorist and blam on Delhi Police and ignore the death of mohan chand sharma ( who died in fighiting with terrorist in jamiya nagar). We are very happy and with Mayawati for imposing Section 144 in Rae Bareli. Mayawati and Narendra Modi only two breave leaders in India rest of all are bharwa(hijra).

Paul Krugman, a Professor at Princeton University, United States, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics. Paul Krugman is an Op-Ed columnist for New York Times. Mr. Paul Krugman received the Nobel Prize for Economics for his commendable work on international trade and economic geography. Paul Krugman developed models that explained observed patters of trade between the countries. He also explained what goods are produced where and why. Paul Krugman’s theories explained why worldwide trade is dominated by a few countries that have similar policies and why some countries import the same goods they export.

 

Gujarat erupted into joy and celebrations

Sensex recovered sharply The Sensex has recovered sharply from the day’s low of 10,741, and is now down 445 points at 11,250. The NSE Nifty is trading at 3465, down 142 points. Sterlite has slumped over 11% to Rs 278. Satyam and Wipro have plunged 9% each to Rs 254 and Rs 280, respectively. ICICI Bank and Jaiprakash Associates have tumbled over 8% each to Rs 445 and Rs 93, respectively. Tata Steel has crashed 7.5% to Rs 331. HDFC Bank has shed 6.6% at Rs 1,053. Reliance Infrastructure, Hindalco and TCS have slipped over 6% each to Rs 610, Rs 89 and Rs 540, respectively. Reliance Communications has declined nearly 6% to Rs 283. ACC, Tata Motors and Reliance are down around 5% each. Ranbaxy has rebounded into the positive zone and surged nearly 6% to Rs 271. The market breadth is extremely negative – out of 2,406 stocks traded so far, 2,173 have declined, 201 have advanced and 32 are unchanged. Earlier report The Sensex is now down 746 points at 10,950. Sterlite and Satyam have nose-dived over 13% each to Rs 271 and Rs 242, respectively. Wipro has plunged 12% to Rs 270. The market breadth is extremely negative – out of 2,323 stocks traded so far, 2,114 have declined, 185 have advanced and the rest are unchanged.

entire Gujarat erupted into joy and celebrations The entire Gujarat erupted into joy and celebrations, as it became official that Tata’s dream Nano project is finally coming to Sanand, Gujarat. Just after the joint press conference held by Ratan Tata and Narendra Modi, people came to streets and started distributing sweets to each other. They also bursted crackers. It was a Diwali in Gujarat. Of course, it was a proud moment for Gujarat. The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) burst crackers worth Rs 1 lakh and distributed sweets to mark this historic occasion. The Chharodi village in Sanand, which is the site for new Nano Plant witnessed celebrations across the night. Jubilant villagers danced to the tunes of drum-beating, played Holi and burst fire-crackers to welcome Nano. Unilke the Singur farmers, farmers in Chharodi believe that they will gain good land deals as well as better employment opportunities. They think about growth and development, not POLITICS. Is Mamata Banerjee watching???

BSE Sensex fell below 11,000 mark The bloodbath at Dalal Street continues, as the BSE Sensex fell below 11,000 mark for the first time since August 2006. The stocks crashed by 827 points in the first hour of trading on Wednesday. The BSE Sensex was trading 10,844 points. The Nifty too crashed by over 200 points and was trading at 3,385 points. Markets across the world witnessed the big decline yesterday. The Dow Jones fell by 500 points, while the Nasdaq slipped to a 5-year-low. The US Fed (Federal Reserve) is considering a rate cut to bailout the market. Investors and common people are in panic in the US and elsewhere in the world.

Former Captain Laxmi Indira Panda struggled for six decades to get the status of a freedom fighter Truly said, recognition comes only after death. Former Captain of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA), Laxmi Indira Panda struggled for six decades to get the status of a freedom fighter. She finally got it on death bed. When she received the status, she had already slipped into coma following a brain stroke. What an irony! The 83-year-old Laxmi Indira Panda, who passed away in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, had joined Netaji’s INA, but could not provide any jail record to get the freedom fighter status. Laxmi Indira Panda belonged to Jeypore in Orissa’s Koraput district. Despite being a freedom fighter, she was overlooked by the authorities and did not receive any help from the government. She was even forced to work as a domestic help to earn a living. In August 2008, Laxmi Indira Panda met President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi and narrated her story to her. President Pratibha Patil acted immediately to honour Panda by giving her the freedom fighter status and also sanctioned a pension. But it was too late. The President’s office oversaw her treatment in AIIMS. Laxmi Indira Panda’s body was brought back to Bhubaneswar in a special plane arranged by the central government. Her body was received by Orissa Governor MC Bhandare. Captain Laxmi Indira Panda was cremated at the Satyanagar crematory in Bhubaneswar with full state honour. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who offered floral tributes to departed soul, announced that a statue of Laxmi Indira Panda will be installed in her hometown Jeypore. Actually congress Always hated other Freedom fighters, who didn’t a member of congress or not belongs to congress. Every one knows that Netaji, Bhagat Singh, Chandarshekhar aajad is well known freedom fighter but still they didn’t get More respect. Time is stronger than any one. Jab Histry phir se likha jayega tab Congress or uske chamchon ko iska khamiyaja bhugatana padega. Kyon ki samay bahut balwan hai or iske aage achhe achhon ko apni aukaat pata lagi hai. Congress ke ek ex-President Kisri khuddi kurane ke jurm main jail gaya or aajadi ke baad freedom fighter ban gaya or yanha jo log aajadi ki ladai main mare gaye ya bach bhi gaye o aaj bhi sanghars kar rahe hain is congress ki sarkaar ke khilaf.

Monica Bedi is returning to Big Boss house as a wild card entry In a dramatic development, Monica Bedi is returning to Big Boss house as a wild card entry. She was chosen over Rakhi, Alina and Sambhavana by the viewers across India and other parts of the world. Monica will formally enter the Big Boss house tomorrow. Monica’s entry has made the show more interesting and exciting. The Big Boss 2 has become dirtier with housemates turning against each other. Rahul Mahajan and Raja Choudhury were considered as the strongest candidates among all housemates. However, Diana Hayden who made a late entry into the Big Boss house, has emerged as a strong contender to win the crown. Diana is slowly, but strongly increasing her hold over the weak and soft candidates like Devojit, Zulfi and a few others. She maintained a distance from Rahul in a bid to thwart his game plan. However, Monica Bedi’s re-entry into Big Boss 2 will change the atmosphere. It would be interesting to see how the housemates react when Monica Bedi sets her feet inside the house tomorrow.

 

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According to TV reports, the Tatas have finally decided to roll out their dream Nano Car project from Gujarat. Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi will address a joint press conference today to announce this much-awaited decision. Tatas’ decision to roll out Nano from Gujarat has come as a huge victory for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi who completes seven years in office today. According to sources, Tata Motors has selected Sanand, 25 km from Ahmedabad for the relocation of Nano plant. Tatas have already pulled out of Singur, West Bengal. The Gujarat government reportedly agreed to transfer 1,000 acres of land to Tata Motors. the land is located within the 2,200-acre campus owned by the Anand Agriculture University. The University has already transferred that land to the government. According to TV channels, both Tatas and Gujarat government officials are trying to reach a deal that will favour both parties and remove all confusions. The Tatas are on a high, as they are getting invitations from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Orissa and many other states. It will be a prestige issue for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and he will never let this opportunity go.

Within days of exiting from West Bengal, Tatas have decided to relocate their Rs 1 lakh-Nano car project in Gujarat, after scouting many sites including that Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Tata Group Chief Ratan Tata and the Chief Minister Narendra Modi would jointly announce the project in the state later in the day, officials said. Tatas have identified the site at Sanand, near Ahmedabad, where the state government will give 1,000 acres land from the Anand Agricultural University for housing the project. The new project site was finalised last evening after yet another visit by the Tata Motors officials, who in the last few days had scouted for possible locations in many other states. Ever since the Tatas faced political resistance in West Bengal for their project at Singur various state governments, including Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, were in the race to woo Tatas to set the manufacturing facility for the cheapest car in the world.

Stocks tumbled around the world following the credit crisis that has ravaged the world financial markets, and even the Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share index — the Sensex — yo-yoed through the trading day. In the morning, the Sensex bucked the trend following the CRR cut by the Reserve Bank of India and the lifting of curbs on P-Notes by Sebi and was up 290 points at one point. It then started to plummet and lost over a 100 points to plummet to 11,700. The Sensex then rose once more by 104 points at 11,906, only to fall yet again. The Sensex is now down by 159 points at 11,642. The NSE Nifty too is down 27 points at 3,576. Ranbaxy has soared nearly 5% to Rs 258. DLF and NTPC have surged over 3.5% each to Rs 313 and Rs 175, respectively. ONGC and Reliance Infrastructure have rallied 3% each to Rs 1,011 and Rs 657, respectively. Reliance and Bharti Airtel have gained 2.7% each at Rs 1,687 and Rs 749, respectively. BHEL has moved up 2.4% to Rs 1,484. HDFC, Tata Motors, Jaiprakash Associates and Grasim are up nearly 2% each, ITC and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have slumped 4.7% each to Rs 172 and Rs 1,033, respectively. Mahindra & Mahindra has tumbled 3.5% to Rs 485. Sterlite has plunged 3% to Rs 326. Satyam has shed 2.7% at Rs 286. TCS and HDFC Bank have slipped around 2% each to Rs 606 and Rs 1,179, respectively. Tata Power and Hindalco are down over 1% each at Rs 788 and Rs 95, respectively.

The bailout package failed to revive the mood in American market, as the Dow Jones shed 800 points to fall below 10,000-mark for the first time since 2004. While the European markets struggle to cope up with the credit crunch, the fall in US market, deepened the global financial crisis. The Dow Jones finally closed at 9,955 at the end of Monday’s trading. The recession fears are now looming large, as the markets across the world are going down. The US, European countries and Asian countries such as India and Japan are feeling the heat of credit crunch. The Federal Reserve (Fed) tried to revive the financial stability in the US market by increasing the amount of short-term lending money to $600 billion, but in vain.

 

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According to TV reports, the Tatas have finally decided to roll out their dream Nano Car project from Gujarat. Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi will address a joint press conference today to announce this much-awaited decision. Tatas’ decision to roll out Nano from Gujarat has come as a huge victory for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi who completes seven years in office today. According to sources, Tata Motors has selected Sanand, 25 km from Ahmedabad for the relocation of Nano plant. Tatas have already pulled out of Singur, West Bengal. The Gujarat government reportedly agreed to transfer 1,000 acres of land to Tata Motors. the land is located within the 2,200-acre campus owned by the Anand Agriculture University. The University has already transferred that land to the government. According to TV channels, both Tatas and Gujarat government officials are trying to reach a deal that will favour both parties and remove all confusions. The Tatas are on a high, as they are getting invitations from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Orissa and many other states. It will be a prestige issue for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and he will never let this opportunity go.

Within days of exiting from West Bengal, Tatas have decided to relocate their Rs 1 lakh-Nano car project in Gujarat, after scouting many sites including that Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Tata Group Chief Ratan Tata and the Chief Minister Narendra Modi would jointly announce the project in the state later in the day, officials said. Tatas have identified the site at Sanand, near Ahmedabad, where the state government will give 1,000 acres land from the Anand Agricultural University for housing the project. The new project site was finalised last evening after yet another visit by the Tata Motors officials, who in the last few days had scouted for possible locations in many other states. Ever since the Tatas faced political resistance in West Bengal for their project at Singur various state governments, including Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, were in the race to woo Tatas to set the manufacturing facility for the cheapest car in the world.

Stocks tumbled around the world following the credit crisis that has ravaged the world financial markets, and even the Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share index — the Sensex — yo-yoed through the trading day. In the morning, the Sensex bucked the trend following the CRR cut by the Reserve Bank of India and the lifting of curbs on P-Notes by Sebi and was up 290 points at one point. It then started to plummet and lost over a 100 points to plummet to 11,700. The Sensex then rose once more by 104 points at 11,906, only to fall yet again. The Sensex is now down by 159 points at 11,642. The NSE Nifty too is down 27 points at 3,576. Ranbaxy has soared nearly 5% to Rs 258. DLF and NTPC have surged over 3.5% each to Rs 313 and Rs 175, respectively. ONGC and Reliance Infrastructure have rallied 3% each to Rs 1,011 and Rs 657, respectively. Reliance and Bharti Airtel have gained 2.7% each at Rs 1,687 and Rs 749, respectively. BHEL has moved up 2.4% to Rs 1,484. HDFC, Tata Motors, Jaiprakash Associates and Grasim are up nearly 2% each, ITC and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have slumped 4.7% each to Rs 172 and Rs 1,033, respectively. Mahindra & Mahindra has tumbled 3.5% to Rs 485. Sterlite has plunged 3% to Rs 326. Satyam has shed 2.7% at Rs 286. TCS and HDFC Bank have slipped around 2% each to Rs 606 and Rs 1,179, respectively. Tata Power and Hindalco are down over 1% each at Rs 788 and Rs 95, respectively.

The bailout package failed to revive the mood in American market, as the Dow Jones shed 800 points to fall below 10,000-mark for the first time since 2004. While the European markets struggle to cope up with the credit crunch, the fall in US market, deepened the global financial crisis. The Dow Jones finally closed at 9,955 at the end of Monday’s trading. The recession fears are now looming large, as the markets across the world are going down. The US, European countries and Asian countries such as India and Japan are feeling the heat of credit crunch. The Federal Reserve (Fed) tried to revive the financial stability in the US market by increasing the amount of short-term lending money to $600 billion, but in vain.

 

3 Christian Maoists arrested in Laxmanananda Saraswati murder case (All 3 are Congress Supportor) Motherfucker 3 Cristians Killed the Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and after that Motherfucker Congress Party blams on Bajrang Dal and VHP for Voilence in Orissa. Kill all Cristians and their family who is involved in Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati murder case, also kills those people who supported Cristians. Mutherfucker Muslims kills innocent people in India and The government didn’t take any action against Muslims and now Cristians are on the way of muslims In a major breakthrough in the sensational Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati murder case, the Orissa CID arrested three Christian Maoists from Baliguda block. They were allegedly involved in the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati on August 23. The arrested persons were Duryodhan Sunamajhi, Munda Badamajhi and Sanatana Badamajhi. According to CID sources, at least 18 Christian Maoists were involved in the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati at the Jalespeta Ashram. These arrested people were among those who launched an attack on Swami Laxmanananda on that fateful day. Some guns and masks were recovered from the arrested Maoists. The latest development almost confirmed a “nexus” between the Maoists and Christian Missionaries and there is no doubt that a large number of Christians have joined the naxal groups. The Christian-run NGOs and Churches could have been a funding source for the Maoists. Such speculations are on the rise, as top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda tried in desperation to own up responsibility for Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati’s killing. Mr. Panda had reportedly admitted that Maoist groups in Orissa always received support from Christian groups. “It is a fact that Christians form the majority in our organisation. Our supporters in Rayagada, Gajapati and Kandhamal also belonged to the Christian community,” said Sabyasachi Panda during his interview to some correspondents in a recent interview. Laxmanananda Saraswati was killed, as he did not stop his movements against religious conversion and cow slaughter.