Friday, July 29, 2011

1.618 - The God Number

1.618                                                    

                         is a special number in Mathematics. Not only in Maths but also in every  other fields. It is everywhere around you; in  plants, in pencil; in  tea cup; in everything you see. Even it is in you.

Phi

                          1.618 is the number what mathematicians say "Phi". It is called the Golden Ratio. It is the fundamental building Number of our Universe. 

                        Let us get in to the matter what ancient scholars  believed and even modern scientists have accepted. That is 'The Divine Proportion'. Everything in the Universe is made with a perfect geometry.

 For example,

                     If you take a Honey Bee community, the total number of  female bees exceeds the male ones. When you take the ratio of them you  will get 1.618:1

Honey Bee community

             Cannot believe it, take a small branch of any plant and if you  measure the ratio between the leaf nodes you will get what? 1.618:1

Divine Proportion in plants

             Even if you cannot accept it, try this; Take a measuring tape  and measure the height from your head to abdomen and note it down. Next  measure the distance from the abdomen to toe. Then divide them and you  will get amazingly the ratio 1.618:1.Try the same for different segments  of your body. All ratios will be 1.618:1.

           The teeth, the nostril holes, the eyes, the ears everything you take, you will get the Golden Ratio.

Divine Proportion in teeth

            If you take the Fibonacci Series, the ratio of the adjacent numbers will give you 1.618

Fibanocci Series

            In the 16th century Leonardo Davinci  studied the human anatomy by examining corpse and he proved the Divine  Proportion in human body. His most famous drawing "The Vitruvian Man"  proves the Divine Proportion.

The Vitruvian Man by Davinci

With reference to the book "The Davinci Code" by Dan Brown.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Seven killed as blasts rock Oslo

Terrorists target government buildings

mayhem in Norway: Rescue workers attend to victims after massive bomb blasts tore through government buildings in the centre of Oslo on Friday. — PHOTO: AP (More photographs, another report on Page 10)

Powerful explosions shook central Oslo on Friday afternoon, blowing out the windows of several government buildings, including one housing the office of the Norwegian Prime Minister.

(An AFP report said that in what seemed to be a related incident, a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp at Utoya, an island outside Oslo, killing four people.)

Seven people were killed and several more injured in the blasts. A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said he was “safe and not hurt.”

Stunned office staff and civil servants working in the vicinity of the bombed building said at least two explosions could be heard in close succession, as the sound of the blasts echoed across the city.

Giant clouds of light-coloured smoke continued to rise hundreds of feet into the air over the city as a fire burned in one of the damaged structures, a six-storey office building that houses the Oil Ministry.

The police said the initial blast occurred at around 3.20 p.m. local time.

“We think there was more than one blast,” said Runar Kvernen, spokesman for the National Police Directorate under the Ministry of Justice and Police.

The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear, but a Reuters reporter described seeing the mangled wreckage of a car near one of the buildings. Photos and television footage showed windows blown out in the 17-storey office building across the street from the Oil Ministry, and the street and plaza areas on each side were strewn with glass and debris.

The centre of the city, Norway's capital, was sealed off, and police said they were on heightened alert as they combed through the debris in search of clues.

The explosions, which ripped through the cluster of modern office buildings around the Einar Gerhardsens plaza, occurred at a time when many Norwegians were on vacation and many more had left their offices early for the weekend. — New York Times News Service

Reaching out to Somalia

FIGHTING THE ODDS: A malnourished child at southern Mogadishu’s Banadir hospital on Tuesday. The death rate among drought-stricken Somalis arriving at refugee camps has reached several times the levels seen in emergency situations, according to the U.N. refugees agency. Photo: AFP

An appeal to all nations and individuals to step up to the challenge of helping the famine-hit, conflict-ridden nation.

Across the Horn of Africa, people are starving. A catastrophic combination of conflict, high food prices and drought has left more than 11 million people in desperate need. The United Nations has been sounding the alert for months. We have resisted using the “f-word” — famine — but on Wednesday we officially recognised the fast-evolving reality. There is famine in parts of Somalia. And it is spreading.

This is a wake-up call we cannot ignore. Everyday, I hear the most harrowing reports from our U.N. teams on the ground: Somali refugees, their cattle and goats dead from thirst, walking for weeks to find help in Kenya and Ethiopia; orphans who arrive alone, their parents dead, terrified and malnourished in a foreign land.

From within Somalia, we hear terrible stories of families who watched their children die, one by one. One woman recently arrived at a U.N. displacement camp 140 kilometres south of Mogadishu after a three-week trek. Halima Omar, from the region of Lower Shebelle, was once considered well off. Today, after three years of drought, she barely survives. Four of her six children are dead. “There is nothing in the world worse than watching your own child die in front of your eyes because you cannot feed him,” she said of her ordeal. “I am losing hope.”

Even for those who reach the camps, there is often no hope. Many are simply too weak after long journeys across the arid lands and die before they can be nursed back to strength. For people who need medical attention, there are often no medicines. Imagine the pain of those doctors who must watch their patients perish for lack of resources.

As a human family, these stories shock us. We ask: how is this happening again? After all, the world has enough food. And yes, economic times are hard. Yet since time immemorial, amid even the worst austerity, the compassionate impulse to help our fellow human beings has never wavered.

That is why I reach out today — to focus global attention on this crisis, to sound the alarm and call on the world's people to help Somalia in this moment of greatest need. To save the lives of the people at risk — the vast majority of them women and children — we need approximately $1.6 billion in aid. So far, international donors have given only half that amount. To turn the tide, to offer hope in the name of our common humanity, we must mobilise worldwide.

This means everyone. I appeal to all nations — both those who fund our work year-in and year-out, and those who do not traditionally give through the multinational system — to step up to the challenge. On July 25, in Rome, U.N. agencies gather to coordinate our emergency response and raise funds for immediate assistance.

Meanwhile, we must all ask ourselves, as individual citizens, how we can help. This might mean private donations, as in previous humanitarian emergencies in Indonesia after the tsunami or Haiti after the earthquake, or it could mean pushing elected representatives toward a more robust response. Even in the best of circumstances, this may not be enough. There is a real danger we cannot meet all the needs.

The situation is particularly difficult in Somalia. There, ongoing conflict complicates any relief effort. More broadly, sharply rising food prices have stretched the budgets of international agencies and NGOs. Operating conditions are complicated by the fact that the transitional national government of Somalia controls only a portion of the capital city, Mogadishu. We are working on an agreement with the forces of al-Shabab, an Islamist militia group, to grant access to areas of the country that they control. Even so, serious security concerns remain.

We must also recognise that Kenya and Ethiopia, which have generously kept their borders open, face enormous challenges of their own. The largest refugee camp in the world, Dadaab, is already dangerously over-crowded with some 380,000 refugees. Many thousands more are waiting to be registered. In neighbouring Ethiopia, 2,000 people a day are arriving at the Dolo refugee camp — also struggling to keep pace. This compounds a food crisis faced by almost seven million Kenyans and Ethiopians at home. In Djibouti and Eritrea, tens of thousands of people are also in need — and potentially many more.

Even as we respond to this immediate crisis, we need to find ways to deal with underlying causes. Today's drought may be the worst in decades. But with the effects of climate change being increasingly felt throughout the world, it will surely not be the last. This means practical measures: drought-resistant seeds, irrigation, rural infrastructure, livestock programmes.

These projects can work. Over the last ten years, they have helped boost agricultural production in Ethiopia by eight per cent a year. We have also seen improvements in our early warning systems. We knew this drought was coming and began issuing warnings last November. Looking ahead, we must ensure those warnings are heard in time.

Above all, we need peace. As long as there is conflict in Somalia, we cannot effectively fight famine. More and more children will go hungry; more and more people will needlessly die. And this cycle of insecurity is growing dangerously wide.

In Somalia, Halima Omar told us: “Maybe this is our fate — or maybe a miracle will happen and we will be saved from this nightmare.”

I cannot accept this as her fate. Together, we must rescue her and her countrymen and all their children from a truly terrible nightmare. (Courtesy: U.N. Information Centre for India and Bhutan)

'Lokayukta can prosecute accused in mining scam'

A file photo of N. Santosh Hegde.

The Hindu met Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde on Friday for an exclusive interview on the issues arising from his investigation of the illegal mining scam. Excerpts:

As the Lokayukta has powers that go far beyond that of a commission of enquiry, what are the options before it?

As a commission of inquiry is set up for a specific issue, it doesn't have the power to prosecute, whereas we do.

Is that a possibility in this case?

Yes.

Can this report form the basis for a charge sheet?

It could definitely be a basis. The question is how we go about it. We could take suo motu cognisance, but I don't have the time as I am retiring.

What is the role of the Governor on this issue?

Till now, the practice has been that under Section 12 (3) of the Lokayukta Act, the document is sent to the Government. But maybe the Governor must be thinking that if there are criminal charges against the Chief Minister, he is entitled to take action.

But I am not joining cause with His Excellency. I will go by whatever his advice is. If his advice is that I should submit it to him, it will be done.

So, will you be sending a copy to the Governor?

I have normally been submitting reports only to the Government with directions to comply with the recommendations. If they don't do it, then under Section 12 (5), I will send it to the Governor.

Is there any charge of criminality against the Chief Minister?

There is criminality on the part of the others.

When will you submit the report?

Monday or Tuesday.

What do you think the Government will do?

I don't think they will do anything. I am saying this from past experience. I gave my previous report on December 18, 2008, where I made elaborate recommendations. But nothing has been done.

Have the former Chief Ministers S.M. Krishna and N. Dharam Singh been named?

No.

What happens to the officers who helped prepare this report after you retire?

I have put in a section in the mining report titled ‘security to officers.' I have said there is a threat to the life of [senior forest official and key investigator] U.V. Singh. He and the other four officers involved in the mining investigation are likely to face threats in future. They have stepped on the feet of many politically powerful people. Their administrative bosses have also been named. They should be given both professional and physical protection.

Lokayukta officials feel that the Lokayukta police should have been allowed to file an FIR to investigate the mining scam. They feel that the case would have been much tighter that way.

Certainly, it could have been done. But then at that point of time, the [Lokayukta] police were very busy with the [former minister] Katta Subramanya Naidu [land grab] case. I didn't want to distract them. Even now, my Deputy Inspector-General of Police says they can do it, if they are called upon for the task.

But I must wait till the time the Government fails to take action. But by then I will be gone. Somebody else will have to do that job.

There are reports that you will be the Lokayukta of Bihar…

Rubbish. Nitish Kumar approached Prashant Bhushan for help in drafting a Lokayukta Bill for Bihar. Through Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan approached me to help with the drafting of that Bill. I have agreed to meet Nitish Kumar after my retirement.

Lokpal Bill will be placed before Cabinet next week, says Sibal

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: V.V. Krishnan

The HinduHuman Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Friday.

A decision on whether to bring PM under its purview will be decided by Cabinet

The government was ready with the Lokpal Bill and it would be placed before the Cabinet for approval next week, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal told journalists on Friday.

“The Bill is ready and the Cabinet will take it up next week… a decision on whether to bring the Prime Minister under its purview will be decided by the Cabinet,” Mr. Sibal said.

Mr. Sibal, however, pointed out that the draft Bill prepared by the committee, comprising five Union Ministers, was against bringing Prime Minister under the Lokpal. It was for the Cabinet to take a final decision on it. The government was committed to tabling the draft Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament next month.

Mr. Sibal said, “As promised by the UPA government, we are committed to curbing corruption… Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had made a promise to the nation on the Lokpal Bill and the government will deliver on that promise. We hope that the Bill will be passed by Parliament unanimously as the government has incorporated suggestions and addressed concerns raised by the Opposition parties.”

Referring to the draft Bill prepared by civil society activists led by social activist Anna Hazare that has recommended bringing Prime Minister within the ambit of the Lokpal, Mr. Sibal said, “some suggestions were given during the all-party meeting on the issue….when the matter comes up before the Cabinet, the government will decide.”

Asked what type of case the Lokpal would investigate, Mr. Sibal said the Bill had provisions whereby any matter not being investigated by an agency like the Central Bureau of Investigation could be taken by the Lokpal.

Referring to the objections being raised by civil society members, he said when the Bill went to the Standing Committee, they could submit their suggestions and views before Parliament.

“The Lokpal Bill is coming… we all want that a strong legislation should come in Parliament so that all these corruption issues being raised are handed over to the Lokpal,” Mr. Sibal said. He hoped that all parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party would support it.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Goodbye Dayanidhi. What next?

Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran's resignation from the central cabinet was long overdue.
Yahoo! had predicted last month that Maran was on his way out. Today, as he drove out of the prime minister's house after putting in his papers, it was clear the Tamil Nadu politician had been forced out. His official Mercedes, with a red beacon, was gone. He drove out in a more modest Honda City. He was smiling, but he knew he could well be driving into political wilderness, or if luck runs out, into jail.
There was a lot going against Maran, but the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had remained reluctant to sack him because of 'coalition compulsions'.

Here's a quick overview of the Maran saga.

Why did he resign?
Maran is a prominent leader of the DMK, a party that has held the telecommunications portfolio at the centre for seven years. Two of his party colleagues are already in jail on charges of selling 2G spectrum cheap and getting huge kickbacks. Maran was the telecommunications minister in UPA-I, and had the authority to grant telecom licences. He allegedly armtwisted C Sivasankaran, who owned Aircel, to sell the mobile services company to Maxis. This he achieved by delaying grant of licences to Aircel as long as it was in the hands of Sivasankaran. Once his buddy, who owns Maxis, had control, the licences were all his.
How do we know the deal was shady?
Maxis soon invested Rs 675 crore in Sun DTH, a company owned by Dayanidhi's brother Kalanidhi. The Malaysian company is reported to have paid more than the market value, and investigators believe the extra money was a bribe by another name.
Who caught Dayanidhi out?
The CBI, which is investigating the 2G spectrum scandal. The sleuths' case was strengthened by C Sivasankaran, a witness in the 2G case, who testified he was coerced into giving up his company to Maxis. That made Maran's position shaky. The CBI might have taken things easy, but the Supreme Court is keeping a close eye on its investigations.
What will happen to the DMK now?
The party's destructive streak continues. Karunidhi, the DMK's patriarch, is a broken man, with his daughter Kanimozhi lodged in Tihar jail. His protege A Raja is also behind bars. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reportedly spoke to Karunanidhi on Wednesday, and convinced him Maran should go. A tired Karunanidhi wouldn't have thought too hard before giving Manmohan Singh his go-ahead. Dayanidhi and Kalanidhi are his grand-nephews. His family's relations with the Marans have been unsteady. As things stand today, he will not stick his neck out to save the Marans.
Will the resignation hit DMK's ties with the Congress?
Most certainly. The alliance is already frayed. The DMK feels the Congress is not protecting its leaders when they face corruption charges. The Congress now knows the DMK's strength has eroded. DMK has lost Tamil Nadu to AIADMK. It still has 18 MPs, and shares power at the centre. The DMK hopes Maran's position will remain with the DMK, but it is in no position to dictate terms. The Congress and the DMK are still allies. They fought the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu jointly, and fared miserably. The DMK has reason to break away, and so has the Congress. The marriage may not last much longer.
What will happen to the Marans' business empire?
Sun TV is the family's most visible corporate entity. It offers a host of channels not just in Tamil but in other south Indian languages as well. Sun TV holds sway over Tamil Nadu, thanks mainly to its catalogue of films. Its stocks fell by 8 per cent as soon as Maran was arrested, but recovered some of the loss soon. The family's television business may not be affected, but its cable business is already hit, with Jayalalithaa nationalising the service. The other businesses will be affected, but to what extent and how we will know only as things unfold further

Maruti stops Swift production

Swift

India's largest carmaker Maruti has ended the production of its highly selling premium hatchback Swift, to make way for the next generation Swift, which will be launched in late August or early September. Dealers have started accepting bookings for the new Swift. Maruti has codenamed the new Swift as YP8 and its trial runs are on in the Manesar plant, reports Economic Times.
According to a report in Business Standard, The car will come with 1.2-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel variants. It was reported that the new model, built on a slightly longer yet new platform, will be little extra roomy, lighter and return better mileage than the current generation Swift. Besides, engineers have also achieved a substantial reduction in the overall weight of the car by replacing the metal fuel tank with a plastic tank. This will improve its fuel efficiency by a little over 13 per cent. This will be the first major face-lift for the Swift since it was launched six years ago. Pricing details of the new car has not been shared by the company.
It was also reported that the new Swift will be produced at the company's Manesar facility in Haryana, which has recently seen labour unrest. The petrol variant will return a mileage of around 20 km a litre, as compared to 17.9 km per litre certified by the Automotive Research Association of India. Similarly, the diesel model will deliver around 23.8 km per litre, as against the existing 21 km a litre.
The report stated that for installing the plastic fuel tanks, Maruti Suzuki India has tied up with France's Plastic Omnium, the world's largest manufacturer of plastic fuel tanks as it was mentioned that plastic fuel tanks are usually 25-35 per cent lighter than the conventional metal tanks. Besides, these are corrosion-free, durable, non-explosive and easily recyclable. Maruti Suzuki India has entered into a tripartite joint venture with Suzuki Motor Corporation and Plastic Omnium to manufacture fuel tanks at the Manesar facility. The new plastic tank manufacturing facility, Inergy Automotive Systems Manufacturing India Private Ltd, was inaugurated in Manesar on Monday.
According to the report, Maruti may also offer a four-speed automatic transmission option in the petrol version, besides the regular five-speed manual. The Swift which is available now in petrol, diesel and CNG versions and priced between Rs 3.9-5.5 lakh, sells close to 12,000 units every month. It recorded a growth of 21 per cent last year selling over 140,000 units as against 116,000 units sold in the previous year. The Swift accounts for about 25 per cent of the hatchback segment, and competes with Hyundai i20, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Fabia, Nissan Micra, Fiat Punto and Toyota Liva. It was also mentioned that Maruti is also preparing to launch a new Swift Dzire, which will be cheaper and will probably hit the market by early 2012.

CAG audit: RIL blames it on rivals

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has said the CAG has not found any false inflation of its KG-D6 gas field costs or any dishonesty in developing the gas fields. File photo

The Hindu Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has said the CAG has not found any false inflation of its KG-D6 gas field costs or any dishonesty in developing the gas fields. File photo

Reliance Industries has said the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has not found any false inflation of its KG-D6 gas field costs or any dishonesty in developing the nation’s largest gas fields.

Replying to the draft audit report of the CAG, which accused it of being a beneficiary of undue favours from the Oil Ministry and its technical arm, the DGH, Reliance said, “Corporate rivalry motivated a few people with vested interests to indulge in a vicious smear campaign.”

Without naming anyone, it said “baseless insinuations were made through public advertisements questioning the increase in cost estimates” from $2.4 billion proposed in 2004 to $8.8 billion in 2006 due to a 250 per cent jump in the cost of services between the period of initial assessment and the actual commencement of field development.

The CAG, in its draft report, had said the increase in field cost would mean a lower profit take for the government.

“There is no finding or observation in the CAG’s draft audit report that Reliance has falsely inflated its contract cost or that it has dishonestly colluded with any of its suppliers to have them inflate the cost of the goods and services supplied by them,” Reliance said.

After an extensive and detailed audit process, in which eight CAG representatives spent some six months on Reliance premises, “CAG does not state that any evidence exists to support any case that the contract cost has been dishonestly inflated.”

In its voluminous 250-page reply, the Mukesh Ambani firm asked the CAG to state in “clear terms” in the final report that the contract cost has not been dishonestly inflated.

Stating that the CAG neither had any expertise in hydrocarbon exploration nor knowledge of Good International Petroleum Industry Practices, Reliance said the auditor has confused the authenticity of expenses with desirability of expenses.

The CAG, it said, had focused on “a series of minor, and in some cases trivial, observations concerning the procurement activities” for development of the D1-D3 gas fields and the MA oilfield in the KG-D6 block.

Its observations on the “reasonableness” of the cost incurred relate to procurement contracts whose total value is Rs 1,500 crore out of the total investment of Rs 35,000 crore in the block.

The CAG audit “fails to notice that the overall costs of development compare favourably to all similarly situated projects — but makes much of perceived failure to follow government-like procedures,” Reliance said.

“Using the benefit of hindsight, the CAG cannot question the technical and operational judgements of the operator that were in effect the best possible judgements at the time, based on the best information available,” it added.

Reliance said the procedure followed for procurement of equipment and services for the field development was in complete compliance with the provisions of the Production Sharing Contract (PSC).

Inflating capital investment, it said, does not mean higher profits for the operator. If an operator spends Re. 1 more, the amount of petroleum available for production sharing is reduced by a corresponding amount of Re 1. A contractor like Reliance gets 90 per cent of the profit available for sharing with the government in the initial period, so if the cost is raised by Re. 1, his profit petroleum is reduced by Re. 0.90.

“At the end of the day, by spending Re. 1 more than is necessary, the contractor ultimately loses Re. 0.90 as the reduction in the amount of profit petroleum taken by the contractor,” it said.

Reliance said, “A number of the sections in the CAG’s draft audit report demonstrate a comprehensive misreading and misinterpretation on the part of authors of the nature of the project, the norms of good industry practice that apply to development of such fields and issues that should have been kept in focus and which are critical to assessment of whether the revenue interests of the government have been properly protected.”

The KG-D6 project has been described as “one of the best executed deep water projects, using the best technology available” and has led to saving of $25 billion in foreign exchange that the country would have spent on importing energy in the absence of Reliance gas.

Wadekar backs Dhoni's Dominica decision

Ajit Wadekar has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision not to press for victory in the third and final Test against the West Indies at Dominica. File photo

AP Ajit Wadekar has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision not to press for victory in the third and final Test against the West Indies at Dominica. File photo

Ajit Wadekar has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision not to press for victory in the third and final Test against the West Indies at Dominica. Dhoni has been widely criticised for not attempting a win when India required 86 off 90 balls. But the former India captain who led an experienced team to England in 1971 and deployed leg spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar at The Oval to notch a first series on England soil said: ``In the circumstances Dhoni did the right thing. India was leading the series 1-0 and heading to England. If India had clinched the second Test and series at Barbados, Dhoni, like any captain would have continued. He had made a very bold decision to declare at Barbados in an attempt to win. Here at Dominica, Rahul Dravid and V.V. S.Laxman were in the middle, but they did not look very comfortable. Probably it would have created a panic-like situation in the dressing room if one of them had got out. It’s was not worth taking the risk. If India had lost the third Test and drawn the series 1-1, it would have been a setback before the series against England., It would have been a setback to the Indian team’s confidence.’’,

India is all set to begin the four-Test series against at Lord’s on July 21 and Wadekar foresees a like event unfolding this time, just as it transpired in 1971. ``We beat the West Indies 1-0 in 1971 and went on to beat England 1-0 at `The Oval’. `` India is going to play only one warm-up (against Somerset) before the first Test. I would have preferred to have three or four matches. But then this Indian team is so much used to travelling and playing. They are mentally prepared. They get acclimatised quickly and get used to the conditions quickly.’’, Wadekar felt Dhoni’s team will be very positive at Lord’s. ``Dhoni is a cool and calm captain. Moreover he has Duncan Fletcher to offer sufficient information about the England players. Fletcher’s presence will be advantageous.

Actually Dhoni would not require so much details, he’s so matured. They will play to their strength. Cricketers are ambitious and like to perform at Lord’s, such is the thrilling atmosphere there.’’, Always in touch with the game, Wadekar is impressed with Ishant Sharma’s remarkable comeback in the West Indies. ``It’s tremendous. He could turn out to be the match winner in England. We have a good seam attack and an experienced spinner in Harbhajan Singh. Leg spinner Amit Mishra is also bowling well. But the bowlers will need support from the fielders and the batsmen who have to put enough runs on the board.’’,

Mumbai blasts: Govt. sees no cross-border link ‘as of now’

The government on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of the involvement of a suicide bomber in the Mumbai serial blasts and said a few Indian Mujahideen militants arrested some time ago were being interrogated.

The government also said “as of now” it has no ground to link Wednesday’s terror attack with any elements across the border.

“The NSG DG has informed that a body with circuit has been found from one of the sites. The body was found near the explosion site. We are not ruling out anything,” Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

Mr. Singh was replying to a question about the possibility of the involvement of a suicide bomber in Wednesday’s blasts as the body was found with a circuit near one of the blast sites. “The investigation is still on,” he said.

Hours later, Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry U.K. Bansal said there could be several reasons of finding circuit in the body of one of the victims.

“One of the possibilities is that the person concerned might have been standing near the bomb and as a result some parts of the bomb imbibed it (body). There is another possibility that it could be planted on his body. But as of now we are not in a position to tell anything,” he said.

Asked whether the body has been identified, he said since some of the bodies were found beyond recognition, Mumbai police was trying to identify them.

On the possibility of cross-border links with Wednesday’s blasts, Mr. Bansal said “As of now there is no ground to believe that there is any link of anyone from across the border”.

Asked who could be behind the blasts, Mr. Bansal said as of now the investigators were not in a position to tell with certainty which militant group was involved in it.

“As of now there is no lead about any particular group. That is why we are probing into all angles and all groups are under radar and everyone is considered as a suspect. A few Indian Mujahideen militants arrested some time ago are being interrogated,” he said.

He, however, said there was no blind investigation either saying forensic science evidences have come to Mumbai police and they were examining all these to find out the lead.

“We are also looking into those groups which carried out similar blasts in the past. We are confident that some lead would emerge soon,” he said.

On the possibility of the involvement of underworld in the terror act since such groups were reportedly active in the metropolis in the recent past, Mr. Bansal said “all angles are being probed“.

He also said there was no previous intelligence input about the blasts.

Mumbai’s Bloody Spirit bombay blast (13/7/11)

Mumbai's bloody spirit

Terror struck Mumbai again last night, and as is its wont, its much-touted 'spirit' is refusing to cower. Yes, even before 24 hours are up after another dastardly act on India's financial, cultural and entertainment capital, blanket banalities of 'spirit' and 'resilience' are pouring in. What chokes me is this need to resort to such platitudes, when the souls of the bloodied corpses haven't yet moved on from their earthly bodies, when those bereaved haven't even had the time to deal with the loss of a loved one, when the pain of those injured isn't even close to being abated with pills and care and when many survivors of the carnage are caught inside a claustrophobic, agonising reality of being alive in their own private hell.
Mumbai, in all its preparedness and the oft-hailed never-say-die spirit, wasn't ready for another bloodbath. Who is? But it must serve its ignominious honour of being terror's favourite city, given the number of such attacks it has had to face since 1993. So, what does Mumbai do? That part of Mumbai that isn't dead pulls up its pants, takes stock of the situation and tries to do what it can do the best in such situations - lend a helping hand, and well, live for what it's worth.
But isn't that true of humanity everywhere? I'm not trying to downplay Mumbai's spirit, far from it. To me, if there's another city I feel like I can fit in, it's Mumbai. I'll be the first to admit there is a certain joie de vivre to the city, with all its piles of muck and debris, that is heartwarming and is identical in those living on the fringes of society as well as those ensconced in the gilded cage of riches and grandeur. But isn't it time Mumbai and the evangelists of its spirit took a step back and considered that maybe, just maybe, it's tiresome and trivialising to those dead and bereaved to play up the spirit card every single time terror strikes its shores?
Where was Mumbai's spirit when a journalist who reported rotting firearms that was supposed to better arm the police force post the 26/11 attacks was jailed for, wait for it, spying? Why didn't the city take on the powers-that-be and question this criminally wrong decision? Isn't such a cause equally worthy of Mumbai's spirit? Or does the spirit raise its head only when its terrain is bloodied? In situations like yesterday, Mumbai seems to ignore the first four stages of grief and makes a beeline straight for acceptance. But does it make up for the injustice that's meted out to Mumbai over and over again?
Yes, Mumbai's spirit is tall. Yes, Mumbai's spirit has every right to be proud of itself. Yes, Mumbai is the very face of grace under pressure. But what of the corollary of this theory of its indefatigable spirit? Maybe Mumbai is being attacked with such alarming regularity because of its very spirit - because it will wake up the next morning, and come rain or sunshine, make its way to earn its livelihood and keep its wheels moving. Maybe Mumbai has had to bear the brunt of the entire nation's terror attacks because trains will trundle in spite of broken tracks and taxis will ply in spite of its draconian police force and Mumbaikars will try to live while they're alive in spite of death and destruction looming in their faces.
I'm tired of these hypocritical reiterations, though. Any entity, be it a politico, a spokesperson, a citizen or a media representative, who's quick to mouth such preachy platitudes, is equally reprehensible of the crime of trying to cover up its weakness in an over-glorified veil of supercilious praise.
Wake me up when this seemingly endless November ends. Wake me up when candlelight vigils and citizen marches become Mumbai's secret shame and not celebrations of its undying spirit. Wake me up when this spirit becomes a swift kick in the groin to anyone who so much as says resilient Mumbai. Wake me up when this resilience becomes a steely resolve to not pay taxes to an undeserving, apathetic government. Until then, Mumbai city will be nothing but a battered housewife to me -- beaten, bruised, raped, choking on her own vomit and blood, but coping the only way she knows how -- getting up to each new sunrise to serve a drunken bastard of a husband, thinking that is the fate she must fulfill.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

rath yatra

Priests and devotees perform the 'Pahandi', a ritual that marks the beginning of the Rath Yatra of lord Jagannath in Puri.

karthi's marriage

Tamil actor Karthi Sivakumar married Ranjani at CODISSIA, Coimbatore on July 3, 2011. Photo: M. Periasamy

Maran's exit

The resignation of Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran — after the CBI's submission in the Supreme Court that there was “prima facie material to suggest that there was an element of coercion” by the former Telecom Minister in Aircel selling its shares to a Malaysian telecom company — is the latest casualty in the infamous 2G spectrum allocation scam. The Opposition is fully justified in criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for allowing Mr. Maran to continue as Minister much after the allegations regarding his involvement in the scam surfaced. UPA 2 is having a torrid time. It needs to do something to regain credibility. For now though, all eyes are on the imminent Cabinet reshuffle.

Pradyut Hande, Mumbai

The prima facie material, which the CBI says suggests an element of coercion by Mr. Maran in the sale of Aircel shares, speaks volumes about his association with the Maxis group. His exit is another setback to the DMK. Had the UPA taken timely action, it would not have been at sixes and sevens.

Ramesh Raaj, Hyderabad

Although late, Mr. Maran's exit is welcome. I find something fundamentally wrong with the Prime Minister's deferred action. Had there been no pressure from the Supreme Court, the huge 2G scam would have been covered up. One wonders how Mr. Maran was given a Cabinet berth in UPA 2.

Sam Suresh Krishna, Chennai

With Mr. Maran's resignation, the scam-ridden UPA government has plunged into another muddle. One can only wonder why scams and scandals are unravelling under Dr. Singh's regime. Coalition compulsions have taken a heavy toll on the country's determination to fight corruption.

Fans say goodbye to Harry Potter

British actors (from left) Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2' in central London on Friday.

AFP British actors (from left) Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2' in central London on Friday.

It didn't need witches on broomsticks to cast a spell. For thousands of young Harry Potter fans who flocked to Leicester Square on Thursday for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 2, the magic was simply in being there and watch their favourite stars — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint — walk the red carpet.

Many had camped overnight and some had travelled thousands of miles from foreign lands to be part of the big moment. For remember there would be no other Harry Potter film after this — and as the poster said: “It all ends.”

One young Canadian who had come all the way from Vancouver said: “It's the final one. I had to come. I'm running on fumes now because I haven't slept for the last three nights.”

A Swedish teenager, bleary-eyed, wet and tired, said it was like saying “goodbye to a part of your life”.

The crowd, waving placards saying “Potter till I die” and “Long live Queen Rowling”, screamed, blew kisses and cried as the cast arrived. The loudest cheer was for 21-year-old Ms. Watson who came in what the fashionistas described as “a floor-length tiered Oscar de la Renta ruffled gown”. Wiping her tears, she said the role of Hermione Granger had changed her life. “Hermione's has been like my sister. She feels so real to me. I will miss being her. That is devastating. She pushed me and made me a better person.”

Radcliffe, the bespectacled teen wizard of the film, recalled how he got the role when he was 11 and how the experience changed his life.

“Every opportunity I get from now on all goes to the fact I got, very, very lucky when I was 11,” he said assuring his fans that the Potter phenomenon would live forever.

“I don't think the end of the story happens tonight because each and every person who will see this film will carry this story with them through the rest of their lives,” he said.

J.K. Rowling, the author of the magical Potter series, hinted that after all it may not be the end of the line for the phenomenon she unleashed in 1997 with her first book.

“Never say, never…It is my baby and if I want to bring it out to play again I will,” she told the cheering crowd among which were many who had not been born when the first novel with a print run of just 1,000 copies was published all those years ago.

Since then the Potter books have sold more than 450 million copies and been translated into 67 languages.

The new film — eighth in the series — got a unanimous thumbs-up from critics.

“Bewitched to the last by final flourish of magic”, was The Guardian's verdict while The Times hailed it as marking a “sensational end” to a truly magical experience.

Jaipal meets Manmohan to press for Telangana

PTI Union Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy talks to the media after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Friday.

Union Petroleum Minister and senior Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region S. Jaipal Reddy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday to press for the creation of a separate State.

Informed sources said that in the course of the 40-minute meeting, Mr. Reddy told Dr. Singh about the prevailing situation across Telangana, including Hyderabad, stressing that the gap between the two regions of the State had widened so much that it would be difficult to bridge it.

Mr. Reddy underscored that the sentiment for a separate State was so strong in Telangana that the only option left for the Centre was to accede to the demand, including making Hyderabad the capital of the new State, these sources added. It was not merely a question of MPs and MLAs who resigned — it was now a question of the people of Telangana, he said.

Mr. Reddy, being the senior-most leader from Telangana and only Cabinet Minister from the region, with whom all leaders from the area have been in regular touch, his meeting with the Prime Minister assumes significance.

It comes in the wake of growing pressure on him from his constituents to quit the Cabinet in solidarity with his other colleagues from Telangana — and also days before an impending Cabinet reshuffle at the Centre.

Speaking to journalists, Mr. Reddy said he had given his assessment of and views on the issue to the Prime Minister. “This is between me and my Prime Minister,” he said adding, “I have expressed my views clearly and unambiguously. However, as a Cabinet Minister, I will not be able to disclose what I said to the Prime Minister.” He said everybody was worried about the Telangana situation. In reply to a question, he said: “I did not discuss the question of President's rule at all, only conveyed my assessment of the situation.”

The demand for a separate Telangana has gained momentum after over 100 MLAs and 15 MPs, representing all parties, submitted their resignations to their presiding officers, creating a difficult situation, particularly for the Congress, which is in power in Andhra Pradesh as well as in Delhi.

Responding to questions on what she intended to do with the resignations of 13 Lok Sabha MPs from Telangana, Speaker Meira Kumar said on Friday that she would take a decision before the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament on August 1. “It is sad to receive so many resignations. These are [currently] under my examination,” she said.

Meanwhile, Congress general secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the talks with the Congress legislators on the Telangana issue would continue. “The talks have not been closed,” he told journalists in Srinagar, adding that two rounds of talks with the legislators had already been held.

Simultaneously, A.P. Congress MPs' forum convener Ponnam Prabhakar, representing Karimnagar, rejected the call of the Telangana Joint Action Committee, consisting of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and BJP leaders, for a joint struggle on the statehood issue.

Centre to enact new Land Acquisition Bill: Moily

Displaced farmers, whose lands are being acquired by the government for development projects during a protest against land acquisition laws and the forcible eviction of people from their habitat in New Delhi. File photo

AP Displaced farmers, whose lands are being acquired by the government for development projects during a protest against land acquisition laws and the forcible eviction of people from their habitat in New Delhi. File photo

Against the backdrop of rising protests from farmers over acquisition of their land, the Centre has decided to bring in a new legislation governing the exercise with a focus on farmers’ welfare, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Saturday.

The Bill, being fine tuned currently, was expected to be introduced in the coming monsoon session of Parliament, he told reporters here.

“The focus of the new legislation would be on protecting the interests of farmers, their welfare and also on sustainable development. We need to balance farmers’ welfare and sustainable development,” Mr. Moily said.

The proposed law would also address issues concerning rehabilitation of farmers after acquisition of their lands.

Government was keen on passing the legislation in the next Parliament session as it cannot afford delay in the wake of conflicts over land acquisition increasing day-by-day, he said when his attention was drawn to Rahul Gandhi’s padayatra in Uttar Pradesh where farmers have been protesting land acquisition by the Mayawati government.

Mr. Moily also referred to the recent protests in Karnataka and also land scams, allegedly involving some ministers in his home state.

“Farmers’ interest will be fully protected”, he said.

Mr. Moily said the Communal Violence Prevention Bill would also be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament.

The National Advisory Committee has cleared the draft and it was expected to soon come before the Cabinet for approval, he said.

“We need a strong bill. Mere sections of the IPC are not enough to capture the real problem of what happened in Gujarat, in many places and in Karnataka. To meet all contingencies, we need a strong bill,” he said.

The Lokpal bill would also be introduced in the next session, he said.

South Sudan proclaims independence

A Bari community member holds the flag of southern Sudan during celebrations in Juba, southern Sudan, on Friday. Photo: AP

South Sudan officially separated from Sudan and proclaimed its independence in a ceremony in Juba on Saturday.

Parliamentary president James Wani Igga pronounced the declaration of independence in the capital. Thousands cheered as the Sudanese flag was lowered and replaced with the new South Sudanese flag.

The ceremony was witnessed by heads of state and dignitaries from around the world, including Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

Merkel pledges support

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday pledged support for South Sudan, saying the founding of the new state was a “very special day for Africa”.

The issue of Sudan was top of the agenda for the United Nations Security Council, she said in an online video message. Germany took over the rotating presidency of the council on July 1.

“What we want is for Sudan and South Sudan to become two stable states. South Sudan in particular needs our support and that of the international community,” she said.

Merkel is to travel to Kenya, Angola and Nigeria next week.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

VVS Laxman profile

VVS Laxman

Batting style:: Right Handed bat
Bowling style:: Off break
Played for:: India, Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Roles played:: Batsman

ICC Rank:

Test

Batting:: 6
Bowling:: 113

Home country:: India
Born:: November 01, 1974, Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh

Profile

The orchestrator of Indian cricket’s changing tide from mediocrity to pre-eminence, VVS Laxman will feature vividly in Indian cricket lore for some time to come. The premier memory of VVS Laxman will be his 281 against Steve Waugh’s all-conquering Australia in 2001. On face value, it broke various records, overstated till nostalgia nauseates. But its larger impact was instilling a previously unfound belief and character which the Indian team lacked for decades, paving the way to inspire awe which a nation of fans often demanded but were sparsely supplied with.

Yet, Laxman’s career transcends that single historic knock. His extensive wristwork after leaning into a delivery while cushioning the ball with confidence never seemed laboured even in bowler-friendly conditions of Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies. For a large part, VVS has been a constant feature in the Indian Test side, along with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. He did try to transition his calculated stroke-play to the frantic demands of ODI and T20, but despite an assured average of 30, by 2006, Laxman was soon side-lined in limited overs by the talented Suresh Raina.

Over five days though, few could challenge his position. Even his inferior physical ability - put to test while running between wickets or having to fetch deliveries in the outfield - was regarded trivial enough to overlook. Another instance of repulsion towards the spotlight (a humble streak which never betrayed Laxman) was his quick replacement as captain of Hyderabad in the IPL. But runs kept flowing and centuries kept piling (often against Australia) in typical elegant fashion which constantly endeared him to fans.

If Tendulkar was India’s ‘man of the hour’ and Dravid the dependent ‘wall’, Laxman dabbled somewhere in between, based on the situation. For India, it was an essential balance to have.

Fast Facts

VVS Laxman’s 10 hundreds and 12 fifties against Australia is the sixth-highest in world cricket, second behind Tendulkar and two more than Gavaskar.
His 281 against Australia in 2001 was in its time the highest individual score by and Indian in Tests.
Pakistan and Bangladesh aside, Laxman averages more than 40 against every Test playing nation. This 8/10 record is second only to Tendulkar and Ponting who average above 40 against 9/10 countries.
He became the fourth Indian to reach 8000 runs in Tests.

	Matches	Innings	Runs	NO	Avg.	SR	100's	50's
Test	122	202	8087	31	47.29	49.35	16	51
ODI	86	83	2338	7	30.76	71.23	6	10
IPL	20	20	281	2	15.61	104.07	0	1
CLT20	2	2	50	0	25	121.95	0	0

	Matches	Innings	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Avg.	Econ.	4w	5w	10w	Extras
Test	122	13	324	126	2	1/2	/	63	2.33	0	0	0	0
ODI	86	4	42	40	0	0/5	/	-	5.71	0	0	0	2

	Catches	Runouts
Test	123	1
ODI	39	1
IPL	4	1

	Matches	Won	Lost	Tie	No Result	Win percentage
IPL	6	1	5	0	0	16.67

Career

Span:

Test:: 1996-2011
ODI:: 1998-2006
IPL:: 2008-2011
CLT20:: 2009-2009

Test

Debut:: India Vs South Africa at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera - Ahmedabad - Nov 20, 1996
Last played:: India Vs West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados - Jun 28, 2011

ODI

Debut:: India Vs Zimbabwe at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack - Apr 09, 1998
Last played:: India Vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Dec 03, 2006

IPL

Debut:: Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) - Apr 20, 2008
Last played:: Kochi Tuskers Kerala Vs Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur - Apr 24, 2011

CLT20

Debut:: Deccan Chargers Vs Somerset at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 10, 2009
Last played:: Deccan Chargers Vs Trinidad and Tobago at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 14, 2009

Rahul Dravid profile

Rahul Dravid

Batting style:: Right Handed bat
Bowling style:: Off break
Played for:: India, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals
Roles played:: Ex Skipper-Test,ODI | Batsman

ICC Rank:

Test
ODI

Batting:: 20
Bowling:: 128

Home country:: India
Born:: January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Profile

It’s hard to plot Rahul Dravid on the graph of cricketing greats. There has rarely been a historic Indian win without a vital contribution from ‘The Wall’, yet, playing in the Tendulkar era, his achievements have been eclipsed by the blinding presence of the great ‘Little Master’.

One of three prominent Karnataka cricketers to make their mark in the 90s, along with Kumble and Srinath, Dravid seemed like he was born out of a batting text book with a strikingly “copybook” technique. In an age where batsmen were innovating and tweaking the norm as the game evolved, Dravid stuck by the methods that he was blooded with.
His earliest Test impact of note following a 95 on debut was against South Africa in 1997, when he backed his maiden century (148) with a half-century to lead India to a rare away draw. A series of impressive knocks helped cement the foundation of ‘The Wall’. A lack of flamboyance was his lone limitation during his formative years. Whilst effective in Tests, it often frustrated fans in limited overs. A metamorphosis took place during the 1999 World Cup, beyond which Dravid’s batting became a marvellous sight to behold in all forms of the game. By 2002, he successfully shed his defensive style and no longer seemed shadowed by the famed Tendulkar-Ganguly opening duo. Since then, the Number 3 batsman carved his own niche as India’s batting anchor. A decade and a half later, he became the only Indian batsman barring Tendulkar never to have been dropped from the Test side since his debut.

Following the match-fixing controversy, he was appointed deputy to captain Ganguly and the added responsibility egged Dravid to greater consistency. He notably played a vital supporting role to VVS Laxman in India’s historic defeat of an all-conquering Australia in 2001. By 2004, he had scored centuries against every Test-playing nation. Captaincy duty soon arrived but the spotlight repulsed him. It also affected his ODI form and after a poor 2007 World Cup he relinquished the armband to focus on his batting and was consequently dropped from ODIs and left out in the cold for 2 years. Still, his position in the classic format remained untouched, unquestioned. Few could match his Test achievements, which remained consistent as ever, vindicating him even when people around were losing faith. He carried his huge experience in the IPL, where he represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore as captain in the first edition, before being bought by the Rajasthan Royals in 2011.

Fast Facts

Rahul Dravid became the first batsman to score a century in every Test playing nation.
His record of 93 consecutive Tests for India is the fifth highest overall and the second highest for an Indian behind Sunil Gavaskar.
Dravid has featured in 100-run partnerships over 80 times with 18 different teammates, a record highest.
With 461 runs, he finished as the top-scorer in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Dravid became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in a World Cup.
He also became the sixth batsman and the third Indian to cross the 10,000 – run mark in ODIs.
Dravid is also the sixth batsman and the third Indian to score 11, 000 Test runs.
He holds the record of the most number of catches by any Test player.
He was one of the Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000, along with being the ICC Test Player and Player of the Year in 2004.

	Matches	Innings	Runs	NO	Avg.	SR	100's	50's
Test	152	263	12275	29	52.45	42.28	32	60
ODI	339	313	10765	40	39.43	71.19	12	82
IPL	55	49	1241	4	27.57	118.64	0	5
CLT20	9	8	234	2	39	108.83	0	1

	Matches	Innings	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Avg.	Econ.	4w	5w	10w	Extras
Test	152	5	120	39	1	1/18	/	39	1.95	0	0	0	0
ODI	339	8	186	170	4	2/43	/	42.5	5.48	0	0	0	1

	Catches	Stumpings	Runouts
Test	202	0	6
ODI	196	14	10
IPL	10	0	5
CLT20	3	0	0

	Matches	Won	Lost	No Result	Win percentage
Test	25	8	6	11	32
ODI	79	42	33	4	53.16
IPL	14	4	10	0	28.57

Career

Span:

Test:: 1996-2011
ODI:: 1996-2009
IPL:: 2008-2011
CLT20:: 2009-2010

Test

Debut:: India Vs England at Lord's, London - Jun 20, 1996
Last played:: India Vs West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados - Jun 28, 2011

ODI

Debut:: India Vs Sri Lanka at The Padang, Singapore - Apr 03, 1996
Last played:: India Vs West Indies at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Sep 30, 2009

IPL

Debut:: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Apr 18, 2008
Last played:: Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - May 20, 2011

CLT20

Debut:: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Cape Cobras at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Oct 08, 2009
Last played:: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings at Kingsmead, Durban - Sep 24, 2010

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VVS Laxman

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Rahul Dravid

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