Aide leaks Anna letter on core team change

Anna Hazare

New Delhi, Nov. 5: An Anna Hazare aide today leaked the contents of a blog purportedly by the Gandhian that mentioned a plan to restructure his core committee.

“I am thinking on the lines of restructuring the core committee. I am hereby informing all the members of Team Anna,” the letter said.

Ra.One, the game-changer

G.One (top) in his suit, which seems inspired by the nanosuit in the Crysis games (middle). The glowing H.A.R.T. on G.One’s chest is similar to Ironman’s artificial heart (below)

Shah Rukh Khan, thank you. Hollywood has made scores of movies on gamers and games but for mainstream Bollywood we did not exist. That was untilRa.One brought our world to the big screen. For this alone, we gamers will remain grateful to King Khan.

Rest, Dear Jajabor

Death at 4.37PM

Three-Day state mourning

Body at JudgesField on Monday and Tuesday

Final farewell on Tuesday at noon

Half holiday on Tuesday

Mumbai, Nov. 5: The jajabor will travel no more.

Balladeer Bhupenda breathed his last at 4.37pm at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Mumbai, a few minutes after his partner for 29 years, Kalpana Lajmi, assured him she would take him back to Assam once he got well.

He had been under treatment since April 2009 after he suffered a stroke while performing at a Bihu function at Noonmati in Guwahati. He was 85.

Raju out of jail and a ‘job’ - Scam-tainted Satyam founder misses chance to head prison BPO

Ramalinga Raju (right) after being released from Chanchalaguda jail on Saturday. Picture by G Vijayalakshmi

Hyderabad, Nov. 5: Ramalinga Raju has just missed out becoming the chief executive officer of India’s first prison-based BPO.

The disgraced former Satyam Computers chairman cannot take the job despite his IT expertise because he walked free on bail this afternoon after 32 months in jail custody.

That wasn’t the reason, of course, why the 56-year-old had tears in his eyes as he stepped out of Chanchalaguda jail, where he had stayed in a special cell and had a tennis court built.

Student suicides stun Ranchi

Mala Singh’s residence at Sukhdev Nagar in Ranchi on Saturday. (Hardeep Singh) .Mala Singh (below) Ranchi, Nov. 5: The state capital witnessed two more student suicides today in a bizarre sequence of events barely 24 hours after a BIT-Mesra boy of 21 years hanged himself in his hostel room yesterday. Mala Singh (21), a final year BTech computer science student of Birsa Institute of Technology (Trust) on Ratu Road, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her room at her Sukhdev Nagar home around 10am. She did not explain her action in the note she left behind.

Toilet fiat kicks up stench in schools

Ranchi, Nov. 5: Government officials went gaga in schools over Global Handwashing Day on October 15, but the Supreme Court ruling on October 18 that directed all states to come up with permanent toilets in every cradle by December 31, 2011, has left them cold.

90 years of family in police - Daughter carries baton in fourth generation

Manusmriti with a picture of her great-grandfather Harihar Prasad Verma. Flanking her on either side are her father Kamlendra Prasad (left) and grandfather Arbind Prasad

New Delhi, Nov. 5: Great-grandfather Prasad joined the police in 1921. Great-granddaughter Prasad adjusted her cap and took guard today.

Among those who watched Manusmriti Prasad at the passing-out parade in Hyderabad was her grandfather, retired cop Arbind Prasad, and father, serving IPS officer Kamlendra Prasad.

Pranab tells petrol price home truths

(From left) Amit Mitra, Pranab Mukherjee and Kaushik Basu at the 7th Keshab Chandra Basu Endowment Lecture at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Calcutta on Saturday. Picture by Sayantan Ghosh Calcutta, Nov. 5: Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today stressed that the Trinamul Congress was party to the decision to decontrol petrol prices but added that the ally’s concerns were “legitimate” and had been “taken note of”. He appeared to defend the latest petrol price hike and reminded state governments that their share of the taxes on petrol is higher than that of the Centre.

Engineer dies in bed, laptop & cell charred

Calcutta, Nov. 5: Sayan Chaudhuri, a 32-year-old senior consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, apparently died in his sleep at his Calcutta home this morning after inhaling carbon monoxide produced by a fire that broke out in his bedroom.

All the room’s windows were closed, trapping the gas, and the fire partially burnt the victim’s body. The firemen who battled an hour to douse the flames said Sayan’s laptop, mobile, iPod and mattress too were partially burnt, as was the power cord connecting the laptop to a switchboard.

10 ways to boost your happiness

Life isn’t always perfect and we all get down sometimes. However, there are many things you can do to improve your cheerfulness no matter what comes your way. From instance happiness boosts to techniques for long-term contentment, here are 10 top ways to boost your happiness.

Loot review

Cast: Govinda, Javed Jafferi, Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Mahakshay Chakraborty, Shweta Bhardwaj, Ravi Kissan, Prem Chopra

'Jab main lighter jalaunga, toh itni roshani ho jayegi, ki lagega ki Hrithik Roshan aa gaya hain.' When a movie begins with this line, you know you're in a 'comedy of confusions' where the humour has been purchased from a garage sale. If you still have expectations from a Govinda movie, you'll probably even like it, for he does play the kind of role he has before in a trillion films: oversmart, blunt motor-mouth and unpardonably goofy. But if you've reserved those trillion movies for TV, then hang around, this one shouldn't be a while. Sunday blob-buster, anyone?

Music legend Bhupen Hazarika dies at 85

Mumbai/Guwahati, Nov 5 (IANS) A golden voice of Indian music fell silent Saturday when legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarikadied of multiple organ failure at a Mumbai hospital, plunging millions of fans across the country, especially those in eastern India, into gloom. He was 85.

Miley Naa Miley Hum review

Cast: Chirag Paswan, Kangna Ranaut, Kabir Bedi, Poonam Dhillon, Sagarika Ghatge, Neeru Singh, Dalip Tahil, Suresh Menon, Kunal Kumar, Shweta Tiwari

Hindi films have always showcased estranged families in a distinct manner. The child, whose parents are parting, has to cry aloud, 'I love mummy and daddy equally' and 'Why can't mummy and daddy live together?' And invariably, he/ she would grow up with a healthy contempt for relationships and an unhealthy addiction towards his/her passion. But Chirag Paswan's acting debut, 'Miley Naa Miley Hum' has his character embrace all these stereotypes and also has him estranged from any facial expressions and from a recognized acting school.

Ranji Trophy 2011-12: What To Expect

(Playing with the reigning Ranji champions Rajasthan, Aakash Chopra will share his experiences on the circuit in a series of posts, exclusively on Yahoo! Cricket. This post is the fourth in the series.)

Last year, around this time, as teams in the elite and plate divisions of the first-class circuit primed for another season of top-quality cricket, we, team no. 27 - Rajasthan, last in the tally, only hoped to survive the onslaught. Winning the highest honor - The Ranji Trophy, was a preposterous contemplation, what was realistic was to play smart, if not better than the opposition, and sneak our way to the Elite group. Past the league phase, and once among the Elite teams, each game became a bonus. The final race ought to be between the big guns, it always had been.

Tendulkar landmark set to dominate Windies series

New Delhi, November 4, 2011 (AFP) - The fervent wait for Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century is likely to overshadow the three-Test series against the West Indies starting on Sunday.

Pakistan cricketers, agent jailed over fixing scam

London, November 3, 2011 (AFP) - A British judge jailed disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt, two of his bowlers and their agent Thursday for their part in a Test match-fixing scandal which rocked the international game.

India loses nearly $18 bn to disasters: Expert

Agartala, Nov 6  India is paying a high price for its lack ofdisaster management practices -- Rs.86,000 crore ($17.5 billion) every year to be precise, says a UN expert.

'India is vulnerable, in varying degrees, to a large number of natural as well as manmade disasters,' J. Radhakrishnan, head of UNDP India's Disaster Management wing, told IANS here.

Anna being fooled by his team: Digvijay

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Activist Anna Hazare is being used by histeam members to fulfill their political agenda, Congress leader Digvijay Singh said Sunday.

He said Hazare is a very simple man and is susceptible to pressure.

Must Stamp Out Verbal Abuse In Cricket

England were deplorable in India and while it had been apparent in England that they would struggle here, the capitulation came as a surprise. I had expected better only because I rate this England side, but to be honest I felt let down by a couple of things.

Poor sleep ups delivery risk: Study

Women who have poor sleep quality in both early and late pregnancy have an increased risk of preterm delivery, a new study has revealed.

The connection remained even after medical risk factors and income levels were taken into account.

US model sacked from job over 'passionate' affair with Gaddafi's son

London, Nov 2 (ANI): A US model has had her contract with an international telecommunications company terminated, after she spoke about her 'passionate' affair with Gaddafi's son, Mutassim Gaddafi.

According to Italian magazine Diva e Donna, the Italian-American model Vanessa Hessler had claimed that her four-year bond with late Libyan dictator's son had been a 'very beautiful love story'.

The 23-year-old model also publicly defended the Gaddafi family.

Brush up your bedroom etiquette

Agreed, your table manners are perfect to the T but you may need a little brushing up to do regarding your bedroom manners. It is always a good idea to know few sex etiquettes to ensure a pleasant experience. Here’s a look at some of the bedroom protocol screw-ups that men make.

Salman's sister makes fun of SRK!

SRK

New Delhi, November 06 (ANI): Seems like their rivalry is just going to get sour. Well, yes we are talking about the two biggest khans of Bollywood. Shah Rukh and Salman. The two stars, who share much-evident cold vibes, may now become the industry's biggest foes, as Sallu's sister Alvira Khanhas poked fun at SRK's much-anticipated film Ra.One. Reportedly, after the release of Ra.One, Alvira's mobile phone's message read: 'Even a Superhero needs a Bodyguard!'