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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Padma Lakshmi: More Than Gorgeous
Padma Lakshmi is just a day away from turning forty. Just look at her – drop dead gorgeous, dynamic and successful. She now has an Emmy tucked under her belt for the reality cookery show she hosts on TV, ‘Top Chef’.
For women, 40 is a fabulous age.
At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Padma Lakshmi looked radiant in a strapless navy chiffon Carolina Herrera gown. Complementing the gown was a somewhat unusual necklace for a red carpet appearance. The statement piece is from her eponymous jewelery collection.
The Padma Jewelry Collection by Padma Lakshmi.
The Indian American TV host, author, actor, model and mom looks set to rock the forties. A novelty in the glamour world, Padma Lakshmi is among the few Indian models to have had a career in Paris, Milan and New York. Top designers such as Emanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, and Alberta Ferretti have featured her.
Padma Lakshmi has worked in films and a music video. She’s the author of two cookbooks. Her first cookbook ‘Easy Exotic’ was awarded Best First Book at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards.
A single mom, Padma Lakshmi overcame a delicate pregnancy to give birth to a daughter Krishna in February this year. But not before the public ruckus which broke out over her decision not to name the father of her baby. We now know the father is venture capitalist Adam Dell.
What baffles me is that even successful dynamic women continue to be judged by some strange puritanical thought process over single parenting and other inconsequential tabloid ‘news’ bytes.
Oh and I hate the term ‘yummy mummies’ too. Let’s look at these women in the eye, shall we.
Endhiran: Rajni returns to Chennai
Truly Eye 'Popping': Rajinikanth Matches Aishwarya!
Gushes Ash in an inter phew chat, "Working with Rajinikanth was a larger than life experience. His enthusiasm, passion and inclination to learn something new is simply commendable." Interestingly, Ash too has picked up the rudiments of this dance form for the maiden time.
A stunned Remo expresses admiration in a media quote stating, "The energy and finesse that both Rajinikanth and Ash have brought to this song number is something to eagerly look forward to. I simply loved choreographing this number."
Monday, August 30, 2010
Avatar technology powers Rajnikant in Robot
South superstar Rajinikant reportedly charged a whopping 45 crore for the sci-fi thriller Robot (Enthiran). The actor plays a scientist who makes a robot who is his own replica. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan falls in love with the robot. Before the film went on floors, director Shankar and Rajinikant spent two weeks in Los Angeles to prepare the mould for the robot's body with the latest technology. "The first step was scanning Rajinikant's entire body to create a prototype. Using this prototype, Hollywood technicians created a robot that everyone said was literally like his double," says a source from the production house.
Shankar collaborated with Hollywood's Stan Winston for visual effects and make-up. Almost 40 percent of the 150-crore budget was spent on special effects and animatronics. Hollywood experts were called in and the technology used in films like Avatar and The Curious Case of Benajamin Button was also employed in Robot.
The film has a futuristic look, and it is also the first in the world to be shot in Machu Picchu in Peru, which was voted as one of the new Wonders Of The World in an online poll in 2007. Earlier, permission for shooting at this location was denied even to The Quantum Of Solace. Rajinikant and Aishwarya will be seen romancing on the sparkling white sands here.
"Interestingly, Shankar had earlier shot at all the erstwhile seven wonders of the world for his film Jeans in the late '90s, which was also one of the costliest films of its time!" informed the source.
In the making for over two years, Robot has also been shot in Brazil and the US, with a foreign crew that included the famous costume designer E Vogt, who is designing clothes for Men In Black III, and Yuen Woo Ping, one of the most successful Chinese martial art choreographers and film directors.
This science-fiction entertainer is said to be the costliest Indian film ever, but Shankar says that the budget is justified considering that it is a complete entertainer with the most advanced special effects seen so far on the Indian screen. Robot releases in September.
Shankar collaborated with Hollywood's Stan Winston for visual effects and make-up. Almost 40 percent of the 150-crore budget was spent on special effects and animatronics. Hollywood experts were called in and the technology used in films like Avatar and The Curious Case of Benajamin Button was also employed in Robot.
The film has a futuristic look, and it is also the first in the world to be shot in Machu Picchu in Peru, which was voted as one of the new Wonders Of The World in an online poll in 2007. Earlier, permission for shooting at this location was denied even to The Quantum Of Solace. Rajinikant and Aishwarya will be seen romancing on the sparkling white sands here.
"Interestingly, Shankar had earlier shot at all the erstwhile seven wonders of the world for his film Jeans in the late '90s, which was also one of the costliest films of its time!" informed the source.
In the making for over two years, Robot has also been shot in Brazil and the US, with a foreign crew that included the famous costume designer E Vogt, who is designing clothes for Men In Black III, and Yuen Woo Ping, one of the most successful Chinese martial art choreographers and film directors.
This science-fiction entertainer is said to be the costliest Indian film ever, but Shankar says that the budget is justified considering that it is a complete entertainer with the most advanced special effects seen so far on the Indian screen. Robot releases in September.
Monday, August 23, 2010
BlackBerry standoff: Some questions and answers
While India's 800,000 BlackBerry users struggle to figure out what the government wants and what its Canadian developer Research in Motion (RIM) has featured in these devices, here are some answers:
Q: What are BlackBerry services? Which aren't?
A: Mobile push-email and messenger. RIM delivers these two services through mobile operators, such as Airtel and Reliance Communications. All other services you use on your BlackBerry handset, such as SMS, internet access or phone calls, are directly from the mobile operator, and are not BlackBerry services. Push email is so called because mail is pushed out to your handset as soon as it is received without your needing to download email periodically.
Q: What does India's government want?
A: To intercept email and instant messages sent via BlackBerry, just as it can tap a phone. When it suspects someone of perpetrating a crime, it wants to be able to read, armed with a specific written order, any encrypted email sent on BlackBerry. The government can order interception of messages, under Section 5 of the Indian Telegraph Act,1885, only with a written order, granted only when required to prevent a major offense involving national security or terrorism. Economic offenses were once covered, but withdrawn in 1999 by a Supreme Court order.
Q: Why is BlackBerry mail encrypted?
A: Most email systems, including Gmail, use encryption. Enterprises don't trust public email systems for business data; so they use their own secure, firewalled systems. Now, when they need to use a mobile push-email system, they want to be certain that no third party can read the mail, not even the email provider. That is BlackBerry's USP: Mail so secure that RIM itself cannot read it.
Q: What's BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) and does the government have access to it?
A: BIS is the lighter flavour of RIM's two email services. Meant for individuals, it uses weaker encryption. BIS users buy convenience more than ironclad security. Airtel or Vodafone 'pipes' the encrypted mail from your handset to RIM, which then decrypts it and sends it out, to the recipient. So RIM 'can' let investigative agencies read such mail, and India now has an agreement for BIS access.
Q: Is BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) then the only problem? Can RIM really not 'access' that?
A: BES is RIM's flagship product, designed to be so secure that not even RIM can read mail on it. It requires BES server software in the user company's network. Email is encrypted on the BlackBerry, using a generated key shared only between the handset and the BES server. Such mail goes out via, say, Airtel, to RIM in Canada, and back to the company's BES, staying encrypted all the way with a key that only that enterprise knows. Then it's decrypted, within the enterprise, and moved to the email server. If the mail is to someone outside the company, it is sent out - decrypted - by the company's mailserver. RIM itself does not have the key to 'crack open' BES encrypted mail. That is the published design. Does RIM have a secret backdoor? One really does not know.
Q: Then how can government agencies access such mail, on a terror threat?
A: By going to the enterprise where the suspected terrorist is working. That company, which runs the BES, does not even need to decrypt the mail...for all mail is sitting within its own servers, or in its backups.
Q: Is the BlackBerry a terrorist's choice of communication tool?
A: No. The BES-user is working in a company. Any mail he sends is not only traceable, but also stored and backed up. As for BIS, that is in RIM's control: so access is easier for government agencies. The smarter terrorist would go to a cybercafe, and use a Gmail or Yahoo mail account. He'd simply read and save mail in draft mode without sending mail. So there's nothing to intercept. Then there's fileshare: sites like YouSendIt, where he can keep encrypted files - leaving almost no trace, unlike with a BES mail.
Q: How about Messenger?
A: BlackBerry popular instant messenger uses a weaker encryption than BES. And RIM has access to the keys used -- which is why it can promise Saudi Arabia and India access. And while BlackBerry Messenger can indeed be used for real-time chat during a terror attack, so can regular, cheap cellphones, as they were during 26/11. The answer to both is part of anti-terror standard operating procedure: Cellphone jammers.
Q: Is such strong encryption legally allowed? Doesn't India have any restrictions?
A: A creaky old law says you can't use encryption greater than 40 bits in India without special permission, which includes depositing the key with the authorities. Now, the weakest encryption possible in a modern web browser is 40 bits and 128-bit is the most common. But then, way back in 2001, the Reserve Bank of BI recommended 128-bit encryption as the 'minimum level of security' for online transactions. The recent 3G auctions were conducted using 3,000-bit technology. All in violation of Indian law!
Author --> Prasanto K. Roy is the chief editor at CyberMedia, publishers of 15 specialty titles. He can be found on twitter and web and at PKR@CyberMedia.co.in)
Q: What are BlackBerry services? Which aren't?
A: Mobile push-email and messenger. RIM delivers these two services through mobile operators, such as Airtel and Reliance Communications. All other services you use on your BlackBerry handset, such as SMS, internet access or phone calls, are directly from the mobile operator, and are not BlackBerry services. Push email is so called because mail is pushed out to your handset as soon as it is received without your needing to download email periodically.
Q: What does India's government want?
A: To intercept email and instant messages sent via BlackBerry, just as it can tap a phone. When it suspects someone of perpetrating a crime, it wants to be able to read, armed with a specific written order, any encrypted email sent on BlackBerry. The government can order interception of messages, under Section 5 of the Indian Telegraph Act,1885, only with a written order, granted only when required to prevent a major offense involving national security or terrorism. Economic offenses were once covered, but withdrawn in 1999 by a Supreme Court order.
Q: Why is BlackBerry mail encrypted?
A: Most email systems, including Gmail, use encryption. Enterprises don't trust public email systems for business data; so they use their own secure, firewalled systems. Now, when they need to use a mobile push-email system, they want to be certain that no third party can read the mail, not even the email provider. That is BlackBerry's USP: Mail so secure that RIM itself cannot read it.
Q: What's BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) and does the government have access to it?
A: BIS is the lighter flavour of RIM's two email services. Meant for individuals, it uses weaker encryption. BIS users buy convenience more than ironclad security. Airtel or Vodafone 'pipes' the encrypted mail from your handset to RIM, which then decrypts it and sends it out, to the recipient. So RIM 'can' let investigative agencies read such mail, and India now has an agreement for BIS access.
Q: Is BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) then the only problem? Can RIM really not 'access' that?
A: BES is RIM's flagship product, designed to be so secure that not even RIM can read mail on it. It requires BES server software in the user company's network. Email is encrypted on the BlackBerry, using a generated key shared only between the handset and the BES server. Such mail goes out via, say, Airtel, to RIM in Canada, and back to the company's BES, staying encrypted all the way with a key that only that enterprise knows. Then it's decrypted, within the enterprise, and moved to the email server. If the mail is to someone outside the company, it is sent out - decrypted - by the company's mailserver. RIM itself does not have the key to 'crack open' BES encrypted mail. That is the published design. Does RIM have a secret backdoor? One really does not know.
Q: Then how can government agencies access such mail, on a terror threat?
A: By going to the enterprise where the suspected terrorist is working. That company, which runs the BES, does not even need to decrypt the mail...for all mail is sitting within its own servers, or in its backups.
Q: Is the BlackBerry a terrorist's choice of communication tool?
A: No. The BES-user is working in a company. Any mail he sends is not only traceable, but also stored and backed up. As for BIS, that is in RIM's control: so access is easier for government agencies. The smarter terrorist would go to a cybercafe, and use a Gmail or Yahoo mail account. He'd simply read and save mail in draft mode without sending mail. So there's nothing to intercept. Then there's fileshare: sites like YouSendIt, where he can keep encrypted files - leaving almost no trace, unlike with a BES mail.
Q: How about Messenger?
A: BlackBerry popular instant messenger uses a weaker encryption than BES. And RIM has access to the keys used -- which is why it can promise Saudi Arabia and India access. And while BlackBerry Messenger can indeed be used for real-time chat during a terror attack, so can regular, cheap cellphones, as they were during 26/11. The answer to both is part of anti-terror standard operating procedure: Cellphone jammers.
Q: Is such strong encryption legally allowed? Doesn't India have any restrictions?
A: A creaky old law says you can't use encryption greater than 40 bits in India without special permission, which includes depositing the key with the authorities. Now, the weakest encryption possible in a modern web browser is 40 bits and 128-bit is the most common. But then, way back in 2001, the Reserve Bank of BI recommended 128-bit encryption as the 'minimum level of security' for online transactions. The recent 3G auctions were conducted using 3,000-bit technology. All in violation of Indian law!
Author --> Prasanto K. Roy is the chief editor at CyberMedia, publishers of 15 specialty titles. He can be found on twitter and web and at PKR@CyberMedia.co.in)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Muslim-born Miss USA is against Ground Zero mosque
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New York, Aug 21 (ANI): Reigning Miss USA Rima Fakih has spoken out against the Ground Zero mosque.
Fakih, 24, is the first Muslim winner of the Miss USA contest and is preparing for the Miss Universe Pageant, scheduled for August 23 in Las Vegas. "I totally agree with President Obama with the statement on Constitutional rights of freedom of religion," the New York Post quoted Fakih as telling Inside Edition during an interview. "I also agree that it shouldn't be so close to the World Trade Center. We should be more concerned with the tragedy than religion," she added. (ANI)
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Miss Universe Goes Topless
The universal truth – controversy sells. So does sex. Club them together and they are likely to breathe life into a dead beauty pageant. Once upon a time the ticket to easy fame and money, beauty pageants are now struggling to remain afloat. Even the Grand Slam or Big Four of the pageant world – The Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International – are encountering tough times. TV viewers have plummeted and sponsors are hard to come by. In an age of women’s emancipation, women have so many means to achieve the life of their dreams. Look at self-made hi-achievers among women around the world. They haven’t taken the pageant route-far from it. This year the contestants are grabbing eyeballs without the twirl of a single gorgeous gown. In a new form of pre-event hype, some of the contestants are posing topless and/or covered in body paint. Of the 83 contestants, Miss USA, Miss Japan and Miss Trinidad and Tobago faced the camera with body paint on. Miss USA 2010 has already stirred up controversy in this year’s Miss USA competition when she wore lingerie and fishnets. When she won the Miss USA crown, “TMZ” reported that she was the winner of a stripping contest in 2007.
Rima Fakih has said that she was well aware that there would be controversy when she decided to pose topless for her publicity shots. “Well, there were options and we were all asked what we would feel comfortable [doing],” she told “Access Hollywood.” “I told them I feel comfortable with beauty and with being unique. I’m known to stand out and always wanting to do something different.” Miss USA Discusses Topless Miss Universe Photos Controversy At the end of the day, the Miss Universe pageant judges a contestant on beauty attributes. Each one may interpret beauty and what makes them beautiful in their unique way. Posing topless cannot be a great or unique idea. If anything, it is likely to bring down the already flimsy image of the pageant where contestants pledge to spread peace, tolerance and mutual understanding. After this, who will take them seriously? Update: Uh oh. India’s contestant, Ushoshi Sengupta isn’t lagging behind in grabbing eyeballs. For completely wrong reasons though. Take a look at the image alongside. It’s not a gown borrowed from Barbie as the Island Princess. That could be the inspiration though. This is the gown Ushoshi Sengupta wore for the National Costume round of the Ms Universe pageant, in Las Vegas, US, on Monday. Designed by Kolkata-based designer duo Dev R Nil, the dress, which seemed to lack structured tailoring, looked like a gown gone horribly wrong, say Indian designers. What the designers were aiming for is anybody’s guess. I am wondering why Ritu Kumar, who has been designing for the national costume round at the pageant for years, was overlooked. This appears to be a pageant India forfeits before it begins.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Meet the Brit entrepreneur who has become a millionaire at 16!
A school going entrepreneur in Britain has turned a millionaire at the age of just 16. Computer whizz Christian Owens set up his first firm with his pocket money at 14 and another a year later. Start-up venture Mac Box Bundle, which sells cut-price packages of Apple Mac computer applications, has earned 700,000 pounds since 2008. Christian, who has used computers since he was seven, then launched advertising website Branchr in 2009, working after school and on weekends. It made 500,000 pound in its first year and counts bookies William Hill and social networking site MySpace as clients. Christian, of Corby, Northants, employs eight adult workers around the UK and America as sales and technical assistants. Christian said he is inspired by Apple supremo Steve Jobs and plans to turn Branchr into a 100million pound business. "I really wanted to create something simple that would revolutionise the way advertising works. I don''t know where I will be in ten years but I won''t leave Branchr until it has reached 100million pound," the Sun quoted him as saying. "There is no magical formula to business - it takes hard work, determination and drive," he added.
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Independence Day in India
What do people do?
Independence Day is a day when people in India pay homage to their leaders and those who fought for India's freedom in the past. The period leading up to Independence Day is a time when major government buildings are illuminated with strings of lights and the tricolor flutters from homes and other buildings. Broadcast, print and online media may have special contests, programs, and articles to promote the day. Movies about India's freedom fighters are also shown on television.
The president delivers the '"Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day. India's prime minister unfurls India's flag and holds a speech at the Red Fort in Old Dehli. Flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs are held in the state capitals and often involve many schools and organizations.
Many people spend the day with family members or close friends. They may eat a picnic in a park or private garden, go to a film or eat lunch or dinner at home or in a restaurant. Other people go kite flying or sing or listen to patriotic songs.
Public life
Independence Day is a gazetted holiday in India on August 15 each year. National, state and local government offices, post offices and banks are closed on this day. Stores and other businesses and organizations may be closed or have reduced opening hours.
Public transport is usually unaffected as many locals travel for celebrations but there may be heavy traffic and increased security in areas where there are celebrations. Independence Day flag raising ceremonies may cause some disruption to traffic, particularly in Dehli and capital cities in India's states.
Background
The struggle for India's Independence began in 1857 with the Sepoy Mutiny in Meerut. Later, in the 20th century, the Indian National Congress and other political organizations, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, launched a countrywide independence movement. Colonial powers were transferred to India on August 15, 1947.
The Constituent Assembly, to who power was to be transferred, met to celebrate India's independence at 11pm on August 14, 1947. India gained its liberty and became a free country at midnight between August 14 and August 15, 1947. It was then that the free India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech. People across India are reminded of the meaning of this event - that it marked the start of a new era of deliverance from the British colonialism that took place in India for more than 200 years.
Symbols
The sport of kite flying symbolizes Independence Day. The skies are dotted with countless kites flown from rooftops and fields to symbolize India's free spirit of India. Kites of various styles, sizes and shades, including the tricolor are available in the marketplaces. The Red Fort in Dehli is also an important Independence Day symbol in India as it is where Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru unveiled India's flag on August 15, 1947.
India's national flag is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of the flag's width to its length is two to three. A navy-blue wheel in the center of the white band represents the chakra. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the white band's width and it has 24 spokes.
Independence Day Observances
Note: During a gazetted holiday, government offices and most businesses are closed so people have a day off work.
Independence Day is a day when people in India pay homage to their leaders and those who fought for India's freedom in the past. The period leading up to Independence Day is a time when major government buildings are illuminated with strings of lights and the tricolor flutters from homes and other buildings. Broadcast, print and online media may have special contests, programs, and articles to promote the day. Movies about India's freedom fighters are also shown on television.
The president delivers the '"Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day. India's prime minister unfurls India's flag and holds a speech at the Red Fort in Old Dehli. Flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs are held in the state capitals and often involve many schools and organizations.
Many people spend the day with family members or close friends. They may eat a picnic in a park or private garden, go to a film or eat lunch or dinner at home or in a restaurant. Other people go kite flying or sing or listen to patriotic songs.
Public life
Independence Day is a gazetted holiday in India on August 15 each year. National, state and local government offices, post offices and banks are closed on this day. Stores and other businesses and organizations may be closed or have reduced opening hours.
Public transport is usually unaffected as many locals travel for celebrations but there may be heavy traffic and increased security in areas where there are celebrations. Independence Day flag raising ceremonies may cause some disruption to traffic, particularly in Dehli and capital cities in India's states.
Background
The struggle for India's Independence began in 1857 with the Sepoy Mutiny in Meerut. Later, in the 20th century, the Indian National Congress and other political organizations, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, launched a countrywide independence movement. Colonial powers were transferred to India on August 15, 1947.
The Constituent Assembly, to who power was to be transferred, met to celebrate India's independence at 11pm on August 14, 1947. India gained its liberty and became a free country at midnight between August 14 and August 15, 1947. It was then that the free India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech. People across India are reminded of the meaning of this event - that it marked the start of a new era of deliverance from the British colonialism that took place in India for more than 200 years.
Symbols
The sport of kite flying symbolizes Independence Day. The skies are dotted with countless kites flown from rooftops and fields to symbolize India's free spirit of India. Kites of various styles, sizes and shades, including the tricolor are available in the marketplaces. The Red Fort in Dehli is also an important Independence Day symbol in India as it is where Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru unveiled India's flag on August 15, 1947.
India's national flag is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of the flag's width to its length is two to three. A navy-blue wheel in the center of the white band represents the chakra. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the white band's width and it has 24 spokes.
Independence Day Observances
Note: During a gazetted holiday, government offices and most businesses are closed so people have a day off work.
Hot Mugdha Godse
Mugdha Godse (born 26 July 1985) is an Indian model-turned-actress. Godse was the runner up in the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her Bollywood debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 film Fashion. In 2009, she appeared in two films, All The Best:
Fun Begins and Jail. Her next release is Help which hits theaters on 13 August, 2010. Godse was born in 1985 to a small middle class family in Pune, Maharastra, India. She has one sister, Madhura, who is married and has a son named Aarnav. Godse sold oil and only earned Rs. 100 a day. She then started fixing the way she dressed, how she talked, and her manners. She also started working out in the gym. She then participated in local beauty contests. After that, she participated in the Gladrags Mega Model Hunt 2002, and won. In 2004, Godse took part in the biggest modeling contest in India, the Miss India contest. Even though she was the runner up, she won the Miss Perfect Ten title. She moved to Mumbai, where she was offered many modeling jobs. During this she was offered the biggest break in her life, Fashion, directed by the acclaimed director, Madhur Bhandarkar. [1]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Rajinikanth upsets his fans!
Several of the Superstar's fans are upset with him! Not because he has not joined politics as yet... that is an old and ongoing issue. This time, it is because of something that he said at the Enthiran (also known as Endhiran) music launch in Malaysia. Enthiran, produced by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner and directed by Shankar, is one of the biggest and most awaited movies not just for Tamil audiences, but for movie enthusiasts all over India and even all over the world. At the music launch, when Rajinikanth came on stage to talk about the movie and his experience working in it, he said the real stars of the movie are Kalanithi Maran, Shankar, A.R. Rahman and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. This humble comment has upset his fans who felt that their Thalaivar was underestimating his position as the Superstar. We all know that Rajni has always been very humble; maybe his humility and sometimes over-humility has made his fans feel that he is letting them down. What can we say, except that irrespective of what the Superstar says, it cannot be denied that Enthiran is such a huge film not because it is one of the most expensive movies in India or it will be have the widest release ever for an Indian film or it brings together some of the biggest names in Indian cinema.
None of this would have happened unless Rajni was the captain... So Enthiran is huge beacuse it has Thalaivar Superstar Rajni in the lead role! So Rajni sir on behalf of all your fans, we at Galatta have only one thing to say... we respect your humility, but our admiration for you is so high that we are unhappy even if you hide your talents and strengths.
None of this would have happened unless Rajni was the captain... So Enthiran is huge beacuse it has Thalaivar Superstar Rajni in the lead role! So Rajni sir on behalf of all your fans, we at Galatta have only one thing to say... we respect your humility, but our admiration for you is so high that we are unhappy even if you hide your talents and strengths.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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Priyanka Chopra to be India's green ambassador
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has agreed to be the national green ambassador to initiate eco-friendly campaigns in India, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh announced on Monday.
"I have been talking to Priyanka about how she can be a part of environment friendly campaigns nationally and be involved with projects such as tiger conservation and river cleaning, especially the Ganga river. I have said that this would be like her public service," Ramesh said at a press conference here. "She (Priyanka) has been very kind and has given her consent for it," he added. The 28-year-old actress is currently the green ambassador for NDTV-Toyota's environment campaign Greenathon. She was also present at the event, which was organised to announce Green Awards which are aimed at encouraging and acknowledging people who contribute towards environment conservation. Dressed in a burnt orange dress, Priyanka said: "I will be very happy to do so." Also present were Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief RK Pachauri, NDTV chairman Prannoy Roy and officials from Toyota. Pachauri told Priyanka: "You must be a part of the national movement for river cleaning, so that one day we can swim in the Ganga without any pollution." Priyanka said it was small efforts by individuals that go a long way in keeping the surroundings clean and green. "I would never want that my children or grandchildren don't see forests or not go for picnics in gardens. People should not throw tissues and garbage on the streets. Small things do make a difference," she said.
"I have been talking to Priyanka about how she can be a part of environment friendly campaigns nationally and be involved with projects such as tiger conservation and river cleaning, especially the Ganga river. I have said that this would be like her public service," Ramesh said at a press conference here. "She (Priyanka) has been very kind and has given her consent for it," he added. The 28-year-old actress is currently the green ambassador for NDTV-Toyota's environment campaign Greenathon. She was also present at the event, which was organised to announce Green Awards which are aimed at encouraging and acknowledging people who contribute towards environment conservation. Dressed in a burnt orange dress, Priyanka said: "I will be very happy to do so." Also present were Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief RK Pachauri, NDTV chairman Prannoy Roy and officials from Toyota. Pachauri told Priyanka: "You must be a part of the national movement for river cleaning, so that one day we can swim in the Ganga without any pollution." Priyanka said it was small efforts by individuals that go a long way in keeping the surroundings clean and green. "I would never want that my children or grandchildren don't see forests or not go for picnics in gardens. People should not throw tissues and garbage on the streets. Small things do make a difference," she said.
Infosys CEO sees US visa costs passed to customers
NEW DELHI: Infosys Technologies said the cost from US plans to hike visa application fees on some technology firms operating in the United States would over time be passed on to customers as it was an industrywide issue. The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday on border security legislation, which also significantly raises visa application fees on a select group of companies that operate in the United States, including Infosys.Infosys Technologies chief executive Senapathy Gopalakrishnan told reporters late Monday that the new fees would however in the immediate future have a minimal impact on India's second largest outsourcer. Indian outsourcing companies have come under recent criticism from some US politicians who say they add to unemployment in the United States by outsourcing jobs to foreign workers. "What happens over time is that this (visa cost) is transferred to customers because this is industrywide. It will be built into the cost," Gopalakrishnan said. He said that in the short term, the cost of new visa regulations would be approximately $4 million to $6 million as it would affect 2,000-3,000 Infosys employees. The beefed-up US border security measures were approved by the Senate last week and the sponsor, New York Democrat Charles Schumer, said that the bill was also targeted at a select group of companies that "exploit" US law to import workers from abroad. Senate aides said this would affect four companies from India that operate in the United States: Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro and Mahindra Satyam. Gopalakrishan said he felt "sad and disheartened" by the move, but said the company needed to better educate sceptics. He said he believed the Indian government was putting pressure to find a solution to this. "We hope the government will continue to support us."
Monday, August 9, 2010
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