Tabla, 20 February 2009

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  • 21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMLJj^^B MICA (P) 171/09/2008 SINGAPORE. WEEKEND OF FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20 2009 Lr SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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  • 371 1  - FAT >>>FIT >>>FAB From poetry to pectorals The Indian cinema hero has evolved SHEELA NARAYANAN SOMEHOW, while we were distracted by the singing and dancing around trees, the Indian movie hero went from a man with some good looks, loads of talent, charming lines and dash of luck with all
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  • INDIA
    • 551 2 Aero India sees the world’s top aviation companies jostling for the Indian military’s US$29.4 billion budget THE magnificent men were there and so were their flying machines. For five days last week, Bangalore’s Yelahanka air base bustled with jets of all shapes and sizes as Aero
      at 2009. PHOTOS: AFP, IANS  -  551 words
    • 430 2 Indo-Asian News Service A 30-YEAR-OLD Indian flying instructor has become the first woman to fly the mighty Russian MiG-35 fighter. She also became the first civilian woman to co-pilot the Lockheed Martin F-16IN, which is an American strike fighter. Ms Suman
      Indo-Asian News Service  -  430 words
    • 664 3 Indian beauty was on show in Durban at the 18th Miss India Worldwide pageant THE 24 beauties came from around the globe... to vie for the title of Miss India Worldwide. And, by the time the curtain came down on the beauty pageant
      Miss Nikkitasha PHOTOS: AFP  -  664 words
    • 485 3  -  DUBAI DIARY Bhaskar Iyer SOMETIME in the early 1990s, my wife and I bought our first video camera. Shortly after that, Dubai announced its first shopping festival, inspired, I am told, by the one in Singapore. Along with it came a competition sponsored by
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    • 633 6 Health minister, often in the news for criticising various issues, now targets fairness creams MORE people know him than the party he belongs to. For, India’s health minister Anbumani Ramadoss is never far from the spotlight. He is a Rajya Sabha (upper house) member belonging to the
      PHOTOS: AFP  -  633 words
    • regional roundup
      • 94 6 Wine festival in Bangalore AS PART of an effort to popularise wine drinking in Karnataka, a festival of wine will be held at Lal Bagh. It will be held in the first or second week of March when wine-variety grapes are available for display, a Wine Board official told
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      • 86 6 Tourism on the up in Chandigarh THE ill-effects of the economic crisis has not affected Chandigarh. Officials told IANS that they expect tourist arrivals to cross the one million mark this year. According to tourism officials, 960,912 tourists visited the centrally-administered city in 2008. Of these, 32,074 were foreigners.
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      • Article, Illustration
        93 6 Retracing dad’s footsteps THE son of Martin Luther King Jr and his wife (below), are on a state visit to India to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his parents’ visit in 1959. “This trip is very significant for me because I will be revisiting all the places that my
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      • 70 6 Kochi to have India’s first oceanarium THE Kerala government has initiated a proposal to set up a Rs350-crore oceanarium as part of promoting “fisheries tourism” in Kochi. The proposed project, to be set up on a public-private partnership model, will be set up on 50 acres of land at
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      • 121 6 Power crisis hits industry ANDHRA’S industrial sector is likely to face power cuts as the state has been hit by power shortages again. The Indian Express reported that state energy minister Mohammed Shabbir Ali said the government is thinking of forcing a two-day holiday in the industrial sector
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    • 539 7  -  No growth stimulus, no tax proposals... yes to GST Patrick Jonas RESTING at home after a heart operation, India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh watched the man standing in for him unveil an interim budget. Predictably, the opposition is not happy with the interim budget delivered
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 994 8  -  tabla! talk with with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg A MORNING walk is said to be good for health. But if you ask Professor Tansen Sen, a morning walk could be helpful in other ways too. In his case, it helped in the setting up of a research centre
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 660 9  -  Early opening of five stations, in May, improves access to Little India and Sri Ramakrishna Mission SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg WHEN May 30 rolls around, Ms Pushpavalli N. will be looking forward to a shorter ride to work. At the moment she takes about 11/2 hours
      SOURCE: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  660 words
    • 336 10  -  S’pore team raises funds for clean water projects in India ALLANJIT SINGH INCREDIBLE India it seems means much more than a marketing tagline to this motley crew of six friends and adventurers who participated in the epic Rickshaw Run in January, with the goal of raising
      Balakrishnan, Sumana Rajarethnam, PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLANJIT  -  336 words
    • 155 10 LOOK to the Bhagavad Gita in these troubled times. That was Dr Balaji Sadasivan’s advice to more than 1,000 Hindus who had gathered at the Sri Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road for the Gita Havan on Feb 15. The Senior Minister of State for Foreign
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    • 96 10 ON THE eve of Valentine’s Day, 96 women partied the night away at Ivory Kitchen in Clarke Quay (left). It was the much awaited Ladies’ Dance Night Out which had everyone on the dance floor moving to the pulsating sounds of current and classic Bollywood
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    • Singapore news
      • 175 10 PRESIDENT S.R. Nathan, who is Singapore’s first elected president to use the second key to unlock past reserves, has explained his reasons for doing so. He and his council of advisers had been alerted to the fast-approaching economic storm as early as mid-2008. And it was
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      • 90 10 THE rapidly-shrinking travel market has forced Singapore Airlines to ground 17 planes and cut more flights. The airline has also begun talks with its unions on ways to reduce staff costs, including having employees go on no-pay leave, retire early, work fewer days and take
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      • 87 10 ON Feb 15, Singaporeans were reminded of their role in defending the country through several events held islandwide to mark Total Defence Day. Sirens wailed at 12.05pm to remind all citizens that the peace today can become violent war tomorrow. A memorial service was held at
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      • 101 10 THE woman who sued the Novena Church, two priests and six church-goers over what she described as an exorcism has lost her case. On Feb 13, the High Court dismissed Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan’s claim that the defendants were to blame for causing her psychological trauma
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    • 588 11  -  Nobel winner gives his take on economic crisis PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg HE WALKED into the room with slow, measured steps. Nobel Prize-winning economist Prof Amartya Sen looked visibly tired after the long journey from the United States. But the moment he sat down and questions
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    • 206 21 Rs 15,230 Record price of gold (per 10g) in Mumbai. A year ago, it was Rs 11,500 $35 million Amount entrepreneur Kelvin Ang Ah Peng swindled from banks before laundering the proceeds through Hong Kong 650,000 Estimated number of Indians working in the United States under the H1-B
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    • 384 21 “People may be able to afford a new car, but they can’t afford to sell their existing car.” Singapore Vehicle Traders Association president Neo Nam Heng saying car resale values will slump if COE prices do not rebound “I like guys who are real and who don’t
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    • 145 11 Admissions open for 2009-10. Expansion at Chai Chee to begin soon. (ii NPS NPS International School thanks the parents in Singapore for the overwhelming enrolment of students since we began in January 2008. OPEN HOUSE At NPS International, we are committed to both academic excellence and holistic development of each
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 902 12/13  -  Indian cinema heroes no longer charm their heroines and their fans with cute looks and good acting, they do it with ripped six-packs and pumped biceps Sheela Narayanan good.” sheela@sph.com.sg WHEN Danny Boyle was casting for the leading male role in Slumdog Millionaire, he couldn’t find
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    • 419 12/13  -  Sheela Narayanan WHEN Shah Rukh Khan showed off his ripped look in 2007’s Om Shanti Om, talk was rife that he had plastic surgery to create those killer abdominal muscles. Mr Prashant Sawant begs to differ. The Mumbai-based personal trainer who runs
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    • 301 14  -  Slumdog director wants to make more movies in India SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg INDIA has the ability to charm foreigners. No wonder Danny Boyle (above right), the 49-year-old rishman who directed Slumdog Millionaire, used the word extraordinary at least five times during a recent interview with tabla! about the
      PHOTOS: GOLDEN VILLAGE  -  301 words
    • 249 14 Source: The Independent, IMDB, Golden Village THE Oscars are on Feb 22 night (Feb 23 morning, Singapore time) and if you’re planning to watch the telecast with friends to cheer for Slumdog Millionaire, here are some Slumdog snippets to impress them with. RESCUED from straight-to-DVD
      Source: The Independent, IMDB, Golden Village  -  249 words
    • 335 15  -  MILI SWARNAKAR Bollywood News Service THE crossover traffic between TV and films has become so busy, there seems to be a danger of a gridlock. Film stars showing up on various reality and chat shows have become old hat; now it’s the turn
      Bollywood News Service  -  335 words
    • 480 15  -  JIGAR SHAH Bollywood News Service ISHA Sharvani may look like a delicate flower in her latest movie Luck By Chance but the 24-year-old actress claims she is not a “girlie” girl and can even do push-ups. In Luck By Chance, you play the daughter of a
      Bollywood News Service; PHOTO: BNS  -  480 words
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  • EDUCATION
    • 133 16 Young student reporters from the GIIS Balestier campus give their take on various learning progammes... with a little help from their teachers There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play
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    • Article, Illustration
      202 16 ANANYA JOSHI, Class 2A: When I first heard about this day, I wondered what we would be doing in class. I thought we would just play and have fun. As I did not have to carry a heavy school bag on Friday, I climbed the stairs faster
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    • 284 16 RACHANA MURALI, Class 3B: I felt like a scientist as I waited eagerly for our parents and teachers to come to our stall and listen to us explain the experiment. I conducted the floating ping-pong ball experiment. Everyone was very excited when they came to know that a
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      70 16 CHRISTIAN GOMEZ, Class 1F: The Reading Mums are very kind and the reading cards have interesting stories. The Reading Mums come every Thursday. We form five small groups. Since then I have improved my reading. SURABHI BANSAL, Class 1F: My Reading Mum’s name is Preeti Ma’am. My hobby
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    • 62 16 DEVANSH SHAH, Class K2A: I like to make sandcastles. I like to keep my hand inside the water. I like the water very much. JOAN JO, Class K2C: I like a car. I like a scooter. I like to ride a bicycle. ARNAZ BAVADAM, Class K2D: I had
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  • MOTORING
    • 445 17  -  BMW’s 740i offers flagship status, stupendous performance and a healthy dose of moderation CHRISTOPHER TAN christan@sph.com.sg Christopher Tan is a senior correspondent with The Straits Times THERE is a saying that there are no half-measures in luxury, only compromises. That may be the hon-est-to-goodness truth
      PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER TAN  -  445 words
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  • RELAX
    • 77 18/19 NATIONAL MALAYALAM TALENTIME 2009 Get ready to cheer for 16 singers as they compete in the finals of the Junior and Open Categories. Celebrity judge Franco, who is coming from Kerala, has promised an entertaining evening of songs and dances, in addition to the competition.
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    • Article, Illustration
      681 18/19 OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE Designed to promote an active lifestyle among people of all ages and fitness levels, this is Singapore’s first mass cycling event on fully-closed public roads. When: Feb 22, timing depends on which race you join. Where: Starts and ends at the F1 Pit Building, Republic
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 87 18/19 Mn VTV Rajesh (Madhavan), a young engineer, is smitten with Reena (Reema) the first time he sees her during a storm. To his dismay, he learns that the object of his affection is soon to be married to Rajeev, an Indian engineer working in Seattle. But he also discovers
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      • saturday
        • 77 18/19 7pm ZEE TV Ranvir (Sunny Deol), Rajvir (Bobby Deol), and their parents decide to re-locate from their small village in Punjab to big city Mumbai. Now wealthy beyond belief, Ranvir runs the business and Rajvir just lives recklessly without a care in the world. Rajvir falls in love but
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      • sunday
        • 51 18/19 3pm ZEE TV Two pen pals (Sanjay Kapoor and Priya Gill) fall in love even though they don’t know what each other looks like. To make the situation all the more spicy, Deepak’s femme fatale boss (Sushmita Sen) is in love with him too. So who will get
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        • Article, Illustration
          155 18/19 8pm SONY ENT Industrialist Aditya (Shahid Kapur, left with Kareena Kapoor) feels down as the girl he loves is getting married. He drifts off and finds himself on a train, speeding away into the night. Geeta (Kareena Kapoor) is leaving Mumbai to elope with her boyfriend and
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      • monday
        • 110 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Karan is an honest lawyer crusading for truth, fairness and justice. Karan’s father, Chandrakant, is a journalist who uses his pen to expose Justice Dharmesh Agnihotri, known as Daga in the underworld. Suraj is a victim of fate. He turns to drugs to ease the pain
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        • 82 18/19 2pm VTV While stealing jewels from a temple, Sayaji Shinde kills a small boy who happens to spot him. Being a witness to this dastardly act, but powerless to counter Sayaji (because of his clout), the boy’s mother vows that Sayaji will be killed by her son (Sarath Kumar)
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      • tuesday
        • Article, Illustration
          149 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT For nine generations, Eklavya’s (Ambitabh Bachchan, above) family has guarded the Kings of Devigarh. Having served the royal family all his life, he is getting old and blind. The heir to the throne, Prince Harshvardhan (Saif Ali Khan) tires of the unfair customs ruling the
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      • wednesday
        • 112 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Young cop Siddharth (Emran Hashmi), who is on the verge of a divorce from his wife Sonia (Shamita Shetty), finds himself drawn towards a married woman named Anna (Udita Goswami). She is stuck in a marriage with a man who beats and abuses her. She is
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        • 74 18/19 5pm VTV A big-time smuggler and ruthless criminal, Billa (Rajnikanth) meets his nemesis, the deputy superintendent of police Alexander (Balaji) and is killed. To nab the entire gang, Alexander devises a masterplan. He does not disclose Billa’s death. Instead, he hires a street artiste and Billa look-alike Rajappa (Rajnikanth)
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      • thursday
        • 91 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Sapna (Kajol), envies the rich and comfortable lifestyle of the Saigal family, where her dad Dharampal is employed as a chauffeur. The Saigal family consists of Bhanupratap Saigal, his wife Shanti, elder son Vijay (Akshay Kumar), and younger son Vikram alias Vicky (Saif Ali Khan).
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        • 97 18/19  -  11amVTV Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur All Ilango (Parthiban), a middle-class youth, dreams about is getting his sister Kavitha (Autograph Mallika) married to a millionaire. He is very keen on becoming rich and falls in love with Roopa (Lakshmi Rai), daughter of a rich industrialist.
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    • Article, Illustration
      191 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which great poet died when his sailing vessel sank in the Bay of Leghorn in Italy? a) William Wordsworth b) Percy Bysshe Shelley c) Lord Tennyson 2. Which Mughal emperor’s sisters were Jahanara, Roshanara and Gauharara? a) Aurangzeb b) Jahangir c) Shah Jahan 3. What are
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    • 123 20 Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor Roshan, who lives in the United States, accompanies his ailing grandmother who wants to spend her last days in India. As it is his first visit to India, he is not familiar with the country’s smells, the
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 317 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Casting requirement? 5 great fall” 9 Many times 14 Admirer from a distance 15 All by Myself singer Carmen 16 Disturber of the peace? 17 She’s got a ticket to write 19 Dazzling success 20 Art provided in folders? 21 Puffy cloud 23 Numerical ID 24 It
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    • 104 18/19 SUDOKU 1 6 5 9 9 5 1 7 8 1 9 2 2 3 1 9 5 The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 536 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries The start of the week could see you getting respect at the workplace. But the later part of the week may bring expensive problems. Refrain from all types of disputes and illegal activities. At home, you might get help from your parents and spouse. Taurus
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    • 119 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz 1. Percy Bysshe Shelley 2. Aurangzeb 3. Bridges 4. Porcupine 5. Banana 6. Italy 7. Kidney 8. Jawaharlal Nehru 9. Kuala Lumpur 10. Anil Kapoor who am i? sudoku 1 7 6 4 3 8 2 5 9 3 4 5 2 9 7 6 1 8
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  • SPORTS
    • 402 22 Stripped of her Asian Games medal after a failed gender test, she is now an athletics coach IN 2006, Shanti Soundarajan lost more than than just the silver medal she had won at the Doha Asian Games. The Tamil Nadu athlete had to face public scorn
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    • 814 23  -  It’s been more than 30 years since India won a Test in New Zealand. Dhoni and his men could change that star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg INDIA haven’t won a Test match in New Zealand since 1976, have never won a bilateral one-day series
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    • 332 23 Advertising Feature Quoprro Global opens Visa and Passport services in Singapore for the Indian High Commission, Singapore. Quoprro Global, a subsidiary of Cox Kings India Lid., formally inaugurated its first centre in Singapore on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009. The company has won the mandate to start visa and passport services
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