Tabla, 3 April 2009

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIANjfiDMMUNITY MICA (P) 181AD3/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 2009 S|Jl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 254 1  -  Bolder catwalk presence signals that Indian designers are pushing the hemlines INDIAN FASHION SHEELA NARAYANAN Models kitted out with masks that look like horns, feline make-up and outlandish outfits... is this Indian fashion? Judging by what display Judging by what was on display at the three recent
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    • 6 1 TURNING TO FAITH IN TROUBLED TIMES
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  • INDIA
    • 468 2 With the IPL moving out of India, the elections will become hottest money-making season TIMES may be bad for business in general. But not for this one. Indian elections are round the corner and the bookies are out in force to make
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    • 700 2 and for feng shui masters too Indo-Asian News Service GETTING a ticket to contest the Indian parliament elections from a national party is not easy. You could be a popular figure with voters but that may not be enough. You may be friends with people who matter in the party.
      Indo-Asian News Service  -  700 words
    • 448 3 Did family quarrel lead to violent shooting spree that left six dead? HIS family in India is clueless and so are the police in Santa Clara, California. On the surface, all seemed well with Devan Kalathat, 42, and his family, but something horrible
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    • 440 3 Indo-Asian News Service KATRINA Kaif’s face will now adorn Barbie dolls. But the British-born Bollywood actress says her Barbie is not an Indian version of the famous doll. “Contrary to what people believe, my Barbie is not an Indian counterpart of the international brand. It’s
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  440 words
    • 306 4 German-born nun takes over as head of Mother Teresa’s congregation A GERMAN-BORN nun has been elected to head the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa. The low-profile Sister Mary Prema, known for her work among the poor, is the third superior-general of the order. She
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    • 99 5 BOLLYWOOD stars Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar were honoured with the Padma Shri, the highest civilian honour, on March 31. They were given the award, in recognition of their contribution, to arts and cinema, by Indian president Prathibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New
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    • regional roundup
      • 96 5 India’s seven wonders revealed THE Sun Temple in Konarak has been named as one of India’s seven wonders in a nationwide poll. The other six are: The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, the Khajuraho temples, Red Fort, Jaisalmer Fort, Nalanda University and the Dholavira site of the Harappan civilisation in
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      • 97 5 Schoolgirls locked up for exam Schoolgirls locked up for exam A GIRLS’ school in Jaipur, with the permission of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education officials, asked 49 girls to stay back in the school campus after the wrong question paper was given to them. They were given Sanskrit-II
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      • 99 5 India plans space shuttle AN ENGINEERING model of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) or space shuttle aircraft is ready at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum. In a year’s time, it will be test-flown from the spaceport at Sriharikota, reported The Hindu. It will be a combination
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      • 66 5 Fire at Cauvery Emporium A FIRE, suspected to be the result of an electrical short circuit, engulfed the first floor of the landmark Cauvery Arts Crafts Emporium at the Brigade Road-MG Road junction. The blaze, which started around 8pm, was put out before it could spread to the ground
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    • 655 6 Former UN diplomat goes desi for Congress role in Trivandrum TWO years ago, Shashi Tharoor bought a house in Trivandrum. It has now become the platform for his aspiring political career. When his plans to become the UN secretary general failed and he finished his
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    • 644 6  -  MUMBAI MUSINGS Ayaz Memon EVERYBODY knows that the three abiding passions of Indian life are politics, cinema and cricket (not always in that order), and in the past few weeks, these have got intertwined in a fashion and with a regularity that
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      50 6 Indian Malaysian Ambiga Sreenevasan was awarded the US State Department’s Award for International Women of Courage in Washington last month. A former president of the Malaysian Bar Council, she is seen in the photo with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US First Lady Michelle Obama. PHOTO: AFP
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    • 637 7  -  Night Safari gets three Asian lions from Gujarat zoo, gives cheetahs in return AYESHA KOHLI tabla@sph.com.sg IT’S been eight years since Singapore heard the roar of an Asian lion. Now, thanks to an exchange programme with India, three of them are ready to prowl the lion
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 984 8  -  tabla! talk with with Pradeep Paul pradeep@sph.com.sg AT ONE time, in the 1970s, he was part of the ABC of world tennis: A for Amritraj, B for Borg and C for Connors. Now, some decades and inches on the waist later, he is the only one from that
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 491 9  -  Over 100 greenies got together at the East Coast beach on March 28 JOYOTEE RAY CHAUDHURY IFELL in love with the place the moment we arrived at a little bistro by the sea in one of the least crowded parts of the beach. Best part
      out like-minded PHOTOS: BUZZZAR.COM  -  491 words
    • 241 9 USE colours, food and music to narrow the gap between expatriate and local Indians that was the underlying goal in the midst of the mer-ry-making at the Colours of India festival held at the Singapore Indian Association (IA) on March 28 evening. The
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  241 words
    • 188 9 THE baton has been passed from Law Minister K. Shanmugam (below, right) to Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) (Foreign Dr Balaji Sadasivan (below, left) at the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda). Dr Balaji, who is now the executive new executive committee president of
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    • 625 10  -  More people seek spiritual solace and guidance during bad times SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg WHEN a crisis hits, the soul searching begins. And in Singapore, some members of the Indian community are searching for a spiritual balm to soothe their worries about the economic downturn. During the
      India, says expects more people year. PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO, RMS  -  625 words
    • 255 10  -  Surendar Kaur IN the March 27 issue of tabla! I wrote about having to wait 12 hours to get a hug from Amma when she was in Singapore last year. This time round, I was willing to wait just as long... but got my hug
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    • singapore news
      • 141 11 THE Cabinet changes announced last week bring in a “transition team” that signals that a younger team is in charge, but with old hands still on deck to steer Singapore forward. The mid-term reshuffle is based on current office-holders and MPs, said Prime Minister Lee
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      • 117 11 PRIVATE home prices fell a record 13.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year, with values of city-centre and city-fringe homes hit the most. Flash estimates released on April 1 by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) reveal that the fall is the largest since the
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      • 180 11 FOR the first time in Singapore, credit-card holders will be able to use their mobile phones to pay for their purchases. Although only a limited trial 300 Citibank MobileOne Visa cardholders will take part it marks the first in this the first step in making this
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      • 120 11 THE judge reputed to be Singapore’s toughest was a self-made man, said many who knew retired Justice Choor Singh who died on March 31, aged 98. Between 1963 and 1980, Justice Singh presided over civil and criminal cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal,
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      398 11 Singapore Press Holdings’ new logo reinforces the company’s stature as a leading media organisation IT’S been 25 years since Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) was formed a merger of the Straits Times Press group, the Singapore News and Publications Limited and Times Publishing Berhad. And, in that
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    • 251 11 PLANNING to sell your property in India? Then you had better apply for a PAN card. Or else, you will have problems getting the sale registered. The Permanent Account Number (PAN) card is a lifetime card issued by India’s income tax department. It came into
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    • 363 17 Community ushers in new year with prayers and dancing SINDHIS in Singapore ushered in their new year on March 28 with a green note. The Cheti Chand, celebrated as the Sindhi New Year according to the Hindu calendar, which is on the second day of the
      PHOTOS: SINDHI ASSOCIATION  -  363 words
    • 238 21 2,600 Foreign workers the largest number on record found housed in 16 unapproved dormitories here during joint raids carried out by local government agencies 38Percentage of average household expenditure in India on food. It is expected to drop to 25 per cent by 2025 Rs1 lakh Annual fee
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    • 358 21 “Six-packs have become very popular recently thanks to Shah Rukh Khan, but I had a six-pack since the age of 15.” Actor Vansh Bhardwaj who is debuting opposite Priety Zinta in Deepa Mehta’s Videsh (Heaven On Earth). He debuting opposite Priety Deepa Mehta’s Videsh (Heaven On Earth).
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  • FASHION
    • 1281 12/13  -  INDIAN FASHION Sheela Narayanan sheela@sph.com.sg FORGET international acceptance. They have that already. Indian designers are now ready to go hem-to-hem with the big fashion players like Dolce and Gabbana, Versace and Karl Lagerfeld. The fashionistas who attended the three recent trade fashion shows in Delhi and Mumbai
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    • 517 12/13  -  Sheela Narayanan WHILE there was a lot of rah-rah for Indian fashion and Naomi Campbell (below) stole the show at the charity fashion event for the 26/11 terror victims, the bite of the global downturn was acutely felt at the fashion shows
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 358 14  -  ...from playing third lead to being heroine in latest movie, that is JIGAR SHAH Bollywood News Service MADHUR Bhandarkar has broken his rule of not recasting his heroines. He has signed on mod-el-turned-actress Mughda Godse from his hit film Fashion for his upcoming movie Jail with Neil
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    • 675 14  -  JIGAR SHAH Bollywood News Service HE MARRIED her twice. She accused him of physically and mentally torturing her. Now that his marital woes have been laundered so publicly, singer Adnan Sami, 39, talks about the saga with soon-to-be ex-wife Saba Galadari, 34. Your wife Saba has
      Bollywood News Service; Sami PHOTO: IANS  -  675 words
    • 225 15 HMMMMM, will she, or won’t she? That is the question. Sridevi has always kept her comeback rumours on a constant simmer. First she said she’d like to return to the screen and wanted film-maker husband Boney Kapoor to engineer the comeback vehicle. Then, she keeps
      Deepika PHOTO: HAMARAPHOTOS.COM  -  225 words
    • 281 15 The south Indian actress is scoring plum endorsements and roles partnering M.S. Dhoni and SRK ASIN can safely assume she is Bollywood’s current IT girl. The South Indian actress has been roped in to endorse a chain of hypermarkets in India with the current sports
      Big ambassadors. PHOTOS: IANS  -  281 words


  • EDUCATION
    • 347 16  -  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 reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, NPS) PRARTHANA MANOHAR, IB Year 1 YOUNG minds with
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 158 16  -  SREYA KOMAN, Class 7B IMAGINE taking an examination without an invigilator! That’s a freedom all students would love to taste. An opportunity when the little devil in you might sit up and take notice. That was exactly the feeling we experienced when the vice-principal announced
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      • 191 16  -  MADHURA RAO, Class 5F THE 9th Scholastic Environment Oratory Competition took place on March 7. After rigorous auditions based on essay writing, class presentations and interviews, eight students were selected. The three teams of GIIS Queenstown, with the help and guidance from the vice-principal, coordinator and
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  • RELAX
    • 39 18/19 PONGUM BHARATHAM Dance fans will enjoy Usharani Maniam Dance School’s Bharatanatyam Arangetram performed by Priyatharisini and Saraveeswary. An arangetram consists of nine songs. When: April 4, 7pm Where: Raffles Hotel, Jubilee Hall Contact: 8131-0125
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    • 521 18/19 THE SPIRITUAL ART OF MANAGING YOUR MIND Swami Mukundananda of the Radha Madhav Satsang, will talk about how the mind works and why material mind-management techniques are not enough to conquer it. Admission is free. When: April 4 to 9, 7.30 to 9pm Where: Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple,
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    • 97 18/19 8X10 TASVEER Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Sharmila Tagore, Javed jaffery Jai, a young man in his 30s, has the supernatural gift of being able to delve into the past of the dead by touching an object belonging to them. His family, friends and even he himself are
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 33 18/19 1pm STAR GOLD Amar Saxena is a businessman who falls into a trap created by Jagmohan and Seema for a murder that he did not commit. Starring Govinda and Shilpa Shetty.
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          97 18/19 5pmVTV Happy-go-lucky Anbu (Vishal, above with Priya Mani) is involved in a brawl with a local politician. He is forced to leave Pudukottai. He is on bail but has to report to a Tiruchi police station. At Tiruchi, he falls for college girl Malar (Priya Mani). Palani (Devaraj), along
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      • saturday
        • 73 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM There are no rules for Karan (Harman Baweja, right with Priyanka Chopra) but Sana (Priyanka Chopra) is a shy girl who lives life by the rules. Karan’s uncle, Dr Yatinder Khanna (Boman Irani) has developed a time machine and soon they are on their way
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        • 43 18/19 6pm STAR GOLD DIL KA RISHTA Jai (Arjun Rampal) is crazy in love with Tia (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), a heavenly beauty. However, Tia is indifferent towards him. But when Jai decides to keep his distance, Tia begins to like him.
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          66 18/19 ?P™....y.fSANTHAM SACHEIN Sachien (Vijay, below left with Genelia) is in love with beautiful Shalini (Genelia), but she does not want to commit. Enter Manju (Bipasha Basu), who runs after Sachien in skimpy costumes. When Sachien learns skimpy Sachien learns Shalini’s parents have arranged her marriage to an industrialist’s son
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      • sunday
        • 57 18/19 4pm VASATHAM VEERAN(Malayalam) action, VEERAN(Malayalam) There is action, revenge and romance. Hero Mammootty’s family is completely wiped out by an enemy clan leaving him alone. He escapes to Mumbai and becomes an underworld Don but later returns to his village to settle old scores, doing this in different
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        • 89 18/19 7pm ZEE TV Jackie Shroff plays a baddie with a heart of gold. He is out to take revenge on the area's “Thakur” and his police officer son Sanjeev Kumar. He kidnaps their soft spot, Radha (Meenakshi Seshadri), Thakur khandaan’s only daughter. Jackie and his gang pose as police
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        • 37 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM RAJATHI RAJA The story is about how the protagonist deals with people who betrayed him. Lawrence plays a charitable man who works for the welfare and development of the people in his area.
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      • monday
        • 39 18/19 7pm STAR GOLD A couple, Sid and Trisha (Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat), have totally different views on their relationship. Trisha wants Sid to commit to her but Sid does not want to do that.
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        • 28 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Ajay Devgan plays Vijay, an orphan raised by Sulbha Deshpande. Rich industrialist C.K. Oberoi (Amrish Puri) encourages Vijay and helps him to be independent.
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      • tuesday
        • 39 18/19 4pm STAR GOLD This is a religious film which shows that faith makes everything possible for the betterment of the family. Watch this film and rediscover your faith starring Jaya Seal and Raj Verma.
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        • 46 18/19 MR MRS KHILADI 9.30pm STAR GOLD MR MRS KHILADI Shalu (Juhi Chawla) falls in love with slacker and con-man Raja (Akshay Kumar). Her father will allow their marriage on one condition. Desperate to prove himself Raja thinks up several schemes to get rich, with hilarious results.
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      • wednesday
        • 98 18/19 2pm VTV Santosh’s (Jayam Ravi, above with Genelia) life is controlled by his father Subramaniyam (Prakashraj), who decides everything for him from his underwear to what he eats. Santosh is determined to choose two things in his life his career and the woman he marries but even these
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      • thursday
        • 75 18/19 2pm VTV Azhagar (Jai), Paraman (Sasikumar) and Kasi (Ganja Karuppu) are three friends who meet in the town of Subramaniyapuram. They become the henchmen of Somu who dreams of making it big in politics. Jai and Somu’s daughter Thulasi (Swathi) are attracted to each other though they haven’t exchanged
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        • 121 18/19  -  5pm VTV Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur Gandhi (Jeevan) is a loner with an inferiority complex. He spends his time making calls to numbers he picks from the phonebook hoping to strike up conversations. During one such call he speaks to Shanmathi (Gajala), who is on
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    • Article, Illustration
      189 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Which artist is famous for the sculptures David and Pieta? a) Pablo Picasso b) Michelangelo c) Salvador Dali 2) Which of these US Presidents was also an actor? a) Herbert Hoover b) Harry Truman c) Ronald Reagan 3) Different varieties of which vegetable are known as
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 288 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Kelpies herd them 6 Suffix with “soft,” “hard” or “share” 10 Area map 14 Co-creator of “The Flintstones” 15 Cheese type 16 City on seven hills 17 Yale of Yale University 18 Aggressive witticism 19 Athena’s breastplate 20 Traveller’s accommodations, sometimes 23 USO user 24 Smaller than
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    • 102 18/19 SUDOKU 3 1 7 8 3 2 9 6 4 8 6 3 1 8 5 3 6 1 2 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
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 500 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries You will gain fame and the favour of your superiors. You will also gain dominance over your opponents. Your health will be good but there may be a problem with a brother or colleagues. Success in government jobs will bring happiness. Taurus Income will increase
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    • 112 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1) Michelangelo 2) Ronald Reagan 3) Potato 4) Henry 5) The Portuguese 6) Gujarati 7) Eye 8) V 9) White 10) Golf 8 7 4 9 5 2 3 1 6 1 9 3 6 7 4 5 2 8 6 2 5 3 8 1
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    • 247 21 The Spiritual Art Of Managing Your Mind Swami Mukundananda by Swami Mukundananda Date: 4 to 9 April 2009 (Sat to Thur) Time: 7.30pm to 9.00pm daily Venue: Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, PGP Hall (Upstairs), 397 Serangoon Road (next to Farrer Park MRT) Have you ever read self-help and other motivational
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  • SPORTS
    • 530 22  -  Local Cricket Weekend Report HEMANT KENKRE ANISH Param played a stellar role as the SCA Colts crushed Marina CC 1 by a whopping margin of 189 runs in the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) Division 1 league fixture played at SCA Kallang. Param, who has
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    • Article, Illustration
      889 23 42 Test centuries and 43 one-day hundreds... can anyone stop Sachin Tendulkar? HE HAS been associated with Indian cricket for more than two decades, but Sachin Tendulkar says the last three to four years have been the most exciting. Having just notched up yet another milestone 85
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    • 787 24  -  In cricket, as in most things in life, that is a futile effort. For, genius is always tainted with flaws star column Harsha Bhogle they are. tabla@sph.com.sg EXHIBIT One is shortish, tubbyish, balding and very, very Delhi. Exhibit Two is tall, lean, muscular, a rebellious South African
      PHOTOS: IANS, REUTERS  -  787 words
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    • 164 22 It is Important to Have a PAN CARD Every NRI Foreign Citizen should have both PAN CARD Passport PAN CARD has been made compulsory for Opening Depository Account Trading in Securities Applications in IPO’s Investment in Mutual Fund Sale and Purchase of Immovable Property Purchase of Motor Vehicle Time Deposit
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 51 22 HE HAS THE POWER TO SEE THE PAST from the maker of the critically acclaimed Hyderabad blues, Iqbal dor now comes a thrilling auaponoo drama rvi j Kukunoor prouii nt kj l< K u rvi A In 4 r, W o 0* 2.05 *.4.30,7.00,9.30 11.55 Ayanhu Tukla. Bhurmllu Taaara, prion
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