Tabla, 16 January 2009

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  • Title Section
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    21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 171X39/2008 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OE FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 2009 •H* SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon HOCKEY V CRICKET
    450 1 Which should be India’s national sport? SPORT is all about passion. But does that mean the sport you are about sport you most passionate about should become the national sport? Even if there is another sport already given that honour? Former India cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Doc nails heart attack gene
      666 2  -  Findings may help millions of young people PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg A RESEARCH team led by an Indian doctor has identified a gene that is responsible for early hardening of the arteries. Millions of young people who are at risk of suffering a heart attack later
      PHOTO: DUKE PHOTOGRAPHY  -  666 words
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      Lock icon Dr Gupta’s credentials questioned
      505 2 HIS popularity has never been questioned. But some have begun to raise issues about his professional qualifications. Dr Sanjay Gupta is tipped to be the next surgeon-general of the United States. Newspapers and media organisations have been running stories saying he is president-elect Barack Obama’s pick
      job. PHOTO: CNN  -  505 words
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      55 3 The only Airline offering seamless travel to every part of India a Reintroducing daily flights to Delhi from 1 st February 2009 AIR INDIA FLIGHTS THE ABOVE FLIGHTS CONNECT YOU TO 70 INDIAN DESTINATIONS Contact your travel agents or visit our websites to issue your own tickets Air India: www.airindia.in
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Time to make cricket national game
      317 4  -  Pradeep Paul MANSUR Ali Khan Pataudi (below) played 46 Test matches for India (1961 to 1975), taking over the captaincy of the team from Nari Contractor in 1962 at the age of 21. He recently told the Indian media that cricket should replace hockey
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      Lock icon Hockey v cricket
      322 4 Tiger Pataudi strikes out for cricket. Jude Felix defends hockey’s turf. But what do others have to say? “Cricket may be India’s most popular sport but that is not a reason compelling enough for it to displace hockey as India’s national sport. India’s glorious achievements in world
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      Lock icon No need for change, hockey IS top sport
      395 4  -  JUDE FELIX Former Indian hockey captain Jude Felix (above) played hockey for India from 1983 to 1995, donning the captain’s armband for the last three years. Now 44, he is based in Singapore where he is the coach for Singapore Recreation Club,
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      Lock icon Will Satyam stain ruin Congress’ clean look?
      582 5  -  DELHI DURBAR Ravi Velloor Ravi Velloor THE Satyam scandal is worrying India’s ruling party far more than it is willing to let on. Andhra Pradesh Satyam is based in the state’s capital Hyderabad is run by the Congress party and with national elections
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      Lock icon Rs12,00,000 crores for Gujarat
      382 5 Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit draws investors and could create 25 lakh jobs GOING through the business sections of Indian newspapers this week, one wondered whether there were two Indias. One India is dealing with the double blow of the Mumbai terror attacks and the Satyam
      PHOTO: MFA  -  382 words
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      Lock icon Man, check out that cleavage
      714 6 Breast surgery. Permanent hair removal. Cleavage. Young Indian men are the latest fans Indo-Asian News Service GONE are the days when hair on a man’s chest was a mark of his virility. Now young Indian men want to be hairless and are willing go under
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    • regional roundup
      • Article
        Lock icon KARNATAKA
        48 6 Wrong to handcuff MEDIA organisations across Karnataka have strongly condemned the state police force for handcuffing Mr B.V. Seetharam, publisher of the Kannada daily newspaper Karavali Ale when he was produced in court in Udupi. He was arrested on Jan 9 in connection with a defamation case.
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        Lock icon UTTAR PRADESH
        64 6 Maya’s birthday gift UP STATE chief minister Mayawati’s 53rd birthday, which fell on Jan 15, has meant big bucks for her Bahujan Samaj Party. By the time you read this, her party would be richer by at least Rs12 crores. To commemorate her birthday, 400 assembly constituencies in
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        Lock icon KERALA
        62 6 State’s seven wonders THE forests of Silent Valley, Sreepadmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvanthapuram and the Jewish Synagogue at Kochi are among the seven wonders of Kerala chosen by viewers of a television channel through SMS and online votes, reported PTI. The other four wonders are the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary,
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        66 6 Karunanidhi’s son given party post TAMIL Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi’s elder son M.K. Azhagiri was rewarded by the DMK with a newly-created post in the party for “leading” it to an impressive win in the Tirumangalam assembly by-election. Mr Azhagiri, who had refused to accept a party
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  • PERSONALITY
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      Lock icon The 24/7 man
      1085 7  -  tabla! talk with with Patrick Jonas yacht patrickj@sph.com.sg WHEN he went to the United States to do his master’s in 1971, the young Bhupendra Kumar Modi did not have much of an idea about that country. He knew Sunset Boulevard from Hollywood movies. So he rented an
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Less tuition, better score
      123 8 THE top Indian student at this year’s O levels, Jharyathri Thiagarajah (left) credits her 9 A1 haul to not having extra tuition. The science stream stream student at Cedar Girls’ Secondary, who took Higher Tamil, said that keeping up with her homework and peer support from
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      Lock icon Rosy time in Chennai
      511 8 S’pore minister among 1,500 at 7th edition of PBD meet in Chennai GUNS and roses. That’s how one newspaper described the start of the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Chennai on Jan 7. The venue for the three-day meet was the Chennai Trade Centre and
      right) PHOTOS: SHADRI SUKUMAR  -  511 words
    • singapore news
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        Lock icon Skin graft for burnt MP
        151 9 YIO Chu Kang MP Seng Han Thong, 59, is recovering from a skin graft operation on his upper right arm at the Singapore General Hospital’s burns unit. Mr Seng suffered nearly 15 per cent burns on his face, chest and arms after an ex-cabby poured
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      • Article
        Lock icon Ready for a pandemic?
        157 9 COMPANIES here must prepare themselves for a global influenza pandemic to minimise the damage caused by widespread disruptions such as a drastic loss of workers, travel restrictions and a supply crunch. Though the Government has been planning for such a crisis for years and will try
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        Lock icon Windows 7 here this year
        157 9 MICROSOFT’S upcoming computer operating system, Windows 7, will be available to users in Singapore at the same time it is launched in the US. The software giant’s Windows software runs on most of the world’s computers, and Microsoft has promised that the new version will
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      Lock icon It’s Ezy to get the new card
      431 9  -  SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg YOUR ez-link card will be working harder this year. The Land Transport Authority released the next generation of ez-link cards this month and they can be used in your car (like a cash card, to make ERP and parking payments),
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      Lock icon New touch to old poems
      222 10  -  Sheela Narayanan WHEN dancer Raka Maitra (below) decided to perform the story of Mirabai, the 15th-century Rajput princess-poet, rendering it in dance alone was not enough. She is collaborating with a trio of Rajasthani folk musicians who have never travelled out of India and a
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      Lock icon Flying high
      248 10 Gujaratis celebrate kite-flying day IN GUJARAT, kite-flying day is traditionally celebrated on Makar Sankranti. It fell this year on Jan 14. But in Singapore, kite-flying day came early. The Singapore Gujarati Society celebrated it on Jan 11 at the West Coast Park. Called Utraan 2009, the day saw
      PHOTO: SINGAPORE GUJARATI SOCIETY  -  248 words
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      Lock icon Pongal time in Little India
      67 10 A young girl gets up close and personal with a farm animal in Little India during the Pongal Harvest festival which was celebrated here on Jan 14. In a non-farming country like Singapore, Pongal marks the start of the auspicious month of Thai, a time
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      Lock icon Beware the maid mafia
      460 11  -  We kick off a monthly column which looks at the issues faced by the Indian community here The reluctant TAI TAI The Reluctant Tai Tai is an Indian expat who loves high teas and gossipy martini sessions. But she has so much more going on in
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      Lock icon IT’S ONLY words
      359 12 “It’s now a drinker’s market with clubs battling for a bigger slice of the pie by offering more discounts, free drinks and even free bar snacks.” Singapore sales manager Crystal Sim “I have been warmly welcomed in Mumbai and it has been a smooth transition for me
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      226 12 5O-level distinctions scored by a 27-year-old inmate at the Kaki Bukit Centre prison school. 1,200 Unsold luxury homes in prime districts of Singapore adding to a growing supply overhang that is likely to drag prices down this year 1.7PercentageIndia’s car sales grew in 2008, sharply down from 16
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      20 8 A unique blend of North Indian taste Devi Fusion Grand Buffet $39++ With Free Flow of Wine House pour only
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      62 11 Get your copy of at 7-Eleven Now you can pick up your copy oftabla! at any of the 431 7-Eleven outlets islandwide, including the 61 at Shell stations. Just walk in and ask for a copy of tabla!. The newspaper is available from Friday morning and each store has a
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      135 12 It's time to get myself an MBA during this global financial crisis. Your Future. Our Priority. UNIVERSITY^ BIRMINGHAM Rank 26th in Good Times University Guide 2008 University of Birmingham EFMD EQUIS 71 Accredited by Association of MBAs Longest Birmingham MBA provider in Singapore Over 600 Birmingham MBA graduates in Singapore
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  • MOTORING
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      Lock icon Green rocket
      599 13  -  The Lexus GS450h may be ecologically friendly, but that doesn’t mean it can’t run in the fast lane CHRISTOPHER TAN christan@sph.com.sg IF YOU’RE looking to own a car that doesn’t cost the Earth (literally), the Lexus GS450h isn’t exactly the best bet. Unlike its distant cousin, the Toyota
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      Lock icon Financial boost from Mercedes
      174 13 IF YOU’RE thinking of picking up a Mercedes-Benz or upgrading the one you have currently, there’s no better time than this weekend. Mercedes dealer Cycle Carriage is offering a Chinese New Year hongbao which boosts the trade-in value of your used car by 10 per cent
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon Hey, where was Vikas?
      304 14  -  The man who wrote the book Slumdog Millionaire is based on was missing from Golden Globe event SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg MAYBE he might get invited for the Oscars. At least that is what diplomat Vikas Swarup (below) hopes. India’s deputy high commissioner to South Africa was
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      Lock icon Rahman wows Hollywood
      371 14 WILL Hollywood finally wake up to what Indians have known for a long time... the talent that is A.R. Rahman? The Chennai-born composer’s magic touch in dozens of Bollywood and Kollywood film scores has apparently put Hollywood under his spell. This was evident when he picked up
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      Lock icon Couture dresses, funky tresses
      600 15  -  Bollywood stars sport latest looks in fashion and hairstyles UTKARSH MHATRE Bollywood News Service CONTEMPORARY Bollywood is poised on the cutting edge of fashion. As film-making gets bigger and edgier, the Bollywood look is now encompassing out-of-the-box fashion, six- and eight-pack abs, swish swimwear (surprisingly for
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      Lock icon Tamil film industry tightens its belt for 2009
      467 16 Indo-Asian News Service THE Tamil film industry is keen to forget 2008 as it saw 100 of its 115 films crash at the box office, including Rajnikanth-starrer Kuselan. The industry is banking few cluding Rajnikanth-starrer The industry is banking on a few
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      Lock icon Bhagyashree’s back... with a new look
      206 16 Bollywood News Service Bhagyashree, the sugar-and-spice-and-all-things-nice ghar ki beti of Maine Pyar Kiya, has donned a completely new avatar. The former Miss Propah has taken on a glamorous look and now attends parties in stylish outfits. Ask the actress to explain the sudden change
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  • FOOD
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      Lock icon This Junction’s hot
      522 17  -  SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg TUCKED between two big restaurants on Race Course Road is a little gem of a restaurant that most homesick Keralites head to when they need a taste of mum’s cooking. The three-year-old Spice Junction is located between Muthu’s Curry and Gayathri. It tends to
      PHOTOS: SPICE JUNCTION  -  522 words
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon hot pick OF THE WEEK
      56 18/19 NRITYA MADHURI YAM A Bharatanatyam dance performance which means dance of sweetness by Sharoyln Alicia Paul (right). She learnt the art of Bharatanatyam under the guidance of Suganthi Kumaraguru and Jeyanthi Balasubramaniam who are better known as the Kesavan Sisters. When: Jan 23, 8pm Where:
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    • Article
      Lock icon what’s on
      614 18/19 SERENITY IN STONE The Qingzhou find of 400 sculptures in 1996 is said to be the most important archaelogical discovery of the 20th century. Travel 1,400 years back in time to see 35 of the best preserved and most exquisite these sculptures in Singapore. These illustrate the transmission
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      Lock icon THE SKY BELOW
      62 18/19 Buzzzar.com and the Asian Civilisations Museum holds a special screening of The Sky Below, an award-winning film by Sarah Singh from New York. The film is an emotionally-powerful documentary on the partition of the Indian sub-continent. Registration is required as places are limited. When: Jan 17, 6pm
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
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          Lock icon GUPT
          29 18/19 4.30pm SON Y E N T Gupt, starring Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala and Kajol, is a murder mystery with spine-chilling thrills, breathtaking action, beautiful locales and hypnotising music.
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          Lock icon RASUKUTTY
          41 18/19 5pm VTV K. Bhagyaraj sees Ishwarya’s photo in a photo studio and it’s love at first sight. He is determined to her. But is determined to marry her. But Ishwarya wants to marry only a man who is well educated.
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          Lock icon SATYA IN LOVE
          118 18/19 9.30pm VASANTHAM (Kannada film) Sathya (Shivarajakumar) looking at the girl who disturbed him in the Mantralalam temple is sitting before his parents and sister in the train. He does not have any means to express it. From Mantralaya Sathya arrives even before his parents come and that
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      • saturday
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          Lock icon DUS KAHANIYAAN
          33 18/19 4 P™....Y.f.?ANTHAM DUS KAHANIYAAN Dus Kahaniyaan (Ten Tales, below) is an anthology Indian film comprising ten short films telling ten different stories which are directed by a host of six directors.
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        • Article
          Lock icon ZEE GOLD AWARDS ‘08
          27 18/19 7pm ZEE TV Watch telly actors performing and receiving awards at the Boroplus Gold Awards 2008 held at the Global Village in Dubai.
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        • Article
          Lock icon KUSELAN
          77 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM Bala (Pasupathy) is a poor barber who lives in a village with his wife (Meena) and his children. A film crew arrives in their village to shoot a movie with superstar Ashok Kumar (Rajnikanth) who is Bala’s childhood friend. Bala is afraid to meet Ashok Kumar thinking
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      • sunday
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          Lock icon PIRIVOM SANTTIPOM
          101 18/19 5.30pm VASANTHAM Unusually, this is not a movie dominated by a male protagonist. Instead, it chooses to revolve around the life of Sala (short for Visalatachi (short Visalatachi played by Sneha), who when the movie begins is about to complete her master’s degree. The only daughter of her
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          Lock icon JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDAR
          89 18/19 5.30pm SONY ENT SIKANDAR Sanju (Aamir Khan) and Anjali (Ayesha Jhulka) are childhood friends and college mates. Ramalal, Sanju’s father, runs a cafeteria and is training Ratan his eldest son for the cycling competition. Ramalal throws Sanju out of the house for stealing money to buy
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      • monday
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          Lock icon DES HUAA PARDES
          62 18/19 11am SONY ENT The movie (starring Gurdas Mann, Parmeet Sethi, Juhi Chawla) tells of the plight of one family whose son is arrested because a bag of weapons was left at their house when a group of separatists barged into their home demanding to be fed and
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          Lock icon ARUL
          110 18/19 Mn VTV Arulkumaran (Vikram), who works in a mill, is the youngest of four brothers in a family of goldsmiths. Ever since taking the blame for something his brother (‘Thalaivasal’ Vijay) did, Arul has been the black sheep of the family in his father’s eyes and has vowed to
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      • tuesday
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          Lock icon BAHURANI
          73 18/19 11am SONY ENT Amit (Rakesh Roshan) is a big city boy but his parents want him to marry a village girl, Madhuri (Rekha). Amit reluctantly agrees and goes through the wedding ceremony, but on the pretext that the dowry gold is not genuine, leaves his bride. Madhuri and her
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          Lock icon DHARMASEELAN
          43 18/19 5pmVTV DHARMASEELAN Prabhu receives a letter telling him his mother is seriously ill and to go home immediately. He is confused as he thinks he is an orphan. He becomes even more curious when he finds his mother dead in the church.
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      • wednesday
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          Lock icon MERE DO ANMOL RATAN
          27 18/19 llam SONY ENT This family drama starring Arshad Warsi, Namrata Shirodkar and Mukul Dev was produced in 1998, with music by Rajesh Roshan.
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          Lock icon ATHU ORU KANNAKAALAM
          67 18/19 5pm VTV Srinivasan (Dhanush) is a happy-go-lucky person. He falls in love with Thulasi (Priyamani). Unfortunately, Srinivasan and his friends land in prison for crashing a police vehicle. In jail, he clashes with one of the inmates and has to spend another 10 years in prison. When
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      • thursday
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          Lock icon TOM DICK & HARRY
          105 18/19  - TOM DICK HARRY 11am SONY ENT Compiled by Surendar Kaur by Surendar Kaur The comedy is about three physically-impaired guys: Tom (Dino Morea as the deaf one), Dick (Anuj Sawhney as the blind) and Harry (Jimmy Shergil as the mute). They are house-mates and their life takes an interesting turn
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      Lock icon QUIZ
      176 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Anastasia and Drizella are whose two step sisters? a) Alice b) Cinderella c) Snow White 2. Ceres is the largest of what type of celestial body? a) Comet b) Satellite c) Asteroid 3. What was the last album by Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan? a) Camera
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      Lock icon MOVIE THIS WEEK
      148 20 CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, Gordon Liu Sidhu is on the lowest rung of the food industry, cutting vegetables at a roadside food stall in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. He longs to escape his dreary existence and looks for shortcuts astrologers,
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    • mirch masala
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        Lock icon GOVINDA NOT NAUGHTY
        64 20 PUTTING an end to all the speculation over the future of Naughty At 40, actor Govinda resumed shooting for director Jagmohan Mundhra’s movie this week. “It was never Govinda’s fault that the shooting had halted. We had some production problems which have now been sorted out. Govinda
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        Lock icon NAYANTARA SHRINE IN TAMIL NADU?
        66 20 HOT Malayalam beauty Nayantara has so charmed Tamil movie-goers that they have decided to show their devotion to her. A group of her die-hard fans have reportedly begun constructing a temple for her at Aravakurichi near Karur in Tamil Nadu. If this happens, then Nayantara
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        Lock icon RANBIR QUITS SMOKING FOR LOVE
        84 20 RANBIR Kapoor (below) has apparently kicked his smoking habit. The young actor who is still in a relationship with Deepika Padukone (despite rumours of a split) reportedly quit split) reportedly quit smoking for his split) reportedly smoking for his lady love. He promised Deepika that
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        Lock icon MONEY NO OBJECT FOR ROMANCE
        121 20 RAJNIKANTH and Aishwarya Rai will shoot a romantic scene inside a Mercedes-Benz that has cost the producers a whopping Rs1 crore. “Love scene ke liye kuchh bhi karega, (for love we will do anything)” seems to be the mantra of the producers of sci-fi thriller
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      65 18/19 Listings on this page are free. Write to: tabla!, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Tower Block, Level 5, Singapore *****4; fax: 6319-8311 or e-mail: tabla@sph.com.sg at least two weeks ahead. Include the name of the event, organiser, venue, date and time, ticket prices and your name, address and contact number. Send
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      289 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Destructive insect 7 First shepherd 11 Aid for lost souls, briefly? 14 Olympic activities 15 Batting practice area 16 Tow truck letters 17 Hurry on horseback 18 Small floor covering 20 Resinous substance 21 Defensible 22 Butcher’s offering27 Rise suddenly 28 In fine fettle 29 French Dadaist
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      96 18/19 SUDOKU 9 8 4 8 4 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 2 7 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 across and
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      522 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries A prosperous week: It could be a promotion, career growth or an improvement in your financial position. A good time to buy property and vehicles. Those in government jobs should be enjoying the favours of higher authorities. Taurus You can completely dominate your opponents and
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      113 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz 1. Cinderella 2. Asteroid 3. Maa 4. Lie detector 5. Shiva 6. Malay 7. Giant anaconda 8. Todar Mal 9. Rubber 10. Belgium what am i? sudoku 6 9 1 7 2 8 7 8 3 5 4 5 3 4 2 3 1 2 9 6
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon The rainforest lesson
      473 21  -  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 will be rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) TEJESWI SESHADRI, Class 4 IT RAINED heavily on the
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