Tabla, 9 May 2014

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  • 24 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY Sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MAY 9,2014
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  • 909 1 From interior design and hairstyling to wellness clubs and philanthropy, the wives of India’s film stars are carving their own niche Indo-Asian News Service THEIR fields are different but a common factor binds them all the desire to carve their own niche away from the shadow
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 76 2 A CHARITY auction organised by eBay India and charity organisation Save The Children India will give the highest bidder a chance to work out at the gym with cricketer Virat Kohli. The winner will also get tips to stay fit from Kohli. The
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      • 88 2 THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that banks are now free to allow children above 10 to independently open and operate savings bank accounts. Banks can also provide Internet banking, ATM, debit card and chequebook facilities to the minors, provided the
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      • 60 2 INDIAN Muslims display a handcrafted ceremonial shawl (right) made of velvet and zardosi, measuring 25m by 11m at a mosque in Ahmedabad. It took about 50 skilled artisans six months to complete and will be laid at the Dargah of Khwaja Garib Nawaz in Ajmer on
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      • 55 2 THE Delhi Transport Corporation has decided to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on its buses to keep tabs on suspicious behaviour as well as molest cases. This will be done in phases, and in phase one, 200 buses including air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned floor buses will
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      • 52 2 SIXTY-SIX inmates (left) were shortlisted to be interviewed by 31 companies during the recruitment drive at Tihar jail this year. All 66 were hired by the companies, for posts ranging from drivers to business development managers, with salaries ranging from Rs8,000 to Rs35,000
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      • 53 2 INDIA accounts for 17 per cent of deaths across the world as a result of complications during pregnancy or childbirth in 2013, according to UN reports. Gynaecologists in India state literacy, social issues, diabetes, loss of blood after delivery, malaria and dengue as the causes
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      • 75 2 RULES formulated for the first time by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation states that if a cabin crew member is found to be overweight, he or she will have to reduce their weight to acceptable levels within three months. If they fail to do
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      • 59 2 LEADING colleges are offering cash rewards for faculty and students who recruit new students with high marks. They are also providing scholarships and tuition fee waivers for students who enrol. Managements do this to improve the college’s reputation and get a high academic
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      • 62 2 ROBERT De Niro confirmed the role and presence of the Tehelka journalist who has accused her editor Tejpal of raping her at the magazine’s annual media event, Think Fest, in November last year. In an e-mail, the actor said the journalist had been
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    • 1760 4 / 5 BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi says he relies a lot on professionals and experts Indo-Asian News Service BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi says “the best thing” to come out of the 2014 general election was the “welcome change” in people’s attitude
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  • SINGAPORE
    • HAPPENINGS
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        597 7 Plenty of festivities these past two weeks as the local and Indian communities celebrate Indian heritage Marking a new year... on May 3, 600 residents in Ang Mo Kio celebrated the Indian New Year at Teck Ghee Community Club. The crowd included Singaporeans, new arrivals, permanent residents,
        PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, WOODLANDS COMMUNITY CLUB, SURENDAR KAUR, CHINTAN PATEL  -  597 words
    • 208 11 Two Indian women among the 20 Best Dressed at high society event THEY were like walking pieces of art. Socialite Shabnam Arashan (left) and businesswoman and homemaker Dimple Aswani (right) impressed with their glamorous looks and beautiful gowns, and were among the 20 wom- Best Dressed
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    • 209 11 MS DHANASHREE Sharma (right) appears to be the ideal executive one who is able to strike a work-life balance. One of the 20 finalists in the My Paper Executive 2014 contest, the assistant pricing manager for American Express is married and has two children
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    • singapore snippets
      • 119 12 / 13 MORE Singaporean workers are reporting high stress levels, even though the vast majority say they are coping well. One in four workers polled by the Health Promotion Board for an annual survey last year said they were highly stressed, up from one in five in 2012. At
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      • 144 12 / 13 SINGAPORE has been named the best country in Asia to be a mother for the second year in a row, in an annual global ranking. The Republic was 15th worldwide, ahead of 30th-ranked South Korea and Japan at No. 32. It also fared better than
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      • 127 12 / 13 DR TAN Eng Liang, 76, and Mr Nicholas Fang, 38, have been appointed chefs de mission to lead Team Singapore at next year’s SEA Games. This is the first time the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has appointed two chefs de mission for
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      • 104 12 / 13 A SURVEY by Legg Mason Global Asset Management has found that 59 per cent of Singaporean respondents are more focused on global investment opportunities than they were five years ago. This is 16 percentage points less than the 75 per cent average for the rest
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    • 392 12 / 13 SINGTEL has been slapped with a $6 million fine, the biggest to be handed out to a telco here, for last year’s fire at a cable facility which crippled telecommunications services in the northern and western parts of Singapore. The Infocomm Development Authority of
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    • 90 12 / 13 these brass shells may not look like anything special. But retired major Ishwar Lall-Singh (right), 85, is holding pieces of the nation’s history they are actually cartridges from the rounds fired at a 21-gun salute during Singapore’s first National Day Parade (NDP) in 1966. For almost 50
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    • 79 12 / 13 May 1 marked the day of the 3rd SIP Singapore Abacus Mental Arithmetic National Prodigy Competition, which was held at the Yuvabharathi International School, Jurong. About 150 children within the age group of 4-12 years participated. The picture shows the champions across the various categories holding their
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    • 300 12 / 13 THE Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) will be getting a new CEO. Mr Kumaran Barathan, currently the chief executive of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), will take over from Mr T. Raja Segar on July 1. Mr Raja Segar, who has
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    • 248 12 / 13 MANUFACTURING activity in Singapore kept picking up pace last month, even as factories elsewhere in the region started the second quarter on a softer note. The closely-watched Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached its highest level in seven months, as manufacturers reported more new domestic and
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    • 578 14  -  Music maestro’s Infinite Love concert also the first to premiere songs and dance from Rajinikanth’s new movie Kochadaiiyaan GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg HELD at Gardens by the Bay, the concert’s open-air concept did not seem to be a problem for the close to 9,000 fans who turned
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    • 96 15 150,000 Followers on Rajinikanth’s Twitter debut on May 5 8,000 Devotees flocked to the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery on May 3 21.63% Increase in foreign exchange earnings by the tourism industry in Kerala 3 Doctors in Singapore on the list of the world’s 100 most
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    • 252 15 “These workers help build Singapore so we have to look after them too.” Singapore Contractors Association president Ho Nyok Yong, about building more recreation centres for migrant workers “I have to work until my last breath.” 55-year-old cleaning supervisor Wong Choy Peng, one of the 40 per
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  • NEWS
    • 372 8 Renewable energy pioneer gets highest honour from University of Florida for his work in rural development Indo-Asian News Service INDIAN Anil Rajvanshi has joined the ranks of a select band of distinguished personalities that include US senators and governors, presidents of universities, well-known scientists, and
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  • EDUCATION
    • 403 9 They are part of eight startups competing in business and social enterprise tracks Indo-Asian News Service FOUR young entrepreneurs from India are among this year’s winners of the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition inspired by a belief that “one simple idea can
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    • 522 10  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer. (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) SMRUTHI RADHAKRISHNAN, Grade X IGCSE MARCH 21 was a very exciting
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 159 10  -  SIDDHARTH JAIRAJ, IB Year I ON MARCH 7, the South East Community Development Council (SECDC) organised a Youth Concert at our school campus, presenting us with a great opportunity to interact and bond with the students of local schools. These were students whom we had never
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      • 215 10  -  AVNIKA MANAKTALA SHRAVAN KRISHNAN SHARMA, IB Year 1 THE University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland, had organised the annual Great IB Challenge in March. The IB Challenge is a global competition organised to find the most innovative solution to an existing problem as derived by IB students.
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    • 321 9 www.gnssingapore.org The practical learning facets of IB Diploma, combined with the mentoring from my teachers makes me confident of achieving my future goals. Shinil Rama IGCSE Class 10 2013 topper with 7A*s IB Year 1, GIIS Queenstown Campus (2014 Testimonial) The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) hones young minds through
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    • 53 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg E3 facebook.com/mysinda O) W a a a Children look up to parents as role models, observing and imitating their behaviour. Delaying or postponing work, communicating in an aggressive manner and being lazy are some traits which children easily pick up from parents. from
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 502 16 / 17 LATHA first met The Boss star Rajinikanth when she was studying in Ethiraj College in Chennai and, later in the 1980s, the two tied the knot. Her life has since been “wonderful” and more, she says. “It’s been wonderful, adventurous, exciting... At the
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    • 1095 18 Goodbye TV for now Actor Gurmeet Choudhary says it’s time to move on to movies Indo-Asian News Service ACTOR Gurmeet Choudhary says his eyes are now totally set on films and that it’s time to move on from TV. But he says he would never say a “final goodbye” to
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    • mirch masala
      • 337 19 ACTRESS Kajol, who has been named “Mighty Mother” ahead of Mother’s Day, says she is careful about the content that her children are exposed to on the small screen as these are “learning years” for them. Green Gold Animation,
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      • 251 19 ACTOR Gulshan Grover (right), who earned the “Bad Man” tag thanks to his portrayal of numerous villainous characters on the screen, will continue the trend with upcoming political drama Leader. He says one has to be a fantastic actor to play a villain.
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      • 105 19 FOR director Nagraj Manjule (right), winning awards is nothing new. His first short film Pistulya won the national award for Best Debut in the short film category in 2010. Now, Manjule has won the National Award for Best Debut for Director for
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      • 203 19 UPCOMING Tamil sci-fi drama Appuchi Graamam (below) will be a cut above the rest of the films in the same genre, feels its director V. Anand, who calls it a first-of-its-kind movie in the language. “It has an interesting storyline. What happens when
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  • RELAX
    • 539 20 Indo-Asian News Service UKHSAR Rehman (below) R stands out on the small screen thanks to her sartorial elegance simple yet classy. The actress, who credits her mother With her flawless beauty, follows an easy beauty regime, hates “overdressing” and cautions fashionistas: “Don’t follow fashion blindly.” Asked
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    • 388 21 CELEBRATIONS GIndian Cultural New Year Show 2014, with residents and children performing dances and songs. Tickets: $5 When: May 10, 6.30 to 9.30pm Where: Kampong Chai Chee CC, Multipurpose Hall, 200 Bedok North Ave 1 Contact: 6241-9878 GRainbow New Year Celebrations 2014, with various cultural performances and food.
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    • 47 21 BAZAAR IWA Summer Bazaar 2014 with a selection of apparel, accessories, home accents, fashion, food and lifestyle. Free admission. When: May 9, 10am to 8.30pm Where: Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre, Crystal Ballroom Maharajah Suite Contact: 8518-4158 or log on to www.iwasingapore.org
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    • Article, Illustration
      187 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Italy is the birthplace of which musical instrument? a) Sarod b) Jaltarang c) Violin 2. What is the official language of Brunei? a) Malay b) French c) German 3. What unit of weight is equal to 0.2053g in London? a) Milligram b) Carat c) Troy 4.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 322 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Libra You may not find this period very encouraging. Avoid hasty decisions. Be prepared to face new challenges, particularly at work where, initially, you’re unlikely to make a great deal of progress. Aries You will be able to execute tasks assigned easily, so there will be
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    • 259 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3.30pm LIFE OK: Johnny LLB 3.30pm SONY ENT: Mere Dad Ki Maruti 7pm ZEE CINEMA: Joker 7.05pm STAR GOLD: De Dana Dan 9pm VASANTHAM: Thirumoorthy Saturday 12.30pm STAR PLUS: Nautanki Saala 1pm VASANTHAM: Sooriya Gandhi 2pm COLORS: Metro 3pm ZEE TV: Mother India 3.30pm SONY ENT: Ladies
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 320 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Big-eyed one on a beach 6 Meant to happen 11 Bro’s kin 14 Blush 15 Banishment 16 Chop off, as a branch 17 Repertoire 19 Airline’s best guess, for short 20 Memorable periods 21 Unclogged 23 Cold, dry European wind 27 Gad about 29 Things heard at
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    • 70 21 SUDOKU 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 down over the large grid. DID YOU KNOW In Kerala, the traditional glove puppet play
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  • SPORTS
    • 845 23  -  star column Can Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals mentor Dravid develop his batting skills for Test cricket? HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg WITH some players, one shot is all it takes to catch the eye. With Sachin Tendulkar it was a straight drive in March 1989 at the Wankhede Stadium. It
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 27 23 SOLUTIONS 1. Violin 2. Malay 3. Carat 4. Franklin Roosevelt 5. Mars 6. Calcium 7. Tarzan 8. Fulham 9. Their tongues 10. C.V. Raman sudoku crossword quiz
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