Police find cash in Pakistan players' rooms

The Pakistan Cricket Board is under pressure to suspend three senior players allegedly involved in a match-fixing scam to ensure the one-day series against England can go ahead as planned. 

 Officials from the International Cricket Council will hold talks with the PCB in London on Monday morning with the immediate futures of Salman Butt, the Pakistan captain, and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir to be decided.

Sources close to the England squad have indicated they will not be happy to play against players who are the subject of match-fixing allegations and it appears highly unlikely that Butt, Amir and Asif will feature in the five-match one-day series or two Twenty20 internationals.

The prospect of the one-day leg of the tour being cancelled quickly receded on Sunday as the gravity of the consequences of such a decision took hold.

It is a move that would cost English cricket millions of pounds in broadcast, sponsorship and ticketing revenue. But unless action is taken against those Pakistan players at the centre of Sunday’s dramatic allegations, the series would lose all credibility. Andrew Strauss, the England captain, was visibly shaken by the allegations and adamant that any players found guilty must face life bans.

“With a lot of these match-fixing allegations it is so hard to prove one way or another, which is one of the real difficulties with it, but if someone is found categorically guilty the only way is for you not to be able to play international cricket again,” he said.

“Clearly there are going to be some very strong reasons for the [one-day] series to go ahead. The ICC, the ECB and the Pakistan Cricket Board have got to put their heads together and decide what the best way forward is. As a team we have got to take stock as well.”

Extra officers from the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit, led by the former chief constable of the RUC Sir Ronnie Flanagan, flew in to London on Sunday from their base in Dubai to liaise with detectives from Scotland Yard.

Butt faced the media flanked by Yawar Saeed, the team manager, and was repeatedly offered the opportunity to deny any involvement in fixing. He dismissed any notion of resigning and labelled the story as only “allegations”. “Anybody can stand out and say things about you, doesn’t make them true,” he said.

Saeed confirmed police had searched players’ hotel rooms on Sunday night and seized mobile phones belonging to Butt, Asif and Amir. He also stated the team would travel to Taunton on Monday for a Twenty20 warm-up match against Somerset on Thursday.

The Pakistan board had warned the team against having any involvement with Mazhar Majeed, the alleged fixer at the centre of allegation who is being questioned by police.

The Pakistan president, Asif Ali Zardari, has asked for a full report from Ijaz Butt, chairman of the PCB, and the sports minister, Ijaz Hussain Jakhrani, said: “We will take action once we get a report but I can assure you if any player is found guilty of such corruption he will be banned for life.”

Imran Khan, the former Pakistan captain, called for exemplary punishment to be given to any player found guilty of spot fixing. “There is a need to send out a message to youngsters that crime does not pay,” Imran said. “If any player is found guilty he should be made an example for future generations of Pakistani cricketers.”

On Sunday, the Pakistan team remained locked in their dressing room until play began at 11am. The two overnight batsmen, Azhar Ali and Umar Akmal, were given a polite round of applause when they walked through the Long Room.

The MCC had increased security around the team and concerns over the reaction of the crowd forced them to hold the post-match presentation behind closed doors in the Lord’s Long Room.

During that presentation Giles Clarke, the chairman of the ECB, handed a cheque for £5,000 to Amir as Pakistan’s player of the tournament. He did not shake hands with the young bowler and must be feeling a sense of betrayal by a team that the ECB has offered sanctuary.

Strauss did shake hands with the Pakistan team but felt an emptiness at the end of a series his team won 3-1. “We are sad, despondent, and not happy that our efforts in this Test have been overshadowed by this stuff,” he said.

ENDHIRAN RELEASE DATE

It is Thiruvizha time in Tamil Nadu. Quite literally. With the buzz around Endhiran getting louder by the day, K-town is gearing up to stand up to the storm. The music which is topping the charts already is just an example for what is to come next. The release date of Endhiran movie is out and it is known from reliable sources that the movie will be released on September 24.

The movie which was set for a September 3 release has been delayed due to last minute patch works and tight dates of AR Rahman for the re-recording. With the Robot gaining power each day, let's hope we see a much powerful Endhiran on the 24th.

PRAKASH RAJ WEDDING PLANS… HEMA MALINI DISTRESSED?

Prakash Raj and Pony Varma are all set to marry on August 24th, 2010, report sources from Bollywood. Reportedly, Pony has taken a 10-day break from the shooting of Tell Me O Khuda, which has Esha Deol in the lead. This film is being produced by Esha’s mother and actress Hema Malini.
According to source, Pony and Prakash intend to go on a ten-day honeymoon to Kulu Manali right after the wedding.
There are also reports that Hema is distressed with Pony’s sudden honeymoon plans as her film will be delayed.
The film, which has Arjun Bajwa, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor in the star cast, will be a re-entry of sorts for Esha.

62nd Independence Day Special Wallpapers

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya.
The flag, by law, is to be made of khadi, a special type of hand-spun cloth of cotton or silk made popular by Mahatma Gandhi. The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The right to manufacture the flag is held by the Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, who allocate it to the regional groups. As of 2009, the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha was the sole manufacturer of the flag.
Usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India and other laws relating to the national emblems. The original code prohibited use of the flag by private citizens except on national days such as the Independence day and the Republic Day. In 2002, on hearing an appeal from a private citizen, the Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to amend the code to allow flag usage by private citizens. Subsequently, the Union Cabinet of India amended the code to allow limited usage. The code was amended once more in 2005 to allow some additional use including adaptations on certain forms of clothing. The flag code also governs the protocol of flying the flag and its use in conjunction with other national and non-national flags.

History

Express Your Love in Different Languages

English - I love you

Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief

Albanian - Te dua

Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)

Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)

Armenian - Yes kez sirumen

Bambara - M'bi fe

Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi

Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu

Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo

Bulgarian - Obicham te

Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah

Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a

Catalan - T'estimo

Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse

Chichewa - Ndimakukonda

Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)

Creol - Mi aime jou

Croatian - Volim te

Czech - Miluji te

Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig

Dutch - Ik hou van jou

Esperanto - Mi amas vin

Estonian - Ma armastan sind

Ethiopian - Afgreki'

Faroese - Eg elski teg

Farsi - Doset daram

Filipino - Mahal kita

Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua

French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore

Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort

Georgian - Mikvarhar

German - Ich liebe dich

Greek - S'agapo

Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo

Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw

Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi

Hebrew - Ani ohev otah (to female)

Hebrew - Ani ohev et otha (to male)

Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw

Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae

Hmong - Kuv hlub koj

Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta

Hungarian - Szeretlek

Icelandic - Eg elska tig

Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw

Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu

Inuit - Negligevapse

Irish - Taim i' ngra leat

Italian - Ti amo

Japanese - Aishiteru

Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene

Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka

Kiswahili - Nakupenda

Konkani - Tu magel moga cho

Korean - Sarang Heyo

Latin - Te amo

Latvian - Es tevi miilu

Lebanese - Bahibak

Lithuanian - Tave myliu

Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu

Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu

Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni

Marathi - Me tula prem karto

Mohawk - Kanbhik

Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik

Nahuatl - Ni mits neki

Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni

Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg

Pandacan - Syota na kita!!

Pangasinan - Inaru Taka

Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo

Persian - Doo-set daaram

Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay

Polish - Kocham Ciebie

Portuguese - Eu te amo

Romanian - Te iubesc

Russian - Ya tebya liubliu

Scot Gaelic - Tha gra'dh agam ort

Serbian - Volim te

Setswana - Ke a go rata

Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I Love You')

Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan

Sioux - Techihhila

Slovak - Lu`bim ta

Slovenian - Ljubim te

Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo

Swahili - Ninapenda wewe

Swedish - Jag alskar dig

Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di

Tagalog - Mahal kita

Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li

Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe

Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen

Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu

Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)

Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)

Turkish - Seni Seviyorum

Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu

Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo

Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)

Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)

Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu

Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh

Yoruba - Mo ni fe

SALMAN ON AAMIR’S ‘GOLDEN TOUCH’

Salman Khan has heaped praise on his contemporary Aamir Khan after watching Peepli Live. Though Aamir had not starred in it, he has produced it and is considered to be the brain behind it. Salman along with Sonakshi Sinha was present at the special screening of Peepli Live and soon after watching the film, the actor reportedly told that Aamir has the ‘Midas Touch’ and called him Mr. Midas Touch as everything that he is associated with turns gold.
Salman added that everyone should watch PL as it deals with the plight of the farmers in the country.

Asin sex in Srilankans ?

கொழும்பில் தொழில் அதிபர்களுடன் பொழுதை கழித்த அசின்?

உணர்வாளர்களது எதிர்பினையும் மீறி அண்மையில் சிறிலங்காவிற்கு படப்பிடிப்பிற்காக சென்று கொலைவெறியன் ராசபக்ச அரசின் விருந்தாளியாக தங்கியிருந்து சமுக சேவையாற்றிய அசின் ஆடிய ஆட்டங்கள் வெளிவந்துள்ளது.
சிறிலங்கா சென்று படப்பிடிப்பில் கலந்து கொண்ட அசின் கொழும்பு கொட்டல் ஒன்றில் தங்கியிருந்துள்ளார். படப்பிடிப்பு இல்லாத வேளையில் ராசபக்சவின் விருந்தாளியாக இருந்தது போக மீதமிருந்த நேரத்தில் தான் இவ்வாறு தொழிலதிபர்களுடன் உள்ளசாமாக இருந்துள்ளார்.

சிறிலங்காவின் பிரபல தொழில் அதிபர்கள் அடிக்கடி அசின் தங்கியிருந்த ஹோட்டலிற்கு வந்து சந்தித்து சென்றுள்ளனர். அவ்வாறு சென்றுவந்த யாரோ ஒரு புண்ணியவான் இந்த கண்கொள்ளா காட்சியை படம்பிடித்து சீடியாக்கியுள்ளார். இது தற்போது தமிழக தலைநகர் சென்னையில் முக்கியமானவர்களின் கையில் இருப்பதாக தகவல்கள் கிடைத்துள்ளன.

ஹோட்டலில் தங்கியிருக்கும் அசினை சந்திக்க வந்த தொழில் அதிபர்களில் ஒருவர் அசினை அணைத்து கொள்ள முயற்சிக்கிறார். அந்த முரட்டுக்கரம் அசினின் ரீ-சேர்டையும் கடந்து மார்பகத்தினூடே ஊடுருவி பரவுகின்றது… அதன்பிறகு என்ன நடந்திருக்கும்…? இதுதான் அந்த சீடியில் பதிவாகியிருக்கும் காட்சி.

கலைச்சேவை செய்யப்போன இடத்தில் இவ்வாறு உடல்சேவையும் செய்து பல கோடிகளை சம்பாதிப்பது இவர் போன்ற சில நடிகைகளின் வழக்கமான செயல்தான். என்றாலும் சிறிலங்காவில் நின்று தமிழின உணர்வாளர்களுக்கே பாடம் நடத்தும் விதமாக ஆலோசனைகள் சொல்லிய அசினின் அசிங்க முகம் வெளியாகியிருப்பது முக்கியமாகும். அதற்காக எல்லா நடிகைகளையும் நாம் இவ்வாறு தவறாக சம்பாதிப்பதாக கூறவில்லை. அசின் போன்றவர்கள் திரைத்துறையில் இருக்கத்தானே செய்கின்றனர்.

ராசபக்சவின் மகனான நாமல் ராசபக்சவுடன் நெருக்கமா இருந்ததாக தகவல்கள் வெளிவந்த நிலையில் இந்த அசிங்க கோலம் சீடி வடிவில் வெளியாகியிருப்து அந்த தகவல்களை உறுதிப்படுத்துகின்றது. சில இலடசங்களுக்காக கண்டவர்களுடன் படுக்கையை பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளும் அசினுக்கு தற்போதைய நிலையில் பல்லாயிரம் கோடிகளுக்கு அதிபதியாக விளங்கும் நாமல் ராசபக்சவுடன் படுக்கையை பகிரிந்து கொள்வதில் எவ்வித தயக்கமும் இருந்திருக்காது.

Magantha Movie First Look Posters