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UTV Bindaas Emotional Atyachar

"UTV Bindaas Emotional Atyachar Complaints - Public display of Private life with vulgarity"
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Firstly, vulgarity on the show Emotional Atyachar by UTV Bindaas must not be allowed on Indian television.

Secondly, if the characters portrayed in a episode are real, then their privacy is being encroached upon along with protection of copyrights (performer's right).

Article 21 (right to life and liberty) of the Constitution of India has been challenged. As the performer who is the suspect in the episode has right to liberty and privacy. Their private acts cannot be broadcasted without consent.

Secondly, suspect has made some performance based on which UTV bindaas is getting TRP and without performer's consent. It is violation of Section 38 (3) of India Copyright Act.

Now assume logically that the performers are not based from real life and the story is not true. They write in the beginning of the show that 'this is true story' which is misleading. They must make the public clear that this is NOT A TRUE STORY.

Hampi Festival: celebrating a great Hindu empire

This month, the centuries-old temples of Hampi, in southern India, are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Vijayanagara empire with a traditional festival of folk culture and elephants, brimming with life and colour.

Every year, between the 3rd and 5th of November, the Hampi Utsav festival is celebrated. This year, though, the Hampi Festival has been postponed until January 2010, so that it will coincide with the 500th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Sri Krishna Deva Raya, the most important ruler of the Vijayanagar kingdom. Between 1336 and 1565, this great empire spread across the whole of Southern India.

Hampi, a small village, now, in the southern state of Karnataka, was the epicenter of this powerful alliance of Hindu villages whose combined military efficiency stopped the advance of the Muslims, then masters of most of the north of the subcontinent. Literature and the arts flourished in the Vijayanagara empire, which became immensely rich through trade in textiles, gemstones, spices and all the variety of merchandise the princes and regents had brought from the Indian seaports and as far afield as China.

Evidence of this vast wealth is to be found in the ruins of hundreds of temples that are scattered in a 15 kilometre radius of the village of Hampi. Some 20 years ago, UNESCO granted the area the status of World Heritage Site.

It is here, in some of the best-preserved shrines, that the annual festival takes place, attracting thousands of visitors and pilgrims each year from across the southern half of the subcontinent.

This year, though, the main festive days will be the 27th, 28th and 29th of January, with exhibitions of dance, theatre, music, puppet shows, fireworks and crafts, as well as horse soldiers in their imperial uniforms and processions of decorated elephants. All these will conspire to recreate the grandeur of the Vijayanagara empire in an extravagant setting that brims with life and bustle in this dusty little village on the banks of the river Tungabadra.

So many visitors come to the festivities each year that local guest-houses cannot keep pace with the crowds, and, for a few days, thousands of families literally camp out at night inside the main temples. And so the amazing performances provided by renowned artists during the day is complemented by this additional nightly spectacle.

Tips & suggestions
Hampi is situated about 350 kilometres from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, in southern India and is a relatively easy destination to combine with the far better known beaches of Goa.

HELL IS FULL AGAIN !

" What is scenario in our kingdom?" Asked king Yama

" It is full again ..Sir.."

" Why so ?"

" All are dying of various diseses."

" Why?"

" The medicines have become costlier..people cant afford them."

" What else?"

" Many of India are dying because price hike in all commodities and hence hunger deaths are increased..."

" But why they came here in hell..?"

"Most of them engaged in anti-social activities to run their home.."

" Whats cause of it ?"

" I think it is America...Politicians are greedy and they bow down to America...They are mad after white skin.."

" But president of America is not white..!"

" Any ways president has white teeth and he belongs to country of whites..People are impressed by Hillary Clinton who is a lady with attractive personalty and she is white.."

" Oh ! "

" One more thing Sir ."

" Go ahead.."

" People are mad about soniaji."

" Who is Soniajiiiiiiiiii?"

" She is president of congress and she is having white skin.."

" Do one thing."

" What sir ?"

" Dont allow people with white skin to entre here."

" What to do with them if they are anti-social..?"

" Keep them in isolation ward."

"Why Sir ?"

" I dont want to be thrown out from my Seat! "

"I do needful ..Sir ! "

Why can't we buy basmati for Rs 40/kg?

Rice companies are toasting a reported decision by the government last week to let basmati be exported at a reduced price tag of $800/tonne or close to Rs 40/kg. But if foreign consumers can be supplied this luxury food so cheap, how come you and I are paying through our noses for it?

Logically, if basmati can be exported to Europe, Saudi Arabia, USA and Iran at just Rs 40/kg, we should be able to buy it for even less in local wholesale markets, right? Wrong. Because this price does not exist. Cheap basmati is an oxymoron.

The cheapest basmati variety currently is Pusa and no rice mill in Haryana and Punjab is selling it for less than Rs 60/kg or $1100/t. Add retail margins and you have an MRP of at least Rs 75/kg, which is what we pay mostly. The top-end basmati variety Pusa 1121 is priced Rs 75/kg at factory gate or $1500/t, which makes it the worldÂs most expensive rice.

Moreover, if Indian consumers are willing to pay two times more for what basmati fetches abroad, surely it would make more sense for our canny brands to concentrate on the more profitable domestic market instead of exports. But they are not. In short, IndiaÂs new rock bottom basmati export price is the stuff of consumer fantasies. There is no sign of it in the marketplace.

So why did the government agree to drop basmati's threshold price in the world market for boosting business at a time when the country is short of 15 million tonnes rice?

The answer to that lies in the magic word Pakistan. The rice industry has figured that "threat from Pakistan" is the easiest phrase to motivate or explain away any government decision. And it worked like a charm once again.

Basmati exporters say it is necessary to bring down the MEP to help them wrest back the global market share they lost to Pakistan. Exporters also argue that while some varieties such as Pusa 1121 are incredibly expensive, others such as Pusa Basmati can't cross the $1100-barrier.

But they omitted to mention three vital facts. One, though they claim to have lost market share, IndiaÂs basmati export has actually spurted sharply in the last six months. Two, Pakistan has always priced itself at a 20% discount to Indian basmati. So if the average price in Karachi is $900/t, India at $1100/t is par for the course. Three, there is no basmati available in India for $800/t.

Meanwhile, the decision is certainly troubling for us taxpayers and consumers. For more than a decade now, we have been funding research, export subsidies and legal costs of protecting basmati in the world market all in the name of safeguarding a premium and heritage product.

But now it seems the product has lost its premium positioning. At Rs 40, many other non-basmati varieties cut the grade too. So it's time taxpayers question government spend on basmati. Availability of rice is an even bigger reason for worry in this drought year. Rice companies have often argued that exporting one tonne of basmati earns enough dollars to import 2.5 tonnes ordinary rice. Not any more. If the Rs 40 price is correct, then exporting one tonne basmati allows India to import less than a tonne long grain rice today. If India turns net rice importer, we won't be able to make good the shortfall.

Consumers have a right to be upset with any export promotion scheme that allows food to leave the country at prices which are not available to them. At a time when parmal rice is retailing for Rs 40/kg in most metro cities, if the government is convinced basmati is also available at the same price, it has been horribly misled. Either that. Or basmati brands are charging us extortionate prices.

Pakistan to host World Terror Olympics

To augment its reputation as the epicenter of global terrorism, Pakistan government has decided to host a special edition of Olympics for terrorists from different parts of the world. An announcement to this effect was made in Islamabad by the Pakistani government through a press release issued in the early half of Saturday.

This edition will feature groups like Jaish, Lashkar, Taliban, Harkat, Hamas, ULFA, Al Qaeeda Maoists and special attendees including China and North Korea. The terror groups will compete with each other in disciplines like infiltration, guerilla warfare, aircraft highjack, launching sea-based attacks on high value targets, piracy, ambush and suicide bombing. "We have already earmarked US$ 2 billion for these games slated to take place sometime in late 2010. The event will be completely sponsored and supported by the Obama administration and will witness participation from the whos who of the terror world. We intend to turn this event into a money spinner for us," claimed Aneez Azaam, Pakistan's minister for special events. "China will pitch in with the weapon support and will be the hardware sponsor for this event," he added.

Terror Olympics will be organized by ISI which already has over three decades of experience in raising and training terror groups. USA, which has already pledged all forms of assistance to Pakistan for encouraging terrorism in the sub continent, is seeing this as another opportunity to destabilize the region as part of its flawed AFPAK policy.

Meanwhile the ISI has already invited the heads of all terror groups to visit its Islamabad branch to confirm their participation. "We hope that they will all be there at the event. We don't want to miss out on even a single terrorist," an ISI spokesperson said. The event will be broadcast by ISI's soon to be launched terror channel.

India tops consumer confidence across world: Survey

Mumbai: India ranks foremost in consumer confidence as investors have been safeguarded by India's relatively nascent financial markets, a study by market researcher Nielsen showed.

Indians are "the most optimistic lot globally who think that their country will be out of the economic recession in the next twelve months," Nielsen said in a biannual report.

The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence study polled more than 26,000 consumers across the globe about their confidence levels and economic outlook.

"Despite the global economic recession Indians seem to be quite confident of the economy picking up in the near future," it said.

"They believe that the global recession will have limited impact on India where the domestic market is believed to be large enough to support continued growth."

The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index surveyed 52 markets of which 43 recorded a fall in the consumer confidence index from the first half of 2008.

"In such conditions it is the fast developing markets that are turmoil-proof with their consumers appearing to be more optimistic," Nielsen said.

Of Indian respondents, 16 per cent said they considered job prospects in the country "excellent" while 59 per cent felt job prospects were "good".

The survey found 75 per cent respondents were upbeat about local job prospects over the next 12 months.

"Though the conditions might not be as great as they were in the past few years, the growth opportunities in India are better than most other countries at the moment," it added.

But the economy and terrorism ranked as major concerns among Indian consumers. India's concern about terrorism topped the list when the survey was conducted in October last year, ahead of the Terror attacks in Mumbai.

Sri Lanka team welcomed home after Lahore attack

Colombo: Sri Lanka's wounded, shaken cricketers flew home Wednesday to tearful hugs from their relatives, saying they were lucky to be alive after a deadly attack on their team bus in Pakistan.

Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge welcomed the side home amid tight security at Colombo airport, itself a target of terror attacks in the past and where fans were not allowed in.

Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan said they had a "narrow escape" and at one point wondered if he would ever come out alive.

"There were just these images of life flashing through my mind -- all the while bullets were being sprayed at our bus, people around me were shouting. I am glad to be back," he said, hugging his wife.

Star batsman Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana, who were both treated in hospital in Pakistan, were among the first of the 25-member touring party to be brought out and taken to a private medical facility in Colombo, a senior official said.

"Both of them may need further treatment and surgery," said Geethanjana Mendis, a sports medicine specialist who travelled to Pakistan to assess the wounded before their return flight.

He said the entire team needed medical evaluation while some would require more treatment, although none of the injuries is seen as life threatening.

Spin bowler Ajantha Mendis left the chartered A320 aircraft with a plaster behind his right ear.

A total of seven players and an assistant coach were hurt in Tuesday's gun and grenade ambush in the Pakistani city of Lahore which left eight policemen and two civilians dead.Vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara, another of the wounded, told reporters that the players were "relieved to be back home.

"The parents of injured medium pace bowler Suranga Lakmal hugged and cried when their son walked out of the airport lounge.

"He is our only son. We have not eaten anything since we heard the news," his father Albert said.

Before leaving Pakistan, skipper Mahela Jayawardene extended his gratitude to their driver for possibly saving the team, who were being escorted to the Gaddafi stadium for the third day's play of the second Test.

"We owe the team bus driver our lives for his remarkable bravery in the face of direct gunfire," he said in a statement.

"Had he not had the courage and presence of mind to get the bus moving after the initial attack then we'd have been a far easier target for the terrorists."

Jayawardene expressed the team's "deepest and heartfelt condolences" to the families of those killed.

Sri Lanka had agreed to tour Pakistan despite the high security risk. They replaced India, who refused to go amid heightened tensions in the wake of the deadly Mumbai assault in November which Indian authorities blame on a Pakistani militant group.Sri Lanka won a three-match one-day series 2-1 in February, when everything passed off without mishap.

They returned to play a two-Test series, drawing the first game in Karachi last week in what was Pakistan's first Test match in 14 months.

Team Manager Brendon Kuruppu said they had never before faced any security problems in Pakistan and the players were left shocked. "Cricket takes a back seat when such incidents happen," he added.

Assistant coach Paul Farbrace told the BBC they feared for their lives.

"There was a lot of shouting and people hitting the floor and when I got to the floor I realised the blood that I could see was coming from me -- luckily superficial wounds," Farbrace said."You're just praying that one of the bullets doesn't hit you and somehow you get out of it.

"At one point when the bus was stopped I heard a lot of shouting for the driver to move the bus. At that point you realise you're a sitting duck and anything can happen around you."

Although there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack, some Sri Lankan officials fear a possible link with a military offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's north.

Indian politicians wearing bangles, says Thackeray

Pune: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday asked politicians to stop glorifying the resilient spirit of Mumbai in the aftermath of the November 26 terror attack and show 'the iron will' to engage the Indian armed forces in a decisive battle to crush the hostile neighbour.

"Let us not forget the fact that ten Pakistan-trained terrorists who attacked the commercial capital of India taking the sea route killed over 200 innocent civilians and 16 uniformed men in the country," Thackeray said an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

"Despite the universal knowledge of its springboard support to anti-India elements, Pakistan is not only denying the nationality of captured terrorist Kasab but also talking about giving a fitting reply to an Indian response to the situation," he said.

In a sarcastic reference to the much-hyped spirit of Mumbai, Thackeray said even after the 1993 serial bomb blasts, the city was back to its chores the next day and the stock market too transacted business.

"Now Taj and Oberoi have reopened again underlining the spirit of Mumbai which is worthy of praise. But if political leaders feel that the metropolis has put behind the November 26 attack as it starts anew, they are mistaken," the Sena chief said.

"People are scarred but have to pull on with the compulsion of earning their daily bread. And when they leave their homes every day to sweat and earn, they also carry with them angst. While hailing the peoples indomitable spirit, the rulers and politicians should not forget this bitter fact," he said.

Thackeray said it was a pity that the proxy war unleashed by Pakistan against India has claimed the lives of an estimated 25,000 people across the nation in recent years.

The Indian politicians have presented a spectacle of 'wearing bangles' in their hands while Pakistan is training guns on innocent civilians. But the people of Mumbai and India if not the rulers, are keen on retribution, he added.

Taj resident owes it to Hanuman Chalisa

'Hanuman Chalisa' prayer book and a photograph of Siddhi Vinayak helped a stranded resident in the Taj hotel in Mumbai to remain calm as a gun-battle raged between terrorists and security forces outside the hotel.

"I have my Hanuman Chalisa with me. I have Siddhi Vinayak picture in my room. I have not panicked during the night," said Deepak, while giving the first hand blow-by-blow account of the high voltage gun-battle at the country's century-old iconic landmark on Mumbai's waterfront.

Recalling the incident as it unfolded, he said: "I got a phone call 'please secure your door'."

Deepak was having dinner when he was asked to turn off the lights. Moments later, the television channels were cut off, he said.

"Two explosions I heard were the loudest in my lifetime," he said as he recounted the series of explosions and sounds of firing outside the hotel.

As two gunmen kept firing from automatic weapons, Deepak said he could see people outside running around.

Celebrations in Gujarat, Welcome Tata Nano

Breaking News! The entire Gujarat erupted into joy and celebrations, as it became official that Tata's dream Nano project is finally coming to Sanand, Gujarat. Just after the joint press conference held by Ratan Tata and Narendra Modi, people came to streets and started distributing sweets to each other. They also bursted crackers. It was a Diwali in Gujarat.

Of course, it was a proud moment for Gujarat. The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) burst crackers worth Rs 1 lakh and distributed sweets to mark this historic occasion.

The Chharodi village in Sanand, which is the site for new Nano Plant witnessed celebrations across the night. Jubilant villagers danced to the tunes of drum-beating, played Holi and burst fire-crackers to welcome Nano. Unilke the Singur farmers, farmers in Chharodi believe that they will gain good land deals as well as better employment opportunities. They think about growth and development, not POLITICS. Is Mamata Banerjee watching???