Villagers, and not naxals were killed in a fierce gunbattle

Meanwhile, Congress leader Ajit Jogi has demanded an all-party committee to investigate the incident. Also, ex-MLA and Adivasi Mahasabha president Manish Kunjam has asked for a judicial enquiry. He alleges that while villagers reached on the spot to claim the bodies, the police failed to turn up. However, Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar is busy singing odes to the police, praising the courageous encounter. He insisted that usually, naxalites take away the bodies of their comrades, which is why the police could not trace them. But, in that case, how can they give the exact number 15 naxalites killed? The police countered by saying that they could not take the bodies away as it was dark when the encounter got over and it's difficult to look out for roads at night. But if it was such a successful operation, why didn’t 100 policemen camp inside the forest that night? Some villagers also alleged that some homes were ransacked. and three of the dead women were raped before being shot. While the issue is all set to rock the opening session of state Assembly, police is worried and looking out for fresh version of story for media to buy....Continue

Sudhir Mishra discusses industry zeitgeist through the times with neha sarin.

The present era is very different. It is interesting even though most of the people who are making films come from the film families. You know, in some respect, India is not a democracy yet. People pick on the politicians and say that a lineage system prevails there, but this system of bhai-bhatija also exists in our industry. I sometimes feel sad that the real good ones are not able to get a chance because of this. And who knows how many closet filmmakers are there, because, you see, there are so many bright people in this country that you never know how many of them might be burning with talent. Even across the various small towns in India, there might be many who have the talent but seeing the scenario in Mumbai, I don’t think they want to come here and that’s why, maybe, changes are not occurring now. Nowadays we don’t see anyone making a film as bold as “Guide”.

There’s another pertinent problem of the present generation, which is that the young people don’t respect the older generation. They insult them and are full of venom for the others. There are a lot of things and changes that the older generation don’t get credit for. The young generation claims that they invented sync sound. How could one forget that all Shyam Benegal’s films were sync sound; the films back in the 60s were sync sound. They take credit for things they don’t deserve!

If we notice, at present, technology has changed but the technique hasn’t improved. There is a difference between the two. The technique is not that superior even today. But again, there are some filmmakers, and especially the non-mainstream filmmakers, who do try to bring change. They make different cinema and involve different actors which has a different effect altogether. Even mainstream actors like Aamir, Saif and Ajay are those kinds of actors who think of creating that effect and are as good as any other actor in the world. We need such actors and filmmakers to effect that change through films over time.....Continue

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Russia's new security baby

Would Russia’s initiative to create yet another anti-terror combating organisation help in creating a better world or would it be just another forum for frivolous and aimless talks? Amidst the current global financial crisis, Russia has been successful in persisting in its uniform economic growth and now, after realising its potential, Russia is planning to propose many such projects in future to show its fatherly attitude to the rest of the world. President Dmitry Medvedev along with Dmitry Rogozin, his ambassador to NATO, has outlined plans to conduct a global international conference in Moscow next year. Almost all NATO and European Union (EU) members, some of Russia’s ex-Soviet allies, China and perhaps India are expected to meet to establish a new security organisation to handle issues like terrorism and illegal immigrations.

There is no doubt that this is an applaudable effort by Russia, but still it remains uncertain how will this plan of anti-terror mechanism benefit the rest of the world. This certainly reminds us of a similar organisation called Shangai Co-operation Organisations (SCO), created by Russia itself a few years back. It is but natural that we are bound to make comparisons between the two: both were created for the similar purposes.....Continue

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ESPN’s new ‘cricketing’ takeover

ESPN has now bought over the 14- year-old cricket website cricinfo.com (part of the Wisden Group) – that is the bible of cricket in the online world. The amount of money that has been traded has not yet been made public. Globally, the website which has an audience of more than 7 million each month, also supplies content to mobile phones and news portals. What has worked like magic for the site is the combination of live ball-by-ball coverage of all Tests and One-Day-International matches, news and features written by some of the world’s best cricket writers, and in-depth statistics on the 3,000 international and 45,000 first class cricketers to have played the game. The merger of those two resources has made Cricinfo the world’s leading cricket website. According to Cricinfo’s press release, the site now joins a stable of top-drawer sports websites including ESPN.com, the USs premier online sports destination, and ESPNsoccernet.com – the world’s leading English-language football website. “Growing our business in the online world is vital for us to serve sports fans,” said Russell Wolff, Managing Director of ESPNInternational. “Cricinfo is a tremendous property with a great fan base and it will be a strong addition to ESPN.” Mark Getty, director of the Wisden Group, had this to say: “Cricinfo has developed into a significant cricket brand in its own right, combining huge global popularity with strong commercial success. ESPN is a major sports broadcaster and international rights holder and will provide the perfect environment for Cricinfo to further realise its enormous potential.” Timed beautifully, we’d say!

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Here’s the other side

The case of the appreciating rupee is as strong as the concerns expressed by the exporters & companies which derive a major part of their revenues from overseas. However, in this whole bunch of distressed customers, is a lot which seems to be rejoicing. Well, those are the firms that relied much on dollar borrowings, as interest expenditure on such dollar borrowings in rupee terms has reduced; hence the servicing of overseas debt has become cheaper to a large extent.

Companies like HDFC, Bharti-Airtel, Lafarge, Jindal Steel & Power & Jaiprakash Associates have significant overseas borrowings. Even in pharma – where companies like Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma, Lupin & Jubilant Organosys have collectively raised almost $1.1 billion by way of ECB/ FCCBs – the gains are huge.

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Youth is the latest mantra & Zee is next

After a spate of announcements of launches in the general entertainment genre of Indian television by many players, Zee Group has also announced their plans to launch their second general entertainment channel. Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd. will launch a youth channel called ZeeNext, which will focus on a younger audience ‘without alienating the higher age group’. However, the company has abstained from revealing the actual date of the launch and the investment that will go into the venture. Recently, the Indian television industry has seen a lot of efforts by existing and new players in weaning the youth of the country towards the general entertainment channel segment by either pepping up their offerings or by announcing new channels.

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Honda gets the power of 100

An India specific 100cc motorcycle is being developed by Honda Motorcycle Scooters India (HMSI). The bike which would be priced slightly higher than the existing bikes in the segment would hit the roads in the next three years. HMSI is not mulling a second plant for the purpose as the new bikes would be produced from its existing Manesar facility. Earlier HMSI had announced Rs.4 billion investment for marketing, product development and capacity expansion (from its current 900,000 to 1,200,000 units per year). The company is also planning to launch a bike in the 125cc segment.

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