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NYC faces a Tough Day Due to the Broad Street Run, Bike Tour and the Car Bomb Scare at Times Square

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:11 PM PDT

The residents of New York had a tough day as they had to face a car bomb scare at the Times Square coupled with the broad street run that took place and the NYC Bike Tour 2010. Both the events caused tremendous traffic delays, a big headache for the residents who already have to bear a heavy traffic snarl on the weekends.

The car bomb was found in a SUV leading to the respite of many who were tuned in to find the Car Bomb in the Times Square news. It is yet to be found who is responsible for keeping the car bomb but the home land security was working full time to find the reason behind the bomb.

A slight cheer was brought on the face of the New Yorkers as Alene Reta, a new Yorker himself won the event in 48.10 minutes. The NYC Bike Tour 2010 is about to begin and even the Long Island Marathon is to begin soon creating much worry for those who have to take the road to travel.

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Chely Wright to Come Out with news of being a lesbian, Reports TMZ

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:46 AM PDT

Chely Wright

Chely Wright

TMZ magazine reported that they had discovered that the famous country star Chely Wright will be coming out with the announcement that she is a lesbian. There was a big buzz over the past week over the PEOPLE magazine announcement that they will reveal who is the big star to come out and announce that he/she is gay.

Though before PEOPLE magazine could reveal the actual story, it is TMS which has spoiled the broth for them. Chely Wright's book 'Like Me' comes out this week and a CD titled 'Lifted off the Ground' is scheduled for its launch this week too.

Chely Wright, now 39 year old had her first #1 back in 1999 with "Single White Female" leading to her winning the Academy of Country Music new artist of the year. She will become the first artist to come out. It will be interesting to see how the conservative country fans react to the news. She is said to romantically linked to numerous celebs including Paisley.

Nashville Flood Creates Havoc in the Life of the Residents

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

The Nashville region of Middle Tennessee received its second highest rainfall ever leading to its flooding. Most of the roads, highways and homes were affected by the Nashville flooding leading to the loss of the lives of many innocent people. Two people were killed trapped in their SUV 80 miles away from the central Nashville region.

The rains and storms continued to create havoc on Sunday too with the Nashville weather showing no sign of improvement. Dean of Nashville region has advised everyone to stay inside their homes as the conditions outside were unmanageable.  Around 50 water rescues were conducted on Saturday in the Nashville flood affected region.

The rescue team was helping shed off water around the cars to get the trapped out of the Nashville flood. Power lines and trees were down all around the place creating havoc for the citizens. Interstate 24 had to be completely closed off due to the Nashville flood. It will be some time before the Nashville have some respite from this torrid Nashville weather.

Pittsburgh Marathon Detoured Due to Bomb Scare

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:59 AM PDT

A suspected pipe bomb at the end of the Pittsburgh marathon course lead to the race being detoured at the finish. The CBS station KDKA – TV's Bob Allen reported the bomb squad working near the Greyhound bus station at the Library Avenue and the nearby 11th street to defuse any bomb that might be lying there.

The bomb squad was seen wearing their special suits and getting a robot to move into position. As per the last information the device was said to be a microwave one with a pipe bomb inside of it. It is said to be enclosed in a white box.

Though it is said that the device has been safely detonated and the area around it has been currently blocked off leading to the Pittsburgh Marathon race being detoured. Undeterred around 5000 people still took part in the Pittsburgh marathon.

Spinners did the job for us: Dhoni

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Gros Islet (St. Lucia), May 2 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded his spinners for setting-up a 14-run win against South Africa in their last Group C match of the World Cup Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday.

With the win, the 2007 champions became the first team to qualify for the Super Eight stage.

Dhoni said it the best way to start the tournament and would look to continue in this fashion.

‘Good start to the tournament. We just need to continue with this. We have not seen many sides score so many runs in the last five overs. Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina played really well,’ said Dhoni.

‘We just played two seamers. And I made Praveen (Kumar) bowl just one over. I am quite happy with the spinners. The wicket is slightly on the slower side and the spinners did the job,’ he said.

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Man of the Match Suresh Raina scored his maiden Twenty20 century, a 60-ball 101, hoped his team would do well in the Super Eight.

‘I enjoyed the knock. It was a good game for us. Like Dhoni said its not easy to score 75 from the last five overs. We had wickets in hand and we did well. Hopefully we will do well in the Super Eight. Yuvraj (Singh) batted really well,’ he said.

South African captain Graeme Smith blamed his middle order for the loss.

‘There were some good things and bad things. Jacques (Kallis) and I left too much to do for the middle order. We gave away too many (runs) with the bowling in the end. Suresh Raina played well. Jacques and myself couldn’t get it away there. We left with too much to do in the latter half. We have some hard work and thinking to do,’ he said.

Gros Islet (St. Lucia), May 2 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded his spinners for setting-up a 14-run win against South Africa in their last Group C match of the World Cup Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday.

Raina century powers India to Super Eight

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 2 (IANS) Riding on Suresh Raina’s power packed 60-ball 101, India became the first team to move into the Super Eight stage with a convincing 14-run win over South Africa here Sunday.

Raina’s maiden Twenty20 century guided the 2007 champions to a challenging 186 for five in 20 overs after they were put in to bat on a slow track by South African skipper Graeme Smith at the Beausejour Stadium after he won the toss.

Jacques Kallis gave the South Africans a great start with his 73 off 54 balls, but the middle order, barring Smith (36) and AB de Villiers (31), failed to put up a good show and the South Africans could get to 172 for five in 20 overs.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra dried up the run rate and conceded just 33 and 27 runs from their four overs respectively, while Yusuf Pathan was expensive for his two wickets for 42 runs from his full quota. Debutant leg spinner Piyush Chawla picked up one for 27 from three overs.

Earlier in the day, India made a poor start, losing in-form opener Murali Vijay to the third ball of the innings after he edged Rory Kleinveldt to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher. Dinesh Karthik (16), who replaced an indisposed Gautam Gambhir, was also back in the pavilion as India were struggling at 32 for two in the sixth over.

It was the 88-run partnership between Raina and Yuvraj Singh (37) that not only helped India to recover, but also took the match away from South Africa. Raina and Yuvraj took some time to adjust to the slow nature of the track as India crawled to 67 for two in 10 overs.

In the next 10 overs, the duo displayed some power hitting and took the South African pacers to all parts of the ground as 119 runs came up in a quick time. Dale Steyn (1/24) was the only bowler who gained some respect from the Indian batsmen as he bowled a tight line and length.

Raina and Yuvraj were severe on Kleinveldt (2/28) and Morkel (1/39) and used their pace cleverly to get the boundaries.

Raina smashed nine fours and five sixes during his whirlwind knock while Yuvraj hit three fours and two sixes in his 30-ball stay. Yuvraj became Kleinveldt’s second victim after he mistimed a low full toss to Smith at mid-on in the 16th over.

But the joy was shortlived for Kleinveldt as in his next over Yususf Pathan (11) and Raina spanked him for three fours and two sixes, the 18th over yielding 25 runs. In the last five overs, India got 75 runs.

Raina got to his century in style in the last over, walloping Albie Morkel for a huge six over the mid-wicket and was dismissed in the next ball after he attempted a similar shot but found De Villiers at long on.

Chasing 187, South Africa survived an early scare after Kallis was dropped by Pathan off the second ball of Harbhajan. Kallis made the best use of the life and went on to score a fine 73, featuring three sixes and three fours, and was involved in two crucial partnerships that got South Africa close to sniffing distance of a win.

With Smith, he added 97-runs for the second wicket. At a time when the partnership was going strong, a fine piece of throw by Praveen Kumar found Smith short of crease. Kallis and De Villiers (31) stitched 24-runs for the fourth wicket. But after Chawla struck to remove Kallis, the innings fell apart and they were short by 14 runs.

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 2 (IANS) Riding on Suresh Raina’s power packed 60-ball 101, India became the first team to move into the Super Eight stage with a convincing 14-run win over South Africa here Sunday.

Australia opt to bat against Pakistan

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 2 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and opted to bat against defending champions Pakistan in a Group A match of the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday.

Teams:

Australia: David Warner, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (captain), Cameron White, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin (wicketkeeper), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait, Dirk Nannes

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi (captain), Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Sami, Saeed Ajmal

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 2 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and opted to bat against defending champions Pakistan in a Group A match of the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday.

Downey Jr. hints ‘Iron Man 3′ in pipeline

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:22 AM PDT

London, May 2 (IANS) Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that there will be a third ‘Iron Man’ movie.

Downey Jr. returns to the role of Tony Stark in the second instalment of the movie, two years after finding huge success with the character and despite the second movie having only just been released Friday, he admits that a third movie is already in the pipeline but only after ‘The Avengers’ movie, reports celebrifi.com.

‘I think it’s (‘Iron Man 3′) going to go down. (‘The Avengers’ is) supposedly first on (Marvel Entertainment’s) docket. I have some pretty strong ideas, but they never seem to be too discordant with what the creative executives at Marvel are thinking anyway,’ he said.

‘It’s all there. There’s a little bit of a bunch of different storylines from different decades (in the comics),’ he added.

‘Iron Man’ was a surprise success two years ago, being one of the lesser known Marvel characters, as it broke through $100 million in the opening weekend in America.

London, May 2 (IANS) Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that there will be a third ‘Iron Man’ movie.

Arrested LeT man confesses to Delhi terror plot links

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who was arrested here Saturday has confessed to his connections with the LeT plot to carry out terror strikes in Delhi, police said Sunday.

‘Umar Zargar, a resident of Mahrajganj locality, was the kingpin of stone pelters in old city areas and also a top LeT operative,’ a senior police officer told IANS here.

‘He was scheduled to carry a consignment of arms and explosives to Delhi for the LeT plot to carry out strikes there, but luckily he wasarrested by the Mahrajgunj police station at that time on charges of masterminding stone pelting incidents in the city on April 22 and April 23,’ the officer added.

‘He was picked up yesterday (Saturday) for his suspected links with the LeT outfit. During sustained interrogation, Umar Zargar confessed he was an LeT operative with whose cadres he maintained links through e-mails in India and Pakistan,’ he added.

‘He also confessed he was to carry a consignment of arms and explosives to Delhi to help carry out LeT strikes there, but could not do so as he was arrested for stone pelting by police,’ he said.

The arrested LeT operative was also in contact with some other LeT operatives in Delhi whose identity is being established now, police said.

Police have recovered a satellite phone from him.

A general alert has been sounded in Delhi following intelligence inputs that terror groups were planning to carry out major strikes in the national capital.

Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who was arrested here Saturday has confessed to his connections with the LeT plot to carry out terror strikes in Delhi, police said Sunday.

Britney Spears forays into fashion designing

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:20 AM PDT

London, May 2 (IANS) Pop singer Britney Spears has ventured into fashion designing.

The singer, who is currently the face of the US fashion brand Candie’s, has created her own range for the same, reports contactmusic.com.

The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker has expanded her deal with Candie’s to include designing her own pieces for a limited edition collection.

Spears announced the news in a post on her Twitter.com page.

‘At my photo shoot for the limited edition collection I designed for Candie’s! I think you guys will love it,’ she wrote.

The collection hits stores July 1.

London, May 2 (IANS) Pop singer Britney Spears has ventured into fashion designing.

Scoreboard: India vs. South Africa, World Twenty20

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Gros Islet (St. Lucia), May 2 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Group C match between India and South Africa in the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday:

India:

Dinesh Karthik c Smith b Kallis 16

Murali Vijay c Boucher b Kleinveldt 0

Suresh Raina c de Villiers b Albie Morkel 101

Yuvraj Singh c Smith b Kleinveldt 37

Yusuf Pathan c van der Merwe b Steyn 11

Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 16

Harbhajan Singh not out 0

Extras (w 4, nb 1) 5

Total (for five wickets in 20 overs) 186

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Vijay, 0.2 overs), 2-32 (Karthik, 5.3), 3-120 (Yuvraj, 15.5), 4-163 (Pathan, 18.3), 5-178 (Raina, 19.4)

Bowling:

Rory Kleinveldt 4-0-48-2

Dale Steyn 4-0-24-1

Morne Morkel 4-0-32-0

Albie Morkel 3-0-39-1

Jacques Kallis 4-0-30-1

Roelof van der Merwe 1-0-13-0

South Africa:

Jacques Kallis c Jadeja b Chawla 73

Loots Bosman c Chawla b Pathan 8

Graeme Smith run out (Kumar/Dhoni) 36

AB de Villiers c Chawla b Nehra 31

Albie Morkel c Harbhajan b Pathan 12

Mark Boucher not out 4

Jean Paul Duminy not out 4

Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 1) 4

Total (for five wickets in 20 overs) 172

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Bosman, 4.4), 2-118 (Smith, 15.3), 3-128 (Kallis, 16.3), 4-152 (Albie Morkel, 18.3), 5-167 (de Villiers, 19.4)

Bowling:

Harbhajan Singh 4-0-33-0

Praveen Kumar 1-0-3-0

Ashish Nehra 4-0-27-1

Yusuf Pathan 4-0-42-2

Piyush Chawla 3-0-27-1

Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-37-0

Toss: South Africa, who chose to field

Points: India 2, South Africa 0

Player of the match: Suresh Raina (India)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Simon Taufel (Australia)

TV umpire: Rod Tucker (Australia)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Gros Islet (St. Lucia), May 2 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Group C match between India and South Africa in the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday:

Chandigarh police arrest three, seize weapons

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Chandigarh police here Sunday claimed to have busted a gang of criminals with the arrest three people, two of whom had criminal records. Various arms were recovered from their possession.

According to police, acting on a tip-off they arrested three men, who were travelling in a white Bolero jeep bearing a fake registration number, from Sector 36.

‘They were roaming in the city with the intention of committing some heinous crime. We have recovered one automatic pistol, two locally made pistols and several live cartridges from their possession,’ said a police officer.

He added: ‘They had illegally procured these weapons from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and had planned some major crimes in Chandigarh and its neighbouring areas. They were staying in Sector 36 in a rented accommodation for the last one month.’

The accused were identified as Bhupinder Singh, resident of Mohali, Dhrampal alias Prince from Chandigarh, and Manpreet Singh who is resident of Mansa town in Punjab.

According to police sources, ‘Bhupinder Singh has a long criminal history, having been involved in 15 criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, arms act and rioting. He is also declared as a proclaimed offender in some of the cases and is evading arrest.’

‘Manpreet Singh also has pending cases of murder and arms act registered against him in Chandigarh and Punjab. Their interrogation is on and police will try to ascertain their links with other criminals of the region,’ he added.

Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Chandigarh police here Sunday claimed to have busted a gang of criminals with the arrest three people, two of whom had criminal records. Various arms were recovered from their possession.

Four Maoists held, explosives seized

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) At least four Maoists were arrested in separate incidents Sunday in Orissa’s Gajapati and Malkangiri districts, police said.

Manas Majhi alias Laden, 35, and Jisio Pradhan alias Bulu, 22, were arrested by security personnel during a combing operation in Adaba area of Gajapati district, Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Arora told IANS.

A gun and about 25 detonators, used to trigger explosives, have been seized from them. ‘The arrested rebels were involved in at least three-four crimes,’ Arora said.

Two more rebels were arrested by security personals during combing operations in Malkangiri district, a district police official said.

Bani Sodi and Devi Madkami were arrested from a forest area near Tekguda village in the district. They admitted that they were involved in several crimes, he said.

Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) At least four Maoists were arrested in separate incidents Sunday in Orissa’s Gajapati and Malkangiri districts, police said.

‘The Dark Knight’ sequel to hit screens in 2012

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:50 AM PDT

London, May 2 (IANS) A sequel to blockbuster hit ‘The Dark Knight’ will hit the screens in 2012.

Producers Warner Bros. has announced July 20, 2012, as the release date for the next instalment in the Batman film franchise, reports imdb.com.

The film is yet to have a title, cast, plot, director (though Christopher Nolan is widely assumed to be helming) or a format announcement (3D, IMAX or both).

Nolan brought Batman back to the silver screen in 2005 with Christain Bale-starrer ‘Batman Begins’ followed up by hugely successful ‘The Dark Knight’ in 2008.

The movie earned over $1 billion worldwide and fetched Australian actor Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for his role as iconic villain The Joker.

London, May 2 (IANS) A sequel to blockbuster hit ‘The Dark Knight’ will hit the screens in 2012.

‘Empire Strikes Back’ best movie sequel ever

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:48 AM PDT

London, May 2 (IANS) ‘Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back’ has been voted the greatest movie sequel of all time.

The second instalment in the Star Wars franchise, starring Harrison Ford, has proved a fan favourite in a LoveFilm.com poll to find the best film follow up, reports imdb.com.

The 1980 movie fought off tough competition from ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ and ‘The Godfather II’ which came second and third respectively.

Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Aliens’ rounded out the top five.

London, May 2 (IANS) ‘Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back’ has been voted the greatest movie sequel of all time.

India beat South Africa by 14 runs, enter Super Eight

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:48 AM PDT

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 2 (IANS) India became the first team to enter the Super Eight stage, beating South Africa by 14 runs in their last Group C match of the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday.

Chasing a target of 187, South Africa made 172 for five in 20 overs. For India, Suresh Raina made a match winning 60-ball 101.

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 2 (IANS) India became the first team to enter the Super Eight stage, beating South Africa by 14 runs in their last Group C match of the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium here Sunday.

200 low floor DTC buses launched

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:38 AM PDT

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday evening flagged off 200 new low-floor buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) here.

The function was held at the India Gate lawns.

The DTC is also intending to provide free newspapers and magazines to the commuters in these point-to-point buses, a Delhi government press release said.

Dikshit described this as an important milestone in enhancing passenger comfort as this will discourage people to use their personal vehicles for commuting to work.

The newly inducted buses are both air-conditioned (AC) and non-air-conditioned. With this the DTC fleet strength has gone up to 4,931.

The fare structure is Rs.20.00 per trip in non-AC and Rs.30 per trip in AC buses.

‘The DTC will not hesitate in introducing more buses in this service once it gets an encouraging response,’ the press release said.

The chartered bus service will run on 72 routes in almost all major localities of the city.

The buses on the express routes will ply from Monday to Friday.

For the convenience of regular passengers monthly passes will be offered at the rate of Rs.900 for Non-AC buses and Rs.1,100 for AC ones.

The routes will cover government office complexes and commercial hubs including CGO Complex, Central Secretrait., ITO, AIIMS, ISBT, Connaught Place, and Nehru Place and will start from Dwarka, Vikas Puri, Rohini, Shalimar Bagh, R.K. Puram, Vasant Vihar, Hauz Khas, Mehrauli, Nand Nagri, Sarita Vihar, Mayur Vihar, Vivek Vihar and Anand Vihar.

The service will also cover Gurgaon, Faridabad and Noida.

‘Passes will not be issued for the buses covering NCR (national capital region) towns and fare will be applicable as per interstate service,’ Transport Minister Arvinder Singh said.

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday evening flagged off 200 new low-floor buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) here.

One student killed, 80 injured in Iraq blasts

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Baghdad, May 2 (DPA) Two consecutive bomb attacks Sunday targeting buses carrying students to Iraq’s Mosul University left one Christian student dead and 80 injured, a local police source said.

The buses were carrying students from the Christian-dominated town of al-Hamdaniya, in the northern city of Mosul, the source told DPA.

Mosul, some 400 km north of Baghdad, and its environs are among the most ethnically diverse and dangerous regions of Iraq. Insurgents continue to mount near-daily attacks in the area, despite successive security sweeps that police say have netted hundreds of detainees.

Friday, four civilians were killed and 8 injured in separate attacks in Mosul.

Saturday, a high-ranking officer survived an assassination bid by gunmen in Kirkuk city, some 250 km north of Baghdad.

Police forces also seized an arms cache belonging to Al Qaeda in Iraq, in Baaquba city which lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. The cache contains 64 mortars, seven Katyusha rockets, six roadside bombs, and 40 mines.

Baghdad, May 2 (DPA) Two consecutive bomb attacks Sunday targeting buses carrying students to Iraq’s Mosul University left one Christian student dead and 80 injured, a local police source said.

Dipika enters semi-finals of Asian Squash

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Indian challenge in the Asian squash championship all but dissipated with Dipika Pallikal being the lone home player remaining in the draw as the 19-year-old local girl entered the semi-finals of the women’s singles here Sunday and set up a meeting with World No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia.

Pallikal, ranked 38th, brought some cheer to the Indian camp as she beat Japan’s Misakhi Kobayashi (No.62) 12-10, 11-8, 11-6, while national champion Joshna Chinappa went down to Hong Kong’s Rebecca Chiu in four games. In the men’s section, India No.1 Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu made their exit.

Joshna did well to take a game off the 18th ranked second seed Rebecca Chiu from Hong Kong who otherwise held the upper hand to win in four games and set up a semi-final clash with compatriot Joey Chan.

Top seeded Nicol David scored a facile win over Korea’s Song Sun Mui en route to the semi-finals and looked in good nick.

National men’s champion Ghosal lost to Pakistan’s Farhan Mehboob in three games in the quarter-finals and Sandhu crashed against another Pakistani, Yasir Ali Butt in the pre-quarter-finals.

In fact, in the men’s singles, Pakistan picked up three of the four semi-final spots as Butt surprised second seed Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia in four games to set up a clash with compatriot Amir Atlas Khan while in the other semi-finals, Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia faces Mehboob.

The results:

Men’s singles (Quarter-finals): Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Abdulla Almezayen (KUW) 13-11, 11-7, 12-10; Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-7, 11-1, 11-6; Amir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Nafizwan Adnan (MAS) 12-10, 11-8, 11-5; Yasir Ali Butt (PAK) bt Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 10-12, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9. Semi-final line-up: Iskandar vs Mehboob; Khan vs Butt.

Pre-quarter-finals: Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6; Yasir Ali Butt (PAK) bt Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND) 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7; Nafizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Siddharth Suchde (IND) 11-13, 11-13, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8; Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Ivan Yuen (MAS) 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8; Abdulla Almezayen (KUW) bt Max Lee (HKG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4; Amir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 11-5, 11-6, 12-10; Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Waqar Mehboob (PAK) 11-9, 11-5, 11-5; Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 11-2, 11-4, 11-2.

Women’s singles (Quarter-finals): Nicol David (MAS) bt Song Sun Mui (KOR) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7; Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 12-10, 11-8, 11-6; Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11-5, 11-13, 11-7, 11-6; Joey Chan (HKG) bt Delia Arnold (MAS) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6. Semi-final line-up: David vs Pallikal; Chiu vs Chan.

Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Indian challenge in the Asian squash championship all but dissipated with Dipika Pallikal being the lone home player remaining in the draw as the 19-year-old local girl entered the semi-finals of the women’s singles here Sunday and set up a meeting with World No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia.

Delhi University teachers to hold protest on radiation leak

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:22 AM PDT

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A group of Delhi University teachers will stage protest near Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental’s office Wednesday and demand an independent probe into the radiation leak in the city traced to the university’s chemistry lab, a teachers’ representative said.

Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) president Aditya Narayan Misra said the teachers will hold a demonstration near Pental’s office May 5.

One person was killed and seven others injured due the radiation leak in a scrap market in Mayapuri area of west Delhi a fortnight ago. The radiation poisoning resulted from radioactive cobalt-60 carelessly disposed of as scrap by the lab.

The DUTA also wants President Pratibha Patil, the visitor of the university, to constitute a committee to examine the case.

‘The vice chancellor of Delhi University should step down immediately and an independent inquiry should be ordered for enabling a fair probe. These are the two main demands of our protests,’ Misra told IANS.

‘As the human resource development ministry is not recommending an independent inquiry, our association has already written to Patil, seeking a visitorial inquiry,’ he said.

‘The president, as the visitor of the university, should constitute a committee of experts to examine the case and fix the blame,’ he added.

Pental apologised Thursday and took moral responsibility for the accident.

‘The incident occurred due to sheer negligence and carelessness of Pental as the purchase or disposal of any kind of equipment takes place only after his permission. Taking moral responsibility is not enough. He should resign as this incident has earned disrespect not only to the university but to the country,’ Misra said.

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A group of Delhi University teachers will stage protest near Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental’s office Wednesday and demand an independent probe into the radiation leak in the city traced to the university’s chemistry lab, a teachers’ representative said.

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