Monthly Archives: May 2017

Hashim Amla breaks Virat Kohli’s record as fastest player to 7000 ODI runs

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Durban (Natal), SOUTH AFRICA  : (ancestry tracing back to Gujarat) :

Hashim Amla broke Virat Kohli’s record and became the fastest to 7000 ODI runs during South Africa’s third and final game of the series against England at Lord’s.

Hashim Amla surpassed Virat Kohli to become the fastest to 7000 ODI runs during South Africa’s game against England at the Lord’s on Monday. (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Hashim Amla surpassed Virat Kohli to become the fastest to 7000 ODI runs during South Africa’s game against England at the Lord’s on Monday. (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Hashim Amla shattered Virat Kohli’s ODI record during the third match between England and South Africa in Lord’s as he became the fastest to aggregate 7000 runs.

The South African opener reached the landmark ( in his 150th ODI innings) in the seventh over of the innings as he pulled England pacer Steven Finn to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Virat Kohli had held the record after he went past 7000 ODI runs in 169 innings. The current India skipper reached the milestone during the ODI against Australia in Melbourne in January 2016. It was a memorable match for Kohli as he slammed his 24th century, but India lost by three wickets.

Amla has been in magnificent form in 2017. In the Indian Premier League, he slammed two centuries playing for Kings XI Punjab. Overall, he ended the tournament with 420 runs at an average of 60. In the two matches against England before the Lord’s ODI, he had scores of 73 and 24.

The former South Africa skipper also holds the record for the fastest to 6000 ODI runs, having got there in 123 innings. He was also the fastest to 5000, 4000, 3000 and 2000 runs, having got to the landmarks in 101, 81, 57 and 40 innings respectively.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Cricket> CT2017 / by HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi / May 29th, 2017

Twin joys for Bidar boy

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Bidar, KARNATAKA :

It’s a double reason for G Naseer Hussain to feel on top of the world. A student of Shaheen PU College here, the boy has secured 3rd rank in the CET for admission to a course in Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy and 4th rank in the CET for admission to a course in veterinary science.

Naseer is the son of Mehboob, a lawyer, and Ruksana Begum, residents of Sindhanur in Raichur district.
The student has scored 59/60 in chemistry, 58 in physics, 56 in biology and 38 in mathematics. The boy said he used to dedicate 14 hours a day for studies and attended the training programme for CET and NEET in his college. He wants to realise his dream of becoming a doctor and is waiting for the NEET result.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com  / Deccan Herald / Home> States / DH News Service, Bidar / May 31st, 2017

ICSE results 2017: Muskan Abdullah Pathan, Ashwin Rao score 99.4% to become joint toppers

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Pune, MAHARASHTRA :

ICSE results 2017: Muskan Abdullah Pathan of Pune’s Hutchings High School and Ashwin Rao of St Paul’s English School, Bengaluru were declared as the joint toppers.

ICSE results 2017: Muskan Abdullah Pathan of Pune’s Hutchings High School and Ashwin Rao of St Paul’s English School, Bengaluru were declared as the joint toppers. (Deepak Gupta/HT photo)
ICSE results 2017: Muskan Abdullah Pathan of Pune’s Hutchings High School and Ashwin Rao of St Paul’s English School, Bengaluru were declared as the joint toppers. (Deepak Gupta/HT photo)

Muskan Abdullah Pathan of Pune’s Hutchings High School and Ashwin Rao of St Paul’s English School, Bengaluru were declared as the joint toppers in the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination’s (CISCE) ICSE or Class 10 exam on Monday.

Both of them scored 99.4% marks.

Nearly 1,76,327 candidates registered for the Indian Secondary Certificate Examination exams this year.

The results for the ICSE and Indian School Certificate (ISC) were delayed this year as the exams began at least a week later than usual because of the assembly elections that were held in five states. Last year the results were declared on May 6.

Candidates can check their results by clicking on the ‘Results 2017’ link on the council’s website – www.cisce.org – or by logging on to the careers portal https://careers.cisce.org/helpdesk/login.aspx. They can also access them by sending a text message to 09248082883.

The CBSE 10th result 2017 will also be announced soon. The Central Board of Secondary Education declared the Class 12 board examination 2017 on Sunday.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Education / by HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times – New Delhi / May 29th, 2017

Students go innovative, price of their drone dips

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Bengaluru , KARNATAKA :

KNS Institute of Technology students display the drones designed by them at Eduverse, the ninth edition of Jnana Degula education expo organised by Deccan Herald and Prajavani, at Jayamahal Palace Hotel grounds on Sunday. DH photo
KNS Institute of Technology students display the drones designed by them at Eduverse, the ninth edition of Jnana Degula education expo organised by Deccan Herald and Prajavani, at Jayamahal Palace Hotel grounds on Sunday. DH photo

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Rs 1,500? Students of KNS Institute of Technology have done it, without much fanfare. They plan to enhance the design to customise the drones for surveillance and transporting goods.

The makers of the plane – Inayatullah, Debabrata Mondal, Premkumar Singh and Syed Junaid – represented their college along with vice principal Nayeem Ahmad at Jnana Degula-Eduverse event organised by DH and Prajavani.

Inayatullah said the plane was made of simple polymer materials (expanded polyolefin and polystyrene) and can carry 350 gm payload. “It can fly for an hour at a speed of 45 km per hour. We have used a propeller made of composite material with aluminium coating so that it can fly at a height of 500 feet and withstand force of up to 85 newtons,” he said.

The team is also working on a plane specifically designed for surveillance.“While the 45 kmph plane can be improvised to make it a delivery drone, we are working on a plane that flies slower, at 36 kmph, providing opportunities for deeper surveillance of a particular area,” Mondal said.

Inayatullah said the cost of the UAVs will come down further if produced on a large scale. “The UAVs produced by government agencies cost a lot. Our planes are disposable. The army can use the surveillance drone and does not have to worry if one of them is lost or destroyed,” he said.

The planes can be controlled by a 2.4GHz radio frequency device, which has a range of 2.5 km. “The remote controller cost us Rs 3,500. Considering that it is the plane and not the device that is susceptible to damage, we think ours is the most affordable UAV,” he said.

“The turbo is imported from China for Rs 90 and sold in India for Rs 250. The same turbo can be made in India at a cost of Rs 40. Nearly 95% of the materials were imported from China. After a detailed study, we found the cost will come down to Rs 600, if we make these materials in India,” Inayatullah said.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> City / DH News Service / Bengaluru – May 29th, 2017

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis rescued by Muslim scrap dealer after chopper crashes

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Mumbai , MAHARASHTRA :

A helicoptor carrying Devendra Fadnavis and his team crashed in Latur on Thursday due to a technical snag.

The wreckage of the helicopter, carrying Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his team, that crashed-landed in Latur on Thursday.(PTI Photo)
The wreckage of the helicopter, carrying Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his team, that crashed-landed in Latur on Thursday.(PTI Photo)

When a chopper carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and five others came crashing down in Latur on Thursday afternoon, the first person to rush to the rescue was small-time scrap dealer Irfan Shaikh, who shouted “Our king (CM) is trapped in the chopper”.

While Shaikh ran towards the chopper to rescue those inside, some others nearby ran away from the aircraft, fearing it might explode.

The chopper came hurtling down from a height of nearly 80 feet in a thick cloud of dust, accompanied by some flashes of light and a loud booming sound.

While others bolted from the chopper, the 28-year-old Shaikh – unmindful of the risk, ran towards the craft to see how he could help the people stuck inside.“The copter door was jammed and could not be opened… I pushed it but it didn’t budge… The Chief Minister then responded by pushing it from inside… Then I managed to force it open from outside… I offered my hand to the CM and helped him step down,” Shaikh told a local mediaperson, Govind Ingle of Lokmat Group.A shaken Fadnavis told Shaikh that he was “fit and ok”, and asked him to help the pilots and others on board the chopper even as he walked a few steps away.Officials of the Chief Minister’s Office in Mumbai confirmed the developments on Friday, but declined to say whether Fadnavis would felicitate or honour the scrap dealer for rushing to assist them at a critical time, as the chopper could have exploded.Later, Fadnavis told people that it was the “blessings of the 12-crore people of Maharashtra and Jai Bhavani” which helped him and the five others survive the crash.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Cities> Mumbai / by Indo Asian News Service, Latur / May 26th, 2017

Memorial for Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan to be opened by CM

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Dindigul , TAMIL NADU :

The Tipu Sultan memorial in Dindigul.
The Tipu Sultan memorial in Dindigul.

A manimandapam meant for Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, constructed near Aranmanaikulam at Anguvilas Irakkam here, would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami shortly, said Minister for Information and Publicity Kadambur Raju.

Inspecting the manimandapam here on Saturday, he said the late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa had announced a manimandapam for Tipu Sultan under 110 Rule in the Assembly and also sanctioned funds to the tune of for ₹1.30 crore for the construction.

Now, the construction was over and manimandapam was ready for inauguration, he said.

While inspecting the Gopal Naickar Manimandapam at Virupatchi near Palani, the Minister said this manimandapam was constructed at a cost of ₹69 lakh to enable the public to know valour of this great warrior during the freedom struggle.

He asked Collector T.G. Vinay to display signboards on both sides of the Palani-Dindigul Highway to enable people to identify the place easily. Additional funds would be sanctioned for improving infrastructure and creating basic amenities for the public in the manimandapam.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Madurai / by Staff Reporter / May 27th, 2017

‘We are the ultimate repair shop in India’

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Old is gold Mahboob Radios in Hyderabad packed with vintage collections. Serish Nanisetti | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti
Old is gold Mahboob Radios in Hyderabad packed with vintage collections. Serish Nanisetti | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti

A ‘shop like no other’ in Hyderabad’s Old City fixes antique radios from across country

“This is a Johnson radio from the U.K. It is over 80 years old. This is a spool tape recorder that I am told is still used by All India Radio and Radio Ceylon. That one is the oldest radio we have: the original GEC radio, which used to run with a dry battery,” says Muhammad Moinuddin, as he walks around his small shop on the Chatta Bazaar Road in Hyderabad’s Old City.

Mahboob Radios is packed with vintage radios, record players and cassette decks from a different era. The names on the electrical devices include Murphy, Philco, Marconi, Telefunken, Grundig, HMV and Philips.

“This Grundig spool recorder and the HMV record player belonged to Marri Chenna Reddy. Only we can repair these as we have a stock of 4-volt and 6-volt valves. There are no repair shops like this anywhere in India. Whatever cannot be repaired, we can repair. We have customers who send their radios from Mumbai and Kolkata,” says Mr. Moinuddin.

80 years old

The 80-year-old shop was established by his father Shaikh Mahboob in his house in the Dabeerpura area. “Once my father realised that the new city would soon become densely populated, he bought this place for Rs. 7,000 and established the shop,” he says.

Now, the shop is run by Mr. Moinuddin and his brother Mujeebuddin.

Earlier, the brothers not only sold and repaired radios, they also assembled them from completely knocked down kits (CKDs). “Most of the radios that are being sold now are use and throw. They cannot be repaired like these,” says Mr. Mujeebuddin, the older brother, who deftly tightens the tuning thread on a Philco.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Society>  History & Culture / by Serish Nanisetti /  Hyderabad – May 27th, 2017

20 SSLC, PU toppers from Palike schools feted

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Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Bengaluru :

Though BBMP schools and colleges registered a decline in overall pass percentage in SSLC and PU exams this year, 20 students from Palike high schools and pre-university colleges scored marks ranging from 88% to 98% in the recent exams.

The civic body on Thursday released the list of 20 toppers from SSLC and PU categories. Most of the students who scored well are from Srirampuram BBMP High School and PU College and the Byraveshwaranagar High School and PU College. In SSLC, Nisarga of Srirampuram BBMP High School scored 98.24%, Bhumika K of Herohalli BBMP High School scored 92.16% and Shashikumar of BBMP High School Byraveshwaranagar got 91.84%.

In the PU exams, Rukhsar Banu of BBMP PU college, Pa­darayanapura scored 94.83%, Umme Saira of BBMP PU College on Dispensary Road scored 94.66% and Harshitha M of BBMP PU College at Byraveshwaranagar got 94.66%. The BBMP standing committee chairperson on education Nazima Khanam felicitated the 20 students at a ceremony at the BBMP head office on Thursday.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> City / DH News Service / Bengaluru – May 26th, 2017

A generous teacher

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Meerut, UTTAR PRADESH / Baroda, GUJARAT / NEW DELHI :

Perfection pursuitUstad Hashmat Ali Khan
Perfection pursuitUstad Hashmat Ali Khan

Tabla exponent Ustad Hashmat Ali Khan, passed away recently

The sudden demise of Ustad Hashmat Ali Khan, a renowned tabla exponent and a revered Guru of Ajrada Baaj, came as a shock to the music fraternity.Ajrada Baaj is one of the six main schools of tabla playing. Ajrada Gharana is known for or what is the specific ‘Nikas’ of the Bols in this style. The Aalap like Peshkar, the varied Quayedas of his Gharana, the Rela, Fard, Gat, Paran, where all three of them joined the demonstration together.

Many a times, Hashmat Ali Khan, would share his childhood memories of the Baroda Darbar, where his grandfather Ustad Shafi Khan was a ‘Mulazim’ as a musician like Aftab-e-Mausiqi Ustad Faiyaz Khan, the legendary vocalist of the Agra Gharana, Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan and Kanthe Maharaj. The ICCR had sent him to Gayana to teach the art of tabla and propagate Hindustani music there. He had joined the Bharatiya Kala Kendra, as a faculty member, way back in 1972. He remembered how Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan encouraged him to join this institution when Naina Devi interviewed him. As a thanks giving gesture, he used to go to his place after dinner, to make young Amjad (Ustad Amjad Ali Khan) practice sarod with his tabla Sangat.

Ustad Hashmat Ali Khan established the Tabla Academy of Ajrada Gharana in 2008 and trained a number of students including his own grandsons Zuheb, Zaheen and Zargham.

Remembering father

Ustad Akram Khan remembers him fondly. “We all had dinner and watched cricket together discussing the game. He was fond of cricket. He was so affectionate as a father but equally strict as a teacher. A strict disciplinarian, he would make us do regular riyaz at least for 4-5 hours a day. He took it upon himself to spread the Ajrada Baaj at home and abroad. He conceived the Peshkar and kayda, as a raga. As one does Badhat in raga sequentially (silsilewar) Rishabh, Gandhar, similarly in peshkar or kayda. Like in a raga, you cannot use swaras other than those prescribed for the raga.

“Unhone is Khazane ko baantne mein koi kanjoosi nahin barti”. He was not a miser in spreading the treasures of his Gharana. I only hope that the next generation takes benefit of all that he has bequeathed so generously!”

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> Friday Review / by Manjari Sinha / May 26th, 2017

Javed Ali makes Lucknowites swoon to his music

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Lucknow :

Javed Ali makes Lucknowites swoon to his music | Events Movie News - Times of India
Javed Ali makes Lucknowites swoon to his music | Events Movie News – Times of India

The who’s who of the city was seen at the Javed Ali  concert organised by the Times Group on Sunday evening in Gomti Nagar.
People started coming in well before the event was to start and soon the venue was packed to capacity with a lot of people also standing. The ‘Jashn-E-Bahaara’ singer too played to the crowd singing one hit after another.
Javed performed for almost three hours at the show and sang some of his popular numbers including ‘Kun Faya Kun’, ‘Arziyaan’, ‘Tu Jo Mila’, ‘Channa Mereya’, ‘Ishaqzaade’, ‘Galat Baat Hai’ and ‘Kajra Re’ while people hummed and sang with him. His rendition of ‘Nagada Nagada’ had the youngsters and the young at heart dance with delight right in front of the stage.

People danced as Javed sang Nagada Nagada (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)
People danced as Javed sang Nagada Nagada (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

Politician Rita Bahuguna Joshi was spotted tapping her feet to the music as was former Lucknow DM Raj Shekhar who was spotted enjoying the show along with his wife Preeti. We also spotted Charit and Smita Mathur along with Sameer and Nehi Agarwal and Sarvesh and Lalita Goel.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Lucknow News / TNN / by Adnaan Rizvi / May 25th, 2017