hyderabad celebrated pongal peacefully

people enjoyed pongal this time peacefully.
from several days city is facing so many troubles.
people are hoping this pongal made everything peaceful.


and alll the youth of hyderabad enjoyed this pongal by playing with kites and eating the  traditional as well as delicious food.




my brother n my cousin playiing with kite .at while i captured his funny moment.

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pictures i captured

Watch 'Ring of Fire' in the sky Jan 15

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) On Jan 15, people living in the southern tip of the country at Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu will get to watch the 'Ring of Fire' when the moon will cover the sun's disc during the millennium's longest annular solar eclipse.

However, sky gazers in Delhi will also have something to cheer about as they will get to see more than half of the eclipse.

Annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun and the moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the moon's shadow is smaller than that of the visible disc of the sun. The covered sun, therefore, appears as a 'Ring of Fire', with its rays appearing spread out from the outline of the moon.

Last time India saw this 'Ring of Fire' was Nov 22, 1965, and it will not be witnessed again before June 21, 2020.

The maximum duration of the eclipse would be 11 minutes 08 seconds over the Indian Ocean, thus making it the longest annular eclipse of the millennium.

'People in southern parts of the country, especially in Dhanushkodi near Rameshwaram, will be lucky to see the heavenly sight of 'Ring of Fire'. The eclipse will be best viewed at Dhanushkodi for a duration of 10 minutes and 13 seconds,' said N. Rathnasree, director of Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi.

In India, the eclipse will start around 11 a.m. and end around 3:15 p.m. The eclipse will first be seen in south of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and then move obliquely to Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi. It will then move to Kerala and end in Mizoram in the northeast.

Delhi will see the partial phase of this solar eclipse. It will start at 11.53 a.m. and end at 15.11 p.m. The maximum eclipse of 53 percent will be at 13.39 p.m.

Nehru Planetarium and the Amateur Astronomers Association in Delhi are organising a public watch Jan 15.

'Arrangements will be made by the Amateur Astronomers Association and Nehru Planetarium for people to watch the celestial activity. We will put out telescopes for the event,' said Rathnasree.

Rathnasree said people should not watch the eclipse with naked eyes, and advised them to take precautionary measures while watching the celestial activity.

The eclipse will be the longest of the millennium - that is between 2001 and 3000. People in most parts of India will witness the partial phases of the eclipse.

The annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a 300 km wide track that will traverse half of the Earth.

The path of the moon's shadow begins in Africa at 10.44 a.m. and passes through Chad, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Somalia. After leaving Africa, the path crosses the Indian Ocean.

The central path then continues into Asia through the extreme southern part of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much broader path, including entire India, or Bangladesh.

julie & julia (a delicious movie)

Even though I’d eaten a perfectly good dinner right before the screening of Julie & Julia (opening August 7), I went home after the movie and ate some more. Talk about a gut reaction.

The film—based on Julia Child’s book, My Life in France, and Julie Powell’s memoir, Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen—is a delectable treat starring the unstoppable Meryl Streep as the famous chef and the adorable Amy Adams as the contemporary woman who attempts to make every recipe in Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume One in a year.

The narrative moves back and forth between Child’s experiences as she learns to cook at Paris’s Le Cordon Bleu and Powell’s progress in her self-imposed project. Parallels are drawn between the women as it becomes clear they’re both trying to forge an identity for themselves, to do something meaningful in the world and perhaps even change it with their cooking. It’s no spoiler to say both succeeded in becoming published authors with a movie based on their books but the fun comes from watching how they got there.


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When Streep first appears on screen, looking like a giant (Child was 6′2″; apple boxes must have been used because Streep’s feet are rarely seen) and speaking in that voice, there was a round of hearty laughter in the audience. You will laugh, too; there’s no point resisting. But as the movie unfolds and Streep’s magic takes over, you’ll get used to the voice because the actress has fully embodied the chef and that’s just how Child talked.

In lesser hands, the performance could’ve easily devolved into caricature but Streep somehow makes every big gesture believable and endearingly quirky. Her gift of complete transformation into every role is remarkable and she will undoubtedly receive Best Actress nominations from all the major outfits come award season.

Adams does her usual sparkly work as Powell, making her an accessible Everywoman who’s a little sweeter than the author comes across in her book, where her language is saltier. Meanwhile, I don’t get the appeal of Chris Messina, who is as bland playing Powell’s husband, Eric, as he was in Made of Honor and Vicky Christina Barcelona.


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As Child’s husband, Paul, Stanley Tucci fares better, generating sweet, sensual chemistry with Streep. This is especially noteworthy considering the last time they appeared together onscreen, he played a gay underling cowering from Streep’s nightmare boss in The Devil Wears Prada. Jane Lynch is so winning as Child’s sister, Dorothy, I wish she had more screen time. And Mary Kay Place pulls off several moments of hilarity as Powell’s mom though she’s only heard on the phone and never seen.

Director/screenwriter Nora Ephron did an impressive job keeping the pace zippy, the dialogue tart, seasoning each scene perfectly and never letting it overcook. Alexandre Desplat (The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) turns in another memorable score, and cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt (Charlie Wilson’s War, Angels in America) made me want to book a trip to Paris immediately with the way he captured the City of Light, as golden as the perfect dishes Julie & Julia pull out of their ovens.

my favourite song

ellappugazham

hockey players says no pay, no play; goes on strike

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Mon, Jan 11 11:43 AM

Pune, Jan 11: The disgruntled national hockey players today continued their indefinite boycott of the World Cup preparatory camp to protest the non-payment of their dues and incentives.

The squad, demanding incentives for their performance in the year gone by, had yesterday decided to go on strike despite reaching a truce with Hockey India officials in New Delhi just a day before.

"We are not training from this morning. We are waiting for Hockey India officials to arrive. We came to know that Hockey India officials are coming to meet the team. The team will have a meeting with them and let's see what happens," said senior forward Prabhjot Singh, who has been appointed by his teammates as their representative.

"Hopefully, things will be resolved by this evening. If all the boys are satisfied with the outcome, we will end the strike immediately," he added.

High alert along Indo-Pak border over infiltration

Mon, Jan 11 09:41 AM

Jammu, Jan 11: Troops along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert after reports of an increase in infiltration attempts into the state.

"There are intelligence reports of further increase in the cross-border infiltration attempts from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Troops have been put on high alert along the Indo-Pak border and have intensified round-the-clock patrolling," security officials said.

According to intelligence received, 1,000 to 1,200 terrorists are staged along the border in launching pads to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir from POK, they said.

In view of the foggy conditions, troops have been setting up more ambushes and intensified patrolling round the clock, they said.

"Militants try to take benefit of the thick fog to cut the fence and infiltrate as there is no visibility even at very close range during the night," a source said.

Police have also activated Border Village Defence Committees as another tier of security and are keeping a close watch inside the border belts.

There were three infiltration bids, which were foiled by the security forces along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC) in less than a week.

The first infiltration bid in this year was foiled by BSF at Narianpur Border Out Post in Ramgarh sub-sector of Samba district on January 4.

It was followed by another infiltration bid along Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote area of Poonch district on January 8.

A patrolling party of BSF also foiled another infiltration bid after a brief firefight when militants after cutting the fence had come inside in the forward area of Garkhal in Pargwal belt of Akhnoor tehsil in Jammu district on January 9.

Information from various security agencies involved in security grid in the state has put the figure of infiltration attempts at 433 in 2009, 91 attempts more than 2008. According to the police, 342 infiltration attempts were made from across the border in 2008, while 2007 and 2006 reported 535 and 573 such attempts along LoC and IB in Jammu and Kashmir.

Confirming surge in infiltration, state Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda told PTI that measures have been taken by security forces to foil these bids and it is an area of concern at a time when violence has gone down in Jammu and Kashmir.

Referring to cross-border Infiltration, General Officer Commanding, 16 Corps, Lt Gen Rameshwar Roy had told reporters last week that there has been an increase in infiltration attempts but their crossing into the state across the LoC has not increased.

Indian scientists on hitlist

Sun, Jan 10 05:27 AM
At least seven top scientists working in sensitive sectors and important defence installations have been provided Y security — police escort 24 x 7 — after "specific threats" were received against them.

These are scientists working in the space, nuclear and sensitive defence technology areas. Based on the threats, reviews were carried out at high levels before taking precautionary measures.

Similarly, throughout last year, the maximum terror threat, sources said, was to defence installations and, in fact, sources said, one such plan was "disrupted" when intelligence was received around October-November that installations had been surveyed in 2008 for launching "sea borne attacks".

This prompted a major review of coastal security arrangements by agencies as well as the Cabinet Committee on Security. Key among these targets were the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and INS Virat.

Around July-August, the government received information of about 34 targets which were again primarily defence and other sensitive installations. These included the Army Headquarters in Delhi, the Western Naval Command and other military areas in Mumbai besides the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington.

With the arrest of David Coleman Headley, sources said, it's now clear that groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba were sponsoring surveillance of key targets here. But the unanswered question still remains about scientists becoming targets and how they are being monitored.

At least 12-14 terror plans, top government sources said, were disrupted or prevented last year. Much of this was possible because the capacity for terror groups to carry out these attacks in India had vastly diminished. With the Indian Mujahideen rounded up, the LeT had to launch Pakistani terrorists for the Mumbai attacks.

But 26/11 led to unprecedented cooperation between India and the US on security matters. Both sides figured out that all groups active in India had some six to seven key nodes in Pakistan from where they received support, direction, training and other necessary logistics.

Since last September, international partners like the US have been able to make matters difficult for these "nodes" to function. More importantly, sources confirmed that so far, key plans have come to be known in advance making it possible to take preventive action.

Antique musical instruments exhibition in Jaipur

Sun, Jan 10 09:35 PM
Jaipur, Jan 10(ANI): An exhibition of 550 antique musical instruments, a good number of them dating back to the medieval times, is a major draw here for local visitors and tourists.

The special collection of instruments has almost all types of instruments like Dholak, Tabla, Jalatarang, Kasth Tarang, Veena, flutes, Sarangis, Khartal, violins, guitar, Sitar, Tanpura, Nagada among others.

It is worth mentioning that most of the instruments put for public viewing are no more available around the world.

The credit for raising their collection, which includes four musical instruments belonging to Buddhist era, and meticulously preserving these instruments is attributed to two avid music artistes, Mohammad Aziz (55) and Santosh Sharma in his mid-thirties.

The duo inherited some of the instruments from their forefathers.

"We have four musical instruments belonging to Buddhist era such as the Jamgan and Jalgan. We have a cloth-made Tabla and Dholak during the period of medieval Haridas because people at that time did not play on instruments made from leather. Sursota of Surdas and has Trang were made up from web material," said Santosh Sharma.

Mohammad Aziz, who is a music teacher, wishes to establish a museum with a learned curator to care for their collection.

"I have requested the government to provide me place where I can turn the collection of instruments into a museum. People should know that there are such rare variety of instruments in the world," said Aziz.

They have also desired that the Limca Book of Records and the Guinness Book of World Records endorse their achievement. By Lokendra Singh (ANI)

Samajwadi party faces resignation of workers for Amar Singh

Sun, Jan 10 09:35 PM
Moradabad, Jan 10(ANI):Samajwadi Party on Sunday witnessed desertion of more party workers in support of their leader Amar Singh , who resigned from all party posts on Wednesday.

On Sunday, Brijesh Singh, the youth leader of the party tendered his resignation.

Around 25 legislators of the party demanded that the party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav must immediately restore the posts, which Amar Singh held and issued an ultimatum that, they would emulate him and resign.

On January 6, citing health reasons, Amar Singh, tendered his resignation. He had undergone a kidney transplant three months ago in Singapore.

It was also learnt that there existed differences between him and Ram Gopal Yadav, also a General Secretary and brother of the party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

"We are hurt with the comments that are being made by Ram Gopal Yadav from the last three days. Therefore I am resigning from my post," said Brijesh Singh.

Meanwhile, a party legislator Sandeep Aggarwal confirmed that Amar Singh is not joining another party founded by Kalyan Singh.

"Even though Amar Singh respects Kalyan Singh, but he has never thought of joining his party neither he will ever do it," said Aggarwal.(ANI)

I've no success recipe, says Aamir Khan

Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) He has given back to back hits like 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Ghajini' and '3 Idiots' in the last three years but Bollywood actor Aamir Khan claims he has 'no recipe' to make a successful film and he doesn't know what audiences want.

'I don't have any recipe (for success). Lot of us often forget that the business we are in by definition is basically selling stories... We have to be different each time. I have to reinvent myself, I have to be different - that's the demand of my job. It's not something that I am thinking and doing,' Aamir said.

'I am attracted to scripts that move me emotionally and when you have such stories to tell, it doesn't matter how unusual it is, people connect to it,' he added.

The 44-year-old who was here at the Economic Times Awards also stressed that he is oblivious to the audience demand in terms of content.

'I've no idea what audiences want. I only have an idea about what I want... When I read a script, I go with my gut and then it just happens,' he said.

Aamir's latest outing '3 Idiots' has smashed all records and become Hindi cinema's highest grosser till date with collections crossing Rs. 240 crore worldwide.

We must encourage children to question: Aamir Khan

Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who tackled the problem of dyslexia in his 2007 hit 'Taare Zameen Par' and threw light on the pressure of studies in his latest outing '3 Idiots', Sunday called for encouraging children to question rather than just memorising facts.

'We put our children in compartments and teach them to memorise... We must encourage them to be free thinkers and free spirited. It has to start from the young age. We must encourage them to question and make mistakes. We must hear a child's view,' Aamir said.

The 44-year-old was here at The Economic Times Awards.