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The 2010 Winter
Olympics Start Friday Feb 12, 2010- Vancouver This is the first indoor Opening
Ceremonies
in the event's 86-year history, More than 2,500 athletes and 10,000
journalists have gathered in Vancouver BC in Canada, and a television
audience of three billion is expected to tune in over the course of the
15-day competition at Vancouver British columbia
in Canada The WINTER OLYMPICS will see a parade of a wide variety of Athletes from all over the world and along with traditional powerhouses at the Winter Sports ie from EU and USA (216 Athletes!!) and even hosts Canada-in a wide variety of sports, the noteworthy are the athemetes from countries not viewed as typical Winter Olympics countries. (especially as countries like Jamaicas and most Arabian and African countries etc are not known for being snow bound At all! A Few countries do have a diverse climate in theor country like India, nepal and Pakistan- famous for Himalayas but are not traditionally thought of as regular participants in Winter olympics In this Winer Olympics 2010, INDIA has 3 Athletes, Pakistan has 1 and Nepal 2 athletes (see below) More noteworthy is the Islamic Republic of IRAN - which along with half a dozen athletes is also fielding a lone Woman athlete ( with head scarf!) MAY THE GAMES BEGIN Friday Feb 12 and ALL NATIONS HAVE A GOOD GAME GO USA 216 ATHLETES and GO OTHERS LIKE BELOW with JUST A COUPLE ATHLETES too! Go OLYMOICS SPIRIT! Other Athletes from the Indian subcontinent
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2010 ~ Jai Ho! Following in a remarkable run in 2009, Indian Music Director, composer AR RAHMAN added two Grammys to his tally by winning twice for his compositions at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY AWARDS at Los Angeles. So far RAHMAn for his compositions in the 'Slumdog Millionaire' movie, has won two Oscars, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Critics Choice Award and the Golden Globe Complete List Grammy Winners 2010 ![]() RAHMAN won for 1)Best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture category and 2) Song "Jai Ho" - Best motion picture song category JAI HO!! An estatic Rahman said, " Insane, eh? I never even dreamt about winning all these awards," "I once again want to thank the Almighty, my spiritual Sufi teachers - Ameen Peerullah Malik Sahib, Danny Boyle, Fox, the whole 'Slumdog...' creative team, all the awesome actors in the movie and Resul Pookutty. My whole team, Gulzarji, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash, my friend and sound engineer the late H. Sridhar.... "My agents Sam Schwartz and Amos Newman, my mentors Mani Ratnam, Shekhar Kapur and Subhash Ghai, and mentor in the west, Andrew Lloyd Webber, folks at id-PR, Allison and Courtney... extraordinary musicians from Chennai and Mumbai, my mother, my father, my sisters and my lovely wife and children... And all my well wishers from the world who keep me going... Jai ho India!". COMPLETE LIST GRAMMY WINNERS 2010 |
PAKISTAN
CRICKET CAPTAIN BITES BALLS- Pak vs Australia 2010 Cheater Caught
Redhanded! In an over the top
incident on the field in Australia,
during an official cricket match, Pakistan Captain SHAHID AFRIDI was
seen biting the seams of the cricket ball- to gain unfair advantage
while bowling, The
idiotic and unsportsmanlike conduct was captured on camera by the 26
movie and telecast cameras around the stadium, even though Afridi
tried to shield the act with another Pakistani bowler Rana Naved in
front of him! (Duh! as if that would
shield him from the eyes in the sky!)This disgusting cheating act further de moralizes the Pakistani Cricket which has been embroiled in a series of internal problems including poor performances. Pakistn had alrady lost the cricket test series 4-0 and were on the verge of losing the International One Day version series 5-0 - when this latest incident occured, Pakistani Captain Afridi has previously been caught and fined for deliberately using his boots and spike to dig up the cricket pitch- which can be used to extract spin and unexpected bounce - in a test match games VS England five years ago. This latest shameful act was condemned by many cricket fans world wide including Pakistanis but a larger questions looms is HOW and WHY Do Pakistani Think they can get away with lies and decietful behaviour.all the time! In a series of recent incidents, the Pakistani cricket players and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been at loggerheads, Changes in Captaincy has been done after several fights, last year the visiting Sri Lanka Cricket team was attacked by Terrorists in Pakistan, while the Pakistani Cricket Team bus was missed- as they were 'delayed' by 5 minutes, A star bowler was banned fro drug use and another was suspended for a fight in the dressing room and earlier allegations of match fixing and throwing games against the team were levelled officially.The current team was formed after the PCB had its own fights and selectors and the Board had nasty public and media fight, leading ti resignations of Coach, Board members etc. In all this individual Pakistani platersdo remain talented but all this has left a sour taste in every fans mouth. It should be noted that similar allegations have been posed against the Government of Pakistan eg with AQ KHAN the nuclear scientist who sold nuclear bomb secrets to the highest bidder and the antics of ex President Gen. Musharraff who nurtured the terrorists Taliban and siphoned millions of Dollars from USA and allied nations etc We wish and hope that appropriate penalties are imposed by the International body and not a slap on the wrist by the PCB and good sportsman ship and good cricket comes out of this latest fiasco and maybe after some more sould searching good Pakistani citizens will surface and assert themselves! SHAME HO SHAME KARO! |
JANUARY 26, 2010 HOUSTON NAMES A DISTRICT
AS MAHATMA GANDHI DISTRICT
TOP INDIA CIVILIAN AWARDS 2010
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President Obama on India's Republic Day Jan
26, 2010- Official statement
I send my warmest wishes on
behalf of the
American people to the people of India and to those here in America and
around the world who are celebrating Republic Day. As the world’s
largest democracies, the United States and India have a strong
shared... belief in the values of liberty, pluralism, and religious
tolerance. This Republic Day is particularly special because it marks India’s Diamond Jubilee. In the sixty years since the Indian Constitution was adopted, we have built a strong and vibrant partnership. I was pleased that Prime Minister Singh was the honored guest for the first state dinner of my Presidency. It was a chance to celebrate the great and growing partnership between our two Nations, and the friendship between our peoples. Indeed, the more than two million Indian Americans in the United States enrich every corner of our great nation – leading in government, science, industry and the arts. And as our peoples continue to build upon that friendship, let our governments continue to work together to advance peace, prosperity, and stability around the globe. |
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In a major visit by a
top delegate of the US, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is on a 3- Day
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strategic relations with India. The trip starts Tuesday January 17,
2010. Along with Prime Minister ManMohan singh, gates will meet hos
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