Indian media say Obama visit hitting right notes
November 7, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
MUMBAI: Indian media on Sunday hailed U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to ease export controls and support India’s membership of powerful nuclear groups, saying he had set the right tone on a visit aimed at winning U.S. jobs.
Obama’s Democrats lost control on the U.S. House of Representatives in congressional elections last Tuesday as voters punished the party for high U.S. unemployment after a campaign marked by criticism of China and outsourcing hubs like India.
But Indian newspapers noted Obama had rejected the view that Indian outsourcers poached American jobs, and that he had satisfied Indian demands for lifting of export controls imposed after India’s 1998 nuclear tests.
“Delhi feels Obama’s first words in India hit the right notes,” read a frontpage headline in The Hindu newspaper which said Indian officials were not perturbed at Obama not
Punjab CM warns for another long march
October 10, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Staff Report
SARGODHA: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that President Asif Ali Zardari had appointed Deedar Hussain Shah NAB’s chairman as he can hide corruption cases, adding that another long march would be held, if the government takes such decisions.
He said this while distributing Watan Cards among flood victims in Joharabad.
While talking to the media on Sunday, he said that the process of accountability will be politicized due to the appointment of Deedar Hussain Shah. SAMAA
China’s State Media Accused Google
April 20, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under Technology
BEIJING CHINA NEWS : China’s state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by “groundlessly accusing the Chinese government” of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture, values and ideas.
In a commentary signed by three Xinhua writers, the state news agency also sought to defend the government’s Internet censorship, which Google has cited as one reason the world’s largest search engine may quit China.
“Regrettably, Google’s recent behaviours show that the company not just aims at expanding business in China, but is playing an active role in exporting culture, value and ideas.
“It is unfair for Google to impose its own value and yardsticks on Internet regulation to China, which has its own time-honoured tradition, culture and value.”
On Friday, the China Business News reported that Google may make an announcement as early as Monday on whether it will pull out of China.
Two months ago, Google said it had been the target of sophisticated hacking attacks originating from inside China, and the company said it would no longer agree to abide by Beijing’s censorship rules even if that meant shutting down its Google.cn site.
Since then, the two sides have reportedly been at a standoff, although Google’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said he hoped to have an outcome soon from talks with Chinese officials.
China requires Internet operators to block words and images the ruling Communist Party deems unacceptable, including those involving politically sensitive topics.
Beijing has also entirely blocked internationally popular websites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
In the Xinhua commentary, the writers accused Google of violating international norms.
“In fact, no country allows unrestricted flow on the Internet of pornographic, violent, gambling or superstitious content, or content on government subversion, ethnic separatism, religious extremism, racialism, terrorism and anti-foreign feelings,” the commentary stated.
As in other disputes with foreign businesses and governments, the commentary said China’s stance in this case was a “pure internal affair”.
The writers said China’s Internet development would prosper without Google, while the company would be the “biggest loser”.
“Whether it leaves or not, the Chinese government will keep its Internet regulation principles unchanged. One company’s ambition to change China’s Internet rules and legal system will only prove to be ridiculous.
“And whether leaving or not, Google should not continue to politicalize itself, as linking its withdrawal to political issues will lose Google’s credibility among Chinese netizens.”
Although it is the global leader, Google operates at a distant second place to Baidu Inc, China’s domestic search engine leader, which has benefitted from the dispute.
Baidu’s shares have surged more than 44 percent since Google’s announcement that it could pull out of China, while Google’s stock has fallen roughly 6.3 percent.
China’s State Media Accused Google was first posted on March 22, 2010 at 6:09 pm.
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Sami, Rehman to replace Gul, Arafat
LAHORE: Pacer Muhammad Sami and spinner Abdul Rehman will replace fast bowler Umar Gul and all-rounder Yasir Arafat, who have been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to injuries.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt approved the replacements.
Speaking to media on Sunday, Skipper Shahid Afridi and Coach Waqar Younis had named Muhammad Sami and Muhammad Irfan as replacements.
However, Pakistan cricket boss Butt immediately contracted the announcement of replacements, citing lack of communication between team management and the board.
Meanwhile, the cricket board formally announced that Sami and Rehman would join the team.
18th Amendment Bill tabled in Senate
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PCCR) Senator Raza Rabbani has presented the 18th Amendment Bill 2010 in the upper house, Geo reported Monday.
While Opposition Leader in the Senate Wasim Sajjad has opposed the tabling of bill in the wake of prevailing situation in Hazara Division against the renaming of NWFP as Pakhtunkhwa.
The landmark 18th Amendment Bill has already been unanimously adopted by the National Assembly.
Speaking to media on Sunday, PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had said his party would vote against the bill due to the resistance being shown by Hazara community against renaming of NWFP.
India Vs Srilanka 5th Odi Live Streaming
New Delhi: India Vs Srilanka 5th Odi Live Streaming, Trouble and more trouble sought Sri Lanka’s way as the visitors lost two more wickets in quick successions with their scorecard crying for help at 63/5.
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Harbhajan Singh finished the job of blowing up the entire top-order of the visitors by dismissing Sanath Jayasuriya for 31 runs. Harbhajan cleverly fired in the quicker delivery and caught Jayasuriya plumb in front of the wickets. This was Bhajji 100th ODI wicket in India.
Later, Suresh Raina’s prompt and intelligent fielding led to the dismissal of Thilan Samaraweera (2). More credit should be given to terrible running between the wickets by the Lankan batsmen, Samaraweera and Thilina Kandamby.
Kandamby angled the ball of Sudeep Tyagi’s delivary to cover and set off for a single. Samaraweera hesitated for a while but finally decided to go, but instead gave Raina enough time to pick the ball and hit the stumps directly.
For Debutant Tyagi, this could even be the best start for him as he dismissed Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara, to leave the opponents three down for 58 runs.
Sri Lanka surely looked in trouble as the skipper added just one run to the team’s score. However, it was indeed a moment to cherish as Tyagi grabbed his maiden ODI wicket and Suresh Raina, after repeated errors on the fielding ground, finally managed to take Sangakkara’s catch.
Earlier, became the man of the hour for India as he grabbed two important wickets for the home team. First, he dismissed Upul Tharanga for a duck on the very first ball of the match itself, thus giving a perfect start to India. Then later, he send Tillakaratne Dilshan packing for 20 runs, leaving the visitors’ scorecard looking a bit rickety at 39/2.
After the dismissal of Tharanga, Dilshan, along with Sanath Jayasuriya, did manage to give some stability to their team’s scorecard, but their effort did not last long.
Meanwhile, Dilshan was hit on the left elbow off an Ashish Nehra delivery, which did scare the visitors for a while. He, however, was soon back on his feet and looked poised to take his innings further, until Zaheer played the spoil sport.
Earlier, Uncertain of the course which the dew-sodden the Kotla wicket would take, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to field first after winning the toss at the fifth and the final one-day international match against Sri Lanka.
As the national capital woke up to a foggy morning earlier today, the final ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium got delayed by fifteen minutes on Sunday due to wet out-field.
Having already sealed the series 3-1, Team India got the most of the Lankan tour as they first won the Test series comprehensively, and now, have also clinched the ODI series with a game to spare.
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India Vs Srilanka 5th Odi Live Streaming was first posted on December 27, 2009 at 11:09 am.
Aus vs Pak: Australia Declare Innings At 454-5
Australia Declare Innings At 454-5, Pakistan starts batting after Aussies declared first innings at 5 for 454 on the second day of Test series in Melbourne.
Kangaroos started the game on the 2nd day on 305- 3. Saeed Ajmal knocked out Mike Hussey at 82 and took 4th wicket of the series, while Abdul Rauf’s ball dismissed Nathen Hauritz at 75.
Aussies declared the innings at 5 for 454. Pakistan’s team is at 33-1.
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Aus vs Pak: Australia Declare Innings At 454-5 was first posted on December 27, 2009 at 11:18 am.
University Of Florida Football
University Of Florida Football, In a stunning announcement made Saturday night, Urban Meyer has resigned as the head football coach at the University of Florida. In a prepared statement released Saturday night, Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley made the shocking announcement, saying Meyer resigned basically because of health reasons.”After consulting with my family, Dr. Machen, Jeremy Foley and my doctors, I believe it is in my best interest to step aside and focus on my health and family,” Meyer said in a prepared statement . Meyer will coach the team when it plays in the Sugar Bowl on January 1 and he is scheduled to be available to the media on Sunday in New Orleans for a press conference that will take place at 4:30pm eastern time.
AM 850 and Rock 104 will air a special edition of “Sportscene” starting at noon on Sunday to take calls and gauge the reaction of Gator Nation to Meyer’s sudden departure.
Florida now has to go out and find a head coach when most programs have already hired new head coaches and have started recruiting. Meyer coached at Florida for five seasons.
University Of Florida Football was first posted on December 27, 2009 at 11:38 am.
