Prince Harry wants to visit space

Harry, 26, is “obsessed with space”, said his friends. They say he has asked Sir Richard Branson s son Sam for a seat on one of the first Virgin Galactic sub-orbital flights.

According to Britain’ media, Harry has already completed his studies of Land and Sea Surveillance and Oceanology-part of astro training – and can t wait to get into one of Nasa s T38 training jets.

The prince also harbours ambitions of joining the NASA space program when he returns from Afghanistan next year and needs 1000 hours of advanced jet engine flight time to be considered.

“It s his dream to be the first Royal in space,” a royal source said.

India beat New Zealand in one-day opener

GAUHATI: India secured a convincing 40-run victory in the first one-day international against New Zealand on Sunday, as Virat Kohli scored 105.

India’s total of 276 looked enough, and New Zealand were out of contention at 169 for 8 after 36 overs before a quick ninth-wicket partnership of 67 between Nathan McCallum and Kyle Mills offered them a glimpse of hope.

But McCallum’s dismissal in the 45th over left India the easy winners.

Brief scores: India 276 all out in 49 overs; New Zealand 236 all out in 45.2 overs. AGENCIES

Strauss hits century as England stand firm against Australia

BRISBANE: England skipper Andrew Strauss reached his 19th test century soon after lunch on the fourth day of the first Ashes test against Australia at the Gabba on Sunday as the tourists battled to save the match.

Strauss, who was out for a duck in the first innings, cut a Xavier Doherty delivery down to third man for four to record his century — the first since his 161 at the Lords test in the last Ashes series in July 2009.

His 216-minute century was not without chances, however, most notably an inside edge to a Peter Siddle delivery when he was on 61 that somehow missed the wicket and a good catching chance off Doherty that Mitchell Johnson spilled when he was on 70.

The 33-year-old, who hit 15 fours in his century, had already combined with Alastair Cook for England’s highest opening partnership at the Gabba. AGENCIES

Obama backs Japan for U.N. Security Council

YOKOHAMA: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Japan was the “model” of the kind of country that should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

He also said at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan that he had invited Kan to visit the United States in the first half of 2011 and that the U.S. commitment to Japan’s defence was unshakeable. AGENCIES

Foreign investment declines by 28 percent

Volume of foreign investment in Pakistan continued to decline. The country recorded 28 percent decrease in the foreign investment in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
According to data of the State Bank of Pakistan, 45.51 crore dollars were invested by foreign investors in the country which was 28.5 percent lower than last years investment in the first quarter.

Pakistan bags two golds at the C’Wealth Games

Staff Report

NEW DELHI: Two Pakistani wrestlers, Azhar Hussain and Mohammad Inaam, won gold medals in different categories at the Commonwealth Games Sunday.

Azhar Hussain defeated Nigerian Wilson in the 55 kilogram category and won the first gold medal for Pakistan, while Mohammad Inaam won the second gold medal when he defeated Indian wrestler Anoj Kumar. SAMAA

Fertilizer sale down by 14 percent

During the first 8 months of 2010, fertilizer sale was decreased by 14 percent whereas DAP sale has been halved.
According to data issued by National Fertilizer Development Centre, overall sale of fertilizer remained 49 lac tones which was badly affected during August due to floods. This brought 54 percent downfall in its sale on annual basis while 38 percent on monthly basis. During first 8 months of 2010, 4 lac and 25 thousand tones DAP was sold.

Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu to appear on KBC – 4

With season one of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)’, the entire nation was held in raptures as none other than the living legend of Bollywood – Amitabh Bachchan with his deep baritone voice took over TV screens. Well time has passed and the fourth season is here, with the audience waiting anxiously for the first episode.

However, there is a lot to look forward to in the first episode, as the first contestant on the show will be none other than Sanjay Dutt. Dutt will be appearing on the show as a contestant to promote his upcoming film Knock Out.

Apparently, even John Abraham was on the game show to promote his film Jhoota Hi Sahi. Bipasha Basu was also present to help John in the game. Bips tweeted, “On the sets of KBC! I still have childlike excitement to meet MR. B!:)What a magnetic personality!!!” She however clarified that she was not on the hot seat playing the game. “Thankfully I don’t have to b on d hotseat! I just hve to be the helpline to help d contestant.:) Easy Role!,” she tweeted.

KBC – 4 will be aired from October 11, which also happens to be Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday.

Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu to appear on KBC – 4

With season one of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)’, the entire nation was held in raptures as none other than the living legend of Bollywood – Amitabh Bachchan with his deep baritone voice took over TV screens. Well time has passed and the fourth season is here, with the audience waiting anxiously for the first episode.

However, there is a lot to look forward to in the first episode, as the first contestant on the show will be none other than Sanjay Dutt. Dutt will be appearing on the show as a contestant to promote his upcoming film Knock Out.

Apparently, even John Abraham was on the game show to promote his film Jhoota Hi Sahi. Bipasha Basu was also present to help John in the game. Bips tweeted, “On the sets of KBC! I still have childlike excitement to meet MR. B!:)What a magnetic personality!!!” She however clarified that she was not on the hot seat playing the game. “Thankfully I don’t have to b on d hotseat! I just hve to be the helpline to help d contestant.:) Easy Role!,” she tweeted.

KBC – 4 will be aired from October 11, which also happens to be Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday.

Ranbir-Rishi to come together on stage for the first time?

Ranbir Kapoor’s first world concert which kick-starts in the first week of June (and not in July, as reported elsewhere) and goes on till the third week of July covering 16 cities in Europe, the US and Canada, would have Rishi Kapoor co-producing the world event along with the Moranis.
This is the first time that Rishi Kapoor is actively involved with producing live concerts. Rationalizes Rishi, “And why not? This is the first time that my son will be stepping on to a live stage. I want to make sure everything goes right. So yes I’m producing and presenting the live concerts. With my experience in live concerts, I know I can be useful. I don’t want anything to go wrong for my son.”
It is being reliably learnt that Rishi will for the first time share a public platform with his son. Yes, Ranbir will be seen dancing with his super-dancer father for the first time.
Rishi tries to dodge out of giving a categorical answer to that one. “There’s talk on this. We’re thinking of a retro section. We’re exploring the possibility of me and Ranbir coming together. But right now I can’t tell you more on this.”
Rishi is also evasive on the rumours that Deepika Padukone has not yet been signed for the shows, apparently, because there would be friction between Deepika and Katrina when they’re together for so many weeks.
Says Rishi, “All I can tell you is that we have Katrina, Priyanka and Shahid Kapoor on board. Deepika is likely to be on board. She hasn’t been signed on yet. Audiences abroad were bored of watching our stars perform the same songs over and over again. My boy has waited patiently for three years until he thought he was ready to face a live audience. He has turned down all offers to perform at awards function. And that’s his show’s USP. When actors perform at awards function these are beamed to dozens of countries across the world. Therefore there is no novelty left in watching a star dance on stage. My son has never been seen live.”
Besides the entourage mentioned above, a singer from Pakistan is also being finalized. While the first lap of Ranbir’s world tour will take him to Europe, America and Canada, the second world tour expected in 2011 will take Ranbir to the Gulf and South Africa.

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