An already prestigious and popular tournament in Jaipur with widespread school participation, the tournament will be boosted by a partnership with Rajasthan Royals, who have signed up with the Kanni Thahryamal Tournament to develop, nurture and motivate young talent at the grassroots level. Starting from the quarterfinals, various Rajasthan Royals players and coaches will watch the tournament and scout for talent. They will also share their expert knowledge with the budding players during specially designed coaching sessions. Rahul Dravid will grace the final presentation ceremony during which he will interact with the students and share with them the challenges he faced during his school cricketing days.

Director of the Sanskar School, Jaipur, Mrs. Rhea Thahryamal observed: “Sanskar School, Jaipur believes that sport develops the personality of youngsters. My advice to children is to use this tournament as an opportunity to make a mark in the world of cricket. We are pleased to be partnering with Rajasthan Royals in their initiatives and are certain that our students will only benefit from this experience.”

Mr. Santanu Chari, Vice-President, Rajasthan Royals, said: “The Kanni Thahryamal tournament is a very well-organised tournament. Our players and coaches are eager to nurture young talent in Rajasthan and we would like to thank Sanskar School for giving us this unique opportunity to reach out to as many school children as possible. In the process of engaging with students during this tournament, if we discover exciting talent that would truly be icing on the cake.”

The Principal of Sanskar School, Jaipur, Mrs. Rama Datt added: “The Kanni Thahryamal tournament is already a credible platform for school children to showcase their capabilities, build confidence and explore opportunities in the sports arena. Our vision is to grow it into a national-level tournament in partnership with Rajasthan Royals.”

For corporates and brands to be associated as sponsors or partners, please contact Apeksha Sharma, Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur on +91 98280 60090

About Sanskar School
The Sanskar School, Jaipur has been set-up by Sri Sai Shiksha Sansthan Trust and its Founder-Director – Mr Kanni Thahryamal. The school is synonymous with excellence in education, and equips its pupils with all the requisite skills to be tomorrow’s leaders with a critical and global outlook. Sanskar Cricket Academy was inaugurated in 2004 by Sunil Gavaskar, an honorary board member of the school.

About Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals, champions of the inaugural IPL in 2008, is the Jaipur franchise cricket team that represents the state of Rajasthan in the Indian Premier League. The Rajasthan Royals team exemplifies the royal elegance, style, valour and class of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The Rajasthan Royals emblem is a reflection on the golden past and a promising future for the team. The Rajasthan Royals emblem, in royal blue and gold, is a reflection on the rich history of the region and their promising future ahead. The team’s mascot is a lion named Moochu Singh.

For more information please contact:
Zzebra Sports
Neha Parab K         +91 9892194965 neha@zzebra.net
Arvind Kashyap     +91 9769637169 arvind@zzebra.net

This BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards encompasses every genre of entertainment from theatre, television, sports, dance, music and cinema. The extravagant and prestigious award ceremony will be beamed to Indian audiences on India’s premium Marathi channel, Star Pravah.
The distinguished panel of jury includes prominent names Jury members include Marathi Actor & Director Vinay Apte, Actress Kanchan Adhikari & Actress Savita Prabhune. These eminent members will be mandated the challenging responsibility of short-listing the nominations for the various categories, which will be no mean task.

The celebrities present at the occasion included veteran Marathi Actor & Director Vinay Apte, Singer Vaishali Samant, Actress Kanchan Adhikari, Savita Prabhune (of Pavitra Rishta fame), Neha Pendase & Adinath Kothare.
The nominees for popular categories for BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards are:-

Movies
Actor – Male – Chinmay Mandlekar, Adinath Kothare, Amol Kolhe, Sachit Patil
Actor – Female – Vaidehai Parshurami, Tejaswini Pandit, Urmila Kanetkar

TV
Actor – Male (Fiction) – Kashyap Parulekar, Chinmay  Udgirkar, Gaurav Ghatanekar
Actor – Female (Fiction) – Neha Gadre, Gauri Nalawade, Jui Gadkari
Actor – Male (Non-Fiction) – Prasad Oak, Siddharth Jadhav
Actor – Female (Non-Fiction) – Gauri Nigudkar, Neha Pendse

Theatre
Actor – Male – Sangram Samel, Vikas Patil, Sameer Khandekar
Actor – Female – Spruha Joshi, Manva Naik, Pallavi Patil, Yogini Chowk

These Awards will have talent categories across TV, Movies, Theatre, Fashion, Sports, Dance and Singing. The awards will not only cover all domains in entertainment but will also cut across demographics, reaching out to the upcoming stars across regional markets. The finalists will be selected by a panel of jurists, who are noteworthy names from the industry. Once the nominees are selected, they will be put forth to audiences across the 92.7 BIG FM networks, to vote for their favorite rising star. The on ground finale will be held on 9th November in Mumbai.
Speaking at the occasion Rabe T. Iyer, Business Head, Big Live said: “We are extremely happy to have associated with Star Pravah to promote the BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards. A platform like this and a property like ours is the need of the hour when it comes to encouraging and recognizing the talent we have across Maharashtra. What makes this more significant is the fact that we are moving beyond movies and music and recognizing the future stars in categories like sports and theatre as well. Moreover the audience will make the final call on who they consider the stars of tomorrow.”

About Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd.
Reliance Broadcast Network Limited is a multi-media entertainment conglomerate with play across radio, television, intellectual properties and out of home. It is part of the Reliance Group and specializes in creating and executing integrated media solutions for brands. 92.7 BIG FM – India’s largest FM Network with 45 stations, reaching over 3.57 crores Indians each week. BIG CBS – a joint venture with CBS Studios International, USA’s No. 1 TV broadcaster which is launching 3 Channels, BIG CBS Prime, BIG CBS Love and BIG CBS Spark. BIG MAGIC – marks the Company’s entry into the regional entertainment space. The Channel is positioned as India’s only Channel exclusively for the Hindi Heartland, featuring locally relevant entertainment around humour, music and Bollywood. BIG LIVE – This division develops, executes and markets Intellectual Properties, integrated across RBNL’s media platforms. BIG STREET – In the business of acquiring and marketing of long term premium out of home inventory. BIG PRODUCTIONS – This division functions as a television content production house catering to the diverse creative needs of the Indian television landscape.  For more information, log on to: www.reliancebroadcast.com

This provides an opportunity to the male modeling talent across India to gain exposure and recognition in the fashion industry. The final winner will emerge from the entries after being judged by Mr. Suresh Natrajan – India’s premier fashion photographer, Mr. Haresh Moorjani – Creative Director @ Draft FCB ULKA, Mr. Karan Shetty Marketing Manager ZOD! Club Wear and Talenthouse.
Speaking on the launch of The ZOD! Knight, Mr. Imraan Surve, VP Marketing, ZOD! Club Wear said, “The Talenthouse India team is pioneering a novel idea of sending out a ‘Creative Invite’ digitally in India which has a perfect fit with the ZOD! Ideology of being at the cutting edge of media that is relevant to young minded people.”

“ZOD! Club Wear has been built on being trendy and fashionable both from the range we bring to the market and the medium we use to communicate. We have used the digital medium very effectively since inception way back in 2002”, said Mr. Salman Noorani, MD, Zodiac Clothing Co Ltd.

Mr. Arun Mehra, CEO, Talenthouse said, “Globally we have changed the way several brands like Nokia, Adidas, F1 Rocks , etc Interact with their audiences whilst also providing them with new innovative ideas. This collaboration is an incredible opportunity for ZOD! to engage with the fashion and lifestyle industry”.

About ZOD!

ZOD! was launched in Feb. 2002 from The House of Zodiac with a unique positioning of “Club Wear”. A differentiated product line and category breaking marketing initiatives made ZOD! Club Wear the fashion window for branded men’s shirts in India. ZOD! is available at over 600 retail counters across India.
The brand has won 4 awards at the CMAI – APEX Awards
•    Ad Campaign of the Year 2005
•    Most Promising Brand Of The Year 2004
•    Brand Launch of the Year 2003
•    Emerging Brand of the Year 2003
“Best Media Strategy” at the EMVIES 2003 – The Ad Club Awards
Global Award For Brand Excellence 2009 in “Digital Advergaming – Lifestyle Products Category”

About Talenthouse India

Talenthouse is an international platform that provides emerging talents and aspiring performers, artists and creative individuals with opportunities to work with leading artists and brands. Talenthouse has been associated with globally renowned artists like Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Rod Stewart, Brett Ratner, Queen, Kylie Minogue and many more. It is the only platform to boast of over 50,000 artists and a 40-member outreach across the globe

Talenthouse India, a part of Reliance Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., based in Mumbai will oversee growth and business in India and Southeast Asia. It will focus on nurturing fresh and creative talent in the country and provide opportunities for collaboration at international level as well.  Talenthouse will connect with artists across film, fashion, music, photography & art on collaborative projects and embrace artists at entry level.

For further details please contact:
Urvika Pandey
i9 Communications (Account Executive),
9619193217
urvika@i9c.in

By announcing yet another price hike of petrol by Rs. 1.80 per litre, the UPA government has once again displayed its shocking callousness at the plight of the people. On the same day the price hike was announced the food inflation rate touched 12.21 per cent.

The government’s deregulation of petrol pricing is responsible for the fuelling of the price hike of essential commodities and inflation. The hoax of the pricing according to the market has been exposed as the international oil prices have fallen considerably in the recent period.

The Party State Committee calls upon all its Party units to protest against this intolerable burden being imposed on the people. United protests should be launched including mass pickettting.

Tikender Singh Panwar
Member, CPIM,
State Secretariat.

A third report in YUDU’s Apple iPad Trends and Statistics series has been published by ePublishing specialists YUDU Media (www.yudu.com). The free report provides analysis of new statistics to emerge since the last report was published in February 2011, and concludes that despite stiff competition, all signs suggest that the iPad will continue its table market dominance for the foreseeable future.

In the time since the last report the iPad and the iPad 2 find themselves in an ever-increasing pool of competitors, where it was once examined as a standalone product, it is now regularly judged against its competitors. Whilst the mode of analysis has changed, statistics and trends relating to Apple’s iPad and iPad 2 still remain almost unanimously positive – Apple is on course to sell 46 million tablet devices this year, 4 times larger than their Android Rivals. This third trends and statistics report examines Apple’s current and projected position and looks at the potential impact of the competitively priced Kindle Fire.

This concise report draws on research from companies such as Gartner, IDC, PWC, IHS and Social Cast and highlights 6 new trends to have emerged since the last report was published, as well as providing updates on the previous reports findings.

To read YUDU’s free iPad Trends Report: View it on iPad/iPhone via the YUDU App. Or alternatively, you can view the report online. As part of the effort to provide relevant, up to date analysis of the iPad and the eReader market, YUDU will continue to provide updated reports. An infographic summarizing the information in the report can be viewed here.

About YUDU
YUDU is a publishing support service provider, enabling professional publishers, brand owners, marketers and retailers to publish interactive, rich media content to the Web, mobile and tablet. The YUDU cloud publishing platform is used to publish magazines, catalogues, brochures and books in multiple digital formats. The platform, launched in 2007, publishes up to 1,200 every day and provides this service for some of the largest brands and publishing houses in the world. Find out more at www.yudu.com.

The episode on the 6th of November showcases the following winners:

•    Syed Imran Khan- He was wrongly convicted for alleged involvement in the 2007 Mecca masjid blast. His innocence was finally proven and got acquitted from the conspiracy.  He fought hard to reclaim his life.
•    Laxman Gole- With 18 criminal cases against him, Laxman decided to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s footsteps of non violence; he gave up his ways of violence to follow the path of peace.
•    Mrs & Mr. Bhagwan Dass- Lost their son and daughter in the Delhi blasts. The old couple are taking a bold step by trying to put their life back together by Mr. Bhagwan Das taking up a low paying job.
•    Harish Iyer- A victim of sexual abuse, Harish faced abuse from the tender age of 9 till he was 18. He finally decided to raise his voice against this injustice and has recovered from this traumatic experience. Today, he leads a proud life as a gay person and is strongly supported by his family.
•    Murali Prasad Gupta- Worked as a daily wage labourer for years in a village of Bihar, with a dream of his son becoming a government officer. His faith was justified when his son became an IAS officer and showed the world that no dream is too big.

Watch the success story of these winners on Sun, Nov 6th @ 08:00 PM with a repeat telecast on Nov 7th @ 11AM.
Ashutosh, Managing Editor IBN7, said, “Zindagi LIVE awards initiative is a heartfelt attempt to honour those who have walked the difficult path of life.”

. He said that patch work for repairing this National Highway has been completed to the extent of 90 per cent and the remaining work would be completed within fortnight

Public Works Minister said that portion of Chandigarh-Manali National Highway between Mandi and Pandoh falls under the sliding zone and the Department would under-take the restoration work of the sliding portion between 213/100 to 213/200 as soon as the estimate is sanctioned be the Central Ministry. He said that the State Government is maintaining the single-lane road of this portion from its own resources for smooth flow of vehicles.

Thakur Gulab Singh said that the up-gradation work of Mehatpur-Una-Amb road has been awarded to M/s. Longjian Roads and Bridge Company Ltd., China. He said that out of the 44.823 kms total stretch, about 28.500 kms. road length in full width and another about seven km. in single lane i.e. half width of road have been blacktopped. He said that the work of metalling/tarring of remaining 9.3 kms. was also in progress. He said that the metal base layers in different stretches were also being laid. He said that for reducing the ill-effects of dust on the balance non metalled road stretch, water was being sprinkled regularly. He said that the work of metalling and tarring of this road got affected for about four months due to prolonged rainy season. However, now every effort is being made to black top the remaining stretch on priority for convenience of general public, he added.

Public Works Minister said that though some inconvenience would be there due to the ongoing construction work on this busy road, but the Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Development Corporation and consultants were taking all possible steps to minimize the inconvenience. He directed the authorities to complete metalling work of this road at the earliest and ensure quality work.

Thakur Gulab Singh said that the Company had started construction of 12 bridges on this road, out of which work on eight bridges have been started and work on remaining four bridges would also be started soon. He said that construction of four bridges was almost complete and these were likely to be opened for use by traffic soon.

UK Government trying to make money out of Royal Wedding

Britain apparently is attempting to cash on the Royal Wedding fever. 

Headquartered in London, Visit Britain, Britain’s National Tourism Agency responsible for marketing Britain overseas (which is sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport of United Kingdom) is publicizing its “British Royal Wedding Escape” and “William and Kate`s Royal Wedding Walk” tours. 

Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, and Catherine (Kate) Middleton, both 28, who got engaged in Kenya in October, will be married by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowland Douglas Williams on April 29 at Westminster Abbey in London. They met in September 2001 at the University of St Andrews in Scotland studying art history, and then reportedly split in April 2007 for a short period. Middleton is said to be the first commoner in 350 years to marry an heir-presumptive to throne. 

The “British Royal Wedding Escape”, which costs $1,995 per person, includes a private tour of the wedding procession route, private tour of Windsor Castle (claimed to be the Queen Elizabeth’s favorite weekend home), bottle of champagne to toast the royal couple, official wedding souvenir gift, official program of events, etc.

The itinerary of “William and Kate`s Royal Wedding Walk” at $24 includes Mahiki (young Royals’ favorite London nightclub), Garrard’s Jewellers (Royal Jewellers), offices of Kate’s Father Richard Middleton, Jigsaw Clothing Store (Kate has had trouble holding down a job, see where she worked),  The Ritz Hotel (favored by Royalty), White’s Gentleman’s Club (connected to Royals), John Lobb Bootmakers (Prince William’s shoemaker), St James’s Palace (whose York House is the former home of Prince William), Westminster Abbey (where the wedding will take place), etc. 

Religious statesman Rajan Zed has criticized UK government for making the circus of a marriage for mercantile greed. 

In a statement in Nevada (USA) today, Rajan Zed said that marriage was a sacred and very personal event sealing the two loving souls and an agency of UK’s Department of Culture should not have got involved in converting it into a ticketed drama. 

Christopher Rodrigues is Board Chairman of Visit Britain while Sandie Dawe is the Chief Executive.

In a high scoring match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Friday night, Ismaeel Abdulatif scored four times as Bahrain – who had Faouzi Aaish sent-off midway through the second-half – outclassed the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners in the Group C. Gouramangi Singh and Sunil Chhetri managed to net the ball and Houghton was delighted that his players battled until the bitter end.

It was India’s second successive loss in the tournament following the 0-4 thrashing against Australia in their opening encounter.

“It was a tough game. It’s a tough group and it’s a big challenge for us to play against opponents like ours. It was a good win for Bahrain. However, from our perspective we are the team who don’t give up as in the second-half we had fight and when we scored a goal, we nearly added another and it could have been an interesting end for the game,” said Houghton.

The 63-year-old Englishman underlined India’s experience in the Asian Cup as an extremely positive experience.

“This tournament is good for us for two reasons,” he added. “The first reason is that it shows that our federation and sports authorities need to step up and we need to have more infrastructure. The second one is that I believe it is good for the profile of football in India and it will be helped by this.”

“Many people are watching the matches of the Asian Cup and playing against such teams as Australia and Bahrain is good for Indian football,” he added.

Refusing to draw comparisons with the first match against Australia, Houghton said India created more chances against Bahrain.

“All games are different, and sometimes one style suits a game while it doesn’t on the other hand,” he said. “It’s really difficult to make a comparison between the first match and the game today. However, we didn’t create as many chances against Australia as we did today.”

“We had good chances today but at the same time Bahrain scored five goals and they played 25 minutes with 10 men and so it was also a good performance by them.”

Despite the film not having graphic or sexual content, he says the storyline has a captivating effect on people, which makes them want to be physically intimate with one another.

“I’ve had a couple of people come out after it and say, ‘Wow, we saw your film and we just wanna go have sex now.’ Maybe it just makes you wanna hold someone close. Of all the comments I’ve heard, that’s my favourite,” contactmusic.com quoted him as saying.

“Henry’s Crime” is about a man of little ambition who is sent to prison for a bank robbery he didn’t commit.

“Henry has no dream. He’s gone along with his life. I feel that’s a real story. Sometimes, we just go along with things. With him, it stops being OK, and when he decides to rob the bank, he starts to live. It’s preposterous, but hopefully it’s delightful, too,” he added.