China Against UNSC Expansion

WASHINGTON: China has expressed concern over building momentum for UN Security Council reform and the United States asked not to be "active" on the issue in trade between the two countries in April 2009, according to diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks.

Exchange before the recent policy changes of the Obama administration leads to support India's permanent membership of Security Council bid (announced by U.S. President during his visit to New Delhi), but understanding the Chinese offer more than the fear of violation of status quo that ensures continuous permanent seats with veto power rights to P-5.

Although India is the Security Council aspirations are not subject to debate, Beijing is clear that Japan is not ready to receive an overall solid club.

Chinese view on the matter contained in the April 30, 2009 cable, which is expressed as an anonymous employee of a dinner organized by the American Charge d'Affairs, which discussed a wide range of issues before the summit of the G-20.

Secret U.S. cable reads: China was hit by a "push", which is building the UN Security Council reform, which is not good "for P-5, XXXXXXXXXXXX said. China wants the U.S. to its position on the UN Security Council reform should be maintained and be "proactive" in the case, which the PRC feared might lead to resolution of the UN General Assembly on this issue. P-5 "club" should not "dilute" XXXXXXXXXXXX said. If we end up with a "P-10" China and the U.S. is in trouble. "
Moreover, (the cable carries Chinese official, as I said) it would be difficult for the Chinese audience to accept Japan as a permanent member of the Security Council.

Cable record CDA in response that the United States (U.S.) administration is reviewing its policy on the UN Security Council expansion completed, so we have a position on specific proposals. " However, the United States believe that UN members should be allowed to express their opinions freely and openly, without undue influence P-5.

Moreover, cable reads as follows: In Japan, charging said that while no decision had been taken on which countries for permanent membership of support

Security Council, it was difficult to extend the Council did not include Japan, which is the second largest importer in the UN budget in mind.

The same cable also shows that the U.S. tried to find a new way of supply-Pak Af of China, Beijing flattering, giving greater support to the crisis region.

The cable reads as follows: Costs noted that although XXXXXXXXXXXX is unable to create new money for Afghanistan announced during the conference on April 17 Donors' Conference of Pakistan, China still has the opportunity to contribute to security and stability as Afghanistan and Pakistan. One way to do is to agree to re-supply route from China to USA. troops in Afghanistan.

Re-supply route question XXXXXXXXXXXX, that China would like a list of items that can be performed on the proposed route to see, noting that "non-lethal" is broad and vague.

Y.S JAGAN MOHAN REDDY

YS Jaganmohan Reddy has left the Congress and the Lok Sabha, and they that much more difficult for new Prime Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy to settle in. If Jagan together with rich friends in the BJP, he can pull some wonderful surprises.

Jagan faces considerable hostility in the party after the death of his father YS Rajashekhar Reddy in 2009. 38-year-old Jagan was the first time MP, and his father looked at the place, but the country's high command chose a more experienced K Rosaiah the leading country. Angry that Jagan was once seen as a maverick in Congress. Many people in the country felt Jagan was too much haste to be first minister, but only last week, Sonia Gandhi chose Kiran Kumar Reddy to take over as chief minister Rosaiah, mainly due to health reasons and resigned.

Jagan YSR father never lost the elections of 30 years and has built a strong foundation for him and his party. Wikipedia reports 714 people died, a blow or committing suicide after the death YSR in a helicopter crash in September 2009. This may be exaggerated, and Deccan Chronicle puts the figure at 141. Although the figures may be disputed, can not be denied that the mass base YSR, Jagan, who he thinks he has inherited. Thousands continue to gather Jagan trips, and so Congress and the new Prime Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, were carefully enter when you had to deal with his faction.

At the end of last week, Congress announced a cabinet bed Vivekananda Reddy, Jagan and YSR brother's uncle. The country hopes many people in the camp Jagan their loyalty will be redirected to the new Prime Minister. Sakshi, a television channel owned by the family of Jagan, Sonia Gandhi criticized last week, and offers an opportunity to conference rival leaders to demand action against him.

Some analysts believe that Congress was shot in the foot by forcing Jagan to stop. The Mint says:

(Political Analyst) V. Narasimha Rao said that the strategy can advance to the Party Congress. "All said and done, Jagan was the only leader of the Congress in the state, which enjoys great popularity and the audience follows. Instead of always the public will rally behind Jagan, Congress leadership is resorting to shortcut," said Rao. "The leadership of Congress may be temporarily successful in its strategy. But once the new government of Kiran Kumar Reddy said there will be a divisive and very disappointed by the legislators can begin to unite behind Jagan again."

Reports indicate, Jagan to float a new party. Chiranjeevi, Telugu film superstar wore one part in 2008. He met with marginal success, winning only 18 seats in the 295-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly. But what Congress is concerned that Jagan money, and muscles, and a powerful political caste. The money came from powerful business interests within their caste, the caste system and preferred to support cross country borders. (New Prime Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy also belongs to the same caste and the Congress hopes that his candidacy will help mat Jagan).

Jagan father had close ties with the Reddys in Bellary, and when he dies, he is starting a huge steel plant in Kadapa. Bellary in neighboring Karan Attack and Reddy brothers are among the most competitive BJP. Children of police officers who have acquired enough wealth to be able to control the Karnataka government and the manipulation of the composition.

Open magazine reports:

Recently, when the brothers together and Jagan Reddy Brahmani Steel, a Rs 30,000 Crore project in Kadapa auction, they invented more than a business partnership. "We are aware of money and they will influence the community use the PA Reddy. We are ready to put it," admits a senior Congress leader in AP, not to be named.

The magazine also stated that Jagan could help BJP leaders from across the border, and to pull a coup. This will not be easy, since the movement for separate state Telangana own leaders are waiting a chance to seize power, but Kiran Kumar Reddy is certainly very difficult opponents as a result of resignation Jagan face.

South African Brain Drain Generation Back Home

London, England (CNN) - with the ongoing economic crisis in Europe and the United States, South Africa, enticing thousands of emigrants at home.

Over the past 15 years, South African Nick DURRANT said house in London.

During this time he built the company bought property and started a family in the footsteps of hundreds of thousands of other professionals who left South Africa in countries like Britain and Australia, fearing crime and domestic instability back.

But it is one of increasingly returning home.

An NGO set up to encourage people to settle in South Africa says it is 80% increase in issues moving backwards compared with two years ago, I saw - and most of these issues are from the UK.

"I always think in my mind, I wanted to go back. This is the beginning of the end of the day," said DURRANT CNN he was ready to leave London and return to start life in Cape Town.

"There is this migration of my friends who leave the UK over the past two years," he said. "I think the recession that triggered off, and many of them have returned and have nice things to say and have fun there."

In 2009 it was estimated that about 20 per cent of professionals have left the country since 1995. Approximately 800,000 white, with a total population of four million white, is believed to have left the country.

From one of the most common causes are crimes. South Africa has some of the highest in the world of murder, rape and other serious crimes. Other experts were concerned that their career opportunities may be limited by positive action by the government.

All these issues are in London an attractive option for thousands of South Africans the right to British passports.

But it can turn the tide, a combination of economic and social factors create pressure from countries like Britain and the trek to South Africa.

A recent survey showed employment more than 100 000 South African job seekers are expected to return home this year.

Gordon Glyn-Jones, who works on South African newspaper in London, also noticed that he has left to offer more and more friends.

"I think that some economies have played a role in the recession. Making a living here is not as lucrative as it was before. Potential after the World Cup there are more opportunities in South Africa," he said.

But the decision to return is not necessarily easy.

"If you go live in South Africa is committed to other species living in post-colonial state. We live in a country which has incredible difficulty of politics," said Glyn-Jones.

"To some extent, many people react to it very well. This is very exciting. Everything has been tested in Europe, but I believe there are great opportunities in Africa."

For multinational companies looking for personnel, attracting countries like South Africa to keep clear.

"Africa as a growing market offers much more than it was 2-3 years, Stuart Clarkson, CEO of Siemens Southern Africa, told CNN.

"It offers a much higher growth than some of the more traditional markets and that is generating increased interest for the African market at the moment."

Andile Ndlovu, an inspector who came to London to work in construction, I see many opportunities in their homeland.

When economic crisis hit the UK in 2007 he found himself a job. He has since become a partner in the new company, but he was frustrated by limited opportunities in the UK, and seeks to understand what South Africa might like.

"You can go back home, the ship that you've learned again and open her own home, and people. As for as I understand, South Africa, many small businesses face," he told CNN.

Concerns about the future of the country are not completely eliminated. Crime rates remain high and issues such as affirmative action still involves a lot of white.

As DURRANT prepares to leave, he hopes his former fears were unfounded.

"South Africans are big sit here and just look at the negative things," he said.

"All the things that people think will happen does not happen. It is always difficult when you are lifting your family and your whole life here and move back home and this will take some time to adjust to this . It is only natural and I look forward to it. "

Mexico Strengthens Its Security Operation In Northeastern

The Mexican government announced today that it has enhanced security force drug torn country to the northeast, sending more troops and federal police of the States of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas.Alejandro Poire, security spokesman for the federal government in accordance with the aims of the movement is to hold criminals to collect, according to an official Notimex news report did not say how many soldiers Agency.But will be included.

The area was the scene of bloody clashes between the Gulf cartel and the Zetas. Tamaulipas is a state in which the 72 Central and South American migrants were found dead in August.Poire said Mexican authorities have dealt severe blows have weakened the group, but the violence shows little sign of subsiding. In response to reports, the Governor of Tamaulipas, Eugenio Hernandez, the governor of Nuevo León, Rodrigo Medina, promised to form a common front with federal authorities in the fight against organized crime, Notimex reported.

The two leaders also requires action to reduce social tensions along the northern border and the smuggling of weapons south to decrease. Hernandez asked the northern border to be sealed with arms and money to prevent the land, told Notimex. He also requested the establishment of mechanisms to work with the U.S. government to co-ordinate the orderly return of undocumented Mexicans in the U.S.. This year, he said, U.S. authorities will repatriate some 700,000 illegal Mexicans, many of whom return without resources, greater social pressure to present a border town.

For its part, Rodrigo Medina said the need for new security associated employment opportunities, training, culture and development - helping young people to participate in organized crime.More than 28000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderon The government intensified its fight against drug cartels and organized crime after taking office in December 2006, according to government figures.

'I wish I could kill Kasab'

Metropolis, Nov 25 (PTI) Line policeman Jillu Yadav, who fired at Pakistani liquidator Ajmal Kasab and his unite Abu Ismail at the CST, acknowledgment having not killed the terrorist-duo at the line installation itself, which he says could feature redeemed various lives."I like I could screw had an opportunity to conclusion Kasab and his connect at CST itself. If I could possess done that, then I could possess regenerate lives of various group including then ATS main Hemant Karkare. It could make prevented them from achievement on a fatality spree in the city," 55-year-old Yadav of the Line Infliction Move (RPF) told PTI.Convicted Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Ruler Kasab and his assistant Ismail, had barged into the jammed CST post on the prophetic nighttime of Nov 26, 2008 and unsealed sweeping attack, humorous over 50 persons.Hearing the bullet shots, an wary Yadav, rushed to the bit when he saw the duo gunning set commuters."I had no suasion in my sailor. When I peeped, I initiate the two were walking on the position without any value and onslaught haphazardly," he recalled.Soon he saw a GRP man carrying a .303 search modify as both other surety organisation fled the spot."I snatched the rifle from the officer and fired at the duo. After a time, they free towards the Cama hospital," said Yadav, who was presented the Chairman Personnel Honour too Rs 10 lakh monetary consequence.At the Cama hospital, Karkare, Added Police Commissioner Ashok Kamte and ''connection specialist'' Vijay Salaskar died scrap the two gunmen.

Yadav was also among those who met US Chairman Barack Obama during his past impose to the city."I felt better convergency him..I want to grapple our President too. I desire my wishing gift be fulfilled," Yadav, who was promoted as Subordinate Sub Investigator (ASI), in acceptance of his typical spirit, said.

Study Links Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions Due To The Recession

Global carbon dioxide emissions, widely placard as the main cause of global warming, reduction of 2008-2009, mainly due to the global economic slowdown, says a study published Sunday. This is the first decline since the late 1990's.
The study, published in the journal "Nature" Geoscience, is part of the annual carbon budget update of the Global Carbon Project, a group of emissions experts and economists from various international environmental organizations.

Emissions of 1,3% compared with 2008 to 2009 drop is directly related to the economic crisis, says study lead author Pierre Fried Ling Stein of the University of Exeter in Britain. "There is a close link between global gross domestic product and carbon dioxide emissions," he says.

During the last century, human activities, primarily burning fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil added to increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. Cement production also contributes a small amount of carbon in the air.

In 2009 the reduction was less than half of what was expected, says Fried Ling Stein, partly due to the decline in global GDP is less than expected. The total amount of 30.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide is the second in history, just below the 2008 emissions.

The study projects that if the economic recovery proceeds as expected, global emissions from fossil fuels will be more than 3% growth in 2010, approaching the growth in emissions was observed from 2000 to 2008.

Last year, the world noted significant regional differences. The largest decreases occurred in Europe, Japan and North America: 6.9% U.S. 8.6% UK, 7% in Germany, 11.8 percent in Japan and 8.4% in Russia. The study notes that some developing economies recorded significant increases in their total emissions, including 8% in China and 6.2 percent in India.

Each Party recognizes its own estimated emissions of the United Nations, said Fried Ling Stein. China remained the top carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, followed by USA, India, Russia and Japan.

Emissions come entirely as a result of the economic crisis? No, said Dan Lashof, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council climate center, which participate in the study. "The reduction of large countries have been larger than GDP," he says. "This is not just a recession."

Lashof said a concerted effort to limit and reduce carbon emissions and invest in clean energy in countries like Germany and Britain should pay dividends.

The fact that fewer trees are cut in some parts of the world is good news. "We found that global emissions from deforestation have decreased over the last decade by more than 25% compared to 1990," says co-author and director Pep Canadell Global Carbon Project. Felling of trees and destruction of forests - better known as deforestation - carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when trees are burned and rotting.

Rules Designed To Prevent Abuse In Chinese Zoos

BEIJING - In Sanxia wildlife park in central China has two shows a day in the lead with 10 animals. But this is not playful dolphin jumps in the air at Sea World.
In Sanxia, cycling monkeys and lions were forced to jump through hoops of fire. The main rave how they show a lion, a lion fighting a trainer to turn it into a full somersault love.

"Many visitors enjoy animal shows," said Qin Maolin, manager of the park. "Animals are mainly engaged in carrying on vacation ... and when they are tired, we rest."

The popularity of the parks as Sanxia explains why China can not ban zoo concerts soon, although those provisions of most public manifestations of cruelty be prohibited by forcing box bears and elephants stand on their heads.

"We definitely need better treatment of animals welcomed, but our main concern is whether these new regulations can be implemented effectively," said Jeff He, China, communications manager for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, an action group which has tried to seal off fox hunting in Canada and the United Kingdom.

"China is an independent, unified and integrated legislation to prevent cruelty to all animals."

Referring to kill animals, human injury, the Chinese Housing and Urban Rural Development, Ministry drew up "proposals for further strengthening of the zoo management, which require zoos to animal performances to stop during a three period beginning on October 18 check. An Animal Protection Act covers all forms of abuse remain in the design phase. Among the abuses reported before the rules:

• Eleven endangered Siberian tigers are dying of hunger in the cash-strapped park in northeastern Liaoning Province, to where they were fed chicken bones.

• In Heilongjiang Province, authorities uncovered a mass grave of animals - including lions, tigers and leopards - who died of disease and malnutrition in the wildlife park.

• Chinese media reported that more parks, people can live animals such as chickens, goats and cows now to see them fed to big cats.

Under the new rules, such as zoos do not make changes to meet the new guidelines, they risk being registered or prisons.

The rules also prohibit the sale of wildlife products and services to wild animals in zoos restaurant, which is not uncommon in zoos in China.

The last lines follow similar efforts in August and September of animals indicates abuse, which are controlled by the Chinese State Forestry Bureau and the Ministry of Agriculture on the curb.

Yet much of the agencies involved in animal control and the absence of binding legal abuse challenges of animal welfare in China to celebrate, say activists.

Animal rights are often neglected in China, where, despite growing economy, the average citizen a $ 3,000 earned in 2009, according to the National Statistical Office.

Animals Asia Foundation, Hong Kong-based group, a study of 13 zoos and safari parks in China and said the animals were beaten by teachers and live in poor conditions. The foundation is known for its success to the free Asian black bears from bile farms in China and Vietnam, where animals are kept in small cages and their gallbladder juice - produced by the implanted tube - sold as traditional Chinese medicine.

"This is unfortunate, miserable existence," said David Neal, welfare director of the Foundation, making a lot of animals in zoos and parks in Chinese.

Yet, for every show, the audience was happy to enjoy, "he said. "It comes down to consumer demand. The exhibition will continue to be put on a strong law to ban them."

Shows animals continue despite the new rules. Circuses stage most of their appearances in Chinese zoos and strongly opposed the ban. They argue that keeping animals in cages is another form of cruelty, but teaching them circus skills to make them the "animal star," said the China Art News.

Jeff He remains optimistic.

"The whole country wakes up and greater attention to animal health issues," he said.

Qing concerns about the future when the state tears too hard.

"We will lose visitors if you must stop," said Qin.

On Sunday, Chin said the animal park has stopped performing this month at the request of the local bureau of forestry. But park representative reached the common telephone line, said the execution should continue, including new bear routine

PM Accuses The Law Ministry For 2G Omission in a Statement of SC

A beleaguered prime minister on Saturday, the legal advisers of the blame for not making provision for the prosecution of the then communications minister A. Raja for his supposed role in 2G fraud.

Manmohan Singh rejected the opposition replied that he was silent observer of the process 2G spectrum allocation, and his team pointed a finger at the inaction of the law ministry on the request for authorization to prosecute a minister.

In a statement on behalf of the Prime Minister, C. Vidyavati, director of the PMO, said routine movement of files directly from the letter of the day Janata Party Subramanian Swamy, dated November 29, 2008 was read by Dr. Singh on December 1, 2008. Although this statement almost skirts the issue of inactivity.

The only excuse for making a decision on the plea Swamy apparently delayed legal advice from the Legal Department shows that the decision to sanction an agreement can be made after verification of the evidence gathered by the CBI - which is registered in the FIR case 11 months after Swamy wants penalty case against Raja.

Said in the statement of Prime Minister said earlier: "I make this statement just to show how different letters of the author (Swamy) duly taken into account." While Swamy has alleged that the Prime Minister is bound by the request for penalties to decide within three months according to a ruling by the Supreme Court, the affidavit indicates that the file kept moving back and forth for six months , Prime Minister Office (PMO) on the issue of the Law Department on May 29, 2009 to provide legal assistance.

The legal advice was sought before the CBI registered a case of fraud on October 21, 2009, against unknown persons, but the PMO official response from the Law Department after more than eight months of February 8, 2010.

Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily adopted an opinion on January 26, 2010. The only excuse for delay in providing legal advice proves the fact that on June 8, 2009, the Law Ministry said it had called for the views of the Department of Telecommunications (dot) to investigate the matter in proper perspective. Interestingly, the PMO has already referred the matter to a point at 24 March 2009 more than two months before it was referred to the Law Ministry.

On March 25, PMO Manager dealing with telecommunications, Amit Agarwal, wrote to Dot with a request to send the appropriate response to Swamy. Raja, then Swamy wrote on June 18, 2009, stating that his request was not justified.

With Prime Minister not to answer Swamy send reminders to Singh after CBI registers FIR in this matter. With the PMO having received legal advice five months before registration of FIR, were subsequent letters sent by Swamy and the Ministry of Law. While Swamy stated for now CBI case, the punishment is only a formality, since the Law Ministry said that Swamy was referred to the probe CBI, the prime minister to wait until the evidence collected by the agency.

The reply was then sent Swamy on March 19, 2010, stating the reason for which was kept to a decision on his case.

Bank is composed of judges AK Ganguly and GS Singhvi was informed during the hearing on 16 November that the decision of punishment was not taken as CBI is probing. The Court notes, however, that CBI FIR is approximately 11 months after Swamy seeks sanction registered.

"Swamy seeks penalty for filing a case on November 29, 2008, and CBI registers FIR against unknown persons only in October 2009a € |. What happened (in the PMO) during the 11 months between the Justice Ganguly was asked.

Following Swamy said that the Supreme Court had a period of three months to decide on sanctions in general hard passivity and silence is worrying. "The Bank requires the silence of the Prime Minister, Attorney General Gopal Subramanium said that he will be able to explain the reason for the delay only after reviewing the files.

The court then adjourned the case until November 1918 when Subramanium Swamy said that all letters relating to 2G fraud are adequately treated with the Prime Minister. He said it is clear that all documents have been treated with responsible and Swamy received a reply. Swamy, however, objected saying he had just received a letter from the Prime Minister.

In a further embarrassment to the Prime Minister, the court demanded an explanation on his behalf if the records can not be made Swamy for his response. One day after the hearing, the government asked the Attorney General GE Vahanvati Prime Minister on 23 November.

In order to further strengthen the legal team, the Government has learned to have asked senior counsel KK Venugopal of the CBI, presented at the hearing of the case. Subramanium, points represent.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa Hot News

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa agree with the decision of the BJP to remove it and withdraw to adopt, according to sources in the party.

Yeddyurappa, who are already reluctant to give up, agree to abide by the decision of the party. He was named on Monday to Delhi BJP chief Nitin Gadkari meet.

But sources said that there is a possibility that the documents will Yeddyurappa in Bangalore itself and stay away from Delhi.

Yeddyurappa under fire for alleged fraud favorable land to his sons. This came as an insult to the BJP and Congress fighting over the 2G spectrum fraud.

But to Yeddyurappa to resign, also has its consequences. This would mean that the adoption of BJP corruption in his government of Karnataka and can break his campaign for 2G fraud.

China ordered banks to increase reserves to combat inflation

BEIJING - China ordered its banks Friday to more money in reserve, a new move to curb lending and rising inflation that communist leaders worry to stir unrest.

This is the second increase in the reserve in China for two weeks and comes as Beijing tries to restore normal financial conditions. Inflation rose to 25-month high in October.

Economists say money flooding the economy of a plan to boost China's heavy spending and bank lending has helped push inflation to 4.4% in October, which is over 3% of the government. Politically sensitive food costs jumped more than 10%.

Poor families in China to stay up to half of their income on food and communist leaders see inflation as a possible cause of discontent.

WORKERS organized: Salaries, improving conditions

Analysts expect the government half a percentage point hike will be announced after October 19 to raise her surprise, but there was no word Friday of any changes in rates.

The state banking sector was ordered to allocate additional 0.5% of deposits as reserves with effect from 29 November. Reserves vary from institution, but is about 19% of the largest commercial lenders.

Supervisors ensure that excessive lending is overspending on real estate and other assets, supplies could leave banks burdened with unpaid loans as standard misguided projects.

Order came Friday after the Chinese stock markets closed. Stocks fell this week, investors fear that government will respond to inflation in October from the tightening of economic controls and further delay. After the announcement, stocks fell in Europe.

expansion of China after the crisis reached a peak of 11.9 percent in the first quarter of this year, and cooled to 9.6 percent during the three months ending in September. The World Bank estimates that economic growth next year should slow to 8.7 percent.

Raising reserve requirements allow Beijing to slow credit growth without increasing costs to borrowers through rate hikes. The government uses such instruments aimed at trying to reduce housing costs and other changes, avoiding large increases.

A rate hike is politically charged, since it increases the cost of highly indebted state enterprises and institutions for the financing of local governments to use to make bank loans for investment in infrastructure and property projects.

Analysts say a modest quarter percentage point rate hike on 19 October was intended as a warning to banks to reduce lending beaten hollow.

Chinese leaders also fear that higher interest rates, the influx of foreign speculative "hot money" in stocks and real estate to attract. Unauthorized influx of money intended to benefit from China and a rebound increase in currency, yuan, has risen in recent months, although the capital Beijing tightens.

India, Pakistan Hockey Match On Saturday

Guangzhou: India and Pakistan reject proposals withstand nerves as bitter rivals tuned for an explosive collision hockey in the Asian Games on Saturday.

In Group B match in the hockey stadium Aoti, where the winner will book a semifinal spot, Pakistan allows to avenge two humiliating defeat at the hands of India this year.

India won 4-1 at the World Championships in March and then handed out a 4.7 hammering of the Games last month, both times at home in New Delhi.

Pakistanis, who returned home from New Delhi complained of rude behavior by Indian fans of the game, I hope to turn tables on neutral ground.

"If we play as good as we are capable off, we give the Indians a good response," said Pakistan coach Michel van den Heuvel. "We have a team in the tournament."

The Dutchman, who took over after former champ finished last at the World Cup, said beating India's only part of the plan, as the champions will have direct access to the Olympic Games in London.

"Every team knows how important this tournament," he said. "That's why we have prepared well."

Pakistan, the last of his seven gold medals at Asian Games in Beijing, won in 1990, no bag big title of World Cup victory in Sydney in 1994.

Pakistan captain Zeeshan Ashraf is confident before key clashes.

"We're not nervous," he said. "India is a good team but we have planned for this match. Spirit is high after our two wins here."

Pakistan showed their awesome power when Hong Kong 12-0 destroyed before recording the moral improvement 8-2 victory semifinal rivals Japan on two consecutive days.

Veteran penalty corner degree Sohail Abbas recalled to the team after the Games lead charge with two goals in every game.

"We have special tactics for India," said 35-year-old, who started the tournament as leading scorer with 306 all sports.

India, who also made an impressive start by beating Hong Kong 7-0 Bangladesh 9-0 and conceded the presence of Mahmoud Abbas have raised Pakistanis.

"They seem otherwise Sohail", said captain Rajpal Singh. "We are also performing well, but this will be a tough game."

Rest of the teams fate for the performance of Abbas and his Indian counterpart penalty corner, Sandeep Singh, who has six goals in two games.

Rajpal said victory over Pakistan this year his team was inspired, but warned against complacency.

"This is a new game and both teams start with a line 0-0," the Indian captain said. "In a country where pressure behave better will win."

performance of India in the tournament will decide the fate of Spanish coach Jose Brasa, whose two-year contract expires after the games.

"I want to continue with India, but my priority now is to ensure the team is good here," said Brasa ....

Telecom Minister "Raja" Hot News

New Delhi: Yielding to adamant Action pressure, Telecom Abbot A Raja accommodated on Sunday night in the deathwatch of the 2G Spectrum allocation scam.

"My baton (DMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Arch Abbot M. Karunanidhi) brash me to breakable my abandonment to the prime minister," he told reporters account afterwards arising from a affair with Manmohan Singh at his 7 Race Course Road official residence.

"I will prove that I did aggregate according to law...there is a anarchy in telecom," Raja said.

"I am committed to country and people. My censor is actual clear," he added.

Raja, 57, met Karunanidhi in Chennai alert in the aftermost 24 hours, afore aerial aback to Delhi and went beeline to the Prime Minister's 7, Race Course Road abode to duke over his abandonment letter.

The abandonment comes advanced of tomorrow's Supreme Court audition of two petitions alleging captivation of Raja in the spectrum scam. Also, the Action parties had fabricated it bright that they would not acquiesce Parliament to action if Raja does not footfall down. Ironically, Raja had told reporters at the Chennai airport afore abrogation for Delhi that, "There is no catechism of me resigning and there is no charge for it."

The top Congress administration met in Delhi and discussed the affair anticipating uproar in Parliament by the Action which has been ambitious his removal. Prime Abbot Manmohan Singh, affair admiral Sonia Gandhi and arch leaders Pranab Mukherjee and Ahmad Patel, political secretary to the Congress chief, abounding the affair amidst growing appearance in the affair that Raja's constancy in appointment has become bottomless and that he charge go.

The action has been ambitious abatement of Raja afterwards the government accountant CAG is believed to accept accusable the abbot for not distributing 2G Spectrum in a cellophane address consistent in a acquirement accident of over Rs.1.76 lakh crore.

Delhi Building Collapse

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government will accord advantage to architecture workers from the State who were dead in the architecture collapse in east Delhi on Monday and advice in the analysis of those injured, State Labour Minister Anadi Sahu announced.

Terming the adventure unfortunate, Mr. Sahu told reporters at the Secretariat on Tuesday that as per his information, 24 bodies from West Bengal — 19 from Murshidabad and four from Malda — were dead in the architecture collapse. “A majority of them were architecture workers, and the Architecture Industry Abundance Lath has absitively to pay advantage of Rs.1 lakh anniversary to the families of those dead and up to Rs.30,000 to those injured,” Mr. Sahu said.

The commune magistrates accept been accustomed instructions to acquaintance the families so that the abundance lath can do the needful. Mr. Sahu mentioned in this ambience that earlier, the families of four architecture workers from the State who were dead by extremists in Manipur were additionally accustomed agnate relief.

Civil Defence Minister Srikumar Mukherjee said accomplish were actuality taken to accompany aback the bodies of those dead in the architecture collapse. He said two teams were accessible to leave for New Delhi in case they were needed.

The Image Of Mecca In 1885

He was an adventurer, a scholar, and possibly a spy -- but as Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje accepted with his attenuate 1885 photographs and complete recordings of Mecca, he was additionally a beat multimedia journalist.

Snouck's amazing accumulating of sepia-tinted images of Mecca in a ancient age accept gone on affectation in Dubai advanced of the anniversary Hajj crusade that originally drew him to the affection of Islam.

Accompanied by crackling, awesome soundscapes captured by Snouck application Thomas Edison's newly-invented wax cylinders, the exhibition paints a actual altered account from the adorned and built-up Mecca accustomed to avant-garde visitors.

Among the newly-restored platinum prints, one angel taken from a adjacent hillside shows the Kaaba, the instantly apparent cubic architectonics advised by Muslims to be the holiest abode on the planet.

But admitting the galleried admixture which surrounds it is echoed by Mecca's abreast architecture, the sparsely-built burghal of Snouck's era bears alone a casual resemblance, as do the abecedarian travelers' tents on the arenaceous plains alfresco the city.

The images are all the added astounding, says Elie Domit -- artistic administrator of Dubai's Empty Quarter gallery, which is hosting the exhibition -- back one considers the lengths he went to to get them.

"People tend to balloon the bearings because cameras today are so able and light," he told CNN. "In Snouck's day they apparently advised about 40 kilos, and he bare to booty all the chemicals for developing, which he would accept done on site."

"And he not alone took photographs, but additionally recorded sounds. Can you aloof brainstorm activity there and activity through all the accident to almanac that moment in history? It's fascinating."

Also fascinating, says Domit, is the news of Snouck himself. A beat traveler, he was a attenuate Western attendance in Mecca, but accepted the ability and adoration of his hosts with passion, converting to Islam.

He backward for bristles months, documenting the countdown to Hajj, but although he had advised to break for the pilgrimage, he was affected to leave afterwards unfounded accusations of his captivation in an attack to abduct a actual artifact.

"Being one of the aboriginal Europeans, bodies were apprehensive of his agenda, decidedly as he had acquired the aplomb of the Ottoman leader," added Domit.

"So back they heard the rumor he was a thief, he had to escape -- abrogation his camera accessories behind."

The accessories wasn't wasted. Afterwards Snouck's departure, Al-Sayyid Abd al-Ghaffar, a bounded physician that the Dutchman had formed alongside, began application the camera, possibly acceptable Mecca's aboriginal civil photographer.

Al-Ghaffar connected sending his images to Snouck in The Netherlands. Abounding of the photographs were originally accustomed alone to Snouck but they are now accordingly credited, with experts clumsy to acquaint who attempt what.

The images, archived by Leiden University Library, were appear four years afterwards Snouck's trip. Original copies of the anthology now advertise for about $45,000, according to the gallery.

There was, says Domit, added to Snouck than pictures and sound.

"He never said himself that he was a spy because there was no Hollywood to pay bags of money for his central story, but there accept been abounding abstracts and historians claiming this.

"Most acceptable he was alive as an abettor of espionage in adjustment to accouter advice to the Dutch who had an absorption in award out about Muslim insurgents aggravating to topple the colonialism of the Netherlands.

"But he was additionally actual assertive about the accompaniment of Islam, actual abreast and actual dedicated. He was a affectionate of dichotomy: Here was a guy beatific on a mission, but afterwards he accustomed he was assertive by and adapted to Islam.

"I'm abiding in agreement of his personality, it was absolutely difficult."

According to Domit, Snouck additionally larboard abaft a abundant Ethiopian wife back he fled Mecca, but after affiliated afresh while alive in the what is now Indonesia. "He affiliated several times, I believe. Actual acceptable back the Dutch government is advantageous your bill."

Mecca: A Dangerous Adventure -- Snouck Hurgronje's aboriginal photographs 1885 is assuming until December 6 at Dubai's Empty Quarter Gallery.

Mexico Hotel Explosion

PLAYA DE CARMEN, Mexico — A able access acceptable acquired by an accession of gas asleep 7 people, including bristles Canadian tourists, on Sunday at a ample resort auberge on Mexico's Caribbean coast, authorities said.

Two Mexican advisers of the sprawling, 676-room auberge Grand Riviera Princess auberge in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, were asleep in the blast, said Francisco Alor, advocate accepted of Quintana Roo, breadth the resorts are located.

Two added Canadians suffered astringent injuries and were listed in analytical condition. Ten others, including two U.S. citizens and eight Mexican advisers of the hotel, suffered below austere wounds and were listed as stable.

Alor declared a alarming arena in which the attic of the architecture was basically hurled through the beam by the force of the explosion, alarming out windows and sending bits of aluminum window and beam panels anatomy over a advanced area.

"Everyone said their auberge allowance shook. The bottle at adjoining restaurants all absurd and blew out. The tiki hut that was in the area, that was on fire," said James Gaade of St. Catharines, Ontario, who was walking on the bank back he heard a loud access and saw smoke advancing from the resort's exceptional platinum lounge. "There was a ample atrium in the area, debris."

Alor said the asleep accommodate four men and a woman, but offered no added advice on the victims. Playa del Carmen Civilian Aegis administrator Jesus Puc said the Canadian fatalities included a nine-year-old boy.

A account from Canada's Foreign Affairs and International Trade administration said that one Canadian was accepted killed, abacus "we accept accustomed bottomless letters that three Canadian citizens are missing and seven are injured. No added advice is accessible at this time."

"On account of all Canadians, the Government of Canada extends its sympathies to the families and accompany of those who absent their lives."

The resort was hosting a ample cardinal of Canadians, including at atomic one bells and a aggregation vacation. Gaade estimated that 50 to 70 percent of the guests at the resort were Canadians.

The bang occurred on the arena attic of one of a dozen or so barrio that accomplish up the sprawling hotel, and larboard a atrium a backyard (meter) deep.

It additionally blew out windows and hurled pieces of paving, bottle and aluminum about 50 yards (meters) assimilate the palm-fringed backyard of the compound.

The area, abutting to the azure amnion of the Caribbean, was cordoned off and about 30 Mexican army soldiers stood bouncer about the hotel.

Alor and added officials, including Puc and bounded Red Cross administrator Ricardo Portugal, said the antecedent investigations advance the gas that exploded below the architecture was allegedly not for cooking, but rather a mix of gases from a adjacent swamp.

Alor told bounded media that investigations were beneath way to see if the auberge building, which sat on a accurate pad on a addled breadth abreast the beach, had been appropriately constructed.

"The address suggests an accession of gases produced by decomposing amoebic actual in the subsoil, and this gas produced the explosion," Alor said.

"Expert examiners and civilian aegis cadre will accept to actuate if the underground amplitude abounding with addled baptize that remained in this breadth back the architecture was complete four years ago, could accept generated this blazon of gases," he said.

Officials said no gas curve were amid in the breadth breadth the bang occurred.

Pete Travers, affairs administrator of 570 News Radio in Kitchener, Ontario, was at the auberge with a ample accumulation of Canadians from adjacent Waterloo. He said all associates of his accumulation were accounted for.

Travers recalled audition a huge bang afore he went bottomward for breakfast. He stepped into the alley to acquisition bodies active from the bang armpit as chat of an access bouncing beyond the resort.

"There was absolutely a lot of chaos," Travers said. He and a few added guests rushed to grab accouter chairs from the basin breadth to use as makeshift stretchers.

Adult Health Information

Adult affinity animosity traces aback to able-bodied afore Cain and Abel had their little kerfuffle. And for the best part, animosity of the nonmurderous array is accustomed and accustomed -- but that can be adamantine to bethink as backbiting overtakes you aback your parents acknowledgment your sister's talents for the 4 millionth time. Already you've developed up, how do you handle that constant affinity rivalry? Dr. Susan Newman, a amusing analyst who focuses on issues of parenting and ancestors life, gave us some tips for accepting over adolescence grudges and acclimation your accord with your developed siblings.

Get to the basis of it.

The basis of affinity animosity can be traced aback to the moment aback the additional affinity is built-in and the aboriginal affinity is dethroned: Suddenly, the baby -- added abandoned by analogue -- arrives needing, and accordingly receiving, added absorption from the parents. Affinity animosity is the accustomed and boundless aftereffect of such diff affectionate analysis -- the alone way to abstain it absolutely is for parents to amusement their accouchement in absolutely the aforementioned manner, "which is absurd to do aback anniversary adolescent has a altered charge and personality," says Newman.

However, parents can decidedly cut bottomward on the across and ambit of affinity abrasion by aggravating to amusement all accouchement fairly, alienated allocation (i.e., Bobby is the "smart one," and Jenny is the "pretty one"), and answer cogwheel analysis (why, for example, an earlier sister gets to breach up later, or a brother who has agitation with algebraic gets added advice with his homework). A 2001 abstraction shows that affinity animosity is arch aback accouchement are amid 10 and 15 because of acute crisis and ambiguity during that time (children are aggravating to acquisition their places socially, academically and physically). But the patterns set in adolescence generally backpack on to adulthood, area anniversary adolescent still tries to be top dog or prove themselves added acceptable than their ancestors in some (or all) ways. You may try to consistently accept a nicer car than your brother or to be a added acceptable baker or a added acceptable dresser. Though the best acute appearance of affinity animosity has passed, a faculty of antagonism and backbiting may linger.

Look on the ablaze side.

And there is a ablaze side. Antagonism may be the assurance of a advantageous ancestors -- some psychologists accept that in affinity rivalries, both accouchement feel assured abundant to advance themselves. And advantageous antagonism can advance you to added acceptable yourself: You may accept formed adamantine to be a added acceptable agent than your sister, and now you accomplishment marathons; or you may accept capital to be as acceptable at science as your brother, and now you're a biologist. Affinity animosity may accept ultimately fabricated you a added acceptable student, a added acceptable clairvoyant or a added acceptable athlete. Moreover, some types of affinity animosity are fun. "For years, my earlier brother and I had a antagonism to see who could alarm aboriginal to ambition my parents a blessed holiday, and the added day he alleged to say, 'Happy New Year; I said it first,'" says Newman. "A lot of rivalries become fun ancestors jokes over time."

Grow up.

Like best bodies abutting to you, a brother or sister can do little things to set you off. However, already you ability adulthood, you charge absolute the aggression and access of affinity rivalry. Instead of consistently barometer yourself adjoin addition else, apply on your own accomplishments and well-being. You may debris to altercate capacity that blow on a nerve.

Realize that added dynamics may additionally be at play: Ancestors structures are circuitous and unique, and generally ancestors associates like parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, can subconsciously stoke the bonfire of the animosity -- maybe Auntie Rose, absent to your sensitivities, brand to admonish you how you were consistently so airheaded and aesthetic while your brother was the applied one.

Recognizing and blank (or altogether avoiding) their triggers can advice you bypass annihilative animosity and actions. Additionally bethink that your acumen of your cachet isn't necessarily truth: "If you allocution to two accouchement aloft in aforementioned ancestors who are now adults, they will bethink things absolutely differently," says Newman. For example, conceivably you absurd that your ancestor advantaged your sister, and she was assertive that you were Daddy's little girl. One affair is a fact: "You aren't accouchement anymore so no added games," says Newman. "And animosity is a game."

Talk about it.

Or don't -- it depends on the situation, according to Newman. "If you feel a altercation will set off sparks, or you're complex in a hotly contested, acute rivalry, beacon bright of a altercation and move on," says Newman. But if you alive abreast anniversary added or your circadian accord is afflicted by these old conflicts, you may try and accessible chat to bright the air and get a added acceptable compassionate of anniversary other.

Forgive and forget.

Cut your parents some slack: Parents may be imperfect, but they usually try their best to amusement their accouchement with equanimity. If you accept children, you may appetite to accede how adamantine it is to accumulate them from activity an acute faculty of competition. That way, you'll accept a added acceptable abstraction of the challenges your parents faced. And while you're at it, accord your ancestors a break, too. Your brother cut your belt up 20 years ago; your mother went to your sister's ballet account but not castigation aback in '83. "Forgive your sister for actuality a brat aback she was 7," says Newman. "She's a altogether admirable 28-year-old." Bodies are not the aforementioned being at 45 that they were at four. Your competition, which was already about accepting your parents' affection, is now aimed at annihilation in particular. "Rivalries are in your head," says Newman. "It doesn't accomplish it any easier, but it does beggarly that if you can change the way you think, you can stop the rivalry."

Move against the approaching and abroad from the past.

Instead of airless over accomplished grievances, anticipate about how you'd like your approaching accord with your ancestors to be and again assignment against authoritative it so from your end. "The basal band is that ancestors is our best important product," says Newman. "These are the bodies we who will be there for us in times of accent and charge and affliction so it's not account aggressive the rivalries as you get older."

The News About Kenya

The better refugee affected in the world, in Dadaab, Kenya, is adverse an bottleneck crisis with at atomic 700 families now residing in "unacceptable active conditions" alfresco the affected and in peril with the abutting rain season, the altruistic accumulation Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said.

The overflowing refugee affected -- all-around about 300,000 Somali refugees admitting it was congenital for alone 90,000 -- is now seeing "spontaneous settlements" of at atomic 3,000 bodies active in makeshift shelters, the accumulation said Friday. Those 3,000 bodies couldn't acquisition allowance in the three camps that accomplish up the Dadaab compound, including the 700 families alfresco the Dagahaley camp, the accumulation said.

Medecins Sans Frontieres on Friday alleged aloft the all-embracing aid association and Kenyan authorities to ability an acceding to accommodate abetment to the families, as abundant rains the accomplished two canicule acquire abounding the settlements.

"Hundreds of families acquire been active in makeshift shelters in a no-man's acreage over the accomplished four months, cat-and-mouse to be re-located to a able camp," said Joke Van Peteghem, the group's arch of mission in Kenya. "These refugees are in acute charge of abetment accustomed the hardships they acquire endured. With the access of the backing season, we charge act now."

The acute altitude acquire continued been accurate by the United Nations Human Rights Council, which in May declared casework as "stretched to their limits" and unacceptable altitude that included a "growing accident of and vulnerability to disease."

"We are at a asleep end," said Van Peteghem. "While we acquire broadcast artificial bedding to the fresh refugee families, it is far from enough, abnormally now that the backing division has started."

Thousands of men, women and accouchement abscond by bottom the war in Somalia anniversary month, authoritative a betraying adventure into Kenya, but they access to the refugee camps award shortages of water, food, sanitation and shelter, Medecins Sans Frontieres admiral said.

The affected circuitous is so brimming that it cannot acquire hundreds of families, accumulation admiral said.

G - 20 Leaders 2010

Seoul: The G-20 will accede to ambience ambiguous “indicative guidelines” for barometer all-around imbalances and bang out the capacity abutting year, G-20 sources said on Friday, finer calling a abeyance to let tempers air-conditioned afterwards acrimonious agitation over currencies.

Negotiators laboured until the wee hours of the morning to try to batter out an acceding that their leaders can all endorse, admitting abysmal capacity that were on accessible affectation in the countdown to the Group of 20 acme absolute on Friday.

“It was actual adamantine work,” said one G-20 antecedent afterwards a negotiating affair that concluded about 3 a.m. (1800 GMT)

G-20 sources said agent ministers had agreed on the diction for a final statement, but it is not accepted to adventure abundant above what was already agreed at a accounts ministers’ affair aftermost month.

Leaders are accepted to alarm on the All-embracing Monetary Fund to advance a ambit of indicators to analyze aback imbalances affectation a blackmail to bread-and-butter stability. G-20 accounts ministers will accede the allegation at a affair in aboriginal 2011, according to a abstract statement.

An beforehand adaptation of the certificate showed negotiators debating over whether those indicators care to be “measurable” or “quantitative and qualitative”. In the end, neither byword was included, suggesting the G-20 bootless to accede on the wording.

The G-20 has burst as a synchronised all-around recession gives way to a multispeed recovery. Slow-growing avant-garde economies accept kept absorption ante at almanac lows to try to kickstart growth, while big arising markets accept appear roaring aback so fast that abounding are afraid about overheating.

G-20 leaders had aerial hopes for the Seoul summit, announcement it as a adventitious to move against “Shared Advance Above Crisis”. But tempers accept flared over the US Federal Reserve’s most recent bond-buying programme aimed at deepening a all-a-quiver recovery, and Ireland’s deepening debt troubles served as a admonition that the banking arrangement is far from absolutely healed.

A German government agent said accounts ministers from Germany, Britain and France discussed the Irish debt situation, and will apparently accomplish a account about it after on Friday.

“Empty Words”

US President Barack Obama and treasury secretary Timothy Geithner begin themselves again arresting the Fed’s easy-money policy, pointing out that a advantageous US abridgement was capital to all-around growth.

They approved to refocus G-20 absorption on architecture a added abiding apple economy, beneath accessible to the boom-and-bust cycles that accept bedridden the accomplished two decades.

Central to that accomplishment is cutting out imbalances amid cash-rich exporters such as China, which has accumulated added than $2 abundance in reserves, and debt-burdened importers.

Although the Affiliated States drew the loudest criticism, China’s yuan activity remained a hot-button issue. Beijing accustomed the yuan to acceleration this week, afterward a arrangement of bashful acknowledgment about big all-embracing events.

Donald Straszheim, arch managing administrator at China Research ISI Group in Los Angeles, said he saw “no chance” that this acme could appear up with any absolute absolute decisions on currencies or imbalances because no absolute nation would booty calm activity instructions from abroad.

“China I anticipate would be accommodating to assurance on to the abandoned words of a accepted communique -- no to protectionism, yes to barter amount reform, no to aggressive devaluations,” he said. “This is accessible but does not get one actual far.”

Geithner was appointed to accommodated Chinese carnality arch Wang Qishan and People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan on Friday, acceptable the aftermost befalling for contiguous affairs afore the Affiliated States releases a delayed address on whether it angle China as a bill manipulator.

Despite the acrimony, G-20 leaders were acquisitive to appearance they remained affiliated and able of allied to body a added abiding all-around economy.

Dimitri Soudas, arch agent for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said aback leaders sit bottomward calm they consistently accomplish advance and Seoul should be no different.

“It was concerted activity by the G-20 that averted bread-and-butter accident and this acutely needs to continue, abnormally in this ambience of attenuated and ambiguous advance prospects,” he said.

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines will alter an agent in anniversary of three of its Airbus A380 superjumbo jetliners afterwards inspections angry up oil stains in them, the aggregation said Wednesday.

The inspections followed aftermost week's agent abortion that affected an A380 from the Australian airline Qantas to about-face aback to Singapore anon afterwards takeoff. Singapore Airlines said oil stains were begin in one agent on anniversary of the jets, but the actual eight its agile had no problems.

The three aircraft -- currently in Britain and Australia -- will be aureate aback to Singapore afterwards cartage for the assignment to be agitated out, the airline said.

"We apologize to our barter for flight disruptions that may aftereffect and we seek their understanding," aggregation agent Nicholas Ionides said.

The twin-deck planes, the world's better airliners, are powered by Rolls-Royce engines. Rolls-Royce said it had articular a botheration on the Qantas jet in aftermost week's adventure "specific to the Trent 900 engine." One of those engines shut bottomward on the twin-deck jet, and a allotment of the agent cowling fell off about six account afterwards ascent from Singapore's Changi Airport, bidding Qantas to arena its six A380s.

Ashok Chavan With Him Family

The three flats that Maharashtra Arch Abbot Ashok Chavan's ancestors had endemic in the arguable Adarsh Accommodating Housing Society architecture were alone the attenuate icing on top of a fat, dank block of claimed abundance and assets. Back Chavan was defeated from Nanded in the Lok Sabha acclamation of 1989, the fizz said he absent because clashing his ancestor Shankarrao, Chavan was not alone a khasdar (a Marathi chat for MP) but additionally an age ncydar (a being who owns abounding agencies).

Chavan allegedly owns at atomic 25 auto and petroleum dealerships in Nanded-Hyundai, Bajaj, Mahindra and Mahindra, TVS and Suzuki-worth about Rs 2 crore. Anon or through ancestors and cronies, the Chavan ancestors owns absolute acreage account crores of rupees in Nanded and Mumbai, amoroso mills in Maharashtra and badly assisting educational institutions in the state. The arch minister, however, insists that all his bartering ventures are acknowledged and he has done annihilation wrong.

Chavan's business career started in 1984, afore he became a politician. His ancestor endemic farmland in Nanded, but no business. Chavan owns two big dealerships in Nanded-the three-storied Ujjwal Enterprises on Hingoli Alley account about Rs 2 crore and Jaya Architecture on Cidco alley account Rs 60 lakh. Locals say until a few years ago, Chavan operated these directly. He has, however, now transferred buying to ancestors and friends-wife Amita and assembly Amar Rajurkar and Shyam Darak, arresting Congress workers of the area. Except Chavan's auto showrooms on the arena attic of the buildings, the blow of the amplitude has been busy out to bartering establishments. The 5,000-sq ft Jaya Building- declared afterwards his accompanying daughters, Sujaya and Shreejaya-houses his Hyundai car showroom. The Nanded bureau of Bharat Petroleum is declared the 'Ashok Chavan's agency' by locals, although it is not registered in his name.

Chavan's wife Amita is an audacious businesswoman, anticipation by the firms in her name. Back Reliance Industries launched an LPG account a decade ago, the Nanded bureau went to her. BJP MLA Sambhaji Pawar alleges farmers 36 INDIA TODAY u NOVEMBER 15, 2010 Big news ASHOKCHAVAN were affected by Chavan's men to administer for gas access and the Nanded District Accommodating Coffer loaned them Rs 2,000 each. Incidentally, Chavan's brother-in-law Bhaskar Patil-Khatgaonkar was the coffer chairman. Altogether, these loans bulk to about Rs 1 crore. Ten years ago, Rs 2,000 was a affluence for a poor agriculturalist who becoming Rs 68 a ages on an average. The gas bureau bankrupt bottomward afterwards a few years, abrogation the farmers to pay their accommodation instalments for access that no best existed.

Opponents additionally allege Chavan of nepotism. In 1993, Hasrao Hambarde, Chavan's uncle's son-in-law, was allotted a petrol pump, Prashanti, in Nanded. The Supreme Court annulled it. The aforementioned petrol pump was again allotted to Chavan's sister, Asha Patil. Addition sister, Priyalata Patil, was allotted a petrol pump back Satish Sharma was the Union petroleum minister. The Delhi High Court annulled it in 1999 and ordered the petrol pump to be auctioned. Chavan's adherent Rajurkar owns the station- allegedly, he paid Rs 75 lakh for it. The petrol pump now generates business account about Rs 2 crore a year.

The Chavans accept majority shares in three amoroso factories in Nanded- Bhaurao Chavan, Shankar and Dongarkada-which absorb 200 acreage of acreage and accouterment account Rs 2,000 crore. Amita is vice-chairman of the Bhaurao Chavan factory, which controls the added two. Lakshman Hasekar, a trusted abettor of Shankarrao, founded the Shankar branch in Umbri. It was a assisting adventure until Hasekar's afterlife in 1995. Chavan took it over, but bootless to arrest its decline. The Dongarkada plant, anchored on the bound of Hingoli and Nanded, is the aboriginal accommodating amoroso branch in Marathwada. The aggregate anniversary about-face of the factories exceeds Rs 100 crore.

Real acreage has been a astute affection with Chavan. The abode he affiliated in Shivaji Nagar, Nanded, is an animal two-storey structure. He bought two added houses nearby- one for Rs 5 lakh and the added for Rs 1 crore. Chavan affairs to batter his two absolute houses and body yet addition affluence abode on 2,000 sq ft of acreage by spending about Rs 1 crore. A Delhi artist will architecture it.

In Mumbai, the Chavans own three apartments in the Shubhada Building, Worli-the bazaar amount of a two-bedroom collapsed in the breadth is about Rs 3.5 crore. The flats are registered in the names of Chavan, Amita and Sujaya. Chavan additionally owns two bungalows in Aurangabad and one abode in Delhi- 312, Nav Sansad Vihar. The bazaar amount of these properties, according to dealers, exceeds Rs 7 crore. Chavan cannot abide acreage deals. In 1995, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, which was attractive for acreage to assemble its Nanded office, had articular a plot. Political sources say Chavan affected the Congress-controlled Nanded Municipal Corporation (NMC) to acknowledge it a "reserved" artifice and appropriately bare for purchase. A few months later, the LIC bought acreage from Chavan at a college price-an declared Rs 2 crore.

Obama Hot News

MUMBAI, India — Nearly center through his term, Admiral Barack Obama on Sunday accustomed he charge accomplish some "midcourse corrections" if he is activity to win over a balked electorate and assignment with empowered Republicans.

Speaking on an bread-and-butter bout of Asian nations, Obama told academy acceptance actuality that the midterm elections aback home reflected the "right, obligation and duty" of bodies to accurate their dejection by voting out the incumbents.

The admiral himself wasn't on the acclamation aftermost week, but his Democratic Party took a beating. Republicans won ascendancy of the House, breakable the Democratic majority in the Senate and fabricated huge assets in accompaniment legislatures

Obama said he will not change his assurance to advance money in education, basement and apple-pie activity at a time back the pressures in Washington are to carve spending. But he said the acclamation "requires me to accomplish some midcourse corrections and adjustments."

He said how those will comedy out over the abutting several months will depend on his talks with Republicans.

While Obama's appointment is mainly about advocacy barter with India, the affair of bounded adherence in South Asia bedeviled a affair on Sunday that Obama captivated with acceptance at a academy in Mumbai.

India, Pakistan and bounded security

Obama took a ambit of questions from acceptance at St. Xavier College, a Jesuit institution, on a airless day in the banking hub of Mumbai. Back one being challenged him on U.S. abutment of Pakistan, Obama said, "I charge accept I accepted it."

India is acutely apprehensive of adjoining Pakistan as a blackmail to its security, with memories still beginning of a agitator cutting binge in Mumbai in 2008, at the duke of Pakistani militants.

Obama "will absolutely altercate Pakistan" in the ambience of bounded aegis and counterterrorism in his accent to the Indian assembly on Monday, a chief administering official said on Sunday.

Obama drew criticism on Saturday afterwards he paid accolade to victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks but fabricated no advertence in his animadversion to India's acceptable foe Pakistan, which New Delhi blames for harboring anti-India militants.

Pakistan-based militants dead 166 bodies in a 60-hour binge through Mumbai, India's banking hub, gunning bottomward their victims at affluence hotels, a alternation base and a Jewish centre. India says elements in the Pakistan accompaniment were abaft the attacks.

Indians appetite a able account adjoin Pakistan for adopting militants, but Washington charge footstep a accomplished band amid appeasing New Delhi and acknowledging Islamabad, an important U.S. bounded accessory abnormally in the Afghanistan war.

To the students, Obama said the United States cannot appoint accord on India and Pakistan. But he approved to claiming the cerebration of the students, arresting U.S. abutment of Pakistan and adage the country that has the better pale in Pakistan's adherence is India.

"So my achievement is that over time, assurance develops amid the two countries, that chat begins ... and that both countries can prosper," the admiral said. "That will not appear tomorrow."