India's highest civilian honour- the Bharat Ratna for batting maestro Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

The demands to decorate batting maestro Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar with the country’s highest civilian honour- the Bharat Ratna – has gained momentum ever since Team India lifted the prestigious Cricket World Cup trophy after toppling Sri Lanka in the finals held in Mumbai.

Voices in favour of Sachin are coming from all walks of life and several former cricketers, eminent sport personalities, Bollywood stars and even political parties have now joined the chorus to bestow him with the top honour.

Going by Sachin’s extraordinary accomplishments and the numerous accolades, which this living legend has won for his team and India, he is already a "Bharat Ratna" in the eyes of his admirers whether he actually gets it or not. So felicitating him with the country’s top civilian honour will just be a fitting tribute to this God of cricket for achieving many milestones in his over two-decade long career.

The demand to decorate the batting maestro with the Bharat Ratna was first made way back in the year 2003 by the Shiv Sena and seconded by the then Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Murli Manohar Joshi.

The talks to confer upon him the Bharat Ratna again gained momentum after Sachin became the first batsman in the history of One-Day International Cricket to score a double hundred. Sachin achieved this rare feat, while tearing apart the strong fielding set-up by the South African team at Gwalior in February 2010.

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IPL 2010 Finals update: Read MS DHONI and Sachin Tendulkar Speech .Awards and Titles won by different players: Sachin Tendulkar - DLF Golden Player of IPL 3 and Orange Cap , Pragyan Ojha - Purple Cap , Dhoni - Kingfisher fairplay award. , S Tiwary - U-23 success of the tournament award. , Andrew Symonds - 'Karbol Kamaal catches' award for the whole of IPL 3. , RS 11,25,000 - Indian Cancer society by Karbon mobiles. , The Man of the Match award - "Suresh Raina" , The 'maximum sixes award' - Suresh Raina

MS Dhoni lifts the IPL trophy and collects Rs 6 crores from Lalit Modi. That's it from all of us here at the commentary desk. It's been a long tournament but we have had a great time covering this. This is the trio of Ajith, Mayank and Srivasthsa signing out. Hope you have enjoyed the coverage as much as we have done bringing it to you. Until the T20 world cup, it's good bye from all of us here. Cheers!

 

MS Dhoni: The credit goes to the team, we were under pressure in the middle of the tournament, the support staff gave us what was required, credit goes to the franchise owners for backing us and giving us the confidence. The wicket in Mumbai assists the faster bowlers and we were banking on Bollinger to do the trick. It's all about handling pressure and not many other than Sachin could handle that pressure in crunch situations. They had some good hitters towards the end. This was the season that got us together. It's really good to know Haydos, Bolly and Bailey. The celebrations have been good, we will lose a few players next year considering the auctions. IPL is getting bigger and better. The benchmark keeps on going above. Lot more day games will be played with 2 new teams coming. The pressure is on the office bearers for keeping the standards high.

 

Sachin Tendulkar: We could have played better, some catches went down, we could have accelerated a bit more in the initial overs. One of those days that did not go our way, but I would take this opportunity to thank all the Mumbai Indians' supporters. We did not do well in our fielding. The journey was fantastic, some of the youngsters were really fantastic. Towards the end of the tournament, the special effects from Pollard was fantastic. I thank the support staff and the owners for their support. The hard work started after the end of IPL 2, we did well to get the team together and play some nice cricket. Most probably, I will be playing the next year as well. I would like to congratulate CSK for winning the tournament.

Mumbai Indians get Rs 3,00,00,000 for being the runners up.

This is not getting over yet, the umpires are now being asked to collect the mementos.

 

Sachin Tendulkar is the DLF Golden Player of IPL 3.

 

Pragyan Ojha: It's good that I have won this but it would have been better if our team had qualified for the finals.

 

Pragyan Ojha collects the Purple Cap

 

Sachin Tendulkar collects the Orange Cap

 

Dhoni collects the Kingfisher fairplay award.

 

S Tiwary gets the U-23 success of the tournament award.

 

Breaking news: As soon as Modi gave his speech, the BCCI has sent a suspension letter via e-mail to Lalit Modi. A 3 member committee will take over the management of the IPL.

 

Andrew Symonds gets the 'Karbol Kamaal catches' award for the whole of IPL 3.

 

RS 11,25,000 has been given to the Indian Cancer society by Karbon mobiles.

 

Suresh Raina: Finally, we won it. All credit goes to the support staff and the captain. It's been a great year for us, we have performed really well, and by the grace of god it's been really nice. To sum it up in one word today was 'fantastic'.

 

The Man of the Match award goes to "Suresh Raina"

 

The 'maximum sixes award' goes to Suresh Raina

 

Lalit Modi: For many years I have lived a dream that India would have a sports league that we would be proud of. We have had some off-field issues that are mainly due to half-truths. If there is any flouting of rules, I take full responsibilities. I assure that IPL is clean and transparent. We should not allow this brand to be diluted. We must help this evolve to be stronger and better. As the proverb goes " The obstacle is our path", we have faced several challenges. I thank all my team members, team members, BCCI officials, sponsors and everyone for their support. All I wanted is to leave a footprint in this glorious game. My final thank you is to all the fans, we missed you last year and it's your passion that keeps us going. Thank you!!

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MUZAFFARPUR’S SHIVI SUDARSHAN BAGS INDIA NEWS BROADCASTER AWARD

My Friend Shivi Sudarshan has made everyone including ‘News 24’ proud. He’s been adjudged the best News Videographer of the Year 2009 at the India News Broadcaster Awards Night. Nerves ran high as the nominees for the best News Videographer of the Year were announced at New Delhi’s Intercontinental Hotel amidst young and seasoned professionals from the journalistic fraternity. And finally, the videographers who captured the devastating Bihar floods of August 2008 for News 24- Shivi Sudarshan, Rishi Nath and Shailesh kumar were announced winners.

Shivi Sudarshan

The trio travelled traverse terrains to capture the agonizing tragedy of the victims of the flood. Simultaneously, in keeping with the mission of the channel to bring relief to the victims, they distributed food, water and clothes to the devastated people. They waded through neck deep waters, tiptoeing many a times to keep their heads above drowning waters. But they stood firm enough to hold their cameras and seize the disaster for the rest of the countrymen to witness. The pictures they shot of the devastating deluge impacted News 24’s audience deeply. Relief poured into News 24’s head office at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, all of which were transported to the victims subsequently. At the risk of their well- being and health, the trio worked to tell a story. An effort that has been lauded and appreciated at the glittering event of India News Broadcaster Awards over the weekend.

“I’d like to thank News 24, Managing Editor Ajit Anjum and all my colleagues who supported me to do such a challenging job. I have no words to express my feelings. Thanks to all,” Shivi told Greater Voice.

Anjum said: “We are all proud of the feat of our videographers. It was a tough moment for all of us as an entire team was stationed at the flood stricken area for a month. We provided relief and aid to the victims and the entire experience stands as an unforgettable time in our careers and lives. We hope to continue to provide our viewers authentic news that matters like we have in the past.”

Hailing from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Shivi lives in Delhi and works for News 24. He’s earlier worked for Sahara Samay and ETv among others. He can be reached on 09873022407.

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IIFA Awards 2009: IIFA celebrates a Golden Decade (10th year) in Indian Cinema, Nominees List 2009

The nominations for the 2009 IIFA awards were announced last week. Like Always, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan would be the IIFA Brand Ambassador for this year too. IIFA celebrates a Golden Decade (10th year) in Indian Cinema.

The 10th edition of the IIFA Awards i.e the 2009 IIFA Awards Ceremony kickstarts on June 11th 2009. Latest news is that Lara Dutta would be joining Boman and Ritiesh to host the IIFA Awards 2009 Show.

The 2009 IIFA Awards Nominations

The IIFA Awards Nominees List 2009 is shown below for each category.

Best Film

A Wednesday Dostana Ghajini Jodhaa Akbar Race Rock On

Best Director

A.R. Murugadoss - Ghajini Madhur Bhandarkar - Fashion Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)

Aamir Khan - Ghajini Abhishek Bachchan - Dostana Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar Naseeruddin Shah - A Wednesday Shah Rukh Khan - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Jodhaa Akbar Asin - Ghajini Bipasha Basu - Race Katrina Kaif - Singh is Kinng Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Abhishek Bachchan - Sarkar Raj Arjun Rampal - Rock On Irrfan Khan - Mumbai Meri Jaan Sonu Sood - Jodhaa Akbar Vinay Pathak - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Bipasha Basu- Bachna Ae Haseeno Ila Arun - Jodhaa Akbar Kiron Kher - Dostana Shahana Goswami - Rock On Kangana Ranaut - Fashion

Best Actor in a Comic Role

Abhishek Bachchan - Dostana Anil Kapoor- Race Rajpal Yadav - Bhoothnath Tejpal Singh - Jodhaa Akbar Shreyas Talpade - Welcome to Sajjanpur Tusshar Kapoor - Golmaal Returns

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Akshaye Khanna - Race Imran Khan - Kidnap Paresh Rawal - Oye Lucky Lucky Oye Pradeep Rawat - Ghajini Vishwas Badola - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Story

Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On Haidar Ali - Jodhaa Akbar Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga, Anuradha Tiwari - Fashion Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday Shiraz Ahmed - Race

Best Music

A.R.Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar A.R.Rahman- Ghajini Pritam - Race Shankar Ehsaan Loy - Rock On Vishal Shekhar - Dostana

Best Lyrics

Anvita Dutt Gupta - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) Jaideep Sahni - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) Javed Akhtar - Jashn-E-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar) Javed Akhtar- Socha Hai (Rock On) Sameer - Pehli Nazar Mein (Race)

Best Playback Singer (Male) Atif Aslam - Pehli Nazar Mein (Race) Farhan Akhtar - Socha Hai (Rock On) Javed Ali - Jashn-E-Baharaa (Jodhaa Akbar) KK- Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) Sukhwinder Singh - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Bela Shinde - Man Mohana (Jodhaa Akbar) Monali - Zara Zara Touch Me (Race) Shilpa Rao - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) Shreya Ghoshal - Teri Ore (Singh is Kinng) Sunidhi Chauhan - Desi Girl (Dostana)

IIFA Awards 2009

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Two Indian schemes in finals for global green energy awards

Two pioneering schemes in India are among the finalists for this year's Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, the organisers of the awards have announced. First finalist, French charity Groupe Energies Renouvelable Environnement et Solidarites (GERES), which works with local groups in Ladakh to help farmers grow fresh vegetables year-round in simple passive solar greenhouses. The result is the availability of spinach, coriander, onions, garlic and strawberries in the markets of Leh even when the temperature is well below freezing point. The other finalist from India, Saran Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd in Bihar, one of the finalists, has installed a new gasification system that generates electric power for 11 hours a day using locally-sourced biomass, providing a popular, sustainable, and cheap alternative to an unreliable grid supply. The 220 MW of electricity produced in a year is currently sold to 10 businesses which previously used diesel generators, as well as farmers, a school and a clinic. The result is a better-quality and more reliable electricity supply that also prevents the emission of about 200 tonnes of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide every year from the 77,000 tonnes of diesel that would otherwise be used, and helps to secure income for the 100 local farmers who supply the biomass, the organisers of the London-based awards committee announced. Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy recognises the efforts of individuals or organisations in the deployment of locally-available renewable energy in the developing world with the aim of combatting climate change and reducing poverty. The Award carries a total prize tag of £350,000 ($567,000), which will be used to expand and promote these projects. Other finalists are from the US, China, Nicaragua, Uganda and Ethiopia. The winner will be declared June 11.

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Congratulate India: Abhinav Bindra Bags first Olympic Gold

Congratulate Abhinav Bindra!






India on a High: Bindra bags first Olympic Gold



Abhinav Bindra gave India its first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics when he won the 10 metres air rifle event on Monday morning.

The 25-year-old Indian shooting ace, who qualified in fourth place for the final, finished with an overall score of (596+104.5) 700.5 in a thrilling finale which went right down to the last shot.

Bindra's historic feat makes him India's first individual gold medallist, bettering the silver medal feat of double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Athens 2004.

India's last gold medal at an Olympics came in 1980 when the hockey team emerged triumphant in Moscow.


Abhinav Bindra Achievements:

Abhinav Bindra made a junior world record score of 597/600 in 2001 Munich World Cup and won bronze; gold in 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games; became the first Indian shooter to win a World Championship gold; Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2001.


Abhinav Bindra is the brightest star among a new breed of talented Indian shooters. Born on September 28, 1983, Bindra is quite often criticized for not delivering on the promise he showed as a child prodigy.


Coming from an affluent family and with the luxury of an indoor range in his backyard, Bindra proved to an early bird and, at 15, was the youngest participant at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Bindra shot into limelight by winning a bronze in the 2001 Munich World Cup with a new junior world record score of 597/600.


In the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, competing in his pet Air rifle event, Bindra won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event. During a purple patch, Bindra won six gold medals at various international meets in the European Circuit in 2001. He was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2001.


In the 2004 Athens Olympics, despite breaking the Olympic record Bindra failed to win a medal. But on July 24, 2006, Bindra became the first Indian shooter to win a World Championship gold in Zagreb. Karni Singh's silver in 1962 was the previous best by an Indian in a World Championship meet.



About Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra born September 28, 1982 is an Indian shooter specializing in the 10 m Air Rifle event. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and first gold medal since 1980 for India by winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event.

Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games. He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001. In the 10 m Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Bronze in the individual event. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award in 2001 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2001-2002. Abhinav Bindra's potential talent was first spotted by his first coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon.

Apart from being a shooter, Abhinav Bindra holds an M.B.A. (Masters in Business Administration). He is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh.He studied at the Doon School, Dehradun till 10th standard and then left for St. Stephens school, Chandigarh to pursue shooting.

Congratulate India: Abhinav Bindra Bags first Olympic Gold

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