Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Time to say from King of Clay to God of Clay



Kings battle and conquer, gods on the other hand, just have to show up.
      Rafael Nadal has long been prasied as the King of Clay. He earned this name in his early 20s by beating the then presumably best on the surface, Guillermo Coria and consistently beating the best in the business, Roger Federer on red clay all over the world.
     He won Master titles on the trot, multiple French Open championships and kept cementing his position in tennis as the best of his era on clay, probably the best ever to grace the red courts.
Rafael Nadal celebrating with the trophy after each of his Monte Carlo Masters title wins. AFP
     With his 10th title at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 tournament, Nadal has once again rewritten the history books by becoming the first man in the Open Era to win the same tournament 10 times.
What is worth noting is the fact that Nadal also remains the only male player to win a tournament nine times (French Open and Barcelona). Roland Garros, Monte Carlo and Barcelona all happen to be clay court tournaments.
       The title win in Monte Carlo was Nadal’s 50th title win on clay and the Spaniard is now the clear leader on the list of most titles won on the surface (surpassing Guillermo Vilas’ 49).
Here is why Nadal deserves to be called the God of Clay now:
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Nadal once rode an 81-match winning streak on the surface between 2005 and 2007. It is the longest winning streak by a male player on a particular surface in the Open Era. The second longest such streak amounted to 46-wins in contrast, and is owned by Vilas.
50
Nadal now has 50 clay court titles in his trophy collection. With the win in Monte Carlo, he broke a year-long tie with Vilas and became the outright leader in this category. What’s worth mentioning is the fact that Nadal has lost only 34 matches to reach this feat, while Vilas lost 157 matches on clay en route his 49 titles.
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Between 2005 and 2013, Nadal won 46 consecutive matches at the Monte Carlo Masters, which is a record for most consecutive wins at one tournament by any player in the Open Era. The streak started in the first round of the 2005 edition with a victory over Gael Monfils, and ended in the final of the 2013 edition with a straight-sets loss to Novak Djokovic.
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Nadal is now the first player on the men’s circuit to complete the 'decima' at a single event in the Open Era. Nadal is also second on the list of most titles won at the same event, with nine wins each at Roland Garros and Barcelona.
9
Nadal also holds the record for most titles at the same Grand Slam event with nine title wins at the French Open. No other man has won more than seven and one would only imagine Nadal will have a few more shots left at completing the 'decima' on the red clay of Paris.
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Nadal is the only player in the history of the sport to have won the three Masters 1000 tournaments on clay (Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid) and the French Open, all in the same year. Nadal accomplished this feat of the Clay Slam in the 2010 campaign.
Whatever you call him God or King, Nadal is, at this point, going in the history books as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) on the red dirt around the world.
The best part is that he in the pursuit of challenging the limits of his own greatness. Let’s see what the rest of the season has to offer.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

родோройிропிрой் рооро╡ுройрооாрой ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ி!

Posted Date : 17:23 (30/12/2014)Last updated : 18:02 (30/12/2014)
родோройிроХ்роХு ро╡ாроп்рок்рокுроХро│ை роЕро│்ро│ிрод்родрои்род роЪூро┤ро▓ோ, родроЩ்роХрод்родроЯ்роЯிро▓் роХிро░ிроХ்роХெроЯ் роиுро┤ைро╡ோ роЕро╡ро░ுроХ்роХுроЪ் роЪрод்родிропрооாроХрод் родро░рок்рокроЯро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை. рокீроХாро░் роЕрогிропிро▓் роЕро╡ро░் роЖроЯி,  роЕрогி родோро▒்ро▒ுрок் рокோрой рокோроЯ்роЯிроХро│ிрой் роХродைроХро│் роироороХ்роХுрод் родெро░ிропாрооро▓் роЗро░ுроХ்роХро▓ாроо். роЗро░ро╡ுроХро│ிро▓் роХрог்роХро│் роЪிро╡роХ்роХ роЯிроХ்роХெроЯ்роХро│ைрок் рокро░ிроЪோродிрод்родுро╡ிроЯ்роЯு, рокропிро▒்роЪிроХ்роХு рокோрой рокொро┤ுродுроХро│ை роЕро╡ро░ிрой் роЖро▒ு роЪродроЩ்роХро│் роЪொро▓்ро▓ிро╡ிроЯாродு.


роЗро▓роЩ்роХைропுроЯройாрой родொроЯро░ிро▓்родாрой் роЗрои்родிроп роЕрогிропிро▓் роЕро╡ро░் роЪேро░்роХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯு роЗро░ுрои்родாро░். рокрои்родைропே роЪрои்родிроХ்роХாрооро▓் роЯроХ் роЕро╡ுроЯ்роЯாроХி роТро░ு роиாро│் рокோроЯ்роЯி роЕро╡ро░ை роЕрой்рокோроЯு ро╡ро░ро╡ேро▒்ро▒родு. роЯெро╕்роЯ் рокோроЯ்роЯிропுроо் рокூрооெрод்родைропாроХ роЕрооைропро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை. роРрои்родு ро╡ிроХ்роХெроЯ்роЯுроХ்роХро│ை 109 ро░рой்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роЕрогி роЗро┤рои்родிро░ுрои்род роЪூро┤ро▓ிро▓், 'родோройி роЖроЯிро╡ிроЯ்роЯு ро╡ா!' роОрой்ро▒ு роЕройுрок்рокி ро╡ைрод்родாро░்роХро│். рооро▓ைроХро│ிрой் рооீродு роПро▒ி, роПро▒ி роЙро░рооேро▒ி роЗро░ுрои்род роХாро▓்роХро│் роЪро│ைроХ்роХாрооро▓் роЕрой்ро▒ு роХைроХро│ோроЯு роЗрогைрои்родு рокோро░ாроЯிропродு. рооுрок்рокродு ро░рой்роХро│் роЕроЯிрод்родிро░ுрои்род родோройிродாрой் роХроЯைроЪி роЖро│ாроХ роироЯைропைроХ் роХроЯ்роЯிропிро░ுрои்родாро░். 

ро╡ிроЯ்роЯேройா, родீро░்роХ்роХிро▒ேройா рокாро░் роОрой்ро▒ு рокாроХிро╕்родாрой் роХொроХ்роХро░ிрод்родுроХ் роХொрог்роЯிро░ுрои்род рокைроЪро▓ாрокாрод் роЯெро╕்роЯிро▓், рокாро▓ோ роЖройைрод் родро╡ிро░்роХ்роХро╡ே роиூро▒ுроХ்роХுроо் рооேро▓ே ро░рой் роЕроЯிроХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯிроп роЪூро┤ро▓். роЪிро░ிрод்родрокроЯி, роЖро│ைроХ் роХொро▓்роХிро▒ роЕро│ро╡ுроХ்роХு роЕро┤ுрод்родроо் роЗро░ுрои்родாро▓ுроо் 'роОро▓்ро▓ாроо் роЖро▓்ро░ைроЯ்!' роОрой்роХிро▒ роЕродே рооுроХрокாро╡ройைропோроЯு ро╡ெро▒ுроо் 93 рокрои்родுроХро│ிро▓் роЪродроороЯிрод்родு роЕрогிропைрод் родோройி роХро░ைроЪேро░்род்родрокொро┤ுродுродாрой் роХро╡ройிроХ்роХ роЖро░роо்рокிрод்родாро░்роХро│்.


рокродிройொро░ு родைропро▓்роХро│ோроЯு роХுроо்рок்ро│ே роХிро░ிроХ்роХெроЯ் ро╡ாро┤்роХ்роХை рокோродுроо் роОрой்ро▒ு роХைропроЪைрод்родு ро╡ிроЯைрокெро▒்ро▒ рокொро┤ுродு, роОро▓்ро▓ா ро╡роХைропாрой роХிро░ிроХ்роХெроЯ்роЯிро▓ுроо் роЕрогிрод்родро▓ைрооை родோройி ро╡роЪроо் ро╡рои்родிро░ுрои்родродு. ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ிропைрод் родро╡ிро░ ро╡ேро▒ு роОродுро╡ுроо் родெро░ிропாродு роОрой்рокродுрокோро▓ роЕрогி роЕроЯிрод்родு роЖроЯிропродு.
роХிро░ேроХ் роЪேрок்рокро▓் роЙрог்роЯாроХ்роХிро╡ிроЯ்роЯுрок் рокோропிро░ுрои்род роЪீройிропро░்роХро│் ро╡ெро│ிропே рокோроЩ்роХро│் роХோро╖род்родுроХ்роХு рооுроЯிро╡ுроХроЯ்роЯி, "роОро▓்ро▓ாро░ுроо் рооுроХ்роХிропроо் рокாро╕்!" роОрой்ро▒ு родோройி роЕрооைродிропாроХ роТро░ுроЩ்роХிрогைрод்родுроХ் роХொрог்роЯே рокோройродிро▓் роЕрогி рооுродро▓ிроЯрод்родை роиோроХ்роХி рооுрой்ройேро▒ிропродு. роЗро▓роЩ்роХைропுроЯройாрой родொроЯро░ிро▓் роЕрооைродிропாроХ роЗро░рог்роЯு роЪродроЩ்роХро│் роЕроЯிрод்родுроХ் роХூро▓் роХேрок்роЯрой் роХைроХொроЯுроХ்роХ, роЕрогி роироо்рокро░் роТрой்ройாроХ роТрой்ро▒ро░ை роЖрог்роЯுроХро│் роХோро▓ோроЪ்роЪிропродு. роХிро▒ிро╕்роЯрой் роЕрок்рокொро┤ுродு роПро▒்рокроЯ்роЯ роЙрогро░்ро╡ை роЗрок்рокроЯிроЪ் роЪொрой்ройாро░், "родோройி роороЯ்роЯுроо் роЙроЯрой் ро╡ро░ுро╡ாро░் роОрой்ро▒ாро▓்рокோро░ுроХ்роХுроХ் роХூроЯрок்рокோроХрод் родропாро░்." 

родோро▓்ро╡ிропிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родு роЕрогிропைроХ் роХாроХ்роХ рокேроЯ்роЯிроЩ் роЪெроп்ро╡родு, роЕроЪро░ாрооро▓் ро╡ிроХ்роХெроЯ் роХீрок்рокிроЩ் роЪெроп்родு ро╕்роЯроо்рокிроЩ், роХேроЯ்роЪுроХро│் роЕро│்ро│ுро╡родு, роПро┤ாро╡родு ро╡ிроХ்роХெроЯ்роЯாроХ ро╡рои்родாро▓ுроо் роЪродроороЯிрок்рокродு роОро▓்ро▓ாрооுроо் роЪெроп்родு рооுроЯிрод்род рокிрой்рокு, "роиாрой் роТрой்ройுрооே рокрог்рогро▓ைрок்рокா!" роОрой்роХிро▒ рооாродிро░ிропாрой роЕрои்родрок் рокாро╡ройைропிро▓் родாрой் роОрод்родройை ро╡роЪீроХро░роо்?
роЙроЪ்роЪрод்родுроХ்роХுрок் рокிро▒роХு роЙрой்ройைроХ் роХீро┤ே родро│்ро│ுроо் роЙро▓роХроо் роОрой்рокродு рокோро▓ ро╡ெро│ிроиாроЯ்роЯுроХ்роХுрод் родро▓ைрооை родாроЩ்роХி рокோрой рокோроЯ்роЯிроХро│ிро▓் роОро▓்ро▓ாроо் роЕроЯிрод்родுрод் родுро╡ைрод்родாро░்роХро│். родொроЯро░்рои்родு роОроЯ்роЯுрод் родோро▓்ро╡ிроХро│் ро╡рои்родு роЪேро░்рои்род рокொро┤ுродு родோройிропை роХாроп்роЪ்роЪி роОроЯுрод்родாро░்роХро│். рокுродிроп роЕрогிропை роиிро░்рооாрогிроХ்роХிро▒рокொро┤ுродு роиிро▓роироЯுроХ்роХроЩ்роХро│் роОро┤род்родாрой் роЪெроп்ропுроо் роОрой்ро▒ு роЕро╡ро░ுроХ்роХுрод் родெро░ிропுроо். роЪொрои்род роорог்рогிро▓் родோро▓்ро╡ிропைроЪ் роЪுро╡ைроХ்роХாрод роЕрогி роЗроЩ்роХிро▓ாрои்родிроЯроо் родொроЯро░ைропே роЗро┤рои்род рокொро┤ுродு родோройி родோро▒்ро▒ுро╡ிроЯ்роЯாро░் роОрой்ро▒ு рооுроЯிро╡ுро░ை роОро┤ுродிройாро░்роХро│். 

роЕрог்рогрой் роЖро╕்родிро░ேро▓ிропாро╡ை роЕрой்рокோроЯு роЕро╡ро░் ро╡ро░ро╡ேро▒்ро▒ாро░். роиாро▒்рокродு ро╡ро░ுроЯроЩ்роХро│ிро▓் рооுро┤ுро╡родுроо் родோро▒்роХроЯிроХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯ ро╡ро░ро▓ாро▒ு роЗро▓்ро▓ாрод роЕрои்род роЕрогிропை 4-0 роОрой்ро▒ு родுро╡ைрод்родுрод் родொроЩ்роХро╡ிроЯ்роЯாро░்роХро│். родோройி роОрок்рокொро┤ுродுроо் рокோро▓ роУро░рооாроХ роиிрой்ро▒ுроХொрог்роЯாро░். ро╡ெро│ிроиாроЯ்роЯு роорог்роХро│ிро▓் роЕродிроХрокроЯ்роЪ родோро▓்ро╡ிроХро│ைрок் рокெро▒்ро▒ родро▓ைро╡ро░் роОрой்ро▒ு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிроХ்роХрок்рокроЯுроХிро▒ родோройி рооிроХ роЕродிроХрокроЯ்роЪ роЯெро╕்роЯ் ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ிроХро│ைрок் рокெро▒்ро▒ிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░் роОрой்рокродைропுроо், ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ி роЪродро╡ிроХிродроо் 45 роОрой்ро▒ு роЗро░ுрок்рокродைропுроо் роЗрогைрод்родே рокேроЪро╡ேрог்роЯுроо். роЕроЯுрод்род роЗроЯрод்родிро▓் роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роХроЩ்роХுро▓ி родро▓ைрооைропிро▓் роЖроЯிроп роЗрои்родிроп роЕрогி 42.9 % ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ிроХро│ைроЪ் роЪுро╡ைрод்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒родு. 

роЗрой்ройроо் роЖро▒ு ро╡ிроХ்роХெроЯ்роЯுроХро│ைроХ் роХро┤ро▒்ро▒ி роЗро░ுрои்родாро▓் рооுрой்ройூро▒ு роХைрок்рокро▒்ро▒ро▓்роХро│், роХூроЯро╡ே 124 ро░рой்роХро│் роЕроЯிрод்родிро░ுрои்родாро▓் роРропாропிро░роо் ро░рой்роХро│ைрод் родொроЯ்роЯிро░ுроХ்роХро▓ாроо் роОрой்роХிро▒ роЪூро┤ро▓ிро▓், "рокோродுроо்!" роОрой்ро▒ு ро╡ிроЯை рокெро▒ுроХிро▒ родோройிропிрой் роЗро▓роХ்роХு роЙро▓роХроХ்роХோрок்рокை роОрой்рокродு роЕро╡ро░ை роЖро┤рооாроХроХ் роХро╡ройிроХ்роХிро▒ро╡ро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХுрок் рокுро░ிропுроо்.

роЪроЪ்роЪிрой், роЙро▓роХрооропрооாроХ்роХро▓் роЗрои்родிропாро╡ிро▓் роиுро┤ைрои்род роЪூро┤ро▓ிро▓், рокро▓்ро╡ேро▒ு ро╡рой்рооுро▒ைроХро│், ро╡ро▓ிроХро│ுроХ்роХு роироЯுро╡ே родрой் роЖроЯ்роЯрод்родிрой் рооூро▓роо் роЖро▒ுродро▓் родрои்родாро░் роОрой்ро▒ாро▓், "роиாрой் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ேрой் рокாро░்!" роОрой்ро▒ு роЕро▒ிро╡ிрод்родுроХ்роХொрог்роЯு роЗро░ுроХ்роХாрооро▓் роЕро░்рок்рокрогிрок்рокோроЯு роЪெропро▓்рокроЯுро╡родுроо் ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ிроХро│ைрод் родро░ுроо் роОрой்ро▒ு родோройி роЕро▒ிропроЪ் роЪெроп்родாро░்.
роЕрогிропை роЕрооைродிропாрой роЖро│ுрооைропாро▓் роЗро▒ுроХрок் рокிрогைрод்родு ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ிроХро│ைрок் рокெро▒рооுроЯிропுроо் роОрой்роХிро▒ рокாроЯрод்родைрод் родோройி роироЯрод்родிройாро░். роироЯுрод்родро░роХ் роХுроЯுроо்рокрод்родிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родு рооெрой்рооைропாрой рокுрой்ройроХை, родீро░்роХ்роХрооாрой роЖроЯ்роЯрод்родிрой் рооூро▓роо் роЙрой்ройродроЩ்роХро│ை роЕроЯைроп рооுроЯிропுроо் роОрой்роХிро▒ роироо்рокிроХ்роХைропைропுроо் роЕро╡ро░் роЪேро░்род்родே родрои்родுро╡ிроЯ்роЯுрок் рокோропிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░்.


роиாрой்роХு роУро╡ро░்роХро│், роиாрой்роХு ро╡ிроХ்роХெроЯ்роХро│் рооீродрооிро░ுрои்род роиிро▓ைропிро▓், ро╡ро░ுроЯроо் рооுроЯிроХிро▒ родро░ுрогрод்родிро▓் ро╡ро░ро▓ாро▒ு роТрой்ро▒ைропுроо் рооுроЯிрод்родுроХ்роХொро│்ро╡родு роЖро░்рок்рокро░ிрок்рокு роЗро▓்ро▓ாрооро▓் рокாропுроо் роЪூро░ிропроХ்роХродிро░் рокோрой்ро▒ родோройிроХ்роХு роОро│ிрооைропாрой ро╡ிро╖ропрооாроХ роЗро░ுроХ்роХро▓ாроо். ро░роЪிроХро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роЕрок்рокроЯிропிро░ுроХ்роХாродு. ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ிроХро│ிрой்рокொро┤ுродு роУро░рооாроХ роТро░ு ро╕்роЯроо்рок்рокை роороЯ்роЯுроо் роПрои்родிроХ்роХொрог்роЯு рокோроХுроо் роЕро╡ро░் родро▒்рокொро┤ுродு роОро▓்ро▓ாро░ிрой் роЗродропроЩ்роХро│ைропுроо் роОроЯுрод்родுроХ்роХொрог்роЯு рооро╡ுройрооாроХро╡ே рокோроХிро▒ாро░். роЕро▒ிро╡ிрок்рокை роЕро╡ро░் роЪாро░்рокாроХ роироо்рооைропே роЕро▒ிро╡ிроХ்роХ ро╡ைрод்родிро░ுрок்рокродிро▓் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒родு роЕро╡ро░ிрой் рооро╡ுройрооாрой ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ி. 

роХро╡ாро╕்роХро░் роЪொрой்рой роЕрои்род ро╡ро░ிроХро│்родாрой் роЕроЯுрод்род роЙро▓роХроХ்роХோрок்рокைропிро▓் родோройிропிроЯроо் роиாрооுроо் роХேроЯ்роХிро▒ோроо் , "роОройроХ்роХு роЗрой்ро▒ைроХ்роХுроЪ் роЪாро╡ு роОрой்ро▒ாро▓், 2011 роЙро▓роХроХ்роХோрок்рокை роЗро▒ுродிрок்рокோроЯ்роЯிропிро▓் родோройி роЕроЯிрод்род роЗро▒ுродி роЪிроХ்ро╕ро░ை рооீрог்роЯுрооொро░ு рооுро▒ை рокாро░்род்родுро╡ிроЯ்роЯு роЪாроХро╡ேрог்роЯுроо்." роиூро▒ு роХோроЯி рокேро░ிрой் рокெро░ுроо்рокாро▓ாрой роироо்рокிроХ்роХைроХро│ை рооெроп்рок்рокிрод்род роиீроЩ்роХро│் роЗродைропுроо் рооீрог்роЯுрооொро░ு рооுро▒ை роЪெроп்родு рооுроЯிрок்рокீро░்роХро│்.
роЪроХாрок்родроЩ்роХро│் рооுроЯிро╡родிро▓்ро▓ை ! 
роирой்ро▒ி рокூ.роХொ.роЪро░ро╡рогрой் . роиро▓்ро▓ рокродிро╡ு

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Salman dethrones SRK in Forbes' 2014 Celebrity 100 list

Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may be starting a new chapter of their friendship after an undeclared cold war, but the latter has dethroned the former by grabbing the top spot in Celebrity 100 list for 2014 of Forbes magazine.
Interestingly, Shah Rukh has fallen down from the number one spot to Salman's last year's number three spot. The decline is because of his disappearance from the screen for the preparation and shoot of his top grosser Happy New Year.
Salman Khan
Salman Khan tops Forbes' 2014 Celebrity 100 list

Shah Rukh did some cameos in movies like Youngistaan and Bhoothnath Returns in the period considered for this list. Whereas, Salman was all over the entertainment sector with his films like Kick and Jai Ho. In fact, his stint as the host of the reality TV show Bigg Boss is also credited for his upward swing.
Actress Deepika Padukone has reinforced women power in Bollywood by becoming the only woman mentioned in the top ten of the list. After featuring in movies like Happy New Year and Finding Fanny, the actress is at the eighth spot in the list with earnings of Rs. 67.20 crore, said a statement.
The list is compiled by measuring money and fame, which includes estimated entertainment related earnings from Oct 1, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014, and their visibility on print, television and internet.
The list not only revolves around actors, television stars but even sportspersons, authors, film directors, music directors, singers and comedians.
At the second spot is megastar Amitabh Bachchan, while cricketer MS Dhoni and actor Akshay Kumar occupy the fourth and fifth position. The top five in the list dominate the earnings sweepstakes, accounting for as much as 35 per cent of the total revenues of the top 100.
Salman's estimated earnings in 2014 are Rs. 244.50 crore, Amitabh amassed Rs. 196.75 crore, Shah Rukh minted Rs.202.40 crore, Dhoni pulled in Rs. 141.80 crore and Akshay Rs. 172 crore.
Despite a quiet year, Shah Rukh├в€™s earnings can be attributed to his brand value and endorsements. With 22 such deals in hand, he has endorsed the highest number of brands this year.


 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Shah Rukh outranks Salman in earning and popularity; tops Forbes India's 'Celebrity 100' list


New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan has topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, a ranking of India's biggest entertainers based on their income and popularity. Salman Khan and MS Dhoni, who closely followed SRK in the ranking, might be more famous, but King Khan landed at No 1 in the Celebrity 100, thanks to his earning power.
Forbes India estimates Shah Rukh earned Rs 202.8 crore, compared to Salman's Rs 144.2 crore and Dhoni's Rs 135.16 crore between September 2011 and October 2012. Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan are the other two celebrities in the top 5.
The ranking is a part Forbes India's special edition that decoded what lies behind the success of India's biggest creative entrepreneurs. The special edition has features, essays, interviews, infographics and snippets on the various facets of Indian entertainment industry.an has topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, based on his income and popularit
"Today, India doesn't quite have a creative economy that is as big and vibrant as a country of a billion people ought to have. As incomes rise and basic needs get covered, spends on entertainment will sky-rocket, as we've seen with IPL cricket. The interplay of technology and new forms of creativity will completely transform the entertainment space over the next decade," said Forbes India editor Indrajit Gupta.
The list is an attempt to rank the most powerful and the most popular of the players who are at the centre of this sector. The list ranks celebrities across eight categories - Actors, Sportspersons, TV personalities (Malaika Arora Khan, who earned Rs 5.65 crore), Comedians (Vir Das, Rs 1.6 crore), Directors (Karan Johar Rs 10 crore), Models (Esha Gupta, Rs 93.75 lakh) and Musicians (AR Rahman Rs 32.91 crore).
It was compiled based on a rigorous process that considered their income (from the business of entertainment) and fame (as measured by media mentions, online presence, social media followers)
A majority of celebrities fall in the age bracket of 30 to 50. However, that hasn't prevented a clutch of 12 youngsters like Saina Nehwal, Virat Kohli, Anusukha Sharma and Sania Mirza from breaking into the top 50. In fact, at age 23, Saina Nehwal is the youngest on the list.
Here are the top 10:
1. Shah Rukh Khan
2. Salman Khan
3. MS Dhoni
4. Akshay Kumar
5. Amitabh Bachchan
6. Sachin Tendulkar
7. Kareena Kapoor
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Virat Kohli
10. Katrina Kaif

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar as Rajya Sabha MP? Prime Minister recommends nomination

 New Delhi:  Sachin Tendulkar has reportedly been recommended to be nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha.  

Sources say Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written a letter to the President on this matter. The letter is expected to be forwarded by the Home Ministry. Sources have told NDTV that apart from Sachin, there are  two more names in the letter. 

Usually, a consent is sought before a person's name is recommended for nomination to the Upper House.

Observers  however say Sachin is actively involved in playing cricket and may not accept the offer. They point out that he has been a most apolitical person and not even been associated with a political cause.

BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad said , "If he is nominated, we will expect him to devote time to Parliament. It is serious matter." 

Congress' Renuka Choudhary deflected the question on Sachin's nomination by saying, "It'll be nice if he is in Parliament. He'll bat and we'll bowl googlies to him."

Sachin, and his wife Anjali, today paid a courtesy visit to Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath Residence in New Delhi. Mrs Gandhi wanted to meet the batting great and personally congratulate him on achieving the historic feat of scoring 100 international centuries recently.
     
Senior BCCI functionary and IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla was also present at Sonia Gandhi's residence. Mr Shukla said he had no knowledge of Sachin's reported Rajya Sabha nomination.
     
According to sources, Tendulkar and his wife spent close to half an hour with Sonia.
     
The Congress President is learnt to have talked in general about cricket and wished the player luck for his future.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

notice.......this


роЕро┤ுроо் рокெрог்роХро│ிрой் роЕро┤роХு роХுро▒ைропுроо்

роОродро▒்роХெроЯுрод்родாро▓ுроо் роЕро┤ுродு роХொрог்роЯிро░ுроХ்роХுроо் рокெрог்роХро│ை роЖрог்роХро│ுроХ்роХு рокிроЯிроХ்роХாродு роОрой்ро▒ுроо், роЕро╡ро░்роХро│родு роЕро┤роХு роХுро▒ைропுроо் роОрой்ро▒ுроо் роЪрооீрокрод்родிроп роЖроп்ро╡ொрой்ро▒ிрой் рооூро▓роо் родெро░ிропро╡рои்родுро│்ро│родு.
рокெрог்роХро│் роОрок்рокொро┤ுродுрооே роЕродிроХро│ро╡ு роЙрогро░்роЪ்роЪி ро╡роЪрок்рокроЯுро╡ாро░்роХро│், роПродாро╡родு роТро░ு роЪிрой்рой роХро╖்роЯроо் роОрой்ро▒ роЙроЯройே роЕро┤ுродு ро╡ிроЯுро╡ாро░்роХро│். родроородு родுропро░роо் роороЯ்роЯுрооро▓்ро▓ாрооро▓் рооро▒்ро▒ро╡ро░்роХро│ிрой் родுрой்рокроЩ்роХро│ை роХேроЯ்роЯாро▓ுроо் роЕро┤ுродுро╡ிроЯுро╡ро░்.
роЗрои்роиிро▓ைропிро▓் роЗро╕்ро░ேро▓ை роЪேро░்рои்род роЖро░ாроп்роЪ்роЪிропாро│ро░்роХро│் роЗродு родொроЯро░்рокாрой роЖроп்ро╡ொрой்ро▒ை рооேро▒்роХொрог்роЯройро░். роЗродிро▓் роЖрог்роХро│ுроо், рокெрог்роХро│ுроо் рокроЩ்роХேро▒்ро▒ройро░். роЕро╡ро░்роХро│ிро▓் рокெрог்роХро│ை роороЯ்роЯுроо் родройிроХ்роХுро┤ுро╡ாроХ рокிро░ிрод்родு рокро░ிроЪோродройை роЪெроп்родройро░். роЕрои்род роХுро┤ுро╡ிрой் рооொрод்родроо் 60 рокெрог்роХро│் роЗро░ுрои்родройро░்.
рокெрог்роХро│் роЕрооро░்рои்родிро░ுрои்род родройி роЕро▒ைропிро▓் рооிроХро╡ுроо் рооோроЪрооாрой роЕро┤ுроХை роХாроЯ்роЪிроХро│் роХொрог்роЯ родிро░ைрок்рокроЯроо் родிро░ைропிроЯрок்рокроЯ்роЯродு. роЪுрооாро░் роЕро░ைроорогிроиேро░роо் рокроЯроо் роУроЯிропродு. роЗродройாро▓் рокெрог்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роХрог்роХро│ிро▓் роХрог்рогீро░் ро╡ро┤ிропрод் родொроЯроЩ்роХிропродு.
роЕрок்рокோродு роЕро▒ைроХ்роХுро│் роиுро┤ைрои்род роЖро░ாроп்роЪ்роЪிропாро│ро░்роХро│் рокроЯроо்рокாро░்род்родு роХрог்рогீро░் ро╡роЯிрод்род рокெрог்роХро│ிрой் роХрог்рогீро░ை роЪோродройைроХ் роХுро┤ாроп்роХро│ிро▓் роЪேроХро░ிрод்родройро░்.
роХрог்рогீро░் ро╡ро░ாрод рокெрог்роХро│ுроХ்роХாроХ рооро▒்ро▒ொро░ு роЪோродройைроХ் роХுро┤ாропிро▓் роЙрок்рокு роХро▓рои்род роиீро░ை родропாро░் роЪெроп்родройро░்.
рокிрой்ройро░் роХрог்рогீро░் ро╡роЯிрои்род рокெрог்роХро│ிрой் рооுроХрод்родிро▓் роЙрог்рооைропாрой роХрог்рогீро░ைропுроо், роХрог்рогீро░் ро╡ро░ாрод рокெрог்роХро│ிрой் рооுроХрод்родிро▓் роЙрок்рокுроиீро░ைропுроо் рокேроЪிропро▓் роЪெроп்родு рокோро▓் роЕрок்ро│ை роЪெроп்родாро░்роХро│். роЗрок்рокோродு ропாро░ுроХ்роХு роЙрог்рооைропாрой роХрог்рогீро░், ропாро░ுроХ்роХு рокொроп்ропாрой роХрог்рогீро░் роОрой்рокродு роЖроп்ро╡ாро│ро░்роХро│ை родро╡ிро░ рооро▒்ро▒ро╡ро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХு родெро░ிропро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை.
роЗрои்роиிро▓ைропிро▓் ро╡ெро│ிропே роЗро░ுрои்род роЖрог்роХро│் роЪிро▓ро░ை роЙро│்ро│ே роЕро┤ைрод்родு роЕрои்род рокெрог்роХро│ிрой் роЕро░ுроХிро▓் роЪெрой்ро▒ு рокேроЪроЪ் роЪெроп்родாро░்роХро│். роЕрок்рокோродு роЖрог்роХро│ிрой் рооுроХрод்родிро▓் роПро▒்рокроЯுроо் рооாро▒ுродро▓்роХро│ை родுро▓்ро▓ிропрооாроХ рокродிро╡ு роЪெроп்родройро░்.
роЕродே ро╡ேро│ைропிро▓் роЖрог்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роХாродро▓் роЙрогро░்ро╡ை родோро▒்ро▒ுро╡ிроХ்роХுроо் роЯெро╕்роЯ்ро░ோроЬрой் ро╣ாро░்рооோрой் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│родு роЙроЯро▓ிро▓் роОрои்родро│ро╡ு роЪுро░роХ்роХிро▒родு роОрой்рокродைропுроо் роЖроп்ро╡ு роЪெроп்родройро░்.
роЖроп்ро╡ிрой் рооுроЯிро╡ிро▓் роХрог்рогீро░் ро╡роЯிроХ்роХுроо் рокெрог்роХро│ை роЖрог்роХро│ுроХ்роХு рокிроЯிроХ்роХாродு роОрой்ро▒ுроо், роЕро╡ро░்роХро│родு роЕро┤роХு роХுро▒ைропுроо் роОрой்рокродுроо் родெро░ிропро╡рои்родродு

Thursday, July 21, 2011

research


Give a second thought the next time you go to Google to get some information, for a new study says that Internet search engines are making people lose their memory.
Researchers at Columbia University have found that increasing number of users relied on their computers as a form of “external memory” as frequent use of online information libraries “wired” human brains.
The study, examining the so-called “Google effect”, found people had poor recall of knowledge if they knew where answers to questions were easily found, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.
The researchers found that people were increasingly bypassing discussions with friends to use the Internet as their main source of information.
Prof. Betsy Sparrow, who led the study, said such web tools were making information easy to forget and that if people could not find answers immediately it could feel like “going through withdrawal”.
“We are becoming symbiotic with our computer tools, growing into interconnected systems,” said Prof. Sparrow, from Columbia’s psychology department.
“We have become dependent on them to the same degree we are on all the knowledge we gain from our friends and coworkers — and lose if they are out of touch. Human memory is adapting to new communications technology.
“We’re not thoughtless empty-headed people who don’t have memories anymore. But we are becoming particularly adept at remembering where to go find things. And that’s kind of amazing,” she added.
In the study, the researchers undertook four experiments involving student volunteers. They firstly asked 46 students from the Harvard, the Ivy League university, a series of true-false questions based on trivia such as, “An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain” before showing them words in different colours.
When the words could be linked to Internet, students responded more slowly and admitted they were contemplating searching for the answers on the web. Another 60 students were then given 40 statements to type on a computer before being told that the information would either be saved or erased.
They discovered that people who believed the data would be saved were less likely to remember.
Another experiment involved 28 undergraduates from Columbia who were asked trivia questions. They were allowed to take notes and the researchers found they too struggled to remember information that would be saved.
Finally, a further 34 Columbia students remembered where they stored their information in folders on their computers better than they were able to recall the information itself.
Prof. Sparrow admitted it remained unclear what the effects of being so “wired” will be on people over the coming years. She said the Internet had replaced a person’s circle of friends where people would traditionally look for information.
“(They) did not make the effort to remember when they thought they could later look up the trivia statement they had read. It may be no more than nostalgia at this point, however, to wish we were less dependent on our gadgets.
“(It shows) we must remain plugged in to know what Google knows,” she added

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Facebook deletes 20,000 underage profiles daily

Social networking site Facebook removes about 20,000 profiles from the site every day for various infractions, including spam, inappropriate content and underage use, as part of its efforts to boost cyber security.


Facebook chief privacy advisor Mozelle Thompson appeared before the Australian Parliament's cyber-safety committee on Monday to discuss Internet-related security issues.


Representatives from Microsoft and Yahoo were also on the panel. Thompson's appearance made headlines when he was quoted in the Daily Telegraph as saying that Facebook "removes 20,000 people a day, people who are underage."

Facebook deletes 20,000 underage profiles daily

In a statement, Facebook said those 20,000 removals cover a variety of policy violations, including spam, inappropriate content and underage use.


Facebook users must be at least 13 years old. "At Facebook, we take safety very seriously and we were pleased to participate in a hearing in Australia to talk about our safety policies, practices and systems," the company said.


"As we explained in the hearing, these efforts include removing numerous accounts everyday for activities including spamming, posting inappropriate content, and violating age restrictions."


The 20,000 number does "not include the proactive efforts that actually prevent fake or under age accounts from being created," Facebook said.


"There are people who lie. There are people who are under 13 [accessing Facebook]," Thompson told Federal Parliament's cyber-safety committee.


Although the company requires its users to be at least 13-years-old, the limit is easily circumvented, like on pretty much any website on the Internet.


"While the social network has mechanisms to detect liars," Thompson admitted that "It s not perfect".

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

May 13: Verdict date for four states

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the election dates for four states - Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territory of Puducherry.
Assam will have election in two phases on April 4 and 11 while Kerala will vote in a single phase on April 13.
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will also go to polls in a single phase on April 13.
May 13: Verdict date for four states, 1 UT
However, West Bengal will vote in six phases. The first phase voting is on April 18, second phase on April 23, third phase on April 27, fourth phase on May 3, fifth phase on May 7 and sixth phase is on May 10.