Saturday 14 May 2011

Bangalore Beat Kolkata In Rain-Hit Match

Bangalore: Brett Lee sledged, Gautam Gambhir sighed in agony, and the crowd lapped it up in delight as Chris Gayle's brutal cameo obliterated the below-par target set by Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-hit game in Bangalore. Though the chase went into the final over, and Royal Challengers Bangalore lost a few quick wickets in the end, Gayle's 12-ball 38 had effectively killed the contest in just 2.4 overs of the chase. With the win, Bangalore made it seven victories on the trot and qualified for the playoffs.

Though Gayle dealt them the final blow, it was Kolkata's batting, which bordered on over-aggression, and the rain, that reduced the game to a 13-over contest, that really cost them the game. Kolkata were 69 for 3 in 11 overs when rain left them with only two more overs to bat, and they reached 89 for 4. Bangalore were set a Duckworth/Lewis adjusted target of 102 and Gayle's blitz ensured they could soak up the loss of quick wickets and reach the target.

The first over of the chase perfectly caught Gayle's fury and Kolkata's disappointment: Edge. Blast. Sledge. Edge. Crash. Gayle edged the first delivery to the third man boundary, crashed the second over cover, dug out a screaming yorker next - Lee sledged at this point, collected a four with a top-edged pull off the fifth ball and walloped the fifth to the cover-point boundary.

Kolkata's troubles didn't end with that 16-run over, for Jaidev Unadkat was looted for 23 in the next over. Luke Pomersbach, who replaced Tillakaratne Dilshan, started with a square-cut boundary before Gayle took over. He top-edged a six over third man before launching the next delivery on to the second tier of the stand beyond long-on. Although Gayle fell, top-edging a Lee delivery to Kallis, he had put Bangalore on course. They lost a few wickets in the end but there was never any danger of them losing their way.

It was with their batting that Kolkata lost the game. Sometimes, you can get over-aggressive. Sometimes, you need to shift to a Plan B but Kolkata seemed too eager to dominate. In their attempt to attack, they perhaps crossed the line. Even Jacques Kallis was nearly slogging and heaving at deliveries. Gautam Gambhir went too hard at deliveries and Eoin Morgan tried to cut nearly every delivery he faced. The result? They were reduced to 30 for 3 in the sixth over. They recovered to reach 69 for 3 in 11 overs but then rain soaked the playing arena. A long wait ensued and the game was restricted to 13 overs upon resumption.

Bangalore did everything right; they attacked relentlessly and suffocated the batsmen. They hurled down the bouncers, slipped in the occasional yorker, they got the ball to swing and seam a bit and always attacked. Eoin Morgan couldn't get Zaheer Khan away and fell, charging out and flicking straight to midwicket. Jacques Kallis was intent on playing the big shots and he fell, edging an attempted heave off Charl Langeveldt. Bangalore's change-up bowlers, Abimanyu Mithun and S Aravind, too kept it really tight and Bangalore's sharp fielding did its bit in keeping Kolkata in check. When Gambhir tried to break free with a cut, AB de Villiers lunged to his left at backward point to take a sharp chance. It was left to Yusuf Pathan to give Kolkata a decent total but it didn't prove enough.

Jyothy Laboratories To Buy 20% More Stake In Henkel India

FMCG player Henkel India today said Jyothy Laboratories has made an offer to buy 20 per cent stake in the company from its shareholders at a price of Rs. 41.2 per share, aggregating to a total value of Rs. 95.9 crore.

"This offer is made to all shareholders of target company (Henkel India)... to acquire up to 2,32,90,855, forming 20 per cent of emerging voting capital, at a price of Rs. 41.2," Henkel India said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The open offer, which is managed by Mape Advisory Group, would start on June 24 and ends on July 14, the firm said.
Jyothy Laboratories that makes the 'Ujala' fabric wash has recently announced that it would acquire 50.97 per cent
stake in Henkel India Ltd (HIL) from Germany-based Henkel AG & Co for Rs. 118.7 crore.

Last month, JLL had bought 14.9 per cent stake in HIL from the Indian promoter Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd.
If the 20 per cent open offer is fully subscribed, JLL will own 85.87 per cent in Henkel India.

Shares of Henkel India closed at Rs. 39.40 on BSE, up 0.85 per cent from the previous close.


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Mamata To Meet Sonia Gandhi, PM Today To Invite Them For Swearing-In Ceremony

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday invited its ally, the Congress, to join the new government in West Bengal. A day before, she dealt a crushing defeat to the Left Front in the state Assembly polls.

Ms Banerjee met senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee at his south Kolkata residence on Saturday and proposed that the Congress should join the ministry to be headed by her.

Emerging from the meeting, Mamata told reporters, "We were a strong coalition and the Assembly election result is a testimony to that. We will remain a strong coalition to form a good government".

Mamata will to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Capital later today and will invite them for the swearing-in ceremony of the first 'non-Left government' in Kolkata in almost three decades.

"We want honourable Prime Minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to be present on the day of our swearing-in. I will accompany Pranab Da to Delhi and invite them, and will decide on the date of swearing-in accordingly," Mamata said after her meeting with Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.

Though there is no clear answer to Mamata's offer to the Congress yet, both Mamata and Pranab Mukherjee said that they had a productive meeting.

"Today, we discussed about the formation of state government in Bengal. We also discussed how the two political parties (Trinamool and Congress), under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, will create a new Bengal," Mr Mukherjee said while addressing a joint briefing with Mamata Banerjee. (With PTI Inputs)

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V S Achuthanandan Resigns As Kerala Chief Minister

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: V S Achuthanandan resigned as Kerala chief minister on Saturday, a day after the Left Democratic Front led by him lost the assembly polls by a slender margin to the Congress-led UDF.

He met state governor R S Gavai and put in his papers earlier in the day.

The outgoing chief minister said he hoped that the new government would not impose corrupt people and sex offenders upon the people of the state.

He said he was ready to be opposition leader is his party ask him to.

Twitter Users Come Together To Work On Power Cut Infographic

NEW DELHI: A bunch of Twitter users have come together to gather information about power cuts in India and make an infographic that will map the geographical spread of power cuts across the country.

It all started when Shefaly Yogendra, a London-based investment consultant, saw a discussion on power cuts on her Twitter timeline and suggested to her friends, "May be you guys SHOULD tweet #powercut with location. The infographic will highlight the need for investment. To many people."

The idea caught on. Users had begun writing about the time and location of the power cuts in their respective areas with the hashtag (a word preceded by a hash sign that helps categorise tweets) #powercutindia. About 28 minutes after the initial discussion, Ajay Kumar (username @ajuonline) put up a web page that had started mapping power cuts in the country on the basis of the tagged tweets. Now the page can be accessed at http://powercuts.in. A Twitter account by the name of @PowerCutsIn has also been employed to collect data.

The page is built on an Ushahidi platform, which provides free software for information collection. The same platform has been used earlier to collect information on incidents of violence in Kenya. While the updates from Twitter are being incorporated on to the map by a team of 11 moderators information received via the smartphone app updates the map automatically. "I'm trying to get some people to code a page that will show the availability of power real-time," says Ajay Kumar, a software engineer working with a Lucknow-based NGO.

First city to be mapped, according to Ajay on Twitter, was Gurgaon. In the first couple of days, 46 reports had been mapped, at a rate of 9.2 reports a day. These reports have further been sorted into categories of "planned", "unplanned", "good news" (indicating no power cuts) and "voltage".

An open Google document, which anyone can read, edit and shared, was also floated online, where people volunteered to do the data crunching, and provide tech support. Those involved are trying to take this beyond an empty data-visualisation exercise and trying to figure out what to do with it. Pitting this data against that of diesel prices and farm output are just some of the suggestions that have come in from users on the same Google document. Others suggested tweeting with pin-codes for better accuracy while representing the data on a map.

"We've got thousands of tweets coming in with this hashtag. We could use all this data to see the number of power cuts that weren't a part of planned load shedding by power companies," says Kumar.

There were discussions about roping in non-Twitter users as well for better reach. "Two companies have already contacted me regarding this, saying they can offer their services for gathering data on the same through mobiles. Nothing has been finalized, though," says Kumar.

Crowdsourcing, or getting a large group of people to provide data on a particular subject, has been a rage ever since the web went social. A similar mapping exercise, which maps mobile network problems in India, already exists online by the name of Mobile Telco #Fail.

In the UK, an online service has started mapping specific medical symptoms that people tweet about to study the spread of diseases. So if the map shows a substantial number of people in your area getting a sore throat and a running nose with fever, you know you shouldn't be taking your sniffles lightly.

The pace at which things are proceeding with this, it's hard to say where this would go. "I have seen many online activism attempts fail. But I just jumped onto this one. People are coming up with some really sensible suggestions. Let's see where this goes," says Kumar.

Stalin Hard Pressed To Beat AIADMK Candidate,Leds By 2,423 Votes

Chennai, May 13 : Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, was fighting hard to emerge victorious from Kolathur assembly constituency in the city with AIADMK nominee Saidai Duraisamy making it a tough contest.

Till late tonight, the result from this new assembly seat could not be declared, though reports suggested that Mr Stalin was leading by 2,423 votes.

As the counting of votes was drawing to a close, there was a clash between DMK and AIADMK agents, after which, the officials suspended counting of votes.

Soon senior officials visited the counting centre and after they restored normalcy, the counting was resumed.

But till late tonight, the results could not be declared as the officials decided to verify the votes entered in form 20 with votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

This was necessitated as it was noted that polling officials had failed to press the closing button in a couple of EVMs, giving rise to speculations that additional votes might have been cast.

However, verifiction revealed that no additional votes were cast and the officials were tallying the votes cast in the EVMs with votes entered in form 20s.

Official sources said if the votes did not tally, the matter would be referred to the Election Commission for further action.

Jaya To Be Elected AIADMK Legislature Party Leader

Chennai, May 14 : A day after storming to power, emphatically routing the DMK, AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalithaa is all set to be elected as the Party's Legislature Party leader to enable her to assume office as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a third term.

The AIADMK had won 150 of the 160 seats it had contested in the April 13 Assembly polls and secured an absolute majority on its own.

A meeting of the newly-elected Legislators is likely be held tomorrow at AIADMK Headquarters in which Ms Jayalalithaa, who got elected from Srirangam, would be formally elected as the Legislature Party Leader.

After her election, she was expected to meet Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, submit the list of MLAs and stake her claim to form the government.

The date and venue of the swearing-in ceremony would be finalised after the Governor invited her to form the Government.

Meanwhile, the party office was decked up to receive the AIADMK leader, who would be visiting it at 1500 hrs today to garland the statue of her political-mentor and Party Founder MGR.

Scores of AIADMK workers had already started thronging the party office in view of Ms Jayalalithaa's visit.

After garlanding the statue of MGR at the party office, the Chief Minister-in-waiting would garland MGR's statue at Spencer's Plaza junction at the arterial Anna Salai.

Later, she would pay homage at the Samadhi of Late Chief Ministers Anna and MGR at Marina before garlanding the statues of Anna at Anna Salai and Rationalist Leader E V R Periyar near the Gemini flyover.

The AIADMK-led Front, which also consisted of DMDK Founder and actor-politician Vijaykanth, CPI, CPI(M) and several fringe parties, won 203 of the total 234 seats, handing out a crushing defeat to the DMK.

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Thursday 12 May 2011

Shilpa Shetty Is Pregnant!

The couple, who tied the knot after a two year long courtship on November 22, 2009, are ready to welcome a new member in their family.

While this is a first for Shilpa, Kundra already knows what it's like to be a parent. The entrepreneur, who was formerly married to Kavita, is father to daughter Deleena, born on September 9, 2006.

Reportedly, Shilpa has wanted to be a parent for a very long time. In a media report, in 2009, she said, "I'm desperate to start a family. I just love children, and we've a beautiful readymade nursery (in the new house). I want at least two children.

There is already a child's bedroom here because Raj has a nephew and I can certainly see my children running around this place.

And there is enough space for us to live at one end while Raj's parents live at the other." And this was even before she got married!

Well, it looks like her dreams are materialising as the actress has been spotted at several clinics around the city. Our source confirmed, "Shilpa is expecting and the couple are extremely happy.

Only the close family members and friends have been informed of the new arrival. They do not want to announce it publicly before the first trimester passes."

Shilpa, who shot to fame in the UK after she won the celebrity Big Brother, married Raj in November 2009.

The couple went on to buy a share in the Rajasthan Royals team of the IPL and have devoted their attention to the game ever since, until now that is.

Despite repeated text messages and calls, both Shilpa and Raj Kundra remained unavailable for comment.

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Sorry girls, this is the bad news for all of you because the another bachelor is going to tie a knot and he is none other than most shining star of Cricket and highest wicket taker in World Cup 201, ZAHEER KHAN.

After Indian Captain MS Dhoni, now it’s a turn for Zaheer Khan and he is going to tie a knot with Bollywood actress Isha Sharvani.

They both are in love since 2005; Zaheer fell in love with Isha when she performed at an event.

Like the other relationships, this relationship has also seen many ups and downs.

Both were separated in 2007 because of some personal reasons but somebody said truly “love never ends because of some reasons” and this beautiful couple again back together in 2010.

Zaheer Khan promised his parents before going for World Cup that he will getting married after the World Cup.

Bollywood and Cricket again comes together, here seems there is an inseparable bond between two.

Well our best wishes for you Zaheer , May your married life going well.

Shiney Ahuja Gets Bail In Rape Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who was convicted by a Mumbai court in the rape case of his domestic help in June 2009.

Ahuja on Apr 19 moved the high court against the Mumbai court sentence.

Ahuja, in his appeal, said the alleged victim has already said she was neither raped nor molested by the actor.

“The judge has inferred that the minor abrasions on Ahuja’s wrist must have been caused by the girl. But, the doctor stated that the girl’s nail clippings taken for DNA analysis tested negative for Ahuja’s DNA,” read his appeal.

“The judge has refused to consider the evidence that proves Shiney’s innocence and has drawn unwarranted conclusions/ inferences devoid of any legal basis,” said Ahuja in his appeal.

A fast-track Sewri court on Mar 30 read out the verdict convicting Ahuja and sentenced him to minimum seven years in jail.

Ahuja, who was present as the verdict was being pronounced, broke down in the court.

He was directly taken to jail from the court.

Ahuja was granted bail by the Mumbai High Court on October 1, 2009, on a surety of Rs 50,000 with a condition that he would stay in Delhi and report to the nearest police station regularly.

The court had ruled that Shiney would be permitted to come to Mumbai only during the trial.

Ahuja was arrested on June 14, 2009, after the maid lodged a complaint with Oshiwara police station alleging that she was raped by the actor in his flat while she was alone.

The fast track court in Sewri, which heard the case, had declared the maid as a hostile witness after she retraced her statement.

However, the trial had continued.

The police had filed a 109-page charge sheet against Ahuja with statements of 12 witnesses, forensic reports and other documentary evidence.

I Am A Great Dancer : Salman Khan

The original Prem of Bollywood is back. Salman Khan will be seen romancing Asin in Ready. The actor chats up with TWF correspondent Sreya Basu

The song Character dheela from Ready is already rocking the charts. Whose brain is behind this song?

Character dheela was Asin’s idea. Since she is the heroine of the film, how can we say no to her!

That’s it?

(Laughs) Generally we use the term character dheela in a negative manner. But Aneesbhai (Bazmee, director) wanted to make it positive. One day he said people always look at us and say: Iska character dheela hai. But actually, woh log bhi yehi sab karta hai. So, if they do, it’s raas leela, and if we do, then character dheela! Not fair na!

You did gigs on Raj Kapoor, Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar in the song. How was the experience?

There’s no way you can do justice to what they have done. The way Dharmji looked in Sholey nobody can even come near him, Raj Kapoorsaab is a legend, Yusufsaab (Dilip Kumar) is something else…from the first day of our industry till today, nobody could come one percent close to his performance. We just did this as a tribute.

How much do you relate the song to yourself?

Look, my character has never been dheela. I am 46 years old now and if you have seen my average (in love), it’s pathetic.

Do you think remakes are lucky for you (Both Wanted and Ready are remakes of south Indian films)?

Our (Bollywood) writers are actually writing…and how?…we take pegs from here and there…pick from a French film, take something from Ethiopian film or a Hollywood film or an old Bollywood film; unless he is a writer-director, then only he can do justice to a script. The South writers also borrow heavily from old Hindi films. Like my father (Salim Khan) used to write-Haathi Mere Saathi, Deewar-they (South) have taken all that stuff. They have remade most of our films. Now it’s time to take at least one or two back. And it’s not that we lifted, we are not making blind remakes. The fact is, in the South, they work on heroism, while in Bollywood, there is n o heroism now. I want to see me as a hero on screen. That’s the reason I have started doing this kind of films. Be it heroism in comedy, action or drama, when you come out of the theatre, you want to be the hero (of the film)…that’s what I want.

Then why don’t you do a super-hero film like Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan?

I don’t want to do any super-hero film. I don’t want to be bitten by a spider and turn Spiderman, I won’t want a red underwear outside to be Superman…I just want to be Sal-Man.

While shooting for Wanted, there was news that you had a hard time learning the steps from Prabhu Deva. Did you face a similar situation in Ready, since there are quite a number of twisters in it?

I didn’t have a hard time, but Prabhu Deva had a tough time while choreographing me. When I copied Prabhu Deva’s steps, I knew I was doing better than him. But he kept saying ‘one more, one more’. But I was doing better! Hazam nehin hota. I never have difficulties with steps. I am a great dancer. Ask Boneyji (Kapoor, producer of Wanted)…retakes pe retakes. What is this politics! You make an actor damn tired so that he can’t deliver well.

How much did your choreographer tire you with steps for Ready?
This time I took care of my steps…lots of care. My choreographer Mudassar himself weighs 12 kilos. So he dared not mess up with me.

According to a latest Internet survey, you have been rated as No 1 bachelor of India. What’s your take on it?

I will change it soon. I will shift to -1 (minus one).

Anushka Sharma Gives Haircare Tips

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With summer just around the corner, so are hair care woes. While many don’t realize it, scorching sun, harmful UV rays and high levels of humidity are the cause of serious hair damage. The excessive sweating, dirt and grime don’t help at all, making hair rough, dehydrated, and frizzy.

Actor Anushka Sharma shares some simple tips that will keep hair beautiful & bouncy just like her luscious locks, and let women have fun in the sun without stressing about their tresses.

“Oiling your hair with coconut oil (like Parachute Advanced) will condition and prevent your luscious locks from turning frizzy and brittle,” she says.

“Keep yourself well hydrated by having lots of water and fruits like melons, watermelons, oranges and squashes to maintain your moisture balance.”

She says: “Don’t wash your hair too often as that will dry it up. Also, make sure you oil your hair with coconut oil before washing to maintain its softness. Avoid using hair-dryers as they only damage your hair and leads to the development of split ends. Go for an air- dry instead.”

Anushka suggests covering head with a scarf on summer days to avoid direct exposure of hair to sunrays.

“Don’t use bands without metal closures, barrettes with smooth edges, etc. that would not damage or tear your hair leading to split ends. Before stepping out in the sun, cover your head with a scarf, umbrella, or hat,” she says.

Also, she advises to go for short hair on summer.
“Keeping your hair short at this time will help you enjoy summers better and might just give you the make-over you have been looking for,” she says.

“Opt for natural remedies to regain the shine and strength of your hair like:- Applying Coconut hair oil mixed with raw amla powder or with egg yolk and water, keeping it for 15 – 20 minutes on hair and rinse it off,” said Anushka.

Manmohan, Obama Discuss Osama Killing

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to US President Barack Obama late Monday on the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan’s Abbottabad and the situation post the encounter, media reports said on Tuesday.

However, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) denied to share details of their telephonic conversations.

“The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh spoke to President Obama of the United States of America. It was a warm conversation which covered wide-ranging subjects. They discussed further growth and development of India – US relations and the situation in the region,” said a PMO statement.

A statement issued by White House in Washington said Obama spoke to Singh to discuss the “successful American action against Osama bin Laden.” However, it did not give further details.

The White House also remained diplomatic in its statement.

“The two leaders re-affirmed their commitment to building a global, strategic partnership, including defence cooperation, and looked forward to the upcoming meetings of the Strategic Dialogue, the Homeland Security Dialogue, the Joint Space Working Group and the High-Technology Cooperation Group,” said a statement issued by the White House.

But, according to reports, Singh told Obama that Osama’s death is a ‘decisive blow’ on the terrorist outfit and ‘a significant step forward’. He also told the President that all terrorist organizations should be uprooted from Pakistan.

Osama was killed in Pakistan on May 2, ending an almost decade long manhunt for the world’s most sought after terrorist.

Responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, that killed about 3,000 people, bin Laden was hunted worldwide only to be found nearly ten years later in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, which is in close proximity to capital Islamabad.

Sourav Ganguly Makes A Winning Return With Pune Warriors

Former India Sourav Ganguly captain made a winning return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Pune Warriors
India beat Deccan Chargers by six wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at the Uppal here Tuesday.

Ganguly remained unbeaten on 32 not out and Manish Pandey made 49 as Pune Warriors achieved the target of 137 with 10 balls to spare.

Pandey and Jesse Ryder (35) gave Pune Warriors a terrific start adding 55 runs for the opening wicket.

Ryder smashed two huge sixes and five boundaries in his quick-fire 20-ball knock before Pragyan Ojha dismissed him in the seventh over.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra trapped Pandey lbw in the twelfth over, a ball after the batsman hit a huge six. Pandey slammed two sixes and six boundaries in his 42-ball innings.

Ganguly hit a six and three boundaries in his unbeaten run-a-ball innings.

Earlier, Mitchell Marsh (4-25) and Yuvraj Singh (2-17) restricted Deccan Chargers to 136/8.

Chargers failed to capitalise on their good start as openers added quick 51-run partnership before Pune skipper Yuvraj and young pacer Marsh struck in successive overs to remove Deccan openers.

Marsh clean bowled Ravi Teja (30) in the eighth over after his skipper Yuvraj dismissed Shikhar Dhawan (24) in the previous over.

Ganguly said it was the toughest day of his career.

“I said ‘it’s probably the toughest day of my career. I haven’t picked a cricket bat for five months. I wasn’t here for the game on the 4th against Mumbai, but I wanted to get ready.

“I came here with zero confidence. Fielding will also get better, it’s about anticipating which I haven’t done for a while,” he said.

Kings XI Punjab Defeat MI By 76 Runs

Mumbai Indian’s (MI) received a rude shock on Tuesday at the hands Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as the home side defeated them by 76 runs at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here.

Batting first Kings XI Punjab scored 163 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.

Mumbai Indians batsmen got all out at 87 runs in just 13.2 overs of the match.

KA Pollard scored the highest for Mumbai Indians with 17 runs coming from his willow.

Sachin Tendulkar (6), R. Sharma (5), A.Symonds (8) TL Suman (4) failed comprehensively with the bat.

After series of victories, MI batsmen failed to dominate over the opposition and succumbed this defeat.

Earlier, Kings XI Punjab batsmen contributed well as they faced the Mumbai bowlers well to reach the competitive mark of 163 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.

In-form batsman SE Marsh remained the highest scorer for 43 runs.

Munaf Patel bowled exceptionally well in the match as he scalped five wickets for Mumbai outfit on Tuesday.

For Kings XI Punjab B Bhatt picked up four wcikets in the match and was named the player of the day for his good bowling.

Supreme Court Rejects CBI Appeal On Bhopal Retrial

In a big blow to the Bhopal gas leak victims and justice seekers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea asking for retrial into the gas tragedy that left nearly 20,000 people dead and many maimed since the 1984 industrial accident.

The CBI had sought review of a 1996 judgement that had diluted charges against the accused from culpable homicide not amounting to murder to criminal negligence.

Slamming the CBI for delaying in filing the plea for 14 years, the court said “no satisfactory explanation has been given by the CBI and Madhya Pradesh government on filing a curative petition after a lapse of 14 years.”

The court said the judgement in 1996 was “never a fetter for the CBI or Madhya Pradesh government to seek enhancement of charges.”

On the intervening night of 2/3 December 1984, the inhabitants of the city of Bhopal became victims of the world’s worst industrial disaster.

40 tonnes of methyl iscocyanate (MIC – a highly volatile toxic chemical) stored at the pesticide plant – owned by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), USA – was contaminated with water and other impurities.

As a result, a mixture of deadly gases escaped from the factory killing several thousands of people and inflicting grievous injuries on at least 500,000 others.

Last year, a lower court in Bhopal had awarded mere two years of imprisonment to seven convicted Union Carbide officials for the incident while not mentioning US-based Warren Anderson, the former Union Carbide chief.

A Delhi court in March permitted the CBI to seek the extradition of Warren Anderson in connection with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Anderson, now over 90, had been proclaimed offender by the Bhopal chief judicial magistrate in 1993 after he jumped bail, which he had procured following his arrest on Dec 7, 1984.

He had flown out of India soon with the help of Indian authorities after his bail, never to return.

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Tuesday 10 May 2011

Ipl 2011: Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings - Csk Win By 63 Runs

Chennai thrashed hosts Rajasthan a massive 63-run margin during their IPL match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. Score | Photos

Batting first Chennai put on board a mammoth 196 runs on board with all their batsmen performing in the middle. Opener Murali Vijay was the most impressive with 53 runs on board.

A 197-run target was never going to be an easy one for the hosts and that's what happened. The Rajasthan batsmen were already under pressure and it got multiplied when they lost their opener Rahul Dravid in the fourth over of the innings when the total was 27.

Shane Watson too didn't last long and fell in the sixth over after scoring a scanty 11. While Doug Bollinger drew first blood for Chennai, R Ashwin claimed the second wicket to reduce Rajasthan to 48/2.

Rajasthan's hopes were shattered when their Kiwi import Ross Taylor too walked back with a scanty total on board. And it was South African Albie Morkel who sent him back to reduce Rajasthan to 63/3 in the 8th over.

Ashok Menaria was the next to take a walk back to the Rajasthan dugout, with Ashwin sending him back on two in the 10th over and the Rajasthan scoreboard read 70/4.

Finally, Ajinkya Rahane and Johan Botha tired to do the unthinkable - bat against a charged up Chennai attack. They even helped Rajasthan cross 100-run mark at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

Rahane batted and scored a dogged 52, but the target was too steep and Chennai bowlers were bowling a good line. Chennai's West Indian recruit Dwayne Bravo scalped him on the first ball of the 15th over with Suresh Raina performing the final honours in the deep. Rajasthan were reduced to 105/5.

The rest of the Rajasthan batsmen merely paid quick visits to the crease as Chennai bowled the hosts out for 133 with nine ball to spare.

Chennai innings

Chennai batsmen smashed Rajasthan bowlers all across the park as they posted a mammoth 196/3 against the hosts during the 52nd IPL match on Monday.

Opener Murali Vijay was especially impressive scoring a quick-fire 53.

Earlier, Rajasthan captain Shane Warne won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai in the 52nd IPL match of the season and 11th for both teams. The match was also one of the last few games for Rajasthan captain Shane Warne, who will stop playing pro cricket post IPL-4.

Chennai openers Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay got off to a good start against Rajasthan scoring more than eight runs an over. Both scored at decent pace and would have carried on further had a Johan Botha ball not broken their stand in the 10th over.

The offie tried variation and bowled a yorker that took away Hussey's leg stump when he was batting on 46 and the Chennai total was 77.

But that hardly made a difference to Chennai's tempo as soon Murali Vijay and Suresh Raina got on with a fine partnership putting 58 runs on board. It was only in the 15th over that Rajasthan were able to break their partnership.

A mix-up in Shane Warne's over saw Vijay get run on 53 when the team total was 135. His 40-ball innings was decorated with two fours and three sixes.

Post Vijay's fall Suresh Raina and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni further increased the run rate even as the Rajasthan bowlers struggled on home surface.

The reason could have been that Rajasthan were playing on a different track in this match, adjacent to the one that was used in the last 10 games. Whatever be the reason, Chennai clearly benefited off it as their batsmen were enjoying batting on the surface.

Raina and Dhoni had added 44 runs for the third wicket before Rajasthan pacer Amit Singh struck to despatch him in the 19th over on 43. Chennai were 179/3 at the stage.

Finally, Dhoni, who scored an unbeaten 41, and Albie Morkel batted on for the remaining overs to help Chennai to an impressive 196/3.

IPL 2011: Deccan Chargers Vs Pune Warriors - PWI Win By 6 Wkts

Pune easily overpowered Hyderabad by six wicket during the 53rd IPL match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad, on Tuesday. Score

Chasing 137, Hyderabad crossed the target with 10 balls to spare with Sourav Ganguly, playing his first match of this IPL season and Callum Ferguson remaining unbeaten on 32 and 15 respectively.

Pune openers Jesse Ryder and Manish Pandey started the innings on a high note scoring more than eight runs an over. But their partnership came to a close in the seventh over when Hyderabad's left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha scalped Kiwi Jesse Ryder on 33. The ball kept low, even as he attempted a sweep, and entered his gate to crash on to his off stump when the team total was 55/1.

Soon the moment arrived that the Hyderabad crowd was waiting for -- former India skipper Sourav Ganguly arrived and took the crease in his first IPL match of the season.

He started nervously, but gradually gained in confidence at the innings progressed. He even hit a six in his innings to show that he is good with the bat.

However, Hyderabad's leg spinner Amit Mishra claimed the other opener Manish Pandey in the 12th over when he was one run shy off his half-century. Mishra trapped him leg before and Pune were two men down on 93.

Robin Uthappa had played just two balls before being packed off by Daniel Christian on one and Pune were 96/3.

Pune skipper Yuvraj Singh got a taste of some fine quick bowling in the 17th over. A quick one from Daniel Christian took an inside edge off his bat and crashed into his stumps when he was batting on two and the team total was 119/4.

Soon Sourav Ganguly (32 n.o) and Aussie Callum Ferguson (15) came together to finish off the run chase in the 19th over and Pune recorded their second straight win in IPL with a six-wicket win.

Hyderabad innings

Pune restricted hosts Hyderabad to 136/8 during their 53rd IPL match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad, on Tuesday.

Hyderabad captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat.

There was something to cheer for the Hyderabad cricket fans as former India skipper Sourav Ganguly took the field for the first time in this IPL season. Though Ganguly was sporting the Pune colours but that didn't stop the crowds from cheering him on at the Uppal stadium.

Hyderabad openers Shikhar Dhawan and D Ravi Teja got off to a good start. The two scored at a brisk pace putting on 51 runs for the first wicket before Pune captain Yuvraj Singh broke their stand in the seventh over. A top edge was easily taken by Kiwi Jesse Ryder at extra cover and Dhawan walked back for 24.

In the next over Mitchell Marsh got rid of the other opener D Ravi Teja on 30. An inside edge crashed on to his stumps when Hyderabad were batting on 56.

In the 11th over leggie Rahul Shamra trapped opposition captain Kumar Sangakkara leg before on 12 and Hyderabad lost their third wicket on 76. By now Pune were gradually gaining control of the match.

Later in the 15th over captain Yuvraj Singh trapped Daniel Christian leg before on 10 and Hyderabad lost their fourth wicket on 98.

Then Mitchell Marsh came around and claimed there wicket in the 19th over to reduce the opposition to 124/7. J.P Duminy, Sunny Sohal and Amit Mishra - all there fell in the over as Marsh ended with impressive figures of 4-25.

Finally Wayne Parnell got rid of his South African team-mate Dale Steyn in the last over as Hyderabad completed their innings on 136/8.

IPL Live: Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians

Earlier, Mumbai captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and elected to field in the 54th IPL match of the season. And Mumbai got an early wicket when Punjab opener Paul Valthaty tried to pull Munaf Patel towards the long-on boundary, but the required elevation was mising and Aiden Blizzard pouched the ball neatly dismiss him on 14. Punjab lost their first wicket on 22.

Post the early loss, captain Adam Gilchrist and his Aussie countryman Shaun Marsh got going with a partnership.

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(w/c), Paul Valthaty, Shaun Marsh, Dinesh Karthik, David Hussey, Mandeep Singh, Ryan Harris, Praveen Kumar, Bipul Sharma, Shalabh Srivastava, Bhargav Bhatt

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar(c), Aiden Blizzard, Ambati Rayudu(w), Rohit Sharma, Tirumalsetti Suman, Kieron Pollard, Andrew Symonds, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni

Sks Microfinance Expects More Pain, To Focus On Gold Loans

Expecting pressure on company financials in the near term, SKS Microfinance will start focusing on non-core activities like gold loans and mobile phone financing in places other than Andhra Pradesh, Executive Chairman of the company, Vikram Akula said.

The company suffered a net loss of Rs 69.77 crore in Q4 (FY11) largely due to the situation in Andhra Pradesh where its loan collection has plunged.

It expects the pressure on financials would continue over the next couple of quarters. SKS has outstanding loans of Rs 1,285 crore in Andhra Pradesh alone and it is not able to extend fresh loans.

According to AP Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending) Act- 2011, every loan application has to be approved by the State Government officials.

SKS filed 73,163 loan applications after the new rules were introduced last October of which only 1648 applications were approved by the Government as eligible for loan.

"We have been struck a blow by external forces. Now we are reinventing our company and microfinance. That's what we are going to focus in this year. Reinvention of microfinance will focus on consolidations of existing customer base, diversifying product offerings and continuing to build consensus to resolve issues in Andhra Pradesh," Akula said.

As per Reserve Bank norms, revenues from non-core areas of a microfinance company should not cross 15 per cent.

SKS has plans to start a subsidiary once that limit crosses, said Dilli Raj, CFO, SKS microfinance.

"Today our book is Rs 4,111 crore and roughly we can go up to Rs 600 crore (for non-core business).So in FY12 we don't think we will cross that limit. In FY13, based on the business models we will cross that and look at the step-down subsidiary," Dilli Raj said. .

Dilli Raj said the pressure on financials will continue for one or two quarters going forward.

"Probably there would be near-term pain for a quarter or two. If you are talking medium term it is highly positive. Long term it is absolutely bullish," he said.

He said the company has five branches dealing with gold loans and they will be ramped up to 100 by the end of the current quarter and 500 by the end of the fiscal.

"Gold loan portfolio at the end of the year could be in the range of Rs 150 crore," he hoped.

Raj, however, said the non-core activities will be started in all places but Andhra Pradesh where the company is trying to comply with the State Government's stringent norms for microfinance sector.

Osama Raid: Us President Obama Had Authorised Seals To Engage Pakistani Forces If Confronted

US President Barack Obama had authorised Navy SEAL commandos, on mission to capture or kill al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, to engage the Pakistani police or forces if confronted while carrying out the operation.

As against the wishes of some of his advisors, President Obama insisted to increase the size of his combat team so as that they would be able to successfully handle the Pakistani forces if confronted during the mission, The New York Times reported.

Pakistan has already said it had scrambled its jets and forces to tackle the foreign forces at Abbottabad, but the US Special Forces left the compound after successfully carrying out the operation in about 40 minutes.

"As the Abbottabad episode illustrates our Military responded to the US Forces covert incursion. The Air Force was ordered to scramble. Ground units arrived at the scene quickly. Our response demonstrates that our armed forces reacted, as was expected of them," Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told Parliament on Monday.

The New York Times said Obama's decision to increase the size of the force sent into Pakistan shows that he was willing to risk a military confrontation with a close ally in order to capture or kill the leader of al-Qaeda.

"Such a fight would have set off an even larger breach with the Pakistanis than has taken place since officials in Islamabad learned that helicopters filled with members of a Navy Seals team had flown undetected into one of their cities, and burst into a compound where bin Laden was hiding," it said.

"Their instructions were to avoid any confrontation if at all possible. But if they had to return fire to get out, they were authorised to do it," a senior Obama Administration official was quoted as saying.

"The planning also illustrates how little the administration trusted the Pakistanis as they set up their operation. They also rejected a proposal to bring the Pakistanis in on the mission," the newspaper reported.

While two helicopters were sent to Abbottabad, under the original plan, two assault helicopters were going to stay on the Afghanistan side of the border waiting for a call if they were needed.

But the aircraft would have been about 90 minutes away from the bin Laden compound, it said.

"Some people may have assumed we could talk our way out of a jam, but given our difficult relationship with Pakistan right now, the president did not want to leave anything to chance," one senior administration official was quoted as saying.

"He wanted extra forces if they were necessary," the official added.

If a confrontation appeared imminent, there were contingency plans for senior American officials, including Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to call their Pakistani counterparts to avert an armed clash.

But when he reviewed the plans about 10 days before the raid, Obama voiced concern that this was not enough to protect the troops on the mission, administration officials said, according to the newspaper.

That resulted in the decision to send two more helicopters carrying additional troops.

These followed the two lead Black Hawk helicopters that carried the actual assault team. While there was no confrontation with the Pakistanis, one of those backup helicopters was ultimately brought in to the scene of the raid when a Black Hawk was damaged while making a hard landing.

The New York Times said two teams of specialists were on standby during the entire operation: One to bury bin Laden if he was killed, and a second composed of lawyers, interrogators and translators in case he was captured alive.

"That team was set to meet aboard a Navy ship, most likely the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea," the daily said.

With tensions between the US and Pakistan escalating since the raid, American officials sought to tamp down the divisions and pointed to some encouraging developments, the paper said.

It quoted a US official as saying that American investigators would soon be allowed to interview bin Laden's three widows, now being held by Pakistani authorities, a demand that Obama's national security adviser Thomas Donilon made on television last week.

US, Pak Forces Begin Hunt For Taliban Leader Mullah Omar

Having killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a covert operation in Pakistan's Abbottabad town recently, the US forces are now focussing on Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

Special joint forces of the US and Pakistan have been conducting raids on the one-eyed terror mastermind's hideouts. The latest action was prompted by the success of operation Geronimo last week.

Intelligence reports claimed that Omar was being sheltered in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, near the Afghan border.

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) network is said to be desperate to find him first after being humiliated by the American operation in which Laden was killed.

The US strike teams were also fine-tuning plans for an assault on Omar's lair after collecting a treasure trove of data from Laden's compound in Abbottabad.

However, Omar is said to be protected by hundreds of heavily armed militants following fears that he was in the US line of fire.

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Sehwag To Miss Rest Of IPL, To Undergo Shoulder Surgery

NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL matches this season as he will undergo a surgery on his injured shoulder, a development which may also make him unavailable for India's forthcoming tour of the West Indies.

Australian all-rounder James Hopes has been appointed the captain for Delhi Daredevils remaining three matches.

Delhi Daredevils CEO Amrit Mathur said that Sehwag will be proceeding to England for the surgery and Hopes has been given the responsibility of leading the team in the remaining matches.

"We will miss Sehwag. But he has to undergo the surgery and that is why he will not take any further part in the IPL", Mathur said.

PB Vanchi, director of GMR Sports Pvt Ltd, owners of Delhi Daredevils, said that a mutual decision was taken after the Daredevils skipper held talks with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on his injury and was immediately advised to go for the surgery at the earliest.

"He has a problem. In the last match, too he struggled. The BCCI is making the arrangements for the surgery. They are waiting for a date. If he needs the surgery we are not going to be coming in the way," Vanchi said.

The Indian opener will travel to London for the surgery but the exact date is not known yet.

Sehwag is currently the top scorer in the IPL with 424 runs and his loss will further hamper the chances of the Daredevils, who are currently placed seventh in the points table and are left with only three games.

Sehwag's, whose injury is a long-standing one that had ruled him out of the two World Twenty20s and the ODI series in South Africa in January. However, he was declared fit in time for the World Cup after having undergone rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.

India will leave for the West Indies on June 1 for a T20 match, five ODIs and three Tests but it unlikely that the dashing opener will be available for the series. He may be forced to sit out of the subsequent series against England.

Sensex Closes 10 Points Up On Selective Buying At Lower Levels

MUMBAI: In choppy trading, the BSE Sensex ended almost flat on Monday, up just about 10 points at 18,529 as cautious investors bought heavyweights at lower levels, amid continuing concerns over high interest rates.

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex, which gained 308.23 points in the last session, rose 10.15 points to 18,528.96, after touching intra-day low of 18,367.21.

However, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty failed to hold gains and settled with a minor loss of 0.35 point to 5,551.10. It touched the day's high of 5,586.05 and a low of 5,502.40.

The barometer's two heaviest stocks -- with 23 per cent weightage -- Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies, saved the market from a fall.

RIL closed Rs 2.95 up at Rs 958.35 and Infosys by Rs 16.80 to Rs 2,903.70.

The FMCG sector index remained the best performer, adding 1.24 per cent at 3,687.60 as Hindustan Unilever surged the most since October 2009 -- up Rs 9.75 at Rs 284.45 after its fourth-quarter profit beat market expectations.

Metals, teck, PSU and refinery sectors were other stocks that held the market.

Of the Sensex pack, 12 stocks ended with gains while 18 closed with losses as investors bought stocks selectively, at attractive low levels after a 3.2 per cent fall last week.

Indonesia Finds Black Box From Crashed Plane

JAKARTA: Indonesia has found the black box flight data recorder from a commercial plane that crashed into the sea at the weekend killing all 25 passengers and crew, officials said on Monday.

"We found the data recorder yesterday and our team at the site is now trying to retrieve its cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from below the sea," transport safety committee chairman Tatang Kurniadi said.

The MA-60 turbo-prop plane operated by Merpati Nusantara, one of the Indonesian airlines banned from European airspace, crashed into the sea as it was attempting to land during a heavy downpour on Saturday, officials said.

It was flying from Sorong to Kaimana airport in West Papua province.

Data from the black box will be sent to laboratories in China for clues about why the plane crashed, Kurniadi said.

"The investigation is still ongoing. We need time to listen to the CVR and to analyse it," he said, adding that four investigators were still at the crash site.

Merpati spokesman Imam Turihi said it was too early to say why the plane crashed.

"We're now focusing on taking care of the victims' bodies, before they are sent to their families," he said, adding that 22 bodies including two babies had been recovered.

He revised down the total number of people on board to 25, from 27 as initially reported, and confirmed that there were no foreigners among the passengers or crew.

In 2009, a Twin Otter plane also operated by Merpati Nusantara crashed into a mountain in remote Papua province, killing all 16 people on board.

Another of the airline's planes overran a runway after landing in Manokwari in West Papua in April last year, breaking into three pieces and injuring 44 of the more than 100 people on board.

The European Union banned all Indonesian airlines from entering its airspace in 2007, but relaxed the ban on some carriers two years later after it said safety issues had been resolved.

Rescued Woman Says She Was Raped by Many

JAIPUR: In another twist to the case of a woman's molestation by the cops of Pratap Nagar police station including the SHO, her friend, Neha (name changed) who had gone missing on January 18 and found later near Mathura on Wednesday, has accused several people of raping her. In a statement given to a metropolitan magistrate, she also accused the molestation victim of being an accomplice in the crime.

The names of a senior RAS officer's son, a medical student and a doctor have come up as among who raped her. The police are now in a fix about how to proceed further. The police claimed that they are likely to get a copy of the statement on Monday and will corroborate the claims made her with evidences. Accordingly, they would act against the rape accused including the RAS officer's son.

On January 25, 20-year-old Vandana (name changed) had attempted suicide by jumping before a moving train. She alleged that she was called to Pratap Nagar police station for questioning in connection with Neha's whereabouts after the later went missing on January 18. Vandana alleged that she was molested by SHO Ramniwas Vishnoi and two other policemen. The accused policemen are currently in jail. The police had launched a frantic search for the missing girl after the suicide attempt by her. Neha was found three days ago from a village near Mathura in UP.

Neha said she had met Vandana while going to coaching classes. On December 7 last year, Vandana called Neha to her room where she was drugged and raped in an unconscious state. When she woke up she allegedly found a youth in the bed. She said in her statement that he again raped her. She also alleged that Vandana made a video clip and threatened to make it public and post it on the internet. After that Vandana allegedly used to make Neha meet other youths on a regular basis.

Neha alleged that another youth who used to roam around in a car fitted with a red-beacon and claimed to be the son of a senior RAS officer, also raped her in a hotel. Others whom she had accused of raping her include a doctor and a medical student. She claims that she attempted to delete the clipping from the laptop, but the accused showed her the same in their mobile phone and a pen drive.

She claimed that on January 18, she was hit with a stick on her head and drugged. Then she found herself in a train on way to Pune with a youth who identified himself as Bunty. He took her to his village near Mathura where he pretended that she was his wife. During her stay there, she underwent an abortion. She somehow managed to call her father following which she was rescued.

Commissioner of police BL Soni said that the police are yet to get a copy of the statement. "We will corroborate the girl's claims with facts and evidences and act accordingly," Soni said.

Obama Poll Numbers Up After Osama Killed

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said the killing of Osama bin Laden marked a "good day for America." Polls show it was good day for the president, too.

Two surveys released on Tuesday found the president's approval ratings climbed to 56%, a 9-point improvement over last month. The polls were conducted on Monday, after details were released about the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's fortified compound north of Islamabad, the Pakistan capital. The results were reported by The Washington Post/Pew Research Center and USA Today/Gallup Poll.

While the killing of bin Laden has seized American and world attention, such events can prove ephemeral, particularly after a brutal presidential campaign. Obama's improved approval after success in tracking down the world's most-wanted terrorist could mean little when voters enter polling booths 18 months from now.

Republicans lining up to challenge Obama will be banking on Americans to revert to pocketbook issues when they cast their ballots.

With no clear front-runner yet, some of the potential Republican field will gather for a first candidates' debate of the election season on Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina. There is no doubt the field of challengers will pound Obama about the nation's upward spiralling debt and what they see as a need to cut spending while rejecting tax increases.

Obama remains vulnerable on the economy. The Washington Post/Pew Research Center poll showed that only 40 percent of those surveyed approved of the president's handling of the economy. Other polls last week found that about 70 percent of Americans felt the country was on the wrong track.

The reason is obvious.

Even though the economy is slowly recovering from the Great Recession, unemployment remains near 9 percent, a high level for the US Gasoline prices have shot up to about $4 a gallon (almost a dollar a liter), roughly a third more than just six months ago. As household budgets are hit hard by rising fuel costs, big oil companies raked in record profits in the first quarter of 2011. US economic growth slowed sharply in the same period, partly because of high gasoline prices.

Home values continue to sink as financial institutions harvest huge earnings. The skyrocketing national debt is weighing heavily on the minds of taxpayers, who also fear the government will try to balance the budget by cutting away the social safety net for the poor and the elderly. The stock market and corporate profits are bounding upward, but middle class wages are stagnant or falling when adjusted for inflation.

While Obama has received generally broad bipartisan and international backing for the killing of bin Laden, Americans at the same time report increased fears about retaliatory al-Qaida attacks. The USA Today/Gallup Poll survey found that more than 6 in 10 of those contacted said a terrorist attack was likely in the coming weeks. That, the pollsters said, was "the highest rate of public nervousness in eight years."

Still the praise for Obama from unexpected quarters may portend a lingering betterment of the president's approval numbers. On the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, a frequent critic and Obama's Republican opponent in 2008, read out a statement in adulation of the military and intelligence personnel responsible for the killing of bin Laden.

Then the Vietnam war fighter pilot and prisoner of war spoke of Obama:

"I also want to offer my deepest congratulations and appreciation to the president and his national security team," McCain said, referring specifically to Obama's decision to forgo an aerial bombardment in favour of an airborne attack by Special Forces. "It took real courage to assume the many risks associated with putting boots on the ground, and I commend the president for it."

The polls surveyed randomly selected adults by telephone on May 2. The Post-Pew poll included 654 interviews; USA Today/Gallup interviewed 645. Both have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

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