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The battle between the Ambani brothers escalated further on Saturday as Mukesh Ambanis side said Anils camp should not create confusion between the family settlement and agreements signed between the two. P 12

At 16, he rules cyber fraud gang These NRGs Racket Busted When Abad Cops Were Probing Hacking Of Online Shopping Bay fight on for Obama
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Lalus flight hit by bird: A possible tragedy was averted on Saturday when a plane carrying railway minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and 70 other people, landed safely at the Delhi airport after being hit by a bird. The Kingfisher flight IT-331 was hit by a bird soon after take-off for Varanasi around 9.20 am, an airline spokesman said. Junior Veerappans stalk forests for tuskers: Deep inside the 1,560 sq km
Sathyamangalam forests in the eastern ghats of Tamil Nadu, forest wardens armed with double barrel guns and binoculars are keeping a 24 hour-watch for their new target the junior Veerappans. New poachers have sprouted here over the past three years and gunned down 17 tuskers. P 12

Ahmedabad: Ajay is 16 and a Class X student. But, let him loose in cyberspace and he turns a millionnaire, leaving hundreds of credit card holders across the globe bankrupt. Ajay was picked up from Mumbai on Thursday and detained by Gujarat Police in a hacking case that left them baffled with its sheer global spread. This St Anns student from Mulund and son of an employee of a textile firm who learnt the ropes of hacking online marketing websites and siphoned off money paid by cyber buyers into his own account. The racket surfaced when Ahmedabad crime branch sleuths investigated a case of hacking of a popular online shopping site and arrested three boys in the city They .

turned out to be a part of Ajays gang. Investigations revealed that his network spreads across MumSameer Mahoolkarbai,

Hyderabad, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. His mentors live in the US, Vietnam and other countries. Ajay gave instructions to Wahid Khan, a resident of Kalupur, and Shahid Khan and Haadi Ghoghai

of Juhapura, till they were arrested on Thursday. Ajay had taught them to create fake accounts and crack into others credit card accounts to make big bucks. His prowess in hacking high security and government websites let Ajay into a hacking community, which gave him access to a huge database of credit card Customer Verification Value (CVV) numbers of prominent banks across the globe. Ajays tools include his laptop, a communicator and a cellphone. But, police say, Ajays PC has no data and he has covered all his tracks. All evidence available is from Shahid Khans laptop which has folders and files that hide cracked passwords and IP addresses of internet domains that were hacked into for fraudulent financial transactions. Ajay got in touch with online

fraudsters during gaming and was hooked on to it fast. He has told the police that after connecting with international hackers in the US, Vietnam, and other countries, he spent over 15 hours a day on the computer trying to figure out how it worked. He has a database of over 4,000 international credit card holders, their CVV numbers and expiry dates, said a senior crime branch official. He fooled the cyber police by using proxy servers for illegal transactions. After making money illegally at the online shopping giants expense for over four months, he got in touch with Shahid Khan and Wahid Khan in Ahmedabad and let them in to some secrets of the fraud, said the official. (Boys name changed to protect identity)
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Satyurday evening, hopes of a resolution to the Gujjar protest for ST status were dashed as the delegation holding talks with the Vasundhara Raje government categorically rejected the compromise solution offered by the state. P 12

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Nawaz Sharif calls for Mushs execution: Pakistans former PM

Nawaz Sharif stepped up his attack on President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, suggesting he could be hanged, while addressing thousands of protesters outside the presidency. We asked you to quit with honour after the election but you didnt, Sharif told the crowd.

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Bhavnagar: Post-mortem of a dead bullock confirmed anthrax as the cause of death in Bagdana village in Bhavnagar district. After the postmortem report, which was ordered after six cattle died of a mysterious disease, the district administration is taking steps to prevent its outbreak in animals as well as humans. I have declared the area anthrax-prone and all precautionary measures to prevent its outbreak are being taken, said district collector, Pradip Shah. Ten teams of veterinary doctors from Gandhinagar and Rajkot have reached Bagdana. Twenty-eight teams of doctors have examined villagers. None of them have been detected with the virus, said Shah. Weve ordered a special anti-anthrax vaccine from Bangalore, which is due to arrive soon, he added. It will be administered to the 10,000-odd cattle in and around Bagdana village. Inputs by Sandesh

together to achieve our first of two big goals. The second goal will hopefully be accomplished in November, he says. The young NRGs now look forward to getting thousands of people across the country involved in the political process. One great strength of the campaign is that senator Obama found support from people who have never participated in politics. Many people only tune in when its down to final selected candidates, says Bhatt. I will spend time registering new voters, building unity within the Democratic party and speaking with voters about Obama, says Patel. I will do everything within my capacity to convince people that senator Obama is the right choice, come November, says Desai. Whether its door-to-door canvassing or fundraising, to me, the task at hand has not changed. That has always been for Senator Obama to win the Presidency, not just the Democratic Party nomination and I am confident that we will get there, he adds.

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Ahmedabad: On Sunday, when millions celebrate Fathers Day there will , many tears rolling down too. And, tugging at the heart strings would be a moving father-son saga scripted on celluloid in Hollywood by a director of Gujarati origin. Anand Tucker (originally Thakkar) is the son of a Gujarati father and German mother. His latest film When Did You Last See your Father? had everyone at Cannes film festival sit up and Anand Tucker take notice. It has already taken Europe by storm and is awaiting release Lufthansa. Tucker pours out his memin the US and other parts of the world. ories of growing up in a household that The classic by this 45-year-old film- had parents from different cultures. maker is based on Blake He also tells the story Morrisons touching and of his striving to create CELEBRATING space for himself as an candid memoir of his faFATHERS DAY individual, for he bether in the weeks leading up to his death. Diaglieves his father belongs nosed with terminal cancer, the pro- to an older generation and to a societagonists father has only five weeks ty where the family is the most left to live, and captures this period. important aspect while the individual But, the film also has streaks of did not matter. The film captures the Anands own life and his relationship fathers inner conflict when he fights with his father, a former employee of with his own self to allow his son to

do what he wants. Anand, who was born in Bangkok and grew up in Hong Kong, settled in London after his parents shifted to England. His affair with the audio-visual medium began when he joined the Oxford Film and Television Production in 1992. His directorial debut was factual television programming and advertisements and is married to filmmaker Sharon Maguire of Bridget Joness Diary fame.
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another star who isnt seen in movies as often as her fans would ollywood and cricket might like was fifth overall and the Brands Advertisers Secondages be the two passions of India, Celebrity highest-ranked woman with 22 but when it comes to celebri- Saif Ali Khan 19 9 45 lakh lakh seconds. ty brands visibility on television, Dhoni followed close behind at 39 21 42 lakh No. 6, ahead of little master Tenthe silver screen stars are clearly Shah Rukh Khan ahead of sporting heroes. Amitabh Bachchan 36 20 32 lakh dulkar. Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Only two Indian cricketers Rai Bachchan and Juhi Chawla 16 9 31 lakh MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar Hrithik Roshan rounded off the top 10. With 13.2 figure in a list of the 10 most vis- Kajol lakh seconds, Juhi Chawla was 13 5 22 lakh ible celebrities featuring in TV adM S Dhoni 24 15 21.5 lakh ahead of reigning box-office draws vertisements. There are no other like Priyanka Chopra (11 lakh sec21 17 16 lakh sportspersons in the list. And, Sachin Tendulkar onds), Bipasha Basu (6.4 lakh) and while Shah Rukh Khan may be the Preity Zinta Kareena Kapoor (6 lakh). 19 9 14 lakh undisputed badshah of Bollywood, In terms of visibility, Dhoni, 4 13.3 lakh Sachin and Dravid (8 lakh hes been pipped in this race by Aishwarya Bachchan 10 Chhote Nawab Saif Ali Khan. Juhi Chawla 11 5 3.2 lakh seconds) were well ahead of othAccording to the AdEx Survey , er Indian sportspersons, includprepared by TAM Media Research, TV third with 32 lakh seconds. ing Yuvraj Singh (6 lakh) and Irfan ads featuring Saif Ali Khan appeared Hrithik Roshan may not be seen too Pathan (4 lakh). The highest-ranked for 45 lakh seconds through the whole often on the silver screen these days, non-cricketing sports star was of 2007. SRK followed with 42 lakh sec- but hes highly visible in ads, coming Narayan Karthikeyan, who totalled onds, while Amitabh Bachchan was in fourth with 31 lakh seconds. Kajol 1.5 lakh seconds.

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ampaigning at grassroots, fund-raising, organizing social gatherings, community discussions, debate-watching parties, phone calls to voters they worked tirelessly since February last year to get their leader to win Democratic Party nomination. And now, as Barack Obama gets into the second and final leg of the campaigning for US Presidency, these second generation Gujaratis will be as much a part of his efforts and even more as members of South Asians For Obama (SAFO) a grassroots movement to mobilize the south Asian community in the US to support. Anhoni Patel, chair of the Bay Area chapter of SAFO and the national media chair and spokesperson for the group, says, I felt exhilarated and extremely proud that I was a part of this historic effort. When my future children and grandchildren will ask me about this time in our political history I will be able , to say I was a part of helping the first African-American to become the nominee of a major party . Obamas Yes we can! confidence reflects in 25-year-old Avani Bhatt, a member of Law Students for Obama. I felt ecstatic when he won the nomination. But, the real feeling that washed over me was one of hope. This one man has mobilized Americans to not simply ask but demand change, she says. Thirty-one-year-old Siddharth Desai, a management consultant at Accenture based out of Atlanta worked extensively with the Georgia Obama campaign and is a member of Obamas Asian American and Pacific Islander Council. The great thing about this campaign is that I feel connected to people I never met we all worked

When my children and grandchildren will ask me about this time in our political history, Ill be able to say I was part of helping the first AfricanAmerican become the nominee of a major party

he tragedy of keeping up with the Jones is, 'we spend money that we do not have, to get things that we do not need, to impress people we do not like'. What do we do for the people we love? Not enough. In a world that is more connected, the tragedy is that we communicate even less. Parents with teenagers will surely agree that we spend more time engaging with the TV, than we spend talking to our children. We may justify this by asking, 'why should we spend time with children who value their friends more than they value us?' Parents need to see the importance of spending quality time with their children, and to be there for them as they negotiate some of life's changes and challenges. This is the time that they need all the help they can get, even though teenagers act like they do not need any help. Career choices, exam pressure, unstable relationships, and the need to move from one stage to another - teenager to adult - are all reasons why children get confused, and sometimes depressed. How do we realise whether we are spending enough time with the family? Are there any red flags that we can watch out for? Today's children are open enough to speak their minds. Do not treat some comments lightly - such as, 'are you really

even concern them. Children find this strange and escapist, and will respond accordingly. If this stage is not addressed adequately, the child's self esteem gets messed up, and they lose their self worth. Loss of interest in things that are normally liked by them is a clear sign of change, and possibly indicative of greater amount of change to come. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? Do not evaluate things from the benchmark reference of your time as a teenager. Things have changed dramatically since then. Call a family council. Seat all the members of the

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Accidents or medical emergenies can strike anyone at any time. If effective medical care is promptly delivered during this critical period, many lives could be saved. Read on to learn the importance of efficient, prompt medical assistance

reality is far grimmer. If there is an accident, most of us prefer not getting involved. If we do try to help the victim by rushing him to the nearest local hospital, the doctor there may refuse to treat the patient and tell us to transfer him to a government hospital. Many victims die because simple medical problems (such as bleeding) are not treated on time. Doctors know that during a medical emergency (for example, a traffic accident or a heart attack), there is a 'golden hour' which can literally spell the

distressingly common cause of preventable death in India. Given the state of our roads and our civic sense, this problem is going to keep on increasing unless we tackle it efficiently. OUR EMERGENCY SYSTEM If you see an accident and the person is bleeding profusely, the first human instinct is to rush the patient to the local hospital for emergency medical care; or call for an ambulance. However, the nearest medical facility could be your local

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THIN PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY Fitness expert and lifestyle consultant, Mehernaaz Damania says, "So many people have a good looking body but suffer from many internal illnesses like digestive disorders, sinus, etc. One needs to be fit inside out and focus on one's health and wellbeing rather than attaining some magical figure." THIN PEOPLE DO NOT NEED EXERCISE People living in urban areas lead unhealthy and sedentary lifestyles a leading cause of death worldwide. Physical activity and exercise become very essential not only for overweight but thin people as well. Mehernaaz Damania says, "One needs to move the body despite one's age, or being fat or thin. A sedentary lifestyle can lead to many diseases like diabetes and heart disease, irrespective of one's weight. If you are physically active, you will have strong muscles, bones and joints." THIN PEOPLE ARE NOT PRONE TO HEART DISEASES This is a common perception that heart disease is the result of being overweight. Although obesity is a cause of heart disease, nutritionist Naini Setalvad says that thin people are equally prone to it as heart disease depends on one's high cholesterol and stress level that can affect thin or fat people. BEING THIN MAKES YOU HAPPY "Absolutely not!" says clinical psychologist Dr Laura Vaz. "Happiness needs to come from

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