The highly awaited deal is done. It is a big deal for both the nations. After this deal, India has achieved an unique status as the only nuclear weapons power to be allowed global nuclear commerce without signing NPT or CTBT. It is certainly a great achievement for Manmohan Singh’s UPA Government. This deal has once again proved the importance of India as an emerging power with a stable democratic system on international front. It’s an unprecedented deal for India. I know you want to know more about the deal. Let’s point out highlights of this historical deal.

* As already mentioned, India has achieved unique status. It has ended 34 years of nuclear isolation for India after Pokhran tests of 1974. Moreover, India has achieved this without signing NPT or CTBT.
* Now India can carry out nuclear trade, gets options for nuclear power and access to sensitive hi-tech that will boost up Indian industries like IT, space, power, defense and manufacturing.
* India has come closer to developed nations like US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Australia.
* India would be eligible to buy U.S. dual-use nuclear technology, including materials and equipment that could be used to enrich uranium or reprocess plutonium, potentially creating the material for nuclear bombs. It would also receive imported fuel for its nuclear reactors.
* The deal does not require India to cap or limit its fissile material production.
* With the help of this deal, India can improve its productivity at nuclear plants as now fuel flows will be better. India can now meet its nuclear energy target by 2020.

11:02 AM
Categories: General Info. Author: SacHu

A fit-again Sachin Tendulkar will play in the Irani Cup tie for Rest of India against Delhi at Vadodara later this month.

"I will be participating in the Irani Trophy. Just now I'm fine," Tendulkar told reporters on the sidelines of a function.

The selectors will choose on Monday a near-strength Test squad for the annual tie from September 24-28 between last season's Ranji Trophy champions (Delhi) and the Rest of India and are expected to name Tendulkar in the squad.

Tendulkar had to miss the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, after being a part of the Test squad under Anil Kumble that lost the series to the home team 1-2, after sustaining an elbow injury while fielding in the third and final match at Colombo.

He returned home and was replaced in the ODI squad by S Badrinath.

The champion batsman could muster only 95 runs at a very dismal average of 15.83 per innings with 31 in the second innings of the second Test at Galle, won by India, as his highest score in the three-match Test rubber.

Before the series, the ace batsman, who appeared in his 150th Test in Colombo, was only 172 runs adrift of overtaking West Indian great Brian Lara as the highest run getter in Tests, but fell way short of that target.

The Irani Cup tie is seen as a virtual selection trial by the selectors who want to pit the best players from the Rest of India to take on a strong Delhi team and prepare the Indian squad for the high-profile Test series against Australia starting in Bengaluru next month.

Tendulkar, who had played a stellar role in guiding India to its first-ever ODI tri-series win in Australia in March, was asked about the perceived divide between seniors and juniors in the team at the promotional event and replied that showing maturity was important.

The ace batsman was also all praise for the Indian Olympic medallists, including first-ever individual gold winner for the country -- rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra -- at last month's Beijing Games.

"It was good that India could get three medals in the Olympics which has made all the countrymen proud. People only remember successful people but efforts (made) should also be counted and recognised," he felt.

He also said that sports federations need to develop infrastructure and facilities for the players to excel.

"They should fulfil reasonable requirements of the sports persons," Tendulkar added.

10:52 AM
Categories: Cricket. Author: SacHu

Its Chrome everywhere on internet. All the news websites, blogs are talking about Chrome browser. As already updated, Chrome is a new internet browser developed by Google. It is an open source, free to use and distribute. Google has claimed that Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. One box for everything, Thumbnails of your top sites, Shortcuts for your apps are the three features that make this browser unique. Today I am sharing ten things that you should know about Chrome browser.

* The name “Chrome” is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or “chrome”, of web browsers. The open source project behind Google Chrome is known as Chromium.
* Google Chrome is built from open source components like WebKit and V8.
* Google Chrome also uses a brand new JavaScript engine (V8), which is much faster than existing JavaScript interpreters. This means you can create more complex and more intensive AJAX applications with fewer speed and processing constraints.
* Google has also explained that why they have build a new browser?
* Google has published a Comic book which features all the new qualities of Chrome browser.
* The main user interface includes back, forward, refresh, bookmark, go and cancel options. The options are similar to Safari, while the settings location is similar to Internet Explorer 7/8. The minimize, maximize and close window buttons are based on Windows Vista.
* Aviv Raff announced a flaw in Google Chrome that can “trick users into launching executables direct from the new browser.” The flaw involves bugs in WebKit and Java, the latter bug having been discussed at the 2008 Black Hat conference.
* Microsoft said Chrome will not create any problem for IE 8 as most of the features in IE 8 are better than that in Chrome.
* Mozilla said that Chrome’s introduction into the web browser market comes as “no real surprise” and that “Chrome is not aimed at competing with Firefox” and furthermore should not affect Google’s financing of Firefox.
* There is a process management utility called the Task Manager in Chrome which allows the internet user to “see what sites are using the most memory, downloading the most bytes and causing extra CPU usage”.

10:50 AM
Categories: General Info. Author: SacHu

Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis says Virender Sehwag is the only Indian batsman he has found difficult to bowl to.
"There was not much of a difference in bowling to most of the Indian batsmen. Their style was similar. Sehwag was the toughest to bowl to without doubt," Mendis, who picked up Indian wickets in heaps in both the Test and ODI series, told 'cricketnirvana.Com'.

The Lankans won the Test series 2-1 but lost the ODI series 2-3 but Mendis said he found no difference in the batting style of the two Indian sides.

He said the only reason why he failed to replicate his stupendous Test form in ODIs was the lesser number of overs he bowled in the shorter version of the game.

"There wasn't really much of a difference between the two sides. It was more or less the same for me. My problem in one-dayers was that there were only 10 overs to bowl and it is very difficult to take wickets in that limited time," he said.

Mendis, however, admitted that gradually the Indians and other international teams would learn to read him and he is prepared to cope with that.

"As time has passed since I first bowled to them this team which is one of the best in the world is beginning to understand me. Also other teams must be trying to understand my bowling.

"But I know that as long as I do the correct thing I will take wickets. If I can't then I will change my style," he said.

9:03 PM
Categories: Cricket. Author: SacHu

Rafael Nadal`s remarkable 2008 was recognised in Spain when he was named as the winner of the Prince of Asturias sports award.

The 22-year-old Mallorcan has taken the tennis world by storm this year, winning eight singles titles to date, including Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympics, while he has also replaced Roger Federer as world number one.

That success has seen Nadal pip the likes of Spain`s Euro 2008-winning squad, plus Olympic superstars Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and Yelena Isinbayeva to the award.

Last year`s winner was former seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, while previous holders of the title have been Fernando Alonso, Lance Armstrong, Carl Lewis and Spain's 2006 FIBA World Championship-winning basketball squad

8:56 PM
Categories: Olympics, Sports. Author: SacHu

Gary Kirsten, the India coach, has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "ready" to captain India in all forms of the game but added that there was no immediate need for change because Anil Kumble was doing "an exceptional job" leading the Test side.

"He [Dhoni] is ready for it [Test captaincy] but there is no need to rush as of now," Kirsten told NDTV. "Anil has done an exceptional job, he is a great leader. He is prepared to do 30 overs in a day but he is on the other side of the physical side of the game."

"MSD is a great thinker. He has got fantastic skills in terms of understanding the situation. He is the best ODI batsman in the world. I think he has worked his heart out, how to win games batting in the middle period. He plays every situation really well and is a very good keeper as well."

Kumble has led the Test team since Rahul Dravid resigned after India's tour of England in 2007 while Dhoni has been in charge of the ODI and Twenty20 sides.

India have just returned from a tour of Sri Lanka where they were beaten 1-2 in the Tests but bounced back to take the ODI series 3-2. Dhoni had opted out of the Test series in order to rest but returned for the one-dayers.

"Their characters [Dhoni's and Kumble's], their strategies are different," Kirsten said. "Their thinking is different but they both are exceptional cricketers and they have proved their worth in different formats of the game. It's always good to have captains that are performing well. It makes a big difference to the morale of the team, to the energy and intensity of the game."

One of the disappointments for India during the ODIs in Sri Lanka was Yuvraj Singh's form. He scored 72 runs in five innings and was tormented by Ajantha Mendis, who has dismissed him four times in six matches. Kirsten hoped that the break from international cricket would help Yuvraj.

"We all want to see Yuvraj hitting the ball hard," Kirsten said. "He is as good as anyone. Sometimes the break does a world of good. I am hoping that this break does him a lot of good and that he can comeback really motivated and determined."

11:56 AM
Categories: Cricket. Author: SacHu

Wasim Akram opines it is time for Anil Kumble to retire, paving the way for MS Dhoni to be appointed India’s Test captain.
Speaking on Tuesday night in Delhi, Akram said Kumble had had his day in the sun, but needed to know when to say goodbye. The legendary paceman said he had all the respect for Kumble's achievements as a leg-spinner and as India captain, but didn't think the 37-year-old had much more cricket left in him.
The Bangalorean has so far featured in 130 Tests for the country, taking 616 wickets at an average of 29.33, the third-highest tally in history, behind fellow spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne. Add to that his tally of 337 wickets from 271 ODIs, and it takes him just about 50 shy of 1000 international wickets.
After taking over the reins of the Indian Test side from Rahul Dravid, though, Kumble has taken 50 wickets in 12 Tests, at an average of 36.14, much higher than his overall figures. Kumble's stint has also seen India lose more matches (5) than they have won (3).

The stats, then, point towards Dhoni taking over. He has already led India to major titles in his time as limited-overs skipper - the inaugural ICC World Twenty20, the CB Series in Australia and the Idea Cup in Sri Lanka, which was India's first win in the island nation in 25 years. Dhoni has also changed the nature of his own game, from the hard-hitting batsman to the middle-order mainstay, as evidenced by his Man of the Series-winning performance in the recently-concluded ODI series. Batting for the Ranchi boy, Akram said he had set an example of leading from the front, which even under-fire Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik should try and follow.
So, will Kumble walk into the sunset anytime soon? Akram seems to think so. And in his words, "Dhoni is the man" to replace him.

11:09 AM
Categories: Cricket. Author: SacHu

An elderly woman was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Australia and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday. The 6-foot-5-inch kangaroo lunged without warning at 65-year-old Rosemary Neal as she went to check on some horses in a paddock on the property near Mudgee, 160 miles northwest of Sydney on Friday, son Darren Neal said. The kangaroo "just jumped up and launched straight at her," Darren Neal said. "He hit her once and she just dropped and rolled. My dog heard her screaming and bolted down and chased him off. "It wasn't for the dog she'd probably be dead." Rosemary Neal was hospitalized for for deep cuts to her face, hands and back and a concussion, he said. Kangaroos are widespread across Australia and there are dozens of species in the family, ranging from tiny, 17-ounce potoroos to Red Kangaroos, the world's largest marsupial that can grow past 6 feet tall and weigh more than 200 pounds. Most species are not considered aggressive toward humans, and attacks are extremely rare. But males fight each other for mates, rearing up on their tails to scratch at the soft belly flesh of their rivals with the powerful legs they more commenly use for their trademark leaps.

Darren Neal said mobs of kangaroos had become common on their farm and his mother thought nothing of walking through them in the paddock. Usually, they just jump away. "My mum is 65 years old and about five-and-a-half foot," he said. "Her whole body is sore where she has dropped to the ground."

10:26 AM
Categories: General Info. Author: SacHu