Amrita arora is five months pregnant....

'Opening the innings was the turning point for me'....

Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan , who scored a brisk 106 against South Africa , said opening the innings for his team has proved to be a big turning point in his career. 

"I am in good form for last six month or one years and I want to deliver in this tournament also," Dilshan said. 

"I have changed my batting order. I think this is the turning point for me. I open the innings which gives me opportunity to play my stoke and take my chances during the powerplays so that is the turmning point I feel," he added. 

Dilshan was dropped from the ODI side in September last year after his average slipped to 25.87 in 21 matches. 

When he returned in early this year, he was promoted to open in ODIs and he produced sparkling form in all forms of the game. 

Dilshan got the Player-of-the-Series award after amassing 317 runs at an average of 52.83 in the Twenty20  World Cup. 

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka  skipper Kumar Sangakkara  has asked his team to capitalise on the victory and get better as the tournament progresses. 

"This game is gone. Whatever have happened its gone. So we have to go back to square one, back to the drawing book and see how we can improve and get better as the tournament goes on. We have got a good start but if we don't capitalise on it, this match will be worthless," Sangakkara said. 

Sri Lanka registered a 55-run victory over South Africa via Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-interrupted first one-day of the Champions Trophy .

Ajantha Mendis  claimed three crucial wickets to help his team and Sangakkara said the right-arm spinner was one of the few bowlers which batsmen can never get enough of.

"One good thing about Ajantha is that even if you see him on and off in a couple of games but still it is a big challenge playing him," Sangakkara said.

The Lankan skipper believes his side has match-winners in Ajantha, Muttiah Muralitharan  and Lasith Malinga , whom he considers not a mystery but a little orthodox.

"Especially with him (Ajantha) and with Murali and Lasith in our side, there is a lot of unorthodox, mystery not as much, but unorthodox match-winners. So we have our bowling attack in place as long as we can back that up with good fielding and minimise extras," he said. 

Sangakkara said it was a big challenge to build up a defendable score against the South African. 

"It was going to be a challenge trying to build a defendable total. History says that batting first or second is not of a difference here so it was a case of doing our basics right and getting the partnership going. 

South African skipper Graeme Smith  said they didn't get their basic rights and failed to implement their game-plan but hoped to come back strongly against New Zealand  on Thursday. 

"We can't make a excuse. We didn't get our basic right tonight," Smith said. 

"We got to improve very quickly and we have one day in between before we meet New Zealand on Thursday and we have some planning to do for that game and hopefully we will get the performance which we know we are capable of," he added.

Dharmendra charms the Big Apple....

Over the years many movie stars have attended the annual fund-raising for the Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation's in New York. But it is difficult to imagine any of them creating the stir the producer and actor Dharmendra did on September 20. 

For the star of some of the biggest hits in Indian movie history including Sholay and Phool Aur Patthar recalled his debt to Nargis Dutt and her husband. 

If the new president of the organisation Kailash Sharma, whose daughter Richa Sharma was the daughter in law of Sunil Dutt, was thinking of a way to galvanise the foundation, he achieved it through Dharmendra's heartfelt address to dozens of the supporters of the event.

Dharmendra spoke of the Dutt couple playing the 'hand of God' in his early days in Mumbai; he knew very few people in the industry. 

"In 1958, I came to Bombay for a talent contest," he recalled. "Sunil and Nargis Dutt selected my photographs in the final selection round and pronounced 'He is the best hero for the industry'. And the rest as you know is history."

"Both Sunilji and Nargisji cherished me as a brother; they continue to hold a special place in my heart," he added

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The 28th Annual Fundraising Dinner was held at Marriott Long Island, New York with a fashion show featuring Sahil's Timeless Fashion Show and themed Moulin Rouge to capture life in the legendary Paris club.

Dharmendra, who walked on the ramp, also wooed the audiences with his dances; the hit Mohammad Rafi number Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana from his own film Pratiggya played in the background as he danced. 

Organisers said Bollywood actress and model Pooja Batra, brought glamour and energy to the show, especially as she sashayed with Bhavesh Patel, CEO of Sahil Collection.

Trishala, daughter of Sanjay Dutt and Richa Sharma and who is studying law in New York City, also joined Dharmendra on the stage, and declared "This has been the best year so far for the Foundation."

Rujuta Vaidya, who heads a Bollywood dance school and had choreographed under the supervision of the legendary Fatima Robinson the Slumdog Millionaire songs at the Oscar ceremony, presented along with Pranav Tailor, the runway choreographer, a modernized version of Can-Can dance and a medley of various other genres. 

This segment was conceived by Shruti Tiwari of MediaSphere, an integrated PR and Event Management firm.

As the foundation is getting ready to move into the third decade, Sharma who has been involved with it from its inception, plans to give it a new orientation. In addition to raising funds through the annual show and dinner, he wants to raise money from corporate houses.

ISRO successfully launches PSLV with 7 satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday successfully launched seven satellites in 1,200 seconds with the help of its most trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh coast.

The launch was carried out as per schedule at 11.51 am and ended at 12.06 pm.

India placed its second Ocean observation satellite Oceansat 2, along with six other nano satellites including two German two Rubinsats Rubin 9.1 and Rubin 9.2, and four cubesats --- the Beesat (assembled by Technical University, Berlin), UWE-2 (University of Wuerzburg, Germany ), ITU-pSat (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) and SwissCube-1 (Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland ).

Vice President Hamid Ansari, who was present at the Satish Dhavan Space Centre, congratulated the scientists and technocrats over this splendid achievement for the nation.

Earlier, in April 2008, ISRO had launched 10 satellites in one go.

Oceansat-2 is carrying an Ocean Colour Monitor and a Ku-band pencil beam Scatterometer, besides a Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmospheric Studies, developed by the Italian Space Agency.

The Ku-band pencil beam Scatterometer with a ground resolution cell of 50 KMs X 50 KMs is expected to provide the wind vector range of four to 24 metres per second with better than 20% accuracy in speed and 20 degree in wind direction.

The on-board Scatterometer is a very good instrument for getting surface wind on the sea. It is required for sea state forecasting. And for maritime navigation, the wave height and disturbance is also important.

The eight-band OCM is similar to the one in Oceansat-1 with appropriate spectral bandwidth modifications based on the previous experience.

The OCM, with 360 metres spatial resolution and a swath of 1,420 kilometres would provide extensive communication links.

Since Oceansat-2 is a continuity mission to Oceansat-1, the same polar sun synchronous orbit of 720 kilometres has been retained.

However, unlike the Oceansat-1 that could essentially look at only the colour of the ocean, the Oceansat-2 is a comprehensive system and would look at surface winds and temperature, among other things.

The satellite is intended for identification of potential fishing zones, weather forecasting and other trends of the sea, coastal zone studies and providing inputs for general meteorological observations. 

22nd SEPTEMBER TRP'S

STAR PLUS :-


Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke = 2.3

Aap Ki Kachehri = 3.4

Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai = 5.9

Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai = 8.9

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai = 9.2

Sabki Laadli - Bebo = 7.1

Perfect Bride Reality Episode = 3.1




NDTV IMAGINE :-


Seeta Aur Geeta = 2.2

Meera = 3.7

Jyoti = 4.9

Palkon Ki Chaaon Mein = 4.5

Basera = 4.1

Bandini = 4.3

Kitani Mohabbat Hai = 3.9




COLORS :-


Bhagya Vidhata = 4.8

Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg = 3.2

Balika Vadhu = 9.5

Bairi Piya = 4.1

Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 = 7.4

Uttaran = 8.3

Na Aana Is Des Laado = 8.9




ZEE TV :-


Chhoti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan = 8.8

Jhansi Ki Rani = 6.8

Aapki Antara = 7.2

Pavitra Rishta = 8.9

Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo = 9.1

12 / 24 Karol Bagh = 5.9

Shree = 5.3




SONY ENTERTAINMENT :-


CID Classics = 2.9

Palampur Express = 2.2

Bhaskar Bharti = 2.4

Ladies Special = 2.3

Entertainment Ke Liye Aur Bhi Kuch Karega = 3.5




SAHARA ONE :-


Mr. and Mrs. Mishra = 1.1

Ganesh Leela = 1.3

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki = 1.4

Doli Saja Ke = 1.2

Mata Ki Chowki = 0.9




STAR ONE :-


Dill Mill Gaye = 3.9

Miley Jab Hum Tum = 3.7

Love Ne Mila Di Jodi = 3.1

Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag = 2.7