NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that unearthing process of Rs 1 lakh crore treasure trove inside Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala should be filmed and photographed.

It expressed serious concern on the fight that has begun over the treasure trove. The apex court proposed appointment of a curator of a museum to preserve the treasure being unearthed from the temple.

The court said that it will pass orders relating to conservation of the artefacts after taking opinion of experts on Friday.

It would also decide which item should be displayed in the museum and others to be kept in safe vaults.

Megastar turned politician Chiranjeevi has made it official that he won’t be putting on make-up to his face. When asked about the rumors of he playing a role of Chief Minister in his forthcoming movie, Chiranjeevi emphatically stated that he is dedicated his life to public service now and not interested in returning to films. He also further added that he would love to play the role of Chief Minister in real life than on silver screen.

“I ask my fans to see me in the performances of Ram Charan on screen. I will not act again, ” he said.

JAKARTA: Defending champion Saina Nehwal inched closer to a third successive Indonesian Open Super Series title after advancing to the finals with a hard-fought victory over Chinese Taipei’s Shao Chieh Cheng on Saturday.

The fourth-seeded Indian won 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 in a 45-minute battle against giant-killer Cheng, who had created quite a flutter by upstaging top seed Shixian Wang and seventh seed Xin Liu earlier in the tournament.

Saina had to dig deep in her armoury and rely on her power-packed smashes to outpace Cheng, who is known for her fast movement on court.

Melbourne: Even as rain deterred plans of thousands of women who were to turn up at Sydney’s SlutWalk protest, those who did make it managed to make the event a powerful one.
 
Despite the low turnout, the message was loud and clear: women`s dress is not an invitation for sexual assault.

Most of the 200-odd people who gathered at Town Hall were rugged up for the chilly weather.

Some women were scantily clad and many men in attendance were dressed in women`s clothes.

They carried signs with the slogans: “Proud and happy slut”, “Blame rapists not boobs” and one woman had written on her breasts: “Can`t touch these without consent”.

PORT OF SPAIN: Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 68 as India overcame a shaky start to notch up an easy four-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international of the five-match series at the Queen’s Park Oval on Monday.

Chasing a modest 215-run target, Rohit anchored the Indian innings and together with captain Suresh Raina (43) raised 80 runs for the fifth wicket to guide India home in 44.5 overs after the visitors lost their first three wickets for just 61 runs.

PORT OF SPAIN: Batting legend Viv Richards has not seen Sir Donald Bradman but of all those he has seen, including compatriot Brian Lara, none has been better than iconic Indian Sachin Tendulkar.

“I didn’t see Don but to me, in all my years associated with the game, I haven’t seen a better batsman than Sachin Tendulkar,” said Richards in a eulogy to the “little man”, who openly professes to have idolised him while growing up.

“If there is a better batsman than Sachin then he hasn’t arrived yet.”

CHENNAI: Chennai partied like never before on Saturday night, with celebrations around Chepauk and the Marina beach going on well past midnight, and now it seems there might be more revelry in store. Not only did cricket buffs here get to see Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings retain their crown, the city may get to see the IPL 5 final too following decisions made by the IPL governing council.

NEW DELHI: Australian spin legend Shane Warne on Thursday lavished praise on his long-time tormentor Sachin Tendulkar, declaring the iconic Indian batsman as the greatest cricketer he has ever played against.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Warne, who will play his last Indian Premier League match against the Mumbai Indians on Friday, said it was only appropriate to end his IPL stint as a player against Tendulkar.

“Sachin is the greatest player I have played against. It’s appropriate that my last game is versus Sachin,” Warne said.

CHENNAI: The cadre and supporters of AIADMK were not the only ones cheering when J Jayalalithaa took her oath as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Monday. Ripples of her victory over rival DMK were also felt in the corporate world where laptop manufacturers, sensing an opportunity in her triumph, were proposing a toast to the mercurial actor-turned-politician.

The reason for their broad grins was Jayalalithaa’s campaign pledge to dole out free laptops to students of class XI and XII.

Considering that there are about 1.4 million students in the state eligible for this freebie, laptop-makers are looking at an order valued at between Rs 140 crore and Rs 350 crore from the state government.

Mumbai: Cricketers do have a weakness for Bollywood women. At a recent bash thrown by Shah Rukh Khan on Monday, Australian speedster Brett Lee tried all possible things to woo Deepika Padukone, leaving the desi kudi blushing.

Dips, who was in a jumpsuit, set the temperature soaring severely. And Lee could do the least to stop himself from getting turned on!

Narrating what Lee did to flirt with the dimpled hottie, an eyewitness revealed, “Dippy was in a summery jumpsuit and made a lot of heads turn.”

HYDERABAD: A criminal court in Hyderabad on Thursday referred to Jubilee Hills police a private complaint that charged Praja Rajyam Party chief K Chiranjeevi with misleading and letting down the people of Telangana. The police were asked to investigate and submit their report to the court by June 15.

BHOPAL: Model Poonam Pandey, who has vowed to strip naked if India wins the World Cup cricket title, has been dragged to court here, with a lawyer accusing her of depicting Brahmins in poor light.

RK Pandey also named Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who included a scantily-clad Poonam in his company Kingfisher calendar, in his petition filed in the court of Bhopal’s chief judicial magistrate.

Mallya has been accused of prompting Poonam to go for nudity.

“Even if Poonam does not run naked, she should be punished as she not only gave a wrong impression of the (Brahmin) community but insulted Indian culture,” the lawyer told reporters. The case will be heard April 5.(IANS)

Twenty-eight long years after that magical Indian summer in England, the Men in Blue are one victory away from proving that India is truly cricket’s superpower, not just commercially but also on the field.

Mumbai: If all goes well, Pakistan`s hottest export to India Veena Malik will be seen at Mohali Wednesday with soulmate Ashmit Patel by her side cheering for her country at the cricket World Cup semifinal featuring the two countries.Veena who loves cricket and cricketers is at the moment divided in her love for actor Ashmit and the game.

She is in India to be part of two cricket shows on Indian television.

“Some people compare me to Mandira Bedi. But I am happy being who I am. I love cricket, though commenting on it is not something I thought I would do. But life is such. You never knew where it takes you,” Veena said.

Mumbai: How far can you go to celebrate India’s win at the World Cup this year? Well, nothing can match the scintillating claim of hot Indian model Poonam Pandey who says that she’ll bare all in front of the whole stadium if India lifts the World Cup!
 
Poonam, a self-confessed cricket fan and die hard supporter of Indian cricket team has decided to go nude if India becomes the world champion this year. The beauty who is one of the most downloaded model on the net said that she is just doing this to cheer the team and to keep up their spirits.

SYDNEY: Ricky Ponting, the most successful captain in 134 years of Test cricket, resigned as the Australian Test and one-day skipper on Tuesday but will continue as a batsman with the team.

The 36-year-old, who has led Australia in one-day internationals since 2002 and Tests since 2004, has been under increasing pressure after an Ashes defeat to England and a quarterfinal exit as defending champions at the World Cup.

“Today I’ve decided to stand down as captain of the Test team and the one-day team as of now,” he told a news conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

HYDERABAD: Sri Satya Sai Baba was admitted to the Sri Satyasai super-speciality hospital on Monday evening due to ill-health. Doctors said he was suffering from pneumonia and water has entered his lungs. Allaying fears of lakhs of his devotees, J Ratnakar of Sri Satyasai Trust said that Sai Baba was recovering.

Sources said Sai Baba has also developed breathing problems because of severe infection. “But his situation is improving with constant medical attention. There is nothing to worry about his health,” Ratnakar added.

SYDNEY: Under-fire Australia captain Ricky Ponting was given just three days to decide his future on Monday as selectors said the next one-day squad would be announced on Wednesday.

Ponting, who let slip Australia’s 12-year grasp on the World Cup last week – just three months after their heavy Ashes defeat – has already hinted that he may step down.

Cricket Australia said a squad for next month’s three-match one-day tour of Bangladesh was expected to be announced on Wednesday, effectively setting a deadline for the veteran skipper.

HYDERABAD: In perhaps the first time in the history of Indian legislature, a minister in the AP government slapped an opposition MLA right in the assembly minutes after the house met for the day. The minister in question is Y S Vivekananda Reddy, the brother of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy who is a member of the legislative council and present in the assembly in his capacity as agriculture minister.

Minutes after he slapped TDP MLA C H Prabhakar, the house was adjourned and the main opposition party is now demanding the resignation of Vivekananda Reddy as well as a breach of privilege by a member of another house on a legislator.

AHMEDABAD: Yuvraj Singh was India’s hero yet again as the hosts ended Australia’s 12-year-reign as World Cup champions with a five wicket quarterfinal victory on Thursday.

he left-hander’s unbeaten 57 — his fourth fifty of a tournament where he is averaging over a hundred — saw his team home after they’d been wobbling at 187 for five.

But India reached their target of 261 with 14 balls to spare.

Victory set up a dream semifinal against arch-rivals Pakistan in Mohali on March 30.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting scored his first international century in over a year in a total of 260 for six.