Mohan was very shy. As soon as the school bell rang, he collected his books and hurried home. Other boys chatted and stopped on the way; some to play, others to eat, but Mohan always went straight home

He was afraid that the boys might stop him and make fun of him. One day, the Inspector of Schools, Mr Giles, came to Mohan's school. He read out five English words to the class and asked the boys to write them down. Mohan wrote four words correctly, but he could not spell the fifth word `Kettle'. Seeing Mohan's hesitation, the teacher made a sign behind the Inspector's back that he should copy the word from his neighbour's slate. But Mohan ignored his signs.

The Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar Success Story

Sachin Tendulkar a boy of 16 walks in to bat against the fiery attack of Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram and is hit on the head, even then this little boy goes on to make half century. This boy was none other than the phenomenal Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar, the very name that strikes terror in the hearts of the bowlers all over the world, is regarded as the most accomplished batsman of modern day cricket. Since his debut against Pakistan in 1989, Sachin Tendulkar has been shining like a star in the international cricketing arena.


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Obama meets Saudi king with Iran on agenda

(by Roberta Rampton, Reuters) – RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet Saudi Arabia's King Salman ahead of a summit with other Gulf Arab leaders on Thursday and with regional tensions with Iran likely to be high on the agenda. Obama comes to the world's top oil exporter for a fourth and likely last time as president hoping to reassure it and other Gulf allies of Washington's commitment to their security, and to seek ways to reduce sectarian tensions in the region. However, his meetings come in the shadow of disagreements that have further cooled an already strained atmosphere between the old allies ahead of the talks. Unlike in previous visits, Obama's arrival in Riyadh was not aired on live television. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman which are ruled mostly by Sunni Muslim monarchies, with the exception of Oman (where they are Ibadi Muslims).

Wicket got better during the chase: Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa, the Kolkata Knight Riders opener, felt that the wicket at the PCA Stadium in Mohali played comparatively better during the chase as he hammered a quick-fire half-century to help his team to their third victory in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday (April 19).

While the batsmen of Kings XI Punjab seemed to struggle to cope up with the turn in the pitch, Kolkata's openers smashed 65 runs in the powerplay overs to lay the platform for an easy chase of 139 to hand the home side their third defeat in four games.

"I thought the wicket got better to bat on in the second innings," Uthappa, who hit a 28-ball 53, said. "I think once they rolled the wicket after the first innings it got better to bat on.

"It's one of those scores where the other team has got an outside chance and depends on how you start the game. I knew it was important to get a good start. As soon as I started to hit the ball well, I said 'let me try and take advantage of this' and the plan worked. It was important for us to get that kind of a start to keep the momentum with us and not give it away to the opponents." said the KKR opener who was named the Man of the Match.

It's possible to make the 8,000-km journey without getting off, but to preserve my sanity (and my hygiene) I planned to make occasional stops along the way.

For the first leg, to the capital of Mongolia, you choose from three classes of cabin - spalny vagon (first class), kupe (second class), or platskartny (third class).

Canada to formally apologise for 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy

He further said that he will 'formally apologise' on May 18 in the House of Commons, 102 years after the infamous incident, Toronto Star reported.


The Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, carrying 376 immigrants, mostly Sikhs, from India was denied entry by the Canadian government in May 1914 and was forced to return to India.


Two months later, the ship arrived in Calcutta (now Kolkata) where British soldiers fired upon the disembarking passengers in which 19 people died.


A painful chapter in the history of Sikhs in Canada, the incident also highlighted the discriminatory immigration policies Canada had followed against Asian immigrants in the 19th century.


Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did apologise for the incident at a public event in British Columbia in 2008, but the Sikh-Canadians were demanding a formal statement in the Parliament.


Trudeau-led Liberal Party, which has four Sikh ministers in the cabinet, has promised a formal apology during the election campaign last year.

Canada to formally apologise for 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy

He further said that he will 'formally apologise' on May 18 in the House of Commons, 102 years after the infamous incident, Toronto Star reported.

The Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, carrying 376 immigrants, mostly Sikhs, from India was denied entry by the Canadian government in May 1914 and was forced to return to India.

Two months later, the ship arrived in Calcutta (now Kolkata) where British soldiers fired upon the disembarking passengers in which 19 people died.

A painful chapter in the history of Sikhs in Canada, the incident also highlighted the discriminatory immigration policies Canada had followed against Asian immigrants in the 19th century.

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did apologise for the incident at a public event in British Columbia in 2008, but the Sikh-Canadians were demanding a formal statement in the Parliament.

Trudeau-led Liberal Party, which has four Sikh ministers in the cabinet, has promised a formal apology during the election campaign last year.

Child labor has been an international concern because it damages, spoils and destroys the future of children. The problem of child labor is a serious matter not only in India but also in other developing countries. It is great social problem. Children are the hope and future of a nation. Yet, there are millions deprived children in our country who have never known a normal, carefree childhood.

The law in Indian soil says that any child below age of 14 cannot be employed either in a factory or office or restaurant. In fact, India's international business has been severely affected in many cases because child labors, violating human rights, have been used in some stage or the other in manufacturing, packaging a transport of those items. And, in a large number of cases of export of ready-made garments, prawn and several other items from India has been rejected on grounds of child labor being used.

WhatsApp encryption: 8 things to know

WatsApp recently announced that all messages sent on its service are now fully encrypted. The latest version of the app will use security technology that means that messages can't be intercepted as they travel between devices. Encryption ensures that only a message's sender and recipient can read messages, stopping them from being intercepted on their journey.
Here are seven things you need to know about this new security feature in the world's most popular messaging app.
What exactly is it
WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption is available when a user and the person he/she messages to is using the latest version of the app. According to WhatsApp, "Many messaging apps only encrypt messages between you and them, but WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption ensures only you and the person you're communicating with can read what is sent, and nobody in between, not even WhatsApp. This is because your messages are secured with a lock, and only the recipient and you have the special key needed to unlock and read them. For added protection, every message you send has its own unique lock and key."

Could anyone live with Spieth? World No 1 Jason Day was clearly not deterred, blitzing the front nine to reach the turn in just 31 shots, before bogeying the 10th.

McIlroy, watched by Ferguson, was also in red figures, picking up a stroke at the seventh to move to one under.Irishman Shane Lowry, who has done little of note this year, fairly exploded into action with four successive birdies from the second and had moved to five under after eight. Masters magic. There really is nothing in golf like it.

Tom and Jerry, American animated cartoon series about a hapless cat's never-ending pursuit of a clever mouse.

Tom and Jerry, American animated cartoon series about a hapless cat's never-ending pursuit of a clever mouse.

“If you follow our way over the past few months, then you see we have had a few good moments, and if we have a good moment tomorrow then we will have a real game,” he said.

“If we don't have a good moment then it will be easy for Dortmund. But it is possible (we have a good moment) it is absolutely possible. It will not be easy of course, it's all about the moment and you need to use the moment.”

Ponting expresses interest to coach Australia in future

Ricky Ponting, the legendary Australian batsman, has expressed interest in coaching Australia in the future. Ponting, who is currently coaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians, with whom he won the title last year, has suggested that he would like "some continuity" in the role when he eventually finds himself coaching the national side. "I would love to be working with (David) Warner and (Steve) Smith along with some of the young guns like (Usman) Khawaja and (Joe) Burns - that will be a lot of fun," Ponting was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au on Wednesday (April 6). "I know I will thoroughly enjoy it, but right now I have the Big Bash commentary and two months with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The rest of the time I like to spend time with my family." The former Australian captain said he was looking at a time-frame around the 2019 World Cup to plunge into full-time coaching duties. "To be honest, I have not thought that far ahead (to 2019), (but) thinking about it now, my family will be a lot older, the girls will be nearly teenagers then so maybe I'll want to be getting out of the house (laughs)," he said. "I love everything about being involved with a team. That is what my life has been about - it is about being in cricket changing rooms and trying to figure out ways to be a better player, or as a coach now I'm always trying to find ways of improving others."If I can improve as a coach this year and I can improve the players, that is a step in the right direction."

The Uruguayan forward was criticised for a quiet performance in Saturday's clásico

they showed his predatory instincts to divert 



home Jordi Alba's volley just after the hour mark.

The Actual Planet American Truck War

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Dome effect leaves Chinese megacities under thick haze

Airborne black carbon, also called soot, can cause the dome effect by warming the atmosphere's top layer and blocking sunlight that would otherwise warm the surface air. The reduced temperature difference between the two layers lowers the boundary between them. This effect traps pollution around major cities, worsening air quality, new research suggests. Researchers observed the dome effect around several of China's megacities in December 2013. The compressed near-surface layer of the atmosphere led to thick hazes of pollution, the researchers report online March 16 in Geophysical Research Letters. Reducing local black carbon emissions from industry, biofuel burning, diesel vehicles and coal burning would quickly improve air quality around many megacities, the researchers propose. The report, however, noted that the pay hike will boost GDP by around 40 bps during the current fiscal. The pay hike impact will also jack up food prices, the report said, adding that "food prices could consequently increase, leading to inflation rising above the baseline by 80-100 bps in 2016-17, even assuming effective government policies relating to food stocks, procurement and minimum support prices". On achieving the inflation target (6 per cent in January this year), the Governor said inflation has evolved along the projected trajectory and the January 2016 target was met with a marginal undershoot. "Going forward, CPI inflation is expected to decelerate modestly and remain around 5 per cent in FY17 with small inter-quarter variations," he said, but warned that there are uncertainties surrounding this inflation path emanating from recent unseasonal rains, the likely spatial and temporal distribution of monsoons, the low reservoir levels by historical averages, and the strength of the recent upturn in commodity prices, especially oil. Persistence of inflation in certain services warrants watching, mainly due to pay hikes, he said, while there will be some offsetting downside pressures stemming from tepid demand in the global economy. But the government's effective supply-side measures keeping a check on food prices, and "the government's commendable commitment to fiscal consolidation" will have a salutary impact on inflation.        

Jorge Mendes, the super-agent who represents Costa, is understood to have not been shy in sounding out top European clubs for his client.

Atletico have made no secret that they want to re-sign the 27-year-old and there are some behind the scenes at Chelsea who think Costa has made up his mind to leave.Pato and Falcao are to be shown the exit at Stamford Bridge when their loan deals expire, with Chelsea not planning to keep either.

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US, Saudi Arabia join hands to sanction Pakistani entities ahead of PM Modi's visit to Riyadh

"From terrorizing local populations to exploiting charities and religious institutions, al-Qaida, the Taliban, and Lashkar-e-Taiba have a long history of inflicting violence on Americans and our allies throughout South Asia and the Middle East," said Adam Szubin, acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.



"Today's action marks yet another step in Treasury's efforts to financially cripple terrorist financiers and demonstrates the United States' and Saudi Arabia's shared resolve to target those who support terrorism." Among the individuals sanctioned are LeT operatives Naveed Qamar, Abdul Aziz Nuristani, and Mohammed Ejaz Safarash, the last of whom the treasury department said bankrolled Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who India says was one of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack planners.

The announcement comes as a huge embarrassment for Pakistan, which is already under the gun for its dodgy nuclear weapons policy that is putting mini-nukes in the hands of field commanders, allowing the possibility of a battlefield heist by terrorists and rogue commanders. Islamabad has sent only a token representation to the ongoing nuclear security summit in Washington, as the civilian government there appears locked in a turf battle with the military establishment that is trying to portray India as fomenting terrorism in Baluchistan. But the treasury notification unsparingly shines the light on the wide support that terrorists enjoy in Pakistan, including from its business community.

In providing details about Naveed Qamar, an influential LeT leader who headed its student wing, periodical departments and also edited its Al Dawa magazine.



Washington says in early 2013, Qamar led a group of Pakistani businessmen to an LeT training camp for an orientation program on LeT's operations, after which they donated and pledged support of the group.        





 

US, Saudi Arabia join hands to sanction Pakistani entities ahead of PM Modi's visit to Riyadh

"From terrorizing local populations to exploiting charities and religious institutions, al-Qaida, the Taliban, and Lashkar-e-Taiba have a long history of inflicting violence on Americans and our allies throughout South Asia and the Middle East," said Adam Szubin, acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.



"Today's action marks yet another step in Treasury's efforts to financially cripple terrorist financiers and demonstrates the United States' and Saudi Arabia's shared resolve to target those who support terrorism." Among the individuals sanctioned are LeT operatives Naveed Qamar, Abdul Aziz Nuristani, and Mohammed Ejaz Safarash, the last of whom the treasury department said bankrolled Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who India says was one of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack planners.

The announcement comes as a huge embarrassment for Pakistan, which is already under the gun for its dodgy nuclear weapons policy that is putting mini-nukes in the hands of field commanders, allowing the possibility of a battlefield heist by terrorists and rogue commanders. Islamabad has sent only a token representation to the ongoing nuclear security summit in Washington, as the civilian government there appears locked in a turf battle with the military establishment that is trying to portray India as fomenting terrorism in Baluchistan. But the treasury notification unsparingly shines the light on the wide support that terrorists enjoy in Pakistan, including from its business community.

In providing details about Naveed Qamar, an influential LeT leader who headed its student wing, periodical departments and also edited its Al Dawa magazine.



Washington says in early 2013, Qamar led a group of Pakistani businessmen to an LeT training camp for an orientation program on LeT's operations, after which they donated and pledged support of the group.