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  • WWT partners with DLCA for ‘Pratibhashali 2017’

    MUMBAI: The World Wide Talent in association with Darren Lehmann cricket academy (DLCA) Australia is has announced Pratibhashali 2017 a nation-wide hunt for cricket talent for a rising star (age 12-17 years) and Rookie (age 18-25 years) under the guidance of Maninder Singh, former Indian Cricketer and Darren Lehmann, former Australian cricketer.

    The initiative is also supported by Paralympics Committee of India and the finals will be telecast on DD Sports.

    Pratibhashali is an initiative to promote grassroots cricket and identifying promising cricketing talent – best bowler and best batsman in each category. The trials will involve around 70 days of cricketing action spread across 5 states (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi) and 18 cities under the aegis of the respective State Cricket Associations.

    The event kicks off from May 28, 2017. The 70 days trials will be conducted under the supervision of cricketing experts and former Indian cricket players. The entire program will be mentored by former Cricketer Maninder Singh and the finals will be held on 28, 29 and 30 July 2017. 44 successful individual will be selected during trials for finals in both the categories. 22 best players further will be selected for Grand Finale event. 2 most talented players will be announced after the finals in Rising Star and Rookie category.

    The teams and players performing will stand a chance to win prizes at each stage. Finals will be awarded with Car for Best Batsman and Bowler in Rookie category and a sponsored training trip to DLCA Australia under Rising Star category. The best coach and players in each format during trials will be presented with mobile phones, motor cycle, sports wrist watches and cricket kitbags.

    World Wide Talent chairman Vishal Uppal said, “Our purpose of getting into nation-wide cricket hunt is two-fold. On one hand, it helps identify and promote young talent and gives them a well charted path to make it big in sports; on the other hand it helps us get young children out into sports arenas and grounds. This initiative is unique in the sense that, other than the cricket itself, this also has components of coaching and exposure for youngsters to international cricket programs. We are confident that this tournament can emerge as a very powerful youth mobilization program.”

    Maninder Singh inserted, “With India’s vast population and geographical spread, it is not easy for talented players to find the right platform and emerge into the spotlight. Pratibhashali 2017 aspires to be that platform for every deserving cricketer so that great talent never goes unrecognized. These worthy initiatives enrich the broader community and naturally develop individual ambition. Also, DLCA association with this initiative underlines our commitment towards the development of cricket as we endeavour to unearth the best talent in the country and further enhance the skill sets of young players.”

  • Crime videos notice: SC asks Silicon Valley giants to reply by 9 January

    Crime videos notice: SC asks Silicon Valley giants to reply by 9 January

    MUMBAI: The Supreme Court of India has sent notices to Facebook, Google and others over sharing of cyber crime videos. The two, and Yahoo and Microsoft have been asked to reply to the notice by NGO Prajwala by 9 January.

    The apex court had issued the notices on the plea seeking to curb the sharing of videos displaying sexual assault and cyber crime. The NGO had sought plea seeking for the enterprises to have a defined place to report rape videos and seek to block them.

    India’s top court was concerned over illicit activities and cyber abuse that allegedly occured on the four search engines. The court asked the Silicon Valley giants why they were not preventing users from behaviors including circulating rape videos and posting other private content without the subjects’ consent.

    As per a report by PTI, a bench consisting of judges M B Lokur and U U Lalit issued the notices. The court was hearing a letter that was written to former Chief Justice of India, H L Dattu, by the Hyderabad-based NGO. The letter was accompanied by a pen drive, which contained two rape videos.

    Aparna Bhatt, the NGO’s advocate, said that videos depicting sexual offences were shared on social networking sites and these companies should take steps to curb such cybercrime.

    Solicitor-General Maninder Singh, representing the Center, listed the steps taken by the union home ministry and CBI. The bench however said that the, if names of the victims were to be made public, it should be done only after conviction in the offence, and not immediately after the case was lodged.

    Although these companies often prevent offensive content on their platforms, the issue in this instance is the failure of communication between the tech giants, service providers, and government officials.

    This is not the maiden event the Indian court has had an issue with leading companies. In July 2016, the court concluded that Bing, Google and Yahoo put up advertisements for kits and clinics that helped people determine the sex of a foetus which is illegal in India.

  • Crime videos notice: SC asks Silicon Valley giants to reply by 9 January

    Crime videos notice: SC asks Silicon Valley giants to reply by 9 January

    MUMBAI: The Supreme Court of India has sent notices to Facebook, Google and others over sharing of cyber crime videos. The two, and Yahoo and Microsoft have been asked to reply to the notice by NGO Prajwala by 9 January.

    The apex court had issued the notices on the plea seeking to curb the sharing of videos displaying sexual assault and cyber crime. The NGO had sought plea seeking for the enterprises to have a defined place to report rape videos and seek to block them.

    India’s top court was concerned over illicit activities and cyber abuse that allegedly occured on the four search engines. The court asked the Silicon Valley giants why they were not preventing users from behaviors including circulating rape videos and posting other private content without the subjects’ consent.

    As per a report by PTI, a bench consisting of judges M B Lokur and U U Lalit issued the notices. The court was hearing a letter that was written to former Chief Justice of India, H L Dattu, by the Hyderabad-based NGO. The letter was accompanied by a pen drive, which contained two rape videos.

    Aparna Bhatt, the NGO’s advocate, said that videos depicting sexual offences were shared on social networking sites and these companies should take steps to curb such cybercrime.

    Solicitor-General Maninder Singh, representing the Center, listed the steps taken by the union home ministry and CBI. The bench however said that the, if names of the victims were to be made public, it should be done only after conviction in the offence, and not immediately after the case was lodged.

    Although these companies often prevent offensive content on their platforms, the issue in this instance is the failure of communication between the tech giants, service providers, and government officials.

    This is not the maiden event the Indian court has had an issue with leading companies. In July 2016, the court concluded that Bing, Google and Yahoo put up advertisements for kits and clinics that helped people determine the sex of a foetus which is illegal in India.

  • Choreographer Ganesh Acharya to star as main protagonist in ‘Hey Bro’

    Choreographer Ganesh Acharya to star as main protagonist in ‘Hey Bro’

    NEW DELHI: Veteran choreographer Ganesh Acharya, who has also made occasional appearances in films as an actor, is for the first time playing the protagonist of a Hindi action film, Hey Bro, slated for release this week.

     

    Addressing a press meet, Acharya said, “It’s a comedy film and my I am playing the character of Gopi, who just found out who had a twin brother who was a policeman and the story goes on.”

     

    Directed by Ajay Chandok, the film stars Maninder Singh, Nupur Sharma, and Hanif Lal among others and has been produced by Rahul Mittra.

     

    The film is thus a story about twin brothers with a twist. This is the first time that the audience will see Ganesh as a leading actor and not just a choreographer.

     

    The song ‘Birju’ will see special appearance of various popular faces of Bollywood including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh amongst others.

     

    “I am very much happy and excited about this movie. I had an amazing experience working with my co-actors and they are very professional, I must say. Hope the movie does well in the theatre,” said Acharya.

     

    Mittra added, “It has different and fresh star cast that will be seen on the screen for the first time. I hope the audience will like the chemistry and the wonderful tracks the movie has.”

     

    The music of the film has been composed by music directors Nitz n Sony, who have experimented with the sound of their music and have not stuck purely to one music genre. 

     

    “This is my debut film and I am doing it with so many great people, it’s truly like a dream come true. I always wanted to do roles with all of them and this movie has an amazing star cast,” said Sharma.

     

    The movie is produced by Ganesh Acharya’s wife Vidhi Acharya and written by M.Salim.  

  • CNN-IBN, IBN7 line up cricket experts for IPL 3

    CNN-IBN, IBN7 line up cricket experts for IPL 3

    MUMBAI: Though the issue over IPL feed is still not resolved, news channels are planning big to cover the event.

    CNN-IBN and IBN7 have announced a special line-up of programming with a battery of cricket experts like Harsha Bhogle, Sunil Gavaskar and Maninder Singh.  
         
      On CNN-IBN, Cyrus Broacha will accompany Bhogle and Gavaskar to provide a combination of seriousness and lightheartedness. On IBN7 Maninder Singh will accompany Bhogle during the special programming on the channel.

    The special programming will be on till 25 April. The pre tournament stories will be till 11 March and the tournament stories from 12 March to 25 April. Together, the two channels will produce over 300 hours of programming.

    IBN18 Network Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, “With IPL fever in the air, we bring the viewers this special programming to update them on all the action on and off the field. With the skilled evaluation of Gavaskar, Singh and Bhogle accompanied by a generous dash of entertainment provided by the wit of Broacha we seek to provide an unparalleled viewing experience.”

  • Zee launches cricket website

    Zee launches cricket website

    NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian Eleven left for the West Indies for the World Cup, the Zee network has launched a cricket website, www.zeecric.com, to encash on the huge interest that the international tourney is bound to create’

    The site was launched by former cricket stars Maninder Singh, Nikhil Chopra and Vinod Kambli at the Ferozeshah Cricket Ground in the capital. Zaheer Abbas, Steve Waugh, Maninder Singh, Nikhil Chopra and Vinod Kambli are among some regular contributors to various columns on the web site.

     
    The commencement of the biggest Cricket event will see live coverage of multiple matches embellished with graphs, manhattans, wagon wheels, ball-by-ball commentary and a live scorecard on the site. Readers can relive the highlights through excerpts from the live commentary on the site.

    Moving a step further from recording the action, the panel of expert columnists discuss and dissect the nuances of the game.

     
    The website will also carry all records at a dedicated space called Number Game.