Denim derriere ad has feminists flying into rage

In a country where foreign brands are entering by the dozen, you can understand the need of a homegrown brand to make themselves more relevant to the youth. That's what seems to be happening in desi denim brand Flying Machine's latest ad campaign. The brand, struggling to keep pace with the Diesels, Calvin Kleins, Armani Exchanges and J Brands of the world fast flying off mall shelves in Indian cities, came up with an ad campaign to reach out to the youth. The print ad, however, has run into controversy for being in bad taste. The ad shows a female model wearing flattering jeans, with the catchline saying, in bold font: " What an Ass!" The ad was probably meant to resonate with the young and happening. It, however, has offended women activists and once again ripped open the debate on creative liberty vs sensationalism. The fact that it doesn't even look like a typical Indian woman's famed behind, is also something catching people's attention. The body type looks particularly foreign with a narrow waist and sculpted ass, with nothing remotely like the desi derriere. The CEO of the youth division of Arvind Mills, the company that produces Flying Machine, has reportedly stood by the ad, saying there's nothing sensational or vulgar about it. He thinks the ad should be treated in good humour. Advertisement is arguably the one medium of creativity that reflects the flavour of the times even more than cinema, music or art. It's about direct interaction with the consumer and is meant to translate almost instantly into tangible returns. No wonder then that ads capture the popular imagination much more than hit movies or songs sometimes. But lately, one has noticed many ads taking the thin line between sensational and stimulating lightly. Recently, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting cracked the whip on some men's deodorant commercials for being overtly sexual and showing women as depraved and wanting. Even underwear commercials of Amul Macho and Lux Cozy came under the censorship's radar for being more raunchy than naughty. Source By: India Today

The World's Most Powerful Women

1. Angela Merkel

Age: 57
Post: Chancellor
Residence: Berlin, Germany
Country of citizenship: Germany
Marital Status: Married

2. Hillary Clinton

Age: 63
Title: Secretary of State
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

3. Dilma Rousseff

Age: 63
Title: President
Residence: Brasilia, Brazil
Country of citizenship: Brazil
Marital Status: Divorced

4. Indra Nooyi

Age: 55
Title: Chief Executive, PepsiCo
Residence: Greenwich, CT
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

5. Sheryl Sandberg

Age: 41
Title: COO, Facebook
Residence: Atherton, CA
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

6. Melinda Gates

Age: 47
Title: Cofounder, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Residence: Medina, WA
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

7. Sonia Gandhi

Age: 64
Title: President, Indian National Congress Party
Residence: New Delhi, India
Country of citizenship: India
Marital Status: Widow

8. Michelle Obama

Age: 47
Title: First Lady
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

9. Christine Lagarde

Age: 55
Title: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Residence: Washington, DC, France
Country of citizenship: France
Marital Status: Married

10. Irene Rosenfeld

Age: 58
Title: CEO, Kraft Foods
Residence: Chicago, IL
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

Anna Hazare- 10 Days Fast For Nation

Anna Hazare, "the man who can change the system". Who says that Mahatma Gandhi is left us and he is not with us right now? if you want to see Mahatma Gandhi, you need to go Ramlila Maidan Delhi. There is a 74 year old man doing fast for his nation, now one question is raising in your mind that where is Mahtma Gandhi? my friend the man who is fasting there he is the Mahtma Gandhi of this time. Some changes are come like face, time and conditions but thought, soul are same.

Anna doing fast for India from 10 days but Indian government is doing nothing, Indian politicians are taking it easy and enjoying there life because they believe its not affect to them.Anna said that he would not end his fast unless his demands are met.Anna set following conditions before the government:

Discuss Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament, bring lower bureaucracy under Lokpal, appoint Lokayuktas in states, prepare a citizens' charter.

Anna Hazare also questioned the silence of opposition parties over the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Now the other side Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered a new formula to end the Lokpal deadlock with Team Anna.
Prime Minister said the government is ready to debate all versions of the Lokpal Bill in circulation at present. The PM said the aim was to give strong lokpal to country.now what you think our MP's are support to Anna's Lokpal when they debate on it?

Friends these are really big questions for our country. I think we all Indians should support to Anna Hazare because he is fasting for us, so come ahead and join Anna at Ramlila Maidan Delhi.

Newspaper Cuttings: Thursday, August 25, 2011

Apple's Steve Jobs abruptly resigns as CEO

Jobs, the iconic tech visionary who co-founded Apple and recently made it the most valued U.S. corporation, abruptly resigned as chief executive Wednesday night.
Jobs, 56, who has battled pancreatic cancer the past few years and looked noticeably weaker recently, told Apple's board of directors in a brief note that he "could no longer meet my duties and expectations" as CEO.
USA Today

After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty

DJERBA, Tunisia — The idealism of the revolts in Egypt and Tunisia, where the power of the street revealed the frailty of authority, revived an Arab world anticipating change. But Libya’s unfinished revolution, as inspiring as it is unsettling, illustrates how perilous that change has become as it unfolds in this phase of the Arab Spring.
Though the rebels’ flag has gone up in Tripoli, their leadership is fractured and opaque; the intentions and influence of Islamists in their ranks are uncertain; Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi remains at large in a flight reminiscent of Saddam Hussein’s; and foreigners have been involved in the fight in the kind of intervention that has long been toxic to the Arab world.
The New York Times

Jobs's Legacy: Changing How We Live

Steve Jobs's resignation as Chief Executive Officer of Apple is the end of an extraordinary era, not just for Apple, but for the global technology industry in general. Mr. Jobs is a historic business figure whose impact was felt far beyond the company's Cupertino, California headquarters, and who was widely emulated at other companies. And now, for the first time since 1997, he won't be CEO.
To be very clear, Mr. Jobs, while seriously ill, is very much alive. People with direct knowledge of the matter say he intends to remain involved in developing major future products and strategy and intends to be an active chairman of the board, even while new CEO Tim Cook runs the company day-to-day. This is not an obituary. But his health is reported to be up and down, and even an active chairman isn't the same as a CEO.
The Wall Street Journal

Anna: I will not die till we get Jan Lokpal Bill

New Delhi: On the 10th day of his fast Thursday, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said he is doing fine and declared that he will not die till the Jan Lokpal Bill.
"I am sure, I will not die till we get Lokpal bill. There is nothing to worry about my health," said Anna Hazare who has been fasting for the last 9 days demanding a strong anti-graft bill.
He looked weak but there was no flagging of his spirit as he shouted "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai".
"I am doing fine and there is nothing to worry about. I have lost 6.5 kg in the last 10 days but there is no difficulty," Hazare told the crowd at the Ramlila Maidan.
Denik Bhaskar

PM's new offer to Anna Hazare: Let's debate all versions of Lokpal bill

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered a new formula to end the Lokpal deadlock with Team Anna.
Replying to the debate on corruption in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister said the government is ready to debate all versions of the Lokpal Bill in circulation at present.
The PM said the aim was to give the country a strong Lokpal and for that the government was ready to involve all sections in discussions.
The PM said alongwith the Jan Lokpal Bill the bills prepared by Aruna Roy's NCPRI and Jaiprakash Narain (of Hyderabad) will also be debated by the Parliament.
The Times Of India

Top 5 Scams In India

India is changing now, Indian peoples are more aware now and they know what is the need of future. As we know Anna Hazare is doing agitation for Jan Lokpal Bill but the question is why he is doing that and why India supporting him ? now we tells you the complete story of this support:

This story is begin with some Big Scams in India.

1. 2G Spectrum scam:

Now we talking about the biggest scam in India, this will undoubtedly top the list.2G spectrum licenses were issued to private telecom companies at throwaway prices.Selling licenses on a first come first serve basis, telecom minister Mr. A. Raja is the main accused in the 2G Spectrum Scam. This scam is estimated Rs. 1.76 lakh crores, now A. Raja in Tihar jail.

2. Commonwealth Games Scam:

Commonwealth Games are organized by India and we are proud on it that we successfully organized these games. Now this is the front end of these games but now see what is the back end of this show, there is a big financial blunders behind the Commonwealth Games in India. While the estimated amount washed away is somewhere around 8,000 crore, CBI had to raid Mr. Kalmadi’s premises when it was out that some important documents with details of game deals have gone missing.

3. Adarsh Housing Scam:

In 1999 thousands of army men fought their way through grime and grenades to send the Pakistani encroaches back to their side of the border. And while they won hands down, many of them never got back from the war.The land reserved for war widows and veterans of Kargil war, was taken by politicians, bureaucrats and army personnel. That’s the one line description of a scandal that perfectly portrays greed, insensitivity, schemes and fraud.The scam led to the replacement of Mr. Ashok Chavan by Mr. Prithviraj Chavan as the Maharashtra chief minister, under the shadow of loads of talks and discrepancies.

4. IPL Scam

The IPL scam is estimated at approximately Rs. 1,500 crores and makes it to the list, having given an edgier dimension to the gentleman’s game. Mr. Lalit Modi is the main accused in the 2G Spectrum Scam.

5. Karnataka land scam

Troubles galore. Two words to sum up the BJP rule in Karnataka. The gist simply is this: Yeddyurappa wanted to give away some land to his kith and kin. We didn’t have any problems with that. The only issue was that the land he wanted to give away was the government’s own land. And...Scam! When allegations hit the ruling party and created uproars in the assembly, Yeddyurappa stood up and asked the question so naively, that he left the opposition dumbstruck. “So what?” asked the minister, “It’s not just me; everybody’s doing it. Heck, some of you guys even have done it! I know.” And that folks, is the story of the Karnataka land scam. There is no obvious moral to be learned from this one.

So now you understand why India support to Anna Hazare, because he is the only man who can change this system.

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1. 10 Most Corrupt Indian Politicians
2. Anna Hazare- Rise of Another Mahatma Gandhi 
3. Anna Hazare Agitation

10 Most Corrupt Indian Politicians

Here we tells you the top ten most corrupt indian politicians

1. Suresh Kalmadi

He is responsible for a loss of hundreds of crores of rupees to the country.The Commonwealth Games, organized by Kalmadi and spent 70000 crores, actually half of the amount was spent.

2. A. Raja

A scam worth Rs. 176,000 crore had former Union Cabinet Minister for Communications and Information Technology. It is the largest scam of India.

3. Mayawati

She was charged with corruption when the Taj Heritage Corridor Case was uncovered.

4. Lalu Prasad Yadav

The biggest scam that rocked Lalu's political career was the fodder scam which involved the embezzlement of Rs. 950 crore approximately.

5. Madhu Koda

Former Jharkand Chief Minister,Madhu Koda was responsible for a scam worth over Rs. 4000 crore. The man exploited the state's natural resources by licensing illegal mining leases and stashing away the wealth amassed during the undertaking. Furthermore, the Maoists received a 30% share of the booty.

6. Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav is also known as one of the most corrupt ministers in the country despite not being directly involved in any major scams.

7. Karunanidhi

The corruptions charges against M. Karunanidhi are so many that he is often referred to as the king or emperor of corruption. He was accused of lending support to the LTTE and was indicted for abetting the LTTE in the interim report which oversaw the investigation into Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

8. Sharad Pawar

Very few people can miss the cosy relationship that Sharad Pawar shares with power and money.Every now and then, Pawar draws flak for alleged investments made by him and his family in various illegal projects. He was named by Abdul Karim Telgi, during a narcoanalysis test, stating that it was Pawar's brainchild to print fake stamp papers across the country and mint money. He was also accused in a multi-crore scam involving wheat imports and institutions headed by him and his close associates were served notices by the Bombay High Court for showing favoritism to his family.

9. Jayalalithaa

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has a staggering 46 corruption cases against her. Amongst the various scams were the Rs. 70 million coal import scam, Tansi land deal case, case of disproportionate assets and colour TV case, amongst many others. A raid in her residence and business establishments led to the seizure of some 28 kg of jewellery (worth Rs 51 crore), 91 wrist-watches, 41 air-conditioners, 10,500 sarees, 750 pairs of footwears, etc. She along with her former cabinet colleagues and senior bureaucrats who worked with her are still facing investigation with regard to corruption.

10. BS Yeddyurappa

The most recent politician to be caught in the web of corruption is former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yeddyurappa. While he has a number of corruption lying against him, the one that toppled his career was his alleged involvement in the illegal iron ore export scam in districts of Karnataka. A lot of blame game followed and ended up with Yeddyurappa losing his ministerial post last month. Despite his denial, his image as one of the most corrupt politicians of the country will not fade anytime soon.

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Report: Apple working on next iPad

With HP putting an end to its tablet hardware business, rumors continue to swirl about the device that pushed it to an early exit.
The Wall Street Journal reports Apple has begun "trial production" of its next iPad, which could debut as soon as early 2012.
Citing "people familiar with the situation," the new iPad is expected to boast a high-resolution display at 2048 x 1536. No other technical details were given.
USA Today

Qaddafi’s Hold in Tripoli in Doubt as Rebels Advance

CAIRO — Six months after the outbreak of the revolt against his 42 years in power, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s hold on his Tripoli stronghold shows signs of slipping.
Residents of Tripoli, the capital, who for months had hesitated to talk openly over the phone, said in calls Friday night that they believed Colonel Qaddafi’s flight or ouster could be imminent. Three people said the feeling of fear was ebbing in the streets.
The New York Times

Memorializing a Painful Chapter of History
POWELL, Wyo.—Above all, Bacon Sakatani remembers the searchlights.
He was 13 in the late summer of 1942, his birthday having arrived during the train ride that carried his family and thousands of other Japanese-Americans from their homes in California to the desolation of Wyoming.
The Sakatani family, seven in all, was assigned a single room in a barracks. A bare bulb lit the bare space. There were cots. A couple of blankets. And everywhere, dust, blowing through the rough plank walls and the windows that didn't fit right in their frames. A barbed-wire fence circled the camp and guards, in ...
The Wall Street Journal

Live from Ramlila Maidan: Anna relentless, says won't give up

New Delhi: Signs of continuous fast for the past four days might have started showing on his face, but anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on the fifth day of his fast on Saturday said he'll "not give up".
"I have lost 3.5 kg over the past four days... but there is nothing to worry," the Gandhian said sitting at an elevated platform at the ground, as the crowd of supporters at the Ramlila ground in central Delhi cheered.
Denik Bhaskar

Will not give up, will keep fighting till Jan Lokpal Bill is passed: Anna Hazare

NEW DELHI: Signs of a continuous fast for the past four days might have started showing on his face, but anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is relentless in his spirit. On the fifth day of his fast on Saturday, he said he'll "not give up".
"I have lost 3.5 kg over the past four days... but there is nothing to worry," the Gandhian said, as the crowd of supporters at the Ramlila Ground in central Delhi cheered.
"I will not give up...we will keep fighting until we get the Jan Lokpal bill passed," he added.
The Times Of India