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2008-10-24 03:23:52By Sirshendu Panth
SPO13SportsAustralia series training ground for World Cup: JhulanBy Sirshendu PanthKolkata, Oct 10 IANS New Indian women's cricket captain Jhulan Goswami feels her side needs to concentrate on fielding and running between the wickets to do well in the upcoming tour to Australia, which is the team's last international exposure ahead of next year's World Cup. "It's a very important series for us. It's the last international series before the World Cup which is also to be played in Australia. So, if we do well there this time, then we will go to the World Cup high on confidence," Jhulan, who turns 26 next month, said in an interview to IANS. The 9th ICC women's Cricket World Cup is slated to be held Down Under from March 7 to 22. The eight participating teams have been divided into two groups, and India are clubbed with England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group B. Jhulan, rated as the fastest bowler in women's cricket now, said both Australia and India had good sides, and the mentally stronger team would triumph in the series that involved five One-day Internationals and one Twenty-20 engagement. She said the Indians now had a balanced side, with a fine blend of experience and youth. "We have the ability to beat any team in the world. But we have to play to our potential. And everybody has to play her role." Asked about the team's grey areas, Jhulan said: "We have to lay stress on fielding, and the running between the wickets also have to improve. After we meet in Mumbai for the camp scheduled to start next week, we will know where we are". The Indians are scheduled to leave for Australia on October 18 or 19. Goswami was appointed captain last week for the Australia tour in place of Mithali Raj. "It is the most exciting moment of my life. I didn't really expect it. But yes, like any other player, I also cherished a dream to lead my country. Bhalo lagchhe It feels great," said Jhulan, adjudged the ICC women's cricketer of the year in 2007. It has been an enviable journey for the girl from remote Chakdah in West Bengal's Nadia district. Making her Test and ODI debut in 2002, Jhulan has emerged as the tormentor of batsmen with her searing pace that can go up to 120 kms per hour. Another Bengal girl, allrounder Rumeli Dhar, has been named Jhulan's deputy for the Aussie tour. "She is junior to me by only 14 days. We played together in the under-19 level. We started out under-19 and international careers almost at the same time. We have a very good understanding. I cannot wait to sit with her and coach Sudha Shah to discuss the strategy," Jhulan said.Jhulan, who is the second highest Indian women's wicket taker in ODIs with 104 scalps, said she does not think that a bowling captain is at a disadvantage. "I don't believe that a bowling captain tends to either underbowl or overbowl herself. A captain needs to find the right balance. Whoever bowls well will bowl". And despite her quality to generate great pace, Jhulan would focus on bowling to a perfect line and length. "I shall stick to the basics. The main trick for a bowler is to maintain the right line and length. And I shall try to do that." --Indo-Asian News Servicessp/av/dg633 Words10101755
2008-10-10 08:02:08Pushy mums make for successful daughters
London, Oct 3 ANI: Daughters of pushy mothers turn out to be more successful, according to a new study. The 30-year study claims that mothers' expectations from their daughters, is what decides how successful the latter would be in their professional encounters. Led by psychologist Dr Eirini Flouri, the researchers analysed information from a study of children born in 1970. It was found that females, whose mothers had high hopes for them will feel more in control of their lives by the age of 30.However, the study highlighted that maternal influence is only important for women and not men, reports Telegraph.In the study, mother of ten-year-old children were asked to predict the age at which their child would leave school. This question was chosen to gauge the mother's belief in the capabilities of her daughter.Later Flouri compared this information with an assessment of the children's self-confidence when they were thirty.The results indicated that women's self esteem had a direct connection to their mother's belief in them, even when factors such as the children's intellectual ability and their parents' wealth were taken into account.It is believed that mothers are more likely to push their daughters rather than their sons. But, daughter's earnings showed no link to their mother's expectations.According to Flouri, belief in a child's abilities is "just one aspect" of parenting. Britney Spears' mother has been accused of being a pushy mum and driving her career, starting when the star had her big break on Disney's Mickey Mouse Club when she was 12 years old.The 26-year-old is now ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the US, to the Recording Industry Association of America.The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Educational Psychology and reported in the New Scientist. ANI
2008-10-03 23:00:00NEW YORK
INT70International/Society/Business/EconomyNooyi is most powerful woman in business: FortuneNew York, Sep 29 IANS Indra Nooyi, chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, has topped Fortune magazine's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for the third year in a row. In its citation, the US magazine says, India-born Nooyi, 52, "has moved swiftly to offset slowing beverage sales in North America by expanding the international business, which now represents 26 percent of revenues. She is also pushing healthier products like orange juice with omega-3 fatty acids." Nooyi beat Iene Rosenfeld, head Kraft Foods No. 2, Anne Mulcahy, chairperson and CEO, Xerox No. 4; Andrea Jung, chairperson and CEO, Avon Products No. 6; and Harpo head Oprah Winfrey No. 8. The list now in its 11th year, has notable firsts: Lynn Elsenhan rank 48, Sunoco's CEO and president, is the first woman ever to run a major US oil company; and Marissa Mayer rank 50, Google's vice-president, search products and user experience, is the youngest honoree ever at age 33.Fortune ranked these women at for-profit companies based on the size, importance and health of their business in the global economy, career momentum and social and cultural influence. The list will appear in the Oct 13 issue of Fortune.Some of the high-profile women who have dropped off the list include Meg Whitman, president and CEO, eBay; and Sallie Krawcheck, who left Citigroup as its chairman and CEO, Global Wealth Management. Nooyi also ranks fourth on Forbes' list of the world's most powerful women overall, not just in business.--Indo-Asian News Servicepc/sk/vt281 Words*29092131
2008-09-29 13:00:08BANGALORE
BUS2Business/Rights/BusinessThe glass ceiling is breaking, but slowly: Women honchosBy Maitreyee BoruahBangalore, Sep 28 IANS Women leaders in India's corporate world, though still small in numbers, see the situation changing for the better as the gender divide narrows and the glass ceiling disintegrates. "If women want they can reach the top in the corporate ladder. There is nothing like glass ceiling for women in corporate sector. Moreover, with the diminishing of gender divide, women with their ability are best suitable to head corporate businesses," asserts Kalpana Morparia, CEO of J.P. Morgan India."As a woman from the corporate world, I say all the aspiring women leaders and entrepreneurs have the ability to take a risk in their careers and come out of their comfort zones," says Shanti Ekambaram, group head, Wholesale Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited.Kalpana and Shanti were among the several leading women executives who gathered at India's IT hub last week to deliberate on 'Women - The Leadership Journey'. They agreed more women leaders need to be groomed because there was paucity of women managers at senior levels in India.The conference was organised by the Confederation of Indian industry CII, Karnataka, in collaboration with the Women Business Leaders Forum WBLF."The objective of the conference was to address issues like how to make leaders out of women as it involves setting goals, communicating ideas and delivering results," said Priya Chetty Rajagopal, co-convenor of WBLF and vice president of StantonChase International.Such meetings help "delve into effective decision-making processes, altering behaviours, recasting mindsets, organisational change, personal negotiation styles, and investing in and managing relationships for greater impact," Priya told IANS.Besides Kalpana and Shanti, other participants included Rupande Padaki, director, The P&P Group, an HR consultant firm; Padma Ravichander, managing director, Mercer; Revathy Ashok, managing director and head-finance, Tishman Speyer, a leading real estate firm; Sandhya Vasudevan, managing director, Thomson Reuters; and J. Janelle Shubert, director, The Centre For Women's Leadership, Babson College.They discussed, among other topics, the changing context of leadership and leadership strategies for women.On the existing scene in the corporate world, Nirmala Menon, founder of Interweave, a diversity management solutions company, said: "Women at the top are still rare. This is true globally, where they comprise only 10 percent of senior managers in Fortune 500 companies. In India, the picture is far worse. Statistics indicate that women comprise some three percent of senior management in India."It's time to address the issue and encourage and groom women to become leaders. Studies have also indicated that the companies with higher percentage of women board directors outperformed companies with the lowest percentage, as today's market has a growing pool of women customers, shown by different studies."Urging women to take the risk, Shanti Ekambaram cited her own journey as an example. "I joined Kotak Mahindra when it was an unknown entity in the banking sector some 17 years back."I took a risk at that time, as I left my lucrative job in a foreign bank. But with a passion to excel, hard work and result- oriented focus, I have achieved success. As a woman I know we have the ability and skills to achieve milestones in the corporate world," said Shanti.Asked about the steps that would be taken after the conference, Priya said: "We have taken note of the suggestions given by the key panelists as to how to change women's roles from being mere employees to leaders in their respective companies. We'll be sending the suggestions to companies across the country."A better understanding of women's role in the companies they work for has to be cultivated. Women have the flair to reach the top in corporate world as they are efficient and good decision-makers."--Indo-Asian News ServiceMb/vsk/jg/tb667 Words**28090920
2008-09-28 03:00:00Four held for illegally selling Rs.700 mn property of actress
NAT13National/Law/Cinema/CrimeFour held for illegally selling Rs.700 mn property of actressChennai, Sep 27 IANS Four people, including two women, have been jailed for allegedly selling a property worth over Rs.700 million and partly owned by actress-turned-politician Vijayashanti. They used forged papers to sell the property in the northwest suburbs of this city, the police said. The four were arrested Friday following a complaint from one of the owners of the property. All of them were sent to Puzhal prison after a court remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days, a police official said. Vijayashanti heads Talli Telangana, a political party in Andhra Pradesh, and is said to own sizeable property here. Referred to as the "action queen of Indian cinema" and "female superstar", the 1964 born national award winning actress had played fiery leading roles in over 150 films in seven languages including Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. At the peak of her career, she was said to have commanded a price higher than those of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Tamil superstar Rajnikant and Telugu actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi. --Indo-Asian News Servicetsv/rd/jg192 Words27091135
2008-09-27 02:00:00Patil calls for united stand against terrorism Lead
NAT27National/EducationPatil calls for united stand against terrorism LeadLucknow, Sep 23 IANS President Pratibha Patil Tuesday called upon all citizens to unitedly tackle the scourge of terrorism even as she expressed concern over the decline in research work being undertaken in Indian universities. She was speaking at a special convocation of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow University where she was conferred the honorary doctorate of literature degree. "It is the duty of every citizen of the country to cooperate in combating terrorism," said Patil at the function held amid tight security on the university's old campus.She addressed over 1,000 people, including students, teachers and officials. During the convocation ceremony, the university conferred doctorate of literature Honoris Causa degree on Patil.She said: "We have to divest hatred from the minds of some of our misguided youth to bring them to the path of peace, amity and communal harmony."Patil termed terrorism and communal hatred as the enemies of development, stability and a peaceful society.The president also paid tributes to inspector Mohan Chand Sharma.Sharma, a Delhi Police Special Cell inspector, was killed in a shootout with suspected terrorists Friday in national capital's Jamia Nagar.While expressing concern over the decline in research work being undertaken in Indian universities, she stressed upon the need to have projects that respond to the requirements of society."Unfortunately, there has been a decline in our research capacity. This trend needs to be reversed," said Patil.Research facilities in our universities needed to be reinforced, she added."Universities must become centres of research and advanced research responding to the requirements of society and various economic sectors such as agriculture and industry."Patil said the country's educational scenario was facing challenges both of quality and quality."National Knowledge Commission has stated that India requires 1,500 universities nationwide. Our current number falls far short," said Patil.She said that innovative teachers with multi-disciplinary approach were needed for imparting quality education.Governor T.V. Rajeswar, who is also the chancellor of the university, emphasised on undertaking research work."One of the biggest lacunae in our higher education scene has been in the area of fundamental research in sciences, which has created a shortfall of teachers in higher institutions of science and management," said Rajeswar.He also laid stress on universalisation of primary education especially with reference to the girl child."Violence against women, restrictions on women and traditional role divisions of work continues to restrict women's life choices in education and career," he opined.Of the youth between the age of 18 and 25 years, less than 20 percent receive higher education, he said. Vice chancellor A.S. Brar said the varsity administration was making every attempt to boost research studies in various departments of the university.--Indo-Asian News Serviceasit/dd/rd/dg503 Words23091646
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2008-09-13 16:28:14Palin a "threat" to left wing feminists, Obama's bid for presidency
Washington, Sep 13 ANI: Former US House speaker Newt Gingrich has said that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin represents a "threat" to modern feminism and to Barack Obama's quest for the presidency, and that is why the "elite media" is trying to tear her down. "Governor Palin violates every norm they have: She is tough, she is smart, she is articulate, she is happy, she has five kids, she has a very hardworking husband who is a union member, she is an NRA life member, she actually goes to church and prays," he said.Speaking to about 1,500 Christian conservatives at a "Value Votes Summit" hosted by the Family Research Council, Gingrich said that "if the person I just described can survive as a national figure, she has shattered the ability of left wing feminists to define legitimate behavior by women." Gingrich also said that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama committed "the biggest political mistake of his career" by choosing not to add Hillary Clinton as his running mate, and that Palin's selection by Republican nominee John McCain had stolen the Democrat's thunder. "Had he shown that he was strong enough to have both Bill Clinton and Hillary with him without being intimidated ... he would have had a ticket that would have been hard for us to beat. But he didn't. He flinched," the Washington Times quoted Gingrich, as saying. ANI
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