MIAMI : Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will miss the Sony Ericsson Open, as will women’s world number two Dinara Safina and 2008 men’s champion Nikolay Davydenko, organizers said Wednesday.

The Miami tournament is the second of prestigious back-to-back hardcourt tournaments in the United States, coming immediately after this week’s event at Indian Wells, California.

Sharapova, who won the WTA title in Memphis in February, had been slated to play in Miami for the first time since 2007.

But an MRI exam on the sore right elbow that hindered her as she made a third-round exit in Indian Wells showed a bone bruise that is likely to sideline the Russian for three to six weeks.

Safina, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, remains sidelined by the back injury that forced her out of the Australian Open.

Davydenko is out with a broken left wrist. He had played one match at Indian Wells and then pulled out after an MRI revealed the wrist he injured in Rotterdam last month was, in fact, fractured.

Baba Ramdev May Launch Political Party, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev plans to launch his own party though he says he won’t fight elections. Baba Ramdev said he wants to ‘cleanse’ the system. The yoga guru would field candidates in all Lok Sabha constituencies.

Ramdev, who was in Ghaziabad on March 15th to participate in a school function, targeted the UPA government for not keeping the prices of essential commodities in check and alleged: “The intention of the government is very much doubtful towards poors and farmers”.

“No doubt Manmohan Singh is a good economist and he understands perfectly the growth rate, but he does not understand the economics of Dal-Roti (cereals and bread),” he told reporters.

He said common men eats bread and not the growth rate, which has no role in the life of those who live below poverty line.

The yoga guru said that he will field candidates in the 2014 general elections but not yet decided on his own candidature. He advocated reforms in the administrative system of the country.

Ramdev has already launched Bharat Swabhiman campaign with an aim to end corrupt practices, bring back the Indian black money and use it for the development of the nation besides changing the system that has been continuing since the British period, among others.

DHAKA: Eight Bangladeshi villagers were injured after border guards from Bangladesh and India traded gunfire over the weekend, a Bangladeshi commander said Monday.

DHAKA: Eight Bangladeshi villagers were injured after border guards from Bangladesh and India traded gunfire over the weekend, a Bangladeshi commander said Monday.
Maj. Kohinoor Alam, a border guard official of Bangladesh, said the skirmish occurred Sunday after Indian border security forces opened fire on Bangladeshi villagers along northeastern Jaintapur frontier.
He said the injured were being treated for bullet wounds, but none of them are in serious condition.
Alam said the Indian guards fired as the Bangladeshi villagers tried to prevent dozens of Indian villagers from fishing in a pond inside Bangladesh territory. Bangladeshi guards responded with fire.

Bangladesh and India share a 2,500-mile (4,000 kilometer) porous border. Clashes between the border guards of the two neighbors are common, often over villagers crossing over into each other’s territory for farming or fishing.
The latest clash occurred three days after heads of both border forces held talks in New Delhi, India and agreed to scale down violence.

The uproar in the Indian parliament continued today, while the membership of some seven MPAs has been suspended for tearing copies of the Women’s Reservation bill on Monday in the Rajya Sabha, upper house of Indian parliament, when it was tabled in the House.
The bill seeks to provide 33 percent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures. Of those suspended 4 belonged to Samajwadi Party (SP) 2 to JUD and one an independent. The session has been adjourned till 2:00pm.
On the other hand, SP’s chief Mulayam Singh Yadav maintained that Congress government has not taken any of the ally parties in confidence regarding the bill. Meanwhile, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad, and Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today to demand amendments in the bill.

Salil Ankola Benefit Match. Salil Ankola has tested his skilles of Cricket in one day international cricket matches & some of the test matches but due to his bad performance in the international cricket he leaved the Cricket world.

Due to his failure in cricket he joined the Indian cinema & television. Recently Salil Ankola moved into a rehabilitation centre to give up his drinking habit. Today in Mumbai there was a cricket match between the Sachin 11 Cricket Team and Saurav Ganguly 11 cricket team. The match was a benefit cricket match for Salil Ankola.

Road Movie Review is a 2010 Indian road movie directed by Dev Benegal, starring Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Satish Kaushik. Road Movie released today on 5 March 2010. Check here for Road Movie Review, Road Movie Cast & Crew details and Rating of Road Hindi film.

Cast & Crew details
Movie Title : Road, Movie
Starring : Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Virendra Saxena, Yashpal Sharma
Director : Dev Benegal
Genre : Drama
Length : 1 hr 37 mins
Music : Michael Brook
Language : Hindi
Releasing date : Mar 05, 2010

Road movie storyline

Road Movie is a directed by Dev Benegal, starring AbhayDeol, TannishthaChatterjee, SatishKaushik. Road hindi Movie premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival and opened the section Generation 14plus at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2010. Hindi Road Movie is released on 5 March 2010. Vishnu (Abhay Deol), a restless young man, itches to escape his father’s faltering hair oil business.An old truck beckons, which, Vishnu sees as his ticket to freedom. He offers to drive the antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off across the harsh terrain of desert India, he discovers he’s not merely transporting a battered vehicle but an old touring cinema.

Along the way, Vishnu reluctantly picks up a young runaway (Mohammed Faizal Usmani), a wandering old entertainer (Satish Kaushik) and a striking gypsy woman (Tannishtha Chatterjee). Together they roam in the barren land, searching for water and an elusive fair. The journey turns dire when they are waylaid by corrupt cops and a notorious water lord.

The key to their freedom is the eccentric collection of films and the two forty-year-old film projectors in the back of the truck. As in ‘1001 Nights’, if the films are good, they live and move on. If the films are boring, they face death in the outback.The journey proves transformative for each of the travelers, but especially for Vishnu who discovers life, love and laughter on the Indian highway.

Road movie review
Roadmoviereview – Story of movie Road revolves around his journey and his experiences during the esacape.Road movie portrays their relationship and experiences while on the Road.Road movie has picturesque scenes whi ch has been shot in the deserts of Kutch in Gujarat and Jaisalmer and Jodhpur in Rajasthan.Abay Deol, as usual delivers a fantastic performance. Overall, the plot ofRoad movie the kind of film about young India and about the young generation.

World Cup 2011, Security concern in India are raising higher and higher as with several cricketers in line to pull-out from the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to terror threats. With the prevailing concerns reports are also floating for the contingency plans to shift the next year’s World Cup from the Indian subcontinent to Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan has indicated that there were plans to move the World Cup from India to Australia or New Zealand if the security situation deteriorated. “You cannot move the timing of the tournament, in March-April, so really there’s only Australia, New Zealand and South Africa who could host it,” Vaughan was quoted as saying in The Australian.

“By tightening the security measures around the teams, we somehow have to make it safe. Otherwise the sport will struggle to survive if we cannot find a solution.”

But International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat said they will do everything to keep the World Cup in India and world cricket would not let the sport be derailed by terrorism, as has happened in Pakistan. “The World Cup is the big piece of work that we have to deliver and we intend to do so,” Lorgat said.

“The whole issue of security is dynamic, but we will assess it very carefully and implement whatever measures are necessary to ensure safety and security. I do not share the same concerns for India as Pakistan.”

An earthquake of slight intensity tonight jolted Bageshwar in Uttarakhand.

The quake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the place at around 22:54 hours, the Indian Met Department said.

An Israeli national has been arrested by Goa police’s anti narcotic cell for allegedly dealing in narcotic substances, police said today.

David alias Dudu Griham, 34, was arrested last night near Anjuna with a variety of drugs estimated at Rs 3.81 lakh, they said.

Superintendent of Police (ANC) Veenu Bansal told reporters that the accused is a major drug dealer and was earlier booked by Maharashtra police in 2008.

Bansal said Griham was apprehended last night by a decoy planted by the state police.

“He was arrested near his house when he came to sell drugs to the decoy who posed as a customer,” he said.

Police have recovered variety of party drugs, including Ecstasy tablets, heroin, cocaine, liquid LSD and charas, from the arrested person’s possession, the officer said.

Concerned over security, Kiwi Striker Simon Child has decided to pull out of the New Zealand hockey squad for the World Cup.
Speaking to reporters, Child said he took the decision because he felt he could not give his best under such heightened security environment.” He said, “It’s not an ideal environment to be trying to play your best hockey and to be performing for your country.” Last week, al Qaeda issued a threat for competitors to avoid the World Cup, the Indian Premier League cricket competition and the Commonwealth Games. New Zealand coach Shane McLeod admitted that security fears have made it difficult for his players to focus on the game. Australia also decided not to go to India for fear of security hazards.