Farewell 2012: Twitpics of the year

Early February, after the news of Yuvraj Singh's cancer shook fans, the cricketer tweeted this image to prove that he was a fighter, and his comeback performance later, proved it.

 

In March, actress Parineeti posted a chic looking self portrait and said, "The IIFA voting weekend has begun!"

 

Lara Dutta treated her fans in April with a picture of her 8-month pregnant belly. She's seen here posing with her yoga team. She still looked hot!

 

After KKR delivered a spectacular win at the IPL, Shah Rukh tweeted this pic with wife Gauri, proudly displaying the cup in the month of May.

 

In the same month we had Sonam Kapoor tweeting a candid pic that had a vintage feel to it.

Stripping sensation Poonam Pandey picked up her fan following by shedding her clothes at the drop of a hat. This pic was tweeted by the model on 'International Bikini Day' in July, promising a non-stop party on Twitter. We chose one of the many.

The God of Indian cricket turned up looking like a shiny new penny, suited up for the semi-finals in July at Wimbledon. We loved this Sachin off-the-field moment!

Playboy Magazine's Indian discovery Sherlyn Chopra had Twitterati stumped when she uploaded nude pics of herself walking around the Playboy Mansion.They were taken off the site later, much to her followers' dismay. But here's one posted in July with Sherlyn hugging Hugh Hefner, the big playboy himself.

Can you guess the child in the pic? A fan of this actress dug up this old picture of her family and posted it on Twitter in August. Today she is Bollywood's reigning comeback queen, Sridevi!

 

As far as baby pics go, these cherubs left their fans astounded. Sonam Kapoor posted this childhood picture with her cousin Arjun Kapoor on Twitter.

In September, megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted this picture of crowds outside his home, welcoming him after a trip from Ahmedabad.

In the same month, son Abhishek Bachchan put up a pic posing with the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps

Actor Aamir Khan had a phenomenal year in his personal and professional life. He still found time for an annual Hajj pilgrimage in October. He later tweeted a picture with Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, as they shared a meal in Mecca.

 

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Prior to Alia's Bollywood debut release 'Student of the Year', Pooja Bhatt tweeted a picture of herself with sisters Alia, Shaheen and brother Rahul.

The paparazzi's favourite Bachchan of the year turned one and grandpa Amitabh tweeted this pic of Abhishek, Aishwariya and Aaradhya Bachchan at the toddler's birthday celebrations

November also saw Bong babe Bipasha Basu go blonde.

The most retweeted photo in Twitter history was of US President Barack Obama hugging his wife Michelle. He posted this one on the day he was re-elected.

Actress Madhuri Dixit is a recent celeb on the Twitter bus. She shared this pic of her app in the iTunes store in December, and her fans couldn't be happier.

December also saw Farhan Akhtar, sporting a lithe physique for his next film 'Bhaag Milkh Bhaag', posing next to a sexy car!

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Google Nexus 7 in India

Google's Nexus 7 tablet has finally arrived in India. With an official announcement by its co-manufacturer Asus, the long wait of the Indians has come to an end; but not without a bit of sadness. You can read full specification

 

Google's Nexus 7 tablet has finally arrived in India.

With an official announcement by its co-manufacturer Asus, the long wait of the Indians has come to an end; but not without a bit of sadness. The 16GB version Nexus has come with a price tag of Rs. 19,999, which is a bit too high when compared to its original price in the US ($199).

While there is a 32GB model, and a 3G version tablet, presently only the 16GB, Wi-Fi-only version will be available in India. This tablet would be sold at ASUS showrooms and Chroma from November 20, 2012.

Specification:

Nexus 7 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and has 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. It weighs about 340 grams, has 1GB RAM and Tegra 3 processor. It also has a micro-USB port, a 1.2MP front camera. The battery backup is of 9.5 hours.

Google says, the tablet has been designed with gaming in mind. There are about 675,000 apps and games, a large collection of eBooks, songs, thousands of movies and TV shows, and the latest magazines available on Google Play. With this tablet, one can make the best use of Google Apps like Gmail, Chrome, Google+ and Maps.

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World to end 21st Dec: Mayan Calender

One of four historic Mayan manuscripts that still exist in the world and that together suggest modern civilization will come to an end on December 21, at the Saxon State Library on November 8, 2012 in Dresden, Germany. The documents enumerate the Mayan calendar, which will complete its 13th cycle on December 21, 2012 and many people across the globe are interpreting the calendar to mean impending global devastation and the birth of a new order are near.

 

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Ajmal Kasab hanged at Pune's Yerawada Jail

 

Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, was hanged at Pune's Yerawada Jail Wednesday morning, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil said.

"All the legal procedures in the 26/11 terror attacks case were completed. He was sentenced by the trial court, which was upheld by the Bombay High Court, Supreme Court, and his mercy plea was rejected by the president. Accordingly, Kasab has been hanged this morning at 7.30 a.m. in Yerawada Central Jail," Patil told mediapersons.

Kasab's mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday night. Shortly thereafter, in the dead of the night, Kasab was shifted amid top secrecy and tight security to Pune's high-security Yerawada jail.

This morning, at 7.30 a.m., he was hanged in the jail premises after which a team of doctors declared him dead.

"The punishment to Kasab is a true tribute to the victims and martyrs of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks," Patil said.

It is not known where Kasab's last rites shall be conducted.

"Yes, Kasab has been hanged this (Wednesday) morning at 7.30 a.m. in Yerawada Central Jail," Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who led the 26/11 terror attacks case, said.

In January 2010, nine of Kasab's associates, who had sneaked into Mumbai on the night of Nov 26, 2008, to unleash three days of terror, were quietly buried at an undisclosed location near Mumbai.

Kasab's end came just five days before the fourth anniversary of the brutal terror attacks that killed 166 lives and injured 300. (yahoo)

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Bollywood beauties take dance classes

To win her fans over, a Bollywood beauty needs to not only be a good actress but also a great dancer. Many Bollywood divas have taken to learning a dance form for their films. Here are a few ladies who have shimmied their way to the top...

Rani Mukherjee is set to take the floor with three styles of dance in her upcoming film, 'Aiyyaa'. These include a south Indian dance number, a lavani (Marathi dance form) and a belly dance. The song 'Aga Bai Halla Machae Re' from the film has the curvy belle shaking her hips to the music and the moves apparently took Rani a while to master.

Katrina Kaif went from wooden to lithe in her latest belly-jerking number 'Masha Allah' for the blockbuster hit, 'Ek Tha Tiger'. Kats was shooting for the movie on the borders of Turkey and Iran and decided to learn the moves from the experts there and the result has been 'Mashallah!'

Katrina hasn't only taken a fancy to one exotic dance style. The buzz is that Katrina and 'Dhoom 3' co-star Aamir Khan will be learning acro-dance!The complex art is a mix of ballet, jazz and modern dance styles that switch from dance to acrobatics. Only time will tell if they're any good at it!

 

Vidya Balan's film 'The Dirty Picture' needs no more introduction. The actress underwent intense training to get into the skin of Silk Smitha. She learned Latin American salsa, to help loosen up her body language. There's little doubt that the classes worked in her favour.

 

Priyanka Chopra took the south American tango classes for Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Saat Khoon Maaf', where she danced her feet off in the song 'Darling'
 

 Although not for a film, Kajol also took up salsa classes post her pregnancy to get into shape. To her luck, her next film 'You, Me Aur Hum' called for her and hubby Ajay Devgn to groove in time to some sexy salsa music. What a coincidence!

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Damon gets spanked at b'day bash

 
Actor Matt Damon who turned 42 Monday received spankings at his naughty birthday party.

Tom Cruise was also spotted at The Box club here to toast Damon's birthday, along with "The Avengers" hunk Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and party organiser John Krasinski, reports nypost.com.

"Tom arrived solo," said an onlooker, who added that the Hollywood heavyweights all "got paddled on their rears" by the club's cross-dressing hostess, Saturday night.

"Matt got some extra spanking" for being the birthday boy, and, "they all had a fantastic night enjoying the shows and partying till the end," said the source.

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Saifeena wedding: Babita, Neetu end cold war

 
 Late Raj Kapoor’s daughters-in-law, Neetu Kapoor and Babita, have nursed a mutual animosity for almost three decades now. While no one seems to know what triggered the fight, it’s believed to be an internal Kapoor family feud.

Now, with daughter Kareena’s wedding to Saif Ali Khan coming up on October 16, Babita seems to have finally extended the proverbial olive branch by personally inviting Neetu to the wedding.

A source close to the Kapoors tells us, “Kareena’s wedding served as the occasion for Babita to fix relationships. That included a friendly gesture towards estranged sister-in-law.”

“Babita personally went to meet Neetu in Krishna Raj (Neetu and Rishi Kapoor’s residence) with the wedding invite. Those who’ve known about the feud will realise what a big deal that is. It seems they have finally made peace,” reveals the source.

When we contacted Neetu, she confirmed that she will be present at the wedding, saying, “Kareena’s wedding to Saif is a very happy occasion for the entire family. We’re all excited about it and are definitely looking forward to it. It’s a happy moment and we will all be there for it.”

Babita and Neetu have worked together professionally only once in the film Dus Lakh (1966). Even at family occasions where they have previously met, the Kapoor wives apparently have avoided each other.

When Neetu lost her mother, Rajee Singh, in 2010, the entire Kapoor household was present for the last rites, apart from Babita and her daughters, Karisma and Kareena.

Past weddings the Kapoor wives missed
2003: When Babita and Randhir Kapoor’s elder daughter Karisma Kapoor married industrialist Sanjay Kapur, Neetu was absent from all the functions and the main event. Rishi Kapoor attended the wedding alone.

2007: When Neetu and Rishi Kapoor’s daughter Riddhima tied the knot with businessman Bharat Sahni, Babita and her daughters, Karisma and Kareena, again stayed away from the functions. This time, Randhir Kapoor went alone for the wedding.

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Won't allow Wal-Mart in Bengal: Mamata

 
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she would not allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in the state.

"They (union government) allowed FDI in retail, capped subsidised cooking gas and now they will invest pension money in the share market. By doing this, they want to ruin the country. They want to sell the country to foreigners," Banerjee said at a public meeting in Tamluk in East Midnapore district.

"They want to snatch your land and livelihood and set up Walmart here. But let me say this: 'As long as I'm here, we will not allow Walmart to enter'. We cannot and will not allow anything that jeopardises the interest of common people," Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress chief, said.

She was in district to inaugurate a slew of projects in Haldia.

Banerjee came down heavily on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the steep hikes in diesel and fertiliser prices and said the government would have to roll back the hikes.

Following the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, her party had withdrawn support from the ruling coalition last month.

Earlier in the day, Banerjee inaugurated a PET resin plant of Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Limited, an edible oil plant of JVL Agro and a logistic park of Apeejay Surrendra Group in Haldia.

Dhunseri plans to increase its PET resin production capacity to 4,10,000 tonnes per annum with the second plant, investing Rs.400 crore.

JVL Agro has set up the 1,200 tonnes per day capacity plant, pumping in Rs.165 crore, while investment for the first phase of logistic park of Apeejay Surrendra would be around Rs.100 crore.

Banerjee expressed unhappiness over the union government delaying environmental clearance for eco-tourism project in Nayachar in the district.

She sought immediate clearance for the project.

She said the government was also blocking Haldia's industrial expansion by imposing a ban on industries citing environmental issues.

"Once there was a proposal that there would be a petrochemical hub. Then the objection was there. Now we will be doing eco-tourism. I do not know why they have blocked it. If they do not clear the area for the tourism project, let us go for another area and not wait for anybody," she told a gathering here.

"I do not want to wait for anybody. If you want to do a job, you do it immediately. We cannot wait," she said.

Banerjee had opposed the chemical hub for environmental reasons during the previous left Front government.

After coming to power in May 2011, she revived Nayachar's industrial plan, and proposed an eco-tourism project instead of the petrochemical project.

But the eco-project too hit a roadblock with the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking certain clarifications from the state government since a thermal power plant was also proposed along with the project.

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Rs.3,500 Bonus for Central Government Employees

New Delhi: Central Government of India has announced Rs.3,500 bonus for each of its employees. It can be considered as gift for central government employees on the occasion of Dussera and Diwali. This bonus will be applicable for Group C, Group D and non Gazette officers of Group B. This bonus will be provided for central police, paramilitary forces, and other armed forces.
For those central government employees who will get productivity linked bonus, bonus equivalent to 30 days salary will be provided. Bonus will be provided only for those who are in service till March of 2012 and for those who have joined in 2011-12 and provided six months of uninterrupted services. Indian government central finance ministry has issued a notification regarding this aspect. It is already a known fact that central government has increased DA by seven percent for employees. Employees are expressing their happiness regarding bonus.
It is already a known fact that salaries of Group B, Group C and Group D employees will be different as per their positions. This bonus will be applicable for all these employees regardless of their positions. Central government latest decision about bonus has brought smiles on the faces of government employees.

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Notification for Excise Constables on 8th Oct: Eligibility, Physical Test and District-wise Vacancies

Notification for Excise Constables on 8^th Oct: Eligibility, Physical Test and District-wise Vacancies
Hyderabad: Notification for the recruitment of excise constables is going to be released on 8^th of October 2012. The selected constables will be placed in the excise department. Candidates need to pass the physical examination and only for candidates selected in the first test, written test will be conducted. There are nearly 2600 excise constable posts are vacant across the state Andhra Pradesh. JNTU has been held responsible for conducting the examinations for this post. Excise department has listed out the number of vacancies in different districts of the state and submitted the same to the government.
Physical examination will be conducted under the supervision of district collector, SP, excise department and deputy commissioners. Now a new rule has been implemented. Those who are applying for constable posts, should have passed SSC at the minimum. Interested candidates can apply through mee seva, e seva and online methods. Women reservation will be applied only for 1172 posts among these jobs.
Physical examinations for excise constable post:

• Male candidates need to complete 4 kilometers race in 20 minutes and females need to complete 2 kilometers in 30 minutes. 100 meters race should be done in 15 seconds by males while females can take up to 18 seconds.
• Males need to be eligible for 3.8 meters long jump and females need to be eligible for 2.75 meters long jump.
• Men need to complete 800 meter race in 2.50 minutes.
• Males need to do high jump to 1.20 meters. Females are exempted from this.

This notification for excise constables has been released after 21 years. Highest number of posts are offered in Chittoor district and they are 249 posts in this district. Sports reservation is given as 2 percent. Those who have passed the physical test will be invited for written test, which will be conducted for 100 marks. Questions will be in the standard of tenth class.
Following are the posts allotted for each district:
Hyderabad – 96
Chittoor – 249
Anantapuram -  198
Ranga Reddy – 192
Kurnool – 84
Mahaboobnagar – 141
Nalgonda – 71
YSR District – 80
Vijayanagaram – 78
Kareemnagar – 130
Medak – 154
Srikakulam – 82
Visakhapatnam – 158
Nellore – 01
Nizamabad – 50
Adilabad – 137
Khammam – 127
Guntur – 82
Prakasam – 27
Warangal – 36
East Godavari – 90
Krishna – 240
West Godavari – 103

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First kiss petrified Bieber

 
Teen sensation Justin Bieber says he was terrified when he first kissed his girlfriend Selena Gomez.

The 18-year-old singer has been dating Gomez, 19, since 2010. Bieber said he was very nervous but was left smitten by the kiss.

"It was scary and spontaneous and it was just awesome. It was the best kiss of my life," dailystar.co.uk quoted Bieber as saying.

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Anna, team stand 'separated'

 
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Wednesday confirmed his "separation" from his former team and from key associate Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of forming a political party and directed that his photographs or name should not be used for political campaigning.

Formalizing a split with his team and opposing the movement taking a political plunge, Anna said: "I will not go with any political party or form any political party."

"It is unfortunate that Team Anna has separated," Anna said after a meeting with other social activists who were members of erstwhile Team Anna to decide future course of action.

Anna told social activists: "Do not use my photo or name for any political campaigning. Do whatever you can on your own basis."

"The meeting was attended by Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Prashant Bhushan, Santosh Hegde, Manish Sisodia, Kumar Vishwas and a few other prominent social activists, Aswathi Muralidharan, India Against Corruption media coordinator, told IANS.

Anna said: "My best wishes are with them (activist thinking to form political party). There is no harm in it. If they think that they can get majority in parliament, it is good. The paths have been separated. Both of us have chosen our separate paths."

Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that "country is on sale and passing through very difficult phase. "I will do everything possible for me to save my country," he added.

Kiran Bedi supported Anna's decision and tweeted: "Anna finally distances himself from political option. Moves to strengthen the movement. May bring together anti-corruption movements."

Hazare refused to accept the survey done by IAC for forming political party and said he does not agree with the exercise done through social networking sites.

Anna said that he will lead his war for Lokpal bill till election 2014. "Now it is that the government has to decide whether bring Lokpal or my death," he said.

Anna Hazare Tuesday said he did not support the idea of anti-corruption movement taking a political plunge and told Arvind Kejriwal that he should not expect his support for all his candidates.

"He (Kejriwal) will go his way and I will go mine. I have always stated that I don't want to form a political party and contest elections. My path is different," Hazare has said Tuesday in Pune.

The social activist's declaration that he would neither contest elections nor form a political party effectively threw cold water on a "referendum" by IAC, the results of which were released Monday.

According to IAC, its week-long survey attracted 737,041 respondents, of whom 561,701 (76 percent) favoured a political party while the rest were against the idea.

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