Kolkata Knight Riders proves to be a flop show
Posted in Cricket on 03/30/2009 01:26 pm by admin
It is pretty clear that Kolkata Knight Riders will be the first team to be eliminated from the Indian Premier League this year. There a lot of pending issues that needs to be addressed if Kolkata Knight Riders aspire to win the IPL next year. From nowhere the fake player issue cropped up and has created enough controversies thus far. Speculations were rife that Shahrukh was going to sell the team after the IPL ends. Shahrukh came to India to cast his vote in the elections. Shahrukh is terribly upset with his team’s performance that he has decided not to go back to South Africa unless they start winning. He has even started avoiding the media with whom he is otherwise very friendly. This is what Shahrukh had to say about his team’s performance. “ We haven’t lost motivation. What we have to see is where we can take the team from here. Some matches were close and almost broke our hearts. But the others were complete losses. We had nothing to prove. So I had asked the boys to have fun” I am sure that Shahrukh will bring about a lot of changes in the team and is just waiting for the IPL to end. Any critical move is definite to create panic and dampen the spirits of the already demoralised team.
Naidu is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that he comes back to power. He has persuaded Junior NTR to pledge support and initiate campaigning for his party. Naidu relies heavily on the Nadamuri can to work out magic for him in the forthcoming elections. But why is Naidu so desperate to garner the support of Junior Actor. It is quite obvious that Junior NTR is popular and a effective orator when compared to other members of the NTR family. If reliable sources are to be believed, Junior NTR agreed to do road shows only after Naidu promised a ticket for his friend. Junior NTR began his first road show in Srikakulam drawing huge numbers. He urged the people to support and strengthen the Telugu Desam as he was also following in the footsteps of NTR to serve the poor and the weaker sections. Junior NTR resembled late NTR in many ways starting from the Khaki dress to the body language he used. The 25 year-old-actor is expected to cover all the three regions of the state during his 40-day non-stop tour. The young aspiring actor has dedicated a lot of time for campaigning despite his busy film schedule. Will Junior NTR’s charisma help Naidu in coming back to power? Let’s wait and watch.
Yamaha announced the debut of the new YZF-R15, one of the best looking sports bike in India. The design is inherited from its dad, the Yamaha YZF R1.R15 is powered by 149.8cc Fuel Injected liquid cooled engine that will be produce 17bhp with maximum torque of 15 Nm at 7500rpm; which makes it the most powerful bike under 200cc segment and is equipped with a 6-speed manual Transmission. It’s overall length is 1070mm, overall width is 670mm and its wheels base is 1290mm. Yamaha is showcasing its potential for India with some real performance. The bike promises a mileage of 40 kmpl in the city and 50kmpl in the highways. But is it really possible? The bike has got an amazing pick up i.e 0-60 km in 3 seconds. The bike is fitted with mono suspension and rear disc brakes. The cost of the bike is around 1 lakh, which is by far the most expensive bike in the 150 cc segment.
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You don’t have to think twice before taking up this exam anymore. A lot of students were confused as to what exam they had to take up for pursuing higher studies abroad. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is gaining international acceptance at a rampant phase. IELTS is a widely known exam to assess the ability to communicate in English across all four language skills namely listening, writing, speaking and listening. Initially this test was accepted by universities in Australia, United Kingdom and a very few universities in the United States. But now more than 1,700 universities and colleges in the US (including Harvard and Yale) accept IELTS scores. TOEFL still continues to exist in selected universities although many universities have decided to adopt IELTS.IELTS is offered in over 500 locations in 121 countries with the greatest number of tests taken in China, India, Australia, United Kingdom and Pakistan, making IELTS the most popular international English language test in the world. For any further details on the exam news, registration you can check out the IELTS website.
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