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  • CNN Investigates muslim extremism in the United Kingdom


    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 22

    MUMBAI: London has become a target by its? home-grown Islamic extremists whose messages of violence and death have divided the Muslim communities in the United Kingdom.CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour investigates the cultural conflicts within the country?s Muslim communities and why the radical minority is creating such division among Muslims in ?The War Within? airing Saturday, January 20.

    This hour-long documentary explores how the London commuter attacks of July 7, 2005 and the foiled airline terrorism plot in August 2006 have forced a spotlight on the growing tensions among the Islamic community of all ages.

    ?Christiane examines the complex issues that are starting to tear apart the large British Muslim community?, said CNN International senior vice president Rena Golden. ?The simmering tension, angst and disillusionment in the faces and words of those she interviews underlines the difficulties now faced by many countries around the world.?

    Some Muslims in the UK assert that home-grown extremists have "hijacked" their religion, distorted its tenets and spread fear and misunderstanding in the name of Islam. Hanif Kadar, a youth worker in the London suburb of Walthamstow, says that foreign policy is the leading cause that is bringing in young Muslims into the extremists? circles.

    ?It?s the minority radical groups that use [foreign policy] to get to our young people,? Kadar said. ?There?s a minority in the schools that believe?blowing people up is cool.? Amanpour also talks to Anjem Choudary and Omar Brooks, both well-known Islamic extremists in Britain whose ideologies drastically differ from those of mainstream Muslims.

    Choudary pushes for Shari?a, or Islamic law, to be enforced in Britain: ?All of the world belongs to Allah and we will live according to the Shari?a wherever we are.? Brooks, a self-appointed cleric?, says the Quran sanctions violence: ?We are the Muslims. We can drink the blood of the enemy and we can face them anywhere - that is Islam and that is jihad. ?But there are those in the community who hold views that strongly oppose those of Choudary and Brooks.

    Imam Usama Hasan, an Islamic scholar who memorized the Quran by age 11, rejects their radical ideologies and says they skew the teachings of Islam to support their ?wrong intentions.? ?The people who do this kind of action and who support it are a very small minority," Hasan said. "But it only takes a handful, of course, to create devastation."Amanpour also interviews Shahid Malik, one of only four Muslim members of the British Parliament. Malik acknowledges that even moderate Muslims feel more alienated by fear and suspicion since the terrorist attacks in 2005.

    ?I think the Muslim community does feel under siege?there?s a degree of polarization that?s taken place in our communities.?

  • MTV VJs at Radio One FM 94.3 studio

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 22

    MUMBAI: At a bustling and happening studio of Radio One FM 94.3 on 21st Sep ‘07, VJ Cyrus Sahukar and Nikhil Chinappa along with the popular RJs of Radio One, RJ Sangram, Prince, Annie and Malini gave their trade secrets and tips to the semifinalists of ‘Coca Cola Radio One College Champion‘ in style.

    From grooming tips to attitude in style from humor on celebrities to city updates in time, the Radio One RJs and MTV VJs showcased their skills to the competing semifinalist of ‘Coca Cola Radio One College Champion‘. These 10 semifinalists teams, now in their second phase of the contest will be competing on On-Air for the next two weeks where the judges will select the final five for the final round.

    Each of the ten teams will be given a one-hour slot each on-air with two teams a day to showcase their skills based on a topic or theme for the day. The celebrity judges (On-Air) and the audiences (vote through SMS and online) voice their opinions on the best team out of the ten teams. Five teams will be short-listed based on judges‘ rating and audience‘s votes to combat in the coming weeks.

    The chosen five teams will further undergo the grind by churning out their own innovative tune-in promos, show concept & scripting, chats and monitoring their own shows. Each team is given a two-hour slot a day (Mon-Fri) to spice up the air and prove their magic along with the respective RJ‘s in the city on Radio One FM 94.3.

    At the end of 13 weeks of combat, battle, fireworks and entertainment, Radio One would announce the winning team On-Air followed by a grand celebration and party. The new ‘Coca Cola Radio One College Champions‘ will win exciting prizes both in cash and kind, from Laptops to I-pods to two-wheelers. The winners get an exclusive week on-air with Radio One FM 94.3, to host their own show. So lets see what the city has in store this time.

  • Indian Idol finalists get candid on CNN-IBN's 'Reality Sings'

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 21

    MUMBAI: At a time when speculations are rife across the country as to who will be India‘s next singing sensation, CNN-IBN presents ‘Reality Sings‘ - a half-hour exclusive with the two finalists of ‘Indian Idol‘.

    Don‘t miss Prashant Tamang and Amit Paul come together off-stage to talk candidly about their journey thus far, their expectations of the future, and possible foray into Bollywood. The show airs Saturday, September 22, at 7:30 pm only on CNN-IBN.

    While one is a police sepoy from Kolkata, the other is a struggling singer - both Prashant and Amit are now pitted against each other to be the next ‘Indian Idol‘. ‘Reality Sings‘ is an intimate t?te-?-t?te session with the two as they describe their lives before their big break on this reality show and how life has changed since. They also share their plans for what comes next, with both admitting that the allure of playback singing in Hindi films is always very tempting. Also, fans from their hometowns speak out on their favourite candidate and wish them all the best for the grand finale. A must watch for all the inside scoop on two of India‘s singing sensations - ‘Reality Sings‘.

    "Indian Idol fever has taken over the entire country and with the finals approaching that is all people seem to be talking about. ‘Reality Sings‘, is our endeavour in depicting two of India‘s brightest talents and their journey to fame in an uninhibited one-on-one show." Said, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN and IBN 7.

     
  • Milind Deora on Radio One FM 94.3

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 21

    MUMBAI: "I had never planned to join politics. I never had any pressure from my family to join politics.

    I had decided that when I‘ll come back to India, I‘ll do something for the country. I saw many problems at the local level and after seeing the problems I decided to move ahead and that‘s how my political activeness increased," says Milind Deora, India‘s youngest parliamentarian in a candid chat with Sanjeev Srivastava, India Editor, BBC Hindi on the show BBC Ek Mulakat on Radio One FM 94.3

    Milind Deora reminisces about his days in the USA where he studied and later worked before the zest to do something for the country brought him back to first start "Sparsh" and then go on to join active politics.

    In an interview where he talks about the influence his father and mother have had on his professional, political and personal life, Milind Deora shows his down-right honesty when he confesses that, "If I were not the son of a politician, no one would have made me an MP," and has a few words of advise for aspiring politicians. Tune in on Sunday, 23rd, September 2007 at 12 noon to BBC Ek Mulakat on Radio One FM 94.3 to know more about the Milind Deora‘s secret to his continued bachelorhood.

     
  • Rossi-Stoner battle live on Ten Sports

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 21

    MUMBAI: Valentino Rossi proved he emains the ultimate fighter in the high-speed world of MotoGP when he won the Portugal Grand Prix to take his title battle with the runaway leader Casey Stoner for yet another week.

    And as they take their tooth-and-nail battle to the famous Twin Ring Motegi circuit near Tokyo for the Japanese Grand Prix this week, Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, will be present to bring all the action live.

    It will be an early morning start for racing enthusiasts in the subcontinent, with the live telecast starting at 7:15 am IST on Sunday, September 23.

    In Portugal, Stoner needed to score 15 points more than Rossi to secure the crown with four races in hand, but the Ducati rider faced clutch problems and had to settle for third place behind Rossi and Spain?s Dani Pedrosa.

    Stoner now has 287 points, 76 more than Rossi. The Italian former champion has his work cut out and will need to win at least three of the last four races to have any chance of pulling off a miraculous victory over his Australian rival.

    The Twin Ring Motegi circuit will always be remembered for the sportsmanship of Rossi. In 2005, he only needed to finish fourth here to wrap up the championship, when his bike clipped the Honda of good friend Marco Melandri. Rossi was reducing the distance on the leader Capirossi, and could have continued. Instead, he stopped and did not finish the race as he helped an injured Melandri.

    Motegi was built by Honda and is set in the Hakko mountain chain. The picturesque 2.98mile circuit is surrounded by forest, with the Nakagawa river flowing by. The name itself indicates two racing courses: the Super Speedway ? an American NASCAR-style oval course ? and a European-style road course.

    The track has a comparatively long back straight, but a series of slow corners and also two tunnels which allows the oval to run round the outside. It is a stop-and-go circuit with some hard braking and accelerating areas.

    Schedule :-

    Day
    Date
    Time (IST) Event
    Telecast
    Sunday
    23/09/07
    7:15
    Moto GP: GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
    LIVE
  • eBay India announces the Biggest Laptop Sale

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 21

    MUMBAI: Get mobile with your new laptop purchased at the Biggest Laptop Sale on eBay India (www.eBay.in), India‘s leading online marketplace. The Biggest Laptop Sale offers online shoppers rocking deals on cool laptops from renowned brands - Zenith, HCL, Toshiba and Sahara. This online sale kicks off on September 21, 2007 and will be on offer until September 30, 2007.

    Rathin Lahiri, Chief Marketing Officer, eBay India says "An online Laptop Sale with an unmatched array of brands available at unbeatable prices?it cannot get bigger than this. This offer is sure to resonate with the tech-savvy online buyers with interests in cool gadgets,"

    With over 30 models and 1500 laptops up for grabs at phenomenal prices, the eBay Laptop Sale comprises many attractive deals on laptops. An offer that gadget gurus will not resist is the Sahara HJ04 laptop - up for sale on eBay for an unbelievable Rs. 24,883/- only. The Intel PM 1.6 with 256 MB and a 40 GB HDD, also has a DVD Writer, a 14.1" Screen, Wifi and comes with a Reliance Data Card, a web camera, 4 USBs, a special Carry Bag and a Canon Colour printer at no additional cost.

    A Zenith Director, for instance, priced at just Rs. 26,800/- is a steal with an Intel CORE DUO Processor, T2080, a 1.7GHz and 2 MB L2 Cache, an ATI Chipset, a 512 MB DDR2 667MHz, 100GB SATA-2 HDD (5400 RPM), a DVD RW, a 15.4" Wide Screen Display, a Glare Screen, an in-built 56Kbps V.90 Modem, a One Mini PCI Slot for Wireless Card, a Glide Pad, an in-built High Definition 2 channel Audio, a 2 Channel built-in Stereo with speakers, a built in PS2 Touchpad with 2 buttons, a Li-Ion Battery Pack and a special Carry Bag.

    The HCL laptop AX0L1909A laptop is available for Rs. 27,250. This Intel Celeron M440 has a 15.4 iWXGA Wide Screen TFT, an 80 GB HDD and 512 MB RAM and a 1 year warranty. This is bundled with a free Reliance Data Card, a 1GB pen drive, a laptop bag and a Leaptop Laptop accessories kit.

    Click here to buy laptops at rocking prices. Log onto www.ebay.in.

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