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WIN to organise second module of leadership
Women in Networking (WIN) will start the second part of its programme aimed at transforming women into leaders. The Women Leadership Programme (WLP) will begin on September 29. During the nine days of intensive training the participants will get an opportunity to discover and familiarise themselves with the necessary tools and concrete techniques to develop [...]
22 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Bérenger denies alliance talks with MSM, Labour
The Leader of the Opposition, Paul Bérenger made it clear that it is not on MMM agenda of entering into an alliance with either PTR (Labour Party) or the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) now or in the near future. This is what he told at a press conference on Saturday at the Link Hotel, Ebène. [...]
22 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Martin hits back at MSM chairman
The new minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare has counter attacked. In a press release Mireille Martin has announced that she would sue the president of Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), Showkutally Soodhun. According to her, the comments made against her on Saturday by her former colleague in the MSM, at the assembly [...]
22 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Tennis à Cincinnati: la revanche de Maria Sharapova
CINCINNATI (Etats-Unis) (AFP)Maria Sharapova (N.4) a empoché dimanche son deuxième de la saison en s'imposant, non sans mal, en finale du tournoi de Cincinnati face à la Serbe Jelena Jankovic (N.13) et a pris sa revanche de l'édition 2010, où elle s'était inclinée en finale.La Russe de 24 ans a mis près de trois heures pour s'imposer 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 et enlever le 24e titre de sa carrière.Elle avait été battue par la Belge Kim Clijsters en finale l'an dernier alors qu'elle avait eu une balle de match au deuxième set.L'ex N.1 mondiale, qui cette saison s'est aussi imposée …
22 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Zurich aren't beaten yet, says Bayern's Schweini
ZURICH (AFP)Bayern Munich vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger says his side must be on their guard at FC Zurich in Tuesday's Champions League play-off return match, despite holding a first-leg lead.The Germany midfielder netted Bayern's first goal in last Wednesday's 2-0 victory at Munich's Allianz Arena in the first leg as the hosts dominated their Swiss rivals with a place in the main Champions League draw at stake.After Schweinsteiger's goal calmed early nerves, a combination of missed chances and good saves from Zurich goalkeeper Johnny Leoni stopped the Bavarian giants from increasing their lead until Arjen Robben added a late second.Zurich lost …
22 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Aftab Shivdasani signed on for the sequel of 1920
Aftab Shivdasani, who was last seen in the comedy, Bin Bulaye Baarati has signed his first horror film 1920-Evil Returns, a sequel to Vikram Bhatt's 1920. Vikram's former assistant Bhushan Patel will be directing 1920-Evil Returns. The film will be produced under the ASA Films banner. Aftab and Vikram Bhatt go back a long way, they have worked together in eight films including hits like Kasoor and Awara Paagal Deewana. Aftab, who has done over 40 films, has never attempted doing a film in the horror genre before. "Vikram Bhatt is someone I've learnt from as an actor and more …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Shandar Amrohi passes away
Just recently, we reported about the yesteryear's actress Meena Kumari's poems being made into music video by Kamal Amrohi's son Shandar Amrohi. However, as fate would have it, Shandar who was busy shooting the video in Goa passed away, post complaints of uneasiness. Shandar had apparently been unwell for some time now, but this did not deter him from converting his stepmother's poems into music videos. While in Goa shooting for the same, he complained of severe uneasiness and later collapsed in his hotel room. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Shandar was in the process of …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Fox Star Studios & Rose Movies team up for London, Paris, New York
Fox Star Studios announced its association with Rose Movies for a new film titled London, Paris, New York, produced by Goldie Behl and Shrishti Arya which also marks the directorial debut of Anu Menon. "We are committed to working with the best talent in the business and are delighted to be working with Goldie and Shrishti on London, Paris, New York. It's an amazing script that we are all very excited about. With comedies driving audiences into the theatres, this romantic comedy is the film to watch out for in 2012," said Vijay Singh, CEO Fox Star Studios India "Fox …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Beersheva, cible des tirs de roquettes palestiniennes, vit dans la peur
BEERSHEVA (Israël) (AFP)Dans le "quartier américain" de Beersheva, cible principale ces dernières heures de salves des roquettes lancées de Gaza, les habitants vivent dans l'angoisse permanente depuis la mort d'un automobiliste dans le voisinage.Dix-huit personnes ont été blessées samedi soir par des tirs de Gaza, dont une femme dans un état désespéré, à Beersheva, la capitale du Néguev située à 40 km de l'enclave palestinienne.Débris de verres, tuiles tombées du toit, éclats de métal: la rue Arthur Ruppin ressemble à un champ de bataille.Sortie de chez elle, Tamar Mizrahi, 59 ans, témoin du drame de samedi, est encore sous le …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
The police force is organizing the week for the safety of 23 to 28 August
The Safety Week, organized by the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) will be held from August 23 to 28, Pointe Canon, Mahebourg. A series of activities will be on the agenda at this time when the various police units will show the public their respective functions.
21 Aug 2011, motors.mega.mu
Four-star Schalke bounce back to floor Mainz
BERLIN (AFP)Schalke 04 scored four times in the second-half to come from 2-0 down to seal a 4-2 victory at Mainz 05 on Sunday and round off a great day for the club which had seen striker Raul commit himself to them.Before kick-off, Schalke were buoyed by the news the Spaniard will see out his contract, which expires in June 2012, ending rumours he was set to quit last season's Champions League semi-finalists.Boosted by that their win took them to third in the table and denied hosts Mainz a third-straight win and top spot.Mainz looked to have wrapped up the …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Public infrastructure: Berenger target contracts awarded to Colas
The opposition leader questions the amount of public funds paid to the French firm for infrastructure projects. He accused the minister Anil Bachoo of lacking transparency.
21 Aug 2011, motors.mega.mu
Les Etats-Unis "profondément déçus" par la condamnation des randonneurs en Iran
WASHINGTON (AFP)Les Etats-Unis sont "profondément déçus" par la condamnation en Iran à huit ans de prison pour espionnage des randonneurs américains Shane Bauer et Josh Fattal, a déclaré dimanche la secrétaire d'Etat Hillary Clinton."Nous continuons à réclamer leur libération immédiate et à travailler en vue de l'obtenir. Il est temps qu'ils reviennent à la maison et retrouvent leur famille", a ajouté la chef de la diplomatie américaine. "Nous sommes profondément déçus que les autorités judiciaires aient condamné Shane Bauer et Joshua Fattal à huit ans de prison", a déclaré Mme Clinton."Je me joins au président (Barack) Obama et au peuple …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Raul says he's staying at Schalke
BERLIN (AFP)Former Spanish international striker Raul insisted on Sunday he will fulfil his contract with Schalke 04 and stay with the Champions League semi-finalists until June 2012, despite speculation he was set to quit the Royal Blues.The 34-year-old former Real Madrid star is under contract in Gelsenkirchen until June 2012 and he says he intends on seeing that through."I will be staying definitely at Schalke and I will fulfil my contract," he said in a statement on the Schalke website."I do not get tired of saying it again and again that I feel at home with Schalke."The affection the fans …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Euro 2011 de basketball : le bel été de Joakim Noah
LONDRES (AFP)Après plusieurs années à tourner autour, Joakim Noah s'apprête à jouer son premier grand tournoi avec l'équipe de France dans dix jours à l'Eurobasket pour clore en beauté un "bel été".Hawaï, une réserve indienne, quelques aller-retour au-dessus de l'Atlantique, une escapade en Andalousie, un détour par Pau: Noah en a fait du chemin avant d'atterir dimanche dans ce gros fauteuil marron de l'hôtel londonien où les Bleus ont pris leurs quartiers depuis le début de la semaine."J'ai beaucoup voyagé et fait des choses super intéressantes. Je passe vraiment un bel été et l'équipe de France en fait partie", glisse …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Nord de l'Irak: sept morts dans un raid aérien de l'armée turque
SOULAYMANIYAH (Irak) (AFP)Un raid aérien de l'armée turque dans un village du nord de l'Irak a fait sept morts dimanche, dans le cadre d'opérations contre des séparatistes kurdes, a annoncé un responsable local à l'AFP."Sept personnes, dont des femmes et des enfants, ont été tuées dans un raid de l'armée turque contre une voiture civile dans le village de Kortek" dans la région autonome du Kurdistan irakien, a déclaré Hassan Abdallah, responsable du secteur de Qalat Dizah, en évoquant un bilan encore provisoire.L'armée turque bombarde pour la cinquième journée consécutive des positions rebelles kurdes dans la montagne irakienne. Jusqu'à dimanche, …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Cologne eager to keep Podolski
BERLIN (AFP)Cologne's director of sport Volker Finke on Sunday denied reports Germany striker Lukas Podolski is set to quit the Bundesliga's bottom club to join Turkish giants Galatasaray.The 26-year-old is under contract with Cologne until June 2013 and with the transfer window set to close on September 1, Turkish news channel NTV's website has reported the German is on the verge of signing for Galatasaray.Podolski missed Cologne's 1-1 draw with Kaiserslautern on Saturday night with a fever during the third weekend of the new German league season, but Finke said he is not prepared to let Podolski go."We want to …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bayern waiting on Olic for trip to Zurich
BERLIN (AFP)Bayern Munich are waiting on the fitness of Croatian striker Ivica Olic for Tuesday's Champions League qualification, second-leg tie at FC Zurich.The 31-year-old came off the bench and scored Bayern's final goal in a 5-0 drubbing of Hamburg on Saturday in the German league, but is struggling with a pelvic injury.Whether he makes the trip to Switzerland will be decided on Monday morning with Bayern holding a 2-0 lead from last Wednesday's first leg.Bayern stars Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben, who both scored in the rout of Hamburg, are expected to play despite picking up knocks.
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
England career "waste of time" says Neville
LONDON (AFP)Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has described his England career as a "waste of time" and claimed his country have no chance of winning a major trophy for the next decade.Neville played in three European Championships and two World Cups for England, but he was never as comfortable playing for his country as he was for United.The right-back, who retired from football last season, played in the England team that reached the Euro 96 semi-finals and he claims the team are unlikely to improve on that performance in the near future because the culture of English football breeds …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Corée du Nord: tapis rouge pour Kim Jong Il en extrême-orient russe
BOUREIA (Russie) (AFP)La Russie a déroulé le tapis rouge dimanche pour accueillir le dirigeant nord-coréen Kim Jong-Il dans la région de l'Amour (extrême-orient), où il venait visiter une usine hydraulique, avant de rencontrer le président Dmitri Medvedev dans la semaine.Après un long voyage, M. Kim a entamé samedi sa visite en Russie, enveloppée de mystère et rare occasion pour le leader nord-coréen de sortir de son pays, fermé au reste du monde et en conflit avec la Corée du sud.Le train blindé du dirigeant, qui n'aime pas voyager en avion pour des raisons de sécurité, est arrivé dimanche dans la …
21 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?