Sachin Tendulkar worth Rs 1.84 crore!

Around 62 Indian cricketers will be up for bargain for the fourth copy of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the allegorical Sachin Tendulkar in the top-bracket of cricketers admired at Rs 1.84 crore.

However, Tendulkar and Dhoni are acceptable to be retained by their corresponding franchises -- Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

Former India captains Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid forth with VVS Laxman are in the third bracket which has a abject amount of Rs 92 lakh.

The cricketers who will command the accomplished abject amount of Rs 1.84 crore are Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh.

The additional bracket is that of Rs 1.3 crore area Twenty20 specialist Yusuf Pathan finds a abode alongside speedster Zaheer Khan and the accomplished Suresh Raina.

Similarly amateur ODI captain Gautam Gambhir, who didn't accept a abundant IPL 2 and 3, has been priced in the third bracket at Rs 92 lakh forth with the brand of Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and veterans such as Ganguly, Kumble, Dravid and Laxman.

Tiny beaked toad, two other species discovered!

Tinier than a animal thumbnail, the beaked toad, with abysmal amethyst bark and baby dejected blotches, was amid three fresh breed of the amphibian apparent by a British-led accurate team.

Researchers who fabricated the analysis were absolutely attractive out for a absent breed of toad not apparent back World War I.

Instead they unearthed these three creatures - bent on camera by a British researcher, letters the Daily Mail.

The abutting anew begin abundance is a red-legged timberline frog with characteristic atramentous streaks from adenoids to body. A amber toad with red eyes completes the fresh additions for the zoological record.

The pictures appearance the creatures in their built-in ambiance area they assume to clutter after abhorrence of their animal visitors.

As campaign leader, Scottish amphibian attention administrator and photographer, Robin Moore, 35, from Edinburgh, played a key role in the discovery.

"The amazing allotment is that nobody, in the history of its existence, has anytime recorded its presence," he said.

De Villiers leads dominant Proteas!

AB de Villiers claimed his highest first-class score to lead South Africa into a dominant position on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

De Villiers resumed on 120 and stood firm, scoring a magnificent unbeaten 263 - a record for a South African against Pakistan - as he shepherded the Proteas' tail into reaching 568 for nine.

Pakistan's stand-out bowler was Kuwait-born debutant Tanvir Ahmed, who took two more wickets for figures of six for 120 - only the second Pakistani to take six wickets in an innings on his maiden appearance.

Mark Boucher (45) made most of the early running but Tanvir struck when South Africa had advanced their overnight 311 to 341, as he produced a jaffa of an inswinger to clean bowl Boucher for his fifth wicket, ending a stand of 73.

Johan Botha never looked entirely comfortable - he was dropped by wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal, an edge which went to the boundary taking South Africa past 350 - and he duly became the second wicket to fall, for 12 just before lunch, as he attempted a wild heave off Abdur Rehman and lost his off stump.

At the other end De Villiers remained serene, going past 150 by whipping Tanvir to the boundary and reaching lunch without alarm.De Villiers put on 59 with Dale Steyn, who unleashed a couple of big shots after the resumption, including one huge six over long-on off the bowling of Rehman, however, the spinner eventually got his revenge as Steyn (27) holed out to Mohammad Hafeez going for a repeat.

Rehman conceded a similar six to Paul Harris, who went for his shots before becoming Tanvir's sixth victim, caught behind, for 19.Number 11 Morne Morkel then clubbed three boundaries in a Tanvir over which went for 17, then De Villiers heaved two sixes off Rehman as South Africa sailed past 500.

Another six off Umar Gul took him past 250 and both batsmen continued to swing the bat as the 10th-wicket partnership reached an unbroken 91.

Harry Potter is not the end of my career: Emma Watson!

Actress Emma Watson does not understand why people are treating the end of the Harry Potter series as a bad omen as she is eagerly waiting for new opportunities.

The 20-year-old actress, who starred as wizard kid Hermione Granger in the franchise for more than ten years said that she was sad but at the same time felt a huge sense of relief as she can't wait to see what future holds for her, Contactmusic reported.

"People keep saying to me, 'So this is the end, how do you feel about it being the end?' And I'm like, 'It really doesn't feel that to me.' It feels like the beginning. It's actually really an exciting time for me rather than this kind of the end.

"I can't stand everyone calling it the end. I'm 20 years old. Seriously. It feels like I've been handed my life back, like I've been let off a leash," said Watson.

While the British beauty is looking forward to a future without Harry Potter, she is clueless about the career path after she completes her education".

"People are constantly like, 'What are you going to do?' 'What is your career plan?' 'What direction do you want it to take?' 'What roles do you have lined up?' And I'm just like, 'Sorry, I haven't got everything mapped out, I'm only 20.' And they look at me as if I'd have this perfectly calculated life plan and how I want my career to look. And I really don't know yet. I'm still open to possibilities," she added.

Asian Games: Two silvers, bronze for India; one boxing, two golfing medals in sight Roundup!

Guangzhou, Nov 18 (IANS) Two silvers came India's way in canoeing and a brownish in cutting at the Asian Games Thursday, while two medals were in afterimage in golf and one in boxing. Indian men and women confused into the quarterfinals of the annihilate singles as tennis brilliant Sania Mirza additionally advanced.

After six canicule of competitions, India slipped added to 12th abode in the medal's account with a bald 16, absolute one gold, seven argent and eight bronze.

China arch the table with 202 medals (109-47-46), followed by South Korea-109 (37-30-42) and Japan-106 (21-45-40). North Korea, Iran, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, Malaysia and the Philippines are the added countries aloft India.

India's claiming in the table tennis accident concluded as Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj absent in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals, while Arvind Bhat angled out of the pre-quarterfinals of the badminton men's singles.

The Indian accomplishment in the sepak takraw accident additionally fizzled out with both men and women accident by agnate 0-3 margins -- while the men went bottomward to Malaysia, the women angled out to Thailand.

Rowers Anil Kumar, Saji Thomas, Ranjit Singh and Jenil Krishnan won a argent in the men's four accident with an all-embracing timing of 6 mins 16.79 abnormal -- 10.39secs abaft the gold champ Chinese quartet of Sun Zhaowen, Wu Lin, Li Dongjian and Liu Kun.

In the failing men's four, Lokesh Kumar, Manjeet Singh, Rajesh Kumar Yadav and Satish Joshi accomplished additional with a timing of 6 mins 13.32secs.

Shooter Vijay Kumar, who won three golds at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, acclimatized for a brownish in the men's 25m centre blaze pistol event, with South Korea's Byung Taek Park notching up the gold and China's Yadong Liu the silver.

Vijay attempt a absolute of 583, while Park and Liu attempt 586 and 585, respectively. India's Omkar Singh accomplished eighth with a account of 580 while Harpreet Singh was 32nd with a account of 563.

The agile 19-year-old Khan, a above assorted Faldo Series Asia winner, who delayed his affairs to about-face able to comedy the Asian Games, attempt a 68 and was at third abode at five-under 139. Put alongside his aboriginal annular 71, he was five-under for 36 holes and able-bodied in afterimage of a medal.

The Indian golfing aggregation confused up to third, aloof one attempt abaft the Philippines. Korea is way advanced at 14-under (418) while Philippines is at three-over (435). India is four-over (436). The best three array out of four are counted anniversary day.

Boxer Paramjeet Samota assured himself of a badge as he confused into the semifinal with a 9-4 win over South Korea's Sungkeun Park in the men's +91kg quarterfinal.

Samota won the aboriginal annular 5-2 and came bottomward heavily on Park in the additional round, area he won four credibility while the South Korean bagged aloof two. Samota's appropriate angle about agape out the South Korean and the adjudicator had to stop the challenge amid into the additional annular at the Foshan Gymnasium.

World No. 25 Saurav Ghoshal, India's accomplished ranked annihilate player, denticulate a adequate 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 win over Ammar Altemimi of Kuwait and abutting plays accessory Siddharth Suchde for a abode in the aftermost eight Friday. Suchde exhausted Dick Lau of Hong Kong 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4.

Thirty-seventh-ranked Joshna Chinappa, too, won in beeline sets. She exhausted Jemyca Aribado of Phillipines 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 and now faces World o.16 Low Wee Wern of Malaysia.

Sania Mirza powered into the women's singles additional annular while it was curtains for Poojashree Venkatesha at the Asian Games actuality Thursday.

Tiny particles in shampoos affect lungs!

A new study by the University of Edinburgh has shown that tiny particles used in a range of everyday products from computers to shampoo can adversely affect the lungs in very different ways.

Researchers suggest that industrial manufacturers using nanoparticles should be aware of the risks that different types of nanoparticles pose to workers who handle them.

Nanoparticles – which can be 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair – are potentially hazardous to workers handling the chemicals used to make products as they may be at risk of inhaling them.

The particles are not, however, thought to pose any substantial risk once they are incorporated in consumer goods used by the public.

The study showed that four different types of nanoparticles produced distinct patterns of lung injury in rats, some involving the immune system and found that some nanoparticles were more likely to trigger an asthmatic-style reaction while others led to a worsening severe lung injury.

The study highlights the need for animal models until there are improved cell-based tests to predict the effects of nanoparticles, since the use of cell cultures alone would not be able to pick up the extent of different diseases the nanoparticles are likely to cause.

"Nanoparticles are becoming more important in industry and are being used in ever-increasing amounts. This study shows that different types of nanoparticles may produce different diseases in those exposed to them in industry," said Ken Donaldson, Professor of Respiratory Toxicology at the University of Edinburgh.

"Therefore each kind of nanoparticle needs to be assessed and appropriate care taken to minimise exposure consistent with the risk they pose. This will ensure better health and safety for those working with these new materials," he added.

Royal wedding: American reaction to the Prince's engagement!

The account that Prince William and Kate Middleton are affianced has been authoritative account in the United States, area there has been a abiding absorption in the British Royal Family.

The advanced awning of the accepted celebrity annual Us account has a account of the bright couple. "Royal Bells Is On! - the abstruse proposal", reads the headline.

All of this was appear aftermost anniversary afore the couple's assurance had been accepted by Clarence House, but is an archetype of the akin of media absorption in Prince William's accord with Kate Middleton.

News sites, television and radio stations in the US are all advertisement the couple's bells plans, and at Washington DC's active abutment alternation station, the approaching bridal were breeding abundant discussion.

"I'm absolutely aflame as I was a huge fan of Princess Diana", says Margaret Lynne, from Springfield in the accompaniment of Missouri."To see her sons growing up and for William to be axis of age and marrying is a actual agitative time for me," she adds.

For abounding Americans, it is the bequest of Princess Diana, and her huge acceptance here, which has led to a connected absorption in the lives of her sons.

"I'm afraid he's accepting affiliated now," says Tina Anderson from Green Bay in the accompaniment of Wisconsin."I anticipation he ability delay until he's older," she adds.

Age issues aside, Mrs Anderson says she will attending advanced to watching the big accident on television abutting year, accepting watched Lady Diana Spencer ally Prince Charles on American television all those years ago.

"I anticipate a lot of bodies will chase it, they'll appetite to see pictures of them like they do of any added celebrity."

It's a affect that is played out in abounding of the conversations actuality with some bodies adage they will now be gluttonous out pictures and afterward the bells preparations.

Mr Faughnan said he had alone abstruse Kate Middleton's name this morning and the approaching Queen's contour actuality in the US is still almost low, but one American cable base was already alms factfiles and guides on Miss Middleton for the uninitiated.

"I achievement she won't be hounded by the media as abundant as Princess Diana was," adds Margaret Lynne.But her acquaintance Michelle May chips in with an another perspective.

"She knows what she's signing up for that's the truth," she said. "She can't absolutely be afraid back the paparazzi appear active afterwards her."