Narendra Nagareddy, a psychiatrist in Clayton County, Georgia, has been put behind bars on suspicion of over- prescribing prescription medication and running a pill mill.
Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration , the Clayton County District Attorneys office, the Clayton County Police Department and the Georgia Department of Community Supervision converged on Dr Nagareddys office on Thursday armed with a search warrant and an arrest warrant for the psychiatrist.
According to legal documents, 36 of Dr Nagareddys patients have died while being prescribed controlled substances from Dr Nagareddy, 12 of which have been confirmed by investigators through autopsy reports to have been the result of prescription drug intoxication.
Former and current patients have admitted to obtaining controlled substance prescriptions from Dr Nagareddy without having a legitimate medical need, the documents said.
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తిరుమల గురించి కొన్ని నిజాలు*******
1. గుడి ఎంట్రన్స్‌లో మహద్వారానికి కుడివైపున వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామివారిని తలపై అనంతాళ్వారు కొట్టిన గుణపం ఉంటుంది. చిన్నపిల్లాడి రూపంలో ఉన్న స్వామివారిని ఆ రాడ్‌తో కొట్టడంతో స్వామివారి గడ్డంపై గాయమై రక్తమొస్తుంది. అప్పట్నుంచే స్వామి వారి గడ్డానికి గంధం పూయడమనే సాంప్రదాయం మొదలైంది.
2. వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామి విగ్రహానికి జుట్టు (రియల్ హెయిర్) ఉంటుంది. అస్సలు చిక్కు పడదని అంటారు.
3. తిరుమలలో టెంపుల్ నుండి 23 కిలోమీటర్ల దూరంలో ఒక గ్రామం ఉంటుంది. ఆ గ్రామస్థులకు తప్ప ఇతరులకు ప్రవేశం లేదు అక్కడికి. ఆ గ్రామస్థులు చాలా పద్ధతిగా ఉంటారు. స్త్రీలు బ్లౌజెస్ కూడా వేసుకోరు అంత పద్దతిగా ఉంటారు. అక్కడి నుండే స్వామికి వాడే పూలు తెస్తారు. అక్కడే తోట ఉంది. గర్భ గుడిలో ఉండే ప్రతీది ఆ గ్రామం నుండే వస్తుంది. పాలు, నెయ్యి, పూలు, వెన్న తదితర అన్నీ.
4. స్వామివారు గర్భగుడి మధ్యలో ఉన్నట్టు కనిపిస్తారు కానీ నిజానికి ఆయన గర్భగుడి కుడివైపు కార్నర్‌లో ఉంటారు. బయటి నుండి గమనిస్తే ఈ విషయం మనకు తెలుస్తుంది.
5. స్వామివారికి ప్రతీరోజూ క్రింద పంచె, పైన చీరతో అలంకరిస్తారు. దాదాపు 50 వేల ఖరీదు చేసే సేవ ఒకటి ఉంటుంది. ఆ సేవలో పాల్గొన్న దంపతులకు చీరను స్త్రీకి, పంచె పురుషునికి ఇస్తారు. చాలా తక్కువ టిక్కెట్స్ అమ్ముతారు ఇవి.
6. గర్భగుడిలో నుండి తీసి వేసిన పూలు అవీ అన్నీ అసలు బయటికి తీసుకు రారు. స్వామి వెనకాల జలపాతం ఉంటుంది. అందులో వెనక్కి చూడకుండా విసిరి వేస్తారు.
7. స్వామి వారికి వీపు మీద ఎన్ని సార్లు తుడిచినా తడి ఉంటుంది. అలాగే అక్కడ చెవి పెట్టి వింటే సముద్రపు ఘోష వినిపిస్తుంది.
8. స్వామివారి గుండె మీద లక్ష్మీదేవి ఉంటుంది. ప్రతీ గురువారం నిజరూప దర్శనం టైమ్‌లో స్వామివారికి చందనంతో అలంకరిస్తారు. అది తీసివేసినప్పుడు లక్ష్మీదేవి అచ్చు అలానే వస్తుంది. దాన్ని అమ్ముతారు.
9. చనిపోయినప్పుడు వెనక్కి చూడకుండా ఎలా కాలుస్తారో, అలాగే స్వామివారికి తీసేసిన పూలు మరియు అన్ని పదార్థాలూ అదే విధంగా పూజారి వారు వెనక్కి చూడకుండా స్వామి వెనక వేసేస్తారు. ఆ రోజంతా స్వామి వెనక చూడరు అని అంటారు. ఆ పూలు అన్నీ కూడా తిరుపతి నుండి ఇరవై కిలోమీటర్ల దూరంలో ఉన్న వేర్పేడు (కాలహస్తికి వెళ్ళేదారిలో) దగ్గర పైకి వస్తాయి.
10. స్వామివారి ముందర వెలిగే దీపాలు కొండెక్కవు. అవి ఎన్నివేల సంవత్సరాల నుండి వెలుగుతున్నాయో కూడా ఎవ్వరికీ తెలీదు.
11. 1800 లో గుడిని పన్నెండు సంవత్సరాల పాటు మూసివేసి ఉండింది అంట. ఎవరో ఒక రాజు పన్నెండు మందిని గుడి దగ్గర తప్పు చేసినందుకు గానూ హతమార్చి గోడకు వేలాడదీశాడంటా. ఆ టైమ్‌లోనే విమాన వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామి వెలిసింది అంటారు
1. గుడి ఎంట్రన్స్‌లో మహద్వారానికి కుడివైపున వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామివారిని తలపై అనంతాళ్వారు కొట్టిన గుణపం ఉంటుంది. చిన్నపిల్లాడి రూపంలో ఉన్న స్వామివారిని ఆ రాడ్‌తో కొట్టడంతో స్వామివారి గడ్డంపై గాయమై రక్తమొస్తుంది. అప్పట్నుంచే స్వామి వారి గడ్డానికి గంధం పూయడమనే సాంప్రదాయం మొదలైంది.
2. వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామి విగ్రహానికి జుట్టు (రియల్ హెయిర్) ఉంటుంది. అస్సలు చిక్కు పడదని అంటారు.
3. తిరుమలలో టెంపుల్ నుండి 23 కిలోమీటర్ల దూరంలో ఒక గ్రామం ఉంటుంది. ఆ గ్రామస్థులకు తప్ప ఇతరులకు ప్రవేశం లేదు అక్కడికి. ఆ గ్రామస్థులు చాలా పద్ధతిగా ఉంటారు. స్త్రీలు బ్లౌజెస్ కూడా వేసుకోరు అంత పద్దతిగా ఉంటారు. అక్కడి నుండే స్వామికి వాడే పూలు తెస్తారు. అక్కడే తోట ఉంది. గర్భ గుడిలో ఉండే ప్రతీది ఆ గ్రామం నుండే వస్తుంది. పాలు, నెయ్యి, పూలు, వెన్న తదితర అన్నీ.
4. స్వామివారు గర్భగుడి మధ్యలో ఉన్నట్టు కనిపిస్తారు కానీ నిజానికి ఆయన గర్భగుడి కుడివైపు కార్నర్‌లో ఉంటారు. బయటి నుండి గమనిస్తే ఈ విషయం మనకు తెలుస్తుంది.
5. స్వామివారికి ప్రతీరోజూ క్రింద పంచె, పైన చీరతో అలంకరిస్తారు. దాదాపు 50 వేల ఖరీదు చేసే సేవ ఒకటి ఉంటుంది. ఆ సేవలో పాల్గొన్న దంపతులకు చీరను స్త్రీకి, పంచె పురుషునికి ఇస్తారు. చాలా తక్కువ టిక్కెట్స్ అమ్ముతారు ఇవి.
6. గర్భగుడిలో నుండి తీసి వేసిన పూలు అవీ అన్నీ అసలు బయటికి తీసుకు రారు. స్వామి వెనకాల జలపాతం ఉంటుంది. అందులో వెనక్కి చూడకుండా విసిరి వేస్తారు.
7. స్వామి వారికి వీపు మీద ఎన్ని సార్లు తుడిచినా తడి ఉంటుంది. అలాగే అక్కడ చెవి పెట్టి వింటే సముద్రపు ఘోష వినిపిస్తుంది.
8. స్వామివారి గుండె మీద లక్ష్మీదేవి ఉంటుంది. ప్రతీ గురువారం నిజరూప దర్శనం టైమ్‌లో స్వామివారికి చందనంతో అలంకరిస్తారు. అది తీసివేసినప్పుడు లక్ష్మీదేవి అచ్చు అలానే వస్తుంది. దాన్ని అమ్ముతారు.
9. చనిపోయినప్పుడు వెనక్కి చూడకుండా ఎలా కాలుస్తారో, అలాగే స్వామివారికి తీసేసిన పూలు మరియు అన్ని పదార్థాలూ అదే విధంగా పూజారి వారు వెనక్కి చూడకుండా స్వామి వెనక వేసేస్తారు. ఆ రోజంతా స్వామి వెనక చూడరు అని అంటారు. ఆ పూలు అన్నీ కూడా తిరుపతి నుండి ఇరవై కిలోమీటర్ల దూరంలో ఉన్న వేర్పేడు (కాలహస్తికి వెళ్ళేదారిలో) దగ్గర పైకి వస్తాయి.
10. స్వామివారి ముందర వెలిగే దీపాలు కొండెక్కవు. అవి ఎన్నివేల సంవత్సరాల నుండి వెలుగుతున్నాయో కూడా ఎవ్వరికీ తెలీదు.
11. 1800 లో గుడిని పన్నెండు సంవత్సరాల పాటు మూసివేసి ఉండింది అంట. ఎవరో ఒక రాజు పన్నెండు మందిని గుడి దగ్గర తప్పు చేసినందుకు గానూ హతమార్చి గోడకు వేలాడదీశాడంటా. ఆ టైమ్‌లోనే విమాన వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామి వెలిసింది అంటారు
Sunday, July 14, 2013
In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons. It sometimes features other elements, such as "wheels", which allow the user to perform various system-dependent operations, or extra buttons or features that can add more control or dimensional input. The mouse's motion typically translates into the motion of a cursor on a display, which allows for fine control of a graphical user interface.
Early mouse patents. From left to right: Opposing track wheels by Engelbart, Nov. 1970, U.S. Patent 3,541,541. Ball and wheel by Rider, Sept. 1974, U.S. Patent 3,835,464. Ball and two rollers with spring by Opocensky, Oct. 1976, U.S. Patent 3,987,685
The trackball was invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball. It was not patented, as it was a secret military project.................
Independently, Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the first mouse prototype in 1963, with the assistance of his colleague Bill English. They christened the device the mouse as early models had a cord attached to the rear part of the device looking like a tail and generally resembling the common mouse. Engelbart never received any royalties for it, as his patent ran out before it became widely used in personal computers.
The invention of the mouse was just a small part of Engelbart's much larger project, aimed at augmenting human intellect.
Early mice
Early mouse patents. From left to right: Opposing track wheels by Engelbart, Nov. 1970, U.S. Patent 3,541,541. Ball and wheel by Rider, Sept. 1974, U.S. Patent 3,835,464. Ball and two rollers with spring by Opocensky, Oct. 1976, U.S. Patent 3,987,685
The trackball was invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball. It was not patented, as it was a secret military project.................
The invention of the mouse was just a small part of Engelbart's much larger project, aimed at augmenting human intellect.
Mechanical mice........
The ball-mouse replaced the external wheels with a single ball that could rotate in any direction. It came as part of the hardware package of the Xerox Alto computer. Perpendicular chopper wheels housed inside the mouse's body chopped beams of light on the way to light sensors, thus detecting in their turn the motion of the ball. This variant of the mouse resembled an inverted trackball and became the predominant form used with personal computers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The Xerox PARC group also settled on the modern technique of using both hands to type on a full-size keyboard and grabbing the mouse when required...
The ball mouse has two freely rotating rollers. They are located 90 degrees apart. One roller detects the forward–backward motion of the mouse and other the left–right motion. Each roller is on the same shaft as an encoder wheel that has slotted edges; the slots interrupt infrared light beams to generate electrical pulses that represent wheel movement. Simple logic circuits interpret the relative timing to indicate which direction the wheel is rotating. This scheme is sometimes called quadrature encoding of the wheel rotation, as the two optical sensor produce signals that are in approximately quadrature phase. The mouse sends these signals to the computer system via the mouse cable, directly as logic signals in very old mice such as the Xerox mice, and via a data-formatting IC in modern mice. The driver software in the system converts the signals into motion of the mouse cursor along X and Y axes on the screen.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Michael Clarke backed up his unbeaten double century
Clarke became the first person in the history of Test cricket to post four 200s in a calendar year as Australia ended Day 1 at Adelaide on 482 for 5.
Michael Clarke posted a successive double century and David Warner and Michael Hussey unleashed whirlwind hundreds as Australia demoralised South Africa in the second Adelaide Test on Thursday.
Clarke backed up his unbeaten double century from last week's drawn Brisbane series-opener with another overpowering innings, becoming the first person in the history of Test cricket to post four 200s in a calendar year.
Warner and Hussey compounded the misery for the Proteas with quickfire tons as Australia romped to 482 for five on the opening day.
It was just the fifth time in all Tests that Australia have scored more than 400 runs in a day's play.
Unchallengeable Clarke has yet to be dismissed in this series and has amassed 483 runs. He is also this year's highest-scoring Test batsman with 1,265 runs at 140.55. At the close he was unconquered on 224. Hussey was bowled by Dale Steyn in the final over for 103 after raising his 18th century with a six off dispirited legspinner Imran Tahir.
South Africa looked far from the world's best team as their bowlers were hammered, after having the home side in trouble at 55 for three in the morning session.
Warner wrested back control with a belligerent 119 off 112 balls and Clarke and Hussey carried on the run plunder.
It was a thoroughly miserable day for the Proteas with three of their leading bowlers having injury concerns -- Vernon Philander withdrawing before the match with a back problem and Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn leaving the ground during the day with hamstring trouble.
Clarke survived a referral on 73 and made the Proteas pay dearly with another commanding knock. He is averaging over 70 with the bat since he became captain last year.
In one Morkel over the sublime Clarke hit five boundaries to raise his 150 and earn a standing ovation from the home crowd.
The home side seized control with a blistering 178 runs off just 26 overs in the middle session.
Warner was in belligerent mood after lunch, smashing spinners Tahir and Faf du Plessis and racing to his third Test century off 93 balls. He reached his hundred with a six and a four off successive Tahir deliveries.
But Warner perished on 119 when he attempted to glide Morne Morkel through the slips, only to edge to Graeme Smith at first slip. He had crashed four sixes and 16 boundaries, putting on 155 runs with Clarke in 24.2 overs.
It was a rousing fightback by Australia after they lost three wickets in the morning session as South Africa suffered two injuries.
Ed Cowan was caught and bowled for 10 off Kallis's third ball, an attempted yorker which struck him on the boot and spooned up off the bat for a dolly return catch. Rob Quiney, who kept his place when Shane Watson failed to recover from a calf injury, went for an eight-ball duck when Morkel enticed him to edge to Smith at first slip.
Ricky Ponting's woes continued when he was bowled third ball for just four, playing inside Kallis.
The former Test skipper was out for a five-ball duck in Brisbane for his third duck in four Test innings against the Proteas. He fared little better in Adelaide, stumbling and losing his footing.
Clarke backed up his unbeaten double century from last week's drawn Brisbane series-opener with another overpowering innings, becoming the first person in the history of Test cricket to post four 200s in a calendar year.
It was just the fifth time in all Tests that Australia have scored more than 400 runs in a day's play.
Unchallengeable Clarke has yet to be dismissed in this series and has amassed 483 runs. He is also this year's highest-scoring Test batsman with 1,265 runs at 140.55. At the close he was unconquered on 224. Hussey was bowled by Dale Steyn in the final over for 103 after raising his 18th century with a six off dispirited legspinner Imran Tahir.
South Africa looked far from the world's best team as their bowlers were hammered, after having the home side in trouble at 55 for three in the morning session.
Warner wrested back control with a belligerent 119 off 112 balls and Clarke and Hussey carried on the run plunder.
It was a thoroughly miserable day for the Proteas with three of their leading bowlers having injury concerns -- Vernon Philander withdrawing before the match with a back problem and Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn leaving the ground during the day with hamstring trouble.
Clarke survived a referral on 73 and made the Proteas pay dearly with another commanding knock. He is averaging over 70 with the bat since he became captain last year.
In one Morkel over the sublime Clarke hit five boundaries to raise his 150 and earn a standing ovation from the home crowd.
The home side seized control with a blistering 178 runs off just 26 overs in the middle session.
Warner was in belligerent mood after lunch, smashing spinners Tahir and Faf du Plessis and racing to his third Test century off 93 balls. He reached his hundred with a six and a four off successive Tahir deliveries.
But Warner perished on 119 when he attempted to glide Morne Morkel through the slips, only to edge to Graeme Smith at first slip. He had crashed four sixes and 16 boundaries, putting on 155 runs with Clarke in 24.2 overs.
It was a rousing fightback by Australia after they lost three wickets in the morning session as South Africa suffered two injuries.
Ed Cowan was caught and bowled for 10 off Kallis's third ball, an attempted yorker which struck him on the boot and spooned up off the bat for a dolly return catch. Rob Quiney, who kept his place when Shane Watson failed to recover from a calf injury, went for an eight-ball duck when Morkel enticed him to edge to Smith at first slip.
Ricky Ponting's woes continued when he was bowled third ball for just four, playing inside Kallis.
The former Test skipper was out for a five-ball duck in Brisbane for his third duck in four Test innings against the Proteas. He fared little better in Adelaide, stumbling and losing his footing.
Pakistan Taliban vow to attack Indian targets over Mumbai gunman
Pakistan's Taliban movement threatened on Thursday to attack Indian targets to avenge the country's execution of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of the militant squad responsible for a rampage through Mumbai that killed 166 people in 2008.
Kasab was hanged on Wednesday amid great secrecy, underscoring the political sensitivity of the November 26, 2008, massacre, which still casts a pall over relations between nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India.
"We have decided to target Indians to avenge the killing of Ajmal Kasab," said Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Ehsan demanded that India return Kasab's body.
"If they don't return his body to us or his family we will capture Indians and will not return their bodies," he said, adding that the Taliban will try to strike Indian targets "anywhere".
The Taliban, who are close to al Qaeda, are seen as one of the biggest security threats in Pakistan and are blamed for many of the suicide bombings across the country. They have not carried out major attacks abroad.
The sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed on November 21 to the relief of survivors and victims' families, nearly four years after 166 people died in the three-day rampage.
Kasab was charged with 86 offences, including murder and waging war against the Indian state, in a charge-sheet running to more than 11,000 pages.
It was the first time a capital sentence had been carried out in India since 2004. There was celebration on the streets of Mumbai and other cities as news of the execution spread, but militant groups in Pakistan reacted angrily, as did residents of his home village of Faridkot.
People set off fireworks and handed out sweets in Indian cities. Some held up photos of Kasab with a rope noose superimposed over his head.
Kasab was hanged on Wednesday amid great secrecy, underscoring the political sensitivity of the November 26, 2008, massacre, which still casts a pall over relations between nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India.
"We have decided to target Indians to avenge the killing of Ajmal Kasab," said Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Ehsan demanded that India return Kasab's body."If they don't return his body to us or his family we will capture Indians and will not return their bodies," he said, adding that the Taliban will try to strike Indian targets "anywhere".
The Taliban, who are close to al Qaeda, are seen as one of the biggest security threats in Pakistan and are blamed for many of the suicide bombings across the country. They have not carried out major attacks abroad.
The sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed on November 21 to the relief of survivors and victims' families, nearly four years after 166 people died in the three-day rampage.
Kasab was charged with 86 offences, including murder and waging war against the Indian state, in a charge-sheet running to more than 11,000 pages.
It was the first time a capital sentence had been carried out in India since 2004. There was celebration on the streets of Mumbai and other cities as news of the execution spread, but militant groups in Pakistan reacted angrily, as did residents of his home village of Faridkot.
People set off fireworks and handed out sweets in Indian cities. Some held up photos of Kasab with a rope noose superimposed over his head.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
South Africa In Australia Test Series Schedule
1st Test 09 Nov - 13 Nov 2012 Brisbane
2nd Test 22 Nov - 26 Nov 2012 Adelaide Oval
3rd Test 30 Nov - 04 Dec 2012 W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
2nd Test 22 Nov - 26 Nov 2012 Adelaide Oval
3rd Test 30 Nov - 04 Dec 2012 W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Skipper Michael Clarke wants Australia's batsmen to blunt the vaunted South African pace attack by waging a war of attrition.
The Proteas boast Test cricket's two top-ranked bowlers -- Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander -- but Clarke says Australia's best chance of dethroning the number one ranked South Africans is to wear down their strike weapons.
The tourists have only brought four pace bowlers to Australia and Clarke senses an opportunity to erode their effectiveness throughout the three Tests.
Clarke, who has still to decide on his own bowling attack, wants batsmen to occupy the crease for long periods to test the physical endurance of Steyn, and Philander.
"It's certainly the hardest time to bat against the bowler's first spell," Clarke told a Test-eve press conference in Brisbane on Thursday.
"The longer they are out in the field the heavier their legs become so as a batting group we're really keen to spend as much time out in the middle as possible.
"They have only four fast bowlers in their touring party and if we can make them spend as much time in the field as possible, hopefully that we will put us in good stead for the next two Tests."
Steyn, 287 wickets in 57 Tests, and Philander, 63 wickets in just 10 Tests, are likely to be backed up by Morne Morkel, all-rounder Jacques Kallis and leg-spinner Imran Tahir in South Africa's first Test in Brisbane in 49 years.
"They are experienced and they have a very good attack," Clarke said.
The Proteas boast Test cricket's two top-ranked bowlers -- Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander -- but Clarke says Australia's best chance of dethroning the number one ranked South Africans is to wear down their strike weapons.
The tourists have only brought four pace bowlers to Australia and Clarke senses an opportunity to erode their effectiveness throughout the three Tests.
Clarke, who has still to decide on his own bowling attack, wants batsmen to occupy the crease for long periods to test the physical endurance of Steyn, and Philander.
"It's certainly the hardest time to bat against the bowler's first spell," Clarke told a Test-eve press conference in Brisbane on Thursday.
"The longer they are out in the field the heavier their legs become so as a batting group we're really keen to spend as much time out in the middle as possible.
"They have only four fast bowlers in their touring party and if we can make them spend as much time in the field as possible, hopefully that we will put us in good stead for the next two Tests."
Steyn, 287 wickets in 57 Tests, and Philander, 63 wickets in just 10 Tests, are likely to be backed up by Morne Morkel, all-rounder Jacques Kallis and leg-spinner Imran Tahir in South Africa's first Test in Brisbane in 49 years.
"They are experienced and they have a very good attack," Clarke said.
Andhra High Court lifts the ban on Azharuddin
The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday struck down the life ban imposed on former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) 12 years ago.
A division bench of the high court set aside the order of a lower court which had upheld the ban.
It was on December 5, 2000, that the BCCI banned Azhar from playing cricket for life after being found guilty of match-fixing.
The Hyderabadi had challenged the Indian cricket board's decision in the City Civil Court, which upheld the ban. He then moved to high court against the lower court's order, his lawyers arguing that the BCCI imposed the ban without any evidence.
The 49-year-old is currently a member of parliament from Moradabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Azhar, one of India's successful captains, played 99 Tests scoring over 6,215 runs during his career. He also played 334 One-Day Internationals scoring 9,378 runs in his 15-year international career.
"I am a relieved man. I fought this battle for so long with patience. It has been a tough battle and I am grateful to everyone who has supported me during this difficult period," Azhar told reporters at a press conference at his residence here shortly after the high court order.
A division bench of the high court set aside the order of a lower court which had upheld the ban.
It was on December 5, 2000, that the BCCI banned Azhar from playing cricket for life after being found guilty of match-fixing.
The Hyderabadi had challenged the Indian cricket board's decision in the City Civil Court, which upheld the ban. He then moved to high court against the lower court's order, his lawyers arguing that the BCCI imposed the ban without any evidence.
The 49-year-old is currently a member of parliament from Moradabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Azhar, one of India's successful captains, played 99 Tests scoring over 6,215 runs during his career. He also played 334 One-Day Internationals scoring 9,378 runs in his 15-year international career.
"I am a relieved man. I fought this battle for so long with patience. It has been a tough battle and I am grateful to everyone who has supported me during this difficult period," Azhar told reporters at a press conference at his residence here shortly after the high court order.
How College Students Spent Election Day
The presidential campaigns are over, political ads no longer lead each commercial break, and Election Day 2012 has come and gone with one candidate standing: President Barack Obama has been re-elected for a second term.
While the youth vote—which includes voters between the ages of 18 and 29 years old—made up a large piece of the voting pie in 2008, these voters comprised 19 percent of the electorate in 2012, up 1 percent from 2008.
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), an independent youth research organization based at Tufts University, announced today that roughly 22 to 23 million youth voters, or at least 49 percent of all Americans in this age group, voted in the presidential election, based on results from national exit polls, demographic data, and current counts of votes cast.
"Young people are energized and committed voters," said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE, in a press release. "Youth turnout of around 50 [percent] is the 'new normal' for presidential elections. Considering that there are 46 million people between 18 and 29, this level of turnout makes them an essential political bloc."
Obama won the majority of votes among youth voters—receiving 60 percent of the votes, compared to Governor Mitt Romney's 36 percent, according to the national exit polls conducted by Edison Research.
"The role young people would play during this election has been a major question in American politics for over a year, and it seems the answer is that they have been as big a force at the polls in 2012 as in 2008," Levine noted.
While the youth vote—which includes voters between the ages of 18 and 29 years old—made up a large piece of the voting pie in 2008, these voters comprised 19 percent of the electorate in 2012, up 1 percent from 2008.
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), an independent youth research organization based at Tufts University, announced today that roughly 22 to 23 million youth voters, or at least 49 percent of all Americans in this age group, voted in the presidential election, based on results from national exit polls, demographic data, and current counts of votes cast.
"Young people are energized and committed voters," said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE, in a press release. "Youth turnout of around 50 [percent] is the 'new normal' for presidential elections. Considering that there are 46 million people between 18 and 29, this level of turnout makes them an essential political bloc."
Obama won the majority of votes among youth voters—receiving 60 percent of the votes, compared to Governor Mitt Romney's 36 percent, according to the national exit polls conducted by Edison Research.
"The role young people would play during this election has been a major question in American politics for over a year, and it seems the answer is that they have been as big a force at the polls in 2012 as in 2008," Levine noted.
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