The Customs authorities in Mumbai detained the cricket World Cup trophy at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on early Friday when it arrived from Colombo. The Customs detained the trophy, as no commercial value was attached to it making it difficult to assess the duty. An International Cricket Council (ICC) representative had carried the trophy and also a covering letter not addressed to anyone, but saying, "To whomsoever it may concern".Customs officials said that the letter mentioned that this property is not for commercial purposes and hence has nil value.The representative arrived at around 2am by a Sri Lankan Airlines flight with the trophy kept in an aluminum box. The trophy made of silver and gold weighed around 11kg.A senior Customs official, requesting anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media said that the trophy was detained because under Customs Act there is no duty exemption for the same."The ICC should have in advance approached the government and got adhoc exemption for the trophy through a notification," the official said explaining the procedure for getting exemption in such cases.The Customs officials called experts to find out the value of the trophy following which the duty on the same would be ascertained. The experts were busy ascertaining the value of the trophy till evening.Officials said after the duty is paid, the trophy would be released.Read Morehttp://www.hindustantimes.com/Customs-detain-WC-trophy/Article1-680157.aspx
The men in blue have thrown their best performances in Mohali to conquer Pakistan in the exciting Semi final on 30th March and are all set to meet the Lankans at Wankhade on 2nd April in the finals. Sri Lanka on the other hand is also at the top with their batting strength. Their bowling department also is strong and it is sure that the Men in Blue will have to give their best performances to gift us the ICC World Cup Trophy 2011.We had also seen that enjoyment in the face of every Indian when they defeated Pakistan in the Semi Final. Will India be able to repeat that magic performance again in Finals? Who will win the India Vs Sri Lanka Final World Cup 2011 match? Our Vedic Astrologers has analyzed the situation and here are the astrological details for the India Vs Sri Lanka Final match.Based on the Date and Time of the India Vs Sri Lanka Final Match: The ascendant is cancer and its lord Moon is well placed in the 9th house with yogadhipathi Mars. This indicates strong possibility for India to win the world cup final match; however, the chart also indicates that the match is going to be a tough one. Lot of expectations is there from Sachin and he will be able to meet the expectations to a certain extent. Moreover, Jupiter and Sun are also favoring India by their placement in Pisces along with Moon.Based on the Prasna Chart: - The charts are indicating that the India Vs Sri Lanka Final will be a tough encounter. Dhoni will have to use his tactics, presence of mind and his experience well in this world cup encounter to gift India their 2nd World Cup Trophy.So, according to our astrologers, India Vs Sri Lanka Final Match will be a tough one; however, the planets are strongly favoring India to gift us our 2nd world Cup trophy.Instant Insight or Prasna Astrology is an amazing mixture of ancient and modern Vedic predicting techniques. For ages, Prasna Astrology has been trusted by expert astrologers for having an insight into the immediate future. Pick a number between 1 to 249 and in a matter of minutes our astrologer will predict the answer to any of your queries.Based on the time of the question asked, our experienced Prasna Astrologer will study all the planetary indicators and answer your question in near real time. So experience the satisfaction through Prasna Astrology in real time.
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Winning is one thing. Losing your clothes for a win, another. At the time we went to press, the results of the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final may’ve been uncertain, but what was certain was that the moral brigade was livid about model Poonam Pandey’s announcement that she’d run through the stadium in the buff if the boys in blue won the World Cup.The 20 year-old said she first intended to go naked for fans in the stadium, and then in the dressing room, in front of the Indian team. “Showing happiness through nudity is against Indian values. I must congratulate her that she feels happy enough to do so, but there are other ways to show happiness,” says Vinod Bansal of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.“We are totally against such vulgarity and obscenity,” fumes Shalini Thackeray of the right wing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Shiv Sena says it will handle things ‘their way’ if the government doesn’t step in to stop such gimmicks.Read Morehttp://www.hindustantimes.com/immoral-poonam-doesn-t-care/article1-679416.aspx
