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My husband is my best friend and my world, says Sunny Leone

If there’s one word that finds its way in her vocab often, it’s ‘amazing’! But then again, it really is a word that sums up the international adult film star Sunny Leone’s journey to being accepted as a Bollywood heroine, as well as her reaction and those of the naysayers. Refreshingly candid, Sunny who returns to India today, gives us a glimpse of what makes her tick. The excerpts:

How has life changed after the success of Jism 2?
It has been really amazing. I didn’t think that the movie was going to do as well as it did. I never thought in a million years I would be a heroine in a movie. In less than a year’s time, all my dreams of being an actor are coming true.

When you were offered Bigg Boss, did you see it as your ticket to Bollywood?
My motivation was the offer itself; things like this might only be offered once-in-a-lifetime. I believe when opportunities come your way, you have the choice to take the risk or stay comfortable in your life. But it’s always the risks in life that bring you the success you want. I had nothing to lose at that moment, and I was really scared too. But the love I received from the people of India was absolutely amazing.

Have you made any friends in the film industry yet?
I’m in touch with Pooja Bedi and Juhi Parmaar, who I met on Bigg Boss. I have only made friends with people that I haved worked with or am currently working with. Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to meet celebrities in Bollywood and make friends. I believe that will happen in due time.

You participated in a lot of cultural events on your last visit to India, including Gokulashtami. What was the experience like?
Gokulashtami was so amazing. I have never seen so many people in one celebration. I swear every event that I go to gets better and better. I would like to experience everything that I can in India, but one event that I have always wanted to be a part of is Holi. For everyone who lives in India this is something that comes every year, but for me it’s a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what the whole world wants to be a part of.

You are often seen accompanied by your husband (Daniel Weber) at events. Is it deliberate?
My husband is my best friend and my world. There is no better person in the world I would want to have by my side wherever I go. We share these moments together and enjoy them. If I have to go to an event without him, it’s never the same.

Sherlyn Chopra, the first Indian to feature on Playboy, said that you ‘have not set a new benchmark for adulterated erotica’ just because of your background...
Well, she didn’t say it to me so I am not sure about that comment, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It’s great that she is in Playboy and I can’t wait to see the layout. I am sure that she looks very pretty; Playboy makes sure that every girl looks beautiful.

If offered would you take Playboy on their offer?
I have been offered to be shot for the magazine many times in the past, but because I am (rival adult magazine) Penthouse Pet of the Year, it doesn’t work out.

Now that you’re on the roll in Bollywood, are you planning to shift base to India?
Yes, I will be looking for a place to live. I have been travelling back and forth to India that it’s becoming too much to carry six bags and not have a place to live. It’ll be exciting to house-hunt during this trip to India.

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After HSBC, Standard Chartered India under US scanner

The US regulatory order also accused StanChart of deficient money laundering controls in its outsourcing of work to India, which the bank has refuted.

NEW YORK/LONDON/MUMBAI: Outsourcing of key oversight jobs by global banks to India has come under the scanner for the second time in less than a month for exposing the US financial system to terrorists and money laundering risks.

On the heels of a probe by the US Senate's Permanent Committee on Investigations pointing out major lapses in the work of HSBC's India staff, another UK-based banking giant Standard Chartered's outsourcing of key banking jobs to Indian shores have come under the scanner in the US.

A probe by the New York State's key banking regulator, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), has found deficient money laundering controls in outsourcing of work by StanChart to India, thus exposing the US financial system to terror financing and other risks.

The findings in these two separate probes have come at a time when the voices against outsourcing of jobs to India and other locations are gaining momentum in the US, ahead of the Presidential elections in November.

In an order last night, the DFS accused StanChart of hiding secret transactions involving USD 250 billion with Iran -- leaving the US financial system vulnerable to terrorists, weapons dealers, drug kingpins and corrupt regimes.

The DFS probe found that SCB had assured the New York state in May 2010 that it would take immediate steps to comply with the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions. However, another regulatory examination in 2011 found continuing and significant Anti Money Laundering failures.

Among these, the bank was outsourcing its "entire OFAC compliance process for the New York branch to Chennai, India, with no evidence of any oversight or communication between the Chennai and the New York offices."

The OFAC is the designated US government agency for preparing list of entities with whom US citizens and entities are barred from doing any business.

Standard Chartered slumps 20% in India

The Standard Chartered Bank stock today plunged by up to 24 per cent in the Indian and UK markets, as the New York state in the US threatened to revoke its licence and charged it of USD 250 billion worth secret transactions with Iran.

At the Bombay Stock Exchange, the scrip fell 19.97 per cent to hit its lowest permissible limit for the day at Rs 83.15. On the NSE, the scrip was down 19.97 per cent at Rs 82.95.

At the London Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered shares plunged 23.9 per cent to 1,119 pence in morning trade.

The New York state has threatened to revoke the bank's licence after charging the UK-based global banking giant of operating as a "rogue institution" and hiding over 60,000 transactions worth USD 250 billion with Iran.

While the bank has refuted the charges saying that more than 99.9 per cent of its Iran-related transactions complied with the US regulations, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has charged StanChart of exposing the US financial systems to terrorists, drug kingpins and weapon dealers through its transactions with Iran for about 10 years.

In a 27-page order, the Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky of DFS said that "grounds exist for revocation of Standard Chartered Bank's licence to operate in the State of New York and that interim measures must be taken to protect the public interest."

The order accused Standard Chartered of operating as a "rogue institution" which was "motivated by greed."

Reacting to the regulator's order, Standard Chartered said it "strongly rejects" the position and portrayal of facts made by DFS.

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Hamid Ansari re-elected Vice-President, defeats Jaswant Singh by 252 votes

New Delhi: UPA candidate Hamid Ansari was on Tuesday re-elected as the Vice President, becoming the second person to get a second consecutive term as he defeated NDA nominee Jaswant Singh by a large margin of 252 votes.

75-year-old Ansari, a former IFS officer, got 490 votes against 238 bagged by Singh out of 736 votes polled earlier in the day.

Altogether 787 members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were eligible to vote but 47 MPs did not cast their votes, who include ailing Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh who is admitted in a Chennai Hospital. Eight votes were invalid, according to T K Vishwanathan, Lok Sabha Secretary General and Returning Officer for Vice Presidential poll.

Ansari is the second Vice President to be re-elected after S Radhakrishnan who was the first to get two terms from 1952 to 1962. An affable and well-read person, Ansari was the second choice of Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the President's post and lost out to Pranab Mukherjee due to some brinkmanship by TMC leader Mamata Banerjee and SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Formerly the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Ansari's name came as a surprise in 2007 election when the Left parties, supporting the UPA-I from outside, proposed him and the Congress-led alliance accepted it. The Left parties, which faced divisions on the Presidential poll, however, had no no problems in supporting Ansari for a second time.

Parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said 21 members from BJD, 11 from TDP, 6 from Congress and supporting parties and two nominated members did not cast their votes.

Others who did not vote include 2 each from BJP, AGP, RSP and TRS and Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, one of the two members of YSR Congress.

BJP members who did not vote were Shatrughan Sinha, who is sick, and Dilip Singh Judev, whose mother was not well. Trinamool Congress members Kakoli Dastidar and Kabir Suman were abroad. So was SP member Brij Bhushan Singh.

Out of the total 790 members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha that form the electoral college for vice presidential poll, 3 are vacant with Pranab Mukherjee becoming President, Vijay Bahuguna chief minister of Uttarakhand and the election of BJP MP J Shanta having been set aside by a high court.

A Padma Shree awardee, Ansari became vice-chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University in May, 2000 and held the post till March, 2002. In the last five years, the Rajya Sabha Chairman carried himself well but he courted controversy after abruptly adjourning the House on the last day of the last Winter session when a debate was underway on the Lokpal Bill and voting was expected to take place.

BJP was critical of the adjournment decision alleging it was done to rescue the government from a possible embarrassing defeat. The main opposition party cited it as one of the reasons for putting up a candidate against him in the current election.

Ansari also tried to innovate in the House proceedings when he shifted the Question Hour to post-lunch session to avoid loss of opportunity for members to question the government on account of routine disruptions in the morning.

The move was given up after just a session when he found the members themselves being absent from the House when their questions were taken up and the government also not very enthusiastic about the move.

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Vijender Singh knocked out of London Olympics

LONDON: India's star pugilist Vijender Singh crashed out of the middleweight category as he lost by 13-17 to Uzbekistan's Abbos Atoev in the quarterfinal at the Excel Arena on Monday.

The Beijing Games bronze medallist wasn't really impressive during his last eight bout against an opponent whom he had beaten 7-0 in the Asian Games final at Guangzhou two years back.

A defensive boxer by nature, Vijender stayed in his shell a tad too long giving Atoev a chance to make inroads, which proved to be decisive in the end.

Atoev's left and right hook combination also fetched him more points than the Indian's right hooks that occasionally landed on spot.

In the first round, it was even-stevens as both boxers were locked at 3-3. However, in the second round, Vijender rattled Atoev with a lethal left hook but the Uzbek came up with a few solid counter punches as he won the round 7-5.

The two-point cushion proved good enough as the winner started the third round with a bang as his right hook landed flush on Vijender's face to help him consolidate his lead.

He held onto it as he scored another seven points in the third round and clinched the issue with a 17-13 scoreline ensuring atleast a bronze medal.

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Olympics 2012: You win some, you lose some, says Dhoni after Vijender crashes out

New Delhi: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took to his Twitter page to console Indian boxing star Vijender Singh, after 26-yr-old pugilist knocked out of 2012 London Olympics.

"U win some u lose some, thts the beauty of any sport.hard luck VIJENDER," said Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni via micro-blogging website Twitter.

Indian boxer Vijender Singh lost to Abbos Atoev of Uzbekistan 13-17 in the quarterfinals as India's medal hopes dashed in the middleweight (75kg) category of the London Olympics.

Atoev from Uzbekistan performed better. The final scoreline was 17-13. Atoev took the final round 7-5 as well.

Atoev got the second round 7-5. And, it was 3-3 in the first round.

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