BEIJING: China’s state-run trade union, which came under fire for not taking up workers’ rights issue when they went on flash strikes demanding higher wages last year, has floated the idea of introducing collective bargaining to address labour disputes.
The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) is planning to introduce collective wage negotiation, meaning talks between union representatives and heads of enterprises in all enterprises over the next three years, to reduce labour disputes, said Zhang Jianguo, head of the collective contract department of the Federation. “Nationwide experience has suggested that collective wage negotiation not only reduces labour disputes, but also helps workers’ wages rise,” he told China Daily.
The idea is being floated in the backdrop of spate of strikes by workers in a number of factories including that of Toyota and Honda automobile units demanding higher wagers which were unheard of during the past three decades ever since the Communist country began introducing economic reforms. The cheap labour environment with no unions other than ACFTU attracted the billions of dollars of Foreign Direct Investment, (FDI) turning China into world’s factory.
ACFTU claims that the collective wage negotiation introduced in the early 1990s helped labour as about 1.25 million collective contracts covering more than two million enterprises and almost 162 million employees. pti
BEIJING: China’s state-run trade union, which came under fire for not taking up workers’ rights issue when they went on flash strikes demanding higher wages last year, has floated the idea of introducing collective bargaining to address labour disputes.
The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) is planning to introduce collective wage negotiation, meaning talks between union representatives and heads of enterprises in all enterprises over the next three years, to reduce labour disputes, said Zhang Jianguo, head of the collective contract department of the Federation. “Nationwide experience has suggested that collective wage negotiation not only reduces labour disputes, but also helps workers’ wages rise,” he told China Daily.
The idea is being floated in the backdrop of spate of strikes by workers in a number of factories including that of Toyota and Honda automobile units demanding higher wagers which were unheard of during the past three decades ever since the Communist country began introducing economic reforms. The cheap labour environment with no unions other than ACFTU attracted the billions of dollars of Foreign Direct Investment, (FDI) turning China into world’s factory. ACFTU claims that the collective wage negotiation introduced in the early 1990s helped labour as about 1.25 million collective contracts covering more than two million enterprises and almost 162 million employees. pti
TOI NEWS:A new research by the University of Georgia has provided new clues on surviving to be 100 years old, finding that how we feel about ourselves and our ability to adapt to an accumulation of challenging life experiences may be as or more important than health factors.
Researchers used information collected as part of the Georgia Centenarian Study, one of only two centenarian studies in the country, to measure psychological and social factors in addition to genetics and health of so-called expert survivors.
Two hundred forty-four people aged 100 years or older were studied between 2001 and 2009. The research found that critical life events and personal history, along with how people adapt to stressful situations and cope with them are essential to explaining successful aging.
“Understanding health in these terms has huge implications for quality of life,” said Leonard Poon, director of the Institute of Gerontology in the UGA College of Public Health and lead author of the study.
“What is happening to you matters, but more importantly, it is your perception of what is happening to you that is really important for your individual health,” he added.
A majority of past research on the oldest of the old focused on health factors, but the researchers found that centenarians’ feelings about their own health, well-being and support systems, rather than measures such as blood pressure and blood sugar are stronger predictors of survival, said Poon.
Personality also determined how well the centenarians reacted to life stress and change, and therefore whether they were as happy in their old age as they were when young.
Healthy 100-year-olds had personalities described as open and conscientious. Neurotic personalities tended to be less healthy, the study found.
An individual confronted with a stressful situation can either find a quick emotional solution or ruminate on the problem, explained Poon.
“One is very destructive in terms of general well-being and the other is very adaptive,” he said.
Other research drawing from the Georgia Centenarian Study compared physical function of the elderly living in the community with those living in retirement facilities and found that physical activity decreased by approximately one-third when community residents moved to retirement facilities.
Poon added that one phenomenon that occurs all over the world is that women live longer than men.
“Our next phase is to go to four different countries where there are different gender survival ratios and see why they are the same, why they are different and what makes women live longer than men,” said Poon.
The research is published in the current edition of the journal Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research .
A new research by the University of Georgia has provided new clues on surviving to be 100 years old, finding that how we feel about ourselves and our ability to adapt to an accumulation of challenging life experiences may be as or more important than health factors.
Researchers used information collected as part of the Georgia Centenarian Study, one of only two centenarian studies in the country, to measure psychological and social factors in addition to genetics and health of so-called expert survivors.
Two hundred forty-four people aged 100 years or older were studied between 2001 and 2009. The research found that critical life events and personal history, along with how people adapt to stressful situations and cope with them are essential to explaining successful aging.
“Understanding health in these terms has huge implications for quality of life,” said Leonard Poon, director of the Institute of Gerontology in the UGA College of Public Health and lead author of the study.
“What is happening to you matters, but more importantly, it is your perception of what is happening to you that is really important for your individual health,” he added.
A majority of past research on the oldest of the old focused on health factors, but the researchers found that centenarians’ feelings about their own health, well-being and support systems, rather than measures such as blood pressure and blood sugar are stronger predictors of survival, said Poon.
Personality also determined how well the centenarians reacted to life stress and change, and therefore whether they were as happy in their old age as they were when young.
Healthy 100-year-olds had personalities described as open and conscientious. Neurotic personalities tended to be less healthy, the study found.
An individual confronted with a stressful situation can either find a quick emotional solution or ruminate on the problem, explained Poon.
“One is very destructive in terms of general well-being and the other is very adaptive,” he said.
Other research drawing from the Georgia Centenarian Study compared physical function of the elderly living in the community with those living in retirement facilities and found that physical activity decreased by approximately one-third when community residents moved to retirement facilities.
Poon added that one phenomenon that occurs all over the world is that women live longer than men.
“Our next phase is to go to four different countries where there are different gender survival ratios and see why they are the same, why they are different and what makes women live longer than men,” said Poon.
The research is published in the current edition of the journal Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research .
TOI NEWS:The New Year began on an inauspicious note for Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan on Monday.
Both Bollywood superstars left Dubai and arrived at Mumbai simultaneously, within a minute of each other, prompting passengers at the airport and people outside come to receieve them to believe that the actors had buried their rivalry and were back to being friends.
It was high drama at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport that night. First King Khan showed up outside at 9.23 pm, then seconds later at 9.24 pm, the King of 2010 – Dabangg Salman strode out. People gaped, then quickly asked other Mumbai returnees streaming out if they had been travelling on the same flight as the actors and if SRK and Sallu had been spotted talking to each other.
Of course, nothing like this happened. Both Khans travelled on chartered flights. And, their almost simultaneous departure caused excitement at the Dubai airport as well. They were mobbed by Middle Eastern and Indian fans, hounded for autographs and besieged to pose for photographs. Then the drama picked up in Mumbai when SRK walked out with wife Gauri and son Aryan and Salman with father Salim and mother Helen. Strangely, even both actors’ cars were parked together. But this was one instance when the Gods proposed, but men disposed…
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (PTI) Vikram Pandit, the Indian-born global CEO of Citibank, and its Chairman William R Rhodes, were today named in an FIR filed with police accusing the bank of cheating and criminal breach of trust in connection with the Rs 300 crore fraud here.
Several high networth individuals have also complained that their securities were encashed without their knowledge in the fraud allegedly masterminded by the Gurgaon branch relationship officer Shivraj Puri.
Local police registered a case on the basis of an FIR naming Pandit and 10 other officials filed by a high networth individual (HNI) Sanjeev Aggarwal, Managing Director, Helion Advisors, that accused the top executives of criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The others who have been named in the FIR include Citibank’s senior officials CFO John Gerspach and COO Doughlas Peterson (both based in New York).
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (PTI) Vikram Pandit, the Indian-born global CEO of Citibank, and its Chairman William R Rhodes, were today named in an FIR filed with police accusing the bank of cheating and criminal breach of trust in connection with the Rs 300 crore fraud here.
Several high networth individuals have also complained that their securities were encashed without their knowledge in the fraud allegedly masterminded by the Gurgaon branch relationship officer Shivraj Puri.
Local police registered a case on the basis of an FIR naming Pandit and 10 other officials filed by a high networth individual (HNI) Sanjeev Aggarwal, Managing Director, Helion Advisors, that accused the top executives of criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The others who have been named in the FIR include Citibank’s senior officials CFO John Gerspach and COO Doughlas Peterson (both based in New York).
Jaipur, Jan 4 (PTI) Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla has agreed to hold talks with the Rajasthan government on the community’s demand for reservation in state jobs.
“The Chief Minister has invited me so I am coming to Jaipur to hold the next round of talks. I will explore the possibilities (to end the deadlock),” Bainsla told PTI over phone.
“My delegation held a meeting with the state ministers at Jaipur yesterday and the community is of the view that the talks should move in a more positive direction,” he said.
“Before meeting any minister or the government representative, I will discuss the issue with my delegation which is staying in Jaipur,” he said.
G S Sandhu, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, said the next round of talks will be held between Bainsla and the committee of ministers comprising Energy Minister Jitendra Singh, Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal and Transport Minister B K Sharma.
Jaipur, Jan 4 (PTI) Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla has agreed to hold talks with the Rajasthan government on the community’s demand for reservation in state jobs.
“The Chief Minister has invited me so I am coming to Jaipur to hold the next round of talks. I will explore the possibilities (to end the deadlock),” Bainsla told PTI over phone.
“My delegation held a meeting with the state ministers at Jaipur yesterday and the community is of the view that the talks should move in a more positive direction,” he said.
“Before meeting any minister or the government representative, I will discuss the issue with my delegation which is staying in Jaipur,” he said.
G S Sandhu, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, said the next round of talks will be held between Bainsla and the committee of ministers comprising Energy Minister Jitendra Singh, Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal and Transport Minister B K Sharma.
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp’s Hotmail service, the world’s most-used online email system, is back to normal operations after some users over the weekend lost access to emails or found them transferred to a deleted mail folder.
The world’s largest software company, which has more than 360 million Hotmail users, said it has “restored full email access and recovered content to those who were affected.”
Microsoft’s online message boards and Twitter were abuzz with complaints about the Hotmail glitch. Microsoft said on Monday it was still investigating the root cause of the problem, which started four days ago.
“Beginning on December 30, we had an issue with Windows Live Hotmail that impacted 17,355 accounts,” Chris Jones, a Microsoft executive, said in a company blog. “Customers impacted temporarily lost the contents of their mailbox through the course of mailbox load balancing between servers.”
He said Microsoft will take steps to prevent a similar occurrence. “We’re very sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused to you, our customers and partners,” he added.
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp’s Hotmail service, the world’s most-used online email system, is back to normal operations after some users over the weekend lost access to emails or found them transferred to a deleted mail folder.
The world’s largest software company, which has more than 360 million Hotmail users, said it has “restored full email access and recovered content to those who were affected.”
Microsoft’s online message boards and Twitter were abuzz with complaints about the Hotmail glitch. Microsoft said on Monday it was still investigating the root cause of the problem, which started four days ago.
“Beginning on December 30, we had an issue with Windows Live Hotmail that impacted 17,355 accounts,” Chris Jones, a Microsoft executive, said in a company blog. “Customers impacted temporarily lost the contents of their mailbox through the course of mailbox load balancing between servers.”
He said Microsoft will take steps to prevent a similar occurrence. “We’re very sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused to you, our customers and partners,” he added.
Purnia(Bihar), Jan 4 (PTI) Ruling BJP MLA from Purnia Raj Kishore Keshari was today stabbed to death at his residence here allegedly by a woman who had earlier accused him of sexual harassment.
51-year-old Keshari, a four-time MLA, was meeting visitors of his constituency at his Sipahi Tola residence here this morning when the woman Rupam Pathak stabbed him, badly damaging his spleen, Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani told PTI in Patna.
The profusely bleeding MLA was rushed to a nearby hospital but he succumbed to his injuries, doctors attending on him said.
Visitors assembled at the MLA’s residence caught hold of Pathak and thrashed her severely before handing her over to police. Police got the injured Pathak admitted to a government hospital where her condition was stated to be critical, Neelmani said.
Pathak had six months ago lodged a complaint of sexual harassment against the MLA from Purnia.
Purnia(Bihar), Jan 4 (PTI) Ruling BJP MLA from Purnia Raj Kishore Keshari was today stabbed to death at his residence here allegedly by a woman who had earlier accused him of sexual harassment.
51-year-old Keshari, a four-time MLA, was meeting visitors of his constituency at his Sipahi Tola residence here this morning when the woman Rupam Pathak stabbed him, badly damaging his spleen, Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani told PTI in Patna.
The profusely bleeding MLA was rushed to a nearby hospital but he succumbed to his injuries, doctors attending on him said.
Visitors assembled at the MLA’s residence caught hold of Pathak and thrashed her severely before handing her over to police. Police got the injured Pathak admitted to a government hospital where her condition was stated to be critical, Neelmani said.
Pathak had six months ago lodged a complaint of sexual harassment against the MLA from Purnia.
KABUL: Members of an Afghan peace council will hold talks this week with leaders in Pakistan, a crucial player in any future Afghan peace settlement, in the latest attempt to resolve the drawn-out and costly war.
A delegation led by former President Burhanuddin Rabbani would hold talks this week with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and others to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan, said Waheed Omer, chief spokesman for President Hamid Karzai.
Pakistan, long blamed for stoking the insurgency in Afghanistan to thwart rival India, is nevertheless seen as an important ally to the United States and other NATO members as they battle a worsening insurgency now in its tenth year.
Acceptance has grown at home and abroad that talks may be the route to peace in Afghanistan, with U.S. and NATO leaders also examining their long term-commitment to the war, which is at its deadliest since the Taliban were ousted in late 2001.
Omer said the delegation from Karzai’s High Peace Council wanted to seek help from Pakistan and keep its leaders abreast of developments.
“This trip is not about meeting members of the Taliban,” Omer told a news conference in Kabul.
“As Pakistan has influence over the Afghan Taliban and anti-government elements who are Afghans, it can be productive in the peace process,” he said.
Pakistan backed the Taliban until the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on U.S. cities. It says it has maintained some contacts but rejects accusations it backs the insurgency.
The United States has increased pressure on Pakistan to hunt down Islamist militants in a bid to turn around the war in Afghanistan, but those efforts have been complicated by a growing political crisis in Islamabad.
Pakistani prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani was scrambling to save his ruling coalition on Monday after a key partner withdrew.
At a summit in Lisbon in November, NATO leaders accepted Karzai’s ambitious timeline for Afghan security forces to take over security responsibility by the end of 2014, part of his broader peace plan that includes talks with the Taliban.
While Afghan officials have been meeting Taliban and other insurgent leaders for at least two years, the momentum for talks grew last year after a series of media stories incorrectly said senior Taliban leaders had met Karzai’s government.
No serious, high-level discussions about peace have been held between the Afghan government and the Taliban, U.S., NATO and Afghan officials have said, with contacts described as “talks about talks” or “networking”.
Interest in talks also grew in the lead-up to U.S. President Barack Obama’s review of his Afghan war strategy last month, which found U.S. and NATO forces were making headway against the Taliban and al Qaeda but serious challenges remain.
Karzai established the peace council in October. His broader peace plan includes reintegrating Taliban “foot soldiers” and finding asylum in third countries for irreconcilable leaders.
Some Western leaders have said the conflict cannot be won militarily but Washington and NATO leaders however say talks will not be possible unless militants renounce the insurgency.
The Taliban, in turn, have said repeatedly there will be no talks until all foreign troops have left Afghanistan.
Most of the senior members of the Afghan Taliban, including their elusive leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, fled to neighbouring Pakistan when U.S.-backed Afghan forces toppled their strict Islamist regime in late 2001.
The drive for a resolution coincides with the bloodiest period of the war, with military and civilian casualties at record levels. Some 711 foreign troops were killed in 2010, by far the deadliest year of the war for NATO-led forces.
KABUL: Members of an Afghan peace council will hold talks this week with leaders in Pakistan, a crucial player in any future Afghan peace settlement, in the latest attempt to resolve the drawn-out and costly war.
A delegation led by former President Burhanuddin Rabbani would hold talks this week with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and others to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan, said Waheed Omer, chief spokesman for President Hamid Karzai.
Pakistan, long blamed for stoking the insurgency in Afghanistan to thwart rival India, is nevertheless seen as an important ally to the United States and other NATO members as they battle a worsening insurgency now in its tenth year.
Acceptance has grown at home and abroad that talks may be the route to peace in Afghanistan, with U.S. and NATO leaders also examining their long term-commitment to the war, which is at its deadliest since the Taliban were ousted in late 2001.
Omer said the delegation from Karzai’s High Peace Council wanted to seek help from Pakistan and keep its leaders abreast of developments.
“This trip is not about meeting members of the Taliban,” Omer told a news conference in Kabul.
“As Pakistan has influence over the Afghan Taliban and anti-government elements who are Afghans, it can be productive in the peace process,” he said.
Pakistan backed the Taliban until the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on U.S. cities. It says it has maintained some contacts but rejects accusations it backs the insurgency.
The United States has increased pressure on Pakistan to hunt down Islamist militants in a bid to turn around the war in Afghanistan, but those efforts have been complicated by a growing political crisis in Islamabad.
Pakistani prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani was scrambling to save his ruling coalition on Monday after a key partner withdrew.
At a summit in Lisbon in November, NATO leaders accepted Karzai’s ambitious timeline for Afghan security forces to take over security responsibility by the end of 2014, part of his broader peace plan that includes talks with the Taliban.
While Afghan officials have been meeting Taliban and other insurgent leaders for at least two years, the momentum for talks grew last year after a series of media stories incorrectly said senior Taliban leaders had met Karzai’s government.
No serious, high-level discussions about peace have been held between the Afghan government and the Taliban, U.S., NATO and Afghan officials have said, with contacts described as “talks about talks” or “networking”.
Interest in talks also grew in the lead-up to U.S. President Barack Obama’s review of his Afghan war strategy last month, which found U.S. and NATO forces were making headway against the Taliban and al Qaeda but serious challenges remain.
Karzai established the peace council in October. His broader peace plan includes reintegrating Taliban “foot soldiers” and finding asylum in third countries for irreconcilable leaders.
Some Western leaders have said the conflict cannot be won militarily but Washington and NATO leaders however say talks will not be possible unless militants renounce the insurgency.
The Taliban, in turn, have said repeatedly there will be no talks until all foreign troops have left Afghanistan.
Most of the senior members of the Afghan Taliban, including their elusive leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, fled to neighbouring Pakistan when U.S.-backed Afghan forces toppled their strict Islamist regime in late 2001.
The drive for a resolution coincides with the bloodiest period of the war, with military and civilian casualties at record levels. Some 711 foreign troops were killed in 2010, by far the deadliest year of the war for NATO-led forces.
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — China has received an invitation from Iran to visit its nuclear sites, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
China will maintain its communications with Iran on the matter, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a regular news briefing.
Hong said China expects all parties to value the results of the Geneva talks and to push for constant progress in the dialogue process in the spirit of cooperation, flexibility and pragmatism.
China urges all parties to seek common ground and calls for joint efforts to settle the Iran nuclear issue, Hong added.
Iran has invited several ambassadors from the European Union, nonaligned nations, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany and others to visit its nuclear sites, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said at a press briefing Tuesday.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany held two-day talks in December in Geneva. The talks ended with both sides agreeing to meet again in late January in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul.
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — China has received an invitation from Iran to visit its nuclear sites, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
China will maintain its communications with Iran on the matter, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a regular news briefing.
Hong said China expects all parties to value the results of the Geneva talks and to push for constant progress in the dialogue process in the spirit of cooperation, flexibility and pragmatism.
China urges all parties to seek common ground and calls for joint efforts to settle the Iran nuclear issue, Hong added.
Iran has invited several ambassadors from the European Union, nonaligned nations, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany and others to visit its nuclear sites, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said at a press briefing Tuesday.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany held two-day talks in December in Geneva. The talks ended with both sides agreeing to meet again in late January in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul.
TIO News:Kiran Rao’s directorial venture ‘Dhobi Ghaat’ is quite the talk of the town, and just today the media was shown some new trailers of the film. However, when in conversation with Kiran Rao, we got some more dope other than the obvious.
Kiran Rao, who wanted Salman Khan to make a special appearance in ‘Dhobi Ghaat’, insisted that the movie is her tribute to him. “Prateik Babbar plays as aspiring actor. He is a great fan of Salman Khan’s, and has posters of Salman and Katrina in his room. At that time the two actors were courting and seeing each other,” shrugged Kiran. Does that statement of hers confirm that the handsome couple are no longer courting each other? Well, she would know best given that Salman and hubby Aamir are good friends.
Talks have it that even Ash’s posters don the walls of Prateik’s room in the movie. Do we expect a spoof in this one? Not quite, we guess. Kiran was just trying to be realistic, is our bet.
TIO News:Kiran Rao’s directorial venture ‘Dhobi Ghaat’ is quite the talk of the town, and just today the media was shown some new trailers of the film. However, when in conversation with Kiran Rao, we got some more dope other than the obvious.
Kiran Rao, who wanted Salman Khan to make a special appearance in ‘Dhobi Ghaat’, insisted that the movie is her tribute to him. “Prateik Babbar plays as aspiring actor. He is a great fan of Salman Khan’s, and has posters of Salman and Katrina in his room. At that time the two actors were courting and seeing each other,” shrugged Kiran. Does that statement of hers confirm that the handsome couple are no longer courting each other? Well, she would know best given that Salman and hubby Aamir are good friends.
Talks have it that even Ash’s posters don the walls of Prateik’s room in the movie. Do we expect a spoof in this one? Not quite, we guess. Kiran was just trying to be realistic, is our bet.
TOI NEWS:Actor-Model Sameer Soni was a popular candidate in the Bigg Boss House and his eviction was a surprise to many. When we got in touch with him, Sameer was disappointed with the eviction, too.
“I came this far, I wish I could’ve gone a little further,” he said shrugging. “Anyway, I got to spend New Year’s with Neelam and a few friends, so that’s looking at the brighter side of things.”
So what are Soni’s New Year resolutions. “Marriage is on the cards,” he informs us, “other than that, I’m hoping good work comes my way. Reality shows has opened a whole new world for many. Never mind being a part of them, I don’t mind even hosting some. It would be fun. Then you have the occasional ads, films, theatre plays that keep coming your way,” said Soni.
About, whom he thinks will win Bigg Boss, Sameer places his money on Shweta. “She has done well. However, I’m most impressed with Seema, she survived well and she survived long, given the background she comes from. Ashmit, has a good chance, too. He has his share of loyal supporters.” So what would Sameer’s one Newyear wish be? “Maybe, get me back into that house again!” he laughs.
Actor-Model Sameer Soni was a popular candidate in the Bigg Boss House and his eviction was a surprise to many. When we got in touch with him, Sameer was disappointed with the eviction, too.
“I came this far, I wish I could’ve gone a little further,” he said shrugging. “Anyway, I got to spend New Year’s with Neelam and a few friends, so that’s looking at the brighter side of things.”
So what are Soni’s New Year resolutions. “Marriage is on the cards,” he informs us, “other than that, I’m hoping good work comes my way. Reality shows has opened a whole new world for many. Never mind being a part of them, I don’t mind even hosting some. It would be fun. Then you have the occasional ads, films, theatre plays that keep coming your way,” said Soni.
About, whom he thinks will win Bigg Boss, Sameer places his money on Shweta. “She has done well. However, I’m most impressed with Seema, she survived well and she survived long, given the background she comes from. Ashmit, has a good chance, too. He has his share of loyal supporters.” So what would Sameer’s one Newyear wish be? “Maybe, get me back into that house again!” he laughs.
