Case Against Veena Malik's 'Immoral Acts' on Bigg Boss
A case has been filed in a Lahore court against Pakistani actress Veena Malik for committing "immoral and un-Islamic acts" during her appearance on the Indian reality TV show Big Boss. Mian Muhammad Iqbal, a resident of Baghbanpura in Lahore, filed the case in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mehr Muhammad Yousaf.
Iqbal contended that Malik's "immoral" acts on the television show were reported in the Pakistani press and police should register a case against her.
After hearing initial arguments, the court today sought a response from the chief of Shalimar police station by January 24.
Iqbal had named the Lahore DIG, the chief of the Shalimar police station and Malik as respondents in his petition.
Malik was one of two Pakistani participants in the latest season of Big Boss. Full Pics
* Ex-ANZ China CEO Christine Ip joins UOB - sources
* Ip's appointment could point to UOB China push - source
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SYDNEY/HONG KONG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ.AX) named Charles Li from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) as its new chief executive for China on Thursday, as it continues to expand in the region.
Li was most recently country executive and head of global banking for China at RBS, Australia's No.4 bank said in a statement, replacing Christine Ip who quit and moved to Singapore late last year.
"Since establishing our locally incorporated entity last October we have increased the pace of our expansion," ANZ's China Chairman Gilles Plante said in a statement.
ANZ runs its own operations in China and also owns a 20 percent stake in the unlisted Bank of Tianjin and Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.
Separately, Ip has joined Singapore's No.3 lender United Overseas Bank (UOBH.SI) as its senior vice president for the Greater China region, two sources with direct knowledge of the information said on Thursday.
Ip's appointment points to a stronger push by UOB to expand its operations in China outside of its Singapore home market, one of the sources said. The two sources declined to be named because the information was not yet public.
The former HSBC (0005.HK)(HSBA.L) and Standard Chartered (2888.HK)(STAN.L) banker had previously helped ANZ receive approval from the Chinese authorities to incorporate locally in the country, and was crucial in the bank's China expansion drive.
UOB was not immediately available for comment.
Competition for experienced financial talent has been intensifying in recent years, with bankers frequently moving between firms as new players seek to gain a slice of the fast-growing China pie.
Undercover Boss Sheldon Yellen Has the Kindest of Employees
BELFOR CEO Sheldon Yellen probably has the most caring and supportive employees ever featured on 'Undercover Boss.' His company is comprised of roofers, painters, plumbers and carpenters, but what you have to remember is that BELFOR is the world's largest disaster restoration company. Their employees are dealing with people who have experienced great (often tragic) loss, on a daily basis.
They go into people's homes to erase signs of damage and sometimes death. "It's very emotional," says Yellen. "Our people are trained to deal with people who have suffered great loss. Employees spend as much time dealing with emotion as they do with construction."
Yellen has been building the company since 1984, and BELFOR now operates in 29 countries, providing post disaster relief and reconstruction services after fires, hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters. About 6,000 employees assist both residential and commercial customers with losses from small, like leaky roofs, to major, like those caused by Hurricane Katrina. BELFOR employees are about to have their work cut out for them in Australia (as soon as the flood waters subside) -- but in the meantime, Yellen tried his hand at some smaller jobs for 'Undercover Boss.'
Into the trenches
For his first job, Yellen worked with a demolition supervisor on a house in Norfolk, Va., where there were roof leaks that damaged the walls and ceiling. Yellen got a taste of dealing with death when he had to remove a animal that fell down through the ceiling and expired after it couldn't get out of the wall. To get the job done, they started by removing the homeowner's furniture and other belongings. Yellen donned masks, goggles, protective jackets, and gloves while he worked.
sheldon yellen dust mask Yellen was surprised to learn that the supervisor has to do side jobs to make ends meet. This reminded him of his own experiences growing up poor and having to work 40 hours a week, starting at age 11, to help support his family so they could rise above the poverty line.
Restoration is hard work
Next stop was Denver, Colo., where Yellen worked with a restoration carpenter. "I was pitiful," he laughs, explaining how the fake glasses he was wearing obstructed his vision and made him unable to use the electric drill properly. Not only that, but hanging dry wall was much more difficult than he'd anticipated. His supervisor didn't feel like the two of them were connecting as a team and let Yellen go so he could finish the job by himself.
Yellen felt like a failure, but that didn't stop him from compensating his supervisor when he finally his true identity at the end of the show.
Yellen did a better job in Indianapolis, Ind., where he worked as a cleaning technician -- although his attempts to follow his mentor's jovial customer interaction fell flat. He made the mistake of asking which of the two white-haired women in the house was the mother and which was the daughter -- never a good idea with females.
Despite his faux pas, his supervisor confided in him that she used to be homeless, has been working full-time since she was 15, and never got a high school degree. He knew it was in his power to help her with that. In a tight squeeze
Last but not least, Yellen worked with a water technician in Chesapeake, Va., to repair water damage. Part of the job required slithering through an extremely tight crawl space; not only did Yellen put his mask on upside down, but his complaining also drew an admonition from his female supervisor to "buck up!"
She told Yellen that she started as a cleaning technician and was "promoted" to a water technician nearly a year ago, but got no increase in pay because "corporate says there's a raise freeze." "I put that pay freeze in place to protect everyone -- to save their jobs and to keep from having to lay anyone off during the economic crisis," he said. "I didn't mean to hurt anyone."
Yellen began his 'Undercover Boss' journey at the encouragement of his son, who watched the show for the first time with his roommates and immediately called his dad to tell him he needed to get involved. He did, and he has no regrets.
Although he was humbled, Yellen says he couldn't be prouder of the passion of his employees. "I was so impressed by their customer awareness," he said. "These are people with lives and challenges of their own, yet they go to work with an attitude of 'my problems are my problems, and I have to leave them at home and I have to give the homeowner everything I've got.'"
Undercover Boss Ronald Croatti of UniFirst Gets the Hippie Look
It's always a challenge to disguise the Undercover Bosses so they'll look believable going from the boardroom to the backroom and not be recognized by their employees. The costume crew did an especially good job working on Ronald Croatti, president and CEO of UniFirst, one of the nation's largest producers of work wear and uniforms. They transformed the sixtysomething executive into an aging hippie, complete with mustache and big, bushy hair.
"I was disguised as a mid-60's hippie, and it was so hot in some places the glue wouldn't hold and my mustache kept coming off," Croatti laughs. "I had to make an excuse of going to get a drink of water to fix it."
But a droopy disguise wasn't his only physical challenge -- Croatti found out that his workers were struggling with up to 150 lb. bags of soiled linen, while the training videos they're shown teach them how to deal with bags that only weigh 25 lbs. One of the important things Croatti learned undercover is that the company's training videos do not exactly reflect what's going on in the field, and he vowed to change that.
All in the family
It's not as if Croatti is new to the company. He joined in 1965 under the tutelage of his father and company founder, Aldo Croatti. Throughout the next 30 years he gained first-hand experience by working in virtually all areas of the company. Cindy, his sister, is the executive vice president, and his son Michael is a regional VP. Croatti met his wife, Carol, 35 years ago when she was employed at the New Kensington location of UniFirst.
Since Croatti became president in 1995, UniFirst has more than doubled business, and in 2008 they exceeded annual revenues of $1 billion. They try to "foster a family culture" among their more than 200 operating locations and 10,000 employees. The companies that use their uniforms include Wal-Mart, Costco, Goodyear and GE. They manufacture, sell, and process uniforms, as well as cleaning and pressing them.
undercover boss season 2 As big and successful as the company is, however, they have not been unaffected by the recession. "When a worker gets laid off, we lose a uniform wearer," says Croatti. "Right now, we see things flattening out. We [as a nation] don't seem to be losing workers to layoffs, but we're not building the work force either."
Not sew fast
Croatti's first stop on his journey through the belly of his company was in the Sew Seal department, where they sew the emblems on the clothing and heat seal the ID tags. Employees can do 100 heat seals an hour -- which is a good thing, because they work on incentive: The faster they work, the more they get paid, but they have to do it well. Suffice it to say that Croatti wouldn't be taking home a big paycheck for his work. Not only did he have trouble with the heat sealing machine, but he destroyed a shirt when using a sewing machine to attach name tags.
His supervisor was patient with him, however, and felt comfortable enough to relate her concerns about the company's stringent tardy policy. It seems that if you're a minute late or go home early you get a tardy -- and you can't get more than six tardies in a year. She especially felt the pressure of the tardy system since she has kids, and sometimes needs to leave early or give them special attention in the morning. Croatti wasn't even aware of this system until his experience on the show. So many benefits, so little awareness
Next, Croatti headed to Sumter, S.C., where he discovered that folding aprons and putting them in a plastic bag is not such a simple task. His supervisor had to stop the shipping line so that he could catch up. Here Croatti found that the management can do a better job of keeping the employees informed as to the benefits available to them. Many are unaware that they can get 11 percent of their pay in the form of profit sharing with a 401K. Croatti vowed to keep his employees better informed, as part of the company family.
The third job was probably the toughest and the most dangerous. Croatti went to work in a laundry facility, where they process about 150,000 lbs. of laundry per week. Sorting the huge piles of dirty laundry -- even untying the bags as they arrive -- is a big enough challenge, but loading the dirty laundry into the machines is even more difficult. Croatti came a little too close to finding out the hard way that if you're not careful, you could lose an arm.
For his fourth and final job, Croatti journeyed to Unifirst's most technologically advanced plant, where he learned how to press shirts and check them for holes, missing buttons, etc. His supervisor speculated that Croatti's wife probably does his laundry, since he seemed pretty clueless. Next Croatti was taken to the final shipping area, where his supervisor shared how she worked with the maintenance crew to extend the railing system in order to improve how they load clothes into carts and then into the trucks. The new system she devised saves workers a half hour a day. Croatti was clearly impressed with the improvements.
In general, Croatti was impressed with all his employees and their dedication to his company. As a result of his 'Undercover Boss' experience, he hopes to better show his employees that the company is dedicated to them as well.
Bigg Boss 4 Winner: Ousted Participants Take A Guess
Only few hours to go before the winner of Bigg Boss Season 4 is announced. This time there is a slight change in the format, so all the participants who are left in the house are the finalists. Ashmit Patel, Shweta Tiwari, Dolly Bindra and The Great Khali – anyone can be the winner. Salman Khan, the host of the show, is also eager to be back on the show’s fifth season as well. But for now Salman is concentrating on the finale as he will perform to Humka Peeni Hai from Dabangg and other hits. It’s learnt that the actor is really happy with the way the show has shaped up and the kind of response it received. Other participants of the show like Veena Malik, Hrishant Goswami, Sara Khan and Aanchal Kumar will also perform at the finale.
Bigg Boss 4is rounding up to a close and everyone is picking their favourite for the winner already. The Big Boss house has seen enough of drama and what can be called as ‘nautanki’ by the many participants. The top drama queens being Veena Mallik & Dolly Bindra, the show was alive with the viewers lapping all the high tension and drama that the participants provided. But now it will all come to a close with the Big Boss 4 winner to be declared from the finalists -Ashmit Patel, Shweta Tiwari, Dolly Bindra and The Great Khali. Going by viewer’s choice Shweta Tiwari & Ashmit Patel seem to rule the innings. They are the hot favourites amongst the audience for now. If we ask the other participants who were living in the Big Boss house but later were ousted, here’s what we hear- Sakshi Pradhan is rooting for Ashmit Patel. She seems to feel that the nice guy deserves to win this episode of Big Boss. So does Hrishant Gowswami who admits to have bonded well with Ashmit on Big Boss4. He is most impressed by Ashmit’s sense of fair play and his abstinence from any form of back-stabbing activities. Shweta Tiwary is also a favourite for former inhabitants of the Big Boss house, like Rahul Bhatt. The lady has played the role of the damsel in distress with her husband abandoning her & Dolly Bindra making her life miserable. Rahul feels that the Shweta will win more votes owing to the sympathy she will receive from the viewers and also the fact stays that she did provide good entertainment. Begum Nawajish Ali & Sameer Soni agree saying that Shweta is indeed a deserving girl. Abbaz Kazmi, Seema Parihar and Anchal Kumar are willing to place their bets on both Ashmit Patel and Shweta Tiwary as the winners of Big Boss 4. All 3 feel that these 2 participants are strong contenders and both have the capoacity to make it to the top. And what does Veena Malik have to say about it? Well, no comments. So lets wait and watch who will win the Big Boss Season 4 and which of the above guesses will hit the bull’s eye.
