New delhi,February 21 :R. K. BIRDI, commandant of the Border Security Force’s 68th battalion posted in Jammu & Kashmir, may soon be arrested by the state police for his involvement in what now appears to be the coldblooded murder of Kashmiri teenager Zahid Farooq Shah on February 5.
Senior BSF officials in New Delhi say commandant Birdi concocted two false stories to escape the blame, and had deliberately misled top BSF officers.
Taipei, February 21: More than 4,000 Taiwan men sought help after being abused by wives last year, the Central News Agency said Sunday.
In 2009, 4,428 men called the family abuse hot line set up by the interior ministry to seek help, after being abused by their wives, up from 1,325 in 2002, it said.
Canada, February 20: In an unprecedented move, a Canadian airliner refused to allow a passenger board his flight to the US because of what officials described as “his strong body odor.”
Jazz Air, a regional airline in Canada that also serves US cities, confirmed on Friday that a man was asked to leave a plane earlier this month for being unpleasantly odorous.
The flight was reportedly departing from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in Canada.
Lewiston, February 20: On his marriage night, a 21-year-old man was arrested twice. Nathan Lewis who belongs to Idaho, was arrested two times, and was also charged with assaulting his new bride.
Court records revealed the details that Nathan Lewis of Lewiston, Idaho, was charged on Tuesday in Asotin County Superior Court with second-degree assault and interfering with a report of domestic violence.
Indore, February 19: BJP president Nitin Gadkari unveiled his “new deal” for the BJP at the party’s national council meet, including an offer to build a grand mosque to replace the Babri Masjid, although at an alternative site.
The deal he offered was that of a “kinder, gentler” approach to minorities, an inclusive agenda regarding Dalits and rural India, and an assurance to his partymen that performance would be rewarded.
Bogota, (Colombia) February 19: A Colombian woman declared dead of a heart attack moved one of her arms just as an undertaker was about to embalm her, doctors said Wednesday.
Noelia Serna, 45, was rushed to a hospital in the city of Cali, where she was in critical condition in an intensive care unit Wednesday, said hospital director Luis Fernando Rendon.
“Her chances of survival are slim,” Rendon said.
New Delhi, February 19: Dust, heat and high pollution levels add to the skin woes of both young and old, girls and boys.
With some care, you can get rid of pimples. Understanding acne Pimples are nothing but simple cysts.
They can be of many types: pus-filled, without pus, reddish or very hard, like cysts. It’s important to take care of pimples so that they don’t recur.
“Wash your face at least three to four times a day. Do not use cream-based products, only water or gel-based,” explains beauty expert Meenakshi Dutta.
New Delhi, February 19: Chipped nails and discolouration are common problems that girls share.
Instead of mourning over what’s lost or waiting for nails to re-grow, take measures to ensure your nails grow strong and pretty. The only way to keep your nails look good is by taking regular care.
Protect them “To get healthy cuticles and avoid dryness, one should use cuticle oil daily. Also, get a regular manicure done by a professional nail technician at least three times a month,” says Simar Sukhija of Simar’s Nail Bar.
Washington, February 17: JUST AS the storm over Tiger Woods’s philandering appeared to be dying down, a porn- film actress came out of the woodwork to claim he had twice made her pregnant.
Joslyn James, 32, said she was expecting the golfer’s babies at the same time that his Swedish wife Elin was pregnant with his two children.
She said she miscarried the first child at about the time Elin gave birth to daughter Sam in June 2007.
And she claimed she aborted the second baby close to the February 2009 birth of Woods’ son, Charlie.
Mohkhuli (Assam), February 17: At 80, Hussain Ali, a small farmer in Assam, is still going strong but is a little worried as his third wife is expecting his 31st child, even as he is busy cradling a bubbly two-month-old baby boy in the courtyard, born to his fourth wife.
“It is all god’s gift and wish that I have a large family of four wives and 30 children,” Ali said with a hearty smile as his flowing grey beard tickled the infant and made him cry in his arms.
Doha,February 16 :Last night I was in the audience for the filming of the of the latest of the Doha Debates, the series of discussions headed by Tim Sebastian and broadcast by BBC World News. Held within the quite solace of St Stephen’s College, one of the most prestigious colleges within Delhi University, the debates were breaking new ground by holding their first event in Asia.
Los Angeles, February 16: If you spent Valentine’s Day looking for love online then you are among the one in three Internet users who regard the web as a good place to find a relationship, according to a new study.
The BBC World Service global poll showed that 30 percent of web users regard the Internet as a good place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.
The poll, conducted among nearly 11,000 Internet users across 19 countries, revealed that India and Pakistan are among the countries with the greatest numbers of enthusiasts for Internet introductions.
Srinagar,February 16:Sixteen boys, some of them barely 13, were picked up for allegedly waging war against the state and paraded on Monday to a sub- judge’s court in Srinagar.
The police told the court that by “ pelting” stones at paramilitary forces and policemen in Srinagar, the teenagers waged war against the government and insulted national honour.
London, February 15: Half of women think that rape victims are to blame for their attack, a study has shown.
More than one in ten said that dancing provocatively, flirting or wearing revealing clothing made them partly responsible.
This blame culture is deterring victims from reporting the crime, according to the sexual assault clinics that carried out the poll.
Alarmingly, they also found that one in three men claimed they didn’t think it was rape if they made their partner have sex when they didn’t want to.
New Delhi, February 14: Cupid reigned supreme as young and not-so-young couples kept their date with the Valentine’s Day today even as the Pune bomb blast cast its shadow on the celebrations in Maharashtra.
Romance was in the air as lovebirds exchanged gifts, red roses and flocked to popular hangouts and multiplexes as cops stood guard to prevent some right-wing outfits from donning the role of moral police.
Mumbai, February 13: Valentine’s Day and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) don’t really go well together. But the party’s vice president is all set to release a music album on love on the eve of Valentine’s Day Saturday.
‘The song in Hindi is from my forthcoming Hindi movie ‘Juloos’, the ‘muhurat’ (launch) of which will be held at midnight Friday,’ said an excited Vageesh Saraswat, MNS vice president.
The highlight will be a song ‘You Are My Valentine’, which is said to be based on ‘Unending Love’ – a poem penned by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
New Delhi, February 11: The sale of flowers, cards and chocolates goes up during Valentine’s week, but very few know that the demand for condoms and contraceptive pills also rises in this season of romance.
“Yes, the sales increase up to 10-20 percent during Valentine’s week, the reason being people grab this opportunity and try to make full use of their freedom,” Shishir Miglani, director Yes2condom, a 24X7 online retail service said. Feb 14 is Valentine’s Day.
London, February 10: It may come as something of surprise in many households, but it seems that men are spending longer getting ready to go out than women.
Apparently, men spend 83 minutes a day on personal grooming, including cleansing, toning and moisturising, shaving, styling hair and choosing clothes.
In contrast, women have their beauty regime down to a fine art and get hair, clothes and make-up done in just 79 minutes.
While both men and women might find the claims – based on a survey of 3,000 Britons – hard to take, the researchers have come up with another remarkable fact.
London, February 09: First it was shoppers in their pyjamas, then it was customers going barefoot – now Tesco has sparked fury by banning a father for carrying his daughter on his shoulders.
Martin Dunkley, 48, was entering the firm’s Bar Hill superstore in Cambridgeshire with daughter Natalie, six, when a security guard challenged them.
He was told she would have to come down for safety reasons, otherwise they would have to leave the supermarket as they presented a potential danger to other shoppers.
Adialabad, January 08: Ten-year-old Aemurla Vamsi Krishna, a Class IV student of Government Upper Primary School in Acchampet, is proving to be an inspiration to his friends.
Disability seems to be no hurdle in his way to stand out as the meritorious among his classmates.
Though devoid of hands since birth, he never gave up studies.
He uses his feet for all his activities like eating, reading, writing and daily chores without any signs of stress.
Hyderabad, February 08: The watchman sits ill at ease, an incense stick burning before him. Surrounded by the rubbish all around, he sure needs that pleasant aroma. A little away are seated two nurses with polio drops, but there is none to get their kids immunised.
“Who will bring their children here”, remarks a shopkeeper, his voice dropping confidentially.
Dubai, February 08: The Burj Khalifa’s owner said that the observation deck of the world’s tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, potentially disappointing thousands of tourists and marring the spire’s image just a month after it opened.
The precise cause of the Dubai skyscraper’s closure remained murky. In a brief statement responding to questions, building owner Emaar Properties blamed the closure on “unexpected high traffic”, but then suggested that electrical problems were also at fault.
New Delhi, February 08: Can best friends be good life partners? Tennis star Sania Mirza probably didn’t think so as she called off her engagement to childhood friend Mohammad Sohrab Mirza due to ‘incompatibility’ issues.
While it’s hard to pinpoint the ingredients of a perfect marriage, psychiatrist Samir Parikh says one reason for incompatibility can be that a commitment happens too quickly, bringing along faulty expectations.
Mumbai,February 08:Natinolistic Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday diluted the Congress’s “Rahul Gandhi effect” on Mumbai when he met Bal Thackeray at his home — ostensibly praying for the safety of Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Thackeray’s Shiv Sena had enforced an “embargo” on the Aussies in protest against the series of attacks on Indians Down Under.
Dubai,February 04 :This is how the world looks like according to ambitious engineers in Dubai, but it is starting to look ragged around the edges.
The stunning image of the man- made archipelago was taken by an astronaut far above our Earth on the International Space Station.
It shows the World Islands development sitting in shallow waters just off Dubai’s coast.