Asian News International Muslim extremists from Britain, who went to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside the Islamic State, are now desperate to return home but are facing death threats from the militant group’s top leaders, a media report said.
“There are Britons who upon wanting to leave have been threatened with death, either directly or indirectly,” the Guardian reported, citing a source with extensive contacts among Syrian militant groups.
MQM chief Altaf Hussain today claimed that the people of Sindh have spoken out in favour of new provinces in Pakistan by observing a ‘black day’ against a rival PPP leader’s remarks about ‘Muhajirs’.
“The people have spoken about the need of new administrative units or provinces in Sindh and the rest of Pakistan,” Hussain said in a statement issued by his Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party.
Following the stupendous success of Vijay-starrer Tamil actioner “Kaththi”, which raked in over Rs.30 crore in the opening weekend worldwide, producers from Telugu filmdom have shown keen interest to remake the film in Telugu language.
Actor Pawan Kalyan is being considered for the film’s remake.
“Several producers have expressed interest to remake ‘Kaththi’ in Telugu. Pawan Kalyan is the top contender in the list of actors to play the lead in the remake. But the makers of the original haven’t yet sold the remake rights,” a source close to producers of “Kaththi” told IANS.
After cyclone Hudhud caused devastation in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, the north Gujarat coast is expected to bear the brunt of cyclone Nilofar.
The storm is expected to make landfall on October 31 with a wind speed of over 120 kmph and is also expected to hit adjoining Karachi.
India Met Department, after issuing a pre-cyclone watch for north Gujarat coast, in its update said Nilofar is was located 1,270 km west-southwest of Mumbai on Sunday afternoon.
All you need
Maida- 1 cup
Ghee- 2tbsp (melted)
Salt- a pinch
For The Filling
Khoya- 1/2 cup (grated)
Pistachios- 5-6 (broken)
Almonds- 5-6 (broken)
Sugar- 1tbsp
Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp
Saffron- a few strands
For The Sugar Syrup
Water- 1/2 cup
Sugar- 1 cup
Saffron- a few strands
For Frying
Ghee- for deep frying
Procedure
1. Mix the maida, salt and ghee together in a mixing bowl. Knead it into a firm dough with water.
2. Keep the dough covered with a damp cloth for about 10 minutes.
A 26-year-old Iranian woman convicted of murdering a man she accused of trying to rape her as a teenager was hanged on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA said, despite international pleas for her life to be spared.
Reyhaneh Jabbari walked to the gallows at dawn on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison after failing to secure a reprieve from the murder victim’s relatives within the 10-day deadline set by sharia law in force since 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Can Fight Cancer (CFC), an NGO involved in spreading awareness against cancer, organised the second Annual Cancer Awareness Walkathon here on Sunday. Over a thousand people participated in the event by walking for nearly 2.5 kilometres in the civil lines area of the city.
The walk was attended by cancer survivors and their families and families of those patients who succumbed to cancer, who were accompanied by political leaders of the area, administrative officials and health care professionals from leading hospitals of Ludhiana.
A new research has come up with a method that could help in determining the fitness age i.e. it can help us inform till what age one will remain fit and healthy.
The research conducted at Norwegian University of Science and Technology showed that fitness age takes one’s respiratory health into account and is made up of different components including your heart rate, waist circumference, exercise routine, and more.
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh has issued a fatwa says publicly that the issuing and receiving of false medical sick leave certificates is a sinful behavior. The fatwa depicted the act as impermissible and sinful.
Medical professionals who issue the certificates and workers requesting them are sinners. This false report result in businesses losing money, the grand mufti was recently reported as saying in the local media.
Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has entered politics in the hope of succeeding her ailing 90-year-old husband, President Robert Mugabe, who after 35 years in power could be thinking about retiring.
At age 49 and after spending 18 years in the shadow of her husband, Grace unexpectedly made her entry into politics a few months ago. Rumours about her candidacy to the presidency began last August after she became the new leader of the ruling Patriotic Front-African National Union (ZANU-PF) Women’s league.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider” – a modern-day adaptation of “Hamlet” – won the People’s Choice Award in the Mondo Genere (world genre) at the ninth edition of Rome Film Festival.
Made with Kashmir as its backdrop, the film was honoured at the fest, which concluded Saturday.
The crime drama’s stars Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor are overjoyed.
“1st festival 1st win. Too much. Wowzaaaa. People’s choice in the main category at the Rome film festival… A first for an Indian film. #haider. Proud and humbled,” Shahid tweeted Sunday.
If you happen to be an atheist, joining Twitter would be a good idea as you could share your views with many more like-minded people.
According to a study, Twitter users who identified themselves as atheists in the US had more friends and followers on the micro-blogging site.
Researchers from the Ohio-based Wright State University, the Doha-based Qatar Computing Research Institute and Rutgers University-Camden analysed over 96 million tweets from over 250,000 Twitter users.
If your growing kid cannot think beyond junk food like burgers or pizza to satiate his/her hunger pangs, blame Facebook.
According to a study, social media websites are significantly contributing towards marketing junk food to teenagers.
Researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia analysed how food that was nutritionally poor was marketed on social media sites and focused on the audience that was most likely to be engaged with marketing of this kind.
They looked at the Facebook pages of 27 high-ranked food and beverage brands.
By analysing dozens of Megalodon fossils, researchers estimated that the ancient shark, the largest to ever live, is likely to have gone extinct about 2.6 million years ago.
While researchers are still not clear as to why these giant, 60-foot-long sharks (Carcharocles megalodon) went extinct, scientists now have a better estimate for when it happened.
“We get 10,000 estimates for the time the species went extinct and then we look at the distribution of those estimates through time,” Live Science quoted Chris Clements, research assistant at the University of Zurich, as saying.
British number one Andy Murray has said that he was aware that he would need to win a lot of matches to try to reach the Tour Finals, after he took a huge step towards qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals with straight sets win over David Ferrer to reach Valencia Open final.
Murray won 6-4, 7-5 – his second victory in three meetings with Spaniard Ferrer in the last three weeks and will now take on Tommy Robredo in Sunday’s final after the Spaniard beat Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2).
Ingredients
1. 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, fresh or frozen
2. 2tbsp peanut or other vegetable oil
3.1 cup sliced mushroom.
4.1 large onion, coarsely chopped
5 1/4 cup dry sherry
6. 1tbsp garlic paste
7. 4 cups leftover cooked rice (regular long-grain or quick-cooking brown)
8. 3/4 cup chopped green onion (more of the white part)
9. 1 cup frozen green peas
10. 1 tbsp dark til (sesame) oil
Method
1. Cut chicken into bite-sized chunks. Heat 1tbsp peanut oil over high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally. Add onion to the chicken.
Caroline Wozniacki has set her sights on clinching her first Grand Slam title on Saturday as she expressed pride at emerging strongly from a difficult year that included her break-up with world number one golfer Rory McIlroy.
Wozniacki’s narrow loss to Serena Williams in the WTA Finals’ semifinals did not stop her reflecting with pleasure on a season, which could have turned sour after her marriage plans fell apart in May.
Meera has recently admitted that she would still say “yes” if the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan proposed to her for marriage .
Responding to a question about her earlier statements on marrying the cricketer-turned-politician, the Pakistani film actress said her remarks were still valid and she was waiting for Khan to approach her, the Dawn reported.
During one of his rallies previously, the 62-year-old had jokingly said that one of the reasons he wanted his demands to be met urgently in order for him to end the sit-in was so that he could get married. (ANI)
Actress Amala Paul, who turned 23 Sunday, is excited about a gift her filmmaker-husband A.L. Vijay has presented her. Currently in Macau on a holiday, she says “it’s the best gift a woman could ever wish for”.
Rumour has it that Amala, who married Vijay in June this year, is pregnant.
“Time flies n we get older every year. N me too, one more year today. Be careful what you wish for coz u might get it. I wasn’t careful but I got whatever I wished for. My Vijay gave me the best gift a woman could ever wish for (sic),” Amala tweeted Sunday.
A. Charles, senior Congress leader and the only person to win thrice from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, died Sunday morning at a private hospital.
He was 84 and was suffering from age related health issues for a while.
Hailing from the powerful Nadar community in the capital district, Charles with no political background was handpicked by K. Karunakaran to contest the 1984 Lok Sabha polls.
He controlled the affairs of the Congress party in the state in the ’80s and ’90s.
‘Community’ and ‘About a Boy’ helmer Adam Davidson will direct ‘The Walking Dead’ spin-off’s pilot.
Prolific television director Davidson recently reached a deal to work on the inaugural episode of the AMC series later this year, reportedly.Davidson’s extensive resume includes working regularly on ‘The Following’, ‘Hell on Wheels’ and ‘Treme’.
‘The Walking Dead’ companion series is being written by the graphic novel’s creator Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson.
The programme will follow a new set of characters in a previously-unseen area decimated by the zombie apocalypse.
The 33-year-old ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star said her new 352-page book was thought up by her rapper husband Kanye West, reported Contactmusic.
“Kanye came up with the concept and the name and everything. He introduced me to the book publisher. And I was like, ‘This is such a good idea, I can’t believe I didn’t think of it.’ It’s 352 pages and multiples on the page, so I turned in probably 2,000 selfies,” she said.
Kardashian said book is a photographic reflection of her life and a comment on the modern world.
The Delhi High Court has upheld a lower court verdict awarding 10 years jail term to a man for raping his two minor daughters saying that “absolutely no motive” can be attributed to the victims that they implicated their father.
Justice Pratibha Rani, refusing to show any leniency to the convict, referred to the observations made by the apex court in a case and said there can never be “more graver and heinous crime” than the father raping his daughters.
Two Indians and a technology firm they worked for have been accused by US authorities of making USD 2.5 million by fraudulently selling unrequired technical support services to computer users and selling software that was otherwise available for free.
The defendants in the case Pairsys and its officers Uttam Saha and Tiya Bhattacharya have been accused by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of violating telemarketing sales rule.
As banks in Switzerland come under greater black money scrutiny, the quantum of gold having left Swiss shores for India so far this year has reached a record high level of over 11 billion Swiss francs (about Rs 70,000 crore).
The gold exports from Switzerland to India stood at over 2.2 billion Swiss francs (about Rs 15,000 crore) in September alone, which is double the figure for the previous month, shows latest data released by Swiss Customs Administration.