Ali Khan

Would Shoaib be a GHAR JAMAI?

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Hyderabad, April 17: The Pakistani cricketer has reportedly agreed to his Hyderabadi bride’s wish to set up home in the city.

Home, they say, is where the heart is. Sania Mirza’s heart as well as home is in Hyderabad for some years now, and she reportedly does not want that to change after her wedding to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik. A close friend of Sania’s told this reporter yesterday that the Indian tennis sensation has convinced Shoaib to set up home in Hyderabad after their marriage.

MODI sharpening his shield against TEESTA

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New Delhi, April 17: The Gujarat government told the Supreme Court that most of the allegations on the basis of which it had stayed trial in the 2002 Gujarat riot cases for six years were found to be false by the special investigation team ( SIT) constituted by it.

In an affidavit filed before the court on Friday, the Narendra Modi government alleged Teesta Setalvad was tutoring witnesses and sought registration of a case against her and her accomplices.

Right to education will remain a dream

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New Delhi, April 16: The Union government has made the right to education a fundamental right; but almost 70 million print-disabled people will find it difficult to access textbooks and other study material if the government amends the Copyright Act, 1957.

The amended act will make it mandatory to have licences to reproduce copyrighted work in any format — even it is meant for the use of persons suffering from visual, aural, or other disability.

Babies with three parents possible

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London, April 15: Researchers in the UK have developed a method of curing a class of genetic disorders by transplanting parts of embryonic cells from one mother to another, creating the possibility of babies with three biological parents.

Researchers at Newcastle University have transferred material from a healthy fertilized human egg into an unhealthy one, repairing the egg’s genetic flaws, Nature magazine reported Wednesday.

How Muslim soldiers abused in US: Video

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Washington, April 15: Discrimination against Muslims in the military is a harsh reality for Army Spec. Zachari Klawonn. A Muslim-American, Klawonn’s saga of abusive language and outright mockery by his peers and superiors has left him questioning his ability to continue a career in the military, according to an ABC News report.

The abuse began almost as soon as he started basic training. As Klawonn stood alongside 400 new recruits, a drill sergeant read off a list of religious services and when he reached the Islamic service sarcastically asked if anyone planned to attend.

JEWS desecrate mosque in WB

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Occupied Jerusalem, April 15: Israeli settlers desecrated a mosque on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security officials said, as Israeli human rights group called on the international community to press Israel to revoke its decision of expelling Palestinians from the West Bank.

The Israeli army confirmed that “anonymous suspects” scrawled graffiti, including a Jewish star of David alongside the name of the Prophet Mohammed written in Hebrew.

Shilpa to go NAKED in her autobiography?

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Mumbai, April 15: SHILPA Shetty is all set to write an autobiography. Grapevine has it that an international publishing house has approached her to pen her journey — from her entry into Bollywood to turning an entrepreneur post- marriage.

We don’t know how willing Shilpa will be to bare all, about her reported closeness to Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar at one point or how she got hitched with a divorcee, the NRI billionaire Raj Kundra.

$ 50 Million IPL bribe

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New Delhi, April 15: The Kochi conundrum turned more confounding on Wednesday after Shailendra Gaikwad, CEO, Rendezvous Sports World, charged Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi with offering him a $50 million bribe to withdraw the franchise.

Homosexuality behind sex scandal: Vatican No.2

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Vatican, April 14: Celibacy is not the cause behind the child sex abuse scandal that has shattered the priesthood and imploded the Catholic Church.

Blame homosexuality, the Vatican’s second in command claims.

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said in a news conference in Chile on Monday that “many psychologists and psychiatrists have demonstrated that there is no relation between celibacy and pedophilia.”

They do believe, however, “that there is a relation between homosexuality and pedophilia,” he said. “That is true. … That is the problem.”

Neil Armstrong blasts Obama

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Washington, April 14: The first man to walk on the moon blasted President Barack Obama’s decision to cancel NASA’s back-to-the-moon program on Tuesday, saying that the move is “devastating” to America’s space effort.

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong’s open letter was also signed by Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon; and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, who is marking the 40th anniversary of his famous lunar non-landing this week.

Jihad, Maoist violence is same: Advani

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Bagalkote, April 14: Advani once again spewed venom over Islam and Jihad, describing Maoist violence and Jihad as two sides of the same coin, BJP leader LK Advani today asked the government not to have any dialogue with the Naxals unless they renounce the path of violence and pledged their faith in the constitution.

Calling for steps to crush Maoist violence, he said “the government cannot have any dialogue with them unless they renounce the path of violence and pledge their faith in the Indian constitution”.

Ayesha is expert in Mimicry

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Hyderabad, April 14: The most interesting point in the Shoaib- Sania affair is that nobody got to see Ayesha Siddiqui who created a storm by claiming to be the first wife of Shoaib, finally forcing him to grant her “ talaq.”
She spoke extensively for several hours to the electronic media on phone, but did not come out in the open, though a large contingent of media was present before her house in Banjara Hills almost round the clock. Her doctor said she would come out at an appropriate time, as her health was not good.

What caused riots in Hyderabad?

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Hyderabad, April 14: Normalcy has returned to the old city of Hyderabad after two weeks of communal tension. The police completely lifted the curfew under 25 police station limits on Monday.

ABORTIONS ban in Nebraska

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Nebraska, April 13: Nebraska could become the first state to require doctors to screen women for possible mental and physical problems before performing abortions under a bill that received final approval from the nonpartisan Legislature on Monday.

Republican Gov. Dave Heineman’s office said Monday he will sign the bill Tuesday, along with another groundbreaking abortion measure lawmakers are expected to pass then. That bill would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on the assertion that fetuses feel pain.

Temporary relief from boredom

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(By Jyotirmaya Sharma) The SANIA- SHOAIB drama has gripped the country for the last fortnight. Only a tragedy of the magnitude of Dantewada managed to erase the relentless preoccupation of ordinary people and of the media with the marital fortunes of a mediocre Indian tennis star and a not- somediocre Pakistani cricketer.

Discussions about whether the media had the right to peep into the lives of celebrities were beamed from every channel, and the arguments were predictable.

Man raped daughter

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Delhi, April 13: A DELHI court on Monday convicted a man for raping his daughter and fathering her baby. The court trashed his plea that she was a consenting party. It observed: “Submission of the body under the influence of fear or terror is no consent.” Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau termed the incident as shocking and held accused Sant Ram alias Sadhu Ram guilty under the IPC dealing with rape and criminal intimidation.

How DUMB is Shoaib!

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Mumbai, April 10: If only he had kept a photocopy of his passport, Sania and Shoaib could have been married by now. That is only the latest in the long list of inane things Shoaib has done, ever since he landed on our shores

Passport surrendered. No photocopy

If only Shoaib could have done some quick thinking, he could have married Sania yesterday. So what if his passport was impounded by the police, all he needed was an attested photocopy of his passport. But the man did not think it important to carry this basic document. But then, it’s Shoaib, silly!

Came alone

Woman strangled by hijab in Go-kart

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Sydney, April 10: A 27-year-old woman was killed after her hijab got entangled in a go-kart in an Australian town, a media report said Friday.

The accident was witnessed by the victim’s husband and children at Port Stephens Thursday, theherald.com.au reported.

Paramedics tried to save the woman but she was pronounced dead after she was flown to John Hunter Hospital by a rescue helicopter.

The woman, from Sydney, suffered severe neck and throat injuries in the accident at Port Stephens Go-Karts after her scarf became entangled while she was driving, the media report said.

Two jawans raped teen

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Pune, April 10: TWO jawans of the Rajputana Rifles have been arrested for raping a 19- year- old girl in Pune on Wednesday.

The two armymen were arrested on Friday and a case has been registered against them, the police said.

The army personnel were nabbed after they continued to harass their victim after raping her.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening when the victim and her boyfriend were travelling on a motorbike near Chinchwad.

Iran to hit back US attack

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Tehran, April 10: Iran’s “allies around the globe” would retaliate against any strike by the United States, an influential cleric said on Friday ahead of a speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the progress of Iran’s nuclear project.

Ahmad Khatami, a staunch Ahmadinejad supporter, said Washington would run into a quagmire if it attacked. President Barack Obama is pushing for new U.N. sanctions against Iran but has not ruled out military action to stop it getting a nuclear bomb.

” If America makes a crazy move, its interests will be endangered by Iran’s allies around the globe ”

Bhagwat can’t lead RSS: Sadhvi

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Mumbai, April 09: The Malegaon blast accused talked about RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in a derogatory manner and discussed how a person could be killed by merely applying a specific powder on his footwear, Maharashtra home minister R. R. Patil said on Thursday.

Patil, replying to a debate over law and order in the state legislative assembly, said the police were in possession of a tape of telephonic conversation between two accused in the September 2008 blasts in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Rapists may get Viagra?

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Washington, April 08: Rapists may get federally subsidized ViagraLast week Republicans had to deal with an embarrassing issue that led to headlines about lesbian bondage and strip clubs. This week Democrats might be in store for headlines about rapists and child molesters.

The Congressional Research Service concluded in a memo that the new health care law may provide sex offenders access to government-subsidized Viagra, Roll Call reports.

Jerusalem visit: Saudi cleric faces heat

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Dubai, April 08: A prominent Saudi cleric stirred controversy after announcing on TV he intended to visit Jerusalem, while Israel replied by suggesting he apply for a visa from Jordan.

Riyadh-based Sheikh Mohamed al-Areefi announced on the satellite channel Iqraa that the next episode of his show would be about Palestine and that he intended to visit Jerusalem the following week to shoot there.

However, Areefi neither specified the exact date nor how he would enter Jerusalem since Saudi Arabia has no diplomatic ties with Israel and bans its citizens from entering the country.

Muslim CRPF Jawan called Wife when firing

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Raipur, April 08: ‘I have been shot twice & may not survive … take care of kids’… “I AM in a Chhattisgarh forest, surrounded by Naxalites. They are firing at us from all sides. I’m not sure I’ll survive.” These were the words that Tasmin Khatun got to hear when she picked up the telephone at 8 am on Tuesday.

Doubts over Shoaib TALAAQ

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Hyderabad, April 08: Although the agreement on a formal divorce between Shoaib Malik and Ayesha Siddiqui may have spared their families a prolonged legal battle, but there are several questions that beg answers. Neither the peace makers nor the parties involved, including Malik, are willing to answer these at this point.