Ali Khan

‘Sex between Nuns is very common’

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Mumbai, June 13: Former nun Sister Jesme talks to Aastha Atray Banan about her controversial autobiography Amen, in which she speaks out about sexual abuse in a convent

Sister Jesme, the author of Amen: The Autobiography of a Nun, insists the Church asked for trouble through their repeated efforts to have her declared insane.

Jesme, who started her religious training in June 1974 taught at two Catholic colleges in Thrissur she was vice-principal at one and principal at another, for three years each.

A Muslim woman’s tale: Salma by morning, Seema by evening

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To go from Azad Apartment to Sancharlok—two residential buildings in East Delhi — all one needs to do is to cross a busy main road. But one woman has to go a step farther: she has to wear new identities.

She is Salma when she gets down from one building; Seema when she climbs into the other.

“When I was new in Delhi, I was thrown out from work several times because of my name. Then I decided to live with a double identity,” said Salma, who declined to give her full name or be photographed. “Now I am a Hindu for Hindus and a Muslim for Muslims.”

College fails 12 students who didn’t pay money for ACs

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Mumbai, June 11: Around 12 first year BMM students from National College in Bandra had to pay a heavy price for sticking to their morals. The college failed around 12 students who protested and did not pay Rs 5,000 to install ACs in the educational institute.

Students frisked

Two students have spoken up about the injustice. Said Sanket Bhatt (19), “I passed my first semester with a first class in most subjects.

I have been deliberately failed because I protested and didn’t pay money for renovating the classrooms.

Sky RAINS TADPOLES over Japan

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Tokyo, June 11: The sky has been raining tadpoles over a coastal region in Japan, according to reports. Residents, officials and scientists have been baffled by the apparent downpour of tadpoles in central Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture.

Clouds of dead tadpoles appear to have fallen from the sky in a series of episodes in a number of cities in the region since the start of the month.In one incident, a 55-year-old man who was caught in a tadpole downpour described hearing a strange sound in the parking lot of a civic centre in the city of Nanao.

Bipasha Basu not allowed to dub for Shob Charitro Kalponik

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Mumbai, June 11: When Rituparno Ghosh decided to dub Bipasha Basu’s voice in Shob Charitro Kalponik, Bipasha fought back saying she was quite equipped to speak for herself. But now the fight seems to have gone out of her. Bipasha has apparently decided to wash her hands off the project.

Producers Big Pictures are going ahead with the release of Shob Charitro Kalponik in August with another voice speaking for Bipasha. The actress says, “I’ve chased them enough. There’s nothing more I can do. As an artiste, I should be allowed to dub. I’ve every moral and legal right to do so.

Pack Up time for 30+ lot of hotties

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Mumbai, June 11: How many of us remember the memorable songs from “Kuchh Kuchh Hota hai”? Rani Mukherjee prancing around in short skirts and trendy bags..with moves ala Zeenat Aman. She had arrived.

Guys wanted her, girls wanted to be like her. Just around the corner was a cute, effervescent girl…with a dimpled smile..no prizes for guessing that one. It was Preity Zinta.

Whether it was her charm in Kal Ho Na Ho or her portrayal of a neurotic girl in Armaan, she charmed the hearts of millions of Indians…that alas was many moons ago.

Woman sues lesbian lover

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Pune, June 11: Accuses her lesbian lover of betrayal after forcing her to undergo a partial sex change procedure to conceal the relationship…

A local court has directed police to probe a complaint in which a 34-year-old woman has accused her lesbian lover of betrayal after forcing her to undergo a sex change procedure to camouflage the relationship.

‘I owe my success to gay pals’

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New Delhi, June 11: Even as anti-gay protesters take potshots at Celina Jaitly, the actress says there is no reason for debate on the subject; feels homosexuality is not a sexual disorder but a way of life

A day after anti-gay protesters sent an open letter to the Delhi police commissioner demanding action against gay activists Ashok Row Kavi and Celina Jaitly, the actress has come out all guns blazing.

The former Miss India does not mince words when it comes to her support for gays. “Homosexuality has existed ever since the existence of homosapiens. It’s not a sexual disorder.

How Obama INSULTED ISRAEL

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Washington, June 11: Israeli TV newscasters Tuesday night interpreted a photo taken Monday in the Oval Office of President Obama talking on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an “insult” to Israel.

They saw the incident as somewhat akin to an incident last year, when the Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at President Bush in Baghdad.

It is considered an insult in the Arab world to show the sole of your shoe to someone. It is not a Jewish custom necessarily, but Israel feels enough a part of the Middle East after 60 years to be insulted too.

Kareena could not recognize me when she saw me as a Sardarji: Saif Ali Khan

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Mumbai, June 10: Besides sharing screen space with Kareena Kapoor in one of the biggest fiascos of their careers Tashan Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan now have something else in common.

They both play double roles, characters belonging to two different time zones in their forthcoming films and have to spend hours preparing for their double makeover.

Akshay Kumar currently shooting for Vipul Shah’s Action Replay spends a minimum of an hour every morning getting into a 1970s’ sporty look without the help of prosthetics.

Aamir’s wife Kiran Rao is pregnant

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Mumbai, June 10: Aamir`s wife Kiran Rao is pregnantAamir Khan is going to be third time lucky. We hear that the perfectionist star’s wife is three months pregnant. Kiran was recently admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai for fever, where it was discovered.

Sources at the hospital, where she is consulting a doctor for her pregnancy, reveal that Rao was admitted on May 31 for fever.

“She was admitted to the fourth floor of the old hospital building. She was in the hospital for a week, ” said a source, on the condition of anonymity.

Obama plans to ‘import terrorists’: Republicans

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Washington, June 10: Republicans have a response to President Barack Obama’s decision to try Guantanamo detainees in federal court using the US justice system: Obama is “importing terrorists.”

In a statement Tuesday, GOP House Minority Leader John Boehner said the decision to try Ahmed Ghailani for his alleged role in the bombings of the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in New York is part of a long-term, nefarious Democratic gambit.

Jews should kill Arab men, women, children: Israeli Rabbi

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Jerusalem, June 10: Friedman, who today travels the country as a Chabad speaker, showed a less warm and cuddly side when he was asked how he thinks Jews should treat their Arab neighbors.

“The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle),” Friedman wrote in response to the question posed by Moment Magazine for its “Ask the Rabbis” feature.

Friedman argued that if Israel followed this wisdom, there would be “no civilian casualties, no children in the line of fire, no false sense of righteousness, in fact, no war.”

Jews should kill Arab men, women and children: Israeli Raddi

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Jerusalem, June 10: Friedman, who today travels the country as a Chabad speaker, showed a less warm and cuddly side when he was asked how he thinks Jews should treat their Arab neighbors.

“The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle),” Friedman wrote in response to the question posed by Moment Magazine for its “Ask the Rabbis” feature.

Friedman argued that if Israel followed this wisdom, there would be “no civilian casualties, no children in the line of fire, no false sense of righteousness, in fact, no war.”

Afridi seals Pakistan’s progression

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Shahid Afridi carried Pakistan into the Super Eights at the expense of a spirited but outclassed Dutch side at Lord’s, as he ripped his top-spinning legbreaks through a succession of bamboozled defences to deliver his team a thumping 82-run victory with the superb figures of 4 for 11 from four overs. For the Netherlands, the end came with unseemly haste as they lost their last nine wickets for 52 in 10.2 overs, but they still left the tournament with their heads held high after last week’s unforgettable floodlit triumph over England.

FBI Informants in US mosques

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Washington, June 09: FBI Director Robert Mueller on Monday defended the agency’s use of informants within U.S. mosques, despite complaints from Muslim organizations that worshippers and clerics are being targeted instead of possible terrorists.

Mueller’s comments came just days after a Michigan Muslim organization asked the Justice Department to investigate complaints that the FBI is asking the faithful to spy on Islamic leaders and worshippers. Similar alarm followed the disclosure earlier this year that the FBI planted a spy in Southern California mosques.

If I wear a bikini, why will Saif object: Kareena

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Mumbai, June 09: Kareena Kapoor is super excited now that movies are finally going to release in multiplexes. Her excitement appeared doubled at the media meet of her upcoming next, Kambakkht Ishq at a Mumbai star hotel.

“I am as starved as the audiences are and I am looking forward to having doughnuts and pop corn while watching a movie. I am excited to watch all the movies. People are dying to go to the cinema halls. Actually so much loss has incurred during this last 1 and half month. The film fraternity is in a crisis. I pray and wish that all films do well” she told us.

11 swine flu cases, government says don’t panic

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India on Monday reported one more swine flu case in Hyderabad, taking to 7 the number of those affected by influenza A (H1N1) and 11 in India. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said there was no need to panic as all precautions had been taken against the spread of the virus.

A health official said one more swine flu case had been reported in Delhi on Monday.

A 35-year-old man, who tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) and is being treated, transmitted the virus to his mother – making it the first human-to-human transmission case in the national capital, the official said.

US tortured me with needles: x-Gitmo prisoner

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A former prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay says he was never interrogated about the reason the US said they’d arrested him for — even after seven years in captivity.

He also provided a graphic account of new elements of what may be considered “ad-lib” torture — guards inappropriately using hypodermic needles and IV tubes intended for forced feeding during hunger strikes.

No kissing, I’m a Muslim- Pakistan’s ‘Aishwarya Rai’

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Mumbai, June 08: No kissing, I`m a Muslim- Pakistan`s `Aishwarya Rai`Often compared to Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai because of her striking beauty, Reema Khan, a big name in Pakistan’s film industry, is shooting her second film in Malaysia.

In this movie, she is emulating another Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan.

Reema has performed on stage with Bollywood megastars, SRK and Preity Zinta and has often matched their steps but says she has turned down countless offers to act in Bollywood movies.