Ali Khan Rapper West, who is married to former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner’s stepdaughter Kim Kardashian, reportedly paid a tribute to her by performing a rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely”.
The ‘Bound 2’ rapper sang the track for the 65-year-old Caitlyn, who was known as Bruce Jenner before undergoing a gender transition, at her Father’s Day celebration on Sunday, reported Female First.
Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham reportedly wants Caitlyn Jenner, who was known as Bruce Jenner before undergoing a gender transition, to model her clothes.
The 41-year-old fashion designer thinks the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star, 65, is absolutely stunning, reported the Daily Star.
“She thinks she looks absolutely stunning and desperately wants to style her and even include her in an upcoming fashion campaign.
Director of state-owned super speciality SSKM Hospital Pradip Mitra was today transferred to a new medical college following which the medical officer sought voluntary retirement terming the transfer as “an insult.”
According to the transfer order that was served to him today, he was “released from his duties” at the SSKM Hospital here from today. He was to join the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital.
But Mitra, who served the SSKM director for about seven years, described the transfer order as “demotion” and said he would rather love to retire.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today celebrated his 82nd birthday and hoped he would be able to fight more elections.
“I am fully satisfied with my life and have worked for the people of Himachal for more than five decades and am still in fine fettle, both mentally and physically.
“I have received love and support of people in abundance and it is my real strength and if God willing, I may contest next elections also,” Singh, a six-time Chief Minister, five-time MP and eight-time MLA, said.
Fruit drinks maker Manpasand Beverages Ltd today said it has alloted 5.625 million equity shares at Rs 320 per share aggregating to Rs 180 crore to 11 anchor investors.
The company has raised Rs 180 cr from anchor investors which include Goldman Sachs, Birla Sun Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential MF, Morgan Stanley, Bharti AXA Life, SBI MF, UTI MF, BNP Paribas, Shinhan BNPP, Amundi Funds & Ashoka Pte, a statement issued here said.
The IPO, which opens on June 24, would close on June 26. The price band fixed from Rs 290 to Rs 320 per equity shares.
A 20-year-old girl was seriously injured after she allegedly jumped from the third floor of a showroom here today and was electrocuted by a high tension wire before hitting the ground, police said.
The incident took place this morning when Pooja, working in the showroom at Bank Road here, went to the third floor and threatened to jump from the spot, they said.
Hearing her voice, shopkeepers in the area rushed to towards her and pleaded not to jump while some others hurried to the third floor to rescue her, Investigating Officer Mahendra Singh of City police station said.
The Delhi government today directed all Medical Superintendents of its hospitals to ensure that the strike by resident doctors is called off in their respective hospitals.
According to a senior official, medical services were hit as the agitation of thousands of government doctors entered the second day following which Delhi government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to force an end to the strike.
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws in South 24 Parganas district today and police arrested four persons, including the victim’s father-in-law, who is a relative of a Minister.
Home-maker Ajifa Bibi’s body was found hanging at her in-laws’ place at Rajarhat Chakjaidi village this afternoon but her father claimed that her in-laws have murdered her and tried to pass it off as suicide, police said.
A section of people in the village under Ushti police station ransacked the house following the incident and engaged in a skirmish with the police.
Facebook announced today it has been using a new security tool to help detect and remove malicious software for users of the world’s biggest social network.
Facebook said it was working with Kaspersky Lab, bolstering a program implemented with other online security firms including ESET, F-Secure and Trend Micro.
“Thanks to the collaboration with these companies, in the past three months we have helped clean up more than two million people’s computers that we detected were infected with malware when they connected to Facebook,” said Trevor Pottinger, a Facebook security engineer.
Five boys of a private school at Sivagiri in Tirunelveli district today caused a flutter when they attempted to set themselves ablaze to protest against the school management not giving them admission in eleventh standard.
Police said the said the boys, who had passed to tenth standard had gone to the school with their parents for getting admission in eleventh standard. They also held talks with the management of the school. But they refused to give them admission.
The Syrian army has reopened a key oil supply route near Islamic State-controlled Palmyra, as the jihadist group has mined the city’s ancient UNESCO-listed ruins.
However, the advance toward the central city from the west, reported by a pro-government newspaper and a monitoring group, and stepped up air strikes, do not indicate an imminent offensive to retake it.
IS overran Palmyra on May 21, sparking fears that the radical Sunni Muslim group might repeat the sort of vandalism it has carried out in Iraq and destroy one of Syria’s most famous archaeological sites.
Bahadurpura police arrested rowdy sheeter Mohammed Murtuza alias Murtuza Pahelwan and his friend Chandru Kaka in murder case of Syed Nisar Husain alias Asad. It is said that on March 16 this year, Mohammed Jaber and his friends at the behest of Murtuza Pahelwan killed Syed Nisar Husain near Hasan Nagar Mir Aalam Tank.
Police sources told that Murtuza Pahelwan and Chandru Kaka allegedly played key role in murder case.
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Leader of opposition Telangana Legislative Council Mr. Mohammed Ali Shabbir declared Swachh Hyderabad programme as merely a photo session. He claimed that Congress will win 100 seats in proposed Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhawan Mr. Mohammed Ali Shabbir released a brochure comprising of developmental works done by Congress during 10 year rule of Congress during 2004 to 2014.
Mohammed Iqbal Shareef Head Constable Adilabad (Kareem Nagar Range) served the police department with utmost dedication. During his 35 year old service he bagged 20 cash awards, 20 GSE (Good service Entry) and 1 Seva Padak. He saved the lives of 72 passengers by putting his own life in danger. Despite all these achievements State Police Department forgot Iqbal Shareef and he is still on the post of head constable while he should have been promoted to the post of inspector police so far.
Govt. of Telangana has released Rs. 33763000 to implement multifaceted development programmes in areas predominantly inhabited by minority communities in 3 districts of Telangana. In this connection Secretary Finance K Ram Krishna Rao issued GO RT 2209.
Thanks to the wilfulness of higher officials of Maulana Azad National Urdu University work in the Maulana Azad National University has come to a standstill. Many departments of the university are in miserable condition while performance of most of the centres is zero. Interestingly there is contrast between information provided on English and Urdu websites of the university. Information regarding Instructional Media Centre provided on the website is also based on misleading facts. Former VC appointed non-Urdu person as the director of Media Centre.
Iftar parties are arranged by the government and political parties on large scale in the month of Holy Ramadan. But during the festiveness of Ramadan victims of Alair encounter have been forgotten. It must be noted that Viqaruddin Ahmed, Zakir, Dr. Haneef, Amjad Ali and Izhar Khan were brutally killed in fake encounter conducted on April 7, in Alair.
On the occasion of 13th death anniversary of founder of Majlis Bachao Tahreek Ghazi-e-Millat Mohammed Amanullah Khan, Majlis Bachao Tahreek leaders and fans of ghazi-e-Millat reached Daera Hazrat Bandagi Miya, Chanchalguda and presented floral sheet to the shrine. Earlier Quranic recitation and Qaseeda burda Shareef was held at the office of Majlis Bachao Tahreek, Chanchalguda. Hundreds of activists of the Tahreek present on the occasion prayed for the maghfirah of their beloved leader. Later Iftar party was arranged by Majlis Bachao Tahreek at Mehdi Function Hall, Dabeerpura.
Secretary Finance Department Telangana K Ram Krishna Rao assured that there would not be any delay in issue of budget towards salaries of Makkah Masjid and Shahi Masjid staff and maintenance of both the masajid. He agreed to release budget towards salaries on 1st of every month.
Two girls blew themselves up today near a crowded mosque in northeast Nigeria’s biggest city, killing about 30 people, witnesses said.
It is the fourth suicide bombing this month in Maiduguri, which is the birthplace of the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group.
Fishmonger Idi Idrisa said one teenager exploded as she approached the mosque crowded with people from the nearby Baga Road fish market, performing afternoon prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
The second teen appeared to run away and blew up further away, killing only herself, he said.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today said he does not see oil prices going beyond 80 to 85 dollars, a price which will help India manage its macro economy reasonably.
The Indian government intends to provide USD 9 billion (about Rs 57,000 crore) to public sector banks towards recapitalisation over the next two fiscal to meet global risk norms and for growth, Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said today.
“What we are aiming at is an infusion of about USD 3 billion in the current year and perhaps twice as much in the next year. So, that is the broad time schedule – whether it will happen in August or January I can’t say,” he told CNBC TV here.
The salaries of principals and clerks of nine inter colleges in Amethi district has been stopped by the district inspector of schools for laxity in provide information to teachers and other staff who are set to retire on June 30.
District inspector of schools Dr O P Mishra ordered stoppage of salaries of the “negligent principals and concerned clerks” of the nine inter colleges, who despite notices, did not submit the documents related to pension and EPF of the teaching and non-teaching staff scheduled to retire on June 30.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India increased to USD 3.60 billion in April, says Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s data.
In April 2014, it stood at USD 1.70 billion, while in March, the foreign direct investment dipped by 40 per cent, according to DIPP data.
Amongst the top 10 sectors, computer software and hardware received the maximum FDI of USD 709 million in April, followed by automobile (USD 655 million), trading (USD 441 million), services (USD 217 million) and power (USD 109 million).
Switzerland is dropping part of a prosecution case against Egypt’s longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, his close aids and family members, involving hundreds of millions of Swiss francs frozen in Swiss banks.
Switzerland froze the funds and opened criminal proceedings over suspicion of money laundering and “support of a criminal organization” after the 2011 popular uprising that ousted Mubarak.