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Man contacts M15 to get estranged wife arrested

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A man who tried to get his estranged wife arrested by emailing MI5 and claiming she had planted a bomb at a school was jailed for 16 months Thursday, a media report said.

Ghulam Kibria, 33, caused panic after he sent a chilling bomb threat to the security service’s website.

He pretended to be his wife when he clicked on the MI5 ‘contact us’ section of the site and wrote: ‘There is a bomb planted in Prince Albert Junior and Infant School in Aston.

“There is nothing you can do – we can strike anytime, anywhere.”

“It Will Be Unfortunate Indeed If India Attacks Muridke”

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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Prof Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, currently Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s ameer, is an academician with a smiling face. Invariably dressed in a shalwar-kameez suit, with a Turkish cap, the only cosmetic he uses is henna for his beard. His favourite Quranic verse is ‘Wajahidu Fee Sabilallah (Wage a holy war in the name of God Almighty)’.

Salma Hayek dresses to impress husband

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Actress Salma Hayek says she likes to dress to impress her billionaire husband Franois-Henri Pinault.

The ‘Grown Ups’ star, who married Pinault in 2009, said she enjoys trying out new looks in a bid to catch her other half`s eye, Contactmusic reported.

“If you`re in love with someone, you always want to conquer them anew. Even if we don`t go out, I like to look nice for him.

“He inspires me. There are men who don`t notice what you`re wearing, and that`s cool. But when you make an effort, Francois appreciates it so much,” she said.

My second innings is God’s gift: Irfan Pathan

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Back into top flight cricket after being sidelined for two years with a back injury, Indian pacer Irfan Pathan considers his second innings as God’s gift and says he is “really happy” with his performance.

“I consider this as a second innings, a gift of God. Not many people come back after injury. I’ve been able to come back. God has given me a second chance to fulfill my dream,” Pathan told media persons here on the sidelines of IPL side Delhi Daredevil’s practice session at the Eden Gardens.

Man gets death for burning alive daughter-in-law

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A man was awarded the death penalty by a court here Tuesday for burning alive his daughter-in-law in 2009. His son and daughter were awarded similar sentences.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ramesh Kumar awarded death sentence to Gulbeg Ali, a resident of Gokulpuri in east Delhi, his son Zulfikar Ali and daughter Kumari Mubin Fatima for setting ablaze victim Shama Parveen in October 2009 in their house.

Parveen was married to Gulbeg Ali’s other son Sarfraz.

The court also fined the convicts Rs.5,000 each.

Banerjee announces sops for Muslims, honorarium for Imams

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Raising the pitch for next year’s panchayat elections in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday announced pro-minority sops including a monthly honorarium for Imams.

“The government wants to give a monthly honorarium of Rs. 2,500 to Imams of the state which will be paid through the state Wakf Board.

“For the purpose a special task force comprising government officials and Imams from the city and districts will be constituted which will make the necessary recommendations for the implementation of the scheme,” Banerjee said here during a meet with the religious leaders.

12 Andhra students hospitalized after corporal punishment

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In another shocking incident of corporal punishment, a woman teacher in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district severely punished 12 girl students who had to be hospitalized.

The incident took place Tuesday at Gudur town in Nellore district, about 400 km from here.

According to police, the teacher at a government-run school lost her cool when the class 7 students did not recite an English poem. She asked them to do 150 sit-ups. As many as 12 students collapsed after doing some sit-ups and had to be rushed to a local hospital.

I Don’t Give Importance to MNS: Uddhav Thackeray

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Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has said that he does not give importance to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, started by cousin Raj Thackeray, and neither do the people.

“I don’t give much importance to MNS, neither do the people…What matters at the end of the day is the work one does, not what analysts say,” Uddhav said, in an interview with the New York Times.

He was responding to a query on analysts’ view that MNS is a rising party to watch for in the city and state, given its strong showing in the recent elections.

US Shootout: 7 Including an Indian Killed

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A 38-year-old Sikkimese was among the seven killed by a disgruntled college student who carried out an execution type killing spree in a religious college in California that also left an Indian-American girl injured.

Tshering Rinzing Bhutia, 38, of San Francisco, was killed when the gunman stole his car outside the school yesterday morning.

Bhutia was born in Sikkim and lived alone in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood and worked nights cleaning terminals in city’s airport, Oakland Tribune reported.

Canadian professor converts to Islam in Jeddah

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A Canadian university professor converted to Islam in Saudi Arabia, saying he had found a completely different religion from what is depicted in the West.

David Woelke, an English language teacher at King Abdul Aziz University in the western Red Sea port of Jeddah, converted to Islam amidst applause and chanting by the audience at an Islamic conference in the city.

14-year-old girl gangraped, four arrested

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According to police, the victim, who is studying in class 9 had gone to borrow a notebook from her friend on Friday afternoon, when four youths came in an autorickshaw and abducted her.

They took her to a secluded place and raped the girl. Following this, they threatened the girl of dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone, and then let her off near her house, police said.

SpiceJet flight grounded due to technical snag

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A Hyderabad-bound SpiceJet aircraft was grounded at Gannavaram Airport due to last minute detection of a technical sang, here today.

Airport Director Pattabhi told UNI that the pilot of the flight, which was scheduled to take off at 0830 hrs, noticed a technical snag when the aircraft was about to take off.

The flight was immediately grounded and the passengers were sent to Hyderabad by another flight.

The flight was being repaired and would take off as soon as the technical trouble is rectified, the Director said.

–UNI

Lakhs throng for Ram’s celestial wedding

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Lakhs of devotees thronged the holy town of Bhadrachalam on the banks of the river Godavari, in Khammam district to witness celestial wedding of godess Sita and Lord Ram on the occasion of Ramnavmi today.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy participated in ‘Seetharamula Kalyanam’ along with his wife, and presented ‘Muthyala Thalambralau’ (pearls), and ‘Pattu Vastrams’ to the god on behalf of the state government.

Bibi Jagir Kaur jailed for role in daughter’s kidnapping

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Senior Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur has been arrested and sent to jail after being held guilty of conspiracy in the mysterious death of her daughter in April 2000. However, the court dropped murder charges against her.

A court in Patiala on Friday sentenced Jagir Kaur, minister for rural water supply and sanitation and defence services, to five years rigorous imprisonment.

She has resigned “on moral grounds” from the government that has just been re-elected to power.

3 Killed as Ram Navmi Celebrations Turn Bloody

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Three persons were today killed and 35 others, including cops, injured when two groups of devotees clashed and exchanged fire following a dispute over offering prayers at a temple on Ram Navmi here, prompting police to open fire.

A quarrel erupted among the devotees on the ritual of offering flags at the ancient Brahmani temple in ravines of Balrai area this evening. The situation took an ugly turn when two groups of devotees clashed with each other and opened fire.

Urdu Medium Govt Schools to Start in UP: Akhilesh

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Urdu medium government schools at primary, middle and higher secondary levels will be set up in Muslim dominated areas across Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced today.

“At a meeting with Moallim-e-Urdu Welfare Association,the CM announced he will set up Urdu medium schools in Muslim dominated areas to promote the language,” Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said.

Why was Jagan not arrested : TDP

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TDP leader and former minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy has questioned why YSR Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was not arrested though his name was mentioned as the first accused in the charge-sheet of the illegitimate assets case
against him.

Talking to the media here on Sunday, Somireddy expressed fears that he would tamper with evidence if he was not arrested immediately. He also alleged that the names of big companies that had indulged in irregularities were also not mentioned in the charge-sheet.

Rasthrapati Bhawan observes Earth Hour

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The Rashtrapati Bhawan saved a total of 550 units as President Pratibha Patil and the House staff observed the Earth hour by switching off lights of the sprawling estate.

Patil also turned off the lights and instead used candles in her study and dining hall in order to save power to mark the Earth Hour which was observed across the globe for an hour from 2030 hours, a Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesperson said.

A total of 550 units were saved during the one hour event, the spokesperson added.

When the Congress simply lost steam

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There have been many times in the history of the Congress when despite getting a solid mandate, the party simply lost steam in the second half of its term.

Thrice we have had a failed Janata experiment come right after?

We are now dangerously heading towards the fourth.

A look at the instances…

1971-77

Women take longer to deliver babies than 50 years ago

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Women take longer to deliver babies today than they did 50 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 140,000 deliveries, conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Researchers compared data on deliveries in the early 1960s to data gathered in the early 2000s. They found that the first stage of labour had increased by 2.6 hours for first-time mothers.

British Museum celebrates success of Hajj exhibition receiving over 80,000 visitors

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Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam has reached the target visitor figure for the exhibition receiving over 80,000 visitors in just over seven weeks. The exhibition opened on 26 January and runs until 15 April. The exhibition has been seen by a diverse audience including many family visitors (children under the age of 16 can access the exhibition for free).

With only two weeks left the British Museum has extended the opening hours of the exhibition on Saturday and Sunday evenings to release more tickets and meet demand as time slots are frequently sold out.

Man and wife dupe hundreds

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The Jubilee Hills police arrested a woman MBA graduate on charge of duping several hundred people, promising them jobs or flats. Police say her husband, the co-conspirator, has escaped.

G Pawani, 32, is a MBA grad who married G Vamsidhar four years ago. Both are said to be averse to toiling 10 hours for a pittance. After marriage they took up residence at Flat no 30-b in Banjara Hills Road No 12. Vamsidhar, also said to be an engineering graduate, began real estate business with his friend Vamshikrishna.

Parrikar Keen to Win Muslims With Development

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After breaking the bread with Catholic community, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar seems to be building bridges with Muslims who apparently never had a truck whatsoever with BJP in the coastal state.

“Vote for BJP next time only if we manage to prove ourselves. If we don’t than you have all the right to kick us out of power,” Parrikar told a gathering of 1,000-odd prominent Muslim leaders organised by NGO, Goa Muslim Forum (GMF) yesterday evening at Gomantak Maratha Hall.

Cops to Take Action Against Girl for False Rape Case

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Irked over a false rape case lodged by a girl against a cop, a court here has directed the Delhi Police to take appropriate action against her for “putting the state machinery” against him.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Atul Kumar Garg acquitted Muzaffarnagar resident Subhash Chander Chaudhary, working as a constable in Delhi Police, against whom the complainant had lodged a false rape case last year.

Look how Salman and Aishwarya avoided each other!

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It was a grand Bollywood gathering at the Mukesh Ambani bash to celebrate Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 centuries, earlier this week. Ex’s bumped into each other, many exchanged glances and a lot more happened at the bash. Well, lets just come to the point.

Salman Khan entered the party with the very gorgeous Karishma Kapoor, while Abhishek Bachchan made an entry with his oh-so-beautiful wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Well, we all know the history about Salman-Ash and Abhi-Karishma.

However, the seating arrangements at the venue was made very cleverly. Yet, glances did get exchanged.

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