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Bachchans to attend Akhilesh’s swearing-in

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Jaya Bachchan is set to attend Akhilesh Yadav’s crowning as Uttar Pradesh chief minister despite the political distance she has been keeping from the Samajwadi Party since 2010.

A message from Abu Azmi, the Samajwadi representative in Mumbai, on Monday confirmed the Bachchans are likely to show up at Wednesday’s swearing-in, sources said.

“Amitabh Bachchan, who is recovering from a surgery, may attend if the doctors permit him, but Jaya Bachchan is all set to attend the programme,” a message from Azmi said.

Samajwadi Party leader shot dead

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Shammi Kohli, a Samajwadi Party leader here, was shot dead overnight in a bus going to Lucknow by men who escaped into the dark, police said Tuesday.

Family members said she boarded the Volvo bus around 11.30 p.m. When the bus halted at a roadside eatery in Oraiya, passengers told the police that the killers barged in and shot her dead.

Two bullets pierced her chest and head, resulting in instant death.

The Delhi-born Shammi Kohli, who was locked in a legal battle with her daughter-in-law, was in the lottery business in the 1990s.

Indian American mother accused of drowning baby

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A 30-year-old Indian American pharmacist, suffering from postpartum depression, allegedly killed her one-year-old son she hated by drowning him in a bathtub.

According to police reports, Neha Patel, of Florida allegedly drowned her infant son Ishan on February 16, then wrapped him in a blanket and went on a 13-hour drive through Florida, including the Tampa International Airport, where she intended to jump from the parking structure.

We have not received ACB report on cops arrest: DGP

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Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy today said he has not received a report from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on the arrest of seven police personnel on March 11 for collecting bribes from the liquor syndicates to overlook the violations of the provisions of AP Excise Act.

Mr Reddy made these comments after a journalist at a press conference asked him on the action he was going to take against the erring policemen following their arrest.

‘I will not rely on the News Papers and TV Channel’.

reports for taking immediate action against the police personnel.

Twin cities to get 4 commissionerates soon: DGP

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The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will soon get four police commissionerates under Greater Hyderabad Commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy said today.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the four new Commissionerates– Hyderabad Commissionerate, Hyderabad South, Secunderabad Commissionerate and Cyberabad Commissionerate– will have equal number of Commissioners of Police and it would be headed by Chief Commissioner of Police (CCP).

Opposition demands ‘tainted’ ministers’ resignation

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The Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded that the State Government take up discussion in the House on 26 controversial GOs issued by ministers and IAS officers against whom the Supreme Court has issued notices. The parties alleged that the GOs have favoured Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in accumulation of illegal assets during the stint of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Will respond only after receipt of notices: Geetha Reddy

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Major Industries Minister Dr J Geetha Reddy on Tuesday said that the ministers who were served notices by the Supreme Court in connection with issue of controversial GOs, would respond on the issue once they receive notices from the apex court.

Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Geetha Reddy said that the Ministers did not take any decision on the issue except discussing it with the Chief Minister. She said that the GOs were issued as per the established rules and regulations.

82 students booked for malpractic

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As many as 82 students have been booked for malpractice during the intermediate examination held across the State on Tuesday.

A total of 10,24,345 students in General category and 88,271 vocational students appeared for the Physics – I and Economics Paper – I of the intermediate. However, as many as 86,505 or 7.77 per cent students abstained from the examination.

The Board of Intermediate Education has sent Observers to Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy districts. (INN)

Kiran Reddy as leader of Gang of Robbers

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Dubbing Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy as ‘leader of gang of robbers’, the CPI has demanded that the former dismiss the six tainted ministers if he had guts or resign himself and go for election.

Hyderabad Blues

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While Chandrababu Naidu has for long courted Mulayam Singh Yadav for his Third Front, the Jagan camp is keen to state that Akhilesh and Jagan are “good friends” and chat with each other in Parliament…

Making Amends

Amrita Rao wants to romance SRK!

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The pretty girl next door image holds true for Amrita Rao, even after almost ten years in the Hindi film industry. The traditionally beautiful actress made her debut at a very early age with late Raj Kanwar’s AB KE BARAS (2002), but it was Ken Ghosh’s ISHQ VISHQ, the very next year, opposite Shahid Kapoor, that saw her rise to fame.

However SRK’s Farah Khan directed, MAIN HOON NA, was undoubtedly the biggest break of her career, where she delivered a spirited performance and won the hearts, despite the presence of stars like Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen and others.

Russian woman was living with husband’s body

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An elderly woman in Russia’s Far East city of Khabarovsk has been found to be living in a flat alongside the body of her deceased husband, investigators said Sunday.

On March 5, doctors arrived at a 72-year-old retiree’s residence to render her medical assistance. They noticed a mummified body of her husband lying on the bed in one of the rooms.

The visiting doctors immediately informed the police about this.

Information about the case was released only Sunday.

–Source: Facenfacts

British Muslim women don’t mind being second wives

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Muslim career women in Britain are opting for polygamous relationships on not being able to find suitable men. They are not hesitating to be a second or third wife.

The Islamic Sharia Council, a Britain-based charity offering legal guidance to Muslims, claims to be receiving a high number of queries from women struggling to find suitable partners. Many of the women say they will prefer keeping high-profile jobs to looking after their husbands, the Daily Mail reported.

WOMEN SELF HELP

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Gaya, They are clad in colourful sarees, they have designations, they have money in banks, they have smiles on their faces but they have no toilets to ease themselves in privacy.

Corners of the lush green fields that have made their lives better double up as toilets in the dark of night and in the twilight hours for the women of many villages around Gaya.

‘35% of MLAs Have Criminal Cases, 66% are Crorepatis’

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More than one-third of candidates elected in the just concluded Assembly polls have criminal cases against them, with Uttar Pradesh topping the list.

35 per cent or 252 of the 690 MLAs elected to the five Assemblies — Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhan, Manipur and Goa — have criminal background, a rise of eight per cent since 2007.

Also, 66 percent or 457 of the newly elected MLAs were ‘crorepatis’, according to an analysis of affidavits the candidates had submitted to the Election Commission.

‘I’m Not Even An MLA, So How Can I Become A Minister In The State Cabinet?’

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Even as the euphoria of his party’s incredible poll victory faded partly in the violence perpetrated by celebrating party workers in half a dozen towns—two innocent persons died in the rioting—Akhilesh Yadav kept himself composed, faced with the need to explain his party’s chief problem, its “goonda” image. Excerpts from an interview with Sharat Pradhan:

Top Indians in the Obama administration

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President Barack Obama, whose administration has by far the largest number of Indian Americans, has appointed two more to key White House jobs. USAID administrator Rajiv Shah is the highest ranking Indian American appointee.

A list of top Indians in the Obama administration:

Paula Gangopadhyay, Member, National Museum and Library Services Board,
Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Anuj Chang Desai, Member Foreign Settlement Claims Commission

Saif Shown Black Flags

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Black flags were shown to Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan here, by those opposing the appointment of a Saudi national as the caretaker of the ‘Rubaat’ (guest house) of the Nawab of Bhopal in Saudi Arabia.

The protesters belonged to the Arif Masood fan club and were led by its president Abdul Nafees last night.

They said that long back there were 45 ‘Rubaats’ of the Hyderabad Nawab in Saudi Arabia but their number came down to one, after Saudi nationals were appointed as caretakers.

2002 Riots: NCM Summons Gujarat IPS Officers

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National Commission for Minorities has summoned some former and serving Gujarat IPS officers in connection with the alleged destruction of crucial records pertaining to the 2002 Godhra riots cases.

The Commission has directed IPS officers Sanjiv Bhatt (now suspended), Rahul Sharma and former State Intelligence Bureau Chief R B Sreekumar to appear before it in this regard.

Akhilesh to Be UP CM; Will Be Sworn in on Mar 15

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Akhilesh Yadav, who scripted spectacular success in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections with an image makeover for Samajwadi Party, will be the new and youngest Chief Minister of the state, representing a generational shift in its politics.

The 38-year-old leader will be sworn in as chief minister around 1 PM on March 15 along with other members of the cabinet.

Ending all speculation, Akhilesh, son of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, was elected leader of the SP legislature party unanimously after senior leader Azam Khan, who is said to have had some reservations, proposed his name.

After power-cuts comes the water pinc

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Faced with the challenge of meeting the growing drinking water demands of over 8 million residents of GHMC and nearby areas, HMWS&SB, is contemplating slashing water supply to various industries across GHMC limits.

Wedding ends in tragedy

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An accidental shot from a newly-acquired revolver cost one bystander his life at a wedding hall in SN Reddy Gardens in the wee hours of Friday.The incident that stirred up a panic in the hall occurred when Narasimha Reddy, 42, a realtor by profession was boasting of his licensed revolver to the friends around. A preliminary police probe revealed that Reddy was having some drinks with his friends and relatives when the topic of his new weapon cropped up.

TDP and TRS are neck and neck

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Station Ghanpur was originally called Ganapavaram, christened after Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. Later, it has come to be known as Ganapuram, Ghanapur, and now Ghanpur, which has taken the form of Station Ghanpur when Nizam State Railways laid a railway from Secunderabad to Kazipet via Ghanpur.

Tens of thousands demonstrate across Syria

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Tens of thousands demonstrated across Syria on Friday after the main weekly Muslim prayers, notably in northern Aleppo, with security forces opening fire on protesters in various regions, killing at least one, activists said.

“There are 15 demonstrations taking place in the city of Aleppo and about 40 across the province,” said Mohamed Halabi, a local activist reached by telephone from Beirut.

“Security forces have opened fire at most of the demonstrations to disperse the crowds,” he added. “In Aleppo city, there is a heavy security presence and arrests taking place.”