A S Kashyap

A district and session judge in Pakistan has reportedly issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former military ruler General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in connection to the murder of former Lal Masjid cleric Ghazi Abdul Rasheed.

Judge Kamran Busharat Mufti also turned down a plea requesting complete exemption for Musharraf from appearing in the court, reports the Dawn.

Police has been directed to arrest the former president and present him in court for the next hearing of the case, which is expected to take place on July 24.

Passengers were left stranded at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Friday, after flights were delayed due to heavy rains along the nation’s western coast, especially in Mumbai and the Konkan region.

The rains are expected to continue for some more days.

In the last 24 hours, Mumbai has recorded 283 mm of rainfall, which pushes the total received so far in June to 537 mm.

Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit S. Shah had earlier in the day declared a public holiday for all courts in the city due to the excessive rain, which has disrupted normal life.

New research led by scientists has represented a leap forward in the effort to find a vaccine against HIV virus.

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and The Rockefeller University showed in mice that an experimental vaccine candidate designed at TSRI can stimulate the immune system activity necessary to stop HIV infection.

The researchers’ long-term goal is to design a vaccine that prompts the body to produce antibodies that bind to HIV and prevent infection.

Facebook is testing a new feature called ‘See First’, which, when turned on, allows the user see a friend’s profile or recent posts at the top of their News Feed.

According to the Techcrunch.com, Facebook said they are always exploring new ways to improve the Facebook experience and are currently running a small test of a feature that lets users indicate that they would like to see posts from a specific person or Page at the top of their News Feed.

Facebook is testing a new feature called ‘See First’, which, when turned on, allows the user see a friend’s profile or recent posts at the top of their News Feed.

According to the Techcrunch.com, Facebook said they are always exploring new ways to improve the Facebook experience and are currently running a small test of a feature that lets users indicate that they would like to see posts from a specific person or Page at the top of their News Feed.

Washington, June 19 (ANI): Many Taylor Swift fans, who received personal hand written thank you notes from the singer, have recently revealed how she makes every single person feel special.

After her shows, the 1989 singer gave handwritten thank you notes to radio hosts that attended her meet-and-greets and even gushed to one about how great her new boyfriend, Calvin Harris, was, E! Online has reported.

As expected, the Pakistan Muslim League of Nawaz Sharif has captured power in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly elections held in the region under Army supervision.

Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) was created through a Presidential order in 2009. It has a total 33 members, 24 members elected directly and six women and three technocrats elected indirectly through party list proportional representation system.

Tiger Woods got “Bobby Flay’ed” during his worst performance at the 115th U.S. Open, when someone flew a “cheater” banner overhead while he played.

The 39-year-old notched four bogeys in his first seven holes during the first day of play at the 115th Open, Us Magazine has reported.

The three-time U.S. Open champion recently broke up with girlfriend Lindsey Vonn. Back in 2009, Woods’ marriage with Elin Nordegren crumbled when it was revealed that he was a serial adulterer. (ANI)

The June 8 elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed territory occupied by Pakistan, were unfair and unconstitutional, said exiled nationalist leader and chairman of Balawaristan National Front (BNF) Abdul Hamid Khan.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s ruling PML-N won 14 of the 24 seats, which were contested by 272 candidates of various parties in the elections.

Delhi Police on Friday said that elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for the celebration of International Yoga Day at Rajpath on June 21, adding that around 18 Deputy Commissioners would deployed in the area to maintain the law and order situation.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan will commemorate the International Yoga Day on June 21 with officials and family members participating in a mass Yoga event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Club House early in the morning.

The event is being organized in collaboration with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.

Yoga practice classes have been conducted for residents of the President’s Estate from June 1 o 20, 2015 in preparation for the International Yoga Day. (ANI)

The Delhi Police on Friday said that its personnel were being trained by security experts from Israel in handling certain critical situations.

Michael Oher is blaming the blockbuster hit movie ‘ The Blind Side,’ based on his life, for his less-than-stellar NFL career.

The Carolina Panthers tackle, the subject of the 2009 movie and book of the same name, said after a minicamp scuffle recently that the box office hit has been negative for his career on the field, News.com.au reported.

The 29-year-old told ESPN that people take away things from him because of the movie and they don’t see the skills that he possess’ so the movie has been nothing but a burden for him.

Vandals have damaged Anish Kapoor’s controversial sculpture Dirty Corner, installed in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles in Paris, splattering the inside of the artwork with yellow paint.

Kapoor spoke of his “sadness” at the “malaise in France,” which produced what is assumed to be a political attack on his work, the Independent reported.

Taylor Swift seems to be the one who binds her friends, including Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss and many others, as her two close friends Lena Dunham and Lorde have described her as a camp mother.

Dunham and Lorde recently gave an interview to a publication and where the ‘Girls’ star and creator said that the ‘Blank Space’ singer has really taken good control to get her friends all together in the same place, and because of this, their friendship is powerful and magical and looks like a witches’ coven, E! Online reported.

Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry into a spurious liquor case in the Laxmi Nagar area of Mumbai, the death toll from the tragedy has risen to 35.

It is being reported that at least ten persons are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the city.

Mumbai Police has, in the meanwhile, confirmed the detention of Raju Fernandes aka Langda for his alleged role in the case.

Australia has welcomed the celebration of yoga on 21 June, which has been declared by the United Nations as International Yoga Day.

Along with India and the rest of the world, Australians too will celebrate the day. In Melbourne, Yoga Australia will jointly host with the Indian Consulate the 8th Annual International Yoga Conference on the theme ‘Yoga for Health – Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual’.

Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Patrick Suckling, said the celebration was an affirmation of the universal acceptance of yoga as a practice for mental and physical well-being.

Emma Stone has explained why she turned down a lead role in the all-female ‘Ghostbusters’ reboot.

The 26-year-old actress, who found the script “really funny,” said that the timing sadly was not right, the Independent reported.

The ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ star added that a franchise is a big commitment and she thinks maybe she needs a minute before she dives back into that water.

The news that she had passed up ‘ Ghostbusters’ broke during the Sony Pictures hack when a string of private emails were leaked. (ANI)

Egypt’s former President Mohammed Morsi is set to appeal against the jail sentence handed down to him by a court for ordering the kidnapping, torturing and killing of protesters in 2012, his lawyers said.

Morsi, along with 12 other Muslim Brotherhood members, was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole for violence, kidnapping and torture. Morsi’s defence lawyers have urged Egypt’s High Court to dismiss the sentences and order a retrial for all the defendants before another criminal court, reported News24.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant immediate bail to Sahara chief Subrata Roy and linked his release to the full payment of dues totalling over Rs 36,000 crores.

According to reports, the apex court stated that Roy’s release is subject to the furnishing of Rs 5,000 crore in cash and RS 5,000 crore in bank guarantee, with Sahara to arrange the payment of the dues in nine equal instalments over a period of 18 months from the date of his release.

Neymar has been given a one-match provisional ban after he was shown a red card after Brazil’s 0-1 defeat against Columbia.

Neymar will miss Brazil’s final group match against Venezuela on Sunday, the BBC reported.

The South American Football Confederation will review the case on Friday, after which the Barcelona star could face a harsher punishment.

Neymar was shown a red card after kicking a ball at Colombia’s Pablo Armero in frustration after the final whistle before appearing to head butt another player who confronted him.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday reviewed the rain situation prevailing in Mumbai following heavy rains and problems related to water logging, at the disaster management room and assured that his government will be able to handle the situation.

“I have just taken the stock of whole situation of city from the control room here. The advisories have been issued right since morning. People also preferred not to come out from their house so the traffic is not much on the roads,” Fadnavis told the media here.

A new study has provided a deeper insight into how galactic spiral arms are formed and how gas can be funneled inward toward the galaxy’s center, which possibly hosts a black hole.

Astronomers making a detailed, multi-telescope study of a nearby galaxy have discovered a magnetic field coiled around the galaxy’s main spiral arm.

Gigi Hadid seems to have put on some pounds as her double chin was very prominent in a recent modeling picture that she shared on Instagram.

The Sports Illustrated model posted a picture on Instagram of her looking down while backstage at a fashion show and poked fun at her ‘ double chin’ in it, E! Online reported.

The 20-year-old model wore a tan dress flaunting her envious figure and cleavage in the picture. (ANI)

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has sent back images of rugged landscape of Saturn’s fracture-faced moon Dione from its latest flyby.

On Aug. 17, the spacecraft will make its final flyby of Dione, diving to within 295 miles (474 kilometers) of the surface. The final Dione encounter will be Cassini’s second-closest brush with the icy moon.

A December 2011 flyby saw the spacecraft reach an altitude of just 60 miles (100 kilometers) above Dione. (ANI)