Nagpur, June 14: Mired in bitter infighting after the poll debacle and questioned for lack of clarity on Hindutva by its leaders, BJP today came under attack from RSS which accused it of “inconsistency” on the issue and warned that shunning the core ideology will “automatically snap” its “umbilical cord” with the Sangh.
Mohali, June 15: An unsuccessful bid to abduct Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammad from the house of his estranged wife Anuradha Bali alias Fiza was made on Sunday evening, police said.
A group of about 100 people tried to abduct Chand Mohammad from Fiza’s house, where he had returned back after almost five months, Mohali police said.
Upon receiving the information, a police team, led by ASI Sohan Singh, reached the spot but the mob attacked them.
Mumbai, June 15: Former Miss India and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat, who is upbeat about the release of her upcoming film ‘Paying Guests’, says she wouldn’t hesitate doing any role at the moment as long as it excites her.
‘At the moment there is no role that I wouldn’t do. I will not leave any stone unturned. I’m willing to do anything that excites me,’ Sayali told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
London, June 15: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni apologised to the thousands of disappointed fans who watched their side exit the Twenty20 World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday and promised to make amends in the West Indies next year.
The defending champions were eliminated after they lost by three runs to England in their Super Eight clash on Sunday. They also lost to West Indies on Friday.
“We are sorry for what happened but we can say we gave our best,” Dhoni told a news conference. “I think we have the guys who can handle the pressure, it was a day when nothing really worked for us.”
Mumbai, June 15: Kajol, who is busy shooting for her friend Karan Johar`s upcoming film ‘My Name Is Khan’, will not be a part of her actor husband Ajay Devgan`s new directorial venture.
“I`m directing a film in mid-2009. There is no role for Kajol in my next film. The leading lady`s role in that film doesn`t suit her,” Devgan told reporters.
His directorial debut ‘U Me Aur Hum’ was critically praised for its brave portrayal of the ravages of Alzheimer`s.
Kathmandu, June 15: Hopes that the political crisis gripping the three-week-old government of Nepal would be resolved Monday with the much-awaited expansion of the fledgling cabinet receded as the opposition Maoist party went on the warpath again, shutting down Kathmandu valley without prior intimation to protest the death of a cadre.
Rajendra Phuyal, an area in-charge of the former rebel group, had been missing for nearly a week and was declared dead Sunday.
Mumbai, June 15: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray refused to accept gifts or flowers from the thousands of his partymen who turned up to greet him on his 41st birthday Sunday. Instead, he appealed for cash to be donated to the party coffers.
The appeal was ‘official’ and the monies collected would be ‘fully accounted’ for, according to MNS vice-president Vageesh Saraswat.
London, June 15: Manchester United may be receiving a world-record fee of 80 million pounds (94 million euros, 130 million dollars) for the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo, but the amount is dwarfed by the club’s huge debt.
“It’s no wonder they’re getting this sort of money” from Real Madrid for arguably the world’s best player, said Philip Long, football industry specialist at British accountancy firm PKF, recalling that United’s parent company spent almost 69 million pounds on interest repayments in 2007/08.
Paris, June 15: Now it’s official: We have a flu pandemic. But what does it mean? For many, the term may be tinged with fear. It evokes folk memories of three influenza pandemics that erupted last century and claimed tens of millions of lives.
The worst was the 1918-19 “Spanish flu.”
The greatest plague of the 20th century killed as many as 50 million people, particularly the young and healthy, who could be dispatched to their grave in just a few days, their ravaged lungs filled with blood.
Dastratpur, June 15: They pass their days on an old research farm now set behind a tall barbed-wire fence, a place of flimsy wooden buildings, weed-filled roads and laundry strung from the volleyball net.
Or they wander through the dusty two-street town, where there’s little to do but sit on benches in front of ramshackle general stores. Some walk with limps that tell of battlefield injuries, of years spent fighting in the mountains. Many still wear jungle camouflage.
They are bored, frustrated and increasingly angry.
Islamabad, June 15: Pakistan ordered its army to go after the country’s top Taliban commander, a feared al-Qaida-allied militant whose remote stronghold could prove a difficult test for troops but whose demise would remove a major threat to the country’s stability.
Mumbai, June 15: Popular Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was arrested here late Sunday for allegedly raping his maid, police said.
The 19-year-old maid lodged a complaint with the Oshiwara police station in Andheri (West) Sunday evening, and police summoned Ahuja for questioning, a police official said.
The actor was arrested and investigations were on, the official said, adding that he would be produced before a court in Andheri Monday morning.
The maid had been working at Ahuja’s apartment for nearly a year, police said.
—IANS
Bermuda, June 15: Freed after long miserable years in America’s notorious Guantanamo detention center, four Chinese Muslims are enjoying the taste of freedom in the Atlantic island of Bermuda, though Guantanamo still haunts them.
“Eating together like this, gathered around a table together that’s what freedom is all about for me,” Abdulla Abdulqadir told, sitting in a guesthouse along with his three Guantanamo fellows.
Seated around a table with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean, they looked relaxed, happy and most of all relieved to know their seven years of hell were over.
Anchorage, June 14: Alaska’s Rat Island is finally rat-free, 229 years after a Japanese shipwreck spilled rampaging rodents onto the remote Aleutian island, decimating the local bird population.
After dropping poison onto the island from helicopter-hoisted buckets for a week and a half last autumn, there are no signs of living rats and some birds have returned, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Tehran, June 14: The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut in the capital Tehran on Saturday evening while popular internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked, correspondents said.
The communication cuts came after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a landslide re-election victory, sparking rioting in the streets by opposition supporters who claimed the result had been rigged.
Moscow, June 14: A volcanic eruption on a remote Russian island north of Japan has created a giant ash cloud that threatens passing airplanes, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Sunday, citing Russian geologists.
The eruption of Sarychev Peak on uninhabited Matua Island, part of the Kuril Islands archipelago in the north Pacific Ocean, began overnight between Thursday and Friday and is still underway, the news agency said.
Washington, June 14: US Vice-President Joe Biden isn’t ruling out his own presidential aspirations.
The two-time presidential candidate says the current line-up is the right one, with Biden as President Barack Obama’s No. 2. The Vice-President says he is a close adviser to Obama and is satisfied with his role in the administration.
For instance, Biden says, he reacted to Supreme Court nominees as a veteran Senator. Now, he gets to help pick them.
But he says he still has his eye on the Oval Office.
Biden is 66 years old and would be 73 on Election Day in 2016.
Helsinki, June 14: The daughter of a Finnish industrialist was released this weekend following a two-and-a-half-week kidnapping ordeal after payment of a €10m ransom, police reported on Sunday.
Minna Nurminen, 26, was released in a forest near the city of Turku on Saturday after the ransom’s payment. Police said she was in good health. She had been reported missing May 27.
She is a daughter of Hanna Nurminen, an heir to the Herlin family and owner of elevator manufacturer Kone. The mother is considered to be Finland’s richest woman.
Mumbai, June 14: Though we know that Salman Khan was the original blue eyed boy of producer Sajid Nadidawala and the two made a series of films together setting the box-office cash registers ringing endlessly. But, it seems the phase is over and done with.
HELLO INDIA, Akshay Kumar impresses Udita!
With the arrival of Akshay Kumar, it seems Sajid Nadidawala has found his new lucky mascot and the emerging chemistry between the two has sidelined Salman Bhai.
Mumbai, June 14: There have been a few murmers doing the rounds that Shah Rukh Khan, after having ventured into production, television and cricket has finally decided to take up direction. We all know that King Khan has directed a football sequence in Karan Johar’s KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA and also written the concluding ‘Japan darshan’ scene from Aditya Chopra’s RAB NE BANA DI JODI, but is he ready to take the full time plunge into direction? Well, here is the answer from the man himself!
SRK bends his rules
Mumbai, June 14: He is known for his intense film plots that cast spell on its audiences. His forthcoming film KAMINEY starring Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra is already creating buzz for being one of the most awaited films to look out for.
KAMINEY Movie Preview
Mumbai, June 14: It seems Vashu Bhagnani’s launch pad for his son Jackie Bhagnani is not living up to the expectations. The film KAL KISSNE DEKHA has got average reviews by the film critics much to the dismay of the debutant actor.
But, we hear Vashu is unfazed by these reviews and expects the movie to do well in the coming weeks.
KAL KISSNE DEKHA – Movie Review
Mumbai, June 14: Looks like hot seductress Mallika Sherawat is all stressed over the economic meltdown.
So much so that she has reportedly geared up to lend a helping hand for people suffering due to the economic slowdown in the US. The actor has lined up a slew of activities to generate funds in aid of Indians who have been badly hit by the economic slowdown and have lost their jobs.
CHECK OUT: An International ode to Madame Mallika!
Mumbai, June 14: Move over the male jodis of Abhishek Bachchan-John Abraham and Ranbir Kapoor-Imraan Khan. After their ‘dostana’ and ‘award ceremonies’ act together, the aforementioned ‘jodis’ have been pretty much in demand for many more movies and events. However, there is some competition brewing up for them, what with a new couple arriving in town this season – Govinda and Riteish Deshmukh. The film is DO KNOT DISTRUB, a comedy by David Dhawan.
Mumbai, June 14: With more and more B town stars taking initiatives to help the underprivileged in our country, Bachchan Bahu is the latest one to join the bandwagon. Known for her humanitarian efforts and a philanthropic attitude, Ash has just started what is called ‘Beautiful Beginnings’, an initiative aimed at helping underprivileged girls from socially and economically backward areas. It is heard that Ash will be spearheading a training programme for young underprivileged women that will see her actively promoting education among girls.
Aunty Ash…?