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West Indies revel in playing at home: Dyson

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Kingston, June 25 : West Indies coach John Dyson said his resurgent team will be more dangerous at home turf and will play an aggressive brand of cricket in the One-day seeries against India starting on Friday.

Dyson said they have chalked out strategies to tackle key Indian players, though he admitted the new members in the side could spring a surprise.

India would take field in the first of the four ODIs at Sabina Park here Friday, with key players like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan missing from the series.

Who will play Vijay in KJo’s Agneepath?

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Mumbai, June 25: Vijay Dinanath Chauhan — one of the most iconic characters of Bollywood — is set to take his revenge from Kancha Cheena.

However, this time round it won’t be the angry young man of Bollywood but a younger star doing the role. Karan Johar has confirmed that he is all set to re-make the national award winning film, Agneepath.

And KJo promises that his version will be a little different from the original movie. But the big question is who would befit the larger-than-life role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan.

Cabinet status for Nandan Nilekani

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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has appointed the Infosys Chief Nandan Nilekani as the Chairman of National Authority for Unique Identity.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni said the new authority will function under the planning commission, and Nilekani will be enjoying cabinet status.

Ms Soni said the authority will have the responsibility to lay down plans and policies to implement the Unique Identification Scheme and will operate the unique identification number database for the citizen’s of the country.

Celebrating innovation: Tatas in search of next ‘Nano’

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Mumbai: On July 29, Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata will be the chief guest of a function in Mumbai that will be seen live by employees of all group companies across the world via video conference. That’s nothing unusual, except for the fact that Tata will be giving away awards to 12 winners of Innovista, the group’s internal competition designed to stimulate and support innovation.

Sonia, Manmohan offer Chadar at Ajmer sharif

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New Delhi, June 25: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday sent a “Chadar” (holy cloth) to the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on the occasion of annual ‘Urs’.

Senior party leaders who would carry the Chadar arrived at Gandhi’s residence and touched the holy cloth, symbolising their participation in the offering.

Don’t bore me, Akshay: Salman

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Mumbai, June 25:Salman Khan believes in having his way. For the promotion of Anil Kapoor’s Short Kut, the episode was scheduled to feature Akshaye Khanna and producer Anil Kapoor.

Khan thought that Akshaye will be boring on the show. So, he insisted on having Arshad Warsi instead of Akshaye to make the show interesting.

Neil, too fair to be an Indian?

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Mumbai, June 25: Katrina Kaif, John Abraham, fair Neil Nitin Mukesh (wondering why we are calling Neil fair? Read on…) and director of a soon-to-release flick,Kabir Khan were in the capital recently to promote their film.

Stolen Rights fights for women’s rights

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Jeddha, June 25: Kholoud Al-Fahad, 32, believes women’s rights are God-given — but they have been lost or stolen and need to be regained.

She is talking about a woman’s inheritance right, and the right to see justice against those who take it away. She seeks public libraries, gyms and cultural clubs for women. She wants adequate housing units for widows and poor or abused women. She wants strong sexual harassment laws to protect workingwomen from chauvinists and perverts.

All visa seekers to be photographed and fingerprinted

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Jeddha, June 25: Saudi Arabia will introduce fingerprinting and full-face digital photographs for visa applicants next year as part of its efforts to strengthen its security, prevent identity theft and combat terrorism.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that it was calling for tenders from specialized international firms to set up a network of centers to provide biometric services to people applying for visas to the Kingdom.

Fardeen Khan taking guitar lessons for All the Best

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Mumbai, June 25: Is learning to play the guitar for his role in Ajay Devgan’s All The Best The Fun Begins in Goa Teacher hired Fardeen’s character Veer is part of a band. Director Rohit Shetty says, “Veer is a guitarist and Fardeen wanted the character to look realistic. So, we hired Subi from Mumbai to come on the set and train him.” Subi is one of the lead guitarists of a rock band.

Saif chooses Kareena rather than Deepika

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Mumbai, June 25:On Wednesday evening, Deepika Padukone, heroine of Saif Ali Khan’s home production Love Aaj Kal, made an appearance on Salman Khan’s 10 Ka Dum, to promote the film. Saif Ali Khan was to join her but begged off saying he was abroad and therefore unavailable.

Excuses?

Later that evening, it came to light that the Chote Nawab was very much in the country. In fact, he was with his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor. Bebo was in Delhi shooting for 3 Idiots. They were seen together in the evening at the five-star hotel they were staying at.

Nandana Sen finally nude?

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Mumbai, June 25: Nandana Sen finally nude? Recently it was reported that actress Nandana Sen had turned down several prestigious Hollywood film offers including one by Italian filmmaker Italo Spinelli to pose nude in his film as their scripts demanded her giving a nude scene.

She had reportedly put her foot down to topless or nude scenes after controversial nude scenes in Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya. But now there is a buzz that Nandana is all set to do a steamy photo session for fashion designer Umair Zafar wherein she will be appearing in topless.

US governor affair with an Argentinian woman

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Washington, June 25: The governor of the US state of South Carolina, who had been missing for a week, finally turned up Wedensday and admitted to an affair with an Argentinian woman.

Mark Sanford, a Republican, vanished June 18 without telling either his family or staff where he was headed. In a press conference after his return Wednesday morning, Sanford said he went to Buenos Aires to end an affair with an Argentinian woman.

“The bottom line is this: I’ve been unfaithful to my wife,” Sanford said with tears in his eyes. “I hurt my wife, I hurt my boys.”

Why Muslim share in Lok Sabha declined?

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New Delhi, June 25: The outcome of recently concluded election to the Lok Sabha has been hailed as triumph of secular forces. Significantly it also marked the decline of Muslims representation from 34 in the previous Lok Sabha to 28 this time, including four from Jammu and Kashmir State.

It is true that a secular Hindu can serve the cause of Muslims much better than a member of the community can do. But it gets a better psychological satisfaction if its representative also belongs to it.

230 acres of Wakf land didn’t get the compenstion amount

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Hyderabad, June 25: The Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board was yet to get the due compensation for its 230 acres of prime land in Visakhapatnam allotted to the two pubic sector companies Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and the National Thermal Power Corporation.

It was part of the 5307 acres of land under the Dargah of Hazrat Ishaque Madani, after whom the city was initially named as Ishaquepatanam and later it became Visakhapatnam

Muslim women in India are in miserable condition

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New Delhi, June 25: Uzma Naheed comes from a family of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband. She is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and has been working for the upliftment of the Muslim women in India and abroad.

Though she comes from the religious establishment she is very critical of religious establishment for keep Muslims in intellectually and socially miserable condition.

In a candid interview she talked about the situation of Muslim women in India, her work with IQRA, and the launch of IQRA International Women’s Alliance (IIWA).

Her background:

HRW in Gujarat to investigate Sabarmati Jail beatings

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Ahmedabad, June 25: A team of two researchers from Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non- governmental organization to protect the human rights of the citizens all over the world, is currently on an assignment in Gujarat.

It was the revelations by HRW about the inhuman torture of the inmates in Guantanamo prison became the ground for closure of the infamous cell and release of the prisoners.

‘Harassed for dowry’ woman jumps to death from Ghaziabad mall

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Ghaziabad, June 25: A 23-year-old married woman jumped to death from the third floor of a mall on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border Wednesday afternoon, police said, suspecting it to be a “case of dowry-harassment” by her in-laws driving her to commit suicide.
Saraswati had gone to the East Delhi Mall (EDM) in Kaushambi Towers with her husband Dhirendra Kumar, a property dealer of Bhovapur locality in Ghaziabad.

Sania out of Wimbledon singles race

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London, June 25: An inconsistent Sania Mirza’s Wimbledon hopes ended with a second round exit at the hands of her friend Sorana Cristea 4-6, 4-6 at the All England Club here Wednesday.

The Romanian teenager continued her cruise in women’s tennis as he dispatched Sania in an hour and 22 minutes to reach the third round.

Cristea had caused a flutter in the Grand Slam at French Open, knocking out former World No.1 Jelena Jankovic to seal a quarterfinal place.

Is Bollywood too late on 9/11 movies?

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Mumbai, June 25: Hollywood has highlighted it, so have others. But the Hindi film industry has barely touched upon 9/11 as a theme, with Kabir Khan’s “New York” coming eight years after the tragic incident in the US.

Experts say it is too “late” to make a film on the subject even as the film is set to be released Friday.

$4,000 tip for Waiter

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Chicago, June 25: Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp shocked restaurant staff in Chicago by leaving a mammoth tip of $4,000. The 46-year-old actor was celebrating the red carpet screening of his new movie “Public Enemies” with a group of friends including his co-star Marion Cotillard and the film’s director Michael Mann at Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse when he left the exhorbitant gratuity for waiter Mohammed A. Sekhani, Chicago Sun Times reported.

Afghan Leader Outmaneuvers Election Rivals

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Kabul, June 25: With a nationwide election only weeks away, the paradox of President Hamid Karzai has never seemed more apparent: he is at once deeply unpopular and likely to win.

Afghani television journalists conducted a report on the first day of Afghanistan’s presidential campaign season in Kabul in June.

Mr. Karzai, who has led Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, is blamed by many for the failures that have plagued the American-led mission here in the past eight years, from the resurgence of the Taliban to the explosion of the poppy trade.

Over 60 killed in Baghdad market blast

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Baghdad, June 25: More than 60 people were killed and at least 150 wounded Wednesday when a bomb exploded at a crowded market here, media reports said.
The explosion, which took place in the Maridi market in eastern Sadr City area of the Iraqi capital, left 62 people dead and 150 injured, security sources told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani “vehemently condemns the attack”, according to a statement from his office.

The bomb was planted in a motorbike, security sources told DPA. Earlier reports said the bomb was concealed under a vegetable cart.

Kareena Shivers Through The 3 Idiots Schedule In Ladakh

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Mumbai, June 24: If you saw Kareena Kapoor getting breathless during her Ladakh schedule which ended on Monday this week, it wasn’t because of her excitement level.

It was something far more immediate..and scary.

The unit of Raj Kumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots shot at the Pangong Lake in Ladakh which is 13,900 feet above sea level.Often tourists who go up there are known to complain of breathlessness due to the lack of oxygen.

Divya not afraid of Mallika

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Mumbai, June 24: Divya Dutta, who is making her Hollywood debut with Hisss, says she is not afraid of being overshadowed by her glamorous co-star Mallika Sherawat in the fantasy film.

“Mallika plays the nagin in the film and therefore she features prominently in the publicity material. My role, though small, gives me plenty of opportunity to display my skills as an actor. With the kind of attention I received with small roles in my previous films, I really don’t need to feel insecure,” she said.