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Venezuelan forces in new anti-gov’t crackdown

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Caracas, July 16: At least eight people have been injured in clashes between Venezuelan National Guard troops and opposition forces over the command of a police unit.

Government forces confronted the opposition in Curiepe, Miranda, east of the capital Caracas, on Wednesday in a swift crackdown on anti-government protesters who sought to maintain authority over a police station.

Violence erupted after dozens of National Guard riot police evacuated the town’s police station controlled by the opposition, the Associated Press quoted Miranda state security forces as saying.

Sanitation worker attacked as Jerusalem riots resume

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Jerusalem, July 16: Rioting ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem injured three people, including a municipal worker, Thursday morning, as they kept up protests against the arrest of a mother suspected of deliberately starving her three-year-old son.

The municipal worker, hit by stones in the face, head and shoulder, told police he was attacked when the rioters noticed his uniform.

Pretty Dimple had a Great Fall!

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Mumbai, July 16: Pretty Dimple had a Great Fall! Dimple Jhangiani is enjoying her stint on Star One’s Hum Dono Hai Alag Alag. The show from Playtime Creations has just started and is getting great response; this is all due to the promising promos of the show.

Did you know the cast and crew had loads of fun while filming the promo! One funny incident took place when Dimple and her co-star Yash Pandit were shooting for a fun scene.

England win toss and bat against Australia

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Lords, July 16: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s here on Thursday.

England fast bowling all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who announced on Wednesday his intention to retire from Test cricket at the end of this series, was passed fit following a knee injury.

Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen also retained his place despite a longstanding Achilles injury.

Attacks on US, Korea sites stem from Britain, says security expert

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Hanoi, July 16: An official of leading Vietnamese cyber security company Bkis on Thursday said it had found that attacks launched on websites in South Korea and the US earlier this month appear to have stemmed from a master server in Britain.

Nguyen Tu Quang, director of Bkis, said that after receiving records from South Korean authorities his centre analyzed them and concluded that the master server which distributed the attacks was located in Britain.

“We have sent analyzed data back to the South Korean and US governments to help them deal with the case,” Quang said.

Flintoff circus will distract England: Ponting

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London, July 16: Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels the retirement of talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff after the Ashes will serve as a distraction for the England players during the rest of the series, and will work in favour of the visitors.

”For us, knowing the stature he has in the game in England then I can see it turning into that.

”If they know this is his last chance to play here, his last chance to play Edgbaston, and last chance to play Headingley, I am sure there will be a bit of a circus around,” Ponting said.

Elham: Expediency Council ruling ‘unconstitutional’

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Tehran, July 16: An Iranian minister who also holds a post in the Guardian Council has criticized a recent move that bans him from serving in both positions at the same time.

Commenting on the decision recently announced by the country’s Expediency Council, Minister of Justice Gholam-Hossein Elham claimed that it was ‘issuing directives in contradiction to the Constitution’.

Ganguly conferred honorary fellowship

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New Delhi, July 16: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly added another feather to his cap when he was awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Central Lancashire.

Ganguly, who retired from international cricket late last year after playing 113 Tests and 311 ODIs, was conferred the fellowship for his “unparalleled determination coupled with grit and talent”.

Fitness freak Bipasha never misses gym

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Mumbai, July 16: In the Bollywood industry actresses have to take several efforts to maintain their svelte figure. And the best example of this is none other than our very own dusky beauty Bipasha Basu.

Even if she has a hectic schedule she would not miss out on going to the gym. This sincerity towards exercising and maintaining her form was ingrained into her by her sexy boyfriend John Abraham. And the advice has paid dividends!! With Bips looking hot as ever!!

Blast in Total plant kills 2, injures 6

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Paris, July 16: Two people have been killed and six more injured in an explosion in a Total plant in eastern France, while several others remain buried under the rubble.

The blast took place on Wednesday when a steam-cracking furnace blew up at a petrochemicals plant in Carling near the German border, AFP reported.

The explosion damaged equipment but did not cause a fire, Total’s local officials said, adding that several people were believed to be still buried in the debris.

Hauritz supports England’s tactics

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London, July 16: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting may be fuming at England’s delaying tactics during the drawn first Test, but off-spinner Nathan Hauritz claims he would not hesitate to follow a similar strategy in a similar situation.

Ponting was furious after England sent out their physio along with 12th man Bilal Shafayat in an apparent attempt at time wasting as the last pair of Monty Panesar and James Anderson battled to prevent a humiliating defeat.

Ponting later claimed that his side would ‘play by the rules and the spirit of the game

Flintoff on Queensland’s radar for T20 Bash

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Cardiff, July 16: Andrew Flintoff’s decision to quit Test cricket after the on-going Ashes series has brought him under the radar of Australian domestic side Queensland, which is eyeing to sign the English all-rounder for the December-January slated T20 Big Bash series.

Queensland Cricket chief Graham Dixon has admitted that they are seriously thinking of roping in Flintoff, who will end their search for a quality T20 player for the domestic event.

Police kill gunman near US Capital

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Washington, July 16: The US police have killed a suspected gunman near the US Capital building in Washington DC after he pulled a gun during a routine traffic stop.

Police say that officers shot dead a 35-year-old man who was stopped for a traffic violation but ‘fled and drove at a high rate of speed around the [Capitol Hill] complex’.

“He almost hit officers, he crashed into a car, and he came out of his car shooting what appears to be an automatic [weapon].”

Ouch! Bachchan Bahu turns Karate Kid

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Mumbai, July 16: These days, Aishwarya is making more news in the Tamil film industry as her mania is crazing fans down south. The actress has been shooting simultaneously for Mani Ratnam’s bilingual flick “Raavan’ and Shankar’s “Endhiran’.

Earlier, she had mastered her enunciation of Tamil so fluently that Superstar Rajnikanth was floored by her Tamil.

Saif-Kareena-Shahid love triangle on big screens

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Mumbai, July 16: If the latest news is to be believed, the infamous Bollywood love triangle involving Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor will be made into a film.

It is said that Spectra Multimedia Films is producing a film tentatively titled The Secret Life of Karina based on the lives of Saif, Kareena and Shahid.

INGOU launches joint PG programme in MBA

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New Delhi, July 16: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with U21Global, Singapore, today launched a joint post-graduate programme in IT Management for July 2009 session.

IGNOU and U21Global have invited applications for a joint post- graduate programme in IT Management leading to Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Technology from IGNOU and an Executive Certificate in Global Information Technology Management from U21Global.

Shahid Kapoor salutes Michael Jackson

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Mumbai, July 16: Michael Jackson’s death has triggered off an unprecedented wave of nostalgia in our film industry.

But by far, the most significant tribute to MJ would be Ken Ghosh’s untitled film, where believe it or not, Shahid is a Michael Jackson devotee.

Konkana Sen to do her first double role in Vinay Shukla’s film Mirch

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Mumbai, July 16: Konkona Sen Sharma will essay her first double role in Vinay Shukla’s film titled Mirch. According to sources, the actress has signed on to play the twin roles of a Rajasthani princess and a modern-day girl in the same film.

Apart from Konkona, the film will also feature Raima Sen and Shahana Goswami. Even Raima has a double role in the film.

Indian shuttler shines in Junior Badminton championship

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New Delhi, July 16: Indian shuttler started their campaign at a winning note in the Asian Junior Badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday.

India’s P. C. Thulasi, Rane Saili and N. Sikki Reddy has entered in to the second round of the women’s single event while H.S. Prannoy won his first round match in the boys singles event.

Thulasi has defeated Korean Lee So Hee in straight sets by 21-16, 21-18 while Saili outplayed Filipchuk Ilyana of Kazakhstan by 21-4, 21-4.

Triumphant Sanga takes nothing for granted

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St Lucia, July 16: Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday celebrated victory over Pakistan in his first series as Sri Lanka’s captain with a warning to team-mates to guard against future setbacks.

“It?s true you have got to enjoy the good times, but you need to make sure that the team is prepared to face the bad times and those bad times don?t last long,” said Sangakkara.

“It?s going to get a lot tougher, but we have got the ability to get better and the amount of work we do on the field and off the field with our focus on cricket is going to be the key.”

US held Iranians in Iraq as ‘hostages’

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Tehran, July 16: Senior US officials in Iraq have said that three Iranian diplomats, recently released by the US, had been taken ‘hostages’.

A former and a currently serving senior US official has claimed that the three diplomats were in effect ‘hostages’ taken by Washington in a bid to persuade Iran to ‘reduce its support for anti-US violence in Iraq’, the Washington Times said in an exclusive report on Tuesday.

Sehwag recovering from injury at NCA

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New Delhi, July 16: Indian aggreesive opener Virender Sehwag has visited National Cricket Academy for his regular check up of shoulder injury with the physio Paul Close on Wednesday.

This was second time Sehwag has came to the academy as earlier he visited on June 29 for shoulder injury review, which he received during Indian Premier League (IPL-2) while playing for Delhi Daredevils.

Due to this injury Sehwag was ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup in England and the ODI series against West Indies last month.

Mousavi to take part in Friday prayers

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Tehran, July 16: Defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi will take part in this week’s Friday prayers led by former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.

In a statement issued by his website Ghalamnews on Wednesday, the country’s last prime minister, who placed second in Iran’s June 12 presidential election, announced that he would join the lines of worshippers for this week’s Friday prayers.

Mousavi said he would attend the prayers as he feels ‘obliged’ to respond to calls concerning the path of defending the ‘legitimate rights to a free and decent living.’

PCB denies rift within Pakistan team

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Lahore, July 16: Pakistan’s historic Test series defeat against Sri Lanka may have raised questions over the team’s unity, but the PCB said captain Younis Khan shares good relations with his teammates and there is no divisions in the national side.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has dismissed the suggestions made by former cricketers like Sarfraz Nawaz, Abdul Qadir and Inzamam-ul-Haq, who have raised concerns over the national team, saying that it seems to be divided.

Ijaz Butt, national board chairman, has also ruled out the idea of sacking Younis Khan as captain.

Strauss backs outgoing Flintoff

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London, July 16: With Andrew Flintoff quitting the longest version of the game after the Ashes series, England captain Andrew Strauss believes the talismanic all-rounder will be motivated to give off his best during the remaining four Tests of the current series.

”I still think we’re going to see a lot more cricket from Fred and I also think that if anything he’s going to be more motivated for these last four Test matches – I think he really wants to go out with a bang,” Strauss said.