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MP warns of tensions between Ahmadinejad, Parliament

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Tehran, July 15: A senior Iranian lawmaker says tension between Parliament and the Ahmadinejad government will be heightened if Cabinet nominees are given a vote of no confidence.

“If competent people are introduced to Parliament as the new government’s ministers, we will give them a vote of confidence,” Deputy Head of the Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Hossein Sobhani-Nia, told ILNA news agency on Wednesday.

“But if they are inept, Parliament might give them a vote of no confidence which will increase tensions,” he added.

Aide says Mousavi party coming soon

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Tehran, July 15: Defeated presidential candidate — transformed into opposition leader — Mir-Hossein Mousavi plans to open a new political front after the idea of establishing a party gained momentum in Iranian political circles.

One of his senior aides, Alireza Beheshti, said Tuesday that the party would pave the way for Mousavi to keep up his protests against the results and conduct of the 10th presidential election through a new platform.

A.R. Rahman is not stepping out of my film- Gowtham

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Mumbai, July 15: Ace Filmmaker Gowtham Menon has been spelling magniloquently Hollywood-fangled flicks in Tamil Cinema.

With his previous film “Vaaranam Aayiram’ based on Tom Hanks starrer “Forrest Gump’ turning to be a blockbuster, he has almost completed shooting for his forthcoming flick “Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya’ starring Silambarasan and Trisha in lead roles. Academy Award Winner A.R. Rahman has scored music for the film and recently there were rumours about him backing off from the project.

Passenger plane crashes in Iran

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Tehran, July 15: An Iranian passenger plane has crashed in northwest of Tehran, near the city of Qazvin with all on board presumed dead.

Qazvin Police Chief Hossein Behzadpour said Wednesday that all on board are “most probably” dead.

The crash occurred near Jannat-abad village near Qazvin.

—–Agencies

Palak going the Rakhi Sawant way

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Mumbai, July 15: Palak going the Rakhi Sawant way Remember Rakhi and her antics in Big Boss, well Palak seems to follow her footsteps in Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao.

She was seen gossiping with co-contestant Fiza over Shweta Tiwari’s image and clothes in Bhojpuri films. Then she referred to Chetan Hansraj as a “sandh (bull)’ while he was taking a shower.

David Beckham ignores Victoria’s pleas, gets new tattoo

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London, July 15: Football star David Beckham is so fascinated with tattoos that he ignored his wife Victoria’s pleas to avoid another one and went ahead and inked his body again — this time with a ring of roses on his left arm.

Beckham is said to be planning a pair of ‘tattoo sleeves’ covering his right and left arms. In December last year, he is said to have angered his wife by adding a biblical proverb to his arm, reported dailymail.co.uk.

Kareena will be part of ‘Race 2′: Saif Ali Khan

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Mumbai, July 15: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was so keen to revive the “Race” magic with Abbas-Mustan that he has convinced the producers to rope them in as directors. He reveals that girlfriend Kareena Kapoor will also feature in the movie.

“They understand the pulse of the plot. ‘Race’ was a fast-paced action-adventure caper. Not too many filmmakers in Bollywood would’ve done such a wonderful job of it,” Saif told IANS.

SC gives huge relief to Modi amid major controversies

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New Delhi, July 15: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to CBI to interrogate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged involvement in the murder of Haren Pandaya, the then Home Minister of Gujarat, who was assassinated in 2003.

A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justice P Sathasivam and Justice B S Chauhan today declined to interfere with Gujarat High Court judgement in which the petition of Mr Vithal Bhai Pandaya, father of Haren Pandaya was dismissed.

Adhyayan Suman calls Shahana a whore

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Mumbai, July 15: Adhyayan Suman felt awkward when he had to call his co-star Shahana Goswami a whore in his forthcoming film ‘Jashnn’. In the film, Shahana plays Adhyayan’s sister.

Narrating the incident, Adhyayan Suman said, “Yes, there is a scene like that in the film where in a fit of anger I end up calling Shahana, who plays my sister, a whore. It was quite a difficult scene to do due to two major reasons.

Katrina to go abroad for Independence Day carnival

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Mumbai, July 15: Katrina to go abroad for Independence Day carnival Katrina Kaif may hold a British passport but this lass has an all Indian heart, which is why, she has agreed to be a part of 15 august Independence day celebrations in America.

South Asian organization is putting together Zee Carnival on August 15 and 16 to be held in Chicago.

Katrina who is currently enjoying her month long vacation in Italy with her family will travel to the USA in August to celebrate Independence day, with the US based Indians and take part in the carnival.

Homes under attack, after Hrithik its Ashish’s turn!

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Mumbai, July 15: Homes under attack, after Hrithik its Ashish’s turn! Looks like holidays and work pressures are not the excuse for our B-town stars to evade and elope from home. The termites take care of it all!

After mite attack forced Hrithik and family to evict their adobe, now it’s the turn of actor Ashish Chowdhry to pack-up and flee from his house due to a major termite attack.

And now, the man has gone back to his roots…we mean his old house in Cuffe Parade, where he grew up.

Test cricket could die out warns MCC

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Melbourne, July 15: The future of Test cricket dominated the two-day MCC World Cricket Committee meeting at Lord’s, with the sombre conclusion being that it is in danger of dying out.

The committee put forward recommendations including a World Test Championship, a trial of day/night Test cricket and pink balls in a bid to make the longer format more appealing.

Pakistanis pin defeat on poor team spirit

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St Lucia, July 15: Former greats Wednesday blamed poor Pakistan team spirit for yet another sudden batting collapse that forced a seven-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo.

Pakistan, seemingly in command at 285-1, lost their last nine wickets for 35 runs to be bowled out for 320 in their second innings. Sri Lanka raced to the 171-run target to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series.

Inzamam smells grouping within Pakistan team

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Karachi, July 15: Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq today said groupings within the team could be the reason behind Pakistan’s dismal show in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka.

“I fear there might be groupings in the team. I think Younis Khan has not been successful in gelling the team as yet,” Inzamam said.

“If any player is indeed involved in such things then he should be penalised immediately by the board and team management,” Inzamam told ‘Jang’ newspaper.

Britain revises travel warning on Iran

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London, July 15: As Iran deals with the aftermath of its disputed presidential election, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office changes a warning it had issued against travel to the Middle Eastern country.

Iran became the scene of opposition rallies after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with nearly two-thirds of the vote on June 12.

Big B’s home, office flooded with rain water

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Mumbai, July 15: As heavy rains continue to cripple normal life in the tinsel city of Mumbai, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan also found his home and office in the suburbs inundated.

Rain water filled up the lawns of Big B’s home “Prateeksha” in Juhu and the ground floor of his office “Janak” located nearby as rains lashed the city and suburbs since Monday night and the downpour continued throughout the day yesterday.

Israeli soldiers say humanity absent in Gaza war

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Jerusalem, July 15: Israeli soldiers have recounted how “permissive” rules of engagement led to the death of civilians in Gaza where the Israeli army alleges that no crimes have been committed.

In print and video testimony published on Wednesday by the activist group Breaking the Silence, some 30 soldiers testified that the Israeli Army sought to minimize its own casualties to ensure public support for “Operation Cast Lead”.

The soldiers said they entered Gaza with blazing guns upon a guideline by commanders to shoot first and worry later about distinguishing civilians from combatants.

Nigeria oil rebels declare 60-day truce

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Abuja, July 15: Nigeria’s main rebel group, which has waged an “oil war” against the government, declares a 60-day ceasefire following the release of its leader.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said the truce, set to come into effect from Wednesday, was in response to the freeing of rebel leader Henry Okah.

The 45-year-old Okah — who was arrested in September 2007 for arms trafficking and treason — was freed Monday just hours the MEND set fire to an oil depot and loading tankers in Lagoc, the country’s economic center, the Associated Press reported.

Mallika Sherawat rocks Twitter HQ

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Mumbai, July 15: Mallika Sherawat rocks Twitter HQ “Mallika, the temperature and glamour quotient at Twitter has gone way up!” is what the CEO of Twitter, Evan Williams exclaimed as the Bollywood siren arrived at the Twitter HQ in San Francisco yesterday.

Mallika arrived in a stretch limousine, with fans and media channels waiting outside for her. The actress was mobbed for an hour by fans and press, signing autographs and doing interviews.

“I’m honored to be the first Asian star to be invited to Twitter. Jai Ho!” gushed an excited Mallika.

Doctor, compounder held on Molestation chares

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Ghaziabad, July 15: A doctor and his compounder were arrested last night after they tried to molest a girl admitted in the ICU ward of the Yoshada hospital here.

Police said the girl, a student of an engineering college here, was admitted to the ICU ward of the Yoshada hospital in Aryangar locality last night after she consumed poison.

The family members of the girl however, alleged that the doctor and the compounder tried to assault her.

Police immediately swung into action and arrested the doctor and the compounder. Investigation was underway.

McGrath offers tips to Lord’s first-timers

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Melbourne, July 15: Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath is trying to pass on his extensive knowledge about the conditions at the Lord’s to the current crop of Australian fast bowlers ahead of the second Ashes Test against England.

McGrath, who has been pretty successful at the ‘Mecca of cricket’ with 26 wickets at a strike rate of 11.50 in three Tests, gave out some valuable tips to Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus.

Six killed in car bomb blast in Iraq

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Baghdad, July 15: A car bomb explosion has struck the western Iraqi city of Ramadi in Anber province, leaving six people, including two traffic police officers, killed.

The bombing targeted a check point in downtown Ramadi early on Wednesday and wounded 16 men, women and children, AFP cited police and medics as saying.

The attack comes two weeks after US withdrawal from Iraqi cities and towns under a security pact between Baghdad and Washington that requires Washington to pull out its troops from the Iraqi soil by the end of 2011.

Mahmadullah has WIndies in a spin on debut test

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Chittagong, July 15: Mahmudullah completed a memorable debut Test, when he cruelly exposed West Indies’ frailty to spin, and bowled Bangladesh to a historic 95-run victory in the opening Test here on Monday.

The 23-year-old off-spinner captured five wickets for 51 runs from 15 overs, as West Indies, chasing 277 for victory, were dismissed for 181 in their second innings about 20 minutes before the scheduled close on the fifth and final day at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.

Triumphant Sangakkara takes nothing for granted

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St Lucia, July 15: 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.”

Shweta Tiwari’s Namak Ishq

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Mumbai, July 15: Shweta Tiwari’s Namak Ishq Just one day in the jungle and Shweta Tiwari is on the verge of calling it quits. Reason being – No salt was provided for food.

She was heard complaining “What is the motivation to do these tasks if there is no salt provided for my food. Why are they giving us… pepper and radish, who is going to eat them?”