subhan Mumbai, July 10: Those who’ve seen “Kambhakkt Ishq” were surprised to see Vindu Dara Singh resurfacing after such a long time in a fairly substantial role. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala apparently cast him for old friend Tabu’s sake.
According to a close friend, for Nadiadwala, casting Vindu was a tribute to Tabu whose family was like his own family once.
New Delhi, July 10: In a major relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court today declined to stay the installations of statues in Noida.
The court refused to issue a stay order on the installation of Bhaujan Samaj Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s statues in a Noida park.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam said it would not intervene in the matter.
In its order, the Supreme Court said that the court cannot intervene in such matters until and unless a case of misappropriation of fund is made.
Mumbai, July 10: Katrina Kaif is perhaps the most-demanded actress in Bollywood today.
She looks pretty on screen with an infectious smile but she is not a beauty with brains if we are to go by her words. She admitted that she made a mistake by foolishly falling into the arms of Akshay Kumar, who was known for his affairs with fellow co-stars at one point of time.
Colombo, July 10: Sri Lankan authorities have ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to cut back its relief operations across the South Asian country.
Colombo government sources said the decision was taken because there was no more fighting in the Island.
The instruction comes after the government forces defeated the forces belonging to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May.
ICRC has closed four offices and withdrawn its expatriate staff from Sri Lanka’s eastern regions following the government demand, according to a statement from the ICRC.
Jerusalem, July 10: One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest advisers has declared that ‘there is no Palestinian leadership’ to act as partner in peace talks.
Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Uzi Arad, questioned whether Israel’s government has a Palestinian negotiating partner who can deliver peace.
“I … do not see a Palestinian leadership or a Palestinian regime, but a disorderly constellation of forces and factions,” Arad said on Thursday indicating deep skepticism about prospects for peace.
Dhaka, July 10: Indian shooters raised their medal tally to 20 gold medals, 10 silver and 5 bronze medals as they won six gold medals in the 8 events on the fourth day of the South Asian Shooting championships in Bangladesh.
India’s Harveen Srao won gold medal in women’s 10m air pistol event with a score of 479.5 while Heena Shidhu bagged the bronze medal in the same event.
Indian Ashok Pandit shot 566 to win the gold medal in the 25m standard pistol event and Vijay Kumar won the silver with the score of 561, while Pakistan’s Mustakim Shah won the bronze medal with 551.
St Lucia, July 10: Bangladesh Bat First In Rain Interrupted MatchThe first day of the first test match between Bangladesh and West Indies was interrupted by rain as Bangladesh scored 42 runs without any loss of wicket after a delayed start due to damp ground conditions at St Lucia.
Although, Tino Best and Kemar Roach was impressive with the new ball but both the Bangladesh openers, Tamim Iqbal (14) and Imrul Kayes (26), easily negotiated them to resist on the crease in the seaming conditions
Hyderabad, July 10: Actor Simbhu has turned down the rumours relating to his love relation with gorgeous Trisha.
Admitting that the actress is a dear fried on his, Simbhu feels a bit upset with the media reports doing the rounds, ” Trisha is a close friend of mine from my younger age. There is no romance between us.” He adds, “Simbhu and Trisha are pairing in Vinnai Thandi Varuvaaya directed by Gowtham Menon.
Cardiff, July 10: Legendary fast bowler Michael Holding has claimed that Kevin Pietersen was wasting his potential and does not deserve to be amongst the cricket
greats.
Holding came down heavily on Pietersen, especially the way he got out to Nathan Hauritz on the opening day of the first Ashes Test here, sweeping him from outside the off-stump and the ball ballooned in the air to short-leg fielder.
London, July 10: ICC’s elite panel umpire Daryl Harper has supported the Umpire Decision Referral System, to be rolled-out in Tests from October, saying it had increased their percentage of correct decisions to 98 per cent during the trial series.
“It did have a few problems associated with it but generally speaking when we look at the bigger picture our percentages of correct decisions did increase during the series,” said Harper, currently on duty in Sri Lanka for the series against Pakistan.
London, July 10: England batsman Paul Collingwood talked about his childhood dream of playing against Australia in an Ashes series.
“The Ashes has always been the complete ultimate to me. I think, growing up as a little boy, the one thing I always wanted to do was play against Australia and play in The Ashes and you know Test cricket, for us English players, is very much alive and this is what it’s all about,” he said.
Mumbai, July 10: A R Rehman’s unfulfilled dreams about Michael Jackson Music maestro A R Rahman would have succeeded in going international with his god-gifted and melodious music talent but the musician would surely be regretting of not having worked with a legend, Michael Jackson.
Washington, July 10: A recent study revealed that infants and young heart patients are most vulnerable to the heart medication errors. The study also found that the highest number of errors occurred in the case of infants under the age of one.
The reason behind these medication errors could be manual miscalculation of weight-sensitive doses, and misinterpretation of safe age ranges of adult drugs used for children by the health care providers.
Kolkata, July 10: Malaria It seems that different efforts made by the government and Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s health department are not sufficient to prevent the spread of malaria.
According to statistics, 843 Kolkatans, between January and June this year, have been diagnosed with malignant malaria, as compared to just 93 cases over the same period last year. Till now, it has killed Uday Das (38), Surya Sen Street’s resident and blinded another resident, 55-year-old Toton Mukherjee.
Ramallah, July 10: A high-ranking Egyptian delegation has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah in an attempt to push for unity talks between rival Palestinian factions.
The delegation arrived in Ramallah on Thursday and will meet with Palestinian authority officials, including acting Prime Minister Salam Fayad, during their two-day visit.
The Egyptian delegation is headed by the Egyptian Intelligence Chief deputy Mohammad Ibrahim who will also meet with Hamas, Fatah and leaders of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
Lahore, July 10: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has advised various captains around the world to take a leaf out of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s book and heaped praise on the Indian skipper’s calm approach even in trying conditions.
Akhtar, whose career has been plagued by controversies and injuries, said Dhoni was his favourite captain and it was essential for any skipper to keep his cool and be humble to his players, particularly fast bowlers who are match-winners for any team.
Wellington, July 10: Some of the most prominent names in the New Zealand cricket have delayed signing their national contracts due to forseeing a clash of their international schedule with the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).
Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum and all-rounder Jacob Oram, country’s highest-paid players in the IPL, were reluctant to sign their contracts until the dates of the third edition of the lucrative T20 event are released, the ‘New Zealand Herald’ reported.
Mumbai, July 10: Mona Singh, a familiar face on television, is finally making her transition to the big screen.
In Raju Hirani’s Thee Idiots, she plays Kareena’s sister. And she has signed her second film, where she will be playing the lead role. The film will be directed by newbie Viraag Mishra, a close friend, Vinay Pathak’s close friend.
Mumbai, July 10: While the world over, people are moving away from Sports Utility Vehicles, Fardeen Khan recently acquired a Buckingham Blue Land Rover (2.7 TDS V6 HSE). The actor drove it down to Goa while shooting for All The Best.
Washington, July 10: A recent study revealed that ordinary household vinegar popularly used to garnish salad dressings, pickles and other foods has ability to fight fat.
Vinegar is used in various folk medicines for treatment of a range of diseases. The recent study has given scientific evidence of the fat fighting ability of the vinegar. Some studies have also shown that vinegar, called acetic acid, can help in controlling blood pressure and blood sugar.
Washington, July 10: A recent study has revealed that stress can add extra pound to already overweight persons. The present times are full of stress. Men and women have to face stress in every sphere of life. Everyone has to deal with lot of problems in personal as well professional life, which ultimately leads to stress.
The research team, led by Jason P. Block, MD, MPH, of Harvard, analyzed data collected from a nationally representative group of 1,355 men and women, from 1995 to
2004.
Mumbai, July 10: Sheena Shahabadi, daughter of yesteryear actress Sadhna, is making a rather unconventional beginning in Bollywood. In her debut flick “Tere Sang”, she plays a teenaged girl whose boyfriend makes her pregnant.
The film comes with a message around teen pregnancy and has sex education as one of its major promotional pegs. Ruslaan Mumtaz plays the male lead.
Beijing, July 10: Chinese authorities hint that terrorists with links with al-Qaeda were involved in Xinjiang ethnic clashes that have killed over 150 people in the region.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the Beijing government has evidence to show that rioters had links with al-Qaida and other similar groups based in some foreign countries.
Qin also added that China expected cooperation from neighboring countries to safeguard peace and stability in the region.
London, July 10: The contract row between the West Indies Cricket Board and its mainstream players continued after the WICB refused to negotiate with the cricketers until they ended their strike.
A WICB Negotiating Team met with the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) here yesterday after the players, who have not been offered contracts for four successive series, boycotted the fifth unpaid series, against Bangladesh.
They fielded seven uncapped players in the first Test which started at Kingstown yesterday.
New Delhi, July 10: Amidst speculation over Sourav Ganguly’s likely foray into the cricket administration, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) today said the former India captain will have to wait long to head the BCCI.
ACA secretary Bikash Baruah said it is not just the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) which has the right to nominate its candidate for the post of BCCI chief when East Zone’s turn came in the rotation policy.