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4 robbers enters into Ernakulam-Okha Express

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Ernakulam, June 21: Okha ExpressIt was tough time for passengers travelling in Ernakulam-Okha Express at Panvel railway station in Maharashtra when four unidentified robbers forcibly entered into ladies compartment of the train. They threatened female passengers of dreadful consequences in case they tried to escape and asked them to hand over their valuables.

The train started around noon on Thursday and stopped at Panvel at around 10.30 pm when four persons aged around 20-25 years entered into ladies compartment.

Katrina has tough time dubbing for Santoshi’s film

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Mumbai, June 21: Katrina Kaif is having a tough time dubbing for “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”, especially with director Raj Kumar Santoshi known to be very particular about his actor’s diction.The actress, who has a pronounced British accent, has been practising her Hindi constantly with friends as well as in her dubbing, so much so that she almost lost her voice.

For Katrina dubbing is the most difficult part of the acting process. After all, she was initially dubbed by professional artists. She finally won the right to speak on screen in her own voice.

Pak, SL final sends strong message: Raja

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Islamabad, June 20: Pakistan and Sri Lanka playing in the World Twenty20 final on Sunday will send a strong message to the world that cricket cannot be brought down by terrorism, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said.

A militant attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3 ended Pakistan’s chances of hosting any international matches in the near future following earlier concerns about security.

Have the Bachchans hijacked IIFA?

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Mumbai, June 20: Amitabh Bachchan, along with son Abhishek and bahu Aishwarya, hits the green carpet at the 10th India International Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, held recently in Macau.

As he doles out quotable quotes, a starry- eyed foreign lensman comments: “He (the Big B) is Bollywood’s biggest hero.” The scene is a familiar one seen at almost every IIFA extravaganza, held every year at a different foreign locale.

Obama can cook keema, dal

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Washington, June 20: US President Barack Obama can cook keema and da’– and cook well! He is a fan of Cricket– but terrible with bats!

These little known secrets about Obama were revealed during his interview to Dawn television of Pakistan where he reflected upon his acquaintance with the South Asian culture.

“As you know, I had Pakistani roommates in college who were very close friends of mine. I went to visit them when I was still in college, was in Karachi and went to Hyderabad. Their mothers taught me to cook,” Obama said.

Modi rejects amendments to Gujarat terror law

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New Delhi, June 20: Striking an aggressive posture, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday rejected the amendments suggested by the Centre to GUJCOCA, saying it would amount to taking away the “teeth and nails” of the legislation.

“The amendments suggested by the Centre amount to taking away the teeth and nails of the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act (GUJCOCA),” he told reporters on the sidelines of the BJP National Executive meeting here.

Modi said if necessary, the Gujarat government would take the GUJCOCA Bill back to state assembly.

Is Love Aaj Kal really a rip off?

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Mumbai, June 20: Is Love Aaj Kal really a rip off? While the makers of the film may not agree but their film Love Aaj Kal seems to bear a very strong resemblance to Taiwenese film, Hao De Shi Guang (Three Times).

NIIT academy extends its presence in AP

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Hyderabad, June 20: Secondary School and Intermediate Education Minister D Manikya Vara Prasad today inaugurated NIIT MindChampions Academy in 2005 additional Government schools in Andhra Pradesh.

NIIT MindChampions Academy is a joint initiative of NIIT and World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand to promote Chess among young kids in schools.

The Academy had extended its presence in 2668 Government Schools.

Italian police arrest 14 in crackdown on child pornography

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Rome, June 20: Italian police have arrested 14 people and placed more than 250 under investigation in a major crackdown on online child pornography, Italian media reported Saturday.

The police operation was being carried out countrywide and involved the search of hundreds of homes, according to the reports. Authorities in Catania and Sicily were leading the investigation.

Five young men rape girl, circulate MMS

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Mumbai, June 20: Five young men allegedly raped a 19-year-old college student and circulated a video clip of the assault in Maharashtra’s Thane district. Three men have been arrested, police said Saturday.

On May 14 the girl accompanied one of the accused to a room in Hotel Sai Pooja in Thane on the outskirts of Mumbai when she was allegedly raped by five men. However, a complaint was lodged by the girl June 19.

I’m playing like I always do – Afridi

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London, June 20: At the very heart of Pakistan’s invigorating run to a second successive World Twenty20 final has been a player you might think was put on the planet to play Twenty20 cricket.

A three-four over bash with the bat, a quick four-over spell hustled through the middle overs and some adrenaline-fuelled cheerleading in the field: thanks very much, Shahid Afridi.

Mallika Sherawat asked by Ric Wake and Yanni to perform at Indian concert.

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Mumbai, June 20: Mallika Sherawat asked by Ric Wake and Yanni to perform at Indian concert. The Hollywood Music industry is buzzing with the news that legendary Multiple Oscar and Grammy music producer Ric Wake and World Famous New Age Composer Yanni have asked Bollywood sensation Mallika Sherawat to participate in an upcoming special concert, which will be heralded as a triumphant return to India.

Yanni was, and still is, hailed as the only artist to ever stage a concert performance within the marble walls of

India’s most famous and fabled landmark, the Taj Mahal.

Jolie wants to adopt more children

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London, June 20: Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie already have six children, three of who are adopted, but the actress says she and her partner would “never say no” to adopting more.

The “Tomb Raider” star confirmed that the couple intends to expand their already large family, reported dailymail.co.uk

“We love children, we want a big family, so we never – you know, never say no,” Jolie said.

—–IANS

Neha Mehta to tie the knot

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Mumbai, June 20: Neha Mehta to tie the knot The vivacious and graceful Shakuntala of Star One aka Neha Mehta is all set to tie the knot with her business man boyfriend by the end of the year. Her show has just gone off air and thus she is busy preparing for her up coming wedding.

“I will not be taking any daily shows as I am getting married in December. For now I am busy shopping for the clothes and the jewelleries. Alongside I have to sit with the designer to design my clothes for the D- Day,” stated Neha happily.

Take all steps to retrieve Katchatheevu : Jaya tells MK

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Chennai, June 20: AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalithaa today urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to take all steps to retrieve Katchatheevu, an islet ceded to Sri Lanka, by using his influence with the Central government, to sustain the livelihood of the Indian fishermen.

In a statement here, she described as a joke, Mr Karunanidhi’s announcement in the State Assembly that he was prepared to bring in a resolution demanding retrieval of Katchatheevu.

”Instead of writing letters or sending telegrams, the Chief Minister, who bargained plum portfolios in the Union Cabinet

Baba apni life ki gaddi ko dhakka maar

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Mumbai, June 20: Baba apni life ki gaddi ko dhakka maar Baba Seghal who created a new sensation among the youngster with his rap music is all set to return back with his pop album “Apni Life Ki Gaddi Ko Dhakka Maar’. He is very excited to return with a fresh start in the music world.

“After almost a decade I am back with my pop album. I am very excited as my previous songs like tanda tanda pani… and many other were hits. I’ll be leaving no stone unturned to promote this,” says Baba very excitingly.

Murder Tongue…Katrina’s Dubbing Blues….Almost Collapses In Getting It Right

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Mumbai, June 20: Katrina KaifWho says Katrina can’t speak proper Hindi? She’s been practising constantly with friends and in her dubbing, so much so that Katrina has almost lost her voice.

The dubbing for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani has taken its toll on her throat. Raj Kumar Santoshi is always known to be very particular about his actors’ lamguage. For Ranbir in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani who has a lot of colloquial Hindi to speak, he has personally been supervising the dubbing.

Saina marches into Super Series semis

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New Delhi, June 20: Saina Nehwal came up with her best showing at the Super Series events in the last six months when she outdid South Korean Hwang Sung Hwan 21-17, 11-21, 21-15 to enter the semi-finals of the Indonesian Super Series badminton championships in Jakarta on Friday.

Saina came up with her best performance in December when she made it to the semi-finals of the Malaysian Super Series. She beat the unseeded Hwang, who had upset fourth seed Wang Chen.

RSS can walk straight without BJP crutches: Govindacharya

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New Delhi, June 20: Virtually daring the BJP to snap links with the RSS, former party ideologue K N Govindacharya has said the RSS can “walk straight without the crutches of the BJP”.

Govindacharya, who parted ways with the BJP sometimes back, accused the party leaders, including its chief Rajnath Singh, of practising “pseudo-Hindutva”.

Besides, he dubbed Varun Gandhi’s election speeches as “pesudo-Hindutva of the reactionary, irresponsible kind” and “not Hindutva”.

Saudi not to allow Israeli flights over its territory

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Abu Dhabi, June 20: Saudi Arabia has denied media reports that it intends to allow Israeli military planes to fly over its airspace. ”These reports are totally false and baseless,” an official source at the Ministry of Defense and Aviation said.

The source also denied reports that Saudi military officials had met with their Israeli counterparts to discuss the issue. ”The source expressed surprise over such false media reports,” the Saudi Press Agency said.

AP Govt to start mobile hospitals : Minister

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Tirupati, June 20: Minister Mr Parthasarathy has said that its government is planning to start mobile hospitals in a year or two in the state.

At a review meeting with the district veterinary doctors at a star hotel here yesterday, the Minister said the livestock playing a key role in the countrys growth rate and the state government allocated Rs 600 crore in the budget for the dairy development against Rs 200 crore during the TDP government tenure.

18-year-old domestic help held hostage, raped by employer

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New Delhi, June 20: An 18-year-old domestic help was allegedly held hostage for three days and raped by her 50-year-old employer in Rajouri Garden area of West Delhi.

Police officers said the victim managed to escape on Thursday night and filed a complaint at the local police station.

According to police officers investigating the case, the victim is a resident of West Bengal. Accused Paramjeet Singh, a widower, had employed her through a placement agency in Rajouri Garden around three days ago.

Four arrested for Bhajanpura petrol pump murder, robbery

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New Delhi, June 20: Four days after an employee of a petrol pump in Bhajanpura was robbed and murdered, the South Delhi police have arrested four people they claim were the assailants.

On June 15, petrol pump employee Baldev Singh was killed and Rs 8.5 lakh in cash robbed from him when he was on his way to deposit the money in a bank, just across the road from the pump.

Lizard Found In Mid-Day Meal At A Primary School In Indore

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Indore, June 19: The free meal programme, which has been started for the benefit of around 12 crore school kids, has taken the form of a health risk as the cases of dead animals in mid-day meal are increasing day by day.

The new case in the list is from Madhya Pradesh where a lizard found on Wednesday, in the lunch served to pupils at a primary government school at Neelkanth colony in Indore district.

The school help Kamla Bai spot the lizard in the food and at once informed Principal Badrinarayan Rathore, who stopped the food from being distributed to kids and informed the NGO.