wajid Jaipur, Febuary 03: Rajasthan police Friday arrested small screen actor Raja Choudhary for getting into a brawl with the security guards of a private hospital under the influence of alcohol, said an official.
Choudhary, who became a familiar name after his appearance in the popular reality show “Big Boss 2”, is accused of “disruption of peace”.
He came here from Delhi Thursday and was staying at a relative’s house in Chitrakoot area.
Washington, Febuary 03: A complaint from an Indian-American student who was near the top of his high school class but was rejected by both Harvard and Princeton universities has triggered an investigation by the US Education Department.
The unnamed Indian-American student in California complained that the two universities discriminate against Asian-Americans in undergraduate admissions, according to a media Bloomberg report.
According to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights the complaint was received Aug 22 and the allegations “accepted for investigation” Jan 11.
New Delhi, Febuary 03:Two-year-old Falak, who has been battling for life after being battered and beaten, has been taken off the ventilator though she continues to be critical and is still unconscious, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said Friday.
“Her condition has shown slight improvement. We took her off the ventilator Friday morning,” Deepak Agrawal, associate professor of neurosurgery at the AIIMS trauma centre, told IANS.
“Her blood parameters are showing that the infection might be responding to the drugs,” he added.
New Delhi, Febuary 03: In India, almost 80 percent of breast cancer patients are in an advanced stage when they come to a hospital, say doctors. Among the prime factors fuelling the disease in the country, especially among urban women, are fast-paced lives and delayed reproductive activity, they add.
No time for fitness, bad food, increased tobacco and alcohol consumption and lifestyle changes like late marriage are the perfect recipe for breast cancer.
Moscow, February 03: A city legislature in a central Russian town has approved a bill that will penalise people with fines for promoting homosexuality.
The bill, pushed by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, was backed by 28 out of 35 deputies in Kostroma town’s legislature.
A similar ban is already in place in the southern Astrakhan and central Ryazan regions but it was shelved in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second city, last November after MPs failed to agree on its “legal definitions”.
Mumbai,February 03 :Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are all set for a quick engagement on February 10 according to the latest Bollywood buzz.
The duo has been the toast of the B- Town grapevine ever since they became a couple four years ago. Saif, 41, and Kareena, 31, had announced their plans to get married soon after the release of Saif’s upcoming ambitious production Agent Vinod , co- starring his bride- to- be. The film releases on March 23.
Incidentally, Kareena’s new rom- com Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu will release on February 10.
New Delhi ,February 03 :THE TRAUMATIC tale of 80- yearold Mala, who was sexually assaulted by Pahlad ( 19), young enough to be her grandson, has got murkier.
Living as a destitute for years that even she has lost count of, Mala suddenly found family and friends around her when her case reached the court.
On the day she was to identify the convict in court, her daughter, Shakuntala, and neighbour Renu turned up beside her after having deserted her for years. However, they were there for a reason that left the court alarmed.
Mumbai, Febuary 02 : Dino Morea may not have tasted much success as an actor except for the 2002-film “Raaz”, but he has not lost hope. He has decided to turn producer with Pooja Bhatt’s “Jism 2.”
“The most important thing is that I am producing a film for the first time and it’s ‘Jism 2’,” the 36-year-old said here at the NM College fest.
London, February 02: A treasure hunter claims to have located the wreck of a bombed British merchant ship containing platinum bars worth $3 billion, media reports said.
If the theory is right, the ship, which was torpedoed by the Germans in World War II, could be one of the richest sunken treasure troves ever discovered.
Greg Brooks, of Sub Sea Research in Gorham, Maine, this week announced the wreck, sitting in 700 feet of water 50 miles off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is that of the S.S. Port Nicholson, Daily Mail reported Thursday.
Kendrapara,Feburary 02: An eleven-year-old school student suffered burns when an old cell phone battery burst at a school compound in Odisha’s Kendrapara district today. The accident took place during mid-day meal break when the 6th standard student, Seikh Vekka, was playfully tossing the battery near the government-run Bahakuda upper primary school in Mahakalapada area, about 50 km from here, police said. A loud noise like that of a cracker burst was heard triggering panic in the school premises, the police said. No other student was injured. The boy sustained burns on forehead and chest.
New Delhi, February 02: With the Supreme Court leaving it to the trial court to decide on probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2G case, BJP today demanded his resignation till the matter is settled.
“… He (Chidambaram) is fully involved in the entire scam and he has two days’ reprieve. But issue of probity in public life demands that either Chidambaram puts in his papers on his own, or if he refuses to do so, the Prime Minister must recommend to the President to sack him from the government
with immediate effect,” BJP leader Balbir Punj said here.
Kolkata, Febuary 02: Two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers arrested for alleged involvement in a multi-crore iron ore export scam were sent to police custody Thursday.
Debaditya Chakraborty, a former managing director of the West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corp (WBECSC), and R.N. Jamir, an ex-director general, would be in police custody till Feb 4, the chief metropolitan magistrate said.
Jamir is now retired while Chakraborty has been put on compulsory waiting.
The duo were arrested Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the over Rs.220 crore scam of 2004.
New Delhi, Febuary 02 : The Supreme Court ruling on the 2G scam may have provided him a breather. But Home Minister P. Chidambaram, facing unending flak since 2009, is still not out of danger zone in the case.
For a politician who has seen meteoric rise, there seem to be no end to troubles dogging him since the Congress returned to power three years ago.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court, while cancelling 122 2G licences, left the decision of probing the role of Chidambaram — who was then finance minister — in the case to a separate trial court.
Mumbai,February 02 :Afte the pune mayhem Mumbai cps are identifying police personals with mental illness problems.‘ COP RUN AMOK’ THE WORST FEAR AFTER PUNE MAYHEM
WITHIN hours of Santosh Mane going on a rampage in Pune, senior police Inspectors across Mumbai got a message from the police wireless. The message asked them to submit a list of policemen under them who were under treatment for mental illnesses. Based on the lists the senior cops have been told to check on how many of the cops with mental illnesses have firearms issued to them.
Lucknow,February 02 :Muslims are gaining ground all over India and UP elections are the begining of Muslims numerical voting strength.Congress wants to get 22 % Muslims votes at any cost and the reasons for treating the gulliable muslims voters as VVIP.THE CONGRESS manifesto, seemingly with an eye on the religious and social group votes, has promised an “ equitable solution” to the Babri Masjid dispute. The document, featuring an 11- point programme for the minorities in UP, was released on Tuesday ahead of the seven- phase assembly elections.
Mumbai, January 31: Did Shah Rukh Khan beat Shirish Kunder? Was Shah Rukh Khan provoked? What was host Sanjay Dutt doing when the skirmish took place?
Shirish Kunder was thrashed by Shah Rukh Khan at Sanjay Dutt’s party held on Sunday night at a trendy watering hole in Mumbai’s Juhu area.
New Delhi, January 30: Bollywood actor Imran Khan lost his bag at the Dubai airport while in transit for the promotional tour of his forthcoming romantic comedy “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu”.
Imran and Kareena have been travelling abroad to spread the word about the Dharma Productions and UTV Motion Pictures co-production. But Imran ended up in a bit of a mess in Dubai last week.
Lucknow, January 30: Congress general secretary Rashid Alvi declared here Monday that Rahul Gandhi’s rise to the prime minister’s chair in 2014 was a forgone conclusion.
He was reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad’s sarcastic remark, daring Rahul to become prime minister as that would expose his capabilities.
“We are glad that realisation has finally dawned on the BJP that the Congress is all set to again return to power in 2014, and Rahul will become prime minister,” Alvi said at a press conference here.
Hyderabad, January 30 :Lanco hills wakf land scamster and AP home secretary BP Acharya was arrested today. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary B.P. Acharya for alleged corruption in the Emaar-APIIC township case.
The top bureaucrat was later presented in a court here, which sent him to CBI custody for two days.
Acharya was arrested by the CBI officials in the afternoon after they questioned him since morning at Dilkusha guest house, the camp office of the investigating agency.
New Delhi, January 30: Battling for life at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), two-year-old battered and abandoned baby Falak underwent brain surgery to remove fluids even as she developed respiratory problems, a doctor said. The baby has been put on ventilator.
“We have done a small brain surgery to remove fluids from her brain. We suspect that there could be infection in her brain. The fluids will be sent for lab test,” Deepak Agrawal, assistant professor (neurosurgery) at the J.P.N. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, said.
Taliban-US talks,Paki support
Doha,January 30 :Several Taliban negotiators have begun meeting U.S. officials in Qatar, where they are discussing preliminary trust-building measures, including a possible prisoner transfer, said several former Taliban officials on Saturday.
The former officials said four to eight Taliban representatives had travelled to Qatar from Pakistan to set up a political office for the exiled Afghan militant group.
Behrampore and Malda : In the last one month more than 132 infants have lost life in west bengal district of Malda ,Atleast 60% of population in this district ar minorities and Mamta which rode to sucess on minority votes is dam caring about the deaths in this district.There seems to be no end in sight to the horror of infant deaths in West Bengal. From Malda, which recently witnessed the shocking death of 15 babies within 48 hours at a government hospital, the focus has now shifted to Murshidabad.
Mumbai,January 30 :Koirala who belongs to Royal nepali Koirala family has the distinction of being the most addicted alchoholic actress ,at her prime in bollowood no one dared to question her ,now at the fag end of her carrer she is questioned for each of her irrational decisions .
Hyderabad, January 29:This economic aspect is evidenced especially in the Hyderabad real estate sector where the Kamma and Reddy Congress notables seem to have dominated through their political clout
Washington, January 29 : Defence secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the US in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden’s compound last May.
Panetta told CBS’s 60 Minutes, in a programme to be broadcast tomorrow, that Shakil Afridi helped provide intelligence for the raid on Osama’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.