Month: June 2009

1 dead, 15 hurt as bus falls off NH-24 flyover

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New Delhi, June 25: At least one person died and 15 others were injured when a chartered bus carrying over 40 passengers fell off a flyover near Mother Dairy on NH-24 on Wednesday evening.

While the police said only the bus driver had died, Deputy Medical Superintendent of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital Dr Amita Saxena said two persons were declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Three of the victims, admitted in another private hospital in Patparganj, are said to be critical.

The police officers suspect a brake failure caused the 15-foot plunge.

Fardeen Khan taking guitar lessons for All the Best

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Mumbai, June 25: Is learning to play the guitar for his role in Ajay Devgan’s All The Best The Fun Begins in Goa Teacher hired Fardeen’s character Veer is part of a band. Director Rohit Shetty says, “Veer is a guitarist and Fardeen wanted the character to look realistic. So, we hired Subi from Mumbai to come on the set and train him.” Subi is one of the lead guitarists of a rock band.

Saif chooses Kareena rather than Deepika

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Mumbai, June 25:On Wednesday evening, Deepika Padukone, heroine of Saif Ali Khan’s home production Love Aaj Kal, made an appearance on Salman Khan’s 10 Ka Dum, to promote the film. Saif Ali Khan was to join her but begged off saying he was abroad and therefore unavailable.

Excuses?

Later that evening, it came to light that the Chote Nawab was very much in the country. In fact, he was with his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor. Bebo was in Delhi shooting for 3 Idiots. They were seen together in the evening at the five-star hotel they were staying at.

Nandana Sen finally nude?

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Mumbai, June 25: Nandana Sen finally nude? Recently it was reported that actress Nandana Sen had turned down several prestigious Hollywood film offers including one by Italian filmmaker Italo Spinelli to pose nude in his film as their scripts demanded her giving a nude scene.

She had reportedly put her foot down to topless or nude scenes after controversial nude scenes in Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya. But now there is a buzz that Nandana is all set to do a steamy photo session for fashion designer Umair Zafar wherein she will be appearing in topless.

US troops ready to withdraw from Iraqi cities

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Baghdad, June 25: US combat troops will pull out from Iraq’s cities and main towns as the war-torn country takes sole charge of security in a major stepping stone to a complete American withdrawal.

Most American troops will retreat to their main bases and only re-enter urban areas if the Iraqi security forces ask for their support in tackling unrest or conducting other operations.

Formal ceremonies will take place on Monday but the government has declared the official departure day a national holiday.

US governor affair with an Argentinian woman

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Washington, June 25: The governor of the US state of South Carolina, who had been missing for a week, finally turned up Wedensday and admitted to an affair with an Argentinian woman.

Mark Sanford, a Republican, vanished June 18 without telling either his family or staff where he was headed. In a press conference after his return Wednesday morning, Sanford said he went to Buenos Aires to end an affair with an Argentinian woman.

“The bottom line is this: I’ve been unfaithful to my wife,” Sanford said with tears in his eyes. “I hurt my wife, I hurt my boys.”

End of Mamata-UPA honeymoon?

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New Delhi and Kolkata, June 25: The increasing dissonance between Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s politics and the Union government’s West Bengal policy has become a source of concern for Congress leaders. While the Congress had braced itself to deal with Mamata’s mercurial temper, it hardly expected trouble to start so soon in its second innings. But the Lalgarh crisis has brought matters close to boiling point.

Why Muslim share in Lok Sabha declined?

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New Delhi, June 25: The outcome of recently concluded election to the Lok Sabha has been hailed as triumph of secular forces. Significantly it also marked the decline of Muslims representation from 34 in the previous Lok Sabha to 28 this time, including four from Jammu and Kashmir State.

It is true that a secular Hindu can serve the cause of Muslims much better than a member of the community can do. But it gets a better psychological satisfaction if its representative also belongs to it.

Manmohan assures support to Air India

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New Delhi, June 25: Reeling under an unprecedented financial crisis, national carrier Air India was on Wednesday offered a glimmer of hope, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured government support to the airline.

The condition, however, is that it should undertake a comprehensive restructuring process and should become leaner and trimmer.

230 acres of Wakf land didn’t get the compenstion amount

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Hyderabad, June 25: The Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board was yet to get the due compensation for its 230 acres of prime land in Visakhapatnam allotted to the two pubic sector companies Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and the National Thermal Power Corporation.

It was part of the 5307 acres of land under the Dargah of Hazrat Ishaque Madani, after whom the city was initially named as Ishaquepatanam and later it became Visakhapatnam

NRI litigant throws acid on High Court lawyers in court room

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London, June 25: A non-resident Indian litigant threw acid at three lawyers after a High Court ruling went against him in a racial discrimination case, a jury heard today.

Ashok Mahajan, 54, went berserk inside the Royal Courts of Justice here as justice Underhill delivered the ruling against him.

Mahajan threw a bottle of corrosive liquid at barrister Richard Liddell, solicitor Claire White and trainee lawyer Lucy Colter, the Southwark Crown Court heard.

Colter screamed in pain when she was hit in the eyes and acid that landed on her leg burned her thighs, the court heard.

No restrictions at Arthur Road jail, gangsters take leave at will

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Pune, June 25: A highly confidential inquiry report by the Maharashtra prison department has revealed that several key undertrials, including Mohammad Dossa, underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawli and DK Rao (the right-hand man of fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan), among others, freely availed of “leave” out of the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai over the last three years.

The jail authorities neither reported the leave granted to these high-profile undertrials to senior prison authorities, nor did they raise objections to the leave applications in court.

Pakistan using Sarabjit to bargain with India

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New Delhi, June 25:Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh’s review petition challenging his death sentence in the 1990 Lahore bomb blast case. The petition was rejected by a three -member bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court on the grounds of non-pursuance of the case by his lawyer. Sarabjit’s lawyer Rana Abdul Hamid was not present on Wednesday despite a directive to him. The lawyer was also absent for the last hearing on Monday.

Talking to CNN-IBN Hamid said that he would file another appeal on Sarabjit’s behalf.

Muslim women in India are in miserable condition

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New Delhi, June 25: Uzma Naheed comes from a family of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband. She is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and has been working for the upliftment of the Muslim women in India and abroad.

Though she comes from the religious establishment she is very critical of religious establishment for keep Muslims in intellectually and socially miserable condition.

In a candid interview she talked about the situation of Muslim women in India, her work with IQRA, and the launch of IQRA International Women’s Alliance (IIWA).

Her background:

HRW in Gujarat to investigate Sabarmati Jail beatings

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Ahmedabad, June 25: A team of two researchers from Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non- governmental organization to protect the human rights of the citizens all over the world, is currently on an assignment in Gujarat.

It was the revelations by HRW about the inhuman torture of the inmates in Guantanamo prison became the ground for closure of the infamous cell and release of the prisoners.

Hindu or Muslim, they are flocking to Ajmer Sufi shrine

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Pilgrims, both Hindu and Muslim, are thronging the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer for his 797th annual Urs or death anniversary, which is not treated as a sad occasion but a celebration of the soul’s union with god.

About 250,000 to 300,000 pilgrims visit Ajmer during the Urs, which this year begins Thursday and will go on till June 30. The dargah (shrine) of the saint, who was popularly known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz by his devotees from both communities, symbolises a touching synthesis of the hopes and prayers of various faiths and communities.

Are you Single, Mallika asks Salman on 10 Ka Dum

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Mumbai, June 25: This week it’s going to be the hot and sizzling actress of silver screen Malika Sherawat and the boxer king Vijendra Singh on Dus Ka Dum.

The two had a nice time with the host and dost Salman Khan but during the shoot it was realised that there was a love triangle between the trios.

“While playing the game, Malika addressed that she is single and also wanted Sallu. Though he refused saying no directly to the sultry actress,” reported the khabroo from the sets.

Kareena is not the type of girl who is insecure

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Mumbai, June 25: Deepika Padukone tells that Kareena Kapoor is not insecure as an actress to demand that Saif should replace Deepika in Love Aaj Kal with her, just because Saif is her boy friend and Imtiaz Ali is her favorite director after Jab We Met, when he meets her at PVR Lower Parel for this interview.

In what way is Love Aaj Kal different from your earlier films?
I am quiet thrilled about my next release- Love Aaj Kal, which I feel is quite different when compared to my earlier films. Love Aaj Kal will undoubtedly go down as one of the most special films for me as an actress.

All through my teenage life, I’ve had a flat chest

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Mumbai, June 25: After offering her personal lingerie to her fans lingerie Sherlyn Chopra is now sharing her teenage secret with her admirers. Here’s what she has to say:

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and if the beholder is highly demanding, what he/she seeks for is perfection.

For some, a perfect body means having muscle mass and fat in proportion to one’s height. For others, it may mean more than just muscle mass and body fat. For me, it’s also about having amazing features. And one cannot enhance one’s features in a gymnasium!

Not many people know that I’m computer engineer

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Mumbai, June 25: The latest addition to the celeb blogger list is Payal Rohatgi who has decided to connect with her fans on a serious note. Here’s what she has to say:

Not many people know that I grew up in Ahmedabad to become a computer engineer and had very close-knit friends with whom I shared a great bond. We used to go for movies, picnics, farmhouse parties – occasionally. We were a group of five out of which three were girls and two were guys.

Akshay Kumar mistaken for Nicholas Cage

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Mumbai, June 25: Apna Khiladi Kumar aka Akshay was confused for Nicholas Cage recently.

A source said, “Sajid Nadiadwala was shooting for Kambakkht Ishq when he happened to come across the set of Fast and Furious in the Hollywood studio. Why not shoot on this set himself.

What’s more the Fast and Furious car was there too.” Adds a source. Sajid quickly got his unit to shoot Akshay’s action scene there.

“Seeing the Fast and Furious car and the set people confused Akshay for Nicholas Cage.

Ayesha Takia was in awe of Salman at 10 Ka Dum

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Mumbai, June 25: Salman Khan’s upcoming next, Wanted’s team recently shot for his reality game show 10 Ka Dum. His co-star in the film, Ayesha Takia Azmi and director of the film, Prabhu Deva were his star guests as part of their film’s promotion.

A source reveals, “Prabhu Deva and Ayesha were on the show to promote their film Wanted with Salman asking them several questions about the film.

Europe’s First Hijab-Clad Lawmaker

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Brussels, June 25: Making history as Europe’s first ever hijab-clad lawmaker, Belgian MP Mahinur Ozdemir hopes to shatter some of the misperceptions about the Muslim head cover.

“Underneath this veil there is a personality,” Ozdemir told.
“There is someone who is engaged, who wants things to change, who wants to move forward and execute lots of projects for the people of Brussels.”

Making history, Ozdemir, 26, took the oath of office, at the parliament in Brussels.

US Missiles Turn Pakistan Funeral to Grave

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Miramshah, June 25: Wrapped in white bandages and lying on a bed in the dust-bowed district hospital in Miramshah, the capital of North Waziristan, Fazl-e-Rabbi is one of who lucky enough to survive a US deadly missile strike at a funeral ceremony in neighboring South Waziristan a day earlier.

“We had just finished the funeral prayers and I was wearing my shoes when I felt that the sun had exploded on my head,” Fazl-e-Rabbi, who received injuries in his arms, legs and lower abdomen, told.