Hyderabad, June 24: The positive aspects in Congress policies and the negative conditions in the Grand Alliance influenced the voters in the State.
This was the outcome of the CPI State council meetings.
Briefing the media on the council meetings, CPI state secretary K Narayana said that the positive aspects in Congress Government’s policies such as pension scheme, National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) influenced the voters much.
Washington, June 24: The death toll from a collision between two subway trains in the US capital Monday has risen to nine, broadcaster CNN reported Tuesday.
At least 76 people were injured in the accident that has been described as the deadliest in the Washington Metrorail system’s 33-year history.
A train that had apparently stopped between stations was struck from behind by a second train at about 5 p.m. (2100 GMT), just inside Washington, near the Maryland state line.
“The scene is as horrific as you can imagine,” Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said.
Mumbai, June 24: Former Bond girl Denise Richards has reportedly confessed that she loved onscreen lip-locking stint with none other than B-town actor & ”sexiest man in India” Akshay Kumar in their upcoming star studded film KAMBAKKHT ISHQ. The stunning seductress is quite impressed with Kumar’s kissing skills and is adamant that no man in B-town can match him.
KAMBAKKHT ISHQ to be real ‘comeback film’ for Bollywood?
Mumbai, June 24: Not so Shubh Kadam for Nazneen Nazeen Patel who was seen playing lead in “Main Aisi Kyun Hoon” has been now doing “Shubh Kadam”, after her show went off air. She is playing a character role in SK but is not too happy with the way its taking shape.
“It’s been two months and my character is not taking shape as per I was said it would be. This is making me bit gloomy but I want to give the producers little time to set me up. Also I had played lead role in my shows so playing character is bit difficult,” says Nazneen.
Hyderabad, June 24: Based on a complaint received from women cricketers, Home Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy on Tuesday directed DGP SSP Yadav to constitute an inquiry committee headed by a senior IPS officer to probe into alleged ‘highhanded and objectionable’ behaviour of suspended Andhra Cricket Association secretary V Chamunmdeswarinath. It is learnt that Additional DGP (Recruitment) M Ratan will be heading the probe panel. The Minister held oneon- one’s with each of the women cricketers (victims) before ordering the inquiry.
Mumbai, June 24: We don’t like stating the obvious. But, unfortunately, we have to just that. So, here it goes… Shreyas Talpade is a good, nay, great actor!
Well, the young actor has yet again walked away with rave reviews, this time for his role in PAYING GUESTS. Shreyas is walking away with all the accolades.
Shreyas Talpade’s an obedient actor
Hyderabad, June 24: Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday asked the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to speed up slum development programmes and the Weaker Section Housing project. He expressed concern over conditions in many slums in and around the city. The Chief Minister wanted a special cell to be set up by the HMWS&SB to ensure good quality drinking water. The water quality should be checked constantly and Bholakpur incident should be taken as a lesson, he said.
Mumbai, June 24: While Priyanka Chopra gets ready for her the release of her KAMINEY followed by WHAT’S YOUR RAASHEE, there are old skeletons coming out of her cupboard. One of her long delayed films, BEKASOOR, has gone for a title change and would now arrive in the form of DON’T WORRY.
Earlier titled EK HASINA EK DEEWANA, this was a film that Priyanka Chopra had signed when Govinda was a reigning star. Priyanka was fresh out of her Miss World stint and around the time she had signed THE HERO and ANDAAZ, she had also gone ahead and agreed to do this film with director K.C. Bokadia.
Hyderabad, June 24: Parents voiced their frustrations over the rising fees in schools at the public hearing held by the Fee Regulatory Committee at Public Gardens here on Tuesday. The discussion, which was dominated by school managements
initially, got into an aggressive mode with many parents demanding
Hyderabad, June 24: With clearing of the pending dues, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has asked the private contractor M/s Simplex Somdatta Builders (JV) to complete the jinxed 11.5 Km P V Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway by November/ December this year. A few days ago, HMDA paid about Rs 40 crore to the contractor. Since last one year, the project has slowed down because of paucity of funds. The HMDA planned to inaugurate Asia’s longest flyover in March 2008 itself but it got delayed due to various reasons.
Mumbai, June 24: She might have wooed the small screen with her earthly act. But, when she made her debut in ROCK ON, Prachi Desai’s image of being the next hot-seductress was not really convincing. Now the actress seems to be working towards making that image a reality.
Prachi Desai is disheartened
Buzz is that Prachi Desai has become extremely figure conscious and wants a hot-bod like the leading ladies of B-Town. The actress has become super conscious about her figure and is seen working out hard to get the most envied figure in B-Town.
Hyderabad, June 24: A member of a gang involved in vehicle thefts was arrested on Tuesday and four-wheelers worth Rs 20 lakh were recovered from him. The gang was involved in selling of stolen cars, by creating fake vehicle documents through the used car agents.
Mumbai, June 24: He may be facing charges for raping his maid servant, but it seems Shiney’s popularity has taken a rise on the internet.
Shiney encounters ‘real’ gangster
According to latest reports the actor’s film clip of his earlier film SINS where he’s making love to his costar has become the most watched clip on You Tube.
Though, his film career has taken a beating after the alleged rape incident, but it seems Shiney’s popularity is still not completely faded away.
—Agencies
Mumbai, June 24: Salman Khan is not single. The actor made the announcement loud and clear during his TV show Dus Ka Dum.
Playing Dus Ka Dum with Salman was Mallika Sherawat. And while Salman is famous for throwing googlies at his guests on the show, it seems Mallika was a tad too much for him to handle.
While Salman may have thought he will put Mallika in a tight spot by asking her personal questions, it was Salman who ended up being caught in the web. He had to admit he was not single anymore.
New Delhi, June 24: The former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar said that Pakistan captain Younis Khan’s decision to quit Twenty20 came at wrong time as this will affect the performance of his country’s team in this quick format of cricket.
Manjrekar termed Younis’s decision to quit T20 cricket as ill-timed as according to him, Pakistan team is at the stage of rising in the cricket world and they need good leadership to continue their winning strike.
Mumbai, June 24: Kangna Ranaut is going places. After a string of successes, the actress has now signed a film with Amitabh Bachchan. They will star together in Pritish Nandy’s film, Actor, which will be directed by Pritish’s son Kushan.
Contrary to rumours, Actor is not a biography on Amitabh Bachchan. It is a thriller.
The actress will play a crucial part in unveiling the mystery in the film. A source said, “Kangna loved the role and has given her nod. She will play a smart journalist in the film.”
Mumbai, June 24: Two great talents have joined hands. There have been rumours since 2007 that Hrithik Roshan will star in a Vishal Bharadwaj film. It’s official now. Hrithik will star in Bharadwaj’s next.
The project in question is a deeply emotional romantic film, which will have two heroines. None of the leading ladies has been finalised.
New York, June 24: Joseph Brooks, who won an Oscar in 1978 for the song You Light Up, was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting 11 women. According to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, Brooks, 71, used Craigslist and a talent web site to lure his victims by promising private auditions at his Manhattan apartment. Brooks pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday and was freed on bail of 500,000 dollars.
Islamabad, June 24: Pakistan said today it would not hand over to India its citizens suspected of causing the 26/11 mayhem but would try them under its own laws.
“No Pakistani would be handed over to any other country including India,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad Ahmed Khan said during the debate in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on the budget for fiscal 2009-10, a news agency reported.
In the rush to reach office and meet deadlines, the every-busy corporate often has to make do with a “working breakfast, lunch and dinner”. Expectedly health takes a beating. Nutritionist Munira Kawad gives the report card on four professionals’ diet.
Amitabh S, 31
Ad executive
“Mine is a bachelor’s life: hurried breakfast, no leisurely lunch or dinner”!
Breakfast: Tea, three boiled eggs, cornflakes.
Lunch (2 pm): Fruit juice or lunch pack with chappatis, sabji, etc. If I have to forego lunch, I order a double omelette or vada pav (3.30-4 pm).
New Delhi, June 24: The Uttarakhand BJP legislative party has chosen state Health Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank as state’s next Chief Minister. Considered to be close to BC Khanduri, Nishank is a strong leader from Garhwal and is known to be close to the RSS.
The decision was taken at a crucial meeting of Uttarakhand BJP MLAs in the national capital on Wednesday. Senior party leaders M Venkaiah Naidu and Thawar Chand Gehlot also attended the meeting as central observers besides dissident leader B S Koshiyari and state unit president Bachchi Singh Rawat.
–Agencies
Tehran, June 24: A losing candidate in Iran’s disputed presidential election formally withdrew complaints of vote rigging Wednesday, state television reported, opening a rift among those who had challenged the outcome even as other opponents called for continued protests.
Iran Mohsen Rezai, a former hardline commander of the Revolutionary Guards, had complained that he had evidence of 900,000 votes cast for him, while the official count was 680,000, less than two percent of the turnout in the official tally of 40 million.
Mumbai, June 24: Bollywood’s desi girl Priyanka Chopra made her country proud in videshi land. For a change, the good news has not originated from the Hollywood or any other western movie world, but from the land of the dragons – China.
Piggy chops was invited to Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) for their closing ceremony on June 21, where she was presented with the festival’s top honour – Jin Jue Award.
New Delhi, June 24: Junior engineer with Central Railway, Prashant Purohit says his senior, Manoj Kumar Jain, put out a contract to kill him; blames ego clashes.
Prashant Purohit, who sustained fractures to both his hands and legs, was admitted to the Byculla Railway Hospital
In what is alleged to be a case of professional rivalry, a junior engineer in the Central Railway has accused his boss of putting out a “contract” to kill him.
Mumbai, June 24: Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi may top the lists in kissing his co-stars passionately but another actor has made a mark in this field.
He is none other than Bollywood famous stunt hero Akshay Kumar. His style of kissing impressed Hollywood star Denise Richards so much that she could not stop herself from praising him. “Akshay was so down to earth and very genuine.
He made me feel very comfortable, plus he’s a good kisser! I can see why he’s India’s sexiest actor!” Richards said.