Punjab, June 24: A woman constable of Punjab Home Guards was stabbed to death, allegedly by her uncle, at her house in Kila Mohalla on Tuesday afternoon. The accused was caught by area residents as he tried to flee after the crime.
Constable Neelam Rani (36) was posted at the Division Number 8 police station. Mother of a 17-year-old son, she was reportedly separated from her husband.
Washington, June 24: Describing US as a natural economic partner of India, a top Indian envoy here has said that both the nations are committed to take bilateral relations to a new level.
Indian Ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar described the transformation that the Indo-US bilateral relationship had witnessed in recent years and highlighted the complementaries and convergences in the ties.
Shankar asked US companies to take advantage of the huge infrastructure development programme, which India proposes to undertake during the next few years.
Mumbai, June 24: The younger son of Industries Minister Narayan Rane and Youth Congress leader Nitesh Rane launched a 16-point agenda on Tuesday to empower youth, provide employment opportunities and promote Marathi culture.
Lalgarh, June 24: The West Bengal government on Tuesday took into custody 20 Maoist extremists, including some top ranking leaders, as the cornered left radicals said they were willing to talk if a ceasefire was declared in Lalgarh where security forces have launched a massive operation to flush out the rebels.
Riyadh, June 24: As part of the ongoing urgent measures to combat swine flu, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is set to present a comprehensive precautionary plan to the Royal Court for final approval.
The ministry has also constituted an extensive scientific committee to take up urgent steps within the coming fortnight. This was disclosed by Dr. Khaled Al Zahrani, assistant undersecretary for preventive medicine at the ministry.
Tehran, June 24: Iran’s economy stood in shambles and its international status was at a nadir. Disturbed by the leadership of then-President Ali Khamenei, Prime Minister Mir Hussain Mousavi wrote him a letter and threatened to resign, according to news accounts at the time.
Today, Mousavi, 67, finds himself again facing off against Khamenei, now the country’s spiritual leader, as the figurehead of a surprise reform movement.
Dubai, June 24: Close to one thousand Iranian residents gathered in Dubai for a silent candle-lit vigil to mourn the killing of Neda Agha Sultan, the woman who has become the symbol of the movement contesting the Iranian presidential election results.
The group gathered on the beach next to the Hilton hotel in Jumeirah Beach Residence holding candles and posters. While most of the posters showed pictures of Neda, few were of political slogans calling for Iran’s “freedom.”
Baghdad, June 24: Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq, including high school students on their way to final exams, as a wave of violence swept the country ahead of next week’s deadline for US troops to withdraw from urban areas.
The attacks pushed the three-day Iraqi death toll over 100, shattering a recent lull and adding fresh doubt to the ability of government forces to protect civilians without US soldiers by their sides.
American combat troops have already begun moving from inner-city outposts to large bases outside Baghdad and other cities.
New Delhi, June 24: A woman has alleged she was gang raped by five policemen, including an officer, inside a police station in southwest Delhi, but the cops refused to register a complaint. This prompted an irate mob to pelt the police station with stones on Tuesday.
The woman, who resides in a slum cluster nearby, alleged that the station house officer (SHO) of Inderpuri along with four other policemen raped her inside the police station on Monday. The SHO has been temporarily relieved of his duty, police said.
Ramallah, June 24: Critics accused Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of exceeding his mandate and challenging President Mahmoud Abbas by declaring a goal of statehood within two years.
Fayyad, a former IMF economist, is far from popular with many in the Fatah party, the dominant faction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) which, led by Abbas, is the strongest political force in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Mumbai, June 24: If you saw Kareena Kapoor getting breathless during her Ladakh schedule which ended on Monday this week, it wasn’t because of her excitement level.
It was something far more immediate..and scary.
The unit of Raj Kumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots shot at the Pangong Lake in Ladakh which is 13,900 feet above sea level.Often tourists who go up there are known to complain of breathlessness due to the lack of oxygen.
Mumbai, June 24: Divya Dutta, who is making her Hollywood debut with Hisss, says she is not afraid of being overshadowed by her glamorous co-star Mallika Sherawat in the fantasy film.
“Mallika plays the nagin in the film and therefore she features prominently in the publicity material. My role, though small, gives me plenty of opportunity to display my skills as an actor. With the kind of attention I received with small roles in my previous films, I really don’t need to feel insecure,” she said.
Mumbai, June 24: Is Mallika Sherawat going to play a lawyer inspired from real life? The B-town girl talks on her Twitter account about a meeting with “one of the 17 most likely women to become the first female US President (as proclaimed by New York Times).” Adds Mallika, “studyn her 4 a film.”
A quick search, including on Wikipedia, reveals the New York Times had described an Indian- American woman, Kamala Harris, among 17 most likely women to be the US President. Harris is the first Indian-American to be made district attorney in the US.
Mumbai, June 24: Ten days after the traffic police arrested Bigg Boss and MTV Roadies winner Ashutosh Kaushik for drunken driving, the metropolitan magistrate’s court on Tuesday sentenced him to a day’s simple imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3100 on him and suspended his driving licence for two years.
Mumbai, June 24: Mallika Sherawat is certainly going places. Not only does she have the international film Hisss to boast of, now it seems Mallika is all set to team up with the world famous composer and pianist Yanni.
The Indian actor was spotted having dinner at a Los Angeles eatery with producers of Hisss and music producer Ric Wake along with Yanni.
Yanni is currently on a world tour and is slated to perform at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Mumbai, June 24: Salman Khan will play a corrupt police officer from UP in brother Arbaaz Khan’s home production.
Now when was the last time we saw Salman playing an uncouth, unsophisticated character? In almost all his films, he’s dressed as an uber cool dude with a unique style statement.
But now, Sallu will undergo an image makeover for director Abhinav Kashyap’s film Dabangg. The movie will have him playing a corrupt and ill- mannered cop from UP. He will also mouth dialogues in vernacular Hindi.
“Salman’s fans have never seen him like this before,” Arbaaz said.
Bhubaneswar, June 24: In a major development in the Kandhamal nun rape case, the victim nun has identified the main accused in a test identification parade, the second such parade related to the case.
According to the officials, the first TIP was held at Cuttack on January 5 where the victim had identified two youths.
Though the CB arrested seven more accused persons in the rape case since a month, it could not conduct the TIP as the victim was reluctant to visit Kandhamal again.
Mumbai, June 24: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, admitted to Lilavati Hospital six days ago, was on Tuesday discharged after his condition improved.
Thackeray’s health has improved and doctors attending on him decided to discharge him, Sena sources said. The 82-year-old leader was shifted out of ICU on June 21.
Immediately after leaving the hospital, he was driven to his residence Matoshree in suburban Bandra.
Thackeray was admitted to hospital on June 18 for breathlessness and blood pressure-related issues.
Melbourne, June 24: Indian students have been placed in the high risk group for visa breaches in Australia along with Bangladeshis and Cambodians, a development that may result in tightening of immigration rules for them.
Based on a review of the student visa programme by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship across all applicant countries, Indians were bracketed with Bangladeshis and Cambodians as a ‘level-four’ risk, which is the second highest risk category.
Washington, June 24: If you spend a lot of time talking on your cell phone, you could be harming your skin. Findings of the British Association of Dermatologists point at a new skin disorder — mobile phone dermatitis — caused by nickel found in popular cell phone handsets.
It results in a rash on the cheeks, chin and ears. Prevent the problem by shileding it with an ear plug, or check with your cell phone manufacturer if your phone is nickel-free. To treat, apply a 1% OTC hydrocortisone cream; see your dermat if the symptoms persist.
–Agencies–
Mumbai, June 24: Shahid Kapur is facing an identity crisis, literally. Not in real life though, but in the virtual world. Like many celebs who have been shocked after they found out that people have opened fake profiles under their name on social networking sites like Orkut and Facebook (see box), Shahid is fuming about the fact that he is being impersonated on Twitter.
Shahid Kapur is livid that someone is impersonating him in the virtual world
Mumbai, June 24: Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Tum Mile’ is stuck not because of date problems, but due to the delayed rains here. Ironically, the romantic movie is about a couple stuck in the 2005 Mumbai deluge and the makers are waiting for the skies to open up.
‘None of us have a date excuse this time around. We are willing to shoot for the film but just can’t do that,’ joked Emraan, ‘Thankfully, this time around the culprit is none other than the rain god himself.’
Jammu, June 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh Tuesday said peace and stability in Pakistan was in ‘our interest’ and India should offer ‘all support’ to combat terrorism in that country.
‘The BJP wants peace and prosperity of Pakistan’ as its stability was in ‘our interest’, Rajnath Singh told reporters here on the sidelines of a function to mark the death anniversary of the Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, who died in a state prison June 23, 1953.
Washington, June 24: Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Metro transit trains focused Tuesday on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, even though there is evidence that the operator tried to slow it down.
At the time of the crash, the train was also operating in automatic mode, meaning it was controlled primarily by computer. In that mode, the operator’s main job is to open and close the doors and respond to emergencies.
North Korea, June 24: North Korea is warning the world to stay out of part of its eastern waters for 16 days, starting Thursday, saying it will hold a military drill, Japanese officials said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, as seen at Wonsan University of Agriculture in an undated photo
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, as seen at Wonsan University of Agriculture in an undated photo
North Korea’s hydrographic department e-mailed Japan’s coast guard Monday, according to coast guard spokesman Shinya Suzuki. Japan monitors that part of the region’s waters.