Month: December 2009

20 hurt as police quell Telangana protests

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Hyderabad, December 07: The movement for a separate state of Telangana took a serious turn Monday as police and paramilitary forces used force to quell student protests at Osmania University and also beat up journalists.

Rapid Action Force (RAF) and police personnel caned students on the campus to foil their plans to take out a rally to the state assembly as a mark of solidarity with Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, whose fast-unto-death seeking a separate state entered the ninth day.

It’s for Sonia to decide on T-issue: Rosaiah

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Hyderabad, December 07: Fissures within the Congress once again came to the fore on the Telangana issue on Sunday even as day one of the two-day bandh called by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was total across the region, including Hyderabad.

TRS violence continues in Telangana

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Hyderabad, December 07: Telangana appears to be spinning out of control with hundreds of Telangana Rashtriya Samiti activists Monday resorting to violence in Hyderabad and surrounding areas.

Hundreds of agitated TRS supporters resorted to stone pelting outside the Osmania University in Hyderabad while raising slogans for a separate Telangana state.

In a bid to control the agitated TRS supporters, police had to resort to mild lathicharge.

A group of violent TRS supporters also blocked the movement of trains in Karimnagar district.

Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha invites Kalyan for Ram temple

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Lucknow, December 07: Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) today invited former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh to take the reins of the party to unite the Hindu organisations for an early construction
of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya.

Party’s state unit president Raj Kumar Tyagi in a press statement here said Hindu Mahasabha is an old organisation and now Mr Singh should take its reins to return its old glory.

Babri demolition not planned,Liberhan report full of errors

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New Delhi, December 07: The BJP on Monday rubbished the Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition, saying it was full of mistakes and far from the truth.

Opening the debate on the Liberhan Commission report for his party in Lok Sabha, BJP president Rajnath Singh said the report was a distortion of facts and was written with a particular political agenda.

He also accused the Commission of arriving at a conclusion based on events of a few hours, while filing to go into the events preceding the incident (demolition).

SRK, Aamir recite poems for Sachin

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Mumbai, December 07: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani threw a party in honor of ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Well-known personalities from various walks of life were present at the party. Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan were also present on the bash that was thrown in honor of Sachin Tendulkar for completing 20 years in cricket.

Shahrukh and Aamir recite poems in glory of Sachin. Shahrukh Khan recited the poem that his daughter has written for Sachin.

NATO to pledge forces for Afghan war

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Brussels, December 07: Military representatives of NATO’s 28 member nations met Monday to pledge additional troops to serve alongside the 30,000 reinforcements committed to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama, a spokesman said.

The conference at NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium, is expected to confirm last week’s pledges made by allied nations for an additional 7,000 troops. Results will be announced Tuesday after the meeting ends, NATO deputy spokeswoman Carmen Romero said.

Vidya Balan Borrows A Saree From Aishwarya Rai Wardrobe

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Mumbai, December 07: All eyes were on Vidya Balan at the film Paa’s premiere, not only because she plays the lead role opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the movie, but also because she was wearing a saree which seemed quite familiar.

The actress, who has time and again faced flak for wearing wrong kind of clothes, was wearing a beautiful saree this time but there was a hiccup – it appeared to be straight out of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s wardrobe!

Galloway urges Muslims to help lift Gaza blockade

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London, December 07: A British lawmaker has called on Muslims and all freedom-seeking people across the world to make efforts to lift blockades on the Gaza Strip and help the oppressed Palestinians.

People in Gaza are in dire need of food, medicine and fuel, the British Member of Parliament George Galloway told state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Sunday.

He strongly criticized Western countries and the British government for providing all-out support for Israel and said in the absence of the West support for the Palestinian people, Muslims are duty-bound to help them.

Give voting rights to NRIs, demands Congress MP

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New Delhi, December 07: Lok Sabha today witnessed a demand for giving voting rights to Non-Resident Indians, with a Congress member criticising the denial of the privilege to such nationals despite their immense contribution to the country”s economy. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Anto Antony said there are 50 lakh NRIs and they are denied voting rights because of certain guidelines of the Election Commission, like a person should not have stayed away from his residence for more than six months.

Iraqi officials study delayed election date

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Baghdad, December 07: An Iraqi election official says discussions are under way to set a new date for the country’s Parliamentary Elections.

The elections had been scheduled for January 16, but officials are now studying at least a six-week delay until late February or early March. Iraqi lawmakers finally approved rules for the election late Sunday after weeks of stalemate.

A senior election commission official, Qassim al-Aboudi, says February 27 elections appear to have the most support after Monday’s discussions. But later dates are still on the table.

Deepika Padukone say yes to Bikini

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Mumbai, December 07: Another actress to join the bikini babes club is Deepika Padukone who is ready with her dare-to-bare act in Sajid Khan’s “Housefull’.

Earlier, it was Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan who were supposed to wear bikini in the film, but Sajid Khan had a sudden change of mind and decided to have all the three actresses of his film don bikini.

While, Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan have donned bikini before, but seems like “Housefull’ will be the first for Deepika.

Iran police clash with protesters in Tehran – witness

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Tehran, December 07: Iranian police used batons on opposition supporters chanting anti-government slogans in a central Tehran square on Monday, a witness said.

Police and elite Revolutionary Guards have warned the opposition to avoid using a Student Day state rally to revive anti-government protests. The opposition was warned that any “illegal” rally will be fiercely confronted.

“Police are using batons to disperse demonstrators. People are chanting anti-government slogans in the Ferdowsi square,” said the witness.

Claudia to star in Bollywood’s scariest movie

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Mumbai, December 07: While Claudia Ciesla may be locked away in the Bigg Boss 3 house at Lonavla, a little birdie from Bollywood tells us that the 22-year-old German super model is soon expected to be seen in – as director Praveen Dodeja puts it – “the scariest movie ever made in India”.

Govinda’s new connection with Kolkata

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Mumbai, December 07: Govinda recently purchased a bungalow on the outskirts of Kolkata. While most stars are picking up properties largely in Mumbai and Delhi (even Dubai!), Chi Chi picked up a house by the river Ganga. Says a source, “Govinda has been making frequent trips to the city over the last six months.

He’s very spiritual and wanted to buy a small bungalow with a bit of land attached on the outskirts of Kolkata near Dakshineshwar-Belur.

US sounds fresh warning to Iran again

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Washington, December 07: While the Western powers have been pressuring Iran to accept a US-backed proposal over Iran’s nuclear fuel supply, the White House says it is still open to nuclear negotiations with Tehran but the time is running out.

US National Security Advisor Jim Jones said on Sunday that the White House is “still open to nuclear talks” with Tehran, but “the clock is ticking” towards the end of the year.

Sush does the hokey- ‘pokey’

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Mumbai, December 07: The gorgeous Sushmita Sen who is busy promoting the upcoming flick “Dulha Mil Gaya’ had a bruising experience on the sets.

While shooting for a song sequence in the movie, Sush wore a stunning golden gown. The gown was made from such a material that it used to scrape the beautiful actress all over her body whenever she moved.

US has no intelligence on Bin Laden: Gates

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Washington, December 07: The United States does not know where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding and has not had any good intelligence on his whereabouts in years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday.

Speaking in an interview to be aired on Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” program, Gates also said he could not confirm reports this week that a detainee might have seen bin Laden in Afghanistan earlier this year.

” Well, we don’t know for a fact where Osama bin Laden is. If we did, we’d go get him ”
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Husband infects sex-ban wife with HIV

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Wellington, December 07: An HIV-positive man infected his wife with the virus because he wanted to start having sex with her again.

The 35-year-old injected his blood into the sleeping woman, who had refused to have a physical relationship for a year after discovering he was carrying the virus that causes Aids.

He pricked her twice with a sewing needle laced with his blood, believing the pair would be ‘equals’ once more.

But he was behind bars in New Zealand today awaiting sentencing after admitting infecting another person with a disease.

Maya cancels Rahul’s press conference

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Lucknow, December 07: The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department on Monday cancelled the booking of its auditorium where AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to address a press conference tomorrow during his two-day visit to the state.

“The UP tourism department officials contacted us this morning and informed that the booking of the auditorium at Gomti Nagar has been cancelled on the directive of senior bosses,” Congress spokesman Akhilesh Pratap Singh said.

Gayle century swings game West Indies’ way

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Melbourne, December 07: Chris Gayle has more than his share of critics, often due to an impassive appearance that is sometimes taken for apathy, but he proved how much he cares about his team’s results with a patient century in Adelaide.

Gayle’s first Test hundred against Australia gave West Indies a 296-run lead with a day to play and on a turning pitch Australia will have their work cut out against the spin and bounce of Sulieman Benn.

Lok Sabha congratulates Indian Team

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New Delhi, December 07: The Lok Sabha congratulated the Indian cricket team for defeating Sri Lanka in the Test series and becoming the number one ranked team in Tests.

The performances of captain M S Dhoni and batsman Virender Sehwag were praised by the House.

“It is a matter of immense pride that the Indian cricket team by registering an emphatic victory over the Sri Lankan team in the Mumbai Test Match … has not only won the ongoing series but also achieved the enviable feat of being the number one cricket team in the ICC Test rankings,” Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said.

Akshay Kumar Follows Twinkle

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Mumbai, December 07: Twinkle Khanna has a terrific sense of humour. Her superstar husband Akshay Kumar admits that he wouldn’t be half as interesting as he is currently had it not been for his wife’s razor sharp wit. Recently Twinkle accompanied her husband for a couple of high profile events.

“And I thought I had walked into the events alone because every time I turned and looked my husband was in front of a television crew giving interviews.

Iran police clash with protesters in Tehran

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Tehran, December 07: Iranian police clashed on Monday with opposition supporters in a central Tehran square, a witness said.

“Police are using batons to disperse demonstrators. People are chanting anti-government slogans in the Ferdowsi square,” said the witness.