Kolkata, April 03: Suspected Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine blast in rebel-hit Lalgarh in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Saturday, a day ahead of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s visit to the area, police said.
The blast in Bamal village, a few km from Lalgarh town, created a four-feet crater on the road.
“Raids are on in the area. They (the Maoists) may have triggered the blast,” West Bengal police chief Bhupinder Singh told IANS.
Karachi, April 03: He might be serving an indefinite ban but Pakistan’s former captain Younus Khan insists his career is not over and he wants to go out of international cricket on a high.
The senior batsman said he would retire when he is at his peak.
“Allah knows best and as long as Allah wants, I will play for Pakistan,” Younus told ‘Pakpassion.net’.
The former captain also felt that Pakistan would come good in the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Washington, April 03: Engineers have developed a new technology that will enable pilots to peer through fog and doctors to see more precisely into the human body without surgery.
Developed by Princeton engineers, the method relies on the surprising ability to clarify an image using rays of light that would typically make the image unrecognisable, such as those scattered by clouds, human tissue or murky water.
Mumbai, April 03: A few weeks back Arshad Warsi delivered a successful film (ISHQIYA) with first time director Abhishek Chaubhey. He couldn’t quite repeat the same feat with Kabeer Kaushik even though he worked with him in his first film SEHER and now HUM TUM AUR GHOST.
Still, Arshad hasn’t lost his confidence in first timers and has now agreed to work with Bejoy Nambiar who is all set to make a gritty thriller where the actor would be enacting the role of a cop.
Mumbai, April 03: Keeping true to his signature Akshay Kumar -Bollywood’s box office king performed yet another death defying stunt for his forthcoming film Sajid Nadiadwala’s and Eros International’s HOUSEFULL.
We come to hear that a particular scene required Akshay to jump from one balcony to another and since one small step in the wrong direction would have him plunging to the ground the production advised Akshay to use cable wires to perform the stunt.
But Akshay Kumar refused to do so in spite of the challenge it posed.
Mumbai, April 03: Rakesh Roshan’s KITES is certainly one of the most anticipated and awaited films of the year. Not only will the audience get to see their favourite super hero Hrithik Roshan after a gap of almost two years but this time around he is paired opposite the hot and sensuously beautiful Spanish starlet, Barbara Mori, which makes KITES a hot proposition, literally speaking!
Mumbai, April 03: A day after attacking tennis star Sania Mirza for her proposed marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, the Shiv Sena did a U-turn on the issue Saturday, terming it her “personal matter”.
Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray told mediapersons here that the party’s views on Sania-Shoaib marriage were made clear in party mouthpiece Saamna Friday.
“Beyond that, we have no problems with Sania Mirza’s marriage with anybody. It’s a personal matter and she has right to make a choice of her life partner,” Uddhav declared.
Mumbai, April 03: By now it’s a known fact that Jacqueline Fernandez a.k.a Jackie, who is of Sri Lankan origin and is still learning Hindi, has dubbed her own lines in JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HAI.
However, what is not known to many is that she wasn’t too comfortable with the idea and was getting jitters in the dubbing studio. Further surprise came from the fact that right through the shooting of the film; she was told that her voice would be dubbed by a professional once the film reaches the editing stage.
Mumbai, April 03: Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai find themselves together again when the income tax payer’s list is announced this year.
Both stars are immensely popular among their fans and are this year’s fourth and seventh highest taxpayers from the entertainment industry.
Akshay Kumar along with Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan also feature in the top ten.
Mumbai, April 03: Actress Genelia D’Souza is sure moving on the fast track, as far as endorsements are concerned. After endorsing products like Fanta, Garnier light, Cadbury Perk, she is now the face of Fastrack!
“Hey tweeps… yup I am officially the new brand ambassador of Fastrack… just done with shoot and it was fantastic…,”
She posted on her Twitter page. Even the company made the official announcement on Twitter. “Just to make it a little more official, we’re singing it from the rooftops – Genelia is our new brand ambassador,” said a post from Fastrack.
Mumbai, April 03: Bollywood actress Aishwary Rai Bachchan was mum from few months. But now, Aishwary Rai is becoming the empress of the Bollywood with four films lined up for release, collectively costing over Rs. 300 crores. The upcoming films of the great lady are Raavan, Endhiran, Action Replay and Guzaarish.
In ‘Raavan’, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram are in leading roles along with Aishwary Rai, directed by Mani Ratnam. This film will b dubbed into Telugu and other regional languages. The audio release will takes place in May.
Mumbai, April 03: Aamir Khan’s favourite actresses are Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. In a recent interview, Aamir Khan said that both Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are immensely talented. Aamir Khan has recently worked with Kareena Kapoor in “3 Idiots” and they have hit it off well. Kareena has been all praise about Aamir Khan and his work ethic.
Baghdad, April 03: At least 25 people have been shot dead when gunmen dressed in military uniforms swooped on a village south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
According to security officials, the gunmen attacked the village of Sufia in the region of Hour Rajab at dawn Saturday.
“Men wearing uniforms and driving vehicles similar to those used by the army stormed three houses in the village of Sufia, in the region of Hour Rajab, and killed 25 people, including five women,” an interior ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Tehran, April 03: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Friday that Iran and Gabon strongly support the annihilation of nuclear weapons across the world.
The top Iranian official, who is on a tour of Africa, said in Gabon that Tehran and Libreville shared the same view when it came to nuclear issues.
“Iran and Gabon strongly support the destruction and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons as well as the legal rights of NPT members to use peaceful nuclear technology,” Mottaki said in a meeting with Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Baghdad, April 03: It is not possible for Iyad Allawi to become the Iraqi prime minister according to Iraq’s constitution, an Iraqi political expert has told National Iraqi News Agency (NINA).
“According to Article 77 of the Iraqi Constitution, Iyad Allawi can not become the country’s prime minister,” Tariq Harb, an independent political expert said in an interview with NINA on Friday.
“Article 77 says the Iraqi president and prime minister must have Iraqi parents, but Allawi’s mother is Lebanese,” he added.
Brazil, April 03: The Brazilian minister of development, industry and foreign trade is scheduled to visit Tehran to pave the way for expansion of economic ties with Iran.
Brazilian Ambassador in Iran Antonio Luis Espinola Salgado says a delegation of 80 businesspersons and industrialists will accompany Miguel Jorge during his trip to the Iranian capital. He did not specify the date of the visit.
“Brazil is determined to expand its ties with Iran in different areas,” IRNA quoted Salgado as saying on Friday.
Gaza, April 03: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has called for international intervention in a bid to prevent another Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip.
The plea comes after the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom warned on Friday that Tel Aviv would launch another large-scale military operation against the Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip in the near future.
Shalom made the remarks after Israel carried out a series of air strikes, injuring three Palestinian children, aged two, four and 11.
Raipur, April 03: The Chhattisgarh Police Saturday claimed to have busted an over Rs.4 million Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket in a raid carried out at a house Friday night here.
A police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh stormed into the house in Kanchan Vihar colony in Rajendra Nagar locality when the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab was in its final stages.
Bangkok, April 03: Tens of thousands of Thai protesters Saturday launched a march on the centre of Bangkok in a bid to force the government to dissolve parliament and hold new elections.
Leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) said they would stage both a march on Ratchprasong Road, a popular shopping area and hub for luxury hotels in Bangkok, and a caravan of vehicles on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, which leads to Don Muaeng Airport.
London, April 03: Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock says she’s the only person who can make herself happy.
“I believe in creating your own happiness. If you’re miserable, you need to look at what you can do to fight to make your own life the one you want,” contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.
The actress, who has been left devastated by allegations that husband Jesse James cheated on her with at least four women, admits it’s up to her to ensure she has a fulfilling life.
Mumbai, April 03: Dimple Kapadia’s deceased sister Simple, who was designing the star’s costumes for “Tum Milo Toh Sahi” until she fell ill, is credited in the film for her work – but not posthumously.
“I haven’t credited her as the late Simple Kapadia. Because to us, who were among the last fortunate folks to have spent time with her, she never went away. Her laughter and her joie de vivre remains with us. Though Pooja Chabria took over Dimple’s clothes after she was unwell, Simple was still a part of the whole procedure,” says director Kabir Sadanand.
Patna, April 03: Maoist guerrillas have apologised to students in Bihar for damaging their school buildings and affecting their education.
“Hundreds of copies of the apology have been distributed among schoolchildren. We told them that we were sorry for targeting their schools. We also told them what forced us to target their schools,” a Maoist leader told IANS on condition of anonymity.
The letters, written in Hindi, were distributed by the rebels of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on behalf of the Sone-Ganga-Vindhayanchal zonal committee in their strongholds.
Washington, April 03: Ahead of his visit to India next week, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said his aim is to deepen America’s relationship with the “economically and strategically important” country, where he would discuss global reforms and issue of terrorism financing.
“… I think there’s certainly a deep commitment on the President (Barack Obama’s) part to strengthen this relationship, a deep appreciation for the challenges India’s facing and the common interest we are facing on these kinds of things,” Geithner told a group of Indian journalists here.
Washington, April 03: Perception of poor sleep and the conscious awareness of its impact on daytime functioning might be stronger predictors of immediate postpartum mood disturbances than actual sleep quality and quantity in healthy new mothers, says a new study.
The study has been published in the April 1 issue of the journal Sleep.
Washington, April 03: U.S. President Barack Obama has officially declared that he is an African-American (Black) in a 2010 census questionnaire.
The New York Times quoted a White House spokesman, as saying that Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, checked African-American on the 2010 census questionnaire.