Muzaffarnagar, April 02: A local court here today sentenced a man to ten years rigorous imprisonment for murdering his wife over dowry demand.
The Additional District Judge S K Banerji also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Pravesh after holding him guilty.
According to prosecution, Babli was strangulated to death by Pravesh at Budhana town in the district on September 1, 2008, for bringing insufficient dowry.
–PTI
London, April 02: ‘I often meet couples who got married with my music,” says A.R. Rahman. “Or young actresses, who tell me that when they were girls, their mothers would put them to bed by playing my music.”
Rahman is a huge star in India. Huge. His work on scoring more than 100 movies has produced sales of more than 100 million records and over 200 million cassettes, making him the only Asian in the list of the world’s top 25 bestselling recording artists.
Mumbai, April 02: Their title defense in danger of coming unhinged after three straight losses, holders Deccan Chargers need to quickly rediscover their momentum against table toppers Mumbai Indians in the teams’ second leg clash of the Indian Premier League here tomorrow.
The Adam Gilchrist-led Deccan were flying high after they recovered from their loss to Kolkata Knight Riders at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai in the tournament opener on March 12. They won three matches in a row and zoomed to the top of the table.
Patiala, April 02: The Punjab and Haryana High Court will hear one of the most unique cases they have heard in recent times. A couple, both in their 20s, who are facing death penalty and serving life sentence and in Patiala jail, has demanded conjugal rights in the jail.
The couple has demanded conjugal rights in the jail itself. In an appeal to the court, they have urged the court to grant them the right to lead a conjugal life since many developed nations allow such rights and the outcome has always been successful.
Washington, April 02: A growing number of Muslim and Arab Americans are finding it difficult to return to the United States after traveling abroad, advocacy groups say.
Following an attempted Christmas day bombing on a Detroit-bound airplane, Muslim and ethnic Arab citizens of the US are bearing the brunt of the stringent wave of security measures installed at US airports.
In one case, a US citizen was told without any explanation that he could “not fly with any airlines to the USA” when he presented his US passport at the airport in Bogota, Colombia for a flight to Miami last month.
New Delhi, April 02: Fire broke out on the fourth floor of a building near I.P. Bhavan at ITO in central Delhi, a fire official said Friday. Seven people have been rescued so far.
A fire department official said: “We received a call at around 11:45 a.m. about a fire in the Drum-Shaped Building at ITO.”
“We have rescued seven people till now,” the official added.
“Seventeen-eighteen fire tenders have been pressed into service,” he said.
The building is known to house many government offices.
–IANS
Allahabad, April 02: Cutting across party lines, politicians have joined hands to bring Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to his birthplace Allahabad as its brand ambassador.
Around 70 corporators from various political outfits, including the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have jointly launched a signature campaign in this regard.
Politicians say the main objective behind such a camping was to make Bachchan realise his “duties and responsibilities towards his birth place.”
Los Angeles, April 02: Actress Lindsay Lohan is broke and doesn’t even have enough money to pay for her rent, says a report.
Lohan was two months behind in rent and her landlord sent her a legal notice to pay or get out. Lohan just paid her landlord $23,000 to become current, reported tmz.com.
According to a source, Lohan isn’t pulling in any income and her prospects for work are almost non-existent because of substance abuse issues.
–IANS
New Delhi, April 02: A slum fire in south Delhi’s Kishangarh area early Friday left three people injured, including a three-year-old girl. A similar fire in another south Delhi slum had left two children dead Thursday.
“Three people, including a three-year-old girl, were injured in a fire accident which took place in the slum clusters of Kishangarh in Mehrauli this morning,” a fire department official said.
The victims, Pappu and Seema, both 26, and three-year-old Priyanka were rushed to the Safdarjung hospital. Their injuries were, however, said to be not very grievous.
Kasaragod (Kerala), April 02:(Pervez Bari) The Kerala state unit of Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), is organizing three-week long state-wide “Jan Kerala Yatra” (People’s Kerala journey) from Hossangadi about 30 kms. from Kasaragod in north Kerala to the state capital Trivandrum.
The “Jan Kerala Yatra” comprising of hundreds of vehicles will be flagged off by SDPI vice president Adv. Sajid Siddiqui, who will be the chef guest at the inaugural function, at 4.30 pm tomorrow (Friday).
Atlanta, April 02: Henry Edward Roberts, a developer of an early personal computer that inspired Bill Gates to found Microsoft, died yesterday in Georgia. He was 68.
Roberts, whose build-it-yourself kit concentrated thousands of dollars worth of computer capability in an affordable package, inspired Bill Gates and his childhood friend Paul Allen to come up with Microsoft in 1975 after they saw an article about the MITS Altair 8800 in Popular Electronics.
Mumbai, April 02: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today flayed tennis star Sania Mirza for her decision to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, saying “had Sania’s heart been Indian, it wouldn’t have beaten for a Pakistani.”
“Henceforth, Sania will not remain an Indian. Had her heart been Indian, it wouldn’t have beaten for a Pakistani. If she wished to play for India, she should have chosen an Indian life partner,” 84-year-old Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
Mumbai, April 02: Bipasha Basu, whose much-awaited film “Pankh” directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay released Friday, boasts that if she had not been smart and intelligent, she wouldn’t be where she’s now.
“If you all have been seeing me over the years, you know that I have a good level of smartness,” Bipasha told reporters Thursday night at Mumbai’s Le Sutra hotel where she unveiled the Globetrotter Glam special issue of Marie Claire magazine.
Washington, April 02: The United States is “encouraging” India and Pakistan to not conduct transactions like their gas pipeline with Iran at a time when it’s engaged in sensitive negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
The US “has encouraged our friends in the government of Pakistan to try to seek alternatives,” Assistant Secretary Of State For South And Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake told reporters Thursday in a briefing about his recent trip to India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Beirut, April 02: Saudi Arabia has apparently decided to hold off on carrying out the execution of a Lebanese former TV presenter convicted of sorcery, a Lebanese minister and the man’s lawyer said.
Ali Sabat’s “mother should rest assured tonight”, Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said. “That is what I called his lawyer to say, and that is all that I can say.”
“If I didn’t have the necessary proof I wouldn’t have said that to her.”
Gaza, April 02: Israeli planes and helicopters mounted at least seven missile attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday, destroying what a military spokesman described as Palestinian munitions sites.
Four air strikes blew up two caravans near the town of Khan Younis, witnesses and Hamas officials said. There were no casualties.
A fifth missile hit a cheese factory in Gaza City, setting it on fire, witnesses and Hamas officials said. Hospital officials said two children were slightly wounded by flying debris.
Mumbai, April 02: Madhur Bhandarkar’s next film, which stars Kareena Kapoor, has been rumoured to be about the life of a successful actress whose career goes spiraling downwards later.
According to sources, Madhur’s film will be based on the life of late Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. It won’t be an exact representation as some elements will be modified but a lot of it is inspired from the actress’ life.
Mumbai, April 02: Priyanka Chopra has won the top honour of the country but she insists that the accolade has not made much difference to her life.
“It has made me nervous, excited and happy, but changed my life? No, not really, ” Priyanka told in an interview.
The 27-year-old actress, who won the honour for her role in ‘Fashion’, is one of the youngest stars in the industry to have bagged a National award.
“I’ve reached this level on my own and when people say I am one of the youngest to get this award, that feels good.
Hyderabad, April 02: Curfew continued in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad for the fourth day Friday. Even though the situation remained peaceful, police were on high alert because of Friday prayers.
Police decided not to relax the curfew in all 25 police station areas since they anticipated trouble during Friday prayers. They have requested Muslims to pray in their homes.
Police Commissioner A.K. Khan told reporters that curfew, which was relaxed for two hours in 17 police station areas Thursday, would continue without any relaxation Friday.
Mumbai, April 02: Bipasha Basu gets to do 9 different looks in her new film Pankh.
She clarifies, “It’s not nine roles as has been wrongly reported. It’s just nine looks.I play a character who doesn’t really exist. I’m the young hero Maradona Rebeillo’s fantasy figure. Every look is a reflection on his mood.
When he’s mellow I come out looking like an angel. He sees me the way he wants to see me. I loved the script and the director Sudipto Chattopadhyay’s passion.”
The director wanted to name the character Bipasha Basu.
Mumbai, April 02: Deepika Padukone can pretty much be complimented for the variety of roles that she has been picking up ever since playing the dual role of a Diva and a bubby girl in ‘Om Shanti Om’.
This was followed by a confident single working woman in ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, a model/fighter in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, an independent girl who takes some time to listen to her heart in ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and very recently, a young urban corporate woman in ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’.
Mumbai, April 02: When the word was finally leaked out that Hrithik had crooned for his latest offering, Kites, the fans obviously were eager to hear him. He admits that he had tried to improve his singing skills and was nervous when it came to singing. Apparently he is also worried by the audience reaction!
Karachi, April 02: Even though Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has clarified that she is not making any political statement by marrying cricketer Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has expressed hope that the wedding would help improve ties between India and Pakistan.
“While the decision by Shoaib and Sania is a personal one to get married, but I am sure it will have far-reaching effects and help improve relations between the two countries,” The News quoted Butt, as saying.
New Delhi, April 02: Rahul Mahajan, a reality TV star who faces trial in a case of alleged drug abuse and married in a television show recently, today surrendered his passport in a Delhi court on his return from honeymoon in the Maldives.
Mahajan filed an application through his lawyer before Additional Sessions Judge J P S Malik for surrendering his passport.
Earlier, the court had allowed 35-year-old Mahajan to travel abroad with his newly-wed wife Dimpy Ganguly, 21, with whom his marriage was solemnised live during a TV reality show ‘Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega’ on March 7.
Washington, April 02: Reminding Islamabad that Punjab-based militants “are targeting Pakistan as well,” the United States has asked Pakistan to curb anti-India terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) blamed for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Robert Blake, the assistant secretary of state for South Asia who visited India and Pakistan last month, said Thursday he had told his interlocutors in Islamabad that it could do more to improve relations with New Delhi.