Mumbai, June 26: As child actor Avika Gor is set to leave popular TV serial “Balika Vadhu”, she will be replaced by Pratyusha Banerjee from Jamshedpur with the soap’s protagonist growing up by five years.
In mid-July, the child bride in “Balika Vadhu” on Colors channel will be five years older and Pratyusha, who has never been seen on screen before, will replace Avika.
A source in Colors said Pratyusha was chosen for her lack of experience.
Mumbai, June 26: Esha Deol performs her own stunts along with co-star Arjan Bajwa in her ‘comeback’ project
Esha Deol along with co-star Arjan Bajwa has shot for some high-octane action sequences for Tell Me Oh Khuda. The film touted as the star daughter’s comeback project is produced by her mom Hema Malini and directed by writer Mayur Puri.
The scenes were filmed at Mormugao in Goa and had the stars precariously perched on the iron ore barges along the waterfront. Both of them did the action shots themselves without resorting to body doubles.
Risky shots
Mumbai, June 26: Akshay Kumar had a “superstar experience” while flying in and out of Mumbai recently.
When the actor was travelling from London to Mumbai, Aamir Khan was on his flight and next day when he took a flight back to London to join his wife and son for summer holidays, he met Shah Rukh Khan.
Akshay described his superstar experience on twitter as “funniest”. The actor said both he and Aamir enjoyed a bit of the football world cup before they flew back to Mumbai together.
Kabul, June 26: An explosion that rocked Kabul Saturday was caused by the accidental detonation of a mine, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said, defusing fears of a terror attack.
‘All we know is that an anti-personnel mine was detonated while it was being carried by an Afghan National Army vehicle,’ an ISAF spokesman said.
The explosion took place close to the Chinese embassy and a UN office, Zamarai Bashary, a spokesman for the interior ministry, said earlier. There were no reports of casualties.
Sr. Div. Rly Manager caught red-handed
Hyderabad, June 26 (Siasat News): CBI has arrested a senior railway divisional manager for his corrupt practices and accepting bribe.
Lakhs of rupees, one kilo gold ornaments and documents pertaining to various properties seized from his possession.
According to the details, under the supervision of the DIG of CBI (Hyderabad zone) M/s V V Lakshmi Narayana and SPS Venkatesh, DSP R M Khan, had arrested Mr. V Gopal Reddy, senior div. Manager while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 from a contractor.
Ambedkar Nagar, June 26: The BJP today asked the Centre to clarify its stand on extradition of former UCC CEO Warren Anderson to face charges in Bhopal Gas leak case and demanded a probe into “role” of those behind his safe exit. Former BJP president Rajnath Singh, while addressing a rally here, also demanded the Centre make public all documents relating to imposition of Emergency 35 years ago.
Srinagar, June 26: Curfew continued on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, a day after the killing of two youths by security forces led to violence, while life in Srinagar was affected by a separatist shutdown.
“Curfew continues in Sopore but the situation there is peaceful,” a police officer said here.
However, there were reports of protesters defying curfew and pelting stones at a few places in Sopore, some 55 km from here.
Mumbai, June 26: Flamboyant middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who was excluded from the Asia Cup team just a fortnight ago, made a spectacular comeback into the India’s 16-member squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka, starting July 18.
Apart from Yuvraj, struggling Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma, temperamental fast bowler S Sreesanth and Bengal stumper Wriddhiman Saha are also back in the team.
As expected, stylish middle-order batsman VVS Laxman and Test stalwart Rahul Dravid have retained their places in the team which also has Sachin Tendulkar.
Kabul, June 26: A blast near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry on Saturday was caused by an anti-personnel mine accidentally discharging in an army vehicle, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (SAF) said.
“Our understanding is that an anti-personnel mine was detonated while it was being carried in an ANA vehicle (Afghan National Army), an ISAF spokesman said.
Police officials earlier said in the immediate aftermath of the blast that they suspected a suicide bomber could have been responsible.
Durban, June 26: It was a strong tactical display by both Brazil and Portugal who ended a goalless night and advanced to the last sixteen of the World Cup.
Portugal sprung the offside trap beautifully in the 49th minute as Ronaldo looked to play in Danny on the right. Lucio intercepted for a corner and the delivery was poor, hence no goal.
Kolkata, June 26: The Karachi-bound cargo vessel from Bangladesh carrying military hardware and explosives was kept cordoned off on Saturday at Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district with the captain disembarked and taken for questioning.
The captain of the Liberian registered ship, who was not identified, was taken to the Radisson Fort resort for questioning, police officials said.
The Navy and Coast Guard personnel had seized the ship yesterday on an intelligence tip off. It was anchored at Kalicharanpara.
Vienna, June 26: The world’s largest gold coin, weighing 100 kg with a diameter of 52 cm, was sold for 3.27 million euros (about USD 3.99 million) at an auction here.
Spanish dealer Oro Direct offered the price and became the owner, Xinhua reported.
Six bidders were registered for the auction. Oro Direct offered the bid in a written form, while the other five applicants participated through telephone.
The coin was originally owned by Auer von Welsbah (AvW), an Austrian investment management company, which went bankrupt in May 2010.
Jeddah, June 26: A website belonging to a former imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah was hacked last week.
Anyone visiting Sheikh Adil Al-Kalbani’s website at the time would be greeted with a blank page with a picture at the top of the movie character The Joker, who the hacker had apparently named himself after.
At the bottom of the page is a statement criticizing the sheikh for stating that music and singing is permitted in Islam.
Al-Kalbani’s website featured a number of articles and lectures as well as a question and answer section allowing him to interact with visitors.
Hyderabad, June 26: Andhra Pradesh chief electoral officer IV Subba Rao today sought the cooperation of major parties for conducting next month’s by-polls to 10 assembly constituencies in a free and fair manner.
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Cyclone Laila looms large, heads for Andhra Pradesh coast
“We have sought their cooperation and support to conduct the polls in a free and fair manner,” the CEO told reporters.
Kabul, June 26: An explosion rocked Kabul Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, a government spokesman said.
The explosion took place close to the Chinese embassy and a UN office, said Zamarai Bashary, a spokesman for the interior ministry. There were no reports of casualties.
The blast, which occurred on the same road where the foreign ministry is located, was caused by an Afghan army vehicle packed with explosives, said a security official who did not want to be named.
–IANS
Karachi, June 26: The ban on him might have been lifted but the disciplinary proceedings against Younus Khan have not yet stopped with the Pakistan Cricket Board planning to send him a fresh show cause notice for alleged misconduct on the tour of Australia.
Pakistan Cricket Board legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi has confirmed plans to send the notice to Younus.
Rizvi said that the move is as per the instructions of the appeal’s judge, Justice (retd) Irfan Qadir.
London, June 26: Roger Federer has warned his rivals for the Wimbledon title that he is back to his best just in time for the business end of the tournament.
Federer had dropped three sets during unusually sloppy displays against unheralded pair Alejandro Falla and Ilija Bozoljac in the first two rounds at the All England Club.
But the defending champion was back in the groove on Centre Court as he gave a sublime display to beat France’s Arnaud Clement 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 and set up a clash with Austrian 16th seed Jurgen Melzer.
Mumbai, June 26: Katrina Kaif wants to work in a Yash Chopra love story! Gorgeous Katrina Kaif.
Who has got terrific height in Bollywood in as hort period of time, now wants to work.
In a Yash Chopra type love story.She reveals that there are a lot of elevations to her.
That are yet to be fascinated. She wants to keep discovering and researching with characters.
And filmmakers. However, she also has curiosity in doing one boy one girl Yashji type of story or active girl role, which was like Hemaji’s role in Seeta Aur Geeta.
Srinagar, June 26: Curfew continued Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, a day after the killing of two youths by security forces led to violence, while life in Srinagar was affected by a separatist shutdown.
“Curfew continues in Sopore but the situation there is peaceful,” a police officer said here.
However, there were reports of protesters defying curfew and pelting stones at a few places in Sopore, some 55 km from here.
Mumbai, June 26: Aishwarya Rai has returned an offer to act with Brad Pitt in a Hollywood film. The reason.
She gave was that she was too busy with her Bollywood films and thus, she has not enough time.
The second thing is that she does not feel very comfortable with the intimate and hot scenes.
That are normal parts of a Hollywood movie. Perhaps, the third and unsaid reason is that Aishwarya Rai was never successful in a Hollywood movie.
It is understandable that Aishwarya is not interested to act in romantic scene as she is married.
Toronto, June 26: Leaders of the world’s developed and major emerging economies are meeting here tomorrow to discuss strategies for ensuring a balanced and sustainable growth, even as India favours calibrated exit strategies and is opposed to any universal tax to fund bail out of banks.
The meeting comes against the backdrop of an emerging sovereign debt crisis in some European countries which are caught in conflicting pulls on continuing the global stimulus package.
Kabul, June 26: An explosion, caused by a suicide bomber, took place near the foreign ministry here Saturday, an official said.
“The explosion was a suicide attack and took place on the road leading to the foreign ministry,” Xinhua reported quoting a security official.
The foreign ministry is situated next to the Presidential Palace.
–IANS
Mumbai, June 26: Till date, she has not given any blockbuster hit, but she is a popular actress. This appealing celeb is admired among girls, who follow her mainly to know the secrets of her beautiful, flowing tresses.
Celina reveals some tips for this monsoon season. Hair: Oil your hair once during this season, as it tends to get oily. But don’t let it get wet because of pollution in the rain water, which contains many harmful pollutants. So, one should always tie their hair.
Islamabad, June 26: At least four people were killed in a suspected US drone attack early Saturday in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a media report said.
The drone targeted a house in Mir Ali area, about 30 km from Miranshah in North Waziristan tribal area, Xinhua reported citing Dawn News channel.
US drones have been regularly targeting militant hideouts in the tribal region, which Washington considers the centre of Taliban and Al Qaeda remnants.
–IANS
Toronto, June 26: US President Barack Obama will host African leaders from countries celebrating 50 years since independence in August, an administration official said.
Obama, whose father was from Kenya, announced the White House celebration during a meeting with African leaders at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Huntsville, Canada.
“I’ll be 49 in August,” Obama reportedly told the gathering Friday, noting that his father was a first-generation African who studied in the US.