Month: June 2010

Boeing finds problem in 787 Dreamliners’ tail

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Washington, June 26: The delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliners may be further delayed with the company deciding to inspect the entire fleet after finding assembly problems in the tail area on some of the 23 completed planes.

Air India and Jet Airways have ordered 27 and 10 of the planes, already more than two and a half years late to market. In all 866 Dreamliners have been ordered by 57 customers worldwide.

For Boeing, the latest issue with the new plane puts additional pressure on the company’s ambitious flight-test schedule, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

India’s first Super Hercules airlifter dons IAF colours

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Washington, June 26: The first of India’s six C-130J Super Hercules airlifters, considered the world’s most advanced transport aircraft, has emerged from the paint shop in Indian Air Force colours, roughly six months before its scheduled delivery.

Purchased from the US in a $1 billion deal, the tactical transport “aircraft now enters flight test in preparation for delivery at the end of the year,” its manufacturer Lockheed Martin said releasing an image of the plane in IAF colours at its Marietta plant in Georgia

Ramadan fast not recommended during pregnancy: US researchers

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Columbia, June 26: Around the world, so many theories and researches are being done about Islam, Hadith and Quran, to give misconceive on Allah’s saying. Whereas on the other hand it was scientifically proves that every word and saying of Allah is true.

As Ramadan is coming ahead which is due on August 11 as per a Saudi astrologer, US researchers gave the statement that Pregnant Muslim women cannot fast during Ramadan, which as now will add fuel to the above notion.

Allah clearly says about Ramadan in Quran that:

Student can ask condom from school nurse

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Provincetown, June 26: Schools in Provincetown, Massachusetts, wanted to provide protection to its students, so the school district set a policy to provide condoms to any student who requested them from the school nurse.

Though this is not an unheard-of policy in the state, according to a June 24 article in the Boston Globe, there were a pair of startling departures from how such programs are usually handled: the wishes of parents would be set aside–and there was no lower age limit on students who could request condoms.

Websites to face anti-Islam checks

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Islamabad, June 26: Pakistan will start monitoring seven major websites, including Google, Yahoo and Amazon, for sacrilegious content, while blocking links to 17 lesser-known sites it deems offensive to Muslims, including pages within YouTube.

The move, which came in response to a court order, follows last month’s temporary ban on Facebook following a competition to draw the Prophet Mohamed.

Kamasutra model commits suicide

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Mumbai, June 26: Model Viveka Babajee, who shot to fame with the Kamasutra condom advertisement in the 1990s, committed suicide in her flat in Continental Building in Bandra (west) on Friday night. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the hall, police said.

Confirming the suicide, Additional Commissioner of Police (Western Region) Amitabh Gupta said the reason behind Viveka taking the extreme step was not known and police were investigating. According to police, it may be due to a failed personal relationship.

British PM wants troops out of Afghan

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London, June 26: BRITAIN’S Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants troops home from Afghanistan within five years, conceding the war-torn country will not be “perfect” before that happens.

While he would not outline a “strict timetable” for a withdrawal, Mr Cameron said he wanted to see British troops leave before the next British general elections due by 2015.

“We can’t be there for another five years, having been there for nine years already,” he told Sky News television, on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Canada.

Muslims don’t need quota: Cleric

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Lucknow, June 26: A Shia cleric and vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Kalbe Sadiq created a flutter when he announced at a public forum that Muslims did not need reservation.

At a majlis on Sunday in Bara Banki he said, ‘‘Koi bhi qaum baisakhion ke sahare hamesha nahin chal sakti…usme jaan paida karni hogi (No community can move forward on crutches…we need to instil life into it).’’ And, this can be done by introducing Muslims to modern education, he said.

Pak, Afghan focus on terrorism

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Islamabad, June 26: Talks held during Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul’s vist to Pakistan focused especially on the threat posed by terrorism, bilateral cooperation in political and economic fields and regional and international issues of common concern, the Foreign Office said on Friday.

According to a joint statement issued at the end of Rassoul’s visit to Pakistan, Pakistani and Afghan officials agreed not to allow their territories to be used against each other’s interests.

Past is Past, Gadkari says as Jaswant back

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New Delhi, June 26: Re-inducted into the BJP after a 10-month exile, senior leader Jaswant Singh said he was happy and relieved to be back in the party that he had served since it was founded. However, he maintained that his views on Jinnah remained unchanged.

“The book (Jinnah — India, Partition, Independence) stands where it is. My views remain the same,” Singh said, hours after his formal re-entry into the BJP. “How can I disown what I have written myself,” he said.

Hindu religion broke by Brahmins, Hindutva: Bhalchandra Nemade

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Mumbai, June 26: The most-awaited Marathi novel, Hindu, will be launched on July 15. Chronicled following a 31-year research by the author, Bhalchandra Nemade, the book will dispel many notions propounded by right-wing lobbyists.

“Research shows that the Hindu caste system originally was horizontal and parallel. Over a period of time, the Brahmins made it vertical, dogmatic and hierarchical. Earlier, all persons were equal; only their work differed. The inequality first created by Manusmriti exists even today,” Nemade told.

Dawood sets eye on Rajan base

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Mumbai, June 26: The turf war is intensifying in Mumbai’s underworld. Dons are looking to expand their fiefdoms and their target is the territory of their rivals.

Central Mumbai, the stronghold of underworld don Chhota Rajan, is being eyed by fugitive dons Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel. After last month’s murder of Farid Tanasha, his key aide, Rajan has been losing command over the area.

Kat wears Manish style

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Mumbai, June 26: It has taken seven years for superstar Katrina Kaif to team with fashion designer Manish Malhotra. Strange but true as for the first time ever, Kat will be dolled up by Manish in a film.

The actor, who has had a long standing relationship with her favourite designer and close friend Rocky S, has always fallen back on Rocky for movies to red carpet attire or general tips.

However, the actor now is working for Karan Johar’s sequel to Dostana for which the film-maker has Manish doing the look of the lead characters.

Muslims of Gujarat: The real picture

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Gujarat government has made many claims about vibrant Gujarat. Recently, it has also made claims that Muslims in Gujarat are in much better condition that many other states of India. When Narendra Modi’s newspaper ad in Bihar was found to be using image of the UP Muslims, BJP spokesperson claimed that facts about minorities of Gujarat remain the same. He said his party is ready to debate the data.

TRS join hand with BJP for Telengana bypolls

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Hyderabad, June 26: As Andhra Pradesh heads for by-elections in 10 Assembly seats, a sort of mini- referendum, whether the people of Telangana region want a separate state or not- region’s politics is all set for a major realignment of forces.

Chidambaram: No terror role in Balochistan

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New Delhi, June 26: India has denied having any role in terror activities in Balochistan, saying it was a problem which has to be dealt with by Pakistan.

Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that New Delhi sympathises with Islamabad on the terror activities that have taken place in Pakistan.

PM to meeet Indo-Canadian MPs

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Toronto, June 26: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who’s is landing in Toronto Saturday morning for the G20 summit, is meeting 27 Indo-Canadian MPs, and members of the State Legislatures Monday morning.

The initiative for this meeting has come from Ontario Minister for Government Services Harinder Takhar. He’s the chair of Association of Parliamentarians of Indo-Canadian origin all MPs and MLAs (from Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta).

Hyderabad is a preferred IT hub

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Hyderabad, June 26: Hyderabad is the largest pool of IT manpower and has an ideal industrial climate backed by an investor-friendly environment. The potential to sustain long-term IT growth coupled with proactive initiatives from the Andhra Pradesh Government have transformed Hyderabad into India’s fastest growing IT hub.

‘Army officers should adopt new technologies’

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Hyderabad, June 25: Military officers should be familiar with technological advancements to tackle threats from terrorists and to develop organisational effectiveness, V K Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, said here today.

Saraswat was in the city to participate in the convocation ceremony of the 87th Degree Engineering Course and the 13th Technical Entry Scheme Course at the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME), Trimulgherry which was held today.

SHRC urged to help save Musi

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Hyderabad, June 25: A group of civil rights organisations today urged the State Human Rights Commission to step in and order a check on pollution in the Musi.

It called for a time-bound and effective plan for repairing the irrigation system of the river, including modernisation of various feeders.

A regular occurrence for ten years

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Hyderabad, June 25: The Railway Recruitment Board examination paper leak scam, unearthed recently by the Central Bureau of Investigation, appears to be more than meets the eye. The premier investigating agency is of the view that RRB examination paper leaks have been occurring for the past 10 years.

The CBI today produced the two arrested Indian Railway Service officers _ Satyendra Mohan Sharma, the suspended RRB Mumbai chairman, and G Sethi, senior divisional personnel officer at Raipur _ before a court here. The court remanded the two accused in judicial custody till July 1.

Plan to make street-kids seekers of education

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Hyderabad, June 25: At any busy traffic junction, the red light signals a halt to the movement of vehicles but at the same time a go-ahead to the invasion of beggars, mostly children. These half-naked kids in a shabby `avatar’ do all sorts of things like banging on the vehicle, scratching the glass and clinging on to the doors to get the attention of motorists and are adamant enough not to move till a good amount of change is handed over.

Dora helps kids explore obesity

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Hyderabad, June 25: Nowadays, cartoon characters pictures are used on junk food packages. It has been found that kids are attracted to junk food due to such cartoon characters. Shrek, Dora the Explorer, and other animated TV and movie stars are much-loved by children.

Putting an image of favourite cartoon characters on packaged children’s snacks has a strong influence on a child’s perception of how the product tastes, according to new research from Yale University.

Heritage plaque unveiled for Paigah Palace

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Hyderabad, June 25: A plaque highlighting the historical importance of Paigah Palace (which at present houses the office of the U.S. Consulate) was inaugurated by US Consul General Cornelis M Keur on Thursday.

The building has been listed as a Heritage Building by the state government in 1998. It was constructed in 1896 by Nawab Iqbal-ud-Doula (Sir Vicar-ul-Umra II), one of the Paigah nobles and the prime minister during the reign of the sixth Nizam, Mir Mohbub Ali Khan. The building became the office of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority in 1982.

DS reveals ambition to become minister

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Hyderabad, June 25: Asserting that he would not contest the byelection if the TRS leaders said it with certainty that they would secure statehood to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee chief D Srinivas today exuded confidence that the report to be submitted by the Srikrishna Committee by the year end would be in favour of Telangana.