Mumbai, June 30: Suneil Shetty the star of the forthcoming RED ALERT-THE WAR WITHIN, recently felt a chill up his spine, when he came across newspaper images of dead Naxals being carried away like animals.
He harked back to the sequence in RED ALERT which had an uncanny resemblance to the real life drama, in which he was required to carry the bodies of dead policemen, dump them on to a cycle rickshaw, and peddle them to a town square to be hanged.
London, June 30: The Britain’s High Court judges and the New-York based Human Rights Watch are pressing government to reconsider an interrogation permit that resulted in illegal detention and torture of terror suspects.
Reprieve, a legal charity in the High Court, said the governmental advice to MI5 and MI6 officers interrogating suspects detained in other countries since the 9/11 attacks in 2001 justifies torture.
Mumbai, June 30: When spotted together it is evident that they are very much in love — and Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan has no qualms in saying that his wife and actress Aishwarya Rai is very supportive and encouraging.
“Aishwarya is very supportive and encouraging. She is a very chilled out person and doesn’t take things to heart,” Abhishek told IANS.
“People ask me if I changed after marriage. But I just say ‘Why should I change?’ Aishwarya loves me the way I am and married me for the way I am. Then why should I change at all,” he added.
Mumbai, June 30: Pretty lady Sonali Bendre has not much of an online life. At a time, when her colleagues are confessing to their networking addictions, Sonali states clearly that she does not share this one fetish with her other Bollywood friends. And the main reason for her apparent lack of interest in the latest fad gripping the country is ultimately lack of time.
Raipur, June 30: The Chhattisgarh Police and experts on Maoist warfare are blaming the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for repeatedly falling victim to Maoist guerrillas.
Police sources speaking on the condition of anonymity say that the CRPF personnel are not only poorly trained to operate in jungle terrain but are also reluctant to take on the well-entrenched Maoists.
On top of it, the sources say, the CRPF personnel refuse to follow intelligence inputs while launching operations deep in the impregnable forests of Bastar region.
Mumbai, June 30: Bollywood actors Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor will soon be seen rubbing shoulders with people like the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Both actors have been roped in by the 1 GOAL campaign supported by FIFA that aims to provide free education to millions of children across the world. The actors will be part of a campaign video that will see them rooting for the cause of education and urging parents to send their kids to school.
Mumbai, June 30: Non-stop overnight shoots in Spain are taking a serious toll on Katrina Kaif’s health.
This paper recently reported that Katrina Kaif sprained her neck while shooting.
In Spain, for Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Far from soaking up the Spanish sun.
The actress is actually roughing it out there. Added to this, Katrina doesn’t want to discuss her woes with anyone anymore.
She wants to bottle it all up because she thinks that her sob stories are creating an impression that she’s a crybaby.
Lucknow, June 30: In a bid to facilitate Haj pilgrimage, the Uttar Pradesh Haj committee has extended the last date for submission of passports from June 30 to July 15, officials said here today.
The order regarding extension of submission dates has been issued after a government order in this regard, Officer on Special Duty of the committee M A A Khan said.
Khan said that the decision was taken in wake of the problems faced by successful applicants to procure their passports.
–PTI
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30: The Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala today staged a walkout in the Assembly, alleging that government was trying to sabotage the coming local body polls by delaying voters list and delimitation of wards.
Rejecting the Opposition charge, Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac said draft of voters list would be published tomorrow. Anomalies, if any in the list, could be rectified as per the established procedure.
Tehran, June 30: Iran’s Parliament speaker says the existing Western pressure on the country has its roots in the stance adopted by the Tehran government on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Speaking in a meeting with Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal late Tuesday, Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani dismissed the ongoing pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program as politically motivated.
Mumbai, June 30: Guest judges have become a part of our reality shows, especially on “Comedy Circus Ke Superstars’. Many popular as well as not so famous celebrities have made their presence felt on the show.
Rumour has it that Sony and Optimystix are chasing popular Bollywood actor, Boman Irani, to be a special guest in one of the shows.
We tried getting a word from producer Vipul Shah but he was busy attending the launch party of his show “Papad Pol’.
Mumbai, June 30: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has acted in several films since his debut in 1981. All the characters had different shades right from a young, charming boy in Rocky to a criminal in Khalnayak and a lovable goon again in Munnabhai MBBS. But, Sanju Baba is going to do something totally different this time. He is going to don the role of great historical figure Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Mumbai, June 30: As the world’s number three badminton player, Saina Nehwal returned to a rousing welcome in Chennai, Deepika’s dad — the badminton legend Prakash Padukone personally invited her over to his place in Bengaluru. His daughter Deepika and Anisha (who is about to turn to professional golf) might be there too.
“Prakash Padukone had always maintained that Saina is the best woman badminton player that India has ever produced. Prakash has asked her to come to a dinner at his house. In all probability, Saina will accept the invitation,” says a source.
Three held for human trafficking
Hyderabad, June 30 (Siasat News): The west zone team of the Task Force arrested a three member gang involved in human trafficking using student/visiting visas procured through fake documents.
The police seized 184 rubber stamps, 670 forged documents and 21 passports.
The accused are Mohd. Masooduddin, 36, Mohd. Haji Moinuddin, 20 and Gulam Asad, 50.
Blast accused in CBI custody
Hyderabad, June 30: Indian Badminton hat-trick queen ”Saina Nehwal” was confident of the world number one spot but for the Hyderabadi world number three for immediate focus was winning the three major tournies this year— World Championship, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
Hyderabad, June 30: The Rosaiah Government in Andhra Pradesh got a huge relief tonight successfully persuading backward class association President R Krishnaiah and BJP state President Kishan Reddy to call off their ”indefinate” fast on the highly politically sensitiv e issue of schalorships to the studdents of backward clssses, Scheduled caste and Sheduled Tribes in the current academic year.
Hyderabad, June 30: A businessman of Rajasthani origin who tried to extort Rs 5 lakh from a local trader as a underworld Dawood gang member was today. Moolchand Bhati, a 29-year-old a native of Rajasthan State had came down to Hyderabad about five years ago along with his family, after his studio in Talsar village in Nagaur District had trapped.
Hyderabad, June 30: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today moved a trial court here for a second opinion on the condition of former Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju even as the Magistrate directed the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) to file by July 1 his latest health update.
CBI Counsel C Surendra filed a memo before the Hyderabad XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate B V L N Chakravarthi for a ‘Second Opinion’ as Mr Raju had not appreared in the Court since September last.
Mumbai, June 30: Mahesh Manjrekar had vowed to give up acting but his new best-friend Salman Khan keeps coaxing him back to the camera. For Salman’s home production Dabanng, Manjrekar stepped into the role of debutante Sonakshi Sinha’s father on Salman’s say-so. That was meant to be Manjrekar’s swan song as an actor.
But now he has again been persuaded to face the camera with Salman for Anees Bazmee’s Ready. The funniest part of the director’s enforced career as an actor is, he doesn’t know what his role in Ready is.
Rome, June 30: An appeals court in Italy has convicted an ally of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in prison on charges of Mafia association.
Marcello Dell’Utri was handed down a verdict clearing that he previously had links with Cosa Nostra, the original Mafia.
Dell’Utri had been sentenced to nine years in prison. The appeals court upheld his conviction but reduced his term in prison to seven years.
Mumbai, June 30: Kangna Ranaut is learning English pronunciation. A tutor coaches her on the sets
Kangna Ranaut has always been the butt of jokes for her pahadi accent. The girl ‘from the hills’ has been made fun of, and criticised for her English by her colleagues. The media didn’t spare her either and poked fun for abusing a character in Fashion by repeatedly called him “busterd”.
Ankara, June 30: Turkey says the strain in its diplomatic ties with Israel will not heal unless it formally apologizes for the killing of Turkish nationals aboard a Gaza aid convoy.
Nine Turkish citizens, including a Turkish-American teenager, were killed in the May 31 attack by Israeli navy commandos on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while the civilian aid convoy was in international waters.
The move drew strong condemnation from the international community and prompted several countries to summon Israeli ambassadors while an enraged Turkey recalled its envoy from Tel Aviv.
Mumbai, June 30: With Sonam Kapoor heading out of Edinburgh for Mumbai for the promotion and release of her new film I Hate Luv Storys, the shooting for Mausam in Edinburgh has slackened a bit.
The hero Shahid Kapoor, who also happens to be the director’s son decided to take an off for a 3-day visit to nearby London. Only Shahid’s father Pankaj Kapoor knew about his son’s whereabouts while the rest of the unit was kept in the dark.
New Delhi, June 30: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s TV production company Red Chillies Idiot Box is set to produce romantic movies for the youth that will be aired on MTV.
After non-stop music and adventure-based reality shows, MTV is venturing into romantic movies that will appeal to the Indian youth.
The channel has collaborated with two production houses – Red Chillies Idiot Box and Milestone Movies Pvt Ltd – to produce three romantic movies as part of their new series “Luv Reels”.
Mumbai, June 30: Genelia D’Souza and KWAN, the agency that represents her within the endorsement space have added another feather to their cap. The CNBC Awaaz Consumer Awards, the most definitive consumer preference awards, have awarded Genelia as the ‘Brand Ambassador of the Year – 2010’ and KWAN for being successful image builders and managers in their 6th edition held yesterday.