Month: July 2010

SC’s ire over non implementation of Juvenile Welfare Act

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New Delhi, July 09: The Supreme Court today expressed its anger over government’s failure to implement the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, for corrective measures and reformation of juvenile offenders saying the “entire Act has been made a mockery”.

“This is a pathetic situation. The entire Act has been made a mockery. Most of the states have not complied with the Act.

“With reference to some states, there is only nominal compliance,” a Bench of Justices R V Raveendran and H L Gokhale, said.

Fatwa issued against vuvuzela

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Abu Dhabi, July 09: The vuvuzela, the plastic trumpet made famous by the football World Cup in South Africa, is in trouble in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the authorities here have issued a fatwa against it.

The plastic trumpet, whose drone has been likened to a swarm of bees, has become the unmistakable background sound of the World Cup.

The fatwa issued by the UAE’s General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments says that above 100 decibels, the buzzing sound of the vuvuzela is “haram”, The National newspaper reported Friday.

Water recedes, but thousands still marooned in Haryana, Punjab

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Chandigarh, July 09: The water level in the flood-affected districts of Haryana and Punjab started to recede Friday but thousands of marooned people continued to suffer owing to lack of relief from government agencies, even as the toll climed to 20.

Of the 20 deaths reported so far, 15 have been in Punjab and five in Haryana, with 4-5 people missing after being washed away in both the states. Heavy rains, followed by breaches in rivers and irrigation canals in some areas of both states caused have floods since Tuesday.

‘From Jerusalem to Babri’

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New Delhi, July 09: During the interrogation of terror suspect T Nasir, the Bengaluru police have stumbled upon an interesting book that is used by Indian Mujahideen operatives to recruit jihadis.

Jerusalem to Babri is the most popular book among new recruits of the terror outfit, sources told.

“During Nasir’s interrogation, he had told us about such a book being circulated among the new cadres. Nasir also claimed that this was one of the latest additions to the IM’s ‘recruitment kit’,” said a senior official.

‘Ishqiya’ to be screened at Indian film fest in London

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New Delhi, July 09: Vishal Bharadwaj’s critically acclaimed crime caper “Ishqiya” will be screened at the inaugural edition of the Indian Film Festival of London (IFFL) from Aug 25-29.

Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-produced by Shemaroo Entertainment and Vishal Bharadwaj, “Ishqiya” stars Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan in the main leads.

Andhra legislator held for poll code violation

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Hyderabad, July 09: A woman legislator of the ruling Congress party and her husband were arrested Friday for violating the election code, police said.

P. Padmavathi, a member of legislative council, and her husband P. Bhaskar were arrested in Warangal district for distributing sarees to commemorate the 61st birth anniversary of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Thursday.

Since the election code is in operation in the district for July 27 by-elections to Warangal West assembly constituency, police filed a case against them on a complaint by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).

SP asks BJP, RSS to rein in Gadkari

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New Delhi, July 09: Criticising Nitin Gadkari’s remarks on the Afzal Guru issue, the Samajwadi Party today said the BJP and the RSS should ask him to desist from making such statements.

“The SP criticises such a statement coming from the president of a party which claims to be an alternative force,” party national spokesperson Mohan Singh said.

He said such statements from a politician do not look good. “We request the BJP and the RSS to ask Gadkari not to make such remarks,” he said.

Ambati issued noticed over outburst against CM

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Hyderabad, July 09: The Congress Disciplinary Committee on Friday issued a notice to PCC general secretary Ambati Rambabu to appear before it on July 12 and explain his outburst against Chief Minister K Rosaiah.

The notice was issued after 20 Pradesh Congress Committee office-bearers filed a complaint against Mr Rambabu for criticising Mr Rosaiah. Mr Rambabu had said that it was wrong for the Chief Minister to celebrate his own birthday on a grand scale within a year of the death of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Nityananda’s bail conditions

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Bangalore, July 09: Karnataka High Court today relaxed the bail conditions of self-styled godman Nityananda Swami, facing rape and other criminal charges, allowing him to preach.

When the application filed by Nityananda came up, Justice Subhash B Adi relaxed the bail conditions further allowing him to report to the respective police station once in 30 days instead of once in 15 days.

EC censures Vijayashanti for inflammatory remarks

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Hyderabad, July 09: The Election Commission today “censured” TRS MP Vijayashanti for allegedly making inflammatory comments in violation of the model code of conduct imposed ahead of the by-election in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.

“Election Commission has taken a serious note of the violation of model code of conduct by her. As a responsible political leader, she should not have made such comments,” Chief Electoral Officer I V Subba Rao told reporters here.

Maha ministers lack guts to quit on border row: Thackeray

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Mumbai, July 09: Hitting out at the Maharashtra ministers in Union cabinet, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said they should quit to protest against the Central Government”s stance in Supreme Court on Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute.

Gold dips by Rs 100 to Rs 18,600 per 10g

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New Delhi, July 09: Gold prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 18,600 per ten grams in the national capital today amid a weakening trend overseas and reduced offtake by retailers at existing higher levels.

Marketmen said a weakening trend in international markets, which set the price trend in domestic markets, mainly weighed on the trading sentiment. Gold in overseas markets fell 0.06 per cent to USD 1,197.80 an ounce.

Reduced offtake at existing higher levels was another dampening factor, they said.

I was once compared to Jennifer Lopez: Sameera Reddy

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Mumbai, July 09: On the eve of the release of her latest film Red Alert, Sameera Reddy tells Jyothi Venkatesh that it was director Buddhdeb Dasgupta who had taught her that as an actress can move out of the typical stereo-typed Bollywood film, which does not offer much scope to actresses most of the time.

Justice Swatantra Kumar sets new record

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New Delhi July 09: Supreme Court judge Mr. Swatantra Kumar has set a new record by delivering 75 rulings in a single day. In the list of the trials, there were 77 cases pending and out of these, the judge has given his verdict for 75 cases.

Earlier, the same judge Mr. Swatantra Kumar had setanother record of delivering his verdict for more than 80 cases.

——PTI

Cold war between Katrina & Kareena kapoor

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Mumbai, July 09: Bollywood seems to be the right place for cold wars and rivalry and every day something happens i.e. hideous and taut. Between actors and sometimes between actresses, it always happens between and among our Bollywood stars.

This time one news is swelling that Kareena was having shoots at same location where Katrina was also shooting for her some of the movie.The bad thing is that they both did not interact to each other even after the shoots were being held in same area.

‘There will no Murali like bowler in next 100 years’

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Karachi, July 09: Paying glowing tribute to retiring Muttiah Muralitharan, former Pakistani star Saqlain Mushtaq today said the Sri Lankan spinner was the best of his era and world cricket may not see a bowler like him in next 100 years.

Murali, as he is called fondly, will call it quits after playing the first Test against India, starting July 18 in Galle.

I wants to play negative roles: Dev

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London, July 09: After playing a kind-hearted boy in the Oscar winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, India-born actor Dev Patel wants to “reinvent” himself by doing negative roles.

The young actor was recently seen as Prince Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender”, which released in the US last week.

“I got offered a lot of things after ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, but this really stood out, because it was a villain. I wanted to go as far as possible in the other direction. I think I can reinvent myself here,” Patel was quotes.

Akshay did not interfere: Trisha

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Mumbai, July 09: One can well expect Trisha to deliver in her debut Bollywood outing Khatta Meetha. After all she is not quite a newbie in the industry and already has close to 35 films to her credit down South.

In the industry for more than 7 years now, she has seen quite a lot and is pretty much established. Now that she has got a Bollywood launch with none other than Akshay Kumar as a co-star cum producer and Priyadarshan as a director, it couldn’t have been better than that.

Why Bipasha chants the Gayatri Mantra?

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Mumbai, July 09: A scared Bipasha chants Gayatri Mantra 3000 times to get through the journey.

Bipasha Basu is a nervous flier. Like most people who fear flying, she avoids being on small aircrafts, which are more susceptible to air turbulence.

On Wednesday, the actress was to fly back to Mumbai from Diu after completing Priyadarshan’s Aakrosh, and her co-star Ajay Devgn convinced her to accompany him on a small chartered flight.

I have become a discotheque freak

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Mumbai, July 09: Ayesha Takia nay Ayesha Takia Azmi always ‘Wanted’ to join a ‘Paathshaala’ of music! Yes! Seriously speaking she always had this great passion for music especially Indian music.

In a casual chat with Shaheen Raaj in a Bollywoodian Bash the traditionally conservative turned hep and peppy Gujju lass Ayesha Takia Azmi muses about her taste for music routing more deeply for the Indian milieu rather than having a pensive ear for Western fare. Time to lend your musical ears in solitude!

Time for some rapid-fire musical queries Ayesha, for the musically inclined readers.

Aamir Khan was Booked, then hooked

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Mumbai, July 09: While the Big B may have convinced Aamir Khan to join Twitter, it was Anil Kapoor who gave him a book to help find his way around the microblogging website

By now, it is common knowledge that Amitabh Bachchan convinced Aamir Khan to join Twitter, but not many know that Anil Kapoor gifted Khan a book about the microblogging site.

Telangana bypolls: Congress MLC caught distributing sarees

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Hyderabad, July 09: Congress MLC Pulla Padmavati was today caught on camera while distributing sarees to poor in Warangal district in violation of model code of conduct in force for the bypolls to 12 assembly seats in Telangana region. Padmavati’s reported act of distributing sarees on the occasion of the birth anniversary of late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was aired by some television news channels.

Kama Sutra actress returning to India For Real

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Mumbai, July 09: Indian origin actress Sarita Choudhury, best known for her roles in “Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love” and “Mississippi Masala”, will be seen on Indian screens again, this time in an emotional drama titled “For Real”.

“My role in ‘For Real’ is that of a mother of two kids who gave up a singing career in London and moved to India to be a housewife, ” Sarita, 43, told in an e-mail interview from New York.

Jagan continues with his successful yatra

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Srikakulam, July 09: After rounding off a successful tour on the first day of his controversial ‘Odarpu Yatra’, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday resumed his journey in the villages of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

Jagan began his journey at Tekkali and unveiled a statue of his late father and former state Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy near the Railway gate in the town.

Yasir recalled; Azhar, Tanvir get maiden call to Pak Test squad

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Lahore, July 09: Four national cricketers Yasir Hameed, Azhar Ali, Tanvir Ahmed and Zulqarnain Haider left for England to join the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Test series against Australia and the hosts.

While Yasie was staging a comeback in the Pakistan team after a span of three years in place of Faisal Iqbal, who is facing some confrontation from the PCB and its management, all-rounder Azhar and medium pacer Tanvir got a chance to make their maiden trip
to play with the national side.

Meanwhile, Zulqarnain has been included as a back-up wicketkeeper for Kamran Akmal.