Patna, July 03: Bihar has recorded a high growth rate but a lot is still to be done, according to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who said that he worked “every day without a break” for the state’s development.
“I have been working every day without a break, thinking often of the philosophy of aharnish seva (uninterrupted work through day and night),” Nitish Kumar wrote on his blog Saturday.
London, July 03: Singer Justin Bieber has dismissed rumours that he is reunited with his ex-girlfriend, assuring fans that he is still single.
“I’m single and ready to mingle,” Bieber posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The teen sensation was rumoured to have rekindled his romance with his childhood girlfriend Caitlin Beadles after she flew out to visit him in Bahamas, reports thesun.co.uk.
Now Bieber has cleared the air, insisting he’s not in a relationship.
–IANS
Bangalore, July 03: The Bangalore bar dancers will be soon seen in saris and chudidars if they adhere to the recent mandate by the Bangalore police.
This actually may facilitate in curbing the crime rate or may not. A few prominent citizens expressed their views on the issue.
Anita Nair, writer: “I think this is absolutely ridiculous. It is important to draw a line but not in this manner. The decision to enforce a dress code should be left to the discretion of the pub owners not the police department. They should stay away from this issue.”
Jeddah, July 03: Taking vaccination against swine flu and meningitis is still a condition to receive Umrah visas, a number of pilgrims arriving at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah told.
The swine-flu vaccine requirement is being maintained despite the global retreat of the virus. With the waning threat of a major epidemic, vaccine stocks are no longer being built up. This week the United States began destroying a quarter of its vaccine stock (40 million doses) that has expired.
Tehran, July 03: Joining a global trend, the fundamentalists have added another way to dehumanize women and girls: buying and selling them for prostitution.
Exact numbers of victims are impossible to obtain, but according to an official source in Tehran, there has been a 635 percent increase in the number of teenage girls in prostitution.
Patna, July 03: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for the BJP-JD(U) combine in Bihar, insists the BJP. Mere posturing or statement of intent?
Senior party leader Anant Kumar said while addressing a state executive committee meeting on Friday, “I have been in charge of the campaign in Bihar and have to ensure that the party emerges victorious in the state… JDU-BJP combine will sweep the election… and Narendra Modi will be an important part of the campaign.”
Mumbai, July 03: The Raj Thackeray-led MNS today said it would support the ‘Bharat bandh’ on July 5 called by Opposition parties to protest against the fuel price hike.
“We are joining the bandh to awaken the UPA Government,” Raj said in a statement here. Petrol is costlier by Rs 4 a litre in Mumbai than in Delhi, while LPG price is higher by Rs 45 per cylinder, Raj pointed out.
“How come the burden of inflation on the Marathi people is more than those in Delhi?” he asked.
Mumbai, July 03: Lara Dutta is doing just this as she has become the newest ambassador for PETA.
PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Lara Dutta has always been an animal lover.
Following in the footsteps of John Abraham and Celina Jaitley, Bollywood is quite invested in PETA.
Now having joined the bandwagon, Lara’s shot her first commercial. For Lara’s first commercial.
She will been seen dressed in all green and supporting the “Go Vegetarian” cause. With her beauty.
Mumbai, July 03: The youth in the city may be desisting from joining the underworld, but that has not stopped the gangs from hiring shooters from outside Mumbai.
This came to light after the crime branch stumbled upon seven hirelings from Uttar Pradesh, who were involved in the murder of Chhota Rajan’s key associate Farid Tanasha.
Locals hesitate
The exodus of shooters to Mumbai show that gang activities have surged here. The locals do not want to join because they fear getting killed in encounters.
Mumbai, July 03: Raj Kumar Santoshi’s movie, ‘Ashtavinayak’, will be a romantic comedy and it will star Ranbir and Katrina as a pair. It has been written by Santoshi along with the production house of the movie. It may also star two more actors and another actress. Roles have not been finalized yet.
However, Raj Kumar Santoshi has an image of someone who does not complete his ventures. He was supposed to make a modern-day Ramayana with Ajay Devgan as Ram and Kajol as Sita but it never saw the light of day.
BOMBSHELL Bipasha Basu, who has been telling people she will join Twitter, will be seen on the microblogging site from tomorrow.
She will be sending out her first tweet While stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan have been.
On Twitter for a while, Bipasha, like Aamir Khan before her, is a late entrant.”I think I am a late entrant in twitter-verse.
But I am excited to connect with my fans and other people directly. I have realised that Twitter is a good medium for doing so,” she said.
Bhubaneswar, July 03: Exams scheduled for Monday in Orissa universities have been postponed in view of the nationwide shutdown called by political parties to protest the hike in fuel prices, officials said Saturday.
The Biju Patnaik University of Technology and the Utkal University postponed their exams after several political parties called for a strike earlier this week, marking the first unified showdown since the Congress returned to power last year.
Tel Aviv, July 03: Israel will not apologise to Turkey for the killing of nine activists on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara May 31 while intercepting the ship as it sought to break the blockade of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Israel would not apologise for protecting its soldiers, he said Friday on Israeli Channel 1 television, while adding, “We regret the loss of life. That is clear.”
Panaji, July 03: Former Goa Minister Mickky Pacheco Saturday surrendered to a court here in connection with the death of his alleged lover.
Pacheco, charged with culpable homicide following the death in Chennai of 28-year-old woman Nadia Torrado, was underground for nearly a month as the police began to look for him.
–IANS
Mumbai, July 03: Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan is so impressed with first-time director Anusha Rizvi, who wielded the megaphone for his forthcoming production “Peepli Live”, that he claims she will give complex to many established directors.
“Not only she has written a great script, I was shocked to see how beautifully she has made the film. It’s a very complicated story with many layers and bringing it to the celluloid was a very difficult job,” said Aamir.
Bhopal, July 03 (Pervez Bari): The Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh’s Health Minister Anoop Mishra resigned on Friday morning after being charged with the allegations that some of his close relatives were involved in the killing of a youth over a land dispute near his home town Gwalior.
New Delhi, July 03: Amid Pakistan’s intensified efforts to influence evolving power-sharing negotiations in Afghanistan, India and Afghanistan today held wide-ranging talks, with New Delhi making clear its unease about accommodating hardcore Taliban and militant groups like the Haqqani network.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao held delegation-level talks with visiting Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Eklil Ahmad Hamiki.
“They also reviewed their development partnership and agreed to continue their consultations,” said the external affairs ministry.
Hyderabad, July 03: The Central Bureau of Investigation has blamed pilot error for the helicopter crash in which former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajashekhar Reddy was killed.
Almost 10 months after the helicopter carrying YSR crashed in the Nalla Malla forests the CBI finalised and submitted its report on the tragic incident on Friday.
The recorded voice of the pilots saying “go around go around action” according to the CBI happened in the last few seconds before YSR’s helicopter crashed on September 2, 2009 in Nalla Malla forests of Andhra Pradesh.
New Delhi, July 03: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering the return of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti to its fold, top level party sources have indicated.
They said the process of her return was under way but no final decision has been taken. “The process is on,” the sources said.
Uma Bharati’s return is being opposed by a section of party leadership in Madhya Pradesh but the party has kept its options open.
State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has already apprised the leadership of his views on the issue.
New Delhi, July 03: With a host of issues generating tension below the surface of bonhomie and burgeoning trade, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to send National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon as his special envoy to Beijing to review afresh the entire bilateral relationship when he met Chinese President Hu Jintao in Washington and Brasilia over two months ago.
Cape Town, July 03: Argentina’s stars must play for their very lives in Saturday’s quarter-final with Germany to bring joy to fans at home desperate for World Cup success, charismatic coach Diego Maradona said Friday.
The footballing legend cut his usual jovial figure, exchanging banter with journalists, until asked what Saturday’s quarter-final in Cape Town’s Green Point stadium means to his countrymen. Then he turned deadly serious.
Washington, July 03: US police have arrested two more teenagers on charges of murdering an Indian computer scientist taking to five total number of suspects held in the case, even as they did not rule out racial bias behind the incident.
49-year-old Divyendu Sinha, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, was brutally attacked by three teenagers outside his home at Old Bridge in New Jersey last Friday. He succumbed to his injuries on Monday.
Ahmedabad, July 03: The BJP today invited Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to campaign in Bihar, a move that is sure to be a red rag to the JD(U) and may revive a bitter clash between the two coalition partners ahead of Assembly elections.
“Modiji, please come to Bihar. You may campaign and hold the BJP flag high,” BJP General Secretary and in-charge of the party in Bihar, Ananth Kumar told a meeting of the party’s Gujarat Executive here.
He said the BJP national president has sent him as he was in charge of the party in Bihar.
Mumbai, July 03: All those of you who thought the super sexy Bebo keeps herself away from food to maintain her famous size zero figure, think again!
The hottie of Bollywood who currently is in Hyderabad shooting for Rohit Shetty’s GOLMAAL 3 has taken a break from her diet to freak out on the local biryani that was top on her crave list.
A source reveals, “Post pack up Kareena would call for the typical Hyderabadi Biryani. She didn’t compromise on her yoga sessions but did gorge on some delicious food. Kareena is a true blooded Kapoor after all!
New Delhi, July 03: A slight intensity earthquake of 5.2-magnitude hit off Andaman Islands late last night, Meteorological Department has said.
But there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warning.
The quake struck at the depth of 27 kilometres south of Port Blair at a place situated at 9.9 Degrees N Latitude and 91.8 Degrees East Longitude in the Andaman sea at around 23.53 hours, the Met department said.
The Andaman area witnesses frequent earthquakes.
–PTI