Month: July 2010

LeT OGW held for supplying SIM cards to JK militant

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Jammu, July 25: Security forces arrested an over ground worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for allegedly supplying SIM cards to an arrested militant in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.

Following interrogation of the arrested LeT militant Abdul Lateef of Kishtwar, police raided the house of Mohd Arif, an OGW of LeT at Bhalla village in Bhderwah tehsil of Doda district last night and arrested him, they said.

Arif was taken to Kishtwar for interrogation about the SIM cards and police are trying to find out about the involvement of any other person in the racket.

ANC demands dismissal of Omar Govt

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Jammu, July 25: The Awami National Conference (ANC) today demanded the dismissal of Omar Abdullah Government alleging that it had failed on social, political and economic fronts.

“Omar government has lost credibility as it has lost its grip over the state administration and failed miserably on social, political, economic and administrative fronts in Kashmir valley,” senior Vice President, ANC, Muzaffar Shah told reporters here.

He termed the ruling National Conference’s demands for release of political prisoners and grant of autonomy as an attempt to befool the people.

–Agencies

After Amit Shah, now Narendra Modi’s turn to face questions: Congress

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New Delhi, July 25: Targeting Narendra Modi after his close aide Amit Shah’s arrest in a fake encounter case, Congress today said the Gujarat chief minister should be prepared to face some “uncomfortable” questions in the probe.
The party claimed that the BJP was ‘nervous’ with the developments in the Supreme Court-monitored probe in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case and hence using pressure tactics to block the probe.

EC notice to TRS chief, AP minister for code violation

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New Delhi, July 25: The Election Commission today issued notice to TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on charges of abetment of corrupt electoral practices and making derogatory remarks against a woman Andhra Pradesh Minister two days ago.

The poll authority, acting on complaints received by it, issued notice to Rao and asked him to send a reply by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.

According to the notice, the TRS chief had made certain derogatory remarks against Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabitha Indira Reddy while campaigning in Sircilla (Karimnagar) for the Assembly bypolls in the state on July 23.

It is challenging to be a showstopper: Lara Dutta

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New Delhi, July 25: She is a former Miss Universe and has got years of modelling experience behind her but Bollywood star Lara Dutta still finds it challenging to be a showstopper.

“It is a challenge to be a showstopper and not just a model walking down the ramp. Even if you are a celebrity, you have to do justice to the clothes you are wearing and the designer you are walking for,” said Lara.

Taliban says ambush kills one US sailor, one captured

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Kabul, July 25: The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a US Navy member they said was killed in an ambush two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners, an Afghan official said today.

US and NATO officials confirmed that two American Navy personnel went missing on Friday in the eastern province of Logar, after an armored sports utility vehicle was seen driving into a Taliban-held area.

Afghan officials believe one was killed and the other captured when they apparently took a wrong turn and ended up in a dangerous area of Logar.

Cong, TRS bigwigs in fray for AP bypolls

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Hyderabad, July 25: Andhra Pradesh Congress president D Srinivas, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s son K T Rama Rao and popular Telugu comedian Babu Mohan are among the prominent candidates who are in the fray for bypolls to 12 Assembly seats in Telangana region to be held on Tuesday.

Stakes are high for Srinivas, who is trying his luck from his traditional Nizambabad Urban constituency, as he had lost last year’s Assembly election and his win in the current bypolls will boost his political career.

Congress will ensure education to all: Sibal

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Lucknow, July 25: Slamming the Uttar Pradesh government for demanding funds for implementing Right to Education Act in the state, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today said the Congress would ensure education to all after it comes to power in the state in 2012 Assembly polls.

“There should be no politics with education and future of the children. The UP government had already got some answer in 2009 Lok Sabha election and rest it will get in 2012 Assembly polls,” Sibal told reporters in reply to a question about the Mayawati government’s demand regarding RTE.

Muralitharan says he will miss bowling to Sachin

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New Delhi, July 25: Barely a few days into retirement and there is something in Test cricket that Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muraliatharan is already missing — bowling to Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar.

Muralitharan brought down the curtains on his glittering 18-year-old career after guiding Sri Lanka to a thumping 10-wicket triumph over India at Galle.

There is no question of protecting Lalit Modi: Pawar

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New Delhi, July 25: Suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi will have to face the music if he is found guilty of corruption, according to ICC president Sharad Pawar who on Sunday made it clear that there was no question of “protecting” his one-time protege.

Pawar said the recent corruption scandal has tarnished the image of IPL to some extent and Modi was paying the price for his controversial style of functioning which had not gone down well with the BCCI’s top brass.

‘Osama in Pakistan; tribal belt global HQ of Qaeda’

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Islamabad, July 25: Describing Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt near Afghanistan as the “global headquarters” of al-Qaeda, top American military commander Mike Mullen has said the US believed that the terror network’s chief Osama bin Laden and his deputy Aiman al-Zawahiri are in this country.

The presence of these terrorist leaders in the region is a reason why “a principal part of the overall Af-Pak strategy is focussed on elimination of safe havens” for them, Mullen told reporters here last night.

Advani slams Govt’s Pak policy

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New Delhi, July 25: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today slammed the Government’s Pakistan policy, claiming that it was completely alienated from public opinion of the day.

“Presently, New Delhi’s Pakistan Policy is really in a shambles,” the former Deputy Prime Minister wrote on his blog and pointed out that a vital touchstone for judging the government’s handling of foreign affairs has been approach to its western neighbour.

Rajasthan records heavy rains

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Jaipur, July 25: Moderate to heavy rains lashed almost entire Rajasthan with Shergarh in Jodhpur district receiving the maximum rainfall of 14 cms till this morning.

South-West monsoon was active over the state specially the north-west-south covering Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Pali, Sirohi, Tonk, Jaipur, Sawaimadhopur, Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh districts in last 24 hours, Met department said here.

‘Sexual harassment allegations false and malicious’

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Patiala, July 25: Suspended weightlifting coach Ramesh Malhotra today denied charges of sexual harassment levelled against him by Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari, saying the allegations are “false and malicious”.

The Sports Authority of India coach, who was nominated by the Indian Weightlifting Federation for this year’s Dronacharya award, was suspended yesterday after Malleswari alleged that he harassed junior lifters for over a decade.

Four arrested for vehicle thefts

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New Delhi, July 25: A 18-year-old boy and his minor accomplice, who allegedly stole motorcycles and sold them for a meagre Rs 4,000, were apprehended here and ten two-wheelers were recovered from them, police said today.

Two youths from Haryana who bought the stolen motorcycles from them were also nabbed.

After indentifying a target vehicle, police said, one of the gang members would speed away with it while others kept watch of the surroundings.

Sohrabuddin Case: CBI arrests Former Gujarat HM Amit Shah

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Gandhinagar, July 25: The CBI today arrested former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case after he appeared before the agency for questioning here.

46-year-old Shah, who earlier made a dramatic appearance before the media at the BJP state headquarters in Ahmedabad after having evaded CBI summons in the case since Thursday, drove to the agency’s office here accompanied by BJP state office-bearers.

Waving to the mediapersons after alighting from his car at the CBI office, he found that officers of the probe agency were waiting for him.

As Telangana sentiment reigns, TRS appears set to retain seats

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Hyderabad, July 25: Telangana Rashtra Samiti appears to be in a strong position to retain all 10 of the 12 seats in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh where bypolls will be held on Tuesday. The ”Telangana sentiment” continues to give an edge to TRS while the Congress” development mantra, coupled with the claim that it alone could ultimately deliver statehood for the region appears to have not cut any ice with the electorate.

Naidu outwitted by Maharashtra to make him leave

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Nanded, July 25: The Maharashtra government induced Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N. Chandrababu Naidu and his colleagues to leave the state by claiming to withdraw all cases slapped against them. It now appears only minor cases were withdrawn.

Although Naidu and company finally left – reluctantly and amid a lot of drama – for Hyderabad in a special aircraft from Aurangabad, around 450 km from here, the drama will continue to haunt them for long.

Miley Cyrus caught in a lip-lock

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Mumbai, July 25: Hanna Montana star, Miley Cyrus has been clicked smooching her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth.

Miley was strolling along the Champ-Elysees on Thursday with her boyfriend where she was snapped kissing.

Miley has been denying that she’s not dating Hemsworth despite caught on camera quite a few times.

She was also seen walking hand-in-hand and cuddling with her boyfriend.

Even as the reported photos have made their way all over the web, neither Cyrus nor her Australian boyfriend have bothered to make a confirmation regarding the state of their relationship.

Lankans have to find new bowling partnerships: Sangakkara

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Colombo, July 25: With the individual brilliance of just-retired Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga missing, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara today said his team will have to build bowling partnerships to trouble the Indians in the second cricket Test starting here tomorrow.

“Absence of Murali and Malinga has opened up a chance for other bowlers. We have to now look for a partnership effort in bowling,” Sangakkara said on the eve of the second Test at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

Abu Salem, Dawood” aide Dossa shifted to separate jails

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Mumbai, July 25: Following the altercation between extradited gangster Abu Salem and Mohammad Mustafa Dossa, a close aide of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, inside the Arthur Road Jail, the duo have been shifted to two separate jails even as the case has been handed over to the city police”s crime branch for investigation.

No Twitter for John

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Mumbai, July 25: Bipasha Basu has been trying to convince her boyfriend and actor John Abraham to join Twitter, but with no luck.

“I recently joined Twitter after much hesitation, and I must admit, I’m getting addicted,” she reveals. “I’ve tried convincing John to join it, but he’s adamant not to.” Basu says the website allows her to get closer to her fans and get critical feedback from her followers on her film roles.

“It brings me closer to my fans. They critique and praise my performances. And thanks to it, everyone’s a critic now.

Malegaon blasts: Sadhavi moves SC for bail

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New Delhi, July 25: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing charges under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, has moved the Supreme Court for bail.

The petition is listed for hearing on Monday before a bench comprising Justices J.M. Panchal and Gyan Sudha Mishra.

Pragya’s counsel Sushil Balwada, who has filed the petition challenging the denial of bail by the Bombay High Court, said he will seek adjournment of the matter for two weeks.

The high court had rejected her bail plea on March 12.

Diaz wants to quit Hollywood to be farm girl

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London, July 25: Model-turned actress Cameron Diaz, the sophisticated woman in expensive designer clothes with an entourage of publicists, sees herself getting her hands dirty by working as a farm girl after quitting showbiz.

‘I don’t want to say I’ve seen it all because this world is so vast, but I’ve always been on the move and what I’d love to do is spend a whole year in one place, actually on a farm, where I get to raise my own crops and my own livestock and for once in my life see just how life is cultivated,’ telegraph.co.uk quoted Diaz as saying.

Mona Singh and Shweta Salve in same show

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Mumbai, July 25: After revealing the realities of Gehna and Sugna, now Imagine’s chat show Meethi Chhuri is reported to bring Karol Bagh Smriti Kalra, Sukirti Khandpal, Abigail Jain, Mona Singh and Hritu Dhudani on the show.

Smirit has have already shot for the episodes. Initially, when she was asked to be pat of the show, she was under impression that it would be any normal chat show. She says that she didn’t know anyone on the show but it was fun pulling each other’s leg. For Sukirti Khandpal and Abigail Jain it was a different and nice experience altogether.