Mumbai, August 10: As reported earlier by TellyCafe that soon ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ will see the tragic death of Radha (Ekta Tiwari) and the atmosphere in the show will turn somber. Being the on-screen bereaved husband Yash Pandit (Sarju) will express his grief. In his bid to do so the actor damages his vocal cord.
London, August 10: Researchers have found that women feel discriminated against when they apply for jobs like finance director, engineer or construction supervisor that are male dominated.
Women face issues while applying for jobs perceived as ‘masculine’ such as research and development manager, finance director, engineer or construction supervisor, reports express.co.uk.
A study by the University of Colorado – Denver business school found that if a woman is attractive, it is seen as a disadvantage for such job profiles.
London, August 10: Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is reportedly creating a new group to follow in the footsteps of the pop-band.
The star, who shot to fame in the 1990s as a member of the Spice Girls along with bandmates Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm, has now recruited five wannabe pop stars to form a similar group, reports dailystar.co.uk.
According to reports, several record labels bosses are already said to be interested in signing Halliwell’s band.
New York, August 10: (DPA) Oscar-winning US actress Patricia Neal has died at the age of 84, it was announced Monday.
The actress, who was once married to author Roald Dahl, and had an ill-fated affair with actor Gary Cooper, passed away at her home in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard Sunday after succumbing to lung cancer.
‘She faced her final illness as she had all of the many trials she endured: with indomitable grace, good humour and a great deal of her self-described stubbornness,’ her family said in a statement.
New Delhi, August 10: The festive season in October is usually a time when Bollywood bigwigs fight it out at the box office. But this year will be different, as no less than Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan will have television as their battleground.
The three actors will try to drive up TRPs (Television Rating Points) as hosts for three big shows that are expected to hit the small screen in October.
Mumbai, August 10: Rishi Kapoor is renovating his Mumbai’s Pali Hill bungalow-Krishna Raj. The bungalow is going to be more spacious than before and one of the reasons behind making it bigger and spacious is their son Ranbir Kapoor. No sooner Ranbir finds the perfect match for him, he will settle down. Ranbir quips that he wants to stat a family soon.
Mumbai, August 10: King Khan will again be seen in a historical character. After essaying the role of emperor Asoka in his film, ‘Asoka’, Shahrukh Khan has been approached to play Awadh king. Paris-based Indian filmmaker Vijay Singh is keen to make the film with Shahrukh Khan and according to reports; King Khan has already given his nod to play the role. It is a love story between Nawab of Awadh Naseeruddin Haidar and a British girl.
Mumbai, August 10: Priyanka Chopra who always does an extensive research before enacting any role and changes her looks according to the demand of the character was adamant to chop her hair for Anurag Basu’s ‘Silence’. The actress is not ready to chop her long hair this time. In Anurag Basu’s ‘Silence’, Priyanka is to play deaf and dump girl and to fit to the role, she was asked to cut short her hair but she is not ready to do the same.
Hyderabad, August 10: The divide in ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue deepened today with leaders from Telangana region demanding an unconditional apology from ministers hailing from other regions for their alleged comments on the separate statehood demand.
Joining the chorus of criticism from TRS and Telugu Desam, Telangana Congress leaders slammed the ministers for their alleged comments before Sri Krishna committee that those seeking separate state are traitors of the nation.
Maharashtra, August 10: The Maharashtra government today expressed fear of more oil spill on the Mumbai coast with over 500 containers lying on the deck of MSC Chitra which collided with MV Khalija-III.
“There were total 1,219 containers on the ship and 512 are on the deck which may fall into the water as the ship has tilted after the collision,” Principal Secretary of Relief and Rehabilitation Department, J S Saharia told reporters here.
New Delhi, August 10: About 10 kg RDX was today seized along with a cache of arms and ammunition when the Army unearthed a hideout in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Acting on a tip off, troops of 39 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) launched a search and cordon operation in Magnar forest area late this afternoon, they said.
They unearthed a hideout and recovered 10 kg RDX, 3 kg gun powder, a Chinese hand grenade, two Rocket Projectile Grenade (RPG), a wireless set (Icom), 25 AK rounds and 70 pencil cells, police said.
—Agencies
Mumbai, August 10: The Indian rupee today gained 3 paise to 46.12/13 against the US dollar, its highest close since June 21, 2010, on the back of firm domestic equity markets amid strong capital inflows.
The domestic currency started firm at 46.02/04 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange as against last weekend’s close of 46.15/16 a dollar.
Fort, Belvoir, August 09: The United States has had three female secretaries of state — but until now has never had a woman lead one of its 16 major intelligence agencies.
Letitia A. Long, 51, was praised by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, as the right person for the job, as she took up her post as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in a ceremony Monday at the agency’s half-built, high-tech campus in Springfield, Va.
Raipur, August 09: Two quintals of marijuana – valued at Rs.600,000 in the international market were seized in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district Monday and two people arrested, a police official said.
District police followed a vehicle and arrested two people near Kondagaon area while one person managed to escape, Mohsin Khan, in-charge Kondagaon police station, told over phone. Kondagaon is some 210 km south of capital Raipur.
Chennai, August 09: To increase security, CISF has nearly doubled its strength at Chennai airport, officials said today.
The strength has been increased from 456 to 800, top CISF officials said on condition of anonymity.
This will help in taking effective security measures, besides allowing CISF guards to work for stipulated eight hours, they said.
–Agencies
Krishnagiri (TN), August 09: Three members of an elephant poaching gang were arrested and two tusks seized from them here today.
The three had killed a male elephant a few days ago in the Anchetty forest range and removed the tusks, District Forest Officer A K Ulaganathan said adding a search was on for another member of the gang.
Hyderabad, August 09: Andhra Pradesh Government today set an ambitious target to plant 30 crore trees during this year as part of its efforts to enhance green cover in the state.
About 25 lakh saplings were planted on a single day on July 16 against a target of 10 lakh plants, a release from the chief minister’s office said.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, August 09: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao threatened of a ‘Gujjar-type’ agitation for separate Telangana after the Srikrishna Committee submits its report by December.
“All sections of Telangana are getting ready for the war after December. Revenue department employees met me recently. They said they will take part in the fight for Telangana. They are waiting for our call. Everybody is feeling that it is time to start a Gujjar-type agitation,” he said at the party’s executive committee meeting here.
Mumbai, August 09: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has had to cancel last-minute promotions of his production ‘Peepli Live’ as he is down with fever.
“Am feeling very helpless lying in bed a few days before the release. All the last lap interviews and promotions are cancelled 🙁 doomed (sic),” Aamir wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
‘Peepli Live’, a satire on the farmers’ suicides and the subsequent media and political response, releases on August 13.
Hyderabad, August 09: The divide in ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue deepened today with leaders from Telangana region demanding an unconditional apology from ministers hailing from other regions for their alleged comments on the separate statehood demand.
Joining the chorus of criticism from TRS and Telugu Desam, Telangana Congress leaders slammed the ministers for their alleged comments before Sri Krishna committee that those seeking separate state are traitors of the nation.
Dambula, August 09: India will be without many key players in the tri-series due to injuries but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it’s a blessing in disguise as it presents them with an opportunity to test bench strength ahead of the 2011 World Cup.
Missing from the Indian line-up are Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and the latest to join them is Ishant Sharma, who will miss the tournament opener against New Zealand on the morrow.
Washington, August 09: The US is drawing up a $30-billion sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia despite Israeli concerns about the proposed package, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The centerpiece of the package is eighty-four F-15 fighter jets and it also includes dozens of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters along with other equipment, the Journal reported, citing unnamed US officials.
Israel has expressed concerns about the provision of a rival like Saudi Arabia with sophisticated weapons which could endanger its security.
–Agencies
New Delhi, August 09: A 28-year-old woman was arrested for murdering her mother-in-law in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas area, police said Monday.
According to police, Poonam Rani murdered her mother-in-law after a quarrel.
“She stated that her mother-in-law (Sarwan Devi) scolded her on petty issues and was pressurizing her to do a B. Ed. course. On that fateful night she had some serious altercations and differences with her mother-in-law over this as Poonam was not interested in pursuing this course,” South Dist. DCP, H.G.S. Dhaliwal said.
Srinagar, August 09: The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference today sought the intervention of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to help resolve the Kashmir issue.
In a memorandum addressed to OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Hurryat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said OIC should convene a session of its contact group on Kashmir.
–Agencies
Lucknow, August 09: A local court today issued non- bailable warrants against two accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, who had continuously remained absent from proceedings.
Other than the NBWs against Laxminarayan Das Mahatyagi and Om Prakash Pandey, the court also issued production warrant against another accused, Jay Bhagwan Gopal.
The court fixed August 17 as the next date of hearing.