Month: August 2010

Singer who gave her lover HIV is spared jail

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Germany, August 27: The German pop star Nadja Benaissa was handed a suspended two-year prison sentence yesterday for infecting her lover with HIV.

Benaissa, a singer in the band No Angels, had faced a maximum of 10 years in jail after she was found guilty of causing bodily harm to one man and attempted bodily harm to two others.

She admitted having unprotected sex while aware she was carrying HIV, but denied that she deliberately infected anyone. The court accepted she had shown remorse and that she did not believe she would pass on the virus.

Katrina in, Ash out

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Mumbai, August 27: The film industry has been put on notice. Audiences have walked out of jaded, faded blockbusters, right into twinkle-toed movies that tickle, tantalise, sometimes even traumatise.

Kites and Raavan have fallen to the machine gun fire of Tere Bin Laden, Udaan and will soon be buried under the audacity of Peepli Live. Is it any wonder that our survey also breaks free from the boldfaces of the past and embraces new marquee marks? So out goes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, darling of the Croisette.

Katrina Start On Barbie Doll All Over The World

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Mumbai, August 27: Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has enough international appeal to charm the viewers and now the ‘Desi Barbie’ inspired by the actress will just be an added factor to it as the doll is now ready to get a worldwide launch.

Till now, the Katrina Kaif doll was enclosed at a Barbie museum in the US. Now, the makers have decided to market the doll all over the world from this December. There is a plan of a global launch of the doll. But at this moment, neither the people related to this Barbie nor Katrina is allowed to open their mouth about it.

Will 2012 see Doomsday?

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Melbourne, August 27: Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month, is to strike our planet in 2012 with a force of 100 million hydrogen bombs.

Several US media outlets have reported that NASA was warning the massive flare this month was just a precursor to a massive solar storm building that had the potential to wipe out the entire planet’s power grid.

Deepika Padukone To Erased Ranbir Kapoor Tattoo

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Mumbai, August 27: Deepika is about to delete the beautifully inked tattoo on her neck as she wants to get rid of every reminiscent of her love relationship with Ranbir Kapoor.

Earlier she used to walk with proud at every event wearing his name embedded on her neck even after their split. But now when she is dating Sidhartha Mallaya, she wants to be loyal in her relationship.

So it has got hard for her now to move with any trace of dead relationship. Moreover, Sidhartha does not like Deepika wearing the same tattoo.

Man held with jihadi papers has RSS roots

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Houston, August 27: Vijay Kumar, caught allegedly carrying jihadi literature and brass knuckles at Houston airport, is a former RSS pracharak committed to the cause of “protecting the ethos of Indian civilisation”, says D C Nath, former special director of the Intelligence Bureau.

Kangana & Azeem In Launching Ceremony Of Standard Chartered

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Mumbai, August 27: To launch its preferred banking proposition for the fast-growing and affluent segment of society, Standard Chartered held an evening of entertainment on Tuesday where stand-up comic artiste Vir Das enthralled with his quick and ready wit, Sandip Soparrkar and Jesse Randhawa danced, and couturist Azeem Khan revealed his latest fashion collection.

Govt turns to Muslim MPs on Enemy Property Bill

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New Delhi, August 27: Faced with the prospect of its ordinance lapsing, the government tonight scrambled to convene a meeting tomorrow of Muslim MPs from major parties to evolve a consensus on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill.

Sources said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal and Minority Affairs minister Salman Khursheed — he has also represented Amir Mohammad Khan, the “Raja of Mehmoodabad” who is at the centre of the controversy — will hold consultations tomorrow afternoon with Muslim MPs. They will also call on Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj.

Saudi cleric slammed over fatwa on women cashiers

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Dubai, August 27: A conservative Saudi cleric was told to stop giving unauthorized edicts after he called for a boycott of a supermarket chain that employs women as cashiers, the office of the kingdom’s most senior religious leader said.

The move is the first public reprimand of a prominent cleric following a royal decree that limits the issuance of fatwas to the country’s most senior group of clerics. Fatwas are religious edicts that provide guidance in matters of everyday life to pious Muslims.

Gold medallist held for beating wife

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Naples (Italy), August 27: A member of the Italian national water polo team that captured the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona has been arrested in the southern city of Naples on suspicion of beating his wife, as well as other acts of abusive behaviour.

Francesco Porzio, 44, Wednesday allegedly kicked his wife in the face as she held their two-year-old child. Following the beating she barricaded herself in a closet and called the police for help.

Scientists use synthetic corneas to restore vision

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London, August 26: Scientists in Canada and Sweden have used laboratory-made biosynthetic corneas to restore vision to patients in a small human trial, and shown for the first time that they can help to repair damaged eye tissue.

247-kg woman’s big rescue

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Bangkok, August 26: Overjoyed that she got to leave her flat for the first time in three years, 40-year-old Amnuayporn Thongprapai, who weighs 247 kilograms, said she was confident that doctors a Central General Hospital would help her walk again.

Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra, who was present while the woman was being helped out of her flat, said the Khan Na Yow district office had contacted the Social Development and Human Security Ministry asking that the woman be given a disability permit so she can be entitled to welfare benefits.

Ahmadinejad lauds role of women

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Tehran, August 27: Today, with their active presence in various venues, the faithful, joyful and dynamic Muslim Iranian women have proved this fact, noted the Iranian president in a meeting with the officials and counselors from the Woman and Family Affairs Organization.

He referred to women as the core of the social structure of the Muslim society and said that in the Islamic society, women and men complement each other and their joint participation in their respective communities results in the prosperity and development of the nation.

Major reshuffle in police, bureaucracy in J&K

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Srinagar, August 26: Jammu and Kashmir government today carried out a major reshuffle in police and bureaucracy by replacing its Home Secretary Samuel Verghese and CID head K Rajendra.

The changes were cleared at a Cabinet meeting chaired by state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here this evening.

Verghese, Financial Commissioner (Home), was shifted as Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Tribunal. He has been replaced by B R Sharma who held the post of Power Secretary.

Haj committee election upheld by court

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New Delhi, August 26: The Delhi High Court has upheld the election of the office-bearers of Haj committee which coordinates the visit of Indian Muslims to the annual pilgrimage to Makkah and Madina in West Asia.

The Haj committee is administered by the ministry of external affairs under a parliamentary act. The ministry holds annual elections to the committee.

Bhupathi To Announce ‘Open’ Link With Lara?

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Mumbai, August 27: It’s going to create quite a racket. Even as racquet ace Mahesh Bhupathi, 36, will sweat it out for honour and sport glory at the US Open 2010 Grand Slam Tennis (August 30 to September 12, 2010) in Flushing Meadows, New York…a certain “good friend”…Lara Dutta, 32, is also expected to join in and cheer from the VIP box reserved for family and close kin.

Tattle tabloids, however, are hoping for much more sizzle than that. Like a formal announcement, for instance?

Siddharth cares for Deepika

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Mumbai, August 27: Deepika Padukone’s expectations seem to be fulfilling with respect to her new boyfriend Siddharth Mallya. The gorgeous actress is down with fever and is on complete rest on doctors’ advice. And guess who is taking care of her. Its’ Jr. Mallya.

Deepika is running fever owing to bad climatic conditions. She has taken a much deserved break canceling all her shoots and activities. Beau Siddharth is by her side to give emotional support.

Looks like, things are working on personal front for Dips. All we can say is ‘touch wood’.

——-Agencies

Sonakshi won’t show any skin

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Mumbai, August 27: Sonakshi Sinha couldn’t have dreamt to have a more perfect debut in Bollywood apart from Dabangg and Salman Khan as her co-star.

Sonakshi seems to be hogging much of the limelight at present times; still the actress doesn’t forget her traditional roots.

The actress says that she would in no way do roles in her career that requires a lot of skin show.

Sonakshi has made it clear that her parents have set some guidelines for her and she will stick on to their words.

Therefore she would never cross a definite boundary.

Kareena does belly dancing with Arjun

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Mumbai, August 27: The team of We are family will be gracing the quarter finale of India’s Got Talent. It is going to be indeed a star-studded night watching the show India’s Got Talent.

The stars of the film We Are Family, Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor along with Karan Johar have joined the family of India’s Got Talent to promote their film.

Al-Qaeda terror plot in Canada traced to Pak-Af, Iran

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Toronto, August 27: An Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist plot in Canada unearthed Wednesday with the arrest two suspects has been traced back to Pakistan, Iran and Dubai even as police arrested another plotter Thursday.

The suspects were just “months” away from carrying out the first terrorist attack on Canadian soil, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.

Farah and I are friends: SRK

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Mumbai, August 27: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has cleared the air over a reported rift with choreographer-director Farah Khan, saying that just because he wasn’t on her next project didn’t mean that they weren’t friends.

He wished her luck for her next film “Tees Maar Khan”, for which she signed on Akshay Kumar instead of Shah Rukh.

Plane crash lands in California airport

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Los Angeles, August 27: At least 15 people suffered minor injuries when a Jet Blue passenger aircraft crash landed at the Sacramento international airport in California Thursday, officials said.

A Jet Blue spokesman said the flight, carrying a total of 87 passengers and five crew members, reported an issue with the brakes. The plane blew two tyres while making the landing, Xinhua reported.

Airport spokeswoman Gina Swankie said all the people on board were evacuated via inflatable slides.

——-IANS

Another plane overshoots runway in China

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Beijing, August 27: Another passenger plane overshot the runway during landing in a city in China but caused no casualties, just hours after an aircraft crashed killing 42 people and injuring 54, officials said.

The plane operated by Tianjin Airlines overshot the runway at the Wuyu International Airport in Nanning city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Wednesday and slid on to the grassy patches. Several runway lights were broken but there were no reports of casualties or damages to the plane, officials said Thursday.

Abbas insists on resuming Israeli talks

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Gaza, August 27: The remarks came after the PA police blocked a meeting by Palestinian parties opposed to direct talks with the Tel Aviv regime, with Abbas emphasizing on what he described as the “current opportunity to achieve peace.”

On Wednesday, over 200 PA police forces broke into a Ramallah hall where Palestinians opposed to the talks were meeting and started shouting slogans in favor of Mahmoud Abbas, accusing organizers of the summit of acting against Palestinians’ interests.

Turkey sets new terms for Israeli ties

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Ankara, August 27: Details of the Wednesday meeting were not announced, but Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin said that the country’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu reiterated the previous condition that Israel must first apologize for the vicious attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed eight Turkish activists and a Turkish-American.