Women held for robberies
Hyderabad, August 24 (Siasat News): The Habeebnagar police arrested 2 women burglars and recovered 66 tolas of gold, 1.14 kgs of silver ornaments and Rs. 70,000 from them.
The arrested women are Chemchu Laxmi, 25 and G Renuka, 45. They robbed the houses in S R Nagar, Panjagutta and Habeebnagar, the police said.
Jeevitha threat callers get bail
Gaza, August 24: Speaking at a mosque in Jabaliya, Haniyeh said that negotiations with Israeli would not restore the Palestinians’ rights or their occupied religious sites, Ma’an news agency reported.
Haniyeh also praised the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the face of Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying the Palestinians were a “model for the Arab nations and Islamic countries.”
Tehran, August 24: President Ahmadinejad made the remarks at a meeting with the new Peruvian accredited ambassador to Iran, Javier Paolini Velarde, on Tuesday.
“There is a great potential for expansion of mutual ties (between Iran and Peru) which can be employed to the interests of the two nations,” ILNA quoted President Ahmadinejad as saying.
Hyderabad, August 24: B Ramalinga Raju, the tainted founder of Satyam Computer, today made a dramatic appearance before a local court, which is trying India’s largest corporate fraud running into about Rs 14,000 crore.
Raju, the prime accused in Satyam accounting fraud case, had been avoiding appearance in the court since September last year citing health reasons.
Raju, who was granted bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court last week, was accompanied by his doctor.
Thiruvananthapuram, August 24: A Dubai-bound flight of Emirates Airlines with 186 passengers onboard returned to the airport after take off this morning due to a problem in the aircraft”s engine.
Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar were among the passengers onboard the flight, airport sources said.
The flight is expected to leave later in the day.
——PTI
Mumbai, August 24: Priyanka Chopra who turned 28 last month was gifted a solitaire from her mother and a letter from her father that says he is proud to be called as Priyanka Chopra’s father.
Obviously, the letter has moved her emotionally but the solitaire is the benchmark for all the guys who would ever want to propose marriage to the girl. And Miss Piggy Chops is now waiting for her Mr Right who can gift her the same Solitaire.
Mumbai, August 24: A lot has been spoken about the kiss between Pakhi Tyrewala and John Abraham in their upcoming movie, Jhootha Hi Sahi.
Turns out that the hype was needless, as the lead pair does not lock lips in the film after all. Though Pakhi was initially reluctant to share details about the much-hyped kiss, she gives in saying, “I think I should clarify that there is no kiss between me and John. I wouldn’t want to mislead the audience.”
Mumbai, August 24: Six foreigners are under the scanner in connection with the theft of diamonds worth Rs 6.6 crore from an international jewellery exhibition here, police said.
The precious stones, which were kept in a box, belonged to an Israeli firm and were on display at the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) organised at suburban Goregaon.
The incident came to light last evening when it was found that a box containing 887.24 carat diamonds was missing from the exhibition held under stringent security and surveillance, Additional Police Commissioner Ramrao Pawar told PTI.
Istanbul, August 24: The holy month of Ramadan is among the most joyous events of the year for Muslims, but for members of Turkey’s non-fasting minority, it can be a time of intolerance and annoyance instead.
“Do not even get me started about the ezan and the Ramadan drums,” said Yusuf, a young writer living in Istanbul, referring to the five-times-daily call to prayer and the peripatetic percussionists who bang out pre-dawn wake-up calls to fasters during Ramadan.
New Delhi, August 24: The file containing the mercy petition of 2001 Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, who is facing death sentence in the case, is yet to reach President
Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
President’s Secretariat has revealed this information in response to an RTI application filed by a journalist Aman Sharma. The mercy petition was forwarded to Union Home Ministry by Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna in June this year with the recommendation that the plea may be rejected and the terrorist should be hanged till death.
–UNI
Mumbai, August 24: The Walt Disney Company India announced the release of their first live action Hindi feature Do Dooni Chaar, a film that brings together real-life sweethearts Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor.
This middle class family drama film is produced by Planman Motion Pictures and is to be directed by Habib Faisal. This film is slated for October 8, 2010 release. The USP of the film stands in the form of the return of the eternal sweethearts Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, who return to the silver screen after a gap of a whopping 30 years!
Washington, August 24: Sohini Chatterjee, an Indian American lawyer involved in development work worldwide, has been appointed as Senior Advisor in the Office of Donor Engagement in the US Agency for International Development’s newly created Policy Planning Bureau.
Chatterjee will work closely with USAID administrator, Dr Rajiv Shah, the highest ranking Indian American in the Obama administration, and another Indian American, Nisha Desai Biswal, recently appointed as the Assistant Administrator for Asia in the agency.
Raipur, August 24: Mahendra Karma, the opposition Congress heavyweight in Chhattisgarh who was widely said to be behind the controversial Salwa Judum movement against Maoists, says the state government wants to rule the restive Bastar region at gunpoint as it has lost touch with the people.
Kathmandu, August 24: Fourteen people, including six foreigners, were feared killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal on Tuesday, a government official said.
The Angi Air plane, returning to Kathmandu after failing to land in Lukla in eastern Nepal because of bad weather, crashed near the outskirts of the capital, Home (interior) Ministry official Jai Mukunda Khanal said.
Lukla is the gateway to Mount Everest.
Mumbai, August 24: Bengali film superstar Rituparna Sengupta says she has worked hard to reach where she is and does not want to lose her position in the regional film industry even as she does select films in Hindi and English.
”I have really worked hard for my position and fame. I don’t think I will lose it that easily. I have always devoted equal time and energy to Tollywood (Bengali film industry) because Bengal has always been my forte and it’s very important to me,” Rituparna told IANS in an interview here.
Mumbai, August 24: Rakesh Roshan will stop at nothing when it comes to boost his son’s Bollywood career. It is reported that Hrithik Roshan will be playing two roles, positive and negative, simultaneously in Krrish 2. A source close to the Krrish 2 unit informs that the two opposite characters essayed by Hrithik at the same time will add an engaging dimension to the movie.
Kolkata, August 24: Four persons were Monday killed in a clash between CPI(M) and Congress supporters in Murshidabad district, police said here.
The supporters of the two parties clashed at Ghughupara under Islampur police station over the election of a school management committee, IGP (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purakayastha said.
Three persons were detained for interrogation in this regard.
Tension was prevailing in the area and senior police officers have rushed to the spot
-PTI
Cairo, August 24: Egypt’s top prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of the deputy culture minister for four days in connection to the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting, the state owned news agency reported.
Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of “Poppy Flowers” and “Vase with Flowers,” on Saturday from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo. None of the museum’s alarms and only seven of 43 surveillance cameras were working at the time of the robbery.
New Delhi, August 24: Delhiites woke up to yet another rainy morning on Tuesday which brought with it attendant problems of waterlogging and traffic snarls in several areas.
The rain gauges measured 20.8 mm of showers for a period of 24 hours ending 8:30 am. The city received 4.8 mm of rains after 5:30 pm yesterday.
The Weather Office said the capital has received 670.3 mm of rains since July 5 when monsoon reached the capital.
New York, August 24: Mexico’s Jimena Navarrete Tuesday won the Miss Universe beauty pageant held in Las Vegas.
Miss Jamaica Yendi Philipps was the first runner-up. The top five also included Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell, Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska and Miss Philippines Venus Raj.
Navarrete received the Miss Universe crown from Stefania Fernandez, who won last year’s pageant representing Venezuela.
Eighty-three women were contesting for the title of Miss Universe.
–IANS
Hyderabad, August 24: Telugu film actresses Saira Banu and Jyoti and seven others were caught in a prostitution racket busted by Hyderabad police here Monday. The two were later released while the other seven were sent to judicial custody.
Saira, who played the lead role in a few Telugu films, and Jyoti, a supporting actress in many films, were arrested along with a woman from Uzbekistan and their customers from an apartment in the upscale Kundan Bagh neighbourhood.
Mumbai, August 24: Aishwarya Rai Join As A Brand Ambassador Of Danone: There are brands and brand ambassadors and then there is Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan! She is not just a brand ambassador of a million brands, but she is a brand herself.
After having endorsed (lending her name and infectious smile) every possible international brand ranging from colas, beauty products, shampoos etc, Aishwarya has now been signed up as the brand ambassador of Danone.
Hong Kong, August 24: Are u an active smoker? Giving up will improve better sex life, says a study from Hong Kong university.
The University found 53.8 per cent of smokers treated for erectile dysfunction were cured within six months when they quit nicotine habits.
“Men who quit early have a 91.5 per cent greater chance of a better sex life”, Sophia Chan, a professor who helped conduct the survey said.
She also said that erectile dysfunction was “very prevalent” in China and Asia and programmes to help smokers quit should be extended across the region.
Mumbai, August 24: Farah Khan’s son Czar may be all of two years old but the tot already knows what he wants. What he wants, he gets. And Junior loves kissing his mom’s leading lady Katrina Kaif on the lips.
Talking about the kid’s fascination with Kat, a source says, “Farah often brings her kids (Czar, Anya and Diva) to the set of her film Tees Maar Khan. Czar is a total brat. Farah often kisses him on his lips and he annoyingly wipes it off most of the time.
Washington, August 24: While a large number of Americans oppose the proposed Muslim community centre and mosque just two blocks away from Ground Zero, the site of the fallen WTC Twin Towers, employees of the strip clubs in the neighbourhood have no problem with it.