Month: August 2010

Katrina represents UAE’s Etihad Airways

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Mumbai, August 23: Brit-actress Katrina Kaif is now the brand ambassador of the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Airways. The actress feels honoured to have been considered to endorse the UAE’s national airline.

Although it is not yet been officially been announced, Andrew Ward, the vice-president (marketing) of Ethiad Airways and Neerja Bhatia, the manager of the airline in India will publicly announce it on Tuesday.

The officials of Ethiad Airways are looking at the association as the boost in the brand’s image!

——–Agencies

Advani slams Munde for ‘mock parliament’ antics

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New Delhi, August 23: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani was not amused with some of the party MPs joining Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh to hold a mock Parliament session and reprimanded his colleague Gopinath Munde for participating in it.

Advani was not happy with Munde, Kirti Azad, Maneka Gandhi, her son Varun and others BJP MPs from Lok Sabha joining Prasad and Mulayam – with whom the party does not see eye to eye on most issues – to hold the mock Parliament on Friday.

Pentagon could be behind rape charges: Wikileaks founder

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New York, August 23: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange believes that the Pentagon could be behind the false rape charges that were filed against him on Friday by Swedish prosecutors and then withdrawn after a few hours.

“I don’t know who’s behind this but we have been warned that, for example, the Pentagon plans to use dirty tricks to spoil things for us,” Assange told Swedish daily Aftonbladet.

So far, Pentagon has not reacted to the charge.

Genelia returns with John and Hrithik

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Mumbai, August 23: If everything falls in to place, Genelia will see few big-releases in the times to come. As we already know that, she has replaced Asin opposite John in the Hindi of the film Khakka Khakka.

And now what we hear is much more bigger news as she is being considered to do the cult-remake of Agneepath opposite Hrithik Roshan. People in Dharma Productions are planning to either rope in her or cast a fresh face. She is the option, as they believe she suits the role.

If the two above films happen, her career will definitely see a high point.

—–Agencies

Who’s the new man in Jacqueline’s life?

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Mumbai, August 23: Buzz is that Sri Lankan beauty queen and actor Jacqueline Fernandez has got a new admirer. And he’s the wealthiest fan that she has come across so far.

Media has learnt from sources that theyoung heir to one of the wealthiest Middle-East royal families features among the actor’s most trusted fans, and is totally smitten by her.

Is Sushmita’s ex eyeing Neetu Chandra?

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Mumbai, August 23: It seems love have blossmed again for Sushamita Sen’s ex boyfriend Randeep Hooda who is seen spending quality time with Garam Masala actress Neetu Chandra these days.

The duo feature together in Gary Grewals’ Kushar Prasaad Ka Bhoot and that’s when they became more than a good friend.

As reported, the duo have been keeping thigs under wraps but there’s something on between two. Both Neetu and Randeepa spends quality time with each other whenever they gets free from their shoots.

Arshad Ayub elected president of HCA

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Hyderabad, August 23: Former Indian cricketer Arshad Ayub has been declared elected president of the prestigious Hyderabad Cricket Association when elections were held here on Sunday.

Sivalal Yadav however held his grip on the association by getting elected as the vice president. Apart from him, Venkata Reddy and Venkatapathy Raju were also elected as Vice Presidents. Chalapathi was elected Secretary, Venkateswaran Secretary and Naresh Sarma treasurer.

ICET counselling for minority candidates from today

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Hyderabad, August 23: The online counseling for ICET-2010 qualified minority candidates for admission into MBA and MCA courses of Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Linguistic minority colleges will start from tomorrow (August 23).

The counseling for 65 MBA and MCA minority colleges that are part of Single Window-II will be held simultaneously in Hyderabad, Kadapa, Vijayawada and Nellore. Counselling in Hyderabad will be held at AP Veterinary Association hall, Shantinagar.

Launch of Tajweed Ul Quran DVD

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Hyderabad, August 23: Siasat Technologies Limited is launching the ‘Tajweed Ul Quran DVD’, first of its kind in the world for learning Quran correctly, at a function to be held at Mehboob Hussain Jigar hall, The Siasat Daily office here at 4.30 pm on august 23.

The DVD is powered with the knowledge of the articulation points of the letters to utter the letters correctly and it is also equipped with multi-lingual (Hindi, Telugu, English and Urdu) translation and transliteration with Audio, Video support.

No word from HC to Jagan, Yatra will go ahead on schedule: Ambati

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Hyderabad, August 23: As expected, YSR district (formerly Kadapa) MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy will defy the Congress High Command and go ahead with his Odarpu Yatra in Prakasam district from September 3.

According to suspended PCC secretary Ambati Rambabu, Mr Jaganmohan Reddy will embark on the Odarpu Yatra a day after the first death anniversary of his father and former chief minister late YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Lift restrictions on YSR statues: Lagadapati

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Vijayawada, August 23: Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal on Sunday sought the lifting of restrictions on the number of statues of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy to be installed in each district.

Mr Rajagopal told media persons that the restrictions imposed by the Congress High Command that only one statue of the late leader should be installed in each district is against the wishes of the people. The Vijayawada MP said that people of every nook and corner of every village in the state desire to install a statue and they themselves are coming forward to do so.

TDP MLA Seethakka demands reimposition of prohibition

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Hyderabad, August 23: Telugu Desam Party MLA Seethakka on Sunday demanded that the state government reimpose total prohibition in the state in order to protect the health of the people of the state.

Talking to reporters at NTR Trust Bhavan, Seethakka said “the state government had granted liberal permits to liquor shops in contravention of rules and regulations in order to increase its revenues.”

She blamed the “skewed policy of the state government for the mushrooming of unauthorised liquor outlets.”

Replace ‘inefficient’ Rosaiah: TDP to Congress HC

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Hyderabad, August 23: Charging that incumbent Chief Minister K Rosaiah has failed on all fronts, Telugu Desam Party spokesperson P Chandrasekhar on Sunday appealed to the Congress High Command to replace the ‘inefficient’ Mr Rosaiah with an efficient leader.

Talking to media persons at the NTR Trust Bhavan, Mr Chandrasekhar alleged that the Chief Minister has not focused his attention to the development and welfare of the state and has only concentrated on protecting his seat.

GHMC new initiative to empower women

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Hyderabad, August 23: The Urban Community Development Department of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is in the process of giving final shape to the ambitious ‘Mahila Bhavans’ programme envisaged by Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy.

The Mahila Bhavans will be set up in all the 150 divisions of the GHMC and are designed to better the lives of those women living below the poverty line.

The Mahila bhavans programme is expected to be launched from September. These ‘bhavans’ will be set up in GHMC Community Halls.

Decision on web based EAMCET counseling Today

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Hyderabad, August 23: The state government will make a announcement on Monday regarding the web-based counseling for Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test-2010 (EAMCET-2010), stated Technical Education Commissioner K Lakshminarayana.

Speaking to media persons on Sunday, Mr Lakshminarayan said the government has decided to conduct counseling for EAMCET candidates from August 29.

The government will announce the dates for verification of certificates and option for students and other related issues in the web-based counseling on Monday, he stated.

Families of 9/11 victims to protest mosque at Ground Zero

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New York, August 23: Families of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack in New York would hold a protest at the site of the World Trade Centre to oppose the construction of a mosque there.

The families would be joined in the protest in Manhattan Sunday by firefighters, people who responded first to the attack, and residents of the neighbourhood, CNN reported.

‘Protests will take place Sunday, rain or shine,’ said the Coalition to Honor Ground Zero, which is organising the rally.

Chiranjeevi to act again

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Hyderabad, August 23: Two years after taking a plunge into Andhra Pradesh politics, Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi has decided to again act in films.

On the occasion of his 55th birthday Sunday, his son and young actor Ramcharan Teja announced that Chiranjeevi’s new film would be ready by his next birthday.

The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president, whose political innings has not started on a successful note as his film career, will be acting in his 150th film.

PM to raise visa issue during Obama visit: Preneet

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Patiala, August 23: India will raise the issue of the proposed increase of visa fees with US President Barack Obama during his visit to the country in November, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said today. “India has already conveyed its concern to the US and the Prime minister will also take up this matter with President Barack Obama during his visit in November to India,” Kaur told reporters here.

‘US might return to Iraq if asked’

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Baghdad, August 23: Declining to rule out his country’s return to combat, he said, “If they ask us that they might want us to stay longer, we certainly would consider that,” General Ray Odierno told CBS on Sunday.

“That would obviously be a policy decision that would be made by the national security team and the president over time,” he said.

This comes only a few days after the US announced the withdrawal of the last combat brigade from Iraq after 7.5 years since the beginning of war in the country.

But Washington still maintains some 50,000 troops in Iraq.

Ahmadinejad appoints 4 special envoys

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Tehran, August 23: In separate decrees issued on Sunday, Esfandiyar Rahim-Mashaei was appointed as the presidential envoy for Middle East and Hamid Baqaei for Asian affairs. Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh was assigned as the special envoy for Caspian Sea issues and Abolfazl Zohrehvand is Iran’s representative for Afghanistan affairs, Mehr News Agency reported.

In a letter addressed to Mashaei, the president said that hegemonic powers seek domination over the sensitive Middle East region via propaganda and military tactics.

Dharmendara Decides To Quit Liquor For Good

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Mumbai, August 23: Veteran Bollywood actor, Dharmendra, who completes 50 years of acting this year, is completely off alcohol after a recent health scare, says a media report.

He promised daughter Esha on the sets of their new movie Tell Me Oo Khuda in Goa that he will not touch alcohol again.
He now says that no power on earth can make him take to the bottle again — even if it means doing a less convincing drunken sequence than the “suicide” act in Sholay where the star had taken large swigs for a scene.

Salman’s Family Tells Me, I’m Sonakshi Khan

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Mumbai, August 23: Bollywood is abuzz with reports of Salman Khan’s breakup with Katrina Kaif and his ever increasing closeness with ‘Dabangg’ co-star Sonakshi Sinha. Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi, who is in total awe of Salman, is on a high about getting into the league of the hot star, says a media report.

In a recent interview, when asked about her equation with Salman, Sonakshi said, “Salman is a wonderful person. I am inspired by him in a lot of ways. Right from my fitness regime to my painting fascination, its all because of Salman,” the young actress blushed.