Beijing, September 05: China successfully launched a new satellite into space Sunday, which will improve television and radio broadcasting signals in the country.
The “SinoSat-6″ was launched at 12:14 a.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The Long March 3B rocket took SinoSat-6 into a geostationary transfer orbit 26 minutes after the launch, Xinhua reported.
London, September 05: Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has shrugged off rumours about rifts in her marriage by posting a picture of her with husband Stephen Belafonte on Twitter.
The singer’s husband was said to have told a British tabloid last month that the couple’s union is over and Brown plans to return to Britain without him, reports aceshowbiz.com.
The claims forced Mel B’s representative to insist the relationship was “all fine”, but the pair has remained tight-lipped about the state of their marriage.
Mumbai, September 05: After their relationship was rumoured to have hit the rocks, all is now well between Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal, says a media report.
The two were seen hobnobbing at Khan’s dinner party.
At one time, there was a buzz in the industry that Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal, who were very close buddies once, were on the verge of a bitter fallout. But a dinner organised Thursday night at Shah Rukh’s bungalow Mannat (at Bandstand) has put all rumours to rest.
London, September 05: Scientists have discovered why women are more likely to suffer from miscarriages and infertility problems if they try to have babies later in life.
Their study also sheds light on why children born to women in their late 30s and early 40s are at greater risk of Down’s Syndrome and other genetic conditions, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Sana’a, September 05: Security forces have arrested 14 suspected members of the terrorist network Al Qaeda in a massive crackdown on the group in the restive southern town of Loudar, the Interior Ministry said early Sunday.
“Fourteen suspected Al Qaeda affiliates have been captured during a combing operation to trace remnants of the terrorist elements into their dens, after the crushing defeat they suffered in Loudar,” the ministry said in a statement.
Mumbai, September 05: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan was shockingly self effacing and expectedly generous in his comment about his perceived arch foe Salman Khan and good friend Aamir Khan at a promotional do of Karan Johar’s film We Are Family recently.
SRK, who doesn’t even feature in the movie, went to the event because he, Karan Johar and Arjun Rampal are pals.
SRK butted in during the promotional interview of the film with the film’s lead stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun
Islamabad, September 05: Mired in a spot-fixing scam, the Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Aamir and Mohammed Asif have told the investigators that they took money from alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed but denied any wrongdoing.
The suspended trio, being grilled by Scotland Yard here, claimed the money they took from Majeed was on account of sponsorship contracts they had signed with different commercial organisations.
They insisted that they did not know that Majeed, working as an agent for them, was also a bookmaker.
Samastipur, September 05: Amid the general public dissatisfaction over the Centre and state government’s apparent in-action in the Bihar hostage crisis, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, Sep 4 said that he prayed for policemen abducted by Maoists.
“I pray for the policemen taken hostage by the Maoists from Lakhisarai… I also pray for the one who was killed (by the Maoists),” Gandhi told a rally here.
Anantapur, September 05: The Congress corporator, Mr Chavva Mohan Reddy, was allegedly kidnapped by some unidentified culprits here on Saturday.
According to the information, the corporator was kidnapped in Madanapalle of Chittoor district. The corporator’s relatives are alleging that one Dr Sudarshan Reddy’s group might have abducted him.
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London, September 05: Pakistan cricket was rocked with more revelation today as the British tabloid that exposed the nexus between bookies and leading Pakistan cricketers promised to reveal new details of the sordid events that has brought much shame to the game.
Hyderabad, September 05: Officials of the Fire Prevention Wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Saturday said that they have conducted inspection of 490 Schools in GHMC, Ranga Reddy District area and 1401 Schools in GHMC Hyderabad District area from June 2010 till September.
The inspections over the fire safety measures have come in the backdrop of the Kumbokonam school tragedy and subsequent instructions from Government.
Hyderabad, September 05: Senior Telugu Desam Party leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Saturday said that his party would lend complete support to the bandh called by Telangana Students Joint Action Committee over the demands of postponing the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Group-1 preliminary examinations.
Talking to media persons at the NTR Trust Bhavan, Mr Janardhan Reddy said that the government should concede to the demands and announce a quota of 42 per cent for Telanganaites in recruitments for G-1 qualifiers and also the suspension of APPSC Chairman Venkatarami Reddy.
Hyderabad, September 05: Nizamabad Member of Parliament Madhu Yaskhi on Saturday said that he had submitted memorandums to the state government urging it to concede to the demand of 42 per cent quota in jobs for the Group-1 qualifiers from Telangana region.
Mr Yaskhi told media persons at his residence that the government’s stance over the issue has put it on the path of confrontation with the students. The MP said that it appears that the government is moving ahead with its decision to go ahead with the G-1 exams, having already made its mind to quell any protest by brute force.
London, September 05: Hollywood actress Kate Winslet turns adviser to co-star Evan Rachel Wood on sets of their new film ‘Mildred Pierce’. Winslet gave tips to Woods on how to face the camera while filming a nude scene.
Wood admitted she was worried about baring all for her role in ‘Mildred Pierce’ but was reassured by her co-star, Winslet who has stripped on screen several times.
Ahmedabad, September 05: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he was not interested in joining the club of politicians aspiring to become prime minister of the country and was contented to serve the state.
“Everyday you come to hear Sharad Pawar will be next prime minister. When Yashwantrao Chavan was Maharashtra CM he was also called next PM, or Mayawati as next PM or Nitish Kumar as the next PM. But I will not join that club,” Modi said at an event held in Gandhinagar to felicitate teachers ahead of Teachers Day on Sunday.
Sanaa, September 05: At least two soldiers and two separatists have been killed in clashes in the southern Yemeni provinces of Lahej and Abyan, security sources said Saturday.
In the restive al-Habileen town of Lahej province, members of the separatist Southern Movement ambushed and burned a police vehicle, killing one soldier and wounding three others late Saturday, the sources told DPA.
Mumbai, September 05: Bollywood actor Rajeev Khandelwal who made his big screen debut with Aamir is super-excited about getting married to longtime girlfriend Manjiri Kamtikar, says a media report.
The actor who has been in a relationship with Manjiri, an advertising executive since quite sometime is making sure he leaves no stone unturned in preparing for his wedding.
“The wedding will be sometime early next year and we both are looking forward to it.”
Paris, september 05: Demonstrators march through Paris to the sound of Roma music and drums
Thousands of people have attended rallies in Paris and 130 other French towns to protest at the government’s policy of deporting Roma people.
Police say turnout across France was slightly more than 77,000 while organisers put the figure nearer 100,000.
With polls suggesting at least 65% of French people back the policy, the government played down the protests.
The EU parliament is to debate the Roma situation in Europe next week
Islamabad, September 05: Former cricket captain Imran Khan believes that the Pakistani High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hassan had made a premature statement of calling Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamer, currently under probe for spot-fixing in England, as innocent.
In a television interview here Saturday, Imran said the allegations against these players could be career-threatening, if proven guilty.
New Delhi, September 05: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Saturday said a majority of people in Jammu and Kashmir do not nurture any anti-India sentiments.
Writing in his blog, Advani said surveys conducted by even pro-Pakistan persons have found that most people in the state do not support merger with Pakistan.
“Not many outside the state are aware of the state’s diverse demography,” Advani said in his lengthy blog on Kashmir.
Mumbai, September 05: The Shiv Sena Saturday raised the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin once again and wondered if there was a “man” in the Congress party, a day after Gandhi was re-elected party chief for a record fourth successive term.
In a sharp editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamna, Bal Thackeray’s party hit out at Sonia Gandhi and questioned whether there was any “man” left in the Congress party who could pose a challenge to the Gandhi family.
Hyderabad, September 05: Hyderabad is famous for its customs and traditions and when it comes to food Biryani and Hyderabadi Haleem.
The famous and nutritious dish Haleem available during the holy month of Ramadan will soon get the Hyderabadi tag akin to Darjeeling Tea, Banarasi Silk and Tirupati Laddu.
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New Delhi, September 04:The national capital is all set to host a conference of experts in the realm of spinal cord injuries from around the world.
An International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) spokesperson today said the combined 49th ISCoS, 10th Spinal Cord Society and ninth Asian Spinal Cord Network annual meet will take place in Delhi from October 29-31.
The conference will include lectures by experts on latest research in the field of treatment of spinal cord injuries and ethics in spinal cord injury management among other topics.
New Delhi, September 04: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to “take a bold initiative for a political dialogue” without preconditions with the people of Jammu and Kashmir to find a solution to the problems of the state.
He also suggested that many of the paramilitary bunkers in Srinagar should be removed, juvenile prisoners freed and economic activity in Kashmir Valley revived.
Lucknow, September 04: The BJP today expressed its desire for the construction of a grand Ram Temple with the drawing near of the verdict of the Allahabad High Court on the title suit case of the disputed structure in Ayodhya.
Uttar Pradesh BJP president Surya Pratap Shahi stressed the party’s committment for the temple construction during the inauguration of a two-day state executive meeting of the BJP this morning.