Month: November 2010

Monument for Al Qaeda victims to be built in Iraq

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Baghdad, November 28: A council in an Iraqi province has proposed the creation of a museum and setting up of a monument to victims of Al Qaeda in a building that was used as a prison for people kidnapped by the terrorist outfit, an official said.

Though the idea for the museum came from the owner of the building, whose family left the house and moved to Jordan after the war in Iraq in 2003, a provincial administration official of Diyala province said copies of the victims’ documents and instruments used by Al Qaeda to torture them will be given to the museum in Baqubah city.

1 dead, 7 hurt in cylinder blast

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Hyderabad, November 28: An LPG cylinder explosion at Venkateswara Nagar in Jagadgirigutta left one person dead and seven others injured early this morning.

The blast occurred around 4.30 am in the single-room portion of Raju, a carpenter, when a member of the family switched on the light igniting the gas that had filled the room.

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Shahid and Priyanka next togather in break ke baad!

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Mumbai, November 28: They remain one of Bollywood’s biggest mysteries. Were Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor dating? Bollywood says yes, of course, but the stars themselves never accepted the situation and screamed their single status from the rooftops.

Muslims Hurt By Islamic Kalma Dig

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Mumbai, November 28: Muslims hurt after TV host Shekhar Suman and stand up comic Bharti Singh make a dig on Islamic kalma in an episode of Comedy Circus

Humour let comedy down on Saturday, when the Pydhonie police registered a complaint against comedy show host Shekhar Suman, stand up comic Bharti Singh and Sony TV for offending the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.

The Kalma is a symbol of the acceptance of Islam, and when translated reads thus: There is no God but Allah and I bear witness that Mohammed is the messenger of Allah.

Asaram Bapu’s Ashram demolished in gujarat‎

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Gandhinagar, November 28: Revenue authorities Saturday demolished certain encroachments of the ashram of spiritual leader Asaram Bapu in Bhairavi village of Navsari district in south Gujarat.

The ashram was officially allocated 10 acres of land but it later encroached on another six acres of adjoining land and went on to construct a hall and a cowshed.

The villagers objected to this and drew the attention of the government which issued a notice to the ashram to vacate the land in question three years back.

Court orders FIR against Geelani, Arundhati and others

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New Delhi, November 28: A local court ordered registration of an FIR against Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer-activist Arundhati Roy on charges of sedition for their alleged anti-India statements.

According to the complainant Roy, Geelani and others who participated in an anti-India campaign and a seminar in the heart of the National Capital on October 21, made objectionable remarks over Kashmir’s integration with India.

Bipasha Basu needs Atif Aslam

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Mumbai, November 28: Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is so much in love with Pakistani singer Atif Aslam’s songs that she hopes he would sing for her someday.

“Starting my day with Atif Aslam’s best songs – playing loudly in my car on my way to location. Wish he would sing all these songs just 4 me,” Bipasha posted on her Twitter page. The actress is currently in Gold Coast, Australia, to shoot her first international film “Singularity”. She plays a Maratha warrior in the movie being directed by English-French director Roland Joffe.
–Agencies

Katrina Kaif’s sweet signal

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Mumbai, November28 : A little girl was surely in for a surprise as her favorite actress Katrina Kaif not only spoke to her at length but also gave her a pack of cinnabons that are her absolute favorite.

Recently while Katrina was leaving to Bangkok for an ad shoot she was approached by a little girl accompanied by her mother. She didn’t want her to leave empty-handed and hence gave her the sugar treat she had carried along.

Jennifer Aniston rubbishes Robert Pattinson rumours

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Los Angeles, November 28: Hollywood beauty Jennifer Aniston has shot down rumours that she wants to recreate the famous sex scenes from the cult hit ”The Graduate” with ”Twilight” hunk Robert Pattinson. The ”Friends” star”s representative has rubbished reports that she wants to romance the British actor in a remake of the 60”s film, reported Ace Showbiz online.

Reports had claimed that the 41-year-old was eyeing a collaboration with Pattinson and has asked her agents to set up a meeting with him. “Not true at all,” responded Aniston”s representative when asked about the rumours.

Sonakshi bugged at 26/11 tribute occasion

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Mumbai, November 28: It is a question that is being raised to not just the involved party but all of India, as to what occasion will it take for the average Indian man to behave himself in public places. Recently, Gul Panag was ill-treated at the Delhi Marathon by the very people who were participating in it. The actress couldn’t file charges as it is difficult to recognise miscreants who indulge in such obscene acts concealing themselves in numbers. She blamed it on Delhi culture.

1 dead, 7 hurt in cylinder blast

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Hyderabad, November 28: An LPG cylinder explosion at Venkateswara Nagar in Jagadgirigutta left one person dead and seven others injured early this morning.

The blast occurred around 4.30 am in the single-room portion of Raju, a carpenter, when a member of the family switched on the light igniting the gas that had filled the room.

Lindsay Lohan “flooded” with movie offers

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Los Angeles, November 28: Troubled star Lindsay Lohan, who is currently in court-ordered rehab has been flooded with a “mountain of scripts”, claims her associate. According to Ethan Terra, co-owner of Lohan”s mother Dina”s production company, the ”Mean Girls” star is not suffering from any financial problems and has been inundated with movie offers, TMZ reported.

“Lindsay has absolutely no qualms about getting work. She literally has a mountain pile of scripts to choose from.

1 dead, 7 hurt in cylinder blast

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Hyderabad, November 28: An LPG cylinder explosion at Venkateswara Nagar in Jagadgirigutta left one person dead and seven others injured early this morning.

The blast occurred around 4.30 am in the single-room portion of Raju, a carpenter, when a member of the family switched on the light igniting the gas that had filled the room.

Back problems rule out Vettori, McCullum

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Guwahati, November 28: New Zealand today missed the services of their skipper Daniel Vettori and explosive opener Brendon McCullum because of back problems in the first ODI of the five match series against India here today. “During the past week, Dan (Vettori) has complained of lower back stiffness and it has intensified during preparation for the One-Day series,” coach cum selector Mark Greatbatch said today.

1 dead, 7 hurt in cylinder blast

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Hyderabad, November 28: An LPG cylinder explosion at Venkateswara Nagar in Jagadgirigutta left one person dead and seven others injured early this morning.

The blast occurred around 4.30 am in the single-room portion of Raju, a carpenter, when a member of the family switched on the light igniting the gas that had filled the room.

Iran’s Nuclear Plant to Go Online by Late January

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Tehran, November 28: Technicians have finished loading fuel into Iran’s first nuclear power reactor and aim to start up the facility by late January, the country’s nuclear chief said today.

The startup of the Bushehr power plant, a project completed with Russian help but beset by years of delays, will deliver Iran the central stated goal of its atomic work – the generation of nuclear power.

The United States and some of its allies, however, believe the Bushehr plant is part of a civil energy programme that Iran is using as cover for a secret aim to develop a nuclear weapons capability.

YSR brother dumps Jaganmohan Reddy

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Hyderabad, November 28: Barely 24 hours after the Congress high command appointed N Kiran Kumar Reddy as the Chief Minister, cracks have begun appearing in late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s family.

YSR brother dumps Jaganmohan Reddy

The former CM’s brother, Y S Vivekananda Reddy, is camping in New Delhi, demanding a ministerial berth in the new government, and swearing allegiance to the Congress party.

Mecca Masjid Blast: CBI Begins Quizzing Asimanand

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Hyderabad, November 28: The CBI began interrogation of Swami Asimanand, an accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case, after taking him into their custody from Chanchalguda Central Prison here, official sources said.

After the XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court here had yesterday remanded Asimanand in seven days police custody. He was today handed over to the CBI officials for further interrogation, they said.

Man dies after trying to save dog

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London, November 28: A man has died after jumping into an icy river in Lancashire in an attempt to save his pet springer spaniel.

The 49-year-old man plunged into the River Lune at Halton but got into difficulties himself and died in hospital after being rescued.

Coastguard rescue teams, an RAF rescue helicopter, an inshore lifeboat and hovercraft and fire service water rescue experts were all called out.

Liverpool Coastguards urged people to call in experts to rescue animals.

He begs – to help impoverished women marry

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Lucknow, November 28: Carrying a bowl in his hands, he wanders around barefoot, seeking alms from people – not for his own survival, but for solemnising the weddings of impoverished women!

Rama Shankar, a native of Ramgarh town in Uttar Pradesh’s backward Sonbhadra district, has till now organised marriages of over 600 girls. He is popularly called ‘Bhikhari (beggar) Baba’.

Shankar, a caretaker of a small Shiva temple in Ramgarh, has been conducting mass weddings every year since 2005 through the alms he collects along with his 20-odd disciples.

Kiran should prove his claim of being Hyderabadi

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Hyderabad, November 28: Telugu Desam Politburo member E Dayakar Rao has termed chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s agenda to make Rahul Gandhi prime minister by making the Congress win 41 Lok Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh as an attempt to sidetrack the Telangana issue.

“Kiran Kumar Reddy claims that he is a true Hyderabadi. That should make him a Telanganite. If it were so, he should introduce a resolution in the coming Assembly session on Telangana issue and lift all the cases against students. Then only will we believe him,” Rao told reporters here today.

Hamas condemns PA-Israel talks

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Gaza, November 28: Hamas has condemned any direct negotiations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, saying the talks will not bring Palestinians peace but humiliation.

In a press conference in the Syrian capital on Saturday, Hamas Political Bureau chief Khaled Meshaal said the US-sponsored talks would lead to a sell-off of Palestinian rights, Reuters reported.

AP cabinet to take shape today

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Hyderabad, November 28: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s Cabinet will not be in place till Wednesday as the confabulations with party senior leaders over who should be chosen for the berths are not over yet.

It is more or less clear that Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy’s loyalists Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose and Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, both members of Rosaiah’s cabinet, will be dropped.

Obama gets 12 stitches after basketball injury

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Washington, November 28: President Barack Obama had a tough time during his favorite leisure activity Friday.

The president received 12 stitches after being hit, accidentally by an opposing player’s elbow in the lip while playing basketball in the White House, according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.

Obama received the treatment in the doctor’s office, located in the ground floor of the White House.

Obama is a sports fanatic, who loves Chicago sports teams.

Playing basketball is his number one sports passion.