Month: December 2010

Babri Masjid demolition anniversary nears, security beefed up

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Hyderabad, December 4: With December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition looming near, tight security arrangements are being put in place in the city. City police commissioner A K Khan told this.

He visited old city here on Friday and spoke to media.

City police commissioner told that prohibitory orders would be imposed in the city from December 5 to 7 and any organization would neither be allowed to conduct public meeting, rally and speeches nor permitted to celebrate joyfulness or grief.

Iraqi bombs kill 7 Iranian pilgrims

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Baghdad, December 04: Several people, including seven Iranians pilgrims, have been killed and dozens more injured in bomb attacks across Baghdad, Iraqi security officials say.

The first incident occurred in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad on Saturday when a car bomb and other explosives targeted Iranian pilgrims. The attack claimed lives of five people and left at least 18 others wounded, Reuters quoted Iraqi security sources as saying.

Narendra Modi arrives in Hyderabad on a two day visit

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Hyderabad, December 4: Chief Minister Gujarat Narendra Modi will be arriving Hyderabad on December 4 at 6:30 in the evening.

In view of anti-Modi sentiments of Muslims across the country following Gujarat carnage in 2002, Narendra Modi entry to a number of states had been forbidden including Andhra Pradesh. During his rule of Dr. Raj Shekhar Reddy had cancelled Modi’s visit by the police keeping in view that it would hurt Muslims’ feeling.

MANUU-CSE Coaching Academy, Last Date Extended

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Hyderabad, December 4: Maulana Azad National Urdu University’s, Civil Services Coaching Academy has extended the last date for admission into coaching for UPSC Prelims upto 10th Dec. 2010.

According to Prof. Amina Kishore, Professor Incharge, MANUU – CSE Coaching Academy, in the view of public demand the admission date for prelims has been extended.

First batch of Hajj pilgrims arrives today

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Hyderabad, December 4: After successful conclusion of Holy pilgrimage AP Hajj pilgrims started returning home from December 4. According to a press note by state Hajj committee the first batch of Hajj pilgrims will arrive here via two flights at 8:10 on Saturday morning. Arrival of Hajj pilgrims will be continued till December 19.

Minority Welfare Minister Mr. Syed Mohammad Ahmed Ullah will receive the first batch of Hajj pilgrims.

Zardari said Mehsud not behind Benazir’s killing: WikiLeaks

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Islamabad, December 04: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had dismissed a suggestion by then US Ambassador Anne Patterson that Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was responsible for Benazir Bhutto’s death, saying he was “just a pawn” in the process, according to a WikiLeaks expose.

Zardari said he was not very much interested in who the sniper was or exactly how Benazir was killed. This was not as important as finding out who financed the killing, and who were the “hands behind” it.

This is my last government job: Hillary Clinton

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Washington, December 04: Hillary Clinton, who has been insisting amid unending speculation that she would not run for president again, is now saying that being secretary of state will be her last job in government.

“I think I’ll serve as secretary of state as my last public position,” Clinton said Friday at an event in Manama, Bahrain, CNN reported. “Then (I’ll) probably go back to advocacy work, particularly on behalf of women and children, and particularly around the world.”

Madhuri Dixit says it was not demanding to state farewell to fabulousness

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Mumbai, December 04: Her bewitching smile could give Bollywood’s young things an inferiority complex, and as she effortlessly moved to the beats of “Ke Sera Sera”, Madhuri Dixit sent young pulses racing and the oldies gasping. For an event that was two hours behind schedule, nobody was complaining.

Madhuri Dixit says it was not demanding to state farewell to fabulousness

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Germans more negative towards Muslims than others

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Berlin, December 04: Only about one third of Germans think positively of their Muslim neighbours, a much lower proportion than in other western European countries, according to a new poll.

In contrast, 62 percent of Dutch and 56 percent of French people responding to the TNS Emnid survey indicated they had positive attitudes towards Muslims.

Detlef Pollack, a Muenster University sociologist who led the study, attributed Germans’ views to their lack of contact with Muslims compared to people in other nations surveyed.

Germans more negative towards Muslims than others

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Berlin, December 04: Only about one third of Germans think positively of their Muslim neighbours, a much lower proportion than in other western European countries, according to a new poll.

In contrast, 62 percent of Dutch and 56 percent of French people responding to the TNS Emnid survey indicated they had positive attitudes towards Muslims.

Detlef Pollack, a Muenster University sociologist who led the study, attributed Germans’ views to their lack of contact with Muslims compared to people in other nations surveyed.

Saudi king to undergo 2nd back surgery

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Riyadh, December 04: The official Saudi news agency says the aging kingdom’s ruler will undergo a second back surgery in New York City.

The 86-year-old King Abdullah flew to New York for medical treatment on November 22, after what the palace said was a slipped disc and a blood clot pressing on the nerves in his back.

The first surgery at the Presbyterian Hospital extracted the clot and corrected the disc. Days later, Saudi officials said Abdullah was walking again and that the operation had been successful.

Madhuri Dixit says it was not demanding to state farewell to fabulousness

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Mumbai, December 04: Her bewitching smile could give Bollywood’s young things an inferiority complex, and as she effortlessly moved to the beats of “Ke Sera Sera”, Madhuri Dixit sent young pulses racing and the oldies gasping. For an event that was two hours behind schedule, nobody was complaining.

Madhuri Dixit says it was not demanding to state farewell to fabulousness

Madhuri Dixit says it was not demanding to state farewell to fabulousness

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Mumbai, December 04: Her bewitching smile could give Bollywood’s young things an inferiority complex, and as she effortlessly moved to the beats of “Ke Sera Sera”, Madhuri Dixit sent young pulses racing and the oldies gasping. For an event that was two hours behind schedule, nobody was complaining.

Madhuri Dixit says it was not demanding to state farewell to fabulousness

US adds less jobs in a sluggish economy

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Washington, December 04: A sluggish US economy added just 39,000 jobs in November while the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, tempering hopes of a quick recovery from its worse slowdown in decades.

The numbers marked a major slowdown from October, when US employers added an upwardly revised 172,000 jobs, the Labour Department job report released Friday said.

CNNMoney.com said November’s numbers fell short of the 150,000 gain that economists surveyed by it were expecting.

Katrina Kaif appreciated shooting for Shiela ki Jawani

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Mumbai, December 03: Katrina Kaif has lost oodles of weight to get that oomph factor. According to the film unit of Tees Maar Khan, Katrina has never looked so sexy ever before.

Katrina is very excited with the release of movie Tees Maar Khan featuring the hot song Shiela ki Jawani. She has even not made any Christmas holiday plans as the film is scheduled for Christmas release. Katrina said that constant support of her film director Farah Khan and co-star Akshay Kumar helped her to forget all the inhibitions and enjoy the shoot of the song to the fullest.
–Agencies

Saudi king to undergo 2nd back surgery

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Riyadh, December 04: The official Saudi news agency says the aging kingdom’s ruler will undergo a second back surgery in New York City.

The 86-year-old King Abdullah flew to New York for medical treatment on November 22, after what the palace said was a slipped disc and a blood clot pressing on the nerves in his back.

The first surgery at the Presbyterian Hospital extracted the clot and corrected the disc. Days later, Saudi officials said Abdullah was walking again and that the operation had been successful.

Saudi king to undergo 2nd back surgery

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Riyadh, December 04: The official Saudi news agency says the aging kingdom’s ruler will undergo a second back surgery in New York City.

The 86-year-old King Abdullah flew to New York for medical treatment on November 22, after what the palace said was a slipped disc and a blood clot pressing on the nerves in his back.

The first surgery at the Presbyterian Hospital extracted the clot and corrected the disc. Days later, Saudi officials said Abdullah was walking again and that the operation had been successful.

Botox brides! To wed, 30 plus women visit cosmetic clinics

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Mumbai, December 04: Beauty is skin deep. No wonder, 30- and 40-plus brides in cosmopolitan cities are thronging beauty clinics to look radiant and younger on D-day. From botox to de-tanning to liposuction, they are doing it all this wedding season.

“India as a country has progressed considerably over the years and one of the fundamental changes that has taken place in society is the age at which women are getting married,” Vandana Chatrath, a Delhi-based cosmetologist and dermatologist, told IANS.

SDPI M.P. Unit holds ‘dharna’ in Bhopal

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Bhopal, December 04 (Pervez Bari): The Madhya Pradesh unit of Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), staged a day-long “dharna” (sit-in) on Thursday here highlighting the woes of common man to draw the attention of governments of the day to ameliorate their sufferings.

SIT ‘ agrees’ to Modi’s version of Gujarat riots

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Ahmedabad, December 04: The Special Investigation Team ( SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the post- Godhra riot cases has not only given a clean chit to chief minister Narendra Modi, but it also, according to a source, agrees with the Gujarat government’s views on how the Godhra incident had taken place.

The SIT had interrogated chief minister Narendra Modi and 60 other high- profile politicians, bureaucrats and police officers on an application filed by Zaika Jafri, wife of Ehsan Jafri, the former MP of Ahmedabad who was killed during the riots.

SIT ‘ agrees’ to Modi’s version of Gujarat riots

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Ahmedabad, December 04: The Special Investigation Team ( SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the post- Godhra riot cases has not only given a clean chit to chief minister Narendra Modi, but it also, according to a source, agrees with the Gujarat government’s views on how the Godhra incident had taken place.

The SIT had interrogated chief minister Narendra Modi and 60 other high- profile politicians, bureaucrats and police officers on an application filed by Zaika Jafri, wife of Ehsan Jafri, the former MP of Ahmedabad who was killed during the riots.

SIT ‘ agrees’ to Modi’s version of Gujarat riots

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Ahmedabad, December 04: The Special Investigation Team ( SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the post- Godhra riot cases has not only given a clean chit to chief minister Narendra Modi, but it also, according to a source, agrees with the Gujarat government’s views on how the Godhra incident had taken place.

The SIT had interrogated chief minister Narendra Modi and 60 other high- profile politicians, bureaucrats and police officers on an application filed by Zaika Jafri, wife of Ehsan Jafri, the former MP of Ahmedabad who was killed during the riots.

SIT ‘ agrees’ to Modi’s version of Gujarat riots

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Ahmedabad, December 04: The Special Investigation Team ( SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the post- Godhra riot cases has not only given a clean chit to chief minister Narendra Modi, but it also, according to a source, agrees with the Gujarat government’s views on how the Godhra incident had taken place.

The SIT had interrogated chief minister Narendra Modi and 60 other high- profile politicians, bureaucrats and police officers on an application filed by Zaika Jafri, wife of Ehsan Jafri, the former MP of Ahmedabad who was killed during the riots.

SIT ‘ agrees’ to Modi’s version of Gujarat riots

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Ahmedabad, December 04: The Special Investigation Team ( SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the post- Godhra riot cases has not only given a clean chit to chief minister Narendra Modi, but it also, according to a source, agrees with the Gujarat government’s views on how the Godhra incident had taken place.

The SIT had interrogated chief minister Narendra Modi and 60 other high- profile politicians, bureaucrats and police officers on an application filed by Zaika Jafri, wife of Ehsan Jafri, the former MP of Ahmedabad who was killed during the riots.

Pakistan cleric offers reward to kill Christian woman

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Islamabad, December 04: A cleric in Pakistan has offered a reward of Rs.500,000 to anyone who kills a Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Mohammed.

“I will give Rs.500,000 to a person who will kill Aasia,” said Maulana Yousaf Qureshi, the prayer leader of the historic Mohabbat Khan Masjid in Peshawar.

He made the remarks during a rally of the Jamaat-e-Islami party Friday to protest against calls for amendments in the controversial blasphemy law and Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s efforts to have the woman pardoned, reports Daily Times.