Month: January 2011

Woman mixed poison in kids’ drink before committing suicide

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Hyderabad, January 01: A 35-year-old woman who was under depression due to financial problems committed suicide by hanging herself after giving poison-laced soft-drink to her three children, police said.

One of the children died while two others are out of danger, they said.

According to Neredmet Police, Jyothi, who was working as a clerk in a private school resorted to the extreme step as she was reportedly facing financial problems following the death of her husband about seven months ago.

Karzai rejected U.S. request to replace minister

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Kabul, January 01: Afghan President Hamid Karzai refused to remove a former warlord from atop the Energy and Water Ministry despite U.S. pressure to oust the minister because they considered him corrupt and ineffective.

Secret diplomatic records showed the minister, privately termed “the worst” by U.S. officials, kept his perch at an agency that controls $2 billion in U.S. and allied projects.

The refusal to remove the official despite threats to end U.S. aid highlights how little influence the U.S. has over the Afghan leader on pressing issues such as corruption.

SKC member’s statement created stir among Muslim leaders

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Hyderabad, January 1: Paying no regard to the representation made by various sections of the Muslim population, institutions, organizations and unions Srikrishna committee member Abu Saleh Shareef’s hinted that Muslims in general didn’t want a separate state. His statement created stir among Muslim leaders.

Nothing short of Telangana state acceptable to us: TRS

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Hyderabad, January 01: Ahead of the meeting of eight recognised political parties convened by the Centre to discuss the Srikrishna Committee report and the way forward, TRS tonight said anything short of statehood for Telangana will not be acceptable to it.

“We make it abundantly clear to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that we will not accept anything short of Telangana (statehood),” TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao said at a meeting of Telangana Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Officers associations here.

Prime Suspect Found In Aarushi Murder Case, says CBI

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New Delhi, January 01: The CBI has told court that Dr Rajesh Talwar remains the prime suspect in the murder of his daughter Aarushi and their servant Hemraj, but cannot be chargesheeted because of”insufficient evidence”.

In its closure report submitted to the Ghaziabad court, the agency has catalogued circumstantial evidence strongly pointing to Dr Talwar’s alleged role in the double murder, as also the reason why the agency failed to connect the dots and could not have chargesheeted him.

Headley was a Pakistani spy working for ISI, says report

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Washington, January 01: LeT operative David Headley, who scouted targets in Mumbai for 26/11 attacks, was a Pakistani spy working for ISI, whose chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha was possibly aware of the plot to strike India’s financial hub, claims an investigative news report.

“In essence, US and Indian officials say, Headley was more than a terrorist: He served as a Pakistani spy,” investigative American journalist Sebastian Rotella wrote in ‘ProPublica.Com’.

Now call me as Sheila, says Sunidhi Chauhan

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Indore, January 01: ‘Sheila ki Jawaani’, the hottest item song of the year, has become very special for playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan who is now being popularly summoned as’Sheila’by her fans.

The 27-year-old singer, however, is not bothered by the controversy over the raunchy lyrics of the song and believes that it fits well with the story of’Tees Maar Khan’.

I learnt a few tricks from Zaheer: Anderson

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Lodon, January 01: England pacer James Anderson has revealed that he learnt a few tricks of how to keep batsmen guessing which way the ball will swing from Indian strike bowler Zaheer Khan which helped him transformed into a lethal bowler in the last few years.

Anderson, who played a big role in England retaining the Ashes, said he picked up from Zaheer how to hide the ball in hand so the batsmen didn’t know which way it would swing when he visited India in England’s tour of 2008.

Afridi not doing well as captain in NZ, says Akram

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Karachi, January 01: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that Shahid Afridi’s leadership in the ongoing New Zealand tour has not been up to the mark and the players were also not performing to their abilities.

Akram told a television channel that Pakistan lost the Twenty20 series in New Zealand because the players were not playing as a unit and if they continue like this it will be difficult to make an impact in World Cup starting next month.

“Because the team is not playing as one they are facing many problems and their performances are suffering,” he said.

Wikileaks: Iran denies the report

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Tehran, January 01: Iran has denied a WikiLeaks report that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was slapped by the chief of the country’s Revolutionary Guards, the Tehran press reported Saturday.

According to a leaked US diplomatic cable, General Mohammad-Ali Jafari slapped Ahmadinejad in early 2010, as Tehran was still dealing with the fallout from a disputed election.

A Revolutionary Guards spokesman told Fars news agency that “those behind WikiLeaks have availed themselves of the fame they gained through their insider information and invent false stories”.

Fan abused by Sherlyn Chopra on Twitter…

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Mumbai, January 01: Sherlyn Chopra has been getting very lewd tweets from a fan on her Twitter page. Finally, she gave him the rough edge of her tongue.

A guy named Gaurav has been sending sexually offensive tweets to Sherlyn lately. In one tweet he wrote: “Hey Sherlyn…did you split or you swallow?”

To which Sherlyn replied: “I save it up for as****es and mother f*****$ like you. Merry Christmas.”

But the guy still did not relent. He posted: “At least you admitted that you s**** d***$”.

Sherlyn has now ceased to reply to his tweets.
–Agencies

Honour sought for Malaysian Indian football coach

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Kuala Lumpur, January 01: Malaysia’s national football coach, K. Rajagopal, under whom the country won the AFF Suzuki Cup, should be honoured with Datukship, the traditional knighthood, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has urged.

Under Rajagopal, the country won the recent SEA Games in Laos and on Wednesday clinched the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time by beating Indonesia, MIC president G. Palanivel told Tamil Nesan, the Tamil language daily.

Palanivel said Malaysian football has been on the rise since Rajagopal took charge of the national under-23 side.

KU SJAC block Ponnala’s convoy, demand withdrawal of forces

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Warangal, January 1: Demanding withdrawal of Central Paramilitary Forces from the Telangana region, activists of the Students Joint Action Committee of Kakatiya University on Friday obstructed the convoy of Minister for Information Technology Ponnala Lakshmaiah at Aswaraopalli in Raghunathapalli mandal in the district.

Raising slogans against the State government and Centre, the students demanded that the government withdraw forces immediately from the Telangana region. The students also warned the government of serious consequences if it did not withdraw the forces immediately.

President given ceremonial send-off

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Hyderabad, January 1: The President, Ms Pratibha K. Patil, on Friday given a ceremonial send-off at Begumpet airport for New Delhi at the end of her eight-day winter sojourn in Hyderabad.

The Governor, Mr E S L Narasimhan, the Chief Minister, Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Legislative Council Chairman, Dr Chakrapani, the former chief minister, Mr K Rosaiah, the GHMC Mayor, Ms Banda Kartheeka Reddy, and the Minister for Information and Public Relations, Ms D K Aruna, were among those who gave send-off to the President.

U.S. missiles kill 14 in north-west Pakistan

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Islamabad, January 01: Two U.S. missile strikes about two hours apart killed at least 14 men near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

At least nine people were killed in the first strike when missiles destroyed a moving vehicle in the Spin Wam area of the North Waziristan tribal region, the officials said.

Two hours later drones fired more missiles at people who had gathered to retrieve the bodies, killing five, they said.

Rich haul of explosives seized from quarry

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Kadapa, January 1: Porumamilla policemen on Friday arrested one person and seized large cache of explosives from a quarry at Mamidipalli village, Kalasapasu mandal in the district.

According to Inspector S Vijay, the haul of explosives, including 15 bags of ammonium nitrite weighing about 750 kilo grams, 1076 detonators, 970 gelatin steaks, 350 metre of fuse wire and a battery were seized from the quarry.

The police had conducted the raid on the quarry after being tipped-off.

Girl kidnapped, relative suspected

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Hyderabad, January 1: An eighth standard girl student was allegedly kidnapped by her close relatives under the Sultan Bazar police station limits.

According to Inspector Gangadhar, the victim has been identified as Nithisha (14), daughter of Santosh Dass, a resident of Gujarati Galli. She was studying in eighth standard in Gujarati Vidya Mandir School.

After attending the school on Friday morning, she did not return.

Inter-Religion Marriage Not Valid Under HMA: HC

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New Delhi, January 01: The marriage between a Hindu and a non-Hindu solemnised as per the Hindu rites is neither valid nor the parties can claim any benefits under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), the Delhi High Court has ruled.

The High Court also held that “mere theoretical allegiance” to Hinduism would not make one a Hindu unless he or she had actually converted to the religion.

Rani Kumidini posted as Commissioner of Horticulture

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Hyderabad, January 1: The 1988 batch IAS officer, Ms Rani Kumidini, who is waiting for posting is posted as Commissioner of Horticulture, A.P in the existing vacancy.

Similarly, Mr S.Venkateswara Rao, Deputy Collector, who is waiting for posting, is posted as Special Deputy Collector, at the Office of Special Officer & Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad in the existing vacancy.

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Sachin-inspired Team India complete an eventful year

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New Delhi, January 01: Numbers alone can never define a legend called Sachin Tendulkar. Yet it`s difficult to do away with number crunchers when you talk of a legend whose only competitor over the years has been he himself.

Cricket in 2010 »

2010 will definitely be an year which will be etched in the memories of cricket crazy Indians for two of the most astonishing feats in world cricket.

Tirumala Rao is new Police Commissioner of Cyberabad

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Hyderabad, January 1: The 1989 batch IPS Officer, Mr Ch.D.Tirumala Rao is new Police Commissioner of Cyberabad.

According to the GO issued on Friday, Mr D Tirumala Rao, who was working as Additional Commissioner of Police (Coordination), Hyderabad city is transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad in place of S.Prabhakara Reddy, who retired from the Service on December 31.

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