Month: May 2011

Congress party lacks towering personality in the state: Rosaiah

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Hyderabad, May 31: Former chief minister K Rosaiah said that Congress party in the state lacks towering personality hence it feels difficulty in confronting with the challenges faced by the government and the party.

The former chief minister K Rosaiah while discussing the political situation in the state on a TV channel said that the Congress high command had given him the responsibility of chief minister’s post in difficult circumstances and he tried his best to carry out his responsibility. He claimed that Congress faces no risk in the state it is strong enough by numerical strength.

Terrorism can’t be fought selectively

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New Delhi, May 31: Terrorism has to be fought on all fronts and not selectively, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday.

The prime minister told a news conference also addressed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel here that terrorism posed “a serious challenge” to the world.

But it “has to be fought on all fronts and not selectively”, he said, in a message clearly directed at the US.

Manmohan Singh said that he and the German chancellor discussed the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, including the Libyan unrest and their impact on global peace and security.

Awareness among Old City Muslims has increased

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Hyderabad, May 31: Dr. Amina Kishore, Professor of English of Maulana Azad National Urdu University supervised the Distance Education examinations of Aligarh Muslim University conducted in Hyderabad as an observer.

Addressing the valedictory function of the examination center, she said that awareness among the Muslim Community of the Old City of Hyderabad is increasing.

Vijaya Laxmi vows to conduct ‘awami darbar’ thrice a week

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Hyderabad, May 31: YSR Congress party MLA Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi who won the elections with thumping majority expressed her aim to conduct ‘awami darbar’ thrice a week to settle public issues.

Following the demise of former chief minister Dr. Y S Rajshekhar Reddy in a helicopter accident the Congress party had nominated her as Congress candidate from Pulivendala assembly constituency and since no other party nominated its candidate in the election she was elected unopposed. However she didn’t step into the assembly session save for one time that too for taking oath as a MLA.

Dia Mirza attacked in Mumbai

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Mumbai, May 31: Newly turned producers Dia Mirza and Zayed Khan might have pulled it off well together so far but journey has not been so easy. The duo despite seeking legal permission for shooting of ‘Love, Breakup and Zindagi’ at different parts of Mumbai were attacked by social activists while filming at Juhu beach.

Crime in Hyderabad (31.05.2011)

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‘Love ka The End’ at railway tracks

Hyderabad, May 31 (Siasat News): A couple committed suicide by jumping before a moving train near Pesivedala railway station in West Godavari on Saturday.

P Anusha, 19 and V Nagaraju, 21 from Yelamanchali were in love but feared their families would oppose the alliance. So they ran away from home.

Police has recovered the dead bodies and further investigations are on.

Situation normal in Tappachabutra

BJP criticizes on Naidu’s alliance with NDA

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Hyderabad, May 31: Mr. G. Kishan Reddy, State President of BJP criticized Mr. Chandrababu Naidu’s statement that alliance of TDP with N.D.A. in the past was his mistake. He told that Mr. Naidu could become Chief Minister only due to the alliance with NDA. He said that Mr. Naidu’s statement is highly objectionable. He should not have blamed BJP to muster the support of the Muslims.

Kajol and SRK to recreate magic in Yash Raj’s next?

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Mumbai, May 31: The Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge team is back! If rumours are to be believed, veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra is all set to make his directorial comeback and direct Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in a film. The film will also star current favourite, Katrina Kaif.

Recently, a daily reported that Kajol was spotted at the Yash Raj Films studio. Sources have informed that the visit was not a casual one.

Grapevine has it that the film will be a romantic saga with SRK and Katrina playing the lead role. Kajol has also been offered a pivotal role in the same film.

Babu is responsible for NTR’s death: Purandeswari

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Hyderabad, May 31: Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Mrs Purandeswari charged Mr N Chandrababu Naidu, who gained power by stabbing her father NTR in the back, of shedding crocodile tears. It should be noted that TDP supremo has appealed through Mahanadu programme to bestow Bharat Ratan to TDP founder and former chief minister late NTR posthumously and install his portrait at the Central hall of the parliament.

I haven’t given up on love: Christie Brinkley

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London, May 31: Former supermodel Christie Brinkley has not given up on love and is willing to get married for the fifth time, but says her next suitor must not be after her money.

The 57-year-old was devastated when her fourth marriage to Peter Cook came to an end in 2008 following revelations of his infidelities, reports dailystar.co.uk. She had paid off Cook with a 1.25 million pounds settlement in exchange for custody of their two kids and ownership of her 18 properties.

Mallika: I won’t do it with older actors!

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Mumbai, May 31: Mallika Sherawat adds another tantrum to the list. Apparently for Shalu, an item number in Bin Bulaye Baraati, she refused to shoot with other actors.

Veteran actors like Gulshan Grover, Om Puri and others like Rajpal Yadav, Mukesh Tiwari and Johnny Lever were to be a part of the song. Most wouldn’t be dancing, but would simply be watching Madame M dance.

This was the initial plan, but Mallika apparently, wanted to do the item number on her own, without these actors around.

Babu’s sympathy towards minorities is just a show: Shabbir

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Hyderabad, May 31: TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu’s sympathy towards minorities during Mahanadu is just a show and he is striving to get minorities’ support in the next general elections from now itself.

Former Minority Welfare Minister Mr. Mohammad Ali Shabbir told this while responding to the Naidu’s speech during Mahanadu. He further said ‘Naidu had forgotten Minorities and their development during nine years of his rule but now that the minorities have deserted TDP, Naidu feels distanced from minorities.

Girl who makes Big B look so cool

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Mumbai, May 31: Promos of Amitabh Bachchan in Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap has the star in a cool dude look. Big B has pushed the envelope for his character’s styling.

There is even a dialogue in the film to justify his personal statement.

Bachchan has been styled by Leepakshi Ellawadi for the action flick. Puri Jagannath didn’t give her a specific brief. He simply told her to listen to the character and dress him up!

YRF averts Imran-Katrina clash

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Mumbai, May 31: The release date of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, a Yash Raj film starring Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif and Ali Zafar has been pushed from July to September 9.

The makers saw no point in releasing the film the same month as Imran Khan’s Delhi Belly and Katrina Kaif’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

Says an insider, “MBKD is YRF’s next big film. They decided to play it safe rather than battle it out with two other biggies starring their lead stars.

Imran Khan’s DB releases July 1 and Kat’s ZNMD is out July 15. The overlapping of stars might confuse audiences.”

MHA mulls new guidelines for illegal phone taps

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New Delhi, May 31: The smokescreen around the secret world of phone taps legal and illegal is all set to clear up. In an unprecedented move, the Union Home Ministry has called police chiefs from across the country on Tuesday on phone tapping.

Perhaps keeping in mind the corporate lobbyist Nira Radia and former BSP leader Amar Singh phone tap scandals, the Home ministry has prepared fresh standard operating procedures.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has got the go ahead to remain as one of the agencies that will be allowed to tap phones.

Monsoon may hit AP today

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Hyderabad, May 31: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Sunday two days in advance and is expected to arrive in Andhra Pradesh by May 31.

The south-west monsoon has also advanced into most parts of the south Arabian Sea and some parts of Tamil Nadu, south Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officially announced the setting of the monsoon in Kerala on Sunday afternoon.

Strauss savours ”bonus” win despite Anderson absence

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Melbourne, May 31: Strauss declared yesterday as soon as Ian Bell became the third player in the hosts” innings to score a hundred after Alastair Cook (133) and Jonathan Trott (203) had carried on from where they left off in Australia.

Man-of-the-match Trott”s Test average of 66.77 now puts him second only to Australia great Sir Donald Bradman in the all-time standings, not that the England number three was one for dwelling on his place in the game. “I don”t pay attention to my average, I just want to contribute to the team,” Trott said.

——–Agencies

Pak intruder killed along the Indo-Pak border

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Srinagar, May 31: A Pakistani intruder was killed by the security forces along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a BSF officer said today.

BSF troops observed some suspected movement along the Indo-Pak border in Regal Border Out Post in Samba district yesterday and challenged the infiltrator, he said.The intruder, however, failed to stop following which the troops opened fire killing him, he said.The Pak Ranger has refused to take the body of the intruder, he said.

——–PTI

Karachi base attack: Ex-naval commando, brother held

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Lahore, May 31: A former naval commando and his brother have been detained here for the terror attack at a key naval base in Karachi, a media report said.

The daily Dawn reported Tuesday that former commando Kamran Ahmed and his brother Zaman were picked up by intelligence agencies.

Terrorists had stormed PNS Mehran in Karachi May 22 and destroyed two surveillance aircraft. The naval base siege lasted for 16 hours.

Shotgun-Rekha pair up onscreen again!

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Mumbai, May 31: He rates Rekha as one of the most talented actresses he has ever worked with and Shatrughan Sinha is reuniting on screen with the evergreen beauty after four decades with Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai.

“My film with Rekhaji Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai is slated to come up this year. I have rated her as one of the most talented, beautiful actresses and you will see our chemistry again,” Sinha, whose Rampur Ka Lakshman in 1972 with Rekha was a blockbuster, told reporters here.

CID arrests techie for sending obscene mails

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Hyderabad, May 31: Crime Investigation Department (CID) sleuths arrested a software engineer who reportedly broke the engagement of his schoolmate by sending abusive emails to her fiance.

D Hari Prasad, 24, working in a software firm in Kukatpally, was arrested late on Sunday night for sending abusive and obscene emails maligning the character of the girl.

On March 14, the victim lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police of the CID stating that she was receiving abusive emails from an unknown person which had affected her relationship with her fiance.

Video proves Sri Lanka war crimes, says UN expert

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Geneva, May 31: A UN human rights expert says gruesome new footage from the final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war is authentic and proves war crimes took place there, challenging the government’s claim that videos showing the army executing captured rebels in May 2009 are faked.

The UN’s independent investigator on extrajudicial killings says the five-minute video obtained by Britain’s Channel 4 corroborates an earlier, shorter video showing blindfolded, naked men being shot dead at close range.

Beaten to death by Police!

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Delhi, May 31: Life comes cheap in Delhi, or so it would appear once you’ve read about the unfortunate death of Praveen Kumar. The Rohtak resident was picked up from Nangloi in Delhi in an unknown case and mercilessly beaten up by cops at the Subzi Mandi police post in January this year. What’s worse, when the victim died the policemen tried to dispose of the body, fearing action.

Justice at last