Sanaa, May 30: At least 20 individuals have been killed in southern Yemen as security forces clashed with protesters that were calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Local medics reported on Monday that Yemeni forces killed at least seven demonstrators in Taizz, according to wire reports.
The reports also indicate that government forces set protest camps on fire as well, injuring scores of protesters in the process.
——–Agencies
New Delhi, May 30: A 28-year-old IT professional allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his southeast Delhi residence.
Subodh Kukreja, who was living as a paying guest at a house of a businessman at C- block in East of Kailash area, took the extreme step last night; police said adding he did not leave any suicide note.
The deceased hailed from Ranchi in Jharkhand and was working as a marketing researcher in Infosys Technologies Ltd in South Delhi’s Green Park.
Mumbai, May 30: Having entered Bollywood with a blockbuster like ‘Ghajini’, Asin had almost disappeared after this bang on act and had only managed a flop like ‘London Dreams’ in the gap. With ‘Ready’ being her third film in Bollywood, Asin does not mind the slow pace at which her career is moving.
Jeddah, May 30: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Sunday issued a decree approving 18 new salary scales for government employees. The new scales that came into effect Saturday, include a 15-percent inflationary allowance.
The royal gesture, which includes adoption of SR3,000 as minimum salary for Saudi employees in the public sector, comes on the sixth anniversary of the king’s accession to the throne.
Sanaa, May 30: Yemen’s defected defense minister has accused President Ali Abdullah Saleh of ‘deliberately’ handing over the southern town of Zinjibar to armed groups.
In a televised statement, former Yemeni Defense Minister Abdullah Ali Aliwah said, “We denounce Ali Abdullah Saleh’s plan to deliberately allow the town to fall,” a Media correspondent reported late on Sunday.
Aliwah made the remarks as hundreds of suspected militants stormed the small coastal town on Friday, capturing a number of army tanks and several armored cars.
Dubai, May 30: A Kazakh businesswoman who fatally knifed her boyfriend claims to have been pardoned by his family.
The 26-year-old woman said at the Dubai Court of First Instance that it was an act of self-defence, reported ‘Gulf News’.
Meanwhile, prosecutors charged AF, with intentionally murdering her Ukrainian boyfriend, YC, by stabbing him with a kitchen knife at her villa in Umm Suqeim when she had a heated argument with the latter.
She stabbed him once in the heart and confessed to committing the crime to the presiding judge. She added that she cannot hire a lawyer.
Khammam, May 30: A 16-year-old boy, who was bitten by a stray dog and allegedly denied anti rabies vaccine at the district headquarters hospital over three weeks ago, succumbed to rabies at a private hospital here on Sunday.
Mumbai, May 30: The actress reacts after culprit who allegedly stole from her, is caught. She recounts the turn of events…
Actress Urvashi Sharma had her driver Sanjay Kumar Bhagat arrested on May 27 on charges of theft. She accused the young man who has worked for her five years, of stealing her valuables.
Says Sharma, “It began last year when I lost an expensive diamond ring. At the time, I though I had misplaced it. A few months later, I lost my phone. Sanjay goes with me everywhere, so I asked him.
Mumbai, May 30: It’s not easy to get a second chance to play a lead in a TV show or to get an image makeover, but Sakshi Tanwar, the perfect ‘bahu’ of the small screen, has got both thanks to Ekta Kapoor.The actress thanks Ekta for giving her “Bade Achche Lagte Hain”, in which her character is closer to her age.
“I play a modern day woman who believes in love and late marriage. The show brings two people together, who have very different ideologies and shows how they fall in love after getting married,” Sakshi told in an interview.
Mumbai, May 30: Bollywood beauty, Shilpa Shetty dismissed all rumours about her pregnancy that was hitting the headlines these days.
“Sick and tired of all the congratulatory msgs and calls,so for the last time “I AM NOT PREGNANT”.all this is so annoying..grrrrrrrrr,”she declared on twitter.
“To al my followers”IF,HOW n WHEN I WISH 2 make any personal announcmnt,is entirely MY (nt the Press) Prerogatve!As of now there’s none 2 make,” Shilpa tweeted.
Mumbai, May 30: She is to launch her book “A Beautiful Truth” in Septemeber and says it kept her engaged for the last two years.
“I have put my two years of hard work and research into this book. There were days when I used to work for as many as 20 hours. I think after Miss World, it is my book on which I have worked so hard on,” Diana told reporters.
St John’s, May 30: At odds with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle was today left out of the squads announced for the lone Twenty20 and the first two one-dayers against India starting June 4. “Chris Gayle will not be considered for selection to the West Indies team before an intended meeting with himself, the Selection Committee, the WICB Management and the West Indies Team Management,” the WICB said in a statement.
Mumbai, May 30: Thanks to the success of “Dbangg”, Sonu Sood has got his share of sunshine in Bollywood. And after working with Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan, he now shares screen space with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in “Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap” and says that this is the best phase of his career.
London, May 30: Sri Lankan seamer Farveez Maharoof has insisted that the team is not distracted by reports that batsman Upul Tharanga failed a dope test during the World Cup, saying the players have not even discussed the matter as they are focussed on the ongoing Test series against England.
Mumbai, May 30: Bollywood’s dhak dhak girl Madhuri Dixit, who has settled down in the US post her marriage to NRI Dr Shriram Nene is planning to invest a huge sum of money in property.
Buzz has it that the dancing diva has decided to buy a mall in Florida which is worth millions of dollars.
Pune, May 30: Early detection of cancer among patients is important as is the need to create awareness about the disease by educating people, according to President Pratibha Patil.
“Cancer is regarded as the sixth major reason for death in our country. Two-thirds of cancer patients suffer complications because of late detection of the disease,” she said at the inauguration of a cancer research centre at Wagholi near here last night.
Saana, May 30: Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 120, hospital sources said.
A Reuters photographer at the scene said police fired live ammunition, tear gas and used water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting outside a municipal building to demand the release of a fellow protester who was arrested on Saturday.
Mumbai, May 30: The current buzz in B-town is about Bollywood’s top actress Katrina Kaif, who has been declared as India’s most beautiful woman by the People Magazine.
This was formally announced at the Crossword bookstore in Mumbai’s Juhu suburban area, on May 26, when Katrina Kaif launched the latest issue of the Magazine that consisted of the annual list of India’s most beautiful women.
Reportedly, she has outdone actress Kareena Kapoor, who has been called as India’s second most beautiful woman, to claim the top position this year.
Kuala Lampur, May 30: Muslims in Malaysia should avoid consuming a brand of beer claimed to be halal as it contains more alcohol than is permitted, a minister in the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Mr Jamil Khir Baharom said that despite claims by the distributor that the beer only had 0.01 per cent alcohol content, laboratory tests showed that it contained as much as 0.5 per cent alcohol.
“We will refer (the matter) to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department to get a better picture,” Mr Jamil Khir told reporters yesterday.
Singapore, May 30: The story of one community in Singapore has officially become part of the cultural heritage landscape here, with the opening of the Nagore Dargah Indian Muslim Heritage Centre yesterday.
President S R Nathan opened the centre in Telok Ayer Street, which features four interactive galleries, that highlight the contributions of Indian Muslims to society here.
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim, who was also present, said it was a very important heritage centre.
Dubai, May 30: Daad Mohammed Al Balushi, UAE’s super dad who has 90 children from 17 wives is all set to marry yet again in two weeks.
The 63-year-old big daddy says “100 children are within reach”, reported. Two of his wives are expecting kids in June. “Next month, by the grace of God, I will be the father of 92 children,” he said. He already has 50 grandchildren.
Patna, May 30: A doctor died in Patna hours after he was beaten up by some inmates of a district jail in Gopalganj district of Bihar, police said.
Physician Bhudev Singh died in the Patna Medical College and Hospital where he was referred to from Gopalganj where he was badly beaten up by the district jail inmates, police said.
An FIR was registered against seven inmates for carrying out murderous attack on Singh. It is not yet clear why the doctor was assaulted.
Bihar Home Secretary has ordered an enquiry into the incident. Role of jail authorities also being investigated.
Tehran, May 30: Senior members of the Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) have demanded a major policy change towards Tehran by the US and other Western powers as a precondition for any talks with Iran.
“Iran will only hold talks with the US provided that Washington respects Iran’s rights and stops its [deliberate] efforts to impede the Islamic Republic’s nuclear,” said Mohammad Karami-Rad, member of the Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy.
Hyderabad, May 30: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has dared TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu to move a no-confidence motion against his government.
Addressing journalists in his village, Nagaripalle, on Sunday, Mr. Reddy said he pitied the plight of Mr. Naidu, with his obsession to gain power and the piquant situation he and his party were facing in the complex political scenario in the State.
Hyderabad, May 30: “If you are capable of taking a decision, take it. If not, admit it,” Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu told the Congress high command on the contentious Telangana statehood demand.
“The Congress is in power. If it is capable of clearing the uncertainty in the state, let it do it but why criticise the TDP?” Naidu said while speaking on the last day of the party’s Mahanadu here on Sunday.