Month: June 2011

Did AR Rahman bribe the Academy officials???

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Mumbai, June 01: The year 2009 saw the Indian composer A R Rahman win two Oscars in a row on the same night. That was one of the proudest moments for we Indians. But now, Bollywood music director, Esmail Darbar has accused Oscar-winning composer of bribing Academy officials and of stealing compositions.

At a recent press conference in Nagpur, Ismail Darbar went on to say that A R Rahman did not deserve the Oscars for his score in Slumdog Millionaire. Darbar has gone on to claim to a tabloid that the Oscar winning song “Jai Ho!” is not Rahman’s composition but has been stolen by him.

Madhuri Dixit in Satte Pe Satta Uncertain…

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Mumbai, June 01: Sanjay Dutt’s film, Satte Pe Satta remake has been postponed to 2012. Hence, Madhuri Dixit might not be able play her role in the film. The film shooting was supposed to go on floors by mid June.

According to popular tabloid, since, Sanju plays the role of a bad man in the currently filming Agneepath, his look has totally been changed. In Satte Pe Satta, Dutt reprises Amitabh Bachchan’s headlining role and needs to have normal length hair.

Raj speaks up for estranged uncle Bal Thackeray

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Mumbai, June 01: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Wednesday rushed to speak out in favour of his estranged uncle Bal Thackeray after the Shiv Sena chief was targeted by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Speaking to media persons here, Raj Thackeray said Ajit Pawar’s criticism of his uncle Tuesday was “totally inappropriate and unwarranted”.

J P will address All India Youth Conference today

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Hyderabad, June 1: Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan will be addressing an all-India annual youth conference today at Panchgani, near Pune.

The conference is being organized by Initiatives of Change.

The conference meant for youth in the 17-25 age group aims at helping them realize their inner strengths and create awareness among them.

The conference is being conducted for the past 15 years. The eight-day residential training program will start on June 1 and conclude on June 8.

Leading journalist ‘murdered by Pakistani security service’

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Islamabad, June 01: A surge of outrage and grief jolted Pakistan last night after the discovery of the body of a journalist who had highlighted alleged links between al-Qa’ida and the country’s military, two days after he went missing in Islamabad. It appears he had been tortured and beaten before being killed and his body dumped.

Corruption charges on municipal office, circle 8 and 9

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Hyderabad, June 1: Mr. Syed Faiyaz social activist has alleged that corruption is on the rise at Circle 8 and 9 of municipal office (GHMC) and people are forced to do the rounds of office for issuance of birth and other certificates.

Harassment is continued by some officials towards citizens.

E-seva centres are also nonfunctional and the officials dilly-dally in every matter.

He demanded that Minister for Municipal Administration and special commissioner GHMC review the complaint and eradicate people’s troubles.

Siasat news

Journalist Dr. Rizwan Ahmed passes away

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Hyderabad, June 1: According to the report of Mr. Sohail Anjum from Delhi, famous journalist, former editor of Azeembad daily and former secretary of Urdu academy Bihar, Dr. Rizwan Ahmed breathed his last on Tuesday in Patna. He was 65. He is survived by a widow and a daughter.

Dr. Ahmed was unwell for nearly one year. He suffered from liver failure.

He was a true and honest journalist and always held journalistic principles dear. He also worked for ‘Voice of America’. Earlier he launched Azeemabad Express in which his editorial column ‘mujhe bolne do’ earned good fame.

Crime In Hyderabad (01.06.2011)

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Lady professor ends life

Hyderabad, June 01 (Siasat News): Assistant professor of a engineering college allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself fr5om a ceiling fan at her residence in Alwal.

According to Alwal police, K Vidyavathi, 26, an assistant professor, found hanging from the ceiling fan at her residence on Monday night. According to the details, she fell in love with one Satya Sai and they got married two years ago.

2G scam accused Balwa wants to depose before JPC: Report

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New Delhi, June 01: In a new twist to the 2G spectrum allocation controversy, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa – a co-accused in the case- has expressed his desire to depose before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the matter, reports claimed Wednesday.

Shahid Usman Balwa is said to have written a letter to the JPC seeking permission to depose before the panel and testify in connection with the high profile case.

Ranbir’s ‘close friend’ Angela in ‘Dhoom 3’?

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Mumbai, June 01: Bollywood’s blue-eyed boy Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘close friend’ and former swimsuit model Angela Johnson was recently found auditioning for a hot, sizzling role in Yash Raj’s ‘Dhoom 3’.

Apparently, Angela, who has set her eyes on Bollywood was called for an audition at the studio. Talking to a daily, a source said, “There have been a lot of auditions going on after Victor and Adi decided to have a new face to star opposite Aamir in ‘Dhoom 3’. Angela came in as a part of that process. And she impressed them.”

Shah Rukh praises Salman’s ‘Ready’

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Mumbai, June 01: Seems like Shah Rukh Khan is trying hard to mend fences and please his long lost friend Salman as SRK was all praise for the `Dabangg` star`s upcoming film `Ready` and is optimistic about the film`s fate.

“I have seen two songs of `Ready`….they are good,” Shah Rukh told reporters here. The two songs`Character Dheela` and `Dhinka Chika` from the Salman-Asin starrer are already racing ahead on the music charts.

Mladic pats Muslim boy on head, kills his dad

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Prohici, June 01: The video horrified the world: a grinning Ratko Mladic patting a young Muslim boy on the head and assuring him everyone in the Srebrenica area would be safe – just hours before overseeing the murder of 8,000 men and boys.

The boy in the video is now a 24-year-old man. He clearly recalls the sunny day in July 1995 when he met the Bosnian Serb military commander who gave him chocolate.

“I was 8 and I didn’t know what was going on or who Ratko Mladic was,” Izudin Alic told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Tuesday.

TDP MLAs submit memo to CM

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Hyderabad, June 1: Telugu Desam Party members of state legislature on Tuesday called on Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and submitted memorandums on various problems faced by the state.

On the situation of farmers and non procurement of their products by the government and other problems of the state, TDP MLAs requested the government to take immediate measures to resolve farmers’ problems.

Mecca Masjid bomb blast was different from other blasts

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Hyderabad, June 01: Mecca Masjid bomb blast which occurred on Friday 18th May 2007 was different incident from other bomb blasts in the country. The Hindu terrorist implanted a bomb in the Mosque and targeted the Muslims who had come for Friday prayer. Police opened fire on the youths who had come to help the victims.

WHO: Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer

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World Health Organization (WHO) has released a study that points to cell phone radiation causing cancer…..

A World Health Organization panel has concluded that cellphones are “possibly carcinogenic,” putting the popular devices in the same category as certain dry cleaning chemicals and pesticides, as a potential threat to human health.

Israel To Erase Al-Quds Arab Identity

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Jerusalem, June 01: Erasing the remaining history of Arabs and Palestinians in Al-Quds (Occupied East Jerusalem), a new bill was proposed at the Israeli Knesset that requires Hebraizing all Arabic names of its neighborhoods.

‘In our battle for Jerusalem, it is important that we recognize the historic Hebrew roots of the city,’ MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud), who proposed the bill, told.

‘Neighborhoods in Jerusalem, mostly in the city’s east, are called by their Arabic names,’ Hotovely explained.

‘The Arabic names distance us from our roots.’

Congress high command active to save party in the state

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Hyderabad, June 1: Congress high command has entered into the field to save the Congress party and government in Andhra Pradesh. Speculations are rife following former chief minister K Rosaiah’s visit to Congress president Sonia Gandhi that Congress high command can take stern action regarding state politics. Besides reconstitution of Pradesh Congress change of chief minister is also speculated.

Pakistani journalist’s second autopsy conducted

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Islamabad, June 01: A second autopsy was conducted here on journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad who was said to have been picked up by the ISI and later found tortured and murdered, a media report said Wednesday.

The second autopsy was carried out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital here.

Geo News quoted family sources as saying that on their insistence a medical board comprising three doctors was set up and it conducted Shazad’s autopsy.

The report would be released Thursday.

Ramdev sticks to his ‘satyagraha’ plan

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New Delhi, June 01: Rejecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to call of his proposed fast unto death against corruption, Yoga guru turned satyagrahi Baba Ramdev, Wednesday, said that he will go ahead with his hunger strike from June 4 at the famous Ramlila Maidan in the national capital.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had written to Ramdev “welcoming his constructive suggestions to improve governance” and promised him to find a “practical and pragmatic” solution to tackle the issue of corruption.

Dubai police beaten man to death, deny allegations

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Dubai, June 01: Thirteen Dubai Police personnel have denied using torture and extensive beatings during an interrogation which allegedly led to a Pakistani man’s death and injured two others.

The suspects, including a lieutenant colonel, six lieutenants and six officers, appeared at the Dubai Court of First Instance.

Egypt must investigate forced virginity test:Amnesty

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Cairo, June 01: Egypt must investigate forced virginity test:Amnesty Cairo: Amnesty International called on the authorities in Egypt to bring to justice those responsible for forced virginity tests on female protesters, slamming it as “nothing less than torture.”

The London-based rights group’s statement came yesterday after an apparent admission by an army general to CNN that women detained on March 9 in Cairo had been subjected to virginity tests.

Muslim Communities as Hindus in caste certificates

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Hyderabad, June 01: In 1970 Govt. of A.P. had decalared ‘Dude Kula’ community among the Muslims as backward class, Govt. also issued a G.O. on 3rd May for the establishment of Dudekula Muslim Co-operative Socities Federation. As per the Govt’s survey records, Dudekula Community’s population in the state is 4% and all of them are Muslims.

Pakistani Kashmir PM moots joint development fund for both sides

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Srinagar, June 01: Sardar Attique Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, wants the Jammu and Kashmir government’s rehabilitation policy for militants to be extended to the entire population of refugees living on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control (LoC).

He also wants a joint development fund to be set up for the two parts of the state.

While appreciating the rehabilitation policy of the Jammu and Kashmir government for the Kashmiri youths returning from his side of the state, Attique said it should apply to 2.1 million refugees as well.

Campus placements at MANUU

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Hyderabad, June 1: The department of Social Work, MANUU was started in 2009 and offers a two year P.G. course of Master of Social Work (MSW). The first batch of MSW course has completed its theory examinations of final semester.