Month: July 2011

Lucknow, July 05: A police constable was today killed in an exchange of fire with a group of criminals, who were trying to flee after a loot in Muzaffarnagar district.

The constable, posted with surveillance cell of the Muzaffarnagar police, was killed in the encounter near Dindauli village under Jhinjahna police station area, police said.

On getting a tip-off, that some miscreants connected with a loot case were fleeing in a car on the Shamli-Karnal road, a police team reached and challenged them which led to the encounter, they said.

—-PTI—-

Rajpura, July 05: An engineering student was killed and two were injured after some students clashed inside a college premises here, police said Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Himanshu, in his early 20s, and he hailed from Himachal Pradesh. He was staying in the hostel of Surya Engineering College.

New Delhi, July 05: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said the government should disclose names of all Indians who have stashed black money in foreign banks and demanded that these money be brought back to the country and “redistributed” among the poor.

“The black money stashed abroad is that belonging to the poor and the same needs to be distributed among the poor,” he told reporters here.

When asked as to how it should be distributed, Lalu said: “Let the money first come, then a policy on how to go about its distribution can be made”.

Hyderabad, July 05: Parliamentarians and legislators from Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana region, who have not yet submitted their resignations, are facing the ire of groups who are pressing for a separate state.

Describing them as “traitors”, the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and other groups have stepped up pressure on MPs, ministers and legislators who have not yet resigned.

Mumbai, July 05: The Bombay High Court today issued notices to Amitabh Bachchan and Sony Television in response to a PIL which challenges a promo in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ claiming it has insulted and maligned the slogan ‘Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi doonga’, coined by Subhash Chandra Bose.

The notices were issued by Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice G S Godbole who asked the Bollywood actor, anchor of the show, and Sony TV Channel to file a reply by July 28.

Mumbai, July 05: The BSE benchmark Sensex fell 70 points to 18,745 today as investors booked profits and blue chips like RIL and BHEL dipped sharply amid a mixed trend in global stock markets.

Brokers said the market had reached high levels, leading to profit booking ahead of the first quarter earnings. They said high borrowing costs could have crimped demand and hurt corporate earnings.

New Delhi, July 05: An all-party meeting on the Telangana issue in the near future appears unlikely with the Congress on Tuesday saying that such an exercise needs to be preceded by talks with the people of different regions of Andhra Pradesh and political parties.

“We won’t jump straightaway to all-party meeting, we will have to first talk to people of Andhra Pradesh and people of other political parties and different regions,” party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad told.

Mumbai, July 05: Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan has all of a sudden become an actor worth emulating. After dating Salman`s ex-ladylove Katrina Kaif, it’s `Dabangg` Khan`s professionalism that is inspiring Ranbir Kapoor.

Buzz has it that the young Kapoor is taking active interest in the post-production of Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar.’ It is believed that Ranbir is genuinely concerned about the film and takes active part in its music sittings, following the footsteps of his seniors, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

London, July 05: A picture giving a nude illusion of a girl is going viral around the world.

At the first glance, the photo seems to show a naked girl posing behind a pal — but after looking at the saucy snap carefully it emerges that the photo is actually an optical illusion created by her friend’s bare arm, reports the Sun.

The embarrassing shot has become an Internet sensation around the world.

It appears in an email with the subject “The awkward moment”, with the line: “When your friend’s fat arm makes you look naked.”

–Agencies

Mumbai, July 05: Mumbai: The man has to his credit delivering hits after hits, which have not only worked wonders at the BO, but have also shaped careers of divas that he has launched till date. Mahesh Bhatt too is running the sequel fever that has gripped many filmmakers in Tinsel Town.

Buzz has it that the veteran filmmaker wants to make ‘Murder 3’ featuring three of the sultry hotties in the industry – Bipasha, Mallika and newest in the lot Jacqueline Fernandez!

New Delhi, July 05: LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and his supporters today staged a protest here demanding CBI inquiry into the police firing in Bihar”s Forbesganj, which left four people dead, and accused the Nitish Kumar-led government of diving the state on communal lines.

Paswan and his supporters courted arrest after the protest staged at Jantar Mantar. The agitators accused Kumar of ignoring the problems of villagers who were protesting against a wall being constructed for an upcoming starch factory in Forbesganj.

Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) Parliamentarians and legislators from Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana region, who have not yet submitted their resignations, are facing the ire of groups who are pressing for a separate state.

Describing them as “traitors”, the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and other groups have stepped up pressure on MPs, ministers and legislators who have not yet resigned.

New Delhi, July 05: An all-party meeting on the Telangana issue in the near future appears unlikely with the Congress today saying that such an exercise needs to be preceded by talks with the people of different regions of Andhra Pradesh and political parties.

“We won’t jump straightaway to all-party meeting, we will have to first talk to people of Andhra Pradesh and people of other political parties and different regions,” party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad said.

Mumbai, July 05: Saif Ali Khan arrived from Paris on Monday where he attended the 80th anniversary bash of a luxury watch brand with Kareena Kapoor as reported ‘An evening in Paris’ (Hitlist, July 1).

While Bebo arrived on Saturday, Saif arrived a day later. Both decided to travel back alag alag from the same destination. Strange, no? Well, well…

Meanwhile…

New Delhi, July 05: Joining the bandwagon of those resigning, two TDP MPs from Telangana region today quit from the Lok Sabha in protest against delay in formation of a separate state and targeted Home Minister P Chidambaram for being “totally responsible” for the present situation.

Nama Nageswara Rao, the TDP Parliamentary Party leader, and Ramesh Rathod met Speaker Meira Kumar here and tendered their resignation.

TDP has six members in the Lok Sabha. Rao and Rathore hail from the Telangana region.

Mumbai, July 05: John Abraham has huge expectations from Nishikant Kamat’s next, Force, that stars him along side Genelia D’Souza.

The action movie, which is a remake of a Tamil film Kakha Kakha, is touted as John’s comeback after debacles like Ashayein and Jhootha Hi Sahi.

However, seems like the entire movie is done except for two songs featuring GD, who has not been able to dole out dates for the shoot.

Mumbai, July 05: Madhur Bhandarkar’s much-talked-about film Heroine was recently shelved as soon as the producers learnt that their lead actress, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, was five months pregnant.

Much hullabaloo followed the news and reports about Madhur being very upset and Ash wanting to still do the film were heard.

Many theories floated around but the director chose to remain out of the media glare and stay mum. However, now the filmmaker has decided to break his silence.

He says, “Today I am sitting alone in my office after the plugs being pulled off.

Mumbai, July 05: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has refuted reports that her marriage is in trouble, saying that she and her husband Raj Kundra are holidaying in the US. She also says that she is not pregnant.

“First I hear am preggars (NOT true) Now I hear my husbands havin an affair frm the press. Common fr papers 2 stoop low 2 sensationalise false,” Shilpa posted on her Twitter page Tuesday.

There were reports that Kundra had met a gorgeous lady at a hair-transplant clinic in London and later gifted the clinic assistant a European holiday.

Baghdad, July 05: At least 35 people have been killed and 28 others sustained injuries after two massive explosions targeted a municipal government building in Iraq’s Salahuddin province.

The coordinated twin bomb attacks happened on Tuesday in Taji town, located approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, as a car bomb and another explosive device went off outside the government building, Xinhua news agency reported.

Police cordoned off the area after the incident and launched an extensive investigation.

Gaza, July 05: British government and media have appeared to be more vulnerable to the influence of the pro-Israel lobby, following the arrest of Sheikh Raed Salah, admired by millions of Muslims, labeling him a “vile militant extremist.”

Putting the government’s Islamophobic policies into practice, UK media have portrayed Sheikh Salah as an “Islamic preacher of hate,” whose ideas mirror “virulent anti-Semitism,” accusing him of funding Hamas “terror operations.”

Kabul, July 05: At least five foreign soldiers have been killed in separate militant attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan, amid escalating violence in the war-torn country.

The western military alliance said four foreign troops were killed in a roadside bomb explosion and a militant attack in Afghanistan’s east.

Another soldier was killed in an attack in the country’s south, NATO said.

NATO has not revealed any details about the nationalities of the slain soldiers. At least 289 foreign soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year.

Hyderabad, July 05: A day after 75 MLAs from the Congress and TDP resigned for the Telangana cause, the TRS and BJP too jumped on the resignation bandwagon on Tuesday.

Eleven TRS legislators and two from the BJP have announced they would give up their Assembly membership today, in support of the demand for a separate Telangana state. Earlier in the day, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and party MP Vijay Shanthi too resigned from their Lok Sabha membership.

A dozen Congress MPs had also put in their papers yesterday.

Mumbai, July 05: Hrithik Roshan has just returned after a grueling month-long schedule of Agneepath in Diu to the news that he is trying to pressurise Zoya Akhtar, director of his forthcoming movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, to tone down the sizzling chemistry between Katrina Kaif and him and leave a steamy kiss.

Mumbai, July 05: Veteran star Dilip Kumar stepped out with wife Saira Banu at this celebratory bash hosted by Sunil Kapoor and Arun Chopra. The event saw an amalgamation of old traditions and new as Yash Chopra lit a lamp to mark the auspicious begining, while Karan Johar popped the bubbly making way for an exciting evening ahead, as he himself seemed to be in a rather cheerful spirit.

Neil Nitin Mukesh made it a family affair by walking in with dad Nitin Mukesh and mom. Neil seemed extremely delighted on meeting Dilip saab and was seen keeping Saira company too.

Health experts in Britain have warned that the processed foods and sauces at the heart of the nation’s diet are actually fuelling a dangerous daily overdose of salt and putting children’s health at risk.

Children are routinely eating too much salt, risking ill health and a shorter life. Typical amounts are at least 50 percent more than the recommended daily maximum but some consume almost double.