Mumbai, July 26: The investigating agencies have not been able to achieve any breakthrough in the serial blasts here on June 13 so far. -The Assembly is going to debate the issue on Tuesday. Any reply in this regard will not be appropriate at this time,- Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy said here on Monday when asked about the progress in the investigation.
Mumbai, July 26: Rumours have been rife about the eminently in-demand Sonakshi Sinha doing this and that new offer. But Sonkashi has been turning down assignments with dogged regularity. In the last six months Sonakshi has signed only one film, and that’s Ashwin Dheer’s comic adventure film Son Of Sardar where Sonakshi is obviously not playing the title role.
Says a source close to Sonakshi, “Nor did she play the title role in Dabangg or Joker. Salman and Akshay Kumar play the title role. But Sonakshi made her space.
Mumbai, July 26: Pa director Balki has put on five kilos in the last 10 days, all thanks to Sridevi. The veteran actress has apparently been cooking delicious homemade food for the team of her comeback film, English Vinglish, directed by Balki’s wife, Gauri Shinde.
New Delhi, July 26: BJP national president Nitin Gadkari demanded resignations of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram after former Telecom Minister A Raja implicated their names in the 2G scam in his deposition before the trial court.
Addressing a news conference here yesterday, Mr Gadkari said the BJP always maintained that a mega scam involving Rs 1.76 lakh crore could not have been committed only by one minister but was the outcome of others involved and the Cabinet.
Dubai, July 26 : Dubai International Airport recorded the busiest six months in its 50-year history as 24.6 million passengers passed through it, making it the world’s fourth busiest airport.
The figure was up 8.9 percent compared to 22.6 million in the corresponding period last year, according to the mid-year results released by the airport authority Monday.
In June, the airport handled 4.7 million passengers, up 10.4 percent from the 3.68 million in the same period last year.
Mumbai, July 26: Reinforcing the growing financial independence of women in India, a survey says the income level of urban Indian women has doubled in the last decade. This increase has also led to the average urban household income doubling, according to a study by market research firm IMRB.
The urban Indian woman who earned Rs 4,492 per month in 2001 was taking home as much as Rs 9,457 as of 2010. The rise in her income is directly reflected in the average monthly household income of urban India going up from Rs 8,242 to Rs 16,509 in 2010, says the IMRB survey.
Hyderabad, July 26: Counseling for MBBS course in Deccan Medical College is scheduled on July 27. To attend the counseling candidates of A category should make a DD of 1000 rupees, while those of B category should make a DD of 5000 rupees in favour of Principal Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad and submit the same at Admission cell, Darussalam, between 11am to 3 pm today on July 26.
Counseling for the Shadan Medical College is scheduled on July 28 at college premises and the last date to submit application is July 27.
Hyderabad, July 26: According to the report received by Mr. Mohammad Hasan, general secretary AP Pensioners Samaj, from the Secretariat Finance Department, chief minister has sanctioned to release the pensions for the months of July and August two days before the end of the months, in view of NGOs strike and Eid ul Fitr.
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Mumbai, July 26: The rumour started when Bipasha turned down the offer to do interviews with the media in Kolkata. Moreover, she looked rather down. However, it turns out that the reason for Bipasha’s sadness is the poor health of a family member rather than her alleged longing to reunite with ex flame John.
Mumbai, July 26: Bollywood grapevine is abuzz that gorgeous actress Asin is now single and ready to mingle. There was a strong rumor about her ‘closeness’ to budding B town actor Neil Nitin Mukesh in the past. That was history now as the actress finds him to be too small to be her lover.
As per the buzz, Asin feels that Ready has made her a bigger star and she can’t be romancing a small actor like Neil as it would damage her stardom. Asin is now starring in big films like Housefull 2 and Neil is still in the struggling phase.
Hyderabad, July 26: Dr. Mohammad Saleem, lecturer Nizamia Tibbi College, will attend the Unani workshop going to be held in Delhi by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language.
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language has arranged for a 2-day workshop of Unani medicine panel on July 26 and 27 at NCPUL office in Delhi to review the challenges faced by the Unani medicine these days and to prepare an action plan for the future.
Dubai, July 26: Ramadan is a good opportunity to connect with the various nationalities in Dubai, a senior tourism official said, announcing a host of activities for the month.
“It is the best time [to visit Dubai] for those interested in Islam and our culture,” said Hamad Mohammad Bin Mejren, executive director at the Department of Tourism.
To further grab attention of people, Loon [Amir Hawkins] a former rap artist, will give a talk on the “Pursuit of Happiness” at the Ramadan Forum. The American was also an actor before he embraced Islam in 2009.
Mumbai, July 26: When it comes to wardrobe and dressing up, celebrities take extra steps to make sure they are well turned out. But item girl and television actor, Rakhi Sawant has gone a step ahead.
The producers of a show that Sawant has been roped in for were in a tizzy with her when she made a bizarre demand.
Sawant has been preparing to host ‘Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyan’ and has lost a lot of weight to look slim and svelte.
Mumbai, July 26: Katrina Kaif is back with her estranged beau Ranbir Kapoor, though it’s just for a film. Svelte actress Katrina had to take a tough decision of choosing Karan Johar-Ranbir Kapoor over Yash Raj-Aamir Khan due to her prior commitments to the MNIK director.
Apparently, with both KJo’s upcoming project and ‘Dhoom 3’ going on floor at the same time, Kat was forced to choose one of the two films.
Amman, July 26: A Jordanian who confessed to killing his wife’s alleged lover cut off the man’s penis before putting it in a bag and handing it over to police, a judicial official said on Monday.
The 35-year-old man “lured the victim to a hotel room in downtown Amman, claiming that he wanted to resolve the issue about his wife quietly” on Saturday, the official told AFP.
The suspect then tied up the alleged lover, sodomised him and slit his throat before cutting off his penis.
Mumbai, July 26: Katrina Kaif will do the item song “Aaya re aaya bodyguard” in “Bodyguard” and Salman Khan, who plays the title role in the movie, will match steps with her.
As the song is about Salman`s character, so his presence is said to be a must in it. Bodyguard producer Atul Agnihotri confirmed that Salman will be part of the song. Ganesh Acharya will teach him the steps.
Hyderabad, July 26: With a feeling that people are unable to get Aadhar card due to lack of knowledge Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, directed the officials of Minorities Development Forum to contact with the concerned officials and arrange for new centers to issue Aadhar card to Muslims.
It hurts the feelings of all Muslims when they see their brethren themselves causing harm to Islam, King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, said here Monday in an address to participants of an Islamic conference organized by the Muslim World League in Makkah.
While it causes pain to us, it provides an opportunity to the enemies of Islam to gloat over the unfortunate trend, the King told the delegation, which was led by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh and Secretary General of MWL Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki.
Hyderabad, July 26: While the Centre is mulling over amending the Dowry Prohibition Act (DP Act) to change the definition of dowry and exclude from its purview voluntary gifts given to the bride by her family, city advocates say this can lead to misuse of the DP Act as the groom may try to pass off all demands of dowry as gifts.
Instead, lawyers say, the pending Bill on compulsory registration of gifts given and taken during marriage should be passed without delay to prevent confusion on dowry harassment cases.
Hyderabad, July 26: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will take up repair works based on the detailed investigation reports on flyovers at Lalapet, Masab Tank, Narayanguda and the road over bridge at Khairatabad. The decision comes after a survey of bridges and flyovers revealed that they reportedly developed hairline cracks on the main girders.
Hyderabad, July 26: The TDP today demanded that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy immediately re-constitute his Council of Ministers by accepting the resignations of 12 ministers from Telangana if the latter were not ready to discharge their official duties.
Patna, July 26: Vivash Kumar Jha is both nervous and excited. The overwhelming feeling of topping the Class 12 board exams had not even sunk in when the 17-year-old got a call from the education board, asking for suggestions to improve the quality of education in Bihar.
Vivash is among the 47 Class 10 and 12 toppers handpicked by the state government for an ingenious initiative to better the standards of basic education in a state that occupies the bottom berth in the national literacy rate rankings.
Mumbai, July 26: With UTV more focused on other projects, Salman Khan has decided to go ahead and produce the sequels of the film
Salman Khan seems to have taken his role as a producer pretty seriously, as he is ready with not one but two sequels to Chillar Party. With his maiden production venture receiving rave reviews from the critics, there is no stopping Sallu now from jumping into the bandwagon of sequels, even though co-producer UTV looks skeptical.
Hyderabad, July 26: At about 7.30 pm this Friday, Nihit Sinha and some of his friends, all first year students from ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad were enjoying themselves at a dhaba, some half a kilometre from their college. Little did Nihit realise that it would be his last outing with his friends.
Hyderabad, July 26: With cases of viral fever and other seasonal diseases on the rise, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and district Medical and Health officials are planning to impose a new rule for all eateries to serve only purified water to customers.