New Delhi, August 17: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Wednesday appealed to MPs not to allow subversion of parliament as it will ring the deathknell of democracy in the country.
In his inimitable style, he also made a passionate plea to the Lok Sabha members to ensure that the “supremacy of parliament” is upheld as far as law-making is concerned.
Moscow, August 17: In a bizarre incident, a woman here stabbed her husband to death just because he forgot her birthday and returned home from work empty-handed, it was reported here.
Lyalya Tupikova, 45, said that her husband Khalpik didn’t remember her birthday.
When he returned home from office in Astrahan in southern Russia, she expected a bunch of flowers and a present. But, Khalpik got nothing for her.
She had cooked a candlelight dinner for two, said the Daily Mail.
New Delhi, August 17: Are you one of those high-minded idealists who think your appearance should have no effect on your standing in the workplace because position and advancement should be based on merit, then you needs to seriously rethink your strategy? If your “personal style” your hair and makeup in the office is a rarity. Then you need to seriously think about the following:
Have you ever been denied promotion more than once despite the fact that you are doing an adequate (or better) job?
New Delhi, August 17: Criticism of Anna Hazare’s movement backfired on the government when Cabinet ministers were asked at a briefing if there was one set of standards for Congress scion Rahul Gandhi and another for the Gandhian.
Hyderabad, August 17: Despite the presence of multiple agencies looking after the welfare of minorities in the country, there are hundreds of minorities whose complaints remain unanswered.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs Vincent H. Pala, informed the House that the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) received 2,268 complaints during 2009-10 and during 2010-11 the number was 2,378. However, he did not specify how many of those complaints have been addressed.
Hyderabad, August 17: Communist Party of India state general secretary K Narayana on Wednesday asked as to why YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Supreme Court seeking stay against the CBI probe against his alleged illegal assets. He said Jagan’s efforts to stall the probe are an admission that he amassed wealth illegally.
Talking to media persons after participating in a dharna at Himayath nagar, K Narayana said there was no need to file a petition seeking stay on CBI probe if Jagan has not committed any mistake.
Hyderabad, August 17: The Hajj committee of India selected 245 more Hajj aspirants from districts for Hajj 2011, who were included in selection waiting list. Their selection was done through an automatic draw.
Hyderabad, August 17: MIM floor leader Mr. Akbaruddin Owaisi called on chief minister Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday at secretariat along with other MLAs and MLCs of MIM. It is said that the meeting continued for half an hour.
Hyderabad, August 17: Some people use other people’s disability as the means of earning money. Using disabled children, elders and women for begging has become a modern technique of begging. Here is an example for that.
Syria, August 17: There is no linear narrative capable of explaining the multifarious happenings that have gripped Syrian society in recent months. On March 23, as many as 20 peaceful protesters were killed at the hands of the Syrian regime’s security forces, and many more were wounded. Since then, the violence has escalated to such a level of brutality and savagery that can only be comparable to the regime’s infamous massacres in the city of Hama in 1982.
Shillong, August 17: Over 1,500 people were rendered homeless in western parts of Meghalaya as some villages were submerged Wednesday under rising flood waters following incessant rains, officials said. No loss of life was reported.
All major rivers in West Garo Hills district were flowing above the danger mark with flood waters entering many low-lying areas and affecting thousands of people, an official said.
New Delhi, August 17: Defending the Indian Cricket Team for losing its World No.1 Test crown to England, Bollywood Shehanshah Amitabh Bachchan said that rubbing them off completely after the loss is a ruthless way of dealing with the situation.
“For years and till not too far away, our cricket team and its captain (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni were the masters. One loss in England and suddenly they are incompetent. People reaction is as subtle and as ruthless as this,” Big B posted on his blog Bigb.bigadda.com.
This rebuttal is to the piece in The Hindu titled “Muslims and Hindus are mature, the Sangh Parivar is not” (“Open Page,” August 14, 2011) written by Mr. A. Faizur Rahman, claiming to represent the “moderate” spectrum of thought in the Muslim community.
Although Mr. Rahman’s piece was written in reference to an earlier piece (“We Muslims are mature, we can take criticism,” “Open Page,” August 7, 2011), by Mr. Raji Raouf, he engages in disinformation about my op-ed piece in another newspaper. Hence it has become essential for me to rebut what Mr. Rahman has written in your columns.
Riyadh, August 17: The Saudi British Bank (SABB) continued for the third consecutive year its program to help orphans perform Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan.
As a major contributor to the Umrah program created and managed by the Charity Society for Orphans Care (Ensan), SABB covered the expenses of 245 orphans to perform the minor pilgrimage.
Hyderabad, August 17: For the second consecutive day, the Telugu Desam Party organised massive protests across Andhra Pradesh protesting the undemocratic arrest of social activist Anna Hazare and his supporters in New Delhi.
TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu led a dharna of his party workers at the Mahatma Gandhi statue on MG Road in Secunderabad.
“Carry on your fight (against corruption)…we will be with you,” the TDP rank and file promised Mr. Hazare and raised slogans against corruption.
Paris, August 17: Ten years after the 9/11 attacks triggered a massive operation against Al-Qaeda, the group is battered and its historic leader is dead but offshoots in Yemen and North Africa remain a potent threat.
Some officials and experts were quick to hail the killing of the terror network’s iconic supremo Osama bin Laden in May as the beginning of the end for Al-Qaeda but others warned it was too early to claim victory.
Kuala Lumpur, August 17: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has urged Muslims to learn the teachings of the Quran which has now been made easy through the smartphone applications.
Najib said this in his update on his Facebook page today in conjunction with Nuzul Qur’an (commemoration of the revelation of the Holy Quran) that falls on the 17th day of Ramadan each year.
He said the Quran was not only a guidance for one’s religious faith and observance, but also in every aspect of human life.
Bhainsa, August 17: Work of changing of street lights is in the full swing in the wake of Ramadan and Ganesh festival. The work claimed lives of two workers who died on the spot while doing light repairing work opposite to Andhra Bank Darabji factory they were doing the work using stair lift.
Mumbai, August 17: Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Singers: Shahid Mallya, Mika Singh, Pankaj Kapoor, Hans Raj Hans, Rashid Khan, Karsan Sargathia, Tochi Raina, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Wadali Brothers, Lehmber Hussainpuri and Hard Kaur
Rating: *** 1/2
When a talented actor like Pankaj Kapoor turns director, expectations are bound to be high. So while the first look of Kapoor’s “Mausam” is already making waves, its music too has potential to strike a chord with the audience.
Mumbai, August 17: The team of John Abraham starrer Force seems to be going through some serious goof-ups in the process of establishing the film as an action-thriller.
We recently reported on how John escaped a serious injury on sets by a whisker, and now we hear that a chase sequence in the film went terribly wrong. But there’s more.
Apparently, last month the crew was shooting at a mall in Mulund late evening for a day sequence and hence had installed many floodlights in different areas.
Mumbai, August 17: Aamir Khan’s latest item number, besides creating ripples at the Box Office, went on to inspire another actor turned producer Akshay Kumar.
News has it that like Aamir, who decided, at the last moment, to be a part of his home production ‘Delhi Belly’ by gyrating to an item number for the film, Akshay Kumar too wants to work on the same formula for his upcoming home production ‘Speedy Singh’.
Hyderabad, August 17: Maulana Azad National Urdu University, celebrated 65th Independence Day with traditional fervor. Prof. Mohammad Miyan, Vice-Chancellor, hoisted the National Flag and delivered Independence Day message. He said, now when we are independent, we have to make our minds independent too. He suggested the development of soft skills among the students for surviving the tough competition. Prof. Miyan also inspected the newly constructed indoor stadium at University Campus. Large number of Students, Teachers, Staff Members and higher officials attended the function.
London, August 17: Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway has said that she’s delighted with her performance in new movie ‘One Day’ because it helped her make-up with boyfriend Adam Shulman after a fight.
The 28-year-old actress, who has been dating Shulman for the past three years, said they had a furious argument shortly after shooting wrapped up, Daily Star reported.
Hathaway plays the character of novelist Emma which was so moving that it made ‘The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning ‘actor’s heart melt.
London, August 17: Singer Taylor Swift was left embarrased when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction during a concert.
While performing “You Belong With Me,” the 21-year-old Grammy winner’s blue dress blew up in the middle of the song, revealing her nude innerwear however, Swift quickly swatted down her skirt and continued on with her lyrics, reports usmagazine.com.
Unlike many of her contemporaries, singer admits that one would never see her wearing little clothes. Swift says she “[doesn’t] feel comfortable taking [her] clothes off.”
Washington, August 17: Despite knowing the fact that the Pakistan have links with terrorist groups including LeT, the US have no choice but to maintain ‘close relations’ with the country, US officials have admitted.
Pakistan has ‘relationships’ with the Haqqani network – militants based in western Pakistan who conducts cross-border attacks on US forces in Afghanistan, and with LeT, both listed by the US as terrorist organizations, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday.