Month: September 2011

Dubai, September 22: A drunk Saudi businessman allegedly molested a Chinese sales woman at the entrance of her building, the Dubai Criminal Court heard on Wednesday.

According to the prosecution, the incident took place on June 30 at the entrance of the victim’s building. The victim identified as YA, testified that at around 2.30pm when she was at the entrance of her building, she was shocked when someone came from the back and touched her at an inappropriate place.

Hyderabad, September 22: Over 26,000 employees of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Thursday resumed their duties by exempting emergency services from the on-going ‘Sakala Janula Samme’.

The GHMC employees connected with health and sanitation wing joined the general strike from Tuesday midnight in protest against the arrest of union leaders who participated in a protest demanding separate Telangana. However, GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu held an hour-long meeting with the union leaders on Thursday and convinced them to resume their duties.

Hyderabad, September 22: Revenue Minister N Raghuveera Reddy claimed that Rs one kilo rice scheme would not overshadow the populist schemes initiated by former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Addressing a press conference at J-Block Conference Hall in the State Secretariat here on Thursday, Raghuveera Reddy said that the new scheme would help over two crore poor families in the state. “It is being started with an intention to promote the welfare of the poor,” he said.

Hyderabad, September 22: The talk on the street is that YS Jagan had prior information that the CBI was all set raid his premises. So he is reported to have prepared himself by shifting all key files and deleting some data from the computers.

Jagan is also believed to have burnt crores of rupees that was held as hard cash. While some people are ready to believe this others say that this is just a rumour.

Warangal, September 22: Penuka Venkatram Narsaiah is extremely agitated as he’s unable to get his daily life going. A helpless Shekaraiah, a daily wage-earner in a small cement unit in Narsampet in Warangal district, is picture of despair.

“We have run out of essential commodities. Not a single RTC bus has entered our village in the last three days. There has been no transportation to 67 villages in the Narsampet division,” Narsaiah rues. Though he looks forlorn in his small house in Kothaguda village, Narsaiah, however, brightens up the minute the T-word is mentioned.

Bolton, September 22: An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction and sexual assault after a girl went missing for more than three hours in Bolton.

A six-year-old girl was reported missing in Tonge Moor on Wednesday at 19:45 BST, when she failed to return home with her brother, aged eight.

She was later found near Bolton Royal Hospital at 23:10 BST, police said.

The teeenager is being held in custody. Greater Manchester Police said it was an “isolated incident”.

New Delhi, September 22: India’s cricket legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who personified style on and off the cricket field, died here Thursday after battling lung infection for about a month. He was 70.

The former Indian captain, who was admitted to the Sir Gangaram Hospital here, is survived by his wife, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, and three children – daughters Soha and Saba and son Saif.

Sharmila Tagore, son Saif and partner Kareena Kapoor– both popular Bollywood actors- and daughter Saba were by his side when he breathed his last, doctors at the hospital told IANS.

Hyderabad, September 22: The sudden announcement made by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Rs 1 a kg rice scheme has not excited anybody, but it definitely generated debate among the political and media circles.

One wonders why Kiran had made this announcement of one of the most populist schemes at this stage, which are generally announced before the general elections.

At present, there are no elections in the state and one does not think Kiran would have announced the scheme only for the sake of Banswada assembly by-elections.

Paris, September 22: Kenza Drider’s posters for the French presidential race are ready to go, months before the official campaign begins. There she is, the “freedom candidate,” pictured standing in front of a line of police — a forbidden veil hiding her face.

New Delhi, September 22: Star Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir’s innings as a bachelor is all set come to an end as he is getting married soon.

According to the Delhi opener’s close family sources, the name of the girl with whom the Indian opener will tie knot is Natasha Jain, 27, who belongs to a prominent business family based in Delhi’s Model Town area.

Mumbai, september 22: Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher and Aditi Sharma

Writer-Director: Pankaj Kapoor

Rating: ****

There is an absolutely devastating moment of pure drama in this eagerly-awaited romance where Shahid Kapoor espies from a train the lost love of his life, Sonam Kapoor, standing forlorn in the snow with luggage waiting for god knows what! The next train? Love? Death? Or the next life?

Mumbai, September 22: Remember the two squabbling friends Amar and Prem in the cult film Andaz Apna Apna?

Well, looks like their tu tu mein mein has extended beyond the reel. Only this time it’s not lead stars Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, but two filmmakers are at loggerheads!

While the original director Raj Kumar Santoshi wants a sequel to the film to take precedence, another producer Siddharth Jain is determined the animated version of the same now titled Andaz Naya Naya hits screens next year as scheduled.

Mumbai, September 22: The Malaysian PM Najib Razak was recently heard saying that he thinks Priyanka Chopra is pretty but a snob.

The premier says he loves SRK and is fond of Piggy Chops too but is of the opinion that she is not a very friendly person. Hai.

Is that the reason why PC is stuck to SRK these days? Learning how to charm people?

-Agencies

Mumbai, September 22: Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit shifted to the US after getting married to Shriram Nene in 1999. Since then, she has been settled in the US and giving priority to her family that includes two sons, Arin and Ryan.

Now, we hear that Madhuri is making India her home again. Madhuri herself broke the news on Twitter: “For all my fans, we r relocating to India! It will b good to b back home.”

New Delhi, September 22: The BJP, Thursday, sharpened its attack on Home Minister P Chidambaram over his role in the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum.

Armed with the Finance Ministry’s note to the PMO which revealed that the airwaves could have been auctioned in 2008 if Chidambaram, then the finance minister, had “stuck to his stand”, the BJP said that the correspondence clearly points that Chidambaram had a role to play.

New Delhi, September 22: The anti-corruption movement launched by noted social crusader Anna Hazare has earned praise from the world leaders and this time President of the United States, Barack Obama, has hailed the Gandhian’s efforts to bring a change through non- violent means.

Media reports, Thursday, claimed that the US President hailed the wind of change sweeping across the Middle East, Asia and the Arab world, while addressing the congregation of world leader attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York.

Frankfurt, September 22: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday left for New York after an overnight halt here to participate in the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly.

On Saturday, he will address the Assembly during which he will focus on UN Security Council reforms, particularly expansion of the world body’s top organ.

New Delhi, September 22: Home Minister P Chidambaram has talked to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over phone amid questions being raised on his role in the controversial 2G spectrum allocation.

The PM is currently in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly meet.

Sources said that Chidambaram had called up Manmohan Singh yesterday night and talked for more than 20 minutes over the issue. The Prime Minister is believed to have expressed full faith in the integrity of the former finance minister and that he was ready to say this.

New Delhi, September 22: A fresh report produced by the CBI says that the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition was actually funded by foreign-based right-wing outfits.

According to a senior CBI official, some foreign-based right-wing organisations provided substantial funding to sustain the mass movement. A considerable part of the funds was routed through the hawala channel. “The actual amount spent on the movement was higher,” a source said.

Hyderabad, September 22: Commissioner task force north zone team arrested four youth on the charges of preparing fake cheques of various banks and recovered fake cheques and other items from their possession.

Hyderabad, September 22: The 9th day of the ‘Sakala Janula Samme’ (people’s strike) that Telangana state government employees began on September 13 in support of a separate state, the sanitation wing staff of the GHMC joined the strike even as the state government struggled to cope with the worsening power crisis.

And with the power crisis worsening and the public transport in the Telangana region continuing to be hit, junior doctors in government hospitals too joined in the strike on Wednesday.

Hyderabad, September 22: Some unidentified persons shot and killed a doctor late night at Jagatgeergutta. It is said that the attackers entered the clinic of 40 year old Sagar who was an RMP practitioner by occupation, impersonating to be patients and shot him dead. The incident created flutter in the entire area. On receipt of information various teams of police reached the spot. The police told that the doctor was receiving threatening calls by some unidentified persons demanding money.

Siasat news

Paris, September 22: A Frenchwoman who wears an Islamic face veil, despite a nationwide ban, wants to run for president in next year’s elections.

In an interview, Kenza Drider said she wants to defend the rights of all French women.

She is among a group of women mounting an attack on the law that has banned Muslim face veils from the streets of France since April. They want to prove the measure contravenes fundamental rights.

The law’s backers, including President Nicolas Sarkozy, say the veils imprison women.

Hyderabad, September 22: Some state ministers belonging to Telangana region sent a letter to president All India Congress Committee and president UPA Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and requested her to take a final decision on separate Telangana state by the end of the current month. The ministers met at the residence of irrigation minister Mr. Sudarshan Reddy. Panchayat Raj minister Mr. K Jana Reddy told this while talking to press persons.

Siasat news

Hyderabad, September 22: Auto rickshaw owners’ welfare association has announced a 2-day auto bandh in twin cities from September 23 to express solidarity with the government employees’ strike.

Association leaders Mohammad Amanullah Khan and M A Saleem told that auto drivers will take part in the rally to be taken out from Baghlingampally to Indira park on September 25.

–Siasat news