Month: November 2011

Pune, November 08: Three weeks after 26-year-old lawyer Juhi Prasad was burnt to death in Pune, the mystery around her death has only deepened.

“She always told me ‘Papa I won’t be a liability’. She was a very emotional girl. Whosoever is the culprit should be arrested immediately,” said Juhi’s father EV Prasad.

Police say Juhi’s boyfriend Nimesh Sinha claims that his ex-lover, IT professional Anushree Kundra, set them on fire while they were both asleep.

Giridih (Jharkhand), November 08: She could well be the only housewife in India who is not bothered by price rise. Rahat Taslim, who won the Rs.1 crore (RS.10 million) jackpot in last year’s “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC), is today a contented homemaker who is following the show’s host Amitabh Bachchan’s advice of spending her money wisely.

To know how life has changed for the 38-year-old mother of two, this correspondent visited her home here and found that while she is surrounded by telltale signs of prosperity, she still remains a simple middle-class housewife at heart.

Varanasi, November 08: A major mishap was averted at the airport here on Monday when the pilot of a SpiceJet flight with 200 passengers on board spotted a Jet Airways plane on the runway as he prepared to land, airport officials said.

At around 3:45 PM, the Jet Airways plane with 145 passengers on board came on the runway and was getting ready to take off for Mumbai. At the same time, the SpiceJet flight from Mumbai (via Delhi) was about to land, the officials said.

Hyderabad, November 08: Demanding separate statehood for Telangana, Congress leader and legislator Komatireddy Venkat Reddy continued his indefinite hunger strike for the eighth day Tuesday at a government-run hospital here.

Ignoring the appeals of the party leadership, the former Andhra Pradesh minister refused to call off the fast, saying he would do so only after the central leadership makes a clear cut statement in favour of carving out a separate state.

Hyderabad, November 08: Mining king Gali Janardhan Reddy links with state politicians and bureaucrats is gradually unleashing with CBI investigation. Today, CBI has summoned senior Congress leader K.Kesav Rao’s son Viplav Kumar and to Katasani Ram Bhupal Reddy to attend before it in connection with Gali’s illegal mining case.

Hyderabad, November 08: Some unidentified miscreants have attacked with knives on Rakesh alias Puli, the prime accused in Ex Naxal Sambhasivudu murder case at Old city in Hyderabad on Sunday.

He was badly injured in the attack and rushed to Osmania Hospital. Sambhasivudu after quitting naxalism has joined TRS party and actively participated in its programs.

Riyadh, November 08: Three Saudi men who kidnapped and raped a girl later found themselves in police grip after they were lured into a snare by the victim herself.

The three had snatched off the Saudi girl as she walked back home from work in the eastern province of Ihsa. They bundled her in their car, drove to a deserted farm and took turns in raping her.

Acting on police instructions, the girl called them a few days later and said she would like to be with them again.

Ahmadabad, November 08: Giving full credit to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for working for the cause of Hindus and Hindutva in the country, the VHP General Secretary Dr. Praveen Togadia chose the venue of Pirana near the Imam Shah Bava Dargah, some 25 kms away from Ahmedabad. The three days’ National Convention of the VHP incidentally coincided with the Bakrid and the thrust of the convention kept moving from Conversion to Cow slaughter and attack on minorities specially Muslims.

Hyderabad, November 08: The 98 year old freedom fighter Konda Lakshman Bapuji today has ends his 7day Satyagraha that he is doing at New Delhi.

After concluding his Deeksha speaking to media people he said “Although, I conclude my Deeksha today, I will protest in different modes until the center declares Telangana state.

Hyderabad, November 08: Center’s assurance of announcing a clear decision on Telangana after Bakrid festival makes everyone in the state anxious about it.

Since, the deadline of Bakrid festival is over today, now everyone is anxiously looking towards New Delhi to hear its decision. Home Minister Chidambaram’s recent flying visit to Hyderabad and his consequent lengthy secret meetings with CM, Dy.CM, with some key leaders and police top-brass creates tension among the Telangana leaders.

New Delhi, November 08: It seems Bangladeshi origin author Taslima Nasrin has been born to trigger controversies.

When Muslims the world over are busy in Bakra-Eid celebrations, the controversial author, who has often received death threats over her works, on Sunday sparked a fresh controversy with her tweet.

This time, the author went a step ahead in criticising animal scrifice and Allah, saying, “How can that god be great who appeases with the blood of innocent animals.”

Hyderabad, November 08: The Andhra Pradesh government has claimed that the state was first in implementing several welfare and development schemes.

The state government under the leadership of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has introduced several new initiatives to ameliorate the conditions of the poor and downtrodden. The state was the foremost in launching several novel programmes such as The Licensed Cultivators Act, Zero interest to farmers, Stree Nidhi, Social Audit of Mgnregs Scheme and the recently launched Mee Seva programme, an official statement said here yesterday.

Lucknow, November 08: Three students have been arrested for allegedly murdering the retired principal of a government polytechnic institute and his wife with sharp edged weapons in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, police said Tuesday.

Varun Kumar, Ajai Singh and Aalam, all about 20 years old, were arrested Monday. The three are accused of killing retired principal J.P. Mishra (65) and his wife Lakshmi (63) on Oct 30 at their residence in Qidwai Nagar, about 80 km from here. They also fled with the valuables in the house.

Washington, November 08: Iran is on the threshold of nuclear capability by mastering the critical steps needed to build a weapon after receiving assistance from foreign scientist. The country has overcome key technical hurdles with the help of a former Soviet weapon scientist and crucial technology linked to experts in Pakistan and North Korea, Washington Post reported quoting Western diplomats.

Hyderabad, November 08: Congress MLA and former minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy today continued his indefinite fast in support of separate Telangana at the government hospital here where he was admitted yesterday. Reddy began his fast at his native Nalgonda on November 1 and was forcibly admitted to the state-run Nizam’s INstitute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here yesterday.

Tiruchirappalli, November 08: A possible collision between a Jet Airways flight for Chennai and an Air India Express aircraft headed for Abudhabi was on Monday averted in Tiruchirappalli when ATC personnel scrambled quickly and alerted the pilots.

Airport sources said that the ATC staff saw the Air India Express flight, with 170 passengers on board, landing at about the same time when the Jet Airways plane was about to leave the airport at 14:30 hours, 25 minutes behind the schedule.

Ahmedabad, November 08: Chief minister Narendra Modi is often hailed as the CEO of Gujarat. Most of his moves have helped Gujarat Inc. But, his latest strategy to enter the dragon has ruffled feathers back home.

As Modi packs his bags for a five-day business-cum-political visit to China, there is growing unease among Gujarati entrepreneurs about the possible threat the dragon could pose to local manufacturing sector.

Moscow, November 08: Russian police discovered 29 mummies at the home of a well-known local historian who dug the bodies up from cemeteries and dressed them in clothes scavenged from graves, they said on Tuesday.

A police video of the man’s apartment in the Volga River city of Nizhny Novgorod shows a gruesome tableau of what looks like dolls dressed in bright dresses and headscarves, some with their hands and faces appearing to be wrapped in cloth.

Police said they were mummified remains.

Ahmedabad, November 08: Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who deposed against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the post Godhra riots, on Sunday made fresh demands for a bullet-proof car and the appointment of a nodal officer to look after his security, citing ‘ever increasing’ threat to his life.

“In the wake of the ever increasing threat to me and my family from (Narendra) Modi supporters and Hindu fanatics, I request you to designate a nodal officer for my security arrangements while travelling outside Ahmedabad,” he said in a letter to the state home ministry.

Karachi, November 08: Former Pakistan captain and coach Waqar Younis Monday said that Shahid Afridi’s frequent outbursts in the media are hurting the country’s image and he should focus on his cricket rather than “a lot of talking.”

Waqar and Afridi have not shared the best of relations ever since Pakistan’s tour to the West Indies in May when they both had differences in selection matters as coach and captain of the team. Afridi was stripped off captaincy after that tour and Waqar resigned from the post in September.

Tehran, November 08: The Israeli spy agency, Mossad, is decentralizing by spreading its operational and espionage centers to several Asian countries, a report says.

The report leaked from some diplomatic circles said Tel Aviv had taken the decision after coming under several retaliatory attacks by the Iranian intelligence services, Fars News Agency reported on Monday.

The decision also came after Iran arrested a number of terrorists operating for ‘the Zionist regime of Israel’ and revealed some of Tel Aviv’s anti-Iran intelligence strategies.

Moscow, November 08: Russian hospitals have begun to introduce so-called baby boxes where new mothers will be able to place their unwanted newborns, officials said on Monday.

According to the RIA Novosti news agency, Russian health officials said mothers will be able to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies in order to provide safe conditions for the newborns as many of them are commonly left in garbage containers.

Cairo, November 08: As tensions mounted in the Persian Gulf over accusations that Iran is close to making nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad today warned of any attacks against his country.

Alleging that US and Israel were mustering international backing for a military strike on Iran, Ahmedinejad claimed that Tehran had capabilities to deal such threats.

Hyderabad, November 08: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to tighten the noose around late YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s son and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy with a key witness disclosing to the investigating agency the role played by the young MP in getting mining lease at Obulapuram in favour of Gali Janardhan Reddy.

Ahmedabad, November 08: Congress on Monday alleged BJP leader L K Advani had shared stage with a bootlegger during his Jan Chetna Yatra in Daman and had also stayed in a hotel of another bootlegger.

Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Arjun Modhvadia alleged, “prime minister in waiting Advaniji had shared stage with a bootlegger Suresh Patel in Daman during his Jan Chetna Yatra and had stayed in hotel Sea Rock owned by Jayshreben who is wife of another bootlegger Harshad Bhandari”.