Ranchi, December 07: According to IB alert, Indian skipper MS Dhoni includes in the list of celebrities who are probably on the radar of terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad.
Based on an IB letter to all state police chiefs warning of possible threats to celebrities, Jharkhand police have made elaborate security arrangements for Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Chennai, December 07: After arresting several DMK leaders and former ministers on charges of illegally appropriating prime property, Tamil Nadu Police is nowparty zeroing in on president M Karunanidhi’s son and grandson MK Stalin and Udayanidhi Stalin.
A case was registered against Stalin, Udayanidhi Stalin, builder Subba Reddy, Raja Shankar, Venugopal Reddy and Srinivas for threatening and coercing one N. Seshadrikumar to sell his house here.
Washington, December 07: The Obama administration will weigh how countries treat gays and lesbians in making decisions about foreign aid, according to a presidential memorandum released by the White House.
Laws prohibit same-sex sexual activity in many nations in the Middle East and Africa, and in two of the largest recipients of U.S. aid, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and in some parts of Nigeria and Somalia.
Pune, December 07: Come December 10 and more than half the world will have the opportunity to watch the second total lunar eclipse of 2011. In a press statement issued on Monday, Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in-charge, public outreach programme, Arvind Paranjpye said the eclipse would not be as dark as the one that took place on June 15.
Mumbai, December 07: From the violence to the exam centre, it was back to school for some 1200 party workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. All because party chief Raj Thackeray insists they need to pass this exam to be able to contest for the upcoming civic elections.
Shirish Parker, MNS spokesperson, said, “Our chief Raj Thackeray thought of this idea to see what our party workers are up to. What is their knowledge, and to find out if they know what Mumbai’s civic issues are, and how its machinery works.
Nagpur,December 07: Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday revealed that former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao had asked him to make preparations for nuclear tests, which were subseuqently conducted (at Pokhran) during the NDA government, headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Kalam was addressing the probationers at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) here.
The former President said that in May 1996, he had received a call from Narasimha Rao asking to meet him at the earliest.
Hyderabad, December 07: The bandh call given by various Muslim organisations to mark the 19th anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid on Tuesday passed off peacefully in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Hyderabad, December 07: The state government has issued a GO, deciding to send TRS politburo member Dr. Cheruku Sudhakar to jail for one year. Dr. Sudhakar was arrested under the Preventive Detention Act on November 3, during the Sakala Janula Samme (general strike). Though he was released on bail for his daughter’s marriage, he was immediately arrested later. Now the government has issued a GO, slapping one year imprisonment on Sudhakar who is being detained in the Warangal jail.
Mumbai, December 07: Saif Ali Khan has been working day in and day out for his home production Agent Vinod. After all, it’s a very important film to him.
The film is an action thriller and has loads of stunts. Thanks to the same reasons, according to reports, the Nawab of Pataudi has hurt himself while filming a scene.
London, December 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has cancelled a visit to Britain to fly home after at least 59 people were killed in twin attacks on Shiite shrines, an embassy official said Wednesday.
“President Karzai will no longer be coming to London. He is flying back to Afghanistan following today’s events,” Hanif Aman, a spokesman for the Afghan embassy in London, told reporters.
Karzai had been due to arrive in London later today from Germany for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Dubai, December 07: What began as an innocuous house party, involving alchohol in the Al Qusais area of Dubai, ended in death, rape and arrests.
A 30-year old man, of an Asian nationality, fell naked from the balcony of his 11th floor apartment while trying to escape four friends who were attacking him, after allegedly raping his girlfriend in front of him.
According to Dubai Police, quoted in the Arabic newspapers, four of his friends have been arrested and accused of committing the crime.
They were all allegedly drunk at the time.
Hyderabad, December 07: The Telugu Desam Telangana Forum convenor Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Tuesday criticised the Congress MLAs from the Telangana region for voting against the No Confidence Motion.
Hyderabad, December 07: The opposition sponsored no-confidence motion against the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh was defeated by a huge margin in the state assembly late Monday night.
After over a 16-hour-long debate on the motion moved by Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the house voted on the motion after 1 a.m. While 122 members supported the motion, 160 opposed it and there was one neutral. Five members were absent during the voting.
Hyderabad / New Delhi, December 07: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal’s efforts to “gag” the social media had netizens up in arms on Tuesday. Sibal for once was trending at the top of the list on Twitter throughout the day. His demand for pre-screening content even before it’s uploaded on websites like Facebook evoked sharp reactions with some even warning of an internet emergency. Youngsters in the city too voiced their opposition to what they see as “censorship” and a move meant to stifle their voice.
New Delhi, December 07: Muslims on Tuesday observed Muharram by taking out Taziya processions, flagellating themselves and offering special prayers but the day of mourning witnessed clashes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar resulting in injury to over 30 people.
Slogans of “Ya Hussein” rend the air as Shias took part in the ceremonial mourning commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein with flags and replicas of Hussein’s tomb in their hands. Sunnis offered prayers, observed fasts and distributed alms on the occasion.
Hyderabad, December 07: Primary Education Minister S Sailajanath on Tuesday denied the allegations of Jagan group MLAs that the Congress party used pressure tactics and resorted to blackmail to force them to vote against the No Confidence Motion.
Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at his Camp Office, he said that there was no truth in the allegations being levelled by the Jagan group MLAs. He said that the Congress party never resorted to pressure tactics to persuade the MLAs.
Hyderabad, December 07: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday criticised the Congress MLAs from the Telangana region for voting against the No Confidence Motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.
Mumbai, December 07: Pakistani actress Veena Malik has given the address of her boyfriend Ashmit Patel in her police complaints addressed to Bandra police station, Cyber Crime Cell and Mumbai Police Commissioner.
The address – Kalpak corner, Station Road, Bandra 9West) – Ashmit Patel’s residential address.
“Since Veena is a Pakistani National, she resides in a hotel, hence Ashmit has lent her support by permitting Veena to use his residence address for legal correspondence,” says a source known to Veena Malik.
Khammam, December 07: All India Congress Committee secretary and MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar on Tuesday stated that the soul of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy would not rest in the peace until YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy changes his attitude and style of functioning.
Talking to media persons, Ponguleti Sudhakar said that the former chief minister, till his last breath, worked to protect the interests of Congress party and strengthened the same at the grass root level. However, Jagan was working against the Congress party and foiling the aspirations of YSR.
Hyderabad, December 07: YSR Congress Party spokesman Ambati Rambabu on Tuesday claimed that the strength of Congress party in the House has been reduced to 136 from 144 after the No Confidence Motion.
Hyderabad, December 07: YSR Congress party president and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday dared the Congress party to disqualify the MLAs who voted in favour of No Confidence Motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.
Hyderabad, December 07: The MLAs loyal to YSR Congress party on Tuesday stated that they would face the by-elections boldly and confidently on the YSR Congress ticket and win in all the constituencies with flying colours.
Hyderabad, December 07: Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Tuesday stated that action would be initiated in the next five days against those MLAs who violated the party whip during the No Confidence Motion against the N Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.
Tehran, December 07: US officials have confirmed that the reconnaissance drone which was downed by Iran’s Army in the eastern part of the country was on a CIA recon mission.
On Sunday December 4, the Iranian Army’s electronic warfare unit downed a RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft after it crossed into Iran’s airspace over the border with neighboring Afghanistan.
Hyderabad, December 07: Ever since the tremendous success of The Social Network, which won four Golden Globe awards, it has become the most sought-after subject in film circles.
The David Fincher directed film narrates how the Facebook has emerged and became the inevitable tool of youngsters in a lucid and gripping flow in which a computer wizard and a business genius create and popularise the social networking site.
We do not know whether or not the film is the inspiration, but a film titled Facebook is in the offing.