London, February 02: An extra 750,000 British people are to join the ranks of the long-term unemployed over the next four years due to the ongoing economic crisis, reveals new forecasts.
According to the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures, there will be a 32% increase from 2.4m to 3.3m in the number of jobless people expected to enter the Work Program, the British government’s long-term unemployment scheme.
Latehar, February 02: Three policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, were on Wednesday killed and two others injured when Maoists attacked their jeep near Chetag village in Latehar district of Jharkhand.
“Maoists first triggered a landmine blast and opened fire on the police jeep, killing three policemen and wounding two others,” Director General of Police G S Rath said.
One of them was an ASI of the district police, he said. The injured were referred to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi where the condition of one of the injured was serious, he said.
Mumbai, February 01: If you want to taste more of Salman Khan who sets record of one after another hit then here comes the great news. Salman Khan is going to play double role again after ‘Judwaa’ in Anees Bazmee’s sequel of hit comedy ‘No Entry’. The film titled,‘No Entry Mein Entry’.
Before leaving for Cuba, Anees Bazmee in short narrated the script and Salman liked it. Apparatenly, Sallu had a tiff with Anees during the filming of ‘Ready’ but it seems things sorted out between the two.
Mumbai, February 02: Haroon Naik, arrested in connection with the 13/7 serial blasts here, had undergone training with Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal in Pakistan and sent Rs 10 lakh to him last March to carry out the bombings that killed over 25 people.
Naik was today produced before a magistrate and was remanded in the custody of Maharashtra ATS till February 10 for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy of carrying out the blasts.
Beirut, February 02: At least 59 people, the majority of them civilians, were killed in fighting across Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Britain-based monitoring group said at least eight civilians were killed in shelling by regime forces in the restive central city of Homs while 24 were killed in fighting in the Damascus region, among them a three-year-old child and a 25-year-old woman.
Five civilians also died in the southern province of Daraa and one was killed by sniper fire in Idlib, located in the northwest of the country.
Hyderabad, February 02: The indefinite fast of the representatives of junior doctors, who are agitating for hike in the stipend among other things, entered the seventh day on Tuesday.
The condition of two of them was serious, said Phani Kumar, a representative of the striking doctors. Four others have already been admitted to ICU.
No invitation had yet come from the government for talks, Phani said.
Criticising the government for its insensitive attitude he said the agitating doctors were now “going to the people”.
Ahmedabad, February 02: In a big relief to Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court ruled on Wednesday that he would not have to depose before Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots case.
The petition demanding that Narendra Modi, and three officials at CM’s office, be cross-examined by the Commission was filed by an NGO, Jan Sangharsh Manch, representing some of the riot victims.
The NGO contended that Modi should be summoned by the Commission as the role of the Chief Minister falls within the ambit of the probe panel’s inquiry.
New Delhi, February 02: The Supreme Court will Thursday pronounce its judgements on the petitions seeking a direction for a probe into the alleged role of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum scam and for cancellation of 122 radiowave licences granted during the tenure of A Raja as Telecom Minister.
The SC will also deliver its judgment on another plea for setting up a special investigation team (SIT) in view of the “slipshod” probe conducted by the CBI in the 2G case.
New Delhi, February 02: Battered baby Falak on Wednesday continued to battle for life with doctors diagnosing blood infection apart from her existing chest and brain infections while police claimed to be closer to cracking the case, arresting the father of the 14-year-old girl, who had brought Falak to AIIMS, and two other people who had forced her into prostitution.
New Delhi, February 02: With its manifesto in Uttar Pradesh remaining silent on the exact percentage of Muslim sub quota, Congress on Wednesday suggested the announcement of nine per cent reservation to backward minorities by Law Minister Salman Khurshid was his personal view.
“He (Khurshid) is a minister. He has expressed his views. Being a minister, he can give his views on many issues.
Kannur, February 02: Sixty-five-year-old Muhammad and 60-year-old Fathima, natives of Cheruvathukunnu, a Muslim dominated village near Nilambur in Kerala have seven children – five girls and two boys. The family lives in a small house on the five cents of land they own.
Muhammed is a daily-wage labourer. Yet, with his meagre earnings, he managed to marry off two of his daughters, giving five sovereigns of gold for one and 15 sovereigns for the other as dowry.
Kolkatta, February 02: A 14-year-old girl died while her boyfriend, 15, is battling for his life after the duo tried to commit suicide by jumping off the terrace of a four-storeyed apartment at Sajirhat near Ghola in North 24-Parganas on Wednesday evening. The girl died on the spot while the boy had to be admitted to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition.
Cairo, February 02: What started as a spirited football match ended up in bloody violence when irate fans indulged in violence resulting in the death of as many as 73 people. The incident happened in northeastern Egypt, when Port Said city’s team el-Masry beat the most popular el-Ahly three to zero in an Egyptian league match.
New Delhi, February 02: The Centre has said it will convene a meeting of political parties of Andhra Pradesh to discuss the Telangana issue only when it gets the views from all of them.
Home Minister P Chidambaram said four political parties in Andhra Pradesh—Congress, TDP, MIM and YSR Congress— are yet to make up their mind about their stand on Telangana.
“As I said four of the eight political parties have to tell me that they are ready to give their final views,” he told reporters here last evening.
New Delhi, February 02: As baby Falak battles for life in Delhi, another infant was found abandoned in a carton box on Wednesday by garbage pickers in Bangalore. After being informed, the police immediately took the baby to a nearby hospital.
His condition is said to be stable, while police are on the search for witnesses who may have seen anyone leaving the baby at the car park area.
Reports suggest that the baby found is six-day-old.
In fact, on Wednesday another infant was found abandoned in a train in West Bengal.
New Delhi, February 02: It is a big day in the 2G spectrum scam on Thursday as three crucial verdicts are expected in the Supreme Court on the multi-crore scam. First and the most significant, the apex court is set to deliver its judgement on former finance minister and Home Minister P Chidambaram’s role in the scam.
Second, it will also decide on whether the 2G licences allotted to the tainted companies should be cancelled or not.
And lastly, the Supreme Court is also likely to pass an order on whether a Special Investigation Team (SIT) should oversee the CBI probe in the scam.
London, February 02: Facebook’s decision to become a public company is seen as a bellwether for Web 2.0 stock offerings, but what will it mean for the social networking giant’s 800 million users, and for the companies that build third-party apps for the site?
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New Delhi, February 02: After arresting Andhra Pradesh principal secretary (home) B P Acharya two days ago, the CBI booked two more IAS officers including a retired one in its chargesheet filed on Wednesday against seven persons and five real estate companies including Dubai-based Emaar Properties in connection with alleged irregularities in the sale of villas, plots and flats in an integrated township project in Hyderabad.
New Delhi, February 02: Battered baby Falak Wednesday continued to battle for life with doctors diagnosing blood infection apart from her existing chest and brain infections while police claimed to be closer to cracking the case, arresting the father of the 14-year-old girl, who had brought Falak to AIIMS, and two other people who had forced her into prostitution.
Mumbai, February 02: Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan had crackling chemistry between them when they acted in the film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. Kareena says she loves working with younger heroes.
In an interview to a newspaper, Kareena was asked about her preference for younger heroes like Imran. This is what she replied:
“I’ve been working with 40 plus heroes for a while now, so I wanted to work with a younger hero. Imran and I make a unique pair; he has brought freshness to my repertoire. Everyone is talking about our chemistry.”
Mumbai, February 02: Bollywood actress Dia Mirza, who is dating her business partner Sahil Sangha, says she has no plans to get married this year.
The model-turned-actress is in a relationship with Sahil, business partner and director of her first home production, ‘Love Breakups Zindagi’.
There were reports that the 30-year-old former Miss Asia Pacific would settle down this year.
“No, not this year…so many weddings are happening this year. So it will be a packed year,” Dia said.
Mumbai, February 02: Pakistani actress Veena Malik has no words these days due to the recent controversies that refuse to leave her alone. Veena who recently got into a controversy for assaulting her co-star Vedita Pratap while shooting for her Bollywood film Mumbai 125 kms seems to have found out a way to show her frustrations.
New York, February 02: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the US city of New York has planned a rally to protest the recent actions of the New York Police Department (NYPD) against the Muslim community.
CAIR-New York has posted an announcement for the “Rally for Justice” on Friday Feb. 3 from 3-5pm in Foley Square on its website cair-ny.org urging the Muslim community of New York City to participate and call their family and friends to do so as well.
Tel Aviv, February 02: The leading Israeli manufacturer of tankers, aircraft refuelers, fire fighting trucks, armored vehicles and special purpose trailers, Hatehof Ltd., reportedly provides Pakistan’s Air Force with military equipment under a clandestine contract.
Nearly a month ago, 11 aircraft refueling trucks departed Hatehof’s plant in the Tzippori industrial zone in Galilee region, situated 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Nazareth, for the Port of Ashdod, located about 40 kilometers (24 miles) south of Tel Aviv, in the dead of the night.
Kabul, February 02: An Afghan activist reveals the US is still using horrific depleted uranium weapons in Afghanistan, creating graveyards of people who die of cancer and other unusual diseases, Media reports.
“These weapons are still used. In fact, a US aircraft called A-10 warthog, normally, even if it doesn’t use a uranium projectile in the machine gun, every third projectile is a uranium projectile and that’s the working horse of the US army in Afghanistan. They use it left and right,” Dr. Mohammad Daud Miraki said in an interview with Media.