Month: February 2012

Rapist Sends Friend Request On Facebook After 13 Years

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Thirteen years after a man forced a 14-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him and two other males in a neighbourhood warehouse, the rapist sent a friend request to her on Facebook, reports Daily Mail.

It was a trauma that Emily McCombs had spent more than a decade trying to come to terms with, and a Facebook request brought it all back to the surface.

One night in 1997, Emily McCombs found herself in a neighbourhood warehouse when three males made her perform oral sex on them.1

Agent Demanded 3 Lakh For Two Hours For Actress Caroline

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Pune police has said, the agent who was accompanying Tamil film actress Caroline Mariyath Asan (22) asked clients to book two suites in a five-star hotel and demanded Rs 3 lakh for two hours for the girl, plus air fare and taxi bills, reports.

Police inspector Bhanupratap Barge said, “Her agent had asked the clients to book two suites in the hotel and demanded Rs 3 lakh for two hours for the girl.

The customers were told to pay their air fare from Chennai to Mumbai and taxi bills from Mumbai to Pune.”

3 Ministers Inducted Into AP Cabinet

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today inducted three legislators – N Utham Kumar Reddy, G Prasad Kumar and Kondru Murali Mohan – into the State Cabinet, taking the strength of council of ministers to 41.

Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy.

The induction of Kondru Murali Mohan from north coastal Andhra region surprised everyone, as the number of ministers from Srikakulam district went up to three – Dharmana Prasada Rao and Satrucherla Vijayarama Raju represent the district already.

Does India Want Rahul As PM: Maneka Gandhi

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Jumping into the debate on Rahul Gandhi’s prospects as Prime Minister, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi today said the moot question is whether people are ready to bring Congress back to power despite several scams during the party-led UPA government at the Centre.

“The question is whether the country wants Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister. Whether the people want the Congress under which numerous scams have taken place in power again,” she said in reply to a question by reporters.

Obama orders freeze on Iranian property

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US President Barack Obama has ordered the freezing of Iran’s property under American jurisdiction, including that of the country’s central bank, the White House said.

The US and its allies are pressing hard over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme.

Veena doesn’t represent entire Pak: Ali Zafar

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Pakistani actress Veena Malik is controversy’s favourite child but it would be unfair to judge the entire country on the basis of what she does in India, actor-singer Ali Zafar says.

“You have to understand that she’s an individual and you can’t judge the entire community on the basis of one person’s behaviour. You shouldn’t even judge Pakistan through me. The whole Pakistan is not like Ali Zafar or Veena Malik,” Ali told IANS.

US-made bomb killed Iran expert: Report

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The United States provided an anti-Iran terrorist group with the bomb used to assassinate Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan last month, a report has revealed.

Two bombs were handed over to the Party for Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) in the Iraqi city of Arbil by the Americans, the Resalat daily reported on Monday.

The first bomb killed Ahmadi Roshan, but the second one was discovered by intelligence and security personnel around Resalat Square in the capital Tehran, the report said.

SIT Subverting Riots Probe to Shield Modi: NGOs

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Ahmedabad, February 06: Civil society groups and veteran Gandhians in Gujarat have alleged the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team was “subverting” probe in the 2002 riot cases to shield Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others.

In a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) S H Kapadia, they have questioned the integrity of the SIT, headed by former CBI Director R K Raghavan, in probing the riot cases in a just and unbiased manner.

A son rises in Raj Thackeray’s MNS too

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After the Shiv Sena, a son has risen also in Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

Raj’s son, 18-year-old Amit, made his maiden foray into an election campaign but preferred to remain a mute participant as he joined his father, mother Sharmila and sister Urvashi in the heat and dust of the MNS’s street campaign Monday in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs for the Feb 16 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.

The road show became an instant showpiece – many thousands of curious Mumbaikars flocked to catch a glimpse as Amit travelled in an open vehicle the whole day.

BCCI to clear issues with Sahara through dialogue

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appeared to climb down Monday and talked of reconciliation rather than confrontation with its estranged chief sponsor Sahara India.

The board’s devil-may-care tone was missing when its president N.Srinivasan said the BCCI only has “perceptional differences” with Sahara India, the Team India’s sponsor for 11 years, and insisted that all the problems would be sorted out through dialogue.

A source in Sahara told IANS that the corporate is studying the board’s conciliatory tone and weighing its options before reacting officially.

Delhi told to pay damages for Tihar inmate’s suicide

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday asked the Delhi government to pay Rs.1 lakh to the kin of a Tihar Jail inmate who committed suicide after jail authorities failed to diagnose his prolonged ailment.

The commission dismissed the government’s argument that undertrial Ashok Kumar, 21, who hanged himself Dec 15, 2007, was given appropriate medical treatment by jail doctors.

“It is a clear case of medical negligence, apart from lapse on part of jail officials that enabled the prisoner to commit suicide,” an NHRC statement said.

Sabith Khan to groom Muslims for US public service

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An Indian public affairs specialist has been charged with revitalising the Muslim Public Service Network (MPSN) that grooms young American Muslims for public service and to take on civic leadership positions.

“I believe that MPSN needs to form strong alliances with organisations in the US, while working to stabilise its flagship Summer Fellowship programme,” said Sabith Khan, the new executive director about his task of revitalising the organisation founded in 1994.

Google and Facebook block content in India after court warns of crackdown

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Google and Facebook have removed content from some Indian websites after a court warned that India would crack down “like China” if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.

The two are among 21 companies ordered to develop a mechanism to block material considered religiously offensive after private petitioners took them to court over images deemed offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians.

Individuals have brought two cases against internet companies in India, fuelling fears about censorship in the world’s largest democracy.

I’m not obsessed with becoming PM: Rahul Gandhi

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Varanasi, February 06: In the battle for Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi replied to criticism that UP was only an election stop for him, saying that he was committed to transforming the state and wasn’t obsessed with becoming the Prime Minister.

“All big netas of India are obsessed with becoming the Prime Minister. I don’t have this obsession,” Rahul said.
As campaigning for the first phase ended in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi in a press conference described the campaign as his ‘mission’ and ’cause’ and not an election.

Was being forced into prostitution, claims Falak’s ‘mother’

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New Delhi, February 06: A 22-year-old woman who may be the mother of Falak – the battered baby who is fighting for survival at AIIMS – has claimed that her husband was forcing her into prostitution and she had run away from her home, police say.

Delhi Police claim to have traced the woman, Munni, who could be the biological mother of Falak. A police officer said she was found about a week ago in Rajasthan and brought here Sunday night.

Mysore-born Indian to groom Muslims for public service

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Washington, February 06: A Mysore-born Indian public affairs specialist has been charged with revitalising the Muslim Public Service Network (MPSN) that grooms young American Muslims for public service and to take on civic leadership positions.

“I believe that MPSN needs to form strong alliances with organisations in the US, while working to stabilise its flagship Summer Fellowship programme,” said Sabith Khan, the new executive director about his task of revitalising the organisation founded in 1994.

Calcutta HC stays compensation to hooch victims’ families

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Kolkata, February 06: The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed the payment of compensation declared by the West Bengal government to the families of victims of last December’s hooch tragedy in South 24 Parganas.

The division bench of Chief Justice J.N. Patel and Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarti stayed the payment of compensation for eight weeks in a public interest litigation filed by two advocates Chittaranjan Panada and Basabi Raichowdhury, challenging the state government’s move to pay compensation.

Baby Falak case: two held, human trafficking suspected

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New Delhi, February 06: A human trafficking and prostitution asepct was being suspected in battered baby Falak’s case as more sordid details emerged Monday with the arrest of two more people. One of them was a woman who allegedly forced the child’s biological mother to re-marry and was responsible for the disappearance of Falak’s siblings.

The biological mother of Falak has been identified as Munni Khatoon. Police traced her and brought her to Delhi Sunday from Jhunjhnu district in Rajasthan. According to police, two of her children are untraceable.

Commissioner police suspends four traffic cops for corruption

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Hyderabad, February 06: City Police Commissioner AK Khan on Monday suspended one inspector and three constables on the charges of corruption.

The commissioner suspended Goshamahal Traffic inspector D Upender Reddy, constables – V Anjaneyulu attached to Goshamahal Traffic PS, M A Mateen of Falaknuma Traffic PS and G Naraisaiah of Malakpet Traffic PS.

Row over religious flags, 14 youths arrested in Saidabad

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Hyderabad, February 06: Row over the fixing of religious flags on the eve of Milad-un-nabi led to tension in Singareny Colony Saidabad after two groups of different community clashed leaving six injured.The Police however arrested fourteen youths and produced them before the court.

Row over religious flags, 14 youths arrested in Saidabad

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Hyderabad, February 06: Row over the fixing of religious flags on the eve of Milad-un-nabi led to tension in Singareny Colony Saidabad after two groups of different community clashed leaving six injured.The Police however arrested fourteen youths and produced them before the court.

MULAYAM standing TALL between Congress and Muslim

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RAHUL Gandhi’s “ no alliance with thugs” statement on Saturday amplifies the Congress’s latest strategy to go for a course correction in Uttar Pradesh — especially to consolidate its Muslim votebank.

He said in Sant Kabirnagar and Varanasi the Congress wouldn’t ally with “ thugs and criminals”, thereby attempting to quash all speculations of a post- poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party ( SP) in the state.

Should I join politics, Priyanka asks rival parties

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Rae Bareli, February 06: Combining wit with sarcasm, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday dared her party’s political rivals in Uttar Pradesh to state if she should join politics and said she took no offence to allusions of her election-eve visits to a Hindi proverb about the frog that appears only during the monsoon.

“I am the barsati maindak (frog who appears in rainy season), not Rahul Gandhi. Everyone knows I come to (Rae Bareli and Amethi) to coordinate elections. There is nothing to hide in this,” she said, answering queries from media persons here.

Obama: US, Israel working in ‘lockstep’ on Iran

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ashington, February 06: US President Barack Obama says he does not think Israel has decided whether to launch a military strike against Iran over its atomic activities.

“I don’t think that Israel has made a decision on what they need to do. I think they, like us, believe that Iran has to stand down on its nuclear program,” Obama said in an interview with NBC television network on Sunday.

He added that Israel and the United States would work “in lockstep” on Iran.

Awards for social scientists soon: Kapil Sibal

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New Delhi, February 06: The government proposes constituting an award for social scientists who excel in their field on the lines of the Bhatnagar awards for scientists, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday.

“For scientists we have the Bhatnagar awards, but nothing for social scientists. We have proposed ten annual awards to recognize advancement in the field of social science,” Sibal said.

The minister was speaking at a conference organised by the Indian Council of Social Science & Research.