Month: March 2012

Nathalia is smoking hot: RGV

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You literally started the trend of item number with Khallas in Company. Why this gap for so long?
Wisdom has finally dawned on me. In the times we are living in, what a face to a woman is what an item song to a film. There was a film called Teen Patti and someone had asked me what I thought about the promos. I had said, I only remember the girl’s back! An item song is like the icing on the cake. Nobody buys a cake for the icing but they enjoy it because of it.

Who is this new girl in Department?

Women given husbands’ pay to stop affairs

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Thousands of male Indonesian civil servants had their monthly pay transferred to their wives’ bank accounts this week in a bid by a local government to stop men having affairs.

The Gorontalo administration on northern Sulawesi island issued the recommendation early this year to its 3,200 civil servants, saying it would help control funds usually spent on mistresses.

“Men are usually unable to control their behaviour if they have too much money in their pocket,” government spokesman Rifly Katili told AFP.

Team Anna asks Cong to come clean on election funding

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Back to targeting Congress, Anna Hazare and his close aide Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the party to come out clean on its election funding and the money it spent on “helicopters and rallies”.

Asking Congress to make public its expenses on its website, Mr. Kejriwal said senior party leader Digvijay Singh had repeatedly asked Team Anna to make public the money they collected and then spent on the Lokpal protest.

2 Indians dead, 22 hurt in Malaysia road accident

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Two Indians were killed and 22 others injured when a speeding tourist bus carrying them lost control and overturned on a winding mountain road in western Malaysia today.

The bus carrying 24 people, including two drivers, lost control, hit the road divider and crashed on the other side of the road at the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway while coming down from the hill resort of Genting Highlands.

All the passengers were from Punjab.

The fatalities were a woman in her 50s and a man, who died on the way to the hospital.

Saudia looking for Indian pilots

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Company (Saudia) placed an ad in a leading Indian newspaper looking for pilots to employ, Assistant Director General of the airlines Abdullah bin Mushabab Al-Ajhar said.

“We are looking for 120 pilots from India and other Asian countries to employ with monthly salaries ranging between SR30,000 and SR37,000 in addition to a number of fringe benefits, including accommodation,” he told local newspapers yesterday.

Al-Ajhar said the captains would be piloting various types of aircraft including Airbus 320, Boeing 777, Embraer aircraft and cargo planes.

Quake jolts Delhi, adjoining areas

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An earthquake of medium intensity jolted Delhi and its satellite towns this afternoon, pulling panic-stricken people out of their homes and offices.

The tremors, measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale with Haryana’s Bahadurgarh as epicentre, were felt across Delhi and its adjoining satellite towns of Ghaziabad and Noida in Uttar Pradesh at a 1.11pm, the MeT office said.

The quake took place 9km below the surface. The tremors were felt for less than ten seconds.

“The intensity was 4.9 and the epicentre was Bahadurgarh, Delhi-Haryana Border,” a senior MeT official said.

Chocolate may be good for your heart: study

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Eating chocolate is not only a treat for the tongue — it may also have some tangible benefits for heart health, such as lowering blood pressure slightly, according to a study involving more than a thousand people.

The study, which combined the results of 42 smaller studies and was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also found that participants had small improvements in blood vessel function and a dip in their insulin levels.

A number of past studies have found that chocolate lovers seem to have lower rates of certain heart risks, such as high blood pressure.

“This is Muhammad” Book Enters Guinness Records

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‘One Million Signatures Campaign’ was launched where people can take pictures, sign on the book and purchase mini versions.

Weighting 1,000 Kg, five meters in height and four meters in width, “This is Muhammad” book was released during a big launch ceremony in Dubai, February 28.

The 420-page book which covers Prophet Muhammad’s life enters the Guinness World Records as the largest, the heaviest, and the most expensive book (as it costs up to Dh11 million) in the world.

Atheist Billboards Target US Muslims

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American Muslims ignored a new billboard campaign launched by an atheist group targeting Muslims around New York City calling Islam a myth, saying it make it harder for people of different beliefs to build bridges.

“This is not the first time in history, and not the last time,” Mohamed El Filali, executive director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, told NorthJersey.com.

Earthquake felt in Delhi, other parts of north India

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Tremors were felt in New Delhi and the adjoining NCR region in Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon today. The tremors were also felt in parts of Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The earthquake occurred at about 1.11pm.

The earthquake measured 4.9 on the richter scale, according to TV reports. The epicentre was at Bahudargarh close to the Delhi-Haryana border. The tremors were felt for about 15-20 seconds.

There have been no reports of loss of life or property, so far. Chances of aftershocks are not very high.

Thirst saved Wife and Child

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Santosh was going on a motor cycle with his wife and child at national highway near Taroora village on the way to Bhainsa from Nanded.

When his wife felt thirsty he stopped his motorcycle and left her to fetch water. When he was going towards the petrol bunk, a lorry hit him from behind and he was killed instantly.

Mr. Amjad Khan Assistant Inspector of police Tamoor reached the spot and compiled Panchnama. He registered a case and started investigation.

One minute gap separated the husband from his wife and child.

——Siasat News

Govt set to increase scholarship coverage for SC students

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Buoyed by the success of the post- matric scholarship schemes for Scheduled Caste (SC) students, the government is all set to increase its coverage for 48 lakh school children by end of this fiscal and has exceeded its budget for the purpose by more than Rs 100 crore.

The Post-Matric Scholarship scheme was introduced by the government to provide financial assistance to SC students studying at post matriculation or post-secondary stages to enable them to complete their education.

MRPL plans 44% cut in Iran oil imports: Report

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After China and Japan, India’s oil firm Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is mulling to cut its annual import deal with Iran by 44 percent, an international news agency reported on Monday.

Reportedly, the 44 percent or 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) oil import cut would roughly estimate a reduction of more than 20 percent in India’s total purchases of Iranian oil in the next fiscal year.

The news agency has quoted their sources from the MRPL who plans the cut in imports of oil from Iran in the next fiscal year beginning April.

China scales down its GDP target first time in 7 years

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Facing an economic down turn due to steady fall in exports, China for the first time in seven years projected a lower growth, scaling down its GDP growth target to 7.5 percent this year from last year’s eight percent.

The lower growth target was projected in the annual government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at China’s Legislature, the National People’s Congress here today.

This is the first time for the Chinese government to lower its economic growth target after keeping it around 8 percent for seven consecutive years.

Porn king offers $1mn for sex dirt on US politics

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Porn mogul Larry Flynt in a full page newspaper ad in Monday offered USD 1 million for information about the sexual indiscretions of well-known US politicians or government officials.

Flynt’s offer, appearing in the Washington Post newspaper, asked readers to phone their tips to his hotline, or to send an email to a dedicated on-line address at his “Hustler” porn magazine.

“Do you have information about infidelity, sexual impropriety or corruption concerning a current United States senator, congressperson or prominent government official?” the ad asks in large, bold type.

6 Indians burnt to death in Oman vehicle collision

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Six Indians were on Sunday burnt alive in a horrific head-on collision between two trucks near Mamur town in the north-west of Muscat in Oman.

Six Indians were killed and two Omanis seriously injured when two pickup trucks collided and one carrying six workers caught fire this evening, local media quoted a policeman as saying.

Four of the six died on the spot, while two succumbed to their burns in a hospital, Welfare Secretary with the Indian Social Club P M Jabir told Gulf News.

Iran increasing lethal aid to Syria: US daily

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US daily Washington: Iran is increasing its aid, especially lethal assistance, to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his crackdown on opposition forces, a US daily has said.

Three unnamed US officials with access to intelligence reports from the Middle East described a spike in Iranian-supplied arms and other aid to the Syrian government at a time when Damascus was mounting an unprecedented offensive to crush resistance in the key city of Homs, the Washington Post reported.

Iraq: 21 cops killed in checkpoint attacks

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Fallujah, March 05: Gunmen killed 21 policemen in an attack on checkpoints in the western Iraqi city of Haditha on Monday, security and medical officials said.

Lieutenant Colonel Owaid Khalaf said dozens of attackers carried out the attacks at checkpoints across the city, beginning at around 0430 IST.

Five policemen were wounded in the concerted attacks, according to Khatab Omar, an official at Haditha hospital.

Pak woman paraded naked over marriage row

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Lahore, March 05: A group of over three dozen men stripped a woman and paraded her naked around a village in Pakistan’s Punjab province after accusing her son of forcibly marrying a girl, police officials said on Sunday.

According to an FIR lodged with police, over three dozen men of the Gopang tribe raided the home of Manzooran Mai in Khundai village of Muzaffargarh district, 350 km from Lahore, yesterday and took the woman and her daughter-in-law Azra away with them.

Pak writes to Interpol for Red Corner notice for Mush

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Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has written to France-based Interpol for a Red Corner Notice against former President Pervez Musharraf for his arrest and extradition to the country, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday.

“We have sent a request to Interpol for the arrest of Pervez Musharraf,” Malik told journalists during an interaction at the National Press Club.

He gave no other details.

The request was sent to Interpol through its representative in Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper quoted its sources as saying.

Pak test-fires Hatf-II ballistic missile

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Pakistan has test fired a missile that has a range of 180 km, a media report said on Monday.

Pakistan successfully tested surface to surface Hatf-II ballistic missile that has a range of approximately 180 km, reported Geo News.

It can carry conventional and non-conventional warheads, said a statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations.

IANS

India to play one-off T20 International in South Africa

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India are set to take on South Africa in a one-off Twenty20 International on March 30 in Johannesburg to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country, it has been learnt.

“The same squad (Asia Cup squad), with a few changes, will leave for South Africa on the 28th of March to play a one-off T20 International on March 30 to celebrate 150 years of Indian settlement. The invitation from the SA board has been accepted by BCCI,” sources said on Monday.

Row over suspicious death of a Muslim youth in Sayeedabad

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In Champapet of Sayeedabad area, a Muslim youth by name Mohammed Feroz (25) was electrocuted when he came in contact with the high tension wire while fixing the board of Sri Gayatri Junior College.

He fell on the nearby electric transformer and died spontaneously. Father of the deceased Mr. Mohammed Abdus Samad alleged that the companions of his son pushed him and as a result of which he came in contact with the live high tension wire.

Ronaldo hits 30th goal as Real rout Espanyol

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Cristiano Ronaldo took his league tally for the season to 30 as leaders Real Madrid swept aside Espanyol 5-0 at the Bernabeu to restore their 10-point advantage over Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday.

The Portuguese forward, last season`s European Golden Boot winner with 40 league goals, opened the scoring from Gonzalo Higuain`s layoff in the 23rd minute, to take his total in all competitions to 38.

Sami Khedira doubled the lead after playing a one-two with his German international team mate Mesut Ozil in the 38th minute and Higuain buried a third just after the re-start.

Australia survive Lanka scare in first final

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A remarkable fight back from the Sri Lankan lower order threatened to pull off a thrilling victory at Brisbane but Australian team clinched the first final at Brisbane on Sunday.

Chasing Australian target of 322 runs, Sri Lanka fell 15 runs short of the target despite Nuwan Kulasekara’s late heroics.