Month: March 2012

SC rejects plea to transfer Aarushi case to Delhi

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The Supreme court on Friday rejected the plea of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar and refused to transfer trial of the Aarushi murder case from Ghaziabad to Delhi. The apex court also said that only parties concerned, their counsel would be allowed inside the court during the trial in
Ghaziabad court.

The judgement was delivered by a bench of justices BS Chauhan and JS Khehar which had on February 27 reserved its order on the couple’s plea.

Porn-and-politics inquiry a half-hearted attempt?

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After three ministers were caught watching porn on a cellphone in the Karnataka Assembly, a committee was set up of seven MLAs to investigate the incident. The ministers – Lakshman S Savadi, CC Patil and J Krishna Palemar had to resign – were forced to resign by their party, the BJP. The seven MLAs who are meant to interrogate them seem to lack real interest in their assignment.

US lands force in India to control LET and terror outfits

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US Special forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries including India as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, a top Pentagon commander has disclosed.

These teams have been deployed by US Pacific Command as part of its effort to enhance their counter-terrorism capabilities, in particular in the maritime domain, Admiral Robert Willard, the PACOM Commander said yesterday.

‘Ready to fight battle for Telangana in court’

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Expressing support to the separate Telangana statehood demand, Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said he is ready to fight a legal battle for the cause.

He said he is ready to file a petition over the demand either in Supreme Court or in the High Court here and asked the pro-Telangana lawyers to send him details of the issue.

Citing the examples of his “legal victories” in Rama Sethu issue and 2G spectrum scam case, he said a similar success can be achieved on Telangana issue as the government allegedly went back on its promise to form a separate state.

CBI charges framed against Lalu, Jagannath in connection fodder scam

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Six months after their appearance before a special Criminal Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here, charges have been framed against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad and the former Bihar Chief Minister, Jagannath Mishra, in connection with the multi-crore fodder scam case.

Mr. Prasad and Mr. Mishra are among the prime accused in the scam that finally unravelled in 1996, proving that funds in excess of Rs. 900 crore had been siphoned off over a two-decade period by politicians and bureaucrats belonging to successive administrations on the pretext of purchasing livestock feed.

EC examining complaints against Kiran, TDP MP

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The Election Commission (EC) is examining the complaints received from Telangana Rashtra Samiti to decide whether action can be initiated against Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Telugu Desam Rajya Sabha member from Warangal district, Gundu Sudharani, for violation of the model code for the by-election.

American teacher killed in north Iraq

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An American gym teacher was killed Thursday when a student in the crowded classroom pulled out a gun, shot the teacher and then as his terrified classmates fled the room, shot himself, officials and eyewitnesses said.

The incident marked a rare violent death of an American in the relatively peaceful Kurdish region, which has been largely immune from the chaotic violence that has defined the rest of Iraq since the US invasion.

Chanda Kochhar, Ekta Kapoor on Forbes Power Businesswomen list

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ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochchar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and film producer Ekta Kapoor are among the nine Indian women named in Forbes magazine’s inaugural ‘Asia Power Businesswomen list’.

The list names 50 “pathbreakers” whose extraordinary business success is driving the region’s remarkable economic rise, Forbes said.

Mataf expansion

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Artist’s impression of the horizontal and vertical expansion of the mataf of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, which will accommodate 130,000 pilgrims at a time.

The project, which is expected to be completed in three years, will increase the current capacity of the mataf by 75 percent and extend the present circumambulation area by 20 meters into the Ottoman portico at all levels.

Attorney general seeks toughest penalty for rape

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Dubai The crime of rape is alien to UAE society, Dubai’s attorney general stressed, pledging to push for maximum punishment against perpetrators.

“Dubai Public Prosecution will not spare any effort, whatsoever, to combat the crime of rape or any other crime of the same nature. Rape is an alien to the UAE society,” attorney general Essam Eisa Al Humaidan said yesterday.

Akbar attack case: Cops seeks Pahelwan’s bail cancellation in SC

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The state government has approached the Supreme Court seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Mohammed Bin Omer Yafai alias Mohammed Pahelwan and eight others allegedly involved in the attack on MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi.

According to sources the final argument in this case would take place before the double bench comprising Justice B S Chauhan and Justice A Kheir today. On April 30 last year the prime accused Mohammed Pahelwan and his family members allegedly carried out an attack on Akbaruddin Owaisi in the Barkas area.

2 crore Indian children study in English-medium schools

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The last eight years have seen a staggering rise in the number of children studying in English-medium schools across the country. Data on school enrolment for 2010-11 shows that, for the first time, the number of children enrolled in English-medium schools from Classes I to VIII has crossed the two crore mark – a 274% rise since 2003-04.

Charminar jammed

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Charminar holds the dubious distinction of having the highest number of parking violations in the city as recorded in the past three years. The traffic police recorded 4,365 cases of parking violations here that is almost double the number of cases booked in other parts of the city.

Lecturer held for raping minor for 3 years

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A college lecturer and three of his friends were arrested by the police for raping a minor girl for over three years. The lecturer had intimidated the girl with her nude photographs and video, which were taken after sedating her.

The arrested were identified as R Arun of Rajiv Nagar in Kovilpatti, his friends Sugumaran and Ayyappan, also from Kovilpatti and Ramkumar from Karimedu in Madurai. Police have seized the mobile phones, laptops and memory cards from the four that contained photographs and videos of the girl.

Israeli rabbi arrested for repeat rape

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An Israeli rabbi has been charged with repeated sexual assault on students in a girls’ school in a city north of Tel Aviv where he used to work as principal.

Rabbi Yigal Krispel, 47, was arrested last week after two former students at a school for Haredi (Orthodox Jewish) girls filed complaints against him saying he had sexually assaulted them.

The Kfar Saba Magistrate’s Court has extended the remand of the Netanya rabbi, who has also been accused of raping a young teacher.

Russian girl assaulted by MLA’s son

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The son of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Uttar Pradesh has been accused of assaulting and threatening his Russian female friend in her south Delhi house and escaping with her passport, cellphone and debit card.

Vivek Singh, son of BSP legislator Chandraveer Singh, was in an inebriated state when the incident took place on Wednesday morning in the 24-year-old victim’s home in Mehrauli, police said. The woman hails from Moscow and works as an intern with an architect in Gurgaon.

Tahir Quadri’s Gujarat remarks spark row

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Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri’s reported remarks advising Muslims to forget the Gujarat riots have sparked a row with some Muslim organisations opposing his ongoing visit to Hyderabad.

Police have stepped up security for Qadri, who arrived here Tuesday on a five-day trip amid criticism from Jamiat-ul-Ulema and others for his remarks during a visit to Gujarat last week.

The controversial Pakistani scholar, while addressing a meeting at Vadodara in Gujarat Feb 25, reportedly advised Indian Muslims to forget the post-Godhra carnage and move on.

J&K is a Muslim minority or majority state,” ask Ashok Khajuria

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The BJP on Thursday questioned the state government over the status of Jammu and Kashmir and inquired whether it was a Muslim majority or minority state.

“What is the status of J&K? I want to ask the state government whether J&K is a Muslim minority or majority state,” BJP Legislator Ashok Khajuria asked Social Welfare Minister Sakina during the question hour in Legislative Assembly today.

Geelani gave recommendation for LeT militant

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Pro-Pakistan hardliner Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani had given a recommendation letter to Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Athesham Malik, arrested by the Delhi Police, for getting a Pakistani Visa.

Official sources said a copy of the recommendation letter given by Geelani was found in the papers seized from 24-year old Malik.

The sources said recoveries made from Athesham, who had undergone a training in Pakistan in December, 2011, were material for fabrication of IED, including wires, flash powder used in crackers and sulphuric acid.

Gayle remains in exile for Aussies visit

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Former captain Chris Gayle was again overlooked by the West Indies when a 30-man training squad for the forthcoming one-day and Twenty20 series against Australia was announced on Thursday.

Gayle hasn’t played for the West Indies since last year’s World Cup and has been involved in a long-running dispute with the West Indies board.

The WICB said that 17 contracted players, along with 13 others who are under consideration for selection, will participate in a two-week training camp in Barbados from March 1 to 12.

The first one-dayer takes place at St Vincent on March 16.

Poonam Pandey tops Google’s Hot search list

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Model Poonam Pandey, who was recently in news for her new topless picture, has become the most searched celebrity in Google in India. The website has indexed her name on top of the list of hot searches. The Kingfisher Calender girl is all thrilled to know about it and she has thanked her fans for the success.

Today Poonam Pandey took to her Twitter account to share her excitement with her fans. The model wrote, “Google.co.in/trends/ India is Searching me :)” Poonam further tweeted, “TweetHearts!! Thanx for Loving so Much muuuuuwhhhaaaa! i alwayz love to be top on Trend …”

Veena Malik set to romance Ashmit Patel again

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After Kareena Kapoor’s Heroine now its the time for the Super Model to show her ‘jalwa’, and she is none other than Veena Malik. After her much hyped relationship with Ashmit Patel in a reality show, she will be seen romancing Ashmit Patel again, this time on the silver screen! And to top it all, the film is titled Super Model.

RGV happy to lose out Sunny Leone

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Ram Gopal Varma, who tried his best to rope in porn star Sunny Leone for an item number in upcoming film Department, is happy for losing out the Bigg Boss 5 contestant. The filmmaker claims that he found a better replacement in model Nathalia Kaur.

On his twitter account, Ram Gopal Varma confirmed that he wanted Sunny Leone to do the item number but it did not happen. He wrote, “We were tryng fr Sunny Leone bt by God’s grace it dint wrk out or else v wud hv lost out on smone as divine as Nathalia Kaur nd I thank God for that.”

2 students drown in reservoir

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Two students of tenth standard drowned when they were swimming in a reservoir at Karvetinagar mandal, about 50 kMs from here today. Police here said the tragedy occurred when nearly 35 students, including girls from a private school in Tirupati, went to the Ammapalli reservoir located at Krishnapuram village for a picnic. The two bodies – Chandu and Kamala – were fished out and sent to Puttur government hospital for post-mortem, police added. UNI