Month: March 2012

More than 1 million Saudis on unemployment benefit

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More than 1 million Saudi Arabians are now receiving unemployment benefit, the labour ministry said today, underlining a source of potential discontent that the rulers of the world’s top oil exporter are keen to contain.
The ‘Hafiz’ programme, which pays unemployed Saudis 2,000 riyals ($533) a month for up to one year, was
announced by King Abdullah during the Arab uprisings last spring and introduced in late 2011.
‘The number of beneficiaries this month rose by 40 percent from last month and by 170 percent from December

5 LET militants killed in Kashmir encounter

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Five militants of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed today in two different encounters in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir.
The encounters took place at a time when Armny Chief General V K Singh was in the valley. A defence ministry spokesman, Lt Colonel J S Brar said based on a specific information about the presence of militants at village Laribal and nearby Rajwar forests at Handwara, troops of 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint operation at 1000 hrs.

Govt assists Haj pilgrims in coordination with Haj Committee

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Government assists the Haj pilgrims in coordination with the Haj Committee of India through provision of accomodation and other logistical support at Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah,the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said in a written reply that the Government also helps the pilgrims by deputation of Doctors and paramedics, coordinators, Assistant Haj Officers, Haj Assistants and Khadim-Ul-Hujjal to assist Hajis during Haj, setting up Hospitals, dispensaries and ambulances and supply of

Big upset as Livni ousted as Israel centrist leaderw

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Former defence chief Shaul Mofaz has unseated former diplomat Tsipi Livni as head of Kadima, Israel’s largest opposition party, results of aleadership vote showed today.
A final count gave Mofaz 61.7 per cent of the vote,while former foreign minister Livni polled 37.2 per cent,
in a stunning defeat seen as punishment for a recent popularity nosedive that threatened to derail the party.
‘I called Shaul Mofaz and wished him good luck. These are the results,’ Livni, flashing a flustered smile, said

Pakistani stocks end at four-year high; rupee firms

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Pakistani stocks climbed 0.9 percent to close at a four-year high on Wednesday, led by banking and cement shares on hopes of healthy earnings,dealers said.
The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-share index ended 125.68 points higher at 13,575.41 points, its highest close since May 2008. Volume rose to 450 million shares, compared with the 166 million shares traded on Tuesday.
‘National Bank of Pakistan once again closed at its upper limit as investors hoped that 2012’s earnings will

Akhilesh declare 4.83 crores ,first UP CM to declare assets

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has become the first CM of the state to his assets. The details of his property were made public at the official website of the state government, the first of its kind endeavour
by any CM in UP.
In his assets details, Mr Yadav has shown his wealth at Rs 4.83 crore with total liabilities of Rs 15.90 lakh.
Out of his total wealth of Rs 4,83,11,601, he has immovable property worth Rs 98,84,069 which included agriculture land worth Rs 17,53,997 in his native Etawah district and share in house and
plots in Lucknow.

Dalit cycle rally against suspension of opposition leader

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Several dalit youths today took out a cycle rally from Bhavnagar to protest suspension of Leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil for the entire budget session. According to Gujarat Congress spokesperson Dr Manish Doshi,
the cycle rally will reach the state capital tomorrow and the dalit activists will submit a memorandum to Governor Dr Kamala Beniwal and Assembly Speaker Ganpat Vasava, condemning the suspension of Mr Gohil.
Mr Gohil was suspended for the rest of the budget session from the assembly, a few weeks ago, for refusing

Govt sets time limit for issue of certificates

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Andhra Pradesh Minister for Revenue N.Raghuveera Reddy today informed in the State Assembly the government has fixed time limit of 30 days for issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates.
He said during question hour that the government also proposed to fix a time limit of seven days for issuance of Income and Residence Certificates.
He denied that students were put to great inconvenience in getting admissions to colleges due to abnormal delay in issuance of caste, income and residential certificates.

2 woman members fight over porngate issue in K’taka Council

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Opposition leader in Karnataka Legislative Council Motamma and ruling BJP member S R Leela were involved in a spat over the porn MMS issue which cost three ministers their posts.
Lakshman Savadi, C C Patil and Krishna Palemar had to quittheir Minister post after they were caught watching porn film in the Assembly when Session was on early this year.
During discussion on State Budget for 2012-13 Ms Motamma referred to the porn watching incident, and demanded a

Hanging of Beant Singh assassin Balwant stayed by centre

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The hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh was on Wednesday stayed by the Centre following a mercy petition Sources in the government said that the hanging which was scheduled to be carried out on March 31 has been stayed following a petition filed by SGPC the Sikh religious body.

The sources said the decision to keep the hanging in abeyance was taken since a petition was filed in line with the guidelines followed in such cases.

Dropping terror charges against Ghandy hailed

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Maoist sympathisers and activists Wednesday hailed a Delhi court decision to drop terror charges against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy and demanded the release of all political prisoners.

“The decision is a slap on the face of the administration which has been running a malicious campaign against people like Ghandy,” People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) general secretary Gautam Navlakha said.

He also demanded the repeal of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, calling it draconian.

Did US spy war cost 9/11 warning?

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The US may have missed opportunities to prevent 9/11 due to a turf war between the CIA and the FBI, a British parliamentarian has claimed.

Tory MP David Davis claimed the rival US agencies spent over 12 months arguing about who should tap Afghanistan’s phone system. As a result, nothing was in place to monitor calls before terror attacks killed nearly 3,000 people Sep 11, 2001, the Sun reported Wednesday.

“The FBI and CIA spent more than a year fighting over who should be in charge,” he said.

Davis made the claims under parliamentary privilege in the Commons.

Woman,47, jailed for sex with teenager

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A 47-year-old woman in Britain has been jailed for 18 months for having sex with a teenager in her offroader.

Susan Millman admitted in court about having intercourse twice with the underaged boy – once after he sneaked out of his bedroom window, the Sun reported.

The married woman also admitted having flashed her chest to other boys and offered sex via a webcam.

Dirty Picture: Who will play Silk in Telugu remake?

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Ever since The Dirty Picture became a hit, there has been buzz about a South Indian remake. While there has been constant talk about South actress Nikita Thukral playing the lead in the south Indian version, the production house behind the Bollywood hit denies the buzz.

Swati Shetty, vice president of The Dirty Picture’s production house, states, “After Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture, we’d rather have a known and established name for the remake, instead of a newcomer or not-so-well-known name.”

Suspected IM terrorist arrested in Delhi

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A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, arrested yesterday with one kg of explosives and a detonator, in police custody for seven days.

Assadullah Rehman alias Dilkash (20), arrested from North-East Delhi, was produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav, who sent him to police custody till April 4.

The court directed the police to maintain a record of officials, who interrogate Dilkash and also asked them to wear a clear name tag to let the accused identify them.

100s of Afghan girls in jail for ‘moral crimes’

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More than 400 women and teenage girls are currently languishing in jails across Afghanistan for “moral crimes”, a new research has claimed.

The research by Human Rights Watch found female inmates are being held for “immorality”, including running away from home to escape beatings or forced marriage or violent husbands and parents in-law, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported.

Congress High Command warns anti-CM leaders

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AICC secretary and in charge of AP affairs K B Krishna Murthy on Wednesday warned of serious disciplinary action against the leaders who make comments against Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Congress High Command.

TRS opposes Rayala-Telangnana:KTR

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TRS MLA K Taraka Rama Rao on Wednesday said that the Telangana people were opposed to the Rayala-Telangana proposed by former minister J C Diwakar Reddy.

Talking to media persons, KTR said that the people of the region would never agree for establishing Rayala-Telangana as it was meaningless. He said that the Telangana people would agree only for a Telangana State with Hyderabad as its capital.

However, he admitted that the TRS might consider this proposal if the Centre comes out with it as an alternative.

–Agencies

Congress never promised Telangana: Gade Venkat Reddy

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Former minister Gade Venkata Reddy on Wednesday said that the Congress party never promised that it would give Telangana State in its manifesto anytime.

Talking to media persons at assembly premises, Gade Venkata Reddy said that the Seemandhra leaders have opposed to the bifurcation of State and they want the state to remain united for making rapid strides on the development in all sectors. Stating that the Congress High Command has to take a decision on Telangana state, he said that the Seemandhra leaders have already made their stand clear.

Nagam predicts mid-term assembly elections

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Independent MLA from Nagarkurnool Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Wednesday predicted that the State would witness mid-term elections if the government fails to resolve the Telangana State issue.

Talking to media persons at Assembly Media Point, Nagam Janardhan Reddy said that the fall of government would be imminent if it fails to take up a discussion on suicides in the Telangana region. Though the Telangana problem was serious in nature and about 850 students ended their lives for the cause of statehood, the government failed to respond and did not move a resolution in the Assembly, he said.

Aamir scared of Vidya Balan

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Whether people are scared of dubbing of hit films or not Aamir Khan seems to be certainly scared of Vidya Balan.

Kolavari De has created a sensation and the film 3 is slated for release this week. A couple of films, not involving the biggies, are also lined up for release on the same day.

A message is being sent that dubbing films cannot scare straight films, point well taken. All rules are regulations are meant only for small budget films and small timers. For biggies everything is exempted or in some cases every rule is strictly applied.

A Donkey kicked sardar

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A donkey kicked sardar & ran away, sardar ran to catch the donkey.

Zebra

He saw a zebra and started beating it and said, ‘Sala tracksuit pahan ke dhoka de raha hai’.

Teacher asked to a student

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Teacher asked to a student,”Rony if 2 & 2 makes four how is 4 & 4 ?”

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Student replied, “This is not fair teacher, you always do the easy ones and leave the hard ones for me.”

Spicing food with chilies could boost heart health

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Latest scientific evidence has revealed that chili peppers are a heart-healthy food with potential to protect against the No. 1 cause of death in the developed world.

The study focused on capsaicin and its fiery-hot relatives, a piquant family of substances termed “capsaicinoids.”

The stuff that gives cayennes, jalapenos, habaneros and other chili peppers their heat, capsaicin already has an established role in medicine in rub-on-the-skin creams to treat arthritis and certain forms of pain.

Green coffee beans can help lose weight

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Scientists have found new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time.

Researcher Joe Vinson, who is with the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, and colleagues described how a group of overweight or obese people who consumed a fraction of an ounce of ground green coffee beans each day lost about 10 percent of their body weight.