IPL’s sleazy side: Drinks, fashion shows, late night parties
The fifth edition of the Indian Premier league ( IPL) has seen some fascinating contests on the field of play.
Month: May 2012
Ban ki-Moon urges Myanmar rebels to join peace process
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Myanmarese rebels to end violence and join a government-led peace process.
About 50,000 have been displaced in the violence in Kachin state since June 2011 after the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) ended a 16-year truce with the government.
The decades-old conflict has created a major humanitarian crisis, as people continue to flee from their homes to avoid the violence. The group is fighting for an independent homeland.
No compromise on law and order in UP, asserts Akhilesh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday asked policemen to pull up their socks and warned them that his government wanted a peaceful state with a spruced-up law and order scenario.
Addressing senior police officials from all over the state at the Tilak Hall Secretariat, Yadav said his government will not compromise on law and order in the state.
G8 summit opens in US
The summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations opened on Friday in Maryland, US.
The two-day summit groups together leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the US. The event will discuss issues, including the eurozone crisis, Iran nuclear standoff, Syria, global energy and food security, among others.
However, despite its wide-ranging agenda, many analysts expected no major outcomes from the gathering, Xinhua reported.
MPs unite against IPL ‘Tamasha’
Demanding that the Indian Premier League (IPL) be “closed”, Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad Friday said he would go on a fast against the sporting event after the slew of controversies.
First the allegations of spot-fixing, then a scuffle involving Shah Rukh Khan and now the accusation of molestation levelled against Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach, the IPL is increasingly facing flak over the way the tournament is conducted – naysayers call it a ‘party’ that has nothing to do with sports .
Rajya Sabha clears copyright bill, B-Town hails Javed Akhtar
With the Rajya Sabha passing an amendment to improve the rights of composers and writers, B-Town biggies Sonu Niigaam, Kailash Kher, Shabana Azmi and Rohit Roy have hailed veteran writer Javed Akhtar for his efforts in getting the measure through.
Akhtar has been pushing for an amendment in the copyright laws to give music directors and lyricists a share of the profits earned on their work. The amendment to the copyright act was passed by the Rajya Sabha Thursday and will now go to the Lok Sabha.
Akhtar’s wife Shabana was ecstatic.
US has plan to attack Iran over nuclear threat
The US has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington’s envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a round of nuclear talks with Tehran.
Dan Shapiro told the Israel Bar Association the US hopes it will not have to resort to military force. “But that doesn’t mean that option is not fully available,” he said. “The necessary planning has been done to ensure that it’s ready.”
Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, such as energy production. The US and Israel suspect Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
UN nuclear talks resume
The UN nuclear agency chief will visit Tehran tomorrow to sign a deal allowing his organisation to resume probing Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Diplomats said the visit by Yukiya Amano would allow both sides to agree an accord outlining access to sites, information and officials it seeks for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s investigation.
Urdu University offers free coaching for Civil Services Mains
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Civil Services Examination Coaching Academy for Minorities and Women, offers Free Coaching of Civil Services Mains 2012. According to professor and director academy, candidates who have appeared in Prelims CSE 2012, are eligible to apply.
Coaching will commence from June 5. Stipend of Rs. 2000/- per month will be given to deserving students on the basis of merit cum means. Separate hostel facility is available for boys and girls as per the seat position.
Walking the red carpet at Cannes a treat: Freida Pinto
Actor Freida Pinto, who has just been chosen the most beautiful woman by India’s People magazine, says that she is not averse to the idea of working in a Bollywood film and is just waiting for a good script.
Freida, who is at 65th Cannes Film Festival to represent cosmetic giant L’Oreal, spoke to CNN-IBN about walking on the red carpet, her movies selection and her Bollywood dreams.
Naxals are fighters, not terrorists: Om Puri
Om Puri lauds naxals, calls them fighters Pachmarhi: Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, who drew flak for his controversial comments against parliamentarians, landed himself in another row by calling naxals “fighters not terrorists”.
The 61-year-old actor who is here to shoot for Prakash Jha`s ‘Chakravyuh’, said naxalites were fighters who did not trouble the common man.
Puri said that naxalites kidnapped Sukma district collector, Alex Paul Menon, because he supported the social system against which they are fighting.
Jamiat-ul-Ulama calls for Muslim reservations, protection of Waqf properties
Jamiatul Ulama-e-Hind Andhra Pradesh submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, regarding minority issues, demanding reservations to Muslims in education and government jobs, implementation on the recommendations of Sachar committee and Justice Ranganath Misra commission. The memorandum also stated that terrorism is a heinous crime and no religion permits it.
19-yr-old created fake Facebook profile of Mumbai top cop
Sleuths of the city’s cyber cell have arrested a 19-year-old student from Delhi for creating a fake Facebook profile of Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar.
Identified as Anubhav Bipinkumar Yadav, the accused hails from Dhanao in Uttar Pradesh. The police said Yadav was pursuing his Bachelor of Business Administration.
During the investigation, it was also learnt that Yadav had earlier created a community called ‘Save Girls-Safe Nation’, and another account calling himself ‘Madam’ to promote the initiative.
Father hacks two kids to death
A 40-year-old mentally-ill man on Friday hacked his two children to death and critically injured the other two before shooting himself in Bhimnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, around 275 km from here.
Police said the assailant had a “psychiatric record”.
Restore unity, Rahul tells Chhattisgarh Congress
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday threatened to enforce discipline if the party’s top leaders of the party in Chhattisgarh did not come together immediately.
Addressing Youth Congress activists and later members of the National Students Union of India, Gandhi dropped a clear hint that youths would be given prominence in the next elections in the state.
The Congress, he said, would not allow Chhattisgarh to go the way of Uttar Pradesh where the Congress was routed this year mainly due to factionalism and a weak party structure.
16 pilgrims killed as bus collides with truck
At least 16 persons were reported to have been killed on Friday night when a bus carrying pilgrims to Ajmer collided with a truck and burst into flames at Kotwali Dehat police station of the Bahraich district.
The bus collided head-on with the truck on Gonda-Bahraich road near Chilwaria village and caught fire at around 22:30 hours.
District Magistrate Kinjal said eight bodies have been recovered from inside the bus and 44 injured people were taken to nearby hospital.
BJP Members obstruct VH’S speech on ‘T’ in Rajya Sabha
BJP members on Friday obstructed speech of senior Congress member V Hanumanta Rao when he sought to explain the plight of Telangana people in the Rajya Sabha.
Congress woman climbs tower alleging thrashing by MLA
A woman worker of the Congress has climbed a mobile tower in the district Collectorate and created tension for over two hours on Friday morning.
Police turned jittery when she refused to come down until they promised action against the ruling party’s MLA.
Mecca Masjid Blast Anniversary passes off Peacefully
Amid tight security, the fifth anniversary of the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here passed without any untoward incident Friday.
The Friday prayers at the 17th century mosque near the landmafrk Charminar and in other mosques across the city passed off peacefully, officials said.
Police had made elaborate security arrangements around Mecca Masjid and at other places of worship in the communally-sensitive old city. Units of paramilitary Rapid Action Force, City Armed Reserve and Andhra Pradesh Special Police were deployed.
Shia groups clash in Lucknow
Two groups of the Shia community fought pitched battles outside Lucknow’s famous Bada Imambara, exchanged blows and set on fire a vehicle Friday.
The violence broke out after the weekly Friday prayers when a group of supporters of Waseem Rizvi, the president of the Shia Waqf Board, made some snide comments against Shia cleric and member of the All-India Mulsim Personal law Board Kalbe Jawwad.
This ignited sentiments and Jawwad’s supporters starting pelting stones and attacked Rizvi’s vehicle.
Photo ID card/ voter’s slip a must for voting in AP
The Election Commission (EC) would insist on voters compulsorily carrying their photo identity card or the voter’s slip henceforth in Andhra Pradesh.
The EC earlier used to allow several other cards like PAN Card as an identity card for the voters to cast their vote. However, now that practice has been stopped as the state has achieved 100 per cent photo identity card distribution, Election Commissioner H S Brahma told reporters in Hyderabad today.
Nothing will happen if Jagan arrested
Ridiculing the YSR Congress party leaders for threatening that consequences will be severe if the CBI takes Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy into custody, PCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana has said that it would be no wrong if Jagan was arrested as he was facing several criminal charges.
PM calls all-party meet May 23 over job quota
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting on May 23 to discuss the issue of quota in promotions to government servants belonging to the reserved category with a view to evolve a consensus after the matter evoked a positive response in Parliament.
Sources said the all-party meeting will be held at the Prime Minister’s residence on Wednesday morning to explore the possibilities of bringing a legislation to establish a quota in promotions to all government servants from the SC, ST and OBC categories.
Notorious Rowdy Nayeem lynched
A notorious rowdy-sheet of Old city, Nayeem alias Maruti Nayeem, was murdered on Thursday night. According to the information, Nayeem was chased and lynched by his opponents with boulders in the NRD Colony in Yakutpura last night.
Nayeem was principal accused in 13 murder cases. Besides, hundreds of cases were registered against him under Cyberabad and Hyderabad police commissionerates. As the deceased had lifted a large number of Maruti cars, he was nicknamed as Maruti Nayeem.
G8 summit opens in US
The summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations opened Friday in Maryland, US.
The two-day summit groups together leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the US. The event will discuss issues, including the eurozone crisis, Iran nuclear standoff, Syria, global energy and food security, among others.
However, despite its wide-ranging agenda, many analysts expected no major outcomes from the gathering, Xinhua reported.