The enormity of her achievement has gradually started sinking in but for Saina Nehwal, who is ‘jumping with joy inside’, it still feels like a dream that she stood on podium, receiving an Olympic medal.
The Indian badminton queen, as she is known now in media, returned home to a rousing reception, following her historic feat in London Olympics, where she won a bronze.
To avert military confrontations on high seas, India and Pakistan are discussing the establishment of a mechanism of direct contact between the navies of the two countries.
The mechanism could involve a communication system like hotline between senior officers of the two navies akin to that between the armies.
“These are issues we are discussing and certainly with respect to Pakistan, it forms part of the discussion between the two foreign ministries which is the protocol to prevent incidents at sea,” Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters here.
Despite sharing cold vibes with Salman Khan, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan finds his (Salman’s) pairing with Katrina Kaif “wonderful”.
“I don’t know about the chemistry. But they make a wonderful pair.
They have done films together and I wish them luck,” Shahrukh said when asked about the chemistry of Salman and Katrina in their soon-to-be-released film ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. “It is very nice…they have done movies together in the past.
I think chemistry is a too deeper word that was created by media. Even Kajol and I had issues with (the word) chemistry.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday urged the US to pay compensation to Sikhs killed by a gunman in a gurdwara in Winconsin.
“The injured (should) be provided best medical facilities and compensation (should be paid) to the kith and kin of the killed,” BJP leader Vijay Jolly said in a communication to US envoy Nancy Powell.
Jolly, convenor of the BJP’s overseas affairs, demanded “adequate security” for all gurdwaras and Hindu temples in the US.
IndiGo, India’s premier airline launched its new daily flight on the Dubai-Hyderabad sector today, with an Airbus-320 aircraft. The new Dubai-Hyderabad flight will be IndiGo Airlines’ first international service to Hyderabad, and its first service from Dubai to Southern India.
The first flight landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) from Dubai at 11.05 hrs today and received a traditional water canon salute welcome at the airport in the presence of RGIA and IndiGo Airlines officials.
Delhi Police Tuesday moved the high court seeking direction to legislator Shoaib Iqbal to remove the structure built by him in Subhash Park, near the Jama Masjid, where the ruins of a 17th century mosque were unearthed.
Showing its helplessness to provide force to the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi to remove the structure, as directed by the court, police said it is the month of Ramzan and if their application is not allowed, it might result in disturbance of peace.
Rajesh Khanna’s classic movies “Aradhana” and “Haathi Mere Saathi” emerged as the late superstar’s most popular films among online users during the month of July, when he breathed his last.
Rajesh Khanna died July 18 after battling health problems.
Last month when the news of Rajesh Khanna’s poor health came out, internet buffs tuned in to his movies and “Aradhana”, which paved the actor’s stardom, topped the list of most viewed movie, followed by strong fan-following of “Haathi Mere Saathi”, which was one of the biggest hits of 1971, according to web video service iStream.com.
Director-turned-actress Farah Khan has revealed that her mother-in-law is a bit upset ever since she saw Boman Irani in a towel during the shoot of “Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi”.
“Shirish (Kunder), as usual, has not reacted at all. He has this deadpan reaction. But my mother-in-law was very excited that I was acting in a film. So she came to watch the shoot one day but unfortunately that day Boman was shooting the semi-nude scene,” the 47-year-old said here Monday in an interview.
The condition of Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital here for liver-related ailment, is “critical,” hospital sources said today.
“His condition is critical. He is in the ICU. Doctors are attending on him,” said an official in the Global Hospital at suburban Perumbakkam, where he was admitted after being brought to the city in an air ambulance yesterday.
The 67-year-old two-time Maharashtra Chief Minister is under the care of noted liver transplant surgeon Dr Mohamed Rela at the hospital.
Illicit liquor has claimed 11 lives in a village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, police said Tuesday.
The victims belonged to Johal Nangal village near Batala town, 250 km from here.
At least 15 others who had also consumed the liquor Monday night were admitted to a Batala hospital in serious condition.
Residents of the affected village staged a protest, denouncing the administration for not taking any steps to control the illegal manufacture of liquor.
Fiza Mohammed aka Anuradha Bali, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house, was Tuesday cremated as per Hindu rites by her relatives.
Fiza had married former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan but was later divorced. She was found dead Monday in Sector 48 of Mohali near here.
Earlier, doctors at a government hospital at Mohali conducted post-mortem of her highly decomposed body and said there were no signs of any external injury.
“Her viscera has been sent for examination to know the exact cause of her death,” a doctor said in Mohali, 10 km from here.
Former civil aviation secretary Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi was Tuesday appointed an election commissioner by President Pranab Mukherjee.
“The president has appointed Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi as the election commissioner with effect from the date he assumes the office,” a statement issued here said.
Zaidi, a 1976 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh Cadre, retired as the civil aviation secretary July 31. He will be India’s election commissioner till 2017.
Research and ratings agency Crisil Tuesday cut India’s economic growth forecast to 5.5 percent for the 2012-13 financial year from its earlier estimate of 6.5 percent, citing deficient monsoon and worsening Eurozone crisis.
It also raised India’s core inflation forecast to 8 percent for this fiscal from 7 percent announced earlier.
“The downward revision in India’s growth forecast factors in the adverse impact of rainfall deficiency (an expected deficiency of 15 percent for June-September 2012) and worsening of the Eurozone growth outlook,” Crisil said in a report.
At least 13 people were killed and three others remained missing in floods and landslides caused by heavy rainstrom in China’s central Hubei Province.
The rainstorm triggered by Typhoon Saola has also left 725 people injured and destroyed thousands of households while many were forced from their homes. Floods and landslides triggered by maximum precipitation surpassing 400 mm has affected 120,000 households and caused direct economic loss of USD 124 million, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Lingerie outlets and other shops selling women’s accessories in Saudi Arabia have been instructed to ensure they are fully staffed by women and have no male employees on their rosters.
The directive, that has come with a mid-August deadline, stems from a new legislation, that bars men from manning such shops.
Any store found employing male workers beyond that date, likely either August 18-19, will be closed down, local media quoted Labour Ministry Undersecretary Fahd Al-Takhayyufi as saying.
Nilofer Farhat Begum Sahiba was one of the last princesses of the Ottoman Empire. She was married to the second son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad in India. Several years passed after the marriage, but still Nilofer did not conceive a child. She found that there were no specialist doctors in Hyderabad whom she could consult. She had to travel to Europe to consult doctors, which she did. During this time, one of her maids died in Hyderabad during childbirth, again as a result of the lack of medical facilities.
The monsoon session of Parliament opening on Wednesday promises to kick up a lot of heat and dust as the Opposition parties are planning to raise issues like communal violence in Assam, rising prices, economy and drought.
Seeking to corner the government, the BJP has announced plans to raise on the very first day the issue of Assam clashes which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the a blot on the nation.
The Assam issue could generate a lot of heat as the Congress and the Opposition are expected to indulge in charges and counter charges.
The autopsy report of Fiza aka Anuradha Bali, the ex-wife of former Haryana chief minister Chander Mohan Bali, has indicated no injury marks on her body, and adds that the cause of her death is unclear.
The report, that came out on Tuesday, says that the viscera has been sent for chemical examination.
Fiza’s dead body was found on Monday at her Chandigarh residence by one of her uncles, Satpal, who had gone to visit her.
The Mohali Police is probing the cause of her death, and are not calling it a suicide yet.
With brisk polling underway on Tuesday, the incumbent Hamid Ansari is all set to be re-elected as vice president for a 2nd term who enjoys support by Left parties and UPA allies like SP and BSP. 75-year-old Ansari appears to beat NDA nominee Jaswant Singh. By 1.00 pm 600 electors out of 787 MPs had already cast their vote.
BJD, TDP and RSP refrained from voting while Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is ill and admitted to a Chennai hospital. Hamid Ansari a former minister of external affairs and finance, also enjoys the support of NDA and AIADMK.
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A day after the tragic shooting incident at a Gurdwara, a mosque in the US was burned to the ground for the second time in little more than a month in a suspected arson attack.
The FBI said the Islamic Centre of Joplin in Missouri was gutted down to the ground yesterday. The center was vacant at the time of the fire and no individuals sustained any injuries.
Posters put by an outfit in the Jharkhand capital have threatened acid attacks on girls and women who wear jeans or do not wear a dupatta. The police said it could be a case of mischief.
The handwritten posters, put up by Jharkhand Mukti Sangh at several points in the city, including St. Xavier’s College and Albert Ekka roundabout, read: “From 20/8/2012 (Aug 20), jeans have been banned for girls. Any girl will be found wearing jeans and moving without dupatta will be attacked with acid.”
A Maoist, allegedly involved in obstructing security forces in launching a search for BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka after his abduction in March, was arrested in Odisha’s Koraput district, police said on Tuesday.
Bhima Huija was involved in road blockades in Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon blocks when the tribal MLA from Laxmipur was abducted, they said.
Huija, who also led the extremists in Maudivalsa panchayat, was in the wanted list of police for a long time, Koraput SP Awinash Kumar said.
The A.P. State Minorities Finance Corporation, Rangareddy district held a pre-counseling-cum-interview for selection under Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu Minorities submission, on Monday, August 6, at Madina Education Centre, Nampally.
Mr. Mohammed Ahmedullah Minority Welfare Minister, Mr. Farooq Husain MLC, M Dana Kishore IAS govt. of AP, Dr. Ilyas Razvi IFS were also present.
Nearly 300 unemployed youth participated in the 1st pre-counseling-cum-interview for selection programme.
Osmania University College for Women, Kothi, Sultan Bazaar is starting a course in spoken English for ladies. The minimum qualification for admission into this two-month course is a pass in SSC examination. Classes will be held for 80 hours in a span of two months from Monday through Friday from 11 am to 1 pm. The course starts on 10th August. Course materials will be provided to the students. The students can avail of the facility of Language Laboratory.
Ingredients:
1 kg mutton, boneless
2 pyaj
oil (tel) for frying
6 green chilies finely cut
2 1/2 tblsp besan roasted
salt (namak) to taste
1 egg
1 tsp red chili powder
2 inch piece ginger (adrak) finely cut
for the curry
2 tsps. coriander leaves (dhania patta)
1 tsp haldi powder
3 pyaj
1 tsp garam masala
3-5 garlic (lasan)
1 cup. tomatoes, boiled & skinned
salt (namak) to taste
1 1/2″ ginger (adrak)
1 tsp red chili powder
How to make kofta curry:
To make the koftas, grind the meat with all the other ingredients.
Make small balls with this mixture.