Month: September 2012

`Chain smoking triples the risk of brain haemorrhage`

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Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day almost triples the chances of suffering a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage, a new study has warned.

The study found that quitting reduces the danger but heavy smokers who give up tobacco are still twice as much at risk as people who have never smoked.

Korean researchers investigated 426 cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) between 2002 and 2004, the `Daily Mail` reported.

Patients were compared with a group of 426 people and matched for age and sex who had never experienced a brain bleed.

Big B gets conscious when wife Jaya on the sets

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who will be seen with his wife Jaya Bachchan in Bhojpuri film `Ganga Devi`, says there is lot of restriction when your wife is on the sets and he gets conscious in her presence.

“When your wife is on the sets with you, then your behaviour also changes, there are lots of restrictions, there is always a discipline on the sets or else when you go back home, the situation goes out of control,” a laughing Amitabh told reporters during the music launch of the film here Friday.

“I hope you all will promote `Ganga Devi` and the audience likes it,” he added.

Nadiadwala replaces Kunder as ‘Kick’ director

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Just a day after the release of his latest film “Joker”, Shirish Kunder announced Saturday that he is no longer on board as the director of Salman Khan-starrer “Kick”. The movie’s producer Sajid Nadiadwala will step behind the camera for it now.

“Sajid Nadiadwala will be directing ‘Kick’. He had originally envisioned the project and I feel he is the best person to bring it to life,” tweeted Kunder.

“Kick” is the Hindi remake of a 2009 Telugu film of the same name.

Aamir Khan brings smile to Jalpari director

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Aamir Khan surely goes out of his way for causes that are close to his heart. The actor, busy with a shooting schedule in Chicago, made time to write to `Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid` director Nila Madhab Panda, expressing his desire to watch the movie on female foeticide.

As a subject, female foeticide is very sensitive for Aamir, who dealt with it in all its seriousness on his debut TV show Satyamev Jayate.

Ranbir mum on film with Zoya Akhtar

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor refused to confirm reports that he will be seen opposite Kareena Kapoor in Zoya Akhtar`s next film.

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“Nothing has been confirmed as of now. We are very close friends so we keep talking, but nothing is confirmed,” he told reporters at a promotional event of his upcoming film, “Barfi”.

The actor also said that he would love to direct and produce a film under the RK Films banner, but doesn`t have the time at the moment.

Kajol has always been lucky for me: Karan Johar

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Kajol is a must have for filmmaker Karan Johar in all his films because he feels his close friend is lucky for him. No wonder the actress features in a cameo in the song “Disco deewane” in Johar’s forthcoming film “Student of The Year” (SOTY).

“Kajol is in the disco song and she has danced with the boys (Siddharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan). Kajol’s presence is very important for me. She has been there in every film of mine and she has always been lucky,” the 40-year-old said here.

Girl committed suicide after being sexually abused

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(Siasat News)The death case of an SSC student two weeks back took a serious turn after forensic reports confirmed that the girl had been sexually assaulted before death.

Police initially suspected Kanakaraju to be the culprit since the girl received the last call from his cell hone but he committed suicide two days after appearing before the police by jumping into the local tank.

The case got a new turn when forensic report claim that the girl was sexually abused just few hours before her suicide.

Review: ‘Joker’ is dumb and disappointing

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Owing to the technical challenges, the concept of weaving a story along aliens and UFOs has always been tricky for Indian filmmakers, but I would like to applaud Shirish Kunder just for the fact that he dared to make a film around extra-terrestrials, even though the success of the venture looks very bleak.

Crime In Hyderabad (1.9.2012)

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Defence employee found murdered

(Siasat News): A defence employee was found murdered at Hafeezpet on Friday.

Police said that the deceased was identified as Shaik Nagur, 55, MES, Ministry of Defence, Hakimpet from the ID card on the body that was found in an open place near Gopal Rao Nagar Housing society in Hafeezpet.


3 cops suspended

(Siasat News): The police department suspended three officials after a departmental inquiry.

Aarushi Trial: What happened in the flat?

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The security guard at the NOIDA residential complex where the Aarushi-Hemraj murders took place in 2008, testified before the trial court in Ghaziabad on Friday. Virendra Singh had been on duty on the night of the murders at the main gate of the complex, and came to the Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s flat early next morning. From him, the court heard the following:

Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets

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Australia lost the second One Day International (ODI) against Pakistan by seven wickets at Sheikh Zayed Stadium here.

After winning the toss and batting first, Australia made 248/9 with Mike Hussey top-scoring with 61. George Bailey contributed with a handy 39 and skipper Michael Clarke made 37 Friday.

In reply, Pakistan eased to 249 in 43.4 overs losing only three wickets as Australian bowlers struggled to contain Nasir Jamshed (97) and Azhar Ali (59 not out) who batted beautifully.

Australia’s bowlers fought to control a damp ball with heavy dew around the ground.

Four women kidnapped from rescue home in Hyderabad

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Unidentified men attacked a rescue home and kidnapped four trafficked women at Ramanthapur area here early Saturday, police said.

A group of eight men barged into ‘Ujjawala’ rescue home after breaking open the doors and took away four women after beating up the inmates and damaging the furniture.

The other inmates of the rescue home, run by the state government with the support of an NGO, told police that two of the women were from Kolkata, one Bangladeshi and another from Mumbai.

Three held for trying to kidnap a girl on University of Hyderabad campus

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(Siasat News)The Cyberabad Police on Friday arrested three, who tried to kidnap an M.Tech student on the campus of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Thursday night.

The victim was returning to the hostel after the rehearsals for college function when the five mens entered campus and tried to pull her inside the car in which they were. Once she cried for help, the student on the campus rushed to help her, they caught three of the five culprits and also damaged the car.

Kashmir makes SRK relax, unwind after years

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Shooting for Yash Chopra’s yet untitled movie in this picturesque south Kashmir hill station seems to have helped Shah Rukh Khan unwind himself from an otherwise boring routine of lights and camera.

“Slept for 10 hours after a long time. God I feel rested… even my beard seems fresh,” Shah Rukh posted on his widely followed Twitter account Friday.

The superstar has over 2,700,000 people following his account on the micro-blogging site.

The otherwise sleep-starved King Khan appears to be thoroughly enjoying his first ever shooting schedule in the Valley.

Appeal to parents of EAMCET 2012 MPC students

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Private Pharmacy Colleges Managements Association has informed that the list of a total of 32 D.Pharm colleges will be displayed shortly for the II phase of EAMCET counseling of MPC students. The PCI office New Delhi will send the list in the first week of September.

PCI has informed the government of Andhra Pradesh that counseling for only 100 seats will be carried out in each Pharmacy college as per PCI norms.

Private Pharmacy Colleges Managements Association has appealed to parents of EAMCET 2012 MPC students to wait for the II phase of D.Pharm counseling.

Siasat news

Obama appoints Indian American to key administration post

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US President Barack Obama has announced to appoint eminent Indian American, Romesh Wadhwani, to a key administration post by making him board of trustees of the prestigious John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

In all Obama announced nine members on the board of trustees of the prestigious John F Kennedy Center.

“These dedicated men and women bring a wealth of experience and talent to their new roles and I am proud to have them serve in this Administration. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come,” Obama said in a statement yesterday.

NRI held for demanding additional dowry

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(Siasat News)Begumpet Police on Friday arrested a man from his residence in Seetaphalmandi on the charge of dowry harassment case.

According to the police Santosh Raj, 32, came to Hyderabad from Australia to attend his father’s ceremony, was arrested based on the complaint given by his wife Srujana Santoshi, a B Tech graduate from Visakhapatnam.

Zardari, Manmohan meeting a mere ritual: Pakistani daily

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Pakistan has to “dispel the impression that the procrastination of the Mumbai suspects’ trial is on purpose”, said a leading Pakistani daily that described President Asif Ali Zardari’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Tehran as a mere ritual.

“Had there been no meeting between Zardari and Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the NAM summit, it would have been the news of the day,” Dawn said Saturday in an editorial titled “Mere ritual”.

Over six mn Latin American, Caribbean kids not in school

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Around 6.5 million of the 117 million children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean do not attend school, the regional office of Unicef said Friday.

Another 15.6 million youngsters currently in school may find themselves forced to drop out, according to the Unicef report, “Completing School: A Right to Grow, a Shared Duty”.

Kids who start school late and others placed in a grade lower than the appropriate one for their age are most at risk of not completing their education, the researchers found.

Impact of Siasat News: water supply begins from new water pipeline at Indiranagar, Tadbun

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People of Indiranagar Tadbun had a reason to celebrate yesterday. With lack of water supply for the past one and a half years, the residents had tough time surviving without drinking water.

Following a report published in Siasat dated August 30, the local leaders, especially counselor immediately came into action and became active to resolve the problem. He directed the concerned department to begin supply of water through the new pipeline.

Local people lauded Siasat’s effective reporting and thanked Siasat daily for taking up the issue for publication.

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Jwala takes a sabbatical, Ashwini looks for a partner

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India’s famed badminton doubles exponent Jwala Gutta has decided to go on a sabbatical, telling her partner Ashwini Ponnappa to look out for a partner.

There is uncertainty over how long Jwala will be out from competitive badminton.

Jwala told IANS that it is indefinite, though she hopes to be back on court as early as in six months’ time.

What has heightened the curiosity is that Jwala has asked Ashwini to quickly find a new partner and carry on playing the doubles till her return

Bipasha was lovely to work with: Esha Gupta

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Actress Esha Gupta, who is pitted against Bipasha Basu in ‘Raaz 3’, says Bipasha was a delight to work with and completely different from her on-screen avatar of a scheming superstar.

Bipasha plays an actress on decline, who resorts to black magic to destroy the rising star Sanjana, played by Gupta, in the film, releasing next week.

“I am only two films old in the industry but I have heard that senior actresses want to pull you down. The only experience of a senior actress I had was with Bipasha but she was lovely to work with in the film,” Gupta said in an interview.

BSF trooper hurt in Odisha mine blast

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A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was injured Saturday in a land mine blast triggered by Maoists in Odisha’s Koraput district, police said.

The incident occurred in a forested area near Palur village, over 600 km from here, during a combing operation by the BSF.

“One BSF trooper has sustained minor injury. Others narrowly escaped the blast,” Superintendent of Police Avinash Kumar told IANS.

Maoists are active in more than half of the state and Koraput district is considered their strong hold.

—-IANS

After ‘Dirty Picture’, Emraan wants a clean film next year

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After the success of ‘The Dirty Picture’, actor Emraan Hashmi now wants to make a clean film for a universal audience.

“I guarantee that in the next year I will do a film which will be clean and universal and will be a blockbuster. I won’t be kissing in it. That’s my word,” Hashmi told reporters here today.

Confident that after staying for around a decade in Bollywood, he knows what would click at the box office, the 33-year-old actor, often termed as “serial kisser”, said, “A kiss isn’t enough to draw the audiences. Good story and performances are important”.