Month: January 2013

Actor Emraan Hashmi was mobbed while shooting for “Ghanchakkar” on the Eastern Express Highway. Director Rajkumar Gupta says the crew has now shifted to night schedules.

“We are shifting to night schedules to avoid confusion and traffic snarls. So from now on, we are going to shoot at night,” Gupta told IANS.

The outdoor shooting Dec 5-6 involved Emraan to walk on the highway as well as drive a car. Gupta says they are yet to shoot a “lot more outdoor sequences with Emraan”.

With the India-US civil nuclear deal removing the biggest obstacle in their relationship, a US think tank has said their concerted cooperation could help India’s global rise and provide a rich opportunity for US businesses.

“The 2008 US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement did away with the biggest obstacle in the relationship-India’s murky status in the global non-proliferation regime,” the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said in a new report.

Parents should carry their babies upright instead of pushing them around in prams because it aids their development, a leading US scientist has claimed.

Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist, said children could benefit from basic parenting methods which have been abandoned in the west but are still used in more traditional societies around the world.

Police from Nirmal of Adilabad district who interrogated the MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, charged of making anti-Hindu and anti-national speeches, at his residence on Monday came to his residence again on Tuesday morning. They questioned him for about half-an-hour. The police served a notice on the MLA to appear at the Gandhi hospital at 10:30 am, for medical examination.

Former Chief of Army Staff General (retired) V. K. Singh appears to have absolved Army Major R.Vikram who entered his residence without official permission purportedly to remove military telephone connection lines, saying that the blame should be laid at the doorstep of those people who ordered him to do so.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced that he will nominate former Republican senator Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary, and his counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

At a formal announcement event at the White House, Obama called Hagel “the leader our troops deserve,” and urged the Senate to move quickly on the confirmation process.

The legislators of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will meet Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad on Tuesday to formally withdraw support to the BJP-led government in the state. Shibu Soren”s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrew support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Arjun Munda Government on Monday evening, reducing it to minority after talks between two the sides fail to reach an agreement. The decision to pull out was taken after a meeting of JMM leaders at Ranchi even though Munda met JMM chief Shibu Soren and his son Hemant at their residence.

Denying the controversial remarks of Spritual Guru Asaram Bapu about the Delhi gang-rape victim, his spokesperson Nilam Dubey on Monday said that the media has created the whole issue by misquoting Bapu.

Reacting to the ongoing controversy and countrywide criticism over the statements, Dubey said: “Bapujee never made such statements. He just asked his women followers to avoid such situation anyhow, while he was addressing a ‘Satsang’ here soon after the incident.”

At least 17 billion Earth-size planets may inhabit the Milky Way galaxy, RIA Novosti reported citing a new study by US astronomers.

According to space.com website that carries news related to space and the NASA, a US research team has conducted an analysis of data collected by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, and “determined that about 17 percent of stars in our galaxy harbour a roughly Earth-size exoplanet in a close orbit”.

That translates to a minimum of 17 billion planets as there are about 100 billion stars in the Milky Way.

A top Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Wali Ur Rehman in a rare video appearance has pledged to send fighters in Kashmir and wage a struggle for implementation of Sharia rule in India.

(Siasat News) In order to fulfill the aspirations of Urdu speakers and in compliance with the recommendations of Gujral Committee, Govt. of India established Urdu University in Hyderabad and named it after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Although this University was started but teaching material was not available for commencing the courses. Late professor Afzal Mohammed, Vice Chancellor of Ambedkar Open University. And Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University accorded permissions to use their teaching materials.

(Siasat News) State Secretary of CPI, Dr. K. Narayana told that on the one hand BJP and on the other hand, Majlis is spreading venom by using the card of religion.

He alleged that after dissociating from Congress Party, Mr. Akberuddin Owaisi is spreading hatred among various communities.

He appealed to the people not to fall prey to the false propaganda of these communal parties. He stressed the need for the people to continue to struggle for their rights.

–Siasat News–

(Siasat News) State Govt. would impose a ban on Ghutka very soon. Govt. would take a decision and make an announcement imposing the ban.

A delegation of agitators against the use of Ghutka led by Mr. Justice A. Lakshmana Rao, former Chief Justice of A.P. High Court met state Health Minister, Dr. D.L. Ravinder Reddy in Secretariat yesterday for demanding to impose a ban on sale and use of Gutka.

(Siasat News) On the occasion of the formation of L.B. Nagar Branch of S.C., S.T., B.C. and Muslim Front yesterday, the need to form a joint organization was stressed. Speaking on this occasion, the revolutionary poet, Mr. Gaddar said the unity of S.C., S.T., B.C. and Muslims would prove to be a new harbinger of revolution. He blamed the ruling class for the backwardness of these weaker sections. Despite expressing sympathy, these sections of society still remain in a deplorable position.

(Siasat News) Awaaz and Insaf organizations are holding a convention on political terrorism at Imperial Garden, on 13th January. The purpose of organizing this convention is to campaign in an organized way about the criminal attitude of the police against the Muslim youths, conspiracies against them in the name of terrorism and harassment. Representatives from political parties and social organizations will participate in this convention which include Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav, former C.M. of Bihar, Mr. Mohammed Adeeb, M.P., Mr. D. Raja, M.P., Mr. Seetharam Yechuri, M.P., Ms.

(Siasat News) Mr. Justice A. Lakshmana Rao, retired Chief Justice of A.P. High Court said that in order to prevent crimes against women and for punishing the culprits, Human Rights charter issued by U.N.O in 1993 should be implemented. At the same time, there is a need to bring together all those persons who are against atrocities on women. He was addressing a press conference at Press Club at Somajiguda yesterday.

Four foreigners, who claim to be officials of embassies of three African countries, allegedly misbehaved and threatened a woman assistant manager of a prominent hotel here this evening, police said.

The woman, an assistant training manager of a prominent hotel in New Delhi district, in her complaint alleged that she was shown obscene gestures and intimidated by the four persons who were sitting in a car belonging to an embassy near Janpath market.

The girl then raised an alarm and police personnel on duty there apprehended the accused.

Seven workers died in China’s Shanxi province when a gas explosion occurred in a coal mine, authorities said Monday.

Seventeen people were working in the Sijiazhuang Coal Mine in Xiyang county when the blast occurred in the afternoon, reported Xinhua citing the provincial coal mine safety administration.

While seven workers died at the site, 10 others escaped unhurt, it added.

–IANS

The popular protest across the India against the brutal gang-rape case of a 23-year-old medical student, in a way is the country’s Arab Spring, believes Fareed Zakaria, one of the most influential foreign policy journalist in the US.

“In a way, this is India’s Arab Spring. But it needs to sustain itself. And to lead to real reform and change. This Indian spring will only work out better than the Arab Spring if its national leaders recognize the need for radical and thorough change in their country,” Zakaria said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the government must raise diesel, kerosene and cooking gas prices in a phased manner as India’s fuel prices are well below international prices. Sources have told Network 18 that the government may consider hiking diesel prices by Rs 2 to 3 per litre and LPG by Rs 50 to 75 rupees, in line with the Kelkar committee report recommendations.

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, a known RSS baiter, has equated the saffron outfit with the Taliban.

Singh alleged that there was not much difference between RSS and the Taliban as both are fundamentalist.

“I am saying this because both are fundamentalist in nature and they want to take us back to the 18th century,” the Congress leader told reporters in Raghogarh on Sunday night after addressing a meeting for Raghogarh Municipal elections.

A man allegedly strangulated his 65-year-old father to death over a property dispute in Hussainpur village of the district.

The accused, Bobby, who was recently released from jail, wanted to sell a plot of ancestral land, but his father Jagdish was against it, police said today.

Last night, the two had an argument over the issue after which Bobby killed his father and escaped, they said. The body has been sent for post-mortem and hunt is on to nab the absconding accused, they added.

——PTI

Actor Imran Khan, who is sharing celluloid space with Pankaj Kapoor for the first time in “Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola”, says working with the veteran actor can be unnerving.

“Pankaj-ji is a fantastic actor, but working with him is very scary,” Imran said here Saturday during a promotional event for his film.

An 18-year-old girl was molested allegedly by two youth in east Delhi when she was returning home from market, police said today. The incident was reported from Mandawli area last night and Neeraj (22) and Deepak (29) were arrested in connection with the incident. The duo allegedly passed lewd remarks at her and when she objected, they molested her, police claimed. The girl then raised an alarm and the public caught them, beat up the duo before handing them over to police. PTI

Jet Airways today cut fares for a limited period on select Dubai flights as part of its New Year offering. The airline will also add a second flight to Dubai from New Delhi from the middle of this month. The special fares will be valid for five days from today on select Gulf routes. The new fares are part of the Dubai Shopping Festival, Jet said. These special Economy fares will be applicable on flights operating from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Kuwait, while there will be attractive fares from Kochi to Muscat, Doha, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.