Sydney, Mar 5 (ANI): Australian media has blasted Michael Clarke”s men after their humiliating innings and 135 runs defeat against India in the Hyderabad Test, branding the rout as death of Australian Test cricket. According to the Herald Sun, even wet Sao biscuits have provided greater resistance than the Australian batsmen in the second Test.
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will release a commemorative postage stamp in the memory of renowned poet and lyricist Late Sahir Ludhianvi in recognition of his contribution to literature, poetry and the Hindi Film Industry at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on March 8 on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
Sahir Ludhianvi breathed his last on October 25, 1980, at the age of fifty-nine.
Islamabad, Mar 5 (ANI): The snooker series between India and Pakistan, which was due to be held in Karachi, has been postponed following the twin blasts that rocked the city on March 3. The Indian snooker team was due to reach Karachi later this week for the series scheduled from March 7-10, but the twin blasts in Abbas Town that shook Karachi and sent law and order situation in the city reeling, made conditions unsafe for the tour, the Express Tribune reports.
Islamabad, Mar. 5 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has lashed out once again at Pakistan, saying that a statement by a Pakistani cleric endorsing suicide bombings in Afghanistan shows that the neighbouring country is not sincere in efforts to fight terrorism. Karzai, while speaking at a press conference with visiting NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that Afghanistan wants a real struggle against terrorism and wants the Pakistani government to realise that both the nations are burning in the same fire, reports The Nation.
London, Mar. 5 (ANI): Mass immigration over the past few decades has led to over a million people in Britain not speaking English at all or very well. According to figures from the 2011 Census, half of people in some parts of the UK admitted to being unable to speak English at all or not very well. The country”s most diverse areas are all in London, official statistics show. But they lay bare the vast differences in the country”s ethnic map – with some areas having less than one per cent speaking a foreign mother tongue, reports The Sun.
Lahore, Mar. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that a larger “global conspiracy” exists behind fueling violence between Shia and Sunni sects in Pakistan. However, Khan put responsibility of the country”s security situation on President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, reports The Dawn. Khan accused the country”s two biggest political parties of making seat adjustments with terrorist organisations for the coming elections.
Washington, Mar. 5 (ANI): American voters approve of the United States using unmanned drones to kill suspected terrorists abroad- even if the targets are U.S. citizens, according to a recent poll. The Fox News poll revealed that overall, 74 percent of voters approve of using drones to kill a suspected terrorist overseas. That includes majorities of Republicans (80 percent), independents (71 percent) and Democrats (69 percent), as well as both men (78 percent) and women (71 percent). The level of approval drops from 74 percent to 60 percent, however, if the suspected terrorist is a U.S.
New York, Mar. 5 (ANI): An elderly Muslim cleric has been convicted of funneling thousands of dollars to support the Pakistani Taliban, by a US court. Hafiz Khan, 77, who is a cleric at a downtown Miami mosque, was found guilty of all four charges: two conspiracy counts and two counts of providing material support to terrorists. Each charge carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence, reports the New York Daily News.
Seattle, Mar 5 (Business Wire-ANI): India appears to be lagging behind many of its South Asian neighbours as well as China on key parameters of health, a report has said.
Indians are living longer lives, but illness and disability of a very high order and relatively early death remain severe health care challenges.
Life expectancy at birth in India was 58.3 in 1990; it went up to 65.2 in 2010.
‘Gajini’ girl Asin Thottumkal is reportedly thinking of tying the knot with a US citizen.
According to reports, the 27-year-old, who is a successful actress both in the South as well as Bollywood, has not signed any films recently and the reason could be her impending marriage.
Rumours are also abuzz that she will be settling down in the US after marriage. (ANI)
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was not interested in becoming the prime minister and wants to focus on his party instead.
“The party is my priority. I believe in long–term politics,” Gandhi was quoted by TV channels as saying in Delhi.
“I am not interested in becoming the prime minister,” he was quoted as saying.
Gandhi, who is the second-in-command in the Congress, told reporters there was a need to end the “high command culture” in the party.
Authorities today snapped mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure in the wake of protests over the death of a Kashmiri student in Hyderabad.
Internet services on mobile phones and portable internet connections were snapped early this morning as
authorities apprehended that the medium could be used for mobilising people, official sources said.
A new government-funded smartphone app has been launched in Britain to protect potential victims at risk of being forced into marriage, including those of Indian-origin.
The ‘Freedom’ app has been designed with inputs from Scotland Yard to coincide with new figures released by the
Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) that indicate that youngsters between the age group of 16 and 25 fall in the high-risk
category.
In accessing the Freedom app, the user is just two clicks away from getting life-saving help. It is a fact that
Virtually ruling out immediate arrest of Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya booked in the murder of a DSP, Uttar Pradesh Police today said it needs to be established first who committed the crime before the conspiracy angle can be probed.
The police also said that the post-mortem report of slain DSP Zia-ul-Haq, Circle Officer of Kunda in Pratapgarh district from where Raja Bhaiya is a five-time Independent MLA, has shown only one bullet injury and the bullet is untraceable.
Two Maoists surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district today.
The 22-year-old Pallo Budhu, the member of National Park Indravati–Bhamragarh (NIB) guerrilla company and Baisu
Rayam (25) deputy commander of the Bhairamgarh local guerrilla squad (LGS), had expressed their desire to join the mainstream and surrendered in Bijapur,” Inspector General (IG) of Police Himanshu Gupta told PTI.
They were given Rs 10,000 as an encouragement amount,” he said.
Budhu had joined the Maoist movement in 2007 and been working with the NIB guerrilla company since 2009. He was
A team from the Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights visited Goalpara in the state to take stock of the situation of the children living in the relief camps.
The ASCPCR team also examined about the condition of the sheltered families stricken by the recent violence during
the panchayat elections in Goalpara district.
The team also interacted with inmates of the relief camps and inquired about the availability of baby food and
other entitlements, official sources said here today.
Hyderabad, March 05: Saudi-Indian Business Council (SIBC) chairman Abdulrahman Alrabiah Tuesday invited Indian businessmen to invest in engineering, infrastructure, education, Information Technology and energy sectors in Saudi Arabia.
He asked the business communities to build on the foundation laid by the two countries for close business and investment relations.
Hailing late Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik as a great patriot and a true nationalist, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said flying was a passion and pleasure for the leader.
Flying was Biju Babu’s passion .. and his pleasure, nationalism flew in his blood and veins,” Singh who was
inaugurating a new domestic terminal at the Biju Patnaik Airport here on the 97th anniversary of the former Odisha
chief minister. His comment brought cheers and claps from the gathering.
The event was organised by Airport Authority of India (AAI).
Husband Marte Waqt Biwi Se:”Almari Se Tera Gold Set Maine Chori Kia Tha.!!
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Biwi Rote Hue:”Koi Baat Nai Ji
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Husband:”Tere Bhai Ne Tujhe Amant Di Thi 1 Lakh Wo B Maine Ghayb Kiya.!
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Biwi:”Mene Aapko Maaf Kiya.!
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Husband:”Teri Kameti K Paise Bhi Mene Hi Chori Kiye The!
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Biwi:”Koi Baat Nai Ji, Appko ZAHER Bhi Maine Hi Diya Hai..
The Delhi High Court today refused to grant interim anticipatory bail to a man, who claimed to be a close relative of former Army Chief General V K Singh, in a cheating case.
Denying any relief to Shambhu Prasad Singh, who also claimed to be a defence contractor and allegedly duped people
after projecting himself as an IAS officer at the home ministry, the court directed Delhi Police to file a status
report by March 14.
Justice Kailash Gambhir asked Public Prosecutor Naveen Sharma to file the status report about his antecedents and the number of criminal cases against him.
American :- ye Kutuß Minarkitne din main bana hai ?
Indian :- 1 mahine main
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American :- yeh hamare mulk mEin
to 2 weeks mein ban jati hai….
Thoda aage jane k baad phir poocha: Yeh Lal kila kitne din
main
bana hai?
Indian :- Sirf 2 weeks main
American :- hamare Mulk mein to 3
days mein ban jati hai…
Taj Mahal k paas se guzre toh american
ne pucha :-
Yeh Taj Mahal kitne din
mein bani hai ?
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Indian :- Pataa nahi Kal shaam ko
to Nahin tha…..
Two minor girls were allegedly raped in two different incidents and at two different localities, the police said here today.
In the first incident, a fifth standard student of a local school in Lakadganj in the eastern part of the city, was
criminally assaulted by an unknown accused early today.
The incident occurred when a young boy dragged her behind her school, gagged her and allegedly raped her.
The girl was rushed to the state-run Mayo General Hospital for treatment after bleeding profusely.
No arrests have been made have been made so far.
Against the backdrop of the European Union ending decade-old boycott of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Germany today sought to make distinction between human rights issues and image of the BJP leader, saying both cannot be linked.
The question whether we talk to Modi or not has nothing to do with our position on human rights or rights of women. We don’t want to continue that debate,” German Ambassador Michael Steiner said.
He made the comment at a briefing on an event being organised by German Embassy to commemorate International
Women’s Day on March 8.
Preparation Time: 5 mins.
Cooking Time : 9 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
10 slices whole wheat bread , cut into cubes
1 cup low fat curds (dahi)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 green chilli, slit
3 to 4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
1/4 cup onions, sliced
2 tsp oil
salt to taste
For the garnish
1/4 cup chopped corriander (dhania)
Procedure
In a bowl, combine the curds, turmeric powder and salt with 2 tablespoons of water and mix well.
With this tried and tested salad, your meal can hardly go wrong!
Ingredients:
4 Chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless
1/2 Cup creamy Caesar-style salad dressing
1/2 Head lettuce, torn into small pieces
1 Large tomato, cut into wedges
1/2 Cup mesquite-lime marinade
1 Green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 Sweet onion, sliced
1 Cup cheese and garlic croutons
Salt, to taste
Procedure:
In a baking pan, place the chicken and pour mesquite-lime marinade over all.