Month: April 2013

Boston bombings suspect moved to prison from hospital

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The lone surviving Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was injured in a deadly shootout with police here last week, was on Friday transferred from a hospital to a prison medical centre in Massachusetts.

The suspect has been transferred from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Federal Medical Center Devens, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in north-central Massachusetts that holds detainees who need medical care, US Marshals Service spokesman Drew Wade was quoted as saying by CNN.

A line has been crossed in Syria: Obama

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Noting that “a line has been crossed” by the Assad regime in Syria by killing a large number of people, US President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons and related issues have made the situation more “urgent” in the conflict-torn country. “I think that, in many ways, a line

has been crossed when we see tens of thousands of innocent people being killed by a regime,” Obama told reporters in a joint media appearance with King Abdullah of Jordan at the White House yesterday.

Patna HC sets aside complaint petition against Nirmal Baba

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The Patna High Court today set aside a plea accusing self-styled godman Nirmal Baba of cheating and forgery.

Justice AK Singh set aside the petition of Rakesh Kumar Singh of Araria alleging that Baba had taken Rs1000 from him in the name of making him popular and lucky. But nothing of the sort happened despite paying the money, he alleged.

An Araria district court had earlier issued a non-bailable warrant against Nirmal Baba in the case. The Patna High Court had granted stay on the Araria district court order.

Sarabjit Singh in coma, says Pak doctors

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The death row convict Sarabjit Singh, who was attacked by two Indian prisoners in a Lahore jail, is in “coma”, Pakistani doctors told Indian officials today.

“Doctors attending to Sarabjit Singh informed the Indian officials that he is in coma on ventilator and receiving IV drip,” External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said.

“The officials of India’s High Commission in Islamabad obtain access to Sarabjit in the ICU of Jinnah hospital, Lahore at 2:00 am,” he said.

Earlier, India has sought consular access to the 49-year-old Sarabjit.

I created a new genre of mainstream films, says Emraan Hashmi

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Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has carved a niche for himself in his ten-year Bollywood career, says he is happy to get his due after having created a new genre of mainstream films in the industry.

“As an actor I was not accepted for the longest time. But it did not deter me as the audience had accepted me. I never compared myself with any other actors. I never had any game plan and took whatever came my way,” Emraan told PTI.

“I think, slowly I started getting my due. I am very happy that filmmakers like Vishal Bharadwaj and Karan Johar have started approaching me.”

Killing of policemen an act of cowards: Omar

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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the killing of four police personnel in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district and termed it as “an act of cowards”. In a condolence message, the Chief Minister expressed his solidarity with the bereaved families and the police force. Police jawans sacrifice their lives for the protection and safety of the people and exhibit highest degree of bravery, he said. Omar conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. In a major strike, militants today killed four policemen in Sopore area.

Police did not respond to helpline calls on 5-year-old’s rape: Delhi CM

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It was a desperate call for help on the women’s helpline 181 from the family of the raped five-year-old girl when the child went missing, but the Delhi Police failed to take action, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Friday.

The Delhi government is to take up the matter with the union home ministry, sources in the government said.

Speaking to IANS, Dikshit said: “There was a report which came from our 181 women’s helpline on the five-year-old child who was raped. The 181 personnel kept speaking to the police, but they did not take any action.”

9/11: Not just an inside job, but a jewish hand ?

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Former presidential candidate Ron Paul has come under a vicious smear attack for his formation of an institute dedicated to cleansing America of foreign control, ending the power of the Federal Reserve and stopping the deluge of false flag terrorism that has been unleashed on America.

Paul’s organization has drawn upon the few public figures in America that have stood against the “Zionist machine.” It hasn’t taken long for the first attacks.

Pak authorities fail to provide Sarabjit security: lawyer

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Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh had spoken of a threat to his life from a fellow prisoner after the execution in India of Afzal Guru but Pakistani authorities failed to provide him adequate security, his lawyer said today. “Sarabjit told me and a CID (Crime Investigation Department) official after the execution of Afzal Guru that a prisoner in Kot Lakhpat Jail had issued death threats. I brought this to the knowledge of prison authorities and the Punjab Home Department but they did not beef up his security,” Awais Sheikh, Sarabjit’s counsel, told PTI.

6-year-old girl attacked in public toilet

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A six-year-old girl was attacked in a public toilet in south-east Delhi today and police were awaiting a medical report to ascertain whether she was sexually assaulted. The incident was reported from Gautampuri and the victim has been taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre where doctors said her condition is stable. One person, the caretaker of the toilet, has been arrested while 22 others were detained for questioning, a senior police official said. “The girl was found injured.

After Azam Khan detention, UP CM boycotts Harvard lecture

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, now in the US, today boycotted the Harvard lecture he was due to deliver in protest against his minister Azam Khan’s detention at the Boston airport. The political members of the delegation from Uttar Pradesh are not attending any of Harvard events in protest, Harvard sources told PTI. But, the state chief secretary Jawed Usmani will make a presentation on behalf of the Chief Minister, they said. The Chief Minister and Azam Khan are leaving Boston several hours before their scheduled departure, sources said.

2007 Ludhiana blast accused found dead in prison

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An activist of banned terrorist-outfit Babbar Khalsa International, facing trial in 2007 Shingar Cinema blast case, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in high security Nabha jail here. Sandeep Singh alias Harry (35) was found dead in the prison with Jail officials claiming that he died due to heart attack. The post mortem of his body was conducted at Nabha Civil hospital in the presence of Judicial Magistrate Baljinder Kaur, sources said. Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nabha, Rajwinder Singh, said that police will act after the complete report of the post mortem.

India’s richest woman Savitri Jindal asked to vacate government house

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Savitri Jindal, said to be India’s richest woman, was on Friday asked by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to vacate within 15 days her government accommodation, which she had been occupying unauthorisedly.

The court said that if Jindal failed to vacate the government bungalow within the stipulated time, the estate officer here would complete eviction proceedings within six weeks.

Part of 9/11 plane landing gear found in lower Manhattan

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A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has been discovered, wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said on Friday.

The piece of landing gear found in a narrow alleyway behind 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street in Manhattan’s financial district includes a “clearly visible” Boeing identification number, New York City Police spokesman Paul Browne said.

CDRs show phones of 7/11 accused were not at crime scene

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Call data records (CDRs) produced before the special MCOCA court hearing the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings case have indicated that phones belonging to three men accused of planting bombs on Virar-bound trains at Churchgate were actually nowhere near the station on that day.

The CDRs were produced before the court on Thursday. Defence lawyers said Friday that the examination of an officer from Bharti Airtel had backed the statements of the three men, Ehtesham Siddhiqui, Faizal Sheikh and Asif Khan Bashir Khan alias Junaid, all of whom have denied planting the bombs.

Terrorists kill 4 policemen in Sopore, Srinagar

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In a major strike, terrorists on Friday killed four policemen in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. Terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on a police team near Haigam, 65 kms from Srinagar, on Sopore-Kupwara road on Friday evening, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir told PTI. “Four cops – a head constable, constable and two

Special Police Officers (SPOs) – were martyred in the attack,” Mir said.

Eight-year-old repeatedly raped by father

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In yet another shocking incident of rape in the national capital, a man has been arrested for repeatedly raping his eight-year-old daughter, police said Friday.

According to police, the accused, 46, works as a welder and lived in West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar area.

He had been sexually and physically assaulting his daughter for over two months. She was also denied regular meals during this period.

The incident came in to light Thursday when the girl told her neighbour about the sexual assault, who informed police. The accused was arrested.

Parliamentary panel briefed on Chinese incursion

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With opposition members demanding details about the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and defence ministry officials appeared before a parliamentary committee Friday to give details of the incursion.

The parliamentary panel was told that Chinese troops had intruded 19 km inside Indian territory in Depsang in Ladakh region and pitched tents. The officials also told the panel that efforts are underway to ensure that the status quo is maintained, sources said.

Chinese troops have erected tents 19km inside Indian territory: Govt

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The government on Friday told a parliamentary committee that Chinese troops have pitched tents 19km deep inside the Indian territory in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir and that efforts are underway to ensure that the status quo is maintained.

Defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and some other senior officials informed the parliamentary standing committee on defence that India has deployed forces to “keep a close watch on the border”, sources told .

Sarabjit Singh’s life was at threat post-Afzal guru’s hanging: Sister

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Sarabjit received severe head injuries when two prisoners assaulted him with blunt objects when they were brought out of their cells for an hour-long break.

Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh’s sister on Friday said there was constant threat to her brother’s life in Pakistan after the hanging of Afzal Guru and “suspecting attack” she had approached authorities but no action was taken.

Open to amending JPC draft report if convinced: PC Chacko

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In a bid to end the confrontation in in JPC, its Chairman PC Chacko, under opposition fire, today expressed willingness to consider amendments to the controversial draft report on 2G spectrum swcam which gave clean a chit to the Prime Minister and the finance minister.

In a bid to end the confrontation in in JPC, its chairman PC Chacko, under opposition fire, today expressed willingness to consider amendments to the controversial draft report on 2G spectrum swcam which gave clean a chit to the Prime Minister and the finance minister.

13-year-old gang-raped in Mumbai

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As the victim reached there, four boys were already present in the house. After the six had a friendly chat, the boys started consuming alcohol.

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by four boys in a house in suburban Vakola, police said today.

The victim was asked by one of female friend to accompany her after the latter was invited by a male friend to his house in Vakola last evening, they said.

As the victim reached there, four boys were already present in the house. After the six had a friendly chat, the boys started consuming alcohol.

Trinamool MPs and ministers involved in Saradha scam: Suryakanta Mishra

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Demanding an exemplary punishment for those involved in the Saradha scam, he denied allegations that most of chit fund companies were born in the Left Front government regime.

Opposition leader Suryakanta Mishra on Friday alleged that a number of MPs and ministers from the ruling Trinamool Congress are involved in the chit fund scam in West Bengal.

“Saradha scam is the biggest scam in the state in which, a number of TMC ministers and MPs are involved,” Mishra told a rally here.

Zakia Jafri’s complaint contains all irrelevant things: SIT

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Zakia’s petition demands filing of chargesheet against Modi and 58 others who she had named in her complaint filed before the Supreme Court. She had also sought further investigations by an independent agency other than the SIT.

The lawyer defending the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT), which gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 post-Godhra riots case on the complaint by Zakia Jafri, on Friday said that “her complaint contains nothing but all irrelevant things”.