Month: May 2013

Taliban storm governor office building in Afghan Panjshir province, 7 killed

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One policeman and six militants were killed early Wednesday morning when Taliban suicide bombers launched an attack on the provincial governor office building in eastern Afghan province of Panjshir, a provincial source said. “Six militants armed with suicide vests and weapons stormed the provincial governor compound at around 3 a.m. local time in Bazarak city. The attack and counter-attack claimed the lives of all attackers and one policeman,” the provincial government spokesman Rohullah Yousufi told Xinhua.

Obama jokes about lipstick smear on collar

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President Obama, who was recently caught having lipstick stains on his shirt’s collar at Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room, clarified that it came from a woman whom he greeted at a reception.

“Where”s Jessica Sanchez? It wasn”t Jessica, this is her aunt,” he said pointing to the lipstick mark on shirt’s collar, the Politico reported.

“Auntie, right there, look at this,” he said joking.

Obama added that he was calling out the lady in front of everyone as he did not want to get into trouble with his wife Michelle. (ANI)

PML-N govt. will risk enraging Pak Army if it holds Musharraf”s trial: Analyst

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The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government will run the risk of enraging Pakistan”s powerful military establishment if it goes ahead with Pervez Musharraf”s trial, a senior political analyst has said. Analyst Raza Rumi also said that the PML-N would lose the moral high ground it has maintained for a decade, if it refrains from holding the trial, reports The Express Tribune. According to media reports, the PML-N government has decided to hold the trial of the former president over charges of treason.

Sonali Bendre wants to go on vacation

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As “India’s Best Dramebaaz” (IBD) is over, Sonali Bendre wants to go on a long vacation. The 38-year-old actress was one of the judges on the reality show.

She said: “I do one show a year, and then take a break for a few months. After IBD, I want to be on a holiday for a few months.”

The actress, who is the Indian brand ambassador of Oriflame, believes in maintaining a balance in her life. Be it her activities or eating or relationships, she tries to maintain a balance everywhere.

Indian student in Saudi Arabia commits suicide

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An 18-year-old Indian youth in Saudi Arabia has committed suicide after failing in his class 12 exams held by India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), results of which were declared Monday.

Mir Ameer Ansari, otherwise described as an intelligent student, just couldn’t come to terms with the fact that he failed in mathematics and took his own life in the city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, the Arab News reported Wednesday.

The cause of death was not given but the report said police were investigating the circumstances leading to the teenager killing himself.

India, Japan to accelerate negotiations on N-deal

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India and Japan today agreed to “accelerate” negotiations for early conclusion of the much anticipated bilateral civil nuclear deal.

This was stated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint press conference here along with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.

“The two countries will accelerate negotiations for the early conclusion of the civilian nuclear agreement,” Abe said.

Negotiations for the civil nuclear cooperation agreement have not made much headway since Japan was struck by Fukushima nuclear disaster in March, 2011.

Teenaged girl stabbed, burnt alive by lover

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A 17-year-old youth in Italy repeatedly stabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend, doused her with petrol and set her ablaze, thinking she had “betrayed” him when the girl refused to have sex with him.

The youth, named only as D.M., told police he stabbed his girlfriend several times in the abdomen during a quarrel after school in Corigliano Calabro village.

The boy then went and bought a can of petrol, returned to the field where the seriously injured girl lay bleeding, splashed the petrol over her and lit a match.

BJP women will get equal opportunity in 2014 polls: Smriti Irani

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Women will get “equal opportunity” to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP vice president and TV actress Smriti Irani said Wednesday.

“Women will get equal opportunity to fight in the Lok Sabha,” Irani said, adding that she has been assured this by the party leadership.

When asked if “equal opportunity” meant that 50 percent of the party tickets would be allotted to women, Irani said, “I cannot speak on behalf of the parliamentary board”, which takes the final call on ticket allotment.

Embrace education for progress, vice president tells Muslims

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Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari Wednesday urged the Muslim community to embrace modern education to stay in tune with the changing times and overcome its social and economic backwardness.

“Education is the most important socio-economic challenge for the Muslim community. Its deficit is the biggest impediment to its (the Muslim community’s) progress, prosperity and empowerment,” Ansari said while inaugurating a two-day Muslim Education Conference organised by Maulana Azad Vichar Manch (MAVM) here.

Priya Dutt promotes ‘Policegiri’

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Congress MP Priya Dutt attended the first look launch of forthcoming film “Policegiri”, which stars her brother Sanjay Dutt in the lead role, and wished the entire team luck.

The promotional events of “Policegiri” is in full swing, but the actor couldn’t be part of it as he is serving his sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune.

But Priya pitched in for her brother and extended her support to the film’s producer T.P. Aggarwal.

Childhood bullying linked to self-harm behaviour in adolescence

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Researchers have found that childhood bullying could increase the risk of self-harm among individuals during their adolescent years.

Self-harm behaviours may stem from a desire to relieve tension or communicate stress, and in the most extreme cases may represent a suicidal intent in the individual, according to researchers.

Pakistani provincial assemblies’ new members take oath

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Newly elected members of Pakistani provincial assemblies of Khyber Paktunkhwa (KP) and Sindh provinces Wednesday took oath, media reports said.

In the Khyber Paktunkhwa (KP) Assembly, out of 124 newly-elected members, 123 took oath. Outgoing Speaker Kiramatullah Khan administered the oath to the newly-elected members, reported Xinhua.

In the province, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) won the highest number of seats in the May 11 elections.

Not recommended to legalise betting: Sports ministry

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The union sports ministry Wednesday dismissed reports suggesting that it has favoured legalising betting in the wake of the spot fixing controversy.

“The ministry of sports has also observed that a section of the media has reported that it is in favour of a law regularising betting in the sporting events in the country. The ministry clarifies that betting is a state subject and cannot be part of a central law. The ministry has made no recommendations to regularise betting to the law ministry or to any other organisation,” read a sports ministry statement.

Ready for any challenge in Chhattisgarh: Congress

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The Maoists wiping out the top leadership of the Chhattisgarh Congress is a “setback” but the party is “ready to face any challenge” in the poll-bound state, Congress party leaders say.

“We are ready for any challenge. The Congress has a tradition of making sacrifices for the cause of the nation,” Congress general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh B.K. Hari Prasad told IANS.

Want to get abusive on screen: Tisca Chopra

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She’s “done with crying” and wants to get abusive on the screen, says Tisca Chopra who will be seen in a pivotal role in forthcoming film “Ankur Arora Murder Case”.

“Now I am done with crying and want to give ‘gali galoch’ on the screen. I want to get abusive on the screen. I want to play a bad person,” Tisca told reporters here.

Talking about her choice in playing a toughie on the screen, she said: “As far as bad roles are concerned, I am dying to do a tough role where I can get to play a cop or a detective like Kiran Bedi.”

Achuthanandan’s sacked staff see CPI-M’s humane face

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Even though the CPI-M booted out three staff members of veteran party leader V.S. Achuthanandan from the party, forcing their exit from veteran leader’s office, the trio is being allowed to continue working till May 30.

“The party has allowed that because they can then get the salary for the full month of May. We also have intimated the general administration department in the state secretariat that they will remain as staff till May 30,” an office staffer told IANS on condition of anonymity.

Conditions to play a big role in Champions Trophy: Sarwan

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West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has cautioned that conditions could play a major part in determining the outcome of matches in the Champions Trophy which starts in England and Wales next week.

Sarwan, who joined the Windies camp Monday after spending a month with Leicestershire in the English County circuit, says younger members of the squad will have to make quick adjustments.

“The conditions will play a part as well with the ball swinging and we will have to make the necessary adjustment with the bat,” Sarwan said Tuesday.

Indian diaspora’s painful past on a beautiful island

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They came from distant India to verdant Gudaeloupe, a group of French islands in the French West Indies, with dreams in their eyes, only to end up being exploited for endless years.

Between 1854 and 1889, an estimated 42,873 Indians came largely from five French ruled territories in India to work on contract on sugar plantations not knowing that colonial settlers had turned to them to find cheap labour after the abolition of slavery in 1848.

On their arrival, the cultural shock was brutal, as Michel Narayninsamy, president of Guadeloupe Global people of Indian Origin (GOPIO) notes.

Bihar’s mangoes, litchis for president, PM

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Bihar’s famous Shahi (royal) litchis and Zardalu mangoes are to be sent as gifts to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as to diplomats next week, said officials Wednesday.

“Bihar government has decided to gift baskets of luscious ‘Shahi’ litchis and special ‘Zardalu’ mangoes to VIPs in New Delhi, including the president, prime minister and diplomats,” an official in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s office said here.

Spot-fixing row: ‘Srinivasan should stay away while probe is on’, says Shukla

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday said BCCI President N. Srinivasan has been advised to stay away while the probe in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal is on.

Shukla, who met BCCI board and disciplinary committee member Arun Jaitley at his residence here, said they were more concerned about the image of the cricket board.

Two workers die of suffocation in Odisha

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Two construction workers, including a woman died of suffocation while working for construction of a latrine at Girishola in Ganjam district, police said today.

The deceased were identified as D Saraswati (35) and G Ramaswamy (30), police said.

Two other workers engaged in the well also fell ill in the incident yesterday.

They were taken into MKCG Medical College and Hospital here for treatment. Police rushed to the spot and investigation was in progress.

–PTI

Fire breaks out at Taj Banjara hotel kitchen

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Fire in the kitchen of famous Taj Banjara hotel spread panic on Tuesday. The incident occurred at 9 pm. According to details the fire led to panic among hotel staff. Banjara Hills police was informed immediately. A team of police reached the spot and called fire fighting team from Film Nagar and Assembly who soon extinguished the fire.

Police suspects that the fire broke out in the hotel due to an electrical short-circuit. A case has also been registered in this connection.

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Crime In Hyderabad (29.5.2013)

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Neighbour held for theft
(Siasat News): Chaderghat police has arrested a woman within 24 hours of the theft she had committed in the house situated in her neighbourhood and seized the s tola gold ornaments from her possession.

According to the details, one C H Ramadevi, 32, is the neighbour of one Praveen Kumar of Anand Nagar, Malakpet.

Praveen Kumar had gone out to attend some function at the residence of his relatives and taking advantage of his absence, Ramadevi had stolen 25 tolas gold ornaments from his house.

OUJAC members protest before Nilofer hospital

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The tug of war between chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and Health Minister has put patients of Nilofer hospital especially infants’ life in danger. The revelation by Human Rights Commission, after its visit to Nilofer hospital, is the prove that the administration is toying with lives of children because of their mutual differences. Members of Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OUJAC) staged protest outside the hospital on Tuesday morning against the government’s apathy in releasing funds.

Clean Hussain Sagar Campaign

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Hyderabad Metro Development Authority (HMDA) in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has undertaken the task of beautifying Husain Sagar. As part of the campaign to beautify and clean Hussain Sagar, Paint Your Hussain Sagar – Drawing & Painting Contest is being organized.

Painting contest for children will be held on May 29, from 9:15, at St. Michaels’s School, West Marredpally 2, Secunderabad.

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