It has been reported that Janet has moved to the Middle East and converted to Islam and changed her name to Jannat.
Michael Jackson’s singer sister Janet Jackson had a widely celebrated lavish wedding to billionaire Wissam Al Mana just a few months ago, and since that time Janet hasn’t done any acting or released any music.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Thursday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government as the rupee breached the 60 level versus the US dollar, an all-time low for the currency.
He said that continuously increasing current account deficit and fiscal deficit are worrisome, as jobs are not being created.
As many as 14 houses collapsed while over a dozen houses were partially damaged as heavy rains on Thursday triggered landslide in Krishna Nagar colony in Shimla town.
More than a dozen houses collapsed rendering half a dozen families homeless while a number of houses were partially damaged, police said.
The state capital received 32 mm of rains while Sujanpur Tira in Hamirpur was wettest in the state with 50 mm of rains.
The proposed talks in Qatar between the United States and the Taliban were the focus of discussions here between US Special Representative for Af-Pak James Dobbins and Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and Special Envoy S.K. Lambah, during which the 2014 Afghan presidential elections were also taken up.
Dobbins met Mathai and Lambah separately on Wednesday.
The CPI-M Thursday accused Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy of being the “mastermind” in letting loose a reign of terror over a crucial belt across two districts ahead of next month’s panchayat polls and demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair elections.
“In an entire belt of North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts, around Basanti Road, Roy has been masterminding an operation by roping in anti-socials to make the area CPI-M free.
KUNAN – POSHPURA :mass Rape of 53 Kashmiri Women
The Centre for Policy Analysis, New Delhi, a think tank has since 2009 been involved with the people of Kashmir in the search of a peaceful and just solution. Over the years, several groups of civil society activists and experts
have visited Kashmir for round table dialogues with the Kashmir intellectuals, politicians and activists. Several groups of Kashmir, including women and youth, have come for similar round tables in New Delhi.
The British government has banned two prominent U.S. anti-Islam bloggers who had planned to enter the United Kingdom to speak at a far-right rally, the Home Office said Wednesday.
Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, co-founders of Stop Islamization of America, were planning to appear at a march by the far-right English Defence League in Woolwich, the site in southeast London of the hacking death of a British solider in May.
On their blogs, Geller and Spencer posted copies of a letter from the British Home Office issuing the ban.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday backed Rahul Gandhi as the party’s prime ministerial candidate in 2014, saying that he will have to be convinced to occupy the post.
“We want Rahul Gandhi to become the prime minister. He will not choose to be the one, but we will have to make him the prime minister,” Dikshit said here addressing partymen.
The chief minister said United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s decision of not taking up the prime minister’s job in 2009 will not go in vain.
Persistent efforts over the past more than 10 days have succeeded in the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, including locals, from the rain and flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand as authorities cremated more bodies in Kedarnath Thursday. Around 1,800 people are still stranded in the state.
With 12 days elapsing since the flood-rain tragedy hit the state, a clearer picture of the massive losses has began to emerge. Over 1,500 roads have been swept away, while around 2,000 houses and 154 bridges have been damaged.
APCC chief Botcha Satyanarayana called on Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde here n Thursday.
It is learnt that Botcha had discussed about the present political situation in the State and the Telangana demand.
Later, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy held a meeting with Union Minister K. Chiranjeevi and Botcha at the AP Bhavan.
The Chief Minister earlier met Union Minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao. Kiran, who has been overseeing the relief arrangements for Uttarakhand victims, has been waiting for an appointment of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. (NSS)
TRS leader and MP G. Vivek has said they would not accept anything other than Telangana with Hyderabad and ten districts.
Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Vivek said they would not accept any package or Rayala Telangana State. He termed all these proposals as the gimmicks of the Congress party to prevent further exodus to other parties.
Terming Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy as anti-Telangana, he said it was the former, who was stalling the Telangana process. (NSS)
On the occasion of its 22nd anniversary, Jamiatul Mominath Women Islamic University is organizing a one-day State-level conference on June 30 from 9 am to 7 pm at Nayab Function Hall, Shahalibanda, here
YSR Congress Party honorary president Y.S. Vijayamma today claimed that the party has matchless popularity among the people. She implored upon the party activists to use it and ensure an astounding victory in the ensuing gram panchayat elections. She said to achieve this, leaders and workers would have to work together.
Addressing a meeting of party’s important functionaries at Sri Lakshmi Gardens on the Bonakal Road in Khammam on Thursday, she said workers and leaders should show the party’s strength as local body elections were the base for future victories.
CID Additional Director General of Police T. Krishna Prasad has stated that one Undavalli Girish of P. Rajavaram village under Jeelugumilli Mandal of West Godavari District was arrested on Thursday for creating fake Facebook profile of his course-mate in a Software Training Institution, Ameerpet and sending threatening calls to her.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M. Karunanidhi”s daughter Kanimozhi was today re-elected to the Rajya Sabha with Congress support from Tamil Nadu after a contest with actor Vijayakanth”s DMDK candidate. Kanimozhi, who is an accused in the 2G scam case, emerged victorious in the contest with 31 votes after five Congress MLAs voted in her favour along with two votes each from two smaller parties–Puthiya Thamizhagam and Manithaneya Munnetrak Katchi. Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja has also been re-elected for a second term to the Rajya Sabha.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a frontal attack on the Congress Party, and alleged that it is using undemocratic means to stay in power at the Centre.
Referring to the questioning of top Intelligence Bureau official by the CBI in Ishrat Jahan encounter case, Modi said that the Congress Party has pitted the CBI and IB against each other
The CBI had earlier this month grilled Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar on his alleged role in the conspiracy to carry out the fake encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed nine years ago.
Multiple agencies involved in search and rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttrakhand wrapped up their mission in Kedarnath on Thursday.
Media reports said all those stranded in Kedarnath have been evacuated.
The job of clearing debris and searching dead bodies will now be undertaken by state government agencies.
However, this afternoon, rescuers had to suspend their work after the weather turned bad and heavy rains lashed Badrinath, Dharsu and Harsil sectors where many people are still stranded.
The Union Cabinet will take up the issue of autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday.
The Cabinet will take up recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) that was set up to examine the issue.
The GoM”s recommendations may not be made public on Thursday since they are part of the government”s affidavit to the Supreme Court.
According to the GOM, the following recommendations have reportedly been made:
The CBI Director in future is to be appointed through a collegium which will include the Leader of Opposition.
Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah on Thursday backed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector, and said that his government had no objection for the investment.
He said that he has written a letter to the Commerce Ministry stating that the Government of Karnataka has no objection for Foreign Direct Investment in the retail sector.
“I don”t think there will be any problem regarding the FDI coming to Indian retail sector,” he added.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram earlier on Tuesday said India will lift FDI caps in some sectors by the third week of July
A US brewery, which is known for its unconventional blends, has raised eyebrows with the launch of its latest product ‘Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter’.
The early reviews of the drink have been positive, News.com.au reported.
Digital men’s magazine Uncrate said that it smells and tastes like a really great Reese Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup while others have said that it is like a beer version of a dessert wine.
The product is available at boutique pubs across the US and can also be ordered online from the DuClaw Brewing Co website. (ANI)
There is a surprising amount of misinformation circulating about what a brassiere does and doesn’t do.
Huffington Post decided to do a little digging and debunk some of the biggest bra myths out there.
Firstly, the myth about bras trap toxins, up cancer risk is absolutely false.
Bras, even underwire bras, do not in any way increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.
Sharon Osbourne has sparked an outrage by saying that she would perform oral sex on Prince Charles in order to earn herself a title.
The X Factor judge made the shocking comments on a US chat show while joking about honorary titles being given to women who please the Royals, the Mirror reported.
In her appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show, she said that she wants a title that they call a Dame and for this she just has suck the prince’s d***.
She also said that her rocker husband, Ozzy, could get a knighthood by working by sleeping with the Princess of Cornwall, Camilla.
Paris Jackson’s family has blamed Facebook bullies for her suicide attempt.
They said that the daughter of the ‘King of Pop,’ who was taken to hospital three weeks ago after slashing her wrists and overdosing on pills, was hurt by the online taunts that claimed that her dad had molested boys, the Daily Star reported.
A source told the publication that the 15-year-old took the comments very personally and they destroyed her.
Paris has not been allowed to use the social networking site while she is treated at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles.
Russell Brand has revealed that he tries it on with lesbians because ‘they like to jump the fence’.
When asked about TV sports presenter Clare Balding’s claim that he hit on her, the comedian replied that he does that with all lesbians, the Daily Star reported.
He said he believed he was so sexy, even lesbians would welcome a bit of action with him.
He further joked that he won’t rest until every lesbian relationship in Britain has been disrupted by an unwelcome, boorish Essex boy. (ANI)
US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, James Dobbins, on Thursday said that improvement in relations between India and Pakistan will automatically improve the situation in Afghanistan.
“I think any improvement in India-Pakistan ties will automatically improve Afghanistan situation. I have met twice now in little more than two weeks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. And my sense is that improvement in relations with India is very high on his list of priorities,” he told the media here.