Month: June 2013

BCCI a centre of corruption, alleges Atul Kr. Anjan

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New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Atul Kumar Anjan, has alleged that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is the centre for corruption.

“BCCI has become a centre of corruption and a group of corrupts. In such a situation if we talk about IPL then Rajiv Shukla has resigned from the post of the commissioner not the BCCI and Arun Jaitley (BCCI vice president and BJP leader) has also not resigned. They are trying to show their importance after the media exposed the entire scandal and brought the truth before the people,” said Anjan.

Real life ‘limitless’ drug trending among office workers to stay ahead

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A new drug has been discovered that is being purchased online by Australian workers in high pressure industries such as finance to stay ahead of the competition.

A number of workers who spoke to News.com.au on the condition of anonymity said the use of the drug had grown among workers in competitive, fast-paced industries in recent months.

Modafinil, marketed as Provigil in the US, is a prescription-only drug used to improve wakefulness in those who suffer from sleep disorders like narcolepsy .

Spot fixing: BCCI working committee meet underway at Chennai

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Amidst rising tensions among the cricketing fraternity, the all awaited Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Working Committee meeting is underway at Chennai, where all eyes will be fixed on BCCI president N. Srinivasan’s stand post IPL corruption drama.

According to television reports, BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley, former IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and former Joint Secretary of BCCI Anurag Thakur are taking part in the crucial meet through video conference.

Cerebral blood flow could predict patients at high risk of stroke or brain hemorrhage

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Washington, June 2 (ANI): Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have suggested that measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO.

Early detection would allow physicians to alter treatment and take steps to prevent these complications—the leading cause of death for patients on ECMO.

We know the Car we are boarding have defects :KK

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Congress senior leader K Kesava Rao who declared that he would join the TRS along with MPs G Vivek and Manda Jagannatham, said they knew that the car they were about to board has its own defects.

Speaking to the media along with the two MPs in a meet the press programme on Saturday, he said the question before them was either to remain in the party that would never achieve Telangana or a party that was committed to achieving it, though it has some drawbacks. He said they had decided to board the car, correct any defects and move towards achieving Telangana.

Hillary Clinton ahead of Republican rivals in 2016 presidential chase: poll

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Ahead of the 2016 presidential elections, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been touted as much more popular than Republicans Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac University poll shows that Clinton’s potential rival Vice President Joseph Biden, will not even secure as much votes to be a part of the presidential race, the Washington Times reports.

US women lawmakers propose bill to prevent sexual attacks in military

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In view of the recent allegations against three US Naval Academy football players for sexually assaulting a female midshipman last year, the women lawmakers have appealed for a change in the military law by proposing a bill.

Sexual assaults in the US military have reportedly increased and the women lawmakers want a bill to remove oversight of sexual assault cases from the military command structure.

Justice Aftab Alam likely to be new TDSAT Chairman

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The Telecom Ministry is believed to have cleared the name of retired Supreme Court judge Aftab Alam for appointment as chairman of tribunal TDSAT.

“We have approved the file and send it to ACC (Appointments Committee of the Cabinet),” sources in the ministry said.

The telecom tribunal, which has a sanctioned strength of three members, one Chairman and two members, has been without head after Chairman Justice S B Sinha retired in November, 2012.

Nagam slams KCR’s statement on BJP

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Nagarkurnool MLA Nagam Janardana Reddy on Sunday ridiculed the statement of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao wherein he described the Bharatiya Janata Party as a communal party.

Talking to reporters here, Nagam said that KCR’s statement was aimed at damaging the party’s prospects in the next elections. He said if the BJP was a communal party, then why KCR met LK Advani after the last elections. He said that KCR’s statements and actions were contradictory with regard to the BJP.

Kondandaram releases poster of “Chalo Assembly” rally

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Telangana Political JAC convener Prof M Kodandaram on Saturday called upon the people of Telangana to participate in large numbers in the “Chalo Assembly” rally on June 14.

Talking to reporters after releasing the poster of “Chalo Assembly” rally here, Kodandaram said that the Telangana could be achieved only through unity and continuous agitation. He said that the proposed “Chalo Assembly” rally would prove to be a milestone in the movement for Telangana.

Iraq busts Al-Qaida cell suspected of plotting chemical attacks

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Iraq”s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it has busted an Al-Qaida cell that allegedly had worked to produce poisonous gas to stage chemical attacks home and abroad. The Iraqi military intelligence arrested the cell”s five members after monitoring them for three months, Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari told a press conference. The group built two facilities in Baghdad and a third one in an undisclosed province to produce sarin and mustard gas for making chemical weapons, Askari said.

Irish woman raped in Kolkata

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A young Irish woman was allegedly raped by a man in his house in Kalighat area.

The woman, aged 21, filed a police complaint yesterday alleging that she met the accused, Sujay Mitra, on May 31 in a pub here where she was celebrating her birthday, police said.

Later, Mitra allegedly took the girl to his home and raped her, police said.

Following the complaint, police today arrested Mitra.

“We have arrested Mitra. We have started an investigation,” said an official of the Kalighat police station.

—PTI

Pakistan National Assembly to elect speaker Monday

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The Pakistan National Assembly will elect its speaker and deputy speaker Monday while the leader of the house will be elected Wednesday, a media report said Sunday.

Nomination papers for the offices of speaker and deputy speaker are to be delivered Sunday, Geo TV reported.

After Monday’s secret ballot, outgoing Speaker Fehmida Mirza will administer the oath to the new speaker.

Nawaz Sharif was Saturday formally nominated the candidate for the prime minister’s post by the newly-elected members of parliament of his party.

Manisha Koirala enjoying small pleasures of life!

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It’s really blissful for Manisha Koirala to walk down the streets, shop and bargain after having stayed in bed battling ovarian cancer. These small joys of life are a welcome change for the actress, who has now recovered from the disease.

“I do love shopping on street fairs…have a lemonade, fresh corn…bargain a bit for antique jewellery..,felt great to walk on the street,” the actress of “Bombay” and “1942: A Love Story” shared her feelings through her post on Twitter.

161 killed in 56 bomb blasts in Pakistan in May

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At least 161 people were killed and 652 injured in 56 bomb blasts as militants escalated attacks across Pakistan in May when the country held elections, according to official statistics.

Among the 56, four were suicide attacks that killed 40 people and injured 143 others, reports Xinhua.

After the Pakistani government set the general elections on May 11, the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups told the public to keep away from political gatherings.

Kejriwal to contest against Dikshit

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Activist-turned-politician and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will take on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi assembly elections, AAP said Sunday.

“Kejirwal will contest directly against Dikshit. We have taken the decision after a meeting of our party’s volunteers,” AAP leader Manish Sisodia told IANS.

Dikshit represents New Delhi constituency in the Delhi assembly. In 1998 and 2003, she fought from the Gole Market constituency. But after the delimitation exercise, her constituency became defunct and she then in 2008 contested from New Delhi.

Decision on Telangana this month: Azad

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The Congress will take a decision on the Telangana issue this month, party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad said Sunday.

He told reporters in the national capital that the party would hold some more consultations before taking the decision.

Azad, who is incharge of the party affairs in Andhra Pradesh, advised party leaders from Telangana to wait for the decision.

Referring to two MPs and some others who quit the Congress, he said these leaders were more interested in posts for themselves and their family members.

Online counselling for PG seats

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Counselling for admission to post graduate courses in government medical colleges will now be held online, officials said.

The directorate general of health services will hold counselling for admission to MD, MS and PG diploma and MDS courses under the all India quota seats in government medical colleges June 4-24.

The seats remaining vacant after that will be surrendered to the state governments for filling them under the state quota, they said. adding the last date for admission to the courses has been extended to July 31.

3 Taliban leaders holding talks with Iran: report

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Three Afghan Taliban interlocutors are on a fence-mending mission to Iran as part of an effort to remove misunderstandings, according to a media report today.

Two Afghan Taliban officials confirmed that three of the group’s leaders – believed to be drawn from a negotiating team based in Qatar – are holding talks with Iranian officials, The Express Tribune reported.

The Taliban will explain their policies and will allay the fears of Iran as it always had concerns about Taliban
being Sunnis,” said one Taliban official who did not wish to be identified.

JD(U) MLA’s kin among two killed in police encounter

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A JD(U) leader’s relative was among two persons shot dead by police in an encounter on NH-31 in Bihar’s Patna district, police said today.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kishore Singh said the encounter took place last night when police, acting on a
tip off that dacoits were fleeing, chased a vehicle and were fired upon by its passengers.

The police retaliated and shot dead the two persons, one of whom was identified as JD(U) MLA Shyam Bihari Singh’s
relative Raju Singh.

I’ll breastfeed son until he’s in college: Shakira

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Singer Shakira has revealed that breastfeeding baby son Milan helped her get back in shape after giving birth.

The ‘Voice’ coach and partner Gerard Pique welcomed Milan in January, and Shakira later admitted that pregnancy had
taken a toll on her body.

Shakira spoke about her attempts to get fit again and said that breastfeeding was as beneficial to her as it was to
her baby, reported Digital Spy.

Most Americans say religion is losing influence in US: poll

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While most Americans say religion is losing influence in the country, 75 per cent say American society would be better off if more Americans were devout.

According to a new Gallup survey, over three-quarters of Americans (77 per cent) say religion is losing its influence on American life, while 20 per cent say religion’s influence is increasing.

These represent Americans’ most negative evaluations of the impact of religion since 1970, although similar to the views measured in recent years, Gallup said.

Advani backs Chauhan and not Modi

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L.K. Advani was back to playing Narendra Modi against Shivraj Singh Chauhan today to establish that the Madhya Pradesh chief minister was the BJP’s super-achiever, not his Gujarat counterpart, and therefore deserved to be the party’s mascot for 2014.

At a meeting of party workers in Gwalior, Advani compared Chauhan with Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He claimed that like the former Prime Minister, Chauhan was “humble” and had not let success make him “arrogant”.

Man attacks ex-wife’s lover with axe

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A decorator in the Italian island of Sicily attacked his ex-wife’s new partner with an axe, almost severing the man’s right arm.The incident took place in Gela city.

The decorator, Crocifisso Di Gennaro, said to be consumed with jealousy towards his love rival Alessandro Pennata, forced the man’s car off the road near Gela’s cemetery by ramming it repeatedly with his own vehicle.

As the two men got out of their cars, Di Gennaro raised an axe over his head and charged at Pennata, bringing it down on his right arm, which the man had raised to defend himself.

Khushboo says Big B continues take her breath away

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When southern actress Khushboo Sundar revisited Amitabh Bachchan’s “Trishul” (1978), she felt that after 35 years Bollywood megastar still manages to leave an impact with his performance in the film.

“(I’m) watching ‘Trishul’! Same mesmerising voice, same intense eyes, same killer gait, same attitude to die for continues even after 35 years,” posted Khushboo on her Twitter page.