Month: June 2013

Amanda Bynes’ neighbours terrified of her

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If actress-singer Amanda Bynes’ neighbours are to be believed, she talks to herself.

The neighbours are terrified to be alone with her anywhere, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“She stares you out in the elevator. Residents are terrified to be alone with her. She knocked on one woman’s door, and when it opened, she screamed ‘You’re ugly,’ and ran away. Amanda always seems to be alone, muttering to herself and looking completely out of it,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

Russian aerospace defence drills satisfactory: Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the results of this week’s snap check of the Aerospace Defence Forces as “satisfactory”, after hearing nine of the 11 missiles were intercepted during the drills.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed the president of the results at a meeting in the Kremlin.

The exercises, involving 8,700 people, 185 aircraft and 240 military vehicles, checked the combat readiness of aerospace defence units, air force units and air defences in the western military district, as well as military transport and long-range aviation command.

Four firefighters die in US hotel blaze

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At least four firefighters died while battling a hotel fire in Houston, the fourth largest US city, Friday, officials said.

Over 100 firefighters were reportedly on the scene, and the Red Cross was also there providing assistance. But it could not be immediated ascertained what sparked the fire, Xinhua reported.

The fire broke out at the Bhojan Restaurant about 12.09 p.m. local time (Houston) and engulfed the neighbouring Southwest Inn in Houston, a US daily said.

EU urges Israel to stop settlements actives

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The European Union (EU) has asked Israel to stop its settlement activities as they are illegal according to international law.

The foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU) Catherine Ashton on Friday urged Israel to stop its settlements actives.

“Settlements are illegal under international law and threaten to make a two-state solution impossible,” reported Xinhua citing Catherine Ashton, the foreign policy chief of EU, in a statement Friday.

The statement was made in the wake of recent reports about renewed plans for Israeli settlements in and around east Jerusalem.

IPL spot-fixing: Rajasthan Royals player Sidharth Trivedi will be prosecution witness

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Rajasthan Royals player Sidharth Trivedi will be a prosecution witness in the IPL spot-fixing case in which three players of his team have been arrested.

30-year-old Trivedi, a pacer, had refused to accept an invitation by Ajit Chandila, a player arrested on charges of spot-fixing, to attend a party arranged by bookies. He had also refused money and gifts offered by the bookies.

“He is being made a prosecution witness,” a senior police official said.

Investigators believe that Trivedi’s deposition in the case will make their case stronger.

I want to compete in all World Cups: Deepika Kumari

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Top woman archer and world no. 3 Deepika Kumari is planning to compete in all the remaining World Cup stages as well as the World Championships in September-October this year.

“I aim to compete in all. I am going for the World Cup (stage 2) from June 10-16 (in Antalya, Turkey). After that there will be trials and team selection in Delhi for the third and fourth World Cup stages (to be held in Colombia and Poland in July and August respectively),” said the 18-year-old Ranchi-born archer.

Dowry death: 12 people get life imprisonment

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Twelve people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court today in a dowry death case in the district.

Additional District and Session judge Shailendra Kumar also imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 each on all the accused. In case of failure to pay the fine, their sentence would be increased by one year.

The victim’s husband Shambhu Kumar Arya is among the 12 convicts.

Sanjoo Devi, 23, was strangled to death in Saristabad locality of Jehanabad district on November 24, 2008.

China toilet baby’s mother near mental collapse: report

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A mother whose newborn baby was rescued from a toilet pipe in China is in hospital after nearing “mental collapse” while the alleged father has requested a DNA test, state-run media reported today.

The mother of the child, who became lodged in the pipe after she gave birth on the toilet, is “on the edge of mental collapse, because she has not rested after giving birth, and is being treated in hospital” the Modern Gold Daily newspaper reported.

For accommodation in Rubath Nizam submit online applications from 1st to 3rd June

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According to a press note issued by Wakf Committee of H.E.H. Nizam, all those Hajj pilgrims who are desirous of staying in Rubath Nizam in Makkah are inform that they should submit there applications online from 1st June to 3rd June on website. www.nizamrubath.com and www.nizamrubath.org

Hajj pilgrims of Aziza category will be allotted accommodation on the basis of draw.

Expansion of Road on Toli Masjid Wakf Property

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CM of AP Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy will lay down the foundation stone for the expansion of road in Karwan Assembly constituency on the Wakf land belonging to Toli Masjid but the construction work will not start. The expansion work of the road admeasuring 3 km upto 100 feet is a matter of subjudice in a court of law.

Nexus between Congress & MIM – Muzaffar Ali Khan

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Mr. Mohammed Muzaffar Ali Khan, TDP incharge of Malakpet Assembly Constituency in a statement issued yesterday alleged that there is a nexus between Congress and MIM. Giving the details of the nexus Mr. Khan said that in the standing committee of GHMC, seat sharing took place between Congress and MIM secretly.

CBI Jt. Director Lakshminarayana shifted to Mumbai

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Joint Director of CBI Mr. Lakshminarayana, IPS who was investigating the dispropotionate assets case of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for humilating Rs. 3466 crore and assisting Enforcement Directorate in confiscating his property, has been shifted to Crime Branch of Mumbai.

Mr. Lakshminarayana who had perturbed the sleeps of many politicians in the state will proceed to Mumbai on 7th June. He belongs to Maharashtra Cadre. He will now get an opportunity to serve Maharashtra State. He was working in AP since 12th June 2006.

——Siasat News

Engineer held for posting obscene pix in woman’s facebook

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The Crime Branch of Odisha Police today arrested a young engineer on charge of posting of photograph and vulgar comments containing sexually explicit act on the facebook of a woman, the police said.

Sushant Kumar Mishra of Cuttack, was arrested based on technical and other evidences, a crime branch official said adding that the accused had become acquainted with the women through online chat.

Later, the official said, he allegedly uploaded her photographs and with vulgar comments containing sexually explicit act in her facebook and sent them in mobile phones.

3 held for duping Andhra-based real estate developer

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Three persons were arrested here today for allegedly duping a real estate developer of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on the pretext of providing cheap loan, police said.

Shalender Pratap Singh, Satender Kumar and Sonpal Singh were arrested from Rohini Sector 9 after one N Prakasham, a resident of Tirupati, lodged a police complaint that the trio duped him of Rs 12 lakh on the pretext of providing loan of Rs 1 crore at three per cent per annum, they said.

Prisoner dies of food poisoning in Goa jail, several take ill

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A murder convict died of suspected food poisoning today and over 130 inmates of Goa Central Jail at Aguada and Sub-Jail at Mapusa near here took ill after apparently consuming the dinner prepared by prisoners last night, jail authorities said.

The deceased, identified as Mahadev Gaonkar, had been serving a five-year jail term, IG (Prison) Mihir Vardhan said.

“A total of 17 inmates are currently being treated at state-run Goa Medical College (GMC) while a team of doctors has been stationed at Aguada jail for medical check-up of all prisoners,” he told reporters.

BJP violating model code: Guj Cong

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Gujarat Congress today alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct by BJP as the state is going to have by-elections to two Lok Sabha and four Assembly seats on June 2.

In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath, state Congress general secretary Khurshid Saiyed said the BJP government was openly “misusing” government machinery to influence voters.

Several state ministers, BJP MPs and MLAs are touring the poll-bound areas where they were not registered as voters.

Middle aged woman raped, accused held

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A man from Behrampura area here was booked on the charge of raping a 35-year-old woman from Mumbai on the pretext of marrying her, police said today.

Aakash Bachani was booked under Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after the woman lodged the complaint against him with Navrangpura police yesterday.

The woman alleged that Bachani befriended her via Internet and entered into physical relationship with her by promising to marry her but went back on his word, police said.

Madhuri to get intimate with Naseeruddin in ‘Dedh Ishqiya’

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In the upcoming film ‘Dedh Ishqiya’, which is a sequel to Vidya Balan-starrer ‘Ishqiya’, actress Madhuri Dixit will do some intimate scenes with veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah.

In the 2010-hit film ‘Ishqiya’, Vidya Balan and Arshad Warsi did some intimate scenes, while in the sequel Madhuri and Naseeruddin will have some steamy love scenes.

“It is not easy to shoot intimate scenes. Actors have to trust my vision. And I had to make sure I didn’t let her and the other actors down,” director Abhishek Choubey said in a statement here.

US economy starting to pick up steam: Obama

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US President Barack Obama today said the American economy is starting to pick up steam with the creation of some seven million jobs in the past 38 months.

“The good news is, today, our businesses have created nearly 7 million new jobs over the past 38 months. 500,000 of those jobs are in manufacturing. We’re producing more of our own energy, we’re consuming less energy, and we’re importing less from other countries,” Obama said at a White House event.

Obama: NATO summit on Afghanistan next year

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US President Barack Obama today said that NATO will hold a summit next year on the “final chapter” in its Afghan war and on a new training mission for after combat troops withdraw at the end of 2014.

Obama made the announcement as he met NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen for White House talks, also focusing on modernizing the alliance’s forces and the need to stabilize Libya’s borders.

US drone strikes ‘legal’ as they saved many lives, says Kerry

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US Secretary of State John Kerry today said that America’s counter-terrorism policy, including drone strikes, was “legal and effective” as it has not only eliminated militants, but also disrupted several terror plots.

At the same time, he asserted that the US would still prefer to detain and prosecute terrorists and would resort to lethal actions only to save lives of people.

Kerry: Iran election unlikely to alter nuke policy

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Secretary of State John Kerry says he is not optimistic that Iran’s upcoming election will produce any change in the country’s nuclear ambitions, which the US and others believe are aimed at developing atomic weapons.

Kerry said today that any shift in Iran’s nuclear policy will come from the country’s supreme leader and not the winner of the June 14 presidential election. The supreme leader has final say on all state matters.

Russian missiles ‘not helpful’ to Syria peace: Kerry

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US Secretary of State John Kerry today raised questions about Russia’s commitment to peace in Syria, warning that delivery of Russian S-300 air defense missiles would be “not helpful.”

Kerry’s comments at a news conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle came ahead of a preparatory meeting in Geneva next week on a US-Russian bid for a peace conference on Syria.

Centre fooling people on petrol pricing: Jaya

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Slamming the latest hike in prices of petrol and diesel, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa today charged the Centre with “fooling” people by reducing the rates of petrol earlier with an eye on the just concluded Karnataka Assembly elections.

“Central government had not just reduced prices of petrol since March 16 keeping in mind the Karnataka elections, but had also suspended revising diesel prices. Increasing the prices of diesel twice and petrol once after polls is a fooling act,” she said in a statement here.

Family fears worst for US woman thought dead in Syria

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The family of a US woman believed to have been killed in Syria was anxiously awaiting news of her fate today, after reports that she was shot dead by regime forces near the border with Turkey.

“Keep us in your prayers,” Carole Mansfield told AFP as she awaited confirmation from US officials that her granddaughter, Nicole Lynn Mansfield, was among three Westerners reportedly killed on Wednesday.

Mansfield, 33, grew up in Flint, Michigan and was raised a Baptist. She converted to Islam about five or six years ago and briefly married an Arab immigrant, her grandmother said.