Month: July 2013

I’m not feminist, just independent, strong: Madhuri Dixit

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Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Dixit, who portrays a powerful character in the woman-centric “Gulaab Gang”, says she isn’t a feminist but is all for strong and independent women.

“I don’t think I’m a feminist. I am independent and strong, which is what women should be like,” Madhuri said a press conference here at 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) extravaganza.

Bollywood, the 46-year-old, also said that the “progress of women is being reflected in films”.

Raina, Jadeja involved in heated argument over dropped catch

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Indian players Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina were involved in a heated on-field argument over a dropped catch during India’s tri-series match against the West Indies yesterday.

India crushed West Indies by 102 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method in a rain-curtailed match but the ugly incident involving the duo seemed to be a blot in an otherwise facile win.
The video footages of the incident had been posted on the Youtube and has seen several hits.

Monsoon 25% excess; more rain in hills, abates in plains

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India’s summer monsoon was 25 per cent surplus since its normal onset on June 1 with the weather office predicting heavy rains next weeks in some parts of hill states, including Uttarakhand which was ravaged by floods last month.

Barring east and north-eastern India, monsoon has been surplus across the other four broad regions with north-west comprising Rajasthan, UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal, J&K, Punjab and Haryana getting 85 per cent excess rains since onset.

Chinese officials dismiss General’s outburst against India

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Dismissing provocative comments made by a ‘Major General’ of the PLA who sparked a controversy ahead of Defence Minister A K Antony’s visit, officials here today said that the officer was superannuated and retired from political and military posts a while ago.

Comments by Maj Gen Luo Yuan of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) set off a controversy on June 4 when he accused India of occupying 90,000 sq km of territory and cautioned New Delhi not to “provoke” China by increasing the military deployment at the border to “start new trouble”.

Mamata vows to take revenge on poll panel ‘democratically’

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Coming down heavily on the State Election Commission, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday accused the poll panel of taking decisions at its “whims and fancies” and vowed to take revenge against it “democratically”.

Banerjee, who was addressing a Trinamool Congress panchayat poll rally at Joynagar in neighbouring South 24 Parganas district, took exception to the elections being scheduled in the month of Ramadan and even on a Friday during the Muslim holy month.

Hyderabad issue would’ve gone to UN had Patel not been there: Advani

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Like Jammu and Kashmir, the issue of Hyderabad Nizam’s reluctance to merge with India would have landed in the United Nations as Jawaharlal Nehru was keen to do so but Sardar Patel’s “pragmatism” saved the situation, BJP leader LK Advani said here on Saturday.

Nehru, India’s first prime minister, was against the plan of military intervention in Hyderabad by Patel, then home minister, Advani said quoting from books written by a close of Patel.

He claimed that the nizam was determined to stay independent and was threatening to kill Hindus in his territory.

Telangana JAC to soon chalk out future course of action

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Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is spearheading the movement for separate Telangana state, will chalk out its future course of action in two to three days.

JAC convenor M. Kodandaram told reporters Saturday that efforts were on to finalise an action plan to further intensify the movement. He said the JAC would continue the struggle till a separate state is carved out.

Make public Headley’s statement to FBI: BJP to Shinde

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Referring to the Ishrat Jahan encounter charge sheet, BJP today asked Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to make public the contents of LeT operative David Headley’s statement to FBI so that the country comes to know of her antecedents.

The Congress-led government has started a new trend of making angels out of LeT and JuD operatives and demons out of the security forces,” BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi told reporters.

The opposition party demanded government make public the 10,000-page document shared by India with Pakistan on the

Hyd issue would’ve gone to UN had Patel not been there: Advani

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Like Jammu and Kashmir, the issue of Hyderabad nizam’s reluctance to merge with India would have landed in the United Nations as Jawaharlal Nehru was keen to do so but Sardar Patel’s “pragmatism” saved the situation, BJP
leader L K Advani said here today.

Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, was against the plan of military intervention in Hyderabad by Patel, then Home
Minister, Advani said quoting from books written by a close of Patel.

He claimed that the nizam was determined to stay independent and was threatening to kill Hindus in his
territory.

Girl hangs self in police station

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A 16-year-old girl today allegedly hanged herself in women’s police station here, a day after her parents refused to take her home as she had eloped with her boyfriend.

According to Superintendent of Police (City), Sripati Misra, the girl had fled from her home in Rajgarh village of
Machchlishahr area with her friend on June 3.

Yesterday, she was found at bus station, the SP said.

When we informed her family members about the girl they said that they had nothing to do with her and she was kept at
the ‘mahila thana’ where she hanged herself with her a scarf today, he said.

Civic body employee found dead

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A 42-year-old employee of one of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD) was found dead inside a park in Central Delhi’s Kamla Market area here today, police said.

The deceased has been identified as one Chandar Bhan, a fourth class employee of MCD.

According to the police, the incident was reported when morning walkers informed neighbours and people around the area about a body in the park.

Chandar Bhan’s family rushed to the spot and identified him. There were no major injury marks on the body although his eyes were swollen.

Rajnath endorses Amit Shah’s views on Ram Temple

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Virtually endorsing BJP general secretary Amit Shah’s statement on construction of Ram Temple at Ayodha, BJP president Rajnath Singh today said all Hindus want it to come up there.

I don’t know what he (Amit Shah) has said. But if he had said so then what’s wrong in it ? All Hindus want a Ram
temple there, Muslims wants a mosque there.

But the matter is pending before the court. Let the court give its verdict. But if a Ram Temple comes up there then we all would be happy,” Singh, who was on a private visit here, told reporters.

Advani, Amar Singh enjoy ‘Lootera’

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At a recent screening of “Lootera” for political bigwigs in the capital, politicians L.K. Advani and Amar Singh agreed on one thing: that Sonakshi Sinha was spellbinding in the film.

The screening was held Wednesday evening. Praful Patel and Yashwant Sinha were also present.

Proud parents Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha, who flew to Delhi for the screening, couldn’t stop smiling. Advani, a movie buff, was heard asking fellow BJP member Shatrughan Sinha about Sonakshi’s whereabouts.

Born in Canada, not wanted in Canada

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A Canada-born man of Indian descent, who has served time in jail, is now fighting to stay on in the country of his birth.

The case of Deepan Budlakoti, 23, has caught the attention of the Canadian media, a section of which has described his predicament as Kafkaesque.

Budlakoti was born Oct 19, 1989 to Indian parents who had come to work as household support staff at the Indian High Commission in Ottawa.

Six AMU medical students suspended for misconduct

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Six medical students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)have been placed under suspension for alleged misconduct, a university official said Saturday.

Mohd. Faizan Rasool, Mohd. Azimuddin Malik, Mohd. Saifullah Khan, Anant Kumar Sharma, Chandra Bhan Singh and Sonu Agrawal, all MBBS students, committed prima facie acts of gross misconduct and indiscipline July 4, university Proctor Dr. Jamshed Siddiqui said, seeking a reply from them within 15 days.

Couple arrested for having sex in motel with curtain wide open

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A couple has been arrested for having sex in a motel with the curtains open for every one to see.

Skeeter Levi Judd, 19, and Andrea Rose Mazzocchi, 20, were charged in South Carolina for engaging in a lewd, obscene act, the New York Daily News reported.

They also face charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

A passerby informed the police after seeing the pair banging away in their street-level room at the Holiday Sands Motel on Myrtle Beach. (ANI)

Men get bored with shopping in just 26 minutes

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Men can tolerate shopping just for 26 minutes with a female partner before they become bored, a new study has revealed.

According to London Telegraph, research conducted by Quidco.com, also found that women get tired of shopping after a couple of hours if they fail to find anything to buy, News.com.au reported.

The study of 2000 Britons suggested that eight in 10 men found clothes shopping with their partner boring.

Around 45 per cent people admitted that they avoid shopping with their female partners all together.

Rajnath Singh meets RSS leaders, says ”Advani is not upset”

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh, who met senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionaries here on Saturday, ruled out reports over party patriarch Lal Krishna Advani being upset over the new power equation in the outfit.

“Advaniji is not upset. There are no differences in our party. As far as Advaniji is concerned, he is our tallest leader and a guide,” he told the media here.

Rajnath Singh also emphasized that he had not come to Nagpur to discuss the party”s election strategy with the top RSS leaders.

Apple founder describes meeting with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

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Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, who visited Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and baby North West in the hospital just a day after the birth, has now opened up about the meeting.

The visit was set up by Kardashian for Kanye”s birthday as she wanted the two to meet for a surprise lunch and have Wozniak sign one of two Apple Pro Computer mice, ABC News reported.

The other mouse had already been signed by Steve Jobs.

Talking to the publication, Wozniak appreciated Kardashian’s idea, saying that the reality TV star was keen to do something nice and unusual for her man.

Baba Ramdev says Congress is a ”national burden”

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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on said here that the Congress party is a burden on the nation and should be thrown out of power. Addressing the media here today, Baba Ramdev said: “At least 20 lakh crores came through the Foreign Direct Investment out of which eighty percent is black money.

They have been cheating the country ever since India got its independence. It is now time to throw them out of power. It”s now or never. If this does not happen then our country”s future is dark,” he added. Baba Ramdev was on one of his routine visits to the city to conduct his yoga discourses. (ANI)

Regular sex can help you look 7 years younger

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Having sex on a regular basis can take five to seven years off your face, an expert has claimed.

A study by British psychologist, Dr. David Weeks showed that sexual pleasure is a “crucial factor” in preserving youth, the New York Daily News reported.

The report found that lovemaking releases the human growth hormone, which helps keep the skin elastic and thus less likely to wrinkle.

Weeks asserted that sex also released endorphins, which are the body’s feel-good chemicals and natural painkillers that ease anxiety and make it easier to sleep.

Twitter can never beat wires in delivering news first, finds study

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A recent study revealed that news agencies continue to have an edge over Twitter in being first to provide news to viewers.

According to the research, Twitter can only break news before newswires in rare incidences, but for major events there is little evidence that it can replace traditional news outlets.

Twitter”s can bring additional coverage of events, and for sharing news items of interest to niche audiences, such as local sports results.

Almost 7 in 10 Americans don’t want their kids to become politicians

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Majority of Americans wants their child to become a doctor or an accountant but not a politician, a new poll has found.

The Gallup Poll found that nearly 64 percent of Americans do not want their child choose politics as their career, as compared to 31 percent who do.

The poll showed that non-whites were more likely to see their sons and daughters to choose politics as their career, in comparison to Whites.

There also exists a slight tendency for Democrats to favor a political career for their sons and daughters more than Republicans do, with a larger party difference for daughters.

Insulin helps new mums with breastfeeding problems lactate

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A new study has looked into insulin’s role in lactation success among mothers have difficulty in making enough milk to breastfeed their babies.

The study is the first to describe how the human mammary gland becomes highly sensitive to insulin during lactation.

It is also the first study to get an accurate picture of how specific genes are switched on in the human mammary gland during lactation.

Meet 2-yr-old boy whose enormous face growth disease can’t be diagnosed

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Doctors have failed to identify the rare genetic condition in a 2-year-old toddler, who was born with a severe facial deformity, suffers regular seizures, and is unable to walk, talk or eat solid food.

Aidan Jackowiak Smith of Newcastle, England, was thought to have Proteus Syndrome — which afflicted ‘Elephant Man’ John Merrick — but doctors now think he may have Cloves syndrome, the New York Daily News reported.

No one can figure out what’s causing his condition.