Month: September 2013

Lalu Prasad taken to jail

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RJD President Lalu Prasad was today taken to jail after being convicted by a special CBI court here in the fodder scam case.

65-year-old Prasad was taken to the Birsa Munda Central Jail here.

The court has fixed October three for pronouncement of sentence against Yadav, former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra and others convicted in the case.

While coming out from the court, Yadav appeared calm and did not take any question as his car sped away to the jail located at Hotwar on the outskirts of Ranchi, adjacent to the National Games Village.

Singh did not complain to Obama on Pakistan: Khurshid

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told US President Barack Obama about cross border terrorism to let him know “his true feelings” and concerns and it was not in the form of a complaint, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said today.

“No, No. It was not a complaint. I do not think, we should see this as a complaint,” Khurshid told PTI in an interview when asked about news reports in Pakistani media that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not pleased about Singh taking up the issue of Pakistan with Obama.

Crime In Hyderabad (30.9.2013)

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Woman brutally murdered
(Siasat News): A husband slit the neck of his wife with the help of his father and brutally killed her. This incident occurred in Chikadpally. Police is investigating this case from every angle.

According to sources, the deceased Rajni, 30, was yesterday killed by her husband and father-in-law but there are still some clouds of doubt over her death as the dead body found in a state where it could be presumed that she might be the target of the black magic.

Batting to be focus in week-long Pak training camp for Proteas series

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(ANI): Pakistan coaches will focus on batting as the national team’s week-long training camp for the upcoming home series against South Africa begins today at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and the board is taking steps to ensure full attendance on the opening day.

According to The Express Tribune, Pakistan will play two Tests, five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 games against South Africa in the UAE from October 14 to November 15.

Last week, the PCB invited 28 probables including 15 players from the Pakistan A team to the camp, the report said.

Soon, charging phones may be as easy as a walk in the park

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Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute’s Biomimetics lab have built electric generators that can harness the energy of movements such as running and walking, which they hope will soon be able to power personal devices.

A normal shoe dissipates energy as heat when it hits the ground. This technology uses thin stretchable generators to turn mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Kids born to mums under 30 at higher risk of childhood death

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A new research has found that children born to mothers under 30 are more likely to die than those born to older mums.

While overall child mortality fell by 50 percent in the past 20 years, young maternal age was found to be a risk factor for death in early childhood, according to a report on child deaths in the UK.

Support should be extended to mothers of all ages, not just first-time teenage mums, the report said.

The research was led by the Institute of Child Health at UCL, the BBC reported.

Workplace love likelier to lead to marriage

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A new study has found that relationships that begin in the workplace are more likely to lead to marriage than those which start somewhere else.

Researchers, who conducted the study on 2,000 Britons, said because we spend so much time at work it’s inevitable to form close friendships with office mates that may go on to become a relationship further on, the Daily Express reported.

They said that being in a relationship where you work in the same place as your partner also means you have something in common before you even get to know each other.

‘Verdict in fodder scam case, a justice day for Bihar’: BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday welcomed the judgement of a CBI designated court to hold former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Dr. Jagannath Mishra guilty of corruption in a fodder scam case, and said this historic verdict is a justice day for the state presently ruled by the Janata Dal (United).

BJP General Secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy, while reacting to the verdict, said it is a judgement related to the Fodder Scam in which loot, a scam of more than 5,000 crores was discovered in the state of undivided Bihar when Bihar and Jharkhand was together.

Irfan called to prove ‘form, fitness’ ahead of Proteas Test series team selection

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The world’s tallest fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been called to the training camp that begins in Lahore on Monday, after being recommended by national bowling coach Mohammad Akram to Pakistan selectors for the Proteas series.

A strong squad for the two-Test series against South Africa to be held from Oct 14 at the neutral venues of the UAE will be selected at the end of the camp, the report said.

Israel claims arresting Iranian spy

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Israel has said it has arrested a Belgian citizen of Iranian-origin accused of spying for Iran under the guise of a windows and roofing salesman.

Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service said the accused spy, identified as businessman Ali Mansouri, admitted that he was recruited by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force last year.

He said that he was sent to Israel to set up business ties as a front for spying on Israeli and Western targets.

Musharraf’s ‘Why I returned to Pakistan’ to hit book stores soon

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Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf is reportedly set to pen down another book titled, ‘Why I returned to Pakistan’, narrating the dictator’s purpose of returning to the land in order to ‘salvage the country from the crises.’

Sources said that according to Musharraf, Pakistan country was facing uncertain, flammable, volatile and disfigured anarchy, which the rulers seemed to be helpless in controlling; hence he decided to return to the country.

Saeed Ajmal says spinning tracks ‘best chance’ for Pak to beat Proteas in UAE

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Pakistan’s ace-off spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that the team’s upcoming series against world’s top Test side South Africa would be keenly contested and that they would be helped by the existence of pitches that assist spin.

According to the Dawn, ranked among the world’s best off-spinners alongside Graeme Swann of England, Saeed feels the best way to bounce back against the Proteas is to prepare turning tracks for the two Tests in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite favoured Hiroshima atomic bombing

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Samantha Lewthwaite, dubbed the ‘ White Widow’, led a classroom debate in favour of the Hiroshima A-bomb when she was just 15.

The terrorist fugitive left fellow classmates in a history lesson stunned as she expressed her extremist views over the Second World War attack on Hiroshima that killed up to 140,000 people.

According to the Mirror, Lewthwaite also idolized former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a schoolgirl and regarded her as a heroine.

Sonia Gandhi to launch ‘Zero Landless Project’ in Kerala today

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will on Monday launch the ‘Zero Landless Project’, a unique initiative of the Kerala Government to provide land to all the landless people in the state by 2015.

Gandhi, who arrived here on Sunday, inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Development Studies, a state-of-the-art research and training centre.

Speaking on the occasion, the Congress president said Rajiv Gandhi would be proud of the institute, and also of the workers of the party who had made the institute a reality.

Union Cabinet to have a relook at controversial lawmakers’ ordinance before October 2

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The Union Cabinet is likely to have a relook at the controversial ordinance on convicted politicians before President Pranab Mukherjee leaves for Brazil on an official visit on October 2.

According to to media reports, Rashtrapati Bhawan has clearly indicated its discomfort with the ordinance in its present form. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has also described the ordinance as a document that needs to be torn up and thrown away.

Fodder scam: Lalu held guilty, sentencing on October 3

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A CBI designated court on Monday declared Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav guilty in a case related to the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam.

The judgement is a major blow for Yadav, who faces immediate disqualification as a Member of Parliament and won’t be allowed to contest elections for six years. The court said that it will announce the sentence on the RJD supremo on October 3.

Rajasthan seal semifinal berth with 9-wicket win over Perth

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Rajasthan Royals produced a disciplined all-round performance to notch up a convincing nine-wicket victory over Perth Scorchers and seal their semi-final berth in the Champions League Twenty20 here today.

Riding on a fine bowling performance by Kevon Cooper (4 for 18) and resolute unbeaten half-centuries by Ajinkya Rahane (62) and Sanju Samson (50), Rajasthan continued their unbeaten run in the tournament.

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Final arguments to begin today

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A Ghaziabad court will on Monday likely hear the final arguments in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case.

On September 28, the CBI had rejected the Talwar couple’s plea to send the suspected murder object, ‘khukri’, to a British forensic lab for another round of DNA testing.

After rejecting the petition, Additional Sessions Judge Shyam Lal had fixed September 30 for the start of final arguments in case. ‘Khukri’, a sharp-edged weapon suspected to be used in the crime, was recovered from the room of Talwars’ compounder Krishna.

Russian wins tennis title in Georgia

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Alexanra Panova from Russia Sunday defeated her compatriot Victoria Kan in straight sets to take the Telavi Open tennis women’s singles title.

The WTA 177th-ranked Russian, ranked second in Telavi, won the championship match 7-5, 6-1, Xinhua reported.

Alexandra Panova advanced into the final by beating Ukraine’s Ganna Poznikhirenko 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in the semi-finals.

Victoria Kan in the semis downed Andreea Mitu from Romania, top-ranked in Telavi, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Israeli Navy to have new patrol boats

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The Israeli Navy is all set to get three next-generation patrolling boats, the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has revealed.

The Israel Navy currently deploys four Super Dvoras in routine security patrols along the country’s coasts and maritime borders with Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, Xinhua reported.

These are used in counter-terrorism and infiltration operations, as well as preventing smuggling and other illegal activity endangering strategic assets, such as newly- discovered natural gas reservoirs, among other missions, IAI said.

US Senate urged to pass emergency funding bill

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US House Speaker John Boehner Sunday urged the Senate to take action in a timely manner and pass a stopgap government funding bill to avert the first partial government shutdown since 1996.

“If the Senate stalls until Monday afternoon instead of working today, it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance by the Senate Democratic leadership,” reported Xinhua citing Boehner in a statement.

English Premier League results

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Following were the English Premier League results Sunday, according to Xinhua.

Results:

Stoke City lost to Norwich City 0-1
Sunderland lost to Liverpool 1-3

Everton vs Newcastle United

Played Saturday:

Aston Villa bt Manchester City 3-2

Fulham lost to Cardiff City 1-2

Hull City bt West Ham United 1-0

Manchester United lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-2

Southampton bt Crystal Palace 2-0

Swansea City lost to Arsenal 1-2

Tottenham Hotspur tied Chelsea 1-1

—-IANS

Kenya arrests one more suspect over mall attack

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Kenyan security forces Sunday nabbed another suspect, raising the number of arrested people to 10 over the Sep 21 terror attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall.

“There are nine suspects in custody who are held under the counter-terrorism laws. As soon as investigations are complete, we will update you with identities of the suspects,” reported Xinhua citing Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Interior Joseph Ole Lenku stating during a press conference here.

“More suspects continue to be arrested including one arrested today,” he added.

Syrian chemical arsenal probe this week

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A team of 20 experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), will begin verifying Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal as a first step in its destruction this coming week.

“The group of inspectors will depart (Monday) but they will not begin their work until Tuesday” in the Arab nation, and “on that same day they will have contact with top political officials” in Syria, OPCW officials said.