Month: October 2013

Man poses as ex-Union minister, attempts to dupe Cong MLA

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A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as an ex-Union Minister and attempting to dupe a Congress MLA of Rs 25 lakh on the pretext of getting him appointed as the Chairman of the Northeast wing of Rural Development Board of India.

Rajesh Kumar handed over a fake appointment letter to MLA Khekaho Assumi on a forged letterhead of an MP, but legislator caughthold of him after realising that he was being conned.

“We have arrested Kumar, resident of Ghaziabad, in this connection on Monday while two of his associates are still

No one is communal in politics: Badal on Modi

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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said no one is communal in politics, while commenting on opposition’s charges against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

No one is communal in politics… Congress has always followed the policy of ‘divide and rule’ to achieve their
political interests,” he told reporters here.

Stressing that the SAD-BJP alliance was fully secular, the Chief Minister said, joining hands by parties like Peoples
Party of Punjab and Congress would hardly have any effect on the ruling coalition.

Kuwait jails writer for tweets ‘defaming’ ex-PM

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A Kuwaiti court today sentenced prominent opposition writer Mohammad al-Wushaihi to a three-month jail term for tweets deemed derogatory to a former prime minister.

The court ruling said Wushaihi had been convicted of posting messages on Twitter defaming former premier Sheikh
Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, a senior member of the ruling family.

The ruling stipulated that Wushaihi, who is also a television presenter, must start serving his jail term
immediately, but that he could appeal the sentence.

Becks `strips down to undies` for new H&M ad

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David Beckham has stripped down to his underwear for the latest action-packed H&M advertisement.

The 38-year old former footballer was spotted running over pipes “like a stuntman” on the roof of Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, East London, the Mirror reported.

The clothing brand said that the video and TV ad will be screened in February and they will be revealing further details about the new campaign and collection closer to launch.

King Khan voted as the `best celebrity in rugged look`

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Shahrukh Khan has topped a list of male celebrities who look best in a rugged look.

According to a survey conducted by Shaadi.com, the 47-year old ‘Chennai Express’ actor received the maximum number of votes and has been named as the best male celebrity in a rugged look, followed by Ranbir Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan.

Others on the list included Virat Kohli, Arjun Rampal, John Abraham, Ranveer Singh and Ayushmann Khurrana. (ANI)

Fourth ‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ film in the making

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The fourth installment of ‘The Chronicles Of Narnia’ film series is set to be adapted into a movie.

The C.S. Lewis Company executives have granted Mark Gordon’s company the rights to jointly develop and produce a movie adaptation of the fourth book, ‘The Silver Chair’, Contactmusic reported.

The ‘Saving Private Ryan’ producer issued a statement announcing the fourth installment of the author”s fantasy book series.

He added that he is a huge fan of Lewis’ “beautiful and allegorical world of Narnia” and is preparing to bring the next book to life.

Salman Khan is my favorite actor, says Miss Universe Olivia Culpo

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Miss Universe Olivia Culpo has revealed that she is a big fan of actor Salman Khan.

During an exclusive interview with ANI, the 21-year old American beauty pageant titleholder said, “I love Bollywood movies and Salman Khan is my favorite”.

Culpo, who is currently on a 10-day visit to India to create awareness on social issues such as girl child, female infanticide and women empowerment, also admitted that she would love to star in a Bollywood movie. (ANI)

India set to become world’s most populous country by 2050

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India is set to become world’s most populous country in the world by 2050 with a population of nearly 1.6 billion people. The revelation was made in a French study which estimated that the population globally is estimated to rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion. The bi-annual report by the French Institute of Demographic Studies revealed that India will overtake China as the world”s most populous nation. According to the telegraph, the study projected there will be 10 to 11 billion people on the planet by the end of the century.

Shutdown to cost U.S. economy $300mln a day, say experts

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The US Government shutdown would cost 300 million dollars per day, according the economic consulting firm IHS Global Insight. The figure means that about 12.5 million dollars will be lost an hour, or roughly 1.6 billion dollars a week, while the government is closed. The IHS analysis accounts only for the lost wages and productivity from the nearly 800,000 federal workers, ABC News reports. IHS estimates a week-long shutdown would cut the 4th quarter economic growth rate by 0.2 percentage points, bringing its forecast of 2.2 percent growth down to just 2.0 percent.

Andhra Guv, CM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

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Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today paid floral tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Bapu Ghat here.

They participated in an all religion prayer as part of Gandhi Jayanti.

Ministers, MLAs and Congress leaders were among those present on the occasion.

During another event, Kiran Kumar Reddy and AP Assembly Speaker N Manohar and others offered floral tributes
at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Assembly premises.

TV channels move TDSAT over TRAI’s ad cap norm

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Some of the television channels have approached appellate tribunal TDSAT against 12-minute per hour cap on advertisements imposed by sectoral regulator TRAI.

Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) had earlier withdrawn its petition against the TRAI’s regulation on ad cap.

Broadcasters Sun TV, B4U Broadband, 9X Media and Polimer Media, which are members of IBF, have approached the
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on the ad cap issue.

Some entertainment channels such as TV Vision and E24 have also approached the tribunal opposing the cap.

Now, smoke in style using 24K gold cigarette rolling paper!

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Shine Papers company has come up with 24 karat gold rolling papers for ardent smokers, who have money to burn on their cigarettes.

The flashy product is made with a combination of edible gold leaf with a slow-burning interior paper, ABC News reported.

The 12-sheet packs are sold for 55 dollars on the company’s website and 60 dollars on Amazon.com.

The firm’s owner Dave D. said that the gold rolling papers is not an everyday product because of the price point, but customers who like it are returning to reorder.

Iran has accurate n-deal proposal: Rouhani

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Iran has prepared an “accurate proposal” for the upcoming nuclear talks with the world powers in Geneva, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here Wednesday.

“We hope a full agreement to be reached over this proposal, or the outlines could be agreed upon,” Xinhua cited semi-official ISNA news agency as quoting Rouhani.

Rouhani said Iran could negotiate over the types of uranium enrichment and would “leave the doors of its nuclear sites open for the inspections of the UN nuclear watchdog”.

Time to overthrow SP, UPA: Amit Shah

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Amit Shah said Wednesday the time had come for people to overthrow the corrupt and directionless governments in the state and at the centre.

Addressing a rally in Mathura, Shah said people were fed up of being let down by the promises made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the state and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance at the centre.

Miranda Kerr says models are some of the most insecure people she’s ever met

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Miranda Kerr, who is the world’s second-highest paid supermodel, has revealed that models are some of the most insecure people she has ever met.

Talking about launching her modelling career at the age of 13, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel told Cosmopolitan that there was a lot of rejection in the beginning, Stuff.co.nz reported.

In a video, where she gave a behind-the-scenes look at her latest Cosmopolitan cover shoot, Kerr said that the models are constantly told that they’re not good enough and they have to practice loving themselves.

2-yr-old `pregnant` Chinese boy’s parasitic twin removed following surgery

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A two-year-old Chinese boy had to be operated upon to remove an undeveloped fetus of his parasitic twin brother from his stomach.

According to the Inquisitr, Xiao Feng, from Huaxi, China, was rushed to the hospital after his stomach became so inflated that he was finding it difficult to breath, News.com.au reported.

Doctors were shocked when the X-Rays and MRI scans revealed that the baby had a fetus of his twin inside his enlarged stomach.

The surgeons announced Feng “pregnant” and rushed him to the operation theater to get rid of dead twin’s fetus.

Scientists develop tear and saliva glands in lab petri dish

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In another boost to the creation of bio-engineered organs, scientists have created saliva glands and tear glands in a lab dish, using stem cells from mice.

Researchers, at the Tokyo University of Science, said that their findings could potentially help in treating the “dry eye” or “dry mouth” syndromes, which are caused by the malfunctioning glands, News 24 reported.

For the study, lead researcher, Takashi Tsuji, along with a team, grew the two glands in the lab dish from precursor cells, and transplanted the primitive organs into mice.

18 members of Pakistani Hindu family convert to Islam

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Eighteen members of a Hindu family in Khanpur area of Pakistan’s central Punjab province have converted to Islam, local residents said on Wednesday.

Seven men and 11 women of the family adopted Islam during a ceremony conducted on Tuesday evening by Mian Ghaus Mohammad, custodian of the Khwaja Ghulam Fareed shrine at Jhok Farid.

They recited the Kalima Tayabba, the Islamic confession of faith, and converted to Islam, local residents were quoted as saying by state-run APP news agency.

Kanye West `just in love` with Kim K’s post-baby curves

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Kanye West has become such a fan of Kim Kardashian’s post-baby body and her new shape, that he’s reportedly told the reality star to keep her curves.

While Kardashian has been dying to lose the baby weight, a source close to the rapper told Star magazine UK that West is happy with her body, Radar Online reported.

The source said that the new mum has been working really hard to lose the weight that she put on carrying baby North West, and enlisted the help of trainer Tracy Anderson and does four-hour gym sessions.

Nadal says `would be proud of achievements` even if does not eclipse Federer”s record

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US Open champion Rafael Nadal has said that he will look back on his career with pride even if he does not manage to eclipse Swiss ace Roger Federer”s record 17 Grand Slam titles. The world number three, who has currently 13 Grand Slam titles and has been in sizzling form this season after long-term injury, was backed by tennis legends Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras to overtake Federer before the end of his career.

I’ve never had a perfect fit with someone, says Taylor Swift

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Despite her bad luck with relationships, Taylor Swift hasn’t stopped from continuing her search for “Mr. Perfect”.

The ‘Love Story’ singer opened up about finding love in the latest issue of Glamour UK, Radar Online reported.

Having learned about deal-breakers, she said that if you have enough natural chemistry with someone, you overlook every single thing that you said would break the deal.

She said that she has seen her friends take someone back after they’ve cheated because they fit perfectly.

Angelina Jolie`s new ring sparks wedding rumours

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Angelina Jolie has provoked secret wedding rumours with fiance Brad Pitt, after she was spotted wearing a ring in Australia.

The ‘Changeling’ star who was seen hanging out at Bondi Beach in Sydney with her kids, was wearing a new gold band on her wedding finger, which rested against her engagement ring, Us magazine reported.

Jolie and their six kids reunited with Pitt in Hong Kong, before the 49-year-old actor returned to shoot his upcoming film ‘Fury’ in UK.

The pair, who has been together since 2005, had earlier dropped hints that the wedding can happen really soon. (ANI)

Daniel Radcliffe `secretly dating` Erin Darke

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Daniel Radcliffe is reportedly in a secret relationship with Erin Darke.

The pair were spotted being “cautious’ about being photographed together at the premiere of their upcoming film, ‘Kill Your Darlings’ at the Cinema Society event, the New York Post reported.

A source has revealed that the ‘Harry Potter’ star and Darke are very much together and that she is Radcliffe’s secret girlfriend.

Kelly Brook flaunts famous curves in sexiest selfie yet

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Kelly Brook shared a photo of herself on her Instagram page, wearing hugging red top and white shorts.

The 33-year-old glammed the picture by putting on her best pout for the photoshoot, the Mirror reported.

Danny Cipriani’s former flame captioned the pic as: “Lets get Physical! #ShootTime” and it was gushed with compliments from her fans. (ANI)

Paes, Sania move to quarter-finals of China Open

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Leander Paes and Sania Mirza smoothly moved into the China Open quarterfinals with partners in their respective events, here today.

Top seeds in the men’s doubles, Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor easily brushed aside the challenge of Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey 6-2 6-2 in their opening round of the hard court tournament.

Paes and Nestor saved all three break points they faced, including two in the opening set and broke their rivals twice in each set for an easy win.