Month: October 2013

‘Corrupt will now be afraid’: BJP on Masood’s sentence

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday welcomed the arrest of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood after he was sentenced to four years in prison in connection with the MBBS seat scam, and said the corrupt will now be afraid.

“The corrupt will now be afraid. The BJP had kept up the pressure. Now, the law is catching up with them,” said BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain.

Masood has become the first legislator to be disqualified after a Delhi court sentenced him to four years in jail in connection with the MBBS seat scam.

Bihar court issues warrant against Raj Thackray

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A local court issued body warrant today against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to be present before it before November 12 in connection with a complaint case against him for allegedly calling people from Bihar rapists.

Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) S P Singh issued the warrant against Thackeray and directed Mumbai Police Commissioner to produce MNS chief in the court before November 12.

Rasheed Masood taken to Tihar Jail

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Delhi Police on Tuesday evening took Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood to the Tihar Jail here hours after he was convicted on corruption charges in connection with the MBBS scam.

Masood has become the first legislator to be disqualified after a Delhi court sentenced him to four years in jail in connection with the MBBS seat scam.

The 66-year-old Congress leader had been convicted of cheating, forgery and corruption in an MBBS seat scam.

I never called Singh a ‘village woman’: Nawaz Sharif

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In an attempt to end a controversy over his purported remarks about his Indian counterpart, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he never called Manmohan Singh a “village woman”.

Sharif also denied charges that Pakistan was sponsoring terrorism in India, saying his country was itself a victim of the menace.

Medium budget films fail to click at Box Office

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Be it the city of Prague or the beauty of a Fijian island, the new films that released over the weekend failed to pull audiences into the theatres. Going by the performance of ‘Prague’, ‘Super Model’, ‘Warning’ and ‘Maazii’ so far, experts are doubtful about their survival.

“Opening of all the movies has been very poor. I don`t know if they will be able to survive the week or not,” trade analyst Vinod Mirani said..

Luv Sinha signs Ekta Kapoor film

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Actor Luv Sinha has signed a “big” film project with producer Ekta Kapoor. However, no further details of the movie are known as yet.

“We will soon be working together and it`s definitely going to be a big project, the exact details of which we will be announcing soon,” Ekta said in a statement.

Luv`s sister Sonakshi Sinha, who has proved her mettle through Rs. 100 crore blockbusters like ‘Rowdy Rathore’ and ‘Dabangg’, has shared an excellent working relationship with Ekta in the past.

Luv is excited about his association with the producer now.

I can never compete with Khans: Ranbir Kapoor

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Happy to experiment with his roles, actor Ranbir Kapoor Tuesday said he could never be in the same league as the three superstar Khans of the industry – Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir – as they are the “true superstars”.

“I can never compete with the Khans (Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir)…they are the true superstars,” said Ranbir who was in the city to promote his movie `Besharam` releasing Wednesday.

‘Rasheed Masood’s arrest will send a very strong message’: D. Raja

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Communist Party of India ( CPI) leader D. Raja on Tuesday said the arrest of Congress MP Rasheed Masood in connection with a medical admission graft case will send out a very strong message to all political parties.

He said the verdict is a great leap in the maturing of Indian democracy.

“This judgement will send a very strong message to all political parties, to all politicians, to all those who are in public political life. In fact, this should be understood as a great leap in the maturing of our democracy,” he told media, while reacting to the verdict.

Did Katrina Kaif stop Ranbir Kapoor from promoting ‘Besharam’ on Salman Khan’s ‘Bigg Boss 7’?

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We’ve seen how a lot of B-town celebs have going out red faced from Sallu’s reality show after taking the stage with the ‘Dabangg’ star for their film’s promotions, but Ranbir isn’t ready to step on the ‘Bigg Boss 7’ stage. Not even if it means good promotions for ‘Besharam’?

Ranbir Kapoor has refused to go on Salman Khan’s ‘Bigg Boss 7’. One of the highly watched reality shows on television is what the makers of Besharam wanted to cash on, but their film’s hero doesn’t want to share the stage with the most wanted Khan.

We want to take ‘Krrish 3’ beyond screens, says Rakesh Roshan

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Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, who launched the official merchandise of ‘Krrish 3’ here today, said he wants to take the franchise across the age groups.

Rakesh and his son actor Hrithik Roshan launched the official ‘Krrish’ 3 merchandise.

The ‘Krrish 3’ collection includes action figures of Krrish, Kaal and Kaya, kids apparel, school supplies, impulse toys such as frisbees and Yo-Yos, skates and etc.

“With the launch of such a huge collection, we want to take ‘Krrish 3’ beyond screens… Into the lives of fans across the globe,” Rakesh Roshan said.

Four hours of exercise per week could help lower high BP risk

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A new study has found that people who exercised more than four hours per week in their leisure time had a 19 percent lower risk of high blood pressure than people who didn’t exercise much.

Physical activity in your leisure time could help keep your blood pressure at a healthy level, the research suggests.

Researchers pooled results from 13 studies on the effects of physical activity on blood pressure.

The studies involved 136,846 people in the United States, Europe or East Asia who initially had healthy blood pressure.

Congress MP Rasheed Masood jailed for four years

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Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood of the Congress was Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail for fraudulently nominating undeserving candidates from across the country to MBBS seats in 1990-91, making him the first to stand disqualified as a lawmaker.

Special CBI Court Judge J.P.S. Malik held Masood guilty on charges of corruption and other offences.

Masood, 67, was convicted of fraudulently nominating undeserving candidates from across the country to the MBBS seats allotted to Tripura medical colleges from the central pool.

Sudarshan Reddy rules out “water wars” after T-formation

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Major Irrigation Minister P Sudharshan Reddy dismissed the claims of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on “water wars” between Telangana and Seemandhra after the division of Andhra Pradesh.

Talking to reporters here, Sudarshan Reddy said that the predictions of “water wars” were not based on facts. He said that there were set procedures and regulatory bodies to resolve the water sharing disputes between the two States. Citing an example, he said that districts of Rayalaseema region have been receiving 93 TMC of water every year after Karnataka releases it from Tungabhadra River.

Dr. JP recalls Lok Satta’s role in transforming politics

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No other civil society movement or political party has achieved so much in so short a time as the Lok Satta in transforming politics in India, asserted Lok Satta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today. “Yet, we have to miles to go for realizing our goal of good politics and good governance,” he added.

YSRCP chalks out month-long mass contact programme

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YSR Congress has chalked out a month long mass contact programme beginning on Gandhi Jayanthi till the State formation Day on November 1 with its demand of keeping the State united.

“We will begin the programme with a day’s fast on October 2 by leaders of our Party in 175 assembly constituencies spread over 13 districts and will culminate with all panchayats holding a meeting and passing resolution to keep the state united,” Party leader Konathla Ramakrishna told reporters here on Tuesday.

SC issues contempt notice to former Army Chief, V K Singh

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The Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, saying his remarks against its order on his age row prima facie amounts to “scandalising” and undermining the authority of the court.

The apex court directed the former Army Chief to file his response by October 23 after taking suo moto cognizance of a news report quoting him on why the apex court had not decided his age on the basis of matriculation certificate if such document is relied upon to decide the age of a rape victim.

Avahan AIDS project prevented over 6 lakh HIV infections: Study

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Around 600,000 people in India may have been saved from becoming infected with HIV over ten years with the help of a programme funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a study.

In an evaluation of the 2003-launched AIDS project Avahan, researchers from the School of Public Health at Imperial College, London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated that Avahan prevented more than half of the infections that would have occurred without its intervention.

Terrorism boomeranged on Pakistan, says US official

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A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked Pakistan to shun terrorism to make peace with India, a top US defence official suggested that over time Islamabad “flirted” with terrorism as state policy and now it has boomeranged on it. He said the threat to Pakistan was not from India but from the terrorism that it promoted and fostered.

“I was clear in Pakistan that the principal threat to Pakistan is terrorism, not its neighbours,” Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, who visited India, Pakistan and Afghanistan recently, said Monday at a Washington think-tank.

Mid-life stress raises risk of dementia later in life

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A new study has revealed that stress due to common life events may cause a number of physiological reactions in the central nervous, endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems, and it may trigger long lasting physiological changes in the brain.

Researchers base their findings on 800 Swedish women whose mental health and wellbeing was formally tracked over a period of almost 40 years as part of the larger Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden, which started in 1968.

Infertile woman gives birth after experimental ovary surgery

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A new technique that coaxes an infertile woman’s ovaries into producing eggs again has resulted in the birth of a baby in Japan, international scientists said today.

A second woman has also become pregnant using the same method, according to the study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal.

Researchers caution that the technique is still in its early stages, but could offer hope for young women whose ovaries are no longer producing eggs.

Those opposing Telangana are traitors: KCR

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao reiterated that anyone who opposes Telangana would be treated as a betrayer.

Addressing a press conference here, KCR said that the TRS was never against the people of Seemandhra region. However, a few political leaders from their region have been trying to stall the formation of Telangana State through several conspiracies. Therefore, he said those opposing Telangana would be treated as traitors.

Beware of Baba’s, Baba held for sexually assaulting mother & daughter

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A self-proclaimed godman was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and her daughter after luring them of doubling their money with his “miraculous” power, police said today.

Baba Ashfak Khan (32) was arrested yesterday by Malegaon’s Ayesha Nagar police after a 43-year-old woman, from Amalner in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, lodged a complaint alleging that she and her daughter were sexually assaulted by Khan on the pretext of doubling their money.