GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has bagged the prestigious Center for Asia Pacific Aviation’s airport marketing award 2013.
The award, in the category of 15 million passengers per annum, was presented recently to GHIAL at a ceremony held during the 10th Annual CAPA aviation awards for excellence at Amsterdam.
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today said India and Pakistan should shed their “old baggage” as she made a strong pitch for resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue process.
Asserting that she “disagrees” with the views of Jamat-ud- Dawah (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, she said India should give that evidence in the attacks probe case which “holds” in a court of law.
A 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a 24-year-old youth at Berli Khurd village, about 20 km from here, police said today.
The victim yesterday lodged a complaint alleging that when she was going to a field in the village to answer the nature’s call, Dharmender allegedly sexually assaulted her.
She further alleged that when she tried to raise the alarm, he shut her mouth with a piece of cloth and threatened her with dire consequences.
The police has registered a case of rape and criminal intimidation against Dharmender under the SC/ST Act.
Her absence from the big screen for a year has not stopped Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif from winning the world’s sexiest Asian woman title for the fourth consecutive year in a poll by a weekly magazine here.
The actress narrowly defeated Priyanka Chopra, TV star Drashti Dhami and current box office queen Deepika Padukone. She secured the top spot in the world-renowned ’50 Sexiest Asian Women List 2013′ with Chopra coming second, Dhami third and Padukone fourth.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday ensured that justice will be done in the sexual assault case filed against recused Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, and said the job of the government is to prosecute the charges levelled against the latter in the case. “I will ensure justice, even to Tejpal. Justice does not mean punishing someone. It is upto the court to decide on this. The government’s job is to investigate the issue, and if it has enough evidence, then only it is prosecuted,” he told media here today.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will fare well in the Delhi assembly elections as her government has done a lot of work.
“Sheila Dikshit has done a lot of good work for Delhi, so she will do well,” Gandhi told reporters after casting his vote.
Dikshit, who is serving her third term as the chief minister, is getting a tough fight from the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Harsh Vardhan, and new poll scene entrant Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that there was no scope of Pakistan winning a war with India in his lifetime.
“There is no scope of Pakistan winning any such war in my lifetime,” the prime minister said during a brief interaction with reporters at a Navy Day reception here.
He was reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s remark that Kashmir is “a flashpoint and can trigger a fourth war” with India. Sharif made the remark during his visit to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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Some 1,050 sex workers living in Delhi’s infamous G.B. Road red light area Wednesday voted in the assembly elections, thanks to an enrolment drive by the election commission.
Khairati Lal Bhola, president of NGO Bhartiya Patita Uddhar Sabha, said around 70 percent of the over 1,500 sex workers with voter ID cards went to cast their votes in Ballimaran and Ajmeri Gate in the afternoon.
“The others were either not in Delhi, not well or were not allowed to vote as there were some discrepancies with their ID cards,” Bhola said.
Researchers have suggested that Amlodipine, a 4 pence-a-day cheap blood pressure capsule, could potentially help in beating vascular dementia that results from problems with the blood supply to the brain.
To test their hypothesis, scientists at the Queen’s University Belfast will be holding a two-year 2.25 million-pound trial of the drug on almost 600 dementia patients, the Daily Express reported.
Previous smaller-scale studies have reported that blood pressure drugs help lower the risk of dementia, but the new study will specifically test the effects of Amlodipine.
Britney Spears has revealed that she first met her boyfriend David Lucado at a party and their attraction was “instant”.
During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, the 32-year-old American recording artist said that their friends had introduced them and added that she “spent the night” with him a few days later, the Daily Star reported.
The ‘ Toxic ‘ singer confessed that Lucado is very passionate, funny and sexy, and admitted that she loves him. (ANI)
Princess Diana’s “most ornate and romantic” ball gown has gone under the hammer for 85,000 pounds at an auction in London.
Kerry Taylor, a fashion auctioneer, told ABC News that the shimmery frock, which was designed by the Princess of Wales’ wedding dress designers – David and Elizabeth Emanuel , is going to be loved and looked after by an overseas museum, who bought it.
Taylor said that the museum was competing with an anonymous phone bidder from the US before finally claiming the dress.
India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha, inaugurated the first India-Afghanistan Innovation Partnership Fair here on Wednesday.
Addressing a gathering, Ambassador Sinha said innovative solutions have helped India in increasing its agriculture production, spreading education and eradicating diseases in rural areas of the country.
He said that the partnership in innovations with India can help Afghanistan in achieving the targets of faster development.
A senior Delhi Police officer on Wednesday detailed the operation that led to the arrest of Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai and three others im Pipli, Kurukshetra.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) S.B.K Singh said the arrest of Sai took long because he presented a false identity and several excuses. It was only after he was brought to Delhi and interrogated that he revealed his identity.
MIM MLA Mumtaz Ahmed Khan and seven other party activists were convicted by the VII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Nampally Criminal Court on Tuesday, however they were released by the judge after due admonition.
Expressing displeasure over the Centre’s reported proposal of Rayala Telangana, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has called for a shutdown tomorrow opposing this merger.
He further asserted that people of Telangana would never accept a move to merge Telangana and some districts from the Rayalseema region.
Rao also said that TRS would protest if the Centre approves the proposed Rayala Telangana.
According to sources, there is a proposal to include two districts of Ralayaseema namely Kurnool and Anantapur into Telanaga, which originally has ten districts.
The victim who was raped by Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai on Wednesday said she would want the severest form of punishment for the latter.
“I am extremely happy today. Finally, I will be able to eat with peace, as I was not able to sleep for nights since the time I filed an F.I.R against him. He has spoilt the lives of many girls. If this would not have come forth, he would have spoilt the lives of many more. It is a very important day,” said the victim
Reacting to the statement of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that if a solution to the Kashmir issue is delayed, it may lead to a war with India, retired Lieutenant General P.N Hoon said “if Pakistan wants to fight, the Indian army is ready and is not frightened”.
Speaking here today, General Hoon said that Pakistan can never be trusted.
“It is not a new thing. Sometimes Nawaz says we want friendship, sometimes he says no. We cannot trust him. Now Raheel Sharif has become the Army Chief. They are talking of a war against us. What is or government doing?” asked Hoon.
Over 56 percent voters had on Wednesday exercised their franchise till 4 p.m. for choosing candidates for the 70-member Delhi State Assembly.
According to Delhi Election office, around 48 percent voters had cast their ballots till 3 p.m.
The voting began at 8 a.m. at 11,753 polling booths out of which 630 have been identified as critical and hyper critical.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan were
Ajman’s tourism development department has set a new Guinness World Record by creating the largest greeting card mosaic to mark UAE’s 42nd National Day. According to Gulf News, the 121-square metre mosaic is made up of 5,500 postcards and spells out the slogan “Union Spirit”. Four thousand volunteers took part in the event that was overseen by officials from Guinness World Records.
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Actor Rahul Dev will be seen playing a demon in popular TV show ‘Devon ke Dev…Mahadev’.
After approaching veteran actors like Danny Denzongpa, Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff, Rahul Dev, well known for negative roles in various movies, has been finalised for the role of demon Arunasur in the popular mythological series and it will mark the actor’s entry on television.
He will be seen in the negative role of Arunasur, who will battle against Lord Shiva, played by Mohit Raina.
Gaining in confidence with every series, India’s in-form young batsmen are set to be put through their sternest test this season when the team takes on the mighty South Africa in a three-match ODI series starting here tomorrow.
It is an ODI contest with context but that has got nothing to do with the political intrigue that led to this tour being shortened.
Nor is it just another three-match series between the number one and number five ranked sides.
This affair has a certain context, all of it pertaining to what happens within the boundary ropes.
India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha, inaugurated the first India-Afghanistan Innovation Partnership Fair here on Wednesday.
Addressing a gathering, Ambassador Sinha said innovative solutions have helped India in increasing its agriculture production, spreading education and eradicating diseases in rural areas of the country.
He said that the partnership in innovations with India can help Afghanistan in achieving the targets of faster development.
As increasing number of consumers are opting for smartphones with large screens, research firm IDC has revised its global tablet shipments downwards by over 6 million units to 221.3 million this year.
Earlier, it had projected worldwide tablet shipments to touch 227.4 million units in 2013 from about 143.7 million units last year.
“Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to reach 221.3 million units in 2013, down slightly from a previous forecast of 227.4 million but still 53.5 per cent above 2012 levels,” IDC said in a statement.
A 30-year-old woman was murdered allegedly by her husband who chopped her body into three pieces inside their flat in Bhayander in the district.
The murder took place in the high-profile Golden Nest apartment in Bhayander yesterday and the accused – Girish Pote (29) — was arrested at night, Thane Rural Police said today.
Pote and his wife Madhuwanti used to have frequent quarrels over several issues, including financial matters, API Satish Shivarkar of the Navghar police station said.