Month: July 2014

A married woman was allegedly raped by a man, who also recorded the act on his mobile phone and had been blackmailing her since then in Gandhi Nagar area of the district.

“The accused, Dilip Jaiman, called the woman at a place two months ago on the pretext of giving her a job and raped her.

“He also made a clipping and later showed it to her and raped her again,” a police officer said.

A case was lodged at Gandhi Nagar police station yesterday on the complaint of the woman.

The Indian government must reject proposed amendments to juvenile justice laws that will allow children to be treated as adults in serious crimes, Amnesty International said Thursday.

“Children can and do sometimes commit crimes as violent as those committed by adults. And the pain and anger of a victim or their family may well be the same regardless of whether a crime was committed by a child or an adult,” said Shashikumar Velath of Amnesty International India.

“But children’s culpability, even when they commit ‘adult’ crimes, is different because of their immaturity,” he said.

As of June 30, 2014 Telangana state has attracted total live investments worth about Rs 3.3 lakh crore with construction and real estate (28 per cent), services (other than financial – 23 per cent), electricity (19 per cent), irrigation (16.5 per cent) and manufacturing (12 per cent) sectors together accounting for almost 99 per cent of these investments while mining is a minor investment destination accounting for the remaining one per cent share.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress while addressing a rally in the capital on Thursday, accusing both the parties of running a corrupt form of government.

“The Congress and the BJP govern with bad intentions and they indulge in a lot of corrupt deeds. Even the police are helpless just like everyone else. The government hasn’t given them any facilities. All the people should unite together against the government,” said Kejriwal .

Michelle Obama , speaking at the Young Africans Leaders Initiative program, told a group of young Africans that the “blood of Africa” runs through her veins.

The First Lady, who also urged changing traditional beliefs on the worth of educating women, said that the roots of her family tree are in Africa and her husband’s father was born and raised in Kenya, and that members of their extended family still live there, 24.com reported.

A young and brave air warrior, Wing Commander Thakur Narsing Bhagat Singh, lost his life while trying to save the lives of hundreds on ground, in a helicopter crash near Ataria in Sitapur district about 70 km from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on 25th July, 2014, at around 4:57 pm. He was the pilot in Command of the ill fated an advance light helicopter ‘Dhruv’, carrying two officers (including himself) and five other IAF personnel.

If you are packing your bags for your next holiday, add different shades of jelly sandals and kimonos as they will not only keep you comfortable, but will also add glamour to your wardrobe.

Kimonos are termed as the perfect fashion accessory. Wear them with denim shorts, try one over a bodycon dress or throw on over your bikini or swimsuit, they just look good on every attire, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

They’re light and stylish and they come in an array of colours and prints and you can find one that’s perfect for you.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday said Israel will continue to destroy underground tunnels in Gaza regardless of any possible cease-fire agreement even as the toll in the coastal enclave touched 1,363.

“We are determined to complete this mission with or without a ceasefire,” Netanyahu said at the beginning of a cabinet meeting held at the defence ministry in Tel Aviv, according to a statement from his office.

Social networks have become a determining factor for success in popular music, according to the Mexican singer known as El Bebeto, whose latest music video, “No te creas tan importante”, has garnered 1.5 million hits online.

“They (the social networks) are a way of staying in touch with the people who support you, of making them part of your career,” Carlos Alberto Garcia Villanueva told Efe news agency.

The Sinaloa native, a rising star in Mexican regional music, said he is “super-excited” about the reception he has gotten in the US.

Deputy CLP Leader in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammad Ali Shabbir on Thursday advised the Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to sit, discuss and resolve the fee reimbursement issue.

A Mexican journalist was found stabbed to death in his home in the town of Guadalupe in the country’s north central Zacatecas, sources said Thursday.

Journalist Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez was found dead in his home Wednesday with more than 20 stab wounds, a spokesperson for Article 19, an international organisation defending freedom of expression, told Efe news agency.

Herrera Rodríguez served as a cameraman, reporter and editor on Zacatecas’s Channel 9 television and other media, and as well as in the public sector.

Actor Chris Pratt, who plays Star Lord in “Guardians of the Galaxy”, had to starve himself some days while filming the movie so that his body would look good enough on the screen.

When asked if he is the type who takes good care of himself, the 35-year-old said: “No, I am not.”

“That is … for almost my entire life that has not been the case, but for this movie I did have to take care of myself for a while but that’s quickly going to go away,” contactmusic.com quoted Pratt as saying.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today directed the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to set up separate night shelters for homeless women before the onset of winter.

Jung directed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to carry out a survey in their respective districts and identify locations for establishment of such night shelters.

“These night shelters for women shall be located independent of the existing night shelters primarily occupied by men. The Lt Governor also directed that the general upkeep of existing night shelters be improved,” said an L-G house official.

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Shah Rukh Khan to get Simon Cowell for ‘Got Talent’ show in India?
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Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is coming back to his roots – the small screen, soon, reveal sources.

The Bollywood ‘Badshah’ is said to have been roped in to host a grand live show based on the hugely popular international series “Got Talent”, for a leading Hindi general entertainment channel in December.

Have you witnessed your teenage son getting more active in the evenings compared to rest of the day? He may be prone to develop insomnia in addition to depression and anxiety.

Teenagers who are more active in the evenings are more likely to have depression and insomnia, research finds.

Such people are also more likely to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, separation anxiety and social phobia.

A retired army personnel had to pay with his ear in a tiff over his flowing moustache in rural Patna district, about 35 km from Patna.

Ramanuj Verma’s left ear was cut off by two brothers Nanku and Bina Yadav, his friends and neighbours, with whom he shared drinks, station house officer (SHO) of Bihta police station Sanjit Kumar Sinha told PTI today.

The two had been teasing Verma over his moustache and his passion for it for some time.

Child Hit By E-Rickshaw Dies After Falling Into Boiling Sugar Syrup Pot
New Delhi: A three-year-old boy, who fell into a huge pot containing boiling sugar syrup after being hit by a speeding e-rickshaw in Trilokpuri area, East Delhi, succumbed to his injuries.

The incident took place last evening when Pinky, carrying her three-year-old son Dev in her arms, was standing outside a sweet shop, a senior police officer said.

Ukraine Thursday suspended military operations against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country at the request of the UN, to allow international experts access to the crash site of the Malaysian plane which was shot down July 17 with 298 passengers on board.

Kiev declared Thursday as the “day of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)” upon the request of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to facilitate work at the crash site.

The CPI-M Thursday demanded “an impartial enquiry” into the Pune landslides which it alleged had claimed “at least 200 precious adivasi lives”.

The CPI-M said in a statement that the deaths should be blamed on a network of operators of excavators working on neighbouring hills with the sanction of corrupt officers and local leaders.

The authorities have admitted to 30 deaths in Malin village in Pune district in the landslides caused by heavy rains.

“The tragedy is further compounded by the shocking reports that it could

It looks as if BJP is going the Congress-led UPA’s way. The BJP leaders are indulged in making nonsensical and insensitive comments.

The latest to join the bandwagon is senior party leader and it’s Rajya Sabha MP, Prabhat Jha who received flak from all quarters including Delhi Congress for his reported comment that hat tomato was not a poor man’s vegetable and only the rich eat tomatoes and one should not worry about its prices.

United Andhra Pradesh was the most favored destination for domestic tourists in 2012, according to a study revealed by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India.

From 11 crore in 2006 to 20 crore in 2012, AP recorded a significant surge in domestic tourist arrivals.
Assocham, in ‘Indian Tourism Industry, revealed its study: The way forward’ also pointed out that the undivided AP state did not number among the top-10 states with a high share in foreign tourist arrivals in India.

A survey of US military veterans has revealed that female veterans are actually less likely to drink than their civilian counterparts.

Women react differently to their experience in the military than men do.

“We suspect that part of the reason for the negative link between military service and alcohol use for women is the threat of sexual harassment and assault that is common in the military,” researchers claimed.

Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said that efforts are being made to tackle the monkey and dog menace inside and around Parliament House.

“The measures being taken include scaring the monkeys away by trained persons who disguise themselves as langurs,” Naidu stated in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

He said that the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has hired 40 young people for this purpose.

“NDMC also acquired rubber bullet guns for scaring away the monkeys,” he added.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh Thursday denied that any files were sent from the Prime Minister’s Office to Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s office as claimed by former party leader Natwar Singh in his new book.

Manmohan Singh also told the media that “private conversations should not be misused for capital gains”.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, earlier in the day, refuted the allegations made by Natwar Singh in his book and said she would write her own book to tell the truth.

Catholics living in Goa can be called Indian Christians but not Hindu Christians, the Catholic Association of Goa said Thursday criticizing Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza’s comments.

“We, their heirs (of Hindu ancestors) are now Christians. We can be surely called ‘Indian Christians’. When one does not know what one is talking about, then it is better to remain silent. In this way we can at least conceal our ignorance,” the association’s spokesperson Brig. (retired) Ian da Costa said in a statement here.