The Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe into allegations of sexual harassment by a former Gwalior district judge against a sitting judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The composition of the committee, set up by the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, was objected to by the woman judge saying that it included a judge who had transferred her out of Gwalior.
Actress Rani Mukerji, who has won accolades for her tough cop act in her latest release ‘Mardaani’, says she cannot equate her creativity with box-office numbers, which is why her producer-husband Aditya Chopra deals with that aspect.
The Pradeep Sarkar- directed film gives a peek into the world of child trafficking.
Narendra Modi has sought to mark his first term as prime minister with some distinct initiatives in terms of both policy and governance style – direct communication with the people, faster decision-making, a disciplined bureaucracy, thrust on innovation and technology, cleanliness, rural transformation and kindling a can-do spirit in the people.
In the three months in office, Modi has already laid down contours of his government’s priorities.
Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Muhammad Mahmood Ali visited Hajj House on Thursday and reviewed the performance of various Minority institutions. He got acquainted with the Hajj Camp 2014 arrangements. This is his first visit to Hajj House as deputy chief minister.
Speaking to media persons he assured every possible help from the government for conduct of Hajj Camp 2014. He announced that the government will release Rs. 2 crore from the budget allotted to the Hajj Committee in connection with the effective arrangements of Hajj camp.
Notwithstanding a better gender balance in the southern part of the country, child marriage has been found to be on the rise in Kerala in recent years, according to UNICEF.
“In the southern part of India we have a relatively better gender balance which explains lower rates of child marriage. Nevertheless, recent studies have shown a rising rate in Kerala,” UNICEF’s Child Protection Specialist in India Dora Giusti said.
Giusti attributed the phenomenon in the state, considered India’s most literate, to migration from the northern part of the country.
L&T Infra Finance has signed an agreement with Lavasa Corporation to purchase 20.23 hectares of land at Mugaon town in Lavasa City.
“L&T Infra Finance, a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings, has signed an agreement with Lavasa Corporation for purchase of 20.23 hectares of land, with a development potential of five lakh square feet at Mugaon town in Lavasa City near Pune,” a release issued here today by Lavasa said. However, the company did not disclose financial details of the deal.
Shabbir Ahmed is 80 plus, however he keeps himself busy carving Quranic ayahs on metal plate. He has completed the carving of 2 paras on metal sheets during 3 to 4 years. He works for nearly 6 hours and carves 2 lines a day. His age is 83 he told that he was on the post of chief designer in Government Printing Press. He was retired from the post in 2009. After which he decided to do a work which should be distinctive and which can also reward him in the Hereafter. He has learned the art from his father late Muhammad Abdul Kareem who was a good calligrapher of his time. Mr.
Social networking giant Facebook has rolled out a new ‘bandwidth targeting’ feature globally for advertisers to help them reach people based on the type of network.
The move is especially relevant in emerging countries like India, where limited data plans and feature phones are common.
“Targeting by mobile network type helps advertisers choose creative that will run smoothly on any given device and connection speed.
The brother of a local BSP leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kotbehra village in the district, police said today.
Sandeep Dohre (35) was shot dead last night by the assailants, Superintendent of Police Awadhesh Kumar said.
The victim is the brother of local BSP leader Santosh Dohre.
On the complaint of Santosh, a named FIR has been registered against Anil, Karan and Devendra Yadav, who are absconding.
—PTI
A suspected aide of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Waqas Ahamed and Tehseen Akthar was arrested at Munnar in Kerala’s Idukki district on Friday.
According to police, Shamil Safikula had allegedly arranged stay for Waqas and Akthar when they came to Munnar a few months before their arrest from Delhi earlier this year. Shamil, who hails from Bihar, had been absconding since the arrest of the duo.
He had returned to Munnar last night and was picked up by police on getting a tip-off.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, by adopting a new technology has decided fill the potholes within 90 days on all the roads under GHMC limits. In a bid to make Hyderabad roads pothole free GHMC deployed hi-tech pothole filling vehicles under the initiative `Road Doctor’. The hi-tech infrared road repair system will fill the potholes on the roads within no time to give commuters a trouble free ride, told Hyderabad Mayor Muhammad Majid Husain. He claimed that in a span of 90 days, there would not be a single pothole in the city.
As for actions of the tongue like the remembrance of Allaah, praising and commending Him, reading His Book, sending salaah and salaam upon His Messenger, ordering the good, forbidding the evil, tasbeeh, seeking forgiveness, supplication and other actions that are performed by use of the tongue, without doubt, performing such actions, on a regular basis and often is one of the greatest causes for the increase of eemaan.
Car marker leader Maruti Suzuki India is looking at nearly doubling the number of models to 25, including entry into SUV and LCV segments, as it aims a target to sell 3 million cars annually.
The company will launch within a few months an SUV to compete with Renault’s Duster, which will be followed by a compact SUV in 2016 to take on segment leader Ford EcoSport, as part of a strategy to be present in newer segments of the passenger vehicle market.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has said it will invest Rs. 5,219 crore in bringing to production Daman gas fields in the Arabian sea by July 2016.
The board of ONGC at its meeting today approved “investing Rs. 5,219 crore towards Daman Development project to enhance production of natural gas and condensate in its Tapti Daman Block in Arabian Sea,” the company said in a statement.
The project is located about 90-100 kilometers from Daman coast and includes additional development of C-24 field and monetization of B-12 marginal fields (B-12-11, B-12-13 and B-12-15).
Cast: Tia Bajpai, Prashaant Kumar, Furqan Merchant, Vipin Sharma, Brijendra Kala, Saurabh Shukla, Shoib Kazmi and Raghuvir Yadav
Director: Rahat Kazmi
Rating: ****
Kashmir, without the William Shakespeare ‘tadka’ that Vishal Bhardwaj is about to unleash on on the unsuspecting audience – that’s the world inhabited by debutant director Rahat Kazmi’s small-big film about three innocent civilians who get picked up by the Special Task Force in Srinagar.
“Seinfeld” actor Stephen Lee has died, his friend and actress Lisa Pescia has confirmed. He was 58.
Lee passed away after suffering a heart attack in his apartment here Aug 14, but the news of his death was confirmed only Wednesday, reports people.com.
He began his acting career in the early 1980s with dramas like “Hart to Hart”, “Hill Street Blues”, “Remington Steele” and “Scarecrow and Mrs.King”.
He had a recurring role as Tony B on “Nash Bridges” and also appeared on shows including “Dark Angel”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bones”.
Over 200 meditation students of Sri Chinmoy from 35 countries, including India, have set a new Guinness world record for the World’s longest fresh flower garland to honour the Indian spiritual leader.
Joining them at an event in Queens in New York, home to a large number of Indian-Americans, to honour Sri Chinmoy’s (1931-2007) 50 years’ work for world peace on his Aug 27 birthday were New York City Councilman Jimmy and Ashrita Furman, holder of 206 current Guinness Records.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie might fly to Malta for their honeymoon after they “secretly” got married in France.
The Academy Award winning couple is in the middle of shooting their new movie, ‘By the Sea’, the Mirror reported.
According to the Malta Times, the duo flew into the country on a private jet from Nice and headed straight to Gozo. (ANI)
‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S.’ stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow recently reunited on ‘ Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘ to perform a small skit based on the hit show.
Kimmel, who was interviewing the ‘Rumor Has It’ star, told her that he had written his own script, a “fan fiction”, for a new episode of ‘ F.R.I.E.N.D.S.’ and that he would love to act it out with her as she reprises her role as Rachel Green, the Daily Express reported.
George Clooney has topped world’s MAG (Man Ageing Gracefully) list.
Brad Pitt was named the second most MAG, followed by Johnny Depp and Daniel Craig, while Hugh Jackman secured the 5th position, the Daily Express reported.
The poll of 1,000 people for the Crown Clinic hair transplant centre in Manchester looked at men over 40 who best embraced the ageing process and the ‘Up In The Air’ star earned the top place for not dyeing his greying hair and for “looking happy in his skin”.
A report has revealed that NATO has released satellite images that show Russian armed forces in Ukrainian territory supporting the pro-Russia rebels fighting against Kiev.
Terming the revelation “sharp aggravation of the situation,” Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko called a Security Council meeting on Thursday, reported the BBC.
Russia, on the other hand, has denied the claim.
A new study has suggested that thanking a new acquaintance for their assistance can help one to make new friends.
The study conducted by UNSW Australia was designed to test a theory proposed two years ago to explain the benefits to individuals and society of the emotion of gratitude.
UNSW psychologist Dr Lisa Williams, asserted that saying ‘thank you’ provided a valuable signal that one was with someone with whom a high quality relationship could be formed.
The Aam Aadmi Party today launched a fresh attack on Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, accusing him of encouraging horse trading by not dissolving the Delhi Assembly when all political parties concerned have expressed inability to form a government in the national capital.
The party took strong exception to Jung’s comments that government formation efforts were not over yet and that he does not think all parties have exhausted their efforts to form a government in the city.
The political horse-trading has already started with Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung had made up his mind and is set to pave the way for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the Capital, to make Delhi‘s present day frozen fuss as history, according to top-level sources.
Acting in response to an AAP petition seeking dissolution of the frozen Assembly on August 5, Supreme Court asked the Centre and L-G to resolve the deadlock on government formation within five weeks.
Welcoming the former minister for Minority Welfare Mr. Muhammad Fareeduddin who belongs to Medak district and other leaders in the TRS, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao hoped that their entry in the party would strengthen the party in the district. Besides Muhammad Fareeduddin, former district president of Congress Swami Charan and former BJP MLA Narendranath and others joined TRS after resigning from their respective parties.
Fareeduddin was formally welcomed into TRS by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Reddy by offering him a pink khandwa (shoulder cloth).