Actress Payal Rohatgi reminisced her modelling days while walking the ramp for her “Humsafars” debut TV show.
Payal plays the role of Anam, who is a part of her brother-in-law’s fashion house.
The actress, who tried her luck in Bollywood with a string of movies like “Tauba Tauba” and “Dhol”, had to walk on the ramp as a showstopper for the upcoming track of the show.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday instructed Delhi Police commissioner B.S. Bassi to ensure that all police stations and other complexes are cleaned within a week, saying that he may undertake surprise visits.
“Home minister today (Saturday) instructed the Delhi CP (B.S.) Bassi to ensure that all police stations and other complexes are cleaned within a week,” a tweet from the home ministry said.
Rajnath Singh also asked Bassi to monitor the cleanliness drive in police buildings.
At least six people were killed and 12 injured Saturday when a blast occurred in a passenger van in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, Geo News reported.
The incident occurred in Kohat city’s Peshawar Chowk in the morning.
Miscreants had planted a bomb near the bus stand, police said, adding the bodies and injured were rushed to hospital. The van was destroyed for which five kilogramme explosives were used.
It was the second attack on a passenger bus in the province. Earlier, seven people were killed in the previous blast that took place in Peshawar, according to Dawn online.
China has flight tested an upgraded version of its 10,000-km range Dongfeng missile which can reach most of the US and European cities, demonstrating its nuclear capability, media reports said.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched a Dongfeng-31B on September 25, days before its October 1 National Day from
the Wuzhai Missile and Space Test Centre, also called Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province, Hong Kong-based
South China Morning Post said quoting US media reports.
A six-year-old girl was found murdered with multiple stab wounds in Chaksu town of the district today.
Shijen went missing from her house yesterday afternoon, police said, adding that her body was found today near a pond, about one km away from the house.
“She was stabbed to death as the body has injury marks in head and other parts.
“Reason of the murder is not known,” Station House Officer (SHO) Chaksu Hemraj said, adding that the possibility of rape has been ruled out.
No arrest was made so far and the matter is under investigation, Chaksu Hemraj said.
–PTI
Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla Saturday said she will not celebrate Eid-ul-Azha this year, in view of the recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir and the stampede in Patna.
In a statement, Heptulla also said that she will donate the money meant to be spent on Eid to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.
Muslims throughout the world offer animal sacrifices on Eid-ul-Azha, also called Bakr Eid, to commemorate the sacrifice offered by prophet Abraham.
Ladies, try not to stress too much. New research says anxious, easily-stressed women are more prone to developing Alzheimer’s later in life.
After following 800 women for nearly four decades, researchers say certain personality dispositions can put you at risk for the memory-robbing disease, reports huffingtonpost.com.
Middle-aged women with an average age of 46 were given a battery of personality tests and asked to make note of any periods of prolonged stress longer than one month to determine certain traits and tendencies.
The dawn-to-dusk bandh called by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in protest against the conviction of J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case disrupted normal life in Puducherry on Saturday.
The bandh commenced from 6 am today in protest against the ‘false case’ imposed on former Tamil Nadu chief minister and her ‘wrongful imprisonment’.
Buses went off the roads while shops, business establishments, petrol pumps and cinema houses remained closed in the union territory as part of the bandh, police said.
An undertrial rape accused, who was admitted to hospital after alleged suicide attempt, has died here in southeastern Jhalawar district, police said today. 25-year-old Mukesh Tanwar was admitted to the hospital in a “critical condition” on Tuesday afternoon after he attempted suicide with a long piece of cloth in the barrack’s toilet for prisoners in the district session court, where he was brought for an appearance, police said.
Tanwar died in the district hospital last night during treatment, Station House Officer (SHO), Kotwali police station Sunil Kumar said.
The Chinese incursion into Ladakh and the way the episode had coincided with the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India was a “mystery”, IAF chief Arup Raha said today even as he stressed that Indian forces were not yielding any ground at the border.
“It’s been always a mystery the way incursions take place and the way they get timed with various visits… It’s nothing new, it remains a mystery for all of us.
A 12-year-old boy was killed in a stampede at a religious festival organised near a temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, police said today.
Also, 37 devotees were injured during a mock fight organised as part of “Banni” festival at Devaragattu temple late last night, Shiv Ram Reddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Adoni Sub-Division, said.
The deceased was identified as one Mahesh, a resident of Neraniki village.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Saturday shared details on delegate participation, prominent speakers, key sessions at the XI Metropolis World Congress October 6th – 10th 2014 which is being jointly organized by the Government of Telangana, GHMC and the Metropolis.
Filmmaker S.P. Jananathan, who is known for pin-pointing at societal issues through his films, has named the principal characters in his upcoming Tamil drama “Purampokku” after real people from Indian history.
“Purampokku”, which is currently on floors, features Arya, Karthika Nair, Vijay Sethupathi and Shaam in the lead roles.
The Telangana Congress leaders have demanded that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao induct a minister into his cabinet from the Scheduled Tribes in order to pay real tributes to martyr Komaram Bheem.
Turkey warned today it would not hesitate to strike back at Islamic State jihadists if they attacked Turkish troops stationed at Ankara’s exclave inside Syria.
“We will absolutely not hesitate to respond if something happens there,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul, referring to the tomb of Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman dynasty Osman I.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit back at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for accusing his government of not fulfilling poll promises, saying those seeking account of his performance in four months in power, have done little in the last 60 years.
Addressing an election rally here, the pocket borough of late Gopinath Munde, Modi said,”They want an account of my work…What have they done in the past 60 years. Give me 60 months and I will pull the country out of the troubles,” he said.
, Oct 4 (INN): Deputy CLP leader in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has accused the TRS Government of completely ignoring the welfare of minorities in the State.
Krishnapatnam Port, one of the largest and fastest growing ports on the East Coast of India, has flagged off the path-breaking direct container shipping service between the Indian Subcontinent and Myanmar that would change the way sea trade has been so far on the East Coast.
Three persons, including a minor, were injured after a clash broke out between members of two communities in Jat Mujhera village, police said today.
A panchayat was convened under New Mandi Police Station last evening to resolve some dispute between Jaat and Dalit
communities when the discussions turned violent as the two sides resorted to stones pelting and firing, SP city Sarvan
Kumar said.
Three persons–Ravish (32), Pradeep (28) and Andnaveen (17), who belonged to the Dalit community were shot at and
Smiling ear to ear after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Asian Games gold, M C Mary Kom today hoped that her historic feat would silence detractors who have questioned her ability to remain at the top.
Back in the country after her flyweight gold in Incheon, Korea, the 31-year-old Manipuri said, “This medal means happiness. After Olympics this is the first competition I fought in and it is great for me.”
The Olympic bronze-medallist, who is a mother of three, said it has always been tough to balance home and her career in the ring.
Mediapersons boycotted a press conference to be attended by Shah Rukh Khan after the Bollywood superstar along with his ‘Happy New Year’ team turned up almost four hours late.
The 48-year-old actor along with actors Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani and Sonu Sood were to address the press at the venue at 4.30 pm yesterday as per the invitation, but none of them or the event organisers turned up even after 8 pm to inform mediapersons about the reasons for the delay.
Amid frequent violations of ceasefire by Pakistan, BSF today told Pakistani rangers not to fire along the International Border (IB) as “it is not good for general public of both the sides”.
“We have told them (Pak Rangers) in the morning (during patrolling) don’t fire it is not good for general public of both the sides,” Inspector General (IG) BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma told PTI here.
“Why are you (Pak Rangers) firing. If you fire, we will also fire,” is what has been conveyed to Pak rangers during patrolling of IB by BSF troops this morning, he said.
In a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi today said the new government was behaving as if governments since independence have done nothing for the country and asked him what happened to his promise of bringing back black money.
“They are creating such an atmosphere as if nothing has happened in the country since Independence and they will change everyone’s fortunes overnight. Have any steps been taken to fulfil the promises made during the elections.
As noted lyricist, poet, screenwriter Javed Akhtar clocked 50 years in the film industry today, his wife veteran actress Shabana Azmi says she looks at his incredible journey with respect.
Akhtar, 69, arrived in Mumbai in 1964. He struggled to get work in the film industry and finally got his break with 1969 film Dharmendra-starrer ‘Yakeen’ in which he contributed with the dialogues.
“50 years ago Javed Akhtar came to Bombay to pursue career in films- slept on the streets no food for days only talent and determination. Respect,” Shabana, 64, posted on twitter.
Husband who was burnt in a bid to save his wife succumbed to burn injuries. The incident occurred under Jawahar Nagar police station limits where 38-year-old Hari died while his wife is under going treatment in a severely burnt condition.
According to details vexed with her husband Padma poured kerosene over her body, her husband also allegedly poured kerosene over his body to scare his wife however Padma set herself ablaze her husband tried to save her but both got severely burned. Hari a carpenter by occupation died yesterday night while Padma is undergoing treatment.
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