Month: November 2014

Haryana sisters thrash molester as passengers look on

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An incident of two sisters courageously taking on a youth who was harassing them while other passengers in the bus remained mute spectators has come to light in Haryana’s Rohtak town, police officials said unday.

The brave girls, Aarti and Pooja, thrashed the youth even as they were themselves assaulted by him. The girls hit the youth with a belt and their hands and legs in the incident that took place last week.

The matter came to light after a woman travelling in the same state transport bus recorded the incident on her mobile phone.

TDP Govt GO on land dealings draconian: YSRCP

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Describing as draconian the GO issued by TDP Government which authorizes the Revenue Department to monitor all land transactions, YSR Congress has demanded that it should be withdrawn forthwith as it leads to major land scams and is against the interests of the farmers.

Excited to play against India, says Dutch hockey skipper

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The Netherlands hockey team skipper Robert van der Horst Sunday said that his team is excited to play against India in the Champions Trophy starting Dec 6 at the Kalinga Stadium here.

“Initially, our focus is on the pool matches, where we play Argentina, India and Germany, as all of them are strong contenders. We are looking forward to our game against India. Matches against Argentina and Germany are also going to be tough games,” the 30-year-old said.

Sharmila’s Yatra in Telangana from Dec 8

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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister Sharmila will begin the Paramarsa Yatra in Telangana region from Mahbubnagar district on December 8 to complete the unfinished Odarpu Yatra.

Speaking to media during the release of the Paramarsa Yatra poster here on Sunday, the Party Working President for Telangana State, P Srinivasa Reddy said: “Sharmila will begin the Yatra on December 8 from Kalwakurthy assembly segment and will cover 10 constituencies as 18 persons have died in the district on hearing the news of YSR’s demise. The Yatra will be rounded off in the district at Jadcherla.”

The beginning of my beginning: Priyanka on Miss World

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Actress Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World on Nov 30, 2000, and the actress says the international beauty pageant was her “beginning”.

“Wow! Was I really 17 then! The beginning of my beginning… My Miss World anniversary. #Throwback,” she tweeted Sunday.

After winning the title, she entered the Hindi film industry in 2003 with “The Hero: Love Story of a Spy”, which co-starred Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta.

The multi-talented actress has now carved a name for herself in acting, singing and has now also ventured into production.

Beckham, eldest son involved in car crash

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Retired English footballer David Beckham and his eldest son Brooklyn were involved in a car crash, local reports said.

The Independent said Sunday, the accident occurred after the former England captain picked up his 15-year-old son from a football match outside Arsenal’s training ground in Hertfordshire Saturday, reports Xinhua.

Beckham and his son were left “shaken” but unhurt after the accident, while two passengers in the other vehicle were also uninjured.

Delhi sees pleasant Sunday, Monday to be similar

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It was a pleasant weekend in the capital with maximum temperature being recorded five notches above season’s average at 30 degrees Celsius. The met department has forecast similar weather Monday.

“Monday’s morning will be foggy but sky will be clear during the day,” said an official of India Meteorological Department.

The maximum and minimum temperature are likely to hover around 30 and 13 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The minimum temperature Sunday settled three notches above season’s average at 13.5 degrees Celsius.

Bhaichung Bhutia conferred AFC ‘Hall of Fame Award’

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Former Indian national football team captain Bhaichung Bhtutia was Sunday honoured with the AFC Hall of Fame Award on occasion of the Asian Football Confederation’s 60th anniversary here.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter presented the award to Bhaichung on the Awards Night here.

AIFF president Praful Patel was also present as were a host of other dignitaries from all over the footballing World.

Moments after receiving it, Bhaichung said the award was not solely for him “but for Indian football”.

Karan touches five mn followers on Twitter

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Filmmaker Karan Johar now has five million followers on the popular micro-blogging site Twitter. He has thanked his fans for “listening” to him.

“A huge heartfelt thank you!!! Just realized I have touched 5 million followers!! Thank you for listening… lots of love… always!,” he tweeted Sunday.

Apart from fans of his work, the followers list of the “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” director also includes stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla.

MIM to hold protest meeting on Babri Masjid

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The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen is organising a public meeting on Monday in connection with the 22nd anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

The meeting, to be held at Darulsalaam at 8 PM on Monday, will be be addressed by Mohd Abdul Raheem Qureshi of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Dr Moulana Saood Alam Qasmi of Aligarh Muslim University. MIM President Asaduddin Owaisi, floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi will also address the meeting.

Abhishek, Manika win Youth TT national titles

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Petroleum Sports Promotion Board’s Abhishek Yadav emerged the Youth Boys singles champion while Manika Batra retained her Youth Girls singles crown in the 76th Junior National and Youth Table Tennis Championships at the Radha Convention Centre here Sunday.

While top seed Abhishek crushed teammate Sudhanshu Grover 4-2 (11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-4) in the boys’ final, Delhi girl Manika overwhelmed Maharashtra’s Charvi Kawle 4-1 (10-12, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3) in the girls’ title clash.

Mamata hindering Burdwan probe as Trinamool involved: Amit Shah

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BJP president Amit Shah Sunday alleged the involvement of Trinamool Congress leaders in the Oct 2 Burdwan blast, and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of compromising national security by hindering the NIA probe into the blast in which Bangladeshi militants were involved.

Addressing a party rally here, Shah also claimed that money from the Saradha chit fund scam was used to fund the Burdwan blast and the Trinamool government was trying to save the accused.

Russian movie ‘Leviathon’ wins best film award at IFFI

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Russian movie “Leviathon”, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, won the best film award, while Marathi film “Ek Hazarachi Note” won two awards at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which concluded in Goa Sunday.

The awards for best actor and best actress were tied, while the best director award was presented to Nadav Lapid for his Israeli film “The Kindergarten Teacher”.

The best actress award was shared by Cuban actress Alina Rodrigues for her role in the film “Conducta” (Behaviour) and Sarit Larry for her part in Israeli film “The Kindergarten Teacher”.

Muslims face worst job discrimination in Britain: Study

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Muslims in Britain constitute the worst off community when it comes to employment opportunities, a new research has found, according to media reports Sunday.

Muslim men in Britain were up to 76 percent less likely to have a job of any kind compared to white, male British Christians of the same age and with the same qualifications, The Independent reported, citing a study by researchers Nabil Khattab and Ron Johnston.

Muslim women in the country, on the other hand, were up to 65 percent less likely to be employed than white Christian counterparts, the study found, furthermore.

Future depends on people’s education: President

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Citing the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday urged people to work for those who are socially deprived and thus help in nation building.

“Swami Vivekananda had pointed out that a country’s future depends on its people and the education they receive. Everyone should work for the socially deprived people to build our nation,” he said after inaugurating the Vivekananda Memorial Hall at Shree Ramakrishna Ashrama in Odisha’s Kalahandi district.

Petrol, diesel prices cut again this month

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With international crude oil rates slipping towards $70 a barrel, state-run oil marketers Sunday cut petrol and diesel rates further respectively by 91 paise and 84 paise a litre, effective midnight.

“The prices of petrol and diesel were last revised downwards from Nov 1 by Rs.2.41/litre and Rs.2.25/litre respectively (including state levies at Delhi) on the back of declining international oil prices,” Indian Oil Corp. said in a release here.

Pope, patriarch demand end to IS attacks

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Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the violent persecution of Christians in Syria and Iraq today and called for dialogue with Muslims, capping Francis’ three-day visit to Turkey with a show of unity.

Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I issued a joint declaration urging leaders in the region to intensify
help to victims of the Islamic State group, and especially to allow Christians who have had a presence in the region for
2,000 years to remain on their native lands.

David Beckham shaken after car crash in UK

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Former England football captain David Beckham and his 15-year-old son Brooklyn were left shaken after they were involved in a car crash in London.

The accident occurred after Beckham was picking up his eldest son from a football match at Arsenal grounds in
Hertfordshire, north of London, yesterday.

The 39-year-old football star and his son were unhurt after the incident and two passengers in another vehicle were
also reportedly uninjured.

Brooklyn had been playing for Arsenal’s under-16s against Brighton and Hove Albion at London Colney in Hertfordshire.

Men continue to contract HIV+ more than women

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A total of 31,966 people tested positive for AIDS in last six years in Madhya Pradesh, according to MP AIDS Control Society.
Of the total number, 60.50 per cent constitute male and experts said men contracted HIV (Human Immunodeficiency
Virus) primarily due to unsafe sex.

Indore was among places where the spread of disease was high in the state.

“Men have fallen prey to the disease mainly due to unsafe sex practice,” city-based government Maharaja Yeswantrao hospital’s Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Department Head Dr Shivshanker Sharma told PTI today.

BJP wanted material on Netaji public, now govt says no

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The BJP-led government has refused to make public nearly 39 classified files on the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and related matters, in sharp contrast to the demands of disclosure raised by its senior leaders when in Opposition.

In January when the Lok Sabha election campaign was at its peak, the then BJP president Rajnath Singh, during a visit to
Cuttack – the birthplace of Netaji – on the occasion of his 117th birth anniversary, had demanded that the UPA government
make public the records related to the freedom fighter.

Singh is now the Home Minister.

Idina Menzel hints at ‘Frozen’ sequel

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Idina Menzel has hinted that a sequel to hit Disney animation ‘Frozen’ is in works. Menzel, 43, teased the possibility of a sequel, stage adaptation and a ‘Frozen’ short in an interview with the Telegraph.

They’re all in the works! I don’t know what will happen with that, but the movie hopefully. We’ll see. I’m just
going along for the ride,” Menzel said.

The Broadway veteran, who voices Elsa in the film, has enjoyed mainstream success with the film’s theme song ‘Let it

Mass animal sacrifice at Nepal’s Gadhimai festival sparks global condemnation

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The slaughter of more than 5,000 buffaloes at the Gadhimai animal sacrifice festival in Nepal has garnered global condemnation.

According to The Independent, several animal charities had worked to stop the slaughter – the first of its kind since an estimated 200,000 animals and birds were sacrificed in 2009 – but only succeeded in pressuring the Indian Government into stopping animals being transported across the border.

It is reported that more numbers of animals and birds await slaughter at the world’s largest animal sacrifice ritual in Nepal.

Sudden high voltage rush kills one, injures two women

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A man was today killed and two women were injured after they allegedly came in direct contact with a sudden rush of high voltage at their residences in Dhari village of Pauri district here, police said today.

The victims were electrocuted after a sudden burst of electric voltage was transmitted to the residences in their
village, according to Uttarakhand Urja Nigam Spokesperson,Madhusudan.

The deceased was identified as Madan Singh while those injured as Shashi Devi and Anjani Devi.

Jharkhand: Maoist arrested in Giridih

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The police on Saturday arrested a hardcore Maoist from Jharkhand’s Giridih district and recovered explosives along with arms and ammunition .

The Superintendent of Police (SP), Giridih, Kranti Kumar, said that the nabbed Maoist had been identified as Dinesh Manjhi and was a hardcore leader and platoon commander of a Maoist organization in Jharkhand.