Month: November 2014

New `sexually explicit` ad featuring naked girls in boardroom becomes online sensation

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A raunchy ad aptly titled ”Naked Girls Take Over Boardroom” promoted by Spearmint Rhino, has gone viral on YouTube, which has been viewed by a whopping over two lakh times in just three days. The 30 second ad shows the strippers in the boardroom belt out the positives of the world”s leading strip club chain,the Daily Star reported. A black bar although covers their private parts so that people could enjoy it without losing the meaning of this sexually explicit advertisement.

Bollywood beauty, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turns 41

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who turned 41 today, is in a happy space and looking forward to a busy year ahead.

The actress will return to the big screen with Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Jazba’, for which she will begin shooting in January.

She is also happy that husband Abhishek Bachchan’s role is being appreciated in Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Happy New Year’.

Father murders tenant for sexually assaulting a minor daughter

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A 52-year-old man allegedly murdered his tenant who he claimed had sexually assaulted his minor daughter around a month ago.

The incident took place in Khajuri Khas area of North East Delhi last night.

It was reported to the local police around 4 AM when the man walked in to the police station and told them that he has murdered his tenant and escorted a police team to the house where Omkar (45) was found dead.

Govt compensation for Makra victims, Ali’s father refuses

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West Bengal government today announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family of each of those killed in the political clash at Makra village in Birbhum district on October 27.

However striking a discordant note, the father of one of the deceased Shaukat Ali refused to take any compensation by the state government.

“We don’t need any compensation from the state,” Shaukat, father of the victim Tausif Ali, told PTI.

District Magistrate P Mohangandhi earlier said, “We have received an order to give an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each for next of kin of those having died.”

Protest over beating of class VI student, police files case

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A class VI student was allegedly beaten up by a woman teacher as he had worn a dress related to a religious ritual and not the school uniform, sparking protest in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district.

Police said that they have registered a case under various IPC sections, including for hurting religious feeelings but no arrest has been made so far.

The student at a private school, who was observing Ayyappa Deeksha, went to the school on October 29 wearing a ‘mala’ (garland) and attired in black dress, a traditional robe wore during Ayyappa deeksha.

Boko Haram denies truce, kidnapped girls married

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The leader of Nigeria’s extremist group Boko Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and said more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been married off.

In a new video released last night, Abubakar Shekau dashed hopes for a prisoner exchange to get the girls released.

“The issue of the girls is long forgotten because I have long ago married them off,” he said, laughing.

“In this war, there is no going back,” he said in the video received by The Associated Press in the same way as previous messages.

Split stares at TN Cong, Vasan set to break away

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Toughening his stance against the Congress high command, former Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan today gave ample indications of breaking away from the party and reviving the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress.

“I will announce my next plan of action on November 3,” he told reporters here after holding consultations for the second day with his supporters, which included former MLAs Vellore Gnanasekaran and Vidiyal Sekar.

Nitish, Manjhi cannot go together: Paswan

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Amid reports of differences between Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his predecessor Nitish Kumar, LJP today accused Kumar of making mockery of a mahadalit Chief Minister and said the two could not go along.

“Dono ek rah par chalne wale nahin hain (the two cannot walk together on one path),” LJP President Ram Vilas Paswan told journalists reacting to reports of “difference” between the Chief Minister and his predecessor.

Paswan accused Nitish Kumar of making mockery of a mahadalit Chief Minister (Manjhi) by choosing him for the job on “contract basis”.

Khattar launches ‘Swachh campaign’ in Haryana

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Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday launched ‘Swachh Haryana-Swachh Bharat’ campaign in the state and urged people to play an active role in it and make it a success.

“We have to make cleanliness a part of our nature in order to make the campaign a total success. The people should make their valuable contribution to the campaign. We will have to create a society where there is no place for crime, drugs and addiction,” Khattar said after launching the campaign in Faridabad on the 49th foundation day of Haryana state.

Next budget should be full of new ideas: PM

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Giving an idea of the nature of next year’s Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it should be “full of new ideas” with transformational and measurable deliverables.

In an interaction with Secretaries of various ministries and departments, he said the Budget should be “output to outcome-oriented”, inferring that investments should have measurable outcomes, sources told PTI tonight.

NC leader has abandoned the sinking ship: BJP

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Comparing the NC with a sinking ship, BJP today termed the decision of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah of abandoning his family bastion Ganderbal seat as an attempt to “run away” from facing the consequence of “six years of mis- governance” in the state.

PM Modi chairs meeting for commemoration of Pt. Nehru’s 125th birth anniversary

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a meeting of the national committee for commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Prime Minister Modi expressed hope that the entire set of activities would be conducted in such a way that the common man became a part of the celebrations. He said this opportunity must be used to increase awareness about ‘Chacha Nehru’ among the younger generation, and seek inspiration from his life and work. The Prime Minister called upon the committee members to work towards a clear delineation of the events and programmes.

Fadnavis holds his first cabinet meeting, pledges to develop state in five years

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held his first cabinet meeting on Saturday during which he pledged to work towards the development of the state in the coming five years.

“A Cabinet meeting was held between 11 am to 4 pm. We have pledged to work towards the development of Maharashtra in the coming five years,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungantiwar told media here.

Mungantiwar further said that during the meeting the chief minister was briefed about the challenges faced by the departments ranging from power, finance, agriculture and home.

Rajnath to lay importance on security during his Israel visit

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is set to visit Israel this month to boost bilateral ties between the two countries, on Saturday said that discussions would be held on homeland and border security matters.

During the visit, Singh is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 6 during which both sides are expected to sign a number of agreements on several issues.

“I will be visiting Israel where I will hold talks with the Prime minister on homeland security and discussions will also be held on border security and other related topics,” said Singh.

Hyderabad Police to give self-defence training to girls

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Hyderabad Police will conduct training to impart different self-defence techniques including ‘Krav Maga’ (Israeli self-defence system) and Karate to college girls under their ‘She Teams’ initiative, a senior police official said here today.

As part of training classes, college girls will be imparted self-defence techniques, including ‘Krav Maga’ and karate, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Swathi Lakra told PTI.

The mysterious case of Lara Bingle’s disappearing baby bump

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Lara Bingle raised eyebrows when she appeared to be missing her rumoured baby bump. The 27-year-old model, who had stepped out with her mum Sharon in Cronulla, clad in a light pink tight top with an army-inspired skirt and sky high black heels, was expected to show a bit, however there was nothing to be seen, News.com.au reported. The beauty, who had neither confirmed or denied the reports, had sparked baby rumours when she was spotted in a heavy all-black ensemble of a bulky scarf and oversized coat recently.

Sony reports 1.2bn dollars net loss in Q2 as mobile business takes a hit

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Sony”s mobile unit reported a net loss of 1.2 billion dollars during its fiscal second quarter as its mobile business took a hit.

According to CNET, Sony overall generated 17.4 billion dollars in revenue during its fiscal second quarter, which ended September 30.

The total revenue saw an increase of up to 7.2 percent as compared with the same period last year, which is attributed to the popularity of the company”s PlayStation 4.

However, the company”s mobile unit reported a quarterly operating loss of 1.6 billion dollars on 2.8 billion dollars in revenue.

Fadnavis to face crucial trust vote Nov 12

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A special three-day session of the Mahararashtra assembly will begin here Nov 10 in which the first BJP government will face a crucial trust vote Nov 12, a minister said here Saturday.

All the 287 newly-elected legislators would be sworn-in and the minority government headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will face the confidence vote of the house.

The details of the special session were finalised at a cabinet meeting presided over by Fadnavis here Saturday, cabinet minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told media persons.

Former Burkina Faso president arrives in Cote d’Ivoire

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Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore has fled to neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire with his family, a day after violent protests forced him to step down after 27 years in power, the Cote d’Ivoire government said Saturday.

According to a statement released by the presidency, Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara welcomed Compaore and his family members, but it did not specify when the president arrived in the country, Xinhua reported.

‘NIA probe should not hurt any particular community’

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The Bengal Imams’ Association today said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) should conduct an ‘impartial’ probe into the Burdwan blasts which must not hurt any particular community.

“We want the NIA to conduct an impartial investigation so that the real culprits are punished and not the innocent ones,” the Association’s Chairman Mohammed Yahiya told a press conference here.

“The NIA is a national agency and it should conduct an investigation in a neutral manner not influenced by any particular race or community,” he said.

Birbhum violence: Mukul Roy calls journalist ‘small fry’

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Even as the opposition upped the ante over the violence-hit Makhra village in West Bengal’s Birbhum, the ruling Trinamool Congress seemingly on the defensive, hit out at the media calling a journalist “small fry”.

Political clashes allegedly between the Trinamool and the BJP activists Monday had left three people dead and several injured in the village.

With the administration clamping prohibitory orders and keeping the village out of bounds, opposition parties have been attacking the Trinamool and questioning its silence over the issue.

BJP should be seen as full of diversity: PM

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Buoyed by recent poll victories, BJP today embarked on a fresh membership drive amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong pitch for making it all inclusive so that all sections of the society feel their “flower” is represented in this “bouquet” of the party.

Modi, who launched the renewed campaign and became its first member, asked the party cadres to be public representatives in true sense by living up to the people’s expectations from the ruling party.

Shuttler Prannoy loses in Germany

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Despite on a fine run of form, India’s H.S. Prannoy failed to make the summit clash of the $120,000 Bitburger Badminton Open losing to lower ranked Scott Evans of Ireland in the men’s singles semi-final here Saturday.

The 11th seeded Evans needed only 33 minutes to beat World No.32 Prannoy 21-16, 21-10 in the Grand Prix Gold event being played at the Saarlandhalle. With the win, the Irish levelled his career record to 1-all against the seventh seeded Indian.