Month: December 2014

Hindu boy with Muslim name arrested in connection with Bengaluru blast

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A Hindu teen-aged boy was detained in connection with the low intensity bomb blast which struck the Silicon Valley of India on Sunday.

The Bengaluru police arrested him for sending out tweets claiming responsibile for the blast and also threatening more bomb blasts in Bengaluru.

The arrested boy, named Alok Kumar is a first year engineering student of a college located on outskirts of Bengaluru.

A fake account using the name Abdul Khan was created on the microblogging site and the nabbed boy claimed responsibility for Sunday’s blast in a series of tweets, police said.

B-Town celebs head out to foreign land for New Years!

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With New Year just round the corner most of the B-Town stars our heading out of the country to usher in the New Year with their loved ones.

While superstar Shahrukh Khan has chosen the Dubai desert to ring in the New Year with his Wife and Kids, Hrithik Roshan’s sons Hridhaan and Hrehaan have already joined him in Dubai last week.

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan who usually choose a foreign land to celebrate their special occasions will apparently spend their New Year’s Eve in Switzerland.

Expert claims developing nations could benefit from Chinese fighter jets

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China’s deputy editor-in-chief of Aerospace Knowledge magazine has said that modern fighter jets from the country could help developing nations that cannot afford advanced fifth generation fighter jets.

According to the China Daily, Wang Ya’nan said that many developing countries’ air forces have neither requirement to launch distant airstrikes nor do they have menace from stealth aircraft.

He said that The FC-1 Fierce Dragon can have a meeting with the air defense tasks of most developing countries that cannot afford fifth-generation fighter jets.

Reprogrammed stem cells may stop cancer post radiation

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A new study has shown that reprogramming stem cells could help prevent cancer post radiation.

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study showed that one of the ways to get rid of such stem cells is a “program” that makes stem cells damaged by radiation differentiate into other cells that can no longer survive forever.

Sensex slips into negative zone on profit-booking, down 83 pts

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After opening with gains this morning, the Sensex, slipped into the negative zone by falling over 80 points at midsession as funds and retail investors indulged in profit bookings.

It was up 82 points in early trade amidst optimism over economic growth prospects and the government’s resolve to use the ordinance route to push more economic reforms.

The BSE’s 30-stock benchmark was down 83.44 points, or 0.30 per cent at 27,312.29 at mid-session as profit-booking in bluechips reversed an early rising trend.

Being in the company of ‘edit’ is pretty normal: Big B

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says the editing of a film has changed a lot over the years and back in the old days, entering or getting even close to an editing room involved “a fine” or feeding “the staff” or leaving before getting “beaten up”.

“Actually now being in the company of edit is pretty normal. In those days we were never allowed even 100 meters from the edit room. If per chance you were to find yourself in the edit, you either paid a fine, fed the staff, and left in a hurry before you got beaten up,” the 72-year-old posted on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.

Charges against Amit Shah dropped in Sohrabuddin encounter case

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In a major relief to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, a special CBI court on Tuesday discharged him in the case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter killing in 2005.

“I am of the opinion that the inference drawn by CBI is not accepted in totality and he (Shah) cannot be charged as an accused,” special CBI Judge M.B. Gosavi said in a brief order pronounced in the court. Details of the judgement will be available later.

Sister of doomed AirAsia flight’s co-pilot says he dreamed of flying as a boy

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The sister of Remi Plesel, the French co-pilot of the doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501 said that flying was his passion.

Paying tribute to Plesel, his sister said that he was an “excellent” pilot who had dreamed of flying as a boy, News 24 reported.

She said that it was his dream to become a pilot since his young days and the dream came true.

More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the sea along with the debris from the missing AirAsia plane, confirmed authorities.

Obama not ruling out reopening of US embassy in Tehran

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US President Barack Obama is not ruling out the possible reopening of US embassy in Tehran.

According to CBS News, in an interview taped last week, Obama, on being asked about the possibility of the US embassy reopening in Tehran, said that “these things have to go in steps.”

Earlier, Obama had said that the United States could diplomatically resolve its nuclear dispute with Iran in the next six months.

Obama also made a personal appeal to leading US senators to postpone new sanctions on Iran terming this effort as “a test worth conducting”, Dawn News reported.

Two Indians killed in Thailand road accident

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Three people, including two Indian tourists, were killed and five others injured when a van carrying an Indian family crashed into a parked water tanker near the airport here.

The two tourists killed in the accident Monday have been identified as Nupur Dewan, 29, and Suresh Kumar Dewan, 68, the Bangkok Post reported Tuesday.

The accident happened Monday morning on the elevated road leading to the airport terminal, and also left wounded eight other people, including two Indian toddlers, aged one and two, and two workers on the truck, according to police.

Silver futures up on firm global cues

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Silver prices rose by Rs 169 to Rs 36,653 per kg in futures trading today as speculators indulged in creating fresh positions amid a firming trend in the precious metals overseas.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery in March traded higher by Rs 169, or 0.46 per cent, at Rs 36,653 per kg in business turnover of 432 lots.

Likewise, the white metal for delivery in May traded higher by Rs 158, or 0.43 per cent, to Rs 37,312 per kg in 9 lots.

Japanese firms introduces new technology, services to expand base in Asia

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Alps Electric is a multinational corporation producing a variety of electric components such as units for car device, touch panels for smartphones, censors and switches.

Alps Electric, which was established in 1948, produces a variety of products. The first product was a rotary switch for radio receiver.

It then started producing a wide range of products such as variable capacitors, keyboard, remote control, printer and so on.

ZAK urges KCR to ensure complete disbursement of minority budget

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KCR government has allocated a budget of 1030 Cr for minority welfare in the state which is welcomed by all quarters but unfortunately the budget earmarked for minorities is never utilised totally and is often returned to government treasury.

Keeping this in view Siasat editor Mr. Zahed Ali Khan sent a letter to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and called his attention towards the issue. While expressing happiness over allocation of 1030 Cr. for minority welfare he also expressed apprehension over whether the budget would be completely disbursed till March 2015 or not?

Obama not ruling out reopening of US embassy in Tehran

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US President Barack Obama is not ruling out the possible reopening of US embassy in Tehran.

According to CBS News, in an interview taped last week, Obama, on being asked about the possibility of the US embassy reopening in Tehran, said that “these things have to go in steps.”

Earlier, Obama had said that the United States could diplomatically resolve its nuclear dispute with Iran in the next six months.

Obama also made a personal appeal to leading US senators to postpone new sanctions on Iran terming this effort as “a test worth conducting”, Dawn News reported.

In 2014, over 8,600 men apprehended from Delhi Metro’s ‘women only’ coaches

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More than 8,600 males travelling illegally in ‘women only’ coaches of the Delhi Metro were nabbed and de-boarded this year,an official data has revealed. These males, across various age groups, were apprehended by the officials and special squads of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during this year, barring the month of December.

Ashlee Simpson wants to take mother-in law Diana Ross’ name

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Ashlee Simpson wants make her mother-in-law, Diana Ross’ last name her official surname.

Thought the 30-year-old singer had married Ross’ son, Evan Ross , in August, his legal name is Evan Naess, which was his father’s surname, TMZ.com reported.

Now, the pair, who is expecting their first child, wants to change their name and have filed a request to change their last names to Ross-Naess, and are awaiting judges’ approval. (ANI)

Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker engaged?

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Actors Kaya Scodelario and Benjamin Walker appear to have got engaged after the actress posted an image of an engagement ring on photo-sharing site Instagram.

She posted the image on Instagram and captioned it by saying: “@findthewalker thank you for making me the happiest woman in the world.”

The photograph of the couple was posted just minutes after another image of her posing with her mother and the 32-year-old actor, in which she showed off an engagement ring and hinted she’d moved in with the star here, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Kim, Kanye purchase neighbour’s house?

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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her husband rapper Kanye West have reportedly purchased the house adjacent to their massive $20 million estate in the luxurious area of Hidden Hills here for $2.9 million.

A source told eonline.com that the ranch-style spread, which sits on 1.49 acres, is “a total tear-down,” which suggests that this power couple is planning to expand their already vast property.

And if that’s the case, the insider adds that the couple’s addition will make “the very private duo a monopoly on the block.”

Amit Shah’s acquittal in Sohrabuddin Sheikh case is ‘real fake encounter’, alleges Yechury

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Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday termed the acquittal of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case as a ‘real fake encounter’.

The Rajya Sabha member said, “This sought of discharging is what I would call a real fake encounter where the cases have been dropped despite all the evidence.”

Lashing out at the functioning of the CBI, he said that, “It functions under the PMO and obviously there is been influence on this, so the case should be taken up to a higher level and justice must be done”.

Indian Test captains down the ages

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One of India’s most successful Test captains, Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday announced his retirement from the longest format of the game. Following is the list of cricketers who have captained the Indian Test team so far.

Read: name, number of matches captained, wins, losses, tied matches and drawn Tests.

C.K. Nayudu: 1932-1934 – 4 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 tied, 1 drawn

Maharaja of Vizianagram: 1936-1936 – 3 0 2 0 1

Nawab of Pataudi (Iftikhar Ali Khan): 1946-1946 – 3 0 1 0 2

Lala Amarnath: 1947-1952 – 15 2 6 0 7

Vijay Hazare: 1951-1954 – 14 1 5 0 8

Security expert slams Pak flip flop over Lakhvi

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Security expert Lt. General Raj Kadyan on Tuesday alleged that the flip flop by Pakistan of first suspending the detention order against 26/11 terror attacks accused Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and then arresting him again on the charges of abduction is nothing short of a ‘drama’.

Lt. Gen. (retired) Kadyan said Pakistan will never hand over the perpetrators of 26/11 attacks to India.

Italian marines’ case: Security expert calls for consensus between India, Italy

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Security and strategic analyst, Commodore (retired) C Uday Bhaskar , on Tuesday called for a political consensus between India and Italy to resolve the Italian marines’ case.

“These two officials are part of the Italian military and therefore a different framework or context needs to be introduced into the whole case. But, if a political accommodation or a modus vivendi could be arrived at, it would be a very positive development as far as India-Italy relations are concerned,” Commodore (retd.) Bhaskar said.