Month: February 2015

Hollande calls for dialogue to fix Greek debt crisis

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French President Francois Hollande Wednesday called for a transparent and serene dialogue over the Greek debt crisis, and also for the respect of European Union financial rules.

“A dialogue should take place in transparency and serenity. It should be strengthened to lead to an agreement,” Hollande said.

The French head of state also stressed that Europe should work more to further cement solidarity via pro-growth measures which could help the bloc to boost economic activities and tackle unemployment headache.

One more arrest in Burdwan blast case

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A madrassa teacher, said to be a close aide of suspected Burdwan blast mastermind Sheikh Rehmatullah alias Sajjid, has been arrested from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district by the NIA, officials said Wednesday.

Mufazzil Haque, who runs a madrassa in Murshidabad, was arrested from Mukimnagar area Tuesday night for his alleged involvement in recruiting youths for militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel came to know about Haque following the interrogation of four people arrested recently from the state.

Accused can’t be kept in custody for indefinite period: SC

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Supreme Court on Wednesday said speedy trial was the “right of the accused” who cannot be kept in custody for an indefinite period if trial is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time.

“It is well settled that at pre-conviction stage, there is presumption of innocence. The object of keeping a person in custody is to ensure his availability to face trial and to receive the sentence that may be passed. The detention is not supposed to be punitive or preventive,” the apex court said.

AAP will sweep 51 seats, BJP 15: AAP survey

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Two days ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, an internal survey by AAP today predicted a clear majority for it giving itself 51 seats followed by 15 to BJP and a paltry four seats for Congress and others.

Releasing the results of the survey, party leader Yogendra Yadav claimed 53 per cent voters in the city preferred Arvind Kejriwal as their Chief Minister while 34 per cent wanted BJP’s Kiran Bedi to head the next government.

NIA arrests close aide of Burdwan blast mastermind

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close aide of Sheikh Rehmatullah alias Sajjid, a suspect of Burdwan blast in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

According to reports, Mufazzil Haque was nabbed from the Mokimnagar area of the district bordering Bangladesh on Tuesday night.

Sheikh Rehmatullah alias Sajjid was allegedly running a recruitment camp for terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a madrassa in Murshidabad.

Home Secretary Goswami sacked for role in Matang Sinh arrest

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Home Secretary Anil Goswami on Wednesday was sacked for allegedly interfering with the Central Bureau of Investigation over the arrest by the agency of Saradha Scam accused Matang Sinh.

According to reports, Goswami had earlier in the day been summoned by the Prime Minister’s Office over the issue and was invited to put forth his version.

Goswami, a 1978 IAS officer, was due to retire in July after serving a two-year tenure and was the first bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir to rise to the post of Home Secretary.

Further details are awaited.

Mamata expresses solidarity with Christian march in Delhi

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday expressed “full solidarity” with the silent protest march called by the Christian community in Delhi Thursday against attacks on churches.

“We extend our full solidarity and support to the procession in Delhi tomorrow (Thursday) 5 Feb at 9.30 AM from GPO to Home Min(ister Rajnath Singh’s) residence,” Banerjee tweeted.

In another tweet, the Trinamool Congress chief apparently targeted the BJP, without naming it. “One party is doing petty politics,” she alleged.

Ban on Togadia: Karnataka Assembly disrupted

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Dubbing the Congress government “anti-Hindu” and “anti-majority”, opposition BJP MLAs raised objection in the Karnataka Assembly today to the ban on VHP leader Praveen Togadia entering Bengaluru, leading to the adjournment of the House repeatedly.

BJP leader R Ashoka raised the issue as the House met for the day and questioned the government’s intention behind the action and called it an attempt to “suppress” the majority, leading to a heated argument between BJP and Congress MLAs.

Paris Hilton shows off ‘non-flat’ bosoms in cleavage-revealing selfie

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Paris Hilton, who is famous for her “flat chest” and had earlier said that she doesn’t like big boobs, has revealed her large cleavage on an Instagram post.

In the revealing cleavage selfie, entitled “GlamTime,” the 33-year-old model is seen standing at a make-up bench crammed with products in just a fluffy white robe, New.com.au reported.

Hilton, who will celebrate her 34th birthday on February 19, is the subject of intense speculation that she had breast implants and the selfie only adds to the fire. (ANI)

IMF is supporting economic growth in Nepal

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is creating conducive economic policy making environment for economic growth in Nepal.

It has been playing an active role in giving a major push to Nepal’s economy which has shown signs of improvement recently. Years of political instability took a heavy toll on the economy of one of the most poorest countries of the world.

Google removed more than 500 mln bad ads in 2014

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A new annual review report released by Google has said that the company banned more than 214,000 advertisers and disabled nearly 500 million bad ads in 2014.

The number is a sliver of the total traffic on AdWords but active investigation is an important step towards maintaining the system’s reputation, reported The Verge.

The review report mentioned a scam that hit the internet with this summer’s Ebola outbreak and offered discredited treatments for the disease. However, they were easily removed after they had been identified as AdWords has a blanket policy against misleading claims.

Muslims want reservation, not Quran and computers: Owaisi

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi Wednesday made an impassioned plea to the government to give reservation to the Muslim community to enable it join the national mainstream.

Addressing a massive rally in Pune, the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad indirectly referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements offering Quran and laptops to Muslims during his election rallies in Pune before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Meet the 94-yr-old Chinese woman who can only speak English post coma

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A China-based elderly woman has woken up from a two-week coma, after suffering a stroke, speaking perfect English, but not a word of her native language.

Ninety-four-year-old Liu Jieyu formerly worked as an English teacher, but her family insists that she had not spoken the language for more than 30 years, the Daily Star reported.

Tyrant Kim Jong-un furious with cronies for not finding enough ‘virgin dancers’

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Tyrant Kim Jong-un is furious with his cronies because they cannot find enough ” virgin dancers” for his entertainment.

The North Korean leader and his close aides have long been entertained by thousands of beautiful hand-picked girls, who also act as their sexual playthings, but economic struggles have meant some women have turned to prostitution, which is illegal in the rogue state, the Daily Star reported.

That has left the 32-year-old leader with fewer “pure” females to keep him and his chums happy.

Strauss-Kahn trial: Former prostitute describes ‘classy’ lunchtime sex parties

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A former prostitute has testified at the trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn that she attended “classy” lunchtime sex parties at apartments in Lille.

The woman nicknamed Jade burst into tears several times as she told the court how she had been forced into prostitution to support her two young children after her divorce, the BBC reported.

She alleged that Rene Kojfer, a former public relations manager for the Carlton , and Dominique Alderweireld, a Belgian brothel owner known as Dodo the Pimp, had made the arrangements for her to attend lunchtime sex parties, the report said.

Howard Stern wins ‘Best Men’s Hair in America’ title

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Howard Stern has recently been voted as the “Best Men’s Hair in America” over some big Hollywood shots like George Clooney, Chris Hemsworth and Bradley Cooper .

The radio personality host grabbed the title after around 40 professionals in the hair care industry voted for their favorites to Groominglounge.com, E! Online reported.

Mike Gilman, founder of Groominglounge.com said that for almost last 12 years, their team have been keeping an eye on men’s hair and their locks, and when his experienced team voted for the “best hair,” Stern won the majority of the votes. (ANI)

Delhi polls: AAP’s women wing organises bike rally as show of strength

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The women’s wing of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organised a bike rally led by actor-turned-politician Gul Panag here on Wednesday ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.

This bike rally was organised in Krishna Nagar assembly constituency from where Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi is contesting the elections.

AAP supporters from across the country converged in the capital to take part in the rally.

Panag, who led the rally riding her trademark Bullet bike, said it was an important display of female emancipation.

Meet the teen who chopped off his own hand to get rid of internet addiction

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A Chinese teenager was rushed to hospital after he took a drastic measure and cut off his own hand in an attempt to cure his internet addiction.

The 19-year-old boy from Nantong in the Jiangsu, known only as “Little Wang,” reportedly used a kitchen knife, and chopped off his hand while sitting on a public bench, the Mirror reported.

He had left a note for his mother which said “Mum, I have gone to hospital for a while, don’t worry. I will definitely come back this evening.”

BJP takes on AAP, poses another set of five questions

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is banking on the development work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in the last eight months, on Friday posed yet another set of five questions to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as part of its ongoing election campaign for the Delhi Assembly polls.

Continuing her party’s criticism against Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman questioned the Aam Aadmi Party’s claim of giving houses to the poor and also asked about the dodgy funding received by them.

Army land for Jammu airport: Kashmir governor writes to Parrikar

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Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Wednesday sought intervention of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for vacation of land by the army at Jammu airport.

“The Governor N.N. Vohra has addressed the defence minister to seek his urgent intervention to ensure that there is no further delay in handing over the remaining defence land at Satwari airport to the state government/airport authority of India (AAI) for the extension of Jammu airport,” a Raj Bhavan spokesman here said.

Andhra planning industrial city to attract Japanese investors

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Andhra Pradesh is planning a separate industrial city to attract investments from Japan Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said Wednesday during a meeting with officials of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

They discussed possible areas of support by JICA to Andhra Pradesh, a statement from the chief minister’s office said.

JICA officials said they will complete master plan of Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) by March 2015.

17 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon

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Three Cameroonian soldiers and 14 Chadian soldiers died and a large number of Boko Haram militants were killed when the group attacked military camps in Fotokol, a border town in Cameroon’s Far North Region neighbouring Nigeria Wednesday morning, military sources told Xinhua news agency.

The sources put the number of Boko Haram militants at around 7,000, adding that they had 30 armoured trucks, about 10 ordinary vehicles and hundreds of motorcycles, as well as sophisticated weapons.

Police to quiz Indigo crew over girl’s molestation

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Odisha Police will quiz crew members of an Indigo flight aboard which an 32-year-old woman was allegedly molested by an NRI businessman Jan 27.

R.K. Jhunjhunwala, 60, landed in trouble after a video went viral in social media in which he allegedly misbehaved with a woman aboard the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar flight.

A case had been registered under the Indian Penal Code for making physical contact and advances involving unwelcome sexual overtures.