Month: February 2015

Maharashtra govt to ban tobacco consumption at public places: Fadnavis

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Maharashtra government will soon impose a ban on tobacco consumption at public places, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Wednesday.

“Cancer caused by consumption of tobacco, gutkha, paan masala and cigarettes affects not only that individual, but an entire family is destroyed,” he said.

“Consumption of tobacco at public places will be banned and necessary steps taken in this regard,” Fadnavis said after visiting the Tata Memorial Hospital here on World Cancer Day.

AAP received black money as funds: Jaitley

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday accused the AAP of receiving black money, and termed the party a “brilliant propagandist” who wears the “label of honesty” on its sleeves.

Jaitley said in an article on the Bharatiya Janata Party website that the Aam Aadmi Party received black money through fake companies.

“It disclosed the names of a large number of corporate entities from whom it received donations by cheques,” Jaitley wrote.

TransAsia plane crash: Death toll rises to 23 as rescue team continues operation to pull out passengers

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Almost 23 people have been confirmed dead and 15 injured seven hours after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways flight, with more than 50 people onboard, hit a bridge and crashed into a river near the capital Taipei.

Nearly 20 people are still missing as the rescue team continues operations to pull out survivors from the aircraft’s submerged wreck, reported China Daily.

Court sends Dawood’s brother to police custody till Feb.6

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A court on Wednesday sent Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to police custody till February 6.

The Mumbai Police had earlier on Tuesday arrested Kaskar and two of his associates on charges of extortion following a complaint by city-based real estate agent Salim Shaikh.

Shaikh had alleged that Kaskar and his associates demanded Rs three lakhs from him, following which he was thrashed.

Man held with gold worth Rs one crore at international airport

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A man has been arrested at the international airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold bars valued at about Rs one crore.

The passenger was intercepted by customs officials after his arrival here from Bangkok on Monday. He was trying to smuggle the gold with the help of another person who works as a baggage service agent at the airport, a release issued today by the customs said.

27 persons test positive for swine flu in Lucknow

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Two more persons here have been tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of patients affected by H1NI virus to 27 in the state capital, a senior health official said today.

Two persons — Ashish Saran (35), a resident of Aishbagh colony and Kartikeshan (14), a resident of Rajajipuram, were tested positive for H1N1 yesterday, Chief Medical Officer, SNS Yadav said.

With this, a total of 27 swine flu patients have been detected in Lucknow so far, out of which five are admitted in SGPGI, he said.

NIA arrests one more in Burdwan blast case

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NIA has arrested a close aide of suspected Burdwan blast mastermind Sheikh Rehmatullah alias Sajjid for allegedly running a recruitment camp for Jamaat-ul- Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terror outfit from a madrassa in Murshidabad, taking the number of arrests in the case to 17.

The person identified as Mufazzil Haque was arrested from Mokimnagar area of the district bordering Bangladesh last night, official sources said.

Golfer Sharmila leads pack after Day 1

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Helped by a late flurry of birdies, Bengaluru’s Sharmila Nicollet grabbed an early lead with a first round score of par 70 in the fourth leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour here Wednesday.

Trailing Sharmila by one stroke is Pune’s Shweta Galande. The Rs.6 lakh event is being played at the Tollygunge Club and will culminate Friday.

Sensex down 117 points to slip below 29,000

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Extending losses for the fourth straight day, the benchmark BSE sensex on Wednesday fell over 117 points to slip below the 29,000-mark after nearly two weeks as funds and retail investors indulged in profit-booking amid mixed global cues.

After surging to 29,133.62 points at the outset on emergence of buying, the sensex fell and touched the day’s low of 28,824.68 before ending 117.03 points, or 0.40 per cent, lower at 28,883.11.

Major losers that pulled down the sensex and Nifty were Axis bank, BHEL, SBI, L&T, Tata Motors, TCS, Maruti, Hindustan Unilver, RIL, and Bharti Airtel.

Varun Dhawan, Yami Gautam promote ‘Badlapur’ in Mumbai

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Varun Dhawan and Yami Gautam promoted their upcoming film ‘Badlapur’ on the sets of a reality show in Mumbai recently.

‘Badlapur’ is a dark, multi-starrer film featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta and Huma Qureshi apart from the lead actors.

In the film, Raghu, played by Dhawan, is a man on a mission of revenge or “badla” which he has been nursing for 15 years.

Clarke ready for any World Cup fitness test: Trainer

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Recuperating Australian captain Michael Clarke will pass the most challenging fitness test to confirm his place in the World Cup squad, his long time personal trainer said Wednesday.

Cricket Australia has given Clarke, down with back and hamstring complaints, time till Feb 21 to prove his fitness. Australia play Bangladesh in their second pool match Feb 21.

There is growing concern in Australia that the co-hosts have to conduct their World Cup campaign without their regular captain.

Modi’s Rs 10 lakh suit was made in UK: Rahul Gandhi

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Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘Make in India’ campaign, Rahul Gandhi today said the Rs.10 lakh suit he wore during US President Barack Obama’s visit was “Make in UK”.

Gandhi also accused Modi of working only for only four-five industrialists.

“Modiji said he will give you employment. He talked of Make in India. Crores of rupees were spent in marketing this Make in India. You tell me whether something came out of it.

Restrictions on Owaisi for Pune rally

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The Maharashtra Police have slapped stringent conditions on All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi for his proposed public meeting on Muslim reservation here Wednesday evening.

A notice was handed over to the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad, signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Vanvadi Division) Rajan R. Bhogale, when Owaisi was scheduled to address a press conference ahead of his public rally.

KCR’s 4-day visit to Delhi from Feb 6

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will visit New Delhi on a four-day tour from February 4.

According to Special Representative of Telangana in New Delhi S Venugopal Chary, during his visit the Chief Minister is likely to meet 10 Union Ministers in the national capital to make representations related to their departments. He will also attend the meeting of Niti Ayog, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 8.

Businessman among two commits suicide

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A 38-year-old businessman committed suicide allegedly due to financial problems.

According to Keesra police, the deceased, S Ramalinga Reddy, took the extreme step by consuming some unknown poison in an agricultural field near his residence in Bhavani Nagar of Nagaram in Survey No 94 on Monday. He died on the spot.

12-year-old boy’s body found in nala

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The Chaderghat police on Tuesday retrieved the body of a 12-year-old unidentified boy from Azampura nala.

The body is highly decomposed. The body has been preserved at the Osmania General Hospital mortuary for post-mortem and identification. Police began investigation after registering a case of suspicious death. (INN)

Lenovo surpasses revenue, profit expectations post surge in smartphone sales

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Lenovo has surpassed expectations by netting profits of 253 million dollars in the three months to December after sales in its smartphone division more than doubled. Analysts had earlier predicted profits of 200 million dollars and revenues of for the company.

The company also outdid revenue expectations as it posted a 31 percent rise and netted 14.1 billion dollars as opposed to forecasts for 13.7 billion dollars in sales, reported the BBC.

In a bid to diversify the PC business, Lenovo acquired Motorola and IBM’s low-end server unit last year.

Party freak Gayle on ‘exploring-mode’ in Sydney

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West Indies swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle, who is known for living a chilled-out life off the pitch, has already left his mark and is on an exploring spree after the West Indies superstar landed in Sydney to prepare for the World Cup.

Following his arrival in Australia, Gayle posted snaps on social media of visiting stadium Australia shortly after touching down, cheering on the Socceroos as they won the Asian Cup final, exploring Darling Harbour and Bondi Beach and, of course, the inside of some nightclubs, News.com.au reported.

Celebs skinny selfies can be `toxic` for young impressionable women

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The trend of celebrities sharing their skinny selfies can be “toxic” for young impressionable women, it has been revealed.

Rehab expert Dr Alex Yellowlees claimed that anorexia sufferers are copying the stars like Chloe Madeley and Lucy Mecklenburgh who recently posed pictures of themselves looking thin, by taking selfie snaps to chart their weight loss, the Daily Star reported.

Yellowlees warning comes as France seeks to clamp down on pro-anorexia websites and ban models that are too slight.

Monica Seles battled with binge eating disorder post getting stabbed on court in 1993

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Monica Seles has recently confessed that she battled with binge eating disorder after getting stabbed on court in 1993.

The 41-year-old, who also attributed her struggle to dealing with the pressures of sports and her father’s prostate cancer, said that she felt really embarrassed about it, E! Online reported.

It took a while until former Yugoslav world no. 1 professional tennis player felt comfortable talking about it and that’s one of the reasons she decided to do this campaign; to raise awareness that binge eating was a real medical condition, she further added.

KTR asks Amazon to promote Telangana artifacts online

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Information Technology Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Wednesday urged the Amazon to promote artifacts of Telangana State online.

During his interaction with a delegation of Amazon, a leading global online retailer, at the State Secretariat here, KTR asked them to promote the arts and artifacts of Telangana State. He said the products being manufactured by Self Help Groups, Nirmal toys and Pochampalli sarees have a huge demand at the international level. Therefore, he said Amazon should help in promoting these products through its online selling websites.

Dy CM calls on Dattatreyya

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Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari called on Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreyya at Dilkusha Guest House here on Wednesday.

On this occasion, Dattatreyya felicitated Kadiam Srihari on his induction as the Deputy CM in the State cabinet. They also discussed the latest political scenario in the State and other issues related to Telangana State.

Hearing on Jagan’s DA case adjourned to Feb 9

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A CBI court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing to February 9 in the Disproportionate Assets case of YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Earlier, the CBI court took up the hearing on the third chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case. Besides Jagan Mohan Reddy, other accused in the case – Vijayasai Reddy and Ayodhya Rami Reddy also appeared before the CBI court. (INN)