Month: February 2015

Khloe K goes fat to fab in latest Instagram pic

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Khloe Kardashian has flaunted her weight loss transformation by sharing a sexy abs muscles picture socially.

The American reality star posted her picture on Instagram and wrote that after reviewing the weight loss results she actually realize how exercise has changed her life and how unhealthy her lifestyle was, ABC News reported.

The 30-year-old TV personality added that she still wouldn’t consider herself as “completely fab” from fat and hits the gym four to five times a week, and asked her fans to start living a healthy lifestyle.

PM Modi accepts Pachauri’s resignation

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the resignation of Dr. R.K. Pachauri from the PM’s Council on Climate Change.

Pachauri’s resignation comes in the wake of him facing allegation of sexual harassment from a woman employee.

Pachauri, who has got anticipatory bail from a local court in Delhi, has been granted protection from arrest till March 28. (ANI)

Chief Minister Badal thanks Jaitley for giving special focus to Punjab in Budget

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Expressing his gratitude to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for giving several important projects to the state, Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal said Saturday that it was in furtherance of the NDA’s agenda to make Punjab the leading state of the nation.

Complimenting Jaitley for presenting a visionary and pro-people budget, Badal said the gifts given by the NDA Government were a testimony to the Centre’s commitment to make Punjab a frontrunner state in the country.

Mukul Roy sacked as TMC gen secretary

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Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy on Saturday was relieved from his position as party general secretary by the All India Trinamool Working Committee.

This move comes days after Roy had been removed as the leader of the TMC in the Rajya Sabha . Subrata Bakshi has been appointed as the new general secretary in his place.

Roy, has recently been under the scanner of the CBI with relation to the Saradha chit fund scam. (ANI)

FM proposes several social welfare schemes aimed at ensuring better financial security

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday proposed several social welfare initiatives that the government will undertake to ensure better financial security of the citizens.

“A large proportion of India’s population is without insurance of any kind – health, accidental or life is worrying, as our young population ages, it is also going to be pension-less. We are going to work towards creating a universal social security system for all Indians, specially the poor and the under-privileged,” Jaitley said while presenting the union budget.

Budget has nothing for farmers, youth and unemployed: Mulayam

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday expressed his disappointment over the Union Budget, saying that it does not take care of the farmers, the youth and the unemployed.

“This budget has not taken care of farmers, youth and unemployed, which should have been done. The Prime Minister himself had said that the country cannot move forward without the farmers. Nothing is there in the budget for farmers. Poverty increases because of unemployment,” Yadav said.

Corporate tax to be reduced, GST to be implemented, says Jaitley

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that to give a fillip to growth, investment and promotion of domestic manufacturing and ‘Make in India’, aiming at job creation, a series of measures are included in the budget.

He also said that a Tax ‘pass through’ is proposed to be allowed to both Category-I and Category-II Alternative Investment funds, so that tax is levied on investors in these funds and not on the funds per se.

Govt emphasis on job creation to create millions of jobs

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With the government putting strong emphasis on job creation, experts today said measures proposed in the Union Budget can help in creating millions of employment opportunities in the coming years.

Global management consultancy Hay Group India Managing Director Nitin Razdan said, “Jobs and hiring in India needs to shift from being ‘qualification based’ to being ‘skill based’ as this will ensure that even the educational institutions will focus on imparting skills that lead to employability, rather than doling out certificates and degrees”.

Zimbabwe banking on ex-Pak coach Whatmore for better strategies ahead of WC tie

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Zimbabwe cricket team captain Elton Chigumbura believes that when it comes to strategies they have an added bonus as their head coach Dav Whatmore has worked with Pakistan earlier.

Zimbabwe have pinned their hopes on coach Whatmore’s inside knowledge of Pakistan’s talent and well-known frailties when the teams meet for their World Cup clash on Sunday.

Whatmore coached Pakistan for two years from 2012, but he was signed by Zimbabwe for the 2015 World Cup and has so far overseen a win over the United Arab Emirates and two losses to South Africa and West Indies, The Dawn reported.

Misbah seeks to draw on 1992 cornered tigers spirit, asks teammates not to relinquish WC hopes

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Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has backed his team not to give up World Cup hopes yet, despite incurring back-to-back debacles, and has called on his teammates to draw inspiration from Imran Khan’s 1992 tournament winning team.

Pakistan suffered a humiliating 150-run defeat against the West Indies at Hagley Oval last week after Misbah’s men were thrashed by defending champions India in their opening game. acking his teammates, Misbah said that the important lesson is never give up as that was what Imran Khan usually says about 1992.

Budget 2015 ‘very strong on social sector side’: Yashwant Sinha

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Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday said the Union Budget for fiscal 2015-16 is very strong on the social sector side as there was a lot in it for the common man.

“The Finance Minister has done an extremely competent job to meet the challenges which were in the economy and looked after the interest of every segment of population . I find this budget very strong on the social sector side because there is a lot in it for the common man,” Yashwant Sinha told ANI.

Jaitley’s challenge was to address issues of poor: Rudy

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Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said that one of the biggest challenges before Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the union budget before the Parliament was to address the issues of the poor.

Pentagon relying on experimental deep web tool to dig out data on Islamic State group

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The Pentagon is reportedly relying on an experimental deep web tool to dig out data on Islamic State group and its supporters.

According to the Washington Times, Arati Prabhakar, a physicist and director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), disclosed some information about the tool, known as Memex, while speaking earlier this at a Washington, D.C. conference put on by the New America Foundation .

Israeli singer indicted for leaking Madge’s unreleased songs

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The Israeli singer, who was arrested on suspicion of hacking into Madonna’s computer and leaking unreleased music, has been formally indicted.

According to Hollywood Reporter, after Adi Lederman ‘s arrest in Tel Aviv, he has been officially charged by the country’s magistrate court with four counts: computer trespassing, prohibited secret monitoring and additional computer trespassing, copyright infringement and obstructing investigation.

Cop arrested on attempt to rape a women

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Srinivas an Armed Reserve (AR) constable from Kadapa district, who reportedly tried to sexually assault a woman in Keesara mandal on Thursday was taken into custody by the police. However, the woman escaped with the help of locals and lodged a complaint with Keesara police.

According to police, Srinivas who came to Dammaiguda and the woman became friends. He took her in an autorickshaw to an isolated place near to Godumakunta-Cheeryal stretch and tried to rape her.

Hearing thge cries of women, locals rushed to the spot and caught hold of the constable.

India beat UAE by nine wickets in World Cup

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India defeated UAE by nine wickets in their Pool B match of the cricket World Cup here today.

Opting to bat, UAE were all out for 102 in 31.3 overs and then India chased down the 103-run target, scoring 104 for one in 18.5 overs.

Brief scores:

UAE: 102 all out in 31.3 overs (Shaiman Anwar 35; Ravichandran Ashwin 4/25)

India: 104 for one in 18.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 57, Virat Kohli 33; Mohammad Naveed 1/35).

Drone raid kills three Qaeda militants in Yemen: tribe

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A drone strike today killed three Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, a tribal source said, in a region where the United States is the only country operating the unmanned aircraft.

The raid “targeted a vehicle in which three members of Al-Qaeda were riding in the village of Bijan, in Shabwa province,” the source said.

All three were killed, and their bodies burnt.

Yemen has descended into chaos since a Shiite militia overran the capital in September.

Neither 17-Year-Old, nor 17 Stars: SRK Clears the air

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is perplexed about why number 17 is being associated with him lately.

He took to micro-blogging site Twitter to refute rumours that he plays a 17-year-old boy in “Fan” and that in Rohit Shetty’s directorial, which stars him in the lead role, there’s an ensemble of 17 actors.

Hence, the perplexed “Bollywood Badshah” had to clear the air through social media.

“And the number 17 where has this come from in one press con I did?! 17 stars In Rohit’s film & I am 17 yrs old in Fan…both not true,” Shah Rukh tweeted.

Women BSF cadre set out on month-long camel safari

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In a laudable initiative, women cadre of the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) have set out on a month-long camel safari to spread the message of women empowerment and raise awareness about the hardships faced by the force.

The BSF has tied up with Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) for the expedition, which will be led by Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest- the highest mountain peak on Earth.

A total of 20 women are participating in the expedition, a part of BSF’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Agassi says would be ‘beautiful’ if Serena breaks wife Steffi Graf’s 22 Grand Slam haul

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American tennis legend Andre Agassi believes that it would be a beautiful thing to witness if current number one Serena Williams went on to break his wife Steffi Graff’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles.

The eight-time Grand Slam champion said that Graf was thrilled with her career and had no regrets, adding that she did everything she could do and that was all she ever cared about, Stuff.co.nz reported.

Earlier this year, Serena Williams bagged her 19th Grand Slam title after beating Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final at Melbourne.

Smoking, eating out, air travel to be costlier

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Smoking and consumption of other tobacco items is set to become more expensive, while increase in service tax rate would make costlier a whole lot of other things including air travel, eating out and paying bills.

Those which will turn cheaper include leather footwear, locally made mobiles, computer tablets, microwave ovens, peanut butter, packaged fruits, ambulance service and agarbattis.

—PTI

Budget will touch lives of 125 crore Indians: Piyush Goyal

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Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the budget for fiscal 2015-16 will touch the lives of 125 crore Indians, and added that it will transform the future of the people from a pension less society to a socially secure society.

“For the first time in independent India, the budget has touched the lives of 125 crore Indians. This is a budget which impacts every individual in India. It is a budget which reaches the poor, the farmer and the workers,” Goyal told ANI.

Josh Duhamel, Ernie Hudson to star in baseball drama ‘The Wrong Stuff’

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Josh Duhamel and Ernie Hudson will be starring in the baseball drama ‘ The Wrong Stuff ,’ based on the bestselling memoir by ex-pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee and Richard Lally.

The Rapkin-penned script is being directed by Brett Rapkin and produced by Stephen Nemeth, co-produced by Betsy Stahl and executive produced by Ron Shelton and Eric Gagne, the Deadline.com reported.

Gold bounces back on seasonal demand; no Budget sops

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Gold prices rebounded smartly after a brief overnight slide at the domestic bullion market here on emergence of buying by jewellery stockists and retail consumers amid good seasonal demand.

Silver also regained some lost ground on the back of renewed industrial offtake.

—–PTI