Month: May 2015

Fire kills four of a family in Shimla

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Four people of a family were charred to death in a fire in a village near Shimla.

The fire, which broke out late on Thursday, claimed four lives, including two children.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined and police say investigation into the case is in its primary stage.

“Four people have died in this fire, a man, his wife and their two young children. Investigation is in the primary stage and the post-mortem reports are awaited. Forensic team will determine the cause of the fire,” said police officer Dushyant Sarpal.

Fight of the Century: Manny Pacquiao gets valuable tips from ex-Olympic boxer

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Serafim Todorov, the last man to beat Floyd Mayweather, has revealed secrets on how Filipino boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao can outplay the American boxing champion in their ‘fight of the century’ bout on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao would go head-to-head against Mayweather in the richest fight in history at the MGM Grand Arena in his bid to defeat the undefeated five-weight world champion.

Also Read: Mayweather and Pacquiao promise to deliver on hype

Back from avalanche-hit Everest base camp, mountaineers share horrid tales

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Three mountaineers, who survived a massive avalanche at a base camp near Mount Everest that was triggered by an earthquake in Nepal last Saturday, have recounted their ordeal after their return to Kathmandu.

The earthquake killed at least 18 climbers and guides, including foreigners, the worst single disaster on the world’s highest peak.

Nepal earthquake badly affects Varanasi’s Rudraksh beads business

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The earthquake in Nepal has badly affected the export of Rudraksh beads and necklaces to the temple town of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Nepal is one of the major suppliers of Rudraksh to India.

More than 10,000 people in Varanasi are engaged in this business. The Rudraksh is used to offer prayers to Lord Shiva.

“Due to the quake in Nepal, 60 to 70 per cent of our business has been affected. We don’t know when the business will get back on track. It is a matter of concern,” said a businessman, Ramji.

Surat-based doctors begin road trip to London with message of food-for-all

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A group of doctors and a chemical unit owner, all friends from Gujarat, have embarked on a 52-day-long road trip to London. The twin theme of the trip is: ‘Food for All’ and ‘Drive for a Better Tomorrow’.

The expedition team is called CARP (a name summing up the initials of its members – Chetan Desai, Dr. Ashok Patel, Dr. Rajan Desai and Dr. Paresh Patel)

“This journey is of two continents, 15 countries, 37cities and we will travel more than 16,000 kilometres,” said Dr. Rajen Desai.

President Mukherjee to confer awards at 62nd National Film Awards

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The 62nd National Film Awards are scheduled to be held on May 3 at Vigyan Bhawan, where Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the awards to the winners. The president will also be giving a Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore will also be present on the occasion.

This year’s best feature film award will be given to the Marathi film, Court directed by Chaitanya Tamhane. Mary Kom will be awarded with the award for the best popular film directed by Omung Kumar.

Villagers convinced to get branded as Naxalites: Congress

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Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) president Sukhdeo Bhagat today alleged that 514 innocent villagers in Jharkhand had been convinced to get branded as Naxalites and made to surrender with false promise of providing them jobs under the state government’s Surrender and Rehabilitation policy by the BJP-led government in 2011.

Addressing a press conference here, Bhagat said the previous Hemant Soren-headed JMM/Congress/RJD dispensation had recommended a CBI probe in this regard but nothing was done yet by the present regime to follow up the case.

Rafael Nadal conferred with highest civilian honour by Spanish PM

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14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal received a gold medal from the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at a ceremony held in Madrid in honour of the clay-court king’s grand career success.

The Spaniard was very much overwhelmed to receive the award. He said that it was a great honour for him to receive such a prestigious award and he had never imagined about it.

Nadal said that one of the keys to his career’s success was that he tries to give all he has in everything he does, Sport24 reported.

England finish at 240 for 7 on Day 1 of Barbados test; Alastair Cook scores fine century

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Skipper Alastair Cook ended his Test century drought on day one of the third and the final Test as England struggled their way to 240-7 at stumps against the West Indies in Barbados.

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, England lost wickets at regular junctures and were reeling at 91-4 before Cook found an able ally in Moeen Ali as the duo built a 98-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Cook made 105, his first Test century since May 2013, and reached his 26th hundred off 259 balls before he was caught behind in the final over off Marlon Samuels delivery.

Pakistan should not interfere in India’s internal matters, says Rajnath Singh

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Pakistan should stop interfering in India’s internal matters and rather worry about their own selves.

“Pakistan should worry about themselves and should not interfere in the internal matters of India. We cannot accept any other nation’s interference in India’s internal matters,” Singh told ANI.

King Cobra retrieved after it sneaks into residential area in Kerala

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A ten-foot-long cobra was retrieved from a residential area in KOthamangalam, Kerala, on Friday.
The female cobra, which was first spotted near a kitchen, later found refuge under a stone structure in Vadattupara Village near the Kothamangalam Forests.

The snake was captured by expert snake catcher Martin Meekamali.

He said it was quite tough to catch it.

The cobra has since been released into a nearby forest.

Meekamali is the president of the All Kerala Snake Protectors’ Association and has handled over 100 snakes so far. (ANI)

Punjab’s Phagwara town has miniature replica of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab

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A home owner has built a miniature replica of Dubai’s famous Burj Al Arab in Phagwara, Punjab.
Called Burj Ali, the miniature in a village of the state’s Kapurthala District, is a three-storied rural luxurious farmhouse, where people from the nearby villages, especially from the NRI belt, come to savour the food and feel the milieu of Dubai.

Although the building has been in existence for quite some time, it has only recently drawn attention after its images hit social media platforms.

`Single` Hilary Duff filming Tinder dates with an eye to make reality show

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Hilary Duff is reportedly shooting her Tinder app dates as she is planning to turn them into a new reality show around her single life.

The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ star recently went on her first date at a bowling alley after using the love finding application, but took some cameras with her to shoot her date as she is up to bring her new reality series that will depict her life as a divorcee, TMZ.com reported.

The sources informed that Duff will soon be going on her second date at a pizza place where she will again ask the cameras to roll so that she can use the footage later on. (ANI)

ISIS militants open first five-star hotel for fighters in Iraq

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Islamic State (IS) militants have opened its first five-star hotel for fighters in need of rest and recreation in war-ravaged Iraq.

According to the Daily Star, the hotel apparently does not cater to booze, dancing, music, smoking or gambling, and women must dress head-to-toe in black including gloves.

The Ninawa Hotel’s 262 rooms have been reserved for visiting commanders but it will be opened for weddings so that jihadi brides can marry fighters.

IS had earlier closed down all hotels in its captured regions of Syria and Iraq

PTI

HUMAN BEHAVIOUR VS ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR!

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A Moral Story,

There was this king that had 10 wild dogs…
He used them to torture and eat all ministers who made mistakes.

So one of the minister’s once gave an opinion which was wrong, and which the king didn’t like at all… So he ordered that the minister be thrown to the dogs.

So the minister said: “I served you 10 years and you do this???… Please give me 10 days before you throw me in with those dogs!”… So the king agreed…

Mumbai start as favourites against laggards KXIP

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Having notched up back-to-back victories with a win over Rajasthan Royals in their last game, Mumbai Indians will start as favourites when they take on laggards Kings XI Punjab in an IPL cricket match here tomorrow.

Playing at home last night, Mumbai beat Rajasthan by eight runs, their third win in eight games, to keep their play-off hopes alive.

They would now look to take revenge of their first leg loss to KXIP in Mumbai on April 12 when the two teams cross swords at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium tomorrow.

Will not allow separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits: National Conference

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Opposition National Conference on Saturday said they will not let Jammu and Kashmir government to set up separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits but would strive for return of the minority community to their native places in the Valley.

“We are against separate clusters for Kashmiri Pandits. We welcome them (to Kashmir), but we will not let the government to create separate colonies for them,” NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar told reporters during a protest rally against the new recruitment policy of the state government.

Love is togetherness: Hema Malini on 35th marriage anniversary

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Actress-politician Hema Malini, gushing about the 35 successful years of her marriage to actor husband Dharmendra, says love is togetherness.

The star couple celebrated a quiet and relaxing anniversary eve last evening all by themselves at home.

Hema, 66, posted two pictures of the duo from the evening, on Twitter.

“Good morning! Dharamji & I celebrated a wonderfully relaxing Wedding Anniversary eve all by ourselves after a long time. Love is… Togetherness,” she tweeted today.

KKR eye winning momentum, take on the renascent RCB

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Pumped up after a thrilling win over the smooth-sailing Chennai Super Kings, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the resurgent Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL cricket match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.

With last night’s win, KKR moved up a rung to the third position on the points table with four wins, two losses and one abandoned match.

RCB, on the other hand, have won three and lost as many in seven games and are on fourth position.

VHP, Bajrang Dal protest against waving of Pak flags

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VHP and Bajrang Dal today protested against the waving of Pakistani flags during a rally by separatists in South Kashmir and demanded the arrest of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Over 200 activists of VHP and Bajrang Dal led by Bajrang Dal convenor Rakesh Kumar, held protest demonstration against Geelani outside the Press Club area in the city.

Raising anti-government and anti-Geelani slogans, they burnt his effigy and demanded his arrest along with others on sedation charges.

Priyanka thanks Deepika for song in ‘Bajirao Mastani’

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Bollywood divas Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone will be seen dancing together for the first time on screen in the upcoming film “Bajirao Mastani” and the “Mary Kom” actress is thankful to her co-star for a successful shoot of the song.

The film, also starring actor Ranveer Singh, marks the first time Priyanka, 32, and Deepika, 29, will be seen sharing screen space.

“Thank u Sanjay sir @remodsouza_1 @shampa_s Kruti @deepikapadukone and #TeamBajiraoMastani for an awesome song shoot. See u on set next schedule,” tweeted Priyanka.

Nepal quake: China, US, Britain to send more choppers

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Nepal has requested China,the US and Britain to send more helicopters for assistance in the relief and rescue operations in the earthquake-hit country, an official said on Saturday.

The Himalayan nation was jolted by a massive earthquake on April 25, measuring 7.9 on Richter Scale, which has killed over 6,600, injured more than 16,500 and left millions displaced.

A senior Nepal government official told IANS that China, US and Britain has been requested to send more helicopters to handle the situation, the nation is dealing with, after the quake.

As Vidya’s husband, Rajkummar is ‘ex-factor’ of ‘…Kahani’: Mohit Suri

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National Award winning actor Rajkummar Rao, who plays Vidya Balan’s on-screen husband in “Humari Adhuri Kahani”. is the “ex-factor” in the romance between Vidya and Emraan Hashmi, says the film’s director Mohit Suri.

“Rajkummar Rao is one of the most exciting talent in the industry today. He plays Vidya’s husband in the film. He is the ‘ex-factor’ of ‘Humari Adhuri Kahani’,” Suri told IANS.