Month: May 2015

Man U set to make `big-money move` for Gareth Bale: report

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Manchester United are reportedly on lookout for Gareth Bale as the Premier League club is set to make a bid of whooping 100 million pounds for the Real Madrid winger this summer.

United manager Louis van Gaal could be ready to offer former Tottenham player a chance to move back to England by making a bid of 100 million pounds, the Mirror reported.

The Welshman endured a frustrating season for Real Madrid as the winger has netted 13 La Liga goals for Carlo Ancelotti’s side before picking up an injury against Malaga earlier this month.

Teaser out for ‘Fifty Shades Darker’

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Teaser trailer for Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel of Fifty Shades of Grey, has arrived online after the digital release of the first movie. Jamie Dornan’s Christian Grey is seen getting ready for a masquerade party. The kinky billionaire puts on his suit and mask for the big night.

The tagline is “are you ready for something darker?”, reported Ace Showbiz.

Universal’s chairman Donna Langley has revealed Fifty Shades Darker would be more of a thriller. It’s written by Niall Leonard, the husband of Fifty Shades author EL James.

Hyderabad High Court to continue as common court for both states

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The Hyderabad High Court on Friday ruled that it will continue to as common high court for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh till the central government sets up a separate court for the latter state.

Pronouncing its orders on the matter, a division bench of Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar said it was the responsibility of the central government to allocate funds to create a new high court as per the AP Reorganisation Act and the Constitution.

The bench observed that it was for Andhra Pradesh government to decide where to set up the high court.

How US transformed the meaning of yoga

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With over 20 million people in the US practising yoga and spending $10.3 billion a year on yoga classes and products, it has become associated less with spirituality and more with medicine and fitness, says a study.

The study by a California-based university argues that the shift in the meanings is due to the changes in how yoga gurus are trained, market contests among different meanings and the distinct branding practices of small and big players in the market.

SIT formed to probe police encounter killing holds meeting

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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by Telangana government to probe the death of five undertrials namely Viquar Ahmed and his four associates in an alleged encounter with police in Nalgonda district on April 7, has begun its probe.

According to an official release issued here today by the Telangana DGP office, the SIT met under the leadership of senior IPS officer Shah Nawaz Qasim to discuss the investigation plan to be followed.

Four teams have been formed to probe various angles, the release said.

Pak cannot dictate its agenda: Singh

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Rejecting Pakistan’s stand that creation of “dedicated” townships in Kashmir Valley for displaced Kashmiri Pandits would change the demographic makeup of the state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said Narendra Modi led-government would not let anybody dictate its agenda.

It’s time for Left parties to join Janata Parivar: Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav

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Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday said Left parties should join the ‘Janata Parivar’ to fight capitalist forces that are being promoted by the BJP-led government at the Centre.

“I ask Communist party leader Atul Anjan to join Janata Parivar. It’s the need of the hour to fight capitalist forces being promoted by the BJP government,” Yadav said. He was addressing a function on May Day, where CPI national secretary Anjaan was also present.

Health minister to look into Ramdev medicine issue: Paswan

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Amid a controversy over an ayurvedic medicine being sold by Ramdev’s pharmacy that allegedly promised a male child, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said the Union Health minister has already assured opposition MPs that the matter will be looked into.

“It is a gender issue. If you are asking for only a male child, it is illegal. The health minister (J P Nadda) has said that the matter will be looked into,” he said in Kolkata on Friday while reacting to the uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday over ‘Divya Putrajeevak Beej’ sold by Divya Pharmacy.

“Collective wisdom” needed: Fadnavis on BJP-Sena relations

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Despite divergent views on various key issues among the ruling alliance partners, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis feels that BJP-Shiv Sena combine will continue but emphasised the need for “collective wisdom”.

“I feel that as far as possible, we should go by the collective wisdom,” Fadnavis said, when asked if he felt it was proper for Sena to take sharply divergent views on important issues like Jaitapur nuclear project or the land acquisition legislation.

Jackky Bhagnani to work outside his home banner now

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Actor Jackky Bhagnani, who so far has done films only under his home banner Pooja Entertainment, has now decided to work outside that umbrella.

He feels that when he works in his home production, he can’t focus on acting alone, and says that if he works with another banner, he can concentrate solely on his craft.

“After ‘Welcome To Karachi’, I will try to work outside my home production (Pooja Entertainment) so I can test the waters and get out of my comfort zone.

India will stand by Nepal, says Doval

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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval , who held talks with Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday, said India will stand by the Nepalese people and help them in every way

“The talks were very good. We told him we will stand by them and we will help them in every way. The Nepal prime Minister expressed gratitude for this. India’s help has made it possible for the relief efforts to reach far flung places in just six days,” said Doval.

The National Security Advisor added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed solidarity towards the Nepal quake victims and their families.

India, China troops hold meet along border

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Weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China, Indian and Chinese troops held the third meeting in a fortnight, in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir and batted for maintaining peace and tranquility along the border.

“A ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) was held today at Chinese side in Chushul Sector in eastern Ladakh (in Jammu and Kashmir),” Public Relation officer (PRO), Jammu, Col S D Goswami said.

The delegations were led by Brigadier J K S Virk from the Indian side and Senior Colonel Fanjun from the Chinese side.

Pak statement on Kashmir should be ‘treated with contempt it deserves’: security expert

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Security expert Sushant Sareen on Friday said that dismissed Pakistan’s remarks on the creation of special townships for Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, calling for the remarks to be ‘treated with the contempt it deserves’.

“Pakistan’s statement reflects the Islamo-fascist nature of the state. The second thing is that it reflects the ignorance and idiocy of the Pakistan foreign office. It is quite clear from the Pakistan foreign

office spokesperson’s statement that she has obviously not read the UN resolutions,” Sareen told ANI.

Floyd Mayweather Sr. says his son will ‘knock out’ Pacquiao in Las Vegas mega-fight

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Floyd Mayweather’s father believes that his son will knock out Manny Pacquiao when the two legends square off each other for the richest fight in the history of boxing in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Recalling Pacquiao’s bout against Juan Manuel Marquez, Mayweather Sr. said that Pacquiao has still not recovered from the knockout against Marquez and it would not take too many more punches until that happens again, the BBC reported.

DD restrict KXIP to 118/8

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Electing to bowl, Delhi Daredevils restricted Kings XI Punjab to 118 for eight in an Indian Premier League match here today.

Brief Scores:

Kings XI Punjab: 118 for eight in 20 overs (David Miller 42; Nathan Coulter-Nile 4/20).

Microsoft will not launch Windows 10 on phones this summer

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Microsoft has announced that the phone version of its Windows 10 operating system will not be launched this summer.

Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group at Microsoft said that the phone builds have not been as far along as PC builds.

Belfiore also said that from the device view, their main focus is to kick off the Windows 10 launch wave with a great launch on the PC. Users should expect that the other devices like phone, HoloLens, Xbox, Surface Hub will be staggered.

Fans protests after Kamal Haasan’s ‘Uttama Villain’ faces last minute delay

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Tamil star Kamal Haasan’s much anticipated movie Uttama Villain today faced roadblock at the 11th hour of its release following financial issues, making his die-hard fans furious.

While there was no official word from the producers about the reason for the film not hitting the theatres for its first show at 9 am, the industry was abuzz that financial issues had stalled the release. However, Haasan’s publicist Nikil Murugan said that ‘talks’ were on in full swing to clear roadblocks and that the multi-crore venture will hit the silver screen soon.

Harsh Vardhan praises Mamata but bats for BJP rule in Bengal

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Heaping praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday asserted he is a “strong BJP man” and wished his party would be in power in the state in the future.

“I am a strong BJP man and I would always… 1000 times… say that BJP should grow here… that BJP should be in power here one day and I am sure that will happen one day. When that will happen I don’t know, but we are striving to have it as early as possible,” he told the media here.

He was visiting the Indian Association For the Cultivation of Science.

Indian Army mistakenly flies into Nepal’s sensitive China border

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Nepal’s Army chief said on Friday that the Indian Army made one flight into Nepal’s northern region bordering China due to a misunderstanding of Nepal’s geography.

Addressing his first press conference after the devastating earthquake at Nepal Army headquarters, Gen. Gaurav Sumsher Rana said, “Yes, I admit that one Indian flight was made to the northern border but that was only due to misunderstanding of Nepal’s geography. But it was only in the spirit of helping (quake-affetced people).”

Struggling Sunrisers face tough CSK challenge

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With just three wins from seven matches, struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad will have no other option but to go all out when they face a dominant Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.

Placed fifth in the standings, Sunrisers have just managed six points, losing four, whereas CSK, despite losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday, have maintained the top spot with 12 points from eight games, having lost just two.

`Depraved` IS jihadists smashing thieves’ heads with concrete blocks as punishment

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The Islamic State (IS) has reportedly released photos showing jihadists dropping concrete blocks on the heads of two thieves as punishment for their crimes.

The terrorists slammed the blocks of stone onto the men’s head in “qisas” or eye for an eye retribution as a crowd of people watched on, reported The Mirror.

The men were bound with their heads hung over a kerb. They had allegedly robbed and murdered women in the Nineveh province in northern Iraq.

The images were widely shared by IS supporters on social media. (ANI)

AP firing: Govt told to file counter on plea seeking CBI probe

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The Hyderabad High Court today directed Andhra Pradesh government to file a counter on a petition seeking a CBI probe into the killing of twenty people in police firing in Chittoor district on April 7.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice P V Sanjay Kumar directed the state government to file a counter affidavit on the petition filed by Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC) on whether investigation should be handed over to CBI or not and posted the matter after summer vacation.

Classic games can now be embedded in tweets

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Classic games can now be played on Twitter, by tweeting the URL the game user wants to play. According to the Verge, the feature only appears to work for MS-DOS games right now.

Also, users can even embed the tweet, and thus, the game inside a webpage. The Internet Archive added 2400 MS-DOS games earlier this year, preserving classic games by making them playable in your browser. The group’s efforts have covered everything from MS-DOS games to titles from the arcades.