Month: June 2015

Singer Selena Gomez reportedly ignored Justin Bieber when they found themselves at the same party here.

According to a source, Gomez was too busy with her friends and Ed Sheeran to “engage” with the “Boyfriend” crooner.

“Justin and Selena saw each other and didn’t engage whatsoever. Selena was too busy enjoying herself with Ed and her girlfriends.

“Selena came with Ed and left with him shortly after Justin arrived. It was obvious she wanted to avoid any drama,” a source told pagesix.com.

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reported.

The epicentre of the quake was recorded at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

The tremors were felt across Punjab province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the capital city of Islamabad, Geo News reported. Tremors were also felt in the border areas of Afghanistan.

No casualty or damage to property has been reported so far.

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Actor Hrithik Roshan has taken out time from his busy schedule for a vacation with his sons Hrehaan and Hredaan in South Africa.

The actor has shared many photographs of his vacation via social media, and with one of the images featuring his son and himself on a boat, the 41-year-old tweeted: “Real? Or faking it? …(Hint- He’s doing it better than me.) #crocodilehunting #AmazingAfrica.”

Hrithik had split from his wife of over 12 years Sussanne, who annulled their marriage in 2013.

Telugu Desam Party MLA Revanth Reddy was granted bail by the Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday, in connection with the cash-for-vote scam.

“The bail has been granted on some conditions. He will not leave the constituency of Kodangal and he should deposit his passport along with Rs. five lakh. And also he has to cooperate with the investigation,” said the lawyer.

Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on May 31.

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Republican presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal has asked his fellow Republican leadership in the Congress to reject a nuclear deal with Iran, saying any such deal could start arms race in the Middle East.

“One, they should absolutely reject it (nuclear deal). Congress made a huge mistake in the bill they passed giving away some of their oversight authority,” Jindal told Fox News.

Central government is pondering over the names of 3 academicians for appointment of new Vice chancellor in Maulana Azad National Urdu University. According to reliable sources search committee constituted by Human Resource development Ministry has nominated 3 names including Prof. Siraj ul Hasan Director Institute of Human Resource Development Bangalore, Prof. Faizan Mustafa Vice Chancellor Nalsar University of Law Hyderabad and Dr. Aslam Parvez Principal Zakir Husain Delhi College.

Ending the brief controversy over three players allegedly to have benefited from a Mumbai builder’s largesse as revealed in yet another “expose” by Lalit Modi, the cricket control board on Monday said it had no grounds to take action against them.

Said BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur here on the day, “there is nothing in it” when he was asked about the International Cricket Council agreeing that Modi had indeed informed it in June 2013 that two Indians and a West Indian had received “gifts” worth Rs 20 crore each.

If you love gorging on fast food, chances are that you might end up being depressed, claims a new study.

San Diego State University researchers analysed almost 5000 individuals’ trans fats intake, where 1699 were men and 3293 women, and then examined their emotion responses.

It was observed that individuals with higher intakes of trans fats experienced “difficulties with emotional awareness,” as well as a lower level of emotional “clarity”.

Apple has announced that it will launch its new music service, iOS 8.4 and the Beats 1 radio station on June 30. According to the CNET, Ian Rogers, the former CEO for Beats and a current senior director for Apple Music, in a blog post revealed the timing of the launch.

Apple Music will be competing in the growing music-streaming business with Spotify, Rdio and Rhapsody in offering tens of millions of songs played on demand as well as song collections tailored to listeners’ personal tastes. Apple Music’s subscription service will sell at USD 10-a-month.

Janab Shareef Khan s/o late Lal Khan, resident of Balanagar died on June 28. He was 70.

Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Masjid Bi Saheba, Panjagutta after namaz-e-zohar followed by burial at qabrastan Quboor Amirpet.

Fateha sewam is fixed on June 30 at Masjid Bi Saheba, Panjagutta after namaz-e-Asar.

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An Australian engineer has developed a robot that lays 1,000 bricks an hour – fast enough to construct a house in about two days, or nearly 150 houses a year.

The robot works by creating a 3D computer-aided design (CAD) laying programme of a house or structure, then calculates the location of every brick and creates a programme that is used to cut and lay the bricks in sequence from a single, fixed location.

The robot uses its 28-foot-long arm to put bricks in place and secures them with mortar, ‘Popular Science’ reported.

Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal is still not reconciled with the US Supreme Court’s ruling to recognize same-sex marriage, but for now his state agencies will comply with its decree.

Even though the apex court ruled Friday in a 5-4 decision in support of same-sex marriage, the Republican presidential candidate said on Fox News Monday, he will “continue fighting” over his belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Short-term computer course will begin from July 1, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Career Guidance Centre, Siasat premises. Hundreds of students have learned various courses so far and getting employment in the city and abroad. Over 500 students have learned AutoCAD and are serving in Dubai, Saudi Arab and Qatar. Courses like AutoCAD, 3D mix, accounting packages (Tally, Wings, Focus, Page tree) DTP and MS Office are offered under the supervision of expert teachers. Candidates interested to avail the course can register their names by reaching Computer Institute, Siasat office. Age no bar.

Three persons, including two women, have been killed in separate incidents in the district during last 48 hours, police said today.

In the first incident, two bike-borne miscreants shot dead Narendar Singh (26), a veterinary doctor, near Kanakpur village under Bagwala police station yesterday. Singh was a resident of Gola Sarjanpur under same police station.

The bikers fired upon Singh while he was going for treatment of an animal. He died on his way to hospital, police said, adding, an FIR in this connection was lodged by the victim’s father against two unidentified persons.

A 17-year-old Intermediate student was injured after he was allegedly beaten up by his lecturer for coming late to class at the Narayana junior college’s residential campus at Madinaguda.

As it is Ramzan season, Pasha was on fast. After Namaz on Friday, he came late to the class. The mathematics lecturer who was teaching, hit him so severely which formed scars all over his back.

At least 28 people, including eight women, were killed in an attack carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on two Houthi rebel leaders in Yemen’s capital Sanaa last night.

According to a security source, the car bombing targeted Houthi rebel chief brothers Faycal and Hamid Jayache during a gathering organised to mourn the death of a family member, reported The Guardian.

Houthi rebels shut down the surrounding city centre after the attack allowing only emergency services to evacuate the victims, witnesses said.

Low-cost IT workers in India are populating what have been described as “click farms” in fake internet traffic to help British companies boost their online presence, according to a media report.

An investigation by ‘The Times’ newspaper found that western companies are being offered packages costing as little as $1 per 1,000 clicks to increase internet traffic or purchase 1,000 to 10,000 Facebook “likes” or Twitter followers.

Autorickshaws collided, two injured
(Siasat News): Two speeding autorickshaws collided near Osmania University resulting in the injuries of two persons.

In the meantime, sub-inspector University police station Mr. Saidulu said two autorickshaws coming from opposite direction collided with each other girl’s hostel in which an autorickshaw overturned.

An autorickshaw driver sustained severe injuries on his head who is identified as one Giri of Uppuguda. He is under treatment at Gandhi Hospital.

As e-commerce players battle it out for buyers’ attention, Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors in May.

According to data from Internet analytics firm comScoreData, Amazon India had 23.6 million unique visitors in May, edging past Flipkart narrowly. While Flipkart saw 23.5 million unique visitors, Snapdeal had 17.9 million in May this year.

Expressing support for “pro-business reforms” undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his commitment to fighting corruption, the US has said it encouraged all governments, including India, to address the issue of corruption.

“Speaking generally, we’re supportive,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Monday when asked if Washington thought if US investments will be safe in India in view of recent action taken against NGOs in India.

A few months ago, a cheque of Rs. 75,000 issued to a Mumbai businessman was repeatedly being returned and he instructed his lawyers to file a case under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1882.

But the businessman, J.P. Vaghani, a partner of J.P. Electronics, a giant consumer electronics distributor in north Mumbai, was aghast at the lawyer’s response.

“You can no more file the cheque bouncing case in Borivali (suburb) under Section 138 of the Act. It must be filed and fought in Kurla, the location of the bank from where it was dishonoured,” advocate Mehul S. Shah advised.

An Indonesian military transport plane crashed today shortly after take-off in a city on Sumatra island, exploding in a ball of flames in a residential area.

There was no immediate information on the number of people on board or any casualties on the ground after the Hercules plane went down in the city of Medan.

Dramatic pictures on social media showed large crowds and emergency services gathering around the flaming wreckage, with the fuselage of the aircraft visible among thick plumes of black smoke. Buildings in the vicinity of the crash zone were also clearly damaged.

Australia’s Shane Watson shrugged off bouncer taunts from England fast bowler Mark Wood and retaliated by issuing his own Ashes warning to the Durham quick.

With just over a week until the first Test starts in Cardiff, Wood, in a BBC radio interview broadcast Sunday, recalled how he was instructed to bowl bouncers at Watson by the all-rounder’s then Australia team-mate Michael Hussey during a net session on the 2009 tour of England.

All India level competitive exam is held for recruitment on more than 6000 clerical cadre posts in the central government offices under Staff Selection Commission. Intermediate pass (any subject/group) are eligible. Monthly salary will be more than Rs. 32000. Inter pass boys and girls can reach Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises, Abids from 12 noon to 5 pm.

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The Defence Ministry has raised a bill of Rs. 500 crore for its assistance to Jammu and Kashmir government for carrying out relief and rescue operations during the floods that battered the valley last year.

The Defence Ministry was paid Rs. 500 crore by the Union government as the amount was adjusted from the Rs. 1602.56 crore assistance given to the state government from its share in the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for dealing with the floods last September.