Month: July 2015

Chinese submarine docking in Karachi no threat to India

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Playing down its submarine’s docking in Pakistan’s Karachi port in May, China has said the movement of Chinese vessels was not directed against any third party and the PLA navy’s activities in the Indian Ocean were “open and transparent”.

Replying to questions about concerns in India over the docking of Chinese submarines in Colombo last year and in Karachi in May, Chinese Defence Spokesman Senior Colonel Yang Yujin said the movement of Chinese vessels was not directed against any third party.

Greece seeks fresh loans; ready to call off referendum

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Greece lurched deeper into crisis on Wednesday as European finance ministers prepared to consider a request for new loans in a last-ditch effort to keep the country in the eurozone after it defaulted on a key payment and a bailout keeping its economy afloat expired.

Cash-strapped Greece became the first developed country to default on the International Monetary Fund after missing a 1.5 billion euro (USD 1.7 billion) payment yesterday, as efforts to find a compromise with its EU lenders came to naught.

Remark against Nizam of Hyderabad, KCR’s real face unveiled

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Leader of the Opposition in the Telangana State Legislative Council Mr. Mohammed Ali Shabbir strongly condemned remark against Nizam of Hyderabad in the report sent to World Bank by Telangana government. He claimed that the report unveiled the real face of Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao. To gain minorities’ support during Telangana movement and on the occasion of elections he repeatedly lauded the achievements of Nizam of Hyderabad but when he gained power he showed his true colours.

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BJP questions AAP’s claims of new ‘political culture’ in Delhi

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday questioned the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) promise of bringing in a new ‘political culture’ in Delhi and alleged that the money, which should have been used for public welfare, is now used in employing parliamentary secretaries.

“The AAP had made tall claims about bringing a different political culture for the people of Delhi…. It promised to be a pro-people government. But in real sense, the government has turned out to be just the opposite,” Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay told ANI here.

Vaughan backs ‘dexterous’ Steve Smith to shine in Ashes

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that world’s number one Test batsman Steve Smith will continue his rich vein of form against the Alastair Cook-led side in the upcoming Ashes series beginning on July 8 at Cardiff.

Vaughan disagreed with his compatriots’ remarks that Smith would be vulnerable at first drop in the Ashes, saying that the Australian would have a really good series.

Jeb Bush worth USD 22 million

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Former Florida Governor and the brother of former United States President George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, is reportedly worth as much as USD 22 million.

Bush, who launched his presidential bid last month, paid 33 years of tax returns- the most ever revealed by a presidential candidate. He paid an average effective tax rate of 36 percent. Aides said that Bush’s net worth is between USD 19 and 22 million, reported the CNN.

Scam tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi targets BJP leader Varun Gandhi

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Scam tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi today sought to drag BJP leader Varun Gandhi in the Lalitgate controversy alleging that a deal was offered to settle matters with Sonia Gandhi, which Varun dubbed as “baseless” and “nonsense”.

In a series of tweets, Lalit Modi has alleged, “Mr @varungandhi80 came to see me at my house a few years ago and said he can settle everything in @INCIndia with his aunt. He wanted me to meet her sister from italy….”

Vehemently denying the charge, Varun told, “This is absolutely baseless and it is beneath my dignity to respond to this nonsense.”

Military checkpoints attacked in Egypt’s Sinai

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Militants launched attacks on five military checkpoints in Egypt’s North Sinai peninsula on Wednesday.

Al Ahram Arabic news website quoted security forces as saying that militants have simultaneously fired mortar rounds at five checkpoints in Sheikh Zowayed, a town in North Sinai.

There was no immediate reports of casualties.

West Bengal landslides: ‘Anguished’ Mamata closely monitoring situation

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her grief over the loss of lives after heavy rains and landslides struck Mirik and Kalimpong in the Darjeeling district in the state.

More than 10 people have lost their lives in the incident and the death toll is expected to increase.

” Anguished about loss of lives in Mirik/Kalimpong landslides. Home Secretary already in N Bengal,” tweeted Mamata.

She also said that she was closely monitoring the situation and would reach there after her meeting in Murshidabad. (ANI)

Not maintaining record of Raje`s foreign trips a violation of law: Congress

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The Congress on Wednesday launched yet another attack on Vasundhara Raje claiming that the fact that there were no records of the Rajasthan Chief Minister’s foreign trips was a clear violation of law.

“Even MLAs have to inform the Assembly before going abroad. The RTI filed against her reveals that Vasundhara ji’s information on the trip is not in the records. It is a violation of law,” said Congress leader Pratap Singh.

Hearing of Salman’s plea adjourned till July 13

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday postponed till July 13 the hearing of an appeal filed by Bollywood actor Salman Khan against the five-year sentence awarded to him in a 2002 hit-and-run case.

The adjournment was sought by Salman’s lawyer Amit Desai who asked for three more weeks to verify the documents pertaining to the case.

However, Justice A.R. Joshi granted time only till July 13 to complete the process of checking the documents – a compilation of evidence and documents served to both sides by the court.

Chief Public Prosecutor S.S. Shinde consented to the adjournment date.

Will PM Modi sack minister whose spouse was offered job by Lalit Modi, asks AAP

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he would sack a cabinet minister whose spouse was offered a job by former IPL chairman Lalit Modi.

“Is there any minister in Narendra Modi’s cabinet whose immediate relative was offered a job in a company owned by Lalit Modi? Can a cabinet minister’s relative be involved in a commercial transaction or have pecuniary interests with persons or businesses that are subject matter of that particular ministry? Should such disclosures not be made in public interest?” asked AAP leader Raghav Chadha.

Types of skirts you should have in your wardrobe

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Skirts have always been a summer-monsoon favourite with most women because of their versatility and comfort, but choose it right according to your shape, mood an occasion. An A-line skirt sits snugly at the waist and a pencil skirt is a fitted skirt that clings to the body and follows its natural shape, says an expert.

Here are five types of essential skirts shared by a Myntra LookGood Advisor:

Darjeeling: 28 killed in landslide

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At least 28 people have been killed in landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Darjeeling’s Mirik and Kalimpong areas.

According to reports, most of the bodies have been recovered.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

Millionaire puts up Europe’s most exquisite car collection up for sale at $40M

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Danish millionaire Henrik Frederiksen is offering his exquisite private car collection at 40 million dollars in an auction.

The remarkable collection of nearly 50 motorcars is housed at Lyngsbaekgard Manor, which is located on Denmark’s eastern coast of Jutland near the historical town of Ebeltoft.

The automobiles were collected over the years by Frederiksen and his late wife Vivi, and boasts of primarily of pre-World War II cars, with the majority hailing from Great Britain, America and Germany, the CNN reported.

Air India flight delayed: RJD asks Fadnavis to issue public apology

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Asserting that those elected by the people should not behave like kings, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday criticized Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over reports that an Air India flight from Mumbai to New York was delayed by nearly an hour on account of a member of his entourage and said that he should tender an apology for it.

‘Does govt. want rupee value to reach Advani’s age’, asks Congress

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The Congress on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi led- government over global credit rating firm Moody dubbing the rural economy as a ‘credit negative and asked whether the Centre wants the rupee value to reach Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Lal Krishna Advani’s age.

“The rupee value has crossed Finance Minister’s age and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s age. Does the government want it to reach Advani ji’s age?” Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar told ANI.

New trend of ‘Saher parties’, nothing but time pass

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Iftar parties are arranged during the month of Ramadan to promote communal harmony and brotherhood in the country. They are also arranged to provide facility to fasting Muslims to break their fast. But during the past few years a new trend has started in which ‘Saher parties’ are arranged in which friends and relatives are invited. Variety of foods is prepared. Hotels and eateries remain open so that fasting persons who do not have saher facility at their homes can eat ‘saher’. But of late youth arrange gatherings at the hotels. For this they stay awake the whole night.

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Sunny Leone hits back at Rakhi Sawant and Celina Jaitley, calls them ‘useless’

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Bollywood actress Sunny Leone says she is not bothered by the alleged “baseless comments” made by Rakhi Sawant and Celina Jaitley about her “They are useless and baseless comments. It is unprofessional.

You would never see an actor or actress speaking bad in the way they have. So it’s their problem, I don’t care about it,” Sunny told reporters here on Tuesday evening.

New batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails released

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The US State Department has released a new batch of emails from Hillary Clinton while she served as the secretary of state.

The 3,000 pages of emails were made public on Tuesday on the State Department’s Freedom of Information Act website.

The newly released batch, covering March through December of 2009, was the first batch from a dossier of about 55,000 pages of emails turned over by Clinton from her private email server, Xinhua reported.

Raje should resign on moral grounds, says Govindacharya

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RSS ideologue K. N. Govindacharya on Wednesday said that Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje must resign from her post on moral grounds.

“Raje must resign on moral grounds,” Govindacharya said.

The RSS ideologue had earlier urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to take a principled stand on its leaders instead of trying to give legal excuses.

Detailed story to follow. (ANI)

Google Hangouts for iOS updated

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Google has released an update of Google Hangouts app for iOS. According to thenextweb.com, the new update includes a new design and better support for adding stickers, emoji and pictures.

In addition, the dialer got a redesign for the user wants to make a phone call via Hangouts. There’s also a new quick compose button that allows the user to quickly find contacts they chat with often. Users can also access images, stickers and emoji much easier with the new attachment buttons. Sharing multiple photos at once is also available in Hangouts 4.0.

Di Maria shines as Argentina rout Paraguay 6-1 to reach Copa America final

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Argentina produced a dominant performance as they outclassed their South American opponents Paraguay 6-1 to reach the Copa America final.

Marcos Rojo put Argentina ahead from Lionel Messi’s free-kick in the 15th minute before Javier Pastore doubled the lead 12 minutes later.

Lucas Barrios pulled one back for Paraguay shortly before half-time, but then Angel Di Maria quickly scored twice to give the Messi-led side a commanding 4-1 lead in the 53rd minute.

Michelle Obama turns White House lawn into girl scouts party camp

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Michelle Obama called up a group of girl scouts from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C. for an overnight camp party on the South Lawn of the White House.

The US First Lady told the girls that she was excited to have them as it was the first time White House have ever hosted a campout, People Magazine reported.

She praised all the 50 girls saying that were good campers and she was proud of them.