Boston ‘bombers are brothers’ from Chechnya; one killed shoot out

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The two suspects involved in Monday’s marathon bombings in Boston were brothers and hailed from overseas, various media reported Friday.

Fox News said Suspect No. 2 who wore the white hat at the Boston Marathon bombings has been identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19. He hails from Chechnya and had been in the United States for a little more than a year, Bill Hemmer from Fox News reported.

CNN and Fox News reported that the two suspects were brothers.
CNN said the brothers spent time in Kazakhstan before arriving in the U.S.

Naidu’s walkathon enters 200th day

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TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu today completed 200 days of his ongoing “Vastunna Meekosam” (I am coming for you) foot march as he reached Makavarapalem village under Narsipatnam Assembly constituency in Visakhapatnam district.

In the process, the former Chief Minister crossed the 2750-km milestone, having started the walkathon on October 2 last year.

–Agencies

12-year-old US girl survives four-story plunge

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A 12-year-old girl survived after falling four stories from her bedroom window in Queens.

Kaylan Watson, toppled from her bedroom window at the 73rd St. building in Jackson Heights at about 3:50 p.m. and landed in a patch of grass inside a courtyard, sources and witnesses told the New York Daily News.

Breanna Borano, whose apartment window faces the back courtyard, said that she saw the girl lying on the floor and she had banged her head really bad.

Borano asserted Watson looked as though she was daydreaming because her eyes were wide open.

Obama told me aliens are real, says Jaden Smith

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Will Smith`s son Jaden Smith has revealed that he discussed about extraterrestrial life with President Obama during a visit to the White House with his family and the President told him that aliens are real.

Talking to Wonderland magazine, the 14-year-old star who is about to star with his dad in a science fiction flick, `After Earth,` said that he likes aliens and thinks they are really cool, because they exist.

He further said that the President could neither confirm nor deny the existence of aliens, which means they’re real.

Psy’s ` Gentleman` video banned by South Korean TV network

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One of South Korea’s national TV networks has decided not to air the latest music video from Psy, due to a scene that involves vandalism.

According to a statement released by the Korean Broadcasting System on Thursday, the International singer’s new song `Gentleman` has been ruled “inappropriate” for air because the rapper kicks a traffic cone at the beginning of it, Wall Street Journal reported.

“KBS’s review standards … are different from the Internet, online broadcasters or cable channels,” it said.

Political overtones to Kashmir’s spurious drug racket?

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An alleged spurious drug racket in government hospitals here is widely perceived to be not merely a health or medical issue but also a deeply political one.

Members of the local doctors’ association, traders, travel agents and civil society have been demanding action against those involved in supplying a spurious life-saving drug to hospitals.

Kim Kardashian’s divorce takes bizarre turn

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TV host and socialite Kim Kardashian’s divorce proceedings have reportedly taken another odd turn. Her ex-husband is ready to avoid the trial if she apologises to him.

If the 32-year-old American socialite, who is pregnant with Kanye West’s baby, apologises to Brooklyn Nets player Kris Humphries at a settlement conference in a Los Angeles court, he would give her a divorce without seeking an annulment on grounds of fraud.

I let my script choose the actors: Radha Mohan

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Why doesn’t Tamil director Radha Mohan, known for films like “Abhiyum Naanum” and “Mozhi”, ever work with stars? He finalises the cast on the basis of the script and says if it would demand the presence of a superstar, he would work with one.

“I let my script choose the actors and not vice versa. If I have to work with a superstar, then I make it a point to cast one. Why do I need to work with a superstar if there is absolutely no need for his or her presence,” Radha Mohan, whose “Gauravam” has hit the screens Friday, told IANS.

Pomfret Fish Fry

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Pomfret Fish Fry is mouth watering, spicy and flavorful.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6
Ingredients:
Pomfret Fish – 1 3/4 kg
Red Chilli Powder – 8 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – 3/4 teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Coconut Oil – 3 teaspoon
Hing Powder – 1 1/2 teaspoon
Rice Flour – 1 cup
Rava (Fine Sooji) – 3/4 cup
Cornflour – 2 teaspoon
Oil – for frying
Instructions:
Clean the fish and slice into pieces.
In a bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt to taste, hing powder, little water and mix well. Add coconut oil and mix again.

‘India must be with other BRICS nations on Syria’

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India should respond to Syria’s humanitarian crisis by working with Brazil and South Africa for improved access to humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

In a briefing to the UN Security Council, UN Under Secretary-General Valerie Amos said the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria was reaching “the point of no return”.

According to him, there were 6.8 million people in need, 4.25 million internally displaced and 1.3 million refugees in neighboring countries. He added that the most urgent needs were in opposition-held areas.

Big B wishes he could use Sidhu’s quotes on KBC

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who unveiled former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu’s website, sherryontop.com, minces no words in praising the quick-witted “young man” and said he would have loved to use his quotes on “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC).

“I have great admiration for the young man… I have always loved the way he has spoken about so many aspects of life. Just watching him and being in his company is a great revelation,” the 70-year-old actor told reporters here Thursday.

Chicken Tandoori Kebab

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Ingredients:
Chicken – 800 grams, boneless
Yogurt – 300 grams
Red Chilli Powder – 1 teaspoon
Ginger Garlic paste – 2 tablespoon
Garam Masala – 1 teaspoon
Cumin Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Butter –
Red Orange Colour – few drops (optional)
Salt – to taste
Lemon Juice – 2 tablespoon
Instructions:
Wash and cut chicken into small cubes. Add lemon juice, salt to taste and keep it aside.
Whisk yogurt in a bowl, add red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, cumin powder and mix well. Add chicken pieces and marinate for about 4 hours in the refrigerator.

Russian opposition MP got $750,000 from state fund?

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A manager of Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation, a high-tech innovation hub, has been accused of embezzling $750,000 in state funds and paying the money to an opposition lawmaker who supported last year’s anti-Kremlin protests.

The criminal case, the latest of several targeting Skolkovo executives, has been opened against the foundation’s vice president, Alexei Beltyukov, on the suspicion that he gave the money to State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomaryov between February 2011 and February 2012, allegedly for lectures and research projects, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

Height of Barbarism: Candle, bottle poked into rape victim’s genitals, says Doctors

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A 200 ml bottle and pieces of candle were inserted into the private parts of the five-year-old rape victim, a doctor said Friday, adding that he had “never seen such a case”.

“Upon examination, we found a 200 ml bottle and two or three pieces of candle inserted into her private parts. This is the first time that I have seen such barbarism with a five-year-old,” R.K. Bansal, medical superintendent, Swami Dayanand Hospital, told reporters.

Girl develops first android application in Kashmir

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Changing the orthodox mindset of the society, a 23-year old girl became the first Kashmiri to develop an android application named ”Dial Kashmir,” which contained over 500 contacts of government departments and private numbers. Mehvish Mushtaq, an ambitious computer engineer created an application, which is a one-stop source for ”essential information” about the state. Mushtaq said that she wanted to develop something, which would prove beneficial for the people. “There is nothing like this in Kashmir. Most of the people use android phones.

Raped minor might be shifted to Lok Nayak Hospital or AIIMS

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The five-year-old girl battling for life after being repeatedly and brutally raped here for two days, might be shifted to the Lok Nayak Hospital or AIIMS for treatment, said hospital sources Friday.

“The girl might be shifted to Lok Nayak Hospital or AIIMS from Swami Dayanand Hospital for better treatment,” a source told IANS.

The girl was raped several times by her neighbour, who abducted her April 15 and held her hostage in his flat in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar for over two days, torturing her and denying her water and food, according to police.

Seven new planets found, two may sustain life

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NASA’s “planet-hunting” space telescope Kepler has discovered seven new planets, including two that are orbiting in the zone “between fire and ice” that could sustain life, experts said.

“We have found two planets in the habitable zone of another star and they are the best candidates we have found to date for habitable planets,” said William Borucki, principal investigator for the Kepler mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California.

Over 1 mln Pak children go unvaccinated for polio due to worsening security situation

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Over 1.3 million children in Pakistan have missed polio vaccination due to the worsening law, order and security situation during a three-day national polio immunisation campaign which started on April 15. The goal of the campaign was to immunize 33.5 million children under five years of age, reports The Express Tribune. A report compiled by the Polio Operation Room revealed that the campaign, hindered by varying factors in each province, fell short of its aims.

”Chillaxed” Musharraf sipped coffee, smoked cigars before deciding to turn himself in

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A relaxed and confident Pervez Musharraf sipped coffee and smoked cigars at his residence in Chak Shahzad before deciding to surrender himself to the police, according to his counsel. The former Pakistan president and military dictator was arrested a day after his bail was cancelled by the Islamabad High Court, in a case related to the dismissal of judges when he was Pakistan”s president, reports The Express Tribune. Counsel Ahmed Raza Kasuri claimed Musharraf was very relaxed and confident while he exchanged views on his bail cancellation with party leaders the previous day.

US sends list of names to Pak related to Boston Marathon bombings

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Pakistan”s intelligence agency has received two lists of names from US officials seeking information believed to be related to the Boston Marathon bombings, sources have said. According to sources, the names on the lists have not been disclosed but include both Pakistani citizens and dual US-Pakistani nationals. They added that US officials want to know if any of those named had links to militant or religious extremist groups in Pakistan, reports Fox News.

Malala to make public speech at UN on 16th birthday in July

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Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls” education, will make her first public speech on her 16th birthday in New York, the office of Britain”s former prime minister Gordon Brown has announced. Malala will speak at the United Nations on July 12, said Brown, speaking in his capacity as the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, reports The News. A Taliban gunman shot Malala at point-blank range while she was returning home in her school bus in Pakistan”s Swat Valley on October 9 last year.

Pak legal experts divided over whether Musharraf is an ”absconder”

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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who was once a leading figure in the war against terrorism, has now found himself facing charges of terrorism. He has also been charged as an absconder after he evaded immediate arrest following the cancellation of his pre-arrest bail in the Islamabad High Court. While political parties have welcomed this act, legal experts are divided over whether the former military dictator can be termed an absconder and a terrorist, reports The Express Tribune.

Pak senate passes resolution calling for Musharraf”s trial over treason charges

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A resolution calling for the trial of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf for treason under Article 6 of the Constitution has been unanimously passed in the Senate. Senator Raza Rabbani, while commenting on Musharraf”s imprisonment in his farmhouse, said the former military dictator was a “self-proclaimed president” and should not be given preferential treatment, The Express Tribune.

More trouble for Musharraf after Pak SC calls for making Lal Masjid report public

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced that it would make public the findings of the report by the Lal Masjid Commission, which will put former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf in more trouble if incriminating remarks are found against him in the report. This was announced by a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.