Bangalore, August 09:A 78 year-old woman was found murdered near a hotel in the city today, police said.
The deceased identified as Lourd Mary was found with her head crushed, they said.
The old woman, who was staying alone in Vijayanagar area, is survived by three sons and six daughters.
A complaint was filed by the deceased’s son Uday Kumar.
“It is not murder for gain as the gold jewellery Mary was wearing was found intact,” police said. PTI
London, August 09: Ravi Bopara has admitted that he is fighting to save his Test place after his poor form continued with a miserable match at Headingley. He bagged scores of 1 and 0 in the fourth Test and his series tally is a meagre 105 at an average of 15 as he struggles to adapt to the No. 3 berth.
“There is no disguising the pressure I am under,” he wrote in the Mail on Sunday. “There is nowhere to hide because, in such a massively high-profile series as this and against opponents of the quality of Australia, you have to front up every single day.”
Bulawayo, August 09: A disciplined bowling performance restricted Zimbabwe to a below-par 207 before Mohammad Ashraful led the chase with a breezy ton to help Bangladesh clinch a facile win in the first ODI in Bulawayo. Mark Vermeulen hit a fluent 92 on his comeback after five years but didn’t find much support from his team-mates.
Melbourne, August 09: “Lazy”, “shallow” and “flat” – that is how former Australian opener Justin Langer described the English cricketers in his dossier, which was handed over to Ricky Ponting’s men before the first Ashes Test in Cardiff.
In the dossier, Langer roundly condemned the English cricketers’ attitude and apparent lack of fight in the battle, writing that fast bowler James Anderson can be “a bit of a pussy” if things do not go his way and skipper Andrew Strauss can be too “conservative”, the ‘Daily Telegraph’ reported.
Hyderabad, August 09: Two fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the state capital taking the number of those affected to 74.
Co-ordinator of the Chest Hospital Nodal Centre here, Dr Subhakar told UNI two more cases were reported yesterday, taking the total cases to 74 so far.
Out of 74 cases, 69 were discharged from the hospital after treatment and five patients were still undergoing treatment, he said, adding they were responding well to the treatment.
Hyderabad, August 09: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy has reiterated his resolve to complete all the ongoing programmes and projects with inspiration from the freedom struggle.
Chennai, August 09: Controversial New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond today said he felt that he could still play and bowl fast, and hence comeback at 34 would not be difficult for him.
Talking to newspersons at the M A Chidambaram stadium, the Kiwi bowler, who is here with New Zealand Cricket Academy (NCA) team to play in the Buchi Babu tournament said “I have had time-out and a few injuries and my body hasn’t had the amount of workload as some other players.
Hyderabad, August 09: A three-day free health camp for autorickshaw drivers and their families began here today.
Inaugurating the camp, organised by ‘TVS Tyres,’ Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare Danam Nagender said ”most of the drivers neglect their health.
Infact 90 per cent of the drivers dont even know their blood group.” The autorickshaw drivers and their families could avail medical facilities like checking of blood group, eye, ECG, Blood Pressure among others, the minister said.
Mumbai, August 09: We’ve all heard of ‘three men and a little lady’ but now get ready for ‘four men and a stunning heroine’ as Katrina Kaif has been signed as the star of the sequel to Dostana.
Not only will John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan romance Kat but will now have Arjun Rampal and Ritesh Deshmukh after her too!
Dostana 2 brings together the dream team of the original film in director, Tarun Mansukhani and producer Karan Johar. They have the perfect script and now the perfect girl to match the role.
New Delhi, August 09:Telecom major Bharti Airtel Sunday launched its wireless data card for prepaid users in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) that will enable Internet connectivity for laptops and other computing devices while on the move.
The data card can work on all the partner networks of Airtel when on national roaming and is compatible with GSM network while on international roaming, the company said in a statement.
New Delhi, August 09: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma`s tongue-in-cheek posts may be miles away from Amitabh Bachchan`s philosophical musings, but the controversial director says that it is Big B who inspired him to blog.
Verma who has directed the megastar in many films, including the hit Sarkar series, said that it was Bachchan who made him realise the full scope of the medium.
“I knew about it before but it was Amitji who sort of educated me about the scope of blogging and then I started writing and the feedback was interesting,” the director told reporters.
Ranchi, August 09:The Jharkhand police Sunday suspended five policemen for beating a mentally challenged youth in a hospital in Dumka district, police said.
“Five policemen, including one sub-inspector, have been suspended for beating a mentally challenged youth in a hospital in Dumka district,” said a police official in Ranchi.
“Explanation has been sought from the suspended policemen,” he said.
On Saturday, five policemen beat up a mentally challenged man, Ramvilas Thakur, 30, the police official here said.
Jhajjar (Haryana), August 09:Another suspected ‘honour killing’ was reported in Haryana’s Jhajjar district Sunday, with the bodies of a man and a minor girl who went missing from their homes some days ago found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of their village.
“At this point of time we cannot conclude whether it was suicide or murder. But after studying the background of the case and seeing the circumstances, we cannot rule out the possibility of ‘honour killing’,” district police chief Saurabh Singh told IANS.
Mumbai, August 09: : The scintillating Katrina Kaif has been signed as the star of the sequel to Dostana this time. But this time it’s just not going to be the duo of the two young guns i.e. “Abhishek Bachchan” and “John Abraham” rather its going to be four dudes this time.
Not only John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan can be seen trying their luck in the movie with Kat but handsome hunk “Arjun Rampal” and talented actor “Ritesh Deshmukh” would also be appearing in the movie.
New Delhi, August 09: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel says there is nothing wrong if party chief Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule takes over the mantle from him but the NCP is not bound to name her the successor.
In an interview to the television channel IBN7 telecast Sunday evening, Patel said: “The credit for bringing Supriya Sule into politics goes more to me than to Sharad Pawar. We brought her into it because she is young and wanted to enter politics.”
“So why not, just because she is the daughter of Sharad Pawar?” Patel asked.
New Delhi, August 09: Top seed Emily Webley-Smith of Britain will be the favourite to win the second of the back-to-back 10,000 women’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament that begins at the DLTA complex here Monday.
The 25-year-old Webley-Smith did not drop a set on course to her title win last week and also claimed the doubles title with Uzbek Alexandra Kolesnichenko, whom she beat in the singles final.
Rome, August 09: Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, they said Friday. The 2,000-year-old ruins were found about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Rome, near Cittareale, lead archaeologist Filippo Coarelli said.
The 150,000-square-feet (14,000-square-meter) complex was at the center of an ancient village called Falacrine, Vespasian’s hometown.
Mumbai, August 09: The movie buffs want to see the hit couple of Bollywood the actor of the millennium Amitabh Bachchan and gorgeous Rekha since 70’s.
The fans of Rekha were always eager to know about her and the chemistry with Big B on and off the screen. Thus, the gorgeous actress is going to write her autobiography.
This decision will answer all the phases of her life what exactly the fans wants to know. She wants to share her moments and experiences with the fans.
London, August 09: Johnny Depp has given a yet another miraculous performance delivered as John Dillinger; a new generation Robin Hood, still an older fiction through “Public Enemies” directed by Michael Mann.
“Public Enemies” is a sprawling period piece, a crime drama set during late 30s of gangsters and lawmen where Depp is seen as a legendary bank robber.
Mumbai, August 09: VAADA RAHA, THE latest offering by Samir Karnik of HEROES fame is set to be the curtain raiser at the Norwegian International Film Festival on August 7th. Scheduled to release in theatres on 11th September 2009, VAADA RAHA starring Bobby Deol and Kangana Ranaut will be the opening film at the prestigious festival.
Speaking from Norway, an excited Samir Karnik who is attending the event said, ”It’s a matter of honor and gives us such pleasure that we are getting an international platform to showcase our film”.
Mumbai, August 09: His act opposite Shahid Kapur in KAMINEY is getting him the eyeballs. Chandan Roy Sanyal, who plays the character of Mikhail in the film, is all excited to have his dream fulfilled in Bollywood.
Shahid looks up to debutant Chandan
Chandan was spotted by Vishal Bharadwaj during one of his stage shows and his acting abilities impressed the filmmaker so much that he decided to cast him in KAMINEY. The actor believes that KAMINEY will get him the much needed recognition that he has been waiting for long.
Mumbai, August 09: Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor, besides being sisters and top actresses of Hindi cinema (Karisma before her marriage), have another thing in common. And that is their passion for keeping fit. Kareena’s size zero figure and Karisma’s fit as a fiddle figure has been the envy of many Bollywood actresses and subject of admiration of countless fans. So, the plans of the two sisters about opening a chain of gyms came as no surprise.
—Agencies
Mumbai, August 09: It was a night of bling, glitter, glamour and extravagance to celebrate the stupendous success of fifteen glorious years of branded Jewellery in India by the pioneers – Gitanjali Group. The evening saw a glamorous mix from the world of fashion and Bollywood with the likes of Bollywood superstars like Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Celina Jaitely, Dino Morea and a host of others walking the ramp for celebrated designers like Neeta Lulla, Rocky S and Vikram Phadnis.
Mumbai, August 09: The mechanic, who has repaired original vehicle for immersing the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi, is the character that is played by Paresh Rawal in upcoming film ROAD TO SANGAM. Hence Paresh has the name Hashmat Ullah Khan, the real name of the mechanic.
Mumbai, August 09: For his newly floated production house ‘Karol Bagh Film and Entertainment’, Anupam Kher could have opted for a conventional subject and an established star cast. Still, along with Satish Kaushik as the co-producer, he chose to make TEREE SANG that revolves around the subject of teen pregnancy and roped in newcomers like Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi. Kher says that he purposely went against the tide as he didn’t wish to play safe.