Militant arrested in Delhi linked to JuD chief: Police

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New Delhi, June 05: Arrested Pakistani national Mohd Omar Madni is a top aide of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, a prime accused in the Mumbai attacks case, police said on Friday.

Madni was arrested on Thursday evening by Delhi Police’s elite anti-terror wing Special Cell from near the Qutab Minar in South Delhi.

“He is a close aide of Hafiz Saeed and has been operating from Nepal from the past one year,” a senior Delhi police official said.

Madni has been a close aide of Saeed since 2000 and was involved in “talent scouting” for the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, he said.

Saif-Kareena soon to get married

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Mumbai, June 05: Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s marriage took place and broken up many times, not in reality but on the gossip table. If one moment the duo declares that marriage is soon to be held then the next moment they denied getting married so early. Now unsurprisingly another gossip is doing the rounds that the couple is soon going to get married and this time it has come straight from the mouth of the bridegroom Saif Ali Khan.

Hrithik to leave his father

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Mumbai, June 05: The Barbara Mori episode has damaged father-son and husband-wife relationship. Hrithik has however won over Suzanne’s heart with his love and trust but could not mend his relationship with his father and their relationship has finally gone kaput. Rakesh Roshan was indirectly blamed for the tension that Hrithik-Suzanne has gone though in their happily married life. Miffed with pa, Hrithik has decided to keep distance from his father.

Israel welcomes Obama speech

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Jerusalem, June 05: The Israeli government has welcomed Barack Obama’s speech to the Muslim world, saying it hoped the speech would bring a “new period of reconciliation” in the Middle East.

The government statement made no mention of the issue of settlements, after the US president used his speech in Cairo to reiterate his call for an end to Israeli construction on Palestinian land.

President unveils UPA government’s 100-day action plan

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New Delhi, June 04: President Pratibha Patil on Thursday unveiled the new government’s agenda that includes reviving the economy through more investments in sectors such as infrastructure, a blueprint for national security and a host of social welfare programmes focused on creating a more inclusive society and economy.

“In 2004 my government had set before the country a vision of an inclusive society and an inclusive economy. My government sees the overwhelming mandate it has received as a vindication of the policy architecture that it put in place,” Patil said.

Bush wanted to attack Iraq as early as 1999

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Washington, June 04: An investigative journalist who authored a controversial book on the Bush dynasty says he approached major US newspapers about publishing a story regarding President George W. Bush’s alleged intent to invade Iraq before the 2004 election but was rebuffed.

The journalist and author, Russ Baker, says he had a taped interview of Bush’s onetime biographer in which he says Bush told him he intended to invade Iraq as early as 1999, during his presidential campaign. The interview with former Bush ghostwriter Mickey Herskowitz took place before the 2004 election.

Women finally join Kuwait parliament

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The election of four women, despite attacks on their wardrobe, suggests that Kuwaitis were voting for change this year.

Four years to the day after the election law was changed to give Kuwaiti women full political rights it looked as though the battle had been won as four outstanding women were elected to the national parliament.

Man broadcast RAPE live

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Phoenix, June 04: A man has been accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman and broadcasting it live on the Internet.

A statement filed in court in Phoenix says 20-year-old Jonathan Richard Hock was arrested Monday on charges of sexual assault, kidnapping and taking a surreptitious photo.

The court document said Hock set up a Webcam and sexually assaulted the 20-year-old woman in her bedroom in February while she was unconscious from drinking alcohol.

28 MCA students selected for training

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New Delhi, June 04: A total of 28 students of MCA at Desh Bhagat institute were selected for their six-month summer training at Sebiz Infotech Ltd, Mohali.

The students were selected after a round of interviews, group discussion and one-to-one sessions. The selection process was held at Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, Mandi Gobindgarh.

Aroop Srivastava, QA, Process and Training Manager (Sebiz Infotech Ltd) along with his team supervised the selection process.

Visually impaired who set their sights on success

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Kolkata, June 04: Mohammad Asif Iqbal, 30, went door-to-door to enlist in a private tutorial before appearing in a management entrance exam, but was refused every time. Reason: he was visually impaired. But Iqbal finally cracked the entrance test on his own.

Iqbal, now working as a senior consultant in an MNC firm after passing out from a prominent private MBA institute in Pune, is not the only one who succeeded. There are many who rose above the social impediment and succeeded in different walks of life.

Saif, Bebo to celebrate 2yrs of togetherness

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Mumbai, June 04: August 16 calls for a grand celebration for the couple in love, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The day is special for the duo in two ways, first it is going to be Saif’s birthday and secondly on that particular date they will complete two years of togetherness.

Sonam calls Ash, Auntyji

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Mumbai, June 04: There lies a naughty face behind the innocent and docile looks of new bee Sonam Kapoor. After humiliating Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in L’Oreal issue, Sonam again takes a dig on her and referred Ash as Aunty Ji considering her age and taking into account that she has worked with her papa.

Sonam says ‘Ash has worked with my dad so I have to call her aunty na?’ Sonam popularized the new nickname of Ash among her friends.

India thrash Pakistan in T20 warm-up match

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London, June 04: Rohit Sharma tore apart Pakistan’s bowling attack with a 80-run blitzkrieg as India bulldozed their arch-rivals by nine wickets with three overs to spare in their final warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 on Wednesday night.

Chasing 159, Rohit and Gautam Gambhir (52 not out) raised 140 runs in just 16 overs for the opening stand to slam the door on Pakistan and India cruised to 159 for one in 17 overs to complete a facile win.

Rakhi’s new admirer

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Mumbai, June 03: Controversy queen Rakhi Sawant has found a new admirer. And mind you, the latest one is none other than the superstar Salman Khan himself. On one of the recent shoots for his show DUS KA DUM, Salman was seen openly defending Rakhi Sawant against the accusations hurled by Mika Singh who was also present on the show.

Rakhi spots a big smile

SRK finishes dubbing for DULHA MIL GAYA

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Mumbai, June 03: Shah Rukh Khan has kept the promise that he had made for DULHA MIL GAYA. 10 days back he had finished entire shooting for the film by participating in the shoot of a ‘qawalli’ and a promotional track. Early morning yesterday, he also completed his dubbing portion of the film, hence ensuring that producer Viveck Vaswani could finally heave a sign of relief.

Mugdha enjoying her stint with JAIL & ALL THE BEST

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Mumbai, June 03: Mugdha Godse is confessing that by working in films as diverse as JAIL and ALL THE BEST she is enjoying the best of both worlds. While former is a gritty dramatic affair by Rohit Shetty, the latter has Rohit Shetty bringing on a full on laughter show with ample dose of gloss and sheen.

”What more could someone like me want who is only one film old and finding her feet in Bollywood”, smiles Mugdha who had made heads turn with her spirited and sustained act in Madhur Bhandarkar directed FASHION last year.

Aunty Ash…?

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Mumbai, June 03: It seems Sonam Kapoor can’t get over her fixation with Ashwariya Rai Bachchan’s age. Now we hear the bubbly actress has nicknamed Ash as Aunty and she calls her by this name among close pals.

Ash-Abhi’s Idli magic!

Earlier too, Sonam was in news for her statements that Ash belonged to a different generation of actors which had upset Ash, though she chose not to react to it.

Well, looks like Sonam surely is giving Ash some sleepless nights by her acid comments. Wonder what’s next in store?

—-Agencies

Ranbir-Kat: ‘ajab’ but ‘gazab’ couple of Bollywood

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Mumbai, June 03: Tips’ AJAB PREM KI GAZAB KAHANI is certainly one of the most written and talked about projects in recent times, and the reason being manifold. First of all it marks the comeback of the extremely talented and creative director, Rajkumar Santoshi, who was the most expensive director of his times. Then it was the strange title that caught the attention of one and all, and last but not the least, the lead pair of the film, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, who undoubtedly are the hottest and the most happening pair of the present times to have been cast together!

Obama in Saudi on first leg of Mideast tour

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American President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday on his first stop of his regional Middle East mission, where he would seek Arab backing for his bid to revive peace moves while the U.S. adopted a firmer tone with its ally Israel.

On a trip highlighted by his long-awaited address to the Muslim world in Cairo on Thursday, Obama will also attempt to prod moribund regional peace diplomacy back to life.

He left the White House late Tuesday enroute to Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah, who has been trying to re-launch a 2002 Arab-backed peace initiative.

Salman-Katrina split just a publicity stunt!

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Mumbai, June 03: Expect the unexpected whenever a new film or project is about to take off. Rumourmongers create stories of their own once the countdown for the release of a film begins, and the concerned people may complain but never give a clear picture. It slowly dies down after the film is released. The actors themselves resort to such cheap publicity sometime. It looks like the breakup story about Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif is just another such publicity stunt.You will get a clue if you look into how the breakup story of Salman and Katrina took its shape.

U.S. Releases Secret List of Nuclear Sites Accidentally

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Washington, June 03: The federal government mistakenly made public a 266-page report, its pages marked “highly confidential,” that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nation’s civilian nuclear sites and programs, including maps showing the precise locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons.

Egypt bans prayer at mosque over Obama visit

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Cairo, June 03: Muslims may no longer pray at al-Sultan Hassan, one of Egypt’s most historic mosques, after security forces cordoned the mosque, sparking outrage from the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, in preparation for U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Cairo.

Muslim Brotherhood members complained to parliament about the Grand Imam, minister of interior and prime minister for banning the faithful from praying.

” Egypt’s security service has cordoned the whole area around the mosque and has told businesses nearby to close on Wednesday and Thursday ”
Muslim Brotherhood

British soap opera tackles Muslim homosexuality

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Dubai, June 03: A popular British soap opera is set to introduce a controversial storyline that will see one of its Muslim characters become gay, which is likely to ruffle some feathers among British Muslims and add fuel to an already heated debate about Islamophobia in the United Kingdom.

EastEnders, a long-running soap opera named “Best Soap” in the 2008 National Television Awards, will introduce the new plotline this summer and will see its Asian character Syed Masood find himself struggling with his Muslim faith and his sexuality.

Gitmo prisoners could join Qaeda: US fears

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Washington, June 03: The United States has refused to send Yemeni “enemy combatants” held at Guantanamo Bay back to their home country over fears they could join the local al-Qaeda movement, press reports said on Tuesday.

Although U.S. President Barack Obama promised in January to close the controversial prison it was still unclear what would happen to the 240 detainees currently being held in Cuba.

Iron man Advani out, BJP seeks leader of steel

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Advani is believed to have offered is resignation as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha but the party persuaded him to stay on. He was the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate in the elections and was projected as a strong and decisive leader.

The BJP lost no occasion to compare Advani, “the iron man”, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was accused of being weak and ineffectual. Advani himself accused Singh of taking his cues from Congress president Sonia Gandhi.