The news that has been doing the rounds for sometime now is about the search for the heroine of Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder's flick Tees Maar Khan. The film has been in news since its announcement. First it was Akshay replacing SRK as the lead, followed by the 'namesake' casting coup, wherein Akshaye Khanna was roped in for the film.
As far as the heroine for the film was concerned, the rumor mills went overboard with names that ranged from Sonam Kapoor to Deepika Padukone and likes. But, according to Bollywood Hungama's confirmed sources it is neither Sonam, nor Deepika, because it is Katrina Kaif! When we spoke to Shirish to confirm the news, all that he said was, "I cannot say anything right now. I can only speak about it in a couple of days." Our source also went onto add that the trio of Akshay, Katrina and Farah have shot a cover page shoot for a daily (which is supposed to be out in a couple of days) to announce the coming on board of Katrina as Tees Maar Khan's leading lady.
With Katrina coming on board, expectations are bound to be sky-high about Tees Maar Khan, considering the hit track record that Akki-Katz have delivered in the past, like Namastey London, Welcome and Singh Is Kinng to name a few. What remains to be seen is that will Tees Maar Khan follow suit or will it create a new track record?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Pak tunnels near border worry government
NEW DELHI: As the war of words between India and Pakistan reaches a crescendo, New Delhi has cause for fresh alarm, due to some of the activities being carried out across the border. Intelligence agencies in India have brought to the notice of the government that Pakistan has been frantically building up tunnels in areas not far from the border with India.
According to these inputs, the tunnels have been dug up in the Sargodha district of Pakistani Punjab and can even be noticed by, as a top intelligence officer put it, a discerning eye on Google satellite imagery. "An attempt is being made to establish the purpose of digging up such tunnels which are really big in size. These clearly can't be meant for transport as is obvious from the images available; unlike ordinary tunnels they don't lead on to roads," said the official who is involved in analysing the information.
Pakistan is well within its rights to carry out any construction work on its territory and Islamabad is known to have constructed storage sheds for missiles and weapons in Sargodha, a known nuclear installation, in the past. However, the sheer size of the tunnels and the fact that these don't seem to be leading on to roads have raised suspicion that these could be used to store nuclear weapons or missiles which are battle ready.
The official said Pakistan has been known to store some of its deadliest, but unassembled, missiles like the Chinese M-11 in a sub-depot near the central ammunition depot in Sargodha. It is also the place where Pakistan's nuclear capable F-16 aircraft are said to be stationed. Located on the west of Lahore, Sargodha has always been the hub of Pakistan air force and, in fact, is home to its central air command.
If what Pakistan is doing is just a precautionary measure, considering Sargodha is a sensitive nuclear facility under threat from the Taliban and other terrorists, this has not been communicated to India either by Islamabad or the US which is fast taking it upon itself to safeguard all nuclear facilities in the country. In fact, the first attack on a nuclear installation by terrorists in Pakistan took place in Sargodha in November 2007.
According to Indian officials, Pakistan in the past has used Sargodha to store M-11 missiles which had been delivered unassembled to it by China. However, the pace at which these tunnels are coming up suggests that, as the official put it, Pakistan is up to something. Sargodha is also the place which the Chinese are said to regularly visit to train the Pakistanis in handling weapons and missiles.
According to these inputs, the tunnels have been dug up in the Sargodha district of Pakistani Punjab and can even be noticed by, as a top intelligence officer put it, a discerning eye on Google satellite imagery. "An attempt is being made to establish the purpose of digging up such tunnels which are really big in size. These clearly can't be meant for transport as is obvious from the images available; unlike ordinary tunnels they don't lead on to roads," said the official who is involved in analysing the information.
Pakistan is well within its rights to carry out any construction work on its territory and Islamabad is known to have constructed storage sheds for missiles and weapons in Sargodha, a known nuclear installation, in the past. However, the sheer size of the tunnels and the fact that these don't seem to be leading on to roads have raised suspicion that these could be used to store nuclear weapons or missiles which are battle ready.
The official said Pakistan has been known to store some of its deadliest, but unassembled, missiles like the Chinese M-11 in a sub-depot near the central ammunition depot in Sargodha. It is also the place where Pakistan's nuclear capable F-16 aircraft are said to be stationed. Located on the west of Lahore, Sargodha has always been the hub of Pakistan air force and, in fact, is home to its central air command.
If what Pakistan is doing is just a precautionary measure, considering Sargodha is a sensitive nuclear facility under threat from the Taliban and other terrorists, this has not been communicated to India either by Islamabad or the US which is fast taking it upon itself to safeguard all nuclear facilities in the country. In fact, the first attack on a nuclear installation by terrorists in Pakistan took place in Sargodha in November 2007.
According to Indian officials, Pakistan in the past has used Sargodha to store M-11 missiles which had been delivered unassembled to it by China. However, the pace at which these tunnels are coming up suggests that, as the official put it, Pakistan is up to something. Sargodha is also the place which the Chinese are said to regularly visit to train the Pakistanis in handling weapons and missiles.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Bhartiya Janta Party cannot rake up Ram Janmabhoomi campaign once more
BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Arun Shourie, who had launched a broadside against leadership of his party after its Lok Sabha poll debacle,
appears to suggest that BJP cannot whip up the Ram Janmabhoomi campaign again.
"You can't fire a bullet twice. The time has passed. Today the issue is delivery," he said.
On criticism within sections of the BJP who feel that the Ram Janmabhoomi movement was now resembling a noose around the party leadership's neck, Shourie said, "That's bunk...I myself was a strong supporter of the Ayodhya movement because one of the principle corrections that was required to Indian public discourse since independence was on the perversion of the meaning of the word secular.
"And the movement, which got personified by Mr (L K) Advani, was a very strong corrective in that regard," he told a news channel.
On the eve of the debate in Parliament on the Liberhan Commission report on Babri mosque demolition, Shourie said, "It is an idiotic report...17 years of public money should have been wasted on this gentleman and his staff! It is a crime".
He said, "It has the most elementary errors. I went through the report and there are so many howlers in it, like the kar sewaks cannot be identified but they were this, that... you can't identify them, (but) you know their character."
Shourie parried a question on his earlier criticism of the party that it was resembling a 'kati patang' (A kite without a string).
"I was allowed that freedom to raise my points. I had my say. It's for the party to see whatever they want to do," he said.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BJP-cannot-rake-up-Ram-Janmabhoomi-campaign-again-Shourie/articleshow/5307905.cms
"You can't fire a bullet twice. The time has passed. Today the issue is delivery," he said.
On criticism within sections of the BJP who feel that the Ram Janmabhoomi movement was now resembling a noose around the party leadership's neck, Shourie said, "That's bunk...I myself was a strong supporter of the Ayodhya movement because one of the principle corrections that was required to Indian public discourse since independence was on the perversion of the meaning of the word secular.
"And the movement, which got personified by Mr (L K) Advani, was a very strong corrective in that regard," he told a news channel.
On the eve of the debate in Parliament on the Liberhan Commission report on Babri mosque demolition, Shourie said, "It is an idiotic report...17 years of public money should have been wasted on this gentleman and his staff! It is a crime".
He said, "It has the most elementary errors. I went through the report and there are so many howlers in it, like the kar sewaks cannot be identified but they were this, that... you can't identify them, (but) you know their character."
Shourie parried a question on his earlier criticism of the party that it was resembling a 'kati patang' (A kite without a string).
"I was allowed that freedom to raise my points. I had my say. It's for the party to see whatever they want to do," he said.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BJP-cannot-rake-up-Ram-Janmabhoomi-campaign-again-Shourie/articleshow/5307905.cms
Saturday, December 5, 2009
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TOP STORIES
* Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family *
The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
Full story:
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* Climate protests ahead of summit *
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/8396696.stm
* 'Parmalat founder's art' seized *
Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8397144.stm
* Cameron plays down UK troop cuts *
Conservative leader David Cameron says the number of UK troops in Afghanistan is "unlikely" to be cut next year.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8396684.stm
* Russia to mourn club fire victims *
Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning.
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WORLD
* Russia to mourn club fire victims *
Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8397091.stm
* Guinea vice-president takes helm *
Guinea's vice-president returns from abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/8397030.stm
* 'Parmalat founder's art' seized *
Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8397144.stm
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ASIA-PACIFIC
* Martial law for Philippines area *
A Philippines province is under martial law after the election-related massacre of 57 people, the first such move in decades.
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* Thai king gives birthday audience *
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej leaves hospital to give an audience at the royal palace on his 82nd birthday.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8396678.stm
* 'Kangaroo smuggler' held in Java *
An Indonesian man is arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from their native habitat of New Guinea.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8397114.stm
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UK
* Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family *
The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8396826.stm
* Climate protests ahead of summit *
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/8396696.stm
* Cameron plays down UK troop cuts *
Conservative leader David Cameron says the number of UK troops in Afghanistan is "unlikely" to be cut next year.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8396684.stm
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ENGLAND
* Rival protesters and police clash *
Police clash with protesters and eleven arrests are made as two rival groups stage demonstrations in the centre of Nottingham.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8396994.stm
* 'Stripping' teacher reprimanded *
A supply teacher filmed stripping off in front of a class at a school in Suffolk is reprimanded by an education watchdog.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/suffolk/8397204.stm
* Khan father rejects bigotry claim *
Amir Khan's father Shah denies his son is the victim of bigotry in Britain because of his Muslim background.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/sport1/hi/boxing/8396760.stm
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ENTERTAINMENT
* Gino crowned King of the Jungle *
Italian chef Gino D'Acampo has been crowned King of the Jungle in the final of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/entertainment/8396597.stm
* Cage wins UN humanitarian award *
Hollywood film star Nicolas Cage is given an award for his humanitarian work by the United Nations in New York.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/entertainment/8396880.stm
* Hall of Fame Annex NYC to close *
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York is to close just one year after it opened, it is announced.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/entertainment/8396993.stm
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ON THIS DAY
* 1977: Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners *
President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt breaks all relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/newsid_2524000/2524387.stm
* 1950: Pyongyang taken as UN retreats *
Chinese forces fighting for their Korean comrades enter the North Korean capital and push United Nations troops back south.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/newsid_3231000/3231381.stm
* 1995: Jaffna falls to Sri Lankan army *
Sri Lankan troops drive the Tamil Tiger guerrillas out of their heartland capital of Jaffna after a 49-day operation.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/newsid_4618000/4618661.stm
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