Abhishek Kapoor teams up with Sushant Singh Rajput again for his next
by IANS
Mumbai: Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor, who introduced Sushant Singh Rajput to filmdom with 'Kai Po Che!', is all set to roll the cameras with the actor again for his next film, which will be widely shot in Kashmir. "The film is set in Kashmir and Delhi. So, naturally the script lends itself to be shot in the Valley," Kapoor told IANS. The said film, produced by Ekta Kapoor, is an adaptation...  
12:56 PM, May 21, 2013

Aarushi-Hemraj case: 411 questions for Rajesh Talwar in 2 days New Delhi: Murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar's father Rajesh Talwar is being cross-examined in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case for the past two days. CNN-IBN has learned that Talwar has faced 411 questions already in two days. The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea filed by the Talwars' seeking to record the statements of 14 witnesses in the double murder case. The Supreme Court had earlier directed Rajesh and...  
12:35 PM, May 21, 2013

US: Oklahoma tornado death toll rises to 91

The tornado, over a mile wide, ripped through the area with winds of up to 320 km/h. ...
12:31 PM, May 21, 2013

Cricket Australia considers social media policy Sydney: Chief executive James Sutherland says Cricket Australia may consider implementing a social media policy after opening batsman David Warner became embroiled in an expletive-laden Twitter exchange with two journalists. Warner is reportedly expected to plead guilty at a hearing on Wednesday to breaching Cricket Australia's Code of Conduct after expressing anger in a series of tweets at newspaper articles. The 26-year-old opening batsman could be fined, suspended or ordered...  
12:24 PM, May 21, 2013

Death toll climbs to 91 as tornado rips through Oklahoma Washington: Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning the area into a war-zone. The tornado, over a mile wide, ripped through the area on Monday with winds of up to 320 km/h. Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flattened and two elementary schools destroyed....  
11:57 AM, May 21, 2013

Aarushi-Hemraj case: HC rejects Talwars' plea to quiz 14 witnesses New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea filed by the Talwars' seeking to record the statements of 14 witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. The Supreme Court had earlier directed Rajesh and Nupur Talwar to move the Allahabad High Court. The Talwar couple had approached the apex court challenging the order of the special CBI court rejecting their plea for calling 14 other witnesses, including ADG...  
11:43 AM, May 21, 2013

Deadliest tornadoes in US since 1900 The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here is a list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900: -...  
10:58 AM, May 21, 2013

US: Shinde visits national counter-terrorism center Washington: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has visited America's top counter-terrorism center, to have the first-hand experience of its functioning. Shinde, who arrived here on Sunday, visited the centre on Monday. He is leading a high-powered India delegation for the second India-US Homeland Security Dialogue with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. He also visited the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he was given a tour and presentation...  
09:17 AM, May 21, 2013

Ferguson heads into retirement with manager of year award Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson capped his final season in charge of the English Premier League champions by clinching the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year award for the fourth time on Monday. The 71-year-old Scot's unparallelled success in British soccer ended on Sunday with a remarkable 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion. "In a way I am glad it is all over now because it has been hard...  
08:23 AM, May 21, 2013

Tornado devastates Oklahoma town, at least 51 dead Moore (Oklahoma): A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. Rescue workers raced against the setting sun to find survivors in Oklahoma as the dangerous storm system threatened as many as 10...  
08:16 AM, May 21, 2013

Pak: MQM accuses PTI of turning Karachi into a battlefield Karachi: The MQM on Monday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan of turning Karachi into a battlefield after the May 11 General Elections, as the war of words between the two political parties intensified. Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Asif Hasnain who has won a National Assembly seat in the elections said that Imran had offended MQM supporters by accusing him of killing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader. "Imran should have shown...  
07:30 AM, May 21, 2013

Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims Washington: President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political reforms. Thein Sein became the first head of Myanmar to visit the White House in 47 years, and he and Obama sat down for talks in the Oval Office. Obama said the Myanmar leader had assured him that he intends to...  
06:21 AM, May 21, 2013

Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq Baghdad: More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since US troops withdrew in December 2011. The attacks increased the number killed in sectarian clashes in the past week to more than 200. Tensions between Shi'ites, who now lead Iraq, and minority Sunni Muslims have reached a...  
06:07 AM, May 21, 2013

Delhi: Neighbours kidnap, gangrape 17-year-old girl
by IANS
New Delhi: A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped in Delhi by three people, including two neighbours, after giving her sedatives, police said on Monday. The incident took place May 17, 2013 in east Delhi's New Usmanpur area, police said. "Two of the three accused are minors. The third accused has been identified as Ajay who has been arrested. Ajay's younger brother has been sent to a juvenile home while...  
03:15 AM, May 21, 2013

UP govt laud Lokayukta for exposing memorial scam Lucknow: The ruling Samajwadi Party on Monday said that all those indicted by Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, for syphoning off public money in construction of memorials during the BSP regime, would be punished according to the law. In a statement issued here, SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said that Lokayukta, vigilance and CBI were probing scams of the previous Mayawati regime and the results were appalling. "All records of misuse of the...  
01:55 AM, May 21, 2013

Zardari blames international forces for polls loss Lahore: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party defeat in the May 11 polls while the party's losing candidates held former premiers Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf responsible for the debacle. In a meeting with PPP ticket-holders of Punjab province at his private residence here, Zardari claimed some "international forces" did not want the party to come to power...  
01:05 AM, May 21, 2013

Andhra Pradesh High Court gets new Chief Justice New Delhi: Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta was on Monday elevated as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He was currently a judge in the Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Sengupta (60) was appointed as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court in July 1997 and assumed charge as the acting Chief Justice in October 2012. He was transferred to the Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital in October...  
12:17 AM, May 21, 2013

Govt examining report on Walmart lobbying: Sachin Pilot New Delhi: The Corporate Affairs Ministry on Monday said it is examining the report of the government-appointed panel that probed Walmart's lobbying activities with US lawmakers to enter the Indian market. "We are examining the report," Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot said. The one-man committee, headed by former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Mukul Mudgal, had submitted the report to Pilot on May 18. The Ministry would...  
10:19 PM, May 20, 2013

Amit Rohidas to lead junior hockey team for European tour New Delhi: Amit Rohidas will lead an 18-member Indian junior men squad in the European tour from May 23-June 5 in preparation for the World Cup to be held here at the end of the year. The team will play a total of six matches, including two matches against Belgium on 25 and 26 May, three matches against The Netherlands on May 28, 29 and June 1, and one match...  
10:13 PM, May 20, 2013

Pistorius rules out track return this year: report Cape Town: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, local media reported on Monday. The sprinter's agent had previously said August's world championships in Moscow were "on the radar" after Pistorius' bail conditions were relaxed on March 28 and the 26-year-old was granted permission to travel abroad. But the double amputee, nicknamed 'Blade Runner', will not...  
10:11 PM, May 20, 2013