Student held for kissing girl on street

KOLKATA: A student of City College was arrested on Wednesday evening for grabbing hold of a young woman on Amherst Street and kissing her on the lips by force.
The accused, Sandip Singh, is a third year BCom student of Ananda Mohan College. "The woman said that she was walking down Amherst Street around 8.30pm when Sandip, who was with some friends, grabbed her and planted a kiss on her lips. She protested but the others didn't come to her aid. Sandip has been charged with outraging the modesty of a woman," a police officer said. The victim and her mother lodged an FIR at Amherst Street police station.
Police are trying to identify the others who were with Sandip.

Rajesh Khanna: For fans, the only and forever superstar

In the history of Hindi cinema, nobody has induced fan hysteria like Rajesh Khanna, who passed away at Ashirwad, his iconic Mumbai residence, on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: Once upon a time, there was a Rajesh Khanna. Men aped him. Women worshipped him. And girls married his photographs, smudged his car with lipsticks and waited late night outside hotels hoping to catch a glimpse of him. Once when he had fever, a group of college students spent hours taking turns to put ice water on his forehead in a photograph.

In the history of Hindi cinema, nobody has induced fan hysteria like Rajesh Khanna. And nobody has captured the nation's collective mindspace like the actor, who passed away at Ashirwad, his iconic Mumbai residence, on Wednesday. He was 69. The cause of his death has not been officially announced. But doctors treating him at Lilavati hospital hinted at cancer......

Presidential poll: Pranab Mukherjee set for thumping win today

Pranab Mukherjee is set to record a convincing victory over P A Sangma in today's election with support of all Congress allies as well as some parties in BJP-led NDA.

NEW DELHI: UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee is set to record a convincing victory over opposition candidate P A Sangma in Thursday's election with the support of all Congress allies as well as some parties in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

The rallying of forces was evident at a lunch hosted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi where the mood was upbeat in anticipation of a rousing win the ruling alliance hopes will shake off some of the gloom due to poll reverses, corruption scams and a slowing economy......

US eases visa application norms for Indians

The US has eased visa application norms for Indians wishing to travel to the country for business and leisure.

NEW DELHI: The US has eased visa application norms for Indians wishing to travel to the country for business and leisure.

Children under seven years of age are not required to appear for a non-immigrant visa interview after completed visa form is submitted. An applicant would not have to pay visa fees again if he reapplies after his application had been earlier kept on hold or shown pending for various reasons under section 221g of US visa rules......

Vietnam gas exploration extension offer to India may rile China

Vietnam has offered to extend India's contract for a gas block in the South China Sea for two more years.

NEW DELHI: Vietnam has offered to extend India's contract for a gas block in the South China Sea for two more years, raising the prospect of India getting embroiled in the territorial disputes of that region with China.Beijing has recently heightened tension by getting its energy major, CNOOC, to give out several blocks for exploration in the same area — India's Block 128 and another block fall within the overlapping claims of China and Vietnam.....

Extensive analysis on non-veg food- a must read

Interpretation of Scripture on Non-vegetarian Food

O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,

[July 15, 2012 Dr. Nikhil asked Swami that several participants in a spiritual meeting quoted the Veda and the other scriptures, which speak in favor of non-vegetarian food. They asked him about Swami speaking against the non-vegetarian food. Dr. Nikhil asked Swami about this. Swami gave the following message in reply to that.].....

Mumbai businessman gives Rs 1 crore and a flat for divorce

A flat and Rs 1 crore is what a city resident will pay to his estranged wife and two minor children as permanent alimony and maintenance in one of the biggest divorce settlements.

MUMBAI: A flat and Rs 1 crore is what a city resident will pay to his estranged wife and two minor children as permanent alimony and maintenance in one of the biggest divorcesettlements inked before the Bombay high court.

A division bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice A R Joshi last week gave its approval to the settlement agreed upon by Powai residents Arnab and Piyali Sen. "Since the couple was inclined to amicably settle the matter and had even drawn up the terms of settlement, it would be appropriate and in the interest of their children, who are now grown up and need special attention for further and higher education, to finalize the terms," said the judges, while adding that they hoped the couple understood that "they have to act responsibly and not create any untoward situation which would jeopardize the settlement terms"......

Higher your education, harder it is getting a job

NEW DELHI: India's official unemploymentrate last year was 3.8%, data released recently by the Labour Bureau shows, but, as always, averages hide many stories. A closer look at the numbers shows that unemployment rises with education level to 10% among graduates, and higher still for backward castes.

The Chandigarh-based Labour Bureau under the union ministry of labour and employment released the 'Employment and Unemployment Survey 2012' last week. The pan-India survey had a representative sample of 1.2 lakh households. According to the survey, India's official unemployment rate is 3.8%, with urban unemployment at 5.1% and rural at 3.5%. Unemployment is higher among women than among men; 6.7% for women as against 2.8% for men.....

ఎన్‌ఆర్‌ఐ డిపాజిట్ రేట్లు పెంచిన ఎస్‌బీఐ

న్యూఢిల్లీ: ప్రభుత్వ రంగ బ్యాంకింగ్ దిగ్గజం స్టేట్ బ్యాంక్ ఇండియా (ఎస్‌బీఐ) ప్రవాస భారతీయుల (ఎన్‌ఆర్‌ఐ) ఫిక్సిడ్ డిపాజిట్లపై వడ్డీ రేట్లను సోమవారం పావు శాతం పెంచింది. దీంతో ఇకపై మూడు-అయిదేళ్ల టర్మ్ డిపాజిట్లపై వడ్డీ రేటు ప్రస్తుతమున్న 8.75 శాతం నుంచి 9 శాతానికి పెరుగుతుందని తెలిపింది. కొత్త రేటు మంగళవారం నుంచి అమల్లోకి వస్తుందని వివరించింది....

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85కు చేరిన అమరనాథ్ మృతుల సంఖ్య

శ్రీనగర్: ప్రతిష్టాత్మక అమరనాథ్ యాత్రలో భక్తుల మృతుల సంఖ్య 85కు చేరింది. అమరనాథ్ యాత్రలో మరో ఇద్దరు యాత్రికులు మంగళవారం మరణించారు. మరణించిన యాత్రికులు అశోక్ కీమా (జమ్మూ), పథీరా లాల్ (గుజారాత్)కు చెందిన వారిగా గుర్తించారు. అమరనాథ్ యాత్రలో ప్రాణాలు కోల్పోయిన వారిలో ఎక్కువగా.....

Kicha And His Candid Thoughts!!

Till sometime many may not have known him but today the word Kicha reminds all of only one man. He is the Kannada actor Sudeep. Though he was seen in flicks like ‘Rakta Charitra’ ‘Phoonk’ etc, the film that brought Sudeep to real limelight is the recent release ‘Eega’. Essaying the role of a womanizer who would not stop at anything to get his ladies, Sudeep showed a good mix of villainy and humour.........