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Karnataka HC stays Sania Mirza’s Khel Ratna award

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New Delhi: The Karnataka high court today put a stay on ​Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to be conferred to Sania Mirza after Paralympic athlete H N Girisha filed a plea against the same.

H N Girisha, a 2012 London Paralympics silver medallist expressed his displeasure over the way Sania’s name had been recommended by the Union sports ministry-appointed selection panel while over-looking his performances.

The Hassan-born high jumper, has also won bronze at the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.

Sania is currently ranked world number one in women’s doubles and created history by becoming the first Indian to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam title alongside Martina Hingis to clinch the Wimbledon trophy earlier this year.

Sania happens to become the second tennis player who has been recommended for this prestigious award. Earlier Leander Paes had been confered the honour way back in 1996 having achieved a bronze medal in the Atlanta Olympics.

(Agencies)

Tinsel Town Round Up

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Kriti Sanon admits that Varun Dhawan helped her in ”Dilwale”

Kriti Sanon is yet to shoot the final segment of the upcoming film “Dilwale” but the she gave full credit to her co-star Varun Dhawan for helping her to give her best shot.The 25-year-old actress, who is paired opposite Varun in the Rohit Sheet-directed film, said Varun’s infectious energy inspired her.

Nikhil Advani’s ‘Bazaar’ along the lines of ‘Trishul’

‘Bazaar’ is a story of Mumbai and after “Hero and KattiBatti”, director Nikhil Advani is ready to start his next project titled “Bazaar”, which he feels is in the same niche as Amitabh Bachchan-Sanjeev Kumar drama “Trishul”.

Katrina Kaifis ready to be a ‘clown’ for Yash Chopra!

Katrina Kaif, who has worked with the best of directors and actors in the industry, chooses her movies after analysing both the director and script, but when it comes to the Yash Chopra banner, she would have agreed to do a film even if she was dressed as a clown.

Sidharth Malhotra’s motto is not perfection, but something else!

“I feel that I learn something from every film. My motto is… it’s not about perfection, it’s about progress. I don’t need to be perfect right now as long as I am progressing, improving and adding stuff film by film, year by year,” Sidharth told to the media. From Student of the Year to Brothers, Sidharth Malhotra has shown just the progress as an actor that he’s striving for.

SRK and Leonardo DiCaprioto star in a film together?

Rumours are high that Shah Rukh would share screen space with Leonardo DiCaprio in a cross-cultural thriller titled, Xtreme City and the film was being directed by Martin Scorsese. Reports also claimed that the star had met the film’s team in Berlin to discuss the story.

Kareena Kapoor Khan’s latest look for R Balki’s’Ki &Ka’!

In her next project with Arjun Kapoor as the male lead, Kareena will be sporting a brand new avatar. R Balki’s film titled Ki &Ka will see her playing a corporate woman as she fits into stylish formals for her character.The role of a corporate woman on screen would be a first for Kareena as she slips into pant suits and knee-length skirts and she is excited about it.

Lara Dutta trying to balance between motherhood and movies

Lara, who is married to tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, shared on Twitter on Monday: “Have had a blast shooting some exciting scenes for ‘Azhar’ in London. Now balancing out some ‘saira’ time.”Lara Dutta, who was shooting for the upcoming biopic Azhar, says she enjoyed shooting for the biopic in London and that she is balancing out time for her daughter Saira.

Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Zubaan’ to open Busan Film Festival

“Zubaan”, co-produced by GuneetMonga of “The Lunchbox” fame, will be the second Indian film to open the prestigious festival after Bengali film “The Wrestlers”, which raised the curtains on its fifth edition.”Zubaan”, a coming-of-age movie about a punjabi boy, starring “Masaan” actor Vicky Kaushal, will open the upcoming 20th Busan International Film Festival.

Ranbir Kapoor is a decent football player

Ranbir Kapoor, co-owner of Mumbai City FC,likes to believe that he can play football well and he considers himself as a decent football player.

Kapil Sharma with his team go white for Abbas-Mustan

The cast of KisKiskoPyaarKaroon was recently shooting for a song which is choreographed by Ahmed Khan.For one of the fun sequences and a small tribute to his directors Abbas-Mustan, Ahmed Khan and Kapil Sharma decided to dress up in an all-white ensemble.

Emraan Hashmi ‘thanks’ everyone for ‘Tigers’ response

Emraan Hashmi, who has made his international debut with the film Tigers, directed by DanisTanovic Tigers, the film was screened at the London Indian Film Festival last month. Emraanis feeling overwhelmed by the response to the film and has thanked his fans for supporting him.

Malaika Arora Khan’s husband and son keep her on her toes!

Malaika Arora Khan, who has always maintained her slim frame over the years, considers fitness not only a crucial part of her life but a religion. She also gives the credit of her fitness to her family as she admits that her husband and son keep her on her toes.

Salman Khan cuts scenes of ‘Hero’ by 30 minutes

Salman Khan is taking a keen interest in his next production, Hero, which will launch SoorajPancholi and Athiya Shetty in lead roles. Salman Khan has actively participated in the editing of the film. He cut out 30 minutes of the film. The film is now 2.04 hours.

Sonakshi Sinha is on top of the world!

Sonakshi Sinha, who has many item numbers to her credit, took to micro blogging site to share her ‘dream come true moment’. It was sharing the stage with the dancing diva, Madhuri Dixit Nene

‘Jiah will always remain in my mind and in my heart said SoorajPancholi’

SoorajPancholi was in the news for his alleged relationship with Jiah Khan who had committed suicide. However, the newbie had chosen to remain mum on the entire incident at the time. But now that he is promoting Hero, it seems that his mentor and the producer of his debut film, Salman Khan, has aksed him to answer questions about Jiah, so Sooraj has finally opened up about his alleged ex-girlfriend.

Sunny Leone is very proud on Priyanka Chopra!

Actress Sunny Leone who is recently in Los Angeles shared her feelings on twitter about Priyanka Chopra that she is proud watching her everywhere in the posters of American thriller series Quantico.

Fawad Khan to play gay in Kapoor & Sons since 1921!

Fawad joining hands with Dharma productions have started doing the rounds, everyone has been curious of what his role might be. Mr. Khan will be playing the role of a homosexual in Kapoor & Sons since 1921. His role will be daringly different from the roles the actor has ever taken up.

US court rejects Sikhs For Justice’s case against Sonia Gandhi

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Jalandhar: The Rights violation case against Sonia Gandhi was laid to rest in a United States court of appeals for the second circuit in New York. A dismissal order had earlier been passed by a district court in June last year and the court of appeal gave its decision on Tuesday.

“Upon due consideration whereof, it is hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the judgment of the district court is affirmed,” stated the August 25 order of United States court of appeals second circuit.

Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) filed a lawsuit in 2013 under ATS and TVPA against Sonia Gandhi for allegedly shielding and protecting Congress party leaders who led death squads to kill people belonging to the Sikh community after the assassination of PM Indira Gandhi.

While Sonia Gandhi’s lawyer Ravi Batra said that Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), which had filed the case, was making false, reprehensible and defamatory allegations against India’s leaders and now the organization could rehabilitate itself by announcing that it would not seek to appeal this order to the United States Supreme Court, SFJ legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said that they would file a petition seeking rehearing ‘en banc’ requesting that all the active judges on the court rehear the case. The petition will be filed with the US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit to challenge the summary order, Pannun said.

The order of August 25 held that “plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege that defendant (Sonia Gandhi) is liable for the anti-Sikh riots.”

A class action suit was filed in September 2013 by US based rights group SFJ and victims against Sonia Gandhi under Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) for shielding and protecting Congress party leaders who organized genocidal violence against Sikhs in November 1984. However, judge Brian M Cogan of district court of eastern district New York in his order pronounced on June 3, accepted the motion filed by Sonia Gandhi’s counsel seeking dismissal of the case. The appellant court has completely affirmed this order.

(Agencies)

Three BSF men, one civilian killed in Odisha Naxal attack

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Odisha Naxal attack

Malkangiri: Three BSF personnel and a civilian were today killed and six others injured when Naxalities ambushed a patrol of the paramilitary force and triggered a landmine blast in the jungles of this district in Odisha.

The patrol of the 104th battalion of BSF was near its Janbai base in Malkangiri district when Maoists ambushed it with a landmine blast and firing at around 7.30 AM, a senior official said.

“Three personnel, including an Assistant Sub-inspector, Head Constable and Constable have been killed in the ambush while the company commander Assistant Commandant Ashok Kumar is among the six injured,” he said.

Officials said a civilian was also killed during the ambush and senior BSF commanders have rushed to the spot. “The officer, who is injured, has lost an eye. He and others have been admitted to government hospital in Malkangiri,” they said.

Fresh reinforcements of the Border Security Force have been rushed in from nearby locations, they said. BSF is deployed in the area for conducting anti-Naxal operations and the squad, which went on patrol last night, was on a similar task when the ambush happened.

The explosion took place when the group of BSF personnel from Janbai base camp near the construction site of Gurupriya bridge reached Chintamdoli ghat after crossing Chitrakonda reservoir by a boat, Inspector In-Charge of Chitrakonda police station Pitabas Dharua said.

Soon after the landmine at the ghat went off, some Maoists present in the area also opened fire on the BSF personnel, he said, adding that the BSF men returned the fire. The six injured BSF jawans were immediately taken to the district headquarters hospital here, Inspector In-Charge of Malkangiri Police Station, R K Das said.

The condition of three jawans was stated to be critical, he said. The bodies of the slain jawans were being brought to the hospital for post-mortem, he said.

Senior police and BSF officials, including Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra, visited the hospital and took stock of the situation.

(PTI)

Muslim population growth slows in India, still faster than others

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New Delhi: India’s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, the census on religious groups released by the Central government has revealed. However, the Muslim share in India’s population has grown faster than that of other religions between 2001 and 2011.

The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India’s history, as it is for all religions.

The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.

India in numbers

India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.

The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.

The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities — Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain — besides “Other religions and persuasions” and “Religion not stated”.

The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.

As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research’s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.

Muslim sex ratio improves further

The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities’ growth rates are converging.

“This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,” P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. “With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care — as in India’s southern States — and then other groups catch up and converge,” Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.

The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.

The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala.

Growth rate

The growth rate of population in the decade 2001-2011 was 17.7%. The growth rate of population of the different religious communities in the same period was:

The Census data on religion comes after a significant delay; the 2001 Census data on religion was released in 2004 and the 2011 round results were expected in 2014. However, the numbers remained unreleased, even as a draft of the key data was selectively leaked earlier. The data comes in the backdrop of much fear-mongering over Muslims and their population, and RSS thinkers were quick to term the new data as proof of the end of Hindus, even while the numbers belie their claim.

(Agencies)

Modi appeals for calm in violence-hit Gujarat

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appealed for calm in Gujarat which has been witnessing violence since last night and invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel to emphasise that violence benefits nobody.

He underlined that the government is committed to the welfare of all people and that all issues can be resolved peacefully through discussions.

“I appeal to all brothers and sisters of Gujarat that they should not resort to violence. The only ‘Mantra’ must be ‘Shanti’ (peace),” he said in a statement against the backdrop of violence in his home state after a Patel leader was arrested briefly last night.

While issuing the appeal in Gujarati on television, Modi said, “Gujarat is a land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.”

Asking everybody in the state to make effort to take Gujarat to new heights of development, the former Chief Minister said, “Violence has never done good for anyone. All issues can be resolved peacefully through talks.”

He said it is only through development and by working together that people, especially the poor, can be served.

“Once again, I appeal to the people of Gujarat to maintain peace. Violence will never achieve anything… Everybody should respect democratic values,” he said.

Curfew has been clamped in parts of Ahmedabad, Surat and Mehsana districts and security stepped up in the wake of violence and state-wide bandh called by agitation leader Hardik Patel for today.

An uneasy calm prevailed in the state with RAF, BSF and SRP forces deployed along with police to ensure that no untoward incident takes place.

Members of Patel community indulged in arson and stone pelting and vandalised public property last night after the detention of Hardik, who is spearheading the agitation for inclusion of Patel community in OBC category for reservation.

More than 50 incidents of violence were reported from Ahmedabad city where buses, police posts and private vehicles were set on fire while police personnel were also attacked at some places.

(Agencies)

Siddaramaiah owns responsibility for BBMP debacle

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Bengaluru: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday August 25 accepted defeat in the BBMP election, and owned entire responsibility for the debacle.

Soon after realising that Congress had suffered defeat in the BBMP polls with BJP marching into the three figure mark out of a total of 198 seats, Siddaramaih said that Congress expected a simple majority in the BBMP, as BJP had ‘done nothing’ for the development of Bengaluru in the last five years of BBMP rule.

The CM called a press meet at his residence ‘Krishna’ soon after it was clear that BJP was heading towards victory.

When asked if he would resign as CM, he said this was not a referendum, so there was no need for anyone to resign. “Soon after the Lok Sabha elections, BJP lost badly in Delhi, but did Narendra Modi resign?” he questioned.

However, he said that the state government will fully co-operate with the BJP-led BBMP and provide all the required grants for the development of Bengaluru city.

Answering a query on cabinet expansion, he said it would happen soon, but did not give any time frame.

As per the current trends, out of 198 BBMP seats, BJP is leading / won in 100 seats, Congress in 76, JD(S) in 14 and others 8.

(Agencies)

BJP adamant on contesting 170 seats in Bihar

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Bhagalpur: A day after two of its allies said seat sharing in Bihar must conclude within a week, a BJP leader announced on Tuesday that his party will contest 170 of the 243 assembly seats.

“The BJP will contest nearly 170 seats, there is no question of anything less than that,” Ashwani Kumar Choubey, an MP and a former minister, said here.

Choubey was replying to statements from leaders of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) that the BJP must contest only 102 seats and leave the remaining 141 to its three allies.

“There is no one in the country to advise the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi about seat sharing within the NDA,” said Choubey, a votary of Hinduvta politics.

The third BJP ally, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, on Tuesday said the BJP should contest only 122 seats.

“They must distribute the remaining seats among its three allies to defeat the grand alliance of JD-U, RJD and Congress,” HAM leader Brishen Patel said.

Patel asked the LJP and RLSP to “behave gently” to ensure the defeat of the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad combine.

The LJP and the RLSP on Monday expressed unhappiness over the delay in finalisation of seats among the BJP and its allies in the assembly elections.

“We want the seat sharing arrangement to be over and done before the election are announced in the first week of September,” LJP state president Pasupati Kumar Paras said at a press conference also attended by RLSP state presidnet Arun Kumar.

“It will provide enough time for candidates to campaign,” he said.

The LJP and RLSP are unhappy over the BJP slogan – “Abki bar Bhajpa sarkar”.

According to them, it was wrong to raise such a slogan as the next government in the state would be formed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Paras said the BJP was delaying seat sharing though the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) had announced their seat sharing and virtually given ticket to their candidates.

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha says his party wants to contest from 67 seats. He said the LJP should get 74 seats.

BJP president Amit Shah announced earlier this year that his party wanted to contest and win 185 of the 243 seats.

The RJD and the JD-U have decided to contest 100 seats each, leaving 40 to the Congress and three to the Nationalist Congress Party.

(Agencies)

UK petition to arrest Netanyahu for Gaza war crimes reaches over 80,000 signatures

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu © Sebastian Scheiner / Reuters

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu © Sebastian Scheiner / Reuters

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A petition calling on the UK government to arrest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza when he arrives in London has garnered more than 80,000 signatures. But David Cameron’s government says no way: Netanyahu has diplomatic immunity.

The petition, posted on the UK government’s website, has already been signed by some 81,000 Brits. Its initiator, Damian Moran, claims that under international law, the Israeli prime minister can be detained when he comes to the British capital in September “for the massacre of over 2,000 [Palestinian] civilians” during the 51-day offensive by the Israeli Defense Force in Gaza last year. The number of signatures has doubled in the last two weeks.

If the petition garners 100,000 signatures by February 7, 2016, the UK parliament is required by law to debate it. However, Moran, the petition’s author, said he “doesn’t expect him [Netanyahu] to get arrested because of the universal jurisdiction laws.” He added: “It is a clear message to him that there’s a massive amount of people who don’t want him here.”

The UK government was required to provide an official answer to the petition as soon as it gathered 10,000 signatures. It replied: “Under UK and international law, visiting heads of foreign governments, such as Prime Minister Netanyahu, have immunity from legal process, and cannot be arrested or detained.”   “We recognise that the conflict in Gaza last year took a terrible toll,” the government statement added. “[A]s the Prime Minister said, we were all deeply saddened by the violence and the UK has been at the forefront of international reconstruction efforts.”   The UK recognizes Israel’s right to “take proportionate action to defend itself,” within the “boundaries of international humanitarian law” and British government condemns the “terrorist tactics” of Hamas, who “fired rockets on Israel, built extensive tunnels to kidnap and murder, and repeatedly refused to accept ceasefires,” the statement said. Like any state, Israel has the right to ensure its own security, as its citizens also have the right to “live without fear of attack,” it added, stressing that the UK is a close ally of Israel’s and the two countries enjoy an “excellent bilateral relationship.”

Israel’s embassy in London dismissed the petition as a “meaningless publicity stunt.”

The military action, Operation Protective Edge, was launched on July 8, 2014 against Hamas-ruled Gaza, and resulted in deaths of over 2,000 Palestinians, including 551 children. Sixty-six Israeli soldiers died in the operation.

Karnataka MLA among 5 dead in Andhra Pradesh train accident

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Hyderabad: Five people including a Karnataka legislator were killed early on Monday morning when a granite-laden truck rammed into an express train at a level crossing in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur, the second fatal accident this month involving the railways.

Around 25 people are said to have been injured in the accident, which occurred at around 2.25am at Madakasira, more than 450 km from capital Hyderabad.

Official sources said Karnataka MLA Venkatesh Nayak and the driver of the truck are among the five people killed when four coaches of the Bangalore-Nanded Express derailed under the impact of the collision with the truck.

The driver of the truck, who was allegedly in an inebriated condition, was driving at a very high speed and failed to notice the closed gates at a level crossing.

Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu expressed condolences.

Immediate medical relief has been sent and injured are being treated, Prabhu tweeted.

The railway ministry tweeted that the accident was caused due to the negligence of the lorry driver.

Earlier this month, at least 35 people died when two trains derailed within minutes of each other while crossing a small bridge near Harda town in Madhya Pradesh.

India has the world’s fourth largest railway network that ferries more than 23 million passengers every day, but infrastructure is poorly maintained and accidents are common.

In 2012, a government report said almost 15,000 people were killed every year on the railways, describing the deaths as an annual “massacre” due mainly to poor safety standards.

(Agencies)

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