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Pakistani sensation Adeel Chaudhry makes his Bollywood debut With Rhythm

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Adeel Chaudhry

Pakistani actors Fawad Khan & Ali Zafar have carved a niche for themselves in Bollywood, and now another Canadian based performer from across, the Indo – Pak border, Adeel Chaudhary is ready to mark his Bollywood debut.

The actor cum singer Adeel Chaudhary, who marked his acting debut with the super hit Pakistani TV series Kaise Tumse Kahoon, had at 1st accessed the Indian market with his international commercial for Pepsi and had then shot to fame with his chartbuster album Koi Chehra. He had also bagged the MTV award for his chartbuster song “Move Your Body” featuring Shahid Kapoor & Vidya Balan. After featuring alongside Shah Rukh Khan in 3 ad campaigns, he is now ready to take Bollywood by storm with writer – director Vivek Kumar’s upcoming musical romantic film Rhythm’

On his choice of selecting Adeel Chaudhary as a débutante hero for Rhythm Vivek Kumar averred, “I always wanted to cast fresh faces in the film, it was important for me to place a face to the character to which the audience can immediately connect. I instantly knew that Adeel Chaudhary fits the bill when I saw the audition he had sent me. My faith in Adeel Chaudhary’s ability to play Rohan was such that the 1st time we met was on the 1st day of the shoot.”

With so many achievements already under his belt, this Pakistani sensation Adeel Chaudhary is certainly a débutante to look forward to in this musical romantic film Rhythm shot in the scenic locales of Poland.

Presented by R. N. Kumar, Produced by Vivek Kumar, Rhythm will be releasing in Feb, 2016.

Moulana Masood Azhar held for Pathankot attack

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Islamabad also sealed several offices of JeM after India demanded action on the group

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Islamabad: Terrorist leader Maulana Masood Azhar, who India says plotted the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot, was detained on Wednesday along with several others, the media reported.

The Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, known for his close ties with Pakistani intelligence agencies, was taken to an undisclosed destination and was being questioned, The News said.

Also detained was his brother Mufti Abdul Rauf, it said.

The report quoted unidentified sources as saying that “concerned authorities were interrogating them about the armed attack on Pathankot”.

Pakistan earlier said that several JeM activists had been arrested and its offices sealed as part of an investigation into the suspected Pakistani links to the January 2 terror attack.

Six Pakistani terrorists believed to be from the outlawed JeM sneaked into Punjab and raided the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot, killing seven security personnel.

Security forces killed all the terrorists. India later said it had delivered “actionable intelligence” for Pakistan to act against those who masterminded the audacious terror attack.

News of Wednesday’s arrests came ahead of a scheduled meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan in Islamabad on January 15. Amid doubts, New Delhi has not said if it will take part in the talks.

Masood Azhar and two other Pakistani terrorists were freed by India in December 1999 in exchange for the passengers of an Indian Airlines flight hijacked to Kandahar in Afghanistan.

The hijacking, from the Kathmandu airport, reportedly was masterminded by Masood Azhar’s brother Ibrahim Athar. Once the three terrorists in Indian custody were handed over to the hijackers, they fled to Pakistan.

In Pakistan, Masood Azhar keeps ranting against India. He also praised the Pathankot terror attack.

(IANS)

“Arrest of Moulana Anzar Shah Qasmi a character assassination attempt”: Umar Shariff, DIET

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Moulana Anzar Shah Qasmi

Bengaluru: The arrest of Bengaluru-based Imam, Maulana Anzar Shah Qasmi over alleged links to Al Qaeda, has united Muslim clerics across India.

On Monday, more than 150 Muslim clerics and heads of mosques and madrasas across Karnataka held a meeting at the Eidgah grounds and decided to extend him all possible legal help.

On the direction of President Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, Secretary Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra Legal Aid Committee Gulzar Azmi has requested M S Khan, a Delhi-based advocate, to follow up the case of Maulana Anzar Shah.

Today at a press conference organised in support of the fireband Moulana Mr. Umar Shariff, president of Discover Islam Educational Trust (DIET) expressed his detestation over the manner the Moulana was arrested.

“Moulana Anzar Shah Qasmi is a well-known and respected Islamic scholar and the way he is being paraded as a criminal without any evidence, shows the absolute disregard for the sentiments of the Muslims and even the law,” he said.

He said, the media has become the new judges, where they term any and everyone as a ‘terrorist’, even before the court of law passes its judgement.

Talking about the Moulana, he said he is been under the watch of the police for years. “His fiery speeches is well-known in the community, if was the member or recruiter for Al Qaeda, how did it go unnoticed by the police for all these years”.

He also quoted Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik, who had earlier said that although he was under watch for his speeches, “but do not have any evidence that he was involved in terrorism”.

Mr. Sharifff said his arrest is an attempt of character assassination, and the community will stand by the Moulana.

SC seeks clarification from Mysore lab on Maggi samples

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MAGGI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the government laboratory in Mysore to further clarify whether test reports relating to lead and glutamic acid in Maggi noodles are within permissible parameters under the law.

The apex court passed the order after perusing two communications received from the Mysore laboratory which had carried out the test about the monosodium glutamate (MSG) content in the samples.

While Nestle India, makers of Maggi, claimed that the lead content was within the permissible limit prescribed under the Food Safety Act, the Centre said there was a need for comprehensive findings of all other parameters.

Making it clear that it was not passing any interim order, a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said there was a need for the clarification.

“We have perused the test reports. We would like Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore to apprise this court on two aspects, whether the test report relating to lead and glutamic acid are within the permissible parameters and to clarify that those are within parameters prescribed under the Food Safety Act,” the bench, also comprising Justice N V Ramana, said.

The bench further said the institute in Mysore shall also give clarification on the test relating to glutamic acid.

The bench said additionally if the institute feels more samples were necessary, it can requisition the same from the authority concerned.

The bench said for the additional samples the court may communicate with the joint registrar, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), who was appointed as local commissioner. He shall collect the samples from FSSAI godown in Lucknow.

The court said the entire exercise has to be carried out within eight weeks and posted the matter for April 5.

The court had on December 16, last year ordered testing of samples of Maggi noodles in the Mysore laboratory after NCDRC had directed that it be done in Chennai.

(Agencies)

Marine Latorre will not return to India: Italian senator

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Massimiliano Latorre

New Delhi: Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 off the Kerala coast, will not return to India, according to the Head of Italian Senate’s defence committee.

Latorre was allowed by the Supreme Court in September 2014 to go to Italy initially for four months after he had suffered a brain stroke. His stay there was extended subsequently.

“Massimiliano Latorre will not go back to India and work is being done on the possibility of requesting for Salvatore Girone to be able to return to Italy,” Senator Nicola Latorre was quoted as saying by Italy’s ANSA news agency today.

Salvatore Girone, the other accused, is still here and Italy has been seeking his return as well.

The Supreme Court on July 13 last year had allowed Latorre to stay in Italy for another six months on medical grounds, after the government did not object to his plea. The six- month period ends tomorrow. The matter may come up for hearing in the apex court tomorrow.

The marines, who were on board ship ‘Enrica Lexie’, are accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on February 15, 2012 after mistaking them for pirates.

The Supreme Court which was handling the case suspended the court proceedings relating to the trial of two marines in August last year following an order to this effect by International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) which was approached by Italy for international arbitration.

(PTI)

Supreme Court declines to permit Jallikattu

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Jallikattu

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to vacate its order barring the bull taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu that is held during Pongal festivities beginning on Thursday.

An apex court bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice N.V. Ramana
declined to lift an earlier order that put on hold a central government notification allowing Jallikattu and bull races.

Rejecting the contention of petitioner Ramakrishna, the judges said they were not inclined to vacate the Supreme Court order of Tuesday prohibiting Jallikattu on grounds of cruelty to the bulls.

Jallikattu, an ancient sport, is held in rural parts of Tamil Nadu during Pongal festival. It involves young men clinging on to the hump of bulls to win prize money.

(Agencies)

Maharashtra Civic Polls: Congress tops the table, BJP-Sena suffer setback

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Mumbai: Congress registered an impressive performance, leading the seat tally by winning in 105 wards in the municipal council and nagar panchayat polls and bypolls for 345 wards held across Maharashtra.

While NCP and Shiv Sena finished second and third, the BJP had to be content with only 39 seats, finishing fourth in the overall seat tally.

The results of the polls held on Sunday were declared late yesterday.

The final tally showed Congress on the top with 105 wards, followed by the NCP that won 80 wards and Sena that bagged 59 wards.

The polls were held in Raigad, Nandurbar, Ahmednagar, Nanded, Osmanabad, Hingoli, Washim and Chandrapur councils and nagar panchayats. The by-elections were conducted in Ratnagiri, Jalgaon, Latur, Yavatmal, Wardha and Bhandara.

A major setback for the BJP has come at Jamkhed in Ahmednagar district, which is the home turf of Minister of State for Home Ram Shinde, and at Chandrapur, which is represented by Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar.

Congress-NCP leaders described the outcome as a reflection of the people s disillusionment with the ruling party.

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil said, “The results show the people’s confidence in the Congress is back and that people are disillusioned with the BJP led regime.”

The results come ahead of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s Mumbai visit on January 15 and 16.

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Dhanajay Munde of NCP said, “The results show failure of the BJP-Sena-led government in Maharashtra.”

During elections to 59 nagar panchayat and municipal councils in November 2015, BJP was in the lead with 254 wards, followed by Congress with 239, NCP with 201 and Shiv Sena with 126 wards.

(PTI)

Comedy Nights actor Kiku Sharda arrested for mimicking Dera chief

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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Kiku Sharda

Mumbai: Comedian Kiku Sharda, best known for his role in the show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’, was today arrested for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the followers of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda.

Kiku was sent to 14-day judicial custody after police produced him before the court of Nandita Kaushik, Chief Judicial Magistrate here.

He was arrested from Mumbai by the Haryana Police. Kiku was booked on December 31 under section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (outraging religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious belief).

A case was registered on the complaint of one Uday Singh, the follower of Dera Sacha Sauda, police said here.

While talking to media after his arrest, Kiku apologised and said that he was an artist and “presented the programme on the directions of the channel and programme producers”.

“I was given a dress, script to read and directed to act,” he said, adding that he had been booked in this case but no action was taken against others including the TV channel.

He said that his aim was only to entertain the public and not to hurt the religious feeling and sentiments of any person.

Dera followers had alleged that Sharda had hurt their religious sentiments in an episode of the TV show aired on December 27.

Dera followers had even protested against the actor, who shot to fame with comedy show “FIR”, seeking action against him.

(PTI)

Pakistan arrests militant group members after Pathankot air base attack

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Pathankot

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Wednesday it had arrested several members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group, which is suspected of masterminding an attack earlier this month on Pathankot air base.

Pakistan’s prime minister’s office said in a statement that the offices of the group were being traced and sealed, and that the government wants to send a team of special investigators to the Pathankot air base in India for further investigation.

News of the arrests comes 48 hours before a rare meeting between the foreign secretaries of the nuclear-armed rivals is tentatively scheduled to take place.

(Agencies)

Istanbul tourist district hit by deadly blast

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Turkish President Erdogan says “Syria-linked bomber” behind explosion which killed 10 at city’s Sultanahmet Square.

Police are conducting searches outside the cordoned-off area in case a second bomber is involved.

Police are conducting searches outside the cordoned-off area in case a second bomber is involved.

by Al Jazeera

At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion at central Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet Square, the city governor’s office said.

The explosion occurred at about 10.20am local time on Tuesday morning, hitting an area popular with both tourists and locals. In a statement, the Istanbul governor’s office said 10 people were killed and 15 were injured.

Reuters reported that most of those who were killed were German tourists. Meanwhile, at least two of those injured were in “critical condition”.

“Investigations into the cause of the explosion, the type of explosion and perpetrator or perpetrators are under way,” the governor’s office said in a statement quoted by the Dogan news agency.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that foreign tourists were among the casualties.

He said during a speech in Ankara that a Syria-linked suicide bomber was believed to be behind the blast.

“I strongly condemn the terror attack which was carried out by a suicide bomber of Syrian origin,” Erdogan said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. But authorities confirmed that the suicide bomber is a 28-year-old Syrian national.

Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has convened an emergency security meeting of key ministers and officials.

Following the explosion, ambulances rushed to the site.

Police cordoned off the area to protect people against the possibility of a second explosion.

Al Jazeera’s Emre Rende, reporting from Istanbul, said information was scarce immediately after the blast.

“Witnesses have said that the blast was heard from other neighbourhoods,” he said. “Witnesses said that the ground shook.”

Rende said police were conducting searches outside the cordoned-off area in case a second bomber was involved.

Erdem Koroglu, who was working at a nearby office at the time of the explosion, told NTV television that he saw several people lying on the ground following the blast.

“It was difficult to say who was alive or dead,” Koroglu said. “Buildings rattled from the force of the explosion.”

The square sits next to the most popular tourist sites in the city, including the 6th century Greek Orthodox church, the centuries-old Sultan Ahmet mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, and the Roman-era Basilica Cistern, an ancient underground water depot.

The blast comes just over a year after a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a police station for tourists off the same square, killing one officer and wounding another.

Turkey has become a target for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), with two bombings last year blamed on the armed group, in the town of Suruc near the Syrian border and in the capital Ankara. The latter killed more than 100 people.

Violence has also escalated in the mainly Kurdish southeast since a two-year ceasefire collapsed in July between the state and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) armed group, which has been fighting for three decades for Kurdish autonomy.

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