http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:58 GMT Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bollywood/Mallika_meets_Jackie_Chan_again__128369 Mumbai: Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat caught up with international action star Jackie Chan, with whom she featured in "The Myth", at the ongoing 65th Cannes International Film Festival."Met my old friend Jackie Chan, was grea... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/North_Korea_releases_detained_Chinese_fishermen_128368 Beijing: A total of 29 Chinese fishermen returned home Monday after having remained in North Korean detention for 13 days.The fishermen and their three vessels arrived at a harbour in the Jinzhou district of China's port city of Dalian in the... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/00000_cups_of_tea_on_Elizabeths_jubilee_128367 London: Britons across the country will celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth by consuming more than 200,000 cups of tea and 30,000 scones, a study has said.According to the National Trust, around 40,000 litres of tea will be drunk, a... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:46:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/Vidya_Balan_bags_another_endorsement_deal_128366 New Delhi: National Award winning actress Vidya Balan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of new range of Aliva, one of the popular snacks brand.PepsiCo India has launched six new baked variants under Aliva and the range will be supported... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Sensex_closes_flat_on_weak_rupee_128365 Mumbai: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday lost most of the early gains to close flat amid heightened investors' concern over the rupee that fell to a record low of 55.04 a dollar during trading hours.The 30-scrip sensitive in... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:43:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Rupee_dips_below_55_against_a_dollar_128364 Mumbai: The Indian rupee slipped to a record low of 55.05 against a dollar in the intra-day trade Monday, breaching a key psychological level, as importers, especially oil firms, increased buying of the American currency to meet month-end demand... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:42:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Mamata_backs_Meira_Kalam_or_Gopal_Gandhi_as_president_128363 New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as president but not Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.Refusing to back Mukherjee, the Trina... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:40:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Lokpal_bill_discussed_in_Rajya_Sabha_128362 New Delhi: The Lokpal bill was taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha Monday evening, two days before the budget session ends. There is no consensus yet on the long-awaited legislation.During the winter session, the Lokpal bill was moved in... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:39:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/No_sign_of_China_diverting_Brahmaputra_water_says_India_128361 New Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Monday said there was "nothing to suggest" that China was building dams to divert the waters of the Brahmaputra river towards its northern regions.Replying to supplementaries... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:26:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Experts_welcome_SIDBI_fund_for_service_sector_startups_128360 New Delhi: The creation by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) of a Rs.500 crore fund for small and medium enterprise (SME) startups in the service and retail sectors would give a major boost to an area that has long been ign... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:20:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Baghdad_talks_may_help_resolve_Iranian_ndispute_China_128359 Beijing: China has said that talks scheduled for later this week in Baghdad can help resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute as well as promote peace and stability in the region.Representatives from Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Secu... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:07:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Napoli_beat_Juventus_to_win_Italian_Cup_128358 Rome: Napoli football club claimed the Italian Cup after overcoming Serie A champions Juventus 2-0 Sunday.Napoli last captured a major trophy in 1990, when they won Serie A. They last won the Cup in 1987.It also ended Juventus' unbeaten record in a... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:06:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Hope_Lokpal_bill_taken_for_discussion_in_Rajya_Sabha_128357 New Delhi: With just two days left for the budget session of parliament to end, Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed Monday said he hoped the Lokpal bill would be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing session."I hope ... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:05:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/US_committed_to_help_Tamil_Nadu_says_Powell_128356 Chennai: The United States is committed to help Tamil Nadu realise the goals set in its Vision 2023 document, to put the state on par with upper middle income countries in southeast Asia, said the US envoy to India.Speaking at a function organi... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:54:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Ghaziabad/Aarushi_case_Hearing_adjourned_hearing_till_Tuesday_128355 Ghaziabad: A trial court here has adjourned till Tuesday the hearing in the 2008 twin murders of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help, Hemraj.While the Central Bureau of Investigation opposed the defence plea for 15 day's time... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:51:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Sensex_rises_6333_points_capital_goods_banking_realty_stocks_up_128354 Mumbai: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading high around 12:30 p.m. Monday on account of buying activity picking up in capital goods, banking and realty index.The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchang... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:50:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tiwari_asked_to_furnish_blood_sample_on_Saturday_128353 New Delhi: Congress leader N.D. Tiwari has been asked to appear in the Delhi High Court dispensary on Saturday to submit his blood sample for a DNA test in a paternity suit.The court's joint registrar, Deepak Garg, Monday asked the dispensary ... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:48:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/White_paper_on_black_money_tabled_in_Lok_Sabha_128352 New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday tabled in the Lok Sabha a white paper on the government's strategy on bringing back black money stashed away abroad.After demands from the opposition for an authoritative report on how the ... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:44:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Naveen_Patnaik_to_leave_for_Britain_Tuesday_128351 Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday begins an eight-day trip to Britain, his first visit to a foreign country since he took over 12 years ago, an official said.Patnaik leaves for New Delhi Monday and then proceeds to Lond... Mon, 21 May 2012 06:06:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mumbai_rave_party_busted_IPL_players_questioned_128350 Mumbai: Two Indian Premier League (IPL) players were questioned after Mumbai Police busted a rave party here and detained about 100 people, officials said Monday.Rahul Sharma of India and Wayne Parnell of South Africa, who play in the IPL f... Mon, 21 May 2012 06:03:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttar_Pradesh/Baba_Jai_Gurudev_to_be_cremated_128349 Mathura: Spritual guru Jai Gurudev, who passed away three days ago, will be cremated Monday evening, said a spokesperson from his ashram. He was 116 years old.The decision to go in for a proper Hindu cremation was taken after due deliberations ... Mon, 21 May 2012 06:01:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/Its_a_boy_for_Shilpa_Shetty_128348 Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty, who was due to deliver next month, gave birth to a boy Monday morning, her businessman husband Raj Kundra announced."God has blessed us with a beautiful baby boy. Both mother and baby are fine... Both mum and ... Mon, 21 May 2012 05:55:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Time_ranks_Devdas_in_millenniums_top_ten_128347 Washington: Time magazine has ranked Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 film "Devdas" eighth among the ten greatest movies of the millennium with "WALL.E" at the top and "The Artist" in the tenth spot. ... Mon, 21 May 2012 05:53:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Homage_to_Rajiv_Gandhi_on_death_anniversary_128346 New Delhi: The nation Monday paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed on this day 21 years ago in a suicide bomb attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during an election rally at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.P... Mon, 21 May 2012 05:44:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/No_deal_with_Pakistan_casts_shadow_over_NATO_summit_128345 Chicago: As a NATO summit opened here amid protests, the US failed to strike a deal with Pakistan to reopen supply lines to Afghanistan casting a long shadow over talks to end the alliance's combat role in the Afghan war.US President Barack &qu... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:13:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/LeT_militant_killed_in_a_shootout_128344 Jammu: Security forces have killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in a shootout in the jungles of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir early Monday.Akhtar Hussain was involved in the killing of a soldier a couple of months ago, said an a... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:12:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Suu_Kyi_to_visit_Britain_address_parliament_128343 Yangon: In a historic first trip outside the country in 24 years, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Britain and address both the houses of parliament next month.British Prime Minister David Cameron in... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:11:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/NATO_summit_kicks_off_in_Chicago_128342 Chicago: Heads of state and government of 28 member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Sunday kicked off their 25th summit in Chicago.In his opening remarks at the summit, US President Barack Obama said the alliance has ... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:11:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Smith_Tendulkar_shine_as_Mumbai_Indians_demolish_Royals__128341 Jaipur: Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar shared the highest opening stand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to propel Mumbai Indians to a 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final league match of the T20 tournament here Sunday.Smith... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:09:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Mumbai/Rave_party_busted_in_Mumbai_128340 Mumbai: Around 100 people were detained after police busted a major rave party in northwest Mumbai late Sunday. Drugs were also seized from the site."Around 58 men and 38 women were detained and taken to a hospital for narcotics check-up af... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:08:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Lack_of_clarity_on_software_exports_hurting_industry_Murthy_128339 Bangalore: The Indian IT industry is in a quandary for want of clarity from the government on the definition of software exports, Infosys chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy said Sunday."It has been over a year since the industry had ask... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:07:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Mumbai/Mumbai_man_held_for_molesting_daughter_128338 Mumbai: A worker in an imitation jewellery warehouse was arrested here Sunday for molesting his 18-year-old daughter for the past three years, police said.The last time Harishankar Patawa molested his daughter was May 2. His wife gave a police co... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:06:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/IPL_molestation_case_Victims_fiance_backs_her_version_128337 New Delhi: The statement of the fiance of an American woman, who was allegedly molested in a five-star hotel here by IPL cricketer Luke Pomersbach, has corroborated her version on the incident, police said Sunday.Sahil Peerzada's statement b... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Lockerbie_bomber_who_killed_270_is_dead_128336 Washington: Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the lone person convicted in the bombing of a US plane over Scotland's Lockerbie that killed 270 people, died Sunday, CNN reported quoting Libyan government officials.Al Megrahi - a former intelligen... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:04:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Royal_Challengers_knoked_out_Chennai_in_playoffs__128335 Hyderabad: Royal Challengers Bangalore were knocked out of Indian Premier league (IPl) with their nine-run loss to Deccan Chargers at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Sunday.Chasing a modest 133, Royal Challengers buckled under the pressu... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:02:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Team_Annas_candlelight_march_for_dead_activist_Balwani_128334 New Delhi: Team Anna Sunday organised a candlelight march here and demanded a proper investigation into the mysterious death of Right To Information (RTI) activist Ravinder Balwani last month.After the march at Jantar Mantar, Team Anna member A... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:01:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Rajasthan_Royals_opt_to_bat_against_Mumbai_Indians_128333 Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in their last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (captain... Mon, 21 May 2012 03:59:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/20_dead_in_China_tunnel_blast_128332 Beijing: At least 20 people were killed Saturday in a blast inside an under-construction expressway tunnel in China, officials said.The incident took place around 8.30 a.m. in Yanling county of Zhuzhou city in central China's Hunan province, Xinhua... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:53:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/Zubair_Kirmani_takes_designer_menswear_to_Srinagar_128331 New Delhi: Delhi-based designer Zubair Kirmani, who hails from Srinagar, has recently set up shop in his native town in an attempt to cater to the local market, which lacks designer menswear.Kirmani has launched a men's collection store in Srin... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:47:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/Refarming_of_spectrum_will_harm_incumbents_Assocham_128330 New Delhi: The telecom regulator's proposal for an immediate re-farming of spectrum will adversely affect the profits of established service providers, an industry lobby said Saturday.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:46:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/RCB_owner_Sidhartha_Mallya_gets_legal_notice_for_tweets_128329 New Delhi: An American woman who was allegedly molested by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has issued notice to the team's owner Sidhartha Mallya seeking his apology for his tweets questioning her character.Zohail Hameed... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:29:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/RCB_owner_Sidhartha_Mallya_gets_legal_notice_for_tweets_128328 New Delhi: An American woman who was allegedly molested by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has issued notice to the team's owner Sidhartha Mallya seeking his apology for his tweets questioning her character.Zohail Hameed... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:25:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Punjab_wants_central_government_to_allow_wheat_export_128327 Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state.Talking to media at Rakhra village in Patiala district, 100 km from here, Badal said Punjab was facing a proble... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:23:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_post_1418_against_Daredevils_128326 Dharamsala: Kings XI Punjab recovered to make 141 for eight against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday.Siddharth Chitnis struck 38 and Azhar Mahmood 36.Fast bowler Morne Morkel picked up a four-wicket haul for 20 fo... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:22:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/RCB_player_Luke_Pomersbach_gets_bail_128325 New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday granted bail to Australian player Luke Pomersbach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team who was arrested for allegedly molesting an American woman in a five-star hotel here and beating up her fiance.Met... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:20:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pilot_lands_chopper_on_beach_for_ice_creams_128324 London: The pilot of a British rescue helicopter made a dramatic halt on a popular beach so that its crew could buy ice creams.The airmen were spotted emerging from the chopper on the sand at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, The Sun reported Saturday.Con... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:20:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assams_antidam_activist_starts_protest_fast_128323 Guwahati: Assam's farmer leader and anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi Saturday started an indefinite hunger-strike near Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati.Hundreds of people from various walks of life joined the activist and raised slogans demanding that t... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:19:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Mamata_loses_cool_walks_out_of_TV_programme_128322 Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, known for losing cool over uncomfortable questions, Friday walked out of an interactive TV programme following a barrage of questions over the arrest of a professor for forwarding a cartoon d... Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Arrest_warrants_issued_against_Nirmal_Baba_128321 Patna: A Bihar court Saturday issued arrest warrants against self-styled godman Nirmal Baba in connection with a case of cheating and fraud filed by one of his disciples, officials said.The warrants were issued by the chief judicial magistrate i... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:58:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/Court_reserves_order_on_bail_of_Pomersbach_128320 New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday reserved its order till 4 p.m. on the bail plea of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach who was arrested for allegedly molesting an American woman and beating up her fiance.The Delhi Poli... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:55:48 GMT