| Pak bans LeT, JeM from taking donations Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:11 AM PDT 
LAHORE: Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have barred 23 banned organizations, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish- e-Mohammed , from collecting donations for their activities. The Punjab government on Tuesday warned that those found providing donations or aid to the banned organizations will be charged under the Anti- Terrorism Act. However, the government did not include the Falah-e- Insanyat , a front for the Jamaat-ud-Dawah , in the list of groups barred from collecting donations. The organizations included in the list are LeT, JeM, Lashkar-e- Jhangvi , Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan , Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan , Tehrik-e-Jaffaria Pakistan, Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan, Khuddam-ul-Isla , Islami Tehrik-e-Pakistan , Hizbut Tahrir and Jamiat-ul-Ansar. The move coincided with the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, when extremist and militant groups launch special drives to collect funds. |
| UN condemns Syrian attacks on civilians Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:10 AM PDT 
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council stepped up pressure on Syria's rulers on Wednesday as tens of thousands again took to the streets despite a tank assault on the flashpoint protest city of Hama. Pro-democracy protesters have vowed to protest every night of Ramadan following evening prayers despite the massive assault on Hama and the killing of some 120 people across the country on the eve of the Muslim holy month. Syrian Human Rights League head Abdel Karim Rihawi said 50,000 people demonstrated in Deir Ezzor, an eastern city encircled by troops, and 20,000 turned out in Duma, 15 kilometres (nine miles) north of Damascus. Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said another 40,000 people had demonstrated in the central town of Homs. At least four people were killed and dozens wounded when security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Damascus, near Daraa in the south and in Palmyra in central Syria, Abdel Rahman said, adding that the toll could rise. It was not immediately possible to confirm the activists' accounts as the Syrian government has heavily restricted media access. Abdel Rahman said 500 families had streamed out of Hama following the massive tank- backed assault that killed at least 95 people there on Sunday. On Wednesday tanks had taken up positions across the town and shelling could still be heard in several neighborhoods, another activist told AFP, saying it sounded like "open warfare." The Local Coordination Committees, which represent the protesters, said plumes of smoke could be seen over the city of 800,000 residents. "People are deserting the city and are faced by live gunfire from security forces and army troops if they don't respond to orders to go back inside," the group said. The revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose family has ruled the country for four decades, was inspired by popular revolts in Egypt and Tunisia that toppled long-ruling autocrats earlier this year. But Syria's revolt has been among the deadliest in the region, with 1,629 civilians and 374 members of the security forces killed since pro-democracy protests erupted on March 15, according to the Syrian Observatory. The fierce crackdown on Hama, where an estimated 20,000 people were killed in 1982 when Assad's father Hafez crushed an Islamist uprising, has prompted solidarity protests across Syria and international condemnation. On Wednesday, following weeks of tense negotiations, the UN Security Council condemned the crackdown and said those responsible should be held accountable. The council was unable to agree on a resolution, but settled on a less-binding statement condemning "the widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians by the Syrian authorities." "Those responsible for the violence should be held accountable," it said, in its first pronouncement on the Syrian crisis since the protests began. Western powers had hoped for stronger action but were rebuffed by veto-wielding members Russia and China, who feared doing so would pave the way for another military intervention like the one in Libya. The White House meanwhile hardened its line on Assad -- saying it had no interest in seeing the Syrian president remain in power just to preserve regional "stability" -- but again stopped short of asking him to step down. "The US has nothing invested in Assad remaining in power. We do not want to see him remain in Syria for stability's sake and rather we view him as the cause for instability in Syria," spokesman Jay Carney said. Some analysts have speculated that Washington is wary of directly calling for Assad to quit because of fear that the collapse of his regime could lead to chaos or civil war. Syria has insisted it is fighting an insurgency, and on Wednesday it held funerals for seven members of the security services and army who were killed by "armed terrorist gangs," state media reported. State television also aired an amateur video showing corpses being thrown from a bridge into a river, and saying the bodies were of security forces killed by protesters. Activists challenged that account, saying the victims were pro-democracy protesters killed by the army. The official SANA news agency said parliament would meet in an extraordinary session on Sunday to discuss "issues concerning the nation and its citizens" but did not elaborate. |
| Courtroom drama grips Arab world Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:09 AM PDT 
CAIRO/SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egyptians were enthralled on Wednesday by the unprecedented sight of ousted president Hosni Mubarak being wheeled into a courtroom cage for his trial. "I don't believe this ... to see a president being tried... I never imagined it. I am so happy, I feel tomorrow will be better and that the next president knows what could happen to him if he goes against his people," Ahmed Amer, 30, an employee in a water service company, said. Egyptians crowded into cafes, kiosks, anywhere with a television to follow the trial. In other Arab countries too people watched the court drama with fascination. A Bahraini activist called Online Bahrain addressed other despots across the Arab world: "Dear Arab dictator, take a long hard look at Mubarak . He was just as powerful as you were. Your time is up if you don't change." "I used to oppose the revolution . But seeing that their efforts have finally brought this pharaoh to court, I salute the revolution," said a shop owner. "Why is he on a stretcher? This is playing on people's emotions so we can all start crying over an old man," Mohamed Naguib, 32, said. However, Mubarak found some supporters. "I am sad, really sad. I never imagined to see my president lie on a bed like this," said Khaled Hassan, 41, a plumber. |
| Lokpal Bill tabled in LS, Team Anna burns copies Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:08 AM PDT 
NEW DELHI: Team Anna on Thursday began burning copies of the government's version of the Lokpal Bill that was tabled in Parliament today. Team Anna said the symbolic protest would continue till August 16 when Gandhian Anna Hazare will go on fast to protest the exclusion of several recommendations made by civil society members on the bill. The proposed legislation introduced in the Lok Sabha doesn't cover the Prime Minister within the purview of the ombudsman during his or her term in office. But once the Prime Minister demits the office, he or she may be investigated for any wrongdoing during the term. It also excludes the judiciary and any action of an MP in Parliament or committee. "To protest the unilateral, high- handed decision of the government, the copies of the bill will be burnt from today," said civil society member Arvind Kejriwal. Having both investigation and prosecution powers, the ombudsman once created will have a chairperson and 10 members, half of them judicial. The institution will be appointed by the president on the recommendation of the selection committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Speaker, leader of the House of which Prime Minister is not member, minister of home affairs, leader of opposition in both Houses, judge of Supreme Court, chief justice of a high court, President of National Academy of Science, and cabinet secretary (secretary of committee). According to the draft bill, the ombudsman will have powers to investigate all corruption cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It covers MPs, ministers, 'Group A' officers, any 'Group A' officer in a company or body owned by the government, any officer of a society or trust that is financed by the government or gets funds under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 or gets funds from the public. |
| Katrina Kaif’s rocker avatar for ‘Dhunki’ Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:39 AM PDT 
 Yash Raj Films' Mere Brother Ki Dulhan starring Imraan Khan and Katrina Kaif is all set to hit the theatres on September 9 and Katrina Kaif will be seen in a totally new avatar of a rocker chick in the flick. Imran is all praises for her look and character in the film and says, "I think Mere Brother Ki Dulhan is going to be a very, very relevant film for her; it's going to be a very big film for her. The way she has worked on her character and worked on herself for this film is going to show people what she is capable of." Katrina recently shot for her song 'Dhunki' at Agra Fort and a crowd of as many as 1000 people gathered there to see her. In fact, Katrina could safely leave the venue at the end of the shoot was when a team of police was called to escort her out and take her away in a police van. Check out Katrina Kaif in 'Dhunki'……… |
| Best Wishes to the parents-to-be Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:37 AM PDT 
 There is no denying the fact that marriage has been all smiles and a wonderful experience for actress Lara Dutta. Now, the lady has taken a step further in her marital journey and has confirmed the speculations about her pregnancy. The actress told in an interview that they (she and tennis star husband Mahesh Bhupathi never denied that she was expecting and decided to come out with the news only when they thought the time was right. However, Lara, who is currently awaiting the release of 'Don 2', made it very clear that motherhood would not mean a goodbye for her relationship with Bollywood. She clearly stated that she'll never stop doing what she enjoys doing the most. Our team of Bollywood-stars.net offers heartiest best wishes to |
| Cash-for-vote scam: No sufficient evidence found against Amar Singh Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:55 AM PDT 
Cash-for-vote scam: No sufficient evidence found against Amar Singh Aug 3, 2011, 09.24pm IST PTI NEW DELHI: In what could be a virtual clean chit to Amar Singh in the cash-for-vote scam, Delhi Police has said it has not found sufficient evidence against the former Samajwadi party leader or any other politician to arrest them in the case. The city police submitted its status report in Supreme Court this on Wednesday afternoon, over a fortnight after the apex court rapped the force for its "callous" probe into the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. Sources said the investigators have found no sufficient evidence against Amar Singh or any other politician though two persons have named him as the one who send the money for three BJP MPs sought to be bribed for voting in favour of UPA government during the trust vote. Following a fortnight of intensive interrogation of various persons, investigators believe that it was Suhail Hindustani, only who tried to approach SP leader Rewati Raman Singh for striking a deal for MPs to vote in favour of UPA government. As of now, they said, there is no evidence to link any Congress or Samajwadi Party leader with the scam. There is no evidence to suggest that any political leader got in touch with alleged middleman Suhail Hindustani. Hindustani, an alleged middleman between BJP MPs sought to be bribed and Amar Singh, had alleged that it was Singh who had sent the money for three opposition MPs to vote in favour of UPA government during the trust vote. Sanjeev Saxena, once considered close to Amar Singh, also alleged that Singh was behind the episode. BJP MP Argal reiterated the claim. Both Saxena and Hindustani were arrested |
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