Court rejects bail plea of Dr. Rajesh Talwar

Noida court has rejected the bail plea of Dr. Rajesh Talwar, the prime accused in the sensational Noida double murder case. This high profile murder case creates storm in the country.

The lawyer of Dr Talwar moved two bail applications on the grounds of health grounds and loopholes in the police investigations. Chief Judicial Magistrate A K Singh granted the application moved by police seeking custody after prosecution pleaded that his police remand was essential for further probe into the case.

Earlier police had remanded seven-day custody for Talwar, but the court allowed only three-day remand for the completion of the prosecution.

Arushi Talwar was found murdered in her Sec 25 residence, while her domestic help Hemraj was also found murdered on the terrace of the house. The police has detained Dr Talwar on the charges of double murder.

However, Dr Nupur Talwar, Arushi's mother and the wife of Rajesh is denying the police theory by saying that Rajesh loves his daughter too much to have killed her.

Father held in arushi's murder

In a theatric turn in Noida's double murder case, police have detained Arushi’s father Dr. Rajesh Talwar on the charges of murdering his daughter and servant.

Talwar's extra material affair with Dr. Anita Durrani, his partner at his private dental clinic, is seems to be the root cause the murder. Anita Durrani has also been named an accomplice, while Arushi’s mother Nupur, has been detained for abettment and is being questioned.

Arushi’s parents, Dr. Nupur and Dr. Rajesh Talwar were questioned for five hours on Thursday night and again today at an undisclosed location, during which Dr. Rajesh made contradictory statements.

Police had earlier declared Hemraj as their suspect, but were red-faced when he was found murdered on the terrace of the Talwars’ home, a day later. (Agencies)

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Four persons are arrested in connection with Jaipur blasts

Police have detained four persons for questioning in connection with the Jaipur serial blasts. Police officials informed that the primary investigation reports hinted towards the involvement of Huji (Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami), a Bangladesh based militant organization. The four includes an injured man and a rickshaw puller.

Pink turns blood red, as blasts shakes Jaipur

Everyone was celebrating the beautiful evening of Jaipur, unaware of the approaching 12 minutes, that are capable of bringing the drastic changes in their life. Eight serial blasts, a short span of 12 minutes, turn the streets of beautiful pink city and the evening into red, not by utilizing some artificial colours or pigments, but by using the blood and flesh of humans.

Some voices which were reciting Bhajans with their full devotion and enthusiasm, has converted into the elegy of sadness. All happens, in a span of just 12 minutes.

The markets scattered in the radius of around two kilometers, were rocked by eight serial blasts leaving around 70 dead and 200 injured. The manless streets of Tripolia bazaar, Johari Bazar, Manas Chowk, Badi Choupal and Choti Choupal, themselves narrating the saga of these unfortunate 12 minutes.

One of the deadliest quakes shakes China, buries more than 10000

It seems that Asia has become the favourite destination of the natural calamities. After the killer cyclone at Myanmar, another disaster shook the most populous country of the world, killing more than 10000 people in a span of several minutes. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the central city of Chengdu, home to 11 million people and the capital of Sichuan province.

In a gruesome incident, about 1,000 students and teachers were buried when their school building collapse in southwestern China.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li starrer "The Forbidden Kingdom" tops China's box office

The Forbidden Kingdom, the first movie of the awesome Chinese duo, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, is susseccfully running across China. Directed by Rob Minkoff, the film is all about an American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who's magically transported to ancient China, where he teams up with a drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); a mysterious and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li) to help free a mythical monkey king.

Earliar, film pandits were of the view that this piece would hardly appeal to the Chinese since its script is geared towards American audiences.

Against all predictions, this Hollywood-Chinese co-production made $21.4 million since April 24, the day of its release, informs Tang Jingting, a spokeswoman for Chinese movie company Huayi Brothers, one of the film's investors in a telephonic interview.

A movie that makes more than $14 million in China is considered a hit and $29 million a major hit.

Earlier, this Kung Fu film has also performed well in US, earning $45.7 million since its release on April 18, according to Box Office Mojo, the box office tracking site. (Agencies)

Anushka Sharma to pair up with SRK in Aditya Chopra's next venture

Bangalore model, Anushka Sharma is all set to pair up with Shah Rukh Khan in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. This film is the third directorial venture after eight years.SRK, shahrukh khan, king khan

"We were looking for a girl who could personify the spirit of Punjab and we have found her in Anushka", said Yash Chopra. He further adds, "While she has no previous acting experience, we have seen that unique spark in her that makes us confident that she will be a standout even opposite Shah Rukh. "

Anushka Sharma is the second Bangalorean after Deepika Padukone, to play the female lead opposite Shahrukh Khan in her first venture. (Agencies)

Britney Spears granted greater access to her sons

Pop diva Britney Spears must be feeling relaxed after a Los Angeles judge has granted more access to her sons, said, Mark Vincent Kaplan - the lawyer for her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Till now, Federline has had the full custodian right over the children since January,2008, when Spears entered a psychiatric hospital.

The pop star's personal life spiraled out of control after her break-up from Federline in 2006. (agencies)

Madonna's short performance annoys French fans

Pop queen Madonna frustrates her fans in France after turning up to a concert more than two hours late. Further, her 40-minute performance adds more fuel to the fire.

One fan, Melanie Monnier, said, "She is great, but the wait and the shortness of the show were a bit disappointed. There was a real lack of emotion."

The pop diva was dressed in a black T-shirt, trousers and big boots. She takes on the stage on a big chair by sipping champagne directly from the bottle, followed by her kissing scene with one of her female dancers - like she did with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards - before performing Hard Candy. (agencies)

Amitabh Bachchan to play the role of Bangladesh founder

Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, will play the role of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh. The film will be directed by Shyam Benegal, a veteran director who has won India's National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi five times.

Abhishek Bachchan will also a part of the film. He will play the role of a young Mujibur.

Film producer Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury said, "After getting the consent of Amitabh, I am now a relieved man. To project a person of the magnitude of Sheikh Mujib, I could not imagine no one other than him." (Agencies)

SBI to soon announce its general insurance partner

BI, India's largest sender bank on Thursday said that it will shortly announce its non-life insurance partner.

Mr. O P Bhatt, Chairman, said in an interview that they have shortlisted certain companies for this purpose and with this month they will finalize the partner for the venture.

According to sources, SBI has shortlisted three partners from a list of nine. These includes Australia's IAG (Insurance Australia Group) besides one from Germany and the other from the US. The general insurance venture is expected to focus initially on SBI's corporate clients. (Agencies)

HDFC profit zooms by 40%

The Housing Development Finance Corp., India's top mortgage lender, has reported a 40% in the net profit for the last quarter ended on the 31st March. HDFC, which is 11.75% owned by Citigroup, has posted a profit after tax of Rs 2,712.19 crore for the year ended March 31, excluding Rs 293 crore it earned through derivative exposure.

The company's PAT for the year is 54.74 per cent higher than the last fiscal when it earned Rs 1,741.98 crore.

The board has recommended a dividend of Rs 25 per share. (Agencies)

An IIT Delhi graduate appointed as 1st Nehru Professor at Cambridge

Jaideep Prabhu, an IIT, Delhi graduate , was on Wednesday, appointed as chair of the Jawaharlal Nehru professorship of Indian Business and Enterprise at Cambridge University. Mr. Prabhu is currently working as the director of research and professor of marketing at Tanaka Business School, Imperial College in London. The IITan is suppose to take the charge of its new designation from September one.

He said delightedly, " I am honoured and privileged to have been elected to this professorship. India now plays a pivotal role in the global economy. With eight to nine per cent annual growth, rising foreign exchange reserves, a booming capital market and rapidly expanding FDI inflows, India is the second fastest growing major economy in the world."

This professorship is funded by a £3.2 million grant from the government of India. (Agencies)

An IIT Delhi graduate appointed as 1st Nehru Professor at Cambridge

Jaideep Prabhu, an IIT, Delhi graduate , was on Wednesday, appointed as chair of the Jawaharlal Nehru professorship of Indian Business and Enterprise at Cambridge University. Mr. Prabhu is currently working as the director of research and professor of marketing at Tanaka Business School, Imperial College in London. The IITan is suppose to take the charge of its new designation from September one.

He said delightedly, " I am honoured and privileged to have been elected to this professorship. India now plays a pivotal role in the global economy. With eight to nine per cent annual growth, rising foreign exchange reserves, a booming capital market and rapidly expanding FDI inflows, India is the second fastest growing major economy in the world."

This professorship is funded by a £3.2 million grant from the government of India. (Agencies)

Apple launches an innovative line of iMac desktops

Applie Inc. unleashes an innovative and superior line of its famous desktop brand, the all-in-one iMac desktops. Available in three three basic configurations: a 20-inch 2.4-GHz model, a 20-inch 2.66-GHz model, and a 24-inch 2.8- GHz model, these destops are really marvelous in their configuration. Lets see how the market will respond to this new range of products.

All these models are empowered with a faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors and an optional more powerful graphics processor on its high-end 24-inch model. The other attractive features of these models are 1066MHz system bus, 6MB of level 2 cache, and the most power graphics yet available on the system.

The 2.4-GHz iMac is offered with an ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT (128-MB memory). It is available at a retail price of $1,199, while the 2.66-GHz and 2.8-GHz models come with an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256-MB memory) and retail for $1,499 and $1,799 respectively. The new iMac models are available now through Apple's retail and online stores.

Another attractive features of these desktops are an in-built Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, five USB 2.0 ports, Wi-Fi networking, AirPort Extreme 802.11n, a built-in iSight video camera, Gigabit Ethernet, one FireWire 400 port and one FireWire 800 port.