3 Bangkok blasts: Bomber maimed
An Iranian man was seriously wounded in Bangkok on Tuesday when a bomb he was carrying exploded and blew one of his legs off. Israel said the incident was an attempted terrorist attack by Iran.
Congress MLA, 10 others in custody till Feb. 28
A local court on Tuesday in Jodhpur has sent arrested Congress MLA Malkhan Singh and 10 others, accused in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi, to judicial custody till February 28. The CBI produced all of them, including Bhanwari’s husband Amarchand, before the court. The agency, meanwhile, received a jolt when key accused Sahiram Bishnoi backtracked from his statement recorded before the court.
Naveen lobbies for Jaya’s support
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who on Monday had termed conferment of powers on the proposed National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) to arrest and carry out searches under the Unlawful Activit
Chauhan claims he planted bombs
Kamal Chauhan, a disgruntled RSS worker arrested by the NIA, on Tuesday claimed that he had planted bombs on board Samjhauta Express in 2007 that left 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, dead.
Action done, Hrithik to try comedy next
Post Agneepath, Hrithik Roshan is not about to repeat the action genre anytime soon. It’s comedy that is atop his priority list now.
Jha wants Kat for his next film
Katrina Kaif owes a lot to Prakash Jha. It was Jha’s Rajneeti that first portrayed her as a serious actress, someone who’s more than just a pretty face and a glam doll image. But for all the courage that Jha showed in trusting Kat with such a key role, he was rather put off by her. The creative differences the two had while filming Rajneeti meant he left Kat out of his next venture Aarakshan.
On V-Day, a museum for broken hearts
What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a car during a stormy breakup?
Or a teddy bear that was once a Valentine’s Day present? A wedding dress from a marriage gone awry? An axe that smashed through household furniture?
Israel: Iran behind attacks
Israel accused arch enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks in India and Georgia.
Pillai: Baruah kin keen to be back in Assam
Former home secretary G.K. Pillai here on Monday said that wife and children of elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah are keen to come back to Assam, but Baruah was stopping them from coming.
Gemma’s choosy about roles
Gemma Arteton is not afraid to turn down film roles. The British actress thinks she was too eager accept job offers when she first started out in Hollywood because as a woman you have to work harder to make it but now that she has starred in several hit films, she can afford to be more choosy about her work.