In a blow to the Congress-JDS coalition in Karnataka, two MLAs on Tuesday withdrew support to the government headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy.
H. Nagesh (Independent) and R. Shankar (KPJP) have written to Governor Vajubhai Vala conveying their decision. In separate identical letters which are available to the media, the lawmakers said that they were withdrawing support extended to the coalition government of the Congress and the JDS with immediate effect.
The MLAs are now staying in a Mumbai hotel has requested the governor to take “necessary action.” Both the Congress and the BJP have been accusing each other of trying to lure legislators.
The BJP MLAs are presently camping in Gurgaon, amid reports that some Congress and Independent MLAs are staying at a hotel in Mumbai.
Taking cue from Lady Gaga, a number of artists are taking down collaborations with R. Kelly from streaming services.
Kelly’s collaborations with Celine Dion– ‘I’m Your Angel’, 1998 and Chance the Rapper– ‘Somewhere in Paradise’, 2015 appear to be in the process of being removed.
‘I’m Your Angel’ had been removed from YouTube but not other streaming services and ‘Somewhere in Paradise’ was taken down from streaming services but not YouTube.
Last week, about 12 hours passed between Gaga’s announcement that she wanted to remove her 2013 collaboration with Kelly titled ‘Do What U Want’ from streaming services and the iTunes store, and the actual removal.
A performance of the song from the American Music Awards that year remains on YouTube; that clip is owned by ABC, which broadcasted the show, rather than Gaga’s label, Interscope Records.
Kelly has been accused of sexual abuse and misconduct by multiple women over the past two decades. However, the accusations against the 52-year-old singer resurfaced in the wake of a recent documentary series ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ that chronicles allegations of abuse, predatory behaviour, and paedophilia against him.
In ‘Surviving R. Kelly’, Chance the Rapper told Cassius reporter Jamilah Lemiux that “Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake. At the time, it wasn’t even present in my mind that people could feel any type of way about his presence on a track of mine. I think for a long time I was only able to understand R. Kelly’s situation and presence in the world when it comes down to his trial and his accusations and his accusers as a victim. I don’t know if that’s because I’m from Chicago [as is Kelly] or because he made great music or because he is a black man.”
Former porn star and entrepreneur Jenna Jameson is following a strict Keto diet that has helped her lose more than 80 pounds since she gave birth to her daughter, Batel, in 2017.
“The before pic shows a tired new mom in absolute love. Sore but elated. Batel was only 2 weeks… and I am still in awe of the fact that my body made a perfect 8 lb baby. I honour that beautiful body,” Jameson wrote on Instagram alongside a photograph holding daughter Batel when she was first born and now.
“Batel is now 21 months and I’m still in awe of this body that continues to nourish her. I hope that all of you mommys understand how magical you are,” she added.
Besides that, Jameson also shared another before and after shot of her physical transformation.
“Truth. I thought I was still sexy in my before pic. I was right,” she wrote.
The Keto diet is a low-calorie, high-fat diet in which alcohol and sugar (including most fruit) are banned, as well as beans, starchy vegetables, and most grains. Instead, Keto dieters focus on proteins, leafy vegetables, fats and oils.
Last week, Jameson quit Twitter over anti-Semitic remarks.
Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter has requested the home ministry and the CBI to appeal against the trial court’s acquittal of all the accused in the case.
On December 21, 2018, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court had acquitted all the 22 accused due to insufficient evidence and the prosecution’s failure to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The accused, mostly junior level police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan were charged with killing Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his associate Tulsiram Prajapati in a fake encounter.
On January 14 this year, Sohrabuddin’s brother Rububuddin wrote letters to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the CBI, the prosecuting agency, requesting them to file an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the lower court’s order.
The judgment of the CBI court dated December 21, 2018 acquitting all the accused persons is bad in law and prima facie untenable. The special CBI court has erred in appreciating facts and evidence in right perspective. I humbly request you (MHA and CBI) to kindly undertake all necessary measures to file appeal before the Bombay High Court, Rubabuddin said in the letter.
According to CBI, the three victims, who were returning to Sangli in Maharashtra from Hyderabad in a bus, were taken into custody by a police team on the night of November 22-23, 2005. The couple was taken in one vehicle and Prajapati in another.
The CBI said that Shaikh was killed on November 26, 2005, allegedly by a joint team comprising Gujarat and Rajasthan Police, and Kausar Bi three days later. Prajapati, who was lodged in an Udaipur Central Jail, was killed in an encounter on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border on December 27, 2006.
The CBI had initially charged 38 persons, including BJP president Amit Shah, who was then Gujarat home minister, Gulabchand Kataria, the then Rajasthan home minister, and senior IPS officers like D.G. Vanzara and P.C. Pande. The prosecution had examined 210 witnesses, of which 92 turned hostile. Shah was arrested in the case in July 2010, but released on bail by Gujarat High Court in October 2010. He was discharged by the CBI court in December 2014.
Sixteen people, including Shah, Kataria, Vanzara and Pande, were earlier discharged by the CBI court due to lack of evidence.
Tom Cruise, who has earned a reputation for his death-defying stunts in “Mission Impossible” films, is expected to return as Ethan Hunt.
The superstar confirmed the release year of the films in a tweet.
“Summer 2021 and Summer 2022,” he wrote.
McQuarrie became the only director in the franchise’s history to return for a second time with 2018 film “Fallout” after helming 2015 “Rogue Nation”.
“Fallout” was met with unanimous praise from the critics for its upscale action sequences even though Cruise ended up breaking his ankle while shooting a jump scene.
Diageo-owned liquor firm United Spirits (USL) on Tuesday said it has executed a share purchase agreement for sale of its entire equity share capital in its subsidiary Four Seasons Wines as well as associated brands to Grover Zampa Vineyards and Quintela Assets.
The company has entered an agreement for the sale of all the equity shares held by the company constituting 100 per cent of the paid up equity share capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Four Seasons Wines (FSWL), along with the brands, “the company said in a regulatory filing.
USL said this move towards disinvestment of Four Seasons Wines is in line with USL’s strategy to successfully continue to monetise its non-core assets, including subsidiaries.
The company said total consideration received for this sale is Rs 31.86 crore.
“As a result, FSWL will cease to be a subsidiary of USL” it added.
Explaining the rationale, Diageo India Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Sanjeev Churiwala said, “This deal brings us a step closer to the structural rationalisation and simplification of our India business.
“The Four Seasons Wines business is a niche but a small part of the overall Diageo India portfolio and the sale will enable us to focus on our premiumisation strategy and grow our core spirits business in India.”
Qatar Airways will not buy a stake in Jet Airways as a substantial portion of the debt-laden Indian carrier is held by Etihad Airways, whose owner Abu Dhabi is an “enemy” of Qatar, its CEO Akbar al-Baker said on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi is part of the United Arab Emirates that cut ties with Qatar in 2017 over accusations of supporting terrorism. Doha denies the charges. The UAE, together with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have banned Qatar Airways since June of that year as part of the dispute.
“We would definitely look at it (Jet Airways) if a 24 percent stake was not held by Etihad,” al-Baker told Reuters on the sidelines of an aviation conference in Mumbai. “How can I take a stake in an airline which is owned by our adversary?”
Etihad plans to hike its stake in Jet to help the Indian carrier with its financial woes, a person close to the Abu Dhabi carrier told Reuters late on Monday.
Al-Baker said Qatar Airways would be “delighted” to take a stake in IndiGo, the largest airline in India – home to the world’s fastest growing aviation market.
The Qatari airline has previously expressed an interest in investing in IndiGo, owned by InterGlobe Aviation.
“But not in an airline where substantial ownership is by the enemy of my country,” he said, referring to Jet.
Qatar Airways posted a 252 million riyal ($67.18 million) loss for the financial year ended March 31, 2018, as it lost access to 18 destinations due to the political dispute.
As part of a broader effort to diversify its portfolio outside its home market, the Qatari carrier purchased a 10 percent stake in Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd in 2017 and 5 percent in China Southern Airlines Co Ltd this month.
Qatar Airways also remains interested in starting a fully owned airline in India, al-Baker said on Tuesday, but that is not allowed under India’s current foreign investment rules.
Given China and India “are the biggest growing markets, it is obvious as an airline we want to invest strategically in those regions because we ourselves are a very rapidly growing airline”, he said.
Police arrested a man involved in cyber crime in East Singhbhum district and seized 25 cloned ATM cards from his house, a senior police officer said.
The man identified as Onkar Singh, was arrested following a raid conducted by a police team headed by Superintendent of Police (city) Prabhat Kumar at his house here, Senior Superintendent of Police, Anoop Birtharay said on Monday.
Birtharay said the police had information that Singh with the help of his aides used to fit a card reader and micro camera in the place specified for ATM card swap and used to procure the bank details of the customers. Then he would withdraw money from their account fraudulently.
Further investigation in this regard was on after a case was registered at the Cyber Police Station, he added.
Singer-actor Selena Gomez has returned to social media and has thanked her fans for their continuous support. The singer took time off from Instagram after she entered rehab in October last year.
Gomez, 26, posted on Instagram on Monday for the first time since September last year that, “It’s been awhile since you have heard from me, but I wanted to wish everyone a happy new year and to thank you for your love and support. Last year was definitely a year of self-reflection, challenges and growth.
It’s always those challenges which show you who you are and what you are capable of overcoming. Trust me, it’s not easy, but I am proud of the person I am becoming and look forward to the year ahead. Love you all,” she wrote.
Gomez had entered a treatment facility to help address ongoing issues related to anxiety and depression.
Anna Faris has congratulated her ex-husband Chris Pratt on his engagement to Katherine Schwarzenegger. The 42 years old actor was married to Pratt, with whom she has six year old son Jack, for eight years before they split in 2017 and finalised their divorce in November last year.
Pratt, 39, shared the engagement news on Sunday with an adorable Instagram post and Faris commented on it.
”I’m so happy for you both!! Congratulations!” she wrote on the post which was accompanied by a picture of Pratt and Schwarzenegger.
The “Jurassic World” actor and Katherine, the daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, have been together since June last year.
In a blow to the Congress-JDS coalition in Karnataka, two MLAs on Tuesday withdrew support to the government headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy.
Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter has requested the home ministry and the CBI to appeal against the trial court’s acquittal of all the accused in the case.
Police arrested a man involved in cyber crime in East Singhbhum district and seized 25 cloned ATM cards from his house, a senior police officer said.
