Katy Perry is reportedly planning to tie the knot with beau John Mayer in June.
A source told Grazia magazine that the couple, who has been dating for around 18 months, wants to get hitched at the San Ysidro Ranch in Perry`s home town of Santa Barbara, the Mirror reported.
It is also believed that the `Firework` hit maker`s pastor father, Keith Hudson, will officiate the couple`s nuptials.
Angelina Jolie believes that directing ` Unbroken`, which is based on World War II prisoner of war survivor Louie Zamperini `s story, has been the hardest thing she has ever done.
The 38-year-old actress said in an interview with NBC that she had to pitch her butt off to get the project off the ground and had to make phone calls for hours on end, collect data and make different boards.
The `Salt` actress continued saying that she had to haul the boards in a garbage bag to Universal herself.
The mum-of-six also insisted that she has a huge responsibility to get the picture right because she loves Zamperini, who taught her that resilience and strength of the human spirit is an extraordinary thing in dark times. (ANI)
The Shiv Sena is eyeing the south Mumbai constituency by fielding BJP sitting MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha’s son Abhinandan Lodha who is a Shiv Sena candidate. Congress MP Milind Deora has won the Lok Sabha election twice from South Mumbai which is considered as one of the high profile area of the city.
Since majority of the population of this area belongs to Gujarati, Marwari and Marathi community hence Sena is fielding Lodha to challenge Deora. Earlier Bhartiya Janata Party used to field their candidate for the Lok Sabha election. However this time the Shiv Sena will be fielding their candidates in this constituency.
Earlier discussion were held for fielding BJP sitting MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha from the south Mumbai constituency but now Mahayuti has taken a decision that Abhinandan Lodha against Milind Deora with an intention to garner more votes from this constituency.
Sources from Mahayuti spoke to AV on the condition of anonymity and said, “With an intention to give a tough challenge to the Congress sitting MP Milind Deora we are planning to field such a candidate who can lure voters from Gujarati, Marwadi and Marathi community. Abhinandhan Lodha is an able candidate hence he is likely to contest from south Mumbai.”
Most of the voters in south Mumbai constituency belong to Gujarati, Marwadi and Marathi communities. Abhinandan Lodha can attract Gujarati and Marwadi voters and win their confidence. Abhinandhan can give a tough fight to Milind Deora in the south Mumbai constituency.
Nobody is willing to question Mangal Prabhat Lodha because of his strong financial status. The party is searching for some financial heavy weight candidate and Abhinandhan fits the bill. Mangal Prabhat Lodha is the founder of the renowned Lodha Group a real estate firm.
Shiv Sena had fielded Mohan Rawle from south Mumbai constituency who was defeated by Milind Deora. Rawle came third while the second position was held by MNS candidate Bala Nandgoakar.
AAP leader Meera Sanyal will be contesting election from the south Mumbai constituency whereas Milind Deora will be contesting election for the third time from the same place. The MNS too is likely to field Bala Nandgoakar from this constituency. The Shiv Sena- BJP Alliance is yet to declare the list of the candidates who will be contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha election.
sanjayQuestioning the repeated parole given to actor Sanjay Dutt who is serving a six-year term in a Pune jail, the Bombay High Court said, “What is the point of rules and regulations if a convict can enjoy 105 days outside the jail?”
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation or PIL against the actor’s parole, the court also observed that the state government “would not have shown this diligence in cases where convict is a common man” and added that the state “should exercise its discretionary powers properly and should not discriminate.”
The court’s remarks came a day after the Centre asked the Maharashtra government to explain why the 54-year-old actor, who is serving a six-year jail term in a 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, has been given the special privilege of parole thrice in the nine months he has been in jail.
Mr. Dutt was convicted by the Supreme Court for illegal possession of arms and was sentenced to six years of imprisonment. He had earlier served 18 months. He surrendered before a Mumbai court in May to serve the remaining term.
The actor has been out on parole since December 21 and was to return to the Yerawada Jail in Pune on February 21. Reports said his parole was extended again till March 21 on his request to be with his wife Manyata, who is said to be unwell, and his twin children.
Earlier, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil had said the state government will investigate allegations that the actor was being provided alcohol in jail.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial off the Arabian Sea will be completed in three years.
The work of erecting statues and memorial of other noted personalities like Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj in Kolhapur, B R Ambedkar in Mumbai and former chief minister late Marotrao Kannamwar in Vidarbha would also be completed in stipulated time period, he said while replying to supplementary demands in the Legislative Assembly.
“It is true that the work on erecting the statue of Shivaji Maharaj was delayed due to security and environmental issues. But we will complete the project in three years,” Pawar said.
The government passed Rs 1,370 crore of supplementary demands after discussion here in the Assembly.
The issue was raised by Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse, who lamented that nothing much has taken place after announcement of establishment of memorials.
“We are not against the memorials of tall personalities. But the government has failed to complete them. The government makes on budgetary provisions for the statues and memorials but what has happened to the statue of Shivaji Maharaj, Savitribai Phule statue, Dr Ambedkar memorial promised by the government?” Khadse asked.
MNS leader Bala Nandgaokar supported Khadse’s views and demanded that the statue of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray be erected at the gates of the Assembly.
“Balasaheb was one of the biggest leaders of Maharashtra and I have been demanding to build his statue at Vidhan Bhavan gates,” Nandgaokar said.
A Nationalist Congress Party MLC from Sangli’s Tasgaon constituency resigned from his post.
Sanjay Kaka Patil, who tendered his resignation to Maharashtra Legislative Council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh, said in the House that he was resigning from the post following continuous harassment in the NCP.
Without taking any name, Patil alleged that a minister was harassing him.
“I have been facing problem at the party level. A minister in the party is constantly harassing me. He is trying his best to end my political career,” he alleged in the House.
“He (Patil) joined the BJP in the evening. Some more leaders from their party would also join the BJP in coming days,” said senior party leader Gopinath Munde.
Sanjay Kaka Patil’s entry in the BJP fold would be a big blow to senior NCP leader and Home Minister R R Patil, as the saffron party is likely to field him as a Lok Sabha candidate from Sangli.
The official residence of the Maharashtra Governor, the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, has bagged the coveted ISO certificate for having excellent management systems, an official said on Tuesday.
“It is perhaps the first Raj Bhavan in the country to have received the international-level certification,” the official said.
Governor K Sankaranarayanan on Tuesday accepted the ISO 9001:2008 certification.
The Governor said getting the ISO certificate was only the beginning and maintaining the standard of services over a period of time would require involvement and willing participating of all officers and staff.
“As the highest office in the state, Raj Bhavan must set an example for other organizations in terms of efficiency, standards and quality of services,” Sankaranarayanan urged.
Situated in south Mumbai on a lush green 50 acres, the landmark Raj Bhavan is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on three sides, with sprawling heritage buildings dotting the complex.
Originally, it was a hunting lodge for the British rulers, later it was converted into a summer residence and gradually it became the official residence of the governor.
The complex, boasting of its own private beach, has been officially housing the residence and secretariats of governors — formerly British, and post-Independence Indian — right from 1885 onwards.
Over the years, it has hosted both Indian and foreign dignitaries in one or more of the bungalows which are richly decorated with carvings, fittings and furniture, valuable paintings and other artefacts.
Besides Mumbai, there are three other Raj Bhavans in Nagpur, Pune and the hill station of Mahabaleshwar which are used as official residences.
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has pulled up ICICI Lombard Motor Insurance for indulging in “unfair trade practices” and asked it to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to a complainant.
In their order, Forum president Umesh Jhawalikar and member ND Kadam observed that the bank’s insurance wing was deficient in its services as it totally rejected the insurance claim when it could have sanctioned a partial amount.
The claimant Gopalakrishnan Nair told the Forum that he had a valid insurance with the company for the period November 9, 2006 to November 8, 2007 for a sum of Rs 3,88,800 for his car Opel Corsa.
The complainant informed the Forum that his car met with an accident at Turbhe on December 8, 2006 and he had promptly registered an offence with the APMC police station and a ‘panchnama’ of the accident site was also carried out.
The vehicle was later taken to the Fort Point automobiles for repairs. After the survey, a claim for the accident was lodged with the insurer within the stipulated period, he told the Forum.
However, the insurer refused to accept his claim and settle it as per the guidelines of IRDA and within the stipulated period as a result of which he had to make use of another vehicle for his travel and pay charges to the garage as the car was still parked in the Fort Point premises.
Thus Nair lodged a claim of Rs 5,62,350 which included the insurance claim amount, charges for parking his car at the garage which was Rs 35,550 and also expenses for usage of other vehicle for commuting and other expenses which totaled upto Rs 1,34,000.
The respondent insurance company, while arguing the case, informed the Forum that as per experts’ opinion of the company after survey of the damaged vehicle, there was no necessity to change the bodyshell of the car.
However, the claimant had carried out an independent survey in which the expert had opined otherwise. This was the matter of dispute which delayed the process, the insurance company informed the Forum in its submission.
As per IRDA guidelines, the bank should have made 75 percent of the eligible amount to the claimant within the stipulated time which it did not do as a result of which the insured had to park his car in the garage for which he incurred additional expenses on parking and also had to make use of other means of transport for commuting, pending repair.
The complainant had promptly taken all steps including complaint to the APMC police station, getting the panchnama done, getting inspection done by an expert, and also filed the claim within the stipulated period along with all relevant documents, as per IRDA guidelines and the Indian Motor Tariff, the Forum observed.
The Forum further said it was necessary that the insurance company should have sanctioned the claim within the stipulated time. Likewise, it was justified that the insurance company ought to have sanctioned up to 75% of the insured amount by taking into consideration prevailing circumstances and the documents.
The insurance company, however rejected the claim on two counts. One there was no need to change the body shell and another the original repair bill was not presented by the claimant.
As the respondent was the service provider for the complainant, it was duty bound to sanction his claim up to the eligible sum which was justified. It could have sanctioned the claim even by deducting the charges of the body shell within the stipulated time, which it failed do.
Hence, it is held that it had indulged in unfair trade practices, the Forum said.
Fresh trial in the Salman Khan 2002 hit and run case will begin from March 26, 2014. A Mumbai session court on Tuesday fixed the date for the fresh trail. The persecution has submitted a list of 17 witnesses, who will be examined and cross-examined again.
This comes after a magisterial court ordered a fresh trial in the case in December 2103. Earlier, Salman had been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing death by negligence among others. Since culpable homicide cases are triable by a sessions court, he referred the case to it.
The sessions court had on July 24, 2013 framed charges against Khan for culpable homicide for which he could have had faced a jail term up to 10 years, while the charge of rash and negligent driving entailed imprisonment for two years.
The actor had moved the sessions court on November 19, 2013 seeking a fresh trial in the case as he had not been given an opportunity in the magistrate’s court to cross-examine witnesses vis-a-vis the new charge of culpable homicide.
On September 28, 2002, a Toyota Lexus SUV, allegedly driven by him, had crushed a group of people sleeping on a pavement outside a bakery in suburban Bandra, killing one and injuring four.
Millennium city, Mumbai, will soon become the first place in India where consumers can enjoy power portability.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday held a meeting with the representatives of power discoms, Tata, Reliance and BEST to discuss power tariff issues concerning Mumbai.
After the meeting, Chavan said “We are giving directions to both Reliance and Tata that the Reliance consumers can move to Tata since their power has lower tariff. State government will be keeping tabs to ensure that there is no hindrance for consumers, who wish to switch from Reliance to Tata. Both the private power DISCOMs have agreed to this”.
Chavan added that the government will make sure that there will be uniform tariff for consumers consuming up to 300 units across the state. He said “We are working towards that. And have asked Tata and Reliance to give a roadmap to ensure that there is uniformity in power tariff for up to 300 units”.
This comes after the Congress government in Maharashtra faced rebel from two of its own MPs, Priya Dutt and Sanjay Nirupam.
