Last visuals: Video shows rationalist M M Kalburgi being wheeled out of district hospital

August 30, 2015, 6:58 am

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M Malleshappa Kalburgi is the third rationalist to be assassinated in India in the last three years. (video below)

Staff correspondent, August 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

Outspoken progressive thinker M M Kalburgi was shot dead at his residence in Dharwad on Sunday morning.

Two unidentified men shot at him from a pointblank range  after knocking on the door of his house.

Kalburgi was rushed to the civil hospital where he was declared brought dead. A video uploaded by Kannada daily Udayavani shows the police bringing out Kalburgi's body from the district hospital.

Throughout his career Kalburgi had battled religious fanatics with his advocacy of rational thought.

He had a confrontational relationship with Hindutva groups such as VHP and Bajrang Dal, who had opposed his comments on idol worship by Hindus.

A noted Kannada scholar, epigraphist and researcher, M M Kalburgi was a former vice chancellor of Hampi University. He had specialised in the Vachana literature, though his writings on the subject was not popular with the Lingayats, the  majority community of Karnataka.

Born in 1938, Kalburgi had won Sahitya Akademi, Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi, Nrupatunga Award and the Pampa Awards.

Kalburgi is the third rationalist to be assassinated in India in the last three years. Early this year Govind Pansare, a Maharashtra communist leader was shot dead by unknown assailants. Two years ago, well-known rationalist Narendra Dabholkar had also been killed.

None of these killers have been caught till now.

Video: Police bringing out Kalburgi's body from the district hospital.

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Only in India - Stone pelting 'Bagwal' festival at Devidhura, Uttarakhand, injures over hundred devotees (Watch video)

August 30, 2015, 9:27 am

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Devidhura's Bagwal festival attracts people from Kumaon, Nepal, and other places. (Stone pelting video below)

Staff correspondent, August 30, 2015, NewCrunch

On Saturday, when the rest of India celebrated  Raksha Bandhan by tying rakhi, the villagers at Devidhura in Champawat district of Uttarakhand took part in their annual stone pelting Bagwal festival.

As the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat watched, two groups of devotees threw stones at each other. The large wooden shields they had built to protect themselves were not of much use and media reports say nearly 150 people were injured.

Located at 45 kms from Lohaghat in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, Devidhura's Bagwal festival attracts people from Kumaon, Nepal, and other places.

Bagwal festival starts with the worship of local goddess Barahi, whose idol from a temple is brought out in the open. It is then the devotees pelt stones at each other to please goddess Barahi.

The belief is that the blood, which is shed during the festival, appeases the goddess to fulfill their wishes.

Video: Annual stone pelting Bagwal festival at Devidhura in Champawat, Uttarakhand

Makuta reveals Bahubali visual effects secrets - the waterfall scene was made in studio

August 30, 2015, 10:02 am

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Makuta VFX gives breakup of computer generated imagery in Bahubali (Video below)

Staff correspondent, August 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

Makuta VFX, the company behind the mesmerising scenes in mega hit Bahubali has released a behind-the-scenes video, revealing the secrets of the movie.

A key to the Bahubali success were the enchanting water fall scenes with which the movie begins and manages to sustain the momentum.

Makuta VFX recaps the key shots of the waterfall scenes and shows how they were assembled.

All the enactments - Prabhas leaping across the cliffs and Anushka swaying to the waterfall - were shot in the studio. Then they were overlaid with the select  footage from the waterfall, immersed digitally using sophisticated  effects to make them, well, enchanting.

Makuta VFX, which has offices in Santa Clara and Hyderabad, was also  the company that made Rajamouli's Eega, another visual effects-rich movie.

It won the National Film Awards in 2010 and 2012 for "Magadheera", and Eega respectively.

Makuta breaksdown VFX/CG of the visual effects that created Bahubali The Beginning.

Why Hogenakal Falls has become a deathtrap for tourists - 30 deaths so far this year (With video)

August 30, 2015, 8:25 pm

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With the latest tragedy, up to 30 people have lost their lives in Hogenakal Falls this year. (Video below)

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Six members of a Chennai family, including two children,  drowned after their coracle capsized in Hogenakkal on Sunday.

With the latest tragedy, up to 30 people have lost their lives in Hogenakal Falls this year.

Hogenakal Falls is a popular tourist attraction where people take long rides on bamboo coracles, which are inherently unstable. Many children and women in sarees, the worst garment to wear when you enjoy a water ride, are among the tourists who take to water.

Life jackets are worn out or not used at all, and most can't swim. The water is deep and the current strong. So, accidents happen frequently.

The local administration has installed buzzers to warn tourists about dangerous spots and blocked access to a hazardous hanging bridge. But the measures seem to have been inadequate and the local tourist operators and coracle boatmen, by and large, run the show without checks, fleecing visitors.

On Sunday's accident, one report said the boatman abandoned the coracle after water seeped in. Another said the coracle tilted after the tourists gathered for a selfie. Both the scenarios  could  have been avoided with an efficient administration.

It is time the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments replaced coracles with modern boats and kept a close watch on the area. Anymore accidents would be shameful.

Video: Tourists enjoying coral rides in without life jackets in Hogenakal

UAE may seek ISRO expertise to launch its unmanned Mars probe by 2021

August 30, 2015, 9:18 pm

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UAE is now working on an Emirates Mars Mission, which would launch an unmanned probe to attain Mars orbit by 2021.

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015

The United Arab Emirates may seek ISRO's expertise in launching its Mars mission.

ISRO's unmanned Mars mission Mangalayan has been hailed as a cost-effective technological feat by the space community around the world.

The Economic Times reports that when the UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan visits Delhi this week, he may initiate talks on the proposal.

Al-Nahyan is expected to lead a 83-member delegation, including top officials of the UAE's space agency.

UAE runs a nine-year-old space programme, which was recently  brought under the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). It has launched four satellites - DubaiSat-1, DubaiSat-2, Khalifasat and Nayif-1 - in collaboration with foreign countries.

UAE is now working on an Emirates Mars Mission, which would launch an unmanned probe to attain Mars orbit by 2021. The probe, named Hope (Amal in Arabic), will conduct tests to profile Martian atmosphere.

While ISRO has been trying to commercialise its expertise through its marketing arm Antrix, it would be in talks with a Gulf country for the first time.

The Economic Times said UAE is keen on working with India as it would be more cost-effective than joining hands with Europe or the USA.

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik falls for Indian-origin model Neelam Gill (With video)

August 31, 2015, 1:09 am

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The book-reading, career minded Neelam Gill may be a little intellectual for Zayn Malik (video below)

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Former British boy band One Direction member Zayn Malik has fallen for Neelam Gill, the first model of Indian origin to be engaged by Burberry, a luxury British fashion brand.

Over the last year Neelam Gill has exploded into the fashion industry by signing up with Models 1 in Londonand Wilhelmina in New York, reports The Telegraph.

The five feet-10-inch Coventrygirl, who once wore braces and glasses, met Zayn Malik at the Asian Awards function in Londonin April. After he broke up with his fiancée Perrie Edwards, the two grew close.

Neelam Gill's grandparents emigrated from Punjab and both of her parents were born in England. Her biological father left them early in life and she was raised by a step-father, with whom she is very close.  Recently, she changed her surname from Johal to Gill in his honour.

Neelam Gill sees herself as a brown girl of Indian origin. After she was  hired by Burberry, she said it was a huge deal, especially for Indians.

British tabloids feel the book-reading, career minded Neelam Gill may be a little intellectual for Zayn Malik who is stuck with the image of a teen sensation.

Video: Watch Burberry model Neelam Gill talking about her love life

Video review: Not just a man’s job - Girls also should carry condoms

August 31, 2015, 3:05 am

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New short film shows Why Girls Should Carry Condoms! (Video below)

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Carrying a condom in Indiawas a man’s job.

A gentleman or at least a cautious person always put a couple of rubbers in his pocket. It was a socially responsible thing to do to protect health or help his woman avoid later complications.

This last bastion – the privilege of carrying condoms - has just crumbled thanks to a nice short video clip made by Bright Canvas films, Why Girls Should Carry Condoms!

Given that sex is no big deal for young Indians now, it pays to be prepared. And that message is from both women and men.

The video shows a flock of pigeons fluttering away merrily and dropping their waste freely soiling those walking below.

A pretty young girl is shown walking on a busy street ruled by pigeons. She comes to a spot where there is a danger of getting hit. Voila! She opens an umbrella and winks.

A message flashes on the screen: Shit happens, be prepared.

Released on August 20, the video has done well. It has generated over 143,000 views on YouTube.

Video: Watch Why Girls Should Carry Condoms!

Pakistani TV actor Faisal Qureshi calls ‘Dawn’ Indian newspaper after it slams his Phantom review (Watch video)

August 31, 2015, 3:47 am

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Dawn had come down heavily on Faisal Qureshi’s review of Phantom. (Video below)

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Pakistanis having a bhakt moment. Like our own NDTV, which is often slammed as a Pakistani channel for its Adarsh liberal stance, Dawn is being called an Indian newspaper.

Pakistan TV actor Faisal Qureshi, who uploads popular video commentaries on his Facebook page questioned the highly regarded Dawn ‘s patriotism recently.

Its crime:  It had publishedan article by Faraz Talat, who had come down heavily on Faisal Qureshi’s review of Phantom.

Faisal Qureshi had released a longish 12-minute video review of Phantom, a jingoistic and badly made Indian movie. In his critique he had matched jingoism with jingoism and played to the gallery.

Faraz Talat had charged Faisal Qureshi with putting forward an ugly face of Pakistanwith his chest-thumping and bald-faced muscle-flexing response.

Faraz Talat had noted that the politically ignorant Faisal Qureshi was unable to make any point without resorting to insults and was guilty of raging misogynism as well.

Faisal Qureshi had used words like “sahiba” and “bachi” to attack Saif Ali Khan.

Faisal Qureshi hit back asking if Dawn was a Pakistani newspaper or blatantly Indian? Even the worst kind of Pakistani could not have written this article, he wrote, inviting Faraz Talat for a no-holds barred debate in Lahore.

Video: Pakistani actor Faisal Qureshi’s video review of Phantom

India is releasing a new movie called Phantom. Saif Ali Khan says he has "no faith in Pakistan". This is what I think about the movie, and Saif's statements.
Posted by Faisal Qureshi on Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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Video: Watch 'Australian of the Day' Sikh taxi driver Tejinder Pal Singh serving free food in Darwin

August 31, 2015, 5:37 am

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Tejinder Pal Singh, with his son, in front of their food van at a location in Darwin (YouTube grab – video below)

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Tejinder Pal Singh, a Sikh migrant driver, who can barely speak English, has been named 'Australian of the Day' for feeding the homeless in Darwin City over last three years.

A video clip by 9 News interviews him and shows his charity work.

Tejinder Pal Singh says he uses 10% of his income to help the poor as mandated by his religion. He says the religion of those who benefit from his generosity does not matter.

On the last Sunday of every month he cooks 30 kgs of rice, daal and vegetables, and takes them to different locations at the city and distributes for free.

The work gives him more energy, he says. Those wanting to launch similar food drives in their locality can borrow his van, he adds.

Tejinder Pal Singh is married and has two children.

Commonwealth Bank sponsors the Australian of the Year Award to recognise ordinary Australians, who have made a big difference to the country.

Sikh expats are beginning to make a name with their free food drives, Langars, which are mandated by their religion.

In UK, thousands of free Langar meals are served every day in Sikh temples all over the country. Sikh volunteers have formed Sikh Welfare and Awareness Teams (Swat) to mobilise resources and organise the work.

Video: Watch 'Australian of the Day' Sikh cabbie Tejinder Pal Singh serving free food

Video: Watch Ishant Sharma’s epic response after getting Chandimal’s wicket, which is going viral

August 31, 2015, 6:22 am

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Ishant Sharma slapped his head a few times after getting Chandimal’s out (YouTube grab - video below)

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma created a memorable viral moment when he slapped his own head a few times after getting Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal’s wicket on Monday at Colombo.

The lively moment caught on camera is going viral and created a buzz on social media.

Ishant Sharma, who has been having a good match, got into skirmishes with several Lankan players including Chandimal.

Early in the day when Ishant Sharma was in a tense argument with Lanka pacer Dhammika Prasad, Chandimal had joined in the fight. He grazed Ishant Sharma while passing by and made a few comments of his own.

So, when Ishant Sharma had Chandimal caught by Virat Kohli in the 7^th over, he went a little overboard with his response.

Ishant Sharma had earlier provoked Dhammika Prasad, who was trying to pitch bouncers. After he sent a couple of them Ishant Sharma tapped his helmet mockingly telling the fast bowler to aim better.

Video: Watch Ishant Sharma slapping his head after getting Chandimal’s wicket

Murder on camera – property dispute behind brutal killing in Gangavati, Karnataka (graphic video, viewer discretion advised)

August 31, 2015, 8:23 am

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The murderer was later taken into custody by the police.   Image for representation only

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

A blood-curdling murder in Gangavati, Karnataka, which was captured on camera, was reportedly triggered by a festering property dispute.

The video shows a youngster hacking a man in the middle of the road. A few passersby are shocked and manage to give him a shout on what he is doing.

The young man continues to hack at the fallen individual without bothering to cover his face or to escape.

An Eenadu India report identifies the victim as a Mohammad Hebbalad, 50, and the killer as Bhasha Hirejantakal. Both of their families reportedly had a running property dispute which culminated in the broad day light murder.

Video: Live murder horror at Gangavati, Karnataka – man hacked to death as shocked onlookers watch

25 years of Aashiqui - Watch Dheere Dheere original with its Honey Singh copy (Two video songs)

August 31, 2015, 10:52 am

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Aashiqui was a heartache, which failed to give a break to Anu Aggarwl and Rahul Roy, but Honey Singh, Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor fail to re-create its magic

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

To mark the 25th anniversary of the 1990 blockbuster, Aashiqui, Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor have reenacted its hit song 'Dheere Dheere.’

Unfortunately, the music has also been reprised by Honey Singh, who brings his remix skills but sticks to the original only in the chorus.

Hrithik Roshan, despite his Johnny Bravo hair, matches step with the the gorgeous Sonam Kapoor. The re-creation is vastly more opulent but fails to bring in the intensity of the original.

The original Aashiqui stood mostly on the strength of its music, which made the careers of singer Kumar Sanu and composers Nadeem-Shravan.

Rahul Roy failed to take-off despite a dream debut, Anu Agarwal unfortunately drifted to a destined nirvana.

Bur all in all, Aashiqui was a heartache largely due to its music led by Dheere Dheere. That is a magic that cannot be reprised.

Dheere Dheere from Aashiqui original  - Anu Aggarwal, Rahul Roy, Kumar Sanu, Nadeem-Shrawan

Dheere Dheere copy - Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor 

Another Kattappa mystery: Why did Amitabh Bachchan take one year to realise that he was following porn on Twitter

August 31, 2015, 10:53 am

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Amitabh Bachchan wakes up like Rip Van Winkle to find that he is following porn - Twitter image

Staff correspondent, August 31, 2015, NewsCrunch

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan filed a police complaint on Monday alleging that he has been getting "dirty abusive sms" for a year. He also tweeted about it.

He then tweeted again saying someone had hacked his Twitter account and made him follow sex sites.

He is mum on when his Twitter account got hacked or when it came to his notice.

A Reddit user had found more than a year ago that Amitabh Bachchan was following porn accounts Stifler and Horny Facts and even sparked off a small discussion.

Buzz feed reported on Monday that Big B was also following "Sex Facts of Life” and “Male Thoughts” but has since trimmed his follower count to 984. For the record, Male Thoughts does not qualify as a porn account.

That brings us to the mystery of Kattappa proportions - how did Amitabh Bachchan fail to notice the porn that was popping up on his timeline. Or, why did he let out a scream on Monday saying his Twitter account had been hacked.

T 1980 - OKAAY .. !! Plot thickens ! Had been getting several really dirty abusive sms for a year .. just handed all of them to the POLICE !

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 31, 2015

T 1980 -WHOA !..My Twitter handle hacked ! Sex sites planted as 'following' ! Whoever did this, try someone else, buddy, I don't need this !

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 31, 2015

@srbachchan why did u wait for a whole year? :O

— Anuskha Sharma (@LoKarDi_RT) August 31, 2015

@SrBachchan But why did you not complian about all this nonsense happng wid you .for such a long tym The creep must hv got benefit of doubt

— SONIALUVSU (@SONIYALUVSU) August 31, 2015

I have been facing threats from fanatics for last 35 years, says Mysore rationalist K S Bhagwan (With Kannada video)

August 31, 2015, 9:48 pm

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A screen grab of a YouTube video of Mysore retired professor K S Bhagwan

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

After Kannada writer Kalburgi's murder, fellow rationalist K S Bhagwan, who was threatened by a Bajrang Dal activist,  is in limelight.

But K S Bhagwan, who has been living under police cover in Mysore since February this year, is unperturbed.

Speaking to The Indian Express K S Bhagwan, says he started facing threats 35 years ago, when he wrote a book on Shankaracharya. He had described the Kerala religious leader as the father of Hindu fundamentalism for denying education to lower castes and women.

A retired English literature lecturer from Maharaja’s College in Mysore, K S Bhagwan, 70, is a regular in the seminars and conferences where  he takes on various dogmas without inhibition.

In February this year, he had triggered a huge controversy at a function organised by an association of SC/ST government employees in Mysore.

Saying Bhagawad Gita was a dangerous treatise, he had volunteered to burn it. It took all the persuasion skills of the State Revenue Minister V Srinivas Prasad to stop him from actually doing so.

K S Bhagwan was responding to BJP leader and Central Minister Sushma  Swaraj's call to declare Bhagawad Gita a national book.

His actions received wide publicity and Hindu groups went on protest prompting Mysore police to put him under security.

The Mysore police had placed a City Armed Reserve (CAR) van with five to six police personnel outside Prof. Bhagwan’s residence. They now plan to make a fresh threat assessment and scale it up if required, reports The Hindu.

The new  threat  does not seem to have dampened K S Bhagwan's spirits. He says the properties of the Hindutva agitators should be taken away. Beggars will worry about filling their stomach, not agitating, he says.

Video: K S Bhagwan debates on Bhagawad Gita in 

Indrani Mukerjea's first partner Siddhartha Das is no tea estate magnate - works at a small Kolkata company for Rs 15,000 a month

August 31, 2015, 10:35 pm

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A NewsX video grab of Siddhartha Das

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Indrani Mukerjea's first partner Siddhartha Das has surfaced and contrary to the earlier reports he is not a tea estate magnate with interests in West Bengal and Tripura.

Siddhartha Das, the biological father of the murdered daughter Sheena Bora and her brother Michail, works for a handicrafts company near EM Bypass in Kolkata as a factory manager earning Rs 15,000 a month.

The Telegraph failed to speak to Siddhartha Das, but managed to reach out to the factory owner.

The owner said Siddhartha Das was punctual, married and had a teen age son.

Siddhartha Das told Times Now that Indrani Mukerjea left in 1989 after living with him for three years. Sheena and Michail were born out of wedlock, he said.

She left him as she was money-minded and he was just an ordinary person, Siddhartha Das added.

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Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor putting off marriage talk because of fights, says report

August 31, 2015, 11:19 pm

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Changing equations - Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor in Jagga Jasoos

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Bollywood couple Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor are evading questions on marriage not due to their career commitments but because they are reportedly fighting a lot.

Quoting a source, Bollywood Life reports that Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor are going through a tense phase in their relationship with frequent fights flaring up over all sorts of issues - from their day to day affairs to professional commitments.

Ranbir Kapoor is said to be worked up about his career, which suffered a setback with the washout of Bombay Velvet. He is also said to be tense about his forthcoming movie Tamasha. He fears that if that also fails, his career would be finished.

In contrast, Katrina Kaif is on a high with the recent success of Phantom. Her inability to juggle dates to the belated venture Jagga Jasoos, in which she stars with Ranbir Kapoor, also seems to be an irritant.

As Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor consistently evade questions on their relationship every small talk or gesture from them gets interpreted wildly in the media.

Katrina Kaif recently skipped Ranbir Kapoor’s fashion show reportedly to party with her friends. At the same event Ranbir Kapoor said Katrina Kaif had a great dressing sense - but so did Kareena, Priyanka, Parineeti, Alia and Shraddha, he pointed out.

For the media looking for a juicy copy all of these amount to signs of an impending breakup.

In typical entertainment reporting Bollywood Life did not identify the source, which revealed that Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor were fighting a lot. But the story was deemed credible enough to be picked up by other publications.

Video: Watch gangster-in-custody shopping in Agra – six Delhi cops just dismissed

September 1, 2015, 2:44 am

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Caught on camera - under-trial Manoj Bakkarwala shopping in Agra

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Six Delhi policemen, who were caught on camera, taking an under-trial, Manoj Bakkarwala, for shopping in Agra have been dismissed.

The police top brass decided to act quickly and send a message through exemplary punishment.

The errant policemen had escorted Manoj Bakkarwala from Tihar Jail to a court in Agrafor a hearing.

After the court work they took Manoj Bakkarwala for shopping at a Nike outlet on the M G Road in Agra.

The shopkeeper saw the under-trial in chains making inquiries and tipped off local TV channels, which rushed in with their cameras.

The policemen, quickly realising that they were in trouble, tried to flee covering faces but not before their act had been caught on camera.

Agra SSP Rajesh Modak probed the matter and wrote to Delhi Police seeking action against the six cops, who were immediately suspended and dismissed on Tuesday.  

Manoj Bakkarwala, has more than 300 cases of vehicle thefts in his name. He also faces kidnapping and murder charges, and had escaped from custody thrice in the past.

Six Delhi cops who took an undertrial for shopping in Agrasacked (Watch video)

Video review: Acid attack victim Reshma Qureshi gives lipstick tips and a powerful kick in stomach

September 1, 2015, 3:42 am

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Campaign against open sale of acids - Beauty Tips by Reshma: How to get perfect red lips (Video below)

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Here is a winner of a video, powerful and with a message that you will make you support a cause that is crying for attention – banning open sale of acids.

The video Beauty Tips by Reshma: How to get perfect red lips runs just over a minute. Like all great short videos the twist is in the end. When it comes you are left shattered.

Reshma Qureshi, an acid attack survivor, gives tips on how to apply lipstick. Remove dead skin, use a lip balm, a liner and don’t apply on the edges.

Then comes the final tip:

You can buy a red lipstick anywhere just like acid, which disfigures a girl everyday.


She then asks you to sign a petition for banning opens sale of acid.

Ironically, the Supreme Court banned the open sale of acid in July 2013, and gave the central and state governments three months to enforce the ban. But this seems to have not happened on the ground prompting Make Love Not Scars start this campaign.

Make Love Not Scars is a website, which highlights the plight of the acid attack survivors and helps mobilise support for them.

Reshma Qureshi was disfigured and lost an eye when her estranged brother-in-law and his friends pinned her down and poured acid on her face.

She had earlier featured in another video Reshma - The Brave Beauty to draw attention on acid attacks.

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Carcasses of three stray dogs hanging from an electric pole in Kathirur village at Kannur. Twitter photo ‏@RevathiRajeevan

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Three stray dogs were killed and hung barbarically on an electric pole on Tuesday at Kathirur village in Kannur district of Kerala.

The incident acquired a quick political colour as Tuesday also happens to be the death anniversary of RSS activist Manoj, who was murdered a year ago.

Four CPI(M) workers were arrested after Manoj was hacked in his van.

BJP and RSS cadre, who are observing the death anniversary of Manoj, saw the dog carcasses as a message from CPI(M) workers.

The dog carcasses triggered tension in the district, which had seen clashes between BJP and CPI (M) workers on Sunday. RSS leaders have blamed CPI(M) for instigating violence against BJP-RSS workers, a charge that has been denied.

The police removed the dog carcasses and brought the situation under control.

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In the post match conference, Virat Kohli said he was happy with the fight as it had happened at the right time. (Video below)

Staff correspondent, September 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

After swinging a rare overseas victory by defeating Sri Lanka 2-1, a smiling Virat Kohli revealed that he had a sense of humour.

He credited the match win to Ishant Sharma, who had fought with Lankans, throughout the match.

On Monday, when Ishant Sharma was batting he got into an altercation with DhammikaPrasad, who was trying to bowl bouncers. He also fought later with Dinesh Chandimal.

In the post match conference, Virat Kohli said he was happy with the fight as it had happened at the right time.

Tail-ender Ishant Sharma, who was batting, soon got to bowl. He was so fired up he  did not concede a boundary for 19 overs, noted Virat Kohli.

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I think everything fell in place for us as far as being aggressive is concerned: Virat Kohli #INDvsSLhttps://t.co/AOWIqsFw0u

— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 1, 2015

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