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Playboy magazine for sale

  It might be the age of internet where everything is available for everyone. But Playboy magazine has been a source of adult entertainment before the advent of Internet. Now, everything seems to be a past for this infamous adult magazine. It’s been now said in whispers that the magazine is ready to be sold. Previously, the magazine has stopped publishing nude poses, after it was took over by Rizvi Traverse Management.   But, that didn’t do any good for its sales. They were dropped from about 5.6 million in 1975 to around 800,000 in the previous year. Mr Hefner has founded Playboy in 1953 with actress Marilyn Monroe as its debut model. Ever since, many Hollywood celebrities loved to be on the cover page of the magazine. Madonna, Sharan stone, Kim Kardashian, Ursula Andress and Lindsay Lohan.... were to name a few of the long lasting list. It is now being calculated that the magazine might be sold for around 500 million dollars. That's a pretty hot deal.

Control websites that promote dowry: HC

The Bombay High court on Wednesday has taken strong objection to dowry proposals online. Though the Dowry Prohibition Act was enacted in 1961, various matrimonial websites were openly allowing their customers to mention their dowry requirement. The Bombay High court has asked respective state governments to look into the matter seriously. The court has made these remarks while hearing a public interest litigation filed by advocate Priscila Samuel. Later, Samuel has also brought to the notice of the court, of advertisements appearing in matrimonial columns, hinting about their intention to seek dowry. On this the Judges has directed respective governments to take legal action on such publications. Under section 4A of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, a minimum imprisonment of six months for printing, publishing or circulating any such advertisement can be awarded to the violators. So, from here by, we won’t see any demand for dowry... online or on paper!  

I hated India.. I am a bad person- David Headley

The Let terrorist David Headley is making startling revelations in the Mumbai court. Headley has been apprearing before the court online from an unknown location in US. Today, he gave an insight about his thought process too! He said that he hated India and Indians since his childhood. The 1971 Indo-pak war seems to have made a deep impact on Headley. "My school was bombed on December 7, 1971. My school was destroyed and the people who worked there died," Headley claimed. He wanted to cause maximum damage to India since then, for which he chose the extreme path. But he wasn’t happy with his character either- `I am a very bad person, I have admitted it, I have pleaded guilty, and Let me admit it again, ’ said Headley to the court in pure Hindi. Well! What next!

Shane Watson retires from International cricket

It’s certainly a heart breaking news for the cricket fans. But this Australian all-rounder has today declared his retirement. - Being a perfect opening batsman and a pace bowler, Watson has been a part of the team for 14 long years! - With 5,757 runs from 190 ODIs, he also bagged 168 ODI wickets. - Watson holds the Australian record for the highest ODI score of 185 not out! - Watson was impressive in the shorter format too. He has 1400 runs, and 46 wickets in his T-20 collection. - He has been a part of 59 test matches, where he scored 3,731 runs and claimed 75 wickets. - Watson is one among the seven men in cricket history, to achieve 10000 runs and 250 wickets in international cricket. - He played in three World Cups and was part of Australia's victory in 2007 and 2015. - Watson has captained his team in all three formats. While leading his team in a T-20 match against India, he has scored a massive 124 not out, which is the highest score by by a captain. - He is going to retire after the completion of T-20 world cup that's being held in India.

Nigerians assaulted for protesting Holi

The celebrations of Holi might often turn into a clash. Someone might splash colour on you, and you may get into an argument. But when such altercations are combined with racism, result can be `deadly’. That’s what has happened at the heart of our nation. Two Nigerians- Isaac and Abdul, were brutally assaulted with bats, after one of them scolded a child for hurling a water filled balloon on him. Apparently a group of around 10 people has gathered at the house of Isaac, to avenge the altercation. Abdul who was present in the house at the time too has to face the heat of the mob, though he was in no way connected with the incident. Isaac claims that the police have not shown any interest in registering his complaint. A case was registered only after the senior police officials intervened in it. It’s alarming that the racist Incidents such as these, were incurring in huge numbers across the nation. Holi for these people is certainly not a festival of ‘COLOUR’.

The room of Bhagat Singh opened

It was the room where Bhagat Singh was held in custody for a day during his court trail. The court has of course delivered a judgement that hanged him on 23rd march 1931. This room was later handed over to the Delhi University in 1933, which has maintained its sanctity. Till recently, the University has not allowed even the public to have peek into this historical place. But the present VC Yogesh Tyagi took an initiative to open it for the public. Yesterday on the eve of Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom, the university has invited 100 school students from five schools for the first guided tour of the resource materials in the room. This room consisted of  a cot used by Bhagat Singh and letters handwritten by him. The decision of VC has come at a time when Kanhaiya Kumar was being compared to Bhagat Singh. Now it for the public has to decide the validity of comparison.

New Zealand’s flag to be changed!

Have you ever heard about the flag of a nation being changed? Here it is! A referendum is being held in New Zealand to decide a change in its flag. The present flag represents New Zealand as a British colony and that’s the reason many want to change it. A new flag was designed to be an alternative for the old one. This new flag consists of a Silver fern, along with four stars with blue colour in background. These four stars were known to represent the Southern Cross constellation. And the silver fern resembles a fern tree that’s popular in New Zealand. But, where there is a change, there would certainly be a controversy! It seems that many people in New Zealand were not interested in the flag change. Most of the opinion polls show that this referendum might end in favour of old flag. Many New Zealanders were not just opposing the change, but few think that the new design is not good. Many criticised that the design is much worse than that of a towel. Undeterred by the public rage, Prime Minister John Key went forward to conduct the referendum that’s worth just 17 million dollars.

Nation is on high alert during Holi

A multi state alert was issued in the country, as the security agencies warned of terrorist attacks. According to the intelligence sources, an ex Pakistani soldier named Mohammad Khurshid Alam has entered the Indian border to create havoc. What’s troubling the security agencies is the fact that Khurshid Alam is not alone. He has brought along with him, 6 hard core terrorists into the country. Interestingly, these people were able to cross the border at Pathankot, where the security is thought to be at its best, after the terrorist attack on Pathankot Airbase. Thought the intelligence has warned the states of Punjab, Assam and Delhi to remain attentive, they fear that the group might target hotels and hospitals in Delhi. May this holi not be coloured with blood!

All you should know about India- Bangladesh match

  India and Bangladesh would lock their horns in a do or die match this night. Being played in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore. Here are a few facts about the conflict.. - Unlike the Indo-Pak match, this match can no way be obstructed by rain. It’s a bright sunny day till now, and might remain hot forever. - The pitch is known to be favourable for spinners. So Aswin would certainly be happy to perform and so does the part time bowlers like Suresh Raina. - Bangladesh speedsters Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny, probably the best bowlers of the side, won’t be playing today. They were suspended for their faulty bowling action and would take some time to prove innocence. - India and Bangladesh have played four T-20 matches head to head. All those four were won by the Men in blue! - The previous encounter between these teams is quite interesting. India has defeated Bangladesh by 8 huge wickets on their home ground of Dhaka. We were speaking about the Asia cup 2016 final that was held earlier this month. Finally, records might be in favour of India. But, records are meant to be broken. So let’s sit tight till they were held.

Shahid Afridi amid fresh controversy

Pakistan T-20 caption Shahid Afridi seems to be loving back to back controversies. At the first case, his statement of being loved in India better than in Pakistan has backfired. Lot of senior Pakistani cricketers raised their hands to give back some counters. That might be the time when Shahid Afridi was certainly loved in India. But the next time he made some comments, they were against India. Before the match in Mohali with New Zealand, Shahid Afridi stated that the viewers in the stadium cheering for him are from Kashmir. He might be mentioning the fact that some people in Kashmir do favour Pakistan, rather than India. But these words would of course hurt India. BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has today criticised Shahid for his remarks. "To give a statement like that is not politically correct. A player should stay away from all this. That's the reason why he was criticised in Pakistan," Thakur said referring to successive controversies led by Shahid. Who can deny the judgement of Anurag!

Modi to visit Belgium even after attacks

The deadly attack of ISIS militants might have disrupted the harmony in Belgium. The suicide bombers have blown themselves in the Brussels airport and a nearby railway station resulting in more than 30 deaths. Europe was shocked at these blasts, as Belgium is considered to be the heart of the continent. A state of emergency was declared at Brussels. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, has declared the attacks as the black moment for the country. He announced three days of mourning for his country’s deadliest terror strike. However, world leaders have come forward to support Belgium in the crisis. Modi too has expressed his solidarity for the nation through his tweets. He was scheduled to visit Belgium on March 30. During his visit, Modi is expected to make strong remarks on terrorism.

హెచ్ సీయూలో ఉద్రిక్తత.. వీసీ నివాసం పై దాడి

  హెచ్ సీయూలో మరోసారి ఉద్రిక్త వాతావరణం నెలకొంది. వీసీగా అప్పారావు మళ్లీ పదవీ బాధ్యతలు చేపట్టడంతో విద్యార్ధులు ఆందోళన చేపట్టారు. ఈ నేపథ్యంలో వీసీ నివాసం పై దాడిచేసి ఫర్నీచర్ ధ్వంసం చేశారు. వీసీ అప్పారావు రాజీనామా చేయాలంటూ విద్యార్ధులు డిమాండ్ చేస్తున్నారు.

Police suspended for suffering stroke

50 year old Salim was a dedicated cop. He served in guarding celebrities such as P. Chidambaram and Sheila Dikshit. But the incident that happened on August 19, 2015 has torn his life apart. That night while he was travelling on a Delhi metro, Salim felt dizzy and began to wobble in the train. One commuter has thought Salim to be under the influence of alcohol. So he shot these acts of imbalance and uploaded on YouTube. While the fact was that... Salim had been suffering with seizures, which were the result of a stroke he suffered a few years back. But social media didn’t care to know about the facts. The country has believed, what it has seen. Salim was even suspended as the video went viral with lakhs of hits every day. Where ever Salim went, he was mocked and minded by the crowds. His wife has suffered a heart attack after watching the trauma in Salim’s life. The departmental inquiry has at last found Salim to be a victim of seizures. But no one on the social media noticed it! Salim has now moved to Supreme court to take steps to remove the video and provide suitable compensation for harming his public image.

Zari saris to become expensive

No one.. not even Arun Jaitley has mentioned it. But the 1% imposition of Customs duty on gold is certainly going to affect many products that use gold. One of them being the saris that were made of Zari. Hereafter, traditional zari saris such as Kanchi pattu and Mysore silks are going to be costlier. Agencies like the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC), were expecting a steep rise in their production charges. KSIC alone is expected to incur 35 lakhs extra, for paying the customs duty. Even as the Gold Jewellers has gone for an 18 day strike that ended today, government has not stepped back from its decision on customs duty. So, get ready to pay that 1% extra even on zari saris!

OBAMA in CUBA

`Just touched down here, looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people,’ was the tweet made by Obama as he landed in Cuba for a 48 hour visit. Cuba and America might be just 90 miles away from each other, but it took almost 90 years for a US president to visit Cuba. After the communist revolution in Cuba way back in 1959, both countries were been hostile towards each other. Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuban revolution was a die hard critic regarding US. But as the 89 year old icon gave away the throne to his brother Raul Castro, things began to soften a bit. Last year, US has even reopened its embassy in Cuba after decades of its closure. Obama in his latest visit is expected to rebuild the diplomatic relations between two nations. Apart from meeting with the president Raul Castro, Obama has a busy schedule ahead. He is going to meet the US and Cuban entrepreneurs; deliver a speech to the nation and would even attend a football match. However, he is not going to meet Fidel Castro!

Modi is God’s gift- Venkaiah Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has used many superlatives to praise the PM. Speaking at the BJP national executive meeting, Mr. Naidu has touched many facets of Narendra Modi. These comments came just a few days after Anupam Kher’s remark that `India has received a good prime minister after a long time.’ Modi was a “God’s gift to India” said Venkaiah on the second day of the executive meeting. He even said that MODI stands for “Modifier of developing India.” Venkaiah has even mentioned the fact that Modi’s statue is getting ready to be placed in Madame Tussauds of London. Even Modi’s presence in social media was referred by the minister. With over 18 million Twitter followers and 32 million Facebook likes, Naidu lauds Modi as a global leader. Impressive speech!

SIMI tried to bomb the RSS meet

Four terrorists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) organisation were arrested by the police recently. - These SIMI members were on the run for a long time. The revelations made by these SIMI terrorists have even startled their interrogators. - These people have tried to make the cylinder bombs, the first of its kind in India. They have leanrt to make this bomb from an Al-Qaeda magazine called `Inspire` - With these new founded bombs, they wished to make an explosion at the RSS meet in Muzaffarnagar in 2014, to avenge the Muzaffarnagar riots that took place in 2013. - But the bombs were found to be faulty and they have exploded in their house itself. - After the failed attempt, these terrorists moved forwards to create more explosions... but most of them were either unsuccessful or failed to create any major impact. - Now, as these people were in the custody of police.... there would be neither attempts nor failures!

America is a poor country – Trump

  Well! This is one more statement from from Trump that could baffle us. While addressing at an election rally at Salt Lake City in Utah, Trump has once more revealed his jealous over China. Trump feels that the infrastructure in countries like China and Dubai were far better than US. "If you go to places like Dubai, China, you look at the roads, at the rail roads, they have the bullet trains that go 100s of miles an hour. And if you go to New York, they're like 100 years ago," said Trump. That’s not all! Trump feels that America is getting poor day by day. Trump has feared that the deficit of America has crossed every limit that it has become a big bubble, that might explode at any time. He assured his supporters that he would change things once he gets elected.

2 Indians in the Russian plane crash

  All the 55 passengers along with seven crew members were reported to be dead in a plane crash in Russia today. The mishap took place while the pilot tried to land the plane in Rostov airport of southern Russia. The plane was bound from Dubai and is run by a budget airliner named Flydubai. The aircraft has initially failed to land in the first attempt and its second attempt has proved to be disastrous. Two of the passengers on the plane were thought to be of Indian origin. Russian government agencies has flung into investigation. A technical snag is most likely to be the reason for the mishap. Meanwhile, the Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the assistance to the relatives of those killed in crash, shall be the priority of his government.