Rahul Gandhi with least attendance in Parliament

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Janata Dal leader Kumaraswamy, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, and BJP's Navjyot Singh Sidhu are among those who barely attended Parliament in the third year of the 15th Lok Sabha. While Mr Gandhi was present in the Lok Sabha on 24 days out of the 85 sittings it had between May 2011 and May 2012, Mr Yadav fared slightly better by remaining present on 31 days. Mr Sidhu and Mr Kumaraswamy, former Karnataka Chief Minister, attended the Lok Sabha on 16 days. Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi was present for 30 days and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda attended 25 sittings of the Lok Sabha. UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi attended the House for 34 days out of a total of 85 days. She was also out of the country for treatment of an undisclosed illness. Nirmal Khatri, PL Punia, JP Agarwal, LK Advani, M Thambidurai were having cent per cent attendance.

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Allahabad cops ride bike on vendor's chest

A policeman has been caught on camera riding his motorbike on the chest of a vegetable vendor in Allahabad as other policemen and bystanders stood and watched. The incident took place on August 18 outside the Rambagh railway station. The vendor, Rohit Kesarwani, claims that the constable had asked him to move his cart and demanded a bribe. He alleges that when he refused, the cop assaulted him, beat him with a stick and threw him to the ground. The vendor alleges that the cop then rode the front wheel of his bike on his chest. Despite the visual evidence, the police have said that no such incident took place and that a photographer present there staged the whole thing for the camera.

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Mulayam demands for judge's review on coal scam

Mulayam Singh Yadav led a protest at Parliament, demanding a Supreme Court judge supervise an investigation into coal-gate scam. sources in the government say that it is considering whether a judge should review the allocation of coal blocks to private firms.  The manner in which those coal fields were assigned led to windfall benefits in crores of rupees according to the state auditor. The opposition BJP is adamant that the Prime Minister must resign, otherwise it says it will disrupt Parliament as it has for eight days now.  Outside Parliament, Mr Yadav led representatives of the Left and the Telugu Desam Party, stating that the disruption of Parliament must end. In Mr Yadav's call for a judicial inquiry, political parties see a compromise between the BJP and the government which could end the paralysis of Parliament.  Law Minister Salman Khurshid indicated that the government may not be entirely opposed to Mr Yadav's suggestion. 

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Chinese man almost died after mailing himself to girlfriend

A romantic prankster almost suffocated when he mailed himself to his girlfriend in a sealed box - and got lost in the post. Hu Seng, from Chongqing city, southern China, paid a courier firm to deliver him to partner Li Wang as a joke. But couriers mixed up the address and instead of 30 minutes in the sealed box, gasping Seng was trapped for nearly three hours. By the time the package finally arrived at his girlfriend's office, where a friend was waiting to record her surprise on camera, Seng had passed out and had to be revived by paramedics.

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TOP NEWS Prev Next Laden death mission book author threatened with legal action

The Pentagon's top lawyer has informed the former Navy SEAL who authored a forthcoming book describing details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden that he violated agreements to not divulge military secrets and that as a result the Pentagon is considering taking legal action against him. The general counsel of the Defense Department, Jeh Johnson, wrote in a letter to the book's author, former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, that he had signed two nondisclosure agreements with the Navy in 2007 that obliged him to never divulge classified information.

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I've had Sex for Money: Sherlyn Chopra

Ever since she announced on Twitter that she will feature nude on the cover of Playboy magazine, Bollywood actor of mainly B-grade films, Sherlyn Chopra, has never stopped creating ripples on social media websites, be it with raunchy pictures, teasers of her photoshoot, or as is in this case - outstanding confession of having accepted money for sex.

A series of 'confessional' tweets from the unverified account of Chopra, who supposedly tweets from the handle @SherlynChopra, shocked users on Friday. Chopra claimed in those tweets she has had paid sex in her life, but she is past that phase now. In the contrite posts - meant for her fans - a slightly defensive Chopra said it was up to people on how they wanted to perceive her after reading her tweets.

"The confessions of 'just a girl' - Dear all, before I proceed, let me make it very clear that the intent of sharing the following confessions. It is not to create public sympathy or to raise eyebrows or to project myself as a 'bad girl gone good', it's just to state a few facts. Physical intimacy with me at a price.... I've had sex for money, having indulged in out of free will.... but ever since I got back from LA in July this year, there has been a shift in my level of consciousness," Chopra said.

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Sridevi Hulchul in Hyderabad

Actress Sridevi is in Hyderabad today for the teaser trailer launch of her upcoming trilingual movie 'English Vinglish'. While interacting to media, Sridevi reveals that she was impressed with the storyline of 'English Vinglish' and feels that these kind of roles are tailor made for her. Sridevi  confidently stated that 'English Vinglish' will entertain Telugu audience like her earlier films and says that she loves Hyderabad a lot! Most part of English Vinglish has been shot in Newyork and the film also has Amitabh Bachchan and Ajith in special roles in Hindi and Tamil languages.

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