Police boss resigned,having offers in hand from AAP and BJP

High profile Mumbai police commissioner Satya Pal Singh on Thursday resigned from the Indian Police Service. An IPS officer of the 1980 batch is all set to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha polls either from Uttar Pradesh or Mumbai as a nominee of either BJP or Aam Admi Party. Singh is due for retirement in 2015.

Singh, who became the first Mumbai commissioner of police to quit, confirmed to TOI that he had resigned from the IPS and will soon enter electoral politics. "I have submitted my resignation. I have three good offers. One is from BJP, second is from AAP and the third is international offer. I am weighing all options. I am keen on contesting the Lok Sabha polls either from Mumbai or Uttar Pradesh," Singh said.

Singh said despite good offers, he was yet to make up his mind on contesting the Lok Sabha polls. "Certainly, I will contest the Lok Sabha polls, but yet decide on the constituency. Senior citizens and politicians are in touch with me," Singh said.

Home minister R R Patil too confirmed the resignation of the Mumbai police commissioner. "I have been told that Satya Pal Singh has submitted his resignation, it will be forwarded to the chief minister. I have no information on his plans to contest the Lok Sabha polls," Patil said.

Source:TOI

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Ranveer Singh getting close to Deppika's rival?

It seems Deepika Padukone's alleged boyfriend Ranveer Singh is bonding well with her rival Katrina Kaif. 

According to a report in India Today, at a recent event to celebrate Dhoom 3's success, the who's who of Bollywood was present. Besides the cast of the film- Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Abhishek Bachchan, other celebs like Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor were also present at the do. However, what was surprising was the growing proximity between Ranveer and Katrina.

The report in India Today further says that the actor spent a lot of time with Katrina and her mother Suzanne Turquotte. He entertained them with his moves, shakes and his famous 'butt' dance. Katrina was very amused by Ranveer's act and seemed to be enjoying herself to the fullest.


Well we hope for Ranveer's sake that Deepika takes this in the right spirit.

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Shahid Kapoor hides his bald look under skull ca

On January 26, Shahid Kapoor tweeted: "Reading scenes for the final sched of Haider. Nervous and excited. Last 4 days of hair I can run my hands thru. Snowed out kashmir calling (sic)." 

Three days later he announced "Chop chop day." His stylist Aalim Hakim then flew down from Mumbai and tonsured him at a fivestar hotel in Pahalgam. On January 31, the actor stepped out wearing an all-enveloping cap that offered not even a glimpse of his bald pate. But that didn't stop curious star-gazers. Some 15,000 of them turned up in the Kehribal area yesterday to watch the actor shoot.


"As Shahid stepped out of his vehicle, some youngsters tried to circle him while others tried to force their way into the Sun Temple. The cops swung into action but some locals started hooting and pelted snowballs," Javid Ahmad, an eyewitness told Mirror.

A cop was injured and as the crowd spiralled beyond police control, producer-director Vishal Bharadwaj had to call off the shoot. He later resumed work, with Tabu, K K Menon and Shraddha Kapoor, but Shahid left soon after the incident. In the evening he was closeted in his hotel room without anybody getting to see what he looked like without his crowning glory.

According to a source, Shahid's cap has been fixed to withstand persistent tugs by the human hand or even a gale and will keep the actor's new look safely under cover till he is ready to unveil it for the media.


Meanwhile, hashtags like #DontGoBald, #DontGoBaldShahid, ShanaticsSupportShahid have been trending on a social networking site. After Sanjay Dutt's close shave in Agneepath, looks like Shahid's bald new look is the talk of the country. 

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Satya Nadella likely to be next CEO of Microsoft

 Senior Microsoft executive Satya Nadella would replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO, two media reports said today, citing sources familiar with the processes of selecting the new leader at the Redmond-based company.

Bloomberg reported that the Microsoft board was set to name Nadella, an Indian who was born in Hyderabad and who completed his engineering from Manipal University before heading to the US for higher studies, as the company's next CEO. The report also said that the board was discussing replacing Bill Gates as chairman.

The Bloomberg report came several hours after Kara Swisher, who has a fairly reliable record of breaking stories, wrote on technology website Re/code that Microsoft has apparently finalized Nadella as the next CEO of the company. Swisher wrote that a formal announcement was expected within a week.

Currently, Nadella is the president of server & tools business at Microsoft. He landed his current assignment in 2011. Before that he was senior vice-president of R&D for the online services division and vice-president of the Microsoft business division. In total he has been with Microsoft for nearly 23 years and is considered a person who is familiar with the internal culture within the company, which has an incredibly complex corporate structure.

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Parineeti Chopra rejects Chiranjeevi's film

Recently, when Parineeti Chopra was shooting for her film Daawat-e-Ishq with Aditya Roy Kapur in Hyderabad, the actress was flooded with various Tamil and Telugu film offers. And one of those offers was with the legendary Telugu actor, Chiranjeevi.

Though Parineeti was keen on doing the film and even heard a narration, the actress had to decline it, as the film clashed with the dates of her other films. Better luck next time girl. Source: Filmfare.com

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Actress against Dawood

Shruti Haasan who had a pivotal role and played a Karachi based call girl with intimate scenes with Arjun Rampal in her Hindi film 'D-Day' directed by Nikil Advani is against 'Dawood'.

The makers of the film have planned to release the critically acclaimed hit D-Day into Tamil as Dawood and the pretty actress has strongly objected to the dubbing.

In her statement to the media, Shruti said "I am grateful for your kind support always. This is to inform you all that I am dis associating myself from the release of D-Day in Tamil called Dawood as it is being done without my consent or approval and is a clear breach of contract."

She further added "In fact, we will be taking a legal action on this issue. As soon as the paperwork is done, I will release the details to the press for further clarification." "Once again, I sincerely appreciate the perennial support I have received from my media friends through out my professional endeavors," concluded Shruti.

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Doctors start Schumacher waking up process

He has been in a medically induced coma for over a month, but former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher's sedation is being reduced to start the "waking up process," his agent said Thursday.

Schumacher suffered severe head trauma in a skiing accident at the French Alps resort of Meribel on December 29. The announcement marks a key change to Schumacher's condition, which has been routinely described as "stable" by agent Sabine Kehm in recent weeks.

"Michael's sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking up process which may take long time," she said in a statement on Thursday.

"For the protection of the family, it was originally agreed by the interested parties to communicate this information only once this process was consolidated.

"Please note that no further updates will be given." Kehm went on to repeat previous requests for the media to respect the privacy of Schumacher's family. "The family of Michael Schumacher is again requesting to respect its privacy and the medical secret, and to not disturb the doctors treating Michael in their work. At the same time, the family wishes to express sincere appreciation for the worldwide sympathy."

A seven-time world champion whose F1 career ended in 2012, Schumacher has been treated in Grenoble since his accident.

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