Explosive-laden truck rams into CID station, 8 killed, 42 injured

At least eight people were killed and 42 others were injured in the CID police station explosion.

According to sources, the explosion occurred when an explosive-laden car rammed into the wall of the CID police station near Gora Qabristan on Jamrud Road in Peshawar. The CID police station building was badly damaged by the explosion.

The intensity of the explosion was such that windows of the nearby buildings were shattered. Approximately 200 to 250 kilograms of explosive material was used in the explosion. The explosion was heard in the far flung areas from the site and people came out of their homes in fear. Shortly after the incident, security forces cordoned off the area and restricted movement of civilians.

Emergency has been declared in all the hospitals and rescue teams started a relief and rescue operation in the area. The injured were being shifted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital. The death toll in the blast has reached eight after another body was recovered from the rubbles.

Oil prices drop in international markets

Crude oil prices in the international market shrink as the supply of crude oil overtakes demand.

The price of crude oil in the New York market declined by $1 and laid at $98.60, whereas in London market the price shrank by 90 cents and future contracts for oil were made at $111.63.

According to the US Energy Department a 1.05 percent reduction in the demand of oil was recorded while the supply was increased by 0.4 million barrel a day.

Japan has cut its oil imports by 14 percent.

Bebo to appear in three action flicks

Kareena Kapoor will let action speak louder than her words with a three-flick run this year.

The actress will be seen getting action in Siddique s Bodyguard, Sriram Raghavan s Agent Vinod and Anubhav Sinha s Ra.One.

All three films have her in different and exciting roles from a college student to a super spy and the mother of a small boy.

In Agent Vinod, Kareena, shoots from the hip while hanging out of a helicopter, in Ra.One, she will be seen getting into fist fights.

The action has been designed and executed by Hollywood action directors Andy Gill and Spiro Razatos

Salman wants a housewife!

Candid, unassuming and forthright, Salman Khan looks every bit the hunk, dressed in a green 'Being Human' T-shirt and denim jeans!

Whether it is his character in Maine Pyaar Kiya or Hum Aapke Hai Kaun or the guy who loses the girl in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam he still manages to win hearts.

Salman admits he believes in family values.

"In today's times when family values have become trivial and human bonding is breaking down, everyone must remember that a man is successful only if he has good family values. I would rate family values higher than success in terms of importance. I will be a finished man tomorrow if I do not respect what my family wants. Family is the biggest support system you have."

Having relocated from Indore with the his family when his father Salim Khan only had 60 rupees, Salman believes that he would never be afraid of going back to simple living.

For someone who has often commented that if it were possible he would have gotten married at the age of 17, we ask him the obvious question of his dream woman and he says. "I want someone who is very efficient with good qualities of a homemaker."

ICC rankings: Pakistan retain 6th position

Pakistan have retained sixth position on the ICC Test championship table.

Pakistan retained the position after recording a convincing 196-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test at St Kitts to draw the two-Test series.

Meanwhile, Misbah s third Test century has provided him a jump of eight places, which has earned him a career-best ranking of 22nd. He is now the second highest-ranked Pakistan batsman after Younis Khan, who is in 17th position despite missing the series.

Taufeeq s fifth Test century has given him a boost of 20 places and he now sits in 53rd position. Umar Akmal is the other Pakistan batsman to head in the right direction as he is now in 35th position after rising two places following his innings of 56 and 30.

Google to unveil mobile payments

Google will launch the system that lets consumers pay at checkout with phones instead of cards.

The Internet search and advertising leader Google will launch the system that lets consumers pay at checkout with phones instead of cards.
Google has been working with MasterCard Inc, the world s second-largest credit and debit card processing network to wrap off the system of mobile payment. Google plans to unveil a mobile payments system that will run on the Android operating system. Google Inc will take the wraps off a mobile payment system hoping to beat Visa and others to the punch.
It is unclear if the project will be launched nationwide or just in New York initially.

Priyanka made Kareena wait

Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor

On Friday evening, Kareena Kapoor drove down all the way from Pune to Mumbai for shooting her televised act for an award ceremony. What should have ended in a few hours took them forever, thanks to Priyanka Chopra.

Bebo finished with her make-up and hair and arrived on the stage to see that it was already occupied by Priyanka Chopra. She had to wait for four hours before she could actually shoot her performance.

A source present at the awards revealed, “Kareena landed at Yash Raj Studios around midnight; she found that the stage was occupied by Priyanka. She waited patiently for sometime. On spotting her, PC came down from the stage and told her that she could not give the stage until 1 am (although Kareena was assigned the stage at 12 am).”

PC continued to rehearse till 4 am, by that time, the exhausted Kareena had left for home.

The next morning, Kareena asked her manager Zahid to cancel the shooting (with Salman for Bodyguard), which was scheduled on Saturday in Pune and then came back to the studio to finish her song.

Normally, the fiery Bebo would have flared up because she was kept waiting for more than four hours. Although, she was smarting with humiliation, she maintained her cool. Later, she gave a call to the organizers and gave her piece.

They explained it to her that because of some technical problems, Priyanka’s act took a longer time.

PC’s spokesperson said, “Priyanka was not aware that Bebo had to wait for hours. Not that I am aware of. Priyanka had a long act with many changes.”