Man Guns Down Son For Loud Music in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jun 30 : A man gunned down his son after his son asked him to turn down the volume of the music he was listening to at night at a village in Mizoram's Aizawl district.

The man 51-year-old man HV Lalthawma, who was drunk was listening to music late at night at Sihpir village on his tape recorder at a high volume when his son, Lalruatfela, asked him to turn it down as it was disturbing neighbors, Aizawl District Superintendent of Police Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said on Wednesday.

When his 26-year-old son left after reprimanding him, Lalthawma, followed him with a SBBL Bore gun hidden under his shawl and shot him fatally when he came out of a relative's house, Khiangte said.

The son who was shot on Monday night succumbed to his injuries at around 1:15 am on Tuesday morning at the nearby Presbyterian Hospital in Durtlang.

The father, who went into hiding was arrested, Khiangte said.

Rivers Started Receding in Assam

Guwahati, Jun 30 : In Assam, the overall flood situation started to improve with receding of water levels in the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries.

According to a Central Water Commission report this morning, the river Brahmaputra is flowing 1.24 metres above the danger level in Dibrugarh.

The mighty river is also flowing above the danger mark at Neamatighat and Dhubri. The two tributaries of the Brahmaputra-Dhansiri South and Puthimari are also flowing above the danger level.

The rivers are, however, maintaining a falling trend due to improvement of the weather condition since Tuesday.

Over eight lakh people in as many as 11 districts of the State were hit in the current spell of flood. Road communication remains cut off in several parts of badly hit Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Baksa districts. The district authorities have taken up relief and restoration works on war footing in the flood-hit districts.

Diesel Ads Banned For Being Too Sexy

Trendy fashion company Diesel has had two adverts BANNED for showing images likely to cause "serious offence" to adults.

One of the controversial ads — published in two magazines — showed a woman taking a photo of her own genitals.

The second poster shows a woman baring her breasts to a security camera.

Both of the provocative posters used the slogan: "Smart may have the brains, but stupid has the balls. Be stupid. Diesel."

The Advertising Standards Authority said 33 people complained that the ads were unsuitable for children, offensive and condoned or encouraged anti-social behaviour.
Offensive ... Diesel poster showing woman taking intimate pic of herself has been banned

Defending the campaign, Diesel said the posters "portrayed a very strong and unexpected image of femininity", adding that the security camera image "tackled society's pre-occupation with 24/7 camera surveillance".

The ASA said the two banned ads contained sexual undertones and appeared in an untargeted medium likely to be seen by children, ruling that they breached rules covering responsible advertising and decency.

It added both images were "likely to cause serious offence to many adults".

The watchdog said: "We were further concerned that the images of young women photographing their genitalia and exposing their breasts to a camera in a public place were unsuitable to be displayed on posters, an untargeted medium that was likely to be seen by children, because of the overt sexualisation involved in the depicted acts."

It ruled that the ads should not appear again in poster form.

Samsung Mobile With 67-day Standby Time!

New Delhi, Jun 30 : Korean giant Samsung has unveiled a rugged phone called Samsung Xcover E2370 which offers a standby time of 67 days.

This means the phone's battery can last upto 2 months (1,600 hours) in a standby mode, or upto 22 hours in talktime mode.

The phone features a 128×160 pixel TFT display, packs a 5MB internal memory and a VGA camera.

Other key features include Bluetooth, GSM/EDGE connectivity, music player, flashlight with a dedicated button and a microSD slot for upto 2GB memory expansion.

The phone is certified with IP54 rating which means it can withstand dust and water.

Don’t Look Down: Workers Put Finishing Touches to 1,000m High Alpine Viewing Tower

You'll definitely need a head for heights if you're planning on visiting the 1,000m high AlpspiX viewing tower, which is to open in southern Germany on July 4.

The towering structure is situated in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen region of the country and provides panoramic views of surrounding Hoellental and Garmisch.

Workers make finishing touches to the AlpspiX viewing platform in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany

The arms of the platform cross in an 'X' shape above a 1,000m abyss

Each arm of the tower is 24m long, crossing in an ‘X’ shape over an abyss at the base of the Alpspitze mountain, while jutting out 13m over an empty void, with the other 11m anchored in rock.

At the end of each arm, a glass wall offers a unique view of the alpine surroundings.

Each arm of the ‘X’ is just 3m wide and formed of a grid, which will allow snow to pass through it during winter. 

Each platform arm ends in a glass wall, offering unobscured views of the Alpine surroundings

The breath-taking structure is due to open on July 4

Vision: An artist's impression of the 3metre-wide viewing platforms which are suspended above the drop

Russian Models Sold for Sex

Underage Russian Model Hopefuls Being Lured Into Underground Sex Trade

Russian supermodels are at a record high -- but some hopeful young models in the former Soviet Union were being pushed into underage sex and escort work, Sky News reported Tuesday.

Young women from struggling families were inspired by the likes of successful Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova but often found a very different reality.

Blonde, blue-eyed Masha Arsen left her small town to embark on a life as a model in Moscow when she was 15 but quickly returned when she was pushed to work as an escort.

"One of the girls I lived with was 13, and on the eve of her 14th birthday she earned a lot of money by having sex with an oligarch," she told Sky News. "She bought loads of new expensive things. In this agency, girls of this age are of a higher value."

Model scout Alexey Vasiliev, who was credited with discovering supermodels Vodianova and "Quantum of Solace" Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, allowed Sky News to join him as he looked for potential new models.

Beauties in their early 20s were passed off as too old by Vasiliev, who only stopped very young, very thin girls.

"I'm looking for something new, when I see it I know straight away -- I understand beauty -- I have very good eyesight to spot someone in the street," he said.

Brazilian Woman Alleges Rape by Landlord

New Delhi, Jun 30 : A 27-year-old Brazilian woman, pursuing a Mass Communication course in Noida, has alleged that she was raped twice by her landlord here after mixing sedatives in her coffee, police said Tuesday.

The incident reported from CR Park came to light this morning after the woman lodged a complaint in which she claimed that her landlord raped her twice after giving her coffee laced with sedatives.

The woman, who is pursuing the course from a private institute in Noida, came to India in the first week of June. She has been staying in a rented accommodation since June 19.

She claimed that on June 20, her landlord came to meet her and offered coffee. She fell unconscious after drinking the coffee and the landlord raped her on that day. He allegedly raped her again on June 21.

"On June 27, when he tried to rape her, she resisted and asked him to leave the premises," a senior police official said.

A case has been registered and further investigations are on. A medical examination is being conducted on her and police is awaiting the report.

"We have detained the landlord for questioning," the official said.

Nagaland Minister Caught With Rs 9 Lakh Cash in Nepal

Kathamandu, Jun 30 : Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen has been arrested with Rs 9 lakh cash at Kathmandu airport on Wednesday.

The minister was allegedly carrying a suitcase full of Indian currency. According to the sources Rs 500 notes are banned in Nepal but the cash recovered was in Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

“Minister may not have been aware of the fact that Rs 500 notes are banned in Nepal,” said Nagaland Chief Secretary Lalthara.

“The Home Minister was returning to India from Nepal,” Lalthara added.

Indian government is currently inquiring the case.