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A 19-year-old holds hypnosis camp for ailing souls

     Bhopal: He can make even the hardest of the criminals dance to his tunes! 19 -year old Neeraj Ahuja, who claims to have treated several prisoners, held a hypnosis camp in the city to cure ailing souls. The boy boasts of a range of clients, including renowned doctors. "In the hypnosis therapy we feed our programming, as we call our dialogues in the hypnosis therapy, in the subconscious mind of the person. And, the science proves that whatever goes into the subconscious mind the body applies it. That's the reason hypnosis is working so effectively," said Ahuja. Those attending his sessions found the technique very helpful in overcoming their fears. "Whatever phobias which we have in our mind cannot be treated through medical treatment. So if we learn hypnosis then you can hypnotise yourself and treat your fear and pain. Regular practice of this will take you into another world," Nashir, a participant in the camp, said. Ahuja claims to have cured around a thousand patients in a span of two years. Ahuja, who picked up the art from his guru almost two years back, later followed it up with an advanced training course in Moscow.

US terms India's human rights record poor (Go To Top)

     Washington: The U.S. State Department has said in a report that despite being a vibrant democracy with strong constitutional protections India's human rights enforcement record has been "poor" and needs improvement. However, it appreciates the UPA government at the Centre for "rewriting school text books" and "addressing the aftermath of the Gujarat riots." "Following its electoral victory in May, the Government began to address a number of human rights concerns that have arisen in recent years. For example, it moved quickly to rewrite school textbooks...in order to stress the contributions of the Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist and Christian minority communities," it said. The 293-page report, titled "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy," reiterates its concern over the situation in the state.

Minorities in Pak face mayhem: Rights panel (Go To Top)

     Karachi: A report prepared by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has revealed that minorities in Pakistan are facing mayhem as a result of the sectarian violence unleashed by religious groups and jihadi organizations across Pakistan. According to the Daily Times, the report titled " Sectarian Violence in Karachi" prepared by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan further states that even the blasphemy law is being abused because of Section 295 B and 295 C with Christians facing the brunt. "Only seven cases of blasphemy have been tried between 1927 and 1985 but since 1985 nearly 80 Christians have been detained under the blasphemy law. The law is being abused because of section 295 B and 295 C. They should be repealed," the paper quoted Father Dr. Archie de Souza, a priest at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Karachi as saying. The study reveals that starting with 2000 when as many as 16 people lost their lives in sectarian violence, the number rose to 57, 31, 27 and 48 in the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 respectively, adding that an important feature of this mayhem was the targeting of eminent professionals, especially doctors, a majority of whom belonged to the Shia community. The report states that sectarian violence unleashed against the Shias is a direct result of the brainwashing by madarssah where pupils are told they would go straight to paradise if they kill people from the Shia Muslim sect.

India to bid for 2014 Asian games (Go To Top)

     New Delhi: India will bid for hosting the 2014 Asian Games, Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy said in the Capital today. The deadline for submitting the bid is March 31. The bid winner would be announced in September. Jordan is the only other nation to have officially declared its bid for the 150 million-dollar event. If India bags the event, it would be its third occasion to host the games. Reddy told reporters that the Union Cabinet has given the go- ahead to the IOA (Indian Olympics Association) to formally make the bid for the games. "The cabinet has given green signal to the Indian Olympic Association to make their best possible bid for 17th Asian Games in 2014," the minister said. Reddy said that New Delhi would be the obvious venue. "New Delhi will be the place, as you are aware we are hosting Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. And we will naturally be creating and upgrading infrastructural facilities for the Commonwealth Games to be held in 2010. So, in the same breath we will be making a bid for 17th Asian Games to be held in Delhi itself," he said. New Delhi hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951 and again in 1982 but lost its bid for 2006 to Doha.

Mumbai Police bust major betting racket (Go To Top)

     Mumbai: Acting on a clue provided by the crime branch Mumbai Police has arrested three people involved in betting and are on the lookout for one of the associates of the accused, ahead of the first ODI in Kochi city on April 2. The police on Monday claimed to have busted a flourishing cricket betting racket in the city with the arrest of three people. Police said that the accused were nabbed red handed while accepting betting chits for the forthcoming one day series between India and Pakistan. The much-hyped series has sparked a frenzy in cricket-mad India with almost all the matches being sold out and millions more glued on to televisions to watch the traditional rivals in action, playing in the backdrop of a new-found peace euphoria. The police made raid swung into action after getting hint from the crime branch and arrested the offenders while they were accepting a wager from a decoy customer. The three, who operated from an apartment in a high-society area, did not employ any assistants and handled the accounts on their own. Police say their modus operandi was typical of the new-age bookies, who used hi-end electronic gadgetry to record transactions as it is more difficult to track. Unofficial estimates indicate that billions of rupees are being staked on this much-hyped series. As per reports, the major bulk of illegal business of match fixing takes place in India, with Mumbai being the headquarters of most bookmakers from across the world. People have reportedly invested almost 50 million dollars in betting and the amount is expected to increase with every passing day closer to one-day matches between the two teams.

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