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London, June 22 : The BBC's appointment of a Muslim head for its Channel 4 religious and ethical output, is being singled out for criticism by the members of General Synod, the parliament of the Church of England.

Members have complained to the BBC about the appointment of Aaqil Ahmed, claiming it to be a `worrying' decision that could undermine BBC's coverage of Cristianity.

Ahmed will be the first Muslim and only the second non-Christian in the role.

The latest flick of Venkatesh to be directed by Sreenu Vaitla, with Trisha in the female lead was formally launched with puja activities in Hyderabad recently. Achanta Gopinath and Achanta Ramu are jointly producing the film on the banner of 14 Reel Entertainment, while D Sureshbabu is the presenter of the movie.

Gopi-Mohan are looking after the script and dialogues and the regular shooting of the film is likely to begin from July 25.

Tehran - Iran on Monday would not rule out the expulsion of foreign diplomates following days of mass protests against alleged vote rigging in the June 12 presidential polls.

"The issue of expulsion [of some European diplomats] is currently evaluated in parliament and the foreign minister will consult today with parliament's foreign policy commission about the exact dimensions of interference," the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said.

London - Bernie Ecclestone will not let the bitter feud between eight teams and the world governing body FIA destroy his decades of work in Formula One.

"I have given 35 years of my life and more to Formula One. My marriage broke up because of Formula One, so I am sure as hell not going to let things disintegrate over what is, in the end, basically nothing," Ecclestone told Monday's edition of The Times daily.

Ecclestone, 73, is responsible for the commercial side of the sport and has generated millions from marketing and television.

Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued orders to release "all" Hamas prisoners in the West Bank, including those held on security charges, a senior aide told the Doha-based al- Jazeera channel from Ramallah.

The aide, Azzam Ahmed, the head of the parliamentary bloc of Abbas' Fatah party charged with holding reconciliation talks with the rival Hamas movement ruling Gaza, said the release would get underway in the coming days.

Vienna - The oil price of