Eighty-nine Lok Sabha seats spread over seven states and two Union Territories will go to polls in this phase on Wednesday.
These include all 26 seats in Gujarat, and all 13 in Punjab; 17 seats in Andhra Pradesh, 14 in Uttar Pradesh, nine in W. Bengal , seven in Bihar and one each in Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his approval for the dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly and a fresh proclamation of central rule in the state.
The Union Cabinet on Friday recommended dissolution of Andhra Pradesh assembly and extension of the President’s rule there beyond 30 April.
This decision was taken after a report was submitted by the Andhra Pradesh governor E.S.L. Narasimhan to the centre about the prevailing situation in the state.
The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Karnataka on Sunday said it has accepted the Kasturirangan committee report on the Western Ghats to stop mining but said it would not stop quarrying and sand mining in the ecologically sensitive area.
“We have accepted the recommendation to stop mining in Western Ghats but disagreed to stop quarrying and sand mining in the ecologically-sensitive Western Ghats,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandhra told reporters here.
It was a pleasant Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded two notches below the season’s average at 22.6 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a warm day.
“The sky will be clear with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 40 degrees Celsius,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department.
Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 35 percent.
Monday’s maximum temperature was recorded a notch below the season’s average at 39.5 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was three notches below the season’s average at 21 degrees Celsius.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) Monday adopted a resolution to strengthen its support for the security sector reform in countries emerging from conflict, and assist them to prioritise the development of the sector.
The 15-member body unanimously adopted the first-ever stand- alone resolution on security sector reform after a day-long debate chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, which holds the Council’s April presidency, Xinhua reported.
A US court has dismissed a lawsuit against India’s Congress party relating to the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence, saying it did not sufficiently “touch and concern” the US court to exercise jurisdiction.
However, even as he dismissed the case filed by the US based rights group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Judge Robert W. Sweet of US District Court here ruled that corporate entities like the Congress party of India can be sued under Alien Torts Statute (ATS).
A fire broke out Tuesday morning in a room of the Prime Minister’s Office here. There was no damage or injury reported, an official said.
“There was a short circuit in a computer UPS in the PMO’s room in South Block, which triggered off a smoke detector. The fire alarm went off and fire service reached the spot,” said an official in the PMO.
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(Siasat News) Maulana Syed Shabbir Naqshbandi stressed the need to exercise vote for strengthening the secular forces for the protection of life and property of the peace loving citizens. He said that the present election campaign is a direct fight between secularism and fascism. He expressed his belief that on the land of Hzt. Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz, lord Rama and Guru Nanak, no person can assume power who had killed hundreds of innocent Muslims which made humanity shameful.
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(Siasat News) After careful consideration, Jamat-e-Islami decided to support Majeedullah Khan Farhat and Dr. Khayam Khan of MBT and Congress candidates in constituencies where Welfare Party of India is not contesting.
Sources of Jamat-e-Islami indicated that Dr. Khayam Khan and Mr. Farhat are the potential candidates to defeat fascist forces. Jamat-e-Islami is supporting Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi for Parliamentary seat of Hyderabad. The policy of Jamat-e-Islami is being considered as a sensible one and justified in the present circumstances.
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(Siasat News) Dr. Khayyam Khan, President of MBT and a candidate for Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency while addressing two large election meetings at Hafez Babanagar, Riyasat Nagar appealed to the people to work for one day on the day of polling and he promised that in case he is elected he will serve for 5 years. He told that as he cures patients by diagnosing their ailments, he will not leave any stone unturned to solve public issues. He told them not to be carried away by the conspiracies of the enemies of MBT. They have been misleading the Muslims for quite some time.
(Siasat News) The so called political party leadership was bewildered with the popularity of the reports published in Siasat Urdu Daily and it started threatening the hawkers. As a result of which the readers of Nampally area could not get Siasat Urdu Daily yesterday. The readers of Siasat wanted to read the report published in the newspaper about the speech of Mr. Feroz Khan delivered in Muradnagar area two days back. The miscreants are irritated on the large gatherings attending the public meetings of Mr. Majeedullah Khan Farhat (MBT) and Mr. Feroz Khan (TDP).
(Siasat News) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, President of India issued latest orders dissolving A.P. State Assembly and impose President’s rule for a further period of (2) months. President accepted the proposal sent by Central Cabinet to resolve A.P. State Assembly. Earlier, President’s rule was impose only for (2) months.
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(Siasat News) 23rd Yudhvir Memorial Award will be given to social activist, Ms. Surayya Hasan Bose. This was announced by Mr. Vinay Vir, Secretary of Yudhvir Foundation. He told that Ms. Surayya Hasan has been working for the rehabilitation of weavers and there welfare. This award will be presented to her by Ms. Bilquis Lateef at 6 pm on 1st May at FAPCCI Bhavan’s, KLR Prasad Auditorium, Red Hills. She will also deliver a lecture on “Our people – tragedy and victory”.
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Some Turkish demonstrators broke into the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul Monday night when hundreds of them were protesting against an Egyptian court’s earlier decision to sentence some 683 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death.
Over 1,000 demonstrators staged protests in the front of the consulate. Five of them climbed on the wall of the building and two jumped into the consulate yard. They were detained by security guards, Xinhua quoted a witness as saying.
Mr. Majeedullah Khan Farhath, MBT candidate for Yakutpura Assembly constituency put Quran on his head and swore that he did not compromise with any of the enemies of Islam. If these charges are true may god vanish him, otherwise finish those who are alleging him. He abruptly started weeping. He told that whenever any voice is raised about the victims, fascist forces make an attempt to curb it. The so-called politicians of today practice the same policy.
The European Commission agreed Monday to supply a new tranch of 1-billion-euro (about $1.38 billion) loan to Ukraine, to help the country reduce short-term balance of payments and fiscal vulnerabilities.
The new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) is part of the package to support Ukraine and was approved by the EU Council of Ministers April 14, Xinhua reported.
The disbursement of the assistance will be conditional on specific economic policy conditions which focus on public finance management and anti-corruption.
A US deadline for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has come to an end without the two side reaching any agreement, BBC reported Monday.
Direct talks had resumed in July after a three-year hiatus but quickly became strained.
The latest round was halted last week following the main Palestinian factions announcement of a political pact.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who brokered the talks, has meanwhile issued a statement denying he called Israel “an apartheid state”.
The Mexican army has started registering the weapons carried by vigilantes in the western state of Michoacan, BBC reported Monday.
The registration exercise has begun nearly four months after the “self-defence groups” launched an offensive against the Knights Templar drug cartel.
The vigilantes will be allowed to keep their weapons, but will be banned from publicly carrying assault rifles.
Most of the drug cartel leaders in Michoacan state have been killed or arrested since this January.
MS Junior college performed well in inter I year exam. 279 students of MS Junior College scored 90 pc or above and emerged as toppers in all streams. Mohammed Omer scored 434/440 in BiPC with 98.6 percent while Mohammed Maqbool Aalam scored 463 out 470 with 98.5 percent. Sameer Ahmed got 463 out of 470, Syeda Haneefa Fatima got 463 out of 470. Fareesa Aziz MEC topper got 485 out of 500. CEC topper Afrah Nausheen got 478 out of 500.
A German diplomat was injured while escaping an apparent kidnapping bid by unidentified gunmen in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a Monday, an interior ministry official said.
The gunmen driving a car tried to intercept the German diplomat’s vehicle on a road near the German embassy in Hadda area, the capital’s heavily-secured diplomatic hub, Xinhua reported.
The diplomat and his driver refused to stop and sped away as the gunmen opened fire and slightly injured the diplomat, the official said. The would-be kidnappers fled the area.
The New Zealand government is to increase defence spending by 100.9 million NZ dollars (about $86 million) over the 2014-2015 financial year in the first of four annual staged increases in funding for the military, Xinhua reported..
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said Tuesday the first stage of an allocation of 535.5 million NZ dollars ($456 million) in new funding over the next four years would be included in the government Budget to be published next month.
The investment would address a long-term funding gap for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), Coleman said in a statement.
Prof. Masood Ahmed former president Association of Indian Management School will deliver lectures in various universities and Management Colleges of northeast India.
He will address at Ranchi University, Ranchi Jharkhand on May 2, Royal School of Business Gowahati, on May 3, Institute of Management NCR Delhi Mewar, Ghaziabad on May 5 and Master of School of Management Merit Uttar Pradesh on May 7.
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As usual Siasat daily offers coaching for BUMCET, the entrance test conducted for admission into BUMS (Unani) course. The coaching will begin from May 5 from 7 to 11 am at Abid Ali Khan Eye hospital, Darushifa.
Hakeem Syed Ghousuddin programme coordinator ex-advisor Unani, Govt. of AP told that services of eminent teachers have been engaged. For further information and registration contact Mr. Syed Khalid Mohiuddin Asad on phone no: 9391160364.
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One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and another injured, when an improvised explosive device went off at a military base in the country’s east, the defence ministry said in a statement Monday.
The blast occurred, when two soldiers of the Ukrainian army were conducting an inspection of engineering obstacles at the base in Donetsk region, Xinhua quoted the ministry’s press service as saying in a statement.
he injured serviceman was rushed to hospial in a serious condition, it said.
A total of 150 soldiers from the US 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team arrived Monday at the Estonian Amari air base near its capital city of Tallinn, local media said.
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves went to the air base to receive the soldiers, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Estonia Jeffrey Levine and an Estonian Scouts Battalion company, Xinhua reported.
The soldiers will participate in major annual spring exercises, reports said.
Media reported that same amounts of the US airborne soldiers had also arrived in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
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