German employees will reportedly be allowed to turn up late for work the following morning if they have been watching 2014 FIFA World Cup matches late into the previous night.
The stereotypical image of German work place efficiency will be changed if worker’s unions succeed in pushing through an agreement with many major employers so that staff can turn up late for work if they have been watching the football.
Mohtarma Rafia Sultana w/o Mohd. Muzaffaruddin Khan died on April 22.
Burial took place at Ahata qabrastan Masjid Peer Pasha Devdi, Syed Ali Guda after namaz-e-Isha.
Ziyarat is fixed on April 24 at Masjid Peer Pasha, Syed Ali Guda after namaz-e-Asar.
Further information can be had on 9700007724.
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Raeesa Begum d/o Mir Sarwar Ali died in US. Burial took place there only.
India is the largest market for the WhatsApp with 48 million monthly active users, the mobile messaging app spokesperson Neeraj Arora said.
According to a report by BGR India, Arora said there were 40 million monthly active users in India in February, meaning about four million new users a month.
WhatsApp has grown pretty big with Brazil, India, Mexico and Russia listed as countries with the fastest growth, CNET reports.
The messaging service was recently acquired by Facebook for 19 billion dollars.
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YSRCP MLA candidate from Allagadda Shoba Nagi Reddy met with a accident around 10:30PM on Wednesday near GUBAGUNDAMMETTA a small village near ALLAGADDA.
She was returning from political campaign for MLA candidature for ALLAGADDA Constituency from YSRCP.
Her vehicle was completely damaged. She along with driver and gunmen critically injured and are reported to be in critical condition.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday rejected suggestions of there being any Modi wave in the country, and added that if it existed at all, it was only in Gujarat.
“There is no Modi wave in the country. It is present only in Gujarat. Therefore, there is no challenge for us, and in fact, we (the Samajwadi Party) are a challenge to others,” said Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP is trying to garner votes by playing communal politics.
People came out in large numbers on Thursday to cast their votes with the hope for progress and development on the second biggest day of the nine -phased general elections.
Tamil superstar, Rajinikanth, actress Vidya Balan, and actors Aamir Khan and Dharmendra voted during the sixth phase of the elections.
A voter, Ram Chandran, said that they were hoping that the country would be able to tread on the path of development post elections.
“We vote for the nation progress, not for the individual’s progress,” said Chandran.
A meeting of board of directors of Andhra Pradesh Minority Finance Corporation was held in Hyderabad in which a resolution was passed in favour of bifurcation of corporation along with the bifurcation of the state. Chairman Mohammed Hidayat presided over the meeting. Commissioner Minority Welfare Shaikh Mohammed Iqbal, Managing Director Minority Finance Corporation, Prof. S A Shukoor, directors and other officials attended the meeting.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar turned 41 today and will be celebrating his birthday in his home town in the midst of Indian Premier League action in the United Arab Emirates after being with his franchise Mumbai Indians in the initial phase of the T20 league.
Tendulkar had returned from the UAE two days ago, according to sources close to him, and is celebrating his birthday with his family and friends in the city.
Former state minister D Nagendra said that only Modi’s venom not his wave is visible. He said that Narendra Modi, BJP, TDP, including NDA allied parties will be swept away in Congress and Rahul Tsunami.
Mr. Nagendra claimed that Congress is the party which connects all sections of the society; it has never compromised on principles and communalism while BJP is a communal party which is damaging the Hindu-Muslim unity for its political gain and craving power.
Ravindra Jadeja produced a brilliant all-round display after Dwayne Smith’s fine batting show as Chennai Super Kings defended a modest total to beat Rajasthan Royals by seven runs in their IPL match here today.
Put into bat, Chennai scored 140 for six, thanks mainly to opener Smith’s 28-ball 50 and Jadeja’s crucial 36 not out lower down the order and then shot Rajasthan out for 133 in 19.5 overs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium to post their second consecutive win in the tournament.
Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh, against whom an arrest warrant was issued by a Bokaro court on Wednesday, is ‘absconding’.
Armed with a court order, a joint team of Bihar and Jharkhand police raided the house of Bihar BJP leader to arrest him for his alleged hate statements but could not find him.
Suraiya Hassan Bose has been chosen for the 23rdh Yudhvir Foundation Memorial Award. She has been selected for the award in recognition to her services to improve the living standard of handloom weavers. The award will be presented by Padmashri Bilquis Lateef at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at L N Prasad Auditorium, FAPCCI Bhawan, Red Hills. Bilquis Lateef will deliver a lecture on the occasion.
Armed with a court order, a joint team of Bihar and Jharkhand police raided the house of Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh today to arrest him for his alleged hate statements but could not find him.
“A team of Bokaro police and Patna police raided Giriraj Singh’s house around 5 AM in the morning to arrest him on the direction of a Bokaro court, which had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him but Singh was not found in the house,” City Superintendent of Police Jaykant told PTI.
A US business delegation will visit India later this year to explore increased business and investment opportunities in the country.
The delegation from Montgomery County will be led by its Executive Isiah Leggett and will visit New Delhi and Bangalore from November 13 to 22 with opportunities for delegates to travel also to Hyderabad and Raipur, said a statement issued by the India-US World Affairs Institute.
Tamil superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan cast their ballot here Thursday.
Other actors who also voted include Ajith Kumar, Jiiva, Khushbu Sundar, Prasanna Venkatesan and Senthil.
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan voted along with his live-in partner Gauthami, while Rajinikanth preferred to go alone.
Actor Ajith Kumar was accompanied by his wife Shalini and his parents.
Other popular actors such as Vijay and Vishal Krishna are expected to vote later in the day.
Voting for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and by-poll for one state assembly seat is underway.
At least two people were killed and 15 injured Thursday when a bomb went off outside a shop in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, media reported.
A suspended police officer, Shafique Tanoli, was sitting inside a shop with his friends when the bomb exploded outside it, Xinhua reported citing Dunya TV.
The blast happened near the old vegetable market area of the city at about 8.50 a.m.
The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said at a gathering here Wednesday that no country can have “more weight than another” in governing cyberspace.
She made her remarks at the opening of the NETMundial international conference, where delegations from more than 85 countries will debate internet regulation issues and try to reach agreement on a new oversight model.
As many as 143 candidates are left in the fray for 10 Assembly seats and 23 for two Lok Sabha constituencies in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh which will go to the polls on May 7.
On the final day of withdrawal of nominations today, 44 candidates opted out of race in Assembly seats and nine in Lok Sabha constituencies, election office sources said.
The two Lok Sabha seats – Kadapa and Rajampeta – have 14 and nine nominees respectively.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 struck late Wednesday off Canada’s Vancouver island in the Pacific, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake, which hit at 0310 GMT, was at a depth of 11.4km (7.1mi) and 94 km (58 miles) south of Port Hardy, Canada.
The US tsunami warning office in Palmer, Alaska said there was no tsunami danger for potentially affected areas: Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.
Indian-Americans numbering 3.34 million is the third largest Asian community in the United States, after China and Philippines, a report said.
The Indian-American population shot up 76 per cent in the first 12 years of the 21st century, a report on demographics of the Asian-American population released by the Center for American Progress said.
While the Chinese-Americans form the largest group of Asian-American population with 4.1 million (22 per cent), Filipinos-Americans are placed second with 3.59 million (19 per cent) followed by Indian-Americans with 3.34 million (18 per cent).
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi on Wednesday addresses supporters using 3D technology saying that there was no doubt that the voters have become so disenchanted that there is no chance for the Congress to come to power. “I am fortunate that with the help of technology I am able to take countless voters blessings. Election is now in its mid-way. Almost 232 seats have already done with voting. Tomorrow as well there will be voting in many areas. It is certain that it is certain that the Congress has gone.
The US has deported a Pakistani national sentenced to three years in prison for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organisation.
Zahid Yousaf, 45, was put on a Karachi-bound commercial plane on April 16 and was handed over to Pakistani law enforcement agencies two days later, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement yesterday.
Yousaf pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy for providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation in federal court in September 2011.
India continued its winning streak in elections to key UN bodies, getting elected today to crucial UN organisations, including the International Narcotics Control Board.
India’s candidate Jagjit Pavadia won the closely- contested election to the International Narcotics Control Board for the 2015-2020 term.
Pavadia, who got 34 votes, was the first woman to be appointed Narcotics Commissioner of India. A total?of 15 candidates were in the fray for just five seats.
Two fishermen of Idinthakarai village were today allegedly assaulted by Indian Coast Guard personnel in the sea, fishermen association sources said.
Tirunelveli District Fishermen Federation Secretary Ram alleged that Thommai (42) and Rochari(40) were attacked by the ICG personnel, who also robbed them of their catch at a point one nautical mile from the Idinthakarai coast.
45-day Summer Vocational Camp organized by Siasat and Minorities Development Forum was inaugurated by Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan Managing Editor Siasat Daily here at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises Abids. On the occasion Aasra cards for senior citizens were distributed in collaboration with Siasat and Minorities Development Forum. Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan gave away the cards.
Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan said that this year 53 centres have been registered where training of vocational courses will be provided from April 25.