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Jet Airways Delhi-Jaipur flight suffers bird hit

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A Delhi-Jaipur flight of Jet Airways on Saturday suffered a bird hit during landing at Sanganer airport here following which the aircraft was grounded for technical inspection.

However, the landing was safe and no untoward incident occurred due to the bird hit, the airport sources told a news agency.

The flight landed here this morning and was scheduled to return to Delhi after 30 minutes. But it was cancelled as the aircraft developed some snag after the bird hit, they said.

Am here to share your sorrow and pain: PM to Assam victims

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is visiting violence-hit Assam on Saturday, assured all possible help to the victims.

“My govt will do everything possible to help the victims,” the PM while visiting a relief camp in Kokrajhar.

“I have come here to share your sorrow and pain; this is time for healing,” Singh added.

The PM, who arrived in Guwahati this morning, travelled to violence-hit Kokrajhar district in an IAF helicopter after the previous chopper he was travelling in flew back here following a technical snag.

US defends rant against outsourcing jobs to India

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The US sees no contradiction in President Barack Obama’s election year rhetoric against outsourcing of jobs to India and its efforts to forge a stronger strategic partnership with New Delhi.

“It’s very important for America to get our economy on track. And we’re always looking for opportunities to promote American business and American jobs,” a senior State Department official told the foreign media Friday.

Modi interview fallout: SP disowns Shahid Siddiqui

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The Samajwadi Party today distanced itself from Shahid Siddiqui, saying he is no longer a part of the party two days after his interview with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi made waves.

“The party wants to clarify that Siddiqui had left SP long back and joined BSP on whose ticket he contested Lok Sabha election from Bijnor,” party’s national general secretary and spokesman Ram Gopal Yadav said in a statement issued here.

He said that later Siddiqui joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

4 soldiers killed, 2 injured in Thailand

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Suspected Muslim insurgents in Thailand’s violence hit south killed four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday, an Army spokesman said, as a surge in militant violence in the area continued since start of Ramadan.

The soldiers were returning to their base from patrol on motorcycles in Pattani province when 20 armed militants in three pickup trucks opened fire on the soldiers.

More than 5,000 people have been killed in Buddhist Thailand’s three southernmost Muslim dominated provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat – since an Islamist insurgency erupted in 2004.

Mamata takes on centre, Left over fuel price hike

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After a few days of truce with the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has revived her crusade against the Congress-led UPA over its decision to hike petrol and diesel prices.

Banerjee’s patch-up with the United Progressive Alliance government, after her U-turn to support presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, ended after the centre decided to implement a policy, adopted in 2003, prompting a steep hike in petrol and diesel prices following re-adjustments the oil companies based on local levies.

PM’s helicopter returns to Guwahati due to technical problem

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s helicopter returned midway from a flight to strife-torn Kokrajhar district today due to a technical problem.

The Prime Minister’s helicopter returned 15 minutes after take off from the Lokopriyo Bordoloi International Airport here, official sources said.

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Govt not breaking Team Anna’s unity: Narayanasamy

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Slamming Team Anna, Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday said there was lack of unity among members of Anna Hazare’s team and dismissed the charge that government was trying to break it.

“There is already no unity among the members of Anna Hazare’s team. So, there is no need for us to break their unity, as someone alleged,” the Minister of state in the PMO told reporters at the airport here.

Narayanasamy’s remarks come in the wake of charge by Hazare in the backdrop of his meeting with Law Minister Salman Khurshid that the government was conspiring to split his team.

Apex court declines govt.’s plea on VIP quota for Hajj

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The Supreme Court declined the government’s plea to restore the VIP quota for Hajj for this year. On July 23 the supreme court had ordered to slash dignitaries’ quota of Hajj pilgrims from 2,500 to 300. The central government pleaded to defer the order till next year. But a bench presided over by Justice Aftab Alam rejected attorney general G. E. Vahanvati’s request.

London Olympics 2012: Indian contingent greeted with huge cheers

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Huge cheers welcomed the colourful Indian delegation into the Olympic Park Friday night during the opening ceremony of the London Games.

The 81-strong Indian contingent, the biggest ever, was led by wrestler Sushil Kumar, a bronze medallist in the 2008 Beijing Games.

It was a smartly dressed Indian contingent. The men wore yellow safas, navy blue blazers, cream-coloured trousers, off-white shirts and ties, and the women were dressed in elegant sarees.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Randhir Singh waved at the contingent from the VIP box.

Kayani’s aide appointed as Pak’s new Defence Sec

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Lt Gen (retired) Asif Yasin Malik, a close aide of Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has been appointed as Pakistan’s new Defence Secretary.

Malik is a former commander of the Peshawar-based XI Corps and did a stint in the Inter-Services Intelligence when the spy agency was headed by Kayani.

He replaces top bureaucrat Nargis Sethi, who was given additional charge as Defence Secretary in January after former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the previous incumbent, Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, during a standoff with the Army.

5-year-old Russian girl found living with cows

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Social workers in Russia’s western Urals region have taken into their care a five-year-old girl who spent most of her life in a cowshed.

The girl’s mother and stepfather, both farmers in Perm region, did not take her to kindergarten and forced her to stay with the farm animals to keep her off their hands, the Uralinform.ru website reported.

The girl had cigarette butts for toys.

She was also frequently locked in a cupboard when she got in the way of her alcoholic parents, the Moskovsky Komsomolets said. The father also frequently beat her up.

Egyptian qurra to participate in 23rd World Quranic Campaign

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Khadim ul Quran Peer Syed Shabbir Naqshbandi Ifteqari President, All India Religious Leaders Association told that relation with Quran and love for the bearer of Quran is inevitable for Muslims to get salvation. On the occasion of the beginning of 23rd World Quranic and Spiritual Campaign Peer Naqshbandi urged the Muslims to make the new generation Hafiz and Qari.

He expressed happiness that this time a noted personality of Qirrat world, Shaikh Qari Mansoor is arriving for Quranic campaign. Apart from him young Qari Shaikh Hashsham Abdul Hameed will also participate in the campaign.

Construct Aneesul Ghuraba orphanage building instead of extravaganza on Iftaar party-Muslim leaders of Congress advised C.M

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(Siasat News)Muslim leaders of Congress met the C.M. and advised him to reduce the expenditure on Iftaar party and utilize the same amount for the construction of Aneesul Ghuraba Orphanage in Nampally in Hyderabad.

They also demanded the C.M to enhance the budget of Makkha Masjid and Shahi Masjid, Public Garden to Rs. 5 crore to facilitate the purchase of generators and Janimaz for these mosques.

Security of Muslims in Assam is Govt’s responsibility-Dismissal of Gogoi essential- TDP leaders

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(Siasat News)Whenever Congress got power, country faced destabilization. Congress has made an attempt to stabilize its governance by shedding the blood of the Muslims. Muslim leaders of TDP targeted Congress that it diverts the attention of the public. In Congress regime, there is a long history of communal riots in which many Muslims were killed. Congress wears the pseudo mask of secularism to cover up such communal riots.

Minorities’ Scholarship is meager – Secretary

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(Siasat News)The amount of Scholarship that is being given to the students belonging to Minority Communities is very meager. There is a need to consider it seriously and to take steps for its enhancement. Principal Secretary of Dept. of Minorities Affairs, Mr Dana Kishore admitted this fact in a meeting convened yesterday at Haj House.

Mr. Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi is appointed as Collector, Hyderabad

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(Siasat News)District Collector of Hyderabad, Mr. Natarajan Gulzar is proceeding to America for higher studies and in his place Mr. Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi (1999 batch of IAS) has been appointed as Collector of Hyderabad District. Mr. Rizvi worked as Joint Collector of Ranga Reddy District earlier. It is expected that Mr. Rizvi will take charge as Collector next week.

Bad weather prevents PM from visiting Kokrajhar

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Bad weather forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s chopper that was heading to Assam’s riot-hit Kokrajhar district to return to Guwahati on Saturday. The prime minister is expected to hold ameeting in Guwahati before leaving for Kokrajhar later in the day. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday arrived at an airport in Guwahati and immediately left for Assam’s restive district of Kokrajhar to take stock of the situation.

A week of violence in Bodo areas has claimed 45 lives and left an estimated 2.5 lakh people homeless, according to officials.

Masjid Mohammadia of Uppal rehabilitated

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After the uphill struggle and enthusiasm of the ardent young men of Uppal and Amberpet, the 50 year old uninhabited masjid located at the bank of Uppal Lake, has been rehabilitated.

A special report had been published in Siasat daily during the month January, in which details were presented regarding uninhabited masjids of city and outskirts along with their photos. The Siasat’s campaign bore fruits and encouraged by the publication of the reports the young men of Uppal and Amberpet undertook the task of restoring the uninhabited masjid.

World groups’ silence over Muslim genocide in Myanmar flayed

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Nefarious attempts are continued to defame Islam by targeting Muslims across the world including India as terrorists. Alongside dalits and backward classes in India are killed in the name of Maoists. Noted dalit leader J B Raju was expressing his views during a conference held against Muslim genocide in Myanmar by SC, ST, BC and Muslim Front.

He said while Muslims are being targeted in Myanmar in a planned manner and it is being tried to stamp out their identity, international peace organizations have adopted a silent attitude on the carnage and genocide, which is deplorable.

Syrian opposition flag unfurled at Eiffel Tower

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A giant flag of the Syrian opposition was Friday unfurled on construction scaffolding under the legs of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

According to weekly French newsmagazine Le Nouvel Observateur, the 7-by-30 metre green-white-black tricolour with three stars on the white stripe – and speckled with simulated blood stains – was attached by activists of the “France Syria Democracy” organisation.

The organisation campaigns for a foreign military intervention to topple President Bashar al-Assad.

Cong. delegation makes representation before governor for Abdul Qadeer’s release

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A delegation of Congress leaders led by minister for endowment C Ram Chandraiya arrived at Raj Bhawan and called on governor S L Narsimhan. They presented the letter of Rajya Sabha MP Chiranjeevi and appealed to release ex-constable Abdul Qadeer on humanitarian grounds, who has already completed his sentence by spending 22 years in jail. Governor assured sympathetic consideration on the appeal made by Congress leaders.

The delegation included government whip Mr. Anil, Congress spokesman Mr. Feroz Khan, Mr. Gautam, besides Congress leader Mr. Baswaraj Srinivas.

Half of Russia sees foreign meddling in Syria

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Almost half of Russians — 46 percent — believe that the Syrian conflict is the result of interference by hostile foreign powers seeking to increase their influence in the Middle East or to weaken Syria.

According to a public survey published Friday by Russia’s state-run VTsIOM pollster, only 19 percent of those polled describe the Syrian crisis as a popular uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

More than one third — 34 percent — of respondents were undecided on the nature of the conflict.

PM, Sonia arrive in Guwahati, leave for Kokrajhar

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Saturday arrived at an airport here and immediately left for Assam’s restive district of Kokrajhar to take stock of the situation.

A week of violence in Bodo areas has claimed 45 lives and left an estimated 2.5 lakh people homeless, according to officials.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Governor J.B. Patnaik and Assam Pradesh Congress president Bhubaneswar Kalita also left with the prime minister and Gandhi on the visit to Kokrajhar. Three special helicopters carried the entourage to the violence-hit district.

Rashtrapati Bhavan programmes on Youtube

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Expanding reach on internet, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has put programmes attended by President Pranab Mukherjee on video-sharing site Youtube.

Officials said the decision to upload ceremonies on the website was aimed at reaching out to younger generation and people working in cyber space.

The move came two days after Mukherjee was sworn-in as the 13th President of the country.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan has already formed a page on the newly elected President on social networking site Facebook with a view to provide a platform for people to air their grievances.