Islamabad, October 04: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he would not hesitate to take “difficult decisions” in the country’s interest.
At a meeting with a group of journalists at his home here Sunday, Gilani said: “Let me make it clear that the judiciary wants democracy in the country and its top priority is to strengthen it. We will strengthen all institutions and continue with the politics of reconciliation.”
New Delhi, October 04: Senior criminal lawyer S.G. Abbas Kazmi, who was sacked as the counsel for 26/11 terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, says people will see his fearless personality on “Bigg Boss 4.” He also clarifies that he is not on the show for an image makeover.
New Delhi, October 04: Ayodhya’s Hindu religious leaders would felicitate Justice Dharam Veer Sharma, who was one of the judges who pronounced the judgement in the Ayodhya title suit case, a member of the Sri Ram Janambhoomi Trust said on Monday.
“The sadhus and saints of Ayodhya will honour Justice Sharma for delivering the historic verdict in favour of the Ram temple”, Ram Vilas Vedanti told reporters in Ayodhya.
He said the dates of the felicitation ceremony would be decided after talking to Sharma, who would be apprised of the sentiments of the sadhus.
Mumbai, October 04: In an astonishing revelation, Mumbai Police in a survey has found that 60 per cent of prepaid SIM cards were procured using fake documents in the city.
Besides, mobile service providers, the city police held vendors equally responsible for providing prepaid SIM cards without proper verification and cracked down on them, prompting several shops in city and suburbs to put up a notice saying “SIM Cards Not Available.”
Tehran, October 04: The stance adopted by US President Barack Obama in recent days was a ‘very low-level’ one, and showed Washington has “lost its nerve,” IRNA quoted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying late Sunday.
Talking to a host of MPs, the president also touched upon his address at the UN General Assembly, saying Western statesmen are unable to respond to the questions he raised over the 9/11 incident.
The Iranian chief executive reiterated that the sanctions slapped on the Islamic Republic by hegemonic powers are a nonstarter.
Mumbai, October 04: Calling him a patriot, the Shiv Sena Monday heaped praises on Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court, which last week ruled that the Babri Mosque was built at the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.
In an editorial, the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna sympathised with Justice Khan’s predicament while penning the judgment, and said he must have been ‘under tremendous mental stress and agony which is unimaginable’.
Hyderabad, October 03 (Siasat News): A startling rise in deaths due to road accidents has been observed during the current rainy season in the twin cities.
An average of 40 deaths occurred each month resulting in a total of 121 in three months, which are far higher than the deaths occurred in any other season.
Hyderabad, October 04 (Siasat News): State government will take steps to provide employment for educated unemployed by providing finance without surety upto Rs. one crore through SIDBI and other financial institutions for setting up of small scale industries.
Till now 1135 persons during the year 2007-2008, 1952 persons during 2008-2009, 3980 persons during 2009-2010 and 3119 persons during the year 2010-2011 benefited from the scheme.
Hyderabad, October 04: In what could change the political landscape of Telangana, currently dominated by TRS, balladeer and folk artist Gummadi Vithal Rao, better known as Gaddar, on Sunday announced a new party, Telangana Praja Front. It will be formally launched on October 9 in Hyderabad.
The Front, which is expected to try to wrest control of the Telangana movement from the TRS, is not just a political party, Gaddar said.
Kolkata, October 04: Seven months after 13-year-old student Rouvanjit Rawla ended his life, the principal and three teachers of the La Martiniere School were arrested here on Monday on charges of abetment to suicide.
Principal Sunirmal Chakravarti and three teachers, Garnian, Partho Dutta and David Raun, were arrested this morning, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Damayanti Sen said. The Class VIII student had killed himself on February 12, allegedly after being caned by the principal.
New York, October 04: The wife of an imam planning an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero says she and her husband have received death threats.
Daisy Khan said Sunday the lives of her and Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf are “under threat.”
Police can’t confirm the threats.
Khan was part of a discussion of Islam on ABC television’s “This Week” news program.
She says moderate Muslims like her must lead the fight against extremists. She says if moderates are branded extremists they’ll be thrown into the arms of Al Qaida.
New Delhi, October 04: Does the 1,500 square yard piece of land where the disputed Babri Masjid once stood support the mansion of Queen Kaushalya, the mother of Hindu deity Ram, and is it the exact place of his birth?
Jeddah, October 04: The newly established Mashair Railway, which links the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifa with Makkah, will have a 30-day test run before opening to transport domestic and GCC pilgrims during the upcoming Haj season.
Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Prince Mansour bin Miteb will inspect the railway (also known as the Makkah Metro) on Tuesday to make sure the facility is ready to transport the guests of God. The railway will bring about a dramatic change in pilgrim transportation between the holy sites.
Lucknow, October 04 (Siasat News): Strongly reacting to the statement made by a Lucknow based organisation ‘Husaini tigers’ and its offer of Rs 15 lakh for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhaya, Allama Aijaz Farrukh said that Mulims of India were not satisfied by Allahbad High court verdict and showing strong patience and tolerance decided to go to Supreme court.
Shia Muslims walked abreast Muslim world to adopt peaceful legislative measures in those circumstances.’
Hyderabad, October 04 (Siasat News): A crackers godown caught fire at the first floor of Bhawani fire works late night resulting massive smoke pluming across the area.
The incident took place in shop no 17 of Sri Krupa market situated at Mahboob Ganj, Malakpet. Police while making arrangements for putting down the fire stopped traffic too at National highway from Chaderghat to Nalgonda X road. The traffic jammed as the buses, Lorries and other vehicles stuck to the place.
New Delhi, october 04: Arguing that “law” had upheld “faith”, L K Advani architect of the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation said that the Allahabad High Court judgment had opened the doors for an amicable negotiated settlement to the 60-year-old dispute.
Advani said he was “extremely happy” to note that after the judgment, the nation had “arrived at a fortuitous point” where “judicial verdict” and “amicable solution” could be blended well.
Bremen, October 04: Germany’s President called on his countrymen to work to integrate the country’s four million Muslims, acknowledging that Islam is “now part of Germany”.
Speaking from the northern city of Bremen on the 20th anniversary of reunification and in his first major set-piece speech, Christian Wulff focussed on the challenges ahead of modern, reunited Germany.
In particular, he spoke of the difficulties of integrating its large Muslim population.
Islamabad, October 04: Pakistan’s weightlifting team has threatened to pull out of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games after a verbal spat with their contingent leader over carrying their national flag at the grand opening ceremony in New Delhi.
Sheikh Rashid, weightlifting team coach, told Dawn from New Delhi that Shujauddin Malik, who is a gold medallist in weightlifting, was to carry the flag and lead the national contingent at the opening ceremony at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
Beijing, October 03 (Siasat News): It has become a habit of frustrated lot to commit blasphemy of the holy Quran and against Prophet (PBUH).
These blasphemous activities have been done every now and then on local and international level. Many corporate companies join them in committing blasphemy against Islam, Holy Quran and Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and hurting Muslim sentiments, and sell their blasphemous products among Muslims without fear. The Chinese shoe company Maipao has also done the same.
Hyderabad, October 03 (Siasat News): Air India will launch its flight from Hyderabad to Chicago via Dubai by this month end. Airlines sources said that flight service will be launched from October 31, connecting Hyderabad with New Delhi.
Apart from that possibilities are also studied to launch direct service to San Francisco. The airline would be deploying a Boeing 777-300 Extended Range aircraft to operate the flight direct from Delhi.
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New Delhi, October 04: India’s music sensation A.R. Rahman belted out “Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto” to bring the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony Sunday to an electrifying climax, as the crowds echoed him in equal measure.
Rahman, clad in a white bandhgala jacket, black pants and white shoes, performed the Commonwealth Games 2010 anthem with hundreds of dancers dressed in traditional Indian costumes.
As the spectators joined him, much of the flak the Oscar winning composer has faced for the Rs.500 million Commonwealth Games 2010 anthem seemed to have been washed away.
Moscow, October 04: A Yak-42 plane with 73 passengers on board flying from Moscow to Chechen capital Grozny was forced to make an emergency landing after a bomb threat, an official said Sunday.
“The plane left Moscow for Grozny at 16.14 p.m. local time. Several minutes later it received an anonymous call threatening that the plane can be exploded,” a spokesman for the Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said.
“The plane’s crew took a decision to make emergency landing in the city of Volgograd,” he said.
Islamabad, October 04: Around 20 NATO oil tankers were destroyed by suspected militants near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday, officials said.
According to preliminary information, militants set on fire the tankers parked on a roadside near Rawalpindi. At least two people were killed during the attack.
On Friday, around 30 NATO oil tankers were destroyed by suspected militants in southern Pakistan. The tankers were on their way to Quetta from Karachi when a group of militants set the tankers on fire at a filling station.
Cairo, October 04: Egyptian archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old statue of Amenhotep III, believed to be the grandfather of famous boy pharaoh Tutankhamun.
“The find is fantastic… because of the details of the facial features,” Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary General Zahi Hawass said.
Scientists had been excavating Amenhotep III funerary temple at Kom al-Hitan when they unearthed the upper half of the red-granite statue of the famous pharaoh’s grandfather.
The statue depicts Amenhotep III sitting down on a throne, accompanied by god Amun.
Ankara, October 04: At least three people died and five were injured in a blast at a leather factory in Turkey Sunday, a media report said.
Two workers were killed when the blast occurred in the boiler room of the workshop in Guzelburc town in Hatay province, the Anatolia news agency reported, adding that a truck in front of the building caught fire, killing the driver inside.
The fire has been put under control, Xinhua reported.
There was no statement from officials on the cause of the explosion.
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