New Delhi, October 01: India on Friday strongly rejected Pakistan’s allegation that it was sponsoring terrorism in South Asia, with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna terming it as “unacceptable”.
“We have rejected it. This is totally unacceptable,” Krishna told PTI as he left New York after attending the opening session of the General Assembly.
“The track record of India speaks so eloquently,” he said, adding, “We don’t need to defend our position.”
New Delhi, October 01: Zig-zag hair cuts, flags painted on nails, herbal facials, exotic pedicure and manicure – athletes are making a beeline for the salon at the Commonwealth Games Village to look their best for the Games opening ceremony Sunday.
The Shahnaz Husian Unisex Salon at the International Zone in the Village has been taking advance bookings to handle the rush.
“The salon is offering free muscle relaxing oil worth Rs.8,000 ($180) to all the athletes, besides free haircuts and refresher packs,” Ritika Anand, supervisor at the Salon, told IANS.
Karachi, October 01: Pakistan’s ODI and Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi says he has no intentions of going back on his “emotional” decision to retire from Test cricket as he has lost the desire to play the longer format of the game. “I have no real desire to play Test cricket and the reason I lost this desire was because I was not selected consistently for Test matches,” Afridi said.
Hyderabad, October 01 (Siasat News): Chief Minister Dr K Rosaiah directed the officials to see that the aged and disabled get their pensions and other benefits on time.
He declared the state of Andhra Pradesh the first state to introduce monthly pension to all women SHG members over 60 years through “Abhayahastham” scheme.
Chief Minister said senior citizens need all the care from the society in general and the younger generation in particular.
Hyderabad, September 01 (Siasat News): In a heartrending incident 12 months old bride hanged herself to death as she was being harassed for not fulfilling to the dowry demands. The incident took place in Nacharam area.
Lahore, October 01: Assistant coaches Aijaz Ahmed and Aaqib Javed will not be part of the national cricket team to UAE on its next tour, sources at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have disclosed.
PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt will make a formal announcement in this regard on his return from England, ‘The News’ reported.
Meanwhile, it appears that the selection committee, just like senior cricketers, is also unhappy with the attitude of the team’s coach Waqar Younis.
Distance between senior cricketers and coach became visible during one-day series in England.
New Delhi, October 01: The Supreme Court today sought a response from the CBI on the appeal filed by former Haryana Director General of Police SPS Rathore challenging his conviction and 18-month sentence in Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. A bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan issued notice after senior counsel U U Lalit submitted that Rathore was innocent and the entire investigation conducted against him was vitiated.
New Delhi, October 01: The Supreme Court today sought a response from Satyam Computer’s disgraced founder, B , on the CBI’s plea for cancellation of his bail in the multi-crore rupee accounting scam.
A bench comprising Justices Dalbeer Bhandari and Deepak Sharma has issued a notice to Raju on the appeal challenging the bail granted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
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Patna, October 01: A day after the Ayodhya verdict was pronounced, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) gave an assembly ticket to the daughter of diplomat-turned-politician Syed Shahabuddin — the man who championed the cause of Babri Masjid for Muslims.
The JD-U has given a ticket to Parveen Amanullah, in her late 40s, to contest from Sahebpur Kamal, a Muslim-dominated constituency in Begusarai district, about 125 km from here.
The JD-U is contesting the October-November assembly polls in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
London, October 01: World’s most wanted terrorist Osama bin-Laden is masterminding an unfolding plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on European cities as US, British and European intelligence and security agencies have stepped up manhunt to nab the plotters.
Hyderabad, October 01 (Siasat News): Opposing to the decision of Lucknow bench of Allahbad High court, Dr. Qasim Rasool Ilyas, convener All India Muslim Personal Law board said that Personal Law board would appeal to Supreme Court against the decision.
Talking to ‘Siasat’ correspondent Dr. Qasim Rasool Ilyas said ‘we are disappointed by the verdict to some extent.
Hyderabad, October 01 (Siasat News): The verdict of Allahbad High court on Babri masjid title went against the expectations of Muslims.
They did not even imagine that the court’s decision will be so much contradictory to their anticipations. They were certain that the event of demolition of the 400 years old Babri Masjid had been witnessed all over the word which would not be falsified.
New Delhi, october 01: In a sensational accusation on Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) blamed former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi of stealing 24 high-priced Swiss watches.
According to sources, Bandelier watches, the official IPL watch, has told the board that they have made huge losses after being associated with the T20 league since 24 of their expensive watches were taken away by Modi.
Talking to reporters Shashank Manohar said that he had received a complaint from the watch company.
Lucknow, October 01: Congress today criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over her statement that the Centre would be responsible for any law and order problem in the state and said that she should tender her resignation on failing to run the state.
”The law and order matter is the responsibility of the state.
Ms Mayawati should tender her resignation on failing to manage things,” alleged All India Congress Copmmittee secretary and in-charge of UP Parvej Hashmi here.
Srinagar, October 01: Verdict on Ayodhya title suit case by Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court was again discussed in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today.
As the House assembled for the Question House, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) members were on their feet, demanding that the House should pass a resolution hailing the verdict on Ayodhya.
BJP Legislative Party leader Chaman Lal Gupta said property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed in the Kashmir valley when the Quran was set ablaze in the US last month.
Lucknow, October 01: Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday hit out at the judgement in the age-old Ayodhya dispute, saying it was hardly based on legalities.
“The verdict appears to be have been given more on the basis of faith and belief rather than on the basis of legalities and evidence,” the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister told reporters here.
“I am firmly of the view that the court has somehow ignored or overlooked various legal issues and relied more on the faith and belief of people. This is not how a court should have acted,” said Mulayam Yadav.
Hyderabad, October 01 (Siasat News): Hospital development committee for Nizamia Tibbi College and Nizamia General Hospital conducted a meeting at Government Nizamia Tibbi College on September 29 in which the long pending issues of the hospital were brought to light.
The meeting was presided over by Mr. Gulzar Natrajan IAS collector Hyderabad. This was told by Dr. Hyder Yamani General secretary AP Unani Medical officers association. Collector Hyderabad assured to resolve all issues one by one.
Ayodhya, October 01: An elderly Muslim man who has fought legal battles since 1961 over the disputed land where the Babri Masjid once stood says the time has finally come to make peace with Hindus.
At age 90, Mohammed Hashim Ansari says it is no point taking the matter to the Supreme Court now that the Allahabad High Court has decided that a Ram temple can come up where the 16th century mosque was razed.
Dubai, October 01: Dubai police chief Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim received two death threats from Israel over the assassination of a Palestinian Hamas leader in the Emirate earlier this year, Al Ittihad reported today.
Lt Gen Tamim accused Israel’s Mossad of sending him death threats twice, a few days after he revealed the details of Mabhouh’s assassination at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai on January 20.
Hyderabad, October 01 (Siasat News): AP qualified government junior lecturers association urged the state government to take effective measures to immediately resolve their long pending issues.
They warned that otherwise they will stage a dharna on large scale in front of Director of Intermediate Education Office. They also appealed to various institutions and organizations specially unions to back and support the protest programme.
Hyderabad, October 01: South Central Railway (SCR) will run 38 special trains between Secunderabad-Kakinada Town-Secunderabad and between Secunderabad-Jaipur-Secunderabad during the months of October to December, to clear the extra rush of passengers.
Train No 0701 Secunderabad-Kakinada Town Special train will depart Secunderabad on October 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25 at 2300 hours and arrive Kakinada Town at 0850 hours on the next day.
Lahore, October 01: Six months after he got married, suspended Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif, who is implicated in the spot-fixing scandal, has finally brought his wife home.
The bride, Sana Hilal, and Asif’s ‘rukhsati’ ceremony took place six months after their ‘nikah’ due to the pacer’s commitments with the Pakistan team.
“It is a relief to finally bring my wife home. We have waited for a while now to be together as I have been busy on foreign tours with the team,” Asif told the media at the wedding reception.
Lucknow, October 01: After 60 years of uncertainty, a judgement has finally been delivered on Ayodhya title suit. With the Allahabad High Court on Thursday, September 30, ruling in favour of all the three litigants by allotting 1/3rd of the land to each, different parties reacted differently.
Here is a sampling of some prominent responses:
Ahmedabad, October 01: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi welcomed the Ayodhya verdict, saying it lends constitutional credence to the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site.
“This verdict paves way for the construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple… Construction of a Ram temple there now becomes a duty.”
He sought public resolve for the temple’s construction. “I believe there should be no feeling of victory or loss… it is laudatory for country’s unity and pride. The result should be accepted forgetting past conflicts.”
Ayodhya, October 01: Welcoming the verdict of the Lucknow Bench, 90-year-old Mohammed Hashim Ansari, the lone surviving litigant in the Ayodhya title suits, today said he would not pursue the matter further.
“For me, this is a closed chapter. Hindus should now be allowed to build the Ram temple in Ayodhya. I will appeal to the Muslim leadership to end the dispute and not pursue the matter in Supreme Court,” said Ansari after the ruling.