Nottingham, June 17: Criticised by former cricketers for his tactical blunders against England, Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced the wrath of angry fans as he was booed after India’s 12-run defeat to South Africa in their final Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match here.
Dhoni was booed at the presentation ceremony after the match but the beleaguered Indian captain said it didn’t affect him.
Nottingham, June 17: A hugely confident South Africa will look to continue to unleash their all-round prowess against an unpredictable but resurgent Pakistan in the first semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup here tomorrow.
South Africa have been on the roll with their five-match unbeaten streak in the tournament, and they are the favourites to win the title after their emphatic wins against the West Indies, England and holders India in the Super Eight stage.
Washington, June 17: Following last week’s assertion from the Air Force that the Iranian military might have the capability to hit US territory with missiles within six years, the Pentagon told the Senate today that North Korean missiles could hit the western coast of the US within as little as three years.
Nottingham, June 17: An intriguing battle is on the cards when favourites South Africa clash with buoyant Pakistan in the semi-final of the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
The South Africans have showed their all-round prowess during an unbeaten run in the tournament, including emphatic wins in all three Super Eight games against the West Indies, England and defending champions India.
The latest success came at Trent Bridge on Tuesday when the Proteas fought back after being restricted to a modest 130-5 on a slow wicket to keep off-colour India down to 118-8.
Mumbai, June 17: Over 6,000 people queued up outside the employment and self employment bureau at Nariman Point on Tuesday with the hope of landing a job with one of the 13 participating firms.
With companies looking to fill up nearly 2,000 vacancies, candidates, aged between 18 and 38, didn’t mind sweating it in the sun out while waiting for their turn in the serpentine queue.
While some of the job seekers were BSc, there were some who had not even cleared their SSC exam.
Mumbai, June 17: The Ahujas’ house was sealed by the police later. It will be returned to the Ahuja family after the forensic tests have been completed.
A police team has also left for the victim’s native place, Roha in Raigad district, to access her school certificate to ascertain her age. The victim studied till Std VII. It is not yet known if she is below 18.
The victim is a resident of Virar and stays with an aunt who introduced her to the Ahuja family.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, June 17: The State committee of All- India Lawyers’ Union (AILU) is conducting a model test on June 21 at Hyderabad and district centres for benefit of candidates appearing for the Junior Civil Judge’s examination. Candidates wishing to appear for the test may contact the secretaries of the respective district units of AILU and register their names. The model test will be held on par with the screening test to be conducted by the High Court. –Special Correspondent
–Agencies
Hyderabad, June 17: The 124 wait listed Haj applicants are asked to submit the application forms along with a bank challan receipt of Rs. 30,700. The applicants will also have to submit the address and identity proof.
Pilgrims belonging to districts may submit their applications through the societies nominated by the State Haj Committee while those in Hyderabad should submit their forms in the Haj Committee office at the earliest, according to M.A. Quddus, Executive Officer, State Haj Committee.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, June 17:The city region of APSRTC is making elaborate arrangements for issuing student bus passes’ this academic year. Bus pass applications are available for Rs. 4 at the 17 bus pass counters in the city.
Hyderabad, June 17: The government issued orders on Tuesday appointing 29 government pleaders to function under the guidance of Advocate General for a period of three years.
Hyderabad, June 17: Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in association with Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways will hold its annual convention, ‘Society for Automobile Fitness and Environment’ (SAFE) at Hotel Marriott here on Wednesday.
The theme for this year is ‘Safety through enforcement and inspection and certification’, said a press release.
Hdyerabad, June 17: A nine-year-old boy who travelled from New Jersey to the city this week has tested positive for influenza A (H1N1), while two new cases suspected of similar symptoms have been reported on Tuesday.
The number of persons under observation or treatment at the Government General and Chest Hospital rose to ten. “Six of them are positive and the reports of others are awaited,” said K. Subhakar, State Coordinator for influenza A(H1N1).
Hyderabad, June 17: At last the government swung into action and served an ultimatum to the illegal occupants of Badehshai Ashoorkhana at Patherghatti.
They have been given 48 hours to ‘peacefully’ vacate the premises.
“Otherwise, stringent action will be initiated as per law,” warned Hyderabad Collector Navin Mittal.
The marching orders were given after Mr. Mittal visited the Ashoorkhana along with P. Chenna Reddy, Director, Archaeology and Museums and other revenue officials on Tuesday in response to the High Court’s directive.
Hyderabad, June 17: Health Minister Danam Nagender, who is the president of the Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee (GHCC) president, has been asked to continue in the post till the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporations are conducted.
AP Congress Committee president D. Srinivas said that Mr. Nagender had expressed his desire to quit the post consequent to his induction into the Cabinet. Stating that the elections to the GHMC had been taken as a prestige issue, Mr. Srinivas it was better that the Minister continue for some more time.
Hyderabad, June 17: A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Anil Ramesh Dave and Justice Ramesh Ranganathan on Tuesday directed the district Collector, Hyderabad, to file a counter-affidavit regarding the construction activity near Golconda fort.
This order was passed after the court was informed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and HMWSSB that they were not taking up any works around Golconda fort. The Bench was dealing with a miscellaneous petition filed by Forum For a Better Hyderabad and PUCAR.
Hyderabad, June 17: Automation is the order of the day. More so in offices. But a section in the Hyderabad collectorate still functions the archaic way. The Urdu Cell here is the antithesis of a modern office. Computer and fax are a far cry. The Cell doesn’t even boast of a phone. A rickety pedestal fan which gives more sound than air is all by way of a modern gadget.
New Delhi, June 17: Showing discipline whip is common in the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ironically, the senior party leaders forget the discipline when it comes to them. Resignation by two senior leaders, including Arun Jaitley and Yashwant Sinha, within a week shows that there is rift in the party.
Overconfidence led to the party’s debacle in the general election 2004 while internal bickering cost dear to the party in 2009 LS polls.
Hyderabad, June 17: Staunch rivals – Telugu Desam MLA from Nagarkurnool, Nagam Janardhan Reddy and former Congress Minister G. Chinna Reddy have decided to bury the hatchet for the present and decided to withdraw the defamation cases they filed against each other.
On Tuesday, the duo filed petitions before the District First Sessions Court.
Admitting both the petitions, the Judge, Ashok Kumar advised
Kuwait City, June 17: “Kuwaiti citizen announces the sale of his kidney” read the hand-written sign posted on a busy thoroughfare in the capital, which also noted the sellers blood type – O – and phone number.
In an unprecedented attempt to make money to pay back debts, Abu Mohamed placed a hand-written advertisement on the main road between the districts of Rakei and Ardiya., the Kuwaiti newspapers Assiyasah and al-Qabas reported Monday.
His reasons were purely financial, Mohamed told Al Arabiya, adding that he prefered to avoid the media limelight.
Kolkata, June 17: Three CPI(M) workers, including a local leader, were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Banksole in West Midanpore district on Wednesday.
The six motorcycle-borne assailants killed the three including CPI(M)’s Shimli branch secretary Amal Mahato when they were having tea at a shop after patrolling the forest in the night to guard against Maoist-backed tribal agitators.
Hyderabad, June 17: The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is making arrangements to issue free bus passes to students on the doorstep of colleges. Passes will be issued in colleges located in the town on June 18, 19, 20 and 22, and in Cheepurupalli and Gajapathingaram regions on June 23, 24 and 25. Special teams were drafted for the purpose, said T.V.S. Sudhakar, Vizianagaram Depot Manager, at a press conference on Tuesday.
West BEngal, June 16: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday termed the law and order situation in West Bengal as ‘dreadful’ and asked the administration to speed up the process of securing illegal arms from areas that have witnsessed political violence.
Ghaziabad, June 17: Green activists call it mass murder. Thousands of trees in a forest patch that serves as the green lungs of Ghaziabad are dying a slow death because of negligence of the very civic agency that had once helped create it painstakingly.
Unauthorised dumping of garbage, sewage water, unabated fodder collection and forest fires have led to this mass murder of trees in the Sai Upvan of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, say green activists and residents alike.
Islamabad, June 17: Waziristan may be home to Osama bin Laden, but it is the much younger Baitullah Mehsud who is the target of the new military operation being launched there, one intended to crush him.
Bangalore, June 17: It’s been almost eight years since Prasad migrated from Suganahalli, a small village in north Karnataka, to earn his livelihood in India’s tech hub. After failing to land a job, he took to begging and is “happy’ earning around Rs.40 a day now.
“I didn’t come to Bangalore to be a beggar. After failure to get any job, I decided to beg. I manage to earn Rs.30-40 a day and am happy,” Prasad, 40, told IANS near Cubbon Road in the heart of the city’s central business district.