Ali Khan Two coaches of the city-bound Bangalore-Chennai Mail derailed here today, but there were no casualties.
The incident occurred at Basin Bridge near Central Railway Station this morning, a Southern Railway official said.
There were no casualties. Some trains were delayed as a result but operations were restored later, they added.
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said letters written to British authorities on Lalit Modi case during UPA rule should be released as they will answer the former IPL Commissioner’s accusations against him and Congress.
“The complete answer to Mr Lalit Modi’s accusations against UPA can be found in the letters to the UK Chancellor. Release them,” Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader, tweeted.
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has served notices on TDP MLA and a MLC nominee as part of questioning in connection with the cash-for-vote case.
“Notices have been served on S V Veeraiah, TDP MLA from Sathupally in Khammam district and MLC nominee Vem Narendar Reddy seeking their appearance as part of questioning in the case,” an ACB officer said today.
Vem Narender Reddy had unsuccessfully contested the Telangana Legislative Council polls held on June 1.
Unani is an age-old system of medicine which has no side affects. Importance of Unani medicine is increasing day by day not only in India, Iran and Pakistan but many Middle East and European Countries. These views were expressed by Hijama expert Dr. Mohammed Abdul Mujeeb while addressing the students of BUMCET Coaching at Abid Ali Khan Eye Hospital.
Telangana State Hajj Committee is organising its 5th orientation camp for selected Hajj aspirants on Sunday June 21, from 10 am to 1 pm at Jama Masjid Bi Saheba Panjagutta. Prof. S A Shukoor Special Officer Telangana State Hajj Committee will preside over. noted scholars and experts will explain blessings and rituals of Hajj and Umrah and etiquettes of visiting Madina Munawwara.
Hajj aspirants leaving for Hajj through private tour operators can also benefit from the camp. Separate arrangement for ladies; however they are requested not to bring children along.
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A live programme on EAMCET, UPSC will be aired on Deccan Radio 107.8 MHz on Wednesday, 5 pm. Career counsellor M A Hameed will give answers to the questions regarding EAMCET rank and admission and Civil Service exams of UPSC. Candidates can ask questions live during the programme or can record them between 11 am to 4 pm on phone no 040-24740029. Zahed Farooqui is the programme coordinator.
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At least 279 children have been killed and 402 wounded since the escalation of violence in Yemen, which began on March 26, said a UN spokesman.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said the number of children in Yemen who have been killed as a result of conflict over the last 10 weeks is four times that of all those killed last year, Xinhua quoted Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the secretary-general, as saying.
A young boy fell into a pit at Medpally. It is said that a pit existed near an under construction building. 6-year-old, student Bahauddin fell into the pit filled with rain water and drowned. Medpally police registered a case and started investigations.
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Police recovered the body of a man from Husain Sagar Lake who was mysteriously missing from past two days. On a tip off, Ramgopalpet police retrieved the body from the lake. The man has been identified as R Ravindra, R/O of Rajiv Nagar. His age is said to be around 26 years. It is said that Ravindra had developed illicit relations with a married woman. Police suspect a murder case.
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Government has directed all the District Minority Welfare Officers to ensure effective implementation of Minority Welfare schemes. Special Secretary Syed Omer Jaleel on Monday convened a meeting of all District Minority Welfares Officers and reviewed the implementation of Minority schemes. Director Minority Welfare Mohammed Jalaluddin Akber and other officers were present in the meeting.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee has decided to strengthen Congress party in Greater Hyderabad limits and to restore confidence of Muslims and Andhrite settlers and decided to go head to head with MIM. Keeping in view the increased closeness of ruling TRS and MIM, Congress party has decided to contest alone in the proposed Municipal elections to be held between June 21 and 29.
Although government authorities and public representatives visited historical Makkah Masjid to review the arrangements before the holy month of Ramadan but the problems remain as they were. Deputy Chief Minister visited the masjid along with the high officials of Minority Welfare and public representatives. It is said that on their visit workers tried to bring the problems to light but they were not allowed to do so.
Hyderabadi Muslims and Siasat mobilize to help their suffering brothers whenever life and property of the Muslims are in danger either due to natural calamity or due to communal riots. Few months ago massive flood hit Kashmir which turned riches to rag within no time. Dry fruit trade and carpet industry was badly affected.
To ensure preservation of the beauty of the iconic structure Charminar, ban on vehicular movement and plying of autos within 150 meters radius of the 400-year-old monument Charminar will begin from June 18 onwards. Plying of autos from 12 midnight to 9 pm around Charminar was banned from June 2 but extending the ban the traffic police has banned entry of auto rickshaws round the clock.
Minority Welfare Department has sent proposals to the government in connection with Jalsa-e-Yaumul Quran to be held on each Friday of Holy Ramadan. Current year 5 Fridays fall during the Ramadan which have been divided among various parties. According to proposal submitted to the government 3 Fridays will be allotted to local political party, while one Friday will be allotted to Majlis Bachao Tahreek and Sunni Ulama Board each.
A US civil rights activist has resigned from a post at the country’s leading African American advocacy group amid allegations she is white but has masqueraded for years as being black.
Rachel Dolezal’s resignation from her job yesterday as president of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People came as her parents, who are white and says she is too, urged her to seek counselling.
The Washington state chapter of the NAACP posted Dolezal’s resignation letter on its Facebook page.
An Alaska wildfire that has mushroomed in size was prompting help from people offering their homes to scores of displaced residents and their animals.
The fire north of Anchorage has led to the voluntary evacuation of up to 1,700 homes and has struck the heart of sled dog country, including 15 or so mushers who call Willow home.
About 500 dogs have been rescued, according to Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly member Vern Halter, a former Iditarod musher.
The 19-year-old daughter of a Russian woman has confessed to killing and dismembering her mother and her 12-year-old sister, because she thought they were performing witchcraft against her, Mexican prosecutors in the border state of Baja California have said.
An official in the state prosecutors’ office, who was not authorised to be quoted by name, yesterday said the older daughter had not yet been detained because police were waiting for a formal arrest warrant.
There is “no doubt” that Nigeria- based Boko Haram Islamists were behind the suicide bombings that killed 23 people and injured over 100 others in the Chadian capital, French President Francois Hollande has said.
“There is no doubt that Boko Haram is responsible and will be brought to justice for this new humanitarian horror,” Hollande said at a press conference yesterday in Algiers after meeting his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a visit that focused on the threat posed by jihadists in the region.
The UN human rights chief has expressed his concern over the “frequent demonisation of migrants”, and exhorted leaders to step up to counter the “growing bigotry” about them, which is often suffused with racism and religious hatred and stirred up for political gain.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said this during the enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights of migrants at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) yesterday and also urged European nations to accept more refugees.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush finally launched his US presidential campaign today, pledging to “run with heart” as he seeks to move beyond his contentious political pedigree.
“I will take nothing and no one for granted,” the 62-year-old Bush, a son and brother of two ex-presidents, told a crowd of supporters at a university in Miami. “I will run with heart. I will run to win.
French President Francois Hollande arrived today in Algeria for a visit aimed at tackling the “common battle” of the once bitter foes against jihadists from Mali to Libya.
His trip comes after Libya’s internationally recognised government said the jihadist mastermind of the 2013 siege of an Algerian gas plant in which 38 hostages died had been killed in a US air strike.
An Italian newsweekly has published a draft copy of Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited encyclical on the environment.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev Federico Lombardi, said today that the document published by L’Espresso was not the final version and that the official encyclical would still be released as scheduled on Thursday.
Francis has said that climate change is “mostly” man-made and that humankind has a moral imperative to radically change its behaviour to protect the planet for future generations — as well as to prevent the poor from suffering due to the sins of the rich.
Anti-Semitic propaganda had a life-long effect on German children schooled during the Nazi period, leaving them far more likely to harbor negative views of Jews than those born earlier and later, according to a study published today.
The findings indicate that attempts to influence public attitudes are most effective when they target young people, particularly if the message confirms existing beliefs, the authors said.
Researchers from the US and Switzerland examined surveys conducted in 1996 and 2006 that asked respondents about a range of issues, including their opinions of Jews.
Buying a house may soon become costlier in the national capital as the AAP government is contemplating to increase circle rate for flats of group housing societies and DDA by around 100%.
The revenue department of the city’s government has prepared a proposal which also favours to increase circle rate on agriculture land and farmhouses by up to 100% and 150% respectively.