Ali Khan Reaching out to striking sanitation workers in the city, Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the Centre and Delhi Government for “failing to deliver” on their “tall promises” and accused them of passing the buck on each other.
Joining a dharna by workers who are on strike since June 2 over non-payment of salaries, the Congress Vice President assured them that they were now his “responsibility”.
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on petitions seeking re-conduct of All India Pre-Medical Test 2015 for alleged large-scale irregularities in the examination held on May 3.
A vacation bench comprising justices R K Agarwal and Amitabha Roy said that it will shortly pronounce judgement and asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) not to declare the AIPMT results till then.
During the hearing, the bench said, “The examination stands vitiated even if one student is being benefited illegally.
On a day Rahul Gandhi mounted attack on the Centre and Delhi government over non-payment of salaries to municipal sanitation workers, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung announced that Rs 493 crore would be released to the civic bodies today itself to cover the dues.
Amid worsening garbage crisis in East Delhi due to agitation by sanitation workers since June 2, mayors of three BJP-ruled municipal bodies called on Jung here and requested his intervention after which he said Delhi government has already decided to release the funds.
According to Mohammed Abdul Nayeem Vice President Urdu Telugu Literary Forum Association Hyderabad, poet, author, critic, researcher and translator of Urdu Dr. Qutub Sarshaar was conferred with two awards on the occasion of Jashn-e-Telangana.
One award was presented as best Telugu Urdu translator while the other award was presented to him as poet, critic and translator. The awards comprised of a memento, gold medal and a cheque of Rs. 50100.
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All India Disabled Rights Forum and Telangana Rashtra Committee are jointly organising Vikalangula Mahasabha to demand political reservation to physically disabled and resolution of their long pending issues, on June 19, at Press Club Basheer Bagh.
The tender approved for Urdu programmes held during Jashn-e-Telangana functions has created discord among Minority Welfare officials. It is said that high officials of Minority Welfare were not happy from the way in which the tender was approved. This is the reason that it created discord among some key officers.
Minority Welfare had finalised 11 programmes in connection with Jashn-e-Telangana, of which 9 were related to Urdu. Tenders were invited for stage and other arrangements for all those programmes.
126th birth anniversary celebration of founder of Salarjung Museum, Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Bahadur, Prime Minister of Hyderabad state will begin on June 14.
Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali Deputy Chief Minister will inaugurate the celebration at Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan Bhawan Western Block of the Museum. Khanwada Salarjung Nawab Ehteram Ali Khan member Salar Jung Museum Board will preside over.
Steve Smith’s ninth Test century in 28 matches anchored Australia’s 258 for four at stumps on the opening day of the second and final Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Thursday.
Needing victory to square the series after a comprehensive nine-wicket loss inside three days in the first Test in Dominica, the Caribbean side did not help their cause after early strikes by Jerome Taylor with the new ball.
They wasted at least two clear-cut opportunities to limit the tourists’ progress and give their depleted side a better chance of upsetting Test cricket’s second-ranked team.
In a case that could give a thriller a run for its money, the city police investing the death of a septuagenarian in a fire in his home today stumbled on a man living with the skeletons of his elder sister and two pet dogs for the past six months.
The police investigating a fire on the second floor of 3, Robinson Street in the heart of the city had found the charred body of 77-year-old Arabindo De, the owner of the house, from inside a bathroom last night.
Arnab Goswami has been elevated as President-News and Editor-in-Chief of both Times Now and ET Now, the Times Network today said it.
Goswami was earlier the Editor in Chief of Times Now news channel.
“As a result, in addition to his role in Times Now, Goswami will lead the editorial team of ET Now with immediate effect,” a Times Network statement said.
Meanwhile, the company has also elevated Chief Financial Officer Jagdish Mulchandani to President-Finance and Distribution.
5 executive Directors of Minority Finance Corporation in Telangana have been transferred and fresh appointments have been made. Director Minority Welfare and Managing Director Minority Finance Corporation Jalaluddin Akber issued orders in this connection. Executive Director of the corporation Saleem Basha has been transferred from Hyderabad to Adilabad.
Mr. Saptagiri and D Yellaiah have been appointed executive directors in Hyderabad. M A Rasheed has been transferred from Mahboob Nagar to Rangareddy. Jaleel Ahmed Ghouri has been appointed as executive director in Mahboob Nagar.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces a verdict on whether he is guilty of “aggravated pimping” the last of a string of legal challenges that started when a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault in 2011.
The former International Monetary Fund chief could get up to 10 years in prison and a 1.5 million euros (USD 1.7 million) fine if found guilty by a court in the French city of Lille on Friday. He is among a dozen defendants in a complex prostitution trial.
In good news for tipplers in Delhi, the AAP government has decided not to hike the excise duty for the current financial year.
The decision was taken today at a Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during which a new excise policy was also approved containing several new points, including one prescribing a minor increase in licence fees.
“The government has decided not to increase the excise duty this year as it was enhanced substantially in the last two financial years,” said a senior official.
Pension fund regulator PFRDA is hopeful of increasing the corpus of New Pension System (NPS) by Rs 40,000-50,000 crore by the fiscal-end, driven by subscription to a newly launched social security scheme.
The Centre has launched Atal Pension Yojana (APY) targeted at people in the unorganised sector who wish to join NPS and are not a member of any other social security plan.
Assets under management (AUM) of NPS currently stands at around Rs 89,000 crore. The NPS corpus grew by 38 per cent over 2013-14 to around Rs 25,000 crore in 2014-15.
Saudi Arabia today condemned foreign criticism of a 1,000-lash sentence that the kingdom’s highest court upheld against a blogger, rejecting “interference” in its internal affairs.
The kingdom “has expressed strong disbelief and condemnation” at statements about the case of Raif Badawi, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing an official source at the foreign ministry.
Rights groups fear he could be flogged again as soon as tomorrow, despite appeals from the United States, European Union and France for his sentence to be rescinded.
India coach Stephen Constantine today just stopped short of criticising the referee but made his point that there were some “strange decisions” during his side’s 1-2 loss against Oman in the home leg match of the 2018 football World Cup Preliminary
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Trailing 1-2 at the half time, India thought they have scored the equaliser in the 69th minute when C K Vineeth’s low cross from the right found way to Oman net after being flicked by defender Sallam Amur but the linesman thought that striker Robin Singh was in off-side position before that.
UN peacekeepers routinely trade sex for money, jewellery, cellphones and other items in countries where they are deployed in clear violation of UN rules, according to a draft UN report.
A third of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel involve a minor under 18, according to the report by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) obtained by AFP today.
Interviews done with victims in Haiti and Liberia suggest that the United Nations is underreporting cases of sexual abuse and exploitation by its peacekeeping personnel.
A foiled attack on one of Egypt’s most popular ancient attractions was raising fears Thursday for tourism and foreign investment as the country tries to recover from years of political and economic chaos.
Bombings and militant attacks have been common since the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, targeting security forces in retaliation for bloody repression of the Islamist’s supporters.
GMR Infrastructure today said that the Civil Aviation Ministry has directed the airport tariff regulator AERA to adopt a Hybrid Till with 30 per cent cross subsidisation for the tariff determination of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL).
Under the hybrid till model, the airport operator adds a part of the non-aeronautical (duty-free shops, hotel, restaurant, among others) revenue and the total revenue from the aeronautical (landing, parking and ground handling charges) side to compile total earnings.
Three persons have been arrested for allegedly being part of a gang of auto-lifters with police saying that 10 cars and five motorcycles were recovered from the accused.
South district police said today that they apprehended two persons — identified as brothers Sanjeev and Shekhar Tomar, residents of Burari — after a trap was laid on Press Enclave Road based on specific inputs.
The district administration here has ideated preparing disaster management plans at micro levels and will form teams of ‘first responders’ in various government institutions to help tackle any natural calamity.
After chairing a meeting, Additional Deputy Commissioner V P Singh said in the first phase buildings’ surveys and fire fighting arrangements will be carried out at 100 government schools, five government colleges, 50 villages and Gurgaon main bus stand.
Jet Airways former executive director Saroj Datta passed away in Mumbai yesterday.
The airline’s chairman Naresh Goyal today condoled his death saying he was a doyen of the aviation industry with his unmatched knowledge and understanding.
“Saroj was the founding member of Jet Airways and his vision and commitment helped Jet Airways grow and become India’s premier international airline,” Goyal said in a statement.
“I, along with my family and all employees of Jet Airways express our heartfelt grief on his demise. May his soul rest in eternal peace,” he said.
According to police department, Govt. of Telangana, the last date to submit forms for recruitment of Technical Home Guards in Home Guards Voluntary Organisation of Hyderabad city is June 12, from 10 am to 2 pm. Applications submitted earlier will not be accepted and will not be included in the enrolment. Youth aged between 18 to 50 years are eligible to apply. Application forms can be obtained from Gosha Mahal police station. For details visit hyderabadpolice.gov.in.
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A 26-year-old media person committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his Nyaykhand area flat, police said today.
The deceased has been identified as Aman Khanduri. He used to work as a video editor with a news channel. Aman’s family said that last night he went to his room after having dinner, they said.
In the morning, family members entered his room and discovered his body, said Deputy SP Atul Yadav.
No suicide note has been recovered from the spot.
Muslims in the Nordic region can expect new guidelines for coping with a sun that never sets ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, a Swedish Muslim association said today.
Ramadan begins on June 18 this year — three days before the longest day of the year — when the sun blazes around the clock above the Arctic Circle and only sets for a few hours further south, presenting a problem for Muslims who are meant to fast until sunset.