Gali Nagaraja Citing a fall in international diesel rates, state-run Indian Oil (IoC) on Monday cut the fuel price by Rs.1.35 per litre, while increasing that of petrol by 64 paise a litre effective midnight.
Both rates include state levies in Delhi, the IOC said here.
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A court here on Monday extended by four days police custody of Delhi’s former law minister Jitender Singh Tomar who has been arrested in a fake degree case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Preeti Parewa allowed Delhi Police to quiz Tomar till June 19.
Delhi Police arrested Tomar last Tuesday and slapped a case of cheating, forgery and conspiracy against him. He had subsequently resigned from the Arvind Kejriwal government
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Appreciating the Personality Development Workshop conducted by India Islamic International Centre in collaboration with Nobel Education Foundation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday that such programs would be launched in entire Delhi.
The Ministry of Railways has changed the timings for the booking of Tatkal tickets in AC and non-AC classes, starting today, in order to reduce the load on the ticketing website and booking windows.
According to reports, the new timing for booking tickets for AC classes is 10 am onwards on the previous day of journey from train originating station, while the timing for non-AC classes starts at 11 am. (ANI)
Prof. S.A. Shukoor while addressing a gathering of Hajj pilgrims advised them to be patient during their Hajj pilgrimage. He also said that General V.K. Singh, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs assured that Air Indian has been instructed not to delay in Hajj flights.
Prof. Sukoor was addressing a meeting of Hajj pilgrims at Abids Functional Hall yesterday. He highlighted the details of the meeting of the recently held Central Hajj Committee in New Delhi.
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The prize distribution and certificate awarding function of the 45 day summer vacation camp organized by Siasat Urdu Daily and Minorities Development Forum will be held at 5 pm on Monday, 15th June at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall. Mr. Ismail Ali Khan, Chairman, Telangana State Tariff Regulatory Commission, Mr. Iftekhar Husain, Secretary, Faiz-e-Aam Trust and Mr. Mohammed Khaleeq ur Rahman, National coordinator of AICC will be the Chief Guests. Mr. Abid Siddiqui, President of MDF will welcome the guest.
Bill Clinton has shown his full support to wife Hillary, who’s making her second run for the White House, after she faced attack over her integrity.
The former US President said in an interview that he admires and trusts the former United States Secretary of State with his life and she’s always been the rock in their family, the BBC has reported.
He added that she always had faith in him, and had kept his spirit up when he had narrowly lost his re-election campaign for the post of governor of Arkansas in 1980.
Insaaf Organization and Deccan Wakf Protection Society had organized a protest meeting at Dabeerpura gate which police cancelled by force. Mr. Aziz Pasha, former M.P., Maulana Syed Hamid Husain Shuttari, Mr. Osman bin Mohammed Al Hajiri, President of Deccan Wakf Protection Society and others condemned the authoritarian attitude of the police for cancelling the meeting and said that it has become the puppet in the hands of politicians who have vested interests.
Many NGOs in Telangana State are dissatisfied with the implementation of RTE since no suitable steps are being taken by Govt. machinery for implementing RTE 2009 Act. The implementation of this Act during 2014-15 was zero percent. Delhi topped the list of the States in the implementation of RTE Act where 92% students was successful in seeking free admissions. Had this Act been implemented in A.P. and Telangana last year, 1, 75, 810 students would have got free admissions in un aided private schools. Due to negligence of the Govt., RTE Act is no being implemented properly.
Abid Ali Khan Educational Trust in collaboration with Idara-e-Adabiyath-e-Urdu conducted Urdu Dani, Urdu Zaban Dani and Urdu Insha examinations successfully yesterday. Thousands of boys, girls and aged women including some non-Muslim students attended the examination. Noted Professors, Research Scholars and other activists in the field of Urdu inspected examination centers and applauded the efforts of Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily. They expressed the view that in the present day context, the younger generation is giving preference to learn English. Mr.
A special program has been arranged at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 16th June at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat Office Complex, Opposite Rama Krishna Theater, Abids to select talented and meritorious students aspiring to become IAS Officers. Selection would be made for preparing them for Civil Service Examinations. Students who had submitted their applications with mark sheets may attend the program.
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Govt. of Telangana is expected to issue guidelines relating to the transfers of Govt. school teachers within two days. This case is pending for the past one month which is creating anxiety among the teachers.
It seems certain that Anti-Corruption Bureau would issue a notice to Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu in connection with involvement in Note-for-Vote scam. Mr. A.P.V.M. Sharma and Mr. A.K. Mohanty, Advisors to Governor met Mr. Chandrababu Naidu yesterday and had detailed discussions.
Reliable sources indicated that Governor’s Advisors discussed with Mr. Naidu about section 8 of AP Reorganization Act which makes a provision for entrusting Law and Order of Hyderabad to Governor.
Syrian Kurdish fighters, aided by U.S.-led air strikes, have reportedly moved closer to the border of a key town held by the Islamic State (IS) on the Turkish border.
Kurdish official Idriss Naasan confirmed the news, saying that Kurds had taken control of Suluk, a few kilometres southwest of Tal Abyad, after the terror group fled from the town, reported Fox News.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said that IS fighters had withdrawn from the town and the Kurds were five kilometres from Tal Abyad.
A three-year-old girl was raped and a wooden object inserted into her private parts by unidentified assailants here in the national capital, police said on Sunday.
The minor girl was in critical condition after having undergone surgery at the Safdarjung Hospital.
A case has been registered against unknown people in south Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar police station, and efforts were on to identify the accused, police said.
Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday said he has refused BJP chief Amit Shah’s offer to merge his Hindustani Awami Morcha ahead of the assembly polls and would only join the National Democratic Alliance.
Manjhi also said that he is not in the race for the chief minister’s post and only a BJP leader would be the candidate.
Siasat Urdu Daily, Doordarshan Yadagiri and Samaj Darpan are organizing Qawali program at 7 p.m. today at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, King Koti Road, Basheer Bagh as part of Jashn-e-Telangana. Nazeer Naseer Warsi will present Qawalis. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily will preside over the program. Mr. K.V. Ramana Chari, Advisor to Govt. for Cultural Affairs will be the Chief Guest. Ms. Shailaja Suman, Director General, Doordarshan and Mr. Shujath Ali, Dy. Director (News) Doordarshan will present welcome address. Mr.
Israel released on Sunday an official report on its military campaign against the Gaza Strip last summer, claiming that its massive offensive was lawful, while accusing the Islamic Hamas movement of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity”.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Sunday dubbed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s decision to help controversial Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi with his travel documents to be a shocking case of grave impropriety and said that her move is unwarranted and unscrupulous.
“When ED’s probe is going on, Union Cabinet’s External Affairs Minister, a senior minister, directly helping (Lalit) Modi is unwarranted and unscrupulous,” Karat told ANI here.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday hinted that her party would raise the ongoing row over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi with his travel documents in the upcoming session of Parliament and said that a through probe must be done to get to the truth of the matter.
“I don’t have complete information about this issue. This is a matter of thorough investigation. When the report will come and when the Parliament session will resume, this issue will be taken up there as well,” Mayawati told the media here.
Pakistani retailers have said that so far sales of Maggi noodles have been stable as consumers have not reacted to reports of lead contamination in Indian manufactured noodles being sold across the border, media reported on Sunday.
In India, a ban was imposed on the sales of Nestle Maggi Noodles on June 5, after high levels of lead were found in the product packets. The company ordered a recall of its product soon after, Dawn online reported.
Exercise has a positive effect on depression, a dissertation from Sweden’s Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed.
The researcher evaluated exercise as an add-on therapy to antidepressant medication.
The study divided 62 individuals with diagnosed clinical depression into three groups, in which two participated in two different types of exercise with a physiotherapist twice a week for 10 weeks while the third, the control group, did not participate in systematic exercise.
People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are less likely to be protected by hepatitis B vaccination than the general population, new research suggests.
Within the trial, only 11 percent of those with the condition responded to the vaccine, compared with 83 percent of those without RA.
“The majority of RA patients tested as part of our study were not protected by hepatitis B vaccination,” said study investigator Misha Tilanus from Radboud University’s Medical Centre in Netherlands.
Physical activity decreases substantially over time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe, at all levels of severity, a new research has found.
This decline in physical activity is accompanied by a worsening of lung function and health status, and sustained physical inactivity is associated with progression of both exercise intolerance and muscle depletion, the study noted.
Hiring a personal shopper or stylist can help in decreasing the confusion for brides, who cannot make up their mind on what to wear. Meet your personal shopper in person before hiring them and discuss your budget well, says an expert.
Sheena Agarwaal, director, Urbanista Image Consultancy, shares tips to keep in mind while hiring personal shoppers and stylists: