Gali Nagaraja Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Friday praised Bangladesh for its active role against militants in the state using its territory, saying that India’s neighbour has played a vital role in returning peace.
Sarkar said this after announcing the repeal of the controversial Armed Force Special Power Act from the state.
World number two and defending Roland Garros champion, Russia’s Maria Sharapova, qualified for the fourth round of the tournament.
She beat Australia’s Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 40 minutes on Friday
Sharapova will next face 11th-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova, who eliminated Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).
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Around 85,000 people have fled Ramadi since the Islamic State group captured the Iraqi provincial capital two weeks ago, the UN said today, warning that Iraqi authorities were blocking many of the displaced from reaching safety.
The IS jihadists seized the Iraqi city, the capital of Iraq’s largest province Anbar, on May 17, marking their most significant victory since mid-2014.
Iran will not discuss the issue of inspection of its military sites in the ongoing nuclear talks with the world powers, Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said.
Iranian negotiators are committed to follow the “decisive guideline” of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who recently rejected calls for the inspection of Iran’s military sites as part of the final nuclear deal, Araqchi said on Friday
The guideline would also not allow interviews with the country’s nuclear scientists, Xinhua reported.
Sikandar Raza scored an unbeaten century as Zimbabwe set Pakistan a target of 269 in the second one-day international of their ongoing bilateral series in Lahore.
Zimbabwe started their innings strong, with Vusi Sibanda and Chamu Chibhabha forging a strong partnership, before Mohammad Hafeez got the vital breakthrough and dismissed Sibanda. Thereafter, Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals, and after Chibhabha fell for 99, Zimbabwe was in danger of posting a very low score, the BBC reported.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa will contest the by-elections for the Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency, slated for June 27, the AIADMK party said on Friday.
In a statement here, the AIADMK said Jayalalithaa has been nominated to contest from Radhakrishnan Nagar.
With the major opposition party DMK deciding to keep away from the contest, it is going to be a cake-walk for Jayalalithaa, who recently returned as chief minister.
Political parties like the Congress and others are yet to take a decision on the issue.
Up to 40 members of the Shia Houthi group were killed during two days of intensified Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi-controlled positions in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, the city’s deputy governor told Xinhua news agency on Friday.
“During the past two days, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition helped the anti-Houthi fighters on ground and destroyed several Houthi-controlled positions and buildings near Aden’s northern entrance and in Khormaksar district,” said Aden’s Deputy Governor Naif Bakry.
A war of words broke out on Friday between Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Twitter over IIT-Madras’s censure of a students’ group for criticising the Narendra Modi government.
Within minutes of Rahul Gandhi condemning the move to censure the IIT students’ group on the micro-blogging site Twitter, Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Irani threw an open challenge to him. “Next time fight ur battles ur self don’t hide behind NSUI. N by d way I’m returning to Amethi soon. See you there,” Irani tweeted.
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses nuclear scientist Rajiv Nayan on Friday opined that the radioactive leak that was detected at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in the national capital might be a case of bad packaging, while praising the disaster agencies for their containing the situation professionally.
India’s Sania Mirza and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis on Friday defeated France’s Stepahnie Foretz and Amandine Hesse 6-3 6-4 in their women’s doubles clash of the French Open at Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris
According to reports, the top seeds defeated local pair in only 65 minutes to enter the third round of the tournament. (ANI)
The Election Commission of India on Friday said it has made it clear that Aadhaar number is not mandatory for exercising the right to cast votes.
In order to avoid confusion among electors and the electoral machinery, the poll panel has issued necessary instructions to the chief electoral officers of states and union territories specifying that furnishing of Aadhaar number by electors is not mandatory and is only optional, an official release said here.
Victoria’s anti-terrorism taskforce on Friday said women were the new targets for recruitment in the Islamic State militant group as they are being offered marriage, a lavish lifestyle and security while in the Middle East.
More than a dozen young Australian women have attempted to join IS strongholds in the Middle East over the last two months, Xinhua reported.
Five of the known defectors have successfully travelled to Syria, while four made it to Turkey before they were intercepted by authorities.
The Delhi High Court will on Friday hear the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s petition challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification which grants Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung absolute powers in appointing bureaucrats.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government had also challenged the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as the acting Chief Secretary by the Lieutenant Governor.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification on May 21 had stated that the Lieutenant Governor has primacy in postings and transfers of officers belonging to Central services.
The government today accused the Congress of levelling baseless allegations, saying that party made “such a mess” during its rule which “cannot be cleared” in just one year.
Addressing party workers here to mark the government’s first year in power, he said, “We do not do politics of power but politics of nation building. Just give us five full years and you will have enough comparison between 56 years of Congress rule and 5 years of NDA’s rule.”
He said his government was not in office to enjoy power but to serve the nation.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today slammed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his attack on RSS and said that opposition parties were not aware of India’s culture and character.
Replying to Gandhi’s accusation that RSS was running the education system in the country, Singh said that RSS’s ideology considers the whole world as a single family.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said pro-Pakistan activities would be not be tolerated in Jammu and Kashmir even as he noted that the ruling PDP-BJP alliance in the state was doing well in the desired direction.
“We can tolerate everything, but not pro-Pakistan slogans and hoisting of Pakistani flags on Indian territory. Such persons have their place in jails,” he warned.
He said that “the more we try to bring bilateral relations to normal, the more Pakistan tries to disrupt them by unabashed disregard of the ceasefire”.
Urdu Academy of West Bengal is organizing an International Seminar tomorrow at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Hall of West Bengal Urdu Library tomorrow at 11 a.m. Gosha-e-Iqbal will be inaugurated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Central Urdu Library of West Bengal Urdu Library. An International mushaira will be held at 5 p.m. on 31st May at Ravindra Sadan, Kolkata.
The Maulana Azad National Urdu University is inviting applications from the eligible candidates for admission in Certificate Course in Dialysis Technician, Certificate Course in Emergency Medical Technician and Diploma Course in Dialysis Technician, Diploma Course in Emergency Medical Technician for the academic year 2015-16.
The number of student visa applications for the United States has registered a 60 per cent increase this year with a whopping 90,000 applicants, of whom only about 4,000 could make the cut.
According to an official statement, around 4,000 students managed to get student visa which saw over 90,000 applicants, a number which doubled at the US embassy and consulates, especially in Mumbai and Hyderabad, over the last 12 months.
In addition to academic qualifications, mental ability and other skills are essential for getting jobs in multinational companies. Prof. Shamsuddin told this while addressing a seminar at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall of Siasat Urdu Daily. He gave some tips to reply quickly during interviews. Regarding Management studies, he told that very few Muslim students get into reputed Business Schools. In CAT, GRE and other entrance test mental ability paper is compulsory.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter will visit Visakhapatnam port during his maiden trip to India early next month, indicating the significance the Pentagon attaches to India’s modernisation of its navy.
In fact, Vizag would be his first stop in India, Carter told reporters travelling with him on his Asia-Pacific trip that also takes him to Singapore and Vietnam.
The Defence Secretary described Vizag as a “major naval port” which is also the headquarters of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command.
All the candidates who have appeared for TET cum TRT-2014 examinations held on 09th, 10th and 11th May, 2015 have been informed that the post-wise Final key of TET cum TRT-2014 examination is available in website http://apdsc.cgg.gov.in.
The candidates may check the key by downloading the same from May 29 at http://apdsc.cgg.gov.in, Commissioner of School Education of Andhra Pradesh K Sandya Rani said in a press release. (INN)
Amnesty International has demanded the Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir to prohibit the use of pellet-firing shotguns in policing demonstrations stating that these weapons not accurate and indiscriminate.
In an incident of pellet firing short guns a 16-year-old young man Hamid Nazir Bhat was seriously injured and lost his eye sight of his one eye. He is a resident of Palhalan area of north-western Baramulla district.
Three British schoolgirls crossed the Syrian border but they are not allowed to return. Many western girls who joined the extremist in Syria are not allowed to go back their home countries. When these girls join the extremist group they get married immediately. It is estimated that 20000 foreign fighters, out of which 5000 are European who are fighting in Syria. There is no shortage of men looking for wives. When a girl is associated with a jihadi, she is not permitted to travel without a male person.
Human compassion can break all boundaries, feels Dr P N Rangan, as he reminisces about an unforgettable encounter in Iran
It was during the independence movement in Iran when this heart-wrenching episode occurred in my life. It was a traumatic moment that taught me an important lesson about mankind. It still disturbs me emotionally, even after 29 long years.