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The Indian cricket board has not yet taken a final decision on whether to scrap the Champions League Twenty20. It would take a call after more deliberations, dwelling on bettering the tournament or getting a replacement for it, an official said on Monday.

“We have not done away with the Champions League T20. It is all media speculation that the tournament is being scrapped. We are thinking about what to do with the tournament. We will take a call in the interest of cricket,” Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur said here.

US Vice President Joseph Biden has pledged “full support” for Iraqi efforts to retake territories lost to the Islamic State, as Baghdad bristled at the Pentagon chief’s criticism of Iraqi forces over the battle against the extremist group.

In a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday , Biden reiterated “full US support” for Iraqi liberation efforts, including “the expedited provision of US training and equipment” to help combat the Islamic State’s use of truck bombs in fighting, Xinhua reported cited White House statment.

Turkey and the US have in “principle” agreed to provide air support to mainstream Syrian rebels being trained and equipped to fight Islamic State militants, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said here on Monday.

“They have to be supported via air. If you do not protect them or provide air support, what is the point?” he told Daily Sabah newspaper during a visit to Seoul.

He did not go into details on what “in principle” meant or what kind of air cover would be provided or by whom.

Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) leader Satish Upadhyay on Monday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Government which had earlier promised to address over 70 issues have come down to just 11 adding that the latter had failed to deliver what they had promised.

“Today Kejriwal has come down to 11 issues from the 70 issues he had promised to address. This was an event to build his own image; this was their way to waste the hard earned money of Delhi’s people. Now they have to give details of the expense of this event,” said Upadhyay.

On completion of 100 days in power, Delhi’s AAP government on Monday listed its achievements and outlined its policies for the capital, even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for running a “dictatorial” government.

Emboldened by the Delhi High Court’s observation saying that the Lt. Governor cannot rule Delhi on legislative matters, Kejriwal said the BJP-led central government was trying to impose dictatorship in the city by issuing diktats.

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the censor board to issue a certificate for public screening to documentary film “Textures of Loss” which is based on the violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a certificate of screening to the movie without deletion of any scenes.

The court’s order came on a plea filed by filmmaker Pankaj Butalia who challenged the censor board’s refusal to clear his documentary “Textures of Loss”.

The Singapore government on Monday unveiled the master plan for Amravathi, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

The master plan was submitted by Singapore’s Second Minister for Trade and Industry S.Iswaran to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

To come up on the banks of Krishna River and between the existing cities of Vijayawada and Guntur, the capital city will have world-class infrastructure and it will be developed with extensive use of technology, said Naidu. He added that this will be truly people’s capital.

Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is all set to defend her women’s singles title when she takes to the court at the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries, which commences here on Tuesday.

World No.1 Saina has been seeded No.2. and had defeated Spaniard Carolina Marin — who later won the World Championships — to lift the trophy last year. This time she will open her campaign against a yet to be decided qualifier.

Tuesday will see qualifying action while the main competition will start on Wednesday.

Hundreds of Iranian women rallied in front of the UN office in Tehran on Monday to protest against Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes on Yemen.

The protestors, in black robes, held placards condemning the Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen and offering support to the Yemeni people, Xinhua news agency reported.

They urged the UN to put an end to the airstrikes and the bloodshed in Yemen, chanting slogans against Saudi Arabian, US and Israeli authorities.

“We Iranian women want to give our support to Yemeni women,” said Zahra Abbasi, a leader of the protestors.

In his strongest criticism of the economic policies of the NDA government timed to coincide with the completion of its first year in office, former finance minister P. Chidambaram has accused the Narendra Modi government of lacking an economic vision.

In an interview to India Today channel’s “To The Point” programme broadcast on Monday night, Chidambaram said the first year of the Modi government in office is a story of missed opportunities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there is no place for power hungry people in his governance, and added that he had not guaranteed good days for those who had looted this country.

“Some people are screaming because for 60 years their voices were heard in the power circles of Delhi. Most of the people have experienced the good days, but these are also bad days for some. There

is no place for the power hungry people residing in Delhi. I had not guaranteed ‘acchey din’ for those who had looted this country,” he said while addressing a rally in Mathura to mark the first

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday welcomed the Delhi High Court ruling which said that the Centre and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have no right to interfere with state’s anti-corruption unit.

“Yesterday, our government completed 100 days of governance, so I thought it was our responsibility to share our work with you. A big ruling has come from the High Court and I want to congratulate all of you for that. Today HC has ruled that Centre and Home Ministry have no rights to interfere with Delhi ACB,” Kejriwal said, while addressing a public cabinet meeting here.

Defying his own hospital’s report, which showed complications in one of the kidneys of a six-year-old girl, a doctor at AIIMS allegedly removed both the kidneys and later claimed that the patient had just one. The hospital has denied having knowledge of the incident.

Deepika, a resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, had clear reports from a local health centre as well as the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) showing that she had complications in her left kidney while the right one was functioning well.

Copies of the reports that are with IANS confirm the girl’s claim.

Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised the result of Ireland’s marriage equality referendum, describing it as “truly historic moment”.

“This is a truly historic moment: Ireland has become the first country in the world to approve marriage equality in a nationwide referendum,” Ban said on Sunday after he accepted the Tipperary International Peace Award in Ballykisteen, south Ireland’s County Tipperary.

“The result sends an important message to the world: All people are entitled to enjoy their human rights no matter who they are or whom they love,” he said.

There as many vacancies of teachers for various subjects in more then 200 private schools of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Trained and Untrained teachers may participate in this job mela with their CVs. Competent teachers would be selected and they will be said to various private schools. This job mela will be held at Royal Regency Garden, Opposite Asif Nagar Petrol Bunk, Mehdipatnam Road at 11 a.m. on Saturday 30th May.

-Siasat News

More than 5000 applications of poor patients for getting treatments in corporate hospitals are pending in CM’s Office. The relatives of the patients have already completed formalities. It is reported that due to lack of sufficient staff in CM’s office, these applications could not be finalized . Rs. 20000 to Rs. 1 lakhis granted from CM’s relief fund for poor patients. It is learnt that only those applications are settled who have strong recommendations. Govt. should dispose of these applications immediately .

–Siasat News

Hindupur MLA Nandmuri Balakrishna today said that he has confidence in the prime minister Narendra Modi on the issue of special status to the state and a decision would come soon.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has already taken up the special status issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a decision is expected shortly, Balakrishna said.
He said the government would extend help to weavers in Dharmavaram.(NSS)

TDP’s Mini Mahanadu for Telangana was held successfully during which elections of Presidents of the districts were conducted. Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu announced the following names of the elected district Chiefs. Mr. L. Shyam Sundar (Adilabad East), Mr. B. Janardhan (Adilabad West), Mr. T. Brahmiah (Khammem), Mr. A. Narasa Reddy (Nizamabad), Vijay Ramana Rao (Kareem Nagar), Balia Nayak(Nalagonda), Prakash Goud (R.R. Dist.), Ms. Shashikala Yadava Reddy (Medak), Mr. B. Narasimhulu (Mahboob Nagar).

Elections of the presidents of TDP for Hyderabad City and Warangal were postponed.

As part of strategic road development plan in order to make travelling easier and without any obstacles, GHMC has invited tenders for the construction of Skyway along the coasts of East and West Corridors of Mosi Rivers.

Fine Arts Academy will present a dance ballet “Dastan-e-Golconda Hyderabad” based on the life and works of Qutub Shahi Kings at 6:30 p.m. today at Ravindra Bharati. This is composed by Master Shafi. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily will preside over the function. Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Dy. CM of Telangana State will inaugurate the program. Mr. Chandu Lal, Mr. P.V. Ramulu, Mr. K.V. Ramana Chari, Advisor of tourism, Mr. M. Hari Krishna, Director of Culture, Prof. S.A. Shukoor, Secretary, Urdu Academy, Mr. Mohammed Qamaruddin, former Engineer-in-Chief, Mr.

Chairman of Telangana state electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC), I A Khan will be participating in the EU-India workshop on ‘Smart Grids’ to be held on June 11 and 12 in France. (NSS)

Mukhtar Ahmed’s fifty and Bilawal Bhatti’s blistering 13 off five deliveries helped Pakistan defeat Zimbabwe by two wickets in a nail biting T20 encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

With this win, Pakistan won the two-match T20 series 2-0. Chasing the target of 176, Pakistan eventually reached there with two balls to spare.

Earlier, Zimbabwe’s Skipper Alton Chigumbura once again won the toss and elected to bat first.

The Congress on Sunday accused the central government of being a “hypocrite” and promoting “crony capitalism”.

Addressing a press conference on the eve of the BJP-led government completing one year in office, Congress leader Anand Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself stands accused of promoting crony capitalism in his various visits abroad.

“He has not only been accompanied by a select group of industrialists close to him on every trip, but they have been facilitated for business deals of arranging finance from foreign banks,” the former union minister said.

A day after she was sworn in as chief minister, J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday inaugurated 201 Amma Canteens and various populist schemes across the state via video conferencing.

She launched a scheme to sell 500 gm packets of “A” grade lentils (pigeon pea) and black gram at subsidised rates of Rs.53.50 and Rs.56, respectively.

According to a statement issued by the state government, “B” grade black gram would be sold at Rs.49.50 per 500 gm packet.

The pulses would be sold through state government cooperative stores.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, on Sunday expressed sadness at his team failing to make it to the Indian Premier league final at its home Eden Gardens.

“Just realised how sad it feels not to see KKR at The Eden,” SRK tweeted.

The Bollywood hero, who watched the match on television with his son Abram, extended good wishes to both finalists Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

“Especially with my lil son still screaming KKR watching TV. All the best MI & CSK,” SRK said in the tweet.

KKR won the league twice in 2012 and 2014.

–IANS