Gali Nagaraja

Pakistan today said that it will seek assistance from FBI and Interpol in investigating fake degrees scam by a Karachi-based IT firm accused of making millions of dollars through an elaborate global network of fictitious universities.

Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan told media here that “substantive progress” has been made in the probe against the company Axact after a report in the New York Times this week accused the firm of running a network of websites for phoney universities as part of an elaborate scheme that generated tens of millions of dollars annually.

A Delhi court today said it would pass on June 29 its order on framing of charges in IPL-6 spot fixing scandal case in which suspended cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and others, including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, are accused.

Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna, who was scheduled to pass the order on charges today, deferred it saying some of the defence counsel have not yet filed their written arguments in the case.

The court directed the accused to file written arguments, if any, by June 6.

Living up to his promise made to Asaram, BJP leader and leading lawyer Subramanian Swami today moved a bail application in a trial court here and will be arguing for the release of the self-styled godman.

Swami’s assistants appeared in the court to submit the application.

Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas allowed the application and has listed the matter for arguments on Tuesday.

“Swami himself will be coming on May 26 to argue on the bail application,” said an assistant advocate, who appeared in the court with the application.

Countering BJP’s claim about India’s image having been bolstered during the one-year rule of Narendra Modi government, Congress leader Salman Khurshid today wondered why the Prime Minister did not make a trip to Arab countries on whom the country depends for its oil.

“Prime Minister visited the US, France, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia and several European countries in the past one year but has no time to make a visit to Arab countries from where we get supply of oil and natural gas,” Khurshid told reporters here.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two ward boys of a private hospital in Bansdeeh area here, police said today.

According to the victim’s complaint, she was raped by ward boys Sarvottam Chaubey and Shivam Pandey last night when she had gone to the private hospital for her mother’s treatment, they said.

An FIR has been lodged and both the ward boys have been arrested, police said, adding that investigation is underway.

–PTI

A team of officials from multinational company Hitachi today met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and expressed its willingness to partner with the state government in the areas of smart city solutions.

Through the smart city solutions initiative, the Chief Minister and general public can interact with each other and work in the areas of smart card solutions, health care and education, an official release said here.

The team met Rao here and he told them that any investor would be happy to start an industry in and around Hyderabad, it added.

Delhi Police has registered two separate cases on complaints by Delhi Commission for Women Chief Barkha Singh over alleged inappropriate tweets on her by AAP leader Kumar Vishwas and in connection with the purported misbehaviour by his supporters at a DCW press conference.

The first FIR was filed at Safdarjung Police Station in south Delhi while the second FIR was registered at IP Estate Police Station in central Delhi. Both the FIRs have been filed against unknown persons although Vishwas will be made a witness in the first case, police said today.

Pakistan has criticized Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement that India will use terrorism to counter terrorism from other countries.

Indian media quoted Parrikar as saying on Thursday that India has to neutralize terrorists through terrorists.

Indian national security advisor Ajit Doval has however sought to play down Parrikar’s controversial comment.

Pakistan’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday expressed serious concern over the statement made by the Indian defence minister, Dawn reported.

Pakistan rangers on Saturday night handed over two Indian dead bodies to BSF (Border Security Force) authorities in Jammu district after recovering them from the Chenab River.

A senior police officer told IANS in winter capital Jammu Sunday, “At 9.15 p.m. yesterday Pakistan troops handed over two dead bodies from their Inayat border outpost Post to BSF personnel at our Octroi border outpost in R.S. Pura.

“Names of the deceased are Anita Chaudhary wife of Sunil Kumar resident of Kalsiyan (Tehsil Nowshera, District Rajouri) and her son Arun Kumar aged arou nd three years.

Healthcare Clinic, Moghalpura is organizing a free medical camp from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Dr. Syed Asif Omeri will supervise the camp. Dr. Mohammed Sadath Ali will examine the patients. Medicines will be given free of cost. Patients suffering from General Weakness, infertility, Sugar, BP, Paralysis, Joint pain, Thyroid, Skin diseases, Obesity etc may avail of this facility. Dr. Ummul Arifa, Gynecologist will examine lady patient at Golden Mansion Hall, Adjacent to Blue Sea Hotel.

–Siasat News

Recruitments of Imams in hundreds of Mosques in Abzahabi are taking place for which applications are invited from qualified candidates. The Imam should be well versed with Islamic laws, recitation of Quran and other necessary requirements. Eligible candidates may apply with their bio data, copy of passport and a CD of recorded Surah Fateha in their voice through E-mail to the following address adel.alhammadi@awqaf.gov.ae . The selected candidates may get a monthly remuneration up to Rs. 50000.

–Siasat News

A meeting of the Joint Action Committee of Urdu Journalists would be held at 11 a.m. at Golden Function Hall, near Masjid Sahifa, Chaderghat. It will consider various issues regarding the release of Govt. advertisements to small and medium Urdu Newspapers. Mr. Mohammed Asad Ali, Convener will preside over the meeting.

–Siasat News

City Education Society is holding a seminar on “Status of Urdu as second official language in Telangana” at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Public School Auditorium, Yakutpura.

–Siasat News

Leader of 1969 Telangana Movement demanded the CM to withdraw the decision to acquire 11 acres of land of Osmania University. Mr. Mr. Kishan Rao, President of the Association and former Minister told that Mr. KCR claims to have read 60-70 thousand books. He should not acquire University land for the construction of two bedroom flats for the poor persons.

Osmania University Teachers’ Association has openly opposed the decision of Govt. of Telangana for the acquisition of 11 acres of land of Osmania University Campus. In order to consider this issue, a meeting of Osmania University Teachers’ Association will be held tomorrow, Public representatives, Old students and the present students of Osmania University will be invited to the meeting. After careless consideration, a common strategy would be evolved. President of OUTA, Prof. G. Satya Narayana told that it is the responsibility of the Govt. to protect University lands but Govt.

Dy. CM of A.P. Mr. K.E. Krishna Murthy expressed his anger on the attitude of Mr. Chandrababu Naidu and said that he is concentrating more on Coastal Districts from where TDP got maximum number of Assembly seats. He lamented that Mr. Naidu is not taking any interest in Kurnool District. He was addressing Mini Mahanadu Program organized by TDP of Kurnool District. He also said that in Kurnool District TDP got only 3 Assembly seats. It is not our fault. He opined that in order to strengthen TDP in Kurnool District. Mr.

Siasat Urdu Daily and Minorities Development Forum will organize Du – ba – Du (Face – to – Face) Matrimonial Alliance Program in Mahboob Nagar today at Almas Function Hall. Under the Chairmanship of Mr. Mohammed Akbar Almas, President Rahbar Rishta Society, Mahboob Nagar. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily and Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily will be the Chief Guests. Maulana Badiuddin Nakshbandi and Maulana Mamshad Siddiqui will address the gathering.

A police officer in Cleveland, Ohio, was acquitted by a judge for the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects, both black, after police chased the victims’ car on November 2012.

After a four-week trial, Judge John P. O’Donnell on Saturday handed down the verdict in the case against white policeman Michael Brelo, 31, for the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.

On Novvember 29, 2012, several Cleveland police officers heard the noise coming from Russell’s car as it drove by – the sound was probably a backfire but they thought it was a gunshot and set off in pursuit of it.

Cuba has given the go-ahead for five more foreign companies to set up operations in the Mariel Special Development Zone, a port and trade complex aimed at luring foreign investment, officials said at an international trade symposium in this capital.

“Six companies have been approved (to date), five of them with 100 percent foreign capital,” the director of the ZEDM’s support office, Ana Teresa Igarza, was quoted as saying by Cuba’s official Prensa Latina news agency.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday urged his players to make “one last effort” on their “biggest day” to emerge triumphant at the Eden Gardens on Sunday when they lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final.

“At the end of it all, you are waiting for the biggest day to get into the final and win the cup. No matter what you have done in the past if you don’t win all your hard work goes in vain,” Rohit said at the pre-match media conference.

Shaken by the incident of a Muslim MBA being denied a job in a Hindu-owned diamond export company on religious grounds, the Indian Union Muslim League announced on Saturday that it would counter the issue with “Gandhigiri”.

They said this would strengthen the communal bonds within the country’s commercial capital.

IUML President Pervez Lakdawala said that henceforth Muslim-owned companies would gladly offer employment to 10 Hindus for every Muslim candidate rejected by a Hindu-owned company on any grounds.

The AAP government on Saturday decided to call a two-day special session of the Delhi assembly to discuss the Centre’s notification that stripped it of various powers.

“A special session has been called on May 26 and May 27 to discuss the Centre’s notification which has taken away power from the Delhi assembly,” the Delhi government said in a statement.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar “insulted” India’s military, defence and police personnel when he suggested that terrorists should be used to neutralise terrorists, the Congress said here on Saturday.

“Stranger than fiction. If the defence minister of this country insults the military, defence, police personnel of this country that you hire terrorists to… it just beats my logic. How do I explain this to you?” the party’s national spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said at a press conference, when asked to comment on Parrikar’s statement during a television show earlier this week.

The Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical outfit has projected a scenario in which it launches a nuclear attack on US soil with a weapon purchased from Pakistan.

In the latest edition of Daboq, IS’s glossy online, an article, headlined “The perfect storm”, suggested that the terrorist outfit can use the “billions of dollars” in its coffers to buy a nuclear device through “weapons dealers with links to corrupt officials”.

Religious leaders from all faiths may be roped in to promote cleanliness in India’s trains because people listen to them, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Saturday.

Prabhu, who was speaking during the final session of a Goa government-organised knowledge exchange summit on e-governance, said that more than the railways itself, it was up to the passengers as far as maintaining hygiene in trains and platforms was concerned.