Qayam Ali

Royal wait! Kate Middleton goes into labour

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As the world awaits second royal baby after Prince George—the Duchess Of Cambridge has meanwhile been admitted to St Mary’s hospital’s Lindo Wing​ in Paddington for labour. According to reports, the Duchess of Cambridge is several days overdue with her second child as the date was somewhere in April.

Further it has been reported that Prince William is expected to be by her side while she delivers her second royal baby. Kate was driven to the hospital from her London home, Kensington Palace.

New York City named world’s best for young people to live in

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There is good news for young people residing in New York City or planning to move to the city as it has been named top city for youth.

According to a survey, the New York City grabbed the top spot in the world’s top 55 cities for youth list followed by London and Berlin, News.com.au reported.

Sonja Miokovic, co-founder of Youthful Cities said that half of the world’s population is under 30 years old and half now live in cities and youth and cities especially the largest ones will together shape the future of the planet.

Market turns distinctly weak; Sensex, Nifty down 1.5 pct

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Distinctly weak tendency prevailed for the third week in a row as the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex and the CNX Nifty plunged by another 1.5 pct to close at almost four-month low on host of negative factors during the truncated week under review.

The BSE and the NSE were closed on May 1, for observing “Maharashtra Day” holiday.

Farmer dies of ‘shock’ due to crop damage

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A 65-year-old farmer died allegedly due to shock after seeing the damage to his crops due to unseasonal rain in Nathna village in the district, police said.

“According to the information provided by the family of the deceased, he died of shock after seeing his damaged wheat crop last night,” SDM Ramanuj Singh said.

The deceased had left his harvested crop in his two bighas of land which got damaged due to untimely rain, Singh said.

He added that necessary steps were being taken to help the family get financial help from Chief Minister’s discretionary fund.

–PTI

Karan Johar to present Hindi version of ‘Baahubali’

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Filmmaker Karan Johar will present the upcoming two-part epic film “Baahubali”, originally made in Telugu and Tamil, in Hindi.

The movie, helmed by Telugu director S S Rajamouli, is set to release on July 10.

“Proud and honoured to present ssrajamouli’s labor of love… #LiveTheEpic #Baahubali… Releasing 10th July,2015!” tweeted Johar, 42.

Rajamouli welcomed the “Student of the Year” director on the project.

“Delighted to be associated with karanjohar who wil b presenting #Baahubali in Hindi. Welcome aboard, Sir. Looking forward to a happy sailing,” he posted on Twitter.

Set up separate jails for terrorists, segregate them from ordinary prisoners: Rajnath singh

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday issued an advisory to states and union territories asking them to set up new and separate prisons, outside the city area, for housing only terrorists.

MHA added, till the time separate jails are being built, movement of high-risk prisoners should be restricted inside jails to stop them from indoctrinating other prisoners.

The Home Ministry’s suggestion has come in the wake of reports received from central security agencies.

Charlie Hebdo says prize protest a ‘misunderstanding’

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Two of the surviving journalists from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have brushed off controversy over a literary award.

In January, 12 members of the magazine’s staff were massacred when two Islamist gunmen — enraged by caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed — stormed an editorial meeting in Paris.

This month, the publication is to be honoured by the PEN authors association, but more than 150 writers have pulled out of the event in protest at cartoons they say are offensive to France’s minority populations.

32 terrorists killed in Pakistan

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At least 32 terrorists and five security persons were killed during fierce clashes in a Pakistani tribal region, an official statement said on Friday.

Five terrorists were killed when they clashed with security forces in Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency on Friday, an Inter Services Public Relations release said. On Thursday five soldiers, including an officer, were killed in clashes with terrorists. During these clashes, 27 terrorists were killed, said the release.

During the ongoing military operation — Khyber II — security forces have achieved a huge success, said the release.

Food Krafters buys iconic brand Hyderabad House

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Food Krafters and Services LLP (FKS) today said it has acquired Hyderabad House (HH), a leading brand that serves famous Hyderabadi ‘Kacche Ghost ki Biryani’ and other Deccan delicacies.

The company said it also plans to invest Rs 35 crore in the next two years to open 50 outlets in the country.

“To add more visibility and vibrancy, FKS intends to rebrand Hyderabad House in an all new design, with a view of providing traditional culinary experience to its patrons in a semi QSR format,” the company said in a statement without disclosing the size of the deal.

Ikea India sought 50,000sqm land to set up business in TS

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Ikea India sought allotment of 50,000 square meters land from Telangana Government in Hyderabad(TSIIC) at a rate of Rs 19.21 crore an acre to set up business in and around Hyderabad, according to a CMO release on Thursday.

After negotiations between the TSIIC and the IKEA representatives, it was agreed upon to allot land listed under plot numbers 25, 26, 27 and 29 at Knowledge City under Rayadurgam limits.

2 houses of the same apartment burgled: gold, cash missing

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Two burglary cases were registered from two houses of the same apartment in Ramakrishna Nagar, under Amberpet police station on Thursday.

According to police flat No. 205 of Heera Moti Apartment at Central Excise Colony in Ramakrishna Nagar reported a case.
U Venkata Chalapathi Rao, 52, a professor and his wife, Aruna, employee of NEDCAP, had left for office on Thursday around 9.30 am. After returning home they found that the front grill door was broken and 34 tolas of gold, cash and some silver articles were missing from the almirah.

60 year old dies as DCM van knocked down the scooter

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In a deadly mishap, a 60 year-old retired employee met with an accident and died on the spot.

According to police the man was on his way to home on his scooter along with her grand daughter. A DCM van (TS 08 UB 0279) which was coming from back knocked down the scooter under Uppal police station limits on Thursday afternoon.

Israel airlifts children born to Nepali surrogate mothers

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hree premature babies born to Nepali surrogate mothers and Israeli couples were on Thursday evacuated from quake-ravaged Nepal, which in recent years has become a popular surrogacy hub for same-sex Israeli couples.

The infants, along with some wounded Israelis, were flown in a small military aircraft after it delivered aid and a team of doctors to Nepal.

BJP to AAP: Sack Law Minister Tomar

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a protest against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government in Delhi here on Friday to reiterate their demand for the resignation of Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar for having an alleged fake degree from a university in Bihar.

Led by Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay, BJP activists were stopped by police near the Times of India building in ITO, as they attempted to march towards the Delhi Police Headquarters.

Facebook glitch makes outside links disappear

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Facebook has reported that a glitch had caused users posts to disappear and new links are apparently being blocked when posting is attempted.

According to the Verge, the bug only affected posts containing links to content outside of Facebook. The bug has caused major problems for users.

The problem seems to have begun with issues in Facebook’s image-scraping system, which automatically pulls pictures from posted links.

Spiritually-inclined yoga now increasingly linked with ‘medicine, fitness’ in US

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A new research on the yoga market from 1980 to the present has shown how meanings and practice of yoga changed as it was adapted by the US market.

Chapman University’s results show that yoga became decreasingly associated with spirituality and increasingly associated with medicine and fitness, arguing that the shift in the meanings are due to the changes in how yoga gurus are trained, market contests amongst different meanings and the distinct branding practices of small and big players in the market.

We are hoping for a granddaughter, says Prince Charles

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Prince Charles of Wales hopes that Kate Middleton, Prince William’s second royal baby is a girl.

The 66-year-old royal said during his visit to Windsor Castle to celebrate the 1st Batallion Welsh Guards’ centennial that he is hoping for a granddaughter, Us Magazine reported.

Speaking to military veterans in the English countryside of Berkshire, the Duke of Cornwall joked with a 100-year-old vet about raising daughters.

Saudi troops repulse ‘major border attack’ by Houthi rebels

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Saudi forces have reportedly repulsed a major attack launched by Shia Houthi rebels on their southern border, Saudi state media said.

An air campaign led by a Saudi-led coalition had targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen since late March, reported the BBC.

However, Thursday’s attack, near the Saudi town of Najran, was the major assault on Saudi territory since air strikes began. Saudi reports said that “dozens” of rebels were killed.

As clashes continued, aid groups said that a lack of fuel was severely impeding their operations in Yemen.

Nirbhaya Centre for women safety launched at Nalgonda

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Speaking at the launch of Nirbhaya Centre (One Stop Crisis Centre) in the premises of government district hospital in Nalgonda, on Thursday, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy said that “women safety is the top priority of the state government”.

Thougyh stringent laws were in force, the incidents of violence against women are on rise from different parts of the country. The women should raise their voice against the incidents of violence, he added.

Swap one daily sugary drink for water to cut type 2 diabetes risks

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If you want to stay away from type 2 diabetes, choose water instead of sugary drink everyday, as per a new study.

The research indicated that for each 5 percent increase of a person’s total energy intake provided by sweet drinks including soft drinks, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes may increase by 18 percent.

However, the study also estimates that replacing the daily consumption of one serving of a sugary drink with either water or unsweetened tea or coffee can lower the risk of developing diabetes by between 14percent and 25 percent.

Brooklyn Beckham proud of mom Posh’s cool lecture at school

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Brooklyn Beckham is proud of her mother Victoria Beckham after she gave a cool lecture to students during her visit to his school.

David Beckham’s wife reps informed E! Online of her school visit that the former Spice Girl member loves giving talks to students of all ages interested in various aspects of a career in fashion.

The 16-year-old took to Instagram to share his mother’s pic and captioned it as “My mum did a really cool talk at my school today haha @victoriabeckham”.

Zimbabwe hire Dav Whatmore as long-term coach

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Dav Whatmore has been appointed as Zimbabwe’s cricket coach on a four-year deal, the country’s cricket board confirmed on Thursday.

Whatmore, who coached his birth nation Sri Lanka to the World Cup glory in 1996, was hired as Zimbabwe’s coach in December on an interim basis till the end of the World Cup.