Tehran, December 30: Amid reports about the suspected death of Iranian prisoner Ali-Reza Asgari in an Israeli prison, an Iranian lawmaker says the United Nations and the Israeli regime should be held accountable on the case.
“The UN and Zionist regime (Israel) are responsible for the life of Mr. Asgari, the former deputy defense minister of our country, in prisons of the regime,” Mohammad Karim Abedi told IRNA on Wednesday.
New Delhi, December 30: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out strongly against being linked to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in the commemorative volume the Congress has brought out to mark its 125 years since formation, and said a “lie” was being perpetuated for political ends.
The two-part book “Congress and the Making of the Indian Nation”, edited by senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee, says in a chapter on the Nehru era that Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse, a member of the Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS.
Washington. December 30: What could happen if President Barack Obama were able to put America’s own real interests first?
The answer has to begin with the statement (echoed by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt and a growing number of respected and influential others) that unconditional support for the Zionist state of Israel right or wrong is not in America’s own best interests because it’s a prime cause of Arab and other Muslim hurt and humiliation, which is being transformed into a rising tide of anti-Americanism. To that can be added a related truth.
New Delhi, December 30: The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has issued a notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), asking why there is a delay in demolition of 35 MCD school buildings that have been declared unsafe.
This, the commission said, was a violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The DCPCR is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the RTE Act in Delhi.
Hyderabad, December 30: The B.N. Srikrishna Committee report on Telangana has been submitted to the home ministry and would be made public Jan 6, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday.
Justice B.N. Srikrishna, the retired Supreme Court judge who headed the panel to look look into the demands for separate statehood to Telangana, handed over the report to Chidambaram in his chamber at North Block at about 3 p.m.
Jerusalem, December 30: Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of raping and sexually abusing several women during the time he was holding office.
The Tel Aviv district court on Thursday convicted Katsav on two counts of rape and other sex abuse charges, declaring that the ex-president’s version of events was “riddled with lies.”
The verdict was handed down more than four years after complaints surfaced severe sexual offenses against his employees, Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported.
Karachi, December 30: Pakistan’s ex-President Pervez Musharraf denies responsibility for the assassination of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, insisting he will not appear before an inquiry commission probing the terror effort.
“It was not my responsibility to provide security to Benazir Bhutto; who told her to come out of the roof top of her vehicle?” Musharraf said in an interview with a local TV channel late Wednesday.
He said that the president was not supposed to provide security for anyone.
Gurgaon, December 30: Citibank manager Shivraj Puri, accused of cheating investors of Rs.300 crore, surrendered before police and was taken into custody Thursday, almost two days after one of India’s biggest banking frauds earlier estimated to be worth Rs.100 crore came to light, officials said.
“Puri surrendered at around 12.30 p.m. He has been taken into custody and will be presented before the court later in the day,” Gurgaon Police Commissioner S.S. Deswal told reporters. He said that more arrests could be made after Puri’s interrogation.
Jeddah, December 30: Heavy rain lashed Jeddah Wednesday flooding main roads and causing traffic chaos. Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAA) also announced that it has stopped all flights at King Abdul Aziz International Airport until the weather improves.
The Civil Defense had issued a warning about thunder clouds, accompanied by heavy rain and winds of 70 kilometers Wednesday. The warnings were issued to Mobily subscribers in Arabic only.
It urged all residents to take care and remain in safe areas.
New Delhi, December 30: As undivided Andhra Pradesh waits for the Srikrishna Committee report on Telangana with bated breath, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held a high-level meeting to review the political and security situation in the State.
Pune, December 30: Certificate course at ILS Law College to be conducted in association with NGO; gays, transgenders to share real-life experiences with students
IF you are passionate about the rights of the marginalised sections of society and would like to learn more, then ILS Law College has just the right course for you. In a unique initiative, the law college has tied up with NGO Samabhavana Society to start a certificate course covering the rights of gays, transgenders, sex workers and surrogate mothers, among others.
Kurnool, December 30: Stating that there was political crisis in the state, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo member and Dhone MLA K E Krishna Murthy today predicted that it would come under president’s rule soon.
Hyderabad, December 30: Even as city police gets ready to tackle possible Telangana agitations post- December 31, officials said they had witnessed one of the toughest years in maintaining law and order in the past 30 years. Cases of chain snatching, car thefts, crimes against women witnessed an increase in Hyderabad and Cyberabad police limits during the year. Speaking at the year-end press conference on Wednesday, police commissioner AK Khan said that not a single day had passed without police being on bandobust duty.
Cuba, December 30: The majority of 170 prisoners currently held in Guantanamo Bay military camp are Yemeni nationals, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says.
According to the ICRC, a total of 90 Yemeni inmates are currently held in custody at the notorious US prison camp.
Saudi, Afghan, Pakistani, and Moroccan nationals are among other nationalities currently detained at the infamous US military prison.
Hyderabad, December 30: Following orders by the Special Court for Anti-Corruption cases, a FIR was formally lodged on Wednesday naming former chief minister K Rosaiah and 13 others as respondents the alleged irregularities in the allotment of land worth around Rs 200 crore at Mythrivanam in Ameerpet.
Washington, December 30: The mounting unemployment rate in the United States has provided an opportunity for the Pentagon to recruit more people for its unpopular wars abroad, an analyst says.
In an interview with Media, investigative journalist Wayne Madsen referred to the high unemployment rate, especially in poorer states such as Alabama.
“Unemployment there is at 33 percent. It is so bad that young people graduating from high school have no other choice but to join the military,” he said.
The spectre of spiraling prices haunts the common man even as the state government had been engrossed in setting up its own house in order with dissensions coming to the fore within the ruling party.
With the exception of lip sympathy, no concrete measures have been taken up so far to contain the prices of essential commodities.
That the stability is the main factor which holds the key to curb price rise has been proved beyond measures.
Pune, December 30: Two days after a Shiv Sena-called shutdown evoked some violence and a partial response in this Maharashtra city, a compliant was Thursday lodged against two of the party’s leaders for hatching a conspiracy to create law and order problems, police said.Milind Narvekar, personal assistant of Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, and legislative council member Neelam Gorhe have been named in the first information report (FIR) registered against them.
Hyderabad, December 30: Dr Shanker Rao Minister for Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills, Small Scale Industries quipped he was a human bomb and he didn’t require any security. He warned that any incident of damaging industries and labourers during agitation would not be tolerated.
State minister Dr. Shankar Rao who always creates headlines by stating controversial remarks yesterday surprised everyone by declaring himself as human bomb.
New Delhi, December 30: Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been rested from the One-day series against South Africa with a sore shoulder.Rohit Sharma will replace Sehwag for the five-match series, starting January 12.
Murali Vijay, who is in the Test squad, has been asked to stay back as a back-up opener.
“Sehwag has been advised to withdraw from the ODI series against South Africa to tend to his shoulder,” BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan said in a statement.
Hyderabad, December 30: President and Secretary madarsa Shams ul Uloom Yousufguda in a clarifying statement said that the missing report published regarding a student named Mohammad Rustum is far from reality. The fact is that Mohammad Rustum ran away from the school after maghrib prayers on December 26, 2010 along with his friend.
On learning that school administration started searching for them and reached First Lancer and Mehdipatnam.
Hyderabad, December 30: Department of Higher Education Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued notice inviting applications from the candidates for the post of Vice Chancellors in various universities of the state. The universities include Mahatma Gandhi University (Nalgonda), Kakatya University (Warangal), Osmania University (Hyderabad), Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University (Hyderabad), Telangana University (Nizamabad), Sri Krishna Devaraya University (Anantapur), Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwa Vidyalaya (Tirupati) and Adikavi Nannaya University (Rajahmundry).
Cape Town, December 30: In a major jolt to the Indian team preparing for the ODI series against South Africa after the last Test is over, star opener Virender Sehwag was virtually ruled out of the 50-over series owing to injury problems.
Sehwag has been advised to pull out of the ODI series starting in January and would be replaced by Rohit Sharma. Murali Vijay has also been asked to stay back after his duties with the Test squad are over.
Kolkata, December 30: Rubbishing Trinamool Congress’s links with Maoists as alleged in West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee’s letter to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram , Mamata Banerjee said, “the Chief Minister himself is a Maoist leader.”
“The Chief Minister himself is a Maoist leader and is acting as a mask of the Maoists,” Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata.
Banerjee further claimed that a blueprint had been drawn up by the CPI (M) on one hand and Maoists on the other to kill Trinamool workers prior to the coming Assembly polls
Mumbai, December 30: Bollywood actor Vidya Balan will shed a few more kilos for her role as South siren Silk Smitha in Balaji’s Dirty Pictures. After the release of No One Killed Jessica, the actress will devote all her time to get in shape for the role, says a media report.
A source reveals Balan’s preparation for the role. “She will work out and lose more weight for the role. The brief is not to look lean and skinny, but curvy.