Tunis, July 07: Six months after Tunisia’s uprising, religious tension is rising over the limits of freedom of expression, as Islamists challenge the dominance of liberals in what was once a citadel of Arab secularism.
Last week several dozen men attacked a cinema in Tunis that had advertised a film publicly titled in French ‘Ni Dieu, Ni Maitre’ (No God, No Master) by Tunisian-French director Nadia El-Fani, an outspoken critic of political Islam.
Hyderabad, July 7: According to Mr. Ghyasuddin Babu Khan Chairman Hyderabad Zakat and Charitable Trust, free coaching is offered for Muslim minority students for Group I series test by Foundation for Economic and Educational Development (FEED) for which services of renowned and expert teachers have been obtained. Applications are invited by Muslim students who have passed prelims and are preparing for Group I mains. For details contact on phone no 9985972530 before July 11.
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New Delhi, July 07: The Supreme Court Wednesday paved the way for trial of over 50 accused in the 2008 Gujarat serial bomb blasts which killed over 56 persons.
A bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph rejected the plea of the accused that the trial in the BJP-ruled state could not be held in a free and fair manner owing to the surcharged communal atmosphere in the aftermath of the 2002 Godhra massacre.
Hyderabad, July 7: According to the Osmania University Registrar all the exams of Osmania University to be held from July 7 to July 11 have been postponed. However there is no change in schedule for exams beginning from July 12.
The revised date for postponed exams will be announced shortly. The entrance test conducted by Osmania University college of engineering OUS, for admission into part time PG courses engineering which was scheduled on July 9 and 10 has also been postponed due the tension prevailing in the Campus. The dates for these exams will be announced later.
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Moscow, July 07: Russia has identified underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT, HuJI and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as financiers of terrorism through money laundering, telling people to exercise caution while entering into financial deals.
The comprehensive list also recognises Jamaat-ud-Dawa, led by Mumbai terror attack accused Hafiz Saeed, as a cover used by Lashkar-e-Toiba.
Hyderabd, July 07: At a time when the Telangana debate takes the centre-stage in view of the resignations by nearly 100 elected representatives of all hues from the region, former home secretary G K Pillai said Hyderabad was always considered as part of Telangana and that there was no concrete move to accord a special status for it.
Hyderabad, July 7: Students active in Telangana movement have expressed deep concern over the use of teargas shells by Central paramilitary forces to disperse agitators at Osmania University campus as from some unused teargas shells it was revealed that the teargas shells used have been expired. There is a risk of eyesight getting severely affected with the use of expired teargas shells.
Washington, July 07: The US government has warned airlines that some terrorists are considering surgically implanting explosives into humans to carry out attacks, a media report said Wednesday.
There is no intelligence pointing to a specific plot, but the information was shared with the domestic and international carriers, the huffingtonpost.com reported.
The Transportation Security Administration said people travelling to the US from overseas may experience additional screening at airports.
Kanshiramnagar, July 07: More than 30 people have been killed in a train, bus collision in Kanshiramnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
The incident happened at about 2 am this morning when Chhapra Mathura Express collided with a bus carrying a marriage party at an unmanned level crossing.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed grief at the tragic loss of lives in the accident. He has also ordered an ex-gratia relief of Rs. 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 for all those seriously injured.
——Agencies
Rome, July 07: A senior Italian senator, Lamberto Dini, has described Iran as a major regional power, saying that the Islamic Republic cannot be disregarded in the international arena.
In a meeting with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Ahani on Wednesday, Dini highlighted Iran’s position and influence in the region as a major power in terms of politics and geopolitics, Fars news agency reported.
New Delhi, July 07: Eluru MP Kavuri Sambhasiva Rao on Wednesday urged the Centre to frame a policy on the formation of smaller states in the country, while hailing it for not taking a decision on the mass resignations of leaders from Telangana but instead stressing on the process of consultations.
Talking to media persons after participating in a programme organized at Visalandra Mahasabha, Mr Sambhasiva Rao opined that the Centre should draft a policy on formation of smaller states after consultations with both ruling and Opposition party leaders.
Hyderabad, July 07: Hyderabad Police Commissioner AK Khan on Wednesday announced that the Section 144 imposed in the city will be extended to July 14.
The police had earlier imposed Section till July 7, in view of the bandh call given by the Telangana Political Joint Action Committee.
In a notification, Mr Khan said that information has been received by the department that certain groups are trying to create disturbances affecting public peace and order in Hyderabad city.
Hyderabad, June 07: Questioning the authority of Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao and Telangana Political Joint Action Committee convenor M Kodandaram, Minister for Labour Danam Nagender on Wednesday said that he will not bow down to their demands of resignations.
“They have no moral right to seek my resignation for the cause of Telangana,” Mr Nagender told media persons.
The Minister continued, “Who are they (KCR and Prof Kodandaram) to demand my resignation?”
Hyderabad, July 07: Is Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao trying to create a political instability in the state?
This is the second time that TRS Legislators have resigned and put in their papers to the Speaker of the assembly under the pretext of separate Telangana.
What went wrong when they first resigned their elected posts is not clear, but it can be assumed that their resignations the second time around may not bring the desired results.
Tirupati, July 07: President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil will inaugurate the Nitya Annadanam complex and launch a free ‘roti-sabzi’ scheme for pilgrims from North India at Tirumala on Thursday, during her one day visit to the hill shrine of Lord Venkateshwara.
Besides this, the President will also unveil a state-of-the art Roti Making machine which can produce 2000 rotis every hour.
Hyderabad, July 07: Known for his favourable stance to the separate Telangana statehood demand, Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana is increasingly being looked on as the best option available for the Congress leaders from the region to act as a conduit between all the sections in the party, including the High Command to find a solution to the vexed issue.
By all accounts, Mr Satyanarayana is in a unique position.
Hyderabad, July 07: Appealing to a 30-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture delegation to bring the problems of the farmers to the notice of the Central Government, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said that the state government has failed on all fronts to help the tillers in Andhra Pradesh.
New Delhi, July 07: Reminding the High Command that it had promised a separate Telangana ‘years ago,’ Congress Legislators from Telangana on Wednesday demanded that the Centre announce a time frame for the creation of the new state.
Rajya Sabha Member K Kesava Rao, who had submitted his resignation along with other party MPs, MLAs and MLCs on the separate statehood issue, told media persons here that the Centre must fix a time frame to diffuse the situation and keep its promise on Telangana.
Hyderabad, June 07: Ruling out any possibility of President’s Rule being imposed in the state, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Wednesday said that the Centre is exploring all ‘scientific parameters’ to find a solution to the contentious separate statehood issue.
New Delhi, July 06: No incident of terror has taken place in the past six months in the country’s hinterland and there was much lower level of violence in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeastern region, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today.
New Delhi, July 06: With the Centre under pressure in the wake of resignations of several MPs, MLAs and ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Congress top brass including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday held consultations on the issue of separate Telangana.
A meeting of Congress core group headed by Gandhi discussed the pros and cons of the contentious issue which has gained momentum in the last two days following resignations of the legislators from Telangana region.
The legislators belonged to Congress, TRS and also TDP.
Gandhinagar, July 06: The Nanavaty-Mehta judicial inquiry commission probing the 2002 Gujarat communal riots Wednesday directed the state intelligence bureau to come clean within 10 days on the destruction of records pertaining to the carnage.
The commission said it would pass appropriate orders after the report is submitted.
The probe panel asked the additional director general of police of the state intelligence bureau to place on record as to which documents were available with it and which were not.
Hyderabad, July 06: The Osmania University has postponed all the examinations scheduled from tomorrow due to the clash between police and pro-Telangana students in support of their demand for granting statehood to Telangana region
“All the OU exams to be held from July 7-11 are postponed. There will be no change in the exams schedule beginning from July 12. The revised dates of the postponed exams will be announced later,” the Registrar of the University said.
New Delhi, July 06: Caught in a bind over demands for carving out a separate state of Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh, the Congress Wednesday called for patience on the “emotive” issue.
“Gerrymandering the state boundaries is an emotive, sensitive issue. The only prescription that works in these circumstance is patience and patience. Given the sensitivity, stay engaged but stay patient,” Congress spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters in response to a volley of questions on the party’s stance towards renewed agitation in Telangana.
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 06: The deadlock over Telangana continued Wednesday as Congress leaders returned from New Delhi without an assurance from the central leadership while protests rocked the region on the second day of a 48-hour shutdown.
Despite the resignation of 13 MPs and 100 legislators from the region, the central government said it was not thinking of imposing President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh.
“There is no move to impose President’s Rule,” Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in New Delhi.