London, July 25— British police faced new allegations Sunday that officers leaked information about terror attack victims and a murdered schoolgirl to journalists at Rupert Murdoch’s felled News of the World tabloid.
The claims deepen the scandal into phone-hacking at the now defunct newspaper, which has already claimed the jobs of two of Britain’s top police officers and dragged in Prime Minister David Cameron.
Indonesia, July 25 — The United States on Sunday condemned acts of “intimidation” in the South China Sea and called for greater international attention to resolve maritime disputes that threaten trade.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a deal between China and Southeast Asian nations on guidelines for future negotiations over the South China Sea was just a “first step” toward a binding code of conduct.
Stockholm, July 25 — Security services in Norway and elsewhere in the region had recently shifted their focus to Muslim extremism, letting other forms of terror slip under the radar, experts said. While there had been initial fears that Friday’s twin attacks might have been an act of revenge for Norway’s participation in the campaigns in Afghanistan and Libya, everything changed when it emerged the suspect was a native Norwegian.
Riyadh, July 25: Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Aal Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shoura Council, Monday started an official visit to China at the invitation of Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC). During the visit, Dr. Aal Al-Sheikh is due to meet senior Chinese officials to review bilateral relations and discuss issues of common interest in various fields, especially parliamentary spheres and the enhancement of the works of parliamentary friendship committees between the Shoura Council and the National People’s Congress.
Jeddah, July 25: A Pakistani consular team would be visiting Madina from June 16 to 17 for providing consular services to the Pakistani community in the region. The team will establish its office at Pakistan House No. 2 (Phone No. 04-8250782 ), a press release issued here said. A free medical camp will also be held on the above dates at the same venue, it added. Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi consular team will be providing consular, welfare services to the Bangladesh community on June 30 at Hotel Al-Khamasin, Wadi Al-Dawasir, a press release said.
–Agencies
Riyadh, July 25: A seven-member African gang has been arrested for allegedly stealing telecom devices worth SR1 million from representatives of telecommunications companies. The gang specialized in smashing windows of the companies’ cars and stealing the devices and prepaid mobile recharge cards.
Several police stations received reports from sales representatives of several companies of the thefts. Based on these complaints, the director of Riyadh Region Police asked the Criminal Investigations Department to form an investigation team and track down the perpetrators.
Al-Khobar, July 25: Shaker Qandeel and Michael Ardman, the two consuls of the Canadian Embassy in the Kingdom, refuted the claims of Canadian national Nathalie Maureen, 27, that her Saudi husband tortured her and harmed their children.
Jeddah, July 25: Mansour Al-Mazrou’i, the head of King Abdul Aziz University’s Center for Climate Change Research has said that the year 2010 was the Kingdom’s “hottest ever”.
Visakhapatnam, July 25: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Sunday unearthed assets worth crores of rupees belonging to former Regional Transport Officer P Nookaraju who retired from service at Ongole in June last year.
Hyderabad, July 25: Following the trade bandh observed on July 20 against the state government imposing four per cent VAT on textiles, the Andhra Pradesh Federation of Textile Associations (APFTA) organized a Joint Action Committee meeting at the Secunderabad Cloth Merchants Association to decide on further course of action. Representatives from different districts participated and articulated their opinion.
Vijaywada, July 25: A car driver A Rambabu (30) from Jagadgirigutta on the outskirts of Hyderabad was found murdered at Suryapalem village near Vijayawada city on Sunday.
According to ACP west zone VNV Satynarayana, Rambabu owned an Indica Vista car and used to hire it out. On Saturday night, he went to Vijayawada to pick up a person who needed to be dropped at Shamshabad airport.
Hyderabad, July 25: The 26th Laser National Sailing Championship kicked-off the Hyderabad Sailing Week at the Secunderabad Sailing Club on Sunday morning. The week-long event organized by the EME Sailing Association and Secunderabad Club will be on till July 31 at the Hussain Sagar.
The national sailing event will see 131 participants compete in three classes of Laser sailboats- Laser 4.7, Laser Radial and Laser Standard.
Hyderabad, July 25: Amidst huge losses being made by business establishments due to frequent bandhs, one kind of business has been thriving due to the Telangana agitations- safety nets. Malls and other big buildings in city are now covering them them with these nets. The nets can bear up to 100 kg weight and are perfect to protect buildings from stone-pelting. The net is made of pure nylon and very similar to a fishing net but a touch thicker to bear the weight of stones.K Anand, managing director, Arthi Enterprises is one who triggered this trend.
Guntur, July 25: Distribution of compensation to farmers who lost their produce in fires at three cold storage units in Guntur district have been delayed as fire officials are sitting on a report on the accidents prepared by four departments — revenue, APTransco, Marketing and Fire department.
Three fire accidents took place at cold storage units in the districe this summer: April 14, 27 and May 15. About 1.5 lakh bags of chilli were lost in the fires, and 2,225 farmers suffered a cumulative loss of Rs 79 crore loss in the accidents.
Hyderabad, July 25: Burglars created havoc in Hayathnagar by entering five different houses on late Saturday night and fleeing with more than 30 tola gold and 10 tola silver. Cyberabad police said that thieves gained entry first at the residence of one Survaiah and stole 12 tola of gold jewellery, 10 tola of silver and Rs 70,000 cash. Subsequently, they gained entry into the house of Sudhakar Reddy, Shankar, Nagaraju and Ramachandra Reddy. “In all these houses, the thieves gained entry by breaking the lock.
Hyderabad, July 25: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will take up repair works based on the detailed investigation reports on flyovers at Lalapet, Masab Tank, Narayanguda and the road over bridge at Khairatabad. The decision comes after a survey of bridges and flyovers revealed that they reportedly developed hairline cracks on the main girders.
Hyderabad, July 25: Good news for ‘beer’ consumers.
The prices of beer could fall drastically in the next few days after a state government’s decision can possibly spark of a price-war between beer companies in the state.
A healthy competition has been set up among the companies which pump into the market their brands.
According to very informed and reliable sources, the state government has decided to issue government ‘orders’ to whichever company which tops in sales. This is a bumper offer to propel the companies to effect sales, thereby adding to the excise revenue.
Hyderabad, July 25: Last Friday, Hyderabad and the rest of Telangana lived through the 11th bandh this year. It was the second bandh this month, the first being a two-day affair.
No wonder that the common man, whose problems political parties claim to espouse, sees little purpose in them.
After almost two years of a bandh or two every month, citizens and establishments in the city are looking for a variety of coping mechanisms.
Hyderabad, July 25: Stating that rejection of resignations of the Telangana Public Representatives by the Speaker was against the Constitution, former Union Minister and BJP senior leader Mr. Ch Vidyasagar Rao has suggested to all the political party leaders from Telangana region to take a united decision on it. He said that the BJP was against the sixth option of the report submitted to the Centre by the Justice Srikrishna Committee.
New Delhi, July 25: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a look out notice for yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s aide Acharya Balkrishna, who has been booked for allegedly holding a fake passport, an official said Monday.
The probe agency, which registered a case against Balkrishna Sunday, has alerted airports to prevent Balkrishna from leaving the country.
“We have issued a look out notice for Acharya Balkrishna and alerted all the airports and border areas,” said a CBI official, adding that his disappearance might hamper the investigation into the case.
Manipal, July 25: Body of a newborn baby boy was found in a drain near Kasturba Medical Store near KMC Hospital, here today. The body surfaced in the rainwater from the drain in the morning. The baby seemed to be a newborn as the cord was still attached. The cause of his death was not known yet. Official sources said it was yet to be ascertained as to how the body came to be there or who the parents were. Locals who gathered at the spot speculated that the baby may have been born dead. Police arrived at the spot and shifted the body after conducting preliminary investigations.
New Delhi, July 25: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA government for “deliberately targeting” him for raising the issues of national interests.
“I have demanded that the black money, illicitly stashed in tax havens abroad, be declared as a national asset. Similarly, I have raised the issue of rising corruption in the country. By doing so perhaps I have done a big crime, as the government thinks,” he said.
“I am paying the price for raising the issues of national interest,” he said.
Mumbai, July 25: Shah Rukh Khan hasn’t paid Kareena Kapoor for working in Ra One till now. Not that King Khan does not have any money for, but the actor-producer was rather forthright in asking Bebo how much she should be paid for the film which is the most expensive movie in Bollywood history.
And Kareena did not give him a number at all. Rather than quote a figure, she put off the query and preferred not to answer it.
Theni, July 25: Two people, including a woman, were killed on the spot in an explosion of a mysterious object at Thevaram near Bodi in Theni district of Tamil Nadu today. Police sources quoting preliminary reports said Gunasekaran (45), a scrap merchant, was attempting to break the object, suspected to be a shell, in his shop when it exploded killing him on the spot. A woman Pavunthaai (58), who was passing by near the shop, was also killed in the blast. Senior police and forensic experts rushed to the site. Further details were awaited,
—-Agencies