Hyderabad, August 10: The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), which met at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday evening, recommended to the President to delete the controversial Clause 14(f) from the Presidential Order to make Hyderabad a part of Zone VI.
Hyderabad, August 10: With protests in Telangana looming large, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take immediate steps for deletion of a clause from the 1975 presidential order that treats this state capital as a free zone for police recruitment.
As Telangana is set to observe shutdown Wednesday on a call given by Telangana students’ groups, Reddy spoke to Manmohan Singh over phone and emphasised the need to delete the clause.
It is an open secret that the film industry has several members who indulge in prostitution out of compulsion or other commercial needs. But now, things are beginning to take a direct approach and this has raised a concern. To make things worse, the origin of this problem seems to be from Krishna Nagar, the hub of film folks.
London, August 10: VVS Laxman was at Birmingham’s famous Balaji Temple along with his uncle Hargopal and computer analyst Dhananjay when he heard about the trouble near the team hotel. Manager Anirudh Chaudhary sent out a message asking players to touch base urgently, and the three rushed back to the Marriott.
As the unrest that started at a peace rally in Tottenham in the wake of a police shooting incident over the weekend spread from the suburbs of London to the second most populous city in Britain, several Indian cricketers saw their off-field plans being upset on Monday.
Hyderabad, August 10: Political parties of all hues, including the ruling Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Bharatiya Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to repeal a clause in a 1975 Presidential Order for the benefit of Telangana, while the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and student groups said they would continue their campaign till the orders are issued officially.
New Delhi, August 10: Taking a cue from the suspension of rebel police officer Sanjeev Bhatt, the Congress Tuesday said that justice could not be done to Gujarat riot victims until all riot-related cases are shifted out of the state.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari accused the Gujarat government of manipulation.
“All riot-related cases should be transferred out of the state (Gujarat) because only cases out of the influence of Gujarat government have fructified in results,” Tewari said.
Jodhpur, August 10: Bollywood actor Salman Khan was Tuesday directed by a court in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur city to present himself before it Sep 20 in connection with his appeal against his conviction in a poaching case.
Salman was sentenced to one-year imprisonment for killing a blackbuck and a chinkara (gazelle) in Bhawad village near Jodhpur Sep 26, 1998. The sentence was handed down by a Jodhpur court Feb 17, 2006.
Islamabad, August 10: Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday told parliament that Pakistan wants to build a new era of cooperation with India.
Khar travelled to New Delhi last month and held talks with her Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna, which were described as cordial.
“We want to build trust, rather than to evaporate trust. We want to build new foundation of relationship with India,” she said in the National Assembly, Xinhua reported.
Khar said the main purpose of her visit to India was to have an uninterrupted dialogue with New Delhi.
Gandhinagar, August 10: The Nanavaty-Mehta judicial inquiry commission, probing the 2002 Godhra communal carnage and the statewide riots that followed it, Tuesday adjourned the questioning of three former Gujarat government officers.
The decision was taken following objections raised by NGO Jan Sangarsh Manch (JSM), representing the victims.
New Delhi, August 10: The Supreme Court Tuesday held that students have the right to inspect and photocopy their answer sheets after their evaluation under the Right To Information (RTI) Act.
The apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik allowed the disclosure of the answer sheets of the examination conducted by boards, universities, institutions and public service commissions, when it upheld the Calcutta High Court judgment that permitted the students to inspect their answer sheets.
Mumbai, August 10: People are raving about Katrina Kaif’s rockstar image in her upcoming film “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”, but not just in films, the Bollywood actress is trying to master the art of strumming even in real life and Pakistani actor-musician Ali Zafar is helping her achieve her goal.
Ali is Katrina’s co-star in “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”, which is a love triangle and also stars Imran Khan and during the shoot of the film, he gave Katrina some guitar lessons.
London, August 10: Teenagers who regularly log in to their Facebook page and other social media will get lower grades at school, according to a US study. They are also likely to have behavioural problems and narcissistic tendencies from spending too much time logged on to the site.
According to the research popular social network sites, like Facebook, are having a negative effect on teenagers as they grow up.
Psychology professor Larry Rosen said researchers watched as students spent 15 minutes studying something that was important to them.
London, August 10: The riots in London have injured 111 police officers and five service dogs, Scotland Yard said in a statement Tuesday.
Many officers remain hospitalised with broken bones, head injuries, serious cuts and eye injuries from broken glass, the Scotland Yard stated.
Rioters have been throwing bricks, bottles, sticks and other objects at police who are trying to keep order in the streets of London, as looting and fires have been witnessed since Saturday in the capital city of Britain.
Gandhinagar, August 10: Senior IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt on Tuesday said he would challenge his suspension by the Gujarat government, claiming that the action was prompted by his petition in the Supreme Court on the 2002 post-Godhra riots.
The Narendra Modi government, however, contested Mr. Bhatt’s claim saying it was not the case and that the suspension was prompted by his acts of indiscipline.
Mumbai, Augsut 10: Maharashtra ATS has arrested one person who had allegedly stolen a two-wheeler used by terrorists to plant a bomb in Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazar on July 13 when serial blasts left 27 people dead in the city.
Sources in the Union Home Ministry said the thief had been detained on Sunday and was placed under arrest late on Monday night.
The development was seen as no breakthrough by the ATS team of Maharashtra which was probing the triple blasts that took place in Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar bus stand on July 13 last.
New Delhi, August 10: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday termed her recent India visit as extremely successful and said Islamabad was keen on building a new relationship with not just New Delhi but also Kabul. “We believe that peace, security and prosperity in South Asia as a whole is indivisible,” she said, while briefing the National Assembly about her India visit in July-end.
Gandhinagar, August 1o: Congress on Tuesday demanded that all riot-related cases of 2002 in Gujarat be immediately transferred out of the State, in the wake of fresh reports of “collusion between the government of Gujarat and the lawyers for the riot accused.”
Hyderabad, August 10: If you pay income tax or own a scooter, car or a house, you will soon be limited to four subsidised gas cylinders a year, if a proposal informally approved by an empowered Group of Ministers on Monday night is finally implemented.
Seeking to address a ballooning subsidy bill, the Manmohan Singh government has decided to bite the bullet and put into action this proposal to limit the supply of subsidised LPG cylinders.
New Delhi, August 10: A 34-year-old woman, married for nine years and with two children, has rattled the upscale Surajmal Vihar colony in east Delhi by allegedly killing her six-year-old daughter, Vrinda Pokhriyal, before hanging herself from the fan.
Police identified her as Sangeeta, a postgraduate in mathematics. The gory incident was discovered by her own son, seven-and-a-half-years-old Chaitanya, when he woke up on Tuesday morning. He was sleeping in his grandfather’s room when the incident took place.
Washington, August 10: Nearly a third of the world’s population lives in countries where it is becoming more difficult to freely practice religion, a private US research group reported on Tuesday.
The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life said government restrictions and public hostility involving religion grew in some of the most populous countries from mid-2006 to mid-2009.
Mumbai, August 10: Anna Hazare on Tuesday alleged he is being targeted by the Government, claiming his records in the Army were being checked and people sent to his village in Maharashtra to check on his organisation.
“I have not done anything wrong throughout my life,” Hazare said.
The 74-year-old Gandhian said he was firm on his decision to go on an indefinite fast in Delhi from August 16 for a strong Lokpal Bill to tackle corruption.
The anti-corruption crusader was talking to newsmen at two separate events organised by the Mumbai Press Club and Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.
Mumbai, August 10: Ahead of Independence Day, a retired professor has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the use of the word ‘Sindh’ in the national anthem and has sought to replace it with the word ‘Sindhu’.
According to the petitioner, Shreekanth Malushte, the word ‘Sindh’ in the anthem was replaced by the word ‘Sindhu’ in January 1950 by the government.
“However, the national anthem continues to be sung and broadcast in a wrong manner by using incorrect words,” the petition states.
Beirut, August 10: A thousand years ago Muslims would look out at the night sky for the sliver of the moon that signaled the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Then, for the next 30 days, they would wait for the evening call to prayer to break their daily fast at sunset, the time at the end of a hard and reflective day of fasting, to share in food and company and remember those less fortunate.
Today, many are using technology to help them observe these same traditions.
Cairo, August 10: A prominent Britain-based Muslim scholar has urged New Zealand Muslim women to take off face-veil to avoid harassment and debates that have erupted recently in the country.
“Covering the face, according to the Qur’an, is not mandatory,” Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, a prominent Muslim scholar, told the Sunday Star-Times newspaper.
The influential Pakistani scholar, on a visit to New Zealand, was commenting on the latest debates that has recently surrounded Muslim face-veil.
Hyderabad, August 09: Revealing that a four tier security net would be in place, Hyderabad Range Deputy Inspector General Nagireddy on Tuesday warned of serious action against any person who attempts to disrupt the recruitment examinations for filling up the vacant Sub-Inspectors posts.
The recruitment tests will be held on August 13 and 14.
Talking to media persons after reviewing security arrangements for conducting the examination at BHEL area, Mr Nagireddy said that 4,000 police persons would be deputed to maintain security arrangements at the examination centres in the city.