New Delhi, September 13: Congress Monday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani over his planned rath yatra against corruption, saying that it was another reflection of his “buring desire to change his permanent status as prime minister-in-waiting”.
Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said the BJP should list out the specific anti-corruption measures taken by the party during National Democratic Alliance’s rule from 1998 to 2004.
Hyderabad, September 13: No force on earth can stop the formation of Telangana state. This was stated by the top Telangana leaders while addressing a massive public meeting here at SRR College Grounds on Monday evening.
Ahmedabad, September 13: Even as the victims’ families voiced dismay at the Supreme Court’s Monday judgment on the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders expressed delight at the verdict.
Zakia Jafri, who had petitioned the Supreme Court for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 63 others to be investigated for their complicity in the murder of her husband by a mob, voiced frustration and dismay at the verdict.
Hyderabad, September 13: The Telugu Desam Party will organize dharnas in front of district Collectorates across the State on September 19 to protest against the State Government’s ‘indifferent attitude’ towards farmers’ problems.
Addressing a press conference at NTR Trust Bhavan here on Monday, Naidu slammed the government for not responding to the farmers’ pleas for help for the last so many months. He alleged that the state government’s lack of response to the farmers’ woes was forcing them to commit suicide.
Hyderabad, September 13: Former cricketer and Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin’s son Mohammed Ayazuddin, who suffered critical injuries in a high-speed motorcycle accident on Sunday morning, continues to be in a very critical condition on the second day. Ayazuddin cousin, Azmal-ur-Rahman, had succumbed to his injuries in the accident.
On Monday, doctors said that the 19-year-old is suffering from multi-organ failure and doctors are trying to assess the condition of his brain. His vital functions are being maintained with medication and other treatment.
Nairobi, September 13: At least 120 people burnt to death on Monday when a fuel pipeline burst into flames in a slum area in the Kenyan capital, said an official.
“The death toll from bodies counted so far is 120. It is likely to rise because of the bodies in the river,” said an official.
Police earlier said more than 100 people had been killed in the explosion at Nairobi’s Lunga Lunga industrial area, which is surrounded by the densely packed tin-shack housing of the Sinai slum.
Hyderabad, September 13: Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road is fast turning into a killing field for the city’s speed-loving youth.
Early Sunday, cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin’s youngest son, Ayazuddin crashed into a divider on the speedway.
The highspeed crash on a superbike killed the pillion rider, his sixteen-year-old cousin Ajmal-ur Rahman, and left the lad grievously wounded.
Rushed to hospital by a police Rakshak van, he lay battling for his young life of 19 years.
Hyderabad, September 13: Notification for recruitment to nearly 1,16,000 government jobs in various departments will be issued by the end of this December. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened by chief secretary S V Prasad with different departments heads at the Secretariat on Monday. This follows the recent announced by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy that 1 lakh government jobs will be created soon.
Karimnagar, September 13: The precursor of Sakala Janula Samme evoked massive response in Karimnagar town on Tuesday evening.
The Jana Garjana was impressive and the initial rally that preceded the meeting was almost a success as the Telanganites came in large numbers to witness the congregation of the Telangana forces. Employees from various parts of the region took part in the meeting with renewed verve and the Jana Garjana was a major success with crowds flooding from the districts.
New Delhi, September 13: In what is being seen as a breather to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any order on his alleged inaction to contain the 2002 Gujarat riots and referred the matter back to the trial court in Ahmedabad for a decision.
London, September 13: Team India were entangled in yet another controversy on the England tour when they skipped the prestigious ICC awards on Monday, even with Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir shortlisted for individual awards in four categories. Ironically, Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award.
Earlier in the day, Dhoni was named skipper of the ICC ODI Team of the Year, which also contained Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan.
Shifting the blame
Hyderabad, September 13: Telangana Rashtra Samiti and Telangana Joint Action Committee have set the tone for the indefinite mass strike from Tuesday with a massive show of strength in Karimnagar district.
More than 10 lakh people converged on Karimnagar, creating a massive traffic jam up to several kilometres on all the roads, as the top leadership of Telangana movement gave a clarion call to bring the normal life to a grinding halt.
London, September 13: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the Spirit of Cricket Award while iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar missed out the Cricketer of the Year honour at a glittering ICC Awards function on Monday night.
Dhoni was chosen for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for his fine gesture of recalling Ian Bell after the England batsman was run out under controversial circumstances during the second Test at Trent Bridge in July.
Tendulkar, who was named Cricketer of the Year in 2010 when the awards function was held in Bangalore, missed out this time.
Mumbai, September 12: Actress Shilpa Shetty is upset with speculations on her probable pregnancy. She said people should not spread unconfirmed news.
“There is news that I am expecting and I don’t know that I am expecting. It baffles me. I always say that you do your job and I do mine. There is a line between us. You shouldn’t cross that line. I wouldn’t cross that line with you guys. It’s about respect,” Shilpa told IANS in an interview.
New Delhi, September 13: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Monday broke into the doubles top-10 for the first time in her career as she gained a place after the US Open, where she made the third round along with Russian partner Elena Vesnina.
Sania is now fourth Indian player from the current lot to feature in the doubles top-10. Veteran stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi and ever-improving Rohan Bopanna figure in the top-10 in the ATP doubles ranking chart.
Mumbai, September 13: In response to the Maharashtra government seeking a ban on Hindu right-wing organisation Sanatan Sansthan, the Union government has sought for more information before it could decide its fate.
The Centre’s letter to the state comes after the latter had earlier written to them asking for a ban on the the organisation after its activists were found involved in setting up of explosives in auditoriums in Thane and Navi Mumbai.
Hyderabad, September 13: A 40-year-old woman was strangulated to death by some unknown persons who came to her house on the pretext of taking her house on rent.
The incident happened in the limits of Neredmet police station on Monday. According to police, the woman, Surekha, was alone in her house at Rambrahma Nagar when the incident happened. Two unidentified persons knocked the house watching a ‘Tolet’ board installed outside the house. By pretending as prospective tenants they entered the house.
New York, September 13: Jackie Kennedy did not have much kind words in 1964 for India’s future prime minister Indira Gandhi, whom the widow of former US president J F Kennedy, called a “bitter and a horrible woman”.
According to interviews, Kennedy gives “tart commentary on former presidents, heads of state, her husband’s aides, powerful women, women reporters, even her mother-in-law”.
She calls Gandhi as “a real prune – bitter, kind of pushy, horrible woman”.
Gandhi became prime minister of India in 1966.
Hyderabad, September 13: Union Minister and AICC in-charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad has assured a delegation of Congress leaders from Seemandhra that he would put forward their sentiments before the High Command.
He gave this assurance when a 19-member Seemandhra delegation met him in the national capital early today morning.
A senior leader from the region told INN that the team was led by Higher Education Minister K Sailajanath and senior MP Kavuri Sambhasiva Rao. He said they had reiterated their stand that they were striving for an undivided Andhra Pradesh.
Kadapa, September 13: Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammed Ahmadullah has expressed anguish over the ghastly accident on the Outer Ring Road on Sunday morning in which the grand son of former MP late Mohammed Khaleel ur Rehman died and MP Mohammed Azharuddin’s son Ayazuddin was critically injured.
Ahmedabad, September 13: In a relief to Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a trial court would hear the petition by Zakia Jafri, who alleged deliberate inaction on the part of the Gujarat Chief Minister in the killing of her husband Ehsan Jafri and dozens of others in Ahmedabad’s Gulberg Society during the 2002 riots.
The plea by Jafri, the widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, also alleged inaction on the part of Modi’s Cabinet colleagues and some high-ranking state officials.
Hyderabad, September 13: Is the Telugu Desam Party in the midst of its worst power struggle with the possibility of a direct threat to the hitherto undisputed stranglehold of N Chandrababu Naidu?
This subject is being debated intensely in political circles and also in the NTR Trust Bhavan, which suddenly saw frenzied activity here on Monday morning.
The melodramatic twist to the sagging morale of the party, particularly after Nagam Janardhan Reddy and four others quit the party last week, comes from the utterances made by Nadamuri Balakrishna in Anantpur on Sunday.
Mumbai, September 13: The state government has reportedly opposed the central government’s proposal of handing over the Mumbai blast case investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Union home minister P Chidambaram, during his review meeting at Sahyadri guest house on Monday evening, proposed the state government to hand over the investigation to the central agency from state government’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
Hyderabad, September 13: Only valid International Passport holders would be able to apply for the Haj from next year.
According to AP State Haj Committee chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed, no applications would be received for Haj 2012 if the applicants do have a valid international passport. He appealed all the intending pilgrims to get their passports ready before submitting applications for the Haj 2012. They have also been advised to ensure that the expiry date of the passport is not earlier than March 31, 2013.
——Agencies
Hyderabad, September 13: For the convenience of handling, the Haj Committee of India has standardized the baggage for the Haj pilgrims this year and requested them to follow suit.