Mumbai,September 07:The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by a Ganpati mandal in Thane seeking a poster depicting Chhatrapati Shivaji killing Afzal Khan.
The court said the Thane police commissioner is well equipped and has the expertise to decide whether the poster would lead to a law and order situation.
New delhi,September 07 :Mr Singh had khichdi for dinner. There is a doctor available round the clock in the cell that Mr Singh is in; he explained his medical history to the doctor and also took insulin.
Two former BJP MPs who had said they were bribed by Mr Singh to support the UPA government in the 2008 trust vote were also sent to jail.
Washington, September 07: An unresolved mystery of 9/11 is the collapse of the World Trade Center building 7, hours after the collapse of WTC-1 and WTC-2, as it was never hit by a plane.
Scientists, architects and engineers all over the world have questioned the official version of how WTC-7 fell down, adding that these buildings are built to fight even the formidable forces of nature.
Based on claims by the US government, the 47-story modern steel-framed WTC-7 was brought down by office fires.
New York, September 07: Recent documents show that the New York Police Department has been secretly watching hundreds of Muslims in mosques, restaurants and social groups in the so-called hunt for terrorists.
Hundreds of pages of internal police documents recently obtained by The Associated Press have revealed that police carried out an undercover effort that focused on over 250 mosques in New York and New Jersey and kept a close watch on hundreds of more places where Muslims frequented.
Hyderabad, September 07: Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Tuesday warned the state government of serious consequences if it arrests the employees who participate in the general strike beginning from September 13.
Talking to media persons, Kodandaram said that the general strike was aimed to bring down the administration in the state to a standstill. He requested people from all section of the society to participate in the general strike.
New Delhi, September 07: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing over the sharing of Vamsadhara river water dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Orissa to September 20.
New Delhi, September 07: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced election schedule for the by-polls to Banswada assembly constituency in Nizamabad district. Banswada seat fell vacant after Pocharam Sirnivas, a Telugu Desam Party MLA resigned from the party and post to join the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
Hyderabad, September 07: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday shifted all the cash, gold and key documents seized from former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Corporation managing director B Srinivas Reddy premises in Bellary and Bangalore to Hyderabad.
Hyderabad, September 07: The State Government has sent additional forces to the violence-hit Adoni town to bring the situation under control. The forces are being led by an IGP rank officer.
Washington, September 07: The wife of a senior Saudi prince has been sending money to one of the 9/11 hijackers, a former CIA officer has told Press TV’s US Desk.
Robert Baer noted stated that with the tenth anniversary of 9/11 attacks approaching, there are still unanswered questions serving to highlight the practicalities of the who, how and why of the attacks.
Baer referred to some crucial unanswered questions that keep insulting the intelligence of ‘intellectuals.’
Raipur, September 07: In a shocking incident, the photographs of US President Barack Obama, President Pratibha Patil, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul were found in a deserted Maoist camp in Chhattisgarh.
According to the officials, the photos of Chief Minister Raman Singh and some ministers, were found pasted at a camp in a jungle area in Raipur district that was deserted by Maoists after a fierce 15-minute gun battle.
Kurnool, September 07: At least a dozen people including policemen were injured in fresh incidents of violence in the Adoni town of Kurnool district on Tuesday.
The police fired three rounds in air and resorted to lathi-charge to quell a violent mob in Buddekal and Vaddegere villages. Stray cases of stone pelting were also reported from the Adoni Town where the clashes originally began on Tuesday during Ganesh immersion procession.
Hyderabad, September 07: Several animal welfare activists and leaders expressed their concern over the manner in which the animals were subjected to torture in the slaughter houses. In a meeting held at the State Secretariat to review the animal welfare activities, the veterinary doctors who were appointed to supervise the management of the said slaughter houses, were accused of being negligent.
Hyderabad, September 07: Following a favourable monsoon, the Andhra Pradesh Government has expressed optimism that the paddy production in the ongoing kharif season would register a growth of 12 per cent to touch 130 lakh metric tonnes.
New Delhi, September 07: WikiLeaks in another US cable release described Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi’s comments on Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh as ” a man of integrity” and “hard to find” in politics.
She in conversation with US diplomat over nuclear deal said that Congress party “trusts him” because he was “straight forward and frank”.
In 2007 the cable had released that Shivshankar Menon, the then foreign secretary had signalled to the US diplomats that the Indo-US nuclear deal was important to Prime Minister Singh.
Bhopal, September 07 (Pervez Bari): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that houses for teachers will also be built at the villages where schools will be constructed. Service conditions of teachers will be improved further.
Hyderabad, September 07: As part of general strike called by Telangana Political Joint Action Committee, the Telangana Praja Front on Tuesday staged dharnas in front of all district Collectorates including Hyderabad in the region.
Hyderabad, September 07: Congress MLA Muthyam Reddy on Tuesday raised serious objections over Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman Prof M Kodandaram’s call to garland photos with slippers of those MLAs who failed to resign for the cause of Telangana.
Talking to media persons at Congress Legislature Party Office, Muthyam Reddy alleged that the TPJAC and Telangana Rashtra Samithi leaders have been insulting the elected representatives of Telangana region by giving call to garland their photos with slippers and resorting to physical attacks on leaders.
Visakhapatnam, September 07: Jai Uttarandhra Ikya Vedika convener J T Rama Rao announced that the vedika would stage `Chalo New Delhi’ agitation on Sept 25 demanding a separate Railway Zone headquartered at Visakhapatnam.
Releasing a poster in this connection at a programme here on Tuesday, Rama Rao said that despite several agitations and representations, the Central Government, especially the Ministry of Railways, has failed to respond to the demand for separate Visakhapatnam Railway Zone. However, he said the agitation would be intensified further if the authorities fail to respond.
Hyderabad, September 07: Pressing for acceptance of their resignations, as many as 25 Congress MLAs, who switched loyalties to YSR Congress party, on Tuesday met Governor ESL Rajanarasimhan at Raj Bhavan.
Kolkata, September 07: Unorganized workers on Tuesday launched a three-day protest in West Bengal in support of eight demands, including recognition of and identity cards to sex workers.
Twenty-two unions involved in the sit-in are demanding minimum wage for all unorganized sector workers along with strict implementation of the Minimum Wages Act and cheap food for all.
“We want recognition and identity cards to all unorganized workers including sex workers,” said social activist Anuradha Talwar, the state committee member of Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity.
–Agencies
Ahemadabad, September 07: Narendra Modi. Several cases prove that he has no tolerance for officers who go against him.
AS much as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tries to push them away, the ghosts of the 2002 pogrom come back to haunt him over and over again. It has been a rough few months for Modi, who is battling detractors, including police officers and politicians he considers his staunch enemies.
Mumbai, September 07: For a month government facilities have had to turn away patients who need the AntiRetroviral Therapy drugs to survive
Over 25,000 HIV patients in the city have been affected due to the lack of AntiRetroviral Therapy drugs at government hospitals such as JJ, Sion, KEM and Nair.
For the last one month, these patients, who get the drug free from the hospitals, have been turned away as the hospitals have run out of stock.
The Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS) is awaiting a consignment from the Delhi-based National AIDS Control Society (NACO).
Bhopal, September 07: The teachers are builders of future nation. Teachers make children’s lives meaningful by instilling good manners and educating them. A true teacher changes the course of life. The country needs true teachers nowadays. The objective of education is to instill education, skills and ethos of citizenship. Total knowledge should be given to children. This is why life histories of great heroes of freedom movement as well as information about agriculture, environment and nature will also be incorporated in school syllabus.
Washington, September 07: A coalition of diverse American Muslim leaders has announced support for a proposed bill in the Michigan State Assembly, HB 4679, that is intended to bar Michigan courts from enforcing any foreign law, if doing so violates any rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and/or the state of Michigan’s constitution.