Hyderabad, October 30: The Telangana Congress Steering Committee has decided to boycott the State Formation Day celebrations on November 1. It has also decided to boycott the second phase of Rachabanda programme starting from the November 2.
Hyderabad, October 30: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday scrapped the new fee structure for the engineering colleges in the State proposed by the Fee Regulatory Committee.
Hyderabad, October 30: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu made it clear that his party was in favour of construction of Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project.
Addressing the executive meeting of party’s farmers’ wing at NTR Trust Bhavan here on Saturday, Naidu said that the TDP wants the Polavaram project to be completed as planned. He said the party was also in favour of Chevella-Pranihita project. However, he demanded that the government must provide a suitable relief and rehabilitation package to all the affected and displaced people.
Hyderabad, October 30: NTR Jr with a change in nomenclature of MLA to go for shoot soon.
MLA stands for Manchi Lakshanalunna Abbayi and needless to say that NTR Jr will be playing the title role. The film was in the talk of the Tollywood town some time now but could not make it to the production stage due to obvious reasons.
Now it has become a reality and Harish Shankar will be directing the movie. The director and the busy hero are in concord with the film and their understanding is so well that it may now take shape.
Hyderabad October 30: The face- off between TDP and TRS has reached its crescendo with leaders of the two parties going personal and the Telangana patriarch threatening to sue for damages and left no room to end the slanging match of blame game.
Reacting sharply to TDP allegations, K Chandrasekhara Rao launched a diatribe against his former boss N Chandrababu Naidu and questioned his integrity and style of functioning even as Naidu plans to go on a Telangana tour in the backdrop of Polavaram tenders.
Dubai, October 29: Next time you wanna relax watching a movie in a cinema house, make sure you are decently dressed.
A theatre in Dubai has banned lungi (a traditional garment worn around the waist by men in Asian nations) in its premises Bollywood Cinemas, a new theatre in Al Qouz industrial area, has implemented the new dress code for movie goers.
Notices put up at the enterance in all South Inidan languages reads – “Please don’t come to the theatre wearing lungis. It is not allowed here.”
Makkah, October 29: One hundred special telephone booths have been set up in the Two Holy Mosques to connect pilgrims seeking information on Haj to Islamic scholars, the General Presidency for Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said.
“The scholars are available around-the-clock to answer any question on Haj rituals,” said a spokesman for the General Presidency.
Scholars are seated near King Abdul Aziz, Ajaid and Al-Fatah Gates, he added. Pilgrims can also approach them directly.
Hyderabad, October 29: A local court on Friday directed the Cyberabad police to register a cheating case against Telugu Desam president Nara Chandrababu Naidu for going back on his support for separate Telangana.
The direction was given by the 11th metropolitan magistrate based on a petition filed by S Janardhan Goud and Krishna, two advocates from Chaitanyapuri.
Washington, October 29: Highlighting the universal message of Diwali of “victory of light over darkness, hope over despair”, US President Barack Obama lit a traditional diya to celebrate Diwali with Indian-Americans at a reception at the White House complex.
“Diwali is a special holiday for millions across the country”, said Obama, who became the first US president to join Diwali celebrations at the White House in 2009.
Hyderabad, October, 29: The TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu has challenged the TRS President K Chandrasekhara Rao to prove that he has benami properties. He said if TRS leader could prove that, he was willing to bequeath all those properties to KCR.
New Delhi, October 29: Sudheendra Kulkarni, former aide of BJP leader L K Advani and an accused in cash-for-vote case, on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court against refusal of bail to him by the trial court.
Besides Kulkarni, former BJP MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora also approached High Court challenging the verdict of the trial court dismissing their bail pleas.
Kushinagar, October 29: Former BJP president Rajnath Singh on Saturday clarified that Anna Hazare had never asked for his party’s support in the ongoing anti-graft movement, but stated it would always be with those fighting for any national cause.
“Anna Hazare never asked for our help, and our support to his movement is only moral and not an active one. If any individual or organisation gives a call on any issue in the interest of the country, BJP is ready to extend its support,” Singh said while inaugurating the two day-session of BJP’s state executive here.
Kottarakkara, October 29BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday alleged the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had sullied the country’s image and democracy by indulging in corruption and protecting the corrupt.
Addressing a public meeting here on the 18th day of his Jana Chetna Yatra, he said besides condemning corruption, his yatra had the objective of forcing the government to bring back black money stashed away in Swiss banks.
Geneva, October 29: The members of the delegation accompanying the President include Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla and Members of Parliament Vijay Jawaharlal Darda, Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, and Dr. Chinta Mohan.
Senior officials including the Secretary to President Dr. Christy Fernandez and Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, are also a part of the delegation, besides a number of business leaders and members of the media.
Srinagar, October 29: Jammu and Kashmir’s Congress unit chief Saif-ud-Din Soz will be briefing the party leadership about Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be revoked from ‘some areas of the state’, sources said Saturday.
Party sources added Soz is leaving for New Delhi Sunday.
He has already briefed some senior Congress leaders about the manner in which the chief minister made the statement at a police function Oct 21 without consulting his coalition partner Congress or the cabinet.
New Delhi,October 29:Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh is keeping up his attack on spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, calling him a BJP-RSS agent.
Digvijaya pointed to the fact that Sri Sri launched the book of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, sharing the dais with RSS members.
The Congress leader posted a tweet, “Sri Sriji releases Nitin Gadkariji’s book Advaniji and Suresh Soniji of RSS on the dais. Sri Sri ji ko jai ho!”
He further said that he had immense respect for the spiritual guru, asking him to be cautious of the BJP and the RSS.
New Delhi, October 29: Delhi is perhaps the most unsafe city for women as 414 rape cases were reported in the national capital in 2010, the highest among 35 major cities in the country, while Mumbai followed it with 194 such incidents.
According to government statistics released today, 23 per cent of rape cases in these urban areas took place in Delhi and 10.8 per cent in Mumbai.
A total of 1,422 kidnapping or abduction of women have taken place in Delhi last year which is 37.7 per cent of the total cases in 35 major cities.
New Delhi, October 29: The death sentence given to the 3 assassins Murugan, Shantan and Perarivalan of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi is still dingdongs between courts and the Governments. Madras High Court has stayed their death sentence for 8 weeks on 30th August, after President of India rejects the mercy petitions.
Johannesburg, October 29:A teenaged girl was in a coma Monday after being doused with petrol and burnt alive in a “satanic ritual” in Johannesburg, a media report said.
Kirsty Theologo, 18, suffered 75 percent burns when she was set alight by her friends in a park, The Star newspaper reported.
One of her friends, who was injured when she tried to help Kirsty after she was engulfed in the fire, said that the boys wanted to sacrifice them in a satanic ritual.
They were part of a group of five boys and three girls when the ritual was being carried out on them.
Hyderabad, October 29: Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy has been interrogated by CBI on Friday night for two hours from 9pm to 11pm to collect the details of permits sanctioned by Mining Department. Sabita has served as the Minister of Mining department some time ago.
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(IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy in connection with an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, sources said.
New Delhi, October 29: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backing statehood for Telangana, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday discussed the festering political issue and electoral reforms at a meeting of Congress core group here.
The meeting lasted for over one and a half hour, said sources.
The party top brass reviewed the latest developments with a view to resolving the Telangana issue that continues to be a divisive issue in Andhra Pradesh.
Thiruvananthapuram, October 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Saturday said his party was against the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The former deputy prime minister, who arrived here late Friday, spoke to reporters prior to commencing his anti-graft yatra in the state Saturday morning.
Hyderabad, October 29: Commissioner Task Force West Zone team arrested 3 youth who were threatening people using pre-activated sim cards. It is said that 23 year old Anil Singh resident of Kamatipura along with his two other friends 23 year old Anil Singh resident of Mangalhat and 27 year old Shaikh Imran resident of Kishan Bagh Bahadurpura were sending threatening and vulgar SMSs to women and other people.
On receipt of information Commissioner Task Force West Zone team arrested the 3 youth and seized 55 sim cards and other items from their possession.
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Hyderabad, October 29: According to additional inspector Banjara Hills Mohammad Waheeduddin a young girl fell into a water sump in Banjara Hills area and died.
2 year old Kumari Hina, daughter of V Purvaya resident of Lakshmi Narsimha Nagar, Yousufguda fell into a sump of under construction building and died. Purvaya and his wife was busy working on the 3rd floor of the under construction building and the girl was playing on the ground floor. While playing, she accidentally fell into the sump.
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Hyderabad, October 29: Though Municipality has received the title of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation but there seems to be decline in its performance instead of improvement. Now many garbage piles here and there, drainage water overflowing from manholes and filthy roads are more to find than before.
The souls of Quli Qutub Shahi and other emperors must surely be restless to see the bad condition of their residential constituency.