Tehran, November 12: A massive explosion hit a Revolutionary Guards base in the west of the Iranian capital on Saturday, killing 15 people, a spokesman for the elite unit told state television.
“The number of martyrs in today’s explosion in one of our ammunition depots stands at 15,” commander Ramezan Sharif was quoted as saying.
He did not disclose how many people were injured in the blast but said some were in “critical condition.”
Hyderabad, November 12: Chief minister Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy inaugurated Rashtra Vidya Chaitanya Utsav 2011 at Necklace Road on the occasion of 123rd birth anniversary of country’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
This Utsav was organised to promote educational spirit among youth. Maulana Azad’s birth anniversary is observed as National Education Day.
Hyderabad, November 12: BJP has demanded to pass a bill in the forthcoming assembly session to prevent conversions. Addressing a press conference here BJP spokesman NVVS Prabhakar told that incidence of conversions are on the rise in the state while huge amounts are being received from foreign countries in this connection.
He also held the state government responsible for the famine situation in the state and demanded that the chief minister send a top delegation to New Delhi for the relief of farmers.
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Washington, November 12: It may not be the most politically correct gift this holiday season. But a new bathroom accessory has some gag gift lovers rolling over in stitches with its two-ply solution for those dissatisfied with the current state of the union.
Toilet paper with a portrait of US President Barack Obama on every square is being offered via online retailers but it’s certainly no bargain item at $10 (Rs 500) per roll.
Hyderabad, November 12: Reacting strongly against the religious prejudice and nepotism in selection of cricket players, secretary City College Old Boys Cricket Club, Novel Cricket Club and others in a joint statement said that selection of players should be done keeping in view the game and best performance of the players, but it seems that Hyderabad Cricket Association has a difference criteria for selection of players. As a result the Muslim players who are relentlessly giving best performance are ignored.
Hyderabad, November 12: Aeronautical engineering for Muslim minority students has been started only in Muslim minority engineering college Shahjehan group.
An informative seminar is being conducted for intermediate MPC and EAMCET students tomorrow on November 13, at 10:30 am, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises.
Ahmedullah Khan will preside over. Mr. Ahmed Basheeruddin Farooqui, Nayeemullah Shareef, M A Hameed and Tahir Faraz will speak on the occasion.
Inter MPC students and parents can avail the opportunity and attend the seminar.
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Hyderabad, November 12: As usual Siasat daily is organizing coaching classes for Teachers Eligibility Test TET and DSC at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall Siasat premises.
Registration for this will begin from Saturday, November 12. Siasat TET guide can be obtained on Sunday also. D.Ed, B.Ed, UPT candidates can avail the opportunity.
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Hyderabad, November 12: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a towering personality of Indian freedom struggle. His Ideals & thoughts for which he stood up as a statesman & a great scholar are very much relevant in today’s world. Glowing tributes were paid to the first Education Minister of Independent India on his 123rd Birth Anniversary at Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad.
Riyadh, November 12: 60-year-old Fatima is only around 50 cm in size but the midget discovered that her tiny body could be a boon.
Using it in begging, the woman earned more than $1,000 a week and managed to sneak back every time she was deported from Saudi Arabia. This week, Fatima celebrated her deportation from the Gulf Kingdom for the 10th time but she gave no indication whether she would try to come back.
New Delhi, November 12: Priests from other cities had to be called in and major traffic jams were reported as over 20,000 couples tied the knot yesterday, 11.11.11, a date termed extremely auspicious by many astrologers.
“Over 20,000 wedding took place in the city. 11.11.11 is equated with numbers 3, 6 and 9, which are good numbers to start with anything in Indian numerology,” said Ravindra Nagar, head priest of Birla Temple in central Delhi.
With so many weddings taking place, the priests in the city were joined by several from neighbouring states.
Jeddah, November 12: Crowds are returning to Jeddah after a period of calm over the past few days. The city is pulsating with life as groups of pilgrims return from the holy sites where they completed their Haj rituals.
There is heavy traffic at the bus and taxi stations in downtown Balad and Kilo 10. Traffic personnel have been deployed at major roads and junctions to organize the flow of traffic.
Despite the dense traffic and crowds of pilgrims, the taxi fares are reasonable – almost at the level of normal days.
Hyderabad, November 12: Mr. Lateef Mohammed Khan, General Secretary, Civil Liberties Committee wrote a letter to Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh pointed out that the soft attitude of the Congress towards Hindu Terrorism is the root cause of violence meted out to the Muslim youths in Hyderabad are being targeted by miscreants. One can imagine the status of the Muslims in rural areas. This group set ablaze eight Muslims alive in Bhainsa. Recently in Siddipet, they tore the pages of the Holy Quran and threw them on the processionists.
Gang of thieves held with arms
Hyderabad, November 12 (Siasat News): Task force sleuths on Friday picked up four men who were planning to rob train travelers at knife point, and also pick pockets at the Madannapet graveyard and seized weapons from them.
Md. Shakeel, Yaqoob, Salman and Shaukat are accused of snatching and robbery. They operate on trains running between Uppuguda and Secunderabad railway stations, police said.
Harassed by man, wife ends life
Hyderabad, November 12: In the backdrop of America’s totalitarian attitude, a special debate will be aired on HMTV on the topic of “Who is America’s next target?” on November 12 at 5:30 in the evening.
Allama Aijaz Farrukh and Prof. Kancha Ellaya have taken part in the debate. Repeat telecast of this interesting debate can also be watched on 12:30 in the night.
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Old Qutub Shahi mosque Karwan uninhabited
Hyderabad, November 12: Old Qutub Shahi mosque Karwan is located near Ramsinghpura bus stop. It is surrounded by non Muslim population. This mosque is near the historical Toli mosque. The mosque record in the waqf gazette is as follows: Hyd/1009 Masjid 1/S Bagh near Toli Masjid (S) (235) Ramsing Pura Ward-13 Gaz-20-A Sl. No. 584 Gaz Date- 17-05-1984 Page-28.
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Mumbai, November 12: The bikini boogey has not really been exorcised out of Katrina Kaif’s presence in Dhoom 3. Though she has convinced producer Aditya Chopra that the bikini is not essential for the scene where she was supposed to flaunt one, the issue is far from resolved.
Apparently the core team of Dhoom 3 continued to persuade the actress to take forward the tradition of bikini-clad leading ladies in the flick.
Mumbai, November 12: Kareena Kapoor will pair with Shah Rukh Khan yet again after RA.One in Rohit Shetty’s next film.
There had been a great deal of speculation about who will be cast in the project.
Though many names including that of Katrina Kaif were being tossed around, Bebo emerged winner. The music for Rohit’s film is being scored by A R Rahman.
The Bollywood actress who has been immortalised in wax at Madame Tussaud’s, alos says it is an honour to be in the league of Indian luminaries like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar.
Mumbai, November 12: Tinsel town beauty Sonam Kapoor is again in news; though this time not for her comments, but for her perfectly manicured middle finger.
Yes, the Sawariyan girl is in news for showing her middle finger while driving her car in the trailer of Abbas-Mustan’s much talked about forthcoming film ‘Players’.
Above all, the biggest surprise is that the censor board, which cuts or blurrs lewd gestures, words and even flags of certain countries, didn’t find anything wrong in that gesture and passed it.
-Agencies
Mumbai, November 12: Some not-so-young Bollywood divas are playing lead roles that complement their age. Is this a welcome change that Bollywood is coming to terms with?
Hollywood icons
During her Oscar acceptance speech in 2008, actress Kate Winslet said, “I don’t think any of us can believe that we have been nominated in any category with Meryl Streep. ” The line, not surprisingly, attracted the maximum applause, reflecting what ageless and irreplaceable actors like Streep mean to the art of movie making.
Mumbai, November 12: Actress Genelia D’souza has rubbished reports that she has been banned from the southern film industry due to her non-cooperative attitude.
A media report said that the Movie Artistes’ Association (MAA) of Andhra Pradesh announced that the actress, who has been working in the southern industry for the past eight years, hasn’t sought a lifetime membership with the association despite repeated reminders from the association.
Mumbai, November 12: Looks like it is all about the long and short of it give or take a few inches! Saurabh Shukla’s Pappu Can’t Dance Saala has been drawing similarities not only with the film’s title and Imran Khan’s Jaane Tu song, but with its theme as well.
One look at its picture and it’s apparent that it is a lot like Chandan Arora’s 2005 movie Main Meri Patni Aur Woh starring Rajpal Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta and Kay Kay Menon. Even the posters of the film seem to say so it is all about a tall woman and a short man.
Los Angeles, November 12: It seems to be raining ‘stars’ in the Capital. The latest to come visiting, after Lady Gaga, Metallica and Formula One drivers, will be Latina beauty Shakira.
According to sources, the Colombian singer-who became a household name post her number Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), which was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup-will perform at a private function at DLF Golf Course in Gurgaon next week.
Book release
Jaipur, November 12: Rajasthan’s dismissed minister for water resources Mahipal Maderna has caused much embarrassment to the Congress party following the telecast of a footage by a Hindi news channel on Thursday. The channel showed footage of the minister with a woman Bhanwari Devi in a compromising position.
Hyderabad, November 12: Hyderabad police have achieved a major breakthrough in their investigations into the communal attacks on members of the minority community in Hyderabad on Tuesday night with the arrest of six activists of Hindu Vahini.
The police are also questioning another right wing organisation, Bajrang Dal.
Senior police officials said a conspiracy to create major communal trouble in Hyderabad was unravelled with the arrests of the activists who admitted their involvement in the series of attacks on Tuesday night which left six people injured.
Mumbai, November 12: Recently crowned Nawab of Pataudi Saif Ali Khan might have been earnestly wanting to get married to his ladylove Kareena Kapoor, but the pretty lass is in no hurry to tie the nuptial.
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