Month: November 2011

New Delhi, November 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday served an ultimatum on the government: either revoke the decision on FDI in retail or face continued disruption of Parliament.

Beijing, November 29: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted China-Myanmar border region late last night, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported.

The epicenter, with a depth of 7 km, was initially determined to be at 25.1 degrees north latitude and 97.6 degrees east longitude, the center said.

The tremor was felt in the city of Mangshi and Yingjiang and Tengchong counties in southwestern Yunnan Province at around 11:06 pm Beijing Time (2036 IST).

Tehran, November 29: Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Iran will teach Israel a good lesson if the entity tries to attack the Islamic Republic.

Vahidi said on Sunday that Israel will not have a minimal chance of survival after venturing a military attack against Iran, as Iranian armed forces will pound all of Israel with thousands of missiles, Fars News Agency reported.

“The enemy must answer this question, if it attacks Iran, for how long a battle and losing how many of its warships and vessels has it prepared itself?”

Baghdad, November 29: A suicide bomber attacked a military base in the Iraqi town of Taji on Monday, killing at least 19 people, in the latest assault by insurgents trying to undermine the government.

In central Baghdad an explosion in a car park at Iraq’s parliament killed at least one person and wounded several others, including a politician, security officials said.

Hyderabad, November 29: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested senior IAS officer Y Sri Lakshmi for her alleged role in the illegal mining scam of Obulapuram Mining Corporation.

Mumbai, November 29: It’s a love story that can provide enough fodder for a full-blown Bollywood potboiler. Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh’s love-hate relationship is no secret, but it seems to have taken a whole new turn during the shooting of their latest film ‘Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl’.

Hyderabad, November 29: Former minister JC Diwakar Reddy on Monday stated that no government would survive even for 10 days if it practices moral-based politics.

Hyderabad, November 29: Handlooms and Textiles Minister Dr P Shankar Rao has decided to hold an official meeting in a guest house to protest against lack of basic infrastructure in his official chamber in the State Secretariat.

Hyderabad, November 29: The women’s wing of Telugu Desam Party on Monday demanded that the State Government take immediate steps to control the rising prices of essential commodities in the State.

Talking to reporters at Hyderabad Collectorate, where the party’s women wing held a dharna on Monday, TDP Mahila president Shoba Hymavathi said that the government lacks proper mechanism to check the prices of essential commodities. Accusing the government of adopting a non-serious attitude, she demanded that the government take steps on war-footing to contain the rising inflation.

Hyderabad, November 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party has given a call for ‘Traders’ Bandh’ on December 1 in protest against the Centre’s decision to allow 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector.

New Delhi, November 29: A knee surgery cut short Sania Mirza’s 2011 season after the US Open but the Indian ace says she cannot afford to be selective about the events she competes in to avoid injuries.

Sania underwent a surgery on her left knee recently but has started practicing. Today was her sixth day on the courts, although she is not stretching her much, restricting the hitting sessions to 40-45 minutes.

New Delhi, November 29: In a huge relief to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others who have been in Tihar jail for over six months for their alleged role in the 2G case, the Delhi High Court today granted them bail treating them on par with five others released by the Supreme Court last week.

“I grant bail to five persons. The conditions would be same as imposed by the Supreme Court,” Justice V K Shali said.

New Delhi, November 29: Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday claimed that separate Telangana would be a reality soon.

Speaking as chief guest in the “Dhoom Dham” programme organised by the Progressive Organisation of Women (POW) in the national capital, the TRS chief said that the Telangana agitation was in the final phase and the Centre have no other option than granting statehood for the region. He said that the Centre might announce its decision on Telangana at any time.

New Delhi, November 28: Petrol prices may be cut by about one rupee a litre this week, the second reduction this month, on falling global oil rates. State-owned oil companies, which on November 16 cut petrol price by Rs 2.22 per litre, may cut rates by another one rupee a litre on November 30

when they review the retail rates in line with international trends, a top official said.Petrol now costs Rs 66.42 per litre in Delhi.

Jaipur, November 28: At least 15 people were seriously injured in a communal clash in Rajasthan’s Alwar district Monday, sparked off after some people issued an order to cut off the nose of a youth harassing a woman from their community, said police.

The punishment to the youth was for allegedly harassing a girl in Deewali village in Alwar, some 150 km from Jaipur.

The clash follows violence in Bharatpurs Gopalgarh town in which 10 Meo Muslims were killed and several others were injured Sep 14.

New Delhi, November 28: Noting that government is closely watching the infrastructure development by China in the border regions, government on Monday told the Lok Sabha that required measures are being undertaken to upgrade India’s defence capability and preparedness in these areas.

New Delhi, November 28: Railways on Monday cancelled six trains from here as dense fog over parts of North India continued to hamper train movement causing delay and rescheduling of services.

The Agra Intercity express, the North East Express to Guwahati, Howrah Express, Kaifiyat Express to Azamgarh, the Gondwana express to Jabalpur were among the trains which were cancelled for the day, said a Northern Railway spokesperson.

Close to 50 trains, including the Rajdhanis from the eastern states, arrived in the city several hours behind schedule, the spokesperson said.

New Delhi, November 28: CPI(M) on Monday blamed the Centre for disruption of Parliament over the FDI issue, saying it is “responsible” for the impasse.

“House is not functioning today and the responsibility lies totally with the government. The ball is in the government’s court,” CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters outside Parliament House here.

He said it is the government which has to decide whether they want the House to function or not. “It is the government which wants to avoid Parliament because Parliament wants answer on many issues,” he said.

Ghaziabad, November 28: “The complaint of misappropriation of funds against Kiran Bedi is false, malicious and mala fide…. It was lodged against Ms. Bedi not for fraud and cheating but for fighting for a strong Lokpal Bill,” Mr. Kejriwal told reporters in New Delhi.

Claiming that efforts were still on to defame Team Anna members, he said, “We want to say it categorically that it is a false complaint. The court order is wrong. There is no prima facie evidence supporting this complaint.”

New Delhi, November 28: With the political opposition over FDI in retail gathering momentum, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday held consultations with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and is likely to call an all-party meeting tomorrow to resolve the deadlock in Parliament.

Dr. Singh held consultations with Ms. Gandhi soon after the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adjourned for the second day on the FDI issue.

Chandigarh, November 28: Campaigning by various political parties and candidates for the by-elections to the Adampur and Ratia assembly seats in Haryana ended Monday evening.

Voting for both assembly seats will take place Wednesday (Nov 30), Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Sumita Mishra said here.

‘Election campaign in both Ratia and Adampur assembly constituencies ended at 5 p.m. today (Monday). As many as 16 candidates are in fray in Ratia assembly constituency and 21 candidates in Adampur assembly constituency,’ Mishra said.

New Delhi, November 28: BJP on Monday sought to put the blame on government for the deadlock in Parliament, saying its decision on allowing FDI in multi-brand retail without discussing the matter with opposition had led to the stalemate.

In a press interaction, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said government’s position that opposition was not allowing Parliament to function “is completely wrong”.

New Delhi, November 28: The bye-elections to one Rajya Sabha seat each in Bihar and Assam would be held on December 22, the Election Commission announced on Monday.

The bye-election in Assam has been necessitated due to the death of Silvius Condpan (Cong), while Rajya Sabha member from Bihar Sabir Ali had resigned from his seat earlier this month after quitting Lok Janshakti Party.

The tenure of the Rajya Sabha seat in Assam in till April 2, 2016, while for the Bihar seat it is till April 9, 2014.

Hyderabad, November 28: The mystery behind the murder of an auto driver was unravelled by the police during questioning of accused in an attack case.

Disclosing this to newsmen here on Sunday, North Zone DCP Ch Srikanth said Waseem Khan, an auto driver of Musheerabad, used to drop a dancer hailing from Ram Nagar at her work place. She got two children and her husband went to his native place Jaipur three months ago. Taking advantage of the absence of her husband, Khan started harassing the dancer to marry him or have an illicit relationship with him.

Hyderabad, November 28: About 400 pro-Telangana students and sports lovers, wearing Tshirts and holding placards and banners, participated in a 10K Run here on Sunday. Though they did did not resort to any protest or shout slogans, the participants, affiliated to two little known organisations, carried banners, one of which read: “Every kilometre I run represents one district of my motherland.”