Month: November 2011

Medak, November 10: Former national president of Bharatiya Janata Party M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday demanded that the government adopt permanent measures to tackle the drought situation in the state.

Hyderabad, November 10: Former minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Wednesday called off his hunger fast that he undertook on November 1 demanding statehood for the Telangana State.

Chennai, November 10: A woman was forced to take up prostitution at the age of 26 for her husband when he was badly injured in a road accident and needed money for treatment.

P Lata narrates the circumstances that made her enter this unfortunate profession. Lata had got married at the age of 18 to her boyfriend, who was welder by profession. She worked as a security guard in a Chennai city hospital for a monthly salary of Rs 3000. With two small children and a husband who was getting addicted to drugs, Lata was left to fend for herself.

Addu (Maldives), November 10: In the backdrop of “shrinking” trust deficit, India and Pakistan today discussed the key issue of terrorism, which has dogged the bilateral ties for years, with New Delhi asking Islamabad not to allow terrorism from its soil and seeking speedy trial of 26/11 case.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar for about 30 minutes at the convention centre in Gan, one of the islands at this atoll.

Beijing, November 10: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today told top Chinese leaders that Pakistan had been making use of them for its own ends.

He raised the issue of presence of Chinese troops in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir during his talks with Communist Party leaders in Beijing, Times of India reported.

“I told them – whatever your intentions, Pakistan is making use of you,” Modi said after his meeting with three Chinese leaders including Wang Gang, a politburo member of the Communist Party of China and vice-chairman of the China People’s Consultative Conference.

Mumbai, November 10: Former US president George W Bush on Tuesday said the United States was “China’s target number one, and next is India”.

Speaking to a group of select CEOs at a later dinner meet here on tuesday, Bush delivered a blunt warning to Indians about the intentions of China.

Bush said his country’s patience with Pakistan was wearing thin, reports Times of India.

“If the US had not befriended Pakistan, Pakistan would have become more dangerous. But now US patience is wearing off,” he said.

Vijayawada, November 10: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday stated that the hapless farmers in the State would soon revolt against the indifferent State Government.

Talking to media persons before proceeding to Khammam district from Vijayawada as a part of Rythu Poru padyatra, Chandrababu Naidu expressed serious concern over the pathetic condition of farmers in the state. He said that the government should at least open its eyes now and take steps for redressing farmers’ woes.

Doha, November 11: Though India is enrolling more students in schools and colleges, the quality of education in the country remains poor, a top World Bank official said.

“It’s not enough that you are putting more children into schools and colleges each year, you will have to bring them at par with international standard,” World Bank Director Education Elizabeth M King told PTI on the sidelines of World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) here.

King said the World Bank expects India to have ambitions to compete with the best in the world.

Hyderabad, November 09: The Hyderabad police is maintaining alert in order to track a group, which is involved in the attack on three Muslim youths yesterday night. Unknown miscreants have attacked 23 years old Omer Farooq of Old Malakpet near Kachiguda slaughter house while he was on way back to his home along with his friend Arif.

Hyderabad, November 09: Telangana Congress Steering Committee chairman K Keshav Rao on Wednesday stated that former minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy called off nine-day long hunger fast believing the statement made by Congress in-charge of state affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi that key decision on Telangana will be taken after November 10.

Hyderabad, November 09: In order to clear extra rush of passengers attending the Christian Jathara of Methodist Church at Dharur from November 11- 13, the South Central Railway will run two Special Express Trains as per the following schedule:-

Train No. 07001 Bidar-Dharur Special Express Train will depart Bidar at 10 am on November 11 and arrive Dharur at 1.20 pm on the same day. In the return direction, Train No.07002 Dharur-Bidar Special Express Train will depart Dharur at 6 pm on November 13and arrive Bidar at 9 pm on the same day.

Hyderabad, November 09: Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Wednesday stated that the Telangana state formation would be materialized with consistent agitations and through mounting pressure on the United Progressive Alliance Government.

Riyadh, November 09: Three Saudi men who kidnapped and raped a girl later found themselves in police grip after they were lured into a snare by the victim herself.

The three had snatched off the Saudi girl as she walked back home from work in the eastern province of Ihsa. They bundled her in their car, drove to a deserted farm and took turns in raping her.

Acting on police instructions, the girl called them a few days later and said she would like to be with them again.

Islamabad, November 09: More than 100 hitmen have been arrested in the Pakistani port city of Karachi and all of them admitted to their crimes. This has led to the restoration of peace in the city, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.

The minister said on Tuesday an investigation team was going to be constituted to probe the alleged networks of banned outfits operating from jails.

Hundreds of people in karachi, Pakistan’s major business hub, have died this year in ethic violence.

Hyderabad, November 09: Senior Congress leader and core Committee member Gulamnabi Azad who assured a clear announcement on Telangana after 10th of this month is arriving Hyderabad on 11th November to meet Chief Minister​ Kiran Kumar Reddy and key leaders of the party.

Mumbai, November 09: Looks like its going to be the ‘birth of the year`. A whopping Rs 150 crore has been bet on which date Aishwarya Rai is going to deliver her baby. And interestingly, 11.11.11 seems to be bookies` favourite date.

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Ever since Amitabh Bachchan announced Ash’s pregnancy news on Twitter earlier this year, bookies across the country are placing their bet on the gender of the baby.

And with Ash’s due date approaching, it seems that 11.11.11 is supposed to be the date on which bookies have placed their bet on.

Islamabad, November 09: Pakistani campaign against India and particularly against Hindus is systematic as in the schools only anti-Hindu sentiment is being fostered, says a US Government report.

Text books in Pakistani schools foster hatred and intolerance of minorities, the Hindus in particular and teachers view these groups “as enemies of Islam,” a US government report has said.

New Delhi, November 09: Taking on Team Anna, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday broke her silence on the issue of graft, saying corruption cannot be fought by speeches.

In her speech which was read out to the crowd by Defence Minister AK Antony, she said that corruption cannot be fought by speeches.

“Corruption cannot be fought by speeches, so I don’t understand why this noise,” Sonia said in her speech which was read out at Karanprayag rally in Uttrakhand as she was unable to attend it.

Mehsana, November 09: A special court in Gujarat has convicted 32 people out of 73 accused in one of the nine Gujarat riots cases of 2002. The court in Mehsana delivered the judgement on Wednesday in the Sardarpura riot case in which 33 people were burnt alive in Sadarpura March 1, 2002.

The charges against those convicted included murder, arson and rioting.

But the court also acquitted 41 people accused of being involved in the case. The quantum of sentence will be announced later.

New Delhi, November 09: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is not going for the Uttrakhand rally as she is suffering from viral fever.

“The Congress President is suffering from fever. Her visit to Uttarakhand has been cancelled,” AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said.

Besides addressing the rally, Gandhi was also expected to lay the foundation stone for the much-delayed Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail project at Gauchar in Chamoli district.

Congress sources said that Gandhi’s speech would be read out at the rally venue at Gauchar.

New Delhi, November 09: Pakistani actor Veena Malik sizzles in a cream coloured lehenga during the shooting of Swayamvar in Agra on Tuesday.

Pictures say more than quotes. Though Veena Malik did not officially confirm doing Swayamwar’s latest season, she was seen shooting for the reality show’s fourth season in Agra.

Wearing a cream-coloured lehega with gold work, Veena looked gorgeous while shooting for Veena Ka Swayamvar at
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Mina, November 09: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said Makkah would be developed into a smart city with the Grand Mosque as its focal point over the next six years.

“We will employ all kinds of modern technology to make Makkah smarter than any other smart city,” Prince Khaled told a press conference in Mina on Tuesday, the penultimate day of Haj 2011.

Prince Khaled congratulated pilgrims on their successful completion of the Haj on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior.

Mumbai, November 09: The speculations surrounding the female lead in the sequel to Race can finally be laid to rest.

After reports of Priyanka Chopra being considered surfaced, the directors eventually settled for their first choice, Deepika Padukone. In fact, the actress has already started shooting for the film on Saturday, with Saif Ali Khan.

The buzz about Deepika opting out of the sequel started last month, after she signed Ayaan Mukerji’s Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani. Reportedly, her date diary was getting so tight that she would have had to opt out of Race 2.

Alcoholic husband kills alcoholic wife

Hyderabad, November 9 (Siasat News): An alcoholic husband killed his alcoholic wife in Golconda police station limits. Police said that Saiamma, 40, was the wife of one Narsimha and both were working as labours.

Both husband and wife were alcoholics. Today morning, after consuming liquor, the couple returned home where Narsimha asked his wife to cook food which Saiamma refused.

Mumbai, November 09: At last Ahana Deol’s acting debut is getting on track. Hema Malini’s younger daughter is all set to kickstart her movie career, opposite Prateik, under the aegis of Shoojit Sircar.

Maine suna ki, the corporate production house had reservations about Prateik pulling off the film solo, but it looks like Sircar has cast their apprehensions aside.

Apparently, it’s a hat ke romance, and sperm donation also plays an important angle in the storyline.

-Agencies