Month: November 2011

Mumbai, November 28: A 15-year-old boy from a reputed school in South Mumbai was caught discussing Sunny Leone after watching pornographic videos of the adult star on the Internet. The boy who was reprimanded by his teachers and parents said he was curious to know more about Leone after she made an appearance in Bigg Boss, a reality show on television.

Psychiatrists and sexologists in the city said this was not an isolated case. For the past two weeks, they are getting an increasing number of cases of youngsters watching porn clips in an attempt to know Leone and her work.

Hyderabad, November 28: While delivering a lecture on Dr. Iqbal’s poetry, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Shakaib told that two-thirds of Dr. Iqbal’s poetry is in Persian language.

He told that Urdu knowing people of India consider Dr. Iqbal as a great poet of Urdu but his major contribution is in Persian. He expressed his thoughts initially in Persian.

Hyderabad, November 28: The legislators and top leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi will meet on November 30 to discuss the political situation in the State.

According to party sources, the party’s MLAs would meet on Nov 30 at the Telangana Bhavan to discuss the strategy to be adopted during the ensuing session of the State Legislative Assembly starting from Dec 1. The meeting will be chaired by TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao.

The TRS MLAs are also likely to discuss No Confidence Motion proposed to be introduced by the Telugu Desam Party in the assembly session.

Hyderabad, November 28: Masjid Qutub Shahi is uninhabited in Qutub Shahi Seven Tombs but sadly due to the negligence of department of archeology we cannot even go near the mosque which is totally hidden in the bushes. This picture has been taken from a distance. This mosque is adjacent to the boundary of Seven Tombs. The presence of the mosque is in peril because of big big trees surrounding it.

The need of the hour is to clean the surrounding from the bushes and the mosque is whitewashed but the department of archeological is showing carelessness towards it for unknown reasons.

Morocco, November 28: The dominant showing by an Islamist Party in Morocco’s parliamentary elections, according to partial results, appears to be one more sign that religious-based parties are benefiting the most from the new freedoms brought by the Arab Spring. Across the Middle East, parties referencing
Islam have made great strides, offering an alternative to corrupt, long serving dictators, who have often ruled with close Western support.

Buldhana, November 28: Around 15 people died in a collision between two private buses in the district early Monday.

As per initial reports the mishap occurred on the Aurangabad-Nagpur highway when two luxury private buses collided head-on. The impact of the collision was such that both buses caught fire; most of those who lost their lives were burnt to death.

35 others are said to be injured.

More details are awaited.

–Agencies

New Delhi, November 28: Having publicly objected to the Communal Violence Bill drafted by the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government has now sent its strong objections to Sonia’s pet project, National Food Security Bill, terming it against the sanctity of the federal structure of the Constitution.

Lucknow, November 28: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that Kishehnji and his Maoist accomplices were given three days to surrender before the encounter with Joint Forces which claimed his life. “The Maoists, led by Kishenji, were given three days time to surrender, but they did not listen to the call by theJoint Forces,” Banerjee said at a campaign rally for Kolkata South Lok Sabha constituency.

Hyderabad, November 28: (Siasat News) State Council Secretary of INSAF Mr. Nusrath Mohiuddin in his statement issued yesterday protested against he policy of the Govt. for depriving the Old city of Hyderabad the facility of passports centres.

He demanded the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to set up passport collection centres in the Old city.

Hyderabad, November 28: (Siasat News) T-Congress leaders have failed to pressurize the leaders of High Command on T-issue. they are not exhibiting any seriousness about T-Movement. Due to this, no effect is being cast on Central leaders. Dr. N. Janardhan Reddy, former M.L.A. told the newsmen yesterday. He said that for the damages caused to T-Movement, T-Congressmen are responsible.

Hyderabad, November 28: (Siasat News) As a protest against the encounter killing of Kishanji, Maoist outfits have declared to organize “Bharat Bandh” on 4th and 5th December 2011. The dead body of Kishanji was shifted to Peddapalli after it arrived from Kolkatta. His last rites were performed in his home town Peddapalli. Revolutionary poet Varavara Rao read out the press statement of C.P.I. (M) Central Committee.

Hyderabad, November 28: (Siasat News) Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, C.M. of A.P. said that the Govt. of A.P. has drawn a plan to develop Hyderabad city on International standards. After the completion of Metro Rail Project, basic infrastructure and other facilities would be provided.

Lahore, November 28: Leaders of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday asked people to prepare for a jihad after the elapse of the 15-day deadline set by the Pakistan government for the US to vacate Shamsi airbase.

The leaders gave the call for preparations for a holy war while addressing a rally organised in Lahore by Al Muhammadia Students Pakistan, the student wing of the JuD.

The rally was organised to protest against the cross-border NATO air strike on Pakistani military posts and the government’s move to give India Most Favoured Nation-status.

Hyderabad, November 28: (Siasat News) Serial attacks on Mulims in the City have been reduced but such incidents are taking place in Cyberabad. Some miscreants attacked on a Muslim youth in Alwal and fled. Reliable sources revealed that Mastan (22 years) resident of L.B. Nagar, Hashmathpet was returning home at 8.30 p.m. Two motorcycle riders attacked this pedestrian with the sharp weapon on his head and fled. He was rushed to hospital where doctors put stitches on his injured head. After he was discharged from hospital, he reported that matter to Alwal police.

Washington, November 28: The US government is facing a lawsuit filed by former service members claiming to have been sexually abused while on military duty.

The lawsuit was filed by 28 former troops, who say they were sexually assaulted or harassed, The Navy Times reported.

The lawsuit claims that former defense secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld violated the service members’ constitutional rights by running ill-advised institutions.

London, November 28: A report says that Britain and Israel are in cahoots with each other against Iran and have held secret meetings to draw plans for a military strike on the Islamic Republic.

According to an article by Jonathan Cook publish on Global Research website, former British defense secretary Liam Fox and his best man Adam Werritty attended a dinner banquet with a group described as senior Israeli officials in Tel Aviv last February.

Jerusalem, November 28: Israeli military officials have announced that about 50 percent of the Israeli conscripts refuse to serve in the army, a report says.

The announcement was made during a visit by a group of Israeli Knesset (parliament) members to a conscription center, Israeli Channel 2 reported on Sunday.

The Israeli military speculates that the percentage of refusals in the army would reach 60 by the end of 2020.

This is not the first time that the Israeli military is facing refusals to serve in the army.

New Delhi, November 28: Recuperating from a “non-malignant tumour” in his left lung, flamboyant Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh said he is “absolutely fine” and would be returning to cricket very soon.

The 29-year-old left-handed batsman withdrew from the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies after revealing that he is being treated for a tumour in his left lung.

After his mother Shabnam made the revelation in a formal statement on Saturday, Yuvraj tweeted that he would be returning sooner rather than later.

Washington, November 28: The United States is mulling over removing the anti-Iranian Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from its terrorist watch list and giving refuge to its members, a move which indicates Washington’s support for terrorism.

Former CIA directors James Woolsey and Porter Goss together with former FBI director Louis Freeh are among those lobbying President Barack Obama to delist the MKO from the US terrorist list, The New York Times reported.

Hyderabad, November 28: National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths have discovered that it was Nabakumar Sarkar alias Aseemanand, an accused in the Mecca Masjid bomb blast, who paid Rs 25,000 to Sunil Joshi, also an accused, to carry out bomb blasts across of the country.

Chhattisgarh, November 28: A man admitted to a Chhattisgarh hospital with severe stomach pain was found to have swallowed around 6 kg of iron objects, including hundreds of coins and fishnet pellets. Kuleshwar Singh, 28, was on Sunday taken to the Shristi Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre in Korba town, around 220 km north of here, after complaining of recurring abdominal pain for three months.

Sonography and X-ray could not reveal more than an intestinal blockage and a few lumps in the stomach.

Nellore, November 28: Communist Party of India state secretary K Narayana on Sunday stated that his party was opposed to Foreign Direct Investments in the retail sector.

Talking to media persons, Narayana said that the FDI in the retail sector would be a big blow to small and middle-level shop owners and affect their livelihood. He asked the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to oppose the proposal in the State and warned of starting agitation if he fails to do so. He said the CPI would stage rallies and dharnas across the state opposing the FDI in retail sector.

Visakhapatnam, November 28: Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Sunday announced that the State Government would operate RTC buses with less fare for weekly `santha’ (market) in the tribal areas.

Mahbubnagar, November 28: Telangana Nagara Samithi president Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Sunday faulted the Telangana Congress leaders for not making united efforts towards achieving the separate Telangana state.