Tirupati, November 02: AICC general secretary and state in charge Gulam Nabi Azad has recently said that a decision on Telangana would be announced after Bakrid. Telangana protagonists are thinking that the central government had already made up its mind to concede Telangana and announcement would be made after Bakrid.
Washington, November 02: A new book based on a series of interviews with the Navy SEALs involved in the mission to kill Osama bin Laden claims to directly contradict the Obama administration’s depiction of the operation, The Washington Examiner reported Friday.
“SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama bin Laden,” by former SEAL commander Chuck Pfarrer, claims to tell the true story of the successful raid to kill the terror chief on May 2.
Hyderabad, November 2: Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Irfan has won a gold medal in pediatric surgery. The gold medal was bestowed upon him by NTR University of Health Vijayawada. Dr. Irfan is the only Muslim among the award winners of the university. Dr. Irfan will be given the gold medal in Silver Jubilee celebrations of the university to be held on Wednesday, November 2 at the university.
Dr. G M Irfan serves in Princess Durru Shehvar Hospital and is counted among the famous and favourite surgeons of the city.
Siasat news
Tripoli, November 02: Abdurraheem el-Keib, a dual US-Libyan citizen, has been elected prime minister of Libya by members of the National Transitional Council who voted in a televised event on Monday, sticking ballots into a transparent box.
Expectations are high for el-Keib in a country with persisting battles going on in loyalist pockets of Libya, large unsecured weapons stockpiles, serious charges of war crimes committed by NTC fighters, and a war torn country to try to mend together.
Hyderabad, November 2: Falaknuma Raithu bazaar is one such Raithu bazaar of the city whose 90 percent costumers comprise of Urdu knowing people but the problem is that 99 percent rate boards present in this Raithu bazaar are written in ‘Telugu’ as a result the customers face lot of difficulties and confusion with regard to the cost of items. Since they don’t know Telugu they are not sure whether they charged more than the actual cost of items.
Hyderabad, November 2: 2 special lectures will be organized by Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), Maulana Azad National Urdu University on Thursday, November 3 at 11 am at library auditorium, University Campus, Gachchi Bowli.
According to the director CSSEIP, Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat chairman ICSSR and ex-chairman UGC, New Delhi will deliver a special lecture on the topic of “Addressing the Problems of Minorities and Other Excluded Groups: Reflections on Policy and Research”
Hyderabad, November 02: Has the pro-Telangana agitation turned security agencies paranoid about chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s security? For the first time, the chief minister was provided with a bullet proof (BP) podium to address the gathering at the AP Formation Day celebrations on Tuesday. No other chief minister had got such a tight security, even when threat perception from Maoists was high.
Hyderabad, November 2: An old age home named “Aaram Ghar” has been established in Hyderabad for the homeless and elderly people facing discountenance of their dear ones.
The ‘Aaram Ghar’ had been set up in Karwan on October 2, 1957. The first prime minister of the independent India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had inaugurated it and now it is located on 16 acre vast land at Shivrampally cross roads. The founder of the Aaram Ghar was late Roda Mistry who belonged to Parsi religion. She was a great social worker and an MP and was very close to Muslims.
Paris, November 02: Police say a fire has caused serious damages at the headquarters of a satiric French newspaper that “invited” the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a guest editor this week.
A police official said the fire broke out overnight on Tuesday at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, and the cause remains unclear. No injuries were reported. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because an investigation into the fire is under way.
Mumbai, November 02: Salman Khan might have given Sonakshi Sinha the biggest break of her career in ‘Dabangg’ but that does not mean the actress can’t take her own decisions.
Buzz has it that Salman Khan is mighty upset with Sonakshi Sinha for publicly claiming that she is not a part of Salman Khan camp and would love to work with Salman’s arch-rival Shah Rukh Khan.
At a recent event, Sonakshi Sinha revealed that she does not believe in camp culture and acting opposite Shah Rukh Khan would be a dream come true.
Mumbai, November 02: Even as the entire Bachchan family is looking forward to the birth of Abhishek-Aishwarya’s first newborn, Bollywood’s most awaited baby will get born at Mumbai’s seven-star hospital.
Reportedly, a seven star suite has been booked in Seven Hills, situated in Marol, Andheri from 10th to 15th November 2011. This super equipped hospital’s childbirth ward has been specially chosen for the Bachchan bahu Aishwarya.
Murshidabad, November 02: In a shocking incident, a new born baby died during delivery when the hospital staff used Carbolic Acid was used in place of antiseptic as disinfectant.
The serious case of medical negligence occurred at the Lalbag Mahakuma Hospital on Wednesday. As per reports, Carbolic Acid was kept in the tray usually meant for antiseptic solutions like Dettol.
Displaying utter disregard to the norms of the profession, the staff, without checking the bottle, dabbed the acid on the child, leading to its death.
Mumbai, November 02: Bollywood’s most famous daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is scheduled to deliver (probably twins) this fortnight and the family has chosen the seven-star speciality hospital Seven Hills in Marol near Andheri East, says a media report.
The hospital which made headlines after running into several controversies over its quota of beds for the poor, was selected by the Bachchans after Aishwarya’s sister-in-law Shrima gave birth to a baby boy here last year.
Pirated DVDs seized
Hyderabad, November 2 (Siasat News): A large number of pirated DVDs of Hindi, Telugu and English movies have been seized from a person at Madannpaet.
On a tip off, the Task force sleuths conducted a raid at Kurmaguda in Madannapet and nabbed a person Jakka Sandeep and seized 162 pirated DVDs.
Boy hangs self
Makkah Moazzama, November 2: Hajj rituals will begin from Friday. Lakhs of pilgrims arrived here from the across the world will stream to a valley at Mina where they will spend the night and move on to Arafat where they will offer the qasar namaz of Zohr and Asr. The Hajj obligation will be accomplished with the stay at mount Arafat Wuquf-e-Arafat. Mufti Azam will address and supplication will be made for the Islamic world. To offer special supplication at Jabal-e-Rahmat the pilgrims will reach the mountain.
Hyderabad, November 02: The State Wakf Board has issued notices to about 2000 persons who have reportedly encroached upon 423 acre of prime wakf land near Ramoji Film City on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway.
This is the second such big bunch of notices that has been slapped by the SWB in the last fortnight. On October 18, the board issued notices to 2,262 persons whom it claimed had encroached upon its properties. Most of these properties are located in Hyderabad and Kurnool.
Hyderabad, November 02: As part of the ongoing drive of A.P. State Wakf Board to evacuate illegal possessions on Wakf Properties, it issued eviction notices to illegal occupants of chout Uppal area belonging to Masjid Almaas.
Hyderabad, November 02: Prof. Moin Ansari, Head, Board of Nutrition, Palmer University, U.S.A. applauded the Physical training that is being imparted by Siasat for recruitment in Police department.
He advised the Muslim youths undergoing training to work hard and get posts of sub-inspectors and constables to lead a better life and serve the country in a better way.
Qutub Shahi mosque Guddimalkapur (Jaamsingh Mandir) uninhabited
Hyderabad, November 02: The State Government on Tuesday informed that the online fresh registrations for scholarships to students pursuing college courses for the academic year 2011-12 will commence from November 2. The last date for registration will be November 21.
The scholarship process has been made fully online by the Social Welfare Department. Under the online system, no student can enter his/her name, Student records will be fetched from SSC / Inter servers based on the application / SSC ID.
Mumbai, November 02: Good news for all those who loved Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘RA.One’. The actor has apparently decided to make a sequel of the superhero flick.
Although the actor hasn’t officially released any statement on the issue but a daily confirms that one of the writers of the film and SRK’s close buddy, Mushtaq Sheikh, has said that the sequel is on it’s way.
Mumbai, November 02: Shweta Tiwari`s item number in ‘Miley Na Miley Hum’ has become a rage, but the film`s lead actress Kangna Ranaut has no regrets about not being a part of it.
“I have been offered several item numbers…I will get tired making people count the offers! But I have always said item numbers are not on my priority list,” said Kangna.
“I have no wish of doing item numbers so far. But never say never. Maybe I do them some day, who knows?,” she added.
Mumbai, November 02: There isn`t one, but three places that Shruti Haasan calls home! And thanks to the amount of travelling for her work, she feels like a proud nomad.
The 25-year-old actress says she feels at home in Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
“In Hyderabad, talking seventh sense with my lovely co-star Surya. Good to be back home. Let me clarify (sigh) – I call many places home: Chennai where I was born, Mumbai where I`ve lived and now Hyderabad; I`m a proud nomad,” Shruthi posted on Twitter.
Bhopal, November 02: Making a pitch for ‘Save the Girl Child’ programme launched by the Madhya Pradesh government, noted film actress Hema Malini today said she is lucky to have two daughters and the absence of a son does not bother her at all.
“The lack of sons in my life does not worry me at all. I am lucky as both my daughters would bring me readymade sons in the form of sons in-law,” Hema who is in the city to take part in the Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day celebrations based on the theme ‘Beti Bachao’ told reporters here.
Makkah, November 02: Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, on Tuesday ruled out any compromise with Iran over allegations of Iranian involvement in a plot to murder the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
“There can be no compromise with Iran concerning the assassination bid because there is no need for it,” the crown prince told reporters while addressing a news conference after inspecting Haj preparations.