Hyderabad, December 4: A mock test for candidates of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) will be conducted today, i.e. on Sunday, December 4 from 11:30 to 1:30, at Siasat Golden Jubilee Hall, Siasat premises, Abids.
Urdu and English medium students can avail the opportunity.
Siasat news
Islamabad, December 04: Pakistani actress Veena Malik was trending worldwide on Twitter yesterday after an Indian glamour magazine cover revealed her wearing nothing but a tattoo that reads “ISI”, the initials of Pakistan’s premier military spy agency.
The audacious decision to pose nude drew sharp intakes of breath on the internet as liberal Pakistanis celebrated the move as a bold act of de- fiance and braced themselves for a sharp reaction from the country’s religious hardliners.
Syria, December 04: Hours of clashes across Syria killed at least four people today and wounded dozens more – including an 11-year-old girl who was struck by stray bullets that flew across the border into Lebanon, officials said.
The most serious violence appeared to be in the town of Talkalakh, where witnesses reported more than six hours of explosions and gunfire.
The town is within walking distance from Lebanon, and at least two people were struck by bullets on the Lebanese side.
Riyadh, December 04: If Saudi women are allowed to drive, it will lead to them having premarital sex, a report to a high-level advisory group claims, according to a rights activist.
The ultra-conservative stance suggests increasing pressure on King Abdullah to retain the kingdom’s male-only driving rules. Waleed Abu Alkhair said the report, by Kamal Subhi, an academic, was sent to the Shura Council, which advises the monarchy. It claims that letting women drive threatens the Saudi tradition of virgin brides.
Hyderabad,December 04: Keeping in view the upcoming Bibi-Ka-Alam procession, Hyderabad police decided to impose traffic restrictions in the city on Tuesday.
Kolkata, December 04: UPA government’s troubleshooter and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is in Kolkata today for a possible meeting with key ally Mamata Banerjee to try and ensure the Trinamool Congress does not go against the government and UPA interests on the contentious issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail.
Mumbai, December 04: Shahrukh turns daredevil with 300 foot plunge for Don 2
He may have vertigo, but that didn’t stop Shah Rukh Khan from performing a stunt that even left wife Gauri Khan scared.
Khan jumped from a height of 300 feet from the top of the Park Inn Hotel in Berlin for a sequence in Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2. Known to perform daring stunts, Khan had begun to exercise caution thanks to serious injuries that he received suffered in the past.
Karachi, December 04: Queen of controversies Veena Malik may or not have done a nude shoot for an Indian magazine but this time it may not be a hands-down win for Pakistan`s custodians of morality because her admirers seem to have multiplied over the year.
Malik, who last ran into trouble for not playing miss-goodie-two-shoes on Indian reality show `Bigg Boss IV` earlier this year, is back in the spotlight for allegedly posing nude for the cover of FHM India magazine with an “ISI” tattoo on her arm.
Ralegan Siddhi, December 04: Anna Hazare on Saturday said he will sit on an idenfinite fast in jail if police does not give permission for his proposed protest at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan later this month for a strong Lokpal.
“I will sit on a fast in jail. Who can stop me from going on a fast in jail? Nobody can stop in jail,” he told reporters when asked what he will do if police denies permission for holding his fast from December 27 if a strong Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Winter Session of Parliament.
Guwahati, December 04: Former military secretary, Lt Gen (retd) Avadesh Prakash was on Saturday held guilty by an Army court here in connection with the infamous Sukna land scam.
Following the verdict, Avadesh Prakash has been dismissed from the service. The dismissal means he will not be entitled to any benefits like pension.
Prakash, whose court martial proceedings in Guwahati got over yesterday, was today held guilty on three counts, including misuse of official position. However, the court gave him benefit of doubt on the fourth count of committing a civil offence.
Nalgonda, December 04: Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao appealed to all MLAs from the Telangana region to vote in favour of the No Confidence Motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.
Talking to reporters after unveiling the statue of Shrikanth Chary, who committed suicide for the cause of Telangana, near Clock Tower here on Saturday, the TRS chief said that the Telangana MLAs should vote in favour of the motion as the same government was responsible for delaying the Telangana state.
Hyderabad, December 04: A 23-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling fan at her residence in Gosha Mahal.
According to Shahinayatgunj police, the deceased – Naga Chandrika took the extreme step while she was alone at her residence on Friday night. She was married with Govind in 2009 and had an 18-month daughter. However, she was suffering due to bad health and the same is suspected to be the reason that led her to commit suicide. Further investigations into the case are on.
Ranchi, December 04: Ten persons, including eight policemen, were killed and two policemen were injured on Saturday when Maoists attacked the convoy of MP and former Jharkhand Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari, who escaped unhurt in Latehar district.
“Maoists triggered an IED blast and then opened fire on the security vehicle which was following Namdhari’s car at Ladu More in the district,” Director General of Police GS Rath said.
Six policemen, including Assistant Sub-Inspector Bhim Tudu, and two civilians were killed on the spot, Latehar SP B D Sharma said.
Hyderabad, December 04: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy will resign from her post on Sunday.
Hyderabad, December 04: The CBI on Saturday filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka Tourism minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and four others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case.
“We, today, filed a chargesheet against five accused in the OMC case under different sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act,” CBI Joint Director (Hyderabad Zone) V V Lakshmi Narayana told reporters here.
Hyderabad, December 04: The CBI Special Court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy, the key accused in the illegal mining case of the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) till December 15.
The court extended the custody after conducting the proceedings through video-conference from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. It was the fifth time that the prison officials produced the accused through video linkage.
Ajmer, December 04: Holding BJP responsible for the ongoing impasse in Parliament, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Saturday said it was adopting double standards on the FDI issue.
“When they (BJP) were in power, they had supported the FDI in retail. Now, they are opposing it,” he said.
“This is double standards,” the Congress General Secretary said.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a funciton here, he alleged the BJP had always opposed reforms.
On the Bhanwari Devi abduction case, Singh said CDs of some BJP leaders also persist. He did not name the leaders.
New Delhi, December 04: Four persons, including three women, were killed when a four-storeyed building in west Delhi collapsed this morning while construction activity was being undertaken to strengthen another adjoining structure.
The building located near Uttam Nagar Metro Station came down at around 11:30 am.
A family of seven resides in the house, they said, adding officials are yet to ascertain how many were in the building when the incident took place.
Kolkata, December 04: In a bid to end the impasse in the Parliament, the government on Saturday put on hold its decision to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.
The government decision was revealed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday reportedly assured Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee that no foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail would be implemented unless a consensus is reached in the cabinet over the issue.
New Delhi, December 04: Having missed the entire first-class season in 2010 owing to an injury, Irfan Pathan was desperate to wear the whites. Away from the flashlights, somewhere at the National Cricket Academy, he was training intensely to regain robustness.
Sure enough his body responded. He was finally fit. But was he match fit? He wouldn’t have known unless he played matches. And play he did but he didn’t start with the Ranji.
“I featured in the Challenger, West Zone T20 and even the Baroda league to regain match fitness. All the hard work paid off,” the all-rounder said.
Hyderabad, December 04: YSR Congress party president and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday issued a stern warning to the MLAs who are supporting him to restrain from “playing double game.”
“Either you stay with me, or leave the party. Don’t behave like a cat on the wall,” Jagan reportedly told 21 MLAs who attended the meeting held at his residence at Lotus Pond here on Saturday. Jagan was reportedly angry at reports that some MLAs who have earlier pledged support to him were in touch with the Congress leaders.
Baghdad, December 04: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned that Baghdad would not let any country use its soil as a launch pad for hostilities against Iran.
“Clearly we are no enemy to Iran and we do not accept that some who have problems with Iran would use us as a battlefield,” he said during a press conference in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday.
Maliki made the remarks in reaction to recent comments made by the US Vice President Joe Biden about Baghdad-Tehran relations.
Hyderabad, December 04: Telugu Desam Party Deputy Floor Leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu on Saturday called upon the YSR Congress Party and Telangana Rashtra Samiti members to support the No Confidence Motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.
Hyderabad, December 04: The State Government on Saturday announced that it would provide interest free loans to tenant farmers who are having LEC cards during the Rabi seasons.
In a reply to a question raised by MLAs D Venkata Bala Vardhana Rao and others during Question House in the State Legislative Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha said that there were 5,85,954 tenant farmers across the State. So far, the government has issued cards to 5,76,147 farmers and about 1.30 lakh LEC holders have been sanctioned loans of Rs 270.20 crore.
Hyderabad, December 04: Telangana Rashtra Samithi Siricilla MLA K Tarakarama Rao on Saturday took serious note on Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy expressing his inability to introduce a resolution on Telangana state in the Assembly.