Srinagar, January 26: The veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani has said that India has no right to celebrate the Republic Day in occupied until it gives right to self determination to people of Kashmir.
Gilani, while talking to Dr R K Jain Director of Jain TV Channel in New Delhi, stated that he was not against the Republic Day celebrations and people of India but wanted right to self-determination.
New Delhi, January 26: Apparently at odds with the Centre over the Lokpal Bill issue, Team Anna will on Thursday organise a seminar ‘Rebuilding the Republic’ in the national capital.
Noted social reformer Anna Hazare will not attend the seminar due to health concerns.
Hitting out at politicians, Team Anna yesterday argued for more people’s participation in lawmaking process claiming that one cannot trust elected representatives as they could easily be managed by corporates who have “vested” interests.
Fiji, January 26: Severe flooding and landslides in Fiji have killed six people and left hundreds more homeless.
The permanent secretary of information for the South Pacific nation said Thursday that heavy rain since last weekend has forced 3,500 people into temporary shelters. Sharon Smith-Johns also says some people have lost all their possessions.
Islamabad, January 26: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf’s heroics in returning to his country could prove to be another misadventure for him, a Pakistani daily said on Thursday.
Not only half a dozen court cases await Musharraf in Pakistan but all political parties in the Senate have agreed that the former Army chief and president should be arrested on arrival and tried for treason, said a report in Dawn News.
In two cases, courts have proclaimed him a “proclaimed offender”.
Washington, January 26: Iran is unlikely to move toward building a nuclear weapon this year because it does not yet have the capability to produce enough weapon-grade uranium, a draft report by the Institute for Science and International Security said on Wednesday.
The report by the institute founded by nuclear expert David Albright offered a more temperate view of Iran’s nuclear program than some of the heated rhetoric that has surfaced since the United States and its allies stepped up sanctions on Tehran.
Kabul, January 26: Officials say a rocket fired by Taliban insurgents has killed a woman and her child in eastern Afghanistan.
President Hamid Karzai and NATO’s commander for Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, condemned the insurgents on Thursday for firing the rocket in Kapisa province.
The provincial governor’s chief of staff, Abdul Sabor Wafa, says insurgents fired a mortar round during a battle with Afghan army soldiers trying to clear militants from a stronghold in Alasay district on Wednesday.
Shillong, January 26: Governor R.S. Mooshahary Thursday regretted that militancy was rising in Meghalaya as the scenic state celebrated Republic Day amid a shutdown called by a rebel group.
After unfurling the national flag and taking the salute at a ceremonial parade here, the governor spoke about militancy in the Garo Hills region.
“My government is determined to deal with this threat squarely and to banish the scourge of militancy from the state for good,” he said. “We need to join (hands) and be united to fight such insidious forces.”
Thiruvananthapuram, January 26: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inspects the Republic Day parade at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. Mr. Chandy became the first-ever Chief Minister to receive the salute at the Republic Day parade as Karnataka Governor H. R. Bhardwaj, who holds additional charge of Kerala, could not be present for the ceremonial occasion. Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has warned against some ‘deliberate moves from certain quarters in recent times; against the State’s time-tested secular values.
Amritsar, January 26: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today accused the Congress-led UPA of being behind the last-minute disruption of author Salman Rushdie’s video address at Jaipur Literature Festival to garner Muslim votes in the five poll-bound states.
Talking to reporters here, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha said the votebank politics of Congress-led UPA had led it to play “a highly questionable role in the entire Rushdie episode” to please fundamentalists.
Hyderabad, January 26: Minorities Development Forum is going to organise free Mega Health and Medical Camp on Sunday, January 29, from 10 am to 4 pm, at MBT office, Fateh Shah Nagar, near Imadia Function Hall, under the supervision of Mohammad Allauddin Ansari advocate, president MDF.
Convenor of the Medical and Health committee, MDF, Dr. S A Majeed told that chief patron MDF and editor Siasat daily Mr. Zahid Ali Khan will inaugurate the free medical camp.
Imphal, January 26: Suspected militants exploded a powerful bomb in the capital complex here on the Republic Day today, but no casualty was reported.
The bomb went off at about 9 a.m. near Shamashakhi School area, police said.
The militants also exploded two powerful bombs in Kakwa area in Imphal West district last night, but none was injured.
—PTI
Washington, January 26: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been condemned for his stark comments. He claimed that rape victims who become pregnant should “make the best of a bad situation”.
The candidate made an extremely poor attempt at explaining his opposition to abortion, especially in rape cases, reported Herald Sun.
New Delhi, January 26: For a 40-member assembly in Goa, eight aspirants for the post of chief minister shows the state’s politics is heavily faction-ridden.
The BJP central leadership has turned down a proposal to allow North Goa MP Shripad Naik to contest in the assembly polls. The reason: it doesn’t want
anyone to overshadow leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar, who remains the unstated chief ministerial candidate.
Naik’s supporters had wanted him to contest from the newly carved out Porvorim constituency in view of the fact that he belongs to the influential Bhandari samaj.
Washington, January 26: A man has been arrested in Florida for killing a homeless person from Connecticut and eating some of his victim’s body parts.
The murderer turned up at his cousin’s place after the incident covered in blood. He allegedly claimed that he had consumed the victim’s eyes and brains after killing him with a hatchet.
The killer also said that the eyeball tasted like an oyster.
The cousin told the authorities that the killer had blood on his pants, was carrying an axe and wanted to take a shower to clean himself up.
New Delhi, January 26: With the Supreme Court issuing yet another direction to Narendra Modi-run Gujarat today, Congress said the Chief Minister should have resigned by now in the wake of several strictures, observations and inquiries against his government on diverse matters.
“It is not going to happen given the fact that “obduracy and insensitivity is the norm of the Chief Minister (Modi) ….who is thick-skinned and greedy for power” Party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters.
New Delhi, January 26: Apparently at odds with the Centre over the Lokpal Bill issue, Team Anna will on Thursday organise a seminar ‘Rebuilding the Republic’ in the national capital.
Noted social reformer Anna Hazare will not attend the seminar due to health concerns.
Hitting out at politicians, Team Anna yesterday argued for more people’s participation in lawmaking process claiming that one cannot trust elected representatives as they could easily be managed by corporates who have “vested” interests.
Washington, January 26: India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the “tremendous progress” made in strengthening the India-US global strategic partnership, the two countries announced after a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao.
Hyderabad, January 26: A spate of incidences of demolition of mosques and illegal occupation on its land, in the city, for the past few days has generated concern regarding Muslim monuments.
Recently a Qutub Shahi mosque was demolished in Balapur, unauthorized construction of shed was carried out in the premises of Masjid Kalan, Karwan Sahu. Now the communal forces are eyeing a tomb of an ancestor near Sun City.
Mumbai, January 26: The Maharashtra ATS on Wednesday claimed that the hawala money used for the 13/7 serial blasts case in the city was routed through the UAE.
“The hawala money utilised to engineer the triple blasts was routed through UAE. We have all the details as to how the money was channelised via UAE and who sponsored it,” an ATS official said on condition of anonymity.
Hyderabad, January 26: The finance department has sanctioned a budget of 450 crore rupees for the year 2012-13. Sources of finance department told that the minority welfare department is being informed about the sanction of 450 crore rupees while finalizing different categories. Thus it is likely to sanction 150 crore more than the last year’s budget.
Chandigarh , January 26: Government on Wednesday accused BJP of giving a communal touch to the controversy over author Salman Rushdie not being able to attend or address the Jaipur Literature Festival.
“BJP is highly politicisng this (Rushdie) issue and trying to give it a communal touch,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherhee said here.
—PTI
Medak, January 26: BJP president G. Kishan Reddy reached Medak at 10 ‘O’ clock yesterday during his padyatra. The stage erected at Ramdas crossroads fell down when he was showing the sword after finishing his speech.
Mr. Kishan Reddy and three other BJP leaders were injured. They were admitted in a private nursing home. As soon as the stage fell down there was panic among the BJP workers. They started running here and there Mr. Narendra had got off the stage earlier.
Hyderabad, January 26: He is a man of many hats. Literally, and philosophically as well. Matching his formal attire of suits and boots, with a fine Kashmiri hat, Aman Nath, founder of Neemrana Hotels, is not one to take exception to unwanted flattery or applaud anything that’s excessively formal.
Hyderabad, January 26: CBI on Wednesday filed an application in a local court seeking permission to conduct narco-analysis tests on Vijay Sai Reddy, arrested in connection with the disproportionate assets case against Kadapa MP, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.
Ravindhra Nath, CBI Deputy Legal Adviser, said the application would come up for hearing on January 30.
Vijay Sai Reddy, arrested on January 2, had exclusive knowledge of many issues, and was not cooperating with interrogators, making the investigation difficult, the CBI counsel said.
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New Delhi, January 26: An impressive display of armour and unmanned aerial vehicles recently added to India’s military prowess was on full display at the 63rd Republic Day parade today that also showcased the country’s rich heritage.
The early morning chill did not deter people along the 8-km-parade route as they gathered on both sides of the majestic Rajpath, the country’s ceremonial boulevard facing the Raisina Hills, and cheered the contingents as they went past portraying the diverse culture of the country.