Month: February 2012

Miracle can save India against Srilanka

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Pushed to the very brink of elimination, a demoralised India face an arduous task of beating Sri Lanka with a bonus point to have any remote chance of qualifying to the final of the cricket tri-series when the two sides clash on Tuesday.

Barely left standing on their feet after a dismal show in the tournament, India would not only need a win with a bonus point to remain alive but also hope that Australia would somehow prevail over Lanka in the last league match on Melbourne on March 2.

India will be world’s 3rd largest economy by 2030

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India will be world’s third largest economy by 2030 but its energy demand will slow down to 4.5 per cent, global energy giant BP plc (one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies) said today.

“By 2030 China and India will be the world’s largest and third largest economies and energy consumers, jointly accounting for about 35 per cent of global population, GDP and energy demand,” BP’s chief economist Christof Ruhl said releasing BP’s Energy Outlook 2030.

Has Gujarat been able to bury the ghost of Godhra?

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Ten years can be a lifetime in today’s here-and-now world. Ten years after the Gujarat violence, the state claims to have moved on. Relative peace and the engine of enterprise have taken the state into another orbit. Its Chief Minister Narendra Modi is being seen in some quarters as a potential Prime Minister, a role model of good governance. But what of those who were caught in the vortex of violence?

Petrol bomb blast kills 3

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At least three people, including a woman, were killed on Monday in a powerful petrol bomb blast in the Nepali capital, media reports said.

More than six people were injured — five of them critically, Xinhua reported.

Local media reports said the blast took place around 1 pm outside the gate of the Nepal Oil Corporation’s central office in Babarmahal area, close to the country’s seat of government Singhadurbar.

The Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha-Bishwokranti (SJMM), an ethnic outfit, has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

People deprived of the benefits of Welfare Schemes: Chief Justice

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Chief Justice of A.P. High Court Justice Madan B. Lokur stressed the need to strengthen rural judiciary system. He proposed the scheme of Gram Nyalalayams (rural courts). Justice Madan was inaugurating a special mobile court to deal with corruption cases in Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and other development schemes.

Saif and Neha perform in WSH opening ceremony

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Actors Saif Ali Khan and Neha Dhupia are among those who will perform during the opening ceremony of the Bridgestone World Series Hockey in Chandigarh on February 29.

Singers Mika and Harshdeep Kaur too would be part of the event that would be conceptualised by Wizcraft Entertainment, a media release said.

“I look forward to being a part of the opening ceremony of World Series Hockey. The association of `Agent Vinod` with this action-packed event was more of an emotional reason as my grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, represented India in hockey,” Saif said.

Formulate a schedule for the development of Old City: Aziz Pasha

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Lack of representations from the public is a hurdle in the development of Old City. This is evidenced by the representations received by people during the recently held Racha Banda programme of the Govt. These thoughts were expressed by Mr. Aziz Pasha, M.P. while addressing a gathering organized by INSAF organization held at Panch Mohalla. Comrade Nusrath Mohiuddin, comrade Mohammed Yousuf, comrade Mir Ahmed Ali and others were present at the meeting.

Hillary’s criticisms of China “super arrogant”

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China’s main official newspaper on Monday described US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s criticisms of Beijing’s stance on Syria “super arrogant” and argued that, after the Iraq war, the United States has no right to speak for Arab people.

The People’s Daily, the top newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, gave China’s first public answer to Clinton’s comments Friday, when she called the Chinese and Russian veto of a UN resolution on Syria “despicable”.

China’s response in the People’s Daily was equally vehement.

Hillary’s criticisms of China “super arrogant”

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China’s main official newspaper on Monday described US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s criticisms of Beijing’s stance on Syria “super arrogant” and argued that, after the Iraq war, the United States has no right to speak for Arab people.

The People’s Daily, the top newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, gave China’s first public answer to Clinton’s comments Friday, when she called the Chinese and Russian veto of a UN resolution on Syria “despicable”.

China’s response in the People’s Daily was equally vehement.

War with Iran is a dumb idea: Ex chief of Israel’s secret service

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People in the geopolitical risk analysis business usually go out of their way not to draw attention to themselves. Which is why it’s all the more astonishing that Arcanum (Latin for ‘secret”), an international consulting firm based in Zurich, revealed on Wednesday that its newest consultant is none other than the former head of Mossad, Israel’s secret service agency. The new addition, Meir Dagan, headed Mossad for eight years before retiring in January 2011. He is now 67 years old.

Osama’s Pakistan home is no more

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Pakistani authorities have reduced the house where Osama bin Laden lived for years before he was killed by U.S. commandos to rubble, destroying a concrete symbol of the country’s association with one of the world’s most reviled men.

Workers completed the demolition job in the garrison town of Abbottabad in northwest Pakistan on Monday.

The al-Qaeda leader moved into the three-storey house in 2005. Acting on intelligence gathered by the CIA, a team of U.S. commandos flew in by helicopter from Afghanistan and killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 before dumping his body at sea hours later.

Felicitation to Maulana Khusro Pasha in Jamia Nizamia

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As per the press note issued by secretary of the old Boys’ Association of Jamia Nizamia, Maulana Sultan Ahmed, a function will be arranged at 3 pm, on Monday 27th February to felicitate Maulana Khusro Pasha on taking the historic decision against Qadiyanis.

Cumulated struggle of all the parties necessary for the development of Urdu

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Deterioration of Urdu in Bidar District is a matter of grief and concern for those who are working in the field of Urdu.

Urdu lovers raised their voice for getting the status of second language in the State of Karnataka in 1989. under the stewardship of late Sibghatullah Quadri, demands were made for publishing all the circulars of the Govt. in Urdu in accordance with the official Language Acts 1963 and 1981. This act guarantees that wherever there are more than 15% Urdu speakers, Urdu shall be used in all official transactions.

Saudi Islamic scholar’s issued a fatwa to kill Assad

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A well known Saudi Islamic scholar Sheikh Ayedh Al Qarni issued a fatwa on Sunday to kill Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

Al Qarni stressed in his fatwa that killing Bashar Al Assad is more important than killing Israelis, reported ‘Al Bayan’.

Meanwhile, Saudi-based ‘Sabq’ reported that Al Qarni, in an interview on Al Arabia Channel, urged Syrian people to take up arms against Bashar Al Assad’s regime.

In his fatwa, Al Qarni said that minorities and all other communities in Syria must enjoy freedom and security after Assad era.

Aish’s Beti B’s photo leaked?

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Desperate to know how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s baby daughter looks like, somebody has posted a picture of Aishwarya Rai with a baby on her lap on Twitter.

The photograph that did the rounds this weekend was an alleged picture showcasing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with a baby seated on her lap. The rumour doing the rounds is that it is an original photo of Aishwarya and her daughter, Beti B.

Punish Quran burners, apology not enough: Grand Ayatollah

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A senior Iranian cleric has called for the prosecution of those who burned copies of the Holy Qur’an and other Islamic texts at a US military base in Afghanistan.

Addressing a group of seminary students in the city of Qom on Sunday, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi condemned the silence of certain Muslim states, namely Saudi Arabia, over the desecration of the Holy Qur’an at the US-run Bagram Airbase.

“Until anti-Islam foreigners are present in Muslim states, such problems will exist,” said the Grand Ayatollah.

Politicians watch blue films in temples of democracy: Kejriwal

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Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Monday attacked the parties and the leaders who criticised him for his alleged remarks against MPs and said that Parliament and assemblies are temples of democracy and they watch blue films, tear Bills and throw chairs in the democracy and they watch blue films, tear Bills and throw chairs in the

Kejriwal tweeted: “India has been dictatorship of party high command. Time to make it truly by, of and for the people.”

He said: “This Parliament has 15 MPs facing murder charges, 23 attempt to murder, 11 cheating section 420, 13 face kidnap charges.”

Pakistani cuisine in Hyderabad

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How do you imagine the food from across the border to taste like? If you think Pakistani cuisine is any different from that of Indian, it isn’t quite so.

Because the spices used in both Indian and Pakistani cooking are the same.

However, the flavours are quite distinct, despite the dishes being similar.

Playing host to this similar yet different gourmet is the Marriott Hyderabad.

Currently hosting a Pakistani food festival, Daawat-e- Pakistan at their in-house restaurant Bidri, the fest will give Hyderabadis a Pakistani culinary experience.

“Shikwa” and “Jawab-e-Shikwa” strengthen faith

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Two famous poems of Dr. Sir Mohammed Iqbal namely, “Shikwa” (Complaint) and “Jawab-e-Shiwa” (Response to Shikwa) were written a century ago. In order to mark the centennial celebrations of their writing, a function was organized by the Dept. of Urdu, Osmania University.

Bank unions call strike on Feb 28

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As many as seven employees’ unions of banks, 11 central trade unions and 5,000 smaller unions have given a call for strike on Tuesday.

The striking trade unions include the Left labour arms CITU, AITUC, UTUC and AIUTUC, and Congress’ INTUC, besides BMS, HMS, TUCI and NLO who have joined forces in support of a 10-point charter of demands including protest against rising prices, disinvestment of profit-making PSUs and violation of labour.

As per reports, senior union leaders have said that the strike will be near-total in Assam, Kerala, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Bihar.

Israel says India hushed up Iran hand

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Indian intelligence agencies have considerable evidence of Iran’s involvement in the February 13 attack on an Israeli diplomat but are not releasing it in a bid to avoid public confrontation with Tehran, a top Israeli security official claimed.

The official told Ha’aretz that the Indian agencies are close to fully solving the case but they are not saying so publicly.

However, they have not concealed the information in their possession in quiet contacts with Israel and the US, the official was quoted as saying.

Dr. Abid Husain’s lecture on 29th February

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Under the auspices of the Dept. of Urdu of the University of Hyderabad in collaboration with National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, a lecture is being arranged at Salarjung Museum at 6:30 pm. on Wednesday on 29th February. Dr. Syed Abid Husain, IAS (Rtd) former Ambassador of India in USA will speak on “Spiritualism, Secularism and integrated culture with reference to Urdu”.