Month: February 2012

Sonia, Rahul have no moral ethics: Team Anna

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Team Anna stepped up its attack on Congress ahead of the final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh targeting Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in particular.

Speaking at a public meeting on Saturday, Team Anna member Manish Sisodia said that while Sonia Gandhi abuses Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav in UP, she praises them in Delhi.

He also slammed the BJP for allegedly dividing the nation in the name of religion and accused all political parties of not maintaining political ethics.

Sisodia also sold “Join Anna Movement Recharge Coupon 2012” on the occasion.

Bullish FII pump in over $5.5 bn into Indian markets

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Overseas investors are continuing to invest in Indian equities markets at a brisk pace with inflows already topping $5.5 billion in under two months of trading of 2012.

The huge inflows have sent valuations of scrips soaring and benchmark indices making double digit gains, but has also now raised fears, that the rally purely being driven by
foreign institutional investors (FIIs) could fizzle out as the fundamentals of the Indian economy have little changed in the past two months.

Fire at Howrah station

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A fire broke out at the Howrah railway station – the second-oldest and the country’s largest railway complex – Sunday but it was quickly doused. No loss of life or property was reported.

“A fire broke out at the new complex of the Howrah station which houses the current booking office. Two fire engines were pressed into service and the fire was extinguished shortly. No loss of life or property has been reported,” a railway spokesman said.

RBI makes 1,00,000 crores profit from Gold in 2 years

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Man mohan Singh no doubt is an architect of Indian ecnomic recovery since 1991 .Even as the economy slows PM can take heart that gold’s value in govt vaults has appreciated by ` 100,000 cr in last two yrs

THERE is a golden lining in the dark clouds hovering over India’s economy. Divulging a nugget of information that will give Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reason to smile, the Intelligence Bureau ( IB) has told him that the value of gold lying in the government’s vaults has shot up by a phenomenal ` 100,000 crore in “ a short span of two years”.

Karimnagar police prevents Kavitha from unveiling statue

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Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha was taken into custody by the Karimnagar police on Sunday while she was proceeding to a village to unveil the statue of tribal leadeer Kommaram Bheem.

Kavitha was arrested near Chittakani in Kataram mandal. She was scheduled to go Yemenpalli near Manthan of Karimnagar district. Police said that the statue was installed without permission and therefore, its unveiling was disallowed by the police.

Kavitha was later released by the police. (INN)

Jagan will be next CM: Sabbamhari

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Anakapalli MP K Sabbamhari on Sunday claimed that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will become the Chief Minister after next elections.

Talking to reporters here, Sabbamhari said that only Jagan Mohan Reddy could fill the political vacuum created due to the untimely death of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy. He said the people vote for the YSR Congress party as the best alternative to Congress Government which has ignored people’s welfare after YSR’s death.

Britain draws up battle plan against Iran

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Britain is reportedly drawing up a battle plan for a war with Iran as top defence officials believe London will be “sucked into” any new conflict with Tehran.

Plans are being made to send hundreds of troops and an nuclear submarine to the Gulf region, The Sun reported.

Defence officials believe it is just a matter of when the war breaks out — with the timescale set between 18 and 24 months.

How the city changed

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A lot can happen to a city in 40 years. Buildings change, culture changes and sometimes even the essence of the city changes. A photographic project initiated nearly four decades ago by two Germans captures this change and presents it in the form of an exhibition titled “Hyderabad Heritage — Pictorial Essay 1975-2011.”

41 MRDS to come up in Hyderabad : NDMA VC

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Forty-one Mobile Radiation Detection Systems (MRDS) will set up in the state capital soon to detect radioactive material using in acts of terrorism and disruption.

Talking to mediapersons here today, National Disaster Managment Authority (NDMA) Vice-Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy said such systems would come up at all major cities across the country as part of the preparedness to handle radiological emergencies like the one that hit the Mayapuri area in Delhi in 2010 when one person died and eight people were hospitalised for radiation exposure.

Obama calls US commander over Afghan violence

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US President Barack Obama telephoned the top American commander in Afghanistan Saturday to discuss the ongoing violence over the Quran burning.

Obama thanked Gen. John Allen, commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, for the “measures he is taking to protect our service members and civilians”, the White House said in a statement.

Washington “remains committed to a partnership with the government and people of Afghanistan, as we work to realize our shared goal of disrupting, dismantling and defeating Al Qaeda,” Xinhua quoted the statement as saying.

Shoaib Akhtar escapes unhurt in car accident

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Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar escaped unhurt after his car rammed into the barricades near the Prime Minister Secretariat here Sunday.

Akhtar was returning home from a five-star hotel when the accident took place. The front portion of his car was badly damaged but he was lucky tocome out of it unhurt, The Express Tribune reported.

The police did not file any case and allowed the retired cricketer to go home.

–IANS

Nobody beats Salman Khan

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Salman Khan has always been called the ‘Dabangg’ of Bollywood. And that has more to do with just his film ‘Dabangg’.

Salman Khan has always had his share of controversies. Be it, roughing up with a reporter or his tiff with Shah Rukh Khan. But seems like, now, there are others to fill up the void, when Salman isn’t involved in any tiff. Case in point is the recent Saif Ali Khan-hotel brawl. Tell this to him, and the ‘Wanted’ actor says, “Yes, other people are making history for me now. Though, I still hold the franchise when it comes to bashing someone.”

Woman held for having 2 husbands

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Saudi Arabia’s religious police arrested a woman for having two husbands at the same time and also practicing sorcery, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice trapped the woman after receiving a tip off that she had two husbands in two cities at the same time, ‘Kabar’ Arabic language daily said.

After arresting her, she confessed to practicing sorcery and having two husbands in the capital Riyadh and the western town of Madina.
The paper did not say if the two husbands know they are married to the same woman.

Stay away from communal clashes in future: Tahir -ul-Qadri

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Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir-ul Qadri, who is known for his anti-terror stand, today said, when asked about the 2002 Godhra riots, that people should forget the past and ensure that such communal clashes do not occur in future. Qadri, who has been facing threats for his condemnation of terrorism by various outfits in Pakistan, including Taliban, has come here on an invitation by Karjan-based Minhajul Quran International (India), a branch of the UK-based MQI, headed by Qadri himself.

APSMFC enhances state’s bankable units to aid minorities

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Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Financial Corporation [APSMFC] has decided to enhance the state’s bankable units to 16,666, so as to aid the minorities in seeking self employment and to provide economical assistance. The bank-linked subsidy scheme of APSMFC was started in the year 2008. For their bankable schemes, APSMFC was allotted with Rs 25 crore by the state annual budget, for the year 2012-13; whereas for the last year, the budget allotment was a mere Rs 8.7 crore.

Zakir Hussain Memorial committee awards

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Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Committee will organize Annual Awards function from 8 am to 2 pm. On 28th February at Quli Qutub Shah Stadium, near city college.

This function is being the organized under the patronage of Central Law Minister and minister incharge for Minority Affaris Mr. Salman Khursheed and former minister of Wakf Mr. Mohammed Fareeduddin.

Awards will be distributed to meritorious students of schools and Social Workers, best police officers and youths active for the uplifment of the society.

China plans to build world’s largest airport

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China is planning to build the world’s largest airport at the cost of around USD 15 billion, which will replace America’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as the busiest airport in the world.

Beijing is to build a new airport, which is likely to be the world’s largest in terms of passenger traffic, to the southeast of the city, official media reported here today.

The new airport, yet to be named, is to be located on the border between Beijing and Langfang, a city in north China’s Hebei province located about 45 kilometres from Beijing’s city centre.

Private cranes source of income for traffic police officials

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Increasing traffic has been worrying both for the traffic police and the public. Some officials are taking advantage of this situation. The traffic police hired 14 private cranes for which they are paying Rs. 4,200 daily which works out to Rs. 1,28,000 per month. It is a question to be investigated that who is getting benefit out of it? Govt. owns only 7 cranes.

Free Health Camp of Minority Development Forum in Amberpet today

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Minorities Development Forum is organizing a free health camp at 10:30 am today at Govt. Girl’s School at Amberpet, situated at Patel Nagar under the supervision of Mr. Alauddin Ansari, Advocate and President of Minorities Development Forum. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor, Siasat will inaugurate the health camp.

Urdu neglected – Wajid Hussain’s complaint

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Mr. Wajid Hussain, Municipal Corporator Bholakpur Division expressed his displeasure that Urdu is being neglected and there are many irregularities in erecting the hoardings in public places. Due to the nexus between the hoarding agencies and the municipal officials the purpose of this hoardings is being defeated. There are no details of the hoardings set up in the city. There is no size restrictions also. BJP corporators lodged their protest. Mr.

Educational institutions observe “Bandh” on 28th Feb

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Joint Action Committee of students has appealed to all the educational institutions to observe “Bandh” on 28th Feb to protest against the anti-educational policies of the State and Central Governments in permitting the entry of foreign universities in India.

The leaders of A.S.F.I., N.S.F., T.N.S.F. appealed to all the students and the teachers to participate in “Bandh”.