Month: February 2012

Israel fears repercussions of Iran war: Ex-EU foreign policy chief

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Israel, February 07: In Israel, there is undoubtedly a great fear in connection with Iran. But there is disagreement about what to do about it.”

Former European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana says confusion hangs over Israel about a military strike against Iran as Tel Aviv flinches from such a venture due to its repercussions.

“In Israel, there is undoubtedly a great fear in connection with Iran. But there is disagreement about what to do about it,” Solana said.

Second coming of a Nizam’s Rolls Royce

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IT IS EXACTLY 100 years since the priceless Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Throne car was delivered at the doorstep of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the VII Nizam of Hyderabad, and the then richest man in the world.

And it was an occasion for Hyderabadis to celebrate the arrival of the first imported car into the city.

US blocks Iranian banks, Govt properties

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Washington, February 07: US-Iran ties hit a new low on Monday as the Obama administration ordered blocking of Iranian government properties and financial institutions in America. Obama said that additional sanctions are needed due to the “deceptive practices” by Iran’s banks including the Central Bank to conceal transactions. The US has accused Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons programme against stiff world opposition.

Meanwhile, US banks have been given new powers to freeze assets linked to the government.

Violence on Flag fixing in Singareni Colony

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On the occasion of Eid Miladunnabi a Muslim youth, Mohammed Pasha, resident of Singareni Colony was fixing the flags in the colony. Srikant objected to it. Pasha slapped at him. After sometime he brought his brother and other friends and on the spot heated discussions took place. They attacked Mohammed Pasha.

Siasat’s new website inaugurated

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On 5th February when everyone was celebrating Eid Miladunnabi, Begum Abid Ali Khan very calmly inaugurated
the latest website of Siasat. It will facilitate the users to read Siasat news items throughout the world.

According to the Google hits more than 92 lakh readers from more than 8 thousand cities see the website of Siasat
at archive.siasat.com every month.

Siasat provides news in addition to Urdu, English and Hindi also. Very soon news ill also be provided in Telugu.

There is an increase of 33.22% users of Siasat website everyday. The latest website could be seen in all the states

Double salaries for maid in dubai

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Despite the financial woes of many residents in Dubai since the economic slowdown began in 2009, salaries of maids in the city have doubled.

Residents of the city complain that there have been no hikes in the past few years but the situation is very different in their homes.

The asking rates of maids these days are much higher than what is set by their respective consulates.

Recommended salaries for Indian maids is Dh1,100 as advised by the Indian Embassy, while new regulations from the Philippines say the minimum salary should be Dh1,400.

Salman visit US again for health issue

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Salman Khan, who is riding high on the success of his movies, is also facing a setback when it comes to his health.

Now, the actor has decided to put a hold on his projects and give priority to his health as Salman will be going to USA for a health check up and examine his brain aneurysm.

Salman is currently shooting with Katrina Kaif for ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ in Cuba.

He is planning to go straight to the US from Cuba, reports IndiaTv.

Ayesha Takia, Sidhartha Mallya in Twitter war

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Mumbai, February 07: All of it started with Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia tweeting frantically about Kingfisher Airlines’ staff misbehaving with her sister Natasha Takia at New Delhi Airport.

Her tweets read, “The worst airline,kingfisher!!!shockingly baddddddddddd airport staff behavior at delhi airport with my sister.

“This disgustingly behaved kingfisher staff called Vinay podwal just tore my sisters boarding pass n misbehaved with her!!!!

“Can’t believe thisssss!!! I’m in mumbai n I wish I was there rite now 2!soooo angry!!

Church to declare war on Obama

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North Sydney, February 07: Prominent Catholic leaders across the US have deepened their fight against the Obama administration.

The fight is over a provision of the health reform law announced on January 20 that would require health insurance plans – including those offered by institutions such as Catholic-affiliated hospitals and universities – to offer free birth control including sterilization, the Daily Mail reported.

According to estimates, there are some 70 million Catholic voters – and many could be posed to vote against the president in the crucial upcoming election.

CBI probe into waqf properties demanded

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi mull over sending a letter to CBI which is investigating Emaar properties scam, to identify waqf lands. Party politburo member Mohammad Mahmood Ali told that he will talk to TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on the issue and if possible a letter from the party chief will be sent to the CBI.

He claimed that TRS is serious over protection of waqf properties in the state and party chief Chandrasekhar Rao has raised his voice for the protection of waqf properties in various forums.

CBI probe into waqf properties demanded

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi mull over sending a letter to CBI which is investigating Emaar properties scam, to identify waqf lands. Party politburo member Mohammad Mahmood Ali told that he will talk to TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on the issue and if possible a letter from the party chief will be sent to the CBI.

He claimed that TRS is serious over protection of waqf properties in the state and party chief Chandrasekhar Rao has raised his voice for the protection of waqf properties in various forums.

Cong actress candidate beaten up, BSP man arrested

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It might be proved as a major setback for Mayawati and her party – Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) as its candidate Rambhual Nishad has been arrested over several charges including rioting. Nishad has been taken under custody following an incident where he allegedly thrashed Congress candidate and TV actress – Kajal Nishad during campaigning.

In the FIR against the BSP candidate, he has been charged under Sections 147 (rioting), 323(voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of IPC.

Statues targeted again

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Statues of B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi were targeted by unidentified miscreants in Warangal and Mahbubnagar districts on Monday despite the police assuring a foolproof security.

An Ambedkar statue, which was not unveiled yet, was set on fire at Vuppugallu village of Zaffargadh mandal in Warangal on Monday.

Villagers and members of SC/ST associations rushed to the area and doused the flame. While the cloth, which covered the statue was burnt, only some portions of the statue caught fire.

Lisa Haydon’s Sister Malika Does Item Number In ‘Agent Vinod’

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Model-actress Lisa Haydon’s sister Malika will be seen in an item number in Saif Ali Khan’s home production, ‘Agent Vinod’.

Malika has featured in a Pepsi commercial with cricketing legends like Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar. Her younger sibling Lisa has already featured in a couple of films such as ‘Aisha’ (2010) and ‘Rascals’ (2011).

Malika will make her Bollywood debut with an item number titled ‘I’ll do the talking’ in action-spy movie ‘Agent Vinod’.

Bride dumps husband, flees with paramour

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A newly-wed journalist was in for a rude shock when his bride dumped him and ran off with her ‘husband’ – a neighbour from Panipat – just nine days after the marriage. What’s worse, the bride, Reena, did not leave alone. She stole Rs 6 lakh in cash and 33 tolas of gold that her in-laws had gifted her. Reena and her paramour were arrested from Jind, Haryana, on Sunday.

Iran’s Female Ninjas, Nearly 3,500 Women Trained To Defend Iran

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Iran has so far trained nearly 3,500 women in ninja martial arts.

A small Ninjutsu club in Iran opened in 1989 has 3,500 women now being trained to become kunoichi – female ninjas, reports Daily Mail.

Women brandishing deadly weapons while performing back flips and gravity-defying stunts are a common sight at this club.

Ninjutsu instructor Fatima Muamer told Iranian TV station Press TV that the sport increasingly appeals to women as it helps maintain balance between the body and the mind.

Foreign Minister Krishna to visit China

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New Delhi, February 07: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna
will be paying a three-day visit to China from Tuesday in
continuation of high-level exchanges between the two
countries that were resumed after a short break last month
with Special Representatives talks on boundary issue here.

Mr Krishna’s visit is aimed at preparing the ground for
the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao towards the end of
next month.

Mr Krishna will leave for Beijing tomorrow. He will meet his
counterpart Yang Jiechi in the capital, and also inaugurate the
new Chancery building.

SC stays CBI probe on Telangana scholar’s torture

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New Delhi, February 07: : The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Andhra Pradesh High Court direction for a CBI inquiry into alleged police torture of an university scholar in Telangana.

A bench of justices HL Dattu and CK Prasad stayed the inquiry on an appeal filed by the state government challenging the plea for a CBI probe into the alleged torture of Kakatiya University (KU) research scholar Vukanti Yakub Reddy.

The apex court, while staying the direction, sought a response of Reddy on the state’s appeal.

Meetings fiasco, IAS officers to avoid huddle again

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Hyderabad, February 07: Apparently alarmed over the wrong signal sent by their earlier meetings and media briefings, the IAS officers have decided to avoid going into a huddle again over the CBI investigations or the role of ministers in the Jagan illegal assets case or the OMC mining scam in the future.

Cabinet expansion Kiran reddy lands in trouble

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Hyderabad, February 07: The induction of Congress MLAs Uttam Kumar Reddy, Prasada Kumar and Kondru Murali by chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy into his cabinet on Monday evening triggered more dissent rather than douse the existing ones. The feeling that two members of the SC Mala community (Prasada Kumar and Murali) have been inducted into the cabinet to mollify the community after the recent vandalism of Ambedkar’s statues have left other powerful communities unhappy.

To ward off communal trouble cops remove flags in old city

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Hyderabad, February 07: In view of the prevailing atmosphere in the city, police have initiated steps for the removal of flags and buntings put up across the city for Milad-un Nabi. While Sunday’s processions were largely peaceful, senior officers who monitored the police bandobust, felt that the religious fervour was noticeably high this year compared to previous years. Around 30,000 people participated in the 42 Milad processions organised in the South Zone, which was about 7,000 more than the previous year’s figure.

Hyderabad CBI officers bag merit awards

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Hyderabad, February 07: Two Hyderabad zone CBI officials, R M Khan, additional SP, and Ch Somaiah, inspector, were honoured with merit certificates and cash rewards by CBI director AP Singh at a function in NewDelhi on Monday.

While Khan is the chief investigating officer of the OMC case, Somaiah is a key officer in Khan’s team that went to Bellary to nab mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy and his associates. Of the 30 officers receiving awards, two are from Hyderabad.

–Agencies

Please vote for Cong, I don’t want to be out for a duck: Azhar

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Former Indian cricket skipper Mohd Azharuddin today asked the people to vote for Congress in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and said that for him the party’s defeat would be as ignominious as getting out for a duck.

“During my cricketing career, I never loathed anything more than getting out for a duck. Now, I am in politics and I have the same loathing for my party’s defeat”, Azharuddin, who is also a Congress MP from Moradabad, said at an election meeting here.

US, Israel working in ‘lockstep’ on Iran: Obama

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US President Barack Obama says he does not think Israel has decided whether to launch a military strike against Iran over its atomic activities.

“I don’t think that Israel has made a decision on what they need to do. I think they, like us, believe that Iran has to stand down on its nuclear program,” Obama said in an interview with NBC television network on Sunday.

He added that Israel and the United States would work “in lockstep” on Iran.

A US kid abused every ten seconds

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Reports say an American child becomes the victim of domestic and social violence every ten seconds in the US and the number of the abused kids has increased over the past decade.

Many children in the United States are victims of physical and sexual abuse within their families, schools and communities.

As child poverty grew in 38 states and the rate has hit more than 20 percent in the US, poor children in particular are at higher risk of experiencing different forms of violence that have psychological impacts on children’s development.