Pradesh Congress Committee’s Disciplinary Committee chairman Kanteti Satyanarayana Raju on Saturday stated that the party would issue show-cause notice to Eluru MLA Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Nani) for moving closely with YSR Congress party.
Former Congress minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy on Saturday stated that he had quit from the Congress party as he was unable to tolerate the targeting of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who brought the Congress party to power in the State twice.
The Dharamshala police has arrested Prashant Yogi, who claims to be a disciple of Osho Rajneesh and runs a meditation centre here, on charge of secretly filming women bathing in the nude inside the washrooms. He was released on bail on Friday.
Prashant Yogi runs a website for his meditation centre. He installed secret spycams inside the washrooms in order to make nude videos of women who used to come and say in his ashram.
Portland, Police said Friday that they tracked down the mother of three children — all apparently 3 years old or younger — who were found alone the previous morning in a vacant building in Portland, Oregon.
Police released a brief statement about noon Friday, saying, “The mother of the missing children has been located, and we thank everyone who helped with information. We do not need need any additional tips.”
Authorities did not offer more details, including whether charges will be filed in the case.
USA, Years before Karolyne Smith sold Golden Palace Casino ad space on her forehead for $10,000, and long before an image of the Virgin Mary was toasted into the buttery crust of a grilled cheese sandwich and hocked for $28,000, there was a little family in a little town in Michigan that imprinted their names onto the awkward pages of eBay infamy with another strange sale.
Syria, More than 92 people, including 32 children younger than 10, were killed Friday by artillery tank shells in the Syrian village of Houla, a spokesman for the joint special envoy to Syria said Saturday.
United Nations observers went to Houla and viewed the bodies Saturday, a day after opposition activists reported a massacre there at the hands of the Syrian regime. The activists said entire families were killed.
Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the head of the U.N. Supervision Mission in Syria, said the attacks happened overnight but that the circumstances that led to the deaths is unclear.
Pakistan, Arguing strongly against what he called the “carpet bombing” of Pakistan, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said US drone attacks were turning out to be counter-productive due to the civilian toll they take.
The leader-in-waiting of Pakistan’s ruling party called for an end to the US drone attacks, which he said were a violation of his country’s sovereignty and international law.
Mumbai, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has compared the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government with tainted Godman Nirmal Baba.
Taking on the UPA already under fire for skyrocketing inflation, string of corruption and steep hike in petrol price, Modi said that he would have to register a case against the ruling government in the court of the masses.
“There is a government in Delhi, which is just like court of fraud Godman like Nirmal Baba, who claims that having a sweet would bless you.
EVEN as the Jammu and Kashmir Police are trying to confirm reports about the killing of Junaid Akram Malik by his own accomplices in Kishtwar, another Hizbul Mujahideen militant wanted in connection with the September 2011 Delhi High Court blast managed to give it the slip last week.
Government chief whip Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy on Saturday accused YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy of trying to destablise the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government by luring Congress MLAs using money power.
Stepping up pressure on the beleaguered Congress-led central government on the issue of hike in petrol prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday led a protest rally of several thousand Trinamool supporters here, demanding a roll back.
Banerjee, popularly known as ‘didi’, asked her supporters to further organise more rallies across the state demanding a roll back. Her Trinamool Congress is the second largest partner in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Actor Akshay Kumar, who will soon be seen in his action avatar in “Rowdy Rathore”, says he is totally focused on Bollywood for now and will not be able to devote time to the small screen.
“I want to focus on Bollywood projects this year, so no small screen for me at least for the next one and a half-years. My upcoming projects are taking all my time,” Akshay told IANS.
The UAE and Britain have explored avenues of joint cooperation, it was announced Saturday.
UAE Labour Minister and chairman of the National Qualifications Authority (NQA) Ghobash Saeed Ghobash and British Minister of State for Education and Skills John Hayes led the discussions for the respective sides.
Ghobash said the UAE offers best job perks and benefits and is one of the world’s most attractive labour markets. The British minister commended the achievements of the UAE and said both countries share close friendship and cooperation.
Emirates Airlines will launch a daily non-stop service to Lisbon in July, the only Middle East carrier to serve Portugal.
The service will start July 9. Portugal will be the airline’s 10th new route this year.
“I have only been in Lisbon for a short time, but I am really feeling a buzz about Emirates’ new flight, which will start in just over six weeks’ time,” said Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ executive vice president.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman died Saturday after a speeding car hit her in south Delhi, police said.
The accident occurred outside the main gate of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) around 9.30 a.m.
The I-10 car hit Shanti as its driver lost his control while trying to save hitting a boy, said police.
Shanti, who was standing with her husband Manoj, was taken to AIIMS Trauma centre where she succumbed to her injuries.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir, conceding that the Chennai Super Kings will enjoy the home advantage in the Indian Premier League final here Sunday, backed himself and his team to win their maiden trophy.
Gambhir, playing in his first IPL final like his team, asserted that the least they could do was to win it for the fans.
“You do not walk on to the field to play as an individual and we play for Kolkata’s people who have been a fantastic support to our team. When we walk tomorrow we will give our hundred percent.”
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturdaysaid that Sunil Narine is a difficult customer to read and added that he is well aware of the threat the mystery spinner could pose when they meet Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League final in Chennai on Sunday.
“With his action, it is difficult to catch him as to which side he is bowling whether it is the one that comes in to a right hander or it goes out,” Dhoni said on Saturday.
Narine has bamboozled batsmen with his trickery this season, and has been a key figure in KKR’s march to the final of the tournament.
An escaped monkey in a plane’s cargo hold delayed a flight from New York’s JFK International Airport for nearly four hours, it was reported here on Saturday.
The animal managed to free itself from its crate inside the plane’s hold before takeoff.
The monkey was destined for China for medical research, Daily Mail reported.
The animal was one of 50 to 60 others caged inside the Air China Boeing 747 originally scheduled to leave at 4.50 pm
Passengers aboard the flight didn’t seem to be aware of the ensuing hunt below their floor.
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Pleading guilty, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday, sought exemption from personal appearance in a court here in a case related to smoking in public at a stadium here during an IPL match and expressed willingness to pay fine.
Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, was summoned by the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on a complaint that he was seen smoking on April 8 during a match between his team and Rajasthan Royals.
Khan’s counsel V R Bajva represented him in the ACJM court and pleaded guilty on his behalf.
In an apparent dig at Manmohan Singh, senior leader of UPA constituent NCP PA Sangma on Saturday said a democracy like India needs an elected Prime Minister who is a member of the Lok Sabha and “can rule this country with authority”.
The former Lok Sabha Speaker said that
according to the ‘letter of the Constitution’ anybody can become the Prime Minister.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s apparent growing clout in BJP has created some unease in the key NDA ally JD-U.
Though the key NDA partner has refrained from commenting on the development in public, a number of JD-U leaders, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say it could become difficult for them to do business with BJP if Modi was to be projected as its Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
YSRCP Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s fan and Auto Unions JAC convener Vishwanath has died unexpectedly on Saturday.He suddenly collapsed while addressing the round table meeting organized in support of ‘Sakshi’ media here on Saturday, and the organizers shifted him to Care hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.
The Auto Union leaders have said that Vishwanath was disturbed with the CBI inquiry into Jagan assets.The leaders expressed their condolence by observing silence for a minute.Following this, the organizers have called -off the round table meeting at Somajiguda
Police sounded an alert across the city. Policemen were seen installing CCTV cameras at vital installations, including Nampally court where Jagan would be produced in the event of his arrest.
Police intensified checking of vehicles at various points, especially at the entry points into the city to prevent Jagan supporters from reaching the city.
Prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more people have already been imposed till May 29.
Congress is in the cocoon of confusion and cracks seems to have been developed in the cabinet on one side while there is a stream of influx into YSR Congress from other parties in support of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who has been targeted by the conspirators, the party has said.
“The cabinet which never met to address the people’s problems has been constantly going into a huddle while leaders of various political parties are expressing solidarity with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who is being questioned for the second day by CBI,” the party spokesperson Roja told reporters here on Saturday.
Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday stated that opportunistic politics was gaining strength in the State with many ‘Aaya Rams and Gaya Rams’.
Addressing an election campaign at Lalaram village in Pratipadu assembly constituency in Guntur district, Naidu said that the TDP would not suffer any damage with M V Mysoora Reddy joining the YSR Congress. “There will be no harm to TDP if one or two opportunistic leaders switch their political loyalties,” he stated.