Farah Khan has impressed her director with her acting prowess as a Parsi woman in Bela Sehgal’s ‘Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi’.
“I think Farah really suited the character. She played it so well that I don’t think anyone else could have done it. I must say she is a born actress,” Bela told reporters here, at the first look launch of the film last night.
The movie is a romantic-comedy starring Farah and Boman Irani in the lead.
Mr. Mohammed Sirajuddin, Chairman, Minorities Department of AP Congress Committee expressed his concern on the cancellation of reservations for the Muslims by AP High Court. He requested the Govt. to file an appeal in the Court.
He welcomed the announcement of Mr. Salman Khsurshid to challenge the judgment of AP High Court in Supreme Court. He alleged that BJP and other communal organizations want to deprive the Muslims from the benefits of reservations.
BJP leader L K Advani today admitted that people were “disappointed” with the party and appeared to be hitting out at party chief Nitin Gadkari as he said the campaign against corruption had been hurt due to induction of an ousted BSP leader facing graft charges.
He said the BJP had not risen to the occasion at a time when there was anger against the UPA government over various scams.
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Mr. Amer Ali Khan, News Editor Siasat in his speech emphasized that the financial condition of the Muslims could be developed by their participation in self-employment programmes. He said that today the Muslims have become backward in the field of education. The reason is that they are not paying attention to education. They are not getting employment because of lack of education and hence they are facing troubles.
Yet another Pakistan cricketer is in news for wrong reason as an FIR has been filed against paceman Mohammed Sami for rash driving, causing damage.
It was reported yesterday that fast bowler Umar Gul`s house was raided by Army on the suspicion of harbouring a militant and his brother was arrested.
Both Gul and Sami are away in Sri Lanka with the national team.
The Gulberg police station on Wednesday registered an FIR on the complaint of lawyer Farrukh Illyas Cheema, who claimed that his car was badly damaged by Sami in an accident.
The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest the petrol price hike on Thursday evoked a mixed response amid incidents of stone pelting, arson and road blockades in Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
In the national capital, the bandh did not evoke much response though party supporters blocked traffic in some places.
Small shops were seen open in many areas in the morning while commuters complained that there were less autos on roads as a number of auto and taxi unions have joined the protest.
The youths of Hyderabad are endowed with good talents. These should be exposed and publicized. Many youths from Hyderabad have been occupying important positions. The services they are rendering are unforgettable. Among such youths is one Dr. Mohammed Javeed Ali.
He has earned name and fame at international level as an expert ophthalmologist. At present, he is carrying out research in L.V. Prasad Eye Institute on the diseases of the eye. He has created his unique identity in the short span of his career which is laudable.
Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University in a press note stated that the B.Ed. and M.Ed exams which were scheduled earlier from June 1, 2012 have been rescheduled in view of TET Examination on 01-06-2012.
The Exams will start from 02-06-2012 on wards in the same order as earlier.
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Mr. Adil Mohammed Khan, President of Anjuman-e-Mehdavia declared the support of his organization for every campaign launched for the release of former constable Mr. Abdul Quadeer. He told that keeping an elderly patient in jail even after the completion of 14 years life sentence is a stigma on the functioning of democracy in India.
He demanded the State and Central governments to prove their real secularism by releasing him from prison. He requested the people to send postcards, e-mail & fax to President, Prime Minister, Home Minister Chief Minister and Governor of A.P.
State Govt. will finalize new excise policy very soon. It will be implemented from 1st July 2012. State Govt. lost its credibility on account of liquour syndicate and its mafia. In order to regain its lost respect, Govt. has decided to formulate new excise policy as early as possible.
Son’s failure in exam led mother to suicide
(Siasat News): A woman who was very upset over the failure of her son in SSC exam, took the extreme step of ending her life.
This incident occurred Balanagar police station limits where 37-year old Shailaja poured kerosene on her body and set herself ablaze.
She died late last night. Police is further investigating.
Girl commits suicide over education dispute
Hyderabad Water Board is seeking help of religious leaders to recover dues from the consumers. New executive director of water board F S Panda Das felt that people listen to religious leaders with concentration and it has an impact hence he is approaching heads of mosques, temples and churches to appeal them to exhort people, through their sermons, to fork out their dues.
A 30-year-old man from Kolkata fell to death under mysterious circumstances from a highrise building housing offices in Gurgaon on Wednesday.
Anant Dhanania fell to death from Park Centra building on National Highway 8.
Gurgaon police said Anant was employed in one of the companies whose offices are located in the building.
Police said no suicide note was found but it appears that he committed suicide.
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(Siasat News) A Function was organized by the High-tech Private Schools’ Federation in Gandhi Bhavan on 27th May to distribute awards to meritorious candidates of S.S.C.
(Siasat News) APCC President Mr. Botsa Satyanarayana told that the Muslims need not worry because the reservations given to the Muslims to the extent of 4% by the A.P. Govt. will continue.
(Siasat News) BJP claimed its victory from Parkal Assembly election in the by-election. It said that BJP will win this seat on the lines of Mahaboobnagar polling strategy. It predicted that there is no possibility of TRS winning the seat fro Parkal. YSR Congress candidate also can’t win this seat. It expressed its severe bitterness on the Telangana political Joint Action Committee’s attitude to declare its support in favour of TRS candidate. Talking to newsmen yesterday MR. G. Kishan Reddy, BJP President told Telangana JAC to revise its decision and withdraw its support for TRS candidate.
(Siasat News) Senior communist leader and former Rajya Sabha M.P. Mr. Syed Aziz Pasha expressed his irritation on the cancellation of reservations for the Muslims by the A.P. High Court. He told that on the occasion of admissions in Universities and I.I.T’s, this judgement is deplorable. He also blamed the Govt. of A.P. on exhibiting non-serious attitude in pursuing the case in A.P. High Court. He told that instead of utilizing the services of the Attorney General, Govt. of A.P. deployed ordinary pleaders for pleading this case. This has exposed the false claims of sympathy of the Govt.
(Siasat News) On hearing the news of desecration of the Mosque situated at Gayatrinagar, Jallelaguda, Kirman Ghat in Ranga Reddy District, the president of Deccan Wakf protection society Mr. Osman Bin Mohammed Al-Hajiri visited the Qutub Shahi Masjid. He represented the matter to the Chairman of A.P. State Muslim Wakf Board for the rehabilitation of this old Mosque. The Chairman sent the Task Force team under the stewardship of Mr. Abdul Quddoos. He inspected the site along with Mr. Osman Bin Mohammed Al-Hajiri and promised to submit the inspection report to CEO of Wakf Board Mr. M.A. Gaffar.
An abandoned bag created a bomb scare at the international airport in Bangalore today before police found it contained only a laptop.
Security personnel deployed at the airport went into a tizzy after the bag was noticed lying unclaimed and informed the airport police.
Bomb squad and sniffer dogs were immediately pressed into service but they found only a laptop inside the bag, police sources said.
It was later found that the bag had fallen down from the luggage trolley of a passenger who had arrived from Muscat and he had failed to notice it. He claimed the bag later.
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APSRTC has announced to ply special buses on June 1 in view of APTET (teachers eligibility test) to be held on the day. Corporation told that special buses will be run between 9:30 to 12 noon and 2:30 to 5 pm from various places to the exam centres. RTC supervisors will also be available on important routes.
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SIO state delegation which included Br. Mohammad Mujahid and Syed Younus called on deputy chief minister Andhra Pradesh Damodar Raj Narsimha. They explained to him the details regarding condition of government schools of Andhra Pradesh and told that the condition of primary education across the state is very vulnerable. Government schools lack basic facilities due to which a large number of students are heading towards private schools, as a result it is likely that the government will have very little influence on education sector.
Poonam Pandey tweeted a nude picture to celebrate Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) winning the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has refrained from commenting on this.
“When we won the (cricket) World Cup all our friends went out in cars waving our flag….when KKR won I did a cartwheel…everyone has their own way of expressing happiness..I can`t comment on this,” Shah Rukh told reporters here Wednesday.
KKR won against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) the IPL-5 final in Chennai Sunday night.
Muslim and Sikh employees of New York’s transit system will now be able to wear their religious headgear freely, without attaching a government agency logo to them, in a major legal victory after new uniform rules were imposed following the 9/11 attacks.
The US Justice Department yesterday reached a settlement with the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) eight years after it had filed a complaint in September 2004 in US District Court for the Eastern District of New York alleging that NYCTA engaged in a pattern of religious discrimination.
Admissions are in progress at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) Polytechnic colleges at Hyderabad, Bangalore & Darbhanga (Bihar).
MANUU, has been Accredited as ‘A’ grade University by NAAC & its polytechnic courses have been approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) recently.
Eighteen people were killed and over two dozen injured when an Uttarakhand Roadways bus collided with a mini-truck at Lakahooti area on Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred when the bus, on its way to Haldwani town of Uttarakhand from here, collided head-on with the mini-truck, carrying people back from Garhmukteshwar after performing last rites of a deceased at river Ganga, they said.
The injured have been admitted to a government hospital, they said, adding that investigations are on.
–PTI