Amid expectations of a Cabinet reshuffle, external affairs minister S M Krishna on Wednesday strongly pitched for Rahul Gandhi’s entry into the government, saying it was “necessary” to help in solving the problems faced by the country.
Krishna noted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had already asked Rahul Gandhi to join the government and his “invitation” stands.
He is the quintessential comic actor of Hindi films but now Riteish Deshmukh, whose sequel to “Masti” will soon go on the floors, says he plans to stop doing sequels and try to be part of drama and crime thrillers.
“My next film will be ‘Masti 2’. I will start shooting in the first week of August,” Riteish told IANS. He will team up with the original cast – Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani in part two.
“It is myself, Aftab and Vivek in the film. It’s my fourth film with Indra Kumar I feel like I am married to him,” Riteish, 33, said.
Doctors in Odisha Tuesday protested police action against three medics for allegedly not taking care of a gangrape victim who died after more than six months of treatment at a hospital.
The Odisha Medical Services Association, an organisation of over 4,000 doctors, said the crime branch of the state police has filed charge sheet against the doctors, alleging that they violated the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocity) Act.
The Bihar government plans soon to bring information technology (IT) to the state’s madrassas for modern education, Minority Welfare Minister Shahid Ali Khan has said.
“It’ll help madrassa students to learn about the benefits of IT in day-to-day life,” Khan said.
He said the government would spend Rs.28 crore on the project.
Though the union government began the process of modernising madrassas in 1994, the state government introduced the process in Bihar in 2002.
They have not played together after winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games here but Rushmi Chakravarthi feels she and Sania Mirza have enough individual experience behind them to again gel well as a team at the upcoming London Olympics.
Rushmi, 34, got a wild card entry with Sania for the women’s doubles event in London Olympics, last night.
TDP MLA Mr. G Madukrishnama Naidu during a press conference today demanded immediate enforcement of presidential rule in the state. ‘State’s condition is deteriorating, governor is submitting report to the central government, what message does it convey to the public? Government must answer this question.’ He said.
He claimed that the 3 Congress chief ministers by laying extra electricity burden of 15000 crore have placed the state in financial crisis. Government fails to cope up with various crises in the state, due to its instability.
Amid expectations of a cabinet reshuffle, external affairs minister SM Krishna today strongly pitched for Rahul Gandhi’s entry into the government, saying it was “necessary” to help in solving the problems faced by the country.
Krishna noted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had
already asked Rahul Gandhi to join the government and his “invitation” stands.
Infant dies by snake bite
(Siasat News): a one and half year old girl died when a snake in Pragi bit her. According to police that infant Pooja was the daughter of Srinivas who is a farmer.
Yesterday, when Pooja was playing near her house, a snake bit her. She was immediately shifted to Niloufer Hospital where she died during the treatment.
Police has registered a case.
Unclaimed dead body found
Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, facing trial for their alleged roles in the twin murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic aide Hemraj, were today ordered by a special court here to be given over 200 photographs of the crime scene, besides the records of the fingerprints lifted from there.
Special Judge S Lal asked the CBI to hand over to Talwars the documents, demanded by them to defend themselves in the case.
Fear not, food is a friend not the foe that stalks flabby nightmares. The more one eats, the more one burns, says Mumbai-based celebrity nutritionist Pooja Makhija.
Makhija, a food guide to the likes of Sushmita Sen and Himangini Singh Yadu, who was June 16 crowned Miss Asia-Pacific World 2012, said: “Today the perceived form of food is calories, fat, more fat and cholesterol.”
Board of Studies of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is organizing a national convention, for CA students, for the first time in Hyderabad, on June 28 & 29, at Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hi-tech city, Madhapur, Hyderabad.
Southern India Chartered Accountants Students Association Chennai and SICASA Hyderabad branch are jointly organizing the convention.
The convention is divided into 4 technical and 5 special sessions, in which students participating from across the country will present 12 papers.
Siasat news
Urdu language has never been devoid of the descriptions of women and their thoughts. Poets and writers of Dakhini Urdu literature have made women as the topics of their creative writings. On the one hand, woman was the topic for poetry from the point of social reformation and on the other, she was the center and axis of romantic poetry in which mystic poets composed “Chakki Namay” (lyrics sung during grinding wheat etc.), Maulood Namay” (Eulogies written on the birth of Prophet Mohammed PBUH); Jhoolay Namay (Songs sung while swinging with hammock), Geeth (Songs) and Dohay (Couplets).
New Delhi, June 27: Keeping in view the difficulties faced by IIM passouts in pursuing further education in foreign countries due to the management diplomas awarded to them, IIMs would soon be awarding degrees to its students.
“IIMs will be awarding degrees to IIM students in place of diploma. The attempt will increase their acceptability all over the world”, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal told reporters after a meeting of IIM directors at IIM Lucknow.
Railway passenger fares in all AC classes and first class may rise by 3.6 per cent from July 1 as there are little indications that Finance Ministry would extend service tax exemption to Railways beyond this month.
Highly placed sources in the Ministry conceded that the fare hike looks imminent as Railways could ill-afford to absorb the additional burden of Rs 5,500 to Rs 6,000 crore given its financial condition.
Shahid Kapoor might be happy and single right now, but his first well known love story died a tragic death.
The actor, who had dated Kareena Kapoor for over 4 years has actually moved on in life but has learnt some lessons the hard way.
The ‘Teri Meri Kahaani’ star while talking to a daily said that he was so deeply involved with Bebo that he couldn’t think of anyone else but her. Hence people thought he was a snob.
At least five terrorists of the Al Qaeda have escaped from a prison in Yemen, the country’s official news agency Saba reported.
The five members of the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fled Tuesday from a prison in the country’s northwestern port city of al-Hodayda, Xinhua quoted an official as saying.
Several members of the Yemeni Al Qaeda wing were recently captured following a US-backed operation in the southern Abyan province.
Syria’s neighbours, including Iran, should be involved in the settlement of the conflict that has disturbed the country for over a year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
“I believe that the more Syrian neighbours are involved in the resolution process, the better,” Putin told reporters in Jordan.
He said each neighbour has a certain influence on the forces inside the country.
“Ignoring these possibilities would be counter-productive and would complicate the process,” he said.
The Russian Post is among the world’s worst postal services, outperformed even by counterparts in countries like Angola, Honduras and Mongolia, says a new study.
The study, titled “Letter Grading Government Efficiency”, saw its authors send two letters with wrong addresses and requests to “return to sender if undeliverable” to five biggest cities in 159 countries that have signed various international postal conventions, the Slon.ru website reported Tuesday.
The authors allowed more than 400 days for the letters to return.
Actor Ranveer Singh, who is currently shooting for ‘Lootera’, is confident that the film will be one of the best of his career.
“I really enjoyed the last three days. I am very happy with the scene we shot today, very happy with the way the film is going. It`s shaping up to be a film I am sure I will look back on with fond memories,” the 26-year-old said.
Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, ‘Lootera’ stars Sonakshi Sinha opposite Ranveer and is slated for a March 29, 2013 release.
IANS
India Wednesday welcomed the release of Surjeet Singh from a Pakistani jail and renewed its “request” to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to also free Sarabjit Singh and all Indian prisoners who had completed their sentences.
“I have seen media reports about release from imprisonment in Pakistan, of Surjeet Singh, son of Sucha Singh. I welcome this decision and further renew our request to the president of Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh who has been in custody for well over two decades and is serving a death sentence,” said External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.
Noting that India’s arrest of terror suspect Abu Jindal has exposed Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, a US expert has asked Islamabad to take action against all those involved, including serving intelligence officials.
Jindal’s alleged confession that “Pakistani intelligence officials were present in the control room from which he directed the attackers is explosive,” wrote Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow for South Asia at the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation Tuesday.
Municipal Corporation Hyderabad has announced construction of a new bridge near the famous Lakdi ka pul of Hyderabad. The construction of the new bridge was pending since years. Buildings adjoining the Lakdi ka pul road were acquired under road widening and it was also announced to pay 3 crore 18 lakh as compensation to the building owners.
Mr. Zahid Ali Khan editor Siasat daily declared that serving poor and helpless people tantamount to earning Allah’s pleasure. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan was addressing the valedictory function of 3-day free Chiropractic camp jointly organised by Siasat daily, Medwin Institute of Medical Sciences and Al-Aarif General Hospital, as chief guest.
Chiropractic doctors from Palmer University America extended their services in the free chiropractic camp held at Al-Aarif General Hospital, Noorinagar Bandlaguda.
India today requested Pakistan to release death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh after Islamabad in a midnight twist said it had taken steps for the release of another Indian prisoner named Surjeet Singh who has been jailed for three decades.
Hours after reports emerged yesterday that Pakistan was to free Sarabjit Singh, the presidential spokesman last night clarified that authorities were working on the release of Surjeet Singh.
–PTi
(Siasat News) Congress M.P’s representing Telangana region met Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram yesterday in New Delhi and demanded for the formation of Telangana state very soon. Telangana M.P’s belonging to Congress party have been meeting the members of the core committee of Congress and the leaders of Congress high command for campaigning the cause of separate Telangana state.