Month: June 2012

Pakistan media plays down Hamza arrest

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In complete contrast to the Indian media, the Pakistani media Tuesday appeared to play down the dramatic arrest of a key mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack.

Most newspapers carried New Delhi-datelined stories by AFP on Sayyad Zabiuddin alias Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian who was deported to India from Saudi Arabia despite carrying a Pakistani passport.

A Geo TV report quoted the Indian media as saying that the Special Cell of Delhi Police had made the arrest at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

More Indian women marrying before turning 25: Survey

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An increasing number of women across India are keen to tie the knot before they turn 25, and states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat top the chart, a survey released here Tuesday has showed.

Conducted by online matrimonial portal Jeevansathi.com, the survey said Tamil Nadu had registered the maximum increase of 19 percent in the last two years followed by Delhi which had witnessed a 14 percent increase – from 32 percent in 2010 to 46 percent in 2012.

‘Al Qaeda may pose threat to London Olympics’

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Though they still retain safe havens in Pakistan and Afghanistan, jihadists are now heading to the Middle East to seek terrorist training as parts of the Arab world have “once more become a permissive environment for al Qaeda”, British intelligence chief has warned.

Terming this a “new and worrying development” that “could get worse as events unfold,” MI5’s Director General Jonathan Evans said in a rare public speech here as his agency braces for an array of threats ahead of next month’s summer Olympics.

End uncertainty in state by resolving T issue: Kishen Reddy

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BJP state president G Kishen Reddy on Tuesday demanded the all parties to make their stand clear on Telangana statehood issue to put an end to uncertainty in the State.

Addressing the district president and office-bearers meeting at party office, Nampally, Kishen Reddy appealed to the Centre to take steps for bifurcating the state by moving a bill on Telangana in the parliament and restore the peace and harmony in the State.

Cyberabad police register cases against Sakshi reporter, Inspector

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Following complaint lodged by Vasireddy Chandrabala, the IBM employee and classmate of CBI Joint Director, the Cyberabad Crime Station police on Tuesday registered cases against K Yadagiri Reddy, senior correspondent of Sakshi and M Srinivasa Rao, Inspector of Nacharam Police station.

In her complaint, Vasireddy Chandrabala stated that the programmes telecast in Sakshi channel aimed to damage her dignity and reputation by making public the confidential information of call details of her mobile phone.

Now ban on revealing, ‘indecent’ dresses in Manipur

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Six student bodies in Manipur on Tuesday decided to issue a diktat seeking to prohibit school and college students from wearing ‘indecent’ dresses.They said girl students should wear the Manipuri ankle length dress, ‘Phanek’ and under no condition uniforms above the knee would be tolerated.The use of of mobile phone during school or college hours would also not be allowed.

Cyberabad Inspector,scribe booked for criminal conspiracy

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Following complaint lodged by Vasireddy Chandrabala, the IBM employee and classmate of CBI Joint Director, the Cyberabad Crime Station police on Tuesday registered cases against K Yadagiri Reddy, senior correspondent of Sakshi and M Srinivasa Rao, Inspector of Nacharam Police station.

In her complaint, Vasireddy Chandrabala stated that the programmes telecast in Sakshi channel aimed to damage her dignity and reputation by making public the confidential information of call details of her mobile phone.

Israel Fears Islamic Winter, Relieves Gaza

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The Israelis are worried about Hamas in Gaza, Hizbullah in the Lebanon. How long before Jordan collapses?

The election of Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s new president has sparked deep worries in Israel as reported by Germany’s top news agency DPA .

Israel is surrounded by Islamists who are ready to push it back into the sea.

Morsi became Egypt’s new president on Sunday after winning 51.2% of votes in last week’s election against 48.2% for his rival former premier Ahmed Shafiq.

Krishna’s Pakistan visit deferred, secretary-level talks next week

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With the Indian presidential elections scheduled for July 19 and the ongoing political churn in Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna’s visit to Islamabad, which was planned for mid-July, is now expected to take place towards August-end.

However, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will stick to their planned engagement and hold talks here July 4-5.

Pranab Mukherjee resigns from cabinet

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Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday resigned as the finance minister to contest the July 19 presidential election as the candidate of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.

“I am leaving behind my life as a political activist spanning over four decades,” Mukherjee told reporters after submitting his resignation.

“I know that not every decision which I have taken might have been right but I have taken those decision keeping in view the interests of the people,” he added.

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Minister Fauzia Khan denies links with Abu Jundal, says ready to face inquiry

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Maharashtra’s minister of state for education Fauzia Khan on Tuesday denied any links with arrested 26/11 terrorist Abu Jundal alias Zabiuddin Ansari.

Khan’s denial came after allegations that Jundal, an Indian mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, allegedly spent a day in a room belonging to Khan at the old legislators’ hostel near Mantralaya in 2009. Khan was then a member of legislative council.

“Many people stay at my government accommodation and it is not possible for me to be aware of the credentials of every one of them,” said Khan while reacting to the allegation.

Will submit my resignation around 4.30 pm: Pranab

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Pranab Mukherjee, who has been selected as the UPA’s Presidential nominee, will resign late Tuesday afternoon as the Union Finance Minister.
New Delhi:

“I will put in my papers around 4.30 (pm). I will be leaving office around 4.30 (pm) and after meeting PM, I will be leaving for home,” he told reporters outside his North Block office here.

His resignation comes amidst a gloomy economic crisis and a policy paralysis.

India’s annual industrial growth fell to 0.1 percent in April even as the rupee slumped to an all time law of Rs 57.92 against the dollar.

Pak gets Deputy Prime Minister

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Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a top leader of the ruling PPP’s key ally PML-Q, has been appointed as Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister.

Besides, 15 PML-Q lawmakers have been included in new Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf’s Council of Ministers taking its strength to 53.

66-year-old Elahi, who already holds the defence production and industries portfolios, has been appointed the Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect and until further orders, a notification issued by the Cabinet Division said on Monday night.

Deshmukh appears before Adarsh panel

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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday appeared before the two-member inquiry commission set up by the state government to probe into the Adarsh scam.

A day earlier, Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde deposed before the panel and informed it that the decision to allot government land and grant of additional FSI to the housing society was taken during the tenure of Vilasrao Deshmukh as Chief Minister.

Both Shinde and Deshmukh had handled files pertaining to the controversial society during their stint as Maharashtra Chief Minister.

South Asians fear racial profiling over US court ruling

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South Asian and other immigrant groups have joined the White House in warning that a US Supreme Court decision upholding a controversial provision of Arizona’s immigration law could lead to racial profiling.

In a 5-3 decision hailed by both sides as a victory, the court Monday largely sided with President Barack Obama in striking down most of the tough state law, but upheld what has been dubbed “show me your papers” provision allowing police to check people’s immigration status.

China executes 3 Taiwanese for drug trafficking

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China executed three Taiwanese drug smugglers on Tueday as UN observed International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Beijing said that 9.22 lakh Chinese were sent for “compulsory isolation treatment” in the last four years for drug rehabilitation in the country.

Chen Tianlu, Xu Futai and Wang Zhenzong, all hailing from Taiwan, were executed in Zhangzhou in east China’s Fujian province after being convicted of smuggling a popular club drug across the Taiwan Strait.

India-Pakistan foreign secretary talks July 4-5

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Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet here July 4-5 but External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna’s visit to Islamabad has been postponed from late July to late August.

The foreign secretary talks were earlier supposed to be held at the end of this month.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin Tuesday said the minister’s visit had been postponed in view of the Indian presidential election and the monsoon session of parliament.

Iraq war was biggest mistake of US: Albright

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Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright Tuesday said that the war on Iraq was the US’s “biggest mistake”.

“America attacked Afghanistan as a direct result of Sep 11 bombings. However, the war on Iraq was the biggest mistake we could make and are still hurt because of it.”

However, Albright, who served in the Bill Clinton administration, added that the international community has a responsibility to act if a country’s leaders deny the people their rights, despite such actions being an encroachment of that country’s sovereignty.

Coca Cola to to invest $5 billion in India by 2020

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Coca Cola, the world’s largest beverage firm, plans to invest $5 billion in India over the next eight years on expanding its bottling and other business capacities, company chairman and chief executive officer Muhtar Kent said Tuesday.

“We plan to invest $5 billion in Indian business between now and 2020. This represents an increase of $3 billion beyond what we had previously committed to investing in this market,” Kent said at a media interaction here.

He said the company was “very bullish” on India and would invest heavily across the value chain to expand business.

Cable TV channel operator from old city held

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Mir Chowk police arrested a cable TV channel operator of old city on the charges of telecasting blasphemous film. According to inspector Mir Chowk Mr. S Venkat Reddy, police yesterday evening arrested news editor of cable TV channel Syed Ismail, on the charges of hurting religious sentiments.

It must be noted that day before yesterday, the public had staged protest in front of the channel office and has caused damages to the office, in protest against telecasting film, based on two Prophets.

Water board denies water shortage

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Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board today said that water is being supplied normally in the twin cites and to meet the requirement of citizens in areas of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation 340 to 345 million gallon is being supplied on daily basis.

Refuting the report from a section of media, regarding water shortage, water board officials told that a total of 340.34 MGD water is being supplied in the twin cities from Osman Sagar, Himayath Sagar, Manjeera, Phase I II III & IV and Krishna Phase I & II.

They claimed that there is no shortage of water.

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M A Shabbir resents over negligence and carelessness in pursuing minorities reservations case

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Pradesh Congress media Committee chairman and former state minister Mohammad Ali Shabbir sent a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh demanding stringent action against leaders and top officials of 3 union ministries responsible for negligence and carelessness in pursuing the case of 4.5 minority reservations in Andhra Pradesh High Court.

He charged assistant solicitor general of doing match fixing with BC communities.

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar following tension

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Undeclared curfew-like restrictions were imposed in the old city areas of Srinagar Tuesday following tension in the city over the gutting of the revered shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in the Khanyar area.

Although no official announcement to this effect was made, police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed in riot control gear disallowed pedestrian and vehicular movement in old city areas falling under the Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, S.R. Gunj and Safakadal police stations.

Sangma meets Mamata

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Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Tuesday began talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking her vote for his bid for the top post.

Sangma, who arrived in the city Monday night, went to the state secretariat Writers’ Buildings for talks with the Trinamool Congress chief.

The Trinamool, the second largest constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in New Delhi, is yet to announce its stand on the presidential choice after its preferred candidate, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam declined to contest.

Why women need reading glasses so early?

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Women end up requiring reading glasses early on because they hold books and other reading material closer to their eyes than men, says a new study.

The researchers found no difference in the ability of men and women to focus on objects at near distance. Women need bifocals earlier because of shorter arms, which means they hold things closer, raising their odds of things appearing blurred as they age.

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