At a time when talk of formation of a Federal Front is gaining ground, Congress on Thursday suggested that the idea was a flop, saying history has shown that such groupings formed for the sake of grabbing power never last.
“While political parties can form any front including the Third Front, history tells us that it has never been a success. Same thing applies to a Federal Front.
Ingredients:
Chicken – 500 gms, boneless, cubed
Raw Papaya Paste – 1/2 tsp
Malt Vinegar – 1/8 cup
Butter – 1 tblsp
Salt as per taste
For the marinade:
Hung Curd – 100 gms, whisked
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tblsp
Red Chilli Paste – 1 tblsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Oil – 5 to 6 tblsp
Salt as per taste
Method:
1. In a bowl combine the malt vinegar with papaya paste and salt.
2. Add the chicken cubes and mix well ensuring the chicken is coated well with the mixture.
3. Keep aside for 10 to 20 minutes.
A Delhi court on Thursday asked police to lodge an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly branding Bihar natives as infiltrators in Mumbai and threatening them to throw out of the state.
Metropolitan magistrate Neeraj Gaur’s order came on a complaint by advocate Prem Shankar Sharma who said Thackeray’s August 31 remarks, terming Bihar natives as infiltrators and threatening them to throw them out of Maharashtra, are provocative and anti-national, for which an FIR must be lodged against him.
Lala Muftimal Apni Patni Ke Sath Coffee Shop Jata Hai.
Muftimal Waiter Ko Coffee Order Karta Hai,
Waiter Coffee Table Par Rakh Kar Chala Jata Hai,
To Muftimal Jaldi Se Coffee Utha Kar Apni Patni Se Bola.
Muftimal: “Jaldi Pi Thandi Ho Jayegi”
Patni: “Phir Kya Hoga?”
Muftimal: “Inki Rate List Dekhi Hai? Hot Coffee Rs.15 Cold Coffee Rs.45“
Garmiyon Mein Ek Din Banta Apne Dost Santa Ke Ghar Kisi Kaam Se Jata Hai.
Garmi Ki Vajah Se Buri Tarah Se Paseene Se Nahaya Hota Hai, Aur Santa Se Bola
Banta: “Yaar, Ye Sooraj Raat Ko Kyu Nahi Nikalta?”
Santa: “Kya Pata Nikalta Bhi Ho Andhera Itna Hota Hai Ki Pata Hi Nahi Chalta“
India are likely to go in with five specialist bowlers to plug their bowling loopholes when they take on the mighty Australians in its opening ‘Super Eight’ fixture of the ICC World Twenty20 here tomorrow.
The comprehensive victory against England and Harbhajan Singh’s brilliant comeback has raised questions as to what exactly will be a winning combination against George Bailey’s men who have looked good in both their group league matches against Ireland and West Indies respectively.
Ek Aadmi Doctor Ke Paas Gaya.
Aadmi: “Doctor Saab, Koi Aisi Dawa Bataiye Jis Se Main Lamba Jeevan Ji Sakoon”
Doctor: “Shaadi Karlo”
Aadmi: “Kya Baat Kar Rahe Ho Doctor Saab, Shaadi Karne Se Lambi Umar Ho Jati Hai?”
Doctor: “Nahi, Shaadi Kar Lene Se Lamba Jeevan Jine Ki Ichha Khatam Ho Jati Hai“
A Delhi court on Thursday asked police to lodge an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly branding Bihar natives as infiltrators in Mumbai and threatening them to throw out of the state.
Metropolitan Magistrate Neeraj Gaur’s order came on a complaint by advocate Prem Shankar Sharma who said Thackeray’s August 31 remarks, terming Bihar natives as infiltrators and threatening them to throw them out of Maharashtra, are provocative and anti-national, for which an FIR must be lodged against him.
India will urge all UN member states to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism and take “urgent action” to prevent and combat it in all its forms and manifestations.
India will also work towards an early adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism during the current 67th UN General Assembly session, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said at a media briefing here Wednesday.
“We will continue to stress the need for a proactive campaign against terrorism and will work towards an early adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism,” he said.
With procurement of Tatra trucks put on hold, the defence ministry is facing problems in maintenance of over 7,000 of these vehicles in the armed forces and is likely to seek advice from the law ministry in this regard.
The ministry is likely to seek the opinion of the law ministry on how it should go about the maintenance of Tatra trucks as supply of all-terrain vehicles from the UK-based company has been put on hold because of a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in their purchase, sources told .
In an embarrassment to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, contractual teachers on Thursday waved black flags, threw eggs and slippers and shouted slogans at his public meeting in Bihar’s Begusarai district demanding regularization of services.
Official sources said a group of protesting teachers suddenly sprung up from among the local people waiting to welcome Kumar on the road to Gandhi stadium, the venue of the public meeting, waved black flags and raised slogans in support of their demands, official sources said.
With the exit of Trinamool Congress from UPA, finance ministry has decided to levy service tax on AC rail travel and freight services fares, which are set to increase by 3.7% from October 1.
Fares of AC first class, executive class, AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier, AC chair car will go up by 3.7% from October 1 and a notification to this effect will be issued on Thursday, a senior railway ministry official said.
President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday reacted strongly to the anti-Islam video that has attracted widespread condemnation in Islamic countries for its depiction of the Prophet of Islam in poor light.
Reacting to a media query about the anti-Islam video, Pranab Mukherjee said: “I condemn in the strongest of terms, the making of the offensive video and its dissemination through social media.
“India can never condone any act which disparages religious sentiments or hurts religious feelings. The ministry of external affairs is in touch with US officials who share our concerns on the matter.
Tension prevailed on the Osmania University (OU) campus here today when pro-Telangana students pelted stones at police as they were prevented from taking out a rally to the Secretariat.
The police responded by lobbing teargas shells to disperse the agitators who continued to hurl stones at brief intervals, before fleeing in the varsity, officials said.
In an embarrassment to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, contractual teachers on Thursday waved black flags, threw eggs and slippers and shouted slogans at his public meeting in Bihar’s Begusarai district demanding regularisation of services.
Official sources said a group of protesting teachers suddenly sprung up from among the local people waiting to welcome Kumar on the road to Gandhi stadium, the venue of the public meeting, waved black flags and raised slogans in support of their demands, official sources said.
The exit of Ajit Pawar from the Maharashtra government on Thursday appeared certain with NCP supremo Sharad Pawar saying the issue of the deputy chief minister’s resignation is over for the party.
At the same time, the NCP chief said the offer of resignation of 19 other ministers of the party in the state has not been accepted.
He saw no threat to the stability of the Maharashtra coalition in which his party has been a major partner for the past 13 years.
A group of non-resident doctors are coming up with a Rs 300-crore rural institute of medical sciences at Tirumangalam, about 30km from here.
The first phase of the institute, a 300-bed multi-specialty hospital, would come by December next year and a medical college would start functioning from August, 2014, P Madhu, coordinator of the project, told reporters here today.
Mocking Trinamool Congress for its “hurry” to conduct both panchayat polls in West Bengal and the Lok Sabha polls, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday accused it of using undemocratic means to pull down the Left Front-led rural bodies in the state.
“They (the Trinamool) are in a great hurry to conduct both panchayat and Lok Sabha polls. They have a feeling that they will get good results if the elections are held earlier. They can’t fool the masses. They will be proved wrong by the masses,” said Leader of Opposition Surjya Kant Mishra.
Indian offshore engineering research and development (ER&D) services market is expected to reach $37-45 billion by 2020 and create over one million jobs, software industry body Nasscom said today.
This exponential growth is a result of flexible business models, short product life cycles and decreasing time to market, Nasscom President Som Mittal said at the two-day Engineering Summit 2012 at Pune.
Samsung Electronics Thursday announced the launch of its Galaxy Note II in the Indian market.
Priced at Rs.39,990, the Galaxy Note II will be available in the Samsung stores in a week’s time.
Announcing the launch of the Galaxy Note II in India, B.D. Park, president and CEO (South West Asia), Samsung Electronics, told reporters here that the device had taken innovation to a new level in the Galaxy note category.
Powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the device features a 1.6GHz Quad-core processor, 2GB RAM and a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED screen.
The Supreme Court Thursday said the auction route was not the only method for allocating natural resources. The court said this while answering a presidential reference seeking its opinion on whether auction was the only method for allocating natural resources across the board.
The five-judge apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said auction could be a better option where the aim is maximisation of revenue, but then “every method other than auction of natural resources cannot be shut down”.
IANS
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni must have faith in Virender Sehwag’s abilities and should not keep him out of the team for the crucial Super Eights matches of the World Twenty20.
New Zealand scored 174 for seven against Sri Lanka in the opening Super Eight match of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament here Thursday.
Rob Nicol and Martin Guptill made 58 and 38 at the top of the order. Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor contributed 25 and 23 to the total.
Nuwan Kulasekara and Akila Dananjaya picked a couple of wickets each for Sri Lanka.
—-IANS
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday condemned the offensive video on Islam made in the US and its dissemination through social media. “I condemn in the strongest of terms the making of the offensive video and its dissemination through social media. India can never condone any act which disparages religious sentiments or hurts religious feelings,” he said.
The President was reacting to a media query and to local sentiments which also found expression through advertisements in local newspapers in which he was urged to denounce the film.
A man has been asked by a Delhi court to pay Rs 1,500 a month as maintenance to his estranged wife and daughter, living separately from him since 2004.
Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ekta Gauba also asked the man, a tailor, to pay Rs 8,000 as litigation cost to his estranged wife who had sought maintenance saying she had been thrown out of her matrimonial house by her husband and in-laws in August 2004 when she was pregnant.