Up to 70 Taliban militants have been killed in Afghanistan since Wednesday during military operations and clashes with security forces in different provinces, Xinhua reported Thursday.
According to the Afghan interior ministry, as many as 27 Taliban were killed and eight others injured following 13 joint cleanup operations launched in Kabul, Laghman, Baghlan, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Sari Pul, and Kandahar provinces.
A revolver and an arms licence of BJP MP Ram Jethmalani were allegedly stolen from his Gurgaon flat.
According to a complaint filed by the prominent lawyer some unknown person had stolen his revolver and arms license, which he got during the emergency, from his flat at Raheja Atlantis, at national highway number 8.
–Agencies
Former Minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday requested the Andhra Pradesh High Court to take action against Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy and other police officials for contempt of court.
The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee is planning to organise massive protests on October 16 during the visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to attend the global biodiversity conference in the city.
The decision was reportedly taken during an informal meeting attended by TPJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram, CPI State Secretary K Narayana and other leaders. Instead of centralised protest, the JAC leaders are planning sporadic protests in different forms across the city on the occasion of Prime Minister’s visit to the city on October 16.
Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal on Thursday claimed that Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao was not invited by the top leaders of the Congress party to the national capital to hold talks on Telangana.
Egg Chaat is a tasty and tangy recipe.
Ingredients:
• 6 Eggs (boiled)
• 1 Onion and 1 Tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 Green Chili (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Green Coriander (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tbsp Chili Sauce
• 1 tbsp Sweet Sauce
• 1 tbsp Chat Masala
• ½ tsp Salt
How to make Egg Chaat:
• Peel all the eggs and cut them into halves or quarters.
• Now Take a large bowl and put the eggs.
• Mix all the ingredients and toss gently.
Serve immediately.
Nargisi Kofta is an exotic Awadhi recipe.
Ingredients:
• 4 Eggs (boiled)
• 300 gms Chicken (minced)
• 100 gms Besan
• 6 Green chillies
• 6 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp Coriander (chopped)
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 200 gms Cream
• 100 ml Milk
• 75 gms Cashew nuts
• 2 tsp Pepper powder
• 3 tsp Onion paste
• 2 Cinnamons
• 4 Cloves
• 4 Cardamoms
• Oil for frying
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• Salt to taste
How to make Nargisi Kofta:
Researchers have found that even the most expensive cosmetic creams cannot `penetrate` the skin to repair it from within as claimed by manufacturers.
Scientists at the University of Bath found that claims by pharmaceutical brands that nanoparticles in their products give their creams a `deep penetrating action` are `patently` untrue.
Even the tiniest of nanoparticles do not penetrate the skin`s surface, creams are simply deposited into creases in the skin and do not carry nutrients deep under the surface, the study found.
Actor Akshay Kumar, known as Bollywood`s `khiladi` following his on-screen daredevilry and his string of ‘Khiladi’ films, says he would love to give the title to his 10-year-old son Aarav in future.
“I would give this title `Khiladi` to my son after another 24 years,” Akshay told reporters here Thursday during the trailer launch of his upcoming film `Khiladi 786`.
He thanks filmmaker duo Abbas-Mustan, who were the first to give him the title of `khiladi` with the 1992 film of the same name.
The United States consulate general in Hyderabad has joined hands with the Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation for greater breast cancer awareness.
The Pink Ribbon Campaign will be organised Oct 7 to mark the beginning of the International Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Facebook has exceeded one billion active users, an “amazing” milestone for the social networking site that now reaches one out of every seven people on the Earth.
“This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month,” said Mark Zuckerberg, the Co-founder and CEO of the social media giant.
“If you’re reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honour of serving you. Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.”
Under attack for the recent killing of rhinos in Kaziranga National Park, Assam government today said it has set a target to increase the animal’s population to 3,000 by 2020.
“There are 2,505 rhinos in the state now and the target is to reach the 3,000 mark by 2020,” Assam Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain told a state-level function on the occasion of the 58th Wildlife Week here.
The recent changes in the Forest Act allowing guards to use sophisticated arms would help deter poachers.
New Delhi, October 04: BJP president Nitin Gadkari found himself at the centre of yet another controversy on Thursday over a letter he wrote to Union water resources ministry seeking release of funds for an irrigation project in Maharashtra, in which an associate of his is said to be a contractor.
The Gosikhurd project is embroiled in an alleged scam involving NCP leader Ajit Pawar who quit recently in the wake of charges of corruption on which the BJP had mounted a big campaign.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar today denied his involvement with the proposed Pakistan Premier League as has been reported in a section of the media, saying nothing of this sort was on the table when he had a brief meeting with PCB chief Zaka Ashraf in Colombo.
A report by the Associated Press of Pakistan yesterday said that Gavaskar pledged his support to Ashraf in organising the proposed PPL and has accepted the Pakistan Cricket Board`s invitation to visit the country.
The government on Thursday relaxed norms for the setting up of subsidiaries by foreign owned Non- banking financial companies (NBFCs).
NBFCs with foreign holding of more than 75 percent and up to 100 percent, with the minimum paid-up capital of USD 50 million, are now allowed to open any number of subsidiaries, an official release said.
As per the existing norms, only 100 percent foreign- owned NBFCs, with a minimum capitalisation of USD 50 million are allowed to establish any number of step down subsidiaries for specific NBFC activities.
Asia will be the engine of world economic growth, with countries in the region being important participants in their “own way”, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has said.
He made this comment in the keynote address as the Chief Chair at the inaugural edition of the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) Knowledge Congress, held here yesterday.
“Asia is going to be the engine of economic growth and countries in Asia will remain in their own way important participants in that growth,” Nath said.
New Delhi, October 04: The wife of an employee of debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines committed suicide here Thursday by hanging herself, police said. She was depressed over the deteriorating financial condition of her family.
“Sushmita Chakravarthy, 45, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her west Delhi residence in Palam Thursday at 1.30 p.m.,” said a police official.
A suicide note left behind by her said that her husband has not received salary for the past four-five months, police said.
The Sensex Thursday breached the 19,000 mark for the first time in nearly 15 months in anticipation of government unveiling next wave of big-ticket reforms like opening the pension sector to foreign investment and raising FDI cap in the insurance sector.
Several Buddhist monks marched in front of the Bangladeshi High Commission here o Thursday to protest against the attacks on the community in that country.
Activists of ‘Bodu Balasena’ (Buddhist force) marched to the Bangladeshi mission to handover a petition asking for protection for Bangladeshi Buddhists.
“We Buddhists have been keeping silent on the injustice and harassment by Muslim extremists”, Reverend Galagodatta Gnanasara, a scholar monk said.
Syria has admitted it was responsible for shelling that killed five civilians on Turkish soil and has apologised, Turkey’s deputy prime minister said on Thursday.
“The syrian side has admitted what it did and apologised,” Besir Atalay told reporters after parliament authorised cross-border operations inside syria in reaction to the killing of five Turkish nationals in crossborder shelling on Wednesday.
Atalay said the mandate was not a war-cry but rather a “deterrent” against the syrian army.
Tibetan activists have asked Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the heir apparent to the country’s leadership, to find a lasting solution to the Tibet problem.
In a report, the activists have challenged Xi to take “immediate steps towards a just and lasting resolution to the occupation of Tibet, or face greater international condemnation and domestic instability”, a press note said.
The report titled – Xi Jinping’s Tibet Challenge: 60 Years of Failed Policies in Tibet – was launched simultaneously from London, New York, Washington, and Sydney via an online press conference.
Tibetan activists have asked Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the heir apparent to the country’s leadership, to find a lasting solution to the Tibet problem.
In a report, the activists have challenged Xi to take “immediate steps towards a just and lasting resolution to the occupation of Tibet, or face greater international condemnation and domestic instability”, a press note said.
The report titled – Xi Jinping’s Tibet Challenge: 60 Years of Failed Policies in Tibet – was launched simultaneously from London, New York, Washington, and Sydney via an online press conference.
A 23-year-old man and his 18-year- old sister were arrested on Thursday in Birmingham on suspicion of possessing documents likely to be of use to someone preparing for an act of terrorism.
The pair was arrested at an address in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, some 195 km northwest of London, under the Terrorism Act, West Midlands Police said.
They were arrested on suspicion of possessing documents likely to be of use to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism, the BBC reported.
The police did not name the pair or their nationality.
The government has floated global tenders to procure about 4,000 specialised “human detecting” night vision devices in the wake of the recent controversial encounter in Chhattisgarh where allegations of killing civilians were levelled against the CRPF.
The paramilitary force, through a multi-country tender, wants to procure a total of 3,804 passive night devices (monocular) besides 3,241 binocular devices which will be given to the troops conducting anti-Naxal operations during night as part of the new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) implemented by the CRPF recently.
The Internet requires not just governance but transparency and accountability on the part of the user, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.
The user “should be free to express his opinion but at the same time be accountable for what is being said”, Sibal said while inaugurating the India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC-2012).
“Above all, managing the Internet needs consensus amongst stakeholders — government, business, civil society,” he added.