Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday went across the international border here to explore more avenues of overland trade with Pakistan’s Punjab province and help change the geopolitics of the subcontinent.
He is accompanied by a 30-member delegation that includes industrialists, exporters, traders and government officials.
A new tool known as MS-Chip can instantly tell cancerous cells from normal cells by having them go through microscopic barriers, say researchers who developed it.
The flexible cancerous cells can navigate through the tool’s microscopic holes easily. But the rigid benign cells have trouble squeezing through them because of their well-developed cytoskeleton, a network of tiny but strong rod-shaped proteins that give cells their shape and structure.
A subject based mushaira was held at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall on November 3. Poets enthralled the audience with their ghazals. Dr. Narsimha Reddy presented inaugural address. Mr. Shujat Ali (IAS) presided over. Mrs. Tasneem Jauhar and Taqi Askari Wala were the honourary guests. Atyab Aijaz moderated the mushaira. Poet Yousuf Ravish set the ball rolling.
Organised by Chetana Society in association with Basthi Vikas Manch, the ‘mushaira’ was intended to create awareness about the dwindling water resources and the need to preserve the precious commodity.
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Motherless baby Damini, who was admitted at a private hospital here following government support, was Monday discharged in a healthy condition.
Damini, now one-and-a-half month old, whose father was compelled to carry her in a cloth sling while riding a cycle rickshaw, was admitted to the Fortis hospital, Jaipur, in a critical condition with respiratory problems, infection in the blood and kidney among others medical issues on October 21.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he wanted a phased withdrawal of a legislation that gives sweeping powers to armed forces but would not fix a deadline.
“There is no deadline for the removal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) as of now, but it will go and the work is in progress on this count,” Abdullah told reporters.
He was speaking after the ceremonial opening of government offices in this winter capital.
The university system was not producing “well-educated” graduates to meet needs of Indian companies, giving an opportunity to firms to enter the sector in the “guise” of training, Minister of State for Higher Education Shashi Tharoor on Monday said.
He also said that the national education policy in the past has been out of step with the times.
Six Indian-Americans are in the race for a seat in the US House of Representatives, with the latest polls and mainstream media saying that three of them have bright chances of winning.
Elections will be held for all 435 seats, representing the 50 US states on November 6. The winners of this election cycle will serve in the 113th United States Congress.
Dr Ami Bera, the Democratic Party candidate from California’s seventh Congressional District, is said to have the best chances to win the Congressional elections.
Islam offers a complete economic system. Islamic shariah guides in every field of life. Quran has the guidelines as to which actions are haraam and which are halaal. These views were expressed by Mohammed Asim Farooqui, director Institute of Islamic Banking Finance and Insurance while addressing a special seminar at Siasat Golden Jubilee Hall, Siasat premises.
The workshop was jointly organized by Siasat daily and Institute of Islamic Banking Finance and Insurance. The speakers highlighted the importance of Islamic banking and vast scope in the field.
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Amidst a row over CAG audit of Reliance Industries’ KG-D6 gas field spendings, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday said audit was a contractual obligation and hoped that the company will abide by it.
“I have already gone on record to say that it is a contractual relationship between the government and the respective contracting parties… Audit (of spending on oil and gas fields) is part of this (contractual obligation),” he told reporters here.
Yuvraj Singh on Monday returned to India’s Test team after a year’s absence, replacing Suresh Raina. Along with senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, the all-rounder has been named for the 15-member squad for the first two Tests of the four match rubber against England starting Nov. 15.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen visited the Taj Mahal here Monday morning, officials said. He described the 17th century Mughal monument as a “gift of beauty for all humanity”.
“The visit lasted for one hour from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.,” Archaeological Survey of India official in charge of the Taj Mahal Munazzar Ali said.
The prime minister in blue suit and his wife in white took a stroll back alone from the monument. The couple held hands as they walked up a pathway, the marble structure rising up in the haze behind them.
Improving the quality of education is central to achieving the GDP growth aims set by India, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said Monday.
“The biggest challenge is that there has been no significant improvement in terms of quality education delivery. The issues of skill gaps, skill shortages and unemployable graduates still persist,” Tharoor said at the FICCI higher education summit.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will pay a two-day visit to her constituency Rae Bareli from November 7 to flag off the first batch of coaches at the Rail coach factory in Lalganj.
According to the detailed programme released here by the Congress office, Gandhi would flag off the new coaches made at the Rail Coach Factory Lalganj on the first day of her visit and lay the foundation stone of Rae Bareli-Utratiya rail line and multi-purpose complex at the Railway station.
Yuvraj Singh today returned to India’s Test fold after a year along with senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in the 15-member squad announced today for the first two Tests against England starting November 15.
Yuvraj, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, replaced Suresh Raina in the squad for the series which is a four-match affair.
The new selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil also included Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay in place of S Badrinath, who featured in the last Test against New Zealand in August.
Formation of Andhra Pradesh not only proved harmful for Telangana people but it was also the test of their patience. Addressing the 42nd dialogue of Telangana Resource Centre, Telangana NGO Devi Prasad expressed these views. Captain Pandu Ranga Rao, convenor SC, ST, Minority Front, Sanaullah Khan, Telangana protagonist Vimla, DP Reddy Sri Ranga Reddy advocate JAC also spoke on the occasion.
Two thieves arrested in Golconda
(Siasat News): Golconda police has arrested two thieves and seized 10 tolas gold ornaments from their possession. According to inspector Mohd. Waheeduddin, a case of theft had taken place in the house of one Yousuf in Nadeem colony on October 7 where 15 tolas gold ornaments were stolen.
Yuvraj Singh today returned to India’s Test fold after a year along with senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in the 15-member squad announced today for the first two Tests against England starting November 15.
Yuvraj, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, replaced Suresh Raina in the squad for the series which is a four-match affair.
The new selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil also included Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay in place of S Badrinath, who featured in the last Test against New Zealand in August.
Film ‘3 Kanya’ director Agnidev Chatterjee has denied that his film is inspired by last year’s infamous Park Street gang rape, saying it does not refer to any specific incident.
“I will rather describe the film as a thriller which has many issues confronting a woman and not necessarily one which confines itself to one single subject,” Chatterjee, who is also the film’s producer, said.
A German national was today allegedly raped and robbed by unidentified persons at her residence in suburban Bandra, police said here.
“A German woman approached us claiming that she has been raped. Accordingly, we registered her complaint and are investigating the matter,” said a police official.
The incident occurred at her residence in posh Bandra locality, police said, adding that she also claimed to have been robbed.
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An MBBS student allegedly committed suicide by consuming excessive sleeping pills here, police said today.
Shashank (22), a final year MBBS student of a private college at Sitapura here, was found lying in an unconscious state in his rented room yesterday.
When his mother failed to contact him on his mobile phone, she called Shashank’s friend who went to his room and broke open the door.
“He was taken to a private hospital where he died yesterday,” police said today.
Primary investigations reveal he was under stress due to pressure of studying.
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Attacking the BJP over party president Nitin Gadkari’s comment drawing a comparison between the IQ level of Swami Vivekananda and fugitive don Dawood Ibhrahim, the Congress Monday said it demonstrates the party’s “level of thinking and mentality” and demanded an apology.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said Gadkari’s speech at an event in Bhopal Sunday is “yet another manifestation of their culture and mentality. How can anyone compare one of India’s foremost thought leaders with a criminal or with somebody who has clearly dubious and notorious records.”
An MBBS student allegedly committed suicide by consuming excessive sleeping pills here, police said Monday.
Shashank (22), a final year MBBS student of a private college at Sitapura here, was found lying in an unconscious state in his rented room yesterday.
When his mother failed to contact him on his mobile phone, she called Shashank’s friend who went to his room and broke open the door.
“He was taken to a private hospital where he died yesterday,” police said today.
Primary investigations reveal he was under stress due to pressure of studying.
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Train services were affected on Sunday due to heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh triggered by cyclone ‘Nilam’ with East Coast Railway (ECoR) cancelling, short-terminating or diverting several trains.
Trains were rescheduled as water level was flowing above the danger mark in Thandava River between Tuni and Gullipadu stations in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam section of Vijaywada Division of South Central Railway, ECoR sources said.
With 24 children dying of a mysterious disease during last two months in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, the government has launched a drive to create health awareness and conduct medical examination in the tribal-dominated district.
“We have collected blood, water and mosquito samples in the affected areas to ascertain the reason behind the death and augmented the drive to create health awareness among the people”, chief district medical officer (CDMO), Sashibhushan Panda said.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said he wanted a phased withdrawal of a legislation that gives sweeping powers to armed forces but would not fix a deadline.
“There is no deadline for the removal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) as of now, but it will go and the work is in progress on this count,” Abdullah told reporters.
He was speaking after the ceremonial opening of government offices in this winter capital.