All India Congress Committee (AICC) member Captain Praveen Davar on Monday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had no chance of becoming the next Prime Minister.
“The BJP-led alliance will not come to power again in the Center, and therefore there is no chance for Modi to become the Prime Minister,” Davar said, talking to reporters here.
TDP chief Chandra Babu Naidu has participated in the world disabled day at Pentakurru village under Bodhan mandal of the district on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, he said Congress has done pretty nothing for the welfare of the disabled. He has complained that even their demand of hiking the pension to Rs. 1500 was ignored. He has assured that his government would provide free education from KG to PG. He has reminded that during his rule, he has distributed tricycles to the disabled persons. He has also assured that his government would pay Rs. 1000 to Rs. 1500 as pension to the disabled.
A day-light murder took place in the city at Shankar nagar, under the limits of Amberpet police station, on Monday.
According to police, the deceased was identified as Upendra chary, who was working as a conductor in the Barkatpura depot. When chary was walking on the road, he was severely attacked by unknown persons. It is reported that the conductor died on the spot, when he was beaten up with sticks.
The Left parties CPI, CPM, along with YSRCP, staged a dharna, in front of Singareni bhavan here today, demanding the state government to immediately withdraw the surcharge on electricity, which was causing heavy burden on the common people.
The police took the agitating activists into custody, when they tried to forcibly enter in to the official meeting organized by the ‘Electricity Regulatory Commission’ (ERC).
Tense situation prevailed when B. V. Raghavulu, state general secretary, CPM fell unconscious in the scuffle with the police. (NSS).
The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday exhorted the farmers to adopt modern cultivation methods that would improve the crop production and benefit them
Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy on Monday admitted of injustice to the railway projects of Andhra Pradesh.
Talking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan after meeting Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana, the union minister said that several railway projects in the State have been delayed for various factors. However, he said he would take immediate steps to hasten the completion of projects. He also informed that he would soon convene a meeting with the elected representatives of State to discuss the pending railway projects of the State.
Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT), will observe AP state Bandh and Black Day, in view of the 20th anniversary of Babri demolition day, on 6th December. .
Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Muslims will never give up even an inch of the land of the demolished Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.
The president of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) said Muslims were betrayed at every step in the Babri Masjid case and felt that justice should be done to ensure peace and law and order in the country.
Owaisi was addressing a mammoth public meeting organised by the United Muslim Action Committee at MIM headquarters Darussalam here Sunday night, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on Dec 6, 1992.
In order to clear extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway will run Special trains between Nanded and Pune.
As per the schedule, the Train No. 07629 Nanded-Pune Special train will depart Nanded at 9.20 pm on December 6th and 13th (Thursdays) and arrive Pune at 11.05 am, on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 07630 Pune -Nanded Special train will depart Pune at 10.00 pm on December 7th and 14th (Fridays) and arrive Nanded at 10.20 am on the next day.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Monday demanded that the State Government increase the cosmetic charges of students living in government hostels.
Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan here, TRS MLA T Harish Rao said that the cosmetic charges should be increased from present Rs 50 to Rs 200 per students. He said poor students belonging to SC, ST, BC and minorities study in hostels and the cosmetic charges being paid to them were too meager. For instance, he said that the students get Rs 12 for haircut. He said this should be increased to at least Rs 25.
Cricketing great Ricky Ponting, who retired from all forms of the game after playing his last Test match at Perth against South Africa, on Monday, said India’s Sachin Tendulkar is the best player he has played against.
On being asked about the most supreme batsmen of his era, Ponting said: “I feel Sachin was the best player I played against and that’s coming from more of a captain’s point of view as well, knowing he had so much success against us in our conditions and their conditions.”
The bilateral ties between China and India should not be affected by “noises”, said Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo Monday as he called for further cooperation between the two for common development.
Dai made the remarks as he held talks with India’s National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon in Beijing, reported Xinhua.
Ahead of Menon’s visit to Beijing, India and China Nov 30 ended a second meeting of their working group and discussed steps to maintain peace along their disputed border.
From her debut with the 2000 film ‘Refugee’ to her latest release ‘Talaash’; Kareena Kapoor has come a long way in her decade-long career.
The actress says she picks different kinds of roles as she prefers taking risks when it comes to choosing films. Be it a ‘masala’ film like Bodyguard or a women-centric movie like Heroine, Kareena has it all in her kitty. The 32-year-old Bollywood A-lister says it is her duty as an actress to dole out a variety of films for her fans.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday issued a “strong warning” to the regime of Bashar al-Assad over the potential use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.
“This is a red line for the United States,” Clinton said after meeting Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg.
“Once again we issue a very strong warning to the Assad regime that their behaviour is reprehensible. Their actions against their own people have been tragic,” she added.
Farhan Akhtar has left a lasting impression on Lara Dutta with the trailer of his upcoming film “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”.
“So…saw ‘Talaash’ (which I really liked), but what stayed with me long after is the accompanying trailer of BMB (‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’)! @FarOutAkhtar, you are hot,” tweeted Lara.
“Talaash”, featuring Aamir Khan released to a good reception Nov 30, while “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, will hit the screens July 12, 2013.
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Something as innocuous as touching your face could infect you with flu, especially after your hands brush with contaminated surfaces, according to a study.
“There are many opportunities in between hand-washing episodes for people to re-contaminate their hands. If a deadly respiratory virus is around, this is something to really take into account,” said Wladimir Alonso, from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, who led the study, according to Daily Mail.
Quran is Allah’s (God’s) final revelation to mankind that has remain unchanged since its revelation.
India can diplomatically “do something” in the alleged child abuse case involving an Indian couple in Norway, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said today.
“Government can diplomatically do something,” he told reporters here. The couple – Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni, a software professional from Andhra Pradesh, and his wife Anupama – have been charged with “gross or repeated maltreatment” of their child and remanded in custody.
Asha Bhosle represents the wondrous spirit of human resilience in all its sonorous splendour. Within less than two months of her daughter’s death, the singer has pulled herself up and has found solace in music.
Asha’s only daughter Varsha committed suicide Oct 8 and ever since the veteran singer had been lying low. In fact, friends and family say she had gone into depression, which apparently gripped her with frightening intensity.
However, thanks to music, Asha has gradually begun to heal and become emotionally healthy.
Attributing the success of the Tibetan democratic experiment in exile to Indian values and traditions, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Monday said that the country “owed its religion to India”.
“Tibet owed its religion to India and that it is owing to the proximity to India physically and spiritually that the Tibetan struggle has conformed to the tenets of ahimsa (non-violence), dialogue and reconciliation,” said Sangay, who took over as political successor to the Dalai Lama.
Hadith: `Abdullah bin `Amr Al-`As (RadiyAllahu anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallellahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The person who perfectly maintains the ties of kinship is NOT the one who does it because he gets recompensed by his relatives (for being kind and good to them), but the one who truly maintains the bonds of kinship is the one who PERSISTS in doing so even though the latter has severed the ties of kinship with him”.
[Al-Bukhari]
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Muhammad Ali, former world heavyweight boxing champion and widely considered to be the greatest pugilist of all time, will be named “King of Boxing” at the 50th convention of the World Boxing Council, or WBC.
The convention begins Monday in Mexico’s Caribbean coastal resort of Cancun.
The “crowning” of Ali will be one of the main events at the convention celebrating the 50th year of the WBC, which is headed by Mexican Jose Sulaiman.
South Africa retained their status as the top-ranked team in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test Championship table following their 309-run victory over Australia Monday in the third and final Test in Perth, which gave them a 1-0 series win.
South Africa’s series victory meant that they are the clear leaders at the top of the table, leading second-ranked England by six rating points. Australia are still in third position but have dropped to 114 after conceding three points.
Dashing Indian batsman Virender Sehwag Sunday gave the thumbs up to Lords, Sidney and Ahmedabad, and the thumbs down to Eden Gardens – in terms of the food served to cricketers.
“I love the food served at The Lords, in Sidney, in (Motera at) Ahmedabad. But I am never happy with food served by CAB (Cricket Association of Bengal-the local cricket association in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens),” said Sehwag.
“A lot of times I have opted for only sandwiches at the Eden IPL (Indian Premier League) is different. There the food is not served by the CAB.”
Holding her cards close to her chest, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Monday said that her party does not support FDI in multi-brand retail, and would decide how to vote on the “floor of house” Dec 5.
Dec 5 is also when the matter will be put to vote in both houses of parliament.
Emphasising that FDI in retail would impact small shop owners, farmers and small scale industries, Mayawati appealed to the government not to implement it in haste.