Month: June 2013

Notice to the students of Urdu University distance education

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The books of all students of under graduate and post graduate courses run under Directorate of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University are being sent through post. Students are expected to receive books on their addresses till August 15.

Counseling classes will begin from August 11, while the exams of all courses of distance education will begin from November 20. Students can submit exam forms from July 1 to August 18 at their respective study centre. BA I year results have been released last week.

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TB hospital patients face hardships

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The patients undergoing treatment at government hospitals have to face hardships due to shortage of medicines. People from others states arrive at TB hospital located at Erragadda, the largest hospital in the state but sadly due to lack of medicines, the patients’ condition is further deteriorating. Medical officer told that supply of medicines in the TB hospital for the past one year is next to nothing they don’t have medicines to give to the patients being admitted to the hospital.

‘Not doing politics in flood-hit Uttarakhand’, says Hanumantha Rao

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A day after fighting with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, Congress MP V Hanumantha Rao on Thursday said he is not doing politics in Uttarakhand but is working honestly and added that people of all states must be safe and everyone must work together.

Rao claimed that TDP leaders were preventing the flood victims from boarding a flight arranged by the Andhra Pradesh government to Hyderabad.

IIMC to start short-term course for Urdu journalists

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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will soon start a certificate course to impart necessary skills among Urdu journalists.

In a statement released here today, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the decision to launch the short-term course was taken in chairmanship of Uday Kumar Varma who, as the I&B secretary, is also the chairman of the IIMC board.

At a recently held conference of Urdu editors, Information and Broadcasting minister Manish Tewari was apprised of the need to provide quality training to Urdu journalism aspirants.

Modi meets Maha BJP leaders; Gadkari absent

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today met the top brass of Maharashtra BJP to discuss strategy for next Lok Sabha elections but former party president Nitin Gadkari was conspicuous by his absence.

This is Modi’s first visit to the state after being appointment as BJP’s poll campaign committee chief.

Pak govt. to file appeal in Swiss court for reopening of Zardari corruption cases

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The PML-N government has reportedly told the Supreme Court about its decision to file an appeal in the Swiss court for reopening of cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Recently the Swiss prosecutors had declared Zardari ‘free of charges’ and had refused to reopen a probe into the alleged corruption case involving Zardari and his late wife Benazir Bhutto in 1990.

Facebook to develop official app for Windows 8

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Software giant Microsoft has reportedly confirmed that social media website Facebook will develop its official application for its latest version of OS Windows 8. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the announcement at the company’s annual developers conference in San Francisco but did not provide any specific release date, CBS News reports. According to the report, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company will design the official app initially for the Windows 8 tablets likely with a fall release date.

Asian minorities better off than many whites in US: Study

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Asian neighborhoods have substantially higher incomes and college-educated residents than the neighborhoods that whites live in, a US study has found.

Asians are found to be the fastest growing minority group in the U.S., but have been described as the least segregated minority group in the U.S.

The study released by the US2010 Project at Brown University found that Chinese and Indians are segregated almost as highly as Hispanics, and Vietnamese segregation is almost as high as that of African Americans.

Sonam persuaded Dhanush for beauty soap ad

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Southern star Dhanush was “aghast” at the idea of endorsing a beauty soap, but actress Sonam Kapoor, his co-star in “Raanjhanaa”, managed to persuade him.

On Tuesday, the unconventional-looking hero flew into Mumbai after a flash promotional trip to Chennai to promote his new Tamil film “Maryaan”, and shot an ad for Lux with Sonam.

A source from the set said: “Initially, Dhanush who is extremely self-deprecating about his looks was aghast at the idea. ‘How can I endorse a beauty soap?’ he argued. But it was his new buddy in Mumbai Sonam who convinced Dhanush to give it try.”

19 bodies from IAF chopper crash found

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Bodies of 19 military personnel who died when an Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in Uttarakhand have been found, an ITBP spokesperson said.

“Nineteen bodies have been recovered,” Indo-Tibetan Border Police spokesman Deepak Pandey told IANS. Ten of the bodies have been brought to Gauchar, which is being used as an air base for rescue operations.

—IANS

Pakistan SC adjourns Musharraf case

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing in the treason case against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, Dawn reported on its website.

The move was taken to hold consultations over the setting up of a special court to hear the case against the former president, the report said.

The apex court rejected a plea to arrest Musharraf, citing that no formal charges against the former president had been placed before the court.

58 pc U.S. parents use gadgets to babysit kids

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More than 58 percent of U.S. parents have admitted that they use a tech gadget to “babysit” or occupy their little one, a recent study has revealed.

The poll conducted by CouponCodes4u.com has found that on an average, respondents, who all had at least one child between the ages of 2 and 13, said that they use this method of child care about twice a week, the New York Daily News reported.

Some of the respondents have revealed that are turning to technology for the task because it allows them to take a break from parenting, while others said that it gives them some private “me-time.”

Two accused in Karnataka gang-rape arrested

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Police Thursday arrested two of the three men accused of abducting and gang-raping a medical student here June 20, while a hunt is on for the third culprit.

“We have cracked the case by arresting Yogesh and Harish and rushed a team to nab the third suspect (Anand) who escaped to Goa,” Udupi Superintendent of Police M.B. Boralingaiah told IANS.

A major educational centre, Manipal is five kilometres from the Udupi temple town on the west coast of the state and 410 km from Bangalore.

Balapur: a shining example of Hindu-Muslim unity

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At a time when communal hatred is incited among the people in India and minds are polluted by hate, intolerance and prejudice, Dargah Hazrat Baba Sharfuddin Soharwardi offers a shining example of Hindu-Muslim unity and national integrity. Balapur is considered a communally sensitive area, but every year during the Urs of Hazrat Baba Sharfuddin Soharwardi, the area wears a festive look.

Cut-off for BTech is 99 percent at DU

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As Delhi University released its first list of cut-offs for admission to the undergraduate programme, students looking to study technology found the cut-off was a staggering 99 percent.

As the first cut-off list was released late Wednesday, the BTech course in even not-so-renowned colleges required an unusually high minimum score.

At Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science, only those scoring above 99.75 percent could hope to get seats, according to the first cut-off list.

When will Indian Leadership Guard India’s Dignity?

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India’s civilization and culture are such that this country always plays by the rules. At the time of the formation of the United Nations, it was clear to the whole world that India’s independence was round the corner. India had made huge contribution to the war effort of the Allies in the just concluded World War 2. But for the heroic contribution of Indian army’s famed 4th Division the result of the tank battle against Rommel in El Alamein could have been different. That victory alone changed the course of war in Europe.

Pak to revive ‘backdoor diplomacy’ with India to prevent incident related derailment of dialogue

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Pakistan’s federal government has decided to revive ‘backdoor diplomacy’ with India in order to ensure that the peace processes stay on track and are not derailed by any incident.

‘Backdoor diplomacy’, which refers to negotiations which take place away from the public glare was used by the two countries in the past in which the 2003 ceasefire agreement across the Line of Control was decided, the Express Tribune reports.

Bieber’s dating a married woman?

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Singer Justin Bieber’s new girlfriend Jordan Ozuna is reportedly a married woman, claims her estranged mother-in-law Kim.

Bieber was recently seen getting cosy with Las Vegas-based waitress Ozuna, 22. However, according to Kim, Ozuna is still married to her son Daniel. The duo is said to have married at a young age and filed for divorce after a couple of years of marriage, reports thesun.co.uk.

“She’s still married. They’ve been separated a good year. They were very young when they got married. They’ll figure it out on their own,” the sun.co.uk quoted Kim as saying.

Never realised I was away for 15 months: Vidya Balan

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Vidya Balan was last seen in “Kahaani” which released in March last year but the actress says she did not realise she was away from the big screen for 15-long months.

The 35-year-old actress is, however, hoping to make a triumphant return to the big screen with her upcoming film “Ghanchakkar”.

West Indies, Sri Lanka lock horns in tri-series opener

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Eager to leave their Champions Trophy eliminations behind, hosts West Indies and Sri Lanka will square off here tomorrow in the opening match of a Tri-nation One-Day series, which also features an in-form India.

West Indies were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions trophy when they lost to South Africa via Duckworth Lewis method while the Lankans were humbled in the semifinals by eventual champions India.

Crime In Hyderabad (27.6.2013)

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Woman brutally murdered
(Siasat News): A woman was brutally murdered by some unidentified persons in Alwal. As per the details, K Mungi, 28, was the wife of one K Ravi, resident of Bolarum and both were living in the slum area.

Last night, some unidentified persons entered their slum and killed Mungi with boulders. Though police has registered a case but the preliminary investigations also took her husband in the list of suspicious people, as he might be person behind her killing.

Mandela still critical, president cancels Mozambique trip

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South African President Jacob Zuma cancelled a scheduled trip to Mozambique after visiting former leader Nelson Mandela, who remains critically ill in a hospital here, BBC reported.

Zuma was due to attend a regional summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo Thursday, but decided to cancel his trip.

President Zuma was briefed by doctors who were doing everything possible to ensure 94-year-old Mandela’s well-being, an official statement said.

Nitaqat law: Karuna seeks intervention of Centre, state govts

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DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday sought intervention of the Centre and state governments to take steps and protect the livelihood of thousands of Tamil labourers living in Saudi Arabia following that nation’s implementation of ‘Nitaqat’ labour laws.

TDP put Telugu people’s head down in shame: Farooq Husain

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Congress MLC Mohammed Farooq Husain alleged Telugu Desam of putting Telugu people’s head down in shame by doing rowdism in Dehradun. He told that being deprived of power for 10 years TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is suffering from jitters and has started playing politics over flood.

The Congress government of Andhra Pradesh made large scale arrangements to bring state pilgrims safely to their place after Uttarakhand tragedy and brought more than 1500 pilgrims to their places. It also arranged direct flight from Dehradun to Hyderabad.

Effective measure for protection of Waqf properties

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Special attention was invited towards the protection and development of the Waqf properties across the country in the Central Waqf Council meeting held in New Delhi. The council meeting was chaired by Central Waqf Council chairman and Union Minority affairs minister K Rahman Khan.