Month: November 2013

Pak to review relations with US in war against terror post Mehsud’s killing

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Pakistan has announced to review the ‘entire perspective’ of its cooperation with Washington in the war against terror.

According to the Daily Times, the comments were made by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar in retaliation to US drone strike that killed TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud .

Nisar told a press conference in a forthright criticism of the US that Pakistan does not see this strike as an attack on a person, it is an attack on the peace process.

He added that Islamabad’s efforts have been ambushed. It was not even an ambush from the front.

New smart glasses could help blind navigate

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Scientists are in the process of developing a pair of “smart glasses” that is going to help blind people navigate unfamiliar territory by recognizing objects or translating signs into speech.

Researchers from Oxford University in England are trying to create a set of sophisticated glasses that use camera and software to find objects and display them on the lenses of glasses, Discovery News reported.

The smart glass consists of two small cameras mounted on the corners of the glasses capture two different pictures, just as human eyes do.

China to be more involved in global affairs, says prez

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated the country will adhere to the path of peaceful development and vowed to never seek hegemony.

He added that China will assume more international responsibilities and participate more in international affairs and system reforms.

According to the China Daily, Jinping made the remarks in Beijing while meeting the foreign participants of a meeting of the 21st Century Council, a top global think tank.

Russian teen sells virginity for 17, 514 pounds online

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A Russian teenager has sold her virginity for 17, 514 pounds in an online auction .

The 18-year-old Siberian beauty known as Shatuniha, described herself as “new, not used” and claimed that she was in an urgent need of money.

Hence, she said she was selling the most precious thing she possessed, her virginity and was ready to get it verified, the Mirror reported.

She added that she could come to a hotel at Predmostnaya Square along with a document confirming her virginity and a person to take the cash and leave, so that she wasn’t fooled.

US, Germany to ink two way no-spy deal

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Germany and the United States are signing a two-way deal not to spy on each other.

The move comes in the wake of the diplomatic furore sparked by the Edward Snowden revelations.

According to news24, a delegation of German chancellery and intelligence officials reached the deal during talks at the White House this week, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) reported in its Sunday edition.

Spy claims have been ricocheting across the Atlantic in a row that has frazzled ties between US and European allies.

Yoga improves men’s sex life

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Yoga not only improves lung capacity, stronger bones and lower risk of heart disease, but it also helps men have better sex, it has been revealed.

During a Huffington Post Live discussion with men who love yoga, host Caitlyn Becker got the scoop on how the practice benefits them in the bedroom.

Life coach Joseph Robinson pointed out that during great sex, “you want to be in your body, you want to be really present,” and that sensation comes with yoga.

Taylor asks Hughes, Khawaja to look up to Hayden for ‘inspiration’

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Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has said that the batting pair of Phil Hughes and Usman Khawaja should be looking at Matthew Hayden’s career transformation from limited shot-maker to awesome run machine as inspiration.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, both Hughes and Khawaja lost the confidence of selectors in England this year, left out of the fifth Test at The Oval, with bowling all-rounder James Faulkner preferred for a Test debut.

It would appear both are back in the queue leading into the Ashes opener in Brisbane on November 21, the report said.

Back injury forces McCullum out of remainder of Bangladesh series

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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been ruled out of the final two matches of the Bangladesh leg of the Kiwis’ tour including today’s third ODI and Wednesday’s T20I, with a bad back.

According to Stuff.co.nz, McCullum underwent an MRI scan on his back and the side’s medical team decided it was best to get him home for further review and to begin rehabilitation.

The goal is for McCullum to get back to full fitness for the home summer starting with a tour from the West Indies, the report said.

“Message is not destroyed if you kill the messenger’: BJP

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that the inefficiency of the Congress Party is known to everyone.

Reacting to Congress’ demand to stop opinion polls, he said that they can destroy the messenger, but not the message.

‘The Congress party needs to understand. The message is not destroyed if you kill the messenger. The message is against the Congress Party. Today they want opinion polls to be restricted; tomorrow they would close all meetings of the opposition. The inefficiency of the Congress Party is known to everyone,” he said.

New rule of five fielders inside the circle helped me: Rohit

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Double centurion Rohit Sharma today said the new rule of five fielders inside the circle helped him to go for the coveted landmark as India clinched the seven-match ODI series against Australia 3-2 with an easy win here.

“I was really not looking for it (200). That’s how I play my innings. If you look at my innings in Jaipur, I took time to build my innings and that’s my gameplan. But when I was batting in 180s, I went for it. The new rule of five fielders inside the circle helped me score freely,” he told reporters at the post-match press conference.

‘Supreme Court directions on civil servants will serve public interest’

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The Supreme Court’s directions that civil servants should have an assured minimum tenure and should refrain from acting on verbal orders given by politicians will serve public interest by improving governance and bringing greater accountability in the system, say retired bureaucrats who have held key positions in the government.

Former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramaniam said that assured minimum tenure was a basic requirement and many commissions have recommended it in the past.

Seven victims of Andhra train accident identified

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Seven of the eight Bokaro Express passengers who were run over by another train near Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh Saturday night have been identified, police said.

All the bodies were shifted to railway hospital at Visakhapatnam. “One body is yet to be identified,” a police official said Sunday.

One of the two injured is in critical condition.

The dead have been identified as Alexis, 27, Shweta Singh, 33, Samhita, 10, Shaurya, 2, Tara Devi, 34, Kartik Sahu, 70, and Lokender Kumar, 28.

Police record statement of actress in ‘molestation’ case

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Leading Malayalam film actress Shweta Menon, who was allegedly molested by Congress MP N Peethambara Kurup at the President’s Boat race event at Kollam two days back, today gave her statement on the incident to police.

A police team from Kollam, including a woman Circle Inspector arrived here at 9 AM and recorded Shweta’s statement at her residence. The actress reportedly broke down while the statement was being recorded.

The police team refused to disclose the details.

Pakistan PM to hold meeting on US ties

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over an important meeting later Sunday to discuss his country’s relationship with the US following the drone strike which killed Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, officials said.

Pakistani officials claimed the US action has scuttled the government peace dialogue plan with the Taliban.

Talkatora initiative : Nitish Kumar and Mulayam Singh echoing each others concerns can turn into formidable force

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Fourteen political parties came together at a Convention against Communalism and for Social Harmony. Between them they represented governments in Tripura, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and the direct opposition to existing governments in Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra. Not a small political force, thus, by any stretch of the imagination.

Bailey feels Rohit can fill into big shoes of Tendulkar

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Impressed with his breathtaking display of batting, Australia skipper George Bailey says Rohit Sharma is certainly the one who is in the mix for the spot that will open up after Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement from international cricket later this month.

Rohit crack a match-winning double century as India posted a 57-run victory in the series-deciding final ODI against Australia to clinch the rubber 3-2 here last night.

Pakistani folk singer Reshma is dead

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Renowned Pakistani folk singer Reshma, who was suffering from throat cancer for a long time, died in Lahore Sunday morning, hospital sources said.

Reshma was in coma for a month, Geo TV quoted hospital sources as saying.

Born in Bikaner in India’s Rajasthan state to a Banjara family around 1947, her tribe migrated to Karachi shortly after partition.

Dawn reported that she his survived by son Umair and daughter Khadija.

Kiran, Jagan parroting Sonia: Varla Ramaiah

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TDP senior leader Varla Ramaiah today alleged that both Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and YSR Congress Party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy are domestic parrots of AICC president Sonia Gandhi.

Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Ramaiah said the duo was uttering and speaking the same words what Sonia Gandhi was saying in Delhi says, he said. He also accused the “Sakshi” media of propagating the script of Sonia Gandhi sent from Delhi.

The TDP leader dubbed TRS chief KCR as adopted son of Sonia Gandhi while Jagan is younger adopted son. (NSS)

BJP committed to 2006 resolution on T: Nagam

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BJP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy today asserted that a Telangana State cannot be formed without the active support of the BJP.

Nagam, who met party’s national president Rajnath Singh along with others, told the media that “Singh has asked us tell people that Telangana is possible only by the BJP and without it the desire of Telangana people for separate State cannot be fulfilled.

Nagam said the party is committed on 2006 resolution on Telangana and it was party’s aim to achieve separate State for backward Telangana region. (NSS)

TDP leaders mourn Yerrannaidu

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TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu today paid rich tributes to party’s senior leader late Yerrannaidu at NTR Trust Bhavan on the occasion of his first anniversary, who died in a road accident.

Recalling the services of Yerrannaidu to the party and the society, the former chief minister said demise of Yerrannaidu was an irreparable loss to the party. “It was like I have lost my right hand”, he added.

The party would always stand to help Yerran’s family, he said, adding that Yerrannaidu’s son has been made in-charge of his constituency and he work is satisfactory.

Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition inaugurated by Mr. Zahid Ali Khan in Bidar

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Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily inaugurated Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition at Bareed Shahi Palace, Ambedkar Circle in Bidar yesterday. This exhibition consists of Islamic Calligraphy exhibits of five noted calligraphers and Artists of Hyderabad. It will continue from 2nd November to 5th November from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. He presented calligraphy exhibits to Mr. P.C. Jaffar, Deputy Commissioner of Bidar on this occasion. Former District Panchayath Committee President, Mr. Mohammed Naseemuddin Patel and Mr.

World should follow Indian multi-culturalism: Ansari

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The success of Indian multi-culturalism is an example for the whole world to establish a peaceful and harmonious society, Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari said here. Ansari was addressing a gathering at the Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre at Said Business School in Oxford, England on ‘Identity and Citizenship: An Indian Perspective’, reported the Asian Lite newspaper Saturday. Countries in the European Union, including Germany, France and England are facing social and cultural issues related to the fresh influx of immigrants from other EU countries and Asia.

30 Al Shabaab militants killed in Somalia

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At least 30 Al Shabaab militants were killed by joint Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Somalia National Army (SNA) near the Kenyan border Saturday, Kenya’s military officials said.

The Somali and Kenyan soldiers attacked the militants’ hideout in Kolbio in southern Somalia, Xinhua quoted Kenya Defence Forces spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir as saying.

“Somali National Army killed over 30 Al Shabaab militants in Kolbio, close to Kenya border,” Chirchir tweeted, adding that seven AK-47 were recovered from the hideout.

Decision to represent for Atomic Power Plant in Telangana- Lakhshma Reddy

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Congress MLA of Ranga Reddy District, Mr. K. Lakhshma Reddy told that a representation would be made to the Central Govt. for elevating the status of all the 17 Lok Sabha Constituencies as districts and also to erect an atomic power plant to meet the energy requirements of Telangana Districts. He also demanded UPA Chairperson, Ms. Sonia Gandhi to form separate Telangana State soon. He advised the people of Seema Andhra not to believe the politicians who are misleading them.

–Siasat News

US official sacked for Twitter barbs is Indian-American

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A key White House staffer who was fired after it came to light that he was behind a Twitter account that dished out gossip and pointed barbs at the Obama Administration is an Indian-American.

Jofi Joseph, 40, who was part of the National Security Council’s nuclear nonproliferation team, was just six months old when his Indian parents moved from Germany to the US.

A bright student, Joseph won several prestigious awards during his school and college days at Muskegon city in Michigan, including the National Citizen Bee.