Month: November 2013

KPS Gill’s statement on 2002 riots has no relevance: Sharad Yadav

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Janata Dal-United (JDU) chief Sharad Yadav on Friday said former Punjab DGP KPS Gill’s statement giving a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots has no relevance.

“His statement has no relevance, someone must have told him to give such a statement,” he said.

Giving a clean chit to Modi, Gill earlier in the days said the 2002 riots were a total failure of the police and not political leadership.

“I have written in my book that it was a total police failure and not failure of police leadership,” he said.

Rural technology Mela from Nov 8

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City based National Institute of Rural Technology (NIRD) is organizing its 11th ‘Rural Technology Mela-2013’ from November 8 to 13, 2013 at Rural Technology Park, NIRD campus, Rajendranagar, every day from 10 am to 9 pm. Entrance is free to the general public. The popular national mela had been attracting farmers, rural technocrats, farm mechanization promoters, NGO’s an all stake holders engaged in rural development for over a decade, NIRD director general Dr. M. V. Rao said in a press release.

SC adjourns hearing on AP bifurcation petitions to Nov 18

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The Supreme court on Friday adjourned the hearing to November 18 on the petitions filed against the UPA Government’s decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out Telangana.

As many as four petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court by YSRCP leader DA Somayajulu, TDP leader Payyavula Keshav and others. In their petitions, they described the Centre’s decision as arbitrary and unconstitutional and sought directions to stall the process of division of Andhra Pradesh.

Srinivasan, Jagan appears before CBI Court

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Indian Cements Managing Director N Srinivasan on Friday appeared before the CBI Court in connection with the Disproportionate Assets case of YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The main accused, Jagan Mohan Reddy, Jagathi Publications vice-chairman Vijaysai Reddy and other accused in the case also appeared before the court. After the personal appearances of the accused, Second Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases MV Ramesh adjourned the next hearing to December 3.

CM prays to “Telugu Talli” for united Andhra Pradesh

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Reiterating that he was strongly in favour of united Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday prayed to Telugu Talli that the AP Formation Day should continue to be celebrated in future.

Speaking at the official AP Formation Day celebrations at NTR Stadium here, the Chief Minister said that there was uncertainty on the future of Andhra Pradesh State. He said he was not sure whether the State Formation Day would be celebrated in future or not. But he hoped that the status quo would be maintained.

Police foil TPJAC’s bid to host black flag

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The pro-Telangana leaders were prevented by the Hyderabad Police from hoisting black flags to mark the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day on Friday.

TPJAC chairman Prof M Kondadaram and other leaders, who gathered at the Gun Park near Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial, were prevented by the police when they tried to hoist black flags to observe “Telangana Betrayal Day”. Following objection by the police, they hoisted the TPJAC flag.

All-party meeting on Telangana serves no purpose: Dr. JP

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Lok Satta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan on Friday described the Union Government move to convene an all-party meeting to discuss Andhra Pradesh bifurcation as another act in the cynical drama it has been staging.

When almost all parties in Andhra Pradesh are divided on regional lines, no purpose would be served in holding consultations with them once again. Perhaps the move is meant to corner certain parties to serve the ruling party’s interests, said Dr. JP.

`Oceans absorbing excess heat from global warming`

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A new study has lent weight to the idea that the oceans are taking up some of the excess heat.

In a reconstruction of Pacific Ocean temperatures in the last 10,000 years, researchers have found that its middle depths have warmed 15 times faster in the last 60 years than they did during apparent natural warming cycles in the previous 10,000.

Obama aides considered dumping Biden for Hillary Clinton: Report

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US President Barack Obama’s top aides secretly considered replacing Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton on the 2012 ticket when Obama’s re-election outlook appeared uncertain, according to the New York Times.

The bombshell revelation is provided by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, in their new book, “Double Down,”
giving an account of the 2012 US presidential race, the influential US daily reported.

Narendra Modi expands Gujarat Cabinet

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inducted six new faces in his Council of Ministers at a ceremony held here on Friday on the auspicious day of ‘Dhanteras’.

The new ministers took oath at a ceremony here today in presence of Gujarat Governor Dr. Kamla Beniwal, the Chief Minister, and several other senior party leaders.

The expansion is being seen as an attempt by the BJP leadership to strengthen the party’s prospects in Gujarat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

There were earlier seven Cabinet Ministers and nine Ministers of State in Modi’s Council of Ministers.

Sibal challenges Modi to debate

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Law Minister Kapil Sibal Friday challenged the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to a public debate and said the Gujarat chief minister doesn’t have any vision for the country.

“What is his (Modi’s) vision on education and foreign policy. He has no vision. His constant refrain is that the Congress party has destroyed India. Rid the country of Congress,” Sibal told reporters here.

Goa Congress demands judicial probe into Nigerian’s death

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The Congress Friday demanded a judicial probe into the murder of a Nigerian national, allegedly by the narcotics mafia, and the subsequent blockading of the National Highway No.17 for hours Thursday.

Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Congress spokesperson Reginaldo Lourenco said that his party was also open to a high-level probe into the findings of a legislative committee, which indicts senior Congress leader Ravi Naik, his son Roy and police officials for links with Goa’s narcotics mafia.

Apple backed tech consortium sues Google and Samsung over patent infringement

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A consortium that owns thousands of patents from the Nortel bankruptcy auction has sued Google and other manufacturers for patent infringement.

Rockstar, which is owned jointly by Apple, Blackberry, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Sony, filed suit in US District Court in Texas.

According to the Verge, the consortium has also alleged infringement by Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech, Samsung and ZTE.

Sony cuts profit outlook after Q2 net loss

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Sony Corp. has reportedly cut its full-year profit outlook by 40 percent after its fiscal second quarter net loss.

Sony’s net loss widened to 19.3 billion yen due to a loss in its movie business, AllThingsD reports.

According to the report, the Japanese electronics giant said that its net loss was 15.5 billion yen a year earlier and market analysts had projected a net profit of 12.08 billion yen for the quarter.

————-ANI

Kolkata billboards to celebrate Sachin’s genius

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In the run-up to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s penultimate Test match before bhis retirement at the Eden Gardens here, as many as 20 hoardings displaying praises showered on him by cricketing legends will go up in the city, an official said Friday.

The list includes former South African batsman Barry Richards, West Indies skipper Viv Richards and India’s first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev.

Pakistan urges India to resume composite dialogue

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Pakistan has urged India to resume the composite dialogue for resolution of all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry Thursday said: “Pakistan wants resolution of Kashmir dispute through dialogue.”

Pakistan believes that third-party mediation can also be productive in this regard, Chaudhry was quoted as saying by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).

Pakistan is focusing on establishing cease-fire on the Line of Control, the spokesperson said.

Sibal pulls up PHEKU MODI, says ‘one can’t run a country on lies’

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Asserting that the Congress-led UPA Government speaks on the basis of facts and data, Communications and Information Technology (IT) Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate of repeatedly telling lies.

“We are not used to telling lies before the public; we speak on the basis of facts and data,” Sibal told media here.

“Modi lied that China spends 20 percent on education, but it actually spent 4 percent, Modi never apologized for the lie,” he added.

India look to batsmen to deliver in series-deciding contest

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India will yet again rely on their batting firepower as they seek to clinch the one-day series against an equally-determined Australia when the two teams clash in the seventh and final match here tomorrow in what promises to be another high-scoring thriller.

After two successive washouts in Ranchi and Cuttak, India rebounded to level the series 2-2 in Nagpur with yet another superlative show by their batsmen, who chased down a mammoth 351-run target.

‘UPA record better than NDA’s in commemorating Patel’

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As Congress and BJP battle it out over the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, I&B minister Manish Tewari hit out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying UPA’s record in issuing advertisements to commemorate Patel was far better than that of its rival NDA.

In a tweet, Tewari alleged that for three years — 1999, 2000 and 2001 — while its government was at power at the Centre from 1999 and 2004, NDA had not issued any advertisements to commemorate Patel.

CBI registers case against JD(U) MP over fraudulent LTC claims

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CBI has registered a case against Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Sahani for alleged filing of fraudulent Leave Travel Concession claims using forged air tickets and boarding passes and carried out searches today at Rajya Sabha Secretariat and other locations.

CBI sources said that, after registering an FIR, agency teams today carried out searches at Rajya Sabha Secretariat, his Muzaffarpur residence in Bihar and at his office here.

Sahani was not available for comments and did not respond to calls made to obtain his response.

Sharif hopes for Taliban talks within constitution

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he hopes the dialogue with the Taliban will progress within the constitutional framework of Pakistan.

Sharif Thursday said that dialogue with the Taliban has started, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

According to a press release issued by the Pakistan high commission here, Sharif apprised Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on the dialogue with the Taliban, relations with India, the energy situation and the economic reforms agenda of his government.

Delhi Metro to halt services at 8 pm on Diwali

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Delhi Metro will stop services at 8 pm on Sunday on account of Diwali, said a official release on Friday.

The last of Metro train Sunday will start at 8 pm from the terminal stations of all the six lines – Dilshad Garden-Rithala, Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre, Noida City Centre-Dwarka Sector-21, Yamuna Bank-Vaishali, Inderlok-Mundka, Central Secretariat-Badarpur Metro station.

—IANS

Snoring during pregnancy increases risk of delivering smaller babies

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A new research has found that expecting women, who snore at least three nights a week, are at higher risk of having C-sections and delivering smaller babies than those who don’t.

According to the study, conducted in the University of Michigan Health System, chronic snorers or moms who snored before and during pregnancy are two thirds more likely to have a baby that’s born below the tenth percentile for babies of the same gestational age compared to non-snorers.

Chronic snorers are also more than twice as likely to need an elective C-section, researchers found.

10-year-old Chinese boy jumps 30 floors to death on ‘orders of teacher’

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A 10-year-old boy in China jumped to death reportedly on the order s of his teacher after failing to write a self-criticism letter.

The fifth-grade primary school student had been ordered to write a 1000-character apology by his teacher for talking in class.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the teacher allegedly told him to jump out of a building after he failed to complete the task.

After jumping from the 30th floor, the child smashed into a parked car beneath the flat where his family live.