Month: December 2013

Abid Ali Khan Educational Trust to hold exams on Jan 19

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The institutes voluntarily working for promotion of Urdu language in Hyderabad Secunderabad and other districts of the state can collect the books published by the Abid Ali Khan Educational Trust for the preparation of Urdu Dani, Zaban Dani and Insha exams. Besides this vocational training in tailoring and mehendi design is also given. Free education can also be given at madrasas by collecting the books free of cost. No fee is required for the exam. Certificate will be given to successful candidates. The exams are conducted in collaboration with Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu.

‘Sonia Gandhi richer than Queen Elizabeth’

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The report lists the Congress president as the 12th richest political leader in the world.

On their website, Huffington Post World has a report that claims Congress President Sonia Gandhi is placed No12 on the list of rich world leaders.

The report places Sonia Gandhi as richer than Elizabeth II, the Queen of England and Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria.

In 2009 while filing her nomination for the Lok Sabha election, Gandhi, stated that she owns neither a car nor a house in India but she has an ancestral home in Italy valued at Rs18.02 lakhs.

Crime In Hyderabad (2.12.2013)

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Lady doctor injected herself to death
(Siasat News): A lady doctor who hailed from Bhatinda, Punjab took the extreme step of ending her life.

According to the police, the deceased Shailaja Sharma, 31, was pursuing her Post Graduation course and has been living in a rented house at Mahindra Hills. Last night she took the poisonous injection all by herself and ended her life.

A case has been registered and police is trying to trace her relatives to ascertain the motive behind the suicide.

Registration campaign for second-marriage begins today

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Siasat daily and Minority Development Forum will begin a special campaign for the registration for second marriage of divorced Muslim girls and boys on December 2. Free registration facility will be available. Parents of prospective brides and grooms are requested to register the names of their sons and daughters at MDF office, Siasat premises between 11 am to 5 pm along with photos and biodatas.

Scores of students fail to apply for scholarships

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The government has not fixed the last date for submission of applications for post matric scholarships given by the state governments so far. Despite that complaints are being received by some colleges regarding non-receipt of applications. Post matric students can still apply for scholarships. Colleges should also offer proper guidance to students and persuade students to submit applications so that students can avail the government schemes.

Promotion of secularism right after Telangana formation inevitable: Amer Ali Khan

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Right after the formation of Telangana, Muslims will have to work for promotion of secularism and reigning in the communal elements in the state. Rs 1000 crore needs to be allocated specially for Muslims in the state budget. These views were expressed by Mr. Amer Ali Khan news editor Siasat daily while addressing the award distribution ceremony at Al-Falah High School, Narayanpet.

Second-hand memory cards pose identity theft risk, warn experts

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Selling old memory cards on sites like eBay without proper deletion of previous data may lead to identity theft, security experts have warned.

Computer scientists from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia bought 140 second-hand memory cards from the online auction site and attempted to recover data on them including photos, videos, text messages, sensitive documents and home-made pornography.

At least seven killed in Gujarat road mishap

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At least seven people were killed and several others injured after a vehicle carrying labourers collided with a truck on the Tarapur-Wataman Highway in Gujarat’s Anand District on Monday.

The victims, most of whom were tribals from Madhya Pradesh, had come to Gujarat in search of work. The injured were immediately admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Doctor, Jayant Joshiyara, said severely injured victims have been shifted to another hospital.

How honesty and drive can help you bag a job without a good resume

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Heading to a job interview without an outstanding and apt resume can be very intimidating, but your honesty and drive can help you bag the job , it has been revealed.

According to ed-tech company, called 2U, that hires without looking at a person’s resume has asserted that it is important to finish a public project on your own or contribute to an open source project, and use it as a replacement for a resume, Mashable reported.

Tarun Tejpal taken for sexual potency test

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Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal was on Monday taken to Goa medical college for sexual potency test under the new rape law.

Meanwhile, Tejpal’s lawyer has filed an application to allow for a fan outside his cell.

A day after Goa court sent Tejpal to six-day police custody, the Goa police will on Monday resume the Tehelka editor-in-chief’s interrogation over charges of rape filed by a now former colleague.

THE EXCELLENCE OF THE SCHOLARS

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Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says in the Noble Qur’an:-

“Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He, and the angels, and those having knowledge (Ulul-‘Ilm) (also bear witness to this); (He is always) maintaining His creation in justice. None has the right to be worshipped but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.”
(Al-Qur’an 3:18)

This verse shows the superiority of knowledge (‘ilm) and its people; the following points can be inferred from this ayat:

Kannur bandh declared on today

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A BJP worker was on Sunday hacked to death and two others were injured seriously in clashes with CPI(M) workers at Perumba near Payyanur town in the district, police said.

BJP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kannur district tomorrow to protest the attack on party activists.

Police identified the deceased as Vinod Kumar (28), who was also a local instructor of the RSS.

Clashes were sequel to alleged destruction of flags of CPI(M) youth wing DYFI by BJP workers yesterday, sources said.

The injured have been rushed to a hospital in Mangalore.

—PTI

IT professional raped in resort; search on for culprits

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A 40-year old woman IT professional from Bangalore was allegedly raped at a backwater island resort near here and police are on the lookout for two persons involved in the incident.

The woman had come to the star category resort at Pozhiyur, about 30 km from here, with a group of colleagues as part of an official trip and she was allegedly assaulted by two persons in the wee hours on November 28, police said.

According to her complaint with police, two unidentified persons entered her room at around 2.30 AM. While one of them restrained her, the other man raped her.

Jaitley holds Congress responsible for slow economic growth

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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday held the ruling Congress Party responsible for the country’s slow economic growth, and said that if the situation does not improve, it will have a direct impact on employment.

“The economy of the nation is completely in ruins. Investments within the nation have stopped. The industrialists of the nation are moving abroad and investing there. If this situation is not changed, then how will the employment rise? Economic activities will stop,’ he said while addressing a rally here today.

‘Prime responsibility in Coalgate is that of Prime Minister’: Advani

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Veteran BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh responsible in the coal blocks allocation scam for an estimated loss of Rs.1.86 lakh crores to the national exchequer as per the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report.

He also held UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi responsible for this scam.

“I have nothing to do with the equation between Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. During coal scam, Prime Minister was also coal minister. Both are responsible but primary responsibility is with the Prime Minister,” he told media here today.

Modi, BJP really want Article 370 to be removed: JD-U

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Janata Dal United (JDU) on Monday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for saying there should be a debate on Article 370 of the Constitution.

“We had an idea that they want Article 370 to be removed from the Constitution. Though they are saying it politely, as elections are on, but they really want it to be removed,” said JDU leader Ali Anwar

Endangered Greater Adjutant Stork finds secure home to breed

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Greater Adjutant Stork, the world’s most endangered stork species, has found a secure home to breed in two nondescript villages of Assam’s Kamrup district, heralding a new chapter in its conservation.

A campaign was launched four years ago at Dadara and Pacharia villages, home to nearly 50 per cent of the bird’s global population, to save the birds which were approaching the red zone in the conservation scale by ‘Aaranyak’, a wildlife conservation organisation.

Kim Kardashian defends her parenting skills on Twitter

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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian slammed online haters who call her a bad mother for spending some time with fiance Kanye West.

The 33-year-old socialite said that parents were also allowed to have fun, reported Ace Showbiz.

Kardashian at first took to Twitter to tell her followers that her daughter North West went swimming for the first time, writing.

“We took our baby girl swimming today for the first time, she loved it so much! Best day ever,” she wrote. On which a fan of hers commented, “Probably (because) she actually got to see her parents for a change!”

New York train derails killing four, 67 injured

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At least four people were killed and 67 others injured, 11 of them seriously, as a passenger train derailed in New York City Sunday turning bogies on their sides and throwing passengers into the air.

Firefighters and emergency rescuers swarmed the scene near Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, city’s northernmost borough, where at least two bogies were turned on their sides, CNN reported. One car was just feet away from the Harlem river.

Tejpal taken for sexual potency test

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Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, facing charges of sexually assaulting a woman journalist, was today taken to Goa Medical College Hospital for mandatory sexual potency test by the police.

Police sources said this was mandatory in a case of sexual assault.

50-year-old Tejpal was yesterday remanded in six-day police custody by a court here after which Crime Branch officials grilled him for over five hours.

The sources said later a court will hear whether he can be provided with a fan while in police custody.

Huma Qureshi regrets growing up

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Actress Huma Qureshi says she regrets growing up even though as a child it seemed fascinating to her.

The 27-year-old actress, who is excited about the buzz created around her upcoming film ‘Dedh Ishqiya’, took to Twitter to express her feeling about growing up.

“As a child I couldn’t wait to grow up… It all seemed so cool… Someone should have told me… It feels bad being a grown up,” Qureshi tweeted.

The actress, who has done films like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Ek Thi Daayan’ and ‘D Day’ in the past, is happy with the fan’s reaction that she is getting for ‘Dedh Ishqiya’.

Have rejected many films: Kareena Kapoor

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Actress Kareena Kapoor says she has no qualms about rejecting those film offers which later went on to become blockbusters.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s recently released “Ram-Leela” was the latest in this list, said the 33-year-old actress.

“I don’t know what clicks with me as an actor. There is work for everyone. I will do what I believe in. Like ten years back if I did not want to do a film then I used to be the first one to leave it.

SRK yet to sign my film: Rahul Dholakia

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Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia said that superstar Shah Rukh Khan is yet to sign his film, which will be produced by director-actor Farhan Akhtar.

After the box-office success of the ‘Don’ franchise, Farhan is teaming up with Shah Rukh yet again for the Dholakia directed film.

“Shah Rukh has not given his dates. We are yet to think about the leading lady. Anything related to the casting and shooting of the film is yet to be finalized. It is too early to talk anything about the film,” Rahul told PTI.

Michelle Yeoh wants to work with Aamir Khan

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Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who has acted in blockbusters like ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, says she is keen to work with Bollywood star Aamir Khan.

Yeoh, who is in Goa to attend the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival India (IFFI), said that she is quite familiar with Khan’s work and admired his movie ‘Three Idiots’.

The 50-year-old star also is currently working on script in which she wants to work with Khan.

When asked about other Indian actors, Yeoh said that she was aware with the work of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai.