Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari met his estranged woman companion Ujjwala Sharma Friday night after the Lucknow police intervened.
Sharma, 62, has filed a police complaint against the Congress leaders’s officer on special duty Bhawani Bhatt and security personnel for not allowing her to enter Tiwari’s house.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s comment that if Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister of the country, then thousands of people will lose their lives.
“The statement was highly provocative and we have registered a complaint with the EC in this concern,” said BJP leader Ananth Kumar.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is keeping a close watch on the Assam situation in the wake of violence in two communally-sensitive districts of the state that has claimed at least 32 lives.
National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon briefed Singh this morning on the situation, PMO sources said.
Singh then talked to Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth and told him that all help should be extended to the state government to ensure peace.
Expressing deep anguish and sorrow over the killings, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had yesterday decried the role of sectarian and militant groups.
Curfew continued for the third day in seven areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar Saturday though public transport ran and shops opened in some parts of the city.
As a preventive measure, the authorities continued the curfew in Rainawari, Khanyaar, Nowhatta, MR Gunj, Safakadal, Zadibal and Maisuma police station areas of the city.
No restrictions or curfew have been imposed in any other part of the city, a senior police officer told IANS.
Over nine more bodies were recovered on Saturday in militant attacks in Assam taking the death toll in the recent violence to 32.
Earlier, seven bodies were found in the Baksa district in Assam in an attack by suspected NDFB (Songbijit) militants in a village in Kokrajhar under Bodoland Territorial Administrative District (BTAD) of Assam.
Yesterday, there were reports of over seven people being killed in the attack.
According to reports, suspected Bodoland militants resorted to firing in Tulsibil of Kokrajhar. (ANI)
Everest Climber Joby Ogwyn, who was about to take the big leap from the summit, has revealed that the deadly avalanche which claimed 16 lives “looked like a big white dragon.”
Ogwyn was laying in his tent at Base Camp in the early morning hours of April 18, the snow-and-ice capped peak of Mount Everest looming overhead, when he heard it – the familiar “creaking and groaning” sound of nearby glaciers cracking apart.
But something about the noise made the 39-year-old adventurer sit up, poke his head out the back of his tent and what he saw horrified him.
In the wake of a massive controversy over Narendra Modi’s interview to Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar on Friday acknowledged that certain portions of the Gujarat Chief Minister’s interview on Doordarshan “were apparently edited”.
Acknowledging that certain comments on personalities were apparently edited, the public broadcaster, which supervises the functioning of Doordarshan, said the free hand was given even though there were concerns that a “balancing interview” from the other side could not be procured despite best attempts of DD News.
Drug major Sun Pharmaceuticals will close its facility at Detroit as part of manufacturing consolidation.
The Workforce Development Agency for Michigan state has been notified about the decision to stop operations and close the Detroit plant, which belongs to subsidiary Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Sun Pharma said.
The generic drugmaker recently inked a $3.2 billion deal to buy Ranbaxy Laboratories.
“The company has provided the requisite advance written notice of the facility closure to the employee union and all affected employees,” it added.
Researchers are exploring the potential effects of Hass avocado consumption on emerging cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
The research was based on a clinical study that investigated whether eating one Hass avocado every day as part of a moderate fat diet (34 percent fat) had a beneficial effect on risk factors for CVD among healthy overweight and obese subjects, compared to a similar moderate fat diet without avocados, and a lower fat diet.
At least 350 people were killed Friday after a series of landslides triggered by heavy rain hit Afghanistan’s Badakhshan district, said the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
“On behalf of the UN humanitarian agencies, I wish to extend our condolences to all those families who have lost loved ones as a result of these landslides. There have now been more Afghans killed through natural disasters in the past seven days than all of 2013,” Mark Bowden, UN humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan said in a press release.
Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, an accelerator laboratory located in Darm-stadt, Germany, have obtained evidence for the artificial creation of element 117.
The experiment was performed by an international team 72 scientists and engineers from 16 institutions in Australia, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, headed by Prof. Christoph Dullmann, who holds positions at GSI, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM).
At least seven more persons have been killed in militant attacks in Lower Assam, taking the death toll in the recent violence to 30.
As per reports, seven more bodies were recovered overnight in Baksa district. The death toll in the last 36 hours now stands at 30.
Till last night, 23 bodies had been recovered, including of children and women.
At least 14 others were seriously injured in attacks by heavily armed NDFB(S) militants in two communally-sensitive districts of Kokrajhar and Baksa.
A US court has ordered Samsung to pay 119.6 million dollars to Apple for infringing two of their patents.
According to The BBC, the amount is less than 10 percent of what Apple requested and probably doesn’t surpass by too much the amount Apple spent litigating the case.
However, the court also ruled that Apple too infringed Samsung’s patents and awarded 158,000 dollars in damages, the report added.
Meanwhile, Samsung denied any wrongdoing and stated that Apple infringed two of their patents, and asked for 5 million dollars as damage s. (ANI)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi claimed practicing thrift and simplicity by citing the example of his ninety- year- old mother travelling in an auto to cast her ballot.
“I am the chief minister of a prosperous state. I am the chief minister of Gujarat for the fourth time. And my 90- year- old mother goes to vote in an auto-rickshaw. Who says you have to be dishonest, who says you have to steal? All those who are up to destroying the society have teamed up,” said Modi.
Clear skin, bright eyes, polished hair and glowing skin – it’s all part of the staple Chelsea beauty look that can be seen on TV series “Made in Chelsea”. But it costs a bomb. Fret not! An expert suggests tips to get the same look at an affordable cost.
From long, luxurious locks to messy mane, the hair experts at hairtrade.com have all the tips one need to achieve the “Made in Chelsea” look, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
* Thickening spray: Thick hair is very Chelsea and Binky Felstead (name of one of the character) pulls off this look perfectly.
Researchers have questioned the validity of oily fish being a part of a heart healthy diet.
This guideline is partially based on the landmark 1970s study from Bang and Dyerberg that connected the low incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) among the Eskimos of Greenland to their diet, rich in whale and seal blubber. Now, researchers have found that Eskimos actually suffered from CAD at the same rate as their Caucasian counterparts, meaning there is insufficient evidence to back Bang and Dyerberg’s claims.
Expressing deep anguish and sorrow over the death of 23 people in NDFB(S) militant attacks in two communally-sensitive districts of Assam, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today decried the role of sectarian and militant groups.
Condoling the death of victims in the attacks in two communally-sensitive districts of Kokrajhar and Baksa of Assam, Gandhi said, “the inherent plurality of India will never let divisive and violent forces succeed.” She said Congress party and the entire country stand with the family of those killed in the attack.
Two-thirds of the global decline in child deaths since 2000 occurred in just nine countries – India, China, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, a new study in Lancet has revealed.
Actor George Clooney has splurged on an engagement ring for his soon-to-be wife Amal Alamuddin’s – the seven-carat diamond is reportedly worth $750,000.
Jeweler Jean Dousett estimates the emerald-cut diamond, which is set in platinum, to cost around $750,000, reports eonline.com.
It seems Clooney spared no expense when he finally found the one.IANS
Saying that even today South Asian Americans are targets of suspicion and violence, President Barack Obama is pushing for “commonsense immigration reform” to bring the “American dream” within their reach.
Obama Friday met with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) business and faith leaders to discuss the importance of taking action to pass commonsense immigration reform, according to a White House readout of the meeting.
Stephen Hawking has said that the short-term impact of Artificial Intelligence depends on who controls it but the long-term impact depends on whether it can be controlled at all.
Also Hawking seems not to trust the so-called AI experts at all, Cnet reported.
Hawking said that robots and other artificially intelligent machines could bring enormous benefits and if they were a success it would be the biggest event in human history.
But he also suggested that AI could be the last event in the history of humanity.
The soaring day temperature in Agra is taking a toll on visitors to the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri. Very few tourists are now visiting the historic monuments.
“Due to summer vacations, you only see youngsters and domestic tourists these days, but even their number has come down due to the heat,” said Abhinav Jain, a handicrafts emporium owner at the Taj Mahal’s eastern gate.
With day temperature going up to almost 45 degrees celsius in Agra, heat-harassed tourists are avoiding day visits, said tourist guide Ved Gautam.
According to Press note issued by Ms. Ayesha Tanveer, the students of intermediate first year of this institute have performed better. Out of 87 MPC students 30 got 95% and out 28 students of BiPC, 10 got more than 96% marks. The students got more than 70% marks.
This institute is the brain child and the dream of Mr. Gyasuddin Babu Khan, Chairman of Hyderabad Zakat and Charitable Trust. He wanted to establish a reputed junior college. He started this college on a sprawling campus of 120 acres near Vikharabad.
–Siasat News
Addressing the May Day celebrations conducted by Durga Bai Deshmukh Hospital Society, Revolutionary Poet, Mr. Gaddar stressed the need for unity among the employees and labourers. Mr. B. Tarakam , senior advocate of High Court presided the function. Mr. M.Veda Kumar, Chairman of Telangana Resource Cente, Mr. N. Krishna, President of Hotel worker union and others address the gathering.
State Minister of Social Welfare of Karnataka Mr. H. Anjayya told that 50, 000 students will be given financial assistance under vidyasree scheme. Such of the students who do not get hostel facilities are eligible to get financial assistance under this scheme. Last year, 20, 000 students were given financial assistance at the rate of Rs. 1500 per student. In this way, Govt. of Karnataka spent Rs. 30 crore. This year Rs. 75 crore will be spent to benefit 50, 000 students. He also informed that 1.25 lakh students got admission in various hostels.