Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said here today that the NDA Government is betraying the people with their ‘Goods Days are Coming Again” election slogan.
Taunting on the recent hike in the onion prices Yadav said, “The inflation will increase further, ‘Acche dino ka intezaar karo’ (just wait for the good days). The people will have to suffer the false notion of the government which showed them dreams of good days,” said Yadav.
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is meeting Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria regarding her harassment charge against former boyfriend Ness Wadia.
Zinta, 39, had filed a police complaint on June 12, accusing Wadia, 44, of abusing her after the pair got into an argument while watching their team play the Chennai Super Kings on May 30 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. (ANI)
Singer Kelly Osbourne, who recently shaved off both sides of her lilac-coloured locks, shocked her fans with her new tattoo on the side of her head. She later apologised to her parents, saying “sorry mum and dad but I love it”.
The 29-year-old paid a visit to the famous Shamrock Social Club in Hollywood Saturday night to get the new body ink, reports contactmusic.com.
She took to social media to show off the tattoo, which simply reads “stories” in bright purple ink.
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has strongly opposed the appointment of senior advocate K Ramakrishna Reddy as Advocate General for the State of Telangana.
In a representation made to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao here on Monday, Shabbir Ali said Ramakrishna Reddy had openly opposed the reservation for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh.
Fitness freak Ajay Devgn certainly knows how to take care of his toned body amidst his busy schedule. He turned one of the vanity vans into a gym while filming “Singham Returns” here.
Ajay is currently shooting in Ramoji Film City for Rohit Shetty’s directorial and he ensured he gyms regularly.
Citizens Hospital is extending Cancer Screening and Cardiac Screening Tests to the people free of cost on its premises at Serilingampally for two weeks to mark the Doctors’ Day celebrations on July 1.
West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan has resigned, a state minister said Monday, becoming the fourth governor to quit since a BJP-led government took office last month.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee told the media that the 79-year-old Narayanan’s last day of work will be Friday.
Saying the state government was “deeply pained” by Narayanan’s “sudden resignation”, Chatterjee made an oblique criticism of the Narendra Modi government.
“What good it will do to the state is a subject for those who made this happen,” said the minister.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-23 was successfully launched from Sriharikota Space Centre in Nellore district at 9.52 am today.
After a perfect lift-off from the First Launch Pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9.52 am witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Space Research Organisation’s workhorse PSLV-C23 placed all the five satellites into their intended orbits, one after the other between 17 and 19 minutes after liftoff.
Only a single gene decides whether a rare form of cancer called thymoma, derived from the epithelial cells of the thymus, an organ critical to the lymphatic system where T-cells, or so-called “killer cells,” mature, will be aggressive or non-aggressive, finds a new study.
Very little is known about the role of the gene mutation GTF2l in human tumours, but the scientists said almost all indolent (slow growing and non-aggressive) forms of thymoma they tested have the mutation.
Pakistani security forces, backed by artillery and tanks, Monday started a ground offensive against the militants in North Waziristan tribal region after two weeks of airstrikes, the military said.
“After the evacuation of all civil population, ground operation commenced in and around Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan early morning today,” army spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said.
Giving details of the ground offensive, the military said a house to house search of Miranshah town is being carried out by infantry troops and special service group, Xinhua reported.
One more swollen body of an engineering student from Hyderabad was Monday recovered from the Beas river near here 22 days after 24 students and a tour operator were washed away in a tragedy, police said.
The latest body was identified as that of M. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy. Four students and a tour operator still remain untraced.
Reddy’s body, in a badly decomposed state, was seen floating near the Pandoh dam, almost 15 km downstream from the accident site, police said.
Deputy Commissioner Devesh Kumar told IANS that the search continues for the remaining victims.
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Robbers gunned down an accountant of a private firm here Monday and looted Rs.18 lakh the man was carrying to deposit in a bank, police said.
The daring crime took place near the State Bank of India branch on Railway Road. The dead man was identified as Sandeep, 35.
Sandeep, who worked for Sanjay Trading Co, a distributor of edible oil, came out of his office in Kirtanwali Gali with a bag containing Rs.18 lakh in cash around 10 a.m., police said.
He was headed to the bank when three robbers on a motorcycle stopped him.
The Telangana Government is considering coming out with norms for a single window clearance system for real estate and other construction projects aimed at cutting short project implementation time.
The State Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj, KT Rama Rao, has said that the Government was in favour of coming out with a policy that helps developers implement projects faster with early clearance from the Government.
Although greenhouse gases cause greater warming at the poles, few places on the earth will be immune to global warming and the tropics too will likely experience associated climate impacts, such as increased storm intensity, says a study.
Tropical sea surface temperatures were warmer during the early-to-mid Pliocene – an interval spanning about five to three million years ago, the findings showed.
Mizoram Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura.
Purushothaman was sworn-in by Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.
Purushothaman, an 86-year-old veteran Congress leader who served in his native state Kerala as a minister and the assembly speaker and was also elected to the Lok Sabha twice, was appointed Mizoram governor by then president Pratibha Patil in August 2011.
The monsoon is playing as truant to the farmers in Telangana who are anxiously waiting for the first showers to kick off the kharif season.
A deficit of 56 per cent rainfall was registered by the T State.
In June, it received 46 mm of rainfall as against the normal average of 105 mm. Therefore, sowing activity has not commenced in half of the 10 lakh hectares where sowing should have been completed by now.
Nearly 600 Indians will be evacuated from Iraq this week, the external affairs ministry said Monday.
“Departure of more than 600 Indian nationals will be facilitated during course of this week,” ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.
The T Government has set up a dedicated social media cell to get in touch with the people. Chief Minister KC Rao’s office will soon have a Twitter account and Facebook page, said Rao’s son and IT Minister Taraka Rama Rao.
Sharing his viewpoint on social media and its efficacy in public services at a meeting of the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) on Saturday evening, he said the IT Ministry had just opened a Facebook page.
A recent report comparing healthcare systems has ranked US been as the worst among eleven developed countries. This is the fifth successive time the US has finished at the bottom with the same study done in 2010, 2007, 2006 and 2004 also ranking it worst.
Not only did the US have the worst health outcomes, it also ranked last or near last on efficiency, access and equity. The UK ranked first overall, followed closely by Switzerland.
An unprecedented annual allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the welfare of minorities in Telangana budget for 2014-15 was earmarked by the TRS government.
The new government has also give its word to earmark Rs one lakh crore for SCs, STs, BCs and minorities in the coming five years.
The break-up of the outlay includes Rs 10,000 crore for minorities, Rs 15,000 crore for STs, Rs 25,000 crore for BCs and Rs 50,000 crore for SCs. This would mean an annual budgetary provision of Rs 20,000 crore for these four groups.
This Ramzan, Hyderabadi Haleem may just turn out to be the most sought delicacy in Andhra Pradesh.
Ramzan begins on Monday; however, at fortnight before the Islamic holy month, several hotels have set up special “bhattis” (ovens) to prepare the Hyderabadi dish.
Interestingly, bifurcation of the state had made haleem, the most favourite dish of the locals, Hindus, Muslims and Christians across Andhra Pradesh.
The farming society in Telangana is an apprehensive lot. With monsoon playing truant and costs shooting up oddly, many farmers are leaving their old profession and seeking substitute means of livelihood.
Added to the severe drought condition, shortage of fertilizers and seeds, has made agriculture a non- profitable occupation in many villages across Telangana state, particularly Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda and Khammam districts.
Lack of proper marketing facilities and frequent power cuts have further pushed them into financial quagmire.
Cigarette manufacturers worried by falling stock prices and plunging sales are lobbying hard to prevent the government from hiking excise duty for the third straight year.
The Tobacco Institute of India, Industry body, in its budget submission to the finance ministry, has requested the government to carry on with the current duty on cigarettes and reduce duty on the smaller size sub-65 mm. 200 per thousand sticks from length filter to Rs.669 per thousand cigarettes to allow the industry to fight against the proliferating illegal tax-evaded cigarettes and counterfeits.
