Month: July 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today led a protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda against the apathy towards government schools and corruption in various spheres of governance.

Owner of a computer training institute was arrested on charge of issuing forged certificates to students on payment of cash in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, police said today.

Based on an FIR lodged by an aggrieved student, police swung into action on July 8 and took Siba Prasad Padhi into custody and seized several documents, computers and scanners from his possession, Inspector-In-Charge of Malkangiri police station, Raj Kishore Dash said.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders here on Sunday expressed confidence over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Brazil to attend the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said, “We will place our views effectively under Modi’s leadership, we can expect a positive outcome from his visit.”

Similarly, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi added, “This will have a great impact and prove to be very beneficial for India.”

Earlier today, Modi had left to attend the BRICS summit in Brazil.

“In pain we are with you Gaza”, chanted the protesters who were gathered outside the embassy of Israel in New Delhi. Flanked by nonchalant policemen, men, women and many foreigners were present in front of the Israel embassy to register their protest against what they called a “Zionist massacre”.

Ali Javed is a 60-year-old professor of Urdu in Delhi University. Dressed in a dark blue kurta, he braved the searing heat to register his protest against what he believed to be the most unfortunate case of human rights violation.

Police arrested two Maoists with arms and ammunition in the red corridor of Jamui district in Bihar on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, Police launched a joint operation with India’s paramilitary Central reserved Police force (CRPF) which continued for about an hour.

Two red rebels were arrested while others fled amid exchange of fire.

Superintendent of Police, Upendra Kumar Singh, said that along with the arrest of two rebels, arms were also recovered.

Well-known columnist Kalpana Sharma today said many women journalists were scared to reveal the harassments faced by them within their organisations due to the fear of losing their jobs.

Speaking at a two-day national workshop on ‘Women in Media’ organised by Kerala Press Academy and Network of Women in Media, she said many media houses were yet to set up committees to deal with sexual harassment complaints.

NCP MLA from Sawantwadi, Deepak Kesarkar, whose diatribe against state minister and Congress strongman Narayan Rane had caused a huge embarrassment to top party leadership in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls, today announced his decision to cross over to Shiv Sena ahead of upcoming Assembly elections.

Kesarkar said he was ready to contest from any part of Sindhudurg district if Shiv Sena asks him to.

While addressing reporters here, the MLA said he cannot put up with Rane and is quitting the NCP in protest against his party and the Congress deciding to face polls together in alliance.

Iraq’s new parliament convened Sunday in what is considered to be a key step to starting the government formation process and helping avoid a possible split-up amid continuous sectarian clashes.

Out of the 328 members in the Iraqi parliament, 233 members attended the session, which was chaired by the acting speaker Mahdi al-Hafidh, Xinhua reported.

The deaths of Palestinians in the Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip climbed to 159 Sunday, officials said.

The operations began July 8. Israel said Palestinian militants fired about 90 rockets from the Gaza Strip into its territory Saturday, BBC reported.

Seventeen members of one family died in an Israeli missile strike Saturday night.

Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants and facilities, including the homes of senior operatives. However, the UN has estimated that 77 percent of the people killed in Gaza have been civilians.

In a recommendation stoking controversy, a committee of the Karnataka Legislature has proposed a ban on mobile phones in schools and colleges as a step to curb incidents like rape.

“Karnataka government should direct the Education Department to impose a compulsory ban on students in schools and colleges bringing mobile phones,” the Legislature Committee on Women and Child Welfare said.

Pista House, the Hyderabad-based food joint that has become synonymous with haleem, plans to take it to Saudi Arabia, from where the delicacy is said to have originated. It is gearing up to open 20 outlets in Saudi Arabia to meet the demand from not just South Asians working there but also the locals.

The spicy aroma of kebabs and curries, bright, colourful shops and stalls and crowds of happy people – many of whom indulge in shopping and feasting all night – bring the walled city in the Indian capital to life every night during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

As the sun sets, the faithful break their day-long fast and set out with families and friends to the nearby markets of Jama Masjid in search of food as well as clothes, footwear, jewellery and accessories to be worn on the Eid (July 29) that marks the end of the month- long fasting.

“Ek Villain” success soared up and crossed Rs.100 crore mark at the box office and brought a sigh of relief to the film’s leading lady Shraddha Kapoor.

Released June 27, “EK Villain”, which came out of producer Ekta Kapoor’s stable, crossed Rs.100 crore mark at the box office. If people liked Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha as the lead pair, they equally appreciated Riteish Deshmukh in his villainous avatar.

“As an actress, it’s extremely relieving to receive positive response from the audience,” Shraddha, whose last film “Aashiqui 2” was a blockbuster too, told IANS.

As the final of FIFA World Cup 2014 is just some hours away, famed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik created a representative sand sculpture of the cup at a beach in Puri.

The FIFA World Cup final will be played today between Argentina and Germany.

Patnaik created an eight feet high sand sculpture of the World Cup trophy along with the national flags of the two finalists and the faces of two captains, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Philipp Lahm of Germany, with a message “Goal for Gold Cup”.

The UN Security Council has called for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians and the protection of civilians.

In a statement read out to the press by Rwanda’s UN Ambassador Eugene Richard Gasana, a temporary member of the 15-member Security Council, the UNSC expressed serious concern about the crisis and the protection and welfare of civilians on both sides.

Hitting out at the Congress, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said it should not politicise the issue of Leader of Opposition status in Lok Sabha.

“Till day before yesterday, they had not asked for the recognition from the Speaker and have been going around criticising the government. They seem to have given a letter only day before yesterday,” he said.

AP State Haj Committee Special Officer Prof S A Shukoor advised the pilgrims to take along with them sufficient stock of medicines being used by them for various ailments. He said that the prescription letters of the physicians should also be carried along.

He was addressing the fourth Orientation Training Camp for the Haj Pilgrims at Jama Masjid Bi Sahaba in Punjagutta here on Sunday. A large number of selected Haj Pilgrims including lady pilgrims attended the camp.

In an incident occurred at Rajendranagar, 28-year-old Mohammed Akber, who was a private employee committed suicide. He got married one year ago. Four month after his marriage, marital disputes arose. Dejected over this Akbar poured Kerosene over his body and set himself ablaze. He died while undergoing treatment. Police is investigating the case.

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Noted revolutionary singer and poet Gadar declared hosting of Iftar party in Telangana as the best example of communal harmony. He was addressing on the occasion of Iftar party hosted by Telangana SC, ST, BC &Muslim Front. He appealed fasting Muslims to pray for progress of the state and end of hegemony of upper class from Telangana region.

Maulana Syed Tariq Quadri prayed for prosperity, progress and communal harmony in Telangana. Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, deputy speaker Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Gadar, Prof. Kodanda Ram and other dignitaries attended the Iftar party.

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Daughter of a cycle repairer and puncture maker, Asma Parveen passed SSC in flying colours, now she has been selected for 6-year B.Tech Integrated Course in IIIT Basar on merit basis. With hardwork and enthusiasm Asma Parveen proved that, if one is enthusiastic, poverty, class, creed, nothing can obstruct your path to success.

Asma Parveen scored GPA 9.5 in SSC exams. By securing 100 percent marks in 3 subjects she got admission in IIIT Basar on merit basis. She says her father Shaikh Basha and mother Wahed Bi deserve the credit for her remarkable success.

Ingredients:

1 (18 oz) Sugar Cookie Dough (package refrigerated)

1 (8 oz) package Cream Cheese (softened)

1/3 cup Sugar

½ tsp Vanilla Extract

4 cups fresh Fruits (sliced)

¼ cup Orange Marmalade

1 tbsp Orange Juice

Method:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Slice the dough into 1/8-inch slices; line a (14-inch) pizza pan with slices and press to shape into a crust.

Bake for 12 minutes until it turns light brown. Allow it to cool.

Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and spread over the cookie crust. Arrange fruits over cream cheese mixture.

Ingredients:
½ kg Cabbage (finely chopped)
1 tsp ajwain
½ tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
200 gms gram flour
Water
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Chaat masala for garnishing

Procedure:

Take a bowl and mix the gram flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, ajwain and salt thoroughly. Now add water and make a thick batter. Make sure it isn’t too watery. It has to be consistent enough. Heat some oil in a pan.

In what could make 3D imaging studies more efficient, saving time, money and resources across many areas of experimental biology, researchers have developed a software to digitally navigate three-dimensional images.

The new technology, called “Virtual Finger”, allows scientists to move through digital images of small structures like neurons and synapses using the flat surface of their computer screens.

Amid fears that climate change may further contribute to already declining population of sharks, a study has found that sharks in the Arctic may be able to cope with the change.

The researchers studied the fossil of the sand tiger sharks’ teeth found on Banks Island of the Canadian Arctic archipelago.

The teeth date back to the Eocene epoch 38 to 53 million years ago, when the region had a temperate climate and its water had a lower salinity.

It’s an English language “offbeat” entertainer; made by an Indian director with three veteran and two young stars of Bollywood, and topped with one promotional Hindi song – that’s Homi Adajania’s “Finding Fanny”. Arjun Kapoor, who plays one of the five “oddballs” in the movie, believes Indian audiences are ready for such content.

“I was scared and apprehensive to begin with, but as the journey went on, I was more and more happy that I made the brave choice of doing an English film, which is offbeat,” Arjun told IANS during a tete-a-tete here.