Announcing complete support to Bandh called by Telangana Joint Action Committee in protest against passing of ordinance pertaining to Pollavaram Project, leaders of Telangana Praja Front appealed Telangana people to make the bandh successful.
In an eventful week ahead, stock markets would take cues from a host of important triggers, including the Union Budget for 2014-15, industrial production data and quarterly earnings from Infosys, say experts. The week also marks the beginning of the Q1 June quarter corporate earnings season, with Infosys announcing its result on July 11.
Industrial production data for May will come out on Friday. Marketmen said that majorly investors, be it domestic or global, are eyeing the Union Budget for 2014-15 on July 10.
Congress leader and leader of opposition K Jana Reddy strongly condemned centre’s ordinance pertaining to merger of seven Polavaram submergence-prone mandals of the district with residuary Andhra Pradesh. He urged chief ministers of both the states to have bilateral discussion and think about the protection of public interest of those mandals.
Nearly half of the total number of households in Indian villages had a television, but only less than 10 per cent owned a refrigerator in 2011-12, as per the latest government survey.
Both the items have shown an increase from 2004-05, when only a quarter of households in villages had TVs and less than five per cent owned refrigerators.
In contrast, about 56 per cent families in cities didn’t have refrigerators in 2011-12, while 80 per cent households had TVs.
If any engineer does not know about the great Indian engineer Nawab Ali Nawaz Jung, experts of engineering field doubt his ability. The proud Hyderabadi engineer deserves credit for several major irrigation projects of Telangana region. The famous Hyderabad House at Delhi was also designed and constructed under his supervision. Despite innumerable favours, the great engineer of Hyderabad was entirely forgotten.
Accusing the Congress of failure in tackling the drought situation in the state, BJP members today staged a walkout in the Karnataka Assembly.
During a debate on the issue, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured the House that all steps had been taken to face drought-related problems and that the government is ready to face it.
“The government is ready to face drought. There is no dearth of money. The government will give money to solve all problems relating to drought including drinking water problem,” he said.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted one-month bail to Abdul Nazir Maudany, prime accused in 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blast case, on health ground.
A bench of justices J Chelameswar and AK Sikri granted the relief as the accused is suffering from various ailments but directed him not to leave Bangalore.
The court said the Karnataka government is at liberty to take all steps to ensure that he does not get in touch with witnesses in the case, including putting him under surveillance.
A senior World Health Organisation official said in Sierra Leone Friday that the Ebola situation is not out of control.
Assistant Director-General for Health Security in the World Health Organisation Keiji Fukunda who visited the epic areas Kailahun and Kenema, Sierra Leone said, “I do believe however that the situation is urgent and serious.
“I believe that the right steps have been implemented. It’s a matter of more persistence and more work to get a turn around.”
He described Ebola as “a subregional issue and working with counterparts is very important”.
Telangana government has released Rs. 2.79 crore for repair and renovation of Masajid, Eidgahs. Secretary Minority Welfare Ahmed Nadeem issued orders in this connection. GO stated that the amount is being issued to all district collectors to issue funds to deserving Eidgahs and Masajid as per their requirement.
A new ‘homemade’ telescope has helped the scientists in finding seven unseen dwarf galaxies in space.
Astronomers from Yale University made a telescope by stitching together telephoto lenses, which came to their aid in discovering the celestial surprises that were previously overlooked because of their diffuse nature. The galaxies may yield important insights into dark matter and galaxy evolution, while possibly signaling the discovery of a new class of objects in space.
HTC has unveiled its latest lightweight dual-curve device ‘ HTC One E8’ in New Delhi.
Speaking at the launch, President of HTC South Asia, Jack Yang, said, “The HTC One (M8) had set a new smartphone standard and now we’re taking it in another exciting direction. Combining style with substance, the new device represents the incredible experience people expect from a HTC One device with a look and feel that’s unlike anything else out there today”.
HTC has unveiled its latest dual-sim smartphone ‘HTC Desire 616’ in New Delhi.
Speaking at the launch, President of HTC South Asia, Jack Yang, said, “Everyone looks for a combination that offers exciting performance phone at a great value. HTC Desire 616 dual sim is that very phone”.
“The newest member of our renowned HTC Desire range offers our first Octa-core processor, 8-cores of super-fast processing and premium features at a great price, offering users the best possible experience in the category, he added.
Afghanistan’s presidential rivals were today mulling a UN plan for a sweeping review of the disputed polls, as US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to broker an end to the political turmoil.
Under a proposal put forward by the United Nations, the country’s elections commission would audit ballot boxes from just over 8,000 polling stations where suspicions have been raised about the vote count.
Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh today sought to allay apprehensions over increasing the FDI limit in defence sector saying this move will help India to reduce corruption in the sector and eliminate middlemen.
His comments came in the wake of former Defence Minister A K Antony’s statement that lobbies were working towards allowing 100% and this was against national interest after the announcement was made in the General Budget.
Now you can use your smartphone to hire an autorickshaw in the national Capital with a new App “Pooch-O”, which was today launched by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
Delhi Intergrated Multi-Model Transit System (DIMTS) has develped “Pooch-O”, which will now allow users to locate autos, fitted with GPS, nearest to them and can then call its driver, whose numbers are registered with DIMTS, on their mobile phone and book a trip.
Several cars were gutted in a fire that broke out this afternoon in the basement of a residential building in Indirapuram area in Ghaziabad.
There were no casualties in the fire that struck the basement of Tower Number 2 of ATS residential society in Nitikhand area of Indirapuram at around 1 pm, a senior fire official said.
As many as 16 fire engines were rushed to the spot, and firemen were still dousing the flames, Ghaziabad Chief fire officer A P Singh said, adding that more engines would be required to douse the flames.
The mercury continued to soar in the national capital as it hit 42 degrees Celsius today, registering the hottest day the city has experienced in July in two years.
As monsoon continues to elude the national capital, the day temperature has been constantly soaring in the last couple of days.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 41.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday while on Wednesday it had settled at 40.5 degrees Celsius.
Nearly 150 officials from 59 ministries today learnt the nuances of using Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and blogs for spreading information and government’s messages on the social media.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself having set an example in communicating through the social media, the New Media Wing of the Information and Broadcasting ministry organised a social media workshop in Delhi.
Bangalore: A six-year-old girl was kidnapped and killed, allegedly by her aunt and uncle, in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Police have arrested Salman Shah and his wife Shabreen, who allegedly killed the girl after the kidnapping went wrong
The victim, whose name has been withheld, was picked up early from school by Shabreen, police said.
Shabreen, who regularly picked up the girl, reportedly told school authorities that she needed to visit her ailing grandmother.
Claiming that the biggest challenge for his National Conference is the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, senior leader Devender Singh Rana today said his party would register a massive win in the elections while “self-seeking parties” will be pushed into a corner.
Rana, Jammu Provincial President of NC, said “the self seeking parties that have already initiated number game” will be pushed into a corner, with his party registering a massive win at the strength of its mass support base and excellent performance of the Omar Abdullah-led government.
Top American lawmakers have intensified their campaign to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of the US Congress when he visits Washington in September.
US President Barack Obama on Friday extended a formal invitation to Mr Modi for a visit to the US and expressed keenness to work closely with him to make the bilateral relations a “defining partnership” in the 21st century.
A move to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of US Congress is gaining momentum with 36 lawmakers endorsing it in a letter to the Congressional leadership.
Brad Sherman, a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and an active member of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, is spearheading the effort along with Republican Ted Poe and Democrat Eni Faleomavaega.
Setting out his agenda, BJP’s new President Amit Shah today said the party needs to be strengthened in eastern and southern parts of India. “BJP is not yet strong in southern and eastern states. In the next decade, it is the responsibility of every party worker to strengthen it starting from booth level to the entire region,” Shah said.
Indian-American Viji Murali, an IT veteran in higher education, has been named as the chief information officer and vice provost of Information and Educational Technology at a prestigious American university.
“University of California Davis is incredibly fortunate to recruit someone with Viji’s experience and expertise. She is a leader in her field, and her efforts will be essential in realising our vision of excellence,” said Chancellor, Linda P B Katehi.
Director of SCERT, Mr. S. Jagannath Reddy told that very soon a teleconference would be arranged for highlighting the changes in the text books pertaining to IX and X classes of Urdu Medium for which a representation was made to him.
–Siasat News