Month: July 2014

King Edward VIII’s shocking letter has emerged in which he has referred the Australian Aborigines as “the lowest known form of human beings”.

The 22-page letter has suggested that he was having a miserable time during an eight-day diplomatic visit to the Caribbean island, which was part of his world tour in 1920, as he described the tropical paradise as a ‘bum place’, and also wrote about how badly he was missing Freddie, his mistress, the Mirror reported.

The Pakistan cricket team has recalled former captain Younis Khan in the ODI team and dropped top order batsman Mohammad Hafeez from their Test squad for next month’s tour of Sri Lanka.

Hafeez’s struggle in Test cricket saw him being axed from the squad for the series against South Africa last year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before he was recalled for the series against Sri Lanka, also in the UAE.

Indore Police used a mild lathicharge and fired water cannons at workers of the National Student’s Union of India (NSUI) who were protesting outside the Public Service Commission (PSC’s) office over the alleged Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) Scam.

The protesters demanded the resignation of Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that they will continue to protest until Chouhan resigns.

A new study quantifying the global TB burden among children points to a huge undiagnosed reservoir of TB.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield, Imperial College London, and TB Alliance have found evidence that a large gap exists between the number of TB cases in children that get notified to authorities and the true underlying incidence.

The gap, detailed in a study published today in the journal.

Lancet Global Health, shows that TB in children is a major public health problem worldwide.

The Calcutta High Court while hearing today a writ petition filed against Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal has pulled up the West Bengal Government for maintaining silence over Pal’s derogatory comments against women.

It has been suggested to the Nepal government to act immediately to fix crucial flaws in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, particularly those highlighted in a new United Nations evaluation, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris begins his three day visit to India starting today till July 11 to hold high-level bilateral discussions.

An MEA release said that Peiris is scheduled to hold parleys with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during his visit.

According to media reports Peiris is likely to discuss issues with his counterpart such as the Palk Bay conflict between fishermen of India and Sri Lanka and the much-discussed economic partnership agreement.

The Congress party on Wednesday expressed its surprise over the Bharatiya Janata Party ‘s (BJP) decision in choosing Amit Shah as its party president.

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the release of convicts involved in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi till July 22.

It also issued notice to the states in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, by restraining them from exercising power of remission for releasing the convicts from jail who are serving life sentence till further orders.

It’s Nargis Fakhri’s dream to do a movie with Salman Khan but right now she has to be content with an item song with him in “Kick”.

But this does not make her jealous of the film’s leading lady Jacqueline Fernandez.

“I am not jealous of Jacqueline because even I am getting an opportunity to be part of an item song. Of course, in future I would love to work with Salman in a film…that would be a dream and I hope it comes true,” the “Rockstar” fame actress told IANS.

“Kick” marks producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s directorial debut.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has found himself placed in a catch 22 situation where he has been caught napping today while there was a debate on price rise in Lok Sabha.

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said,” Congress was asking for a debate on price rise ,when the debate happened Rahul Gandhi was sleeping.”

Meanwhile the Congress came out in Rahul’s defense as it slammed the media for telecasting these images. Senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said, ” Lok Sabha TV could have avoided broadcasting this. Such things do happen in Parliament. This is low level journalism.” (ANI)

Dr. Asma Zehra, member of Muslim Personal Law Board told that the fatwas issued by the Muslim Ulema are helpful to the courts. There are counseling centers and help lines to resolve family disputes. In the same manner, Islamic Fatwas will also reduce the burdens of the courts. It is not necessary for the people to follow these fatwas. There are many cases of such nature which are pending in courts for the past 10-12 years. Due to the fatwas, the number of cases has come down.

She clarified that the Muslim of India have no intention to go against the constitution and courts.

The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Somalia Wednesday condemned Tuesday night’s attack on Villa Somalia, the seat of the Somali Federal Government in Mogadishu, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said here.

Four people including three militants were killed in an attack overnight on the presidential palace in Mogadishu. The attackers used car bomb explosion and gunfire during the assault.

The attack was the latest in a series of attacks by Al Shabaab against Somalia’s political institutions, Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here, quoting Kay.

A ten-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour on the diktat of a Panchayat chief in Bokaro district, the police said.

The 25-year-old rape accused allegedly dragged the girl to a nearby bush and raped her on the directive of Bhopal Pasi, the Panchayat chief of Swang Gulgulia Dhoura village in Bokaro district’s Gomia police station area, at a panchayat meeting on Tuesday evening.

Both the rape accused and Bhopal were arrested on Wednesday on the basis of the girl’s statement, Bokaro SP Jitendra Kumar Singh said.

All India Students Federation activists on Wednesday attempted to storm the Telangana Secretariat in protest against the State government’s negligent behaviour towards holding the EAMCET counseling.
The protestors demanded that the Telangana government announce dates of all “Common Entrance Tests” (CETS) immediately.

Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi okayed the recommendations of Pratyush Sinha Committee regarding the division of All India Service Officers in A.P. Telangana States. The meeting of the committee will be held on 14th July in New Delhi. At present, only 44 IAS officers are working in Telangana and the rest are working in A.P.

–Siasat News

Former Union Minister and BJP leader, Mr. Ch. Vidya Sagar Rao applauded the steps taken by Telangana Govt. for dislodging illegal occupants of lands. Talking to newsmen yesterday, Mr. Vidya Sagar Rao told that he also has the details of illegal possessions which will be handed over to Govt. The former Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr. Rao expressed his view that law and order should be with the State Govt. since it is a State subject.

–Siasat News

The Entrance Test of 7th batch of Entrance Test of Teaching, Learning Academy will be held at 10 a.m. on 13th July. All the registered candidate should report to standard Public High School Khilwath on time. For further details, please contact cellphone number 9030065710.

–Siasat News

Mr. Mohammed Abdur Raheem Quraish, President of Tameer-e-Milath and Ast. General Secretary of Muslim Personal Law of Board will address a gathering on the sanctity of Ramazan tomorrow at Jamia Masjid Bahlul Khan Guda, Sanjiva Reddy Nagar. Friday prayer will start at 2 p.m.

–Siasat New

Mr. Qari Shaik Youfus and Qari Shaik Mohammed Sameer Billal of Jamia Azhar, Cairo (Egypt) will meet Mr. KCR at 4 p.m. today and recite Quran in the office of Siasat Urdu Daily at 5:30 p.m. today. They will recite Quran at Masjid-e-Mohammedi, Red Hills (Buhra Community) where Shaik Mansoor, Aamil of Buhra Community will welcome the Qaris.

–Siasat News

A delegation of GMR Group today called on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. The team closeted with the CM for about half-an-hour and discussed on setting up of new projects in Telangana State.
The CM is said to have expressed his support for the projects to come up and provide employment opportunities to people of the region. Details of the projects to be taken up are yet to be known. (NSS)

Former Home Secretary Mr. V. K. Duggal is expected to be the common Governor of Telangana and A.P. States. Central Government is considering this appointment very seriously. It is understood that Mr. E.S.L. Narasimhan is facing investigations in AgustaWestland Helicopter scam. In view of this Mr. Narasimhan seems to be keen on tendering resignation since in similar cases the Governors of West Bengal and Goa have tendered their resignations.

Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday. “It was a courtesy call because I didn”t meet him since the formation of BJP Government in India,” said Dikshit. She also met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (ANI)

The US has offered a bounty of 10 million dollars since 2011 for the information on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the top leader of the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” spanning parts of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said Wednesday.

The reward was offered in October 2011 but remains “active” as Washington is seeking information that can lead to al-Baghdadi’s location and arrest, Xinhua quoted the State Department as stating in response to an enquiry by the press.

The AAP today termed the appointment of Amit Shah as BJP President as a “wrong precedent for the country’s democracy” and said the ruling party had lowered the “minimum moral qualification” required for leaders to head political parties.

“The appointment of Amit Shah to the post of BJP national president was a wrong precedent for the country’s democracy, which should have been avoided by the ruling party.