Actor Charan Raj today entered the famous Lord Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Devasthanam (temple) at Kanipakkam in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district carrying a pistol, police said.
The actor, who was on ‘Sri Ganesha deeksha’, later admitted carrying the weapon by mistake and apologised over the incident.
According to Kanipakkam SHO Murali, the actor entered the temple through a separate entrance gate meant for VIPs.
The government on Friday reduced the import tariff value on gold and silver to $420 per 10 grams and $645 per kg, respectively, taking cues from firm global prices.
For the first fortnight of this month, the tariff value of imported gold stood at $426 per 10 grams and that of silver at $650 per kg.
Import tariff value is the base price at which customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing. It is revised on a fortnightly basis considering volatile global prices.
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $810.7 million to $318.579 billion for the week ended August 22 on account of a drop in foreign currency assets.
Last week, the reserves had risen by $43.3 million to $319.39 billion, after falling for two consecutive weeks.
Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major constituent of overall reserves, dipped by $783 million to $291.318 billion for the week ended August 22, the Reserve Bank of India said in its weekly statement released on Friday.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Saturday confirmed reports that he had been approached by a newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament to join the saffron party soon after the general election results were declared.
Vishwas said, “I got a call from a newspaper yesterday; they wanted to confirm about this proposal for me from the BJP. I thought I should not lie, and if I have been contacted them, I must divulge that news.”
President Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi, G Raghava Reddy and General Secretary Dr. Bhagwant Rao demanded that the government put a ban on religious conversion and cow slaughter and a powerful law must be enacted in this connection. They demanded this on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi celebration here at Samithi office.
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A-55-year-old woman killed in road accident after hit by Car while she was trying to cross the road in Malakpet police station limits.
A-30-year-old Labourer killed in road accident after hit by Car while he was trying to cross the road in L B Nagar police station limits.
A-26-year-old Centering worker died of injuries which he suffered after falling from height of a under construction building at Madhapur.
According to Madhapur police, the deceased, Ranjith Vunya (26) an Centering worker Resident of Kondapur Native of West Bengal, On Thursday evening hours deceased while working at under construction building seventh floor, he accidentally fallen from height of a building due to which he received multiple injuries and died on the spot.
Every religion of the world has been named either after its founder or after the community or nation in which it was born. For instance, Christianity takes its name from its prophet Jesus Christ; Buddhism from its founder, Gautama Buddha; Zoroastrianism from its founder Zoroaster-, and Judaism, the religion of the Jews, from the name of the tribe Judah (of the country of Judea) where it originated. The same is true of all other religions except Islam, which enjoys the unique distinction of having no such association with any particular person or people or country.
As the Ebola virus disease continues to spread across West Africa, the small, 2000-strong Indian community in Liberia, one of the worst affected countries, has come for appreciation from the country’s leadership for doing its bit in the fight against the deadly outbreak.
Through their honorary Consul General Upjit Singh Sachdeva, the Indians donated two ambulances and other assorted items valued at more than $200,000, to the ongoing national anti-Ebola campaign.
Mornings are not just perfect for jogging or quieter moments in the park. Try sex in the wee hours that will sure improve your otherwise dull and boring day like never before!
According to researchers, individuals who partake in morning sex are healthier and happier people.
“As an immunity booster, its health benefits last throughout the day, contributing to that ‘healthy glow’ your co-workers keep referring to,” Debby Herbenick, a sexual health educator and author of the bestseller ‘Because It Feels Good’, was quoted as saying in media reports.
Foreign students from India, China and South Korea are the major contributors to the US economy with the host country earning USD 21.8 billion in tuition fees and USD 12.8 billion in living costs from them.
Over the period of 2008 to 2012, foreign students from India, China and South Korea contributed USD 21.8 billion in tuition fees and USD 12.8 billion in living costs to 118 metro areas of the US that are home to at least 1,500 students each, the prestigious Brookings Institute said in a report released on Friday.
If you are someone who wants to flaunt the best of fashion in college then there is one trend that needs to be followed religiously and it is satchel handbags. It is not only stylish, but practical too.
They are not only big enough to carry your books, pads, pencils and everything else, but if you want something that’s durable and a style staple then this is the piece to go for, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
They’re stylish, practical and they come in a wide range of colours and styles so there is something for everyone.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan Saturday morning on his first bilateral visit outside the Indian subcontinent.
Modi and his entourage will touch down at Kyoto airport where Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will receive the Indian head of government.
Abe will be hosting a dinner for his Indian counterpart later Saturday.
This is Modi`s third official bilateral visit after becoming prime minister in May this year. He made bilateral visits to South Asian neighbours Bhutan and Nepal after becoming prime minister.
It rained in many parts of Delhi Saturday morning, making the weather pleasant. The Met office has forecast more rainfall here.
“There will be rainfall or thundershowers in some parts of the city,” said an India Meteorological Department official.
The city has recorded 10.2 mm of rainfall since late Friday.
The days minimum temperature was 23.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average.
Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 90 percent.
The day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover around 35 degrees Celsius.
A-25-year old man was hacked to death at Vattepally in Falaknuma on Friday afternoon hours.
According to Falaknuma police, the deceased Shaik Siraj (25) a carpenter S/o Shaik Haji Resident of Vattepally of Falaknuma, was involved in a financial dispute with a person called Esa, they later came to his house and allegedly killed him with sharp objects on his throat after an argument over repayment of money Rs 2.5 lakhs.
On receipt of information, the Falaknuma police rushed to the spot and shifted the body to OGH mortuary for postmortetm.
Government has decided to announce a cash reward of Rs one crore on the head of top Naxal leaders and for informers who provide information about their whereabouts.
CRPF cheif Dilip Trivedi on Friday said undertaking such a policy decision makes “financial prudence” as it takes crores of rupees to deploy and sustain troops in anti-Naxal operations as compared to a sum of Rs one crore for nailing down a Maoist leader.
Pakistani military has claimed that it was acting as a ‘facilitator’ in the current political crisis on the request of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government.
The Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations posted on Twitter verifying that the government had asked the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to play the role of a facilitator in the ongoing crisis in the country.
According to the Dawn, interior minister Chaudhry Nisar said that the twitter update was shown to him before it was posted and was a proof of the government’s standpoint.
The Competition Commission, which has put the multi-billion dollar Sun-Ranbaxy deal for public scrutiny, on Friday said the major issue is whether the combination would result in high market concentration of certain molecules.
“This is the first case” of combination where the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has gone for a public scrutiny, the fair trade watchdog’s Chairman Ashok Chawla said.
In April this year, Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy had announced a USD 4-billion deal that would create one of the top five largest speciality generics company in the world.
Social activist Medha Patkar Friday accused the government of “brutally” dealing with Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila Chanu and questioned the legal provision of treating a fasting individual as one attempting to commit suicide.
“It is absolutely a wrong law to treat fasting as equivalent to committing suicide under Section 309 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code),” Patkar told media persons on the sidelines of the Energy and Environment Conclave organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry here.
After meeting national shooter Tara Shahdeo and Ranchi Police at his official residence on Friday night, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren decided to handover her alleged Love-jihad case to CBI.
Soren, while speaking to the reporters after the meeting, said that Tara Shahdeo is a national sports person and the government will make sure she gets justice.”
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma sparked off a major controversy after he posted offensive tweets on Lord Ganesha and the festival of Ganapati.
The director’s comments were criticised by leaders from political parties, with BJP leaders calling for his immediate apology for his blasphemous statement.
“It’s highly condemnable, we must take action against him,” said the BJP on Ram Gopal Varma’s tweets.
He wrote on his wall:
The guy who couldn’t save his own head from being cut , how he will save others heads is my question? But Happy Ganpathi day to morons!
After imposing a penalty of Rs 2,545 crore on 14 carmakers for unfair trade practices, the CCI today said it wanted to ensure that spare parts maintenance market gets less expensive for consumers.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday penalised the auto makers for unfair business ways in the spare parts and after services market.
“Our whole attempt was to ensure that the spare parts maintenance market gets more broad based and user friendly and less expensive for consumers,” CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla said here.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal has stayed Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) Rs 25 crore penalty and modification of the gas sale contract order against Adani Gas Ltd, the city gas distribution arm of Ahmedabad-based Adani Group.
“No coercive steps shall be taken for recovery of penalty till further orders. There shall also be a stay on the direction of CCI on the modification of the agreement,” said a two-bench COMPAT order.
The next hearing of the case is scheduled on September 10.
Microsoft plans to close its Windows Live Messenger (MSN) service in Chinese mainland by October 31, amid a crackdown by authorities against the world’s largest software firm over anti-monopoly violations.
China launched the anti-monopoly probe against Microsoft alleging that the company may have broken laws regarding compatibility and documentation authentication for its Windows OS and MS Office.