A 22-year-old youth from Manipur claimed that he was beaten up by two cops in Gandhi Vihar area of north Delhi on Wednesday, though police have denied it.
The victim allegedly sustained broken fingers in his right hand and underwent treatment at a private hospital in Civil Lines.
However, police rejected the claims, saying that they have not got any report from the hospital authorities regarding any injuries sustained by the youth.
The overnight toll in Maharashtra’s worst landslide disaster in Malin village of Pune district went up to 73 Saturday morning with no reports of finding survivors, a top official said here.
“We have recovered 73 bodies so far… Rescue work is still underway,” District Collector Saurabh Rao told IANS.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies have rescued 23 people, including the youngest, a three-month old male child Rudra, from under the debris in the past three days.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar got a rousing welcome last night after returning home from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Galsgow, where he bagged a gold medal in wrestling.
Sushil Kumar said, “It was my second tournament in the new weight category. We trained well and had planned to play aggressively which turned out to be successful. I am thankful to the whole country and the Hooda government for all their support and wishes.”
“All the team members played very well. Also, I would like to congratulate the women wrestlers for their brilliant performance,” he added.
Something has changed in our society after Narendra Modi became the prime minister. Today, speaking carelessly about other religious communities has become acceptable. A new “normal” is being defined about how India talks to herself and the world.
Election campaigns tend to accentuate political differences to appeal to voters and draw them away from others. Modi’s campaign also gained from polarising voters.
After a handsome victory, however, as prime minister, he has failed to heal the polity. If he lets the situation drift, differences could grow into deep social divisions.
England’s pace spearhead James Anderson and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were today found not guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct after a marathon six-hour hearing, putting an end to the suspense over their participation for the remaining part of the Test series.
The hearing, conducted by Judicial Commissioner Gordon Lewis took place via video-conference, and verdict came as a huge relief for Anderson, who faced the prospect of a two-Test ban if he had been found guilty of a Level 3 offence.
Curfew will be relaxed in the violence-hit district for ten hours tomorrow.
District Magistrate Sandhya Tiwari said the curfew will be relaxed from 9 AM to 7 PM in all police station areas tomorrow.
Tiwari said the situation was normal in the district today.
–PTI
The writer of hilarious comedy shows and plays such as Fifty-Fifty, Syed Fakhrul Hasan, better known as Kaif Rizwani, was naturally reluctant when he was asked to write a serial on the Quaid-i-Azam.
Indo-Arab League of Hyderabad is organizing a protest meeting today at 8 p.m. at Town Hall Ground of Mahboob Nagar under the chairmanship of Mr. Syed Vicaruddin, Chairman of Indo-Arab League. H.E.Mr. Adli. Shaaban Hasan, Ambassador of Palestine at New Delhi and H.E. Dr. Muaaz Al Suadi, Chief of League of Arab States Mission, New Delhi will attend the meeting. They will address a press conference in Hyderabad on Sunday, 3rd August.
–Siasat News
Maulana Azad National Urdu University invites applications for admission into Certificate and Diploma courses of Paramedical Sciences. The students are requested to contact Dr. S. Maqbool Ahmed at room number 23 in polytechnic building of Urdu University before 11th August. For further details, they can contact Dr. Maqbool Ahmed at his cellphone number 9440366462 or the University’s website www.manu.ac.in
–Siasat News
Grammy-winning singer John Legend has revealed his teachers at school helped him to cope up with his parents’ divorce.
The 35-year-old ‘All of Me’ hitmaker said he was 10 when his parents separated and it was not easy for him to deal with, reported People magazine.
I was 10 when my parents got divorced. It’s a pretty common story in America, and it’s a pretty tough time for kids, especially if they’re still at home in the middle of growing up. Seeing my family fall apart was a traumatic moment,” he said.
Massive shelling by Israel killed about 70 people in the Hamas-ruled Gaza following the collapse of a 72-hour truce shortly after it began today,while two of its soldiers died and another was believed to have been abducted by the Palestinian militant group.
The humanitarian ceasefire – brokered by the US and the UN to end more than three weeks of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip – collapsed just two hours after it began this morning.
Managements of Private Engineering Colleges threatened the Govt. that they will close down their colleges if the Govt. does not reimburse the arrears of fees of the students for the previous year. Before taking any final decision, they have sought an appointment with the CM of Telangana. They say that Supreme Court has clearly issued orders for payments of fees arrears. The last date of payment of these arrears has also expired. Most of the colleges are suffering from financial problems
–Siasat news
Police will seek the cooperation of Hawkers and Security Guards for the identification of terrorists. A training camp was held to create awareness. A large number of hawkers and private secretary guard attended the camp.
CM of Telangana Mr. K. Chandrasekhara Rao lamented at the attitude of the Journalists for anti-propaganda. He appealed to them to verify the news item before publishing it. He also said that Govt. of Telangana is not afraid of such wrong propaganda. It can publish the facts by issuing a brochure to expose the media. Mr. KCR was addressing a gathering organized in connection with House Hold Survey.
–Siasat News
Inaugurating Institute of Metro and Rail Technology here on Friday, Telangana IT Minister K. Taraka Ramarao said the TRS government was committed to construction of Metro Rail in Hyderabad.
Govt. of Telangana appointed Mr. Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar, IFS, Conservator of Forests (Production) as Director of the Dept. of Minorities Welfare. He will also hold the additional charge of Special Officer of Telangana State Wakf Board. Dr. Rajiv Sharma, IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Telangana issued G.O.Rt. 298 yesterday.
Ms. Naba Farooqui, D/O Dr. M.A.Farooqui and Dr. Rubina Farooqui of Begum Bazar Nursing Home got admission in MBBS course of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She secured 32nd rank at the All India level Medical Entrance Test. She had also got 7th rank at the All India Medical Entrance Test held by JIPMER, Puducherry. Her brother Dr. Faraz Farooqui is doing M.D. from AIIMS, New Delhi. Her elder sister, Dr. Nida Farooqui also completed MBBS. Her parents and teachers have expressed delight on her success.
–Siasat News
Former President and renowned scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today observed that engineers and doctors of the country would create miracles if they are encouraged by the government.
Speaking at a seminar on “Biomedical Sciences” organized in the Osmania University here, the former President said the engineers and doctors of the country can create miracles. But they were very busy in their professions, Kalam added. He also asked the universities to provide a qualitative education to the students.
Newly-elected members of the 16th Lok Sabha spent an average of Rs. 4.3 million during their election campaign, according to an analysis by the National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
The analysis based on the election expense declarations of 537 MPs from Lok Sabha to the election commission shows that the party wise average election expenses spending for 277 MPs from Bharatiya Janata Party is Rs 4.18 million and for 44 MPs from Congress is Rs 4.16 million.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan seems to be fed up with questions on his rival Salman Khan and says he is bored of it now.
When asked whether Salman ever gifted him a painting as he is a better painter, Shah Rukh said: “It’s an old question now and we have hugged each other and we are friends. It’s been too many years now that you all are asking me the same question … I am bored now.”
The actor also took a dig at Aamir Khan starrer PK film’s poster at the announcement of the Got Talent World Stage Live.
The following is the list of Indian medal winners at the 2014 Commonwealth Games here:
Gold:
Sanjita Khumukchan: women’s 48 kg weightlifting
Sukhen Dey: men’s 56 kg weightlifting
Abhinav Bindra: men’s 10 metre air rifle shooting
Apurvi Chandela: women’s 10 metre air rifle shooting
Rahi Sarnobat: women’s 25 metre pistol shooting
Satish Sivalingam: men’s 77 kg weightlifting
Jitu Rai: men’s 50 metre pistol shooting
Amit Kumar: men’s freestyle 57 kg wrestling
Vinesh Phogat: women’s freestyle 48 kg wrestling
Sushil Kumar: men’s freestyle 74 kg wrestling
Israeli airstrikes and artillery attacks killed at least nine Palestinians Friday in southern Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Six people from a same family were killed and five others injured in an airstrike on their home in Rafah City, Xinhua reported citing the medics.
The situation in Gaza has dramatically worsened hours after a 72-hour UN-backed ceasefire came into force as Israeli artillery fire pounded Rafah City, killing and injuring dozens Palestinians.
An FIR has been registered against a man here for allegedly drawing pension of his daughter who after taking volunteer retirement from forest department is now settled in Pakistan.
The woman Ladoo, now a Pakistani citizen, took volunteer retirement in August 2007 and settled in Pakistan with husband later.
However, her pension continued and his father Rajju Khan withdrew it till 2011 through bank, police said.
The matter came to light in May this year following which the collector ordered a probe which found his father and brother guilty.
US Friday condemned Friday the killing of Israeli soldiers and apparent abduction of another by the Palestinian militants that violated the ceasefire.
“It was an outrageous violation of the ceasefire negotiated over the past several days, and of the assurances given to the US and the United Nations,” John Kerry, US secretary of state, said in a statement.
After the horrific loss of life in this attack and its aftermath, it would be a tragedy if this outrageous attack leads to more suffering and loss of life on both sides of this conflict, Xinhua quoted Kerry as saying.
The armed wing of the Islamic Hamas movement, Qassam Brigades, denied Saturday kidnapping of an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip.
“Until now, we have no idea about the disappearance of the Israeli soldier,” Xinhua quoted the militant group as saying in a press statement.
“We do not know his whereabouts or the conditions of his disappearance,” the group said.