Month: September 2014

Several conflicts have emerged on the issue of bifurcation of various corporation and other departments between A.P. and Telangana States. Chief Secretary of A.P. Mr.IYR Krishna Rao wrote a letter to Governor complaining about unilateral decisions that are being taken by Govt. of Telangana in renaming the institutions without consulting Govt. of A.P. In the 10th Schedule of A.P. Reorganization Bill 2014, Specific guidelines have been given for the bifurcation of various corporations and other institutions.

Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao on Monday condemned the attack on senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai in Madison Square, USA, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address.

Speaking to media persons at the Congress Legislature Party office here, VHR said that by attacking Rajdeep, the supporters of Modi were trying to threaten the media that they would not tolerate any criticism. He alleged that Modi was acting like a dictator and it was at his instance that Rajdeep was attacked. He said that the attack has sent a wrong message across the world.(INN)

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza today for winning a gold medal in the mixed doubles competition at the Asian Games.

Sania, a brand ambassador for Telangana, made Telangana and the country proud with a gold medal in the mixed doubles category and bronze medal in the doubles category at the Asiad, an official release quoted the Telangana Chief Minister saying.

He wished that Sania must continue her brilliant performance, the release said.

–PTI

Two persons killed in road accident, who were travelling in a car with his family members after speeding car lost control and hit a road divider in the limits of Rajendranagar police station.

Hyderabad’s theatre revivalist Mohammad Ali Baig in Chicago, USA with the Indian Consul General Mr. Ausaf sayeed.Baig received standing ovations for his plays ‘Quli’ and ‘Savaan-e-Hayat’ in USA and Canada

Fifteen Hindu religious leaders including one MLA of the city held a special meeting “Vishal Gow Raksha Garjana” from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Begum Bazar. The meeting was attended by 300 Hindu youths. They were instructed to adopt violent means to stop cow slaughter. The speakers made violent speeches and constituted various teams, like Legal team, Liaison team with police officials, cow protection team, Gowshala team, Political team, Recovery team, Social Media team etc. Every team will consists of 15 members.

Alliance for Justice and Accountability, a broad coalition of organizations and individuals, announced that the rally this morning in New York City during Prime Minister Modi’s event at Madison Square Garden, was a huge success. Hundreds of people, including human rights activists, professionals, students and people from all walks of life attended the rally. Protesters were a large and spirited group of Indian Americans comprising of people of all faiths and ideological persuasions, with one thing in common: they were demanding justice and accountability in the case of Mr.

France and Germany have offered to deploy drones as part of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) efforts to monitor the ceasefire in Ukraine, a government official said Monday.

At a daily news briefing, French foreign ministry spokesperson Romain Nadal announced “France and Germany have proposed to provide drones aimed at monitoring the ceasefire’s implementation as requested by the OSCE”, Xinhua reported.

The drone deployment proposal was being discussed, he added without elaborating.

Italy was put on a high level of alert for possible terrorist attacks even though no specific threats have been made, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said Monday.

“The alert for Italy is high, even in the absence of a specific threat,” ANSA news agency quoted Alfano as saying on the sidelines of a security conference in Brussels.

“This is because Italy is part of the big international coalition that is combatting terrorism, because it is the seat of Christianity (in Rome) and because of other important decisions that parliament has made in recent months,” the minister said.

In order to create a platform for online jewellery shopping, e-commerce portal Flipkart has joined hands with P.C.Jewellers.

The focus will be on replicating online on Flipkart the comfort, convenience and brilliance associated with shopping at P.C. Jewellers’ luxury large format showroom, a statement issued by the companies said here Monday.

India has requested the US not to repeat its mistake of Iraq and instead withdraw gradually from Afghanistan till the country is able to stand on its own in order to prevent the Taliban from again becoming powerful, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday.

To a question after his address at the Council of Foreign Relations here, Modi said the US and India “should believe how to work for each other’s benefit”.

He said when he met US Secretary of State John Kerry, he explained to him at great length that Afghanistan is a big example where the two countries can work together.

Two German hostages held by the Philippine Islamic group Abu Sayyaf appealed for their lives Monday, urging authorities in Berlin to pay a ransom and withdraw support from the international military operation against Islamic State (IS) militia in Iraq.

“I’m suffering a lot because I was taken hostage… and now I have to lay on the ground, to sleep on the ground… and my medical condition worsened, and I fear a lot for myself,” said the older of the two hostages, a 74-year-old man, in an interview with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN), media reported.

Some 400 bodies, mostly of civilians, were taken to the morgues of Donetsk and other cities in eastern Ukraine now controlled by pro-Russian rebel militias after they were retrieved from mass graves, the insurgents said Monday.

“Currently there are about 400 bodies in morgues, 350 of which are of civilians, and many are in such a state that they cannot be identified,” said the deputy prime minister of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk, Andrei Purgin.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday congratulated Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his inauguration as the new Afghan president and called for a new Afghanistan government’s formation at the earliest.

Ghani was sworn in Monday, marking the first ever peaceful power transition in the history of the conflict-ridden country.

“The secretary-general notes the serious challenges facing Afghanistan and calls for the new government to be formed quickly and to work with all Afghans in a spirit of national unity,” Xinhua quoted a spokesperson of the UN chief as saying in a statement.

Terrorism has been exported to India and it is not home-grown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Monday, adding that the Indian Muslims will fail the Al Qaeda.

Answering a query at the Council of Foreign Relations here, Modi said India has the second largest Muslim population in the world. He said India’s basic philosophy of non-violence drives everyone — the philosophy of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday described terrorism as the greatest danger, as he called for the world to come together to challenge its menace.

He also outlined the steps taken by him in India to make governance easier, to invite foreign investments and provide skills to the Indian youth to become the workforce of the world.

In an address at the Council of Foreign Relations here, Modi also likened the relations between the US and India to the relationship shared by a husband and a wife with “never 100 percent comfort”.

Once shunned by America, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the guest of honour at a private dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama ahead of their formal summit Tuesday to reset stalled India-US relations.

As Modi, fasting for the Hindu festival of Navratri, sat down with Obama in the Blue Room of the president’s house, the White House released a vision statement for the US-India Strategic Partnership: “Chalein saath saath: Forward together we go”.

Over 2,000 Germans have heeded the government’s call to register as volunteers for deployment to fight the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the African Union (AU) said in a statement Monday.

German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, informed this to AU Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, after the chairperson briefed him on AU’s ongoing efforts to fight the disease, Xinhua reported.

The two officials met on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, said the statement.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington Monday evening for his summit meeting with US President Barack Obama.

US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns received Modi at the Andrews Air Force Base.

A large number of Indian American supporters were present along the road to cheer Modi on his way to Blair House. They welcomed him with chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Modi, Modi”.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday met Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, and discussed the situation in Iraq and Syria, including international efforts to combat the threat posed by the terrorist Islamic State (IS) group.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the annual session of the UN General Assembly, which entered its fifth day here Monday, at which many speakers touched upon the global efforts to fight against terrorists in the Middle East, including Iraq and Syria, Xinhua reported.

Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem Monday accused the US of using a policy of double standards in fighting terrorism at a high-level debate at the UN.

Al-Moualem said that there has not been any “serious move” to implement a UN Security Council resolution which decided in August to cut financial sources and stop foreign fighters to eradicate extremist groups in Syria and Iraq, Xinhua reported.

Kolkata Knight Riders warmed up for their semi-finals in style with a convincing 36 run win over Dolphins in their last group match in Champions League T20 cricket tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Monday.

A strong batting performance from opening batsman Robin Uthappa (85 not out) and Manish Pandey (76 not out) took Kolkata Knight Riders to a formidable 187 for two in 20 overs.

The UN mission in Afghanistan Monday welcomed the inauguration of new President Ashraf Ghani and reaffirmed the world body’s commitment to cooperate with the national unity government in the country’s progress to peace, stability and development.

Ghani was sworn in Monday, marking the first ever peaceful power transition in the history of the conflict-ridden country. Following his swearing-in, Ghani appointed opponent Abdullah Abdullah as chief executive officer of the new Afghan government.

No untoward incident was reported in the city on Monday, which witnessed clashes between two communities over the last four days, but the situation remained tense amid a large police presence.

Violence erupted in Yakutpura, Panjrapole, Fatehpura and Kumbharvada in the city on Thursday over some derogatory posts about a religion on a social networking site.

There were incidents of stone pelting, looting, arson and stabbing, mostly in the old city which has a mixed population.

However, no violence was reported on Monday, police said.

Rejecting any distinction between good and bad terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a collective fight to effectively tackle the global menace.

“There is no good terrorist or bad terrorist,” Modi said while addressing the Council for Foreign Relations here.

“There is a need to take the challenge of terrorism seriously. It’s sad that many countries could not earlier understand the ugly face of terrorism which is enemy of humanity,” he said.