Around 50 members of the Congress’ youth wing NSUI staged a protest outside Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence Tuesday demanding that he fulfil the BJP’s poll promise of bringing back black money within 100 days of assuming office.
The Supreme Court Tuesday took serious view of a report which said that the West Bengal government had decided to take “regressive” steps to reduce the elephant population by using contraceptives so that train accidents involving them are avoided.
Taking note, the apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice J. Chelameshwar said: “If it is so, then it is absolutely impermissible and also condemnable.”
Hyderabad Metro Rail project has escalated by Rs.2,500 crore to Rs.3,000 crore, said L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited (LTMRHL).
LTMRHL chief executive and managing director V. B. Gadgil told reporters here Tuesday that the project is in a “very very critical mode”.
He said they have completed 28 percent of the project and were confident of overcoming all challenges.
The cost of the project at the time of signing of concessionaire agreement in 2010 was Rs.14,132 crore.
The LTMRHL is building 72-km elevated metro project in public private partnership.
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NASA is developing a drone traffic management programme that would work as a separate air traffic control system for drones flying low to the ground at 400 to 500 feet.
Unlike a normal air traffic control room, the drone traffic control will be fully automated, the New York Times reported.
The work on the traffic control system for drones is underway near Moffat Field in California.
At least 11 people were killed and 27 others were missing Tuesday after heavy rains caused landslides in China’s Chongqing province.
According to officials, about 898,000 people in 16 counties in the region have been affected and 39,000 have been evacuated from flooded areas, Xinhua reported.
The region has suffered direct economic losses of around 710 million yuan ($115 million), the officials added.
Rescue teams, including firefighters and police, have evacuated over 7,000 residents to safe locations.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday underwent a successful laparoscopic procedure at a hospital here.
“Arun Jaitley underwent a planned elective laparoscopic procedure for diabetes management under Pradeep K. Chowbey at the Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, today (Tuesday),” a statement from the hospital said.
“The procedure has been performed successfully,” it added.
Jaitley was admitted to the hospital Monday evening.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday prayed at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple here.
The president signed the visitors’ book and waved to the other devotees.
Despite the president’s presence, no restrictions were placed on devotees proceeding to the shrine. Katra town is located about 50 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Accompanying the president was Governor N.N. Vohra, chairman of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (MVDSB) that runs the shrine.
More than 10 million devotees visit the shrine every year.
Himanshu Asnani, 27, an Indian-born mathematics researcher at Stanford University Electrical Engineering School in the US, is the winner of the Marconi Society Paul Baran young scholar award for 2014.
“The prestigious award will be presented to Asnani at our annual event Oct 2 at the National Academies of Sciences in Washington, DC,” Society’s young scholar selection committee Bob Tkach told IANS through email Tuesday.
Asnani, who hails from Kota in Rajasthan, is also a system engineer at the Swedish telecom major’s R&D centre in the Silicon Valley, off the US west coast.
The Congress Tuesday accused the government of politicizing the educational system in the country and of trying to alter the federal system of governance.
“In schools, a different kind of history is being taught,” party leader Anand Sharma told the media here. “This is already happening in history books of Gujarat.
“Why is education being politicized? Institutions and research and science must remain out of politics,” he added.
Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not consult the states before deciding to do away with the Planning Commission.
The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notices summoning all parties after hearing a set of petitions against the sit-in protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) here.
The notices were issued after petitioner Zulfiqar Naqvi pleaded before the court that all parliamentary parties be summoned so the ongoing political deadlock can be resolved, Dawn online reported.
The benchmark BSE Sensex today hit the 27,000-mark for the first time while the NSE Nifty soared to yet another high of 8,076.60 in afternoon trade on strong inflows of foreign funds buoyed by encouraging GDP data for the April-June quarter and narrowing CAD.
It took 40 trading sessions from July 7 to September 2 to reach the psychological 27,000-level from 26,000.
India and Japan are now working as “special strategic and global” partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.
“We are now working as special strategic and global partners,” Modi told business leaders at an event organised by the Japan-India Association.
He added that there was an unwritten spiritual connection between the two countries.
The prime minister, who is on a five-day visit to Japan, said there was growing interest among the Japanese to learn Hindi and yoga.
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A new study had discovered that people with belly fat face more risk of developing hypertension than the ones who are obese overall.
Obesity is a known risk factor for hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it has been widely reported that the location of fat on a person’s body could lead to increased risk of other health issues like heart disease and cancer. However, the relationship between hypertension and overall obesity versus site-specific fat accumulation has been unclear.
After breaking the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, Shiite militias and Kurdish forces are resuming their advance against the jihadist group.
Following an offensive near Amerli, the IS was forced to withdraw from the region.
Meanwhile Amnesty International says that it has received new evidence that Islamic State have launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the north, the BBC reports.
Congress leader Manish Tewari today said that the ‘Achche Din’ promised by the Bharatiya Janata Party before coming to power have not come for the people of the country, but only for the BJP, since completing its first 100 days in power.
Speaking to ANI, Tewari said, “The truth of the last 100 days is that the people of India have understood that the dreams of ‘Achche Din’ shown by the BJP were not for the people of India, but for the BJP, if it came to power.”
Pitching for enhanced business and manufacturing ties between India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that for easing the way business is conducted in India, many regulations had been deregulated, and now foreign investors could hope for a red carpet welcome instead of ‘red tape’.
Addressing the Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO) and Nikkei in Tokyo today, the Prime Minister said, “We want to encourage and invite SMEs, small scale industries. I have come to assure you that there is no Red Tape but Red Carpet in India. We have eased off a lot of regulations.”
Saudi Arabia has decided to stop issuing work permits to workers from Ebola-hit countries, including Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, an official said Tuesday.
The precautionary measure is part of a recommendation by foreign and health ministries to prevent the virus from entering the country, Xinhua reported citing the official.
On April 1, Saudi Arabia imposed a ban on Hajj and Omra visa issue for citizens of Guinea and Liberia.
The country registered its first suspected Ebola case last month.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza stormed into the mixed doubles semifinals besides reaching the doubles quarterfinals, but compatriot Leander Paes exited the US Open with unexpected defeats in both his events.
Top seeds Sania alongside Brazilian partner Bruno Soares beat the Indo-Slovenian duo of Rohana Bopanna and Katarina Srebotnik 7-5 2-6 10-5 in the mixed doubles quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows yesterday.
Sania-Soares will take on the unseeded Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei and Britain’s Ross Hutchins in the semifinals.
The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that review plea of a death convict against his conviction and sentence be heard in an open court by at least a three-judge bench and allowed all condemned prisoners, whose review pleas have already been decided, to approach it within a month for re-opening of their cases.
In a majority verdict by a five-judge constitution bench, the apex court said that a death convict whose curative petition has been decided cannot approach for re-opening of his review plea.
“Game of Thrones” has got the green signal from the Croatian Film Commission to shoot a nude scene featuring the character of Queen Cersei in the upcoming season of the TV series.
The scene will see the Queen Regent of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros walking naked from a church and onto the streets of King’s Landing, reports aceshowbiz.com.
In a major boost to the Indian scientific community, the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), on its maiden tryst with the red planet, has completed 300 days of its journey in space and is just 23 days away from reaching its intended orbit.
“Mars Orbiter Mission completes 300 days in space. Just 23 days more to reach Mars”, Indian Space Research Organisation said in its micro-blogging site.
Pakistan’s Parliament is holding a joint emergency session here today to support embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discuss the deepening political crisis that has triggered violence and brought the powerful army at the centre stage.
The joint session of the Senate and the National Assembly will adopt a resolution to support Prime Minister Sharif and urge him not to resign or go on leave as demanded by protest leaders, political sources told PTI.
The Supreme Court today ruled that review plea of a death convict against his conviction and sentence be heard in an open court by at least a three-judge bench and allowed all condemned prisoners, whose review pleas have already been decided, to approach it within a month for re-opening of their cases.
In a majority verdict by a five-judge constitution bench, the apex court said that a death convict whose curative petition has been decided cannot approach for re-opening of his review plea.
Telling Japanese investors that there was no better place than India to set up their overseas enterprises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said: “I’ve come to assure you there is no red tape but only red carpet that awaits you in India.”
Delivering the keynote address at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, co-hosted by Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro), Modi said India was also the only place where the Japanese industry will pleasantly find all the three ‘Ds” — democracy, demography and demand.
Banu Bi who was found in unconscious state near market at Mehdipatnam died yesterday. Asif Nagar police told this. Police is said to have found 55-year-old Banu Bi near Guddimalkapur Market in mysterious condition. She was rushed to the hospital by the police where she was undergoing treatment. However she died in the hospital.
Asif Nagar police told that Banu Bi, W/O Mahboob Shaikh, R/O Rasool Pura used to sell flowers. Police suspect that the woman collapsed due to weakness however police have registered a case and investigations are underway.
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