Month: September 2014

An Islamist militia, Dawn of Libya, has taken control of the US Embassy in Libyan capital Tripoli and posted a video online, while the US officials said they are seeking details of it.

“We’ve seen the reports and videos and are seeking additional details. At this point, we believe the Embassy compound itself remains secure but we continue to monitor the situation on the ground, which remains very fluid,” a Senior State Department official said here.

Asserting that India wants peaceful relations with all countries but it should not be treated as its weakness, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said security forces have been directed to give a “befitting” reply to ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

Referring to recent incidents of firing from across the Line of Control, the Home Minister said he has directed BSF “not to keep showing white flag” if the violations by Pakistan continue.

Keen to upgrade the educational standards in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited a 136-year-old school here as a “student” to understand the academic system of Japan which could be replicated back home.

He also invited teachers from here to teach Japanese language in India and proposed online courses amid his pitch for enhanced cooperation in languages and social values among the Asian countries to make the 21st Century truly that of Asia.

While stressing on building language ties between the two nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday called on Japanese teachers to impart their language skills to Indian learners.

Modi was speaking in an interactive session at the Taimei Elementary School here Monday morning as he began his second full day of the five-day trip to Japan.

“We are trying to teach Japanese language in our schools. We need teachers for that. I invite you all to come to India and teach,” Modi said in a tweet posted on a PMO account.

More than 15 percent of the Australians are unemployed, the highest level in nearly 40 years, a new research released Monday revealed.

A study from the Brotherhood of St. Laurence welfare group has found more than 300,000 young Australians have casual or part-time jobs but want either more work or full-time positions, Xinhua reported.

The group’s spokesman, Tony Nicholson, said that the figure combined with those who are officially unemployed adds up to more than 580,000 young people.

US forces continued their attack on Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq with two more air strikes conducted Sunday, the army said.

The two air strikes carried out by fighter jets include one near the Mosul Dam, and the other near the town of Amerli, home to thousands of Shia Turkomen minority people, Xinhua quoted a statement by US Army’s Central Command as saying.

The residents of Amerli have been cut off from receiving food, water, and medical supplies for two months by the IS forces.

According to a press note issued by Dy. DEO of Bahadpura zone, Mr. Nehru Babu an exhibition under the title “Inspire Science Exhibition” is arranged from 1st to 3rd September at New Progressive Girls’ High, Chandulal Baradari near Rama Talkies, Bahadurpura. Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Dy. CM will inaugurate this exhibition at 11 a.m. today. Mr. Somi Reddy DEO of Hyderabad is the convener.

–Siasat News

Claiming that since assuming power, BJP, RSS and their affiliate organisations have been spreading communal disharmony in the country, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday said it was not a good sign for the basic principle of secularism mentioned in the Constitution.

“Since the anti-people, pro-capitalist and communal government of BJP has come to power, the secular harmony in the country has been disturbed to a large extent.

On the representation of Mr. Abdul Qader Faisal, President of Telangana Union of Working Journalists, Medak and member of Executive Council of Osmania University, Dept. of Education sanctioned 119 Vidya volunteers for Medak district. The district still need 140 more instructors.

–Siasat News

DEO of Nizamabad, Mr. Srinivas Chari informed that orders have been issued for giving 50% concession in school fees of private and aided schools to the children of journalists. He requested the journalists of Print and Electronic Media to avail of this facility.

–Siasat News

Mr. Naveed Iqbal, TRS leader handed over a memorandum to Ms. K. Kavita, MP of Nizamabad requested her to use her good offices for the improvement of Urdu broadcasts of FM radio. It was stated in the memorandum that FM radio station was started in 1994 but so far no Urdu program has been broadcast. She assured that she would take steps in this regard.

–Siasat News

According to a report Hyderabad has joined 3 major cities which send maximum number of students to American Universities. Beijing (China) is the city which sends largest number of students to US whereas Shanghai (China) is the second largest city. Hyderabad is the third in the world next to it is Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). From Hyderabad during 2008-2012, 26,220 students sought admissions in American Universities. According to a report published by Institute of International Education, India is the second largest country which sends its students to US.

Siasat Urdu Daily has been offering special coaching for Unani Medicine Entrance Test Coaching for the past two years. This year 700 students took the test out of which 482 passed the test, out of the successful candidates there are 415 girls and 67 boys. Govt. Nizamia Unani Tibbi College has 75 seats whereas Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College of Kurnool has 50 seats.

Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday hit back at Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for taunting his party on the issue of Leader of Opposition’s post, saying it reflected the Bharatiya Janata Party ‘s arrogance.

“This is not a statement of Rajnath Singh, it is the BJP’s arrogance which is speaking about the stature. Now, the BJP will teach us……… It is for the interest of the nation that the LoP is recognized. There are so many Constitutional appointments which the BJP government wants to do them at its own will and hence it is making such statements,” Alvi told ANI.

Protestors led by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri clashed with the police as they marched to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s residence, demanding his resignation.

According to reports, hundreds were left injured as the police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds.

China and Russia are all set to start construction of a joint natural gas pipeline in Russia’s eastern Siberia this weekend, implementing a natural gas supply contract signed between the two countries.

According to a contract signed under the witness of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Shanghai meeting in May, the pipeline will transmit 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year to China over a period of 30 years starting from 2018.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Sunday said that battling terrorism was a major challenge for the new government, media reported.

Assad made the remarks during the inauguration ceremony of the newly-formed government Sunday, in which the president hailed the Syrian forces’ patriotism and their remarkable achievements, Xinhua reported citing the state-run SANA news agency.

The president also stressed that fighting terrorism must go along with achieving national reconciliation, which is being implemented by the Syrian army and the rebels in many areas.

Israel’s finance minister Sunday called on international leaders to hold a regional summit focused on demilitarising and reconstructing the devastated Gaza Strip.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid, however, added that Gaza’s reconstruction should be conditional on whether or not Hamas is demilitarised to ensure Israel achieves its diplomatic goals, Xinhua reported.

“We had major military achievements and have now moved to the diplomatic front,” Yair Lapid told reporters in Jerusalem.

At least 42 children have been killed in ‘barrel bomb’ explosions in Syria over the past 36 hours, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday.

Syrian air crafts have dropped dozens of ‘barrel bombs’ in several areas of the country, many of them in northern Syria, areas that includes Al Raqqa, the capital of the same-named province, as well as the towns of Binsh, Al Abit, Khan Shaykhun, Saraqib and province of Aleppo.

Others died in attacks on the city of Dael, and the towns of Mohasan, Al Rastan and Al Houla.

With BJP consistently failing to make electoral breakthrough in Kerala, party chief Amit Shah on Sunday started his maiden visit to the southern state to discuss with leaders and grassroots functionaries strategy to strengthen and galvanise the organisation.

Shah will attend a meet of state office bearers tomorrow morning and address a larger convention of over 6000 party functionaries, party sources said.

He is expected to discuss strategy to help BJP expand support base and make electoral gains with special emphasis on the need for strengthening the party at village level.