Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a great welcome on his visit to the United States.
“PM Modi was given a great welcome in the US. The Indian diaspora is now excited about their motherland,” Bhagwat said while delivering his annual Vijaya Dashmi Utsav address on the 89th foundation day of the RSS.
Sparking a controversy, music legend K J Yesudas on Thursday resented women wearing jeans, saying this went against Indian culture.
“Women should not cause trouble to others by wearing jeans….What should be covered should be covered,” Yesudas said at a function organised by a voluntary organisation in connection with the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations here.
The 74-year-old singer said this kind of dress went against Indian culture which valued simplicity and amiability as the greatest qualities of women.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has more Facebook fans in the US than most current members of Congress, governors and other political candidates, according to a media report.
Modi’s American Facebook base of 170,529 as of Wednesday is larger than all but 21 American elected officials and current candidates, the New York Times reported citing Socialbakers, a site that tracks social media accounts.
AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa is not getting VIP treatment, but being looked after as any other ordinary prisoner at the Parapanna Agrahara Central prison where she is lodged after conviction in the disproportionate assets case, according to a top jail official.
“Madam (Jayalalithaa) is getting no VIP treatment. She is being treated as any other prisoner at Parapanna Agrahara,” DIG Prisons P M Jaisimha told PTI here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden radio address on Friday has touched the hearts of people across the country. While some dubbed the Prime Minister’s speech inspirational, others expressed the hope that he would lead the country towards development.
“Modi ji started this swachh bharat abhiyan, this is very good. Our country is on the path of success. We wish that he will take our country to great heights,” said a person from Bhopal.
Palestinians and Israelis have resumed negotiations on implementation of the permanent ceasefire agreed to in August that put an end to 50 days of intense conflict on the Gaza Strip.
The meeting Thursday was attended by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry and Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Yoav Mordechai, according to a statement from the office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
ISRO will launch the third of seven series of satellites to put in place India’s own navigation system on par with US’ Global Positioning System (GPS) from the spaceport of Sriharikota on October 10.
The launch has been scheduled at 1.56 AM on October 10, ISRO said today.
The IRNSS 1C satellite would be launched on the 28th flight of India’s PSLV-C26 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, some 100 km from here.
Turkey’s parliament has reportedly backed a motion that would allow its forces to join the international campaign to combat the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
The resolution was passed with a three-quarters majority and will also authorize foreign troops to use the Turkish territory for the operation, reported the BBC.
Turkey has been under pressure to join the United States-led coalition to take on the militant group, the report said.
The Turkish government agreed to engage directly with the IS after the release of 46 hostages last month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first radio address to the nation on Thursday called ‘Man ki Baat’, appreciated the effort of those who wrote to him through mail about varied ideas related to the nation’s development journey.
“Through mails, social media, lots of people write to me. Gautam Pal wrote to me about specially abled children and I really liked what he wrote. I remember we began Khel Mahakumbh for specially abled athletes where I myself would go and see the sports,” said Prime Minister Modi.
Ram Charan-starrer “Govindudu Andarivadele”, which opened to mixed reviews from critics, managed to register a good opening at the box office in the country. According to trade experts, the long holiday weekend will help it become a hit.
“The film managed to collect Rs.12.83 crore on the first day in India. Since it released on Wednesday and has managed to register good numbers, its likely have a successful opening weekend thanks to the festival season,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS.
Indian men’s team edged Iran in a nerve-racking final to win its seventh consecutive kabaddi gold medal at the Asian Games here Friday.
India, who have won every single gold since men’s kabaddi was introduced in 1990 in Beijing, trailed Iran for the majority of the match but came back strongly to win 27-25 at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium.
A brilliant second half, at the beginning of which they trailed Iran by eight points, saw the Indians outscore their opponents 14-4 to edge them by just two points to clinch gold.
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+TRS Minority leader of Qutubullahpur assembly constituency Mohammed Rafi has been appointed as president TRS Minority Cell. President Minority Cell Rangareddy district Abdul Muqueet gave away the appointment certificate to Mr Mohammed Rafi.
On the occasion Sanjiv Rao MLA Viqarabad, president TRS Nagendra Goud local leaders Pavan Goud, Mohammed Hafeez, Samaya and others were president on the occasion. Mohammed Rafi thanked K Hanumanth Reddy –*and district president Abdul Muqueet.
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Taylor Swift has made it clear that being romantically involved with someone was the last thing she was looking for at present, and she has her reasons.
While talking to British Vogue, the 24-year-old ‘Shake It Off’ star who’s happily single right now, said that her life was so full of paparazzi that she doesn’t think a guy would be able to cope with it, the CNN reported.
Hence, she was deliberately avoiding any such opportunity even if it presented itself, she added.
Ravi K. Chandran, who has worked as a cinematographer in commercial as well as art-house films such as “Agneepath” and “Black”, says as a filmmaker he favours commercial cinema as he grew up idolising Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan.
“I prefer commercial films because I grew up watching films of MGR (M.G. Ramachandran) and Rajinikanth. In Hindi, it’s been Amitabh Bachchan’s films. I never liked art cinema, but I watch it only to learn the craft,” Chandran told IANS.
At least nine people were killed and over 30 injured when a bus overturned in Pakistan, media reported Friday.
The accident took place late Thursday near Pul Phalka in Uch Sharif in Punjab province, Geo TV reported.
The bus was on its way to Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The injured people have been shifted to nearby hospitals.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address on AIR Friday urged people to write to him about inspiring incidents which he said he will share during his regular Man ki Baat sessions on radio.
“I have received interesting suggestions from people… This country is for everyone, it is important to connect with the people… Someone suggested that there should be emphasis on cottage industries, someone else suggested that there should be exams from Class 5 onwards…,” the prime minister said.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan scheme, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched on Friday with brooms in his hand, was “nothing new but Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan” of erstwhile Congress-led UPA Government, senior Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram said.
“…Prime Minister has launched a new scheme called ‘Swachh Bharat Abiyan,’ which is nothing new but our ‘Nirmal Bharat Abiyan.’ It is the very same scheme and nothing new,” he said addressing his partymen at the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations.
Man crushed to death by RTC bus
(Siasat News): A man was crushed to death by an RTC bus that had lost control in S R Nagar. The deceased Nazeeruddin, 37, was the resident of Nampally
He was returning from S R Nagar after getting repaired his auto when the reckless RTC driver fatally hit him.
He was operating his autorickshaw in Shamshabad area and had come to S R Nagar for the repairing work but fate had something otherwise.
A case has been registered and further investigations are on.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office has reportedly termed the United States’ decision to categorize three Pakistan-based organizations as terror outfits a “unilateral move” that does not apply to Pakistan.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said during a media briefing in Islamabad that there is a procedure at the United Nations to declare a person or an organization as a terrorist but the U.S.’ decision to designate the three organizations as terror groups does not apply to Pakistan, reported the Dawn.
Deputy chief minister of Telangana state Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali reviewed Hajj-e-Akber arrangements. He reached Mina and met Hajj pilgrims. He asked them regarding the facilities provided to them.
Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali made detailed visit to Mina and later discussed measures to ensure effective provision of water and electricity, with Saudi authorities and Hajj Committee officials.
Mr. Mahmood Ali told that technical defects were found in automatic coolers at some places. The matter was later resolved by Saudi authorities.
Katrina Kaif says that she neither thinks about the cast nor script while signing a film and adds that her decision is influenced by her thought process at that particular moment.
“I don’t calculate and choose scripts. At that moment of saying yes, I would have something in my mind that this is what I want to do,” she said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the nation to adopt khadi products and pay special attention to cleanliness in his maiden address to the nation through the medium of radio.
“Let us pledge to affirm to remove dirt. Yesterday we began the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and I want you all to join this Abhiyaan,” said Prime Minister Modi in the radio programme called ‘Man ki Baat’.
He also urged people to adopt khadi products saying, “If you buy Khadi you light the lamp of prosperity in the house of a poor person.”
A new survey has revealed that the Facebook users who boast about their relationships or their partners are considered most annoying.
According to the survey conducted by bypromotionalcodes.org.uk, this kind of behavior is unnecessary and the natural thing to do would be just tell each other on the faces than on Facebook, the Independent reported.
The survey also found that 22 per cent condemned those who brag, while 19 per cent said it was the unstoppable status updaters who get under the skin.
A Chinese model recently stripped naked after she got to know that she was not entitled to a free boob job.
Wu Xi’er, one of China’s most-photographed models protested nakedly at the Shisanba Clinic in Beijing, the Daily Star reported.
Xi’er, who was only wearing a pair of flesh colored briefs, said that she was not being boastful but her boobs were probably the most seen, most famous breasts in the whole of China and it was “insulting”.
Xi’er had offered to be the hospital’s official boob ambassador. (ANI)
According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings for 2014-15, many UK universities are losing their place to leading Asian institutions in the top 200.
Asia now has 4 more universities in the world top 200, bringing the total to 24, with Tokyo University and the National University of Singapore making to the top 25 and six others making the top 50, BBC world reported.