Month: October 2014

Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants have been killed in an encounter in the Awantipora region of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama District.

Further details are awaited.

—-ANI

Sparking a controversy, music legend KJ Yesudas on Thursday said he 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 in Thiruvananthapuram.

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.

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.

Drinking cherry juice concentrate may help patients beat gout, according to new research.

Tart cherries have long been researched for their association with pain relief ranging from gout and arthritis joint pain to exercise-related muscle pain, researchers said.

The study is the first to report consumption of Montmorency tart cherries caused changes in uric acid metabolism, which can have an impact on joint pain.

The study also detected increases in specific anthocyanin compounds in the bloodstream after consuming tart cherries.

As a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, a group of girls from both the religions are organising a Durga Puja inside a shelter home for trafficked women here.

Rescued earlier this year after being trafficked to Mumbai from West Bengal’s Murshidabad, two Muslim girls are not only taking part in the festivities at NGO Sanlaap’s shelter home in Narendrapur but are also worshipping the goddess of power and cooking the ‘bhog’ that would be offered to the deity.

Police have been asked to probe complaint of a lawyer who has alleged that Union minister and local MP, Maneka Gandhi, on Thursday slapped him.

D K Verma, a resident of Barkehda area, complained that some BJP workers arrived at his house here this morning and forcibly took him to the Union minister at her camp office in Shanker Salvent Bhawan on Bisalpur road, Superintendent of Police Sonia Singh said.

“She (Gandhi) slapped me without citing any reason,” Verma said.

India’s telecom industry is expected to generate 40 lakh new jobs in the next five years, spurred by growing potential in rural markets and rising Internet penetration, say experts.

The bullish expectations come at a time when the government is making efforts to connect all 2.5 lakh village panchayats with high speed broadband network.

According to experts, surge in demand would be seen for skilled technicians, engineers, installation and maintenance service providers, sales, marketing, HR, in the sector.

The government is planning to divest at least 5 percent stake in state-run Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) in 2015-16, sources said.

“There are plans to divest at least 5 percent stake in the company (RCF) in the next fiscal, which could be raised to 10 percent,” a highly-placed source said.

The government at present owns 80 percent stake in the company, while remaining 20 percent is with the public and institutions. LIC holds 6.45 percent, the biggest stake by stakeholder other than other than promoters.

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “successful trip” to the US, two top American Senators would soon be travelling to India, during which they would meet senior defence and foreign affairs officials and pay their respect to the victims of 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Senators Angus King from Maine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, and Tim Kaine from Virginia, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, will travel to India from October 6 to 11.

Seeking “out of the box” ideas from the real estate sector for affordable housing, the Government on Wednesday said it will consider recommendations for investing insurance and pension funds in the sector.

“Real estate sector also has to work with out of box ideas to make a mark in affordable housing segment.

This sector also has huge demand and opportunities,” Urban Development and Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Venkaiah Naidu said.

He was speaking at a real estate conference organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).

Andhra Pradesh Government will provide houses to the poor and SC/STs in the state at subsidised rates, Finance Minister Y Ramakrishnudu said here on Thursday.

“The government is aiming to eradicate poverty in the state. We will provide houses to the poor and people belonging to the SC and ST categories for Rs 1-1.50 lakh soon,” Ramkrishnudu said at a function at AV Nagaram village in East Godavari district.

The Indian women’s kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, beating Iran 31-21 in the summit clash here on Friday. India thus maintained their supremacy in women’s kabaddi, which made its Asiad debut in the previous edition in Guangzhou.

In today’s match, the Indians were slow off the blocks but clawed back with utmost ease showing just why they are considered the powerhouse of the sport.
Against the very determined Iranians, India led the first half 15-11 before completely dominating the second half to seal the issue.

Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were on Thursday killed in an encounter in Avantipore district of Jammu and Kashmir.

While the security forces were closing in on the positions of the militants, they opened fired. The Indian troops retaliated strongly and killed two Hizbul Mujahideen militants one of whom was identified as a top commander of the militant outfit.

On September 30,2014, Indian security forces had gunned down and unidentified militant in Kupwara district.

Mr. Amer Ali Khan news editor Siasat was requested to arrange burial of Mohammed Hasan (Hasan Shareef) who worked as a typist outside Nampally court. Other letters was received from Shah Inayat Gunj police staton, Afzal Gunj police station, Bahadurpura PS, Banajara Hills PS, PS Begum Bazaar, Nampally Railway PS and Habeeb Nagar PS requesting to arrange burial of unclaimed Muslim bodies. Thus 8 Muslim bodies were collected from Osmania Hospital and buried in Kukatpally graveyard.

Breaking his silence over the Shiv Sena-BJP split in Maharashtra, veteran BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday said he would have been happy if the alliance had continued.

“I would have been happier, if this (alliance) would not have been broken. But, this is also right that people from our party were saying that the seat-sharing formula was not proper and we (BJP) should get more seats,” Advani told reporters here.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday patted the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying in the past six months it “is moving in the right direction”.

In his customary Dussehra rally at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Bhagwat said: “It is only six months but positive signs are already emanating.”

“It is moving in the right direction, but we will have to give them time… Nobody has a magic wand by which all problems of many years will disappear,” Bhagwat said.

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Maulana Azad National Urdu University on Thursday organized Swachh Bharath – Swasth Bharat a “Clean India Campaign” in the campus as part of national drive.

Prof. S. M. Rahmatullah Registrar, administered cleanliness pledge at the inauguration of “Clean India Campaign” to a large number of students, teachers and staff who participated in the campaign.

Former England football captain and star David Beckham’s income from personal sponsorship deals has reportedly dropped by around 10 per cent in the year since he retired from the sport.
The 2013 accounts for the company that handles Beckham’s personal endorsements, Footwork Productions, showed that revenue dropped to 14.8 million pounds from 16.5 million pounds in 2012, reports stuff.co.nz.

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A teenager has achieved the highest IQ score possible for someone under 18 and has made it to the network of the brainiest people from across the world, Mensa.

Paulius Zabotkiene, who is a student of Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Worcs, scored a sensational 162 the IQ test, the Daily Star reported.

The 14-year-old genius’ score was two points higher than renowned geniuses Einstein and Professor Stephen Hawking.

Zabotkiene said that he was really surprised and very happy when he managed to achieve such a high score, as he wasn’t expecting it and is now over the moon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted about a rare book gifted to him by United States President Barack Obama.

“President @BarackObama presented to me a very valuable gift that I will cherish forever. He gave me a rare book on the Parliament of World’s Religions of 1893. The book contains a paper of Swami Vivekananda,” the Prime Minister said.

He also tweeted some pictures of the book.

Prime Minister Modi had also gifted a special edition of ‘Bhagwad Gita -According To Gandhi’ in Khadi cover and audio and video clips of Martin Luther King to President Obama. (ANI)

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said the possibility of taking legal action against former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen for allegedly violating confidentiality clauses in writing his autobiography, still exists.

The ECB, according to The Guardian, has yet to see a copy of Pietersen’s autobiography which is to be published next week, but has clarified that it retains the right to take action against for any breaches of confidentiality against the former player.

A former municipal councilor of Mandi Gobindgarh town has been booked for allegedly raping a 19-year-old student.

On the statement of the girl, police today registered a case against former councilor Harsimarpreet Singh Bajwa of the ward no 2 of Mandi Gobindgarh.

She alleged that she had relations with Bajwa from last 3 years and he used to rape her on the pretext of marriage but he married another girl.

She alleged that Bajwa was blackmailing her and even threatened to load her morphed pictures on the internet.