Month: March 2015

Cong asks AIADMK not to support Land Bill in Rajya Sabha

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Rallying parties against Modi government’s Land Acquisition Bill in its present form, Congress today asked Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK to “demonstrate” its commitment to farmers by opposing the legislation in Rajya Sabha though it had backed it in Lok Sabha.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh told reporters here that the BJP’s controversial Land Acquisition Act was “dictatorial” in nature as it was brought in through an ordinance without discussion and had done away with many of the pro-farmer povisions made in a similar Act brought in by the Congress-led UPA in 2013.

Ace Indian mountaineer goes missing in South America

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Ace Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who flew down to South America to climb up mountains between Argentina and Chile, has gone missing.

Malli Mastan Babu, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, was on a solo expedition in the Andes.

His solo expedition began on March 24 and Malli was scheduled to return to the base camp at Cerro Tres Cruceson on March 25.

Unfortunately, he didn’t return to the base camp till date and all attempts of communicating with him has failed.

JIH holds ‘Women’s Day’ programme

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Jamat-e-Islami Hind women’s wing, Amberpet, Charminar & Malakpet held ‘Women’s Day’ programme Sunday, March 29, from 11 am to 1:30 pm, at Lakadkot, Chatta Bazar. Ladies belonging to women organisations, lady lecturers, teachers, doctors addressed on the occasion.

Blackmoney: Swiss banks seek fresh undertakings from Indians

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Seeking to come clean on illicit funds amid intense government pressure, Swiss banks have asked their Indian clients to provide fresh undertakings to ensure that untaxed money is not stashed in their accounts.

Swiss banks, long perceived to be safe havens for parking unaccounted funds, have also started asking for auditor certificates from high net worth individuals and corporate clients to vouch for the “clean status” of their money.

Australia dismiss New Zealand for 183

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A collective display of disciplined bowling from the Australians helped them restrict a nervous New Zealand to a paltry 183 in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup here today.

A mid-innings collapse, which saw New Zealand lose their last seven wickets for only 33 runs in 10 overs, effectively ended their hopes of putting up a respectable total despite semi-final hero Grant Elliott’s gutsy innings of 83 off 82 balls.

Employment opportunities in National Defence Academy

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National Defence Academy is a recognised Indian institution which recruits executive officers every year in Indian Air force, Indian Navy and Indian Army. For this a competitive exams is conducted by the institution. Youth who wish to become pilot or join Indian Navy, Indian Army or Indian Air force must pass the exam conducted by NDA. In this connection Concord Defence Academy is conducting the coaching classes in which expert teachers will teach the students. Inter pass or students who appeared in inter II year and are waiting for result can appear in NDA.

Existence of 2 uninhabited masajid Tolichowki in peril

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A special report was published in Siasat on July 2, 2008, which revealed that there were two masajid and some graves on 19 acre land purchased from a Muslim landlord. The existence of two 100 year old masajid is in peril as Aditya Homes Group is constructing a colony named Royal Palms on the land mentioned. For this they are digging deep pits close to Masjid which imperils the masjid existence.

Woman Techie Dies in Speedboat Accident in Hussain Sagar

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A 22-year old woman software employee died when the speedboat in which she was travelling rammed into another boat at the famous Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad tonight, police said.

The incident took place at 8 pm when Bhakta Rana, a native of Odisha, working with a software company in the city, was returning after visiting the Buddha statue located in the middle of Hussain Sagar lake, along with three others.

Their speedboat dashed into another boat, which caused severe neck injuries to her, police said.

Dubai-based Indian and Ex-Sheriff of Mumbai Awarded Honorary Doctorates by DY Patil University

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Dubai-based business tycoon Ram Buxani and former Sheriff of Mumbai Bakul Patel were conferred with the honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D Litt) by a university in Mumbai.

The degrees were presented to them by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at a function here last evening at DY Patil University in Navi Mumbai.

Dr Buxani is the Chairman of ITL Cosmos Group in Dubai, which is a 60-year-old conglomerate. He is also among the pioneer promoters of IndusInd Bank Ltd in India and was its Director until recently, a release said.

BJP asks divided AAP to work without ‘blaming anybody’

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In a tongue-in-cheek remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) on Sunday asked the Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government to work for an entire year without blaming anybody and making any excuses.

“Perhaps they should consider for one year, without blaming anybody, without making excuses, trying to implement the promises by honestly working towards them,” said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli .

“It is really up to them to run their party in a democratic way or autocratic way, to run their party based on some rules or throwing away the rules,” he added.

Lucknow Teen Shoots Himself after Father Bans Facebook Chat

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A 14-year-old boy shot himself dead in Allahabad on Thursday after his father reprimanded him for chatting too often on social networking site Facebook, police said.

The incident took place in Parasnagar locality of Naini in Allahabad.

The boy, a student of Class 9, was using Facebook on Wednesday night on his mobile phone.

After finding his son chatting at night, his father threw away the phone.

The boy then locked himself up in his room and shot himself on Thursday morning.

When his family members broke open the door, they found the boy lying in a pool of blood.

30 Kg Plastic Can Be Found in Every Dead Cow in India, Says Union Environment Minister

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At least 30 kilograms of plastic can be found from the stomach of every cow or buffalo which dies in India, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today, adding that a ‘plastic carry-bag free India’ campaign would be soon launched.

“The problem with India is we have laws but we don’t implement them,” he said while interacting with walkers at KBR Park here as one of them expressed concern over plastic waste. He noted that plastic bags below 40 microns are banned and rag pickers do not take them as they cannot be recycled and are ultimately strewn all over the place.

Aggressive breast cancer ‘switch’ identified

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Australian researchers have identified a gene that drives an aggressive form of breast cancer, and they hope to find a way to “switch it off”.

The study’s main finding that a gene known as “inhibitor of differentiation 4” (ID4) not only “marks” but appears to control the highly aggressive form of triple negative breast cancer was published online in the journal Nature Communications.

“We found that ID4 is produced at high levels in roughly half of all triple negative breast cancers,” said project leader Alex Swarbrick from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney.

Microsoft announces list of devices that will be able to run Windows 10 preview soon

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Microsoft has announced a second round of devices that will be able to run the latest builds of Windows 10 wherein the list has expanded considerably.

According to the Verge, Microsoft opened up its Windows 10 Technical Preview to Windows Phone users last month, but only a scant few Lumia devices were supported.

However, there will be a few devices still where the preview will not be available including the Lumia 930 and HTC Windows Phone devices.

Pak PM Sharif offers complete army support to Saudi Arabia

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Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has offered complete support of the country’s army to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the ‘Determination Storm’ operation.

According to Dawn News, Sharif assured Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in a telephone conversation about the army support and discussed the recent developments on regional and international fronts.

King Salman thanked the prime minister for his feelings and stressed on the depth of relations between the two countries, the report said.

Conflict-free corridors in city to improve traffic mobility

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Chandrasekhar Rao who is keen to reduce traffic growls and provide relief to the motorists had orderd the GHMC to develop few corridors as Conflict-free Corridors (CFCs) for improving overall traffic mobility.

With this CFCs, the speed of long distance traffic without any accidents icreases substantially and to reduce traffic congestion invited consultancy services for preparation of a feasibility report for comprehensive development of six corridors as CFCs.

Air Canada flight crashes on runway in Halifax, no major injuries

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Air Canada flight AC624 from Toronto to Halifax crashed on runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Canada on Sunday, the airline has confirmed.

Number of passenger on board is being reported as 132 and five crew members at the time of the crash and no serious injuries were reported.

According to multiple reports, the plane slammed into a power line, likely leading to the crash which led to power outage at the airport and remained off for at least an hour.

All passengers have deplaned safely and are being evacuated to the terminal.

J&K: 44 structures damaged in heavy landslides and rainfall

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At least 44 structures including 18 residential houses were damaged due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Kashmir over the past 24 hours, police said on Sunday.

A landslide caused by the rain in Chontinar village of central Kashmir Budgam district destroyed eight residential houses and 10 cowsheds last evening.

At least 26 residential houses were partially damaged by the landslide but there were no reports of loss of life, they said.

Prayers of parents & hard work ensure success: Khadija Samreen

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Hijab is not an obstacle for education but it works as a shield for girls. The Hijab of Muslim girls also attracts non-Muslim girls. Even as the Hijab saves women and girls from lecherous eyes and indecent comments, it also protects them from sun rays and skin diseases. Prayers of parents and hard work are the blessings which ensure success in educational and other fields. These views ere expressed by a brilliant student of MBBS II year Khadija Samreen who studies in Dr. VRK Women’s Medical College.

Letters from schoolgirls in gender equity initiative

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“I have a message! I want to be heard! I am a bit worried. When I look at the state of this world, right now, I feel extremely sad and worried!” writes 15-year-old Jahnvi Nagpal in a letter addressed to citizens of the world.

Jahnvi’s anxieties, fear, hope, ambitions as a young woman are one of the 200 letters written by girls of India, China, Mexico, Abu Dhabi and the UK addressed to the world, being showcased in “And Still I Rise”, an exhibition of contemporary art with letters by participants inspired by the words of poet Maya Angelou.

Katrina has become a bigger star than me, says Salman

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After Katrina unveiled her wax statute at Madame Tussauds in London yesterday, her mentor and ex-beau Salman Khan candidly told BollywoodLife.com that the actress has now become a bigger star than him.

Their love saga might have come to an end, but Salman and Katrina are still good friends and have good things to say about each other.

After Katrina unveiled her wax statute at Madame Tussauds in London yesterday, her mentor and ex-beau Salman Khan candidly told BollywoodLife.com that the actress has now become a bigger star than him.

Glass Ceiling: Nearly 400 listed companies yet to appoint women directors

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“These women shall have the same voice as the promoter, defeating the very purpose of genuine (independent) gender diversity,” Prime Database Managing Director Pranav Haldea said.

With just two days left to meet the mandatory Sebi deadline, nearly 400 listed companies are still to appoint women directors on their boards even as the market regulator has warned of serious consequences for non-compliance.

Racing against time, more companies are expected to appoint women directors before the April 1 deadline and many of them are scheduled to hold their board meetings in the next two days.

More applicants are from AP for Eamcet in Telangana

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Engineering and medical colleges in Telangana still seem to be favourite among the AP students even after the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh. According Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad has received 21,055 applications under open category for Telangana State Eamcet so far this year. Of this, 14,753 candidates are from Andhra Pradesh – 8,274 are from coastal Andhra and 6,479 from Rayalaseema region.

Medha Patkar quits AAP, dubs Kejriwal-led party a ‘tamasha’

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Stating that the Aam Aadmi Party has reduced itself to a “tamasha”, veteran social activist Medha Patkar tody resigned from the party as its internal turbulence reached a flashpoint with the ouster of founding members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav from a key panel of the fledgling outfit.

“What happened at the AAP meeting in Delhi today is unfortunate,” Patkar told reporters in Mumbai after announcing she was leaving the party, which notched up an unprecedented victory in Delhi Assembly polls just last month.