Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today dismissed reports relating to demand for leadership change in Kerala from a section of Congress workers. “It is all your (media) creation,” Chandy told reporters after a cabinet meeting here.
Asked about the comment of dissident KC-M MLA P C George that UDF government would not last its full term, Chandy quipped “anyone can say anything. There is no gag on anyone for making statements”.
Government today steered clear of getting into any controversy over the appointment of some Vice Chancellors by the UPA government, saying they were selected by Search and Selection Committees and any comment on them would go against the autonomy of the universities.
During Question Hour in Lok Sabha, HRD Minister Smriti Irani defended the appointments after a BJP member questioned the selection of army and IAS officers as Vice Chancellors.
Mumbai Cricket Association has not received any letter from the BCCI over the reported inappropriate approach made to a Mumbai-based player playing for Rajasthan Royals by another Ranji Trophy teammate, who is not part of the ongoing IPL.
In the absence of any such communication from the Indian cricket board, MCA has decided not to conduct any internal enquiry on the contentious issue, a top MCA official told PTI today.
A local court today sentenced two persons to double life imprisonment for raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl here four years ago.
The prosecution case was that Kannan alias Tamilazhakan, Ramkumar and Samiyappan had trespassed into the girl’s house on July 12, 2011, and raped and murdered her.They had also robbed the jewels of the plus-two student, who was alone at home that day.
Kannan’s wife Renuka was also arrested while allegedly trying to sell the jewels. Kannan was detained under Goondas Act, considering his previous crime record.
Seven members of a family, including four young women, drowned in a lake in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana this afternoon, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1 pm when the seven persons, all belonging to Falaknuma area here had gone to Mahabubnagar and entered the lake at Mudvin village under Amangal police station limits, they said.
“All the seven bodies have been recovered. The deceased were between the age group of 18 and 40,” DSP (Shadnagar Sub-Division) Kalmeshwar told PTI over phone, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Ousted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said that he has still not received any official notice from the party over his expulsion.
“I do want to put it on record that even after a week of the party’s announcement of our expulsion, I have yet not received any expulsion order,” said Yadav.
“In the media there is a press release, which announces it. I haven’t received any communication which says I have been expelled, which gives reasons or even says it’s the National Disciplinary Committee’s order,” he added.
The devastating earthquake that struck the Nepalese capital has turned the 500-year-old Kashtamandap temple to rubble, killing several under the debris of the historic structure from which the city derives its name.
Incidentally, on the fateful day, a private company had organised a blood donation camp and most of the donors including the nurses are dead.
“The day when earthquake had struck, many had gathered inside the temple to donate blood. It all happened in a second and everything was under the rubble.
500-year-old Kathmandu temple turned to rubble after earthquake
The Congress party on Wednesday called for Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to sack his Agriculture Minister O.P. Dhankar after the latter remarked that ‘farmers who commit suicide are cowards’.
“Terming those farmers and farm labourers who have been forced to resort to suicide as ‘cowards’, especially since they have been forced to that measure through the Bharatiya Janata Party’s draconic laws, shows that the present government has no regard for the farmer,” Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Dr Ashok Tanwar told ANI.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the corporate sector must provide renewed impetus to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives towards cleanliness, health and education.
President Mukherjee said inclusive growth calls for intensive collaborative efforts of the government and the corporate sector to provide the basics for improving the quality of life in rural and urban areas.
India on Wednesday said it is focusing on Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and the worst-affected Gorkha district for its rescue and relief efforts in the quake-hit country. “India has focused its assistance in two parts of Nepal.
The finest of Indian Literature took center stage at the RAYMOND CROSSWORD BOOK AWARDS 2014 where the country’s finest writers and their books were honored at a glittering award function at NCPA in Mumbai.
In another setback for Sunil Narine, the West Indies player has been barred from bowling off-spinners in all matches organised by the BCCI, including the ongoing IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ ace spinner Narine underwent a biomechanical analysis in Chennai after being reported for a suspected illegal action again during the IPL tie against SunRisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam on April 22.
After reviewing the footage of the game and analysis in Chennai, the BCCI has decided to ban his off-spinners.
In another setback for Sunil Narine, the West Indies player has been barred from bowling off-spinners in all matches organised by the BCCI, including the ongoing IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ ace spinner Narine underwent a biomechanical analysis in Chennai after being reported for a suspected illegal action again during the IPL tie against SunRisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam on April 22.
After reviewing the footage of the game and analysis in Chennai, the BCCI has decided to ban his off-spinners.
Condemning the violence that erupted after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a black man fatally injured in police custody in Baltimore, United States President Barack Obama has reportedly criticised “a handful of people” for “senseless violence and destruction.”
While remarking that the issue was a “slow-rolling crisis” that had been going on for a long time, Obama said that the riots had distracted from the frustration over Gray’s death, reported the BBC. He added that those who looted and started fires on Monday “should be treated like criminals.”
A website highlighting history and heritage of Shimla along with buildings and institutions of the hill town has been launched here to commemorate 200 years of the city. The website — ‘Shepherd Semla to Sahib Shimla’ — an initiative of Shimla Bicentennial Group, was launched by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday, who also released postal stamps under ‘My Stamp’ scheme to mark the occasion.
Shiv Sena’s Trimbak Tupe was today elected Aurangabad Mayor and BJP’s Pramod Rathod deputy mayor, with the ruling alliance in Maharashtra reaching a power sharing formula in the largest civic body in Marathwada.
BJP, which had put up a candidate for the mayoral poll after initial talks between the two parties did not yield a ‘satisfactory’ solution for power sharing, pulled out of the mayoral race.
As many as 190 IED explosions have taken place in the country in 2014, including 98 blasts in Maoists-hit states, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
“As per the data available with National Bomb Data Centre, India has witnessed 190 IED explosions in 2014 of which 61 were in Northeastern states, 98 in Left Wing Extremism affected states, 19 in Jammu and Kashmir and 12 in other parts of the country,” Minister of State for Home Haribhai Chaudhary said in a written reply.
India on Wednesday said it is focusing on Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and the worst-affected Gorkha district for its rescue and relief efforts in the quake-hit country. “India has focused its assistance in two parts of Nepal.
Tiny Carpi, playing fifth division football only five seasons ago, completed a remarkable rise on Tuesday when they were promoted to Serie A for the first time after a 0-0 draw with Bari.
Carpi, whose Sandro Cabassi stadium holds only 4,144 people, made sure of their place with four matches to spare as they moved 12 points clear of third-placed Bologna, with a better head-to-head record. The club are based in the town of the same name, with a population of only 67,000, in the Emilia Romagna region of northern Italy.
A brilliant last over by Dwayne Bravo helped Chennai Super Kings pull off a sensational two-run win over Kolkata Knight riders in their IPL match, and the all-rounder said he likes pressure situations as it brings the best out of him.
“We did not bat well tonight. It is good to defend a small total and we proved ourselves despite not doing well with the bat. We have got good fast bowlers and spinners in our team. Obviously, MS (Dhoni) and the entire team looked upto me to finish off the game and that is the way I prepare myself.
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said, “India has the potential to become a global leader in the food processing sector.”
“The food processing sector has got the ability to integrate the gap between the farmers and the consumer,” she added.
She said that the food processing sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy and growing at the rate of 8.4 per cent.
The threat of landslides and mudslides remains high in the earthquake-hit Nepal in the coming weeks, and the risk is likely to increase when the monsoon rains arrive this summer, scientists have warned.
The region at highest risk for landslides and mudslides is the mountainous area along the Nepal-Tibet border, north of Kathmandu and west of Mount Everest, directly above the fault rupture, according to researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M).
Apple has filed a patent application for “humanized navigation instructions” where the navigation commands would talk to users like a real person to get around the city.
According to the Verge, the patent calls for navigation commands that mimic the way a real person would tell you to get around town, rather than dealing with an emotionless navbot that does not really care when drivers miss the next turn.
Some of the ways in which the system might talk to drivers include “exit the parking lot near AppleBees restaurant and then turn right towards Golden Ave.”
Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Wednesday said that the testimony of all those who witnessed farmer Gajendra Singh’s suicide at the Jantar Mantar will be taken into consideration.
“Statement of eyewitnesses is extremely important for any criminal investigation. We are going to take into consideration the testimony of all those who have witnessed this incident and are available,” said Bassi.
As Instagram announced its decision to allow users to hashtag emojis, it has left out an emoji that was universally used as a code for penis- the aubergine.
The photo-sharing app seemed to have deciphered the innuendo that was widely associated with the emoji and feared that it could now be used to tag “dick pics” on the platform, reported The Verge.
The network said in a blog post that the new emoji hastags could be added to photos, videos and could also be searched on the Explore page.
The feature was rolled out as part of an update to the iOS and Android app . (ANI)