FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Saturday he was “shocked” at the way the US judiciary has targeted football’s world body and slammed what he called a “hate” campaign by Europe’s football leaders.
Blatter said he suspected the arrest of seven FIFA officials this week under a US anti-corruption warrant was an attempt to “interfere with the congress” at which he was elected to a fifth term as FIFA president Friday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid tribute to noted film director Rituparno Ghosh on his second death anniversary .
The West Bengal Chief Minister took to twitter to share her thoughts.
“On this day two years ago, we lost Rituparno Ghosh. His passing away was a huge loss for Bengal. He is our pride. We miss you Ritu,” she tweeted.
Ghosh passed away on May 30, 2013 in Kolkata after suffering a heart attack.
Some of his critically acclaimed works are Unishe April, Chokher Bali, Raincoat, The Last Lear, Bariwali. (ANI)
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated his Nigerian counterpart Major General (retired) Muhammadu Buhari on the assumption of office after winning the recently-held elections in the African nation.
Kylie Jenner is working on a single with brother-in-law Kanye West, it has been revealed.
A source said that West has been helping her with her music, adding that he has been mentoring her and the two have been working on her first single together, Radar Online reported.
The insider added that West wants to see Jenner succeed in the industry and he know that with her talent and his guidance, she can actually make a name for herself.
The source continued that Jenner actually does her homework, takes direction and has gotten really good. (ANI)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved the construction of trunk infrastructure components and landscaping for Phase-1 of the Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area (SBIA) in Maharashtra’s Shendra region.
The total cost of the project, spreading across 8.39 square kilometres in Maharashtra in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), is estimated to be approximately Rs. 1533.45 crore, which will be
invested by the DMIC Trust as equity in the city/node SPV, viz, Aurangabad Industrial Township Limited (AITL).
Ed Sheeran has revealed he would never hook up with his close pal Taylor Swift as she’s taller than him.
In a recent interview, the ‘Think Out Loud’ singer said that when he first met the ‘Blank Space’ singer, they were writing songs and happened to get along really well, but were never romantically involved, E! Online has reported.
The 24-year-old six-time Grammy nominee jokingly added that if they were to date, he would he feel like a cast member of ‘The Hobbit’. (ANI)
Three jawans were injured in a blast at the firing range at the Gorkha Rifles Headquarters in Dehradun.
According to reports, the blast occurred in a tank. Further details are awaited. (ANI)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD President Lalu Prasad once again would not share the dais at a programme today triggering speculation of a logjam in the coming together of JD(U) and RJD.
The two, along with JD(U) President Sharad Yadav and other leaders, were scheduled to be present on the stage on the occasion of a “maharally” of Nishad (fishermen community) to project a united picture ahead of Bihar poll.
Nitish Kumar, who was scheduled to inaugurate the maharally, today announced cancellation of his programme.
US top diplomat John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart today launched a new high-stakes diplomatic drive to nail down an unprecedented nuclear deal as they hurtle towards a deadline just one month away.
US officials warned the weeks leading to June 30 would be intense, vowing to “keep the pressure on” to force the Iranians and everyone at the table to make the “tough decisions” needed to end a 12-year standoff and put a nuclear bomb beyond Iran’s reach.
Sealing a long-elusive deal with the Islamic republic could prove President Barack Obama’s lasting foreign policy achievement.
Apple has detailed an official solution for its iMessage service which has been recently crashing due to a small string of text characters, blocking users from reading incoming texts.
According to the Verge, Apple has detailed an official workaround for the problem in a support document on the company’s website.
The company said the iPhone owners who are facing this problem can solve the issue by using Siri to unlock their Message app,
The users have been directed to ask Siri to “read unread messages” and use Siri to reply to the malicious message.
The 2010 microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh forms the basis of a new book by entrepreneur-filmmaker Ramesh S Arunachalam.
Part fact, part fiction, “Where Angels Prey” talks about a complex multi-pronged web of deceit, fraud, manipulation and financial crime, remote controlled from distant lands by an entire chain of financial sector stakeholders.
Bobby Brown hasn’t lost hope for his comatose daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and is not willing to take her off life support, reports have claimed.
According to sources, the 46-year-old singer cannot stand that people were expecting the young singer, 21, to die, and has faith that she’ll pull through, reported People magazine.
It’s been four months since Whitney Houston ‘s daughter has been hospitalized after being found face down in a bath tub, and even her with her own grandmother Cissy Houston has admitted that may not recover.
Snapping its four-day falling run, gold prices recovered by Rs 55 to trade at Rs 27,330 per ten grams at the bullion market on revival of buying by jewellers at prevailing lower levels amid a better global trend.
However, silver fell by Rs 175 to Rs 38,575 per kg owing to reduced offtake by industrial users and coin makers.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been apprised about the constitution of a committee to suggest different programmes to be undertaken by various ministries and states to celebrate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R Ambedkar.
The activities and celebrations will aim to spread the thoughts and ideas of Dr. Ambedkar and will be undertaken under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
Dustin Diamond, who is better known for his role as Samuel Screech from ‘ Saved by the Bell’, has been convicted of two misdemeanors in stabbing case from a barroom fight.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the American actor said that some people had wanted to shake his hand and pose for photos at the bar, but that others were “badgering” him and his girlfriend, Amanda Schutz.
The 38-year-old actor said that he was trying to scare bar patrons in Port Washington after his girlfriend was punched in the face.
A 35-year-old man moving suspiciously in the border belt of Jammu was arrested by the Army, an official said on Saturday.
Troops of Tiger division arrested Zakir Ahmed of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, who was moving suspiciously in Marh area of Jammu late last night, PRO (Defence), Lt Col Manish Mehta said. The suspect was later handed over to the police for further questioning.
Taking exception to the ‘announcement’ of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government, former defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said the delay of 14 months in the implementation of this scheme was ‘criminal inaction’ on the Centre’s part.
“The statement by the PM is totally incorrect. They have no answer on this 14 months of inaction. There is now no question of “announcing” OROP because that has already been done by us,” Antony told ANI here.
“The delay of 14 months is criminal inaction on part of the government,” he added.
A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday gave its approval for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh for the prevention of human trafficking and for the rescue, recovery, repatriation and reintegration of victims.
The Kerala MeT department on Friday said the monsoon is likely to hit the state’s coast before June 3.
An overcast sky over Alappuzha has also given hope to the people, who are eagerly awaiting the monsoons to seek some respite from the heat wave.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier on Friday stated there is a considerable respite from the heat wave across the country barring a few areas in Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, has, in an exclusive interview with Smita Prakash, Editor, ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a “Suit Boot Ki Sarkar” is definitely better and more acceptable than being labelled a “Suitcase” (ki Sarkar), and satirically added, that after ruling for sixty years, the Congress has suddenly remembered the poor.
The interview with ANI follows:
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of directing his party’s youth wing, the NSUI, to stage a protest outside Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani’s residence.
“It is absolutely a sorry state of affair to see to it that Rahul Gandhi without much preparation jumps into a war and we have seen very recently as to how Rahul Gandhi directed the student wing of Congress ( NSUI) to hold a protest outside the HRD Minister’s home,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told ANI here.
Involvement in land dispute proved dear to an inspector. According to sources, Commissioner of police, Cyberabad Mr. C V Anand took strict action and suspended the inspector. According to the Cyberabad police, Pet Basheerabad police station inspector Subhash Chandra Bose was suspended after he was allegedly found involved in land disputes and other settlements. He was suspended on the charges of unnecessary involvement in land disputes and misuse of his powers. It must be recalled that commissioner had also transferred another inspector last week on similar charges.
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook parts of Ecuador early Saturday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Ecuador`s Geophysical Institute said the quake occurred at 01:26 am (0626 GMT) at a depth of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) off the Ecuadorian coast.
The quake was felt in the capital Quito and the coastal city Esmeraldas near Colombia.
In a press note Principal and District Coordinator Quli Qutub Shah Polytechnic Hyderabad told that POLYCET exam is going to be conducted on 31st May 2015 from 11 am to 1 pm. All the candidates are hereby informed to report their respective centres at 9:30 am and enter the hall at 10 am. Late comers will not be allowed after 11 am. Candidates should bring hall ticket, pen, pencil, eraser, sharper and xerox copy of SSC hall ticket. Mobiles, calculators and other electronic watches are not allowed.
The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of more than 3,300 migrants sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, but also found 17 corpses on several of the rickety boats.
Distress calls were made from 17 boats, and several other rescue operations were still underway late yesterday.
The 17 bodies were found on three inflatable dinghies, from which more than 300 other migrants were rescued alive, the Italian navy said on Twitter.
The navy’s press office, contacted by AFP, was not immediately able to say how the migrants died.