Month: May 2015

Former Brazil striker Adriano latest player linked with ISL

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Former Brazil and Inter Milan striker Adriano could be the latest high-profile footballer to join Indian Super League (ISL) as FC Goa coach Zico has invited him to join his side in the coming season.

Zico said on his Facebook page that he has offered 33-year-old Adriano, who is currently a free agent, to play for FC Goa in the ISL second season this year.

“I have received Adriano at The Centre of football and I was happy to see that he is well and in a way. I invited him to play in the Goa fc with me in this season,” Zico wrote.

Pak should not interfere in India’s internal matters: Rajnath Singh

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Pakistan should stop interfering in India`s internal matters and rather worry about their own selves.

“Pakistan should worry about themselves and should not interfere in the internal matters of India. We cannot accept even any other nation`s interference in India`s internal matters,” Singh told ANI.

Nepal Earthquake: Fresh 5.0 tremor hits Pokhara region

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A 5.0 magnitude earthquake occured near Pokhara, Nepal, on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey.

Thousands of people are still missing in Nepal as food and help began to trickle through to those stranded in remote areas after last week’s earthquake which killed 6,250.

The death toll could rise further. Bodies are still being pulled from the debris of ruined buildings, while rescue workers have not been able to reach some remote areas.

The government put the number of injured at more than 14,350.

Congress sides with Shourie, calls BJP Govt ”unilateral, autocratic”

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The Congress Party on Saturday sided with former NDA minister Arun Shourie over his remarks about the functioning of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and said the present government was furthering `unilateralism, autocracy and subjugation of institutional mechanism of governance at the hands of a chosen few`.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala suggested an alternative career of an `event manager` for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

FIR filed against Snapdeal, its CEO among others

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An FIR has been filed against Snapdeal, its CEO Kunal Bahl and others after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clamped down on the e-commerce major for online sale of prescription drugs.

FDA Commissioner Harshadeep Kamble said Snapdeal has been found to be selling these drugs despite its warnings and an earlier undertaking by the company to stop such sales, while investigations into other e-commerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon are on to ascertain if they were also involved in similar activities, Kamble said.

Mamata Banerjee to oversee relief operations at Indo-Nepal border

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will personally oversee relief operations for the earthquake victims at the Indo-Nepal border on Monday.

“WB CM to oversee relief operations at Indo-Nepal border on May four,” the All India Trinamool Congress office tweeted on Saturday.

Soon after the quake, which severely rocked Nepal last week leaving thousands dead, Banerjee had rushed to north Bengal to gauge the damage inflicted by the tremor in the area which adjoins the Himalayan country.

Rahul Gandhi slams government on real estate bill, calls it pro-builders

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Firing yet another salvo at Narendra Modi government, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed it had diluted provisions of Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill making the legislation pro-builders from being pro-buyers.

After meeting several NCR flat buyers on Saturday, the Congress Vice President, who has been attacking the Centre over land bill issue and the plight of farmers, said that he had learnt that it is not just farmers and tribals but also the middle class people that are “suppressed” on matters related to land.

16-year-old girl raped by cousins in UP

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A minor girl was allegedly abducted and raped by her two cousins in Balauni police station area here, police said today.

The 16-year-old girl in her complaint alleged that on the night of April 21, her cousins Arif and Shahzad abducted and raped her, Incharge of Balauni police station Dharmendra Panwar said.

The accused abducted her on the pretext of taking her to a marriage function which was being attended by her family members as well, he said.

Priyanka Chopra thanks Deepika Padukone for song in ‘Bajirao Mastani’

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Bollywood divas Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone will be seen dancing together for the first time on screen in the upcoming film Bajirao Mastani and the Mary Kom actress is thankful to her co-star for a successful shoot of the song.

The film, also starring actor Ranveer Singh, marks the first time Priyanka, 32, and Deepika, 29, will be seen sharing screen space.

“Thank u Sanjay sir @remodsouza_1 @shampa_s Kruti @deepikapadukone and #TeamBajiraoMastani for an awesome song shoot. See u on set next schedule,” tweeted Priyanka.

Centre asks states to highlight ‘success stories’ of flagship schemes

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The NDA government, which is completing one year in office this month, has asked state governments including those ruled by opposition parties to highlight and “furnish success stories” of all Centrally sponsored flagship programmes, particularly those concerning rural economy, pertaining to this period.

On the directive of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, various ministries have asked state governments to “furnish success stories” of various flagship programmes of the Centre, which were undertaken by them in their states, sources said.

Kathmandu citizens told not to eat meat over fears of disease

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Authorities in Nepal’s capital have asked residents not to slaughter or consume animals and birds over fears of a pandemic in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake that rocked the Himalayan nation.

Issuing a public notice, the Kathmandu District Administration has appealed to local people not to consume meat-related food items for the time being.

The authorities believe that the selling of meat would add to sanitation and health-related complications as several agencies fear the outbreak of a pandemic.

Gulkand Cup Cake

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Ingredients

200 gm all purpose flour or plain refined flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

100 gm milk powder

100 gm sugar

100 gm melted butter

1 1/4 cup milk

1 tsp cardamom powder

50 gm gulkand

For the frosting:

150 gm unsalted butter at room temperature

120 gm powdered / breakfast sugar or icing sugar

2 Tbsp toned milk

4 tsp rose water

Fresh rose petal for garnish

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degree.

Line muffin tray with muffin cases.

Senior army officer booked for raping mentally challenged woman

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A senior Army officer has been booked for allegedly raping a mentally challenged woman here, police said today.

Colonel Vinod Sahani has been booked for allegedly raping the 21-year-old mentally retarded woman on April 30, who stayed in his neighbourhood, Devlali Camp police station assistant sub-inspector Atul Zende said.

According to complaint filed by the girl’s family, the senior army officer lured the girl to his house and later raped her, the officer said, adding, the victim’s parents lodged the complaint yesterday.

Assam: Defence minister Parrikar reviews security, operations

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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday reviewed the prevailing security scenario and ongoing operations against militant outfits in Lower Assam.

Parrikar visited the Red Horns Division at Rangiya near here on the second day of his two day maiden visit to the state and was given a detailed briefing on the ongoing counter insurgency/counter terrorism operations in Lower Assam, a defence spokesman said.

Unesco team at Swayambhunath temple to prevent looting

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The iconic central stupa, with its gazing eyes of the Buddha at Kathmandu’s iconic Swayambhunath temple still stands tall at the hilltop, but the surrounding structures inside this famed Buddhist temple complex has been reduced to rubble.

A Unesco team has started a “rescue mission” to prevent looting of artefacts from this World Heritage Site.

The devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal on April 25, has not only led to the loss of human life, it has also damaged several unique cultural sites that have been drawing tourists for decades.

Kate Middleton gives birth to baby girl

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The wait for Prince William’s second baby was finally over as his wife Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, today gave birth to a baby girl.

The baby was “safely delivered” at 8:34 am local time (0734 GMT), Kensington Palace said in a statement.

The father, Duke of Cambridge, was present at the birth of his daughter, who weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces (3.7 kg).

The palace added that the mother and baby are “doing well”.

The new baby is fourth-in-line to the throne, behind her grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William and brother Prince George.

30-year-old married woman goes missing in Faridabad

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A 30-year-old married woman has reportedly gone missing from here, police said today.

According to the complaint filed by the woman’s husband Sarvesh Kumar, a resident of Dheeraj Nagar, the woman left their home for some work on April 10 but did not return, they said.

The family alleged that the woman has been kidnapped, police said.

A case was registered under section 346 (wrongful confinement in secret) of IPC at Sector-31 police station in Faridabad yesterday, they said.

Police have started investigation in the case, ASI Mukesh Kumar said.

–PTI

Congress demands special status for AP

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Congress workers today staged a demonstration here seeking special status for Andhra Pradesh in accordance with the state reorganisation act.

State Congress chief N Raghuveera Reddy said it was the responsibility of the Centre to fulfil this legal obligation.

Both TDP and BJP, though in power in the state and the Centre respectively, were not doing anything in this regard, he said.

Congress leaders Panabaka Lakshmi, Chiranjeevi and others were present during the protest.

Gold skids below Rs 27k mark on heavy stockists selling

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Gold prices plunged sharply and closed below the psychological Rs 27,000 benchmark on the bullion market here following frantic unwinding by stockists and speculative traders marred by heightened global volatility.

Silver also endured heavy selling pressure to settle below the Rs 38,000 level amid sluggish industrial demand.

Domestic sentiment turned extremely bearish and volatile after the yellow-metal tanked to six-weeks low in worldwide trade as a slew of stronger than expected US macro data fueled speculation that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates sooner than expected.

SpaceX to test life-saving crew capsule next week

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SpaceX is set to blast off a crew capsule on May 6 to test an astronaut rescue system designed to save lives in case of an emergency in a human spaceflight, NASA said.

“SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday, May 6, for a pad abort test of its Crew Dragon, a spacecraft under final development and certification through NASA’s Commercial Crew Programme (CCP),” the US space agency said.

The Dragon capsule with a dummy astronaut named Buster is slated to be blasted from a platform at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida after 7 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), media reports said.

Indira Gandhi International adjudged world’s best airport

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The capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been adjudged the world’s best airport for the year 2014, under the category of handling 25 to 40 million passengers per annum, officials said on Saturday.

Airports Council International (ACI) presented the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award to IGIA at a ceremony of the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly on April 28 in Jordan.

Sensex sheds another 10 percent on dampened market mood

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The curtailed trading session for Indian equities in the week ended Thursday saw a benchmark index end in the negative terrain for the third straight week — resulting in a loss of 10 percent since the record high it attained on March 4.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened slightly higher for the week at 27,565.49 points, against the previous close at 27,437.94 points. But it ended 426.63 points lower at 27,011.31 points, with a loss of 1.55 percent.