“Removing superiority of one parent over the other in case of custody of the child of the separated parents, the Law Commission has recommended joint custody of minors to both the parents”, said Kumar Jahgirdar, founder of CRISP, a national body to fight for Children’s Rights Intiative For Shared Parenting.
Cyberabad’s Petbasheerabad police early this morning conducted a Cordon & Search operation at Vajpayee Nagar colony under supervision of Joint Commissioner of Police Shashidhar Reddy, Addl DCP SOT Ramchandhara Reddy, four ACPs, 12 Inspectors, 30 SI’s and 150 men including AR & TSSP Force.
During the search, some 12 bikes, including one Chetak scooter, two Autos were seized for not having valid documents and 18 suspects were taken into custody. (NSS)
Telangana State Council of Communist Party of India (CPI) has urged the State government to earmark Rs 500 crore and take up house construction for Pancha Vritthidharulu (people of five communities).
Communist Party of India (CPI) Telangana State Council has urged the Telangana State government to regularize services of outsourcing nursing staff and increase salaries as per PRC and prevent strike scheduled to be held on June 29.
Former Union minister and AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh today said his party leaders will file a PIL on cash-for-vote scam in which Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s voice was proved. Both the chief ministers – Chandrababu Naidu and K Chandrasekhar Rao — are involved in the scam, which should be proved by the CBI to bring out the truth, he said.
Telangana State government today conducted former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao’s 94th birth anniversary celebrations in a grand manner at PV Gnan Bhumi on Necklace Road here.
An 18-year-old girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze in Kanchanbagh police limits.
The deceased, Sana Fatima, resorted to the extreme step on June 23 and died at the Osmania General Hospital on Saturday. She had love marriage with one Md Khursheed, an auto-driver, about eight months. Khursheed had an argument with his wife when she met her mother on June 23. Upset with the behaviour of her husband, she resorted to the extreme step. Police have registered a case under Section 306 against Khursheed for abetting Sana to suicide.
A 23-year-old youth died of injuries which he sustained when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a car.
The deceased, Y Raju, a student, met with the accident near his residence in Gatkesar on Friday evening. He was admitted to a private hospital where he died on Saturday, according to Ghatkesar police. (INN)
A 38-year-old labourer died falling into a water sump in Chanda Nagar police limits.
The deceased, A Raju, was cleaning the water sump at a house near his residence in Papireddy Nagar on Friday. He accidentally fell into the sump and was drowned. (INN)
A 17-year-old girl committed suicide following her failure to clear the intermediate supplementary exams.
The deceased, V Rashmi, resorted to the extreme step by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Pet Basheerabad on Friday night. She was upset as she could not clear her intermediate supplementary exams, whose results were announced on Friday morning.
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari said that the State Government would spend Rs. 163 crore for renovation and re-construction of 23 Govt Polytechnic buildings across Telangana State.
Former Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy will float his own political party after Eid, his aide and expelled party leader Dipak Ghosh said on Sunday. The former union minister, however, declined to confirm the development.
“The draft is ready and we will file the documents for floating the new party with the Election Commission after Eid. Once the formalities are completed, we will make the announcement,” Ghosh told mediapersons here.
Roy, however, termed Ghosh’s comments as personal.
“His comments are his own, I have nothing to say about that,” he said in his reaction.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday organised “Community Capacity Building Programme” at two places in the national capital to make people aware of the safety measures to be adopted in times of disasters.
This was done to showcase the NDRF’s capabilities as well as to educate the masses in the field of disaster response, an official release issued here said.
Recommending students to come in “unostentatious dress”, the city’s Scottish Church College has proscribed round-neck t-shirts and short and slit skirts, sparking off condemnation from students and academicians.
“Clothing worn to the college should reflect the seriousness and importance of the learning environment. Therefore, students’ attire is expected to be based on modesty, neatness and safety on the campus,” reads a notice put up by the college authorities which has drawn immediate protests.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Sunday launched a new initiative “FIFA Live Your Goal” where more than 200 young girls participated in footballing activities through grassroots festivities at the Cooperage Ground here.
AIFF technical director Scott O’Donell said the programme was mainly aimed at popularising women’s football in India and growing interest among the younger generation.
O’Donell stressed the fact that the city saw the first launch of such a unique venture and more such programmes will be conducted throughout the country in days to come.
The AAP will hold a protest march here on Monday demanding removal of union minister Smriti Irani for lying about her education degrees as well as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje over “impropriety”.
“We will march from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament,” said Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti.
India will set up a Malaviya Commonwealth Chair for Cross Border Teacher Education, and has also proposed a research consortium for the grouping, an official said on Sunday.
The announcement in this regard was made by Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani at the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers held at Nassau (Bahamas) from June 22 to 26, an official statement here said.
The chair will focus on issues pertaining to curriculum development, pedagogy, student assessment, pre-service and in-service teacher training and capacity development.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday ruled out a CBI probe into the bribery charge against the Lokayukta, saying the state government did not have powers to do so against an independent anti-corruption body.
“The state government has no powers to seek a CBI probe into a bribery charge in an independent institution like Lokayukta or against its ombudsman,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday said she was disappointed with the inconclusive outcome of talks on the Greece financial crisis, but underscored the IMF’s commitment to continued engagements with the authorities in Athens.
The IMF chief said she briefed the IMF executive board on the inconclusive outcome of the discussions on Greece, and was disappointed with it, Xinhua reported.
At least 51 people were killed on Sunday, most of them Islamic State (IS) terrorists, in clashes, air strikes and gun battles across Iraq, security sources said.
In Anbar province, the army artillery pounded IS positions in Saggara area near the city of Haditha, some 200 km northwest of Baghdad, and left 26 IS terrorists killed, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
After securing a 2-2 draw against Pakistan in the last game, the Indian men’s hockey team went down 2-6 against Australia in the final game of the pool phase of the 10-nation Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final at the Brasschaat Municipal Park here on Sunday.
With the win, Australia finished at the top of Pool A with 12 points from four games while India were in second spot with seven points from as many games, followed by Pakistan, France and Poland.
One of Delhi’s top 10 gangsters wanted for various serious crimes, including an attack on a former legislator, has been arrested, officials said on Sunday.
Vikas Langarpuria, 25, was arrested on Saturday night on a tip-off about his visit to a place here.
A notorious extortionist, he had in 2012 attacked former legislator from Najafgarh Bharat Singh, with his men forcing themselves inside Singh’s office and shooting him.
Expressing confidence, Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said that BJP will sweep the forthcoming elections in Bihar and will form a majority government.
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Expressing confidence, Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said that BJP will sweep the forthcoming elections in Bihar and will form a majority government.
India’s defence caved in under pressure as a rampaging Australia crushed them 6-2 in the last league fixture of the FIH World League Semifinals, here today.
India’s defence caved in under pressure as a rampaging Australia crushed them 6-2 in the last league fixture of the FIH World League Semifinals, here today.
Penalty corner shooter Chris Ciriello’s three conversions set World champions Australia on course for a runaway victory that duly placed them atop Group A standings with four straight wins, while India finished in second spot with seven points from four matches.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) logo designer Sunil Lal on Sunday served a legal notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for withdrawing the party logo.
“I wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 7th April asking them to quit using logo designed by me. In response to my letter, I received a letter from Sanjay Singh who assured me that he’ll look into it,” said Lal.
Lal stated that the party’s logo is still there on the website.