Month: June 2015

The Telangana Government would be celebrating the birth anniversary of late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao here tomorrow.

The government had celebrated late Congress stalwart’s birth anniversary last year too, soon after formation of the new state.

Rao was born in Karimnagar district, which is now in Telangana, on June 28, 1921.

The official function would be held at ‘P V Gyan Bhoomi’ on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake, a government release said.

Information Technology Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Saturday claimed that the Central Government was yet to take a decision on the implementation of Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announce the details of the event File Photo dna Research & Archives
The government is expecting investments to the tune of billions of dollars during the Digital India week which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1.

“As per estimates are concerned, we expect billions of dollars investment (in Digital India week),” Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reports here while announcing details of the event.

The continuous decline in exports may result in job losses and impact economic growth, exporters body FIEO on Saturday said.

“Based on the order booking position, exports may significantly decline in volume terms in months to come, which will result in layoffs,” Federation of Indian Exports Organisations (FIEO) President S C Ralhan said in a statement.

Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) party’s student arm, DSO on Saturday staged a protest outside Raj Bhavan against External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over the Lalit Modi row.

The BJP, which has been defending External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj despite opposition demands that she be sacked for helping Lalit Modi, was hit with another worry last week when the former IPL boss claimed that Raje secretly supported his immigration plea in Britain.

If you are Maharashtrian fans of late Michael Jackson, then this news might make your day, as now you will be able read the King of Pop’s biography Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness by J. Randy Taraborrelli, in Marathi.

Mehta Publishing House recently released a book on the late ‘Thriller’ hit-maker’s life, which has been translated into Marathi from English by Mrs. Reshma Kulkarni, on June 25, his sixth death anniversary.

In a bid to empower single Indian females looking for a serious relationship, to find the right partner, the first women centric app Matchify has launched a successful campaign to understand the challenges that women face while dating men.

The leg of this series dubbed #HasThisHappenedToYou, launched on Twitter, drew over 5,000 interesting responses from women.

A delegation led by Panchayat Raj Minister K Tarakarama Rao called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at New Delhi on Saturday seeking Centre’s intervention in getting refund of Rs. 1,274 crore to Telangana Government by the Reserve Bank of India.

Carlos Tevez scored the decisive spot-kick to help Argentina claim a 5-4 win on penalties over Colombia to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America.

Although the Argentines displayed an attacking intent, Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina fended off the World Cup runners-up’s strikes throughout the game.

Ospina produced a stunning display as he denied Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi and Nicolas Otamendi and enforced a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner, the BBC reported.

Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Saturday demanded that the State Government immediately clear dues to ensure re-opening of mess in the Osmania University.

U.S. intelligence agencies are reportedly ‘reassessing’ the characterisation of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a ‘regional threat’ in the wake of the three deadly attacks that rocked Tunisia, France and Kuwait on ‘Black Friday.’

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence over the controversy surrounding former IPL boss Lalit Modi saying that

“What is the reason for the Prime Minister’s silence on the whole matter? The nation wants to know why he isn’t saying anything over the issue,” asked Tiwari. (ANI)

The Telangana Government on Saturday accorded permission for continuation of 1750 Special Police Officers for a further period of two more years.

As many as 1750 ex-servicemen were hired by the Police Department as SPOs for a period of one year from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, duly enhancing the honorarium from Rs. 7,500/- to Rs. 10,000/- per month on contract basis. Since their contract period was about to expire this month-end, the State Government, through GO Ms. No. 44, decided to continue their services from 01-07-2015 to 30-06-2017, i.e., 24 months, on contract basis. (INN)

Stating that people have the final say in a democracy, West Benal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her party Trinamool Congress would win next year’s Assembly election riding on the development work done in the last four years.

“In a democracy, people have the final say. Our record on development makes us confident that we will win again in 2016,” Banerjee tweeted.

Superstar Hrithik Roshan is happy to cross the 10 million benchmark on micro-blogging site Twitter.

The 41-year-old Bang Bang! star thanked his fans for being his inspiration, on Twitter.

“I crossed 10 million. Just realised. How wonderful. Thanks guys, you all are my biggest inspiration and my deepest reason to be and serve at my best,” he wrote.

The Krrish actor is currently shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker’s epic adventure-romance Mohenjo Daro opposite actress Pooja Hegde, who makes her Bollywood debut with the film.

Taylor Swift and beau Calvin Harris have been ranked the highest-paid celebrity couple by Forbes.

The business magazine detailed that the ‘Bad Blood’ singer and her DJ boyfriend, who dethroned Beyonce and Jay-Z for the top spot, annually rake in 146 million dollars, People Magazine reported.

Notably, Swift’s empire doesn’t only include her albums and world tours as the 25-year-old songstress endorses Keds, Diet Coke and Sony.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today felicitated Barnala lad Satnam Singh Bhamara for making the state proud by becoming the first Indian basketball player to be drafted into the NBA League.

In a congratulatory message, the Chief Minister said that it was a matter of great honour for all Punjabis that Bhamara who hails from Ballo Ke village in Barnala district had made niche in USA’s prestigious NBA league with his sheer hard work and dedication.

Telangana State government has become alert on floods in Uttarakhand. The Telangana Chief Minister’s Office was collecting the information of devotees stranded in floods based on the information received. Telangana Bhavan Resident Commissioner in Delhi Shashank Goel following the directions of the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, consulted Rudraprayaga and Chamoli districts, where flood intensity was more, collectors. He urged the collectors to provide the information of the devotees belongs to Telangana State.

CLP Deputy Floor leader T Jeevan Reddy has alleged that the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was concentrating on his own cultivation in his farmhouse leaving the farmers problems to the wind.

Speaking to the media at CLP office here on Saturday, Jeevan Reddy alleged that the Chief Minister was not taking care of problems of farmers like investments, fertilizers though the rainy season entered and demanded the government to show interest in providing new loans by clearing loans in single phase as assured in elections.

Comedian Tracy Morgan was spotted taking a stroll around New York City with his fiancee Megan Wollover and their one-year-old daughter. The former “Saturday Night Live” star appeared to be in good spirits and showed a great improvement following his fatal car crash, reported Ace Showbiz.

Several eyewitnesses said that Morgan “was beaming, telling his fans he was ‘so blessed’ and was very grateful to those who supported him.” Morgan kept smiling and was so friendly with fans who approached him during the outing. “You could tell he was happy to be alive,” the eyewitnesses added.

Amid the on-going tussle between the Lt Governor and Delhi government over appointment of Mukesh Meena as the ACB chief, the AAP said on Saturday that not a single case has been registered after the officer took over and the party will form squads to “expose” corruption in the national capital.

Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and party founder member Kumar Vishwas alleged that the position of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) was getting “compromised” under the current officer.

Brit actors (clockwise) Dev patel, Felicity Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Eddie Redmayne are one of the new invitees of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, this year’s best actor Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo and Felicity Jones are among the 322 people, who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as members.

Their campaign passing along smoothly, India will now look to upstage fancied world champions Australia in their last preliminary match of the World League semifinals tomorrow.

India’s show against Australia will go a long way in deciding the final pool positions, with Pakistan staying in the frame after the subcontinental encounter yesterday ended in a 2-2 draw.

India have managed two narrow victories ahead of the draw against Pakistan, while Australia have posted impressive victories in all their outings, including a 6-1 drubbing of Pakistan.

Stating that people have the final say in a democracy, West Benal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her party Trinamool Congress would win next year’s Assembly election riding on the development work done in the last four years.

“In a democracy, people have the final say. Our record on development makes us confident that we will win again in 2016,” Banerjee tweeted.

Iran has condemned the jihadist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France, saying they were “contrary to the teachings of Islam,” in statements released by the foreign ministry.

The killings were not apparently coordinated, but the Islamic State group claimed the atrocities in Tunisia and Kuwait, just days before the first anniversary of it declaring a “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria.

“These terrorist acts are contrary to the teachings of Islam,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham in Tehran.