Friday, 4 October 2013

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Telangana tangle: Jagan says Centre abusing power

YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy today attacked the Centre for the Telangana move and blamed it for taking the decision with an eye on the 2014 elections. Pallam Raju, five Seemandhra ministers resign in protest

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Narendra Modi silent on ordinance as key aides face disqualification

Modi was curiously silent on whether the ordinance on convicted lawmakers should actually be torn up, as Rahul Gandhi suggested. The reason behind his silence was simple. Some of his aides, including Amit Shah, may face the axe. Mahesh Langa reports.
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A day after the Union cabinet approved the formation of Telangana as the 29th state, minister of human resource development Pallam Raju resigned to protest against the decision.

Force levels to dip without new fighters: IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on Friday cautioned against weakening of force levels if the $20-billion deal to acquire modern fighter planes is delayed further.
West

Maharashtra to provide online training for 28,000 teachers

Promising to improve the quality of teaching of mathematics and science in schools, the state school education department launched a virtual training programme for 28,000 teachers on Thursday.

Barely any change in waste management rules in Mumbai

Citizen groups, landfill operators, NGOs, activists and civic officials met on Thursday in Mumbai to prepare their objections and recommendations to the draft rules.

Maharashtra yet to decide on 50% auto permits

With an eye on the forthcoming elections, the state government has decided to revive 50% of its dormant autorickshaw permits, while keeping the decision on taxi permits and the remaining auto permits pending.
East

Tollywood actors add sparkle to Mamata’s dole scheme

While Tollywood actresses were the attractions of Kanyashree’s inauguration programme two days ago, their male counterparts hogged the limelight during the inauguration of Yuvashree, a monthly dole scheme of the West Bengal government for unemployed youths of the state.

CPM cries conspiracy by Trinamool to wrest rural board in Siliguri

The CPI(M) on Thursday issued a whip to all party leaders to prevent Trinamool Congress from wresting the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad (SMP).

This Durga Puja, burglars to strike it rich

If it pours, as it has been going on for the past few days, people sleep tight. Moreover, the sound of the rains masks the sound of sawing of iron grills and gates, making things easier for the burglars.
South

Congress not turning back on Telangana: Digvijaya

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday categorically stated that his party would not reconsider the decision to support creation of the state of Telangana, and alleged that both YSRCP and TDP were on board regarding the decision earlier.
North East

Moderate quake hits Sikkim, tremors felt in Siliguri

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Sikkim today, Regional Seismological Centre sources said in Shillong.
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Nine Indian sailors rescued near Yemeni coast: report

Nine Indian sailors, who were rescued from an ill-fated 'dhow' that sank nearly 90 nautical miles southeast of Al Mukalla coast in Yemen, have safely reached Oman, according to a report.
Europe

No territorial ambitions, India wants peace: Pranab

India wants peace with Pakistan but there can be no compromise with its own territorial integrity, President Pranab Mukherjee said while asserting that state-sponsored terrorism from across the border cannot be accepted.

New X-ray vision maps internal 3D structure of objects

Researchers from the University of Manchester say the novel imaging technique could have a wide range of applications across many disciplines, such as materials science, geology, environmental science and medical research.

UK's Daily Mail faces a political storm, apologises for 'lapse of judgment'

Many feel that the Daily Mail went too far when it angered Ed Miliband by running a story about Miliband's late father, a leading socialist intellectual, headlined "the man who hated Britain."
Rest Of Asia

New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said the highly radioactive water, which includes up to 580,000 becquerels per litre, had leaked at the Fukushima No. 1 plant from a different storage tank to the one where a leak was found in August, it said.

Iran will be judged by its actions, Kerry tells Israel

The United States will not take Iran at its word over pledges of openness on a believed nuclear weapons programme, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday, after Israel threatened to act against Tehran.
America

US limps into day three of government shutdown

The United States limped into day three of a government shutdown on Thursday with President Barack Obama warning markets that the crisis could trigger a catastrophic US debt default.

White House talks fail to end US govt shutdown

President Barack Obama conferred with congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday for the first time since a partial government shutdown began, but there were no signs of progress toward ending an impasse that has idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers and curbed federal services around the country.

Indian extradited to US to face charges of raping teenage girl

Amit Singh was extradited to the US from India last week and has been arraigned on a grand jury indictment charging him with rape in the first and second degrees, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

Cancer kids suffer as Obamacare shuts down in US

The US government shutdown could block hundreds of cancer patients, including children, from entering last-ditch clinical trials for treatment, a spokesman for the National Institutes of Health told today.

IMF says US shutdown 'benign' for markets so far

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday the US government shutdown caused by a budget impasse has been shrugged off by financial markets, but warned the uncertainty could tighten credit.
Africa

Plane with 20 on board crash-lands in Lagos, 8 dead

A plane with 20 people on board suffered engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff in Lagos, crash-landing near an airport fuel depot and killing at least eight people, officials told AFP.

Police recover more bodies from Kenya mall siege site

Several bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of Kenya's Westgate mall following a brutal attack by Islamist gunmen, police said on Wednesday, as searches continued for clues and more victims.
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