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India reclaim No.1 Test team ranking from Pak

  India have displaced Pakistan as the No. 1-ranked Test team following their 178-run win against New Zealand in the second Test in Kolkata. India had earlier topped the Test rankings when they won a four – match series against West Indies 2-0 but Pakistan’s draw against England in a four-match series was enough for them to overtake India. India took the attack to the opposition on Day 4 to dismiss New Zealand for a total of 197 giving India a win by 178 runs.This was enough for India to overtake arch-rivals Pakistan in the rankings. India should ensure that they win or at least manage a draw in the third and final Test in Indore to hold onto the top spot. India and New Zealand now play their third and final Test in Indore. Following the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand, India resume their Test season when they host England in November. India will hold onto the numero uno spot when the ICC announces its updated ratings, irrespective of how the Indore Test pans out.

Kejriwal to Modi: Prove surgical strike took place

  Pakistan has denied that the strikes took place, and accused India of passing off cross-border firing as raids conducted across the de facto border. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday in a video message strongly condemned the “false propaganda” being floated around by Pakistan. The Chief Minister of Delhi, asked the government to release footage of the strikes which were conducted on seven terrorist launch pads or staging areas in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Claiming that foreign media appears to be backing Pakistan's claim, he says, "My blood boils to see such reports"."Two days ago, the United Nations gave a statement that such activity was not seen at the border. Yesterday, CNN was running a report in which a reporter showed that the Pakistani government had taken foreign journalists in a bus to the border. And they (the Pakistani government) were trying to convince the journalists that nothing had taken place at the spot where India claimed surgical strikes had taken place," Kejriwal said.

Nana Patekar slams B'wood's support to Pak artists

  Nana Patekar recently opened up on the entire controversy. He told the media, "Country comes first and other than my country at the moment, I don't know anything else. Rather, I don't want to know anything else. Actors are trivial compared to the country's well being." He has come out in support of the ban on Pakistani artists in India. Nana Patekar's comments come following the ban on Pakistani actors from the industry in the wake of the Uri attack. Patekar also made it clear that the country comes first for him. ” I was in the army and have spent two and half years there. I know who are our biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than our jawans. Our jawans are our real heroes,” said Patekar.  "Bollywood people are trivial, fake people. You know who I'm talking about. Whoever is saying so many things, don't give them too much importance. They don't deserve that much importance." he added.

Caste Reservation should be scrapped: MNS chief

  Raj Thackeray  the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena said reservation based on the caste should be scrapped. He alleged that former Prime Minister VP Singh was the "culprit" who brought in the reservation system and "poisoned" the country. "Reservation based on the caste should be scrapped. The reservation should be given only for the economically backward. Whenever I get the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), I will request him to give reservation to those who are economically backward irrespective of the caste," Raj said while addressing a gathering in Thane. 

Nitish katara killers get 25yrs jail term

  The Supreme Court ruled today that VikasYadav and his cousin Vishal convicted for the abduction and murder of 25-year-old Nitish Katara in 2002, will serve 25 years in prison each. It has sentenced their associate Sukhdev Pehalwan to 20 years in prison. The two cousins abducted Nitish Katara,an MBA graduate and the son of an IAS officer,  from the wedding of his classmate,  in Ghaziabad in February 2002. They had observed Katara, an MBA graduate and the son of an IAS officer, getting friendly with Vikas’ sister Bharti Yadav, (He was dating Bharti Yadav, the daughter of a politician DP Yadav). And were allegedly opposed to it. With the help of a hired killer, Sukhdev Pehalwan, the duo “ took him (Nitish Katara) home, then god knows where, killed him and dumped his body” according to Supreme Court Justice J.S. Khehar’s observation. Nitish Katara's mother Neelam Katara, who has battled hard for justice, said she was satisfied that the court had upheld many more years of punishment for her sons killers than the 14 years usually awarded in a life sentence. "We wanted the death sentence, but am happy that the court acknowledged that this was not normal murder but an honour killing by rich people drunk on power," Ms Katara said.

Chikungunya Outbreak:SC fines Delhi minister Rs.25000

  On Friday last, the Delhi government had blamed the spread of chikunguniya infection in the National Capital on officers hesitant to work. The Supreme Court slammed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain for not filing an affidavit revealing the names of officers the AAP government claims are hesitant to work to contain the spread of chikunguniya and dengue infection in the National Capital. Delhi government lawyers defended the courts order of fine on the minister, by claiming that they had time of 24 hours to file the affidavid. The court, however said that since people are dying every hour, more time could not be provided. "You have made a serious allegation in your affidavit. Who are the officials disobeying you? People in Delhi are suffering from dengue and chikungunya. You cannot treat them like this. Give the names and evidences of the officials who have been disobeying by Monday. It is a serious matter," the bench said."When you make tall claims you must back it up with action," the supreme court told solicitor general of the AAP government, Ranjit Kumar. The court will hear the matter on Tuesday, when the AAP government is expected to file a detailed report.

AP staff will work from Velagapudi now

AMARAVATI: The administration of Andhra Pradesh is at the last stage of commencing the state’s transactions officially from Velagapudi, which is the new secretariat of AP. The heads of the departments were asked by Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, the Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh, to prepare the IGC paperless and arrangements were being made by the staff to transfer the documents to the web. Thousands of old documents have in fact been archived by the heads of the departments from Hyderabad Secretariat and only few files, which are very important, will be carried to IGC.

RS 2200 Crore was sought by Telangana

HYDERABAD: On Sunday RS 2200 Crore has been sought by the state of Telangana to recuperate from the losses which have been caused due to heavy rainfall that whipped TG in the month of September. Rajnath Singh and the Union home minister were requested by a delegation comprising Mahmad Mahmood Ali, the deputy Chief Minister of the state and Etela Rajender, the finance of the state to provide financial assistance to Telangana. Mr. Rajender informed the reports that the loss includes the damage of the crop and the damage done to the properties and the infrastructure. He also said that, they had submitted a detailed report and had requested the central government to provide assistance, adding that, Rajnath Singh responded to it positively.a

KCR must convene an assembly session: Cong

HYDERABAD: On Sunday, Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao was demanded by the Congress leaders of Telangana to summon an assembly session to discuss the issues of the farmers. The media at Gandhi Bhavan was told by the TPCC President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, the opposition leader K Jana Reddy, Working President Vikramarka Mallu Bhatti, V Hanumantha Rao and Ex PCC Chief Ponnala Laxmaiah that the community of the farmers suffered huge amount of loss due to drought for four years and because of the recent floods and rains in many parts of the Telangana State.

‘Employ queue managers to control crowds’

HYDERABAD: On Sunday, an order has been issued to the managements of establishments which were also asked to appoint queue managers by M Mahender Reddy, the police commissioner of Hyderabad, so as to control the crowds under Hyderabad City Police Act Section 22. The commissioner said that, chaos happens at wine shops when people flock and there was no queue adding that, that looks like as if a raid was happening there due to the formation of the crowd and when it reaches the road it causes traffic jam. Same problem happens at RTC bus stands, he added.

‘‘Centre’ has no place in Indian System’

HYDERABAD: On Sunday, Dr. YV Reddy, Ex RBI Governor while talking at Manthan Samvaad said, “The word ‘Centre’ is a misnomer as it is not part of the constitution. It has no place in the Indian system as the country has emerged as a federation from British Rule”. The Ex-governor also said that after the introduction of Goods and Services tax, the purpose of the 14th commission of finance was then dead, adding that, their job was to make everybody equally unhappy. However Mr. Reddy in reference with the GST law said that for the first time, we were having a tax regime which was the most challenging dynamic and which intersects Centre-State equation.

Coast Guard apprehends Pak boat off Gujarat coast

The Coast Guard ship 'Samudra Pavak' apprehended  a suspicious Pakistani boat near Porbandar off the Gujarat coast.The coast guard ship Samudra Pavak apprehended the boat and its crew members at around 10:15 in the morning. As per the preliminary inquiry, crew members are reportedly fishermen. The Coast Guard has taken the boat with crew to Porbandar for further probe. A senior coast guard officer confirmed the development and said the crew members are being questioned by officers to get more details about their activity and plan in the Indian waters. ICG Samudra Pavak was on patrol duty off Gujarat coast when it found the Pakistani boat in Indian waters. The Pakistani boat was chased and crew members were apprehended. The coast guard is likely to hand over the Pakistani men to Porbandar Police for further investigations. The Indian Coast Guard has been maintaining heightened 24X7 vigil with its ships and aircraft.  

India never attacked another country: Modi

“India has never coveted any territory, never attacked another country. Yet thousands of Indians gave their lives in the World War I,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi adding that it neither is it hungry to grab anyone’s land, but its men have made the supreme sacrifice fighting for the national cause and others. "We are a nation that has laid down lives for others. During the two World Wars, more than 1.5 lakh Indians became martyrs. Unfortunately, we have not been very effective in telling this to the world," PM Modi told the audience. After inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, a facility dedicated to the Indian community abroad, on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, PM Modi said India has also fought for others. He also said, "Brain drain worries can be converted into brain gain if we see the Indian diaspora as a strength rather than counting them just as numbers". The Prime Minister stressed on the need to connect with the diaspora and hailed his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee who "coined idea of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas and it has been continued since then".

India to get Rafale jets sooner than 36 months:Parrikar

On September 23, India and France signed the Euro 7.87-billion (Rs 59,000 crore approx) deal for Rafale fighter jets, equipped with latest missiles and weapon system besides multiple India-specific modifications that will give the IAF greater "potency"over arch rival Pakistan. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday hinted at the early arrival of the Rafale fighter jets from France to India. “As per the terms of the deal, it is 36 months, but it may come earlier slightly,” Parrikar told the media at the sidelines of Swachhta rally. Parrikar also said that a 12-member committee to suggest structural changes in the military on cutting down flab and reducing revenue (maintenance) expenditure will soon submit its report.The committee is headed by Lt Gen (Retd) DB Shekatkar. The 'vanilla price' (just of the aircraft alone) will cost about 91 million Euros each for a single-seater and about 94 million Euros for a two-seater trainer aircraft.  

Bihar CM introduces new Liquor Law

The Chief Minister of Bihar in reference to the liquor ban said, "The Bihar Excise & Prohibition Act, 2016 will come into force from October 2 and total liquor ban will continue in Bihar. The high court order was related to the old Act that came into force in April this year". Two days after the Patna High Court declared the liquor ban in Bihar illegal, the Nitish Kumar government notified a new prohibition law in the state on Gandhi Jayanti. Legal experts pointed out that the new law has stringent provisions for ensuring a total ban on consumption of liquor in the state. If it is implemented, all adult members of the family would be arrested if liquor is found stored in any household. "Now people are not wasting money on alcohol like before, that money is being used in better ways and financial situation is improving," CM Nitish Kumar said at a press conference in Patna. "Liquor consumption is a social stigma," the Bihar chief minister said, adding that prohibition would improve society. All previous excise laws, including the one quashed by the high court on Friday, "would be repealed with the enforcement of the new Act," the chief minister said.

Spiritual eco parks to be developed by TTD

TIRUPATI: In order to increase the spiritual tourism in the town of the temple, it has been decided by the Tirumala Triupati Devasthanam that Spiritual Ecological Parks will be developed by TTD in Tirupati as well as in Tirumala. On Saturday, D Sambasiva Rao, the executive officer of TTD said that, Avilala tank would be developed by TTD into a spiritual ecological park model. The tank was inspected and the officials were directed by the officer to finish the project as soon as possible. All the water bodies and greenery around them would be developed in phases by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.  

Hayatnagar police busted a gang & caught 3

HYDERABAD:  A gang was busted and three individuals, who were cheating people on Bhoodan houses and land scam, were caught by Hayatnagar police. The victims used to get convinced by the racketeers that they would be given land and houses by the welfare residential society of K Chandrasekhar Rao at low prices at Papaiguda Cross Roads. Inspector J Narendar Goud said, “Varikuppala Baburao, Padathaboina Saidulu and Mehatri Muthyalu organized the racket and one of the victims alleged that the accused took RS 1.25 lakh from her for the house” and added that, the gang gave her photo copies of some documents and said that they will be supplying the originals in few weeks. Later, however, the racket was exposed and cases were booked against the accused by the police. 

3 were caught for possessing a banned drug

HYDERABAD: Narcotic Control Bureau officials caught three individuals, including two women and a man for possessing a banned drug called amphetamine.  The Cyberabad Police informed that, a house was raided by the officials of NCB at Bachupally and one kilo gram of white powder, which was surmised to be amphetamine, was recovered from them. Despite the officials of NCB declined to affirm the development of the drug, Dundigal police after knowing about the surprise attack rushed to the spot. The purpose, for which the three individuals stored the drug which was banned, has not yet been ascertained by the police.

TCLP serves a notice of breach against CM

HYDERABAD: A notice of Breach of Privilege would be served against T Harish Rao, the legislative affairs minister and K Chandrasekhar Rao, the chief minister of Telangana by the Congress Legislature Party of the state for not calling for an assembly and the legislative council sessions during the last week in the month of September. In Telangana state legislative council, Mohammad Ali Shabbir, the opposition leader told the media, “The Business Advisory Committee comprising the leaders of all parties in two legislative bodies was assured by the legislative affairs minister and the Chief Minister that they will convene the monsoon session from 20th of September”, adding that, however, the assurance given in the BAC was forgotten by them conveniently and discontinued the assembly to lubricate an ordinance passing on new districts.