Majeed Memon, Hussain Dalwai among 37 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha | ummid.com.
Sitting Rajya Sabha member from the Congress party Hussain Dalwai and leading criminal lawyer Majeed Memon of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) were among 37 candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha Friday after the deadline for withdrawing nominations in the biennial elections to the upper house ended.
Complaint against Asad Owaisi for ‘derogatory remarks’ against Salman Khan | ummid.com.
A local BJP leader on Friday registered a police complaint against Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi for provocative speech and making derogatory remarks against film star Salman Khan and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Arunachal Pradesh Congress MLA’s son beaten to death by shopkeepers | ummid.com.
Police registered a case of murder and nabbed the two accused, Farhan and Akram, who are in their 20s and run the Rajasthan Paneer Shop. – See more at: http://ummid.com/news/2014/January/31.01.2014/arunachal-student-killed.html
Kashmiri girl students of Punjab college develop Android app | ummid.com.
The girls, pursuing an engineering degree course in Aryans College of Engineering near here, said official notices and other communication meant for students can be accessed by students of the institution from the app instead of checking the paper notices.
Modi, Rahul in Kejriwal’s list of ‘corrupts’ spending crores to create brand | ummid.com.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “corrupt”, and attacked him and BJP’s Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a “brand”.
Asaduddin Owaisi denied permission to address meeting in Azamgarh | ummid.com.
District administration Thursday declined the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Member of Parliament from Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi the necessary legal permission to hold a rally in Azamagrh and address a meeting at city’s Shibli Academy.
Antibiotic smart bomb that only kills ‘bad’ bacteria | ummid.com.
The CRISPR-Cas system protects bacteria from invaders such as viruses by creating small strands of RNA called CRISPR RNAs, which match DNA sequences specific to a given invader.
Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella may be Microsoft’s new CEO | ummid.com.
The company’s board of directors is also holding discussions to replace Chairman Bill Gates with lead independent director emerging as the prime candidate, Bloomberg News reported citing people briefed on the process.
In Syria’s Yarmouk camp, starvation forcing refugees to eat dogs, cats | ummid.com.
When war spread to areas of Damascus in the summer of 2012, thousands of people from other parts of the capital fled to Yarmuk, swelling its population further. But Yarmuk soon became a war zone too, as Syrians taking up arms against President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime moved into the camp.
Congress MLA Asif Muhammad accuses Kejriwal of betrayal on Batla house killing | ummid.com.
A furious Khan also asked the Congress to take back its critical legislative support to the month-old AAP government for what he said was a “betrayal” of a promise made by Kejriwal to Muslims in his area.
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