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Turkey to allow access of 200 Iraqi Peshmerga fighters to fight IS militants in Syria’s Kobane

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly said that an agreement has been reached for 200 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to pass through Turkey and join the Syrian Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian town of Kobane.

The Syrian Kurdish army had refused to deploy the Peshmerga troops earlier but Erdogan said on Thursday that a deal reinforcing the deployment has been reached, reported the CNN.

Krishana Reddy’s ‘Yamaleela 2’ getting delayed due to graphics

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Filmmaker S.V. Krishna Reddy says the delay in the release of his Telugu fantasy drama “Yamaleela 2”, is due to the need for lot of computer graphics.

“We completed shooting nearly two months ago. The graphics work is taking a lot of time, but we should be done by this month end. If all goes well, we plan to release by November,” Krishna Reddy told IANS.

“If the required time is not invested in computer graphic, the output will be compromised. This is fantasy story and graphics play a crucial part, so we had to be very patient,” he added.

Resolution of disputes among SAARC nations key for progress: Sharif

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The resolution of disputes between SAARC countries is important for the progress of the grouping, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today, amid Indo-Pak border tensions.

“Pakistan wished to nurture closer economic and cultural relations between the two countries”, Sharif told Nepal Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Panday when he called on him to invite him to attend the 18th SAARC summit to be held in Kathmandu next month.

US Healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola

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A healthcare worker in New York, who had returned form Guinea last week, has tested positive for Ebola, media reports said.

Craig Spencer, 33, was treating Ebola patients in Guinea with Doctors Without Borders, Xinhua reported.

He has become the fourth person diagnosed with Ebola in the US — and the first to be diagnosed outside Texas.

He had a fever and showed gastrointestinal symptoms and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center Thursday.

–IANS

Festive season fails to bring cheers for real estate

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Despite recovery in market conditions and sentiment, this festive season has failed to bring in cheers to the real estate industry as home buyers continue to remain cautious, according to industry experts.

Festive season is generally considered as the most important time for the realty sector as it records the highest number of sales, which is nearly 20-25 per cent more than non-festive period.

Islamic State militants now world’s richest terrror group: Experts

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The Islamic State has become the world’s wealthiest terror group, generating tens of millions of dollars a month from black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion, officials said on Thursday.

It earns US dollar 1 million a day alone by selling crude oil from fields captured when the group swept across Iraq and Syria earlier this year, said David Cohen, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.

Robin Williams’ daughter pays tattoo tribute

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Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams has paid tribute to the late actor-comedian with a hummingbird tattoo.

Zelda shared a black and white photo of the tattoo on her right hand on photo-sharing website Instagram, reports mirror.co.uk.

Next to the image, she wrote: “For poppo. Thank you to the incomparable @dr_woo_ssc for so beautifully bringing my reminders to life. I’ll always put my hand out to shake with a smile”.

The 25-year-old has got the design done by Dr Woo at the Shamrock Social Club in Hollywood.

–IANS

Realty body seeks greater tax clarity for REITs, InvITs

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Real estate industry body Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) has sought greater clarity on taxation issues for the newly created investment vehicles Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

The APREA applauded market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for issuing final regulations on REITs and InvITs but said that tax clarity for the investment vehicles was a critical issue.

“A significant stumbling block remains the tax treatment of REITs and InvITs,” APREA CEO Peter Verwer said.

New Alto K10 with auto gear shift to be launched in November

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With an eye on reviving growth in its bread and butter mini car segment, the country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India will launch a new version of its Alto K10 equipped with automated gear shift next month.

Maruti is positioning new car as a mass market product equipped with ‘futuristic technology’ to cater to “very demanding, value for money conscious customers”.

It has been developed at a cost of Rs 200 crore on the existing platform of the model by its engineers along with counterparts at parent Suzuki Motor Corp in Japan.

PM Modi asks officers to quickly consider J&K govt plea for package

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday directed the officers concerned of the central government to examine quickly with due sensitivity the memorandum by the Jammu and Kashmir government for a special financial package for the flood victims in the state.

“The Prime Minister has directed the officers concerned of the central government that as soon as the detailed assessment (of the losses) of the state government is completed, they should examine the memorandum quickly with due sensitivity,” an official spokesman said after the conclusion of Modi’s visit here.

‘E-commerce industry to touch $90 billion by 2021 in India’

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The e-commerce industry is worth USD 13 billion today and is expected to touch USD 90 billion by 2021, according to eTailing India Founder Ashish Jhalani.

This 700 percent growth will change the way organisations allocate internet advertising budgets in India, eTailing India Jhalani said in a statement here Thursday.

“E-commerce is a full-fledged industry today, from being ancillary part of the retail industry less than a few years ago. Much like Apple changed the music industry, e-commerce will not only impact retail, but also the advertising industry, Jhalani said.

Pension scheme for 40 lakh families in UP

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will launch a pension scheme for 40 lakh families, including those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and minorities, in the state Nov 5.

The Samajwadi Pension Scheme will cover 12 lakh SC/ST families as well as 10 lakh minority and 18 lakh poor families, the state government has announced.

On Friday, the government spokesman said the chief minister will launch the scheme at the Janeshwar Mishra park in Gomti Nagar by giving pension cards to the first lot of beneficiaries.

HC seeks DU response on plea questioning Ph.D, M.Phil entrance process

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Delhi High Court has sought the response of Delhi University (DU) on a plea by a lawyer who has alleged that the varsity’s admission process for M.Phil and Ph.D courses is “arbitrary”.

Justice Manmohan issued the notice to DU and sought its reply by March 16, 2015, the next date of hearing in the matter.

The court was hearing the plea by advocate Jamshed Ansari, who has alleged that DU violated University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines to arbitrarily admit students into its Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) courses.

Result of irresponsibility of secular parties: SDPI

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The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has expressed disappointment at the upsurge of communalists once again in the Indian polity following the verdict of Maharashtra and Haryana legislative assemblies’ results which were declared on Sunday. It however asserted that there is no communal polarization in the country, but dreams on development and trade brought out the results.

Who will protect the historic Saath Kabar in Bijapur?

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The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has come under sharp criticism of various organizations, historians and researchers for not providing any protection to the ancient Saath Kabar (sixty graves) monuments located inside the fields of Torvi village of Bijapur taluk.

The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike in a release has said that owing to the sheer negligence, one of the enchanting monuments of the Bijapur city was in ruins.

Woman killed by husband in drunken tiff

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A tribal woman was killed allegedly by her husband in a drunken tiff in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said today.

Superintendent of police Sudarshan Prasad Mandal said the 45-year-old tribal woman was hit with a stone allegedly by her husband and fatally injured following an altercation at Jaltanda village on their way back from a weekly market last night.

Both of them had consumed ‘hadia’ (locally brewed rice beer) together at the weekly market, the officer said.

Mahendar Reddy warns illegal bus services

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Transport minister P Mahendar Reddy on Wednesday warned that the government would crack down the transport operators running bus services in the state against the law.

After a review of the functioning of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Reddy spoke to the media and said that full bifurcation of RTC would be completed in two months.

He stated that private vehicles were not safe and as many as 1,400 persons lost their lives because of lack of safety in private vehicles. RTC, on the other hand provides safe transport, the minister added.

GHMC reaches Masjids to spread awareness on diseases

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The GHMC is thinking over to engage with mosque managing committees in order spread awareness in an efforts to combat dengue and malaria. This attempt, the corporation hopes, will make people more responsive to instructions issued by officials.

Additional commissioner (health and sanitation) N Ravi Kiran told that assistance of public representatives such as corporator and ward members was taken to enter homes where the health officials of the civic body suspected cases of dengue.

84 cases booked by Metrology dept for violations and irregularities

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Cases were registered by the Legal Metrology Department for violations and irregularities against 27 gold stores, 54 cases against wholesale firecracker shops and three cases against sweet shops and also against 11 firecracker outlets which were selling crackers at prices more than the MRP on the packages.

The manufacturer or the date of packaging were also not mentioned and several price adjustment with additional stickers bearing higher prices being fixed.

“I” ready for release

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Director Shankar latest venture “I’’ work is going on air, as fans, distributors were waiting impatiently to the flow of “I “releasing date.

The unit members of the movie is hopeful of putting the film out in the month of November but no confirmation has come thus far.

Director Shankar is going with an all out love story this time and Ravichandran is the producer.Music is composed by Rahman.According to film makers, the film is a visual effects marvel.

Partial response to strike call against PM visit

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The strike called by separatist groups against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evoked a partial response in the Valley.

Although most shops in and around the city centre of Lal Chowk – the commercial hub of the summer capital here – were closed, establishments had opened for business in other districts of Kashmir, officials said.

Markets in Lal Chowk are yet to start functioning normally after the devastation wrought by the floods last month in the state with only a few shopkeepers having resumed business there.

Goa govt starts clearing mining leases to restart operations

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In a major step towards restarting mining operations in Goa, the state mines department has moved a file clearing ten mining leases.

The file clearing the proposal has been moved to state mines secretary, a senior mines department official said.

Five leases of Fomento Resources Group, three of Chowgule and Company Pvt Ltd and two of Agarwal Minerals Goa Pvt Ltd are being processed, he said.

The leases would be renewed by the state government under section 8(3) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act.

Men have tried to harass me: Taylor Swift

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Singer Taylor Swift says provision of constant security is important to her because she has faced harassment by men in past. Swift, 24, said men tried to kidnap, kill and marry her and such incidents have made her extra cautious about the issue of security, reported Us magazine.

Olive oil healthier for fried foods

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Love fried food? Try olive oil as it withstands the heat of the fryer or pan better than several other seed oils to yield healthier food.

The researchers deep- and pan-fried raw potato pieces in four different refined oils – olive, corn, soybean and sunflower – and reused the oil 10 times.

They found that olive oil was the most stable oil for deep-frying at 320 and 374 degrees Fahrenheit, while sunflower oil degraded the fastest when pan-fried at 356 degrees Fahrenheit.