Qayam Ali

Hundreds of Muslims have returned to the village, after the communal violence on May 25 compels them to flee from the village, but eddy of worries for the Muslims prevailed after a section of the dominant Jat community in the village approached a Faridabad court on Friday, seeking a stay on the construction of the mosque.

The riot victims returned only on Wednesday after being assured that their demands ‘the arrest of accused of rioting and reconstruction of the mosque’ would be met.

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on a two-day visit, Bangladesh’s Hindu community on Saturday said they live in “constant fear of persecution” by the religious fundamentalists and wanted the Indian leader to take note of this and raise it with the Bangladeshi leadership.

India’s participation in the World Youth Archery Championships has been thrown into jeopardy after 20 members of a 31-strong team, including Korean coach Chae Wom Lim, were denied visa by the United States embassy here.

The Indian contingent, comprising Under-20 boys and girls, junior archers were scheduled to leave for the U.S. on Saturday for the June 8—14 event in Yankton, South Dakota.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has approved 100 million Malaysian ringgit (about $26 million) for the uplift of the Indian community in the country.

The fund was approved to the Special Unit for Socio-Economic Development of the Indian Community (Sedic), Malaysia’s Bernama news agency reported.

Sedic Director N.S.Rajendran on Friday said it was an effort to create opportunities to improve the lives of 40 percent of the 2.6 million ethnic Indians in the southeast Asian nation.

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday said that the 100-acre land of Race Course in Malakpet will be use for housing of the weaker section and the race course would be shifted away from city.

“It will be no loss to them. It does not matter to the rich even if they have to travel 50 km away, but construction of houses there will make a difference to thousands of poor,” he said at a meeting in NBT Nagar of Khairatabad constituency where he lashed out at successive governments, primarily the Congress, for neglecting the poor.

If major global currencies, other than the US dollar, weaken because of economic concerns, even in the absence of a US rate hike there might be brief spells of simultaneous strengthening of gold price as well as USD, it said.
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India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Friday maintained a negative outlook on domestic gold prices for FY 2015-16 and said rates are likely to decline to touch Rs 20,500 per 10 grams in India from the current levels if the US Federal Reserve effects a rate hike.

Telangana State may get huge relief from the roasting summer in the next 48 hours.

“If things go well, the south-west monsoons, which made landfall in Kerala on Friday, will hit the State in another three to four days after covering the Rayalaseema region of neighboring Andhra Pradesh in next 48 hours”, IMD Assistant Meteorologist M. Narasimha Rao said.

The State has already experienced pre-monsoon showers for the last couple of days, bringing down the maximum temperature considerably in some states of Telangana.

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Friday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “messiah Indians had been waiting for to appear for a thousand years” who has solution to all their problems.

“Rs. 5000 crore were spent in the name of cleaning Ganga over the last 29 years but there were no results. Now, if I asked (former PM) Manmohan Singh, he would say “Mainu ki pata” (what do I know?).

Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has courted controversy after he described the accused in the gangrape of two Delhi-based women in the state as “naive” and chose to dismiss the crime as a stray incident.

“Such stray incidents are bound to take place in a busy tourist destinations like Goa,” Parulekar said on Thursday night.

“The boys are ‘nadaan’ (naive) and they have small crimes registered against them…this will not happen in future,” he said.

Private sector HDFC Life today launched a health plan that provides financial support on diagnosis of early or major stages of cancer.

“The plan is distinct from standard critical illness policies as it provides a fixed lump sum benefit on diagnosis of early and major stages of cancer, waives future premiums and also pays regular income on diagnosis for treatment of cancer,” HDFC Life senior executive vice president Sanjay Tripathy said here.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the state government “did not find any unwanted material” in Maggi noodles samples sent for laboratory testing.

“We have so far not found any unwanted material in Maggi samples sent for testing. The tests will continue,” Banerjee told the media here.

“The centre has issued a circular regarding Maggi instant noodles. This is a matter on the concurrent list,” she added.

The Indian government has not put curbs on sending workers to Saudi Arabia, the Indian embassy here has said.

A report published by a local media outlet said India had suspended sending workers to Saudi Arabia, citing a Saudi labour directive that 25 percent of all foreign manpower must be housemaids, Arab News reported.

Indian embassy spokesman Hifzur Rahman said: “The Indian government has not issued any statement that suspends sending workers to the kingdom. Any such report is planted and misleading.”

Phased replacement of fossil fuel-based vehicles with those based on latest technologies will lead to a net saving of Rs 14,000 crore, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete today said.

The Minister flagged off a rally of electric and hybrid vehicles to spread awareness among the public about the benefits of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles (FAME India) scheme on the occasion of the World Environment Day.

Opposition National Conference on Friday strongly condemned the “poor” and “insensitive” handling by Jammu and Kashmir government of the situation in Jammu city after clashes between protesters and police. Condemning the use of force on protesters, National Conference spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu expressed grief over “the tragic loss of an innocent life” and expressed concern over those civilians who have been injured in the clashes. “There are clear indications that this situation is a direct result of poor, insensitive handling of issues by the state government.

Country’s second-largest software services firm Infosys today said its Board has appointed R Seshasayee the Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect to replace veteran banker K V Kamath.

Kamath is stepping down from his position as Chairman of the Board and as an Independent Director at the Bangalore-based firm following his nomination as President of the New Development Bank, which is being set up by BRICS countries.

Seshasayee has been an Independent Director on the Board since January 2011 and is the chairperson of the Audit Committee, Infosys said in a statement.

Security forces in Amritsar and other areas of the state have been asked to remain on alert ahead of the 31st anniversary of Operation Bluestar tomorrow.

Punjab Police personnel conducted a flag march in Amritsar last evening in areas leading to the Golden Temple Complex where the Operation Bluestar was undertaken in 1984 to flush out militants.

Opposition National Conference on Friday strongly condemned the “poor” and “insensitive” handling by Jammu and Kashmir government of the situation in Jammu city after clashes between protesters and police. Condemning the use of force on protesters, National Conference spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu expressed grief over “the tragic loss of an innocent life” and expressed concern over those civilians who have been injured in the clashes. “There are clear indications that this situation is a direct result of poor, insensitive handling of issues by the state government.

To ensure the safety of passengers of MMTS in twin cities, the MMTS services have launched an App ‘Railway Interactive Security Solution for Traveller Assistance (RISSTA)’ meant to provide security on finger tips. The re-modelled Lingampalli railway station building (`1.50 crore) was also inaugurated.

PK Srivastava, SCR General Manager, launched the App along with A Gandhi, Serilingampalli MLA and MLC N Ramchander Rao at Lingampalli Railway Station near here.

Entertainment giant Walt Disney has laid off about 250 employees and replaced them with Indians holding H1-B visas, raising new questions on how outsourcing companies are using the temporary visas to bring immigrants into technology jobs in the US, according to a media report.

The layoff comes amid the continued debate over immigration reform in the US as the temporary work visas are at the centre of a fierce debate in Congress over whether they complement American workers or displace them.

a resident of Hyderabad, R Raja Rithvik, a seventh standard student of Orchids International School in Jubilee Hills here did the nation proud by winning the Under-11 Blitz silver medal in the Asian Schools Chess Championship-2015, at Nanyang Technological University Sports & Recreation Centre in Singapore on Thursday.

Shiv Sena today said it was time Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on the contentious issue of Ram temple in Ayodhya even as it remarked BJP MP Vinay Katiyar’s comments in this context as a “bomb” which can explode in future. Rajya Sabha MP Katiyar, who was the face of the Ayodhya movement in the 1990s, had on Wednesday said the Modi government should resolve the issue through legislation or dialogue and not wait for the Supreme Court’s verdict. (Read: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Dutch counterpart: Your visit will lay foundation for stronger ties)

The samples of Maggi instant noodles are being tested at a lab here as part of the nationwide exercise over the alleged presence of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in their food products.

“We have taken 22 samples from our state. We have sent them for screening. Actual reporting time is two weeks maximum,” K Amarender Reddy, Director of Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM), Telangana, told PTI here.

The samples were lifted on Monday last, he said. The testing is being done as part of the nationwide drive on the directives from the Central food safety body, Reddy said.

Two bags containing a total of Rs 10 lakh were found at Andhra Pradesh’s Women Welfare Minister P Sujatha’s home in Eluru town in West Godavari district on Tuesday.

Sujatha, who was not home when the bags were found, has claimed the money is not hers. A domestic help who found the bag informed Babji, father of the minister, who called the police.

National Conference leader Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday added fuel to fire created by his controversial statements regarding Pakistan, saying that the Islamic Republic has been an integral part of India since 1947.

“Pakistan has become a part of our lives since 1947. Sooner or later, India and Pakistan needs to sit together to find out a solution to the Jammu and Kashmir issue,” he told ANI.

Earlier, the National Conference leader had said the waving of Pakistani flags was a conspiracy.

Muslim organizations in Mumbai have decided to meet the chief minister on Wednesday asking that Yoga sessions should not be made compulsory for Muslims.

Days after Maharashtra government passed a command for schools to remain open on Sunday, i.e. on June 21, to mark International Yoga Day. Several Muslim outfits in Mumbai slammed the order saying that yoga, including Surya Namaskar, requires a person to bow (to Sun God), and bowing was a practice reserved for Namaz.