Qayam Ali

Indians can invest up to $2,50,000 annually overseas

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Encouraged by foreign exchange reserves touching record levels, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday doubled the annual overseas investment ceiling for individuals to $2,50,000.

“On a review of the external sector outlook and as a further exercise in macro-prudential management, it has been decided to enhance the limit under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) to $2,50,000 per person per year,” the RBI said in its Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement.

Ebola threat: 9 year old Nigerian girl held at Airport

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A 10-year-old girl from Nigeria was held at the Nedumbassery airport on suspicion of possible Ebola infection.

“The girl, who had arrived from Dubai by an Emirates flight, displayed certain traits which were consistent with the guidelines issued to us. Following the standard protocol, we admitted her to the Ernakulam General Hospital for Ebola tests,” the airport authorities said.

Get your passport verified with in 3 days

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Police officers in Cyberabad who are supposed to take up the passport verification job were on Monday given tablets, so that the verification of Passports can be done only in 3 days.

Regional passport officer Ashwini Sattaru, along with Telangana IG Intelligence B Shivadhar Reddy and Cyberabad police commissioner CV Anand handed over around 70 tabs for doing the job expeditiously. It is expected to reduce the time taken for verification from 13 days to three days.

15 injured in fire near Lady Dufferin Hospital

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Around 15 people have been injured in a massive fire that broke out near Lady Dufferin Hospital in Kolkata’s Bowbazaar area this evening.

As many as twenty fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to bring the flames under control.

The exact cause of the fire is not known yet.

—-ANI

Smartphones derail social development of kids

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Use of mobile devices while attending to mundane tasks may be detrimental to the social-emotional development of children, researchers said.

“It has been well-studied that increased television time decreases a child’s development of language and social skills. Mobile media use similarly replaces the amount of time spent engaging in direct human-human interaction,” said Jenny Radesky from the Boston University’s School of Medicine in the US.

Make in Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to US

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has invited Indian diaspora and the American business community here to share their expertise and capabilities with his state in areas like IT, agriculture, business and social sectors.

Chouhan invited industries and entrepreneurs to ‘Make in Madhya Pradesh’, drawing upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. Chouhan addressed hundreds of Indian-Americans and key American lawmakers at the ‘Friends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave’ at the prestigious Lincoln Centre here yesterday.

Rupee rises 6 paise vs dollar ahead of RBI policy

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Ahead of RBI credit policy, the Indian rupee on Monday ended 6 paise higher at 61.80 against the American currency on fag-end selling pressure from banks and exporters due to a weak dollar in the overseas markets.

The rupee resumed lower at 62.00 per dollar as against last weekend’s level of 61.86 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex). It moved down further to 62.01 per dollar on initial dollar demand from banks.

However, it recovered immediately to end at 61.80 per dollar on selling of dollars by banks and exporters, showing a gain of six paise or 0.10 per cent.

Sachin, Rahul refused to take off shirts at Lord’s: Shukla

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He was the manager of the Indian cricket team during its memorable Natwest Trophy triumph over England at Lord’s way back in 2002 and Rajeev Shukla on Monday revealed that Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman refused then skipper Sourav Ganguly’s request of taking off their shirts and wave it.

Shukla, who was sitting by Ganguly’s side at the Lord’s balcony, on Monday, recollected that evening’s incident.

Krishna Madiga’s ultimatum to KCR

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Manda Krishna Madiga MRPS leader on Saturday demanded that K. Chandrasekhar Rao must drop five Ministers “three Reddy and two Velama Ministers belonging to upper castes” should be dropped from the Cabinet immediately”. Induct persons belonging to the Mala and Madiga communities and women immediately, he added.

Govt’s big hiring drive to recruit over 62,000 constables

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In one of its biggest recruitment drives, government has announced hiring of over 62,000 young men and women as constables in central paramilitary and police organisations this year.

The candidates will be hired by central forces like CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF, NIA and SSF as the Union Home Ministry launched the mega-drive of hiring workforce for these security organisations in the last about five years.

43 Nations can visit India without Visa

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The Government of India’s decision on extension of “Visa on Arrival (VOA)” facility to 43 Countries seems to be benefiting the city. The number of foreign visitor arrivals has seen an upward trend, bode well for a rise in tourism revenue.

Shamshabad airport officials show a data, according to which almost 356 visitors to Hyderabad availed VOA last December. This has increased from the average 60 visitors a month that the airport would receive till December.

Unlike Ganga, Hussainsagar will get a facelift

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Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has asked officials to come up with a proposal on full-scale for cleanup operation of Hussainsagar this summer and take steps to ensure that drains carrying sewage were diverted from the lake.

The work should be taken up on a war-footing as the required funds is on hand, Rao said, while reviewing the civic programmes of Hyderabad at an official meeting here on Saturday.

Road mishap in AP, 11 killed

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Roads in AP turned red on Sunday with accidents at different places, at least five persons were killed in a lorry-auto-rickshaw collision at Pedapalaparru village under Mudinepalli mandal. Four more injured were admitted to the Government Hospital in Gudivada.

In yet another accident, two persons were killed when the car in which they were traveling hit a roadside tree at Pitchaturu village in Chittoor district.

JNTU disaffiliates 803 B.Tech, 7 B.Pharmacy courses

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In a major blow to private engineering and pharmacy colleges in Telangana, The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad on Saturday disaffiliated 807 BTech courses of the 143 engineering colleges for 2014-2015 academic years.

Similarly, out of the eight B Pharmacy programmes offered in integrated campuses, seven programmes have been disaffiliated for 2014-2015 academic year. The courses were disaffiliated by the University failing to meet essential requirements like qualified faculty and adequate infrastructure.

When I’m lucky for you, then why to vote those who are unlucky: Modi

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Addressing a massive crowd in East Delhi on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised poll pitch at Dwarka ahead of Assembly polls, Modi says that Delhi needs people who have an experience of running government.

“Bedi knows Delhi like back of her hand, she is strong and determined, Delhi needs a CM like her, he added.

Critisizing Aam Aadmi Party, he said, “AAP gave you hopes a year back, have back-stabbed you.

Nine Indians held at Turkey-Syria border, deported

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Nine Indians from three southern states were detained at the Turkey-Syria border and deported to India where they were being questioned on their motives, police said Saturday.

“Turkish authorities detained the nine-member Indian group at the border while attempting to cross over to Syria and deported them to India late Friday,” city Police Commissioner M.N. Reddi said in a statement here.

Japan launches intelligence satellite

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Japan Sunday launched a backup information gathering satellite (IGS), the country`s first launch of this year.

The satellite is equipped with a radar spy instrument capable of peering through clouds, darkness and camouflage to obtain high-resolution imagery of the Earth`s surface. But the satellite`s exact capabilities were not disclosed, Xinhua reported.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched the spy satellite aboard a H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture.

Delhi Metro fares may be hiked after polls

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Delhi Metro fares may be hiked soon after the Assembly polls as the government has initiated a process to review the rates which were last raised in 2009.

The Union Urban Development Ministry has sent a proposal to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet to set up a fare-fixation panel which will submit its report within three months of getting approved.

Retired Justice AK Srivastava has been chosen as the Chairman of the Committee, Delhi Metro sources said.

Fresh probe likely into 1984 anti-Sikh riots

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Thirty years after the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, a fresh probe is likely with a government-appointed committee recommending constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for the same, a move seen by the Congress as an attempt to woo voters ahead of polls here.

The committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (retd) GP Mathur, which was set up on December 23 last year to look into the possibility of re-investigation of the 1984 riots, submitted its report to Home Minister Rajnath Singh last week, sources said.

PM Modi salutes coast guard personnel on 38th Raising Day of Indian Coast Guard

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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday saluted coast guard personnel on the 38th Raising Day of Indian Coast Guard.

“I salute the determination and bravery of our coast guard personnel on the 38th Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard.

Indian Coast Guard has left no stone unturned in tirelessly protecting our coasts. We will always remain grateful to them for their valour”, the Prime Minister said.

—-ANI

134 year-old Monda market will get facelift

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The oldest market in the capital constructed with a mix of Islamic and Indo-European style architecture would soon get a facelift. KCR is ever first CM who visited the oldest market and heard the problems of vendors.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao visited the Market and interacted with the vendors and heard their grievances on Saturday. He assured the vendors that the market would be modernized and all essential convenience, including toilets, would be provided. KCR had directed officials to improve the facilities on priority basis.

National Conference on e-Governance concludes

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The two-day 18th National Conference on e-Governance with the theme “Digital Governance-New Frontier” has concluded in Gandhinagar.

Addressing the valedictory session on Saturday, Governor of Gujarat, Om Prakash Kohli said e-Governance is important because it is the most easy, effective and economical governance. He said it is one of the most useful fields of Information Technology and brings about Empowerment, Equity, Efficiency besides being the most economic mode of governance.

IS fighters admit defeat in Syrian town of Kobane

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The Islamic State group has acknowledged for the first time that its fighters have been defeated in the Syrian town of Kobane and vowed to attack the town again.

In a video released by the pro-IS Aamaq News Agency yesterday, two fighters said the airstrikes by the US-led coalition were the main reason why IS fighters were forced to withdraw from Kobane.

On Monday, activists and Kurdish officials said the town was almost cleared of IS fighters, who once held nearly half of the town.

Secret to healthy ageing unlocked

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Ageing is inevitable, but the secret to why some people age more gracefully could lie in the functioning of a protein in our body.

Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) protein could be the key to maintain the health of ageing blood stem cells as loss of this protein affects their ability to regenerate blood normally, a study indicates.

Try food-workout combo to cut body fat

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If you are on a mission to get rid of body flab, try out strength training and nutritious snacks.

Here are a few tips to help you increase your muscle mass, reports femalefirst.co.uk:

Strength training: It is one of the best ways to increase muscle mass and burn fat. If you regularly incorporate it into your workouts, it will help to create a leaner and more defined figure.

Eat after training: After training, you must eat a nutritious snack rich in carbohydrates and proteins. Chicken and sweet potato is a good option.