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Day Two: International conference on” Communal Harmony and Nation Building” organised jointly by Banaras Hindu University and students Islamic organisation of India.

The program started with welcome address of General Secretary of SIO India Alif Shakoor.He thanked all the research scholars who contributed with their papers in the international conference from across the world. He also appreciated the organizers’ of SIO and BHU for hosting this conference and making it a great success.

The Chamber of Commerce in Gaza has reported that nearly two million Palestinians are facing the month of Ramadan under the worst economic conditions in decades. The blame has been placed on the effects of Israel’s offensive against the beleaguered territory last summer and the Israeli-led blockade, which has entered its ninth year.

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today stoked a controversy by questioning Vice President Hamid Ansari’s absence at the Yoga Day event in the capital but later apologised after he was criticised on the social media platform.

Madhav, a prominent RSS leader, also accused Rajya Sabha TV, the public service broadcaster run by Parliament’s Upper House, of blacking out the Yoga Day event “completely” despite being run on taxpayers money. As Rajya Sabha Chairman, Ansari is the controlling RS tv.

Late Princess Diana’s Versace Gown could now belong to you for 30,000 dollars.

The silk beaded attire, which the royal beauty wore for a photo shoot with famed photographer Patrick Demarchelier in 1991, is set to be auctioned after spending 18 years in the Versace archives, E! Online has reported.

Despite being shot, the dress had first appeared in print as Harper’s Bazaar cover feature six years later in November 1997, after her tragic car accident.

The stunning gown will be unveiled for the Julien’s Auctions’ Hollywood Legends sale, and is expected

The Lokayukta Police on Saturday registered three FIRs against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in connection with the illegal de-notification of land.

The complaint was lodged based on the CAG’s report on de-notification of land by the government and allotment of sites by the Bangalore Development Authority.

Jayakumar Hiremath, the complainant, has alleged that Yeddyurappa had in 2010 de-notified land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority, thereby misusing his official position during his tenure as the chief minister. (ANI)

Experts on Saturday made a number of recommendations to improve Delhi’s worsening air quality at a day-long conclave here.

The event was organised by the Delhi chapter of Indian Association for Air Pollution Control (IAAPC) to formulate short-term as well as long-term policy and solutions to improve the national capital’s air quality.

“More people in Delhi should opt for neighbourhood schools to reduce trip distance frequency. In fact, neighbourhood schools can save 25 million litres of diesel costing Rs.160 crore,” said social scientist Dhunu Roy.

Does the man who started the latest yoga fad across the country, and was instrumental in getting June 21 recognised as International Yoga Day, himself practice it?

That’s what Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to know from this IANS correspondent when he met him along with wire service reporters from 11 other countries.

“Does Modi do yoga?” Putin asked, when an aide told him that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started a Ministry of Yoga.

India’s largest private company Reliance Industries has bought what is touted as the most sophisticated armoured vehicle for chairman Mukesh Ambani — a fortified Mercedes Benz mounted on an S600.

The base price, according to sources familiar with the development, is around Rs.1.5 crore. But with security features — at the top ‘Level-9’ in this case — and levies such as import duty, road tax and insurance, it works out to over Rs.11 crore, the sources added.

The vehicle was registered here on Saturday, the sources confirmed.

A case was filed on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in a court in the Bihar capital for giving a “religious colour” to yoga, thereby hurting people’s sentiments.

“We have filed a case against Modi, Shah and Bhagwat in the chief judicial magistrate’s court in Patna for defaming yoga by giving it religious colour that has hurt the sentiments of people,” said Shruti Singh, the lawyer of petitioner social activist Dev Kumar Singh.

WEEKEND TARAWEEH PROGRAM for our Muslim brother’s who works in night shifts over in MNC’s/Call Centers on Week days and does not get the opportunity to offer the Taraweeh daily – Hence,Like every year this year also the WEEKEND TARAWEEH PROGRAM is organized every Saturday (4 Para) and Sunday (4 Para) continuation following the next weekend over at Masjid-e-Noor, Habeeb Function Hall lane, H BLOCK ,Hafez Baba Nagar, Hyderabad, TS starting 10:30 PM.

Gujarat High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition moved by Babubhai Patel alias Babu Bajrangi, convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, seeking regular bail.During the argument the division bench of justices Mohinder Pal and RD Kothari inquired whether Bajrangi’s eyesight could be restored or not.

Bajrangi sought bail on the ground that he has lost his eyesight completely and therefore, he should be granted bail to stay with family who can take care of him.

Renowned Ulema’s & Islamic Scholars of Hyderabad city released a press note stating Surya Namaskar & Yoga Sarasvati puja & Vandematarm are un-Islamic against the basic tenants of Islam and unlawful (Prohibited) Haram. Those doing will be committing major sin (Gunahe – Kabera) world yoga day are going to be organized on 21st June 2015. Muslims are forced to perform yoga. All India Muslim Personal Law Board declared Yoga is un-Islamic. The scholar fully supported the stand of AIMPLB and stated that Yoga Surya Namaskar is totally Haram. Muslims should abstain from such exercises.

Firas Alkhateeb :Lost Islamic History:Today, there are over 500 million Muslims throughout the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), making it one of the largest population centers of Muslims in the world. Since Islam first entered India, it has contributed greatly to the area and its people. Today, numerous theories about how India came to be such a largely Muslim land exist. Politically, some (such as the Hindutva movement in India) try to make Islam seem foriegn to India, by insisting it only exists because of invasions by Arab and Persian Muslims.

Supreme Court Bar Association president Dushyant Dave on Wednesday questioned the top court’s decision to grant bail to all accused in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, and also former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani, who was convicted for the murder of 70 people during the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench comprising Justices JS Khehar, Jasti Chelameswar, Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel is hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Commission Act (NJAC), which they claim will erode judicial independence.

After enthralling music aficionados with electrifying gigs in Delhi, Music and Pune, state-of-the-art live music venue blueFROG is set to open its doors in India’s rock capital Bengaluru.

Set to launch on Friday, blueFROG Bengaluru will bring in an enticing mix of live and electronic acts to the city, read a statement.

On the occasion of the launch, BlueFROG’s executive vice-chairman and managing director Sumer Vaswani said that the brand is “excited to enter the Bengaluru market”.

Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger pranked unsuspecting visitors at Madame Tussauds wax museum.

The actor posed as the Terminator wax figure at the museum in Hollywood, California.

The former Governor of California shocked fans when he suddenly came into a life as they stopped for a photograph with him, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“He looks real,” said a female visitor before running away in fear as Schwarzenegger broke his pose.

“No touching,” the 67-year-old actor said, shocking a boy who was screaming while stepping away.

Singer Justin Bieber hasn’t created his own clothing line yet because he wants it to be “perfect” and is worried about the criticism he could receive over the collection.

“I haven’t lost that passion. It’s just such a big deal. I just want to make sure it’s perfect and right and take my time with it. I know Kanye has been working on his stuff for years and failed and came back and tried again and failed. It’s about trial and error and I don’t know if I’m ready for that yet,” Bieber said.

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce, on Friday, the verdict that will decide the fate of Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two group directors who are in jail since March 4 last year for not complying with the court’s order to return investors’ Rs.24,000 crores that two group companies SIRECL and SHFCL had collected in 2007-2008.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told a group of sugarcane farmers from Uttar Pradesh that his government is working with a vision of making the farmers and the villages self-reliant and prosperous.

Addressing a group of about 150 farmers from various districts of the state, Modi said the government’s decision to provide soil health cards to each farmer in the country would help the farmers reduce input costs and improve productivity.

He said micro-irrigation will help the farmer produce more crop, per drop.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered suspension of executions of death penalties during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginning in the country on Friday, officials said on Thursday.

Sharif had lifted a six-year moratorium on the executions after the Taliban attacked an army-run school and killed nearly 150 children, their teachers and staff members in Peshawar in last December.

The government had earlier said that death sentences will be implemented in terrorism-related cases; however, it was later expanded to the pending criminal cases.

The naked body of an unidentified woman in her 40s was found in the national capital on Thursday evening, police said.

A police official told IANS they got a call around 5 p.m. that the unclothed body of a woman was lying near Pahla Pusta fish market in New Usmanpur area in north Delhi.

A police team immediately reached the spot, and sent the body to the GTB Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

The identity of the woman has not been established yet, the official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for accelerating the delivery of benefits, and expanding the applications of the Aadhaar (UID) platform.

The Prime Minister today reviewed the progress of UID and DBT at a high-level meeting here.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministers of State in the Finance and Home Ministries Jayant Sinha and Haribhai Chaudhary, Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya, and senior officials from various Ministries of the Government attended the meeting.

(IANS) Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said he was delighted with the overall performance put up by his team to beat India, adding that debutant pacer Mustafizur Rahman’s (5/50) did not come as a surprise to them.

Chasing a stiff target of 308, India folded for 228 in 46 overs, thus losing the the first One-Day International (ODI) by 79 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday:

Bangladesh left-arm pacer Rahman made a dream debut to fashion the victory for the home team.

A Venezuelan news presenter kept the promise and stripped naked live on air while announcing the Venezuelan success at the Copa America.

Yuvi Pallares, a sports news presenter of a news website Desnudando la Noticia, bared it all, after the network claimed to mark Venezuelan victory by getting naked in the name of “empowering women”, the Mirror has reported.

As she took off her clothes, Pallares said that she just wanted to congratulate all the teams who appeared in the first games, giving a big kiss to the national team.

Sikandar Raza has taken on the media over reports of the Zimbabwe players being given bribes by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to tour the Islamic Republic.

Zimbabwe became the first test nation to tour Pakistan after terrorists had attacked the Sri Lankan team in 2009, killing six people and leaving eight players injured.

There were widespread rumours that Zimbabwean players were paid USD 12,500 each to be convinced to make the visit. Reports claimed that USD 5,00,000 was paid by PCB to the Zimbabwean cricket board before the tour.