Cairo, November 04: A new survey has found that Canadian Muslims are moderate and diverse and are content with their country’s freedoms and lawfulness, an example that can be applied to other Western countries.
“The Leuprecht-Winn study establishes that Canada has the most moderate, diverse, and open Muslim population in the West,” Daniel Pipes, President of the Middle East Forum in Washington, said in a commentary included with the study.
New Delhi, November 04: A 33-year-old tantrik was arrested in west Delhi for allegedly raping women, later blackmailing them and then compelling them to transfer their property, on Tuesday. The Tantrik was apprehended from Uttam Nagar on Tuesday, following investigations into a complaint, V Renganathan, additional commissioner of police (west), said.
The arrest came following a complaint filed by a woman on Monday, who alleged that she was being continuously raped by a tantrik, who also got her property registered in his wife’s name, by deceiving her.
Kochi, November 04: Flaying the frequent hike in petrol prices, the Kerala High Court on Friday said Central and state governments cannot “wash their hands” off and directed the Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance Petroleum to produce their balance sheets and quarterly reports before it in three weeks.
Within the last one year, there had been a 40 percent hike in petroleum prices, causing immense hardhship to the common man, a division bench, comprising Acting chief justice CN Ramachandran Nair and justice PS Gopinathan, said in oral observations.
Gujarat, November 04: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will pay a five-day visit to China from November 8 at the invitation of the ruling Communist Party, during which he will explore investment opportunities.
Modi would visit Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu and address some business events to highlight investment prospects in Gujarat.
Besides interacting with senior Chinese leaders in Beijing, Modi would address a seminar being organised here by the Indian embassy along with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCM).
Mumbai, November 04: Aishwarya’s publicist rubbishes tabloid, Mumbai Mirror for fabricating stories of a possible C Section. Here’s the truth.
This is in regard to the article published by Mumbai Mirror dated 2nd November 2011 titled, “Bachchans pick Marol hospital for New B”.
Coincidentally, this is the same publication that earlier carried another piece on Ash, titled ‘Pregnant Pause’ which stated that Mrs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was incapable of conceiving due to some ailment.
New Delhi, November 04: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address Peoples’ Majlis in Male next week during his visit to the SAARC Summit, making him the first foreign Head of Government to address the Maldivian Parliament in its 78-year-old history.
Official sources told PTI that Speaker of the Peoples’ Majlis Abdullah Shahid has sent a formal invitation to the Prime Minister to address the Majlis during his official visit to Maldives for the two-day SAARC Summit on November 10-11, which has been accepted.
Bhimnagar, November 04: Taking pot-shots at yoga guru Ramdev, Congress MP Raj Babbar has said real saints do not change their attire to save their lives.
“Real saints do not change their chola (attire) and run away to save themselves,” Babbar told reporters here last night referring to Ramdev, who had fled from Ramlila grounds in Delhi, attired as a woman in June last.
Babbar said he knew Ramdev as one who teaches yoga but not as a person indulging in trade.
He said that he could act as a “speed breaker” in the programmes of Ramdev.
—PTI—
New Delhi, November 04: The much anticipated meeting of the Lokpal Standing Committee began here Friday evening.
Anna Hazare is leading the civil society in the meeting. Also present in the meeting are Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan. Salman Khurshid and Kapil Sibal are representing the government’s side.
Tokyo, November 04: The Japanese government has agreed to help the operator of the temblor-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant pay compensation to those inflicted by Japan’s nuclear disaster.
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano met Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Toshio Nishizawa on Friday, and accepted to give $11.5 billion to the cash-strapped company, Kyodo news agency reported.
TEPCO promised to reduce operating costs by $3.5 billion for the current fiscal year in return for the funds.
Somalia, November 04: Captain Hassan Hirsi, a Somali military official, told Press TV that the soldiers died on Friday morning after al-Shabab fighters launched an attack on Somalia’s transitional government forces in Mogadishu’s northern district of Bondhere.
An intense battle broke out in the aftermath of the attack with the two sides exchanging heavy gunfire and barrages of mortar shells.
More than 30 Somali soldiers sustained injuries as a result.
Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
Gaza, November 04: Palestinian medical officials said on Thursday that a firefight broke out as Islamic resistance fighters confronted a number of Israeli soldiers who had entered the northern town of Beit Lahiya and attacked the people there.
The resistance fighters retaliated to Israeli fire but later the invaders called in military helicopters, which bombed the Palestinians.
According to hospital officials, the two people were killed by Israeli helicopter fire.
Since last Friday, Israel has killed at least twelve people in Gaza.
Israel, November 04: Israeli naval forces are reportedly preparing to intercept a Gaza-bound international aid flotilla that seeks to break the Tel Aviv regime’s blockade of the Palestinian coastal territory.
—-Agencies
Makkah, November 04: More than 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims began today the rites of the annual hajj pilgrimage, leaving the holy city of Makkah for Mount Arafat, where the prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) is believed to have delivered his final hajj sermon.
Dressed in white, they flooded the streets as they headed towards Mina, around five kilometres (three miles) east of the holy mosque.
The day is known as Tarwiah (Watering) Day, as pilgrims traditionally watered their animals and stocked water for their trip to Mount Arafat, some 10 kilometres further on.
New Delhi, November 04: Aamir Khan says that for him the most attractive part in a movie offer is the script and not the money.
“Money has never been a driving force for me. My aami (mother) always says that you can earn four times of what you earn today. But, again money is not what excites me. I get excited by the core of the project, the plot should excite me, then nothing else matters. Whether it is big money game or a small project,” said Aamir.
Hyderabad, November 04: Noted writer Chetan Bhagat, whose books include the 3 Idiots theme, is coming to town to attend the premiere of Its My Love Story on November 9.
The film is being directed by Madhura Sreedhar and produced by MVK Reddy on Shirdi Sai Combines. Sunil Kashyap is the music director.
Recently, Bhagat tweeted about the film’s poster when he spotted the lead pair reading one of his books 3 Mistakes of My Life. Madhura Sreedhar, a fan of the writer got in touch with him and invited him to the premiere.
Hyderabad, November 04: It has been the continuation of the golden run being scripted by the teenage girl brigade from Hyderabad. At least, as far as the twin cities are concerned, women tennis has never had it so dream-like.
Coming close on the heels of the spectacular double achieved by Pranjala recently, here comes the equally fascinating juggernaut of city-mate Sruta Kirti.
Sruta has enjoyed a roller-coaster ride all through the five-day Asia ranking tournament for the Under-14 that concluded at Jorhat Tennis Club in Jorhat here on Friday.
Hyderabad, November 04: Film star Nagarjuna attending the F-1 Race in Delhi and the talk that he is teaming up with Sachin Tendulkar was the much talked about event.
Speed and automobiles have been the synonymous to the rich and more so for people in the glamour world.
John Abraham’s infatuation with his bike is widely publicised, so is Sachin Tendulkar’s stint with Ferrari and his early morning drives down the Marine Drive.
Karachi, November 04: Few days before the British courts declared former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif guilty of match-fixing, he made a distress call to ex girlfriend, model-actress Veena Malik and asked her to come to London as he needed her.
The actress, who was in a live-in relationship with the cricketer before she got to know about his misdeeds, refused the offer.
Speaking to a daily, Veena said, “It was a mutual friend from, London, Zahid Ali Saab, who called me on October 26 stating that Asif wanted to desperately see me, that he wanted a reconciliation.
Hyderabad, November 4: According to Mohammad Mustafa Ali Sarwari, Associate Professor Dept. of Mass Communication & Journalism, Maulana Azad National Urdu University is organizing Azad Day Celebration on the occasion of birth anniversary of Maulana Azad. A cultural programme will be organized along with other programmes under the aegis of Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, MANUU. This cultural Programme will be held on 14th November, 2011 at DDE, Auditorium, Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
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Hyderabad, November 4: 18 year old Mohammad Dastageer committed suicide in an incident occurred under Madannapet police station limits when his mother refused to give him Rs 20.
It is said that on November 1 Mohammad Dastageer asked his mother to give Rs 20, which his mother refused to give. Later when his mother was away from home Mohammad Dastageer poured Kerosene over his body and set himself on fire. He was severely burnt in the incident and was shifted to Osmania hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
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New Delhi, November 04: Ramalinga Raju, former chairman and founder of Satyam Computers along with his brother has been granted bail by the Supreme Court.
The CBI on Nov 3 had opposed the bail pleas of Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju, the main accused in the Rs 14,000 crore corporate fraud.
The CBI also said that if they would be released on bail, there was a possibility of them tampering with evidence.
Hyderabad, November 04: Health Minister D.L. Ravinder Reddy remarked that the Govt. scheme to provide rice at Re one a kg is not beneficial as the prices of the essential commodities are reaching the sky when C.M. had announced this scheme, T-ministers had objected that he declared this scheme without taking them into confidence.
He asked him who had demanded for the supply of subsidized rice for Re one a kg.
Hyderabad, November 04: The General Body meeting of the Municipal Corporators was held yesterday at GHMC office tank Bund under the stewardship of its Mayor Ms. Bandaru Kartika Reddy.
No decision was taken in the meeting to increase the property tax. Sensing the wrath of TDP corporation kept this issue in abeyance. Municipal Commissioner responded to the questions raised by corporators. He said that the most important thing is the collection of taxes.
London, November 04:Pakistan cricket pacer Mohammad Amir and his family receive threats from underworld involved in match-fixing.
According to ‘Daily Telegraph’, the targeting of Amir and his family by underworld figures involved in illegal gambling in the subcontinent played a large part in dissuading Amir from giving evidence as a witness in the trial of Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, and in his own mitigation hearing following his guilty plea.
Washington, November 04: A former commander of US Navy SEAL, which had carried out the Osama operation, has claimed that the al-Qaeda leader was shot dead within 90 seconds of the raid beginning rather than killed in a 45-minute firefight, as earlier claimed.
Chuck Pfarrer contradicted the official account of how the SEAL team landed and how one of their Black Hawk helicopters crashed.
“Bin Laden was dead within 90 seconds of the beginning of the raid, not after an extended firefight,” The Telegraph quoted Pfarrer, as saying in a statement.