(Firoz Bakht Ahmed) If at all there is a long-time, systematic daylight robbery in India, it is in the wheeling and dealing of land by the Waqf boards — given to them in the name of Allah by the affluent for the upkeep of orphans, widows, divorced women, educational and charitable purposes.
Hyderabad passport office today issued 438 passports of Hajj aspirants. In a fucntion organised at passprot office, passport officer Dr. Srikar Reddy handed over 260 passports to the Hajj aspirants directly while 119 passports were dispatched through post.
Talking to media persons, passport officer told that on the reprensentation made by Hajj committee passport office had opened a special counter at Hajj house for Hajj aspirants through which it accepted hundreds of passport applications.
At 21 months, Ollie Hebb was his mother’s helper on laundry day, climbing atop a bin so he could toss clothes into a top-loading washer.
On the morning he went missing for a few minutes, Tiffany Hebb went through her house calling for him but got no answer. She found the toddler in the washing machine, submerged in a full tub. He died a day later.
His mother, recently moved to Oregon from Utah, says she never thought the washing machine would be a danger to her child and is telling the story to make parents aware of the danger.
Donald Trump wished a transgender woman who wants to be Miss Universe good luck on Tuesday as his organisation said she can vie for Canada’s spot in the pageant.
The Miss Universe Organisation said it actually made the decision on Monday to let 23-year-old Jenna Talackova compete in the 2012 ompetition to become Canada’s contestant.
The statement said Trump wished Talackova “the best of luck in her quest for the crown” as he would any other contestant.
While Amitabh Bachchan’s soulful recitation of Prasoon Joshi’s poem marked the beginning of IPL 5, Salman Khan’s dance performance was indeed a fitting finale.
However, amidst enthralled fans, glitz, glamour and fireworks, what did not go unnoticed was that Salman and Big B were sharing a common platform after a very long time. And although awkward moments were likely, Salman avoided them by steering clear from the stage until the legendary actor finished his rehearsals.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that American military would have a small presence in Afghanistan after 2014 and their main role would be reduced to training and advising the local forces.
“We anticipate that a small number of forces will remain, at the invitation of the Afghan Government, for the sole purpose of training, advising, and assisting Afghan forces and continuing to pursue counter terrorism operations,” she said.
Both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony have rubbished The Indian Express report that talked of “non-notified” army unit movements “towards Delhi” on the night of 16 January, which had the defence ministry seriously worried.
The problem with their denials is that we don’t know what they are denying. None of the facts are being denied.
A Spanish palaeontology foundation has presented the fossilized skull of the biggest dinosaur yet found in Europe.
Turiasaurus riodevensis, a sauropod that lived 145 million years ago, measured more than 30 meters long and weighed some 40 tonnes.
More than 35 bones of the skull and seven teeth, presented last Wednesday at the Paleontological Laboratory of Teruel’s Dinopolis Foundation, were found during the 2005 excavation campaign in the Barrihonda-El Humero deposits in the Riodeva municipality.
Consuming a diet low in energy density may be an effective strategy for managing body weight, suggest researchers.
A new study systematically reviews and updates the evidence underlying the recommendation in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to consume a diet low in energy density (ED).
It concluded that there is strong and consistent evidence in adults showing that consuming a diet higher in ED is associated with increased body weight, while consuming a diet that is relatively low in ED improves weight loss and weight maintenance.
The CPM is not exploring a third front alternative at the centre since the regional parties at the moment are not likely to come together for a “common programme,” according to CPM General Secretary, Prakash Karat.
A third front is possible only on the basis of a common programme, which at present is “not happening,” he said. However, he admitted that there is possibility of a change in political alignments.
Karat said the present political climate did not allow for a third front: AFP
A new article reveals the US hypocrisy in supplying tyrant regimes with the most sophisticated online suppression tools and software while propagating “Internet freedom.”
The article published by Foreignpolicy.com draws on a speech by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declaring “Internet freedom” to be a touchstone of the US foreign policy and then argues, with evidence, that the most sophisticated gadgets for strangling online free speech and choking dissent around the world are basically made in America.
Oh dear. I should have known it was going to be a tough season ahead for Deccan Chargers when they allowed every girl and her stilettos to fan blog for them. You know that same fan blog which stated that you won’t get any statistics here, no siree, because she is female and doesn’t know any.
For the first time in the history of India after its independence a historic judgement was pronounced by AP High Court. It should be an eye opener for all those who usurp wakf properties thinking that they are not accountable to any one and no authority on the surface of the earth is dare enough to challenge them.
L. Rajgopal of LANCO Hills used all tactics to win the wakf land case of Manikonda but all his efforts have gone in vain.
In a historic verdict today, High Court pronounced a laudable judgment in case of waqf properties. This land is a waqf property of Dargah Husain Shah Vali comprising of 1652 acres of land. At first in the period of TDP rule, nearly 500-acre land was sold on which ISB, Emaar and Infosys were built. The destruction and robbery continued even after Congress came to power and Congress government handed over Muslims’ property worth 50000 crore rupees to Vijayawada MP Lagdapati Rajgopal at a paltry sum of 200 crore.
The General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), only last week badly spooked the markets, continues to rattle investors.
Last week, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee calmed markets somewhat after he announced that individual holders of participatory notes (P-notes), a derivative instrument used to invest in Indian stocks, would not be be forced to pay taxes or reveal their identities.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee calmed markets somewhat after he announced that individual holders of P-notes would not be be forced to pay taxes or reveal their identities. PTI
Baap bete se: Car mein puncture kaise ho gaya?
Beta: Sadak par bottle padi thi.
Baap: Bottel dikhayi nahi di tujhe!
Beta: Ladke ki jeb mein thi.
Dept. of Arabic, Osmania University organized a two day seminar on Tafsir of Quran compiled in India. Prof. Mallesh Principal, Arts College presided over the function. He applauded the functioning of the Dept. of Arabic and the services rendered by Dr. Mohamemd Mustafa Shareef for the Dept. of Arabic, Prof. Satyanarayana, V.C. of OU. While inaugurating the seminar told that the progress made by the Dept. of Arabic is exemplary. It is making efforts to modernize its functioning which is laudable.
The local Political Party of Hyderabad has greater affinity with L. Rajagopal who has usurped 108 acres of Prime land of Manikonda Jagir misusing his political influence. Muslims consider Rajagopal as their bitter enemy. He has exhibited worst kind of animosity against the Muslims earlier.
A Division Bench of the A.P. High Court comprising Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar directed the A.P. Wakf Board and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to identify and clearly demarcate the notified Waqf properties within Naya Qilla area of the Golconda fort, Hyderabad within two months.
Police Inspector : Have you caught the thief?
Hawaldar : No, but I found some trace of him.
Police Inspector : What?
Hawaldar : Finger prints.
Police Inspector : Where?
Hawaldar : On my cheeks.
Man kills friend’s wife
(Siasat News): In a bizarre incident, a man killed the wife of his friend. This incident took place late last night at Baba Nagar where a man set the wife of his friend ablaze.
As per the details, one Qamruddin set Anuradha, wife of his friend Prasad, ablaze. It is suspected that Qamruddin and Anuradha had illicit relations but it is not confirmed by police.
A hospital in Singapore has launched a self-help online interactive guide book to help gamblers reluctant to seek formal treatment despite having problems.
The National Addictions Management Service (NAMS) at Singapore’s Institute of Mental Health launched the workbook, believed to be the first of its kind in Singapore, Xinhua reported citing TV channel Channel NewsAsia.
The workbook is aimed at helping gamblers gain more insight into their behaviour, such as the triggers for gambling and their distorted beliefs.
The judgement pronounced in the case of Dargah Hussain Shah Wali’s Wakf Land situated at Manikonda is adefeat of the Govt. and the Capitalists and a victory of Urdu Journalism.
Urdu Journalism, especially Siasat, Munsif and Rahnuma-e-Deccan campaigned jointly for the restoration of Wakf Property. The Capitalists lost their night sleeps of several days.
The Managing Committee of Dargah Hussain Shah Wali welcomed the High Court judgement declaring the land belonging to Dargah Hussain Shah Wali located in Manikonda Jagir as Wakf Land.
The office bearers of the Managing Committee told that the President of the Managing Committee Mr. Syed Afzal Mehdi had filed a petition in Wakf Tribunal for the restoration for possession of 1500 acres and 6 Guntas land. The Wakf Tribunal had issued direction not to indulge in any transaction including mortgaging, sale or construction on this land.
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Prof Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, currently Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s ameer, is an academician with a smiling face. Invariably dressed in a shalwar-kameez suit, with a Turkish cap, the only cosmetic he uses is henna for his beard. His favourite Quranic verse is ‘Wajahidu Fee Sabilallah (Wage a holy war in the name of God Almighty)’.