Minority Finance Corporation has sought permission from the government with regard to implementation of bank-linked subsidy scheme. Managing Director Minority Finance Corporation Prof. S A Shukoor has sought permission from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh government to release subsidy on sanctioned applications.
The Supreme Court’s verdict today declaring that a Shariat court has no legal sanction drew sharp reaction from Muslim clerics who said that the Constitution allows them the right to work and act according to Muslim personal law.
Zafaryab Jilani, member of the Muslim Personal Law Board, said, “We are not doing anything parallel to the judicial system and we don’t say that any order passed by a Qazi is binding on all. Our sole motto is to resolve a matter with the consent of two parties involved in accordance with Shariat.”
Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali will attend the special prayer to be held at Makkah Masjid on July 8, 9th of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak. Daily 3 paras are recited at Makkah Masjid during Taraweeh. One Quran will be complete Tuesday on. After the completion of Quran Makkah Masjid Khateeb Hafez and Qari Abdullah Quraish Alazhari will make special supplication for rain of Mercy.
US security forces have arrested a Russian national on the charges of hacking retailers and stealing credit card information throughout the country.
Roman Valerevich Seleznev (30), of Moscow, also known as “Track2”, was indicted in March 2011 for operating several carding forums that engaged in the distribution of stolen credit card information.
He was arrested over the weekend and transported to Guam for an initial court appearance yesterday, the Department of Justice said.
Expressing concern over sentencing of a prominent Saudi Arabia’s human rights activist to 15 years in jail, the US has appealed to the Saudi government to respect international human rights norms.
“The United States is troubled by the 15-year prison sentence, travel ban, and steep fine handed down to human rights lawyer and activist Waleed Abu al-Khair,” State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said.
“al-Khair’s situation is discussed in our most recent Human Rights Report on Saudi Arabia,” she said.
The Chinese government seems all set to build an elder-friendly society given the rising number of senior citizens in the country.
Ten ministerial-level departments, including the ministries of civil affairs and education, Monday jointly released a circular calling for the country to prepare for an aging society, Xinhua reported.
The circular stressed on the importance of building an elder-friendly society as the percentage of the senior population is rising quickly.
Water level in the Mettur dam today stood at 47.66 feet against its full level of 120 feet.
The inflow was 2,348 cusecs and outflow 2,000 cusecs, PWD sources said.
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A three-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a 15-year-old boy in Dehat area of the district, police said here on Tuesday.
The accused lured the victim after promising her sweets and allegedly raped her late last evening, in-charge of Dehat police station Padam Singh said.
Police said the boy has been arrested and the girl, who is in a serious condition, has been referred to a Aligarh hospital.
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Country legend Dolly Parton has offered to adopt a dog left behind by its owner at Britain’s Glastonbury festival last month.
The white lurcher was discovered abandoned in a tent during the festival clean-up last week. It was taken to the nearby Happy Landings animal shelter, where she was dubbed Dolly in honour of the ‘Jolene’ hitmaker, who was the star turn of the 2014 event, reported Ace Showbiz.
Parton, 68, has now offered to adopt the dog if its owner does not claim her.
Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan credits his faith for helping him through tough times, such as the death of his first wife.
The 61-year-old actor was left devastated when his first wife Cassandra Harris died from ovarian cancer in 1991 and his adopted daughter Charlotte succumbed to the same disease last year, and thinks his religious beliefs and upbringing have given him the strength he needed to carry on, reported New York daily News.
“I would say faith, being Irish, being Catholic, it’s ingrained in my DNA,” Braosnan said.
The Indian rupee recovered by 8 paise to 59.93 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased selling of the American currency by exporters.
Forex dealers said strengthening of the euro and yen against the dollar in overseas market and a higher opening in the domestic equity market also supported the rupee.
The Indian currency had lost 29 paise, its biggest drop in nearly three weeks, to close at 60.01 against the dollar on on rising demand for the US currency from custodian banks.
Advocating a bottom-up approach, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today asked his government machinery to draft plans from the village level towards a “re-oriented and re-invented” state.
“Plan for the village. Plan for the mandal. Plan for the district and then plan for the state. What all happened in the past is irrelevant for Telangana. Plan critically in the context of Telangana. It should not be a mere bureaucratic planning. Take every elected public representative right from the village level into confidence while drafting the plans,” Rao said.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza achieved a career-best rank of number five in the world as the new WTA doubles chart was released on Monday.
Sania, who turned a pro in 2003 and overcame a career-threatening wrist injury in between, has entered the top-five for the first time in her career.
Sania and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black could not go deep in the just concluded Wimbledon championships, but a second round appearance fetched her crucial 130 ranking points, enough to push her in the top-5.
JD-S leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who is in the eye of a storm over an audio CD about him purportedly discussing about cash-for-seat with the supporters of an MLC seat aspirant, today said he is open to any kind of inquiry on the matter.
Japan is bracing for one of its worst storms in over a decade as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with 55,000 people urged to evacuate as the weather agency issued its highest alert.
The top-level warning means a threat to life, as well as the risk of massive damage from torrential rains and gusts of up to 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour.
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The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the alert for Okinawa’s main island, home to around 1.2 million people, as well as the outlying Miyako islands.
Muslims clerics have reacted strongly to the Supreme Court’s historic judgement, which said that Shariat or Islamic courts have no legal sanctity and the decrees issued by them are not legally binding.
Reacting to the apex court verdict, the Muslim clerics said that the Constitution of India allows them the right to work and act according to Muslim personal law.
Are you a compulsive online shopper but worry about the right size? Fret not if your latest buy doesn’t fit well! Fashionara.com has gone a step forward to bring the convenience of alterations at their customers’ doorstep.
The Bangalore-based fashion and lifestyle e-store has introduced the ‘Alterations’ service, and an official says “those who have used it are truly delighted”.
A free-of-cost service that takes no more than 48 hours without the customer having to step out of home, the service is aimed at increasing the personalisation quotient and convenience level.
French footwear designer Christian Louboutin, whose designs are marked by the signature red soles, has come up with a bright red nail polish to expand his fashion empire. He says it was a “legitimate” move.
He has created a Nail Colour Rouge Louboutin and joint forces with Batallure to create the stiletto-shaped bottle.
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets hit a new high of 26,190.44 points in the early session Tuesday, surpassing a record high of 26,123.55 points it hit Monday, ahead of the railway budget later in the day.
Good buying was observed in healthcare, consumer durables, banking and metal sectors, while selling pressure was seen in IT and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors.
Journalists of two Telugu news channels, accompanied by members of different organisations of the fraternity, took to the streets here on Monday protesting against the blocking of their telecast in Telangana for the past three weeks and demanding immediate lifting of the ban.
The relay of ABN Andhra Jyothi TV and TV9 channels have been blocked by the association of Telangana Multiple System Operators since June 16, alleging that they had been airing programmes denigrating Telangana dialect, sentiment and feelings of the newly carved-out state’s people.
In the wake of the worst-ever flood in the city, the administration is working on a Rs. 750-crore project to revamp the drainage system of the state capital.
“The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is working on a scientific drainage plan for the city and a detailed project report for the Rs. 750 crore plan has been under discussion. By December, we will be able to take a decision on this,” Kamrup Metro Deputy Commissioner (in-charge) M Angamuthu told reporters in Guwahati.
The 54,000 seats of Delhi University are fast filling up as several colleges closed admissions for most undergraduate courses under the general category in the third cut-off list announced on Monday. (Delhi University’s Third Cut-Off List)
However, there was still hope for students as 25 colleges including Hindu and Lady Shri Ram College remained open for admission to B.Com (Honours) course, while seats for English honours programme was available at 18 colleges.
The Ruling National Conference or NC on Monday said it will emerge as the single largest party in the Assembly polls by maintaining an edge in all the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and provide a stable government to the people of the state.
“National Conference will emerge as the single largest party in the upcoming Assembly elections by maintaining an edge in all the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh,” party’s Provincial President Devender Singh Rana said addressing a day-long party convention in Kathua.
With diesel price deregulation likely at some point this fiscal, high subsidies on LPG and kerosene will continue to be a major challenge, Icra Research said Monday.
With the BJP-led government continuing with the previous government’s decision of raising diesel prices by up to 50 paisa per month, “the retail price of diesel could get aligned with the market determined prices within FY15 barring a spike in crude oil prices or depreciation of the rupee versus the US dollar,” it said in a statement here.
Government has approved minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 under Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) run by the retirement body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Parliament was informed Monday.
The decision of the government would immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners including 5 lakh widows getting less than Rs 1000 as pension every month. In all, there are 44 lakh pensioners under the EPS-95 scheme.