Month: July 2014

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $163 million to $317.84 billion for the week ended July 19, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.

The reserves had increased by $643.2 million to $317.03 billion for the week ended July 11.

According to the RBI’s weekly statistical supplement, foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, also gained by $163 million to $291.05 billion for the week under review.

The foreign currency assets had increased gained $648.7 million to $290.22 billion in the previous week.

If you’re heading for a holiday, a pair of embellished sandals should definitely be packed in your suitcase.

These sandals are perfect for evening wear and add a dash of glitz to your look, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

They will not only glam up your evening outfit but can also look wonderful on a simple dress, thereby making your look perfect from beach to bar.

Comfort is key here too!

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Israel has reportedly agreed to observe ceasefire for 24 hours in Gaza but has warned that it will react if the agreement is breached by Hamas militants.

A crisis cabinet extended Saturday’s ceasefire till Sunday midnight (21:00 GMT), reported the BBC. The decision comes despite Hamas launching air strikes at Israel earlier in order to prevent the truce from being prolonged.

If you wish to see your kids emerge as intelligent adults, start now to mind their reading skills. Researchers have found that early reading skills might positively affect later intellectual abilities.

“Early remediation of reading problems might aid in not only the growth of literacy, but also more general cognitive abilities that are of critical importance across the lifespan,” said Stuart Ritchie, a research fellow in psychology at University of Edinburgh in Britain.

Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight months, media reported Sunday.

Baig, 23, has completed the challenge of climbing seven of the highest mountains around the world, including Mount Everest which she scaled in May 2013, Dawn online reported.

Baig accompanied by her brother Mirza Ali, flew out to Russia, after Alaska, where they went on to scale the highest mountain in Europe, Mt Elbrus in Russia, which is 5,642 metres tall, bringing their ‘Seven Summits’ adventure to an end.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha on Sunday said that the coalition between the Janata Dal United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress for the upcoming Bihar bypolls is a result of the divisive politics of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“Both the JDU and the RJD were formed due to their anti Congress approach but today the scenario is different. Today, there is a party in power which is trying to divide the society on religious lines,” said Jha.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that the Uttar Pradesh Government is not making any effort to pacify the people in the state but instead is inciting them.

“The government did not make efforts to pacify the people there but instead incited them more. They should try to create an environment where people can live in peace,” said Naqvi.

“There is just violence and communalism all around Uttar Pradesh and the UP government is responsible for this,” he said.

A three-year-old boy was kicked and assaulted by her tutor in Kolkata, a six-year-old girl was raped by her skating teacher in Bangalore, blind children were caned in Hyderabad while from Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state, there have been many reports of child molestation, rape and murder .

The final report regarding selection of capital for Andhra Pradesh will be submitted to the central government by August 20. A committee was constituted to select capital city for Andhra Pradesh state headed by Mr. Shiva Rama Krishnan. Speaking to media persons Mr. Shiva Rama Krishnan told that visit to 5 districts is yet to be made which will be completed during next 10 days. He told that although his committee is not authorised to finalise a city as capital but can identify which areas of Andhra Pradesh should be developed.

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Vardhan Singh, a 65-year-old patient of acute anaemia, met with an accident 25 years ago. The grievous injuries he suffered and the loss of blood compelled doctors to transfuse extra blood to his body.

However, the non-availability of blood of Vardhan’s blood group in the hospital made his family members purchase blood from a private blood bank from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh.

Though it saved his life at that moment, it proved fatal in the long run!

Kangana Ranaut’s debut film “Gangster” won her multiple awards and made the audience, critics and filmmakers sit up and take notice of her talent.

But getting the role in the Anurag Basu directorial only came after a bout of rejection, she has revealed.

Dismissing the rumour that Basu spotted her in a coffee shop and then offered her a role, she got talking about her past experience during a tete-a-tete with veteran actor Anupam Kher on Colors’ “The Anupam Kher Show – Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai”.

Thirteen people have been killed and about 2.5 million civilians affected as Typhoon Matmo swept through eight provinces of China, officials said Sunday.

Nine deaths were reported in east China’s Jiangxi province and four were reported in south China’s Guangdong province, Xinhua reported.

More than 2.54 million people has been affected as the impact of the typhoon spread to eight provinces of Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong and Guangdong.

About 289,000 civilians have been relocated and 37,000 are in urgent need of basic amenities.

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Joy Ogwu said the country is open to negotiations in order to secure the release of over 200 schoolgirls who were abducted in April.

Ogwu Saturday was speaking on the latest terrorist attacks in northern Kaduna and Kano, which killed several Nigerians and injured many others.

It is now more than 100 days after the schoolgirls were abducted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno.

Syed Yousuf Qadvi and Shaikh Mohammed Sameer Bilal will recite Quranic ayahs in their melodious voice after Taraveeh prayer on Sunday, July 27, at Masjid Khaja Gulshan, Mehdipatnam.

Maulana Peer Syed Shabbir Naqshbandi will deliver lecture.

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According to Waqf gazette 14444.4 sqyd land of Masjid Shahamat Jung and graveyard is located opposite Dargah Hazrat Shah Musa Quadri. But it seems that only 500 sqyd remains. The remaining land is also under threat. The land surrounding the shrine of Hazrat Shahamat Jung has been transformed into stable. Waqf Board should immediately come into action and take legal action.

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The Syrian troops have recaptured a key gas field after intense fighting with militants of the Islamic State, the military said in a statement.

The Syrian army, backed by the National Defence Forces, Saturday recaptured the al-Shaer gas field after a “precise and qualitative” operation in the central Homs province, Xinhua cited from the statement.

The statement said troops killed many militants during this operation.

The bomb squads dismantled mines and explosive devices the IS fighters had planted in that area, the statement added.

At least eight militants were killed Sunday in a Taliban attack on a police official’s house in Afghanistan, a security source said.

The incident took place in the Kandahar province.

“At least 10 militants were involved in the attack which occurred around 7.30 a.m.,” the source told Xinhua.

The source said two bombers detonated their explosive-laden jackets, while another six of the attackers were killed by the security forces.

It is not clear if police official General Abdul Raziq was in the building when the attack took place, the source added.

State Hajj Committee is organising orientation camp for Hajj aspirants on Sunday July 27, at Jama Masjid, Darushifa. Prof. S A Shukoor Special Officer State Hajj Committee will preside over and explain necessary affairs regarding preparation for Holy pilgrimage.

Scholars will explain blessings and rituals of Hajj and Umra and etiquettes of visiting Madina Munawwara. There is separate arrangement for ladies.

Siasat news

Applications have been invited for recruitment on 54 posts of attenders, including 27 in general category, 3 in physically handicapped category and 2 in BC category.

Candidates must have passed 7th class and the age limit for the post as on 1-7-2014 is minimum 18 years and maximum of 34 years. The last date to submit applications in July 30, 2014.

Details can be had from Siasat office, Abids or Mohammedan Institute, Julukhana, Ladbazar. Women are also eligible to apply on the posts.

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External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj today co-chaired with her Nepalese counterpart, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey , the first meeting of the Joint Commission held here after a gap of 23 years.

The meeting between the two nations dwelt on boosting cooperation in diverse areas including defence, security, trade and investment, water resources and border issues.

Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and a number of top officials from Ministries of Road Transport and Highways, Power, Commerce, Water Resources and Culture were among those who represented the Indian delegation.

An Iraqi official who along with his security guards was abducted here has been released, an official said Sunday.

“Riyadh al-Adhadh and his guards have been released by their kidnappers,” an interior ministry official told Xinhua.

Al-Adhadh has reached his house in Adhamiyah district in northern Baghdad and has informed the security forces about his safety, the official said.

The head of Baghdad Provincial Council and four of his bodyguards were kidnapped from his house Friday night by unknown gunmen disguised in security uniforms.

District Magistrate of Saharanpur, Sandhya Tiwari, today indicated that the situation in the area was returning towards normalcy and claimed that no new instances of violence have occurred since it all started yesterday.

“We are moving towards normal situation now. We are in total control of the situation. No new instances have come up and people are following the curfew,” Tiwari told ANI.

When asked about the chances of relaxing the curfew in the area, the District Magistrate said, “After two hours, we will discuss on this issue and then will take the decision.”

Unidentified assailants on Saturday shot dead a man going to office, police said. The incident took place near CISF underpass in Indirapuram.

Dinesh Negi, 35, a resident of Vasundhara area was going to his Noida office on a motorcycle. As he reached the underpass, two men on a motorcycle drew near and the pillion rider fired two shots at him before they fled the scene.

On the call from some locals, police reached the spot and took Negi to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan said she is happy that her sister-in-law Soha Ali Khan is getting married to boyfriend Kunal Khemu.

“It’s great that she is getting married. Everybody in the family is very happy. The most important thing is whenever Kunal is around, Soha is always smiling and that is the ultimate thing in life. I am happy they have decided to settle down,” Kareena told PTI.

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said the Air Algerie flight AH5017 crashed probably due to bad weather.

The aircraft encountered complicated weather conditions, including thick clouds, strong wind and a sand storm, soon after takeoff, Xinhua quoted Sellal as saying Saturday.

There is no information to indicate that rebels in northern Mali, where the airliner crashed, were equipped with weapons capable of hitting the aircraft flying at an altitude of 10,000 metres, Sellal added.