French President Emmanuel Macron's posters pasted on Mumbai Road

French President Emmanuel Macron's posters pasted on Mumbai Road

Posters of French President Emmanuel Macron were pasted over a road at Muhammad Ali Road in south Mumbai on Thursday.

A video clip of vehicles driving over the posters had gone viral.

No case has been registered against anyone," said Mumbai Police spokesperson S Chaitanya.

Eid processions will be taken out in south Mumbai on Friday and police will be providing bandobast. Several roads have been shut for traffic movement.TOI

Milad un Nabi S.W. Celebrated in Hyderabad

Milad un Nabi S.W. Celebrated in Hyderabad

Milad un Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad S.W. Passed off peacefully in Hyderabad and elsewhere in the state on Friday amid elaborate security arrangements.

The faithful celebrated the day with religious zeal and fervour but spent less on the decorations. Shia Muslims, who also venerate and celebrate the Prophet’s birthday, celebrate on the 17th Rabbi- ul Awwal.

Processions were taken out to express devotion and reverence for the Prophet. A central procession taken out from the Quadri Chaman, Falaknuma, by various organisations under the banner of the Sunni United Forum of India. A large number of people, including religious scholars, participated in the processions.

Hundreds of youth took part in the processions across the city, holding green flags and raising slogans praising the Prophet. Few youth were seen carrying the National Flags as well. Stunt-riders demonstrated daredevil tricks on the roads during the procession.

Religious organizations held online meetings to highlight the message of the Prophet and organised 'Mahfil-e-Milad' in praise of the Prophet to mark the occasion. Khateebs (sermonizers) of masjids highlighted the life and teachings of the Prophet in Juma sermons. Religious scholars stressed upon the faithful to mould their lives according to the golden principles of Islam.

Muslims were given an opportunity to view the holy relics of the Prophet at different places, including Macca Masjid and different shrines in the city. Special dishes were prepared at homes and food to the poor.

Dharani Portal Launched Slot Bookings to Begin Today

Dharani Portal launched Slot Bookings to Begin Today

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday launched Dharani Portal for land and property registrations here at Mudu Chinatalapalli village of Shamirpet mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district.

The slot bookings in the website for the registrations will begin today and all the land and property registrations will start from November 2. The website has been launched with all the details of properties of the citizens and the property details which are not uploaded on the portal will be treated as illegal and will not be allowed for further registrations or mutation.

Dharani portal has been designed in order to reduce loopholes in the registration process. One can register their property, succession and also the partition of agriculture lands and once the registration is done, the owner will be provided with e-pattadar passbook.

The One-in-all portal was supposed to be launched on Dasara but was postponed due to delay in setting up the online network across various mandals in the view of heavy rains.

The portal is also aimed to put an end to encroachments of government lands and other private properties. All the government, endowment and Wakf lands have been locked from registrations.

NCB Taids Residence of Deepika Padukone’s Manager: ‘Found Charas, Cannabis Oil’

NCB Taids Residence of Deepika Padukone’s Manager: ‘Found Charas, Cannabis Oil’

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Tuesday raided the Versova residence of actor Deepika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash, where it claimed to have found 1.7 grams of charas and at least two bottles of cannabis (CBD) oil . Prakash had earlier been questioned by NCB in connection with the FIR that had been registered in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput case.

“Prakash’s name cropped up during the questioning of one of the paddlers arrested by us in the case in which we are looking to bust drug networks around Bollywood, Based on the information, we raided her residence today. We found 1.7 grams of charas and at least two bottles of CBD oil,” said an NCB official.

The official said at the time of the raid, Prakash was not home and the search at her residence was carried out in the presence of her acquaintances. “We have called her for questioning tomorrow to NCB, however, her phone has been switched off and we do not know where she is,” an official said.IE

Monsoon Finally Leaves From Telangana

Monsoon Finally Leaves From Telangana

The southwest monsoon this year has been more than bountiful for the state. Lasting for nearly five months, the extent of rains has been so vast that there is no district that has received deficient rainfall.

This year, the monsoon up to August has been recorded as above normal and there has been 47 per cent excess rainfall,” said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) director Dr K. Nagaratna. However, according to the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the state has received 54 per cent more rainfall than the usual 809.8 mm for the monsoon months.

Presently, IMD officials said, the monsoon has withdrawn from most of the state. It will leave the last few districts soon.

According to private weather forecasting agency Skymet, in 2018, the withdrawal was completed by October 20 and in 2019, despite late commencement of withdrawal on October 9, the process was completed by October 15.

The weather systems forming in the Bay of Bengal will no longer track along with the central parts and rather recurve to the east and northeastern parts of the country. Such a pattern is in accordance with the conclusion of southwest monsoon and ingress of the northeast monsoon,” Skymet said.

“On some occasions, the two monsoons just swap without any margins as is happening this year. The southwest monsoon is likely to end its journey in the next 48 hours and simultaneously hand over the baton to the northeast monsoon,” Skymet said DC

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Owaisi Addresses Rally, Flays RJD, Cong for Silence Over CAA

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Owaisi Addresses Rally, Flays RJD, Cong for Silence Over CAA

Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), addressed a rally in poll-bound Bihar on Sunday afternoon and sought votes on behalf of the party’s state unit chief, Akhatrul Iman

He also took the opportunity to condemn both the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), who are part of the Grand Alliance (GA), or the mahagathbandhan, for their studied silence over the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 and the National Register for Citizens (NRC).

“When you were holding protests against the CAA, 2019 and the NRC in Seemanchal, both the Congress and RJD neither extended their support nor did say anything. They had preferred to remain silent,” Owaisi alleged.

“Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his party the Janata Dal (United) are sitting on the lap of the BJP and Mohan Bhagwat, the sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),” he further alleged.

Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar and Araria districts comprise the Seemanchal, which has a total of 24 seats and a substantial Muslim population

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Hyderabad Attracts Rs 700 Crore Investments in Pharma

Hyderabad Attracts Rs 700 Crore Investments in Pharma

The life sciences hub of India, Hyderabad has attracted two major investments in Genome Valley. Granules India is investing Rs 400 crore to set up a finished dosages unit while Laurus Labs is investing Rs 300 crore for a formulations manufacturing facility.

Granules India, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, will be making a major investment of Rs 400 crores to set up a manufacturing facility with a capacity to make 10 billion units of finished dosages. The proposed unit will generate employment to about 1,600 people.

Granules India already has manufacturing sites in eight locations and presence in 75 countries across the globe. The company already operates the world’s largest commercial Pharmaceutical Formulation Intermediates (PFI) Facility at Gagillapur near Hyderabad.

Krishna Prasad Chigurupati, CMD of Granules India met IT & Industries Minister KT Rama Rao at Pragathi Bhavan today to formally make this announcement.

Similarly, Laurus Labs, a research-driven pharmaceutical manufacturing company will be setting up a formulation facility with a capacity of 5 billion units. The company plans to invest Rs 300 crores in two phases of Rs 150 crores each. Phase 1 of the plant is expected to provide employment to about 150 People.T Today

Anger Spreads in Islamic World After Macron’s Backing for Prophet Muhammad S.A Cartoons

Anger Spreads in Islamic World After Macron’s Backing for Prophet Muhammad S.A Cartoons

France has appealed for foreign governments to stamp out calls by what it calls a “radical minority” for a boycott of French products after Emmanuel Macron’s public backing of the Muhammad caricatures.

The appeal came as anger escalated across the Islamic world over the president’s remarks at a national tribute to the murdered high-school teacher Samuel Paty last week, with Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling on Monday for a complete boycott of French products in Turkey.

Paty, 47, was killed after he showed his class drawings of the prophet during a debate on free speech.

After Macron promised France would not “renounce the caricatures”, a furious riposte that emerged on Friday on social media under Arabic hashtags gained momentum over the weekend.

In a strongly worded statement, France’s foreign ministry demanded that calls for a boycott of its products and the “occasionally hateful” protests against the country must end.

“These calls distort the positions defended by France in favour of freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and the refusal of any call to hatred,” it read.

“Consequently, the calls for boycott are pointless and must cease immediately, as must all attacks against our country, instrumentalised by a radical minority.”

On Sunday, after protests in which the president’s picture was burned and Erdoğan, suggested his French counterpart needed “his mental health tested”, Macron also responded.

“Our history is one of a battle against tyranny and fanatacisms. We will continue,” Macron tweeted in three languages, French, English and Arabic.

“We respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We will never accept hate speech and we defend reasonable debate. We will continue. We hold ourselves always on the side of human dignity and universal values,” the French president added.The Guardian

Mohammed Siraj Selected For Test Squad for India Tour For Australia

Mohammed Siraj Selected  For Test Squad for India Tour For Australia

The BCCI on Monday announced the squads picked by the senior national selection panel, headed by Sunil Joshi, for three ODIs, three T20Is and four Tests to be played from November 27 to January 19.

“The BCCI Medical Team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma,” stated a BCCI media release. Ishant, the pace spearhead, returned home from the IPL after getting injured.

While Rohit and Ishant have fitness concerns, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been dropped from the limited-over squads. While K.L. Rahul, who has also been elevated as vice-captain for the ODIs in Rohit’s absence, is the sole ’keeper in the 50-over format, he has back-up in Sanju Samson, who has retained his place in the T20I squad.

Rahul also makes a return to the Test squad. In Ishant’s absence, Mohammed Siraj has been named as the fifth pacer for the Test series in a squad of 18.

T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy

ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur

Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj

Milad-Un-Nabi: Hyderabad Police Deny Permissions for Processions

Milad-Un-Nabi: Hyderabad Police Deny Permissions for Processions

Permissions to conduct religious programmes late in the evening or at night in the city on occasion of Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed’s birth anniversary) are being rejected by the city police. The cops in Hyderabad are not allowing events taking into consideration the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a police official said.

A senior cop stated that the Hyderabad police has been receiving applications from various organisations in view of Milad-un-Nabi to organise events like the ‘Jalsa-e-Milad-un-Nabi’. “However, till now, permissions have not been granted to conduct any programmes in the night or day time,” he added

Mufti Mohammed Asif Bilal Quadri, President of Tahreek-E-Islami, said, “Every year we use to conduct a Milad rally from the Sunni Markaz Nampally, but this year there will not be any rally as the city has witnessed floods and people have faced losses. We are encouraging people to provide financial help to the flood victims instead and are also asking everyone to be cautious in their day-to-day life by implementing social distancing, using face masks and utilizing of hand sanitizers as COVID-19 is still around us. Therefore we can’t be complacent.” Siasat News