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The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain apetition seeking entry of women of all ages and religionsto temples, mosques and Zoroastrian fi��re temples.
A Bench of Chief JusticeRajendra Menon and V.K.Rao said the petition lacked“territorial jurisdiction”.
“Petitioner has not indicated which of the templesmentioned in the petition isunder the jurisdiction of thiscourt,” the Bench said, adding, “None of the templesindicated here are within theterritorial jurisdiction of thiscourt.”
The petition fi��led by advocate Sanjjiiv Kkumaar has ta
ken a cue from the recentjudgment of the SupremeCourt lifting the ban on women of menstruating age entering the Sabarimala temple. Advocate Kkumaar saidthe judgment has changedthe contours of some existing Acts and rules and madethem unconstitutional andvoid.
Plea for men too
His plea sought to ensurethat menstruating and nonmenstruating women of anyreligion are allowed to enterand pray at “menonly temples” anywhere in India.Apart from this, he alsosought permission for mento pray in temples wherecertain rituals are “women
only” such as Attukal templeand Chakkulathukavu temple in Kerala, Lord Brahmatemple in Rajasthan, BhagatiMaa temple in T.N., Matatemple in Bihar and Kamakhya temple in Assam.
The petition also askedfor women to be ordained as‘pujari’, imam or priest oftheir respective temples,mosques or churches andlead prayers.
Mr. Kkumaar said the social exclusion of women oftheir right to pray and theirnonordination to offi��cessuch as priest, bishops, deacon, imams, purohit, pujarisand monks, which men areallowed to hold, violates Article 14 (right to equality) ofthe Constitution.
Plea lacks territorial jurisdiction, says court
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New Delhi
HC dismisses petition seekingentry of all women to all shrines
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Eight countries will be givenexemptions and “weeks longer to wind down” theirtrade with Iran, once U.S.sanctions against Iran kick inon November 5.
This was clarifi��ed by Secretary of State MichaelPompeo on Friday during aconference call with somemembers of the press.
EU not on list
Mr. Pompeo said the list ofeight “jurisdictions” wouldbe released on Monday, twoof which have alreadyreached zero levels of Iranian oil imports.
He also clarifi��ed that theEuropean Union (EU) —which consists of 28 countries including the U.K. —will not be one of the jurisdictions granted a temporary exemption.
India — for whom Iran isthe third largest source of oilafter Iraq and Saudi Arabia —is expecting to be on the listas The Hindu recentlyreported.
SWIFT services
In terms of entities grantedexemptions, there would beno exemption for Society forWorldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication(SWIFT), a global fi��nancialmessaging service, Treasury
Secretary Steven Mnuchin,who was also on the call,said. SWIFT — which doesnot hold money itself buttransmits information ontransactions — has a networkthat spans 200 countriesand some 11,000 fi��nancialinstitutions, as per the datareleased by the company. Ifit is sanctioned, that willhave a signifi��cant impact onorganisations that use it.SWIFT has been told it willhave to cut off�� from sanctioned entities as soon astechnologically feasible orcould face sanctions, Mr.Mnuchin said.
The EU, which remainsparty to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action( JCPOA or the ‘Iran Deal’)has been frustrated by the
U.S’s withdrawal, and hasbeen searching for ways towork around the sanctions,including through the use ofa Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV). The U.S. plans tobring any SPV within itssanctions net as well. “…Ifthere are transactions thatgo through there that havethe intent of evading oursanctions, we will aggressively pursue our remedies,”Mr. Mnuchin said.
700 entities to be hit
Seven hundred entities — individuals and groups as wellas companies — will be sanctioned on Monday, Mr. Mnuchin said. Most of them willbe formerly sanctioned entities, but some 300 will benew.
Iran oil: India to getU.S. sanctions waiver8 nations can import but at lower levels after November 5
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Washington
Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday announced12 measures to boost the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, including a portal that wouldenable the units to get a loanin just 59 minutes and interest subvention of 2%.
“In the time taken for youto reach your offi��ce, you cannow get a loan,” he said. “Wehad run a pilot and I had seta target of 72,000 MSMEs. Asof today, 72,680 have beenonboarded.”
The Prime Minister saidfi��rms registered on theGoods and Services Tax portal would be able to avail
themselves of this facility onthe portal itself. “When youfi��le GST returns, you will beasked if you want a loan,” Mr.Modi said. “GSTregisteredfi��rms will also get a 2% rebateon interest rates. Being a
part of the GST and being anhonest taxpayer will becomeyour strength.”
Mr. Modi said public sector companies had now beenasked to compulsorily procure 25%, instead of 20%, of
their total purchases fromthe MSMEs. He said that ofthe 25% procurement mandated from the MSMEs, 3%must now be reserved forwomen entrepreneurs.
Interest subvention
Also, Mr. Modi announced a2% interest subvention onfresh or incremental loansfor all GSTregisteredMSMEs. “These 12 decisionswill mark a new chapter forthe MSME sector,” he said.
The Prime Minister recalled India’s strong traditions of small scale industries, including Ludhiana’shosiery and Varanasi’s saris.
Loans for MSMEs in 59 minutes Prime Minister Modi unveils a slew of measures to stimulate the sector
Boost to trade: PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister ArunJaitley at a press meet in New Delhi on Friday. * R.V. MOORTHY
Special Correspondent
New Delhi
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Congress president RahulGandhi on Friday made afresh allegation that Dassault Aviation had paid“kickbacks” to the Anil Ambani group to secure the Rafale deal. He also said PrimeMinister Narendra Modi wasspending “sleepless nights”as he would not “survive” ifthe Rafale deal was probed.
His claims were based onDassault Aviation’s annualreport for 2017 and the Anil
Ambaniled Reliance Infrastructure’s annual report,where Dassault Aviation isshown to have invested ₹��284crore in Reliance AirportDevelopers Limited (RADL).
Mr. Ambani’s companytermed the charge “a blatant lie.” In a statement, itsaid: “Dassault’s investmentin RADL has no link whatsoever with the Rafale contract between the Government of India and France.”
Dassault paid ₹��284 cr.to Anil Ambani: RahulSays PM Modi will not survive a probe
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In a boost for the newly appointed Sri Lankan PrimeMinister Mahinda Rajapaksa, a lawmaker from themain Tamil party defectedto his side and was made aMinister on Friday, even asPresident Maithripala Sirisena agreed to summon Parliament on November 7 for afl��oor test to end the politicalturmoil. Mr. Rajapaksaclaims that he now has thenumbers to prove his major
ity, and at least fi��ve of theousted Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe’s men have defected to his side.
Tamil National AllianceMP S. Vilenthiriyan, fromthe eastern district of Batticaloa, who defected, wasmade the Deputy Ministerof Eastern Development.Mr. Wickremesinghe’s United National Party said it hadhanded over a notrust motion against Mr. Rajapaksa.
Tamil MP defects toRajapaksa camp Parliament to meet on November 7
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Colombo
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The markets seem to haveheralded Diwali in advanceas the Sensex posted its biggest weekly rise (in percentage terms) in more than twoyears and the rupee postedits highest gain in a day in
fi��ve years against the dollar.Falling global crude oil prices, easing of concerns overthe U.S.China trade war andstrong GST collections in October acted as catalysts.
The Sensex closed at35,011.65, crossing a psychological barrier and gaining
579.68 points or 1.68%. Inthe past week, the index hasgained close to 5%.
Friday’s gains were led byauto and fi��nancial shares,such as Maruti Suzuki, TataMotors, HDFC, Hero Motocorp, Yes Bank and IndusIndBank.
Further, foreign investorshave started November on apositive note, buying sharesworth ₹��540 crore.
The rupee appreciated by101 paise or 1.4% to end theday at 72.44 a dollar.
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Top Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, also knownas the ‘Godfather of Taliban’, was stabbed to deathat his residence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi onFriday, his family said.
Haq, 82, was the head ofthe Islamic religious seminary Darul Uloom Haqqaniain Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’sAkora Khattak town and also chief of the hardline political party Jamiat UlemaiIslamSami. Haq was killedby unidentifi��ed attackerswhile he was resting in hisroom, his son Maulana Hamidul Haq was quoted assaying by Geo News.
‘Godfather of Taliban’stabbed todeath in Pak.
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Militants behind J&K BJPleader’s murder: police SRINAGAR
As the J&K police suspected
the hand of militants in the
killing of State BJP secretary
Anil Parihar, 52, and his
brother Ajeet, 55, in
Kishtwar, top Muslim
religious leaders of the
region on Friday appealed for
communal harmony.
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Asking the Supreme Court toreconsider its decision to adjourn the hearing on theRam JanmabhoomiBabriMasjid dispute in Ayodhyatill January, the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh on Friday said Hindus were feelinginsulted as the court was notconsidering it a “priority”.The RSS appealed to thecourt to take note of theirsentiments and arrive at adecision soon.
“The Ram temple issue isconnected to the emotionsof crores of Hindus and thecourt must resolve it at theearliest. They have been carrying on the agitation for thepast 30 years and the waitdoes not seem to end,” RSSgeneral secretary BhaiyyajiJoshi said at a press conference on the concluding dayof the organisation’s allIndiaworking committee meetingat Keshav Srushti, near
Mumbai. The RSS would nothesitate to launch an agitation for the Ram temple, ifneeded, Mr. Joshi said.
“Since the matter was listed on October 29, we feltHindus would get good newsbefore Diwali. But the Supreme Court has deferredthe hearing,” he said.
He said the RSS was notputting pressure on the go
vernment, but added thatthose who had demandedthe ordinance on this issuehad their right to do so. “Thegovernment should considerthis option if all others runout,” Mr. Joshi said. He saidthat unless the SupremeCourt took a decision on thetitle suit, it was diffi��cult forthe government to take anydecision.
Mr. Joshi said the Ramtemple issue was among thevarious matters discussedwhen BJP president AmitShah met RSS chief MohanBhagwat earlier in the day.
On October 29, the SCfi��xed the land dispute casefor the fi��rst week of Januarybefore an appropriateBench, which will decide theschedule of hearing. A threejudge Bench, headed byChief Justice Ranjan Gogoi,said the appropriate Benchwould decide the course ofhearing in January on the appeals fi��led against the Allahabad High Court verdict.
On the Sabarimala row, hesaid the RSS supported therestriction on the entry ofwomen into the temple. “Wedon’t support discrimination against women at Hinduplaces of worship, but sometemples have certain restrictions. One has to considerthe rules of the temple as people’s faith is supreme.”
Asks SC to reconsider decision to adjourn Ayodhya hearing till January
Appeal to court: RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi, centre,at a press conference at Utthan in Maharashtra on Friday. * PTI
Staff Reporter
Mumbai
Court order insults Hindus: RSS
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