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Monthly News October 2014

Black money list: Gold trader Chimanlal,...

Black money list: Gold trader Chimanlal, ex-Dabur exec, miner Timblo named

The Central government today filed an additional affidavit in the Supreme Court in the black money case disclosing the names of three persons who have stashed away black money in foreign banks. The names revealed in the Supreme Court are: Pradip Burman, Pankaj Chimanlal and Radha S Timblo. No... read more »

Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid attacked

Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid attacked

New Delhi:  The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, was attacked by a 32-year-old man who tried to set him ablaze during Sunday evening prayers, police and witnesses said. The accused, said to be mentally unstable, was arrested. The incident took place at the Jama Masjid when the man... read more »

Man attempts to set Shahi Imam Bukhari o...

Man attempts to set Shahi Imam Bukhari on fire at Jama Masjid

An attempt was made Sunday evening to set the Imam of Jama Masjid on fire but his security staff thwarted the attack. A man breached at least 10 rows of praying Muslims to throw kerosene on Syed Ahmed Bukhari, but was stopped before he could use the lighter on him, said the Imam’s family. Tariq... read more »

Govt may give fresh affidavit in SC toda...

Govt may give fresh affidavit in SC today: Explainer on the black money deb...

An informed, mature and realistic debate on black money is too much to ask for in a country where the issue attracts intense, almost emotional public reaction. It does not help when political games and systemic problems in the economy that aid tax evasion and stashing of illicit money in overseas... read more »

First Ebola case in New York; doctor tested positive

A physician with Doctors Without Borders who returned to New York City after treating Ebola victims in West Africa tested positive for the virus on Thursday, setting off fresh fears about... read more »

UK told to pay £1.7bn extra to EU

The UK has been told it must pay an extra £1.7bn (2.1bn euros) towards the European Union’s budget because the economy has performed better than expected in recent years. The... read more »

Ebola in New York: Doctor tests positive for deadly disease after returning from west Afri...

Authorities in New York confirmed on Thursday night that a doctor who had recently returned to his home in Harlem after working for Doctors Without Borders in Guinea helping treat patients... read more »

Boko Haram Said to Abduct More Women in Nigeria

DAKAR, Senegal — Scores of young women have been kidnapped in new abductions by Islamist militants in Nigeria, according to local journalists, a Roman Catholic bishop and news reports,... read more »

Islamic State among world’s richest militant groups: US

WASHINGTON: The Islamic State has fast become one of the world’s wealthiest terror groups, generating tens of millions of dollars a month from black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion,... read more »