Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi attack Sushma Swaraj over statement </br><br> Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi ratcheted up the row over Union Minsiter SUshma Swaraj her to explain how much money her family got from Lalit Modi, the former IPL boss. "Sushmaji should tell the country how much money her family, her daughter and husband got from Lalit Modi to keep him out of jail," he told reporters. Congress prez Sonia Gandhi to chipped in with an uncharacteristically personal and aggressive tone in her response to Swaraj's poser as to whether she would have acted differently if faced with such a situation. "Sushma Swaraj is doing drama, she is an expert in theatrics…. I would have certainly done my best to help the lady(Lalit's wife) but not by breaking the law," she told reporters outside Parliament House. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Shaving beard is un-Islamic, says Fatwa </br><br> Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa that shaving beard is un-Islamic, sparking a debate on the issue. The fatwa comes in response to a query by Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Furqan, who run a salon in Badjia-ul-Haq locality of Deoband, where the Islamic seminary is located. The Darul Ifta department which issues religious decrees stated in its fatwa that shaving or trimming beard was against the Sharia law and thus it's un-Islamic to shave or trim beard. "The sharia doesn't allow us to cut the beard of a person of any religion. If someone is in this business then he should try to shift to some other work", read the fatwa. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Rat in sambar triggers panic near Govt Hospital </br><br> A rat in the sambar, a side dish, purchased from a hotel near Government Hospital triggered panic in the area, prompting the health department officials to conduct inquiry and checks in the hotels. One Thamaraiselvi of Ramanathapuram in the city had purchased food for dinner last night for her mother, an in patient in the Government Hospital, police said. As she poured the sambar in the plate, to her shock she noticed a small rat in it. She immediately went to the hotel and created a scene there. Hearing the complaints, many attendants of other patients in the hospital rushed to the hotel, triggering panic in the area, police said. (Representative image: PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Rajya Sabha fails to transact business for yet another week </br><br> Continued protests by Congress members forced a washout of Rajya Sabha proceedings for the third week, as the House failed to transact any business due to repeated adjournments even today. The Rajya Sabha witnessed two adjournments in the pre-lunch session and was finally adjourned for the day a few minutes after 2.30 PM, as Congress members repeatedly stormed the Well protesting the suspension of 25 MPs in Lok Sabha and demanding resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and two chief ministers over the Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam. While no business was transacted in the pre-lunch session, only six private member bills could be introduced post lunch. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Arvind Kejriwal 'protecting' Somnath Bharti in Khirki Extension raid case: BJP </br><br> Delhi BJP today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "protecting" AAP leader Somnath Bharti in the case of his alleged misbehaviour with African women during the Khirki Extension midnight raid episode in January, 2014. In a statement here, Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay said that instead of making allegations against Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and others for sanctioning the prosecution of Bharti, Kejriwal should concentrate on "disciplining" the former law minister. He also said that Bharti's recent remarks about "beautiful women" was highly objectionable.(PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Provide facilities at Ram Janma Bhoomi; Supreme Court to Centre, Uttar Pradesh </br><br> The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government to consider providing better amenities feasible in the present scenario to pilgrims at 'Ram Janma Bhoomi' site near the disputed structure at Ayodhya. "Let us do something. If possible, do something for the upkeep of the place and provide facilites for visitors," a bench of Justices A R Dave and Kurian Joseph said. Earlier also, the court had asked the Centre to file its response to the application filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking facillities for the pilgrims. Swamy had submitted that pilgrims, who are devotees of Lord Rama, are deprived of even basic facilities like drinking water and toilets and face difficulty due to inadequate arrangements made by both the Centre and U P government. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Complaint against 3 FTII students for manhandling alumnus </br><br> A police complaint has been filed against three students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for allegedly manhandling an alumnus, who is a freelance photographer. In his complaint filed yesterday at the Deccan Gymkhana police station, Avadhoot Potdar alleged that the three students abused and manhandled him when he went to the FTII hostel to visit a friend. The complaint was registered under IPC sections 323, 427 and 504, police said, adding that the matter is being investigated, though no arrests have been made in the case. However, the three students have denied the allegations. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa stays at Aurangabad hotel </br><br> Self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa today stayed at a hotel in the vicinity of the city, sources said here today. Radhe Maa reached Aurangabad today and stayed at Hotel Meadows in Padegaon, eight kilometres away from the city. She was interrogated by the city police for more than an hour but the police was tight-lipped about the details. Radhe Maa is allegedly involved in a case of domestic violence and torture of one of her disciples Niki Gupta, who is a resident of Borivali in Mumbai. Police sources said that she is on her way to Nanded from here. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
Salman Khan falsely implicated by a tutored witness: Lawyer </br><br> A crucial eye-witness produced by the prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan implicated him falsely with a tutored testimony, the Bollywood actor's lawyer today argued before the Bombay High Court. Khan was sentenced to five years in prison by the sessions court in May. He is accused of running over his car on people sleeping outside a shop in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one and injuring four. The actor, on bail, has filed appeal in the High Court. Khan's lawyer Amit Desai today said Muslim Shaikh, who was among the injured, told the magistrate in 2006 (during the first trial) that he had not seen anyone getting down from the car after the accident. But he told the sessions court during the fresh trial in 2014 that he saw Salman Khan getting down, Desai said. "It appears that with age, memory becomes sharper," the lawyer quipped. The case was heard afresh by the sessions court after the charge against Khan was upgraded to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. (PTI) (07/08/2015) 
BJP slams Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi after attack on Sushma Swaraj </br><br> BJP today hit back at Sonia and Rahul Gandhi after their attack on Sushma Swaraj. BJP fielded Union Minister Smriti Irani to defend the Swaraj. Taking a swipe at the Gandhi dynasty, Smriti Irani said: "People in this country know that a woman coming from a normal family has to toil hard to make a space for herself in the society and its economy. It is generally seen that children of such women also work hard. Congress may have an exception in the Gandhi family where they don't have to sweat it out in the sun to earn their livelihood. I completely deny their charges," Smriti Irani also added that people from "common families" have to earn their living.(PTI) (07/08/2015)
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