Evening NEWS DIGEST
09 Nov. 2016: 08 Safar 1438: Vol: 8, No:31
India shock bank note ban sparks cash chaos:Reuters
Mumbai/New Delhi: Indians struggled
to pay for basics goods like food and fuel on Wednesday and fretted about their
savings, after the government withdrew 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from
circulation in a bid to flush out money hidden from the tax man.The shock
measure also sent shudders through the investment community on a day when the
markets were also reeling at the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump
as next US president.India's National Stock Exchange share index slumped as
much as 6.3 percent in early trade before recovering most losses to close the
day off 1.3%. The currency move, announced late on Tuesday night by PM Narendra
Modi, aims to bring billions of dollars worth of unaccounted wealth into the
mainstream economy and curb corruption.The biggest disruption in decades to
cash transactions, which power much of the rural economy, comes months before a
series of state elections including in India's most populous UP.Critics have
warned that ordinary people who do not have access to the banking system will
be hardest hit, and that Modi risks upsetting his ruling party's support base
of small traders and businessmen who largely deal in cash.It will also affect
politicians running for office in a country where there is no state financing
for elections and many campaigns are funded by unaccounted wealth."This is
a pre-election disaster for political parties, the piles of cash sitting with
them are worthless," said one tax official, who asked not to be named. "If elections
can become cheaper as a result of this decision, it would be a good
beginning," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told a news conference.The
replacement of the old currency was also designed to stop anti-India militants
suspected of using fake 500 rupee notes to fund operations. From midnight, the
larger bank notes ceased to be legal tender for transactions other than
exchanging them at banks for smaller notes.Retailers refused to accept the
bills, worth around $7.50 and $15 respectively, and people were unable to access
ATMs after banks closed them down.New bills of 500 and 2,000 rupees will be
introduced from Nov. 10.Meanwhile, bank ATMs were closed and banks prepared for
a flood of people seeking to exchange larger bank notes for smaller ones.They
will have to fill a form and show proof of identity to exchange no more than
4,000 rupees worth of the old notes at any bank, which is likely to cause further
chaos.
How to exchange Rs 500 and
Rs 1000 notes; all you want to know about the ‘request slip’
New Delhi:How to exchange
Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes: Thursday morning will be a full of hustle and bustle
in banks and post offices everyone is supposed to visit his or her bank’s
branch to exchange high denomination bank notes that have been banned by PM
Narendra Modi-led govt from Tuesday night. But before doing this you need to
know the basic facts and precautions to be adopted to avoid further
inconvenience. To exchange the notes, it’s not enough to carry the currency,
you will also need take an identity proof to fill the ‘request slip’. Without
the ‘request slip’, conversion of old notes into new ones is impossible. So,
here is all you want to know about ‘request slip’:You are supposed to carry an
original identity proof, like Aadhaar Card, Driving Licence, Voter ID Card,
Pass Port, NREGA Card, PAN Card, identity card issued by Government Department,
Public Sector Unit to its Staff. You will have to present it before the bank
clerk or designated officer. You will also need to mention the identification
number of ID proof in form.Putting details of notes are also necessary here. As per the
direction, do not try to exchange more than Rs 4000.And most important, carry
your own pen to avoid inconvenience for yourself and also for others.FE
2000 Rupees Note NGC Rumour:
There's No Nano GPS Chip
In a move that took
everyone by surprise, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced Rs. 500 and 1000
notes are being demonetised, and they will be replaced by new 500 Rs. note and
a brand new 2000 rupees note. RBI has released images and some details about
the new 500 rupees and 2000 rupees note, but even before PM Modi's announcement
there were messages going around on WhatsApp talking about the 2000 rupees note
having a 'nano GPS chip' - aka NGC - that can be used to track the notes from
anywhere.We treated these forwards with a healthy doubt of scepticism, and with
RBI having released many details of the 2000 rupees note and the so-called nano
GPS chip finding no mention therein, it's safe to say that those forwards are a
hoax. NDTV
New Rs 500, Rs 2000 notes:
All you need to know
Need to fill form to give
back your old Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes: All Details
Govt decision to
demonetize higher denomination notes as a “gimmick: Left tells Modi:IANS
New Delhi:Calling the govt decision to demonetize higher denomination
notes as a “gimmick”, CPI-M on Wednesday demanded the cost of withdrawing
currency notes to be made public.“This demonetization is attempted as a gimmick
to divert attention from serious social and political failures of this govt in the past 2.5 years,” CPI-M general secretary
Sitaram Yechury tweeted.“What is the cost of withdrawing currency notes and
replacing them with Rs 2,000 notes? Also, its economic and social costs must be
made public,” he said, dubbing the move to be another “jumla”.“What are the
estimates of black money that will be curbed by this move?Govt should make the figures public,” said the
leader of the CPI-Marxist.Yechury said the move was “poorly planned and not
thought-through” and did not address the major sources of black money abroad or
those invested in property, gold and such instruments.“To uncover the illicit
money trail, we demand that the govt release the name of top 100 defaulters of bank
loans,” added Yechury.
Demonetization won't
unearth black money: CPI-M
How will replacing Rs 1,000
notes with Rs 2,000 notes curb black money, asks Rahul Gandhi
Nitish backs Modi on
demonetisation
Note demonetisation move
hasty, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes
invalid: What happens to farmers, housewives, asks Congress; JD(U), BJD welcome
move
Don’t understand why Rs
2,000 notes have been introduced, asks Chidambaram
Banks to remain open this
Saturday,Sunday for public:RBI
New Delhi:To facilitate
smooth transaction, govt banks across
India will remain open for public on Saturday (Nov. 12) and Sunday (Nov. 13),
said the Reserve Bank of India, a day after the govt scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 100 notes to tackle the
menace of black money. The banks were earlier ordered to remain closed on Nov.
9. The banks will open from tomorrow to help people exchange Rs 500 and Rs
1,000 notes that have been declared invalid. indian express
Modi banning Rs 500/1000
notes won’t help much unless cash donations to political parties are banned and
tax compliance hiked:Sunil Jain
New currency notes in ATMs
from Friday: Govt
Rs 500,Rs 1000 declared
illegal: Full text of govt’s decision
Decision to abolish Rs 500,
1000 notes ‘Heartless’ and ‘draconian’: Mamata
New Delhi:Calling it
‘draconian’ West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
on Tuesday said that Modi govt ’s decision to abolish Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes
will be a huge blow to the Indian middle class. “Heartless and ill-conceived
blow to the common people and the middle class in the fake name of
anti-corruption. Withdraw this draconian decision,” Mamata Banerjee was quoted
as saying by news agency ANI.She also said that the decision while tackling the
issue of black money and corruption it would cause serious financial problems
for the common man. “While I am strongly against black money and corruption, I
am deeply concerned about common people and small traders. How will they buy
essentials tomorrow? This is a financial chaos and disaster let loose on the
common people of India,” CM said.She
also said that the decision taken by PM Modi was a diversion from the initial
promise made on retrieving black money from overseas accounts. “PM could not
get back the promised black money from abroad from the rich so a drama like
this to divert his failure,” she added. indianexpress
Demonetisation of Rs 1,000
and Rs 500 notes bold step: President Pranab Mukherjee
Congress hails govt’s
decision to abolish Rs 500, 1000 notes; ‘Will support any step against black
money’
Modi’s “Surgical Strikes on
Black Money” will only trap Small Fish:Dr.
Javed Jamil
News in Numbers | 80% of
currency in circulation is of Rs500, Rs1,000 notes
‘Demonetisation’ move a
Tughlaki farman, says AAP
AAP today termed the
central govt ’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes a “Tughlaki farman”
and said that the move was made to save big businessmen who hold black money.“PM
Modi's directive on demonetization is a
blow to the farmers and poor,” AAP leader Sanjay Singh told media persons.
"This step has been taken to save big businessmen who hold black
money," he added."People believe that Modi govt had already told big businessman like Adani,
Ambani and politicians like Sharad Pawar, Yeddyurappa, Sukhbir Singh Badal and
other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in UP to keep their black money safe," he
alleged.india tv
Rs 500-1000 banned: Black
money hunt is fine but what about religious trusts, parties?
Are banks equipped to
replace 2,300 crore pieces of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes?
Withdraw this draconian
decision;Mamata. Kejriwal
Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes
pulled out of circulation immediately: PM Narendra Modi
Why Modi is taking away
your Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes
Deposits of old Rs 500, Rs
1000 notes in banks not to enjoy tax immunity: Jaitley
OTHERS
RSS calls Gujarat riots
'shameful', assures AMU teachers that Muslims won't face bias
Agra: At least three
Aligarh Muslim University teachers, two of them now retired, who attended a
recent meeting of RSS and Muslim intellectuals from across the country that was
held in Delhi, told TOI that top Sangh functionaries said the Gujarat riots of 2002
were "shameful" and such incidents "shouldn't happen
again". Meeting on Nov.3 the international auditorium of Pusa agriculture
institute was aimed at "clarifying the deeprooted misunderstandings of the
Muslim community about the Sangh."AMU's associate professor of theology,
Mufti Zahid, who along with four other colleagues participated in the meeting
that was attended by 110 intellectuals from various universities, including
JNU, said, "I raised the issue of the 2002 Gujarat riots during my address
and said that Muslims can never forget what all happened there. Reacting to this,
RSS joint general secretary Krishna Gopal Sharma categorically said that the
episode was shameful and such incidents should not happen again."According
to Zahid, several other issues, like triple talaq, uniform civil code,
unemployment among minorities and education, were also discussed at the meeting
where RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and national executive
member Indresh Kumar were also present. Ex-AMU dean (law faculty) Mohammad
Shabbir said, "RSS leaders assured us that there will be no discrimination
against the community. They also added that a Gujarat-like incident won't ever
happen again."Indresh Kumar said: "Many other things were discussed
in the meeting that lasted for over five hours. It was a meaningful discussion
on various points. Many contentious issues were taken up during the
meeting." Shahid Akhtar, national convener of RSS's Muslim Rashtriya
Manch, who was also present in the meeting, said, "During the meeting, Sah
Sarkaryawah Krishna Gopal Sharma said that dialogues are necessary to ensure
incidents like Gujarat don't happen again" timesofindia
RSS holds meet Muslim
intellectuals, calls Gujarat riots ‘shameful’
Amit Shah asks BSP, SP,
Congress to spell out stand on triple talaq
Sonbhadra: BJP president
Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the party’s three electoral rivals – BSP, SP and the
Congress – to clarify their stand on the triple talaq issue.Addressing a rally
during the launch of the BJP’s third Parivartan Yatra at the Sonbhadra railway
ground, Shah said the party would contest the UP assembly polls on the twin planks of women’s
rights and development. Several issues – including triple talaq, women’s
dignity, and safety – would be addressed in its quest for gender equality, he
added.“Central govt , led by PM Narendra Modi, made its stand clear in its response to a question by the
Supreme Court recently. However, our rivals remain tongue-tied on the matter,”
Shah said, demanding that the three parties file an affidavit on this regard in
court.HT
Raza Academy to file
intervening petition with Muslim Personal Law Board against ban on triple talaq
Amidst the ongoing debate
on banning triple talaq and the Uniform Civil Code, the Raza Academy has said
that it will file an intervening petition along with All India Muslim Personal
Law Board (AIMPLB) against the ban on triple talaq.In a meet of Ulama-E-Ahle
Sunnat held on Tuesday at Anjuman Islam at CST, over 100 people who attended
decided to oppose ban on triple talaq and Uniform Civil Code.Saeed Noorie of
Raza Academy said, "We decided that we will speed up the drive of taking
signatures against ban on triple talaq and against UCC. People will also be
asked to collect signatures after Friday prayers."When asked why Raza
Academy wanted to file a petition considering AIMPLB represents all sects,
including Sunnis that Noorie held meeting for, Noorie said, "All Tanzeem
and Idare want to oppose this. These see this as a work of piety. There is no
competition in this. We also wanted to be part of it." "Many people
from different religions are also opposing the UCC. However, there is constant
talk of govt having it. There is no one
law that can be made for all communities. Each has its different way. While in
nikah there should be two people as a proof for it to have happened, in case of
Hindu marriages it gets solemnized after circling a fire," added
Noorie.DNA
Muslim clerics hit out at
centre's interference on personal law
Kolkata: Muslim clerics in
West Bengal attacked the central govt on
Tuesday for interfering with Muslim Personal Law.At a gathering of clerics from
across state, Mohammad Qamruzzaman, general secretary of All Bengal Minority
Youth Federation (ABMYF), said the govt doesn't have right to dictate one's
choice of religion."PM Narendra Modi had promised 'achhe din' but does
that mean taking away the right to practice the religion of one's choice or to
dictate what one will eat or wear," he said.Qamruzzaman also warned the
state BJP against disrupting the function of the All India Muslim Personal Law
Board (AIMPLB). "BJP, in order to disrupt the function of the AIMPLB, has
organised a rally on Nov.18 but we are also ready to counter any attempts by
the BJP," he said on the proposed BJP rally against triple talaq on Nov.18
when the 3-day convention of the AIMPLB is scheduled begin."I urge all
Muslims to maintain peace but if they intend to create trouble we are also
ready to fight back," he said.The clerics also criticised TMC-led state
govt for not keeping its poll promises and demanded a hike in their allowances
and residential apartments for Imams.IANS
Ensure equal status to
women in Goa, Islamic scholar tells BJP-led NDA govt
Belagavi:If BJP-led NDA govt
at the Centre is truly concerned about
equality of women, then it should ensure equal status to women in Goa where its
party is in power, Islamic research scholar Hazrat Sayyad Fazlullah Sabri
Chisti has said.Addressing a press conference as part of his nationwide
programme to create awareness about the Shariat vis-Ã -vis the Union govt ’s
affidavit in the Supreme Court rejecting the validity of triple talaq and
polygamy here on Tuesday, he said that the law in Goa granted right to a Hindu
man to remarry if he doesn’t beget a male child from his wife, till the age of
30. This law is just the tip of the sanctioned sexism across India. But, Muslim
men whose marriages were registered in Goa could not practise polygamy. thehindu
AMU forces faculty Mustafa Zaidi to retire: The Hindu
Meerut: AMU forced the AMU
Teachers Association (AMUTA) secretary Mustafa Zaidi to retire for allegedly
raising cases of financial corruption against the V-C Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin
Shah (retd.). The move led to widespread protests by his fellow faculty, but
some of them also said that no one wanted to go public with his or her
opposition against the AMU decision due to “sheer fear of a witch hunt by the
university administration”. AMUTA, on its part, strongly condemned the decision
of the university’s Executive Council to send Professor Zaidi on forced
retirement, alleging that he was forced to retire because he kept on raising
the issue of alleged corruption, alleged arbitrary promotions and admissions,
and financial bungling in the university.AMU authorities, however, rejected the
charges of “witch hunting”. Professor Javed Akhtar, Registrar of AMU, told the
media that “Zaidi was charged with dereliction of duty, attempt to create
disorder and vitiate the peaceful atmosphere on the campus, and false propaganda
through social media and internet. An enquiry by a retired judge of the
Allahabad High Court found him guilty”.AMUTA, , said: “It was because of Prof.
Zaidi’s repeated protests that the Visitor of the University, the President of
India, ordered an enquiry into the working of the university. The motivated
action against the AMUTA secretary is aimed at preventing any further
revelation of this type from coming out”. thehindu
Pollution: Why allow crackers
at religious functions:SC
New Delhi: Stating that the whole of Delhi will
have to shut down for one day if “dreaded” and “severe” pollution is not
checked, the Supreme Court Tuesday observed that it may completely ban bursting
of firecrackers, including during religious festivals.“The limit has gone
beyond human tolerance… It has become dangerous for human life. It is a
disaster and you must have a disaster management plan for this. The time has
come when you have to have a policy; a concrete plan,” a bench led by Chief
Justice TS Thakur told the counsel for the Centre and the Delhi govt.The bench,
also comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice SA Bobde, observed that there
could be different levels of pollution, requiring different sets of measures,
but it must be contained before a “lethal” situation arises.“Suppose when
pollution is at level A, you start odd-even rule for vehicles. When it is at
level B, you ban construction; at level C, you shut down schools too; at level
D, you shut down power plants, etc. But there could now be a level E when you
will have to shut down the whole of Delhi. Do you have a plan?” asked the apex
court.the hindu
Tipu Sultan Jayanti:
Karnataka braces for trouble as Hindutva, Christian groups
plan protests
Unfazed by last year’s
clashes during the birth anniversary celebrations of Tipu Sultan, the 18th
century Muslim ruler of Mysuru, the Congress govt in Karnataka has decided to hold the event
again this year on Nov.10. Mindful of the opposition to the plan, the Karnataka govt has requested the Centre to provide 1,600
paramilitary personnel to help maintain the peace on that day.The legacy of
Tipu Sultan is entangled in a divisive rhetoric of communal politics, and the govt
announcement has been met with strong
opposition from Hindutva and Christian groups.While Hindutva groups call the
monarch the “butcher of Hindus”, Mangalorean Christians accuse the govt of whitewashing documented evidence that the
ruler forcibly converted their ancestors to Islam, and killed scores for
resisting.Several Christian groups have decided to take to the streets to
protest against the state’s plans to commemorate Tipu Jayanti. scroll
BJP vows to cancel Tipu
Jayanthi in ‘24 hours’ if voted to power
Missing JNU student Najeeb
Ahmed may be living with new ID,
claims TOI report
New Delhi: 24 days after all
efforts to trace him have failed, police now think that Najeeb Ahmed, a BSc
student from JNU, might have taken up an assumed identity and is living in a secluded
place, probably a small town.Sources told TOI on Tuesday that the cops are
relying on the opinion of doctors who say that depression and obsessive
compulsive disorder may have led Ahmed, missing from the university since Oct.15, to distance
himself from everyone, including his family members. Psychoanalysis of his
personality has been carried out to infer where he might go in such a
case.According to mental health experts, most patients suffering from these
mental conditions could change their visual identity to take up the persona of
an assumed character. They are capable of surviving for days without support
from anyone. Based on this theory, police teams have been sent to verify inputs that
a person resembling the missing student was recently seen in a small town in
Darbhanga district in Bihar. TOI has accessed Ahmed's medical prescriptions that confirm he was using
medicines like Flunil and Lonazep. Mental health experts said that people who
were prescribed these medicines suffered from dissociative reactive disorder, a
condition in which a person started associating himself with a different
identity.
Kashmir: Separatists to
continue strike, hint at relaxation
Srinagar:The separatist
leadership on Tuesday decided to continue with its shutdown call and protest
calendars, but hinted at “addressing the concerns” of some sections of society
who have been hit by the strike.The decision was taken following a meeting of
the separatist leaders with various “stakeholders”, including traders,
transporters and civil society members. “Everyone (participants in
the meeting) said that the leadership should continue the struggle. They have
decided to continue it,” separatist leader Yasin Malik said.“Programme (protest) will happen again.
This is a people’s movement and as long as they want it, it will continue.”The
meeting convened by the joint separatist leadership — comprising Hurriyat
chairmen Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chief Yasin
Malik — started at 10.30am and continued till 5pm. Sources said while some
participants in the meeting sought more relaxation in the protest calendars,
they asked the leadership to “continue the struggle”. “They gave some
suggestions… Keeping in view the issues of those sections, a comprehensive
(protest) programme will come,” Mirwaiz said. indian express
Saffron agenda deepens
communal fault lines in Haryana
Mewat:Barely weeks after
the police raided biryani shops in Mewat, Union minister for minority affairs
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi travelled to Bicchor to launch the central govt ’s Muslim
outreach programme — progress panchayat.“BJP never discriminates on the basis
of religion,” he declared at a public meeting in the village on Sept.29.But his words
failed to cut ice with the locals, some of whom narrated stories of the
panchayat of Hindu majority Tauru village slapping fine on a local school for
special assembly marking Eid and asking it to get rid of lone Muslim
teacher.BJP govt in Haryana also came under
fire from civil society and political rivals for the rape of two Muslim girls
and murder of a couple in a Mewat village late August. One of the rape
survivors claimed that the attackers told her that they were being punished for
eating beef. “It is a particular mindset that is creating trouble in Mewat and
rest of the country,” says Ali Anwar Ansari, a Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar. “RSS
and BJP wants to create a Hindu-Muslim divide to deflect attention from the
growing unrest among Jats who have refused to accept a non-Jat as CM . After
Gujarat, Haryana has become Hindutva laboratory for them”. Ansari who is
seeking justice for the two survivors, blamed the rise of the BJP in Haryana
for a sense of fear among the minority community.HT
Bhopal jailbreak: Week
after announcement, DIG M R Patel finally suspended
Bhopal:More than a week
after the Bhopal jailbreak, the Madhya Pradesh govt finally issued the suspension order of DIG
(Jail) M R Patel, who is also the son-in-law of BJP MLA from Jobat, Madho Singh
Dawar.Within hours of the jailbreak, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced suspension
of Patel, along with a superintendent, deputy superintendent and assistant
superintendent of police and the transfer of ADG (Jail) Sushovan Banerjee. indianexpress
Was in illegal custody for
24 hrs, Areeb Majeed tells court
Mumbai:Arguing for bail, alleged
IS ‘recruit’ Areeb Majeed claimed that the NIA had kept him in illegal custody
for over 24 hours when he returned to India.Advocate Mubin Solkar, representing
Majeed, argued that the prosecution case is that Majeed was apprehended based
on a source information received by the Ministry of Home Affairs about his
return. “MHA directed the NIA to investigate the case based on this
information. It is not believable that despite receiving the order, the NIA
sought his custody only over 20 hours after he had returned,” Solkar argued.
NIA had claimed that it had taken Majeed’s custody from the ATS on Nov.29.Further, Solkar
also argued that Majeed could not be charged under Unlawful Activities
Prevention Act since Islamic State was not included in the schedule to fall
under the definition of terrorist outfit in the country. “IS was only declared
a terrorist organisation in Feb.2015, months after the applicant’s (Majeed) arrest in the case. Hence,
the charges under UAPA cannot be invoked against him,” Solkar argued. Solkar said mere
photographs showing Majeed holding weapons in his hand do not prove that he
committed a terrorist activity. He also said that Majeed had no criminal
antecedents and as a young boy was possibly misled. “He contacted his parents,
got in touch with the Indian Consulate in Turkey and came back on his own. If
he had a guilty mind, he would never have come back. If he had been in the
terrorist organisation, he would not have been a fool to return,” Solkar said. indian express
Know about Muhammad Iqbal,
the writer of 'Sare Jahan se Accha':
India Today
Muhammad Iqbal, widely
known as Allama Iqbal, was born on Nov. 9, 1877, in Sialkot, Punjab. A poet and
philosopher, Iqbal is remembered for his famous poem 'Sare Jahan se Accha' that
remains one of the most prominent patriotic poems in Urdu which is used as a
marching composition at a number of national events.
Centre to examine demands of
private Haj, Umrah operators
MumbaiL: central govt will examine the demands of private tour
operators who facilitate Haj and Umrah pilgrimages, particularly those
pertaining to service tax and restoration of Haj quota, Union Minister of State
for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday.He was speaking to a
delegation of several private Haj and Umrah tour operators who met him here and
submitted their grievances.All India Haj-Umrah Tour Organisers Association
(AIHUTOA) Chairman Baba Kolsawala said that for the past 35 years, the private
players, who operate parallel to the Haj Committee of India, have rendered
yeoman service to pilgrims."Earlier, the private tour operators were
exempt from Service Tax on the lines of the Haj Committee, and the pilgrims
going through the private operators did not get govt subsidies," Kolsawala said. IANS
World
Donald Trump beats Hillary
Clinton to win US presidency:Al Jazeera
Donald Trump is the next
president of US after a long, bitter and divisive poll campaign.Projections
early on Wednesday showed that Trump clinched victory over Hillary Clinton to
become the 45th US president-elect after securing the 270 electoral votes
needed to win.Speaking to his supporters in New York after clinching victory,
Trump said that Clinton had congratulated him on his win.Trump said it was
"time for us to come together", pledging to be president "for
all Americans".Al Jazeera's James Bays, reporting from New York, described
the result as "a political bombshell that we haven't seen in modern
history".Since then, the billionaire businessman from New York has
consistently alienated minority groups, refused to release his tax returns and
remained seemingly unapologetic for leaked tapes in which he brags about
sexually assaulting women. Global markets fell as the projected results emerged
amid fears that a Trump presidency could cause financial turmoil.The dollar lost
value against other currencies, and the Mexican peso saw its steepest dive in
more than 20 years, plummeting 8 % at one point. Oil futures also declined.A
polling average by tracker site RealClearPolitics gave Clinton a 3.3-percentage
point national lead.The Kremlin said in a statement that Russian President
Vladimir Putin was hoping to work with Trump to improve relations.Putin
"expressed hope for mutual work on bringing US-Russia relations out of
their critical condition as well as on working out outstanding issues on the
international agenda" in his congratulatory telegram, the Kremlin
said.Binali Yildirim, Turkish PM , expressed hopes that bilateral ties would
strengthen under new US leadership.The govt of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has had
strained relations with Barack Obama's Democratic administration but Yildirim
welcomed in new Republican flagbearer. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said
that he "congratulates the elected American president, Donald Trump, and
hopes that peace will be achieved during his term". aljazeera
Netanyahu congratulates
Trump, a 'true friend' of Israel
PM Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump
on his election as US president on Wednesday and called him "a true friend
of the state of Israel.""The ironclad bond between the United States
and Israel is rooted in shared values, buttressed by shared interests and
driven by a shared destiny."I am confident that president-elect Trump and
I will continue to strengthen the unique alliance between our two countries and
bring it to ever greater heights."Netanyahu avoided controversial topics
in his statement, unlike members of his govt.Education Minister Naftali
Bennett, who heads the hardline Jewish Home party, said after Trump's victory
that the idea of a Palestinian state was over.World Bulletin
Israeli mayor of Jerusalem hails Trump as a “dedicated friend of Jerusalem
Egypt's Sisi upstages world leaders to congratulate Trump
Cairo:Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the first world leader to call to congratulate Donald
Trump on his election victory on Wednesday, Sisi's office said.Sisi, who held a
friendly meeting with Trump during a visit to New York in September, said he
hoped the business magnate's election would breathe new life into US-Egyptian
ties." US President-elect Donald Trump expressed his utmost appreciation
to the president, pointing out that his was the first international call he had
received to congratulate him on winning the election," a presidency
statement said.reuters
Arab states, Iran react to
Trump presidential win in US
America elects Donald Trump
as President: Modi and Putin congratulate; Markets crash
Horror, fear
strikes Muslim world as Trump wins after months of anti-Islamic rhetoric :Daily Mail
Muslim
home with Clinton window sign vandalised in US
Trump
victory may create new tension between US and Islam: Indonesia clerical body
Donald
Trump victory in US election shocks Muslims:AFP
American
Muslim women 'afraid to wear the hijab' after Donald Trump wins US election: Standard UK
Trump
is good for India and bad for China, Pakistan. Here's why: ET
US has
elected its most dangerous leader. We all have plenty to fear:Jonathan
Freedland
Pollsters
failed, Hillary endorsements backfired. The US media needs to introspect where
it went wrong
US
Presidential election results 2016: Yes US media, you missed (messed) this one
pretty bad
Muslim
Brotherhood: Trump victory a ‘disaster’
Donald
Trump’s victory in the US elections is a “disaster” for the Arab and Muslim
world, Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson said today.Mamdouh Al-Muneer, a member
of the supreme body of the Freedom and Justice Party, wrote on social media
that the results of the elections were a catastrophe as a “racist” has ascended
to the White House. middleeastmonitor
Hindu
Sena enthusiastically celebrates Trump’s victory
Right
wing Hindu Sena, an ardent supporter of Donald Trump, celebrated his victory in
New Delhi.Hindu Sena had already declared victory for Trump on 4 Nov. and
hosted an event at Jantar Mantar to celebrate the victory. Before that they
held hawans to attract good luck for Trump when he was running for president.Right
wing group has been left smitten by Trump’s love towards Indians, specifically
Hindu Indians and his disdain towards radical Islam. Members held posters that
read,"India Loves Trump" and "Trump Our Only Hope". thequint
Trump is 45th US President;
Clinton concedes defeat; PM Modi congratulates
Chinese state media says
that Trump as president is what happens if people have democracies
World in shock as Trump surges
to victory in US
Knesset discusses Jewish
prayer at Al-Aqsa
Israeli ministers and
parliamentarians were among the speakers at a Knesset-hosted conference
yesterday organised by “Temple Mount” activists determined to see fundamental
changes in the status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. 3 cabinet ministers
were among those at the gathering, which saw the launch of a new Knesset
“Temple Mount Lobby”. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan told the gathering:
“In my opinion, our right to the Temple Mount is unshakeable”, complaining that
“current status quo…discriminates against the Jewish people.” middleeastmonitor
Egyptian military court throws
58 civilians behind bars
An Egyptian military court
slapped 58 civilians with jail
terms -- including two minors -- for "establishing committees aimed at
hindering state institutions and terrorizing civilians", according to an
Egyptian legal source.A lawyer for one of the defendants -- who spoke to
Anadolu Agency anonymously due to security concerns -- said 31
civilians had been
sentenced to jail with hard labor for terms ranging from three to 25
years.The remaining 27
defendants, he said,
had received life sentences after being tried in absentia.The sentences can
still be appealed in higher courts, the source added.World Bulletin
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