Governments should create conducive atmosphere for welfare of minorities: A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar
SSF national convention concludes
New Delhi, Feb 25: All India Sunni Ulama Federation national general secretary Sulthanul Ulama A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar said that as the Muslims were lagging behind in getting education and failing to get their rights despite the equal opportunities entitled by the Constitution without any difference between majority and minority, the successive governments should create a conducive environment for the development of Muslims in the country.
He spoke at the valedictory of the SSF National Convention at the Ramlila Maidan on Monday.
Senior leader Syed Javed Mannan Mia Hazrat Barelvi inaugurated the valedictory of the convention. Syed Ibrahim Khaleelul Bukhari, Dr Hussain Saqafi, Dr AP Abdul Hakeem Azhari, Dr Farooq Naeemi and others spoke on the occasion.
Jodhpur university vice chancellor Dr Akhtar Vasi inaugurated the two-day convention. SSF national president Maulana Shaukat Bukhari presided over it. Dr Muhammad Fazil Hazrat, ICF Kuwait national leader Abdullah Vadagara, Suheiruddin Noorani Bangal and others gave oration on the occasion.
SSF National secretary KM Abubakkar Siddiq welcomed and campus secretary Syed Sajid Bukhari Kashmir proposed vote of thanks. A mega students rally was taken out from Rajghat to Ramlila Maidan.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
