His remarks came a day after Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court, seeking a stay against a Madras High Court order directing closure of liquor shops in the state.

"In India for almost 50 years Azaan on the loud speak was Haraam. Then it became Halaal and so halaal that there is no end to it, but there should be an end to it. Azaan is fine but loud speaker does cause of discomfort for others. I hope that atleast this time they will do it themselves (sic)," Akhtar tweeted.

Currently, banks are offering an extra line of credit of 10 per cent based on working capital limits, which the government intends to increase further.

Fernando Alonso sent the assembled hordes of Tifosi delirious by taking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel suffered mixed emotions during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix after finishing fourth and sixth fastest respectively

Fernando Alonso sent the Tifosi wild by winning the Italian Grand Prix from Jenson Button and team-mate Felipe Massa after taking the lead from the McLaren in the pit stops

Mark Webber believes Red Bull underperformed at the Italian Grand Prix and missed out on an opportunity to take a more commanding lead in the championship

Lewis Hamilton admitted that his McLaren still needs a little more downforce after he finished fourth fastest behind the Red Bulls and Fernando Alonso's Ferrari in Friday free practice

Jenson Button blamed a poor balance in his McLaren for failing to make the final session of qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix and lining up 11th for Sunday's race

Fernando Alonso is relying on tyre strategy to limit the damage to his narrow championship lead at tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel led home team-mate Mark Webber for a Red Bull 1-2 as their team wrapped up the constructers' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel was almost lost for words after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix and helping his Red Bull team clinch its first constructors' title after he lead home team-mate mark Webber for a dominant 1-2

Mark Webber said he was happy with his team's philosophy on team orders after finishing second behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel in the Brazilian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton has kept his pole position after a post-qualifying stewards investigation in Montreal

Lewis Hamilton said it had been a 'fantastic' weekend after the McLaren man took victory in the Canadian Grand Prix to lead the drivers' standings

Mark Webber was left in a philosophical frame of mind after finishing fifth in the Canadian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel has revealed a gearbox problem prevented him from attacking the McLarens and Fernando Alonso for position at the Canadian Grand Prix

Felipe Massa was left to ponder what might have been after two separate racing incidents ruined his chances of a points finish

Michael Schumacher was not penalised for his part in colliding with Felipe Massa while racing for position towards the end of the Canadian Grand Prix

Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne said his team's performance in Canada was a 'massive step forward'

Sam Michael was left to lament yet another problem filled race for the struggling Williams team in the Canadian Grand Prix

Virgin Racing technical director Nick Wirth was left reflecting on a 'worse-case scenario' of tyre degradation that hampered his team's chances at the Canadian Grand Prix

Red Bull racing boss Christian Horner said that his team exceeded his expectations despite finishing only fourth and fifth at a Canadian Grand Prix dominated by the McLaren drivers

After all the pre-season expectation, the press wasted no time in slamming the new regulations which reduced the Bahrain Grand Prix to something of a procession

Red Bull has revealed that the problem that cost Sebastian Vettel near certain victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix was in fact due to a faulty spark plug rather than a cracked exhaust

Karun Chandhok apologised to his HRT team after his debut grand prix in Bahrain lasted a little over two-and-a-half minutes

Lotus' Tony Fernandes could not contain his delight after witnessing his team's Formula One re-birth 16 years after Lotus last competed in the sport

David Coulthard has pointed his finger at former FIA president Max Mosley after Sunday's processional start to the 2010 season in Bahrain

Red Bull's Christian Horner admitted the mechanical failure which cost Sebastian Vettel a likely win at the Bahrain Grand Prix was "very frustrating" but said overall he was happy

Mercedes GP managing director Nick Fry says Jenson Button will spend the next two weeks wondering what he has to do to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari is going to address the cooling on the F10 in time for the next race, after it emerged Felipe Massa backed off towards the end of the race to preserve his engine

Mercedes CEO Nick Fry has no concerns about the performance of Michael Schumacher at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix

Mark Webber believes the narrower front tyres introduced this season to improve the car's balance were key to the lack of overtaking at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari can find more time from set-up changes and a clean lap on the medium tyres at the Malaysian Grand Prix, despite two promising Friday practice sessions

Jean-Eric Vergne set the quickest time of the first morning of the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi

Virgin has confirmed Charles Pic will drive one of its cars alongside Timo Glock next season, meaning Jerome d'Ambrosio is currently without a seat for 2012

Nico Rosberg is hoping Mercedes' rivals can make a step up and start providing some competition this weekend in Malaysia and is particularly looking forward to Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel joining in on his Friday debrief

An excellent early tyre change, at his own behest, set Jenson Button on his way to victory in the Australian Grand Prix

There was no disguising Lewis Hamilton's anger after team strategy and then poor driving from Mark Webber cost him a potential podium-finish

Mark Webber has apologised for crashing into Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix

A loose wheel nut has been blamed for Sebastian Vettel's retirement from the Australian Grand Prix, after he lost control under braking on lap 25

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has urged fans not to panic despite another disappointment in Australia

This year's Australian Grand Prix cost taxpayers almost $10 million more than the previous Melbourne race

Fernando Alonso has posted a video on his YouTube account thanking fans for their support and promising them he will seen them "very soon on the track"

Kevin Magnussen says he would not feel fully prepared to race for McLaren in Australia if Fernando Alonso is declared unfit for the season opener

Formula One drivers and team bosses have expressed their sympathy for the paying spectators who turned up in appalling conditions at Suzuka on Saturday only to see qualifying postponed until Sunday morning

Lewis Hamilton's championship chances have been dealt a further blow after the McLaren driver was handed a five place grid penalty for the team changing his gearbox

Sebastian Vettel lived up to expectations at Suzuka by taking pole for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber

Sebastian Vettel was thankful for a dry for Sunday morning qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, after he put his peerless Red Bull on pole

Sebastian Vettel recorded a start-to-finish victory at an incident-packed Japanese Grand Prix, with team-mate Mark Webber taking second to complete a perfect weekend for Red Bull