Bhutto turns against Musharraf in Pakistan crisis
By DPA
Islamabad : Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto Wednesday said she did not trust President Pervez Musharraf and demanded that he end emergency rule, step down as army chief and ensure that parliamentary elections are held as scheduled.
Bhutto, who has been in power-sharing talks with Musharraf for several months, said here that police had begun rounding up hundreds of members of her liberal Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
22 Korean hostages likely to be released Thursday
By Xinhua
Kabul : Negotiations on 22 South Korean hostages are going "very well" despite some "technical problems", and they might be freed later Thursday, Afghanistan's Ghazni provincial police chief Alishah Ahmadzai said.
He did not elaborate on the "technical problems", saying he would speak in detail after the hostages were released.
Taliban Wednesday killed one of the 23 South Koreans they had taken hostage on July 19, but the rest were alive, Ahmadzai said.
Kabul : Negotiations on 22 South Korean hostages are going "very well" despite some "technical problems", and they might be freed later Thursday, Afghanistan's Ghazni provincial police chief Alishah Ahmadzai said.
He did not elaborate on the "technical problems", saying he would speak in detail after the hostages were released.
Taliban Wednesday killed one of the 23 South Koreans they had taken hostage on July 19, but the rest were alive, Ahmadzai said.
Veteran Forward Block leader Kalimuddin Shams passes away
Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Man pushes Dalit employee into boiling oil
By IANS
Lucknow : A sweets shop owner pushed his Dalit employee into a large pot of boiling oil, resulting in his death, after the man refused to work for him in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district.
The employer, Anup Gupta, is absconding. The other employees reported the matter to the police after they noticed the body of Satvir Singh hanging out of the kadahi, the large pot used for frying, late Friday night in Bhartana town of Etawah.
मोदी और मुलायम की खाली सीटों पर चुनाव 13 सितंबर को
By TCN News,
नई दिल्ली: गुजरात की वड़ोदरा, उत्तर प्रदेश की मैनपुरी और तेलंगाना की मेडक की रिक्त लोकसभा सीटों और नौ राज्यों की 33 विधानसभा सीटों के उपचुनाव 13 सितंबर को संपन्न होंगे. मतदान 13 सितंबर और 16 सितंबर को मतगणना की जाएगी.
Muslim girls shine in Jharkhand Intermediate exams, Fauzia Maram is state topper
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
“Choose subjects of your interest, and you can be successful”, says Fauzia Maram, the first rank holder in the Intermediate (Arts) Examinations in Jharkhand. “Once interest is of high importance in choosing the way one wants to study. Choosing one’s way should not be dependent upon the immense pressure from family or teachers. Then only can one excel.”
Muslim techie arrested in Mumbai for purported terror conspiracy
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: A 24-year-old software engineer has been arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad for allegedly conspiring to blow up American establishments, including a school, in the city.
Pakistan apex court permits presidential poll, bars result
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : The Supreme Court of Pakistan Friday gave its go-ahead for Saturday's presidential election, but asked the Election Commission not to issue notification on the result until it decided on petitions challenging incumbent military ruler Pervez Musharraf's candidature.
"The bench has unanimously resolved and directed that the election process should proceed as per the schedule announced by the chief election commissioner," Jutsice Javed Iqbal, who headed the 10-member bench, said Friday.
Modi, Sharif discuss India-Pakistan ties
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif met here Tuesday and discussed bilateral issues, their meeting lasting longer...
Will boycott Islamabad Commonwealth meet if Kashmir speaker left out: India
New Delhi : India will boycott the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's conference being held in Islamabad if the Jammu and Kashmir speaker is not invited,...
Saqib Saleem to launch free cricket academy for underprivileged kids
New Delhi, (IANS) : Actor Saqib Saleem is set to launch his own cricket coaching center, here. He hopes to provide the best cricketing atmosphere to...
Elections were held under the gun in Kashmir: Mirwaiz
By IANS,
Srinagar : Accusing the authorities of holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir "under the barrel of the gun", separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said with the majority of the electorate keeping away from polling booths it was a "victory for the pro-freedom" parties.
Despite the poll boycott call by Muslim separatists, large crowds Monday voted in some towns in the Kashmir Valley, braving the winter chill.
The elections to be held in seven phases over a month come after massive pro-separatist demonstrations in the Muslim-dominated valley earlier this year.
Palestinian special envoy visits Cuba
By Xinhua
Havana : The member of the Executive Committee of the Organization for the Liberation of Palestine (OLP) Saleh Raafat visited Cuba Saturday in the capacity as a special envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, local newspaper Granma daily reported.
Raafat, also the general secretary of the Palestine Democratic Union Party, carried a message from Abbas to Cuban President Fidel Castro and First Vice President Raul Castro, the paper said.
Somali forces free hijacked Indian ship
By Xinhua,
Mogadishu : Security forces in Somalia have freed an Indian ship hours after reports that it had been hijacked, officials said Tuesday.
The security forces apprehended four pirates while four other escaped after a shootout, a local official said.
The ship, which had sailed from India, was carrying sugar and was headed for the port of Berbera in northwest Somalia, Liban Mohamed Yusuf, a local businessman, who owns much of the goods on board the ship, told reporters.
No one was reported to be injured in the operation to free the hijacked ship.
PIL filed in Dhule riot case by victims’ families and ANHAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Jailed Cameroon students appeal for their release
By IANS
Kolkata : Four students from Cameroon, who were arrested a year ago for inadvertently crossing into the Bangladesh side from a border town in West Bengal, have appealed for their release.
The students of a Cameroon university, including two girls, expressed their plight to the team of home department representatives who visited Presidency Jail here Thursday. They requested that their term of imprisonment be reconsidered.
Security alert in Bangladesh as Bhutto killing condemned
By IANS
Dhaka : Security in diplomatic enclave and strategic installations in Bangladesh was beefed up Friday following the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto Thursday, as the caretaker government here strongly condemned the killing.
The government called Bhutto's murder "a tragedy of gargantuan proportions", as analysts feared that this could "embolden" militants across South Asia.
Shias march to claim waqf property illegally occupied by Jews
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Historic Jama Masjid a step away from new look
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi: The 450-year-old Jama Masjid in the old quarters of the capital has to cross one more hurdle to get a complete face job, which would beautify its surrounding area and turn the shrine into a world class heritage zone.
It is awaiting a no-objection certificate from the Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC), the monitoring body for urban landscape and planning aesthetics in the capital.
BJP demands Vastanvi’s barred from Gujarat for calling Modi ‘brutal’ and ‘tyrant’
By TCN News,
Ahmedbad: The Bhartiya Janta Party wants Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi to be barred from entering Gujarat.
Four held for killing man and his four sons
By IANS/AKI,
Reggio Calabria (Italy) : Four people were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of killing a man and his four sons in southern Italy.
Foreign ministry holding back 11000 haj seats: UP Hajj Committee
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Lucknow: Senior cabinet minister and Chairman, State Haj Committee (SHC) Naseemuddin Siddiqui on Tuesday blamed the foreign ministry for with-holding 11000 haj seats.
"They have kept 11000 seats and allotting them to VIPs and others. This quota should be immediately released to various state's haj committee for general muslims," said Siddiqui who was re-elected as Chairman of UP's state Haj Committee on Tuesday at Lucknow.
Attacks on Jharkhand traders increasing
By IANS
Ranchi : Jharkhand's businessmen are a scared lot with abductions and killings targeting them on the rise.
While a businessman is struggling for life in a hospital here after he was shot by unidentified criminals, another trader has not returned home for five days since his abduction earlier this week.
On Friday, Lalu Singh, a businessman here, was shot by two criminals who came on a motorbike. Now he is admitted in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in the Jharkhand capital.
HM militant killed in Tral
By News Agency of KashmirSrinagar : Security Forces today claimed to have gunned down a Hizbul Mujahideen Militant involved in killing of policemen in...
Confused about RTI provisions? Try new portal
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : If you want information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, just visit a new web portal to find out how. The site has been set up - not by the government - but by people and groups in Chandigarh who want to spread awareness about this right.
The interactive online web portal - www.rightto.info - has come up thanks to the RTI Users Association which aims to form a strong network of RTI users across the country.
Anger and resentment in Kashmir over rewarding controversial Army Major
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: The awarding of Shaurya Chakra to Major Aditya Kumar, whose unit allegedly killed three civilians in Shopian, with Shaurya Chakra...
Dawood’s man involved in 1993 Mumbai blasts arrested
Panaji : A "D Company" sharpshooter wanted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts that killed more than 250 people has been arrested in Goa, police...
Man who killed 8 kids blames girlfriend for it
By IANS,
Beijing : A mentally-unstable man who stabbed eight schoolchildren to death in China has put the blame on the woman who "dumped" him.
Former community doctor Zheng Minsheng, 41, who was sentenced to death Thursday for murdering the eight children March 23 in China's Fujian province, admitted in court that he "intentionally" killed them at the gate of the Nanping Experimental Elementary School.
Zheng, however, asked the court to pay more attention to what prompted him to commit the crime, rather than to the crime itself.
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Bhutto assassination
By IANS
Islamabad : The Al Qaeda terror group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Adnkronos International (AKI) news agency reported.
"We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat (the) mujahadeen," it quoted Al Qaeda commander and main spokesperson Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid as saying in a phone call from an unknown location, speaking in faltering English.
According to the agency, Al-Yazid is the main Al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan.
Anti-Israel protests in Srinagar again
Srinagar: Scores of youths Tuesday walked through busy markets shouting slogans to denounce the Israeli bombing of Gaza that have killed nearly 190 Palestinians,...
Pakistan Govt plans to ban political rallies
By NNN-PTI
Islamabad : The Pakistan government Monday rejected former premier Benazir Bhutto's demand to seek international help to probe the suicide attack on her motorcade and said it plans to impose a ban on rallies before the general election, sparking an angry reaction from opposition parties.
JNU students union burns Rajnath’s effigy
New Delhi : Members of JNU Students Union (JNUSU) on Saturday burnt an effigy of Home Minister Rajnath Singh and varsity Vice Chancellor M....
Kanpur blast suspects undergo narco test
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Two brothers, now in police custody in connection with the Kanpur blast, underwent narco analysis test and brain mapping test in Mumbai on September 10.
Subodh and Sunil Dikshit are friends of Bhupender Singh and Rajiv Mishra who were killed on August 24 in a blast when they were making bombs in a hostel in Rajiv Nagar locality in Kanpur, says a report in the Urdu daily Rashtriya Sahara.
Bhupender Singh and Rajiv Mishra are said to have been attached with Bajrang Dal.
Anand Jon indicted on more rape charges
By IANS
New York : Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon, held in a Los Angeles jail in lieu of a $2.1 million bail on charges of raping or sexually assaulting 20 young aspiring models, has been indicted in New York too.
A 40-count indictment for similar offences against nine more women was handed up Tuesday against Jon, 33, who has denied the charges and claimed some of the women made the allegations to seek fame.
Egyptian, Iranian diplomats hold talks on frozen bilateralties
By Xinhua
Cairo : Senior officials of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry held talks with visiting Iranian diplomats here on Tuesday to discuss long frozen bilateral relations and regional issues, Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
The talks of the two sides were held between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a number of Egyptian Foreign Ministry officials, said the press release.
Fighting between militants, Lebanese army leaves 42 dead
By DPA
Tripoli (Lebanon) : More than 40 people have been killed in northern Lebanon in fierce fighting between the Lebanese army and Al Qaeda-linked militants who ambushed soldiers near a Palestinian refugee camp.
Finance minister allocates Rs.38,500 crore for MNREGA
New Delhi : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated Rs.38,500 crore for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act...
Agra tense, six injured in stone pelting
By IANS,
Agra: Sporadic incidents of violence took place in several parts of the city Thursday on the eve of Shab-e-raat, and half a dozen people have been injured in stone pelting, police said.
What started as a group clash over loud music late Wednesday night in the Mantola thana area, has now snowballed into a full-fledged anti-police campaign.
The situation has been described as tense after clashes in Purani Mandi area, close to the Taj Mahal. Senior police officials have reached Purani Mandi and are trying to control the flareup.
17 Muslim candidates to fight from single seat in Maharashtra assembly elections
By A.Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Yes, you have read the headline right. At a time when Indian Muslims are particularly in need of strong political...
81,056 minorities in paramilitary forces
By IANS,
New Delhi : A total of 81,056 people from the minority communities serve in India's paramilitary forces and the Intelligence Bureau, official figures show.
Stand for social justice: Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: Believers should strive to regain the social justice and awareness of values that the contemporary society is losing, urged the central zone conference of the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen held at Chavakkad.
TK Muhyudheen Umari, president of the Kerala Jam’iyathul Ulema, inaugurated the ideological conference. HE Muhammed Babu Sait, state vice-president of the KNM, presided over the conference.
‘RTI should be used to strengthen the government’
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Right to Information Act (RTI) must be used to strengthen the government, National Minorities Commission Chairman Wajahat Habibullah said here Wednesday.
Fight for justice in India and USA: Similarities and faultlines
By Amina Mirza, TwoCircles.net
While the world is fighting the invisible enemy COVID-19 - the two oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India,...
Incredible life of Rubina Patel
By Nivedita Khandekar, TwoCircles.net,
Nagpur: Incredible! That is how Rubina Patel’s life story is.
She came from a well to do, educated, business family, married to a teacher, blessed with two children. She wanted to study and help the community through her social work. But her life went on an unexpected trajectory.
UP to take Muslims, Hindus together for pilgrimage
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has chalked out a first-of-its-kind plan to take a group of Hindus and Muslims on a joint...
Iran’s Al-Mustafa varsity plans branch in Hyderabad
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Iran's Al-Mustafa International University proposes to set up its branch here and has sought allotment of land for the purpose.
Three killed in Bangladesh accident
By Xinhua
Dhaka : Three people, including a baby girl, were killed and 30 injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh's Kushtia district, 135 km west from capital Dhaka Sunday.
Net cafe, music shop owners switch to safer business in Pakistan NWFP
By NNN-PTI
Islamabad : A string of deadly bomb attacks and warnings from pro-Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan have forced many owners of internet cafes and shops selling music and movies to switch to 'safer' businesses.
In the past few months, such shops in Peshawar, the capital of the North West Frontier Province, and its surrounding areas have been the targets of bombings that have killed relatively few but spread panic among the people.
Car bomb kills 16 in Baghdad market
By Xinhua
Baghdad : At least 16 people were killed and 35 injured when a car bomb exploded in a busy market in northeastern Baghdad Tuesday evening.
US encouraged by progress in India-Pakistan relations
By NNN-PTI
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Washington : Offering to "influence quietly" India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, the US has noted that there has been "good" progress to resolve their bilateral differences but the two countries need to "go a lot farther" to consummate this process.
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Washington : Offering to "influence quietly" India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, the US has noted that there has been "good" progress to resolve their bilateral differences but the two countries need to "go a lot farther" to consummate this process.
NIA raids Zakir Naik’s IRF, Peace TV, freezes bank account
Mumbai : The NIA on Saturday raided multiple locations linked to controversial NRI preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation, an office...
‘Minority welfare must not be tied to religion of officials’
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy, IANS,
New Delhi : With the government gearing to deploy officials from the minorities in areas they dominate, community leaders have said that welfare of minorities should not be linked to the "religion of bureaucrats" and sought better implementation of welfare measures for their economic and educational betterment.
BJP’s fringe: Tail wagging the dog?
By Amulya Ganguli
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has spent much of its time in recent weeks telling its members to behave.
When party president...
Godhra a case of nexus between politicians and police
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Qur’an conference for character building held in Delhi
By Mahmood Asim for TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: A day-long conference was held here aimed at guiding Muslims in the light of holy Qur’an and to adhere to characteristics described as per the Qur’anic teaching.
Syed Abdullah Tarique, founder trustee of World Organization of Religions & Knowledge (WORK), Rampur, in his opening remark talked in detail about the reasons and remedies of ignoring Qur’an by Muslims.
Outrage grows as anti-Hijab row escalates in Karnataka
The ban has sparked fears of further marginalization among the Muslim community of Karnataka who constitute around 12 percent of the state’s population.
Muhammad...
Indian economy: Modi government’s claims and the real picture
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
Thanks to India’s strong democratic tradition, even Narendra Modi came to power after a regular vote. This tradition requires that new legislators and governments are allowed a fairly long grace period before their performance is evaluated. This is why no legislator is interrupted in his or her maiden speech in assembly or the Parliament.
Investigations of terror attacks lack fairness
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
In a revealing statement, the Union Home Minister of state Prakash Jaisawal admitted to media that there has not been any progress in the investigation of terror blasts in the country including that of the recent Jaipur bombings.
No takers for politics during Kalam’s interaction
By IANS,
Aligarh : Most of the students who attended former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's interactive session here Tuesday evening raised their hands when he asked them if they wanted to become engineers, doctors or bureaucrats. However, no one responded when he asked if any of them wished to become a politician.
Some 500 students studying in Classes V to VII of different schools of Aligarh had gathered at the Aligarh Muslim University campus here for the question-answer session with the former president.
Lavish spread marks Eid in Old Delhi
By IANS
New Delhi: The aroma of kebabs, biryanis, niharis and kormas enveloped the winding by-lanes of old Delhi as Muslims prepared a lavish feast to celebrate Eid-Ul-Azha here Saturday.
Malaysian opposition seeks task force on ethnic Indians’ problems
By IANS
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia's parliamentary opposition has urged Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmed Badawi to head a task force to study problems facing ethnic Indians, citing a fall in the number of government jobs they hold.
The demand came on Wednesday even as a lawmaker belonging to the Barisan Nasional, the ruling coalition, disapproved of use of force by the police against a rally of Tamils on November 25.
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan resigns from all government posts
New Delhi : AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan on Saturday wrote to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and resigned from all government posts, saying that...
Another mobile phone recovered from blast site
By IANS
Hyderabad : Another mobile phone, a Nokia 6030, was found Sunday from the water tank of the Mecca Masjid along with pieces of the explosive device that went off Friday killing 11 people and injuring many others.
Jamaat Islami opposes FDI in retail, calls it anti-poor
Disrespect to any prophet is crime. Akhilesh Yadav failed in controlling communal riots
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Killing of children in Valley: Mothers call restraint
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Women representing various civil groups from across the country have called for restraint as young children are being killed by police bullets in the violence fast engulfing the entire Valley of Kashmir. They have called for restraint on both sides as violence cannot be justified.
सबसे अधिक वोटों से जीतकर विधायक बनने वाले 10 उम्मीदवार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
वारिसनगर: इस विधानसभा सीट से जदयू उम्मीदवार अशोक कुमार लोजपा के चंद्रशेखर राय को 58573 वोटों से हराकर इस बिहार विधानसभा...
Kasargod: Two arrested in connection with murder of Azhar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of Muslim League activist Muhammed Azhar (21) in Kasargod on November 15. Ramesan (21) and Satheesan (30) were arrested by the police yesterday. The arrested are reportedly activists of the BJP or the RSS.
Pakistan’s corruption watchdog removes names from website
By IANS
Islamabad : Pakistan's corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has removed from its website the names of politicians and bureaucrats who are being investigated or against whom corruption cases are being tried in courts.
No progress in bringing back Kashmiri Pandits to state: Omar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said one more year had passed but no progress had been made in...
Modi offers tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru
Brisbane : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary.
"Today we...
Collective efforts would pave way for lasting peace: Vakil
17,000 new posts would be created in SWD
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar : Minister for Social Welfare and Senior Congress Vice President Abdul Gani Vakil has ruled out that any single political party could solve the Kashmir issue adding that all parties including Hurriyat should come forward on the Round Table to express their views for the lasting solution of Kashmir imbroglio.
मोदी सरकार के ‘वार’ पर ‘पलटवार’ की तैयारी में AMU
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) के अल्पसंख्यक दर्जा के मामले में मोदी सरकार के ‘यू-टर्न’ के बाद एएमयू बिरादरी ने अपनी ...
Minority Welfare Society honours Abul Hussain Mazumdar for his outstanding works
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The 18th Annual General Meeting of the Minority Welfare Society (MWS) was held with a daylong programme in Guwahati on Sunday. The meeting started with the recitation from the Holy Quran followed by paying homage to those members of the Society who passed away during the preceding year.
Court accepts prosecution plea against Pravin Mahajan
By IANS
Mumbai : A trial court in Mumbai Saturday accepted that Pravin Mahajan had pre-planned the murder of his elder brother Pramod Mahajan.
Pravin faces charges under section 302 (murder) and 449 (house trespass) for killing Pramod, the late leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In his ongoing dictation of the judgement of the most keenly watched murder trial, sessions court judge S.P. Davare observed that the prosecution has proved its case "beyond reasonable doubt".
Young researchers at Jamia to debate on ‘food for thought
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Outreach Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize the 2nd One-Day Young Researchers’ Seminar on “Food for Thought”.
Kasargod: Three more BJP activists arrested in the murder of Azhar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kozhikode: Three more BJP activists have been arrested in connection with the murder of Muhammed Azhar during the violence in Kasargod on November 15. Sajith (19), Pavanan (19) and Sasi (32) were arrested on Friday by the police team led by CI KV Venugopal. The police have reportedly recovered a knife from them.
Date rape drugs, prescription pill abuse rising, warns report
By IANS,
Kathmandu : The use of "date rape drugs" as well as abuse of prescription drugs is rising with India emerging as one of the main sources of drugs sold through illegal Internet pharmacies, drugs watchdog International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has warned.
With elections in mind, UPA govt announces programmes for Muslims
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: In a typical Congress style, UPA government yesterday announced programmes and schemes for the welfare of minorities (read Muslims).
Yesterday the UPA government approved a number of programmes that will help in the socio-economic development of minorities. These are in addition to Prime Minster's 15-point programme. The programme includes scholarships, coaching, access to credit, and other ways to improve literacy and education.
Subramanian Swamy’s statement, a direct attack on Islam, Muslims: Syed Ali Shah Geelani
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Srinagar: Syed Ali Geelani, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, has condemned the statement of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy about mosques and churches and termed it as a direct attack on Islam and the Muslims.
Kerala farmer commits suicide
Kozhikode (Kerala), (IANS): A 57-year-old Kerala farmer has committed suicide in a village near here after revenue officials refused to accept his land tax....
Civil groups concerned at arrest of rights activists in Lalgarh
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Civil rights groups and activists have expressed grave concern at and are “shocked by the arrest on 14th June of Dr Nisha Biswas, scientist, Manik Mandal, writer, Kanishka Choudhary, school teacher, and ten other persons by the West Bengal police from Lalgarh area.
We still don’t know why police stopped Friday prayers at multiple mosques in Delhi
Last Friday on the eve of Holi, several mosques in Delhi did not hold congregational prayers allegedly under the direction of police.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Saharanpur panel report ‘politically motivated’: BJP
New Delhi : A probe committee's report Sunday questioning BJP's role in the Saharanpur communal violence of Uttar Pradesh has evoked an outpouring of...
Beef controversy dragged unnecessarily: Union minister
Guwahati : Terming the recent controversy over beef and the Dadri lynching incident as 'unnecessary', union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)...
Jammu Muslims allege denial of religious rights
By News Agency of Kashmir,
Jammu : Cutting across their party affiliations, Jammu Muslims today blame government of looting and squandering the waqf property meant for the welfare of the poor Muslims.
Guerrillas kill cop, father in Kashmir
By IANS
Srinagar : Separatist guerrillas killed a policeman and his father in a village in Jammu and Kashmir early Friday, police here said.
Militants entered the house of policeman Manzoor Ahmad in Chak Arsalan Khan village in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, 68 km from here.
They started dragging out Ahmad when his father tried to save his son, a senior police officer said. The guerrillas fired at both of them from close range, killing them.
We are anti-Hindutva and not against Hindus: PFI
By TCN News,
Kerala: “There is a difference between Hinduism and Hindutva. While we want to expose the dirty politics and terror activities of Hindutva organizations like RSS and its associate organizations, we are not at all against Hindus,” said K. M. Shareef, general secretary, Popular Front of India.
Seminar draws roadmap for minority women’s education in North East
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) hosted a national seminar on ‘Educational status of Minority Women in North East India: Challenges & Future Prospects’ in Techno City in the outskirts of Guwahati. The event was supported by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Initiatives to make ‘Qurbani’ a sacrifice than mere ‘Beef festival’
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,
Kerala: In Kerala almost all Muslim Mahal Jama’ats starts their arrangements for ‘Qurbani’ a month back before Bakrid.
Talks with Russia on Bushehr nuclear plant positive, says Iran
By IANS
Vienna : Iran has said talks with Russia over the Bushehr nuclear power plant were moving in the positive direction and the two sides have agreed to fix a date for the plant's commissioning.
Vice-President and chief of Iran Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Reza Aqazadeh termed his Monday meeting with head of Russian Atomic Energy Agency Sergei Kiriyenco as successful.
Ramadan Special: Fasting and Mustafa Idrisi’s Journey as a Cloth Vendor
KK Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: Despite having the privilege to work in air-conditioned offices in a professional environment and access to nutrient-rich diets, many Muslims conveniently...
जब मोदी के सामने लगे नरेन्द्र मोदी मुर्दाबाद! के नारे
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी बाबासाहब भीमराव आंबेडकर विश्वविद्यालय में अपने वक्तव्य की शुरुआत में ही सकपका गए, जब उन्हें...
US military capture Iraqi insurgent with Iran links
By DPA
Baghdad : US-led coalition forces said in a statement Friday that they had captured a high-ranking "special groups cell leader" in a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad.
The cell leader, whose name was not disclosed, is suspected of coordinating logistical support from Iran, and is also believed to have directed attacks against multinational forces in the past.
According to the statement, the arrested suspect, formerly an Iraqi police officer, is believed to have close ties with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards known as the Quds Force.
TCN special: Misra Commission report excerpts- Part 16
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Misra Commission report excerpts - home page
Gaps and Challenges
CBI to approach Nepal for Amit’s deportation
By IANS
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has formally taken over the probe into the illegal kidney transplant racket, is likely to send a formal request Saturday for kingpin Amit Kumar's deportation to India from Nepal, officials said.
Amit Kumar, the fugitive kingpin of the illegal kidney trading ring who was arrested in Nepal Thursday night, will be produced in a Kathmandu district court Sunday.
Yaum-e-Ashur was observed in different cities of India
By APP
New Delhi : Yaum-e-Ashur, 10th day of Muharram was observed in different cities of India with reverence on Sunday.
Processions of Alam and Zuljinah were taken out and mourners participated in them in large numbers.
Langar was distributed and “Sabeels” were put up on the routes of the processions.
A big procession was taken out in Lukhnow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. In Indian capital, the mourners took out the procession in the streets around the old Delhi.
Assam’s two-child norm in draft policy ‘unnecessary’, ‘anti-women’
Kolkata, (IANS): Assam's suggestion of implementing a two-child policy is not only "unnecessary" but is also "anti-women" and "anti-poor", says an expert.
"Assam's total fertility...
Two foreigners held in drugs case
By IANS,
New Delhi : Two foreign nationals have been arrested here on charges of possessing 1.7 kg of cocaine worth Rs.2 crore in international market, an official said Sunday.
A Filipino woman, Laya Emilyn Mananquil, was held when she arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here Saturday.
According to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official, Mananquil concealed the contraband worth Rs.2 crore in her baggage.
She revealed about her associate, Nigerian national Choka, who was later arrested from Nawada area of west Delhi, the official added.
Accused must be punished: Rizwanur’s family after court ruling
By IANS,
Kolkata : Muslim youth Rizwanur Rehman's family is happy with the Calcutta High Court ruling Thursday, blaming industrialist Ashok Todi and five others for his suicide last year, but says it will not be satisfied until the accused are punished.
"I am happy. But until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) files the chargesheet against the Todis and four police officers and they are punished for the crime, I will not be satisfied," Rehman's brother Rukbanur said.
Life of Pi famed actor from Assam appeals for peace on Bihu eve
By TwoCIrcles.net Staff Reporter,
Indian National League cuts off ties with LDF
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kannur: The Indian National League has decided to end its 14-year long relation with the Left Democratic Front in Kerala. The decision was taken in the party’s state council meeting held yesterday in Kannur. The party has also decided to cooperate with the United Democratic Front in the up-coming three-tier panchayat elections.
Aroob Abdul Aziz: Carving her space in the antique business in India
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jaipur: The antique business is a blooming market across the world, but it is very likely that in India, many...
Uniform is ‘my skin’, says Musharraf
By DPA
Islamabad : Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has given a strong indication that he will seek re-election by parliament while still serving as armed forces chief, saying he is inseparable from his uniform, the BBC reported Tuesday.
16 Pakistani soldiers killed in blast
By NNN-PTI
Islamabad : At least 16 security personnel were killed and eight others injured Thursday when a blast ripped through a truck carrying troops and ammunition in the Swat area of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
The explosion, which occurred near the police lines at Mingora in Swat, was described by the Army as "accidental".
Local residents, however, claimed that there was an exchange of fire between troops and militants in the area, Dawn News channel reported.
Thanks to the students, various AMU spots to come on tourist map
TCN News
Aligarh: Imagine if Aligarh becomes a tourist spot, welcoming visitors from everywhere. Some Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students have identified spots, which will...
ASI abandons plan to close Taj grave chamber to public
By IANS,
Agra : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has shelved plans to tighten security at the Taj Mahal by closing entry to the upper chamber of the cenotaph that houses the replicas of the graves of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal after tourism industry members here opposed the move.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for security at the 17th century monument, had suggested to the ASI that the upper chamber be closed to the public. The chamber below, with the original set of graves, was closed in 1996.
हिन्दू धर्म की जाति व्यवस्था से बड़ी असहिष्णुता क्या होगी – राम पुनियानी से...
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राम पुनियानी से बातचीत की यह तीसरी और आखिरी क़िस्त है. बीते छः दिनों में फ़ैली इस बातचीत के दौरान राम पुनियानी...
Stone pelting is un-Islamic: Kashmiri cleric
By IANS,
New Delhi : Terming stone pelting as a form of protest un-Islamic, the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Maulana Bashir-ud-Din, Wednesday said such violent practices were against the basic tenets of the religion whose essence is "peace and brotherhood".
"Islam strongly prohibits any means of violence. The stone pelting practice is surely un-Islamic. It causes inconvenience to people and propels more violence," the Grand Mufti told IANS here.
Bashir-ud-Din heads the Sharia court of Jammu and Kashmir and is also the president of the state Personal Law Board.
Dawood not in Pakistan, says envoy
Lucknow : Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Monday denied fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was living in Pakistan.
Answering queries from media persons here,...
Israeli army moves into Gaza, kills Hamas militant
By Xinhua
Gaza : A militant from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was killed and four were wounded during an Israeli army ground operation into southeastern Gaza Strip Thursday, medics and eyewitnesses said.
Medics at the European Hospital said Sharif Breis, 33, was killed when an Israeli army missile was fired at a group of militants east of the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.
Gaza : A militant from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was killed and four were wounded during an Israeli army ground operation into southeastern Gaza Strip Thursday, medics and eyewitnesses said.
Medics at the European Hospital said Sharif Breis, 33, was killed when an Israeli army missile was fired at a group of militants east of the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.
Army regrets killings as woman dies in Kashmir
By Sarwar Kashani
Srinagar : A woman injured in firing a day ago died in a hospital here on Tuesday as the Indian Army expressed...
Campaign for Taslima citizenship gains momentum
By IANS
New Delhi : Over 100 writers and intellectuals have started a campaign to press the government so that it grants Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen, living in exile here.
"The efforts will continue till justice is done to her. She is being punished for doing nothing wrong. Expression is everybody's fundamental right and that should not be throttled at all," Giridhar Rathi, a writer associated with the campaign, told IANS Friday.
Mulayam claims to know names of people behind Dadri lynching
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday claimed that he had the names of three people who were behind...
Independence struggle began earlier than 1857: Maulana Wali Rahmani
By TwoCircles.net correspondent
Munger(Bihar): A seminar organized in Munger remembered the contributions of Bihar and Bengal during the independence movement. Maulana Wali Rahmani recalled now forgotten wars of independence dating earlier than 1857 to highlight the fact that 1857 was not the first war of independence.
Despite disabilities, Faisal Nawaz aims to empower Muslim women in Delhi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: For Mohammed Faisal Nawaz, time is almost always at a premium. A 32-year-old resident of Jaffrabad, Delhi, Nawaz barely has...
UK faces risk of imminent attack for third day
London : Britain was facing the risk of an imminent terrorism attack for the third day Monday following attempted car bombs in London and at Glasgow airport in Scotland.
Police were reported to be urgently hunting at least one more suspect involved in failed car bombings, after so far arresting five people, which the media leaks reported were all foreign nationals.
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful slams Iraq report
By Xinhua
Washington : Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama sharply criticized the Bush administration's recent assessments on Iraq Wednesday.
Obama launched the assault during a campaign stop in Iowa, U.S. media reported.
The senator, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the timing of the report by top U.S. officials in Iraq to Congress, was ill-conceived and erroneously links 9/11 to the war in Iraq.
Indian Mujahideen operative sent to judicial custody
New Delhi : A court here Monday sent Indian Mujahideen operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, an accused in the 2008 Delhi blasts, to judicial custody...
UN Committee to discuss budget for hybrid ops in Dafur
By NNN-SANA
United Nations : The Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, is due to meet here Monday to discuss the financial arrangements for the hybrid UN-African Union (AU) operations in Dafur.
Sudan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdul-Mahmoud Abdul-Halim, said here Sunday that the Fifth Committee, which is the Administrative and Budgetary Committee, would discuss the budget for the hybrid operations.
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