Two terrorists ‘neutralised’ in Jammu: Parrikar
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said two terrorists who attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district have...
Aussie opp demands judicial inquiry into Haneef episode
By NNN-PTI
Melbourne : Australian Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd today demanded an "independent" judicial inquiry into the Mohd Haneef episode, saying questions "hanging in the air" about the government's treatment of the Indian doctor can only be answered by such a probe.
Rudd said he did not know what Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews was referring to when the minister cited compelling evidence for cancelling the visa of Haneef, who returned to India yesterday after being cleared of terror charges.
Melbourne : Australian Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd today demanded an "independent" judicial inquiry into the Mohd Haneef episode, saying questions "hanging in the air" about the government's treatment of the Indian doctor can only be answered by such a probe.
Rudd said he did not know what Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews was referring to when the minister cited compelling evidence for cancelling the visa of Haneef, who returned to India yesterday after being cleared of terror charges.
Celebrations in Pakistan if no BJP government in Bihar: Amit Shah
Patna: BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said firecrackers would be burst in celebration in Pakistan if the grand alliance - and not the...
Nithari killings: Koli guilty of 7-year-old’s rape, murder
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: A special court Tuesday convicted domestic help Surender Koli of the rape and murder of seven-year-old Arti, who had disappeared from her home in September 2006 and was amongst the 19 women and children from Noida's Nithari village whose body parts were found in a drain.
In the second case of the grisly Nithari murders, which shocked the nation for their brutality and hints of cannibalism, special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court Judge A.K. Singh convicted Koli. Arguments for the quantum of sentencing will be held Wednesday.
US assures India of early access to Headley
By IANS,
New Delhi: Indian will have early access to David Headley to interrogate him, possibly in a pre-trial stage, for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday disclosing that a top official of the US' justice department had assured him of this.
Attorney General and head of the US Justice Department Eric Holder called up Chidambaram Friday evening, hours after Laskhar operative Headley pleaded guilty to terror charges in a Chicago court to escape extradition to India.
पसमांदा मुस्लिम समाज के राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में CAA का जबरदस्त विरोध
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ- शनिवार को आयोजित किए गए पसमांदा मुस्लिम समाज के 8वें राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में CAA का मुद्दा छाया रहा।यहां वक्ताओं...
Armed with pictures that tell a thousand words: The protestors of Srinagar’s Pratap Park
In the first part of a three-part series on the missing people of Jammu and Kashmir, Raqib Hameed Naik looks at the courageous work...
Islamic banking may solve farmer suicide crisis: Swaminathan
By TCN News,
Chennai: Eminent economist and Father of Indian green revolution, M S Swaminathan sees Islamic banking and finance system as solution to the farmer suicide crisis. At an award ceremony here yesterday Swaminathan said Islamic banking may be the solution to farmer suicide crisis in Vidarbha.
Attack on Ulema Council supporters to polarize Hindu votes: Tasleem Rahmani
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In a clear sign to vitiate the peaceful communal situation before the Lok Sabha elections, several buses and vehicles carrying UP Ulema Council supporters who were returning from Lucknow rally were attacked in Azampur area of Azamgarh district today.
According to eyewitnesses at least 22 Ulema Council supporters were injured in the stone pelting with five of them seriously. Fahim Ahmad of Bilariaganj got serious head injury and is in critical condition. Glasses of all buses and vehicles were broken.
San Francisco woman is Mrs Pakistan World
By Gurmukh Singh, IANS
Toronto : For the Pakistanis devastated by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto last week, there is now some cheer. San Francisco-based Saman Hasnain is the new Mrs Pakistan World 2008.
The pageant, which is into its second year, was organized by Toronto-based Miss Canada Pakistan Inc. that has also been running Miss Pakistan World for Pakistan-origin girls worldwide since 2002. Hasnain, the 37-year-old mother of two and real estate agent by profession, was short-listed for the competition and crowned Mrs Pakistan World by voters online.
‘Government to protect minorities’
New Delhi : The government said on Tuesday that it would not tolerate any atrocities against minorities in the country even as it pitched...
Hang Kasab, Afzal Guru together: Togadia
By IANS,
New Delhi : Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab as well as Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri sentenced to death for the 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, should both be hanged, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia said Thursday.
Welcoming the death sentence given to Kasab by a court in Mumbai, Togadia said: "This is a welcome first step towards bringing Bharat's culprits to proper justice."
मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगे, जो पहले चरण की वोटिंग पर हावी होंगे
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर : पूरे देश को झकझोर कर रख देने वाले मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगों की छाप उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य विधानसभा चुनाव के लिये...
Lucknow celebrates birth anniversary of Hazrat Imam Husain
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Man jailed for Kanishka bombing offered ‘deal’ to reveal more
By Gurmukh Singh,IANS
Toronto : Inderjit Sigh Reyat, the only person jailed in the 1985 Air India bombing case and due for release Feb 9, has reportedly been offered another "deal" by investigators to reveal those behind the plot.
Two plot suspects - Ripduman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri - were acquitted in March 2005.
And the alleged plot mastermind, Talwinder Singh Parmar, who had fled to India, was killed in a shootout with Punjab Police in 1992.
Kanpur Train derailment: Families throng Patna railway station
Patna : Worried and anxious family members of the passengers aboard the ill-fated Indore-Patna express train that derailed on Sunday morning killing over 50...
Gangsters gun down policeman in Delhi court
New Delhi : A policeman was killed when four gangsters sneaked into a court in east Delhi and fired at a member of a...
Two militants killed in Kashmir
By IANS
Srinagar : A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was among two militants killed in two shootouts in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday.
Police said troops of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the state police mounted a search operation in Chakura village of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, 40 km from here, in the afternoon on specific information about the presence of two guerrillas.
BJP to invite Modi to Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : Ignoring the reservations of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the BJP said Friday that it will invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Bihar to address a public meeting.
Discussing Tamil politics in a Mosque near Sri Lankan border
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Rameshwaram: In Pamban town of Rameshwaram Island near Sri Lankan waters the major political issue for locals are fishermen arrests, but local Muslims at Juma Masjid have an eye on Delhi.
Army vehicle ambushed, Let claims responsibility
By News Agency of Kashmir
Kupwara : Militants ambushed an army vehicle at Batapora area of Handwara when it was winding up a patrolling party from the road, here this evening.
Reports reaching here revealed that militants, believed to be two in number, opened indiscriminate firing on army vehicle when it was about to reach Batpora for winding up its patrolling party.
Sources said the firing continued for about fifteen minutes, which was retaliated triggering an encounter. However, militants managed to escape from the site of the encounter.
22 militants killed in Pakistan
By IANS,
Islamabad : At least 22 militants killed Sunday when Pakistan military retaliated an attack on its base in the northwest tribal region.
The security forces backed by gunship helicopters killed 22 militants in the restive Arakzai Agency, Geo TV reported quoting official sources.
The troops killed 10 militants who attacked an army base with rockets and automatic weapons. Later, military helicopter gunships pounded the hideouts in nearby Ferozkhel area, killing 12 militants, the sources said.
Haneef may dump Australia for Middle East
By IANS
Bangalore : Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, wrongly accused of terror links by the Australian government, says his family is against his return to Australia and he may consider working in the Middle East.
"My family is strongly opposed to my going back there," the Bangalore-based Haneef told reporters here Saturday.
"I have a few offers from the Middle East," said Haneef, who returned Thursday after the Haj pilgrimage.
"I am looking forward to working soon," he said, declining to name the countries from where he has received offers.
Persian paved way for secular, mass education in India: Historian
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Persian language for the first time paved the way for secular and mass education in India, said historian and scholar Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeeb.
Bar Amit Shah from making speeches: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M Sunday urged the Election Commission to bar BJP leader Amit Shah from addressing election meetings after providing evidence of...
PM greets nation on Pongal, Bihu and Makar Sankranti
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday conveyed greetings to the people on the occasion of Pongal, Bihu, Makar Sankranti and Uttarayan...
Rights panel gives clean chit to police in Delhi shootout
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that Delhi Police did not violate any human rights in a gun battle in south Delhi in September last year, in which two suspected militants and a police officer were killed.
A four-member team, headed by NHRC acting chairman G.P. Mathur, submitted its report on the gun battle near Batla House in south Delhi to the division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan.
Acche Din for NDA ministers: their wealth increase in crores in 5 months
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: If not for the common people, acche din (good days), as promised by Narendra Modi, has come for his cabinet ministers, whose personal wealth have grown in crores in just five months since they assumed office.
International summer school launched at Jamia
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia officially launched its International Summer School programme yesterday at an event hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Najeeb Jung.
Kashmiris denounce UN
By IRNA,
Srinagar, India : Coinciding with the UN Day, Kashmiris observed a protest strike to rebuke the world body for its failure to honour its own resolutions.
Normal life across Kashmir valley was disrupted Friday by the strike called by a faction of the Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Beef, Pink Revolution in Elections
By Ram Puniyani,
This time around (2014) the practitioners of sectarian politics had projected as if they will harp only on the issues related to development and Governance. But that surely is for sayings sake. While propaganda of development of Gujarat, strong leader, good governance is on the forefront, there is a lurking doubt that many a people may be by now realizing that the story of so called development cannot be defended beyond a point as so many studies and reports have shown the contrary facts. Authoritarian and dictatorial leader is not a strong leader, one is clear about that as strong leader is one who is inclusive and takes others along. So back to the fundamentals of communal politics, the issues related to ‘identity and faith’ are being subtly propped up.
Six injured in Pakistan firing in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu:At least six people were injured after Pakistan opened fire on Indian positions on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch...
BJP destroying peaceful communal atmosphere in Kerala: Antony
Thiruvananthapuram : Hitting out hard at the BJP, former defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said the party is "trying to destroy the peaceful...
When you remember Sir Syed, do not forget Shaikh Abdullah, the man who brought...
By Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net
More than 140 years ago in a small village in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, Thakur Das was born...
Narendra Modi is threat to Constitution: Teesta Setalvad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Thrissur: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is a threat to the Indian Constitution, said famous media-human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, according to reports. She asked why the central government was hesitant to prosecute him. She was attending a programme prior to the All India Youth Federation’s state conference in Kerala.
Recalling Nellie 1983
Thousands of Muslims were killed in Nellie area of Assam in broad daylight of February 18th, 1983. Their only crime was that they exercised their democratic right to vote. In this series of articles Diganta Sharma and Anju Azad recall the horror of Nellie, events leading up to the massacre, aftermath and current situation.
Man dies of heart attack chasing robbers
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: A 55-year-old man died of a heart attack after chasing robbers who had snatched his wife's chain inside a temple in Hapur town of this Uttar Pradesh district Sunday morning, police said.
Devendra Kumar, a trader and resident of Gandhiganj, had gone to Savli temple with his wife Kamlesh. As the two were busy offering prayers, some assailants came and snatched away the gold chain of his wife. As it was crowded, the assailants managed to escape.
Musharraf rejects Bhutto ultimatum on power-sharing deal
By DPA
Islamabad : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Thursday rejected a two-day ultimatum by exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to close a power-sharing deal under which he will step down as army chief.
"While the president believes in dialogue and deliberations on all important issues, he never works under any pressure or ultimatum," Musharraf's spokesman, retired Major General Rashid Qureshi, said in a statement.
With shortage of cash, no respite for those queuing outside ATM’s
Lucknow : No respite seemed to be in sight for thousands of people queuing outside banks and ATMs in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday,...
Nehru’s ‘Mann ki Baat’
By M.R. Narayan Swamy ,
Title: Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers (1947-1963); Author: Edited by Madhav Khosla; Publisher: Allen...
Cabinet clears World Bank project for Swachh Bharat
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its clearance for a $1,500 million (over 100 billion rupees) World Bank project to support...
President award to first father and now son for contribution to Arabic language
By TCN Special Correspondent,
US troops kill 14 in Baghdad neighbourhood
By Xinhua
Baghdad : US troops backed by aircrafts pounded a neighbourhood in western Baghdad Thursday, killing 14 people and wounding nine others, an Interior Ministry source said.
"US armoured vehicles and warplanes struck the al-Washash neighbourhood at about 3.00 a.m. (23.00 GMT Wednesday), destroying several houses, killing 14 people and wounding nine others," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Women and children were among the casualties, the source said.
13 injured in Kashmir road accident
By IANS,
Srinagar : Thirteen bus passengers were injured, six of them critically, in a road accident in Kashmir's Baramulla district Tuesday, police said.
Cultural Assimilation or Self-Assertion? The Intellectual Divide in Bengali Muslim Society
Mirza Mosarraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Imperialism is an undeniable reality in the world, with dominant, majority groups historically oppressing weaker, minority communities. However, imperialism is not...
“They slaughtered our trees like goats,” Kashmir’s farmers, forest dwellers fear losing livelihood, homes
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Budgam: Abdul Rasheed Wagay, 57, is looking with teary eyes towards the chopped apple trees at his orchard, in Kanidajan area...
Muslims to need to be a political force: Bukhari
By IANS,
New Delhi : Saying he had voted against the Congress for letting down Muslims, prominent Islamic cleric Syed Ahmad Bukhari Thursday said it was time India's largest minority became a political force.
"For 60 years political parties have made promises to Muslims. We have voted for different parties who claim to be secular but we have been neglected. Now Muslims need to emerge as a political force," Bukhari told IANS.
Congress using secularism to digress from real problems: Modi
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) : BJP leader Narendra Modi Sunday accused the Congress of using secularism as a tool to divert attention from addressing the country's...
Muslim think tank IMPAR should reach out to poor, illiterate Muslims: Asghar Wajahat
By Yusuf Ansari, TwoCircles.net
Over the years, the mainstream in India has been producing negative and adverse stereotypes of Muslims. The Muslim think tank Indian...
15 militants killed in Afghanistan
By DPA
Kabul : At least 15 militants were killed in two separate military operations in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a military statement said Tuesday.
The statement from the defence ministry of Afghanistan said at least seven Taliban fighters had been killed in Garmsir district when they ambushed a convoy of Afghan and coalition troops Monday.
Muslim and secular groups mark ‘Black Day’, Hindutva groups celebrate ‘Victory Day’ at Jantar...
Photos and text By Afroz Alam Shail, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: December 6 is a significant day in the history of independent India. On this...
Indian film on religious harmony wins top prize in global contest
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
An Indian film on communal harmony won the top prize at #ACutBeyond, a global filmmaking competition aimed at empowering independent filmmakers...
Muslims and media images: Where things went wrong
By Vinod Mehta
Before I come to the subject matter of this essay, I must make a disclaimer, namely, that I do not bring to the issue an academic’s or a specialist’s perspective. All I can say is that I have been an English language editor for more than twenty-five years, and in that period I certainly have a working experience and knowledge of some of the problems and some of the complaints of Muslims in this country in terms of their media representation, especially in the English-language section of the press.
Ramadan: A day out with the construction workers at a Metro site in Kolkata
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: A large number of the contractual workers at the Metro Railway Extension project in Kolkata are Muslims from the state, who are fasting during the holy month of Ramazan, but find it extremely difficult to toil throughout the day with hungry stomach. This, when they don’t even get proper two square meal a day and are often forced have both the Sehri and Iftar at the construction site, where most of them are temporarily living.
Brief protests in Faizabad over arrests
By IANS,
Lucknow : Parts of Faizabad city in Uttar Pradesh were tense Tuesday following protests over arrests by police over the recent communal clashes, an official said.
Accused in nun rape case brought to Orissa
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Three persons arrested in Kerala for their involvement in the alleged rape of a nun in Orissa's Kandhamal district in August were brought to the state by a state police party Tuesday, police said.
Prima facie evidences suggest their involvement in the crime, deputy superintendent of Orissa Crime Branch police Jayashree Kundo told reporters.
"The accused persons who were brought on remand will have to undergo medical examinations," she said.
Pakistani writers, rights activists join lawyers’ protests
By IANS
Islamabad : Ahmad Faraz, a poet well-known in the world of Urdu poetry, Wednesday led a group of writers that joined lawyers and human rights activists in support of Pakistan's suspended top judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, shouting slogans against the government.
Also demonstrating in Lahore was the country's top human rights activist, Asma Jahangir, as the Supreme Court and the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) simultaneously took up Chaudhry's case.
Vigilance clean chit to Kerala’s ex-minister Mani
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala's former finance minister K.M. Mani, who resigned last year after the high court gave directions for further probe in the bar...
Kolkata hospital employee arrested on molestation charge
By IANS
Kolkata : An employee of the state-run super speciality SSKM Hospital in Kolkata was arrested Wednesday for "outraging the modesty" of a female patient during a medical test Tuesday night.
‘Fitnah’ movie condemnable: Tanzeem Ulema-e-Hind
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Saharanpur: Tanzeem Ulema-e-Hind has strongly protested against the release of the anti-Islam film on Internet by Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders.
Pakistani politicians greet Turkey’s PM on election victory
By IRNA
Islamabad : President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed have warmly greeted Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan on his party's landmark victory in recent general elections.
In a letter written on behalf of the people of Pakistan, the PML leaders said that the victory of AKP vindicates Recep Erdogan's dynamic leadership and correct political line as well as performance in the past five years.
A workshop on Governance and Security: India’s North East and Bangladesh
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: The Centre for North East Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi with the support of Indian Council of Social Science Research has organized a Workshop on “Governance and Security: India’s North East and Bangladesh” from 27th to 28th July 2009 in the Ho Chi Minh Conference Room, Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia.
Delhi High Court dismisses underworld don petition
By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a petition filed by underworld don Babloo Srivastava seeking a direction to the government not to try him in any other case except in those for which he was extradited from Singapore in 1995.
Justice S.N. Dhingra said: "The petitioner's prayer for relief that there should be no further violation of the extradition warrant and no trial of any case should take place is a 'speculative relief' sought by him."
Hate crimes against Muslims: JUH files plea at Supreme Court, demands court-monitored investigation, prosecution
The petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) sought an action taken report from the government of India, and demanded the government to constitute...
BJP, Congress, AIUDF win one seat each in Assam bypolls
Guwahati : The BJP, the Congress and Lok Sabha member Badaruddin Ajmal's AIUDF party Tuesday won one assembly seat each in the byelections in...
Jamia Hamdard chancellor Saiyid Hamid no more
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Former bureaucrat, eminent educationist and Chancellor of Hamdard University Syed Hamid passed away on Monday, December 29, after a prolonged illness.
Hamid, 94, was respected as a highly cultured and learned person within the Muslim community as well as at the national level. He breathed his last at the Jamia Hamdard’s Majeedia Hospital.
Padma Shri Kaleemullah names a mango variety after Sonia
By Mohd. Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Curfew on in riot-hit Bareilly, 200 arrested
By IANS,
Lucknow : Curfew continued for a second consecutive day in Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh Monday even as police said the situation following communal violence was under control.
Muslim body to probe Jaipur bombings
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Jaipur (Rajasthan): A day after the state BJP government indicated that the investigation into Jaipur bombings could be handed over to a central government agency, the Rajasthan Muslim Forum, an umbrella body of Muslim organizations, announced on August 3 to form an enquiry committee to nab the real culprits.
President stresses on informed participation for healthy democracy
Aligarh : Observing that a sound education system is the bedrock of an enlightened society, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said a democracy cannot be...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 3 – Meeting...
(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.)
You...
Maoists kill village official
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Maoist guerrillas have killed a village official in Orissa's Koraput district, police said Sunday.
Gokul Pandu, who worked as Gram Rozgar Sevak under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Balipeta village, was abducted from his home with two other villagers Saturday night. His body was found on a road Sunday, Superintendent of Police Anup Sahu said.
The Maoists released the other two men.
VKC Mammed Koya elected as new Kozhikode mayor
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Kozhikode: The third largest corporation in Kerala welcomed a Muslim mayor, when industrialist and former MLA from Beypore VKC...
Recent election results demand a re-look into the merits of the Electronic Voting Machine
By Mohammed Anis Akhtar for Twocircles.net
The integrity of the world’s largest democracy, India, depends on the reliability and validity of elections, held on a...
Why AMU should have a woman vice-chancellor this time
The American society is pushed to the back foot in debates concerning liberty, equality and opportunity when an opponent points out that the society...
Assam BJP leader quits, blames Modi-Shah, corruption
Guwahati : A senior leader of the BJP's Assam unit and national executive member has quit the party, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party...
Government to implement more minority welfare schemes
By IANS,
New Delhi : The central government Wednesday said it would implement four more schemes for the welfare of minorities this financial year after an allocation of Rs.11 crore was made in the budget of 2010-11 for the new plans.
These include strengthening of the state waqf boards, interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies, promotional activities for linguistic minorities, and a scheme for containing population decline of small minority community.
Waqf boards are panels that look after Muslim property.
JKCSS condemns attack on innocent citizens as death toll rises to 17 in Kashmir
By TCN News
Srinagar The Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCSS) has severely criticised the actions of the Indian armed forces and Jammu...
Fate of India under oath-taking supremacists
By Kashif Umair
Are human beings equal? Are some human beings superior over others? This is a question all societies of all ages have grappled...
Malegaon blast: ‘Shankaracharya’ in police custody for 12 days
By IANS,
Nashik (Maharashtra) : Self-styled Shankaracharya Amritanand Dev of Jammu's Sharada Sarvadnya Peeth, who is also known as Dayanand Pandey, was Friday remanded to 12 days's police custody by the chief judicial magistrate's court here to facilitate investigation of his suspected role in the Sep 29 Malegaon bomb blast in which six people were killed.
The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police, which produced Pandey before the court, was also permitted to conduct his brain-mapping, narco analysis and polygraph tests to further the probe.
Blair expresses intention to visit Gaza strip
By NNN-WAFA
London : Middle East Envoy Tony Blair expressed Saturday his willingness to visit Gaza Strip so as to see things there closely.
Blair was quoted as saying before a number of journalist that he wants to visit Gaza as a Middle East Envoy so as to see things there closely.
“I will talk to people and to the representatives of the civil communities”, added Blair.
U.S. backs Abbas as Palestinian president
By Xinhua
Lisbon : U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice publicly backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, describing him as "an excellent partner" at a Thursday press conference.
Shah Rukh denies making any anti-national remarks
By IANS,
Mumbai : Shah Rukh Khan Saturday said he was glad the Shiv Sena understood his point on freedom of expression and reiterated that he had never said anything that was anti-national or anti-Indian.
Shah Rukh faced flak from the Shiv Sena for his comment that Pakistani cricket players be included in the third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He owns IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Arab leaders try for united stance before peace meet
By DPA
Cairo : Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and King Abdullah II of Jordan met Thursday in the Sharm el-Sheikh resort in an attempt to coordinate Arab position ahead of next week's Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, while efforts continue to coax reluctant Arab states into attending.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to join the mini-summit later Thursday to map out a joint strategy and urge reluctant Arab countries to participate in the landmark meeting.
Road named after Hemant Karkare in Bihar capital
By IANS,
Patna : A newly-built road in the Bihar capital, named after slain Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, was inaugurated Monday by ruling Janata Dal (United) MP M. Ejaz Ali.
"We named a road after Hemant Karkare as a respect to his soul and his courage in exposing the involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and other Hindu outfits in terrorism before he was killed in Mumbai. His death has to be probed to find who killed him and how," Ali said.
नोटबंदी के हल्ले में खो रही भाजपा की ‘परिवर्तन यात्रा’
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: केंद्र सरकार द्वारा 500 व 1000 के नोटों को बंद करने का ऐलान हुए दस दिन से भी ज्यादा का समय...
I respect Islam and Islamic obligation by heart: Justice Katju
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: In a scenario where Muslim leaders are expressing their anger on objectionable remark on beard and burqa by Justice Markandeya Katju, the member of Law Commission of India, Professor Tahir Mahmood and his son Saif Mahmood, advocate of the Supreme Court, met Mr. Katju and informed him about restlessness among Muslim community created by his comment and asked him to explain the matter properly before the people.
त्रिपुरा मॉब लिंचिंग : ज़ाहिद को माना अपराधी, बीमा क्लेम देने से किया...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ | मुज़फ्फरनगर
लगभग ढाई महीने पहले त्रिपुरा में मुज़फ्फरनगर, उत्तर प्रदेश के रहने वाले जाहिद की भीड़ द्वारा पीट कर हत्या कर...
Bangladeshi official: Russia willing to cooperate in nuclear energy plant
By Xinhua
Dhaka : A senior Bangladeshi official said Sunday Russia is willing to extend cooperation to Bangladesh in setting up a nuclear power plant for production of nuclear energy to meet the growing demand for electricity.
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, who concluded his Moscow visit on Friday, told reporters that he had detail discussions with Russian Deputy Minister for Energy and Industry Ivan Materver on possible Russian cooperation in production of nuclear energy.
Maldives seeks Indian help to set up Islamic varsity
New Delhi : The Maldives has sought academic tie-ups with the Jamia Millia Islamia, one of India's oldest universities, and help in establishing an...
‘Court judgement in Hashimpura massacre is a sad commentary on social fabric, investigating agencies...
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The March 21 judgement in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre is a “slap” and “sad commentary not only on...
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.
Madrassas need upgradation: Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said madrassas require upgradation and the minority communities should make the most of the right to education.
Somali pirates hijack two more ships
By Xinhua,
Nairobi : Somali pirates have hijacked two more ships in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenyan maritime official said.
Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance Programme told Xinhua late Thursday that the ships were hijacked Wednesday from the same area where a Dutch-owned vessel was taken over by pirates Monday.
"The vessels were hijacked Wednesday from the same area where the Dutch-owned vessel was taken over Monday. We have not received any information about the crewmembers and their nationalities," Mwangura said by telephone.
Illegal Indian immigrant gets life for killing flatmate
By IANS
London : A London court has sentenced an illegal Indian immigrant to life for murdering his flatmate last year with a heavy metal bracelet worn by Sikhs.
Merjit Bains, 32, was found guilty Thursday of murder by a court in London and handed out a life sentence. He must serve a minimum of 12 years in prison.
International Human Rights Day: “Taking away citizenship is worst human rights abuse,” say Assam’s...
For several thousand citizens of north-eastern Indian state of Assam, who were declared foreigners by the government, citizenship battle is at the core of...
Land Acquisition Bill takes away rights of farmers and pits them against ‘Make in...
By Dr Rahul Pandey and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service,
Since the past several months we have seen the NDA government aggressively pushing through changes in land acquisition policy, first in the form of Ordinance in December 2014 and then, as it was passed as a Bill with nine changes in Lok Sabha but faced roadblock in Rajya Sabha, re-promulgating it before its expiry in April 2015. With the government calling the Bill pro-farmer and pro-development and most of opposition parties and social activists opposing it as anti-farmer, it is useful to sieve through the noise and look at the changes proposed and what existed earlier.
Iraq’s ex-PM gets life threats
By DPA,
Baghdad: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, whose Iraqiya List won the most seats in this spring's parliamentary elections, confirmed Saturday that he has received warnings of planned assassination attempts against him and other leaders in his
party.
Allawi said warnings were conveyed to him two months before the March 7 elections by the multinational forces in Iraq, as well as the Iraqi Defence Minister. The plans reportedly called for him to be killed with a bomb placed in his car.
He added that the Iraqi government did not provide him with protection.
Don’t bury terrorists here, they aren’t part of us: Indian Muslims
By Khalid Akhter, IANS,
New Delhi : Indian Muslim clerics and commoners alike feel a prominent organisation's decision not to bury the slain Mumbai militants will send a strong message that the community wants to distance itself from those involved in terrorist activity in the name of Islam.
"Denying the burial of the terrorists on Indian soil is a strong enough message to show they are not a part of us," Shamim Ali, 30, said, referring to the Muslim Council's decision.
Three killed in Punjab factory blast
By IANS,
Nangal (Punjab): Two engineers and a labourer were killed and one seriously injured in a furnace blast in state-run National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) factory in this Punjab town, police said.
According to police, the deceased were identified as Mahinder Singh Anand, Deepak Chabbra (both of them engineers) and labourer Jarnail Singh.
"The blast occurred due to the leakage of ammonia gas. According to the workers present inside the factory, there was a strong vibration followed by a loud blast," a police official said.
Azad’s brother joins BJP; endorses party stand on Article 370, Ram temple
By News Agency of Kashmir
Jammu: In a virtual setback to Azad’s family in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, real brother of Ghulam Nabi Azad former chief minister and general secretary All India Congress Committee (AICC), Ghulam Ali Azad today said that the demand of abolition of Article 370 and construction of Ram temple at the dispute site of Babri Masjid was the just and genuine demands of the Bharitya Janta Party (BJP).
Ghulam Ali Azad and three others had joined BJP at New Delhi, few days back, in presence of BJP National General Secretary.
Gujarat asks Supreme Court to stop monitoring riot cases
By IANS,
New Delhi: Taking a cue from the central government in the 2G case, the Gujarat government Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to stop monitoring the trial in the 2002 riot cases.
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Taj Corridor case reverted to original bench after drama
By IANS,
Lucknow: Much drama was witnessed Thursday in the court of the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench, when a battery of lawyers vehemently opposed withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that had sought prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for her alleged involvement in the Rs.175-crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam.
Shadows of an encounter
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
East Delhi, Delhi: On Sunday March 23rd, residents of Okhla woke up to the news of disappearance of four Muslim youths in Jaipur and two in Delhi. These students were picked up by a group of people not wearing any uniform or carrying any warrants for arrest. Soon it came to be known that people who kidnapped these students were members of Delhi Police Special Cell.
Dr. Ahson is new PVC of Patna University
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Patna: Dr Syed Ismail Ahson, a professor of Computer Science at Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi has been appointed as Pro Vice Chancellor of Patna University (PU). This is the first time when an outsider has become a Pro VC.
Iran, UN nuclear watchdog end technical talks
By DPA
Tehran : Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended four days of technical talks here, the results of which are to be compiled in a report and presented to the IAEA board of governors later this month, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported Friday.
Iran's deputy chief nuclear negotiator Javad Vaeidi said the two sides were satisfied with the course of the 16-hour talks and termed them as constructive.
Two held with 6 kg of heroin in Punjab
By IANS,
Amritsar (Punjab): Two people were arrested with six kg of heroin near the international border in this Punjab district, police said Saturday.
According to police, an AK-47, live cartridges and magazines were also seized from them.
The accused were identified as Satnam Singh and Harjinder Singh, residents of Ramdas village.
"Acting on a tip-off, we laid a trap when the accused were coming to handover the contraband. They had smuggled the drugs from Pakistan a few days back," said Manminder Singh, superintendent of police.
Doctors speak up for the patients; urge the government to enable them to access...
TCN News
Doctors have come out in the open to talk about the health condition of the people in Kashmir where due to heavy restrictions...
Stop blaming Muslim leadership for UP debacle: Akhilesh, Mayawati are the real culprits
By Murshid Kamal for Twocircles.net
Victory has many fathers but defeat is an orphan. In the triumphant camp, Prime Minister Modi is being credited for...
British ‘teddy bear’ teacher leaves Sudan after presidential pardon
By DPA
London : A British school teacher jailed in Sudan for naming a teddy bear Mohammed was released and expected back in Britain Tuesday, ending a controversy hailed in Britain as a victory for "common sense".
Gillian Gibbons, 54, was handed over to the British embassy in Khartoum Monday following a pardon from Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, after serving just over a week of a 15-day jail term for "insulting religion".
She boarded a flight later in the evening, British news agency PA reported.
Security beefed up at Ajmer Dargah
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Ajmer: In the wake of the Jaipur serial blasts that claimed 64 lives, the authorities have decided to tighten security in and around the dargah (shrine) of sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer.
Nazim (manager) of the Dargah Committee Ahmad Raza said on 16th May that a delegation will meet the chief secretary of the state and request him to hand over the charge of security of the dargah to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
PM greets nation on Milad-un-Nabi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed.
"The universal teachings of love and compassion of Hazrat Mohammad inspire us to work for universal peace and brotherhood," the prime minister said in his message.
Need to create strong innovation culture in India: Mukherjee
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said innovation was the currency of the future and emphasised on the need for creating strong innovation...
US to offer smart-bomb kits, drones to Pakistan: WSJ
By IANS,
Washington : The United States will transfer sophisticated laser-guided-bomb kits to Pakistan as part of a recent push to better arm Islamabad for its military campaign against Islamic militants, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Pakistan will soon receive equipment capable of converting 1,000 traditional munitions into 'smart bombs' that can more precisely strike targets on the ground, the leading US financial daily said Wednesday citing unnamed US military officials.
BJP dubs Tehelka probe as stunt, Congress concerned
By IANS
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday described the Tehelka news magazine's undercover investigative report on the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat as a "political stunt", even as the Congress expressed concern over its timing ahead of state assembly polls.
"It is a political stunt on the eve of elections," BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said.
"This is a collusive sting at the behest of the Congress and the dissidents (in Gujarat BJP) and collusive sting cannot be regarded as investigative journalism," he said.
Kashmir fourth phase turnout dips to less than 50 percent
Jammu/Srinagar : The fourth phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election Sunday saw less than half of the over 14 lakh voters turning...
Elections come and Shahi Imam comes up to lend support
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Patna: The country and the community have witnessed it for last several decades. Whenever elections come the family of Shahi Imams of Delhi’s Jama Masjid comes up and announces its support to party A or party B or sometimes to an alliance. Many times their decision affects few, sometimes it surprises many.
UPA lacks political will to solve Naga issue: Rio
Shillong: Terming the Congress as a "communal party" for shielding certain communities, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Saturday also accused the UPA government of...
Orissa Hajj Committee responds to corruption charges
By TwoCircles.net
Cuttack: Chairman of Orissa Hajj Committee Qari Mohammed Mustafa called allegation against the Hajj Committee as baseless. Talking to reporters on Thursday, Mr. Khan said these allegations of corruption is fabricated and seems to have an ulterior motive.
Indpendent MLA of Orissa legislature Mohammad Ayub Khan has alleged that Hajj Committee members have swindled about Rs. 50 lakhs during the past six years. He claimed that it was done with the connivance of state officials.
Mohmmad Ayub Khan is an independent MLA representing Kantabanji constituency.
Omar asks governor to withdraw land allotment request
By IANS,
Srinagar : National Conference president Omar Abdullah Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir's newly-installed Governor N.N. Vohra to withdraw a request his predecessor made for forestland allotment to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).
"I have today called on Governor N.N. Vohra along with my party legislators and asked him to formally withdraw the request made by his predecessor as head of the SASB for land allotment," Abdullah told a media conference here.
Vohra took oath of office Wednesday, succeeding Lt. Gen. (retd) S.K. Sinha.
Congress nominates painter Samir Aich from Bengal’s Jadavpur
Kolkata : Congress Friday named famed painter Samir Aich as its candidate from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.
Aich, who was in...
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