Ma’dani: Anticipatory bail plea postponed to July 29
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Bengaluru: The anticipatory bail plea submitted by Abdunnasir Ma’dani, 31st accused in the Bengaluru blast case, was yesterday postponed to July 29 for consideration by the Karnataka High Court. The decision was taken by the Criminal Single Bench Judge Js N Ananda as the prosecution asked for more time for his counter-argument when the plea was considered yesterday.
Maharashtra state committee of SDPI formed
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: The Social Democratic Party formed its Maharashtra state committee yesterday. Liyakath Khan from Pune has been elected the President. Azhar Thamboli from Solapur and Amir Idrisi from Mumbai are the general secretaries. The committee was formed in the delegates meet held in Pune in the presence of the national general secretary A Saeed and working committee members like Maulana Usman Baig and Abdul Gaffar Shakir Aafaqi.
WPI welcomes Apex Court guidelines on police encounters
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Welfare Party of India, in a statement, appreciated and hailed the apex court guidelines on deaths in police encounter for mandatory registration of FIRs and investigation by CID or any other independent agency.
Muslim delegation meets Telangana CM over “encounter” killing
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: A delegation of Muslim political and religious leaders under the umbrella of Muslim United Front met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at his secretariat office on Thursday evening and demanded an independent inquiry into the killing of five Muslim under-trial youth.
Indian doctor robbed at knife point in Melbourne
By IANS,
Melbourne/Thiruvananthapuram: An Indian doctor working in a Melbourne hospital was robbed of money and his mobile phone at knife point, his colleague's husband said Monday.
Speaking to IANS from Melbourne, Thiruvallam Bhasi, who edits a students magazine published there, said the incident occurred Friday when Mohammed Javed was walking back from the Box Hill Hospital after attending a late night call.
Justice Harun-Ul-Rashid appointed as a Judge of Kerala High Court
By TwoCircles.net news desk
New Delhi: Justice Harun-Ul-Rashid has been re-appointed as a judge of Kerala High Court by the president of India along with two other judges - Justice Valiyaparambil Kuttappan Mohanan and Justice Giri Venkitasubramani.
Born in 1952, Justice Harun-Ul-Rashid after completion of his graduation he took admission in the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
Justice Thenammakkal Ismail Rawther Harun-ul-Rashid obtained Law degree on 13th January of 1979.
Godman held for rape bid
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 36-year-old godman has been arrested for attempting to rape a woman here, police said Friday.
Solution to Israel-Palestine conflict possible in 2008: Abbas
By DPA
Jakarta : A final solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be in place before the end of 2008, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said here Monday ahead of an anticipated international peace conference in the US.
Abbas, seeking support from Muslim allies in South-East Asia, said in a brief prepared statement following talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that he was hoping for a final resolution within a year.
Maha home minister Arif Naseem Khan gets threat calls, seeks ‘Z’ security
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: The state home ministers of Maharashtra (both urban and rural) have demanded the state home minister Jayant Patil that their security should be upgraded from ‘Y’ to ‘Z’ category.
As per the media reports, Arif Naseem Khan, state home minister (urban) and Nitin Raut, state home minister (rural), in a letter to Jayant Patil have said that both of them have received murder threats from the terrorists and the Naxalites.
Kashmir youth selected for 100 Young leaders award
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Bringing laurels to the valley, a youth from Baramulla district, Amood Gulzar, has been selected for 100 young Leaders...
Over 200 kg charas missing from Goa police warehouse
By IANS,
Panaji : More than 200 kg of charas (hashish), worth Rs.2 crore, is missing from a highly-protected warehouse at the Goa police headquarters, sources said.
Crime Branch officials stumbled upon the revelation while auditing the stock of drugs stored inside the 'muddemal' (material evidence) warehouse of the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) following the arrest of five police officials last month for their links with the narcotics mafia.
Will autopsy on Benazir’s body become necessary?
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : The body of Pakistan's slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto may need to be exhumed for an autopsy if the government allows international experts to institute a probe into her assassination.
Bhutto died after gunshots and a suicide bombing Thursday evening following a public rally at Rawalpindi's Liaquat Bagh. Though there was no autopsy carried out on her body, the procedure might become necessary now with her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) demanding a probe by an international team of investigators.
Kuwaiti Cabinet of Ministers issues statement condemning attacks on Muslims in India
By TCN News
Kuwaiti Cabinet of Ministers on Sunday issued a press statement condemning attacks on Muslim minority in India.
The letter from Kuwaiti Cabinet of...
Even UPA hasn’t done enough for Muslims, says E. Ahamed
By Sarwar Kashani and T.G. Biju, IANS,
New Delhi : Admitting that Muslims were underrepresented in India's administration, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had not done enough to bridge the "alienation" of the country's largest minority community and demanded reservation and special recruitment to bring them "at par".
Ahamed, who earlier this week was nominated president of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), said the government needed to take steps to bring Muslims at par with other social groups.
Leh flood: Priority to ensure shelter before winter
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Leh: Heavy rains have brought Leh the most devastating flood in more than half a century. Even though it has been two weeks since the heavy rains, things are yet to come to normal with the loss of life and property added to the uncertainty of those missing. Roads and bridges were destroyed. Even concrete buildings including those of the government were washed off by the heavy flood.
Vietnamese woman held with heroin worth Rs.140 mn in Karnataka
By IANS,
Bangalore : A Vietnamese woman was caught at Bangalore international airport early Thursday when she was allegedly trying to smuggle out over four kg heroin worth Rs.140 million in the international market, an official said.
Commissioner of Customs, A.K. Kaushal told reporters that the woman identified as T. Nguyen Thi Trang, 24, was detained while boarding a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok enroute Hanoi.
She had arrived from Delhi and Bangalore customs officials had been tipped off by their Delhi colleagues.
AMU alumni pledge hostel construction, sign MoU
By TCN News
The Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mohd Nadeem Hussain, CEO, M. H. Exports and a distinguished...
Hate speech: Uma Bharti defends Togadia
By IANS,
Nagpur: BJP leader Uma Bharti Friday defended Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia, who has been booked in a hate speech case.
“Leaders” should learn from the people
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
Quite often an occasion arises in public life when even good leaders lose contact with public mood and do things that drive them further away from the people. At the time of partition of India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was so exasperated that he said a point had reached in his political career where he had to decide whether he wanted to lead the people or be led by them. The third course, that of ignoring the people, would further isolate him.
Kashmir situation needs tangible political steps: PDP legislator
By Sarwar Kashani, IANS,
New Delhi: Poor handling of the Kashmir unrest has taken it to a crisis situation where it has gone beyond the capacity of the Omar Abdullah administration and nothing short of a "tangible political approach" by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can settle it, an opposition PDP lawmaker said Sunday.
German Bakery blast convict fear for his life in Yerwada Jail; Appeals to Bombay...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Pune: The lone convicted person in 2010 German Bakery Blasts case at Pune has approached Bombay High Court for transfer from Yerwada Jail here to Mumbai’s Central prison, expressing apprehension of being killed by the hardened criminals in the jail.
Mirza Himayat Baig (32 Years), who was convicted for death by the Pune’s session court in 2012 for his alleged involvement in German Bakery Blasts in February 2010, has asked for intervention of High Court for keeping him in Mumbai prison.
Lost and found: two bodies from Hyderabad morgue
By IANS
Hyderabad : Two bodies, which had mysteriously disappeared from the morgue of a government-run hospital here, were recovered Sunday with the kin of the deceased suspecting a racket to sell body parts.
The incident involves the Osmania General Hospital, one of the oldest and biggest government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh.
Relatives of the deceased created a ruckus in the morgue, alleging that the hospital employees were involved in selling the bodies.
Syria, Bahrain signs agreement for training, rehabilitation
By NNN-KUNA
Damascus : The Insurance Supervision Organization and Bahrain Institute for Financial and Banking Studies signed on Sunday a cooperation agreement for training and rehabilitation at the Ministry of Finances.
Minister of Finances Mohammad al-Hussein underscored the strength of relations between Syria and Bahrain in all fields, particularly in financial and banking, stressing the importance of exchanging expertise in enhancing mutual work.
Jai Ho again: Rahman, Gulzar bag nominations at Grammy
By Agence India Press,
Mumbai: This victory chant has no end in sight. AR Rahman has done it again for India as his illustrious song Jai Ho has bagged another international acclaim in a nomination for the highest musical honour in world- the Grammy award.
The multi-talented composer has bagged two Grammy nominations for the Oscar winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. The versatile composer has been nominated in the category of ‘Best Song Written For Motion Picture’ along with Gulzar and Tanvi Shah.
The legacy of the Shankar-Shad Mushaira
By Bushra Alvi Razzack for Twocircles.net
Delhi: Dilliwalas can never get enough of Urdu poetry. In spite of inclement weather, Urdu lovers converged in...
State Police to probe the allegations made by the Malegaon Blast accused
By Aleem Faizee, ummid.com,
Malegaon: In a decision that can perhaps change the course of the investigations into the Malegaon 2006 blast case, the State Government in Maharashtra has instructed the State Police to look into the allegations made against the police officials by the accused in his affidavit.
63 Godhra acquitted by court leave Sabarmati Jail
By IANS,
Ahmedabad: All the 63 people acquitted by a court in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were released from Sabarmati Central Jail here Tuesday and taken to Godhra in two buses.
NMCME Standing Committee Gives Patient Hearing to Minorities’ woes in Education Field
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: The Standing Committee of the National Monitoring Committee for Minorities' Education, (NMCME), gave a patient hearing to the leadership of minority communities' running educational institutions listening to their woes in uplifting the educational standards of their masses in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states in the absence of adequate support from the Central and State Governments here on Thursday.
From Homemaker to Entrepreneur: Asiya Begum’s Inspiring Journey in Indoor Mushroom Cultivation and Rooftop...
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a region where unemployment among youth is a pressing issue, Asiya Begum, a 29-year-old woman from North Kashmir, has emerged as...
Agra: VHP and allied Hindutva groups took out Tiranga Yatra despite section 144
Agra (IANS): Supporters of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindutva organisations on Wednesday took out a procession and two-wheeler rally in Agra in...
Kashmir blast: Injured girl dies in hospital
By IANS,
Srinagar: An eight-year-old girl, critically injured in a grenade blast in south Kashmir Sunday, died in hospital here Monday, police said.
Kashmiris celebrate Musharraf’s victory
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar : Though the fate of Pakistan President is still hanging in fire, the supporters of separatists leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq celebrated the victory of Gen Parvez Musharraf by bursting crackers and taking out a victory procession in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, here on Sunday.
Get full advantage of the holy month
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
We are moving quickly towards the end of the first ashrah (ten days) of the holy month of Ramadan. See, how quickly time passes. It passes more quickly if you are busy praying and reading from the Quran.
DU professor Saibaba gets life imprisonment for Maoist links
Mumbai, (IANS): Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, who is wheelchair-bound, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Maharashtra court for his links...
Terror wears uniform in Hyderabad
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
26 Muslim youth have been arrested in the aftermath of Hyderabad bomb blasts but none of them have been charged for bomb blast case. If Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee of India (CLMCI), a human rights organization based in Hyderabad is to be believed many more can be arrested. Muslims of Hyderabad are living under a terror where perpetrators are uniformed and all state machinery seems to be against its citizen.
26 Muslim youth have been arrested in the aftermath of Hyderabad bomb blasts but none of them have been charged for bomb blast case. If Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee of India (CLMCI), a human rights organization based in Hyderabad is to be believed many more can be arrested. Muslims of Hyderabad are living under a terror where perpetrators are uniformed and all state machinery seems to be against its citizen.
Shiv Sena hails RSS chief for Mother Teresa remarks
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena has patted Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remarks on Nobel laureate Mother Teresa terming them as...
Seven years after Sachar Report, no change in condition of Muslims in WB: New...
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Seven years after the Sachar Committee Report, there is no marked change in the socio-economic conditions of Muslims in West...
Liberhan report parrots Sangh Parivar claims
By TwoCircles.net staff writer
Liberhan report’s third chapter is “Sequence of Events” that led to the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6th, 1992 by Hindutva organizations. In listing various events related to the movement to destroy the masjid, Justice MS Liberhan has given version of events that tells the Sangh Parivar’s stories.
He mentions as facts that the masjid was locked since 1934. He fails to mention that Muslim position has been that the namaz were offered there up until the night of December 23rd, 1949 when idol was placed in it.
‘Manipur situation too complex to expect dramatic change’
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress may have won a clear mandate in Manipur but the tribal situation in the state is too complex to expect any dramatic changes soon, says a Manipur ex-minister.
Bengali Muslim workers have left Rajsamand out of fear after Mohd Afrajul’s murder: PUCL...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Shambhu Lal, the killer of Afrajul Islam, was allegedly disturbed after demonetisation event last year during which his business succumbed, stated...
RSS: Connecting patriotism with religion for politics
By Ram Puniyani
The word ‘anti-national’ has been in vogue from last few years. Simply put, all those who are criticizing the RSS and its...
10 Die, bridges collapse as floods hit Algeria’s M’sila province
By NNN-APS
Batna, Algeria : Torrential rain in east central provinces in Algeria have caused the death of ten people and the collapse of two bridges in the province of M’sila, 250 km southeast of Algiers.
The floods have also affected Batna, 435 km east of Algiers, and disrupted road traffic in Biskra, 400 km south of Algiers.
In the province of M’sila, the rise in water level of the Mesrane River, in S’lim municipality, swept away eight members of the same family who were inside their vehicle.
Two Days ‘National Convention of Muslim Women’ begins in New Delhi
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A two days National Convention of Muslim Women with the title ‘Sadak Se Sansad Tak’ has started in New Delhi...
क्या नाम है!…अशफ़ाक़…पांच गोलिया चलीं और बेवा हो गई 11 दिन की दुल्हन
इसरार अहमद, twocircles.net
दिल्ली। क़रीब 50 लोगों की मौत के बाद पूर्वी दिल्ली के इलाक़ों में हिंसा थम गई है। इन तीन दिनों में कई...
Goa minister’s son booked for rape; he’s innocent says father
By IANS,
Panaji : Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte's son Rohit, charged with allegedly raping a 14-year-old German girl, Tuesday managed to elude the police, even as his father maintained he was innocent.
Superintendent of Police (North) Bosco George told mediapersons Tuesday evening that the minister had also been made an accessory to the crime.
"We have served a notice at Rohit's home asking him to report to the Calangute police station as soon as possible," said George.
Ranchi CBSE topper Shaista Sultana has ambition to join NASA
By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Shaista Sultana, a resident of Rahmat Colony in Doranda, Ranchi, created a history by topping Ranchi in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 2008 examination.
Centre asked not to shrug off re-building flood-hit Kashmir
New Delhi : Three months after unprecedented floods ravaged many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has warned the central government against...
TRS legislator surrenders in human trafficking case
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) A Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) legislator in Andhra Pradesh surrendered Thursday in connection with the human trafficking scam, the second member of the party to do so.
Soyam Bapu Rao, a rebel TRS legislator, reached the Central Crime Station of Hyderabad police Thursday morning and surrendered himself. Police took him into custody and are likely to produce him in a court later in the day.
Hyderabad police had last week registered a criminal case against him on charges of securing passports for others in the name of his wife and two children.
Naseer and Shafas questioned in Kochi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: The suspected Lashkar e Toiba terrorists Thadiyantavide Naseer and Shafas were today questioned in Kochi. Both will be taken back to Bangalore tomorrow. The police have taken to custody many vehicles reportedly used by the men and their aides to transport explosives and others for the Bangalore blast.
Pakistan deploys Army to maintain peace
By IRNA
Rawalpindi : Army was deployed in most parts of southern Sindh province to maintain peace in the troubled areas, where violence claimed more than 20 lives on Friday.
"On requisition of Sindh Government Army troops have been deployed in 16 Districts of the Province including Karachi to assist local administration in restoration of law and order," an army statement said.
Army authorities have been tasked to coordinate law enforcement action being conducted by Police and Rangers.
Yasin Bhatkal to be questioned by UP Police
Lucknow : Indian Mujahideen commander Yasin Bhatkal will soon be interrogated by the Uttar Pradesh Police, an official said Thursday.
The official said formalities for...
SC seeks response on women’s entry in mosques
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim...
मेरठ: दिल्ली दंगा पीड़ितों के लिए राशन इकट्ठा कर रहे लोगों पर, पुलिस ने...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर, Twocircles.net
मेरठ। भले ही यूपी पुलिस के कुछ अफ़सर लोगोंं का भरोसा जीतने के अथक प्रयत्न कर रहे हो मगर फिर भी अल्पसंख्यक...
Bhutto nominee may be Pakistan’s deputy PM
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) A nominee of exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto may become Pakistan's deputy prime minister under a political deal being worked out with President Pervez Musharraf.
The Nation newspaper said Tuesday that Makhdoom Amin Fahim, a leading light of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of Bhutto, had been offered the deputy prime ministership in 2002 and might get the offer again.
16 year old youth shot dead by security forces in Kashmir
Forces acted in violation of Standard Operation Procedure (SOP), says Police
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: A Youth was shot dead when security...
Kolkata women welcome Triple Talaq judgment
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain
Women organizations in Kolkata on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court decision on Triple Talaq terming it historic which will usher in new era...
For India’s ‘missile woman’, it is all about rocket science
By Ritu Sharma, IANS
New Delhi : She has been dubbed India's 'missile woman', one in the team of India's elite scientists behind the Agni III, India's longest-range nuclear capable missile that can hit targets up to 3,000 km. But then Tessy Thomas is not called 'Agni Putri', or daughter of fire, for nothing.
Australia should apologise to peace loving India: Haneef
By IANS
Bangalore : Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef Monday said he did not expect an apology from the Australian government for detaining him on false terrorism charges, but "would appreciate an apology for my peace loving country and its citizens in India". He also said he wanted to return to Australia and would "fight" to get back his cancelled work visa.
Bangalore : Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef Monday said he did not expect an apology from the Australian government for detaining him on false terrorism charges, but "would appreciate an apology for my peace loving country and its citizens in India". He also said he wanted to return to Australia and would "fight" to get back his cancelled work visa.
MPs to probe encroachment of Waqf land
By IANS
Bhopal : A parliamentary team is set to probe encroachment of Waqf land, including Muslim burial grounds, in Madhya Pradesh.
All victims, regardless of religion, of Hadgaon riots get financial help from Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Malegaon (Maharashtra) unit of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has reached out to this year’s Hadgaon riot victims and provided them monetary help so as to assist them in compensating the losses suffered during riots.
Distinguishingly the Jamiat has not only helped victims belonging to minority community but to people of all faiths without considering their religion, race or caste.
WPI welcomes T-Bill
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Welfare Party of India has expressed happiness and supported the decision to form Telengana bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. Welfare Party of India national general secretary Dr. S.Q.R. Ilyas in a statement said that finally the cries of the people of Telengana for a new state for long have been heard and justice delivered.
Gujarat to challenge probe by apex court panel against Modi
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Gujarat government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was set to challenge the court's April 27 order for a probe into the role of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 politicians as well as bureaucrats in the communal violence of 2002.
Senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the Gujarat government, stated this to judges D.K. Jain, P. Sathasivam and Aftab Alam while objecting the court's move to extend the tenure of the special probe panel, headed by former CBI director R.K. Raghvan, till Dec 31.
Youths run over policemen in Greater Noida
By IANS,
Greater Noida: A police official was critically injured along with four other policemen when eight drunk youth in three cars ran over them in the Kasna area of Greater Noida Wednesday night, police said Friday. All the eight have been arrested.
The sub inspector is now battling for life at Kailash Hospital in Greater Noida.
Suicide bombing kills four Iraqis, wounds 18
By NNN-KUNA
Baghdad : Four Iraqis were killed and 18 others were wounded in a suicide bombing in Baqouba, which targeted a checkpoint manned by operatives of the Al-Sahwa (awakening) group.
Director of operations at the Ministry of the Interior Major General Abdel-Karim Khalaf said Wednesday that the explosion appeared to have targeted members of the Al-Sahwa.
LTTE arms procurement chief arrested in Bangkok
By Xinhua
Bangkok : Thai police has reportedly arrested the chief arms procurer of the Sri Lanka militant group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), local media reported Tuesday.
Citing a report from online newspaper Asian Tribune from Sri Lanka, Bangkok Post and The Nation news websites here said that Kumaran Pathmanadan has been arrested by police in Bangkok Monday, although Thai authorities have not yet confirmed the news.
Pakistan PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto arrives in Washington
By NNN-APP
Washington : Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto arrived here Sunday evening for a visit to the US capital ahead of her planned return to Pakistan next month.
The former prime minister, who is scheduled to return to Pakistan on Oct 18, will deliver a speech Tuesday on the Capitol Hill on “The Political Situation in Pakistan” at an event, organised by the Middle East Institute.
Former US ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin, who heads the institute, will moderate the presentation.
Abbas, Jordan’s PM discuss U.S.-proposed peace conference
By Xinhua
Amman : Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit on Thursday discussed the ongoing preparations for holding the U.S.-proposed international peace conference.
Bakhit told reporters after the meeting that it was important to push the political process forward in one hand, and to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians through the removal of barriers and release the largest possible number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees on the other.
“Maintain your Islamic identity” says E.Ahmed
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: Muslim Students’ Federation (MSF) third conference was inaugurated by Hon. State Railway Minister Mr.E.Ahmed at Quade-Millath-Manimandapam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday 31 January 2010. Muslim Students from Kerela and Puducherry attended the conference in great numbers. Among the distinguished guests who participated were Prof.Khader Moideen, former Member of Parliament, and General Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League, Mr.K.M.A. Aboobacker.
घटते पारसी, सोती सरकार!
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
दिनों-दिन तेज़ी से घट रही पारसियों की जनसंख्या को रोकने के लिए सरकार ने जो स्कीम लांच की थी, वो खुद...
Children at Al Qamar Academy perform Mock Haj
By TCN News,
Chennai: With the Haj about to start in Saudi Arabia, the children at Al Qamar Academy in Chennai enacted out a mock-Haj.
Ahmed Patel, Azim Premji, Zakir Naik among 100 Most Powerful Indians for 2010
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Eminent Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik is in the 100 Most Powerful Indians in 2010 list published recently by The Indian Express. Ranked at 89, he is much ahead of other religious gurus like Baba Ramdev (at No. 99) and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (at No. 100). There are eight Muslims in the list.
Other seven Muslims are, however, much ahead of Dr Zakir Naik: Congress leader Ahmed Patel (10), AR Rahman (31), Aamir Khan (39), Shah Rukh Khan (47), Omar Abdullah (57), Azim Premji (60).
Military chopper crashes in Pakistan, four killed
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Four soldiers were killed when an army helicopter crashed in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province Monday, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.
The chopper on a routine flight crashed when it was landing near Jhelum valley in Punjab province.
US offers India package on terrorism post Mumbai attacks
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington : The US is working on a package for India on dealing with the situation in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks for which a Pakistan-based terror group has been blamed, a top military commander has said.
The proposed package to India would "help them understand some of the lessons that we very painfully learned in the wake of our Sep 11 attacks, in information sharing, collaboration and cooperation", Admiral Timothy Keating, the head of the US Pacific Command, said.
Chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ should be passion: Naqvi
New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that "chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' should not...
Hindus join Orissa Muslims in Muharram processions
By IANS
Bhubaneswar : Continuing a tradition, thousands of Hindus Sunday joined Muslims' Muharram processions in parts of Orissa.
In Sambalpur, Kendrapada and Bhadrak, Hindus joined the procession to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed.
"We not only joined them but also played a lead role the way we have done in the past," said Lal Mohan Padhiary of Sambalpur town, some 350 km from here.
Jamia Millia alumni to write to University VC against invitation to PM Modi for...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
NewDelhi: The move by Jamia Millia Islamia University to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Rizwanur’s family denies knowledge of payoff for separation
By IANS
Kolkata : The relatives of Rizwanur Rahman, whose mysterious death here in September following his marriage to the daughter of a Hindu industrialist triggered a public outcry, claim they are surprised by media reports that people known to them had taken money for separating the couple.
Jaitley criticises Congress over GST
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday criticised the Congress over the GST bill, saying the party was not in a mood...
India declares USD one mln for Gaza victims, appeals for peace
By KUNA,
New Delhi : India has allocated USD one million in aid to Gaza victims, responding to an appeal made by the UN Refugee Welfare Agency (UNRWA) to the international community for providing economic relief to the victims of Israeli strikes.
India's External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Vishnu Prakash, in a press release Saturday, said that this assistance would help create an atmosphere for the peace process to resume in the area.
Dressed in Pathani suit, Modi inaugurates heritage week at Sarkhej Dargah
By TCN Special Correspondent,
CBI to probe British teenager’s death in Goa
By IANS
Panaji : The Goa government has finally decided to hand over the probe into British teenager Scarlette Keeling's murder here in February to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following repeated demands from the victim's mother.
"The process to hand over the matter to CBI is on," Goa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kishan Kumar told IANS Wednesday.
Earlier, he told mediapersons that he had written to the state home department to transfer the investigations to the central agency since the Goa Police had nothing to hide on the issue.
Kamala Suraiya: A great life, a greater death
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
Kamala Suraiya lived a great life, and her death was greater still.
Thousands participated in the funeral of the great writer at the Palayam Juma Masjid, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, 2nd June. Imam Moulavi Jamaludheen Mankada led the prayer. Prominent leaders of all walks of life were present.
SC admits Andhra appeal on Muslims reservation row
By Manoj Khar, AIP,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today admitted an appeal filed by the Andhra Pradesh Government challenging the High Court verdict striking down a law providing four per cent reservation for Muslims in educational institutions and jobs.
A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Deepak Verma while admitting the State's special leave petition said it would pass an interim order on the issue on March 25.
Huge cache of explosive seized on the border of Maharashtra and MP; 2 Rajasthan...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nagpur: In a joint operation Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Madhya Pradesh police seized a huge cache of bomb-making material from a house in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. They also arrested two persons from the rented house, who are originally from Rajasthan.
Police conduct search in parts of Hyderabad
Hyderabad : Police conducted cordon and search operations late Monday night and in the early hours of Tuesday in parts of Hyderabad's old city...
Maoist attack on police camp repulsed
By IANS
Raipur : A group of heavily armed Maoists opened fire early Saturday on a special police officers (SPOs) camp in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Dantewada district, but the attack was repulsed by the alert personnel.
Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma said the rebels opened indiscriminate fire on the Chitalanka camp at around 1 a.m. The Maoists, numbering around two dozen, assumed the SPOs to be unarmed and sleeping, but the SPOs opened fire quickly. Within 10 minutes, backup forces reached the camp and repulsed the attack.
Government begins initiatives towards development of Waqf properties across the country
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Long time overlooked Waqf properties in the country have finally got substantial government focus on Monday when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO) and the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC), for developing the Waqf properties.
Police “combing operation” in Mumbra shocks residents
By Irfan Usmani
Mumbai: On March 13, between 1.30-2.00 a.m., about a dozen police vehicles, of which 7-8 were big vans, quietly reached Rasheed Compound...
Indian Americans express outrage over mob lynchings in India through protests across US
TCN News
The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States and various coalition partners held protests...
Malayali community protests against Delhi Police ‘raid’
New Delhi: Delhi's Malayali community on Wednesday staged a protest here to condemn the police 'raid' at Kerala House on a complaint that beef...
First property investment Arab gathering starts in Syria
By NNN-KUNA
Damascus : The First Arab Gathering for Real Estate Investment Companies kicked off Monday evening in Damascus with a view to seeking ways of encouraging small to medium-sized property and housing development projects.
The two-day gathering, which is jointly sponsored by the BAZ property development company and the Kuwaiti Aref investment group has attracted several experts in the field of property and tourist investment.
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar cancels UN Rakhine visit
Nay Pyi Taw, (IANS): A planned visit by UN officials to Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has seen a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims, has been...
Times Square plot: 11th suspect held in Pakistan
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistani officials have detained an 11th person in connection with the botched attempt of bombing New York's Times Square early this month, CNN reported quoting a Pakistani intelligence source.
The man, identified as Qamar Ejaz, is the brother of Adnan Ejaz, a former major in Pakistani army who is already in custody for having alleged links with Faisal Shahzad, the prime suspect in the plot, said the intelligence source, who requested anonymity.
However, it was unclear how Ejaz is linked to Faisal Shahzad or the Times Square bombing plot.
In-laws booked for Mumbai’s triple-suicide case
By IANS,
Mumbai: The in-laws of a chartered accountant who jumped to death with her two minor children earlier this week have been booked, police said here Saturday.
Graveyards & crematorium data point to Delhi govt’s under-reporting of Covid19 deaths
By Laiba Zahid, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: One of the most severely impacted cities in India by COVID-19, has been accused by opposition parties of under-reporting...
U.S. marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq
By Xinhua
Baghdad : A U.S. marine has died in a non-combat related incident in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
The marine assigned to the Multi National Force-West died on Sept. 15, a military statement said without providing further details.
It said the incident was under investigation.
Anbar province is a Sunni insurgents' stronghold, which stretches from the western edges of Baghdad to the Saudi, Jordanian and Syrian borders.
Chidambaram confers with PM as government condemns Maoist attack
By IANS,
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday evening as the government condemned the Maoist attack on "hapless civilians" in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh that left at least 50 dead, the second such murderous assault in 40 days in the state.
"We strongly condemned the attack by Maoists on hapless civilians," the home minsitry said.
Pakistan test fires new cruise missile
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistan Saturday test fired a new Hatf-8 cruise missile, Dawn News reported.
Named "Raad", which means "thunder", the new Hatf-8 cruise missile is an air-launched missile and has a range of 350 km, according to the report.
It has low defection probability due to its stealth capabilities and can carry all kinds of warheads. The new cruise missile can be launched from a variety of air platforms.
Jharkhand announces schemes for madrasas
By TwoCircles.net staff reproter,
Patna: With an eye on Lok Sabha elections Jharkhand Chief Minister Mr. Shibu Soren announced that all problems faced by madarasas will be solved soon. He announced a number of proposals that will benefit madrasas.
Addressing a Jharkhand Madrasa Teachers Conference on Dec. 2nd in Ranchi, Mr. Soren asked the madrasa teachers to run their madrasas and classed with full devotion and the government is committed to help them in meeting all requirements.
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US embassy delegation visits Darul Uloom Deoband
By RINA International Service
Deoband: A delegation from US embassy in New Delhi visited Darul Uloom Deoband on November 15, 2007. Members of the delegation held talks with rector of Darul Uloom Deoband Maulana Marghoobur Rahman and its vice-rector Maulana Qari Mohammad Usman for long hours.
Dawood aide arrested in Lucknow with fake currency
By IANS,
Lucknow: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's suspected aide allegedly involved in making fake passports has been arrested here, an official said Wednesday.
The state's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Mohammad Ashraf late Tuesday from the Burlington crossing in the Hussainganj area of the city, Additional Director General of Police Brij Lal told reporters.
"Ashraf is also involved in making fake passports of a number of shooters working for the D Company (as Dawood Ibrahim's gang is commonly known as)," Lal said.
Fifteen Iraqis killed in suicide bombing
By DPA
Baghdad : At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured Monday when a suicide attacker detonated an explosives-laden tanker close to the police headquarters in Iraq's Bayji city, 200 km north of here.
Mumbai trains blasts: Five awarded death, seven life in jail
Mumbai: A Mumbai special court on Wednesday awarded death penalty to five and life sentence to seven others, all convicted in the 7/11 serial...
Communal hostility up in BJP rule: Sarkar
Agartala : Communal violence has increased after the BJP-led government headed by Narendra Modi took power in India, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...
BJP practising politics of blood, says Rahul
By IANS,
Dehradun: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday accused the BJP of practising "politics of blood" by dividing people along religious and caste lines,...
Bank cashier quizzed on recovery of fake currency notes
By IANS,
Lucknow : The police probing the recovery of fake currency notes in Uttar Pradesh have taken a cashier of the State Bank of India branch at Domariyaganj into remand for further quizzing, officials said.
A team of the Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CBCID) visited the branch for investigation, they said.
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) team, which raided the branch Monday, has to date recovered fake currency notes with a denominational value of Rs.7 million and the scanning was still in progress, the officials said.
Congress won’t allow students’ voice to be crushed: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee over the JNU row, vowing his party won't allow the...
Need for a neutral panel to oversee investigations into terror attacks: Majlis-e-Mushawarat
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan has expressed deep pain and concern over the bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
Offering his sincere condolences to the family members of the innocent victims, he said that no effort should be spared to nab the real culprits behind these dastardly crimes against the country and the people of India.
‘अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय बाज़ार में तेल की कीमतों में कमी, पर भारत में बढ़े दाम’
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : केन्द्र सरकार के द्वारा पेट्रोल एवं डीजल की कीमतों में पुनः की गई वृद्धि का भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ने...
Top Hizbul militant, aide killed
By IANS
Srinagar : A top militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen and his aide were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said Sunday.
Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Hanief Khan, the financial chief of HM, as the militant outfit is widely known, and Javaid Iqbal were killed late Saturday in Noorpora village in Pulwama, 42 km from here, a police official said.
MHRD asks Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for possibilities of opening two central schools in Delhi’s...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Seven policemen killed in South Afghanistan
By Xinhua
Kabul : Taliban insurgents killed seven policemen and abducted seven others in an early morning attack on a police check post in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a district police commander said Friday.
"A group of militants today morning surrounded a police check post in Arghandab district of northern Kandahar," Abdul Hakim Jan, a district police commander said, and added: "They killed seven policemen and kidnapped another seven".
CPI (ML) to take on UPA, NDA; 2 Muslims among its 80 candidates
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: The CPI (ML) today released the list of its candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. The party will contest 80 seats in 16 States and 3 UTs. While two of the candidates are Muslims, 20 are from SCs/STs in reserved seats.
Invite to Hurriyat not appropriate: India tells Pakistan
New Delhi : India on Friday advised Pakistan that it would "not be appropriate" for Pakistan's National Security Advisor (NSA) Sartaj Aziz to...
25 candidates in fray for Assam bypolls
Guwahati : A total of 25 candidates are in the fray for Saturday's bypolls in Assam's three legislative assembly constituencies - Silchar, Lakhipur and...
‘Saheb’s’ silence betrays his loyalty, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, (IANS): Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over banking frauds, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that "saheb's" (an allusion...
Muslim youths of Ujjain: Harassed by police and media
Unheard & Unspoken: Terror stories from Madhya Pradesh: Part 3
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Benazir, Nawaz in power sharing deal?
By IANS
Islamabad : Are former Pakistani prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif in a power-sharing deal to rule for five years each?
Protest against teacher’s death peaceful in Kerala
By IANS,
Kozhikode : The dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of Kerala Sunday, to protest against the death of a teacher during an opposition agitation, passed off peacefully.
The shutdown did not affect normal life as traffic was unaffected but commercial establishments remained closed in both the districts.
Maulana Fuzail Ahmad Qasmi passes away
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Maulana Fuzail Ahmad Qasmi, general secretary of Markazi Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind, a breakaway of Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind, passed away last night at AIIMS in New Delhi. He was 60.
After primary education in his native town Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh, he came to Darul Uloom Deoband and got education up to Fazilat. While he was a student ad Deoband he worked as secretary of Uttar Pradesh Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind.
Student held for international credit card fraud
By IANS,
Chennai : A 20-year-old final year commerce student was arrested here Tuesday for allegedly swindling credit card holders abroad to the tune of Rs.400,000, the police said.
Bharat Raj Purohit was arrested from a northern suburb here following a complaint from ebay.com, an online trading company.
He had been allegedly tipped off about the loopholes in the trade by two people based in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a police official in the cyber crime department said.
Can Modi be compared to Hitler?
By Ram Puniyani,
With Modi coming to power in the 2014 elections various analysts have been arguing about the shape of things to come in very diverse ways. Modi himself is being compared to the likes of Nixon, Margret Thatcher, Reagan on one side and Hitler on the other. His being compared to Hitler has met with severe criticism by many other commentators (‘Comparing Hitler’s Germany with India 2014 is odious’, Marcus Pindur and Padma Rao Sunderji, HT 23rd may 2014) have strongly come out saying that Modi is no Hitler and India of 2014 is very different from Germany of 1930s. The authors argue that after the defeat of Germany in the First World War, Germany was going through a rough patch which was worsened by the great depression of late 1920s and this created a situation of the rise of Hitler and his genocidal politics. The second factor which they assert is about the weakness of German Democracy where the Nazi’s with just 30% of the votes could come to power.
Indians in Berlin protest against Citizenship Amendment Act
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
In solidarity with the widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in India, the international community is also protesting against the...
AASU rally against foreigners’ notification
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), the apex students’ organisation of the state, has sent a strong message to the central...
“I am 8, I am 12, please free me”
By Daud Arif,
“My day starts at 6 am, much earlier than other children whom I see getting ready with their uniforms and backpacks while I am cutting potatoes and onions for the Samosas that are to be prepared for the lunch break.
Lok Sabha adjourned over Antulay
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned Monday morning over the remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror strikes.
Speaker Somnath Chaterjee adjourned the house till 1 p.m. after members of the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shouted slogans and marched towards the speaker's podium, demanding Antulay's removal.
Urdu is second language in Delhi
By IANS
New Delhi : Urdu has been accorded the status of second language in the capital after Hindi, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Thursday.
Speaking at a convention of Urdu teachers from seven north Indian states, Dikshit said: "Our government has given status of second language to Urdu in the capital city."
Goa blast case team’s investigative skills under cloud
By IANS,
Panaji: The chief of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the Diwali-eve blast in Goa has come under a cloud with a court picking holes in his crime investigation skills in a 2000 blast in Vasco allegedly carried out by Islamic militant outfit Deendar Anjuman (DA).
KNP to oppose autonomy, division of J&K
By News Agency of Kashmir,
Jammu : Kashmir National Party (KNP) held meeting of its Executive Council under chairmanship of Abbas Butt.
The house was briefed about current situation of the Kashmir dispute. Also the Chair and Nawaz Majid gave details of their visit to AJK and performance of KNP zone there.