Muslim bodies condemn Gorakhpur blasts
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Lucknow : Muslim organisations in Uttar Pradesh, including Imam Qasim Islamic Educational and Welfare Trust (IQIEWT) and Muslim Political Council of India (MPCI) have severely condemned the Gorakhpur bomb blasts and discovery of explosives at Faizabad Railway Station.
Tiger rebels attack navy, 10 sailors killed
Colombo : At least 10 sailors were killed when Tamil Tiger rebel boats attacked a naval base off northern Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, officials sources said.
Bombs target Iraq funeral procession, building workers
Baghdad : Separate bomb attacks in Iraq Thursday targeted a funeral procession in Fallujah and construction labourers in Baghdad killing dozens of people, witnesses and reports said.
No military takeover, assures Bangladesh Army chief
Dhaka : There is no prospect of a military takeover in Bangladesh, its army chief has assured, saying the interim government was preparing for elections as early as possible.
No military takeover, assures Bangladesh Army chief
Dhaka : There is no prospect of a military takeover in Bangladesh, its army chief has assured, saying the interim government was preparing for elections as early as possible.
Pakistani lawyers renew protest rallies against removal of judge
Islamabad : Thousands of Pakistani lawyers on Thursday again boycotted court proceedings across the country and held rallies against the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry by President Pervez Musharraf over misuse of office accusations.
‘Behave or you’ll be made judge in Pakistan’
Islamabad : A naughty child can be threatened with being made "a judge if he is mischievous and chief justice if he is more mischievous", a senior Supreme Court judge has said.
Two Tiger Memon aides among six sentenced
Mumbai : A special court Thursday sentenced six people, including two close aides of absconding key conspirator of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts Tiger Memon, to jail ranging between five and 14 years for their role in smuggling of contraband explosives that were used in the bombings.
Pakistan Army embarrassed over US funding charge
Islamabad : Reports in the US that the Bush administration has been giving $1 billion a year for the past six years to the Pakistan Army has embarrassed the latter with a spokesperson stating that it did not receive anything "directly from the US".
Quack who used swords flees police
Patna : A quack who used to operate on ailing people with a sword rather than surgical equipment is on the run in Bihar after the police decided to arrest him.
Maoists kill two villagers in Bihar
Patna : Two people were killed and as many injured when Maoist rebels attacked a Bihar village, police officials said Thursday.
Pakistani peacekeepers involved in gold trade in Congo: BBC
London/Islamabad : Pakistan's United Nations peacekeepers deployed in Congo were involved in trading in gold and also returned weapons to the militia groups there in 2005, a BBC investigation has alleged.
Transporters stop oil supply to foreign forces in Afghanistan
Islamabad : Pakistani transporters supplying oil to US and NATO troops in Afghanistan have suspended supplies from a major refinery because of repeated militant attacks on tanker trucks at the border, a press report said Thursday.
Tamil Muslims seek quota benefits recommended by panels
Chennai : Tamil Muslims have appealed to the central government to accept the recommendations of the Justice Ranganathan Mishra committee on reservation in jobs and educational institutions for minorities.
Bomb injures six in Colombo
Colombo : A bomb fitted to a motorcycle exploded as a bus carrying soldiers passed by in Sri Lanka's capital Thursday near the harbour, injuring six people, a military spokesman said.
Iran says IAEA report proves its nuclear programme peaceful
Tehran : Iran has said the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the country's nuclear activities prove that they are "peaceful".
American paedophile arrested in Tamil Nadu
Chennai : Tamil Nadu police have alerted the ministry of external affairs after arresting a 60-year-old American paedophile, one of the 100 most wanted men in New York, from the seaside town of Mahabalipuram.
Unicef appeals for $42 mn aid for Iraqi children
New York : Appealing for $42 million for relief assistance for Iraqi children, Unicef said unabated violence in Iraq had pushed children's living conditions to a critical point.
Massive exodus of Palestinians refugees after lull
Tripoli (Lebanon) : A fragile truce that went into effect after three days of violent clashes between an alleged Islamist group and the Lebanese army has ignited a massive exodus of Palestinians from a refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
RTI Act ignored in Kashmir, says campaigner
By Frederick Noronha
IANSPune : India's landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act is not being applied to Jammu and Kashmir. For a change, the state's citizen-campaigners are blaming their politicians for ducking a law that could benefit the people.
Bush outlines foiled Al Qaeda plots on US
Washington : US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his top lieutenant in Iraq to organise terrorist attacks in foreign countries, including against the United States.
China arrests 28 after family-planning riots
Beijing : Police in south-western China's Guangxi region have arrested 28 people after thousands rioted during protests against draconian local enforcement of the government's family-planning policy, state media said Wednesday.
Delhi councillor, husband caught taking bribe
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday arrested a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillor of the Congress party and her husband when they were accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000 from a Delhi resident.
Andhra Pradesh transfers two cops
Hyderabad : The Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday transferred two police officials in connection with the firing on protesters after Friday's bomb blast in the city's historic Mecca Masjid.
Pakistan to probe alleged arms trading by troops in Congo
Kinshasa/Nairobi/Islamabad : Pakistan said Wednesday it will look into allegations that its peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo traded in gold and weapons with militias it was tasked with disarming.
Kolkata hospital employee arrested on molestation charge
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.
Bakhtiar to stay in office despite hugging row
Islamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has turned down the resignation of Minister for Tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar who stirred a controversy by hugging her French parajumping instructor, his office said Wednesday.
Abu Salem confesses involvement in extortion cases
New Delhi : Extradited mobster Abu Salem, facing trial for masterminding and funding the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, has confessed to his role in trying to extort Rs.60 million from two capital-based businessmen in 2002, Delhi Police said Wednesday.
Waqf Board asked to take over Nizamuddin dargah
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi Waqf Board to take over the management of the Nizamuddin dargah and other monuments in its premises in south Delhi.
Threat to blow up Mumbai’s World Trade Centre
Mumbai : Security at the World Trade Centre in downtown Mumbai was scaled up Wednesday after police received an anonymous letter threatening to blow up the twin towers on Thursday.
Dawood’s sister gets interim bail till Thursday
Mumbai : Hasina Parkar, the sister of fugitive mobster and India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, was Wednesday granted interim bail by a local court till Thursday.
Decision on Mohanty expected Thursday
Jaipur : A court here is expected to decide Thursday on issuing a non-bailable warrant against Orissa's senior police official B.B. Mohanty, who faces the charge of helping his son, a rape convict, escape from a Rajasthan jail.
Hyderabad blast: Bangladesh trashes Indian media reports
Dhaka : Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has dismissed reports in a section of Indian newspapers that Bangladeshi nationals were involved in the planning and execution of Friday's bombing in Hyderabad that claimed 16 lives.
Rights body seeks report on Andhra Pradesh police firing
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission Wednesday issued a notice to the Hyderabad police commissioner seeking a report on the police firing on protestors after Friday's bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here.
Berezovsky says Putin ‘involved’ in Litvinenko murder
London : Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky Wednesday repeated his claim that the Russian state - and President Vladimir Putin - were directly involved in the radioactive poisoning of ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko.
Threat to blow up World Trade Centre towers in Mumbai
Mumbai : Security at the upscale World Trade Centre in downtown Mumbai was beefed up Wednesday after an anonymous letter threatening to blast the high rise towers on Thursday was handed over to police.
Britain seeks Russian suspect’s extradition in Litvinenko murder
London/Moscow : British prosecutors have said they would seek extradition of Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoi to charge him with poisoning Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko last November.
Threat to blow up Mumbai World Trade Centre
Mumbai : Security at Mumbai's upscale World Trade Centre was beefed up Wednesday after an anonymous letter threatening to blast the high rise towers on Thursday was handed over to police.
Over 6,000 poultry culled to control bird-flu outbreak
Islamabad : Authorities have culled more than 6,000 birds to control a new outbreak of avian flu at three poultry farms in this Pakistani capital, an official said Wednesday.
Kanishka probe: Delay in wiretap proved costly
Toronto : A former Canadian intelligence official has told a commission investigating the 1985 Kanishka bombing that the process of obtaining a wiretap warrant against a key figure in the terror plot was delayed because of religious concerns.
Indian-American Muslims Protest the Very Low Level Implementation of the Sachar Committee Recommendations
Washington DC : Muslims of India residing in USA are very disappointed at the recent decision of the Government of India regarding the very low level implementation of the recommendations of the Sachar Committee for the upliftment of India's impoverished Muslims. Â This Committee was formed by the Indian government itself and in November 2006 the Prime Minister of India gave public assurances that the committee's recomendations to help the Muslims will be implemented in full.
Press in Baramulla under fear
Supreme Court Notice to GoI on SIMI’s Petition Challenging Ban
Recommendations of SC status to Dalit Christians & Muslims welcomed
American Muslims of Indian origin condemns blasts in Hyderabad & Gorakhpur
Seven militants surrender in Tripura
Agartala : Seven tribal separatists have surrendered to authorities in Tripura after fleeing their camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday.
Kanishka inquiry: Wiretap okay took months, proved costly
Toronto : A former Canadian intelligence official has told the commission probing the 2001 Kanishka bombing that the process of obtaining a wiretap warrant against a key figure in the terror plot was delayed because of religious concerns.
Meeting of Muslim Organisation to discuss blast in Mecca Mosque
Al Qaeda leader in Baquba arrested
Baghdad : Joint Iraqi-US forces have arrested an Al Qaeda leader in the Iraqi city of Baquba, 60 km north-east of Baghdad, reports said Wednesday.
Tata official’s killer in Nepal?
Patna : A man accused of pushing to death a Tata Motors official from the eight floor flat here of a judge has reportedly fled to Nepal, police sources said Wednesday.
Bin Laden made US a top target
Beijing : Osama bin Laden ordered a top lieutenant in early 2005 to form a terrorist cell to plot attacks outside of Iraq and make the US the top target, a senior US official said.
Five more sentenced for Mumbai blasts
Mumbai : A special court trying the 1993 Mumbai bombings cases Wednesday sentenced five more accused to terms ranging from six to 14 years for their role in transporting explosives in the terror strike.
German foreign minister arrives in Pakistan
Islamabad : German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Pakistan Wednesday for talks about the conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan and Islamabad's tense relations with Kabul.
Salary for Maoists, stick for their victims
Kathmandu : Rage glitters in Goma Khadka's eyes as she recounts how she has been passing her days since the Maoists killed her husband Jeevan Khadka who worked for the Nepal Army.
Nine abducted Pakistani officials released
Islamabad : Nine government officials abducted by suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan were freed Wednesday after five days in captivity, media reports said.
‘Iran’s military prepared to defend country’
Tehran : The chief commander of the Iranian army's Ground Force, Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras, has said Iran's armed forces are prepared to defend the country's territorial integrity against foreign invasions.
Indian swami in Trinidad gets bail on sex charges
By Paras Ramaoutar
IANSPort-of-Spain (Trinidad) : A Hindu missionary from India, charged with raping a young woman at his centre in south Trinidad, has been granted $8,000 bail by a local court. The accused also had to surrender his passport to the police.
Top cop, driver injured in Kashmir terror attack
Jammu : A police officer and his driver were critically injured Wednesday when a militant fired at them outside their office in Jammu and Kashmir's Mendhar town.
Bangladesh parties oppose 33 percent women’s quota
Dhaka : The two main political parties of Bangladesh have disapproved of the Election Commission's proposal to reserve 33 percent of nominations for women in elections, despite both being headed by women who have ruled the country.
Santoshi unruffled by death threats
By Subhash K. Jha
IANSMumbai : Arrested gangster Anthony Lobo's revelation to police that he planned to kill Raj Kumar Santoshi has left the versatile filmmaker a little shaken, but he is too busy planning his next venture to bother much.
Israeli airstrikes, rocket attacks continue on Sderot
Tel Aviv : More rocket attacks by radical Palestinian groups were reported late Tuesday on the southern Israeli town of Sderot, as were more Israeli retaliatory airstrikes.
Six killed in bomb blast in Ankara
Ankara : Six people were killed and around 80 injured in a bomb explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara.
Pakistani woman minister resigns over hug
Islamabad : Pakistani Minister for Tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar Tuesday held consultations with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on her resignation over a controversial hug she exchanged with a French paragliding instructor.
Guns boom after 40-minute ceasefire in Lebanon
Beirut : A ceasefire called by Fatah al-Islam, a group suspected of links to the Al Qaeda terror network and battling the Lebanese army in northern Lebanon for three days, lasted only 40 minutes Tuesday, sources said.
Kashmiri separatist leader seeks trifurcation of state
Srinagar : Sajad Gani Lone, the separatist People's Conference leader, Tuesday sought trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir asserting that the three regions of the state had little in common.
Uniform is ‘my skin’, says Musharraf
Islamabad : Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has given a strong indication that he will seek re-election by parliament while still serving as armed forces chief, saying he is inseparable from his uniform, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Villagers clash over medical treatment of woman, 10 injured
Jajpur (Orissa) : At least 10 people were injured, two seriously, in Orissa's Jajpur district when pro and anti- industry groups clashed over the treatment meted out to a pregnant tribal woman in a government hospital.
3 ‘mild intensity’ blasts in Uttar Pradesh, 3 injured
Lucknow : Three people received minor injuries when three "mild intensity" blasts took place within a span of 15 minutes in a busy area of Gorakhpur town in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday evening.
Nigerian militants abduct Lebanese worker
Abuja : Militants in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta abducted a Lebanese construction worker Tuesday, police in the oil-rich region said.
Six guerillas among eight killed in Kashmir
Srinagar : Eight people including six guerillas and a trooper were killed in fiercest gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir's southern district of Pulwama Tuesday.
Jama Masjid imam held, questioned
New Delhi : Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the shahi imam of the historic Jama Masjid here, who wanted to meet the prime minister in connection with last week's blast at a Hyderabad mosque, was detained by police for an hour.
India keen to retain 10,000 ad hoc quota for Haj
New Delhi : India will sign a Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia on Thursday even as it is striving to retain last year's ad hoc quota of 10,000 additional pilgrims, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said here Tuesday.
Nigerian diplomat let off, cash seized
New Delhi : A Nigerian diplomat caught here with $2.27 million before boarding a flight for Lagos has been released but Indian authorities have seized the money, officials said Tuesday.
Abu Salem remanded in seven days’ Delhi police custody
New Delhi : Extradited mobster Abu Salem, facing trial in Mumbai for masterminding and funding the March 1993 serial terror bombings of the metropolis, was Tuesday remanded in Delhi Police custody for interrogation on his role in an extortion bid five years ago.
Threat from sea prompts Coast Guard revamp
Daman : The emerging terrorist threat from the sea has prompted the Indian government to fast track replacement of ageing platforms and systems of the Coast Guard, Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced here Tuesday.
YSR asks police to prevent further terror attacks
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Tuesday asked police and intelligence agencies to take all steps to prevent recurrence of any terror attack in the state.
Former Russian spy to be charged with Litvinenko murder
London : Britain's chief public prosecutor Tuesday recommended that murder charges should be brought against former Russian agent Andrei Lugovoy in connection with the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in London last November.
Jamiat Ulama demands CBI probe into Makkah Masjid blast
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Hyderabad : General Secretary Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Member of Parliament Maulana Syed Mahmood Madani called on Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy soon after arriving here Sunday evening and demanded a thorough probe into the Makkah Masjid blast and subsequent police firing by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), immediate detention and suspension of and stringent action against erring police officials.
IAEA chief to present Iran report Wednesday
Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei will present his report on Iran's nuclear activities Wednesday, a Western diplomat has said.
Sub-inspector sentenced to life for Mumbai blasts
Mumbai : A special court here trying the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts cases Tuesday sentenced sub-inspector V.K. Patil to life imprisonment for conspiracy and abetment in terrorist acts.
Nigerian diplomat not carrying ransom money, investigations on
New Delhi : A day after a senior Nigerian diplomat was caught carrying $2.27 million in his personal luggage while trying to board a flight for Lagos, investigators have yet to establish the reason why he was carrying such huge quantity of cash.
Three militants killed in Pakistan
Islamabad : Pakistani troops killed at least three militants Tuesday in an operation to liquidate a "terrorist" training camp in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
IAEA inspectors arrive in Iran
Tehran : Two inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Iran Tuesday to visit the country's nuclear sites.
Delhi Minorities panel demands report on Hafiz Kamaluddin killing
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : Delhi Minorities Commission has demanded a report on the killing of  madrasa teacher Hafiz Kamaluddin.
Hafiz Kamaluddin was killed allegedly by some police personnel, who later concocted a story that Kamaluddin was a mentally deranged person and was killed in a scuffle with a rickshaw-puller.
Case ordered against officials for evidence tampering
Thiruvananthapuram : A Kerala court Tuesday directed that criminal cases be registered against two government officials for tampering with the medical reports of a nun who died in mysterious circumstances in 1992.
Lie detector test for Bihar boy’s abductor
Patna : After failing to determine whether kidnapped Bihar boy Ankit Gope is dead or alive, police here have decided to put the man arrested for the abduction on a lie detector test.
Suicide car bomb kills 25 in Baghdad
Baghdad : Up to 25 people were killed and 60 wounded when a suicide car bomb attack struck a popular market in southern Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry source said.
Suicide car bomb kills 25 in Baghdad
Baghdad : Up to 25 people were killed and 60 wounded when a suicide car bomb attack struck a popular market in southern Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry source said.
Salem remanded in seven-day Delhi Police custody
New Delhi : A court here Tuesday remanded extradited gangster Abu Salem - who is facing trial in the 1993 Mumbai blasts - in Delhi Police's custody for seven days in two other cases.
Absconder arrested after 38 years in Jharkhand
Ranchi : It has taken police 38 years to arrest a person charged with theft and attempt to murder in Jharkhand.
Sub-inspector gets life term for Mumbai blasts
Mumbai : A special court here trying the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts cases Tuesday awarded sub inspector V.K. Patil life in prison for conspiracy and abetment in terrorist acts.
Indian wife pleads for release of Pakistani husband
Bhopal : A woman in Madhya Pradesh pleaded before the state's Human Rights Commission to seek the release of her 65-year-old husband who was arrested by police two years ago for allegedly being a Pakistani citizen.
Supreme Court registrar returns plea against Musharraf
Islamabad : The Supreme Court registrar office in Pakistan has blocked a constitutional petition challenging President Pervez Musharraf holding the army chief's post.
Minority Commission demands report on police action in Hyderabad
New Delhi: National Minority Commission has demanded a report on
killings of Muslims subsequent to the bomb blast in Mecca Mosque in
Hyderabad. Police opened fire over people protesting against the blast. A total of 18 people were killed in the incidence out of which at least 5 died in police firing.
Minority Commission said in a press release that 4 out of 5 people
were hit on the upper part of their body.
Woman’s family rebuts police theory, say husband behind murder
By Sahil Makkar
IANSNew Delhi : She had a foreboding she would be killed by her husband, say the parents of Archana Grover, found strangled to death in her south Delhi apartment only eight days after she filed a complaint of domestic violence.
Pakistani militant freed despite Al Qaeda links
Islamabad : A militant with links to Al Qaeda whose arrest three years ago was hailed by Washington and Islamabad as a major success in the war against terrorism has been released in Pakistan, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Tankers carrying oil to Afghanistan blasted
Islamabad : Ten tankers carrying oil for US-led troops in Afghanistan were blown up near Pakistan's border town of Torkham when two rockets were fired into the parking lot.
Israel launches air strikes on Gaza amid rocket fire
Tel Aviv : Israeli aircraft fired rockets at two buildings in the central Gaza Strip Tuesday, pushing ahead with an aerial campaign against Palestinian militant factions after a week of intense rocket fire from the Strip.
Drug trafficking: growing role of women is a cause for concern
By Sahil Makkar
IANSNew Delhi : More and more women, including a growing number of college students, are venturing into drug peddling. Some are in search of quick money to augment their lavish lifestyle while some have simply taken over the trade from men.
Lebanese army ready for ceasefire with militants
Beirut : The Lebanese army is ready to impose a ceasefire if Fatah al-Islam militants with links to Al-Qaeda halt attacks against its troops in northern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source has said.
Murmurs against Musharraf, former PM Jamali resigns from party
Islamabad : There were murmurs against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's poll plans and dissensions within the party he blessed erupted, leading to the resignation of former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali from the Pakistan Muslim League (Qaid).
Two Jaish guerrillas, soldier killed in Kashmir
Srinagar : Two guerrillas of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and a soldier were killed early Tuesday when security personnel surrounded a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
A political “round table” before promised Pakistan polls?
Islamabad : The Pakistan government may convene "a round table" of political parties, using it as a "consultative forum", in time for the general elections that President Pervez Musharraf has promised later this year.
Sri Lanka’s Air Force bombs rebel target
Colombo : Sri Lanka's Air Force bombed a target of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the northern Mullativu district Tuesday morning, officials from the Media Centre for National Security said.
20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Kabul : Police have killed 20 Taliban insurgents in the eastern Khost province of Afghanistan, provincial governor Arsala Jamal said.
‘Hindutva lab to test clash-of-civilisation thesis’
By Ashish Mehta
IANSNew Delhi : Gujarat, long seen as a laboratory for right-wing Hindutva ideology, is also the ideal place to evaluate the controversial idea of "clash of civilizations", says an influential American philosopher and critic.
US doctor found guilty of supporting Al Qaeda
Washington : A US doctor has been convicted of supporting Al Qaeda after pledging an "oath of loyalty" to the terrorist group in front of an undercover federal agent, the US Justice Department said.
US urges Israelis to avoid civilians casualties
Washington : The US has urged Israel to avoid harming civilians as it conducts military attacks against Hamas in the Gaza Strip but stood behind the Jewish state's right to defend itself.
Acid attacks on women rising in Nepal
By Sudeshna Sarkar
IANSKathmandu : While Nepal's women politicians are clamouring for higher representation in the government, fear stalks women in the southeastern region of the country due to increasing cases of acid attacks.
Azad chairs Kashmir Unified Command meeting
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir's security scenario was reviewed at a Unified Command meeting here Monday chaired by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, even as he urged officials to respect the sensibilities of the people while conducting anti-militancy operations in the state.
Huge explosives haul from quarries near Nagpur
Nagpur : Four people, including a stone quarry owner, have been arrested from this Maharashtra city for illegally using explosives of the kind that were apparently used in last year's suburban trains blasts in Mumbai.
Three Nigerians arrested at Delhi airport
New Delhi : Three Nigerian nationals were arrested at Delhi's international airport, just before they were to fly out of India, for allegedly cheating many Delhites in a lottery scam, police said Monday.
Cargo ship sinks off Pakistan, crew rescued
Islamabad : Pakistan's navy Monday rescued a crew of nine Indians and two Sri Lankans from a freighter that foundered in the Arabian Sea off the port of Karachi.
Religious students kidnap three more Pakistani cops
Islamabad : Followers of radical clerics in the Pakistani capital kidnapped three more policemen Monday in retaliation for the arrests of fellow students, bringing the number of their hostages to five.
Bird flu outbreaks in Bangladesh serious: FAO
Rome : Terming the bird flu situation in Bangladesh "serious", the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Monday urged the country to engage in "long-term strategic campaigns" designed to control the spread of avian influenza.
With peace roadmap, moderate Hurriyat for unconditional dialogue
Srinagar : Unveiling a roadmap for peace, the moderate Hurriyat group of Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Monday urged Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a bold initiative to resolve the vexed Kashmir issue that has bedevilled India-Pakistan ties for the past 60 years.
Suspended top Orissa cop seeks anticipatory bail
Bhubaneswar : Inspector General of Police Sanjeev Marik, who has been suspended by the Orissa government for his alleged links with criminals, Monday applied for anticipatory bail in the Orissa High Court.
Israel threatens Mashaal, Gaza airstrikes kill five
Gaza City : Israel Monday threatened to assassinate top Hamas political leaders, including Khaled Mashal, as it pressed on with air strikes in Gaza in response to a week of intense rocket fire from the Gaza Strip at its southern territory.
Mobster Abu Salem brought to Delhi for questioning
New Delhi : Abu Salem, who was arrested and extradited from Portugal in 2005 for his alleged involvement in the 1993 Mumbai terror blasts, was Monday brought to Delhi for questioning in two cases of extortion.
Cargo ship with Indians founders off Pakistan
Islamabad : Pakistan's navy mounted a rescue operation Monday to reach the 11-man crew of a cargo ship, which included Indians, that began sinking in the Arabian Sea off the port of Karachi, news reports said.
Jharkhand SIM seller quizzed in Hyderabad blast
Pakistan denies presence of Al Qaeda, CIA agents
Islamabad : Pakistan Monday said there was no Al Qaeda base in their country and that no CIA agents were tracing Osama bin Laden.
Pakistan summons British diplomat over political remarks
Islamabad : Pakistan has summoned the top British diplomat in the country to the foreign ministry to lodge a protest over his political remarks urging "full restoration" of democracy, officials said Monday.
We’ll crack case in a week: Hyderabad Police commissioner
Hyderabad : Police Monday claimed to have made progress in the investigations into the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here that claimed 16 lives, and said they were confident of cracking the case in a week.
Four policemen jailed for 1993 blasts, Sanjay Dutt summoned
Mumbai : A special terror court Monday sentenced four policemen to six years' rigorous imprisonment each for helping ferry weapons used in the 1993 Mumbai serial lasts, and handed a 10-year jail term to a man who took an AK-56 gun from Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt.
Tihar serial killer a psychopath: police
New Delhi : The alleged serial killer who dumped his victims' bodies outside the Tihar jail here is a psychopath and enjoyed every single murder he committed, police revealed Monday.
Muslim leaders demand CBI probe into Hyderabad blast, firing
Hyderabad : Muslims leaders Monday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday's bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid and the subsequent police firing on protesters.
Bangladesh, UAE sign pact to protect migrant workers
Dhaka : Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that aims to provide better working conditions and protect the rights of Bangladesh migrant workers in the gulf state.
Court dismisses Mallya’s plea to stop trial
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed liquor baron Vijay Mallya's plea to dismiss criminal proceedings initiated against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a trial court here for an alleged economic offence.
Four policemen, another get jail terms in 1993 blasts case
Mumbai : In the first sentencing of policemen in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, a special court Monday sentenced four constables to six years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 each, and 10 years in jail to a man who had taken an AK-56 gun from Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
Dalit Muslims demand publication of Rangnath Mishra Commission report
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: All India United Muslim Morcha has welcomed the decision to
implement recommendations of Sachar Committee but expressed
disappointment that no steps are being taken on the issue of
reservation for Dalit Muslims.
National President of AIUMM, Dr.M.Ejaz Ali said that the downtrodden
section of Muslim can only get benefit with the implementation of
European Parliament to vote on Kashmir report
Man pushed down from judge’s flat, dies
Patna : Residents of this city fearfully assessed security in their buildings Monday, a day after the sensational killing of a company official who was thrown off an eighth floor flat belonging to a judge.
Congress MP acquitted of double murder charge
Kolkata : Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury was acquitted of charges in a double murder case Monday by a West Bengal court.
My son’s life in danger, says blast suspect’s father
Hyderabad : The father of the prime suspect in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid blast Monday disputed that his son was in Bangladesh and alleged that he was in police custody and could be killed in a staged shootout.
Indian militants fleeing Bangladesh after crackdown
Agartala : At least a hundred Indian militants sheltered in camps inside Bangladesh have fled the country and surrendered before authorities here following a crackdown by the caretaker government in Dhaka.
Militants destroy nine oil tankers bound for NATO
Islamabad : Militants armed with rockets destroyed nine tankers delivering oil from Pakistan to NATO forces in Afghanistan early Monday, officials said.
Four bombs recovered from train in Howrah
Kolkata : A major tragedy was averted Monday with officials recovering four bombs from a local train in West Bengal's Howrah station.
Blast suspect’s father fears for son’s life
Hyderabad : The father of prime suspect in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid blast Mohammed Shahed alias Bilal, said Monday his son was not a terrorist and could be killed by the police who, he alleged, had taken him in their custody.
Civilian killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza building
Gaza City/Tel Aviv : An Israeli air strike on a Gaza City building block factory killed a 28-year-old civilian and injured at least three other people overnight, Palestinian medical officials said Monday.
Bombs recovered from local train in Howrah
Kolkata : A possible tragedy was averted Monday with officials recovering two explosive devices from a local train in West Bengal's Howrah station.
The bustle resumes in Hyderabad’s old city
Hyderabad : Life returned to normal in the old quarters of Hyderabad Monday, three days after a blast at the historic Mecca Masjid killed 11 people.
Roadside bomb kills three Iraqi soldiers
Baghdad : A roadside bomb went off near an Iraqi army patrol in western Baghdad Monday, killing three soldiers and wounding two.
Abdullah says PDP plotting trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu : National Conference president Omar Abdullah has accused ruling coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to trifurcate Jammu and Kashmir on regional and religious lines.
One million euros seized in Himachal
Manali : Foreign currency worth one million euros has been seized from two Kashmiri men in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh, police said Monday.
Bengal CID assisting Hyderabad team to trace blast links
Kolkata : The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal is assisting a police team from Hyderabad to probe Friday's blast at the Mecca Masjid in that city amid reports that two people were taken for questioning in Asansol town of the state.
Khaleda’s political secretary sentenced for graft case
Dhaka : Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's political secretary Harris Chowdhury was sentenced to three-year imprisonment by a special court in a graft case Monday.
Emirates Airline to become world’s largest Boeing 777 operator
Abu Dhabi : The Dubai-based Emirates Airline, the second largest and most profitable Arab carrier, will soon become the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 aircraft, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported Monday.
Four policemen, another sentenced in 1993 blasts case
Mumbai : In the first sentencing of policemen in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, a special court Monday sentenced four constables to six years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 each, and a man who had taken an AK 56 from actor Sanjay Dutt to 10 years in jail.