Kashmir shutdown on Hurriyat call
Srinagar : A general strike sponsored by the moderate Hurriyat conference paralysed normal life in the Kashmir Valley Monday with shops, government departments, banks and schools closed.
Nine injured in Assam blast
Guwahati : At least nine people were wounded, one critically, in a powerful explosion at a crowded marketplace Monday in Bongaigaon town of Assam.
Rebels kill two soldiers in Sri Lanka
Colombo : Two solders were killed by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's northern Mullaittivu district Monday morning.
25 Taliban militants killed in South Afghanistan
Kabul : Afghan and international forces killed 25 Taliban insurgents in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, a defence ministry statement Monday.
Gulf ministers call for uprooting terrorism
Riyadh : Interior ministers of the Gulf region have called for concerted efforts to uproot the menace of terrorism.
Visiting 85-year-old Indian swami charged with rape in Trinidad
By Paras Ramoutar
IANS
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad) : A senior Hindu missionary from India, whose trips here attract hordes of visitors including government ministers, has been charged with raping a young woman at his centre in south Trinidad.
Hindus, Muslims equal sufferers of communal strife
New Delhi : Hindus and the Muslims in India have suffered equally in incidents of communal violence that have shown a marginal increase since 2004, says a union home ministry statement on communal situation in the country.
Lawmaker’s house hit as Olmert threatens strikes on Hamas
Tel Aviv/Gaza : At least eight people were killed and 13 wounded when Israeli planes fired missiles Sunday night at the house of a senior Hamas lawmaker, witnesses said.
This man keeps digging out official information
By Frederick Noronha
IANSPune : Meet Harikumar P. This 24-year-old from the northern Karnataka pocket of Kasargod could put a parliamentarian to shame, going by just the volume of Right to Information (RTI) questions he tables.
Fighting between militants, Lebanese army leaves 42 dead
Tripoli (Lebanon) : More than 40 people have been killed in northern Lebanon in fierce fighting between the Lebanese army and Al Qaeda-linked militants who ambushed soldiers near a Palestinian refugee camp.
Hostage crisis builds at Islamabad mosque
Islamabad : Pakistani security forces have pulled back from a radical mosque in Islamabad despite expectations of a storming operation after authorities failed to secure the release of two police officers held hostage inside.
Bangladesh’s rulers planning new political party
Dhaka : A new party may be in the offing in Bangladesh, drawing "young and honest" people from mainstream outfits to establish a new political order - something that members of the present government have been advocating even as they deny harbouring any political ambitions.
Govt’s ‘Muslim package’ no more than a post-dated, mini-cheque, drawn on a failing bank:...
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat expressed its deep disappointment at the decisions of the Union Cabinet on the recommendations of the Sachar Committee.
Members of ousted Iraqi regime to report or face penality
Princess signs contract for a book on King Khaled
Al-Quds brigades announces responsibility for attacking southern Israel
JIH, others condemn police brutality, demand time-bound probe into Friday blast
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : A public meeting held here Saturday under the auspices of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Delhi and Haryana zone and some other organisations expressed its "deep anguish and sorrow over the tragic happenings in the Makkah mosque of Hyderabad."
The meeting prayed to the Almighty to shower His blessings on the souls of the martyrs and extended its heartfelt sympathies towards their families. It also prayed for the well being of the injured and their speedy recovery.
Israel ponders incursion into Gaza, while Quds brigades vow resistance
Lebanon battles Palestinian fundamentalists, 31 dead
Tripoli (Lebanon) : Lebanon's army continued Sunday to battle an Al Qaeda-linked Palestinian group which has vowed to open the "gates of fire" against the Lebanese army after it killed 10 of the militants. The clashes in northern Lebanon so far have killed 31 people, Lebanese security sources said.
Seven Lebanese army troops, four Palestinian gunmen killed in fighting
US death toll in Iraq at 3,409
Ahrar chief calls Friday blast ‘Andhra police terrorism’
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Hyderabad : All India Majlis Ahrar-e-Islam president Maulana Habibur Rahman Thani Ludhianvi lodged his strong protest against the unwarranted police firing on the Muslims who were protesting against the Makkah Majsid blast calling it "Andhra police terrorism" which is "unfortunate and shameful". He was addressing a meeting of the Ahrar here Saturday, reports Urdu daily Hindustan Express.
One arrested for Gurgaon triple murder
Gurgaon : The Gurgaon police Sunday arrested one Lallan, a domestic help, on charges of killing three members of a family that had employed him.
Jealousy behind Pakistan minister Bakhtiar’s resignation: report
Islamabad : Pakistan Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar's reported resignation could have been caused by her being outsmarted by a younger woman colleague with stronger political backing, a report said Sunday.
Clash over Posco project in Orissa village
By IANS
Bhubaneswar : Tension gripped a village in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district Sunday after two groups of residents clashed over South Korean steel major Posco's proposed project, coming up in the region with the largest foreign direct investment in India.
Tihar serial killer arrested
New Delhi : A serial killer who used to dump his victims' bodies outside the Tihar Jail in Delhi was arrested Sunday, Delhi Police said.
Tension in Orissa village after clash over Posco
Bhubaneswar : Tension gripped a village in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district Sunday after two groups of residents clashed over South Korean steel major Posco's proposed project in the region.
‘India must move beyond focussing on Kashmir elections’
Srinagar : Moderate Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said considering the ongoing dialogue process between India and Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi should not lay focus on the state assembly elections, slated in 2008.
`Autonomy only viable solution for Kashmir issue’: Omar Abdullah
Rajouri: Lambasting the parties playing regional cards and raising slogans of self rule to propagate their political interests, National Conference president and Member Parliament Mr. Omar Abdullah today said that restoration of autonomy in the state is the only viable solution for resolving Kashmir issue.
Two Samajwadi Party activists killed in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : Two activists of the Samajwadi Party were killed in an Uttar Pradesh town after a clash with the supporters of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Sunday, police said.
Tension at Sikh meeting, cop caught with revolver
Amritsar : Tension and high drama was witnessed outside the venue of a crucial meeting of Sikh clergy and community leaders at the Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex here Sunday when a Punjab policeman was caught by Sikh volunteers with a revolver.
Family prays for release of engineers kidnapped in Nigeria
Guwahati : The family of one of the two Indian engineers kidnapped in Nigeria Saturday is shocked and is offering prayers for their release.
Apex court ratifies life sentence to Khalistani militant
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) militant Daya Singh Lahoriya for kidnapping former union minister Ram Niwas Mirdha's son 12 years ago for securing the release of a fellow militant.
Pakistan, Afghanistan preparing for ‘small war’, Islamabad denies report
Islamabad : Pakistan has denied a report in a British newspaper that Islamabad and Kabul were preparing for "a small war" in the Spingar mountain range, saying there was "no tension" on the border.
MIM stages protest at Andhra police headquarters
Hyderabad : The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a party with a large following in the Muslim-majority old city of Hyderabad, Sunday staged a protest in front of the Andhra Pradesh police headquarters demanding immediate suspension of the police officials responsible for firing after Friday's bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid.
Another mobile phone recovered from blast site
Hyderabad : Another mobile phone, a Nokia 6030, was found Sunday from the water tank of the Mecca Masjid along with pieces of the explosive device that went off Friday killing 11 people and injuring many others.
Militants kidnap nine Pakistan officials
Islamabad : Suspected Islamist militants have abducted nine government officials, including six women, at gunpoint on the Bannu-Miranshah highway in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), media reports said Sunday.
Seven Lebanese soldiers among 14 killed
Tripoli (Lebanon) : At least 14 people were killed Sunday, half of them Lebanese soldiers, in clashes with fundamentalist Palestinian militants at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources said.
30 Taliban killed in Central Afghanistan
Kabul : Afghan and international troops killed 30 Taliban insurgents in a conflict in the central Ghazni province on Sunday morning, provincial police chief Alishah Ahmadzai said.
Dalit woman killed over cow
Patna : A Dalit woman was beaten to death in a Bihar village on mere suspicion that she stole a cow. The death triggered protests by hundreds from the community.
Among blast victims were many who were sole bread earners
By Mohammed Shafeeq, IANS
Hyderabad : The terror blast at the Mecca Masjid and the subsequent police firing here has snuffed out lives of many who were the sole earners for their families.
Punjab Police register case against Dera chief
Chandigarh : The Punjab Police Sunday registered a case against the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief for "deliberately" outraging the religious feelings of the Sikh community.
Indian killed, another wounded in Philippines
Manila : An Indian national was killed and a compatriot wounded in an attack by gunmen along a highway in a Philippine province Sunday, police said.
Suicide bombing kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan
Kabul : A suicide bombing killed 10 civilians and injured some 30 Sunday in Gardez in eastern Afghanistan, official sources said.
Suicide bombing kills five
Kabul : A suicide bombing killed at least five people and injured 35 Sunday in Gardez in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
Interior ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari said the blast occurred in a market in the city centre.
India origin postman jailed for stealing gifts
London : An Indian origin postman in Bolton was sentenced to one year in prison after he was found guilty of stealing gifts and cheques worth thousands of pounds he was to deliver.
Police complaint against Dera chief
Chandigarh : The Punjab Police Sunday filed a complaint against Dera Sachha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for "deliberately" outraging the religious feelings of the Sikh community.
Footwear leads to boycott of tribal girls
By Sarada Lahangir
IANS
Bhubaneswar : They are the first group of girls from the Chakotia Bhunjia community in Orissa to wear chappals. They are also the first to appear for the high school examination. They also wear innerwear like petticoats and blouses, which is considered a taboo in this community.
Bhutto, Sharif vow to return to Pakistan
London : In a challenge to President Pervez Musharraf who has vowed not to allow Benazir Bhutto to return to Pakistan, the former prime minister has declared: "No matter what, I'm going back this year."
Agra records 20 suicides in a month
Agra : As many as 20 suicides were recorded in Agra in a span of one month from April 20 -- and a large number were due to sheer penury.
Lahore Muslims support Christian accused of blasphemy
Lahore : Several Muslim leaders showed up at a police station here to rally behind an elderly Christian man who was accused of blasphemy by his servant and jailed.
LTTE sympathy to erode over fishermen abductions
M.R. Narayan Swamy
IANS
New Delhi : The dramatic return of 11 of the dozen Indian fishermen abducted from the sea by the Tamil Tigers marks the end of an ugly nearly 70-day saga that is bound to cost the group valuable sympathy in India, particularly in Tamil Nadu, officials say.
Helpless labourers fall prey to TB in Madhya Pradesh
By Shuriah Niazi
IANS
Bhopal : The lives of labourers begin from mines and end with tuberculosis in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh. Forced to work in illegal stone quarries because they get no other jobs, constant exposure to silica dust puts the labourers at high risk of getting TB.
‘Iran to produce nuclear fuel, electricity within five years’
Tehran : A senior Iranian nuclear official has said that Tehran would produce both nuclear fuel and electricity in five years' time.
Iran urges US to withdraw troops from Iraq
South Shuneh (Jordan) : Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has urged the US to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
Hyderabad peaceful, police find more clues to blast
Hyderabad : The situation remained peaceful in the old city of Hyderabad Sunday with no untoward incidents reported overnight, while police claim to have got some clues in their probe into Friday's bomb blast at the Mecca Masjid that claimed 16 lives, including five in police firing.
Israeli air strike kills three Hamas suspects
Gaza City : An Israeli air strike blew up a vehicle and killed three suspected Hamas members in Gaza early Sunday morning, Israeli army sources said.
11 Iraqis killed, 20 wounded in Baghdad blast
Baghdad : At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 20 wounded in a car bomb blast in western Baghdad, independent Voices of Iraq news agency reported, citing a security source.
A suicide bomber detonated a car rigged with explosives near a public market in al-Shurta al-Rabia neighbourhood, also damaging stores and vehicles, the source said.
Indian Muslims in America condemn Hyderabad blast and police firings, demand swift investigation
By TwoCircles.net newsdesk
While appreciating Indians and specially Muslims for showing restraint and maintaining communal harmony, Indian Muslims in America have condemned the bomb blast in historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, in strongest possible terms.
Three Indians kidnapped in Nigeria
New Delhi : Three Indian workers in south Nigeria were kidnapped by suspected militants Saturday.
Britain will continue to support Iraq: Blair
Baghdad : Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday and said he had "no doubt" that Britain would continue its support for Iraq after his departure.
SIO Delhi stages protest against police firing in Hyderabad
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : Students Islamic Organisation of India, Delhi Zone staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar here Saturday to express utmost grief over the unwarranted firing on the protesting people around Charminar in the aftermath of Bomb Blast at Makkah Masjid at Hyderabad on Friday where five people had already lost their lives and others got grievously injured.
Muslims protest desecration of mosques under ASI
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : A large number of Muslims gathered at Feroz Shah Kotla Jama Mosque here Friday to stage a protest against desecration of the sacred precincts of the mosque for illegal sexual gratification at the behest of the guard and other officials of this historical mosque now under Archaeological Survey of India. This heinous crime had been revealed by a private TV channel a day before.
Solider killed in Kashmir attack
Srinagar : An Indian Army soldier was killed and one critically wounded in a guerrilla shootout in north Kashmir late Saturday afternoon.
100 Taliban killed in Afghanistan clashes
Kabul : Afghan and coalition forces killed over 100 suspected Taliban in separate clashes in the past 48 hours in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
CBI files fifth Nithari charge-sheet, absolves Pandher
Ghaziabad : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday filed the charge-sheet in the Nithari serial killings, and once again gave a clean chit to businessman Moninder Singh Pandher while his domestic aide Surinder Koli was charged with the rape and murder of a minor girl at Pandher's Noida house.
Hyderabad blast: Council of Indian Muslims holds government responsible
Violence Threat to India’s Secularism & Integrity, says Dr. Dayal
Rapist awarded death sentence in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal : A court here Saturday sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in 2005.
31 killed as windstorm, heavy rains lash Pakistan
By DPA
Islamabad : The death toll has risen to 31 in incidents caused by heavy storms and rain that hit the central and northern parts of Pakistan overnight, Pakistani media reported Saturday.
Blast toll 16, Hyderabad tense but under control
By Mohammed Shafeeq
IANS
Hyderabad : The situation remained tense in parts of Hyderabad Saturday, a day after a blast ripped through a 400-year-old mosque claiming 16 lives, including five in police firing to quell violence, as parts of Andhra Pradesh saw sporadic violence and protests against the terror attack.
Hyderabad MP demands action against ‘anti-Muslim’ cops
Hyderabad : The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a powerful political party with a large Muslim following, Saturday demanded action against the policemen responsible for firing on the protestors after Friday's bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here.
Three of a family murdered in Gurgaon
Gurgaon : Gurgaon police Saturday recovered the bodies of three members of a family, who were allegedly murdered by their domestic help in their Palam Vihar residence here.
Will reach conclusions only after proper probe, says Patil
Hyderabad : Though police suspect the involvement of Bangladesh-based terror group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI) in Friday's bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here, union Home Minister Shivraj Patil Saturday said it would not be proper to jump to conclusions before investigations were completed.
Pakistan court raises level of probe into official’s murder
Islamabad : Pakistan's Supreme Court has directed that a senior Lahore High Court judge conduct an inquiry into court official Syed Hammad Raza's killing, cancelling a probe ordered at the level of an Islamabad District and Sessions judge.
Wanted Ranvir Sena militia man arrested
Patna : A top 'commander' of Bihar's banned private militia Ranvir Sena, charged with killing dozens of members of the lower caste in Bihar, has been arrested, police said Saturday.
Andhra chief minister apologises for police firing
Hyderabad : Heckled by angry relatives of victims of police firing on protesters, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Saturday apologised for the police action but ruled out a central probe into the firing and a bomb blast at a mosque here.
Blast toll 16, protests across Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad : The situation continued to be tense in parts of Hyderabad Saturday a day after a blast ripped through a mosque claiming 16 lives, including five in police firing to quell violence, as demonstrations were held across Andhra Pradesh to protest the terror attack.
Four civilians killed in Iraq
Baghdad : At least four Iraqis were killed and two wounded Saturday in an attack in the northern Khalis town, an Iraqi security source said.
Mumbai sleuths to help in Hyderabad blast probe
Mumbai : A crack unit of the Mumbai police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Saturday left for Hyderabad to trace the terror imprints in the blast at the Mecca Masjid there a day earlier.
Three German soldiers, four Afghans killed in suicide attack
Kabul : Three German soldiers were killed and three wounded while four Afghan civilians were killed and 14 others wounded when a suicide attacker Saturday detonated his explosives-laden vest in northern Afghanistan, police said.
Religious students take four policemen hostage in Islamabad
Islamabad : Followers of a radical cleric in the Pakistani capital have kidnapped four policemen and demanded the release of eleven fellow students from custody, a senior police official said Saturday.
Afghan, coalition forces kill over 70 Taliban
Kabul : Afghan security officials claimed Saturday to have killed some 70 suspected Taliban in a clash in south-eastern Afghanistan in which US-led coalition lent close air support, while several dozens more were killed in a separate attack.
Pakistan tourism minister Bakhtiar reportedly resigns
Islamabad : Pakistan's Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar, who angered the Islamic clergy for hugging her male coach during a paragliding show in France, was Saturday rumoured to have resigned.
Reddy promises CBI probe as Patil visits blast site
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Saturday said he was ready to order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into Friday's blast at the historic Mecca Masjid and the subsequent police firing, which claimed a total of 14 lives.
Pakistan’s ‘most wanted’ Saud Memon dies
Islamabad/Karachi : Saud Memon, who figured high on Pakistan's "most wanted" list as Al Qaeda's key financier, has died in a Karachi hospital.
Police say foreign terror groups involved
Hyderabad : The intricate design of the improvised explosive device, sophisticated technology and the explosives used in Friday's blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here point towards involvement of terrorist groups, say police.
Bangladesh lacks ‘real’ secularism, says Indian envoy
Dhaka : Bangladesh is "a secular country but there is no real practice of secularism", the Indian high commissioner here said, adding that its religious ministry does not go with secular values.
Pakistan Bishop slams Taliban threats to Christians
Lahore : Bishop of Lahore Alexander John Malik, who is also moderator of the Church of Pakistan, has condemned letters by a Taliban faction threatening Christians in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Al Qaeda outfit threatens to blow up Bangladesh bridge
Dhaka : An Islamist outfit calling itself Zadid (New) Al Qaeda has threatened to blow up the Hardinge Bridge, a key rail link between the south-western and the northern regions of Bangladesh, prompting tightening of vigil by army and security forces.
No intention to wipe Israel ‘off the map’: Larijani
South Shuneh (Jordan) : Iran's national security chief Mohammad Larijani has said that his country had no intentions to wipe Israel "off the map".
Israel threatens to take ‘other military actions’ in Gaza
Washington : Israel's air strikes on the Gaza Strip so far have been "very measured" and Israel could take "other military actions" if necessary, said Sallai Meridor, Israeli ambassador to the US.
US accuses Hamas of igniting violence
Washington : The United States has accused the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) of igniting violence in the autonomous region.
Arab League chief blames Israel for Gaza infighting
Dead Sea (Jordan) : Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa has called for fighting between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to stop, but blamed the battles on Israel and its continuation of an economic siege on the Palestinian areas.
Ensuring village hygiene in god’s name
By Rama Srinivasan
IANS
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) : The residents of Shankarpur, a remote village in Chhattisgarh, took a strange oath last year. They solemnly swore in the name of Maa Danteswari, a revered goddess in this part of the world, that they would never practice open defecation again.
13 killed in Hyderabad mosque blast and police firing
Hyderabad situation tense but peaceful, toll mounts to 14
Hyderabad: The situation in the old city was peaceful but tense as the toll in Friday's terror blast at the historic Mecca Masjid and subsequent police firing mounted to 14 Saturday.
Tablighi Ijtema from today in Hyderabad
Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa issues call for women’s right in West Asia
MiM calls for Hyderabad bandh
SIO condemns Hyderabad blast, urges communal harmony
UAE ranks fourth globally in consumer confidence- survey
Islamic nations urge US to withdraw from Iraq
Iran has no intention to wipe Israel “off the map”: Larijani
OIC chief urges Muslims intellectuals to confront Islamophobia
13 killed in Hyderabad mosque blast and police firing
Needle of suspicion for blasts points towards terrorists
Nation-wide alert as six killed in Hyderabad mosque blast
Mecca Masjid has witnessed protests before, but never a blast
Action on Sachar committee recommendations soon: Sonia
Prime Minister condemns Andhra blast
Israeli double air strike kills five in Gaza
Musharraf admits Al Qaeda presence in Pakistan
Plot thickens – another headless body outside Tihar
Hyderabad wears a curfew-like look, 19 killed
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Hyderabad : Though no formal curfew has been clamped following the blast in historical Makkah Masjid at the conclusion of Friday prayers, the city wears a curfew-like look. The administration has deployed police and paramilitary forces in the length and breadth of the city. Violence is prevailing over there.
Call for justice by Gulnaz finds takers
P.K. Abdul Aziz to join AMU as VC in mid June
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has cleared the name of Professor (Dr.) P.K. Abdul Aziz, Vice-Chancellor Cochin University of Science & Technology, as the next Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. Professor Abdul Aziz's was the first name on the panel of three persons recommended by AMU Court for appointment of AMU VC.
Seven rebels killed in Sri Lanka
Colombo : At least seven Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in separate clashes with government troops in Sri Lanka, military officials said Friday.
Four killed in blast near Hyderabad mosque
Hyderabad : Four people were feared killed when a powerful explosion took place near the Mecca mosque here Friday, eyewitnesses said. The blast occurred when hundreds of Muslims were about to offer their weekly special prayers.
Indian crew deported after serving term for killing sailor
Dubai : Five Indian members of the crew of a Norwegian vessel convicted by a UAE court for murdering a fellow Indian sailor last year were deported to India after they served out one year in jail.
Charges dropped against Bangladeshi writer, foreign journalists
Dhaka : A Bangladesh court has dropped sedition charges against writer Shahriar Kabir, four foreign journalists and four others five years after they were detained for trying to probe Al Qaeda's presence in the country.
JIH condemns Hyderabad blast, demands high-level probe
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : Jamaat-e-Islami Hind secretary-general Nusrat Ali severely condemned the Malegaon-like blast in Makka Masjid of Hyderabad, which claimed seven innocent lives. He also demanded from the government to initiate a high-level probe into the blast and to bring the culprits to book.
In a statement released here Friday, Mr. Ali expressed his deep sense of sorrow over the tragedy and extended his sympathy towards the family members of those killed and rendered injured in the blast.
Blast in Guwahati, 14 injured
Guwahati : At least 14 people were wounded, two of them critically, in a powerful explosion at a crowded marketplace Friday in Guwahati, the main city in India's restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said.
Five Mumbai blasts convicts sentenced
Mumbai : Five men, who had unloaded smuggled contraband for the 1993 Mumbai terror blasts and were convicted under the Customs Act, were Friday sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 25,000 by a special court here.
Protests in Bhopal over controversial exhibition depicting Muslims as terrorists
Four Maoist rebels arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi : Four Maoist rebels have been arrested from Gumla district of Jharkhand state in a joint operation of Ranchi and Gumla police, officials said Friday.
Musharraf losing grip on power: study
Washington/Lahore : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is "losing hold on power", and may yield the army chief's post to vice chief, Lt. Gen. Ahsan Salim Hayat, says a US-based study on Pakistan.
Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes
Gaza City : Three children were among seven Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, while four more four died in internal factional fighting.
Five killed in Hyderabad blast during Friday prayers
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Muslim women stage sit-in to seek justice for Kauser Bi, Ishrat
Haryana Governor confers Sabir Dutt award on Syeda Saiyidain
State-specific strategies needed for Muslims empowerment: PM
New Delhi: Noting that educational deprivation among Muslims differ from state to state, Manmohan Singh recommended State-specific strategies and interventions.