WB Waqf Board announces honorarium for poor widows and divorcee
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Key accused in human trafficking scam jailed
By IANS
Hyderabad : A key accused in a human trafficking scandal, who was arrested at the Mumbai airport early Thursday and brought here, was remanded in judicial custody for two weeks by a city court.
Shun emotions, address Rohingya issue on law and human values: SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will examine all the issues involved in the moves to deport Rohingya refugees back...
Pakistan thunderstorm kills over 80: radio
By IRNA
Islamabad : Over eighty people have been killed in a lightning in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), state radio reported on Saturday.
The lightning hit three villages in upper Dir District of NWFP Friday night.
Nine houses in village Nash Namal, Gar Kohi and Jaba were washed away by the flood water caused by rains in the area, Radio Pakistan reported.
Relief and rescue teams have been sent to the affected area. So far 38 dead bodies have been recovered from the debris, the radio reported.
Cases of triple talaq extremely rare among Indian Muslims, confirms survey
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A survey conducted by Centre for Research and Debates in Development Policy (CRDDP) has found that incidents of...
Hindutva troll and media silent on reported case of Saffron ‘love Jihad’ in Muzaffarnagar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Muzaffarnagar: A Muslim woman from the Khalapar area in Muzaffarnagar has accused her husband of marrying her while pretending to be a Muslim, although he is a Hindu and was earlier married already. She has also alleged that after marriage her husband is now forcing her to perform puja and coercing her to convert to Hinduism.
Karachi clash toll 34, Musharraf against Emergency
By IANS
Karachi/Islamabad: The death toll in the clashes in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, triggered by rallies for and against suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, has touched 34. But President Pervez Musharraf stressed that the situation did not warrant the imposition of Emergency.
Musharraf, who addressed a pro-government rally attended by some 35,000 people in capital Islamabad late Saturday, condemned the unrest but laid the blame on Chaudhry and also on the opposition for impeding his supporters in Karachi.
Goa minister’s Sanatan Sanstha Diwali card creates ripples
By IANS,
Panaji: Amidst increasing criticism of state transport minister's Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar's links with the Sanatan Sanstha (SS), whose members are being probed for a blast in Goa last week, a Diwali greeting card sent by the minister has now created a storm.
We are done with Godfather-like politics…the oppressed can speak for themselves: Rahul Sonpimple, BAPSA...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Rahul Sonpimple, in one-on-one conversations, maintains eye contact at all times: although I interviewed him in near darkness at the...
Extremely Sad Experience of Pilgrims from India during Hajj 2008
By Dr. M. Asrarul Haque,
Upper caste landlords threaten Dalit village headwoman
By Imran Khan, IANS
Patna : A Dalit village headwoman in Bihar has been told by upper caste landlords to pay extortion money to continue in office or be killed.
The woman has moved every authority - from the local police station to the district administration and to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - but her plea for help has fallen on deaf ears.
Gangtia Devi hails from a village near Bakhtiarpur, Nitish Kumar's hometown. Her troubles began 20 months ago when she was elected chief of the Rupas-Mahari panchayat near Bakhtiarpur in Patna district.
Poet Ali Sardar Jafri revisted by Syed Muhammad Ashraf
Syed Muhammed Ashraf talks about Mera Safar, a poem by Ali Sardar Jafri
By Bushra Alvi, TwoCircles.net,
Phir ek din aisaa aaega
Aankhon ke diye bujh jaaenge
AMU student of Azamgarh goes missing from campus, students protest
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Right now about 300 students of Aligarh Muslim University are sitting outside Allama Iqbal Hall inside the university campus demanding the authorities about the whereabouts of Class 12 student Mohd Ahmed of Azamgarh who went missing on Friday night and still traceless. Aligarh District police officials are camping near the hall and assuring the agitating students that they are doing their best to recover the boy.
2268 complaints to National Commission for Minorities
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) received 2,268 complaints from different quarters during 2008-09. Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid gave this information to Rajya Sabha today.
This is the number of complaints received in the current financial year till February 25th. Complaints are on law & order, economic mattes, cultural rights, religion based harassment, waqf matters, and compensation for the victims of the riots.
Community involvement must for success of minority schemes: Arshad Ajmal
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Muslims in India have lagged in social, educational and economic development compared to other communities not only because of paucity of schemes but also lack of awareness about and their participation in such schemes. The latest example is the central government’s Multi-sectoral Development Plans (MsDP) for 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs).
Bush comes out in support of ‘indispensable’ Musharraf
By,Arun Kumar, IANS
Washington : Days after sending a "clear message" to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to lift the emergency rule, US President George W. Bush has offered his strongest support to a defiant but "indispensable" key ally.
The general "hasn't crossed the line" and "truly is somebody who believes in democracy", said Bush a day after a top US envoy returned from a failed mission to persuade Musharraf to shed his military uniform and take the democratic path.
Pakistan-Afghan jirga turning point in relations: Aziz
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the Aghanistan-Pakistan peace jirga (council meeting of tribal elders) in Kabul will be a turning point in relations between the two countries.
Pakistan is committed to a strong, stable and peaceful Afghanistan and will support all efforts to achieve this objective, Aziz was quoted as saying by the state run Associated Press of Pakistan.
The prime minister was speaking to Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, who is also chairperson of the Pakistani jirga commission.
Iran demands evidence in Azerbaijan spy case
By Xinhua
Tehran : Iran on Sunday demanded neighboring Azerbaijan to provide evidence in the case that more than a dozen people were convicted of spying for Tehran on Western interests, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Addressing reporters during a weekly press briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini called on Azerbaijan to "provide Tehran with documents proving the accusations instead of acting on baseless charges."
120 soldiers released as Pakistan considers Sharia in Swat
By DPA
Islamabad : Islamic militants Saturday released 120 soldiers they had captured after nine days of fierce fighting in Pakistan's north-western valley of Swat, as the government said it was considering enforcement of Islamic laws to meet their demands.
They have gone to their home towns and they have promised not to work with the security forces in the future," the militants' spokesman Maulana Sirajuddin told reporters.
RLD takes unassailable lead in Kairana
Lucknow, (IANS): The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is all set to wrest the Uttar Pradesh's Kairana parliamentary seat from the BJP with its candidate Tabassum...
Taliban makes Afghanistan global drug centre: UN
By IANSNew Delhi : There is strong evidence that narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan is linked to the Taliban insurgency, according to Gary Lewis, the...
Delhi blasts: Is Dilip Tauqeer?
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: If it is sheer chance or something else, it is too early to say but it has surprised his wife and others that Dilip resembles Tauqeer, one of the Delhi blasts suspects whose sketch released on Tuesday, except Tauqeer’s beard.
Dilip is missing since Saturday, the day when five serial blasts rocked the national capital leaving 26 dead and more than hundred wounded.
Ram Temple very much on BJP agenda: Advani
By IANS,
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh): The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Saturday termed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as the "mother of all ills" and assured voters that the construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya was still on his party's agenda.
"The Congress-led UPA government is the mother of all ills. Farmers are committing suicide, women are not safe... the government is a mute spectator," he said while addressing an election rally here, his first in Himachal Pradesh.
UN urges support for Palestinian government
By Xinhua
United Nations : The UN's Middle East envoy has urged the international community to support Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and the new Palestinian government led by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Woman to death
Gaza, (Prensa Latina) Israeli soldiers kill a woman and wounded other seven Palestinians in Erez bordering passage, at the northern of Gaza Strip, security sources reported on Monday.
Those persons were coming back from the pilgrimage to La Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, by the frontier of Jordan and Israel and when some of them got closer to the demarcation line the Israeli soldiers opened fire, noted witnesses who went there to welcome their relatives.
US condemns attack by rebels near Khartoum
By DPA,
Washington : The US Saturday condemned an attack by Sudanese rebels near Khartoum and warned the aggression threatened efforts by the international community to resolve the country's conflicts.
Sean McCormack, spokesman for the US Department of State, said the attack was made by Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces in the area of Omdurman, near Khartoum.
"We call for an immediate end to fighting. These actions undermine the ongoing efforts of the international community to support resolution of the conflicts in Sudan," McCormack said in a statement.
CBI visits Shehla Masood’s house with shooter
By IANS,
Bhopal: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers Sunday visited the Bhopal residence of murdered RTI activist Shehla Masood with Irfan Ali, who had shot her dead, sources said.
Ulema express concern over social curse of dowry
By RINA
New Delhi: Expressing grave concern over the evil practice of dowry, Deoband’s Sheikhul Hadees Maulana Talha ‘Peerr Ji’ said, “Numerous mishaps of dowry in Saharanpur during last few months have forced Ulema, Muftis and intellectuals to contemplate on the issue deeply.”
Elections will be transparent: asserts Pakistan poll panel
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : Promising free and fair elections, Pakistan Election Commission Wednesday rejected an opposition allegation that the political parties close to President Pervez Musharraf will rig the Jan 8 polls.
"These are baseless allegations and I can assure that the elections will be held in a free and fair atmosphere and will be transparent by any standards," Election Commission Secretary Kanwar M. Dilshad told IANS here.
Thackeray says he has no enmity with Indian Muslims
By IANS,
Mumbai : Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday said he was not against Indian Muslims but those from outside.
Shah Rukh to hold Eid party this year
By IANS,
Mumbai : Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is not known to throw Eid parties but this year the actor is planning to have a bash on the day that falls Tuesday.
क्यों बिहार चुनाव के नतीजे लेफ्ट के लिए आशाजनक नहीं हैं?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार के चुनावी नतीजों के साथ वामदलों की अहमियत और उनके प्रदर्शन पर चर्चा का बाज़ार गर्म है. जहां यह...
BJP feels the pinch as Shiv Sena sharpens attack
By Quaid Najmi,
Mumbai : As the second alliance government of the BJP-Shiv Sena combine, formed in Maharashtra after a brief period of bickering between the partners of 25 years, completes 75 days in power Friday, it is clear that the Shiv Sena has sharpened its attack on the BJP.
Adityanath’s appointment as UP Chief Minister challenged in HC
Lucknow, (IANS): The appointments of Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Keshav Prasad Maurya as his deputy were challenged in the Lucknow...
US bends, envoy meets Modi
By IANS,
Gandhinagar : In a clear indication that the US may be changing its stance towards Narendra Modi, whom it was treating as a...
Three held in West Bengal for links with Maoists
By IANS,
Kolkata: Three people were arrested Monday for suspected links with Maoists from a village in West Bengal's West Midnapore district where a joint forces trooper and a rebel were killed in a shootout Sunday.
The three - Buddhaeshwar Mirdha, Tarini Ahir and Sita Ram Murmu - were arrested from Ghrita village during an operation in the Jitushole forest area under Jhargram sub-division, police said.
Alwar again: Two Muslims gunned down by so-called cow vigilantes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Months after lynching of Pehlu Khan, a cattle trader in Alwar district of Rajasthan, the district faced another fresh set of...
Mass grave of 17 bodies found in Baghdad
By Xinhua
Baghdad : Iraqi troops have discovered the remains of some 17 bodies dumped in an area in the volatile province of Diyala, a source from provincial and Iraq liaison office said Wednesday.
The badly decomposed bodies were found Tuesday night in a small river near the village of Hashimiyat, west of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, said the source from the provincial joint coordination centre on condition of anonymity.
"The security forces could not retrieve the bodies because we need some back up as the area was booby-trapped," the source said.
Iraqi police claim US air strike killed 16 people
By DPA
Baghdad : At least 16 people were killed and 14 wounded when US forces conducted a pre-dawn air raid south of Tikrit, police sources said Tuesday.
An air strike hit a house, 20 km south of the city, killing seven men, six women and three children, senior police officer Jassem Mohammed of the Salahaddin police department told DPA.
The wounded were transferred to Tikrit Teaching Hospital.
There was no immediate comment from the US military on the incident.
Earthquake shock, aftershocks in Bihar, UP send people scurrying outside their home
By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: As if the actual shock due to tremors following the earthquake and aftershocks in Nepal were not enough, scores of people in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are spending nights outside of their homes due to fear from rumours about another quake of stronger intensity.
Hindutva diminishing India’s official ideology
By Mohammed Naseeruddin,
The Constitution declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. Hence secularism is an essential part of our “official Ideology”.
The secular or communal political parties, whoever is in power, are constitutionally bound to follow this dictum. But for the past six months, it has been noticed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the parent organization of ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) dictates its own agenda to diminish our ‘Official Ideology’ that relies on participative democracy and religious neutrality.
UN funds specialists to investigate mass Afghan graves
By NNN-IRIN
Kabul : The UN has invited forensic specialists from an international organisation to help investigate over 80 mass graves discovered in different parts of war-torn Afghanistan, officials told IRIN in Kabul.
On July 24 one specialist from Washington-based Physicians for Human Rights visited several mass graves to the north of Kabul. Another is expected to arrive in Kabul for an extensive technical investigation which hopes to shed light on the mass graves found in the country, a UN official said.
Kabul : The UN has invited forensic specialists from an international organisation to help investigate over 80 mass graves discovered in different parts of war-torn Afghanistan, officials told IRIN in Kabul.
On July 24 one specialist from Washington-based Physicians for Human Rights visited several mass graves to the north of Kabul. Another is expected to arrive in Kabul for an extensive technical investigation which hopes to shed light on the mass graves found in the country, a UN official said.
Peace in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions – Abbas
By NNN-WAFA
Ramallah : President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed on Friday that he wants peace in accordance with the international legitimacy resolutions as well as a viable independent Palestinian state living side- by- side with Israel.
During a meal breaking fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Presidential HQ in Ramallah, the President told Palestinian dignitaries from Jerusalem that he expected at least 36 states to attend, including 12 Arab states, three Muslim nations, the permanent members of the UN Security Council and the G-8.
Chhota Shakeel gang member arrested in Gujarat
By IANS
Ahmedabad : Mohammed Zuber Sheikh alias Tubrej, a member of the Chhota Shakeel gang, was arrested from the Naroda-Patiya area here late Thursday night.
A bogus passport, an election photo identity and permanent income-tax account number (PAN) cards and a mobile phone were seized from him.
Zuber, 28, is a sharpshooter of Chhota Shakeel gang and was said to be living in Gujarat's Muslim dominated Modassa town in Sabarkantha district.
एक मंच पर मौलाना मदनी व तौक़ीर रज़ा, कहा –तमाम मसलक भूलकर हो जाओ...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ : ‘देश के हर मुसलमान को अपने अक़ीदे और मसलक पर क़ायम रहते हुए मिल्ली मसायल पर एकजुटता का परिचय देना...
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Uproar after Gujarat frees all 11 lifers in Bilkis Bano gangrape case
On January 21, 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai had sentenced all 11 accused to life imprisonment.
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NEW DELHI — As Prime Minister...
Antulay didn’t absolve Pakistan of its role in Mumbai attack: Syed Shahabuddin
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: Former MP and diplomat Syed Shahabuddin has endorsed Minority Affairs Minister Abdur Rahman Antulay’s views about the mysterious killing of Maharashtra ATS Chief Hemant Karkare.
“What Shri Antulay has hinted at, and which I endorse, is that there might have been a parallel conspiracy to silence Karkare and an elimination squad may have been following him. When they got an opportunity in the noise and dust generated by the terrorist attack, they killed him,” said Shahabuddin.
Life term for 12 in Noida hooch tragedy
By IANS
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) : A court Monday sentenced 12 people to life imprisonment for supplying illicit liquor in Uttar Pradesh, which killed 18 people in 2001.
Vikram Singh lodged a complaint with the police Oct 16, 2001 that 18 people had died after consuming illicit liquor from a shop in Nithari village.
In the complaint, Singh stated that after consuming liquor the villagers started foaming at their mouth and their vision started diminishing.
Red Crescent team to tour Palestinian refugees camps
By IANS
Abu Dhabi : A Red Crescent Authority (RCA) delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will fly Sunday to Jordan as part of a whirlwind tour which also takes them to Syria and Lebanon to inspect humanitarian conditions at Palestinian refugees camps there.
29 people arrested for human trafficking
By IANS
New Delhi : At least 29 people, including the wife of a popular Punjabi folk singer,were Thursday arrested on charges of human trafficking after the US embassy registered a police complaint.
"We have arrested 29 people, including Dolly Singh, who writes her husband's name as Malkit Singh. She had applied for visa on the basis of forged documents at the US embassy here," Joint Commissioner of Police Ajay Kashyap told IANS.
Malkit Singh resides in the US.
Maneka seeks judicial probe into Bareilly riots
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi Monday demanded a judicial probe into the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district.
"I want a judicial inquiry into (Bareilly violence). The (central) government should step in and solve the problem," Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha.
Bareilly has been under curfew for days after being hit by communal violence.
A minor clash followed by sporadic arson March 2 led the administration to clamp curfew in several areas.
Congress raises RSS chief’s comments in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : The Congress in the Lok Sabha Tuesday raised the issue of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments on Mother Teresa wherein he...
Honour killing: Court upholds life term to father
By IANS,
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Upholding the life imprisonment handed down to a man for killing his daughter in 2006 over an extra-marital affair with a relative, the Delhi High Court rejected his plea that the crime was committed at the spur of the moment.
Recommendations of SC status to Dalit Christians & Muslims welcomed
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal, May 23: National Integration Council member Dr. John Dayal, who is president of the All Indian Christian Union, (AICU), and secretary general of All India Christian Council, (AICC); Union of Dalit Movements India national coordinator Advocate Edward M. Arokiadoss and others have welcomed the recommendations of the Justice Misra Commission accepting the grant of Scheduled Caste, (SC), status to Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin.
Shamim and team win Tata Open Pro-Am golf
Jamshedpur, Jan 2 (IANS) Shamim Khan and his team won the pro-am event at the year opening Tata Open golf tournament at the Beldih and Golmuri golf courses here Wednesday.
Shamim (33) and his team comprising amateurs B.S. Marwah (37), Anil Kumar (35), Shashi Tiwary (32) and Sunil Prakash (20) shot a total of 137 to win the title.
In second place was the team led by Randhir Singh Ghotra (32). The four amateurs who made up Ghotra's team were B. Muthuraman (30), Rana Sinha (30), Sanjay Verma (25) and Ravi Parikh (38) shot a total of 130 points.
Court ruling on Kohli’s review plea Friday
By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will Friday deliver its order on the review petition of Manindar Pal Singh Kohli, a Briton of Indian origin facing extradition to Britain on charges of raping and murdering British teenager Hannah Foster four years ago.
Reserving its order Thursday, a division bench of Justices Mukul Mudgal and P.K. Bhasin said the petition was filed to delay the extradition process and did not have any basis.
"Your review petition is just an attempt to prolong the extradition," it said.
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will Friday deliver its order on the review petition of Manindar Pal Singh Kohli, a Briton of Indian origin facing extradition to Britain on charges of raping and murdering British teenager Hannah Foster four years ago.
Reserving its order Thursday, a division bench of Justices Mukul Mudgal and P.K. Bhasin said the petition was filed to delay the extradition process and did not have any basis.
"Your review petition is just an attempt to prolong the extradition," it said.
Interview: AIMPLB blind to concerns of oppressed Muslim women: Parveen Abidi
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,
Assam violence toll rises to 31
Guwahati : The toll in the savage attacks by Bodo militants in Assam rose to 31 Sunday with tension prevailing and the curfew imposed...
No Friday curfew in Srinagar after six weeks
By IANS,
Srinagar : For the first time in six weeks, no curfew was imposed in the Old City areas of Srinagar to allow Friday prayers at the Jamia mosque, officials said.
Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents
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Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...
Six booked for stamp duty fraud in Gujarat
By IANS,
Jamnagar (Gujarat) : A case for fraud was registered Tuesday against the former Jamnagar sub-registrar and five others for causing a loss of Rs.6.5 million to the state exchequer.
Former sub-registrar office in-charge M.J. Rajya Guru, who is at present posted at Jamjodhpur, in collusion with five others deliberately under-assessed stamp duties leading to a loss of Rs.6.5 million, the police complaint said.
Those named in the police complaint are all working at the sub-registrar office. They are J.M. Dave, K.S. Jadeja, B.J. Agrawal, Milan M. Pandya, and Ashish Shantilal.
‘Unaccounted victims,’ 3 children from Dholpur, Assam died due to poor access to medical...
Three children of No 1 and No 3 Dholpur villages in Darrang district of Assam, where the state government carried out forceful evictions of...
SPO shot at in Kashmir’s Sopore
By IANS,
Srinagar : A special police officer (SPO) was shot and critically injured by separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town Wednesday, police said.
WFP: 22,000 additional Palestinians need urgent food assistance
GENEVA, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- The World Food Program said Friday that the number of Palestinians in need of urgent food aid has increased by 22,000 as of mid-December.
According to the WFP spokesperson in Geneva Christiane Berthiaume the WFP study shows that the number of Palestinians suffering from food insecurity has stepped up as a result to 302,000.
Berthiaume told reporters that in total, the WFP and the United Nations Works and Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) provide food assistance in Gaza to 1.1 million people out of the total Gaza population of 1.5 million.
Eight children die playing with rocket in Afghanistan
By DPA,
Kunduz (Afghanistan) : Eight children were killed when a rocket they were playing with exploded Sunday in northern province of Kunduz, the provincial governor said.
Milli Council calls for national unity to fight terror
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: All India Milli Council (AIMC) has called for national unity to fight terrorism while demanding a holistic effort on political, social, economic and ideological levels to come to grips with the menace of terrorism in the country.
AIMC has expressed its heartfelt shock and anguish over the recent terror attacks in Mumbai and sympathy with the kith and kin of those killed and commended the brave cops like Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamte who sacrificed their lives while combating terrorism.
I faced no specific challenges because of my community or my gender: AAP Hyderabad...
By SM Fasiullah, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Women’s under representation in political sphere is inextricably linked with their low and inferior status in the Indian society....
Mullah Omar calls for jehad, defeat of ‘invaders’
Kabul, Aug 19 (DPA) Taliban chief Mullah Omar has called on his fellow Afghans to wage a united jehad or "holy war" on western soldiers in Afghanistan and urged them to prepare the defeat of the "invaders".
That meant that Afghans across the country would have to put aside their tribal, linguistic and regional differences first.
The address, the authenticity of which could not be verified, was posted on the Internet and elsewhere Saturday and comes on the eve of Afghanistan's Independence Day.
Muslim clerics to the community: Sponsor poor children’s education
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Analytical report on ‘Education in Assembly’ released in Karnataka
By TCN News,
Bengaluru: The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), Karnataka unit released an analytical report on ‘Education in Assembly’ – an analysis of discussion on...
Judicial probe ordered into Dimapur lynching; DC, SP suspended
Dimapur (Nagaland) : The Nagaland government Friday ordered a judicial probe into Thursday's incident of a mob breaking into the high-security central jail here...
The cases of Varun Gandhi and Binayak Sen: one land, two laws
By Nupur Basu, IANS,
This is a country where the law clearly protects the rich and famous and comes down heavily, very often unfairly, on the poor and powerless.
For all those listening / watching aghast at how low our politicians can sink - e.g. Varun Gandhi's vituperative attack against the Muslim community in an election address in Pilibhit from where he will contest on the BJP ticket - they always knew deep down that nothing would come of it. The interim anticipatory bail granted to him on Friday is on those very predictable lines.
Rod removed in 2009, CM’s promise still perforating in Rajjak’s chest
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Nine troops killed in Taliban ambush
By DPA
Kabul : Six NATO-led foreign and three Afghan soldiers were killed and 19 wounded when Taliban fighters ambushed their patrol in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday.
Taliban militants attacked the Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades from multiple positions Friday when the soldiers were on foot patrol, ISAF said in a statement.
Court summons Amarinder, others in corruption case
By IANS
Ludhiana : A district and sessions court here Monday issued summons to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and 34 others in the corruption case filed against them by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau in the Ludhiana City Centre scam.
Amarinder Singh, his son Raninder Singh, son-in-law Raminder Singh, former minister Jagjit Singh and others have been asked to appear before the court of Judge G.K. Rai Jan 10.
The vigilance department, in a charge sheet submitted before the court recently, had named 36 people in the case.
Negotiating with Undeclared Emergency
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Last month, Hyderabad police registered a case against Prof. Kancha Ilaiah for writing an article in a Telugu daily, entitled ‘Is...
AAP accuses government of defaming Goa Church
Panaji (IANS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Goa on Thursday slammed ruling political parties for criticizing the influential Roman Catholic Church over "land...
Jamiat to launch Satyagraha for Muslim quota in Lucknow
By Mohd Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Founder of Hyderabad remembered on his 400th death anniversary
By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Ali Day celebrated at AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Ali Society of the Aligarh Muslim University organized a commemorative function to celebrate Ali Day at the Kennedy Hall Auditorium.
Film producer arrested in Delhi for human trafficking
By IANS
New Delhi : A Bollywood film producer has been arrested here along with his accomplice for allegedly helping several people immigrate abroad on tampered travel documents, the police said Friday.
Sleuths of the Delhi Police's Special Cell arrested Irshad Ahmed, 30, and Bikram Kesari Sahu, 32, from Nehru Place area in south Delhi Wednesday after they received a tip-off from the Mumbai Police about the immigration racket.
Muslims disillusioned with Mamata: AIUDF
Kolkata : The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of making hollow promises regarding the welfare...
Publisher rushing with Bhutto’s last book
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) The book Benazir Bhutto had finished writing a week ago is being rushed for publishing by HarperCollins following the Pakistan's former prime minister's assassination Thursday.
The book, titled "Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West", is part political treatise and part memoir of the first woman elected prime minister of a Muslim nation.
HarperCollins executive editor Tim Duggan described the book as "Bhutto's vision for how to bridge the political and cultural gap between the Islamic world, which is becoming increasingly radicalised, and the West".
No conspiracy behind Babri demolition: Uma Bharti
Lucknow, (IANS): Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, who faces charges of criminal conspiracy in the Babri Masjid demolition case, said on Tuesday that...
Massive searches on in J&K’s Pulwama
Srinagar, Sep 22 (IANS) The security forces started a massive search operation covering over a dozen villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on...
Pakistan donates 26,000 metric tons of wheat to WFP
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has announced the release of 26,000 metric tons of wheat for distribution in Pakistan by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The contribution, valued at USD 10 million, comes at a critical time when funding shortages are threatening WFP’s ability to provide emergency food assistance to almost 1 million people displaced by violence in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Andhra Pradesh Muslim quota gets apex court nod
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday temporarily allowed job quota for backward Muslims in Andhra Pradesh, but left a final decision on the matter to a constitution bench.
With this, the Andhra Pradesh government is likely to go ahead with its proposal of reserving four percent of government jobs for Muslims.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices J.M. Panchal and B.S. Chauhan, has referred the issue to the constitution bench to examine the validity of the decision.
Bangladesh shifts militants to separate cells
By IANS
Dhaka : Hardcore militants lodged in a Bangladesh jail were shifted to different cells Saturday following a high alert issued after the killing of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi.
Twenty-six militants at Chittagong Central Jail in southern Bangladesh were moved to separate cells. They included five convicted militants belonging to the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Star Online reported.
Jailer Iqbal Hossain said the visitors have been asked not to bring any bags or packets for any inmates at the jail gate.
Kaleem Ajiz takes charge as chairman of Bihar Urdu Standing Committee
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Patna: Padmashree Professor Kaleem Ajiz took the charge as the Chairman of Bihar Urdu Standing Committee (Bihar Urdu Mushawarati Committee) on 25th June. He was given a warm welcome in the secretariat office after assuming the office.
Author of several books and classical ghazals, Dr. Ajiz is a retired professor of Patna University and a recipient of the much coveted Padmashree award for his contributions to Urdu literature. True to his love to Urdu, he sent the government information about his joining the committee as the chairman in Urdu language.
Court dismisses Ranjit Bajaj’s bail plea
By IANS,
Panchkula (Haryana: A local court here Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Ranjit Bajaj, the son of a former bureaucrat couple of Punjab, who was arrested March 3 on charges of attempt to murder.
Ranjit, who dodged the local police for over one month before arrest, is lodged in Ambala jail. He was arrested from his house in Sector 16 in Chandigarh, around 10 km from here.
His lawyer is now planning to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court against this decision of district and sessions judge S.P. Singh.
Muslims should reconsider attitude towards Modi government: IICC chief
New Delhi : The head of an Islamic cultural centre here Friday called upon the Muslims to reconsider their attitude towards the Narendra Modi...
‘Haider’- miles away from reality
By Saquib Salim,
Vishal Bharadwaj’s ‘Haider’ is the flavor of the season – you like it or not. I cannot take away any credit from him as a great narrator, who can adapt Shakespeare for the Indian scenario and can captivate the audience so well.
JKLF dissolved – a new party to be launched soon
By Eff Ahmed
London/Srinagar, (Jammu and Kashmir) May 05: Senior and founding members of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) have decided to dissolve the party in a meeting held in London recently, according to a top JKLF leader. JKLF leaders were of the opinion that the organization has become a party to serve the interests of some top leaders and security agencies.
‘Holocaust reparations agreement final’
By DPA
Tel Aviv : German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said on a visit to Israel that his country would not renegotiate a Holocaust reparations deal signed with Israel.
Steinbrueck, speaking after meeting representatives of Holocaust survivors' organisations, said the deal signed in 1952 is "final" and Germany has no plans to expand it in the future.
However, he said Germany would try to help needy survivors via the Claims Committee, the international organisation that coordinates compensation payments to survivors.
Mulayam deplores Police crackdown on Baba Ramdev
By Mohd. Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Mappila culture: A harmonious mix of Arab and Kerala traditions
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 7
Muslim women in India can become change agents through education
By Frank F. Islam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to receive...
Ramadan commences Thursday in several Arabian Gulf, Arab states
By NNN-KUNA
Kuwait : The holy month of Ramadan commences on Thursday in several Gulf and Arab countries.
Kuwait will celebrate the first day of Ramadan on Thursday, an official judiciary committee said.
Justice Abdullah Al-Essa, reading a statement Tuesday, said Wednesday is the last day of the month of Sha'ban in the Hijra calender, thus the first day of Ramadan falls on Thursday.
Powerful feudalists with BJP support targeting Bihar’s Mahadalits’
By Imran Khan ,
Patna: Mahadalits, the poorest of the socially marginalised in Bihar, have been targeted by powerful feudal forces which have the full...
Rizwan case: Apex court bars CBI from arresting Todi
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday barred the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from arresting industrialist Ashok Todi till Nov 17 in the Rizwanur Rehman suicide case in which a trial court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him.
A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan passed the order as it would Nov 17 hear Todi's petition challenging the NBW that a trial court in Kolkata has issued.
Todi, fearing arrest in the case, had moved the apex court last week seeking an urgent hearing.
Banking on father’s good work, president’s son hopes to win
Jangipur : Facing a tough contest in the Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, President Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress candidate Abhijit is...
AAP will work to develop Ghaziabad, says Shazia
By S P Singh,
Ghaziabad : AAP candidate Shazia Ilmi says her party will do everything it can to end the "step-motherly" treatment of Ghaziabad,...
Lashkar module busted, woman among 13 arrested in Kashmir
By IANS, Srinagar : Kashmir police have busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module in Kashmir, responsible for a grenade attack on the Srinagar residence of the moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other terrorist activities.
"In all, we arrested 13 militants including a woman working under the direct command of Abu Tahir, Pakistani commander of LeT," S. M. Sahai Kashmir zone inspector general of police told reporters here Tuesday.
IUML constitutes 5 regional committees to spread its influence in all states of the...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Chennai: The meeting of National Executives of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has decided to form five different...
Punjab Police recover 15 kg RDX, ammunition
By IANS,
Amritsar (Punjab) : A huge cache of explosives and ammunition was recovered from Punjab's Jalandhar district on the basis of interrogation of an arrested Sikh terrorist who is a French national, police said here Sunday.
The Punjab police had arrested five terrorists in this holy city Wednesday. They are identified as Pal Singh, a French national, Kulwant Singh, Gurmukh Singh, Jagtar Singh and Darshan Singh. Pal Singh was earlier staying in France and had taken weapons training from Pakistan. All of them were trying to revive terrorism in Punjab.
Mehbooba Mufti defends Sayeed’s remarks on Pakistan
Jammu : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said she stood by the remarks made by her father and Jammu and...
Pesticides killing Pakistani vultures, other birds: experts
Lahore, Sep 13 (IANS) As in neighbouring India, vultures are facing extinction across Pakistan due to the increasing use of harmful chemicals and pesticides, while the falcon is threatened by hunting to meet demands from the Middle East, an expert says.
According to Zahid Baig Mirza, the extinction of vultures was being caused by the use of Diclofenac acid by veterinarians to treat animals.
When the magic takes over: the Qawwals of Nizamuddin
By Azera RahmanIANS New Delhi : It's Thursday evening, and walking down the narrow alley in south Delhi's Nizamuddin en route to the Dargah...
Discovering India’s real heroes through a train journey
By Quaid Najmi, IANS
Mumbai : Come May Day, and 400 rural youths will embark on a unique train journey from Mumbai to 13 Indian cities "to meet India's real heroes" who have changed the country in its 60 years of independence.
Called the Jagriti Yatra (Pilgrimage of Awakening), the participants selected from across the country will interact with bottom-up innovators and entrepreneurs responsible for redefining India.
400+ international civil rights advocates, organizations demand immediate release of Kashmir journalist Aasif Sultan
TCN News
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) together with over 400 civil society activists and organizations has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
Seminar on ‘Inclusive Development and Mainstreaming of the Minority (Muslims) Community in India’ at...
By TCN News,
Aligarh: A national seminar on ‘Inclusive Development and Mainstreaming of the Minority (Muslims) Community in India’ will be held from December 4 to 5 here.
Azamgarh remains tense after communal violence
Lucknow : Situation remained tense in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district after it was hit by communal violence on Sunday night, an official said on...
Where is CBI enquiry? Vattoli massacre victims ask govt, Muslim leadership
Part One
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
SC to hear plea against new cattle sale rules on June 15
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear, on June 15, a plea challenging the Central government notification prohibiting sale...
Tipu’s tiger throne finial to be auctioned in London
By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS,
London : Ten years after being found lying in the vaults of an English bank, a gem-encrusted gold finial plundered from Tipu Sultan's huge golden throne is being put up for sale in London.
Auctioneers Bonhams, who describe the finial as "one of the most important Tipu items ever to appear for sale", have valued it at around 800,000 pounds.
Amit Shah is a murder accused: Sibal
New Delhi : Law Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said BJP leader Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah is accused in the triple murders of...
Probe ordered into BMW TV sting, veteran lawyer quits
By IANS
New Delhi : Calling it a "serious issue" for the criminal justice system, a rattled Delhi High Court Thursday ordered a probe into a TV sting that alleged a collusion between the prosecution and defence in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case and prompted a veteran criminal lawyer to quit.
NGOs to open evening education centre for Bengali migrant children in Delhi
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Patna: When there are millions of children – both in rural areas and metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai – who are deprived of education for lack of resources and opportunities, it is good news that two NGOs of Delhi have planned to start evening education center for children of Bengali migrant families in the National Capital.
On the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Malcolm X
By Dr.Asma Anjum Khan, TwoCircles.net,
O, Malcolm, My Malcolm:
You are present when you are away.
Dearest Malcolm,
You were just a name for me from my history books; until I read Maya Angelou’s account of meeting you at Harlem. That day something changed.
Harassed IAS officer quits job in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow: An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer tendered his resignation here alleging harassment by the Uttar Pradesh government, an official said Monday.