10 Years of Resistance: Anhad salutes ‘women of resilience’
By Rafat Nayeem Quadri, for TwoCircles.net,
TIME magazine’s glorification of Modi denounced
Action Alert issued against TIME and Brookings Institution
By TCN News,
Expectations from Mamata’s budget: Muslims want education, homes
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Revolt in Gujarat BJP; dissidents want Modi’s ouster from CM post
By TCN Special Correspondent,
My father was not complicit in Babri Masjid demolition: PV Narsimha Rao’s son
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Imams’ group to approach Press Council against ‘provocative’ Samna daily
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Rahman Khan opens Capacity Building Workshop on ‘Budget Analysis and Advocacy’
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Theft of ornaments including Nizam’s diamond from Mahakali Mandir
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Fact finding team refutes ‘suicide theory’ of Abdul Razzaq Masood, Demands judicial probe
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: A fact finding team of Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee refutes the ‘suicide theory’ in the death of Abdul Razzaq Masood.
Mumbai sleuths to help in Hyderabad blast probe
By IANS
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.
Amarinder Singh’s former media advisor arrested
By IANS
Ludhiana : Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's media advisor Bharat Inder Singh Chahal was Sunday arrested on various criminal charges including attempt to murder.
Court issues summons to Ansal brothers
By IANS
New Delhi : A Delhi court Tuesday ordered the city's leading builders Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal to appear before it to explain their alleged attempts to stop a campaign for justice to the victims of the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy.
Car bomb kills at least 16 in Baghdad’s market
By Xinhua
Baghdad : At least 16 people were killed and 35 other injured when a car bomb exploded in a popular market in northeastern Baghdad Tuesday evening, a police source told Xinhua.
"A car bomb ripped through a busy market in Shaab district in northeastern Baghdad, killing at least 16 people and wounding 35 others," the source said on condition of anonymity, without giving more details.
Dozens arrested in Lal Masjid seminary raid
By DPA
Islamabad : Pakistani police Saturday arrested dozens of Islamic students in a pre-dawn raid on a seminary affiliated with the besieged Lal Masjid where holed up militants have said they would seek martyrdom rather than surrender, official said.
Report: Palestinian Bulgarian kidnapped in Gaza released
By Xinhua
Sofia : Khaled al-Maghir, a Palestinian holding Bulgarian citizenship who was probably kidnapped by Hamas Islamists in Gaza Strip, has been released Friday evening, Sofia Focus News Agency reported early on Saturday.
The Bulgarian citizen is in good condition, and the Bulgarian Embassies in Israel and Jordan have been informed of the release of al-Maghir, the report said.
Suicide bomb kills 23 Iraqi army recruits
By Xinhua
Baghdad : A suicide truck bomb struck an Iraqi recruitment centre in a town west of Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 23 recruits and wounding some 30, police source said.
Bomb plot suspect Haneef faces 12 more hours of questioning
By Neena Bhandari, IANS
Sydney : Muhammad Haneef, the Indian doctor detained in a Brisbane watch house since July 2 in connection with last month's UK bomb plot, may be charged - or walk free - as early as Saturday but faces 12 more hours of police interrogation.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) at the eleventh hour Friday afternoon decided to drop its application to extend the detention of the 27-year-old Gold Coast registrar. Haneef was then moved from the Brisbane watch house to the state police headquarters next door, where his interrogation began at 3pm local time.
Royal committee of Jerusalem Affairs wants Israel authorities of implementing new projects in the...
By NNN-Petra
Amman : The Royal Committee of Jerusalem Affairs has warned the Israeli authorities of implementing new projects in Jerusalem in the frame of its continued aggression against the city.
The committee stressed that these measures would not only hinder the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis, but with the Arabs and all the Muslims.
The Commission, in a press release published today by its Secretary General Abdullah Kan'an, called on the Israeli government to take immediate action to stop these projects if it wants peace.
Abbas, Jordan’s PM discuss U.S.-proposed peace conference
By Xinhua
Amman : Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit on Thursday discussed the ongoing preparations for holding the U.S.-proposed international peace conference.
Bakhit told reporters after the meeting that it was important to push the political process forward in one hand, and to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians through the removal of barriers and release the largest possible number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees on the other.
Haneef’s family struggles for words to express joy
By IANS
Bangalore : It was happiness beyond words, a sense of absolute relief that could not be verbalised. Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef's family just savoured the moment as news came in that an Australian court had restored his visa.
"We have no words to express our joy. We are very, very happy," said Afshaq Ahmed, father-in-law of Haneef, whose work visa was cancelled hours after he got bail from a Brisbane court last month after being charged with supporting a failed terror plot in Britain.
Korean hostage volunteers to stay with Taliban captors
By DPA
Seoul : A South Korean hostage remained voluntarily in Afghanistan at the hands of her Taliban captors so that other hostages could be freed instead, two former hostages have told Al-Jazeera in an interview.
The pair Kim Ji An and Kyun Ja said late Thursday their fellow hostage Lee Ji-yong had let one of them be freed in her stead because she had more experience of Afghanistan and spoke the language, the two women said.
"We were very worried when we heard that Ji-yong volunteered to be left behind," they said.
Iran, Iraq should establish Islamic common market – Rafsanjani
By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : New Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and Head of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that success of Iran and Iraq in expanding mutual cooperation would lead to laying the cornerstone of an Islamic common market.
Rafsanjani made the remark in the opening ceremony of the first international conference on "Reconstruction of Iraq's Economy, Assessment of Investment Opportunities, Exports of Goods and Commodities, Methods to Guarantee Turn-over of Investors' Capitals" here Sunday.
Bush to endorse pullout plan Thursday
By DPA
Washington : US President George W. Bush will during a prime-time televised address Thursday announce withdrawal of 30,000 US troops from Iraq by next July, the Washington Post reported citing government sources.
The announcement will endorse proposals from Washington's top military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, who in testimony to Congress this week outlined the achievements of major troop surge launched in January and recommended cutting troop numbers in Iraq from 160,000 to "pre-surge" levels of 130,000.
It is time to establish Palestinian statehood: Abbas
By Xinhua
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that it was time to create an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel to end 60 years of suffering.
Abbas made the remarks during a joint news conference with visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the West Bank city of Ramallah after their meeting.
He reiterated that Jerusalem should be the capital of the future state.
ElBaradei says ‘no immediate threat’ from Iran
Rome, Sep 21 (Xinhua) Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that Iran does not currently pose an immediate threat to the international community.
"Iran does not constitute a certain and immediate threat to the international community," the UN nuclear chief said Thursday in an interview with Italian RAI television while in Italy for an IAEA conference.
ElBaradei made the remarks amid rising international tension regarding the nuclear deadlock with Teheran.
Benazir, Fazlur Rehman have joined hands: report
By IANS
Islamabad : Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto and key opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman "have joined hands to stab the opposition in the back, after being prodded by Uncle Sam", a media report Sunday said.
"There are some among the opposition who believe that Maulana Fazl's somersaults are also the result of a conspiratorial wink from Washington. Fazl was always considered the government's man disguised as an opposition leader," The News said.
FM criticizes new US initiative for ME peace
By IRNA
United Nations : Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki of Iran said Wednesday that the new US initiative for Middle East peace is only a propaganda fuss not an effective move.
He made the remarks in a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, held on the sidelines of the newly-ended 62nd UN General Assembly.
The meeting was held before Mottaki left New York for Tehran at the end of his two-week visit to the city.
Iran, Pakistan to discuss gas project Oct 15
By IANS
Islamabad : Officials from Pakistan and Iran will meet here Oct 15 to take forward the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project even as New Delhi has stressed that it is still a part of the venture.
A Petroleum and Natural Resources department official said here that Iranian officials were to reach Islamabad for talks to finalise the project. But the attendance of Indian representatives was still unconfirmed, the Daily Times said Saturday.
Israeli PM meets Russian Persident in Moscow
By NNN-KUNA
Moscow, Russia : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held talks immediately after arriving in Moscow Thursday with President Vladimir Putin to discuss situations in the Middle East.
Interfax news agency quoted sources at the Kremlin as saying the summit talks dealt with Putin's recent visit to Tehran and the situation in the Middle East in general.
Both men also discussed ongoing preparations for the US-proposed international conference on the Palestinian statehood, due in Washington in Fall, said the sources.
Taliban denies link to attack on Benazir Bhutto
By Xinhua
Kabul : The Taliban has disclaimed any link to the attack on former prime minister and Pakistan People's Party chief Benazir Bhutto that left more then 100 people dead last week, a local Afghan newspaper reported Tuesday.
"Taliban does not attack outside Afghanistan and was not involved in attack on Benazir Bhutto in Karachi city of Pakistan," Daily Outlook quoted Taliban commander Mullah Hayatullah Khan as saying.
Fake currency racket busted in Kolkata, four held
By IANS,
Kolkata : Four people, including two Nepalis, were arrested Friday for being allegedly involved in a fake currency racket and counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs.47.18 lakh were recovered, police said, hinting at a Pakistani link to the racket.
Acting on a tip-off, Special Task Force officials arrested Upendra Chowdhury and Kumar Gautam of Nepal and Nausad Khan and Jafar Ali Khan of Bihar from 6 Chowringhee Lane near New Market. Fake Indian currency in the denomination of Rs.1,000 and Rs.500 were seized from them, said STF chief Rajiv Kumar.
Can’t investigate Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case: SIT
By TCN News,
Ahmadabad: The Special Investigative Team, (SIT) has excused itself from the investigation of Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. In a letter written to the Gujarat High Court, the SIT has said that it is already burdened with the investigation of several cases related to Post-Godhra riot.
On 12th of August 2010, the Gujarat HC had instructed the SIT to investigate Ishrat Jahan case and submit its report within 3 months. The HC had given this instruction dismissing the plea filed by Ishrat’s family seeking the transfer of the case to the CBI.
Leader’s arrest as part of hidden war by central govt: PDP
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent
Kasargode: The People’s Democratic Party yesterday accused the central government of waging a hidden war against their leader Abdunnasir Maudany. Meanwhile, the hearing on the bail plea submitted on behalf of Maudany began in a Bengaluru court yesterday and has been adjourned to today. Maudany has reportedly reiterated his stand that the case was politically motivated and based on suspicion.
Maudany’s former security guards testify before Bengaluru police
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Let’s commit to Peace and refrain from violence
By Dr Rahmatullah,
Congratulations, TCN, for good move.
Waking Ayodhya’s ghosts
By Aijaz Afaqui,
Growing up in the India of 1970s and 1980s, I often found myself debating the identity crisis facing the Muslim community with my father.
Maudany’s judicial custody extended till October 25
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
‘No’ to alliance with any front in Kerala local body elections: BJP
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Maudany’s bail plea: Karnataka HC sends notice to state government
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
UN officer’s India visit: Neglecting UP human rights defenders shocking
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Azamgarh’s Muslimpatti village celebrates annual day of girls school
By TCN Special Correspondent,
Books: ‘Communalism Explained! – A graphic Account’ launched
By TCN Special Correspondent,
British High Commissioner visits Lucknow’s Islamic Centre
By TCN Special Correspondent,
Israeli defense: not to make concessions to PNA
By Xinhua
Jerusalem : Israel's defense establishment recommends the government to refrain from making further goodwill gestures to Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas until after the U.S.-sponsored peace conference, local Jerusalem Post reported on Friday.
The goodwill gestures being considered pending a successful outcome to the peace summit include releasing more security prisoners, removing roadblocks and transferring additional territory and West Bank villages to PNA security control.
Sri Lankan troops kill five rebels
By Xinhua
Colombo : The Sri Lankan military Tuesday said they killed five Tamil rebels in an attack in the northern part of the country.
The Media Centre for National Security said in a statement that the troops launched an attack on three bunkers of LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) at Kilali in the Jaffna peninsula around 5 a.m. local time.
Two rebels' bunkers were destroyed, the statement said, adding that five rebels were killed in the confrontation. There was no casualty for the troops, said the statement.
Iranian president: nuclear issue closed
By Xinhua
Doha : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Monday that the disputed Iranian nuclear issue was "closed" from Iran's perspective and that his country had the right to develop new energy.
Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the 28th annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Ahmadinejad said "In our opinion, the nuclear issue is now closed."
Iran does not feel threatened at all and any pressure on Iran concerning the issue is useless, he said, adding that "we are prepared for any conditions."
Separatists keep Manipur under siege
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS
Imphal : Separatist rebel armies continue to keep Manipur under siege, leading to a sense of hopelessness among large sections of the state's 2.3 million people.
Manipur, bordering Myanmar, is the only state in India's restive northeast where none of the frontline separatist groups has entered into a ceasefire with the government as a prelude to the beginning of peace talks.
Eight killed in Iraq suicide attack, 16 wounded
By DPA
Baghdad : A woman suicide bomber blew herself and eight other people up in Baquba, north of Baghdad, Wednesday, security sources and media reports said.
Two policemen and members of the government-backed Awakening Council in Baquba were among those killed in the attack near a patrol belonging to the council's forces in New Baquba.
At least 16 people were wounded in the incident, including civilians, the security sources said. Nearby buildings and vehicles were also damaged.
Stay calm ahead of polls: Pakistani newspaper
By IANS
Islamabad : An influential Pakistani newspaper Thursday appealed for calm ahead of the general elections, now rescheduled to Feb 18, warning that "indiscretions" by politicians could enable anti-democratic elements to get an upper hand.
"Let our leaders note that their indiscretions could complicate the situation and things could get out of control, thus giving anti-democratic elements an opportunity to cancel the election," Dawn noted in an editorial headlined "A plea for sanity".
Sania moves into third round of Australian Open
By IANS
Melbourne : India's top tennis player Sania Mirza Thursday moved into the third round of the Australian Open tennis tournament here with a three-set win over Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky.
World No. 31 Sania won 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in one hour and 44 minutes. She prevailed despite committing six double faults, though her first serve was quite successful when she got them in.
In the third round, Sania will face the winner of the match between Chinese Li Na and Italian Maria Elena Camerin, to be played later Thursday.
Rs.1 mn robbed in daylight heist
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : In a daring daylight robbery, five armed dacoits looted cash and jewellery worth over Rs.1 million from the house of a leading industrialist here Thursday.
The incident occurred in Raj Nagar locality of Ghaziabad, a suburb of national capital Delhi.
According to the family, the five unidentified men barged into the house around 2.00 p.m. when the maid arrived for work and left the main gate open. The men overpowered the maid and pinned her down by tying her arms.
The robbers then at gunpoint looted the cash and jewellery from the house owner's wife.
Lankans Tamils arrested with fake currency
By IANS,
Chennai : Two Sri Lankan Tamils were jailed Tuesday evening for depositing fake Rs.1,000 notes amounting to Rs.200,000 in a private bank here, police said.
The suspects were identified as K. Parameswaran, 22, and J. Prince, 28, both from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. They were residing in Chennai's southern suburb for over a year.
After they attempted to deposit a similar amount into one of their accounts in a different branch earlier in Rs.1,000 denomination notes, the bank's cashier tipped off the police, leading to the arrests.
AMU seeks Rs.480mn grant from HRD ministry
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has sought a financial grant of Rs.48 million from the human resource and development (HRD) ministry to offer better residential facilities to its students, a university official said Thursday.
''AMU Vice-Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis has just submitted a plan to the HRD ministry for offering better residential facilities to the hostel inmates,'' AMU spokesman Rahat Abrar told IANS on phone.
A’bad blasts: AIMMM doubts Gujarat police claims
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan said today that the Muslim community is not impressed at all by the dramatic announcements of the Gujarat police about the culprits of the recent Ahmedabad bombings.
MP honoured with “fast emerging state in category of big states” award
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Muslim writers’ union release journal in Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Open letter to PM urging intervention in ‘illegal detention’ of Muslim Youth
Letter from CLMC Secretary Lateef Mohammed Khan requested him to act against ‘atrocities,’ and demand handing over the investigation to NIA immediately.
By TCN News,
‘Communal’ chief minister allotted Rs.10.27 billion for minorities’ welfare in AP state budget
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Sir Syed’s death anniversary to be observed on March 27
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University will observe the 115th death anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of this University on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
‘BMC education Budget is over ambitious’
By TCN News,
Mumbai: Municipal Corporation of Mumbai which is operating 545 schools in the maximum city presented a whopping 2660 crore education budget for the financial year 2014-15. Extension of virtual class rooms, introduction of Child Tracking System and Management Information System are the prominent features this year. Plan for repairing of old and dilapidated school buildings and constructing new ones are the major initiative in the budget.
Court to hear Abu Jundal’s case Mar 24
New Delhi : A court here Friday fixed March 24 for hearing arguments on charges against Abu Jundal, an alleged key plotter of the...
Democracy’s noblest moment
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
Universal adult franchise is the cornerstone of democracy. It is not restricted or conditional “democracy” like the one where franchise is limited to only propertied classes as it was sometimes in pre-Independence India, or the sham “shoora democracy” as operative in some Muslim countries, the consultative body (shoora) being only decorative.
Teesta’s NGO rebuts allegations by Gujarat Government
By TCN News,
Ahmedabad: The Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has condemned and refuted, what it termed as “malicious lies” being spread by advocate for the State of Gujarat Ajay Choksi in misleading the Court about the Citizens for Justice and Peace “cheating” victims of the riots.
‘A simple wedding brings in most blessings’, says Maulana Shameem Akhtar Nadvi
By TCN News,
Maharashtra: The past ten days have seen a wave of Islamic awareness among Muslims by means of Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind’s city-wide Asan Nikah Campaign. On the eve of the concluding day of this campaign, 30th March, the Mira Road unit of JIH sought to educate the masses about the correct Islamic way of conducting weddings. And what better way to learn than from the master himself? Keeping this in mind, renowned Islamic scholar, Maulana Shameem Akhtar Nadvi was invited to speak on this topic.
IAMC wants disqualification of Indian politicians from Time Mag’s 100 online poll
By TCN News,
Washington DC: Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, has called on TIME magazine to disqualify Indian politicians from the 2014 TIME 100 online poll.
‘Rajasthan ATS trying hard to build a case where little exists’
By TCN News,
Jaipur: Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad coninute to arrest Muslim youths with latest arrest of Amaar Yasir on May 7th. A joint statement by Rajasthan branch of Peopes’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and Jamia Teachers’ Solidary Association (JTSA) says there is this and the previous arrests made in March are examples of “how terror investigations cynically consume Muslim youth.”
Indo-Pak prisoners’ list issued by Aaghaz-E-Dosti
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In view of building trust, Aaghaz-e-Dosti has released details of the Indian and Pakistani prisoners lodged in each other’s jail. This is probably the first time when any such detailed list will be made public. By this, we hope to facilitate transparency as well as to sensitize people on both sides about each other’s pain and towards the larger goal of peace and humanity.
President’s address is high on BJP’s rhetoric: SDPI
By TCN News,
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI) has termed the President’s joint address to Parliament which spelled out the BJP’s Narendra Modi led NDA Government’s agenda of priorities as high on rhetoric. It is up to the government to prove that the plans are rather done than promised. The address is more or less a compilation of election slogans and the BJP election manifesto and the party is bound to implement them.
Prof. Z.M. Khan’s Lecture on “Islamic Worldview: A Reflection”
By TCN News,
Former professor of Political Science and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia and Secretary-General of the Institute of Objective Studies, Prof. Z.M. Khan has said the Islamic worldview is comprehensive and presents a well-knit scheme to provide knowledge and explanation about the seen and unseen as explained in the Qur’an. It gives ways and methods to achieve values, establish basic ethical precepts and create a balance in everything, he said, adding that nobody was allowed to exceed the limits prescribed.
India’s Education System is in total disarray
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
The controversy surrounding the four-year undergraduate programmes (FYUP) by the Delhi University and its disapproval by the UGC has opened a Pandora box of issues that has set the India’s education system into total disarray.
Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.
Soon to come a new university after Tipu Sultan’s name at Mysore
By TCN Staff reporter,
1984 Bhopal Gas survivors to knock on PM’s door on 28th anniversary
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
‘Muslims participate in all kinds of politics without giving up their Muslim identity’
By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Sixth person die in hospital as Dhule slowly returns to ‘normalcy’
Curfew still on in affected areas
M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net
Delhi High Court directs Govt to block ‘offensive’ contents of ‘Innocence of Muslim’ film
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Bajrang Dal activists forcibly wedded siblings on Valentine’s Day
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident on Valentine’s Day, Hindutva moral police forcibly married off siblings as they mistook them to be ‘couple.’
CLMC condemns the ‘inhuman incident of blast’
CLMC urges an end to media trial
By TCN News,
Workshop on socio-legal status of Muslim women held in Guwahati on Women’s Day
By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Madhya Pradesh’s Annual Plan hiked by 23 pc, pegged at Rs.35,500 cr.
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Annual Plan of Rs.35,500 crore has been sanctioned for Madhya Pradesh for year 2013-14. This is 23 percent more than last year.
Assam CM lays foundation stone of North East’s first College of Horticulture
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi stressed on the need of developing the agriculture sector in the state as he laid the foundation stone of College of Horticulture at Lakhopur in Nalbari district which is the first of its kind in the northeast.
Millat Bedari Muhim Committee Demand President’s Rule in UP
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Supreme Court of India’s comment about the Uttar Pradesh government’s failure to protect its citizens and control the Muzaffarnagar riots indicates that the Apex Court has censured UP government said Prof. Razaullah Khan while chairing an analysis meeting of Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC) held at Media Centre Aligarh on 27th Committee (MBMC), Aligarh demands that President Rule be imposed in Uttar Pradesh after dismissing the Akhilesh Government as law and order has completely collapsed in state.
Degree recipients felicitated during ‘At Home’ organized by AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Students and PhD scholars of Aligarh Muslim University, who have received degrees at the Annual Convocation of the Aligarh Muslim University on March 29, 2014 were felicitated at an ‘At Home’ hosted by the University at the sprawling lawns of Sir Syed Academy on 30th March. AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Brig. (Retd.) S. Ahmad Ali, Registrar, Group Captain (Retd.) Shahrukh Shamshad, distinguished AMU alumnus and eminent entrepreneur of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Nadeem Tarin, distinguished guests and alumni were present in the function.
Modi ‘wave’ at India TV Studio, Editorial Director resigns in protest
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Qamar Waheed Naqvi, Editorial Director of India TV has resigned in, purportedly in protest of a “staged interview,” with the BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Rajat Sharma’s famous programme “Aap Ki Adalat.”
Lok Satta’s alliance with BJP: Gandhi and Ali Brothers?
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
BJP supporters are proud to tell the fact that BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition of 30 parties. Consider the...
Allah Baksh: Unsung hero of India’s freedom struggle
By Shamsul Islam,
On this May 14, 2014 falls the 71st anniversary of the martyrdom of one of the greatest freedom fighters of India, Allah Baksh. He lived and sacrificed his life for a free and all inclusive India. Allah Baksh was the Premier (those days chief minister was known by this designation) of Sind during the eventful days of ‘Quit India’ Movement of 1942 as head of the ‘Ittehad Party’ (Unity Party) which represented all sections of Sind and did not allow Muslim League to have any foothold in the Muslim majority province of Sind. Allah Baksh and his Party were not part of the Indian National Congress but when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made a derogatory reference to the Indian freedom struggle and the ‘Quit India’ Movement in a speech in the British Parliament, Allah Baksh renounced in protest all titles conferred by the British Government.
Hindu Vahini’s involvement case thrown in SIMI’s basket to further the ban
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: Security agencies have once again landed in awkward moment with their consistent maneuver to maintain ban over Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Andhra Pradesh police while deposing before a UAPA tribunal turned a Hindu Vahini attached communal violence instigation case into a SIMI proscribing justification.
8 year old Bhatkal boy earns prestigious ‘Preacher of the Nation’ award in UAE
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
New Delhi: A Karnataka coastal town of Bhatkal which continuously remain in mainstream media’s focus due to its being a “home town” of alleged Indian Mujahideen outfit’s absconding founders Reyaz and Iqbal Shabandri has unfortunately missed the Indian mainstream media’s spotlight when an 8 year little boy of its origin won the highest prestigious reward for a child in Dubai of being ‘Preacher of the Nation’.
Muslims in Patna gather after Friday prayer to condemn Israel’s brutal bombing
By Salman Ghani
Patna: Muslim representatives gathered after the Friday prayer in Dalal ji Ki Masjid in Alamgunj, Patna against the Israel’s barbaric bombardment on...
JTA decries Israel’s offensive in Gaza
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) has strongly condemned the ongoing atrocities being perpetrated by Israel on helpless Palestinians in Gaza.
Boycott separatist militants on Independence Day: Journalists’ Forum Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has urged the people of northeast India to defy separatist militants’ diktat on celebrating the Independence Day (I-Day) with. The scribe’ body argues that every patriotic Indian should observe the I-Day (and also the Republic Day) to pay their heartiest tributes to the known & unknown martyrs of India’s freedom movement for their supreme sacrifices.
Indians in Saudi Arabia asked to get machine-readable passports
Riyadh : The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia has appealed to all Indians living in the kingdom to get machine-readable passports issued as soon...
Lucknw’s Roomi Darwaza renovation process halted
By Mohd. Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Nitish’s police does it again; Hyderabad family too scared to speak
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Anti-encroachment drive at Lucknow’s historical monuments launched
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Poet of ‘barsat ki raat’ song passes away in the night of downpour
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai blasts: Blind rush among probe agencies to nab “Muslims”
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
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