Coffee Inn Art Community organises rose event for ‘our beloved’ Prophet
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Three years on, RTI a boon but needs more teeth
By Mayank Aggarwal, IANS,
New Delhi : Sixteen-year-old Shahnaz knew nothing about the Right To Information (RTI) Act till a few months ago, but today she is grateful for the three-year-old law that helped her secure admission in a government school.
"The school made me undertake an entrance test and failed me in that since I live in a resettlement colony. Finally I filed an RTI application asking the government education department to tell me if there is any provision of an entrance test for a student who has successfully passed Class 10," Shahnaz told IANS.
Would have run roller over Varun: Lalu Prasad
By IANS,
Patna : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Monday said that had he been the country's home minister he would have run a "roller" over Varun Gandhi for his hate speeches against Muslims and bothered about the consequences later.
Speaking at an election rally in Kishanganj in Bihar, Lalu Prasad said: "If I were the country's home minister, and if Varun had said this (inflammatory speeches), then I would have run a roller over his chest, and thought about the consequences later."
Indian Haj delegation interacts with pilgrims in Jeddah
By IANS,
Jeddah : A 25-member Indian Haj goodwill delegation visited this port city of Saudi Arabia and interacted with Haj pilgrims there, expressing their satisfaction with the arrangements made by the Indian Haj mission.
The delegation, which was led by senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz, reached the Jeddah Haj terminal Sunday. On Monday the delegates visited various accommodations for pilgrims in Mecca and Aziziya.
They also visited the main office of the Indian Haj mission and a 50-bed hospital run by them.
Andhra to challenge high court order on Muslim reservation
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The Andhra Pradesh government Monday decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the verdict of the high court quashing a legislation for four percent reservation to Muslims in education and jobs.
Immediately after the seven-member constitutional bench delivered its verdict, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah directed the state advocate general to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court.
Ten militants killed in clash in Pakistan
By IANS,
Islamabad : At least 10 militants were killed in a clash with security forces in northwest Pakistan's tribal area Wednesday.
Fifteen other militants were also injured during the exchange of fire in Orakzai tribal agency, Xinhua news agency reported.
US drones Tuesday night fired two missiles at militant hideouts in North Waziristan tribal agency, killing at least six people, security officials said.
Two Jaish guerrillas, soldier killed in Kashmir
By IANS
Srinagar : Two guerrillas of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and a soldier were killed early Tuesday when security personnel surrounded a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Gogoi offers ULFA safe passage
By IANS
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Saturday offered a month-long safe passage to leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to visit the state and gauge for themselves if people want peace and an end to violence.
Suicide bombing kills 2 foreigners, injures 5 in Kabul
By Xinhua
Kabul: A suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital Thursday killed two foreigners and injured five, officials said.
"Two foreign security personnel working for a security company were killed in the explosion," said Ali Shah Paktiawal, Kabul deputy police chief. "Three foreigners and two Afghan civilians were injured."
The officials did not reveal the nationalities of the victims. However, media reports said one American and one Nepalese were killed and three Americans were injured.
One vehicle was totally damaged in the powerful explosion that targeted a convoy.
Four soldiers killed in explosion in north-west Pakistan
By DPA
Islamabad : At least four soldiers were killed and six injured Wednesday in a roadside explosion in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
President Musharraf rejects amnesty for Ghazi
By IANS
Islamabad : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has rejected a proposal by an ulema delegation for amnesty for Lal Masjid deputy head cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Online news agency reported Tuesday.
South Korea-Taliban hostage talks end inconclusively
By DPA
Seoul : The fate of 21 South Koreans held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban remained unclear after the first direct talks between negotiators from Seoul and the militant group ended inconclusively, officials said Saturday.
Further details of the talks held Friday could not be given, a spokesman for the South Korean president's office told reporters. But he added that the end of the first round of talks did not mean efforts to negotiate had ended.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the government was working to arrange further meetings with the Taliban.
Taliban to free remaining seven South Korean hostages
By DPA
Kabul/Seoul : The Taliban will release the remaining seven hostages Thursday, the day after 12 of the 19 South Korean aid workers the militants have been holding hostage in Afghanistan for nearly six weeks were let free, a Taliban spokesman said.
The intention to complete the release under a pledge the Taliban made a couple of days ago in face-to-face negotiations with South Korean officials, was confirmed by Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousif Ahmadi to South Korean television station KBS Thursday.
Bangladesh seeks N-power technology from Russia
By IANS
Dhaka : Bangladesh hopes to get Russian technology to set up a nuclear power plant and says Moscow has expressed its willingness to cooperate.
After some tentative moves at the official level, political interventions were made during Foreign Advisor Iftikhar Ahmed Chowdhury's recent visit to Russia.
Pakistan protests opening Siachen for tourism
By IANS
Islamabad : Pakistan Monday protested India's decision to open the Siachen Glacier - the world's highest battleground - to tourists.
India's deputy high commissioner was summoned to foreign office and a protest was lodged with him, said foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam during the weekly press briefing.
India and Pakistan are currently engaged in talks to resolve their 20-year-old-conflict over the 72-km-long frozen battlefield.
Syria condemns Beirut car blast
By Xinhua
Damascus : Syria on Wednesday strongly condemned a car bombing in eastern Beirut that killed a Christian lawmaker and several others, the official SANA news agency reported.
"This criminal act targets the efforts and endeavors exerted by Syria and others to achieve the Lebanese national accord," an unnamed Syrian media official was quoted as saying, asserting Damascus' keenness on security, stability and unity of neighboring Lebanon.
Abbas to reshuffle negotiation team: Fatah spokesman
By Xinhua
Ramallah : A Fatah spokesman said Thursday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was planning a reshuffle of the team that represents the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in the political negotiations with Israel.`
Ahmed Qurea, a former prime minister and a member of Fatah central committee, will head the reshuffled delegation, which will comprise current chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and Yasser Abed Rabbo, a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation's (PLO) executive committee, according to spokesman Ahmed Abdel Rahman.
Columbia University president’s harsh remarks about Iranian president draw mixed reactions
By Xinhua
New York : Colombia University President Lee C. Bollinger's pointed introduction of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has drawn mixed reactions, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
New York : Colombia University President Lee C. Bollinger's pointed introduction of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has drawn mixed reactions, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan media slams Musharraf regime for arresting opposition leaders
By NNN-PTI
Islamabad : Pakistani media Tuesday slammed the country's government for rounding up leaders of opposition parties ahead of the presidential polls to facilitate Pervez Musharraf's re-election for another five-year term.
A number of leading newspapers warned the government that the arrests would only lead to more political turmoil in the country and said the act would favour the opposition outfits that constitute the All Parties Democratic Movement.
Iran refutes allegation on hidden nuclear site
By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council for International Affairs Javad Vaeedi has denied allegation on existence of a hidden nuclear site in Iran.
Vaeedi told IRNA Friday: "Such an allegation is being made under the circumstances that new round of Iran's cooperation with the IAEA has begun on one hand, and Iranian constructive presence at the UN General Assembly, on the other."
US putting Laden, me in same boat: Ahmadinejad
By DPA
Tehran : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused "some circles" in the US of putting him in the same boat as Al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden.
"Some US circles wanted to sabotage my trip to New York by, for example, putting my picture next to bin Laden," Ahmadinejad told the Khabar news network.
Ahmadinejad also accused the US government and New York City officials of rejecting his request to visit the site of the Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Iran criticizes France
Tehran, Oct 7, SPA -- Mohammed Ali Husseini, the spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry has described the new political trend of the French government towards Iran as an illogical trend.
In a statement to the pressmen today, Husseini said 'we have made it clear to the French officials that illogical trends towards Iran will not yield positive results.
It is worth mentioning that the French foreign minister has recently criticized the Iranian nuclear policy noting that his country prefers diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue.
Israel, US mull developing anti-missile defence system
By DPA
Washington/Tel Aviv : Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak met his US counterpart Robert Gates in Washington and discussed the joint development of an anti-missile system, the minister's office said Wednesday.
The "multi-layered missile interception system" discussed at Tuesday's meeting between the two is aimed at countering the perceived threat from Iranian missiles.
Egypt to launch civilian nuclear programme
By Xinhua
Cairo : President Hosni Mubarak announced Monday Egypt will set up nuclear power plants to make up shortfall in generation, and thus augment the country's power security, local media reported.
Addressing the inauguration of a northern Cairo power station, Mubarak said a council for peaceful use of nuclear energy will be established according to a republican decree, which will be issued within days, MENA new agency reported.
Militants free 48 captured Pakistani troops
By DPA
Islamabad : Islamic militants Friday freed 48 paramilitary troops that they had captured in overnight fighting in Pakistan's volatile north-western valley of Swat, where a week of fierce battles has left around 200 people dead.
The militants first paraded the soldiers to the media and then gave Rs.500 (around $9) to each captive before freeing them, Pakistan's Aaj news channel reported.
Pakistanis in US upset at emergency
By Parveen Chopra, IANS
New York : Pakistani Americans by and large are feeling aggrieved and are critical of President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency - widely seen as tantamount to imposing martial law.
"The hope that democracy may be round the corner in my country has finally died. I am in mourning and so are many Pakistanis I came across in Jackson Heights (a South Asian conclave in New York)," Mumtaz Hussain, an artist and filmmaker of Pakistani origin, told IANS.
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.
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.
Indian Muslims are not well served by their leaders
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS
It may be a coincidence, but both India and Pakistan have started talking in terms of reforming the traditional madrassa system of education. While Pakistan's initiative has understandably followed the tragic Lal Masjid episode, the Indian government's proposed measures are evidently the fallout of pressure from the Hindu communal outfits.
Rice to visit Mideast next week to prepare for November peace summit – State...
By NNN-KUNA
Washington : US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to the Middle East next week for the seventh time this year to prepare for a US-sponsored international summit tentatively planned for mid-November.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack announced the trip Wednesday, saying there would be "a lot of going back and forth among various parties in the region" in the coming weeks leading up to the US gathering, which reportedly will take place in Annapolis, Maryland, although US officials have yet to confirm a date or location.
Israeli naval shelling of Gaza boat kills one Palestinian
By Xinhua
Gaza : At least one Palestinian killed and one wounded as Israeli naval boat gunships shelled a Palestinian fishing boat with one missile on the shores of Gaza City on Saturday evening, Palestinian police and medical sources said.
The police of ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that Israeli fighting ships opened fire at a Palestinian fishing boat in Gaza Sea and hit it on which two people were there, one killed and the other wounded.
A quarter of Arab population illiterate: Amr Moussa
By IANS
Dubai : Some 71 million people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who make up a quarter of the Arab population the world over, are illiterate, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has said.
Much of the region's failure to eradicate illiteracy was due to obscure curricula, the secretary general said while addressing the inaugural session of the Knowledge Conference here Sunday.
He called upon Arab universities to reform the education system to catch up with a fast moving world, WAM news agency reported Monday.
The Rape of Nizam’s – a book on Hyderabad fall released
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Kerala’s Hajj flights and Hajj Camp end tomorrow
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent
Notion that police is anti-Muslim should be changed – P Chidambaram
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Abul Hussain – A different story of a differently able person
By Diganta Sharma and Anjuman Ara Begum,
Polls for 5 Assemblies: A mid-term ‘referendum’ for UPA-II?
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
After Japan’s Tsunami North East CMs urged to halt construction of dams
By Munize Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Sa’adi’s poetry transcends boundaries of nations: Sonia Gandhi
By IRNA,
New Delhi : Sheik Sa’adi’s poetry transcends the boundaries of nations and the passage of time to embrace all humanity and all cultures, said Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Friday.
Christian cemetery closed by British being ‘revived’ by Bihar Govt
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
National Conf. on ‘Creativity & Innovation in Education’ on Jun. 25 at Bhopal
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
MMA seeks Law ministry’s view on quota for backward Muslims
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Khurshid’s rebuttal to critics: No separate cadre for Hindu trusts
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
An interview with Dr Shariq Nisar, the architect of India’s Shariah Index
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Dr Shariq Nisar, the architect of India’s Shariah Index (i.e. BSE TASIS Shariah 50) has been the man behind the launch of many shariah compliant products in the country such as Taurus Ethical Fund (By Taurus Mutual Fund), Pure Stock Pension Fund (By Bajaj Allianz), Secura India Real Estate Fund (India’s only Shariah compliant SEBI approved real estate venture capital fund). Most recently Dr Shariq has been associated with the launch of Shariah compliant commodities trading by National Spot Exchange Ltd.
Bharatpur clash toll rises to seven
By IANS,
Jaipur : The toll in the clash between two communities in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district rose to seven with three more bodies recovered from a well, police said Friday.
‘Right to recall’ elected politicians only hope for Muslim community
By Aziz A. Mubaraki,
‘Azaan’: Raza Academy sends legal notice, SP threatens agitation
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal Gas victims give call for indefinite ‘Rail Roko’ stir
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
For her, New Year’s vow is wildlife conservation
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
‘Save Constitutional Rights Movement’ launched by Muslim Law Board
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Do Muslims ever follow ‘Imams’ in elections?
By Ashfaque Khan,
Self-proclaimed tellers of the imagined Muslim Vote Bank are not going to influence voting behaviour in any significant way.
Welfare Party of India’s organized its first public meeting in Kolkata
By Zaidul Haque, Kolkata
Home Ministry didn’t allow protest; Activists detained within 15 minutes
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Andhra’s cap on fee reimbursement will impact thousands of students
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Minority Ministry’s Independence Day ad depicts Sunita, talks about Salma
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
TDP’s ‘Muslim declaration’ has placed the community on cloud nine
10% quota in job and education; 8% quota in assembly; Rs 2500Cr in annual budget
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
IUML holds rally against ‘Cruelties of Air India against non-resident Keralites’
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,
Obsession of the Governments with growth regime has failed to focus on people’s development
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Regional stalwarts from Bihar, AP skipped Narendra Modi’s swearing in ceremony
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Akabruddin Owaisi files writ petition in HC to quash ‘hate speech’ cases
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Asaduddin Owaisi’s official residence in Delhi attacked by Hindutva activists
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Muslim clerics in Lucknow want ‘objectionable’ portion from Kamal’s film deleted
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Dispatch from Kashmir: Afzal Guru hanging and the ‘core’ of Indian nationhood
Transforming Kashmir from ‘the issue’ to ‘one of the issues’ is a rich reflection of India’s diplomatic craftsmanship, even though Pakistan continued to harp...
Now Muslim group wants ‘Bharat Ratna’ for Sir Syed
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC), Aligarh is now demanding the highest civilian award to be awarded posthumously to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
‘Muslim girls want to study – Delhi Government School says No’
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Play “Quli: Dilon Ka Shahzada” at MANUU
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University, H.K. Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies hosted the play “Quli: Dilon Ka Shahzaada,” a Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation production on 13th February 2014 at 7 pm at the Open Air Auditorium of the University.
Discussion on voting patterns in India and ‘tactical’ voting of Muslims
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Institute of Objective Studies organised a discussion on “Voting Patterns in India with Reference to Tactical Voting by Muslims” on February 27 in the Capital.
EC probing BJP’s ‘communal party’ tag in Tripura school books
Agartala : The Election Commission of India is probing the BJP being tagged a "communal party" in the textbooks of government schools in Left-ruled...
Quirks of History: How Jinnah forestalled Fazlul Haq’s gambit
By Prof. Refaqat Ali Khan,
Write Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, an NGO, invited me to attend the SAARC Literary Festival in Dhaka on 27-28 February, 2014. Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives were participants. The seminar / festival proposed a discussion / review “Beyond Borders, Trust and Reconciliation”.
AAP’s Bhopal candidate Rachna Dhingra finds support at MIT
By TCN News,
Boston, USA. Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) from the Greater Boston area gathered to screen award winning documentary (on the Bhopal disaster) Bhopali on Sunday April 6th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The event was organized by the Boston chapter of University Students for Aam Admi Party (us4AAP), an organization with chapters in more than 100 campuses, and AAP - New England who have been actively working on supporting AAP candidates in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in India.
Social Media got brighter with Munawwar Rana’s Muhajir Nama
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Who would not be familiar with Munawwar Rana’s name? Munawwar Rana, whose poetry is the place where a mother, surrounded by the fence of mundaneness, breathes freely. Munawwar Rana, for whom the way to heaven is not above skies but at the feet of mother.
Muslim Organizations in Mumbai send memorandum to Egypt’s Ambassador to India
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Expressing their concerns for the violation of Human Rights in Egypt, some Muslim organizations in Mumbai has sent a combined memorandum to the Egypt’s Ambassador to India. These organizations have also appealed Government of India to bring the matter before United Nations and help restore democracy in Egypt.
Of Pakistan’s Punjab and high levels of drug use
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: When it comes to drug use, Pakistan’s province of Punjab due to its large share of the population, has the highest number of people who use and inject drugs with 2.9 million people using illicit substances in the past year and approximately 260,000 people who currently inject drugs.
Two Dalit girls’ rape and murder in Badaun draws international flak
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The alleged gang rape and murder of two dalit girls on 27 May 2014 in the Katra village of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh has been condemned largely throughout the country by every section of the society. The condemnation did not stop within the borders of the country but international organizations have also expressed their dissatisfaction towards lack of adequate sanitation facilities and growing sexual violence of women resulting into the violations of human rights in India. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appalled by the brutal rape and killing of two dalit girls in UP whereas Amnesty International has criticized the police machinery of India who have time and again found to have derelict towards registering and investigating cases of rapes of low caste girls and their lackadaisical behavior in booking higher caste culprits in those cases.
Pakistan’s SC orders formation of national council for protecting minorities’ rights
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the federal government to form a national council of minorities' rights for protection of minority rights and ensuring religious harmony.
Love Thy Neighbor: Nawaz Sharif’s Visit to India
By Ram Puniyani,
India Pakistan relations have always been mired with in various controversies, which have been preventing the friendly relations with our neighbor, who in ‘popular perception’ is seen as an enemy. It is due to this that while all the members of SAARC countries have been invited, the one to draw maximum popular attention has been the coming of Nawaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan. In a deft move India’s the then Prime Minister designate sent an invite to all the heads of SAARC countries for his swearing in ceremony, (16 May 2014)which was held with great pomp and show.
POTA court rejects Maulana Qavi’s bail in 10 year old Modi’s assassination conspiracy case;...
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: On Wednesday Special POTA court in Ahmedabad rejected Maulana Abdul Qavi’s bail in a 10 year old conspiracy case registered in Gujarat. The special judge accepted all the defenses of Maulana Abdul Qavi except that he was not absconding since last 10 years and turned down his bail on the ground of him being absconding before arrest. Jamiat Ulema Hind, an NGO providing legal assistance to the Maulana has shown determination to approach Gujarat High Court for the relief.
“We are all Palestinians” Chant tens of thousands in London
By M Ghazali Khan,
London: Thousands of protesters, estimated around 100,000, have demonstrated outside the Israeli Embassy against Israeli aggression on Gaza and the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.
Obama’s Eid greeting to Muslims backfires
Washington : A White House message on Twitter wishing “Muslims in the United States and around the world a blessed and joyous celebration” of...
Pakistan lodges protest with India over firing across ‘working boundary’
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: The Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner and lodged a protest over what it called...
Faizan Mustafa of AMU gets SAARC’s Best Law Teacher Award
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Professor Faizan Mustafa of Aligarh Muslim University and presently Vice Chancellor of Nalsar Law University Hyderabad got this year’s prestigious SAARC’s Best Law Teacher Award. In a unanimous decision, the high-powered jury consisting of Professor NR Madhav Menon, eminent jurist and Founder Vice Chancellor of NLSIU, Bangalore and Mr Lalit Bhasin, President of Indian Law Firms, announced the conferment of the award on Professor Mustafa.
Pakistan targets 86% literacy rate by year 2015
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : Pakistan's National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) to achieve 86 percent literacy rate in the country by year 2015 through expanding its ‘Literacy Program’ nationwide.
This was stated by Dr. Nasim Ashraf, Chairman NCHD while talking to APP. The Commission, he said, has successfully entered its 5th year of operations through expanding its literacy and health programmes from two districts in 2002 to more than 122 districts in 2007.
Pakistan cancels election in Benazir’s constituency
By IRNA
Islamabad : The Election Commission of Pakistan has cancelled election in the constituency where former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was contesting election for the Lower House of the Parliament, the Commission said on Friday.
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27 in the city of Rawalpindi after she addressed a huge election public meeting.
"The election process was terminated on National Assembly-207 Larkana-cum-Shikarpur in Sindh due to the death of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto," the commission said in a statement.
Four-year-old kidnapped, murdered in Andhra Pradesh
By IANS
Hyderabad : In a shocking incident, a four-year-old child was kidnapped and murdered in Himayatsagar near here, police said Tuesday.
Kartik, who was kidnapped by his father's friend a week ago, was murdered within hours of the kidnap. Babu, the alleged kidnapper who had demanded a ransom of Rs.5 million, confessed after the police arrested him early Tuesday.
After a three-hour effort, police retrieved the victim's body from rocks in Peeramcheru area in Rajendernagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Kashmir land transfer controversy: Separatists under house arrest
By IANS,
Srinagar : The police here Monday put some Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest in order to prevent protest demonstrations against the allotment of forest land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).
"We have supported the protest call given by Syed Ali Shah Geelani's Tehreek-e-Hurriyat for today (Monday), but the administration put us under house arrest in order to prevent our participation in these protests," Nayeem Khan, chairman of the National Front, told IANS on phone.
Abandoned briefcases causes scare in Amritsar
By IANS,
Amritsar : Two briefcases of a businessman, which were stolen and later abandoned by a thief, created a scare in this Sikh holy city Saturday as people suspected they were bombs.
The police rushed a dog squad and cordoned off the area on the Albert Road to verify what was inside the briefcases.
Police officials, on opening the briefcases, found they contained bank papers belonging to a businessman.
Family of Sep 13 blast’s Kashmiri victim gets compensation
By IANS,
New Delhi : For Ghulam Hassan, the pain of losing his brother in the Sep 13 blast in the capital will never go away. But the migrant from Jammu and Kashmir is a relieved man after receiving Thursday the compensation cheques in the name of his mother, his widowed sister-in-law and fixed deposit for his niece.
The compensation amounts were handed to him at the Daryaganj District Revenue Office here Thursday evening.
BJP puts Congress on dock over Deoband remark
By Andalib Akhter, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The BJP put Congress party in big trouble on Saturday when it asked the party to apologize the Muslims for its remark on India’s one of great seats of learning.
Muslims & Dalits urged to strengthen SDPI
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: In the backdrop of atrocities being committed on Muslims and Dalits it is imperative that Muslim voluntary organizations and movements come to the forefront for the advancement of these communities. It is high time for the Muslims to take initiative for the political movement that values democracy and social and economic equality, said A. Sayeed, general secretary of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) while addressing its Madhya Pradesh state party delegates here on Sunday.
Shutdown in south Kashmir’s Shopian town
By IANS,
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IANS) South Kashmir's Shopian town observed a total shutdown Friday in response to a call given by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.
Shops, educational institutions and banks were closed following the shutdown call. Geelani ordered the shutdown as part of his resistance programme against the alleged delay in delivering justice to the rape and murder victims Nilofar Jan,22, and her sister-in-law Asiya Jan, 17. Both women were found dead by the side of a local stream near the town May 30.
One German hostage still alive: Afghan authorities
By DPA
Kabul : One of the German hostages purportedly held by the Taliban was still alive, but a second hostage had died of a heart attack, the Afghan foreign ministry said Saturday.
In a day of fast-changing developments, a ministry spokesman said that Kabul authorities were working to secure the safe return of the hostage still alive.
"Our security agencies reported to us that one of the German engineers is still alive and the second died of heart attack and heat," ministry spokesman Sultan Ahmad Baheen told DPA.
Minority panel, civil society furious at Swamy’s ‘hate article’, might issue notice
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Lucknow Muslims reject Imam Bukhari’s statement against Anna
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Patna Muslim girl tops in IGNOU’s PGDCA at international level
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Wakf Protection Committee demands CBI enquiry into ‘scams’ in Kerala
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,
‘Concept of Indian citizenship becoming meaningless in face of racial & ethnic tendencies emerging...
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
‘General Muslims fall victims to selective media; Safe for groups and orgns to raise...
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,
See no reason why Bangladeshis would come to India: Prof. Monirul Hussain
Over four months have passed since violence broke out in the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in July 2012. In this special series on...