Advani, Joshi, Uma terrorists, should be punished: Andhra groups
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: Fifty organizations under the banner of Forum Against Hindutva Fascism held a protest demonstration in Hyderabad today to mark Black Day in connection with demolition of Babri Masjid, and demanded punishment to the Sangh Parivar leaders indicted in the Liberhan Commission Report for the demolition.
Large number of people, and various organizations participated in the demonstration inaugurated with the speech of Dr. Rafat Seema, Gen. Secretary, Nisa Research and Resource Centre for Women.
MIM in another controversy; Gen Sec questions existence of Gandhi statue in state assembly
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Present Bihar Assembly has lowest Muslim representation in 60 years
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: The current 14th Bihar Legislative Assembly has the lowest number of Muslim Members since Independence. Since the first state assembly poll held in 1952 in Bihar the present assembly – for which elections were held in 2005 which saw victory of JD-U and BJP combine – is the first in last 60 years to witness the lowest Muslim representation.
Son decries Husain’s exclusion from annual art fair
By IANS,
New Delhi: As the country gears up for its annual art fair - India Art Summit - August 19-22, the name missing from the summit rolls is of self-exiled Maqbool Fida Husain.
For the second time in a row, the summit has failed to bring India's best known face in international art to the three-day fair.
Militants refuse to abandon Lal Masjid
By DPA
Islamabad : Recurrent gunfire with a few deafening explosions hit the besieged mosque complex in the heartland of Islamabad Friday morning after defiant militant elements swept aside demands for unconditional surrender.
Kashmir witness cold spell
By Yasir Ashraf, Agence India Press,
Srinagar: As cold wave has intensified in Kashmir with minimum temperatures, dipping steeply below freezing point at some places.
Bhopal verdict shows need to review law processes: Moily
By IANS,
New Delhi : Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily Tuesday said the time has come to "revisit" the process of justice and investigations, following the delayed verdict of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
"There shouldn't only be reactions and talking, but a consistent system of law, justice and also preventive methods," Moily said to NDTV channel.
A city court in Bhopal Tuesday convicted eight people for the Bhopal gas tragedy, which was the biggest industrial disaster in the world. "It is the greatest tragedy that has happened in India," he said.
Driver’s license issued in detained Fasih’s name on fake documents, in one day
Wife says it’s handiwork of agencies who want to implicate Fasih in terror cases
By TCN Staff Reporter,
IMRC distributes blankets among 5,400 families in eight states across India
TCN News
Delhi: Following a sharp dip in temperature, Indian Muslim Relief & Charities (IMRC) and its implementation partner Sahayata Trust in Hyderabad have distributed...
OIC supports Kashmiris’ right to self-determination
By IANS
Islamabad: The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has stuck to its old stand by expressing full support for the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination even as it appreciated the India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue.
With Pakistan's Foreign Minster Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri in chair, the OIC's Contact Group on Kashmir welcomed the peace process between Pakistan and India.
Leh residents unite to protest against Shia cleric’s execution, organise candle light march
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Leh: The execution of the Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia on January 2 has...
Ramadan 1437: Adnan Ali
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“It was the same time of the year when I started fasting,” Adnan remembers his childhood in Jeddah, “only it was...
NIA loses interest in saffron terror cases, accused getting bail one by one
By TCN Staff Reporter,
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Taliban chief sacks key commander Mansoor
By Xinhua
Kabul : Taliban chief Mullah Mohammad Omar has dismissed key commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah for disobeying orders, a statement of the militant group released in southern Afghanistan said Sunday.
"Mullah Mansoor Dadullah has been sacked because of insubordination and disobeying the orders of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," said the statement.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is the official name of the Taliban regime, which was toppled by the US-led military invasion in late 2001.
Haneef welcome to work in Queensland, says minister
By Neena Bhandari, IANS,
Sydney : Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef, who was jailed on terrorism charges that were subsequently dropped, had been treated "absolutely appallingly" and was welcome to return to work in Queensland, the state's health minister said Friday.
"Despite all of the hullabaloo that went on around the allegations and investigations under way, there was never any suggestion that he was anything other than a competent doctor," Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson told ABC Radio.
Turkey says not to let airspace be used against Syria
By Xinhua
Damascus : Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said here on Sunday that his country would not let Israel use its airspace to launch attack against Syria as tension remains high after an air raid by the Jewish state into deep Syria last month.
"Turkey will not let Turkish territory or airspace be used in any activity that could harm the security or safety of Syria," Babacan said at a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem before leaving Damascus.
Tayabun Nisha, first woman from Assam to win medals
Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: It was the love for chocolates which dragged her to the field of athletics and she went on to become...
Compensation to victims of violence hiked
New Delhi : Citizens who suffer communal, terrorist or Maoist violence would now get a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh, a home ministry statement...
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Iraqi Kurd concerned over possible turkish invasion
By NNN-QNA
Arbil, Iraq : Iraqi Kurdish people and government voiced grave concern over imminent Turkish invasion of the northern Iraqi semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.
The National Assembly of Kurdistan NAK (a local parliament) mulled Wednesday the Turkish threats to launch a cross-border offensive to crush the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) rebels, based in north Iraq.
"We are following up the new threats and developments of the situation with grave concern," NAK Speaker Adnan Al-Mufti said in his opening address to the ordinary session of the parliament.
Jamia to provide full legal aid to its students: VC
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: “As the custodian of the secular inheritance of Dr Zakir Husain and others and as the guardian of all the students under my care, I am duty bound to protect the interests of all my students,” said Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Prof Mushirul Hasan.
The Vice Chancellor today was addressing the JMI students and trying to instill confidence among them and to allay their fears and misgivings in the wake of the Batla House encounter and subsequent arrest of some JMI students.
UK terror: Five more Indian doctors questioned in Australia
By Neena Bhandari, IANS
Sydney : The Australia Federal Police (AFP) investigating terrorism links with the foiled UK bomb plot have questioned five more Indian doctors - four in Western Australia and one in Sydney. Four of the doctors were later allowed to go free.
Family of man killed by police gets Rs.7 lakh
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday awarded Rs.7 lakh compensation to the family of a truck driver who was shot dead by a Delhi Police constable after being hit by the victim's vehicle in 2003.
Justice S. Muralidhar stated that the police cannot run away from their responsibility by claiming that constable Anil Kumar committed the offence in his personal capacity. The dead man was Raju Bhandari.
"The act of firing from his service rifle and from near the area where he was posted shows he did the crime in his official capacity," the court said.
Seemanchal floods: AMU Kishanganj boundary wall collapses due to inferior construction
By Mohammed Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net
The recent floods in Seemanchal region of Bihar that caused massive destruction all over the region, including the upcoming...
Kidnapped BBC reporter Johnston freed unharmed
By DPA
Gaza City : Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter held hostage in the Gaza Strip since March 12, was handed over Wednesday to Hamas officials by his captors from the Army of Islam.
“I am being targeted for dissent,” says banned AMU student Arif Khan
The Aligarh district administration banned Arif from entering the district for a period of 6 months labelling him as “dangerous” and “threat to society”.
by...
Antulay remarks disrupt Lok Sabha again
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was repeatedly disrupted Monday as the furore following Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's remarks questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror strike continued to snowball.
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had to adjourn the house thrice when MPs of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised slogans against Antulay and repeatedly approached the podium.
Governor of Jazan region receives Italian ambassador
By SPA
Jazan, Saudi Arabia : Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Jazan region, received here today Italian ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Eugenio D'auria.
They reviewed issues of mutual interest.
Taliban claims killing several US soldiers
By DPA
Kabul : The Taliban has claimed killing several US soldiers in southeastern Afghanistan in twin roadside bomb attacks Sunday.
Local officials have confirmed the death of two of the US-led coalition troops and wounding of three others.
A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said all the occupants of two military vehicles of US forces were killed in the two roadside bomb blasts in Zurmat district of Paktia province.
Twelve Taliban killed along Afghan-Pakistan border
By Xinhua
Kabul : Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed over 12 Taliban militants along the Afghan-Pakistan border, a coalition statement said Sunday.
Some militants attacked an observation post for one of the military bases in the eastern Paktika province Saturday, the statement said.
After the Pakistani military gave permission to fire on the targets in Pakistan, the forces' counter fire batteries destroyed six confirmed insurgent firing sites, three on each side of the Afghan-Pak border, it added.
Shiv Sena hails RSS chief for Mother Teresa remarks
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena has patted Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remarks on Nobel laureate Mother Teresa terming them as...
Nine reported killed in Pakistani military attack on rebels
Islamabad, Aug 19 (DPA) Nine people, including five civilians, were reportedly killed Sunday in attacks by Pakistani helicopter gunships on suspected militant hideouts near the border with Afghanistan.
The early-morning strikes against compounds being used by foreign insurgents near the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan followed attacks Saturday on military checkpoints that left three soldiers dead, the army said.
Probe ordered against Kerala Congress (B) chairman for hate speech
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Kollam: Kerala Police has initiated a probe against former minister and Kerala Congress (B) chairman K Balakrishna Pillai, who triggered a...
India slams US panel for comments on religious minorities
New Delhi : India on Thursday slammed the US' Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee and said its raising the issue of alleged "violence" against...
Car bomber brother deported to India
By KUNA,
London : The brother of a man who died in a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport, in Scotland, has been deported to India, it was revealed here Thursday.
Sabeel Ahmed, 26, of Bangalore, India, pleaded guilty at the Criminal Court of the Old Bailey, in central London, last month to withholding information about the attack, the BBC said.
The doctor was given an 18-month prison sentence, but was freed for deportation because of time served on remand.
He admitted not disclosing to police an e-mail which his brother wrote about plans for the attack.
Unveiling Muslim Perspectives: Election Dynamics, Governance Challenges and Continued Atrocities
Snobar, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The 2024 Lok Sabha election results, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured victory with the backing of its coalition, the...
Three troopers wounded in Kashmir suicide attack
By IANS
Srinagar : Three troopers were injured when suicide attackers stormed a huge Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) camp near the Dal Lake here Thursday evening, officials said.
Police said two heavily armed attackers entered the CRPF battalion headquarters located inside the Boulevard Hotel on the banks of the Dal Lake, the main tourist attraction in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
"The fidayeens hurled grenades and fired heavily from their automatic weapons as they forced their entry into the hotel from the rear side," a senior police officer said.
Quake rocks Kashmir
Srinagar: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, but there were no reports of any...
Kidnapped Patna boy untraceable six months on
By IANS
Patna : Six months have passed since 14-year-old Akash Pandey was kidnapped from Patna and the police have still not been able to trace him. His forlorn parents say they have lost all faith in the government and the police.
Akash, the only son of his parents, was abducted on his way to school Aug 10, 2007. Despite their repeated assurances, the Bihar police have failed to trace the boy. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar too had promised the family that the boy would be found as soon as possible.
Restrictions in Srinagar to thwart separatist celebrations
Srinagar : The authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city to prevent separatist celebrations on Pakistan's Independence Day.
"Restrictions have been imposed...
Pakistan flag found in Muslim shrine, four held
By IANS,
Anand : Four people were detained after a Pakistani flag was found atop a tree in the premises of a Muslim shrine in Gujarat's Anand district, police said Monday.
"We have detained four people, including a trustee of the shrine in Umreth town. They are being questioned as to how the Pakistani flag went unnoticed for the last two months as informed by the local residents," a senior police official said.
"The state home department had been informed of the detention as the matter is sensitive. A Pakistani flag had been spotted for the first time in the region," he said.
Manipur Election Results: Position of Muslim Candidates
By TCN News,
New Delhi:
Party Position (Lead/Win)
Status known for 34 out of 60 seats
Congress: 12 won 10 leading
Trinamool Congress: 1 won 3 leading
Kolkata police yet to arrest two men for youth’s killing
By IANS,
Kolkata: Even five days after Rajib Das was killed while trying to protect his elder sister from abusers, Kolkata Police are yet to arrest two of the attackers now on the run.
Bihar Floods: No land to bury the dead; people staring at bleak future
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Purnea/Kishanganj: For Jamaluddin Ahmed, 55, a resident of Surjapur village in Purnea district of Bihar, the recent floods that struck...
Four killed in blasts targeting Pakistan Navy buses
By IANS,
Karachi : Four people, including a woman doctor, were killed and 32 injured in twin bombings targeting two Pakistan Navy buses in different parts of this Pakistani port city.
J&K: Gujjars warn govt against giving ST status to Paharis
By News Agency of Kashmir
Jammu: Just ahead of bye-elections on Poonch-Haveli assembly constituency, Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir have once again warned the government against any move to dilute the Tribal status by granting Schedule Tribe Status to Pahari speaking people of the state.
All the political parties, especially Congress, are already in dilemma over issue of granting ST Status to Pahari speaking people of the state. Poonch-Haveli assembly segment comprise of both Gujjars and Pahari speaking people.
Ramadan: Muslims in JNU set example for the community
By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net,
Similarities are many and differences are few among various sects of Muslim community. But the focus unnecessarily & unfortunately remains on those few differences. To strike an example we find during the month of Ramadan Muslims fight on number of Raka’at of Traweeh Namaz and the bone of contention majorly revolves around whether to offer 8 Raka’at or twenty .
Cleric arrested for communal clash in Bareilly
By IANS,
Lucknow : Security was Tuesday intensified in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district following the arrest of a leading cleric for his alleged role in last week's communal clash.
Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan, president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, was arrested late Monday from Bareilly, about 250 km from here. It was his "rabble rousing speech" that had led to communal tension in the district last week, officials said.
TNTJ organises rally against terrorism
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Chennai: As a part of anti-terrorism campaign led by Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), North Chennai unit of TNTJ organized a rally against terrorism on Sunday the 26 October, the rally started from Kannagi statue at Marina beach in which hundreds of men, women and children participated.
Alleged CPM workers vandalized Muslim houses in Khozikode after activist death as police ‘looked...
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: Hameed Peediyakuniyal’s wife, Aysha, is seven months pregnant and they are thankful to God that the baby in her womb is fine despite brutal attack on her. On January 22, in broad day light, a frenzy mob, masked and armed with sticks, inflammable liquids, etc. attacked their house in the village of Thuneri, Nadapuram in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. Hameed’s wife pleaded him to run away from the back door, in the belief that the men would spare her, as she was pregnant.
Court asks UP govt about fake encounter of Mohd Saleem
By IANS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit within three days to describe the status of the body of the victim of an alleged fake gun battle.
The direction came after the state government told the court that the body of Mohd Saleem had been handed over to his relatives.
Senior counsel Ratnakar Dash said the body was given away May 16 and had since been buried.
India-Israel ties much stronger than one UN vote: Envoy
New Delhi, (IANS): The India-Israel relationship is much stronger than one vote in the UN, Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon said on Friday, referring...
Teenaged girl molested by medical college technician
By IANS
Lucknow : In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was Tuesday molested by a technician of the King George's Medical University (KGMU) here while she was getting an x-ray done.
Arif, a technician of the radiology department, was caught after the girl raised an alarm.
While Arif has been arrested, medical university authorities chose to remain tight-lipped about the incident.
Nagabanda massacre and the other side of Assamese intelligentsia
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Morigaon, Assam: Nagabanda High School is one of the oldest educational institutes of Morigaon district of Assam. The school is situated near the Nagabanda Bazar, about 15 KMs from the district headquarter. The healthy rural market, the nicely planted trees at Nagabanda Junior College, huge playground with pavilion and the green agricultural fields surrounding the area make it scenic and beautiful. But who knows Nagabanda is carrying a huge amount of pain and agony?
Saharanpur clash: Sukhbir Badal calls up Akhilesh
Chandigarh : Describing the violence in Saharanpur town as unfortunate, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Saturday called up Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...
Prohibitory orders in MP town after communal tension
Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh), (IANS): Prohibitory orders were clamped in Azad Nagar of Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district following communal tension, police said on Tuesday.
Superintendent of...
Jharkhand Police to start yoga classes for its personnel
Ranchi : The Jharkhand Police is embracing yoga to help its personnel cope with the stress and strain of dealing with crime and the...
Four disease survellance teams mobilised for flood-affected areas
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : The Pakistani Ministry of Health has mobilized four disease surveillance teams for the flood affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan.
According to official sources, 6000 vials of Anti Snake Venum (ASV) are being procured by the Ministry of Health which will be available within the next 48 hours.
Similarly, medical teams of 130 doctors have been sent to Turbat, Balochistan while on request of Balochistan, the Ministry of Health has dispatched first batch of medicines.
Israel PM urges Syria to reopen peace talks
By RIA Novosti
Tel Aviv : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resume direct peace negotiations without awaiting US mediation.
UAE distributes free Ramzan meals in India
By IANS,
Dubai : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed free Ramzan meals in 720 villages of three Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, WAM news agency reported.
The meals were distributed as part of the activities launched by Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of UAE's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during the month of Ramzan, the report said Wednesday.
Pakistan, Bangladesh open talks on expanding tie
By DPA
Dhaka : Senior Pakistan and Bangladeshi officials opened talks Wednesday to map a common strategy to expand trade, investment and shipping ties, diplomatic sources said.
The talks were held between visiting Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Reaz Mohammad Khan and his Bangladeshi counterpart Towhid Hossain.
The two also discussed the possibilities of finalizing a free trade area, and focused on a direct shipping link to increase trade. The last such route stopped operating in 1987.
500,000 Indians arrive in Saudi Arabia in 16 months
Riyadh : Nearly 500,000 Indian workers arrived in Saudi Arabia in the last 16 months, making them the largest group of expatriates in the...
Varun Gandhi comments trigger anger in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : The alleged anti-Muslim speech by Varun Gandhi has evoked anger and fear in the Kashmir Valley with many concerned about the "growing intolerance" against minorities among some Indian politicians.
Kashmiri Muslims voiced concern as television channels Wednesday replayed the controversial alleged speech made by the young Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate and scion of Gandhi family.
"He names Muslim men and women in his speech and calls them frightening and horrible. It is unfortunate," said an angered Irfan Hassan, 28, a university student here.
Long wait for acquittals: Saddam Hussain
A series of blasts on February 14, 1998 in Coimbatore killed 58 and injured over 200 people. Ever since that serial blasts Muslims...
A history of Jammu and Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Here is a brief look at the history of Jammu and Kashmir, known for its syncretic culture where diverse faiths have prospered in peace:
* Historically, in ancient times, Kashmir was a seat of Sanskrit and Buddhist learning.
* In the 14th century, Islam became the dominant religion in Kashmir. Sufism complemented the Rishi tradition of Kashmiri Pandits, leading to a syncretic culture.
* Akbar invaded Kashmir in 1588 and the region came under Mughal rule.
Delhi 1984 & Gujarat 2002 and tales of complicity and cover-ups: Manoj Mitta
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwCircles.net,
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sr. Journalist and author Manoj Mitta delivered the Omar Khalidi Memorial Lecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Sunday night.
In his hour-long talk Manoj Mitta who is the author of When a Tree Shook Delhi (published 2008) and The Fiction of Fact-Finding (published 2014) drew parallels between the government response and investigations following the anti-Sikh violence in Delhi in 1984 and anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002.
Bihar: Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular quits NDA to join Grand Alliance
Patna, (IANS): The Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) on Wednesday announced its exit from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with the BJP and said it would...
Why government not starting discussion on civil code, asks Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
New Delhi, (IANS): If the union government is serious about a uniform civil code (UCC), why doesn't it initiate a discussion on it, prominent Muslim...
US official visits Pakistan
By Xinhua
Islamabad : US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher arrived here Wednesday for an official visit to Pakistan, private TV channel Geo reported.
Boucher will discuss strategic relations as well as free and fair elections in Pakistan.
Boucher is scheduled to meet President Pervez Musharraf, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and other senior officials and political figures.
He is also expected to have talks over bilateral anti-terrorism cooperation.
Protest rally in Delhi against Saudi intervention in Bahrain
By TCN Special Correspondent,
Mecca Masjid blast case alive, Hindutva-police nexus turning it cold: civil rights group
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Home Minister P Chidambaram’s statement last week in Hyderabad that the Mecca Masjid blast case has turned cold, eminent civil rights activist and general secretary of Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee, Lateef Muhammad Khan said the case is still alive as it is boiling in the minds of people. But the state police for its collusion with Hindutva groups are not cooperating with the CBI, the central investigating agency that is probing the case, Khan alleged.
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Rajya Sabha disrupted over demands for debate on Gaza
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was disrupted again Friday as the opposition continued to create an uproar demanding a discussion on the on-going...
Dalits, Muslims worst hit in Bihar floods: survey
Patna, Aug 25 (IANS) The poorest of the poor among the Dalits and Muslims have been the worst hit by Bihar's floods, according to a survey by a group of voluntary organisations.
About 75 percent of Dalits and 66 percent of Muslims have been badly affected in the state, said the survey by Dalit Watch. Houses of 62 percent of Dalits and 60 percent of Muslims have been destroyed in the floods, it said.
Dalit activist Paul Diwakar said the figures were compiled on the basis of field reports. "We have collected the data after visiting 2,378 villages affected by floods."
Muslim boy, 11, has fingers chopped off for allegedly stealing a mobile, missing for...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
In a shocking case of mob trial, an 11-year-old Muslim boy was stripped naked and four of his fingers chopped...
Heroin worth Rs.100 mn seized in Chandigarh
Chandigarh(IANS) : Sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Saturday nabbed two people including a foreign national and recovered from them 10 kg of heroin, worth Rs.100 million in the international market, which had been brought from Afghanistan via Pakistan.
Disclosing this here, NCB's north-western regional director Saji Mohar said Paramjit Singh of Attari village near the India-Pakistan border, 25 km from Amritsar, had come in his car to deliver the consignment to a Burundi national, Festus Benson.
10 Manipur rebels killed in factional gunfight
By IANS
Imphal : At least 10 tribal separatists were killed in a clash between two rival gangs in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, officials said Tuesday.
A police spokesman said heavily armed militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) clashed near village Tangkhul Hundung in Ukhrul district Monday, about 70 km northeast of state capital Imphal.
BJP, Congress slugfest over Sohrabuddin in Gujarat
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: The Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case became the centre of a political tussle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress in Gujarat Friday with both holding parallel meetings in different parts of the state and attacking each other on the issue.
Ten more Bangladesh-trained terrorists surrender
By IANS,
Agartala: With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, 10 more terrorists, including four women, have fled from that country and surrendered to Indian authorities this week, officials said here Saturday.
Four All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) guerrillas fled from their camps in Khagrachari in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in southeast Bangladesh and surrendered to the Border Security Force (BSF) in west Tripura Friday, the officials said.
Soldier arrested for Kashmir teacher’s killing
By IANS
Srinagar : Indian Army authorities Saturday arrested the soldier allegedly involved in Friday's killing of a village teacher in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Kupwara even as angry villagers continued their protests.
"Sepoy Muhammad Tariq was arrested by the army authorities today. He is in military custody for investigation. The inquiry will go into all aspects of the incident and the allegations levelled by the people," a defence spokesman here said.
Roadside bomb kills five in Pakistan
By DPA
Islamabad : Five people including a tribal chief, a government official, a policeman and a journalist were killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan, news reports said Sunday.
Modi aide’s remark sparks row, Congress, AAP seek arrest
New Delhi:The Congress and the AAP Saturday rapped on the Election Commission's door against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah...
11 lakh Muslims benefited from Hyderabad Zakat and Charitable Trust
By Syed Khaled Shahbaaz
A whopping 11 lakh Muslims have benefitted from the Zakat and charitable contributions of the Hyderabad Zakat and Charitable Trust based...
Central Unani Tibbi Board awards for media, Tibb
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: The Central Unani Tibbi Board organized a Tibbi convention here in Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Park of Silampur area and awarded some renowned personalities from the fields of media and Tibb.
BJP MLA in Maharashtra sentenced to 3 months jail in a criminal case
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
Yavatmal: BJP MLA Raju Todsam has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by a court here for abusing and assaulting...
Over 5,000 Rohingya Muslims settled in Jammu: Sayeed
Srinagar: Over 5,000 Rohingya refugees are living in in many settlement colonies in Jammu and Kashmir's winter capital Jammu after fleeing persecution in Myanmar,...
# dostikiIftari: Breaking the fast with people of all faiths
TCN News
‘Know Your Neighbour’ (KYN) an initiative that began in 2016 has been organizing the unique Dosti Ki Iftari where local Muslim groups and...
Triple talaq bill politically motivated, feel Muslim intelligentsia, women’s groups
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi, (IANS): The triple talaq bill, unilaterally drafted and brought by the Narendra Modi government, is politically motivated, feels the Muslim...
मोदी को चौराहे पर लाकर सज़ा देने की बात कही तो बृजेश यादव पर...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ : नोटबंदी को लेकर अगर आपने सोशल मीडिया पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी को चौराहे पर लाकर सज़ा देने की बात लिख...
Fitoor in the Bollywood
By Anayat Ali Shah,
Fitoor, released on February 12, an Indian adoption of Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, set amidst in the disputed territory of Kashmir....
NDFB leader Daimary ready for talks, but without handcuffs
By IANS,
Guwahati : Terror mastermind and leader of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Ranjan Daimary Sunday said he was ready to hold unconditional peace talks with New Delhi but made it clear negotiations cannot be held with "handcuffs on".
"I met my brother inside the court premises where he expressed the desire to sit for talks without any conditions, but made it amply clear that no negotiations can be held with handcuffs on," Anjali Daimary, sister of the arrested Ranjan Daimary, told reporters.
Muslim MPs tell TCN why they oppose women quota bill
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Andhra assembly condemns attack on MIM leader
By IANS,
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh assembly Saturday unanimously condemned the April 30 attack on Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi.
A pretty little gift – especially for you
By Azera Rahman,
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Not so common, should have a personal touch and must be special...Pulling out the perfect gift can be quite a tedious task. So why not get your get gift custom made.
A growing number of people, especially in the metros, are now beginning to opt for personalised gifts that are made according to one's requirement and have the "personal touch" factor, which is missing in other items available in the market.
Communal tension in Lakhimpur over objectionable video
Lakhimpur, (IANS): Communal tension gripped the city of Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, after two young men made and circulated an objectionable video...
Iron ore supply disrupted as Maoists damage rail tracks
By IANS,
Raipur: The iron ore supply on a key rail route was suspended Monday after suspected Maoists damaged a portion of tracks in insurgency-hit Chhattisgarh, a senior official said.
"The train movement on a lone rail line on Kirandul-Kottavalasa (K-K line) under Waltair division of the East Coast Railway (ECR) was suspended after 17 wagons of a goods train derailed with three engines at around 1.30 a.m. Monday," H.L Luwang, senior divisional commercial manager of the ECR, told IANS by phone.
Shias want holiday to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Two US soldiers among five killed in Iraq explosion
By IANS,
Baghdad : At least two US soldiers and three Iraqi policemen were killed in a car bomb explosion Friday in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a local police source said.
Among the 24 injured were two US soldiers and four Iraqi police officers, a Diyala provincial police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
A suicide bomber rammed his car into an Iraq and US joint patrol in Jalwlaa town, 90 km northeast of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, the report said.
Earlier, the source said that the explosion left three people killed and 15 wounded.
IslamicGoogle: a search engine for information about Islam, Muslims
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: A new search engine exclusive for information about Islam and Muslims has been launched. Powered by Google the IslamicGoogle search engine will use "safe search" technology and produces results from all over the internet with more preference to famous Islamic websites.
“Islamic search engine powered by Google striving to provide an easy to use resource to anyone wanting to learn more about Islam and provide a good way for Muslims to surf the web safely,” says the search engine.
‘SP compromising national security by appeasing Muslims’
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Thursday slammed the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for its "overzealousness" to please Muslims.
Godhra fire was not a pre-planned conspiracy: Shubhradeep Chakravorty
Delhi-based freelance journalist Shubhradeep Chakravorty is the director of ‘Godhra Tak’, a documentary film on the burning of the train coach in February 2002 at Godhra, that set of a wave of murderous attacks on Muslims in Gujarat. In this interview with Yoginder Sikand he talks about his film and the reactions that it has evoked.
YS: What made you decide to make ‘Godhra Tak’?
Mayawati’s distance from BJP a pretence: Samajwadi Party
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was pretending to distance herself from the Bharatiya Janata Party to solicit support from the Muslim voters, the Samajwadi Party's state unit acting president Shivpal Singh Yadav alleged here Wednesday.
"Mayawati and her BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) government are anti-Muslim. The fact that Mayawati actively participated in the election campaign of BJP leader Narendra Modi in Gujarat shows BSP-BJP closeness and the party's anti-Muslim policy," Yadav told reporters.
UAE calls for promoting inter-religious dialogue
By NNN-BNA
New York : The UAE was among the first countries to lend its strong support to the alliance of civilizations, an initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2005, based on its belief in the importance of mobilising an international concerted effort towards creating a new global environment where all states can live peacefully, USE's charge-de afaires to the UN said Saturday.
IB has role in growing subversive activities: Popular Front of India
By TwoCircles.net,
Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Intelligence Bureau has a decisive role in growing subversive activities in the country, reportedly accused the Popular Front of India. The organisation’s state president Nasarudheen Elamaram and general secretary Abdul Hameed made the accusation in a press conference.
Kohli withdraws petition from Supreme Court
By IANS
New Delhi : Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, charged with killing British teenager Hannah Foster four years ago, Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court a petition challenging his impending extradition to Britain after observations made by the court in this regard.
Kohli's counsel Rajesh Srivastava began his arguments by saying that the Delhi High Court, while adjudicating his petition against extradition, "had not properly heard his case on merit".
38 died in border firing in last two years in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Thirty eight people, including 10 security personnel, have died in border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border during...
Love jehad to sabka vikas: Can Modi tame Yogi?
By Amulya Ganguli
Did the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) desist from naming its Chief Ministerial candidate for UP before the assembly polls because it wanted...
Mohamamed Habib gets Bharat Gaurav award
Kolkata: India's soccer legend Mohammed Habib was on Saturday presented the "Bharat Gaurav" award for his contribution to the game by East Bengal club.
Habib,...
Self-styled godman’s accomplice claims threat to life
By IANS,
New Delhi: A city court Tuesday sought the response from Tihar Jail officials here on the plea of a co-accused of self-styled godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi, arrested in a sex racket case, seeking proper security for himself after other prisoners allegedly beat him up.
Metropolitan Magistrate Ravinder Singh asked the Tihar Jail authorities to respond, by Thursday, to the application of Praveen, who alleged he was beaten up by other undertrials in the van on the way to court.
दलित हत्याओं के खिलाफ़ जंतर-मंतर पर प्रदर्शन
By TCN News,
नई दिल्ली: हरियाणा के फरीदाबाद में 20 अक्टूबर 2015 को दबंगों ने रात में सोते हुए एक दलित परिवार पर पेट्रोल डालकर...
Bihar Congress launches movement for 4.5% minority quota in state
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
In a first, Kashmiri woman pens stories of abuse faced by women
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Azra Mufti might not be a well known name in the literary circles of the country, but this...
Kasab was never arrested in Nepal – FM
By NNN-NepalNews,
Kathmandu : The Nepal Foreign Ministry hastaken a strong exception to the news reports that appeared in a section of Pakistani media alleging that Ajmal Kasab – the youth arrested for his involvement in Mumbai attacks – was once arrested in Nepal and handed over to India.
In a statement issued by the Ministry, it has expressed profound dissatisfaction over a news item published in Pakistan's daily newspaper 'The News" on December 15 with the headline 'Ajmal Kasab kidnapped from Nepal before 2006.'
‘Pakistan situation can’t impede Kashmir initiatives’
By IANS
Jammu : The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a ruling coalition partner, Sunday said situation in Pakistan should not hold back the internal initiatives for solving the Kashmir issue.
Former chief minister and patron of PDP Mufti Mohammad Sayeed asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to allow the situation in Pakistan to impede the initiatives on Kashmir.
The Mufti has cautioned the Indian leadership against using Pakistan situation as an excuse not to address internal dimensions of Kashmir.
Jamaat Islami may move court against Praveen Swami
By TCN Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Taking notice of The Hindu’s senior correspondent Praveen Swami’s recent article, “Islamism, Modernity and Indian Mujahideen”, Jamaat e Islami Hind may move court. In a letter written to the Editor of The Hindu English daily, Jamaat’s media coordinator Dr. S Q R Ilyas said, “If this policy of maligning Muslim Organisations especially Jamaat e Islami Hind is continued, we will be left with no other alternative but to seek legal remedy”.
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.
Explosion in Uttar Pradesh district court
By IANS,
Lucknow : In yet another crude bomb blast in an Uttar Pradesh court, an explosion occured in Sultanpur district Wednesday evening, police said, adding nobody was hurt.
The explosion took place in the electricity meter device outside the chief judicial magistrate's court in Sultanpur district, 100 km from here.
“Initial investigations hint mischievous elements could be behind the incident trying to disrupt court proceedings," Superintendent of Police D.C. Mishra told IANS over telephone.
Woman complains of molestation at Delhi metro station
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman Wednesday complained that she was molested by a security personnel at a Delhi metro station, though an official said the guard had frisked her mistaking her for a man.
“The incident took place at around 10 a.m. at the Welcome metro station,” said a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official.
US calls Lal Masjid action “internal matter”
By Arun Kumar, IANS
Washington : The United States has warned its citizens about moving around Peshawar but considers Pakistan's response to the siege of the Lal Masjid in Islamabad its internal matter, while refraining to link it with India's 1984 Operation Bluestar military action at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.