Ishrat’s mother seeks CBI probe into killing

By IANS, Gandhinagar: Shamima Kauser, mother of Ishrat Jahan who was killed in an alleged staged shootout by the Gujarat Police in 2004, said in the Gujarat High Court Wednesday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should probe the incident. Arguing the case before a division bench comprising Justice Jayant Patel and Justice Abhilasha Kumari, counsel for Kauser, I.H. Saiyed, said there was a question mark over the investigation of the case by the state police.

Govt. considering granting constitutional status to National Commission for Minorities

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,

New Delhi: The central government informed the Lok Sabha on 24th April that was considering the bill to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).

Minister for Minority Affairs AR Antulay yesterday told the Lok Sabha that a constitutional amendment bill was proposed in 2004 in the house and after that it was handed over to the parliamentary standing committee. He said the recommendations of the committee had been considered but other related issues were under consideration.

Association of Indian Muslims of America put up a tailoring center for girls in...

By TCN News, Hyderabad: The Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) of Washington DC has begun building a tailoring training center for poor...

Crimes involving Facebook up 346 percent: Police

By IANS, London: Crimes involving social networking site Facebook have increased by 346 percent in less than a year, a police report said. Incidents of abuse or other crimes involving the site reported to Nottinghamshire police rose to 58 between April 2009 and February 2010 from 13 the previous year. This led to six people being charged with offences, compared with three in the previous year.

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.

The Kerala HC order in Hadiya’s case brutally exposes the prejudices of the judiciary

By Umair Azmi for TwoCircles.net The case of Hadiya, who converted to Islam and married a Muslim youth, has been in the headlines for months....

Omar praises BJP for opening remarks in parliament

By IANS, Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday praised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "effective opening attacks" on the government over the Lokpal bill.

Doomed 1985 Air India flight departed to save money: probe

Montreal, May 17 (DPA) Cost concerns led a 1985 Air India flight to take off from Toronto despite credible information that a terrorist attack was imminent, an inquiry into the two-decade-old bombing heard. A baggage screener testified Wednesday that he overheard officials saying that keeping the plane on the tarmac was too costly to justify searching baggage already on board, even though three suspicious bags had been found among those being loaded onto the plane.

UAE launches charity initiative to help 1 mln children in developing countries

By Xinhua Abu Dhabi : Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched a charity initiative to help one million children in developing countries, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported on Thursday. Under the initiative, a fund named "Dubai Cares" will be raisedin a six-week campaign, the report said. The money raised will go to countries which lack resources for education and face major impediments to growth and stability.

Killed Kurdish rebels reached 14 in Turkey

By Xinhua Ankara : The number of killed militants of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) has reached 14 in Sirnak province in southeastern Turkey, a military statement said on Wednesday. Turkey's General Staff said in the statement posted on its website that the continuing military operations launched by the Turkish security forces at Mount Kupeli in Sirnak province in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday have left 14 PKK members dead.

British Muslim bodies flay Mumbai attacks

By IANS, London : The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai unequivocally and said "there is no excuse for such acts, whatever the cause may be". Muhammad Abdul Bari, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: "I condemn this heinous act and extend my sympathies and condolences to the bereaved. Many Britons have deep links with the city of Mumbai and India and I join them in this hour of sadness and anxiety." The Federation of Indian Muslim Organizations Midlands, UK, also condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

MIM seeks Maharashtra wide liquor ban on Milad-un-Nabi

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and member of the legislative Assembly Waris Pathan has written to Chief Minister...

Healthy democracy calls for tolerance: President

New Delhi, (IANS) : Observing that ‘argumentative Indian is celebrated and not the ‘intolerant Indian, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said tolerance and patience...

US soldier killed in bomb attack in Baghdad

By Xinhua Baghdad : A US soldier was killed and another wounded when a sophisticated armoured-piercing bomb hit their patrol vehicle in the Iraqi capital, the US military said Sunday. The incident took place when an Explosively Formed Penetrate (EFP) lying on the roadside detonated near their patrol vehicle during combat operations in eastern Baghdad, a military statement said. EFP is an explosive designed to penetrate armour effectively. The w3eapon was first developed during World War II.

Four guerrillas killed while trying to sneak into Kashmir

By IANS Srinagar : Four guerrillas were killed Tuesday in Machil sector along the Line of Control (LoC) as the Indian Army foiled yet another infiltration bid. Viplav Kumar, senior superintendent of police in north Kashmir's border district of Kupwara, told reporters: "Troops of 7 para regiment noticed suspicious movements in Lashdat area of the LoC in Machil sector late Monday evening.

My encounter with the Tiger

By Zohra Javed for TwoCircles.net

मैं पूरी संसद पर थूक दूंगा – वेद प्रताप वैदिक

By TCN News, कट्टरपंथी-आतंकवादी और जमात-उद-दावा के मुखिया हाफ़िज़ सईद से मुलाक़ात कर चर्चा में आए वेद प्रताप वैदिक ने इस बार अपने सिर पर नयी मुसीबत मोल ले ली है. अजमेर साहित्य उत्सव के आखिरी दिन शिरकत कर रहे वैदिक ने कहा है कि यदि संसद सदस्य उनके खिलाफ़ राष्ट्रदोह का प्रस्ताव लाते हैं तो मैं पूरी संसद पर थूक दूंगा.

After Lahore, 43 more die in Pakistan bombings

By Awais Saleem,IANS, Islamabad : At least 43 people were killed in powerful explosions in three different cities in Pakistan Friday, two days after triple blasts ripped through a Shia religious procession in Lahore killing 35 people. In Quetta, capital of Balochistan provice, at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a massive blast targeting a Shia procession. The blast took place near Meezan Chowk in Quetta. Panic gripped Quetta after the blast as rescue workers shifted the dead and injured to the hospital. The death toll is feared to rise.

Sobhraj followers held for drugging, looting 70 people

By IANS New Delhi : 'Bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj, facing trial in Nepal, continued to inspire criminals with his modus operandi. Three such men were arrested here for drugging and looting 70 people in several states, the police said Thursday.

We have learnt from Indian doctor Haneef case: Top Australian official

By IANS, Sydney : The Australian police have learnt from the case of India-born doctor Muhammad Haneef who was mistakenly detained on terror charges, incoming Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Tony Negus said Monday. Negus said that the AFP had "learned from the Haneef affair", The Australian reported Monday on its website. The inquiry into the detention of the India-born doctor suspected of involvement in terrorism found the evidence against him was "completely deficient".

Is the BJP abandoning its loyal urban voter?

By Darrow Leo, Twocircles.net If you live in a city and voted Narendra Modi in 2014, good chances are that you are not too pleased...

Children’s day brings colour to the tribal kids of Boisor

By TCN News, Mumbai: Sukoon Charitable Trust celebrated Children’s Day with the tribal kids of Boisor, Mumbai. Sukoon picks the kids of this remote area to celebrate their first Children’s Day. The organization arranged a Sit and Draw competition followed by an awareness programme on the importance of cleanliness and higher studies for the kids.

Manipur observes the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal (WW-II), 1944

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Manipur is observing the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal, one of the most historic battles of the Second World War (WW-II) fought in 1944. The inaugural ceremony of the 3-month commemoration of the Battle of Imphal was held on March 23, 2014 at Manipur Film Development Corporation (MFDC) Auditorium at Imphal. The anniversary programmes will continue till June 28. Various programmes will be held at the sites where Allied forces and Japanese soldiers fought fierce battles.

Documentary on children in conflict-torn Kashmir screened in UNHRC, Geneva

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: The documentary film ‘Children in Conflict Torn Kashmir’ produced by human rights activist Abdul Manan Bukhari was...

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Valentines’ Season: Business wala Love

By Mohammed Arifuddin for TwoCircles.net,

CM announces CBI probe into Lone’s killing

Asks ministers, legislators to set best examples; wows to carry on war against corruption By News Agency of kashmir

Jammu : Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today announced CBI probe into the killing of former Minister of State, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Lone and arrest of the person who had reportedly made an intimidating call to the mother of legislator, Shoaib Lone for his raising the issue of corruption against a minister in the legislative assembly.

National Conference leader killed in Srinagar

By IANS Srinagar : A National Conference leader was shot dead Wednesday morning when he was returning after offering prayers at a mosque in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital. Police said Ghulam Nabi Wani, a National Conference councillor in Srinagar's Khanyar locality, about three km from the city centre Lal Chowk, was killed when suspected separatist guerrillas pumped bullets into him. "Wani was immediately taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. He had received critical bullet injuries including one in his head," a police officer said.

Ramadan affects ‘Rock On’, ‘Mukhbiir’ prospects

By Robin Bansal, IANS, New Delhi : Despite the hype, "Rock On", "Chamku", "C Kkompany" and "Mukhbiir" - all releasing Friday - have not fetched much response in terms of advance bookings. They are being tagged as "gap fillers" or "average movies" because they are opening a day before Ramadan. "Ramadan is supposed to be a month for average films or gap fillers, which don't get any other release date during the year. Generally, we don't expect much out of these movies," Joginder Mahajan, a Delhi-based distributor, told IANS.

No flood threat to Kashmir Valley: Met

Srinagar : The Kashmir Valley faces no flood threat, authorities said on Sunday, as many residents of Srinagar began shifting to safer areas as...

‘Friendship club’ racket busted, 11 women nabbed

By IANS New Delhi : A thriving 'Princess Friendship Club' that duped many men of thousands of rupees by enticing them with baits of providing "willing" female friends was busted by the police here Tuesday, and 11 women and a man were arrested. The gang duped men in Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The alleged kingpin, Varun Singh, and the women were nabbed from two offices in a shopping mall near Pankha Road in west Delhi. A local court later sent those arrested to two days' judicial custody.

Radhika Vemula has a message for the PM this Women’s Day

An open letter from Radhika Vemula to the Prime Minister Jai Bhim everyone, My name is Radhika Vemula. I am Rohith Vemula’s mother. This International Women’s...

Five civilians, 27 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

By DPA, Kabul: A series of firefights and a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan Tuesday left five civilians, including two women and two children, and 27 Taliban fighters dead, officials said. Afghan and NATO forces engaged a group of Taliban militants in Bala Murgab district of western province of Badghis Tuesday morning, killing 27 Taliban fighters, including five commanders, Jalandar Shah Behnam, an army commander in the western region said.

पत्रकारों की हत्या में मक़सूर होता लोकतंत्र

मोहम्मद आसिफ़ इकबाल सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने उत्तर प्रदेश के पत्रकार जोगेन्द्र सिंह को जिंदा जलाकर मार डालने के मामले में केंद्र सरकार और राज्य सरकार...

NC-Congress leading in four Kashmir seats

By IANS, Srinagar : The National Conference-Congress combine was leading in four of the six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir till 2 p.m. Saturday. NC leader Farooq Abdullah is leading in the Srinagar seat over his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival Moulvi Ifftekhar Ansari by more than 32,000 votes. In Baramulla, NC candidate Sharief-ud-din Shariq is leading by more than 26,000 votes over his PDP rival Dilawar Mir. In Anantnag, NC's Mirza Mehboob Baig is leading over the PDP's Peer Mohammed Hussain with more than 4,000 votes.

Pakistan and India to release 248 prisoners

By NNN-SPA Islamabad : Pakistan and India have agreed to release 248 prisoners on the eve of their respective Independence Days (August 14 and 15), officials said. Pakistan will release 113 while India will set free 133 prisoners. Forty-eight Pakistani prisoners are fishermen. Thirty-three Indian prisoners were civilians while 100 are fishermen. After the release of 248 prisoners, there will still be 822 prisoners in the jails of two countries.

Father kills three minor daughters in Uttar Pardesh

By IANS, Lucknow : Unable to deal with his poverty, a father slit the throats of his three minor daughters in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district early Tuesday, police said. Ahmad, 40, killed his three daughters, aged between 6-14 years, in his house at Kamauli village, about 300 km from here. Ahmad has confessed to his crime. Suspecting the involvement of his wife Sitara in the killings, police have also arrested her.

Vitthal Umap: A versatile folk artist who will be remembered for his enthusiasm

By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net ‘Rasik Maybapa tula bhetav jata jata ani evadhach sangav gata gata maj maran yav majh gan marananhi eikav’ (Audience...

Councillor has six kids, loses post

By IANS, Patna : A councillor in a civic body here has lost her post for having more than two children - the maximum limit set under a new law, officials Friday said.

मुज़फ्फरनगर में भाजपा पर बरसे राज बब्बर, इमरान मसूद ने कहा मोदी है पेटू...

आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwCircles.net पुरकाजी: कांग्रेस के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष राज बब्बर ने कहा कि भाजपा की सरकार पूँजीपतियों की सरकार है. भाजपा ने नोटबंदी कर...

Karnataka notifies minority tag to Lingayats, amid protests

Bengaluru, (IANS): The Karnataka government on Friday notified minority religion status to Lingayats amid protests by some sections of the community. "The state Social Welfare...

India slams US body’s criticism on religious freedom

By IANS, New Delhi : India Thursday slammed a US body's move to put India on its 'watch list' for allegedly inadequate response in protecting its religious minorities, and asserted that the Indian constitution guarantees freedom of religion and equality of opportunity to all its citizens. "India, a country of 1.1 billion people, is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society," external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said in response to a question.

Accusation against PFI: Lok Sabha adjourned

By TCN News, New Delhi: The CPI (M) accusations against the Popular Front of India in the Lok Sabha led to disruptions and later adjournment of the house for half an hour yesterday. MB Rajesh, CPI (M) MP from Kerala, said in the Zero Hour that the centre should investigate into the allegations against the PFI. His naming of certain parties ‘that helped terrorists’ irritated some UPA MPs who protested against his remarks. The disruptions finally led to the adjournment of the house.

NDA gets boost as Sena backs Kovind, opposition braces for contest

New Delhi, (IANS): The NDA on Tuesday got a major boost when its sulking constituent Shiv Sena supported its Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind,...

Russian, French FMs say no to war against Iran

By Xinhua

Moscow : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, Tuesday expressed opposition to military action against Iran.

Their comments appear to be aimed at lowering the tension raised by Kouchner's remarks Sunday that France had to prepare for the possibility of war against Iran.

Palestinians rally in commemoration of Arafat’s death

By Xinhua Gaza : President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of late leader Yasser Arafat's passing away. Tens of thousands of Palestinian men and women gathered at the yard of al-Muqata'a, where Arafat's tomb is located, chanting slogans supporting Abbas and condemning Islamic Hamas bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.

More than 17,000 girls, boys appeared for Rahmani-30 entrance test on April 12

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Patna: More than 17,000 students across fifteen states appeared at the entrance examination for the Rahmani-30 residential coaching course for the IIT-JEE-2017 and AIPMT-2017 examination. These included 17,997 students, including 14,437 boys, for the IIT-JEE 2017 course and 3,520 girls for the AIPMT 2017 course.

त्रिपुरा में अल्पसंख्यकों के ख़िलाफ़ जमकर हिंसा, मस्जिदों को बनाया गया निशाना

विशेष संवाददाता।Twocircles.net बंगलादेश में बीते दिनों दुर्गा पूजा के पंडालों में हुई तोड़फोड़ के विरोध में हिंदूवादी संगठनों द्वारा त्रिपुरा में निकाली गई रैली...

Bhutto’s security to replicate Musharraf’s

By IANS Islamabad : The security provided to former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, whose return home Thursday was marred by a suicide bombing that left at least 139 people dead, will match that of President Pervez Musharraf but this could impact her political fortunes, a media report said Sunday. "Bhutto has reluctantly agreed to stick to the government's prescribed security-related rules of the game, which could end (her) Pakistan Peoples Party's popular (brand of) politics," The News said.

On R-Day, Indian diaspora express solidarity with farmer’s protest, call for defending pluralism...

TCN News The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, has congratulated all Indians and people...

Concerned India discusses Headley case with US

By IANS, New Delhi/Chicago: India Thursday said it was concerned that Mumbai terror suspect David Headley was to change his plea to guilty, even as New Delhi awaited his statement in a Chicago court. Home Minister P. Chidambaram met US intelligence chief Dennis C. Blair to convey New Delhi's concerns. If Pakistani-American Headley pleads guilty, it would affirm the suspicions of many in the security establishment in India that Headley was a double agent who worked for the CIA.

Arab leaders try for united stance before peace meet

By DPA Cairo : Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and King Abdullah II of Jordan met Thursday in the Sharm el-Sheikh resort in an attempt to coordinate Arab position ahead of next week's Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, while efforts continue to coax reluctant Arab states into attending. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to join the mini-summit later Thursday to map out a joint strategy and urge reluctant Arab countries to participate in the landmark meeting.

Massive Majlis in Hyderabad taunts UP Muslims for lack of unity

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Hyderabad: What was supposed to be a thanks-giving meeting of the All India Majlis-e-Itehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) at the party headquarter Daraul Salaam turned out to be an immense show of support where “unity among Muslims of Hyderabad” were flaunted and praised at a time when their fellow community members in other numerical powerful states fell apart and decimated into void.

Indian-American Rashad Hussain inducted in Obama’s legal team

By TwoCircles.net News Desk, New Delhi: Rashad Hussain, son of Drs Rokaiyya and Akbar Hussain, has been inducted by US President Barack Obama in his legal team, the White House Counsel. Indian-American Rashad Hussain will serve as Deputy Associate Counsel to the US President. Rashad Hussain has recently served as a Trial Attorney at the US Department of Justice. He was also a Law Clerk to Damon J Keith on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Modi’s secular pitch can give BJP a new face

By Amulya Ganguli, The saffron brotherhood is apparently coming to terms with India's pluralism - and the constitution. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's observation that his...

Budget proposes Rs.10 bn for minorities’ welfare

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday announced Rs.10 billion budgetary allocation for the development of minorities, who account for over 18 percent of the country's total population. With Rs.10 billion as plan allocation, the total annual outlay of the ministry of minority affairs for 2008-09 now stands at over Rs.10.13 billion. Chidambaram in his budget speech said, "More candidates belonging to the minorities will be recruited to the central paramilitary forces."

तबलीग़ी जमात से जुड़े होने के शक मेंं आर्थिक बहिष्कार झेल रहें हैं जम्मू...

ज़हूर हुसैन, twocircles.net सोशल मीडिया पर पिछले हफ्ते जम्मू के सीमा क्षेत्र सुचेतगढ़ के घराना नामक पंचायत हल्क़े के सरपंच की तरफ़ से जारी एक...

Hadiya case: SC to examine whether HC can annul marriage

New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will examine whether a High Court can annul a marriage while hearing a plea...

Muslims celebrate Eid in Assam, northeast

By IANS Guwahati: Muslims in Assam and other northeastern states Saturday celebrated Eid amid heavy rains in most part of the region.

No objection to CBI probe into Ishrat killing: central government

By IANS, Gandhinagar: The central government Wednesday clarified in an affidavit before the Gujarat High Court that it would not object to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the police killing of Mumbai college girl Ishrat Jehan and three others if the court so deemed it.

Lawyers beaten by police, detained in Karachi

Islamabad, Nov 5 (DPA) Pakistani police Monday baton-charged and detained lawyers in the southern port city of Karachi as they protested the weekend proclamation of a state of emergency by President Pervez Musharraf. "Police beat us ruthlessly when we came to the Sindh High Court building in the morning and arrested a few dozen of our colleagues," lawyer Akhtar Hussain said. The clash came a day after law enforcement agencies detained hundreds of opposition workers, rights activists and lawyers throughout the country for criticising Musharraf's move.

Killing of children in Valley: Mothers call restraint

By TCN News, New Delhi: Women representing various civil groups from across the country have called for restraint as young children are being killed by police bullets in the violence fast engulfing the entire Valley of Kashmir. They have called for restraint on both sides as violence cannot be justified.

Fight against corruption requires moral courage, resolution: Baig

'Its grim situation sometimes makes me think leaving the chair' By News Agency of Kashmir

Jammu : Stating that roots of corruption are deep and spread widely in the society, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Muzaffar Hussain Baig said "an honest person feels suffocated in the grim, unscrupulous and dishonest situation where corruption looms the large. I some times feel hurt and think of leaving the chair", he said.

Trinamool, BJP governments have tacit understanding: CPI-M

Kolkata : Launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government and the Mamata Banerjee government, the CPI-M on Sunday alleged the two had...

भारतीय संविधान दुनिया के बेहतरीन संविधान में से एक -जस्टिस ए.एम.अहमदी

TCN News नई दिल्ली : ‘‘संविधान सभा के सम्मानित सदस्य बहुत समझदार और खुले विचारों के थे, जिन्होंने अनुच्छेद -32 को शामिल करके भारत के...

New Delhi hosts International Islamic Book Fair

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: When the word “Islam” or its adjective “Islamic” is attributed to a variety of things, more prominently today to terrorism and terrorists, a week-long international book fair concluding today at India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi is also preceded with the word “Islamic”, indicating that the negative propaganda about the religion has only proved a boon for certain publishers.

18 Hamas members detained in West Bank

By Xinhua Ramallah : Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas have detained 18 Hamas members in the West Bank in one of the largest crackdown against the Islamic movement, Hamas said Wednesday. In a press release, Hamas accused the Palestinian intelligence service, which is loyal to Abbas' Fatah movement, of carrying out most of the detentions in the West Bank city Ramallah. Other arrests were reported in Tulkarem Nablus and Hebron cities.

PM announces compensation for Ajmer blast victims

By IANS New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday announced compensation of Rs.100,000 for those killed in the blast at Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine in Ajmer. Those who sustained serious injuries in Thursday's blast will receive a compensation of Rs.50,000, officials in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. Two people were killed and nearly 20 injured at the famous dargah that attracts Muslim as well as non-Muslim devotees from India and abroad.

Urdu varsity’s new VC assures justice as campus protests continue

Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Aslam Parvaiz on Tuesday took charge as the new vice chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) and promised...

Yemeni Pilgrims return home

By SPA Najran, Saudi Arabia : Yemeni Pilgrims have returned to their country through Al-khadra and Al-wadia exit points, after performing their Hajj rituals. Under directives of Prince Misha'al bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Najran Region, quarters in-charge of Hajj services are offering all necessary services to Yemeni Pilgrims to facilitate their departure.

Popular Front to hold National Political Conf. in Feb.

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Bhopal: The Popular Front of India National Executive Council, (NEC), has decided to organize National Political Conference with an objective of achieving total empowerment of depressed and marginalized classes. The conference will be held at Calicut in Kerala on February 13, 14 & 15, 2009.

NC is an icon of darkness: Mehbooba

By Agence India Press Bureau Report,

Allegation against AIUDF, Ajmal could be ‘personal enmity’

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: At a time when the entire state of Assam has been rocked with a purported ‘intelligence report’ leaked to media which indicates involvement of the state’s prominent Muslim leader Badruddin Ajmal and his party All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) with some Islamic fundamentalists, Deccan Chronicle, a popular national newspaper, has reported that it might be actually an outcome of personal rivalry.

Punjab man in Canada jailed for life for honour killing

By IANS, Toronto : A 48-year-old Indian Canadian man has been jailed for life by a city court for killing his daughter-in-law for allegedly having an affair with another man. Kamikar Singh Dhillon, who pleaded guilty to stabbing Amandeep Kaur, 22, to death Jan 1, 2009, said he feared his daughter-in-law would leave his son for another man with whom she was allegedly having an affair. The young woman, who came to Canada from Isru village near Ludhiana after marrying Dhillon's son in 2005, was stabbed multiple times with a knife in the family-run grocery store near Toronto airport.

SP trying to influence Hashim Ansari: BJP

Lucknow : The BJP Friday accused the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh of trying to influence Hashim Ansari, the main petitioner in...

Muslim girls in Azamgarh getting higher education, giving tough fight to boys

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, Part of the Azamgarh speaks series. New Delhi: Nikhat Bano is pursuing MA in geography at Aligarh Muslim University. She did graduation also at AMU. She is from Azamgarh. Her village is not much developed but she herself reflects the developed thinking of Azamgarh Muslims about woman education.

Curfew clamped in all 10 districts of Kashmir

Srinagar : Fearing large scale violence after Friday prayers, authorities clamped curfew in all the 10 districts of the Valley on friday. To prevent the...

First Haj flight leaves Srinagar for Jeddah

By IANS, Srinagar : The first Srinagar-Jeddah flight carrying Haj pilgrims left this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Tuesday morning. The pilgrims were given a warm send-off by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who had been personally overseeing the arrangements for this year's pilgrimage. Arrangements for ablutions, the 'ahram' (unstitched white robe), foreign exchange and travel documents had been made by the authorities at the Bemina Haj house here.

400 guerrillas waiting to infiltrate: Army

By IANS, Srinagar : A day after it foiled a major infiltration bid and killed eight guerrillas, the army Sunday said it expects increased incursions from across the border with Pakistan this summer. Talking to newsmen here, Brigadier General Staff (BGS) of 15 Corps, Brigadier Gurmeet Singh said 400 guerrillas were waiting to infiltrate from across the Line of Control to the Indian side. He said the army had killed eight infiltrators after it foiled a major infiltration bid in the Keran sector of the Line of Control last week.

Man accused of Rs.360 mn fraud extradited from Germany

By IANS New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday brought back Amarendra Nath Ghosh, accused of cheating several nationalised banks to the tune of Rs.360 million during 1992-1996, in a special plane here after Germany cleared his extradition. "Ghosh, accused of swindling banks to the tune of Rs.360 million, has been brought back from Munich in a special flight under the strict supervision of Indian doctors after the German authorities cleared the extradition process," a senior CBI official told IANS.

Drive to increase Muslim representation in Delhi Bar Council Gains Momentum

By RINA, New Delhi: Muslim attorneys in Delhi are now debating on the strategy to ensure at least two Muslim members’ entry in the Delhi Bar Council. Supreme Court Lawyers’ Discussion Forum (SCLDF) held a meeting in this connection in Ghalib Academy on November 13. Candidates contesting this term’s election number one hundred and twenty-nine, seven Muslims among them. Rana Parveen Siddiqui who has been elected successively in last two terms is also in the fray. The elections will be held on coming December 1 and 2. Bar Council’s tenure is five years.

National Minority Commission approached on Delhi’s volatile communal situation

By TCN News, New Delhi: A delegation of social activists, citizens and academics on Monday met the National Minority Commission and drew attention towards the communally volatile situation in Delhi, which is developing in and around various re-settlement colonies across Delhi.

Naseer’s relative also caught in Bangladesh; not sure if Naseer is the one searched...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Kochi: T Naseer’s relative Shafas has also been reportedly caught by the police in Bangladesh. Shafas is supposed to have helped Naseer who is the third-accused in the controversial Kerala-Kashmir terror case. Both were being searched by the police. However, DIG TK Vinod Kumar who heads the ATS in Kerala reportedly said that no information has yet been received confirming that Naseer caught in Bangladesh was Thadiyantavide Naseer being searched by the Kerala police.

स्वाभिमान रैली में इस्लामी झंडे घोर आपत्तिजनक – गिरिराज सिंह

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, नई दिल्ली/ पटना: केन्द्रीय मंत्री व भाजपा सांसद गिरीराज सिंह ने नीतीश-लालू के महागठबंधन की 'स्वाभिमान रैली' को फ्लॉप शो...

The Truth of Gujarat Carnage

By Ram Puniyani Tehelka sting operation, Kalank, brought forward the truth of Godhra and Gujarat violence. This investigation reinforced the findings known earlier. Most of the reports by human rights activists had unearthed the same facts, the complicity of state with RSS combine to unleash a pogrom, to launch violence against Muslims, burning their properties and destroying their dargahas etc. What was new was that we all could see in live the perpetrators of the crime gloating over their shameful acts, from opening the womb of Kausar Bano to hacking to death of Ahsan Jaffri!

NGOs come together to save street children

By IANS, New Delhi : Twenty-year-old Saddam Hussain became a drug addict at the tender age of seven.

Congress leader among four killed

By IANS Guwahati : Four people, including a ruling Congress party leader, and two policemen were killed Saturday in an ambush by tribal separatists in Assam. Police said a group of heavily armed militants of the Black Widow faction of the outlawed Dima Haolam Daogah (DHD) and the Hmar Peoples Convention attacked two vehicles near village Riaegol in north Cachar Hills district, 280 km from here. The dead include D. Hmar, a candidate of the Congress for elections to the north Cachar Hills District Autonomous Council, the police said. Hmar's driver was also killed.

UAE calls for more aid to Palestinian refugees

By IANS United Nations : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called on the international community to double its efforts to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, member of the UAE delegation at the UN, Saturday told the General Assembly that as a result of continuous violence the living condition of some 4.6 million refugees in camps across Lebanon continued to deteriorate. He urged the world body for more aid and assistance to them, WAM news agency reported Sunday.

Azharuddin booked for violating poll code

By IANS, Lucknow : Former captain of the Indian cricket team and Congress candidate for the Moradabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh Mohammad Azharuddin has been booked for violating the model code of conduct, an official said Saturday. "A case has been registered against Azharuddin after he distributed election pamphlets, which did not bear the name and address of publisher and printer, to voters in Badhapur village in Bijnore district May 7," additional superintendent of police R.K. Raghuvanshi told IANS over phone.

Are social activists being targeted in Kerala?

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: Kerala, which is stated to follow the high secular and democratic values, it appears, is turning into the graveyard of political freedom. Throwing not only secularism and socialism but even minimal forms of liberalism, social activists are frequently targeted by the police.

Pakistan’s Kasuri calls up Commonwealth leader before key meet

By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS London : Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri called up the head of a key Commonwealth group in a last-minute bid to stave off the country's suspension Monday from the 53-member association. Kasuri telephoned his Maltese counterpart Michael Frendo hours before the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was to meet in London to decide the Commonwealth's response on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency.

Dilip Kumar hospitalised, diagnosed with malaria

By IANS, Mumbai : Bollywood veteran Dilip Kumar has been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here after testing positive for malaria, said hospital sources. The 86-year-old actor was brought to the hospital Sunday. "Yes, he (Dilip Kumar) was brought to Lilavati Hospital. But as of now we don't have any further updates on his health and we will talk about it once we get all the information from his doctors," Mohan Rajan, Lilavati Hospital spokesperson, told IANS. Last year, Dilip was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on account of a urinary infection.

Embedded journalism in the age of terror

By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,

For a large number of Indians, anything that is American is the best. So our language, living, clothing, food habits all are changing to suit our new belief. This trend has now even reached journalism. This American style of journalism was always present but now it is the loudest voice out there. American style journalism is our new benchmark, it is the best and it is the lead.

Israel’s missile defence to be operational in 18 months

By IANS Jerusalem : Israel's short-range rocket-based missile interception systems will become operational in 18 months, local daily Ha'aretz reported Thursday. Officials at Rafael, or the National Authority for Development of Weapons and Military Technology, were quoted as saying that the system, named Iron Dome, will use the Israel Defence Forces' early warning radar system to identify short-range missiles and rockets in flight.

“We will send you to Bangladesh after NRC,” Muslim farmer at Indo-Bangladesh border alleges...

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net  Parganas: On 27 July, Saddam Hossain Fakir crossed the barbed wire fencing a few kilometres from his house, as usual, to...

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.

Kerala to press for voting rights of diaspora

By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala will ask the central government to change electoral laws to enable NRIs to vote, state Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said in the state assembly Friday. The minister was responding to a query by Indian Union Muslim League leader P.K. Abdu Rabb who asked the state government to take up the issue with the centre.

It is not right to blame one community in the name of terrorism: Oommen...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram: It is not right to put blame on one community in the name of terrorism, opined Oommen Chandy, the Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly. He was speaking at the Mathamaithri (communal harmony) meeting organized by the UDF in front of the state Secretariat. Mr Chandy said that terrorism was a problem that all should face together. Activities on the matter should take into confidence all sections of people. The wrong done by an individual should not be given prominence looking at his community, he added.

Indian hunted, bashed and robbed, Australian court told

By IANS, Melbourne : A 23-year-old Indian student was hunted before being robbed, bashed and left unconscious at a telephone booth in Melbourne by a group of three youngsters, an Australian court has heard. Aleksander Trifunovic drove his friends- Shayne Comensoli and Lennon Metaxas- around Melbourne's west, looking for an Indian to rob in October last year, the Victorian County Court was told Wednesday.

VP Hamid Ansari inaugurates centenary celebration of Shibli Academy at Azamgarh

Affirmative action in favour of the socially and educationally backward to ensure equality of opportunity is a matter of right, not of charity, said the Vice President. By TCN News, Azamgarh: The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari inaugurated the “International Seminar to mark the Centenary of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy at Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh” here on Saturday.

Pregnant woman prisoner chained, probe ordered

By IANS, Ambala : The Haryana police Tuesday ordered a probe after a pregnant woman under-trial prisoner was chained by jail authorities in the prisoners' ward of the Ambala civil hospital. Ambala district police chief S. Kabiraj ordered the probe after the matter was brought to the notice of senior police officials here. The woman, Madhu, 28, who is three months pregnant, was arrested from Delhi Aug 1 by the Ambala police after she was accused of kidnapping a minor girl, Ruby. The girl was recovered from her possession when the police traced her.

“Need to sharpen soft skills of the students pursuing professional courses”

By TCN News, Hyderabad: Stressing on the need to make the students of MANUU well equipped with the demands of the market, Zafar Sareshwala, chancellor...

Bhopal gas victims have little hope from new relief package

By IANS, Bhopal : The survivors of the world's worst industrial tragedy that hit the Madhya Pradesh capital in December 1984 don't have "much hope" from the new Rs.1,500 crore (Rs 15,000 million) relief package announced by the government and doubt whether it will be "distributed among the families of the victims honestly".

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर, Twocircles.net मेरठ। भले ही यूपी पुलिस के कुछ अफ़सर लोगोंं का भरोसा जीतने के अथक प्रयत्न कर रहे हो मगर फिर भी अल्पसंख्यक...

Threat to institutions constant under majoritarian rule: Balakrishnan

Hyderabad, (IANS): Former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan on Thursday said there will be constant threat to constitutional institutions in majoritarian rule and...

I salute Hemant Karkare for Malegaon probe: Badruddin Ajmal

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, I salute Hemant Karkare for Malegaon probe which cleaned the image of Muslims who alone were blamed for terrorism. Government has not been fair in probing terror attacks as it blamed only Muslims for it, says Maulana Badruddin Ajmal talking to Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net. Excerpts of the interview:

UK terror case: Five more Indian doctors questioned in Australia

By Neena Bhandari, IANS

Sydney : The Australia Federal Police (AFP) investigation into terrorism links with the foiled UK bomb plot has extended to two more states - Western Australia and New South Wales - and five more doctors, including one Indian doctor in Sydney.

Kashmir terror link case: Trial postponed till Aug 18th

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kochi: The primary trial of the Kashmir terror case in which four people from Kerala were killed in an encounter with the Kashmir police in Kupwara, has been postponed to August 18 by the Thalasseri Additional District Sessions Court. Judge K Babu issued the order postponing the trial as the public prosecutor PV Hari asked for more time to study the case.

One guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight

By IANS, Srinagar : Security forces gunned down a separatist guerrilla in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, a defence spokesperson said here. Forces of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and police jointly surrounded the Rainawadi forest area near Handwara in Kupwara. "During searches, the forces came under fire from hiding militants. This led to an encounter. One militant was killed. The gunfight has now ended," the spokesperson said.

Indian engineer, others accuse MI5 of blackmail of Muslims

By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS

London : An Indian computer engineer has accused the British intelligence agency MI5 of adopting blackmail and other illegal tactics in its drive to recruit Muslims in the war against terror.

The man, named only as Hassan, says MI5 agents threatened to deport him to India if he did not spy on Muslims.

Muslim-Christian dialogue can succeed only by recognizing realities: Tariq Ramadan

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,

New Delhi: Eminent theologian and writer Tariq Ramadan delivered a lecture on ‘Christianity and Islam: Values and History’ on 3rd July at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). The programme was organized under JMI’s Outreach programme.

Fearing Maoists, over 1200 flee villages in Madhya Pradesh

By IANS Bhopal : The residents of seven villages in Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh have fled from their homes due to Maoist threat. The Madhya Pradesh police are putting up a brave face to the Maoist threat to kill top cops to avenge the killing of their 'commander' in a recent gun battle in Balaghat district's Dhiri village, but the people of Dhiri and six other villages have fled their homes.

FTII students are not criminals, talk to them: Benegal

Panaji : Students are not criminals or crooks and should be engaged in dialogue, veteran award-winning filmmaker Shyam Benegal said on Monday. He also questioned...

Modi appears before SIT today, Chief Justice to share dais with him tomorrow

By TCN News, Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today appeared before Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team probing his role in the Gujarat 2002 pogrom but in less than 24 hours the Chief Justice of India will be sharing dais with the same Modi in Ahmedabad tomorrow. Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan will preside over a law college function in the Gujarat capital where CM Modi will be the chief guest.

Case against four AMU officials for breach of privacy

By IANS, Aligarh: Acting on court orders, a first information report (FIR) was registered Saturday against four Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) officials and some journalists for breaching the privacy of gay varsity teacher S.R. Siras, who was found dead Wednesday. Siras was filmed in a consensual homosexual act with a rickshaw puller in his room in the AMU premises and was suspended from the university in February for "gross misconduct".

Women in Saudi Arabia vote for first time

Riyadh : Municipal elections began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia in which women cast their votes for the first time. Women also stood as candidates,...

NGOs demand action against riot accused

Ahmedabad,1 Nov, Various voluntary organizations of the city demonstrated in protest against the disclosures made in the Tehelka-AajTak expose on the post-Godhra riots. They demanded the State administration should take immediate steps to cancel the bail of all those named in the tapes Babu Bajrangi, Jaydeep Patel, and all others accused in the various cases related to post-Godhra violence. They said that there be a re-telecast of the expose, since most of the people have been unable to view the same, on account of the ban on the channels for more than 24 hour.

Curfew completely lifted in Hyderabad’s riot-hit areas

By IANS, Hyderabad: Hyderabad police Saturday completely lifted curfew in the old city and other areas rocked by communal violence late last month. Police Commissioner A.K. Khan announced that night curfew was being lifted with immediate effect in all 25 police station areas as the situation had returned to normal. However, prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more people would remain in force in all 25 police station areas, he added. Police had Friday extended the curfew relaxation period from 12 hours to 17 hours after the prayers passed off peacefully.

Pakistan terms US comments on air strike irresponsible, dangerous

By IRNA

Islamabad : Pakistan has described as 'irresponsible and dangerous' comments and calls in the US for striking actionable targets on the Pakistan side of Pakistan-Afghanis an border.

The White House spokesman Tony Snow was quoted as saying "Wenever rule out any options, including striking actionable targets", when asked whether US President George Bush had ruled out US military action inside Pakistan.

Pahel: A noble initiative from a young Azmi

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: It was a cold January in Delhi when the hot blood in then 28-year-old Shams Alam stirred to do something for society. Being an MNC employee, Azamgarh-native and Delhi-based Alam found little time for social cause. He and one of his friends sat and thought about taking an initiative. Pahel was the result. They formed the NGO and started devoting their weekends to bring dropouts back to school. Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net has talked to Shams Alam in his Jamia Nagar office of Pahel.

African envoys threaten to take attack issue to Human Rights Council, demand visible deterring...

New Delhi, (IANS): African Heads of Mission have strongly condemned last week's attack on Nigerian nationals in Greater Noida, calling it "xenophobic and racial...

Bhopal survivors ask UN offices in Delhi, New York and Geneva to get involved...

By TCN News, Bhopal: On the occasion of the World Social Justice Day survivors of the Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal today sent a letter to the United Nations asking the UN to provide much needed technical assistance for the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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