Muslim leaders’ pictures missing in Congress advertisment, party apologises
The full-page advertisement which was published in dailies on the third day of the plenary session on Saturday, featured Congress leaders of the...
J&K: Sikh organizations demand compensation for riots victims, transporters, traders
By News Agency of Kashmir,
Jammu : Expressing their satisfaction over restoration of peace in the state of Jammu and Kashmir various Sikh organizations today demanded compensation police firing victims, transporters and traders of the state.
Addressing a joint press conference here today various Sikh organizations have hailed government for releasing the Hurriyat leaders Umer Farooq, Sayed Ali Shah Gilani and Yasin Malik on the eve of Holy month of Ramadan.
Badi Ammi: In memory of educationist Mrs.Fatima Anees
By Asma Anjum Khan
It seemed Badi Ammi was going to live forever.
We were so used to her.
The shore that tells you to traipse along...
Bismillah’s crumbling birthplace: Testimony to broken promises in Bihar
By Imran Khan,
Dumraon (Bihar) : Jawaharlal Nehru had invited him to play at Delhi's Red Fort on India's Independence Day on Aug 15, 1947....
Book launch: Winning The Peace: A Quest released in Mumbai
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Kashmir furiously debates Modi’s rise and rise
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar: BJP leader Narendra Modi's probable rise to the top job in India invokes both hope and uncertainty among people in...
Saddam’s vice-president elected “resistance” leader
By DPA
Baghdad : Some 22 factions of the so-called Iraqi resistance announced in a statement Thursday that they joined forces and elected as their leader the vice-president of the former regime, Izzat al-Durri.
The statement, which has been posted on the Basra Network website, said the move to unify the factions was in response to a resolution voted by the US Senate that proposed dividing Iraq.
All 22 accused in Sohrabuddin encounter case acquitted
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) A special CBI court on Friday here acquitted all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati encounter case...
Separatist leaders detained in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar: Many separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, were detained Monday in summer capital Srinagar to thwart the proposed separatist march to Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town where a youth was killed in firing Sunday.
Farooq was placed under house arrest in his uptown Nigeen residence where pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yaseen Malik was also detained, an official source said.
Senior Shia leader Aga Syed Hassan was also detained in his house in Central Badgam district.
Fathima Muzaffer removed from the Muslim League
By V.M. Khaleelur Rahman for TwoCircles.net,
Jihad Council against use of landmines in Kashmir
By IANS
Srinagar : The Muzaffarabad-based conglomerate of armed guerrilla groups, the United Jehad Council (UJC), has decided not to use antipersonnel mines in its campaign against Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) said Thursday.
According to the Geneva-based organisation, the UJC in its declaration Tuesday stated that "the use of antipersonnel mines is equivalent to blind terror and use of such mines is prohibited under Islam".
Bhopal encounter: Fact-finding team rubbishes official version, says jailbreak ‘virtually impossible’
By TCN News
A nine-member Fact Finding Team (FFT) from various civil society organisations and institutions visited Bhopal from November 4 to 6 to...
Appeal to all faiths to “unite and work for pluralistic society” at AMU’s inter-faith...
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The national seminar on ‘Commonalities among Religions’ organized by the Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) drew up a resolution inviting people of all faith to unite and work for strengthening the pluralistic society.
Three Maoists arrested in Ranchi
By IANS,
Ranchi : Three Maoist guerrillas, including a woman, were arrested on the outskirts of Ranchi Monday and explosives recovered from them, police said.
Akhilesh reshuffles cabinet, drops one minister
Lucknow : In a reshuffle of his cabinet, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav dismissed a minister and changed the portfolio of 13 key...
Interpol chief meets Chidambaram, offers help in Mumbai attack probe
By IANS,
New Delhi : Interpol chief Ronald K. Noble Saturday met Home Minister P. Chidambaram and offered all possible international assistance in probing the Mumbai terror strikes.
“India has long been a strong partner of Interpol, it is only appropriate that Interpol stand shoulder to shoulder with India as it investigates the Mumbai terrorist attacks,” Noble said in a statement.
Chidambaram and the Interpol chief held an hour-long meeting.
United Nations urges to more actively combat drug production in Afghanistan
By NNN-Bernama
Dushanbe : United Nations Deputy Secretary General Antonio Mario Costa believes that troops of the international coalition dislocated in Afghanistan don't participate actively enough in operations to destroy opium plantations there, Itar-Tass reported.
Nanavati Commission submits final report on 2002 Gujarat incidents
Ahmedabad : After 12 years and 24 extensions, the two-member Nanavati-Mehta Commission of Enquiry submitted its much-awaited final report on the 2002 Godhra train...
Farmer shot dead in Punjab village
By IANS,
Sangrur (Punjab): A farmer was shot dead in a Punjab village over a dispute on irrigation of fields, police said Saturday.
According to police, the deceased, Gurcharan Singh, was a resident of Harion village in Sangrur district, some 70 km from the state capital Chandigarh.
"Gurcharan was watering the crops in his fields when he was attacked by his neighbour Janjeer Singh and his three sons. When he retaliated, Janjeer brought out a gun and started firing. Gurcharan was hit and died in a hospital," a police official said.
MP to have India’s first special courts for SC-ST families
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Pakistan speculates – after Musharraf who?
By IANS
Islamabad : After Musharraf who? That is the question doing the rounds in Pakistan with indications that Pervez Musharraf, president and army chief for the last nine years, may shed his uniform by the end of this year.
A strong hint of Musharraf's immediate plans was given by political confidant Mushahid Hussain Sayed in an interview to Washington Post.
Afghan troops kill 10 Taliban insurgents
By Xinhua
Kabul : Afghan troops in Kandahar have killed 10 Taliban rebels, the country's defence ministry has said.
"In the operation launched against militants in Mianishin district of Kandahar province Friday, 10 rebels were killed," the statement said.
It also confirmed that four Afghan soldiers sustained injuries during the operation.
There was no immediate comment by the Taliban fighters.
EU-Iran nuclear talk makes little progress
By RIA Novosti
Madrid : A meeting between top European Union (EU) and Iranian envoys in Spain ended with little progress in resolving a dispute on Tehran's controversial uranium enrichment programme but the negotiators agreed to resume discussions within two weeks.
Muslim organisations protest against Rohingya genocide
New Delhi, (IANS): About 15 Muslim NGOs under aegis of the All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam, a Sunni Sufi cleric organisation, on Friday held a protest...
Shimla sizzles at 27 degrees Celsius
By IANS,
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh continued to experience hot weather Saturday with temperatures in some parts touching 40.6 degrees Celsius and the state capital Shimla recording a high of 27 degrees Celsius, nine notches above average.
"Temperatures continued to move up across the state due to lack of rain. The maximum temperature remained above average by seven to nine degrees Celsius," Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office here, told IANS.
He said Una town, located on the Punjab border, was the hottest in the state with a high of 40.6 degrees Celsius.
Turkey urges Iraq to fight against terrorism in line with int’l commitments
By Xinhua
Ankara : Turkey on Wednesday called on Iraq to fulfill its international commitments, especially the UN Security Council's resolutions in regard to fighting against terrorism.
Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that, "Turkey expects Iraq to fulfill its international commitments within the scope of existing good neighborly relations between the two countries."
Delhi police witch hunting Jamia student leaders: JCC
TCN News
An official note by Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) of Jamia Millia Islamia University has revealed that another student activist, Asif Iqbal Tanha was...
24 killed in Baghdad car bombing
By Xinhua,
Baghdad : At least 24 people were killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb explosion in northern Baghdad Saturday, the interior ministry said.
"The car bomb explosion in Kadhmiyah killed 24 people and wounded 50," it said.
The powerful explosion rocked a busy parking lot used by commuters near the Zahraa square in the Shia neighbourhood, leaving body parts and bloodstains scattered across surrounding houses and vehicles.
Iraqi security forces and US troops rushed to the area and sealed off the scene.
Incidents of violence hampered AMU’s prospects, says V-C
Aligarh : Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) would have become the No.1 university in the country had it not been for the recent "unfortunate incidents...
Kashmir: Tourists’ paradise is also the paradise for non-local beggars
By Bilal Bashir Bhat
Srinagar: With the ongoing peak tourist season in Kashmir and the sacred month of Ramadan, a number of non-local beggars...
Members of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore demand immediate release of activist Safoora Zargar
TCN News
66 members of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) have demanded the immediate release of JMI activist, Safoora Zargar.
The official solidarity statement...
Scotland yard team to assist probe into Bhutto’s killing
By NNN-PTI
London : A five-member crack team of British counter-terrorism police is expected to reach Islamabad by the weekend to assist the Pakistani security agencies probing the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto which has been marred by controversies and government flip-flops.
The Scotland Yard said it would send a five-member team of officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command to Pakistan.
Government not serious about Backward Classes bill: Chidambaram
New Delhi, (IANS): Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday accused the government of not being serious about the passage of the Constitution amendment bill...
Pakistani national arrested from Allahabad
By IANS,
Lucknow : A Pakistani national, who had allegedly concealed his nationality, was arrested Friday from a hotel in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
"Imran Ahmad was arrested from his room in the hotel Sakshi," police officer D.P. Shukla told IANS by phone.
Ahmad, who is from Karachi, had mentioned his nationality Indian in the hotel's register, Shukla added.
Ahmad was being interrogated by the police and intelligence officials.
Arrested Orissa don is Dawood’s one-time buddy
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Brijesh Singh, arrested from Orissa after eluding the police for over two decades, was once a close buddy of Mumbai's underworld don Dawood Ibrahim who had helped him acquire a hotel in Malaysia, police sources here said Thursday.
"After the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Brijesh disassociated himself from Dawood, but the duo remained in regular touch and share close relations," a Delhi Police official told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Tamil actor Sai Prashanth commits suicide
Chennai : Popular Tamil television actor Sai Prashanth committed suicide at his residence here, police said, adding he had left a suicide note saying...
Maharashtra to move SC over Maratha, Muslim quota
Mumbai : Worried by the political fall-out of the Bombay High Court injunction on reservations for Marathas and Muslims, the Maharashtra government plans to...
Who will benefit from Owaisis’ entry in Bihar?
By Syed Ubaidur Rahman
It was not long ago when Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbarudin Owaisi romped home to heroes' welcome in Maharashtra....
Will Benazir’s return mean a better life for Pakistani women
By IANS
Islamabad : Will the expected return from exile of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto mean a better life for Pakistani women or will they continue to remain shackled as victims of the state?
The latter seems more probable, says a commentary published in Daily Times Saturday, pointing out that some 4,000 women had been killed in the name of honour in the last four years alone - just one indicator of the challenges that Bhutto faces if she strikes a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf that will see him continue for a second term in office.
Indian Mujahideen: poison fruit of saffron politics, jehadi mindset
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Why criminalise beef eating, HC asks Delhi government on PIL
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi government and the police on a PIL that has...
UK PM in Basra ahead of handing over security responsibilities to Iraqis
BAGHDAD, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Basra Sunday hours after the Baghdad government said it was ready to take over security responsibilities in the southern Iraqi city, an informed government source said.
The source, speaking to KUNA on condition of anonymity, said Brown arrived in Basra on visit with security-related purpose ahead of handing over security responsibilities to the Iraqi government in the oil-rich city.
White House welcomes Musharraf’s plan to end emergency
By DPA
Washington : The US welcomed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's announcement that he will end emergency rule on Dec 16.
But the White House said Musharraf, a close US ally in the war on terrorism, must ensure that media can report freely once the decree is lifted and that all candidates can participate in parliamentary elections due in January.
"President Musharraf has indicated that Dec 16 would be the date. And we hope that he follows through on that," said US President George W. Bush's spokeswoman Dana Perino Thursday.
Court says possessing beef no crime, upholds slaughter ban
Mumbai : In a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled that possession of beef slaughtered outside Maharashtra would not be a...
One killed, two dozen injured in stage explosion
By IANS,
Bhubaneswa: An attempt to create a smoke screen for a play scene went horribly wrong when the explosive material used went off killing one person and injuring two dozen more in Orissa's Nayagarh district, police said Wednesday.
The explosion occurred when a member of a drama troupe was trying to create smoke by burning explosives for a scene in Petapali village.
"There was a drama show in the village. A troupe member burnt explosive material for a love scene," said police officer Manoranjan Mohanty.
Four of the injured are in critical condition, he said.
Benazir Bhutto assassinated; Pakistan in turmoil
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, an iconic symbol of Pakistan, was assassinated in nearby Rawalpindi Thursday moments after a suicide bomber blew up at an election rally killing 30 people and a gunman fired at her, hitting her in the neck and head.
Muslims too responsible for their misrepresentation in media: Journalists
Program on “Dialogue between Media and Muslims” held in Mumbai
By TCN News,
भीम आर्मी के खिलाफ तगड़ा क्रेकडाऊन,राष्ट्रीय महासचिव और प्रवक्ता पर गैंगस्टर ऐक्ट
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर- भीम आर्मी के नम्बर 'दो' कमल वालिया और 'नम्बर तीन' मंजीत नौटियाल के विरुद्ध गैंगस्टर ऐक्ट की कार्रवाई के...
Punjab police inspector found dead
By IANS,
Mohali (Punjab) : A Punjab police inspector posted in the flying squad division of the vigilance department was found dead near the railway station in Mohali town of Punjab Monday.
Inspector Parminder Singh Dhillon was a resident of Phase-XI, Mohali. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son, the police said.
He was in his late 30s and it is suspected that he might have committed suicide after consuming poison, the police said.
Six Maoists held, two killed in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur: In separate incidents, six Maoists were arrested Saturday after security forces raided a forest hideout, while two Maoists were killed in a gunfight in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, police said.
"A squad of District Force (DF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) stormed a jungle base of the rebels in Kanker district on specific inputs and picked up six rebels. Several of their colleagues escaped and slipped away into nearby hilly area," Ajay Yadav, superintendent of police, told IANS over phone.
Court to frame charges in Babri Mosque demolition case
By IANS,
Lucknow: A special court hearing the Babri Mosque demolition case Tuesday ordered the then Faizabad district magistrate and some leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to appear before it for framing of charges.
The VHP and the BJP leaders are facing charges of criminal conspiracy behind the Dec 6, 1992 demolition of the 16th century mosque.
प्रो.आनंद कुमार की अध्यक्षता में ‘स्वराज अभियान’ बनेगा राजनीतिक दल
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दिल्ली: योगेन्द्र यादव, प्रशांत भूषण और आनंद कुमार के साझे प्रयास और जनांदोलन स्वराज अभियान ने आज अपने पहले राष्ट्रीय प्रतिनिधि अधिवेशन में...
Violence as police move to arrest sect leader Rampal, scores hurt
Chandigarh/Barwala : A much delayed move by the Haryana government to use force to arrest controversial sect leader Rampal from his Satlok Ashram near...
Two men detained in Spain for kicking pregnant woman wearing niqab
Madrid : Police in Barcelona confirmed on Wednesday they have arrested two men for kicking a pregnant woman who was wearing a niqab,...
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Normalcy in Pakistan after three days of anarchy
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : Normalcy returned to Pakistan Monday after the death of 44 people in three days of widespread street violence in the wake of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
Attacks on private and government property erupted shortly after Bhutto was killed in Rawalpindi Thursday evening as tens of thousands took to the streets, blaming the government of President Pervez Musharraf for the murder.
The worst hit in the mayhem was the state-run Pakistan Railways.
Musharraf transfers emergency powers to president’s office
By IANS
Islamabad : Pakistan's military strongman Pervez Musharraf, who declared an emergency in his capacity as army chief, has transferred the power to lift the measure to the president's office that he also holds.
This is being seen as a move to continue the emergency even after he sheds his uniform and takes oath as a civilian president.
Babri demolition anniversary rally foiled in Hyderabad
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The leader and activists of a Muslim group were arrested here Saturday when they tried to take out a rally to mark the 16th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, police said.
Darasgah Jihad-o-Shadat (DJS) chief Mahboob Ali and his supporters were arrested in Moghalpura area in the old city when they tried to take out a rally, defying the prohibitory orders in force.
Amanath Bank scam: K Rahman Khan clears his position before TCN
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
A young photojournalist captures a rare thing in North Kashmir
By Reyaz Ganai, NAK
Baramulla : He (Allah) is ubiquitous so are His signs and names. This was evident when a young photographer in Kashmir’s North district of Baramulla caught glimpses of the word ALLAH formed by clouds.
It is said that Photography is all about being at the right place at the right time and a similar thing happened to the young photo journalist.
‘Aaghaz’: Mission to ‘educate to advance’ for a better life
Over the past more than 10 years, thousands of poor Muslim children have benefited from Aaghaz, many of whom have now got well-placed jobs and are now supporting the education of other poor Muslim children. It’s like completing a circle.
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
On May 5, 2015 Mazhar Farooqui, a journalist working in Dubai, sent a simple, two-line message to a 70-member WhatsApp group called ‘Aaghaz Foundation’.
Prez grants assent to Madhya Pradesh bill for ban on cow slaughter
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
No certification needed for minority status of minority educational institutions
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Famous lawyer and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, P. H. Parekh has informed that if people of the minority community open educational institution for the betterment of their community then no certificate is needed from the Government for its minority status since it will be automatically a minority institution.
Chhattisgarh for chopper surveillance in Maoist den
By IANS
Raipur : Concerned by a surge in Maoist activities, the Chhattisgarh government has issued a tender notice to hire a helicopter for police surveillance in the worst hit Bastar region.
"Hiring a 20-seater helicopter is a strategic decision taken by the state government after formal approval of the union home ministry. We cannot afford to allow the extremists to consolidate their bases in thick forested areas where forces cannot reach by road as the area is cordoned off by landmines," home department sources told IANS.
No legally admissible evidence against me: Tytler to court
New Delhi : Congress leader Jagdish Tytler told a court here Thursday that there was no legally admissible evidence to frame charges against him...
Kejriwal demands Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram
Ropar : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded Bharat Ratna for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram and said he will...
Explosives seized; two arrested, Hindutva extremists suspected
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Nanded (Maharashtra): The crime branch of the Nanded district police seized explosive materials from a house on 5th July and arrested Mohan Lal Hardeoji and Bhor Lal Bagsu, both from Rajasthan, in this connection, but the police did not make the news public for reasons best know to them.
According to Urdu daily The Inquilab, the explosives were seized from a house at Hadgaon Road about 5 km from the Nanded city. The police raided the house on a tipoff.
No bias in Liberhan report in clean chit to Rao government: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress Thursday refuted accusations of bias in the Liberhan Commission report in not blaming the party-led government headed by P.V. Narasimha Rao for the Dec 6, 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque.
"The Liberhan Commission did not say that the Rao government was directly or indirectly responsible for the demolition," Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said here.
ATS resorts to terror tactics
By Dr Sandeep Pandey
Rajasthan Police accompanied by Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police raided the house of Shahbaz Hussain, arrested in connection with blasts in Jaipur and now on Police remand there, in Molviganj, Lucknow for search past midnight on 29 August 2008 and house and office today, 30 August 2008, in the afternoon.
Condolence meet held for playwright S M Mehdi at AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Progressive Writers’ Association and Janwadi Lekhak Sangh together held a condolence meeting at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to express a deep sense of sorrow and loss at the demise of playwright S M Mehdi - affectionately referred to as ‘Mamujan’ – on Wednesday.
‘Denial of BC community certificate to converted Muslims deprival of fundamental rights’: Madras HC
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: In an unprecedented judgement, Madras High Court has held that a Hindu backward class (BC) woman shall be considered...
Kanhaiya Lal – A teacher in defense of Batla House accused
By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net,
Mr. Kanhaiya Lal is a renowned teacher of Physics in Azamgarh and his name is known not only to school-going students of Science but also to their parents. He retired as Principal, Shri Subhash Inter College, Karkhia, Azamgarh. Kanhaiya Lal has close acquaintance with the family of both Mohammad Sarvar and Hakim – Azamgarh youth accused in some terror cases. Lal knows three generations of these Muslim youths.
Trustee of ‘little India’ in Jerusalem meets President Mukherjee
By Arvind Padmanabhan
Ramallah (Palestine): For more than 800 years, a little enclave in Jerusalam has been the symbol of India in this part of...
Australian jailed for having 60,000 child pornography images
By IANS,
Melbourne : An Australian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for downloading nearly 60,000 "depraved and disgusting" child pornography images.
Ian David Blundell, 31, downloaded 56,767 pornographic images, 1608 videos and 963 stories showing child pornography in years between 2005 and 2008.
Victorian County Court judge Sue Pullen Monday said the pornography was of "the most depraved and disgusting kind". She observed that it was the worst kind of sexual exploitation of children as some of them were babies.
Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation to launch state-wide campaign for communal harmony in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In an attempt to counter growing incidents of communal intolerance, the Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) has decided to launch...
Pro-Taliban militants execute 18 Pakistani soldiers
By DPA
Islamabad : Pro-Taliban militants have executed 18 soldiers taken prisoner over the weekend in continuing clashes in Pakistan's restive tribal belt by the border with Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.
The soldiers were shot dead after they were captured in Shawal area of North Waziristan in a firefight Sunday, a security official said on condition of anonymity.
Their bodies were found Monday dumped in a stream. More than 30 militants were also killed in the fighting in Shawal, the official added.
AAP’s success strong reply to divisive politics: Jamaat
New Delhi : Muslim body Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Thursday congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on its "historic victory" in Delhi assembly elections and said the...
6 killed in bombing in northeast India
By Xinhua,
Delhi : At least six people were killed and several dozens injured Sunday in bomb blast in a...
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Gujarat killing: One arrested police officer confesses involvement
By IANS
New Delhi : The Gujarat government Monday informed the Supreme Court that one of the three arrested senior police officers of the state has confessed his role in the staged killing of Ujjain man Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife.
Did police goof-up cost Ram his life?
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS
Guwahati : It was sheer callousness on the part of the Assam police that led to the killing of kidnapped Food Corporation of India (FCI) executive director Phul Chand Ram, caught in a crossfire between security forces and militants of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
Ram was killed in a gunfight early Thursday at village Borkapanitema, about 50 km west of Guwahati, while police tried to rescue him from the clutches of ULFA who abducted him from here April 17.
Goa dead priest’s kin refuses to bury body, demand probe
Panaji : Supporters of former Catholic priest Bismarque Dias, who died in mysterious circumstances last week, have refused to bury his body, even as...
Bangladesh prepares for cyclone, security forces on alert
By IANS
Dhaka : Bangladesh alerted its security forces along the Bay of Bengal coast and warned fishermen not to venture out to the sea as cyclone Sidr closed in Thursday.
The meteorological office here said the cyclone was likely to cross the Khulna-Barisal coastline by noon Thursday, the New Age newspaper reported.
The sustained wind speed within 74 km of the storm centre is about 190 kmph, rising to 210 kmph in gusts and squalls, a special bulletin of the Storm Warning Centre here said.
AMU Vice Chancellor conferred India’s Most Eminent VC Award
By TCN News,
Aligarh, December 15: Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd) has been conferred the ‘India’s Most Eminent Vice...
Prof. Islamuddin’s family still awaits justice in Imphal
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
Gujarat 2002 riots whistleblower cop seeks voluntary retirement
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Gujarat’s 1992 batch IPS officer Rahul Sharma, who had exposed complicity of the Narendra Modi administration in the 2002 Gujarat riots, has sought voluntary retirement from the service citing personal reasons.
Death penalty given in quarter of cases by Supreme Court done in error: Amnesty...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi : Leading human rights organization, Amnesty International, on Tuesday once again reiterated its demand for the...
Super 30 founder to get Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Shiksha Puraskar
By TCN Staff Reporter,
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.
Clerics protest against pictorial representation of Prophet Mohammad
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Gujarat court confirms jail term for 2 in terror attack
By IANS,
Gandhinagar, May 11 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday confirmed the conviction of two people under the Prevention Of Terrorism Act (POTA) for attacking a Surat-based lawyer and rightwing Hindu activist Hasmukh Lalwala as part of their Jihad.
A division bench of Justice Jayant Patel and Justice Z.K. Saiyed rejected the appeal of Mohammed Ashraf Ismail Nagori and Mohammed Tahir Mohammed Arif Bakaswala against their conviction in a designated POTA court.
Couple held for duping people of Rs.65 lakh
By IANS,
New Delhi: A couple was arrested here for duping several people of a total of Rs.65 lakh on the pretext of providing them educational degrees, police said Sunday.
Rochak Sharma, 28, and his wife Jasmine Sharma, 27, who were absconding for the last several days, were arrested from Lodhi institutional area in south Delhi Saturday, police added.
Nitish gives full marks to ‘PK’
Patna : Former Bihar chief minster Nitish Kumar Wednesday gave "full 10 marks out of 10" to Aamir Khan's film "PK", saying it is...
On Shab-e-Bra’t Malegaon mourns victims of bomb blasts, prays for release of innocents
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Mumbai: August 6, 2009 was quite a different day for Malegaon when it saw people of the area organizing silent protest by wearing black strip on their shoulders against dropping of MCOCA from Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and other Hindutva extremists, and mourning the victims of Malegaon bomb blasts in 2006 and 2008 and praying for release of the innocent Muslim youths languishing in jails for these blasts.
‘Resolving Kashmir issue vital for peace’
Islamabad: Pakistani Army chief General Raheel Sharif said Saturday that the resolution of the Kashmir issue was imperative for sustainable peace in the region.
Addressing...
Syrian Finance and Interior Ministers inspect boarder checkpoints
By NNN-SANA
Daraa, Syria : Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussein and Minister of Interior Bassam Abdelmajid held a meeting on Saturday in the Nusaib border checkpoint in Daraa governorate.
The ministers reviewed work and the services provided to travelers entering and leaving Syria, in addition to the requirements of the border checkpoints that are needed to improve their performance and the difficulties they face.
Modi has no right to criticise CBI: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress said Saturday the resignation of the charge-sheeted Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah was a step "too little, too late".
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here that with Shah and several police officers charged with the 2005 staged shootout of businessman Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kauserbi, "the true face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been exposed".
Farman Khan being denied admission in school for no reason
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: "I want to study but Delhi government schools are refusing me admission." This is how the 13-year-old Farman Khan narrates his plight and the ordeal that he went through just because he wants to study.
But don't be surprised. He has not applied in any convent school like Delhi Public School. These are the government schools of Delhi which, in a show of mockery of the right to education, are denying him admission without any rhyme and reason.
Gujarat gets time to file report in court on riots case
By IANS
Gandhinagar: The government Thursday got a week's time from the Gujarat High Court to find out the status of the process for summoning Chief Minister Narendra Modi initiated by a panel probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots case.
This is the third adjournment after the state earlier sought time to file a status report on the Justices (retired) G.T. Nanavati-Akshay Mehta Enquiry Commission probing the riots case.
Centre launches Hunur project for Muslim girls’ skill development
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Arjun Singh inaugurated the Hunur project here at Indian Islamic Centre yesterday. This is a collaborative project of the union HRD Ministry and Government of Bihar for free skills upgradation amongst Muslim girls.
NDA members walk out from Bihar assembly
Patna : The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Bihar assembly, expressing dissatisfaction over Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's reply to a...
West Bank sealed ahead of Jewish Day of Atonement
Tel Aviv, Sep 21 (DPA) Israel has sealed off the West Bank's border crossings, allowing no Palestinians to enter its territory, to prevent militant attacks during the Jewish fasting Day of Atonement, Israel Radio reported Friday.
The holiday, the holiest and most solemn on the Jewish calendar, starts at sundown Friday and lasts until sunset Saturday.
Thousands of police and volunteers were being deployed throughout city centres Friday morning as Israelis began preparing for the holiday.
JNU students protest outside VC’s house
New Delhi : JNU students on Sunday staged a noisy protest outside Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar's house here demanding to know the whereabouts...
Record number of Russians perform the hajj in Mecca
ABU-DHABI, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - A record 26,000 Russians are taking part in the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which began at dawn on Monday and is expected to attract 2 million pilgrims, a head of the Russian mission said.
Over 1.6 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia for the largest religious gathering and a core requirement of the Islamic faith, which every able-bodied Muslim is expected to perform at least once in their lifetime.
Curious Case of Moradabad Lynching: No Arrest Or Mob Assault Charge in Shahdeen’s Murder,...
TCN Staff Reporter
As the nation was gearing up to welcome new year, a brutal murder shook the streets of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Thirty-seven-year-old...
Law oficer among three booked for sending money to judge
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The police have registered a corruption case against three people, including additional advocate general of Haryana Sanjeev Bansal, after a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge complained that a bag containing Rs.1.5 million was delivered to her house here.
"We have registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the additional advocate general of Haryana, Sanjeev Bansal, his munshi (assistant) Parkash and a Delhi-based man, Ravinder Singh," Assistant Superintendent of Police Madur Verma told IANS here Saturday.
What happened to Congress promise to rebuild Babri, asks BJP
By IANS,
Jammu : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Friday asked the Congress party to explain what had happened to its promise to rebuild the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
"I want to ask both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gnadhi as to why they have not been able to construct the Babri mosque, which they had promised more than one and a half decade ago," Singh said, addressing a public rally at the Parade Ground here.
IKIM to hold international conference on role of Islamic states
By NNN-Bernama
Kuala Lumpur : The Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) will hold an international conference to address issues concerning the Muslim world next month.
IKIM Director General Dr Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas said the two-day conference from July 17 on "The Role of Islamic States in a Globalised World" would be opened by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General Prof Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu was expected to deliver a keynote address, he told Bernama.
Seventh phase of UP polls – facts at a glance
By IANS,
New Delhi : The seventh and the last phase of the staggered Uttar Pradesh assembly polls are to be held Saturday. Following are the facts:
Number of seats - 60
Togadia prevented from making speeches in Assam
Guwahati : Assam Police Thursday prevented Praveen Togadia from delivering speeches in two places in the state, even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said...
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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : भारतीय मुसलमानों के मुक़द्दस हज को भी भारत सरकार ने अपने भ्रष्टाचार का माध्यम बना लिया है. हद...
Mumbai police probing Abu Salem’s wedding on train
New Delhi : Mumbai police Wednesday visited Delhi to probe reports that gangster Abu Salem got married on a train while being taken by...