Abu Jundal sent to Tihar Jail
By IANS,
New Delhi: Key 26/11 suspect Abu Jundal was Thursday sent to Tihar Jail by a Delhi court.
Love Jihad: Kerala CM says, there is no forced conversion in the state
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Ali Congress wants Kalbe Jawwad out of Asfi Masjid pulpit, threatens to hold Juma...
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Lucknow-based Ali Congress has sought removal of Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad from the pulpit of the historic Asfi Masjid in the city as he, the group alleged, is speaking lies from the pulpit, and thus has lost eligibility to lead prayers.
US hails President Musharraf acceptance of invitation to address Pak-Afghan Jirga
By NNN-APP
Washington : The United States has welcomed President Pervez Musharraf’s agreement on addressing the closing session of the joint peace Jirga in Kabul at the invitation of his Afghan counterpart, acknowledging that Pakistan’s high level participation clearly signifies the South Asian ally’s support for the process.
Alarming rise in suicides among the young
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) More and more young people are committing suicide in the Indian capital, and experts are blaming a variety of factors: from the fast-paced lifestyle to family and professional demands.
According to Delhi Police statistics, 784 people, including 449 males and 335 females, in the age group of 15-29 took their lives in the city in 2006.
This was a rise from the 651 suicides (370 males and 281 females) in 2005 and 625 (342 men and 283 women) the year before.
Family, students concerned with arrest of Sharjeel Usmani, Police deny whereabouts
Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net
Former student of AMU and a leading student voice of the struggle against CAA, NRC, and NPR Sharjeel Usmani was arrested from...
Human Chain to start free Navodaya Coaching Centre at Kishanganj
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Carrying ahead its mission and vision for educational upliftment of the society, Human Chain - a non-governmental organisation of people of Seemanchal area – will begin from Monday its first free coaching centre for those aspiring for admission to Class VI of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.
400 trapped civilians rescued in J&K
By IANS,
Jammu: Some 400 civilians, including children, trapped at Khardung La pass on Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir have been rescued, an official said.
यौन हिंसा और धर्मसंगत न्याय
By गुफ़रान सिद्दीक़ी,
कथित तौर पर अमेठी के तांत्रिक की हवस की शिकार एक नाबालिग बच्ची से जब पुलिश अधीक्षक द्वारा बलात्कार के आरोपी का नाम पूछा जाता है, तो बच्ची मौनी बाबा का नाम लेती है. यह सुनकर लड़की को डांटकर भगा दिया जाता है और यह धमकी भी दी जाती है कि अगर वह फ़िर से मौनी बाबा का नाम लेगी तो उसके पूरे परिवार को झूठे मामले में फंसा दिया जाएगा. पीड़िता को यही बातें उसकी मेडिकल जांच करने वाले डॉक्टर से भी सुनने को मिलती है और आखिर में न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेट से भी. अंत में थक-हारकर पीड़िता और उसके पूरे परिवार को अपना घर छोड़ कर लखनऊ में अपने किसी परिचित के घर शरण लेनी पड़ती है. यह घटना निर्भया कांड के बाद की है, यानी उस समय की जब पूरे प्रशासनिक तंत्र को बलात्कार के मामलों में पहले से ज्यादा मुस्तैद और संवेदनशील बनाने की वचनबद्ध घोषणाएं हमारी सरकार करती रही है.
Muzaffarnagar: Police Atrocities against Muslims
By RINA International Service
Muzaffar Nagar: The police exposed its abominable face in the night of August 13, 2007, in a way most shameful for humanity. In the leadership of C. O. Suresh Chand, police from four stations, Ram Raj, Miranpur, Kakrauli and Jansath, and P.A.C. jointly raided six houses around 12 p.m. and badly thrashed housewives and children.
Bengal blast: NIA seizes IEDs from suspect’s house
Kolkata : The NIA, which is probing the Oct 2 blast in West Bengal's Burdwan in which terror links are suspected, Thursday seized a...
Cocaine seized, three peddlers arrested in Delhi
By IANS
New Delhi : Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested in two separate raids in the capital and cocaine worth Rs.3.25 million was recovered from them, police said Saturday.
Lok Sabha elections: Political dilemma of Muslims in Gujarat
With no third political option available, Muslims in Gujarat face the worst political dilemma.
By TwoCircles.net special correspondent,
Ahmedabad: Whom should the Muslims of Gujarat vote for in the forthcoming general elections which are going to be held in Gujarat on April 30?
This is the biggest dilemma of the Muslim community in this Western Indian state which saw the worst anti-Muslim riots in 2002, resulting in the death of about 2000 Muslims, displacement of lakhs of others and loss of property worth hundreds of billions.
Girl set on fire for protesting harassment
By IANS,
Bhopal : A girl in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, who protested against harassment by four people, sustained 80 percent burns when they barged into her house and set her on fire Friday, police said.
"Four men, identified as Rakesh Kori, Brajesh Kori, Siaram and Nisar Mohammad, barged into the house of Ruksana (18), this (Friday) morning when she was alone, poured kerosene over her and set her ablaze," Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police (City) Sameer Yadav told IANS.
‘तीन तलाक देने वालों को सज़ा मिले’
Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : मुस्लिम समाज में तलाक को लेकर हमेशा से बहस होता रहा है. एक बार फिर इस बहस को...
Inconsolable pain, uncertain future encircle Asghar’s family
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Ansal brothers summoned for tampering with documents
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A city court Friday issued summons to real estate tycoons Ansal brothers and four others convicted in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy for allegedly removing, tampering and mutilating important documents related to the case.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) A.K. Kohar issued summons the six convicted men to appear before the court May 2.
The day-to-day hearing of the case, scheduled to begin in Delhi High Court Friday, will now begin Feb 29.
‘2 to 6 crore Bangladeshi migrants in India’
New Delhi : There are 2-6 crore Bangladeshi migrants living in India - the largest illegal migration from one country to another, a former...
Police take responsibility for errors: Haneef’s lawyer
By Neena Bhandari, IANS
Sydney : The saga of Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef is continuing to haunt the Australian authorities with his lawyer asking the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to take full responsibility of the errors in the investigation of his case.
After Ishrat case, government finds holes in Malegaon blasts probe
New Delhi : Even as the government is determined to fall back on the Ishrat Jahan case to corner the Congress in the ensuing...
Criminal case filed against Varun for inflammatory speeches
By IANS,
New Delhi/Lucknow : A criminal case was Tuesday lodged against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi for his alleged communal campaign speeches in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit constituency.
The non-bailable case against Varun Gandhi, the son of the late Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi, was lodged in Barkeda police station, said District Magistrate, Pilibhit, M.P. Agarwal.
Police complaint boxes to come up in Kozhikode
By IANS,
Kozhikode : Now the public in this Kerala city will be able to lodge police complaints in complaint boxes being installed at strategic locations in the city.
The boxes will be placed at important junctions, bus stands, railway station, post offices and also near police stations.
The work on setting up the boxes will begin next week. The initiative is being implemented as part of 'Janamaitri', a community policing programme being implemented in the state.
"We have already identified the locations to place the boxes," said city police commissioner Anoop Kuruvila John.
‘Pyro’ bombs found in train in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a probe after nine bombs were discovered in the Gondwana Express train that runs between the...
Two Indians arrested in Nepal with fake currency
By IANS
Kathmandu : Less than a month after Nepal police unearthed a major fake Indian currency racket spanning Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand and the Middle East, four men, including two Indians, were arrested in Kathmandu Wednesday with fake notes.
Santosh Sharma and Dinesh Agarwal were arrested along with two Nepali accomplices Prem Singh and Bhim Shrestha with a wad of 129 fake Nepali and Indian one-thousand rupee notes, the authorities said here.
Moderate intensity tremors rock Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Three tremors of moderate intensity rocked the Kashmir Valley Monday morning. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far, according to Met Office here.
Compensate the innocents framed in terror related cases: Manisha Sethi
By Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi : Speaking at the public release of jury report regarding the Legislative Framework for Compensation and...
चुनाव जीतने के लिए मुसलमानों का खून बहाना चाहती है भाजपा – जस्टिस काटजू
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
कानपुर: सुप्रीम कोर्ट के रिटायर्ड जज और प्रेस काउंसिल ऑफ इंडिया के चेयरमैन मार्कंडेय काटजू ने भारतीय जनता पार्टी पर जोरदार...
APNS delegation calls on President Musharraf
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : A delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) paid a courtesy call on President General Pervez Musharraf here on Saturday.
The members of the delegation while talking to the President thanked him for his commitment towards the freedom of the press and the encouragement that the media has received from his policies.
They also discussed in detail with him various national and international issues.
Musharraf proposes Muslim peacekeeping force for Iraq
Islamabad, May 16 (IANS) Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has mooted a Muslim peacekeeping force for Iraq under the United Nations umbrella, but said the stakeholders must approve of the idea.
"We have to stop all outside interference in Iraq, the mass killings. If all the warring factions... different factions, if they accept, then may be a Muslim peacekeeping force under the United Nations umbrella could be looked at, if that leads to peace and resolution of the crisis," he said while opening the 34th session of the Islamic Conference of foreign ministers (ICFM) Tuesday.
Haryana hands over Sarita rape, suicide case to CBI
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Facing flak over the handling of the alleged rape of a woman by policemen and her suicide, the Haryana government Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the matter.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Monday ordered that the CBI investigate the matter. An official spokesman of the government said a communication was being sent to the central government in this regard.
Make Gita national scripture, says Sushma; opposition hits out
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Sunday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gesture of presenting the Bhagavad Gita to world leaders, saying...
Sibal, Khurshid pat Jamia students for spirit of peace
By IANS,
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday congratulated students from the Jamia Millia Islamia university, who returned after travelling over 440 km on cycle and spreading the message of "peace and pluralism".
With the vision of "Dilon Ko Jodo" (join hearts), the rally started from Lord Brahma's temple in Pushkar Feb 6, paying homage at the tombs of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer, via Jaipur, to finally reach Jamia Millia Islamia.
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