Reservation for Muslims in legislature must: Milli Council
By TwoCircles.net Reporter
New Delhi: Muslims in India should be given reservation in the central and state legislative bodies, demanded All India Milli Council (AIMC) general secretary Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam on 9th May.
Referring to the Women Reservation Bill, he pointed out that if the political leaders thought that the said bill could empower women, then why do not they turn their eyes to Muslims who comprise 13.4% of country’s population and are facing grim poverty and lack of resources in all fields?
Why This Time, ‘Premchand’s Hamid’ Won’t Go to the Eidgah
Aradhana Pandey, TwoCircles.net
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Hamid will not go to the Eidgah this year. He will not buy a tong for his grandmother, nor...
BSP’s Abdul Mannan urged not to shield those who beat dalit workers
By Citizen News Service,
A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) office-bearer Ghanshyam rained baton rods on dalit workers on 14 January 2009. Ghanshaym is the husband of Urmila Devi, who is the Gram Pradhan of Gram Panchayat Aira Kake Mau, Block Bharawan, District Hardoi, UP. Ghanshyam is also the BSP Treasurer from the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Minister for Science and Technology in UP Government, Abdul Mannan.
Congress & BJP join hands to stop Namaz at wakf land in Punjab; Site...
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Court observation on Muslim women’s photos valid, says community
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court's observation that Muslim women will have to lift their veils to be photographed for the electoral rolls is valid, members of the community say.
A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice Deepak Verma had made the observation while deliberating on a plea to prohibit display of photographs of burqa-clad Muslim women in the voters' list.
Who said what on Hyderabad bomb blasts
By IANS,
New Delhi : Parliament Friday discussed the twin blasts that rocked Hyderabad, killing 16 people and injuring over 100.
Here are some of the key quotes :
Husain attends New York art event
By Parveen Chopra, IANS
New York : Famous Indian painter M.F. Husain was the guest of honour at the opening of an art exhibition in New York.
Lightning kills two in Bangladesh
By Xinhua
Dhaka : Two people were killed and three injured in a lightning strike Saturday in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district, 80 km east of here.
Witnesses were quoted by private news agency UNB as saying that Ripon, 25, and Alal, 19, died instantly as thunderbolts struck them while they were working on a cropland.
Bangladesh is experiencing monsoon season which starts mid of June and ends mid of October. Heavy rain and thunderstorm are common in this season, which usually cause loss of life and property every year.
Government, society must keep watch on communal groups: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government and civil society groups must keep an eye on and protest against those who resort to violence in the name of religion to spread disharmony.
"I believe that both the government and civil society groups must continuously watch and raise our voice against groups and individuals who use violence in the name of religion," the prime minister said at a function to present the Kabir Puraskar and National Communal Harmony Awards for the years 2007 and 2008.
No video of Kanhaiya shouting anti-national slogans: Delhi Police to HC
New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Monday admitted on Monday before the Delhi High Court that "it has no video footage" which could...
50 trapped in textile factory fire in Bangladesh
By IANS
Dhaka : At least 50 workers were feared trapped in a Taiwan-owned textile factory building, which caught fire in the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital.
At least 20 workers were hospitalised after the fire that broke out Monday evening from the storeroom of the factory located at Dhaka Export Processing Zone in Savar, New Age newspaper said.
About 150 workers present in the factory broke open the doors and windows to escape.
Dhaka : At least 50 workers were feared trapped in a Taiwan-owned textile factory building, which caught fire in the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital.
At least 20 workers were hospitalised after the fire that broke out Monday evening from the storeroom of the factory located at Dhaka Export Processing Zone in Savar, New Age newspaper said.
About 150 workers present in the factory broke open the doors and windows to escape.
Gunmen kill five people north of Baghdad
By Xinhua
Tikrit (Iraq) : Unidentified gunmen killed five people, including four women, and wounded three in separate attacks in Salahudin province north of Baghdad, a provincial police source said Saturday.
Muslims have right to establish Shariah Courts: Govt. to Supreme Court
By RINA,
New Delhi: Responding to public interest litigation (PIL), additional solicitor general Gopal Subramaniyam submitted before Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A. R. Laxamanan and Justice Altumash Kabir, “Muslims have the right to establish Shari’ah Panchayats under their personal law.” Next hearing has been postponed for 12 weeks.
An encounter with girl students in naqab at Patna Museum
By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
Keshubhai’s party cost us nine seats in Gujarat: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress lost nine seats in the Gujarat assembly polls December due to Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP), the party said Wednesday.
Over two dozen injured in sporadic incidents in Bihar
Patna, (IANS): Over two dozen people were injured in incidents of communal violence in various districts of Bihar following the immersion of Durga idols and...
10 injured in baton charge at army recruitment drive
Jammu : Ten people were injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Monday as police carried out a baton charge to restore order...
AMU digitizes its admission process, to make history by holding tests outside
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Aligarh: First time in its history, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is going to hold its entrance tests at some outside centres beside Aligarh, and also first time it has digitized its whole admission process.
Akhlaq, Najeeb and Pehlu Khan’s family members narrate their painful ordeals over SIO Iftar
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Students’ Islamic Organization of India (SIO), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, organised an Iftar get where families affected...
Mohsin Shaikh’s murder: Even after two years, family awaits compensation
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Solapur (Maharashtra): More than two years after Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh was brutally murdered by Hindutva militants in Pune, his family has...
Varanasi: Dalit-Muslim unity meet held to counter hate crimes in Uttar Pradesh
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
More than a dozen socio-political groups gathered in Varanasi’s Shastri Ghat on Sunday, February 18 to develop a consensus against the...
UGC releases Rs 2.50 crore for construction of library at Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti Unviersity
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
SIMI Tribunal: Hearing concludes in Hyderabad; Cops support ban
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Sir Syed Awareness Forum organizes 10th national seminar at Aligarh Mahotsav
TCN News
Sir Syed Awareness Forum (SAF) organized its 10th National Seminar on "Sir Syed: Educator, Activist and Reformer" at Muktakash Munch, Aligarh Mahotsav, Aligarh...
Arabs unanimously agree to go to Annapolis conference
By DPA
Cairo : Arab foreign ministers agreed Friday to participate in next week's Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faysal said.
"The Arab unanimous approval was what made us decide to go," al-Faysal said at a press conference following the Arab foreign ministers' meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.
Musharraf to shed uniform, become civilian president Nov 29
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : President General Pervez Musharraf will finally take oath as civilian head of state Thursday after doffing the military uniform, his spokesman said Monday.
"The president will quit as army chief on Wednesday and will take oath as president on Thursday," Musharraf's spokesman Rashid Qureshi told mediapersons here.
He said that before quitting as army chief, the president will pay farewell visits to army garrisons in different cities Nov 27 and 28 in keeping with the military tradition.
Tehran condemns French FM’s remarks
Tehran, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday condemned French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's warning that the world should brace for a possible war over the Iranian crisis, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"Kouchner's claims are not only in contradiction with EU's macro policies on the Islamic Republic of Iran but are also aimed at questioning credibility and competency of the International Atomic Energy Agency," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said.
Bulldozer operator killed in collapse of Manqaf building
By KUNA
Kuwait : A Syrian bulldozer operator met his fate Sunday while engaged in the demolishment of a building in Manqaf area of Jahra Governorate, southern Kuwait.
Manqaf Fire Brigade Director Lieutenant Colonel Abdulaziz Malallah told KUNA that the five-story building had collapsed suddenly, and the workman was killed under the rubble.
Former Mizo rebels feel betrayed by state
By Sangzuala Hmar, IANS
Aizawl : Twenty years after he surrendered and joined the mainstream, 42-year-old Zohmingthanga, a former rebel fighter from Mizoram, is an angry man today - leading a life of penury and feeling betrayed by the state.
A former Mizo National Front (MNF) rebel, Zohmingthanga surrendered in 1986 along with his insurgent leader Zoramthanga, now the respected chief minister of the northeast Indian state of Mizoram.
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WB Govt to upgrade 175 madrasas, recruit 650 madrasa teachers
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
BJP legislator in Jharkhand dies
Ranchi : Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Raghunandan Mandal has died of heart attack, party sources said on Monday.
Mandal, 55, suffered the heart attack at...
Gunmen kidnap 40 people in Iraq
By Xinhua
Baghdad : Gunmen manning faked checkpoints Sunday abducted more then 40 people on the main road near Samarra city in Salahudin province in Iraq, a provincial police source said.
Jammu & Kashmir’s accession to India: Final and non-negotiable
By Brig. Anil Gupta (Retd)
October 26, 1947, is a red-letter day in Indian history since on this day, Jammu & Kashmir -- the...
American Hindus support Chicago City Council’s anti-CAA resolution
The resolution proposed by the Chicago City Council and introduced by Maria Hadden, a council member and alderperson for the city's 49th ward, classifies...
Three killed in Chhattisgarh blast
By IANS
Raipur : Three workers of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) were Tuesday killed when a powerful landmine exploded in Bastar region where Maoist guerrillas are active, the police said.
Relieve me as caretaker CM: Omar to Kashmir governor
New Delhi : Jammu and Kashmir's outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said he met Governor N.N. Vohra and asked him to relieve him...
Saudi ambassador hold party in Washington on Eid Al-Adha
By SPA
Washington : Saudi ambassador to the US Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir held here yesterday a breakfast party following Eid Al-Adha prayers.
The party was attended by the heads and personnel of the departments and offices of the embassy in addition to members of the Saudi community in Washington and the Saudi students studying in the region of Washington.
They exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha and expressed their optimism that the pilgrims would perform their rituals in comfort and ease.
Terrorists are worshippers of violence, against all religions: Kalbe Jawwad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
‘Growing sense of betrayal and victimisation leads to illogical protest’
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
No violence in Kashmir, curfew partially lifted
By IANS,
Srinagar: No major incident of violence was reported from anywhere in the Kashmir Valley Saturday and authorities lifted curfew from parts of Srinagar and three major towns. Another injured youth succumbed to his injuries, taking to 49 the toll in the violence since June 11.
Residents in curfew-bound areas complained of acute shortages of essential commodities, while fuel supplies to the Valley remained suspended for the fifth day Saturday as the oil tankers association refused to bring in fuel supplies from Jammu.
Palakkad MP to go on indefinite hunger strike for Attappady tribals
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: Urging the Union and State governments to address the woes faced by tribal community at Attappady in Palakkad district of Kerala, Palakkad MP M B Rajesh will go on an indefinite hunger strike at Agaly in Attappady from November 10.
UN mulls bigger role in Iraq
By Xinhua
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would consider an expanded UN role and presence in Iraq if possible, according to a UN report.
No state control over media in Pakistan: Information Minister
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem on Tuesday said that media was totally free in Pakistan and there was no state control over it.
Talking to a delegation of Qatar media, which called on him here, he said that it was a political season in Pakistan and the newspapers and TV news channels were providing more space to the opposition parties than the government.
CPI-M supporter shot dead
By IANS,
Kolkata: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter was killed by suspected Maoists in Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday, police said.
Ganesh Murmu, who is said to have deserted the party fearing attack by the Maoists, was kidnapped from his house by the rebels Friday night, police sources said.
His body was recovered Saturday morning near a forest in Manikpara village. Maoist posters said Ganesh was given the 'capital punishment' as he was police spy, said Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hassan.
Kashmir working group on `state-center relations’ to meet on Sep 2
By News Agency of Kashmir
BJP objects presence of Wajahat; says will not allow division on communal lines
Jammu : The much awaited meeting of Fifth Working Group on `strengthening Relations between state and the center' has been scheduled for September 2 and 3 at New Delhi.
Well informed sources revealed that the meeting would be chaired by the former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Rted) Saghir Ahmed and is likely to be addressed among others by Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah.
Employees continue strike, Omar Abdullah offers fresh talks
By IANS,
Srinagar : Government employees across the Kashmir Valley continued their strike for the fifth day Friday to demand payment of the 6th Pay Commission arrears even as they welcomed the offer for fresh talks by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Khurshid Alam, leader of the Employees' Joint Action Committee (EJAC), told reporters that the offer of fresh talks by the chief minister was welcome, but the discussion needed to be result-oriented and meaningful.
Clashes in Kashmir; internet blackout across state
Srinagar: Clashes took place between stone pelting mobs and security forces on Friday as authorities enforced an internet blackout across Jammu and Kashmir.
The clashes...
Open Letter to Mr. Amir Subhani, Home Secretary, Bihar
By Afzal Usmani,
Dear Mr. Amir Subhani,
वसीम जाफर के समर्थन में कई क्रिकेटर,इरफ़ान पठान ने कहा सफाई देना दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण
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वसीम जाफर के साथ हुए धार्मिक विवाद पर अपना पक्ष रखने के बाद कई बड़े क्रिकेटर उनके समर्थन में आगे आएं...
Kerala elections: will the tally of Muslim MLAs go beyond 25?
By Md. Ali and Najiya O, TwoCircles.net,
TNTJ blood drive in Riyadh today
By TCN News
Riyadh: The Riyadh chapter of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a social service organization of Tamil Nadu, will conduct on 30th July 2010 Friday a blood donation drive at King Fahd Medical City (KFMC). The drive will take place between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
413 suicides in armed forces since 2012
New Delhi : At least 413 armed forces personnel have committed suicide since 2012, the government said on Friday. The army alone has reported...
Hyderabad varsity students stage protest over panel report
Hyderabad : Students at University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday staged a protest against the report of Justice Ashok Kumar Rupanwala Commission, terming it...
Syria, Bahrain signs agreement for training, rehabilitation
By NNN-KUNA
Damascus : The Insurance Supervision Organization and Bahrain Institute for Financial and Banking Studies signed on Sunday a cooperation agreement for training and rehabilitation at the Ministry of Finances.
Minister of Finances Mohammad al-Hussein underscored the strength of relations between Syria and Bahrain in all fields, particularly in financial and banking, stressing the importance of exchanging expertise in enhancing mutual work.
Nawaz Sharif deported from Pakistan; arrives in Jeddah
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad/Jeddah : Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was dramatically arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of returning to Pakistan from seven years in exile in a bid to kickstart a campaign against President Pervez Musharraf who ousted him in a 1999 coup.
"The deportation is in the prime interest of the nation," Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said.
Airport sources in Jeddah confirmed that Sharif had arrived in Saudi Arabia and that security officials had whisked him away to an undisclosed destination.
700 students surrender, Lal Masjid clerics charged
By IANS
Islamabad : More than 700 radical Islamic students who had fortified the Lal Masjid complex here surrendered Wednesday to the authorities a day after clashes with police and paramilitary forces left 21 people dead and over 200 wounded.
Madan Mohan Malaviya: As secular as Gandhi
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS
Book: "Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya: A Valiant Visionary"; Author: Madhuker Upadhyay; Publisher: All India Congress Committee; Pages: 180, Price: Rs.300
Two killed, over 100 hurt in Manipur Holi revelry
Imphal : Two people have died and over 100 injured, including 20 critically, in the five-day Holi revelries in Manipur that would last till...
Poll results a wake up call: rights activists
By Rajeev Khanna, IANS
Ahmedabad : Civil society and human rights activists Sunday said that Narendra Modi's victory in the Gujarat assembly elections was a "wake up call" for the people to be more "responsive" to issues of human rights.
Nine killed, 123 injured in suicide attacks in Iraq
By DPA,
Baghdad : At least nine people were killed and 123 injured in two suicide attacks inside a football stadium, in the northern province of Nineveh Friday, a local police source told DPA.
A driver stormed into the stadium, in the northern town of Tel Afar, with a small truck and detonated it targeting the spectators in the stadium.
Shortly after that, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt among the people who were trying to help the injured, the source added.
US, British targets in Pakistan under terrorist threat
By DPA
Islamabad : Security has been beefed up in the Pakistani capital after receiving warnings about possible terrorist attacks on US and British installations, the Interior Ministry said here Monday.
Muslim quota meet in Pune refused use of ground
Pune : Police Monday refused permission to a proposed Muslim conference on reservations, scheduled here Feb 4, on technical grounds and after objections from...
Kerala celebrates Eid
Thiruvananthapuram : The Muslim community of Kerala celebrated Eid on Monday and visited specially erected Eid-Gahs, halls and mosques across the state to...