Muslims urged to join hands with Dalits to fight state terrorism
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.netÂ
Mumbai, June 26: The different communities living in India should join hands together to counter the state terrorism in order to bring dignity of life to each and every individual.
PDP holds women convention at Marh
Mehbooba for women-oriented social security scheme
By News Agency of Kashmir
Jammu : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Ms Mehbooba Mufti has called for devising a comprehensive social security scheme for the State's women to improve the standard of their living not only in material terms but also in emotional and qualitative terms.
Why workers of a Manesar auto parts company covered their mouth with black bands...
By Media Collective for TwoCircles.net
At 5.30 am on April 6, 2017, Shatrughan Prasad, a contract worker at SPM Autocomp Systems Pvt. Ltd. got accidentally...
Civil rights groups to hold national peace convention in Orissa
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Several civil and human rights groups are jointly holding a two-day national convention on peace and communal harmony in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. The program is being held to promote and strengthen communal harmony in the state which saw worst communal violence against Christians last year.
J&K govt. losing interest in the peace process: Mufti
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar: Launching an indirect attack on his successor, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and chief patron Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today said that Congress led state government seems to have lost his interest in the peace process and confidence building measures.
Sources said that People's Democratic Party (PDP) held an emergency meeting, here today, to decide whether to pull out of coalition or not. The meeting was taken in view of the recent controversies between the two alliance partners over some issues.
Nine Muslim parties in UP to form ‘Ittehad Front’
Lucknow : To ensure there is no division in Muslim votes which will benefit the BJP, nine Muslim outfits in Uttar Pradesh have set...
Worshipping Gods in the times of Elections
By Ram Puniyani,
Arun Shourie, who was part of NDA, a fellow traveler and an ideologue of BJP wrote several books, many of them against minorities and dalits in particular. One of these which was strongly protested against by large sections of people, dalits in particular, was his “Worshipping False Gods”. In this book he expressed the mind set of RSS-BJP politics towards Ambedkar. In this long bulky volume he was heavily critical of Ambedkar’s ideology, his agitations for democratic values and his struggles for social justice. Now a decade and half later on one side many a dalit leaders, Ramvilas Paswan, Udit Raj, Ramdas Athwaley are vying to sit in the lap of the politics of BJP for apparently their own personal gains on one side and on the other the BJP’s Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi is going miles to woo the sections of dalits. It is another matter that while doing this in his usual trade mark style he has no qualms about misrepresenting the events, speaking lies and putting the blame of all that has not taken place to his political adversaries.
NHRC has failed to provide succour: Kashmiri Pandits
By IANS
New Delhi : Displaced Kashmiri Pandits Sunday flayed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), accusing it of failure to provide succour to the community living in exile for the past 18 years.
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, a rights group, Roots In Kashmir (RIK), held a protest rally in the national capital, bringing to light the "injustices perpetrated on the community".
Australia calls Jaipur blasts ‘reprehensible’
By Neena Bhandari, IANS,
Sydney : Australia has strongly condemned the terror bombings in the Indian city of Jaipur in which at least 63 people were killed, saying that the "the attack on a democratic, tolerant, open society is repugnant".
Offering its deepest sympathies to the victims of the attack Tuesday evening, their families and the people of India, a statement by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said it was a "reprehensible act, for which there can be no justification... Australia hopes the perpetrators are brought to justice quickly".
Hasina urges international community to press for polls
By IANS
London/Dhaka : Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London, has urged the world to persuade the military-backed caretaker government in her country to hold free and fair elections at the earliest.
"We want the international community to put pressure on the caretaker government to hold free and fair elections at the earliest," she said in a lecture on Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Feeling pressure in Kerala, PFI fights back
By TCN News
Kozhikode: Popular Front of India (PFI) alleged that its members are being unfairly targeted by the state police for the attack on Professor TJ Joseph. There are also reports that the police today raided the house of a district leader of the PFI in connection with the case.
बेहट की ख़ानक़ाह रायपुर में सलाम करने पहुंची प्रियंका गांधी
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कांग्रेस की राष्ट्रीय महासचिव और उत्तर प्रदेश प्रभारी प्रियंका गांधी आज सहारनपुर की बेहद मशहूर रायपुर ख़ानक़ाह में आज़ादी की लड़ाई...
Pakistan government sticks to ordinance for Bhutto, for now
By IANS
Islamabad : Pakistani authorities have said that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto who is set to return home Thursday would get full protection and cases against her would be withdrawn as per the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
The NRO has been challenged before the Supreme Court but the government is abiding by it till a verdict is given.
The government's decision to abide by the NRO was reiterated by Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema who said that Bhutto would be treated as per the clauses of the NRO upon her return.
AMU students’ ad-hoc body starts interactive sessions with V-C
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: The Students’ Grievance Committee set up as a stop-gap alternative to Students’ Union in the Aligarh Muslim University, has started working with the body addressing the genuine problems and difficulties faced by the students both in the academic departments and residential halls.
Through the committee, the AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdu Azis has started holding face-to-face interactive sessions with the students to know their grievances and take decision on the spot to resolve them.
Waqf Bill: JPC Report Proposes Major Overhaul, Opposition Cries Foul
TCN News
Despite widespread opposition protests, the Rajya Sabha accepted the joint committee's report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar had to...
16 killed in Colombian election day violence
By DPA,
Bogota: At least 16 people were killed in attacks by leftist rebels as presidential elections in Colombia got underway Sunday, government officials said.
Members of the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shot dead three soldiers who were transporting voting papers in a remote part of the province of Meta, Defence Minister Gabriel Silva said.
Another seven policemen were killed in a mine field in Norte de Santander province near the border with Venezuela. Another eight officials were missing there.
Profiling could lead to major polarisation: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said "wrong methods" should not be used while combating terrorism and stressed that profiling of communities could lead to a major polarisation of society.
Discussing how terrorism was the biggest scourge in the world, the prime minister said there could be no compromise with terrorism; terrorists needed to be dealt with firmly.
Bihar afloat with minority welfare schemes: minority panel chief
By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net,
Apex court refuses to revive report on Ishrat Jahan killing
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to revive an Ahmedabad judicial magistrate's report which had termed the killing of Thane girl Ishrat Jahan by a Gujarat police team as a staged gun battle.
A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice Aftab Alam, however, issued notice to the Gujarat government seeking its stand as to why the Gujarat High Court order which had earlier suspended Judicial Magistrate M.P. Tamang's report on Isharat Jahan killing should not be stayed.
A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice Aftab Alam, however, issued notice to the Gujarat government seeking its stand as to why the Gujarat High Court order which had earlier suspended Judicial Magistrate M.P. Tamang's report on Isharat Jahan killing should not be stayed.
With Mahmood Madani’s support, Badruddin Ajmal is back with a bang
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Muslims find it toughest to rent houses in NCR, says UN report
By Twocircles.net Special Correspondent
New Delhi: A 33-page report released last week by Helsinki-based United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research...
Arrest Geelani for fomenting Kashmir trouble: Jethmalani
By IANS,
Mumbai : Senior jurist and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Jethmalani Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who he alleged is on Pakistan's payroll and responsible for the current unrest in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing mediapersons, Jethmalani said the young people indulging in violence against the police in the state are instigated by persons "in the pay of Pakistan, of whom Geelani is the leader".
MIM President Salahuddin Owaisi passes away
By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, the president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) passed away on Monday in Hyderabad after a prolonged illness. 76 year old Owaisi, popularly called Salar-e-Millat (leader of the community) was admitted to the Care hospital two weeks ago with the complaint of difficulty in breathing and he was kept on ventilator. But his condition gradually deteriorated and he died of multiple organ failure today.
Three civilians injured in fresh Pakistan border firing
Jammu: Three civilians were injured as Pakistani forces resorted to heavy firing in at least two places on border areas in Jammu and Kashmir...
Muslim Organizations in Mumbai send memorandum to Egypt’s Ambassador to India
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Expressing their concerns for the violation of Human Rights in Egypt, some Muslim organizations in Mumbai has sent a combined memorandum to the Egypt’s Ambassador to India. These organizations have also appealed Government of India to bring the matter before United Nations and help restore democracy in Egypt.
SC permits only counseling in AP Muslim quota
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on 16th May gave permission to Andhra Pradesh government to go ahead with its counseling programme for backward Muslims whom the state government wanted to give 4% reservation in educational institutions.
According to Sahara Urdu news website, the Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, however, made it clear that none of the candidates will be given admission till an order is passed by the Apex Court.
Times Square suspect chose wrong explosive, says expert
By IANS,
New York : Terror suspect Faisal Shahzad, who attempted to bomb Times Square here after receiving training in Pakistan, made a crucial mistake that saved many lives -- he chose the wrong explosive material, a security expert said.
Frank Doyle, a former bomb expert who served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said he didn't think Shahzad got proper training to build a bomb, specially regarding the selection of type of fertiliser to be used.
Three Jaish guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
By IANS
Srinagar : Security forces gunned down three separatist guerrillas of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant outfit during a gunfight in north Kashmir Thursday.
Troopers of 2 Para regiment of the Indian Army and special operations group (SOG) of police jointly surrounded a forest near Batnar, 100 km from here, in the border district of Kupwara, said a police spokesman.
UP, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra join discom debt restructure plan
New Delhi : Major states - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra - on Monday agreed to join the UDAY debt restructuring scheme for...
National convention against fascism to be held in Delhi
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: In the leadership of noted social organization Anhad several NGOs, human rights organizations and civil rights activists are going to hold National Convention against Fascism on October 25-26 in New Delhi.
Olá Brasil: Pakistan’s Football World Cup connection
By Aslam Chandio and Tayyab Baloch, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: Brazil is issuing free visas to Pakistanis who have already purchased tickets for the Fifa Football World Cup beginning next month, says Brazilian Ambassador to Pakistan Alfredo Leoni.
Iran for democracy and stability in Pakistan
By IANS
New Delhi : Iran Thursday called for restoration of democracy and stability in Pakistan, saying it was in the best interests of that country as well as of the region.
"We hope that Pakistan will restore democracy and the rule of law as soon as possible," Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi, who is currently on a four-day visit to India, told reporters here.
"We hope that Pakistan will be stabilised," he replied when asked about Iran's reaction to the imposition of emergency in Pakistan.
‘Cyber crime threatening India’
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,
Guwahati : Cyber crime is the latest threat to India's security with those inimical to its interests hiring experts to spy on companies and vital networks, says famous ethical hacker Sunny Vaghela.
"There has been an increase of 200 percent in cyber crime cases in India in the last three years and that is an alarming trend," said Ahmedabad-based Vaghela, director of TechDefence Pvt. Ltd, a reputed cyber crime security consultant.
AMU students selected for research study at US varsity
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Ms. Amena Arif (M. Sc. Biochemistry) and Mr. Asim Rizvi (M. Sc. Biotechnology) of the Aligarh Muslim University have been selected to carry out research at one of the top US Universities, University of Wisconsin (UW), Madison under the Khorana Exchange Programme. AMU Alumni Association of Arizona Chapter will provide financial assistance to the students.
Civil society to put pressure on Assam government to rehabilitate victims in BTAD
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Muslims who ‘converted’ will get ration cards: Bajrang Dal
Agra : A Bajrang Dal leader said Tuesday that all the 300 poor Muslims who he said had embraced Hinduism here will be given...
Minority federation meets ATS to seek serious probe of bomb making factory in Kolhapur
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Members of Federation of Minority, an NGO met Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Himanshu Roy in his Byculla office and expressed their dissatisfaction with the drooping investigation carried out by the local police in a serious case of discovery of bomb making factory in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra last month and appealed for stern probe of the case by ATS.
Modi condoles Antulay’s death
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday condoled the death of former Maharashtra chief minister A.R. Antulay, saying he was one of the...
Sixth phase of UP polls – Facts at a glance
By IANS,
New Delhi : The sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered assembly polls are to be held Tuesday.
Following are the facts:
Number of seats - 68
Of 35 states/UTs, only 15 have minority commission
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: Of 35 states/Union Territories in the country, only 15 have so far constituted minority commission, the Union Government told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Giving this information in the Lok Sabha in a written reply Salman Khurshid, Minister for Minority Affairs, said that the State Minorities Commissions have been constituted in fifteen States, namely Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Abdullah challenges separatists over number of jail inmates
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday challenged the separatists' claim that thousands are languishing in jails here and asserted that...
Two jailed for 7 years in human bomb case
By IANS,
Chandigarh : A court here Thursday sentenced two men accused in a human bomb case to seven years rigorous imprisonment and also fined them Rs.7,000.
The accused were convicted under sections 4 and 5 of the Explosives Act, the police said.
Kanwaljit Singh, 37, and Paramjit Singh, 35, were arrested July 14, 2005 from Chandigarh and a huge quantity of explosives was found in their autorickshaws, the police said.
"Many VIPs were on their target," said a senior police official here Thursday.
BJP’s demand for arrest of Geelani biased: JKLF
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Farooq Siddiqi termed the demand raised by BJP members in Lok Sabha for arrest of Hurriyat leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani as biased and reflecting anti Kashmir posture of the party.
26 Fellows of Zakat India Foundation clear UPSC exams
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: When the results for the UPSC exams came out on Friday, it was a proud moment for Zafar Mahmood, President of...
Modi calls for protecting Dalits, ending discrimination
Hyderabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for protecting Dalits and said if the country has to progress, peace, unity and harmony...
Arresting of rights activists before Hillary’s arrival in Mumbai to be challenged
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Awami Bharat Sansatha (ABS) will challenge the illegal arresting of three civil rights activists Firoz Mithiborwala, Kishor Jagtap and Aslam Ghazi before the arrival of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Mumbai earlier this week. For several hours they were kept in ‘preventive custody.’
New education policy to be cooperative federalist: Smriti Irani
New Delhi : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the new education policy which is under consideration will be cooperative...
We are protesting for our legal rights, not against Yatris: Mirwaiz
By AIP Bureau
Srinagar: There are many anti-social agencies which are saying that Kashmiri people are against the Amarnath yatra as this is propaganda to put dispute in valley and we strongly condemn these statements and acts, APHC (M) spokesman said in a statement.
Apex court says no to probe into Batla house killings
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea for an independent judicial probe into the killings of two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists and a Delhi Police inspector in the September 2008 Batla House shootout in the capital's Jamia Nagar locality.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan dismissed the plea that the slain youths were innocent, saying "how can innocent people have arms and kill police".
Chhattisgarh government should stop harassment and intimidation of journalists: Asian Human Rights Forum
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
Bangkok: Taking note of growing incidences of harassment and intimidation of journalists in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the Asian Forum...
Bihar Opposition condemns Forbesganj firing, demand compensation for victims
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Congress slams Modi for destroying 2002 riot documents
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress said Thursday that the Gujarat government had deliberately destroyed intelligence records related to the 2002 riots in the state.
Hyderabad varsity students ransack VC office
Hyderabad : Tension prevailed in Hyderabad University on Tuesday as students ransacked the office of Vice-Chancellor P. Appa Rao to protest his return from...
“Won’t rest till killers of our children are punished,” say Rajouri families on receiving...
By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net
Baramulla: The bodies of the three missing Rajouri labourers killed in a ‘staged encounter’ in Shopian on July 18 have been...
Defeat ABVP campaign against AMU branch in Kishanganj: Campus Front
By TCN News,
Patna: The Bihar unit of Campus Front of India has condemned “the communal blackmailing” of BJP youth wing ABVP by opposing the state government decision to set up Aligarh Muslim University’s branch in Kishanganj, a Muslim dominated district in Bihar. The state cabinet has approved acquisition of about 250 acres of land for the campus in the eastern Bihar district.
Kashmir plans 500,000 jobs in five years
By Sarwar Kashani
IANSSrinagar : With relentless violence since 1989 shattering its economy, Jammu and Kashmir has now set out an ambitious plan of creating about 500,000 jobs during the next five years.
Women Reservation Bill is anti minority bill – AIUDF
By TCN News
New Delhi: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) came out against the proposed Women Reservation bill saying it "is completely against" it in its present form.
Kashmir voters defy separatists, turn up in large numbers
By IANS,
Srinagar/Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir went to the polls Monday to kickstart crucial staggered elections, with hundreds of thousands braving the winter chill and boycott calls from separatists to vote in the state's three regions amid tight security.
Polling started at 8 a.m. amid tight security in 10 constituencies spread over the Muslim-dominated Kashmir Valley, the Hindu-majority Jammu region and the mainly Buddhist Ladakh. The voting for the 87 constituencies is being held in seven phases, starting Monday.
Situation in Afghanistan from bad to worse
KABUL, Oct 6 (KUNA) -- The situation in war-devastated Afghanistan continues to slip from bad to worse despite efforts by the government and other international players to call dissidents, whether Taliban or those loyal to former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, to join the government and engage in negotiations.
According to UN figures, violence in Afghanistan rose by 33 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year.
Canadian held for gang-style killing of two Sikhs
By IANS,
Toronto: A man has been arrested on charges of killing two Sikh men of the Toronto area last year.
Harjinder Singh Sandhu, 28, and Puneet Singh Chhina, 26, were killed here last May and their bodies were found in the trunk of their car in Pickering city near Toronto.
Police said Friday that they have arrested John Le, 38, of Durham on the outskirts of Toronto for allegedly killing the two men.
He faces charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, forcible confinement and use of firearms in the crime, police said, adding that more arrests were likely soon.
Jailed ULFA leaders could be freed: Gogoi
By IANS,
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday hinted at releasing jailed leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for peace talks, aimed at bringing an end to three decades of violent insurgency in the state.
"I also know that there cannot be talks with handcuffs on and would surely want negotiations with dignity and honour and hence we are working out strategies for meaningful talks although I cannot spell out everything at this point in time," the chief minister told journalists.
Two security personnel killed in Jharkhand
By IANS,
Ranchi : Two security personnel were killed and three injured in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand Sunday, the police said.
According to the police, Charhi police station officer-in-charge Vinay Kant Thakur and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Ramakant Tewary were killed in the gun battle that took place near Jodadag jungle, around 140 km from here.
Gorakhpur tragedy: Corruption, private practice charges dropped against Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has dropped several charges including that of private practice and corruption against Dr Kafeel...
Muslim leaders condemn attack on Taslima
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Muslim leaders condemned strongly the attack on controversial writer of Bangladesh Taslima Nasreen and remarked it as shameful and barbaric activity.
"It is a violent and shameful event. Everybody has right to accept or reject any event in the society. Extremists are strengthening day by day. These attackers are those who criticize Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad," said Javed Akhtar, a famous lyrist. "What is the difference between them and Hidu extremists", he questioned.
International Womens day: Illiteracy of Women
By Dr John Mohammad, NAK
Srinagar : Woman is the name of feminine gender of the man. But in real sense, she is the kind mother of humanity; When God has gifted her respectable status as per Quran, why should any individual or any society deny maintaining her position by keeping her illiterate.
If one turns the pages of history you will see all messengers, leaders, saints and philosophers pleading the case of literacy and education of the fair gender. Every supper human has aspired for being born by an educated mother.
Children barred from eating mid-day meal cooked by widow
Patna : Villagers in Bihar's Gopalganj district have prohibited children from eating mid-day meal cooked by a widow at a government-run school, an official...
Babri verdict: Prohibitory orders in many places in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Panic grips people as rumors of “people turning into stone statues” floated
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
CIA transfers senior Al Qaeda operative to Guantanamo
By DPA
Washington : The CIA has transferred a suspected senior Al Qaeda operative into US military custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Friday.
Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani was a close associate of Osama bin Laden and was tied to Al Qaeda's networks throughout the Middle East, the Pentagon said.
The Defence Department did not say when or where al-Afghani was captured. He brings the population of detainees at Guantanamo to about 280, the Pentagon said.
Haneef’s visa is restored
By Neena Bhandari, IANS
Sydney : Freed terror suspect Muhammad Haneef's work visa has been reinstated by Acting Chief Justice Jeffery Spender of the Federal Court in Brisbane today. The 27-year-old Indian doctor can now return to Australia and resume work.
Curfew in Kashmir after Afzal’s hanging hits residents
By IANS,
Srinagar: Three days of curfew in the Kashmir Valley after Afzal Guru's hanging Saturday has hit residents, who say they are running short of essential supplies and medicines.
Why Pasmanda Muslims Remain Wary of BJP in Bihar
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: The much-publicised Pasmanda outreach programme of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is heading toward a crucial political test in Bihar, which...
Indian-Germans boycott BJP MP Tejaswi Surya from speaker’s panel at startup conference
TCN News
Indians in Germany have addressed the Consul General of India at Hamburg to bar Indian MP Tejaswi Surya from speaking at the upcoming...
Tension in Tripura towns after clashes between CPI-M, BJP loyalists
Agartala, (IANS): At least 14 people, including a student leader, were injured when members of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and opposition...
28-year-old protester killed in Kashmir, toll rises to 62
By IANS,
Srinagar : A 28-year-old man was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Friday when security forces opened fire at a mob attacking a local police station. With this, the toll of civilians in the ongoing unrest since June 11 rose to 62.
"A violent mob first attacked shopkeepers who opened for the day's business in Bijbehara town forcing closure of the markets there. Then they attacked Bijbehara police station and indulged in stone pelting, forcing security forces to use rubber bullets to quell the protesters," a senior police officer told IANS.
Baig is Kashmir deputy chief minister
By IANS
Jammu : Muzzaffar Hussain Baig of the ruling coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been appointed deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, and will be sworn in Monday, official sources said.
The government has informed Raj Bhavan about the swearing-in ceremony, the sources said Sunday. The Jammu and Kashmir Governor S.K. Sinha will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Baig.
A new deal for Gujarat
By Manish Tewari,
BJP and Congress are preparing for the big fight in December. Here, Manish Tewari, AICC secretary looking after Gujarat, argues that Modi’s ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ is a myth that will not hold
My brother can never be a terrorist: Qateel Siddiqui’s sister
Special Series on Terror Arrests from Bihar – Part Three
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Assam editor dropped from PM trip, accuses MEA of communal bias
By IANS,
Guwahati : The editor of an Assamese newspaper who was dropped from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip to the US and France because he couldn't get a US visa blames the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and says the treatment meted out to him forced him to think he was a minority.
Haider Hussain, editor of Assam's highest circulated Asomiya Pratidin, was dropped from the team of journalists scheduled to accompany the prime minister Monday with the US embassy allegedly denying him a visa.
Afghan security forces nab Taliban commander
By Xinhua
Kabul : Afghan security forces have nabbed a Taliban commander in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, media reported Wednesday.
"Acting on intelligence information, the security forces fighting terrorists captured Taliban commander Mohammad Khan alias Nasrat from Paktia's provincial capital Gerdez," the Arman-e-Millie newspaper quoted provincial administration's spokesman Deen Mohammad Darwish as saying.
Imarat-e-Shariah concerned over violence in Maharashtra
By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Maulana Anisur Rahman Qasmi, general secretary, Imarat-e-Shariah Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa, expressed his deep shock over continued violence in Maharashtra. Talking to TwoCircles.net in Patna, he said the anti-northerners campaign in the state could pose a threat to the integrity of the county.
Home ministry justifies bail in Mecca Masjid blast
New Delhi: The home ministry on Tuesday justified the bail granted to two accused in the Mecca Masjid blast of May 2007.
"The government did...
Show guts, attack Pakistan: Shiv Sena tells centre
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday demanded the centre "show guts and attack Pakistan" in retaliation for the spate of terror attacks carried out...
Aaghaz Foundation announces scholarship in the name of Rohith Vemula
By TCN News
The executive council of Aaghaz Foundation, an organisation that has been working towards reducing drop-out rate among Muslims, today announced an annual...
Infant’s killers to be held in 48 hours: Kashmir minister
By IANS,
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday announced that the killers of an 11-day-old infant will be arrested within the next two days.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar said in the state assembly that the people involved in stone pelting that resulted in Irfan's death at Chakla, Baramulla, Monday have been identified.
"They would be apprehended within two days," he said.
Sagar said a First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged in Baramulla police station, and investigations were on.
Will consider Maoist ceasefire offer, says government
By IANS,
New Delhi: The government Monday said it was willing to consider the offer of ceasefire by the Maoists as long as it is without preconditions.
"We will consider the offer but it has to be without preconditions," said Home Secretary G.K. Pillai.
The Maoists Monday said they were game for a dialogue if the government halted all security operations against them for 72 days - from Feb 25 to May 7.
Sources in the home ministry, however, said this could possibly be a delaying tactic because they want the Maoist rebels to abjure violence before initiating any talks.
Calls for establishing Hindu Rashtra: How did we arrive here?
Call for establishing a Hindu Rashtra and genocide of India's Muslims were made at a religious conclave recently in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The author...
Centre faces flak, says don’t give communal colour to lynchings
New Delhi, (IANS): The opposition on Wednesday took the government to task in the Rajya Sabha over violence against Dalits and minorities, accusing it of...
Travelogue of Salar Jung II launched by Vice President
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Mir Laeq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II and Prime Minister of Nizam of Hyderabad, was among the very few Indians who traveled to Europe to observe the continent’s society, polity and economy and then wrote travelogue, said Dr Omar Khalidi of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, who co-edited the book “Vaqa-e-Musafirat-i-Imad al-Saltanah: The Travelogue of Salar Jung II”, launched by Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India in New Delhi on December 18.
Kerala Hajj Committee registration procedures to be completed tomorrow
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kozhikode: The registration procedures of the Kerala state Hajj Committee will be over tomorrow, reports say. The procedures which should have been completed by April 30 were extended till May 15 on the direction of the central Hajj Committee.
Two Punjab bureaucrats-turned-politicians bite the dust
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Chandigarh : Two top functionaries of the outgoing Punjab government who got into electoral politics have bitten the dust.
Kashmir is integral part of India: Kanhaiya
New Delhi : Kashmir is an integral part of India and so Indians can discuss the issues pertaining to Kashmiris at any forum, JNU...
हज 2022 : ‘हज मोबाइल एप’ से होगा आवेदन,तैयारी में जुटी सरकार
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
हज 2022 के ऑनलाइन आवेदन प्रक्रिया को 1 नवंबर से शुरू हो गई है। केंद्रीय अल्पसंख्यक मंत्री मुख्तार अब्बास नकवी ने मुंबई के हज...
Union home secretary reviews flood relief in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: Union Home Secretary L.C. Goyal on Saturday reviewed the flood relief and rehabilitation measures undertaken by the Jammu and Kashmir government.
To get a...
Rights panel asks Bihar to pay damages to torture victim
By IANS,
Patna : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Bihar government to pay compensation of Rs.25,000 to an alleged chain-snatcher, who was thrashed and brutally tortured by the police in Bhagalpur district.
Aurangzeb alias Saleem, in his early 20s, was thrashed and brutally tortured by the police August 27 last year.
A TV footage showed a cop dragging him, hands and legs bound, through the street tied to a motorcycle, triggering national outrage. He was then hospitalized in a critical condition and later recovered.
CPI (M) has made secret agreement with BJP: SDPI
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kozhikode: The CPI (M) has made secret agreement with the BJP to gain votes in the apanchayat elections by creating communal tensions, accused the Social Democratic Party of India. The CPI (M) has now taken up the accusations that the BJP has been making against Muslim-Dalit sections and groups as part of this agreement, said the party’s state general secretary Abdul Majeed Faisy and state committee member P Ahmed Shareef in a press conference.
Ishrat Jahan case: SC dismisses IPS officer Amin’s bail plea
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed the plea by Gujarat cadre IPS officer Narendra Kumar Amin who is in jail for his...
‘Headley arrest key factor in Pakistani crackdown on Taliban’
By IANS,
Washington : Pakistan may be cracking down on the Afghan Taliban partly as a response to building US pressure following revelations from the arrest of Pakistani-American David Headley, according to a US South Asia expert.
A US court in Chicago has charged Headley with scouting targets for Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Along with Headley, Pakistan born Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussein Rana, has also been charged with providing material support to LeT for the Mumbai attacks.
Reflections from the margins on Independence Day
By John Dayal,
It is not a jubilee year for independent India, but it is nonetheless a landmark anniversary. Not since Mrs. Indira Gandhi, second only to her father Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru as the country’s longest serving prime minister, lost office and Mr. Morarji Desai assumed power at the head of the Janata Party, a motley group supported by the RSS on the one hand and the socialists and Leftists on the other, has there been such a drastic change, even a reversal, of ideologies, policies and a vision for the future.
Rajya Sabha disrupted over demands for debate on Gaza
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was disrupted again Friday as the opposition continued to create an uproar demanding a discussion on the on-going...
SC refuses to keep Justice Bedi’s Gujarat fake shootouts’ report confidential
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that a copy of the Justice H.S. Bedi committee report on eight cases...
Bangladeshis widening communal divide in Assam: experts
By IANS,
New Delhi : In the otherwise communally harmonious Assam, there is a growing divide between communities because Indian Muslims are often clubbed with the migrants from Bangladesh and are eyed with suspicion by others, experts said at a seminar in the capital Thursday.
Former union tourism secretary M.P. Bezbaruah, who hails from Assam, said: "The tradition of communal harmony existed in Assam from ages, beyond Independence and the partition. However, with the influx of Bangladeshi migrants, many Assamese Muslims are eyed with suspicion by others on the aspect of security".
Eid celebrated with fervour at Ajmer shrine
Ajmer, Oct 14 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety at Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's shrine here amid tight security. The bomb explosion on Thursday failed to dampen the devotees' spirit.
After offering prayers at the shrine, thousands of worshipers greeted one another with Eid Mubarak and distributed sweets.
"It was as usual. There was no panic. Between 8,000-10,000 people would have attended today's prayers and it was just like a normal Eid forus," Ahmed Raza, a nazim of the dargah, told IANS.
Lawsuit against Gujarat police chief’s appointment dismissed
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against the 2006 appointment of P.C. Pande as the director general of the Gujarat police, saying such appointments are the prerogative of the state government.
The ruling came as a bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice V.S. Sirpurkar dismissed the lawsuit that had objected to Pande's appointment on the grounds that it would be against the interest of justice for the victims of the 2002 communal carnage in the state.
Take strict action against those who raised inflammatory slogans at Jantar Mantar: JUH Chief
President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Maulana Mahmood Madani writes a letter to Home Minister and Delhi Police Commissioner. A JUH delegation also called on the...
Islamic face veil to be banned in Latavia
Riga : Latvia has banned women from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public, despite only three people being known to wear them in...
Three more get death for 1993 Mumbai blasts
By IANS
Mumbai : Three more people were Tuesday sentenced to death for their involvement in the 1993 Mumbai terror bombings, taking the number of those sent to the gallows in the case to 10.
The special anti-terror court sentenced Zakir Hussain Noor Mohammed Sheikh, Abdul Khan and Feroze Amani Malik to death for criminal conspiracy, aiding and abetting terror and murder.
The trio were found guilty of throwing hand grenades at the Mahim fishermen's colony in central Mumbai, which killed three people and injured six.
Jamia VC urges students to join armed forces
New Delhi, (IANS): A batch of students from Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI), who have returned from a tour of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), were...
‘I am a Muslim, come kill me’: Protesters denounce BJP Minister’s Agra hate...
By TCN Staff Reporter
Delhi: Members of civil society, minority religious orgainsations, academicians and citizens organised a protest meeting at Jantar Mantar, Delhi against the...
Saudi Arabia denies interference in Lebanon
By NNN-KUNA
Beirut : The Saudi embassy here denied in an issued statement on Friday any interference by Saudi Arabia in the internal affairs of Lebanon, underlining that the Saudi role was confined to "bringing closer opposing views of conflicting Lebanese factions."
Interaction on leadership skills at Maryam Ajmal Women College in Hojai
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Coinciding with the time when India is getting ready to welcome new leaders to run the country, Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science and Technology (MAWCST) at Hojai, about 200 km from state capital Guwahati, organised an interactive session on ‘Leadership Skills’ recently for the benefit of students of the college and their counterparts in other colleges administered by the Ajmal Foundation, one of the leading education NGOs of the North East.
Vote Congress, Shia groups urge Muslims
Mumbai : Softening their stand on the Congress, prominent Shia organisations, community leaders and Islamic scholars Tuesday appealed to Muslims to vote for the...
Plane’s black box found, kin bid loved ones adieu
By IANS,
Mangalore/Mumbai/Kasargod : A day after the air disaster in Mangalore claimed 158 lives, investigators Sunday found the plane's 'black box' to put together the last moments of the ill-fated aircraft while families, a large number of them from Kerala, went through the painful task of identifying their loved ones and cremating or burying them.
At least 146 bodies, mostly charred beyond recognition, were identified by the families by Sunday evening, Air India chairman-cum-managing director Arvind Jadhav said in Mangalore.
Nation must help Kashmir meet huge challenges: Mehbooba Mufti
New Delhi : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday sought the backing of the entire nation in helping tide over the...
Colleges in Bangladesh’s major cities reopen
By Xinhua
Dhaka : All colleges in Bangladesh's six major cities, including Dhaka, reopened Saturday after an unrest-prompted closure on Aug 22.
The government made an announcement Thursday asking the colleges in the six cities to reopen Saturday. The government on Sep 3 also asked the public universities in these cities to decide their reopening date.
Unrest started on Aug 20 in the Dhaka University campus after a quarrel between an army personnel and some students. Later, the unrest spread to other places in the country.
SIO demands probe into Haryana fake encounter
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Nahas Mala, President Students Islamic Organization of India has demanded a fair and impartial probe by a competent authority into the series of...
Iran’s Al-Mustafa varsity plans branch in Hyderabad
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Iran's Al-Mustafa International University proposes to set up its branch here and has sought allotment of land for the purpose.
Karbala: The true symbol of non-violent resistance
By Rupa Abdi, TwoCircles.net
Black was the colour of pathos, and I was submerged in it. Women dressed in black sarees and salwar kameez were beating their chests to the chant of ‘Ya Hussain’. The chorus rose to a fevered pitch followed by a sudden silence. In that momentary silence was crystallized generations of mourning. The place – a Shia Muslim neighbourhood in Lucknow; the time – the tenth of Moharrum. If grief has different shades, on can see it during Moharrum.
Shabana Azmi in Bahrain as jury member
Manama : Veteran actress and activist Shabana Azmi has been chosen as a jury member for Isa Award for Service to Humanity in Bahrain.
“Off...
J&K pins hope on Modi visit, awaits major economic package
By Sheikh Qayoom
Jammu/Srinagar : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to Jammu and Kashmir has rekindled hopes for a much awaited economic...
Top commander of Pak-based Hizbul arrested in Kashmir
By KUNA
New Delhi : A top commander of Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) has been arrested by security forces in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Rayees Ahmad alias Kachoo, a "self-styled HM divisional commander" was arrested in Kashmirs Pulwama district late last night, Press Trust of India reported Monday, quoting a police official.
Arms and ammunition were also recovered from him, the official added.
सीमांचल : ओवैसी के आने से कैसे जीतेगी बीजेपी?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, Twocircles.net
ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) सुप्रीमो असदुद्दीन ओवैसी भले ही बीजेपी व आरएसएस को अपना दुश्मन नंबर –वन मानते हों, लेकिन...
Suspect in journalist’s murder held in Pakistani Kashmir
By IANS,
Islamabad: A man suspected of involvement in the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has been arrested from Pakistani Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday.
Three Maoist rebels arrested in Jharkhand
By IANS,
Ranchi : The police in Jharkhand have arrested three members of the outlawed Jharkhand Liberation Tiger (JLT) and recovered arms, ammunitions and cash from them.
"We have arrested three JLT members, who had more than three dozen cases lodged against them in Ranchi, Latehar, Lohardagga and Chhatra districts of the state," M.S. Bhatia, senior superintendent of police of Ranchi, told reporters Monday.
The police have recovered four rifles, one revolver, 300 live cartridges, four mobiles, one bike and Rs.148,000 in cash, the official added.
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