Nasim Akhtor: Creating history as a woman mountaineer from North East
By Munize Ali, TwoCircles.net,
TCN Special Series: Part 3 on Nasim Akhtor
Dept of Psychology bids farewell to Prof Shamim A Ansari, Prof Hafiz M Iliyas...
BY TCN News:
Aligarh, August 10: The Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University bid farewell to Prof Shamim A Ansari, Prof Hafiz M Iliyas and...
WHO commends Kingdom’s efforts in serving pilgrims
By IRNA-SPA
Mina : The World Health Organization (WHO) commended the efforts exerted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, and the wise government to serve pilgrims and provide them with security.
This came in a cable sent by WHO Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean Dr. Hussein AlJazaeri to the Minister of Health Dr.
Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Manea.
Suicide bomber kills six people in Iraq
By Xinhua
Mosul (Iraq) : A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a police station in a town in northern Iraq Thursday, killing at least six people, including five policemen, police said.
The human bomb blew himself up at the police station of Tal Abta town, 80 km west of Mosul, a spokesman of Mosul police told Xinhua.
The attack also killed a civilian and wounded 13 people, including 10 policemen, the spokesman said.
Mosul, 400 km north of Baghdad, is the capital of Nineveh province, where Tal Abta is located.
Mosul (Iraq) : A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a police station in a town in northern Iraq Thursday, killing at least six people, including five policemen, police said.
The human bomb blew himself up at the police station of Tal Abta town, 80 km west of Mosul, a spokesman of Mosul police told Xinhua.
The attack also killed a civilian and wounded 13 people, including 10 policemen, the spokesman said.
Mosul, 400 km north of Baghdad, is the capital of Nineveh province, where Tal Abta is located.
Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,
Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy felicitates elected representatives of Azamgarh
By TCN Special Correspondent,
Documentary on last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, to be screened in Kathmandu
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata, (IANS): A documentary that depicts the last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal's contributions to the First War of Independence and...
Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss mutual ties, mideast developments
By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Saudi counterpart Saud al-Faisal discussed here mutual ties and the latest developments in Palestine and Lebanon.
Mottaki pointed in the talks Wednesday to the difficult situation of the oppressed Palestinian people and urged Islamic and Arab states to make all-out efforts to ease the Palestinians' sufferings and lift the oppressive siege imposed on the nation.
नही रहे पूर्व राज्यपाल सैयद सिब्ते रजी !
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
दिग्गज कांग्रेसी नेता और झारखंड व असम के राज्यपाल रहें सैयद सिब्ते रजी का शनिवार दोपहर को लखनऊ के एक अस्पताल में...
Jamia Millia Islamia dissolves teachers’ body, suspends Professor
Condemning the decision, the Jamia Teacher's Association said that JMI wants to suppress the democratic voices of the teachers.
TCN Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI — The administration...
CJP moves SC to include MP, HP in its ‘Love Jihad’ petition
The petition seeks that all impugned Acts and Ordinances of UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh be declared unconstitutional and therefore, set aside.
TCN...
Peace march in Hyderabad condemns communal hatred prevailing in country, calls for peace, unity
The march in the heart of Hyderabad began with every participant reading the preamble of the constitution of India and taking the pledge to...
Cyclone-hit areas in Bangladesh to get food cards from Dec 1
By NNN-IRIN
Dhaka : As the need for food, water and other relief items multiplies, the government of Bangladesh, in collaboration with the armed forces and members of the humanitarian community, is working overtime to reach victims of Cyclone Sidr.
The category four storm, with winds of up to 250 kph, rammed into the southwestern coast of Bangladesh on Nov 15 killing over 3,000 people and leaving millions homeless.
Of the country’s 64 districts, 15 were affected, 11 of them badly.
JKLF to resume ‘safar-e-azadi’ on May 20
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front today said that it would resume its 'Safar-e-Azadi' from May 20 and threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike if again bared from proceeding onward.
Addressing, a press conference at JKLF head quarters, JKLF chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik today claimed "our journey is for strengthening the peace process by conveying that without inclusion of Kashmiris it would lead us no where" .
Symposium on minorities’ rights held at AMU
By TCN News,
Aligargh: "Muslims have always served the country. They have fought alongwith other communities for the cause of the country whenever it faced any problem but their service was not recognized the way they deserved. Therefore, most of the people are unaware about their contribution to the development of country" said Police Commissioner of Aligarh, Mr. PV Jagan Mohan at a seminar on 'Rights of Minorities in India: Problems and Challenges' held at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on December 21.
Bomb plot suspect Haneef faces 12 more hours of questioning
By Neena Bhandari, IANS
Sydney : Muhammad Haneef, the Indian doctor detained in a Brisbane watch house since July 2 in connection with last month's UK bomb plot, may be charged - or walk free - as early as Saturday but faces 12 more hours of police interrogation.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) at the eleventh hour Friday afternoon decided to drop its application to extend the detention of the 27-year-old Gold Coast registrar. Haneef was then moved from the Brisbane watch house to the state police headquarters next door, where his interrogation began at 3pm local time.
IMC-USA demands implementation of Ravi Chander report
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: US based advocacy group Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA) has demanded full implementation of the recommendations made the Advocate Ravi Chander report which was released in full by TwoCircles.net two days ago.
Advocate Ravi Chander was appointed by the AP State Minorities Commission (APSMC) to investigate the claims of illegal detention and torture of the Muslim youths by AP Police following bomb blasts in Hyderabad.
Police foil students’ plan to instal Bhagat Singh statue
By IANS,
Hissar (Haryana) : The Haryana Police had to Friday seize of a statue of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh from a group of students after they tried to install it in a university campus here without prior permission.
The police had to resort to mild cane charge after the students tried to force their entry into the Guru Jambeshwar University campus here.
Police officials said that the students were trying to install the statute of the martyr without seeking prior permission of either the university authorities or the state government.
Despite police attacks, residents promise to continue agitation at Puthuvyppe, Kochi
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kochi: Driven by the uncompromising willpower, residents at Puthuvyppe, Kochi have decided to proceed their struggle for the right to live....
Oman Air didn’t stop the Azamgarh man
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Nadim Ahmad of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh was not stopped from boarding the Oman Air flight to Muscat by the airline authorities but it were some unnamed Indian officials (maybe Intelligence Bureau sleuths) who stopped the man from boarding at the last moment in Lucknow on October 12.
Visiting Kazakh delegates express concern over rapes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Lucknow: The demand for strict punishment to Delhi gang rape victim has got support from a group of Kazkhstan's teachers and journalists.
Bihar BJP legislator arrested for killing employee
Agarwal was alleged to be involved in the Forbesganj firing of June 2011 also
By IANS,
‘Muslims and Christians should make alliance against communalism’
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: The Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, organized a two-day National Seminar on “Communal Violence, persecutions and Social Exclusion of Muslims and Christians in India.”
Iran praises IAEA stance in nuclear dispute
By DPA
Tehran : Tehran Tuesday praised the stance of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Mohammed ElBaradei in the ongoing nuclear dispute between the West and Iran.
"His stance was not a personal one but based on the results of numerous IAEA inspections showing Iran's sincerity on solely following peaceful purposes," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said in the statement.
Man shot dead in north Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A man was shot dead by two unidentified assailants near Pitampura in northwest Delhi Saturday night, the police said Sunday.
Ganpat Ram, 57, a resident of Shalimar Bagh, was going in his Maruti swift car when two motorcycle borne youth intercepted him around 9 p.m., shot him and fled from the spot, according to the police.
Seriously injured, Ram was taken to nearby Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
A case has been filed with Maurya Enclave police station and an investigation into the murder is under way.
All this happened because I embraced Islam: Hadiya
Kozhikode (Kerala) (IANS): On her first visit to her home state Kerala after the Supreme Court upheld her marriage with Shafin Jahan, Hadiya on Saturday...
1993 blasts convict Ejaz Pathan dead
By IANS
Mumbai : Mobster Ejaz Pathan, convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case, died Friday at a hospital here.
Protests erupt in Kashmir town
By IANS,
Srinagar : Clashes erupted Tuesday in north Kashmir's Kupwara town between police and civilian protestors after seven guerrillas were killed in the district...
Roadside bomb kills 10 Afghan civilians
By DPA,
Kabul : At least 10 Afghan civilians were killed and several injured Thursday in a roadside bombing in the southern province of Helmand, officials said.
One more dead, toll in Hyderabad terror strike now 17
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The death toll in the Feb 21 terror attack in the city rose to 17, with an injured man succumbing at a hospital late Tuesday night.
Governor cancels the dismissal of lecturers in Calicut University
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Mayawati blames intelligence agencies for blasts
By IANS
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday squarely put the blame of the multiple blasts in Varanasi, Faizabad and Lucknow that killed at least 13 people on central intelligence agencies.
"Central agencies did not give us any tip-off on the movement of these terrorists nor did they sound any alert. This reflects the total failure of the central intelligence agencies."
रून्नी-सैदपुर : जहां मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार ‘वोट-कटवा’ हैं
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फ़रपुर: यहां से तक़रीबन 35 किलोमीटर दूर सीतामढ़ी ज़िला के ‘गेटवे’ के रूप में जाना जाने वाले रून्नी-सैदपुर में इस बार...
News Analysis: strong commitment, low expectation
By Xinhua
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday asked the negotiating teams from both sides to begin drafting a joint statement next week ahead of a U.S.- brokered Mideast peace conference.
During a two-hour meeting held at Olmert's official resident in Jerusalem, the leaders talked in broad terms about their vision for a peace deal, and instructed drafting teams to start work next week on a joint statement, ahead of the U.S.-hosted peace conference.
Politician shot dead in Patna
Patna : A politician was shot dead and his wife and another woman seriously injured by some people here on Friday, the police said.
Brijnathi...
At least 12 killed in Iraq triple bombing
By DPA,
Karbala: At least 12 people were killed and 32 injured in a triple bombing in the central Iraqi city of Karbala Monday, medics and witnesses said.
The first bomb targeted the city's educational administrative offices, the second struck near the ambulance administrative offices, and the third hit a nearby restaurant, witnesses told DPA. Iraqi security forces quickly cordoned off the area, according to the witnesses.
The number of confirmed casualties could rise as emergency teams brought the dead and wounded to hospitals, medics said.
Delhi Police, CRY join hands against child labour, missing children
New Delhi, (IANS): On World Day Against Child Labour on Monday, the Delhi Police joined hands with an NGO to solve cases of missing...
Assam governor faces criticism after ‘Hindustan for Hindus’ remark
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Assam governor PB Acharya came under severe criticism after his controversial remark, ‘Hindustan is for Hindus’. Assam chief minister...
219 Indonesian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua
Jakarta : The Indonesian government said Wednesday some 219 pilgrims from the country on way to Mecca and other holy places of Saudi Arabia have died since the annual haj pilgrimage began Nov 19.
Most of the deaths took place after the annual ritual at the Arafat and Mina deserts started last week. The high number of casualty has become a major concern for the government, Jakarta said.
Within a week, the death roll increased from 99 to 219, according to a statement from the Indonesian ministry for religious affairs.
Group of students and young professionals supporting Indo-Pak peace reaches out to political parties...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Aaghaz-e-Dosti, which is a group of students and young professionals working for Indo-Pak peace on both sides of the border, in a press release on Wednesday, 2nd April, appealed to all the Political Parties to breathe ‘the spirit of peace, love and friendship’ into the daily lives of all South Asians particularly, Indians and Pakistanis, requesting the parties to include ‘better relations with Pakistan’ as one of their agenda in election campaign. This request comes second in the series, the first of which was made to the political parties in Pakistan during 2013 election there.
India’s chariot festival celebrates communal harmony
By Hemant Kumar Rout, IANS
Behind the cheerful chaos of India's many festivals lies its deeply syncretic core. Like the annual chariot festival where millions of Hindus across North India celebrate a triad of deities coming out of their temple homes, ably helped by Muslims who join in the festivities not because religion demands it, but because tradition and mutual respect call for it.
Candle vigil in Lucknow to protest against Dadri Mob lynching
By TCN News,
Lucknow: A group of students and activists organized a joint candle light vigil protest at Patel Pratima near Vidhan Sabha, in the...
Karnataka MLA blames friend in wife’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : A fresh twist was added Monday to the mysterious death of the wife of Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raghupathi Bhat after he blamed a friend for "coercing" his wife while at the same time declaring that he "loves her even now".
Bhat's wife, Padmapriya, 35, was missing for the past five days. She was found dead Sunday in a Delhi apartment. The police suspect it to be a suicide though no suicide note was found.
Late Shawkat Ali Sheikh : The unsung story of a reverent poet and Sufi
By M Shah Jamal Alam, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: This is the story of a very common man, whom we never bothered to remember. He was a man with a vision of spiritual attainment and an interesting personality whom everyone loved. A person born during the British rule and died in independent India, Mr.Shawkat Ali created his image among the locals as a fakir (saint) who knew English. There was a time when he used to be a much talked topic of discussion for the educated class of the entire Dhubri district and beyond that. Shawkat Ali Sheikh was a real man of English literature who left behind for us, thousands of English sonnets and poems in other prominent languages including Persian. Unfortunately, his works are still in waiting to be published.
Shia panel to announce national policy Oct 25
By IANS,
Lucknow : The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) Wednesday said it will announce a National Policy for Shias (NPS) Oct 25 in New Delhi.
"The AISPLB will announce the NPS for the first time at its annual convention in New Delhi Oct 25. Keeping in view the non-representation of five crore (50 million) Shia Muslims of the country in parliament and other issues, we have decided to announce a national policy for all Shias residing in the country," Moulana Mirza Mohammad Athar of the AISPLB told reports here.
Suspected Mumbai gangster arrested in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow : A man wanted in connection with the July 2006 Mumbai train blasts and for 19 criminal cases in Uttar Pradesh was arrested here Friday, officials said.
Subhash Yadav was held early morning by Thakurganj police near Dhalia bridge, police said.
"We recovered two locally made pistols and some drugs from his possession. He is a history sheeter at the Ghatkopar police station in Mumbai and is wanted in 19 cases of murder, extortion and kidnapping," B.P. Ashok, superintendent of police (West), told IANS.
Even a Muslim outlook is made symbol of terrorism: Dr S Balaraman
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: Not just Muslim names, but even Muslim outlook is made an identity of terrorism, opined Dr S Balaraman, former acting Chairman of the state Human Rights Commission. He was inaugurating the discussion on the topic ‘the future of human rights in the Indian Republic’ organized by the Solidarity Youth Movement in Alappuzha on Friday.
Apex court refuses to halt Kohli’s extradition
By IANS
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday refused to halt the extradition of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli - the alleged killer of British teenager Hannah Foster - to stand trial for her rape and murder in Britain.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice R.V. Ravindran refused to grant legal reprieve to Kohli saying: "This case does not deserve any stay."
‘Jaipur Declaration’ of AIMPLB appeals Muslims to cling steadfastly to faith in Islam &...
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Jaipur: The All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPLB) has appealed to the Muslims of the country to cling steadfastly to their un-doubtful faith in Islam and Shariah with all their might so as to ground the mischievous elements who are hell bent to put to shreds the secular fabric of the country, enshrined in the Constitution. The Muslims should maintain their religious identity at all costs without compromising on any tenets of Islam, the Board said.
Eid-ul-Adha to be celebrated on Oct 6
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Lucknow: Qazi-e-Shaher and Sadar, Marqazi Chand Committee of Lucknow Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahli has announced that Zil-Hijja could not be cited on 29 Zeeqadah (September 25). Hence, the first date of Zil-Hijja will be on September 27. Henceforth Eid-ul-Adha (Baqreed) will be celebrated on October 6 on Monday. At Aishbagh Eidgah in Lucknow, the Eid-ul-Adha Namaz will be offered at 10 am.
Telangana protestors call off march
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) late Sunday night called off the Telangana march.
“Green flags waived during my rally symbolize Islam, not Pakistani flags”: Syed Ali Shah...
“Let them arrest me, I am ready to get arrested”
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Srinagar: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, separatist leader and Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, on Thursday dismissed government’s accusation that Pakistani flags were waived during his welcome rally on Wednesday and said “Green color symbolizes Islam and not Pakistan.”
Ordeal was like death: Haneef
By IANS
Bangalore : Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef Monday described the ordeal he had gone through during his detention in Australia on false terror charges as death-like.
"I think it was a reminder for me of the final day - the day of death. Being in the grave. The ordeal reminded me of that death when one is alone in the graveyard," Haneef told reporters here, recalling how he felt during the 25 days he spent in detention.
Bangalore : Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef Monday described the ordeal he had gone through during his detention in Australia on false terror charges as death-like.
"I think it was a reminder for me of the final day - the day of death. Being in the grave. The ordeal reminded me of that death when one is alone in the graveyard," Haneef told reporters here, recalling how he felt during the 25 days he spent in detention.
Grand Alliance died natural death, says Sushil Modi
Patna, (IANS): After the new Bihar government won the trust vote in the assembly on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said the "unnatural...
दिल्ली अल्पसंख्यक आयोग के अध्यक्ष ज़फ़रुल इसलाम पर देशद्रोह का मुक़दमा, सवालों के घेरे में...
यूसुफ़ अंसारी
दिल्ली पुलिस की स्पेशल सेल ने दिल्ली अल्पसंख्यक आयोग के अध्यक्ष जफ़रूल इसलाम ख़ान के ख़िलाफ़ देशद्रोह का मुक़दमा दर्ज किया है।...
Vajpayee tenure blemishless; Kargil, Gujarat riots not a blot: Advani
New Delhi:As the government named Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the Bharat Ratna, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday said the former prime minister's tenure...
We oppose communalism too, says Kejriwal
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Anna Hazare campaign against corruption is equally opposed to communalism, his confidante Arvind Kejriwal said Monday.
प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय ने बंद किया उर्दू चैप्टर
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: यासिर की ख़्वाहिश प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय(पीएमओ) की वेबसाइट को उर्दू में पढ़ने को थी. इसके लिए उन्होंने सीधे प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय का...
Ten lesser known AAP winners
New Delhi : Apart from prominent leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party which won the Delhi assembly election by a landslide Tuesday, many of...
UK’s Dalit organizations urge Modi to act against BJP leaders named by Cobrapost in...
By TwoCircles.Net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Four prominent Dalit organisations from United Kingdom have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing their dismay about the...
Communal tensions in Nadia district of West Bengal over ‘beef in Hindu locality’, four...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
With Durga Puja just a week away, West Bengal saw communal tensions again, this time in Nadia district, over accusations...
Fearing firing, residents leave border villages in Jammu
Jammu: Faring firing from Pakistani forces, around 2,000 villagers belonging Friday left three villages close to the international border in Jammu district to move...
Resolving Kashmir issue pertinent for peace: Pakistan army chief
Islamabad: Pakistan army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif Saturday said resolving Kashmir issue is pertinent for long-term peace in the region, and he wants regional...
Court drops charges against LeT’s Tunda in fourth case too
New Delhi : A court here on Saturday dropped charges against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb maker Abdul Karim Tunda in 1998 case under the...
AMU condoles demise of noted journalist Farzand Ahmad
By TCN News
Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief...
Man stabbed to death in Delhi
By IANS
New Delhi : A man was stabbed to death by a group of unidentified men when he tried to resist a mugging bid in east Delhi, police said here Saturday.
Kuldeep, 30, along with his two friends, was walking near the Metro station in the Shahdara area Friday night. "The three were attacked by some ruffians who asked them to hand over all their valuables. Kuldeep resisted their attempt while his friends fled the scene," a police official said.
Suicide bomber hits Afghan army base
By IANS,
Kabul : A suicide bomber Saturday attacked an Afghan army base in Gambiray area in the eastern province of Laghman. Casualties are feared.
Were Bangladeshi militants given safe passage, BJP asks Mamata
Kolkata : Stepping up the attack on West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee regime, the BJP Thursday alleged that Jamat Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives were given...
Islam reaches the Bahamas 40 years ago via US
By Anis Ansari,
Vacationing in the Bahamas, who would have thought that there are Muslims living in nice neighborhoods with a beautiful mosque. There are more than 300 Muslims in Nassau, Bahamas who are organized and have five daily prayers. Islam has come to the Bahamas more than 40 years ago via United States.
History
11 Maoists arrested in Jharkhand
By IANS
Ranchi : Eleven Maoist rebels have been arrested from different parts of Jharkhand in the last three days, police said Monday.
Jeedan Gudia, a top leader of the Jharkhand Liberation Front (JLF), was reportedly arrested Sunday along with his friend Sunita from Gorbeda jungle, around 45 Km from here. Police recovered a pistol, live cartridges and Rs.4,000 in cash from them.
Maoist wanted in several criminal cases held
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A member of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist, wanted in several criminal cases, was arrested in Orissa's Rayagada district Monday, police said.
Pratap Patianga, the 20-year-old rebel, was arrested from Chandrapur police station area in Rayagada, about 390 km from here.
He was a resident of Kangadima village and involved in attacks on local government buildings and several villagers suspecting them to be police informers, Superintendent of Police Anoop Krishna told IANS.
Muslim girls can nullify forced marriage
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: A Muslim girl has full right to nullify her marriage if she is forced to marry against her wish. She has every right to choose her husband, said Muslim bodies and Islamic scholars yesterday in a seminar under the banner of Islamic Fiqh Academy (IFA) in New Delhi.
Mohsin Shaikh murder case: Family now seeks Ujwala Pawar as special public prosecutor after...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Weeks after advocate Rohini Salian was not appointed as Special Public Prosecutor in Mohsin Shaikh's murder case, the family of the...
Seven pastors killed, 20% rise in attacks on Christians in 2015, says minority group
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: There was a 20 percent rise in attacks on Christians in India, Mumbai-based minority and human rights group...
NC, PDP criticize differences between Bhullar, Afzal Guru cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference and opposition Peoples Democratic Party were Monday on the same page, wondering why relief was granted to...
No surgical strike, only cross-border fire: Pakistani envoy
New Delhi : Pakistan on Wednesday stuck to its stand there was no surgical strike across the LoC on September 29 as India says,...
TCN special: Misra Commission report excerpts- Part 20
By TwoCircles.net news desk
Misra Commission report excerpts- home page
Last part: Measures for Muslims
In respect of the Muslims – who are the largest minority at the national level with a country-wide presence and yet educationally the most backward of the religious communities- we recommend certain exclusive measures as follows:
IGNOU, Jamia awarded at World Education Summit
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Jamia Millia Islamia have won awards at the World Education Summit 2011 here, a statement said Friday.
Eid celebrated in Kolkata
Kolkata : Dressed in their festive best, Muslims across Kolkata gathered at the city's principal mosque, Nakhoda Masjid, since early Tuesday morning to offer...
Three sentenced to death for Mumbai bombings
By IANS
Mumbai : A special anti-terror court Wednesday sentenced three Mumbai serial blasts convicts to death - the first capital punishment given after the 1993 terror attack that killed 257 people.
Parvez Nasir Sheikh, who was the first to be given capital punishment by the anti-terror court, was found guilty on three counts - criminal conspiracy, act of terrorism and murder.
Mushtaq Mussa Tarani and Abdul Gani Ismail Turk are the two others.
The Gujarat story: Six years of mourning, but not a tear
By Ritu Sharma, IANS,
Ahmedabad : The sufferings haven't ceased for many in his city - with the July serial bombings, the increasing rift in Gujarati society and riot victims still awaiting justice. But Mohammed Sharif is inured, his tears cast in stone after he saw his wife and daughters raped and killed during the 2002 carnage.
Sharif has been waiting to cry since that Feb 28 six years ago when murderous mobs overran his home in Ahmedabad's upscale Gulberg Society.
Girl dies in road mishap caused by stone pelting in Srinagar
Srinagar : A girl died in a road accident caused by a stone pelting mob in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Police said,...
Hurriyat wants government to follow Vajpayee’s vision: Mirwaiz
Srinagar : Moderate Hurriyat group chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday said they expect the Indian government to carry forward the spirit of Atal...
Ramadan 1437: Noor Jehan
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Noor Jehan came to Kanpur from Bombay as a young bride. Living a pampered life till then, she wasn’t as well...
No Indian Muslim in Al Qaeda: Narayanan
 By IANSNew Delhi: No Indian Muslim is involved in Al Qaeda and the terrorist outfit will not succeed in its designs as Muslims in...
Muslim organisation expresses solidarity with Taslima
By IANS
Patna : The Indian Muslim Development Foundation (IMDF), a Bihar-based organisation, has urged the president, prime minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to provide security and Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
"Taslima Nasreen should be provided adequate security and allowed to stay in India. Her visa should not be cancelled. Instead, she should be given Indian citizenship immediately," IMDF director M.I. Khan said here.
Marchers to NIT stopped at J&K entry point
Jammu : Dozens of marchers trying to enter Jammu and Kashmir to express solidarity with protesting non-local students of NIT were stopped by authorities...
Rahul Gandhi booked for defaming RSS
Lucknow : A defamation case was filed against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for saying at a rally in Maharashtra March 6 that the...
Muslim prisoners fast during Navratri to atone for sins
By Asit Srivastava, IANS,
Barabanki : They wake up early, keep fast, undertake Hindu rituals, sing hymns and eat a special diet like their Hindu brethren during the ongoing Navratri festival. These Muslim inmates of a Barabanki jail believe this will help them seek pardon from the almighty for their crimes and sins.
Nearly 30 Muslim prisoners of the district jail in Barabanki, about 35 km from Lucknow, are not only observing the Navratri fast, but also participating in the prayers to goddess Durga, to whom the nine-day festival is dedicated.
Over 1.25 lakh women trafficking cases in India last year
Kolkata, (IANS): There were 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking and 1,25,750 women trafficking cases in the country in 2016-17, with West Bengal topping in...
Case filed against Modi, Amit Shah over slogan
Lucknow : A case has been filed in a Varanasi court against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party general secretary Amit Shah and...
Russia-Iran trade doubles to $2.2 bln in 9M07 – official
MOSCOW, December 13 (RIA Novosti) - Trade between Russia and Iran more than doubled in January-September 2007 to $2.2 billion, the Russian co-chairman of the bilateral inter-governmental commission said on Thursday.
Sergei Kiriyenko, who was yesterday appointed by the Russian president to head state-controlled nuclear power corporation Rosatom, and Iran's Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki chaired on Thursday a session of the inter-governmental commission.
Plea seeking subsidy for non-Muslim pilgrims dismissed
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea for direction to the government to grant monetary aid, matching the Haj subsidy for Muslims, to pilgrims of other religions too.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice R.V. Raveendran refused to entertain the plea by advocate Ashok Pandey who sought government aid for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists undertaking pilgrimage within and outside the country.
Intelligence reports warn of Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh
By IANS
Raipur : Thousands of police and paramilitary troopers deployed in Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold Bastar region were put on high alert in the wake of fresh intelligence inputs that warned of major attacks on forces and civilians bases, officials said Monday.
"Maoist guerrillas are desperate to go for major strikes either on police posts or relief camps in the state's extreme southern Bijapur and neighbouring Dantewada districts," a top official of the police intelligence department told IANS Monday, referring to recent inputs.
Bhagwad Gita contest winner donates prize money for girl education
Thane (Maharashtra) : Maryam Siddiqui, the 12-year-old Thane schoolgirl who in March topped a competition testing knowledge of the Bhagwad Gita, has decided to...
Mayawati sabotaged the project of Jauhar University: Azam Khan
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Why Muslims are a punching bag
By Bobby Naqvi
The Indian Right has always used Muslims as a stepping stone to power in Delhi and elsewhere since the 1930s. Almost every...
Five soldiers, 21 militants killed in Pakistan
By DPA,
Islamabad : Five soldiers and 21 Islamist militants were killed Friday in clashes in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said.
Major Fazalur Rehman, a spokesman for the paramilitary Frontier Corps, said the fighting started when dozens of militants attacked a security checkpoint in Ferozkhel area of Orakzai district. The soldiers repulsed the pre-dawn attack.
"Five security personnel, including a lieutenant colonel, were martyred while 16 were wounded. Twenty-one terrorists died," Rehman said.
Advocate Tahiwar Pathan: Defending community more important than earning money
It was in 2004, when Tahirwar Pathan got a feeling of ‘noticeable’ injustice to the accused when he learnt and studied about the Sharda...
Court calls Tihar Jail superintendent on Bhatkal plea
New Delhi : A court here Thursday asked Tihar Jail superintendent to appear before it June 7 while hearing a plea moved by Indian...
11 held in Mangalore on suspicion of terror links
Bangalore, Oct 3 (IANS) Eleven people were detained early Friday in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore on suspicion of having links with terror groups, police said.
The Karnataka police, the state Anti-Naxal Force and Mumbai Police jointly raided several places in and around Mangalore, about 350 km from Bangalore, and picked up suspects for questioning.
Police sources said at least 11 people had been detained. However, A.M. Prasad, inspector general of police, said only four people had been held.
Concerned citizens demand ban on RSS
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Concerned citizens affiliated to various groups have demanded immediate ban on RSS for its involvement in terror activities in the country. They also demanded an urgent and impartial time-bound enquiry in all the terror bomb blast cases to bring the fundamentalist Hindutva forces to book.
Al Qaeda terrorists active in Pakistan: US
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington : Even as several international terror organisations including Al Qaeda (AQ) operated and carried out attacks in Pakistan in 2007, Islamabad took steps to prevent support to the Kashmiri militancy, according to the US State Department.
"Pakistan's leaders took steps to prevent support to the Kashmiri militancy, and the number of violent attacks in Kashmir was down by approximately 50 percent from 2006," it said Wednesday citing public statements made by the Indian defence minister.
Violence continues in Delhi: stone-pelting and arson even today in Maujpur, Brahmapuri
TCN News
Delhi: The violence has not stopped even after Monday's violence in Zafarabad and Maujpur. Stoning and arson took place in many areas on...
J&K Gujjars to oppose further division of State: Mian Altaf
By News Agency of Kashmir
Kathua : Rejecting the demand of division of the State on regional and communal lines, Former Health Minister and Senior National Conference leader, Mian Altaf Ahmed, today said that the trifurcation would divide the nationalist forces and would strengthening the Anti- National Elements to carry forward their nefarious designs.
‘सीखो और कमाओ’ : न एक्सपर्ट ट्रेनिंग और न ही रोज़गार के मौक़े
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
केन्द्र सरकार की ‘सीखो और कमाओ’ स्कीम ने बेरोज़गार अल्पसंख्यक युवाओं में खासी उम्मीदें जगाई थीं. इस स्कीम के भरोसे अल्पसंख्यक...
Moderate Hurriyat leaders to visit Pakistan next month
By IANS,
Srinagar : Senior leaders of the separatist faction of Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat Conference will be visiting Pakistan next month following an invitation from Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
In a letter addressed to the Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the minister invited a delegation of the Hurriyat Conference led by him for "consultations and meetings with the leadership in Pakistan”.
Sources in the Hurriyat said the Mirwaiz would be accompanied by Abdul Gani Bhat, former chairperson of the group, and Bilal Gani Lone, the chief of the People's Party.
Afghanistan, Pakistan vow joint struggle against terrorism
By DPA
Kabul : President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz vowed Tuesday to jointly fight cross-border terrorism amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
PDP devises policy on youth empowerment, education
By IANS
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir's ruling alliance partner Peoples Democratic Party Monday came out with a policy for the youth, which focuses on education, employment and empowerment.
Documented in a pamphlet and circulated at a one-day state level youth convention of the party here in the presence of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former chief minister and party patron, the policy stated that the youth are feeling "neglected" and that they are special because of the trials and tribulations they have undergone during the past two decades of turmoil in the state.
Afzal, Sri Lanka protests mar president’s address
By IANS,
New Delhi : Protests over the hanging of Afzal Guru and alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka marred President Pranab Mukherjee's speech in parliament Thursday.
President greets Kenya on Independence Day
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings to the people of Kenya on their Independence Day.
"It gives me immense pleasure...
Happy Birthday in advance to Bapu: Swachtaa Abhiyaan by Hanifa School
By TCN News,
Borsad (Gujarat): Ahead of the 145th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation on October 2, students of Hanifa School (English medium) here had a gift for him by cleaning the city, famous for the Dandi March heritage route.
गंगा में चलेंगे जहाज लेकिन मोदी का बनारस तो डूब रहा है
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: इस शहर में एक घाट है, सामने घाट. यहां से गंगा नदी होकर गुज़रती है. नितिन गडकरी ने बनारस से हल्दिया...
Assam tribal militants kill two people, torch five houses
By IANS
Guwahati : Two people were killed and three injured when tribal militants opened indiscriminate fire in a village in Assam and set ablaze five houses before escaping, officials said Monday.
A police spokesman said suspected militants of the Jewel Gorlosa faction of the outlawed Dima Halam Daoga (DHD), popularly known as the Black Widow, late Sunday started indiscriminate firing in Manderdisa village in the North Cachar Hills district, about 290 km south of Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Three militants killed in Pakistan
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistani security forces Saturday killed three militants in the North Waziristan tribal region, Dawn News quoted officials as saying.
The security forces attacked a suspected vehicle of militants in the region with helicopter gunships, also injured many, according to the report.
Seminar on Dr Syed Mahmud held in Patna
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Patna: The Government Urdu Library organized a seminar in Patna on the life of Dr Syed Mahmud, one of the great freedom fighters.
Inaugurating the seminar, former Chief Minister of Bihar Dr. Jagannath Mishra said it was very disappointing that nothing had been done till now in honour of Dr Syed Mahmud who sacrificed his life for the sake of this country. He said since nobody demanded anything in this regard, probably this was the reason that no attention was paid to the great freedom fighter.
South African Indian killed by falling trees
By Fakir Hassen, IANS
Johannesburg : Tragedy struck a South African Indian family here when Hassen Wadee, 49, was killed in a freak accident after being caught between two huge falling trees while on his way to mosque for Ramadan prayers Saturday night, while his two sons later passed the scene in a car, unaware of the incident.
Wadee, a clerk at a cement company, was reportedly on his way with two unidentified boys to Masjid-e-Saliheen near his house for the nightly Taraweeh prayers when they were caught in a sudden storm.
Tribal separatists storm Assam jail, free 3 comrades
By IANS,
Guwahati : Tribal separatists in Assam Thursday stormed a jail by lobbing grenades and managed to free three of their jailed comrades, officials said.
A police spokesman said a group of about 15 to 20 militants belonging to the Jewel Garlosa faction of the outlawed Dima Haolam Daoga (DHD), popularly known as the Black Widow, stormed the jail Thursday morning at Haflong town in North Cachar Hills district, about 350 km south of Guwahati.
SC notice to Madhya Pradesh government over Harda riot
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government on a petition seeking a CBI probe into the alleged...
Solidarity Youth Movement condemns Binayak Sen’s conviction
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
मोतिहारी के साम्प्रदायिक सौहार्द्र से खेलते मीडिया व पुलिस
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मोतिहारी: चुनावी मौसम में चुनाव जीतने के ख़ातिर राजनीतिक दल तो हर तरह के हथकंडे अपनाते ही हैं. लेकिन ज़रा सोचिए...
Missing JNU student’s mother, students detained in Delhi
New Delhi : Police dragged away the mother of a JNU student missing for 23 days and around 300 JNU students as they staged...
Demands for Gadkari’s resignation disrupt Rajya Sabha
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was stalled on Friday as opposition parties led by the Congress demanded the resignation of union Road Transport...
जामिया के हॉस्टल में खुफ़िया विभाग व पुलिस का छापा
TCN News
दिल्ली: आज दिल्ली स्थित विश्वविद्यालय जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के छात्रों ने जमकर प्रदर्शन किया. छात्रों ने आरोप लगाया है कि दिल्ली पुलिस ने...
Gunfights rage on in Nandigram, CRPF arrives
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Gun fights continued to rage in Nandigram Sunday, a day after ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres allegedly fired on an unarmed procession of villagers, killing two, even as the first batch of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrived in West Bengal to restore normalcy in the strife-torn area.
Top Andhra politicians linked to human smuggling: Rasheed
By IANS
Hyderabad : Travel agent Rasheed, arrested on charges of smuggling Indians abroad, has told the police that several top politicians in Andhra Pradesh were involved in the racket, police sources said Friday.
Rasheed, whose real name is Mohammed Mazharuddin Ali and who surrendered Thursday, also named Hyderabad-based cricket bookie Rajupitti as the kingpin of what was until recently a flourishing scam, the sources said.
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