UK denies Basra exit signals end of Britain’s role in Iraq
By IRNA
London : Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells has denied that the recent withdrawal from Basra city by British troops signals the end of the UK's role in Iraq.
"One of the most notable misconceptions about British foreign policy over recent months is that with a change in government, our long-standing commitment to support the Iraqi people has gone out of the window," Howells said.
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.
Palestinian leader denounces Hamas, declines to have dialogue with its leaders
By NNN-KUNA
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounced Hamas Wednesday, and declined to have dialogue with its leaders.
Speaking at a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), an umbrella political group, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, he accused Hamas of trying to establish its own state in Gaza.
"There is no dialogue with those murderous terrorists," Abbas said, referring to Hamas militants.
Muslims celebrate Eid in Kerala
Kozhikode, Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated with religious fervour in Kerala Wednesday.
The celebrations began early in the morning with thousands of Muslims gathering at mosques and Eidgahs, the special venues for prayers organised across the state.
In Kozhikode and Kochi, Eidgahs were set up on beaches apart from other locations. People were even seen offering prayers on the roadside in Kozhikode as everyone could not be accommodated in the venue.
From Gandhi to Nehru: RSS-BJP’s shifting blame game
By Ram Puniyani,
India’s partition, Gandhi murder and policies of Nehru have been a matter of ceaseless debates. Each political tendency has its own interpretation of these events, which in a way are landmarks of sorts in modern Indian History. As such the phenomenon of Partition of India and assassination of Gandhi are interwoven in the sense that Godse (Mahatma Gandhi’s killer) held Gandhi responsible for appeasement of Muslims. Godse constructed his story around warped understandings of the events of the time to create the ground for murder of the Mahatma.
Night-time power cuts starve Uttar Pradesh industries
By IANS,
Lucknow : A flat power cut currently imposed across Uttar Pradesh on all industries at night is seen as state Chief Minister Mayawati's bid to insure uninterrupted power supply to all Muslim dominated localities during the month of Ramadan.
Even as top officials of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation attribute the sweeping power cuts to "sudden increase in the night demand", insiders allege the move was initiated with an eye on the Muslim vote bank.
Muslim groups condemn hate mongering of BJP leaders
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, has condemned the continuous hate-mongering indulged in by BJP leaders.
AIMMM President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan said here in a statement that after the disgraceful flop of their fake "Love Jihad" plank, BJP leaders are now raking up their old false claims about madrasas teaching terrorism and that meat export income is being used to finance terror. The first claim has been made by a BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Mahraj, known for his hate utterances and activities while the other is made by a BJP minister Menaka Gandhi.
Sedated against pain – and news of mother’s death
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt, IANS,
Jaipur : Two days after terrorists struck in the heart of the city - and her life - four-year-old Suhana Khan was Thursday in a sedated world of pain and bewilderment. Still waiting to meet her mother who she believed was being treated in another hospital room.
"We have not yet told her. She is so small," said a grim Razakh Khan, Suhana's grandfather, who lost three daughters in Tuesday evening's serial blasts that killed 61 people and injured 216.
Ramadan 1436: Star-struck
By Raj Lalwani, TwoCircles.net
Rahman has come to this city only recently, having left his hometown, Muzaffarnagar, after the riots that took place in 2013....
Kashmir secretariat resumes functioning after 16 days
Srinagar : The flood-inundated Jammu and Kashmir secretariat, which houses offices of the chief minister, his ministerial colleagues and all the top bureaucrats, Monday...
SC stays hearing on 7/11 Mumbai train bombings
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial in three separate cases, including the one re¬lated to 7/11 serial blasts on Mumbai suburban trains, fil¬ed under the Maharashtra Co¬ntrol of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA), till further orders.
Malegaon blast accused booked under stringent law
By IANS,
Mumbai : Denying that they were acting under any political pressure, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Thursday booked all the 10 accused in the Malegaon blast under a stringent law that will allow the authorities to keep them in detention for six months before filing a charge sheet.
The accused charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) include Sadhvi Pragnya Chandrapal Singh Thakur and a serving army officer, Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit, Joint Police Commissioner (ATS) Hemant Karkare said here Thursday evening.
Lawyers rally against harassment of Pakistani judge’s kin
By DPA
Islamabad : Hundreds of lawyers Monday boycotted court proceedings and held rallies in Pakistan's southwest province of Balochistan to condemn the alleged harassment of close relatives of suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry by more than a dozen armed men during the weekend.
Village headman shot dead in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : A village sarpanch (headman) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district was shot dead by separatist guerrillas Monday, police said.
An index to measure development and diversity at the district level
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
Detroit: “It’s a logical extension of Sachar Report’s methodology to highlight differentials in human development for indices for each socio-religious communities at...
शिकायतों और अनियमितताओं के आईने से प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के आदर्श ग्राम की हक़ीक़त
समय पूरा होने के बाद भी आधे-अधूरे विकास से जूझ रहा है प्रधानमंत्री का आदर्श गांव जयापुर
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
जयापुर/वाराणसी: मोदी के गोद लिए गए...
India’s 26/11 charges baseless: Hafiz Saeed
By IANS,
Lahore : Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group and who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, says the charges against him are baseless.
"India always indulges in propaganda and has always fabricated false reports about me and that's how India has been able to use international pressure against us," Saeed told the Al Jazeera TV channel in an interview.
Terrorists’ arms cache recovered in Assam
By IANS,
Haflong (Assam): A large cache of arms and ammunition, including 28 AK-47 rifles belonging to separatist outfit Dima Halam Daogah's Jewel Gorolsa faction (DHD-J), has been recovered by security personnel in southern Assam, police officials said here Saturday.
"Acting on a tip off, a joint team of army and local police raided a DHD-J rebels’ hideout at Thana Lambra in North Cachar Hills district and unearthed the sophisticated weapons Friday night," a police official told reporters. The district is 300 km south of Assam's main city Guwahati.
Jammu tense: RAF stage flag-march in Jammu, Curfew relaxed in phase manner
80 detained, 10 cops among 70 injured; political leaders appeals for peace
By News Agency of Kashmir,
Jammu : As the fire of Amarnath row is continuously spreading towards remote villages of Jammu division, more and more violent protests and clashes were reported from various parts of Jammu region. Over 70 persons including 10 police personnel were injured in police and protestors clashes while over 80 persons were arrested by the police for defying curfew restrictions.
Dr. Javaid Rahi to get Sardar Patel Medal
By Jammu News Agency
Jammu: Gujjar activist of Jammu and Kashmir and writer of Gojri language, Dr Javaid Rahi has been chosen for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Medal for the year 2010 by Ahmedabad based All India Society of Kashatriya Gujjars. He is first among Muslim Gujjars of J& K to get this prize for his outstanding contributions towards development of Gojri language and Gujjar identity in South Asia.
Muslims being targeted in anti-north campaign in Maharashtra
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Muslims and Muslim dominated areas are being targeted in the name of opposition to north Indians in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena (MNNS) has hatched a conspiracy to destroy the economy of Muslims in the state, said president of Muslim Political Council of India, Dr. Tasleem Ahmad Rahmani on 13th February. Dr. Rahmani visited Mumbai two days ago and during his visit, he observed that (MNNS) was trying to isolate Muslims politically and harm them financially.
Kashmiri students clash with CRPF; demanding vacation of school building
By S A Nazki, NAK
Mendhar : A violent clash broke out between Central Reserve Police (CRPF) personnel and students of a government high secondary school - following a protest demonstration by the students demanding immediate vacation of the school building – in Mendhar tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday morning.
At least 25 students and a teacher besides five CRPF personnel were injured in a violent clash between CRPF personnel and students in Harni village, about 7 kilometers from here.
Verdict on chief justice suspension next week
By IANS
Islamabad : The Pakistan Supreme Court may deliver its verdict on the suspension of the chief justice next week, one more source of anxiety for president Pervez Musharraf who emerges from the Lal Masjid operations with accolades abroad but growing anger among Islamist extremists at home.
‘Reinstatement of Cops accused of fake encounters is clear indication that administration is helping...
By reinstating cops accused of fake encounters Gujarat Government is putting them in the same machinery which is prosecuting them. They can consequently threaten or cajole witnesses, believe Legal Experts.
By TwoCircles.net Special Correspondent,
“On availing the bail, the respective applicants shall not directly or indirectly make an inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the Court or to any other authority”, said Bombay High Court while granting bail to IPS officer Abhay Chudasama and two others in the 2005 fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin. The order was pronounced on 28th April 2014 by Bombay High Court Justice A R Joshi.
Hamas rejects Abbas calls for early legislative elections
By Xinhua
Gaza : A senior leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Mahmoud al-Zahar in Gaza said his movement rejects the principle of holding new early legislative elections in the Palestinian territories.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas movement on Monday for opening a new era based on dialogue, calling on the movement to end its control of the Gaza Strip that has been going on since mid June.
Gaza : A senior leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Mahmoud al-Zahar in Gaza said his movement rejects the principle of holding new early legislative elections in the Palestinian territories.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas movement on Monday for opening a new era based on dialogue, calling on the movement to end its control of the Gaza Strip that has been going on since mid June.
यूपी : जुमे की नमाज़ को लेकर दस गुना अधिक फोर्स तैनात,उलेमाओं ने जारी...
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश में पिछली 10 जून को जुमे की नमाज़ के बाद हुए बीजेपी की निलंबित नेता नुपुर शर्मा की गिरफ्तारी को...
Harvard Alumni write letter against Shah Faesal’s detention
TCN News
The alumni and faculty of Harvard University, US have written to the Government of India demanding the release of Shah Faesal, the politician...
In three years, SP govt has taken more welfare initiatives for minorities in UP...
Besides spate of communal riots, Samwajwadi Party government has also failed in its poll promise of reservations and releasing Muslim youth languishing in jail for years, activist allege
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Aligarh: The Samajwadi Party led government has undertaken more initiatives in Uttar Pradesh in the past three years than any previous governments in past, feels Zafaryab Jilani, Additional Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh.
Jamia encounter: a visit to gloomy Batla House lane
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Today is the third Friday after the bloody Friday in New Delhi’s Jamia Nagar where a shootout claimed lives of two suspected terrorists and a Delhi police officer. To gauge the mood and feel the atmosphere today I visited the street which witnessed the encounter.
As soon as I entered the Batla House lane where is the spot of the encounter, I found a sense of gloom palpable in the atmosphere. Even three weeks after the event the air was heavy giving a clue that something unpleasant has happened there in the recent past.
Muslim Law Board president Maulana Rabey Hasni visits Shibli Academy
By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net Special Correspondent,
Azamgarh: It was a surprise visit by Maulana Mohammad Rabey Hasni Nadvi, the senior most member of the managing committee of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy when on his way to Ghazipur he briefly halted at the Academy on November 24. Maulana Nadvi is the president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
Among others, his brother Maulana Wazeh Rasheed Nadvi accompanied Maulana Rabey Hasni Nadvi. Maulana Rabey was happy to see the progress of Academy and was inquisitive of its present state of affairs.
Zakir Naik’s Peace TV has no permission to downlink: Ministry
New Delhi : The central government on Saturday said Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information...
10 years of Gujarat Carnage: Modi’s police don’t allow protest demonstration
By Rafat Nayeem Quadri, for TCN,
Adityanath won’t win another election from UP: Mamata
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday came down heavily on her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, accusing him of...
Formula racing car created by AMU B Tech students is ‘Most Popular Car’
By TCN News,
Aligarh: A Formula racing car created by a team of Aligarh Muslim University’s B Tech (mechanical engineering) students has won the ‘Most Popular Car’ and was ranked 19th in the ‘Formula Student India’ 2015 held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Omar joins Kashmiris to congratulate Shah Faesal
By IANS,
Srinagar : Shah Faesal had shown the way forward to Kashmiri students, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Friday as congratulatory messages from political leaders, bureaucrats and others poured in for the Kashmiri doctor who had topped the Indian civil services exam.
"Faesal had shown the way forward to Kashmiri boys and girls," Abdullah said in a statement about the youth from Kupwara.
Faesal had proved that given a level playing field, Kashmiris could prove they are second to none in the country, the chief minister added.
Saudis spend 30 percent of income on phone, internet
Riyadh : People in Saudi Arabia spend 30 percent of their income to pay their phone and internet services bills, the Consumer Protection Association...
AMU faculty suspended over ‘abusive’ posts against VC on FB
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, on the authorization of the Executive Council in its special meeting held on July 22, 2014, has placed Dr. Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi, Associate Professor, Department of History under suspension with immediate effect, pending enquiry.
Invite to separatists a non-issue, says Pakistan envoy
Kolkata : Describing Kashmiris as stakeholders in the Kashmir issue, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Wednesday dismissed as a "non-issue" his invitation to...
अदुभुत बॉल ट्रिकशॉट से दिलों को जीतने वाला नौजवान शाह हुज़ैब का जलवा
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
कश्मीर के एक छोटे से इलाके में रहने वाले शाह हुज़ैब ने सोशल मीडिया पर अपनी एक अलग पहचान बना रखी है। अंतरराष्ट्रीय फुटबॉलर...
7 Muslims in TMC list of candidates, 12 in Left for coming general elections...
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Leading political parties of West Bengal Trinamul Congress and CPIM, who are eye the share of Muslim votes have given tickets to seven and 12 candidates from the community respectively, a notch higher than previous times. In the least Lok Sabha elections, TMC had given tickets to 5 Muslims.
Israeli drug dealer arrested in Goa
By IANS,
Panaji : An Israeli drug dealer surrendered to the Goa police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Atala, alias Yaniv Banaim, a drug dealer operating in north Goa, was captured on spy camera speaking about his links to the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the state police which had triggered the suspension of five policemen, including a senior police inspector, last week.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ravinder Singh Yadav said he was detained and would be handed over to the crime branch.
Probe ordered into inflammatory poem in Mumbai police magazine
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Mumbai police Monday ordered a probe into an allegedly inflamatory poem penned by a woman traffic police inspector after the August 2012 Azad Maidan riots, an official said.
PM asks Hajis to pray for peace and harmony
By TwoCircles.net news desk
New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, interacted with the Haj Goodwill Delegation here today asking them to pray for the peace, amity and harmony in India.
In Jharkhand, a student group takes fight against CAA-NRC to people’s doors
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Ranchi: It is late afternoon on a winter day in a residential colony of Ranchi, Jharkhand. Lanes look deserted with only...
Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s New Year message to the nation
By IANS,
Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's New Year message to the nation:
"My Fellow Citizens,
I wish you all a peaceful, productive and secure New Year.
By educating children in a village, Kashmiri youth continues mission of his father killed...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Doda (J&K): As one travels 180 kms east of Jammu , the scenic beauty and picturesque landscape with the mighty...
Why does Indian Media detest Muslims so much?
Syed Ali Mujtaba
Indian Muslims always get bad press and the blame is put on the community for not doing anything spectacular that may give...
Modi to inaugurate Abdul Kalam memorial in Rameswaram
Chennai, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's memorial at Rameswaram, said officials.
Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao,...
Delhi tribunal order strengthens independence of judiciary: TMMK
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Chennai (Tamil Nadu): The Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) has welcomed the Delhi High Court tribunal order lifting the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
In her 267 page judgement Justice Geeta Mittal has pointed out that the material provided by the Home Ministry in support of the ban was insufficient to justify the ban, says a statement by TMMK.
Kashmir Muslim University to operate in two years
By IRNA
Srinagar : Following the approval of the state cabinet, the proposed "Transworld Muslim University Kashmir" project formally kicked off Wednesday with the opening up of a campus branch office.
Vice-Chancellor (V-C) designate of the varsity, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Siddiqi who is presently head of department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at Srinagar's Institute of Medical Sciences said the university has plans to position itself at the "crossroad of academics and entrepreneurship."
Muslim sentiments ruffled over worship rights
By Papri Sri Raman, IANS
Vellore : A mosque within a historic fort under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is making Muslims allege bias over their right of worship.
The mosque is located within the ramparts of the famous Vellore Fort, an imposing structure in the small town of Vellore, about 180 km from Chennai.
This was the fort where Indian soldiers in 1806 first rebelled against the British rulers and killed more than a hundred British officers. It is now known as a high-security prison where Tamil Tiger prisoners are housed.
Indian intelligence agencies implicate Muslims in fake terrorist cases
NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (APP): A jailed Muslim, Irshad Ali has appealed to Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh to intervene to save his life at the hands of Indian intelligence agencies which implicated him and other Muslims in fake terrorist cases.
The Indian daily “The Times of India” published on Saturday a letter from Irshad Ali, an inmate of Tihar jail in which he narrated his awesome story as to how he was implicated in fake cases.
Another surgery conducted on Falak
By IANS,
New Delhi : Battered baby Falak continues to be critical after she underwent yet another surgery, this time to connect her brain to abdomen to help circulation of fluid.
JNU student leader not beaten up: Delhi Police chief
New Delhi : Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Wednesday said Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was not beaten up during...
Bihar elections reject divisive, centralised politics
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net
With 178 seats out of the 243 Assembly seats, to say that the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ of Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal...
Pakistani held for killing wife in Italy
By IANS/AKI,
Modena (Italy) : A Pakistani was arrested near this northern Italian city after he allegedly killed his wife when she defending their daughter for refusing an arranged marriage.
TV: Al-Qaida’s branch claims responsibility for Algeria bombings
By Xinhua
Algiers : A branch of the notorious al-Qaida organization in the North Africa claimed responsibility for the two suicide bombings that took place in Algeria, pan-Arab satellite TV al-Jazeera reported on Sunday.
Somali jailed over plane hijack attempt in New Zealand
By DPA,
Sydney : A Somali refugee who attempted to hijack a passenger jet in New Zealand was sentenced Friday to nine years in jail by a court in the South Island city of Christchurch.
Asha Ali Abdille, 36, pleaded guilty to trying to hijack the 19-seat aircraft on a domestic flight.
She used one of the three knives she carried onto the Blenheim-to-Christchurch flight in February 2008 to try to force the pilot to take the plane to Australia instead.
Muslims education: Good news from Bihar
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Of 362 successful candidates in Bihar Public Service Commission exam 2010, there are 37 Muslims, i.e. about 10.22%. At technical institutes run by Imarat Shariah there are 1500 Muslim students. Rahmani-30 coaching centre for IIT entrance registered 100% success last year. And now a study centre of Aligarh Muslim University is going to be set up. Combine all, and you get a good picture of Muslims education in Bihar.
Kashmiryat in Kashmiri surnames
By Rajesh Bhat, TwoCircles.net
Ever heard a Hindu by the surname Peer, Wali or Khan? Or imagine a Muslim carrying his last name as Rishi or Pandit…… Sounds incredible but it is a common feature in Kashmir, where unlike in other parts of the country, Muslims and Hindus have been sharing the same surnames since ages.
Shias to campaign against female foeticide
By IANS,
Lucknow: All set to prove their progressive nature, Shia Muslims have resolved to wage war against female foeticide.
When two Muslims meet: The media(ted) case of Madani and Shahina
By K Ashraf & Jenny Rowena,
Ensure fair trial for PSA detainees, demands Amnesty International, India
By TCN News,
Srinagar: Days after Masrat Alam Bhat, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League – who was detained multiple times under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) – was released, it has once again drawn attention to the alleged abuses enabled by what activists describe as “the oppressive law.”
Incidents of violence at ATMs, banks in UP
Lucknow : The restive serpentine queues outside banks and ATMs for cash transactions are now becoming a cause of concern for the administration in...
Curfew relaxed in Madhya Pradesh district
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh), (IANS): Curfew in violence-hit Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh was relaxed for eight hours on Friday, officials said.
The district administration relaxed...
BJP banking on division of anti-Modi votes in UP
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Whether it is a wave or no wave the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to perform better in Uttar Pradesh than in Bihar, or maybe even in the home state of its prime ministerial candidate, Gujarat.
Junagadh: Week after violence, Muslims still live in fear
Huneza Khan, TwoCircles.net
Several hundred Muslims gathered outside a 100-year-old dargah in Gujarat's Junagadh city on the night of June 16 to protest a demolition...
‘Communal’ chief minister allotted Rs.10.27 billion for minorities’ welfare in AP state budget
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Maoists set new demands for collector’s release
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic turn of events, Maoists late Wednesday put forth several new demands for the release of abducted collector R. Vineel Krishna, their mediators said.
Hamas rejects US benchmark proposal
By DPA
Ramallah/Gaza City : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday presented to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) the latest US proposal setting deadlines for confidence-building measures between Israel and the Palestinians but was rejected by Hamas
President greets Iran ahead of Islamic Revolution anniversary
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of Iran on the eve of the...
AAP anti-democratic, people disappointed: Jaitley
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's actions suggest it is anti-democratic and there...
Congress seeks Parliamentary probe into Ahamed’s death
New Delhi, (IANS) : Led by their leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs on Monday demanded a Parliamentary probe into the death of IUML leader...
Ulema delegation meets Home Minister
By RINA,
New Delhi: After Thursday demonstration by thousands of Azamgarh citizens under auspices of Uttar Pradesh Ulema Council, a delegation of the Council today met the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in leadership of Maulana Amir Rashadi to apprise the minister about the plight of Muslim youths arrested after various terrorist incidents.
The memorandum presented by the delegation to the minister includes the demand for immediate inquiry into Batla House encounter by a sitting Supreme Court judge in association with a Muslim member.
Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’
The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...
Sania-Martina clinch Wimbledon crown; Sania’s first Grand Slam title
Wimbledon : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza defied all odds to win her maiden women's doubles title at a Grand Slam event by...
Javed Ahmad is new UP police chief
Lucknow : Senior IPS officer Javed Ahmad was on Friday named the new director general of police of Uttar Pradesh.
The 1984-batch officer was serving...
Riyadh has never funded extremists: Saudi journalist
Thiruvananthapuram : Saudi Arabia has never knowingly or unknowingly funded extremists, a veteran Saudi journalist said Wednesday.
Saudi Gazette newspaper's chief editor Khaled Al Maeena...
Conference propose a zakat system for permanent removal of poverty
By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net
Bangladesh seeks Iran’s cooperation in nuclear energy sector
By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : Bangladeshi Minister of Power, Energy and Natural Resources Tapan Chowdhury sought Iran's help in construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
According to Iran's embassy in Dhaka, Chowdhury in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Dhaka Hasan Farazandeh said Bangladesh is seeking permission from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and is looking for cooperation for the production of electricity from nuclear power plants.
Congress has broken all records of corruption: Narendra Modi
By Syed Miraz Ahmed,
Guwahati: At a time when BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is extensively spreading his wings across the nation ahead...
Lebanese army continues bombarding N refugee camp
By Xinhua
Beirut : Lebanese army continued bombarding Fatah al-Islam militants' hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Monday, local Future TV reported.
The troops used tank and artillery to shell the remaining strongholds of Fatah al-Islam militants in the Nahr al-Bared camp, said the report, adding that sporadic fighting erupted inside the camp, some 12 km north the port city of Tripoli.
Suspected Maoists gun down village leader in Orissa
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Suspected Maoists gunned down a 65-year-old village leader in Orissa, the police said Monday.
"A group of about 30 suspected Maoists entered the house of Saluka Hembram at Salkodihi village in Keonjhar district, some 150 km from here, late Sunday night. They dragged Hembram out from his house and shot him," police officer R.K. Senapati told IANS.
Hembram was a former sarpanch (village council leader) of nearby Dgarkota panchayat.
US Congressional hearing highlights plight of minorities in India
By TCN News,
Washington DC: Coalition Against Genocide (CAG), a broad alliance dedicated to justice and accountability for the Gujarat pogroms of 2002, today welcomed the congressional hearing on the subject of minorities and religious freedom in India.
Former Jamia VC, eminent historian Prof Mushirul Hassan critically injured
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Eminent historian and former Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Professor Mushirul Hassan has been critically injured and currently admitted at a private hospital in New Delhi.
67 year old Professor Hassan met with a road accident on his way to Mewat on Saturday morning, around 11.30 AM, where he was going to attend as the Chief Guest of Annual Function of Aravali Public School. His car was hit by a dumper, often used to transport stones and boulders cut from the Aravalli Mountains.
Gujarat should distance itself from law abusers, apex court told
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Gujarat government should distance itself from those accused of committing abuse of law in the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, the Supreme Court was told Wednesday.
Olmert: Israel ready to discuss Arab peace initiative
·Olmert said Israel would like to launch serious discussions on the Arab peace initiative.
·The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan paid a "historic" visit to Israel Wednesday.
·Netanyahu said he rejected the initiative during the meeting with the two foreign ministers.
By Xinhua
‘If voted back to power Congress will implement separate sub-plan for Karnataka Muslims’
By Shaik Zakeer Hussain and Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Muslim-Hindu Relations in Jammu Province – Part 6
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,
Full Series: Muslim-Hindu Relations in Jammu Province
Sangh Parivar activists arrested for blasts in RSS office
By M.H. Jawahirullah
The cat is finally out of the bag. In numerous bomb blasts that have taken place in the country, the investigating agencies as well as the media swoop on certain Muslim organisations and brand them as terrorists, who perpetrated the ghastly crime.
Under Abdullah, endless protests grip Kashmir Valley
By F. Ahmed, IANS,
Srinagar : Call it an irony, but Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's refusal to put up with excesses by security forces is being blamed for the unending street protests rocking the Kashmir Valley.
This is not the first time Kashmiri men and women, the young and the old, have taken to the streets denouncing killing and rape blamed mainly on the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Entrance test for English language course for madrasa graduates on July 15
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
Mumbai: Markazul Ma’arif Education & Research Centre (MMERC), Mumbai has announced combined entrance test dates for Diploma in English Language and Literature (DELL) for batch 2009-2011. The written test will be held on 15th July at Public Girls Higher Secondary School, Deoband, Saharanpur.
In Eid bazaar, sacrificial sheep sell like hot cakes
By F. Ahmed, IANS
Srinagar : As shopping for Eid-ul-Zuha reaches a feverish pitch in Jammu and Kashmir, animal markets overflowing with sacrificial sheep and goat are the most thronged places here these days.
Sarfraz Khan, 42, has come to summer capital Srinagar's main animal market at the Eidgah lawns with his flock of sheep and goats from the Rajouri district in the Jammu region.
Man gets death sentence for killing parents, grandmother
By IANS
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) : A local court awarded death penalty to a 30-year-old man for killing his parents and grandmother over a land dispute - in the first capital punishment pronounced in this Tamil Nadu district in the past three decades.
Sessions' Judge Jafarullah found 30-year-old Rajesh guilty under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The incident took place in 2006 in Kapisthalam, 300 km south of Chennai.
Husain, Souza highlights of OSIAN’s auction
By IANS,
New Delhi : Modern master M.F. Husain's composition "Figures", estimated at Rs.36 lakh (nearly $78,000), and F.N. Souza's "Couple" are among the highlights of an auction of 101 rare modern and contemporary art works by OSIAN's-Connoisseurs of Arts in Mumbai June 23.
"Figures" is an acrylic on wood composition mounted on a canvas-lined wooden background.
Gujarat presses centre to approve its MCOCA-like law
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Ahmedabad: Following the Jaipur terrorist attacks, the Gujarat government has started pressing the central government to give its nod to the 2004 state law that is similar to Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
The Gujarat Assembly passed the bill in 2004 and it has since been waiting for the nod from the President of India.
Lok Sabha adjourned over Antulay
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned Monday morning over the remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror strikes.
Speaker Somnath Chaterjee adjourned the house till 1 p.m. after members of the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shouted slogans and marched towards the speaker's podium, demanding Antulay's removal.
Al-Qaeda drive to recruit Westerners worries US
By ANTARA News
Washington : Attempts by Al-Qaeda to recruit Westerners has sparked deep concerns among US national security experts, who fear the country could be infiltrated by attackers with Caucasian looks and European or North American identification.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller was quoted by AFP as telling a congressional hearing Tuesday that the Al-Qaeda terror network was focusing its
attention of recruiting Westerners because its leaders believed that bearers of
valid European of North American passports could enter the United States more
Kosovo ready to proclaim independence
ROME, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Kosovo is ready to declare unilateral independence, but will coordinate its moves with the U.S. and the EU, the leader of the province's Democratic Party said on Friday.
Former rebel leader Hashim Thaci, who has vowed to declare independence in Kosovo, won parliamentary elections in the predominantly Albanian province on November 17, which was boycotted by the ethnic Serb population (around 6%).
Popular Front condemns sedition charges against Minority Commission Khan, terms it ‘malicious campaign by...
NEW DELHI: Popular Front of India Chairman O M A Salam on Sunday condemned the ‘sedition and other fabricated criminal charges framed against the...
Russia, Egypt to sign nuclear energy agreement soon – Lavrov
MOSCOW, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will sign an agreement with Egypt in the future to develop its nuclear power sector, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.
"As for cooperation with Egypt in developing its civilian nuclear power industry, we confirm that we are interested. The drafting of relevant documents is being completed, and I hope they will be signed soon," Sergei Lavrov told journalists after talks with his Egyptian counterpart.
Non-resident Indians condemn serial blasts in Ahmedabad, Bangalore
By NNN-PTI,
New York : Non-resident Indians here have condemned the series of bombings in Ahmedabad and Bangalore and appealed to the people to maintain peace and communal harmony to defeat the designs of militants.
In a statement yesterday, Non-Resident Indians for Secular and Harmonious India also demanded a CBI inquiry to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Guerrilla hideout busted in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu : Security forces on Tuesday busted a guerrilla hideout in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized a huge cache of arms...
DMK MP in trouble for endorsing VHP’s Ram Mandir signature drive
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Former Bangla army officer convicted of killing Mujib may still avoid deportation
By Mayank Chhaya
IANSChicago : A California court's decision not to hear an appeal against deportation of a former Bangladeshi army major convicted in his country of killing its founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman over 30 years ago may not be the end of the road for him yet.
Kashmir police fight off stone throwers – peacefully
Srinagar : Police in Kashmir have started counselling stone throwers and conducting sessions to de-radicalise them, soothe their anguish and battle, rather peacefully, resilient...
Graduate held for impersonation
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 20-year-old graduate has been arrested here for appearing for a friend's brother in the Jamia university entrance examination, police said Friday.
Why teach only Gita in schools: Madhya Pradesh minorities
By Sanjay Sharma, IANS,
Bhopal : Minorities in Madhya Pradesh have criticised plans to introduce the Bhagvad Gita in state-run schools, saying the scriptures of other religions should also be part of the syllabus, even as a section of Muslim leaders sees nothing wrong with it.
The Catholic Church in Madhya Pradesh has said the government should, if it has to, teach the scriptures of all religions and not just the Hindu scriptures.
22 Bajrang Dal activists booked for intimidating and sexually abusing social activist
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
Mangaluru: The city police have registered an FIR against Bajrang Dal Mangaluru city co-convener Puneet Raj Kottari and 21 others for...
President of Imarat-e-Sharia Maulana Syed Nizamuddin passes away
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Patna: Maulana Syed Nizamuddin, Amir-e-Shariat (President) of Patna based Imarat Shariah of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha and general secretary of All...
Headley extradition on cases other than Mumbai possible: US
By IANS,
New Delhi: Indian investigators can interrogate David Headley, said a US official Saturday adding that the Pakistani-born Lashkar-e-Taiba operative's extradition to India was still possible, but not on charges of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
"With respect to the Headley case, the plea bargain agreement was announced and part of that agreement was that the US would not extradite Headley either to India or Pakistan or Denmark for the charges for which he has now admitted guilt," US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert O. Blake told reporters here.
National Convention on Muslims Reservation on 1st Feb.
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: The National Convention on Muslim Reservation under the auspices of National Movement for Muslim Reservation shall be held on February 1 next year at India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi.
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By अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
9 दिसम्बर की इस घटना की रिपोर्ट शायद ही पाठकों तक पहुंच पाई हो. जब संसद मार्च को निकले विभिन्न...
Musharraf wins controversial presidential election
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : Incumbent Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf won Saturday's controversial presidential election by a huge margin, according to unofficial results. Formal notification of the military ruler as the winner has been barred by the Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions challenging his candidacy when he is the army chief.
Kerala Sunni group to take anti-textbook stir to mosques
By IANS,
Kozhikode : A prominent organisation of Sunni Muslims in Kerala has decided to hold a campaign through mosques against a controversial Class 7 social science textbook, which they say promotes atheism and communist ideology.
The Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama (All-Kerala Ulama Organisation) Wednesday announced the decision at a meeting of clerics organised by Sunni Mahallu Federation.
The Sunni Mahallu Federation has around 8,000 mahallus (local religious committees) registered under it.
U.S. police officer kills six at “pizza and movies” party
WASHINGTON, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - A twenty-year old U.S. police officer went on the rampage, killing six people, including his former girlfriend, before being shot dead by a police sniper, media reported.
The slayings occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in a house in Crandon, in the state of Wisconsin, at around 3:00 a.m. local time (8:00 a.m. GMT), when the gunman opened fire at a house where local youths had gathered to "eat pizza and watch movies."
Batla encounter: Imam Bukhari meets PM with autopsy report, photos
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Imam Ahmed Bukhari of Shahi Jama Masjid today met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and presented him with the autopsy report of Batla House encounter victims Atif Ameen and Mohd Sajid and their photographs showing bullet holes on the head of Sajid and bruises on their bodies. While saying that these documents clearly indicate the encounter was fake, Imam Bukhari urged the PM to order a judicial probe into the shootout.
“My heart sinks thinking how they killed my father,” says son of Muslim driver...
By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net
Noida: Aftab Alam, a 45-year-old taxi driver left his home at 2 pm on Sunday, 5th September to drop a client...
Activists vow to fight on for complete freedom of thought, speech
New Delhi : A number of academicians, writers, students and activists on Friday vowed at the Pratirodh forum here to keep resistance alive till...
My father was not complicit in Babri Masjid demolition: PV Narsimha Rao’s son
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
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