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SIO president discusses community issues with Rahul Gandhi
Islamic clerics oppose women's reservation
Zakia Jaffri's charges against Modi
Modi summoned on riots, Congress wants him to go
WRB an opportunity for SP to bring Muslim voters back
Campus Front concerned at centre’s new education policy
Women Reservation Bill historical blunder: Manzoor Alam
Andhra plea for Muslim quota to be heard March 22
Narendra Modi summoned by SIT for questioning on riots
TN Muslim students body supports Telangana
Women quota bill will further marginalize backward sections: PFI
Muslim reservation: PFI marches towards Kerala Rajbhavan
Government offers dialogue on women's bill, disruptions go on
Where Hindus and Muslims pray together
BSP supporters win UP waqf boards elections

SIO president discusses community issues with Rahul Gandhi

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:32 AM PST

By TCN News,

New Delhi: SIO National President, Suhail K.K and National Secretary Shahnawaz Ali Raihan today met AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi at his residence and discussed with him several community and national issues including minority character of Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia, democracy at colleges and right to education act.

Islamic clerics oppose women's reservation

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:28 AM PST

By IANS,

Lucknow :Not only certain political parties, but even some influential Islamic scholars and clerics are strongly opposed to the women's reservation bill.

Their opposition seems to stem from the fact that such a provision will not only entitle but also encourage more and more Muslim women to take a plunge into politics, where it would not be possible for them to strictly adhere to the tenets of the Shariat.

Zakia Jaffri's charges against Modi

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:21 AM PST

By IANS,

Gandhinagar : Zakia Jaffri in her petition has levelled serious charges against Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots, and has made out a case of conspiracy and abetment to commit multiple offences of murder.

The charges of conspiracy and abetment to commit multiple offences relate to sections (120 B, 114 r/w 302) of the Indian Penal Code, furnishing false information (177 IPC), false statement as evidence (199 IPC), giving false information about offences committed (203 IPC) and injuring and defiling place of worship (295 IPC), among others.

Modi summoned on riots, Congress wants him to go

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:08 AM PST

By IANS,

Gandhinagar/New Delhi: The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21 over his alleged complicity in the anti-Muslim violence that rocked the state, particularly in the death of Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri.

WRB an opportunity for SP to bring Muslim voters back

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 07:36 AM PST

By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

Lucknow: Despite failing it its efforts to block women reservation bill in the parliament, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to exploit the opportunity for cornering its drifting Muslim vote-bank. The Rajya Sabha MPs Kamal Akhter and Amir Alam will be portrayed as hero with intensive meetings in Muslim localities.

Campus Front concerned at centre’s new education policy

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 07:33 AM PST

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Campus Front of India has expressed its concerns at the new education policy of the central government, terming it a way toward union government's monopoly on education with states having little stake. Education is currently in the Concurrent List but newly announced National Commission for Higher Education and Research Bill, 2010 will gradually take away the authority of states, said Campus Front General Secretary Md Anisujjaman.

Women Reservation Bill historical blunder: Manzoor Alam

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PST

By Mahtab Alam, TwoCircles.net,

Andhra plea for Muslim quota to be heard March 22

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:12 AM PST

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday decided to hear March 22 an Andhra Pradesh government's lawsuit challenging the state high court's ruling striking down a law reserving four percent of seats for Muslim students in professional colleges.

A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice B.S. Chauhan gave the date after Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati, appearing for the state government, sought an urgent hearing.

Narendra Modi summoned by SIT for questioning on riots

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:06 AM PST

By IANS,

Gandhinagar : The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2002 Gujarat communal riots has summoned Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning on March 21.

According to SIT chief R.K. Raghavan, the move to question Modi follows an order by the Supreme Court on April 27, 2009, on a petition of Zakia Jaffri and advocate-activist Teesta Setalvad pertaining to a wider conspiracy surrounding the 2002 communal riots.

The petition had named Narendra Modi and was referred by the Supreme Court bench to the SIT with directions to look into it.

TN Muslim students body supports Telangana

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:17 AM PST

By TCN News,

Chennai: While extending its support to the demand for a separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, the Tamil Nadu based Muslim Students Federation has condemned the Andhra and Central Governments for not taking seriously the suicides by agitating students at Osmania University in Hyderabad.

Women quota bill will further marginalize backward sections: PFI

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:05 AM PST

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Bhopal: Popular Front of India General Secretary K. M. Shareef has stated that the Women's Reservation bill passed by the Rajya Sabha would not lead to empowering women, instead if it became law will further accelerate the marginalization of Dalits, backward castes and Muslims.

Muslim reservation: PFI marches towards Kerala Rajbhavan

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:02 AM PST

By TCN News,

Thiruvanandapuram: Popular Front of India took out a march towards Rajbhavan (Governor House) yesterday in the Kerala capital as part of its National Campaign for Muslim reservation. Hundreds of people took part in the march which was stopped by the police near Rajbhavan. Muhammed Ali Jinna, National Executive Council member and Tamilnadu state President of PFI inaugurated the march.

Government offers dialogue on women's bill, disruptions go on

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:42 AM PST

By IANS,

New Delhi : The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day Thursday as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation.

But the government's offer for an all-party meeting had no effect in breaking the deadlock over the bill, which led to adjournments in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.

Where Hindus and Muslims pray together

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:52 PM PST

By Asit Srivastava, IANS,

Gaddeajijpur : When Hindus visit a temple in Gaddeajijpur village of Uttar Pradesh, they also make it a point to pray at the adjacent mausoleum. It is no different for Muslims. For, the villagers believe their prayers will not be answered otherwise.

Gaddeajijpur village, located on the outskirts of Hardoi district, some 110 km from state capital Lucknow, sees Hindus and Muslims pray together at the Lord Hanuman Temple and the Jind Peer Baba Mazar that are adjacent to each other.

BSP supporters win UP waqf boards elections

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PST

By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net

Lucknow: Ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ruled the roost in the Sunni Central Board of Wakfs (SCBW) elections in Lucknow. BSP's candidates Zufar Farooqui (Sitapur) and Adnan Farrukh Shah (Gorakhpur) under mutawalli quota besides Mujtaba Siddiqui (Allahabad) and Farhat Hasan (Amroha) both under MLA quota were declared victorious.