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Certificate of Good Standing from the MCI- Who Needs it?
Kashmiri doctor who tops IAS exam wants to be role model
Kashmir Muslim boy rules India, tops Civil Services exam
Shah Faesal tops civil services exam
Apex court refuses stay on Godhra riots cases
Jamia Millia Islamia gearing up for Commonwealth Games
Muslims’ participation in non-Muslim festivals and functions
Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Ladakh – Part 3
Book Review: Oxford Handbook of Muslims in India: Empirical and Policy Perspectives
Kerala school head-scarf row: violation of fundamental rights, says report of RDO

Certificate of Good Standing from the MCI- Who Needs it?

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:11 AM PDT

By Dr. Shah Alam Khan,

For any Indian doctor applying for a course or even employment outside the country, it is usually essential to procure a "Certificate of Good Standing" from the Medical Council of India (MCI). I have gone through this arduous task on a couple of occasions. Correctly enough the validity of this certificate is for a year and for re-certification you have to again go through the same procedure. That is to say the Council keeps a check on your character as a doctor on an annual basis.

Kashmiri doctor who tops IAS exam wants to be role model

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT

By F. Ahmed, IANS,

Srinagar: A Kashmiri doctor who has made history by topping the coveted Indian civil services exam Thursday pledged to be a role model for the young from troubled Jammu and Kashmir.

Shah Faesal, 27, says he owes his success to his well-knit middle class family from Kupwara -- his 47-year-old mother Mubeenaji, a younger brother and a young sister -- and to divine blessings.

Talking to IANS on telephone from New Delhi, Faisal said: "I am humbled. I had faith in my hard work, Allah's grace and the blessings of my family.

Kashmir Muslim boy rules India, tops Civil Services exam

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:41 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

New Delhi: Breaking several myths and overcoming rather complicated geo-political situation around him, Shah Faesal, a doctor from Srinagar, has topped India's top civil services examination 2009. Faesal, who prepared at Hamdard Study Circle, is at No. 1 among 875 successful candidates. The result was announced today.

Shah Faesal tops civil services exam

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:36 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Shah Faesal, a doctor from Srinagar, has topped the civil services examination 2009, it was announced Thursday.

A total of 875 candidates - 680 male and 195 female - have been recommended for appointment to the prestigious Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other central services, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said.

Faesal, who has done his MBBS from Srinagar, cleared the examination in his first attempt.

Apex court refuses stay on Godhra riots cases

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:32 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the trial in the post-Godhra riot cases but restrained the trial courts from pronouncing the verdict.

The riots, which broke out in Gujarat in 2002, claimed some 1,000 lives.

Jamia Millia Islamia gearing up for Commonwealth Games

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:08 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia is gearing up to play an important role during the Commonwealth Games to be held in October 2010.

Jamia is going to be a venue for practice sessions of Rugby 7's and Table Tennis and has consequently upgraded its games and sports facilities for the Oct 3-14 Games.

Jamia's students are also volunteering to help during the Commonwealth Games. Once the Commonwealth Games are over, the students of the university will enjoy these upgraded sports facilities, which match international standards, the university said in a statement.

Muslims’ participation in non-Muslim festivals and functions

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:21 AM PDT

By Maulana Waris Mazhari,

(Translated by Yoginder Sikand)

Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Ladakh – Part 3

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:08 AM PDT

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

In his early 30s, Namgyal is a lama at the Thiksey gonpa, a sprawling centuries-old monastery some 15 kilometres from Leh. Like most other Ladakhi lamas, he has spent most of his life in the monastery, having entered it when he was just seven. Life in the monastery follows a strict routine. Namgyal spends most of the day reading Buddhist texts, teaching these to junior lamas, and officiating at prayer ceremonies in the monastery as well as in people's homes.