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Batla probe: NHRC admits it relied on official reports, didn’t visit spot
Why America loves Israel and hates Iran
Malayalam director Shaji to make documentary on M.F. Husain
Hamdard Coaching Centre announces date for admission test
CPI (M)’s communal card bad for Kerala – T Arifali
SIO demands repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
Bengaluru blast: Ma’dani is 31st accused
Restrictions in Srinagar over youth's death again
'Slumdog...' star Azharuddin to tell his story in English
Over 100 come together to protest Bhopal verdict
Kerala leader chargesheeted for 2008 Bangalore blasts
Over three dozen injured in day-long Srinagar protests
Kerala is in football monsoon
Five children killed Maharashtra madrasa roof collapse
Bihar Muslims show black flags to protest Narendra Modi

Batla probe: NHRC admits it relied on official reports, didn’t visit spot

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 07:34 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

New Delhi: About one year after it gave clean chit to Delhi Police in Batla House encounter case, the National Human Rights Commission has admitted it relied on the official documents provided to it by concerned department, and it did not send its probe team to the Batla House area as part of its enquiry into the September 2008 encounter.

Why America loves Israel and hates Iran

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 07:15 AM PDT

By A. Faizur Rahman for TwoCircles.net,

By announcing fresh sanctions against Iran the UN Security Council has once again displayed a kind of motivated obstinacy which makes one suspect that it is not really serious about establishing peace in the region. But then the UN rarely exudes neutrality. It has always been subservient to American interests, particularly the pro-Israel US foreign policy that has kept West Asia on the boil ever since the creation of the Zionist state.

Malayalam director Shaji to make documentary on M.F. Husain

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 06:55 AM PDT

By IANS,

Thiruvananthapuram : Veteran film director Shaji N. Karun is set to make a full length documentary on master painter M.F. Husain.

Speaking to IANS, Shaji as he is popularly known, said that he has spoken to the 94-year-old legendary artist, who has agreed for it.

"The documentary would begin in October and is slated for release next year. We are soon going to meet. More details can be revealed after we meet," said Shaji.

Hamdard Coaching Centre announces date for admission test

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 06:25 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Hamdard Coaching Centre has announced date for entrance test of professional courses (Medical and Engineering). The last date for submission of application form is June 15. The screening test will take place on June 29. Run by Hamdard Education Society, the coaching centre does not charge any fee for coaching.

CPI (M)’s communal card bad for Kerala – T Arifali

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Thrissur: The CPI (M) is using the Hindu communal card seeing the elections approaching, accused T Arifali, Kerala president of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. The frequent statements of the CPI (M) state general secretary Pinarayi VIjayan against the Jamaat-e-Islami are a part of it. The efforts to play the communal card naming the Christian and Muslim minorities will have serious consequences in the state in the long run. He was speaking at the Meet the Press programme of the Thrissur Press Club.

SIO demands repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 04:56 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Joining the demand of Manipuri people, Students Islamic Organization of India has demanded repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, saying the law breaches the international human rights standards. The students body of national presence vowed to "continue its support for Manipuri people."

Bengaluru blast: Ma’dani is 31st accused

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:11 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Bengaluru: Abdunnasir Ma'dani, chairman of the People's Democratic Party in Kerala, has been named the 31st accused in the Bengaluru serial blast of 2008. Six names including Ma'dani's were added to the additional chargesheet submitted on Friday. Ma'dani is reported to have inspired and helped in the crime.

Restrictions in Srinagar over youth's death again

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 12:07 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Strict restrictions were imposed in the old city areas of Srinagar for the second consecutive day Sunday, a day after clashes broke out over a teenager's death during street protests.

Restrictions were imposed in areas falling under the jurisdiction of Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, S.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal police stations to prevent violence.

As many as 45 people, including 15 policemen, were injured in daylong clashes Saturday as angry mobs pelted stones at police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers.

'Slumdog...' star Azharuddin to tell his story in English

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 12:04 AM PDT

By Quaid Najmi, IANS,

Pune : Azharuddin Mohammed Shaikh, 12, who became a household name after the success of "Slumdog Millionaire", is all set to tell his story to the English reading public with the translation of his autobiography "Slumboy", which was penned jointly with a French journalist.

"Work on the translation of 'Slumboy', co-authored with Mouhssine Ennaimi, is under way. We plan to release it around Diwali," Sunil Mehta, proprietor of the Pune-based Mehta Publishing House, told IANS here.

Over 100 come together to protest Bhopal verdict

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 11:52 PM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Over 100 activists came together in the national capital Saturday for a peaceful protest to mark their solidarity with the victims and survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, who they feel have been cheated of justice.

Kerala leader chargesheeted for 2008 Bangalore blasts

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 11:36 PM PDT

By IANS,

Bangalore : Peoples Democratic Party chief Abdul Nasser Maudany has been chargesheeted along with 31 others for involvement in the 2008 serial blasts in Bangalore that left a woman dead and 20 others injured, police said Saturday.

The Kerala-based Maudany was among the six people named in the additional chargesheet filed by the Bangalore Police Friday in a magistrate's court here. Police had earlier chargesheeted 26 people.

"We have enough evidence to name Maudany an accused in the case," Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar told reporters here.

Over three dozen injured in day-long Srinagar protests

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 11:27 PM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Over three dozen people, including six policemen, were injured in day-long clashes in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Saturday following the death of a teenager they alleged was killed in a street protest a day earlier.

Irate mobs, pelting stones at the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, took to streets in many areas of the old city and Srinagar's uptown areas.

Kerala is in football monsoon

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 11:04 PM PDT

By Naseeb Karattil,

Five children killed Maharashtra madrasa roof collapse

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:48 PM PDT

By IANS

Aurangabad (Maharashtra): Five children were crushed to death and at least eight others were injured when the roof of a madrasa caved in due to heavy rains in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district Saturday evening, police said.

"The children were in classes at the Arbi madrassa in Mhasa village when the roof suddenly collapsed around 5.30 p.m. owing to the heavy rains," investigating officer of Gangapur police station D.D. Konde told IANS.

The eight injured children have been rushed to hospitals in Aurangabad and Gangapur, around 60 km from the district headquarters.

Bihar Muslims show black flags to protest Narendra Modi

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 03:40 PM PDT

By TCN News

Patna: Activists of Muslim United Front (MUF) led a protest march against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Bihar arrival on Saturday. Hundreds raised slogans against Narendra Modi, Varun Gandhi, and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for their alleged attempts to turn Bihar into a Gujarat, reference to genocide of 2002.