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KPSS condemns killings says Govt lost its control on forces
Haryana approves setting up of cow commission
Will Eid package bring peace? Kashmir has fingers crossed
As tensions mount, curfew imposed in Srinagar
Kerala: No need of NIA probe into attack on college lecturer
The various colours of Ramazan in India
Hindutva terrorism: Who will bell the cat?
Iftar at a Hindu temple in communally sensitive Krishnapura
AMU teacher wins Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Memorial Award
No provocative celebration or demonstration after Babri verdict: AIMPLB to Muslims
Leader’s arrest as part of hidden war by central govt: PDP
Economic System In Islam & Indian Muslims
Book review: Sufism: The Heart of Islam

KPSS condemns killings says Govt lost its control on forces

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

By Agence India Press

Srinagar: Kashmir Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS) strongly condemned the killing of Kashmiris by the men in uniform and have expressed their sympathies with the deceased families.

Haryana approves setting up of cow commission

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:24 AM PDT

By IANS,

Chandigarh : The cow may be an important political and religious issue for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but the ruling Congress in Haryana Tuesday took a lead in setting up a cow commission in the state.

The Haryana Gau Seva Aayog Bill, 2010, was passed by the Haryana assembly here Tuesday, on the concluding day of its monsoon session. The bill was moved by Animal Husbandry Minister Paramvir Singh.

Will Eid package bring peace? Kashmir has fingers crossed

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT

By F. Ahmed,IANS,

Srinagar : The central and state governments are said to be working on an Eid package to defuse unprecedented tensions in the Kashmir Valley but separatist leaders do not seem to be enthused.

With the cycle of street protests and firing by security forces taking lives and challenging the authority of the Indian state, there is pressure on officialdom to restore normalcy in the dominantly Muslim valley.

As tensions mount, curfew imposed in Srinagar

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:34 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Stone pelting continued through the night in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital where curfew was imposed Tuesday in the wake of heightened tensions following four more people being killed in firing by security forces the day before.

Kerala: No need of NIA probe into attack on college lecturer

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:02 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

Thiruvananthapuram: On Monday, 6th September, the Kerala government told the High Court that the state police has been probing the attack by PFI activists on TJ Joseph, the lecturer of Newman college, in an effective manner with some breakthrough. So there was no need to assign this case to the National Investigative Agency (NIA).

The statement was part of a fresh counter-affidavit filed by the Deputy Secretary (Home)
in the court while it was hearing a petition seeking a probe into the incident by the NIA.

The various colours of Ramazan in India

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:06 AM PDT

By Abu Zafar Adil Azmi,

Each year when the sound of a particular siren is heard in the Jama Masjid area of old Delhi, people begin the first fast of Ramazan. They go to the neighborhood mosque as soon as they hear the call Azan for Morning Prayer. This year, the crowd includes a little child, holding his father's fingers as he comes to the mosque. The child had woken up four hours earlier than usual with others in the home. Although the child's mother told him he was too young to fast, he did not listen and kept the fast.

Hindutva terrorism: Who will bell the cat?

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:19 AM PDT

By Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi,

P. Chidambaram's saffron terrorism remark angered BJP, RSS and their followers. BJP has objection at association of terrorism to particular organization. BJP, which has a long history of blaming whole Muslim community and calling Muslim areas as epicenter of ISI and terrorism, is now objecting at the term.

There are two things that should be clear to everyone: One, associating terrorism to particular community; and second, terrorism of Hindutva.

Iftar at a Hindu temple in communally sensitive Krishnapura

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:11 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

Mangalore: An Iftar party at a Hindu temple? That too in Krishnapura? Yes, the people of Krishnapura, a sensitive coastal town which has been hogging the limelight for wrong reasons such as communal riots, attacks, curfews and tensions for many years, have now sent a message of peace, religious harmony and co-existence to the entire coastal Karnataka.

AMU teacher wins Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Memorial Award

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:02 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: Prof. Najam Khaleeq, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University has been awarded prestigious Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Memorial National Teacher's Honour Award.

No provocative celebration or demonstration after Babri verdict: AIMPLB to Muslims

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:01 AM PDT

By TCN News

New Delhi: "Avoid provocative celebration or demonstration after the verdict of Babri Masjid-Ram Janam Bhooomi title suit," this is the passionate plea to Muslims in India by the All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).

Leader’s arrest as part of hidden war by central govt: PDP

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent

Kasargode: The People's Democratic Party yesterday accused the central government of waging a hidden war against their leader Abdunnasir Maudany. Meanwhile, the hearing on the bail plea submitted on behalf of Maudany began in a Bengaluru court yesterday and has been adjourned to today. Maudany has reportedly reiterated his stand that the case was politically motivated and based on suspicion.

Economic System In Islam & Indian Muslims

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 11:24 PM PDT

By M Naushad Ansari,

The Sachar Committee report and, later, the Ranganathan Mishra Commission report are much in discussion. Demand to implement recommendations of these Commissions is picking up in every corner of the country. It is quite justified and logical. However, at the same time, the community has yet to ponder over the resources available and the strategy for the development of ummah.

Economic Condition

Book review: Sufism: The Heart of Islam

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:37 PM PDT

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

Sufism is much misunderstood by both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. While Muslims think that Sufis are innovators in the religion and qabr-parast (grave worshipper) and therefore unacceptable, non-Muslims think that Sufism offers a peaceful alternative to violent face of Islam and therefore acceptable to them. The truth is somewhere between these two extremes and as Sadia Dehlvi aptly states in her book "Sufism: The Heart of Islam" it is "the spiritual undercurrent that flows through Islam."