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- Ansari wins praise for handling Rajya Sabha ruckus
- Mohammad (PBUH) as liberator
- SP goes on offensive on BSP protesting Maulana Tauqir Raza arrest
- PM apologises to Ansari
- Ulema Council condemns arrest of Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan
- Will women quota bill strengthen only political dynasties?
- Youth affairs and women empowerment on AIMPLB agenda for Lucknow
- Release Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan: Muslim bodies
- PFI holds Muslim reservation rally in Delhi
- International Women’s Day: women group calls for protection of rights
- Marginalized groups march to Parliament for quota within women quota
- UP Muslim MLAs in fray for wakf board posts
- Indians divided over Husain's Qatari citizenship
- BJP, CPI-M welcome suspension of MPs
- Cleric arrested for communal clash in Bareilly
- Suspended MPs squat inside house, Rajya Sabha adjourned again
- Lok Sabha adjourned again over women's bill protests
- M.F. Husain surrenders Indian passport in Qatar
- Chequered history of women's reservation bill
| Ansari wins praise for handling Rajya Sabha ruckus Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:42 AM PST By IANS, New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, a relative newcomer to politics, won praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others for the manner in which he controlled the ruckus in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday over physical eviction of seven suspended opposition members from the house. "I must compliment the chairman and the deputy chairman for the manner in which they handled the situation," Manmohan Singh said while intervening in the over three-hour debate in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday on the Women's Reservation Bill that the house later passed 186-1. |
| Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:04 AM PST By Asghar Ali Engineer, This month we celebrated the birth day of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It is celebrated by Muslims with great devotion and reverence. But often it has been seen that devotees do not reflect on the message of the person whom they so venerate. It just becomes a tradition rather than occasion for deep reflection. Muslims also refer to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as Muhsin-e-Insaniyyat i.e. the benefactor of humanity but hardly care to know in what respect he became benefactor? |
| SP goes on offensive on BSP protesting Maulana Tauqir Raza arrest Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:21 AM PST By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: With an eye on muslim votebank the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday raked up issue of Maulana Tauqir Raza's arresting in Bareilly. Capitalising on it the party directed its muslim MLAs and leaders to raise the issue among their community. |
| Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:19 AM PST By IANS, New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday apologised to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari for the "disrespect shown to you" by MPs opposed to the women's reservation bill. "I owe you a profound apology for the disrespect shown to you. These things should never have happened. They have happened, and we have to reflect how to we have to streamline our functioning in future so that these things don't take place," he said in the upper house. |
| Ulema Council condemns arrest of Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:31 AM PST By TCN News, Azamgarh: Rashtriya Ulema Council has strongly condemned the arrest of famous Muslim cleric and president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan by Bareilly police on Monday for his alleged role in the last week's communal violence in the UP district. The Police have accused Maulana of delivering inflammatory speech that led to communal tension in the district around Eid Miladun Nabi celebrations. |
| Will women quota bill strengthen only political dynasties? Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:25 AM PST By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: Whether women reservation bill will only strengthen political dynasties in India is a fear that has strong ground in the political history of the country which has seen several political families rising and capturing political power. Even today there are a dozen odd families which have considerable presence in both state and national politics. The female members of such families are ahead in the grab. |
| Youth affairs and women empowerment on AIMPLB agenda for Lucknow Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:03 AM PST By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Youth affairs and women empowerment will hog the limelight during the upcoming annual convention of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) at Lucknow between March 19-21. The board is meeting for the first time in Lucknow where the executive committee meetings will be held in Islamic seminary Nadwatul Uloom while a Jalsa-e-Aam (open house) is scheduled in Aishbagh Eidgaah on March 21. |
| Release Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan: Muslim bodies Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:43 AM PST By TCN News, New Delhi: Several Muslim organizations have demanded immediate release of Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Jadid and Ittehad-e-Millat Council. Maulana Khan was arrested late Monday in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh in connection with the last week's communal clashes there. Security was intensified in the district following his arrest. |
| PFI holds Muslim reservation rally in Delhi Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:26 AM PST By TCN News, New Delhi: As part of its ongoing two-month long national reservation campaign for Muslims the Popular Front of India (PFI) Delhi unit conducted a rally in the national capital on 7th March demanding immediate implementation of Ranganath Mishra Commission report which has recommended reservation for Muslims. The rally visited Muslim dominated areas like Zakir Negar, Batla House, Abul Fazal and Shaheen Bagh. |
| International Women’s Day: women group calls for protection of rights Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:24 AM PST By TCN News, Hyderabad: On 100th anniversary of International Women's Day (8th March), Hyderabad based organization Nisa Research and Resource Centre for Women organized a program in Hyderabad calling for protection of women's rights both by civil society and governments. |
| Marginalized groups march to Parliament for quota within women quota Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:05 AM PST By TCN Staff Reporter, |
| UP Muslim MLAs in fray for wakf board posts Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:53 AM PST By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Four MLAs filed their nominations in the elections for the membership of Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Board of Waqfs (SCBW) on Monday. The list includes Riyaz Ahmed and Imran Masood from Samajwadi Party (SP) and Farhat Hasan and Mujtaba Siddiqui from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Polling for the SCBW elections will be held on Tuesday here in Lucknow. |
| Indians divided over Husain's Qatari citizenship Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:34 AM PST By IANS, New Delhi : Should Maqbool Fida Husain, who put the Indian contemporary art on the world map, have given up Indian citizenship? The artistic community is sharply divided. While some feel that he should not have left India, others contend that he wanted to put the past behind him and find a new home before he dies. The 95-year-old painter met Deepa Wadhwa, India's ambassador to Qatar, Sunday and surrendered his Indian passport. |
| BJP, CPI-M welcome suspension of MPs Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:04 AM PST By IANS, New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India -Marxist (CPI-M) welcomed Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari's decision to suspend seven MPs disrupting the house and asked the government to discuss and pass the women's quota bill Tuesday itself. |
| Cleric arrested for communal clash in Bareilly Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:17 AM PST By IANS, Lucknow : Security was Tuesday intensified in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district following the arrest of a leading cleric for his alleged role in last week's communal clash. Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan, president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, was arrested late Monday from Bareilly, about 250 km from here. It was his "rabble rousing speech" that had led to communal tension in the district last week, officials said. |
| Suspended MPs squat inside house, Rajya Sabha adjourned again Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:10 AM PST By IANS, New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned again when the seven MPs who had been suspended earlier Tuesday for unruly behaviour continued to squat on the floor and effusively greeted vice chairman P.J. Kurien when the house reassembled at 2 p.m. It was the third adjournment for the Rajya Sabha, which has been witnessing repeated disruptions for two consecutive days over differences on the women's reservation bill. Apparently unrepentant, the seven MPs got up to greet Kurien who adjourned the house till 3 p.m. |
| Lok Sabha adjourned again over women's bill protests Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:07 AM PST By IANS, New Delhi : Noisy protests against quotas for women in legislative bodies again forced adjournments of the Lok Sabha Tuesday with MPs of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) continuing their protests and slogan shouting. The Women's Reservation Bill led to three disruptions of the lower house after similar protests forced four adjournments Monday. When her repeated pleas fell on deaf ears, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the house till 4 p.m. after members reassembled at 2 p.m. |
| M.F. Husain surrenders Indian passport in Qatar Posted: 08 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PST By IANS, New Delhi: Iconic artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who has been granted Qatari citizenship, has surrendered his Indian passport to the Indian embassy in Doha, an official said. The 95-year-old painter met Deepa Wadhwa, India's ambassador to Qatar, Sunday and surrendered his Indian passport, M.R. Qureshi, second secretary at the Indian embassy in Doha, told IANS over the phone. Indian law prohibits dual citizenship. Once someone accepts citizenship of another country, he has to forego his Indian passport. |
| Chequered history of women's reservation bill Posted: 08 Mar 2010 08:20 PM PST By IANS, New Delhi: Following is the chequered history of the women's reservation bill moved in the Rajya Sabha Monday that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the country's legislatures: 1996 -- The Deve Gowda government introduces the women's reservation bill as 81st Constitutional Amendment Bill. 1998 -- The bill is re-introduced in the 12th Lok Sabha as the 84th Constitutional Amendment Bill by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 1999 -- The NDA government re-introduces the bill in the 13th Lok Sabha. |
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