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BSP expels Mukthar Ansari, brother
Naseema: Story of a girl who took on sex trafficking in Bihar
Muslim varsity alumni give healing touch at Kumbh
Urdu translation of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim released
Be alert for Census 2011: Muslim group
Couple seeks mercy killing along with five blind sons
Maulana Asrarul Haque talks about his work as MP of Kishanganj
Bihari Muslim NRI writes to CM for electricity in his Jehanabad village
Honour to Dr. G. S. Hashmi of AMU
Indefinite hunger strike for Batla encounter probe
Milli Council may launch movement for sub-quota in WRB
Christians up in arms against Hindutva terror in MP

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 08:44 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Friday expelled criminal-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother Afzal from the primary membership of the party. Both brothers are at present in jail.

"Ansari's involvement in criminal activities led our party president to take the decision to expel him," a BSP press release released here said.

Naseema: Story of a girl who took on sex trafficking in Bihar

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT

By Mohd Hasnain Arij for TwoCircles.net,

Muzaffarpur: When she grew up and started schooling she was told not to disclose her address to her classmates. Today her home is regularly visited by media, commoners and NGOs. Naseema, now 30, had to endure the stigma of being resident of sex workers colony, popularly known as red light area all these years. Overcoming all pressure to get involved in the trade of the area, she studied till matriculation, and then launched anti-trafficking drive. This past March she won Real Hero award from CNN-IBN and Reliance for her heroic deed.

Muslim varsity alumni give healing touch at Kumbh

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT

By Prashant Sood, IANS,

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) : As a sea of mostly Hindu pilgrims descended here for the Kumbh Mela, Azim Mir Khan was among the many doctors who attended to their aches, pains and ailments as part of a medical camp set by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) alumni.

The camp organised by the Sir Syed Forum, as the group is called, at the Sati Kund temple in Kankhal near here coincided with Baisakhi and Mesh Sakranti - two of the most auspicious days for taking a bath in the Ganga during the Kumbh Mela.

Urdu translation of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim released

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:31 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: The Urdu translation of the famous book, Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror written by Prof. Mahmood Mamdani was released by renowned poet and newly appointed Rajya Sabha Member Jawed Akhtar on Thursday here at Constitution Club.

The book argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western power, and that the terrorist movement at the center of Islamist politics is an even more recent phenomenon, one that followed America's embrace of proxy war after its defeat in Vietnam.

Be alert for Census 2011: Muslim group

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:18 AM PDT

By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: With the aim to create awareness among Muslims about the Census 2011 and to teach them how to ensure their complete and correct entries in the census register, Maharashtra-based Federation of Minorities NGOs (FMN) has launched a state-wide campaign.

Couple seeks mercy killing along with five blind sons

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:24 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : Fed up of their penury and the burden of their five blind sons, a couple in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district has sought mercy killing for their entire family.

Munauwar (60) and his wife Rubina (55) have pleaded for mercy killing in their letter sent to President Pratibha Patil, Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi, state Chief Minister Mayawati and other authorities of Mau district, about 300 km from Lucknow.

"We don't want to live any more. It's miserable. We are not even able to arrange food for ourselves on a daily basis," Munauwar told reporters in Mau Friday.

Maulana Asrarul Haque talks about his work as MP of Kishanganj

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:20 AM PDT

By Md Mudassir Alam,

Maulana Asrarul Haque Qasmi, first time Member of Parliament, won Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in 2009 after five consecutive failures. As he is also Member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, President of All India Talimi wa Milli Foundation and Vice-President of All India Milli Council, people have high expectations from this maulana-politician. In an interview with Md. Mudassir Alam, the Congress MP talks about his work as MP and the issues his Muslim-dominated constituency is confronting.

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:35 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Patna: A Non-Resident Indian of Bihar origin has written from Qatar to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urging him to order to fix electricity problem in his Kako village in Jehanabad district. For the last 15 days the village is in dark. As the villagers are disappointed with the lethargic attitude of the local government officials, they decided to call Shakil Kakvi, the NRI from the village now living in Qatar, to write to the CM.

Honour to Dr. G. S. Hashmi of AMU

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:35 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: Dr. G. S. Hashmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University has been nominated as member to the editorial team of the International Journal of Rare Tumors and Journal of Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology Research.

Indefinite hunger strike for Batla encounter probe

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:29 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: After all democratic means of protest for a judicial probe into the Batla House encounter failed to convince the government, Jamia Nagar residents now have sat on an indefinite hunger strike to press the demand. The strike is the latest in the series of fresh intensified protests following the disclosure of the revealing autopsy report of the two Azamgarh youths killed in the shootout in September 2008.

Milli Council may launch movement for sub-quota in WRB

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:23 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: To build up pressure on the Central Government during the concluding Budget Session, All India Milli Council (AIMC) along with other Muslim and Dalit organizations called a press conference on Thursday, the day Parliament resumed for the session, to reiterate their demand for sub-quota for Muslims, Dalits and other minorities in the Women Reservation Bill (WRB).

Christians up in arms against Hindutva terror in MP

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:27 PM PDT

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles, net,

Bhopal: The Christians in Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), ruled central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are up in arms against the alleged harassment from right wing Hindu groups symbolizing saffron forces perpetuating Hindutva philosophy.

To express their ire and anger towards these forces in a democratic manner and demanding protection and fair treatment, the Christians would hold a protest march and form human chain on April 18 in Bhopal to highlight their plight.