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Reinvestigate Jaipur blasts, punish erring probe officers: Civil groups
IPS officer sent to judicial custody in Sohrabuddin case
‘Missing’ Gujarat minister emerges in cabinet meet
Muslims on a leash...held by Shiv Sena and Modi's men
Salman Ahmad was not a minor, rules court
Enforcing the Shariah: Some Critical Considerations
Prez approves AMU centres in Murshidabad, Malappuram
Retired judge to probe Jamia recruitment irregularities
Mother of 26/11 victim cheated of compensation?
Higher studies still a problem for Malabar
SIO to its cadres: Join filmmaking profession for social cause
Time to question politics of terror bombings: Civil groups
The common bases for Hindu-Muslim dialogue
Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Ladakh – Part 2
IDB offers interest-free loan to Muslims for medical, engg courses
6 teens caught trying to cross LoC
Program organized to review the Scheme for Minority Women empowerment

Reinvestigate Jaipur blasts, punish erring probe officers: Civil groups

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:20 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: In the light of exposure of Hindu extremists' involvement in the Ajmer Dargah blasts, civil groups in Rajasthan have demanded fresh probe of Jaipur serial bombings of May 2008. They have also demanded criminal action against erring probe officers for misguiding the investigation, under pressure from the then state BJP government, despite clear indications of involvement of Hindutva terror.

IPS officer sent to judicial custody in Sohrabuddin case

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:16 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: Deputy commissioner of the Ahmedabad crime branch Abhay Chudasama, accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case, was Wednesday sent to judicial custody after the CBI demand for additional seven days' remand was turned down.

Chudasama, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was presented before the court on the completion of his seven days' remand with a request for a further equal extension to probe certain important aspects of the investigations into the Sohrabuddin case.

‘Missing’ Gujarat minister emerges in cabinet meet

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:49 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

Ahmedabad: The suspense about the 'missing' Minister of State for Home Amit Shah came to an end on Wednesday, with the latter attending the state cabinet meeting and chairing a high-level meeting of the home and police department. The minister was conspicuous with his absence in some key government programs on May 1. His sudden disappearance coinciding arrest of an IPS officer in connection with Sohrabuddin case had caused suspense.

Muslims on a leash...held by Shiv Sena and Modi's men

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:39 AM PDT

By Farzana Versey,

When the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena start protecting Muslims, it is time for our antennae to go up. They are parochial parties, and the former's role in the Bombay riots and its communal stance is well-known.

The case of Majid Khan that I had written about - Dogs allowed, but not Muslims - has taken a turn because these two parties have done the turncoat act from their positions. They went to the building from where he was barred, held a meeting with the society members and asked them if they had a problem with a Muslim staying there.

Salman Ahmad was not a minor, rules court

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:07 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: A city court Wednesday ruled that Salman Ahmad,a Delhi serial bombings accused, was not a minor at the time of the serial bombings in the capital Sep 13, 2008.

The court dismissed Ahmad's plea for a trial before the Juvenile Justice Board on the ground that he was a minor at the time of the terror attack.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja rejected Ahmad's application, saying that after examining the evidence and witnesses it was clear that he is not a minor at the time of the blasts.

Enforcing the Shariah: Some Critical Considerations

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:37 AM PDT

By Maulana Waris Mazhari,

(Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)

Prez approves AMU centres in Murshidabad, Malappuram

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:35 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: The President of India in the capacity of Visitor of Aligarh Muslim University granted approval to new off-campus centres to come up in Murshidabad (West Bengal) and Malappuram (Kerala). Vice Chancellor Prof P.K. Abdul Azis said that the deck is now cleared for the two centres. AMU received the approval yesterday from the office of President of India Pratibha Patil under Section 12 (2) of the University Act.

Retired judge to probe Jamia recruitment irregularities

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:29 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia is launching an independent inquiry into suspected irregularities in appointments and promotions during the tenure of the previous vice chancellor, Prof Mushirul Hasan, it is reliably learnt.

The decision was taken by the Executive Council of Jamia Millia Islamia at its meeting April 29, university sources told IANS.

Mother of 26/11 victim cheated of compensation?

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:46 AM PDT

By IANS,

Patna : The mother of a Mumbai terror attack victim has filed a complaint in a Bihar court against two villagers for allegedly cheating her of the compensation paid to her.

Sajida Khatoon's 35-year-old son Mohammad Mukhtar was killed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai in the November 2008 attack. Mukhtar was one of the nine people from Bihar killed in the mayhem.

Khatoon, a resident of Kakrar village in Sheikpura district, said in her complaint filed Tuesday that she was entitled to get Rs.16 lakh as compensation, a district court official said Wednesday.

Higher studies still a problem for Malabar

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:33 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Calicut: Malabar has again come out with golden feathers in the Kerala State Secondary Examination results announced on Monday. However, the options for higher studies are still a problem for the northern part of the state. The lack of necessary higher education options in northern Kerala is supposed to affect nearly half a lakh of students who have passed the exam.

SIO to its cadres: Join filmmaking profession for social cause

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:34 PM PDT

By TCN News,

Mumbai: The Students Islamic Organisation of India has asked its members not to take filmmaking as a forbidden profession anymore. For long, Muslims as a community have been in doubt about utilizing this medium. Now it's time for SIO activists to enter this field and show a vibrant cultural activism, SIO leaders said at a workshop on Short Film & Documentary Making organized by the youth group in Mumbai.

Time to question politics of terror bombings: Civil groups

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:38 PM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

New Delhi: What is the motive of terror bombings in India in the last one decade and who has benefited, politically, from these anti-national activities, asked civil and some political groups today here at a symposium and asserted that it's time for citizens to ask the government on security lapses and why no punishment to officials for these lapses.

The common bases for Hindu-Muslim dialogue

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:34 PM PDT

By Maulana Waris Mazhari

(Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)

The first step in the quest for inter-community dialogue is the search for common ground. Religious and cultural differences divide Hindus and Muslims from each other. This diversity need not necessarily be seen as intimidating, however. In fact, the Quran explains that diversity is natural. The Quran instructs us thus: 'If God so willed, He could make you all one people' (16:93).

Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Ladakh – Part 2

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:32 PM PDT

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

Recent Developments

IDB offers interest-free loan to Muslims for medical, engg courses

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:24 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Patna: Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah has invited applications for scholarship cum interest-free education loan from meritorious but financially needy Indian Muslim students to help them to pursue professional courses such as Medical and Engineering.

6 teens caught trying to cross LoC

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:18 AM PDT

By Sheikh Imran Bashir, AIP,

Srinagar: Six teenagers trying to cross over to Pakistan were caught in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district and handed over to their parents Tuesday.

These boys were detained when they were found at Regipora Kupwara with intention of infiltrating to other side of boarder.

The teens were re-united by the police with their families in the presence of media in Baramulla.

Program organized to review the Scheme for Minority Women empowerment

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:13 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: To review the process and to draw a map for effective implementation of Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women, Ministry of Minority Affairs today organized an interaction with women organizations in New Delhi which was attended by representatives of a large number of women organizations from different part of the country.