FIRING IN FORBESGANJ Modi of Bihar replicates Modi of Gujarat
Vol. XLIX No. 13
Date: June 26, 2011
Anugraha Women’s PU College opened at Kalladka
The opening ceremony of Anugraha Women’s PU College at Kalladka held on June 5, was well-attended by Ramanath Rai, MLA Bantwal; U.T. Khader, MLA Mangalore South;
Equating Anna with Ramdev
Over-spoken and boasting functionaries in Union government and ruling Congress are at mistake to equate movements of Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev at par, when they think that they can…
Blackmailing the Parliament?
Prakash Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal is the sole member of the opposition to opine on the Lokpal Bill in response to Pranab Mukherjee’s request
Implement Female Centric Laws
Trafficking of women, female foeticide and infanticide seem to have multiplied in India keeping at the world’s fourth most dangerous place for women, as per a survey conducted by Thomson…
RESEARCH ON SOCIAL TRENDS IN SAUDI FICTION
Hifzur Rahman, press secretary at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh received his doctorate recently from the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in New Delhi for his dissertation titled
UNIQUE ISLAMIC ENCYCLOPAEDIA IN THE OFFING
Work is under way to establish the first global Islamic historical encyclopaedia of its kind on the Haj, Makkah, the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah
FIVE PALESTINIANS WOUNDED IN ANTI-SEPARATION WALL RALLY
Five Palestinian peace activists were wounded on June 17 by Israeli forces during weekly anti-separation wall rallies in various West Bank villages
IRAQIS STAGE DUELLING RALLIES IN BAGHDAD
Hundreds of Iraqis are rallying in central Baghdad in duelling pro- and anti-government demonstrations.
ANOTHER FRIDAY CARNAGE IN SYRIA
Syrian security forces killed at least 16 people on June 17, including a teenage boy, as thousands of people poured into the streets across the country calling for the downfall…
SPAIN FREEZES ASSETS OF MUBARAK ASSOCIATE
Spain has frozen 33 million euros ($47 million) in accounts held by a detained Egyptian associate of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and relatives of the detainee, who is also wanted…
NEW CONSTITUTION GIVES MOROCCO’S PM MORE POWERS
Morocco’s reformed constitution will make officials more accountable and will give the government greater powers, but King Mohammed will remain a key power-broker in the security, military and religious fields,…
CAIR SAYS GOP CANDIDATES SEEM AT EASE WITH ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on June 14 expressed concern about the acceptance of anti-Muslim sentiment displayed by Republican presidential candidates during last night’s debate in New Hampshire
HC ADMITS CBI PLEA FOR DEATH SENTENCE IN BILKIS BANO
In a setback to three convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, a division bench the Bombay HC comprising Justice NH Patil and justice Mridula Bhatkar has admitted appeal by the…
INDIA 4TH MOST DANGEROUS PLACE FOR WOMEN!
A new survey has named India among the top five countries in the world that are considered ‘most dangerous places’ for women. The survey, produced by the recently launched TrustLaw website…
CAN ARMY KILL, RAPE AND YET ENJOY IMMUNITY? SC ASKS
Irked by the Centre’s diametrically diverse views on army and paramilitary forces’ immunity from criminal prosecution in fake encounter killings, the Supreme Court on June 16 asked the government to…
GUJARAT HC ORDERS CBI TO PROBE SADIQ ENCOUNTER CASE
The Gujarat High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into Sadiq Jamal Mehtar’s encounter, allegedly masterminded by tainted IPS officer D G Vanzara. This is the first encounter case handed…
CENTRAL LAW TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
Taking lessons from the murder of investigative journalist J Dey in Mumbai recently, the government on Jun e 16 said it was planning to bring a central law to protect…
MUSLIM BODIES FLAY GOVT OVER FORBESGANJ ‘INACTION’
The killing of four persons of a minority community, including a baby child and a pregnant woman, in police firing at Forbesganj in Araria district on June 3 has generated…
REFRESHER COURSES FOR MADRASA TEACHERS AND MUSLIM MANAGED SCHOOLS AT
The Centre for Promotion of Science, Aligarh Muslim University organised two science refresher courses for teachers from Deeni Madaris and Muslim-managed schools. While addressing the valedictory programme, Professor Wazahat Husain,…
A SPEECH OF SORTS Netanyahu’s Coup
So, the politicians have had their say. After a bellyful of speeches by Obama that seemed to have convinced no one but himself (which is only what he is good…
‘PERMANENT’ DESPAIR Did Egypt Really Open Rafah Crossing?
For most Palestinians, leaving Gaza through Egypt is as exasperating a process as entering it. Governed by political and cultural sensitivities, most Palestinian officials and public figures refrain from criticising…
Mahatma on the Mars
Winston Churchill, who had extraordinary command over the English language, was usually unkind to Mahatma Gandhi. He would call him “a naked fakir” or a “mendicant”. Now this mendicant has…
‘Rot the Grain than Let the Hungry Eat It’ The
India at present finds itself at the centre of a paradoxical situation: mounting foodgrains coexisting with a massive hunger. The year 2011 is all set to witness a bumper harvest…
Listen to the 5th Estate, Listen!
As we rush to the Press, some key questions especially the one on the Lokpal Bill, also described as the “Jokepal Bill” by “My Lords and Ladies Gay”, remain unanswered.…
Reading of Democracy in Islamic Perspective
A key feature of world politics in recent years has been the resurgence of religious issues and organisations into public affairs. Whether with the Christian coalition in the U.S, Hindu…
Benevolence to Relations
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: “A person, who wants that there may be abundance…
Their Hearts are Ignorant
Nay, their hearts are ignorant of all this; and their deeds too vary from the way. They will persist in these deeds until We seize with Our chastisement those of…
Dangerous Place for Women! Remove the Stigma!
Women form half of humanity. But it is a sad fact, distressing and telltaling that they do not enjoy the kind of security and protection they need and should be…
IAMC Condemns Massacre of Innocent Villagers in Forbesganj
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India ‘s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has strongly condemned the shocking and inhumane killing of six innocent villagers,…
FIRING IN FORBESGANJ Modi of Bihar replicates Modi of Gujarat
When we have our own Modi, why should we import one,” Nitish had said during last assembly elections in Bihar. He did not budge to the BJP demand to let…
