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14 Aug. 2016: 09 Dzulqa'dah 37: Vol:7, No:137
Ahead of Independence Day
celebrations, 'police' raid Jamia Milia hostels: Students see a dangerous
pattern
Hundreds of students
gathered outside the main campus of Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi on
Saturday and shouted slogans against the Delhi police and the University
administration. The students alleged that Special Cell of the Delhi police and
some officials in the civil dress barged into the hostel campus of the
University and started shooting videos on the afternoon of Saturday. This came
after hostel residents of the University purported that during a raid the night
before, hostel officials had warned them of an NIA raid in their residential
complex in the wake of Independence Day celebration.The students who had
gathered to protest in Delhi on the campus alleged that at 2 PM on Saturday,
two cars with black shields entered the hostel premises and started clicking
pictures and shooting videos. When the students asked 'who they were', the
"officials" said they had the permission to do so from University
authorities. However, when contacted, the official of the institution merely
termed it as a rumour. Mehtab Alam, proctor at the University said, “This was a
routine check carried out by us before Independence Day, we did this before
Republic day too but there was no police involvement in it." But later a
PTI report quoted university official confirming that it was routine
verification by the police and also officials of the Delhi police confirming
the news. Protesting students questioned this surveillance and termed it as a
violation of their right to privacy and also pointed out at how the government
at the Centre is suspecting students of being involved in anti-national
activities just because it happens to be a minority institution. A scholar on
conditions of anonymity told Firstpost, "We couldn’t sleep the entire
night as we were told that there might be some raid in the hostel, it sent
chill down our spines and we were reminded of what happened with the University
students in the aftermath of Batla house encounter. Everyday someone was picked
up from the University. All sort of thoughts came to our minds, a scholar
cannot deliver in such pressures time and again.”Another student of the
University, seemingly exasperated, questioned the legitimacy of such raids by
police inside the campus. "Police are not allowed to enter the University
premises. It is the duty of the internal security of the University to ensure
law and order situation. Are we terrorists studying here at Jamia Millia that
police has come inside the hostel and is shooting videos? How can the
university allow that to happen?"Interestingly, a few students of the
University also claimed that a notice was put earlier in the year, mentioning
that Jamia is the prime target of terrorist groups operating in India.This was
not the first raid of its kind to happen in a university, ever since NDA-led
BJP govt has assumed power. It has remained in a continuous tussle with the
students' community all over the country. Students at the University of
Hyderabad and JNU have also complained of such patrolling by police personnel
in the campuses on more than one occasion.Meanwhile, students at Jamia have
decided a sit-out demanding suspension of the proctor and the provost and also
have asked the vice-chancellor of the University to address them immediately.
Firstpost tried to reach the V-C but his phone went unanswered. Firstpost
Jamia Millia Islamia
authorities seek action against police entering campus
New Delhi: The Jamia Millia
Islamia University authorities on Sunday demanded an action against police
personnel who entered the campus premises without permission."Taking
exception to the plain-clothed police personnel entering Jamia Millia Islamia
premises without permission, the authorities have written to Delhi Police
demanding suitable action against them," the university said in a
statement.IANS
Jamia Millia Islamia
Students Allege 'Surprise Checks' By Police In Hostels
Police Raid Triggers
Protests in Jamia Milia Islamia
Days after FIR filed
against Outlook magazine over anti-RSS report, publisher appoints a new Editor
On Saturday evening, the
staff at the magazine received an email from the executive director and
publisher of Outlook group, Indranil Roy, announcing the appointment of Rajesh
Ramachandran as the Editor-in-Chief with effect from August 16. Ramachandran
moves to Outlook from the Economic Times where he was Political Editor.Roy
asked the staff to welcome Ramachandran and extend him their full support.The
email did not mention the outgoing Editor-in-Chief Krishna Prasad.The top-level
editorial change in the magazine comes close on the heels of the publication of
an investigative report called ‘Operation #BabyLift’. Published on July 29, the
report by freelance journalist Neha Dixit documented how the RSS violated laws
to traffic 31 tribal girls from Assam to Punjab and Gujarat to ‘Hinduise’
them.The women's wing of the RSS issued a press release calling the report
“totally baseless, false and defaming the organisation”.On August 4, a First
Information Report was registered in Latasil police station in Assam against
the publisher, editor and reporter. The complaint was filed by Subhash Chandra
Kayal, Assistant Solicitor General of India at Guwahati High Court, Bijon
Mahajan, a lawyer and BJP spokesperson and Mominul Awwal of the BJP’s minority
cell.In an interview with The Hoot, Prasad said:“Threats against journalists
may be an occupational hazard but what we are seeing today is a more serious
attempt to shoot the messenger. The country is fast hurtling down a fascist
mode and this fiction of public narrative of demonizing journalists is
dangerous for free speech.” scroll.in
Outlook magazine ‘removes’
editor-in-chief Krishna Prasad days after magazine carried expose on RSS
‘KFC serving non-Halal chicken’ : A police
complaint filed against the company
http://muslimmirror.com/eng/kfc-serving-non-halal-chicken-alleges-journalist-files-police-complaint/
Hyderabad: According to an
independent investigation carried out by Bhopal based journalist Anam Ibrahim,
KFC is duping customers by serving non-halal chicken and using fake Halal
certificates. Ibrahim got an inkling of the alleged fraud when he visited a KFC
outlet in DB Mall, Bhopal where he asked the outlet manager about the chicken
being Halal or not. In response he was shown a photocopy of a halal certificate
issued by Mufti Anwar Khan of Mumbai to Venky’s Company. Noticing that the
certificate did not mention KFC’s name Ibrahim inquired further, upon which he
was told that the Venky’s Company supplies chicken to KFC and hence he is being
shown Venky’s certificate.When Ibrahim enquired with Venky’s company they
informed him clearly that their tie-up with KFC has ended three years ago. He
then contacted Mufti Anwar Khan in Mumbai who told him that he had given halal
certificate to Venky’s Company of Chennai which slaughters 1000 chicken in Pune
daily.Anam Ibrahim investigated further to find out from where it is procuring
its chicken since last three years. Ibrahim claims to have discovered that its
procuring non-halal chicken from Godrej Company in Mumbai. Ibrahim told
MuslimMirror.com that his claims are based on a thorough investigation which
also includes sting operations.On 06-08-2016 a written complaint has been filed
at MP Nagar police station (Bhopal) by Ibrahim along with eight other people
against KFC. The deliberation of the case is being carried out by CSP Bharti
Indu Sharma.In complaint Ibrahim has alleged that slaughter houses using
machines for slaughter have been given halal certificates by Muftis whereas for
a slaughter to be halal it has to be done by hand.Speaking to MuslimMirror.com
Ibrahim informed that he and his associates intend to file a petition against
KFC in court within next few days.Protesting against KFC and demanding its shut
down in India and world over they have written to PM Narendra Modi, External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath, Deoband, Bareilly, AIMPLB
and other Muslim organizations.Muslim Mirror
Moulavi Haneef spoke of
Islam, not terror: widespread anger in Kerala against arresting
Kozhikode: The arrest of
Mohammed Haneef alias Haneef Moulavi, a former at the Salafi masjid in
Kalikkadavu in Kasaragod, for alleged terror links has come as a shock for the
mosque committee and for those who know him personally. Moulavi was picked from
Kallikandi in Kannur district, where he has been working as the Khatib. He was
employed in the Salafi masjid in Kalikkadavu, run by the official faction of
the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) for about one year. It is learnt that
Moulavi was arrested on a complaint filed by Abdul Majeed, the father of Ashfaq
Majeed, one of the member of the group that fled Kasargod in early June and is
suspected to have joined the IS."Haneef Maulavi has no links with any
extremist group. In his Khutubas (sermons) he spoke only about the
religion," said T P Muhammdali Haji, the custodian of the mosque. "I
used to stay in the mosque during the whole month of Ramadan and I did not find
any stranger visiting Moulavi," he added.Haji said Moulavi left
Kalikkadavu mosque as he was offered a better salary by some others. "He
chose the Kallikandi mosque, which is closer to his house in Wayanad, as his
wife was pregnant," Haji said.The parents of the other youths who
disappeared from Kasaragod too could not believe that that the Moulavi has
links with terrorists. "The parents of Dr Ijas and Shiaz told me that they
have not an iota of doubt about Moulavi. Mumbai police had called Dr Ijaz's
father to know whether he has any complaints against the Moulavi and he had
replied in the negative," said BC Abdrehman, local leader of the IUML in
Padne.The youth went to the mosque at Kalikkadavu after they were prevented
from entering the Salafi mosque at Padne following frequent arguments.
"Haneef Moulavi used to recite the Quran beautifully and his speech was
marvellous. He had not conducted any classes exclusively for the youth nor has
he attended any of their programmes. How could he be made an accused in the
case?" asked Abdurehman. He said there was widespread anger brewing
against Majeed for 'falsely' implicating the Moulavi. "People here believe
that Majeed named Moulavi at the instance of the Mumbai police,"
Abdurehman said. He said that it was wrong to conclude that the youth who left
the country are Salafis.TOI
Kerala Islamic preacher
Hanif taken into custody
Mumbai police to get
custody of preacher Hanif
Atif, MBA convicted of
storing AK-56 released on bail; Bombay HC casts serious doubts over recovery
Mumbai: Raising serious
doubts over the prosecution case of a recovery of AK-56 at his instance, the
Bombay high court suspended the 10-year jail term of Atif Mulla, convicted
under the charges of POTA in the case of blasts in 2002-2003 at Mumbai Central,
Vile Parle and Mulund. Hearing his bail application on Thursday, a division
bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed ordered Mulla's release on a bail
of Rs 1.50 lakh and surety of the same amount. It has also asked him to deposit
the Rs 1.15 lakh fine ordered by the trial court and cautioned him not to
indulge in any illegal activities or leave the country.While releasing him on
bail, the high court observed that there were "serious doubts" about
the claim that police had recovered an AK-56 and 28 live cartridges at his
instance.A special court in April 2016 sentenced 10 accused, including Atif Nasir
Mulla for their involvement in the bomb blasts case that had claimed lives of
13 people.Mulla, an MBA from Padgha in Maharashtra was acquitted of charges of
conspiracy to cause bomb blasts but was sentenced 10 years rigorous
imprisonment for alleged recovery of Ak-56 at his instance.He was arrested on
April 15, 2003 and was released on bail by Bombay High Court in 2005. He was
however jailed again after the verdict of special court this year.Advocate
Mubin Solkar who argued for Mulla before high court expressed satisfaction and
said “We are happy that high court appreciated our points. There were many
loopholes in the prosecution case and trial court had not considered defence’s
argument during trial. The recovery of AK 56 was planted on Mulla to implicate
him”.During the argument Solkar pointed out many contradictions, irregularities
in the witness’s testimony and said that the conviction was based on faulty
appreciation of evidence by trial court. The high court accepted Solkar’s
argument, raised doubts over recovery and suspended Mulla’s sentence.With this
bail he became the third convict in the case to get bail from high
court.TwoCircles
NIA officers take training
in Urdu, Arabic to counter terror groups
Kolkata: The
officers of NIA are learning Urdu, Arabic and Persian to counter the growing
influence of terrorist organizations like JMB in the eastern region.The
necessity to have the basic knowledge of Arabic, Urdu and Persian was first
realised after the Khagragh Blast incident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in
2014. NIA, which was handed over the responsibility to investigate the
incident, faced problems when they stumbled upon large amount of literature in
Persian, Urdu and Arabic language.“After Khagragh blast in 2014 a large number
of pamphlets and literature were recovered which were in Urdu and Arabic
language. At that time we faced a lot of problems as our officers working at
the ground level hardly had any knowledge of these languages.PTI
Pakistan will dedicate its
Independence Day celebration to 'Kashmir's freedom': Pak high commissioner to
Delhi
New Delhi: Pakistan just
will not back down. Now its representative in India has said that Pakistan's
Independence Day celebration is dedicated to "Kashmir getting
freedom". As has Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif."Is saal ki Jashn e Azadi
hum Kashmir ki Azadi ke naam karte hain," Abdul Basit, Pakistan's high
commissioner to Delhi said on Saturday. That translates to "This year's independence
day celebrations are in the name of Kashmir's (future) independence."In
Pakistan, Sharif, to, dedicated the day "to the freedom movement in
Kashmir.""I dedicate this year's 14th Aug. to the freedom of
Kashmir," Express Tribune quoted Sharif as saying. Pakistan celebrate its
Independence on Aug.14.This latest provocation comes after Pakistan last week
proposed foreign secretary-level talks on Kashmir and the ongoing unrest there,
an issue India described as irrelevant to any Indo-Pak dialogue. TOI
Pak to continue to support
Kashmir’s ‘freedom’: Abdul Basit
Pakistan marks Independence
Day, President raises Kashmir issue
Pakistan flags, Burhan’s
posters appear in Srinagar before I-Day as new protests break out
Srinagar: Pakistan’s flags
and posters of Burhan Wani appeared in various parts of Srinagar on Sunday as
the Valley remained on edge and under curfew a day before India marked its 70th
year of independence. Law enforcement authorities later removed flags and
posters that were seen in downtown Srinagar as well as Natipora and Pantha
Chowk.This is the first time Pakistan’s flags have been seen flying in the
Valley since violence began in the state after Wani was killed on July 8,
although protesters have been spotted holding them aloft during protest
demonstrations.Their appearance in the Valley coincides with Pakistan’s
Independence Day, celebrated a day before India celebrates its own. Separatists in Kashmir have called a two-day
“referendum march” to Lal Chowk on Saturday and Sunday.Curfew remained firmly
in place in many parts of the city, as well as other major towns such as
Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Awantipora towns in south Kashmir and Kupwara and
Sopore towns in the north. Restrictions also continued in other areas of the
Valley, officials said.At least two civilians were injured in new protests and
clashes that broke out in Malangpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir on
Sunday morning. Protests were also reported from other parts of the Valley.
Tribune India
India snubs Pakistan, says
proposal of sending supplies to J&K is absurd
New Delhi:Indian govt on
Sunday strongly rebuffled Pakistan's offer to supply relief aid for people in J&K
in view of ongoing unrest in the Valley and called the move as rather 'absurd'.
"A communication was apparently delivered to our High Commission in
Islamabad on Aug.12. I can only characterise its contents that purpose of
sending supplies to Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir as absurd," Vikas
Swarup, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, said.Zee news
Pakistan to accord ‘warm
welcome’ to Arun Jaitley at SAARC meet
Islamabad:Pakistan has
decided to play a “good host” and avoid a repetition of the tense atmosphere
that prevailed during Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent visit by according a
“warm welcome” to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the SAARC ministerial
conference later this month.Jaitley is likely to attend SAARC Finance
Ministers’ Conference to be hosted in Islamabad on Aug.25 and 26 and there are
chances of “gracious handshakes” between Pakistan finance minister Ishaq Dar
and his Indian counterpart, finance ministry officials said.Govt has finalised
arrangements for the upcoming SAARC meet, a finance ministry statement said,
adding that Dar chaired a meeting to review arrangements for the conference.
Pakistan would play the role of a “good host” and try to keep the overall
ambiance positive, the statement added.PTI
PDP blames madrassas for
Kashmir unrest; NC says ‘Not even a single militant from madrassa’
Srinagar: MP and PDP member
Muzaffar Hussain Beigh’s comments in a national paper saying that ‘madrassas’
were responsible for the current unrest has ensued a huge backlash in the
valley.Beigh had represented the ruling PDP in the all-party meeting convened
by the Union governmnet to discuss the current unrest in Kashmir.National
Conference Working President Omar Abdullah expressed shock at Beigh’s statement
has and termed it as ‘perverse anti-Kashmir tirade and stereotypical Muslim
bashing at the All Party Meet’.“Not a single local young boy who has joined
militant ranks in recent months has come out from a Madrassa-based educational
background – this fact itself exposes the fallacy of what PDP is trying to
peddle for its own vested interests,” Omar said.“Some of these young boys were
toppers in the mainstream educational system while a few of them were
meritorious students in professional college programs. What PDP is trying to do
by distorting the truth is extremely dangerous and perverse,” he added.TCN
RSS' Muslim body to hoist
tricolour in 100 madrasas, Lecture On Cow Protection
Jaipur: Rastriya
Muslim Manch (RMM), a Muslim outfit of RSS will be hoisting national flag in
100 madrasas on August 15 in the state.Hoisting national flag at madrasas is a part
of RMM's national campaign. The move aimed at bringing these religious schools
into the mainstream, says RMM which was created by RSS ideologue Indresh Kumar
in 2005.Salawat Khan, national secretary of RMM claimed that flag hoisting
event will be followed by lectures on nationalism and cow protection by the
chief guest."Cow has been a religious symbol for Hindu community. It is
treated as mother. It becomes a humble duty of devout Muslims to ensure that
dignity of this religious figure should be maintained at any cost," said
Khan.He shared that keynote address in each seminary will have references from
the religious and history text talking about the protection of cow.
"Prophet Mohammad has considered cow milk as most beneficial to humans and
meat should not be consumed," said Khan. Following the rules laid down by
the prophet of Islam is compulsory for all Muslims.The move has also sparked
controversy with Muslim leaders questioning its intention. Ameen Kaimkhany,
president of Rajasthan Urdu Teachers Association, says that every urdu school
and registered madrasas have been celebrating both Independence and Republic
Day for years.TOI
BJP supporter killed in
clashes over cow smuggling in UP
Ballia: A BJP supporter
died when party workers clashed with police while protesting the arrest of 5
persons on charges of cow smuggling in Narhi area, today.While the protesters
alleged that the worker died in police firing, police have denied the
charge.Heavy police force has been deployed to bring the situation under
control and cases have been registered against BJP MLA Upendra Tiwari, 35 named
and 300 unnamed accused under various sections of IPC and 6 persons have been
arrested.SP Manoj Kumar Jha said the MLA and his supporters sat on dharna
before Narhi police station and clashed with police last night in protest
against the arrest and pelted stones when authorities tried to evict
them.Police then lobbed teargas shells and fired rubber bullets to disperse the
irate crowd, he said.District BJP chief Binod Dubey alleged that police used
batons and opened fire at the party workers leading to the death of Vinod Rai
and injury to 50 others.PTI
Owaisi dares Opposition
parties for open debate on Dalits and Muslims
Lucknow: AIMIM president
and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has dared the major political parties to hold
'Open Debate' on different issues related to Dalits and Muslims. "Instead
of labeling me as communal and anti-national, why not SP, BSP, Congress and BJP
sit for an open debate on the issues faced by the people especially Dalits and
Muslims. Either they should join me in open debate or I would come alone in
their meetings for the debate," said Owaisi while addressing State Level
AIMIM workers conference here today. Apart from political issues, AIMIM Chief
presented statistics based on census 2011 on educational status of Muslim
community in UP while targeting SP govt.Owaisi claimed as per census data the
literacy rate of Muslim in UP has gone down. In 2001, it was 58% which came
down by 2 per cent to 56 per cent. SP promised to create an educational hub in
the state where is that hub, are they going to show it to all with a magic
wand. If I question on this I am labeled as communal. "If Lohia ji would
have been alive, he must have said that AIMIM is working on his thoughts not
SP," he added.Not sparing Muslim leadership in other political parties, he
said Azam Khan, Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Ghulam Nabi Azad, etc. are not the
leaders of Muslims but they are the 'dealers' who arranges the Muslim vote-bank
for their respective parties. Muslims and Dalits were betrayed on all fronts by
such dealers.UNI
Am most infamous politician
as I give voice to community suppressed for 70 yrs: Owaisi
Owaisi eyes Dalit-Muslim
consolidation, coins ‘Jai Bheem, Jai Meem’
Gujarat Yatra Is Bringing
Dalits, Muslims Together in Shared Anger
Koth (Gujarat): Ever since
the communal riots of 2002, the factor of religion has camouflaged caste and
class conflict and their issues in Gujarat. It was not till the Parmars,
Vaghelas and Mewanis woke up to find their names in FIRs along with the
Muslims, that they cried betrayal. However, the Dalit-Muslim unity that has
come to the fore through the recent Dalit Asmita Yatra was not forged in a day.
The leaders behind the on-going Dalit movement have a story to tell.In the
aftermath of the riots, Ahmedabad Municipal Transport System fired 3,000 bus drivers and conductors.
Musabhai Abdulbhai Khatumbara was one of them. Musabhai is today the man
responsible for Gujarat’s Muslim community joining the movement in support of
the Dalits.“My brother was a victim of the riots” the 40-year-old Mushabhai
recalls. “A foreman in a garage, his life changed the night the police along
with some vigilantes picked him from our residence in Sarkhej. Ever since, he
has been arrested many times and criminal cases were filed against him.”“Later
they were released on bail only to be slammed with an exile order,” he
narrates.So the memories of the riots are still fresh. But doesn’t the fact that many Dalits were the foot
soldiers of 2002 still rankle with Muslims? “Woh Muslims ko murda gay ke naam
pe marte aur Dalits ko zinda gay ke naam pe marte hain,” he responds after a pause.
(They kill Muslims in the name of dead cows and Dalits in the name of live
cows).“The BJP in the state has pitted the Dalits against the Muslims, while
the higher caste people have been orchestrating such a strategy. The truth is
both the communities are marginalised and exploited,” he adds. thewire
Upper caste people
allegedly attack Dalits supporting Dalit Asmita Yatra
Rohit Vemula's mother to
participate in the Una Dalits rally
Cow politics can bring
Dalits & Muslims closer in UP:professor Badri Narayan
PIL in SC for action
against cow vigilantes for violent acts against Dalits, minorities
New Delhi:A petition has
been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and some states
to take action against so-called cow vigilantes, who are allegedly spreading
violence and committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities. PIL, filed by
Congress activist Tehseen S Poonawalla, said the violence committed by these
‘Gau Raksha’ groups have reached to such proportions that even PM Narendra Modi
recently declared them as people who are “destroying the society”. It alleged
these groups were committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities in the
name of protection of cows and other bovines and they needed to be “regulated
and banned in the interest of social harmony, public morality and law and order
in the country”. “Menace caused by the so-called cow protection groups is
spreading fast to every nook and corner of the country and is creating
disharmony among various communities and castes,” the petition said.It also
sought a direction to remove the alleged “violent content” uploaded on social
media and hosted by the cow protection groups. The plea sought to declare as
“unconstitutional” section 12 of the Gujarat Animal Prevention Act, 1954,
Section 13 of Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act, 1976, and Section 15 of
Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, which
provide for protection of persons acting in good faith under the Act or
rules.“These laws and the protection granted therewith act as a catalyst to
violence perpetrated by these vigilante groups,” it said. PTI
VHP slams Modi’s gau
rakshak remarks: ‘This is racial profiling’
New Delhi: Taking on PM
Narendra Modi for “insulting” gau rakshaks with his recent remarks against cow
vigilantes, the VHP Saturday said Modi’s move to ask state governments to
create dossiers of cow vigilantes amounts to “racial profiling” of Hindus. VHP
also asked the Centre to form a Gau Mantralaya (ministry for cows) and enact a
central legislation for cow protection. Expressing “utmost dissatisfaction and
agony” over Modi’s remarks, VHP’s acting president Pravin Togadia said that
instead of appreciating efforts of Hindus in protecting cows and initiating a
sincere dialogue with these “simple gau rakshaks”, Modi termed 80 per cent of
them “anti-social”. He called it an “insult not only of gau mata (mother cow)
but also of Hindus, as well as all those who gave their lives to protect cows”
indian express
Punjab: 3-time ex-Akali MLA
Balbir Bath; Capt Kanwaljit’s wife, daughter join AAP
Chandigarh: A former three
time Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Balbir Singh Bath joined the AAP Saturday .
He was welcomed into the party fold by state convenor Sucha Singh Chottepur and
Punjab affairs-incharge Sanjay Singh.Besides Bath, wife of former finance
minister in the SAD government Captain Kanwaljit Singh who died in a road
accident in 2009, Sarabjit Kaur along with her daughter Manpreet Kaur and
popular singer Sukhwinder Sukhi also joined AAP.Apart from them, a political
outfit Secular Lok Raj led by Harchand Singh Barsat, former OSD of Captain
Amarinder Singh, merged with AAP.After joining the party, Bath claimed that he
was feeling unwanted in SAD which was ignoring the Taksali Akalis played a
major role in SAD’s emergence in Punjab. He further claimed that the party has
become a fiefdom of the Badals.While welcoming the leaders in the party fold,
Sanjay Singh said their entires would add value to AAP. indianexpress
Shah Rukh Khan's detention
proves racial profiling is alive in US
New York: There are few
bigger celebrities in India than Shah Rukh Khan. Even at the age of 50, he
remains a dominant force in Bollywood and not immune to a little self
indulgence and narcissism. But the actor responded with remarkable patience and
grace after he was stopped at US customs this week — an experience that has now
befallen the movie star on three occasions.There was no explanation from US
Customs and Border Protection as to why the star of Om Shanti Om, Chak de!
India and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge should been stopped at Los Angeles
International Airport.The Independent
Shah Rukh Khan Should Have
Returned After Another Insult In The US, Says Shiv Sena
No Railway Budget from next
financial year, Arun Jaitley accepts Railway minister’s proposal
New Delhi: 92-year-old
practice of presenting a separate Rail Budget is set to come to an end from the
next fiscal, with the Finance Ministry accepting Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu’s proposal to merge it with the General Budget.According to railways, Finance
Ministry has now constituted a 5-member committee comprising senior officials
of the Ministry and the national transporter to work out the modalities for the
merger. The committee has been asked to submit its report by August 31.“I had
written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for merger of the Rail Budget with
General Budget. This will be in the Railway’s interest and also in the nation’s
interest. We are working out the modalities,” Prabhu told PTI.PTI
Urdu media has radicalised
Muslims, claims ex-BBC Urdu journalist Tufail Ahmad; also endorses Uniform Civil Code
Hyderabad: Accusing Urdu
media of radicalising the Muslim community, former BBC Urdu journalist Tufail
Ahmad urged strict action against Islamic preachers such as Brother Imran of
Hyderabad and others for inciting Muslims.Speaking at the launch of his book
‘Jihadist Threat to India’, the author and director of the South Asia Studies
Project, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), US said that
Islamism is a methodolgy and that Jihadism is the weaponised version of Islamism.The
book talks about the growth of Islamic extremism in India and Indian Muslims
response and role in it.“Through Islamism, Islam succeeded in wiping out Hindus
from Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he said.On Telangana CM announcement of 12 per
cent quota for Muslims, Ahmad opined that reservation be given to BPL families
and all communities will be covered in it. Endorsing Uniform Civil Code, Ahmad
said that the Code has been abused and misunderstood. According to him,
Islamism is nothing but an attempt to establish Sharia rule, which will not
allow democracy, secularism, expression of one's viewpoint. New Age Islam
website editor Sultan Shaheen said the violent verses of Islam were contextual
and do not hold relevance in the 21st century. new indian express/ meri news
Some Urdu papers, clerics
provoking radicalisation of Muslim youth in India:Tufail Ahmad
WORLD
Imam, assistant shot dead
outside New York mosque after prayers
New York: A Muslim cleric
and a second man were fatally shot by a lone gunman on Saturday while walking
together following afternoon prayers at a mosque in the New York City borough
of Queens, authorities said.Police said 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and
his 64-year-old associate, Thara Uddin, were shot in the back of the head as
they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque shortly before 2 pm.Both men were
later pronounced dead, an administrator at Jamaica Hospital said.Police said no
motive has been established and there was no reason to believe the men were
shot because they were Muslim. No suspects are in custody.“There’s nothing in
the preliminary investigation to indicate that they were targeted because of
their faith,” said deputy inspector Henry Sautner of the New York Police
Department.Sautner said video surveillance shows the victims were approached
from behind by a man in a dark polo shirt and shorts who shot them and then
fled with the gun still in his hand.HT
NY Imam, 2nd man fatally
shot after afternoon prayers
Leaders of New York mosque
killed in daylight shooting
300 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa
complex on Jewish holiday
Jerusalem: Hundreds of
hardline Israelis stormed East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound and several
were arrested during a Jewish religious festival on Sunday. Around 300 Jews
visited the flashpoint compound, according to Israeli police spokesman Micky
Rosenfeld, who said seven were arrested for chanting or deviating from a route
set by the police. Jerusalem-based Palestinian activist group Wadi Hilweh
Information Center posted pictures on social media of Jews praying outside the
gates of the compound. For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third
holiest site. Jews, for their part, refer to the area as the "Temple
Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. Anadoluagency
300 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex on Jewish
holiday
Hamas denies Netanyahu’s
accusations on NGO funds
Gaza: Palestinian group
Hamas has decried accusations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for
the group of seizing funds from Gaza-based international aid organizations. In a Sunday statement, Hamas termed
Netanyahu’s accusations as “lies” and “bare of truth”. “These remarks were
meant to deceive world public opinion, pressure international aid organizations
in Gaza and justify the criminal blockade on the strip,” the statement said. Anadoluagency
Iraq: PYD frees abducted
Syrian Kurdish leader
Erbil, Iraq:Forces of the
PYD, the Syrian affiliate of the terrorist PKK organization, on Sunday released
the head of Syria’s Kurdish National Council, Ibrahim Biro, who was abducted
one day earlier in the northeastern al-Hasakah province, a Kurdish official has
said."Ibrahim Biro, who was abducted by PYD forces, was brought to a place
close to Iraqi border with Syria and released overnight," Nuri Birimo, a
senior member of Kurdistan KDP-S told Anadolu Agency. Anadoluagency
Syria: PYD abducts head of
Kurdish National Council
Iraq President ratifies
death penalty for convicts in 2014 air force cadets by Daesh
http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraq-ratifies-death-penalty-for-convicts-in-speicher-massacre/628401
Baghdad : Iraqi President
Fuad Masum on Sunday ratified the death sentences of 36 people in connection
with the 2014 mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi air force cadets by Daesh
militants in northern Iraq. In a Sunday statement, Iraqi Presidency said Masum
has “approved all the death sentences handed down in the crime of the Speicher
Camp”.Anadoluagency
Airstrike kills 10 children
in Yemen
Sanaa: At least 10 children
were killed in an airstrike on a school in Yemen’s stronghold of the Houthi
group on Saturday, aid group Doctors Without Borders said. The group said on
Twitter that 28 children were also injured in the attack in Haydan of Saada
province. The aid agency said the children were aged between eight and 15, but
without specifying which group was behind the airstrike. On Saturday, Saudi
media said that a senior Houthi leader had been killed in an airstrike by the
Saudi-led coalition in Saada. Anadoluagency
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