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SC steers clear from
Uniform Civil Code issue, to decide legal validity of triple talaq, polygamy,
halala
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Tuesday made it clear that it will not go into the question of uniform
civil code but confine itself only to the legal validity of `triple talaq’
raised in various petitions. A 3-judge bench of Chief Justice JS Khehar and
Justices NV Ramana and DY Chandrachud gave this clarification when counsel
wanted know whether uniform civil code is one of the issues to be taken up for
consideration. CJI said “UCC is not an issue at all in this case. It is a pure
question of law. It is more of a human rights issue.” Terming triple talaq as a
serious issue of human rights, the Supreme Court today said that it will not
hear the issue of the Uniform Civil Code along with it as it was a different
matter altogether. The SC further stated that it will begin hearing on the
matter from May 11."It's a matter of human rights, so we would deal with
it properly," the SC observed. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions
on the Constitutional legitimacy of triple talaq and polygamy in the Muslim
community. The matter also involves a suo motu case initiated by the Supreme
Court in this regard.The SC also asked the parties to frame the issues and
decide on the lawyers who will be arguing the matter.“Sit together and decide
and let us know”, the court said and posted the matter for day after tomorrow.“We
will post it for hearing in the first week of summer vacation,” remarked
Justice Khehar.The Bench asked the counsel to submit a list of points to be
decided by the court on Thursday. The
issues to be decided by the court include: Whether the SC has the jurisdiction
to examine the constitutional validity of the religious practices under
challenge (talaq-e-bidat, nikah halala, and polygamy)?Whether triple talaq, a
religious practice is an integral part of religion and, therefore, neither
protected by Article 25 of the Constitution nor immune from judicial review? Whether
polygamy is neither a positive tenet of Islam nor a valid religious practice?Whether
instantaneous triple-talaq in one sitting (talaq-e-bidat) in the absence of
witnesses and without any attempt at reconciliation is legally permissible? Whether
the religious practices under challenge have been abolished by various Islamic
states, which establishes the fact that such practices are not integral to the
practice of Islam?Whether SC needs to intervene and protect the Fundamental
Rights of Muslim women of India in the face of gender discrimination?Whether
the religious practices under challenge have been denounced by recognised
international organisations, including the UNO, as they cause gender
discrimination and also impact India’s treaty obligations under international
treaties and covenants that India is signatory to?Whether the All India Muslim
Personal Law Board and similar associations have the authority to determine and
declare the personal law applicable in India for the numerous sects and
sub-communities of Islam that exist in India and practice Islam in various
ways?Asian Age/ India TV news
Uniform Civil Code and triple
talaq are separate issues;SC
Triple talaq an issue of
human rights, says SC; hearing to begin May 11
Will deal triple talaq as
human rights issue, says SC
Will deal with only legal
aspect of Polygamy, triple talaq, Halala: SC
No need to stand during
national anthem when part of a film: Supreme Court, modifying earlier order
Modifying its earlier
order, the Supreme Court has now said that audience need not stand when the
National Anthem is played as storyline in a film, newsreel or documentary. The
apex court also said it is not mandatory to sing the anthem in cinema halls. On
Nov.30, the apex court had ruled that cinema halls across the country must play
the national anthem before the screening of a film and people should stand up
as a mark of respect.The court also directed that the national flag should be
shown on screen when the anthem is played."People must feel this is my
country and this is my motherland," a bench of justices Dipak Misra and
Amitava Roy had said while stressing that it is the duty of every citizen of
the country to show respect to the national anthem and the flag. outlook/pti
No one is obliged to stand
up when national anthem is played as part of a Film, documentary:SC
National anthem should be
made compulsory in schools: Govt tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: Modi govt wants
singing of the national anthem made compulsory in all schools, its top law
officer told the Supreme Court. Nationalism had to be instilled and it should
start from childhood, said attorney general Mukul Rohtagi, opposing the recall
plea.“Compulsion to stand and sing (national anthem) as a part of school
curriculum is required to be debated,” he said.The court had in August 1986
exempted three children, who belonged to the Jehovah’s Witness sect, from
singing the anthem at their school. Forcing the children to sing the anthem
violated their fundamental right to religion, the court had said.Rohtagi also
called for a relook at a law that makes insulting national anthem and emblems
an offence but is silent if one needs to stand up when the song plays.The case
will now be heard on April 18. hindustantimes
SC on National Anthem:
Overzealous patriotism has made Jana Gana Mana feel like product placement:
Ajay Kumar
Vemula, mother Radhika are
OBCs, not Dalits: AP govt
AP govt has declared Rohith
Vemula, the research scholar of University of Hyderabad whose suicide in
Jan.2016 triggered a nationwide uproar, as belonging to the OBC and not a
Dalit. District Level Scrutiny Committee in Guntur district of AP, which was
reviewing Dalit status of Rohith Vemula, submitted its final report to the govt
stating that neither Rohith nor his mother Radhika were Dalits, reports News18.The
govt has also decided to cancel the SC certificate “fraudulently” obtained by
the duo, reports Hindustan Times. The govt also served a show cause notice on
Radhika as to why she cannot be declared as belonging to the Vaddera community,
which falls under the OBC category.Earlier on 17 Jan, his first death
anniversary, his mother alleged that govt s were desperate to declare him an
OBC."Govts are desperate to declare Rohit as OBC. After my son's demise...
they are now behind me. They want to declare my son as OBC. I know what
humiliation I have undergone being Dalit in the society," she alleged. Firstpost
Vemula's SC certificate to
be cancelled by AP govt
ELECTIONS & POLITICS
Supreme Court Convicts
Sasikala convicted In DA case; Can't Contest Elections For 10 Years
AIADMK General Secretary VK
Sasikala was convicted by the Supreme Court which set aside the Karnataka High
Court verdict acquitting her in the 19-year-old disproportionate assets case
that also involved late CM J
JayalalithaaThe SC restored in to the judgement and the findings of the trial
court in Bengaluru which had held guilty all the accused including Sasikala's 2
relatives, VN Sudhakaran and Elavarasi.2-judge bench comprising Justices PC
Ghose and Amitava Roy directed Sasikala and the two relatives to surrender
forthwith to the trial court in Bengaluru and serve the remaining part of 4
year jail term. The verdict disqualifies Sasikala from becoming a legislator,
and consequentially she can't be CM either.The bench read the operative portion
of the voluminous judgement saying that "according to the materials and
evidence place on record, we set aside the judgement and the order of the high
court and affirm in toto the judgement and order the trial court convicting the
accused persons." PTI
DA case: Subramanian Swamy,
the man who lodged the complaint
While Sasikala gets four
years in DA case, Subramanian Swamy picks up another trophy
Sasikala DA case verdict:
Panneerselvam expelled from AIADMK, Palaniswami
named CM candidate
DA case verdict:
Palaniswami or Jaya’s nephew? Spotlight on who will be Sasikala’s pick for
CM job
Live: Sasikala's pick
Palaniswami meets Governor, stakes claim to form govt
AIADMK legislative party
Leader 'Edappadi' Palaniswamy calls on Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao
to stake claim to form govt, at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Tuesday.He reportedly
handed over the letter of support from 127 MLAs.In his report to MHA, the Tamil
Nadu Governor said he took legal advice from 3 people-AG Mukul Rohatgi,
advocate Mohan Parasaran and Soli Sorabjee.While Mr.Rohatgi and Mr Parsaran
advised composite floor test, Mr Sorabjee said invite the leader with largest
number of MLAs. Maitreyan and Manoj Pandian from Paneelselvam camp also met the
Governor at Raj Bhavan. Following Sasikalla's conciction, Edappadi K.
Palaniswami was chosen as the AIADMK legislative party leader and O.
Panneerselvam was expelled from the party. thehindu
Sasikala convicted in DA
case, Palanisamy stakes claim to form govt: All that has happened so far
BJP cheers Sasikala’s
conviction in corruption case, pins hope on Panneerselvam
BJP is cheering AIADMK
general secretary VK Sasikala’s conviction in a corruption case, which brings
to an abrupt end her bid to be the CM of
Tamil Nadu.Sasikala, a confidante of late CM J Jayalaithaa for more than 30 years, was
perceived to be close to the Congress. PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah
suspected that her husband M Natarajan was working at the behest of Congress,
sources said.They didn’t want the state, which is vital to its calculation in
Parliament, to be led by a person close to the main opposition party especially
after their cordial ties with JayalalithaaHT
2nd phase of UP polls
will be a big test for Muslim leaders
As the second phase of
polling begins tomorrow, all eyes are again focussed on Muslims voters,
especially among the 11 districts of Western UP and Rohilkhand areas where
Muslims form a sizeable chunk of voters.After the first phase where Muslims
were divided among many seats, political pundits are keeping a tab on Muslims
votes. Among the 67 seats, there are presently 22 Muslim MLAs. It is the
highest concentration in any phase. In 2007, among these districts, there were
20 Muslim MLAs.uslim population is more than 30% in 37 assembly seats in this
phase. These seats are in Saharanpur, Sambhal, Rampur, Bijnore, Amroha,
Bareilly, Moradabad and Shahjahahanpur. On another 17 seats, Muslims are
between 20-29%. It means that here Muslims are in a position to directly affect
the result.Presently, the highest number of Muslims MLAs-7-are in Moradabad and
Sambhal (taken jointly). Bijnore, Rampur, Bareilly, Amroha, have three Muslim
MLAs each while Badaun has two and Pilibhit has one Muslim MLA.Surprisingly,
Saharanpur which has around 39% Muslim population did not elect any Muslim MLA
in 2012.Twocircles
BSP will sit in Opposition,
but not extend support to BJP: Mayawati promises Muslims
Lucknow: Addressing a
political rally in Kanpur, BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday announced that her
party will not forge an alliance with BJP post elections. She said that her
party would choose to sit in opposition rather than extending support to BJP. Rumours
aired by the BJP only reflects its nervousness ahead of voting on Wednesday.However,
she appeared confident about forming a majority govt in the UP. She also denied
chances of forming a govt with the help of Samajwadi Party. She alleged that
she was attacked fatally in 1995 on the directives of former CM Mulayam Singh Yadav. India.com
Dainik Jagran’s online
editor Tripathi arrested for running exit polls
Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police
arrested Dainik Jagran’s online editor Shekhar Tripathi and took him to the court
on Tuesday. The action has come after Election Commission (EC) on Monday
ordered the District Election Officers (DEOs) of 15 districts in UP to lodge
separate criminal cases against the editors of Dainik Jagran newspaper for
running an exit poll on the first phase of polling held in the state last week.Ghaziabad
DM Nidhi Kesarwani told The Hindu that the EC had asked for 15 separate FIRs to
be lodged against Resource Development International (I) Pvt. Ltd, the agency
that conducted the poll, and the editorial head of the Hindi daily under
Section 188 of the IPC read with Section 126A and 126B of Representation of
People (RP) Act, 1951. Offences under Section 188 of IPC are cognisable, which
means the police have the authority to make an arrest without either a warrant
or the permission of a court. On Feb. 11, around 7.30pm, Dainik Jagran reportedly
released the results of an exit poll on its website after polling in 73 seats
was complete. The exit poll agency, which claimed to have interviewed 5,700
voters across 38 Assembly seats covered under the first phase of elections,
projected BJP as the front-runner followed by BSP and the SP-Congress alliance.
The results were taken down from the website on Monday morning after the
alleged violation was reported by a section of the media. thehindu
UP election exit poll case:
Jagran dot com editor Shekhar Tripathi arrested
For posting UP exit polls,
EC orders 15 FIRs against Jagran
UP polls: Dainik Jagran
online editor arrested for publishing exit poll in BJP’s favour during
elections
Why Dainik Jagran
Consciously Violated the Law by Publishing an Exit Poll: MK VENU
AAP leaders meet Chief
Election Commissioner, alleges breach of EVMs' security in Punjab
New Delhi: A delegation of
AAP leaders today met the Chief Election Commissioner here and sought an
inquiry over the alleged breach of security of EVMs at strong rooms in Punjab,
where polling was held recently. The delegation led by Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia submitted a memorandum alleging
that there are "multiple instances of breach in EVMs' safety" in the
state, where the party is hopeful of forming govt. PTI
AAP expresses apprehensions
over removing of EVMs
Kejriwal posts ‘shocking’
video, says Punjab officials trying to remove EVM machines
Irom Sharmila Claims BJP
Offered Her ₹36 Crore To Contest Manipur Election On Party's Ticket
Imphal: In what may bring
embarrassment to BJP ahead of the Manipur Assembly polls, social activist Irom
Sharmila has revealed that she was offered ₹36 crore to contest the elections
on the saffron party's ticket."Just after my fast, I met a BJP leader who
suggested that I will need lots of money depending on current system of
politics. He said I will need on an average ₹36 crore for fighting the
election, if I have that amount I need to produce it, if not the Centre will
give it," she told reporters. huffingtonpost
OTHERS
BJP IT Cell member arrested
for being ISI agent hated Kejriwal, was follower of Tarek Fatah
BJP IT Cell member, Dhruv
Saxena, who was recently arrested by Madhya Pradesh ATS, was a follower of
suspected Pakistani agent, Tarek Fatah, and hated Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. A cursory look at his
Facebook timeline explains the extent of hatred he harboured for Kejriwal and
other Indian elected representatives.His social media posts also highlighted
his admiration for the RSS’s poster boy and suspected Pakistani agent, Fatah.On
28 Jan, Saxena had posted a photo of Republic Day event slamming Vice President
Hamid Ansari for not saluting India’s tricolour while the national anthem was
being played. This despite the fact that there’s no requirement to salute national
flag during the national anthem. Few months ago, he had done his best to drum
up the support for PM Modi’s demonetisation announcement by sharing series of
videos. It was during this time that he also posted a video of Fatah, where the
controversial Pakistani was seen hurling insults at Delhi CM, his West Bengal
counterpart, Mamata Banerjee and ex-J&K CM, Omar Abdullah by passing
disparaging comments on the latter’s look. Jantakareporter
SIM box fraud with Pakistan
trail: Congress seeks probe into ‘saffron association’ of arrested men; BJP
denies link
7 yrs after lawyer Shahid
Azmi shot dead, trial yet to begin
Mumbai: IT HAS been 7 years
since advocate Shahid Azmi was shot dead in his office at Taximen’s colony in
Kurla on Feb.11, 2010. Among the cases Azmi was representing as a defence
lawyer was the 26/11 attack. Trial of Azmi’s murder is, however, yet to begin.
Last month, the main accused in the case, Devendra Jagtap, the alleged gunman
who shot dead Azmi was denied bail by a sessions court. Another co-accused
Hasmukh Solanki, too continues to remain in judicial custody while two others
have been granted bail and one accused has been discharged in the case. Azmi’s
younger brother, Khalid, who also is an advocate says that the family gets
solace from the fact that the main accused in the case are behind bars. “It has
been 7 years. The accused had made an application in the court that they should
be granted bail due to the delay in the trial. Their plea was also to not begin
trial till they bail applications are heard by the court first. But, the court
found merit to reject bail to them. To know that they are behind bars is enough
for me for now, since it proves that the prosecution is doing its job,” Khalid
says.Khalid also laments the neglect of Azmi’s murder trial by Jamiat
Ulama-i-Maharashtra, providing legal assistance to accused of terror. Indian express
Kodnani deposes in Gujarat riot
case, denies allegations
Ahmedabad: Ex-Gujarat
minister Maya Kodnani, an accused in 2002 Naroda Gam riot case, on Monday
deposed before a special court here and denied all the allegations made against
her by the witnesses.11 accused including Kodnani were called to record
statements before judge PB Desai.PTI
Malegoan blast: NIA records
statement of ATS officer
New Delhi: NIA has recorded the statement of a suspended
Maharashtra ATS officer who made a sensational claim before a court that two
absconding accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case were dead. NIA had recently
summoned former senior inspector Mehmood Mujawar of Maharashtra's ATS in Mumbai
and recorded his statement, official sources said.The sources said he had been
asked to provide evidence about his claims made before Solapur court that
Ramchandra Kalsangre and Sandeep Dange are "no more". PTI
Parliamentary panel on
Pathankot attack puts Punjab Police SP Salwinder Singh under cloud
Chandigarh: Parliamentary
standing committee on home affairs has wondered why Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists
let go Punjab Police SP Salwinder Singh after waylaying his official vehicle
and using it to reach the Pathankot airbase on January 2, 2016 to wreak havoc.
The multi-party committee has also asked the govt to probe the role of drug smugglers in facilitating
the jihadis' entry into India.The committee, headed by ex-Union home minister P
Chidambaram, has several MPs, including Prem Singh Chandumajra of the Shiromani
Akali Dal and Kirron Kher of the BJP. While its 70-page report submitted on
Feb.8 directly attacks Punjab Police, it also questions the role of
NIA."The committee is unable to understand why the terrorists let the SP
(Salwinder) and his friend (jeweller Rajesh Verma) off, which should be
thoroughly examined by NIA. The
committee understands that in this attack, the role of Punjab Police is also
very questionable and suspicious as even after abduction of Punjab Police SP,
the Punjab Police took long time in arriving at the conclusion that their
abduction was not just a criminal robbery but it was going to be serious
national security threat," the report points out."The committee is
unable to understand that in spite of terror alert sounded well in advance, how
terrorists managed to breach the high-security air base and subsequently attack
(it)," the report reads.TOI
2005 Delhi blast case
verdict on Feb.16
New Delhi: A court has said
it will deliver on Feb. 16 its verdict in 2005 Delhi blasts case which killed
over 60 people. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh, who was scheduled to
announce the order on Monday, put it off for Thursday.Tariq Ahmed Dar, Mohammed
Hussain Fazili and Mohammed Rafiq Shah are facing trial in the case.IANS
3 soldiers, 1 militant dead
in Kashmir gun battle:Reuters
Srinagar: 3 Indian soldiers
and one militant were killed on Tuesday in a gun battle in its restive region
of Kashmir, in the second deadly clash between security forces and separatist
fighters in three days. 5 soldiers were also wounded in the shootout in North
Kashmir's Bandipora district as a joint army and police team mounted a search
following a tip-off that up to 3 gunmen were in the area, a defense spokesman
said. "During the searches, militants hiding in a house opened fire,
triggering off an encounter," Lieutenant Colonel Rajesh Kalia told
Reuters.He said there were no arrests, while the remaining gunmen were
unaccounted for.Reuters
FIR against Army for
shooting at youth along LoC
Jammu: Less than 24 hours
after Army claimed to have shot at an intruder trying to damage barbed-wire
fence along the LoC in border district of Poonch, the J&K Police have registered a case of attempt to
murder against the Army unit.“Yes, a case under FIR No. 12 stands registered
against Army’s 62 Medium Regiment unit deployed in Khari area under Section 307
of RPC and Section 3/25 of the Arms Act,’’ police said. Identified as Showkat
Hussain, 28-year old was critically injured when he was shot at by a sentry
along the barbed wire fence erected at Khari Karmara on LoC in Poonch Sunday.
Reportedly, the youth is mentally unstable. Indian express
Shot in the eyes: Kashmiri
girl tells her story: aljazeera
Shocking stats: India
topped the list of bombings in 2016; witnessed more attacks than Iraq,
Afghanistan
New Delhi: India witnessed
the maximum bombings in the world last year, even more than war-torn Iraq and
Afghanistan, according to a report.There were 406 such incidents, which include
IED and ordnance explosive blasts, in the country. Iraq came second with almost
half the number at 221, the report by National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) said
though it did not mention the casualties.NBDC functions as the nodal
post-blasts investigation department under country's federal contingency force
NSG. The report did sound a word of caution on the global data saying the
centre obtained these figures from "open source".Pakistan witnessed a
total of 161 incidents during 2016 followed by Afghanistan where 132 bombings
were recorded, 92 in Turkey, 71 in Thailand, 63 in South Africa, 56 in Syria,
Egypt 42 and 29 in Bangladesh among others.PTI
Modi govt ‘sponsors’
Karachi Lit Fest, another U-turn in foreign policy towards Pakistan: jantakareporter
Indian govt led by the BJP was
condemned by its political rivals for its another ‘U-turn’ on its foreign
policy towards Pakistan. Congress’s Manish Tiwari slammed Centre’s Modi govt after it emerged that the govt ’s flagship
cultural body, Indian Council for Cultural Relations’ (ICCR), was one of the
sponsors of the just concluded Karachi Lit Fest.Tiwari termed the development
bankruptcy of foreign policy under Modi govt. He said, “It’s another example of
complete and absolute bankruptcy of the Modi govt when it comes to their policy towards
Pakistan.
Over 50% Saudi jobs meant
for Indians shifted to Bangladesh, Pakistan in Modi govt: jantakareporter
New Delhi: When Narendra
Modi made his maiden visit to Saudi Arabia last year, it was widely hailed as
another masterstroke by the Indian PM with commentators dubbing his act as ‘Modi
scoring big with befriending Saudi.”Modi’s supporters in media and outside
argued that by befriending Saudi, Modi had effectively neutralised the
influence of India’s arch-rival, Pakistan. However, the latest data shows that
50% Saudi jobs meant for Indians shifted to Pakistan and Bangladesh under Modi
as India’s PM. Modi govt had come to power on the promise of creating two crore
jobs early but half of its tenure has passed and the unemployment rate is
continuously increasing. This has been admitted in the Rajya Sabha by Minister
of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh.
HC 'foxed' by no result on
Najeeb whereabouts as family of missing JNU student lose faith with Delhi
Police
The Delhi High Court said
on Monday that it was foxed by the lack of information about missing JNU
student Najeeb Ahmed's whereabouts even after five months since his
disappearance. Najeeb Ahmed's family now hope that the probe will be handed
over to some other agency.
No forced lie test in
Najeeb Ahmad case: Delhi High Court
Students demands are
unacceptable, says JNU VC
2nd year in row,
data on suicide by caste and religion is not disclosed
New Delhi: For the second
year running, the annual report published by NCRB on accidental deaths and
suicides does not include data compiled under caste and religion. And, once
again, the report was released before elections in a state where caste
equations were crucial.In 2014, NCRB had, for the first time, collated data on
suicides based on religion and caste groups. While the report was released in
July 2015, before the Bihar assembly elections in Oct-Nov that year, caste and
religion-based data of suicides was withheld.This data, which was obtained by Indian
Express under RTI and published on June 6, 2016, showed that a Christian was
1.5 times more likely to commit suicide as compared to a Hindu while tribals
and Dalits had the highest suicide rates among caste groups. This time, NCRB
was expected to publish the caste and religion-based data for 2015 in its 2016
report. But the data is missing from the report released in December 2016, less
then two months before elections were announced in caste-sensitive UP. Indian
Express
Members seek names of big
defaulters: Cashless drive a ‘cruel imposition’, says PAC chief
New Delhi: Parliament’s
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman KV Thomas has criticised Central govt’s
pitch to “leapfrog” into a new cashless, or less-cash, mode as a “cruel
imposition” on millions. During the committee’s meeting last week, the issue of
rising non-performing assets (NPA) in public sector banks saw members from the
BJP and Opposition making common cause in seeking to name and shame big loan
defaulters. In the backdrop of PM Narendra Modi’s emphasis on adopting digital
monetary transaction, Thomas is learnt to have said at a meeting of the PAC on
Friday that with 25 % of the population
still illiterate, the country is nowhere near attaining the level of financial
and digital literacy required to make a smooth transition into cashless
transactions for the bulk of its population. indianexpress
Demonetisation has
demolished embroidery industry in Bareilly: IndiaTomorrow
Bareilly: Demonetisation of
old high-value currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 has hit various industries,
particularly the small cottage industries in the country.The embroidery
industry in Bareilly is one of them.
"Since the demonetization (8th Nov 2016), our embroidery work has
almost stopped due to shortage of money. We have only 8-10 % work left,"
says Mohammad Mushtaq, an embroidery worker.Mohammad Nayeem, another worker,
says: "Before demonetisation, we had 10-12 workers, now there are only
two. Some have moved to Delhi, some others to Punjab."Nusrat, also a
worker, says, "The work was going fine earlier. It is very bad
now."Her husband Mohammad Shamim says, "We are facing problems
everywhere, do not have money to pay fee in school."We work for 14 hours,
and then get only Rs 200, says another worker.
Gujarat: RSS body reaches
out to Muslims in Surat
Surat:A day after it opened
its state office in Ahmedabad, Muslim Rashtriya Manch,Muslim wing of RSS, on
Monday held a public meeting in Surat, inviting people from the community to
join the outfit. Addressing the public gathering, MRM national convener
Mohammed Afzal said:“This year onwards, MRM will start accepting zakat from the
Muslims across the country and the amount will be used for education of the
children of the widows across the country.” indianexpress
MP Vyapam scam: SC cancels
degrees of 634 doctors
New Delhi: Coming down hard
on corruption in MBBS admissions in Madhya Pradesh between 2008 and 2012, the
Supreme Court cancelled the degrees of 634 doctors on Monday and said
admissions obtained through a mass fraud called "Vyapam scam" could
not be condoned. timesofindia
India, China accounts for
52% of premature deaths by air pollution: report
AMU launches Aligarh Open
University programme
Only 5% Of Women In India
Choose Their Husbands, 80% Need Permission To Visit A Health Centre
65% Indian women are
literate, 5% have control over choosing their husband: report
Delhi crime data: Rape
every four hours, murder every day
WORLD
US court blocks Trump’s
immigration order because ‘it discriminates against Muslims’
Earlier today, Virginia
federal district court Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction
against President Trump’s executive order on immigration, based on the fact
that it discriminates against Muslims. Judge Brinkema’s opinion is especially
notable because it is the first judicial ruling against the order based on the
issue of religious discrimination.The opinion relies on Trump’s own statements
advocating a “Muslim ban,” and those of his adviser Rudy Giuliani as evidence
of the discriminatory intent underlying the order. I defended such reliance
here and here, and Judge Brinkema’s opinion is based on similar reasoning. The
recent Ninth Circuit appellate court ruling against Trump also concluded that
these statements were relevant, but did not reach the question of whether the
religious discrimination claim was strong enough to prove a “likelihood of
success” on the merits; it instead based its ruling against Trump on the Due
Process Clause. Judge Brinkema also rejects the notion -advanced by
administration lawyers – that the “plenary power” doctrine requires absolute
deference to the president on national security and immigration issues. Washingtonpost
Federal judge halts Trump
travel ban for Virginia residents
Trumps NSA Flynn quits amid
controversy over Russia contacts
Washington:President Trump’s
embattled NSA Michael Flynn resigned today amid allegations that he secretly
discussed US sanctions against Russia with its envoy before Trumps inauguration
and then tried to cover up the conversations. Flynns departure came soon after
reports surfaced the Justice Dept.warned the Trump administration last month
that Flynn misled administration officials regarding his communications with
the Russian ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak and was potentially vulnerable
to blackmail by the Russians.Flynn, one of the early backers of Trump during
his presidential run, remained in the top position of National Security Advisor
for just three weeks, making him one of the shortest-serving senior
presidential advisers in modern American history.Flynn has been replaced by Lt
General (rtd) Joseph Keith Kellogg as acting NSA, White House announced.PTI
Senate Republicans are
worried Trump is mentally ill, says Democrat Senator Al Franken
Republican senators are
concerned President Donald Trump is mentally ill, Democratic Senator Al Franken
has claimed. Minnesota senator told CNN's State of the Union the worries of
"a few" Republicans comes from "the way that we all have this
suspicion" that Trump "lies a lot."He added: "He says
things that aren't true. That's the same as lying, I guess."Franken cited
Trump's evidence-free claim he would have won the popular vote in the
presidential race if not for three to five million immigrants in country
illegally voting for his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Independent
UN: 'Looming catastrophe'
in 4 Syrian besieged towns
A senior UN official in
Syria has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four
besieged towns and called on President Bashar al-Assad to allow safe passage
for life-saving aid to some 60,000 trapped civilians.Ali al-Zaatari, the UN
humanitarian coordinator for Syria, warned of dire conditions in Zabadani,
Madaya, Fua and Kefraya; towns besieged by govt troops and the Lebanese armed
group Hezbollah."60 thousand innocent people are trapped there in a cycle
of daily violence and deprivation, where malnutrition and lack of proper
medical care prevail," he said in a statement released late on Monday. Aljazeera
Syria rebels cast doubt on
attending Kazakhstan talks
Syrian rebels have cast
doubt on attending Russian-backed peace talks this week, accusing Moscow of
failing to get Damascus to fully comply with a ceasefire or take tangible steps
to fulfil their demands. A rebel official, speaking on condition of anonymity,
said that at most a handful of rebels might attend, but only if progress was
seen in next 2 days.aljazeera
Baghdadi targeted in air
strike, says Iraqi military: Reuters
Iraqi airforce carried out
a strike on a house where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was thought
to be meeting other commanders, the Iraqi military said on Monday, without
making clear whether he had been hit.In a statement, it said Iraqi F-16s had
targeted the house in western Iraq on Saturday. It published the names of 13 IS
commanders it said had been killed in the air strike, but the list did not
include Baghdadi.3 other IS positions in western Iraq were targeted in the same
wave of air strikes, killing 64 fighters, the statement said. The military said
Baghdadi moved last week in a convoy from Raqqa, in Syria, to the region of
al-Qaim, on the Iraqi side of the border, to discuss with commanders "the
collapse happening in Mosul and to chose a successor for him".US-backed
Iraqi forces have completed the first phase of the campaign to retake Mosul,
removing the militants from the eastern side of the city last month.
UN chief says Fayyad right
choice as Libya envoy despite US objection
UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad was the right person to be the
world body’s envoy to Libya after the United States raised objections.US
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has expressed disappointment over
Guterres’s choice, saying the United Nations has for too long been “unfairly
biased in favour of the Palestinian Authority to the detriment of our allies in
Israel.”“It is a loss for the Libyan peace process and for the Libyan people
that I am not able to appoint him,” he said at a summit in Dubai. middleeastmonitor
Pakistan: DIG, SSP among 18
killed in Lahore blast
Lahore: 18 people including
DIG Traffic Ahmed Mobin and SSP Operations Zahid Nawaz Gondal, DSP Pervez Butt
and three other police officials were killed and about 60 others injured, about
a dozen seriously, in a bomb blast in front of the Punjab Assembly Chamber on
Monday. Blast occurred during protest of chemists. DIG Traffic Ahmed Mobin
alongwith other officials was negotiating with protestors when there was a bang
and a huge blast and everybody ran for safety. pakobserver
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