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From MP train blast to
Lucknow encounter: Terror acts put agencies on alert ahead of UP poll phase:India
Today
New Delhi:Security agencies
swung into action after an explosion on a passenger train near Shajapur
district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning.Soon after the incident the
several agencies were alerted. Madhya Pradesh IG Law and Order Makrand Devaskar
even confirmed that the incident was a terrorist attack.After the explosion,
the police received intelligence inputs suggesting the presence of suspected
terrorists in Lucknow and Kanpur. While a person was arrested from Kanpur, an
operation to neutralise a suspected militant in Lucknow's Thakurganj is
underway.With multiple incidents related to terror being reported hours before
the last phase of the crucial UP Assembly election, reports surfaced that the
Thakurganj attack and the ensuing encounter was in wake of the polling on
Wednesday. However, substantial evidence suggesting a link between the spate of
terror activities and the polls on Wednesday is yet to be substantiated.Sources
from the forces said that efforts are made to capture the terror suspect alive.
Encounter in Lucknow began hours after blast on the Bhopal-Ujjain train, where
at least eight people were injured.
Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police said that they are trying to
convince the suspect to surrender. indiatoday
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Lucknow: Operation continues, National Security Guards called in: financialexpress
8 injured in blast in
Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train:PTI
Shajapur: At least 8
persons were today injured, two of them seriously, in a blast in the
Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train near Jabdi station in the district, a railway
official said. The blast occurred in a general coach of the train between 9.30AM
and 10 AM when it was on its way to Ujjain from Bhopal, Railway PRO, Indore,
Jitendra Kumar Jayant said. A bomb disposal squad has reached the accident sitel,
and is trying to ascertain the cause and the nature of the blast.
3 detained in connection with
blast in Bhopal-Ujjain train
Bhopal: 3 persons have been
detained in connection with the blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train today
that left 10 people injured."It (the blast) was carried out by planting an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)," mp IG Intelligence, Makrand Deoskar,
told PTI."We have detained three suspects from Piparia town in Hoshangabad
district while checking vehicles," he said and confirmed that they have
been detained in connection with the blast in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger
train.PTI
NIA issues notice to Zakir
Naik, asks him to appear on March 14
New Delhi: NIA today issued
notice to Zakir Naik asking him to join the investigation at its headquarters
in New Delhi on March 14.It is believed Naik is staying in Saudi Arabia to
evade arrest after perpetrators of the Dhaka terror strike last year claimed
they were inspired by him. The 51-year-old preacher has been booked along with
unnamed officials of his Islamic Research Foundation for promoting enmity
between different groups on grounds of religion. He's also been accused of
indulging in acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony beside various
sections of UAPA.Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned
Naik's sister in connection with a money laundering probe against him and
others.Officials said Naik's sister Nailah Noorani met the Investigating
Officer of the case at the agency's office here during which her statement was
recorded under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
(PMLA).They said the agency wanted to grill Noorani about the alleged fund
transactions in her account and the firms associated with her. timesofindia
Crackdown on Zakir Naik: ED
questions sister Nailah who is a director of 5 shell companies
ISIS recruitment case: IRF
man Rizwan Khan gets bail as NIA fails to submit charge sheet
Mumbai:The special NIA
court granted bail to Rizwan Khan, one of 3 accused booked in connection for
allegedly influencing a city-based Muslim man to join ISIS. Khan is the second
accused in the case, after Mohammad Haneef, to be released on bail after the
NIA failed to file a charge sheet against him. Mohammad Haneef, a maulavi from
Kerala, Arshi Qureshi, guest relations officer at IRF and Rizwan Khan were
arrested following complaint of city businessman Abdul Khan. Abdul had alleged
that Haneef, Arshi and Rizwan were responsible for radicalising his son
Ashfaque to join ISIS along with at least 21 other Muslim youth from Kerala.
While NIA filed a charge sheet against Arshi Qureshi last month, it is yet to
gather enough evidence to file charge sheet against Haneef and Rizwan. As there
was no charge sheet against Haneef, he was granted bail in Feb.after completion
of 180 days of his arrest. Soon after the deadline to file chargesheet against
Rizwan ended last week, his lawyer Tahwar Khan Pathan immediately field a bail
application. The court, after hearing the plea, granted bail to Rizawn on
Saturday. At the time of Rizwan’s arrest, NIA had alleged that he was
responsible for conversation of several people to Islam, including youth from
Kerala who have alleged left to join the ISIS. HT
Ex-DU professor Saibaba
sentenced to life for Maoist links
Former Delhi University
professor G.N. Saibaba and four others, who were was arrested by the
Maharashtra police for their alleged links with Maoists, were sentenced to life
in prison by a court in Gadchiroli on
Tuesday. Another accused, Vijay tirke was awarded 6-year imprisonment.JNU
student Hem Mishra, Prashant Rahi, Mahesh Tirke and Pandu Narote were the
others who got the life term. the hindu
Mufti seeks compensation
for malicious prosecution
Ahmedabad: Mufti Abdul
Qayyum Mansuri, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2002 Akshardham
Temple attack case, has dashed off legal notices to the state govt and 4 police
officials who investigated case, seeking compensation of Rs 5.20 crore.Mufti also
sought a reply on why the 4 cops, including retired DIG D G Vanzara and IPS
officer GL Singhal, should not be put on trial for their malicious prosecution
which resulted in his 11-year-long incarceration. Mansuri and 5 others were
acquitted by the SC in May 2014. After their acquittal and SC's observation
that innocent persons were prosecuted, some of them approached the SC seeking
directions to the state govt to prosecute cops for their victimization. 6
accused were convicted, said advocate Barun Kumar, who represented them in the
court along with advocate Surendra Gadling. TOI
Delhi court reserves order
on Yasin Bhatkal's petition challenging solitary confinement in Tihar
New Delhi: Patiala House
Court on Tuesday reserved its order on Yasin Bhatkal's plea challenging his
solitary confinement in a high security cell in the Tihar Jail.The Tihar Jail
authorities in its reply told the court that there is no solitary cell in the
jail, adding that Bhatkal is kept under surveillance since there are several
cases pending against him.The court is to pass the order on Bhatkal's
application on March 25.In the application moved by Bhatkal's counsel, it's
stated that his solitary confinement would result in the contempt of court.ANI
2008 Malegaon blast:
Accused alleges NIA flouted protocol while collecting voice samples
Mumbai: Major Ramesh
Upadhyay, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has claimed
that the investigating agencies did not follow due protocol to obtain voice
samples of the accused. Upadhyay wants the court to discard the evidence of
audio-video tapes. The audio -video tapes are said to be crucial evidence in
the case, as the same are proof of the alleged conspiracy meetings held in
Bhopal (April 2008), Faridabad (June 2008) and Nashik (Sept 2008). Apart from
this, the agency has also relied on the interceptions and transcripts of the
conversations recorded between accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Upadhyay and
other accused. NIA, in its chargesheet, claimed that the voice samples have
matched with the conversation recorded. HT
J&K: Thousands attend
militant’s funeral in Tral
Srinagar: Thousands of
people turned up for funeral prayers on Monday for Hizbul Mujahideen commander
Aqib Moulvi, killed along with his Pakistani associate in a fierce gunfight
with security forces at Nazneepora village in Tral area of Pulwama
district.Aqib, and his Pakistani associate, Usama, were killed on Sunday. One
member of the police SOG was killed while several other personnel, including a
major, were injured in the gun battle. One house was blown up by the security
forces. Meanwhile, thousands of people, including women, attended the funeral
procession of Aqib at Hayina, his ancestral village in Tral. Witnesses said the
people were shouting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. Amid slogans about
Islam and "Azadi", the slain militant's funeral was held multiple
times due to space constraints, reports said.Aqib was laid to rest in local
martyrs' graveyard. A complete shutdown was observed in Tral to protest aganst
the killing of militants. Meanwhile, in Shopian, massive stone-throwing clashes
erupted at Pinjoora after security forces launched a cordon-andsearch operation
on receiving intelligence about the presence of some militants.TOI
Ramjas row: Delhi HC
disposes of plea seeking action against cops for assaulting students
New Delhi: Delhi High Court
has disposed of a plea seeking action against cops for allegedly manhandling
students and journalists during a clash that broke out between 2 student
associations in Ramjas college. The students from Delhi University's law dept.approached
the High Court for action against those cops responsible for assaulting
students and scribes.Two of Delhi University law students Tarun Narang and
Deepak Joshi filed a PIL in the matter, which seeks formation of an independent
committee of senior Delhi Police officials to investigate what led to massive
protests in the College.TOI
Rajasthan HC stays
university move to suspend Jodhpur professor for organising lecture of JNU
professor
Jaipur: Rajasthan High
Court stayed a decision by Jai Narain Vyas University in Jodhpur to suspend an
assistant professor for organising a seminar on campus last month during which
JNU professor Nivedita Menon allegedly delivered controversial remarks on the
Indian Army and Kashmir, leading to protests by the ABVP.A single-judge bench
of the High Court stayed the university’s order and issued notices to its
vice-chancellor and registrar, seeking their response by the next date of
hearing on April 7.“In the meanwhile and until further orders, effect and
operation of the order dated 16.07.2017 placing the petitioner under suspension
remain stayed,” Justice Dinesh Mehta said in his order.Ranawat’s lawyer
Shivendra Singh Rathore said, “The HC bench heard our arguments and based on
facts, stayed the suspension order as well as the committee formed by the
university to look into Professor Ranawat’s termination.”
RSS, which doesn't believe
in Constitution, is in power today: Teesta Setalvad
New Delhi: Teesta Setalvad
termed the Modi govt "more dangerous" than the Trump administration
saying the RSS "is in power today" in the country and "does not
believe" in the Constitution. "We may curse the US for all we like,
but look at the protests taken out in America everyday. The media, the women,
the workers and all sections of the society are challenging the extremely crass
president. "But the leadership here is more dangerous. Trump doesn't have
the RSS behind him. RSS is in power in India today. RSS is a proto-facist force
and it does not believe in the Indian constitution," Setalvad said during
the launch of her book 'Foot Soldier of The Constitution' here today. The
activist also pointed out the recent violence at Delhi University and several
such instances across universities in the country to buttress her point.
"Look at what is happening in our universities now. Young leaders are
increasingly charged with sedition. The kind of violence perpetrated against
women in DU should shock all of us...but nobody is willing to come out as we
all are scared," Setalvad said. The society is being "gripped by a
stupor", Setalvad said, adding, "This sense of fear and isolation is
really in the favour of the perpetrator and we need to think about it."
The book was originally scheduled to be launched at the Oxford Bookstore on
March 6 here, but the bookstore cancelled the launch apprehending
"disruption" by "external elements". PTI
RSS backing makes Modi more
dangerous than Trump: Teesta
‘Gujarat riots did not
happen all of a sudden’
Triple Talaq on WhatsApp:
Red corner notice sought against brothers from Hyderabad
The Hyderabad police has
sought a Red Corner Notice against two brothers based in New York after their
wives approached the police after one of them was divorced over WhatsApp. The
older brother had done the same with his wife 6 months ago. The story came to
light recently when Usman Qureshi sent three talaq messages to his wife Mahreen
Noor. The Indian Express had reported that Qureshi's elder brother, Syed
Fayazuddin, had done the same with his wife 6 months ago. Fayazuddin is said to
have sent his wife Heena Fatima divorce papers by post. huffingtonpost
India has highest bribery
rate among 16 Asia Pacific countries: Transparency International
Mumbai: India had the
highest bribery rate among the 16 Asia Pacific countries surveyed by
Transparency International. Nearly seven in 10 Indians who had accessed public
services had paid a bribe. Contrast this with the least corrupt country -
Japan, where only 0.2% of the respondents reported paying a bribe.The only silver
lining is that over a half of the respondents from India were positive about
the govt's efforts to combat bribery. Even as the govt's efforts to tackle
bribery were appreciated, slightly more than 40% of the respondents viewed that
corruption had increased over the past twelve months. 63% of the respondents in
India also felt that they as individuals had the power to fight corruption. The
Global Corruption Barometer for the Asia Pacific Region was released by
Transparency International (TI) - an anti-corruption global civil society
organisation, at the stroke of one minute past midnight on March 7, in Berlin. timesofindia
Note ban hits cash stash of
11 billionaires, Mukesh Ambani still richest
Mumbai: The country's
economy faced a 'tough year' due to the govt 's disruptive policies like the
recent demonetisation drive, a global rich list report said on Tuesday.
According to the Hurun Global Rich List India, the demonetisation drive which started
on November 8, 2016 eroded the wealth of 11 individuals to below the threshold
limit of $1 billion. The report featured 132 Indian-origin billionnaires with a
wealth of $1 bilion or more. "India had a tough year because of disruptive
govt policies such as demonetisation drive," said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD
and Chief Researcher, Hurun Report India. "However, on a long term
perspective, we do believe that such transparent currency economics will have a
positive impact for the entrepreneurs."The list ranked Reliance Industries
Chairman Mukesh Ambani, 59 as the richest Indian. Ambani topped the list of 132
individuals with a fortune of Rs 175,400 crore ($26 billion). "In addition
to his aggressive plans for his oil business, Mukesh Ambani is now focusing on
his new telecom venture, Jio, which has acquired more than 100 crore customers
in less than 6 months," the report said.
IANS
Azam Khan moves SC against
bailable warrant in UP Jal Nigam case
New Delhi: UP minister Azam
Khan on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against the bailable warrant issued by
the Allahabad high court after he failed to appear before it in a case related
to the state Jal Nigam, which he heads.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing
for Khan, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice J S
Khehar and said the high court has sought presence of Khan before it on Tuesday
itself in connection with the case.PTI
Pak home to 2 million
Indian migrants, 2nd largest in world
:Pakistan is home to the
second-largest number of Indian migrants after UAE, a new survey has
reported.“While many Indian migrants move to far-flung, wealthy countries like
the US, Canada, and the UK, a large number of them ends up right next door in
Pakistan. According to a study by Pew Research, in 2015, Pakistan was home to
the second-largest number of Indian migrants after UAE,”reported Quartz India. greaterkashmir
Another BSF jawan posts
video on social media, says some subordinates ‘treated like slaves’
New Delhi:Alleging that
jawans are provided with lowest quality fruits and vegetables in many units,
another BSF jawan took to social media and complained about the poor treatment
meted out to some of them by their seniors. According to a CNN-News18 report,
Jawan Sindhav Jogidas has alleged that he was forced to be a Sahayak as a punishment
for joining late. “Some of the officers treat their subordinates as if they are
slaves. The jawans have to do everything as a compulsion and the one who speaks
up gets killed. This is because Army ‘constitution’ is very strict,” he says in
the video.The jawan also said that he had written to PMO in January 2016
highlighting all his complaints but a disciplinary action case was started
against him in response to this. Indian Express
18 months on, Bihar yet to
receive PM’s Rs 125,000 cr package: RTI reply
Mumbai:Even 18 months after
the Bihar assembly elections held in October 2015 , the state still awaits a
sum of Rs 1.25 lakh-crore announced by PM Narendra Modi during the poll campaign, an RTI
query has revealed.Mumbai RTI activist Anil Galgali filed the query with the
Union finance ministry in December 2016 seeking details of Modi’s assurances on
massive financial aid or development packages to various states. He also sought
details of the action taken on the financial packages.IANS
Tribal communities oppose
Assam govt’s decision to make Sanskrit compulsory in schools
Guwahati:A platform
representing eight tribal communities in Assam has opposed the Sarbananda
Sonowal-led Assam govt ’s decision to make Sanskrit compulsory in state board
schools till Class VIII.Another leader who has opposed the move is ULFA
anti-talks faction leader Paresh Barua. He said in a statement that Bodo
language should be compulsory instead of Sanskrit. Bodo Sahitya Sabha andAll
Bodo Students’ Union have not seconded Barua’s demand.The decision to make
Sanskrit compulsory till Class VIII in state board schools was taken by the
Sonowal cabinet on Feb28. indianexpress
Fears of misuse of Muslim
'waqf' property in India as official suspended: Reuters
Mumbai: Maharashtra has
suspended an ex head of a Muslim organisation in charge of land endowments,
amid growing concern that "waqf" land and property set aside for
religious or charitable use is being illegally sold on to developers. State land
dept, in an order last week, said Naseem Banu Patel misused her power as chief
executive in declaring waqf land endowed for religious or charitable purposes,
as non-waqf for sale to a developer.Patel's mobile phone was switched off. She
had stepped down as chief executive but was still an officer on the waqf board.
Board's current chief executive, AR Qureshi, said he did not wish to
comment.Waqf is an endowment of land or property by a Muslim for a religious,
educational or charitable purpose. Under Indian law, it cannot be transferred
or sold, and must be used for the community's welfare.It is estimated that waqf
boards in India hold nearly 500,000 registered properties and tracts of land,
making them among the top landowners in the country.Yet several state boards
have been accused in recent years of selling waqf land to developers and
private buyers for low rates in return for illegal kickbacks as demand for land
soars."Waqf properties are meant for the welfare of the entire
community,"said Salim Baig, a social worker who has filed lawsuits against
waqf boards.
No Wakf land
misappropriation during my tenure: Maharashtra ex-Minister Arif Khan
Mumbai: Ex-Minority Affairs
Minister Arif Khan has said that no misappropriation in the Wakf land has
happened during his tenure. He also demanded a judicial inquiry into the scam
to unearth how Rs 2500-crore worth land around Masjid Doodhwari Katra in Nashik
has slipped from Wakf hands to that of a Pune-based known private
builder."I am working on unearthing the names of all the bigwigs involved.
I have repeatedly claimed that alleged scam took place during the BJP tenure
and I have no connection with it," he said."I can tell with
confidence that during my tenure as minister, no order adverse to Masjid was
issued. Whatever little information I have as on today, all the orders relating
to land transaction are passed during 2015-2016. Therefore, there is no
question of any involvement of previous govt, which is apparent from the order
dated March 2,2015 by the HC," he said. DNA
Madrassa scam: Ex-DEO
questioned by CCS cops
Hyderabad: Ex-district education
officer (DEO) M Somi Reddy has been quizzed by sleuths of Central Crime Station
(CCS) in connection with the Madrassa scam where funds earmarked for Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) were siphoned off."We have recorded the statement of
Somi Reddy as irregularities were reported during his tenure as he was also the
district project officer of SSA," said inspector B Ravindra Reddy. Though
cops questioned him two days ago, matter was kept under wraps. 2 education
department officials, Naga Raju (field officer) and Yogender have already been
arrested, while another officer, Asra Firdouse, is absconding. In Dec.2016, CCS
cops took up the case based on a complaint by Syeda Zehra Unnisa, Nazim of
Madarsa Ali-Ul-Uloom at Bhadurpura. It booked 12 and among the first to be
arrested was MBA student Mohammed Zubair of Falaknuma who allegedly stole lakhs
of rupees by furnishing fictitious names of Vidya Volunteers. Siasat
6 Jamia Nagar homes
demolished for Delhi Metro, residents cry foul
New Delhi:At least 6
semi-pucca homes and a newly-opened restaurant were demolished in an
anti-encroachment drive to make way for Delhi Metro construction, in Jamia
Nagar Monday. DMRC said it had cleared a portion of the land in Tikona Park,
where the Jamia Nagar Metro station is being constructed on the Janakpuri
West-Kalindi Kunj line as part of the DMRC’s third phase. 3 companies of police
personnel, including paramilitary forces, were stationed in the area from 9 am
to ensure law and order.However, residents alleged that the Metro had given
them no prior notice. Mohammad Arif, a car mechanic whose family was one of the
6 which saw their homes demolished, said they had been living there for the
last 40 years and had documents to prove ownership of the land.“Delhi Metro was
supposed to clear around 4,500 gaz of my six bigha patch, because the remaining
1,500 gaz does not belong to them, as specified by court orders. Despite me
showing them court papers, the Delhi Metro demolished my holdings on the entire
six bigha patch. They had given us no prior notice about the demolition,” alleged
Arif, whose wife, sons and grandchildren will spend the night in the open, at
least on Monday. indian express
Ghaziabad: Khoda tense
after 3 VHP men shot at, attacked with hockey sticks
Ghaziabad:Khoda, bordering
Ghaziabad, Noida and Delhi, remained tense after 3 VHP activists were shot at
in Anil Vihar on Sunday night allegedly by a group who were irked by their
objection to construction of a mosque.Police, however, said they were yet to
verify the victims’ claims regarding the mosque, and maintained that it was a
road-rage incident as the victims had not given way to the attackers’ SUV.As
saffron activists swarmed the hospital where the victims were undergoing
treatment, a posse of policemen were deployed to maintain normalcy in the
area.Among the victims, Vikas Mishra (28) suffered bullet injuries on his head
and leg, his brother Abhishek Mishra (24) was shot on his left leg whereas
Rakesh Kumar (36), a property dealer in Khoda, claimed he was thrashed with
hockey sticks and cricket bats as he had filed a complaint against the
“illegal” mosque construction in Deepak Vihar of Khoda village on Friday.(SSP,
Ghaziabad, Deepak Kumar said on Rakesh’s complaint, they had stopped the
construction.“Action under section 107/116 of CrPC was taken against those
trying to erect the structure without any permission,” he said, adding that the
attack on the three VHP men was the result of an altercation between the
accused and the victims over giving way to the SUV of the accused.“Till late
night, the issue was only of road rage while in the morning, the victim claimed
that one member of the accused group was a member of the mosque committee. We
are yet to verify their claims,” he said.An FIR was lodged against one person
while 7-8 unnamed persons were also mentioned. 4 persons had been arrested till
Sunday night, police said. HT
70% TN retailers stop
selling Coke, Pepsi drinks
Chennai: As the boycott
against Pepsi and Coke completed seven days, a traders’ association claimed 70%
of retailers in the state had stopped selling brands of the two cola majors.A M
Vikramaraja, leader of Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangankalin Peramaippu (TNVSP), said:
"Almost 70% of the retailers are not selling these brands. The other
retailers have annual contracts with Pepsi and Coke and we are consulting legal
experts on how to get them to stop selling these brands."An email to
PepsiCo, Coca-cola and the Indian Beverage Association (IBA), which has been
responding on behalf of the beverages manufacturers, did not elicit a response
till the time of going to press. IBA earlier said that was is disappointed by
the call to boycott Coke and Pepsi products. Business standard
Telangana: Girls can appear
SSC exam wearing ‘burqa’
Hyderabad: According to
Syed Naveed Akhtar, President Zaidi Educational Society, Muslim students can
write exams while wearing ‘burqa’ and no one can force them to remove it.There
are clear orders of Director of Govt. Examinations Dr. R Surender Reddy in this
connection. He has issued clear orders in this connection to staff on
invigilation duty for SSC exams especially Chief Superintendent and
Departmental Officers. Hence girl students appearing SSC exams are advised to
write exams with relaxed mind. School managements are also requested to inform
the students about this. Siasat
Indo-Israel ties set to
grow with PM Narendra Modi’s visit
WORLD
MB creating 'parallel
social structure' in Sweden, aided by 'political elites' making it impossible
to criticise Islam, claims govt report; academics, experts refute claims
The Muslim Brotherhood is
creating a 'parallel social structure' in Sweden with the help of 'political
elites' who foster a culture of silence, a damning govt report has found. The
document claims that the Brotherhood is building a 'parallel society' within
the Scandinavian country, which can help the Islamist group to achieve its
ends. The group is arguably the largest Islamist organisation in the world and
has in the past been linked to mainstream Islamic institutions, including to
the Muslim Council of Britain.The research focused on Muslim Brotherhood
members both in Egypt and in Europe. Publication of the damning document about
the group has sparked a row in Sweden, with critics labelling the report 'conspiratorial'
and claiming it misrepresents Islam.The report, which was published on Friday,
was commissioned by Sweden's Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), which is part of
the country's Ministry of Defence.The paper's authors claim the Brotherhood is
working to increase the number of practising Muslims in Sweden, which they say
encourages tension with the secular society and puts community cohesion in
jeopardy.The authors also claim the organisation is targeting political
parties, NGOs, academic institutions and other civil society organisations.
'Islamists aim to build a parallel social structure competing with the rest of
the Swedish society the values of its citizens. In this sense, MB's activists
pose a long-term challenge in terms of the country's social cohesion', the
report says.However, the publication has been heavily criticised, with a group
of 22 academics and religious experts questioning the methodology of the
research.In a blog post they said the suggestion that criticism in Islam was
difficult in Sweden is 'almost conspiratorial', and said past research had
refuted the idea that the Brotherhood was building a parallel society.The blog
post, which has academics at some of Sweden's top universities among its
authors, read: 'The [report's] authors seem to conclude that Swedish Islam is a
homogeneous phenomenon and that Swedish Muslims are led by the Muslim
Brotherhood. 'It is a conclusion that goes against the overall research, which
rather points towards the Muslim community being diverse and there being
competition between Muslim groups.' Daily Mail
Not a Muslim ban in any
way, US official defends travel ban
Washington: Defending the
revised travel ban that prevents people from 6 Muslim-dominated countries from
entering US, senior Trump administration officials on Tuesday said the order is
not aimed at Muslims but it’s an effort to safeguard the nation from foreign
extremists."This is not a Muslim ban in any way, shape or form," the
official told reporters during a conference call."This is a temporary suspension
on the entry of nationals from six countries that have either failed states at
this point, or that are state sponsors of terror; that we don't have the
ability to make safe, adequate screening and vetting determinations for
nationals under current procedures because of those weaknesses," said the
official, who did not want to be identified.Times Now
US says extremist groups
‘active’ in India, warns of attacks across South Asia
Washington: Extremist
groups are active in India and terror groups in South Asia may be planning
attacks in the region, the US has warned in an updated “worldwide caution” for
its citizens. The warning came on a day Donald Trump issued a new order
temporarily barring citizens of 6 Muslim-majority countries from entering the
US but exempted those with valid visas. “A number of established terrorist
organisations, indigenous sectarian groups, and other militants pose a danger
to US citizens in Pakistan,” the US state department said in the worldwide
caution that was updated on Monday. “Extremist elements are also active in
India, as outlined in a recent emergency message. Terrorists have hit a wide
variety of targets and institutions in Bangladesh,” the document said without
mentioning any group.HT
Indian-origin man subjected
to racial slurs in NZ; told to go back to his own country
New Delhi:Another case of
racial attack has come to light as an Indian national in New Zealand was
subjected to racial slurs and told to go back to his own country during a road
rage incident in Auckland, according to a local media report. Narindervir Singh
said he videographed the incident from inside his vehicle last week. “I gave
him a space… that lady gave me the finger. He was driving that car [pointing to
a white Holden] and now he’s trying to threaten me, giving me bad names,” Singh
says in a video which was being streamed live onto Facebook.The situation
escalated after Singh informed the driver that he was uploading the video live.
He was then racially abused and told to go back to his own country. The abuser,
who is seen in video wearing a grey Everlast t-shirt, also made tasteless
remarks about Punjabi people, Newshub reported. Singh said the abuser was
tail-gating and, therefore, he simply pulled over to let him pass.Another
Indian national, Bikramjit Singh, also became the victim of racial abuse last
week when he left a Papatoetoe storage facility. indianexpress
Muslim leaders’ headscarf
advice for women ‘attack on freedom’: Austrian govt
Vienna:Austrian govt officials are criticising a recommendation by
the country’s Islamic leaders that Muslim women wear a headscarf with the onset
of puberty.Foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, who also is the country’s
integration minister, says the stance is “an attack on the freedom and
self-determination of women.”State secretary Maria Duzdar says such
restrictions on the freedom of women are “unacceptable”.Austrian media reported
their comments on Monday in reaction to a recommendation by the Islamic
community.AP
Israel passes law banning
entry for boycott supporters
Israel’s parliament
(Knesset) Monday evening passed into law a bill barring the entry for advocates
of boycotting settlement goods. Supporters of the law argue that the
legislation was the next step in Israel's battle with the Boycott, Divestment,
Sanctions movement (BDS), which they claim targets Israel as a whole and accuse
of being anti-Semitic."Banning BDS supporters that come here to harm us
from within is the minimum we can do [to fight] against those
Israel-haters," said Jewish Home party lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich.The law
allows Israel's interior ministry to refuse visas to people in groups linked to
BDS or who have supported a boycott of Israel.On its Facebook page, BDS drew a
link between the new law and Donald Trump's new executive order banning
citizens of 6 Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.World Bulletin
Hamas slams Israeli ‘kidnapping’
of colleagues in W. Bank
Hamas-affiliated Change and
Reform parliamentary bloc yesterday condemned the Israeli “kidnapping” of its
members in the occupied West Bank, Safa news agency reported.Israeli occupation
forces raided several West Bank cities yesterday evening and arrested Khalid
Tafish and Anwar Zannoun, Palestinian MPs from the Hamas bloc.In a statement,
the Change and Reform bloc said: “Returning to the policy of kidnapping the
Palestinian MPs is a dirty Israeli policy and organised state terror against
Palestinian legitimacy.” Meanwhile, the statement accused Israel of interfering
in internal Palestinian affairs favouring one party over the others.
middleeastmonitor
Israel arrested 15,000
Palestinian women since 1967
Israel has arrested some
15,000 Palestinian women since 1967, a Palestinian organisation revealed in a
report today.The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs added that
there are currently 56 women and girls held by Israel, 16 of them minors, 18
married, 11 sick, and one held under administrative detention.The women are
held in Sharon and Damon prisons, the report said ahead of International Women’s
Day which is marked tomorrow. middleeastmonitor
Rights group says 107
Egyptian were killed by police forces in Feb
107 extrajudicial killings
were committed by security forces in Egypt in Feb.2017, El-Nadeem Centre for
Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture has revealed in its report
for the month of Feb.The report, titled “Archive of Oppression”, has documented
110 cases of enforced disappearances during the same month, ten of which were
carried out during investigations at the police stations.According to the
report, February’s killings have included eight cases of prisoners’ death in
custody and others in violent acts during the security raids to arrest regime
opponents, and in terrorist attacks in the troubled Sinai Peninsula.Nadeem’s
report has showed 12 cases of individual torture and 21 cases of mass torture
while in detention. It has also reported 17 cases of medical negligence and 31
cases of general misconduct against the detainees. middleeastmonitor
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