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NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Indresh Kumar, 2 others in
Ajmer Dargah blast case
Jaipur: NIA on Monday cleared 4 people, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh
Thakur and senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar, of charges in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah
blast.A closure report was submitted in the special NIA court in Jaipur, it
couldn’t find enough evidence to build a case against the 4.“NIA filed the
closure report against Sadhvi Pragya Singh, Indresh Kumar, and 2 more men,
Prince and Rajendra, in the Ajmer Dargah blast case. The court will decide on
April 17 whether it will accept the report,” public prosecutor Ashwini Sharma
said. 3 more suspects — Sandeep Dange, Suresh Nair and Ram Chandra Kalsangra —
are still on the run.Justice Dinesh Gupta expressed displeasure over NIA’s
inability to arrest the trio, who figure on a list of most-wanted people in the
agency’s website with cash rewards against them.The court has written to NIA
DGP, asking for a progress report on efforts to arrest the three
fugitives.Sadhvi has been accused of being a member of Abhinav Bharat, a Hindu
extremist outfit apparently floated by military officer Lt Col Prasad Shrikant
Purohit. Indresh Kumar of the RSS is allegedly with the group.The court
directed the NIA on Monday to present evidence that verifies the deaths of two
other people in the case, Jayanti Bhai Gohil and Ramesh Gohil. Both men were
accused in the Gujarat Best Bakery Blast in 2002. hindustantimes
Ajmer Dargah blast case: NIA clears four suspects, finds no evidence
against Indresh Kumar, Sadhvi Pragya
Ajmer Blast case 2007: NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi Pragya due to lack
of evidence
Acquittal in Ajmer blast case swayed Hyderabad court to grant Aseemanand
conditional bail
Even as Telangana govt promises
to file an appeal against the granting of bail to swami Aseemanand, proceedings
of the Special NIA court show that the special public prosecutor appearing for
NIA had opposed the bail application stating that there was "prima facie
case against him and cogent evidence against him was on record".He had
also expressed fear that "if released on bail there is every possibility
of his nonappearance which may sub serve the purpose of speedy trial". indiatoday
Ishrat Jahan case: SC allows Gujarat govt to accept DGP Pandey's offer to quit
New Delhi: Supreme Court today allowed the Gujarat govt to accept the resignation offer of DGP PP
Pandey, who is an accused in Ishrat Jahan case.The police officer wrote a
letter expressing his willingness to step down forthwith if the state govt so
desired.The SC court said that since Pandey had already offered his
resignation, the Gujarat govt accepting
it would bring an end to his term. Pandey, who is out on bail in the Ishrat
encounter case, had been granted an extension until April 30.The SC bench of
Chief Justice JS Khehar and DY Chandrachud recorded that Pandey, in the letter,
expressed willingness to step down and urged the state govt to revoke the notification appointing him till
April 30. timesofindia
Parliamentary panel questions service tax exemption for Haj private tour
operators
New Delhi:A Parliamentary panel has questioned exemption given to Haj
private tour operators (PTOs) from paying service tax. Standing committee on
social justice and empowerment has in its 39th report suggested the govt to
consider imposition of the tax on PTOs and also make the operators share
details of their annual turnover. The panel also wondered why 183 of the total
484 PTOs in the country were registered from Maharashtra alone, suggesting it
created “monopoly” of the operators from the state.On the other hand, it
pointed out, Jharkhand has only one PTO with a quota of 50 seats. “The
committee does not understand why these PTOs are exempted from paying service
tax,” the panel, headed by Lok Sabha MP Ramesh Bais, has said in its report.It
added, “The committee desires that imposition of service tax on the PTOs may be
considered under the Tax and other Laws as is done in case of other
agencies/organisations/ tour operators etc., and they may also be asked to furnish
their annual turnover.”The committee’s report titled ‘Demands for Grants
(2017-18) of Ministry of Minority Affairs’ was submitted to both the Houses of
Parliament last month. On maximum registration of PTOs in Maharashtra, the
panel noted such “monopoly” causes inconvenience to Haj applicants as they have
to travel all the way to that state.PTI
Abbas to visit India a month before Modi’s Israel trip
New Delhi: Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is likely
to visit India in May, a month ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Israel in
June, sources have said. Modi’s will be the first visit by an Indian PM to Israel and he is set to skip Palestine in a
break from the tradition of senior Indian leaders clubbing two countries in the
same trip. “We are looking at May for the visit of President Abbas to India.
Discussions are underway to finalise the dates, most probably for the second
half of the month,” a source told HT.Though the Modi govt is trying to put an
end to hyphenating Israel with Palestine , historical legacy and India’s close
ties with the Arab world makes this a delicate process. India has been steadily
increasing its defence and security ties with Israel since mid 1990s, but the
successive govt s have kept the ties low profile in public.However, Modi govt hasn’t
been coy about scaling up its ties with Israel. But govt official insists that
there is no change in India’s commitment to Palestine cause and pointed out it
was the Modi govt which has done “first ever India-Palestine joint commission”.
Commission was co-chaired by minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar.HT
India all set to get missile armed drones from Israel:ET
New Delhi: India's first missile armed drones that will give it the
capability to carry out standoff cross-border strikes are ready in Israel,
ahead of the first ever visit to the nation by an Indian PM . Heron TP-armed
drones, capable of detecting, tracking and taking down targets with air to
ground missiles, have been on the armed forces wish list for years, before the
programme was fast tracked in September 2015,as reported by ET.Armed drones
will give India the option of taking out large terrorist camps or individual
targets in hostile territory with minimal risk.
Demonetisation fraud:Court bars media from reporting case
Delhi:A Delhi court has barred the media from reporting a case involving
two bank officials and another person for alleged irregularities relating to
the conversion of old currency and supply of new notes.According to court
sources, the additional sessions judge has orally barred media from reporting
the matter after the counsel for the accused alleged misreporting in the
case.Sources said the judge has also asked the advocates associated with the
case not to brief mediapersons on any development in the matter.The court had
earlier taken cognisance on the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate
(ED) against accused Vineet Gupta, then branch manager in Axis Bank's Kashmere
Gate branch here, 33-year-old Shobit Sinha, then manager (operations) in the
bank, and Rajeev Kumar Kushwaha, suspected to be the mastermind behind floating
of shell companies. The three accused are lodged in judicial custody.PTI
SBI hikes minimum balance for savings a/c, other charges
Counterfeiting of new notes worries agencies
New Delhi:That the new 2,000 and 500 notes have the same security
features as the old 500 and 1,000 ones has the security agencies worried.At a
high-level meeting last week to discuss the presence of fake currency notes,
officials at North Block were informed that the “covert security features” had
not been changed since 2005.The Hindu had reported on Nov.11, 2016, that the
security features were changed last in 2005 when notes of all denominations
with new security features were introduced.An official had said then that since
the decision to introduce the new notes was taken only around May 2016, there
was no time to alter the security features as the entire exercise takes between
5 and 6 years. thehindu
PM focus on technology use of judiciary, CJI talks about triple talaq
Lucknow:PM Narendra Modi stressed on the use of technologies to ease
judicial processes and Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar spoke about
expeditiously dealing with cases related to triple talaq at the valedictory
function of the 150th year celebrations of Allahabad High Court on Sunday. PM
assured the CJI of complete cooperation from the govt to strengthen the judicial system.“Expenditure
is made on security as well as while taking prisoners from jails to the
courts.On this path what all happens everyone knows. Now that Yogji has come,
maybe all that will be stopped,” Modi said.In his speech, CJI Khehar said 3
Constitution benches had been formed for the coming summer vacation. There were
so many serious cases which will make impact on the life of people. One case
was of triple talaq, he said. “Do not know what will be the judgment but rights
of the people will be defined,” CJI said about that case. indianexpress
Kejriwal: EVMs being tampered with, all polls under threat
New Delhi:Ahead of MCD elections in Delhi, AAP national convener and
Delhi CM Monday once again expressed
doubts over the security features of the Electronic Voting Machines. Claiming
that the EVMs were being tampered with, Kejriwal alleged that all the voting
machines that will be used in the upcoming Delhi civic elections and bypolls
across the country are being brought in from UP. “There are a lot of machines
in India, then why are machines coming from UP? 300 EVMs were brought in from
Govind Nagar from UP for MP bypolls,” he said. “Technically, EVMs can’t be used
or shifted 45 days from poll results. So what was the Election Commission’s
compulsion?” He also cited the example of the recent trial of VVPAT machines
conducted by the Election Commission in MP. Every vote cast during the trial
left a paper trail for the BJP. EC launched a probe and suspended 3 SHOs in
connection to the incident. indianexpress
MP EVM trial reignites ‘tampering’ row, EC calls for report
Why biryani in your fridge can be investigated, but EVMs can't be, asks
Sisodia
New Delhi Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, while addressing a public
election meeting on Saturday, asked why biryani in one's fridge can checked to
see if there is beef, mutton or chicken in it but EVMs can't be checked even
when people are loudly alleging rigging and malpractice in them.Addressing a
large gathering in Okhla area of Delhi, Sisodia urged people not to take
lightly the upcoming elections for Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD),
rather as a fight for Idea of India."After Assembly elections in UP,
Punjab and Uttarakhand, the elections for MCD, though called local elections,
but are indeed for ideas. This is election for which idea India wants to go
with," he said.IndiaTomorrow
Lalu demands high-level inquiry into tampering of EVMs
Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded a high-level inquiry
into the alleged malfunctioning of EVMs during a media demonstration in Madhya
Pradesh. "It is a serious matter and there should be a high-level inquiry
into the reported tampering of EVM machines in Madhya Pradesh," Lalu told
media here. During an official demonstration ahead of by-elections in Ater and
Bandhavgarh assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, the voter-verified paper
audit trail showed the BJP as the voted party upon pressing any button on the
EVM. "It is not something simple. Why did it not show any other party
getting the vote," Lalu asked.Lalu also demanded that the BJP-led central govt
should formulate an anti-cow slaughter
law in northeastern states also.IANS
40 Muslims flee UP village in Hapur: thehindu
Meerut: 40 members of 7 Muslim families left Upaida village in Hapur
district after a communal clash last week. A small fight between the youth of 2
communities escalated, leaving 4 members of the minority community injured.Despite
heavy police deployment and officials’ assurance of safety, the 40 Muslims are
yet to come back to the village.According to Zakir, a resident of Upaida, a
small fight took place two weeks ago between two youngsters. Last Wednesday
Shaqib, Sohail, Sabu and Sameer were attacked by a group of youngsters involved
in the earlier fight.According to the police complaint, on March 29, when some
Muslim youngsters were coming home, four young men started teasing and abusing
them. When they protested, they were assaulted.“4 accused followed them home
and continued the assault. Four persons, including two women, were injured,”
said Sabir, another resident of the village. “Some people in the village are
trying to disturb the peace. Had the police been proactive, this would not have
snowballed into a clash, forcing women and children of the affected families to
leave,” Zakir told the media. Saleem, another resident, said that since the
Adityanath govt came to power some
people were trying to create fear among Muslims.
Odisha: 11-yr-old girl raped inside Jagannath temple in Puri
Baripada: A physically challenged minor girl was allegedly raped by a
youth inside the premises of Lord Jagannath temple here, police said on
Sunday.The incident took place when the 11-year-old girl went inside the temple
for 'Darshan' of the Lord late on Friday night when the shrine was virtually
deserted, they said.Taking advantage of the situation, a 28-year-old youth escorted
her to the bathing mandap of the Lord and raped her before fleeing.The victim
was rescued in a critical condition from the spot. Angry locals spotted the
accused and thrashed him before handing him over to the police. Girl was
admitted to SCB medical college at Cuttack as her condition worsened, police
said.Baripada sub-collector SK Purohit along with police officers visited spot
and has sanctioned Rs 10,000 for treatment of the girl, officials said.PTI
Adityanath assures UP govt’s support to Supreme Court to resolve Ram
Mandir-Babri Masjib issue
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday
said his govt will support the Supreme
Court to resolve the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjib issue. Commenting on the issue,
Adityanath said, all parties must sit together and talks are the only way to go
forward, according to report. Earlier, Adityanath had welcomed the apex court’s
suggestion of an out-of-court settlement of the Ayodhya dispute and said
aggrieved parties must sit together to resolve it. Terming the SC’s observation
as a solid one, Adityanath said “it is a welcome step.” “We welcome this and
both sides should sit to resolve the differences and find a way out. Whatever
cooperation they required from the state govt , we will do that,” the CM told reporters outside the Parliament.
should solve Ram Mandir Dispute through dialogue, Yogi tells RSS mouthpiece
Adityanath may face trial following Allahabad HC decision
Lucknow: A city-based human rights organisation Rihai Manch has welcomed
the decision of Allahabad High Court asking the UP govt to
file a reply for not giving a sanction against Yogi Adityanath pending
investigation in a case of spreading communal hatred under section 153
(A).Allahabad High Court has asked the state govt to file a reply within three weeks for CBCID
investigation into the case against Yogi Adityanath and others under section
153 (A) in a petition filed by social activists Pervez Parvaz and Asad Hayat
after anti-Muslim communal riots in Gorakhpur in 2007.In Jan.2007, tension escalated
between Hindu and Muslim communities of Gorakhpur before Muharram procession.
Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath sat on dharna with members of Hindu Yuva Vahini.
On the night of Jan.7, 2007, Adityanath had delivered an inflammatory speech on
the Gorakhpur railway station in the presence of member assembly Radhe Mohan
Das and Mayor Anju Chaudhary. He had said that he would not let Muslims raise
the Tazia and play Holi with their blood.TwoCircles
Ajmer urs: Sufi shrine heads demand ban on beef
Ajmer: Heads of Sufi shrines gathered at the Dargah Ajmer for the annual
Urs on Monday have demanded a complete ban on sale of all forms of
"beef" in the country as it is causing enmity between Hindus and
Muslims.The statement comes in wake of the crackdown on illegal slaughter
houses by newly elected UP CM Yogi
Adityanath. The crackdown spread in most of the BJP ruled states Rajasthan,
Jharkhand and Gujarat.A statement was issued by the Dargah Dewan, Syed Zainual
Abedin Ali Khan after annual meeting with the heads of different shrines at
Khangah (a placeat the dargah) on the closing ceremony of the 805th annual Urs
of the 12 century shrine in Ajmer. The joint declaration read out by Dewan says
that PM Narendra Modi should give respite to crores of Muslims by solving this
issue once for all and the only solution is passing an ordinance banning beef. timesofindia
Ajmer Dargah diwan urges Muslims to stop consuming beef, asks Centre to
declare cow as national animal
UP: 13 cows found dead in Bulandshahr district, mandi secretary booked
Lucknow:13 cows were found dead and 50 others fell seriously ill over
the weekend in Debai area of Bulandshahr district. While the district
administration suspects that the animals consumed grains laced with
insecticides lying on the mandi (wholesale grain market) campus, autopsy could
not pinpoint the exact cause of death. On the basis of a complaint filed by VHP
district president Giriraj Varshney, an FIR was lodged against Mandi secretary
Kuldeep Kumar Saini. DM has also has sought an explanation from Saini. indianexpress
Ban on cow slaughter: With Gujarat passing stringent law, Sena asks what
about farmers suicide
With BJP-ruled Gujarat passing a stringent law making cow slaughter
punishable with a life-term sentence and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh saying cow killers would be hanged,
Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at BJP and asked, 'what about farmers who are
committing suicide in these states?'"We congratulate those who consider
cow-slaughter a crime, but what about farmers suicide. Farmers suicide should
be considered as a culpable homicide and it should be clarified on who should
be termed as criminal; who should be sentenced to life and hanged," said
Shiv Sena, in a editorial in party's mouthpiece 'Saamana'.A day ago, Singh said
those who kill cows would be "hanged" in his state. The remarks came
in the backdrop of an aggressive push to protect cows by BJP-ruled
states."It (killing a cow) hasn't happened in the state in the last 15
years. Has it? We will hang those who kill," he had said.The Sena editorial
also claimed that after the beef ban, the international trade of beef had
surged and export had increased manifold. Mentioning that since UP CM Yogi
Adityanath was sworn-in, illegal slaughter houses have been closed, while meat
and beef have gone missing form AMU hostels, the editorial questioned,"Would
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar take a stand on
hanging those slaughtering cow?"DNA
BJP ignoring farmer suicides by pushing for stricter cow slaughter laws:
Sena
UP: Striking meat sellers look forward to court verdict for relief
Lucknow: As meat shops remained closed in the city for the ninth
consecutive day on Sunday, striking meat sellers announced they will decide
future course of action after hearing at the high court on Monday.Lucknow bench
of the Allahabad high court had issued notices to the Lucknow Municipal
Corporation and state govt on March 27,
seeking explanation as to under which authority shops were forced to close down
and why licences were not renewed. The LMC and the state govt have to submit their reply on Monday.All India
Jamiat-ul Quresh Association general secretary, Shahabuddin Qureshi said we
will decide our next move after going through the reply submitted by
authorities in the court. timesofindia
Hindu boy, Muslim girl found hanging in UP village
Lucknow:Two minors, a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl from the same village,
were found hanging from a tree in Sikrara police station area of Jaunpur
district on Sunday morning. Police suspect that the two were in a relationship
and committed suicide thinking their families would not accept it.The two,
students of class 11 and 9 but different schools, lived in the same locality of
Dudauli village. They had eloped about 6 months ago but were traced by the
families and brought back, according to police.Sikrara station officer Arvind
Kumar Pandey said it appeared that the two left their homes late on Saturday
night but the family members did not notice their absence until the villagers saw
their bodies hanging from a tree in the village’s burial ground on Sunday
morning.“Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide. The bodies have been
sent for postmortem and the report is awaited. We would be able to say more
after receiving the postmortem report,” said Pandey.He said police did not find
any suicide notes and the family members have also not raised any suspicion. indianexpress
Will take India to UN rights council: African envoys
New Delhi:All diplomatic options are on the table to serve justice to
the victims of the Greater Noida attack, says a statement issued by
them.Categorically describing the recent attacks on African nationals in
Greater Noida as ‘racist’, the envoys of Africa stationed here said on Monday
that they would take India to Human Rights Council (HRC) of UN.In a statement
issued to The Hindu, the Office of the Dean of the African Group Head of
Missions said all diplomatic options were on the table to serve justice to the
victims of the attack that targeted Nigerian nationals in Greater Noida on
March 27. “Heads of the African Missions accredited to India reviewed the
previous incidents that have taken place in the past and concluded that no
known, sufficient and visible deterring measures were taken by Govt of India,”
said the press release. “They agreed to take further actions, including the
call for an independent investigation by the Human Rights Council as well as
other human rights bodies, and also to comprehensively report the matter to the
African Union Commission”. thehindu
African envoys slam attacks on Nigerian students, call these incidents
xenophobic and racial
‘Azaadi’ slogans, banners against Yogi Adityanath, RSS feature at Jadavpur University
Kolkata: Azaadi slogans were once again heard at the Jadavpur University
campus on Sunday where students had put up banners against RSS and UP CM Yogi
Adityanath. Some of the banners termed Yogi Adityanath the ‘new
Trump…Brahminical version of white supremacy’.Some of the other slogans raised
during the protest were “Azadi”, “Halla Bol” and “RSS door hatao”.The slogans
were raised by the students in front of Academy of Fine Arts where an
international seminar on persecution of minority Hindu Buddhist Christians in
Bangladesh was going on.Some of the students protesting there told the media
that the protest was against RSS conducting of seminar on the issue of
minorities in Bangladesh. The students also said that they think RSS has been
the reason for the deaths of thousands in Godhra and Muzaffarnagar and hence
have no right to address the minority issue. Slogans calling for ‘azadi’ for
Kashmir, Manipur and Nagaland were also heard at the Academy of Fine Arts.news
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Kolkata: Azaadi slogans raised against RSS
NIRF ranking 2017: JNU, Jadavpur got top rank not for Afzal Guru slogans
but for good research, says Javadekar
AMU, Jamia among top 20 institutions in India: Ranking
New Delhi: AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia have
been ranked in the top 20 institutions in the country in Overall category. As
per the second edition of India Rankingsunder National Institutional Ranking
Framework (NIRF) released on Monday by Union Human Resource Development Minister
Prakash Javadekar, AMU has got 19th India Rank with 52.74 scores. Jamia Millia
Islamia has got 20th rank with 51.75 score.In the University category, AMU is
at No.11 and Jamia at No. 12.IndiaTomorrow
Delhi to send no more money for ‘modernisation’ of madrasas in Kashmir
Srinagar: Ministry of HRD in New Delhi has blocked funds given as grant
or aid under two schemes – Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasa
(SPQEM) and Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutes (IDMI) – to Jammu
& Kashmir, citing non-utilisation of previous funds.The schemes were
launched in the year 2008-09 in all states of India shortly after the Sachar
Committee submitted its report on the situation of minorities in India. Aim of
the schemes was to provide formal education alongside the religious education
given in minority institutions like madrasas. kashmirreader
6 CRPF men injured as militants strike near Srinagar
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Srinagar:The attack comes just a day after militants lobbed a grenade in
Srinagar's Nowhatta area late in the evening, killing a policeman and injuring
11 others.6 CRPF personnel were injured in an attack by militants on a patrol
manning the highway at Pantha Chowk, near Srinagar, on Monday
afternoon.Preliminary reports suggest that gunshots were heard at Pantha
Chowk.Locals told The Hindu they heard heavy exchange of fire in the area
around 3:30 pm. Both police and the CRPF were not confirming any casualties. thehindu
Cop killed, 11 security men injured in J&K grenade attack
J&K: Army jawan with two grenades arrested at Srinagar Airport, was
heading to New Delhi
New Delhi:An Army jawan has been arrested from the Srinagar airport
early this morning, according to multiple news reports. Jawan was arrested
after security forces found two grenades in his baggage. He was reportedly to
board a flight to New Delhi.According to reports, jawan has been posted near
the Line of Control in J&K, in Uri sector. Soon after the arrest, the
jawan, identified as Bhupal Mukhia, was taken to the police station in central
Kashmir’s Humama for interrogation.indianexpress
India needs Bihar-like ‘Mahagathbandhan’:Nitish Kumar
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said that to defeat the BJP in the 2019
Lok Sabha polls, a A “Mahagathbandhan” (Grand Alliance) of non-BJP parties is
needed at the national level. Talking to media in the state capital, Kumar said
that a “Mahagathbandhan” would prove successful in the next parliamentary
polls.“Grand Alliance of JD-U, RJD and Congress proved successful in Bihar
assembly polls in 2015 when it defeated the BJP-led NDA. The only answer is a
‘Mahagathbandhan’ of non-BJP parties at the national level now,” he said. indianexpress
Samajwadi Party feels pact with Mayawati only way to combat BJP in 2019
Parliament elections
New Delhi: Several Samajwadi Party leaders now believe that a pre-poll
alliance with Mayawati’s BSP is perhaps the only way to check BJP’s march in UP
in 2019 Parliament elections. ET’s
interactions with several SP leaders — including its national executive members
and candidates in the recent assembly polls — about the future of their party
after two massive defeats at the hands of BJP in three years indicate a
groundswell of support for an alliance with BSP, though they are apprehensive
about Mayawati.“It’s (SP-BSP alliance) is a compulsion… else we are staring at
marginalisation,” said a Muslim SP leader, who was a cabinet minister in
Akhilesh Yadav govt, after his defeat in the assembly elections. At least three
members of SP’s national executive, which was reconstituted by Akhilesh recently,
conceded that an alliance is “a matter of survival” for both SP and BSP. timesofindia
Lalu’s son launches DSS to counter RSS
AP: No Muslim face in Cabinet, anger sweeps community
Amaravati: Muslim minority leaders in the state are fuming over CM N
Chandrababu Naidu ignoring their community in the cabinet reshuffle. They
alleged that Naidu is working with a single-point agenda to cement the bond
with the BJP. TOI
Mumbai: BJP reaches out to Muslims, rejigs minority wing
Mumbai: In a bid to counter criticism that BJP did not give tickets to
Muslims in the assembly polls in UP , where the community comprises around 20%
of the state's population, the party is working on its outreach.Last week, BJP
city unit chief Ashish Shelar appointed new office bearers of the party's
minority wing. BJP hopes the wing's members will work to "popularize"
the party among Muslims.
33 Indians rescued from ISIS-captured Iraq return home
New Delhi: 33 Indians who were stuck in ISIS-captured Erbil in Iraq
arrived in India on Monday after being rescued by the Indian govt.The rescued
people claimed that they were duped by their agent with the promise of
employment in Iraq and further informed that many people like them are still
stranded there. “Earlier 35 people were rescued and came back to India and this
time we are 33. The agent deceived us by promising for giving jobs and took us
to Iraq. More people like us are still there,” said a rescued person.ANI
India going vegetarian: Ban on cow slaughter motivated by BJP commitment
to upper caste Hindu ideology:Monobina Gupta
WORLD
Sisi saves Israel from global boycott:Ex-Israeli general
A former spokesman of the Israeli army has said that the reconciliation
projects proposed by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi save Israel from an
international boycott, Rassd.com reported on Sunday. Brigadier General Avi
Benayahu’s comments were published initially by Hebrew-language Maariv.He said
that Al-Sisi serves Israeli interests by his work against smuggling weapons to
the Gaza Strip, and noted that the region is witnessing accelerating
developments and Israel has to get some benefit from them. Israel’s interests,
claimed the general, match Egypt’s. The former Israeli official described the
Egyptian operations on the border with Gaza as “partially successful”, with
Hamas on the receiving end of “attack after attack” but preferring to maintain
a state of calm in the besieged territory. “[Hamas] faces difficulties
regarding the development of its military power due to the closure of the
borders between Gaza and Egypt,” he claimed.However, it continues digging
tunnels, although it does not achieve vital objectives. middleeastmonitor
Trump urged to mention Egypt prisoners as he meets Sisi
Washington:As White House prepared to roll out the red carpet for the
Egyptian leader, a parody look-alike of President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi showed
up at the Washington Monument, a few blocks away. Wearing an oversized mask of
Sisi, impersonator was part of a vigil held on Sunday to bring attention to the
thousands of political prisoners languishing in Egyptian prisons.The man under
the mask kept quiet as he tore up protesters' banners with gloves stained red
to resemble blood.
'10 killed, 50 wounded' in St Petersburg metro blasts
At least 10 people were reported dead in 2 blasts in the metro system of
Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city, according to local media. The
explosions also wounded about 50 people, Andrey Kibitov, the head of the city
governor's press service, said on Twitter.Life News website showed pictures of
blown-out train doors and wounded people on one station platform. Social media
users also posted photographs and video from a metro station in the city
centre, showing people lying on the floor and a train with a mangled door
nearby. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in St Petersburg to attend an
economic forum, said the govt was
considering all possible causes for the blasts. Aljazeera
Russia: Blasts at St Petersburg metro station kills at least 10, several
injured
Air strike destroys hospital in Idlib's Maaret al-Numan
Suspected Russian fighter jets have bombed a hospital in a city in the
northern province of Idlib, wounding several people, a rescue group said.At
least ten people were injured when three strikes targeted the main hospital in
Maaret al-Numan on Sunday evening, destroying the building, a Syrian Civil
Defence official told Al Jazeera."At around 7:30 pm last night suspected
Russian warplanes targeted the hospital, destroying most of the building. As
our rescue team were inspecting the damage and rescuing those injured another
air strike struck the hospital injuring at least ten people," he told Al
Jazeera.
Ex-Iraqi VP Tariq Al Hashemi accuses PM of committing genocide in Mosul
Ex- Iraqi Vice President, Tareq Al Hashemi, has accused the Iraqi govt and the US-led international coalition of
committing crimes of genocide against the citizens of Mosul.In an exclusive
interview with Khaleej Online, Al Hashemi said the people of Mosul are facing
death in a way that no other people in the world have witnessed except for the
Syrians, pointing out that he had warned about what he called, “urban warfare”
and its high cost on civilians.“ City of Mosul is facing a humanitarian tragedy
and an unprecedented disaster in the history of modern Iraq. Those who trusted
the promises of PM Haider Abadi and
remained in their homes faced bombings and death.” he said.Al Hashemi said he
had warned about engaging in urban warfare and its high cost on civilians,
“especially when both sides of the conflict are serious about killing and
annihilating the other side and equipped with a huge firepower to achieve this
purpose.”Hundreds of civilians on the western side of Mosul have been killed in
the bombing by US-led coalition warplanes; many lay under the rubble of their
homes. However, the US maintains that it is only targeting locations held by
the Islamic State militant group.According to Al Hashemi, civilians were caught
between coalition aircrafts bombing and the Daesh militant group.middleeastmonitor
Battle for Mosul: Children face life-changing injuries
Hospitals in northern Iraq are struggling to cope with the scale of the
injuries in the battle to push ISIL out of Mosul.An increasing number of
civilians are being caught in the crossfire as fighting intensifies in the west
of the city.Many children have been left with life-changing injuries. aljazeera
German govt rejects conservatives' call for Islam law
German govt says there's no need
for new legislation to regulate Islamic organisations in the country.Members of
Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union party have
called for a ban on foreign funding of Islamic organisations, and for Muslims
to get statutory rights to pastoral care from an imam in prisons and
hospitals.AP/PTI
KSA grants iqama to 4 million burmese
Jeddah: kingdom of Saudi Arabia decided to give residency permits
(iqamas) to 4 million Burmese Muslims who escaped their country under religious
oppression.A large number of Burmese citizens have been living in the Kingdom
for more than 70 years. The Sheikh of the Burmese community in Makkah, Abu
Alshamaa Abdulmajeed, praised the role of the Saudi govt in assisting the
Burmese community and supporting them as they resettled in the Kingdom. siasat
Tunisia denies praising Iran’s role in protecting the Islamic world from
Israel
Israel's history of protecting al-Assad: Hussain Abdul Hussain,
Washington based analyst
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