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Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on order banning cattle trade for
slaughter
NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Centre on pleas
challenging notification banning sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets
for slaughter.The apex court has also asked the government to file its response
within two weeks and posts matter for hearing on July 1.The controversial
central notification banning sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for
slaughter was challenged in the Supreme Court.The petitioner contended that the
provisions in the notification were unconstitutional as they violated the
fundamental rights including freedom of conscience and religion and right to
livelihood.The plea claimed that the government notification issued last month
was "against the freedom of religious practice to sacrifice the
animals" and imposing a ban on slaughter of animals for food violates the
right to food, privacy and personal liberty guaranteed to a citizen under the
Constitution.It claimed that states like Kerala, West Bengal, Tripura and
Karnataka have said that they would not implement the Centre's ban as it would
impact the livelihood of those involved in this business.The order essentially
means the supply of the meat of these animals will now largely hinge on direct
transactions between farmers and registered abattoirs at the farm gate. Meat
industry executives say such transactions at present do not cross 10 per cent
of the total buffalo meat output.ABP LIVE
Cattle slaughter notification: SC issues notice to Centre
Centre signals cattle trade ban relief, new meat markets
Centre will not push states to enforce new rules that made it virtually
impossible to buy cattle for slaughter, and will consider allowing separate
meat markets so that exports don’t hurt, a top Govt law officer said on Thursday.Additional
solicitor general P Narsimha’s comments signal an accommodating stand by the Govt
after critics slammed the new rules as
trying to dictate food habits with a backdoor ban on beef.“There is no beef ban
in the country today… in view of the interim order by the Madras high court the
central Govt is of the view that the
rules are stayed across the country,” Narsimha said.Later in the day,
environment minister Harsh Vardhan too said the Govt will look into all the complaints “in full
depth and honesty”.HT
Cattle trade rules: Don’t impose dietary curbs, BJP ally in Nagaland
tells Centre
Guwahati: Ruling Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) in Nagaland has asked the
BJP-led Govt at the Centre to refrain
from imposing restrictions on the dietary habits of the people.A resolution in
this regard was adopted at the central executive council (CEC) meeting of NPF
at Dimapur on Wednesday. BJP is a minor partner of the NPF-led Democratic
Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) Govt in the state.“The CEC resolves to urge the
(state) Govt to take up with the central Govt to desist from imposing restrictions on the
dietary habits of the people,” said a statement issued by the party.HT
New rules on cattle trade: Muslim-Dalit group demands withdrawal of
Centre’s notification: indianexpress
Kolkata:Demanding withdrawal of Centre’s notification banning sale and
purchase of cattle for slaughter from animal markets, a group of Muslims and
Dalits held a protest meet outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata on
Wednesday.The agitators under aegis of ‘Shanti O Sampriti Mancha’, a common
platform for Muslims and Dalits, also asked people to be aware of the “divisive
politics” pursued by BJP and RSS to “create division between the 2
communities.”“We have seen how gau rakshaks have been carrying out attacks on
farmers. In most of these attacks, Muslims and Dalits were targeted. With the
Centre issuing a notification banning trade of cattle for slaughter from animal
markets, these attacks will intensify. We demand that the Centre should
immediately withdraw the notification,” Md Kamruzzaman, the group’s general
secretary, said.He said that the BJP and RSS were masterminding such attacks.
“This should be stopped and to do that Muslims and Dalits need to understand
the politics behind it. Today’s protest meet was aimed at raising awareness
about such politics,” he added.
'They want to weaken us, snatch our bread': Poorest begin to blame Modi
as cattle crackdown ripples through $16 billion industry
In the backstreets of Agra's Muslim quarter, where shoes have been made
for centuries, small-scale manufacturers are firing workers and families
cutting back on spending as a Govt crackdown on cattle slaughter ripples through
the community. The election of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu
nationalist BJP 3 years ago has emboldened right-wing Hindu groups to push
harder for protection of the cow, an animal they consider sacred.Authorities in
India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, started closing down unlicensed
abattoirs in March, immediately hitting production and sales in the
Muslim-dominated meat industry.Last month Modi's Govt also banned trading cattle for slaughter,
including not just cows, whose killing was already outlawed in most states, but
also buffalo, an animal used for meat and leather. Now the squeeze is spreading
to others in the Muslim minority and to lower-caste Hindus who cart cattle,
labour in tanneries and make shoes, bags and belts - including for big name
brands such as Zara and Clarks.Abdul Faheem Qureshi, a representative of
India's Muslim Qureshi community of butchers, said in Uttar Pradesh some
markets trading 1,000 animals last year were now down to as few as 100.Some
large leather manufacturers support the UP state Govt 's move, arguing that
allowing only licensed abattoirs to operate will clean the industry's
image.Bigger exporters also say they have enough leather as they source hides
widely, including from abroad.Still, millions work in the meat and leather
industries, which are worth more than $16 billion in annual sales.DailyMail
Yogi govt announces dissolution of Shia, Sunni waqf boards
New Delhi:UP Govt on Thursday
announced to dissolve the Shia and Sunni waqf boards in the state in the wake
of corruption charges against them, PTI reported. Minister of State for Waqf
Mohsin Raza said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved to the
dissolution of the boards. Raza further said the dissolution process has been
initiated after reports of corruption were found against the Shia and Sunni
waqf boards related to their properties.The chairman of the Shia Waqf Board,
Wasim Rizvi along with minister for waqf in the previous Samajwadi Party Govt ,
Azam Khan, came under the scanner after an inquiry was conducted by the Waqf
Council of India.A report submitted to the UP Govt by the fact-finding committee of the Central
Waqf Council (CWC) had indicted Khan framing charges of corruption,
mismanagement and misuse of office against him. After receiving multiple
complaints against the waqf board in UP, a fact-finding committee was
constituted, which was headed by Syed Ejaz Abbas Naqvi, who is also the
in-charge of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand waqf boards. Raja recently handed over
separate reports of the Waqf Council with regard to the two boards to the chief
minister.The report states how Khan being a minister misused his position to
grab properties under the boards. It also said that Kahn started a trust named
Maulana Johar Ali Education Trust, through which he diverted funds from waqf
properties to it. The report pointed out discrepancies in maintaining rent
collection records on Waqf properties.The report recommended dissolving of the
UP waqf board immediately and a prohibition on the entry of accused in waqf
offices till the investigation is pending. Meanwhile, Khan has stated that the
allegations against him are baseless.PTI
Yogi Adityanath's actions show state moving towards Ram Rajya: UP
minister
New Delhi: The Yogi Adityanath Govt ’s initiatives such as a daily Ram
Leela in Ayodhya, Ras Leela in Vrindavan and setting up of Kailash Mansarovar
Bhawan for pilgrims in Ghaziabad are all indicative of efforts to establish
“Ram Rajya” in Uttar Pradesh, state’s religious affairs minister Laxmi Narayan
Chaudhary has said. The senior BJP leader told ET that the Govt is not following a “policy of appeasement”
like the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party regime but a policy of “janhit”
(public interest). “Previous Govt built
only a Haj House in Ghaziabad for Haj pilgrims. But we are also building a
Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan in Ghaziabad at Rs 50 crore where pilgrims going for
that yatra, the Chardham Yatra or the Sindhu Yatra to Ladakh can stay for free
with all facilities,” said Chaudhary, who is MLA from Chaata in Mathura. economictimes
In Goa, Hundreds Are Gathering To Build A
Roadmap For A 'Hindu Rashtra'
"Why is the "Hatkatro Khamba" allowed to gather dust
instead of being displayed as a national monument," asked Ramesh Shinde,
national spokesperson of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, (HJS) a Goa based
organisation that was established in 2002 for "Education of Dharma,
Awakening of Dharma, Protection of Dharma, Protection of Nation and Uniting
Hindus" according to its website. Speaking with HuffPost India, Shinde
then explained that the pillar is widely regarded as a symbol of the atrocities
committed against non-Christians during the Portuguese Inquisition of the 16th
century."When will the Pope apologize for the bloodshed," Shinde
asked. "We have never genuinely practiced secularism in this country, only
minority-ism. If we are not going to be genuinely secular, then why not become
a Hindu Rashtra."Starting tomorrow, HJS will host over 150 Hindu
organizations from India and abroad in Goa to discuss the 'Road Map to the
Establishment Of The Hindu Rashtra.HJS, widely regarded as a fringe Hindu
group, burst into limelight after the CBI arrested Virendrasing Tawde, a
member, in connection with the murder of the rationalist Narendra Dabholakar in
Pune in 2013.HuffPost India
Govt should hang people who eat beef: Sadhvi in Goa
Ponda:Stating that she will “request” the Central Govt to hang people who eat beef as “status symbol”,
Sadhvi Saraswati, from Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday urged Hindus
to stock arms at home to “save our women from love jihad”.She made the remarks
at the inauguration of a 4-day All India Hindu Convention, organised by the
Hindu Janajagriti Samiti, which is allied to the Sanathan Sanstha. Some members
of the Sanstha stand accused in the murder of rationalist and anti-superstition
activist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in 2013. RSS, BJP and VHP had earlier
distanced themselves from the event and the organisation, and no leader
representing them were present at the Ponda event.Sadhvi Saraswati, who drew
the loudest cheer, said at the inaugural session that the “biggest challenge”
today is not converting a non-Hindu to Hinduism. “first we need to convert a
Hindu to Hindu — that is our biggest challenge today… They are in the garb of
seculars… these seculars are the first who will be attacked,” she said.On
beef-eating, she said, “Jo vyakti apne ma People who take it as status symbol
to eat beef… I request the Centre to hang them in public. People will then
understand that cow protection is our responsibility.” indianexpress
UP: This is our Govt and we will
not let you pray, Muslims in Sakatpur told
Amroha, a city in western UP is known for two of its specialities : its
Mango Orchards and the Communal Harmony.Be it the sequel of the Partition of
India [in 1947], Moradabad riots of 1980 or the [polarisation of sentiments
following) the demolition of Babri Mosque in 1992, Amroha has always remained
very peaceful.This town and the villages around it have never allowed the fire
of communal tension from outside spreading and coming close to it but some
recent incidents seem to be trying to change this past character of Amroha.At a
distance of about 36 kilometres from Amroha city, there is a town called Syed
Nagli and from there at about five kilometres further there is a Hindu majority
village known as Sakatpur, and that is in the news these days due to communal
tension there.When I arrived in Sakatpur, nothing looked like an air of any
communal tension there. And the people in the villages around who had not read
newspapers were also unaware of any such incident. In the outskirts of the
village children were playing cricket. Villagers were sitting in the chaupals
[a communal meeting place]. On the face of it everything looked normal.Upon making
enquiries it was found out that by organising congregational prayers the
Muslims there have started a new tradition which has upset members of the
majority community. In the village of about a total population of 3,000,
Hindus, who are mostly Jats, total around 2,500 while Muslims are about 500 who
mostly belong to backward castes.Urdu Media Monitor from BBC Urdu
‘Nationalistic’ advocate may get Allahabad HC job
New Delhi: Appointments of judges for the Allahabad high court received
a push with the SC collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar,
recommending names of 20 advocates which includes JJ Munir who represented the
petitioners opposing AMU's minority status.Instead of 19 names recommended by
his predecessor, CJI Khehar has added Allahabad advocate JJ Munir who had
successfully fought the case in courts in which Aligarh Muslim University lost
its status of a minority institution and was declared a national and central
university.The collegium has reiterated the other 19 names for the third time and
the Centre is expected to clear the recommendations. Previously, the Centre had
raised queries over inconsistencies in consultations with regard to some
recommended candidates. It had communicated to the collegium that Munir's
exclusion, on grounds of being too young, did not seem relevant as younger
candidates have been recommended.There were 14 others from the judicial
services, taking the total to a list of 44 names recommended for consideration
of the judgeship. However, then CJI Thakur, rejected the names of 11 advocates,
including that of Munir. While most of them were dropped for reasons of being
kith and kin of judges or politicians, this didn't apply to Munir.Munir had
acquired the reputation of a lawyer who had annoyed a section of Muslim opinion
when he appeared for appeals that led to the verdict which struck down
provisions grant ing minority institution status to AMU as unconstitutional. timesofindia
SP to observe yoga day to counter pro-Muslim image
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has decided to celebrate yoga day with
enthusiasm, linking it to environment conservation by asking cadres to
undertake cycle yatras, in an effort to build a counter narrative to BJP's
terming of the party as pro-Muslim. When the SP was in power, it had shunned
official celebrations on International Day of Yoga on June 21. indiatimes
Saffron group seeks ban on Kamasutra books at Khajuraho temple
New Delhi: Members of Bajrang Sena, a saffron group, has reportedly
demanded a ban on selling Kamasutra books inside the Khajuraho temple premises,
a Unesco world heritage site in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district.Activists
alleged that it was against India's culture and tradition. The temple is famous
world wide for the graceful erotic sculptures on its outer walls.“Such things
affect the image of Indian culture and traditions in the eyes of the
foreigners,” said Jyoti Agarwal, president of Bajrang Sena Khajuraho unit. indiasamvad
Saharanpur violence: SIT exonerates 8 Thakurs
Lucknow: SIT, probing the caste violence in Saharanpur, has exonerated
eight accused belonging to the Thakur community. The eight had been arrested
for allegedly attacking 3 Dalits on May 23. SIT moved an application before a
local court two days ago seeking their release, saying that they were found
innocent during the investigation. It referred to the role of 14 others in the
violence.“During investigation, we found that these eight accused were falsely
named in the FIR lodged on various charges including attempt to murder. We had
moved an application in the court under Section 169 CrPC and requested their
release. The court has accepted the application and also has allowed the
release,” said Saharanpur SSP Babloo Kumar. He said that they were looking for
the other 14.
Dalits embrace Buddhism in protest against Saharanpur attacks
Lucknow :Scores of dalits, including children, in Muzaffarnagar district
embraced Buddhism in protest against attacks on their brethren by the dominant
thakur community members in the neighboring Saharanpur district.According to
the sources, the dalits of Nyamu village in the district converted to Buddhism
at a ceremony at Sant Ravidas temple in the village in the presence of some
buddhist monks on Wednesday.The matter came to light, when the converted dalits
went round the village after the ceremony later in the evening. Reports said
that slogans were raised against the UP Govt and the police during the procession.Sources
said that the dalits had warned the district authorities that they would
convert if alleged persecution of their brethren in Saharanpur was not stopped
forthwith. They had also demanded immediate release of Chandrashekhar, Bheem
Army founder and the main accused in Saharanpur violence, and his supporters.
The conversion triggered alarm bells in the administration and senior officials
rushed to the village to ascertain the veracity of the reports. ''We have
received information about conversion....we are trying to ascertain the
facts,'' said a senior district official in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday. deccanherald
Letter to Prez over ‘violence against Dalits, tribals, minorities’
Mumbai:Citing recent violent incidents in Saharanpur (UP) and Buldhana
(Maharashtra), former Rajya Sabha MP Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar and 10 other Dalit,
Muslim and youth organisations have written to President Pranab Mukherjee,
seeking his intervention in ensuring that the perpetrators of violence against
Dalits, tribals, Muslims, Christians and women are brought to book. The letter
seeks action against cow vigilantes too.In the letter dated June 12, Mungekar
writes: “We, the representatives of various social organisations in
Maharashtra, express our deep anguish over the growing violence/atrocities
against the Dalits, religious minorities — particularly the Muslims and
Christians, and women in different parts of the country. During the last few
years, particularly after the BJP has come to power at the Centre, the
incidents of such heinous violence and atrocities have become a common feature
in the country.” indianexpress
RSS Muslim wing pledges not to eat beef; breaks fast with cow milk in
Ayodhya
New Delhi:Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), RSS’s Muslim wing, organised an
Iftar party in Ayodhya, where Muslims broke their fast with cow milk.“Muslims
took a pledge at the Iftar that they will not eat beef as it causes disease.
They also agreed that cow milk is good for health and has medicinal values,”
MRM patron Indresh Kumar told PTI.Kumar was the chief guest at the Iftar party
organised last evening.MRM had invited prominent Muslim residents of the town,
for the Iftar, the first meal after the day’s fasting.He also claimed that cow
slaughter is not permissible in any religion, including Islam.PTI
Zakir Naik’s Islamic International School (IIS) illegal; parents should
not enroll their kids:Govt
Mumbai: Education dept of Mumbai civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) said that Zakir Naik’s Islamic International School (IIS) has
been operating illegally in Mumbai. The education inspector of BMC’s South
Mumbai region BB Chavan issued a letter which stated that no school in Mumbai
would run without the NOC (no objection certificate) from the local governing
body, as defined under provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009. The
school has around 135 students and runs classes from nursery to class X.In the
letter, it was also mentioned that parents should not enroll their children in
Zakir Naik’s IIS since it has no authorisation certificate. However, the letter
doesn’t mention if the school has obtained an NOC from BMC. School was recently
taken over by MLA Abu Azmi’s Niyaz Minority Education and Welfare Trust who had
alleged “there was a conspiracy to harass” the school management.“The school is
being run on the same lines (as earlier) with only some changes, including in
its name and management. I have taken the premises on rent and have done
nothing to invite the fury of the education department,” said Azmi. Abu Azmi
also said that he would get in touch with the education department of BMC and
see if any more permissions are required by the school to run it.“I would not
want any controversy. Neither me nor the education department would want to
jeopardize the future of the students. Therefore, I have asked our team to get
in touch with the education officers and obtain all the required permissions,”
Azmi said.india.com
Maharashtra education dept warns parents against enrolling wards in
Zakir Naik-run school
Advani for Prez , lobbies Shatrughan, claims wide support
New Delhi: With BJP confirming
that it will announce its nominee for the next President of India by June 23,
party leader Shatrughan Sinha appears to have made his choice. Since Tuesday
evening, Mr Sinha, a former actor, has been tweeting in support of BJP veteran
LK Advani. In his posts, he has been sharing people's responses who support Mr
Advani's candidature for the country's President.Sinha is part of a small bloc
led by Advani that in 2013 unsuccessfully urged the BJP not pick then Gujarat
Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its presumptive prime minister. Supporters of
these leaders say that they have been relegated to the sidelines by PM Modi and
BJP chief Amit Shah. Advani ,for example, who is 89, was placed on a committee
of mentors that is meant to guide the party, but has no authority. ndtv
Gulf crisis: Migrant workers, including Indians, in Qatar worried about
jobs and food prices
Doha: Ajit, an Indian electrician, is just seven months into his new job
but right now he is a worried man, like many other members of the huge migrant
workforce in Qatar.He frets not only about his job, his future in the country
but also the price of food.“If this continues, there will be problems for
people like us, the workers. The price of food will go up and there will be no
jobs,” he told AFP. He was referring to the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf that
has seen Qatar isolated after regional giant Saudi Arabia and several allied
countries cut all ties to Doha.Ajit earns 1,000 riyals a month ($275, 240
euros), of which he sends 600 home to his family.AFP
No offer made by Putin to defuse tension between Indian and Pakistan:
MEA
New Delhi:Russia has not made any offer to mediate between India and
Pakistan, the Govt said on Thursday,
after Islamabad “welcomed” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reported move to
resolve bilateral tensions.“No offer of mediation between India and Pakistan
was made by Russia to India,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal
Baglay said.He said Russia is “very well” aware of India’s position on talks
with Pakistan.“It is my understanding that Russia is very well aware of India’s
consistent position to address all outstanding issues with Pakistan bilaterally
in an environment free of terrorism and violence,” Baglay said. hindustantimes
SCO charter prohibits India, Pakistan to raise bilateral issues: China
Beijing: Welcoming India and Pakistan into the SCO, China today
dismissed apprehensions that their differences could disrupt the unity of the
grouping saying its charter strictly prohibits members to bring their bilateral
hostility into the organisation. "As a founding member of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO), we are very happy about the membership of India
and Pakistan," China's Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou said at a
ceremony at the SCO headquarters here to formally admit the two nations as new
members of the grouping. China, a dominant member of the now eight-member
group, hosts the headquarters of the organisation. SCO headquarters held a
ceremony today to hoist the flags of India and Pakistan. Indian Ambassador to
China Vijay Gokhale and his Pakistan counterpart Masood Khalid attended the
ceremony which included jointly beating a huge SCO cooperation drum heralding
the admission of their respective countries into the grouping. India and
Pakistan were formally admitted as members at Kazakhstan capital Astana at the
SCO summit held on June 8-9. PTI
Malegaon blast: Secrecy be maintained on court of inquiry papers, says
Court
Mumbai: Special court hearing the Malegaon 2008 blast case has directed
that the secrecy of documents from the court of inquiry against Lt Colonel
Prasad Purohit be maintained. The court has said while the accused and the
prosecution (NIA) could refer to the documents as evidence in the case, its
contents could not be shared with the public.In Jan, Ministry of Defence had
approached the court seeking to maintain secrecy of the documents calling them
sensitive in nature. It has made out a case for not sharing the documents with
any third party, including other accused in the case.Arguing for bail last
year, Purohit had been allowed for the first time to refer to the documents of
the court of inquiry carried out by the Army. The ministry had submitted to the
court earlier that it would provide truncated copies blacking out portions
which would impact national security.Purohit had at that time said he was ready
to provide an undertaking on not sharing the documents. The other accused
including Major (Rt) Ramesh Upadhyay, however, objected before the court saying
they too as co-accused should be allowed to use the documents as evidence in
the case. indianexpress
Women take the lead in Zakat contribution: Hyderabadis contribute Rs.
750 crore for education, medicare
Hyderabad: Muslim women who used to take a back seat when it comes to
contributing Zakat as they lack income and substantial savings, have started
taking the lead in making donations towards this annual payment mandated by
Islamic law.Elders in the community say, women started calculating the exact
Zakat amount for the gold they have. They pay two or more per cent of the
networth of the gold they have towards Zakat. With the rising prices of gold,
this contribution has substantially added an increase of 20 to 30 per cent on
to the total funds donated by families to help the needy. Only women who have
more than seven tholas of gold are expected to contribute.As per Shariah,
Muslims are expected to contribute at least two per cent of their savings
towards welfare of the poor. Zakat is the third among 5 norms which are to be
compulsorily followed by Muslims. thehindu
This noble initiative is feeding Delhi's underprivileged during the
month of Ramadan
During Ramadan, nearly one and a half billion people all over the world
skip one meal every day for 30 days. This is done to know what hunger and starvation
feel like, to understand what the poor and destitute have to go through and
also to create a surplus of billions of meals.Thus, Ramadan, if done right, can
turn into a large-scale civilian action for poverty alleviation and resource
redistribution. Taking a step in that direction, Islamic Relief India has
kick-started their Gift a Meal campaign to feed the poor and underprivileged on
the occasion of Ramadan, irrespective of their caste, creed or religion. For
the month of giving of Ramadan, Islamic Relief India has partnered with
restaurant chains, namely Nazeer Foods, Saleem's, Al Bake, Karim's and Hotel
River View in Delhi. While some of these restaurants are providing a fixed
number of specially packed Ramadan food packets each week, some of them have
displayed campaign standees urging people who come to these restaurants to gift
a meal to the poor for Rs 100. With the help of Robin Hood Army as their
delivery partner, Islamic Relief India is distributing these food packets at
raiin baseras, jhuggi jhopdi clusters (slums) and to the homeless who sleep on
the streets of Delhi.One of the restaurants that is associated with the
initiative.Akmal Shareef, Islamic Relief India's head of mission for India and
Nepal says, "This campaign is very close to our hearts at Islamic Relief
India. The smiles on people's faces when they get this Ramadan-special food is
the satisfaction that keeps us going. It is encouraging to see so many
restaurants coming together with Islamic Relief India to feed the poor and homeless
of Delhi during the month of giving of Ramadan."Akmal also says that
Ramdan is a month of sacrifice, compassion, promoting justice, peace and
harmony. "We have been able to provide a meal to more than 500 people so
far and aim to feed at least 5,000 underprivileged during the month of
Ramadan." india today
Kejriwal may attend Okhla MLA’s iftar, signal to
Suspended AAP MLA Amantullah Khan today claimed that Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal will attend an iftar party organised by him, a move
that may further isolate Kumar Vishwas within the organisation. Khan said
Kejriwal will attend an iftar party at the Ansari auditorium in the Jamia
Millia Islamia University which falls under Okhla constituency that the former
represents."AAP's Okhla unit is organising the iftar party. This will be
attended by the chief minister," Khan said.There was no confirmation from
the CMO on Kejriwal attending the event.If Kejriwal attends the iftar party, it
will be a clear snub to Vishwas, who has publicly differed with the AAP leadership
over several issues in recent months. Meanwhile, more dramatic scenes may play
out in Okhla as sacked minister Kapil Mishra has announced that he will visit
Batla House tomorrow to extend his support an an elderly lady, whom he said has
been "threatened" by Khan's "goons" over property-related
matters.PTI
44% elderly abused in public spaces; in Delhi 23% experienced
mistreatment: survey
44% of India’s elderly have been abused in public spaces at some time or
the other, a survey has found. In Delhi, 23% elderly experienced abuse and
mistreatment by society due to their age, the HelpAge India study says.
Bangalore topped the list with 70% elders experiencing abuse, followed by
Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.HT
GULF DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
US Secretary Tillerson: Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood complicates
security and politics of the Middle East
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the classification of the
Muslim Brotherhood in its entirety as a "terror" group complicates
the security and politics of the Middle East. His testimony on Wednesday before
the House Committee on Foreign Relations comes amid rising tensions in the
Gulf, part of which centre on Qatari support for the Muslim
Brotherhood.Tillerson said it was problematic to place the entire organisation
- whose members amount to more than five million, some of whom occupy positions
in Govt s across the region - on a "terror list"."There are
elements of the Muslim Brotherhood that have become parts of Govt s," he
said, pointing out parliaments in Bahrain and Turkey as examples. "Those
elements... have done so by renouncing violence and terrorism," he
said."So in designating the Brotherhood in its totality as a terrorist
organisation… I think you can appreciate the complexities this enters into our
relations with [Govt s in the region]."The top US diplomat said Washington
had designated elements of the group that are committed to violence as
"terrorists", but that a broad classification of the entire group
would present complications. The Muslim Brotherhood is the oldest political
Islamist group in the Arab world. While it is officially banned in some
countries, in many others, its branches play an important role in domestic
politics and often serve as Govt officials. aljazeera
Muslim scholars from Turkey support al-Qaradawi
Istanbul:Leading Muslim scholars from Turkey published
a statement, in support of chairman of Qatar-based International Union of
Muslim Scholars Yousef al-Qaradawi."We declare that we are with the Qatari
state and scholars like Qaradawi, who are against imperialism. We demand that
the irrational action against them ends," the statement said.It described
the treatment which Qaradawi, Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas received as
unjust."Accusing these two distinguished movements as terrorists, and counting everyone close to
them as enemy, is tantamount to wanting to destroy everyone who thinks of the
Ummah and opposes imperialism," it said.AA
US naval warships arrive in Qatar for military exercise
2 US Navy vessels arrived in Doha to take part in a joint military
exercise with the Qatari Emiri Navy just days after US President Donald Trump
accused Qatar of being "a funder of terrorism at a very high level". aljazeera
Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from US
Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal
to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.The deal was
completed despite the Gulf country being criticized recently by US President
Donald Trump for supporting terrorism. reuters
UN agency to review airspace blockade against Qatar
UN aviation agency has said it will review requests from Qatar to
intervene after its Gulf neighbours closed their airspace to Qatar flights. International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a UN agency that regulates international
air travel under the Chicago Convention, said it would host talks of envoys
from Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt at its Montreal headquarters
on Thursday to seek a "consensus-based solution" that addressed
"current regional concerns". Aljazeera
Turkish FM urges peace, dialogue in Gulf crisis
DOHA:Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday the crisis between
Qatar and some Arab countries should be resolved “through peace and
dialogue”.Speaking to Agency during his visit to Qatar’s capital, Doha, amid a
diplomatic row in the Gulf region, Cavusoglu said the efforts by Turkey so far
and the future steps to be taken were discussed during his meetings with
several top Qatari officials.Accompanied by Turkish Economy Minister Nihat
Zeybekci, Cavusoglu met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani,
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Economy
and Trade Minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani. AA
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Khamenei warns Rouhani against dividing society and hints at ouster
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has given an implicit warning to
President Hassan Rouhani about what he called the polarisation and division of
Iranian society. This was a reference to the reformists and moderates around
Rouhani and the extreme right-wing loyal to the supreme leader.Reformist
websites believe Khamenei’s statements to be similar to the warnings issued
against the first Iranian president elected after the revolution, Abolhassan
Banisadr. He was ousted in 1980 due to disputes with the head of the
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, and has been living in exile in Paris for
four decades.During a speech welcoming the heads of three authorities and
senior Iranian officials on Monday, Khamenei reiterated that bilateral
polarisation and dividing society into two is dangerous and will harm the
country’s interests. He explained that drawing clear boundaries with the enemy
will provide the foundation for national unity, adding that the officials must
draw serious boundaries with foreign enemies and “their tails” within the
country.Disputes have escalated from time to time between the supreme leader
and the president, especially after the election of Rouhani for a second term
in May. He won by a large margin against his competitor, Ebrahim Raisi, who was
backed by Khamenei.middleeastmonitor
Iran kills 3 members of ‘Sunni Muslim Jihadist’ group, arrests 5: Media
report
London: Iranian forces killed three members of a Sunni Muslim jihadi
group in the city of Chabahar in southeast Iran on Wednesday and arrested 5
others, the Mehr news agency said. It said one member of the security forces
had also been killed.Mehr said the suspects were believed to be members of
Ansar al-Furqan, a Sunni jihadi group based in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
The group has threatened to carry out suicide attacks in revenge for the Govt executing Sunni prisoners.Reuters
'Hundred dead bodies' seen in besieged Marawi
A Philippines politician said residents fleeing besieged Marawi City
have seen about 100 dead bodies in an area where the army and ISIL-linked
fighters have clashed in the last three weeks. Zia Alonto Adiong, a local
politician who is helping with relief efforts in Marawi, told reporters on
Thursday that 500-1,000 people were still trapped in the city, located on the
southern island of Mindanao."Dead bodies, at least 100, are scattered
around the encounter area," Adiong said. Volunteers have been trying to
extricate hundreds of civilians caught in the crossfire via "peace
corridors", Adiong said, but many of those trapped were still opting to
hide rather than risk being discovered by the fighters.Most residents, however,
have run out of food and water, Adiong added. Aljazeera
China to mediate between Pakistan, Afghanistan
Islamabad: Chinese foreign minister would visit Pakistan and Afghanistan
in a bid to defuse tensions between the two countries, Pakistani foreign
affairs adviser said Thursday."Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will first
visit Kabul and then Islamabad in a next few days," Aziz told Voice of
America.The tensions between the two countries broke out after the Afghan
capital Kabul was rocked by a series of terrorist attacks including a truck
bombing that killed up to 150 people and left more than 400 wounded.Anadolu
agency
UN: 55% of International Organisation for Migration from Mosul are
children
Children make up 55 per cent of Mosul’s displaced, the International
Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. “More than 25,000 civilians have been
displaced from western Mosul in the past five days,” it said in a report
released yesterday.“The emergency site set up by the organisation at the
Qayyarah airbase includes 28,387 children out of 49,564 displaced, while the
second site in the Haj Ali area, south of Mosul, has 20,390 children out of
34,561 displaced,” it added.
Israeli politician calls on UN to stop using the term ‘occupation’
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister, Tzipi Hotovely, has called on the
United Nations to stop using the term “occupation” in reference to Israel’s
control over Palestinian lands.The senior official claimed that the international
organisation has been lured to repeating the “Palestinian propaganda
vocabulary” and claimed that Israel does not occupy the land of anyone.“As a
proof, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Israel’s liberation of Jerusalem
and the West Bank,” she claimed.Hotovely’s remarks came in response to UN
Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, who accused the Israeli occupation of
putting more burdens on the Palestinians and preventing them from developing. middleeastmonitor
Grenfell Tower fire: Muslims awake for Ramadan among heroes who helped
save lives
Heroic residents of the Grenfell tower saved their neighbours by banging
on their doors and guiding them to safety, it has emerged.Local community
centres and religious buildings have opened to help those who have lost their
homes, and left with nothing but their pyjamas.Some put their own lives at risk
to rescue others.Rashida, a local resident, told Sky News how Muslims observing
Ramadan may have saved lives in the tower block, as many of them were awake.She
said: “Most Muslims now observing Ramadan will normally not go to bed until
about 2am, maybe 2.30am, [when] they have their late night last meal. They do
their last prayer.“So most of the families around here would have been awake
and I think even with the noise of the helicopters, it would have brought a lot
of attention to a lot of residents, non-Muslim as well, [who] would have
thought 'something's going on that's not quite normal.'"She spoke of how
tight-knit the community was, and how many different nationalities lived in the
tower.She said: "It’s a very diverse area, we have all nationalities, all
religions. We all live peacefully amongst each other, there is not much crime -
[not] higher than anywhere else. You can walk around safely late at night… we
all know each other. There is a very high population of Moroccans, and for some
reason we all live close to each other. Everyone knows each other.”Nadia
Yousuf, 29, told BuzzFeed Muslim residents were among the first to notice the
fire, as they woke up to prepare to break their fast."They saw it just
after they woke up to eat", she said.A man known as Michael told Sky News
of how he saved a young girl. “I wasn’t woken up by the alarms at all, they
were very, very quiet.“I was in bed, and I was on the verge of falling asleep
and I smelt plastic. I woke up and looked around the flat, checked the plugs,
everything was okay. “I went to the window to smoke a cigarette, I opened the
window, and I heard someone saying, it’s getting bigger, its getting bigger. Telegraph . UK
London tower fire: Muslims awake for Ramzan helped save lives
Britain First Provoke Muslims Helping Grenfell Fire Families Outside
East London Mosque
Britain First today posted an angry video claiming it had been “ABUSED”
outside the East London Mosque for the “heinous crime of standing on a British
pavement and filming” - despite clear evidence to the contrary. Leader, Paul
Golding, recorded a five minute diatribe from a car as they left the scene,
claiming if they had stayed any longer they would have been “physically
attacked”. He says: “We’ve just gone into the Whitechapel area of London with
some leaflets and we’ve walked past the East London Mosque and we were very
quickly surrounded by an ever-increasing mob of Muslims and white liberals
screaming abuse.“We had things thrown at us, we had people spit at us and this
was for the heinous crime of standing on a British pavement and filming.“That’s
all we did... Whose country is this?”But pictures and video posted by the
mosque tell a very different story and show the far-right group was being
deliberately provocative just before prayers when Muslims in the area were
helping those affected by the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower. huffingtonpost UK
Austria: More than 300 Muslim clerics call for tolerance
vienna: More than 300 clerics
representing the majority of austria's Muslims are expressing support for a
declaration condemning extremism and terrorism and urging their followers to
integrate by actively participating in Austrian society.The initiative was
launched by the Society of the Islamic Faith in Austria, which normally speaks
for all Muslim groups in the country. At a signing ceremony today, society head
Ibrahim Olgun said the declaration was meant as a clarification for the
"black sheep" among Muslims who turn to extremism in the name of
their religion.The document condemns "terrorist and extremist violence
worldwide." It supports "pluralism, democracy and the rule of law as
outlined in the Austrian constitution." outlookindia
Pakistan PM questioned by panel over family wealth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif created history on Thursday, by
appearing before investigators probing a corruption case against his family,
the first any head of state has done so in Pakistan.Sharif was questioned for
three hours by an investigation team over his family’s links to alleged
offshore accounts named in the Panama Papers.The move came after a Supreme
Court ruling on April 20 which ruled out his disqualification, but asked an
investigation team to look into money laundering allegations against him.
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