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Israeli PM Netanyahu’s entire
cabinet welcomes Modi at Tel Aviv Airport; Modi says building strong
relationship with Israel is his intent
Tel Aviv: PM Narendra Modi began
his “path-breaking” visit to Israel on Tuesday, with his counterpart Benjamin
Netanyahu extending an extraordinary welcome and asserting that “even sky is
not the limit” in the cooperation between the two countries.Modi, the first
Indian PM to visit the Jewish nation,
was received at the Ben Gurion airport by Netanyahu who said in Hindi, “aapka
swagat hai, mere dost” (welcome, my friend).“It is truly a historic visit,”
said Netanyahu who broke protocol by being at the airport, an honour which
previously was accorded only to the US President and the Pope.“We love India,”
he said.Hailing Modi as “a great leader of India and a great world leader”,
Netanyahu said, “we have been waiting for the last 70 years” for a visit by an
Indian PM .The two PM s, who hugged each other 3 times, described each other as
“my friend” several times.In their brief prepared speeches, they vowed to give
a push to the bilateral relationship in all aspects and jointly deal with the
common threats like terrorism. Netanyahu’s entire Cabinet was present at the
airport to receive Modi, who was wearing a cream colour ‘band gala’ suit and a
dark blue handkerchief in the pocket. Modi was also accorded a Guard of Honour
after an Israeli military band played the national anthems of the two
countries.“I remember what you told me in our first meeting - when it comes to
India and Israel relations, the sky is the limit. But now, PM , let me add even
sky is not the limit. We are also cooperating in space,” Netanyahu told
Modi.Talking about vast possibilities of cooperation between the two countries,
he said, “We can do even more, even better together.”Appreciating the special
welcome accorded to him, Modi spoke a few words in Hebrew, starting with
“Shalom (hello), I am happy to be here.” “I thank my friend PM Netanyahu for receiving me (at the airport),”
said Modi, while describing his 3- day visit here as “path-breaking”. “It is my
honour to be the the first ever Indian PM to undertake this ground-breaking
visit to Israel,” he said. “Building a strong and resilient relationshp with
Israeal will be my intent and focus...We have to secure our societies against
the common threat of terrorism,” Modi said.He said his visit was about the
strength of the 2 societies and their strong partnership. “Together, we can do
even more and even better (for India-Israel ties),” he added. Noting that India
is an old civilisation but a young nation, Modi said, “We have a talented and
skilled youth, who are our driving force.”Describing Israel as an “important
development partner”, he said, “This is an exciting journey that we will
undertake together, for the good of our people and our society.”Modi said his
visit celebrates the strength of centuries-old links between the two societies
and “based on these bonds, our partnership has mantained a strong and sustained
upswing since the establishment of full relationship, diplomatic relations, 25
years ago.”PTI
Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit Israel
Going towards Israel not unnatural for Indians: Modi
This is a groundbreaking visit,
says PM in Tel Aviv
Friendship between India, Israel natural, says Netanyahu welcoming Modi
Day before PM Modi visit, Israel backs India on terror from Pakistan,
says don’t see a difference between LeT, Hamas
Jerusalem:On the eve of PM Narendra Modi’s “historic” visit to Israel, a
senior official from the Israeli foreign ministry said that his country
supports India on terrorism emanating from Pakistan “hook, line and sinker”,
and is “not asking for a quid pro quo”. “Israel supports India on terrorism
emanating out of Pakistan, hook, line and sinker. But we are not asking for a
quid pro quo… the horrors coming from Pakistan…Lashkar-e-Toiba, the rogue
operations from Pakistan. We say that India has the right to defend itself,
just like Israel has the right to defend itself. I don’t see a difference
between LeT and Hamas. A terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist,” said Mark
Sofer, deputy director general in charge of the Asia and Pacific division.Modi
is expected to arrive in Israel — the first visit by an Indian PM — at 4 pm local time and will be received at
the airport by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and senior ministers.
Both the PM s are scheduled to hold talks Wednesday. Netanyahu will accompany
Modi for most of the two-day visit after hosting a private dinner for the
Indian PM at his official residence
Tuesday. Modi is also scheduled to visit a floriculture farm and the Holocaust
museum.Sofer, a former ambassador to India, said the 2 sides will sign three
agreements on space cooperation; launch a joint strategic partnership on water
and agriculture; open a new Indian cultural centre in Israel; and, launch a
joint CEOs forum. indian express
Indian Embassy will remain in Tel Aviv: Modi
Jerusalem:PM Narendra Modi has
affirmed India’s traditional support for the “two-state” solution between
Israel and Palestine and that India will support all efforts for a resolution,
including on the contentious issue of Jerusalem, which Israel has claimed in
its entirety since 1967. In the clearest position of India’s stand on the
Jerusalem question, the PM said the
Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv would remain there at least until a “final status”
agreement is reached between the two parties.“We believe in a two-state
solution in which both Israel and a future Palestinian state coexist
peacefully,” Modi said in an interview to Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom.
“India supports all efforts to find an acceptable solution to all the pending
issues, including Jerusalem. I assume the question refers to our embassy in Tel
Aviv. We will take a decision on that after both sides have come to an
agreement on Jerusalem,” he said.Palestine’s Presidential diplomatic adviser
repeated the demand for East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state,
suggesting that Modi should discuss the need for the resumption of the West
Asian peace process with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit, including
need for a two-state solution on the lines of 1967 and giving East Jerusalem to
Palestine as its capital.Responding to a question from journalists on Monday,
Israeli officials, hoever, said that Israel, like India, would prefer to have
“political process with its neighbour” to be “bilateral”. the hindu
Support India hook, line and sinker on terror, says Israeli official
ahead of PM Modi’s visit
PM Modi in Israel LIVE : PM departs for Israel, expected to reach in
evening
PM Modi, Netanyahu reflect on future of India-Israel relationship
PM Modi’s Israel visit: How Israeli media is reporting this historic
visit
Modi’s historic visit to de-hyphenate relations with Palestinians, says
Israeli media
NSA Doval 'paved way' for
landmark Netanyahu & Modi meet: Daily Mail
NSA Ajit Doval, during his visit to Tel Aviv in March this year,
prepared the groundwork for robust and more open ties between the two
powerhouses in the fields of terrorism and security. During the visit, Doval
met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and
his counterpart Brig Gen (retd) Jacob Nagel to further enhance ties between the
two nations. 'It was during this visit that the 2 sides covered a lot of ground
and moved towards coming out in the open with their strategic ties and do away
with the veil of secrecy,' a senior govt official said. Israel has made grand
preparations for PM Narendra Modi's stay
starting Tuesday. In his visit, Doval extensively discussed the menace of
terrorism that has badly affected both India and Israel and this would be the
topmost priority in Modi's agenda during discussions with his counterpart in
Tel Aviv. 'Both PMs have taken hard stands against terror and have always urged
humanitarian forces to unite and uproot all forms of terror, extremism and
radicalisation,' the official said. Top Govt officials said the visit would be keenly
watched by terrorist groups operating in the region as they 'surely fear the
closing of ranks of strong leaders in this direction'. Meeting comes after
Modi's US visit where he met Donald Trump and achieved a diplomatic victory
after US designated Sayyed Salahuddin as a global terrorist.Apart from defence
and security, other focus areas would be trade, economy, security, agriculture,
disaster management, irrigation and water management. DailyMail
$2 billion missile defence contract with Israel for supplying
medium-range surface-to-air missile systems
India likely to get Heron-TP
armed drones
India is Israel's top destination for arms exports
Indian industrialists to take part in PM Modi’s power lunch with Israeli
PM
Jerusalem:Barely hours before Narendra Modi was greeted by Benjamin
Netanyahu at the Ben Gurion airport, a group of Indian industrialists arrived
in Tel Aviv to participate in the India-Israel CEOs Forum and listen to the 2 PM
s at the power lunch on July 6.Over the next 2 days, 13 CEOs of Israeli
companies -- including Joseph Weiss of Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) and
Uzi Landau of RAFAEL Advance Defense Systems -- will interact with 18 Indian
CEOs to hammer our new business deals.Indian delegation led by Pankaj Patel of
Cadilla comprises, among others, Baba Kalyani of Bharat Forge, Dilip Shangvi of
Sun Pharma, AB Jain of Jain Irrigation Systems, Harshavardhan Neotia of Ambuja
Neotia, Kris Gopalakrishnan of Infosys and Pratik Kumar of Wipro.HT
India’s relationship with Israel should not be at the expense of ties
with Palestine: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Speaking about PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, Congress MP
Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that “important relationship” between India and
Israel should be sustained but not at the expense of India’s relations with
Palestine.“Very important relationship which I believe India needs to sustain,
while at the same time making sure it’s not at the expense of our traditional
loyalty and ties with Palestinians and the Palestinian cause,” said the
Congress MP.Tharoor also lauded the visit saying that the relationship between
India and Israel had reached “a level of maturity” which had made it possible
for a first-ever visit to Israel by an Indian PM. Tharoor said that it was the
duty of the govt to address both “domestic and international” concerns over
Modi’s visit to Israel.indianexpress
PM Modi is on foreign visits but govt not taking Chinese incursions
seriously: Congress
New Delhi: Congress has accused the Centre of not taking Chinese
incursions seriously and asked it to take proper steps to counter a possible
attack or speedily engage with Beijing through diplomatic channels. Accusing
Union ministers of only delivering speeches, AICC senior spokesperson Ajay
Maken asked how the govt intended to combat repeated “incursions”, when it was
“downgrading” the threat as “transgressions”.“On the one hand, the PM is on foreign visits. On the other, we have
seen that our govt itself is not taking the incursions seriously,” Maken
alleged.PTI
Modi’s Israel visit extension of Hindutva ideology: Karat
New Delhi:Calling PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel a “complete turning
point”, senior CPI-M leader Prakash Karat on Tuesday said it was a part of an
overall Hindutva ideology which was coming into play both domestically and in
terms of foreign policy.Ex-CPI-M General Secretary also added that Modi’s visit
was also an open declaration that India doesn’t stand by the Palestinian cause
anymore.“What Modi Govt is doing within
India, this foreign policy is an extension of that,” said Karat at a public
meeting organised by Palestine Solidarity Committee, stressing there was a need
to oppose this direction of foreign policy as well as the strategic alliance
between India and Israel “which betrays Palestinian cause”.IANS
INDIA-china STAND OFF
Sikkim standoff: China says situation ‘grave’, no scope for compromise
with India
New Delhi:China has ruled out a compromise in the military standoff with
India in the Sikkim section, and put the onus on New Delhi to resolve the
“grave” situation.In unusually blunt remarks, China’s ambassador to India Luo
Zhaohui said on Tuesday, “the ball is in India’s court” and it was for the
Indian Govt to decide what options could
be on the table to resolve the standoff. Asked about remarks by official
Chinese media and think- tanks that the conflict can lead to a “war” if not
handled properly, the ambassador said: “There has been talk about this option,
that option. It is up to your Govt policy (whether to exercise military
option).”Chinese Govt is very clear that
it wants peaceful resolution at current state of the situation for which
withdrawal of Indian troops from the area is a “pre- condition”, he asserted.HT
India won’t have upper hand if there is war: Chinese military website
New Delhi:India‘s armed forces will not have the upper hand if the
military standoff in Sikkim sector triggers an “armed conflict” with China, an
article on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) website warned on Tuesday.The
article, written by strategic analyst Wang Dehua, recalled the 1967 conflict in
the same region and said Chinese army had launched “2 destructive”
counterattacks against Indian armed forces.“Indian side didn’t get the upper
hand in the past. And it won’t get an advantage today when Chinese military has
made remarkable progress on modernisation over the past few decades,” Wang,
head of Institute of South and Central Asia, Shanghai Institutes for
International Studies, wrote in the piece titled “Expert: no winner in armed
conflicts”.HT
'China will have to take military way if India doesn't listen,' Chinese
expert tells Global Times
China would be forced to use a
"military way" to end the standoff in the Sikkim sector if India
"refuses to listen" to it, a Chinese expert has warned.As the
standoff at the Doklam area continued for the third week, the longest between 2
countries, the official media and the think-tanks here have said that "war
is possible if the conflict between India and China is not handled
properly"." China is trying its best to use historical lessons to
reason with India and show sincerity in peacefully solving the problem, but if
India refuses to listen, then China would have no other choice than to use a
military way of solving the problem," Hu Zhiyong, research fellow at
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told state-run Global Times.PTI
Another armed conflict with India not out of question: China expert
China deploys a submarine in Indian Ocean as tensions over borders
flare: Daily Mail
In what's widely deemed to be an aggressive move, China has deployed a
submarine in the Indian Ocean Region - as the month long stand-off in the
Doklam plateau between the Indian and Chinese People's Liberation Army
continues. Wading through the Indian Ocean now is a Yuan class – conventional
diesel electric – submarine which is better that the ageing Indian Sub. And
this is not the first, but the seventh submarine to be deployed in the area.
The submarine is being supported by Chinese Naval Ship (CNS) Chongmingdao –
Chinese Navy's submarine support vessel. Indian assets picked up the submarine
entering Indian Ocean Region recently. Indian Navy has underlined the
heightened Chinese People's Liberation Navy activity in the Indian Ocean Region
to South Block.
China did not use bulldozers to destroy bunkers; Army
New Delhi: Chinese troops did not use bulldozers to destroy Indian
bunkers in Sikkim last month, the Indian Army has said, also denying reports
that soldiers from the two sides engaged in a scuffle at the border amid a
face-off. Army has also denied that the current tension at the border is the
longest standoff between the 2 countries since the 1962 war. Navy officials
have, meanwhile, said that the presence of a Chinese submarine in the Indian
Ocean region has nothing to do with the border tension.NDTV
Nepali vice president visits China to strengthen ties
Kathmandu:Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun left for China on Tuesday on
a week-long trip that aims to consolidate ties between the two countries.Pun, a
former Maoist commander, is leading an 11-member delegation to attend China’s
23rd Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair, a gathering of business leaders and
foreign delegates in Lanzhou, the capital of northwest Gansu province.On
Wednesday, he is scheduled to address a forum on the New Silk Road and will
also address members of the business community. Along with Malaysia, Nepal will
be a guest of honor at the event also known as the Lanzhou Fair. Anadolu Agency
OTHERS
Law panel recommends compulsory registration of marriages, linking them
to UIDs
New Delhi: Law Commission of India on Tuesday, while recommending
compulsory registration of marriages, stressed on linking the registration to
UID in order to achieve universal tracing of records.A report published by the
Law Commission said, “Also, if registration of marriage is linked to the UID,
it would be possible to achieve universal tracing of records.”The Commission
also opined that the time limit to register marriage should be restricted
within 30 days, thereafter inviting a penalty of Rs 5 per day. “The Amendment
Bill should provide that if the Birth or Marriage or Death is not registered
within the specified time limit, then the Registrar shall on the payment of a
late fee, register the death or birth (a) within a period of 30 days (b) within
one year, only with the written permission 36 of the prescribed authority; and
(c) after one year, only on an order of a First Class Magistrate. It provides
for a penalty of Rs 5 per day in case of delay in registration of ‘marriage
without a reasonable cause’,” the statement read. Commission also suggested
that the amended law would enable better implementation of many other civil as
well as criminal laws. It would provide citizens, not new rights, but better
enforcement of existing rights under various family laws that grant and provide
to protect many rights of spouses within a marriage. This Bill would supplement
the domain of family laws that already exist and is not aimed at removing,
abolishing or amending specific religious/cultural practices and laws that are
accepted under personal laws prevailing in India, the report said. Registrar,
who is responsible for the registration of births and deaths, shall be
responsible for the registration of marriages as well.ANI
Qatar Crisis: India Muslim Leaders Express Concern, Urge Peaceful
Resolution
New Delhi: While expressing grave concern on some Arab countries
snapping ties with Qatar, eminent Indian Muslim leaders have urged the Arab
nations to resolve their dispute through dialogues. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia,
UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on Monday extended the deadline for Qatar to meet their
11-point demands for two days. They had snapped their diplomatic ties with
Qatar during the month of Ramadan in early June."We express our deep
concern and grief over the dispute among Arab and gulf countries," said
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, national president of Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind."We believe and are hopeful that the misunderstandings prevailing
among Saudi Arab, Qatar and other Muslim countries would be immediately removed
through dialogue and talks in the light of Islamic teachings and the
environment of friendship and mutual respect would be restored like
before,"Maulana Umari said.Dr Zafarul Islam Khan, former president of All
India Muslim Majlise-Mushawarat expressed hope that the Arab nations would
resolve the issue peacefully as they have done so in the past. "I think
this is a temporary phase. Very soon we will see these kings and emir embracing
and kissing each other. The Arab world has seen many such rifts in recent
history, involving Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, GCC, Palestine under Yasir
Arafat (when he supported Saddam Husain in 1991) and in all these instances the
rift was papered over very soon while inner animosities and mutual fears
remain. Even the boycott of Egypt after Sadat's unilateral deal with Israel
ended very soon...Hence, I do not attach much importance to current
crisis."Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, General Secretary, All India Milli
Council, said:"It is unfortunate." Navaid Hamid, President, Muslim
Majlis-e Mushawarat, said: "It is height of disintegration of Muslim
millat." He added that this should not have happened at least "in the
holy month of Ramazan when every Muslim extends help to others."Dr Syed
Zafar Mahmood, President, Zakat Foundation of India, said that the situation is
because people are "looking after personal vested interests up over
community and even their national interests. They overwrite their community and
national interest by their personal interests and they should come out of
it."Most of the Indian Muslim leaders see a Western conspiracy behind the
current Arab crisis and link it with US President Donald Trump's recent visit
to Saudi Arabia. Dr Zafar Mahmood said:"There is indeed circumstantial
evidence which will be acknowledged in any court of law. If it is investigated,
then nobody can deny that Trump's visit will be counted as a circumstantial
evidence." Maulana Umari said: "Imperialist forces, just for their
vested interests, are creating rifts and provoking infighting among Muslim
countries, selling weapons to them and occupying their natural resources
through different means.There is a need to save Muslim countries from these
conspiracies."IndiaTomorrow
Pak dismisses ‘global terrorist’ tag for Salahuddin, says US appeasing
India
Pakistan dismissed the US designating Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed
Salahuddin a “global terrorist” on Monday, saying it was not a UN decision but
a move by the Trump administration to “appease” India.Alleging that India was
offering its services to the US to “pressurise” China, Pakistan PM ’s adviser
on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz said India has been trying to downplay the
Kashmir issue for a very long time. Talking to a delegation from the Kashmir
Journalists Forum, he said Salahuddin being designated a terrorist by the US
was an attempt by the American administration to “appease” India. Pakistan was
not bound to follow the decision as it was not a UN declaration, Dawn newspaper
quoted Aziz as saying.HT
We can strike Indian targets anywhere,any time:Hizb chief
Karchi:Chief of Hizb-ul Mujahideen Syed Salahuddin has claimed that
Kashmiri militants have launched many operations against Indian forces in the
State and have the ability to hit targets anywhere in India at any time.The
militant leader made the claims during an interview on Jirga, a talk show
hosted on Pakistan’s Geo TV on Sunday.Terming Kashmir struggle as is a freedom
struggle, the militant leader said Kashmiri groups cannot be dubbed terrorist
groups like Al-Qaeda and Taliban.
Khamenei tells Iran judiciary to pursue Kashmir issue
Iran’s supreme leader and Shia Muslim's spirtual head Ayatollah Seyyed
Ali Khamenei, has called upon the Judiciary of his country to pursue issues
like Kashmir legally and adopt official position on such international issues.
The Leader made the remarks on Monday in a meeting with Judiciary Chief
Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani and other officials of the Govt branch.“Judiciary should intervene from a
legal position in such issues as sanctions, US confiscations and terrorism or
[come out] in support of downtrodden personalities in the world such as Sheikh
Ibrahim Zakzaky or the Muslims of Myanmar and Kashmir,” Press TV quoting
Khamenei as saying. In such issues, Ayatollah Khamenei said, Judiciary should
“decisively declare its supportive position or opposition so it is reflected
across the world.”The report said Myanmar has been accused of leading a
systematic deadly campaign of suppression against its Muslim community while
Kashmir has also been witnessing chronic ethnic violence and a New
Delhi-ordered witch hunt in its India-controlled half.Khamenei urged the
Judiciary to act as the flag-bearer of defending the public rights in the
society. greater kashmir
India frowns at ‘Burhan Wani Day’ rally in Birmingham, asks UK to stop
event
London:India has lodged a strong protest with British authorities for
allowing a rally to be held in Birmingham on July 8 to commemorate the day
Hizbul Mujahideen ‘commander’ Burhan Wani was killed in 2016, asking them to
stop the event.A ‘note verbale’ in this regard was issued by deputy high
commissioner Dinesh Patnaik to the Foreign Office, reflecting a toughening of
New Delhi’s position on events seen as anti-Indian in the UK. July 8 event is
billed as ‘Burhan Wani Day’ and ‘Kashmir Rally’.Development comes less than a
week after high commissioner YK Sinha delivered an unusually strong speech at a
book release event here, when he said post-Brexit Britain’s eagerness to
intensify trade with India cannot happen at the cost of India’s core
concerns.HT
NIA revives buried cases to 'link'Hurriyat leaders with Hizb
The ghosts have returned to haunt Hurriyat leaders on their ties with
Hizbul Mujahideen in a terror funding case dating back to 2011.Sources told
India Today that a probe by the NIA has gathered steam in the Hurriyat truth
tapes - a series of revelations made by the TV channel after a sting op
exposing separatists Nayeem Khan, Bitta Karate and Javed Gazi Baba who are
allegedly on Pakistan’s payrolls to disrupt peace in the Valley.The sting
created ripples in Kashmir and in the power corridors of Delhi, after which an
FIR was lodged. Subsequently, massive raids were conducted in 26 locations in J&K,
Delhi and Haryana. But the 2011 case has now been revived by NIA with new
evidence against Hizbul supreme commander Syed Salahuddin and Hurriyat leaders.
DailyMail
Militant recruitment up in north, central Kashmir: J-K cops
Srinagar:Security agencies in J&K have expressed concern at the
rising number of local youths wanting to join militant ranks in north and
central Kashmir, where previously the number of home-grown militants was low.
While the focus of security grid is on south Kashmir, there have been umpteen
attempts by youths in central and north Kashmir to join militant ranks in past
three months. Police say they have arrested more than 50 youths trying to join
militant ranks. Of them, 41 were arrested from north and central
Kashmir.“During the last few months, 54 youths have been arrested from
different parts of Kashmir,” said police spokesman SP Manoj Kumar. “Of these,
28 youths have been arrested from Baramulla, Kupwara, Sopore, Handwara and
Bandipore in north Kashmir,” he said. While Kashmir is seeing a resurgence in
militancy, the focus of security agencies has been on south Kashmir where a
large number of youths joined militant ranks after the killing of Burhan Wani.
Police records show that over 80 local youths have joined militant outfits in
the four districts of south Kashmir —Kulgam, Shopian, Anantnag and Pulwama. indian
express
Irked at its stand on Kashmir, Nawaz Sharif to skip UN event, reports
Pakistani newspaper
Islamabad: Annoyed at its non-interfering stand on Kashmir, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif plans to skip an upcoming UN
event to "promote peace", reported The Express Tribune on Tuesday,
citing sources in Sharif's office."This is necessary. They (UN) keep
talking about peace. But they do nothing to overcome the plight of Kashmiris
and stop state-sponsored terrorism in the Valley," the sources told the
Pakistani media outlet.UN has always said that Kashmir is a bilateral issue
between India and Pakistan, and it has consistently advocated the two nations
hold talks to resolve their problems.TOI
HC order on plea against Modi clean chit likely on Aug 9
Ahmedabad:Gujarat High Court is likely to pronounce on August 9 its
order on a petition by the widow of slain former MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging a
lower court order upholding the SIT clean chit to the then CM Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riots
cases.Justice Sonia Gokani today kept pronouncement of order in the case on
August 9 after the counsel for Supreme Court- appointed SIT filed its written
submission in the case.The petitioners lawyer had also filed a written
submission before the court last month, days after arguments from both the
sides concluded.The court was hearing a criminal review petition moved by Zakia
Jafri and activist Teesta Setalvads NGO Citizen for Justice and Peace
challenging the lower court order upholding the SIT clean chit on the alleged
larger criminal conspiracy behind the 2002 riots.The petition demands to make
Modi and 59 others as accused on charges of criminal conspiracy behind the
riots.Ehsan Jafri was one of the victims of the riots when a mob set his house
in the citys Gulberg Society on fire.PTI
Gujarat riot compensation: Judge pulls up Collector over relief
documents
Ahmedabad:The judge of a specially-designated court, which is hearing
the Naroda Gam riot case, on Monday pulled up the Ahmedabad collector for
submitting photocopies of the records of compensation given to the victims of
2002 post-Godhra riots, and ordered him to submit the original ones by
Wednesday. Coming down heavily on the collector, special judge PB Desai termed
it as “a contempt” of court and warned him of action if he fails to produce the
record.“This is a gross violation of court’s order that amounts to contempt,”
the judge said. During the last hearing, the defence lawyers had sought records
showing bifurcation of the figures of the compensation, given to the victims,
including Hindus whose properties were damaged during the riots. The court had
ordered the collector to produce the original records. indian express
Activists prepare anti-lynching draft bill after wave of attacks on
Muslims
In the wake of the killing of Hafiz Junaid and the consequent Not In My
Name protests, the National Campaign Against Mob Lynching has drafted a
bill.They've called it the 'Manav Suraksha Kanoon' (MASUKA) and a draft is set
to be unveiled on July 7.Congress leader Shehzad Poonawalla said: 'We are
consulting people from a wide spectrum of professions for drafting the law. We
want the law to be bipartisan and the Parliament to pass it. 'It shall apply to
all states, whether they are ruled by BJP or other parties. In fact, we are in
touch with several RSS leaders on the matter.'Poonawalla's brother's driver was
beaten up by a mob under Malviya Nagar Police Station. 'He is Hindu. But this
shows a broader culture of mob violence is brewing in the country and very
soon, it would not be confined to religious identities alone,' he
said.DailyMail
‘Not In My Name’ protest swells up in Mumbai:indianexpress
Mumbai: ‘Not In My Name’ protests that were held in over 10 cities
across the country on June 28 received a boost in Mumbai as hundreds of
residents descended on the Veer Kotwal Udyan in Dadar West a little after 4pm
Monday.The earlier events were marked by a largely silent protest against the
recent lynching incidents and other violent acts by alleged cow vigilantes. The
latest protest witnessed the coming together of several political organisations
like the CPI (M), CPI, Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh, Students’ Federation of India,
All India Democratic Women’s Association, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, DYFI,
All India Students Federation, Students Islamic Organisation of India, and the
AAP.The protesters gathered at the park to sing, raise slogans and march
against cow-related violence, and especially the Central Govt ’s “indifference”
towards these crimes. They were joined by Sarva Shramik Sangh, Bharatiya Mahila
Federation, All India Trade Union Congress, Indian Muslims For Secular
Democracy, Forum Against Oppression of Women, and many other grassroot
organisations. In addition to ‘Not In My Name’, the chant, “Nafrat ke khilaaf,
insaniyat ki awaaz (Against hatred, we cry out for humanity)”, was heard all
through the procession that spilled out of the park on to Tilak Road and went
all the way to Chaityabhoomi, the memorial dedicated to Dr B R Ambedkar.
Mumbai holds a massive protest against mob lynchings across the country
Not in my name: 5,000 turn up in Dadar to protest lynching of Muslims
and Dalits
Minorities' panel 'satisfied' with action in Ballabhgarh lynching
New Delhi: National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday
"expressed satisfaction" with the action taken by the district
authorities and police in the June 22 lynching of 16-year-old Junaid Khan in
Ballabhgarh.The commission had sought a report on the incident from Deputy
Commissioner of Faridabad, which was discussed in a meeting of NCM.IANS
Cabbie says he was hit by bikers ‘for being Muslim'
Kalyan: A cab driver with an aggregator service has lodged a complaint
with Manpada police alleging that he was assaulted by two unidentified
bike-borne youths in Dombivli early Sunday morning "for being a
Muslim."Hafiz Zihauddin Siddiqui, who earlier worked as a maulvi, has
alleged that the youths objected to his having parked his vehicle along the
side of the road and started beating him up. "And when I screamed 'Ya
Allah yeh kya ho raha hai' during the assault, I was thrashed further and an
attempt made to target my private parts," he said. The youths fled when
they saw a car coming up from behind, he added. He also said that the Manpada
police station registered only a non-cognisable offence (NC) in the matter on
Sunday. But when TOI asked senior inspector at station Abhay Kabdule, he said
they would file an FIR in the case and would carry out a detailed probe. Siddiqui
is a resident of Santacruz. He began working as a driver with the aggregator
some time ago as he did not have any source of income for 6 months after he
quit his job as a maulvi even though his wife was suffering from cancer.
According to Siddiqui, at 1.20am on Sunday, he dropped a customer from
Ghatkopar at Dombivli (W) and then got another customer for Dombivli (E). After
having dropped the second customer on Manpada Road, he got an alert on his
phone saying a woman customer had booked his cab from that spot. He said he had
parked his car along the side of the road to wait for the customer when he saw
two youths arrive on a motorcycle.TOI
Mentally disabled woman is stripped, shaved, lynched by villagers after
being accused of trying to snatch a child
This is the horrific moment a woman is tied to a tractor and beaten to
death by a mob - after she was accused of being a child kidnapper.Mentally
disabled Otera Bibi, 42, had been living with her parents but wandered from her
home to a nearby village in West Bengal, India, last Tuesday.Otera stopped
inside the wooden hut of a local villager Dilip Ghosh - sparking fears that she
was trying to snatch his 10-year-old daughter.A furious mob pounced on Otera -
tying her to a tractor and attacking her for three hours with sticks and
pelting her with stones.Locals ripped off her clothes and shaved her head as
they 'beat her mercilessly'', according to witnesses in the Mithipur-Panagarh
village.Otera is understood to have tried to protest her innocence but
onlookers could not understand what she was saying.Police arrived later in the
afternoon and rushed Otera to Jangipur sub-divisional hospital but she died of
her injuries after the attack in Murshidabad district.DailyMail
Petition urges Europeans,US to ban beef import from India
A petition on Change.org is demanding European Countries, UK, USA and
Canada to impose an immediate ban on beef import from the India, The petition,
raised on behalf of Council for Protection of Civil Rights, has also urged the
nations to demand Indian Govt to bring an immediate end to mob-lynching.It
says, “We have to show our resentment on genocide and hate crimes being
committed in India by the right wing fascist party and its allied terror
organisations.”It also urged countries to issue an advisory while travelling to
India.”We urge issuance of urgent travel advisory against travel to India in
light of lynching on suspicion of eating beef and carrying beef,” the petition
says. The petition attaches a list of recent events of killings and lynching
where the majority of the victims have been Muslims or Dalits.Petition is
addressed to Council of European Union, UK Parliament, European Parliament,
President of US, European Commission, US House of Representatives, US Senate,
Theresa May as UK PM , Jeremy Corbyn as the Leader of Labour Party and Justin
Trudeau who is Canadian PM .TCN
Lynching in name of cow protection against Hindutva:Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Tuesday said lynching people in the name of cow
protection was against Hindutva and urged PM Narendra Modi to come up with a national
policy on beef. A string of such incidents have been reported from several
states, including BJP-ruled Jharkhand, Haryana and UP, prompting protests. “The
issue of beef is related to eating habits, business and employment. Hence,
there should be a national policy over the issue,”an editorial in Sena
mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said.“Those who were safeguarding cows were Hindus till
yesterday. Today, they have become murderers,” it said. In a tough message
against cow vigilantism and mob lynching, Modi last week said killing people on
the pretext of protecting cows is not acceptable and warned that no one has the
right to take law into his hands.“We welcome the stand taken by the PM over the issue. Nobody has the right to take
law in his hands in the name of cow protection. Lynching people is against the principles
of Hindutva,” the Sena said.PTI
Demonetisation: Centre, RBI to tell SC in two weeks if ‘genuine’
individuals can still deposit old 500, 1000 notes
New Delhi: Union Govt and the RBI
will within two weeks inform the Supreme Court if genuine individuals who could
not deposit their money during demonetisation can still be allowed to do so.
The Supreme Court had asked the Govt and
the RBI whether a window could be provided to people who couldn’t deposit their
old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.Earlier this year, the Centre had informed the
Supreme Court that it has taken a ‘conscious decision’ not to extend the period
beyond Dec.30 last year for exchanging the demonetised currency notes. It had
said it was not legally bound to come out with a fresh notification to grant
grace period or window for depositing scrapped currency notes. indian express
Demonetisation: Allow people with genuine reasons to deposit banned
notes, SC tells govt
‘Rs 200 notes coming soon, RBI places printing orders’
New Delhi:RBI is set to introduce Rs 200 notes. According to ANI, a top Govt
official, who was involved in the decision-making process, said, “Printing
order (for Rs 200 notes) has been placed.” The decision to introduce new notes
was taken by the RBI with the consultation of Finance Ministry in March.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to give genuine cases
who were not able to deposit old currency notes in time, ‘another chance’.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to allow genuine cases
who were not able to deposit old currency notes of Rs 50-0 and Rs 100o in time,
‘another chance’. indian express
Vegetable Prices Soar
Traders in J&K detained for protesting against GST implementation
Srinagar:Police on Tuesday detained several traders after they tried to
march towards the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to protest the
implementation of GST in the state in its present form. The traders were
detained near the gate of the Civil Secretariat complex, which also houses the
assembly, after they took out a protest march, police said.The traders were
scheduled to hold a sit-in near the assembly to protest the implementation of
the new tax regime in the state in its present form, claiming that it would
lead to the erosion of the state’s special position and its fiscal autonomy.PTI
EC issues notification for vice presidential election
New Delhi;The process of filing nominations for Aug. 5 vice presidential
election began today with the Election Commission issuing notification. Neither
the ruling NDA nor the opposition has so far announced their respective
candidates for the post of vice president. Term of present incumbent Hamid
Ansari, who has held the post for two consecutive terms, comes to an end on
August 10. PTI
Joti who served as chief secretary of Gujarat when Modi was CM,
appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner
New Delhi:Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti will succeed Nasim
Zaidi as the next Chief Election Commissioner, Law ministry confirmed on
Tuesday. 64-year-old, who served as the chief secretary of Gujarat when PM Narendra Modi was the CM , will assume the
charge as the head of the Election Commission on July 6, a notification issued
by the law ministry said. Zaidi will demit office on Wednesday. indian express
Jharkhand: Tension in tribal village after girl marries Muslim man
Dhanbad: The administration in Damuadih Advasi tola in Jharkhand’s
Jamtara district has deployed a police contingent following tension after a
tribal girl married a Muslim man from a neighbouring village.Agitated by the
marriage, tribal villagers on Sunday sealed the doors of the house of the
girl’s parents with barbed wire after the family expressed its inability to
cough up 12 maunds (one maund is approximately 37 kgs) each of rice and mutton
as fine for her ‘crime’.The tribals also threatened to ostracize the family and
kill them if they did not pay the penalty.Village is about 60 km from
Dhanbad.However, timely intervention by the police saved the lives of the
parents and brother of the girl who had married Sabbir Ansari from a
neighbouring village on June 30.Officer-in-charge of the Naraianpur police
station Surendra Singh, who reached the village before the family could be
lynched, said it took few hours to persuade the agitated tribal leaders who
then agreed to remove the barbed wires.They, however, insisted that the girl’s
family will have to pay the fine imposed by the local panchayat.Trouble started
on June 30 when the news spread that sister of Jogeshwar Hembrom had married
Ansari and that couple was living at the groom’s house at Lakhanpur
village.Angry tribal leaders of the village met the family and sought
explanation, terming the marriage as an insult to tribal society. Girl’s family
expressed its helplessness as she was rigid on marrying him and had left home
for Ansari.HT
Communal violence in W.Bengal over ‘objectionable’ Facebook post, Centre
rushes paramilitary troops
Kolkata:Communal violence broke out in North 24 Parganas district of
West Bengal on Tuesday over a Facebook post prompting Centre to rush 300
paramilitary personnel to the spot to pacify the situation. CM Mamata Banerjee said that clashes has broken
out between two communities in Baduria of the Basirhat sub-division on the
basis of a Facebook post. According to PTI, clashes were triggered last evening
over the Facebook post about a holy site. PTI sources said that three companies
(about 300 personnel) of paramilitary forces were being rushed to the state to
assist the local police in containing the situation. Banerjee has criticised
the religious leaders of both the communities of that area and warned them of
strict action. However, CM feel insulted
on Governor’s call regarding this issue, as per her media briefing.indian
express
Bombay HC to cops: Ensure children are not injured on Muharram
Mumbai: Stressing the safety of children, the Bombay High Court has
directed the Additional Commissioner of Police, South region, to hold a meeting
with members of the Shia community to prevent children from inflicting injuries
on themselves during the Muharram procession.A division bench of Justices R M
Savant and S S Jadhav was recently hearing a suo motu petition based on a PIL
filed earlier by activist Faisal Banaraswala, seeking a ban on participation of
children in the ritual. The petition contends that the use of sharp weapons
such as knives, blades and swords to inflict cuts on the back and head is a
violation of fundamental rights. indian express
1993 Mumbai blasts case: Spl prosecution seeks life imprisonment for Abu
Salem
New Delhi: The Special Public Prosecutor on Tuesday sought life
imprisonment for 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Abu Salem, ANI reported. The
submission was made by the prosecutor during an argument over quantum of
punishment before the TADA court in Mumbai.indian express
Rajasthan ATS arrests Haroon for suspected IS links from Chennai
Rajasthan ATS on Tuesday arrested a person from Chennai over alleged
Islamic State (ISIS) links. ATS team arrested the suspect for allegedly transferring
funds to ISIS module. The suspect, identified as Haroon, has been taken to
Jaipur for further inquiry. The team arrested him after other suspects, (Jamil
Ahmed and Mohammad Iqbal) who are already in ATS custody, identified him. Ahmed
was arrested by the ATS team in November last year from Sikar district of
Rajasthan for allegedly transferring funds to the ISIS module.out look
Bhopla:Muslim delegation meets DGP over Hamidia hospital incident
DGP Rishi Kumar Shukla has reportedly assured leaders of Muslim
community that an inquiry would be ordered into arrests of Muslims in Hamidia
hospital case. During a meeting with a delegation of the coordination committee
for Indian Muslims, MP unit DGP also assured release of innocent people after
the inquiry is completed."We met DGP over the recent communal tension in
Bhopal and other areas. In this regard, DGP assured us that a probe would be
ordered soon and innocent people would be released on a priority basis. He also
said that steps would be taken to avoid arrest of innocent people in
future," said secretary of the coordination committee for Indian Muslims Mohammad
Masood. He said that the top police officer also promised to take steps for
maintaining communal harmony in the state.TOI
Anti-Muslim laws being made in Parliament: Akbar Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has lashed out against the
governing bodies of the country alleging that anti-Muslim laws were made in
institutions like the Parliament and legislative assemblies.Before making the
statement, he spoke of the various murders across in the country in the name of
religion and culture, and referred specifically to the killing of Akhlaq in
Dadri near Noida and Junaid, who was lynched on the Delhi-Mathura local train.
Both victims were killed on rumours of eating beef.TOI
WORLD
Israel seizes large parts of Islamic cemetery near Aqsa
Israel (IOA) in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday took hold of a vast tract
of the historic Islamic cemetery of Yusufiya, which is adjacent to the eastern
wall of the Aqsa Mosque, and deployed barbed wire around it.Local sources
reported seeing bulldozers and other heavy vehicles inside the cemetery as a
prelude to carrying out diggings. IOA has prevented the native population of
Jerusalem, especially those living in the nearby neighborhood of Silwan, from
burying their dead in some areas of the cemetery, which were annexed at the
pretext of building an urban park.Yusufiya cemetery is one of the oldest
Islamic graveyards in Jerusalem, and several companions of Prophet and
prominent religious figures were buried there.PIC
Dozens of Israeli fanatics break into al-Aqsa Mosque
O.Jerusalem(PIC)Hordes of Israeli settlers on Tuesday broke into holy
al-Aqsa Mosque—Muslims’ third holiest site.At least 52 Israeli settlers stormed
al-Aqsa Mosque in small groups, a Muslim guard told PIC.Israeli rabbis and
guides delivered oral presentations on the counterfeit history of the alleged
temple mount. Over 20 Israeli students were in attendance.
200 Jewish settlers from North America land in Tel Aviv
O.Jerusalem, (PIC):200 Jewish settlers arrived at Lod Airport, in Tel
Aviv, onboard a private flight from North America. According to the
Hebrew-speaking Wala news site, migrants came from the US and Canada following
with Jewish Agency for Israel, Jewish National Fund, and Ministry of
Immigration.
Abbas ready to sign ‘historic peace deal with Israel’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that he is ready for “an
historic peace deal with Israel based on the two-state solution”.“We are
waiting for Israel to respond to the initiative of the US President, Donald
Trump, for an historic peace deal based on a two-state solution,” Abbas said
during the 29th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Trump’s early
interest in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict reflected that he was a “beacon of
hope” for peace, Abbas explained. He stressed that a just solution to the
Palestinian cause will be the key to peace, security and prosperity in the
region and the world and to global security and peace. Middleeastmonitor
UNESCO to vote on adding Ibrahimi Mosque to World Heritage list on
Friday: middleeastmonitor
UNESCO is set to vote on adding Hebron’s Old City to the list of World
Heritage sites during its meeting in Poland on Friday, Palestinian Authority
(PA) sources told Quds Press.Director of the project to add the Old City,
including the Ibrahimi Mosque to the UNESCO list, Alaa Shaheen, said the PA had
met all the demands of the 21-member World Heritage Committee.
Israeli drone crashes in Hamas-run Gaza Strip: Army
An Israeli drone has crashed inside the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for unknown
reasons, Israeli Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday.According
to a report on the paper’s website, Israeli army is now investigating the
incident, which reportedly occurred on Monday evening. Anadolu
Omani FM meets Kuwaiti emir amid ongoing Gulf crisis
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah on Tuesday held
talks with Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi in Kuwait City.The meeting
was also attended by Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber
al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah,
according to Kuwait’s official KUNA news agency. It gave no further details
about what was discussed at the meet. Anadolu
Kuwaiti sources reveal Qatar’s response to demands by embargo countries
“Qatar is ready to reduce its diplomatic and economic relations with
Iran if all the Gulf countries commit to doing so,” reported Enferaad News
Agency. “Qatar confirmed in its response that there is no member of the
[Iranian] Revolutionary Guards on its territory, noting that this demand was
aimed at distorting Doha’s image.”Agency pointed out that Qatar affirmed in its
response that Turkey is a Muslim country and that nothing in the Charter of the
Gulf Cooperation Council prohibits the establishment of military bases on the
territory of its member states. The embargo states have called for the Turkish
base established in Qatar last year to be closed. middleeastmonitor
Canada to apologise, pay ex Gitmo prisoner Omar $8m
The Canadian Govt is going to
apologise and give millions to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded
guilty to killing a US soldier in Afghanistan when he was 15, with Canada's
Supreme Court later ruling that officials had interrogated him under
“oppressive circumstances”. An official familiar with the deal said Tuesday
that Omar Khadr will receive 10.5 million Canadian dollars (US $8m). AP
US terror attacks 'given 6 times more news coverage if attacker is
Muslim':The Independent
London:Terror attacks carried out by Muslims receive more than 5 times
as much media coverage as those carried out by non-Muslims in US, according to
an academic study. Analysis of newspaper coverage of all terrorist incidents on
American soil between 2011 and 2015 found there was a 449% increase in media attention when the
perpetrator was Muslim. Muslims committed just 12.4 % of attacks during the period studied but
received 41.4% of news coverage, survey
found. The authors, who counted up the total number of articles dedicated to
each incident, said the findings suggest the media is making people
disproportionately fearful of Muslim terrorists.
FLASH: NEWS & VIEWS
Why no one protests against Modi’s Israel visit:Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, HT
Why we should speak up for Al Jazeera:Karan Thapar
Inside the Muslim mind: Deepening sense of otherness among the minority
community:Saurabh Banerjee
There is little cogent or visionary opposition to decimation of India’s
secular and tolerant tradition: Amartya Sen
Lynching of Muslims in India evokes deafening silence:Aijaz Zaka Syed,
Saudi Gazette
Don’t write off Lalu Yadav yet:Manoj Kumar Jha
As Modi Visits Israel, a Look at the Country’s Tumultuous Creation:Kabir
Upmanyu
NDA does statistical jugglery rather than working for the uplift of SCs,
STs: K. Raju
The Readers’ Editor writes: The media must take on Islamophobia with
more ground reports
Why are Muslims in India more anxious than ever before, writes Vir
Sanghvi | Opinion
If I need to prove my humanity, I’m not the one who’s inhuman: Muslim
girl crushes Islamophobia
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