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Jamaat-e-Islami Hind denounces lynchings, says govt assurance having no
impact on ground
New Delhi: An Islamic forum has said the Centre’s assurance that those
involved in mob lynchings would be acted against was not having any impact on
the ground, and the situation was “deteriorating very fast”.Referring to recent
cases of lynching, including that of teenager Junaid near Delhi, the chief of
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maulana Umari advised the Muslim youth to avoid being
“instigated”, which he said would only aid communal forces.“The spate of mob
lynchings rages persistently in trains, buses and public places. It is highly
regrettable that there is a feeling of fear and insecurity among citizens in
many places of the country. Those in power assure us that breaking the law will
not be tolerated and the guilty will be awarded exemplary punishment but the
reality is that this assurance is not having any impact on the ground,” Umari
said in a statement. He said Muslims should not use the language of fear and
despondency nor use the language of confrontation and communalism and instead “build
bridges with fellow countrymen”. HT /PTI
Islamic body denounces lynchings, says govt assurance having no impact:
PTI/indian express
Islamic body denounces lynchings, says govt assurance having: India
Today
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Mob lynchings: Islamic body fears situation deteriorating, PM Modi's
statements having no impact: firstpost
Jamaat asks Muslims not to be instigated, establish contacts with non-Muslims: indiatomorrow
Muslim Man beaten up in Nagpur for carrying meat, 4 held
Nagpur: 4 persons have been arrested for assaulting a Muslim man carrying
meat at Jalalkheda, about 35 kilometers from Nagpur on Wednesday. “Salim Ismail
Shah, 32, was carrying 15 kgs of meat on his motorcycle from Amner village to
Katol, when he was accosted by 4 persons who beat him up, alleging he was
carrying beef. Shah sustained injuries for which he was admitted to a hospital,
from where he has been discharged,” Jalalkheda Police Inspector Vijaykumar
Tiwari said. 4 arrested have been identified as Moreshwar Tandulkar, Ashwin
Uike, Janardan Chaudhary and Rameshwar Taywade.Tandulkar is said to be the
tehsil unit chief of Prahar Sanghatan, an organisation headed by Bacchu Kadu,
an independent MLA from Achalpur (Amravati).Tiwari confirmed that Tandulkar is
the tehsil chief. On inquiring whether any of the other 3 had any links to
Bajrang Dal or VHP, Tiwari replied in negative. Tiwari said, “We have sent the
meat sample to a forensic laboratory to find out if it was beef or something
else. We haven’t registered any offence against Shah as of now.” On being asked
where was Shah headed with the meat, Tiwari informed, “Apparently there was
some community programme at Katol and Shah was carrying it for the programme.”A
video clip of the assault, showing the man being dragged and kicked around,
went viral on social media.Indian Express
Maharashtra: Muslim mutton trader assaulted by cow vigilantes
Muslim man in Hisar assaulted for not saying ‘Vande Mataram’; one
arrested
New Delhi:A group of people in Hisar, Haryana who had gathered for a
Bajrang Dal-organised protest against the recent Amarnath yatra attack heckled
and assaulted a Muslim man outside a local mosque on Tuesday. Some reports have
said the man, 30-year-old Mohammed Haroon Kasni, was the imam of the mosque,
though he has said he was only there to pray. After a video of the incident
went viral on the internet, the main accused was arrested by the police on
Wednesday, The Hindu reported.In the video, the protestors are seen as forcing
Kasni to say ‘vande mataram‘ and ‘Bharat mata ki jai‘ – when he does not comply
and tries to talk to them, he is slapped. “We won’t allow Muslims to live in
Haryana like this, we will throw them all out,” one of the protestors told ABP
News. “If we see even one Muslim here, we will burn them alive. How can they
live in India and not say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’?”“Wherever there are Muslims in
majority in this country, not a single Hindu is safe,” said another protestor.“But
where there are majority Hindus in this country, there is no threat to any
Muslim.” Ironically, this was after group he was a part of had assaulted Kasni.
Kasni has said he was trying to tell the group that he is also against
terrorists, but nobody listened. “I kept explaining that I am also against the
terrorists and traitors of the country. But they did not listen and slapped me
after dragging me out of the mosque where I was performing namaz,” he said. He
added that this was his first time in Hisar – he had come from Mirjapur Pol
village in UP’s Sahranpur district. “They targeted me because it was easy for
them to identify that I am a Muslim because of my beard and cap. Others hid in
different corners of the mosque. They would have killed me had the police not
arrived,” he said.“Anil was the person who slapped Mohammad Haroon, a mango
trader, outside the mosque yesterday…he has been arrested,” DSP, Hisar, Jitender
Singh, told The Hindu.“Around 100-125 unidentified people were protesting
outside the mosque. A few members of the mob became agitated and starting
kicking the door of the mosque. Hearing the commotion,Haroon came out and he
was then manhandled and slapped by members of the mob, according to a complaint
filed by the mosque’s caretaker Abid Hussain,” Singh added. He refused to
comment on whether the attackers were members of the Bajrang Dal.The Wire
I kept telling them I’m also against terrorists, they didn’t listen,
says Muslim man assaulted by Bajrang Dal men
Azadi Kooch, rally to mark 1-yr of Una uprising, stopped in Mehsana,
leaders, protesters detained by Gujarat Police
A year ago, 4 Dalits were publicly beaten, stripped and humiliated by
Gau Rakshaks in Una, Gujarat when they were removing a dead cow from the
streets. Gau Rakshaks, who were emboldened by the support from the BJP, went on
to make a video of the incident and circulated it widely. What followed over
next one month was, without a doubt, one of the biggest Dalit uprisings in the
recent times against the atrocities committed on members of marginalised
communities by Hindutva goons. Between August 4 and 15, nearly 1 lakh people
from various parts of the country participated in rallies and protests held
between Ahmedabad and Una. On its first anniversary of the Una uprising, the
Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch had decided to organised the Azadi Kooch, which
aims to not only remind everyone that atrocities continue unabated against
Dalits, but also seek answers from Gujarat Govt over the failure to deliver on its promises
made last year. On Wednesday, as RDAM under the leadership of Jignesh Mevani
decided to take out a rally from Mehsana to commemorate the struggle, it seems
that little has changed:after denying them permission to start their
rally,Mevani was subsequently detained along with student leader Kanhaiya
Kumar, Patidar leader, Reshma Patel and scores of other protesters. Mevani is
leading a 7-day march from Mehsana to Dhanera to mark one year of the Una
flogging incident.Police had earlier cancelled the permission to the march from
Mehsana. At the conference organised by RDAM yesterday in Ahmedabad, Mevani had
asserted that the march will proceed as planned and he was ready to be detained
by the police. Before their arrests, the public meeting was joined by the
ongoing farmers’ rally Kisan Mukti Yatra led by activist Yogendra Yadav and
others. Both Yogendra Yadav and Kanhaiya Kumar had addressed the public meeting
earlier in the day.TCN
Una 1 yr later: ‘If cow is your mother, why does she become ashudh after
she dies?’:Preeti DAS
Una one year later: Victims have new houses, some land — and nightmares
that refuse to die
30 detained for anti-lynching protest outside Parliament
New Delhi:At least 30 people, including activist-brothers Tehseen and
Shehzad Poonawalla, were detained by the police after they assembled outside
Parliament here on Wednesday to protest against recent incidents of lynching.
The activists gathered at Vijay Chowk to take “an oath to uphold the Constitution”
and urge fellow citizens not to remain a “mute spectator” to mob lynchings. The
event was organised by the National Campaign Against Mob Lynching, which had
last week unveiled a draft anti-lynching law, Maanav Suraksha Kanoon (MASUKA). A
police officer said the activists were detained as they gathered at the venue
without permission. .“…youngsters were detained for wanting to take a pledge on
our Constitution that we will uphold the rule of law…We want MASUKA or a law
against vigilantism and mob lynchings and we will uphold peace and social
harmony,” said Tehseen. He also took to Twitter to react to the police
action.PTI
Gujarat: Dalits, Muslims come together to protest against mob lynchings
In another addition to the ‘Not in my Name’ protests against mob
lynching, protests were organised in Ahmedabad and saw the participation of
members of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind and several other people promoting Dalit-Muslim
unity. Protest which was chiefly organised under ‘not in my name at Sardar
Baugh in Lal Darwaja area of the city.Protesters, which included children and
young ones, wore a cap marked ‘I am Junaid’. Junaid was lynched in
Delhi-Mathura bound EMU train on June 22, while he was returning from Eid
shopping. Mufti Abdul Qayyum Mansuri of Jamiat Ulma-i-Hind said, “Protest was
not about ensuring safety to one particular community but it was an attempt to
save Indian constitution in a situation where law and order are deteriorating
each passing day.”TCN
Basirhat Muslim outfit plans to raise money for compensating victims,
repair places of worship
Muslim organisation that played a key role in coordinating with the
police in pacifying agitating Muslim mobs at Baduria and Basirhat during the
five days of communal flare up has planned to raise funds to compensate every
victim of violence. All India Sunnat Al Jamaat has also decided to repair all
places of worship vandalised during clashes between Hindus and Muslims and has
sought the administration’s permission for the work. Outfit has also sought the
administration’s permission to host a mega gathering at Basirhat where Hindus
and Muslim will be served khichdi on the same table. “We are waiting for administration’s
permission,” Abdul Matin, secretary of North 24-Parganas-based Jamaat said.“We
have started drawing up a list of victims of the clashes. This include people
who were beaten up, whose houses and shops were vandalised,” said Matin.He said
that organisation will use its own funds to repair the damage done to the
temples and mosque. Authorities will start a fund collection drive if the
administration approves their plan of offering compensation to the victims. HT
Karnataka:Family of murdered RSS worker thanks Muslim
Even as communal tension continues in Dakshina Kannada district in
coastal Karnataka, a 33-year-old Muslim fruit vendor’s attempt to save the life
of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker, who was stabbed in Bantwal taluk, has
moved many hearts.The incident occurred on July 4 when unidentified assailants
attacked RSS member Sharath Madivala at around 8.30 pm after barging into his
family-owned laundry shop in the busy town of BC Road, or Bangalore Chikmagalur
Road, in Bantwal taluk, 20 km from the district headquarters of Mangalore.Abdul
Rahouf, who runs a small fruit shop near the laundry, rushed to the spot and
took Madivala to the nearest hospital in his autorickshaw.However, despite
Rahouf’s efforts, Madivala succumbed to his injuries on July 8. Madivala’s
family thanked Rahouf for his selfless service. “I know Rahouf and we must
thank him for taking my son to hospital,” Madivala’s father Thaniyappa told this
correspondent on Monday. Scroll.in
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Kashmir dispute: India rejects China offer, says ready for dialogue with
Pakistan
New Delhi:Dismissing China’s offer of playing a ‘constructive role’ in
resolving the Kashmir crisis, India on
Thursday said it was open for talks with Pakistan on the issue.“Our stand is
absolutely clear. You are aware that the heart of the matter is cross-border
terrorism emanating from a particular country that threatens peace and
stability in the country, region, and the world. We are ready to have a
dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir under a bilateral framework,” MEA
spokesperson Gopal Baglay said at his weekly media briefing in New Delhi. Expressing
concern over the mounting tension between India and Pakistan, Chinese foreign
ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Wednesday had said “the conflict occurred
near the Line of Control of Kashmir. This will not only harm the peace and
stability of the 2 countries but also the peace and tranquillity of the
region.”The remarks from China came at a time when both the neighbouring
countries and their armies are locked in a stand-off in Doklam area in Sikkim.
Gopal Bagely, however, said that the 2 countries are using diplomatic channels
to ease the tension. He also reiterated that both PM Modi and President Xi
Jinping shared a conversation over a range of issues when they met at the G20
Summit, a claim that has been rejected by China. Meanwhile, Centre is under
fire from the opposition for the way it handled the Sikkim border issue and Kashmir
situation. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj will brief the
opposition about India’s stance on both the issues at a meeting on Friday. The
govt hopes to build support among the Opposition ahead of the Parliament monsoon session beginning Monday.indianexpress
India rejects China's offer to play 'constructive role' over Kashmir,
says it is a 'bilateral issue'
Pak considering grant of visa to Kulbhushan’s mother on India’s request:
Reports
Pakistan Foreign Office has said
that they are considering granting a visa to the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav on
the request made by Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, as reported by
Pakistani media.Earlier on Monday, Swaraj had personally written a letter to
Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, requesting him to grant a
visa for Jadhav’s mother so she could visit the former Indian navy officer in
prison. However, at that time Sartaj Aziz did not even have the courtesy to
acknowledge it, Swaraj had said. “I wrote a personal letter to Mr. Sartaj Aziz
for the grant of her visa to Pakistan. However, Aziz has not shown the courtesy
even to acknowledge my letter,” Sushma Swaraj added. indian express
India shifting nuclear focus from Pakistan, developing missile that can
hit all of China: US experts
Washington:India continues to modernise its atomic arsenal with an eye
on China and the country’s nuclear strategy which traditionally focused on
Pakistan now appears to place increased emphasis on the Communist giant, two
top American nuclear experts have said.An article published in the July-August
issue of the digital journal After Midnight has also claimed that India is now
developing a missile which can target all of China from its bases in south
India.India is estimated to have produced enough plutonium for 150-200 nuclear
warheads but has likely produced only 120-130, wrote Hans M Kristensen and
Robert S Norris in the article titled ‘Indian nuclear forces 2017’.While India
has traditionally been focused on deterring Pakistan, its nuclear modernisation
indicates that it is putting increased emphasis on its future “strategic
relationship with China,” they wrote. hindustantimes
India-Israel bonhomie can boost China-Pak ties:Pak daily
Islamabad:Growing Indo-Israeli military ties could push Pakistan and
China to further forge defence cooperation, a Pakistani commentator said in
remarks published on Thursday.“India’s hectic efforts to enhance its military
ties with Israel will probably make Pakistan and China foster their economic
and defence cooperation in the region,” independent researcher Ayaz Ahmed said
in The News International newspaper.“Both Pakistan and China have recently come
so close to each other that it appears rather elusive for India to pursue its
hegemonic designs in the Indian Ocean region. The more India militarily
partners with other countries, the more Sino-Pakistan partnership becomes
stronger to block Indian disruptive objectives in South Asia.” Ahmed added, in
the wake of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s
path-breaking visit to Israel this month. Ahmed said India’s decision to
embrace Israel was also likely to turn the growing Indo-Iranian relations
hostile.IANS
India-Israel MoUs to help channelise tech innovations from labs to
factories
New Delhi: India is set to borrow from the playbook of successful
Israeli startups which have seen the Govt help channelise innovations from the
laboratories to the factories. There is no dearth of inventions in India but
the country lags in translating innovative technologies into commercial
application— a challenge that the recent MoUs signed during PM Modi's recent
visit to Israel seek to address. timesofindia
Kashmir: 40 injured in clashes during militants' funerals
Srinagarl: The killing of 3 militants triggered massive protests in
their native places, including downtown, in which at least 40 persons sustained
injuries seven of them were hit by pellets in their eyes. Govt imposed curfew in Downtown to prevent people
from participating in large numbers in the funeral prayers of in one of the
militants.As soon as the body of slain militant, Sajad Ahmad Gilkar, reached
his native area Pandan at 3.30 pm in Nowhatta, hundreds of people flooded his
residence amid pro-freedom slogans. “We
were forced to visit many police stations and finally got a call from police
station Nowhatta to take the body,” Sajad’s brother, Murtaza said.The people later
decided that his body will be taken to Jamia Masjid for funeral. A witness,
however, said that as thousands of people marched towards Jamia Masjid, forces
intercepted them and resorted to indiscriminate firing of tear gas shells and
pellets on the mourners. “The mourners first dodged the forces and made a
second attempt to offer Sajad’s funeral at Jamia, but again, they were fired with tear smoke shells
and pellets in which at least 25 people sustained injuries,” the witness said.
The body of Sajad was later taken to nearby Radpora stadium where at least
10,000 people participated in the funeral, the witness said.Another witness
said that the body of Sajad was later laid to rest at their ancestral
graveyard, Malkhah. The Govt had imposed
curfew in majority of down town areas to prevent larger participation of people
in Sajad’s funeral. “Such were the restrictions, that many mourners were
disallowed to reach back to their homes after burying Sajad,” a relative of
Sajad said.At least 15 people sustained injuries, 4 of them with pellets at
Hyderpora when people were shouldering the coffin of second slain militant
Auqib. greaterkashmir
Curfew in Shopian, restrictions in parts of Kashmir
3 militants killed in encounter in Kashmir’s Budgam
Kashmir shuts on Martyrs Day, Mufti invokes Kashmiriyat
Srinagar: J&K CM Mehbooba
Mufti on Thursday invoked the memory of 21 Kashmiri protestors killed during a
1931 uprising to call people to “fight those spreading fear” in the state even
as her ally BJP skipped the Martyrs Day programme.Dressed in her trademark
green attire, Mufti visited the old city graveyard in the morning to offer
special prayers and floral tributes to the protestors executed by the army of
the erstwhile Dogra ruler.Those “martyrs” gave their lives for the
establishment of a “democratic and happy Jammu and Kashmir,” she said, calling
upon people to fight those “creating” fear and holding the state hostage. hindustantimes
Separatists hail Kashmiris for denouncingAmarnath attack
Srinagar:Kashmiri separatist leaders today hailed the people of the
Valley for showing their deep resentment against the killing of 7 Amarnath
pilgrims. A statement issued jointly by Chairman of hardline Hurriyat
Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani, head of moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq and JKLF chief Yasin Malik said, “The protests over this ghastly
act (attack on the pilgrims) and the participation of all segments of society
in them is heartening to see.”It is highly commendable that “the people of
Kashmir have retained their humanitarian values and their belief in the great
Kashmir ethos is intact,” the statement said. They said this should “serve as
an eye-opener to those who encourage polarisation as a political tool and leave
no stone unturned to demonize a people through media and crush them by use of
force for their just political aspirations that have a historical and
democratic bases.”“If Govt of India is
seriously interested in the welfare of the youth of Kashmir and wants peace in
the region, then it has to engage with their political sentiment and
aspirations and give them the basic right to decide their future dispensation
as guaranteed by the first PM of India
and international community,” they said.PTI
‘Allah won’t forgive killers of innocents’: Syed Ali Geelani denounces
Amarnath Yatra attack
Srinagar: “Almighty Allah won’t forgive the killers of innocents,” said
hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Geelani on Wednesday, referring to the
attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on July 10.Demanding an impartial probe,
Geelani, chairman of Tehreek-e-Huriyat, expressed his deep grief over the death
of the seven pilgrims in the Anantnag attack.In a statement, the Hurriyat
leader said that human lives were precious and quoted a Quranic verse to
denounce those who killed the pilgrims.“Islam says ‘Whosoever kills a soul
unless it be (in legal punishment) for murder or for causing disorder and
corruption on the earth will be as if he had killed all humankind; and he who
saves a life will be as if he had saved the lives of all humankind’,” he
said.Geelani reiterated that the Yatris were their guests. “We have no
animosity with India nor do we nurture any enmity with their faith,” the
pro-Pakistan veteran leader said.He hailed the Kashmiri youth for their
exemplary service, the blood donation campaign and the support they provided to
the Yatris in times of distress.“People in Kashmir have always proved that they
are not following any fanatical dogma instead their exemplary valour and their
respect for minority community has always remained a source of inspiration,”
Geelani said. hindustantimes
Jamaat Chhattisgarh unit condemns Amarnath attack
Raipur:Several organisations across the length and breadth of the
country including in Chhattisgarh, have strongly condemned and criticised the
terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims. Everyone has come forward in support
of the pilgrims, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.In a communique issued by Mubin
Khan, Secretary and media in charge Jamaat’s Chhattisgarh unit, it was stated
that the terror attack on the bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims in Anantnag,
Kashmir, was an extremely ghastly and inhuman incident, which should be
condemned in the strongest possible words. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (Chhattisgarh)
severely criticizes this incident and urges both the central and J&K Govt to find out the persons responsible and punish
them severely.The Hitavada
Amarnath attack: Bajrang Dal, VHP activists brandish weapons and
threaten Centre
New Delhi:In Agra today, Bajrang Dal and VHP held a protest against
Amarnath attack brandishing weapons like pistol, rifle and swords.Bajrang Dal
leader Govind Parashar said that 'if Centre does not avenge Amarnath terror
attack within 15 days, Bajrang Dal will have to take law in their hands to
protect pilgrims.' Incidentally, in another show of protest, Bajrang Dal
activist Digvijayanath Tiwari recently made a statement opposing Haj yatra.
According to a Patrika report, Tiwari said that the Centre should take direct
action against terrorism and failing to do so will result in Bajrang Dal and
VHP considering to oppose Haj yatra.IndiaToday
India expands counter terror coop with Philippines in ongoing fight
against ISIS
New Delhi:India has expanded its anti-terror and de-radicalisation
partnership with the Philippines, which is battling a 3-week siege by Islamic
State-affiliated militants in city of Marawi, about 800 km south of capital
Manila. As part of the move, BJP-led Govt has rushed a financial assistance of
$500,000 for rehabilitation of Marawi citizens, who are mainly Muslims. India
is currently conducting cyber security training with a special emphasis on
de-radicalisation for the Philippine security personnel.Support was extended
after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with her Philippines
counterpart Alan Peter Cayetano over the phone. ET
Muslims’ enrolment in WB
varsities abysmally low:survey
Kolkata: The percentage of Muslim students in leading State and Central
universities of West Bengal is abysmally low, revealed 6th All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)
for the year 2015-16. The report, prepared by the Ministry of HRD (MoHRD), was
released on Monday. Among elite institutions that could not enrol any Muslim
student in 2015-16 are the Presidency University in Kolkata, Visva Bharati in
Shantiniketan, IIT-Kharagpur, the West Bengal University of Teachers’ Training,
Education Planning and Administration in Kolkata, IIIT in Kalyani, Kazi Nazrul University in Asansol, West Bengal
State University in Kolkata, and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya in
Mohanpur.Amity, a private university, also has no Muslims among the 1,140
students enrolled in it. However, it is not clear from AISHE report if Muslims
are listed under the OBC category by the institutions.“That is unlikely as the
number of Muslims is indicated under a separate column for all other
institutions,” said an expert associated with similar surveys in the State.A
little over 27% of Bengal’s population is Muslim. In nearly all of the State’s
universities and institutes of higher education, the percentage of Muslims
stands between 0 and 3%.West Bengal Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Giasuddin Molla did not deny that Muslims were failing to make it to the
institutes of higher education in the State. “In a few places, the number of
Muslim students is very low and we are trying to figure out the reasons,” he said.A
2016 report on the status of Muslims published in 2016 by the Pratichi
Institute founded by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and Association SNAP, a social
network of volunteers, stated that owing to “higher population share of Muslims
in rural areas, the overall literacy rate [69.5%] of Muslims is substantially
affected.” Govt data indicates that the dropout rate of students from primary
and secondary schooling is higher among Muslims.The Hindu
Zakir Naik's close aide granted bail by special PMLA court
Mumbai:A special PMLA court granted bail to Aamir Gazdar, a close aide
of Zakir Naik, on Wednesday. Gazdar, who was arrested by ED for money
laundering, was granted bail with surety of Rs 5 lakh.Confirming the
development, ED lawyer Hiten Venegaonkar told India Today that it was easier for
him to get bail because he is not an accused in the case filed against Naik by
NIA.Gazdar's lawyer said that ED was not able to prove any crime was committed
after the ban on IRF."ED booked my client under section 10, 13 and 18 of
UAPA," said advocate Mubin Solkar adding, to prove these charges they are
required to sight a proceed of crime which took place after IRF was banned on
Nov.17 last year.A case was registered against Gazdar a day after gov's ban.
"The only crime they sighted was purchase of a land in 2006, but IRF was
banned much later. Hence the rigors of section 45 under Prevention of Money
Laundering Act didn't apply and it was argued as a normal bail
application,"said Solkar.India Today
Mangaluru: Missing woman wanted to pursue Islamic edu.
Mangaluru:A missing case has been registered by Bekal police in Kerala's
Kasargod after a young Hindu woman left her home on July 10 leaving behind a
note which said she wanted to pursue Islamic education.The woman, identified as
Adhira, 23, is a P.G. student and a resident of Karippodi Kaniyambadi near
Uduma.Before leaving home, she had told her mother that she was going to a
hospital, but called her uncle later to say she was leaving as she did not have
peace of mind. After she disconnected the call, he tried to contact her several
times but her phone was switched off.Her parents then searched her room where
they found a letter which said she was leaving home to pursue Islamic
education, and that she would return after she completes her education as she
didn't want to hurt her parents.TOI
Nagpur blast suspect gives talaq over phone
Banda(UP): A man, allegedly involved in 2012 Nagpur blast case, divorced
his wife over the phone after she “resisted his criminal activities.”Woman told
the police that she married Shamsuddin Shah in 2011, embraced Islam and changed
her name from Snehlata to Shamshun Nisha.She claimed that Shah was involved in
the Nagpur blast and was sent to jail by the Maharashtra Police.Ms. Nisha
alleged that after she opposed his criminal activites, Shah started committing
atrocities on her and on May 25, he divorced her by uttering ‘talaq’ thrice
over the phone.The police have started a probe into the matter based on a
complaint filed by the woman. Meanwhile, in a memorandum to SP (City), VHP and
Durga Vahini leaders alleged that Shah was trapping innocent Hindu women and
pushing them into flesh trade. They dubbed it as a case of ‘love jihad’.PTI
Overuse of pre-trial detention continues to violate detainees’ rights:Amnesty
International
Legal safeguards to prevent excessive pretrial detention are routinely
flouted across states in India, leading to the violations of detainees’ fair
trial rights, Amnesty International India said in a new briefing published
today.Briefing, “Justice Under Trial: A study of pre-trial detention in India”,
analyses the responses to about 3,000 RTI applications filed by Amnesty International
India to the nearly 500 district and central prisons in the country on the
implementation of safeguards to protect the rights of pre-trial detainees, or
‘undertrials’.“2 out of 3 people in India’s prisons are undertrials, and this
proportion has not budged for several years despite various Supreme Court
judgments, executive guidelines and legal reforms,” said Asmita Basu,
Programmes Director, Amnesty India.TCN
Muslim Leaders slam Yogi for scrapping graveyard fund
Lucknow / New Delhi: Muslims in UP are criticizing the Yogi Adityanath Govt for scrapping the fund for fencing of
graveyards. In its first budget for 2017-18, the Yogi govt. of UP has not only scrapped allocation for
graveyards but also downsized overall minority welfare budget.In the Samajwadi
Party Govt of Akhilesh Yadav, a separate
budget of Rs. 200 crore was allocated for boundary walls of graveyards. The
amount was increased to the tune of Rs. 400 crore in 2016-17 budget. However,
the Yogi Govt has completely abolished
that allocation. Mohammad Naim, state
president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind said the govt. has betrayed Muslims by this
move."To stop the budget for boundary walls of the graveyards is wrong.
Govt. has betrayed Muslims. It is really unfortunate that the budget for
minority welfare has also been reduced. Rather to increase it the govt. has
reduced it. It is not proper. This shows the face of RSS which has been against
minorities," Naim said.Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, one of
eminent clerics in Lucknow, also criticized the Yogi Govt for slashing minority welfare
budget.Expressing his resentment Yasoob Abbas, General Secretary of All India
Shia Personal Law Board said, "Govt
must focus on the graveyards as the
population in urban areas is increasing but the numbers of graveyards are not
increasing. So, there is a problem where to bury the dead bodies. Many
graveyards have been disappeared as land mafias have encroached upon the lands
of graveyards and built up buildings there."IndiaTomorrow
'Delhi Development Authority
damaged mosque during demolition drive': DNA
Delhi: Chandni Begum, 40, had not imagined that one day she will be
sitting on the road in defiance of 50-odd policemen, until Delhi Development
Authority (DDA) bulldozers reached near her dilapidated house in Amir Khusro
Park of south Delhi's Nizamuddin area on Wednesday. Begum's protest halted the
traffic for almost half-an-hour.The residents of the area were protesting
against demolition of parts of a mosque by DDA. This is the second time in the
last two months that the DDA has launched a demolition drive in the
area."Earlier in May, they demolished my house. Today, they destroyed a
part of our mosque even though we have a stay order from the Delhi High Court
till July 24," Begum said.Saleem, another resident of the area,
said:"We kept requesting them to spare the mosque, but they first
destroyed the tin shed next to the mosque and then 3 of its walls. How can they
touch the masjid?It's unacceptable."DDA, however, denied all allegations
of demolishing parts of the mosque. "We have only removed the unauthorised
structures. Everything constructed in the Amir Khusro park is illegal, except
for the 3 religious structures that are really old," a senior DDA official
said."We will clear this area completely and construct a public park
here," he added.
Bengaluru: Over 200 Madrassa boys detained on trafficking fears,
released after 7 hours
As many as 206 boys, aged between 8 and 13, were detained for nearly 7
hours on Tuesday at Cantonment railway station in Bengaluru after police were
led to believe they were victims of human trafficking, IANS said. Railway
Police Force, who suspected the children were being trafficked from Assam and
neighbouring states, let them off after verifying their identities. “On a
tip-off by a fellow passenger, we asked all the boys and their 20 teachers to
alight from the Guwahati Express at the Cantonment railway station and kept
till evening to verify their status,” IANS quoted an unidentified RPF official
as saying. Boys were returning from their Ramzan vacation, TOI reported. Teachers
and their students were confirmed to be from madrassas in Karnataka. The boys
were residents of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal and had moved to Karnataka for
their schooling, IANS reported.The group arrived at the station on
Guwahati-Bengaluru Cantonment Express at 12.30pm on Tuesday. The last batch of
students was let off only after 7 pm. Verification process took long as most of
the children did not have proper identification documents.scroll.in
Bengaluru: Madrassa students detained for 7 hours
Probe against ex-Kerala police chief Senkumar for 'communal remarks'
State police chief Loknath Behera has ordered a probe into former police
chief T P Senkumar on complaints that he hurt religious sentiments in an
interview to 'Samakalika Malayalam' weekly. In his interview, Senkumar had said
Muslim community should try to check religious extremism from within. He also
said, ‘Love jihad’ was being practised by a section of Muslim population in the
state. He said there was ‘no sense’ talking about RSS while discussing
terrorism. “When speaking about extremism, one cannot compare between RSS and
the Islamic State,” Senkumar had said. The move came after Students Islamic
Organisation (SIO) state secretary KP Thoufeeq and Kerala Congress (PC Thomas
faction) leader AH Hafeez lodged complaints before the state police chief
saying that Senkumar's remarks could incite communal violence.PTI
‘Objectionable’ video that went viral in Bulandshahr: Accused got bail
as cops failed to file chargesheet on time
Lucknow: Govt’s counsel has filed a complaint with Bulandshahr DM
alleging that the police’s “failure” to file a chargesheet within the
stipulated 60 days against 7 accused for allegedly uploading an objectionable
video on Whatsapp in Feb., had led to them being granted bail. Police, however,
claimed they could not do so because a decision on prosecution sanction against
the accused under IPC section 153-A is still pending with the state govt.
Prosecution under this section requires prior govt approval.Tension had gripped
Pahasu area on Feb.27 after video went viral. Later, members of right wing
organisations had also pelted stones at the house of a man who had been
identified in the video by police. Police arrested 7 people, all of whom belong
to Pahasu and work at a carpet factory in Hyderabad.SSP, Bulandshahr, Muniraj G
said, “Chargesheet cannot be filed separately on different charges. We will be
sending a reminder to the state Govt soon to send the prosecution sanction
against the accused. We will also challenge the bail granted to the accused.”
indian express
10 Indians killed in Saudi house fire
New Delhi/Dubai: 10 Indians were killed and 6 others injured in a fire
that ripped through a windowless house in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said officials of the Indian consulate in Jeddah
were rushing to Najran.Ministry on Thursday released the list of those killed
in the incident.They are: Tabrej Khan, Ateeq Ahmad, Waseem Akram, and Vakeel
Ahmad from UP; Gauri Shankar Gupta from Bihar; Kamapalan Sathyan, Baiju
Raghavan, and Sreejith Kottasseri from Kerala; and Murokanandan Kaliyan from
Tamil Nadu. Details about Paras Kumar Subedar and Mohammad Waseem Azizur Rahman
are being ascertained.PTI
18 Opposition parties to take on govt in Parliament over demonetisation,
GST
New Delhi: 18 opposition parties have come together to take on the Govt in Parliament during the Monsoon session (rpt)
session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues,
according to political sources.Leaders of these parties discussed the broad
strategy and issues to be taken up in Parliament during the meeting here on
Tuesday, which was primarily convened to discuss the opposition’s nominee for
the Vice Presidential polls, the sources told PTI while refusing to be
identified.There was a “broad agreement” on five issues over which the 18
parties will target the Govt inside
Parliament as also outside Parliament and through the social media, the sources
said.PTI
WORLD
Nawaz Sharif rejects demands for
resignation after JIT probe report indicts Pak PM, family in forgery case
Karachi: Despite calls for resignation from the Opposition and media,
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Thursday
said he would not step down in the wake of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT)
report, which concluded that him and his family not only concealed assets from
tax authorities, but also committed perjury by submitting fake documents to
conceal information.At a Cabinet meeting in Islamabad to discuss the current
political crisis, Sharif said his party, PML(N), bagged more votes in general
elections than the aggregate of those demanding his resignation. “I will not
resign on the demand of a group of conspirators. The journey of progress will
not be allowed to derail as the country has already paid a huge price due to
political crises in the past,” he was quoted as saying by state-run media.
Opposition parties have persisted with resignation demand. Opposition leaders
Imran Khan of PTI and Bilawal Bhutto of PPP have warned that “democracy could
be in danger” if Sharif did not agree to step down.The SC is expected to decide
the fate of Sharif when it takes up the JIT report on Monday. 2 judges of the
court have already declared PM as not
being truthful. If three judges agree on the findings of JIT, Sharif could face
disqualification from politics. the hindu
Pak PM’s daughter, heir apparent in corruption probe crosshairs
Sharif's loss may strengthen army, has India worried:PTI
New Delhi: A serious setback to Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif following the
disclosure that his daughter and putative heir apparent, Maryam Sharif, had
concealed ownership of the family's offshore assets and companies threatens to
create new security complications for India. A JIT probing the Panama Papers,
in its report to the supreme court, accused Maryam of forgery. JIT has charged
the ruling family with perjury, having disproportionate income and living
beyond their means. It said Sharif failed to satisfactorily answer most of the
questions put to him during his appearance before investigators on June 15. "He
was generally evasive and seemed preoccupied during the interview. Major part
of his statement was based on hearsay," the report said, adding that
Sharif remained non-committal, speculative and at times non-cooperative while
recording his statement. The report further said Sharif tried to "parry
most of the questions" by giving indefinite answers or by stating that
"he does not remember, ostensibly to conceal facts".
#Fontgate: Maryam Nawaz accused of document forgery
Gulf crisis: UAE accuses Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, inciting religious
hate against Jews
Abu Dhabi: A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast
giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting religious hate,
in a rebuttal to UN accusations of attacking freedom of expression.UN has
warned that demands that Qatar close Al-Jazeera by a rival Saudi -led alliance,
which includes UAE, violate basic freedoms.UAE state minister for foreign
affairs, Anwar Gargash, hit back in a letter to UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al
Hussein.In it, Gargash wrote that Al-Jazeera had "promoted anti-Semitic
violence by broadcasting sermons by the spiritual leader of the Muslim
Brotherhood, Yusuf al-Qaradawi".Qaradawi, he added, had "praised
Hitler, described the Holocaust as 'divine punishment', and called on Allah to
'take this oppressive, Jewish, Zionist band of people... and kill them, down to
the very last one'".AFP
Top US diplomat ends talks in Gulf; no sign Qatar crisis resolved
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with
ministers from Saudi Arabia and 3 Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end a
month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any
breakthrough.Tillerson returned to Kuwait, the mediator between the feuding
Gulf countries, without making any statement on his talks in the Saudi Red Sea
city of Jeddah. He had signed a US-Qatari accord on terrorism financing on
Wednesday, but Qatar’s opponents said it fell short of allaying their
concerns.Tillerson met the foreign ministers to try to end the worst dispute in
decades among the US-allied Gulf Arab states. He also met separately with Saudi
King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss cooperation in
combating terrorism and its financing. “We’re happy to see this continuous cooperation
between us and (to) even strengthen it and increase it further without limits
…”Mohammed bin Salman said in welcoming Tillerson. US officials said Tillerson
would travel to Qatar on Thursday to brief the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
al-Thani, on his talks in Jeddah, State Department spokesman RC Hammond
said.UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan told reporters
during a visit to Slovakia that Tillerson’s visit was unlikely to resolve the
row.middleeastmonitor
US looks to defuse Qatar-Gulf row with counter-terror deal
US Republican senator Corker: Saudi terrorism support
'dwarfs' Qatar's
An influential US Republican senator has criticised
the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, over a blockade on Qatar by the
kingdom and three other Arab states.The comments by Bob Corker, chairman of the
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, came as tensions in the region continue
over crisis, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expected to make an
unscheduled stop in Doha on Thursday."The amount of support for terrorism
by Saudi Arabia dwarfs what Qatar is doing," Corker said on Wednesday. Corker
said he was "really disappointed to see what Saudi Arabia did after having
a great summit and bringing everybody together", referring to May's Riyadh
conference that saw leaders of the GCC and other Arab states meet US President
Donald Trump."I think this is quite possibly a rookie mistake by a crown
prince who I think could be the future for Saudi Arabia," Corker added.Al
Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro, reporting from Washington, DC, said the Saudi
crown prince is "widely seen as among the blockade's chief architects and
a chief organiser of the alliance behind it".She said that Corker has been
among the blockade's strongest US critics, adding that the senator has
threatened to block weapons sales to members of the GCC until there was a clear
path for settling the dispute. Aljazeera
HRW condemns crackdown on rights activists in Gulf
The govts of several Gulf nations continued a crackdown on critics
during the first half of 2017, HRW said. In a statement ,international rights
body condemned the suppression of free speech by Gulf states amid the ongoing
rift between Qatar and 3 of its GCC neighbours.HRW's report listing
"targeted" dissidents comes after a Bahraini court on July 10
sentenced human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to 2 years in prison on charges of
"broadcasting false news" in a series of tweets."At a time when
the Gulf states' open political divisions have rarely been more serious, these
countries remain stubbornly united in their collective assault on their
citizens' right to free speech," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle
East director."Gulf states are reaching a new level of Orwellian reality
when they throw citizens in jail for both criticising other Gulf nations and
voicing public support for them," she said. aljazeera
Egypt calls for Qatar’s expulsion from anti-Daesh coalition
An Egyptian delegation called for Qatar to be ousted from US-led anti-Daesh
coalition, according to news agency Reuters. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed
Abu Zeid, who is heading the delegation which is in Washington for a meeting
with coalition members, said in a statement: “It is unacceptable for the
coalition to have amongst its members, states that support terrorism or
advocate for it in their media.” middleeastmonitor
Indonesian rights activists protest crackdown on Islamists
Jakarta:Civil organisations in Indonesia on Wednesday decried a move by
the Govt to disband certain groups
deemed to be in conflict with state's secular ideology.The protests came after
President Joko Widodo signed a decree on Monday widely believed to be aimed at
containing the rise of hardline Islamist groups that call for sharia law in the
world's largest Muslim-majority country.Islamist groups were instrumental in
the downfall earlier this year of Jakarta's former governor, a Christian who
was accused and subsequently jailed for insulting Islam.The events, including
massive and sometimes violent rallies led by hardliners and vigilantes, raised
concerns about the erosion of Indonesia's long-standing image as a tolerant and
pluralistic state. It has the world's largest Muslim population."This
decree is proof that this regime is repressive, authoritarian, and even
repeating what the New Order regime did," Ismail Yusanto, spokesman for Hizb-ut
Tahrir Indonesia, referring to the rule of ex-strongman president Suharto, said
in a statement that was echoed by human rights groups. Reuters
Hamas: Ready to end internal Palestinian division
Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh said that his movement is
ready to end the internal Palestinian division and achieve national unity, Quds
Press reported.“Hamas is working 24 hours with all sides and is ready to go
beyond all borders in order to end internal divisions and achieve national
unity,” Haniyeh said.During a speech he delivered at a graduation ceremony in
Palestine University in Gaza, he said:“Palestinian issue is currently passing
through a difficult stage; therefore, everyone has to exert efforts to end the
division and achieve partnership.”He stressed that the Palestinians in the Gaza
Strip and the occupied West Bank have to “stand together and be united” due to
the difficulties facing them. middleeastmonitor
Palestinian prisoners suffer ‘brutal’ conditions in Israeli jails
Palestinian prisoners are subjected to “unprecedented, oppressive and
brutal” at the hands of their Israeli jailers, the head of the Palestinian Committee
of Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, told a UN committee.He went on to explain
that Israeli Govt had given a greenlight
to the abuses. Qaraqe met with the officials in the Jordanian capital Amman
after Israel refused to allow them in to the West Bank. middleeastmonitor
HRW: Iraq forces collectively punishing Daesh families
Human Rights Watch has accused Iraqi security forces of forcibly
relocating at least 170 families of alleged Daesh members to a closed
“rehabilitation camp” as a form of collective punishment. Iraqi authorities shouldn’t punish entire
families because of their relatives’ actions said Lama Fakih, deputy Middle East director
at HRW.“These abusive acts are war crimes and are sabotaging efforts to promote
reconciliation in areas retaken from ISIS [Daesh].”“The camps for so-called
ISIS families have nothing to do with rehabilitation and are instead de facto
detention centres for adults and children who have not been accused of any
wrongdoing,” Fakih said. “These families should be freely permitted to go where
they can live safely.”Iraqi authorities have opened first of what they describe
as “rehabilitation” camps in Bartalla, just east of Mosul. HRW says the
official purpose of the camp is to enable psychological and ideological
rehabilitation.“Forced displacements and arbitrary detentions have been taking
place in Anbar, Babil, Diyala, Saladin and Nineveh governorates, altogether
affecting hundreds of families,” the group said.“Iraqi security and military
forces have done little to stop these abuses, and in some instances participated
in them.”HRW said it visited Bartalla camp and interviewed 14 families,each
with up to 18 members. “New residents said that Iraqi Security Forces
had brought the families to the camp and that the police were holding them
against their will because of accusations that they had relatives linked to
ISIS,” said HRW.“Medical workers at the camp said that at least 10 women and
children had died traveling to or at the camp, most because of dehydration.” middleeastmonitor
After Mosul defeat, IS captures village in south:Reuters
Tikrit: Islamic State has captured most of a village south of Mosul
despite losing control of its stronghold in the city, an Iraqi army officer and
residents said, deploying guerrilla-style tactics as its self-proclaimed
caliphate crumbles. The militants, armed with machine guns and mortars, have
now seized over 75% of Imam Gharbi, a
village on the western bank of the Tigris river some 70 km south of Mosul, and
reinforcements are expected, the Iraqi army officer said.Islamic State launched
its attack on Imam Gharbi last week, in the kind of strike it is expected to
deploy now as US-backed Iraqi forces regain control over cities the group
captured during its shock 2014 offensive.Mosul resident Hind Mahmoud said by
telephone that she had heard exchanges of gunfire in the Old City and seen an
Iraqi army helicopter firing on IS militants on Tuesday.
Turkey: 5 suspected IS militants killed by police
Ankara: Turkish police killed 5 suspected Islamic State group jihadists
in the central Turkish province of Konya, the governor's office said.
"During the operation, 5 terrorists were neutralised after they resisted
armed force, and four security forces were lightly injured," the
governor's office said in a statement.The raid took place as part of an
investigation into whether the suspects were planning to target events
commemorating last year's failed coup on 15 July, Dogan news agency said.Turkey
had deported 5,000 suspects and banned another 53000 people from entering the
country. firstpost
China’s Uighur Muslims struggle under ‘police state’:AFP
Kashgar:Worshippers quietly passed through metal detectors as they
entered the central mosque in China’s far western city of Kashgar under the
stern gaze of stone-faced police officers. The increasingly strict curbs
imposed on the mostly Muslim Uighur population have stifled life in the tense
Xinjiang region, where beards are partially banned and no one is allowed to
pray in public.For years, the square outside the mosque in Kashgar was packed
with teeming crowds as worshippers jostled for space to unroll their prayer
rugs and celebrate the end of Ramadan. But no longer.This year, an eerie
silence hung over the plaza outside the imposing prayer hall as devotees
gathered to mark the end of a month of fasting — the lowest turnout in a
generation according to residents. Authorities declined to comment on the
numbers. But local businessmen said. Govt had used multiple checkpoints
encircling the city to prevent travellers to Kashgar from joining Eid
prayers.“This is not a good place for religion,”said a trader.
FLASH: NEWS & VIEWS
Anti-Muslim Venom Fuels Rise to Power in India: Firebrand Hindu Cleric
Ascends India’s Political Ladder:Ellen BARRY and Suhasini Raj, NYT
Trump’s crusade against Qatar isn’t about terrorism – it’s revenge for a
failed business deal: Anthony Harwood, The Independent
From posters to Facebook posts: How communal harmony is disrupted in
India: IndiaToday.in
Was lynching and crime Modi's ultimate vision of India? Kamal Mitra
Chenoy, dailyo
Communal and gender violence in India points to the same backlash:Satyam
Viswanathan, indianexpress
In the aftermath of Amarnath attack, could tragedy offer
opportunity?Mosharraf Zaidi,Pak columnist, indianexpress
The attack that restored Kashmiriyat:Waheed Ur Rehman Para, PDP leader, indianexpress
Horrifying Facts omitted in History! The brutal Murders of 29 Million
Indians by the British! Postcard.in
‘Ahmedabad architecture is Hindu body in Islamic apparel’
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