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US move unfortunate, says India as Trump ends
$5.6 billion trade preferential trade status
New Delhi:India will "always uphold its
national interest" in trade matters as "our people also aspire for
better standards of living", the Govt said today in response to US
President Donald Trump ending India's designation as a beneficiary nation under
a key preferential trade programme."India as part of our bilateral trade
discussions, had offered resolution on significant US requests in an effort to
find a mutually acceptable way forward. It is unfortunate that this did not
find acceptance by US," Govt said in a statement. Generalised System of
Preference (GSP) is the largest and oldest US trade preference programme and is
designed to promote economic development by allowing duty-free entry for
thousands of products from designated beneficiary countries."I have
determined that India has not assured the US that it will provide equitable and
reasonable access to its markets. Accordingly, it is appropriate to terminate
India's designation as a beneficiary developing country effective June 5,
2019," said Trump on Friday, ignoring requests made by several top
American lawmakers to reverse the decision as it may harm American businesses.In
a statement, the Coalition for GSP executive director Dan Anthony said Trump's
decision will cost American businesses over $300 million in additional tariffs
every year, PTI reported. Under GSP programme, nearly 2,000 products including
auto components and textile materials can enter the US duty-free if the
beneficiary developing countries meet the eligibility criteria established by US
Congress.India was the largest beneficiary of programme in 2017 with $5.7
billion in imports to US given duty-free status,according to Congressional
Research Service report in Jan.NDTV
India's economic growth falls to 5.8%, Behind
China; unemployment at 45-yr high
India's GDP (gross domestic product) growth
for Jan-March (Q4) quarter slowed to 5.8% from 6.6% in the previous (Oct-Dec)
quarter,Govt data showed on Friday. This is the slowest GDP growth rate in 5
years, due to poor performance in agricultural and manufacturing sectors.The
previous low was 6.4% in 2013-14. Meanwhile, India's unemployment rate rose to
6.1% in 2017/18 fiscal year, according to data released by the statistics
ministry.The announcement of GDP figures meant that India lost its place as world's
fastest-growing major economy to China, which is currently on 6.4% growth.Central
Statistics Office (CSO) also revealed that GDP growth during 2018-19 fiscal
stood at 6.8%, lower than 7.2% in the previous financial year. Confirming
unemployment rate projected in a pre-election leaked report, Govt on Friday
said joblessness in the country was 6.1% of total labour force during 2017-18,
the highest in 45 years. The data released by the labour ministry, on a day
when Modi 2.0 Cabinet took charge, showed 7.8% of all employable urban youth
being jobless, while the percentage for the rural was 5.3 %.The joblessness
among male on all India basis was 6.2% , while it was 5.7 % in case of females. TOI
First day of Sitharaman as Fin Min: RBI admits
Indian economy isn’t fast growing, it’s crawling
Amit Shah, Rajnath assume office today, GDP at
5-yr low, unemployment at a 45-yr high
Amid much speculation and anticipation, the
portfolios of the Cabinet ministers of Narendra Modi's second term as PM were announced on Friday. BJP President Amit
Shah on Saturday took charge as the 30th Union Home Minister at a time when the
country is facing terrorism, secessionism and Maoist insurgency challenges.The
former Home Minister Rajnath Singh got the defence ministry. Nirmala Sitharaman
was appointed as the Finance Minister, making her the first woman to be a
full-time Finance Minister. She will also be the Minister of Corporate
Affairs.Former foreign secretary-turned-minister S Jaishankar got External
Affairs ministry while Smriti Irani was given the charge of the Women and Child
Development Minister along with retaining Textile Ministry, according to an
official communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Nitin Gadkari will
continue to be the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, while Piyush Goyal
has been given the charge of the ministries of Railways and Commerce. Ravi
Shankar Prasad will also continue to helm the Ministry of Law, Telecom as well
as IT Ministries. The Budget Session of the Parliament is scheduled to be held
from 17 June to 26 July. Sitharaman, as Finance Minister in NDA-II govt, will
present Modi 2.0 govt's maiden Budget that should look to take out the country
from slowing growth, create jobs, attract investments and tackle banking sector
woes.Sitharaman, on her first day in office, was greeted by GDP growth rate
slowing down to a 5-year low, and unemployment rate rising to 45 year high. firstpost.com
Modi govt to present FY20 Union Budget on July
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Modi sarkar 2.0 has 22 ministers with criminal
cases, Harsimrat Badal richest Union minister
New Delhi:Of 57 ministers inducted in Narendra
Modi-led NDA govt-2, 22 (39%) have declared criminal cases against themselves
according to the self-sworn affidavits filed by the ministers. Of these, 16
ministers in the newly formed Cabinet have serious criminal cases registered
against them.Serious criminal cases include terrorism, treason, arson, murder,
rape, robbery, burglary, communal disharmony, electoral violations, and
kidnapping, among others. 6 ministers - Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Babul Supriyo,
Giriraj Singh, Nityanand Rai, Amit Shah and Pralhad Joshi - have declared cases
related to promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion,
race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to
maintenance of harmony (IPC Section-153A) and deliberate and malicious acts,
intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion
or religious beliefs (IPC Section-295A).indiatoday
Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on a plea seeking
committee to draft Uniform Civil Code
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice
to the Centre and the Law Commission on a petition seeking to constitute a
judicial commission or a high-level expert committee to draft a Uniform Civil
Code, Bar and Bench reported.A division bench of CJI Rajendra Menon and Justice
Brijesh Sethi issued the notice after hearing a plea filed by lawyer and
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The petitioner said the
code should be formed after considering the best practices of all religions,
sects, civil laws of developed countries, and international conventions. It
should then be published online for at least 60 days for extensive public
debate and feedback, the petitioner said.The court, as an alternative, can also
direct the Law Commission to draft the code in spirit of Article 44 of the
Constitution within three months, Upadhyay said in his petition.In his
petition, BJP leader noted that the Directive Principles of State Policy in
Constitution are “affirmative instructions from the ultimate sovereign to the
State authorities”. These directives aim to secure social, economic and
political justice for all citizens as well as the liberty of thought,
expression, belief, faith and worship, he added. Lawyer said the objective to
Article 44, which says the state shall endeavour to provide citizens a uniform
civil code, is to promote fraternity, unity and national integration as it
assumes there is no connection between religion and personal laws in a
civilised society. Article 44 does not to encroach upon religious liberties
guaranteed under Article 25, Upadhyay added.The matter will be next heard on
July 8. scroll.in
Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre, Law
Commission On A Plea For Uniform Civil Code
‘No proof that Easter bombers visited India’:
Sri Lanka president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has
said he had not received any report from the country’s security agencies that
the suicide bombers behind the Easter Sunday attacks had travelled to India.“I
have not received any reports which say that they have travelled to India. My
officers have not reported any connection to India up to now,” Sirisena told a
news conference at which he spoke in Sinhala.His remarks were in contrast to
comments by Sri Lanka Army chief, Lt Gen Mahesh Senanayake, during an interview
with BBC earlier this month. Senanayake said some bombers responsible for the
attacks had travelled to Kashmir, Kerala and Bengaluru either for training or
to establish links with other organisations.Sirisena, who was in Delhi for PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in along with other
leaders from member states of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec), said he was not informed by Sri
Lanka’s defence chiefs about an alert sent by Indian intelligence agencies more
than a fortnight before the April 21 bombings.Noting that he was in Singapore
at the time of the attacks, Sirisena said a “clear report” had been sent on
April 4 by Indian intelligence agencies to their Sri Lankan counterparts about
a possible attack. Letters and correspondence were exchanged between the
defence secretary and inspector general of police on this issue, he said.“I was
in Sri Lanka from April 4 to April 16…However, none of the defence chiefs
informed me about the receipt of such intelligence. Had I known of this
possibility, I would never have left the country…That is why I have taken
action to remove the defence secretary and inspector general of police,” he
added.HT
Pratap Sarangi, New Minister, Led Bajrang Dal
When Graham Staines Was Burnt Alive With His Sons
New Delhi:When PM Narendra Modi’s new cabinet
was sworn-in,the loudest applause and cheers were reserved for a little-known,
frail-looking man from Orissa, now Odisha, called Pratap Chandra Sarangi.
64-year old Sarangi had been virtually unknown outside Orissa, until he became
a so-called social media hero this week with many BJP supporters cheering for
his rags-to-riches political success and extraordinary story as BJP’s new
Member of Parliament from Balasore in Orissa. However, belying his newfound
social media celebrity, Sarangi has a controversial and divisive past. As a BBC
report a day later pointed out, “Sarangi was the leader of Bajrang Dal when a
Hindu mob brutally killed Australian Christian missionary Graham Staines and
his two children in 1999.”Indeed, Staines and his two children were burnt alive
by Sarangi’s close aide and associate Dara Singh in their jeep, sending
shockwaves across the world, including the West.While everyone including the
Christians saw the Bajrang Dal and Dara Singh as responsible for the horrific
killings, an official inquiry incredibly found no evidence that any one group
had been behind the attack. After a lengthy trial, Dara Singh and 12 others
were convicted in 2003. But the high court in Orissa commuted a death sentence
for Singh two years later.It also freed 11 others who were given life terms in
prison, suggesting there was not “enough evidence” to support their
convictions.Caravan News
‘You will be missed’: Netizens emotional as
Sushma Swaraj says goodbye to MEA
New Delhi :Sushma Swaraj not being part of the
second Modi Cabinet has left many sad online.The new set of cabinet ministers
under Modi govt took charge of their respective portfolios on Friday, a day
after the swearing-in ceremony. But amid all the celebrations, people of India
were sad to see Sushma Swaraj being dropped from the cabinet. As she bid
goodbye and thanked the PM for giving
her the opportunity to serve the nation for the last five years, people turned
emotional online.While Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was given the charge of her
ministry, people went down memory lane to remember numerous instances when she
offered assistance to people, often going beyond the call of duty.indianexpress
Congress demand explanation from EC after
website claims EVM vote count mismatch in over 370 seats
A report by the news website The Quint claimed
that its investigation had found ‘serious discrepancies’ in 373 constituencies
that went to polls in the first four phases of the election. The website said
it did not delve into vote counts of the last three phases of the parliamentary
elections. What’s even more serious is that Election Commission, according to
the website, removed the data from its website eciresults.nic.in after news
portal contacted the national poll body seeking clarifications. Constituencies
where the mismatch were found included Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram, Dharmapuri
and Sriperumbudur and Mathura in UP. These 4 seats recorded the highest number
of mismatch in votes. BJP’s Hema Malini won from the Mathura parliamentary
seat. Bihar’s Aurangabad seat too allegedly reported a mismatch in EVM
votes.The website reported, “Early on 27 May, The Quint had emailed the EC
questions on the discrepancies in all 373 constituencies. An EC officer even
contacted us saying that they will send a reply soon. By afternoon, on the same
day, we found that the ticker mentioning “final voter turnout” mysteriously
disappeared from the EC’s website eciresults.nic.in.” Former Election
Commission OP Rawat was quoted as saying, “Prima facie, it appears to be a
serious issue. I am not aware of any such occurrence (where votes polled didn’t
match with votes counted) in the past, that is, during my tenure as chief
election commissioner.” Reacting to the story, the Congress wrote, “Elections
are the one chance the people have to hold govts accountable, people should
have confidence in the system. There has been a consistent mismatch between the
number of votes cast & EVM vote count, EC must explain these
discrepancies.”jantakareporter
Mamata accuses BJP of manipulating EVMs,
proposes mass movement
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has held her party Trinamool
Congress' core committee meeting where she accused the BJP of manipulating the
EVMs in the Lok Sabha polls and asked her party members to initiate a mass
movement against it, a Trinamool Congress source said.She questioned how BJP
President Amit Shah and PM Modi were so
confident about getting 300-plus seats even before the election had ended, the
source said.Urging the party leaders and activists not to lose their heart over
the results of 2019 polls, which saw the BJP making stunning inroads in Bengal
by winning 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats, Banerjee said the party will spring
back in the future elections. TMC supremo, who had announced the formation of
'Jai Hind Vahini' and 'Banga Janani Vahini' by the party's youth and women
workers on Thursday to counter the rise of RSS and BJP in the state, also named
the party leaders who would head the groups during Friday's meeting.IANS
‘Hyderabad
safe zone for terror’: MoS Reddy stands firm on comments, Owaisi calls it
unfortunate
New Delhi :A day after claiming that Hyderabad
is a safe zone for ‘terrorists’, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G
Kishan Reddy stood firm on his statement saying he didn’t say anything wrong,
ANI reported. “There are places in a country where terror activities are on a
rise. If an incident takes place in Bengaluru, Bhopal, its roots are traced to
Hyderabad. State police, NIA have arrested terrorists in Hyderabad every 2-3
months. I didn’t say anything wrong,” Reddy was quoted as saying by ANI.Reddy
had said, “Wherever in the country, a terrorist incident happens, its roots are
in Hyderabad. Supporters of terrorists will be permanently eliminated. Our main
goal is the country’s integrity, unity, and security.” He further added, “India
is not dharma satram (free place to stay) for everyone; we will conduct a
census to find out who are Indians and who are intruders in the
country.”Reacting to Reddy’s comments, AIMIM leader Asadduddin Owaisi called it
‘unfortunate’ and said, “An MoS speaking like this! This shows their hatred for
Telangana, Hyderabad. Such irresponsible statements don’t suit a minister, but
we expect this from him. Wherever they see Muslims, they take them for
terrorists. We can’t cure them.”indianexpress
Muslims aren’t tenants, constitutional rights
can’t be denied: Owaisi
‘We will rise again,’ Sonia to Congress MPs at
parliamentary party meet
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who was elected
leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) at a meeting of party MPs at
the Central Hall of Parliament on Saturday rallied her battered party saying it
will rise again.The parliamentary party meeting to elect the leader of the
Congress was held a week after its president Rahul Gandhi announced his
decision to quit the post following the drubbing in the recent general election
that saw Modi-led NDA storming to power with 352 of 542 seats polled.The
meeting of the newly-elected Congress Lok Sabha MPs took place ahead of the
Parliament session beginning on June 17. Congress Rajya Sabha MPs and 52
newly-elected Lok Sabha MPs attended the meeting.Sonia Gandhi is also the
chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party in both Houses. Addressing MPs
she said decisive measures to strengthen the party are on the anvil.HT
Full digitalisation of Waqf properties record,
GI tagging for same : Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
New Delhi: Soon after taking charge as
Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that there would be 100%
digitalization of the record related to waqf properties and Geographical
Indication mapping of all Waqf properties."There would be 100 % digitalization of the records of Waqf
properties. Further, we will launch a programme on war footing for the GI
mapping of all waqf properties," said Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.He said that
"3E" (Education, Employment and Empowerment) would be his priority
with special focus on education of girl child."We will focus on 3E i.e.
Education, Employment and Empowerment. For the education of girls large scale
programmes would be launched, scholarships will be provided, ITI's,
polytechnics and several other institutes for imparting training would be
developed,"said he.ANI
Airspace restrictions lifted, 11 points opened
for Pak
India has removed restrictions on its airspace
along the Pakistan border. According to a senior official of the state-owned
Airports Authority of India (AAI), the 11 entry and exit points for Pakistan
were opened on Friday afternoon and International Civil Aviation Organisation(ICAO)
was informed about it.“However, flights will be able to use the airspace only
when Pakistan also opens the airspace from its side. We have informed ICAO and
now they will hold consultations with Pakistan.The day Pakistan decides to
remove restrictions,flight operations will resume,”official added. According to
a senior official of IAF, temporary restrictions were in place on the direction
of IAF.HT
J&K: 5 including 4 militants killed in two
separate encounters in Valley
Srinagar :4 militants were killed on Friday by
security forces in two separate encounters across the Valley, the J&K police said.While two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM)
operatives were gunned down in an encounter in Shopian district, two others –
whose identity and affiliation is yet to be ascertained – were killed in
Pulwama. A third body was found after the Shopian encounter however, while
locals claimed he was a civilian, security forces said he belonged to the same
HM group.Confirming the Shopian encounter, A J&K Police spokesperson said
security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the Sugan area of
Shopian on Friday morning, following inputs about the presence of militants.Officials
said the encounter broke out around 4.10 am.“In the ensuing encounter, 02
listed terrorists along with the other one who was part of this group were
killed,” the police spokesperson, said.In the evening, the police spokesperson
said Jasim “is also identified as a local militant, who had joined the terror
group recently.”Regarding the Pulwama encounter the spokesperson said it took
place in the Midoora area of Awantipora. “In the ensuing encounter, 2 militants
were killed and their bodies were retrieved. Their identities and affiliation
are being ascertained.”indian express
Mirwaiz to PM: Accept peace offer from Imran
Khan
Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief Muslim cleric and
senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday urged the new Govt at
the Centre to accept Pakistan PM Imran
Khan’s renewed offer of holding dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues.He
said that the Hurr-iyat Conference, the am-algam of Kashmiri separatist
parties, would support the move and all other peace initiatives that may lead
to an amicable resolution of the Kashmir dispute.The Mirwaiz while speaking at
Jumat-ul-Wida (the last Friday of Ramzan) congregation at Srinagar’s historic
Grand Mosque said, “Imran Khan’s repeated offer of dialogue on all issues
between India and Pakistan including Kashmir should be seriously considered by
the new dispensation in New Delhi headed by PM Nare-ndra Modi as the way forward.”Later while
speaking to this correspondent, the Mirwaiz said that peaceful resolution of
the Kashmir issue could transform both India and Pakistan and usher in a new
era of stability and progress in South Asia and put an end to the bloodshed in J&K
. Reiterating that the Hurriyat Conference would support all the peace
initiatives that are aimed at a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue, he
said, “We in the Hurriyat Conference have endorsed and actively supported all the
initiatives that were taken in the past by the governments of Atal Bihari
Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh to resolve the issues with Pakistan and here in J&K
.”ASIAN AGE
Muslim man in MP abused, beaten, paraded for
asking for box of mobile phone, claims hate crime; police term it 'scuffle'
Rajgarh: Just less than a week after the
horrific incident of hate crime in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district where a
Hindu man was beaten and forced to thrash his Muslim friends, including a
woman, another alleged hate crime related incident surfaced in the state’s
Rajgarh district recently.A 20-year-old Muslim youth was beaten up and verbally
abused by a group of men belonging to another religion on 28 May. Victim identified
as Sameer Ullah, a resident of village Kotri-Kalan in Kurawar town of Rajgarh
district, had gone to buy a new mobile phone at a shop run by Rinku Mishra.
According to Sameer, after buying the phone, he asked Rinku for the box of the
phone, and that's when things turned ugly as Rinku with some of his friends
started hurling communal abuses at him. The argument turned violent soon as Rinku
and three of his friends beat Sameer viciously. Sameer was beaten with batons
and empty cold drink bottles.Sameer is recuperating at a private hospital in
the state capital of Bhopal, where he was referred to by the Rajgarh Civil
Hospital. Sameer sustained serious injuries on his head and limbs."I had
demanded the right cover box of the mobile phone I purchased. When I told them
my name for writing in the receipt, they mocked me and started making
religion-specific remarks and when I protested, they started beating me up,”
said Sameer when this reporter met him at the hospital.Sameer also claimed that
he was robbed of Rs 76,000, which he had got after selling crops, by the
attackers.Hateem Khan, Sameer’s cousin alleged that his brother was
"paraded and beaten across Kurawar like police takes procession of
criminals"."He had just reached to buy a new mobile phone and Rinku
started hurling religion-specific abuses at him when he demanded the right box
of the new handset," claims Khan.Sameer was beaten with batons, cold drink
bottles and belts inside and outside the shop. He tried to run away, but they
chased him down.Pradeep Sharma, SP, Rajgarh district said, "Sameer Ullah
had himself reached the Kurawar police station to lodge the FIR. The scuffle
started over the box of the mobile phone and it was Sameer Ullah who first
slapped Rinku. Following which, Rinku and others thrashed him.”"I don’t
think it’s a case of mob lynching and was just a scuffle as Sameer himself had
reached the police station to lodge a complaint," Sharma added.firstpost
Telangana: Cops intervene to end social
boycott of Muslims, others in Nizamabad
Nizamabad: Social boycott of around 1,200
families of the Padmashali, Goud and Muslim communities in Balkonda mandal in
Nizamabad district has sparked a controversy. The Village Development Committee
(VDC) ordered social boycott of these families a fortnight ago for not abiding
by its rules.The VDC warned the villagers that they would have to pay a penalty
of Rs 5,000 if they violated the social boycott. As a result, the villagers of
Balkonda would not speak to the Padmashali (weaver),Goud (toddy tapper) and
Muslim families, avoided visiting their shops, or doing business with them, and
tenants belonging to these communities were told to vacate their houses by the
owners within 10 days.A police team led by Armoor ACP counselled both groups on
Wednesday evening. They also organised an Ifthar party for both Muslims and
Hindus at Jama Masjid in Balkonda. Commissioner of police Kartikeya said that
pro-active and sincere efforts of the police convinced the VDC members to
withdraw the social boycott.At present the situation in Balkonda is peaceful,
he said. Self-styled VDC activists created tension in Balkonda and friendly
policing yielded good results, he said. Land disputes had led to the social
boycott of 3 communities.Deccan Chronicle
Social boycott imposed against Muslims in
Telangana village over land dispute
Madurai : 3 injured in communal clash near
Silaiman
Madurai: 3 sustained cut injuries when a group
of people from another community attacked them using sharp lethal weapons near
Silaiman in Madurai district on Thursday night. While the injured were
hospitalized, a search for the accused was underway. The injured people were
identified as S Balamurugan, 23, C Vasanth, 23, and G Rajkumar, 27, from S
Puliangulam village. According to police sources around five friends were
sitting in a public place and were watching a video on a mobile phone. While
they laughed out loudly in a chorus while watching the video, one A
Athivalavan, 35, who passed through the side on his two-wheeler mistook them
for teasing him.He called up his friends Thavamani, Mahabarathi, Mahaprabhu and
Ajith.They reached the spot armed with sharp weapons and started attacking opponent
gang and escaped in no time. TOI
UP: 4 beaten up for ‘eating beef’, 7 youth
booked
4 labourers were allegedly beaten up by a
group of youths who claimed that they were ‘eating beef’ in Bareilly district.
A purported video of the incident, which occurred Wednesday, showing a group
assaulting the labourers with belts while they were eating under the shade of a
tree went viral on social media. The suspects can be heard asking the labourers
why they were “eating meat in the open and if the meat was beef.” In the video,
labourers are heard saying that it was buffalo meat, but youths continue
attacking them.Police took cognizance of the incident and registered an FIR
against 4 identified persons and 3 unidentified persons.indianexpress
Man sets teenage girl afire in Meerut, incident
triggers communal tension
Meerut: A 14-year-old girl is battling for
life after being allegedly set on fire in UP's Meerut district by a man who was
upset over a past relationship between his sister and the victim's brother,
police said.The attack created tension between the Hindu and Muslim communities
at a village in Daurala area, 15 km north of Meerut city, as the victim and the
accused belong to two different communities, the police said. The man poured a
bottle of kerosene over the girl while she was sleeping on the rooftop of her
house with her parents on Wednesday night. The girl suffered 80 % burns and first taken to a district hospital
and then referred to a hospital in Delhi, an officer said.The police have
registered a case but are yet to make an arrest. The youth presented himself
before the police, claiming innocence, Daurala Circle Officer Jitendra Kumar
said.PTI
Hindu names commonplace in Maharashtra's Tadvi
Bhil Muslims, community of doctor who commit suicide
The suicide of 26-year-old doctor Payal Tadvi,
allegedly due to casteist slurs by three seniors, has put the spotlight on
Hindu names commonly used in Tadvi Bhil Muslim tribal community, found in parts
of Maharashtra. Tadvi community is listed under Scheduled Tribes and is also
found in pockets of Rajasthan, Gujarat and MP.Payal belonged to Tadvi Bhil
Muslim community. Gynaecology PG student had secured admission in a state-run
medical college and hospital in Mumbai last year through a reserved category
seat. Tadvi Bhils are a sub-caste of the Bhil community and among them, those
who adopted Islam are known as Tadvi Bhil Muslims, said a social activist from
Payal's home district Jalgaon. Jalgaon has over 60,000 Tadvi Muslims.Asked
about the tribal community following Islam as religion, he said, "It is
very interesting in our part that many newborn boys and girls have names not
typically from Islam or a particular book.You will find many young boys and
girls having Hindu names as well.Names like Sagar and Sameer are quite common
in Tadvi community following Islam." However, they are not so rigid while
practicing Islam and also retain aspects of Hindu culture, he said.PTI
Bareilly: Commotion at Chowki Crossing’s
mosque before alvida namaz
Bareilly: A state of commotion prevailed
before the beginning of Alvida namaz at Chowki Crossing mosque as police on
Friday did not allow worshippers visiting the mosque to block the road.
According to police, they have been receiving complaints about worshippers
blocking the road by parking their vehicles around the mosque for namaz,
affecting traffic for over an hour. As rumour of police denying worshippers
offering namaz at the mosque spread here, members of the mosque committee met
SP(city) Abhinandan Singh and the matter was sorted out. Later, worshippers
offered namaz, but they did not block the entire road. Namaz was, however, started
40 minutes after the scheduled time. SP said, “We have been receiving
complaints from commuters that worshippers block the road from both sides for
namaz. They should offer namaz, but the entire stretch should not be blocked as
there is heavy flow of traffic at Chowki Crossing. We spoke to the committee
members and lifted the blockage.” Umar Qadri, whose father Hasan Qadri is
mutavali (caretaker) of the mosque, said, “A rumour was spread here that police
had denied permission to offer namaz here. Police had, however, only asked us
not to block the entire stretch and we agreed to it, because we do not want to
cause inconvenience to anyone.” Timesofindia
Lucknow:Non-Muslims to forge peace with roza,
social media gets ball rolling
When Lucknow native Meha Dhondhiyal posted on
her social media account that she would observe a roza on the last Friday of
Ramzan, her announcement snowballed into a movement joined by several
non-Muslims making the same pitch. Alvida Juma, or last Friday of Ramzan, is
regarded as an auspicious day. A thought that germinated through social media
has now spread in several cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. In
Lucknow, many are ready to fast for a day as a gesture to stand together with
Muslim friends. In her post, Meha had written, "Friends, I am going to
keep an alvida roza just express my solidarity with traditions of Muslim
friends." (sic) "In times when polarisation and hate speeches are
taking the centrestage, this is my way to expressing solidarity with Muslims. I
want to purify my soul especially after the xenopheboic elections the country
just witnessed," Meha said. She also asked if other non-Muslim friends
were interested and the chorus grew louder.TOI
SC relief for woman who married a Muslim
The Supreme Court has put on hold a
Chhattisgarh High Court order directing a 23-year-old woman to undergo a
psychiatric test because she married a Muslim man against the wishes of her
family.A vacation bench led by Justice MR Shah earlier this week stayed the
high court’s May 15 order, directing it to give a fresh hearing to the
petitioner Anjali. The top court said the HC had not heard Anjali personally
before directing her to subject herself to a psychiatric evaluation. The HC
order was passed on a petition filed by Anjali’s father. The bench set aside
the “ex-parte order” [issued without hearing the other side] after it was told
by Anjali’s lawyer, Gaurav Agrawal, that woman had filed an application seeking
to be heard but the high court chose to ignore it. Agrawal argued the HC order
violated Anjali’s fundamental right to life and liberty as she was an adult and
free to decide her life partner as held by the SC. HT
WORLD
Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs
Saudis in Iran standoff
Political leaders and heads of state from
Islamic nations have condemned countries that have made the "illegal and
irresponsible decision" to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.In
a joint statement on Saturday, at the end of a summit of 57-member Organisation
of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the leaders called on
countries that have moved their embassies to Jerusalem to rethink their
strategy which they said constituted "a serious violation of international
law and international legitimacy". OIC urged member countries to take
"appropriate measures" against countries that move their embassies to
Jerusalem. "Palestinian people have the right to achieve their inalienable
national rights, including their right to self-determination and the
establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State,"the final
statement said. The OIC's statement comes as Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
prepares to roll out economic aspects of his long-awaited Middle East peace
plan at a conference in Bahrain later this month.The plan, dubbed the
"deal of the century",has already been rejected by the Palestinians,
who say Trump's policies have shown him to be blatantly biased in favour of
Israel.Kushner, who was in Jerusalem on Friday on the latest leg of a regional
tour to sell the plan, had looked to an alliance with Saudi against Iran as a
way to gain Arab support. But Saudi King Mohammed bin Salman told leaders of
the IOC countries gathered at the summit: "Palestinian cause is the cornerstone
of the works of the OIC, and is the focus of our attention until the brotherly
Palestinian people get all their legitimate rights."We reaffirm our
unequivocal rejection of any measures that would prejudice the historical and
legal status of Quds [Jerusalem]."The meeting was the third international
summit to be held in Saudi since Thursday. OIC also backed Saudi over
escalating tensions with Iran, as King Salman warned that "terrorist"
attacks in Gulf region could imperil global energy supplies. The remark came
after sabotage attacks damaged four vessels, two of them Saudi oil tankers, off
the coast of UAE and twin Yemeni rebel drone attacks shut down a key Saudi oil
pipeline.Tehran has strongly denied involvement in any of the incidents. Analysts
say Riyadh's strategy to counter Tehran is not being helped by divisions within
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. OIC summit also urged US to remove
Sudan from its list of state sponsors of "terrorism".aljazeera
MB urges Arab unity, rejects US peace plan
Muslim Brotherhood has called for “urgent
action” to resolve an ongoing crisis in inter-Arab relations and expressed its
rejection of US administration’s so-called “Deal of the Century”.The group made
the remarks in a Friday statement issued after 3 emergency summits held in
Mecca this week by the Arab League, GCC and OIC.In its statement, the
Brotherhood said that the triple summits had been convened “amid a stormy atmosphere
that threatens the future of the region and unprecedented fissures in the Arab
world”.The group urged leaders who took part in the summits to “reduce the
widening gap between [Arab] regimes and their people by opening the door to
greater freedoms”.The Brotherhood also called for the “elimination of rifts
between Arab states, especially those caused by the ongoing Gulf crisis”. It also called for reconciliation between rival
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah with a view to “realizing the Palestinian
people's right to an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital”.Anadolu
Hezbollah warns war against Iran would engulf
region
Head of the Lebanese political and armed
movement Hezbollah has warned that any war against Iran would cause the Middle
East to "erupt".Hassan Nasrallah said that US "know well that
any war on Iran will not remain confined to Iran's borders. The entire region
will burn", leading to all US forces and interests in the region being
"annihilated". The head of the Iran-backed movement made the comments
as emergency meetings of Gulf Cooperation Council and OIC and Arab League took
place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.aljazeera
Demonstrations in 30 countries on Quds Day
People in 30 countries around the world have
organised demonstrations to mark Al-Quds Day, the last Friday of Ramadan. Several
Palestinian and organisations called on people to join demonstrations in
support of Jerusalem and the city’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as to highlight
Israel’s aggression against the city and its holy sites.The demonstrations were
launched in Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Iraq, 19 Indian cities, 24 Pakistani
cities, 12 US states, 8 European countries and 11 African countries, in
addition to Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Hundreds of African,
Asian and European cities take part in the demonstrations each
year.middleeastmonitor
260,000 pray at Jerusalem mosque on last
Friday of Ramdan
Jerusalem: More than 200,000 Muslims took part
in the final Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old
City of annexed east Jerusalem, as Israel heightened security following a
Palestinian stabbing attack. The religious authority in charge of the compound,
the third holiest site in Islam, said in total 260,000 worshippers took part in
the midday prayers. The prayers came only hours after a Palestinian teenager
stabbed 2 Israelis inside the Old City before being shot dead by Israeli
security. In a separate incident, another Palestinian teenager was shot dead by
Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank as he sought to sneak into Jerusalem,
reportedly to pray at Al-Aqsa.TOI
Lebanon agrees to talks with Israel over
maritime dispute
Beirut:As US and Iran face off against each
other across the Gulf, the often-turbulent waters of the eastern Mediterranean
were less choppy this week.Lebanon, home to the Iran-backed armed group and
political movement Hezbollah, agreed last week to a process to resolve a
maritime dispute with Israel on the condition that negotiations are held under
the watch of UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).Israel, historically critical
of UNIFIL's role in Lebanon, reluctantly accepted the condition as long as the
US, its main international ally, was also involved. The details of the precise
role to be played by UNIFIL and the US are still being worked out, Lebanese
officials said.aljazeera
Sudan’s Al-Mahdi: Military Council, ‘Forces of
Change’ causing counter-revolution
The escalation between Sudan’s Military
Council and forces of the “Declaration of Freedom and Change” has “paved the
way for the counter-revolution to obstruct the revolutionary process,” head of
the Sudanese Umma Party Sadiq Al-Mahdi has said.This came in a speech by the
leader of the opposition national party at the annual fast-breaking held by his
party in Sudan’s second city Omdurman on Thursday.Al-Mahdi explained that the
escalation by the forces of the “Declaration of Freedom and Change” has also
pushed the Military Council to escalate its actions, leading to the revival of
counterrevolutionary forces.He stressed that the general strike – which was
held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week – “revived the counter-revolution,”
pointing out that the strike made the Military Council “budge from its
position”. Al-Mahdi added: “I warn the Military Council against taking the
position of overthrown President Omar Al-Bashir.”He continued: “Military
Council’s move opens wide doors to counterrevolutionary movements or coups by a
leftist movement from Free Officers, as happened in May,” referring to Free
Officers Movement which carried out 1969 coup led by Gaafar Nimeiry.Anadolu
Agency
We unintentionally killed 1,300 civilians in
air strikes on IS: US-led coalition
US-led coalition has said it had
unintentionally killed over 1,300 civilians in air strikes during its fight
against Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014.The figure is far
lower than death tolls given by groups which have monitored the conflicts in
the two countries."The coalition conducted 34,502 strikes between Aug.2014
and the end of April 2019," it said in a statement.AFP
Syrian NGOs warn of mass displacement in last
rebel-held area
Syrian NGOs decried the inaction of the
international community amid mounting violence in the last rebel-held
stronghold of Idlib, saying it had triggered the biggest wave of displaced
people since the war began.The recent bombardments by Syrian govt and Russian
forces in the country's northwest have killed dozens of civilians and pushed
300,000 people towards Turkey's border, NGOs said at a press conference in
Istanbul."This is the single largest mass displacement in Syria since the
beginning of the crisis" in 2011, they said.aljazeera
Afghan Taliban leader pledges to keep fighting
until goals met
Kabul: Head of the Afghan Taliban pledged on
Saturday to continue fighting until the movement's objectives were reached and
indicated it was still not ready to open talks with the Western-backed Govt in
Kabul.In his annual message ahead of next week's Eid al-Fitr holiday,Mullah
Haibatullah Akhundzada sought to reassure Afghans that the Taliban wanted an
end to decades of conflict and a Govt that represented all Afghans.But he
offered little sign of agreeing to a ceasefire or of opening direct
negotiations with the Kabul government, which the Taliban regard as an
illegitimate foreign-imposed regime.He also gave no sign the Taliban would
repeat last year's truce over the three-day Eid holiday that ends of month of
Ramadan, which led to unprecedented scenes of Taliban fighters and govt
soldiers mingling and even embracing in the streets of Kabul.“No one should
expect us to pour cold water on the heated battlefronts of Jihad or forget our
40-year sacrifices before reaching our objectives,” he said in the message,
adding that the Taliban aimed for “an end to the occupation and establishment
of an Islamic system”. Taliban representatives have been talking with US
diplomats for months about withdrawing over 20000 US and NATO coalition troops
in exchange for guarantees that Afghanistan will not be used as a base for
militant attacks. They have also met senior Afghan politicians and civil
society representatives, most recently in Moscow this week, as part of a
so-called intra-Afghan dialogue to discuss the country's future.But they have
shown no sign of agreeing to demands for a ceasefire and formal negotiations
with President Ashraf Ghani's govt, which Haibatullah accused of trying to
sabotage dialogue between Islamic Emirate and Afghan political figures. “Islamic
Emirate shall pay no heed to such futile efforts and diplomatic obstructions
being created for the intra-Afghan dialogue,” he said.Reuters
US: 12 dead, 4 injured in Virginia Beach
shooting
The death toll rose to 12 in a shooting at a
municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday, according to the local
police chief."We do have an additional victim. [We] now have 12. One
victim succumbed to the injuries on the way to the hospital," James
Cervera said at a follow-up news conference."We also have four additional
victims being treated in area hospitals." Shooter entered Building 2 of
the Virginia Beach Municipal Center shortly after 4 p.m. Friday and
indiscriminately opened fire. "He is a longtime employee of the public
utilities," Cervera said.The suspect was killed after exchanging gunfire
with officers.Anadolu Agency
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