National

• Justice at last for Kunangudi Haniffa & seven others

  May 16, 2013

  By M.H. Jawahirullah Chennai: Kunangudi Haniffa, one of the founders of  Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam and the first treasurer of Pattali Makkal Katchi and seven others who were languishing in prison for 13 years, were acquitted ...

• 728 detained under PSA in last 2 years, admits JK govt

  May 15, 2013

  Sriangar: Omar Abdullah-led government has informed the Legislative Assembly that 728 persons were detained under Public Safety Act during the past two years, and 16 persons were detained under the act more than once during the same period. Rep...

• Steps against domestic violence

  By Afsana Rashid

  May 15, 2013

  In view of the rise in domestic violence in the Valley, State Commission for Women (SCW), here is coming up soon with village adalats in rural areas. “Domestic violence in the Valley is on the rise, so the Commission has decided to start ...

• Protests over death to Lajpat Nagar accused

  By Afsana Rashid

  May 15, 2013

  Death penalty awarded to three youths convicted in the Lajpat Nagar blast case has been resented by various political parties, both mainstream and separatists in the Valley. The two factions of Hurriyat Conference called for a protest strike ag...

• Valley jubilant over Faesal’s victory

  By Afsana Rashid

  May 15, 2013

  A Kashmiri doctor has topped the prestigious Indian civil services examinations 2009 in his maiden attempt. Shah Faesal (27), a resident of the border district Kupwara and a medical graduate from Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, to...

• Sohrabuddin case: ads in Gujarati dailies

  May 15, 2013

  After posters at public places in Ahmedabad, several advertisements were seen in Gujarati newspapers in favor of Gujarat's cops arrested in connection with Sohrabuddin encounter case. The advertisements are published by the unknown 'Jan...

• CBI net closing on minister Amit Shah

  By Abdul Hafiz Lakhani

  May 15, 2013

  Close on the heels of Sohrabuddin encounter in Gujarat, now it is Tulsi Prajapati encounter which has put Gujarat police under scanner. The manner in which the CBI has been closing in on top guns of the Gujarat government forms a pattern. This ...

• Sreekumar continues fight

  May 15, 2013

  A conscientious former director-general of police in Gujarat, R. B. Sreekumar, has gone public over how so-called encounters were a "matter of policy" in the state. Sreekumar, now associated with the Mumbai-based non-governmental orga...

• Posters surface in Ahmedabad in favour of arrested IPS officers

  By Abdul Hafiz Lakhani

  May 15, 2013

  Some posters in Gujarati language have surfaced in the city of Ahmedabad protesting the arrests of Gujarat police officers in connection with the encounter cases. These posters question the arrests of IPS officers and also warn against the poss...

• Swarnim Gujarat celebration or Gujarat’s shame

  May 15, 2013

  Gujarat top police officers are in CBI net. At least three police officers were arrested last month in connection with Sohrabuddin and Tulsi Prajapati's encounters. Some IPS officers including Geetha Johri were questioned for many hours in ...

• Beef-eating and Hindus

  May 15, 2013

  Did Hindus never eat beef? To the question whether the Hindus ever ate beef, every Touchable Hindu, whether he is a Brahmin or a non-Brahmin, will say ‘no, never’. In a certain sense, he is right. From times no Hindu has eaten bee...

• Sarai Meer Thana’s cruelty makes the victim critical

  May 14, 2013

  Azamgarh: Thirty-year old Asif was picked up by police and after being mercilessly beaten in police station, was admitted to hospital in a critical condition. According to available news, Thana incharge of Sarai Meer (Azamgarh District) Police ...

• Sikhs demand fresh probe of Chattisinghpora

  May 14, 2013

  Srinagar: Accusing successive governments of discrimination, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has reiterated its demand for the reinvestigation of the Chattisinghpora massacre and the implementation of the NCM Act 1992 across the...

• Shibli Academy launches Hindi translation of Rahmat-i-Alam

  May 14, 2013

  Shibli Academy Launches Hindi translation of Rahmat-i Alam -  Biography of the Prophet (pbuh), his companions and the celebrated personalities of Islam which became the main field of the specialization of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy si...

• Communal riot in Agra

  May 14, 2013

  Agra: Communal riot erupted in Agra on 25 April. Its origin had in fact started a couple of days ago where there were cases of teasing of women and hafta wasooli from thelawalas (pushcart operators). Minor violence because of these incidents ha...

• Gadkari wants to keep both Muslims & Hindutva

  By Mohammad Naushad Khan

  May 14, 2013

  Once again the new BJP chief is attempting an image makeover exercise. In a bid to get Muslim support, Nitin Gadkari now wants to build Muslim BJP cadre all over India with the responsibility to change the age-old perception of the Muslims towa...

• Demand for qabrastan in Margao remains buried in files

  By Mohammad Naushad Khan

  May 14, 2013

  Decade-long demand for an appropriate burial ground in Margao by the Muslim community remains unnoticed by the concerned authorities leaving Muslims of the area running from pillar to post without any result. Muslims had been demanding an alter...

• Modi’s brave policemen killed Parjapati with his hands tied

  May 14, 2013

  Ahmedabad: Gujarat CID (Crime) has revealed that Tulsiram Prajapati, the lone eyewitness in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, was killed in a planned manner while his hands were tied to his back. This came to light during the interrogation of th...

• 26/11 verdict brings solace to Indian Muslims

  May 14, 2013

  By S.R.Darapuri IPS (Retd) srdarapuri@yahoo.co.in The Recent verdict pronounced by a Mumbai court in  the 26/11 terrorist attack case has brought a solace to the Indians Muslims. Whereas the verdict has convicted Kasab and his opera...

• INL protests against UPA’s policies

  By Haider Abbas

  May 14, 2013

  Lucknow: Despite the scorching sun, on the premises of the makeshift protest venue -- the Shaheed Smarak here -- the Indian National League (INL) led by its national president Muhammed Sulieman sat on a day-long dharna. Previously, the protest ...