Terrorism

• Many innocent persons set free, still deprived of compensation

  By NA Ansari

  Jan 27, 2012

  Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government’s ministry for minorities welfare, in the name of ‘steps for restoration of confidence’ gave cheques as compensation to 12 Muslim youths who, among many others were falsely accused and arre...

• Hyderabad police shielding Saffron brigade

  Dec 14, 2011

  Hyderabad: Hyderabad police has been accused of communal bias, and for encouraging (and shielding) the Saffron brigade. Instead of promoting communal harmony, it is engaged in disrupting peace. Whenever it probes riot incidents its operation be...

• 72 hour fast against illegal arrests of Indian Muslims in Jamia Nagar

  Dec 07, 2011

  I have chosen my own house beside Rajghat or Jantar Mantar because Muslim Youths are not even safe in their houses so symbolically I am sitting in my own House.

• Butchers reel under illegal VHP embargo

  Nov 29, 2011

  Ahmedabad: With the passing of Gujarat Animal Preservation Act 1954 (amendment) which carries a penalty of a seven year jail term, VHP has swung into action. There have been violent confrontations between the cops and butchers. Strict enforceme...

• Togadia demands death sentence for conversion

  Nov 29, 2011

  Pravin Togadia of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad while addressing the final day of the three day Akhil Bharatiya Dharmaprasar Karykarta Sammelan on 9 November in Ahmedabad sought the death sentence for those trying to convert Hindus to other religio...

• Politics of human blood in India

  Nov 29, 2011

  + Pix Ilyas Azmi Former Member of Parliament After the terrorist attack in Mumbai in November 2008, Maharashtra’s chief minister and the then union home minister were sacked but the National Security Advisor on whom lay the ...

• AFSPA: Beyond The Storm In The Teacup

  Nov 14, 2011

  By Firdaus Ahmed firdyahmed@yahoo.com   Omar Abdullah’s hint that the ‘disturbed areas’ status of some areas in J&K may be revoked prior to the Darbar’s move to Jammu, made for a heated Diwali for Kash...

• US wanted Kasab freed: WikiLeaks

  Oct 29, 2011

  26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab has approached the Supreme Court in appeal against his death sentence on a plea which was dismissed by his attorney SG Abbas Kazmi two years ago. Kasab has pleaded in the apex court that he was “brainwashed lik...

• Suspect in Delhi High Court bomb blast released

  Oct 15, 2011

  New Delhi: Shariq Khawar Butt, one of the two students of 11th class arrested by investigating agencies in connection with Delhii High Court bomb blast, has been acquitted, considering him innocent. National Investigation Agency (NIA), truly sp...

• Three-year old Batla House encounter remembered

  By NA Ansari

  Oct 15, 2011

  New Delhi: The notorious Batla House fake encounter by Delhi Police’s Special Cell was remembered at a great rally of protesters on 19 September at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The rally was mainly sponsored by National Ulama Council of Azamga...

• Malegaon 2006: bail or acquittal do not write off the crimes

  By Mustafa Khan

  Oct 01, 2011

  Human intelligence is most resourceful as well as helpful in solving the mystery of a crime. In the case of Malegaon 2006 it was preposterous to accept the police charge sheet that Muslims would use the pious occasion of Shab-e-Barat and kill f...

• Naxalism much bigger threat and danger than terrorism

  Oct 01, 2011

  New Delhi: Union home minister P. Chidambaram while speaking at a National Convention attended among others by collectors of about 60 Maoist-affected districts in Delhi said that Naxalism (or left-wing extremism/Maoism) is a much bigger threat ...

• Purohit is agent of the investigation teams: Indresh

  Oct 01, 2011

  Indore: “Col. Purohit, Dayanand Pande and Dr. R.P. Sinh involved in five bomb blasts, including one at Malegaon, are agents of the investigation teams. These people tried to eliminate the RSS leadership.” This was stated by top RSS ...

• Perceived bias against minorities should be removed: PM

  Oct 01, 2011

  + Pic Bangalore: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 16 September asked security agencies to take urgent steps in removing a “perceived bias” sometimes against minorities as it would be otherwise inimical to effective policing. ...

• Efforts to saffronise school children in M.P.

  Sep 16, 2011

  Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh’s BJP government, by taking yet another controversial decision, is working to vitiate the communal atmosphere. In government primary schools of this state a magazine is now being taught to children. Thousands of cop...

• 83000 unsolved cases with Delhi Police

  Sep 16, 2011

  New Delhi: During the past about 3.5 years i.e. during the year 2008 and 30 June ‘11 about 1,76,000 cases were registered with Delhi police of which about 83000 are still unsolved. According to Delhi police, the unsolved cases form about ...

• No reply from M.P. government to centre’s objection to its employees’ participation in RSS shakhas

  By NA Ansari

  Sep 16, 2011

  Bhopal: Union minister of state for Parliamentary affairs, Narain Swamy had sent a letter to Madhya Pradesh government objecting to the state government allowing its employees to participate in RSS shakhas, but the government did not reply to t...

• All the accused in Haren Pandya murder acquitted by High Court

  By NA Ansari

  Sep 16, 2011

  New Delhi: All the 12 persons accused for the murder of Haren Pandya, former home minister of Gujarat and lodged in Gujarat jails for 5 to 7 years were acquitted by Gujarat High Court. They were all Muslims and belonged to different states like...

• Saqib Nachan not allowed to sit in Etekaf

  Aug 27, 2011

  New Delhi: Saqib Nachan of banned SIMI, an accused in Mulund bomb blast of 2003, was not allowed by the POTA court here to sit in Etekaf which is a form of worship in which devout Muslims seclude themselves in a mosque during the last ten days ...

• Naxalism poses a bigger threat than terrorism: Raman Singh

  By Mohammad Naushad Khan

  Aug 27, 2011

  Naxalism in India is growing by the day. The threat perception has been visualised by the rank and file at all levels. The counter mechanism is more or less defensive because of political and other reasons. Raman Singh chief minister of Chattis...