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Nearly 3 years back, a communal riot occurred in Bhanisa of Adilabad District in which four Muslims were killed. In the neighboring village six persons including 3 children were burnt alive after killed them. The marks of identifications were also tampered.

The culprits were exonerated due to insufficient evidence. When the news of the victims of Vatoli were exposed by Media, the State Govt. turned this heinous act as an incident of elective short circuit. When the dead bodies were found, Govt. got panicky because one leg of Mahboob Khan was missing, which was found in the next room.

As one of the few men present, at the request of a volunteer, a friend of mine who contributed to the documentary, I found myself attending the “Sporting Sisters” program which, in light of the upcoming Olympics, took to investigating the extent to which Muslim women in East London part-took in sports.

Upon arrival at the venue, a small display illustrating women’s wider participation in society over the years illustrated how, for example, equal pay has continued and remains a target to be achieved.

With Muslims comprising nearly 30 percent of the state’s 92 million population, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to dole out largesse to Muslims. However, many, especially the opposition Left, alleges that the sops are intended to woo the community ahead of next year’s panchayat polls.

Even though her last month’s announcement that the state government would provide a monthly honorarium to imams drew flak from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Banerjee went on to declare an honorarium for muezzins of mosques to be paid through the Waqf Board this week.

The interviewing process is the time when your potential employer would be interested in finding out what all you have accomplished in previous jobs as well as what all you have failed at. Many candidates hide their previous job failures, fearing rejection. Can acknowledging previous job failures portray you as an incompetent candidate, not fit enough to join the company you are being interviewed for?

The answer may not be a simple ‘yes’ and would be evaluated in the wider context, believe experts.

HE HAS modelled himself as a cool, calculated leader of the free world. But at the age of 22 Barack Obama had a strong “ sexual warmth” that overwhelmed his girlfriend at the time, according to a new book that identifies her for the first time.

Vivid diaries written by Genevieve Cook reveal she was driven wild by the smell of sweat, smoking and deodorant that emanated from his bedroom.

The squabbles we are seeing today over the election of the next President will be nothing compared to the all-out war ignited by a fragmented verdict after the 2014 general election, feels T V R Shenoy.

If George Orwell were alive today he might have written: ‘All MPs are equal. Some MLAs are more equal than others.’

The vice-president of India is chosen by members of Parliament. But the Constitution mandates that members of legislative assemblies have a say in choosing the President.

Travellers to India are being searched for gold ornaments by customs officials at major airports across the country.

An Indian law dating back to the 1960s states that those travelling to India are supposed to pay tax for carrying any gold valued at more than Rs20,000 (Dh1,379).

What’s strange is that a man is allowed to carry 50 per cent less gold in comparison to a female traveller, on his person as jewellery.

(Siasat News) Yudhvir Memorial Award Function was held in Hyderabad on the occasion of his 21st death anniversary on behalf of Yudhvir Foundation.

Yudhvir Award was given to Prof. Shantha Sinha, Chairperson, National Commission for the Protection of Children, New Delhi. The award consists of Rs. 50,000/- and a citation.

Addressing the gathering, after getting the award, Prof. Shantha Sinha on the topic “Loss of childhood and Democracy”, she said that whatever merriment in life we have, it is due to the sacrifice of the children.

Breast-fed babies have healthier gut than formula-fed infants, thanks to the mother’s milk, which encouraged beneficial bugs to grow and protect the infants from illness and pathogens, says a study.

The finding has been borne out by a new study that shows that differences in bacterial colonisation of formula-fed and breast-fed babies are involved in infant’s expression of genes.

A Pakistani human rights lawyer says over 2,800 of the 3,000 people killed over the past seven years in non-UN-sanctioned US assassination drone strikes in Pakistan were civilians, Press TV reports.

Shahzad Akbar, the director of the Foundation for Fundamental Rights, told Press TV on Saturday that only 170 of the people killed in the aerial attacks on the northwestern tribal belt of Pakistan have been identified as militants.

That means that “over 2,800 people were civilians, whose identities are not known, and they have just been killed on suspicion of being militants,” he added.

1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
Term of Office: January 26, 1950 to May 13, 1962

Dr Rajendra Prasad was one of the architects of the Indian Republic and had played a crucial role in drafting the first Constitution of the country.

He served twice as the President of India (January 26, 1950-May 13, 1962). He is the only President of India who was elected twice to the post.

Upside down pictures of India’s national flag, chapters to teach the Hindi alphabet that say ‘b’ for ‘bomb’ and ‘ch’ for ‘chaku’ (knife)…These glaring anomalies have surfaced in two textbooks used in some Uttar Pradesh schools.

The books are being used under the state-run Uttar Pradesh board and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), leaving parents fretting and education authorities scurrying for cover.

The annual budget of a country reflects the Government’s priorities. It is, in fact, the preface of the financial year’s book. However, there is no noticeable mention of Muslims and other minorities in the budget presented by the Finance Minister in the Parliament for 2012-13. It indicates that the Central Government does not seem to be interested in the welfare of Muslims and other minorities during 2012-13.

People often assume that you’ve been forced to wear hijab rather than Islam and that it is your own choice.

Melanie Jane is a new British revert to Islam.

In this recording, she describes how she found Islam when she moved to work in Dubai.

The following is a partial transcription of this video.

Kind Caring Parents

“I think I’m a product of my upbringing.

COVA (Confederation of Voluntary Associations), a national network of voluntary organizations dedicated to the issues of social harmony, peace and justice conduced investigations into the recent Hyderabad riots. According to the fact-finding report released today, the five-member team made the observation that local police could have prevented the violence if they had deployed forces quickly to the desecrated places of worships.

The story of Luqman is mentioned in Sura Luqman (31:12-19). More about Luqman is stated in Ibn Kathir’s book, “Stories of the Prophet”. A summary of that story is stated below.

Luqman Ibn ‘Anqa’ Ibn Sadun or, as stated by As-Suhaili from Ibn Jarir and Al-Qutaibi, Luqman Ibn Tharan, was from among the people of Aylah (Jerusalem). He was a pious man who exerted himself in worship and who was blessed with wisdom.

With less than three months before President Pratibha Patil demits office, a host of possible successors have now surfaced. But a poor Congress show in recent state elections may ensure regional parties hold the key to who will be India’s 13th president.

Several names are doing the rounds. Some have been possible contenders earlier as well, while some names have taken people by surprise, even as they are generating a lot of traction, particularly among the young and the educated.

Who are they?

He’d just started at a Midtown Manhattan hedge fund — the kind of elite enclave where overachievers in button-downs go to make a few hundred grand before heading off to Harvard Business School. But Mr. Iqbal, 27, a graduate of the Wharton School, wasn’t acting like a typical finance guy. He didn’t introduce himself around the office. Nor did he grab lunch with the other traders.

Thirty three-year-old rightwing extremist, Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in July last year, is currently undergoing trial.

Unapologetic about what he did, Breivik told the court that he would “have done it again”.

Breivik, who had published a 1,500-page manifesto on the day of the attacks, said that he was a part of the Knights Templar — a network of militant nationalists – which he had founded with three others in London in 2002.

What will be the call of people in Paradise (Jannah)? Their behavior of remembering Allah and thankfulness would be quite similar to what they did in this world. See below the verses related to this and the explanation by Sheikh Moududi in Tafheem Al-Quran.

A workshop titled ‘Empowering Women: Legislation under Human Rights’ was organised at the Resource Centre Murree (RCM) on Tuesday.

The Fatima Jinnah Women University’s Women Research Resource Centre organised the workshop in collaboration with the Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department of the Punjab Government.

Three decades after his father, legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, started the Telugu film industry’s migration from Madras (now Chennai) to Hyderabad, his actor son Akkineni Nagarjuna has embarked on an ambitious plan to attract Bollywood and Hollywood to “world-class production facilities” in this southern metropolis that has grown into another destination for technology companies.

Pakistan’s fashion fraternity has welcomed India and Pakistan’s decision to open more trade routes and hope to expand their reach by collaborating with Indian wholesalers, brands and opening retail outlets here.

Seven months after the demise of former Indian cricket captain and Nawab of Pataudi Mansoor Ali Khan, who had a royal connection with Bhopal, his wife Sharmila Tagore and actor son Saif Ali Khan have successfully established a deep emotional link with people of the City of Lakes that goes beyond the royal heritage.

This time the mother-son duo had come together for the first time. Saif, a Bollywood star, and Sharmila, a 1970’s actress but locally addressed as Ayesha Begum, were seen freely intermingling with hundreds of ordinary citizens in city last week.

An important habit that we all need to cultivate in ourselves is that of assessing ourselves and our actions constantly. We need to ask ourselves whether we are engrossed in certain sinful behaviors but our habits, a carefree attitude, our intoxications with certain desires, or not fearing Allah has made it difficult to escape the traps of those behaviors.

In such situations, use whatever light of truth that remains in your heart to pause and assess the gravity of your behaviors. Follow that light and you will find a way out.

Consider the following advice by Ibn Al-Qayyim: