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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by telephone to Pakistan and Bangladesh premiers, Nawaz Sharif and Sheikh Hasina, and Afghan President Ashran Ghani and conveyed to them good wishes for the holy month of Ramadan, an official statement here said on Tuesday.

“He (the prime minister) conveyed the good wishes for the holy month of Ramadan to them and their people. He expressed hope for peace, tranquility and harmony in their countries and in the region during this month of piety and prayers,” a Prime Minister’s Office release said.

At least 12 prisoners were executed on Tuesday in Pakistan before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Friday, Efe news agency reported.

During Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims, there is a moratorium on the death penalty.

The executions took place in different prisons in Punjab province, according to prison authorities who said most of those who were hanged were convicted for murder.

The Youth Congress on Tuesday staged a protest against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the controversy surrounding former IPL chairman Lalit Modi.

The protestors displayed slogans demanding the External Affair’s Minister’s resignation.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had earlier said that all the allegations against Swaraj are ‘baseless’ adding that whatever she did was with a ‘good intention’.

BJP president Amit Shah will visit West Bengal on July 7 to give impetus to the party’s membership drive in the eastern region of the country.

“Shah, along with party national general secretary Ram Lal, will arrive in West Bengal on July 7 to give impetus to our membership drive in the states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand,” state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rahul Sinha said.

Sinha said Shah and Ram Lal will hold discussions with party representatives from the four states on ‘Maha Sampark Abhiyan’, the party’s initiative to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots.

A UN report says that Indians in its peacekeeping operations were involved three substantiated cases of sexual exploitation or abuse between 2010 and 2013.

During those four years, there was a total of 64 substantiated cases of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers, according to the report released Friday. More than 100,000 uniformed personnel serve in UN peacekeeping operations.

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At least 71 people were killed on Monday in US-led coalition airstrikes and clashes between the Iraqi security forces and militants of Islamic State (IS) group in the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahudin, authorities said.

In Anbar province, the security forces and allied militias, known as Hashd Shaabi, or popular mobilisation, attacked a convoy of IS vehicles in Houran area of Iraq’s western desert and destroyed three tankers carrying fuel and two vehicles, the Iraqi ministry of defence said in a statement.

The founder of MBT, Mr. Mohammed Amanullah, former MLA of A.P. Assembly was remembered on the occasion of his 14th death anniversary. A function was organized by MBT under the chairmanship of Dr. Qayam Khan. The participants told that Mr. Amanullah Khan never used to allow the Govt. to function in the Assembly till a satisfactory reply was not given. He never compromise with the Govt. in power on Muslim issues. Mr. Tariq Qadri, Mr. Majeedullah Khan Farhath, Maulana Syed Tahir and Mr. Altaf Naseeb Khan addressed the gathering. Mr. Sikandar Mirza conducted the meeting.

Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily announced that very soon Minorities Development Forum will setup a vocational center at Abid Ali Khan Eye Hospital, Darulshifa where five sewing machines would be provided for the girls to impart tailoring training. More Sewing machines would be provided if the number of trainees increases. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan was addressing the certificate distribution function of 45 day vocational summer camp organized by Siasat Urdu Daily and Minorities Development Forum. The function was held at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall yesterday. Mr.

Review Committee to review cases of suspension of IAS, IPS and IFS officers working in the State as mandated under rule 3 (8) (c), of All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1969, has been constituted with Chief Secretary as Chairman; seniormost Special Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Secretary (Political) as Members; Director General of Police; Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Co-opted Member.

Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas which is a high level committee for taking decisions about the construction of the proposed Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is meeting today to explore the possibilities of constructing Ram Mandir.

VHP has given time to NDA to stabilize its Govt. Now that one year is over and BJP has absolute majority in Parliament, it can enact a law in the parliament for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Mr. Ashok Singhal, former International President of VHP and his successor Mr. Pravin Togadia have arrived in Ayodhya to participate in the meeting.

Communal riot erupted in Atali of Ballabhgarh district in Haryana on 25th May when 2000 armed men allegedly set ablaze the mosque under construction. The houses and shops of the Muslim were also set on fire during an hour-long rampage. The dislodged Muslims were taking shelted in Police Station. Later, they were sent back to their houses with an assurance that they will be permitted to constructed mosque before Ramzan, but Suresh Chaudhary, a resident of Atali, filed a petition in the court immediately seeking a stay on the construction of the mosque.

Amid the ongoing controversy over the clearance of Lalit Modi’s travel documents, the former IPL chief’s lawyer, Mehmood Abdi, on Monday said the latter is not an ‘offender’ or a fugitive and that the issue is being blown out of proportion.

“A fugitive or an offender is a legal term which is, and which cannot be used so liberally as some media friends are using. Lalit Modi is not a fugitive. Which court has declared Lalit Modi as an offender? Lalit Modi is not an offender,” said Abdi.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj offered to resign almost a week before the controversy broke out over her help to former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in getting travel documents on “humanitarian ground”, but her offer was rejected on the intervention of the RSS, informed sources said.

The sources said the news channel that on Sunday read out e-mails of a British MP concerning travel documents for Modi, had sent an e-mail to Sushma Swaraj almost a week before, seeking her response on the issue.

Jamia Milia Islamia has decided to reconduct its entrance exams for B.Tech and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) after rumours of a possible paper leak emerged.

“A preliminary enquiry, based on the details available, hints at the possibility of a breach in the examination system with respect to B.Tech entrance test that was conducted on June 13.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday termed his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi as a “betrayer” and asserted such leaders are never forgiven by the people.

A day after Manjhi announced that his Hindustani Awam Morcha would join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance to contest upcoming Bihar assembly polls, Nitish Kumar for the first time used strong words to attack Manjhi,who was handpicked by him as his replacement when he quit last year after the Janata Dal-United’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls.

Shia cleric Kalb-e-Jawwad was arrested and sent to the Lakhimpur prison on Monday after he tried to lead a mob to hold a massive demonstration here, police said.

The Shia leader was leading a march from the Bada Imambara (shrine) towards Hazratganj to press for sacking of the Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi when he was arrested by the police.

He had announced the march earlier on Sunday.

South Korea on Monday called for the North Korea to return to the dialogue table without any preconditions in response to the Pyongyang’s request to form an atmosphere conducive to improving inter-Korean relations.

Seoul’s unification ministry said in a statement that North Korea should immediately stop acts of escalating military tensions on the peninsula as Pyongyang itself mentioned an atmosphere to ameliorate the north-south relations, Xinhua reported.

Hoping to encourage millions of singles to tie the knot, Iran has launched its first official matchmaking website, Hamsan.Tebyan.net, which provides a platform for singles to post their

profiles and specify what they are looking for in a potential spouse.

Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahmoud Golzari has said that millions of young unwed Iranians justified the launching of thesite, Fox News reported.

A board of mediators match the applicants registered in the site after reviewing their age, education, wealth and family background. (ANI)

Taking exception to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s demand for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s resignation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said the

former has not yet come out of the nightmare of the Congress’ defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

“As far as Rahul Gandhi’s obsession with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concerned it is quite understandable because Rahul Gandhi has not yet come out of the nightmare of the defeat that the party faced in

2014 elections,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told ANI.

Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf today warned India against attempting a military operation inside Pakistan, saying India “dare not” treat his country like Myanmar.

Musharraf, who ruled from 1999 to 2008, hit out at the Indian leadership over its stand on army operation in Myanmar, saying, “Pakistan is not Myanmar, and India dare not treat Pakistan as Myanmar.”

The former Pakistan president and army chief cautioned India against what he called “similar adventurism”.

Examinees in Uttar Pradesh have resorted to a unique bribery method by placing currency notes in their answer sheets to pass university examination.
The matter was brought to notice when an evaluator in Agra found a currency note worth Rs 500 note in an answer sheet with a request to pass the student.

The teacher, Ravi Sinha, said it was not a new phenomenon. He said the students had pleaded for pass marks by making strange excuses in the past also.

Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday said the controversy of linking the ‘Surya Namaskar’ exercise with a particular religion was baseless.

“Surya Namaskar is an exercise and it has nothing to do with any religion. It cannot be related to the worship of Surya (sun). Some people are in the habit of creating controversy,” said Ramdev, who on Monday started his yoga camp in Panchkula town in Haryana near here.

The yoga guru said people all over the world were now understanding the benefits of yoga exercises.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia has invited the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for

an Iftar party to be held on June 21.

According to The Daily Star, BNP’s Assistant Office Secretary Abdul Latif Jony said that they invited Hasina for the party on June 21.

Syrul Kabir Khan, a staff of BNP chairperson’s media wing, said that Khaleda will host the Iftar party at the city’s Bashundhara Convention

Center in honour of the country’s political leaders.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra took oath as the Delhi Law Minister on Monday.

Mishra was administered the oath of office by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also present on the occasion along with several other ministers of the state cabinet.

Mishra replaces Jitendra Singh Tomar’s as Delhi Law Minister after the latter tendered his resignation upon being arrested on charges of furnishing false degrees. (ANI)