04 June, Wed. 2014
Posted By: Ashraf Ali Bastavi
Muslim techie killed in Pune by Hindu rightwing mob over alleged morphed FB posts
Tension prevailed in Pune, after an angry mob went on rampage in the town over morphed pictures of the late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackery, Chhatrapati Shivaji and other Hindu gods which were shared on Facebook on Saturday, and later re-circulated on WhatsApp, according to reports in the Indian Express and Hindustan Times. A Muslim IT professional, who was no in way connected to the circulation of the pictures, was attacked by the mob and killed, say the news reports. The Indian Express report says, "Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh, a 24-year-old from Solapur district was beaten to death by a mob after he was returning home" from offering namaz. His friend Riyaz who was with him when the attack took place told the paper, "Moshin was targeted because he was wearing a skull cap and had a beard." The police arrested 7 people associated with the Hindu Rashtra Sena (right-wing fringe group) and the chief of this outfit Dhananjay Desai, adds the IE report. This isn't the only incident of violence that the pictures have caused. According to Indian Express, the photos have triggered communal tension in the city as "activists of Hindu outfits and political organisations indulged in violence and arson and more than 200 public transport buses and private vehicles were damaged in the past 2 days." According to the Hindustan Times, the morphed material was created with express purpose of provoking communal riots. Cyber Crime Investigating Cell (CCIC) officers of the Mumbai crime branch told the paper that, "the page on Facebook was created in 2013," and had close to 50,000 likes. A source in CCIC told HT, that the creator used a fake identity to start the page and then, "initially put positive contents so that the page attracted followers." The offensive content was uploaded nearly a year later, over the past weekend. For now the page has been deleted and police is waiting for Internet Protocol (IP) details to know which computer or mobile was used to commit the crime. Earlier, Pune members of the 'Muslim Sanrakshan Hakka Samiti’ submitted an application to Pune District collector Saurabh Rao saying Muslim dominated areas be protected since riot like situation was created and their settlements were being targeted. Firstpost.com/ DNA /HT/Indian Express
Muslim IT professional killed in Pune, 7 members of Hindu Rashtra Sena held: DNA report
Muslim techie beaten to death in Pune, 7 men of Hindu outfit held: Indian Express
Hindu Rashtra Sena chief named in 23 cases: cops
Pune: Dhananjay Desai, the chief of Hindu Rashtra Sena who was arrested on Tuesday, has been in news as much for his radical speeches as his outfit’s attacks targeting media organisations. Desai, according to the police, is a history-sheeter, named in 23 cases of extortion, rioting and other crimes. It is likely that he will be questioned regarding the murder of 24-year-old IT professional Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh in Hadapsar on Monday. Earlier, Desai was questioned by the crime branch in connection with the murder of anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar. Indian Express
India welcomes Palestine unity govt, hopes dialogue with Israel continues: IANS report
New Delhi: India has said it supported the formation of the Palestine unity govt and hoped the dialogue with Israel is resumed at the earliest towards a mutually acceptable political solution. In a statement, the external affairs ministry spokesperson said the formation of the unity govt is in keeping with India's stance of supporting the reconciliation efforts between West Bank and Gaza, which is key to a sustainable Palestinian state. "India has noted the commitment of the unity govt to the obligations assumed by Palestine in the peace process with Israel. It is hoped that the dialogue between the two sides can be resumed at the earliest in a pragmatic and constructive spirit, towards a mutually acceptable political solution," the statement said. "India has consistently supported a peaceful and negotiated solution between Palestine and Israel, resulting in a sovereign, independent, viable and united State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side and at peace with Israel, within secured and recognised borders." IANS
India welcomes new unity govt in Palestine: PTI
Ganga clean-up & Hooghly farming partnership on Israel envoy’s to-do list: telegraphindia report
Calcutta: Alon Ushpiz is on the last leg of his 3-year-long India assignment and there are two things he would love to rev up before signing off as Israel’s ambassador to India: ensure the use of Israeli expertise in the Modi govt’s avowed mission to clean up the Ganga and pave the way for setting up a centre of excellence in agriculture in Bengal’s Hooghly district. In between, he wants to institutionalise collaborative R&D projects for which higher education regulator UGC is screening applicants to work with the Israeli Science Foundation. “We know Mr Modi for many years now. We know him as a solid friend who has an open mind and the courage to implement things that have not been implemented before,” says Ushpiz during an hour-long conversation with The Telegraph. “We are preparing what we think might be our proposal… we have a lot of companies that know how to do purification,” he says, but holds back on the details on Ganga rever cleaning project.telegraphindia
Ramdas Athawale, Uddhav seek CBI inquiry into Munde's accident
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Parli: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has said a CBI inquiry should be conducted into Union minister Gopinath Munde's accidental death as demanded by his supporters. Uddhav's remarks came after RPI(A) leader Ramdas Athawale, whose party is a constituent of the 'Mahayuti' alliance cobbled up by Munde, demanded that a CBI inquiry be conducted to rule out any sabotage in the accident.Several supporters of Munde who had come for the funeral, tried to obstruct state ministers Harshwardhan Patil and Chhagan Bhujbal, demanding a CBI inquiry into Munde's accidental death. "Entire Maharashtra and the nation are in a state of shock. Mundeji had profound faith in the ideals of Babasaheb Ambdedkar and he was a big supporter of the Dalit movement in Maharashtra. He could never tolerate any injustice against Dalits and worked with me side by side against any outcry made by the party to protect Dalit interest and offered full support to quell Dalit atrocities. I demand a full CBI investigation to rule out any sabotage in the accident," Athawale had yesterday said. State BJP leader Prakash Shendge also sought a probe to ascertain what led to Munde's demise. PTI
Munde cremated; supporters torch vehicles, demand CBI enquiry
Sena rising: Munde’s death spells gloom for BJP
Court grants bail to driver of car that hit Mun: PTI
Illegal immigration from Bangladesh a national problem: union minister Kiran Rijiju
New Delhi: Illegal immigration from Bangladesh is a national problem, Union Minister of State for Home Kiran Rijiju said on Tuesday amid calls by a BJP MP to drive out the immigrants from Assam. "The issue of illegal migrants and infiltrators in the northeast, especially the issue of Bangladeshis, is a cause of concern for all of us...This is a national problem," Rijiju, an MP from Arunachal West, said. He said action will be taken against those "infiltrators" staying in the Indian territory. On Jorhat MP Kamakhaya Prasad Tasa's call for a 'Bangladeshi bhagao abhiyan' (Drive out Bangladeshis), he said: "We have to look at these things from the national perspective. So action will be taken but we have to work along with the state govt," reported PTI. indiatoday
Assam BJP MPs ask illegal immigrants to leave state in 15 days
Guwahati: Newly elected BJP MPs in Assam have asked the illegal immigrants in the state to leave the state voluntarily, a report published in the Deccan Chronicle said today. According to the report, BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa said a campaign to drive out the illegal migrants from Bangladesh would begin from his constituency Jorhat within the next fortnight. He said the campaign would be initiated by the youth wing of the party and also added that a house-to-house campaign would also be conducted. People would be asked not to engage with the immigrants in any way, Tasa said. news. Oneindia
Aid agency puts Herat ops on hold after abduction: Indian Express report
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Jesuit priest Alexis Premkumar, its country head in Afghanistan, was abducted from Herat, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has suspended its operations there. JRS is an international Catholic organisation which works for refugees and displaced people. Meanwhile, sources said no ransom call has been received so far. Deputy provincial police chief of Herat, Mohammad Nadir Fahimi, was quoted by Afghan news outlets as saying that “6 gunmen” had abducted Premkumar and may have taken him to Gulran district. He said authorities are working with “district elders” to try to mediate his release. Govt sources said no group has claimed responsibility so far. However, according to New Delhi’s conventional assessment, the abduction was carried out by those opposed to Indian presence in Afghanistan.
Kerala Catholic bishops warm up to Modi!
Thiruvananthapuram: Catholic bishops in Kerala who kept Narendra Modi at a distance before the elections are veering to the side of his new dispensation after he has become the PM. Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) that spurned his invitation for a meeting before the election has extended full support to the NDA govt-led by Modi. KCBC president and Syro Malankara Church Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis made the approach of the Church towards the new govt clear on the opening day of the session of the council at Kochi.The conference is being attended by 35 bishops belonging to 3 Catholic rites-Latin, Malankara and Syro Malabar. Cleemis, who is also the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI), promised cooperation of the Church in all pro-people measures being initiated by Modi. He said that he was hopeful that the new govt will lead the nation on the path of development. Cleemis did not share the concern Catholics nursed about the Hindutva forces led by Modi on the occasion. He and his colleagues had rejected invitations from Modi for a meeting during his visit to the state a couple of months before polls. Free press journal
Booking orphanages under IPC 370(5) barbaric:IUML
Kozhikode: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leadership has took strong exception to slapping Section 370(5) of IPC against the accused in the alleged child trafficking case and openly demanded that the section be withdrawn from the FIR. Party leadership also alleged that the “barbaric act of using Section 370(5) is part of a vicious agenda” by certain quarters to tarnish the image of the orphanages in the state. newindianexpress
AIADMK not to join NDA
Chennai: While ruling out the entry of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam into the NDA, party chief and Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa on Tuesday kept the door open for support to the Narendra Modi govt in the Rajya Sabha, where the alliance does not have the numbers to ensure passage of Bills. Thehindu
Death of opposition: Why Modi met Patnaik, Jaya ahead of 16th Lok Sabha
Wife of Pak national moves HC to stay his deportation
Mumbai: Sajida, the Indian-born wife of Pakistani national Siraj Khan who faces deportation to Pakistan after accidentally entering India 18 years ago, filed a petition in Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the processon Tuesday. The petition, filed with the help of advocate Anjali Awasthi and social activist Imraan Khan, states that all rights of Sajida and her children to receive proper maintenance and care from Siraj flow from Article 21 of the Constitution of India.The petition reads, “If Siraj is deported to Pakistan, Sajida and her children will be deprived of food, shelter, clothes, medicines, health as they are completely dependent on Siraj for all their day-to-day needs and requirements. Due to his imprisonment and subsequent detention, the financial, physical and mental condition of his wife and her children has already deteriorated and worsened.” Indianexpress
Muzaffarnagar riots’ inquiry panel records statements of 33 victims
Muzaffarnagar: The one-member inquiry commission constituted by UP govt to probe the Muzaffarnagar riots, has recorded fresh statements of 33 victims here. The one-member judicial inquiry commission of Justice (Retd) Vishnu Sahai recorded the statements of 33 more victims here on Tuesday. More than 700 victims have submitted their affidavits to the commission in connection with the riots. Earlier, statements of 248 riot victims were recorded and the commission would continue recording the statements of rest of the victims, Justice Sahai said. PTI
Yashwant does a Kejriwal, sent to jail for 14 days
Hazaribag: Ex BJP MP Yashwant Sinha was sent to 14 day judicial custody on Tuesday after he refused to furnish a bail bond saying that he had done nothing wrong. Sinha and 53 other BJP workers from Hazaribag and Ramgarh were sent to Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan central jail by CJM RB Pal. Timesofindia
RJD leader Fatmi quits, slams Lalu Prasad
The RJD received a big jolt today when its National General Secretary M A A Fatmi quit the party after spitting venom against party President Lalu Prasad. Slamming Prasad and senior leader Prem Chand Gupta, Fatmi who announced his resignation from all posts of the party at a press conference here, alleged "Lalu Prasad is in the pocket of Prem Chand Gupta and acts blindly on his wrong opinions." Stating that he spent almost 11 hours trying to convince Prasad to ally with LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan at any cost, he said "But, under influence of Prem Chand Gupta, he ignored me and slighted Paswan by offering him a small number of seats driving him out of the alliance." PTI
INDIAN MEDIA ON TERROR CASES
ATS gets 60-day extension to file Yasin chargesheet in German Bakery case: Mid Day report
A court has granted the state’s ATS an extension of 60 days to file a chargesheet against Yasin Bhatkal, prime accused in German Bakery blast case. Special Judge S D Darne yesterday granted the extension after ATS officials told the court that they are yet to trace a person named Ibrahim who had supplied RDX to Bhatkal. The ATS had to file the chargesheet against Bhatkal in the case in the prescribed period of 90 days, which was about to expire on June 10. Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thackeray, however, submitted an application before the special court, requesting extension of 60 days to file the chargesheet. Defence counsel Zaheer Khan Pathan objected to the application stating: “Section 43 (2)b of the UAPA clearly states that the prosecution is supposed to submit their detailed report with valid reason within the stipulated period. Here the prosecution has failed to adhere and has submitted an application which is invalid.” Mid Day
Terror suspect nabbed after over 20 years: newindianexpress report
Coimbatore: A wanted Al-Umma activist, on the run for over 2 decades, was arrested in Palakkad on Monday night and remanded in custody in Coimbatore. The accused, Engineer Hyder Ali, 45, is wanted in a number of cases, the most serious of which were in connection with the attempted murder of Hindu and various Right-wing organisation leaders in 1989 and in the immediate aftermath of the bombings of RSS offices in Chennai in 1993. Newindianexpress
MIDDLE EAST
Sisi officially declared Egypt's new president
Egypt's electoral commission on Tuesday declared former army chief Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi the country's new president, saying he received some 23.7 million valid votes in last week's polls. Commission head Judge Anwar al-Asi said that 25,578,223 out of nearly 54 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in the polls with a voter turnout of 47.45%. Al-Sisi secured 23,780,104 out of 24,537,615 valid votes or nearly 97% of the total, al-Asi announced at a press conference in Cairo.World Bulletin
Sisi presidency draws disparate responses in Egypt
Cairo: Supporters of former army chief Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi voiced optimism after he was officially named president-elect, while opponents vowed not to recognize him as Egypt's legitimate president. "Egypt will begin to see stability under the rule of an elected president," Shehab Wagih, spokesman for the secular Free Egyptians Party, told Anadolu Agency. Anadolu Agency
Pro-Morsi bloc not to recognize Sisi's win, calls Friday protests
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Cairo: The main support bloc of ousted president Mohamed Morsi saidTuesday it will not recognize former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt's president. "We will not recognize al-Sisi's election as Egypt's president," Magdi Qorqor, spokesman for the National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy, told Anadolu Agency. He termed the election as "invalid", citing that Morsi – who was ousted by the military last July – had not resigned. "The election results had been manipulated in light of the low turnout seen by all Egyptians," he said, going on to call for protests on Friday "to demand al-Sisi's ouster". Anadolu Agency
US 'looks forward' to working with new Egypt leader
Washington: The United States has expressed concern over Egypt’s restrictive political environment amid the presidential election which was held there last week. On Wednesday, the White House released a statement saying that the U.S. shared international observers' concern about Egypt’s political environment in which the presidential contest took place. Anadolu Agency
US, Arab countries congratulate Egypt's Sisi
Several Arab leaders on Tuesday congratulated Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi after being officially declared Egypt's new president. "Congratulations on the precious trust given to you by the brotherly people of Egypt in facing the challenges they are experiencing, and to achieve their aspirations and ambitions in stability, development, progress, prosperity, pride and dignity," UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed wrote in a message to Sisi. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has earlier congratulated president-elect al-Sisi and called for a donor conference to support the Egyptian economy. "We congratulate you on the confidence of the Egyptian people, who entrusted you with their hopes, aspirations and dreams of a better future," he said in a cable to al-Sisi. Similar cables of congratulations were sent by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah, his Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir and PM Sheikh Jabir Al-Mubarak. President-elect al-Sisi also received similar congratulations from Bahraini King Hamad bin Essa, Yemeni President Abd Rabo Mansur and Moroccan King Mohammed VI. Jordanian King Abdullah II, meanwhile, phoned al-Sisi to congratulate him on his landslide victory. World Bulletin
UAE backs Saudi King's call for donors' conf. to support Egyptian economy
Iran backing Egypt move to establish democracy: Iranian official press tv
Iran says it backs Egypt’s move towards the establishment of democracy a day after ex military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was declared president. “Undoubtedly, the continuation of this process through the massive participation of all parties and political currents, particularly the true representatives of all walks of life in Egypt, will not only help complete the establishment of national sovereignty, solidarity and unity within the civil society in Egypt, but it will also have an impact on the reinforcement of the country’s stability and security and promotion of its regional status,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Tuesday. Press TV
Egypt invites Iranian president to Sisi's inauguration
Egypt has invited Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a trip that would make him only the second Iranian leader to visit Egypt since the countries severed ties in 1980. "He was invited in both capacities as president of Iran and president of the Non-Aligned Movement," Egypt's presidential spokesman Ehab Badawi told Reuters, but said that so far there had been no response. World Bulletin
Egypt calls in Turkey’s charge d’affaires
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has summoned Turkey’s charge d’affaires over recent remarks by Turkish officials regarding the presidential election in Egypt, in which former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was declared the winner. Press TV
UN chief welcomes Palestinian unity govt
UN: UN Secretary-General has welcomed formation of a government of national consensus comprising the Fatah and Hamas groups. “The Secretary General takes note of the renewed assurances by President Abbas that the govt will continue to abide by those commitments of recognition of Israel, non-violence and adherence to previous agreements. dawn
US willing to work with new Palestinian govt
Washington: US today welcomed the formation of the new Palestinian unity govt and said it was willing to work with it while continuing to evaluate its composition and policies. "(Palestinian) President (Mahmoud) Abbas has formed an interim technocratic govt that does not include any ministers affiliated with Hamas. In fact, most of the key cabinet positions, including the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers and the finance minister, are the same as in the prior govt," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters. PTI
India, China and Turkey endorse Palestinian unity govt
Erdogan accuses CNN of spying: AFP
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