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UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to address the violent clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli forces along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, a Palestinian envoy said on Monday.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's greatest achievement was creation of West Bengal: Tathagata Roy
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy today credited RSS idealogue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee with the formation of West Bengal at the time of partition in 1947, saying "he practically snatched the state out of the jaws of (Muhammad Ali) Jinnah". He also said that it was a "misimpression" that the Bengalis are revolutionaries and Left-oriented since time immemorial. Roy, at the launch of his book "The Life and Times of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, "I personally think that the greatest achievement of Dr Mukherjee was the creation of West Bengal. He practically snatched the state out of the jaws of Jinnah." While Mukherjee always stood by "constitutionalism", he took a different route when required, the governor said. He said that Dr Mukherjee took to the streets and created public opinion in favour of partition, and a newspaper survey revealed that 97 per cent of the Hindus were in its favour. "It had nothing to do with the 1905 partition... This partition was done for the sake of the Hindus. That
War crimes judges to hold closed talks on Rohingya crisis
War crimes judges will hold closed-door talks next month to discuss whether to allow the launch of a probe into the forced exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. Only chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will appear before the three judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearing on June 20, presiding judge Peter Kovacs said in his Friday order, seen by AFP on Monday. Some 700,000 people from the stateless Muslim minority have fled Myanmar's northern Rakhine state into neighbouring Bangladesh since August to escape a bloody military crackdown. The violence has left a trail of torched villages in its wake, amid allegations of murder and rape at the hands of troops and vigilantes. In an unprecedented move last month, Bensouda asked judges at the world's only permanent war crimes court to rule whether she can investigate the deportations as a crime against humanity. It is a legally complicated request, as Myanmar is not a signatory and member of the Rome Statute which underpins the
Early results in Iraq election favour populist cleric al-Sadr
A populist coalition organised by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the early front-runner Monday with half the vote counted in Iraq's national election. Partial returns from Saturday's balloting the first since Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State militant group were announced by the country's electoral commission and put al-Sadr's political alliance in the lead in four provinces, including Baghdad. Remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces and inciting sectarian bloodshed against the Sunni population, al-Sadr has in recent years sought to recast himself as a populist, railing against corruption and failing services and striking a political alliance with Iraq's secularists and Communist Party. None of the competing blocs appear on track to win a majority in parliament and name a prime minister. As the results stand, al-Sadr's bloc will be able to take a leading role in the political horse-trading to find a compromise candidate. Because ...
70 persons detained for Aurangabad riots: Maha Police
Around 70 persons have been detained in connection with riots in Aurangabad in central Maharashtra, Milind Bharambe, Inspector General of Police, Aurangabad range told PTI. An official said that the situation in the city had come back to normal and there was no report of any untoward incident in the past two days. Police officials said that eight cases had been registered in which hundreds of people had been booked for offences like damaging public property, rioting and arson. The official said that internet services would be activated by tomorrow morning if the present calm continued. "Action against those who indulged in violence has begun and we are identifying them through eye-witness accounts, CCTV footage and video recordings," he said. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code had been revoked in the city but CrPC section 37/13 continued, the official said. Two persons died and around fifty others, including a dozen policemen, were injured as clashes broke out ...
Wanted gunrunner, aide arrested from MP
A wanted gunrunner and his close aide have been arrested from Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday.
Aurangabad clashes: Police assure action against culprits
Additional Director General (ADG) (Law and Order) of Maharashtra Bipin Bihari on Monday assured that action will be taken against those responsible for the clashes in Aurangabad, Maharashtra."We are investigating thoroughly and trying best to maintain peace. Action will be taken against those responsible," Bihari told media.He informed that 52 people were detained in connection with the case and after inquiry, around eight people were allowed to go.Till now, 25 people have been arrested in connection with the clash.Two people died and over 40 people were injured, including police personnel, when the clashes broke out between two groups of two communities in multiple areas of the city on May 11 night, following the removal of a water connection to a place of worship in Moti Karanja area.About 50 shops were also gutted in the clashes, as hundreds of youths took to the streets to pelt stones when the water connection issue took a communal colour.On May 12, section 144 of the CrPc was ...
Mumbai terror suspect's kin claim he has been framed
The family of a Mumbai man arrested last week by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on the charge of terror links on Monday claimed they were clueless about his foreign trips and that he had been framed in the case.
Will further intensify anti-Maoist operation, says Odisha DGP
Odisha Director General of Police RP Sharma today said anti-Naxal operation will be further intensified in the state. Elated over the success of the personnel of Odisha Police who eliminated at least seven Left Wing Extremists in Bolangir and Kandhamal districts in the past two days, Sharma said the state would keep the momentum and try to flush out the rebels creating trouble in certain pockets of Odisha. All the seven Maoists were killed based on intelligence inputs and the state police chief said that going forward, the police will focus more on intelligence based anti-Maoist operations. He said the state will also coordinate more closely with other states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Maoists continue to pose big challange to the police in Malkangiri, Koraput, Kandhamal Nuapada and Bolangir districts and special operations would be launched in certain areas with specific plans, Sharma said. He said the Odisha Police has already prepared .
Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours
Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours: FGN45 ISRAEL-US-3RDLD EMBASSY Jerusalem: The US opens its embassy in Jerusalem under a controversial move by President Donald Trump, amid a bloodbath right on the border with Gaza where Israeli soldiers shoot dead at least 41 Palestinians in clashes, in the deadliest escalation of violence since 2014. (By Harinder Mishra) FGN35 CHINA-INDIA-2NDLD FUND Beijing: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a top state-run Chinese bank launches China's first India-dedicated publicly offered investment fund, urging the Chinese to invest heavily stating that the Indian economy is entering the "golden age of economic take-off". (By K J M Varma) FGN33 PAK-PM-SHARIF Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says that former premier Nawaz Sharif clarified to him that his statement about the Mumbai terror attack was "misreported". (By Sajjad Hussain) FGN42 BANGLA-IFTAR-STAMPEDE Dhaka: At least 10 women killed and several others ..
Panchayat polls violence: Home Ministry seeks reports from WB Govt
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal Government regarding incidents of violence during Panchayat Election in the state.The state has been witnessing violent clashes between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers since the filing of nominations for the election back in April.During the polling earlier in the day, clashes erupted yet again resulting in the death of 12 people while many were injured.Clashes also broke out between TMC and Congress supporters in Murshidabad.Amid the violence, a voting booth was allegedly vandalised by TMC workers in North Dinajpur's Sonadangi.In Murshidabad, ballot boxes were looted at gunpoint by unidentified persons, and in antoher instance, some ballot papers were thrown in a pond after a clash between TMC and BJP workers.A ballot box was also retrieved from a pond in Sonadangi.The clashes between the two parties also led to vandalism of vehicles in Raniganj area of Asansol during
Arrested man had plans to carry out attacks in Mumbai, Guj, UP: Maha ATS
A 32-year-old man, arrested by Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad on May 11, had plans to carry out terror attacks in Mumbai, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh with the help of his group members, a senior ATS official said here today. ATS officials are interrogating Faizal Hassan Mirza, who was arrested here on Friday in a joint operation with the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) and the Mumbai Police, ATS chief Atulchandra Kulkarni told reporters. Mirza left the country a few months ago on the pretext of getting a job, as per the instructions of his "handler" and his distant kin Farooq Devadiwala, who stays in Sharjah, another official said. Devadiwala is a wanted accused in terror activities in Mumbai and has underworld links, he said. According to sources, Devadiwala is also connected with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's trusted aide Chhota Shakil and was recruiting men from Mumbai and other cities to carry out terror activities. He was instrumental in recruiting Mirza for terror
37 Palestinians killed as US embassy opening in Jerusalem looms
At least 37 Palestinians were killed and around 1,500 were wounded on Monday by Israeli troops in clashes on the Gaza border before the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.
French investigators quiz friend of Paris knife attacker
French prosecutors today detained a friend of Paris knife attacker Khamzat Azimov for another 24 hours, as investigators moved him to the domestic intelligence headquarters for questioning over the stabbing spree claimed by the Islamic State group. A source close to the investigation said the friend, like Azimov a 20-year-old of Chechen origin from Strasbourg, had been transferred from the eastern city to the offices of the DGSI intelligence agency under high security. Azimov, a naturalised French citizen, was shot dead by police on Saturday night after stabbing a 29-year-old man to death in the busy Opera district of central Paris and wounding four others. A source said the detained friend was the "individual closest" to Azimov, whose parents have also been taken into custody. The young man was arrested by heavily armed, masked police on Sunday at his home in Strasbourg. He was escorted out in handcuffs with his face covered, wearing a t-shirt that said "Defend Grozny" -- the ...
4 IS suspects arrested in Morocco
Moroccan authorities have arrested four suspected Islamic State (IS) militants who had been plotting attacks in the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
3 injured in clashes between two communities in JK
Three people were injured in clashes in Jammu and Kashmir's Bishnah area when cattle owned by the Gujjar community went into the fields of the Dogra community, police said today. The clashes erupted yesterday when members of the Dogra community objected to animals of the Gujjar community entering their fields and allegedly destroying the crops, police said. Irked when asked to take away their animals, the Gujjars allegedly attacked the Dogras, they added. The Dogras later demonstrated, demanding that the attackers be arrested. Police managed to pacify the protestors. However, tension remains high and heavy security has been deployed, a police official said.
18 Palestinians killed ahead of US embassy opening in Jerusalem
At least 18 Palestinians in Gaza were shot dead by Israeli troops on Monday after bloody clashes erupted on the border before the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, which has infuriated Palestinians.
Trump calls Jerusalem embassy move 'a great day for Israel'
US President Donald Trump today hailed the scheduled opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem as "a great day for Israel," even as violent clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces on the Gaza border. The Gaza Health Ministry said 12 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire amid mass protests on the border against the transfer of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump made no reference to the violence in an early morning tweet, instead inviting Twitter followers to watch live coverage of the embassy opening on Fox News channels, which was to begin at 1300 GMT. "Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel!" Trump tweeted.
Two Chinese among those killed in northern Myanmar: ministry
Two Chinese nationals were among 19 people killed in northern Myanmar on Saturday when ethnic rebels attacked security force posts and a casino in an area bordering China, the foreign ministry said. Several rockets and stray bullets fell on Chinese territory, it added, and more than 300 refugees have fled to China after the deadliest flare-up in the area in recent years. "China is highly concerned about the armed conflicts that took place in northern Myanmar on May 12," ministry spokesperson Lu Kang told a regular press briefing Monday. "According to what we have learned, as of now, the conflict has caused the death of two Chinese nationals in Myanmar, and three rockets and some stray bullets have fallen into Chinese territory." China has also offered temporary shelter to "more than 300 Myanmar border residents who entered China to flee the violence", Lu said, giving no details of how the Chinese were killed. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army, one of several insurgent groups ...
Army chief honours fallen IPKF personnel in Lanka
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today paid tribute to Indian Peace Keeping Force personnel who died during the Sri Lankan civil war. Gen Rawat placed a floral wreath at the IPKF monument here and saluted the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in Sri Lanka's fight against terrorism, the military said. The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was stationed in Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east between 1987 and 1990. The army chief arrived here yesterday on a week-long official visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake. During his stay in Sri Lanka, Gen Rawat is scheduled to call on President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the state minister of defence, and Sri Lankan mnilitary commanders. He will also visit the Sri Lanka Military Academy at Diyatalawa, the eastern port district of Trincomalee and the southern port district of Galle, the military said.