India

Politics of punishment

Source: TOI  The higher the penalty, the greater the rigor that the courts are expected to display in arriving at the decision. It is however hard to apply this principle, ironically enough, to the highest possible penalty: namely, death. This has been admitted by the highest court of the land […]

Jesus wept …

theguardian: When water started trickling down a statue of Jesus Christ at a Catholic church in Mumbai earlier this year, locals were quick to declare a miracle. Some began collecting the holy water and the Church of Our Lady of Velankanni began to promote it as a site of pilgrimage. […]

Nationwide march in India against Muslim hunt in the name of terrorism

Submitted by admin4 on 23 November 2012 – 2:36pm By TCN News Source:  http://twocircles.net/2012nov23/nationwide_march_against_muslim_witch_hunt_name_terrorism.html New Delhi: Various organizations led by Students Islamic Organisation of India(SIO) organized a nationwide protest to stop illegal detention and arrest of innocent Muslim youth in the name of terrorism. A march to Parliament was organized […]

LeT terrorist & 26/11 Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab hanged till Death in Pune, India

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ajmal-Kasab-hanged-and-buried-in-Punes-Yerwada-Jail/articleshow/17303820.cms? TNN | Nov 21, 2012, 08.22 AM IST NEW DELHI: In a secret operation, LeT terrorist and 26/11 attacks accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was hanged in the high-security Yerwada Jail in Pune at 7:30am today after a four-year-long trial. Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said he was […]

Muslims aid Hindu temple construction in Bihar

Source: Punjab News Saturday, November, 17 2012 – 11:49 SITAMARHI: While violence over the expansion of a Hindu temple near Charminar in Muslim-dominated Hyderabad’s Old City is hogging media attention, in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, Muslims have been quietly helping Hindus construct a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, ahead of the Chhath […]

India: Blasphemy backlash

X index: Catholic groups in India have brought blasphemy charges against Sanal Edamarauku, the country’s most prominent rationalist. They may get more than they bargained for, says Caspar Melville For the past two decades Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, has been spearheading a campaign of de-mystification and public education […]

Attempts to disfigure the 400-year-old Charminar in Hyderabad, India

Source: http://www.indianmuslimobserver.com/2012/11/indian-american-muslims-condemn.html By Staff Reporter Muslims in India and around the world are condemning the attempts by some miscreants who are trying to illegally build a full fledged Hindu temple along the wall of the world renowned, four hundred year old Charminar monument in Hyderabad city, thereby disfiguring it. The […]

India, Russia differ on Afghan situation

Source: Indian Punchline: Two contrasting estimations regarding the future of Afghanistan in the post-2014 scenario emerged in the region over the weekend from Moscow and New Delhi. The Russia-led Collective Security Organization [CSTO] is bracing for the apocalypse in Afghanistan following the “walkout” by the NATO forces. Whereas, India is […]

Tablet Computer coming to India for $20-40

Source: BBC India is once again trying to make low-cost computers available to students across the country. The country’s president has unveiled an upgraded version of the world’s cheapest tablet computer – despite the functionality and distribution problems faced by the device’s predecessor. Made by UK-based Datawind, the Aakash 2 […]

Who’s afraid of Hindutva?

The Express Tribune: Farzana Versey. Hinduism could probably be the most nuanced religion if only the Hindus left it alone. A political leader is carping about how Bollywood denigrates the religion. Films in India are essentially  ‘socio-myth’, therefore, characters are inspired by an existing template. We are celebrating Diwali now, […]