Source: Jagran Hoshiarpur Friday prayer service for the first friday was recently offered at Ahmadiyya mosque kanak mandi chowk. Imam of the mosque expressed that Ramdan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calender. It was during this month that ever lasting sharia was given to the world […]
Credit: Asia Times. VIENNA – The Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Indian-administered Kashmir has aroused much controversy. While the spiritual leader met with Tibetan Muslim refugees settled in the valley, it was his pleas for non-violent resistance in the region that angered separatists. Arriving on July 12 for a six-day […]
Source: Hindustan Times. Clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals continued unabated as the toll in the ethnic violence shot up to 40 today with the recovery of eight more bodies even as the Centre asked the Assam government to nab the “ring leaders” involved in unrest. Five more bodies […]
Gaurav Das, The Times of India GUWAHATI: With ethnic violence engulfing new areas in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts on Tuesday, the state government is facing flak of various organizations for failing to control the situation. Aasu blamed chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who is in charge of home affairs, for failing […]
Source: The New York Times A clash between Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan and Hindus who were offering alms to one of their gods left one man dead and 20 people injured in northern India. The police imposed a curfew on Bareilly, a town in Uttar Pradesh State […]
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: India wants a global arms trade treaty (ATT) to be decided by consensus with all “stakeholders”, where the big players in weapons trade like the US and China sharing obligations to prevent illicit trafficking of arms to terrorist groups. It is more difficult to […]
Source: Tehelka “The breed of Qadianis will never change. They may multiply up to 99 generations; still the 100th one will continue to be a dualist-infidel and apostate. The […]
The Minority’s Minority Tehelka The judgment observed Ahmadiyyas were Muslims because, like other Muslims, they adhered to two fundamental tenets of Islam: the supremacy of Allah as the One God; and recognition that Prophet Muhammad was a messenger and servant of Allah. See all stories on this topic » Tehelka Web 1 new result for Islam, Muslims, […]
Credit: Asiatimes: Muslim men, the story goes, are running around seducing girls of the Hindu and other faiths for the sole purpose of converting them to Islam, and (some add) using their wombs to create yet more Muslims and alter India’s overwhelmingly Hindu demographic. The tale – discredited by police […]
Medical authorities in India’s Rajasthan state have suspended 12 doctors for allegedly carrying out pre-natal sex determination tests. The action was taken after local courts charged the doctors with violating […]
Source: Indian Express Fourteen-year-old Akbar’s appeal to the judge to let him remain with his Hindu guardian instead of transferring him to his Muslim mother has shot Aiku Lal Sandil […]
Source: Tehelka Ram Puniyani on how syncretism can lead to peace and progress like in pre-British days IT WAS heartening to note the observance of ‘Peace and Harmony Day on the anniversary of Vasant-Rajab on 1 July in Ahmedabad. Vasant Rao Hegiste and Rajab Ali Lakhani were two friends who […]
// http://ventunotech.com/plugins/cntplayer/ventuno_player.js Source: newstrackindia.com Rampur, July 09 (ANI): India, the land of many cultures exemplifies communal harmony in many different ways. One such example is in Rampur district in northern Uttar Pradesh state where many jewellry shops owned by Hindus and Muslims line the Jama Masjid […]
Source: Zeenews Bureau Srinagar: A Pakistan Army jawan, who crossed over to this side of the Line of Control (LoC) Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the Indian Army on Thursday morning. Identified as Aarif Ali, 19, the jawan was nabbed from Kirnia village in Poonch sector close to the […]
Source: The New York Times MUMBAI, India — In what would be a landmark increase in the Indian government’s spending on public health, New Delhi is completing a proposal to provide hundreds of essential drugs free to patients in government-run hospitals and clinics at a cost of nearly $5 billion […]
Huff Post: Hindu places of worship range from small shrines under trees, to temple complexes that contain thousands of smaller temples. Depending on the time period, region or philosophical school, […]
Source: The Hindu Written by: Sowmiya Ashok and Mohammad Ali Finding a home to rent in India’s national capital is an arduous task for anyone – but, an investigation by The Hindu has found, almost impossible for citizens who happen to be Muslim. Homeowners and property dealers contacted by reporters often […]
A well known Anti-Semite, walks into a bar and is about to order a drink when he sees a guy close by wearing a kippa, tzitzis, and payos. He doesn’t have to be an Einstein to know that this guy is Jewish.So he shouts over to the bartender so loudly, […]
Express Tribune: When the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya was demolished in December 1992, for Prof. Ram Puniyani it was not only a sacred edifice that had crumbled before him, but a part […]
Source: DNA India On Sunday evening, the city of Ahmedabad paid tribute to Vasantrao Hegishte and Rajab Ali Lakhani who died saving others during a communal flare-up in 1946 Rath Yatra. NGOs Anhad, Sauhard and Action Aid had organised a cultural event on the occasion. The venue, a small auditorium […]