India

Government advertisement on “myth and reality” for FDI in retail

Government of India to allow 51% stake to foreign investors comes with a distinct Indian imprint, which does not allow 100% ownership. To console small time traders and farmers,  Government ad showcases examples from other countries where small retailers have succeeded despite FDI in the retail sector. Read more: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/fdi-in-retail-govt-places-full-page-ads-on-myth-and-reality-153274

Canadian athletes nabbed in doping scandal at kabaddi World Cup

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-athletes-nabbed-in-doping-scandal-at-kabaddi-world-cup/article2240582/ Few in Canada have even heard of the ancient Indian sport of kabaddi, a game of power and speed that blends elements of tag, wrestling and rugby. And even fewer would assume such a niche sport could be rife with performance-enhancing drugs. But the Canadian national squad is one […]

Koran Exhibition in Delhi Shut Down By Indian Islamic Clerics; Ahmadi Muslims Accused of Distributing ‘Distorted’ Koran

  Source: MEMRI.ORG: November 13, 2011 A visitor at the Koran exhibition in Delhi (image courtesy: Roznama Ummat) In September 2011, Ahmadiyya Jamaat India held what was to be a three-day exhibition, from September 23-25, on the Koran and Islam’s message at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. However, the exhibit was […]

Indian leader makes a case for Muslim unity

By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A prominent Indian leader from Hyderabad who performed this year’s Haj said his party has created the right template for the success of Indian Muslims in democratic India. Speaking at a packed Al-Hayat Continental Hotel on Wednesday, Akbaruddin Owaisi, whose Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party […]