Kashmiris’ situation is unsustainable, Merkel says
Nov 1, 2019 – 13:50 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The conditions in which the people of Kashmir are living are unsustainable and must be improved, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told […]
Indian Muslims anxious as court prepares to rule on destroyed mosque
Source: Swiss Info By Mayank Bhardwaj AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – In the Indian town of Ayodhya, minority Muslims are feeling under siege as they await a Supreme Court ruling on […]
New Zealand accused of racism after visa rule throws arranged marriages into chaos
New Zealand’s Indian community voices outcry after cultural exemptions to visa rule are suddenly halted Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington Mon 4 Nov 2019 New Zealand has a reputation for […]
Jammu and Kashmir: India formally divides flashpoint state
The area is one of the most militarised in the world India has formally divided the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new federally-administered territories. In the new […]
Ahead of Diwali, New Delhi residents fear they’ll be choking on smog instead of celebrating
Source: CNN New Delhi (CNN): People across India are preparing for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. They’re selling colorful lamps, cleaning and decorating homes, and buying clothes for […]
India, Pakistan sign pact on cross-border temple visits
Oct 24, 2019 – swissinfo.ch KARACHI (Reuters) – India and Pakistan signed an agreement on Thursday allowing Indian pilgrims to cross the border to a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, rare […]
Ex PM of India Manmohan Singh agreed to be at Kartarpur event as common man: FM
Source: Dawn By Shakeel Ahmed MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has announced that former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has accepted his invitation to attend the Kartarpur corridor inauguration […]
India bars public gatherings in temple town as court verdict nears
Oct 14, 2019 – 08:29 FILE PHOTO: People look at a model of a proposed Ram temple that Hindu groups want to build at a disputed religious site in Ayodhya […]
Dr. Abdus Salam and his Hindu teacher
On this #WorldTeachersDay I will like to bring to you a poignant touché story. Dr. Abdus Salam visited India in December 1979, soon after attending the Nobel award ceremony in […]
Indian prime minister claims genetic science existed in ancient times
Source: The Guardian Maseeh Rahman in Delhi, Tuesday 28 October 2014 Narendra Modi gives examples of Karna and Ganesha to support view that cosmetic surgery and reproductive genetics used thousands […]
Video: We Should NOT Have Confidence in Modi’s Government (7/8) | Oxford Union
Suggested reading The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty Eating Beef in India; Another Reason Why World Needs Secularism in Our Global Village In Defense of the Secular […]
Indiennes – The Swiss textile industry’s unsavoury past
By Anand Chandrasekhar Sep 19, 2019 – 11:00 A Zurich exhibition looks at how the slave trade, colonial exploitation and religious conversion all led to the establishment of Switzerland’s […]
Aim to highlight the need for tolerance worldwide, says Tahir Ahmed, vice-president, Peace Symposium committee
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been conducting the Peace Symposium in many major cities in India and has received a great response every time pune Updated: Sep 21, 2019 15:23 IST […]
India issues another arrest warrant against Dr. Zakir Naik
BY JERRY CHOONG Dr Zakir Naik last visited India in 2016, where he is wanted for money laundering and inciting extremism through hate speeches. KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — […]
Pakistan to open border crossing for India Sikhs in November
KARTARPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials said Monday that a much-awaited visa-free border crossing for Sikh pilgrims from India will be ready by early November, allowing thousands of pilgrims to […]
Video: MP Shashi Tharoor’s marvelous defense of secularism in India
Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956)[1] is an Indian politician, writer and a former career international diplomat [2] who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, […]
Corrected: India imposes curfews in Kashmir after clashes during religious procession
Source: Reuters BY Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – India on Sunday imposed curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shi’ite Muslims taking […]
Video: A Lok Sabha Lady Nicely Exposes Modi
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Overseas Kashmiri group hails abrogation of Article 370
Source: outlookindia.com New Delhi, Sep 5 A leading overseas Kashmiri organisation has welcomed the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A while warning against misinformation and fear being spread by some quarters on the issue. “Articles 370 and 35A were highly discriminatory against all indigenous Kashmiri minorities – Sufi Muslims, Shia […]