Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the online reader’s poll for TIME Person of the Year, beating out other world leaders, artists and politicians as the most influential figure in 2016 among people who voted. The magazine’s editors decide the final Person of the Year, […]
Source: Time By Katie Reilly With just over two days of voting remaining, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintains his lead in TIME’s Person of the Year Reader’s Poll, earning 18% of all “yes” votes as of Friday. Those who come closest to Modi’s lead are U.S. President Barack Obama, President-elect […]
by JNS.org JNS.org – Members of India’s so-called “lost tribe” of Jews visited Auschwitz for the first time last week. The Bnei Menashe are said to be descendants of Manasseh, one of the 10 “lost tribes” of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/11/29/members-of-indias-lost-tribe-of-jews-visit-auschwitz-for-the-first-time/
Source: ET Dowry, jahaiz in Urdu, is a tradition in Pakistan and India that has ruined numerous relationships and marriages. Parents borrow staggering amounts of loans just to satisfy the greed of their daughter’s in-laws and to ensure that she is not taunted after marriage. As evil as this tradition may be, almost […]
Sikh PA arranged for Jagraj Singh to appear on BBC’s The Big Question show where they asked the question: Should we be proud of the British Empire? Sikh PA arranged […]
Source: The Guardian Trustees put the ban in place in 2011, arguing that allowing women near the tomb of a revered saint was a ‘grievous sin’ in Islam Indian women leave after visiting the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse in […]
Source: http://timesofahmad.blogspot.in/2016/11/india-qadian-derwaish-sheikh-abdul.html The 313 devotees who settled in Qadian to serve and protect the birthplace of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, came to be known as Derwaishan-e-Qadian. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Darul Aman Desk Mr. Sheikh Abdul Qadeer Derwaish Qadian passed away here in Qadian. He was about 88 […]
Source: http://www.reviewofreligions.org/2727/rozabal-%E2%80%93-the-tomb-of-jesus-christas/ It is a popular belief that Jesus Christ rose to heaven and his body was never buried on earth. But with recent discoveries by the well-known archeologists, this stance appears to be untrue.What opposes this belief is the findings at the Rozabal Tomb in Kashmir which prove that the body […]
Source: Scroll.in The transformation of Gwadar port on the Pakistan coast as a base for Chinese Navy ships was long expected, but when media reports actually appeared on Friday to that effect, it was startling news. The reports quoted Pakistani officials saying that China proposes to deploy its naval ships […]
In chaotic cities such as Bangalore, companies do whatever it takes to get packages to customers — including delivery by foot, bicycle and even boat. thestar.com, By SARITHA RAIBloomberg, Sat., Nov. 26, 2016 BANGALORE, INDIA—Abdul Saleem heaves a 25-kilogram bag crammed with foot massagers, jeans, kitchen tools and sports shoes onto […]
By Zubair Khan. Source:kashmirlife.net Dr Syed Basharat Ahmad Shah, who stems for a respectable Kashmiri Family (Indian Side) and now citizen of Germany as well a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community got unique honour to receive the “LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” for his outstanding accomplishments in the field of […]
Source: Dawn THERE is a recurring theme running through Muslim mythology in the subcontinent that places the Mughal era at the pinnacle of India’s rich and varied past.Travellers to India in the 16th and 17th centuries returned with tales of dazzling riches. Indeed, compared to the display of wealth by […]
Source: http://reliefweb.int/report/india/students-under-siege-schools-burn-india-s-troubled-kashmir Students under siege as schools burn in India’s troubled Kashmir By Stella Paul KULGAM, Kashmir, India, Nov 23 2016 (IPS) – In the fading light of a November afternoon, 12-year-old Mariya Sareer bends over a textbook, trying to read as much as she can before it gets dark. It’s […]
Aljazeera.com: by Liz Gooch, Mary Ann Jolley — Thousands of girls and women in India are sold into marriage and often face a lifetime of abuse and hardship. Live submit The first time Muklesha was sold, she was just 12 years old. Her buyer was a man in his 70s. […]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has funded the development of an odour-blocking perfume that smells like poop as part of an ambitious effort to develop stink-free toilets. Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 13:39 [IST] Subscribe to Oneindia News Washington, Nov 22: Sick of smelly toilets, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has funded […]
CROWDSOURCING By Anand Chandrasekhar IN DEPTH: INDIAN INTERSECTION NOV 15, 2016 – 11:00 Sabnis taught himself to use 3D computer graphics software through YouTube videos (Parth Sabnis) Would you hire a complete amateur living halfway around the world to design a Swiss watch, costing tens of thousands of dollars? It […]
Mumbai [India]: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Saturday seized incriminating documents/files, electronic storage devices and about Rs.12 lakh in cash related to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). A NIA spokesperson said that in order to assist the search team, a team of […]
Source: Aljazeera by Mary Ann Jolley The first time Muklesha was sold, she was just 12 years old. Her buyer was a man in his 70s. Marriage and a baby quickly followed. But, three years later, the man died and Muklesha was again put up for sale. This time, her buyer […]
PARIS Nov 18: According to media reports, Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat was punched in the face and sprayed with teargas by masked attackers in an upmarket area of Paris. The incident happened on November 11. However, it got widely reported in the international media on Thursday, after the actress filed […]
The Indian government on Tuesday banned Dr Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation for five years. The ban, which is set be implemented with immediate effect, was enforced under India’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Times of India reported. The NGO has been declared an ‘unlawful’ organization. […]