By: Sandra Marina Fernandes Updated: Thursday, July 14, 2016, 11:59 [IST] Mumbai, July 14: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has replied to the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) after it asked the actor to apologise for his rape comment. MSCW chief Vijaya Rahatkar told reporters: “Salman Khan has filed his […]
By: Vicky Nanjappa Published: Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 9:11 [IST]Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/kerala-focus-back-on-wahhabis-as-many-attempt-joining-isis-2150507.html?utm_source=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email-newsletter&utm_campaign=12072016 New Delhi, July 12: With speculation rife that nearly 20 persons from Kerala may have joined the ISIS either in Iraq and Syria, the police officials are blaming the rise of Salafi groups. A police officer in Kerala […]
http://www.ndtv.com New Delhi: Highlights Zakir Naik accused of inspiring Banglasesh cafe attack Preacher, 50, based in Mumbai, denies the charges His TV channel is banned in India but still airs in some parts As the government scrutinizes the televised and online sermons of controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik, accused of […]
http://www.washingtonpost.com By Rama Lakshmi July 6 NEW DELHI— One of the terrorists in the deadly Dhaka restaurant attack last week had posted a Facebook message quoting the sayings of the controversial Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir Naik urging “all Muslims to be terrorists.” Now, many Indians are calling for a ban on Naik’s group, the Islamic Research Foundation […]
tribune.com.pk 2016/07/07 MUMBAI: Police have been deployed outside Mumbai office of a foundation run by Islamic scholar and preacher Zakir Naik, whose ‘hate speech’ is reported to have inspired one of the five Bangladeshi militants involved in the recent Dhaka carnage, Times of India reported on Thursday. A senior Mumbai Police official said […]
Scroll.In: Of the thousands of videos featuring superstar Muslim televangelist, Zakir Naik, a particularly interesting one is where he talks about another superstar, Shah Rukh Khan. On a set which looks like a cross between that off a late-night talk show and a 1980s discotheque, Naik speaks rather admiringly of […]
Source: Aljazeera An online petition against triple talaq has been signed by 50,000 Muslim men and women across the country. By Shriya Ramakrishnan Twenty five-year-old Salma’s* life crumbled one morning […]
Irrfan Khan eager to play Manto: Nandita Das Panaji, Nov 24, 2015 (IANS) http://www.deccanherald.com/content/513736/irrfan-khan-eager-play-manto.html Nandita Das, who will be tracing the life of Sadat Hassan Manto in her new directorial, says actor Irrfan Khan is “seriously looking at the script” as he’s a big fan of the Pakistani short story […]
Source: BBC Police in India are investigating claims by two climbers who say they are the country’s first couple to conquer the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. Dinesh and Tarakeshwari […]
Source: Aljazeera By Mariya Salim Mariya Salim is a Kolkata born Indian with a degree in human rights law from the School of Oriental and African Studies. “I do […]
Jun 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – LAURA TUCK India is currently facing its worst water crisis in years, with an estimated 330 million people — one-quarter of its population — affected by severe drought. Ethiopia is also dealing with its worst drought in decades, which has already contributed to the failure […]
Following petitions by Muslim women in the Supreme Court, there has been an on-going debate about triple talaq (divorce) and the need for its abolition. The dominant views on the issue are either by the likes of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board or the Muslim women themselves. It signifies two extreme positions; continuation of status quo versus […]
Source: Dawn.Com It is always baffling, isn’t it, to see the yawning difference in our responses in South Asia to a gathering communal threat, for instance, as opposed to the catastrophic prospect of nuclear annihilation? Only recently, Pakistan toggled between public outcry and terrified whispers when teeming mourners showed up […]
OPINION Catch up world, India has changed By Prateek Khare, swissnex India, Bengaluru JUN 15, 2016 – 11:01 Stereotypes of India as a backward country are still prevalent, according to Prateek Khare whose job involves promoting the country as a destination for Swiss start-ups. In this article he explains what […]
Source: BBC A court in India has sentenced 11 people to life in prison for their roles in a notorious massacre during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. Of the […]
Bader Sayeed is one of the top lawyer-activists in Chennai, the first woman chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. – See more at: http://newageislam.com/interview/shobha-warrier/talaq-must-go-through-the-court-of-law/d/107673#sthash.R6qOzxYY.dpuf A schoolmate of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, she was the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 2004 parliamentary elections from the […]
Source: Herald Muslim women’s rights collectives have long been campaigning against the practices of instant triple talaq, polygamy and nikaah–halala in India. Two Supreme Court cases by Shayara Bano and […]
New Delhi, June 8: Many Muslim leaders, worried about electoral marginalisation of the community, especially after the split in Muslim votes in Assam, have initiated a serious move to bring together all groups, sects and schools of thought under one platform to make the community of 160 million a strong […]
Source: http://www.oneindia.com Paris, June 7: Sania Mirza has been one of the most followed celebrities across India ever since she claimed the junior Wimbledon doubles title in 2003. Earlier this […]
Mysorean rockets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Mysorean rockets were an Indian military weapon which were the first iron-cased rockets successfully deployed for military use. They subsequently brought about a revolution in warfare […]