Paradise beneath her feet: Why Muslim Women Matter? Microfinancing
Paradise beneath her feet: Why Muslim Women Matter By Dr. Moin Qazi, Nagpur, India A mother is a school. Empower her and you empower a great nation. —Hafez Ibrahim, Egyptian […]
As Aurangzeb is Erased, Here are Some Tales From the Flip Side of History
http://thewire.in/: Even as the medieval period of Indian history is remembered by some only for the demolition of Hindu temples and the conversion of Hindus to Islam, we hardly stop to notice some instances to the contrary – when mosques were demolished and replaced by temples and when Muslims were […]
Why Modi-kurtas are so popular? PM Modi explains
Here is the excerpt of the questions put up by students and how PM answered to their queries: Q: Your fashion sense is talked about a lot, how did the idea of promoting Indian clothes come to you? PM: I don’t know why people think I have a fashion designer […]
Indian Scholar Who Criticized Superstition Is Murdered In His Home
Source: Huffington Post The 77-year-old academic had received death threats after he criticized idol worship. The Associated Press By Katy Daigle Posted: 08/31/2015 01:01 PM EDT NEW DELHI (AP) — […]
India: Muslim women bear the brunt of digital divorce
The situation is grim in India, where many face an instantaneous end to their marriage for very petty reasons through phone, social media or e-mail, or Whatsapp. Reasons for divorce: wearing sun-glasses or not adding enough salt to the food Published: 16:13 September 2, 2015 By Gagandeep Kaur, Special to […]
Indian supreme court dismisses petition – relief for Salman Khan
The Apex Court has dismissed petition seeking cancellation of Salman’s case which was filed by mother of a deceased Mumbai constable, reports claimed. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu declined the plea by one of the alleged victims associated with the case and belonging to Mumbai […]
Indian women hockey team qualifies for Olympics after 36 years
New Delhi, Aug 29: Indian women’s hockey team will return to the Olympics after a long gap of 36 years as it qualified today for next year’s Rio Games, courtesy England making it to the final of the ongoing EuroHockey Championships in London. England’s semi-final victory over Spain, coming after […]
India: Moodi meeting with Barelvi Sufi scholars is significant
Why Prime Minister’s meeting with the Sufi scholars is significant?Posted by: Vicky NanjappaRead more at: http://www.oneindia.com/feature/why-prime-minister-s-meeting-with-the-sufi-scholars-is-significant A delegation of 40 Barelvi Sufi Scholars on Thursday, Aug 27 called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event which was organized by the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval aimed at sending a strong message […]
5 charts that puncture the bogey of Muslim population growth in India
Dawn: A report released last week by the Pew Research Center predicting that India will overtake Indonesia as the country with the largest Muslim population has set off the usual suspects. In response, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday asked Hindus to have more children to rectify this “demographic imbalance” […]
India: Muslim Women to Mullahs- reform personal law or else
By Hasan Suroor Aug 19, 2015 A progressive Mumbai-based Muslim women’s group has published a survey whose findings are so stark that they should, finally, put an end to any […]
The Need for Restraint in Kashmir
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD AUG. 19, 2015 THE NEW YORK TIMES More than 50 years after India and Pakistan were created in the partition of the British colonial empire, the disputed region of Kashmir remains a dangerous flash point. Cross-border violence has surged in recent months, […]
Indian president wife passed away
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife passes away Posted by: Reetu Sharma Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 12:54 [IST] Share this on your social network: FacebookTwitterGoogle+ Comments (1) Mail New Delhi, Aug 18: President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife, Suvra Mukherjee, who was admitted to the Army Hospital (Research and Referral), passed away on Tuesday at […]
Meerut: Indian army soldier killed while protecting young girl from teasing
Meerut, Aug 17: Uttar Pradesh is notoriously-known for crimes against women. On Thursday, Aug 13, an army soldier was beaten to death by six goons, who were involved in eve-teasing and molestation of a girl. The shocking incident happened around 6.30 pm at Rohta road near the cantonment area in Meerut. […]
Modi Independence Day Speech at Red Fort
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New threat to Taj Mahal
Hindu: Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad, the city of glass and bangles, will now be surveyed for air pollution caused by its glass units operating within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) covering the Taj Mahal and 40 other protected monuments. The world famous glass industries which have been in news since 1990s […]
Quran dating back to Akbar’s period recovered in Mysuru, India
Source: The Hindu The last page bears the year in which it had been written. “It was written in 1050 of the Hijri calendar, which works out to 1605 AD, […]
India’s Muslim women fight to end triple talaq law that yields instant divorce
Epigraph: Divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them away with kindness. And it is not lawful for you that you take […]
India to grant citizenship to migrants who fled religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan
August 8, 2015, 9:34 am by S Venkat Narayan Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, August 5: India is planning to grant citizenship to migrants who fled religious persecution in neighbouring Muslim countries Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, the local media reported today. There is a proposal under Prime […]
India: 500 crore rupees to be spent to secure border with Pakistan
New Dehli, Aug 10: Securing the Indo-Pak border is top priority for India today. India will deploy an additional 5,000 soldiers to man the troubled border of India and Pakistan. […]
Indian ISIS fighters are too frail to fight
Meet ISIS’ Cleaners; Indians are Not Good Enough to Fight Despite the Islamic State’s claim to accept all Muslims, ISIS’s Indian recruits are regarded as too frail to fight. Sun, August 9, 2015 The glamor portrayed in the Islamic State’s propaganda is not matched by the reality on the ground. […]