Dawn: 1. Honk, honk, beep, beep. Hey, you…! A Pakistani driving license may not hold in India. But rest assured that a Pakistani’s road sense, cultivated through decades of weaving in and out of chaotic traffic, is exactly what one needs to be a great driver in India. You are […]
If India has reached Mars planet, we are not far behind
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARAB NEWS A prominent Indian Muslim leader has called upon pilgrims who have come for Haj this year to pray for global peace and stability during the annual event, the largest gathering witnessed by humanity. “We have to pray to God, the creator […]
We have received news from Qadian that Chaudhary Muhammad Akbar Sahib M. A. Ex. Nazir Amoor-e-Aama Ex Nazir-e-Taleem and Ex Nazir-e-Jaidad passed away today; Sept 25 , 2014 after a […]
Source: BBC India’s space programme has succeeded at the first attempt where others have failed – by sending an operational mission to Mars. The Mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be […]
Source: BBC India’s space programme has succeeded at the first attempt where others have failed – by sending an operational mission to Mars. The Mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be […]
ET: BANGALORE: India became the first nation to reach Mars on its maiden attempt Wednesday when its low-cost Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month journey. “India has successfully reached Mars… History has been created today,” a jubilant Prime Minister Narendra Modi said from mission control […]
Idolizing Bollywood’s Bad Boy The Actor Salman Khan is Focus of ‘Being Bhaijaan’ Documentary By SNIGDHA POONAMSEPT. 18, 2014, NYTimes 2014/09/19 Photo A still from the documentary ‘‘Being Bhaijaan’’ with Shan Ghosh, left, and Balram Gehani. Credit PSBT, India and Hit and Run Films NEW DELHI — The actor Salman […]
Source: mysticscientist.wordpress.com Mawlānā Dost Muhammad Shāhid (rh) was the official historian of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He wrote the 5 volume history of the Community known as “Tārīkh-e-Ahmadiyya”(History of Ahmadiyya). He was […]
Source: BBC India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn (£12.2bn) in India’s infrastructure over five years. At a news conference […]
Source: BBC India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn (£12.2bn) in India’s infrastructure over five years. At a news conference […]
Times of India: When PM Narendra Modi mockingly stated in Japan that ‘secular’ people would disapprove of his gifting the Bhagwad Gita to Emperor Akihito, he seemed to echo what has become a caricatured version of secularism, namely an un-Indian cult decrying anything remotely ‘Hindu’. In the early 1990s Congressman […]
By NIDA NAJAR and HARI KUMARSEPT. 8, 2014 NYtimes 2014/09/09 Photo A damaged bridge across the Tawi River in the region of Jammu, where at least 140 people died in severe flooding. Credit Channi Anand/Associated Press NEW DELHI — Relief operations continued Monday in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir […]
Josh Malihabadi – South Asia’s apostle of secular humanism Written by Pervez Hoodbhoy Thursday, 21 August 2014 15:39 Email viewpointonline.net Shabbir Hasan Khan (December 5, 1898 – February 22, 1982) of Malihabad, known by his nom de plume as Josh Malihabadi, was not a particularly popular poet in his native […]
theguardian — An Indian village has banned unmarried women from using mobile phones for fear they will arrange forbidden marriages that are often punished by death, a local official said today. The Lank village council decided unmarried boys could use mobile phones, but only under parental supervision, said one council […]
theguardian — Rights activists hail Himachal Pradesh’s decision to outlaw ‘barbaric’ slaughter of animals in Hindu temples A court in remote northern India has banned a long tradition of sacrificing animals for religious reasons, deeming the practice cruel and barbaric. The high court in Himachal Pradesh has asked police and other […]
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Report prepared by: Shaikh Rafique Ahmed (SecretaryExternal Affairs, Mumbai) Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mumbai hosted its annual Eid Milan Get-together on Sunday, 24 August 2014. This year the event was held at YMCA International House, Mumbai Central. The gathering was attended by prominent intellectuals and distinguished personalities of the city. Senior […]
The first Haj flight from India arrived in Madinah on Wednesday. Air India flight AI 5001 transported 235 pilgrims from Kolkata to Prince Mohammed International Airport. More than 136,000 Indians are slated to perform Haj this year. Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao, Consul-General B.S. Mubarak, Deputy Consul General Md Noor […]
Source: NY Times Commentators have often compared the recent Great Recession of the United States and Europe to the Great Depression of the 1930s. In both cases, asset prices tumbled, financial systems […]