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July 13, 2018 No Responses

RSS-affiliate Rashtriya Muslim Manch sponsored Namaz on river bank called off after protest in Ayodhya

There were also rumours about Rashtriya Muslim Manch cancelling the event under pressure from the district administration. The Rashtriya Muslim Manch cancelled the grand namaz and Quran recitation session on the banks of Saryu river in Ayodhya scheduled for Thursday...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

If BJP wins 2019 polls, India will become Hindu Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it will create a condition leading to the formation of a ‘Hindu Pakistan’. Addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor further stated ...

June 30, 2018 No Responses

After triple talaq, Centre targets nikah halala and polygamy

After moving to criminalise instant triple talaq + , the Centre is all set to throw its weight behind a clutch of petitions filed in the Supreme Court to declare “nikah halala” and polygamy “unconstitutional”. Sources said the Centre would...

June 29, 2018 No Responses

Sacrifice of soldiers cannot become political tool: Oppn accuse BJP of using surgical strike ahead of 2019 Polls

The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of using the September 2016 surgical strike for political gains, inviting strong reaction from the ruling party which charged its principal rival with lowering the morale of armed forces. The political fight between...

June 25, 2018 No Responses

Ahead of Eid-Uz-Zuha (Bakra Eid), Govt backs campaign against animal sacrifice

The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) is launching a campaign to crack down on the slaughter of animals for sacrifice, ahead of the Muslim festival of Bakrid, or Eid al-Adha (festival of sacrifice), which will be celebrated on August...

June 23, 2018 No Responses

Soz’s claims on Independent Kashmir ‘Cheap Gimmick’ to sell book: Congress

The Congress today dismissed the claims of party leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz on the choice of Kashmiris as stray remarks and “cheap gimmick” to sell his forthcoming book and said the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit will...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

History will never forgive BJP for its greed in Kashmir: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana said the situation had never deteriorated to this extent in Kashmir, rivers of blood had never flown so extensively and never had so many jawans lost their lives before. The Shiv...

June 13, 2018 No Responses

Kejriwal attacks Modi govt, sit-in protest at LG Baijal’s office enters 3rd day

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using senior civil servants to scuttle his work, commenting as his sit-in protestat lieutenant governor Anil Baijal’s office entered its third day. “Ar...

June 9, 2018 No Responses

Work for Hindus who voted for me, not Muslims: Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil to Corporators

A purported video of former Union minister and BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal instructing corporators to work only for Hindus, who have voted for him, and not for Muslims, has gone viral on social media. “I had called all corporators...

June 5, 2018 No Responses

Like Shimla, threat of water crisis looms over many hill stations, metro cities

Shimla, a summer-getaway for many, has been facing a water crisis for 14 days now, with residents urging tourists to stay away and protests erupting over inequitable distribution of water in different parts of the city. According to experts, several...