Citizens for Justice and Peace
Now, Maharashtrian youth denied flat by Malad builder
04-Jun-2015
Thursday, June 04, 2015 By Zuber Ansari Even as the controversy over a 22-year-old MBA graduate, Zeeshan Ali Khan who was denied a job by a BKC-based diamond export company because he is a Muslim is still hitting headlines, yet another another controversy has erupted in which a Malad based builder has denied a flat…
Church ransacked at Madhyamgram in Bengal
04-Jun-2015
Two-and-a-half months after a Ranaghat convent was looted and a 71-year old Christian missionary raped, a church at Madhyamgram in the North 24 Parganas district was attacked and vandalized by a gang of burglars in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Man arrested for lobbing petrol bomb into mosque
04-Jun-2015
Around 1 pm on Wednesday, he hurled an alcohol bottle filled with petrol inside Madina mosque in Govindpuri just as worshippers had begun their afternoon prayers. Written by Sarah Hafeez | New Delhi | Published on:June 4, 2015 2:26 am A 43-year-old man was arrested for throwing a petrol bomb inside a mosque in Southeast…
RSS outfit wants Vedic maths in schools
03-Jun-2015
Prakash Kumar, New Delhi, June 3, 2015, DHNS: A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-backed outfit has prepared a syllabus for teaching Vedic mathematics in schools and plan to introduce it in several private institutions ignoring the opinion of Mathematicians, who alway assert that there is no special branch of mathematics called “Vedic mathematics”. On successful implementation…
Ram Temple row: ‘If ignored, Ram bhakts might erupt as volcano,’ warns Vinay Katiyar
03-Jun-2015
Earlier last month, HM Rajnath Singh had said that the govt would not be able to enact a law on this issue since the NDA did not have a majority in RS. Written by Shyamlal Yadav | Chennai | Updated: June 3, 2015 8:33 am Vinay Katiyar, Rajya Sabha MP from BJP and a face…
IIT ban shows free speech in danger
02-Jun-2015
Bengaluru, June 2, 2015, DHNS: The ban on the activities of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, a students’ group at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, is alarming for the sheer intolerance that the action reflects. The group, made up of students studying at the prestigious institute, was critical of the Narendra Modi government’s policies including…
RSS-backed organisation objects to English
02-Jun-2015
A RSS backed organisation has raised objection to the use of English language in educational institutions, government departments and judiciary, demanding that government must allow citizens to use their mother tongue at these institutions. The Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN), founded by a right-wing educationist and former RSS pracharak Dinanath Batra, also wants that English…
Riot victims asked to vacate police station premises
02-Jun-2015
The Haryana police on Monday asked the riot victims of Atali village to vacate the premises of the Ballabhgarh police station or face the consequences. Ever since a Hindu mob assaulted them over a disputed mosque last Monday, the victims of Atali’s Muslim community are encamped in the Ballabhgarh police station, seeking imprisonment of assailants…
Arrest warrant against Subramanian Swamy
02-Jun-2015
GUWAHATI: The Karimganj district court in Assam has issued an arrest warrant against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy (in pic) for hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community. On March 14, the BJP national executive member had, at a meeting of the Virat Hindu Sangam in Guwahati, allegedly said: A mosque is not a religious place…
Vegetarian Chief Minister blocks eggs in anganwadis
01-Jun-2015
June 1, 2015, agencies: In a startling revelation it has come to light that the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has blocked eggs in anganwadi meals just because he is a strict vegetarian. In the tribal areas of Alirajpur, Mandla and Hoshangabad districts, where children suffer from malnutrition, eggs would have been a…