Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
Muslim man sings praises of Hindu deities
04-Jun-2015
Jun 04 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) MUSIC & THE MAKER – Sandhya Soman Mumbai: In life and in football, balance is everything.Shaikh Riyazoddin Abdul Gani would add a Maharashtrian folk art to this list. For years he has balanced a water-filled kalash on his head on stage. Gani would then sing soulful…
Muslim man sings praises of Hindu deities
04-Jun-2015
Jun 04 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) MUSIC & THE MAKER – Sandhya Soman Mumbai: In life and in football, balance is everything.Shaikh Riyazoddin Abdul Gani would add a Maharashtrian folk art to this list. For years he has balanced a water-filled kalash on his head on stage. Gani would then sing soulful…
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…
`Cattle in gaushalas, men in jail!’
01-Jun-2015
Beef Ban Paralyzes Trade In Livestock He sits despondently with his array of unsold cow-bells and cattle ornaments at the Ghatanji cattle bazaar.Arun Nandeshwar’s livelihood is now collateral damage in the fallout of Maharashtra’s beef ban. With trade paralysed by the ban, Nandeshwar has barely any customers.