Citizens for Justice and Peace
Now, women seek entry into Haji Ali dargah
28-Jan-2016
Several activists belonging to Muslim women groups held placards demanding entry for females into the sanctum sanctorum of the historic dargah, which receives hundreds of devotees everyday. By: PTI | Mumbai | Updated: January 28, 2016 10:17 pm Muslim women on Thursday staged a protest demanding entry into a restricted area of the Haji Ali…
Two villagers refused to eat mithai served by Dalit student, booked
28-Jan-2016
The duo refused to touch mithai after Sumant Ahirwar, a Dalit student brought it from a room as directed by a school teacher. Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | Published:January 28, 2016 12:34 pm Two upper caste villagers refused to eat mithai (sweets) during a function at a school on the occasion of the…
BJP leader held for alleged cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh, gets expelled from party
28-Jan-2016
The BJP expelled Anwar Mev alias Anna, who was associated with its minority cell, from the party after the police recovered beef from his house Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | Updated: January 28, 2016 10:55 am A BJP leader and his four relatives were held for allegedly slaughtering a cow at his home…
Bihar: Cops sent to raze illegal temple attacked
28-Jan-2016
Local RJD leader S K Nirala, who reportedly built the Basudev temple that blocks a road, has been arrested. By: Express News Service | Patna | Published:January 28, 2016 2:40 am Bihar’s Hajipur town was tense on Tuesday evening after a crowd attacked a police party that had gone to demolish an illegally constructed temple…
3 BJP men involved in Dadri lynching, will reveal names if PM Modi asks: Mulayam Singh Yadav
28-Jan-2016
The SP chief, however, didn’t take the names of the Bisara village in Dadri area of Gautam Budh Nagar or the victim 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq who was killed by a mob on September 28. By: Express News Service | Lucknow | Published:January 28, 2016 1:46 am More than four months after a man was lynched…
The importance of being Rohith Vemula
27-Jan-2016
Valson Thampu, Jan 27, 2016: There is something worse than nudging a young man of promise towards suicide. It is the depravity of fudging its meaning, the mockery of casting the dead into a coffin of falsehood. So, Rohith Vemula is reconfigured as a victim of clinical depression. Depression is not such a bad thing.…
Some Hindu groups behaving like Muslim fundamentalists: Akhtar
27-Jan-2016
Kolkata, Jan 27, 2016 (PTI) Claiming that some Hindu groups are now behaving like Muslim fundamentalists, eminent lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has said barring such elements Indian society has always been tolerant. “In 1975 I showed a comedy scene in a temple. Today I won’t. But even in 1975, I wouldn’t have shown a scene in…
Dalit teachers want VC sacked to resume classes
27-Jan-2016
Hyderabad, Jan 27, 2016, DHNS: SC/ST Teachers Forum at University of Hyderabad has said their members would launch a hunger strike from Thursday demanding justice for Dalit scholar Vemula Rohit, dashing hopes of resuming classes early. “We demand the resignation of Vice Chancellor P Apparao and the interim VC Prof Vipin Srivastava to resume academic…
Dalit sarpanch faces social boycott in village
26-Jan-2016
Jan 26 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK The dalit sarpanch of Nortol village in Kheralu taluka of Mehsana district, has allegedly been facing a social boycott by villagers after he refused to withdraw cases against members of the Thakor community , against whom he had lodged FIRs for attacking…
Akshay joins `no-intolerance’ brigade, Aamir does U-turn
26-Jan-2016
Jan 26 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) MumbaiJaipur Was Born Here, Will Die Here, Says Khan Bollywood star Aamir Khan came under fresh attack for his “intolerance“ comments on Monday with actor Akshay Kumar saying “ups and downs“ happen in every country and one should not start making “bold“ statements. Later, Aamir did…