Citizens for Justice and Peace
Ghulam Ali plans Mumbai visit, all eyes on Shiv Sena
11-Jan-2016
Mumbai, Jan 11, 2016, (IANS) All eyes are on the Shiv Sena as Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali plans to attend a musical event in Mumbai on January 29. He is expected in the city for the music launch of ‘Ghar Wapsi’ movie in which he has sung a patriotic number, moviemaker Suhaib Ilyasi said…
Work on Ram temple by year end: Swamy
11-Jan-2016
Monday, January 11, 2016 NEW DELHI: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy yesterday claimed that work on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya could start before the end of this year. He expressed confidence that the final verdict by the Supreme Court will pave the way for cosntruction of a temple at the disputed site in…
Woman raped by tantrik in house
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Surat: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A tantrik has been booked at Varachha police station on Saturday for allegedly raping a 25-yearold woman in her house in the city’s Varachha area last week. The accused went to the woman’s house on Wednesday and raped her after asking her…
VHP to construct Ram temple in every village
11-Jan-2016
PTI Lucknow, January 11, 2016 With Ayodhya Ram Temple issue bouncing back to the centre stage of Uttar Pradesh politics ahead of the 2017 Assembly polls, VHP has decided to construct temples in every village across the country. “The organisation has decided to set up a temple of Lord Ram in every village,” spokesman of…
RSS body wants madrasas to hoist flags on Republic Day
11-Jan-2016
Vikas Pathak NEW DELHI, January 11, 2016 A front of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, aimed at reaching out to Muslims, is holding talks with madrasas nationwide to hoist the Tricolour and sing the national anthem on Republic Day. It wants the Muslim seminaries to make their students remember the martyrs of the Freedom Struggle from…
India a tolerant nation, says Taslima
11-Jan-2016
IANS New Delhi, January 11, 2016 ‘We should focus not only on Hindu fundamentalists, but Muslim fundamentalists as well.’ India is a tolerant country with a few intolerant people and it is time to focus not just on Hindu fundamentalists but on Muslim fundamentalists as well, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said. “I think India…
10 mths after beef ban, no cow shelters in sight yet
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Priyanka Kakodkar Mumbai Ten months after the controversial beef ban was enforced in Maharashtra, not a single state-run cattle shelter has been set up due to lack of central funds. The state government continues to rely entirely on private gaushalas to care for the ageing bovines,…
Work on Ram temple could start before year end, claims Swamy
10-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2016 (PTI) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today claimed that work on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya could start before the end of this year. He expressed confidence that the final verdict by the Supreme Court will pave the way for cosntruction of a temple at the disputed site in…
Ram Temple to be built after consensus: Muslim Rashtriya Manch
10-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2015 (PTI) Ram temple will come up in Ayodhya once members of all communities are taken into confidence on the matter, RSS’ Muslim outreach wing Muslim Rashtriya Manch has said. Describing Lord Rama as “symbol of Indian-ness”, the Manch, patronised by senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar, said it is making efforts…
Writers must have absolute freedom even if it offends: Taslima
10-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2016 (PTI) Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, persecuted and forced out of her country for her work, today advocated absolute freedom of speech for writers even if it offended sentiments of “some” people. “I think, we should have our freedom of expression even if that might offend some people. If we do…