Citizens for Justice and Peace
At Shiv Sena Dussehra rally Uddhav Thackeray says India should be declared Hindu Rashtra, needs uniform civil code
23-Oct-2015
The Sena president’s 45-minute speech was laced with criticism of Pakistan, Muslims and secularists. He also criticised the BJP on the issue of Ram Mandir and its “soft approach” towards Pakistan. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: October 23, 2015 9:58 am Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said Thursday that India should be…
Clashes in Srinagar over restrictions
23-Oct-2015
Oct 23, 2015 – YUSUF JAMEEL | • Srinagar The riot police swung bamboo sticks and fired teargas canisters to break up a Muharram tazia procession here on Thursday, leaving several Shia mourners injured. Dozens of mourners assembled in Srinagar’s Batamaloo and Jehangir Chowk areas and began marching towards the city centre, which with some…
16-yr-old ‘gangraped thrice in last 20 days’, one arrested, hunt on for two
23-Oct-2015
Victim has alleged that accused spiked her drink and took turns to rape her . By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published:October 23, 2015 1:46 am A 16-year-old girl from Jogeshwari has alleged that she was gangraped by at least three persons, including a boy she had recently become friends with, at least three…
FCRA Changes May Help Parties Get Foreign Funds
23-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) Rahul Tripathi New Delhi PARTY TIME! India-registered firms controlled by foreigners may be considered Indian; move may boost CSR kitty and political donations The central government is set to bring a notification under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) that’ll benefit both BJP and Congress. Officials familiar…
Odisha: Farmer suicides continue despite relief package
23-Oct-2015
Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy said he had asked for detailed reports from the collectors of both districts. Written by Debabrata Mohanty | Bhubaneswar | Published:October 23, 2015 2:10 am A week after the Odisha government announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for drought-hit farmers, another farmer took his own life after crop failure. Bhubaneswar Behera,…
Tripura Muslims celebrate Durga Puja
22-Oct-2015
At Durgapur village in this sub-division where Muslims constitute 90 per cent of the population, the community actively participated in the puja in making idols. By: PTI | Agartala | Published:October 22, 2015 2:39 pm Setting an example of harmony amid the country’s communal tension, several Durga Pujas in Tripura are being organised by the…
Family of man who died in ‘prank’ alleges hate crime
22-Oct-2015
Yakub was killed on September 29 when his colleague Santosh Aherkar allegedly inserted a hose used to clean cars in his rectum. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published:October 22, 2015 2:15 am The family of Yakub Sheikh, a 48-year-old who died last month when a colleague inserted a high pressure air hose in…
Bhagwat: ‘small episodes’ (Dadri?) blown up, RSS has kept India unified
22-Oct-2015
Nagpur, Oct 22 (PTI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said “small episodes” that “get exaggerated” cannot damage Hindu culture and the country will always stand as one. ”Small episodes happen. They get exaggerated and presented in a big way… Small incidents keep happening but these cannot distort Indian culture, Hindu culture,” Bhagwat…
Fadnavis may become 1st CM to don RSS gear at Dussehra rally
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Nagpur: TIMES NEWS NETWORK This Vijayadashami will mark the 90th foundation day of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and at least two firsts: one, it will be the first instance of a Maharashtra chief minister in `ganvesh’ -the RSS uniform of khaki shorts, white shirt and a…
`Without my consent, they took my kids for cremation’
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) DurgeshNandan Jha Sunped (Ballabgarh): The two Dalit children burnt alive at Sunped village in Haryana allegedly by upper caste men were cremated on Wednesday after several hours of protests. Jitender Kumar, their father, performed the last rites.His wife Rekha, who suffered serious burns in the arson…